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The courier-index., 1918-12-13

FOR SALE-Good second hand heating stove. Apply at Courleflh' dex office.
The courier-index., 1918-12-13

FOR SALE-Slightly used o,u land car in first class condi'ioh 1 {. O. c. Sutton.
The courier-index., 1918-12-13

FOR SALE-Good. second hand Ford, practically new. See H. M Jackson eff
The courier-index., 1918-12-13

oks ae0. neaf LOST-Several weeks ao dark public school grounds, emu % si,s plaid overcoat, seven year ear, '.1r Q, Reward for return to D. E. "l'a' {
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MEASURE THE PEACE coNFAe

MEASURE HE PENCE SONrAo
 Bacon-'I see the allies gained 1 200 meters yesterday"
 Egbert Must have attacked a gas works. ."-Tit-Bits
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
AN NEWS OF tn
mIRALROADS
W. BROOKE MOORE
IS 70 YEARS OLD
Trainmaster of Middle Di-
vision Will Take Up Home
in Camp Hill

w. Brooke Moore, trainmaster of
the Middle Division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. who left here in
1903 when the headquarters of the
division were moved to Altoona, will
return to this section of the state
next month. He will remove from
Altoona to Camp Hill. On Sunday
Mr.. Moore became 20 years old. the
age the Pennsy %retires it's employees,
but it is his purpose to remain in
the service until December /. Mr..
Moore spent a portion of his birthday
in his office and was greeted upon
entering by a magnificent bouquet,
the gift of attaches.
Mr.. Moore is oe of the best known
officials of the company and had been
the passenger ~trainmaster for many
years. Last February he was made
trainmaster, having general jurisdic-
tion ver boil branches of the serv-
ice on the division. The position will
be abolished uon his retirement.
Mr.. Moore has been prominently
identified with the Veteran Employees
association of the division, being
largely instrumental in it's organi-
cation, and has invariably taken the
lead in the arrangement for the an
nual reunions that are held either in
Harrisburg or Altoona. He is widely
known in railroad circles and has
always been popular among the en-
ployes of the division and with all
among whom he has associated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Mummers Abandon Plans
For New Years Pageant
Because of War Activities

There will be no "mummers' -
demonstration under the auspices
of the local association New Years
day. The pageants have been popu-
lar, but abandonment of the parade
has virtually been decided upon by
those who have heretofore been ac-
tive in making the demonstration a
success, and the Chamber of Com
merce will not be asked this year to
make an appropriation as in former
years, the greater portion of which
was distributed in cash prizes to
the clubs and individual partici-
pants.
Chairman Walter L. Montgomery,
who has headed the financial COM
mittee said to-day it was doubtful
whether the organizations which
have taken part in the pageants
year after year could muster suffi-
cient members to make a success
full showing.
MANY of the mummers," said
he, ARE now in France fighting the
Germans, and quite n number have
been killed. and ii is thought best
on that account that the parade be
abandoned on New Years day. The
war will be over, I hope, before an
other year rolls by, and then the
demonstration can be resumed"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
BOXING WILL
NOT BE BARRED
National Sports Chairman
Says That Manly Art Is to
Help Fund Largely

Herbert l.. Pratt, chairman of the
national sports committee, authorl-
tatively denies the report that the
hoxing division of United War Work
must be abandoned because of OPP
position from John d. Rockefeller
.Jr. and DR.. John r. Mott. THE &C
count of the meeting is entirely mis-
leading" says he, and gives a very
regrettable impression concerning
the attitude of the committee on
two important points. Let me make
it clear, first of all, that neither John
d. Rockefeller Jr. nor DR.. John X.
Mott was present at the meeting or
had any part in the action there
taken.
"Dr. Mott as a member of the
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities has consistently supported
boxing in the training camps as a
part Of the commissions activities,
and he and the other representatives
of the wal work agencies are en-
tirely in accord with the program of
the sports committee. John ID.
Rockefeller Jr. has from the first
been a supporter of the sports pro-
gram, and has arranged with his
father to provide 1900 victory med
ais to be competed for in golf tour
naments throughout the country.
LAS regards athletic contests on
Sunday it was voted that the pro-
motion of such contests should be
left entirely to the judgment and
wish Of individual communities, but
that the committee, as such, would
not promote Sunday contests. The
members of tho committee voted on
the suhi"ct. and feeling that no con-
trovCr3.al subject should be allowed
TO inject itself into a campaign which
Is dependent for it's success upon the
united support of the whole people.
THE United War Work campaign
is to be conducted, like the Liberty
Eoan campaigns, in the military can
comments and naval stations as well
as in the cities and towns. Secre-
tary Daniels and Secretary Baker
have given their approval to this,
and it Is expected that more than
one million men in the environments
and stations will have a large share
in the success of the campaign,
which is for the benefit of their fell
lows overseas as we'll as themselves.
with this in mind the sports
committee voted that the boxing
contests be arranged in the canton
AAASlllof w lSlV DOAllAb . " SNSoAAt5N
part of the military program. Since
the boys arctic be asked to contrib
ute, the committee feels they should
have a generous part in the plans for
the sports program.
Every man connected officially
with the campaign appreciates the
wonderful response of the athletic
interests of the country to the United
War Work campaign. Practically
every amateur and professional ath-
lete has volunteered to help with
out compensation. There is every
reason TO believe that the sports
program will be one of the most at
tractive and profitable features of
the drive"
Instead of being more or less dead,
the local boxing drive now is a big
ger thing than ever. Mr.. Plat said
that he had received many encourage
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
To Confer on Proposed
Aerial Route For Mail

The first step towards putting
Harrisburg on the New York-Chicago
aerial mail route to be introduced
soon by Uncle Sam will be taken
next Thursday when Otto Praeger.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
comes here for a conference with
Postmaster Sites and Forrest Com
missioner Conklin to discuss the
establishment of an emergency aero
landing place on state forest land
in the vicinity Of Bellefonte. Such a
landing place as the Post Office De-
partment wants. it is pointed out,
is on a level space atop a hill or
mountain and as the State Forestry
Department owns mountainous land
adjacent to Beliefonte, 1t is lending,
through Commissioner Conklin, ali
the aid it a to the Federal Gov
THE possibility of stops at Harris
burg is good" Postmaster Sites said
last night, although there is moth
ing definite yet decided upon. I TN
doing all l can to bring this city INTO
a line with the Air Mail service. This
is an Important mail center and
eventually, when the service is work
ing, Harrisburg will be added, 1 be-
lieye. to the stopping places"
Besides the Bellefonte stopping
place. similar emergency landing
points In other states will have to
be selected and surveyed before il
Is possible to put the system in oper-
alton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Powerful Football Team
For Naval District,
Including Philadelphia

The Commission of Training Activ-
tiles announce to-day an elaborate
schedule for the football team rep
resenting the Fourth or .Philadel-
phia, Naval District. Is being carried
out under the direction of Byron w
Dickson. district athletic director OF
the Navy Commission on Training
Camp Activities. Some of the strong
est teams in the East are included In
the schedule. The personnel of the
Fourth District team follows:
Center Rush. Carlow, Carlisle
school; left guard, Bee, University of
Nebraska; right guard. Gardner, Uni
versity of Chicago; left tackle. New
comb. Bucknell University; left end.
Mclaughlin, villa Nova; right end,
Wilson, Pennsylvania Military Aca-
denny; quarterback, Goldstein, Dick
inson College; full back, Dougherty,
University of Pennsylvania, and half
backs, Taylor, of Minnesota Agricul-
tural College and Nuhn, of University
of Wisconsin.
Bob Peck. formerly of the Univers-
ity of Pittsburgh, and Cornog, of
Swarthmore, are expected to be trans
ferred from Paris Island to Philadel-
phia, where they will join the League
Island Station team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05

ing replies to his cables asking that
Jimmy Wilde and Georges Carpen-
tier be sent over The replies de-
clared that furloughs for the boxers
were being arranged for.
Jess Willard has been scratched
definitely from the program of the
local boxing show.
Regarding Willie Hopes demand
for a $2,50O side bet for a match
with Welker Cochran, Roper yester-
day sent this telegram to the cham
pion at Boston:
will Hoppe play Cochran as per
conditions in my previous telegram,
which provides for four nights, play
ing 500 points each night, in a 1000
point match? Would suggest that
reasons given for not complying
with request of sports committee
seem trivial"
1t was announced that Frank Ia
berski, who recently gave an exhi-
bition here in Harrisburg, will play
four games, one each in New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Washing
ton, with J. Howard Shoemaker, the
amateur champion. In the mean
time, Ralph Greenleaf has forward
ed a challenge to Taberski to play
for. the fund and give the champion
a $1,000 side bet if desired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Reserves to Resume
Drills on FRIDAY

The Harrisburg Reserves, the state
capital home defense organization,
will resume drills on Friday night at
1880 at the City Grays ArmorY and
all men who intend to continue In
he companies or who wish to join
for the military training 1t affords
should report at that time, Since
the drills were suspended early in
October because of the influenza cpl
demic a number of members have
gone into Company and the, truck
Company of the Reserve Militia and
others have entered the Army, Navy
or training camps,
Late this month the fall elections
for officers of the companies will be
held, The Reserves will continue
until the war Is actually ended,
On Friday night Major II, NJ, Slime,
the commandant. will outline the
plans for the drills the remainder
of the year and details will be made
up for the military instruction work
at the two High schools, which will
be resumed next week, This work
number Of students who have gone
into the militia and the Reserves the
nucleus of a good training system has
been secured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Berks County Makes
Rabbit Hunting Record
With Total of 10000

Up-to-date, the county of Berks
Is leading in the defamation of
Friend Bunny, for it is estimated
that 10000 rabbits have so far
persisted, at the hands of S,977
hunters. The county fairly teens
with sharpshooters, notably
among them Franklin II. Gross,
who won several craftsmanship
records in the United States Army
as a sharpshooter. He bagged
nineteen in two days.
They who have travelled the
happy hunting grounds the last
few days have noticed the appar-
ent lack of birds, regardless that
the last two years, Hungarian and
Virginia quail. were liberated in
great numbers for breeding pur-
poses Few of these have been
seen by the hunters. This is said
to be due to the severe winter and
to the cleaning up of a number
of farms, which years ago, were
surrounded by fences and under
brush, where coveys of quail
found good cover during severe
snowstorms and were we'll pro-
tected. Since these have been re-
moved the birds have had no
place to seek shelter during these
severe storms. For such reasons
they were either frozen to death
or migrated to other counties,
where conditions for their welfare
are better.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Uncle Sam Differs
With Rockefeller on
Art of Boxing

Although John d. Rockefeller,
Jr.. believes that boxing should
be eliminated from the war fund
entertainments because clergymen
object, nevertheless Uncle Sam
appears to hold it in high favor.
Down at Camp Travis, Budd
Goodwin, the War Department
Commission on Training Camp
Activities athletic director, has
inauguiated a brand new plan to
further popularize boxing among
the troops. With the co-opera-
ton of Brigadier General Ryan,
Mr.. Goodwin has set aside Tues
day evenings as "Fite Mites"
when all the boxers of reputation
in the camp, and those who are
aspiring to stellar supremacy,
abandon thoughts of military
routine for a two-hours' swatfest.
According to Mr.. Goodwin,
boxing as q means of entertain
ment at Camp Travis is growing
out of bounds. The men are eager
to participate in the bouts, and
witness matches in the squared
arena between the many stars of
which the camp boasts.
Fifteen thousand soldiers gath
cred to witness the bouts on the
first "Fite Mite" An address was
delivered by General Ryan, In
which he said: II congratulate
you on this magnificent showing
of an exhibition of clean sport.
This work is needed to enable
you to more fully carry on the
work that is before you/and 1t is
most valuable in developing your
fighting instincts. Your athletic
instructors are the best that a
be procured anywhere and I
would advise all of you to take
advantage of the instructions giy-
en- to fit you for your work, We
want more of this clean sport and
I will do alhin my power to helm
the program laid down by the
athletic instructors"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Two Youthful Hunters
Severely Wounded When
Gun ExpIOdes in Faces

Two Royaiton boys. Harry Ha-
maker and Frank Fronk, were in
1ured while on q hunting trip yester-
day as the result of the accidental
discharge of the gun of Ralph Sipe,
the third youth, who composed the
party. The discharge struck Hamak-
err In the face, while some of the
shots entered Fronk's throat Both
of the injured youths are In the
Harrisburg Hospital in a seriouH CON-
dition, while young Sipe is confined
to his home suffering from shook as
a result of the accident,
The three left Royalton yesterday
shortly after noon, to go on a hunt
ing trip, While passing the home Of
Charles Shenk the gun carried by
young Sipe was accidentally dis
charged, Both of the boys were taken
to the Fronk home where DR., J, r,
BlecheF and DIR, H, II, Rhodes were
summoned who rendered immediate
aid,
YOUNG Slpe was taken ta the home
of his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Oliver
Sipe, Water street, where he is said
to be suffering from shock. The boys
ages are fifteen and sixteen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
BAG OF POTATOES
DROPPED ON BOYS
Harrisburg Lad Humorously
Describes Bombing of
Keystone Division

Mrs Anna Simonetti, of 423 Wal
nut street, has Just received an in
teresting letter from her nephew,
]. Ross Simonetti, who is serving in
the Medical Detachment of the One
Hundred and Third Ammunition
Train, Keystone Division, A. e. F.
His brother, Sergeant Francis SIM
onetti, is also with the Pennsylvania
Livision, a member of the One Hun
dred and Twelfth Infantry. AL
though in different sections of the
Division the Simonetti Boys have
met on frequent occasions when off
duty. The young soldier, while very
modest in telling of his own ex-
perience s, is enthusiastic in his
praise of the way Harrisburg people
are backing up war activities such
as Red Cross, Liberty Loans, Y. NJ.
C. A. Knights of Columbus, recruit
ing, etc. Extracts from the letter
follow:
Dear Aunt Anna guess you are
wondering why you have not heard
from me recently. I did send a
| postcard and hope you received 1t.
l am still very well. The weather
over here is sstarting to get very
cool and at present it certainly is
raining, which makes things very
~disagreeable, but we are getting
, used it. for we have to move in all
kinds of weather. : / guess
you have read in the papers of the
good work our boys are doing, es-
pecially the Pennsylvania lads. Our
division is now called General
Pershing's Iron Men," so you car
Imagine the good work we are do
ing. We have had the Germans or
the run since the 14th of July and
they are still on the run. 1t won't
be long until we have them cleal
off of French soil-and then fol
! Germany! > 1 have now been
on the front for three months. ]
have been on two different sectors
and it always seems that our division
is placed where the fighting is the
hardest. But they are always Out
on the top. 1 certainly, in a few
instances, had some quick duckine
to do, but luckily 1 was a good
| QUICKER" Old Jerry" gets Owe
| our line in his airplane and starts
to drop his "bag of potatoes" And
believe me, the way he lets them
drop you would think they were
cheap. 1t surely does require some
running and hiding and they dc
make. a noise. Jerry" is a name
! we give for a Hun plane and bag
| of potatoes for the bombs that he
drops = = = 1 get to see Brother
Francis often. He Is very well and
is now Mess Sergeant of his COM
pany. He :urely ought to get
enough to eat, don't you think
> l see by the home papers
that Harrisburg is still standing
right out in front in present day &C
| tivities-Red Cross, Liberty Loans,
recruiting and the production of war
essentials, nat forgetting Y. M. c
A.. and knights of Columbus. Our
home people are certainly backing
the boys up and they highly appre-
ciate it. The government is furnish
ing us with plenty of good warm
clothing, so l know we will be very
| comfortable this winter.
ROSS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Pneumonia Claims Two
Employees of the Pennsy

Michael j. Mccain, a well-known
Pennsy engineer died at noon on
Monday at his home, in Altoona, of
pneumonia. He was in failing health
for more than a year and some
months & underwent an operation
for the amputation of the left leg
above the knee. He was able to be
about following the amputation Until
several weeks ago when he was taken
i'll with influenza. He was an en-
gineer on the Pittsburgh division of
the Pennsy n popular among the
transportation employees. He is sur
vived by a widow and is the last
member of his family.
Rudolph b.. VERT, a retired en-
ploye of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
on Monday morning at the home
of Mrs. A. Hedden Of Mill Run, after
a short illness with pneumonia. He
born in Germany on November
%. 1870, and resided in this country
over half a century. His wife died
twenty-three years ago in Altoona,
are four children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Italians Celebrate Great
Victory Over Austria
With Parade and Redfire

The celebration of the Italians of
the city last night Is a fair augury OF
what will happen when the Germans
sign their armlstice. Lead by Joe"
Demma, a platoon of police. and the
Municipal band several hundred Har-
rlsburgers paraded the central part
of the city, shouting, singing and
g~esticulating, In honor of the great
Italian victory which forced the Aus
TRANS to sign tho armistice pre-
sented them by General Diaz.
When u rumor was circulated that
the Kaiser's government had signed
an armistlce, thousands collected
down town and Joined with the Ital-
ans In raising an uproar. After
wards the band played a concert In
Little Italy" which the residents of
South Second street between Chestnut
and Vine streets have christened the
neighborhoOd,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
SOL METZGER CLAIMS FOOTBALL BEST FOR SOLDIERS; BOXING NOT ELIMINATED IN WAL
Vaccinate and Inoculate Lafayette
Players For Penn Game Saturday

looks forward to each year, the Penn
and Lehigh games, will be played.
There was nc practice on March
Field yesterday afternoon. After the
men had gathered in the training
quarters they were surprised by be-
ing told to report at the military
hospital, where everyone was moe
ulated and vaccinated. Coach Cob
bett declared, however, that work
on the gridiron would be resumed to-
day and with a weeks extra time
for the cripples to round into shape
and for the new varsity players to
receive some more seasoning, it is
expected that Lafayette will be able
to give a better account of herself
this coming Saturday than she would
have been able to had the game been
played as originally scheduled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05
Chief Meyers Enlists
With Devil Hounds"

New York, Nov. 4.-What do
you think of the old Indian,
Chlef Meyers, entering the serv-
Ice OF the Devil Hounds" the
United States Marines? The for
mer backstop of the Giants, back
IN the old championship days
when he had and Christy Mathew
son, now serving his country on
the other side, were the winning
battery, took the oath at the re-
cruiting station at "a East
Twenty-third street and started
for the marine training lamp at
Paris Island, S. c.
Just as soon as he had heard
that his friend and old partner.
the matchless big Six" had en-
tered the service of Uncle Sam
in the chemical warfare division.
Meyers made up his mind to take
a hand in the fighting that is
going on across the sea.
The chief Is one of the most
interesting figures in baseball. He
has always been q big favorite
with local fans, particularly be-
cause of. the many games he won
for Manager McGraw by his
deadly welding of the big blud-
geon. His timely hitting was a
big factor in winning several
titles for the champions.
Meyers came to New York in
1909 from the st. Paul American
Association club, Joined the
Giants and at once sprang into
fame. He was made catcher for
the Giants. succeeding George
Schlei in that important position.
He was released to the BROOKLYN
Nationals in February, 1917, and
in August of the same year signed
with tho Boston Braves. Last
season he played with Buffalo.
He began playing professional
baseball with the Butte Mont
team of the Northwestern League
after a years attendance at Dart
mouth College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05

lean game of football teaches us
nothing il it does not build up our
spirit. College spirit, bred of foot
ball, is close kin to patriotism. And
this spirit of the American forces
is nothing more than college spirit
OF a high and nobler order.
Football teaches courage, con-
trol, stick-to-itiveness and to no
small degree the ability to use
ones brain in every emergency. A
football player is not a good soldier,
but a football player has that with
in him from which may be mould
ed the finest of soldiers. He under
stands and appreciates what loyal
ty, teamwork, courage, skill, spirit
and timely execution mean.
He knows discipline and train
ing as he believes in his ability to
withstand reverses and to keep
everlastingly at it whatever his W
condition may be or however over
whelming the odds are against him.
Ideal Raw Material
"In short he is ideal raw mate
rial for the game of war, for with
all these qualities he possesses
strength and endurance. That he
is successful in war is a well
known fact.
"All of these points combined
make me firm in the belief that
football is the best physical train
ing for the soldier. 1t beats boxing
because in boxing one faces but
n opponent. In football and in
wal the odds r often greater.
81 have organized a team for
gridiron play under the auspices of
the Y. M. c. A. I believe i will
have one Of the finest elevens in the
business. The "Y," like the K. of
c., the Jewish Welfare Board, and
other similar war work organiza-
tions, is ever ready to help the
boys enjoy the various sports. This
is only one of the many good things
these organizations, as we'll as the
Y. w. G. A., the Salvation Army,
the War Camp Community Service,
and the American Library Aasocia.
ton, now pulling together in the
United War Work Campaign for
$170,500, 900 to enable them to ex-
tend their activities, are doing for
u.s."