MAROON TOSSERS READY FOR HARD BATTLE WITH YORK INTERSCHOLASTIC LEADERS YORK It) MEET HARDEST RIVAL Play Tech Varsity Tomorrow Night; Maroons in Good Shape When York High School's basket ball quintet meets Tech at Chestnut Street Auditorium to-morrow evening basketball extraordinary will be In store for local patrons. The Yorkers come to Harrisburg with a straight win of contests. In all of their pre liminary contests and in their three league games they have come out victorious. Coach Bilhetmer boasts of the best tram since he has had charge of ath letics at the White Rose High School. That It is a topnotcher Is indicated by the easy manner in which they have disposed of Allentown, Steel ton and Reading. All have been equally easy. But to-morrow evening they will meet a worthy foe in Tech. The Ma roon has a record almost as good. They have dropped but one game, and that by two points, on the Lebanon court. It will be a game for blood, as the winner will hold first place in the league. To win will make a dual tie, so far as Tech is concerned. A loss for the locals means that York lias clinched the first position for some time to come, if not for the season. Reports from York say that the team will bring a large following with it. York is one of the best bas ketball cities in. southern Pennsyl vania, and followers of the game are 1 flocking to the support of the Orange ™ and Blue, and are rooting hard for York to win its first Central Penn sylvania pennqnt. Gingrich, of York, is one of the best shots in the league. He is third high scorer among the individual players. Mates Down Admirals in Lemoyne League Match The Mat-'S ->C the Lemoyne DUv.kij".n League defeated the Admirals two rrnmes last night on Fickes' alleys. The Admirals won the first contest by a margin of thirty-nine pins but were finable to stop the speed of the Mates and they romped away with t">u- second an! third games, .winning the second by a margin of seventy fivo pins and tins following one by a margin of thirty-three pins. Lewis, of the Admirals, captured honors tor high single and high triple scores with a total of 160 and 408 pins re spectively. The Captains will oppose the Ensigns in Friday's contest. The ecores: ADMIRALS Players— Ist 2nd 3rd Ttl. Martz 129 133 125 38< J. Reeser 122 90 82— 294 j Orris 103 ,77 88— 26* Palmer 11l HO 105— ?3f> Lewis 108 130 160— 406 Totals 573 550 560—1683 MATES Player?— Ist 2nd 3rd Ttl. Hamm: . r 108 155 125 388 Smi! 95 107 138— 340 Wit man 104 128 111— 343 Hummer 99 90 116— 305 Millard 128 145 103— 376 s Totals 534 625 593—1752 * II Wm. B. Thompson Gives a Million to Carry Bolsheviki Literature to the Germans New York. Jan. 30.—1t has become known that William B. Thompson, who was in Petrograd from July ui\til November last as head of the Amer ican Red Cross mission to Russia, has contributed $1,000,000 or more to the Bolsheviki for the purpose of spread ing their doctrines in Germany and Austria. Mr. Thompson believes the Bol sheviki representthe the greatest power against pro-Germanism in Russia and that their propaganda has been undermining the militarist re gimes of the central powers. Thou sands of pounds of Bolsheviki litera ture are being dropped over the Ger iran, Austrian, Turkish and Bulga rian lines by Russian aviators. In his first public address in New Yor kafter his arrivel from Russia, Mr, Thompson deprecated American criticism of the Bolsheviki. He be lieves they have be*en grossly misrep resented. LEAVES QUARANTINE TO GET COAL ORDER An argument about who should get some of the coal delivered to 1218 North Seventh street, under quarantine because of smallpox, re sulted in thearrest of Dave Wash ington, colored. Washington had been under quarantine at the place and to-day came to the office of the Directors of the Poor, declaring he could not get any of the coal which i had been delivered there. Chief Clerk J. W. Bayes called police headquarters and explained Wash ington was a quarantine "Jumper." Ho was arrested and will be given a hearing later. NO NEW LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS ARE FILED All holders of liquor license In the city filed applications for renewal It was stated at the Prothonotary's of fice to-day. All county holders with the exception of a few in the north er npart also are petitioning for re newal. There were no new license appli cations filed either for city or county hotels and also no transfers. Re monstrances must be filed within three days of February 19, when the eourt will hear the applications. PI SH OUT FOR TRADE The Moorhead Knitting Company has started an active campaign for business in the far south under the direction of Sales Manager Alexand er, who made a great reputation as buildlcr of trade when located in Washington. The special effort in this campaign will be concentrated on the •sale of the Monlto hosiery with' which Mr. Alexander is familiar. This product is unusual both in quality and price, every pair of hosiery leav ing the factory having a written guarantee to give satisfaction. Mr. Alexander's tour of training local salesmen will include ail the blc cities of the South" b STATE STUDENTS ENLIST State College, Pa., Jan. 30. Forty-two students at the Pennsyl vania State College who are regist ered in the School of Engineering, enlisted in the Engineers Reserve Corpse. Through a special ruling of the War Department they will be exempted from the draft in order to complete their technical studies. They are subject to service, however, y immediately upon completion of their college work. Major James Baylies, If. S. A., retired, the col lege commandant, swore the stu dents Into the government service. Among those enlisted are: William O. <n, Harrisburg; Martin L. Zi.nerman, Harrisburg; Paul N. Kltculer, Steelton; Elmer W. Kruger, Carlisle and William li. Heichard, Sunbury." 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, ERROR-STARS IN MAJOR LEAGUES; SOME LINEUP Boston, Jan. 30.—Teams of play ers who made most errors in 1917 would be hard to beat. The error making champions would include George Slsler, of the Browns, for whom several clubs stand willing to give a small fortune; Hank Severeid, of the same club, who annually catches more than 100 games, and Bobby Veach, of the Tigers, who led the junior organization In bat ting in runs. The player making errors is considered as a live wire who takes every chance. The statistics on the champion error-makers of 1917: American League Player, club and position. Errors Sothoron, St. Louis, pitcher ... 11 BQWUNG Bethlehem Steel Series (Richards and Brashears Alleys) Machinists 2216 Steelton Fire Company 2006 Duffington, (M) 203 Dufflngton, (M) 529 Casino Rowling League (Casino Alleys) Casinos ' 2100 Keystones 1800 Montgomery, (C) 195 Montgomery, (C) 510 Casinos 2081 Keystones 1913 Souter, (I<> 409 Souter, (K) 493 STANDING OF THE TEAMS W. L. Pet. Crescents 31 11 .738 Senators 25 14 .641 Casinos 27 18 .600 Keystones 20 28 .416 Stars .... 16 29 .355 Capitals 10 29 .256 "B" SECTION LOSES The "B" Section of the Sophomore class of the Central High school was defeated after a hard fought game by the Camp Curtin school to the score of 29 to 19. "B" Section was handicapped by thp absence of Cap tain Page. He is confined to his home with a severe illness. His place was filled by Hartman. SNOW MAY HOLD UP COLLECTIONS [Continued from First Page.] work," one of the firm members said. "While we will try to use the two large auto trucks which we have purchased, the snow may prevent this and instead we will use large horse drawn sleds with wagon bodies. Some of the wagons we will use have not reached the city yet, but this will not delay the work. "One hundred and fifty pigs are already at the farm which we will use. More are on the way and before many weeks there will be about 500 porkers getting fat on the city's waste. Over the weekend two car loads of equipment and horses were shipped here and unloaded at once. V/ith the exception of som e of the wagons, everything is in readiness to start. In fact, we could begin col lections to-day if the contract start ed now. To Make Cleanup "While there may be much garbage accumulated during the last few weeks, we will remove everything. This will be too old to be fed to the pigs, but after it has been taken away collections will be made regu larly and we do not expect to have any trouble on that account. "Heavy snows during the last few weeks prevented completion of the piggery, particularly the concrete work, but as soon as there is a slight thaw this can be finished. Temporary quarters have been constructed In such a manner as to give the best possible protection to the pigs and at the same time be kept in a sani tary condition." The present contract with the Pennsylvania Reduction Company for the collection of both ashes and garb age ends on Friday. The price being paid by the city to this firm was ap proximately $32,000 for collection In twelve wards of the city. Hagy Brothers will receive 12,000 a month, or $24,000 annually for the collection ot garbage only in the fourteen wards of the city. May Drop Ashe* Council took no action yesterday on 'the ash collections bids and from present Indications intends to drop the question for the present. The Commissioners admit that there are hundreds of loads of ashes piled in the yards of residents, hut apparently take no heed to the scores of com plaints made daily. The present con tractors are doing little collecting, according to some of the officials, but the weather conditions get the blame for this. Others declare the firm has not made collections as it should have done for more than a year. Buried under the snow in prac tically every yard in the city are re ceptacles filled and running over with ashes and other refuse. In the cellars of many more there are still larger piles from furnaces. That these conditions will bring about a situation far worse than last spring was the prediction made to-day by those familiar with the city's needs. Council also has taken no action In organizing a city garbage and ash inspection bureau, with the result that any complaints against garbage collectors in the future will proba bly be made as In the past—to the city health bureau. The ordinance providing garbage collection regula tions authorizes the city to fill out complaints on cards and to keep a record of them. No provision has been made for this work, apparently. CIVILIAN WAR RELIEF TO AID CANADIAN FAMILIES The Civilian War Relief Department of the local Red Cross Chapter, a branch of the industry which reaches out widely in this particular work, has received a request from the Cana dian Patriotic Fund Jo look after the families of Canadian soldiers in this neighborhood who may be in dis tress. With its accustomed energy, the local committee promptly respond ed and were rewarded by finding three cases of this sort. Tho investigation will be pursued and anyone hearing of destitution of this kind Is asked to report It. The Patriotic Fund, of Canada, Is an organization similar to the Red Cross. Severeid, St. Louis, catcher .... 2 4 Sisler, St. Louis, first base 22 Wambsganss, Cleveland, 2d base 38 Bates, Philadelphfci, third base.. 31 Risberg, Chicago, shortstop .... 61 Veach, Detroit, left field 17 Shotton, St. Louis, .center field .. lfi Graney, Cleveland, right field . . 13 National League Player, club and position. Errors Douglas, Chicago, pitcher 7 Wlngo, Cincinnati, catcher .... 21 Chase, Cincinnati, first base ... 28 Doyle, Chicago, second base .... 33 Smith, Boston, third base 33 Kopf, Cincinnati, shortstop .... 68 Kelly, Boston, left field 17 Long, St. Louis, right field .... 16 Robertson, New York, right fid 17 CENTRALIA TO PLAY LOCAL FIVE I Classy Team to Meet Harris burg Independents Sat urday Night The classiest basketball of the sea-, son is expected Saturday night, when Centralia meets the Harrisburg Inde pendents. The game will be played on the Chestnut Street Auditorium floor. It is a special booking, as Cen 11alia tossers, because of the superb game they play, are a popular attrac tion. Won Over Locaat Gap Centralia defeated the Locust Gap five fo.r the independent champion ship of the coal region in a five-game series, Centralia winning three of the five games played. The visitors will present a strong lineup for this game as their regular lineup will appear here. The Independents will hold a prac tice to-morrow afternoon against the Central High School five. This will be a good workout for both teams, as Centr&l has a game Friday night. Dancing will follow the game. The lineup: Centralia. Independents. Walsh, f. X. Ford, f. Bratt, f. Wallower, f. McGinley, c. McCord, c. Keiser, g. G. Ford, g. I'utzko, g. McConnell, g. TWO AMERICANS KILLED IN ITALY [Continued from First Page.] Americans. In the attending delega tion of officers and men from the American Red Cross were Major Lowell, head of the military branch of the American Red Cross in Italy; Captain Thwaites, in charge of civil ian relief in Northern Italy; B. Har vey Carroll, Jr., American consul at Venice, and fifteen men from the three American Red Cross units at tached to the Third and Fourth Italian armies. Companions of Fairfield and Piatt say tliey were killed while perform ing an cct of bravery. They were at a Red Crcs.- camp far out of range of the rate! and could have remained there safely. But with two others they decided to go to Mestre, where the raid had already begun and to give ai dand help to probable vic tims. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 3. —Rich- ard Cutts Fairfield joined the Wynne-Bevan Ambulance Corps shortly after he had entered Har vard University last fall. He was 18 years old and was a son of Mrs. | James C. Barr, of New York, who has a summer home at New Ipswich, N. H. He was graduated from St. George's school at Newport, R. last June. Baltimore, Jan. 30. William Piatt, was the son of the late William I D. Piatt, of Baltimore. He went to ! Europe last summer to drive an { ambulance at the battlefront. He' was 26 years old. Teutons Bring Forward Large Reserves in Effort to Check Italian Advance Italian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 'l9. Italian troops struck the enemy an other hard blow yesterday in the mountain region west of the Brenta river where his effort has been to push down the Frenzela valley to- I wards Bassano. The action lasted ' throughout the day, the Italians making an advance along the whole I stretch from the Brenta to Aslago 'and capturing 1,500 of the enemy, I including 60 officers. War material also was taken and havoc was spread J I among the enemy's forward j trenches. The aerial activity was especially lively during the fighting, the Italians bringing down ten machines, and the French two. The action was ( still in progress to-day with the enemy bringing forward large re serves in an attempt to save tbe day. The battle on the Italian slue was fought by mountain troops, infpntry and Bersaglieri, with the support of Italian and allied battories and large fleets of airplanes aided by Italian, French and British aviators. Italians Take Initiative The Italians took the initiative In a surprise attack at daylight, the enemy trenches being reached and his lines driven back over a long front. Late in the day the enemy made a series of violent counter at tacks which were broken up by the steady resistance ot the Italians, backed by the allies' bateries. Towards night the enemy began the concentration of reinforcements In an effort to redeem the situation. This brought on heavy fighting dur ing the night which continued to day. The latest. r'-pcite sliowkthe I talari line holdin; wH! in the advanced positions oe •..ip'oJ -luring the ea .y hours of vile .. ent. DB. BROI'DE PROMOTED Quick promotion is the reward for efficiency in the case of Dr. Harry F. Broude, veternarian of this city, who has Just been created first lieutenant iit the Three Hundred and Eleventh Field Artillery, National Army, at Camp Meade. Dr. Broude, who lives at Herr and Capital streets, had the title of second - lieutenant In tho Of ficers' Reserve Corps. - j HSTOUBBtTRG TEISGKXra FANS MAY NEED TELL WHERE PLAYERS ARE; IMPORTANT BIG DEALS New York, Jan. 30. — If the pres ent epidemic of trades and cash deals continues in the major leagues it will be necessary to supply the baseball fan with a car index of the players when the 1918 season opens. During no similar period of time In the 1 istory of the National and American Leagues has the number of player shifts equalled those con summated since the close of last year's pennant races. Not only in tho number of players exchanged but in the magnitude of the .deals have new records been established. Close to forty players und more than $150,000 in cash is the aggregate involved and if the magnates' state ments are correct other similar transactions are still to be com pleted. In the American League four deals Involving twenty players and -urns approaching close to the $1 .0,000 mark have been made to da's with an average of five players tc a deal. The National League clubs have fig ured In an equal number of trades but the average number of players concerned Is not so high. Less cash however, was needed as so far as is known three of the five were made without the passing of either checks or currency. Important Big Deals From a numerical standpoint the deal between the New York and St. - AMERICAN LEAGUUE „. _ „ • Money Players—Position. From. To. Involved. Pratt, 2b St. Louis, New York, Plank, p St. Louis, New York 1 Gedeon, 2b New York St. Louis Nunamaker, c, New York, St. Louis Sls 000 Maisel, 2b, New York, St. Louis, r Shocker, p, New York, St. Louis Cullop, p, New York, St. Louis J Shotter, of St. Louis Washington, 1 Lavan, ss St. Louis Washington r $15,000 Gallia, p, Washington, St. Louis, ■> Mclnnis, lb Philadelphia, Boston 'Cady, c Boston Philadelphia I 'Gardner, 3b Boston, Philadelphia •Walker, o f, Boston, Philadelphia J Schange, c, Philadelphia Boston, 1 Bush, Philadelphia Boston Strunk, of Philadelphia, ....Boston I $60,000 Gregg, p. Boston, Philadelphia | Thomas, c, Boston, .Philadelphia, .... I Kopf, of, Boston, .Philadelphia, ... .J •Manager Mack's reported selections. NATIONAL LEAGUE Money Players—Position. From. To. Involved. Alexander, p, Philadelphia Chicago Killefer, c, Philadelphia Chicago I Dilhoefer, c, Chicago Philadelphia [ $54,000 Prendergast, p Chicago ~. ..Philadelphia, Williams, of, Chicago ..Philadelphia i- Paskert, o f, Philadelphia Chicago, J Doyle, 2b Chicago Boston .1 Wilson, c Chicago .....Boston .[ $15,000 Tyler, Boston Chicago, Doyle, 2b Boston New York I Barnes, Boston New York f Herzog, 2b, New York Boston I Cutshaw, 2b Brooklyn Pittsburgh | Stengel, of Brooklyn Pittsburgh I Mamaux, Pittsburgh Brooklyn I Grimes, Pittsburgh Brooklyn Ward, i f. Pittsburgh Brooklyn / FLOODS CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE [Continued from First Page.] rlvermen hourly expecting they would break and bring fresh disaster on the heels of that experienced yesterday. Revised estimates of probable losses suffered yesterday place it at $1,200,000. In addition to the Alton, Peoria, Grey Eagle and Spread Eagle, reported sunk last night, it was established to-day that the Black Hawk, Rapids, Stemwinder, Joseph Cook, Pavonia, Margaret and City of Clarksville, have gone down. Sudden Cold Snap Checks Flood in Monongahela Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 30.—A sud den cold snap in the mountains of West Virginia, checked the Hood in the headwaters of the Monongahela river early to-day and ice gorges at Brownsville, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., instead of moving out as the local weather bureau anticipated, held fast with the result that mills in the Pittsburgh district were still short of coal. Water, the weather burenu, expected would seep throujjn the piled up Ice, but not in sufficient quantity to force the masses out. Towboats were sent into the third pool to try and force a way through the ice to the coal mines, but early reports were that little headway was being made. Ice Piles 20 Feet High; Danger Passed Morgantown, W. Va., Jan. 30—The' coald weather of last night caused the Monongahela river to fall three feet, and while the gorge below here still holds, all danger of a disastrous flood seems to have passed. The gorge fills the river for six miles, between Round Bottom and Van Voorhls, and In places the Ice Is piled fully twenty feet high. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is open between here and Pittsburgh, but closed from here to Falrmount, W. Va. Cairo, 111., Jan. 30.—The river fell ten feet here last night indicating that the gorge at Columbus, Ky., has broken. Ten steamers have been I sunk between Cairo and Paducah. When the gorge at Columbus broke, the water on the at Cairo receded, leaving boats high on the shore. Eighty large pieces of wreckage passed under the railroad brideg here last night. So far as known there has been no loss of life. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 30. —The Tennessee river was rising at the ratae of one foot in three hours to day, the gauge reading 33.3 feet. Al ready much low ground Is inundated and a number of residents In ex posed places have been forced to move out. The crest of the rise will not reach here before Friday. DRAFT SCHEDULES OUT • Schedules for the movement of the drafted men to make up the short ages for Camp Meade and Camp Lee next month were to-day sent to all local draft boards ay the state draft headquarters. The arrangements for special trains were completed by railroad representatives. The toe* boards have been urged to get their classification of drafted men ad vanced. Louis clubs of the American League heads the list. Seven players are expected to change uniforms as a result of this transaction, in addi tion to a sum of money, said to be about $15,000, paid to St. Louis by the New York magnates. The Philadelphia Athletic-Boston Red Sox transfers come next, six players and about $60,000 being involved. This was Immediately followed by the Mclnnls deal, which is said to include the exchange of three Bos ton players for the Athletics first baseman. Should such be the case the total would include ten men In all, a record deal In modern base ball annals. In the National League, the Brooklyn-Pittsburgh transfer is the biggest as the Pirates gave three Pittsburgh players for two Superb r.s. Four players were involved in the Philadelphia-Chicago trade whereby the Cubs secured Alexan der and Killefer for Dilhoefer and Prendergast and a sum of money reported to be at elast $50,000. The Chicago-Boston and the New York- Boston trades were Interlocking as Larry Doyle went from Chicago to Boston and In turn was passed on to New York by the Boston Braves. These are not the only transactions made since the close of last sea son but the following list contains the names of the players and clubs figuring in the principal shifts: 'GERMAN AIRMEN DROP MORE BOMBS [Continued from First Page.] crossed the Isle of Thanet at 10.30 p. m. and proceeded up the Thames Estuary towards London, but were all turned back by gunfire. At about the same time three or four other raiders crossed the Essex coast. These also failed to penetrate the outer defenses of the capital. "Meanwhile a single airplane which crossed the Essex coast at 10.30 p. m. passed around the north and west of London and dropped some bombs on the southwestern outskirts. At the same time another enemy machine dropped bombs on the northeastern outskirts, without causing any casualties or damage. "Other airplanes which crossed the Kent and Essex coast between 10.25 p. m. and 10.50 p. m. were all turned back by gunfire at various! places on the way to London. "The final attack, delivered across Essex by three of four machines be tween 11.30 p. m. and midnight, was equally unsuccessful. Bombs were dropped in various places in Kent and Essex, i "Detailed reports of the casualties juid damage have not been received. There were a few casualties in the southwestern outskirts at Londo*. "About the same number of ma chines as on the previous night ap pears to have participated in the raid: viz fifteen. A number of our I airplanes went up. Severa lengage -1 ments with enemy machines are re- I ported. One of our pilots attacked a raider over the northeastern out skirts of London, with the result that it dropped Its bombs on open grounds and made off. All our pilots returned safely." Many Persons Killed in Basement Shelter When Building's Floors Collapse By Associated Press London, Jan. 30.—A large number of the persons killed in Monday night's air raid, according to the Central News, met their deaths in a building the basement of which was used as a shelter. It is believed that two bombs struck the building, as the Willis were blown out in large sections and all the floors collapsed. One of the touching incidents In connection with tho raid was the death of a minister who, whenever raid warnings were given, had been in the habit of visiting various shel ters. Monday night he was address ing people who had collected in one shelter when a bomb dropped on It killing the minister and a number of others. The success of the British airmen against the German invaders In Monday night's raid has caused dls. cussion in certain quarters that a heavy bat-rage over London during a raid is rather more harmful than helpful. It is said that the air board should give the airmen a clear field in dealing with the raiders instead of employing gunfire, which caused damage to property and some casu alties through falling shrapnel. JAW FRACTURED AT WORK William Neal. Brlggs street, em ployed at the Division street transfer, Pennsylvania Railroad, was struck by I a truck handle to-day, while at work, t receiving a fractured Jaw. He was taken tp the hospital. WILLIAMSPORT TO PLAY HERE Meet Central High Friday Night; Scrubs Have Game Central will come up against a bunch of real fighters Friday even ing when they play the Willlamsport five. Willlamsport has been playing a fast game this season and gave Lebanon, who won practically all the season's games except the one with Central, a hard run for the vic tory. Willlamsport Htgh has turned out such professional material as Earnest and McHale. Their team this year Is rumored to be stronger than ever before. Coach Wallower has been work ing hard with the Central team this week, especially on forward passing. Goodiel and Rodgers are both try ing for position as forward. Both play fast games and and are good on field goals. Coach Wallower IS hav ing a difficult time deciding between tho two. it Is probable that they both will be given a chance in the Willlamsport game. "Ike" McCord, former Central coach, will referee the game. The lineup includes: Wright/ forward; Goodiel or Rodg ers, forward; Frank, center; Fields, guard and Wolfe, guard. Scrubs to Play The scrub team will play between halves. It has not been decided what team they are to meet. They will play the game starting at 7.30 in order that the big game may be over by 9.30 p. m. The scrub team has some promising material. Her ring, as center. Is doing particularly good work. The lineup will be as follows: Robinson and LeVan, for wards; Herring, center; McCaleb and Earley, guards. Giris' Game Canceled The girls' game with Wlndber High has been canceled. This throws the fair ones out of a game this week. They will, in all probability, not play the Windber girls this year. A dane will follow the Friday night game with Sourbier's four-piece jazz or chestra furnishing music. SMILEAGE BOOKS DRIVE BEGINS Mrs. Herman Astrich Heads Committee That Will Make Canvass With an organization headed by Mrs. Herman Astrich, the Smileage Bcok is going to sweep into this city at a mlle-a-minute gait. The book, which is not unlike the mileage book of the railroad, has the Military En tertainment Council back of it ap pointed by the Secretary of War as a branch of the War Department Commission on Training Activities. Its work is to produce programs of entertainment for the off hours of the men in the uniform of the United States now in National Guard camps and National Army cantonments on this side of the Atlantic. For the present, the work does not reach to the smaller Army camps or to any of the Navy camps. For the entertainment under its direction the council will use the new Liberty theaters built by the Gov ernment, the large auditoriums of the Y. M. C. A. and, where the weather permits, the tents which have been provided by the Chautauqua Manag ers' Association. The council has planned to present at the camp theaters flrst-class the atrical companies in the best stage successes, such as "Turn to the Right," "Cheating Cheaters." "Here Comes the Bride," "Inside the Lines" end others, interpolated by musical, vaudeville and lecture programs in addition to programs by tho soldiers themselves. 'Ordinarily,' said Mrs. Astrlch, "the cost of booking such attractions would be prohibitive. But the per formers and managers of the United States have met the council with such patriotic co-operation as to put these productions within the reach of every soldier In the United States. Operating expense has been reduced to bedrock. "As a result, the money cost of these performances will range from 10 cents to 25* cents a seat. "Yet many soldiers will not be able t-> attend many performances even at these prices. Thousands of them are sending home Practically all their pay. "Therefore, this council has orig inated a type of book of tickets that members of the soldier's family and Jiis friends may send to him at the camps. They are to be called Smile age Books, and will be made up of coupons somewhat like the mileage \ books of the railroad. "In books of one size, twenty cou pons will be sold for a dollar. In books of another size, one hundred will be sold for five dollars. These coupons will be good for payment for seats at any performance In any camp theater. Probably as the move ment grows they will be made good also for certain other and similar uses. "Tho result will be to change a danger period in the life of the sol dier Into a period of healthful relax ation and refreshment." "Auditoriums for such entertain ment have been made available in reasonable n®nber. The Y. M. C. A. lias provided sixteen; the Government has built a Liberty theater In each of sixteen National Army conton ments. In southern comps. thirty two Chautauqua tents have been set up. The problem has been two-sided —to get programs for these audi toriums; to get tickets into the hands of the soldiers at prices which will meet the operating expense. "The operating expense is borne by the tickets In the Smlleage books, paid for by the families, the employ ers, the company of friends, or the men back home. "The Military Entertainment Coun cil Is thus not a duplicate of any of these other agencies. It Is Instead an expansion of them, or a partner ship with them." The Smlleage ■ Book team consists o the following: Mrs. Herman As trlch. "Mrs. David Kaufman. Mrs. C. Ross Boas, Mrs. Horace M. Wltman. Mrs. Fred B. Dapp, Mrs. JS. J. Stack pole, Mrs. Homer Black, Mrs. P. E. J Phillips, Mrs. Alfred Sellgman, Mrs. Clair Miller. Mrs. Otto J. Buxbaums, M r. V. iUiunW J JANUARY 30, 1918. 4 WELLY IT / w CORINEGR^ President John K. Tener, of the National Baseball League, was in Harrisburg yesterday afternoon. He came here on business, but remained long enough to shake hands with many friends, and to say a good word for the sport. He looks for a successful season In spite of the war and would like to see Harrisburg ac tive In baseball. bne fan who Is very much Inter ested in the success of the Tech team writes the following: "I have noticed in your columns that Tech is very badly In need of a foul shooter. I would say what is the matter with Holland. I will admit he is a little underweight, but look at Lebanon's small man, who is much lighter than Holland. Had Holland been shooting fours at Leb anon, Tech would not have lost the game. Give him a trial is the wish of a regular supporter of the game." Willlamsport High, one of the best In the state, will be here Friday night with a strong varsity lineup. Central will be their opponents and a fast game is looked for. v DATE FOR NEXT DRAFT NOT FIXED, SAYS SEC. BAKER Expansion of Fighting Force Depends Upon Events in France By Associated Press , Washington, Jan. 30.—War Depart ment legislation tentatively agreed upon by the Senate Military Com initee and designed to provide addi tional draft machinery was ready to day for introduction in the Senate. The bills provide for the registra tion of youth attaining the age of 21 years since June 3, last, authorizes the fixing of quotas on the basis of Class 1 of the new classification and empowers the President to call men needed for special industrial work. Provost Marshal General Crowder In an explanation to the committee said it was proposed to hold a new drawing to establish the order of lia bility of the new registrants. It is assumed, he asserted, that most of the new registrants will fall in Class 1, giving the class this year a tcftal of more than two million men. From this class It is expected to take the next and future drafts. Secre tary Baker's plan to exempt men who have attained the age of 31, disap proved by General Crowder, is not included in the legislation. Secretary Baker has disclosed that the War Department had not fixed the date for another draft and made clear that when he told the Senate committee that the United States would have half a million men In Franc# early this year and a million and a half ready to go during 1918, he referred to the divisions now in training camps and those already in Europe. Age Limits For Police • Changed by Civil Service All applications for appointment as patrolmen on the city police force must be tiled by noon, February 11, R. Ross Seaman, clerk of the Civil Service Board announced to-day. It was also decided by the board to change the age limits for patrolmen applications from 23 to 40 years. In stead of 25 to 35 years. This Is ex pected to increase the number of ap plications. Physical examinations for those applying for appointment as ser geant were held last night, and men tal tests will be held this evening. I.ADV OWLS TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OK FOUNDING Harrisburg Ladles' Nest, No. 1930, Order of Owls, will celebrate Its first anniversary to-morrdw evening with a social gathering at Cameron Hall, Second and Walnut streets. The social committee will serve refresh ments. This local nest was instituted at the Board of Trade Hall, January 30, 1917. with fifty-seven charter mem bers, of whom fifty are still on the roll and in good standing. Since then the membership lias increased to nearly 350, and the nest ranks second largest of all the ladies' nests In the order. As Thursday is not scheduled as a regular business meeting even ing, friends as well as members be welcomed. A large attendance Is expected. Pay your mo take your choice Do you want to get a smoke for a nickel that will give you no satisfaction or will you pay an extra penny for good old King Oscar—Quality They cost you six cents now, but these are war times and they are worth it Quality—FlßST, LAST and ALL THE TIME John C. Herman & Co. Makers ■ \. Gymnastic activities .have been resumed at the local Y. M. C. A. un der the direction of C. W. Miller, physical director. Local patrolmen who have been showing great form in volleyball and other sports are getting into trim for a series of games for tho local championship. Director Miller knows the require ments for indoor sports and he is trying out star athletes in basketball, indoor baseball and volleyball. Harrisburg will get two big col lege football games next fall. This has been promised, but never ma terialized. Now It Is assured that in addition to Uie annual Bucknell- Gettysburg game, the Carlisle In dians will play Lafayette In this city. The date is Wednesday, Oc tober 15. Harrisburg members of Lafayette alumni have been factors in bringing about this game. During February. Pennsylvania Railroad athletes will be unusually busy. The elimination finals take place at Philadelphia in March and it is going to be some meet. Local contestants who won honors last year will again be in evidence. Di rector general of athletics, Samuel G. Hepford, of the Philadelphia di vision, is now arranging his entries for the iifdoor track events. END OF FREIGHT CONGESTION IS SIX WEEKS OFF Latest Snowstorm Has Shat tered All Prospects of a Quick Recovery Washington, Jan. 30.—Freight con gestion on eastern railroads probably cannot be cleaned up before the mid dle or latter part of March, railroad administration officials announced to night. Bad weather this week has provided the culminating misfortune, on which is based the conviction that it will take at least six weeks to set traffic moving normally through rail arteries. Even without the expected thaw, which may send rivers above their banks, officials say recovery from the unprecedented period of blizzard weather will be slow. Floods would make conditions far worse. Prepa rations have been made to fight high waters which are reared throughout the east, and which have already de veloped In the mountains of Vir ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky with serious consequences to coal production and transportation. Because of this situation, both the railroad and fuel culmnlstratlons tin planning a continuance of unusun measures to keep coal moving to consuming points. It was said that priority probably would continue t" be given fuel for many weeks and that general freight would havp to take its chances In moving. Food will have similar preference, and ne cessary materials and supplies for war manufactures are to proceed under the preference given such com modities by Director General Mc- Adoo's recent order. Consider Southern Ports Plans to relieve the traffic con gestion OP eastern railroads and clear the freight tieup in New York bv diverting freight to southern ports were being considered to-day at a conference of representatives of the shipping board, Army and Navy Departments, railroad, food and fuel administrations, and the shipping committee of the national council of defense. The representatives were sum moned by Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board yesterdav, after de tails of the freight congestion on the New York wharves was ex plained by Murray Ilurlbert. com missioner of docks, and railroad of ficials liad announced that traffic tangle on eastern toads, aggravated by bad weather, could not be straightened out before the middle of March. Mr. Hurley's plart is to send much of the freight normally moved to New York to Charleston and Savannah. Both the railroad and admin istration went forward to-day with a continuance of unusual measures to keep coal, food and Army sup plies moying to consuming points. Recent blizzards followed by thaws and flood conditions in coal pro ducing sections made It evident offl, cinls said that priority given these commodities would be continued for several weeks. 13
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