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The Washington times., 1918-05-24

estimable gentleman who whiles away
his afternoons guarding the pass gate
and listening to the excited cries Of
the mob from afar expects to have a
quiet day. Yep, he'll let anybody
through, II they have the credentials,
but he admits that he believes Wash
ingtonians are such good sports that
they won't bother him today.
Only -Four More Games.
The Griftmen play only four more
games here before hitting the pike.
The Tigers are due for all four Of
them. being the big attraction for
Washington's workers on Sunday.
Next wednesday the Griffs are due
to open a four-game series at Bos-
ton with the Red Sox, who got their
second wind after leaving the Capt.
tai. The Capitolians will be away
most OF June, opening their hrst
Western invasion at Cleveland June
1 and closing on June II at Chicago.
On June 10 the Griffs will be in
New York for the first OF four bat
ties. Then they will return to Wash
ington, opening on June "a with Con-
ME Mack's Athletics. They will re-
main here a whole month then, un-
less Provost Marshall General Crow
der thinks different, and makes the
whole caboodle of them go to work.
The Brownies copped the final vic
tory at Georgia avenue, making a
clean sweep Of the series. Ayers was
beaten In the ninth, , to ., after the
handful Of bugs thought the Hills
william was going home with the
glory. Oh, yes, OF course, you have to
hand something to Tom Rogers, the
husky hurler turned loose by Fielder
Jones He did some noble fiingiug,
and his support was always at hand.
Judges double became a run when
Foster singled and Earl Smith flung
the pill over Sisters dome in the
opening frame. The Browns tied it
up in the second, when Gosh" Dem
NIT doubled and Smith singled and
pulled the double steal Demmitt
scored while the Grihs were wasting
their time getting Smith at first base.
Great stun!
Grinmen Go Ahead.
With two dead in the fourth, the
Grifs took a one-run lead. Lavan
walked and Ainsmith scared every
body, including himself. by hitting
safely for the FIRST time since May 10.
Ayers roller to short would ordinar-
lily have been soft for Gerber, but
Lavan's circus jump right in front Of
the Brownie bothered him, and 1t
went for a single, scoring Lavan-
When the ninth opened It seemed
a foregone conclusion that the home
boys would win. Demmitt drew a
pass, and gave way to Fritz Maisel on
the bases. Smith followed with a
double to right center, scoring Maisel.
and NunAmaker's Texas Lacquer over
Judges head sent Smith across.
Lavan singled with one gone in the
final half, but, after Schultz had ex-
pired, he perished trying to reach
third on Yingling's smash to center.
The Washington times., 1918-05-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yeaterday'a GameA
st. Louis. 3; washington, g
Cleveland, /: Boston, 0.
ChieAgo at New York rain
Detroit ~ PhnadelphiA, rain
where They Play Today
Detroit at washington.
Cleveland at New York.
st Louis At Philadelphia
rfr-.- Chicago At Boston.
The Washington times., 1918-05-24
Batting Orders
For Today
TIGERS.

Jones, p.
Game at 1880 o'clock.
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
LESS MEAT F bA(x l.
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The courier-index., 1918-01-18

ism of a British captain who was so moved with hatred of the Germans for crippling his child with bomb that he attacked and killed five of them with a club, and wfthstood a sudden German onslaught by his inspiring leadership has just been received. The tale has made the captains name a byword of gallantry and bravery in the British camp. Here are the facts.
 When the Gemans delivered their tremendous assault against Masnieres and Marcoing during their general offensive on November 20, those two towns and the territory, about them were being held by division of English troops. On the staff of the commanding general there was a dashing captain who may be desig- mated as Captain Black for purposes of this narrative.
 Black was a man of long service and much beloved by all the troops. He had been jovial companion un-
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
NEWEST THINGS IN SCIENCE

When cooked by electricity ned shrink less than when cooked \ coal.
 The College of Hawaii has ada four year course in sugar ha nology.
 About $50O,000,000 year is benl spent on education in the unltx States.
 A wireless station, open to l public, has been opened in Terra q Fuego.
 To record the work done by slenE raphers a typewriter meter has invented.
 Norway has established na'l0n domestic science school for sn at Stavanger. E.
 A metal clamp to hold two p's's of wood together at right angiss r been patented.
 For home contumption Great z. ain imports about 3O,OoV,VVV pu''' of coffee annually
 A new clamp to hold a cover 0s \. milk bottle also serves as a n''' to carry the bottle.
 Nine tenths of Russia's gold nllus , is done on lands owned or l0lu'* owned by the Czar.
The courier-index., 1918-01-18

the boards hereafter will receive an
 While hte people of Arkansas are for each man finally classified, ex- elusive of compensation for clerks or examining physicians who are not members of the board. Under the old rules the boards were allowed maximum of $150 per month for each member, exclusive of clerical help.
 While many board members have renewed their offers of gratuitous' services and others have held their expense accounts down, General Crawder said in his telegram Ia considerable number, regardless of the size of registration in their res- pective jurisdictions. have made their estimates on so extravagant a scale that the total cost could not be paid out of any appropriation which con gross would be willing to make, or which the people of the nation would approve"
The courier-index., 1918-01-18

the colonel had been wounded in one eye and so serious was his injury that his other eye became useless. His troops continued to be so hard pressed that 1t seemed probable they would give way.
 The colonel knew they needed all the encouragement possible to en- able them to bear the awful strain. He called an orderly, and led by his servant he started making a round of the front line to speak words of encouragement to his troops. For hours this blind man with bandaged eyes kept up his in that of his orderly who was his only guide. This heroic example was the final word for the Tommies. They loved their colonel and they stood and died for him and held their line.
 Masnieres produced another thrill ing incident next day. The Germans renewed their attack and came down in waves. Their assault at the cross ing at the canal bank was particular ly fierce and the British, after sus- taining the shock for some time, began to waver, and the general rushed to the spot. He took a stand in the midst of his troops and rallied them about him along the bank. He spoke to them with assur- ance and pleaded with them that they be calm. The Germans were sending forward another great wave of infantry.
 It was then that the general un- consciously echoed words of the famous order issued by an American general at the battle of Bunker Hills Steady, men. steady, do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes" The crossing was held and the Germans driven back.
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
U. s. AMBASSADOR
 STANDS OFF MOB
MIR. FRANCIS HOLDS RUSSIAN RADICALS WITH DRAWN RE- VOLvER-WAS WARNED BUT WOULD NOT FLEE.

St. Louis, Jan. 12.-Charles R.. Crane, head of the American Mission to Russia, in an address here today told how Ambassador Francis stood at the door of the American embassy in Petrograd and with a drawn re volver in hand held off a mob. MT. Crane said that a mob believing that a man named Muni Gin reality Moo ney, the San Francisco dynamite suspect) was to be executed in this country-started for the American embassy.
 The Petrograd authorities warned Ambassador Francis by telephone. Guests at the embassy begged the ambassador to flee with them, but he refused. MT Francis told a negro servant to get revolver. With this weapon the ambassador met the mob at the door
 "Your government is going to hang our leader, Muni and we are going to clean out the Aemrican embassy" said the leaders.
 No you are not" replied Ambas- sador Francis. This is American soil and will kill the first man who crosses the line"
 MT. Crane said the mob then dis persed. He said he heard the noise at the embassy and arrived there just as the crowd went away. From the negro servant MT. Crane iearend the details.
The courier-index., 1918-01-18

til recently when during German air raid over England his baby girl was crippled for life by a bomb Black had become bitter against the Germans and had sworn that he would exact full penalty for the airmen's deed.
 The captain little knew when he turned in on the night of November 29 how soon he would be able to get his revenge. Next morning the Germans attacked Masnieres in force and the brigade to the right of the troops holding the town was forced to fall back. The brigade in the town, however, stood firm and fought the enemy off Meanwhile waves of Germans had swept through to the south of the town and were swarm ing westward.
 Capt. Black came out of his head quarters south of Marcoing to find five Germans already in possession of a great dump nearby. Black had in his hand heavy walking stick which was his only weapon. With out a moments hesitation he charged the dump alone and beat about him so fiercely that he brained all five opponents before they recovered from the surprise. He had made good his vow, but his work was not finished
 Other Germans appeared west of | Les Rues Verts, a. southern suburb of Masnieres. Black collected all the | signalers, cooks, orderlies and other servants available and with two com panies of regulars delivered an at tack toward Rues Verts. The Ger. mans fell back and fierce hand to hand fighting followed. Black led his little army from house to house and as often as the Germans made a stand he drove them out, until \, finally the whole suburb had been cleared with the exception of one machine gun whose crew of eight men kept pumping bullets into the British ranks.
 Black charged this machine gur with one orderly. Four other brave soldiers had been shot down beside him previously and this one also was
 caught as the machine gun was reached. Black then attacked the Germans with a revolver in eacf
 hand and shot down the last mar of eight This cleared Rues Vert: of the enemy and outposts were es
 tablished about the place. Blacl had been wounded during the fight ing but he held on to his command until relief came the next day
 This story is not the only ons to be related of that bitter day about Masnieres. A regiment whicl had the stiffest part of the fighting in the town was made up of troops
 known as "die-hards." and they fought all day with rifle sand bay onets and never gave step in ths face of a great onslaught made against them. During the fightini
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
30 CENTS FOR EACH
 MAN CLASSIFIED
WILL BE PAY OF DRAFT BOARD MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE COST HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE IN MANY CASES.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Extravagant of local boards for ther services in classifying registrants has led Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder to accept the recommendation of board members and others connected with the administration of the selective draft to place the salary feature of the classification system on cost basis.
 Tn a telegram today sent to all formers of the state.
 promulgates new resolutions approv- ed by President Wilson under which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-29

The worlds series third basemen
are the worst lot of players, when
doped against the pitching they must
face and in the fielding sense that
ever participated in such an event.
The class of the third basers is
scarcely that of the Glass, A players
of a year ago. and not one of them
is within fifty points of the men who
participated in the 1917 champion
ships.
Deal gives Chicago rather a large
lead over the Red Sox and that is
chiefly due to his known ability to
field and the fact that he is the kind
of a batter liable to spring sur
prise by making a slam when least
expected.
Deal is a fielder who has been much
underrateu by the experts largely be-
cause he has been a weak hitter dur
ing all his major league career, and
even being with a winning club this
season he has not served to improve
his batting. He is a normal 225 hit
ter in the big leagues, and does not
figure to hit nearly that well against
the REQ Sox pitching. which will be
at least 20 per cent. higher than the
average of National League twirl-
ing this season. You can figure
Deals hitting practically negligible
quantity in this series save that he
is liable to take a strong crack at
Bush's speed. and a hit in plnch
means a lot in such series.
But in the defensive feature of the
game Deal stands very high even
when compared with the' best tielders
of the game, past and present. lie
has a marvellous pair of hands ana
is one of the best men in the business
l.. l1nr
down the line. He throws very well
and has the reputation of being at his
best in the tightest places.
Deal showed his nerve and ability
with the Boston Braves until Smiths
superior hitting ability drove him on
third base, and those who watched
the race that year. and also follows
on the team, declare that his field
ing was one of the strongest points
in the winning combination. He has
been the same with Chicago this
year, and his work in conjunction
with young Hollocher has helped
make the team solid in the inner line
of defensive work. In other words,
Deal is great in defense but as
member of the Shock squad he isn't
much, although he rather shines in
comparison with Boston.
Third base has been the weakest
spot in the Red SoX team all year
and if Barrow is rated as a great
manager it should be largely upon
the manner in which he had kept
rlugging Np that vital defect in his
defensive team. He tried and fail
ed with McInnis. he has tried all sorts
of men-Whitman, Miller. Coffey-
anyone that came along and he has
found that Coffey, a veteran who is
smart and a fair man in all respects,
but never of real major league class,
was the most satisfactory in steady
work. But for worlds series,
against the pitching of the Cubs, Cof-
fey, figures down to grounds. He
gains in one respect and that is that
he ought to do fairly well against
Vaughn and Tyler, although either
Hendrix or Douglas would make him
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-29
Military Training For
! State College Freshmen
First Part of Course

State College, Pa. Aug. 29.-Every
freshmen entering the Pennsylvania
State College next month will spend
the first ten days of his college career
exclusively in military training. He
will have no use tor textbooks or
blackboard chalk until he has com
pleted the required amount of Army
work.
The entire class will be quartered
in tents on the campus, with Army
officers in charge of the camp. Upper
class students, more than 200 of whom
were trained at Plattsburg this sum-
mer, will drill the freshman recruits
and officer their organization.
This unusual departure in college
curricula is the first step taken by
the State College to organize its
branch of the Student Army Train
ing Corps recently created by the
War Department. For the last fifty
years military instruction has been
given at the college to all freshman
and sophomore classes, but the drill
periods were limited to one hour
each day.
BY concentrating on military ac-
tivities during the first ten days of the
college year 1t is expected the new
students at Penn State will quickly be
nodded into efficient and. well-drill-
ed troops. a The sophomore battalion,
which has completed year of inten-
sive instruction, will continue It's
training for anoAher nine months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-29
RARE STUNTS
AT UNIONTOWN
Labor Day Expected to Draw
Immense Crowd to See
Motorists Defy Death

A big crowd of Harrisburgers will
motor to Uniontown on Labor Day
to take in perhaps the most preten-
tious racing classic staged anywhere.
Dario Resta, Ralph milford and
Louis Chevrolet will clash in three
cornered contest that should send
the goose flesh creeping even over a
cigar store Indian. There is Arthur
Duray, Belgian speed king, who
fought through the Battle of the
Marne. Ruray will drive one of
Louis Chevrolet's Frontenac ma
chimes, according to the entry. The
Speedway management was given a
most pleasant surprise when Duray's
entry was received for it had been
understood that the famous foreign
pilot would not come to Uniontown
for the final meet of the season. Ou-
ray came to the United States to
participate IN the automobile racing
this season under special leave from
his army.
Talk about freak stunts! KeenerI
P. Speedy, the worlds champion
high diver, will make three dives
from a pedestal 10 feet high into q
four-foot tank of water. Speedy is
declared TO be the greatest high diver
in the world. At one time he was a
tutor of Annette Kellerman.
SpeeQyS S ISdI Is Il IHTllllnS HSdA
foremost dive from a pedestal 10
feet high. When one considers that
he drops into Il tank containing only
four feet of water it is easy to get
some faint idea what the difference
of fraction of an inch means in the
direction in which his body is head
ed when leaving the platform.
Sergeant Harold Wright, who
went to France with the Canadian
Flying Corps, will make aeropIane
flights with an Army plane. Ser
geant Wright came back to this
country as the result of wounds and
since returning to the United States
has written n series of articles pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post.
detailing experiences of the flying
men on the western front. Special
government permission was neces-
sary before the flights could be made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-29
Milk Dealers to Meet
Tuesday to Hear Talk
by ]. William Bowman

The September meeting of the
Harrisburg Retail Milk Dealers AS
ISOLATION will be held on Tuesday
evening at o'clock in Mannerchor
hall. L. A. Sterick will preside. ].
William Bowman. representing the
Dauphin County Food Administra-
ton. will be present to speak to the
dealers.
AS result of recent meetings of
the dealers of Dauphin and Cum
berland counties, steps have been
taken to prevent semi-annual flunc-
tuations in the price of milk. Ar
rangements between dealers and
producers have been made so that
the prices paid to producers will be
such to tc allow Harrisburg dealers
an average of four and one-half
cents over the purchase price
throughout the year. This will pre-
went Quotations in the price.
No Increase in the retail price of
milk by the quart may be expected,
L. A. Sterick, president of the Har-
risburg Retail Milk Dealers affirms
The price of milk by the pint may
be increased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-29
"Stufy" McInnis Is
Real Ball PLAYER

"Stuffy" McInnis is of the stuff
that baseball players are made.
"Stuffy" was a star ball tosser
back in 1905, as a student at the
Gloucester (Mass.) High school.
and he never got over it. In 1908
he started his professional career
on the diamond with the New Bed
ford team of the Eastern League.
From New Bedford he was shift
ed to Haverhill of the same league,
and il was while he was with the
last named club that one of Con-
ME Mack's scouts got sight of the
youngster and recommended his
purchase. Connie followed the ad-
vice, and for a few hundred dol
lars became possessed of one of
the steadies all-around players
the game has ever produced.
"Stuffy" was an infielder when he
Joined the Athletics, and for
the first three or four years as a
Mackman he covered shortstop
Covered" is the right word in the
right place. Few balls indeed there
were that came in his general di-
rection without having the lid put
all over them. In the course of
time Mack discovered a weakness
at first base, and he informed
"Stuffy" that he had been pro-
NOTED and in the future would be
expected to guard the region about
the first sack.
"Stuffy" acquitted himself Just
as well at his new post as he had
inhis old position, and soon came
to be regarded as one of the lead
ing frs basemen of the big
leagues.
Mack finally decided to break UP
his 100000 infield, 'and one after
another of the stars who had aided
Connie in bringing pennants and
world CHAMPIONSHIPS to Quakter-
town were put on the block and
sold to the highest bidder. But
Mack held on to "Stuffy" until this
year. when just before the season
opened McInnis was sent \to the
Boston Red Sox.
tons, as result of the "ravages"
of war. found himself without a
third baseman on the eve of the
opening of the 1918 campaign.
"Stuffy" was elected to fill the va
cancy. And he was filling it, too,
to the satisfaction of all concern
ed until Hoblitzell. the. veteran
swered his, ,country's call. "Stuffy"
again was commandeered to close
the breach. So McInnis returned
to the near corner, where he has
been a powerful factor in keeping
the Red Sox in the van in the race
for the pennant.
A glance at the records shows
consistent hitters in baseball.
Since he broke into the major
league only twice has he failed to
bat above the 800 mark. These
breaks occurred in 1909, his first
year under the big tent, when his
average was .239. and in 1916. when
the figure was .295.