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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
NEWPORn

Approximately fifty persons enjoy
ed a New Years eve dance in the
rooms of the Calumet Club in the
Citizens National Bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tressler have
returned to their homes at Wash
ington, d. c., after visiting here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
F'leisher.
Mrs. A. e. Fawcett, of wilkins
burg, is visiting with her many rela-
tives here.
Frank Longacre, of Philadelphia
is visiting for some time with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Longacre.
Miss Anna Sharon, of Philadelphia
was guest of Mr. and Mrs. r. II
Euttorff.
: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Cassidy, oil
Pittsburgh, visited here.
The condition of w. p. Delaney
who has been critically i'll for some
time with complication of diseases
is improving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
AUTO AND SLEIGH COLLIDE


Union Deposit, Pa, Jan. 5.-John
Meyer, of Hershey, with his automo-
bile, collided with George Seiber's S
sleigh on Wednesday when passing
down the hill at the Square, break
ing the sleigh.-Mr. and Mrs. Abram
Faclller and Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
kuhns spent a day at Elizabethtown,
visiting the formers son, Enos Fack-
Ter, and family.-Miss Grace Stauf-
Ter after spending some time at
harrisburg visiting her relatives,
mas returned home.-Edward Yeag-
ley and daughter, Mabel, of Phila-
aelph1a. were recent guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. Emma Boyer.
William Phfeils, of Palmyra, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kneiswend-
er on Tuesday.-Dr. w. G. Goodman
spent Wednesday at Harrisburg
Lands Curry had narrow escape
from being run down by an auto
mobile on Monday while coasting.-
Mrs. Barbara Yingst, of Lnglestown,
is spending several weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. David Patrick.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Umberger, of Hanover
dale, were guests of the Rev. and
Mrs. A. M. Kuhns on Sunday.-Mrs.
Ella j. Rapp is spending some time
at Bethlehem.-Prea services
will be held in the United Brethren
Church tomorrow morning at 1890
O'Clock by the pastor, the Rev. ]. r.
McDonald.-Miss Sarah Etter, of
Annville, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Etter, on Sunday.-Roy
Lands, of State College, after spend
ing the holidays with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lands, returned
on Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
BURNS RECEIVED FROM
OIL STOVE ARE SERIOUS

street, was reported at the hospital
this morning to be in serious. con-
dition. 1t was said that the burns
he sustained at his home. yesterday
when a blazing oil stove ignited his
clothing, are serious, and his recov-
cry is doubtful. Marshall sustained
the burns while carrying leaking
oil stove from his wife's bedroom,
which seriously endangered the lives
of his wife and 11-hour-old child.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
Sarah Sutch, who lives in the same
Mr.. Sutch carried Mrs. Marshall out
of the room. The condition of the
mother and child was reported this
morning to be as well as could be
expected after their experience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
ADVISED TO KEEP COOL

IeWlStoWn, Pa, Jan. 5.-COnSunl-
ers of coal here have been advised
to keep cool and not to get worked
up over the coal situation in Mift1in
county. The commission says that
stories circulated of a coal famine in
Mifflin county have been greatly ex-
aggcrated. They say that sufficient
quantity of coal to take care of the
needs of the consumer is being re-
ceived. Two cars of coal for Burn
ham residents reached Lewistown
Junction yesterday. The fuel COM
mission further says that during De-
cember twenty-nine carloads of coal
were received here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
Seventeen Members of
G. A. R. Lost in Year

Seventeen members of Post 5S
Grand Army of the Republic, have
ahhswerea ans the hnal summons qfinins id9rlns n
deaths: Daniel B. Biever. Company
Ii. 49th Pa. Vols. G. A. r.; George w
Rodfong, Signal Corps; ]. Newton
Deeter, Company e, 201st Pa. Vols.
Samuel T.. Powell, Company A. 4th
Pa. Vols; Tyrus Shreffler Company
9, 73rd Indiana Vols; III. j. Dunbar,
Company B, 201st Pa Vols: William
Henneman. Company A. d; M; Chaun-
cey d; Glenn, 45th Pa. Vols; Isaiah
Steigelman. Company II, p. X. v. c.,
and Company L, 1S0th P. v. VIII
9Th Pa. Cav; Jacob Rife, Company b
165th Pa. Vols; S. II. Kautz. Com
pany T., 201st Pa. Vols; Henry Roat
Company G, Pa. Vols. and Company
+. 54th Pa. Vols; Thomas w. Reed
Company l, 10th West Va. Vols. Fer
dlnand d. Basehore, Company 1, 2O1st
Pa. Vols; David Bender, Company A
55th Pa. Vols
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
RED CROSS LECTURES

A series of lectures on Home Serv-
work in this important department of
the Red Cross, will be held in the
Public Library, each Monday morning
at II o'clock. Volunteer workers
are invited TO attend this series OF
lectures. Registration may be made
at local headquarters, or through Miss
Mildred Astrich. An extensive series
of lectures will be given and each
ternoons a week for handling of
cases to which he may be assigned.
The lectures will be given by John
ciated Aid Societies, and by Miss
Helen Leib. social worker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

1 could hear Stewart pounding behind
me. The Tommy's cap blew off, and
instead of going home he stopped
to pick 1t up. Stewart was shouting,
| Leg it, here comes the ball." as he
slid into third base. l could not pre-
cede the runner in, so we were trap
ped for double play. Stewards an
CORA was bristling and mine was tug
ging at its chain.
The Canadian rooters were tickled
to death, their sarcastic remarks
burning into Stewart and me. Stew
art was fast losing his temper.
The first two Canadians struck out
The third man up got his base on a
passed third strike. My error.
Then our substitute first baseman
pulled a stunt which turned the
tables on the Canadians and weowere
somewhat appeased.
The Canadian runner was laying
q few feet off first base. Suddenly
our first baseman shouted 10 him
Look out, ere comes a shell; duck
low!H The Canadian dropped to the
ground. Stewart Instantly sized up
the situation and tossed the ball to
the first baseman, who touched the
baserunner and three were out. We
had got our own back. Stewart and
/ could have both kissed that rube
first baseman of ours: Right then and
there we put him in class with Hal
Chase.
Up to the fourth inning neither
side scored. Stewart was pitching in
fine form. The Canadians just
couldn't connect with his delivery
All they were doing was tanning the
air. The Canadian rooters commence
ed to get frightened because they
saw their money disappearing into
the Tommies' pockets. They had the
greatest contempt for the rest of
the team, myself included, but real
lied that If Stewart did not weaken
it would be a case of their going
back to billets broke.
Then old Mr.. JinX butted in again,
and it happened 80.
In the British army there is an
order to the effect that gas helmets
must be carried at all times, even
while sleeping. To disobey this order
is a serious offense, and means i'm
NETS are in a canvas bag and are
slung around the left shoulder by
means of a canvas strap.
In pitching, Stewards gas helmet
bothered him greatly, and after the
second inning he took it off. | warn
ed him to be careful, because L no
ticed several military police in the
crowd. But Stewart would not listen.
He always was pig-headed.
One of the Canadian footers spot
ted that Stewart had laid aside his
helmet, and artfully communicated
this fact to the rest of his team S
rooters. noticed the rooters crowd
around him for three or four innings
and then a great laugh went up and
they stretched out along the foul
lines.
ITO be Continued.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
Goldpiece Lay on Busy
Street For Half Hour

Lewistown, Pa, Jan. 5.-William
Tice fell in West Third street yester-
day morning, injuring his back,
sprained his wrist and bruised him
self about the body. Going on home
a square from where he fell, he re-
membered that he had a $40 gold
piece and a bunch of keys in his
pockets when he fell. Putting his
hand in the pocket he discovered
that he had lost them and going
back to the spot where he fell a
half hour afterwards he found the
money and keys. People had been
passing the spot right along. but
failed to see the lost money and keys
Thomas Guehler fell in Juniata
street last evening badly injuring
himself across the hips and back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
FELT HEAVY AND
WEARY ALL The Time
Z" H a d Palpitation -
Ankles and Feet
Would Swell" "

says Mrs. S. Thompson, 253 S. Elev-
enth street, Harrisburg.
For years have been ailing with
stomach trouble and rheumatism.
My food would lay like a, weight
in stomach and had heartburn.
WAS troubled lot with dizziness
and palpitation and felt heavy and
weary.
Had headaches, pains in back and
my ankles and feet would swell and
get sore. 1 believe I tried every
thing without result until I read n
Sanpan ad., which persuaded me to
try it.
"Now am feeling very good, in
deed.
mo dizziness; palpitation, head
aches, rheumatism, pains, stomach
trouble nor anything" s-.i.
Sanpan is being specially intro
duced at Keller's Drug Store, -4Q5
Market street, Harrisburg.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
Miller & Kades Give Check
For $3.50 to Red Cross

check for $3.50 was received at
local Red Cross Headquarters, yester-
day, this being contribution from
Miller and Kades, North Market
Square. This firm held a preholiday
sale, and said that a percentage OF
the sales would be given to the Red
Cross, The contribution is the result
of this sale. Accompanying the con-
tribution, which was addressed to
Robert Mccormick, treasurer, was this
letter:
1.-THE work of the Red Cross is so
splendid and fine that we feel that
we want to do our bit to help this
magnificent organization to do all 1t
can do to alleviate the pain and suf-
fering caused by this greatest of all
wars 1t is a pleasure to send it and
we ask that you see it reaches the
proper destination.
Yours, very truly,
MILLER & KADES."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
No Coal at ArmOry;
Reserves Don't Drill

Harrisburg Reserve members, who
reported at the City Grays' Armory
last night to resume their drills for
the winter, were unable to get into
the building, the coal supply having
run out and the armory being closed
All drills scheduled for last night and
next Tuesday were thereupon post
poned until further notice, it being
the plan to have companies and ID
start drilling again next Friday If
the coal supply warrants.
Arrangements were made last night
for a meeting of all commissioned Of
ficers to be held next Monday night to
discuss the plans for the winter work.
Company commanders will also hold
meetings of their officers, commits
stoned and noncommissioned, during
the week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
BIBLE GLASS TO ELECT

New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. s.
On Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock
the Bible class composed of sixty
women of Trinity United Brethren
Sunday school will meet at the
home of their teacher. Mrs. Howard
Stone, in Fourth street, when an cleo
ton Of officers will be held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
MRS. HARRIET BIossER DIES

Millersburg, Pa, Jan. S. - Mrs.
Harriet Blosser, aged 80 years, died
yesterday at the home of her grand
son, John e. Blosser, in North street,
with whom she was spending the
winter, after a short illness of erisy-
pelas. The funeral will take place
Tuesday at Herpdon, her native
home. She was member of the Re-
formed Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
The Big
Game
Begins

the pitchers box to lick the pitch
er. After a little argument we man
aged to get him on first.
The Canadian pitcher was wild.
The next ball went over the catcher's
head and our runner took second.
The next man up struck out.
| batted third, hit TO the outfield,
the'right fielder dropped the ball and
| reached second, the runner ahead
of me moving to third base. Then
Stewart got up and placed corking
double out into left field. Stewart
was a fast runner. ] started for
home, touched third, the runner in
front of me plowing along for home
plate. He ran like an ice wagon. I
was shouting to him to hurry up. l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
(Continued)

Tommy is a natural born soccer
stupid with his hands when it comes
to baseball. Several of them had a
bad habit of stopping grounders
with their feet, especially our short
stop. He would see a hot grasseater
coming his way. then, instead of us
ing his hands, he would put his foot
in front of it. The ball would climb
his leg and get him ON the chin or
in the eye. After receiving a puffed-
up lip and a beautiful black eye, he
fatty refused to play unless l would
let him wear the mask. Americans,
picture a shortstop wearing a catch
er's mask and then sympathize with
Stewart and me. The shortstop was u
sergeant, and through diplomatic
reasons l gave the mask to him. At
this every intielder wanted to wear
it. Stewart solved the problem by
putting in another shortstop and Civ
ing me the mask.
In England they have game call
ed "Rounders," in which you are
supposed to hit the baserunner with
the ball to put him ,out. This is gem
orally tennis ball and does not hurt
very much.
Well, those Tommies had a habit
of slamming the baseball with all
their might at the unfortunate run
ner. Many an early practice was
broken up this way, because the
team would lose interest in baseball
when they had a chance to view a
tight between a giVer and a receiver.
After about ten days practice we
had picked two pretty fair teams and
arranged for a scrub game. Stewards
side won, due to his pitching.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

from visit to Washington, D. c.
Ned Koser, of Wilmington, Del,
spent several days with his mother,
Mrs. Martha Koser,.-Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Woodburn and child, of
Baltimore, Nd, spent a week with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. C. Woodburn.
STUDENTS RETURN TO BOOKS
EIizabethviIle, Pa, Jan. Stu
dents who were home for the holi-
days have again returned to their
colleges and chools.-Thomas Os-
valid, of New York City, spent sev-
eraI days with friends here. The
local High school held a party'iu the
Swab building on New Years eve.-
Harry Koppenheffer, son of d. w.
Koppenheffer, who is an enlisted
man in one of the Southern camps,
in Georgia, is spending a furlough
here.-Ira NJ. Hoke has been con-
fined to his home with sickness
Jacob Lubold, of Coatesville. was q
recent guest of Mrs. M. A. Miller and
family.-Merrill A. Leitzel and Miss
Pearl Bechtel, of Elizabethville, were
married at Harrisburg on Monday
evening.-Mr. and Mrs. Dewin J.
bSCllel spent SeNeTdl udyS WIN MTS.
Stakely, at Harrisburg Barr,
of Weatherly, is the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Ralph Lehman.-Leon
Beam, of Elizabethville, is now in
France. Arthur Helt is also in
France.-The High, School will dis
play a service flag for the nine men,
bers of the Alumni now serving in
the Army.-The officers of the local
+. c. S. of A. Camp were installed
by District President Corbett, of Mil
lersburg, on Thursday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY
By Arthur Guy Ernpey

On the morning of the game with
the Canadians, our clevereSt infie1d-
er, the first baseman, picked up an
old German hand grenade and
brought it to the billet. This man was
a great souvenir collector; always
hammering at "dud' shells, trying to
remove the noSe-capS.
/ Seeing him fooling around with the
German bomb, 1 told him to throw it
away; that one could never trust
those things; and that did not wan$
to take any chances of losing a first
baseman: but being of a naturally
curious disposition he refused to. do
so. Taking the bomb out behind
the billet, he proceeded to take lib
critics with its mechanism; result
right hand blown off and another
vacancy to be filled at first base.
What we said about him would not
be fit for publication.
The game was scheduled for 2
o'clock, and exactly at 1.35 Mr..
Fritz plunked a stray five nine"
shell into our infield between home
and fire base, making a hole big
enough for a timber to hide in. This
meant picks and shovels for all
hands to fill in the hole.
BY this time a large crowd of root
ers for both sides had lined them
StlNeS dlOiiS lne lOul llllSS. 1llc COlIl
pliments that were waited back and
forth made the chaplain pack up and
leave before the game started.
Then the betting commenced. 1t
waXed hot and furious. / don't be-
lieve there was a loose penny in the
crowd after all bets had been placed.
Stewart and I tried to discourage
this betting because we knew that if
we lost we would be ostracized from
that time on. We explained to the
Tommies that the Canadians were
baseball players, and that we were
in for an awful trimming, but they
wouldn't listen, saying that anybody
who could make ball curve in the
air the way Stewart could was
enough to win for any team, and
that all the Canadians would strike
out We insisted no further.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

We came to bat
first. Our first
man up got beam
ed, and instead of
taking first base
he went out into
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
The Jinx

on our candidates. Every time we
had to go up the line on Workins
party, one or two of the players
would get wounded or killed; in fact
being a baseball player got to be a
perfect JONAH and the Tommles
commenced getting superstitious. IL
one of our team happened to be
working among ten or twelve other
company men, he was sure to get
hit, while the other fellows came
through without a Scratch. Stewart
and l also began to get frightened
and decided to chuck up the whole
thing before we got it ourselves.
Then we went further back behind
the lines. During this stay we round
cd out a passable team.
A Canadian battalion, just sent out
from England, on their way to
''Wipers," went into billets about
mile from us. This was our chance:
Stewart went over and challenged
them to a game for the following
Sunday. The challenge was accepted.
We had weeks time in which TO
strengthen some weakness and to
teach the bunch a little Inside
baseball. Then the JinX popped up
again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

Then. as is usual
in baseball, things
began to happen. A
link seemed to rest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-15
Daily Stock Letter,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review to-
day said:
In a dull and narrow market with
weak tone, the feature today was
steadiness In the face of generally
bearish developments. The existence
of large short interest, particularly
in U. S. steel and Marine Preferred
was sufficient to hold declines both in
the rail and industrial list in check
and from time to time permitted brief
rallies, but strength, and buying power
were missing during the greater part
Of the session, trading was entirely
professional and the market lacked sig
niticance as an indicator of trend in
either direction.
A weak feature was General Motors
which at the lowest was nearly four
points below Mondays close. Moder
ate strength was shown by Crucible
Steel, Marine Preferred, Mexican Pc
troleum and American Smelling but
generally speaking, the best that could
be said was that stocks held well the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-15
CITY NEWS.

Fresh oysters served The Boston.
.-Arrangeme nts have been made at
the Keokuk club whereby women may
bowl there Tuesdays and Thursdays
in the evening. The previous ar
rangement was for Thursday night,
only.
e. C. Lynn, county superintend-
ent, was in Keokuk today on bust
ness.
John D. Norton, organist and
choir master of St. James Episcopal
church, Chicago, will be the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Barnes, Wednes-
day and Thursday. Mr.. Norton is to
play the organ at DR.. Sage's consecra-
ton Thursday morning.
The Des Moines county food
committee met yesterday and decided
to cut the price of cornmeal at eight
pounds for forty cents and potatoes
at s1.5o per bushel. This was done
in the hope that the people will eat
more of these and conserve -four. 1t
Is of vital Importance that flour be
saved, according to members of the
committee, and as cornmeal has been
put within easy reach the people
should profit by it, in that they can
save financially and be of assistance
to the government and the men at
the front at the same time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-15
Great Pitcher Drafted.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LINCOLN, Nebr., Jan. 15.-Grovel
Alexander has been drafted ant
placed in the first class.
Eyes, sir, I'm drafted" said Alex
ander over the phone this afternoon
II just got my card from st. Paul (Ne
braska) and I've been placed in class
one, division A. Don't know wher
they viii call me up for examination
Alexander has been spending the
winter in Omaha.
81 wired Weeghman this afternoon
and haven't heard anything yet, SO
that l can't say what this will do
with the deal which transferred me
from the Phillies to the Cubs.
II didn't intend to play this sum
mer anyhow unless 1 got my part of
the purchase money. don't know
what my chances were for getting
that money so 1 don't know what
difference the draft will make.
Ready to go? Sure. I'm no
Stacker"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-15
CHURCH BOARD
MET LAST NIGHT
Methodist Official Body was In SEES
sion Last Night and Talked
Over Many
Matters.

The official board of the Trinity
M. E. church met in the regular
monthly business meeting Monday
evening. Aside from the regular
business, a desire was expressed
that the church might be the great
est possible benefit to the community
life. In addition to contributing to
the various calls from the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. c. A.,
it was found that the church had
also made a substantial pledge for
the prohibition campaign which Is
asking the government to make the
brewers stop using carloads of
foodstuff in making beer
The board was pleased that the
people appreciate the musical pro-
grams which have been given re-
Gently, and arranged for a Victrola
concert to be given next Sunday
evening. that all may hear the great
est musicians Of our day. The next
Sunday evening, Feb. ~, it is
planned to spend thirty minutes
singing the beautiful old and new
hymns. The songs will be thrown
on screen by stereoptican and
sections, groups. quartets and indi-
viduals will sing the verses and
chorus.