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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
GERMAN WRITER
HELD IN KANSAS
Correspondent Bartholme Ar
rested Near Federal Camp
Without a Permit.

WICHITA. Kan. Oct. 3.-George
Barthelem, forty-eight. former cor
respondent at Washington for the
Cologne Gazette. is held here today
for Investigation by Federal authori-
ties. A trunk which he had sent to
the station for shipment contained
about zoe pounds Of Congressional
records. check stubs and other papers.
Some of the speeches Of Senator Ia
Toilette were marked in the Congress
slonal Record.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
Railroads Prepared For
Big War TranspOrtatiOns
NORMAL FREIGHT AND PAsSEN-
GER TRAFFIC MAY BE ELM
MATED If NECESSARY.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-The war
department is preparing railroads for
the transportation OF millions more
men. and billions OF dollars more mt
nitions and supplies. foreaseinE this
possibility OF a desperate conflict be-
fore the war Is ended. II necessary
normal freight and passenger traffic
viii be almost eliminated and Drac-
ticallv nothing move but men and
supplies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
IOWA WANTS Ia TOILETTE
OUSTED FROM THE SENATE

DES MONIES, Oct. 5.-The Iowa
state defense council adopted a reso-
luton this morning demanding the
expulsion of La Toilette declaring his
attitude was disloyal and treasonable
beNond doubt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
TO RESTORE GERMAN FLEET

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 5.-RerIin dis
patches declared the Reichstag adopt
ed bill for the restoration of the
German fleet. The bill probably pro-
vides that the government pay ship
owners full value for all vessels the al
lies have seized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
CALIFORNIA LABOR WANTS
LA TOILETTE TO HAVE "IsIGHT

SACRAMENTO Oct 5. California
Federation of Labor convention un-
animously adopted n resolution de-
manding that LaFolette be given the
greatest right of all democracy" to
express his views on the war ques-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
TAFT To SPEAK At
MEMORIAL UNWILLING

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Oct. 5.-Wil-
liam H Taft arrived this morn
ing to sneak at the dedication OF the
half million dollar Mckinley memori-
al at Niles, McKinley's birth place.
Miss Helen Mckinley, a sister. will
unveil IT.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05

Caleb Bragg. an aviation student
with the Signal Corps at MineoIa, has
broken the American aeroplane aIti-
tude record by flying to a height Of
$4,000 feet. The best previous record
was made in California, where an
aviator reached a height of 10000
feet. Bragg was an hour in the air,
when he alighted on the spot from
which he had ascended he was numb b
with cold. He said he would have
gone higher but he could not stand
the cold.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
CANNoNADING VIOLENT.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-Violent canonnad-
ing on the east bank of the Meuse. at
Bezonvaux and Hill S44 is officially
reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05

PORTLAND. oct. Especial to
the East Oregonian) --oregon's ex-
pected S16, ,5OO,O ,O00 quota of the Lib
erty Loan has been raised to SEA-
100000, according to information re-
ceived today from the secretary of the
treasury. Instead of an issue of three
billion dollars, which is the minimum
amount actually needed, it is expected
that five billion dollars will be sub
seribed, and under this expectation
the Pacific coast district is expected
to contribute $3.50, 900 OO0 place of
$4,000, 600 as originally announced.
Though official notice has not yet
been received here as to Umatiila
countyS quota under the new plan
w L. Thompson Pendleton commit
teeman on the liberty loan. esti-
mates that on the new basis this
county will be expected to take ST.,
125,000 in bonds instead of $750,000
as formerly asked for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
FIRST SNOW FALL
IN MIDDLE WEST

MARQUETTE, oct. 5.-The =
first snow of the middle west .
fell here this morning. The =
} weather bureau records showed =
a fall of one-tenth of an inch. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05
ORECONPS LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA
is INCREASED TO S24, 100000
Received Today From Secretary of the
Treasury Pacific Coast District Expects to Con-
tribute $350OO0,000 in Place of $21O,0OO,OOO Origi
nally Announced; Umatlla County $1,125000.
"Chick" shorten

PORTLAND, oct. 5.-oregon's Lib
erty Loan subscriptions this afternoon
totaled S1Ss,O50. \ giant flag pole
with a flag which will raise as The
money comes will feature the cam
paign here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05

This paper Is member of and audited
by the Audit Bureau of Calculations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-05

Number copies printed Of yesterdays
Daily edition
1850
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
CANADIANS PLAY
BASEBALL CONTEST
ON BATTLE FRONT

British Front in France. May So
With German shells dropping half a
mile away, Canadian soldiers on
/ Tuesday. played baseball on dia-
mond which had been laid out on
what was n few weeks ago n furrow-
ed battlefield. The game was played,
in fact, in the very shadow of Nimy
Ridge. Gaping shell holes had been
filled in. the ground smoothed and
a rough grand stand erected from
which fans" in khaki cheered on
the contestants" Says Il cable to the
Public Ledger. Philadelphia.
The game launched the baseball
season on the Western Front in full
swing. From now on these matches
Will be staged twice n week in this
strangeSt of all leagues, almost with
in range of the German guns.
For the old adaEe. "All work and
no play has its application in war
as well as in peace. In the grand
stand yesterday were officers and
other spectators, including General
Horne. commanding the First British
army. who has become an enthusias-
tic fan.
Two Canadian Teams
The game was between teams
representing two Canadian brigades.
As a matter OF fact. all the teams
in what might be called the World
War league are now composed of
representatives of the numerous
Canadian bodies. and all the players
are anNiously awaiting the arrival OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

the American forces to arrange for
an interleague series.
The second Canadian brigade beat
the third by the score of to l. The
Second brigade had great left
handed pitcher whose delivery the
Third brigade batters could not solve.
The Third brigade team also had u
sood boNman, who formerly played
with Ottawa in the Canadian league.
The catcher was unable to hold his
delivery we'll and this fault account
cd for many of the runs scored by
the winning side.
Free From Errors
The game was remarkable free
from errors, considering the battle
teld diamond on which Ii was play
ed. All the equipment had been
brought from America, including
the base bags.
As a side show it was possible
from the grand stand to see an oc-
Casional German shell dropping
Aeroplanes were humming overhead,
but assuming them to be friendly.
no one looked their way except when
a fly ball happened to be hit.
There was typical roofing by the
Canadians and Americans among the
khaki-clad spectators, and much
wagering on the game. One subaltern
bet enough. he said. to pay his eX-
penses on three weeks leave in
Paris but he chose the wrong side
and his leave was indefinitely post
poned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Two Reformed Chassis
in Session in Easton

Easton, Pa. May 3O.-Bath the East
Pennsylvania classis and the Tohlcl<en
classis of the Reformed Church are
holding their annual meeting here,
the former meeting in ninety eight
annual session in the First Church,
and the latter holding its forty
fourth annual session in st. Peters
Church. Tohicken classis is composed
of churches in Northampton county
south of the Lehigh. all in Bucks
county and number in Montgomery
county.
East Pennsylvania classis has elect
ed these new officers:
President, Edward A. Dentz, Ban
gor; vice president, Elder George A.
Laubach, Easton; stated clerk. the
Rev. A. p Frantz. Catasauqua: read
ing clerk, the Rev. j. NJ. Shellenberg-
er, Tannersville; corresponding Sec
retary. the Rev. +. w. KriebeI,
Stroudsburg.
The report of the treasurer, the
rev. ROBERT +. keed, freemanSburg,
showed that s2O,225.52 was expended
for church benevolence during the last
year. or $500 in excess of the year
before.
Tohicken classis new officers are:
President, the Rev. b. Il. Lucken-
bill. Souderton; president. Elder
j. Alexander Lum, Easton; stated
clerk, the Rev. r. c. Brown, South
Bethlehem; corresponding secretary
and reading clerk, the Rev. George A.
Miller, Durham.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Player Pittler Belongs
to Detroit Americans

Cincinnati. o.. May S0.-The op-
tion rights of the Detroit American
league club to Player Pittler, now
with the Chattanooga club, were yes
terday adjudged to be valid and
effective, but with the approval of
the Detroit club the commission
sanctioned the transfer of Pittler TO
the Pittsburgh club for the consid-
Grafton of $3.50. This amount is
to be apportioned as follows: $4,000,
the option price fixed for this player
in the agreements. to be paid to the
Chattanooga club, and $3.50 to the
Detroit club for the relinguishment
of its claim.
The Chattanooga clup claimed that
the agreement. which included a deal
for Player Harper, was null and
void owing to Harper's nonarrival.
The commission overruled this claim
and held that Harper's illness was
unavoidable and that the rights OF
the Chattanooga club had been fully
protected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
AY PROMISES BUSY TIMES FOR BASEBALL PROGRAM
WELIYs doRNER

ne is going to do. There are no col
lege stars for the Athletics leader this
year. ana he must find them on town
lots ana with minor leagues.
with Don Wertz pitching wildly but
Tightening up in pinches, Scranton
yesterday won from Wilkes Barre.
score = to ). The former Newport boy
received good support. He had an at
tack of stage fright but was held up
by his teammates.
Cleveland played and won its first
extra inning game of the season yes-
terday, defeating Detroit, | to In
the tenth inning. With one out in
the final round. Speaker singled, taxi
ing second on Wambsganss' out Guis-
to walked, Speaker scoring when Har-
ris doubled to right. Harris started
his first big league game. being i'm
pressed into the service because of the
suspension of Roth, the regular right
hclder 1t was Coveleskie's NTH
straight victory and his fourth shut
out of the year. BY winning, Cleve-
land went into third place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
NeM York Stnte Lcarne
Blue Ridge League
Leonard to Meet Kilbane,
Battle May Go to West

New York. May 30.-Lightweight
Champion Benny Leonard and
Featherweight Champion Johnny
Kilhane are going to find out which
of them is the champion of cham
pions. They are going to meet with
in very short time, and the bout
undoubtedly will be under the direc-
ton of the famous Cleveland referee
and promoter, Matt Hinkel.
Arrangements for the bout virtual
ly were agreed upon yesterday when
Jimmy Dunn, manager of Kilbane :
Billy Gibson. manager of Leonard.
and Hinkel met here. Hinkel offered
hfty-fve per cent. of what
ever passes the turnstiles for the
privilege of staging the bout. He is
going home tonight ready to lay the
attraction in front of Cleveland and
ask for the best accommodations
that can be obtained in the sixth
city. He wants the bout for Cleve-
land
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
BY PETER p. CARNEY,

editor National sports Syndicate. }
There will be 13S registered trap
shooting events. including nineteen
state championship tournaments. dur
ing the month of June. These figures
do not include the trapshooting events
that are fixtures. such as club. team
and league affairs. Never in the his
tory of trapshooting has so many
events been listed for one month.
These lSS events are scattered in
forty states, as follows: Illinois, Is;
Iowa, Il; Pennsylvania, y; Missouri
Minnesota, Wisconsin, :: Michigan
and Ohio. 5; South Dakota, Indiana,
Maryland. West Virginia. 4; New
York, Washington, Montana, Okla
homa, Massachusetts. 5; Virginia. Col
orado, Kansas, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, Alabama. Arkansas North Da-
kota, Delaware, Tennessee, .: Wye-
ming. Ontario, New Mexico. Idaho
Maine. California, Oregon, Connectl.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Leading Auto Drivers
Compete at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio. May 3O.-Twenty-
eight of the leading automobile race
drivers of America were on the pro-
gram to start in the 250-mile interna-
tional sweepstakes race at the Gin
cnnati Speedway at Sharonville, Ohio,
this afternoon. The sum of $4,000
has been hung up in purses for this
event. the winners share being s12,-
900, second $4,000, third $4,000, and
fourth s1.750.
Automobile men from every section
of the country arrived in the city last
night and to-day. and a great crowd
was expected at the speedway.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
NINETEEN STATE EVENTS
FOR TRAPSHOOTING STARS;
ALL ON JUNE SCHEDULE

cut, Texas. District of Columbia, Ner-
mont, South Carolina, l each.
. Trapshooting has been increasing
in popularity as a sport for several
years. and with the call to arms ii
has progressed faster than ever be-
cause thousands of young red-blooded
Americans took up the sport so that
they might learn to shoot and be bet
ter equipped to aid their country
when the occasion arose.
The dates and places of the state
championship tournaments that take
place in June are appended:
Ogden. Utah, As; Greenwood. s. c..
st; Bradford. Pa. 81; Springfield,
Mo-, 81; Alexandria. 5. D., 81: Balti-
more, Md. 6-7: Toledo. Ohio, 6-S; Lit
tie Falls, y. j., 6-S: Westerly, r. l.,
So; Twin Falls. Idaho. HIP; TeXar-
kama. Ark, 11-13; Randolph. Vt.
11-l4; Redwood. w. Va. l4-15 ;Minot.
y. n, l4-lG; syracuse, y. V. 14-16;
Birmingham, Mich, 20-2l: Jackson,
Tenn. 20-2l; Brainerd, Mimi, 21-2S;
Boston. Mass, $3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
ICY" HAS LICORICE BALL

Cleveland, May 80. - Cy Falken-
berg's old emery BALI has been re-
placed by the "licorice ball." also of
Cy's invention, according to Lee Fohl,
manager of the Indians. Falky is
enabled to deliver "fioater" or ''sail
enabled to deliver "foater' or
"sailer" by moistening the ball with
a bit of licorice. which dries into a
smooth, shiny spot. Umpire Evans
has reported the new invention to
Ban Johnson at the request of Big
Chief Fail. The report was accom-
panied by two of the balls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
NEW REPUBLIC EDITOR TO
BECOME AID TO SEC. BAKER

washington, May 30. = Walter
Lippman. of New York, an editor of
the New Republic, has been offered
a place in the War Department as
and aid of Secretary Baker.
DIR. f. p. keppel, dean of Column
bia University, already is serving
there at nominal salary and many
other men have volunteered their
services. Lippman was one of these,
and it was understood to-day his
offer would be accepted, and that he
would be offered place among Sec
retary Bakers confidential assistants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
BRITISH FOOD DICTATOR
TAKES CHEESE SUPPLY

London, May 29.-Baron Devon
port, the food controller. beginning
to-day, ordered all cheese imported
from the United States, Canada and
Australia requisitioned and hence
forth will control all dealings in it.
Cheese will be put on the market at
a price enabling retailers to sell it
at sixteen pence pound.
The food controller also has fixed
the retail prices on all beans, peas
and pulse and arranged an automa-
tic reduction in the prices of beans,
averaging 2 cents a pound in July,
with Il similar reduction in August.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Sensational Player
WATCH CoLLEGEG PHENoM

Kansas City, May S0.-Baseball
scouts are watching the work of c.
c. Mckinney. a pitcher for William
Jewell College, who thus far this sea-
son has pitched thirty-three innings
and has famed seventy-three bats
men. an average of almost two and
third strikeouts an inning. Besides,
he has allowed only five hits. Two
one-hit games and one no-hit con-
test are already to his credit.
When not in the pitchers box Nc
Kinney plays the outfield, and he is
regarded as one of the best gardeners
in the state. He has a batting av-
erage of 400 for six games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
WARNER RANK FAILURE

Pittsburgh, Pa, May so. = The
Pittsburgh club has released Infelder
Hoke Warner TO the Wilkes Ba rre
club OF. the New York State League
Warne" was a rank failure as hitter
and fielder. His case recalls an inter-
esting story. A Pittsburgh scout went
to Dayton to look this player over
vations and a deal closed by which
$4,000 was paid for his release, the
officials of the Dayton club were
somewhat interested to get this mes
hit Ieft-handed pitching?" The answer
was somethin~ like this Didn't you
find out before you bought him?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

With good weather to-day. baseball
managers ought to pick up some of
their losses. Most towns observed a
holiday and the morning games prom
ise to be as well attended as the art
ernoon contests,
Prominent shooters from all over
the the State were in attendance to-
day at the West Fairview Sportsmen's
Association shoot 1t was the first
of a series of registered shoots to he
held under the auspices of the associ-
alton at West FairView and as the
members are always prominent at
other big events Harrisburg shots
and others gave the boys on the West
Shore liberal patronage.
Manager Bill Donovan says at pres
ent he has too many good pitchers.
Later on he will find there is just
enough to take care of the big string
of double headers.
Manager Connie Mack must get out
and buy pitchers. That is just what
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
UMPIRE ARTz on JOB

Reading, May 30.-William James
Artz, the New York State League
umpire taken i'll at the opening of
the season. reported here yesterday
and will officiate in to-day's game.
Artz comes to Farrell's circuit with
recommendations from both major
league presidents. His home is in
Pittsburgh. A great career is pre-
dicted for ArtZ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
PLAYERS NOW AT 'FRONT.'

The first two baseball celebrities TO
go to the colors are Harvard Eddie
Grant, the former third baseman of
the Phillies. Cincinnati and New
York teams, and Harry Mccormick.
who also served with the Phillies and
Giants.
Grant and McCormick are training
at the Plattsburg camp for officers
commissions.
Both are sturdily built, clean-living
men, and were credit to baseball
in their playing days. Mccormick
quit baseball last season, and Grant
has been in retirement two seasons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
BARoNs LAND WEIsER

Shamokin. Pa, May 30.-"Bud"
Weiser, formerly with the Philadel-
phia National League club, and the
last month with the Little Rock,
Ark, team, in the Southern League,
arrived here yesterday enroute to
Wilkes Barre, this state, where he
will play in the field for that team
in the New York State League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
PIRATES BUY BONDS

Pittsburgh. Pa, May 80. - Each of
the twenty-five members of the Pitts
burgh National League baseball club
yesterday purchased a Liberty Loan
bond. Seventeen members of the club
registered yesterday under the con :
scription act. All but two PLAYERS.
William Hinchman and Frank
Schultz, are liable for military SER
yice
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
DON MERTZ TO TNIRI

Marysville. Pa, May SO. - Don
Wertz. who twirled for the Marysville
Dauphin- Perry League champs last
season, was scheduled to twirl this
afternoons game for the locals against
the fast-moving Newport team. King
Lear was on the mound for Newport.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
BRAVES SIGN JACKLITSCB

New York. Nav 80. - Fred Jack
litsch, former catcher of the PhilIies.
Brooklyn Nationals and Baltimore
Federals. signed a contract yesterday
with the Boston Nationals. He will
report at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

GEORGE WOLF
George Wolf. son of w. H. Wolf,
proprietor of the Wolf Bakery in
Penbrook and former president of
the Penbrook Bank has enlisted in
the engineers corps with a Phila-
delphia division.
Wolf is well known IN the sport
ing world in Harrisburg and vicinity,
having played on the Penbrook foot
ball team two years ago when the
team was one of the strongest in the
county.
Sensational Player
When at the Cumberland Valley
State Normal school in Shippens-
burg, Wolf played sensational
game at basketball He was star
forward on the Normal second team
and in many games played with the
varsity five.
Wolf just returned from Eddy
stone where he was employed in an
ammunition plant. He was there
during the explosion sometime ago
in which many were killed and in
jured, and assisted in the rescue
work.