New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1918, Page 1

B v !:'R())l THE HERALD ¥ ¥ x x x x AR AR RS “TO THE SERVICE. NE\X/ BRITAIN CONNE(‘TICU'I RS 'I H .ml)/\\ SEPT l“MR BRETISH PAUSE BEFORE RUSHEN ER 5, 1918. INTC FRENCH CLOSE IN ON HAM FROM TWO —— SOX TAKE FIRST GAME BOX SCORE BOSTON. y rf 2b Strunk, cof Whiteman, McInnis, 1b Scott, Hooper, shean, ) f 1 sS, 1 Thomas, 3 Agnew, Ruth, p. Totals CHICAGO (N ab. Plack, Hollocher. rf. If. of. 1 Mann, Pakkert Merkle, Pick. Deal Killifer, b Vaughn, p.. sO'Farrell 0 0 yxMcCabe 0 6 Pick in O Farrell. Batted for ninth, Ran ¥ XX for 100 000—1 000—0 BOSTON CHICAGO 000 000 000 summary: Sacrifice hits—MecInnis, Hollocher, ) 2), Pick; hit by Flack: bases off Vaughn, strunk Ruth, Ruth, Ruth, umpires, pitcher, balls, by om uck out 1:45: O'Day, first base, Hildebrand, 2d base, 0 3; 1. by balls and strikes, on st by Vaughn, 6; time, d base, Owens, Kiem, st Inning. cheer ugha's first bumped the out, Merkle two strikes leaguer in 1 Deal to Pick, losing momen- Zo down, First half —Hooper W e walked to the plat pitch was a strike he offering ard Shean Vv Hooper second down lin vaughn toolk hen dropped a Texa forced Shean second baseman rhance double lay by a fumble. Strunk tried to t passed ball and was thrown Hollocher. hit; no error. half—Flack fanned trike being called when Hollocher grounded Mann She the ta ase was ruak “hicago for a ATy m a sho Killifer ns one g the it corner shoulder out, Shean duplicate the baseman’ ingl Inn sent a grounder at an but hoppetlover econd head for single Paskert sharply to left and Mann third, Paskert taking second throw the far Merkle ran hi wo and then walked This brouzht World Series sinch Whiteman No runs; 2 hit went on the to corner three and filling the bases. made his World Series piteh flied string to up Pick debut in a the fourth who Pick on a no errors Second Tnning. Whiteman opened with 1t First half. was a and Pick a single to center yrounder hetween [Tollocher McTnnis sacrificed, Vaughn to ing riteman unt to to strike ond pla a nice lose the Vi Sentt into and ond fouled strike going ind yall he st fliec homa ut a fast play Vaughn no errors Ruth's control seemed His 0 igh in the air reti him, Mer No runs, 1 h half neec ed to it Second 10t the best o Deal rext two grounde of first were wide. T i MeGinnis. were Peal [ \ ouied out to No runs, no n Tiird Yonine hort center, ween Shean first ball | to | fast Merkle, line, grounder two pitches he T0 Washington, 000,000 all tenance Sept. 5.—Nearly 1, including and main- to month, dollar a day the pay they last Jant under a wage order issued today by Director Gen- eral McAdoo. Advances are effective | as of September 1 This order affecting half the road men in the United States { adding ahout $150,000,000 to the nual payroll in calculations of labor representatives, represents the second largest wage increase granted in It supplementary railroad wage months ago. railroad employes, track way lahorers men are of $25 clerks, of incre receive the 12 equivalent a or cents of an hour one over ceived ry rail- and in aggregate ever American industrial history to the general ed nearly fou for about order is providing an- SECOND WAGE INCREASE FOR ¢ MILLION RAILROAD WORKER i 1 i | | { railroad $£300,000,000 inc d classes of employes affected, plants provisions of that orde Most of the employes by the new order have made consider- less than §100 per month, and the voluntary increase decided on by the director gencral after in vestigation hy his advisory hoard of wages and working condi- tions of the pay men doing similar work in other industries In the main, this recommendations were followed The order he con for it the sup- eas covered bly was of hoard's yecified that eight ho basic day, but half the seniority is to idered the overtime up to ten pro rata, with on grounds of one nierit and one an on P (Continued ze) the good sacrificed, Thomas to McInnis, first baseman making a of throw. Flack Mann grounded Flack taking out, Scott veteran | catch wide to second.on the play. out, an Melnnis, grouded to | third askert McInnis No runs, 1 hit, no errons. i | Fourth Tnning. Vaughn control and { Strunk bunted to ! Vaughn. Whiteman made his second hit. & looping drive which just cleared Hollocher's mit, Shean going to third on McInnis' hard single [ to left. Whiteman moving to second | Scott bunted a pop fly which Deal [ caught on the run. Whiteman scram- { bled back to second in safety. Thom fanned. swinging heavily at the third strike | First hair los Shean scored @ne run, 2 hi Second half. Hooper at the wide. no errors Merkle drove a Pick fanned, offe third strike which ow and Deal put up a high which Hooper had no trouble in cap- turing No runs, high fly to ing | no hits, no errors. Fifth Inning First half Merkle. V and fanned out, Vaughn No runs, Second Agnew out, Deal to ughn worked carefully Ruth. Hooper grounded to Merkle. hits, no errors, half—Killifer's high dropped into Whiteman’s hs Vaughn fouled twice, then swung at {curve and missed for the third strike. Flack was hit on the head hut showed no ill sets as he went to first Hol- locher flied ta Strunk. No runs hit no fly nds v no a0 error Sixth Inning. half—Shean ran his three and iwo caunt t strile go | arove a sharp grounder who threw him out to captured Whiteman's short run No runs Second root up First the the string up and then by. Strunk at Vaughn Merkle. Flack foul fly after a to a no hits, no half—The crowd began to Chicago rmn Mann came left fielder responded with fly Hooper. Paskert hit center, and the rooting again. Merkle drove a hit through the hox and over second base, Paskert advancing to the middle sta- tion. Pick, with orders to sacrifice, popped a foul fly on his first attempt He then grounded out to Meclnnis Deal flied to Whiteman No runs, 2 hits, no errors errors for The a as an to safely to started | Seventh Inning. First hall short MecInnis flied to Paskert center. Hollocher made a stop of Scott's sharp grounder threw him out. Thomas fanned three pitched balls No runs, no hits, no errorse Second half—Killifer flied Strunk. Vaughn hit to right but the Boston top skid- ded over and made a handed pickup, throwing his out at iirst. Flack grounded Scott to { McTnnis No in fine and on to L Scott short one man out no hits, Eighth e o1 for 1 runs no errors Inning. Agnew went out Deal to A time the crowd from Ruth lie fouling the first vily at sharp at follow Merkle Merk the th i i on three balls, ing curves Pick t L two break d. Hoop cr o o b Hollocher line and Seconc grouhded was out Mann flied to let the third led out. errar { | Al | down the Melnnis Whiteman strike unassisted Pasiert ind was o hit Ninth First balf—Shean cacrifice Vaughn moving to second 1 strike by s, 1 no Inning. walked Strunk Merkle, Shean Whiteman fanned a foul tip. Me- d to | | r ) the thi bein went | to | MAYOR FEELS SLIGKTED BY POLISH CITIZENS Claims He Was Not Invited | To Reception To Paderewski. Mayor Georg ligley remarked that he what of today feels quite keenly he considers a slight on the part the Polish people of this city in not inviting him to the mass mecting given in honor of Ignace Paderewski on Monday. This’ fecling is strength- encd, he states, hy the fact that not only did he not receive an invitation to the meeting, while other prominent men about the city did, but also an invitation to the honorary banquet not received at his office until m. Tuesday, the day follow- ing the banquet. The by R invitation, signed ev. Lucyan, Bojnowski, was postmarked in this city at 12:30 m. The August b. Saturday that mayor states as far back as 16 he communicated hi with Father Bojnowski and office re- lative to the coming visit of the cele brated operate before 10 and offered to way his pianist in leaving days Acting any he conld on vacation about | the he ad Mayor in every ago ayor says H. . Rich: way and to inform received. Iie w. W aske vised co-operate him if an invitatio likewise consulted Rullen of him for the cide to military Father Bojnowski ing that about August 5 tion was extended to Mavor 1o he at the exercises Father Rojnowski the first distated Tle had no knowl- was delivered. that Alder- mayor called information the In the was with ol Guard and 1 milit the City to with a ry escort they Sl wan Polish de- have people should a parade and a escort ted this morn sta invita- Quigley in the said to an present parish hall the letter his stenographer. edge of whether it Father Bojnowski man Richards, acting at the cure concerning of was said rectory to se the plans 1ther not not un Mich., that Mr. ¥ to the plans for mediately Bojnowski limited Quigley be present delix of day many tions in for observ- ance the ab- sence of [a tary could It was day inform him in Detroit aderewski the irrival invitation them consented Im- Father | to a Mayor banquet upon home ued number among ind - Alde B me failed tim rman Rich to there nday ive ent wise was no or Talc the invit E il on Lo rec to he pres purposely wssed. Scott Vaughn Merkle hits, no crrors Merkle flied to White- batted for Pick. He count was three and Thomas. Deal third bas Innis grounded wits D out, Vau to Ui man. O'Farrell waited until the two and then popped to beat hit down the ling Deal beat base line out a out a h Med down the runnin Kilif third e On the hit Hooper No runs no hits, no errors { front | the | THREE LOCAL BOYS i Doy G CHASE HN FHRE) | BLOW UP MUNITION FROM NOYON SECTOR AS ALLIES MOVE ON| gne Keep in Tot wh With Rear Guards and Ciush Resistance | TAKE GUISGARD FROH ENEMY | Viliage , South- west of Messines, Captured by Gen. Haig on Flanders Front—British on Old Li i i 1 Paris, the | coatinued day retrea befor ench Novon nortl dur the o tatement n t the At vith pushed t of the C regian rench Voyena 10 south they region beyond Hallon and Flavy Between the towns of ouc enemy | nal Du Novd the Somme | the Sommq Offoy. Just reached the | ux, Bsmery- | 1x | the Alsne | Is an h - the Nesle the I ne in on crossed canal ind 1o th " s have Hombl Mel Ailette Clamecy, Brays and Mis- | have captured. | The aperation on the Vesle has bean extended to the east ossing has cffected between hteaux and mile frant le sv-sur-Aisne been and a ¢ \ Uf heen Jonchery two and a rench With Irench 1 3 A Guisc captured follawing a to Capture Guiscard. \rm sociated rort in Pre Novon France, m.) ird the French this a general f1 o was | fternoon, rom four Simeon by advance f seven mile om Mont St Nor« to the Canal The G burning | upplies blowing dumy th the Noyon-Gi conflagratic eist Ter ny, north ind < north up ammunition a of i ana east of iscard and explosions at o ns Ve anier Haig Makes Important Progress, Londor S was pt hy the 1l port Hin 6 Marked progress last night today's ert of made the = war vil- Mes- office re savs. Ploc southwe aptured lage and sin have the 1 neral froi British ele hold Wul- aven Plo Givenehy g Voormez verghe tice anf From 1 ue th pellc British sonthward have to reached he Germa the the tak- Givenchy, the line attack stward o old er April Givenchy Shilako P f German sections of positions have been ON CASUALTY L T Sergeant W. . Schlcicher Killed in \ction—Eskart Dead and Frick- son Missing One more Kkilled of New Britain in action vounds man second third is iction. Sergeant son of s, Schleicher of 22 Holmes ave killed in and nion Tele com the War at- locate the of dolph Fskar: Emil | dead fron and | wction, respectively has re- been died and a ported William Fnima, nue, miss in Sehleicher is reported Western 1 hy. throuzh tempting to Privates Erickson missing i action raph Bureau, relatives ind the is wounds | ea | tion Germans Destroying Supplies North o the Vesle River Y EXPLOSIONS NORTH OF FISMES Amcricans and French Reach Crest of Ridge Dominating Aisne—Patrols Discover Germans on Move East- ward During Early Morning. W the sociated were the Vesle ith \merican Rive Forces North of Sept. 5 (By the A Noon).—Violent heard the line reported the Germans wera ammunaition dumps. reported a terrific explo- Villers-en- sions along this that de- morning (6]} they helieved stroyving their An aviatar sion at 9 Prauere the south bank of the viver Aisne, directly north of Fismes. Other explosions took place in the same during the morning. jazoches and Fismette Wwere oc- cupied by the Americans during the night. These towns had been evacuat- the Germans, only two or three wounded men, who had been aban- doned, being found a o'clock at on region I'ranco- Americans Sept. & \isne. Franca-American pursuing the Germans north of Vesle, have reached the the Aisne, according to advices from the froat this morning. Advancing north of the Vesle FFrench and American troops reache fhe ridge dominating on forces, the Americans and French With the American Vesle, Sept. 4. (By Press.)—Americans, moving with wdvanced from 10 \dvance. Army on the the Associated with the French on their left, Vesle to the edge line from Tre- ana Baslienx line along rear guard are oppo- of the plateau paralleling ev which it their them the aong xcere, have of the nelle, The e a Vat Germans which they mis any Blanzy ne: 1t a consequence rest this make defense of site the edge the they isne, o is have removed vy artillery The advance yegan at one sfores and of the Americans in for 1 this morning and heen o'clock (fter all day at ing another have over and meeting points. been sharp resistance some Substantial the Order progress has made Americans hed by rea the Americ daylight 1€ i com- send and their Atc Bef army the lopes manders hefore patrols to investi ed the supporting large to out reports an immed atrols dispatch nightfali a which had Vesle in porth the action, not- Germans al- the initiative in their of - part of the camping wction on the river And withstanding een along was there that taken was the ad al ready withdra Near Ameri highway little the river. Smolke oches and Fismette 1ns vdvancing along north of the the east they the the while a were river were south of yrising from man lines has been past few days know behind the Ge observed for tie In some instances the n to have resulted from ammunition dumps fired hit from an Allied battery increasing of rise to the Germans depot cause is explosion by a direct but the columns that the of their number smoke has given sugges- are burning such structures and Sergeant Sc New enliste Philade eicher, in a Britain at He and amp Upton he was tenth of to Camp he was in the thick of | killed on Aug- irmy 1917 burg or 21 Carap at Getty the G ser cene, N , from Fe wa md W 1t overseas the ust hiting s he cither cording this cit Webster Leen no m record A war department ha the the Private of of two other n : received lived (clegram canno rani skart in 17 hus v 1 Mary ki the wt Lmil Eri ometime bet Th Tollg not wddressee Mrs Likewi be found. no a ween telegram r burean has rec eporied m July ord of ing i addressed street in ind action to Mr; WEATHER Uariford, Sopt »»—Fore- cast New cinity: Rain = aa n oand - cooler tanioht, iday clearing and cooler | | Pre: move. Patrols sent out early ported that the under way plies as it is inadvisable to re- in the day German retreat was IWARD FOR AMERICAN CAPTIVE American (By Orders captured by in the Toul sector comma of a wd OFFERS R With ine, the Army in Lor- Associated American and signed German divi 100 marks to in the fir | German com unusually anx wder he threatens regiment out pa " to produce T Sept. 5 the ) the the German bringing The ipparently another Americun prisoner is in i entire munder o a jons 10 s on role if it continues to fail American prisoner HERTLING PLEADS 2OR | FRANCHISE Sept. 5 REFORM \misterdam in appealing committee of the house to fulfill the em to the constitution in upper explo- | line of | | the | obvious | !in the villages far I burg defenses ently are mo@ entrance. exceeding vance. Meanwhile Franco-American® a wide front north pursuit and reported Between these ¥ grade movement is in- cast of Noyon has forced'd | this sector and advances off | by the French forces within th The town of Guiscard has b f pressed beyond until they now Mt miles from the important road cénter o | ing Ham on both sides of the Homme and its . Sl probable. The Germans here gpparently are ‘"headif St. Quentin-La Fere line. Between the Ailette and Aisne the ground. They have crossed the cast of Soissons and have the north bank, where they Long. Tarther north Clamecy. 1002 ] | | | Ge are 'ga points nort! Aisne i Bucy-le- yve and also several of French Aisne at taken the town already were in this front they have sur ol B Missy possession on taken The Franco-American operation on the extended farther eastward towards Rheims and new have been effected on the two and one-half mile front Ventzaux and Jonchery, seven miles west of Rheims. In fhe north the Germans are continuing to move backward along the Flanders front The British tirement by sharp attacks, in one of steert. They have regained their April line on the southern part of this front, from Neuve-Chapelle to Givenchy d have even pushed beyond it in spots to the eastward of Givenchy The Germauns still are clinging to the highest ground of this sector. but the manner in are being forced back farther south it seems doubtful be able to hold it much longer. On the Douai-Cambrai the enemy gives of the British have most notable gain additional ound ville-Bourjonval. Vesle front has been sings between Cros are accelerat which ing the re- v captured Ploeg- the Messines Ridge, the they will whi i they front and stiffening farther was southeast cast immedia resistance, tely but to the south nevertheless points Their] he tool Neu signs moved at ahead various Bertincour Du Nrd of Canal W and they captured € o of the The Germans made an effort to dislodge forces from their ]w\.‘uu' along the canal, east of tacking at Inchy-en-Artois. They were repulsed were farther south in an attack east ) Haig'§ ambrai, at+ however, as they] Manancourt Marshal ( ield of | YANKS VICTORIOUS IN AERIAL BATTLE LIDLITZ MAY END BRIDGEPORT STRIKH Defeat Germans in in Umpire in Dispute Says Worlkers Ar —Hcavy Damage Cansed During Not Barred Irom Group Raid On Conflans, Classification With raine, the American Sept. 4, (By American Army in Lor- Washington, S M Interpretiv Eidlitz umpire munitions controversy, a by the war labor hoard to result in the ret 6,000 machinists nos of the Associated | statement by Otic suppl Press) tle son aviators in a bat- | menting his award as vith Ger today r enemy machine been driven down American hombing their attack on Conflans von yesterday were T.onguyon the raider bombs and seven divec served at the t end two on a roundhouse shop and American machine dropping its homb, At Baroncourt four direct hits were observed | In the vaid than a thousand kilograms of were hunched on the junction of the Br Conflans-Me railway The of the former road was destroved w1l of machines returned safely Enemy bombers were active last night ind our ans ed is near Pont-a-Mous- the enemsy believed Bridgeport wage Conn One have nounced expecte ork king becaus award is urn to machines in and Longu- successful.. In 14 sty dissatisfaction The e n | barred from classification into group! As the machinists believed, and thd such classification mag tained collective I with locd over the statement says workers a dropped hits of the railroaa were ea be ¢ yard, 1nd repair two on other buildings. One turned back after rgainir boards. Mr the makes = reques his statement retary I at the their onl made 4 i a undd the! ag ke workers Conflans more bombs ex.c posts present unti ey- | differen justed It ince of permanently bridge would within the pro lo rds to oth it th ablishment minimu was Te controver: nd it was nd vithout proy ble timo {d x montl the help to Jjust ou create subsidiary was not et lines. wa it ognized existed tair to FALLS 1,000 FEET; UNHURT 1geport = wdin itrari 1zoyal Flying Corps Ace and GERdISCIESIOT 50N Machine and re conference ¢ period for this 1 the oot of Hesidencd empl Plunge 'Through empl yers, dq At Vancouver, t B C. Vancouver, B. C. Sept V. A that t par lab Bishop, Royal Flying corps wce, home fell on furlougl in a hydro-airplane tional wa vesterday The crash ofto the roof residence the and by roof reported a motor, di d through tollowed. Ve Todged the was impact i Bishop LIEUT. TODD MISSING, not plec Chancelloy peror's veform of the fran Hertling said onvictlon. chise that honest with this anestion the pratection and the ation of the and the preser crown S seriously injured With th Sept Am (By t in at 1.000 build for flving at a height esti- feet Associated Van Winkle Todd. of the Ame aviation is reported mis airship sh, lines on August § sl mated in a machine re- for the provisional gov- forestry work. Thous- witnessed the fall, Lieu centiy can ing ia action down in the e forces ernment His wes of persons