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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1917)
THE SUNDAY OREGOSTAy, rORTXAXP. OCTOBER 21 1917. BIG BRITISH GUNS GIVE GERMANS IN FLANDERS NO RESPITE Night and Day Cannonade of Powerful Howitzers Continues, Steadily Reducing Man Power and Morale of Teutonic Forces. J I, It 0 . 1 .Vs. Vsfiai J,T W r- ivi - - -: . r .sv -fT -.rJv' it 4.,. .:& i 1 ,4rsr4f"'3few k'-s::,-. 1 ESI 1 .;;v Li. I3 . -s MSB. 4 sl All M vVk - V ' V iff Th rills: Hew m 4 M il i SJ,'"w- Pi 4 V;v Sri -? 'V. Chrirnari sli'miesi J??c?ap'Zzi r-c?c?. ztncCr f7V. 04. JIe3 c?q u3 rlerc? Operz zn Z,oji don, inci-e. H TO ? s-2 jeirr?-yl'rx:r3f1i- Gun . THERE is no respite for the Ger mans in the trenches alon the Flanders front from the steady Hounding of the bier British suns. By Jay and by night these heavy howit- sers keep up their steady cannonade of the Teuton positions, while the Kreat British drive steadily moves forward in the Kreat push that is squeezing: the Hun out of Flanders. The work of the bis: suns is an im portant factor in the task that the British have set themselves. ' for they are making the trenches of the enemy untenable. The "Easle Hut" headquarters for iour BOldiers and sailors in London that was recently erected by the American Y. M. C. A. in the Strand has been opened. The ceremonies attendant upon the opening were most impressive. The Star-Spangled Banner" and the "Bat tle Hymn of the Republic" were sung by the assemblage inside of the build ing, to the astonishment of hundreds of passers-by in the Strand and the Kingsway. who stopped to listen to the American strains Among the promi nent people at the ceremonies were the Princess '-ictorls, Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Lloyd. Lady Innes Kerr, the Hon. Lady Ward and Lady Forbes Robertson. Pretty girls who are making muni tions for the allies formed a pictur esque part of the celebration of Anglo American day at Blackpool, England, recently They are extending a hearty welcome to the arriving Americans by joining in the procession that was or ganized to greet the visitors. America was represented at the ceremonies by Tr. Wallace Butterick. Sir F. E. Smith, the fcritish Attorney-General, and the Mayor f Blackpool joined in the cele bration of Anglo-American day. I nele Mm b tars in a naval training station tvave many a bout before the other members in the station. Boxing i looked upon as more of a sport than a part of the training of the tar. but every future naval fighter Is taught now to defend himself. Every one of the tars like to put on the "big mita" &nd take on euo o his pais lor a few rounds. It also supplies a. lot of en tertainment for the boys. Stirred to the heart by the sight of thousands of women who are doing tneir best to make the lot of the wounded and the suffering on the bat tlefield more bearable. New York paid tribute recently to the work of the Red Cross. The great Red Cross narnrie gave the opportunity and tens of thou sands lined Fifth avenue to cheer the marching women. For the first time New York City decorated Fifth ave nue for a parade of women, and thou sands of Red Cross (lags flew from stanchions all along the avenue, from ropes stretched across from high build ings, and the public library was dec orated in their honor as it has been for the visiting foreign missions and the great Rational Guard sendoff pa rade. Two German airmen captured by the British and put in a prison camp near Maidenhead managed to escape, but their prison leave was short.' England was not big enough to hide these two Teutons, and after the authorities tracked and recaptured them they were returned to Maidenhead. The German airmen are Lieutenant Joseph Fllnk and Lieutenant Orbun A. von Scheltz. it is not known how these two air men were captured, whether they were broMght down in a raid over England or whether they were brought to earth in France. "Goulash cannon." as the new roll ing military kitchens are called, will soon be a part of the United States Army regular equipment. A board of men beaded by Major R. E. Wyllie, of the General Staff, has completed an exhaustive test of vari ous types, both of foreign and domes tie makes, and has submitted a report inaorsing one type. The new kitchen will be capable of supplying 250 men, this being the strength of the new company, and has a reserve capacity for feeding 250 more. The most Important feature of the new kitchen Is that it will enable the 32 the men whether march. The culinary apparatus is mounted on an automobile body and the chef can work while the machine is moving along with the rest of the unit. British airships are active in keep ing a sharp lookout for "V" boats and enemy aircraft. Frequent raids by the Huns through the air keep the British craft on the alert. There is waiting for the Hun aviator who cornea within range of the big British guns an exceedingly warm wel come. The gun and its crew are .ra tioned somewhere along tie east coast of England and they are on the lookout mm IS f. ,1 i ; k cM - - -r - - , ' . --' . i r commiwary to furnish, iot meads- to for. maailestaUoflB of ruthiessnesa from the air. The anti-aircraft piece la evi dently a naval gun. for It is manned by a gun crew of sailors. It is mount ed on a railroad truck and is mobile, so that it can be brought into action wherever danger from the air threat ens. The soldier vote will be a potent fac tor in deciding the winning candidates in the coming elections and arrange ments covering every detail of the bal lot casting are being completed by the state officials. Election day in the camps of the soldiers will be any day the com mander selects between October 26 and November 6, election day in some of the states. - Jjx some cases it may be necessary to waii. :u. ma returns rrom ma camps to decide the winning candidates, if the election is at all close the soldier vote may be the deciding factor. The sailors on the high seas will also cast their ballots in a similar fashion. JOHNSON MIGHT BE WINNER Washington Pitcher's Admirers Be lieve He Could Win All Games. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. "What would Walter Johnson do in a world's series?" Here's a question that came up in a fanning bee at the American League park in this city. One ardent admirer of Johnson contended he would pitch all the games and would win four straight. Others thought he would be invincible in a short series. Still an other admirer opined the smoke ball king would yield an average of two hits and no runs a game. All these beliefs might have been wrong. Were Johnson in a world's series the chances are Griffith would work him like any other human being, giving him a day of rest between per formances. Johnson might and he might not be invincible. Alexander failed to win a post-season championship. The earned run is the nearest approach to detect ing the real value of a pitcher. It re veals a pitcher's value to his club. He may. be given poor support and suu. gives under this method, he credit for his ability. In 1916 Eddie Cicotte and Babe Ruth were practically tied for leading hon oros on the basis of the earned run, Cicotte had an average of l.'g earned runs scored off his pitching each game. Walter Johnson stood 24th with aa average of 2.59. This year Cicotte leads the proces sion with an average of 1.54 in 44 games. Ruth stands fifth and Johnsoa 16th, with an average of 2.1S. The Hebrew word translated as "vinegar" was applied to a beverage consisting generally of wine or strong drink turned sour. Sometimes it was made by an admixture of barley and. wine, and thus liable to fermentation.
