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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24

suerf1upous enthusiasm to get rid OF,
and she doesn't propose to tamper
with the safety valve, no matter how
bored she may be.
Father VIII Do Sometimes
Sometimes there is a married
daughter to whom this delicate mis-
sion of sheperdess may be entrusted.
Any one will do who is responsible
and will not act as a wet blanket on
the youthful spirits. Father has been
known to fill the role quite handsome
ly. The great thing is to get some
one who will not interfere with all
the giggling, bubbling, thrilling EN-
thusiasm of Sweet Sixteen.
A mother of my acquaintance was
terribly anxious over the mysterious
errand that took her young daughter
out every evening in company with
three other girls. They usually sal
lied forth in such high spirits and re-
turned with such chuckles and gig
giles that the good lady felt something
highly exciting must have taken place
Whenever any grownup member of
the family suggested going along the
faces of the quartet fell, and they
would give up their mysterious eNpe-
! dition without a word.
Finally, the anxious parent could
stand it no longer. She consulted
with the other mothers and round
them to be equally perturbed. No one
had the vaguest idea of what bcfell
the quartet after they started out SO
hilariously. Then one of the fathers
undertook to do the sleuthing. He fol-
lowed them down one street and up
another with the stealth of conspir-
ator, and saw the four vanish INTO a
well-lighted drugstore and fall upon
the city directory!
The anxious father, watching
| through the plate glass, saw one OF
them pounce on a name, all four heads
came together in a second. and then,
there was more chuckling and bub-
bling. After some ''me spent over the
pages of the directory, two dimes
were mustered, two ice cream 9odas
bought and shared by the four girls
This went on evening after even
! ing, until the father enlisted the serv-
ices of the druggist in the capacity
of Sherlock Holmes. The excitement
/ 1t seems, consisted in nothing more
hectic than looking up the names OF
different boys they knew or had heard
Of and to see which of them had
/ achieved the eminence of having his
name inscribed in the city directory
And when one suggested name that
| proved to be a winner there would
| be more rejoicing than over the ira
ditional sinner doing penance.
These parents were wise, they did
! not interfere. but left the girls to
their mad quest of pursuing names
| through the city directory and after
ward refreshing themselves with
| half or quarter, ratious of ice cream
soda. according to their prosperity
! oh. IL was a mad. wild lire. this direc-
| tory game, and a wonderful safety
valve, for it kept the boilers from
! exploding.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
COLONEL HARVEY
ADVISES NATION
AGAINST LEAGUE
Tells New England Society
We Have Troubles Enough
of Our Own

New York, Dec. 24.-Asserting that
President Wilson had sailed for
Europe lin eager pursuit" of the en-
tangling alliances against which
Washington warned the nation, Col
onel George Harvey denounced the
League of Nations plan in an address
last night at 18th annual dinner of
the New England Society of the city
OF New York.
would we not better still the fer
mcnt in Mexico and Peru and Chile
and San Domingo and Costa Rica.
Colonel Harvey demanded. before at
tempting to foist everlasting peace
upon the Balkans? And have we G
vital problems within our own boun-
daries crying for solution?"
Recalling "a precisely similar alli-
ance that came into existence in
1913" Colonel Harvey quoted Daniel
Websters speech in which he opposed
the preservation of peace by bring
ing the power OF all governments 10
bear upon all subjects"
have tunes SO CnanBeu, ne Sdlu
that we owe 1t to humanity to toss
our cherished republic into a melting
pot to be massed into a pulp of in
ternational Socialism,"
Colonel Harvey also opposed th=
program Of mo indemnities" for the
United states, asserting that for the
United States to refrain from col
lecting the nearly 100000, 100000, the
war has cost, would be tantamount to g
voluntary contribution to the wal
fund Of Germany"
Touching on the current argument
that the United States has too far de-
parted from Washington injunction
gainst "entanGling alliances" agar
to drop out of European politics. Col
Cnel Harvey asserted Washington
had specifically declared in favor oi
Temporary alliances for extraor-
dinary emergencies"
"We may rest assured, moreover,
he continued. that 1T never would
have occurred to him to give an hon.
orable alliance an aspect of loofness
and distrust by designating 1t with
ostentatious caution as a mere and
unique Association.
America to-day. he maintained,
ain no way yee committed to a single
atep further along the path Of med
dlesome intrusion
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
VIOLENT EDITOR
ADMITS HELPING
AMERICA'SFOES
When CroSs-Examined Eng
dahl ConfesSeS He Wrote
Antagonistic Articles

Chicago. Dec. 24.-Under. cross
examination yesterday, j. Louis Eng
dahl, editor of the American Socialist,
who with four others is on trial be-
fore JN1ge Lands. charged with vio-
lating the espionage law. admitted
that he never had printed a line in
the paper which might have aided the
Government in the successful prose-
cution of the war. He did not deny
having printed pages Of editorials,
statements, speeches and interviews
against the war and the selective
draft.
Assistant District Attorney Flem-
Ing read extracts from numerous al-
legged anti-war articles from the files
of the paper. One was entitled: The
Navy Gives Receipts" 1t referred TO
the fact that window service flags for
homes of men in the military service
Of the United States had been issued,
1t concluded with the inquiry: How
much longer will women continue to
swap their husbands and sons for a
gaudy piece of caTdboard?"
Another article compared women
who solicited men to enlist in war
service with prostitutes. Come, Ye
Slaves" was the title of an article
against the selective draft law.
In his direct examination Engdahl
said he had registered under the Sc
lective draft and did not claim exemp-
tion as a conscientious objector.
Attorney Seymour Stedman. for the
defense. read an editorial on free
speech from Hearst's Chicago Exam
liner, which he offered in evidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Swatara Was Treated Rough
by Steelton Boys and Girls

From Oberlin came the sad news
to-day of q double defeat at the
rude hands of the Steel City. As a
starter the Swatara township High
school lost two interesting games to
Steelton High, by a score of "a to
19. The summary:
S. Z. II. S. Steelton.
Kendall, t Sellers, (.
Hammersla, f. Weuschinskl, T.
Hooker, C. Morgen, C.
Brehm, g. Day, g.
Hager, &. Roth,
Substitution, w. Aungst for Hook
er. Field goals Kendall, 3; Ham
mersla, 2; Sellers, 3; Weuschinski.
2; Morgan, 2. Foul goals, Hager .
out of IA; Wueschinski, l out of
IS.
The Steelton maidens were equally
ferocious when they tackled the
Oberlin lassies who lost out, 25-17.
Faculty Director Ralph N. Lutz
vouches for this score:
S. II. H. S. Steelton.
Houck, f. Livingston, {.
Papenfus, (. Hoch, {.
Bishop, C. Morett, c..
Espenshade, &. Powder, g.
Beinhauer, G. Hartman, g.
Substitution, Miss Bolan for Miss
Espenshade. Field goals, Houck,
Papenfus. 8; Livingston, z; Morett,
Hartman. Foul goals. Livingston,
out of s. Hoch, out of IL; Bishop,
out of /; Houck, out of 1S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
BIG WELCOME
GIVEN BAND OF
THE OLD EIGHTH
Band in Service Eighteen
Months Arrives
Home

Absent from Harrisburg for eigh-
teen months, Lieutenant David NJ,
Clark, leader, and the thirty-two
members of the Sixtieth Pioneer In
fantry Band. formerly the band of
the old Eighth Regiment of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, made
up almost entirely of Harrisburgers.
were accorded a royal welcome
when they arrived at Union Station
last evening shortly after O'Clock.
Several out-of-the-city wounded
men accompanied them.
Hundreds of friends were on hand
to greet the men and participate in
a big walk headed bv n
monster band, including practically
the entire membership of the Mu-
nicipal Band of which organization
many of the returned soldiers were
members, and many other bandsmen
from the city. The Chamber of
Commerce, the Rotary Club, the XII
wants Club. the Elks and other or
carnations had delegations in the
line. Mayor Keister and Andrew
j. Patterson, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, headed the line
of march.
After travelling some of the princi-
pal streets, the procession moved to
the Mayors office where)Mayor Keis-
ter made the address of welcome.
A band concert was given by the
band and community singing had a
part in the welcome home.
Quite a few Harrisburgers were
expected to return home with the
bandsmen, but their number was
small. The men, however, brought
the welcome news that there is a
large number of old National
Guardsmen from this city, recupe-
rating from wounds received in
France, at the Maryland canton
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Yankee Soldiers Well
Fitted Out For Winter,
Relatives Here Reassured

Tours, Dec. "a. - (Correspondence
OF The Associated Press). - Mothers
sisters and sweethearts in America
need not worry about protection of
their soldiers in Europe against the
rigors of the coming winter. The
Quartermaster Corps specialists in
France declare to The Associated
Press that the boys are better equip
ped than the majority of them ever
were in civilian life.
Each soldier has two pairs of heavy
nail clinched and dubbined shoes
which are impervious to water five
pairs of wool socks. three suits of
wool underwear. two complete wool
uniforms, two wool o. ID. flannel
shirts, one short but heavy overcoat,
trench style. and one pair of wool knit
spiral puttees ten feet long.
Every soldier has also an overseas
cap that has a felt protector to pull
down over his ears. He is not allowed
to wear the old issue of campaign hat
that his folks at home are used to
seeing He has wool gloves and one
finger leather mittens over them, and
each soldier Is provided with at least
three blankets and a waterproof
slicker or raincoat.
In addition to all this. very soldier
on outdoor duty has a leather waist
coat to wear beneath his overcoat
This leather waistcoat is newly issued
and much admired.
Apart from what the men have on
them and in their possession, the
Quartermaster Corps in France has
in ll-distributed stocks available
for isuse: Breeches and trousers
1904 600 pairs; wool coats, 100000
underdrawers. 100000; undershirts
2,714.000; wool gloves, $3.50, 600
leather waistcoats, 1,06s.000; mittens
FAC, 900; overcoats, 379,500; wool spiral
puttees, 1,71S,000; field shoes, 2.570.-
600; wool o. d. flannel shirts. 2,349.
600: slickers. 633, 900; heavy wool
stockings, 7,SO7,O blankets, 721. 800
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Benny Leonard Is Back in
Ring; to Fight Dundee

More than q year ago Benny
Leonard won the lightweight cham
pionship of the world from Freddie
Welsh. We were in the war then,
and a BOXERS capacity for making
money was cut down to the bare ex-
penses of living. Benny did cer-
tainly arrive at bad time so far as
/. the chance of his collecting on his
holding was concerned.
Now the war is over and the
deserts which usually come to a
champions lot shsuld be realized
before long If the plans Of Man.
agcr Billy Gibson materializes he
and Benny will begin reaping the
late harvest, beginning January 13
next when Leonard is matched to
meet Johnny Dundee, at Newark,
N. j. These two phenoms met just
before Leonard conquered Welsh at
the Olympia, Philadelphia, and a
majority of the spectators gave the
decision to Dundee.
Leonard was considerably miffed
when asked if he would take on
Dundee again, declaring: "Tll meet
Dundee any time. 1 want you to
mark this--In knock Dundee out
the next time I face him. He's one
fellow I'm going to get"
Perhaps Dundee had been in
formed of Benny's intention and
skilfully avoided the match. Leon
ard is much heavier than the Italian
wonder, hut Dundee never did pay
much attention to weight.
Dundee always gave Leonard a
great fight. Now will be the chance
to see just how much Benny has ad-
vanced or just how far Jonny has
slipped.
Leonard, says his manager Billy
Gibson, will take a long swing
from one end of the country to the
other, meeting the best here and
there. This boxer bids fair to be-
come popular with the public he
cause of his steady work in war
service. His work has been apple e.
ciated by men and officers, and as
q result of his efforts there are many
young ..Aen of this country who know
more about the art of self-defense
than they did before the war. And
Benny has, too, earned many new
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Tarsus in Two Games
at Tower City Tomorrow

The Tarsus school of gymnastics
basketball team will journey to Tow
er City tomorrow to play two
games, one at 2.30 and the other at
7.30.
The Tarsus tossers haven't played
a regular scheduled game for two
weeks but have been practicing in
their gym with local cage teams.
Tower City has a very strong
team and is one of the leading teams
in the coal regions, playing such
teams as Pottstown, Pittston and
Nanticoke.
The Following PLAYERS will make
the trim: Neck. Fetrow. Laughery'
Long, Holohan and Marks.
Tarsus has a game pending with
Reading High school 70 be played
at Reading on Thursday. Reading
is in the Pennsy. lania Scholastic
League,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24

Walter Groot, who had a standing
challenge to meet any nan at seven
stone seven pounds (l05 pounds) for
f100 (S5OO) a side and a purse of
1850 ($1, ,c50). After putting up his
S50O side stake. Jimmy" Iad less than
So as a working capital.
Eeing n worlds championship bat
tie. the night OF the fight the club
was crowded to the doors with the
sporting aristocracy of London. but IN
Barrys corner were two OF America $
sporting aristocracy also. They were
Tod" Sloan, the famous American
jockey. then at the height of his glory.
and Captain Anson. of the Chicago
Cubs.
For nineteen rounds the contest
went at lightning pace. First one,
then the otner would show a slight
lead, and, although absolute quiet
among the spectators was the firm
rule of the club. it was impossible to
make the members observe the rules
at times. So really wonderful was the
cleverness displayed on both sides
sthat there were frequent and enthusi-
astic outbursts of applause.
Begged Him TO Fight
Knowing the referee would natur-
ally favor their home man, White
pleaded with Barry near the end of
the contest to "go in and keep at him
until you get him." But. although
Jimmy" would try hard. he could not
corner the elusive Croot.
Jimmy" in telling about it after
ward, said: "As 1 got up at the call
of time for the twentieth round.
noticed that Tommy White. my chief
second, was crying, and, though had
fought the hardest and best l could
and it seemed impossible to do any
more, the sight of Whites tears
seemed to change everything.
L saw Croot coming toward me,
and with some mysterious speed and
strength that came from I don't know
where, 1 started in to do as Tommy
had begged me to do. All 1 knew
was that everybody in the place went
crazy. The cheers were deafening.
Maybe I went mad. too. But that part
of it was like a dream to me. l do
remembeT that afterward in the dress
ing room Anson, Sloan and the rest
all crowded around me. and White
was still crying, but this time he was
laughing through his tears. Then [
asked him If I had obeyed his in
structions. When he replied my dream
was over, I knew that I had won"
Croot died the same night. The
physicians who attended him said ne
had sustained a fracture Of the skull
in falling after Barry had hit him in
the closing round. White and Barry
were held for manslaughter at Bow
Street COURT but after the coroner's
jury acquitted them the Crown coun-
sci dropped the case. and they were
discharged by Sir James Vaughan two
weeks later.
The same evening of the day they
were discharged they were on their
way to Tilbury to board a boat for
Chicago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Tragic Story Of the Ring From
Chicago, Home Of Many. Ex-Pugs

Alive and we'll in Chicago to-day
aro half a dozen boxers who in their
day were the best in the world. all
champions in their class and for a
long time invincible. among them be-
ing "Packey" Mcfarland. Tommy
White, Harry Gilmore, Eddie" San
try, Jimmy" Barry and George Gard
ner.
1t was little Jimmy" Barry. of rhis
lot. who went to England 10 fight
Walter Croot, their best man. for the
bantamweight championship of the
world, perhaps the most sensational
battle for world honors ever fought.
1t was a contest which for speed,
cleverness and the countless number
of exciting incidents which came Sc
fore and after it has stood for years
as the most memorable and thrilling
battle ever fought by the little fell
lows.
1t took place December 6. 1897, at
the National Sporting Club in London.
Croot registered from Leytonstone,
England, and Barry from Chicago.
Prior to this battle Barry was the
undefeated bantam champion of
America, having defeated Joe Nc
Grath, who claimed to be the cham
pion of Ireland, in three rounds on
February 6, 1894.
Later on Barry defeated Jack Mad
cen in a match for the bantamweight
championship of America at Maspeth.
L. l., October 81, 1895. in four rounds,
and in San Francisco. April "a. 1891.
he defeated Jimmy" Anthony. the
bantamweight champion of Australia,
in twenty rounds.
From Frisco to Boston, from Min
30 70 nr1 "
eled and met them all, and only one
man, Sammy" Kelly, of New York,
received as good as a draw at his
hands. On this single occasion Barry
went far out of his class, as Kelly
fought at 115 pounds, while Barry
never weighed over 1O5, and Kelly at
that time was the topnotch man of
America at his weight.
Real COuquerOr
Barry's win over Croot in London
and his last contest. a draw with
Harry Harris. one of the greatest 115-
pound boys in this country, make him
a real world champion, and when re-
suits are considered. perhaps the
greatest undsputed and undefeated
champion in the world.
Tommy" White was in England in
the fall of 1897, and Jimmy" signing
for new worlds to conquer and know
ing he would feel safe with his old
time pal, quietly took passage on the
Majestic. and no one was more sur
prsed than White when Barry located
him.
The afternoon of the day Barry ar
rived in London, accompanied by
White, he visited the National Sport
ing Club. at that time under the man
agement of John Fleming. who had
built up the club so it was known
then as the greatest boxing instltu-
tion in the world"
A match was at once made with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
RUSSIANS BURY
DIFFERENCES In
PEACE PRELUDE
Work Toward Common End ;
Lvoff and Kokovsoff Are
Among Leaders in Paris

Paris. Dec. 24.-Prince Georges p.
Lvoff and Vladimir N. Kokovsoff.
both former Russian premiers, are
among the prominent Russians who
have arrived in Paris to assist the
movement of unifying Russia and
restoring order there with Entente
aid. The Russians here. representing
many parties have apparently recon-
ciled. their political differences and
are working toward a common end.
Neutrals arriving in Paris from
Petrograd, which city they left early
in December, say food conditions
there are constantly growing worse
and that the position of foreigners
is especially hard since all the neu-
tral legations have been withdrawn.
Neutral caretakers in charge of en-
'bassies and legations are unable to
obtain food and will probably be
forced to leave.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
"BattIing" Leuinsky Scheduled
to Box Leo Houck, Native
Son, TOMORROW at Lancaster

Lancaster boxing fans are looking
forward to a treat tomorrow, when
Frank 'Erne's physical culture school,
biggest little club in the United
States" is to stage a star bout be-
tween Leo Houck and Battling" Le-
Whisky. Houck, of course. is the ma
tive son, for years a star in the game,
and everyone in Lancaster knows him.
But Levlnsky, who claims the worlds
light heavyweight championship, is a
comparative stranger. His home is in
Bridgeport. Conn, and he has met all
the high-class men in this country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24

A bout of Importance is that be-
tween Sailor" Globish and "Rube"
Bennett. Globish looked pretty punk
here the other night when he showed
at the Motive Power Club. Nate Isaac
man, native son, is to meet Buck
Free, of York; johnny" Gill. of York,
engages Joe Duffy, of Philadelphia;
Charlie Yeager. Lancaster, meets Ray
Sargen, of York. The bouts start to-
morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
sharp. The admission is SO cents; re-
served seats, $1.10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Yours Truly Club Will
Battle the independents
on Christmas Night

The leaders of the American
League will be the attraction at
Chestnut Street Auditorium on
Christmas night. The American
League is composed of such teams
as st. Elizabeth. lockwood. Gar
nets, Hancock and Vincome.' These
teams have all appeared in Harris
burg and the visitors will appear
with a very strong lineup. The
yours Truly" is the name of the
visiting team.
Preparations are being made at
Chestnut Street Auditorium TO ac-
commodate one of the largest
crowds ever Witnessing a game IN
this city. This is the annual meet
ing of college boys nome for the
holidays and also of many Harris
burg people who come back to
spend the holidays.
The Independents have started
their old stride again and they will
give good account Of themselves
when they line up with the Yours
Truly Club. Dancing will follow
the game.
Yours Truly. Independents.
Saxon, (. McCord. (.
Rettinger, (. .Wallower. (.
Getzinger. C. Beck, C.
Holland. g. G.. Ford. g.
Kleinberg, 6. Gerdes. 3.
Cough, g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Santa Claus TO Appear
Before Kiwanis Club

Santa Claus will appear at the
weekly luncheon of the kiwanis cup
Friday noon in the assembly, room
% the Y. NJ c. A. A real Christmas
tree will be there and gifts will be
dispensed.
The meeting is postponed from the
regular meeting day, Wednesday, to
FRIDAY because of Christmas.
Among the applications for mem
hership to come before the meeting
are those of Peter Magaro, owner
and manager of the Regent theater
and A. w. Harman. chorister at
Messiah Lutheran Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Fred B. Harry Home
After Naval Service

Fred. b. Harry, we'll known hat
merchant, returned this morning
from Hampton Roads, where he was
mustered out of the naval service.
Mr.. Harry enlisted in the navy last
summer and left his store in the
hands of employees until the end of
the war. He will at once resume his
business.
Mr.. Harry will spend Christmas
with his father, George Harry, who
will also have as his guests over the
holidays Mrs. ]. II. McCulloh, his
sister, and |. n. Harry. his brother.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
PENBROOK PLANS FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE

Every citizen is invited to come
out and help swell the community
service to be held in Penbrook
Square at 2 o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing. Groups and community singing
will feature Christmas morning in
the borough, and under the direc-
ton of the B. T. S. Literary Club
and the Penbrook High School
Alumni Association, real old-fash-
oned Christmas is planned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
HARD TIME To SETTLE

Canton, O.-It is about as hard
for Cantonians to keep track of their
time as it has been for residents of
Cleveland, where the clock hands
are shifted back and forth with
pleasing and reckless abandon. Only
a few days ago this city returned to
central time The new order of
things is to continue until New
Years Day. when, in accord with the
Interstate Commerce Commission s
ruling relative to railroad time, Can
ton will revert back to eastern time
again.