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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11

Cross fund. Winners of each class
will receive medals.
Entrance Fec Optional
Entrance fees will be optional with
a minimum of so cents. Qualifying
rounds of Is holes may be played
at any time betwene June 16 and 23.
Players will be divided into two
classes of sixteen, according to quail
flying scohres played off to a final IS
holes, match. finals at 36 holes.
Players losing first match will go
into beaten eight class play to
final. Glasses and medals will be
provided according to entry. There
will be room for everybody. no mat
ter how poor a played may be.
The season handicap tournament
started Saturday. The course was
in excellent condition and a large
field participated. A. A. West led
the field and c. E. Zimmerman, pres
ent city champion. and ]. D. Smith
tied for second and third places. De-
tails as follows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
RECORD GAME
IN D-PLEAGUE
Dauphin Wins Over Halifax
in Seventeenth Inning;
Other Scores

Dauphin and Halifax had a record
game Saturday. Gilday and Biever
had a seventeen-Inning argument.
Dauphin won, score to q.
Halifax jumped into a two-run
lead in the fourth setto. Dauphin
same period and tied the score in
the sixth. Other chances to score
were lost in the succeeding innings,
through good work of pitchers and
fast fielding. In the seventeenth
punched hits sent a Dauphin lad
across the rubber after two men
had died.
Newport kept her slate clean on
Saturday by conquering Manager
Stewart Duncan's Duncannon squad,
her strongest contender in the Dau-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
''WHEATINA BALL" is
EMERY SUCCESSOR:
CENTRAL PRODUCT

Springfield. Ohio, June lit is
here. a substitute has been found
for the emery BAH" and it has been
introduced into the Central League
by Pitcher Cummins, of the Fort
Wayne club. The new freak is label
ed ''wheatina ball"
Cummins used it, or at least he
was charged with II, against Man
ager Dunn and his players here and
just five times was il nicked safely
The Reapers spent all of their time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11

batting the old agate up in the air.
Cummins brought the "wheatina
BALI with him from the Central As
sociation, where it was christened.
They charge him with crushing
grains of wheat, filling his hip pocket
with it and using some on every ball
he pitches. The sap in the wheat is
said to give him a powerful grip on
the ball and cause it to break more
freakishly than Ed. Walsh's famous
splitter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
ANNOUNCE PLANS
FOR GOLF MATCH
City Championship Tourna-
ment to Be Red Cross
Benefit

Plans are complete for the annual
city championship golf tournament
and Red Cross benefit. This event
is scheduled for a start next Sat
urday on Reservoir links. Qualifying
rounds will be played. Players may
qualify any time up to June 23. when
drawings will be made for match
play. Any amateur may enter this
contest whether a member of the
club or not.
The largest entry in the history of
city tournaments is expected. All
players are expected to enter, as the
proceeds will be donated to the Red
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
York County Leapue
FOOTBALL HERO DIES

Portland, Ore, June 11.-Kenneth
L. Fenton, attorney, Stanford gradu-
ate, and famed football athlete, died
here of concussion OF the brain re-
sulting from fall at his home.
While trying to adjust window
screen Mr.. Fenton lost his balance
and plunged fifteen feet alighting on
his head on concrete ledge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK
SELLS FAST IN FRANCE

Paris. June 11.-One result of
American intervention in the war
is an extraordinary demand at all
the bookstores for the history of the
American revolution and of the
United States. The only two works
on this subject published in the
French language seem TO be out of
print. One of these works. it is an
nounced is to be republished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
COMPULSORY TRAINING

Reykjavik, Iceland. June lire
lands parliament has decided to
institute compulsory national service
Every young man is to give to the
state six months labor on some
work of national Importance, such
as bridge and road making, and the
building of public edifices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11
PAPER INSTEAD OF SILVER

Rome, June The Treasury
Department has arranged for a $6O,-
100000 issue of paper money in bills
of one and two lire to take the place
of silver pieces of this denomina-
ton. Since the issue of 5-lire bills,
two years ago, the 5-lire silver piece
has disappeared from circulation
and is now sold by banks at pre-
MUM.
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Summary
@
SCORES OF SATURDAY GAMES

NdtIOltA INdRuc
Philadelphia-St. Louis, rain.
Cincinnati, 2; Brooklyn, 0.
New York, 4 Chicago, 0.
Boston, 6; Pittsburgh, 5.
American League
Philadelphia, 2; St. Louis, l.
Chicago, 5; Washington, 4.
Detroit, l. Boston, o.
Cleveland, 2; New York, 0.
New York State League
Binghamton, l; Syracuse, (hrst
game).
Binghamton, 4; Syracuse, o, (sec-
ond game).
Wilkes Barre, IA; Reading, o
wilkes-B Barre. 12; Reading. 8
(second game).
Utica, 8; Elmira. 3.
Scranton, 8; Harrisburg (for-
feited).
International League
Providence, 2; Newark, 1 (first
game).
Providence, I; Newark, (second
game).
Rochester. 4; Buffalo, (irst
Buffalo, 6; Rochester, (second
Montreal, 4; Toronto, (frst
game).
Toronto, g. Montreal, 2 (second
game).
Richmond, 10; Baltimore, (first
game).
Baltimore 4; Richmond, (sec-
ond game).
Blue Ridge League
Gettysburg, s; Chambersburg, l.
Martinsburg, I; Hagerstown, 6
(11 innings).
Hanover, 5; Frederick, 0.
Dauphin- Perry League
Dauphin, 3; Halifax, az in
nings).
Millersburg, 6; Marysville, o.
Newport, 3; Duncannon, l.
SCORES OF YESTERDAY
National League
Brooklyn, 4 Cincinnati. 8.
Chicago, 6; New York. 8.
Philadelphia, 4; St. Louis, /.
American League
Chicago, 10; Cleveland. 4.
International League
Newark, 3; Providence, l (first
game).
Newark, 8; Providence, 2 (second
game).
New York State League
Scranton, s; Reading, /.
Elmira, 4; Utica, o.
Binghamton, s; Syracuse, 2.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
National League
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn. at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
American League
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at Boston.
International League
Montreal at Toronto.
Buffalo at Rochester.
Richmond at Baltimore.
Newark at Providence
New York State League
Harrisburg at Scranton.
Reading at Wilkes-Barre.
Binghamton at Syracuse.
Elmira at Utica.
Blue Ridge League
Martinsburg at Gettysburg.
Hagerstown at Frederick.
Chambersburg at Hanover.
Allison Hill League
Galahad VS.. Stanley.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
American League
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at Boston.
National League
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
New York State League
Reading at Wilkes Barre.
Binghamton at Syracuse.
Elmira at Utica.
Harrisburg at Scranton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-11

of the tenth after Ogden singled.
The score;
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
Send if Please Costs Merchants
of Nation $4,000, 900 Annually

bread. milk and ice cream cost the
most.
What IS true OF Washington is
true OF every American city. town
and village. The board estimates that
the gross delivery expense Of retail
grocers in the country is s75 100000
year. What for? For the hire. OF
men to put up packages. run wagons
and trucks. put your things at your
door, not once, but often many times
a day
Housewives visit the stores in ears.
carriages or on foot, but they never
think OF carrying home anything.
THE merchant Is partly respons.
IDLE His willingness TO serve her
careless and irregular habits OF buy
ng Is one way he builds up good
Will. The women have come to feel
that II they carry bundles they will
be classed as undesirable customers.
In our great cities the cost 20 the
department store Of delivering pack
ages is from to 25 cents apiece. II is
not uncommon for the cost OF deliv-
ering an article TO exceed the cost OF
the article.
There are a few towns in the
country where the delivery evil has
been stamped out Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, has had a sensible system such
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
WIEN IT'S HOT.

VET HAT Is a Democracy?
w Democracy is a form Of government under
which, when it's hot, man may remove his coat and
appear shirt sleeves without prejudice his social
economic political status
This would be the definition given by Governor r. L.
Williams OF Oklahoma
"Id like to meet those belgian boys" said Governor
Williams OF the Belgian mission Oklahomans well
Tulsa into their State, "but in frock coat
and silk hatin July at any rate II they want in
the party the uniform will have to be something like
Palm Beach suit"
After all, when the formallties over and the
silk hats and frock coatsor any other uniforms-wl
not count for much.
It's hot in the trenches well in Tulsa and the
Belgians to will be glad to let Americans
Palm Beach suits any other garb they fancy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
FTNTNC SOIfTHFRN manufacturers

A CCoRDING to the Charleston News and Courier the
n Southern cotton mills very much upset because
the proposed based the profits being
made by the mills compared with their earnings in
three Of the leanest years they have ever known,
period during which It the exceptional mill that
made anything" Their contention is that the capitalize
ton Of the average Southern cotton mill is low that
when It does have prosperous year its profits appear
handsome indeed.
II these Southern cotton mills we're unable three
years ago TO pay dividends their low capitalization
the peace and prosperity" rubbish which the Demo
cratic oampagners dnned into their ears must have
had strange sound. and IT, in spite Of their lean
years, their operators voted 20 retain in power the
party responsible for their dividend deficiencies, they
entitled sympathy only for their gullblity They
experiencing prosperity before the Democrats
passed their deadly tariff law, describing which, the
American Cotton Manufacturers Association Ga South
organization at it's annual meeting in April 1916
declared: the Wilson Underwood tariff law has shown
its "neflcency as income producing measure and
has demonstrated That its schedules unreasonaby
and ruinously low
They are now to be fined for their Ignorance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13

"HOW does Baker mean 10 GUN MS
goose?" says /.
.sWby. when that good American
tobacco gets over to France they'll
man the front trenches with nothing
but Sammies all with corncohs be-
chune their teeth. The generals will
choose up a day when there's a south
wind and smoke the Fritzes right
out of their holes.
Think how ye7d feel, Terry, If ye
hadn't had a good pipeful for three
years and then ye smelt in front OF
We the best tobacco in the world.
What would We do?"
"Of course I'd walk over TO the
fellow that was smoking and ask him
like a gentleman for a loan Of bit
of baccy.'
'Ye have guessed the schemei"
cries Dan "The smell on the wind
will make the Germans do the same.
They'll climb out of their trenches
and walk over acrost No Mans Land.
Then the Sammies will invite them
all to stay for a visit until the end OF
the war"
but the Germans have not acted
like gentlemen lately" I reminded
Dan.
More likely they'd not ask for the
tobacco, but make a grab for it,
Wont that bring them within
reach of our boys?" Dan asks. Either
way none of the Frltzes would get
chance to go back Terry. tits the
cunningest scheme OF all, that TO
BACCO FUND"
Dan" l assents, "for once in your
life ye have had o sensible notion
How many Germans do We think the
s. ] chippd in will coax over"
"A dozen or So" Corrigan figures
/ up promptly.
Twenty three is the skidoodl'
number" / reT arks. "Ten dollars
ought to smoke out that many, then
and have another five spot to spare
"Tll match ye," agreed Dan. Then
because he never is content unless
he thinks he has the best Of any
thing he goes on: But the tObacct
I'll send will pull double what your
will. for it's twice as strong
wen see,' says J. when the pos
tai card reports from our boys com
in. I'm counting on drawing over tn
Germans who have good sense lef
in their noses if nowhere else in thei
heads"
SO Dan and me are waiting now t
| find who's right.
The war will be as good as over
there's tobacco enough. Anybody ca
see the scheme is bound to work
And every time I I'll my own pip
here at home it's a satisfaction L
me when 7 think how much Pm dc
ing to make the war easy and en-
ioyable for OUR BOYS IN FRANCE
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
WHAT TnE GERMAN MENACE MEANS TO US.

A GREAT many Deiawareans have not yet grssped
Al the vast menace triumphant and uncrushed Ger
many would be to Americas future.
ASK one of these what would happen II England and
France had TO for peace before could bring
tremendous power to bear and he would probably
answer;
"Oh, guess the English and French would have to
awe up land and money to Germany. Then peace
would come and this country would so very much
before"
Never was there a more mistaken notion 1t Will
be possible for to go before until Ger
many thoroughly beaten. until the notion has been
shot out Of her that she rule The world.
Let Germany win this let the conflict end in
a draw and at no distant date We shall have TO
to grips with her in Armageddon than this
one.
After a breathing space. she will prepare for war
once more. With Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey under
her thumb she will have more men, moro resources
than before
she will have vast stores OF ali things needfu sho
could not be starved or blockaded. And she will have
her eye especially upon
This will DO true because the eyes OF German desire
will be cast upon Central and South America, rather
than Asia That will bring her into conflict with the
Monroe Doctrine, and that conflict with us.
This is not fancifu picture Only the other day
the Berlin Post had article Mexico tho land OF
the future-in other words land Germany hopes TO
exploit in the future. After the Germany is going
10 uceo Some country WIN winch IL
will be easy 10 enter into intimate relations. The one
country is Mexico. where German influence already
considerable.
Die Post points out Mesdco's resources and German
interests.
1t is easy 20 what this II We can't pre-
vent Il Germany viii plant herself firmly on Mexican
SOIL first by industrial exploitation and colonization
later by boldly grabbing the country. We will have
right at doors Germany abundantly prepared by
Mexican supplies.
There Is only one way 10 prevent this danger aud
that is to whip Germany now
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13

the necessary ideness migated under ordinary
conditions only by harsh frequently useless, training
and discipline and labor imposed by officers
The barracks life Of these young pupil soldiers should
be similar TO boarding school iife industrial life.
Only necessary hours should be devoted TO military
training Others should be spent in military study.
But still others should be devoted to industrial and
business trainng-never forgetting the boys physical
mental and moral needs for considerable sport and
recreation
No mawBish sentimentality should stand in the way
Of having the vigorous and effective men in COM
mand In almost every other business in America To-
day promoted Cor merit rather than seniority
1t should be so in this democratic army.
Make America a strong military nation. Make the
army democratic. Make the army great national
college Pay pupil soldiers well during training
vice This will help keep America safe for democracy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
With The Photographers

Perhaps have been having altogether too little
politics in this country OF Too little for the
welfare of the country.-Burlngton Hawk-Eye
There is a brand Of men preaching socialism around
the country who would be the saddest individuals ~
the world II real socialism became the practice
Weukon Standard
Further indication that partisan politics is creeping
into army circles IN spite Of all the protests Of the
army chiefs in Washington is shown in the issue OF the
Official Bulletin or July L. This issue contains list
Of Second eutenants from civil life appointed and
assigned TO regiments In various arms Of the service"
ANY plain citizen will at once ask why any second lieu
tenants appointed from "ciyil life" az all when
the nation has the military academy the training camps
the retired lists experienced OF the regular army
and the trained OF the national guard to draw
South Bend Tribune
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13

Last spring my partner, Dan Cor.
rlgan and / went trout fishing. But
every day it rained. The rain water
riled the creek water and Dan and
me. All the two pound rainbows had
cataracts over their eyes, and muddy
whirlpools and young Niagara fallses
besides Devil a fly or a worm could
the poor trout see.
The third day Dan and / sat in our
tent and cursed. We swore at the
weather and the FISH and each other.
and Of course, being in a damning
mood, we finally got around to the
kaiser.
They say the scut has no had hab-
It's, Terry" remarks Dan, stufing the
bowl Of his corncob. Il need no more
proof he's not fit for a decent man
TO wipe his feet on"
'Nor me either" says ].
But ye are ft," Corrigan iabs me-
grinning.
eye know what I mean I answers
him. 81 needed to hear no more about
Kaiser Bill after ] heard he never
smokes a pipe That explains all his
hell raising. He amt human"
Dan has theories on everything
from A. p. AS to I. w. WIS and X
Y y
Terry Ahearn," he belches out a
notion now, after a long drag at his
cOrncob, that's what ails the whole
bunch OF Germans-why they're so
savagel They're all out of tObaccol"
Corrigan pulled away a minute like
engine making stiff grade, for It's
not easy for Dan to think strong ever,
and he wastes good fuel always when
he does. He reaches forward sudden
now and whacks me on the knee so
hard with his fist / have the black
and blue spot yet.
81 have IT," he yeils out.
"Ye will get IT," I threatened him
as l jerked back, fright on the nose
If ye thump me like that again"
Il see through It all now" he goes
on, disregsrding aye mind that ad
we read in the paper for people ia
subscribe for that Our Boys In France
Tobacco Fund DO ye recollect2"
nodded, for we'd each Clipped In
So
"And the secretary OF war Endorsed
it?"
'.Yis."
THAT Newt Baker Is a sharp one '
chuckles Dan. Never before did
see through him, thin as he is. But
now do. He has all the old foey
stragety boards skinned IS ways for
a scheme to drag the Teuts out from
under the kaiser's heel. Before Bill
Hollerzollern knows his foot is slip
ping he'll tumble into the discard
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
The Senate Talks Peace
(From the New York Sun.

We are at war to stop Germany
from doing to our country, and OUT
people, what it has done and is doinG
to the provinces Of northern France
and Belgium. and their people. We
are at war because we know that II
we permit our enemy to have his
way with the nations of Europe and
reduce them TO subsection, that ruth
less foe in time will seek to impose
itself upon us II is better to Tight
now shoulder TO shoulder with the
civilization OF the world against bar
barism than it would be 70 delay un
I'll we must fight alone.
Self defence and the maintenance
OF our national honor are the chief
reasons for our participation in this
war. Even obstructive Senator's OF
the sort OF Stone, Gronna and La
Toilette must recognize the suffici-
ency OF these reasons. But we be-
lieve-we like to believe-that loftier
and more spiritual thoughts had their
share in arousing the American PEG.
pie to a degree Of resentment which
made war inevitable.
The violation OF Belgium was evil
dence OF German bad faith and ag-
gressivspess which might well put
every nation on it's guard. And tho
atrocities which attended the Ger.
man march through and occupation
of that country. the infamies now be-
ing perpetrated by the BOches in
France, the German alliance with
the Turk and participation In the Ar
menian massacres, the wholesale
murders now being committed by
submarine commanders, all these and
other barbarities clearly proved
against the Kaiser's forces and his
responsible Government have made
our participation in this war a holy
crusade against infamous barbarians.
President Wilson has said that the
world must be made safe for demOc'
racy Let us go further and say that
it shall be made safe for humanity.
We anticipate little Of light OF
leading from the Senate discussion
this week. The talk about peace terms
is utterly premature. The Senators
who are to raise the issue are dis
credited because OF their inveterate
hostility to the ends and aims Of ouI
Government today. They plan now
only disingenuous campaign for de
: lay. But while they palaver the nation
is giving its answer in the rapid
raising of armies and steady prepar
/, alton for the war upon which we EN-
barked for selfdefence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
EXPLANATION.

Dy way Of explaining the discrepancy in registration
~ figures, North and South, by means Of which TIE
North is made to furnish extraordinary proportion
Of FOR the draft. information has to Repre-
sentative Madden OF Illinois that in Southern
communities the negro population either not per-
mitted TO register advised not to registerthe
plea being that they needed at home for labor.
OF course, Il far easier to keep The black
from registering than to have him register and then to
claim exemption for him. And keeping him from reg
istering also OF a piece with the Southern meth
cd OF keeping him from voting The black man, in
the view Of the Southern political manager. is OF
only to do manual labor be counted in making up
a population upon which 10 Democratic votes in
congress and in the electoral college.