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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Howard c. Whitmoyer
Goes to Camp Greenleaf

Announcement has been made that
Howard C. Whitmoyer, local man
ager of the Bell Telephone Company
of Pennsylvania, Lewistown, but a
former Harrisburg boy, has resigned
from that 0mpany and will enter
military service at Camp Greenleaf,
Georgia.
Mr.. Whitmoyer has many friends
in this city and vicinity; he spent his
boyhood days In Harrisburg. He is
graduate of the Central High
school and the University of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Whitmoyer is 33 years
of age and unmarried, and is the son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Whit
moyer. who resided at 2250 North
Second street, this city. Mr.. whit
moyer has three brothers in Harris
burg. all connected with the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. He en-
Tered the telephone field at Altoona
OH February s, 1915, in ths CONNER
cial department where he was re-
garded as a valuable employe and
due to his excellent work hewas
made local manager at Lewistown
on July 8, 1915, where he has had
continued success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19

who have been bothered considerably
by the foreigners who have been
dynamiting streams and catching
fish with nets, have Joined hands
with the Game wardens and state
police to clean up the illegal llsh-
ers and hunters and 20 contiscate
the guns and other firearms which
foreign born men have bean dis
playing. Thanks to outdoor work
few of the fish wardens have been
taken i'll with the epidemic, but at
the hatcheries the men have been
badly hit and all shipments of sun
Mes, bass and trout have been
cancelled until further notice. This
is regrettable, indeed" said Com
missioner of Fisheries Nathan X.
Butler, because the weather is fine
for planting fish and We were well
on the way to attain the 100000
mark for young trout distributed
this year. If we can get the men
and are assured of sportsmen be-
ing at the other end of the line to
receive and distribute the fish we
will resume shipments"
Late bass fishing has been pro-
nounced fair, while the Susquehanna
salmon or wall eyed pike have been
furnishing some capital sport for
fishermen in eastern sections of the
state. Autumn fishing seems to be
more popular than ever.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
How Tom Marshall Met the
Fighting Channel Cat Fish

us down stream, a sudden turn, we
held the taut line. He sulked and
sounded. A stiff pull on the line
again started acrobatic perform
ances. The game fighting qualities
demonstrated by this fish leads me to
insist upon their being classed game.
Worn to a frazzle, we brought him
to the side of our boat and cuddled a
gaff hook into his floating ribs. Our
efforts setted us fifty-three pounds of
excellent fighting fish meat.
Question: What is the use of two
sights on a shotgun? You say a man
shoots with both eyes open and sees
only the flying objects.
Waterloo, Iowa. JAMES KNOTT.
Answer. The object of the second
sight is correct alignment, to keep
one from firing in twist, before the
proper adjustment, absolutely
worthless in game shooting. If both
sights were removed without your
knowledge, your success in wing
shooting with a gun that fit would
be the same. 1t is the flying object
you watch. not the gun sights.
Question At what age does man
cease to be accurate in trapshoot
ing? Does accuracy depend entire
~ upon one eyeSiSnt.
CHARLES BONAUN.
Milwaukee.
Answer: DR.. o. +. Britton has bid
his S0th birthday good-by with Andy
Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn, a close
runner-up. Both men are turning in
as good scores as they did thirty-five
years ago. You will have to ask some
man. older than those boys, as re-
CARDS the age limit. When. a man
arrives ate the age he cannot see a
target leave the trap he will then
cease to be accurate.
Question: What has become of
Dick Clancy, the professional trap
shot?
Pittsburgh, Pa. C. 3. d.
Answer: Dick is over there" in
charge of the Gas Bomb Distribu-
tion Brigade" He is teaching our
'Sammies' the high art of feeding
the Huns" their own medicine,
thrown from the different heights,
angles and positions. The funda-
mental principles of this art he
learned in his trapshooting career.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Marriage of Well-Known
Young Couple Announced

Annville, Pa, Oct. 19.-W. Elmer
Heilman, clerk of the local draft
board, newspaperman and promi-
nent in fraternal circles, was mar
ried Saturday, October 12, to Miss
Ella Leah Berry, of Harrisburg. Mr..
Heilman proved that a newspaper
man can keep a secret, for not even
his most intimate friends knew of
his marriage until the announcement
reached Annville to-day. The bride
is the daughter of Mrs. Rebecca
Berry, of Harrisburg, and is well
known here and in Annville. The
newly-married couple will be at
home after November 4 at 113
Hoerner street, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Uncle Sam Juices
Up Porto Rico
With Army Sports

washIgton. Oct. 19.-Rallying to
the support of the athletic work
conducted at Camp Las Casas, san
Juan, Porto Rico. under the dlrec-
tion of ]. B. Maccabe, OF the war
Department Commission on Iraln-
ing Camp Activities, number or
prominent businessmen OF san
Juan have organized war Atm
letic Committee, the duty OF which
will be to provide the Porto Rleans
now in training for overseas GUY
with athletic supplies to enable
them to enjoy the sports lnau-
gurated by the Training Camp
Commission.
According to a report received
at the headquarters OF the Tram
ing Camp Commission. in tnis city,
the committee was formed at an
enthusiastic meeting of business
men, at which Mr.. Maccabe told OF
the result accomplished from
teaching the soldiers how to play
football. baseball, and kindred
Mr.. Maccabe has had two
months experience with the boys
at Las Casas. The majority of
the soldiers at the big cantonment
never played games before the
Training Camp commission mn BSrfn Riean Rnsu,
camp, Now they are playing base
ball and football, and are boxing
and wrestling. with the same en-
thusiasm that characterizes the
soldiers of the States"
Aside from the mere fun of the
thing" says Mr.. Maccabe, these
games bring muscles into play that
promote agility in their move
ments. Boxing laws the founda-
tion for the skillful use of the
bayonet when il comes to the real
work of war. All games tend to
develop the morale of the men and
keep them cheerful
The officers of the War Athle-
tic Committee are: Chairman,
Robert II. Todd; office chairman,
Lucas Blanco; secretary, c. o.
Lord: treasurer. Hayden l.. Moore,
and assistant treasurer, John NJ
Warren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Rapid Progress Made in
Derry Street Paving Work

Rapid progress is being made by
city highway department employees
who are at work paving Derry street
from Cameron street to a point near
Sylvan Terrace. The work will prob
ably be finished in a week or two
according to Commissioner w. H.
Lynch.
Bricks for the paving were taken
from the streets which have been
bandoned in the Capitol Park ex-
tension zone. Curbing necessary for
the work also was taken from that
district. so that the only cost of the
improvement will be the salaries OF
the workmen.
The paving was necessary Mr..
Lynch explained, because during
heavy rains, mud and stones from
Derry street were washed across
Cameron street. at times almost
blocking vehicular and street car
traffic. y
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Boy Scout Bond Sales
Now Mount to $82,850

Eighty-two thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars in 1.l99 subscriptions
is the total at noon to-day of the
sale of bonds by the Boy Scouts. 1t
looks very much as If the scouts
would reach their coveted goal of
100000 by 8 o'clock tonight. The
local Liberty Loan officials have given
permission for selling to continue to
that time. When that was announced
there was renewed excitement in
Scout Headquarters for many boys
saw thei- chance to improve their re-
suits and yet win the Treasury De-
partment medal.
The lighting trio" as Karl Noes
lein, Donald Royal and Ralph Huston
have been called, are still in the
lead, but other scouts are creeping
Upf There have been some splendid
gains in the last twenty-four hours.
Here are the results of all the scouts
who have sold thirty or more bonds:
Karl Moeslein, AZ: Ralph d. Hustonz
Al; Donald Royal, 40: John G. Rein
oehl. 81; Samuel Isaacman, 30
Those scouts who have sold be-
tween twenty and thirty bonds are:
Richard Johnston. 20; Joel Earnest.
81; Christian Brandt, %; William
Murray, 20; William Fenstemacher.
20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19

The fighting channel catfish of the
Mississippi river. Holden in mis- BOOK
on Big Game Fish of the United
States ignores the channel cat as
game fish. The male is real care
taker and defender of their young,
guarding their nests and eggs, which
are usually covered with a layer OF
stones. Unlike the bass and plckerel
the catfish are non-cannabilistic, pro-
tecting instead of lunching upon
their offspring. The Silurlda tamlly
of catfish are really table dehcacy.
They were named after the nlSht
prowling felines on account or their
long barbels or feelers about fhelr
mouths, resembling the whiskefs Oh
cat. Heads are large with wide
mouth, eyes are very small, they are
covered with smooth scaleieSs'
slippery skin. The Mississippi river
produces specimens four TO SIX rect
in length, weighing fifty TO 10
pounds. Usually caught in bait nets,
by fishermen, and they command top
price on the fish market as food. The
small channel or silver catfish
known to fishermen as "tiddlers' or
musicians" must not be confused
with horned pouts" or bull heads.
Egypt has a catfish which swims In
reversed position. the belly upward.
When alarmed they Immediately re-
vert to their normal position to es-
cape more rapidly.
Immediately above the little city
of Keithsburg, ILL.,, railroad bridge
had been constructed across the Mis-
sissippi river. Wing dams had been
run out from both main shores, fore
ing the water through a limited
channel under the draw span, Great
ing a rapid current below the bridge,
n deep channel which was mecca
for catfish of all sizes. Handlining
was a favorite fishing pastime at this
point. With my friend, .. II. Lloyd,
we had fine success landing "tid-
lers," our combination bait of liver
and chicken intestines was seductive.
Our .hc..,y line was finally assailed,
a quiet jerk, steady pull and we
set the hook. The fight was on. This
silvered beauty showed his towing
strength, our anchor UP, he rushed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
GAME SEASON TO
START MONDAY
Fair Amounts of Small Game
in the State; Grouse Pro-
tected Very Generally

Between influenza and war it is
not believed that the number of
men who will be out in the fields
and woods of Pennsylvania for the
opening of the keystone State small
game season will be as large as
expected. Sales of hunters licenses
were reported as brisk to the offices
OF the State Game Commission have
fallen off rapidly in the last two
weeks and 1t is considered here that
TINS condition together with q
slackening of the demand for am
munltion reported by many stores
is due to the prevalence of the in
nuenza epidemic. 1t is regarded as
certain that the outbreak will keen
many residents of the cities who
seldom miss the opening day of the
pird season from going out on Mon
day.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus secretary of
the State Game Commission, saws
that the bulk of the reports coming
TO him are favorable. There are
quaif where they have been taken
care OF; the ring necked pheasant
we turned loose have done we'll and
the native birds seem to have
thrived 1t was good Matching
season and there should be some
good sport in Pennsylvania is the
way he sums it up. The ruffed
grouse may not be shot. but the
woodcock will be legal game after
Monday. DR.. Kalbfus says that the
blackbirds have not all gone vet.
squirrels are SO numerous as to be
nuisance to some sections of the
state and proposition to remove
the protection from red squirrels,
on which there is no bag limit, is
being agitated. Gray squirrels are
also abundant and so are rabbits in
many sections of the state.
The wild turkeys, which will be
legal game next month, are becom-
ing sassy" according to some re-
ports here and there have been many
deer seen, the presence of the ami
mails being reported in many sec
tions, some of them being in fields
and close to main highways. The
bear season has opened, hut there
will not be much hunting of bruin
until it gets good and cold. Bears
have been giving evidence of pres
ence in northern counties.
Influenza has tied up all ship
ments of young fish from the state
hatcheries for planting, but it seems
to have sent more men out after
the late fall bass and the salmon
than usual. And there have been
more men out after ducks than is
generally the case in the middle of
october. State Fishery authorities,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19

land a worthy Lebanon citizen. and
when he heard that this gigantic
youth was free, it was not long be-
fore the Pennsylvania State Police
had a new cop. Jack went through
the physical examinations like a rat
Iup pump; nearly broke all the me-
chanical devices for registering. He
also passed a blue-ribbon mental ex-
animation and by all tokens he will
be star even in this band of mag
nificent guardians, second to none in
the whole world.
OZar came over from the old coun-
/ try when a bit of a boy and is as
true and thorough an American as
one could ever find; patriotic to the
heart. With small encouragement he
began to improve his strength and
finally concentrated on wrestling,
| flooring the top-notchers here and
abroad. Many of his friends wanted
to see him try for heavyweight
championship in boxing, but this will
never be now. for Jack hopes to be a
permanent figure on the nations
finest police force.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19

Hello. d'you remember me?"
The sporting editor felt the sensa-
ton of being suddenly crowded;
room seemed to be bulging out, and
as he looked up he did not wonder.
1t was Jack OZar, Lebanon's most
famous athlete-citiZen and one of
the greatest wrestlers this country
has ever produced. Unfortunately,
Uncle Sam could not make up his
mind whether America or Poland ia
for this good-looking,
cheerful lad with the 23-inch neck
and shoulders of Hercules. That's
why Jack is not over there. After
scrambling Jack Turner all over the
mat at Washington some six months
ago, the Lebanon celebrity tried
every way to get in service, but there
was always some difficulty about de-
termining his standing as a SON of
Poland.
When Captain George F. Lumb
heard of this matter, he had no such
apprehensions. He had long known
OF Jack Ozar as the king of wrestlers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19

whose brotherinlaw, last years
quarterback at Albright, is candi-
date for backfield position. was out
on the field, assisting Coach Cobbett
in putting the finishing touches upon
the first eleven.
Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 19.-'Pop" Geers,
the grand old veteran, collected first
money in the big event of the fifth
days Grand Circuit racing here this
afternoon at Lakewood Park. He
finished first in all three heats with
Orc Fino in the Piedmont hotel cup
race. For 2.11 PAGERS and a $4,000
purse. Frank Dewey took second
money, but hardly gave the victor
a real run in the first two heats, while
Billy Jackson, finished second in the
final mile, and forced Orc Fino to
extend himself.
Among the football contests which
appear most likely to be held to- day
are the following: Navy VS.. Naval
Pay station, of Princeton, at Annap-
oils; Lafayette VS.. Ursinus, at Eas-
ton; Pittsburgh VS.. Detroit Naval
Training station, at Pittsburgh;
Washington and jefferson VS.. Camp
oIlSi man, Ut NdSnlHS ION, RAJ DdTI-
mouth VS.. Norwich, at Hanover;
Brown VS.. Rhode Island State, at
Providence; Penn State VS.. Bucknell,
at State College, Pa; Amherst VS..
Trinity. at Amherst.
With the exception the Notre
Dame Chicago National Reserve game
scheduled for Notre Dame. the Mid
die West will be entirely deprived of
notable contests. The naval eleven,
composed of former intercollegiate
stars, triumphed over the University
of Chicago a week ago, and is -ex-
pected to furnish strong opposition
to Notre Dame in its first start of
the season.
All contests scheduled in Illinois
and Iowa have been called off and
health authorities also forbid the game
between the University of Michigan
and Michigan Aggies scheduled for
tomorrow. The game, between the
Cleveland Naval Reserves and Wash
ington and Jefferson also was among
the important games Cancelled.
Get this: quotation from the COM
mentaries of julius Caesar: "The
Germans turned and ran, nor did
they stop until they had crossed the
Rhine"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Alien Laborers
Desert Farmers

Regina, Sask.-Farmers complain that
hired men are giving more trouble in
the way of leaving their work than
ever before, and in nearly every case
the complaint is directed against a
man of alien birth or descent. Within
the last two weeks large numbers of
summonses have been issued under
the Master and Servants act, charging
farm laborers with leaving their work
without notice and with breaking
agreements. Generally the evidence
is that the hired men engaged them
selves for the whole season but when
fall arrived and high day wages were
being offered. they threatened to leave
unless wages of from 81 to 81 day
were Daid
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Camp Hill Cover Top"
inLiberty Loan Drive

Camp Hill, Oct. 19.-Camp Hill
went over the top in the Liberty
Loan campaign, subscribing more
than its allotment, which was $751;
600. The committee. of which George
Cook is chairman, met last evening
and found the town $4,000 below its
quota The members of the COM
mittee subscribed the difference and
this mornig other subscriptions came
in, taking the town considerably over
the amounts ought.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Liberty Bond Arguments
From Front in France

Extracts from a letter received
this morning from Samuel Ellen
berger Phillips, of Medical Depart
ment, Three Hundred Fourteenth
Infantry, American Expeditionary
Forces, are strong arguments for the
success of the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive. The two sons of DR.. C. r.
Phillips reached France early in
July and since then have been stead
lily moving toward the front. They
are now in the fighting. These OBJ
servations of the younger son were
based upon his impressions of the
country through which he moved.
peopled entirely by the peasant
class:
II see by the New York Herald
European edition, that the Fourth
Liberty Loan is now on. l wish
America could take a five-minute
glance at France before that loan is
pushed. 1t would go over the top
so high that it would be out of sight
was talking last night with two
old French people whose only son
has been a prisoner for five months.
and was trying to show them the
difference between France and the
United States and the superiority of
the latter. 1t was utterly impossible
That made me wonder if you folks
at home realized the difference
Imagine if you can these poor peas
ants driving the cows and sheep
down the main street and watering
them at a public fountain in the
square. Imagine streets of mud and
drinking water from wells. Imagine
the women doing their family wash
ing at the public watering place and
using stones for a washboard. I'M
agine never seeing a trolley car or
an automobile except the big army
trucks-imagine everything at least
one hundred years behind the times
candles and oil being used for
lighting purposes. the people with
I out any knowledge of sewage.
plumbing or sanitation. 1t is truly
wonderful to see the towns clean
up and begin to shine with a new
splendor within half an hour from
the time the troops pull into them.
We will teach these people things
about sanitation that they never
knew before.
Imagine the women-for there
are no men except the very old or
the crippled home on furloughs--
working IN the nelds from carly
morning until late at night and never
getting through with their work.
One cannot give credit enough to the
French for their part in the war.
When l get down in the mouth
just look about me and see with
my own eyes the evidence of their
faith in themselves and just buck
up right there. But don't misunder-
stand me. I never get discouraged.
It's Just that sometimes the old town
looks mighty good to me and wish
could run in and see you all for
few minutes"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
MURRAY j. RENECKER DIES

''hppShoDuASY d. SCls I'm uT-
ray ]. Renecker. AGED 80 years, con-
ductor of the Philadelphia and Read
ing work train, operating from Ship
pensburg. died at his home in South
Queen street Thursday night after a
few hours illness from pneumonia,
resulting from influenza. Mr.. Rem
ecker was born at Lemoyne. but
lived most of his life at Harrisburg.
He entered the employ of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway Com
pany in 1905 and had since been emf
ployed by that company. He came
TO Shippensburg three years ago and
worked about two years in the local
yards with shifter crew. The past
months he conducted the
work train, operating from here. He
IS survived by his wife and three
daughters, Mary, Anna and Nora, all
at home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Reinstatement of
Teacher Is Denied

New York.-Miss Mary S. Mcdowell.
Quakeress. who was dismissed as a
public school teacher because of her
alleged unpatriotic attitude as an op-
ponent of war, has failed to obtain a
Supreme Court order directing tire
Board of Education to reinstate her.
Miss Mcdowell held that her offense.
If any, was in disclosing the state Of
her mind and her beliefs. and that
there was no elment of behavior or
conduct in a mere belief.
Justice Philbin held that her con-
tention that in spite of her views
against the war, she might still be
able to do her full duty as a teacher
in the classroom. could not be upheld.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
Matted Milk Is Made
by Former Brewery

Denver. Col. = That a brewery can
be converted into a factory for the
manufacture of something more use
full to mankind than beer Is shown by
the fact that a former brewery at
Golden, Col, transformed into a fac
tory for the making of matted milk.
is to increase its output from 1000
pounds to 5000 pounds daily. 1t is
also learned that the employed force.
already greater than that existing in
brewery days, is to receive an in
crease in wages by the first of the
year.
Practically the same brewing force.
as to size, took up the manufacture
of matted milk when beer-making
ceased. The sales force of the insti-
tuition, however, was greatly enlarged.
Although an infant industry. upward
of thirty men are on the road to-day
for this concern. Meanwhile, great
herds of dairy cattle in the vicinity of
Golden are supported almost solely
by the demands of this company for
their product.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
JACK OZAR CHAMPION WRESTLER NOW STATE POLICE TECH PLAYS TOME SCI
Tech Boys off For Battle
With Strong Tome School

tackles; Fat" Lauster and Connors,
guards: "Vic" Bihl, center; Carl Back
and Hinkle, halfbacks; Captain Eb-
ner. quarterback, and "Doughnuts"
Wilsbach, fullback.5 The substitutes
include: "Ap" L.ingle, John Back. f.
Beck, Maliok and Garrett Manager
"Blll" Fortna also accompanied the
team.
Tech will play minus the import
ant services of Hen" Kohlman whG
is scrambled up with the flu" and
bill" Hoerner is assigned to play
end. Buddy" Lingle, with his busted
Shoulder went along but will ogle
the fray from the sidelines.
Middeltown Aviation was Cancelled
last night by Colonel Nelson, on ac-
count of FLU" but il will be played
as soon as the ban is lifted.