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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
BRITAIN RULES
STRIKERS MUST
WORK OR FIGHT
War Cabinet Will Draft Mu-
niGons Workers of Military
Age If They Hold Out
By Associated Press

London, July 25.-The British War
Cabinet has decided that If the mu-
nitions strike continues the strik-
ers of military age will be draft
ed promptly into the army. accord
ing to an unofficial statement print
ed in some of the morning newspa-
pers. George II. Roberts, Minister
of Labor. gave a hint to this effect
in a speech in London Wednesday
when he declared that no young men
had a right to exemption from mill
itary service except on the ground
they were doing work more valuable
than fighting.
Government Firm With Embargo
The government remains firm in
its refusal to withdraw the embargo
which ostensibly is the cause of the
strike, although it seems that in
some instances the embargo is used
as a pretext to cover other griev-
ances.
Events now are waiting upon the
national conference of the delegates
of the engineering trades which, it
is understood. meets at Leeds to-day.
1t is believed in some quarters that
sist on a ballot of the members be-
fore calling a general strike. This
course is strongly supported by
Alexander Thompson, Socialist and
editor of the Clarion. who writes in
the Daily Mail:
Strike Tends to Anarchy
"It is unthinkable that the con-
ference will assume the tremendous
responsibility of stopping the mu-
milton output of the whole country
without a democratic vote by all the
men and women concerned. The
tactics of the young rebels who
forced a strike at Birmingham and
Coventry against the advice of re-
sponsible leaders make not for dem
ocracy or Socialism. but straight for
anarchy and Bolshevism."
Meanwhile dissenson is being Gre
ated in the trades union ranks by the
action of the strikers and in many
parts of the country the conduct of
the Coventry and Birmingham men
is denounced hotly. Even in Birm-
ingham itself many of the engineers
refuse to be stumped into an ire
sponsible strike. On the Clyde there
seems no sign of sympathy with the
strikers and work there is continu-
ing smoothly. The same may be
said of many other centers.
On the other hand 5000 notices
to cease work Tuesday were handed
in at Manchester where the Anal
gamated Engineers have a member
ship of $4,000. II is declared a ma
iority will join the strike unless the
EN- barge is removed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
John McGraw Has No
Faith in a "Hunch"

John McGraw, who has been hand
ling the Giants with supreme success
since 1902, is always in the limeiight,
because he believes publicity helps
the game. He is talking now of TAX
ing two teams TO Paris. and ii is safe
10 say John will stir things up in
some way very soon. McGraw has
made a record for turning out stars,
and all of them will tell you that one
secret of his success is that he takes
the blame when it is coming to him
\ tvpical story Of his, scared deeply
in the Giants logbook, concerns NC
Graw's system of signalling, for he
has always directed his team on tae
field with signals
The Giants were playing Cincinnati
at the Polo Ground one day, and
every time that Big Larry. Mclean,
as good a man in pinch as there Is
playinG ball. came to the pat thefs
Were men on the bases VINO would
score on a hit and put the Cincinnati
club ahead. The first three times that
Mclean faced Crandall, McGraw held
up four fingers with the thumb down,
which was his signal to pass batter
purposely. Mclean received ms 9ase
on balls, and the next batter failed TO
bring the runs home each time, thus
vindicating McGraw's judgment +
McGraw's Last "Hunch"
The fourth time that Mclean came
up the umpire passed directly in Gran
daIrs line of vision as McGraw. on
the bench. held up his four fingers
with the thumb down, and the pitcher
missed the signal He broke strike
over the plate. Again McGraw held
up the four fingers and again Gran
dalrs view was obstructed by the rest
less moving about of the umpire.
Crandau pitched another strike.
That was too much for Meyers. the
Indian catcher. who thought that Nc
Lean ought TO be passed in the face
of the present grave crisis, and he
looked to the bench to get the signal
from McGraw. But the little manager
thought that this good start OF Gram
dalrs was a "hunch," and he played II:
Crandal wasted the next one, and
then pitched another strike. Mclean
hit for a base: two runs came home,
and Cincinnati won the game. That
is the reason McGraw says he has
stuck to straight catch s-catch-can
baseball ever since and has not played
any lunches"
.'If 1 had walked Mclean I would
have had that game" he said after
ward. but I take the blame for II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25

which was not in accord with the
ideal of sportsmanship. which is
chivalry at play. In point of fact.
nobody who has grasped the Ameri
can idea of what a cooperative pas
time should be ever for a moment
doubted whether baseball was a true
sport. Interference is the soul of
American baseball-as of American
football which has no offside for the
self-same reason. and so differs by
the width of the Atlantic from our
Rugby game-and. since it is per-
missible under the code, anything
short of physical violence may be
done to delude and bewilder an OPP
ponent while batting without offend
ing against the spirit of sportsman
ship. And 1t is only logical. and
therefore by no means repugnant to
the extended conception of fair-play,
that the right to interfere should be
also given to the spectators, who may
do their best by means of picturesque
outcries and all manner of inanimate
noises. to rattle the team they wish
to see beaten. When the umpire is
also assailed with highly-coloured
obloquy the Englishman is apt to feel
a pain in his temperament. He has
been brought up on cricket. in which
the white-robed umpire is the auto
crat of an artistocracy, an incarna-
tion of conscience, presiding deity,
whose decision may not even be chal-
lenged in a whisper.
But baseball is as different from
cricket as poker is from chess. and it
is sheer insularity to think COM
PARSONS can be drawn between such
vividly contrasted games. II custom
has made it lawful for both sides and
both sets of spectators CHATS the
crucial pointO to rag the umpire,
then it is actually the duty of the
keen sportsman to rag him as Wig
orously as may be. Furthermore we
must count 1t as a merit of baseball
the more willingly as we remember
sitting out so many dull hours of
slow, joyless business cricket in the
peace-time past-that it allows the
spectator to take part in it by max
ing a joyous hullabaloo. "Barrack-
ing" in cricket is tendency to grasp
the same privilege of long-range in
reference. The value of baseball as
physical training is manifest. 1t
helps to create a swift, strong, adapt
able physique; the constant running
and throwing and catching make the
long, elastic muscles, which are the
best for any special branch of ath-
letics. 1t sets a keen edge on the
players 'horse-sense' or open-air in
telligence, which is its very soul,
brings it closer to the struggle of
life than cricket, or even Rugby
football. He who plays BALI carries
on in a resisting medium, the same in
kind If not in degree as the atmos-
phere of warfare, which invigorates
the will and trains it to become in
dependent of the influence of opposed
volition or of the crowds antipathy.
AS a nation we shall, of course,
stick to cricket. Cricket is our game
of games. a vital part of our nation
al life and character. But we can be
open-minded enough to admire the
varied and vivacious pastime in which
American personality playfully ex-
presses itself
Some day we shall expect to see
President Wilson standing umpire for
an over at Lords or. at any rate.
kicking off at Twickenham, special
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
BIG SHOOT FOR
THE CITY TITLE
Conodoguinet Range Will Be
Scene Saturday of Local
Experts Competing

The city rife title will be at stake
next Saturday when the P. R. R.
Keystone Rife Club and the Har-
risburg Rifle Club meet in cham
pionship contest at the Conodoguinet
range of the latter club. This may
be reached by taking the Enola
car from Market Square and get
ting of at Adams street, Enola, then
following the path to the rifle range
along the creek. Cars leave the
Square every fifteen minutes.
The teams which will compete are
so closely matched that the total
team scores for the two previous
matches show a difference of but
four points out of a total of 1000
points.
Each club is making strenuous
preparations for winning this third
match. 4 large turnout is expected
and each club will likely put some
fifteen of their best shots on the
firing line 10 compete for the single
man teams representing the clubs for
the final shoot.
In the practice shooting during
the last week. in preparation for this
match. several men Of each club
have made scores OF 90 to 95 per
cent. and both clubs are keyed up
TO turn out a score that will be
worth going miles to see.
We hear a great deal lately about
the benefits that are TO be derived
by drafted men who attend the drills
held by the local home guards. These
are all we'll enough so far as hey
go and are undoubtedly help, and
big help. in fitting a draftee for
{s life hrr the same
time men of this vicinity should re-
member that the fighting ability Of
any soldier depends upon two things
his health and his shooting ability.
His health ne can control, but TO OBJ
tain expert shooting ability necessary
to preserve his life and to make him
of some real benefit after he does
get into the Army, he will need ex-
pert instruction and this instruction.
he can secure without cost in either
of these two rifle clubs.
A visit to a match such as that
named above would be a real educa-
ton to those people who believe that
expert sharpshooters are born in
stead of being made by years of care
full practice undr competent in
structors.
Just a few days ago the country
was thrilled by reading that TWO
Sharpshooters in Pershing's army
each brought down an aeroplane oy
two shots apiece from their rifles, a
thing unheard of before in European
armies. Investigation has shown
that one of these men obtained his
skill by practice in squirrel shoot
ing with the rife before he went
in the Army. The other obtained his
skill by careful practice on a rife
range on Long Island. Both OF these
men won a secreancy and a deco
ration because they were wise
enough to train themselves to be of
some real value before they entered
the Army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25

Manager Miller Huggins. Of the
John ]. McGraw, of the Giapts. are
working on a plan to give the metro
politan district its baseball Their
scheme is to assemble teams compos-
ed OF players. not affected by Secre-
tary OF War Bakers ruling and play
games at the Polo Grounds. should
the big league abandon their pennant
races.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
England Discovers That
Baseball Has a ssSOul''

They've got 1t good over in Eng
land. Got the baseball fever. Even
the London Hines is wabbling. Not
content with two-column story
about the first game in London. its
editor called in a special writer to dip
into the "Soul OF Baseball" Read 1t.
Maybe you never knew that Baseball
had a soul. 1t takes an English
critic to find these things. This one
must be an ace for he begins with
saying that IT is easy to understand
baseball strategy. Poor J. Bull. The
squeeze play or the double hit-and-
run would lay him up with brain
fever. Thus The Soul of Baseball"
1t is easy enough to understand the
strategy of baseball. Strategically. it
is glorifed form of rounders-a
pleasant game we have all played i'm
perfectly in the noisy days of child
hood before we were old enough TO
play cricket and the other Ludi
Humaniores with the necessary gravs
ity. But the tactics of the American
national pastime, without which no
Fourth -of-July celebration would be
complete, are beyond the average
Englishman.
The English tan or 'rooter.' to
use the picturesque trans Atlantic
terms for an habitual spectator, IN
variably misses all the finer points OF
the team-play. The science of sig
mailing. for example, which has been
more highly developed in baseball
than in American football even, is
used for the bewilderment of the
man with the bat in ways unnoticed
by the English spectator and un-
dreamed of. The catcher and the
pitcher are the principals in the plot
for his confusion which is improvis-
ed every time the ball is about to be
delivered. IN first-class baseball
across the Atlantic 'every good hit
ter's weak points are known all over
the continent, from Boston to st.
Louis. and the pitcher who did not
remember them and turn them to ac
count would not be worth his very
handsome salary Che generally gets
more than the President in a year.
but seldom lasts for a Presidential
term.) An England bowler is not
nearly so we'll acquainted with the
peculiarities OF the leading batsmen.
either in his own country or in the
Dominions. But what happens when
a new or little-known smiter waits
for them to come over the plate? The
catcher's duty is to form a working
hypothesis of his psychology and to
inform the pitcher of his theory by
means of unostentatious signs (e. g.,
touching his pad with one hand or
the other). whereupon the required
curve. high up or low down, close to
the body or far out, very fast or COM
paratively slow, is at once admins
tered. And, to take one of many side
isues, catcher and pitcher must also
collaborate in schemes for running
out a man on first base who is try
ing to steal second.
All this is but a part of the COM
plex organization, a cosmos of secrets
and stunts. which constitutes base
ball team-play. Tomorrow when the
King himself pitches the first ball in
a typical Fourth-of-July match. the
doubts lingering in the minds of
many as to whether baseball is a
sporting pastime will be eliminated.
So good a sportsman (the doubters
will say to themselves) would never
take so personal a part in an affair
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
BAND CONCERT

The Steelton Band, conducted
by Director Zala, will give a free
concert this evening in Reservoir
Park. This was the first band to
offer its services free but the con-
cert. planned for June z1, was
postponed until to-day because of
rain. The program for tonight
is an entertaining one including
patriotic popular and classic
numbers as follows:
America
March Liberty Loan" .Sousa
Grand selection, Macbeth"
Verdi
Melodies from the comic opera
Maid Marian" ..R. de Koven
Grand scenes from Samson and
DelllahH ........ Saint Saens
Ballet Egyptian" Gin 4 parts),
Motives from THE Grand Mog1I."
s q. Luders
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
TO UNDERSTAND
By GRANTLAND RICE

y Lieutenant, 115th Field Artillery.
A. E F.
rcopyright. 1918. by The Tribune
Association (New York Tribune)l
He saw long lines of khaki form
In quiet order, clan by clan;
To drive against the blood-red storm
of flame and steel beyond their
span
AS one might gather for a game
OF two-base hits or tackle runs
Until the zero hour came
Amid the thunder of the guns.
And some looked out with eager eyes
Beyond the gathering barrage,
Unmindful of the sacrifice
or service of their final charge;
And some. with faces drawn and gray
stood ready for their final night
Still dreaming of a vanished day
And one who waited through the
night
He saw the forming, row on row,
A line that raw hell couldn't stop:
Until, against the dawn's white glow
He saw their bodies clear the topi
And then. across the shattered loan
From smashing shell and shrapnel
sent.
At iast--three thousand miles from
lie knew what Flag and Country
meant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
Minnesota Woman Dies
at 101 Years and 5 Months

Daseca. Minn.-Mrs. John Proechel,
the oldest resident of waseca county,
is dead at her home in GAINESVILLE.
She was 1O1 years and five months
old. and until a short time ago was
able to attend to her housework. She
was the mother OF eleven children,
five of whom survive her, the Oldest
seventy seven and the youngest six
ty-one years. There are thirty-two
grandchildren and fifty-eight great
grandchildren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
Erred FULroN pELINauENT

Harrison, y. j., July 25. = Fred
Fulton. the Minnesota claimant of the
heavyweight pugilistic title. has been
classed as a delinquent in the draft
and may be taken into custody. Full
ton is scheduled TO meet Jack Demp-
sey in an eight-round bout here Sat
urday night.
According to a letter received yes
terday. Fulton failed to appear be-
fore his local draft board for physical
examination, and by virtue of this
failure he is classed a delinquent. The
Harrison board met yesterday to
consider the case and decided to re-
fer 1t to the Attorney General
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
DEATH OF ADUsTYs mTr.Ira

WaynesboFO, Pa, July 25. = Martin
Luther Miller. former resident. of
Monday afternoon Mr.. Miller. who
was known here as Dusty" was an
excellent baseball player and a one
time played professional ball: he also
played with the local club here. He
Is survived by several children and
several brothers and sisters: His re-
mains will be shipped to Hagerstown.
where burial will take place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
FANS TwENTY-NINE BATsMEN

Scranton, Pa. July 25.-In an anna
teur game here between Taylor and
the Brisbin teams, Pitcher Latzo, of
the former team. established a record
of tanning twenty-nine batsmen in a
seventeen-inning contest. He also won
the game for Taylor with a three
base hit in the last inning with a man
on base. The teams are members of
the Victory League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25

leave having been granted to him by
congress to pay us a visit and grace
fully return the Kings gracious
recognition of Americas national
game. When the age of victory
dawns. we shall expect this favour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
st. Louis 10, New York 2.
Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn l.
Chicago ), Phillies 1.
Boston 1, Cincinnati 0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
STANDING OF CLUBS
National League
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American League

Washington at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
National League
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-25
BIG LEAGuERs GEr oFFERs

Expecting an adverse decision from
Secretary Baker. the Duluth baseball
team of the Head of the Lakes
Mesaga circuit, has wired Walter
Johnson terms Of $500 a game. Hem
Dirk. OF the Cubs. and SEVERED, Of the
Browns. also received of1erA
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
f1AzELToN REPUBLICAN

I While the flu epidemic around Ha-
zelton seems to be abating to quite
an extent, the death rate Of the past
week has been greater than that Of
lAst week. Nest Of these were cas-
es, however, that were Of quite long
standing. But very few new cases
have broken out in the village, al
though several are reported from
the rural district. Up to date the
flu has claimed total Of 10 victims
from this community. A few very
critical cases are yet reported.
Mrs. Arthur D. Corwin passed
away at 1880 O'Clock Monday morn
ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. L.,
G. Malchert, Of pneumonia, follow
ing an attack Of Spanish influenza
Of less than two weeks' duration.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
BRADDocK NEWS.

BRADDOCK NEWS
E. F. Savage is down with the fu
Geo. Dexter is driving the mail
route one for R. Aarvig who is sick
with the flu.
E. E. Bradberg and G. A. LEN
hart of Hazelton wsrs visitors in
Braddock Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff T. B. Meinhovcr was up
from Linton last Thursday OIL tvsi-
ness pertaining to his Office.
The editor made busir ass trip
to Linton over Friday night. It is
thought the flu is under control.
Little Kirk Batter of Hazelton is
visiting at the home Of his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.. SAVAGE
John MeAeander went up to the
capital city Saturday to spend Sun
day with his two daughters. H. re-
turned home Tuesday.
Miss Amelia capells of Hazelton
was a visitor in Braddock Friday,
getting vaccinated while here.
DR.. McPhaden, temporarily at
Linton, and Supt. Briggle were up
from the county seat Friday vac
cinating for the flu.
E. F. Savage went to Bismarck
Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs.
r.. K. Batter, who is in "a hospital
there. He returned Saturday.
Sol Jampolsky and sister Jeanette
Of Braddock and Mrs. Ellis Smolo-
WITT Of Hazelton were passengers to
Merricourt Saturday to visit rela-
tives. II
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
OUR EXCHANGE ABLE

j 4
EUREKA BLADE
Never in the history OF the Blade
has it been our lot to report 10 many
sick and dying in the vicinity and it
makes US a trife downhearted q we
approach this task anew every wsek.
We feel confident, however, that the
hight of the epidemic must hav.. been
reached since other localities which
were stricken before Us report ! SUBJ
siding already.
John Kessler left for Linton yestar-
day to look after the business Of
Frank Beska, who isw reperted sicl.
with his whole family.
Miss Irene Vorlander, Mrs. Sprick
and Norman yorlander autoed to
Aberdeen Sunday where Edward vor-
lander, who underwent IN operation
lately, is lying ii the hospital. Mn.
C. vorlanders who had been taking
care Of the little patient MP 70 .thia
time returned with the CIR, lsaving
Miss Irene at the bedside Of her
brother.
Gus Keim and Jamss Clayton Of
Leola were in town Sunday.
Jake Volk, cashier Of the Hague
Bank, who is quite i'll, was taken
through here on his way to m Aber.
deem hospital Wednesday.
Rev. G.. j. Zenk, who had IN At
tack Of the influenza some time ago
and was up and around sincs, has
now taken to bed again. We hope
that the relapse will pass by slightly
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
POLLOCK PROGRESS

e 4 -
Lou Loutzenheiser departed Tues
day via Mobridge for his home at
Willard, Montana. Lou has rsnted
his farm in the Dale neighborhood
to E. Belverson.
Ed Pulling of Mclaughlin has been
here the past week, called by the
serious illness and death of Jacy
Houchins and the illness of his
daughter, Mrs. Jacy Houchins.
Otto Schaap of Herreid has been
attending to business at the First
National Bank this week while
Cashier Brokofsky is confined to the
house with influenza We UNDER
stand Mr.. Schaap will remain here
permanently as assistant at the bank
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
w1sHEK NEWS

WISHEK NEWS
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. C. We're in this city Sun
day. Congratulations.
E. c. We're, who was brought
here from Hague a week ago suffer
ing from influenza, is reported to be
getting along nicely, especially since
he can hear the sweet voice Of his
youngest daughter upstairs.
A. R. Rudow Of Ashley was in
town Monday. Passed, through on
his way to Linton where he went to
take charge of the Emmons County
Record. Mr.. Rudow's years Of ex-
perience in the newspaper game will
be Of material assistance to him in
giving the people Of Linton a good
paper. 80
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

Will you give . days pay TO help
the work that helps our soldiers. The
Seven Big War Work Activities de-,
serves every dollar you can spare.
They keep our Armies At for
fightin. I"