TECH TO MEET FAST LEBANON TEAM; ANNIE OAKLEY SHOWING SOLDIERS HOW TO SHOOT Tech Ready For Lebanon Mercersburj* Game Is Off Tech is going right along at her football practice, preparing for bat tle with Lebanon High here next Sat urday, but she had a hard blow In having the Mercersburg game can celed. The management of that cracker-Jack organization notified Percy L. Qrubb, athletic director, that there was no chance of meet ing on October 19, and now Tech has two open dates, this one and No vember 2. The Mercersburg fray, canceled on account of the Spanish Stuff, was to be played down there. The Lebanon contest should prove to be stirring, for these chaps have a fast, stalwart team. Yesterday af ternoon, practically all of the varsity and scrub players were on deck for the rehearsal and the coach spent the afternoon playing the varsity back fleld with the scrub line and the'scrub baekfteld with the varsity line. The first string backfield plowed through Airplane Carries Piano From London to Paris Paris, Oct. 9.—One of the new large Allied bombing planes, in order to demonstrate its carrying capacity, has brought from Lon don to Paris a full-sized upright piano. The airplane Is capable of carrying six persons and much bombing explosives. 80 VETERANS OF FOREIGN LEGION [Continued from First Page.] Legion of France," said Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, state librarian, this morning. Of All Nationality* "France, in addition to her con script army, has a force of foreign troops of which the Foreign Legion is a Unit. It is a permanent part of the 19th French Army corps and is a descendent of the famous Irish Bri gade of Louis XIV. Its members come from all parts of the world. Prior to the war about 25 per cent, were Germans, mostly deserters from the frontier garrisons; 25 per cent, were French: and the balance was made up of Spaniards, Italians, Turks, Bel gians, Knglish and Americans. "The legion asks no questions. Men in its ranks have been known to for get to answer to their names—which they had very recently adopted. "The legion consists of two regi ments of abqut 4,000 men each. If he is physically sound almost any man can join the legion, anywhere. The discipline is just, but very strict. The legionaires wear the best boots in the world, but no socks, their feet being encased in squares of greased linen, folded. When there is no fight ing or marching to be done the legion makes roads. An ordinary daiy's march is 30 miles; and each man car - ries a 60-pound pack. V They are bound by an unwritten law that if ever forced to retreat they must adopt the slowest walk possible. On 11 occasions, up until last year, the legion had refused to obey an order to retreat, and in each instance died where .they stood, to the last man. Suffer Heavy Casualties "As at present constituted the le- I gion was started in 1831 and since j that year has taken a spendid part in every war of France. In the en- i gagement at Neuville St. Vaast it i was found that only 700 men remain ed of 4,000 who went into the battle." Harrisburg and the entire Harris burg Liberty Loan district this morn ing began buying Liberty Bonds as a rebuke to the Kaiser of Germany and his made-in-Germany peace prop osition. , Mayor Keister's proclamation of' last night, in which he declared to morrow to be "Unconditional Sur render Day," and in which he aslked citizens to buy bonds and stun the Kaiser, was advanced in effect by the population, which began to buy its "Unconditional Surrender" bonds to day. Bonds Going Well Bond sales were moving along rather well this morning, but there can be no letup if the city is to buy its J6,'000,000 quota, or if the district | is to buy the 510,000,000 worth of bonds alloted to it. The grand total for yesterday, counting outside towns and the city, homes and industrial campaign, was 13,814,350, which is only a third of the district quota of $10,198,430. Sergeant Sets Example A Liberty Bond purchaser yesterday was Sergeant Bobert S. Cowan, 108 th Field Artillery, who. from France, sent money to his mother, Mrs. J Frank Cowan, of 2148 Green street, with which to purchase him Liberty- Bonds. Bonds to the amount of $12,550 have been bought by district employes of the Bell Telephone and A. T. and P. Companies. Connecticut Mutual Life Insu-anco Company will buy $lO,OOO worth of bonds through the Harrisburg dis trict. WANTS BOND RELEASED The Dauphin county court late yesterday granted the application of Fred C. Miller and issued a rule on the District Attorney and the County Solicitor to show cause why John W. Starre, bondsman for J. Robbing Bennett, fugitive lawyer who is charged with embezzlement, should not be exonerated and relieved from paying the amount of the $5OO bond which was forfeited because Bennett absconded and failed to appear be fore Alderman C. J. Householder on June 14, last, for a preliminary hear ing in the embezzlement case. MARRIED 37 YEARS Marietta, Pa., Oct. 9.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gorner, Sr., residing in East Front street, were married 4hirty-seven years on Sunday. Both are enjoying good health, and are active members of the Zion Reform ed Church. They have lost a son in the present war, and he has been burled in France, according to word received by them from abroad They have several children and grandchildren. BUYING W. S. S. HELPS SAVING FOR U. S. BONDS itSfPut down your name at 6 p. m. WEDNESDAY EVENING. the varsity line almost at will there by uncovering the weak points of the line and showing up the strength of the four backfield men. Ebner and Wilsbach spent much time at place ment kicking and performed at a hundred per cent. Coach Smith con sidered the practice a very success ful one as it brought out some weak points which he can smooth out be fore the Lebanon game. Connors, the stellar guard who suffered a slight attack of the "flu" is again back on the Job and will be ready to enter the fray Saturday af ternoon providing the ban is lifted by that time. "Bus" Snyder, the as sistant manager lof the Maroon and Gray outfit who is convalescing from an attack of the "flu" was on the Island field yesteiday but did not participate in the practice. With the exception of these two cases, the Tech team has fortunately evaded the dreaded disease. JAMES H. TROUT KILLED IN WRECK [Continued from First Page.] the rear coach of No. 53, and was killed at his post. His was the only fatality of the collision and no one was injured. Full reports of the collision are c xpected by local Pennsy officials from Middle Division headquarters in Altoona later in the day. The body of Engineer Trout was brought to this city from the scene of the collision on a Pennsylvania express train reaching Harrisburg at 10.40 o'clock this morning and was met by the unfortunate man's stepson, Frederick W. Johnson, also of this city, who took the body to the engineer's late home in North Sixth street. As a result of the impact when the engine of train No. 37 ran head-on into the rear cabin-car of train No. 53, several express cars of the la ter were derailed, as were the engine and one passenger coach of the for mer. None of these, however, top pled over when the collision oc curred. Officials here connected with the Philadelphia Division said to-day said that both the express and pas senger trains were making detours at the moment of the accident to avoid the wreckage made an hour before by two westbound freight trains which obstructed the west bound passenger track. A heavy fog, it was said, was responsible for both accidents. No one, they said, was injured when the two freight cars came together. STUBBORN FIRE OVERCOME The fire in the dump at Thirteenth and Paxton streets that has been sending dense clouds of smoke and stench into the residential section at intervals during jjie last six weeks or two months, burns no more. One complaint after another reached the police headquarters and after several Were registered yesterday Mayor Keister ordered the Are chief to dispatch a fire company to the Are. It required a line of 2,200 feet of hose to get a stream of water on the dump, but the chief and his men persevered. They used the Friend ship steamer and with powerful streams tore away the bank of rub bish and eventually reached the seat of the trouble. The Are chief and members ; By Hungerford ' | tsm FOR I*l 1 *1 HI ! 50FT "PEDAL I THI2E6 LOUD " ' ISIE wt I COtrt-D ! ON -THAT MAFffiftL MUSIC AfSiD LUSXV % / wftMG- UNCLE OLL'S # * 1 ~~ ~~ <£££***?£ 1 VcC t PftgCIOUS Necre I . ) • PrvpfSV _ KIE APP'SftN ♦- It* . __ // * [oScei ! T U \6e°° GH jJi * 1 / rA I QGrt) H£ f 1 ! / <^A ?s k' m \ // Busted MY / j®; stairs fRoMW ♦ ! - i . ' ' ' - PENNSY ENGINEER DIESATSUNBURY Robert H. Barrow, Former Resident of City, Pneu monia Victim t Robert H. Barrow, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer who resided at | 2602 North Sixth street until last spring, is dead at his home in Sun bury. His widow is in a serious con dition from blood poisoning and two children, Clarence and Florence, are fin the Mary M. Packer Hospital suf ! fering with pneumonia. The father j died on Monday evening of pneumo- I nia. The dead man was 38 years old. |He was one of the most faithful I men In the service of the company, I fellow railroaders said to-day, and ! had been held in high stepm by i both officials and employes. His j home had been at Jersey Shore, where his parents resided for many I years. The body of Harry W. Kline, u < former employe of the Pennsylva ! nia, who dieU on Tuesday at Sun ; bury, will be brought to Halifax on j Friday where services will be held j at the home of Mis sister, Mrs. John j Bottomstone. Mr. Kline was 55 years old. 11l health compelled him to re tire from the service some time ago. He had been yardmaster of the Sun bury division. The funeral services \yill be held In charge of the Masons ] and Elks on Friday morning. Chance For Harrisburg to Stage Some Skilled Boxers Addressing his offer to the Key- I stone Athletic Club, Leo P. Flynn, of \ 328 East Fourteenth street, New! York city, wants to know if he can- i not accommodate the Capital City | with a boxing bout de luxe. "If you j are going In for the boxing game this winter," he offers, "I have the good men and would like to have J them appear in Harrisburg." His i batteries include: Bill Brennan, heavyweight, vs. Kid Norfolk, light weight; Pete Hartley, lightweight, vs. Barney Adair, lightweight; Battling Lahn, bantamweight, vs. Benny Mc- Coy, bantamweight. Brennan has had 67 fights and the only defeat ever registered against him was when Dempsey beat him in seven rounds. He has beaten Levinsky, Coffee, Bartley Madden, Gunboat Smith and scored 54 knockouts put of 67 fights. Norfolk has beaten all the light heavyweights and most of the heavy- | weights, including a 12-round ref- i eree's decision over Billy Miske of i St. Paul. Hartley has boxed such fellows -as Johnny Dundee, Joe Welling, Lew Tendler, Frankie Callahan, Phil i Bloom, Young Gradwell, Young Brown, Rocky Kansas, Indian Kid | Schiffer and many others. He is a j slashing good two-handed fighter who always gives the people a good run. Adair, is the new 19-year-old New York sensation who since January 1. 1918, has boxed Benny Leonard, Charlie White, Frankie Callahan, Jack Britton, Lew Tendler, Irish Patsy Cline and Willie Jackson and the only one to win the newspaper decision from* him was the cham pion whom he gave the fight of his life. Lahn and McCoy have boxed every bantamweight in the country out side of Pete Herman and will box anyone you select. PRESIDENT MEETS HUN_ STRATEGY [Contluucil from First Page.] termination is considered as having been removed. At the same time the President has notified the German government that its proposed "suspension of hostil ities" cannot be granted while a Ger man soldier remains on Allied soil. The German government must state to the world whether it will accept the fourteen terms previously laid down by President Wilson whole heartedly or as "a basis for negotia tions," which position cannot be con sidered by the United States and the Entente Allies. The step taken by President Wil son has met with the approval of the American people. Newspaper edi torial comment almost universally commended the move. Congressional leaders after carefully studying the communication sent by the President, praised it as a brilliant diplomatic stroke. Distinct approval was expected from the Allied nations. [The text of the President's reply to Prince Mnxiiiiilliaii is to be found on page 121 BLASTING TO BERLIN Washington. D. C., Oct. 9.—Huge increase in the artillery program have been decided on by the Ord nance Department, which yesterday asked the House Appropriations Committee to add (1,100,000,000 to its estimates of (2,667,000,000 to carry out its part of the enlarged army program. The War Depart ment has decided to provide more big guns foreach of the 80 divisions that America expects to have In France next year. • v , HENRY F. HOLDER ILL Henry F. Hiller, deputy prothono tary, is confined to his home in Hummelstown suffering with Span ish influenza. Reports this after noon were that his condition is "not so good." V - " ~ *" HARRISBURG S6BBL TEXEGK3LPU AROUND THE BASES l'at Ryan, the champion Hammer thrower and world's record holder, is now at the front.—Overseas News. i Fop love of Mtkei who's this guy, Max! | hen I'm here now with my pole-ax. A"** uy to W ilsoni "Huns nil hiutf, ' Just keep on tightin'i trent 'cm rough." According to the lat'est reports from Venezuela baseball beats bull fighting. From the American point of view there is nothing remarkable in such a statement. We always knew it did. But Pitcher Mutis, t>f the Borinquen Stars, the Porto Rlcan baseball club that recently visited Venezuela for a series of games, says that the sentiment has got hold In the South American Republic where for a fenturle's "la corrida ije toros" has been the national sport. People there still go afternoons to see the "toreador" give the deadly thrust to his victim but a greater number attend the morning baseball game and their enthusiusm at the "Juego de pelota" Is more intense and con tinuous. They bawl at the players and at each other, convincing proof that the fan has appeared in the South American republic. As play-- ers, the natives have not reached Porto Rican standards, they are rather weak fielders and batters. But throw! Ave Maria! how they can throw. According to Mutis, Walter Johnson and Trls Speaker would sit up and take notice if they saw the "Venezolanos" "tirando la pelota." So great is the desire of the people of Caracas to learn the American game that Mutis and one OF two of his companions were persuaded to re main after the series to teach en thusiasts how to play it. It looks as if the pitchers of the future may come from Caracas or Maracaibj instead of the Texas League. Tough campaigning times for Judge Bonniwell with all the gin mills in fluenzaed. If this is a wet campaign what's a dry one? For a real treat 'em rough game, football does not have many fatal ities, but this season already has re corded one. Last Saturday, Wendel S. Watkins, twenty, Chauncy, 0.. died following injuries received in Athens in a game between the Freshman teams of Ohio State and Ohio Uni versities. Watkins played on the Ohio University team and suffered a broken back. • Coach Bob Folwell showed up yes terday at U. of P. ball field foa the first time since the "lnflu" got him. The boys were mighty glad to see him because Bob keeps things mov ing. But they were also fortunate In having Bill Hollenbaek step In the breach. Mr. Hollenbaek is a regular COAL MINE DEAL BASIS OF SUIT SaxniaQ Claims an Agreement With Vance C. Mc- Cormick While no statement has been filed by Deputy Attorney General William H. Keller, counsel for Edwin F. Sax man, of Philadelphia, and Latrobe, in the action in assumpsit against Vance C. McCormick, Democratic national chairman and wealthy coal land owner, it is understood that the claim of $25,000 is based upon Saxman's con tention that Jie is entitled to that much by reason of a verdict rendered in favor of a coal company against the Pennsylvania Railroad after a trial of charges of discrimination some time ago. McCormick. Saxman and others were interested in the Sonman Shaft Coal Company, operating in the central soft coal district, and Saxman sold 100 shares he had in the company to Mc- Cormick for $2,600. He is understood to hold that in making the sale there was an agreement that he should par ticipate in an amount proportionate to his shares in any verdict secured in the discrimnation suit. This McCor mick is said to deny. Saxman's claim is said to be that he is entitled to the proportionate share,only to the time of the transfer, or between $25,000 and $30,000. The case will hardly come to trial for some time. Martin L. Houser Falls in Battle; Had Been * Reported Missing in War Martin L. Houser, one of three sons of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Houser, of Mlddletown, in the serv ice was killed in action on August 6, last, and is not a prisoner of the enemy, according to a telegram re ceived this morning by the father, who formrly was courthohuse custo dian and is now employed on Capitol Hill. The father was deeply affected by the sad news. Up until to-day he had entertained hopes that his son had met no greater fate than fail ing a prisoner. Martin .Houser en listed here early last year in Com pany C, of the old Eighth Regiment and went to France with the re organized 112 th as a member of U Company. Only recently Mr. Houser got word that his granddaughter's husband, Allen DifTenderfer, of Highspire, died of wounds received in action. CLARENCE I'HICK Clarence Price died this morning at the County Almhsouse. Funeral ser vices have not yet been arranged. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. patriot, according to Roy Reeves. He relates that when Hollenbaek arrived at the athletic association office the first man he saw was Folwell. "Hello, Bob," cried Bill., "What do you think? I Just left League Island, where I saw By Dickson, and I of fered hint my services as football coach under a government contract." "What sort of a contract is that?" queried Folwell. "A millionaire's contract, an agreement to work a year for $l," replied Bill, assuming a Charley Schwab attitude. "Well, I tell you what I will do," replied Fol well; "1 will raise the government ante by half a dollar." "You're on, I'm reporting this afternoon," snap ped Bill so quickly that It almost took away Folwell's breath. Where upon the Penn coach handed over the sum of a dollar and a half, which was pocketed by Hollenbaek In high glee, Graduate Manager Bushnell wit nessing the transaction. Not inany top-notch coaches would give then services for 31-50. It is said that Hughey Jennings, manager of the Detroit Tigers, in one of those who may decide not to return to the diamond spoft when Hunism has been smashed. Jennings is now making preparations to L ea ''' e soon for France, where he is to do baseball war work for the Knights of Columbus, and his friends say it Is doubtful if he will ever take up baseball again as a means of,, 1 "® 11 * hood. Hughey Is "well fixed and could have quit the game at any time during the last few years with out worrying about the future from a financial angle, but he has remain ed at this post largely through love of the sport. It is figured that a year's absence will leave him less eager for baseball and that he will not come back to the game In which he has been among the topliners as a player, coach .or a manager for 28 consecutive seasons. Probably Dan Costello, the former Pirate, will not be in a hurry to un load any more stories of his imagin ary travels on his soldier mates at Camp Upton. They're wise to him now. according to the camp paper. Recently, it will be remembered, Dan spun a yarn with himself as the hero. In which he told of having made the trip around the world with the 11c- Graw-Comiskey baseball teams and having played a game In Berlin with the Kaiser as spectator. The story was published In the Camp Upton "Trench and Camp," and also in a New York daily under a "special" line. When sporting editors Inform ed "Trench and Camp" that the teams never played, in Germany and that Dan Costello never even carried fats for McGraw and Comiskey. the answer was: "We're only pikers yet; give us a chance to study his tory and human character." ALUES STORM FOE FOR TWENTY MILES [Continued from First Page.] ALLIED ARMIES GET 10,000 PRISONERS By Associated Press Paris, 6