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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21

ish of the race the winners were paid off in Liberty bonds
 "The Vassar'' 214 class pacing was easy for Murphy's Gro Flno.
 There were three heat. winners in the PA trot. making an extra heat necessary to decide the winner, which proved to be. Boquita Girl.
 Miss Dewey Watts won the 2.25 trot
 The summaries:
 The National. 2.17 class. three year old trotters; purse $2.0oO, in B. The Divorcee (SerrilD ...... l Chestnut ePter (Murphy) - 1 2 Holly Rood Bob Oodgel. 6 3 3 Miriam Guy, Peter Vonia, Forbes Robertson, Eleven Black and Dr. FL more also started. Best time 2.05 IA.
 The Vassar, 2.14 pacing, purse $2,- 900, heats:
 Orc Fino (Murphy) ........ 1 i 1 Abbe Bond (Snow) .......... 2 2 2 Billy Cochato (B. Walker).. 3. 3
 Kentucky Marque and William Patch also started.
 Best time 2.06 IA.
 PA trotting, purse $1.000; 3 heats: Boquita Girl (Crossman) .... 1 Hanks Stout GA Stout .... s 3
 Oscar Watts, Mir. Dell. Baron Fris- co, Sarah Douglas. Zomidotto Min nie Arthur, Brione, Walnut Maid and Exito also started.
 Best time 20S 1-2.
 225 trotting, purse s1,000: heats: Miss Dewey Watts (McDon-
 ald) .................... 2 1 Petrex (Murphy) ..........., 1 4 Anna Maloney (Deveson) ... 2
 Truxton. Harvest Duchess May Boy and Sali<e Guy also started.
 Best time POS 1-2.
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follows: Co. A, Bridgeport: Go. B. Middletown Go. c. Waterbury; Co. D, Rockville; Co., E, Norwich; Co. F, New Britain; Co. G. Guilford; Co. H, New London: Co. I. New Haven; Co. K, Madison and Guilford.
 iddIetown.--Coroner Stephen B. Davis of MiddIetown in finding made public Tuesday holds no one re- sponsible for the railroad accident at O'd Saybrooll, August 7th in which Clarence W. Dains and Louis P. Greene of New London were killed.
 Saybrcok.-Sundaya afternoon a baby whale, fifteen feet long was seen by man and woman who were out on the river at Saybrook. The strange whale dove, tossing it's tail in the air. and evidently became injured by striking the bottom as it floundered around and grounded on the shadows. 4 rope was worked around it's tail and the whale was lowed into the old ferry slip where the Lady Fenwick formerly landed at Connecticut riv CT. It was subsequently, killed and shipped to New York market.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
DATE OF WORLDS SERIES
 NOT YET ANNOUNCED.

Cincinnati, Aug. 2O.-The national baseball commission met here today and went int ca thorough discussion of the coming worlds series. but shortly before the conclusion of the meeting announced officially that no decisions relative to the schedule, um- pires, eligible players and other de- tails would be announced before an official promulgation of a bulletin con- taining all this information on next Thursday or Friday.
 The reason given by Chairman Au gust Hermann, speaking for the com mission, was that the American league race was entirely too close and that the members of the commission thought it would be better to delay any announcements that were to be made.
 It was unof1icially but authoritative ly stated that every phase of the worlds series work was taken up,
 The meeting today was attended only by Chairman Hermann, Presi- dent B. B. Johnson of the American league and Secretary John Heydler of the National league, who came armed with authority to represent his league at the meeting. The usual gathering of baseball magnates from almost ev- cry part of the country was lacking.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
STOCK MARKET BRoADENED.

New York. Aug. 2O.-Trading in stocks today broadened on a very slight increase of activity. The ex- pansion was accompanied by a general strengthening of the list, although shippings, rails and few specialties were again most conspicuous.
 Liberty 1-2s continued their up- ward progress to the new high quota tion of 1O1.14, many lots changing hands at or near that figure. Other Liberty issues were active, but with out appreciable change.
 A significant development of the day was the adoption of a resolution by the clearing house committee ex- pressing it's entire sympathy with the credit conservation" recommendations recently advanced by the federal re- serve board Indefinite continuance of tight money is expected as a result of this action.
 Canadian Pacific was once more the outstanding feature of the investment issues, augmenting it's recent advance with an additional gross gain of 4 points. Other transcontinentalS were firm and coalers of high and low de- gree, Reading excepted, were disposed to improve.
 Next to U. s Steel, which traversed it's recent narrow course, ending at a trivial gain, Mercantile Marine pre- ferred was most active, though yield ing part of it's 1 1-2 point advance.
 American Telephone registered an- other substantial recovery and West ern Union also made up part of it's loss.
 Gains elsewhere were confined to equipments, Distillers. Industrial Alco- hol and General Motors, the latter making an extreme jump of 1-4 at the close. Sales amounted to 190,000 shares.
 Domestic bonds were irregular and internationals featureless. Total sales (par value). s7,150,0c0. Old registered As lost IA per cent. on sales.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
THE DIVoRcEE ESTABLISHES
 RECORD AT POuGHkEEPSlE

Poughkeepsie N Y, Aug. 20-The Divorcee, owned and bred by A. B. Coxe of Paoli, Pa. won "The Nation al" PIT class for three year cid trot- ters in the Grand Circuit races here today, defeating Chestnut Peter of the Murphy stable, in a sensational race and securing a new record of 2.06 1-2 in the first heat. The Divorcee led all the way in the first heat. and won by nearly a length from Chestnut Peter
 Murphy managed to put Chestnut Pe- ter under the wire a winner in the sec ond heat beating The Divorcee by a nose in POS 3-4, the fastest heat of the day. In the third heat neither Chestnut Peter nor Hollywood Bob could reach The Divorcee, although the finish was again close. At the fin
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
LEGAL NOTICES
Certificate

CGrT1ncSte
 TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM. missioners of New London County: 1 hereby apply for a transfer of w. H. NichOlson's license to James c. Mara of Mara & Eggleton, S65 druggist li- cense to sell spirituOus and intoxicat- ing liquors. ale. lager beer, Rhine wine and cider. to be sold on the prescrip- ton of a practicing physician, and not to be drunk on the premises. In quan- titles not exceeding one gallon Except other than distilled liquors and those in quantities not exceeding five gal Ions At No. 235 Main street, Town of Norwich. Dated at Norwich, this goth day of August, A. D. 1918. James c. Mara. Applicant, for Mara & Eggleton, Proprietors. We. the undersigned, are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate. of the Town of Norwich, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of James C. Mara for a druggists license, and hereby certify that said applicant is suitable person 10 be licensed pursuant to said appli- cation. Dated at Norwich, this 2Oth day of August, A. D. 1918. George c. Preston. W. H. Cruickshank, Alex. Sharp. Adelard Morin. William F. Hill. l hereby certify that the above named signers and endorsers are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, in the Town of Norwich. Dated at Norwich, this 20th day of August, A. D. 1918. Dora R. Portelance, Asst Town Clerk.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Brooklyn ?, Cincinnati 1.

Cincinnati, Aug. 2O.-Brooklyn won the last game of the series from Cin- cinnati today by score of to 1, thereby breaking the latter teams winning streak of eight straight games. Johnson was the Rain factor in the Brooklyn victory. He trip1ed in the first inning and scored on Ol- sons single. In the sixth he singled went to second on sacrifice, to third on a passed ball and scored on an out at first. Score by innings:
 Brooklyn 1 0 0 01 0 0 0-2 1 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 % 1 0-1 0
 Grimes and Archer; Ring and Win pn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Jacobs Shuts Out PhiIIiss.

St. Louis, Aug. 20.-Jacobs had ev- erything essential to a winning pitcher today. He gave but two hits and Philadelphia shut out St. Louis to 0 in the last game of the series. Of the 27 men to face Jacobs, Fisher and Heathcote were the only ones to reach first. Both were retired in double plays before reaching second. Score by innings:
 Philadelphia OooO 1-S 5 0 St. Louis 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 co 2 1
 Jacobs and Adams; Packard and Gonzales.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Giants Lose to Pirates

Pittsburgh Aug. 2O.-The New York Giants made their last appearance of the season here today and were de- feated by the Pirates 10 to ? The visitors gave a poor exhibition of baseball in all departments. Pitcher Steele was mostly responsible for the loss of the game. his two errors and two wild pitches being very costly. Score by innings:
 New York 0 0 0 2 0 70 0 0 o-2 5 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 %-10 s ?
 Steele and Rariden, Gibson; Mayer and Schmidt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Ashland vs. Putnam.

This week on Ashland park the Ashland and Putnam teams meet in the third game of their series for the championship of eastern Connecticut. Each team has won one game. The two teams for this series are com posed entirely of leaguers and the contest will be a battle royal
 Manager Carpenter asserts that Putnam hasn't got chance in the series with his team and that the Ashland club that will be represented on the field and it will be the fastest team ever representing an eastern Connecticut town. The fact that Man ager Carpenter is out to win this se- ries is evident from the last game in Putnam, when he had 12 leaguers for the game.
 However, Manager McDermott says that Manager Carpenters Ieaguers do not mean anything to him and states that he has never been beaten in two consecutive games by any team and furthermore doesn't intend to begin now
 Neither management has announced his lineup for the game as yet, but will do so before the end of the week Saturday the Ashland club plays the Groton Iron Works at Mystic. For Saturdays game Hamel will catch and Van Dyke will pitch for Ashland.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
cLU6 STANDINGS.
American League.
SOUTH CRISWOLD

MT. and Mrs. Edgar H. Clark and daughter visited MT. Clark's aged mother in Ledyard, Sunday.
 There will be no services in the Methodist church Sunday because of the Willimantic Camp Meeting.
 MT. and Mrs. HTanlon and daughter Gertrude, have returned to Waterbury after a few weeks stay at the Han lon cottage.
 MT and Mrs. Whitehead and sister. and Henry A. Guile of Norwich, and A. G. Greene, of this place, enjoyed a fishing trip on Saturday.
 Clarence E. Benjamin and a par ty of friends attended the supper at Pendleton Hill. Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Hallam Whiting and son, Miss Jennie D. Billings and friend oi Springfield, Mass, have been recent visitors of Mir. and Mrs. w. w. Bill ings.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Cleveland Gains on Red sox.

Boston, Aug. 20.--After losing two straight, Cleveland took the third and last game of it's most important se- ries of the season by beating Boston 8 to today. Ruth, who beat Cleve- land Saturday, was started today and in the seven innings he worked the visitors made 13 hits and scored eight runs. It was a loosely played game. The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Hendrix's Batting Wins.

Chicago Aug. 2O.-Great batting by Claude Hendrix enabled Chicago to overcome Boston's early lead and win the final game of the series today in extra innings, to 6. A home run by Hendrix following O'FarrelTs single
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21

tied the count in the seventh and his double started the winning run across the plate in the eleventh. His two bagger was followed by a sacrifice and Hollocher's single. Chicago now leads New York in the pennant race by nine and one-half games. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
COTTON.

New York, Aug. 2O-spot cotton quiet; middling 95.15 Futures opened irregular. October 32.25 to 3210 De- cember 31.15 to 30.75, January 3O70 to 3O.76, March 3oSO to S0.95, May none.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
International League Results.

Rochester 7 Buffalo O..
 Jersey City 0. Binghamton g. (Fjrst gamel Jersey City 6. Binghamton 10. Second game.) Hamilton 2. Toronto ,.
 Newark 8, Baltimore l. tFirst game. ) Newark 1, Baltimore l. Second game.l
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Chicago lNl
Boston (N)

(1) One out when winning run scored.
 Score by inninsa:
 Boston . 3 0 o-6 Chicago ....O 0 0 0 1-7 Two base hits. Konetchy t2). Barher. Hendrix. Three base hits 0'Fauel Home run, Hendrix.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Short Ship Circuit Racina.

Medford, Mass, Aug. 20.-Captain Volo, driven by W. Fleming of New Bedford. furnished the feature of the opening day of the Short Ship races
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21

at Combination park by making a new track record Of 2.1O 1-2 and taking all three heats of the 214 trot. Rosa Watts won the PA trot and Tom Donahue the 216 pace,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
A. HALE BENNETT. Judge.
DIsTRICT OF NORTH sToNINGToN,

ss. Court of Probate. Aug. IT, 1918.
 Estate of Millen NJ Maine, late of North Stonington in. said District, de- ceased.
 The Administration having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it is Ordered. That the 24th day of Au- gust. 1918. at 10 o'clock in the fore noon. at the Probate Court in North StoningtOn, be. and the same is. as- signed for hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate. and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons in- terested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a cir cufatiog in said District. and by post ing a copy on the public signpost in the Town of North Stonington, where the deceased last dwelt
 CHARLES c. GRAY,
 ang31d Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
MON NEY.

New York, Aug. 20. = Call money strong; high G. low s; ruling rate 6: closing bid 3-4; offered at 6; last loan 6.
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aug21d
AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELT

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Canterbury. within and for the Dis trict of Canterbury, on the 18th day of August. 1918.
 Present-A. HALE BENNETT, Judge Estate of Elias Patrick. late of Canterbury. in said District, deceased. The Administratrix having made written application to said Court, in accordance with the statute. for an or der of sale of the whole or part of the real estate described therein. it is
 Ordered. That said application be heard at the Probate Office in Canter- bury on the 18th day of August, 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice thereof be given by publishing a copy of this order in The Norwich Bulletin. a newspaper having a circu- lation in. said District, and that return be made to this Court.
 A. HALE BENNETT, Judge.
 Attest:
 A HALE RENNErT Indra
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
DISTRICT OF NORTH sT0NINGToN.

DISTRICT OF NORTH STONINGTON, ss;. Probate Court, Aug. 17th, 191S
 Estate of Candace NJ. Maine, late of North Stonington, in said District, de- ceased.
 The Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it Is Ordered, That the 24th day of Au- gust 1918. at l0.30 o'clock in the fore noon, at the Probate Court, in North Stonington be, and the same is, as- signed for a hearing on the allowance of said administration account with said estate, and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons in terested therein to appear at said time once in some newspaper having a cir rulation in said District. and by post Ing a copy on the public signpost in the Town of North Stonington, where the deceased last dwelt
 CHARLES c. GRAY,
 aug21d Judge
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Cleveland GA.
Boston (A)
Se1re hy innir,s1

Score by Innings: Cleveland . .........1 l 15 2 O-s Boston .........1 10 . 0 Of
 Two base hits. Grsney. Speaker. Mayer. Three base hits. Graney, O'Ncn (2).
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
BASEBALL,
GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY.

BASEBALL. GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY. National Leagus. Bostnn at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Chicago
 Philadelphia at New York American Games. St. Louis at Bostcn. Detroit at New York.
 Chicago at Philadelphia.
 Cleveland at Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21

Truxton. Harvest Duchess, May Boy and Sali$a Guy also started. Best time POS 1-2.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

in the line at allotted points. but the
forces was such that wherever the
Germans turned they faced American
troops.
Just how much the Germans were
surprised by the offensive in sec
tor so long inactive is uncertain. 1t
seems nQt improbable, however. that
they had noticed the indications
given for many days past that some
new plan was being adopted. The
mobilization of the big force was ac-
complished, however, almost wholly
in night marches, the men slipping
from other sectors. into positions in
front of the enemy here. often times
without even the population of the
districts through which they passed
being aware of the movement.
The guns that opened the artillery
preparations at one o'clock continued
for four hours to hammer the Ger
mans. not alone their nearby posi-
tions but nearly every crossroad, viii
lage and town within range The
roads over which the enemy might
bring up reinforcements or retreat
were broken up with high explosives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
MANY PRISONERS
ABLE TO WORK

the county roads, but it was found
that the officials lacked legal author
ity to do so. Later the Directors of
the Poor said that they needed men
at the county almshouse and it was
arranged to transfer six of the Jail
inmates to the county poor farm to
work during the summer.
These men helped on the farm, did
harvest work and at the present
time four of them are still employed
at the almshouse. A plan to use a
larger number could not be worked
out with the Directors of the Poor
as only a few additional men were
needed. Officials hope by next year
to have legislative authority to use
prisoners serving Jail sentences to
do road or other repair jobs in the
county.
There has been much agitation in
favor of the plan especially for men
who are given short sentences of
from 10 to 80 days for violation of
city ordinances.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
HINDENBURG LINE
BARRIER in WAY
TO HUN CAPITAL
Germans Compare 1t to the
Chinese Wall; Broken Last
Year by the British

Washington, Sept. 13.-The celebra-
ted Hindenburg line or Siegfried line.
barring the Allies road to Berlin,
has been compared by the German
leaders to the great wall of China.
Until the British broke il in the
spring of 1917 they believed 1t i'm
pregnable to assault as was once
the Chinese wall and regarded it as
the eighth wonder of. the world.
The Hindenburg line as generally
defined is about so miles long run
ming in a general north and south
direction across the Picardy Plains in
France. Its northern extremity was
guarded by the heavily fortified bas-
tion of Nimy Ridge and by the min
ing city of Lens whose underground
corridors and chambers long have
barred the British. The southern end
of the Hindenburg line. proper. is in
the vicinity of al Fere or Laon. That
end is protected in. part by the for
est of ST. Gobain and the fortifica-
tions around Laon.
Between Eimy Ridge on the north
and La Fere on the south the line
passes west of Cambrai and st.
Quentin so as to protect those two
important industrial and railway CEN
ters which are routes for bringing up
supplies for the German Army.
Some war correspondents describe
the German line as continuing south
eastward from La Fere to the Aisne
river and Rheims following the line
of the Chemin des Danes. They call
that part of the line southeast of
La Fere the Albeeich line. This
would add about 45 miles. maxi
ing a total length of more than 100
miles. Generally, however. the Hind
enburg line has been described as
running only from vimy Ridge TO
La Fere.
Switch Is wotan Line
Fearing that the northern end of
the line might be turned the Germans
established a switch" line connect
ing with the Hindenburg line at
Queant and running north about 25
miles TO Drocourt. They called this
switch the wotan line.
The northern end of the Hinden-
burg line and the Wotan line both
have been broken more than once by
the British Armies and both are now
in possession of the British Armies.
Long ago the Germans lost Vimy
Ridge and have failed to retake it.
The Hindenburg line is not a trench
but a system of field fortifications.
In places it is said to be ten miles
deep, consisting not only of the
trench system but of multiple lines
of barGedwire entanglements, con-
crete positions for artillery deep dug
outs capable of housing a battalion
of troops, numerous pill-boXes for
machine guns and. in fact, every de-
vice the Germans have been able TO
assemble to block the way to Ger
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13
Tunnel Connects Trenches


Near Bullecourt was a formidable
underground fertilization known as
the Tunnel Trench" which the Ger
mans believed to be impregnable.
This tunnel connecting the trenches
was more than a mile long and was
mined for its whole length. lighted
with electricity and had entrances
at short intervals. 1t was reinforced
by concrete pill-boxes and support
trenches The British captured it in
November. 1917.
Below Graincourt the British troops
found great catacombs along the Hin
denburg line. These were elaborately
fitted up as battalion headquarters,
electrically lighted and protected by
concrete trenches. In front OF cam
brai, the villages, behind the line had
beneath them great chambers which
ii would be a slander to call dugouts
They were more like hotels. fitted
with electricity. water. sewers, dry
ing rooms and kitchens They were
she'll proof and bomb proof. The
trenches there were built along the
banks of the Canal Du Nord which
runs north and south near Havrin-
court.
Important German strong-holds
protect the southern section of the
line near La Fere. The forest of st.
Gobain presents an almost insuper-
able obstacle in attacking this end
of the line.
Laon. lying within the Big Cor
ner" where the line turns eastward
along the Chamin des Danes is re-
garded as the keystone of the whole
German system. Hundreds of Ger
man batteries were installed in the
screened ravines around that city and
in the forests OF st. Gobain.
Massif Protects Town
Southwest of Laon the town was
protected by Massif of Menampteull
behind whose crest are huge under
ground ravines and shelters some
big enough to hold whole regiment.
The forest west of Laon was crammed
with a vast store of munitions ana
materials Divisions of troops could
concentrate in il unseen.
Recently the Germans discovered
that the big dugouts along the Hin
denburg line were nothing but death
traps. An order by the German Dl-
visional Commander forbade the Ger
man troops to occupy dugouts which
descend more than eight steps under
ground.
Behind the Hindenburg line the
Germans are credited with three
other lines of defenses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-13

havior must have struck us. Other
years We had q drawer full of rab-
bits hind legs taken from unfortun-
ates. To-day, nary leg. Good luck
for the bunnies, too"
The toughest piece of misfortune
that came to notice was the inden-
ture of SNOWFALL" mascot for the
Steelton ball team and rooter e&-
traordinary. The close of the base
ball season left SNOWFALL without
a job and he was corralled to work
at street cleaning.
"Ah had nah rabbits foot in nah
hip pocket when the man come and
grabbed me-" he walled to-day as
with great effort he brandished a
shovel.
The general opinion seemed to be
that all the bad luck was being
saved for the Beast of Berlin.