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FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Flag DespoiIer!

With his arm in sling, Maj. Thorn
ton Brent sat in private court Of in
quiry in the general session chamber
of the general army staff at Wash
ington.
Practically every available member
of the staff was present, together with
witnesses, voluntary and otherwise,
bent upon seeing justice done the ac-
cused officer. One of these was Miss
Pearl Dare, the colonel's daughter. An
other was the colonel, himself. Both
came prepared to face any shock, yet
in deep sympathy with the man.
Among the involuntary witnesses
was T. o. Adams, the stranger from
Monks Corner, Neb., orderly to Colo
mel Dare, sometime hero, sometime un-
der dire suspicion, but now openly
acknowledged by Pearl Dare to be her
f1ance, much to the amaZement Of So
cial Washington.
Another involuntary, though perhaps
of all the most interested, witness was
Miss Bertha Bonn, Pearl Dare's new
friend and house guest.
The charge against Brent was, curl
ously enough, the same under which
Capt. Ralph Payne, a brother officer,
and Miss Dares former sweetheart,
had been convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment in a federal peni-
tentiary, although he had been saved
the latter disgrace by an untimely end
in railroad wreck.
1t was reasonable conspiracy.
But while in the case of Payne that
officer was found guilty of disposing
Of an army secret-the canal defense
plans-to an enemy, in Brent's case
the charge was made that he was the
personal representative of the enemy,
that he was the Silent Menace so-called
In government circles.
On the night Adams and Pearl Dare
heroically risked their lives In order
to discover the location of mines laid
in the canal by the Silent Menace-and
succeeded-Pearl, in rescuing the or.
derly from certain death due to her
own impetuosity, shot the Silent Men.
ace, wounding and breaking his arm
That same night Major Brent turned
up at the commandant's quarters at
the canal, in dripping wet garments
with broken arm.
Immediately suspicion centered, and
for the very first time, on him.
And so the inquiry started.
After the usual preliminaries the
first person called to the stand was
Colonel Dare who upon being sworr
and identified, was questioned closel,
on several points, the judge advocate
general Of the army presiding.
How long have you known the de
fendant.
II have been his commanding of
6cer for five years, prior to which HI
was unknown to me-"
"Have you always regarded him al
the soul of honor, truth and integrity 2
always"
"Even nowT
"Even now."
"Has the question of the identit.
Of the-Silent Menace ever been dis
russed between the defendant ant
yourselff"
"Very frequently"
HAS he ever specifically named an,
person in this connecticut"
The colonel hesitated. zone per
pou." he finally admitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
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unequal to the rugged assignment equally
years Each four pennants this period yet with
their amazing skill able the
world series throne for three straight
And then the Red They crushed the Phnles
mar nen hundred and seventeen was then to be the test The
had dispersed both handy
blew
But remarked earlier in this outbu the a have
In place Of sagging dding they before
the White sox rallied and fought their tho
the Red ox thorny the peak which had defded
schedule is all their but White sox has
might Red didn't meet The
efthander intervals
eopous Quantities is another affair With the
southpaws with
shift the burdenS
No merriy
again after the big
drouth has
won nag and variety is still said to be the sIce of hfe
White
well below 800 their bali begins
ping in
The Reds they put
batsman
the leading batman the
there be prize left the
their first pennant in fortyone
of Mr. Charles Albert Bender said
rumoT out that he brief trial
enlistng under National League coors
since April H. or, rather, since September last
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
EST POINT GIVEN PERMISSION TO
.WELTYS = CORNER

Steelton's Bethlehem League team
VIII close tie season in a game with
the Halifax team of the Dauphin-
Perry League. Steelton had a good
aggregation. When the seasons aver
ages are published figures will show
number of stars on the Shorty Mil
Ter team. 1t was bad start that fig
ured mostly in this seasons result.
One more victory would have put the
team in the running. Lookout for
this aggregation next season.
There is some talk of a Bethlehem
Steel Company Football League. If
plans are successful old time gridiron
battles may be expected at Steelton.
There is some good material work.
ing at the Steelton plant, and a
strong lineup is possible with prac-
tice.
West End is still in the game II
there is any team ready to play the
champions. Manager Householder
would like to play a Saturday game
ana is negotiating with some league
aggregation. With favorable weather
the baseball game will run until late
ir the present month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
NEW RULES FOR
EASTERN LEAGUE
Basketball Boosters Hold a
Stormy Session; Plans
For Winter

Philadelphia, Sept. although
the Eastern Basketball League jam
med through several quick changes
in rules and held q record meet
ing for time for its first fall confab,
there was not enough pull together
spirit among those present at the an
nual meeting last night at the Bing-
ham House to predict q rosy future
for the league. Disputes over the
adoption of several of the rules and
q treat by the Trenton Club not TO
start LEFT the flavor off the session
anything but satisfactory to those
who have the welfare of the league
at heart, but the chances are that
everything will be serene when the
league meets again.
Two changes which promise to
have radical bearing upon the flu
ture of the Eastern League went
through with votes of to and it
was these changes which were vio-
lently opposed by the two defeated
clubs. The first rule suggested, then
passed, was that the league adopt
a three professional and two anna
teur player rule for each club.
Three Professionals
In other words each club will con-
sist of three professional and two
amateurs in a game with any num-
ber of amateurs for the side line.
This rule was favored by Jasper,
Reading, DeNeri and Camden and
voted against by Greystock and Tren-
ton. Those in favor of the motion
stated the reason for the reduction
of professional talent was on ac-
count of the war and the draft
taking some of the players out of the
league.
With this rule in effect 1t means
that some of those clubs who have
all their players in line for the year
will have to lose a few to get within
| the letter of the rule. 1t was just
| this which caused Greystock anC
Trenton to howl.
The other rule which also caused
dissatisfaction among the same twt
clubs, but which was favored by Jas
per, Camden, DeNeri and Reading
] was that of the an-fouled-is-to
! shoot the-foul. This rule is followed
by other leagues, but never before
was recognized by the Eastern. 1t!
adoption practically sounds thu
death knell to foul shooters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
Wilkes-Barre Winner in
Second Season Series;
Take Game From Stars

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Sept. 5.-There
will be no post-season series in the
New York State League this season
Wilkes-Barre, victors in the first Sc
ries by a wide margin, trimmed Syra.
cuse yesterday, 5 to 1, and thereby
cinched the second pennant. The
season closes next Sunday.
Early in the season, when things
looked dark and with the Barons
away in front. the State League mo-
guls decided to split the season and
award the flrst-half championship
to Wilkes-Barre.
Z It was hoped that another team
would land the second half and en-
able the two winners to play a post
season series for the championship
For time It looked as If Syracuse
might flash through the winner.
They battled the Coal Barons neck
and neck for a few weeks. but finally
the real power of the Wilkes Barre
team asserted itself, and by steady
work Manager Calhoun's club drew
further and further away from the
field, and to-day cinched the cham
pionship for the year 1917,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
PROMOTER WILL ASK TO
HAVE CARL MORRIS BARRED;
MANAGER IS MISSING

Cleveland. Ohio, Sept. 5.-As an
aftermath to the Canton fiasco on
Labor Day, comes the tale that Matt
Hinkel, promoter of the fifteen
round contest between Fred Fulton
and Carl Morris. which was termi-
mated in the sixth round after Nor
ris had been repeatedly warned for
fouling and butting, will ask the
American Boxing Commission, of
which he is president, and all clubs
allied with it, to bar Norris from all
contests in their rings.
Men who have seen many matches
unite in stating with Hinkel that this
bout was the foulest ever put on in
in America. Any time after the start
of the second round Hinkel would
have been justified in stopping the
fight by disqualifying Morris.
Most of the experts present at the
Canton ringside have expressed the
opinion that Morris was trying to
make Fred dog it and when the Min
nesota giant stood up and under the
repeated fouls and whipped in his
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
Johnson Picking Dates
For Worlds Series Games

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-President
B. B. Johnson. of the American
League, yesterday expressed the
opinion that the worlds series would
open in Chicago on Saturday and
Sunday, October and Z, if the White
Sox win the American League PEN
nant.
OF course. it isn't polite for a
league president to express his pen
nant conAictions while two teams are
fighting Dor the honor. so Johnson
qualified all his statements with
numerous ifs,
THE PLACE for holding the first
game is determined by lot" said
President Johnson. eff the White
Sox win. and New York should win
the toss of coin, we will ask the
Giants to waive their rights and play
the first game here to give Chi
cagoans the benefit of a Sunday
game, as Sunday ball is not played
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

crashing rights and singing lefts,
Carl saw he was in for a real whip
ping and ultimate knockout and del
cided to take the easy way out.
Morris Gets His
Hinkel paid the agreed sum to
Morris after the show, but only after
he had given the former railroader
one of the greatest tongue lashings"
a man ever took without a come
back. Jack Curley, Morris manager.
has been a hard person to locate
since the sixth round of the Canton
affair, while Fulton has refused to
say anything about it.
Morris made only one statement
in defense of his actions:
81 have always had trouble in
getting across a right upper cut. I
knew that if / could ever get close to
Fulton / could beat him at infighting.
When 1 did get in 1 tried for the
upper cut and my head always come
up with my arm. 1t always has and
have never been able to break
myself of this habit"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

was awarded first prize, pair o.
$40 hunting boots. The first shoot wa
under the direction of New Cum
berland Gun Club.
F. Miller broke 81 for second hon.
ors and received as his prize a Du'
pont watch fob, went to Litchthalter
pont watch fob, went to Ltchwater
He broke 35. A Danner, who broke
"a, received a sterling silver spoon
Other scores were:
Other Scores
H. Willis, 25; S. Troup, 80; D.
Marshall, 49,; S. Prowell 80; G.
Litchthaler, 1S; w. M. Holler, SO.
Three shooters who did not figure
in the prizes. were A. H. Roberts,
who broke "a out of 100; H. Hunter,
43 out of so; H. Henry, SS out
of 100.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

Canning Carl Morris. would be an
easy punishment for the heavy
weight. Giving an exhibition as he
did was not worth the money given
his manager who got away quickly
after he had the cash. 1t looked like
a holdup on the part of Morris and
his hackers. There are some other
yellow streak fighters who would
not be missed from the ring.
The MonarchS, a crack aggrega-
ton of colored baseball players will
stay in the game until the curtain
goes down on the season. They would
like to play West End and other To-
cal teams.
Once more there is a likelihood
that the System athletic champion
ships of the Pennsylvania railroad
may not all be played off. The big
meet is scheduled for Saturday, Sep
tember Is. The shoot will be held on
the Philadelphia shooting field but
it is probable that the athletic events
may not take place on Franklin
Field as announced. officials are now
at work on plans and will announce
the schedule in a few days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
UMPIRE IN BAD:
STOPS TIE GAME
Phills Go Fourteen Innings
With Brooklyn; Fast
Work Feature

Brooklyn, Sept. 5.-Brooklyn and
Philadelphia battled fourteen innings
TO runless tie yesterday, and the
game will be replayed in Philadel-
phia, as this was the last appearance
of Moran's men here this season.
Both Pfeffer and Oeschager pitched
remarkable ball, the former being
exceptionally brilliant. He retired
the visitors in order in eleven of the
fourteen innings, although in one
of them, the first two men~reached
first. Hickman saved the game for
Brooklyn in the seventh, when his
magnificent throw to the plate re-
tired Stock, who attempted to score
from first on Luderus double.
Fast Double Plays
Three fast double plays saved
singled with ont out and raced past
second on Hickman's long fly to
Whitfield. He failed to touch second
on his return and was called out
although Bancroft's relay went into
the grandstand. Umpire Rigler de-
clared him out for running out of
the line. The fielding of Myers, Ban
croft and Niehoff featured. Pfeffer
gave only one base on balls, passing
the first man up.
Cy Rigler, the umpire, may have
had an early date for last night.
Maybe not Anyhow, he ended a
great pitchers battle by calling the
game at the end of the fourteenth
inning on account of darkness, al
though the sun was still shining and
there was plenty of light to con-
tinue for at least three more innings.
IL not longer.
Brooklyn Was Ready
The Brooklyn players were already
on the field for the fifteenth inning
when Rigler unexpectedly turned
around and announced that the game
was called. Raubert protested
against the decision, but Rigler paid
little heed to his words. Incidental
ly, the game will be played as a part
of double-header in Philadelphia
later.
1t was a great battle, with Pfeffer
having the edge on Oeschager as far
rs hits were concerned. The big
Brooklyn pitcher held the slugging
Phillies to three singles, and in the
last seven innings did not yield a hit.
He gave only one base on balls,
this to Paskert, the first batter to
face him, and struck out nine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

Point, 1913, who is an instructor on
duty here, will act as head coach.
Keyes played halfback during his
last three years on the Army team.
The West Pointers will make no ef-
fort to get officers detailed here from
the War Department to act as
coaches and will employ no outside
coaching force. Captain j. E.
Mcmahon has been appointed foot
ball representative and Captain j. B.
Crawford is secretary of the Army
Athletic Council. Cadet Elmer Oil
phant is to captain the Army team
this season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
WEST POINT TO
PLAY FOOTBALL:
NO NAVY GAME,

West Point, N. Y. Sept. 5.-The
Military Academy will have a foot
ball team on the grdlron next fall,
1t was announced yesterday. Au-
thorization has been received from
the War Department for the cadets
to participate in contests with other
colleges, but there will be no game
with the Navy. The West Pointers
will endeavor to arrange schedule
of games to take the place of that
cancelled early in the year, when or
ders from the Secretary Of War abol-
ished all outside competition in
sports.
Captain Goeffrey Keyes, West
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
National League
Miss Browne Winner in
Exhibition at Scranton

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. S. - The
high ranking tennis players touring
the country in the interest of the
National Tennis Association Ambul-
ance Section fund. played a return
engagement in Rochester yesterday,
thence proceeding to Scranton, Pa.
Only two matches were played here.
Miss Mary X. Browne, of Califor-
mia, again demonstrated her super
iority over Molla Bjurstedt in
straight sets, 6-3, Ga.
John r. Strachan also scored for
California when he defeated r. Lind
ley Murray, former Pacific coast star.
but now resident of Niagara Falls, in
straight sets, 60. 60. Strachan gave
a brilliant exhibition of all-around
play.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
COLONIAL HAS
A NEW SERVICE
Starting Today Goldwyn Pic
lures Will Be Shown; Fu-
ture Films Announced

Coincident with the announcement
by the new Goldwyn Picture Corpora
tion that it's film productions will be
shown at the Colonial Theater in Har-
risburg. comes a statement from the
Colonial that beginning with the pres
ent showing of within the Law
there will be policy of none but star
attractions at that theater and that
despite the additional cost of these
Aim masterpieces there will be no
change in the Colonial present price
of ten cents.
within the Law" is q nine-reeI
special release, visualizing the story
that formed the basis of one of the
most popular of later day stage pieces.
1t is claimed that in no other city has
this picture, or others that are to fol-
low it, been shown at prices less than
twenty-five cents, and in most cases
| fifty cents and 81, but the Wilmer and
Vincent policy of price will be unal-
,, Among the features to be shown at
the Colonial within the coming week
are: w. S. Hart~in wolf Lowry" Rex
Beach's celebrated book. 1.-The Bar
rier;" the drama of the moment, "The
Philadelphia; Evelyn Nesbit in RE
demption.' in which her little SON
Russell Thaw, is featured with her;
| inc Elliott in "The Eternal Magda-
lene;" Jane Cowl in "Spreading
Dawn" Mary Garden in "Thais;" Eva
| Tanguay in "rhe Wild Girl" Julia
Sanderson in 1.-The Runaway" Clara
Kimball Young in new release;
Marie Dressler in "Tillie the Scrub
Lady," Hazed Dawn in Lone Wolff
| film version of Rex Beachs novel
''The Auction lock-" and other stars
and features Of like Importance.
| ORPHEUM
| Thursday, matinee and night, Septem-
ber = The Broadway Bellies
| (Burlesque).
Three days, beginning Monday, Sep
| tember 10. with daily matinees =
| "The Crisis"
COLONIAL
| To-day, Thursday and Friday-AlicC
| Joyce in within the Law"
REGENT
| To-day - Douglas Fairbanks IN
| Down to Earth"
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday-Mar.
guerite Clark in THE Amazons."
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday-Billis
Burke. in THE Mysterious Miss
Terry"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05


Thursday and Friday - Paxtang Park
Minstrels. matinees and nights.
There's a vaudeville show at the
Majestic the first half of this weete
that is creating much ia
~ ~ the vorable comment. Each act
majestic on the bill is deservine oS
praise, and the headlIner.
hipihskl Dogs, who present a panto,
mimic comedy. entitled "a Day In
Dogtown," is a real novelty and is a
big drawing card for the little folks,
Thirty beautiful CANNES go through
routine of feats some of which are
very difficult and others highly anus
ing. Grouped around this Offering are
Bob Hyman and Virginia Mann. in a
breezy comedy playlet entitled Under
Her Thumb" Dave Glaver, clever
comedian and singer; the Montana
Five, who furnish whirls of excellent
harmony, and Marie Fitzgibbon, the
popular monoligist, who is back with
q big supply of new stories. The fea-
ture attraction for the last three days
is Dorees Beaux and Bellies, a lively
singing, dancing and instrumental Of
fering. Other acts on the bill are:
Middleton and spellmeyer,. young
ed "An Ocean Wooing;;" Goldsmith and
Lewis, clever comedians and instru-
mentalists; Bert and Lottie Walton.
comedy singers, dancers and acrobats'
and the Four Lukens, in q sensational
aerial novelty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
TO SUPPRESS REVOLT

Petrograd, Sept. b.-The governor
general of Finland has returned to
Helsingsford with Premier Keren-
skys sanction for opposition by arm
ed force if necessary to any act of
the Finnish local government which
he deems inimical TO the welfare of
Russia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

The crowds that attended the Re-
gent Monday and Yesterday at every
performance and
Fairbanks mt the scores waiting for
Regent To-day places, attested the
popularity of
Douglas Fairbanks as a screen star.
He has one of thpse parts that he is
especially fitted for. He says things
and does things that no one but red
blooded American young man would
dare to do or say. There is always ac-
tion when he is on the screen. and he
is in the foreground most of the time
from the moment he is discovered
making the winning touchdown at the
college football game until he floats
out to sea with the heroine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
TO REGULATE PRICES

Paris, Sept. 5.-The minister of
provisions has announced that be-
ginning on September 15 he will as
sumo control over the pieces of all
potatoes and beans grown in France
and will determine for each region
raising these products the prices
which may be charged for them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY

National League
Philadelphia at New York (two
games).
Brooklyn at Boston (two games)
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
American League
Chicago at st. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
Other teams not scheduled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

The biggest film sensation of the
year, within the Law" opens three
day engagement at the Colonial Thea
ter to-day. This play, which ran for
three seasons at 81 prices. will be
shown at the above-named theater at
the regular prices. The Greater Vita
graph Company is presenting this
motion picture, has assembled a COM
pany of players Who are said to give
brilliant performance. Alice Joyce
and Harry Morey,. the popular CO.
ed by an all-star cast Miss Joyce as
Mary Turner" the department store
girl accused of a petty counter theft
of which she was not guilty, appears
in what is probably the greatest role
she has yet essayed. Mr.. Morey has
recreated the role of Joe Carson in
the screen version
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
BIG SHOOT HELD IN
NEW CUMBERLAND
Winners Get Valuable Mer-
chandise Prizes; w. Guist-
white Has High Score

New Cumberland had a big mer-
chandise shoot on Monday. 1t was a
fifty target event. w. Guistwhite had
hig score, breaking 40 targets. He
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW

National League
Philadelphia at New York.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Boston.
st. Louis at Chicago.
American League
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

in New York. If there is objection,
we would try to find some way of
evening it up satisfactorily to the
Giants"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
~I5a0eAaN|
Summa1H|
rs
SCORES OF YESTERDAY

National League
Boston, 8; New York. 1.
Philadelphia. O.; Brooklyn,
(Fourteen innings, darkness).
Pittsburgh, s.; Cincinnati, 4, (10
inings.)
Chicago. 12; st. Louis. 5.
American League
Philadelphia. 2; Washington, l..
Boston, 4; New York, 2 (First
game).
New York, Z; Boston, (second
game).
Chicago, 1S; st. Louis, 6.
International League
Providence, z; Richmond, 4.
Baltimore, 8; Newark, (First
game).
Baltimore. s; Newark, 2 (second
game).
Toronto, 4; Buffalo, 8 (First
gamel.
Rochester, IA; Montreal, 0.
New York State League
Wilkes-Barre, 5; Syracuse, 1.
Elmira, 20; Scranton, 2.
Binghamton, 4; Reading, 1.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05

PAxTANCS
Thursday and Friday - Paxtang Park
Minstrels. matinees and nights.