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The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
IT IS RESORT WEATHER
Only Slight Rise in Temperature
Is Expected.

Temperatures today averaged one
degree below normal. The wind blew
at the rate of twelve miles an hour
from the north.
For the first time since the sixth of
this month the mercury Wednesday
did not reach 80 degrees, and today
was expected to be slightly cooler
even than yesterday. according to s.
d. Flora, local weather observer. The
wind this morning was in the north
and the mercury climbed slowly. The
average for the last twenty-four hours
was below normal and last night was
the coolest in twelve nights. Slightly
warmer weather is expected Friday.
ured only four-hundredths of an inch
and according to Mr.. Flora the drouth
over the state is not yet broken.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Friday. and probably Sat
urday; slightly warmer Friday. This
is the first of the Alfalfa weather
forecasts" issued by the weather bu-
reau and covers period of forty
eight hours instead of thirty-six
The mercury started to fall ra pidly
yesterday afternoon after rea ching 81
degrees The lowest temperature this
morning was 6S degrees at O'Clock.
Mr.. Flora said this morning that the
mercury probably would not reach
the high mark of yesterday. and GER
tainly 1t would not reach 80 degrees
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 102 degrees, established
in 1901. The low record, SO degrees,
occurred in 1888
The Kaw river this morning showed
a stage of feet, fall of one-tenth
Continued on Page Twoj
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
DID NOT PRACTICE Plan
Friends Explain early Death of
Prof. Eli Melchnikoff

Paris, July 20.4That Prof Eli
Melchnikoff, the famous bacteriologist,
failed to carry out his own old age
precepts, is the explanation of his
death at the age of II years, advanced
today by a friend, who states the
scientist did not vigorously exclude
raw foods, salt dishes, green vegetables
and half cooked meats from his
dietary
This friend asserted that the pro-
fessor was known to drink a glass of
champagne occasionally, although he
denounced it's use.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
in A SAD PLIGHT
Battery A Sent to Border With
out Equipment

Authentic information has been re-
ceived here that Battery A, Topeka's
contribution to the army of national
guards now encamped on the Mexican
border, was sent away without full
equipment and that the members of
the battery as result have been suf-
fering untold hardships ever since
arrival at Eagle Pass.
No, they are not lacking in food
supplies, clothing or medical neces-
stiles, but there is not piece of base
ball paraphernalia in the whole bat
terry and as result the whole battery
is almost starved for a taste of the
national pastime.
The first intimation that Battery A
was unprepared along this line was
given in letter received by Robert
Fullerton from w. P. MacLean first
lieutenant of the battery, who took il
upon himself to make known the de-
privations his men are suffering rhe
letter is as follows:
Robert Fullerton, Topeka, Kan.
Dear Robert: The boys of the bat
terry want to organize a baseball team
here and are ready to clean up any
thing m camp, but they are short on
equipment and, as the pay of a soldier
is not princely. the boys cannot af-
ford to put out much in that line
If you have anything at all around
there in the way of balls, gloves. mitts,
bats. etc, that you can spare, the
whole battery would certainly appre-
ciate it and 1 would consider it a per-
scnal favor to be remembered a life
tir,c.
We shall be glad to send you the
results of our games.
Very sincerely yours.
W. P. MACLEAN
1st Lieut.. Bat. A, Kans. F. A.
Fullerton Brothers promptly real
lied the predicament of the boys and
boxed up a complete outfit consisting
of seven gloves, one first basanlan /,
mitt, one catcher's mftt and mask
three bats and two balls to be sent 10
Eagle Pass at once
Need More Yet
However. this equipment although
| it involves an outlay of s22, is not
enough to go around. and Fullerton
Bros. have agreed to make further
contributions by furnishing any piece
of baseball paraphernalia at cost II
there are any individuals who care to
make donations to the good cause.
Any article that is purchased to be
sent will be marked with the name
of the sender and any one who car
contribute from so cents up is invited
to do so.
Balls and bats and gloves are need
ed worse than anything else. but other
/ catchers' mits and masks and one oil
/ two chest protectors would undoubted-
| ly be greatly appreciated. Any one
who wishes to contribute to the func
should send in what they have tc
give as soon as possible as the ship.
ment will be made before the end oi
| the week.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
TORPEDO SANK EEMDIJK
This Is Decision Reached by the
Dutch Shipping Council.

Berlin, July 20.-The Dutch ship
ping council has completed it's investi-
cation of the explosion which dam
aged the Holland-American freighter
Eemdijk last April. 1t has decided,
the Overseas News agency says that
the explosion was caused by torpedo
of unknown origin
The British admiralty announced on
April Is that the Eemdijk while on
passage from Baltimore TO Rotterdam
with the Dutch colors painted on her
sides had been torpedoed by an enemy
submarine.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
AROUSED BY BLACKLIST
Business Men Will Take Action on
Move by British.

New York, July Robustness and
banking firms here have not yet de-
cided just what they will do regard
ing the action of the British in placing
their names upon their trade black
list. Many of them have put their
cases in the hands of the Merchants
association and the secretary of that
organization is now in Washington,
conterrlng with government officials.
There was talk today of calling a
meeting to discuss plan of united ac-
uon and engage joint counsel. but no
Definite course of procedure has been
agreed upon
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
Germans Either Conserving
Shells or Out of Supply.
VILLAGE LEVELED TO GROUND
CatacOmbed by Germans Who
Live Under Ground.
$4,000 Men in Subterranean
Cayerns Under One Town.
(BUILETIN.l

London, July 2O.-A little more
ground, taken by the Germans in their
counter attack at Longueval and in
DelviIle, has been recaptured by the
British, General Haig reported this
afternoon.
North of the Longueval-Bazen ntin
line, the British advanced their lines
this morning, making substantial ad-
vance near Leipzig redoubt-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
100 IN SHADE THERE
British Soldiers Find Mesopotamia a
Hot Place TO Fight

London. July 20.-The following of
ficial report from the British expedi-
tionary forces in Mesopotamia was
given out today:
"Since the last communique of the
18th nothing interesting has been re-
ported, the heat has been excessive,
for some days the temperature in the
shade has been over 120 degrees"
Constantinople. via London July
2O.-Turkish victories in Persia and
the Caucasus were announced today by
the war office. The statement fol-
lows:
East of Sineh, Persia. Russian
forces which attacked our detach-
ments were driven off. They left be-
hind great numbers of dead.
"In the Caucasus on our right wing
our advanced posts made successful
surprise attacks"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20

are now dropping upon German works
from guns stationed miles to the rear.
British artillery pieces of large and
small caliber, acting in unison, are
systematically pounding the German
first lines.
The roar of guns is continuous and
resembles the heavy roll of thunder.
The Germans are replying only occa-
sionally. Either they are seriously
out-gunned, or are saving their ammu-
milton.
German Air Craft Scarce.
British air craft, without molesta-
ton, are directing the fire of the ar
tillery. Since the beginning of the
Anglo-French push German air craft
have been surprisingly absent AL
lied flyers and balloon observers have
been working in perfect security. OBJ
tanning most valuable information
From height a short distance in the
rear, 1 obtained an excellent view of
Fricourt, Contamination, Mametz viii
iage, Mametz Wood, Bazentin-le-
Grand and other positions recently
conquered by the British. Later our
party traversed the valley of the
Somme and entered the ruins of Fri
court, once German stronghold, but
stormed and captured by the British
early in their great offensive.
Imagine giant steam roller pass
ing over an American town of 1000
iAAiidDAIoAeS dilo you get dH iuSd OIL
Fricourt today. The little French
town has been literally wiped off the
map. German dugouts and shellholes
represent the spike holes of huge
steam roller. The rest of the town is
flattened in debris. Here and there
from the hole of a battered-in Ger
man dugout comes a sickening stencil
that tells of piles of corpses
Village Is Catacombed
the scene at Fricourt is typical of
that in any of the other villages blot
+, ted out by high explosives. High Brit
/ ish officers say that the purpose of the
| British offensive is not speed, but to
recover by slow, steady pushes every
yard of invaded French and Belgian
territory at a minimum expense OF
| human blood and by a heavy use OF
powerful explosives of which there is
a big supply on hand.
| Fighting must go on below as well
as above ground. The Germans have
catacombed all villages to escape shell
fire. At Northumberland, for in
stance, the underground caverns shell
tered 5000 men. The entire Anglo
French front on the Somme offensive
are. as far as the eye can see, literally
swarmed with men and material.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20

Milwaukee, Wis. July 2O.-Labor
troubles continued to develop in many
of Milwaukee's foremost industries to-
day. The machinists' strike spread,
and a total of $500 machinists are
now out, demanding an eight-hour
day.
Nearly 1000 unorganized workers
from textile factories are striking.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
BY WILBUR S. FOREST.

With the British Army in Northern
France, July 2O.-Every foot of the
new German positions behind the lines
captured by the British north of the
Somme is being carefully and slowly
drenched with a destructive fire of
British high explosives in preparation
for a new attack. Giant British shells
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20

Aluminium is of the most abundant
of metals and ranks third among the elc-
ments which compose the crust Of he
earth. being exceeded cniy by oxygen and
silicon.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20

RREEZE from north may not be
good for fishing-but who wants
to fish.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20
THOUSANDS ON STRIKE

CONTINUED on Page Two3
The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-20

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight, Friday and probably
Saturday; slightly warmer Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-10
Unloading the Automobile.

When the purchaser Of a new car
accepts a quotation ~ o. b. Detroit,
he thinks, probably, that that is the
end of the matter. If he interviewed
his local freight agent on the subject
'of getting that automobile out Of the
box car interesting sidelights upon
the delivery of touring cars and
limousines, with perhaps a bit of pro
family thrown in. For this is about
the worst job that the freight handler
has to tackle with uuaided man-power.
A device invented by the agent of
the Santa Fe railroad at Riverside,
Cal, promises to solve this problem.
The device consists of a movable
platform on wheels, which ordinarily
remains a part of the warehouse plat
form When a carload OF automobiles
is received it is switched to the house
track and the platform run out. This
permits of easy access to the end
Of the car and the machines are run
on to the platform through the end
door. The platform is then showed
back and the automobiles wheeled
into the warehouse.
To facilitate the movement of the
platform it is run on a track of light
weight rails. slid out across the siding
rails from beneath the permanent
platform and showed back when not
in use. The device is credited with
saving of from so to sl5 per car
in unloading. and with eliminating
the use of the fiat car in this connec-
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-10
GARAGE SHOULD BE WELL
EQUIPPED WITH TOOLS

ut is d poor plan TO leave th"
garage without your ulI equipment
nr tool BOO your l'" said Nr Earl
M. Sllplcton ol jN. Sr1ploloa Motor
SALES CO.. oklahoma Citv djsTibu-
tor of the bort line ,f motor cars.
at Is always when your are least
prepared that unforeseen happen AID
the absence OF an end wrench or a
lack" that You left ON your garage
bench. may cause YOU great deal
Of inconvenience and possibly walk
to town. Your car comes TO you
completely equipped and with a set
of tools. with which every ordinary
repair may be- made The point to
bear in mind is to keep these to-
gcther in your ear and whore YOU can
find them.
If one is going TO take a long trip
II would be- well to provide oneself
with a few extra accessories, which
while they do not form part of
any tool equipment and can be rcadi-
" picked up in a moment at any
automobile supply store in the city;
arc often convenient 10 have with
you on the road These are one or
two tire sleeves or blowout patches;
a grease gun, two rolls of wire tape,
extra light bulbs, bali of heavy
twine. AN extra oil can for use in
injecting gasoline can of grease,
a gallon can Of cylinder oil and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-10

After you have ruined a few spark
plugs by removing them with a mon
key wrench you will get a socket
wrench that just fits around the plug
and protects the core from accident.
II only costs few cents and will pay
for itself after it has been used a few
times.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14
Death Of a Little Child.

The white robed angel visited
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Farmer and claimed for his own
little Albeat Marshall, who was
born Feb. %, 1915, and died july
10, 1916; age one year, four months
and three days. He leaves father,
mother, little sister and brother,
two grandmothers and one grand
father and one great-grandmother,
uncles, aunts and a host of friends
to mourn his death. No more will
his sweet voice be heard and his
little footsteps securing across the
floor with out-stretched arms to
papa or mama. He was such
sweet, good child. Mother and
father wanted to keep him so bad.
He suffered so much and so long.
1t was so hard to see the little
darling suffer so. Loved ones, we
know be is done suffering now and
is with the angels. Father and
mother, live so you will be ready
to meet your darling baby in
heaven. He was laid to rest at
the Martin graveyard, funeral
services conducted by Bros. Web
Jackson and A. E. Scott.
Written by one that loved him.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14
MT. ZION AND HILLTOP

Johnnie Bobbitt has been con-
fined for several days with a
severe attack OF malarial fever.
The Mt. Zion Presbyterian
Sunday school will have their
annual picnic next Saturday, the
18th, somewhere on Spring creek,
near Pillowville.
Messrs. Robt. Phillips, Ella
Stroud, Leanard Moseley and
Carl Cravins attended the all-day
singing at Tumbling, near Como,
last Sunday. Carl Cravins says
they had a good time, but Ella
and Leonard each found them a
new girl up their and we're hard
to persuade home.
Protracted meeting will begin
at the Presbyterian church at Mt.
Zion the fourth Sabbath in July.
Rev. VIM. Gillian of Covington
will do the preaching. Rev. Gill
lam is fan able divine and also
one oil Weakley county's sell
made men.
Prof. Willie King has been
elected principle for our school,
He comes we'll recommended, and
we trust the people will stand by
him and that this will be our
best school ever taught in this
district. The lumber will be put
on the ground Immediately to
erect new building and the only
hindrance now for a good school
is want Of cooperation, and we
are trusting all our people will
get together and have a good
school. -Freckles.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14
Things to Eat Con-
test a Big Success.

The things-to-eat contest, which
was held by the Bank OF Gleason
on last Saturday, was a splendid
success in every particular. Quite
a large number Of contestants en-
tered enthusiastically into the con-
test and the displays on hand that
day were numerous, of almost all
kinds of varieties one could think
Of and Of the very finest quality.
The bank put this contest on
purely for the purpose of trying to
create more interest and enthu-
siasm into our farmers and gard
ners of vicinity to raise more Of
the things to eat at home, land there
bv to cut down the high cost OF
living and have more OF the lux
uries OF life by US throughout the
year and raised by our own hands.
The successful contestants were
as follows: W. B. Edmonston, re-
siding one mile west Of town, won
first prize Of $3.50. He and his
good wife had most excellent
display of good things to eat, con-
sisting OF canned fruits and vege-
tables of many kinds, preserves,
pickles, and things in the green
state. In all they had sixty-seven
different varieties on display. Mrs.
James R. Adams was the success
full winner Of the second prize, of
$500. Her display was beautiful
and of many varieties. Mrs. G. G..
Woodbridge won third prize, OF
$3.50.
Mr.. R. E. Ellis, our efficient
county agricultural agent, was on
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14

"There have recently appeared IN
most OF the county papers in the Ninth
congressional district, articles through
which it is insisted that Mr.. Garrett
should be kept in congress for certain
reasons, or supposed reasons, assigned
in the articles, At the lower right
hand corner OF most or all of the artl-
Giles appears Adv, +" which indi-
Gates that the article is inserted at the
instance of somebody presumably Mr.
GARRETT One Of these articles is sub
headed, +" Why We Should Keep Finis
]. Garrett in Congress, " and in it
the Hon. Champ Clark is quoted as
advocating long terms in congress for
congressman. Mr.. Garrett does not
make the argument himself through
the press, and he cannot consistently
make it unless he has changed mighti-
lv since he was elected to congress
the first time. However, it may be
true that Mr.. Garrett has changed
nightly in more than one respect
since he was elected to congress. But
twelve wears ago when Mr., Garrett was
making his first race for congress, he
did not then believe it was right to let
one man represent the Ninth congress
sional district SO long. His principal
argument was that Mr., Pierce had
been in congress fourteen years and
had drawn $4,000 out of the public
treasury. He said this was enough
for any one man. Mr.. Pierce had been
in congress for fourteen years, But
NOT CONSEQUENTLY. There were
four years when Mr., McDearmon wa;
in congress and Mr.. Pierce was out
For this fourteen years service Mr.
Pierce was paid $4,000.
"At the end Of his present term, Mr.
Garrett will have served twelve years
CONSEQUENTLY in congress, fol
which he will have been paid ninety
thousand dollars. Mr.. Pierce and al
Of Mr.. CARROTS predecessors were pait
SIS 900 a year for their services. Mr.
Garrett has drawn 81 500 year for hi
services.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14
ORE SPRING SPRAYS

Mrs. Pauline Maddox, under
went very serious operation for
female trouble last Thursday.
The operation was performed by
Drs. Parrish and Tatum. She
is doing fine at present.
Mrs. Fife Webb is right sick
with chills,
Mrs. Will Stokes has malarial
fever and is right sick.
Mr.. Drewry Boaz is very sick
with bowel trouble.
Mr.. W. A. Roberts, merchant
Of this place, sold his stock o.
goods to Mr.. Lenzie Moore fol
10 cents on the dollar, Mr., Moore
takes charge at once.
Mary King is right sick will
fever.
]. N. Sanderson left last Thurs
day for Dawson Springs for tn
Improvement OF his health.
Drs. Parrish and Tatum hav
met this morning at Jim Sin
mons for the purpose Of remoy
ing the tonsils Of one Of jim
children, it being in very ba
condition. We hope that the OF
Grafton may be successful and tha
the little fellow will get alon
nicely.
The protracted meeting will be
gin at Jolly Springs next thir
Sunday. ] suppose that it wi
be day services, the pastor dom
tie preaching "A Country Boy
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14

Misses Eva Brooks and Lillian
Ray. Public Wells, Misses Vera
and Elinor Duggins. Walnut
Ridge. Miss Ola Cook. Eastern
Academy, Layne Hawks, Miss
Vera Gardner. Shady Grove.
Herbert Lee.
District 10.
Sidonia school, E. L. Freeman,
principal, ]. B. Estes, Misses
Hettie Exum, Maud Gardner,
Ruby Taylor.
District 20.
Hyndsver, | G. Halter and
Miss Jemima Lewis. Gulley View,
B. G. Lewis. Killgore, D. R.
Smith, Miss Inez Atkins. Parrish,
j. G. Halter, Lillian Brooks.
Pierce school, Misses Myra Miner
and May Thompson.
District %.
Seminary school, ]. E. Camp
bell and Miss Eva Overton.
Brooks Chapel, Miss Ruby Brock.
Hills (col.), B. A. Dobb.
District %.
Peace and Harmony, Ernest
Goldsby New Consolidated school,
Willie King and Miss Hassie
Lawrence.
District "a.
West Union, Ed Featherston.
Bowers. Esq. L. A. Glasgow.
Lambs school, Miss Adele Mad
dox. Glasgow, Isaac Jolley.
Pleasant Hill, Misses Matte Smith
and Eva Bowlin.
District Is.
Levister, Mrs. Mary Glasgow.
Thompson, ]. R. Austin. Gibbs
Mr.. Collins and Miss Cloyse
Tucker. Brundige, Mr.. Brann.
Morgan school, Esq. ]. L. Eaves
and Miss Farrar Stacks.
There may be one or two
changes to be made. Also, as
you will observe, some few
vacancies to be filled, as we have
not heard from few advisory
men. F. Y. Fuqua, Superintend-
ent.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-14
Mr.. CARPETS ADVERTISEMENTS

ut now appears that Mr., Garrett OBJ
jects to the rule that heinvoked against
Mr.. Pierce being invoked against him.
What was sauce for the goose then is
not sauce for the gander now-at least
80 Mr.. Garrett would have the people
believe.
Another Adv. "that appears in
many OF the county papers is headed
Garrett and President Confer on
Mexico =" What do you think OF a
congressman advertising the fact that
he has had a conference with the pres
ident as a reason why he should be re-
turned to congressP The President
Confers with Garrett, " Mrs. Jones
Praises Tanlac. ;" Don't the two ad-
vertisements sound something alike?
There is probably not member OF
congress with whom the president has
not conferred, but in these advertise
ments Mr.. Garrett would have the peo-
pie believe that he is "'SOME pump
kinsp"
"But there is one thing about these
advertisements that is very conspicu-
GUS because of its absence, and that is
the failure to find or refer to anything
that Mr.. Garrett has done for his con-
stituency during the twelve years in
congress and for his 500, 900 that he has
drawn! 1t appears that Mr.. Garrett
proposes to wage a " patent medi'
cine " campaign: he proposes to adj
vertise himself He does not meet the
issues squarely, He does not tell the
people what he has been doing fol
them during the twelve years he has
deem in congress. He does not explain
why he voted against the Shackleford
bill, nor does he touch upon some
other important matters, but he asks
the people to re-nominate him because
Champ Clark, WHO is HIMSELF A
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
advocates long terms for congress
men-and because-the president con
ierred with him" -Thoughtful Demo
crat, in Humboldt Courier Chronicle
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