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New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
ARTICLE II
BY Stanley rost

"Yho fact is thct the popers rcN1rcd
to stand upon the ground of souad
AmcricGn policy but are Uuch
more efcctiee IN support of oar cause
than newspapers a0iue pronounced pro-
German o,icntdtion could possibly be-
p" nUS wrote DR.. X. A Fuehr, one of
The chiefs of the German propa-
d ganda in America, in a report
the Hearst papers. This sentence
OF nis may be taken as a fair statement
of the new principle that controlled the
Reptiles conduct following the breakdown
of the Dernburg schemes and the flight
of Or. Dernburg, in the summer of 1915
Fron that time the Reptile went entirely
underground There was no more open
defence of Germany from acknowledged
agents. There we're more arguments
based on the German point of Wow. "a
sound American policy" became the watch
word, and the German Reptile spent mill
ions to have such "sound American pol
icics" as embargocs munitions, trouble
with Mexico and japan, hatred of Britain,
anti preparedness and the like kept power
fully before the American public. To say
that man 900 per cent American"
became a compliment to him in the reports
70 Berlin, and it listed as truly neutral"
the papers which most strongly sup
porting the German cause 1t ceased to
be popular even with the Reptile to be
pro-German.
At the same time the Reptile redoubled
its activity, and branched out into new
lines This period, extending from the break
~ IL.
when Bernstorff was sent home was the
most active, and most deadly of the Rep
tiles life to the present time. The policy
of complete dishonesty thoroughly
established, and the propaganda took
p deviousness and refinements Of crooked
ness which almost dehed analysis, but
which have been cleared away at last by
the testimony given by secret service
men before the Overman Senate Committee.
One Of the best illustrations of this oc-
Cured after the United States had entered
the war-about the middle of 1917. George
Odell an American correspondent of "The
New York Evening Mail" then owned by
the Reptile, went back to Germany with
Bernstorf, and while there was taken by
the German press agents to see a number
Of so-called radical leaders. From these
men he got material which he worked up
into articles the general import of which
was that the Kaiser was about to be over
thrown or greatly limited in power; that
German democracy was coming about from
the inside These articles were passed by
the German censor and speeded to America
by the Kaser's own agents.
1T was desired, at this moment, to
spread abroad the idea that the Kaiser's
power going to be limited; that there
going to be democratic reform in
Germany, and the purpose OF it was to
paralyze military effort in the United
States" declared Alfred L. Becker, Deputy
Attorney General of New York State be-
fore the Overman committee. '1hey fig
ured it out in Germany that if the idea
got abroad that Germany was being de-
mocratized and that the Kaiser was being
eurbed, that would please the Americans
SO much that they would quit, or, at least,
minimize, their military efforts"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26

Besides his news writing, Hale took part
in other work for the Reptile. He was sent
on a special mission from Berlin to Ru-
mania, just before the latter country en-
tered the war. Another German agent has
testified that plans were made to have Of
hcial cipher messages concealed in Hale's
news dispatches. The evidence shows that
Hale wrote note which he suggested
should be sent to Bryan, when the latter
was Secretary of State, in reply to one of
Bryan's notes to Germany; and Hale ap-
parently passed on the qualifications Of Reg
inald Rutherford, who was sent from this
country as a spy
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
But America
Did Not Stop

This scheme, besides showing the Rep
tiles methods, ilumines little of the
beasts psychology, which has remained
very largely incomprehensibe to the non
German mind. Here, as always, the Reptile
worked logically from all the factors it
could understand: President Wilson had
declared that America was fighting Ger
man miltarism, not the German people
So, if militarism were destroyed, America
would have nothing in Germany to fight,
argued the Reptile. Therefore it told Amer
ica that militarism about to be de-
stroyed from within, and it obviously ex-
pected America to stop fighting
When America did not stop there was no
revision Of the scheme-instead more con-
vincing proofs than the opinions of the
radical gentlemen appeared, in the shape Of
riots and demonstrations. Eventually,
America still failing to respond to the
treatment expected, the highest evidence
was supplied The Kaiser fed and the So
cialists took charge.
No evidence has yet been offered as to
the exact time when these tame Socialists.
who had supplied the Reptile with the am
1aey propaganda, actually ceased to serve
the Reptile-f ever. But the nrooramne
started under the Kaiser's orders. has gone
forward ill to-day without break in ara
logic.
rms particular line of propaganda has
oeen the most thoroughly carried out and
the most expensive Of all those undertaken
ny the Reptile. On its success depends the
future ol Deutschtum and Kutur. 1t shows
tne Reptiic's utmost efforts--it ia the prod
uct os its highest cunning and deceitfnl-
ness. And IL shows. too, that weakness in
the Reptiles psychology which has led to
SO many failures, failures which in ,ts nron-
aganda, as in its military campaigns, have
often como on the very brink of success.
This weakness is, fundamentally, a blind.
bland naive and childikc cgotism. The
Rep'ile-the German Individually and col
lective'y-~hss never admitted and probably
has never seen, that it could possibly be in
the wrong 1t owns to mistakes Of methods
OF OF organization, but to those of reason
Ing Of conduct, Of understanding or of
morals never. Major Daniel r. Pierce, chief
OF tho bureau of public information OF the
Red Cross in Paris, showed this recently
when he wrote
"lhe attitude Of all tho Gcrmans have
heeh since the arrnstice was signed has
been ono "f blank unconsciousncss OF any
rsazon why Americans should feel any ami
mostly whatever toward German.
We shall never be able TO understand the
bocoe any more than he will be able 30 un-
derstand Why the bringing about OF the war.
fbe submarine campaign. tho bornbardment
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
Some Other
Efforts

The Reptile was connected With q series
OF miscellaneous publicity activities.
sent lecturers through the country includ-
ing several men who have already been
mentioned. 1t entered into deal with
Hearst for the publication in America Of the
diary of the commander OF the submarine
Deutschland, Hearst agreeing TO give the
profits to the widows and children OF sail
ors on the U-boats. 1t backed schemes for
propagandist plays. 1t sent out 2 hock o!
supposed book agents TO get information
about the people they approached, and 10
convince them if possible. 1t filed the
country with spies, getting careful data on
every man or woman who might 9e used
to disseminate propaganda
I'm one organization OF about thirty peo-
pie which came under my notice. said Cap
tain Lester. 'they had more information
about the personnel Of the staff than the
editor of the paper himself
In fact, the Reptile overlooked nothing. In
another article, next week, viii be taken up
other lines of its propaganda the organzs-
tons with which it filled America, the at
tempts to stir mp race and class hatred,
the careful coordination between pen and
homo, and the brood that was left behind
when Bernstorff and the other chief agents
OF inc Reptile were driven home.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
he Autobiography of the German Reptile in America

of Paris, the devastation of Northern
France, the looting of private property, the
abuse of women and children, the bombing
Of hospitals, have created in our minds a
feeling that no terms of peace can OBJ
hterate."
That is the mark by which all the Rep
tiles propaganda to-day-and it is working
to-day as always-may be known: "thc
blank unconsciousness of any reason why
Americans should feel animosity." The
Reptile bases its propaganda on the peace
terms or the league of nations on the as
sumption that there is "no reason for anil
mostly" 1t talks as if the German were
like other men. 1t does not admit that any
crimes have been committed.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26

tory occupied by the German armies, and
other publications of that kind
When Hearst was barred from the usa y.
the British cables and from Britain s,a
France by the Allied governments. the Co.
man government made special arrange
ment with him for the use of its wirees,
TO transmit news from Germany.
The use of news, while the main avcno.
of publicity cultivated by the Reptile. Wa.
far from being the only ono. The scbeuo
for the use of advertising, in an attemnt -
cause strikes and sabotage in Amer;oon
munitions factories has already been 70.
ferred to. This, Of course, though paid for
by the Reptile, purported to come FROM
truly neutral" Americans.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26

Of his papers, did not meet Hale till just
before he went abroad
The character of Haes correspondence
to the Hearst papers was summed UP by
Captain Lester, who showed a series Of his
dispatches to back up his statement
"Mr. Hale's sympathies were pro- German,
anti-British and ant-American while he
WAS in Berlin" stated that officer a have
read every message that the Navy Depart
rnent supplied US with, of which there are
about 1,500, containing DR.. Hale's personal,
private messages, his news messages, his
editorial articles, and l have failed to find
an expression in favor of the Allies in
single one OF them, and have never
failed to find an expression in favor of
Germany tucked in somewhere. Most of
them are nagrantly pro German"
These messages continued to come from
the time Hale went abroad, in May, 1916,
till America entered the war A. Bruce Bic
ask, chief of the Secret Service in the De
partmcnt of Justice read the Senators an
extract from an article by Hale published
in "Thc New York American" in January,
1913, as showing that his attitude continued
after we entered the war. Hale has told the
Secret Service men that when he went into
the German service he stipulated that no
advantage should be taken of his relations
with President Wilson, that there should
be no attack on the Wilson administration
and that he should take no part in the
Japanese propaganda. The testimony shows
that he did not adhere to these stipuations.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26

some scores which received more or less
German money are known. A little apart
from this line was the assistance given
The National Courier" a weekly published
in Washington, which was intended to offset
IN some degree the weakness caused by the
detection from the German side of "The
Washington Post"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-26

was interested. The Reptile considered
these letters of the greatest value, trans
mitted them to the German Embassy and
by wireless to Berlin and often was large
ly Influenced by them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04

THE Irish lightweight champion of
Sheridan. of Jersey City. who meets
Johnny Herman, of Northampton at
the Auditorium tomorrow night. bills
himself. In fact, Sheridan is picked
by many experts as the boy who will
capture the title for the Irish race.
He is a rugged. hard fsted. two
handed battler. fellow who is ag-
gressive and the type who never fails
to please an audience. He has boxed
Eddie Fitzsimmons, Willie Jackson.
and a host of others. He is now clam.
oring for a bout with Bennie Leon
ard.
In Herman he will meet a tartar.
fellow who can box and slug and
who never falls to please. Also. Her
man has never been knocked out On
the other hand he possesses knock
out punch in either hand and has
time and again proved himself a dan
gerous fellow.
PnskOs on Card
Local fans will be glad to see Bat
Ting Packos, the sensational little
Greek bantamweight of Reading, and
pupil of that world famous bantam
NtiBhts dppdSs TIC 10 pan Gu
of with Dick Gotwalt. the crack
York bantam. y great little bout is
assured.
Mickey DeVers, an Italian bantam
weight who halls from Allentown. the
hcme of a Aumber of good glove
fighters. clashes with Oppie White,
Lancaster star in another six-round
bout. This should also prove an ex-
ceptionally good bout. The opening
number of six rounds will be between
Harrisburg's knock out artist, X. O..
Casey. and Battling Deemer, of Read
ing. who usually hangs on the X. O..
sign. also.
That the show Is going to be well
patronized. is indicated by the ad-
vance sale. the sale being heavier
than any of the previous shows con-
Quoted by the club. The show is
scheduled to start at $50 o'clock
promptly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
Elect Callahan Brothers
to Lead Football Teams
By associated Press

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 4.--John
Timothy Callahan, OF Lawrence
Mass. was reelected captain of the
Yale foot ball team last night. Calla-
han is registered as a senior in the
scientific school but because of two
wears spent in the navy, the best
he could get from the university
next June would be a so-called war
diploma. With an extension of his
course here until February, 1871, a
full degree would be given him and
iC decided to stay. He VIII leave
college at that time.
Captain Callahan played on the
cham pionship 1916 eleven at Yale
and was center on this years team
being opposed in the Princeton game
by his brother Mike" Callahan, who
yesterday was elected captain of the
Tiger team for 1920.
Tim" Callahan prepared for Yale
at Andover, while his brother is a
product of Exeter. Up to last night
there had been no mention of the
fact that Captain Callahan would re-
turn to Yale, the choice of the cap
taincy, it was thought. lying between
Acosta, the guard and Kempton, the
quarterback. The selection last
night was unanimous and a popular
one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
Billiard Contests Show
Good Scores in Big Contest
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Dec. 4. - John NJ.
Layton, Columbia. Mo-: E. Ralph
Greenleaf, Wilmingt on, Del, and Je-
rome Keogh. Rochester, n. Y, were
the leading contestants in the Ma
tional American pocket billiard
tournament when play started to-
day, each having won two games
and lost, none. All the other play
ers except Louis d. Kreuter, New
York, had put one victory to their
credit. Kreuter has lost all three
of his matches.
The pairings for to-day's matches
were Layton VS.. Morris d. Fink,
Philadelphia: James Mature, Dem
yer, VS.. Kreuter; Bennie Allen, Kan
sas City, VS.. Edward /. Ralph, Right
stow, \. J., and Greenleaf VS.. Charles
Setback, Hartford. Conn.
Eddie Ralph. of Highstown, n. j.,
and Charles Setback, of New Haven,
Conn.,, both eastern cue experts, yes
terday afternoon broke into the win
ming column in the National Pocket
Billiards Championship tournament
being staged in the Parkway build
ing, when they landed victories over
their rivals in the third round. IT
was Ralph's third start of the series,
and Seebach's second, and both play
ers turned in their first conquest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
WHY ALL WOMEN SHOULD
LEARN TO HANDLE FIRE ARMS; :
EXERCISE IS BENEFICIAL

such a light gun himself and he
couldn't have given her a worse han
dicap to begin with for while 20
bore is a pleasure to use on game in
the field, a 12-guage. full choke (not
less than IA pounds). Is what Is
needed for trap shooting.
AT first you should have some of
your gentlemen friends, who know
how it should be done. give you some
instructions. If you do not care to
go to some gun club, have him buy Il
hand-trap and throw the targets easy
until you learn TO break some and
gain confidence.
AS to dress, something loose so that
your every movement will be free:
your shoes should have n low. nat
heel so as not to threw you forward.
The hat should be wide enough to
shade the eyes and fit snugly. but
comfortably. on the head. All your
clothing while at the trap should feel
part of yourself.
When you are going after a target
concentration means everything.
After the first few weeks you will
find yourself looking forward to your
afternoon at the gun club. judging
from my personal experience, 1 can
safely say you will be a welcome
guest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
LONDON AWAITS
BIG RING FIGHT
Joe Beckett 10 Clash With
Georges Carpenter For
English Title
BIZ Associated Press.

London. Dec. 4.-Joe Beckett. and
Georges Carpenter will meet in 90
round bout at the NATIONAL Sporting
Club tonight to decide the question
OF who is the champion heavyweight
of Europe. Carpenter, n Frenchman'
A. present holds the title. The hght
is due to begin at e.l5 o'clock. IN
cidentally. the outcome of the hght
may bring forward an opponent Tor
Jack Dempsey. the American heavy
weight. in n contest for the heavy
weight championship of the world,
Beckett. who is the champion OF
England. will have an advantage OF
IA pounds in weight over Carpenter
scaling at about IS4 pounds. Also his
reach is two inches longer than that
OF his French opponent Otherwise
the contestants will be virtually equal
as regards age. height and measure
ments
Expect Hard Battle
y While Beckett is regarded as a
fighter. Carpenter is credited as be-
ing the more scientific because of his
greater boxing skill. Both men are
said to be IN the best of condition
for the battle.
The Prince of Wales is expected 10
witness the contest, as also are a
number of peers and members of the
House Of Commons. No match in re-
cent years in England has attracted
so much attention in the newspapers.
Z j. Angle will referee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04

Realizing that he will be up
against the toughest proposition of
his career when he faces Kid AL
berts, the Reading lightweight in
the feature ten-round bout of Joe
Barrett's all-star show next Mon
day night before the Olympia A. c.,
in Steelton, Billy Angelo. the fast
Greek lightweight of York, through
his manager, Bobby Brown, has ar
ranged with Barrett to let Johnny
Gill stay in York and get the Greek
boxer in condition.
Gill and Angelo will work to-
gether until they come to Steelton
on Monday morning, unless Gill is
needed to fight some one before an
outside club in the meantime AL
berts is training daily at Kid Will
liams gymnasium in Baltimore,
where he has the Kid, Little jeff
and Kid Richmond TO assist him.
Richmond Is Fast Boy
Richmond is on Barrett's card to
meet Young Fulton, the, best ban
tamweight boxer hailing from the
coal regions. Fulton's manager.
Frank Bear, takes exception to the
report published in a local paper
that Battling Paskos beat Fulton.
Bear says that when Paskos and Full
ton met before the Motive Power
Club. in this city, several months
ago, the fight was a one-sided affair.
with Fulton on the big side of the
battle. and those who saw the fight
will bear him out in this state
ment.
Willie Langford. GilPs boxing
partner, who beat Dixie Kid in York,
Tuesday night. and Jimmy Duncan.
of Niddletown, will have it out on
Rarrett's card, III a return match.
Harry Hildebrandt, of Steelton, will
meet Billy Zimmerman. of Hershey,
while Chris Hildebrandt. of Steelton,
will meet Kid Kissinger, of York.
in the two siX-round preliminaries
on the card.
This makes thirty-four rounds of
great fighting. which promises to be
up to the usual standard of Bar
retts shows, and could not be sur
passed by any of the big city clubs.
Bob Fairlamb. in Steelton, who has
the selling of the tickets, reports
great advance sale. Several or
ders have come in from nearby
cities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04

State College. Pa. Dec. 4.-Penn
State students have not yet ceased to
talk of the greatest bit of football
strategy that occurred in intercol-
legiate circles during the season Just
closed-the forward pass received by
the Blue and White captain from be-
hind his goal that put the strong
pittsburgh team to route and ieed the me
the state College eleven, gaining its
hrst touchdown.
Many reports of just how the play
throughout the East. but it remained
for the players themselves in a post
season talkfest staged last night TO
straighten out the dope and tell OF
world by its audacity. Nothing oA the
kind had ever before been attempted
in football history. and that It
should be worked successfully and by
so powerful an eleven as the Penn
state machine had proved itself TO be,
has placed the Blue and White among
football. Here is the story of that
IL Was One Great stunt
Having received the ball on downs
from Pitt on the state siN-yard lire:
before five minutes of play had
.rassed. the team lined up in regular
jC Crmation. In fash every payer
sized UP the situation and some
looked askance at Quarterback Robb.
But the former Peabody star had al,
ready seen the great opportunity ai ahq
Was even theE calling the signal that
would either make or break the team
for the balance of the game; the play
that would give state touehdoNa'
or if intercepted give Pitt the same.
Big Harold Hess dropped back IN
kick formation. This drew the
Panther backfcld up on the line OF
scrimma ge. Every Pitt man was cn
the line with the exception of Hast,
inEs and Davies. who had dropped
hack 20 receive the expected punt.
ABOUT one yar0 back of the line. as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
WITH ONE HAND
GILL WINS FIGHT
Kid Sheeler's Face Is Beaten
Into Ribbons by Soldier
Boy Johnny

York. Pa, Dec. 4.-Before one OF
the biggest crowds that attended a
boxing Show in this city. Johnny Gill
had the best OF his tough opponent,
Kid Sheeler. of Philadelphia. in the
wind-up of the excellent bill staged
in the Orpheum Theater. The local
lad battered Sheeler's face to ribbons.
and this was done with his left hand.
Gill favoring his right hand, which he
injAred in his fight with Block. ana
on which he carried a large boil.
Sheeler. came in for a considerable
amount of hooting for his tactics.
that of clinching continually with the
York boy.
Cyclone Smith Busy
In tho semi windup Cyclone smith,
of Lancaster, made Paddy sylvester
of Shamokin. quit at the end or the
fourth round Both lads meted out
considerable punishment but smith
blows had more steam back OF them
than Sylvester's did. Young Jimmy
Beckett. of Philadelphte. gave young n
Gotwalt the lacing of his career. The
Quaker City lad had the York boy at
his mercy all through the SIN
rounds.
Lanky Ralph Grove. the former eX-
RRnockout route. He sent his oppon-
ent. kid" Miller. of Harrisburg, to
sieep with but forty-fiVe seconds or
the first round elapsing. Willie
Iangford. of Brooklyn, gave DiNie
kid of Baltimore, the battle OF MS
life. The Brooklyntte gave the BAL !,
fimorean a severe lacing and earned
the decision over his dusky rival.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-04
Ira Plank to Coach
Gettysburg Baseball Team

Gettysburg. Pa. Dec. Ira Plank,
brother of Eddie Plank. has again
been secured to coach the baseball
team at Gettysburg College for. the
season Of 1920. 1t will be his ninth
year with the local institution. during
which he has made a record which 1t
is claimed. is not duplicated by any
college coach. In that time his teams
have won seventy-five per cent. of the
games played. and last spring the
Gettysburg Club did not lose single
Intercollegiate game.
Plank developed a number OF good
players at Gettysburg. and Earl How
ard one of his pupils. pitched Get
tvsburg TO a victory over Penn State
on the latter's own diamond. One OF
Plank's teams also met and defeated
the University of Pittsburgh. 80. HIS
success in making winning teams and
in handling the college players result
ed in the effort to engage him Tor
next spring. There was difficulty last
year to secure him by reason of his
lime being largely occupied by bust
ness interests. and this year it was
an effort to close a contract early so
that there could be no question. In
this the baseball management at the
college was successful.