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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-09-05
NC0-AMERICANS ALONG VESLE
 FORGING THE GERMANS BACK
PARIS, Sept, 5- The German retreat before the

PARIS, Sept, 5- The German retreat before the Frencn northwest of Noyon continued during the night and today The French keeping in touch with the enemy rear uaJ and have pushed the retreatng foe from the canal Du NOrd
 Aoyauuiu- north of the Vese the French and Amer jeans have reached the cres the ridge dominating tie Aisne between the Aiette and AiSne.
 The towns of Caemcy, Braces and MisSyw have been captured in the VeSle region
 On the Somme the French crossed the Somme canal near Foyenne and Offoy.
 Southward the French have reached the region be- yond Homebux Merry, Hallon and Flavale NIeldeuX
 The operations on the Vese have been extended to the east and crossing effected between nteauX and Jon chez 1o a two and one half mile front.
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organization. The protest was pub IiShed.
 It was answered by mothers of working girls who held that the over a,lS were more modest than the pre- vailing styles in women'S dress to be seen on the streets of this college town. The male employees of the fact ory rallied to the cause of the lover all girls" and the general Superinten- dent issued an open letter approving of overalls for women.
 Finally Mayor Wever called the spec -ial session of the council. It was at tended by women workers and socie- ty women. After much discussion the oyeralls were officially approved
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INDIANA TOWN COUNCIL
 APPROVES OVERALLS FOR THE
 WOMEN WHO ARE WORKING.

BLOOMINGTON, IND. Sept, 5- Overalls for women workers have been officially approved by the city council which held a special session to pass upon the propriety of the use of these garments by women.
 This is the home of large furnt- ure factory. When the army called many men workers to the colorS, wo- men took their places. The state fac tory law prohibits the wearing ot loose clothing near machinery and overalls were adopted by women work -ers. Their appearance on the street going to and from their work caused n protest to be filed with the city coun -cil by the women leaders of reform
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RuiHnHn!lIIiITI!!lHlIilIIIIIIIITI!
The Franco Amer cans are pursuing the Germans north of VeSe and have reached the line of the Aisne.
BRITISH REACH LINE HELD LAST APRIL

LONDON, Sept, B. The British have made marked progress during the past16 hours Last night along the Flanders front they captured Ploegesgeerm and Hill 63 From the Neuve Chapee to Gvency southward the Brit sh forces have reached the line they held up to last April
 On the line in front of Cambrai, improvement is re- ported South of Moevres 16OOO prisoners and 100 guns have been taken within the last four days
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POLL TICS

NEW YORK, Sept, Ex-Governor Charles Whitmain had a landslide victory over Attorney Merton Lewis for the govemorship nomination. In the Congressional districts, l9 re- publicans. seven Democrats and one socialist were renominated.
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BOSTON WINS FIRST CAME

BULLETIN CHICAGO, Sept, g. The Boston Red Sox American League won the first game of the Worlds series this afternoon by shutting out the White Sox the made five hits and Chicago six hits Ruth and Agnew prsed the battery for Boston and Vaughn and Kfer for the White SOx.
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CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IS
 IN CONTROL OF ALL WHEAT

OTTAWA, Sept, 5.-The Canadian government has taken control of the purchase, sale and export of wheat. The order was effective today.
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MAIL BY AIR IS A SUCCESS.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa., Sept D. Max Miller pilot of the first aeropane carrying mail from New York to Chi cago the service being inaugurated today landed in the golf links this afternoon after successful flight from New York He left for Cleveland half an hour afterwards and will make the trip to Chicago in little less than two hours.
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ALLIED MINISTER'S FROM RUSSIA
 REACH FINLAND IN PERFECT SAFETY.

WASHINGTON, Sept, B. The American consuls and members of the Allied missions with civilian refugees who recently left Russia on special trn have crossed safely into Finland and should have arrived late yesterday at Haparanda This is the official information received here this afternoon by the State Department.
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BRITISH READJUSTING LINES.

WITH THE BRITISH, Sept, 5- South of the Scarpe large portonof the German line is being readusted. Southeast of Mocuves several thousand yards of the old line is being cleaned up and now in possession
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Steamer Alaska sailed from An chorage at 4:3O o'clock this morning and iS due sometime early tomorrow morning. The steamer will probably go to the San Juan dock first and load fish, then go to the Seward dock and sail out between and $ o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Mrs. J. H. Proctor and daughter Edith, are round trippers on the AL aska. They are the wife and daughter of Purser Proctor of the freighter La- Touche,
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GERMAN EMPRESS WORSE

ZURICH, Sept, 5.-The health of the German Empress is worse and it is unofficially reported that the end is. near.
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MANCHESTER, N. H. Sept, B. Governor Henry Hayes has the lead in the senatorial nomination on the Republican ticket.
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MILWAUKEE, Sept, 5.-The re- suit of the gubenatorial primary Is still doubtful. E. L. Phillipp and Roy P. Wilcox, of Eau Claire, are running even.
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ALASKA DUE SOMETIME
 DURING THE EARLY AM.

Just before going to press Agent McDOnald announced that the Alaska is due at 9:3O o'clock tonight.
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IRELAND SUPPLYING AIRPLANE LUMBER.

DUBLIN, Sept, B. Ireland is supplying ash tmbe, sufficient for the construction of 10000 airpanes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
All International Players
Declared Free Agents

New York. April 1.-The national
baseball commission has announced
the following ruling on the collapse
of the International League:
'The commission rules that
through it's (the International Lea
gue) neglect to reorganiZe and pro-
tect the national agreement rights of
its PLAYERS, all rights to reserved
players have been forfeited and that
all players of its respective clubs
are, therefore, free agents and eligi-
BILE to contract with other national
agreement clubs, except those draft
ed or recalled by major leagues or
purchased by minor or major league
clubs.
CONTRACTS for 1918 entered into
with other clubs by players of the
International League before the pro-
mitigation of this ruling are declared
valid"
In explaining its ruling the COM
mission stated:
"As a result of the failure of the
International League to arrange its
circuit and adopt a schedule for 1913
many of the reserved piays=s of its
clubs have applied to the commits
status.
"In some instances 1t is represented
that the respective clubs of COM
plainants are in arrears to players for
1917 salaries, and in other cases the
reserving clubs have failed to tender
contracts for the coming season up
to date.
Investigation establishes that
many OF the complaints are true. In
the meantime players of tho Inter.
national League teams who have re-
ceived offers II ON other national
agreements clubs have been unable
to accept them."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
MARCH OUTPUT
H36U.S. SHIPS
Fleet Corporation Launch
ings at Rate of 100000
Tons a Year

Washington, April 1.-Figures
made public by the Shipping Board
indicate a greatly increased ratio
of ship launchings and ship compile
tions. In all thirty-siX vessels of all
types were launched in March, with
a total deadweight tonnage of 232,-
7S6. If this monthly rate is main
tained-and officials of the Shipping
Board says it will be greatly exceed
ed-the years construction will be
around 100000 tons deadweight.
Incomplete figures show that eigh-
teen vessels of 1852, 200 total tonnage
were turned over ready for opera
ton. With two exceptions these
were vessels being built on private
orders and commandeered. De-
livery of two additional vessels was
expected soon.
Launchings in March were con-
siderably more than twice those OF
February and not quite twice those
of January. January launchings were
sixteen ships of 112.500 tons, and
those for February fifteen ships OF
1880 tons.
or the thirty-six vessels launched
in March six were contracted for
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
with a tonnage of 1850; thenty-one
were requisitioned vessels of 49,
636 tons, and nine were wood and
composite vessels of 1900 tons.
The March launchings were ST.
900 tons in excess of those predicted
the first month by the Shipping
Board. Officials are not optimistic
as to o higher rate of production in
April, however. Shortage of steel
and lack of other materials have
seriously hampered the building pro-
gram.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
Tarsus Club Plans For
Annual School Banquet

The Tarsus school tossers will re-
ceive their letters Thursday night at
a banquet to be given at the Uni
versity Club, Front and Market
streets. This team won a big ma
iority of games this season. Ad-
dresses will be made by local sport
writer's, the Rev. Floyd Appleton and
Harry Long, the popular manager.
The following will be presented
with Ts by w. D. Bottgenbach for
their seasons work Paul Books,
Wilbur Neck. Herman Laughery,
James Holahan, Harry Long and John
Schreadly, for basketball; Frank
Fetrow, Leroy Schreadly. Howard
Amole, James Holahan and Wilbur
Neck, for football.
At the beginning Of this season the
teams were handicapped by the loss
Of six men who Joined the different
branches of Government service.
These men were: Joseph Lutz, Glen
Fleck, Raymond Hall, Edgar Stew
ard, James Lane and James Cassett.
with all these obstancies, the Tar
sus basketball team proved to be one
of the fastest teams in this section
of the state by winning thirteen out
Of twenty games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
Pennsy Shooter Hanks Up
New Railroad Record

Philadelphia, April with a
total breakage of 42S targets out of
$50, Harry H. Sloan, tof the Penn
sylvania Railroad Gun Club, not only
won the shooting championship of
the Philadelphia Trap Shooters
League Saturday, but as we'll broke
the record held by Harry B. Fisher,
of the Clearview Gun Club, who in
the 1915-16 race, totaled 421 out of
$50. These records were compiled
on nine shoots.
Only one competitor gave Sloan
cause for worry in the final shoot
yesterday. That marksman was Joe
Ben McHugh, of the Wilmington
club, and a wonderful shot on clay
pigeons. When the men faced the
field yesterday at different grounds
Sloan had a 4-target advantage over
McHugh, and while McHugh turn
ed in q 4S score and Sloan Az the
railroad crack had enough margin
left to win the championship by 3
birds. McHugh's total of 425 for 9
shoots also exceeded the mark Fisher
made.
Sloan and McHugh tied for the
league prize offered for the high to-
tai made on fire shoots. Every league
gunner has the privilege of picking
his five highest scores made during
the season to be eligible for this
prize, but Sloan and McHugh far
outclassed the field on this total.
Each man broke 241 out of his $50,
which equals the record George S.
McCarty made in the 1914-15 race,
when shooting for Camden he shat
tered the same number in five shoots.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
National League to Work
by Clock, Says ]. K. Tener

New York, April /. There will be
but little difference in the time of
starting the ball games in the Ma
tional League under the daylight saw
ing plan" said President. John X.
Tener when told that baseball owners
who planned to start games one hour
later had been branded as slackers
by Charles l.. Pack, of the National
War Garden Commission.
Mr.. Pack is evidently anticipating
a condition that will not come about"
continued Tener. The time for start
ing games is up to individual club
owners, but speaking for the National
League, | do not expect there will be
more than fifteen minutes difference.
People will not change their dinner
hour under the new plan. We could
not expect baseball fans to get home
to dine at o'clock. We will all work
by the clock just as we have before"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
RW/ELLYU
y w CORNER

the formal opening comes next Sat-
urday when the nine meets Albright
College here and the trackmen go
against the Carlisle Indians in dual
meet.
No other sport offers so many and
so valuable rewards for skill as does
trapshooting. And in no other sport
can the novice so quickly rise to
fame. Trophies, medals, prizes, etc,
donated by those interested in the
sport. are within easy reach of the
shooter who applies himself to the
mastering of the principles of trap
shooting.
Ample opportunities are given by
local, county and state shoots for the
contestant to become known. AS he
acquires proficiency and gains in
confidence, the trapshooter may
look forward to the time when he
may bring himself and his club the
honor of winning the state cham
pionship, or sweeping the field in the
Grand American Handicap.
Sammy Schiff, a local boxer, is no
Stacker. He is employed at the en-
ginehouse No. /, Pennsylvania rail-
day. Five nights out of six he can be
seen at the Peerless Club gymna-
SUM, training hard. Sammy" likee
the ring game and is anxious to make
good. In his bout with Jack McCar-
ron last week, this boy showed a big
Improvement in his work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
Jack Wise Is Busy
Teaching AviatOrs'
Art of TrapshOOtinS

Jack Wise, we'll known to local
shooters, is making good at Kelley
Field, Texas. He is shooting in
structor, and has been drilling the
aviators in shooting at movable OBJ
jccts. He is a member of the Harris
burg and West Fairview Sportsmen's s
Association. He has been made a
corporal and expects promotion to
sergeant in the very near future. In
a recent letter to w. A. Wilson, the
veteran trapshooter, of Marysville,
Corporal Wise tells some interesting
facts. Extracts from his letter fol-
low:
"Well. I am some busy boy these
days, and they are good hot ones at
that. hardly know how far back
to go in telling you my doings, but
will start with January 5th. On
that day 1 was made Instructor of
tIapshooting Il at Kelly Field, and
since then my time has been entire
ly taken up. I have had but one
halliday off since 1 started on the
job, and this afternoon makes the
second.
Instructs AviatOrs
my duties are to instruct the fu-
ture aviators and those who have
received their commissions, along
with about thirty majors and as
many captains and a few of higher
rank. along with hundreds of lieu
tenants, the art of trapshooting. 1t
also gave me, during the first month,
sCme work on the machine gun
range. with the Lewis gun. 1 sup
pose, IL this war ever ends, we will
have to get a machine gun and NOW
down the rocks in the old Susque-
hanna.
Il have taught over coo future
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
TROUT ANGLERS
AWAIT OPENING
Season Starting April Is Gives
Promise of Being a
Record-Breaker

. Only two more weeks and the
trout season starts. Local anglers
are anXiously awaiting the arrival of
April Is. Already there are elab-
crate displays of fishing tackle in
the windows of sporting goods
stores.
Indications are that this year will
be productive of good catches. The
weather during the winter was
greatly in favor of the speckled
beauties. Old veterans of the game
predict a better season this year
than has been enjoyed for q number
of years.
The reasons for these predictions
are based upon the fact that during
the fall the water in the mountain
streams was reasonably high, which
prevented predatory animals such as
coon, skunk, etc, from fishing sue
cessfully.
Trout DestrOyers
These little animals are the best
tshers in the world and they are
said to destroy more trout than any
ether source. When the water is low
they get down along the edge of a
rifle and reach under the stones
and pull the trout out and eat them.
With their sharp claws the catching
of the little fish is an easy matter
while the trout are taking protection
under a fiat stone.
The sudden cold spell early in De-
cember froze the streams and the
continuation of the freezing period
during the entire winter afforded ad-
ditional protection to the trout. The
water has been high since the break
irg-up period and will naturally con-
tinue to be high until late in the
spring. These conditions have been
highly in favor of the trout and it,
therefore, is believed that this sea-
son fishermen will have every oppor-
tunity TO make good catches.
Present weather conditions indi-
cate good roads for the first of the
season and those who go to and from
the streams by motorcar will be af-
forded better opportunity of get
ting there" than is usually the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01

President J. H. Farrell is not being
rushed with applicants for his new
league. There are lot of towns that
would like to get into the game, but
after figuring the cost dropped the
proposition. Baseball that will pay
must be good sport. Material for a
class AA league is scarce.
The next team shoot between Har-
risburg and Pennsylvania railroad
trapshooters will be held on the Phil
adelphia Division Gun Club field
probably April 13, until that time
special efforts will be made to assure
larger railroad representation.
Soldiers at the aviation depot al
Middletown have organized for the
baseball season. There will be sew
eral teams in the field. A diamond
and field has been laid out and games
will start next week. The boys need
baSeballs, bats and other equipment
Give them a boost.
Increased baseball activity is look
ed for this week among local teams
on Saturday the sandlots were oc-
cupied and twilight practice is now
in order in preparation for an early
start.
Dickinson is ready to begin the
spring work. A first string nine has
been picked, the tracRmen are put
ting in long hours of practice and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01

flyers to break seventy per cent.
Chat is the passing mark) or over
OF the elusive clays. l think the
idea is to give them an idea of shoot
ing at moving target, as all the
machine gun work here is at sta
tionary targets. The best men of
the bunch are picked to go to aerial
grnnery schools, where they get to
shoot at moving or towed targets
from machine, and, in fact, every
thing as near to the real thing as
they can get it. You can see 1 haze
no easy task. for they only get from
lee to $50 shots to qualify.
shoot at Blue Rocks
1--WE have two Ideal traps in
stalled (and four more on hand) and
use blue rocks. We have six pegs
at each trap, so I can instruct twelve
men at time. We have thirty Win
chester pump guns, Model 1897, -
Ga, and use a load of 3Drs. Dupont
with 1Bo o., ~ chilled. / get all
the shooting 1 want, and usually
snoot about fifty or seventy-five a
day. My best run has been fifty
four straight, and I think that is
good for the gun and the load. The
guns are all alike and too thin in
the comb for me, so 1 have to watch
myself every time / put it up to
shoot. I also had to learn not to
overshoot my targets, for all my
guns have been made to shoot about
twelve inches high. We fire about
$500 rounds per day. so you can see
that l am n pretty tired soldier when
l come back a. $50. after being on
the go from Z a. m. You would be
surprised to see how many men I
get who have never shot gun be-
fcre, to teach"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
Brand Baseball Managers
as Slackers of Worst Brand

Washington, April 1.-"Slackers of
the worst brand" was the stamp plac-
ed by Charles Lathrop Pack, -presi-
dent of the National War Garden
Commission, upon organized baseball
managers who are saia to have decid-
ed to start their games an hour later
under the daylight saving plan.
When daylight saving. games comes
into effect the baseball game that
usually starts at 3 o'clock will really
start at o'clock in the afternoon,
and by advancing the time one hour,
and having the games start at 4
o'clock, they really would start at 3
o'clock. as before.
Mr.. Pack, who advocated the day
light saving measure in order to give
men and women more time to work in
gardens, is the first to take a shot at
the sports promoters who may take
advantage of the bill.
"If baseball men move forward the
hour of starting games it may mean
extra money in the box office, but it
is certainly a violation of the spirit
of the law" he said last night. THE
Increase daylight usefulness in war
work and was not intended to give
extra hours for recreation. l hope
that the move on the part of the base
| ball clubs to take advantage of the
/ law for their own profit is not the at
| titude of those in control of the great
| national game in our leagues"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
Sunday School Sessions
Open in MiddletOwn

A conference and convention at
Middletown in the Methodist Church
this afternoon opened the series of
district conventions being held by
the Dauphin County Sabbath School
Association. The convention vii
continue at Middletown tonight.
The theme of the various gatherings
is Efficiency" The weeks sched-
ule follows:
District No. Q, Monday, April 1,
Middletown, Methodist Episcopal
Church; conference p. M. conven-
tion at 7.30 p. m. District No. 4,
Tuesday. April 2, Oberlin, Neidig
United Brethren Church; conference
p. m; convention, 7.45 p. IN. DE-
trict No. Z, Wednesday,, April 8,
Linglestown, Union Chapel; confer
ence, 2 p. M; convention, 7.30 p. m.
District No. G, Thursday, April 4.
Steelton, Centenary United Brethren
Church; conference, 2 p. M; con-
Vention, 7.45 p. m. District, No. 3,
Friday, April 5, Hummelstown,
Zion Lutheran Parish Church; con-
ference, p. m; convention, 7.45
p. m. District No. 9, Saturday, April
6, Dauphin, Methodist Episcopal
Church. conference, 2 p. m; conven-
ton, 7.45 p. m. District No L, Sun
day, April z, Swatara Hill Meeting
House; p. m, Bachmansville Meet
ing House; 7.15 p. m, Hillsdale
United Brethren Church.
INx-Aa i
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-01
What Boxing Brought
to One Physical Wreck

From a physical wreck at 200
pounds, to physical fitness at $50
pounds, was the transformation of
DIR. w. ]. Crocker within the short
space of seven months.
Holding a professors chair in the
veterinary chair of the University
of Pennsylvania, DIR. Crocker,
though he weighed 200, broke
down completely last July under
the strain of his literary efforts
and research work.
His physicians advised him that
they could not aid him and he set
out to win back his health by
physical exercise. appointing Jack
O'Brien his director.
To-day DR.. Crocker. 80 years of
age, and more than six feet tall,
weighs $50 pounds and not only
has regained his health, but has
become an adept boxer, to which
he attributes his present health,
that he plans to contest for the
highest honor in amateur boxing
the national heavyweight title.