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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Harrisburg Men Named
in New Casualty Lists

Severely wounded in action in
France about August % was the sub
stance of a telegram sent Mrs.
Harry ]. Shimp, 612 Church street
by the War Department concerning
her husband. Harry ]. Shimp, at
tached to Headquarters Company,
112th Infantry. Mrs. Shimp receiv-
ed letter from her husband dated
September 4, about three weeks ago,
written in a base hospital where he
had been about five weeks recover
ing from a gas attack. Accordingly
she thinks there must be a mistake
in the first named date.
Lieutenant George ]. Shoemaker,
Harrisburg policeman for nine years,
is on the casualty list as wounded
in the left arm and left leg while
in action in France. Harry c. Stone,
is years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. j. Stone, of Church street, Camp
Hill. is also on the list reported miss
ing since August Z. The former was
member of the Governors Troop
and saw service on the Mexican bor-
der. He sailed overseas in May, 1917,
with Co. B, 10Sth Machine Gun Bat
talon. He is now in Red Cross Hos
pital No. 8 in France.
Stone was attached to the Le-
moyne Machine Gun Company when
he sailed for France where he was
transferred to the 112th Infantry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Sport World Wants $40, 900, 900;
Look Out, 1heyAre Coming This Way!

A gigantic proposition to cover the
entire United States was put under
way at New York yesterday at the
Yale Club by old-time athletes.
backed by the United War Work
Campaign, to gather in S170,000,-
600 for our soldiers and sailors in
the war.
In anticipation of the fact that our
armies may be obliged to remain in
Europe for two years or more, it is
planned to accumulate sufficient
funds to insure the boys in khaki
their fill of entertainment and recre-
alton. 1t is a campaign to preserve
the morale of our army and navy.
no matter what the coming months
may bring forth in the way of dis
couragement.
Every sport with the exception of
tennis is to be lined up in this drive
and every tow nand hamlet is 10
have an opportunity 10 contribute its
share toward making the campaign
a success. The big week" will be
from November II TO November IS.
when every football team in the coun-
try will be called upon to play one
game. the proceeds of which shall
be devoted exclusively to the fund.
The drive, however, is not to be
restricted TO this one week. Just as
soon as the Liberty Loan campaisn
ends the sport campaign will get
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Thunderclap in Great Finish
at Empire State Track

New York, Oct. II. = The racing at
the Empire City track yesterday fur
nished some close finishes, none more
impressive than the first race. Myers,
who rode the winner, Thunderclap,
took the Oneck Stable entry out at
the start to lead of two lengths, in
creased his advantage to three
lengths at the half. but finding his
mount weakening near the finish of
the five and half furlong route, had
to put everything in motion to win by
a neck from l.. +. Wagner's Osgood.
who in turn was two lengths ahead
of Marmite, who finished strong.
Most interest centered in the fourth
race, the Scarsdale Handicap, with
$500 added, in which met a. X. Ma
comber's Warcloud and Andrew Mil
ler's famous racing machine. Roamer.
Roamer was was the favorite at to
10. while Warcloud was close with
TO odds. Nevertheless. Jockey En-
sor. who has been riding his head of
recently, piloted r. Wilson, Jr.'s good
horse. Corntassel, between the two
and finished second to Warcloud
while Roamer had to be content with
third place. Roamer was weighted to
l2S pounds and this proved too much
to overcome the lead obtained by
Warcloud at the barrier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Grumbling Women
Like Grumblers in
Army, 7. R. Says

New York. - 81 put only one class
of people on an equality of service
and sacrifice with out fighting men
at the front. and those are the moth
ers and wives who have sent those
men over gladly and valiantly."
With these words Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt paid his respects to
the women of America in an address
in Temple EMANUEL before the New
York Section OF the Council of Jew
ish Women at their first meeting of
the season. Colonel Roosevelt was
brought to the meeting by Oscar
Straus and presented to the women
by Mrs. William d. Sporborg. presi-
dent of the New York section.
81 respect the woman who sends her
man to battle and keeps her head
right" went on the Colonel, "just
as respect the good soldier. But II
she whines put her in the class with
the miserable creature who didn't
raise her boy to be a soldier, and in
the class with the grumbling soldier
and I'd have no mercy on either of
them"
Colonel Roosevelt exempted moth
ers with young children from war
service at home. but asked that every
other woman in the United States let
not one day pass by without per-
forming some service to help the men
at the front.
young mothers have their hands
full" explained the Colonel, but
avery other woman ought to practice
self-sacrifice. to the very limit. I
don't usually preach that doctrine.
but in these days we ought to be
ashamed to have two meals a day IL
we know that one wife. one mother
of any one American soldier is hav-
ing only one. It would be a shame
IL we allowed a single soul loved by
a soldier suffer while he's lighting
for us. And women can. best of any
take care of the families back here"
out of the crucible of war Ameri-
can soldiers will come back Just as
Americans without any dividing line
of creed. Colonel Roosevelt told the
women.
catholics. Protestants and Jews
are lighting shoulder to shoulder in
France" he said. And over here
we are learning the same lesson. that
else" Gnu
The women are urged by Mrs Alex
ander Kohut. honorary president of
the organization. to accept as their
own personal slogan unconditional
surrender"
"I mean unconditional surrender of
ourselves to sacrifice and devotion in
order to win the war" she said. Let
there be not one Stacker among the
women of Israel Let us now rededi-
cate our council to go from strength
to strength and from duty to duty
until peace comes to us all"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Senator Smoot Wants
Tax on Retail Sales

Washington, Oct. decentralization
by paragraphs of the House draft of
the war revenue bill was completed
yesterday by the Senate Finance Com
mittee and discussion of sections
temporarily passed over, including
surtaxes. excess profits and war taxes
was begun.
Senator Smoot, of Utah, Republican,
to-day gave notice that he would
propose a retail sales tax amendment
levying an impost of one cent on each
purchase of dollar or fraction there
of above twenty cents. The tax
which would be paid by the pur-
chaser, would yield $3.50, 900. 900.
Senator Smoot estimated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17

under way.
Football. of course, is expected to
be the main source and a schedule
is being drawn up which will bring
together the best teams of the coun-
try before the snow flies. New York
will have some of these star contests
and a gridiron season which seemed
destined to be "flivver" bids fair
to develop into a hummer" The
committee in charge will very soon
announce some of its plans for these
big football games following con-
ference in the office of Big Bill Ed
wards, Collector of the Port.
Boxing. billiards, soccer and golf
are all to join in the campaign.
James w. Coffroth, the California
boxing promoter, will arrive East on
Sunday TO take full charge of the
boxing program, the idea being to
have every large city put on a man.
moth show. Willie Hoppe has prom
ised to WELD his cue for the good
cause, while Cornelius ]. Sullivan
will take the helm in the golfing
world.
Those who attended the meeting
last night were: William s. Lang
ford, of Trinity; William H. Ed
wards, William W. Roper and Parke
Davis. of Princeton; William f.
.Gracelon, of Harvard; Brink Thorne.
of Yale, and John c. Bell, of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Quaker City Loses
Its Greatest Swimmer
in Dread Epidemic

The greatest all-around amateur
swimmer ever developed in Philadel-
phia, city renowned for its aquatic
celebrities. died yesterday. Ernest w.
Sopp. better known as Ernie" Sopp.
He was only 81 years old and sue
cumbed to pneumonia, leaving a
young wife. He was in the govern
ment service. This lad was the pride
of the Quaker City. for, although his
swimming fame did not break until
he was is years of age, since then he
I had the following records TO his
credit:
Won the one-mile race for the
Huss Cup in 1915. in % minutes IS
seconds, and again took the event in
latter time being the present record
for the event.
Won the -one-mile Middle Atlantic
Association championship at Iafay-
ette. in the SchuSlkill river. August
10. 1915. defeating Gilbert E. Tomlin-
son. a clubmate. for the title.
Beat the best Quarter-mile local
record in a swim against time. IN
Sherwood Fairgrounds pool. July 4,
1918. covering the distance against the
watch in minutes 45 S-5 seconds.
Won the quarter-mile race for the
Asher Cup at Lafayette. in the
Schuylkill river. July IS. 1918, over a
Howard course. in new record time
of 6 minutes SIS seconds.
Won the 500-yard indoor Middle At
iantic Association title, FEBRUARY "
1915, in Central Branch Y. NJ. c: a:
pool. making a new indoor record OF
( minutes IS 40 seconds.
Won the 220-yard indoor Middle At
lantic Association championship in the
Turner's pool, April %, 1918, sup
planting the former record, which
stood since 1914. with the new ibgures
of ? minutes 81 3-5 seconds.
Won the half-mile Middle Atlantic
Association outdoor title on August
stream. at Lafayette. in the Schuyl-
kill river. beating the best previous
record. held by his clubmate. Gilbert
F. Tomlinson. which had stood for hVe
years. and setting up new mark OF
IL minutes IL is seconds.
Won the five-mile Marathon race
for the Pawling trophy by 500 yeards.
and Il seconds. the distance being
from the bridge at Conshohocken to
the dam at Flat Rock, in the Schuyl-
Was second to Leo Giebel, of the
New York Athletic Club. in the ten
mile national championship swim in
the Delaware River. from Race Street
Wharf Philadelphia. to Riverton. y.
J., August "a, 1918. Sopp covering the
course in hours 4 minutes. but was
unfortunate as he was disqualified
for not finishing between the two
buoys marking the finish of the race.
In addition t. the above champion
ship and record performances, the
Philadelphia champion won the Phila-
delphia Swimming Clubs outdoor
championship contests, the Central y.
NJ. c. A. swimming championships:
and many other events for prizes of
a lesser nature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
German People Know in
Hearts That War Is Lost
By Associated Press

London, Oct. II. - Herbert H. AS
quith, former Premier, speaking at
the National Liberal Club here, said
there was no man in the Allied world
better qualified TO be a spokesman of
the Entente nations than President
Wilson. Both OF Mr. Wilson's recent
replies to Germany's peace proposals
Were heartily endorsed by Mr.. As
quith. He spoke in part, as follows:
The German peace overtures are
sincere in the sense that they evil
IDENTIFY hav proceeded from the Ger
man people who in their heart of
hearts have given up the game. If.
IN addressing her overtures, not to
the European Allies, but to our
American associates, Germany calcu-
lated to sow the seeds of possible
dlssension and jealousy, it was an
other illustration of the chronic cfum-
slness OF Germany diplomacy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Y. NJ. c. A. to Send More
Secretaries Abroad to
Work in Hostess Houses

More secretaries will be sent
abroad for the new hostess houses
which are to be established by the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton at two additional ports in
France. and in all the interior cities
where there are nurses, signal corps
women, Red Cross workers, or men,
bers of the Y. w. c. A.
The first attribute for this work
is a knowledge of business methods,
and the ability to speak French is
a decided asset. There are now III
secretaries in France for the Y. w.
C.. A. who have charge of the Foyer
dos Allies, as the clubhouse for
French girls working in munition
plants are known; of the nurses huts
connected with the base hospitals;
the centers for American women,
hostess houses and the houses for
girls of the American signal corps.
One of the most interesting houses
to be used as rest and vacation
places by the Y. w. c. A. secretar-
les, has been loaned by Madame
Francois Millet, widow of the cele-
brated painter. She has given a
charming peasant cottage at Barbi-
zon, France, to the Blue Triangle
workers for the next eight months.
The house is situated on the edge
of the Fontainbleu forest, and the
without destroying the quaint lowell
ness of the place. The Y. w. G. A.
also takes over a jolly little island
in the Laire River and established
tennis courts, a basketball held, a
baseball diamond. tea garden and
everything else that means recrea-
ton for a healthy y-minded girl. This
has been called the Recreation Park,
and five have now been established.
A nurses hut, which lands at the
hospital in sections and looks more
or less like an embryonic pup-tent,
may not promise much to the casual
observer; but after a Blue Triangle
secretary has bossed the location OF
windows-the only thing about
these huts which is optional-hung
chintz and generally messed around
in feminine way. the result Is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Harrisburg Athlete Arrives
Over There Safely

Mfr. and Mrs. W. B. Shader. who
reside at 1919 Market street, have
received the card from the govern
nent informing them OF the safe ar
rival of their son. w. ]. Shader over
seas. Shader was very active in the
sporting events OF the city. at one
time playing on the Hill Tiger foot
ball team. He was a member of this
team at the time it was coached by
Hall of Cornell fame. At the time
of the Border trouble. Shader was
working in New York. He enlisted
and was sent to the border with
Company H. Seventy-frst Regiment.
New York National Guards. On re-
turning from the border he received
an honorable discharge and returned
10 Harrisburg as scoutmaster of
Troop s. Boy Scouts of America. He
took an active part in the Scouting
activities Of this city until he en-
listed early in the spring. He was
sent to Gettysburg where he was
placed into the Headquarters Com
pany. 326th Battalion Tank Corps,
where he received his preliminary
training. Later he was sent to lobby
hanna with his company 10 re-
ceive training on the rife range.
Fromsthere he was sent over.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17

When the statistics on pinch hit
ters who delivered are compiled and
issued, Jack" Graney," of the Cleve-
land Indians. probably will be found
leading the list. for the Canadian had
wonderful luck in his efforts as an
emergency batsman.
In the first eighteen times LIE Fohl
called upon him to bat for a team
mate. he walked three times and de-
livered a sacrifice fly on another oc-
casion, leaving him fourteen actual
times at bat. In those fourteen times
he made seven hits. an average of 500.
his most pretentious effort being on
July ., when he tripled off Rogers, of
st. Louis, driving in the tying and
winning runs.
His sacrific was made off Cicotte
and drove in the winning run on the
afternoon of Memorial Day. A few
days later he made a pinch single off
Joe Bush and drove in the tying run.
Cleveland eventually winning in extra
innings. The next day he drew a pass
from Molyneaux, of the Red Sox, that
forced a run across the plate.
James CSkip'D Mccarthy, one of
the best gridiron and baseball per-
formers Fordham ever has had, died
of influenza at Poughkeepsie, where
for several years he has been the
sporting editor of one of the daily
Frank Haggerty, former coach of
De Paul University eleven and now
assistant to DR.. j. B. kaufman, ath-
letic director at Great Lakes, has re-
ceived a patent for football signal
device that he says will do much to
make the game enjoyable. Haggerty's $
device consists of a rod upon which
is displayed a placard informing the
spectators and the players of the
downs and the distance to be gained.
The device follows the play and is al
ways opposite the scrimmage line.
University of Pittsburgh authori-
ties are confident that the schedule as
mapped out will be carried through
and plans are being laid accordingly.
1t was feared that the hole made in
the Penn States team by the calling
of men for military service might
wreck the team from that institution,
but the athletic authorities say the
Center county college will have a
team, so that the Thanksgiving Day
game at Forbes Field is practically
assured. Warner put his men through
a light drill yesterday afternoon. Most
of the men are on edge and it will
take careful nursing to keep them
right until the first game is played.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
300 WANTED TO
BUY $lOO BONDS
Trust Company Will Loan
Money to All Who Wish to
Pay by Intalments

EnoIn, Pa, Oct. II. - The commit
tee in charge of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign is making a thorough
canvass of the district to secure the
balance of their quota. as follows:
Enola School District, $71,500: Sum-
merdale. s5.O5O; Lantz, s5.10o:. a total
of $S2,650. of which $500 has been
subscribed to date. leaving a short
age of $37.650. The committee will
endeavor to secure in the next few
days 800 persons who are willing to
mortgage their future earnings that
they may each take a 500 bond.
Robert L Myers. president of the
Lemoyne Trust Company. will assist
any of the citizens who wish to sub
scribe and he will allow them one
year in which to pay for the bonds at
Az per cent. interest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Punish Every Guilty Hun,
British Prosecutor Says

London, Oct. 17.--Sir Frederick
Smith, Attorney General, in the pre-
face to a new edition of his book on
international law, says the future
of civilization requires that the 'au-
thority of public law must be re-
asserted with a punishment so
memorable, because so dreadful. Of
fenses will not be repeated.
For the correction of specific in
famies," he adds, international law
does not exclude the castigation of
guilty individuals. however highly
placed. Material injuries may be
made good by the payment of a
pecuniary indemnity. The doctrines
of international law afford abundant
warrant and precedent"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Government to Treat
Union and Nonunion
Men Alike, Order SAYS

Postmaster General Burleson to-day
sent to all the offices of The Bell Tele-
phone Company an order. in which he
says that union and nonunfon men
will be treated alike in the service of
the corporation.
Information has reached the de-
partment that representations are be-
ing made throughout the country"
says Mr.. Burleson. that it is the de-
sire of the government that employees
of the telegraph and telephone COM
panies should join the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union, the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers or
tations have no foundation in fact
whatever" All employees are to be
judged by fitness and fitness only, the
Postmaster General says.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
YANKEES OCCUPY
GRAND PRE-; RAIN
FALLS ON FIELD
Place Taken but Small Vii
lage, but of Great Strate-
gic Importance
BY Associated Press

With American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. 17.-The American
troops to-day occupied the town of
Grand Pre- on the north bank of the
Aire river, north of the Argonne
forest. Since early last night rain
has fallen over the entire field of
combat, converting roads and
trenches into muddy canals.
Aviation was impossible yester-
day and the artillery fire was direct
ed entirely by maps, except in rare
instances when direct fire was used.
Grand Pre- is only a village and
its normal population is less than
1900, but the place is of great
strategic Importance. 1t is the juno
ton of the railways feeding a great
part of the German army and lies
at the foot of the valley extending
Inorthward, at the entrance of which
the Germans have fought so stub
bornly.
After their long struggle for mas
terry in the Argonne woods the
Americans sent several companies of
infantry over the Aire river, which
cuts across the northern end of the
wood south of Grand Pre-, and un-
der cover of heavy artillery fire
moved, almost without stopping,
along the eastern flank of the posi-
ton and into the town.
On the western side the French
had advanced along the roads. MAX
ing possible a junction of the Amer
lean first army and the French
fourth army.
There has been comparatively lit
tie fighting on the remainder of the
American front, although some pro-
gress has been made to the east of
the Meuse. The German position
along the American center was sub
jected throughout yesterday to a
steady harassing artillery fire, sup
plemented by gas, but except for the
capture of La Musarie farm and
minor movements of infantry was
not called into action,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
Talk About Lop-Sided
Scores in Baseball

In connection with the story of
the big hitting and scoring days IN
the major leagues the past season,
bit of history about the biggest
scoring day Of modern time MAJOR
league baseball may be of interest.
In the early days of baseball no
club was considered to have safe
lead over the opposing team with
anything less than a margin OF 20
runs to the good. With the be-
ginning of professional baseball in
the early '70s. and the launching
of the National League, these con-
ditions changed. and big scores be-
came the exception and not the
rule. We go back thirty-siN years
to a major league game in which
the record number of runs were
made. Chicago and Cleveland were
the opposing teams on that his
toric July "a. 1882, and Chicago
triumphed by a score OF 50 to !.
Many other league swattinG REG
ords have stood almost as long.
The greatest number of homeruns
in a jor league game were sCor-
ed in a contest between Detroit and
ST. Louis in 1856. when seven hits.
good for complete circuits of the
bases were made. The worlds rec
ord for the greatest number OF
runs for one inning in. a league
game has stood since 1888. when
Chicago scored IS runs - two for
each man-in the lucky seventh"
OF. a game against Detroit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-17
PIGEOSFL SPORTING MEN RAISE SAM
Pigeons Will Fly Tomorrow
in Gotham For Liberty Loan

You must give credit to old Gotham
for enterprise in patriotic sports. An
unique event is planned for to-mor-
row there to boost the Fourth Liberty
Loan in the shape of a pigeon race
over an eight-and-o one half-mile
course as the pigeon flies" The con-
tes.ants will be five Signal CORPS
trained pigeons, one representing each
of the FIVE boroughs of New York,
which will be released by the respec-
tive borough presidents at points
equidistant from the Altar of Liberty.
in Madison SQuQare. The borough
whose pigeon first reaches the altar
is due to raise $4,000 in bonds; the
second. $4,000; the third. $4,000; the
fourth. $4,000; and the trailing bro
ough will have TO contribute Slo0, 600.
making a total purse OF $26O,o0o for
the Fourth Liberty Loan. These con-
tributions will be in addition to the
regular quota OF the borough.
The sporting element of the affair
will be enhanced by drawing or lots
by the borough presidents for the
privilege OF choosing their birds. All
the fliers have been trained in the