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STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union news service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

German forces have occupied SebaS-
topol, the great Russian fortress in
the Crimea.
Heavy fighting along the whole
Italians front between the Adriatic
and the Giudicaria valley in the north
is reported.
There are unmistakable signs of a
resumption of the German effort to
force the allied positions on the hill
chain west of KENNEL.
The decision to launch an offensive
of grand proportions in Italy was
doubtless forced by political and eco
nomic conditions prevailing in Aus
tria.
British casualty lists published dur
ing April showed 1858 officers killed,
4,841 wounded and 2,459 missing;
8,189 men killed; 35,304 wounded and
814 missing.
A "high English authority is quoted
by the London Graphic as estimating
the German losses in killed, wounded
and captured since March q as at
least 100000.
The great movement of troops in
Tyrol and Trentino would seem to in
dicate that vast bodies of men are
being taken from other fronts to be
hurled at the Italian positions.
French troops in their operations
Saturday in the Locre sector made
progress. British troops on the right
of the French also advanced their
lines in the neighborhood of Meteren.
Capt. Ting CHA Chen, military
counsellor to the President of China,
and also to the Chinese minister of
war, said that China now is sending
100000 troops to France to fight for the
allies.
German troops under cover of a
heavy artillery barrage attacked the
British positions south of LOGON. The
statement issued Saturday evening by
the war office says the attack was
completely repulsed.
In their campaign in Italy to date
British aviators have destroyed 109
enemy machines while losing thirteen
themselves, according to an official
statement from the London war office
on the campaign on the Italian front.
Bohemian troops have deserted
from the Austrian armies and have
joined the Italians, and, if an often
sive is not launched, demoralizations
of the Austrian forces may come
sooner than the outside world ex-
poets.
During the last three days, says a
May report, the American artillery
in the Luneville sector has complete
ly chased the Germans from their
front positions and have wiped GER
tain sections of the targets in the
enemy rear area off the map.
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UNREST GROWS IN AUSTRIA.
Germans Fight SIavs as Riot Forces
Gain Ground.

Gain Ground.
Londcn, May 7.-Unrest in the Slo-
venian districts of Austria is growing
daily and mutiny is spreading with
great rapidity, Reuters Limited an
nounced it had been learned from a
Serbian source. A recent conflict be-
tween Germans and Slovenians ended
in bloodshed. Emperor Charles has
left his capital for the fighting front
at a time when Austria is seething
with political unrest. In Bohemia and
all parts of his domains, the liberals
are protesting against his action in
dismissing Parliament 1t is announced
in a pan-German Berlin newspaper
that the German food department has
taken over control of most of the Bo-
hemia "in response to the demands of
the German population" Three mem
bers of the Austrian cabinet are re-
ported to have resigned.
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100000 MORE PERSONS THAN IN
SECOND LOAN, 12,5oo,ooo MORE
THAN IN FIRST.
SAVINGS HABIT SPREADS
PROSPECTS FOR VICTORY IN Flu.
TURE CAMPAIGNS EXCELLENT,
SAYS SECRETARY McADOO.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, May 6.-Analysis of
Liberty Loan reports showed that
probably 100000 persons bought
bonds in the campaign, which closed
Saturday midnight - 100000 more
than in the second loan, and 12,50O,-
900 more than in the first.
Latest tabulations showed $685.
$3.50, reported subscriptions, but the
treasury now believes the actual total,
which may run to $4,000.OO0,0OO, will
not be definitely known until May 13.
"Whatever the money total,' said a
treasury statement, "the loan just
closed probably is the most successful
ever floated by any nation. The mar
velous distribution of the Third Lib
erty loan indicates that one out OF
every six persons in the United States
may have participated in this loan"
Banks resources, it was pointed out,
have been drawn on comparatively lit
tie, and the prospects for future loans
are brighter as a consequence. An
added reason for jubilation is the in
dication that the government bond
buying habit is becoming stronger
among people Of small means.
The table OF subscriptions by dis
tricts is as follows:
New York, 100000; Chicago, 2,498,-
900; Cleveland, 1,561,079; Philadel-
phia, 100000; Boston, 100000; San
Francisco, 100000; Atlanta, 1000, 1000;
Minneapolis, 100000 Kansas City,
100000; Richmond, 100000; st. Louis,
866,342; Dallas, $4,000.
Secretary McAdoo gave out this
statement:
'Ehe people of the United States
may well felictate themselves upon
the triumphant success of the Third
Liberty loan. 1t is a most hoartening
manifestation of their patriotism and
of their inflexible determination to
support our gallant army and navy
until victorious decision for America
is achieved.
ct should like to thank the thou.
sands of men and women throughout
the country, every class of our citizen.
ship, for their effective assistance
and cooperation in this great victory
behind the lines, without which vic.
tory on the front cannot be achieved
81 earnestly hope that everyone who
has bought Liberty bonds will try to
keep them for the period of the war
at least. The slogan now should be
Keep your Liberty bonds No one
does his share fully if he merely buys
bond and then sells it Immediately
below par on the market.
"If each and every purchaser keeps
his Liberty bonds he helps to protect
the credit of the government by main
tanning the market for the bonds at
par, which is very helpful thing in
war time"
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President Pardons Two Soldiers.

Washington. - President Wilson's
action in pardoning two soldiers of
the American expeditionary force who
had been condemned to death by a.
military court-martial in France for
sleeping while on sentry duty and
committing to nominal prison terms
the death sentences imposed on two
others for disobeying orders, was
viewed by many army officials as ap-
proval by the President of Secretary
Bakers stand against the imposition
of the death penalty in the army ex-
cept in special cases.
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FOREIGN.

Austria reported to have offered
peace. to Italy:
Stated that the Pope will make new
peace offer May 19.
The Germans have established mill
tary rule in Kiev, the Ukrainian capi-
tai.
The long range bombardment of the
Paris district was begun again May l.
Three women were injured slightly.
In some of the prison camps of
Austria the death rate from starva-
tion was reported to have reached
forty day.
The British House of Commons now
contains fifty members who are more
than 70 years old. Of these, four are
80 or over
The pope has nominated the Right
Rev. Patrick Hayes auxiliary bishop
of New York, as bishop of the Ameri-
can army at the front.
Mothers Day-a day on which every
soldier of the American forces, young
and old, high and low, is expected to
write home to mother-has been fixed
for May IL.
The Victoria cross has been awarded
to Lieut. Allen Gerard and Alan Ar
net Mcleod of the Royal Air force
for deeds which stand out even among
the exploits in this branch of the serv-
ice.
A prize of $4,000 has been offered
by the British Automobile Association
for the best invention enabling coal
gas to be used as propellant for mo-
tor cars and motorcycles. The cost
of the installation must not be over
$1O0 and it's weight may not exceed
14O pounds.
The Holland news bureau says, ac-
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the London Exchange Telegraph Com
pany,. that the resignation of the Aus
trian premier, DR.. Won .Seydler, as
soon as the emperor returns is un
avoidable. 1t adds that the parlia-
ment majority, consisting of Slavs,
Czechs and Poles, had decided not to
listen to him as premier any more.
Austria is seething with revolt, and
the only thing that prevents the COM
mon people from rising and striking
the death blow to autocracy is the
lack of a leader and the insufficiency
of funds. This was the statement of
man just arrived from Vienna, and
who recently has been in various parts
| of the empire. "The people are lit
orally starving and are on bread cards,
allowing them a few grams a day.
The British admiralty has found
that the channel at Zeebrugge in
which old British cruisers recently
were sunk during the naval raid on
the German submarine bases on the
Belgian coast, is still blocked and will
| probably remain so for a considerable
time, in spite of the efforts of the
Teutons to dredge a new channel
| around the obstacles formed by the
wrecks of the warships.
The straits to which Austria has
been driven by the food situation is
| indicated in dispatch from Vienna
via Zurich, which says that Dr. Won
Seydler, the Austrian premier, has
been compelled to admit that Austria
is unable to feed the populations of
northern Tyrol and northern Bohemia,
and that he has, therefore, consented
that the former be attached for pro-
visioning purposes to Bavaria, and the
latter to Saxony.
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Brave Act Recounized.

The navy department has commend
ed Matthew McCabe, water tender,
for gallantry and heroism in jumping
overheard from the United States
steamship Pocahontas and rescuing
from drowning a fireman who had
either jumped or fallen overheard.
When the man was seen to disappear
from the ship McCabe, without hesi-
tation, jumped into the water and sue
ceeded in getting a line around the
man, who was hauled up on deck. Nc
Cabe enlisted in the navy August,
1916, at New York.
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Cut Coast Passenger Service Third

Chicago.-One-third of all the pas
senger trains between Chicago and
the Pasicif coast will be eliminated
after June 1, according to word re-
ceived from Washington by railway
officials. This step, it was said,
would save approximately $12,OOO,OOO
a year and cut off 11,728,OOO miles Of
train haul
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Lowers Ace Limit,

Ottawa-Canada has lowered the
age liGit for military service regis
tration from 20 to 10 years.
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Little sins are eggs from which
great sorrows are Matched.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
NAV|N IS OPPOSED
TO ONE-MAN HEAD

DETROIT, Nov. 30.-Frank J. Navin,
president OF the Detroi I American
League club, ridicules talk of a one
man commission for baseball.
I'VE have a national agreement
binding the major and minor leagues,
and before a change from three men
to a one-man baseball commission is
made it will require the unanimous
consent OF all parties bound to the
agreement" says he.
mo such proposition has been form
ally made. so, until II is, all this talk
about former President Taft becoming
sole member OF the commission is
ysporous. pure and simple. Mr.. Taft
might be a great one-man commits
sion. but rules are rules, and he can
not with any propriety be approach
ed on the 81 jet until all bodies
governed by - national instrument
have met in joint session and changed
completely basebell's constitution.
"Furthermore. no move has been
made in the case. 30 all or any Of
fers rendered Mr.. Taft or any other
person to become head OF tho 40
credited baseball body are not only
spurious but ridiculous"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
SEEKING
GAME, WITH STATE

Georgetown wants to meet MARI
land State College Saturday after
noon for the s. A. T. C champion
ship OF this section OF the country.
The HIlltoppers maintain that
State has been approached several
times with q view OF getting q bat
tie here. but that no Response has
been forthcoming.
State walked over the Maryland
s. A T. c. teams and earned the title.
Defeated OF Virginia Military Insti-
tute New York University and .
hard fought battle with Camp Amer
lean University established the
Staters as a strong eleven.
The Hilltoppers want a contest for
Saturday. Graduate Manager Charles
R Cox is OF the opinion that q game
with State would settle the title
question. and give Washington its
only first class local game.
Il have tried to get State to take
Georgetown on for a game this fall.
l asked Director Byrd for an en-
gagements on December ., but have
had no promise. / think the gams
would not only be closely contested
but would afford an opportunity OF
letting local teams play.
Gallaudet and Georgetown dill
not meet. neither did State and Cal
laudet State and Georgetown have
not met. The only local contest was
an early season affair between CAL
laudet and State"
John O'Reilly. who Is coach Of the
Hilltop eleven, wants to put his
charges against the StaterS III
state will consent to q game j shah
keep the team going until next
week, otherwise there will be no
more football this year" said OReil-
ly.
The State authorities said they
would meet Georgetown half way in
later game but as yet we havs
heard nothing from Athletic Direcs
tor Byrd. We have had little ehancs
to develop a team this season owing
to the many hours OF drIlI. A fs9
days more preparation would give
US a start for a regular team" says
o'Reilly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
ALEXANDRIA BOYS WRITE
TO BREEN ABOUT BERTHS

Three Alexandra boys. Earl Cor
nell. Doug Merchant. and Theron
Hayden, have written from France,
where they are serving with the col
orS, to President Sylvester A. Breen.
Of the Cardinal A. C, asking about
the coming baseball season and ex-
pressing the hopep that there will be
pressing for them in the lineup.
Earl Cornell, serving with the Dis
trict OF Columbia infantry under
General Pershing. is the Cardinals
catcher. Doug Merchant, with the
Thirty.ninth engineers. plays first
base. Hayden Is n basketball player
on the Cardinal MidgetA He is with
the Virgins troops overseas.
Merchant Is firing on a French To-
connective. and he laughinElv prom
Uses to bring back in his poke. one
OF the little engines the Fr,nch use"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
jim GAFFNEY SUES CLUB
FOR PARKS UNPAID RENT

BOSTON, Nov. 3O.-James isff-
ney. who controlled the Bra when
they won the worlds title f. JI4 and
then sold the club to a syndicate
headed by Percy Haughton, has
brought suit against the syndicate for
unpaid rent on Braves Field and
other obligations, Papers in the suit
were served on Tuesday,
Carney is expected TO take over the
club at a reesiVer's sale and head tho
club again merit season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
Granite State Is
After Title

NEW YORK, Nov. 3o.-Tom
Thorpe's eleven, made up Of
sailors on the U. s. receiving
ship Granite State. has sent a
challenge to the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station at Great
Lakes, Ill, for a service cham
pionship contest at the Polo
Grounds Neither team has been
defeated this season. Granite
State has won from Newport,
Camp Mills, Pelham Bay, and
Fordham, while Great Lakes de-
feated both Rutgers and Navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
WOLVERINES AND ILLINOIS
MAY MEET NEXT SATURDAY

CHICAGO. Nov. so-Michigan. today
playing Ohio State. and Illinois may
meet on StaSg Field next Saturday.
Alumni OF both universities are work
ing hard to arrange this game which
will decide the Western Conference
football championship. of 1915
The Wolverines are inclined 70 think
that Ann Arbor should see the game,
pointing to the fact that larger crowds
have attended games therk than have
turned out In Chicago. The athletic
funds OF both universities need the
money, and 30. IL the game Is played.
Ann Arbor may get it.
At Philadelphia today BY" Dickson's
League Island Navy Yard eleven is
battling the Charleston Naval Re
serves. Georgetown won from Charles
ton Naval Reserves. Georgetown won
from Charleston, and then lost to
League Island. Therefore, Dickson's
contingent is doped to win handIly to-
day.
Great Lakes plays the Purdus Boiler
makers today. and. while Purdue has
strong team. the Gobs should win. They
have been resting since their last-min-
ute triumph at Annapolis, and are in
excellent physical condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
Future Of Football.

With Uncle Sans huge armies.
both abroad and on this side, to ba
demobilized in the next few months,
the universities will regain q large
number OF athletes who have been
with the eolorS. Tho outlook for
next season on the gridiron is most
bright Furthermore. so many men
not In colleges or university have
learned TO play football that u Is
quite likely that professional foot.
ball will enjey a big boom.
Already graduate managers all
over the country are beginning to
line up their schedules for 1918 on
the gridiron, Il is almost certain
that Yale, Princeton and Harvard
Will encourage football next season.
while the many smaller colleges who
have struggled along with weak
teams are looking forward to better
aggregattsns and dates On the big
felloRS' ashedulaG.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
SOUTH AMERICAN HEAVY
GETS TRIAL WITH COWLER

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 3o.-Frank
Hagney, the heavyweight boxer from
South America, makes his North
American debut tonight at the Ma
tional A. A. going up against Tom
cowler, the Australian, for six
rounds,
Hagney went twenty-five rounds
with Sam hcVey, who was boxing at
the top of his form at the time, and
again Travelled the same distance with
Jim Johnson. another bulky colorcd
boxer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
BAN JOHNSON BAWLS OUT HIS RIVALS
AND DOUBTS TAFT WILL WANT PLACE

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-Byron Ban
croft Johnson, the scrappy leader of
the American League, after tour OF
his circuit, is back at his office -
the Fisher Building, breathing de-
dance in FIRE and birthstone against
his enemies who would drive him
from baseball, or least so weaken his
authority as to make him of no &C
count in the councils Of the power
full. Johnson's first statement was
directed at Harry H Frazee, owner
Of the worlds champion Boston Red
Sox, and Harry Hampstead. owner
Of the New York Giants.
Mr.. Frazee and Mr.. Hampstead
acted wholly without authority when
they offered Mr.. Taft the position Of
a'one-man National Commission" said
johnson. However, there are no two
individuals in baseball who know less
Of the national agreement and the
rules governing the commission than
4essrs. France and Hampstead"
Takes Ne stand.
Johnson declined to say whether or
not be would oppose the candidacy OF
Mr.. Taft, but he did say that when
the former President of the United
states thoroughly understands the
duties OF the position offered him, ''he
walisnot covet the assignment"
The two gentlemen who approached
M Taft acted without authority"
President Johnson's statement said.
From the statement made by Mr.
Taft at New Haven he plainly indicat-
ed that they had given him no con-
eeption Of the class Of work he would
be required to perform. Messrs.
Hampstead and Frazee were in no
manner qualified to advise him as to
the scope of the commission and the
ouAlity of its work.
Il have q tremendous regard for Mr..
Tan. Is I have known him since my
boyhood days. and no one is better
fktted TO maintain the high standard
Of baseball than Mr.. Taft He would
BE Q valuable adjunct to our national
sport But feel constrained to say
tat yhsn he understands thoroughly
ths duties he will not covet the as
Egzment-
HOthinG About Changes.
I. 8odmou was asked concerning
sAangas IN the ownership of Eastern
efuba. especially those in Boston and
WsahtnSton, but he would add moth
fng. 10 his statement 1t has been
r4lnored Tor some time that Frazee
Wa1d be forced to sell the Boston
eluA. and Of late whispers have come
Glaf Clark c. Griffith is to be forced
0Qt Of the Washington club.
While away from Chicago johnson
- known to have visited Letroit, New
York and Washington, while he may
alao have stopped OF at Philadelphia
far . conference with Connie Mack
aDd ohe Shibes. He talked with Presi-
deaf Minor. of the Washington club,
Gnd n believed 10 have lined up the
Senator's On his side OF the tight CEN
eoE1ng about Frazee
ne National Leagues annual meet
ang - booked for New York on De-
oeIubog 10 The American League
eisstoa vm be called to order q day
49,. also IN New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
GREAT LAKES CAN'T PLAY
CHICAGO MUNICIPAL PIER

GREAT LAKES. Ill. Nov. So.-"rhe
football team here needs at least ten
days rest before going to CaIitornia
to play on New Year Day. Is the an
nouncement Of Capt. W. A. Moffett,
commandant OF the Great Lakes naval
training station. Therefore we can
not accept the challenge OF the Chi
cago Municipal Pier eleven, though it
is q strong team and worthy OF our
metal"
Great Lakes today meets Purdue,
and will then be given a rest OF ten
days before entraining for Pasadena,
Cal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
CAMP HUMPHREYS COMES
TO FACE NAVAL GUNNERS

Camp Humphreys loaded with former AAmerea
stars journeys play the victorious Naval
Factory Aecotnk having deaa the strong
Camp University than anED - put
crimp IN the Naval Gmners.
defeated the crack Marine elev<8 Tanks
giving Day rslass aps
day An ability Of the Naval Gunners beng ab
days ayOf set at rest today BY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
cAVANAUeH RECOVERING.

NEW YORK, Nov. So.--Capt Frank
Cayanaugh, former coach of the
Dartmouth football eievens. is recov-
ering from shFsPEsi wounds in the
face. according to a letter from him
received by Charles J. Boyle. 4 class
mate, now residing here. He was
wounded while acting as major in the
1o2d Field Artillery. of the Twenty
sixth, o. New England division