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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06


the southern and northern legs of
the salient. After the British had
repulsed minor attacks in the re-
gions of Gonnelieu and La Vacquerie,
southwest of Cambria, the Germans
hurled strong forces against La
Vacquerie. General Byng's men
checked the Germans in severe
fighting. On the northern end the
attack was against the line between
Bourbon wood and MoeVres. This
was repulsed bS the British artil-
lery.
Large forces of reserves hurried to
te Cambria area convince the British
leaders that the enemy had not yet
given up hope of blotting out the
salient, Notwithstanding the severe
losses he has sustained in the past
week. The Bourbon wood position. the
dominating one west of Cambria, is
almost in pocket, and a dispatch
from British headquarters intimate es
that the British front would be
stronger without it. However. the
British still withstand successfully
German attempts to recapture the
Bourbon position.
The Austro-German push to break
through to VicenZa and. the Venetian
plains evidently is in force, but the
Italians are standing the shock well.
The attack is against a line from
Monte Sizemol, north through Monte
Meletta and east to Monte Baden
ecche, west of the Brenta river, a
front of about ten miles. The first
effort of the enemy was from the
northwest between Sizemol and Me-
letta and this was broken up in hand
to-hand lighting. in which the attack
ers suffered heavy casualties and left
several hundred prisoners in Italian
hands.
Larger forces took part in the sec
ond effort from the northeast against
the western wing of the front. After
fierce lighting the enemy occupied Ital-
ian trenches on Monte Tondarecar
and Monte Badeneeche. and the de-
tenders withdrew from the more ad-
vanced positions. Berlin reports the
fighting is continuing with success.
In the Jebel Hamerin range. north
of Bagdad, Mesopotamia. British and
Russian troops have taken from the
Turks an important mountain pass.
More than 100 prisoners and two guns
We're captured from the Turks.
British merchantmen lost during
the past week were sixteen of more
than 1900 tons and one of less than
that weight. In the previous week
twenty-one vessels, including four
teen of more than 1000 tons. were
sunk by mines or submarines.
Russian emissaries dealing with
representatives of the central pow
ers for an armistice and peace, are
finding the replies to their proposals
'evasive." according to an official
statement issued in Petrograd. The
Germans declined to discuss peace
terms and plans to extend the armis-
tice to all fronts.
The Russians demanded that the
Germans agree not to take any troops
from the eastern theater to other
fronts and to evacuate the islands in
the Gulf of Riga. These were refused
by the Germans, who proposed that
the armistice effect only the front be-
tween the Baltic and Black Seas,
which the Russians submitted to their
military experts for examination
Twenty eight days were agreed upon
as the length of the temporary armis-
tice. Reports that Rumania is 70
take part in armistice negotiations
issued officially from Berlin, are de-
MED officially in London.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
New Eastern League Is
Ready For Big Games

Philadelphia, Dec. 6.-Four clubs of
the defunct Eastern League reorgan-
lied last night into a four-club cir
cult to begin a new pennant race Sat-
urday night at Musical Fund Hall.
where the Philadelphia team, for
merly De Neri, meets Trenton.
Camden and Reading are the two
other teams. The new league will
be known as the Eastern League, and
there will be no restrictions as to
the number of professionals or anna
teurs each team will use, though
there is a secret agreement between
the clubs regarding the players of
the defunct teams.
The season will consist of two sec
tions of thirty games each. and the
winners of the two sections will meet
for the championship. With the eX-
ception of the ''3 and ." players rule,
the old Eastern League rules will be
in operation and the old Eastern
League referees will work.
Games will be played in Trenton on
Monday night, Camden Wednesday
and Philadelphia and Reading on Sat
urday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
X. OF C. PLAN FOR
DRIVE IN AID OF
! TROOPS IN CAMP
Campaign to Be Conducted
Here Between January
3 and 10

Announcement was made to-day
by the committee in charge of the
war fund drive of the Knights of
Columbus in the Harrisburg. do
cese, that the local drive will take
place from January to January
10. During that time there will be
an active campaign made to secure
the necessary funds to make up the
Harrisburg quota of the three mil
lion dollar fund. The campaign will
be conducted the same as the Y.
NJ. C. A. campaign which recently
was conducted in Harrisburg.
on the twelfth of December, i'll
Cathedral Hall, at o'clock, the
general committee from Harrisburg
and Steelton and all citizens who
are interested. will hold a meeting to
discuss final plans. There will be a
force of clerks at work during the
drive.
On January 1 the general COM
mittee will meet for the final COM
pleIlOn OIL details before Ine dTlNe
is made in the city. One of the
plans is for a great meeting in Ca
thedral Hall, or possibly in a larger
hall in the city, when Supreme
knight, James A. Flaherty, will ad-
dress the meeting. On the next day
the campaign will be started in
earnest, with house-to-house can
vases, appeals by advertisements
and posters, and personal requests.
The work to be done will be nom
denominational and the committee
desires the contributions to come
from everybody. The work has the
sanction of the United States govern
ment, and will be the same as the
Y. NJ. c. A. work. A collection for
the fund will be lifted in every
church in the Harrisburg diocese.
and the committee has suggested
that the churches of the other de-
nominations do likewise.
Several banks. and business firms
have already contributed their share
to the fund, it was said this morn
ing. The contributions were very
generous. a committeeman stated.
Checks should be mailed to j. Grant
Schwarz, treasurtr, at the central
headquarters to be announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
+SpORTlnGxnG
JAPANESE TOBE
RACE LEADERS
Must Be Considered as Factors
in International Road
Races

New York. Dec. 6.-That the Jap
anesa long distance runner will be a
formidable opponent in future inter
national track and road races is am
ply demonstrated by the details of
the latest marathon race held in the
land of the rising sun. The run.
which was between Yokohama and a
suburban park, was over a 25-mile
course. and the winner covered the
full distance in hours so minutes
IL seconds. OF the thirty starters all
but six finished the race and the ma
jority reached the mark in good
physical condition.
While this is not the best time
made in a marathon race in Japan, it
IS a record for that distance. Dur
ing 1913 Japanese runner ran the
full marathon distance of &c miles
3S5 yards in hours 81 minutes 2S
seconds, in a trial race held in con-
nectlon with early preparation for
the Olympic Games, scheduled at that
time to be staged at Berlin in 1916.
The time is better than that made
by any winner of a marathon race
held at Olympic Games since the ini-
tial revival of this classic track and
field meet at Athens in 1896.
Past Records
The record of S.30.12 for the TWEEN
ty-five miles is not equal to the best
time made in the Boston a. \. mara
thon race, staged annually at Boston
since 1897. This contest is also run
over a twenty-five mile course and
the best time was made in 1912, when
NJ. j. Ryan. of the New York Irish
American y. c.. won in 2.21.1S Is.
The speed in the japanese race. how
ever, is fully up to the average in
the Boston event and far ahead OF
the record for the first American
marathon, won in S.25.55 3-5 at New
York in 1896.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
COUNTESS WILL
TALK ON POLAND
Daughters of 1917 Arrange
For Graphic Description
of War Horrors

Madame de Turczynowicz. wife of
a count of Poland. writer of the ia
nous book, when Prussia Came to
Poland" a graphic description of
the depredations of the Huns in that
country witnessed by herself. will
speak next Tuesday evening at SIS
o clock in the Orpheum theater.
The address was arranged for by
members o. the Harrisburg Chapter
Daughters of 1917, National War
Aid. but will be one of interest to
every war relief organization in the
city. including the Red Cross and
Other similar units. There will be
no admission charge and the theater
management has donated the use of
the Theater for the evening.
Countess de Turcyznowicz for
three years lived in the war-stricken
country of her husband. She is an
American woman who has seen and
endured the hardships which the
war brought to that country. At one
time when the Huns were in pos
session of the town in which she
was staying, General HindenburG
made his headquarters at her home.
Her address will be one of appeal
for the needs of civilian relief, and
while it was arranged for in con-
nection with the organization of the
Harrisburg Chapter, National War
Aid, will be of interest to everyone
interested in any kind of relief
work.
The organization meeting of the
Harrisburg Chapter will be held to-
morrow evening at s o'clock in
Fahnestock hall Registration of ad-
ditional members will be from to
s o'clock. Next week on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday the bene.
lit picture. For the Freedom of
the World" will be shown at the
Colonial theater, and n liberal part
of the gross receipts will be given
to the Harrisburg Chapter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06

26 years old. As there are only a
few marks on her face where the
disease can be noticed. city health
officials are at a loss to know how to
find her. State Health Department
officials have been notified and it is
understood will communicate at once
with all districts where the woman
may have gone.
This startling development may
cause n serious epidemic of the dis
ease if there are a large number of
contacts, some of whom are not vac
ciDated. Every effort will be made to
locate the woman and trace as many
of the contacts as possible, but
health department authorities say
the situation may be a difficult one
to handle.
City health officials have had the
house at 1871 North Seventh street
under quarantine for some time.
Two other cases developed and now
there are fourteen colored persons
under quarantine there. The Jones
woman was found to be a victim of
the disease yesterday. To-day
health officials called at the house
and left shortly after to make ar
rangements to remove her to the
municipal hospital on the county
poor farm grounds. When they re-
turned the woman had left. At late
hour to-day no trace of her had been
reported.
During the last two weeks five
cases of the diseases have been found
in the city. three of which were at
the North, Seventh street residence.
A broadcast warning was given out
by Health Officer ]. NJ. J. Raunick
when it was found that one of the
victims had been a tipstaff at the
county courthouse one week before
he was found to be suffering from
the disease. Scores of persons who
may have been in contact with any
of the five patients have already
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
MUST PAY WAR
TAX IN ADVANCE
To Collect on Easeball Com
plimentarieS When Passes
Are Handed Out

Chicago. Dec. Ga uniform method
of collecting the war tax on passes
to baseball games. it was said yes
terday, would be one of the many
subjects to, come before the joint
meeting here December IS. of the
clubowners of the two major leagues.
arranged at a conference last night
between August Hermann. president
of the Cincinnati Nationals and
chairman of the National Commits
sion, and b. b. Johnson. president of
the American League.
In order to avoid confusion and
congestion from an attempt to col
lect the tax on each pass as pre-
sented at the gate. the suggestion
was made during the conference be-
tween the two officials. that S6.16 be
collected in advance when each pass
is issued. at the beginning of the
season.
That would be at the rate of $
cents for each coupon. In case a
passholder does not use all his cou-
pons, it is proposed to turn the bal
ance over to the Red Cross at the
end of the season.
Has Plenty Cash
President Charley Weeghman. of
the Chicago Cubs. is going to the Ma
tional League meeting next week
with quarter of a million dollars.
bundle of superannuated ballplay-
ers and grim determination to swap
any part or all of his twin burdens
for talent calculated to make pennant
contenders of the Cubs next season.
Several weeks ago the Cub magnate
announced that he had S250,000 to
spend for players. and then sat back
awaiting offers.
None materialiZed. so he suggested
that he had some players of his own
that he would consider parting with.
still nobody bit. so he packed up
Fred Merkle. Larry Doyle and Cy
Williams and went forth to the mar
ket place. He has offered Merlxle.
Doyle and Williams to each of the
other westerns clubs in turn without
success. and now purposes to peddle
them through the east.
Weeghman seems to imagine that
mere numbers mean samething in a
trade He thought he had only to
offer three for one to win Roger
Hornsby away from the Cardinals.
and had a notion that Cincinnati
would part with Heinie Groh on the
same basis. He seemingly over
looked the fact that Cincinnati has
one fairly good first baseman in Hal
Chase and that Merkle would be OF
no earthly use to Matty except as
a benchwarmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Health Bureau Expected
to Act on Garbage Problem

Action may be taken at the meet
ing of the Health Bureau late to-day
on the garbage disposal situation be-
cause of the bids submitted last Sat
urday. 1t is understood Commis-
sioner Morgenthaler may attend the
meeting.
Council will hold a conference to-
morrow afternoon to discuss the ad-
visibility of awarding a contract to
the firm which offers to dispose of the
garbage by Feeding it to pigs. 1t is
reported an offer may be made at the
meeting tomorrow to buy the garb-
age from the city if collected by en-
ployes paid by the city. The report
that the Commissioners may decide
to establish a piggery to be operated
by the city and not award a privat tie
contract was discussed by a number
of officials to-day, but the plan does
not seem TO meet with favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Camp Hill High Girls
to Play Hershey Five

Camp Hill High School girls team
will oppose the Hershey High School
five on the Camp Hill floor Friday
evening, according to an announce
ment of the school manager this
morning. The game will be played
before and between halves OF the
Camp Hill varsity team game with
the Hick-A-Thrifts of this city. Camp
HUI varsity team was scheduled to
play York Collegiate Institute, but as
that team is much stronger it was
thought best to schedule a game with
team more in the 'cross-river' boys
class.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
WHEN 1T COMES TO GUN
CLUBS-IOWA is THERE
BY PETER P. CARNEY.

editor National Sports Syndicate.)
Iowa for the second successive year
leads in the formation of gun clubs
birth being given to seven in the
Hawkeye state in 1917. Ten was the
number Of the new clubs that Iowa
contributed in 1916.
Interstate Association records show
that forty clubs saw the light of day
inl917, but unofficial figures give the
list of new trapshooting clubs as
we'll up in the hundreds.
The Interstate Association, the ma
tional body of trapshooting, offers to
donate a trophy to every newly
formed club. so that the members
may have something to shoot for
from the beginning.
1t is quite evident, however that
the organizers of gun clubs are not
aware of this offer. for in 1916. 737
clubs were formed. and only seventy
two asked the Interstate Association
for trophies. They all could have
have had 'em for the asking.
The appended list shows where the
forty new clubs are from.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Award Letters to Players on
Harrisburg Academy Team

At the Harrisburg Academy yes
terday the Athletic Association
awarded seventeen letters to MEM
hers. of the varsity football squad.
They will also receive in the near
future blue sweaters with the letter
H in gold. The list of letter athletes
include: Captain Fred Stone, Hendry
Moore, Harold O'Hea. Theodore Nor
genthaler, Karl Steinmetz, Nelson
Westcott, Fred Moody. Lewis May,
William May, Donald Wren, George
DeNore, Charles Clark, William
Miller, Joseph Hoerner. James Haw-
kins and Manager William McCaleb.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06

Love o. Mike" is a musical comedy
with melodious music by Jerome
Kern, composer of VERY
Glove Good Eddie" "Oh Boy
o. Mike" Have a Heart" All of
the people in the play are
members of a household during a
weekend party. and they indulge in
the frivolous fun which such occa-
sions inspire.
The principal comedy part, played
by Shep Camp, is that of Biff jack
son. Bin being a butler and eX-prize-
fighter, who is such movie fan that
he tries his hand at burglary around
the house in imitation of the chara c.
ters he has seen in sensational MINIS.
The role of the polished humorist is
that of Captain Lord Michael Kildare
who is the center of attraction Tor
the girls. most of whom are engaged
to other men in the party.
With the endorsement of run OF one
solid year in New York, Love o
Mike" will come into the Orpheum on
Wednesday, matinee and night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
T'tFW NTF'F'ITIF IF'I
BIG STORES TO
SELL BABY BONDS
[Continued from First Page.I

iISl
authorized postmasters to make tenn
porary appointments of agents of the
first class and will furnish the post
masters with the application blanks
for that purpose. These blanks should
be filled out by such persons, part
nerships, or corporations as desire to
become agents. and when filled out
returned by the postmaster to the
Secretary OF the Treasury for ap-
proval. In the meantime the post
masters will issue TO such persons,
partnerships, or corporations as sign
the applications, certificates of tenn
porary appointment. Any person of
good standing and repute in his COM
munity may properly be appointed an
agent Agents of the first class have
two advantages over the ordinary
purchaser. First, he may purchase
not to exceed $1,000, maturity value,
of the war-savings stamps at one
time. and, second, he has the privilege
of selling certificate stamps and thrift
stamps subject to the regulations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
REGENT

To-day. tomorrow and Saturday -
Nine. Petrova in "EXile.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday -
William S. Hart in his latest re-
lease, "The Silent Man."
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-Mar-
guerite Clark in "Bab's Matinee
Idol"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
|AWOS6M01CS
ORPHEUM

Tomorrow night and Saturday. matt
nee and night - "Out-Somewhere.
benefit of the Sunshine Society.
Sunday afternoon, December 9-Free
Christian Science Lecture.
Wednesday. matinee and night, De-
cember, 12-"Love o. Mike
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
COLONIAL

Tonight for the last time-Constance
Talmadge in Scandal"
Tomorrow and Saturday-Mae Marsh
in Sunshine Alley
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
ner in which Miss Marsh has been
presented.

presented.
The Regent Theater announces the
appearance of Madame Petrova, in
Exile" her most re-
Mmc. Petrovn, cent Paramount Pic
In .'IIxlle." at ture. which is shown
the Regent for the first time in
this city, to-day, to-
morrow and Saturday. Famous for her
beauty and her wonderful gowns,
Nine. Petrova has become one of the
faVorite film actresses in this country
Dealing with little band of eXpatri-
ated Americans in an Asiatic colony.
and including besides it's thrilling
and very dramatic love theme. an up
to-date romance of politics and ro-
nance. Exile" has furnished Nine.
PetroFa with one of the cleverest ve-
hicles of her entire career. Flouted-
made pawn of. she seeks to save the
man who wronged her. Petrova holds
you in the spell of this superstory of
exotic Oriental love and devotion,
Big Bill Hart's coming to town
next Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. lie will be seen in n new photo
play, entitled The Silent Man." which
VIII be shown for the first time in this
GIty The play was staged by Thomas
II: lnce for Aircraft. and is a typical
Bill Hart picture.
VIII power, as we all know, is the
greatest thing in the world to-day =
will power is the
ethel Clayton thing that runs
IN "Ihe Dormant nations the will
foWcr'' Victoria power back of the
boys in khaki is
the thing that will beat the Kaiser
It is the thing that makes successes.
If your will power has lain dormant
Tor long time. don't think that you
nave lost 1t altogether. Just put it to
work and see what wonders ii will do
Tor you in the way of finding the
methods that Will make life more than
Just worth living. Sometimes an IN
spiratton is needed and the drifter in
to-day's motion picture. entitled, "The
dormant Power" found his in the
self-sacrificing daughter of the victim
or an unjust law. 1t is said to be the
sort of picture every person likes to
see and want to see more of. For
q Tomorrow and Saturday, for the first
time in this city. Sonia Markova in
| THE Painted Madonna"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
MAJESTIC

Fashions a la Carte" with Hugo
Jansen. surrounded by four big com
edy acts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
VICTORIA

To-day only - Ethel Clayton in "The
Dormant Power" ..,,
Tomorrow and Saturday - Inc
Painted Madonna" featuring Sonia
MarkoVa,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
HUNS TAKE l1,0OO
PRISONERS In ITALY

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WOMAN AT LARGE
WITH SMALLPOX

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06

WIN power. as we all know, is the
greatest thing in the world to-day -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-01
SCHOOL DEDICATION NOV. Is.
President Burton of University Of
Minnesota Will Deliver Prin-
-, tral Ad 'ress.

= In view of the fact sthat no public
formality has ever bean given recog-
nizing the Junior high school and
grade building, dedicatory exercises
have been arranged for Tuesday, No
vember Is. A most attractive pro-
gram is being prepared for both the
afternoon and evening. Prominent
educators of the state will be present,
among them being President Marion
L. Burton of the University of Min
nesota, E. M. Phillips, State High
school inspector and &C. Swain, Ru-
raj school commissioner. -
Ir the afternoon, the building will
be dedicated. There will be speeche*,
By Pres. John McGibbon OF the Board
of Education, and by Mr.. Swain, while
Mr.. Phillips will dedicate the build
ing. It is also planned that some
member of the Sank Centre alumnae
will deliver a short speech. The
Sank Centre public schools are the
oldest in Stearns county and it is
only fitting that the alumnae should
have share in the exercises. The
speaker has not vet been finally de-
cided upon. The speeches will be
pleasantly interspersed with music:
The evening program will consist
of President Burton's address sup
plemented with music by Miss Marian
il, mington and by the sci'ool orches-
ira. q 1t is .>pected tat the audi
forum will be filled by those who are
anxious to hear DR.. Burton. He is
anxious to hear DR.. Burton. He is
not only brilliant speaker, but an
ardent patriot and his talk will be
sure to hold his audience, and to also
instill in them a greater Americanisnn
At the conclusion of the program an
informal reception will be held.
The Herald was unable to secure
any more definite data this week but
expects to be able to publish more
lucid details in the next issue.