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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
VISITOR TRIES TO GET 4
SWIM IN THE SUSOUEHANNA

of deep dive where I actually got
wet hair. This seems to be an i'm
possibility anywhere around the is
land unless you are standing on your
head.
1.-THE agony of tramping on those
sharp stones was almost unbear-
able, and imagine my discomfort
when, after tolerably good bath,
was forced to walk through dust
foot thick before l could reach the
bathhouse. There l was compelled
to jump into a tub used by all pat
rons and take a second bath before
l could put on my street clothes.
such conditions as these" said
the visitor, should not be tole-at-
ed in city of the size of Harris
burg. 1t is an outrage that with
the beautiful Susquehanna and the
miles of splendid bathing pools, there
is no decent place for swimming.
"Why don't your city have some
decent lighthouses? I cannot un-
derstand why you allow a river
front with such magnificent oppor-
tunities as these, to go to waste!
Why, you have an unrivaled river
front here. 1t is unsurpassed in any
city 1 have visited. And 1 don't be-
lieve half the citizens of Harris
burg know how to swim. The bath
tub is the nearest lIley get TO Ju6
river. It's foolish to delay minute!
1t is almost unbelievable that when
girls go to your bathing places they
are compelled to dress and undress
in n wretched hovel which can
readily be compared to the Black
Hole of Calcutta. I have seen girls
waiting on the outside of the dress
ingrooms while other young women
changed clothes, while young men
stood by and ogled the shame-faced
girls who. waited. 1t seems as though
your city fathers are asleep to permit
conditions such as these. What you
need is clean, modern lighthouses
and plenty of them. Your river is a.
blessing that should be used to the
fullest extent Swimming brings
health and strength and power that
is needed in these stirring times.
The surest way to promote interest
in swimming is to build these bath
houses"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30

Harrisburg is still in the dark
ages" accused an out-of-town ViSi-
tor, who had been hunting a long
time for some place to get swim
III the Susquehanna. Returning in
the late afternoon, very much the
worse for wear, he could not pre-
cisely identify the bathing pool he
patronized, but he had been told
it was the only public one along the
river. The visitor had something
of the poet habit in his makeup ana
was inclined to be jocular about his
experience.
II was hot, tired and feeling seedy
when the beautiful Harrisburg river
front met my gaze. Me for a plunge
in the briny deep! After much dill
gent search 1 found a decrepit old
ramshackle tub of a berryboat
which took me to what trey said wis
the city swimming pool. The sight
of some odd hundreds of bathers on
the beach made me anxious to get
my baptism of water too, and l rush
ed pell-mell up the steps of the
bathhouse. We can't give you a
suit, they're all rented was the
laconic word that greeted me. l sat
around like a disconsolate maiden
waiting for her trousseau, when a
'kind-hearted chap loaned me his
togs.
THE conditions in the bathhouse
were not up to the usual standard
but when I thought of the prospect
of eXhilarating swim, they were bear
able. l hurredly donned my suit and
walked out to the beach. When my
feet touched bottom just off shore, l
found that 1 had run into a second
inquisition, for the entire bottom
seemed to be covered with sharp
stones. 1t seemed as though l were
walking on the points of thousands
of nails. The water touched my
knees in the deepest part and at
last | saw the trick. The idea of
Harrisburgers in swimming is. to
emulate the example of mermaids
who sally into the shallow water that
the people on shore may see them.
The wheezy old tug padded in on
the other shore and boarded her,
going out into the middle of The
river. There I enjoyed the luxury
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
Baseball Season to
End Aug. 20, and
Then World Series

Closing the major league
schedules about August 20 and
.staging the worlds series imme-
diately thereafter is the plan now
favored by President Ban John
son. of the American League, to
comply with Secretary Bakers
work-or- Right order.
President Johnson last night
sent a bulletin to the American
League club owners asking their
approval of the plan, which, 1t is
understood, also is under con-
sideration by the National
League.
Closing the season August 20
would leave eleven days in which
to prepare for the worlds series
and still obey Secretary Bakers
order to disband September l.
There has been talk of continu-
ing to September !, or even the
day following, which is Labor
Day. a legal holiday, but the
American League executive is
strongly opposed to this. He is
in favor of the worlds series, but
believes 1t should be staged with
in the time limit placed by the
secretary OF war Tor the SuSpen-
sim of the sport.
If the August closing is agreed
upon, the western cIubs of the
American League will not start
the eastern invasion scheduled
foi August IA, and the eastern
clubs of the National League will
not start west. The days remain
ing before the official shutdown
September l probably will be en-
ployed in playing exhibitions and
games with clubs in the same
sections.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
RED CROSS ACTIVE

More than 1900 sweaters, nearly
a, 900 pairs of socks, about 1000
pairs of wristlets, more than 800
afghans and almost 1000 comfort
kits have been delivered during the
past month by the Pennsylvania
Delaware Division of the American
Red Cross to various camps and can
tonments. Almost an entire months
output was supplied to the Navy
Yard at League Island and to the
Navy Hospital at Cape May. This
statement of totals was to-day made
public by officials of the local Red
Cross Chapter who comment on the
fact that Harrisburg Chapter is
among the leading chapters of the
entire state in supplying finished
goods for shipment Immediately.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
To-night's Schedule
Newsies VS.. Appleby.

The Baptists thoroughly immersed
the Printers last evening at the West
End grounds, aided chiefly by the
vacuum twirling of Motter. who
swept up thirteen printer batters
with his devastating nav. The
Evangelical printers tabled but one
measly hit, and three woozy errors
olne were responsible for their runs.
Things tightened up in the sixth
when each team scored twice, but
the Baptists had a punch left and
sent over one tally in the seventh
just to clinch things. Story of the
Big Dip:
Baptists ........ 2 0 o 2 IL
Evangelical ........ 1901 o.
Two base hits, Hunter, Ciouser.
Sacrifice hits, Desentis, Swartz.
Struck out, by Brown, Z; by Motter,
13. Base. on balls, off Brown, Z;
8; off Motter, 1. Hit by pitcher,
Stoll, Swartz, Trumbino. Stolen
bases, Motter, Herri, Kohlman, q;
Bell, 2; Desentis, Trumbino. Um-
pire, Motter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
CALLED A GERMAN, SUES
FOR $25, 900 DAMAGES

New York, July SOTO be called
a German these days is a slander
which Injuries one to the extent of
$25, 900, according to Robert F. Ellis
Mcclellan, who holds membership in
various patriotic orders and whose
ancestors have fought in every Amer
lean war.
Mcclellan entered suit against DR..
Joseph e. Winters, of 27 West
Thirty-seventh street, alleging that
in Delmonico's, DIR. Winters said to
him, within the hearing of other
persons: "You are German-a
dirty German, a low-down German" p"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
DESERVING PRIVATE WILL
FACE PENALTY OF DEATH

Camp Meade, Md. July 3o.-Word
was received here yesterday of the
arrest in barrcaded farmhouse near
Newton Hamilton, Pa, of Private
Donald Strausser, of the 154th De-
pot Brigade, who is wanted for de-
sertion and self-mutilation. The max
imum penalty, if found guilty, is
death.
A total of 1870 selected men came
in yesterday from various sections
of Virginia-all negroes-and 1,455
more are coming to-day. also from
Virginia. The total number of ne
groes here will be brought up to ap-
proximately 10000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
WHEAT BAN LoOSENED

After Thursday the patrons of
restaurants can once more purchase
wheat cakes, white pastry, noodles,
macaroni, spaghetti and all the pure
white wheat products, when the
wheatless days end for an indefinite
time. The only exception to the
letup on wheat restriction is the
Victory bread, which must contain
20 per cent. of wheat substitutes.
Almost 200,000,000 pounds of wheat
have been saved by the conservation
measures from October l, 1917, to
August /, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
Sir Joseph Jonas Guilty
of Tipping Off Germany

London, July 3O.-Sir Joseph
Jonas, former lord mayor of Shelf
field, was fined $4,000, and Charles
Alfred Vernon, former employe in
the ministry of munitions, was fined
$4,000 with costs in the Old Bailey
court yesterday in connection with
charges that they had conspired to
violate the official secrets act by OBJ
tanning and communicating informa-
enemy.
The charges against the two men
were based on information given to
Germany in 1913 relative to the in
tention of a British firm to manu-
facture rifles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
400 GET VACATIONS

Four hundred employees of the
Moorhead Knitting Company's big
plant on the corner of Cameron and
Walnut streets, are happy this week
for their company has given them a
weeks vacation. The big plant has
been closed and the only sign of ac-
tivity is the clicking of several type
writers in the main office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
INTENDS CONVENTION

Howard o. Holstein. representing
Harrisburg Aerie. No. 1872. Fraternal
order of Eagles. is in attendance this
week at the national convention of
the order which opened last evening
in the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh. At
last evenings session a service flag
was dedicated for the 23,105 members
of the order in the United States SER
vice. Eighty-six members have all
ready died in the service from vari-
GUS causes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
IN MEDICAL CORPS

George w. Stewart, 1s4s Market
street, mas enrolled in the United
States service and is now training
with the Medical Corps at Fort
Myer. Va. His brother, J. Kent
Stewart. in the Navy, has made sew
eral trips across the Atlantic with
the Cruiser Charleston.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
ENTERS BAND SERVICE

Entering the United States service
by special induction, Henry C. T.
Lorenz, 1922 North Third street, left
Yesterday for Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburg. S. c.. to join the Goth
Pioneer Regiment band.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American Ieap1Ie

American League
Detroit. 3 New York, 2.
Observation-Disclosures, rain.
CArcago, /; Washington, 0 (12 in
nings).
Boston, 8; st. Louis, 2.
National League
Pittsburgh, 4; New York, 2.
st. Louis, 4; Brooklyn, (12 IN
nings).
Philadelphia, 5; Cincinnati, 4. (11
innings),
Boston. 8; Chicago, 2.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
DuNfP CATCHES FIRE

Firemen of the city were busy for
an hour fighting the fire and great
clouds of smoke at the dump at
South Thirteenth street, south of
Hill street. The fire was of un-
known origin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30

OF it, so If the two teams play they
will give them the players field and
you be satisfied to look on from the
side lines. They have given you good
clean sport for the past month or
two, so give them a chance to play
the game within their prescribed
limits.
An Enthusiastic Fan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
aTnaFsinan Taon,,o
National League
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY
American Ieaoue

american League
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at st. Louis.
National League :
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
Drown Printers
in Industrial League
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF CLuRS

Last Evenings Results
Baptist, 6; Evangelical, 4.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ELOQUENT PLEAS
FOR THE FREEDOM
OF IRISH PEOPLE
Judge Bonniewell and Former Con
gresham Donohoe Speak TO
Large Audience.
MEETING IN THE GARRICK

Addressing = large audience in the
Garrick Theatre, Yesterday afternoon,
Judge Eugene Bonniwell and ex-Con-
grresanan Michael Donohoe Of philadelphia
advocated self-government for Ireland.
They spoke Mt meeting held by q com
mittec ON freedom and democracy, acting
under the auspices Of the Irish-American
societies of Delaware
While the audience was assembling
the Garrick orchestra played patriotic
selections.
Assistant City Solicitor Malioy, fol-
lowing PRAYER by Bishop Monaghan,
presented Mayor Lawson as the presiding
officer. Many vice-presidents occupied
chairs on the platform, which was pro-
flrsely decorated with American and Irrah
flags
Judge BonniRell began his address
by saying no period in the history Of the
world compared in any degree with ma
tional progress at this time. He spoke
of the great war and the involvement Of
the United States therein. Much IS
heard concerning credit for winning the
war, he said. but the question SINNERS
down to had it not been for Belgium the
French Republic would he lost. Eng
land put armies IN Belgium, but did not
keep France safe. France did not keep
the German machine at n standstIli.
Russia for awhile assisted Germany 5
foes But victory for the Allies Was not
assured prior TO April s, 1917, when Presl-
dent Wilson pledged this country 20 de
mocracy, and anyone who says America
IS not entitled TO credit for winning the
war talks outside the facts.
In view of the nited States contrihut-
ing billions of wealth, millions OF bushels
of food and the blood OF 500 00o Americans
Judge BonniWell held that the United
States could say at the Peace Conference
Won cannot leave unretlreSSed anything
that will cause strife hereafter it has
been said 1t would be an unfrIendlv act
for the United States to concern itself
IN the affairs OF friendly nation, Judge
Ronniewell stated, but there would be
no improprlety when the conferreeS
reached the affairs OF smaller nations in
the United States suggesting self-detcr-
mInatIon for Ireland he conteuded. Judge
Ronnieweu after reference 70 President
Wilson Ii points, asked on what theory
Of craftsmanship could the world deny
Ireland its independence He said Eng
land could not sit at the Council table and
stultnv herself by Withholding from ire
land what she gave to Belgium and Po
land Ii the Allies denied Germany the
right to retain blood-stained Belgium the
the title of conquest over Ulster ought to
be III the same category. He argued that
from the standpointS of capacity and
ability Ireland is entitled to self-1etermi-
nation and denied the Irish contest is a
religious tight Ireland must have self
determination because she never will sub
mt tn slavery. he declared Ireland
backed England in tho war for democracy.
and Irclands reward Is bronen plcdgc
fngland has left open a running sore,
and there may be another war il the irish
question Is not settled.
Continued page 6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
RAID GREEK. CLUB:
TAKE BUSINESS MEN
Detectives Descend on Shipley
Street Building. Gambling Being
Suspected, and Arrest 81 Men.

Twenty-one Greek business men were
caught IN a raid on an alleged gambling
house at sos Shpley street about
o'clock this morning by squad of city
detectives, led by Detective Sergeant
Green. Hundreds Of dollars and several
packs OF playing cards were captured.
After gaining entrance through back
door, the detectives were obliged TO batter
down the door opening into the oompart-
ment where the games were believed 10
be going on.
An odd feature of the raid Is that while
the upper floor Of the Shipley street house
is alleged 10 have been devoted TO games
Of chance the lower floor is occupied by a
society that conducts religious services
there. Ii was a case of the right hand not
knowing what the left hand did, ap-
parentlv
For three months or more the hosre
had been under suspicion o the po4icc.
who have been Waging q strong crusade
against vice IN this city
Rumors Of high stakes that topped the
thousand dollar mark have been current
for some tune, the police say.
1t was known that men prominent IN
business here were frequent visitors there
and II was also known that they were not
the kind 70 baik at the loss OF 500 or so.
With so much secrecy did the police
lay their plans that even the men who
were to help in conducting the raid knew
nothing about it until 10 minutes before
they started from the station house
The raid occurred at O'Clock this
morning, and was made by Sergeant Of
Detectives Green, accompanied by Ser
geants King and Benson and Detectives
Riley, kempsk, Mahoney and Fairchlds.
The case was continued until Friday,
in Police Court, this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16

The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
campaign got off TO a flying start this
morning. Encouraged by the splendid
showing made by the church workers
Yesterday the various groups of workers
in all other lines got busy, some as early
n O'Clock.
At hotels. banks and stores the ladies
who arc helping the men IN this effort.
began soliciting for memberships among
both men and women who visited these
places Then at noon the diners at the
restaurants on Market street were APP
preached This afternoon and tonight,
IN theatres will be visited by workers who
All continue their canvass az the amuse-
ment places
At one theatre. the Victoria. all persons
who show one OF the Red Cross buttons
81 this campaign, will be admitted free
between II and o clock IN the afternoon,
> and q d m. and 9 and 10 p. m
Reports from the churches of the re-
suits of Yesterdays canvass were very
Encouraging II was impossible to get q
rcpur; from all places of worship, and for
hat reason it is not able at this time 10
estimate how many thousand joined. But
at some of the big central churches there
were many hundred enrolled
Committees at the various industrial
plants began their work this morning. and
according to early returns the Christmas
spirit of giving appears to be represented
III the success OF the drive, according to
the workers.
The meeting OF the ward and division
poljtlcians. OF both the Democratic and
Republican parties. in the Council Cham
ber al the Public Building tonight
promises To be largely attended. Most Of
the wards have already organized and are
ready to begin work. Some OF the workers
began this morning, having gotten sup
plies from headquarters
Ninth ward Democrats are requested to
attend the meeting, and be prepared Tor
organization with the Republicans Of that
ward.
Headquarters this morning very largely
resembled the headquarters of some po-
iItlcal party on election day Workers
were coming and going with supplies and
reports, the telephones were 10 service
constantly, various details of the drive
being reported to Chairman Marvel
through that avenue, stenographers and
typists were busy tipping last minute let
tiers, and there was the usual amount OF
matters to be Strengthened out where wires
and workers had gotten crossed
Joseph : Hamilton, director Of churches
requests all workers to report daily as
follows:
Methodist. L. johnson, 9 West
Eighth street
Baptist Thomas S Taylor, 70l West
Nineteenth street.
Catholic Peter Hortv, Ford Building
Presbyierian-Ra Holley, 2404 Was
Prcsbyterian--Ralph Holley ,2104 Wash
ington street
Episcopallan Frederick Bringhurst,
savings Fund Society.
Friends-Edgar Rhoads, Eleventh and
Grant avenue
All other denominations are to report
10 MIR Hamilton. S29 Orange street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ITALY's LOSSES TREMENDOUS.
Premier Says Nation Cannot DemoboiIze
a Single Man

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Rome, Saturday. Dec. l4-Duung
the war, the Italian army lost $4,000
officers killed, the Minister Of war de
clared in the Senate today More than
030. 600 officers were wounded seriously
Premier Orlando told the Senate that
Italy was not III position ~ deInoboiize
Il single man and that all war material
should be kept intact. The Immediate
difficulties 10 he surInomted, he sand,
and not diminished but had increased
lie added that reparntion for damages WITS
a question outside discussion President
Wilson principles, he continued, excluded
an indemnity in the traditional sense of
the word, but soubtiess Italy would adopt
the same policy regarding rcparations
as the other allies.
commission has been appointed To
establish Italy S damages.
Italy, the Minister, General zupelli,
continued had more men under arms,
proportionate to population, than any
other nation,
The war, be said, had cost Itaiv 81, 000,-
100000 lire, sl0,s00, 600, 600. The
public deb. ut the end Of October was
Oh 0O0, 600 900 lire about lsl2 son, 900,
0tW
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL IS OFF 10
FLYING START
Splendid Results in Churches
Stimulates Other Work
ing Units.
MAYOR MAKES APPEAL
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR.

December Is to 23 has been set
apart as Red Cross Membership
Week and during that time the
proper Committees of the Red Cross
Society will engage in an energetic
campaign, both in this State and
elsewhere throughout the United
States. seeking to obtain member
ship equal to our national popu-
lation.
The question that each of us
must answer if we are not already
members of this wonderful organi-
zatiou is What is our duty under
the circumstances This COM
munity has Justly prided itself upon
the splendid and substantial re-
sponses TO all the calls that have
been placed upon il in the last two
years, and now comes call which
should touch our hearts more deeply
than those which have preceded ii.
I'VE here i'm Wilmington testified
in no uncertain way TO our JOY when
the news of the signing of the
armistice came. Can We not further
testify that that joy was sincere by
each one helping TO swell the fund
10 take care of our soldier boys who
helped make our JOY possible
Our cheers for the boys were
genuine. but we none of US should
neglect this opportunity of coming
our cheers and feelings into a sub
stan,ial reality, which will 90 so far
towards helping our soldiers and
sailors. both wounded and un-
wounded. both sick and well. who
must yet perform many duties on
our behalf.
JOHN W. LAWSON,
Mayor.
December is. 1918"