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BIG BRITISH GUNS GIVE GERMANS IN FLANDERS NO RESPITE
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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
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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
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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.
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