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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
CENTRAL TOSSERS
! TOPLAY TYRONE
Have Hard Proposition in Blair
County Five; Girls Play
Chambersburg

In the game tonight on Chestnut
street auditorium floor the regular
Central lineup will buck against the
Tyrone High five. A game of unusual
interest is promised. Tyrone is con-
sidered one of the strongest scholastic
aggregations in the western part of
the State. Between the halves the
Central Scrubs will meet the Globe
Right Posture Ave.
A blue and gray victory will mean
much for the local school in view of
the fact that Central is a strong con-
tender for Interscholastic League
honors. Coach MoCord gave the
local squad hard drill yesterday, in
preparation for this game. An in
teresting dance program has been ar
ranged to follow the contest.
The Central High girls left this
afternoon for Chambersburg where
they will meet the high school co-eds
of that place. This game has been
widely advertised in Chambersburg,
and preparations have been made to
give the Harrisburg girls a royal re-
ception and entertainment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25

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war were past seventy. Practically
every japanese general in the eastern
struggle was well along in his six
ties, and it began to be recognized that
modern war takes n lifetime to learn
and that young man in high mill
tary position is an anomaly. The idea
gets its final proof to-day in the aged
leaders of Europe. The last case oc-
CURED as lately as January "a when
the Spanish General Weyler, whom
Americans remember in Cuba, was ap-
pointed head of the Spanish general
staff General Weyler is seventy
seven years old.
The rise of the old men has not
been confined to war. In commerce
and the professions, as we'll as i'm poll
tics, the leading figures are men we'll
up in the iifties or sixties. Think of
the dozen best known men in Amer
lean politics to-day and you will see
how true this is in that line. The
same truth holds for business. The
youthful genius who built railroads,
floated mergers, cornered the market
and set the financial world by the ears
is not much in evidence. The heads
of industrial works are gray heads.
The men CapitaizinG the latest inven-
tons can remember the days when the
telephone was laughed at.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
Kaiser Personally Directed
Full Dress Rehearsal Prior
to Attack; Men Cut DoWn

Paris. Feb. 25.-The Petit Pari-
STEMS correspondent at the front says
that the great German offensive
against Verdun is under the personal
direction of Emperor William who ar
rived at general headquarters on
Saturday last and who, in order that
nothing should go wrong, Immediately
ordered that a sort of dress rehearsal
of the coming attack be held. At a
siven signal, the correspondent says,
every infantryman and gunner took
the post assigned to him in advance
and the motions of general attack
wcer gone through behind the lines.
The Emperor seemingly was satisfied
and gave the order to begin the Of
fensiVe on Sunday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
Miscellaneous
(Duckpin)
WED Often Enough"
Court Tells Woman

Des Moines, IA, Feb. %. - Mrs.
Belle Anderson Martin Forbes Lewis
sought to divorce her sixth spouse,
but failed because District Judge
Ayres has some ideas about the num-
Der of husbands a woman may ap-
propriately possess during ones life
time.
You have been married often
enough" said Judge Ayres. Unless
YOU can present evidence showing it
is impossible for YOU to live with
your present husband. | cannot grant
YOU divorce. Besides a woman
married five times should have had
the good judgment to pick out the
right sort of a sixth husband"
Three of Mrs. Lewis previous hus-
bands died and she divorced the other
two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
LEAGUE GAMES TO
START TOMORROW
Trenton Team With Harry
Hough Is Attraction;
Arthur in Lineup

Captain McCord of the Harrisburg
Independents has been working the
locals hard this week in preparation
for the game tomorrow night with
Trenton. In their weekly scrimmage
against Central Wednesday, the Inde-
pendents passed and shot very well,
although the defense was not up to
par.
1t Is possible that Arthur, who
showed up so well in the game at
Tyrone Monday night, will get in part
of the game.
Harry Hough, the best-known play
er in the country, announced last
week that this would he his last sea-
son with Trenton. This may be the
last chance for Harrisburgers to see
him in action, although Reading has
already made him an offer for next
season. Hough is not pleased with
the idea of playing with Il team that
is not in the first division, for ever
since he started his career with the
championship Tamaqua team, he has
been on winning teams.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
New Traffic Squad Men
Are Assigned to Posts

The Traffic squad and the assign
ments of the various officers, to be-
come effective March /, were posted
at police headquarters to-day and are
as follows: Officers Hess and Weis-
man, Second and Market streets; Hep
ford and kautZ, Third and Market
streets; Brine and Larsen. Fourth
and Market streets; Balthaser and
Owens, Fourth and Walnut streets:
Seabolt and knell, third and Walnut
streets; Essig and Shoemaker. Second
and Walnut streets; Murphy and
Whiting, Cameron and Market streets;
Carson and Cummings, Thirteenth
and Market streets; Duff and Lyme.
Thirteenth and Derry streets.
The new traffic code and regula-
tions to be use by the officers will be-
come effective at the same time as the
appointments The arrangements
were made by Chief of Police J.
Thomas Zeil and Captain Joseph p.
Thompson and approved by Mayor L.
S. Meals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
WELEYS MdoRNER g

town fight fans will come to Harris
burg tonight for the boxing show al
the Orpheum theater. There may be
a number of title contenders on han6
to hcallenge some of the winners
Much interest is manifested in the
wind-up offering. All bouts will go
six rounds. and the referee will stop
fighters in the event of any of the con-
testants being outclassed.
According to reports many out-of-
town fight fans will com to Harris
burg tonight for the boxing shoy at
the Orpheum theater. There may be
a. number of title contenders on hand
to challenge some of the winners.
Much interest is manifested in the
wind-up Offering All bouts will go
six rounds, and the referee will stop
fighters in the event of any of the
contestants being outclassed.
Last nights boxing bill at the West
End Republican Club proved an in
teresting entertainment. Buck Tay-
lor of York, was unfortunate in break
ing a bone in his right hand in the
second round. He was pitted against
Tim Droney, good boy from Phil
adelphia, and the match would have
been exciting had it been finished, The
preliminaries were lively.
Lew Crimson, of the Olympic Ath-
letic Club, Philadelphia, will referee
the bouts at the Orpheum theater to-
night. He has been in the fighting
game for long time. and will not
permit any fake exhibitions. He is
anxious to see the boxing game made
popular in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
the outskirts of Loudemont about five
and a half miles from Verdun.
Within Range of Guns

Within Range of Guns
The German lines along the ridge
between CampneuVille and Loudemont
are but slightly more than two miles
from Fort De Vacherauville and else
where are about the same distance
from Douamont, outlying defenses of
Verdun.
OF the fighting between Russians
and Turks in Armenia, where the Rus
slams recently captured the strong
hold of Erzerum, Petrograd unofficial
ly reports the Turks to have been
forced back some forty miles west of
Erzerum where the arrival of rein
forcements may indicate that a new
battle will develop shortly.
Campneuville itself is still within
the French lines, the statement indi-
Gates, the new front being somewhat
to the east. This village which may
be the next point of German attack
is somewhat more than mile south
west of SamogneuX, and lies on the
east bank of the Passerelle canal,
which leads to Verdun. Beaumont
behind which the French front now
extends, is almost due north of Ver-
dun and about seven miles distant.
Offensive Halted
According to Paris the Germans
have halted in their offensive for the
moment at least, whether because the
attack has spent its force or because
the assailants are pausing to con-
solidate their new positions and pre-
pare for further assaults is not yet
apparent No fresh attack was made
during the night on the French lines
and the artillery fire has diminished in
violence.
The German official statement rec
ords a German advance to lines sub
stantially the same as those indicated
by the French afternoon bulletin.
The exceptions are that the Germans
claim the occupation of Champneu-
willie and declare that their front be-
low Beaumont Is now established on
the Loudemont ridge. This ridge is
Just to the north of Loudemont which
itself is mile and a half south of
Beaumont.
The capture of more than 1000 ad-
ditional prisoners is announced by
Berlin, making the total for the drive
so far in excess of 10000.
Operations in other war fields are
overshadowed by the great German
offensive in the west but there is in
terest in the Turkish announcement
of another attempt by the British to
advance below Kut-el-Amara on the
Tigris. The attacking forces were re-
pulsed with heavy losses, Constantin-
ople declares
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
FIRENIEN ELECT

At the annual meeting last night of
the Volunteer Firemens Beneficial as
sociation, held at the Reilly Company
firehouse, these officers were elected:
President, G. ID. Kramer; vice-pres-
dent, IL. NJ. Reilly; recording secretary,
Marion Nerbeke; financial secretary,
c. Emmett Murray; treasurer, William
II. Lynch; trustees, Edward Dapp,
Steven Couples and Jacob Boyd: in
vestigating committee, Geary Waltz,
Leroy Eckles and James ]. Connors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25

The Atlantic League was organized
yesterday. 1t will be an Independent
body and will not antagonize organized
baseball. NJ. Neagle Rawlins, apromi-
nent sporting writer of Philadelphia.
Is the president and his interest makes
the new league look like a certainty.
representatives from six cities at
tended Yesterdays meeting of the
Atlantic League. Only two of the
towns have baseball fields Reading
and Lancaster. The other representa-
tiVes said they were sure of financial
support. The new organization will
not be a high salaried organization.
Harrisburg has been asked to join,
and If there is no New York State
League club here, local hackers should
consider the proposition.
Birdie" Cree, star outfelder on the
New York American League team, who
was signed by Scranton, will not get
into the game this year, according to
reports from Sunbury. lie may Join
in the contracting business with his
father-in-law. Cree has a good bank
account, and does not depend upon
baseball for a living.
Football at Central High was a big
success. The total receipts last season
were S3,S39.51: expenses, $3,22334
The balance, S635,67 enables the Cen
tral Athletic association to make a
good start this year. Much credit is
due Prof. Bertram w. Saul for this
good showing. He had a strong sched-
ule and was lucky in getting nice
days.
According to reports many out-of-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25

knowledge of better conditions which
this conference will enable you to ac-
quire. Fourteen thousand pennants,
white and blue, have been ordered and
will be distributed through the kind
ness of Mrs. Frederick L. Downes,
wife of the superintendent of the city
schools, to all the school children in
this city and Steelton up to the fifth
grade. The flags are intended to be
hung outside the houses as an appeal
to all mothers and fathers to cooper
ate in making Baby Week" one long
to be remembered and to be put down
in babys diary as the reddest of red
letter weeks. The committee suggests
that until the opening of the con-
ference the flags be hung inside the
houses to avoid ruination from incle-
ment weather. They will be distri-
buted as soon as completed.
Details Being Worked Out
Many features have been arranged
and contests will be staged that will
interest the public and at the same
time be invaluable in the good eff
fected. OF them we will speak in
later issue.
A letter is being framed by an ap-
pointed committee to the pastors Of
all the churches in Dauphin county,
requesting them to devote their SER
mons on the Sunday preceding Baby
w eek, IL convenient, TO Ine CONFER
ence and the good which it hopes to
accomplish. Organizations and so
cieties, clubs and individuals will be
requested to do their share TO make
the week the biggest of its kind ever
held in the city. The committee is
enthusiastic in its efforts for the
promotion of the project and the CO.
operation of City Council the County
Commissioners and Poor Directors,
Civic Clubs the Moose. the Elks tbe
Rotary Club and Chamber of Com
merce, the Sunshine Society, Certified
Milk Commission. Pure Milk Society,
Pennsylvania Milk Products Co, Aca-
denny of Medicine, the Red Men, the
Medical Club, of Harrisburg, and
many other organizations is strongly
requested. The police department will
do their share in looking after the
three big street banners that will be
placed in prominent positions.
Baby Week is universal in its ap-
peal and the more people it reaches
the more healthy will our infant
population undoubtedly become.
Committee on Arrangements
Drs. j. Nj. ]. Raunick and C. r.
Phillips are in charge of the program
and will have list of good speakers
here for the occasion. Mrs. Francis
Jordan Hall is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the welfare exhibit
and the other members of the COM
mittee are as follows: Mrs. Ross A.
Hickok, secretary; the Rev. 7. b..
johnson, Mrs. Joseph Nachman, Miss
Mary Miller, Mrs. Harvey Smith, John
Yates, DR.. Raunick, and Mrs. John
Fox Weiss. Mrs. Marlin i. Olmsted,
Mrs. John Fox Weiss and T.. j. Stack
pole, Jr., comprise the publicity COM
mittee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
MEASLES NOT NECESSARY
DECLARES DIR. RAUNICI%

In announcing the unusual pre-
valence of measles in this city DR.. j.
NJ. ]. Raunick, the city health officer,
to-day advised parents not to expose
theil' children needlessly on the worm
out theory that ''every child must get
the measles anyway" Danger of
serious complications from pneumonia
may result he said. To date there are
nearly $50 cases in the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
Clubhouse Boy Signs to
Play With Detroit Team
Special to the Telegraph

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 25. 49, Ferd
Moore, who two years ago was club
house boy for the Athletics is now a
member of the Detroit Tigers, hav-
ing been signed as second baseman by
Hugh Jennings.
When the Athletics were winding
up the series with Washington in 1914
some one suggested that Moore be
given a chance to get into the game
against Grfith's team. 1t started as
joke. but the boy who was only six
teen then, played in three games. lie
batted against Bentley, Shaw, Ayres
and Harper for 800.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
SAVE THE BABIES,
SAVE THE NATION


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mothers to a better and more effec-
tive care of the baby.
Save the Baby. Save the Nation
was the slogan adopted at the COM
mittee meeting heid in the offices of
the Associated Aid Society yesterday.
Particularly apropos at this time is
the slogan, which links up the saliva
ton of the youth of the country with
the welfare of the nation, and in no
better way could the advocates of pre-
paredness have their wishes carried
out than by this big baby welfare
conference.
Everybody Plan To BE There
March Is to IS are the dates
Don't forget them. Watch the papers
and plan your own campaign, little
mother, so that your own baby will be
benefited by rour assimilation of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
HOUSE WARMING

An oId-fashioned house warming
program will be observed tonight by
the members of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemens Association, at their new
home, 923 North Third street How
ard o. Holstein will read a history Of
the association. sauerkraut supper
will be served. At a special busin ess
held last night, 6S new mem
bers were admitted, and so applica-
tions received.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
TECH HIGH TEAM
PLAYS DANVILLE
Officially Elect Harris Captain
For Remainder of Season;
Wrestling Matches

Tech tossCrs had their final prac-
ticc yesterday when the Maroon aggre-
CATION lined up against Coach Tatem's s
bunch of tossers. No score was kept
as both teams desired a final work out
prior to their weekend contests.
To-night the Tech team will play
the team representing Danville High
school. Two weeks ago the locals were
defeated at that place by a score OF
80 to SO. In Jebbons the visitors have
one Of the fastest scholastic forwards
in the State.
At a meeting of the members OF the
team held yesterday afternoon, Eddie
Harris, star forward. was officially
elected captain for the remainder of
the season. He has been acting as
leader in games in which he played.
The second team will be pitted against
another team from this locality be-
tween halves, and while the usual bill
of wrestling will fill in the program.
The lineup will be as follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
LADY EAGLES ARE GUESTS
At LAST NIGHTS BANQUET

An entertainment given to Lady
Eagles at Eagles Hall, Sixth and Cum
berland streets last evening, as tri-
butte to the interest they took helping
to pay off the debt of the new build
ing.
After the entertainment $50 people
were served with pig roast and sauer
kraut supper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
COUNTRY CLUB MEETING

Members of the Country Club of
will formally vote on the
to purchase the Fort
Hunter tract for the new club house
and the financial plan at the annual
meeting on April 4. The surveys of
the property are now being made and
tentative plans for the house, tennis
golf course and other features
are to lie worked out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
Christian Endeavorers
Take Part in Box Social

The Society of Christian Endeavor
of the Green Street Church of God
held a box social last evening at the
home of ID. S. Lowe, 141S North
Sixth street last evening. Miss Alma
SPOTS and Miss Helen Shoop gave
piano numbers and there were con-
tests and refreshments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
Hoppe After Big Money;
TO Play Jap at Honolulu
Special to the Telegraph

New York, Feb. %. - Willie Hoppe
worlds billiard champion, figures to
clean up $4,000 this year. He has
toured the country in exhibitions with
Yamada, the Jap, and soon will go
with Yamada to Honolulu.
Hoppe says his success is due to
steadiness, which he attributes to
clean living and his physical condi-
ton. Hoppe has Il system of exercise
and when getting ready for big
match runs on the road like a fighter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
WILLARD IN NEW YORK
Special to the Telegraph

New York, Feb. 25.-Jess Willard,
the heavyweight champion, arrived
here to-day from Chicago to begin
training for his ten-round bout with
Frank Moran, set for March 25. A
throng of several thousand fight fans
gathered at the station to see Will
lard, but the entire party avoided the
crowd by slipping out through a side
entrance of the railroad station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
KILL ENGLISH ATHLETE IN WAR
BY associated Pres.

London, Feb. 25. - Announcement
was made to-day that Lieutenant r.
F.. Atkinson, one of the best-known
athletes of England, was killed in ac-
ton February 20. Lieutenant Atllin-
son was a Cambridge University run
ner His best performance was in
1914 when he defeated Norman S.
Taber American Rhodes scholar, by
running half a mile in one minute
SO 2-5 seconds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
PITCHER REULBACH SOLD
By associated Press

Chicago, Feb. %. - Pitcher Ed.
Reulbach, formerly of the Chicago
Nationals. has been sold TO the Pitts
burgh Nationals, It was announced to-
day. He was in the Federal League
last season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
GERMAN WEDGE UNDER
GUNS OF FORTRESS

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THE DAY OF OLD MEN
By Frederic ]. HaSkin

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-13

tons. Rice viii be played at Houston.
Here Is the basket ball schedule as
announced by Director Driver:
Jan. ii-southwestern University
at College.
Jan. i7--Austin College at College.
Jan. is-Decatur College at College.
Jan. Si-simmons College at Col.
lege.
tLong skip from Jan. 10 TO Jan. 81
without games due to term examina.
tionsD
Feb. 2-Baylor University at Col
lege.
Feb. s-Tulane at College.
Feb. l2-Riee Institute at College.
Feb. i7-Southwestern at College,
Feb. is-i9-Rice Institute at Hous.
ton.
ID. V. Graves. coach OF the basket
ball. Is optimistic over the prospects
for the year All OF the contenders
for honors In basket ball In Texas are
TO meet the Aggies except Texas. As
yet the differences with referenc to
indoor and outdoor courts have nos
been patched between the two state
schools. A. and NJ. will play no games
on outdoor courts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-13
LoNeHoRN BOYS ANSWERED
CHARGES OF A. AND N. TEAM.
Saw No Reason Why Students shoule
BE Deprived Of Basket Ball
Games az Home.

Austin. Tex. Jan. is.-Noting the
allegations on the Lart OF the Farm.
ers at College Station that the Texans
had not met them half way. and as a
result basket ball games might not
be played. the Texas authorities have
given out this statement:
I'VE offered to play the kggies at
College Station on any court thee
might see III to provide. We also
asked that the team from Agricultural
and Mechanical College play out OF
doors while In Austin. as the Texas
team has no indoor court large enough
TO accommodate the spectators. A
provision was made whereby the Tex.
ans would play indoors In case OF rain
or bad weather. when the Aggies we're
In Austin. In this case the specta.
tors would be ignored
As things now stand. the Texans
would play A. and VI. on their own
court. asking the same from the Wis.
ltors when they are In Austin. So
far as the proposal to play In Hous.
ton Is couIerned. the Texans are will
ing to go to Houston when the games
at the respective schools are played
But until tie comes from the playing
OF such games the Longhorns see ne
reason why the student bodies OF the
two institutions should be deprived OF
the games on their home grounds.
Work on the part OF the Texans Is
/ progressing daily. anu with the open
ing OF the season next Tuesday with
Austin College on Clark field. the
team whose record score has not been
equaled by any state team bids fair
to leave but faint remembrance OF
the from the Sherman country. II
was too cold for baseball at Texas
yesterday. but the soccer aspirants
made up for all the lack OF pdp on the
part OF the proteges OF Disch. and az
ter dividing the squad into two teams
warmly contested practice game was
played.