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Evening star., 1918-02-25

Increasing Importance of the part
taken by American forces on the west
front is emphasized by Secretary Baker
in his weekly war review today Sec
retary Baker states that the American
troops that have completed their initial
tours of duty in the first lines have
been relieved by fresh troops and sent
back to rest centers.
The movement of troops. though con-
Quoted under heavy artillery fire from
the enemy. was completed without con-
fusion and with no casualties.
Text of Review.
OF the western front. the review says
While no major undertakings were
recorded in the west. yet the entire
front was the scene of hard driven as
sualts of a minor character.
Our own forces are taking an in
creasingly important part in the opera
tions. Last week we recorded the par
ticipation of the artillery in the very
successful thrust made by the French
in the region of the Butte du Mesnil
This week the presence of our infantry
in a very important area of the Chemin-
des-Dames is reported. Here our patrols
have been outside our barbed wire anC
have undertaken a number of scouting
expeditions in no mans land, which
were successfully carried through.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Ordered to France After Resigning

Capt. Henkes. soon after he had sub
mitted his resignation, was ordered to
France with the American eNpedi-
tionary forces. and from his quarters
there. June %, 1917. wrote to the adju-
tant general in Washington calling at
tention to the fact that he had re-
signed, and declaring that his battalion
commander. the department quarter
master and the commanding officer of
the southern department had approved
his action. In this letter he repeated
the reasons given to the Secretary of
War for desiring to quit the service.
Again, on October 10, while still on
duty in France, Capt. Henkes wrote
another letter to the adjutant general
in which he urged acceptance of his
resignation, and said he did not find
occasion to add to or alter the views
he had already expressed. THE UNDER
lying facts are unalterable," he de-
clared.
Capt Henkes was then ordered to
this country, and summoned before a
general court-martial at Governors
Island where he was formally charged
with violation of the 95th article Of
war. This charge recited that having
taken an oath of office, in which,
among other things, he swore to sup
port and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, for
eign and domestic and that he would
bear true faith and allegiance to the
same he had written the letter con-
cerning his resignation. The same
charge was made in connection with
the other letter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

M. G. C.. Machine Gun Corps. A collection of machine gunners who think they are the deciding factor of the war and that artillery is un- necessary.
 M. G. Machine Gunner A man who, like an American policeman is never there when he is badly wanted. Maeonochie. A ration of meat, vege-
 tables and soapy water, contained in a tin. MT. Maconochie, the chem
 ist who compounded this mess, in tends to commit "hara kiri" before the boys return from the front. He
 is wise.
 Mad Minute" Firing fifteen rounds from your rife in sixty seconds. A man is mad to attempt it., especially
 with stiff bolt.
 Mail Bag. A canvas bag which is
 used to bring the other fellows mail
 around.
 Major, An officer in battalion who
 wears a crown on hHs uniform is in
 command of two companies, and
 corrects said companies in the sec
 ond position of present arms" He
 also resides in a dugout. Maneuvers. Useless evolutions of
 troops conceived by someone higher
 up to show Tommy how brave his
 officers are and how battles. should
 be fought. The enemy never attends
 maneuvers to prove they're right. Mass Formation. A close order for
 nation in which the German attack
 It gives them a sort of Come on
 I'm with you" feeling. They would
 hold hands" only for the fact that
 they have to carry their rifles
 Tommy takes great delight in
 busting up' these gatherings. Mate. A soldier with whom Tommy
 is especially 'chumn1y." Generally picked because this soldier receives parcel from home every week. Maxim. Type of machine gun which has been supplanted by the !Vickers in order to make Tommy uniear1 what he has been taught about the Maxim.
 M. T. Mechanical Transport. The
 members of which are ex taxi driv-
 CTS No wonder Tommy's rations melt away when the M. T. carries them, . M. O. Medical Officer A doctor specially detained to tell Tomm! that he is not sick
 "M. and D." What the doctor mark. on the "cicker''' or sick report whe1 ] he thinks Tommy is faking sickness It means medicine and duty. ] Mentioned in Dispatches. Recon ~ mended for bravery Tommy woult l sooner be recommended for leave. 1 "Merey kanerad." What Fritz say i when he has had a bellyfull o
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

and Wyoming.
 The United States navy was not classified. The committee felt that the officers and men in the navy would be kept pretty busy this year and wouldn't have time for trapshooting tournaments. The shooting they will do will be of another kind.
 Class A states will be awarded s325 for state tournaments; Glass B, $500; this amount each class A, B and C, State association, is asked to add s50 to the purse and to give the winner of the handicap event a. gold watch valued at $50. The Class D states are asked to add, 7s25 and a watch. Each state association is requested to con- duet a handicap event. open only to residents of the state giving the tour nament, at 100 targets. with handi- caps from Is to g yards. The troph- ies will be distributed under the same division that prevails in the Grand American Handicap.
 The handicap committee for each of the state handicaps will be chosen by the State Sportsman's Association not by the club giving the tournament of the Interstate Trapshooting Asso- citation. The committee, which shall be of three or five. must be residents of the state in question
 esident amateurs may shoot for tar gets only in any of the state tourna ments and be eligible to. win any of the trophies given by the Interstate Association. Non resident amateurs and professionals may shoot for tar gets only, but shall not eligible to share in the purse nor win any of the prizes. Each state association is re- quested to conduct professional |state championship event in connec- tion wit hthe amateur championship.
 No Overdose of Shooting.
 The committee went on record as being opposed to too much shooting. There is, such a thing, and it is harm Iful to the sport; therefore applications for one day registered tournaments will be given the preference. Last lyear several clubs were granted one day sanctions and thu ran second days shoot at non registered targets which really made the shoot a two- days event. This is not in keeping with the spirit of the spoCt. nor the ideas of the committee. and clubs that follow this practice this year will be penalized in the future. | Applications for the registration of IIdIIcIItS, SACSpllhS SedLC COA4 ments, must be made by February Is. Applications for state tournaments may be filed any time The Inter
 state Association will give $50 to each registered tournament, preferably in | trophies. It is necessary for a club 1 in making its application for a reg istered shoot to have the approval of l it's state association.
 It will be necessary for clubs con-
 ducting shoots to have the reports of the event, long runs, etc. in the In-
 terstate' office no later than 90 days after conclusion of the shoot. Clubs
 which do not comply with this rule will not receive their contributions
 nor will the scores be counted in the
 official averages.
 l No more than two registered tour
 namefts will be granted to any one
 club df1uring the year.
 The committee will continue the do-
 nation of trophies to all newly formed gun clubs and for team competition
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET
Trading Was CurtaiIed by the Ap-
 preaching Triple Holiday.

New York, Feb. 9.-The further acA tivity in pools in various specialties furnished almost the sole interest in today's stock market, representative issues recording little changes. Trading was perceptfbly curtailed by the approaching triple holiday and the short interest again covered com mitments in steels. rails and other leaders.
 Extreme advances of one to two points in equipments. coppers, motors and oils and as much as two to five points in Industrial Alcohol National Lead, Harvester and Virginia coal were the outstanding features. United States Steel fluctuated with in fractional limits, closing at slight net gain. Rails were irregular. coal CTS, however. showing a firm trend. Shippings lost some of their recent strength, although United Fruit held its two-point rise. Sales amounted to 225, 900 shares.
 General news of the day included the January statement of the United States Steel corporation, which show ed an increase of not quite 100000 tons in unified orders over the pre- ceding month.
 A very moderate reduction in act ual loans by the banks failed to oqset the recent large expansion of that item, but members of the federal re- serve made up almost all Of last weeks loss is that institution and ex- cess reserves increased by about s27,-
 000,000.
 New low records were made by Liberty first 4s at 9626 and second
 As at 95.10. The general bond list was
 hesitant on light offerings. Sales (par
 value) aggregated s2,925,000. United States bonds (old assues)
 were unchanged on call during the week,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

on Sunday and this of course would be decidedly in favor of it's being taken. into the smaller league.
 With Providence and possibly New ark in the Eastern, hotel bills, trans portation and other expenses that have made t hard for the Eastern owners to operate would be cut considerably and every game would necessitate only one day jump. Under the proposed changes in the league all the teams would be able to play three days out of town and the same period at home. According to Collins, the Eastern mo- guls will convene during the week of the 1th, and as the International will have come to decision by that time, the Eastern league will be able to vote whether to keep Portland and Law renee in the league or take Providence and Holyoke, Waterbury or Pittsfield instead.
 This will not be the only question to come before the Eastern magnates. for there seems to be considerable senti- ment towards cutting the player limit from IA to 13 men. This has been done in former years and even last season the New Haven club went half way through the schedule with 1S perform CTS, taking on Freddy Walter, the 14th man, after the season had reached the midway point. The cut of course would be from five$to six men on the pitch ing staffs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

league race held a high position in bat ting, fielding and base running. There is no record of any one combination holding the leading place in all three of these departments of the play but a number of the clubs showed the way in two of the three divisions.
 Among the more important leagues the New York Giants, winners of the National league pennant, kere first in team fielding and base. stealing but finished second in batting. The Chica- go White Sox. American league lead CTS and world champions, were first in stolen bases but second in team batting and fielding. Toronto, Inter national league champions. headed the list in batting and fielding but fell to second place in base stealing. In the American association the Indianapolis club was first in fielding but seventh in batting and fifth in stolen bases.
 Taken as whole, the averages are very high. The grand average of the sixteen pennant winning clubs si ,.6SS Thirteen clubs show an average of .269 in batting and eleven have a mark of .960 in fielding. The average number of stolen bases by twelve of the six teen pennant clubs is 196 1-3 for the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
Fate of International in the Balance
Todays Meeting Wl Decide Whether Premier League Con- tnues Not President Barows Resignation Takes Efect-Price or Irwin Mentioned Possible Leader of League for 1918.

New York, Feb. 10.-Seyeral meet ings which will have a direct and inn portant bearing upon baseball and tennis during the coming season will be held in this city next week-the International ielSue club owners meeting on Monday, the .Satiynal league ,magnates oil Tuesday and Wednesday, those of the American league on Thursday and the National Lawn Tennis association on Friday. Of the four conferences the gather ing of the International league holds the greatest uncertainty. Questions to be decided involve the continuation of abandonment of the league for the period of the war. the selection of a successor to President F. G. Barrow Tn case it is received to operate the league. this year and the curtailment or readjustment of the circuit under the conditions.
 President Barrow's resignation, to take effect tomorrow, has been in the hands of the International league club owners ince December, when the league voted to reduce his salary from s7, 500 to $2,500. If it is decided to continue with six club organization and shorter schedule than hereto fore, as has been suggested, it will be uOCSOdIy LO fClCSI O SuCCCSSO1 lO Dcll .
 row. The names of James Price and
 Arthur Irwin have been prominently
 mentioned for the place.
 The adoption of the 1918 schedule and other routine business compose
 the programmes of both the National league and American league. although there is always the possibility of inn portant player deals or other unex- pected developments. There will prob
 ably be an attempt by the National league to pass rule curtailing the
 big cash deals for players which have
 grown to such proportions this winter
 as to create dissatisfaction among
 both players and magnates not profit
 ing thereby.
 Magnates of both leagues will hold
 either formal or informal conferences
 relative to the war tax to be collect
 ed on all tickets this season and the
 settlement of obligations incurred
 with Federal league packers at the
 time of the peace agreement some two years ago.
 Delegates to the Tennis association
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
MEETING OF PATRIOTIC FOOD
 LEAGUE IN NEW YORK
Nearly 5000 Persons Pledged to oh-
 serve Rules of Ration Card.

New York, Feb. 10. - Buffers and chefs in the homes of New York's wealthiest citizens rubbed elbows to- day with domestic servants in less pretentious homes at a meeting of the Patriotic Food League, which is head Cd by Henry Physick, butler for J. P. Morgan. The purpose of the organ izration is to enlist the cooperation of cooks and others who handle food in the homes in the conservation cam paign conducted by Herbert c. Hoov- CT. Nearly 5000 persons pledged themselves to save wherever. possi- bie and abide by the rules of the ra- ton card.
 Arthur Elliott, who is Mrs. James Speyer's butler. presided. M. L.. Gill; lett. chef for Mrs. Frank Gray Gris- woId, spoke in French. He said he knew rations provided by the food card were ample. Among the em- ployers who had seats in the boxes at the theatre, where the meeting was held were Mrs. E. H. Hartman, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. and Mrs. An- drew Carnegie.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

hasty trench had been dug, which the boys nicknaIned Suicide Ditch and believe me. Tank, this was the origin al Suicide Ditch All the others are limitations. NJ
 When fellow went into that trench it. was an even gamble that he would come out on strencher. At one time, a Scotch battalion held it and when they heard the betting was even money that they'd come out on stretchers, they grabbed all the bets in sight. Like lot of bally idiots seT5 eral of these battery men fell for their game, and put up real money. The Jocks suffered a lot of casualties, and the prospects looked bright for. the
 battery men to collect some easy money. So when the battalion waa
 relieved, the gamblers lined up. Sey!
 eral Jocks got their money for emerging safely, but the ones who
 clicked it, weren't there to pay. The artillerymen had never thought it out that way. Those Scotties were bound to, be, sure winners, no matter how the wind blew. So take a tip from me, never bet with a Scottie, cause you'll lose money. s. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
"ToMMY's DICTIONARY OF THE TRENCHES"

fighting and wants to surrender. Of I late this has been quite a popular
 phrase with him, replacing the
 Hymn of Hate
 Mess Orderly. A soldier detailed daily to carry Tommys meals to
 and from the cook-house.
 Mess Tin. An article of equipment
 used as a tea kettle and dinner set. "Mikef and George" K. c. M G. (Knight Commander of the Order of
 St. Michael and St George) g An
 award for bravery in the field Military Gross. A badge of honor
 dished out to officers for bravery.
 Tommy insists they throw dice to
 see which is the brayest. The
 winner gets the medal.
 Military Medal. A piece of junk is
 sued to Tommy who has done some-
 thing that is not exactly brave but
 still is not cowardly. When it is
 presented he takes it and goes back
 wondering why the army picks on him.
 M. P. Military Police. Soldiers with
 whom it is unsafe to argue. Mills" Name of a bomb invented by
 Mills The only bomb in which
 Tommy has full confidence-and he mistrusts even that.
 ! Mine. An underground tunnel dug by sappers of the Royal Engineer 1 Corps. This tunnel leads from your trench to that of the enemy's. At the end or head of the tunnel a ! great quantity of explosives is stored l which at given time is exploded | It is Tommy's job to then go lover | the top" and occupy the crater
 caused by the explosion 1 Mine Shaft. A shaft leading down tC
 the. gallery or tunnel of a mine Sometimes Tommy, as reward. is 1 given the job of helping the R. Els dig this shaft.
 1 MinnenWerfer. A high-power trencl 1 mortar shell. of the Germans, wficl
 makes no noise coming through thu air It was invented by Professor Kultur. Tommy does not know it i. 1 near until it bites him; after tha l nothing worries him. Tommy nick
 names them "Minnies."
 Mouth Organ. An instrument witl 1 which a vindictiye Tommy cause misery to the rest of his platoon l Some authorities define it as
 musical instrument"
 1 Mud. .broWnish, sticky substanc
 found in the trenches after the ire quent rains. A true friend to Tom my, which sticks to him like glue
 even though at times Tommy re sents this affection and roundl
 curses said mud. ess 1 Mufti. The term Tommy gives t II civilian clothes. Multi looks good t t him now.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
INTERNATIONAL SHUTDOWN <.
 BENEFIT TO EASTERN CLUES.
Meeting Today May Have Bearing On
 the Fate of Eastern League.

Baseball fans in this vicinity and especially followers of the Murlins and Planters of the Eastern league are looking with interest on the meeting in New York today of the directors and big guns of the International cir cult. As is generally known, this ses- sion is one of the most important ever held by the moguls of this, the premier minor league in the east After discus sions for and against since the 1917 diamond season closed the time has come for the International men to de- eide whether or not it is advisable to operate snext season and the prepon- derance of opinion seems to be that at this meeting they will agree to close down.
 The fate of the Eastern league as 1t is composed as present also depends on today's meeting, for its personnel is sure to be changed if the International quits. Owner Collins of New Haven and other Eastern leaders are of the opinion that the league will greatly benefit by the disrupting of the bigger circuit Providence. which has always
 been good baseball town, could then be taken into the Eastern and would
 surely strengthen it. Both the press and the public of the Rhode Island capital favor entering a nine in the Eastern league. Providence allows ball
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
LEE MAeEE A HoLpouT.
Wants His 5000 Salary Doubled Be.
 fore Signing:

Lee Magee is being banned out in St. Louis because he is backward about signing contract with the
 Browns for 1918 calling for a salary of approximately s3,000. This is more than a $5.0fo cut from the amount that Magee has, received the
 past three years, with the Brooklyn
 Federals, the Yankees and Browns.
 It is quite true that Magees record for 1917 does not warrant the offering of a, larger salary to him. Lee fell to
 pieces in the American league last
 season and wound up with a batting average of less than, 200.
 On the other hand there Is no req
 son why Magee should accept $3,000
 a year from the Browns if he does
 not, care to. It is hard for a player
 who has received a high, salary in
 baseball and who is only twenty eight
 years of age to accept a stipend such fence in big league play. It is partic- lNarly hard for man of Magees temperament.
 Magee has always saved his money
 and invested it we'll He is not veal
 thy by any means, but has a nice
 home in Cincinnati and has recently
 become interested in several business ventures that may easily engross all of his time the year around.
 The only reason that Magee may
 possibly accept the offer Of the Browns is because he would like to prove that the American league is not too fast for him and that his lapses with the Yankees in 1916 and 1917 were merely unaccountable slumps IFS
 Miller Huggins of the Yankees is one of those who belieSe in Magee and cannot understand his decline. Huggins in talking of Magee recently has said something or other aboGt not liking his habit of turning around and batting right handed against left handlers. A
 He said that he was naturally a left handed batsman and that when he was with the Cardinals he had wished to stick to hitting from the first base side of the plate. Higgins, however, according to Lee, insisted that he 1 turn around for southpaws as he had done in his early days with the Car dinals -t; 1 It is not style. at the plate that is the matter with Magee. His trouble seems to be a dropping spirit that is hard to account for. He used to be one. fthe most aggressive ball play CTS in the major leagues. With the
 Yankees he .was aaa of the tarnas+
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
l sTRAP1 P1-z I| and lIa~ .NE1
 FIELD EA2I|
TRANSPORTING PLANS FOR 1913 Tournament Committee of Interstate Association Reelassifes States for Trapshooting Purposes and Ar ranges for Distribution of $25,0oo.
By Peter P. Carney

By Peter P. Carney
 (Press Representative of the Inter-
 state Trapshooting Association.
 The tournament committee of the Interstate Trapshooting Association the national body-has completed it's iabors and announced the plans of the association for the 1918 season,
 Nearly all of the functions of the Inter State Association come under the head of the Tournament Commit tee, which is comprised of former Presldent T. E. Doremus, as chair man, Luther J. Squirer, Frank G. Drew, J. Leonard Clark and J. T. Skelly.
 The Interstate Association contrib tues in the neighborhood. of $25,OOO in cash and trophies yearly for the pro- motion and trapshooting, besides aid- Ing clubs and organizations in vari- ous other ways. and it is up to this committee to say how the cash and trophies will be distributed There will be no change in the gen erous policy of the association, the committee deciding to adopt the same liberal plans that have been found So successful in the past. but with the dlscontinuing of the four subsidiary handicaps and the inauguration of the state handicaps the committee had considerable work to do in reclassi- lying states.
 The states were divided into four classes-A, B, c and D-accordfng to the number of trapshooters registered Here is the way the states have been rclassifid:
 How the States Are Classified. A-California- Nevada, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New York. Penn sylvania and Wisconsin. B-Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Virginia
 -Colorado-Ne Mexico, Delaware Idaho, Kentuckq, Maryland District ot Columbia, Massachusetts, Montana New Jersey; North Dakota, Oregon south Dakota. Tennessee. Utah and Washington.
 D-Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas. Florida. Georgia, Louisiana, Maines Mississippi New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island. South Caroli- na, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia