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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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