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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
WILL CELEBRATE DATE
OF LONG ISLAND BATTLE
One Hundred and FOrty-ThIrd An
ntEersnry VIII Ibc Observed on
August -.

NEW YORK. August 2.-Thc or.
hundred and for,ythird anniversary
of the hattie of Long Island VIII bc
celebrated at the band stand in Pros
pect Park. Brooklyn. the afternoon %
August "a. with exercises under thv
auspices Of the Kings County His,or-
ical Society.
:, L i Colonel Theodore Hoosy-
and deliver an address. Or. John II.
+ niey, commissioner of k:hucat on OF
New York state. has accepted an
Finley has recently returned from the
var zone. where nc held the rank Of
colonel and was Red Cross commits
sioner Tor Palestine.
fought on the ridge Of hills which
formed Tor The the outer defenses of Brook
fought on Rattle Hill in reenwood
Cemetery. where General Lord ser
Ing. in command Of small force of
eral. Grant, with four times as many
men.
The second engagement was fought
tween General Su!livan's men and
General de Heister's iiessians This
battle was the first engagement OF
consequence between German soldiers
and americans. The Americans held
their ground until outflanked by Lord
CORVALLIS men.
near the junction, of Gowanus Roa
and Flatbush Road. now Flatbush ave
nue.. from Fifth Avenue TO Atlantic
Avenue. The fourth and final en-
Eagcment took place at the Old stone
House at Gowanus. the Van Vecht .
house. This building is buried un
derground in the block bounded by
Ellth and Fourth Avenues. Third anu
Fourth Streets. Here Lord Stirling
win some 400 Maryland men. held tn.
british army in check while the res,
OF their forces made good their re-
treat into the fortifications on Brook
lyn Heights
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
"BEAUTY SPECIAL" TOO
MUCH FOR BARTENDER
HHd Mixed MIrS Kinds but This
Demand stopped

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. August .
George ID. Glennon. bartender at the
Terminal bar and known in San Fran
cisco as one OF the best miXo1oEistS
in the business. admitted today that an
ungovernable temper is "a terrible
thing. Recently dapncr youth en-
tered the 'salcon' aud. smoothing his
hair as he gazcd ut his image in the
mirror. lsped:
"I'll have u beauty special. please"
Huh! Come aga NJ said ti'enuon
The youth rnpca'ci the offrns".
whercupon the bar man had to admit
that the ''beauty snecial" was not in
his repertoi and inquired:
Whats it got IN it,"
ON, my dear, don't you know
asked the would-be patron. why. 8,
beauty special has a dash of ice cream
in IT, bit Of lemon juice and green
yellow and lavender coloring. | never
take anything else"
AT this point George swung one
from the hip. The would-b be patron
was out for thirty minutes. 1t only
cost George $40 to turn the trick.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
YANKS MAIL CORKS
FROM CHAMPAGNE ONLY
Donghboy Let's Home Folk Know How
He Feels About Pro-
hihitiOn.

PARIS. August 2.--M+ster Samuel
Doughboy has discovered way in
which to remind some of the temper
ance folk back home Of his dis.,p-
proval of nationwide prohibition.
The idea came to what remains Of
nm nm IN p rhris pr'ep ne had aTawn ms
seen whether the censorship will be
revived to thwart his purpose.
VIVA ddye say II, we open few bot
to the long hairs in the good old u.
s. AZ" asked one doughboy of anoth-
or, as they entered Il well-known bou-
levard cafe.
"You said something" the other re-
piled.
Straight away the idea spread to
many other members OF the doughboy
family. and before the evening was
over 1t was estimated that several
thousand champagne corks had been
carefully stamped and as carefully de-
posted in the mail boxes for trans
mission to America.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
VAGABOND|A PASSES
WITH BAN ON LIQUOR
"Hinkey Drinks Workmen's Ex-
change" Crossroads for the
Sect, Becomes Deserted.
NEAR BEERS ARE MINUS KICK
Removes Time-Worn Drumming
Mug, Which Bears Ancient
Legend Largest and Coolest"

CHICAGO. August 2.-VaGabondia is
passing with the passing OF John Bar
lcycorn. Many Of the birds of pas
sage that tarried at Chicago's famous
barrel house" resorts III other days
arc to he found here no more. Near
beer failed 10 hold them.
'iiinkey. Drinks Workmen's Elk
change for years tn. crossroads OF
NaSa pcndia. was deserted today. 1t
mad been deserted since the white ban
ner of prohib.tion nuttered TO the
At ono of the lons bars a work
inEman' was s.ppinS. at near beer
hoping against nope that kick might
linser at the bottom.
The veteran ba,tenders merely shrug
their shoulders when you ask them
about business.
We'll. YOU can see for yourself"
What's become of the boys?"
Don't know Guess they've pulled
sell 2.I5 per cent beer.
The time worn, sign-a trimming
mug mug bearing the legend. LARGEST and
partake of cold near-beer" was
ignored by the little group of dis
customed tables in the beer hall
Rainbow Has Ended.
They sa, in silence. some with their
heads buried in their arms. others
gazing into the future unsccinGly as
shipwreckcd mariner on a desert
Island might look for sail. They
saw only a horizon from which the
rainbow had faded. from which the
color had died away. There was no
together as IL for companionship in
misery.
on the West Side" barrel-houses
were still open. bui here mechanically
fclEncd likewise. y few old timers
sat huddled in corners. Some were
SOUND asleep. One derclict. who wore
NO Beer No Work" button, and
VINO was evidently carrying out his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
SELLING OFF JUNK 1.
RELICS OF STRIFE
eos
Amazing Collection Is Revealed
in British Battle Scrap
Sales. n.
TAKEN TO W0oLWICH ARSENAL
Government Disposes of Cart
ridge Boxes, Guns, Shells, !,
Rubbers and Other Goods.

LONDON, August "A most amaz-
ing sight is the conglomerate mass
or the thousand nd-one by-products,
waste products and discarded utensils
OF war gathered into carefully assort-
ed heaps at Woolwich Arsenal for
SAFE Inc battle scrap is indescriba bly,
miscellaneous. Everything displayed
doubtless has history which, could
the object speak. would reveal blood
and misery and suffering and hero
ism and death. But. since no one
knows these histories, the objects have
TO be accepted al their face value. -.
Tidy Sum Realized.
The disposal board of the Ministry
Of Munitions in, holding periodic sales
Of the salvaged miscellany realizes a
tidy sum for the government 80
There arc amazing quantities OF
shells and cartridges and forces of
them over 10 discover if. perchance.
any should still be loaded. An ex.
plosion of cordite is no joke.
But the bulk of the unserviceable or
is naturally iron. steel. copper, brass,
all OF which will find it's way in time to
the foundries' but before, it is sold
httinEs, for instance, being pulled to
pieces. for by SO doing the department
gets higher prices. 80,
Many Guns Found. ~
There arc many guns of small cali.
Der, trench mortars, torpedo heads,
bomb-caSes. depth-charSe fittings, field
cookers. bugles. band Instruments
enamelcd iron water bottles. oil tins,
wagons. waterproofs. airplane parts,
rubber of ALI sorts from the covers to
surgical gloves, bandoliers, rugs-ob-
viously from officers quarters-lan-
terms. bedding. bags. rope. fencing,
hay-hindins' wire tbarbed wire does
overseas). and range-finders At least
that is all that one can recollect OF
the vast assortment Of odds and ends.
In the main these stores are purl
Continual on Eighth PAGE q =.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
PAINLESS SURGERY HELD
SIMPLE, SAFE AND SURE
No Longer Neccrrnry to MIKE Use
OF Common Kinds of
AncsthetIcs.

NEW YORK, August "A method Of
performing operations pIinlessly is
80 simple as explained By DR.. A. l..
Sorcs!. OF New York. in the Journal
Of the American Medical Association.
as TO provoke wonder that IT has not
come into common use.
Neither choroform. ether nor any Of
the common kinds OF ancsthetics is
employed. yet the patient. fully con-
sscious. IS afflicted by no pam. says
Sorcs, who served in luily's principal
military hospital al Milan.
In more than 1000 operations per-
formed under the painless met nod,
hundreds OF which led to explorations
and inc!sions OF the lungs. no untoward
after effects resulted
The following description was
given:
"A dry. sterile scalpcl is dipped in
pure phcnol carbol:c acid. The point
Of the, back OF the. scaipel is passed
as 10 mark II with the phcnol. a
few seconds later the scalpel Is dip
ped again in the phenol and the It's
sues arc incised very slowly and gently.
as IN cutting with a saw. When blood
appears sponge is used or blunt re-
tractors are applied If necessary, the
scalpel being dipped in pure phenoi as
often as required.
By this method film of phenol Is
deposited on the blade. This film
comes in contact with the tissues as
trey are cut. thus ancsthetizing them.
This nlm Is rubbed off by the tissues
or washed off b. the blood through
which the blade passes. and therefore
scalpel in the acid as often as neces-
sary according TO the depth of the
tissues TO nc :ncised."
The method described is expected to
prove OF great value where the use
OF local orgeneral ancsthct:cs is for
any reason inadviSablc or impossible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
Bottle Nosed Dolphin
Kill; 6-Foot Shark

GALVESTON, TEN, August 3
How bOtt!e-mosrd dolphin, "a pOr-
poisc commonly called the acn-hoE,
slew u sia-f0Ut shnrk il described
a.! fishermen. who -ny they wit
messed the killing from the rnnse-
way which connects Galveston Island
with the mainland. The scn-i,og.
nct orilnS TO the books. Is n ''InGSt
sociabic md ErcgnriOux fish" hut
these fshcrmrn declared there WINS
nothing sociHblc ::SOut this dolphin.
W hrh the Shnrk WINS within few
rect " the porpOtsc tho fishermen
snw the -rn-hoE charge, gray
Htrcnk In the water. II struck the
shark squnrciy nmidships, they dc
c!nrc' ripped 10 open md then tore
tho body into pieces.
Tho theory of the fishermen u
TINT the porpoiHc fought tn protect
itH single young ono, which the
shark wns mrnncinE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
HARVARD MAN FIRST
LICENSED AUTO DRIVER
Buzznrdts hay Resident IIns Held Tag
No. Since lSnck In
BUZZARD.S BAY. F.,

BUZZARDS BAY. MASS, August 3.
Frederic Tudor, former Harvard
athlete. now successful farmer, has
the distinction of being the first person
in the United states To receive an au-
tomohilc license.
Tudor is known all over Cape Cod as
the driver of No. automobile. He
was the frs, person in this State
chine was the first registered. From
the very beginning, in 1902. to the
present, Tudor has kept his No. reg
istration
In the Union to license motor vehicle
drivers. Tudor believes he was the first
person In the United States TO receive
a license.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
Fiince Of Wales Made
Barrister in 10 Minutes

LONDON. August 1.-THE Prince
Of "nlrs, who In noon To visit the
hftcd Sintcs, IL now n fuli-Hrdgcd
hnr,istcr. He IL entitled to prsc-
tirc In amy court OF England
II required the properly consti-
'uttrd ohh,inIs cAnctiy ten minutes
to convert the prince Into a bur
rfstrr.
There WINS considerable laughter
when, In answering QuesttOnx, the
prince Gcscrfhcd his father ms hnv-
Ing mo occupation"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
Pcpe's Choir Will Tour
America and Canada

ROME, August 2.-The pontincnl
choir, by special permIssiOu of Pope
Bcnedict, Will tour America md
Canada this fnll.
The singers. seventy in number,
who Will suil about August U. come
from the pOntiiicnl school OF sncrcd
music, st. John Latcrnn. Sistine
Chapel md st. Peters IInsiIlca.
The visit to foreign country,
which Is without precedent, ,vns mr.
ranged by james Sherlin, OF New
York.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
Germer's Pitching Was
the Feature of Techs
Victory Over Lebanon

The Technical High Schools base
ball nine opened it's home season on
Island Park Saturday afternoon after
a lapse of five years by winning from
Lebanon High School Z to l. While
all of Coach Albright's proteges
played like a bunch of veterans, the
outstanding feature in the Tech vic
tory was the work of George Ger
mer. who tossed for Tech. lie famed
II of the visitors, and gave his team
mates little to do.
Tech took a two-run lead in the
opening inning and held the lead
throughout the contest. In the open
ing of the sixth the Red and Blue
became dangerous when with two
men Oh bases, Quinn dropped a ball
to right field that l.. Bell and Lingle
allowed to drop between them. 1t
someone failed to call the play. Ger
mer whitfield Schreiber. the next bat
ter.
Captain Bill" Hoerners gang
clinched the game in the seventh
when they amassed a quartet of runs
on perfect barrage of hits and two
infield errors. The Tech captain and
Les" Bell led the onslaught with
three hits apiece. A small crowd saw
the contest because of the cool
weather. Young Clemens, playing
left, is a son of Pat" Clemens, who
played many times in the old Tri-
State as second base for York against
Harrisburg. The lineup and score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
.POTTSVILLE COAL
VALUE 100000
Mining Engineers Assert City
Is Richest in Coal in
Entire World

Pottsvillc, Pa, April 2S.-Potts-
vile is the richest coal city, not only
in the linitcG States. but in Tile
whole world, Mining Engineers w.
c. Monroe and w. f. Sekol, of
Scranton, told the Pottsville Prop
erty Owners Association. These en-
gineers stated that there is 500, ,00O,-
900 tons of coal under Pottsville, in
well authenticated veins, the coal be-
ing more than 200 feet in thickness.
1t is premium quality, much of it
being of the famous Lykens Valley
red ash coal. There are twenty-five
veins above the mammoth and four
veins below.
Moro than this. Sckol and Monroe
stated that Pottsville is the center of
the great anthracite basin and that
OF the iifty-three billion tons of coal
Tcmau.'ns unmined in this region
fClty-onc billions as in this coun-
ty.
The engi:,rc-s estin ntcd the tax
able value OF Pottsville coal lands at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28

after the bombardment across the Piave
and fought like wildcats. The American
ambulances carried many hundreds OF
them back to the base hospital but they
kept going and fought so desperately
that the Austrians quailed Thousands
and thousands of prisoners fell to the
Italians" related Corporal Beck. And
they yere a sad lot, most of them kids
16 and 1S years old, hardly any clothes
and nearly starved. There was nothing
left in that Austrian army to put UP re-
sistance." Speaking of the king. the cor
poral described how he and his valiant
wife rode right through the exposed
trenches defying a severe cannonade.
Among the interesting narratives
these husky boys have to tell is about
the Alpinos, or Switzers, who helped
Italy so much in the high mountain
fighting where the ambulance corps also
followed. There was one fellow, Ma
chsto, who could carry cannon on his
back and they used to load him up and
then pull him along" All three of the
boys gave first honor to the British as
consistent fighters and the French sec
ond. Their criticism is that the Italians
lack initiative and after getting an ad-
vantage slack up. Practically no gas was
used on the Italian front. The Harris
burg boys gave praise to the artillery
work of the army but they were not
quite so enthusiastic for the steady diet
of rice and spaghetti.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28

If you are in need of spring tonic,
do not waste it on poisonous medicine.
Drag yourself TO the Chateau Beck. a
small, but tidy homestead. snuggled in
Summit street near Chestnut, and you
will have all the tonic you can stand,
for Clarence" is back. 1t is not neces-
sary TO add the rest of his name. Every
man. woman and child on Allison Hill
knows that Clarence" after a long
service in Italy returned midnight Sat-
urday, with two companions, to the
home of his father. Flavius Beck. and
the diliGent mother, who is greatly re-
sponsible for bringing up family of
athletes. who for years now have
brought fame to Harrisburg. Clarence
arrived Unexpectedly with two friends of
his attached to Section 592, L. S. A.
ambulance service. Privates Frank
Niester and Richard c. Wear. The three
trained at Allentown and stuck together
through the whole campaign. driving
ambulances to and from the front lines.
their service being confined mostly TO
the fighting at River Piave where Italy
turned back Austria and began her
drive to utterly crush her.
Clarence, star strong man of Harris
his records, weighs o5 pounds. and his
companions being of about the same
dimensions. all in pink of health the
sporting editor i'll those crowded quar-
ters felt trifling as n lily of the valley
in a cyclone.
what did we think of Italy," came
in chorus from Corporal Beck and the
two husky privates. why, she has no
pep thatwhat'S the matter She let Ger
many control everything in the country.
and IL some one doesn't ginger that
country up, it will go on the bum"
The returned veterans told how thirty
four of them trained at Allentown. held
together through the whole campaign
and they paid high compliments to Ital-
ian surgeons. The drive over the Piave
began not long after the Yankee boys
reached Genoa nd they were sent to the
front Immediately. We saw good deal
of their king" related Clarence, land
he struck US as big Lacquer and a fine
fellow. But we can't say the same of all
the Italians. They took a great fancy to
US at first, but when Wilson took the
stand he has they turned against US and
think we just got out in time. We
found the Italians pretty hard to get
along with: British and French soldiers
said the same thing. The Tommies were
mad enough to fight 'em, and I heard
one say: IF there's going to be any more
war, 'opes they turn us loose on these
blokes."
All the veterans had a good word to
say for the Italian closeup fighters.
the knife. These men were sent ahead
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
How Tech Captured
the Class l Relay at
Famous Trackmeet

If any Harrisburger does not be-
lieve that history repeats itself, let
him look to the Tech team in par
ticular and Tech athletics in general
Year after year Tech has been going
to the Penn relays at Franklin Field.
and it Is seldom that the Maroon run
ners do not bring home the cups and
banner.
Saturday the Tech runners. placed
in Glass /, romped home winner
ever the high schools Of the largest
cities in the East. Philadelphia, AL
5any, New York, and Washington
were among the cities that were de-
feated.
When Tech athletes first went to
philadelphia they were classed low.
But cnce they began to win. their clas-
sincation was gradually raised until
they We're placed in Class /. And now
they have won in that class, the only
thing left for them to do next Is to
win the high school championship of
America: AS not one OF the run
, ners Will be lost by. graduation. this
IS not an impossibiiity.
Considerably, Baltimore Poly, the
team that defeated Tech in an indoor
relay race several weeks ago at Bal =
tlmore, captured the highest honors.
At that time Tech was not in shape
for race. Had Tech entered the
championship saturday, they would
nave at least taken second position,
those who were present aver.
Coming to the race Saturday, Tech
was fortunate in securing the pole.
Garrett started the race for the locals,
but at the close of the quarter was in
fourth position about ten yards in the
lurk. Hoffsommer, who starred in the
distances at Mercersburg last week,
| took the baton for the second quarter.
ana when the second lap was Complet-
ed he was in second place, just five
yards behind. Captain Beck hen let
loose a burst of speed that gave Tech
the lead, and when Zip" Malck
started the last round. he had an ad
by the doughty Tech captain.
| zip cut the breeze like n fash
ard breasted the tape with ten yards
to spare. Time. 3.41 2-5. The time
was rather slow, but this is account
ed Tor by the fact that stiff breeze
was coming down the home stretch
that made the finishing a difficult
The. team. with Poland as substi-
tute, left Harrisburg Saturday morn
ing, at 7:l5, and reached the city OF
bfotherly Love at 1925. After a light
lunch, Coach DeWire led forth his
quintet TO Franklin Field. A score OF
| Iech rooters sat in the stands and
saw the finish. The team returned to
this city Saturday night. at 10 o'clock
and to-day the banner. loving cup and
the school. 1t was a notable victory
for Tech. placed in Glass /, and tn.
runners are giving much of the credit
to Coach DeWire, a member OF the
taculty. who has recently taken charge
of the team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
Naturalists Pay Visit
to Famous "Green Tree

Yesterday afternoon a party of
naturalists from this city met the
Community Hikers from Lebanon, at
Hershey and together visited the IA
nous Green Tree" about five miles
from Hershey. The tree is an ever
green and belongs to the Juniper fam
lily CJunipcrus sibirica). The branches
trail over the ground forming a cir
cular clump about 75 feet in circum-
ference, but less than two feet high.
These trees are sometimes called
Fairy Circles" but in the locality
where this one grows it is known as
the Green Tree" Trees of this kind
are rare, they are occasionally found
along the Great Lakes and in Canada,
but this is probably the only one in
this State.
Those who formed the Lebanon
party were Samuel Deepen; e. j.
Snavely; DIR. j. S Mease, Dr. II. f.
Lombard, NJ. A. Blazier, Mr.. Bonn
berger; C. Boltz. S. w. Hedricks, W.
German. John Kutekuntz, r. Sell,
Fred Heilman, J. C. Ziegler, Mr.
Swartz. Mrs Hover, Miss Hover.
Mrs. Manbeck. Miss Manbeck, Miss
Brandt. Mr., Kramer, Miss Arne and
S. 1. Hover, captain of the Commun-
ity of Hikers.
Those from Harrisburg were DR..
George Potts, owen Potts. Prof.
Henschen, W. NJ. Jacobs. Jr, S. H.
Hughes, p. w. England; r. H. Swope,
II. a. Ward, Mrs. Bill, Mrs. Funk,
Miss Funk, Mr.. and Mrs. Coutts. Mr..
Crote. Miss Cassel, Miss Walter, Miss
Booth, II. Webbert. Dr.. and Mrs. II.
II. RGoads, William Rhoads, John
Rhoads, DR.. c. NJ. Rhoads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
ARENCE STAR ATHLETE RETURNS FROM
ManagerC.J. Householder Tells Fans
of West Ends Splendid Prospects

The regular meeting of the West
End Twilight League was held at the
Office of Alderman c. j. Household
Friday evening when a large and en-
thusiastic representation of the four
clubs were present. Some very i'm
portant business was gone over and
settled. the umpire question in par
ticular, when AL. Baxter. a local man.
was selected to officiate at all league
games. The directors feel very for
tunate in having secured his services
for "Ar' IL known Throughout the
State as a competent umpire.
The treasurer of the league. Bill
lie" Wykoff. made report and
showed that the financial aid asked
of the sport loving public was bring
ing results. while there are many
The League. as stated IN a previous
article. will be strictly amateur, and
depends entirely on the sport lovers
for its support. Some of the fans
are under the wrong impression that
they must contribute large sums of
money. The directors want them to
know that any contribution whether
large or small, will help to make the
League a success and be highly ap-
preciated.
The schedules for the season were
issued to the managers for distribu-
tion, they being in vest pocket form.
Thomas Taylor. n prominent jewclcr
of 10 South Second street having pre-
sented the League with five thous-
and of these, also volunteered to
give diamond ring to the most pop