BLACK CATS OF CAMP COLT SCRATCH AVIATORS OF MIDDLETOWN; STEELTON AWAY BLACK CATS SCRATCH DEEP ■After Clawing the Eyes Out of Pitcher Enoch, Tanks and Aviators Dine Together If the Tank boys of Camp Colt, alias "Black Cats," wade into the Huns the way they did into the Mid dletown flyers last evening at Cot tage Hill, it's a coroner's inquest for Kaiser Bill before the robins sing again. The score was 11-1, gathered off Pitcher Enoch, who must have been very sorry that he could not be grabbed up to heaven suddenly like his ancient predecessor in Bible days. The Middletown Aviators illustrated that anything may happen in our na tional pastime; for they had been kicking up the dust with a bunch of fast teams, and when Lieutenant Omar Harris suggested a battle with the Black Cats he did not have to wait for an answer. The lieutenant, incidentally, is one of the most picturesque personages in service to-day. They used to call hint "daddy of baseball in the Orient." be cause lie established the game in the Philippines way back in Spanish War days. President Roosevelt, who always knew a live one at lirst sight, helped along by sending equipment. Harris had only S4O to start his league with, but he very soon had a number of businessmen of Manilla in terested, and the league thrived. Lawyer, soldier, mechanical engineer, the lieutenant left the service some years ago, but immediately waded in at the beginning of war and, of course, had no trouble getting a commission. He is postmaster at Camp Colt and dynamo extraordinary 111 all activities. There was the best of feeling be tween tlte two units, after the slaugh ter, and all hands dropped a barrage at the Central V. M. C. A. dining table, (rhcre the Camp Fire Girls sang, and Lieutenant Harris, Lieuten ant Flood, of the Tank Corps; A. D. Bacon and Al. Thomas starred in toasting contest. How lllack Cats Scratch AVIATION R. H. O. A. E. Maxwell, cf 0 0 0 1 2 Bfaefflin, ss 0 0 2 2 0 Seigelberg, If 0 1 1 1 0 Nolan, lb 0 0 6 0 0 Stewart, rf 0 1 1 0 0 Knothe, 31) 1 1 3 1 2 Wilson, 2b 0 1 0 2 0 Kaltermier, p 0 0 0 1 0 Wilson, c 0 0 T 3 0 Blisset, p 0 0 0 2 0 Wilson, cf o o l o o ..Totals 1 4 21 13 4 CAMP COLT R. H. O. A. E. Bachelor, ss 2 1 3 4 0 Statin, lb 2 2 8 0 0 Oken. rf 1 1 0 0 0 Erting. cf; 1 2 0 0 0 Bubell. If 0 0 1 1 n Patty, 3b. 0 1 0 0 0 Gill, 2b. ...* 2 1 1 1 it > Hickman, c. 1 2 7 4 0 Enoch, p 2 2 1 1 0 Totals U 12 21 11 0 Gettysburg 3 41100 2 —ll A viatic 000010 0— 1 Her., i uns—Enoch. Boy Wonder Helps W. E. Defeat Suburbans 8 to 6 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE l.a-,t Evening's Results West End, 8; Suburbans, G. Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pet. Kiwanis 4 1 .800 Appleby 3 J. .750 Newsies :. ... 3 2 .000 West End 3 2 .600 Belmont 1 2 .333 Sul%rbans 1 3 .250 Baptist 1 3 .250 Evangelicals 1 3 .250 Monday's Game Kiwanis vs. Newsies. A mere kid, leftfielder Hylan, stirred spectators to a frenzy of ap * plause at last* night's game in the Industrial League in which West End Juniors beat Suburban, 8-6. This prodigy pulled a brace of cir cus catch 's worthy of Joe Jackson, and contributed much toward cop ping a protested game, for the Su burbans had won some time ago with an outside player. The score: SUBURBANS R. H. O. A. E. Coken. e 0 1 5 0 0 Cooper, p........ 2 1 0 3 0 Hauker, cf 2 1 1 0 0 , Bomgardner, lb .. 0 1 5 1 1 ' Rady, cf 1 1 0 0 0 Shuey. If 0 0 i o 0 Gough. 3b 0 1 2 0 t Clark, ss 0 1 2 3 0 . Cook, 2b 1 1 3 1 0 Totals 6 8 19 8 2 WEST END R. H. O. A. E. Hylan. If 1 1 2 0 0 Bell, 3b 0 0 0 3 0 Cooklin, c 1 0 5 0 0 McCann. cf 2 1 0 0 0 Harle, lb 1 0 7 1 3 Wichello. J'f 1 1 2 n 0 Smith. 2b 1 3 1 1 0 George, ss 1 1 2 4 0 Wevedau. o 0 1 0 2 0 Wallace, lb 0 0 3 0 0 Totals 8 8 22 11 3 West End 3 0 112 1 o—B Suburbans 2 1 1 2 0 0 o—6 Two-base hit, Wichello. Three base hit. Smith, 2. Struck out, by Wevedau, 5; Cooper, 5. Base on bolls. Cooper, 4; Wevedan, 3. Hit by pitcher, Cady, Hylan. Time, 1.30. Umpire, Bell. Reservoir Golfers Contest For City Title Today An Important golf match was scheduled for this afternoon at Res fbvolr links, the result to decide who /ould meet Karrv Scheiner for city championship title. Shreiner, who qualified for finals several weeks ago, Is in prime shape, going two round 3 yesterday with scores of 39 and 40. In tho elimination process Harry Miller defeated Ed Longeneeker af ter a brilliant tourney, and Heine Zimmerman qualified to meet Miliar. It is anybody's trophy up to the present, with a dark horse having plenty of chance. Appleby Brothers Accept Bates & Rodgers Challenge Manager John W. Appleby, of the Appleby and Whlttaker baseball club, has accented the challenge of the fast ieam of Bates and Rodgers, construct ing I*. H. Government warehouses at Marsh Run. This crack unit, com posed of ex-college stars. Manager Appleby is not underestimating, and he is preparing for a hard game. The battle will take place Monday even ing. Nt 6 o'clock, at New Cumberland grounds • SATURDAY EVENING Snoodles Slewfoot Goes After an Ancient Enemy *-* *■* By Hunge —i [vcccro t I Y Ig'wan An' Throw me cvt 1 I i "YUfci / —f —ZZZ^~-r~ — -- Suwgoddy SAID THAT BIRD > , Hiking -> I = ==^f== : pT^ - ' TZZZZZZZf—rx fZZ~Z-~ 1 BRONQ- M€vaj BROT>D6R. /yvi\ j C, " T , VOH'D A SbAKED'I/M , —^ few - 1 "TJ " - Too IT YOh HAD Tcri rmm- I n <i. w ☆ HELP TAK€. KeG '^-( , rz. -rue <*> T T -X--/- ov "TH' ©U(MC . V F 73Tf IC TaAT 1 Xm ike 6®* f 1— Duck Hunting With Tom Marshall Amid Mosquitoes and Corn-Juice An Ohio River Duck Hunt! The Evansville, Ind., quartet are a well known quantity to the trapshoottng fraternity. G. A. Beard, Wilbur Er skine, Jr., Franks Fuchs, A 1 Green and Walter Jones are not only expert shots at the trap but their "Shooting at Homes" rank as premier social events. Aboard the 24-foot motorbo'at Rambler, the writer was guest of this aggregation on a most successful duck hunt. Our engines were put in mo tion and the boat s>vung out from the Evansville shore and headed down the Ohio river with Commodore Fuchs officiating at the wheel as pilot. As we rushed down stream, we were a happy congenial party of hunters. Many were the stories told of our prowess with the scatter gun. It was a sportsmen's courtesy to listen, di gest, accept and believe without delv ing into details all of the stories re cited. Ducks had been reported to us in countless numbers at French Island about 23 miles below Evansville, wflere they were feeding in the corn fields, on the limited crops of the na tives and we had been especially urged to run down and huijt, inciden tally acting as corn protectors. The rocking of the boat in conjunc tion with a few properly fitted "night caps." induced sleep and we were soon dreaminc of the execution of difficult singles and doubles or possibly a few pot shots made in our boyhood days. We were suddenly awakened with a crash, every phase of a head end railroad collision was introduced. Commodore Fuchs had discovered that his engine was skipping and headed the boat for the shore, his judgment of distance was in error and he failed to shut off his engine at the logical moment, as a result we went into the bank under full headway. Is it necessary to state that the oversight was immediately mentioned to the commodore, accom panied by a few emphatic remarks, which really did not savor of compli ments for our Skipper; being a guest I was liandicaped into complete silence. Breaking day was announced by the ducks starting an incessant line of conversation and flying in every di rection apparently Jradly rattled. When It was light enough for us to locate surroundings, we had grounded on the head of French Island, our ob jective grounds. Ducks were uneasy and flying low, they were leaving the open water and seeking the havens of rest and protection in the tim bered sloughs and protected bayous, while many were headed into the corn fields adjacent. The island Is about one and one-half miles long and a half mile wide, high land which seldom overflows. One tenement house Is conveniently located for the ac commodation of visiting nimrods. This semi-hostelry is run by Abe Martin, a typical Ohio River Rat. Tall and ungainly, with eyes very much re sembling those of a dead fish. He was very proud of his scattering hir sute appendage, which were carefully trained to point directly toward the person he was addressing, as he talked his cracked voice, with trem elo stop fully extended, gave, his chin spinach a trembling effect. He raised and chewed his own tobacco, which he claimed furnished a high grade of saliva, which enabled him to ex pectorate at moving objects with especial accuracy and precision. He made the house cat's eye his favorite target and very seldom failed to put the oat tip in the air with a discordant yowl. Two of our party decided to BIG JOB FOR EDDIE PLANK Famous Southpaw Will Try to Cinch Pennant at Spar row's Point Today I.ineup at Sparrows Point Steelton. Sparrows Point. Hunter, rf. Fewster, 2b. Knight. 3b. Russell, lb.. Heall. if., cf. J. Walsh, ss. Kauffman, lb. Brown, If. McCarthy, 2b. O'Rourke, rf. • Roach, ss. High, cf. Stutz, If. D. Walsh, 3b. Miller, cf. Smith, c. Kdmundson, c. Roth, p. Plank, p. This was a critical day in the Bethlehem Steel League, with Steel ton at Sparrows Point, Lebanon at Fore River, and Wilmington at Beth lehem. Manager CockiU's huskies will have their hands full to-day, for Sparrow's Point trimmed Bethlehem last week, 3-0, with Tesreau pitching against Roth, and practically dumped Bethlehem out of the flag contest. To-day Steclton will face this same Roth, most likely, and Eddie Plank will havo to have everything for a victory. Wilmington is determined to win the pennant and has to-day a strong er lineup than any time prior in the season. In fact, the Wilmington team has been strengthened materially in the iniield, three new players having joined the club. They are Carlin, not of big league fame, but a plant play er that developed into one of the best shortstops in the league. Second base will be covered by Getz, formerly with the Brooklyn Nationals, and third base by Beck, until recently on the New York Yankees' pay roll. Probably more interest is centered on the game in Bethlehem than any other In the circuit. The outcome will decide the runnersup to Steelton. Wilmington having one more game to play than either St.eelton or Beth lehem, stands the best chance of oust ing the Cockill crowd and if they win to-day's contest will have still great er. an advantage in playing the re maining three games on their schedule at. home, while Steelton fin ishes on the road. STANDNIG OF THE CLUBS W. L. PC. Steelton 11 6 .647 Wilmington 9 7 .562 Bethlehem 9 8 .529 Sparrows Point 8 9 .457 Lebanon 6 8 .428 Fore River 6 10 .333 remain the first night with Boniface Martin, in preference to returning to our boat, which was about a half mile distant. The following morning while the boys were enjoying their pro-breakfast ablution, Abe came out and made the inquiry, "How did you all sleep last night?." Beard imme diately piped up, 'Not a wing, the bed bugs were too industrious." The old man looked around, took a spit at a tin cup, raised his voice a tone higher, permitted his beard to assume the as pen quiver, answered, "Haint they bad." The old gent advised me that he was considered one of the best game get ters on the island, yesterday he killed three at one shot, the balance got up and flew away. When asked about tte bass fishing around the island, said, "It was mighty good at times, but too danged many bass went over the top of his net to suit him." We at once unanimously voted him a child of the open, who had been raised to respect sportsmen's ethics and succled at the breast of Dame Nature. Martin's two guests gladly walked back to our boat the follow ing evening; they were then loud in their praises of our sleeping quarters. We had rehabilitated into blinds a number of old corn shocks, which had been torn down by the hungry ducks in their hunt for food, we scattered through the field with about 100 yards between us. Ducks commenced to move and were soon milling in every direction, they were confused, which is indicative of an approaching storm. A dark bank of clouds lay in the west from whicl) issued flashes of light ning with suppressed thunder, which our tame decors devoted their time to dodging. Incoming ducks fairly fell into our decoys, they were appar ently reluctant to leave, even after they had been saluted in mid air by our barrage fire. Doubles were so easy and numerous, they did not re ceive honorable mention at the even ing meal. Sex favorites had been con tinuously played and our bag of birds were for the most part green-heads. We had our limit and were back to the boat before the storm broke. Mr. Martin had discovered the fact that all of our party were not prohibitionists and he accompanied us back to the boat, where he demonstrated real corn juice capacity, at the same time ex pressing a preference for that good old "stick-gin," which has the torch light procession effect as it marches down one's throat. Our boat was made fast to the bank, soon there was a tugging at the hawsers and caps full of wind were skitting over the water. Fuchs is a practical boat man. he improvised some spars, ex tending them inshore, which saved us from being beached, when a 50-mile wind churned the ordinarily placid Ohio into a sea of white caps. We had previously telephoned back to Evansville for a motor expert, who anpeared about the time tl)e storm ahated and soon had our engine per forming its proper functions. Our be whiskered native son, saw us leave with deep and sincere regret, urging us to return and make his home our home, an invite we did not promise to accept, as we had a recollection of the report on "Haint they had." Skirt ing the ,<d|ore on our up trip, taking advantage of eddies and Jetting points, we killed a number of birds which were utilizing bank protection from the storm. Our trip wis a suc cess from every angle, many of our Evansville friends were feasted on 'corn-fed ducks." More power to the Evansville Quintet, my entertainers. West Enders Take on Fast Colored Club The West End A. C., champions of the city for the past two seasons, will meet to-day the Steelton Giants, a col ored club so fast as to be worthy op ponents for the West Enders. Earl Walz will most likely be back on the mound for West End, after a lapse of two weeks, suffering from a sore arm. The West Enders are barring none in their cleanup, andd expect to take on the strong Duncannon team before the close of the season. At present they are negotiating with the Brooks Machine Club, of York, for games on Labor Day. What They Did Yesterday; Where They Play Today VESTEHUAY'S RESULTS American League Cleveland, 12; New York, 4. Boston. 2; Chicago. 0. St. Louis. 5. Athletics, 2. Detroit. 8; Washington. 7. (16 in nings.) National l.eague Cincinnati, 5; New York, 4. Brooklyn. 5; Pittsburgh, 1. Phillies-Chicago, rain. St. Louis, 8; Boston, 0. STANDING OF THE CLUBS American l.eague W. L. PC. Boston 65 45 .591 Cleveland 64 48 .571 Washington 61 50 .550 New York 52 54 .491 Chicago 53 56 .486 St. Louis 51 56 .477 Detroit 49 60 .450 Athletics 42 68 .382 National l.eague W. L. PC. Chicago ' 69 38 .645 New York 63 45 .583 Pittsburgh 57 51 .528 Cincinnati 52 55 .486 Brooklyn 50 56 .472 Phillies 4T 57 .452 Boston 46 60 .434 St. Louis 45 67 .402 SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAA' American l.eague Chicago at New York. Detroit at Philadelph4a. Cleveland at Boston. St. Louis at Washington. .National League Boston at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. (Two games.) New York at Cincinnati. Phillies at Chicago. (Two games.) HAR.RJSBURG TELEGRAPH St. Frisco, Driven by "Pop" Geers, Breaks World Mark Driven by "Pop" Geers, nestor of the trotting turf, a bay stallion named St. Frisco, son of San Fran cisco, stepped the three fastest heats ever recorded anywhere by a stallion yesterday at the Grand Circuit race at Belmont and broke a world's rec ord. The skillful handling of "Pop" Geers is credited with being respon sible in great measure. Not only did St. Frisco trot the fastest three heats ever covered by a stallion, but he also equaled his own world's mile record for a stallion in the first heat of the race when he stepped around the distance in the remarkable time of 2.01%. Inci dentally, his feat in this heat low ered the record of the Belmont track, made by Mabel Trask last year when she covered the mile in 2.05%. Just how fast the wonderful horse traveled may be gauged when it is considered that the Belmont track is one of the slowest of the Grand Circuit tracks and yet he came within one-half second of the world's trotting race record, made by Ham burg Belle, over the Poughkeepsie track, when she covered the mile in 2.01%. The previous stallion race record for three heats was held by Etahwah and averaged nearly a second slower than St. Frisco's marks yesterday. St. Frisco led to the quarter pole in the opening heat, with Heir Reap er second. Miss Bertha Dillon, third, and Du Princeton, fourth. Heir Reap er broke badly during the second quarter and Joe Sefrlll, driving Miss Bertha Dillon, made a great effort to cut out a lead in the third quarter, when he sent her up after St. Frisco and made her take the lead with an uphill pull in the third quarter. This effort cost the mare too much and St. Frisco nosed her out on the stretch, equaling the world's stallion race mark of 2.01 3-4. In the second, the slowest, St. Frisco surged ahead of Du Princeton only ten feet from the wire, winning by a couple of inches in 2.04 3-4. The final heat was almost the same as the second, with St. Frisco going to the fore right at the start and making the pace all the way, while Lu Princeton stuck at his side and made the fight with Miss Bertha Dil lon trailing. Again Du Princeton tried hard in the stretch, but Geers un wound St. Frisco to win in 2.03. Hope Son Reported Dead May Only Be Wounded Harry Arndt, of Newport, a mem ber of Company A, 28th Infantry, may be wounded in a base hospital in France, rather than killed in ac tion, as reported by the War Depart ment. The War Department inform ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry' Arndt, that he was killed July 22, but since then they have received a card dated July 20, and a letter 'dat ed July 2S, stating he was wounded, and in a base hospital. Memorial services to have been held to-morrow in the "Newport church have been postponed. Summer Meeting of Lebanon County Apiators The Debanon County Beekeepers Association will hold a county meet ing at the bee yard of John S. Shope, at Annvllle. on Wednesday, August 28. ut 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This will be the important meeting for the summer. While winter losses were severe, favorable conditions have encouraged colony development and honey pro duction. A largo crop of honey will be harvested and remunerative prices should be realized. A discussion of beekeeping problems will be had. Professor J. O. Sanders, Economic Zoologists State Department of Agri culture, at Harrisburg, has worked untiringly for the interest of the bee keepers of Pennsylvania, and he will be represented by Chief -Apiary Ad viser Charles N. Greene, who will be present and serve the beekeepers in every way. Beekeepers and all who are Interested in bees or fruit are in vited to be present. CHANCE OPENS FOR MEN BETWEEN 46 AND 56 YEARS The eighteen counties of the Scran ton recruiting district have been add ed to the Harrisburg recruiting dis trict, it was" announced last night. Lieutenant Robert W. Lesher will therefore command recruiting in forty counties of the state. That recruiting activities will not he minimized because of the recent War Department ruling forbidding the enlistment of men between the ages of 18 and 45, but that Increased efforts will be made to secure enlist ments of men between 4 6 and 56, was declared by Lieutenant Lesher yesterday By the new ruling, men between these ages may be enlisted for the Signal Corps, Quartermasters Corps, Medical Corps and Ordnance Corps. WRITES OF WOUNDS Harry K. Fishman, 22 North Fifth street, who enlisted in Company D, old Bth Regiment, and is now a mem ber of the 112 th Regiment,in a let ter to his mother, Mrs. Moses Fish man, declares that he was wounded during the fighting along the Marne, July 2. He was wounded in the elbow and fingers. He declares the mem bers of the 112 th had the enemy on the run all the time, and at times it was necessary to use the cavalry to pursue them. 200 IN AUTO TRAIN Two hundred men of the 106 th Ammunition Train, en route to Camp Raritan, N. J., from Detroit, camped, near Oyster's Point. The men trav-' eled in specially made observation j cars. Captain McCreath at Post 72 Hours Before Citation On account of Captain William McCreath's bravery under lire dur ing the three days beginning July 14, for which he received the French war cross, has been received here. The account says that he remained on his post of duty 72 hours without sleep or rest. On the morning of the 15th hb voluntarily left his place of safety and went out into a barrage tire surpassing that -at Verdun and reorganized companies whose officers were killed or missing. The Germans having crossed the Marne, he volun teered to lead a patrol into their lines to locate their positions. His superior, Major Sylvester, made the recommendation for the war cross. MIDDLETOWN SHOE WORKERS TO GET BONUS Employes of Shoe Factory Will Receive Ten Per Cent. Bonus For Services Starting Monday morning the local shoe factory will pay a ten cent bonus to employes who work on piece work, but must get to work at 7 o'clock and work till 5.30. If they are five minutes overtime in the morning they lore, the bonus. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ulmer, of East Water street, received word that their son, Carl Ulmer, had arrived somewhere in France. John H. Brandt, woh was injured at the coal yard of Carson Dong, on Tuesday, and taken to the Harris burg hospital, returned home Thurs day. A special meeting of the School Board was held Thursday evening for the purpose of electing a teacher for English and history in the High school. Miss Catherine Stickle, of Palmyra, was elected to fill the place of Miss Elizabeth Eyster, who re signed. The schools will open the first Monday in September. All of the buildings are being cleaned. They will be finished this week. The school supplies haVe arrived and are being distributed to the various buildings by Superintendent H. J. Wickey. N. C. Fuhrmun visited his nephew, Theodore Fuhrman, at the Harris burg Hospital yesterday. He is the young man who was seriously in jured last Sunday evening at Dau phin when he fell off a motorcycle. Mrs. T. E. Mayes and daughter, Margaret Mayes, of Philadelphia, are the guests of Mrs. Mame Eniminger and daughter, Margaret Emminger, North Union street, for several days. A dance was held in the Diberty Band hall last evening by the colored folks of town, Steelton and Harris burg. Twenty members of the Red Cross met in the rooms yetserday afternoon and they have the present month al lotment completed, consisting of refugee garments, hospital garments and bandages. The allotments of June and July are still in the rooms awaiting orders from Philadelphia for shipments. George Stipe and Kenneth Gra ham, two young men from town, left yesterday for Philadelphia where they" have secured work in the ship yards. James Castiglia and Rodney Niss ley, who were assigned to the Uni versity of Pittsburgh, and Tony Fumo and Vogle Dupes to Dafayette College, Easton, left yesterday after reporting to the Steelton draft board. They will take a six weeks' course of special training. Krueger Estate Seized by Palmer as Property of Friend to Germany Now York, Aug. 17.—The estate of Gottfried Krueger, of Newark, N. J., valued at several million dollars, was taken over to-day by the alien prop erty custodian. An announcement at the custodian's office here said al though Mr. Krueger is an American citizen, he is classed as an enemy because of his residence In Germany. Mr. Krueger's properties, it was stated, include the United States Brewing Company, the Dyon and Sons' Brewing Company and large interests in the Union Brewing Company and the Home Brewing Company, all of Newark. Darge holdings in several New Jersey realty concerns also were taken over.* The seizure was made under a pro vision of the trading with the enemy act which rates ai naturalized citizen resident in an enemy country as an enemy. Before the outbreak of the Euro pean war Mr. Krueger, who is m<jre than 80 years old. went to Germany for his health. His repeated at tempts, since the declaration of American belligerency, to return to this country, have been unsuccesafui. Gottfried Krueger at one time was a lay Judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals of Now' Jersey, and member of the Court of Pardons. He had served as a Presidential elector and member of the New Jersey As sembly. WAR PROFITEERS ON FOODGAND DRESS [Continued from First I'age.] en Congress recently in compliance with a resolution requesting it and the Federal Trade Commission is un derstood to have obtained consider able information from the income re ports in preparation of its criticism of the meat-packing industry. In citing certain industry or com merce classifications as containing the large percentage of profiteers, the Treasury has made it (jlear that not ail individual businesses in these groups have gathered in swollen earnings. This is true particularly of coal operators, some of whom made enormous profits, often several hundred per cent, higher than good earnings of former years, while oth ers made barely enough to pay jus tified dividends. Wearing Apparel Gives Profit With a few exceptions . manufac turers of clothing and shoes report ed high profits. This was true of most concerns holding government contracts, many of which were let early in the war when the govern ment felt compelled to stimulate pro duction of the vast quantities of supplies needed by the Army. Scores of income reports from suit, shirt, underclothing and shoe manufac turers showed earnings of from thirty to 100 per cent, in invested capital. Dumber production, stimulated by the sudden enormous demand from cantonments and other government operations, netted forest and saw mill owners as well as distributors profits several times above those of normal years. Enormous Profits In Oil Oil producers made enormous proiits, which they claimed justified by the rapid depreciation of property and the extra financial hazard of their business. Despite high cost of labor and other factors entering into mining, the Treasury analysis shows that very few iron, copper or aluminum mines failed to make tremendous profits for their owners, under the government policy of stimulating production. Producers of silver, gold, platinum and other precious metals profited to a lesser extent. Automobile and motortruck man ufacturing was highly profitable, al though income returns show that earnings of different plants were far from uniform, some making as h'igh as fifty per cent, on investments, ,and others less than ten per cent. Meat Packers in Front Meat packers, flour millers and canners apparently stood at the top of the list of food profit-takers, ac cording to income returns. Farmers also made money heavily last year, but not enough of their returns have been analyzed to justify a general statement of their profits, officials say. Profiteering was by no means con fined to big business interests.. Small scale producers in thousands of cases reported profits equal to the aggre gate of from five to ten years' earn ings before the United States enter ed the war. More than 300 clerks of the In ternal Revenue Bureau have been employed in tabulating income re turns for the last six weeks and transmitting these in weekly or bi weekly instalments to the Senate, where the reports now are being pre pared for examination by the Senate Finance Committee in connection with its consideration of the new revenue bill. Names of individual companies are not reported, since theso by law must be considered confidential un less the President specifically author izes publication of tax returns. DUWCANNON The farmers' annual picnic will be held in Harry Dower's grove to-mor r°Due to the intense heat the entire plant of the Iron and Steel Works was idle Wednesday night. Master Stanley Willis has return ed to his home at Harrisburg after a visit here with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lehman. Miss Marion Wilkinson, of Philadel phia. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. r>'. Winter. Miss Kathryn Kline has returned from a visit to Bedford where she was a guest at the homp of her broth er. Frank Kline. Mrs. John A. Searfauss and daugh ter Naoma, of Harrisburg, are spend ing several days here with Walter W. Branvan, a brother of Mrs. Searfauss. William H. Wills visited his broth er Samuel Wills, at South Bend, In diana, during the week. The Rev. W. H. Stevens. a former pastor of the Methodist Epis copal Church, after a visit to the home of his daughter. Mrs. John W. C Kuglcr. has returned to his home In Lancaster county. The annual reunion of the Perry county camps. Patriotic Order Sons of America, will be held here Satur dav. Septemher 7. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Bornlnger nnd little son, were week-end guests of relatives at Mechanicsburg. HUN ROYALTY IN FIRST U-BOAT TRIP Amsterdam, Aug. 17. The Crown Princess of Germany, ac- : companled by the Grand Duke ! of Mecklenberg and the Princess of Brunswick, has made a sub marine trip to Helgoland, accord- < ing to German newspapers, which add that she 'did not secure the consent of the Emperor or the Crown Prince before leaving. This was the first submarine trip he Crown Princess ever took and ;he newspapers of Berlin ob jerve that it,was ail very well to make the venture once, but the future empress should not risk her life in "such experiments." AUGUST 17, 1918 WEST SHORE NEWS Enola Fire Company to Honor Members in Service j Knolu. Pa., Aug. 17. —Members of j the Enola Fire Company who are now in the service of the country will be fittingly honored at a service flag raising, which will take place on Tuesday evening. August 26. Several prominent speakers will make addresses and music will be furnished by the local community i horus under the direction of Prof. John W. Phillips, of Hurrisburg. On the following evening the company will hold an ice cream fes tival at the iirehouse. Amusements of all kinds will be the attraction, which will include cartoonist work by R. C. Galloway and acrobatic stunts by D. V. Nicholas. Community Chorus Plans Musical Treats For Winter Enola, Pa., Aug. 17. —Plans for I a busy season of the Enola Com munity Chorus are being made by the officers. The chorus will make its first public appearance at the service flag raising of the Enola Fire Company. It is the intention of the dilub to sing at all patriotic gatherings during the winter months. In all probability several special musical treats will be given by the chorus later on in the season. The direction of the chorus is in charge of Prof. John W. Phillips, leader of the Grace Methodist Church choir of Harrisburg. Party and Outing on Small Boy's Birthday New Cumberland. Pa., Aug. 17. Little friends of Walter Smith Jr. v/ere invited to help him celebrate his sixth birthday on Thursday evening as follows: Vance ltigling. Dale Guhl, Clark Baker. Herbert Stagewalt, Marshall and Margaret Smith. The party went by auto i mobile to Sujnmerdale and to Capi tol Park, Harrisburg, also going through the Capitol. Refreshments were served at S'weetland. He received a number of nice presents, including money and school sup plies. WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS New Cumberland. Pa.. Aug. 17. Mrs. Maggie Lytle fell down a flight of stairs at her home in Bridge street on Thursday. She was badly bruised and had a deep gash cut on her face.- , Summit Wins 22nd Game, Beating Albion 4 to 1 Junior League Standing W. L. Pet. Summit 22 1 .956 Swatara 15 9 .625 Albions 7 16 .304 Belmont 3 19 .136 Summit won its twenty-second same Friday evening by downing Al bions, 4 to 1. Darkness halted the game in the sixth, with Summit in the lead, 4 to 1. Each team was a few players short, so players were picked out from the crowd of fans. Barringer's homer in the tirst was the only run the Albions could tally. Oij Monday Albtans play Swatara. The score: ALBION R. R. O. A. E. Michlevitz. cf 0 1 1 0 0 Barringer, 3b 1 1 2 1 0 Sheaffer, sa ....... 0 0 1 2 0 j Hocker, lb 0 1 4 0 1 j Heagy, rf 9 0 0 0 1 Sersch, if 0 1 1 0 0 I Snyder, 2b . 0 0 1 1 0 i Stauffer, c 0 0 4 0 0 Books, p • 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 1 415 5 2 SUMMIT R. H. O. A. E. Snyder, c 0 0 5 0 0 Swnrtz, p 2 2 2 1 0 linger, lb 2 1 "*5 0 0| Mercurl, 2d 0 1 2 1 0 Rudy, 0 1 1 2 0 Lehrman, 3b 0.0 2 1 0, Pindar, If 0 0 0 0 0j Demma, c 0 1 1 0 0 j Hobbs. rf 0 0 0 0 0; Totals 4 618 5 0 Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 Summit 0 0 0 2 2 x—4 Two-base hits, Demma, Mercurio. Home run, Rarrtnger. Sacrifice hits, Barringer. StaufTer, Swartz. Pindar. Struck out. by Books, 2; Swartz, 6. Bases on balls, off Books, 1; Swartz, 0. Loft orfbose, Albion, 5; Summit. 7. Hit by pitcher, Snyder. Stolen bases, Michlevitz. Sersch, Swartz, Unger. Papsed balls, Snyder, one. Innings pitched. Books, 6; Swartz, 6. Time, 1.05. Umpire, Shickley. TO HOLD "TANK" SERVICE The P. R. B- Y. M. C. A. "gospel tank" will again be used on Sunday j evening in an openair illustrated lec-j ture, at the corner of Logan and ( Boyd streets, if the weather is fa vorable. There will be special vocal music and illustrated songs. Personal and Social Items of Towns on West Shore Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lauver and # daughter Ruth anl sons Clarence, Arthur, Eurle and Marlin Lauver, of Shiremanstown, are home from a visit witji Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yar ger at Dundee. N. Y. The latter also spent several days at Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Wolfe and I daughter, Mis Janet Louise Wolfe, of Shiremanstown. motored to Hunt- I ers Run on Wednesday. Miss Marian Magee has returned to her home at Harrisburg arter being the guest of Miss Sara Har raan at Shiremanstown. Mr. and Mrs. Adam H. Hetges and daughter. Pearl Delilah Heiges. of Mechanicsburg, spent several days with the latter's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce F. Feister. at Shiremanstown. Mrs. W. A. Clouser, Mrs. John F. Snyder,- of Shiremanstown, and tne latter's granddaughter. Miss Char lotte Snyder, of Harrisburg, spent a day recently with Mr. and Mrs. John Powell at New Cumberland. Mrs. Daniel W. Wonderly, of Highspire, and Mrs. Charles Ebert and son James, of Mechanicsburg. spent Thursday with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brlnton, at Shiremanstown. Mrs. W. W. Harmon and daugh ter. Miss Martha Harman, of Shire manstown. were Harrisburg visitors on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Mann and daugh ters, Miriam and Jenore Mann, and Mrs. Mary Reese, of Denver, Pa. have returned home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Howry at Shiremanstown Miss Mary Malehorn, of Steelton, is the guest of the Misses Pearl ami Aloe Shoop at Shiremanstown James Young, of Middletown, fell off a roof at the Government build ings and broke both arms. Misses Ella Long. Marjorie Me. Ivor and Daniel Pyffer and Milton Weber, of New Cumberland, went to a cottage at Marsh Run to spend , the weekend. Miss Louise Plack, of Altoona. is I a guest of Miss Julia Rue at the Methodist parsonage. New Cumber, land. Mrs. George Watkins. of New Cumberland, attended the funeral of her cousin. Lieutenant Atticks. al Paxtang yesterday. The Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Adam and daughters, of Willlamsport, are visiting friends at New Cumberland. W. A. Cross, a member of the Eighth Field Artillery, was a guesi of Mr. and Mrs. Roman Spangler in Market street. New Cumberland, on Thursday evening. GRAHAM ASKED ! TO RESIGN AS VT. GOVERNOR I ! Republican Stale Committee : Calls Upon Executive Under Fire to Quit Office By Associated Press Burlington, Vt., Aug. 17.—Gover nor Horace Graham was asked yes- I terday to resign his office in resolu tions adopted by Republican state committee at a special executive session. This week discrepancies amounting to $20,000 were found in the accounts of the governor when he held the office of state auditor. Governor Graham was invited to the meeting, but did not attend. Leading Republicans of the stalo . were present. I In a public statement following the disclosure of the discrepancies in the accounts Governor Graham admitted that he was at fault in the handling of his salary and official expenses, but said that he was not aware that any vouchers were miss ing. He asked the people of the state to suspend Judgment pending an examination of his accounts. Ex aminers are now working on liis books. 236 Officers Shot of the? 1,000 Arrested Moscow By Associated Press Amsterdam, Aug. 17.—Out of 1,- 000 officers arrested at Moscow and Petrograd because of counter-revo lutionary tendencies, 236 have been summarily shot, according to Mos cow advices to the Kreuz Zeitung of Berlin. DKSGHTKR ARRESTED WUlinniMtowii, Pa„ Aug. 17. Earl Rickert, who was in training at Camp Humphries, Va„ deserted the canton ment and spent the past week in town. l#e was rounded up by the Federal authorities and sent back to camp. GASSED SOLDIER HOME WllllniiiMoivn. Pa., Aug. 17. Joseph Randenbush Is nt home con valescing from a gas attack which he received while serving in France. Be is the first tSwn boy to return fronv the fron 9
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