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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
BOOST LIBERTY LOAN
Kansas Officials May Advertise 1t on
Their Stationery.

Kansas state officials and many in
dividuals, firms and corporations may
incorporate a liberty loan plea on
their stationery. An appeal for such
action was made to Governor Capper
today in q letter from William G. Nc
Adoo, secretary of the treasury
Your Patriotic Duty-Buy a Liber-
ty Loan Bond is the sentiment which
Secretary McAdoo asks printed on all
public and private envelopes and mail
containers. No definite action has been
taken by state departments, altho it
is believed in state house circles that
Secretary McAdOo's appeal will meet
prompt response in this state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TO BATTLE IN BOATS
Strange Warfare on Flooded Area Be
tween Belgians and Germans.
(By the Associated Press.)

With the Belgian Army in Flanders.
April SO.-Boating to battle is one Of
the novelties of fighting on this Part
of the western front where the BEL
gian and German lines are separated
by miles of flooded land. Trench raids
are almost unheard of here. The only
thing approaching them are bombing
expeditions carried on from sk1ffs
which are padded skillfully under
cover of darkness to the enemy lines.
Just at the edge of the water in
front of our trench" said a Belgian
officer, 1--WE have little caches where
our two boats lie hidden. When dark
ness comes we set out on patrol Some
times with padded oars and sometimes
with punt poleS-for in most places
the water is quite shallow-we creep
toward the German lines. At any mo-
ment a star shell may give you away
and bullets squirting up the water
around you or whistling overhead
warn you that rowing about in No
Mans Sea is. not always a healthy
game.
None of Boches Escaped.
But tie browning ecitement comes
when you meet German patrol boat
Once, when I was out with a sergeant
and two men, we heard the steady
splash OF a punt pole in the water
coming slowly toward us. We took
the safety pins from our bombs anc
waited until they were almost on US.
Then we let fly Look, and he roll
ed up the sleeve of his tune to show
deep scar near his elbow-"1 got
this from a bit of one of our bombs.
so close did we let the Germans come.
But none of them could have escaped,
for at least three of our bombs drop
ped right into the boat and there were
great bits of woodwork drifting about
next day. The strangest part of it all
is that the fellows in the trenches on
both sides are frightened to fire for
fear of hitting their own men As a
matter of fact, all four of us were
slightly hit in the run for home, but
the Boches never got home at all.
Lie in Mud Trenches.
There is only one other way of get
ting close to the Germans in the flood
lands. At intervals there are raised
roads rum ing east and west between
the wide stretching lakes, unpleasan
little ribbons of land, bordered by two
lines of broken poplars, connecting
with the enemy And far out along
the roads are Belgian and German
hidden advanced posts. There nigh.
and day. men lie in the mud and lis
ten in case any one should be fool
enough to attempt an attack along
that road of DEATH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
HENRY ALLEN COMING
Wichita Editor Will Speak at Navy
League Meeting Sunday.

Henry Allen of Wichita will be one
of the principal speakers at the big
patriotic meeting to be held at the
city auditorium Sunday afternoon by
the Topeka Chapter of the Navy
league.
Senator James A. Troutman received
telephone message from the Wichita
editor today promising to be here Sun
day to make an address. Bishop
James Wise of Topeka will be another
speaker A complete program will be
announced in a short time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TO SPEAK IN LINCOLN
Governor Capper Will Attend Ne
braska Semi Centennial Celebration

Governor Capper will probably
speak at the Nebraska semi-centennial
exposition in Lincoln June 10. He has
been invited to participate in the GER
emonies and stated today that he
would accept the invitation if official
business did not interfere.
Nebraska is planning a big semi
centennial celebration for next month.
Theodore Roosevelt will be the prin-
cipal speaker. On the program with
Colonel Roosevelt are Major General
Pershing and several governors
among them the Kansas executive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TEST BIG U. S. GUNS
Long Island Residents Feared Quake,
but sand Absorbs Shock,

New York, May 15.-Sand acts as a
shock absorber residents of Long Is
land learned yesterday when the big
coast defense guns at the new fort at
Rockaway Beach were tested. When
it was announced that the tests would
be made many persons removed win
dows and took down pictures from
their walls The sand on which the
gun foundations rested absorbed the
shocks and not a house was even
Jared or a window broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
HARGIS MEN TO DRILL
Topeka's Citizen Soldiers Prepare for
Decoration Day Parade.

Capt. Art Hargis's citizens military
organization will hold its regular drill
tonight at 1880 at Hamilton hall. Cap
tain Hargis's company now has 1873
men enrolled and 80 men have been
sent to other military organiza tons
All members are urged to attend to-
nights drill.
The Hargis company has been ask
ed to take part in the Decoration day
parade and the officers are anxious to
give the men all the training possible
so that they will be able to make a
good showing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

New York, May 15--MONEY-Mercantil
paper per cent. Sterling 60 days bills,
4.72; commercial 90 day bills banks.
Commercial 60 day bills on banks. 4.7112 ;
commercial go days bills. ANY; demand.
4.75 ZIG: cables. 4.76 ZIG
Francs demand, 5.7212;- cables. 5714.
Guilders demand, Al cables, Al II. Lires de-
mand, 1.01 y cables 1907. Rubles demand.
%; cables, 27A. Bar silver, 74%. Mexican
dollars. 5S. Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds weak. Time loans firm 60
days. 41sM4A per cent: 90 days, 412M434 ::
six months, Az J. Call money steady
high, B low, 212: ruling rate, 21a last
loan, ,; closing bid Pig offered at per
cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
GARDEN DRIVE SUCCESS
Claim VrOOman's Articles Moved Mil
lions to Plant Vegetables.

Washington, May 15.-The house
garden campaign which was explained
at its start in series of articles writ
ten for the United Press by Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture Carl Vroo-
man, has turned more than thirty mil
lion persons to the task of producing
food, according to Charles Lathrop
Pack, president of the National Emer-
gency Garden commission.
Note: This series of garden articles
was run in the Topeka State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in
the foot-bath. 1t relieves painful. swollen,
smnrting feet and takes the sting out of
corns and bunions. Use ii when you put on
rubbers or heavy stockings Aliens Foot.
Ease IS certain relief for sweating. cal.
lous tired, aching feet. Sold by Druggists
everywhere. 25c. Always use 1t to Breas
in new shoes. Trial package FREE. AID.
dress. Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy. n. "
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

J. J. LOCKE. age IS. died this morning
at a local hospital. The body will be sent
to Girard, Kansas, for burial.
WILLIAM II. HARRIS, age So of Dallas.
Texas died Sunday. The body was brought
to Topeka for burial. The funeral was
held this afternoon from the Salvation
Army headquarters. Burial in Topeka Gem
etery-
The funeral of P. l. Phillips will be held
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock from the
residence, r. Il. No. %. Burial in Mt Au-
burn cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel SCI
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

Gold-filled Eye Glasses or Spectacle:
with best quality Lenses $500, fitted
by Chas. Bennett, Doctor of Optics
913 Kansas Ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-House to house canyassers. SELL
ing patriotic novelty, 100 per cent profit
Don't apply unless You have S1.o0 with
which to purchase stock. Apply sol Jack
sou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15
New Orleans cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 15.-COTTON-Spo
Market steady II points off Middling,
S196:i.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

FURNISHED by Topeka Board of Trade }
New York, May II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
Value Of the Destroyer

WYE have had fresh demonstration in
w the encounter between conveyed feet
of merchantmen and aotilla Of U-boats off
the French coast on September s, of the value
of the torpedo-boat destroyer as q weapon
of offense against the submarine During
the earlier stages of the undersea warfare
tho most we could hope for were defensive
measures. We built "chasers," not to give
battle with the U-boats, but to give an alarm
of their presence. We armed our merchant
men, not to attack but to ward off attacks.
We talked about steel nets, not to trap the
enemy, but to hold him at bay. We dis
cussed speed that our ships might outdistance
the submarines.
At last, however, we have found in the
destroyer an fundamentally of great often
sive effect These greyhounds do not run
away from a periscope They do not shrink
from combat. Instead, they scour the sea
for submarines, and when they find one they
fight It. If they fail to sink it, they at least
force it to retreat beneath the surface. All
reports agree that submarine commanders
fear nothing as they fear the swift. low-lying.
hard-hitting destroyers. Though an
nouncement has been made by the govern
ment 1t is certain that our merchantmen are
now being conveyed by destroyers The
Westwego affair indicates this clearly. This
merchantmen was in company with num-
Der Of others, and the whole group was pro-
tected by American men-of-war. In the fight
with six or more submarines, two cargo ships
were sunk and probably one submarine. 1t
IS not to be doubted that the convoy reduced
the casualty list materially.
Secretary Daniels has gone to Congress
with vastly enlarged destroyer program.
He is supporting this with reports of real
achievement on the part OF our f1otilla now
operating against the submarine enemy.
That Congress will provide the money for
tho new fleet is foregone conclusion. It.
therefore, becomes a question of shipyard
capacity. Every navy-yard in the country is
filled with new keels. Every private plant
is working overtime either upon new men
ofwar or merchantmen. 1t becomes clearer
each day that we must expand our ship
building industry to enormous extent IL
we are to cope effectively with the sub
marine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
Books and Authors

sn &C. 70,
notebook containing nformaton Invaluable an" TO
Of Tosaoy BY %nths op Fl the The Life
% sdnss IF HSns 81
Lieutenant Harold Speakman -
n Squad' which E: P; Du,ton & Co. have JUST
n hn nr,e In an English translation received
court academy for the best work written by
ture it presents of What the author himself saw
F fS header ena Of squad of soldiers said in
impressive war books yet published.
Levers Of novels Of high literary quality will
&C %hsh A its Smhs So9 hs
G1 y Se sail sf in and
trenches to forget the meaning OF ~ hate; IA a
do not aght and john smith: simple: deter
Sese the for author the of % IF has
written an amazing novel of the war.
Robert NJ; Mcbride & Co. announce the fol-
s9s io5 eTan sv y
1 Rmssis orT st der Colt who really was one
is the first eyewitness to write Of the actual
enaS b. SteeS vino SS
had more than his share OF experiences with
"A Tsycho Which oS %as nos
written on the ouija board.
ladies Must Live" by Alice Ducr Miller tThe
New York high society. But the pirates are eS-
and heS Talk @ nS, msst sq
inGly IL is impossible not to admire them ire
mendously. Nancy Almar married, to n
rich man, but her chief pleasure in life was cap
turing other men, or rather, taking them away
from other women. Christine Fcnmer was not
married. she needed money. and her chief pleas
ure In life was also capturing men. Both were
acknowledged bast mistrcsses OF their art.
Rlatt was Middle WGStcrner with plenty OF
money, good nose, and six feet Of height he
attended Long Island house party. where he
was sighted by Nancy and Christine. They i'm
mediately gave chase. and this pirate contest
1t Is this contest which the anthor presents AIS
thrillingly as a boat race. football game. or a
prize fight. The incredibly clever cutting
TRUSTING and maneuvcrinE OF the beautiful
pirates the author reports with graphic clear
ness. dramatic intensity and with her usual nc
compartment of witty commentary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
News Of Fifty Years Ago
From Richmond Dispatch September 10. 1867

Richmond yesterday voted by an Overwhelming
majority appropriation of $4,000, 900 to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The was as
follows: Monroe Ward for Laos, against s5;
Ward, for 47s against o: total for 1854, against
i42. There was no excitement and disorder.
General schofeld's general order No. IS calls
for the election for delegates to the constitu.
tional convention for Tuesday, October ~. The
order calls for the election of los delegates and
west Of the Blue Ridge and having a white ma
iority Of only Is. Strange that the
'course of empire" has suddenly turned east
ward.
Charles G. Talcott, for long time superin-
tendent of tho Richmond and Danvillc Railroad
day before yesterday. Mr.. Talcott contracted
Consumption while in Mexico in the seryice Of
the late Emperor Macmillan experimenting the
construction of railroad from Vera Cruz to
Mexico city.
Dan Castello's great circus and menagerie are
arrival In Richmond has not yet been named
IT is announced that hereafter trains Will he
run between Washington and Alexandria every
hour instead Of every three hours, as heretofore
The game of baseball in Baltimore yesterday
between the Pastimes. Of Richmond, and the
FOR the Maryands by score of Sc to 81
Judge Bryan, of the United States District
Court at Greenville S. c., has ordered negroes
put the jury lists
General Sicl<les has been ordered to report at
army headquarters in Washington by the Goth.
Tho Democrats have elected forty-fve dele
Year they had only thirteen
A free fight among negroes, in which over two
dozen took part, was OF the Sunday excite
mcnts in Portsmouth. Several Of the particI.
pants were severely slashed with raxors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
CONTRACT IN LIVING COST
COME FORCIBLY TO LIGHT
One II Pathetic Story OF Unnccustomed
Poverty-Other. Woman Finds
$4,000 Year InsunicIent.

NEW. YORK. September IA pa
thetic story OF unaccustomed poverty
and sisterly devotion was revealed to-
day. when the police In Brooklyn an
nounced that Edna and Anna Williams,
found unconscious In their homo, had
collapsed from starvation. They and
another sister, Eleanor, went to
Brooklyn to live after their parents
died two month"; ago. Edna was III.
Anna remained home to care for her.
Eleanor worked in a store. she earned
" week. 81 went for rent. The
Eleanor returned home to md her two
sisters unconscious.
An income of $4,000 a year ia not
enough for Mrs. Olga Kohler FIorman.
daughter of the late Charles Kohler
VINO mado millions manufacturing pi-
amos. In making this statement to
surrogate Cohalan to-day Mrs Flor
man also included the fact she had to
support her three-year-old SON.
Mrs. Florman has n summer cottape
on Long Island. costing over $4,000 n
month. and $1,000 year suite on
Maaison Avenue. Now York. She has
three servants, chauffeur and q gov.
erness for her son.
MIS- Florman said sho was obliged
10 discount her note for money actually
heeoeu Tor her support. The only
money coming In. she said. was $50 a
week, earned by her young husband,
VINO is n 5ewelry salesman.
Inc surrogate issued an order direct
ing tho trustees under the fathers will,
TO pay her the $4,000 she asked
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18

is not the presence Of ambitious men. but
conflict OF ideas as to what the new govern
ment should be. The extreme radical So
cialists are clamoring to abolish all property
rights and to mako Russia purely socialistic
state. They now demand a constitutional
assembly to give their ideas form for the
laws of tho state. and Kerenskys proclama-
ton OF a republic Is concession to this
element. On the other hand, the Constitu-
tional Democrats. who represent the property
owning classes, unless they are willing to
suffer another korniloff fiasco, will choose
to avail themselves of the opportunity to
head off the extremists in a constitutional
convention. 1t is now known that Korniloff
failed because the Constitutional Democrats
were divided over his plans, but business,
property-owning Russia is not likely to tame
ly submit to this new dispensation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER.

Tho prime Of lifo Is past. and here and there
vagrant wrinkle sets Its stubborn seal
Upon the face. and gray locks softly steal
Their way, unnoticed. In among tho hair
Not with ofrense. and 30 to give alarm.
But with insinuating stealth unarm
The victim.
And he looks into tho glass
And notes the swift encroachment of old age.
Yet notes 1t not for seeing, still Is blind
To all 1t means:
And the young years pass
The burden leaves impress his mind,
Nor grim senilty his thoughts engage
Lo! tits upon him as the swft-winGed bird
Doth start tho hunter with Its ringing note
AS from the hedge 1t bursts. with noisy throat
All unexpected
Or music heard
In distance. louder grows 1t draws nigh,
Then louder still. then swiftly hurrics by
And dies in echo;
Thus old age, the foe
OF all mankind, unheralded, doth creep
It's way insidous, and silent go
Its further way, not unattended.
TO lul man to his last eternal sleep!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
ENLIsTMENTs FALL OFF
Details to lie sent to Other scc,,o,x
OF State TO Stimulate
interest

with volunteers ut low ebb and a
substantial decrease noted IN ,bo n,,r, d
Der or enlfstments in Richmond dur
ing the past few days, orders were
received at the local recruiting station
yesterday for the formation of rc-
cruiting party for weeks duty in
various sections of the State During
the past two weeks. recruiting in ali
branches of the service has declined
10 almost nothing. with the result that
increased efforts are to be mada nv
recruiting officers
The recruiting party. composed OF
Sergeant John J. Mccarthy. CORPORA
John J. Jackson and Privat. a. G.
Pittman. OF the United States ARMY
left Richmond last night for Farm.
vile. After a short stay in that CITY
tho party Will begin u general trim
through the central and western n, ~
OF Virginia. Before leaving the city,
Sergeant Mccarthy declared that the
party would enlist the men IL a. was
possible. saying they were determined
10 make an excellent sho wing to Wayh-
inEton authorities
Efforts arc being made by the local
recruiting office of tho United Stutes
Marine Corps to secure additional mon.
ana recruiting officers have Just been
instructed TO enlist limited number
OF tailors. cobblers and horsesho.rs
who are to be given the rank Of SER
geant This induccment is offered be-
cause OF the great need for these
skilled men,
The signal corps OF the army is bad
ly IN need OF men, according to Cor
poral Fox. who is in charge Of the
station. This branch of the service
IL In urgent need OF skilled men. In
ducements arc being offered for tho
enlistment OF cooks. horseshocrs ras
engine men, mechanics OF all kinds.
electricians and telegraph operators.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
KENT ISLAND WINS FIGHT
10 BE LEFT IN PEACE
Senate Committee Votes Unanimou.l,
Asainat Scheme for seisinx II
for Proving Ground.

WASHINGTON. September Tx,
Island, the Chesapeake Bay Arcad,,
VIII not be taken for an artillery pro,
Inc ground. Tonight there is low
the quiet little community. and a happl
delegation OF "Arcadians" journev,,,
homeward. swearing that Senator Johr
Walter Smith, OF Maryland. is tn
grandest development OF Mary,anl
manhood since tho days Of Charles Carl
roll. Of CarroiIton.
The Senate Committee on M,l,t,,
Affairs. following upon the recent heal
ings OF tho plant Of the Kent Islandorl
and Secretary Bakers contrary arruI
ment to-day. voted unanim ously arainal
the Baker scnenie, and adopted tn
following resolution:
Resolved by the Committee on Mu,I
tary Affairs Of the Senate that n NJ
tho sense OF tho committee that Ksnl
Island or any part thereon. should mol
be taken for proving ground for tn
test OF ordnance material"
The adoption OF the resolution wa
the occasion for q real jubilation n \
the part of the islander delesatIon|
DR.. Benton. the veLerable leader. ben
over the committee table and uhooJ
with deep sobs.
Earlier in the day in the House th
item In the deficiency appropriation bill
providing for the Kent Island provIp
ground was stricken from that mea,l
ure on point or order by Represent
tative Sisson. OF Mississippi. senatoI
Smith. however. iater assured Secr.l
tary Baker that the Senate would raj
store the 100000 and a. much NOR
ar was necessary for the army needs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
To Whom the Credit I. Due.

TO tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
sir.-The victory at Chancellorsville|
credit on the Confederate army thar
any victory of tho war. The Confed [
crate army OF $4,000 men defeated ane{
put TO flight the Federal army of 90,0
works. 1t was ut this baltic that stone.
wall jackson made his famous funLI
TO the rear OF the Federal
army under Hookcr-a movement thai
military men in this and other count
tries. There has been much discus.
sion OF the question rs to whom iiI
due the credit Of suggesting this hani
Jackson claim for him the credit. bull
the facts Of the case do not JUSTIFY
them in this claim. The writer OF thiil
article Ii In a situation to bear htj
as he was at the battle and Witnessed
the following incident:
On the night OF May 1, General Led
and General Jackson held consulta.I
tion together. General Lee, sitting or|
a log in front OF camp fire. spread
upon his knee map. or diagram. oil
the country around Chancellorsvilitl
that had been prepared for him by his
chief OF engineers. Colonel Jed Hotcl. i
kiss. With a. pencil. he pointed out OIL
the map to jackson the movement he
desired him to make. being the identi i
cal movement that he did make. AL
ter he had thus pointed out TO JACK
son the movement he desired him tel
make, jackson rose, touched hts hat
and said: II Will move at sunrise fh
the morning."
IT thus appears that 1t Is to Genera
Lee. and not to General jackson. tnat
the credit Is due OF suggesting the "a.
nous flank movement. The suggestion
of the movement is due to Lee. out
its brilliant execution Is due to Jack 4
son. There Is honor enough in IT fo1
both and the admirers Of Jackson
ought to be content to claim for him
only that TO which he Is entitled.
l.. S. MARYp.
Charlottesville, September 16, 1917,