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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Wagner Tom Whalen Tells
How Flower of Hun Army
Wilted Before the Yankees

Father viii w. Whalen, of Bu-
chanan Valley. formerly of this city,
has just received the following very
interesting letter from his brother
overseas:
your letter arrived. AS you know,
that made me happy. 'Tis my delight
when mail time comes to find your
letter. Fritz and Hans have been
making 1t pretty mean for us with
their planes. Their shells don't worry
me, but the plane bombs are like hell
Dustin up. They shake the earth. 1
don't mind the Huns shooting at men
that can walk anu run. but the poor
catch it hard. If the internal Boche
would only let the hospitals alone.
we'd forgive him much. but when he
picks out and picks on our helpless
pals, it makes a fellow feel like walk
ing on the face of every Fritz he
sees. q.
Were back resting now. You
wouldn't fancy there was war going
ball. Such a happy bunchl Go at 1t.
as we did the scrub games at home.
Nobody loves the umpire. He's the
Hun of the field. Maybe he doesn't
get his; Fat head! Pin head" is
Don't let anyone tell you the Yanks
amt got the CUTS. They're master
with nerve. bayonet and rifle. Nearly
every Hun we looked at was shot
through the head.
"Our regiment-and the cock crew.
did wonderful work in the battle of
the Marne. We made 1t as hot for the
Hun in this world as we hope he'll
have it in the next! Gee, to see the
flower of the Crown Princes army
Wilt I wish you were here to listen
to the racket. You'd swear hell was
drunk on his highballs. Imagine how
1t sounded with the boys throwing
thirtysix shells minute. They cap
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
LOCAL SHOTS AT
WESTY HOGANS
Great Trouney at Atlantic
City Draws Marksmen From
All Parts of the Country

The annual Westy Hogan trap
shooting tournament at Atlantic City
began yesterday and Harrisburg is
represented along with the rest OF
the country, for this shoot attracts
the high guns and low guns from all
over Uncle Sans dominions.
Practice day resulted in Frank F.
Wright taking high gun title at the
opening preliminaries yesterday.
Wright registered a worlds record
with score of $50 out of 1000 blue
rocks at the recent Maplewood shoot.
Yesterday in field of 1877 marksmen
he came through with a 100 per cent.
score.
F. NJ. Troeh, of Vancouver, Wash,
VINO came across the continent to
make his debut among the Westy
Hogans. missed two targets, scoring
11S. He was tied for second place
by George f. Fish, the eighteen-yard
du Pont champion. whose home is in
Lyndonville, N. Y.
Neaf Apsar. president of the Ho-
gans, shared third honors with f..
Coburn, of the Hogans, in the III
class. c. H. Newcomb, Pennsylva-
MIA state champion, closed the after
noon with score of ia. t.
III. B. Shoop and John G.. Martin,
classed. respectively 107 and 102, are
among the marksmen from this
neighborhood who will figure in the
championship shooting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Pitcher Vaughn's Perfect Control
Wins Fifth Game For Cubs

More than $4,000 baseball en-.
thusiasts waited one hour yesterday
sfor the fifth world series game tc
start at Boston while the big-leaguers
of Cubs and Red Sox argued with the
National Commission for a heavier
share in the profits of the tourna-
ment. By a mere eyelash the mos
startling scandal ever attached tc
the game was avoided after the
crowd had about reached the end OF
its patience.
A tragic feature of the situation
was the appearance of hundreds OF
wounded officers and soldiers, sur
vivorS of the Marne, many of whom
were brought in on invalid chairs
The immense arena rose as one to
cheer these heroes, and their echoes
resounded to the room where the
ball players wrangled with Ban
Johnson and Garry Hermann, tell
ing such a tale of heroism that the
big-leaguers instantly surrendered.
Not only that, but Leslie Mann,
Everett Scott, Bill Killefer and
Harry Hooper hurled a bomb into
the official camp by suggesting that
the entire receipts of the series be
turned over to the Red Cross. Herr
mann then informed the players
that they had no right to dispose of
the money until after the series had
been decided, declaring that the
other clubs interested would be in
a position to bring suit for their
shares.
The first four games of the series
drew SS,551 persons and the players
share is $69,527.70. On the basis
of the new plan of division which
caused the strike each member of
10 y1rfTN In tao
and the losers each S535. In an
nouncing their acceptance of this,
which is the smallest ever paid in a
worlds series, the players declare
they were not being fairly treated,
but would submit rather than disap-
point the crowd. Players of teams
finishing second in the respective
leagues to get s15,469.51; those fin
fishing third, S92S1.95, and those fin
ishing fourth, $61S7.97.
The fifth game of the series proved
another stirring pitchers battle, and
big Jim Vaughn. who faced the Red
Sox for the third time in one week,
finally obtained his revenge, shutting
out the American League pennant
winners. The giant southpaw was
good to-day, and Boston could do
nothing with him. He has hurled
three grand games against Boston,
but to-day's was his best. He had
speed and control and used every
thing he learned about the Red SoX
in his two previous efforts to prevent
them from crossing the plate. Five
hits were all the Sox could gather
OFF his portside shoots and curves.
In only three of the nine INNINGS did
more than three batsmen face him,
ana only twice were the SoX able to
get runner as far as second base.
In both of his previous games, passes
TO first proved fatal to Vaughn, but
to-day he gave only one. This was
issued to Jones in the third, and
Hippo prevented further. trouble
by slipping the third strike over on
Harry Hooper. In the first inning.
after Hooper had led off with a
sAgle and advanced on Shean's sac
I'iNe, Vaughn famed Strunk, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

tured German officer. He wanted to
see the three-inch gun. He was
shown the Americans at work in the
pit. He said with a funny, sheepish
grin, 1T beats hell Usn't this one
hell of a letterD The Huns thought
all the guns in the world,were pound
ing them, but twas only our '.rigade.
Do you wonder me nightcap doesn'
ht! And then I made three-base hit
the next day.
"I don't know when we'll go back
to the front. 1t may be any day. NO
one knows. but watch for big battle.
You'll learn when we get back-and,
say, chase your prayers after us to
hang over the fellows that fall! Our
regiment has been congratulated by
General Dickman and also Pershing,
so you see your sarcastic smile about
us kids being Little Boy Blue blow
ing his horn, has to come off. / wasn't
kidding about our kid bunch when
spoke to your reverence In New York
The next time you hear from me,
they'll have more honors. l can't write
often, for we're always on the move,
but l don't forget you.
1--WE have it nice here. Get all we
can chaw. And with our outdoor life,
we look like a bunch of healthy
babies that never were weaned. 1 tip
the scales at 10.
Lovingly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

Flack made a spectacular running
catch of Whiteman's foul fly close
to the right-feld fence.
Aside from Vaughn's splendid
| pitching, the sensational fielding of
the Cubs furnished the outstanding
feature of the game. Behind the
man who has gone to the firing line
as often as any one pitcher in any
world series, the National League
representatives played as befitted
| pennant winners. For the first time
| in the series they made absolutely
no blunders, mentally or physically.
They outbatted and outplayed the
Red SoX to-day and won the game
strictly on it's merits In the ninth
inning Mann and Hollocher exc
cuted plays. which brought even the
Boston Rooteps to their feet and fur
nished the most thrilling moments
| of the days battle.
In recognition of the good work he
did in the closing weeks of the
AneHcan League. season, Manager
Jones a chance to shine in a series
game. while only two hits were
registered aRinst him in five innings,
and Chicago's' run in the third was
the result of q stupid play by Nc
Innis, Jones was hit hard in almost
every inning, and it was only the
brilliant defense given him by his
teammates that held the Cubs to
single tally in seven INNINGS. In
the eighth they. gauged his delivery
TO a nicely and tucked the game
away. by punching three hits with
base on balls for two runs. Several
tiHes during the game Barrow had
reserve pitchers in the bull pen"
In Pnrf{no md
Dubuc taking turns. but each time
some bit of fine fielding saved Jones
and he was allowed to stay on the
mound until the Cubs finally landed
their knockout punch.
The Red Sox never got fairly
started against Vaughn. After the
openings offered in the first and
third, Strunk got the first real hit off
the Cubs southpaw, ripping dou-
BILE to the far corner of right field.
In trying to sacrifice, Whiteman
bunted a fly to Merkle, and a mo-
ment later Strunk and McInnis were
victims of a double play on the hit
and run, when "Stuffy" lined to
Merkle. Thomas singled with one
out in the fifth, but Agnew hit into
a double play, and the same thing
happened in the seventh, after
Whiteman had hit safely with one
out. Schang batted for Agnew with
two out in the eighth and famed.
Miller was sent up to bat for
Jones in the ninth and made good
with a terrific drive to left field. but
Mann started with the crack of the
bat and raced up the incline that
banks the fence. He turned as he
reached the top and the ball settled
in his hands as he slipped down on
his launches. 1t was one of the
most spectacular plays of the series
and was wildly cheered by the crowd.
The fans were still cheering when
Hollocher raced almost to the foul
line and captured Hooper's short
fly. The Cub shorstop juggled
Shean's infield hit, but Vaughn ended
the game by getting Strunk on
strikes for the second time in the
game
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Needs of c. of c. Flag
Committee Are Outlined

The Chamber OF Commerce flag
committee yesterday issued a state
ment announcing that designs for
the Chamber of Commerce flag Will
be accepted until December l. Six
teen designs have been accepted to
date, but none of them embodied all
the ideas of the flag committee. The
committee suggested that the design
might include in harmonious arrange
ment, the entrance to the city, view
of the parks, the Capitol, industrial
views, the Penn-Harris Hotel, and the
be given the prize winner by the
Chamber, and the Harrisburg Tele-
graph will give a prize of 81 to the
designer of the second choice. The
committee is composed of: Arthur y.
Brown, chairman; L. B. Black, w.
Grant Rauch. Charles X. Boas, F. Z.
Downes and William B. Hammond.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PR. R. MEN
Middle Division Head Tells
How Registration Troubles
May Be Avoided

j. c. Johnson. superintendent of the
Middle Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. has issued instructions to
the employees of the division who are
subject to draft for military service,
pointing out how they may arrange
for registration if obliged to be absent
on registration day.
Many of the men will doubtless be
on duty during the day, in which event
the following instructions are intend
ed for their guidance:
In order to avoid any possible in
terruption of service incident to the
registration of employees tomorrow,
all those who are required to register
are requested to read carefully in
structions which have been issued by
authority of the provost marshal gen.
eral:
Must De Careful
All men required to register un-
der the new man-power law who eX-
pect to be absent on registration day
from the jurisdiction of their local
draft board should bear these facts in
mind:
1.-The obligation rests on you, and
you alone, to see that your kreglstra-
tion card. properly made out. is in @ lhe
hands of your local board on or pe-
fore registration day.
at is for your convenience, how 9
ever, and to obviate the necessity %
your going home to register, thaI Ile
following arrangements have been
provided by this office for the regis
tration of absentees:
"'(a) There is a supply of registra ,
tion blanks at the office of every locai
board in the United States.
member thereof is authorized TO re.
cord the answers of persons apsent
from the jurisdiction of their respec-
tive local boards and to certify TO
their registration cards. -.
"s(cl Upon application by you. your
card will be made out by a clerk OF
member of the board to which you ap-
ply, turned over to you, ana By ~
it must be mailed in time to reacn the
local board having jurisdiction OF tne
area within which you permanently
reside by the day set for registration
"(d) Therefore, as soon as Prac1
ticable go to the office or locai
board and have your registration caro-
filled and certified, as prescribed by
the regulations (Section. 80. then
mail the same to the local board nav
ing jurisdiction of the area wlthln
which you permanently reside.
ANY train or engine employe calleu
before Tomorrow, and who has not
ample time to be back on the 12th OF
September, or if called on the 12th OF
September. will be asked when CARED
If he has registered or made arrange,
ments for the delivery of his caro-. ana
will not be sent out If by SO dolng
it will interfere with his opportunity
for registering.
an case an employe has not made
other arrangements, he may. IL he has
obtained a card from the local. city
or county clerk. leave the card with
the engine dispatcher or crew clerk,
and the same will be delivered to the
proper registration point; but such
cards must be in the hands of the en-
'gine dispatcher or crew clerk in sur
ficient time so that they can be prop
erly delivered and certificate OF regis,
tration obtained between a. m. ana
p. m., September IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Captured Mail Shows
Poor German Morale

with the British Army in France,
Sept. II. = Some idea of the state of
the German morale may be had from
the following quotations picked at
random from captured documents and
letters. One German wrote home -
but he did not get chance to post
the letter-as follows:
"I have been in the line for four
teen weeks. Johann is being well
looked after. / wish /, too. was a
prisoner OF war"
Another letter reads:
when we retired, two Alsatians
remained behind. If they had only
said they were going to desert, many
more would have stayed with them.
One message says: Our men are
completely exhausted and can hardly
Another says "The men cannot
keep their eyes open owing to strain
and fatigue. They must have relief. .
Still another soldier writes: 1--WE
hear that the Bavarians and Saxons
no longer wish to fight How is II
going to end?"
Captured orders indicate that the
German air service lis being well
combed out, and that airplane mech
anicians, much to their disgust, are
being drafted into the infantry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia Division The 123
crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock: 80
122, 100.
Firemen for 100. 1872.
Brakemen for 122, 130 (2).
Firemen up: Hale, Tarman, Leach
Shishkoff, Dickover, Dallinger, Hoz-
ter, Dessler, Thompson, Snyder. Yara
Paxton. Juswiler. Mace, Frank, Fry
Brakemen up: Long, Etwiler. Now
cry, Cross. Weiss, Hoffman, Burns
Blair.
Middle DivisiOn-The 800 crew first
to go after l o'clock: 247, 21S. 245,
301, II, 244. $50.
Engineers up: Snyder, Lofer.
Firemen up: Nicholas, Mclaughlin.
Brakemen up: Dennis, Casner.
Arndt.
Yard Board-Engineers for sc.
11C. 12C.
Firemen for 1-7C, arc, 1OC. 11C.
2-14C, 1-15C, .2-15C. 26C.
Engineers up: Sholter, Smell, Bart
olet, Getty. Barkey. Sheets. Bair,
Eyde, Keever. Ford, Klerner.
Firemen up: Yost, Warner, ordes,
Weaver. Shant, Klinepeter, Walborn.
Matter. Jones. Bennett, Hickman.
Shambaugh. Lewis. Lauver.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Wreck of Circus Train
Injuries Fourteen Men.

Adrian, Mich, Sept. 11.-Fourteen
men were injured, four probably
seriously, as the result of the wreck
ing of the World at Home Shows
train near here yesterday on the
Detroit, Toledo e. Ironton Railroad
The wreck was caused by a broken
beam of a flat car. The train COM
prised twenty-three flat and Pull
man cars and carried $50 persons.
All of the injured were workmen
asleep under show wagons on flat
cars.
Early this afternoon officials of
the circus had been unable to check
up the personnel and it was believed
possible that some persons may have
been killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
MANUFACTURERS COUNCIL
TO MEET THURSDAY

The Manufacturers Council of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce.
will meet in the offices of the Cham
The meeting is for the purpose of
explaining to the manufacturers the
purposes of the new Committee of the
Conversion and Resources Division Of
the War Industries Board II is
pointed out that the new commit
tee will compile information for the
government which will Yitally effect
every manufacturer in the city ANA
vicinity. Their work is to find out
which factories can be converted into
manufacturers of war essentials. and
which factories already working on
government contracts. can Increase
their output of munitions and other
war products.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
RED CROSS WORKERS
ASKED TO HURRY

Officials of the Naval Auxiliary OF
the Harrisburg Chapter of the Red
Cross this morning issued a request
to all who are working on knitted ar
ticles for that branch of the organiza-
ton, to make a special effort to re-
turn the articles they have knitted
during this week. The large number
of men leaving the citv for service
during the last week made such q
drain on the supply of sweaters and
knitted goods that the Naval Aux
iliary is in need of stock to replenisb
its supplies. Sweaters and hammocks
especially are needed, it was said to-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
RAILROAD RUMBLES
Reading Announces
More Official Changes

Harrisburgers figure in changes on
the Reading, announced yesterday.
John Wrenshall. Jru divi.ion engi-
neer of the Reading Division, this
city for some years. has been trans
ferred to the New. York Division.
Philadelphia. taking the place of L.
Blackstone, deceased. Mr.. Wrenshall
VIII be succeeded by w. ID. Kinzie, of
the Shamokin Division, Tamaqua.
John S. Goodman. of the Harris
burg Division. Harrisburg, takes the
place of Mr.. Kinzie at Tamaqua, and
N. w. Schaeffer, supervisor at Leba-
non, is appointed division engineer of
the Harrisburg Division with office at
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

Harrisburg billiardists will have
a chance to see the real thing in
pocket billiards to-day when Frank
Taberski, worlds undefeated cham
pion, makes his appearance at
Leonards parlor, which is located
in the rear of Kennedy's Drug Store,
in Market street. Taberski is nothing
less than a magician at this game.
His worlds record high run was
made at Youngstown, with sixty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Yankees Eat Vegetables
Cultivated by Germans;
Were Planted by French

With the American Army i'm
France, Sept. Vegetables plant
ed by the French, cultivated by the
Germans and gathered by the Amer
leans when they advanced north of
the Marine, were served at many
American soldiers messes during the
first two weeks of August after the
district south of Fismes and the
Vesle had beer cleared of Germans.
The German soldiers had done an
excellent job of cultivating the gar
dens in anticipation of enough vege-
tables to supply them all summer.
Don't get cnught in the LAST HOUR
RUSH TO register tomorrow. Register
AnrIy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Champion BilIiardiSt Will Meet
Local Talent Here Today

three balls, against Louis Kreuter;
his high run in exhibition on a
4hx9 table at Schenectady regis
tered 238.
To-day Taberski will be on the
job promptly at o'clock and it
has been arranged for him to give
an exhibition and then take on a
local opponent. The same program
is scheduled for 8 o'clock this eve-
Ming
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
GET r1IwANIs BoOsTER,

Ihrough The courtesy of Paul V.
Iillard, secretary of the Kiwanis
SluD. or Altoona. a number of the
harrisburg clubmembers have receive
ed copies of the "Kiwanis Booster"
which was recently published as a
special edition of the Altoona Times,
inc supplement contains many in
terestng articles. Secretary Tillard
mas host of friends in Harrisburp.
he was a recent Kiwanis Club guest
at luncheon here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

Two-base hit, Shower. Home run,
Sperl. Sacrifice hits. Hoover. McLnn.
Double plays, Crescent, one. Swartz
to Lutz to Carson. Struck out, by
Prowell, 8; Michlevitz. 3. Base on
balls. off Prowell. 3; Michlevitz, 8.
Left on bases, Swatara, 8; Crescent.
g. Stolen bases. Shower Hoover,
Prowell. Reel, Swartz, Bowman, Lutz.
Passed balls, Sperl, l. Wild pitches,
Prowell. Time. 1.19. Umpire, Weimer
and Davis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

to go after 1.sO o'clock: 25s. 227. 1os,
226.
Flagman for 10S.
Yard Board-Engineers for Sd 1875,
4th 126. No. makeup: End 102, 1st
104, I12.
Fireman for Sd 1875.
Engineers up Ewing, Hanlen,
Barnhart, Potter, zeiders, Fenicle.
Lutz, Yawrell.
Firemen up: Bish. Fisher, Miller.
Shafner. Weaver. Lutz, Felix, Biting.
Kline, Cristofaro, Yeagey, Ready,
Steffee, Wendt, Blessner, Sanders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
PASSENGER SERVICE

Philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Gibbons. Lindley. Hall, Kennedy,
Osmond.
Firemen up: McNeal, Naylor Gill
liums, Spring. Shaffner, Althouse,
Floyd, Cover.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Keane, Crimmel, Crane, Buck, Keiser.
.Firemen up: Sheesley, Reeder.
Fritz, Gross, Arnold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Crescent Club Holds
the Cellar Championship
JUNIOR LEAGUE STANDING

Swatara tumbled Crescents further
down into the cellar last evening by
a S-2 score. The cellar champs were
ahead, 81 until the fifth when Swa-
tara chased two men over the plate,
via hits by Prowell and Layton and
Sperl's home run smash. The score:
SUA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
ENOLA SIDE

Philadelphia Division - The 212
crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock:
252, 232, 210, 202, 243, 219, 240, 230.
Firemen for 225. 232. 233, 243. 252.
Flagmen for 232. 23S.
Brakeman for 210.
Flagmen up: Madins, Spangler.
Corper.
Middle DivisiOn-The 214 crew first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
"Win Today With Mays
Or Bush," Says Barrow

Boston, Sept. IL. Manager
Mitchell, of the Chicago National
League club, said to-day that VIC
tory in Yesterdays game had put
new life into his men and they
felt confident of winning this aft
ernoon. He did not announce his
pitcher for the next game, but
said, II may have to use a right
handler"
Chicago hackers think Mitchell
will send. Lefty Tyler back if he
shows he is ready when the
pitchers warm up before the
game.
Manager Barrow. of the Red
Sox, announced he would use
Mays or Bush on the mound to-
day. He is not worried about the
final outcome of the series.
THE Cubs win merely pro-
a -ctie5," Ne said. I'VE
things broke too we'll for Chi
cago. We will win to-day with
either Mays or Bush"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Railroad Notes

General Superintendent w. H. Kef-
fer. of the Reading system, and I. T.
Tyson, superintendent of the Harris
burg and Reading divisions, were in
conference yesterday with Federal Of
ficials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

F. w. Smith, Jr., superintendent of
the Philadelphia Division. who was
taken i'll yesterday was reported to-
day as Slightly better.