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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-06

BatterleS-F1Sher and Nunamaker;
Shaw and Ainsmith.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-06

Batteries - Lavender, Bender and
Killifer; Tyler, Nehf and Tragesser.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-06
Philadelphia at Boston.

Batteries-Martin MOlineauX, Park
and SEVERED; Lambeth, Covaleskie
and ONeill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
No More "Slacker
Commissions" For
Men of Draft Age

Washington. Dec. 1. So-called
"slacker missions" by which
men of draft age seek to escape SER
vice in the ranks and get officers
places in noncombatant branches of
the army, have struck a snag in two
general policies laid down by Secre-
tary Baker.
These are, first, that no men of
draft age be commissioned unless II
is shown clearly that they are better
fitted for the special work to which
they are called than any civilian be-
yond the draft age whose services
can be secured; and, second, that no
function of the army that can be
carried on efficiently with civilians
shall be placed on military footing
by commissioning the men needed
to supervise the work.
The problem of commissions in
the various staff departments of the
army that have to do with the sup
ply lines, transportation, construc-
tion and a hundred other non-com-
batant functions of the service is a
different one. There have been um-
merous cases of young men of draft
age who have obtained commissions
in those services and therefore are
exempt from the operations of the
selective service law under which
the fighting troops are being mobi-
lized. ~.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Athletic Union Plans
For Athletic Revival;
Prizes For All Winners

New York, Dec. with the an
nouncement within the next few
days of the national championship
committee by President C. A. Dean,
of Chicago, officials of the Amateur
Athletic Union will begin arrang-
ing the program of athletic cham
pionships to be held at various
camps and cantonments throughout
the country Secretary Frederick w.
Ruben announced yesterday that
while no formal steps had been
taken to seek the advice of the War
Department concerning the eXpen-
diture of the $1,000 appropriated by
the A. A. U. for the championships
such a move would be made prob
ably this week.
1.-The main idea," said Mr.. Ruben,
'Js to get the boys in the camps in
the physical condition necessary for
the task they have assumed in shar-
ing their country's burden in the
war. At the same time recreation
of pleasant mind will be afforded the
soldiers as they get their bodies in
good physical condition"
The A. A. U. officials plan to con-
duct competitions in all sports in
their season.
All competitions will be under su-
r,ervision of the national champion
shin committee of the A. A. u. and
will be held simultaneously. or as
near so as 1t is possible at all the
camps.
Regulation A. A. U. championship
medals will be awarded to the va
rious winners, but the design of these
has not as yet been determined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
NOTHING WARLIKE - BUT :
Four Rear Admirals, Il
Captains, 81 Commanders
to Be Named Next Week

Washington, Dec. -Four rear
admirals, twenty-one captains and
ffty-one commanders of the Navy
will be named under the merit sys-
tenn next week by the Selection
Board, which will hold it's first meet
ing next Monday to fill vacancies
created by the expansion for war OF
the naval establishment
At the same time 110 lieutenants
and 247 junior lieutenants will be
advanced a grade under the seniority
system for the duration of the war
and the grade of ensign will be re-
adjusted to accommodate the 422
warrant and reserve officers holding
temporary war. commissions in that
grade.
The. Selection Board Is composed by
law of nine rear admirals. The names
of the officers composing it this year
have been withheld to protect them
from the opportunities of friends OF
officers eligible for advancement.
Numerous promotions must be made
soon, also, in the personnel of the
staff corps of the Navy. There has
been no announcement as yet as to
whether the seniority or selection
rule Is to apply to these, the selec-
tion law dealing only with line COM
missions in the higher grades.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Final Military Game
on Franklin Field Today
By associated Press

Philadelphia, Dec. Franklin
Field presented a martial appearance
to-day when the champion football
teams of Camp Meade and Camp
Dix clashed in a contest for the in
terdivIsional gridiron honors of the
season. Camp Meade was represent
ed by the Three Hundred and Four
teenth Infantry team, composed of
Pennsylvanians, while the Three
Hundred and Eleventh Infantry,
made up chiefly of New Jersey boys,
represented Camp Dix. Both teams
were selected after an elimination
series of several weeks and both in
clude several former college stars.
Several thousand enlisted men
from each camp were granted fur
lough5 to attend the game and Army
officers from ALI sections of the east
were invited to occupy special boxes.
The stands were gayly decorated
with American flags and colors of
the allies. which, with their thou
sands of khaki-clad occupants, made
an impressive scene and reminded
Philadelphians of the famous Army
Navy contests of former years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01

An unusual occurrence was report
ed regarding the recent Oberlin-0hAn
University football game, at Oberlin.
At the end of the third period the
ball was found to be on the 50-yard
line and equidistant from the side
lines. Officials did not need to move
the ball when starting the fourth
period and all the teams needed to do
was to shift. Referee Weygandt, of
Wooster, and Umpire Jones, of Ohio
State, who were officiating at the
game, said they never saw such Il
thing before.
Only four players on this year 5
Tech team will pass out, Lloyd.
Frock, Essig and Brough. With Eb-
ner will be Beck, Wilsbach, Bell. Ar
mold, Lauster, Frank and Kohlman,
and besides a bunch of comers on the
substitute list.
While the passing of Central from
the football world is regretted there
will be some consolation in knowing
that there are some players who
were factors with Central who mag
be found on Techs side next year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
CAMPAIGN FOR
MINOR LEAGUE
Strong Opposition to Plans
For Third Major League;
Must Move Slowly

Philadelphia, Dec. lowing to
conditions brought about by the war.
1t has become necessary to do some
thing for the minor league ball
clups. Twelve minor leagues finish
eu the 19l7 season, as against forty
seven That were in the field q wear
or TWO ago. The majors are obliged
TO keep the little fellows alive in or
der 10 provide q field from which to
draw players.
However. the formation of the
proposed third major league by a
ilereer OF clubs from the American
ASSOCIATION and the International
League promises to furnish the real
hreWorks of the meeting. Ban John
son, John K. Tener and others who
nave proposed and planned this mer-
ger nave been notified they will meet
WIZ some strong opposition at the
Louisville meeting. T, ...,
The fight against the proposed
league is more or less local in the
TWO organizations concerned. Ger.
tam elements in the Association and
international are opposed to it, those
elements quite naturally consisting of
l.
toned in the merger
East and West Differ
providence, in the East. has voiced
It's opposition, and in the West, A.
+. Ilmme, president of the Milwau-
kee club, is leading the administra-
tIon party of the Association which
is backing up President Hickey
PRESIDENT Hickey has a premonition
that II a third major league is SO
formed Ed. Barrow, and not he. will
be its president. and from all indica
tlons his premonition is eminently
correct Barrow would be>the logical
man for the job, and is probably the
only man who could put the merger
over.
Thls merger is in line with the
plan to redistrict the leagues and
bolster up weak spots AS a war
measure 1t would at least provide 81
stronger circuit than either the In
ternational or Association. For that
reason 1t may be necessary to the
game.
Must Move Slowly
But President Johnson and others
VINO are planning it had better go
slow in calling in a third major
league. AS league second only 70
the majors it would be accented
But it can hardly be foisted on tbe
pubic as a third major league. If
1T is, Johnson and some of his CO.
horts will have to gulp, down some
of the assertions they made not so
long ago in the days of the Federal
League.
1t seems almost ridiculous that
organized baseball would attempt to
do the very thing the Feds made n
dismal failure of, and it is proba bly
not their intention at all to classify
the league as a major. Ban John
son was the most persistent in claim
ing that there was no room for a
third major league when the Feds
were in the field, and he proved to
be right. Some of the cities that
made up the Federal League will
form the new organization and they
are no more big league cities now
thar they were then.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
$4,000 Cigars Stolen;
Dealer Under Bail

Norristown, Pa, Dec. Lewis
NJ. Brown, cigar dealer, Fourth and
Pine streets, Philadelphia, was COM
mitted to Jail yesterday by Magis-
trate Clark when he could not fur
nish 81, 500 bail when charged with
theft of $4,000 cigars, which were
taken from a Reading Railway
freight train at Woodlane last Sat
urday. Detectives in search in Phil
adelphia located in a number of
stores cigar boxes numbered like
those stolen from these dealers.
The detectives declare they
learned that Brown had sold them
at reduced rates, with instructions
to keep quiet about it. Brown as
serted that he got the cigars from
a man named Gus" with whom he
had been dealing for years, but
whose last name he does not know.
Gus" according to Brown, delivered
the $4,000 cigars in two large auto
trucks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Pinchot Appeals to Farmers
to Raise More Hogs

Philadelphia, Dec. L. Clifford
Pinchot, the noted conservation
leader, urges the farmers of Penn
sylvania to raise hogs. Mr.. Pinchot
says:
"This war will be won by the
whole American people working to-
gether. Many things are necessary
to win it, but food comes first. The
food needed for our Allies and our
selves can be produced only by the
good will and voluntary labor of tho
who feeds us all, can neither be
commanded nor compelled. He
more than any other man in the ma
ton, is his own master and does
what he thinks is right.
1--WE often hear that Pennsylvania
has the banner agricultural county
of the United States. but we do not
always remember that the largest
farm population among the states is
ours, except for Texas only. Su-
premely great as Pennsylvania is in
her industries, we must not forget
that in agriculture also she is among
the greatest, and able to render in
calculable and indispensable service
to the nation in the world war
ct appeal to the farmers of Penn
sylvania to support the Government
with every pound of food they can
raise, and so help to bring the war
to a prompt and victorious end. I
make this appeal with full conf
dence in their patriotic desire to
support the Government in this
great struggle, and to leave nothing
undone that will help us to win the
war.
mot all food is equally important
Until recently wheat was the most
needed. Now, however, the wheat
question has been answered. and we
are likely to have all we need next
wear. But we are going to require
more animal products, and especial
Iv more pork
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
SOMETHING ABOUT
PISTOL SHOOTING
1t Has Become Legitimate
Sport in the Last Half
Century

Seldom do we hear nowadays OF
the debt of honor that has been can
celed by the use of Q brace of pistols
in the hands of outwardly calm but
inwardly excited gentleman of the
purple.
For 800 years previous to the last
half of the nineteenth century the
pistol was developed solely as a
weapon of defense at very short dis
tance. and, as already stated, prln-
cipally for dueling purposes. 1t IS
on record that the first pistols were
made about 1910 by an Italian, cam
inelleo Vitelli, at Pistoja, Italy;
During the last half-century, now
ever. the pistol has undergone many
rapid and wonderful changes. rms
has been due principally to the tact
that pistol shooting has become
legitimate sport, as target shooune
REQUIRES a weapon of great precision
and capable of accuracy at distances
considered quite impossible In the
early history of firearms.
Pistol Not Revolver
The term pistol should not be
confused with revolver" for there
lis nothing very similar in the mech
dnism of either.
A pistol is either single shot or
automatic. A single-shot pistol must
be loaded for each shot. The auto
matte is fed from a magazine, ana
several shots may be fired as tast
as the trigger can be worked each
time by the trigger finger.
The revolver is so named because
the cartridges are contained in CYL
.inder which revolves as each shot Is
fred. Pressing the trigger each time
fires the cartridges and also turns
the cylinder.
Both the pistol and revolver are
used for target shooting; the pistol
however, is considered the more ac-
curate.
Shooting is done indoors and out
doors. The standard distance for
indoor shooting is 20 yards; for out
door shooting, so yards, although
various intermediate distances are
also used.
Championship contests are held in
the spring and fall under the super
vision of the United States Revolver
Association, the governing body for
the sport. These contests bring to-
gether many of the country's fore
most shots.
Pistol and'revo1ver clubs are con-
stantly being organized, which is an
indication that the sport has taken
a firm hold with the pleasure and
competition-loving American.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Deer Season on Today;
Hunters Start at Sunrise;
Small Game Plentiful

Harrisburg deer hunters who have
been in camp for several days had
an early start to-day for the deer
season. Small game was safe after
midnight last night. This means
more safety to the hunter of small er
game. The season has been a good
one. While quail were scarce. rabbit
and squirrel hunting were very good.
The seasons ending last night in
clude wild turkey. which is also pro-
nounced to have been good; quail,
pheasant, squirrels. woodcock and
blackbirds. The bear and habbit
seasons run until December No and
the raccoon season until the end OF
the year.
The deer season will run until De-
cember Is. Hunters predict a large
kill, as bucks are plentiful in many
sections : the state. Each hunter
is alln..od one deer with a restriction
of six to a camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Federal Agents Seeking
For Potato HOarders

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-Government
agents have been conducting a quiet
search for profiteers and hoarders of
potatoes along the Old York Road
section of Horsham and Hallowell.
This is known as the potato Sec
tion." where more than 100, 900 BUSH
els of potatoes are raised each year.
FOLLOWING the advice of President
Wilson last year. farmers planted ad-
dltional acreage this year in potatoes.
The crops were large and Federal
agents have been callers at the
homes OF various growers in search
of evidence that potatoes are being
held for the higher prices which it
is expected they will bring early next
year. In one instance, it is said. an
agent found hundreds of bushels of
potatoes stored in the cellars of a
large grower. The bin was sealed
by the agent and the owner prom
ised that his case will be attended
to by authorities who will not toll
crate boarding of food.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
ST GAP CAGE TEAM MEET INDEPENDENTS TONIGHT CAMPAIGN FOR MINORS
y \X7ELLY,U
j wv CORNER

High school athletes will now give
their time to basketball practice.
Local football stars will be promi-
nent in the cage game. The scholastic
league promises interesting sport.
There is some talk about Jack
Goombs, the Iron Man, going to st.
Louis Cardinals as manager. Coon bs
Is a good businessman.
Clausen, who has been referee at
the local basketball games, is a real
ofnclal. Patrons find him impartial
IN his decisions and prompt in met
ing out punishment for rough play
ing. Clean games are always success
full.
That Tech is going to have some
team next year is a certainty. To
begin with there is Elmer, whose
work this season has won him much
prominence, and who will be cap
tam or the 1918 eleven, according to
present dope. He has been picked
y ymany football authorities as a
rea star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
'CROSS-RIVER
TEAMS VICTORS
Varsity and Girls Fives De-
feat Teams of Oberlin
High School

Fast aggressive playing every min
ute of the contest enabled Camp Hill
High to open the home season with a
victory over the Oberlin High School
five last night in a closely contested
game by score of 2S to 20: The
girls team had little difficulty in
swamping the oberlin girls team by
The game between the varsity team
was fast and we'll played. Camp Hill
showed a slight advantage over the
visitors with their brilliant passing
and team work. Bowman and Base
hore starred for Camp Hill, each
Tsgisteiring six goals from the feld; cid
was not very interesting.
joyful over Victory
Coach Dunkle and Professor
Rockey, principal of the school. were
the best season in the schools history,
as the schedule arranged for this.
year includes games with teams more
in Camp Hill's class, while during
previous years some very fast teams
opposed the local five.
Last nights scores follow:
Camp Hill Oberlin
Bowman, f. Morgan, I.
Basehore, f. Snavely, f.
A. Nell, C. Youtz, C.
Good. G. Buck, g.
Field goals: Bowman, 6; Basehore,
! 6; A. Nell. /; Good, l Snavely. 8; Nor
gan, 6; Youtz, 3. Foul goals: Snave-
ly, /. Substitute, Nell, guard Camp
Hill for Good.
Camp Hill Oberlin
Patterson, (. Hick, (.
Fry, f. Espenshade, (.
| Dennison, C. Bishop, c.
| Smith, g. Bolan, &.
| Bowman, e. Cooper, &.
Field goals: Patterson, 10; Fry, 6.
O. rNaV ~ K taI
Foul goals: Fry, s. Substitution, NJ.
Bowman, for Smith, Camp Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Let Government Furnish
Seed at Cost, Say Farmers

washington. Dec. President A
C. Townley, of the National Non
Partisan League, to-day asked Pres
ident Wilson to urge upon congress
an appropriation of $5O,O0O,OOO fol
the purchase of seed and feed to bt
sold at cost to farmers of the north
west who, he said, are in financia
straits because of the failure oi
crops in two successive years.
Mr.. Townley told the President
that the farmers in North Dakota
Montana, Kansas, Nebraska and
parts of Oklahoma and Minnesota
whom he represented, had answered
the country's call for more food by
increasing their acreage this year
and the failure of the enlarged crops
had hit them heavily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
LOCAL ON
WINNING TEAM
Company I Lands Baseball
Championship at Camp
Hancock

At Camp Hancock, baseball is still
popular. Harrisburgers are showing
old-time form and winning out in
championship series. Here is the
story of a game played last Sat
urday:
On Saturday. November "a, the
team representing Company 1. One
Hundred Twelfth Infantry, composed
principally of Harrlsburgers, defeat
ed the One Hundred Ninth Infantry
team in a baseball game for the
championship of the Twenty-eighth
Division, score s to 6. The game
was played on the Richmond Acad-
emy field in Augusta. Ga, and though
the weather was more adapted to
football, there was a large and en-
thusiastic crowd out to see the game
The One Hundred Ninth scored in
the first. Ferrish struck out, but
Paris missed the ball, placing the
runner on second. Ballit sacrificed
and Alexander struck out. GevaniS
singled to second. sending the rur
over. Murdock also struck out. Com
pany l came back strong and scored
five runs. With two out, Paris sin
gled; Eisenberger walked; Triest hit
a long one between left and center
scoring both. but in turning first he
twisted his ankle and Borbridge took
his place. A single. two bases or
balls and a double netted three more
runs. Company L scored again in
the third. Waltz's walk, Fitzgerald's
single and Swartz's single netted an
other. In the Seventh Gevanis tripleo
and scored on an out.
Run Up Score
In the eighth the One Hundred
Ninth tied the score on a hit by
pitcher, a single, two bases on balls
and a double. Company / won Ii
their half when Waltz singled, Fitz'
gerald sacrificed, Swartz singled anc
Williams doubled.
The pitching of Eisenberger, whC
struck out sixteen batsmen, featured
as did the fielding of Williams ant
the hitting of Swartz.
For the One Hundred Ninth a one
hand catch by Cravath and the all
around work of Alexander featured
A number of games are being ar
ranged by the Company l team anC
will be played as soon as the presen
cold spell has passed, as they only
last few days or a week here.
The score follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
LOCUST GAPTO
MEET LOCALS
Crack Coal Region Team Here
Tonight; Jimmy Doyle
in Lineup

Harrisburg Independents will have
the famous Locust Gap cage team
for opponents ts-n4-ht This is ono
of the seasons best attractions. Lo-
Gust Gap last night defeated Cen
tralia, score 26 to "a.
Jimmy Doyle, who played with the
Plymouth State League team last
season, is managing the Locust Gap
team and will be in the lineup to-
night. Billy Betz. n star Of the Goa.
regicn, will also play. Haggerty. a
brother of Lew Haggerty, the great
center of Reading. will play one OF
the forward positions.
Locals in Good Shape
The Independent players came out
of Thursday nights game in fine
condition and the pace they are go
lrg should make il warm for the coal
region boys. Locust Gap defeated
Shamokin on their own floor Tues
day night and the Independents will
have TO travel at their best TO win
victory. The shift the Independ-
ents made in their lineup Is working
out with good results and Captain
McCcrG will hold down the pivot po-
sitior from now on. Garner has
made a good impression on the fans
in refereeing, he is on the move all
the tine and keeps plenty of snap in
Ihe 5Ime. Dancing will follow the
game. The lineup:
Locust Gap. Independents.
Doyle Co. (. n. Ford. f.
(Morasky) Wallower, f.
Haggerty. f. McCord Co., C.
: Sebastian. c. G. Ford. g.
Klewan, G. Mcconnell, g.
Betz, e.
(J. Sebastian)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
POURED OIL ON FIRE

Chester, Pa, Dec. 1.-When Wal
ter Mckee, an engineer. poured coal
oil over the smouldering fire in his
stove to hurry along blaze yester-
day, there was an explosion that sent
Mckee across the room and scat
tered burning Goals and blazing oil
all over him. He was hurried to the
Chester Hospital, where his condi.
ton is pronounced serious.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
CARRIAGE CONTRACT AWARDED

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-The Penn Re-
duction Company was yesterday
awarded the garbage contract for
1918 at a cost to the city of $685.
256. This is the second bid submit
ted by the company: the first, of
$65,266, was rejected two weeks ago.
The contract awarded yesterday by
Public Works Director Datesman is
s143.O0 above the current year cost.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
Seasons Football Toll
Decrease Over Last Year
By Associated Press

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Football exact
ed a toll of twelve victims during
the 1917 season. which ended with
Thanksgiving Day games, according
to reports to the Associated Press
to-day. The number was six less
than in 1916 and four less than two
years ago. In 1914 there were fif-
teen deaths.