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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13
AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS
With But Little Fuss Wonders Have
Been Accomplished.

The Equitable Bulletin publishes
some figures demonstrating the re-
markablc progress achieved in war
activities by the United States. The
Bulletin says:
IF we are to talk and reason in
tclligently upon the great events OF
the day we must keep posted. II We
are to understand the progress our
country Is making toward the great
day OF victory we must follow closely
the official announcements of the au-
thorities. They tell us that we have
transported over q million men TO Eu-
rope with the loss of but 291 from the
undersea enemy. We have sent saw
mills into France forests and gathered
the timber wherewith we have built n
vast seaport and constructed q double
track railway to the battle front for
our troops and their supplies. To get
la, proper perspective Of our progress
lfasSszSs sksspsin mind .the-fci-
lowing facts which the government
has made public:
we now have over 10000 army
officers
"Our army exceeds 100000 men. II
will be 100000 by the end of the
year.
1--WE have delivered 2S6 combat
planes up to June sth.
1.-THE weekly production was then
so.
I'VE are now building IS advanced
training planes per week.
I'VE had built 4,495 elementary
training planes to June Sth.
"Over 1000 Liberty motors for air.
planes already delivered.
NOW producing them at the rate of
Is per week.
Have delivered 37.25O airplane ma
chine guns.
1--WE produced 900 heavy Browning
machine guns in May.
ALSO 1.SOO light Brownings.
I'VE have provided 16 new plants
to make heavy artillery.
provided 1.6OO locomotives for use
in France.
ALSO $4,000 freight cars for the
army In France.
""Engineers building and operating
railways in France will soon number
Is, 900.
I'VE have 339,593 horses and mules
In the army.
I'VE have $4,000 medical officers
and 14S.OOO men in the medical force.
Base hospitals have been increased
from seven to 72.
Beds number 1861, with vast
increase under way.
"Over 100000 soldiers have taken
the psychological tests for mental
alertness, etc.
"Only about one fourth of one per
cent were rejected.
Our army Is divided as follows:
Regular army 1865 officers, 514.-
376 men.
National Guard in U. S. service
17,O7O officers. 417.441 men.
Reserve corps 31,s6S officers. 49,
$50 men.
National army enlisted force 1.O0O,-
900 men.
Death rate in the army from ma
tural causes declined from 20.14 per
1000 in 1898. to 5.13 in 1916.
drunkenness virtually banished
from the army.
I'VE have $50 naval vessels in Eu-
ropean waters.
"They carry 5000 officers 10000
men.
Admiral Sims says the Allies are
sinking submarines faster than they
are being built and building ships
faster than they are being sunk.
l.622 new merchant ships have
been constructed during the year end
ing June 30th.
I'VE now have about 10,040.000 tons
OF merchant shipping.
From 100000 to 100000 tons will
be constructed this year.
1.-The sleeping giant is awakening.
Steadily irresistibly the day Of reck-
oning and Of retribution for the ene-
my approaches"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13

Work, fight or 60 to jail" This was
the law laid down Thursday by the
Federal government through the Unit
ed States employment service to loaf
ers, part timers, and labor camou-
fiours generally In Pennsylvania
marking the beginning at Altoona of
a statewide campaign against work
slackers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13
| Itions. but its success must depend on

tions. but its success must depend on
the conditions under which II Is set
up.
The people who made this war still
are there In Germany and they can
not have peace as long as they pre-
dominate in the councils Of the
enemy. When We have demonstrated
to the enemy that there will he
power behind a league Of nations to
enforce its DEGREES. peace will come
hut not any sooner"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13

Vincent H. Huck, charged with Sc
ditious utterances. was found guilty
in the Davidson county. Tenn, GRIM
inal court last Thursday. and given
fine of $500 and six months tn the
work house. He was charged with
saying the United States was fighting
to save the British government and
with referring to bill head as "yel-
low, just like your friend Wilson"
British mercantile tonnage at the
outbreak of the war amounted to 49,
100000 tons gross and the figure at
the present time is 100000 tons
gross Sir Lea Leo George Chioxza
Money. parliamentary secretary to the
ministry, announced to the house OF
commons last week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13
LETTERS TO PRISONERS
rcd cros. rsfg How ss-" xBdEs xBdEs
Americans in Germany.

Americans in Germany.
In response to numerous inquiries
which are daily reaching tho Red
Cross, both at national and division
headquarters, regarding the regula-
tions for sending money and letters to
Allied prisoners Of war in Germany
and Austria, the bureau of prisoners
relief has issued the following in
structions:
For sending money: Send the bu-
reau of prisoners relief, American
Red Cross, Washington, D. c. check
or money order made payment to the
American Red Cross, with a short let
ter stating what shall be done with the
money-to be transmitted to prisoners
as cash in the form Of camp currency,
or to be used to purchase food, cloth
ing and supplies through one Of the
foreign relief societies, according to
the directions Of the sender. The size
of clothing and number Of shoes
should be stated.
Write plainly the full name, nation
ality, rank and prison camp OF the
prisoner. To avoid unnecessary delay
and correspondence, send the postal
card or envelope received from the
prisoner showing his latest prison
camp address. 1t viii: be returned If
requested. Write plainly your own
name and address as sender. This In
formation Is given to the society In
Europe to be sent by it to the prisoner
with the relief.
1t is usual to send amounts monthly
as follows: For privates, from IS and
not exceeding s25; for officers. from
IS and not exceeding $50. It 1t ad-
visable that food instead of money be
sent to prisoners Of war. While 1t Is
not possible to send money or pack
ages direct from this country to Al
lied prisoners. the desired result may
be accomplished by following the ms
tructions given above. The American
Red Cross assumes no responsibility
in attending to these matters.
No letter should be sent to the
American Red Cross to be forwarded.
Letters should not be longer than
two pages and should be written on
one side Of the paper, inclosed In an
envelope as follows:
On the front Of the envelope should
be written the full name Of the prison.
or and the address Of the camp where
he Is confined. In the upper right hand
corner, where on an envelope contain
ing an ordinary letter, the stamp
would be placed, should be written
Prisoner Of War Mail. No Postage,
via New York." On back Of envelope
should be written name and address
of sender. The letter unstamped and
unsealed. should be placed in any post
Office or mail box. No reference
should be made to the war or to any
government matters in such letters.
It has come to the attention Of the
Red Cross that the italian prisoners
in Austria are very badly In need OF
extra food and clothing to be sent
them by their relatives and friends.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-13
EeyerishIy Followed.

THE Czecho- Slovak movement can
not fail to make a profound impress
sion in Austria The Slavic peoples
of the Dual Monarchy are following
their movements with feverish expec-
tations and the first successes OF
their brothers, the help promised by
Japan and America, and the agoniz-
ing call by the Sovfsts. have re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12

game has been good to the veteran
and he is said to have amassed a
fortune of at least quarter of a
million dollars from his activities.
Pigeon racing is not sport gen.
orally adopted, but the Liberty and
Quaker City Association just closed
very successful season with a most
unsuccessful race. Two-thirds of
the birds were blown out of their
course by the flighty weather, so
that hundreds did not survive, caus-
ing much financial loss. But one
sportsman considered himself the
luckiest pigeon fancier in America,
Il. Phelan, member of the West
Philadelphia district. During the
season of 1916 Mr.. Phelan had two
birds that made pigeon flying his
tory by returning the same day from
300 miles on three successive weeks.
They Were entered in the race last
year, but neither returned and were
given up as lost. Imagine the Joy
of Mr.. Phelan when. along with the
recent racers. one of the supposedly
lost birds returned to the home loft.
The bird was a blue white flight
hen bred from old John Sheppard's
birds, with band No. 1899. The ten
flights in its wing had all been
pulled out, and it came home with
only its primary flights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
Tennis Popular at Camps;
To Boom After the War

in the Army and Navy camps. Mr..
Baker was in favor of holding such
Journeys, so we went ahead with our
plans.
Letters in forms of appeals were
sent to the members of the organiza-
ton to ask their slubmen not to
throw their old racquets and tennis
balls into the garbage can and where
not, but to ship them to a nearby
training camp for the boys in the
service. Hundreds of dollars worth
of equipment was saved and put to
good use.
= But the demand is greater than
the supply. Men and boys who never
handled racqcet before became in
terested in the sport, and it has
taken strong hold on them. We
have sent hundreds and thousands
of balls and racquets across the At
lantic, and only a few weeks ago
the Y. M. c. A. at Camp Dix erected
twenty-five new courts. The officers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
BASEBALL FOR
WHOLE WORLD
Yanks Took 1t to Trenches,
and Now 1t Promises to Be-
come Universal Sport

Washington, D. C.,July 12.-Base-
ball bids fair to become an inter-
national sport according to Harry
r. Stringer of the War Department
Commission on Traiing Camp Activ-
tiles who has just returned from a
trip of the American camps in
France and England with Raymond
B. Fosdick, Chairman of the Com
mission, who has been making a
survey of the recreational and relief
facilities among American overseas
forces.
1T really takes trip to the
front to make one realize that base
ball is the national game of Amer
ica," said Mr.. Stringer 81 saw our
boys playing from London and Paris
right up to the front line trenches.
OF course, playing within the front
lines is naturally restricted because
the troops are forbidden to congre-
gate on account of the danger from
Boche batteries. Nevertheless it is
not an unusual. sight to see groups of
two or three limbering up with a
baseball after a night in the dug
outs and trenches. Most of the units
have their own teams, and in some
places leagues have been formed.
Rivalry is keen and the men take
their respective mines as they do in
the big league races at home"
But England and France, Mr..
Stringer, have no monopoly on our
national pastime. Italy is going mad
over it and when the first ball game
ever played in the Eternal City came
off recently between U. S. Army and
Navy many thousands of Italians
were weaned to the great interna-
II,
remarks the Italians were so Jealous
in the innovation that they bothered
the players.
There were two Italian bands in
attendance and they took the occa-
sion, whenever the plays became
particularly exciting or a good
double play was IN progress, to
strike up the national anthem, with
the result that every player had sud-
denly to forget what he was doing
and stand at attention until the an
them was finished. 1t interfered a
little bit with the game, but it
helped to promote the spirit of
patriotic fervor among the specta-
tors.
The Army won in this game 11-3.
The players were nearly all flying
men and the pitchers had some diff
ficulty controlling their machines
Chaplin, who used to be a second
string pitcher for Princeton, passed
nine men and had six wild pitches.
Alworth, who pitched for the Army
and who is said to have received at
one time an offer from big league
struck out eleven.
The Italians did not understand
what it was all about, but they made
it great occasion for patriotic re-
joicing roofing first for one side
and then the other. They came
away with confused idea of the
American national game, but with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12

Tennis as well as baseball and
boxing is in for a great boost after
the present international struggle has
been settled and placed on the shelf,
in the opinion of Edwin +. TORY,
of New York, secretary of the Unit
ed States Lawn Tennis Association.
81 believe" says TORY, "as do
many others connected with lawn
tennis, that the sport is due for the
greatest progress it has made in it's
history after the war is over. The
men in the various cantonments in
this country and those stationed
over there are taking up tennis as
II means of recreation and physical
development in a manner that sur
passes the hopes of even the most
enthusiastic member.
Last winter / went down to
Washington to confer with Secretary
of War Baker as to the advisability
of staging tennis tournaments over
the country and promoting the sport
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
AROUND, THE BASES

Princeton's plans for football are
indicated by the appointment of
new football committee, which con-
sists of Knox Taylor, Speedy Rush,
Big Bill Edwards, Bill Roper and
Fred Dawson. The last named was
put on the committee in spite of his
having resigned as Princeton's as
sistant coach and gone to Columbia.
The plan behind the appointment of
the committee includes games with
Harvard and Yale and service elev-
ems. The Tiger is determined to re-
turn to the gridiron with a varsity
eleven, and he is sure to do so no
matter what the outlook when the
men report in the fall.
Don Brown, formerly with the
Athletics and with Harrisburg and
Reading in the New York State
League, has joined Buffalo, where
pitch and field, 'as he is sort of
Babe" Ruth
Duke Kahanamoka, of Hawaii, and
Perry McGillivary, of Chicago, will
meet next Saturday and Sunday in
three swimming contests for the
worlds short distance swimming
championship, at Chicago. The Ha-
waiian is holder of the world rec
ords for so and 100 yards and the
local man is holder of the national
indoor so and 100 yards champion
ships. The swimmers will meet at
so. 100 and 22O yards.
The Chicago Nationals came to
terms with Tom Clarke, a veteran
catcher, formerly with the Cincin-
natl club of the National League
Clarke, a free agent, was signed be-
cause Manager Mitchell fears Catcher
killifer will soon be called into the
military service.
A posthumous citation of Arthur
Bluethenthal, a member of the La
fayette Escadrille and formerly one
of the best-known football players
at Princeton University, who was
killed on June Z, appeared in the
Official Journal. 1t reads:
Arthur Bluethenthal, an Ameri-
can pilot of first rank, volunteered
for the Foreign Legion in order to
serve in the aviation service of
France. He made himself remarked
from the beginning by his spirit, dis
cipline and judicious courage. He
continued by his own wish to serve
with the French escadrille during
the present battle before passing into
the American aviation service. He
was killed in an aerial combat while
directing a distant artillery fire."
Barney Oldfleld, the master driv-
err" has decided to retire from active
participation in automobile racing,
and that he will make his last ap-
pearance on any speedway in the big
event at the Uniontown Speedway,
July Is. Oldfeld is the oldest man
in the country still actively engaged
in automobile racing. He has been
in the business practically ever since
it became sport and has made a
record which is the envy of all his
rivals. He has seen seventeen con-
secutive years of the automobile
racing game, and has had all sorts
OF peculiar and hair-raising expert
ences. Oldfield plans to retire to his
home in Los Angeles and his lucra-
tive tire business The automobile
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12

as we'll as the noncommissioned men
use the courts, and sometimes it Is
necessary to have waiting line. It's
the same all over the country.
"It is an impossibility for the men
over there to strike a bit of ground
everywhere they stop to rest suitable
courses. The majority of the times
the ground is even in only small
sections. Unable to play ball, the
men turn to tennis, and bring out
the racquets and nets. In this way
the men and boys are kept in fine
physical and moral condition. When
they return home they still will have
that desire to play tennis to keep
in physical shape, and the sport will
progress with leaps and bounds"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
Paul ]. Davis, of Dickinson,
Is Army Athletic Trainer

Washington, d. c., July 12.-Dr.
Joseph e. Raycroft, head of the
Athletics Department of the War
Departments Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, has announced
the appointment of Paul j. Davis,
former Tri-State Lacquer, and foot
ball coach, as Director of Athletics
at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Davis
will succeed Ward L. Lambert, who
has resigned to enter an officers
training camp.
While a student at Dickinson Col
lege, Davis sprang into the limelight
when he captained both the base
ball and football teams of the school.
After graduating from Dickinson, he
acted as football and baseball coach
for several years at his alma mater.
Davis became affiliated with the
Tri-State League, and captained for
one season each the Altoona, York,
Trenton and Lancaster teams. After
leaving the Tri-State League, he
played on the Elmira, n. Y, team
and the Louisville, KY, team. The
managers of the two big leagues
were continually dickering for Davis
services as a first baseman, but for
some reason, Davis would consider
none of the offers. He quit the
game when he was playing his best
because he wanted to devote his en-
tire time to the promotion of edu-
cational athletic work
In the autumn of 1909, Davis ac-
cepted the position as Director of
the Athletic Department of Okla
homa A. &c NJ. College, where he
served until 1915. During the past
two years he was director of the
Athletic Department at the North
Dakota Agricultural College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
SWORE TOO LOUDLY

Bright London will be given a
hearing to-day for disorderly con-
duct on the street. He was swearing
in Cherry alley when the patrolman,
who made the arrest, ordered him
to be quiet. He became abusive and
was locked up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
Cleveland, 1; New York, o.
Philadelphia, s; st. Louis, 5.
Boston, 4; Chicago. o.
Detroit s; Washington, 6.
National League
Pittsburgh, S; New York, 4.
Cincinnati, Z; Brooklyn, 3.
Philadelphia, 5; ST. Louis 2.
Chicago, A; Boston. (frst game
10 innings.)
Chicago. 3; Boston. (second
game.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
Golf Drive of It's Yards
Cuts Off Swallows Head

Portland. Ore, July 11.-R. U.
Shand. draughtsman at the North
western Steel Company here,
usually uses a gun when he goes
hunting. but on the links of the
Portland Golf Club he had the
sensation of bagging a swallow
with n driven golf ball. AS he
teed off from the sixth tee three
of four swallows flew across the
fairway, one of them getting di-
rectly in the path of the ball. The
ball cut the bird head completely
off and speeded straight on it's
course. The drive covered IT'S
yards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
MINISTER RESIGNS

New Bloomfield. July 12.-The
Rev. A. N. Brubaker. pastor of the
Landisburg Reformed Church, has
handed in his resignation to take ef-
feet August l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American League
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
National League
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
HIT BY AUTO

Chester Scholtz, aged ~ years, 80
North Tenth street, who was struck
by an automobile late yesterday aft
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
Lloyd George Wins
Universal Approval For
His War Aims Message

London, Jan. If the country's 8
opinion, as is probable in the present
case, can be judged by expressions in
tho London Press, it may be said that
never before has Premier Lloyd
George. won such universal approval
as ID given to his statement of Satur-
day concerning Great Brttatn's war
aims. It is recognised that there will
be divergence of opinion on details
like, the economical terms of settle-
rnent ana disposition of Germany's
African colonies, but in all essentials
his statement Is hailed as eminently
satisfactory and the premier is de-
clared to. have performed q most I'M
portant service to the country.
1. All interest now is focused on the
question as to how the statement will
be recAived in Germany. Austria
.Hunsary and not the least, IN Russia,
but a. yet there is nothing to satisfy
this anxious curiosity. X
with the exception only Of the
bellicooo Morning Post; which. how
ever. = not opposed to the premiere
thesis, the morning newspapers OF
London join In . chorus OF approval
MOI InpoFtant Document.
The Times declares It Is the most
declaration Of war. It commends the
howsvsr, 1t thinks may disconcert
even: lend itself to the enemy mis-
eprssAntAtion.
The Datly Mali says that oothins
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

could be more simple or more demo-
cratic than the statement, and the
whole British people are solid behind
it. The Germans, it declares, will
never get better terms:
Premier Lloyd Georges assertion
that he was not speaking for the gov-
ernment. but the nation and the en-
pire, the Daily Telegraph thinks, will
remove load of anxiety from many
troubled minds. 1t says that all the
primary essentials for peace terms are
included in the statement, which,
however, it anticipates, will draw q
cry Of incredulous ra8e from Ger
many. e. s{
! A Landmark Of War.
The Daily News describes the state
ment as q landmark in the war
bringing us and, we take it, our al
lies generally into line with the policy
President Wilson constantly has
formulated"
The Daily Express says the premier
has spoken the entire mind of the
entente. Germany, it adds. finds her
self taken seriously and 1t IL the su-
preme test of her sincerity. -. E
Tho view Of the Morning Post ID
that victory 10 the only war aim worth
considering and IL British govern
ments had conducted the war from
the beginning on that principle vic
tory would have been won long ago
1T approves of, the premier's state
ment by Implication In saying that II
assumes that the speech means the
country will 90 on to victory despite
all GacHaceA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
WILL ACT ON
RIVERS AND
HARB0RS Bill
Small Will Ask For Appro.
priation of $4,000, 900
For improvements.

Washington. Jan. 7.-An omnibus
rivers and harbo1s bill at this session
Of congress was assured today when
Chairman Small of the rivers and
harbors committee announced that
the committee would report meas
ure appropriating probably $20,000.-
900. Estimates for maintenance of
completed projects and additional i'm
provements for projects, approved
but not completed, total $18,000,000.
Representative Small also said that
the committee intended to exclude
most of the proposed new projects.
Among the projects which are like
ly to be included in the bill to be re-
ported to the house are:
New York. East River and He'll
Gate, $2,200.000; Delaware Rive.
from Philadelphia to the sea, $1.100.-
900: Baltimore harbor and channels.
$300,000; Norfolk, Va, harbor, ST.
$4,000, and Mississippi river passes,
81. 400. 900.