Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, May 23, 1918, Page 15, Image 15

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    "WAYWARDNESS" BARS AUSTRALIAN MERMAID-READING PROTESTS FIVE-INNING GAME
PROTEST GAME
IN HILL LEAGUE
Reading Not Satisfied With
Fjve-Inning Defeat by
Galahad Jcani
ALUSON HILL LEAGUE
I>ast Evening's Result
Galahad, 8; Reading, 6.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
W. L. Pet.
Rosewood 4 1
Galahad 3 2 .600
Reading 3 3 .000
Hick-A-Thrift . . 0 4 .000
To-night's Game
Rosewood vs. Hick-A-Thrift.
Galahad threw another jolt into
the Reading team last evening, when
for the second time this season they
won from the railroaders by a score
of 8 to 5. Shay and Fohl, the "kid'
battery, played clever ball and stood
off their opponents through a live
inning tilt. "Red" Foiand proved a
star in his first game for the winner.
This grammar school lad landed on
the first ball pitched for a home run.
the bail rolling to deep center field.
Bach of the bat he also handled all
chances without a rniscue. "Kid"
Shay was also on the job, fanning
seven batters, while at the bat he
was credited with two hits.
Foland's homer in the first gave
Galahad their first tally. They scored
another in the second when Holland
walked and came home on pitcher
Shay's three bagger. They put the
same on ice in the third when C'o
baugh got to first on an error, stole
second, and went to third when an
error was committed on Hinkle's
hatted ball. Hinkle stole and both
runners crossed the plate on "Bill
Reiff's double. Wingard singled,
went to second on Miller's fielders
choice and came home when Shay
again hit timely. Hinkle cracked out
another hit and stole second. "Bill"
Reiff was again on the job with a hit
that scored Hinkle.
Reading had a big session in the
third when they scored a quartet of
runs. Piatt reached first on an error,
and immediately stole. Davies walk
ed and both runners scored on Me-
Curdy's threc-basger. Levnn was
walked and stole. Ehling singled and
two more runners counted. Their last
run scored in the fifth when McCurdy
signed, went to second on a fielders'
choice, and came home on another
hit by Ehling.
McCurdy and Ehling were the
heavy sticksmiths fbr the losers,
while "Bill" Reiff and Shay batted
timely for the winners. Manager
Pressler protested the game, claim
ing that the rules of the league were
broken in playing only five innings.
The rules read that seven innings
shall constitute a game, unless rain
or darkness interferes. At the start
of the game. Umpire Shickley agreed
with the two teams that only five
innings should be played because of
a drizzle that had already set in. At
the end of the fifth inning the sun
was shining, and Manager Pressler
claims that the game should have
proceeded until the end of the sev
enth inning. The protest was handed
in to President Reel. To-night
Rosewood and Hick-A-Thrift play,
while Friday evening the postponed
game between Galahad and Hick-A-
Thrift will be staged.
READING
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Shartle, 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2
McCurdy, ss. ... 2 1 2 2 0 1
I-evan, lb 2 2 0 3 0 0
Ehling, cf 3 0 2 0 0 0
Swartz, c 3 0 2 7 1 0
Hanson, 2b. ... 3 0 0 0 1 0
Cullen, If 2 o o o o l
Piatt, p 2 1 0 0 0 0
rf 2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 5 612 3 4
GALAHAD
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Foland, c 3 1 1 10 1 0
Cobaugh, If. .. . 3 1 0 2 0 0
1 tinkle, 3b. ... 3 2 1 1 0 0
Reiff, cf 3 1 2 0 0 0
Fortna, rf 3 0 0 0 o 0
"Winsard, 2b. ... 2 0 1 2 0 1
Miller, lb 2 1 0 2 0 0
Holland, ss 1 2 0 1 1 0
Shay, p 2 0 2 0 2 0
Totals 22 8 7 15 4 1
Galahad 1151 x—B
Reading 0040 I—s
Two-base hits, Reiff; three-base
hits, Shay, McCurdy, Reiff; home
runs, Foland; sacrifice hits, Mc
f'urdy; struck out, Piatt, 6; Shay, 7;
base on balls, Piatt, 1; Shay, 1; stolen
bases, Cobaugh, Piatt, Levan, 2
Hinkle, 2; Miller.
Chocolatemakers to Play
West End A. C. Saturday
• The West End A. C. will play the
strong Hershey club, the representa
tive team from that town, on the
West End field at Fourth and Seneca
streets, this Saturday at 3 p. m. The
chocolatemakers have a fast aggre
gation and are going at a swift clip at
the present time, having defeated the
St. Mary's team last Saturday by a
close score. It will be remembered
that St. Mary's defeated the West
Enders in their opening game.
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Mountains
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Good roads, beautiful scenery and a high
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Garage. Mountain walks and trails. Dry
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Overnight Motor Truck Service
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and
Intermediate Points
Ffcat Packard equipment. Connections at Philadelphia with Bal
timore, New York and New England points. Shippers and receivers
should communicate with us at once, as daily service is rapidly be
ing installed.
Moore's Motor Freight Company
Main Office, Front and CallowliUl Sts., Phila.
Address local communications,
Tare of Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa.
THURSDAY EVENING,
Snoodles He Picked Up a Pin and Thereby Hangs a Tale
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Baseball Summary;
Where They Play Today
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
American League
Detroit. 3; Philadelphia, 1.
St. Louis, 4; Washington, 2.
New York. 1; Cleveland, 0 (14 in
nings).
Boston-Cleveland (rain).
National League
Boston, 3; Cincinnati. 2.
Chicago, 2; Brooklyn, 1.
Pittsburgh, 6; Philadelphia, 5 (12
innings).
St. Louis-New York (rain).
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American LOOKUP
\V. L. Pet.
Boston 19 11 .633
New York 16 13 .552
Chicago 14 12 .53S
Cleveland 1® 14 .533
St. Louis 14 13 .519
Washington 13 17 .433
Philadelphia 12 16 .429
Detroit 8 16 .533
National Lrngur
W. L. Pet.
New York 22 7 .75"
Chicago 18 11 -621
Pittsburgh 15 12 .556
Cincinnati IT 15 .531
Philadelphia 11 16 .4",
Brooklyn 11 17 .393
Boston 11 19 -38 •
St. Louis 9 19 .321
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American li<nmie
Chicago at New York.
St. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
Xntlonn! I.enjcne
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday's Results
Syracuse, 11; Jersey City, 2.
Newark-Rochester (rain).
Binghamton, 6: Buffalo, 4.
Toronto, 3; Baltimore, 1 (first
game).
Toronto, 2; Baltimore, 1 (second
game). |
Today's Schedule
Baltimore at' Rochester.
Jersey City at Toronto.
Newark at Buffalo.
Binghamton at Syracuse. ,
Something Will Drop On
Slacker Baseball Fans
Washington, May 22.—Persons
who sell seats on any roof or struc
ture overlooking a baseball park
will be obliged to pay a war tax to
the government according to an an
nouncement issued to-iKay by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue The
tax must be collected and paid by
the enterprising owner of occupant
of the building who receives pay
ment for the seats occupied by
'perchers."
The announcement says that in
one city a woman whose yard ad
joins the ball park has been selling
seats in a tree, the prices being five
and ten cents depending on how
high the patron has to climb. Re
cently the price has advanced to
six and eleven cents, the extra cent
being added to the war revenues.
"Ed" Colson, of Hutchinson, 111.,
has queried the attorney general for
a suggestion as to how boxcar gaz
ers at ball games may be compelled
to pay a war tax. In many cities be
sides Hutchinson, non-paying fans
take in all ball games from the top
of boxcars and houses near the
park, and Mr. Colson believes that
even If they do not pay admissions,
tlyy should come across with their
shares of Uncle Sam's war expenses.
Letters and Officers For
Camp Hill Athletes
Members of the Camp Hill High
School Athletic Associatifln at a
meeting in the High school room last
evening elected officers for the next
season. They are: President, Hugh
Harrison, a member of the junior
class: vice-president, Catharine
Smith, senior: secretary, Dorothy
Kendall, Junior: treasurer, Boyd
Freese, junior. Edmund Good was
elected manager of the boys' team
and Emery Nell was chosen captain.
Miss Chloe Fry, a junior, was elected
manager of the girls' team and Miss
Marian Dennison, a junior, was elect
ed captain.
Letters were awarded to the fol
lowing members of the girls' team,
Frances Paterson, Rebecca Kilborn.
manager: Chloe Fry, captain: Evelyn
Nailor. Marian Dennison and Helen
Bowman: varsity te'tm members who
were given letters are: Adam Nsll,
captain: John Nell. John Basehore,
Emery Nell, Hugh Harrison and Ed
mund Good, manager.
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Benny Leonard To Treat 'E m Rough At Gettysburg.
Benny Leonard, of New York,
lightweight champion of the world,
who is now serving his country as
boxing instructor to the army, with
the rank of lieutenant, may be seen
in the ring in Gettysburg on Me
morial Day, if plans now under way
are consummated. On that day a
big sport carnival will be staged on
Nixon Field, Gettysburg, by the
Ta/nk Corps. U. S. A., stationed at
Camp Colt, in which several boxing
contests will be featured, Lieut.
Tucker, direc tor of athletics at Camp
Colt, yesterday communicated with
the committee on war training camp
activities with the object of obtain
ing its authority to have Leonard
appear at Nixon Feld. Lieut. Tuck
er expects a favorable reply, if it
is possible for the lightweight cham
pion to be in Gettysburg on the day
of the meet.
Already a suitable opponent has
been selected for the New York title
holder, but his name will be with-
Baseball as She Is
Writ in Gay Paree
As the Telegraph keeps Its read
ers informed baseball is capsizing
all other in Europe. A
famous war correspondent of
France, Adolphe Max, got so en
thused over a diamond contest that
he has penned this mad melee of
description, saying:
'•This game, of which our beloved
comrades in arms speak in terms
grand, is of a puzzle to the uninitl
ater, and it is of this reason that I,
who have come at once from one of
the combats, should make all clear.
Briefly, this game is performed with-,
out the houses and a long instrument
—she is of wood and is Jocularly
denominated 'bat' —with which the
players, of which there are eighteen
divided in half, make collision with
the ball, thereby escaping injuries
serious. Stationed where they can
not interfere with the viewpoint of
the spectators are the players.
"Now, my dear friends, that you a
clear comprehension of this game
have gained, I shall proceed as the
sportman writers American do and
apportion the battle into nine
phase's:
Alert! Again Alert!
"Inning No. I—Alert! Nine of
these players have the field travers
ed. Each of* them have with cau
tion protected their hands right and
one has had the wisdom superb to
safeguard his anatomique with a
cushion pneumatique. Again, alert!
a gentleman in uniform blue speaks
with feeling of the artillery (in the
technique of the game it is announc
ing the batteries), a player takes a
posture facing him and waves the
'bat.' i
"It is possible he conspires to kill
his opponent No. 9—he of the cush
ion pneumatique who stands direct
ly to the rear. Ah, yes! that it is
—for see opponent No. 1, with
thought of magnificent quickness,
hurls the ball madly at this would
be Apache. Caere! He has missed!
But fast does he of the cushion
pneumatique return the ball iyena.de
to his savior. And the player with
the great club? <
"Palerme! he is hardened and
plays with his victim, saying, "I'll
get him on the one next.'
"Once more, my friend —alert!
See the bull grenade is again the air
in! What rapidity! What certainty
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
held until it is definitely decided
whether Leonard can take part in
a bout.
Benny Leonard proved himself
one of the most patriotic boxers in
the country when the cry went up
for men to instruct the army in box
ing, the science of which closely re
sembles that of bayonet fighting.
Leonard gave up a fortune and per
haps his career in the ring to offer
his services to the committee on
Training Camp Activities. He has
been stationed at Camp Upton in
New York and has been instru
mental in teaching the art of boxing
to many thousands of soldiers.
If Leonard goes to Gettysburg he
will appear before the most prom
ising fighters in the United States
army. The Tank service—the
"Treat Em Rough" outfit they call
it, is composed of the finest fighting
material that could be assembled,
and with a few more months of
training will be prepared to ride to
Berlin in their armored Lizzies.
of aim—ah, quake, thou Apache
rasea of the club! But no! How
this is. The villain degraded has
cunningly hit the grenade with his
club, the spectators by half are wild
ly indignant (shouting 'toubaggere,
toubaggere!' meaning, one of theni
informed me, revenge).
Toubaggere Means Revenge
"Their clubber, his dark heart, it
is no doubt to me, palpitating, takes
to his heels. He runs with splendid
quickness direct at a player who is
standing on a mat. It is pax ap
parent this player is a confederate,
for the vile Apache converses with
him amicably and stays there, It la
no me - t0 for m a league for
evil further.
It is clear that here M. Max's at
tention was diverted to something
besides the Apache' and. incident
ally the game, because he closes
inning No. 1" by saying. "The
players reversed their position, and
a sign significant of zero was hung
up to an accompaniment of cheers "
Discussing the spectators. Max
noted their strained expressions and
attributed them to "the practice of
drinking flavored water carbonique
from bottles." He states that he
was surprised to find spectators
throwing these bottles at the "gen
tleman in the uniform blue," and
that he finally Inquired about it. A
very polite soldier who had just
hurled his bottle told Max that the
gentleman was suspected of being a
Bocne.
Concluding his account, the French
Journalist assures his readers that
the hint about the gentleman being
®°^ he . didn't get past him, and
that he immediately placed the gen
tleman as "suspect" with the near
est office of the intelligence service.
STEEL/TOX TRIMS RAILROADERS
Last week's tie game between the
Steelton league team and the Phila
delphia Railway Policemen was pluv
ed off yesterday at Cottage Hill, end
ing with victory in seven innings for
the men from under the big tent
'Buck Ramsey and Atticks form'ed
the Cockill battery; the railroaders
used Reed and Maley. "Shorty" Mil
ler held th center of the stage with
his screeching triple and clean bingle.
A mud field caused four errors for
Steelton and the opponents gathered
in three runs right off the bat. be
fore Ramsey settled to his stride,
holding the railroaders runless after
that.
BEI.MOXT JUMORS WANT UAMUS
The Belmont Juniors have open
dates and would like to arrange
games with teams averaging from 15
to 18 years of age. To arrange
game, communicate with George
Cain, 2011 Foster street. Bell phone
1339-J, any evening between 4 and
6 o'clock.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets,- Ads.
Mermaid Barred
For Waywardness
What do you know about this?
Thte mighty nation of Australia would
bar its cleverest woman amateur
swimmer from competing in Amer
ica because of "feminine wayward
ness." And list to what they mean
by waywardness. As told in the
Telegraph yesterday, Fanny Durack,
the star of star mermaids in the land
of the kangaroo and boomerang, is
on the way over here with the ob
ject of proving that Australia can
beat the world in the finny sport.
Ahead of her came a cable from the
Athletic Committee that she must
not be allowed to compete here for
reasons to be given later. It devel
ops now, according to a story in the
Sydney Referee, that:
"Miss Fanny Durack has once more [
demonstrated the waywardness of !
woman by insisting upon taking the j
law into her own hands in defiance '
of constituted authority. She said, j
'I won't' a couple of years ago when
it was first suggested that one (or j
more) woman swimmer should visit i
America in response' to an invitation
received from that country.
"Miss Durack said 'I won't' again '
the other day when the same mat- i
ter was bofore the committee or a i
general meeting of the N. S. W. I* A. ■
S. A. These won'ts were not abso
lute refusals to go to the United J
States. Miss Durackf was as anx
ious to see that great country as j
■most Australians are, out, woman- j
like, she wanted her own way in the
matter. She desired on the first oe- i
casion that the outfit should be J
wholly Durack—Fanny Durack, the ]
representative, and Fanny Durack's
sister the chaperon.
Not Heal Amateurism
"She did not desire the company of
even Miss Mina Wylie. Whether
Miss Wylie was barred by the latest
won't, deponent knoweth not. Both
won'ts were refusals to allow the
Ladies' Association to appoint a
chaperon who would also act as man
ageress unless that body could be
induced to look upon Miss Durack's
demand with favor. This, of course,
could not be thought of for a mo
ment. It Is sisterly and natural that
Miss Durack should endeavor to
have a member of her own family as
companion on a trip so pregnant with
promise of pleasure. It was not,
however, a purely family affair with
the association; it was a matter of
business, and the best-qualltled per
son had to be selected.
"If Fanny Durack's sister had the
required experience and the necessary
attributes, which amount to a great
deal, that will easily occur to the.
thinker, there would be nothing
against the two sisters going on the
long jaunt together beyond that it
might be a free and easy sort of
amateurism which allowed such a
thing."
Pennant and Cup For Tech
Basketball Champions
The annual spring meeting of the
officers of the Central Penn basket
ball league will be held at the Uni
versity Club Saturday morning at 11
o'clock. The purpose of the meet
ing is to arrange the schedule for
the coming basketball season. The
circuit will likely remain the same
with possibly Lancaster admitted in
place of Central. Lancaster was a
member several years ago. but drop
ped the sport because of the luck
of a gymnasium. It is understood
the new gym is ready for the indoor
sport.
Tech will also be awarded the
pennant of this season, as well as
the Reading-Times cup that is in
possession of Reading. President C.
E. Bilheimer, of York, is the only
officer who remains on the job. Sec
retary and Treasurer Mahlon has
gone to the Army, and Leroy Ught
ner is no longer a member of the
Reading High school faculty. Each
team will play two games with each
of the other quintets.
TECH NO. 2 TEAM WIXS
In a fast game at Island Park,
section 2 team, of Tech trimmed
section 4 squad, 9-3, Books being
touched up for three runs in the
fourth. The playing of Hefflefinger,
Ditzel and Upp featured, and the
twirling of Gemperling. This was
the second victory for Tech No. 2.
SEC. 2 OF TECH
R. H. O. A. E.
Isaaeman, 3b 2 1 2 3 0
Murray, lb 1 111 0 0
Hefflefinger, cf ... 2 2 1 0 0
Ditzel. ss 0 0 0 2 0
Johnson, K, rf .... 0 0 0 0 1
Landon, If 0 0 0 0 0
Marcus, c 2 2 7 0 0
Upp, 2b ... 1 1 2 5 0
Gemperling, p.... 1 1 0 3 0
Totals 9 8 23 13 1
SEC. 4 OF TECH
R. H. O. A. E.
Bowman, 3b 1 1 1 2 1
Kindler, lb 1 0 7 0 2
McGratz, cf 0 2 2 0 0
Books, p 0 1 1 3 0
Koons, 2b 0 0 0 5 0
Slgmond. rf o 0 2 0 l
Johnson, If 1 1 1 0 0
Snyder, ss 0 0 1 2 2
Totals 3 5 15 12 0
Two-base hits. Hefflefinger. P.
Johnson. Three-base hits, Koons.
Sacrifice hits. Isaaeman, Murray,
Books. Struck out. By Gemperling,
7; by Books. 4. Base on balls, oft
Gemperling. 2; off Books, 2. Hit by
pitcher, Ditzel. Stolen bases, Mar
cus, Uppti, 2; Murray, 2: HertlefinKer,
Snyder. Books. Passed balls, Mar
cus, 2; Shue, 3. Wild pitches, Liuoks
L Umpire, Neavllng,
BROTHERS TO MEET "OVER THERE"
ARTHUR FITZGERALD
Arriving safely in Franco several days ago, according to advices just
received. Arthur Fitzgerald, Company I, 112 th Infantry, is planning to
meet his brother, Carroll W. Fitzgerald, serving with Battalion D, 53d
Coast Artillery, as early as possible. Carroll has been in France since last
August and has already seen service on the battlefront. Arthur had serv
ed on the border during the Mexican rumpus of 1916. He was a member
of the Old Eighth Regiment. Pennsylvania National Guards. Both are the
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Fitzgerald, 69 North Seventeenth
street.
Tests Out Gas Mask For i
Service at the Front
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CECIL. C. CRULL
Here is shown Cecil C. Crull, of
Penbrook, with a gas mask. He is
a member of the 320 th Field Signal
unit, and has received his training
in Camp Fremont, Cal.
Central High Wins Final
Game From Academy
Central took the deciding game
of her series with the Harrisburg
Acaejemy yesterday, 11-0. Two bad
innings for the Academy did the
damage when Central pounded the
ball freely and there were a number
of infield errors. The rest of the
game was tight.
Esquerro held the mound for *he
Academy and pitched good ball out
side of the two bad innings. Goodiel's
work for Central was excellent, as he
held the Academy to two hits. Both
Fields and Stone worked well behind
the bat, holding the deliveries and
throwing well.
There were several changes In the
Academy line-up, Newlln changing
from third to first, Laudermllch tak
ing Newlln's place. In the outfield
May and Wescott, two nejv men on
the team were ?iven a tryout, acquit
ting themselves well. The Academy
has a hard nut to crack this Satur
day in Duncannon High school,
which has defeated both the Tech
ard Central "Informals." The score
by innings:
Central 0 0 4 7 0 0 o—ll
Acad amy 000000 0— 0
Batteries: For Central. Goodld
and Fields; Academy, Esquerro and
Stone.
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COLLARS
FOR SPRING
CASCO-2W<>u I
MAY 23, 1918.
bIL
CARROLL W. FITZGERALD
Big Blow on Flanders
Front Now Looked For
London, May 23.—The Manchester
Guardian military expert says:
"Indications are slight, but so far
as they go they would seem to point
to the possibility that the main
weight of the German attack in
Flanders will be at the two extreme
ends of the Allied lines, north of
Givenchy and north of Ypres. The
object of such a maneuver would be
to get athwart of any possible re
tirement from Ypres should their
next advance meet with initial suc
cess.
"The mere occupation of Ypres by
their armies would be a hollow vic
tory if the army that has held it so
long were to retire, and their aim Is
not so much, at this stage of the
war, to win positions as to reduce
the effective fighting strength of the
Allies. Small successes dearly
bought are worse than useless to
them. Unless they get all, they had
better have rested content with noth
ing and economized their manpower.
Therefore, when the Germans do at
tack it will be on a great scale".
"What they would like most of all
would be to break through toward
Amiens and south of the Sommc, for
that would separate the two armies
and destroy the efficacy of the united
command, which they recognize to be
the most important victory of Allied
military policy since the occupation
of Passchendaele Ridge. Failing
that, they would like to make some
strategic coup which, while not sep
arating the British and French,
would cut off a portion of the Allied
forces in Flanders.
"But, except by a surprise, they
have no chance of bringing oft the
victory they desire. It will be a sur
prise of weight: that is to say,
while they will probably attack all
along the line, they will choose some
important point at which to concen
trate, as they hope, overwhelming
forces. That is why our reconnais
sance work Is the most important
work that our air service can do.
The days of natural fog are drawing
to a close, but therb is such a thing
as artificial fog and it must be re
membered that what gave the Ger
mans their first start at St. Quentin
was the early morning fog."
"They Shall
Not Pass"
The demons of high costs will
not be able to batter down the
bulwark of
King Oscar Quality
The price has changed to six
cents, but the quality holds.
JOHN C. HERMAN & CO.
Makers
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Wilson Signs Sedition
Bill; Measure Drastic;
Carries Heavy Penalties
Washington, May 23.—Enemy
propagandists in the United States
find themselves In a close-meshed
net, followingMhe signing by Presi
dent Wilson yesterday of the "sedi
tion bill."
This measure Is the most drastic
ever enacted to catch and punish
the enemy agent who commits an
overt disloyal act.
It imposes a prison term of twenty
years, a fine of SIO,OOO or both on
any person who writes, prints or
utters anything tending to obstruct
a Liberty Loan campaign, recruiting
for the army or navy, or anything
villifying the government or officials,
or tending to incite resistance to
them or who by word or deed favors
the oause of Germany or her allies.
It takes away mail privileges from
persons convicted of violating it. If
a man violates the act, no mail ad
dressed to him and none sent out by
him, will be delivered.
It is one of a trio of laws Presi
dent Wilson asked Congress to enact
to strengthen the government in
dealing with internal enemies. The
others are the hills penalizing sabot
age and destruction of war materials
and that including women under the
terms of the enemy alien law. All
are now in effect.
The Department of Justice an
nounces that registration of women
under the last-named law will be
gin Monday., June 17 and contlnua
until June 26.
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