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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

There's a great big open space
over in left field; why don't he knock
theball out there?" is the cry often
heard from bleachers and grand
stand.
Yes. why doesn't he? What a
scientific sport baseball would be II
player could place his hit every
time! But this will never be, says
Tyrus Cobb and Tyrus ought to know.
Supposing a batter could keep his
eye on the ball from the instant it
leaves the pitchers hand until it ar
rives. then he might be able to place
his hit, thinks Ty. and likewise, 'ii
every ball delivered by the pitcher
cut the plate at a certain predeter-
mined spot. In fact, when a batter
gets one in his groove he is able to
place 1t with pretty fair accuracy
But" points out Tyrus, "the wise
pitcher is keeping the batter guess
ing-throwing him off his balance
Keeping him from getting a toe hold
Now, Willie Keeler," the pride
OF Georgia, continued, perhaps was
the best of the so-called place hit
ters. Keeler combined several things
to make this possible.
He gripped his bat far down to-
ward the middle and poked at the
ball, rather than hit at it. His swing
was short and naturally more ac-
curate than the longer swings of the
average batter.
He was able to wait until the
ball was almost upon him before
poking at it. Many of KeeIer's hits
were poky little flies, just past the
infield.
The delayed swing made it diff
ncult for any pitcher to outguess
keeler. His record of going through
season without striking out is evil
dence of this.
The angle at which the bat meets
the ball is the determining factor in
the balls ultimate direction.
IF the ball is met squarely in the
middle of the swing it will go to
center field, varying a trifie to the
right or left, according to whether
the batter is right or left-handed.
The left-handed batter hits
naturally to right field. The right
handed batter hits naturally to left
field.
"It the batter meets the ball back
of his body, the angle at which the
pail is met will send it into opposite
fields"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
GERMANSLURE.
SHIPS TODOOM
lnslstence of Admiralty Re-
suits in the Destruction of
Austrian Dreadnoughts

Italian Army HEADQUARTERS, June
10 wednesday,. .-Insistence by the
German admiralty upon an Austrian
naval expedition for the destruction
OF the nets in the Straits of Otranto,
at the entrance of the Adriatic, and
Tor an attack on the allied naval
FORCES, was responsible for the de-
parture from Pola of the two Au-
strlan dreadnaughts which were tor
pedoed by the Italians in the Adri-
attic on June 10, according to in
formation cleaned from prisoners
taken by the Italians in the recent
fighting.
They declared the second Austrian
dreadnaught torpedoed was the
Tegetthoff (Vienna admitted the
loss of the Scent Istvan). They were
unable to say what the extent of
the damage to the Tegetthoff was,
but declared 1t was certain she was
badly crippled.
The two battleships torpedoed
were of the Viribus Units class, 90
0OO-ton vessels. AS they steamed
down the Adriatic, escorted by ten
destroyers, they were attacked by
two small Italian torpedo boats near
the Dalmatian Islands. The leading
battleship was hit by two torpedoes
and the other by one, the Italian
admiralty reported. The Italian
ministry of marine declared on June
19 the evidence indicated both the
dreadnaughts were sunk, one going
down Immediately while the other
finally foundered while trying to
reach Pola. The Austro-H Hungarian
admiralty, however, never has con-
ceded the loss of the second war
ship.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
Letter to the Editor
TELLS OF WATER RATES
To the Editor of the Telegraph:


Perhaps some good citizen of Har-
risburg might be able to explain to
the enquirer, a manufacturer. why Mr.
Hassler. of the Water Department,
and Commissioner, raised the water
rate to forty-three cents per 1000
cubic feet. from the former rate of five
cents per 1000 gallons, which had
been in existence for a great many
years. to all manufacturers in the
city.
1t does not seem fair that manu-
facturers have 10 be subjected to a
jump in water rates such as this, who
use many hundred times more than
the private house consumer.
Another thing worthy of explana
tion is why a consumer is obliged to
pay meter charge for water ran
through a meter. already paid for and
owned by him.
If experts. from New York, can only
determine a result like the .above,
after charging an eXorbitant price for
their services, which manufacturers
afterwards apparently pay, it is GER
tainly not wise to employ them, as
any high school boy could easily de-
termine how to save money by such
methods. and be paid for same ac-
cording to his station in life. Might
l ask what is done with the money
obtained by this increase, as il was
understood by the taxpayers that the
Water Department was standing on
it's own bottom, and not intended to
help along other departments, which
A TAXPAYER.
Harrisburg, July 8, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

Without oxygen. even life itself
could not exist. and the science of
medicine has perfected many uses for
its wonderful refreshing, healing
and antiseptic properties. When sore
tender feet burn. smart, swell and
perspire, or when the arches tire and
ache so every step means pain. just
try resting the feet for a few min
utes in the medicated and oxygenated
water produced by adding a handful
of the common saltrates compound to
foot bath. See how quickly this
cools and refreshes tender skin while
it draws all the pain and soreness
out Of aching muscles or sensitive
joints. The real and lasting foot
comfort is so gratifying that no one
can fully appreciate such amazing
effects until he has actually felt them
himself. The feet will soon be rem
dered so strong and healthy that they
prove capable of bearing any reason
able strain ever likely to be placed
upon them.
High medical authorities have ad-
vised soldiers to use saturated water
and C. S. Turner of the Army Medical
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

CONTINUED from First Page.1
center in the Flanders region. The
German guns are busy pounding the
sectors of Hinges, on the south, and
Locre. on the north of the Lys bat
tleground. In Picardy the area
about Morlancourt is being shelled.
Hun Aviators Outnumbered
Enemy aviators, who had not
been very active on the British por-
tion of the battle line. are quite ac-
tive in Flanders. British airmen in
battles with the Germans have ac-
counted for ten of them, while an
other fell before the British anti
aircraft fire. British superiority in
the air now is firmly established, and
fighting scouts and bombing planes
have outfought and harassed the en-
emy on lnnumerable occasions re-
Gently.
French troops, in their latest gain
south of the Aisne, have extended
their lines around Corey and Long
point, northeast of Villers-Cotterets
Enemp opposition at Cravignp farm
has been overcome and French pa
trolls have pushed forward to the
outskirts of Longpont and penetrat-
cd Corey. Prisoners were taken.
Further southeast American aviators
have been active around Chateau
Thierry.
Austrians Fall Back
Under Franco-Italian ressure the
Austrian troops in Albania have re-
tired beyond the Berat-Fieri line in
the direction of the Skumbi river
and Elbasan, the nearest natural de-
fense southard. The evacuation of
Berat, announced from Vienna, prob
ably was due to the Italian progress
around Fieri and the French advance
between Lake Ochrida and the Tor
nlorica valley, up which the Aus
trlans also are retreating, pursued
by the allied forces.
The fighting in the Macedonian
theater has spread eastward and the
Bulgarians are making strong at
tacks north of Monastir apparently
to draw allied attention from AL
bania. The Bulgar attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses by the
French. There is great danger that
the Bulgarian lines east of Lake Och
rida will be outflanked should the
allied forces reach the Skumbi at
Elbasan.
Crisis in Reichstag
Reports that Admiral Won Hintze,
2 strong pan-German, was to be
named as successor to Foreign Sec
retary Won Kuehlmann, resigned.
have caused a small crisis in the
Reichstag. The Socialists have de-
clined to vote the war credit, which
cannot be passed without their aid,
until the new secretary announces
his policies. Apparently Won Hintze
had been elected, but the action of
the Socialists brought forth more
guarded semi-official announcement
which declared the admiral had been
named" No official announce
ment of Won Kuehlmann's successor
has been made
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
DefieS Leonard

Lew Tender, star lightweight, who
meets Irish Patsy Cline in the fea-
ture bout at the all-star show at
Shibe Park on the night of July Is.
has challenged Benny Leonard,
worlds lightweight king. Through
dler announces that he will post any
amount up to $1,000 to clinch a
match with Leonard at 1913 pounds
ringside
Tenders brilliant record against
all the leading lightweights has
given him the necessary confidence
and he now stands ready to back his
claims with real money.
Tender is full-fiedged light
weight. He is one of the few classed
as lightweights who really can make
the required limit. In his workout
at Riverside he scaled only 12S
pounds in fighting togs. He is well
under the regulation poundage, but
believes he has the strength and
ability successfully to combat Leon
ard at the lightweight limit of 1913
pounds. Benny Leonard is the only
one of the topnotch lightweights that
Tender has not met.
Much depends on the outcome of
the bout with Cline. If Tender de-
cisively defeats Cline, the one big
star outside of Leonard, then Ten
dler expects to start a campaign that
will result in a meeting with the
champion. After the fight in Atlantic
City last Saturday night frankie
Callahan remarked: Say, fellows,
I'd sooner fight Leonard again than
battle this Tender. He has every
thing and hits WELL"
frankie Callahan will apear in the
second bout of the big show opposed
to George CLANCY, of Baltimore.
Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh, and Sol
dier Bartfield, of New York, slugging
middleweights, are due to exhibit in
the third session.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
54 Girls of Mercy
Killed by Hun Bombs

London, July 11.-In a recent Ger
man raid on the Belgians, fifty girls
were killed by airbombs launched
upon an ambulance park at La Panne
behind the User front.
According to special dispatch from
The Hagle. fifty bombs were dropped
in the Immediate neighborhood of the
park and several struck a large villa
about 100 yards from the hospital.
OF the many girls in the villa en-
gagged in making bandages and re-
pairing linen for the wounded, thirty
were instantly killed or died from in
iuries within few minutes: forty in.
jured were removed from the villa
of whom twenty-four died later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

Corps recently stated that he was un-
bic to obtain the same immediate and
satisfactory results in any other wav.
While serving in France he even
found that saturated water was used
for trench feet" with excellent ef
fects. due to the antiseptic proper
ties of this remarkable medicated
and oxygenated water Therefore.
speaking from my own experience
and from others as we'll, l do not
hesitate to say that no one, however
many. other methods of treatment he
may have tried without success. need
now feel discouraged, nor consider
that there is any real necessity for
limping about on feet hardly able to
bear his weight.
NOTE-The Saturated water referred
to above is prepared by dissolving a
heaplng tablespoonful of the refined
water. Most druggists keep this
compound already put up in pack
ages of convenient sizes and at yerv
moderate prices. Locally Keller's
Drug Store. G.. A. Gorgas, Ciarks'
Medical Store, H. c. Kennedy always
have it in stock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
PIPE SHOP WINS

A big crowd saw the Pipe Shop
hallplayers take a game from Round
House No. last evening, 2 to 1. II
was a fast and furious game, which
was the talk of every shopman to-
day. After a long days work these
games furnish just the recreation
needed. and they are getting more
popular every evening. Pop EN-
bick, perhaps, won first honors with
mis- clever baserunning. Fineen,
pitcher for the Pipe Shop, famed
eight and Alcorn breezed five. A
double play by Kahler and Roden-
haver saved further scoring by the
visitors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
Open Hearth Tied For First
Place With Electric Shop

AS a result of last evenings VIC
tory over the Universal Mill by the
open Hearth the latter is now tied
Tor first place with the Electric
Shop, in the Central Iron and Steel
League. McQuade was the boy. on
the burning deck last evening, his
single in the eighth, combined with
some bonehead plays by the enemy,
beating Universal 5-4. The score:
UNIVERSAL MILL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
PAXTANG PARK THEATER
Musical Comedy.

Powers Educated Elephants are big
in more than one way. They are large
of size, and
Educated Elephants likewise b / s
at the Majestic drawing cards.
These educated
beasts began a three days engage
ment at the Majestic Theater
to-day. They have been show
ing at the New York Hip
tons at that big playhouse Powers
Elephants made the biggest hit. They
are educated to a rare degree. Four
other splendid Keith acts are group
ed around these animal performers,
assuring vaudeville devotees of a good
bill of entertainment for the week
end.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

Small synopsis of this great NOV
ing picture play. Pauline Frederick
has strong roles
Pauline Frederick in Her Final
at the Regent Reckoning" This
is said to be
one of the best motion pictures in
which Miss Frederick has been seen.
In the story, which is based upon the
celebrated play of Prince Zilah"
written by Jules Claretie, the famous
French author and playwright,
Marsa, the role played by Miss Fred
erick, is annoyed by a former lover,
and to put an end TO his persecution
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

Mitch" Lewis. the man who made
and played Poleo in THE Barrier"
makes his final appearance
At the at the Colonial Theater to-
Colonial day in 1.-The Sign Invisible
a powerful drama of the
northland. The direction of the pic
ture and the photography is excellent,
but the strong feature of this photo
play is its story. one that holds the
audience to the finish. A finely bal
anced cast has been chosen for this
production.
Friday and Saturday Harold Lock-
wood will be seen in Lend Me Your
Name" a comedy drama piled full of
laughs, excitement and romance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

AS to-day's special attraction at
the Victoria, the sensational New
York motion
''The CO-RespOndent, picture, 1.-The
ut the Victoria = re spon-
dent" which
features Elaine Hammerstein, the
noted film star, and niece of the fam
Gus impresario. Oscar Hammerstein.
1t tells the story of the taking to
small New England hotel of a very
pretty young maiden. who. as the
mock knot is about to be tied, dis
covers the perfidy of the soon-to-b be
husband. and bounds a train straight
for New York. 1t seems the maiden
has been writing very good stories
and selling them to a managing
editor of an important metropolitan
daily, and he gives her a job on his
stan, where she soon distinguishes
herself, and does some clever work,
which involves her would -be-hus band
in sensational way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
SUMMIT BEATS MoNARCHs

Summit trimmed Monarch last
evening, 6-2, in hard hitting game.
with home runs by Snyder, of Sum-
nit. and Shultz, of Monarch. Swartz,
winning pitcher. the celebrated
Moe" Swartz. won his tenth game
for Summit and he was notably
helped by the fielding of Weimer.
shaffer, Monarch twirler, had to
play the whole game, as his mates
made bunch of errors. The score
by innings
Monarch ...01O000OO O1-2
Summit ...s......1 20O102 Ox-6
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
Yesterdays RESULTS
American League


Chicago. 8; New York, 4.
Philadelphia, 5; Detroit, l.
Boston. 2; Cleveland, o. Called in
fifth; rain).
st. Washington, wet grounds.
National League.
New York. 9; Pittsburgh, 4.
Cincinnati, z; Brooklyn, 0. (First
game).
Cincinnati, 5; Brooklyn, 0. (Second
game).
Boston, 4; Chicago, 1.
st. Louis. 4; Phillies. 8. (First
game).
st. Louis. 7; Phillies. 4. (second
game).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
zN0sEa!EENTys

MAJESTIC
Fowers Educated Elephants and
Vaudeville.
COLONIAL
Invisible"
Friday and Saturday - Harold Lock-
wood in Lend Me Your Name"
MONDAY and Tuesday - Norma Tai
madge in DE Luxe Annie"
REGENT
To-day and tomorrow Pauline
Frederick in ''The Final Reckon
VICTORIA
To-day = Elaine Hammerstein in
The Co o-Respondent;" Government
War Pictures of the U. S. and AL
lies, and THE Woman in the Web"
Tomorrow - The famous Fox Kid
dies. Jane and Katherine Lee, in
We Should Worry" Charlie Chap
Inns Double in Straight and Mar
row."
PAxTANG PARK THEATER
Musical Comedy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

after she is betrothed to Prince Zilah,
she turns her wolfhounds loose in her
garden when the man comes one
roughly handled by the dogs and the
scene is said to be exceedingly thrill
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American IaaUuo
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American League

Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Detroit at New York.
National League.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Phillies at st. Louis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11

The attractions put on at the Pax
tang Park Theater this summer are
of very high order. The
Paxtang Harry P. Krivit Musical
Park Comedy Company has
Theater been producing high
class musical comedies at
Paxtang for the past three weeks
that have been a revelation to park
theater patrons. The bill at the park
this week is a fast. one-act comedy
entitled Pardon Me-" that keeps
everyone in excellent humor for one
hour or more. All the musical num-
bers in the show were written by A.
Seymour Brown specially for this bill.
The songs are we'll handled by cap
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
When Feet Ache---One Dip
in this Oxygenated Water
That's All You Need

oxygen IS NATURES Keeshng, Soothing Cooling
Agent, Says Doctor
simple compound which druggist at a very
slight cost sofens DO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
FRENCH TROOPS TAKE
corey AND RAILROADS

CONTINUED from First Page.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
REGENT

To-day and tomorrow - Pauline
Frederick in THE Final Reckon.
ing"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-02
CARNIVAL VISITOR IS.
WOUNDED BY SPENT.
BULLET FROM GUN
LEON RICHARD STRUCK IN BACK
BY BULLET WHICH CONTAINED
FORCE ENOUGH TO KILL IF
HITTING VITAL SPOT.
A spent bullet last night plowed its

A spent bullet last night plowed its
way through the throngs invading
the carnival grounds and could have
killed any one of the hundreds who
were disporting themselves at the
Barkoot shows north of Fulton street
From whence the eaden missile came
came none know. Before completing
I'll wild flight the bullet, 81 caliber,
struck Leon Richard, aged 16, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richard. 5o4
State street, sqnarely in the back
causing a painful flesh wound.
When he entered the casualties
through this mysterious source Rich
ard was sitting on box talking witt
some of his young friends when ht
felt something strike him in the bach
and leave a painful sting AT frs
he thought stone thrown by some
boy had hit him, but when he placed
his hand against his body he fount
his back to be bleeding freely.
Origin of the bullet is a mystery
which officials are unable to solve
They are trying to trace down reports
Of shooting in an effort to find where
| the missile came from When yount
Richard became positive of his hav
ing been hit by bullet, he at once
reported to the police The carniva
shooting gallery was visited, but th'
police discovered there had been NJ
shooting going on there all evening
They learned that all the guns wer'
clean and "broke" waiting for tn
carefree carnival crowd TO use them
| The bullet when taken from the in
iured boys shirt, was discovered &
be one of a different size from thos
used in the carnival gallery.
The boy was taken to Ryburn Me
mortal hospital and Dr. s. E Parr wa
called to attend him The wound wa
dressed and it is thought there wi
be no serious results. The boy wa
able TO go to his home in south o
tawa after he had received medica
attention.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-02
YANK LUMBER JACKS
DRIVE FOE FROM
ClERGES
STRA|GHTEN LINES.
CITY is CONNECTING LINK TO.
SOISSONS DEFENSE AME Ri
'cAN TROOPS CONSOLIDATE
FORCE BEYOND VILLAGE.

With the American Army al the
Marnt. August Fismes the great
German base on the Rheims-Sois-
sons railway is in flames, air obser.
vers reported today.
Following thirty.six hours Of con
tnual lighting counter attacking
and bayonet work the American
battalion of former lumberiacks that
threw the Germans out OF Cicrges
dsouheast of FereenTadenois)
have consolidated their new positions
beyond the village
After the Germans had been swept
out OF Meuniere wood at the point OF
the bayonet. the line was established
at the northern edge of the forest.
There we're sanguinary hand to hand
conflicts there.
The Germans abandoned field guns
and wounded in the wood
Yanks Rush Forward.
respite a heavy downponr OF ram
the Americans have continued their
operations northward Of Meunlers
wood. thrusting back the Germans.
Drive Waves Back.
With the American t(my at the
Aisnc. Aug. . Severe fighting devel-
oped today along the entire front
held hv the Americans east of fere-
en- Tardennois, when the Germans
backed by strong reinforeementS
surged forward in thick waves and
attempted to recapture Cierges ana
oust us from our positions across the
Ourcq by turning the right wing.
The attack was developed during
the night, the boche carrying ui
scores of light machine guns before
dawn