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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-24
WANTED-NIALE HELP.


WANTED-Bridge carpenters So % day
bridge helpers, $2.75 day farm and dairy
hands LIST, End and night cooks; arm wait
ers; kitchen help; hotel clerk; young men
to ship west, hotel work; laborers to ship
west railroad shops: HOO coIored men TO
ship to Idaho. section work. 50. Furman
Employment Office, Jog West Sth.
PRESSNAN Wanted-Topeka shop with
two platenS wants competent man to
take charge Permanent. Married man
preferred. Ont of town applicants con-
sidered. Address Pressman. care Journal.
WANTED-6 boys Friday and Saturday
at Gardner SIawson's truck farm, 2H
miles north of North Topeka, Kansas ave.
Phone 2129 NJ.
WANTED-Young man with stenogra phic
ability for stationery department, Crane
& Co. 110-112 East sth ave.
Observation-Disclosures helper or apprentice
over 16 years old. Western Foundry.
POI Jefferson st.
WANTED-Day laborers. Apply manager
Santa Fe brass foundry a. m.
WANTED-Good young man must be
over IS. Best theater.
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AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

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Journal.
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lied properly must be in The State Journal
office before II 30 O'Clock. Want Ads re-
ceiyed after u 20 till IL p. m. will be in
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Miss Della Hughes entertained with A
miscellaneous shower for Miss Katharine
Deviin of the freight claim department
at the home of her cousin, Mrs Horace
Potter of Highland Park. Miss DevIin' s
marriage, to Mr.. George Cuthbert of TO
peka Will take place during the month
Of June. The guests included: Miss Dew
I'M, Miss Henrietta Wright, Miss Mildred
Here, Miss Louise Wallace, Miss Blanche
White, Miss Jennie McCienahan. Miss
Bessie Sawyer and Mrs f. A. Rankin.
The Ladies of the G. A. X. No. IS will
hall.
A.. j. Murray has returned to his desk
IN the stores department after a business
trip to Los Angeles, Calf
MI. and Mrs. Roy Butterfield and son
t have gone zone to Los angeles, Calf, vaca,
Ion Trip. Mr.. Butterfield is connected
with the freight auditors office
Edward Il. Franks is a new employe in
the auditor of disbursements office
Or. Herbert Goote of the company hos
pltal has gone to Goote, Ind, to attend
the wedding of his sister.
Mrs: o. L. Crook, is visiting her daugh-
Yer. Mrs Robert Smith and Mr.. Smith in
Eureka, III.
John Beeler, who has been quite ill at
MS home, East Sixth avenue. is recovering,
MI Beele- is the father of Engineers Har-
ley and Clifford Beeler of Kansas CITY.
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North Side News
NEED PARK COPS
Citizens Want the City to Keep
Order at Garfield.
ROWdyism VIII Give the Place
a Bad Reputation.

Garfield park opened today. With
the season of activity in the Amuse-
ment association beginning, the ques-
ton of whether or not the city will
afford proper protection to frequenters
Of the park has been reopened. The
city has only two police officers III
North Topeka, number, residents
claim, not proportional to the size of
the city.
The Amusement association in past
years has employed a special officer
to patrol the place, but this function
airy, according to neigh bors, confines
his activities to annoying small boys
who are trying to have l good time.
He does not perform the only real
service for which he is required there.
on various occasions, women coming
to and from Garfield without escort.
have been subjected to annoying at
tentions, and offensive remarks by
foafers, who hang about the place.
North Topekans strenuously assert
that such occurrences must stop
Fights and other disturbances in the
vicinity of Garfield have not been in
frequent. 1t is pointed out that an
efficient policeman could easily put d
stop to such Incl Cents and indicate to
undesirables the eXpediency of their
remaining away.
Remove Bad Reputation
The lack of proper law enforcement
on the part of the city has given Car
field a bad reputation among the
neighbors Some of them object to the
concessions, but the majority complain
only of the rowdyism that occasionally
prevails, and do not object to the pres
ence of amusementS.
It is pointed out that the park
belongs to the city. and merely be
cause the city leases it. does not re-
move the responsibility of properly
enforcing the law there. The two po-
Iccmen i'll North Topeka at the pres
ent time have already a more than
sufficiently wide range of territory 20
cover. They cannot protect the park.
AS one merchant expressed it, "A po-
fceman should be stationed at Gar
field with a special license to rap over
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SAEE-One National cash register
one horse power direct current, com
plete with starting box, etc. one tank
Bowser. dry cleaning system: one Troy
dry room tumbler, sets of folding arm
awning fixtures: a number of tailor irons
and stoves. Hoffman garment presses.
Singer sewing machine; number of other
articles for tailors dry cleaners. c. H.
Mathews. Mutual Laundry
CHOICE Astor plants, pot grown. SOC
grade while they last 5 dozen S1.O0: by
mail S1.20. GaI1oway's Green house. 2732 K2.
wANTED-Watch repairing. Main springs.
15c: cleaned. 75c All work guaranteed.
Armstrong Jewelry Co.. 429 Kansas ave
1852 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS.
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NOTICE OF EXAMINATION.
Kansas State Civil Service Commission will

Kansas State Civil Service Commission will
held :, an eNamination for
Tuesday, May %, beginning at $50 a. NJ
Senate Chamber. State House, Topeka, kas
| This examination will be held for the
purpose eof providing new eligible LIST
from Which names may be selected to nil
vacancies as they occur in the Department
of State Bank Commissioner for the posi-
ton of Deputy Bank Commissioner.
(a) Training and experience to count
(b) Written examination to count SOC
In grading on the basis Of training and
ID Practical experience along the lines
of employment sought by applicant
90 Personality and general fitness as
| Written examination will include practi-
cal questions covering the essential points
in the duties devolving upon the holder Of
| the position. In addition to the written
examination all candidates will be requir-
ed to meet with the board of examiners for
! INSTRUCTIONS.
Examination will be open to applicants
/ having resided in Kansas at least six
months and who are over % years of age
All applica lions must be made on forms
prescribed by the Commission, which will
be supplied by request ana must pc re
turned to the offlce OF the civil Ser Serv1 s;s
| 1917.
fee of 81 must accompany each appri-
No application for this examination will
be mailed from the office Of the Commits
sion after Thursday, May "a, 1917.
Answers to all questions upon applica-
/ ton blanks must be plainly filled out by
! the applicant in his own handwriting and
verified by affidavit. Training and Exper-
fence will be graded from the application
1 paper.
| Applications will remain file in the
office of the Commission, and under no
circumstances. except for correction, viii
they be returned to applicant.
Applicants will bring with them ink
pens, pencils and erasers, but all examin-
alton paper, scratch paper, ETC. 7ill be
/ FIN
For further information pertaining to
examination see rules and regulations far
nished by the Civil Service Commission
upon request.
j. #. CATION, Secretary.
w. L. BURDICk, Chief Examiner
Commissioners
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SHAWNEE HIVES TMENr co
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

YOUR CHANCE is IN CANADA-RICH
lands and business opportunities offer
you independence. Farm lands. S11 to $50
acre irrigated lands, $35 to $50: twenty
years to pay: $1,000 loan in improvements,
-or ready made farms Loan of live stock.
Taxes average under twenty cents an
acre: no taxes on improvements, personal
property, or live stock Good markets
churches, schools. roads. telephones; ex-
eellent climate-crops and live stock prove
it Special homeseekers fare certificates.
Write for free booklets. Allan Cameron,
General Superintendent Land Branch,
Canadian Pacific Ry, $50 Ninth ave, Cal
garH. Alberta
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Case No. 30,4J2
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In the District Court of Shawnee County,
State of Kansas.
S. Hirsch Distilling Company, Plaintiff,
VS..
L. A. Lyons and Maggie Lyons,
Defendants.
John NJ. Leeper and Clyde Bell,
InterveDorS.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued to
me. out of said District Court in the
above entitled action, l will, Monday.
the 18th day of May, a. d. 1917. at ?
o'clock p. IN. of said day, at H. West Fifth
street in the City of Topeka, in the County
of Shawnee. in the State of Kansas offer
at public sale. and sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand. all the fol-
lowing described personal property. to-
wit
One five passenger Hupmobile automo=
bile.
The above described personal property
is taken the property OF said defend
ants. and is directed by said order of sale
to be sold, and Will be sold to satisfy said
order of sale
HUGH LARIMER
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
STONE & McDERM0TT,
Attorneys for Intervenors-
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FOR RENT-ROOMs


UNFINISHED ROOMS CLOSE IN.
GAS, ELECTRICITY, BATH, HOT AND
COLD WATER.
THREE ROOMS FOR LIGHT HOUSE
KEEPING. ELECTRICITY. GAS. BATH,
$40 MARION Sheldon, sol Jackson.
Phone 1918.
FOR RENT unfurnished light house
keeping rooms with kitchenette. 10 Bu-
chana-- st
UNFINISHED single rooms, 800 and 93J
Kansas ave. 2299 Blue.
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OIL STOCKS.

LEASES FOR SALE-1.565 acres Usage
county, 2.9i0 Wabaunsee and Stevens
counties. Kan, 261 acres Warren county,
Ky W. A. Hamilton, 52S First National
Bank Bldg. Chicago. ILL.,
UNCLE SAM OIL, 10000 to 100000 shares
at sacrifice price July dividends. T.
y. CoughIin, Edgerton, Kansas.
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POOL AND BILLIARD TABLES

FOR SALE-Billiard tables. new, carrom
and nocket. with complete outfit, $4,000
second hand tables at reduced prices: bowl
store fixtures, a 'ecialty. Send for cata-
Iogue THE BRUNSWICK-BAL COL
LENDER CO.. 1923 1881 Main ST., Kansas
City. No.
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VACANT LOTS.

PLASS AVE, corner of 18th street. two
sold at once Call at COL East 4th avenue
TWO of the best lots on Jewell, $500 I'M
der market. Address J. E J., care
Journal
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EOR SALE-POuLTRY


NEW METHOD-Hatch chix from one to
thousands in room. No incubator or
hen. Instruction 81. J. Wesley Norris.
Topeka, Kan.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side,
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a m, 1850 /;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
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SANTA FE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. M, $3.50
other hours. 4751 K-2.
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FOR RENT-FURNIsHE HOUSES.

A NICELY furnished room, entirely
modern, oak finish, sleeping porch,
choice location, Elmhurst, to family with
out children, 4 or ) months. Call 55I4 w
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FOR RENT-FURNISH ROOMS.

MODERN furnished room at Orpheum
bldg. Gordon Bros. 400 Kansas ave-, 1919
HOTEL VICTORIA. European. Special
summer monthly rates. lis West 9th.
MODERN furnishf front room. 314 Hun
toon. 1874 evenings.
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WANTED-TO BUY

WANTED-Old false teeth. Don't matter if
broken / pay S100 to $500 per set.
Send by parcel post and receive check by
return mail L. Mazer, 2007 s. Fifth Street.
Philadelphia. Pa.
WE PAY the highest cash price for castoff
clothing, shoes. hats and overcoats. Drop
us a card or call Gordon Bros. loan office.
400 Kansas ave. Phone 1919.
HIGHEST price paid for second hand fur
niture Stations Furniture Co., Phone 1866.
315 Kansas Ave.
WANTED-Used Ford car. Call at 1o45
Polk. evenings or Sunday.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

SITUATION as housekeeper by a middle
aged woman. capable, small family. t.
E.. care Journal.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.


FOR SALE-Harley- Davidson motorcycle,
1915 model, 3-speed, electrically equipped.
One Excelsior, 1913 model horsepower.
both in perfect condition at a bargain.
Call $50. Silver Lake,
FOR SALE-1913 Harley Davidson, twin, in
first class shape, just been overhauled.
Can be seen at 1924 Lane St Phone HOS
FOR SALE@Twin Cylinder Excelsior
motorcycle. 1913 model. Remodeled. Cali
after ) so p m, 1016 Madison street.
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MONEY
FARM LOANS WANTED.

FARM LOANS WANTED.
This company has an unlimited
amount of funds to lend on Eastern
and Central Kansas Farms at 500
with a reasonable commission Our
representative is at your service II
you want information.
THE FARM MORTGAGE co.
Crawford Building, Topeka, Kansas.
Phone 1888.
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FOR RENT-HOCSES


FOR RENT-235 Taylor, room house.
good condition; very reasonable.
400 West 9th, s rooms. all mod. $500
1863 Garfield, rooms .-............. S12.50
TIT Lincoln. 3 room cottage. So. 90
91} West 9th, Z rooms. barn. $14. 90
$40 Taylor rooms part mod SIG. 90
1909 West 18th, rooms, part mod. $20.c0
200 Woodlawn. rooms all mod. $1,000
1910 Lane, rooms. part mod. 500
ITO West 14th, s rooms, all mod. So. so
312 East 18th, rooms. part mod. 90
MARION Sheldon,
sol jackson. Phone 1878.
MODERN, 10 rooms, bath. furnace. gas
electricity, cistern and city water. sleep
ing porch: also barn. 10 West sth- Tele-
phone 4061. Jonathan d. Norton.
Half block E. on 18th st. Modern j-room
Bungalow with privilege of buying on
reasonable transatlantic Skinner. phone
43o.
FOR RENT-6-room house and barn. mod .
house and barn, 913 West 9th. 2299 Blue.
FOR RENT-5-room modern cottage. 416
West 10th Apply 1913 Topeka Ave.
Phone 5S4.
FOR RENT-5-room house at 1926 Kansas
avenue. Call Frank Effinger, phone $50.
GROOM modern cottage. sleeping porch.
500 West 9th. Inquire 501 Taylor st.
100 HARRISON. rooms electricity, wa
ter, gas. $40. Phone 1893 White.
FIVE room cottage strictly modern,
sleeping porch. Fifth and Clay. $40 w.
FOR RENT-Strictly modern house, 1923
Buchanan. Phone 1880 Black.
80 TAYLOR, % rooms modern except
furnace, SIS Phone AS.
1119 WEST 1OTH-House, lower floor s
rooms, garden, $40.
FOR RENT-Fine modern rooming house.
Phone 2525 Red.
MODERN 6 room house. 205 Western ave.
241I Blue $50
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LEGAL

First Published in The Topeka State
Journal, Tuesday, May s. 1911
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FOR sALE-HoUsEHoLD GOODS.


~~-~-~~~~--O-~-~~-~~
REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Pay cash and save $3.50 on all second
hand furniture. Get our prices before you
buy.
Phone 1882 322 Kansas Ave.
FOR SALE-Household goods and type
writer, 325 Ashland Avenue. Phone $3.50
Blue.
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LEGAL

First Published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, May "A, 1911
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

HEMSTITCHING, PINKING.
Plaitings of all kinds. Buttons made
Mail orders receive prompt careful atten-
ton. Mrs. Mercer. 500 Topeka.
WANTED FALSE TEETH. We pay high
as So 90 for full sets. Mail. Don't mat
ter if broken. Western Metal Company.
Bloomington Illinois.
WE PAY 4 cents pound for large clean
rags, delivered at our plant. Adams
Bros. printers.
GOOD milk cows, fat cattle and veal calves.
w. c. A. LeitzoV-. Tel. 257.
1852 HASTY AUTO EXPRESS.
or phone 610 1901.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

day of May, A D., 1917, the undersigned
was, by the Probate Court of Shawnee
County, Kansas, duly appointed Executor
of the estate of Thomas Il. Reed, late of
Shawnee County, deceased. All parties
interested in said estate will take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
CHARLES o. ANSEL.
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WANTED-50 dining room and lunch
counter girls in - states, $50 to $50 mo-,
board. room and free transportation
men cooks, $50 month; help for families in
city and country homes; kitchen help. Fur
man Employment Office. 1O6 West sth.
INCA Tatting. Beautiful collars. caps,
jackets, sweaters. babyrobes made in
this fascinating rapid work. Sample and
instruction 25c. J. La Rogers, Lawrence.
Kansas.
PACK roasting ears. beans, green's, peas,
summer squash, etc, for winter use,
without chemicals cans. Process pc.
Edwin Ludwick. Dalhart. Texas.
neutrality-suspicious. help for general
house work, family of 3; references re-
quired- Phone 1856
GIRLS warted for lunch counter and din
ing room work Apply Harvey House,
Santa Fe Station.
WANTED-Experiene reader for clip
ping service. Kansas Clipping Service
113 East Sth.
WANTED-Gfrls over &c years of age.
Eagle Cigar Factory, 70S-710 Jackson st.
GIRLS for body ironer and for flat work
ironer. wv. Laundry.
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WANTED FEMALE HELP.
WE WILL EMPLOY
a limited number of
NVny-AT@ Jrv0AETNT

WE WILL EMPLOY
a limited number of
YOUNG WOMEN
In our school for telephonists to take
training for handling summer and fall in
crease in business
WE PAY SALARY WHILE
LEARNING
Rest and luncheon rooms in which meals
are served at first cost, vacations with
pay at stated periods of service. excellent
working conditions with assurance of
steady employment and rapid Advancement
make telephone work with THE BELL
SYSTEM highly desirable.
Young women over 16 years of age ap
ply at So Jackson Ave.
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE
CO.
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State of Kansas, Shawnee County, SIS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Thomas
L. Reed. deceased late of Shawnee Coun-
ty Kansas
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BUSINESS CHANCES

BUSINESS CHANCES
PARTY with $1,000 and good business
qualifications can secure working in
terest in local enterprise that will give
him a fair salary and not under 1870 re
turns on his investment. This business is
well established and some Of the most sub
stantial men of the city interested in
it,
If you wish details. call phone 1856 or
address E. Smith, Cos Kansas Ave, Topeka.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Blacksmit
shop, tools, stock and building; got to
quit on account of health.
d. r. CLAWER,
EMMETT, KAN.
FOR SALE-State Journal route, good
pay. splendid opportunity enlargement.
reasonably priced for cash.
Phone 270S 5.
FOR SALE-Small grocery stock and fix
lures on West side, good location, doing
good business. Phone 5459 w.
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FOR sALE-LyVEsToCK
FLORISTS

A YOUNG Jersey milk at 400 Hafri
son. must be sold at once.
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T First Published in Topeka State Journal
Thursday, May IL, 1871
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FARMS AND CITY PROPERTY.
WAL TER ASHTON SMITH
501-2 N. E. Bldg. Phone 4O3
In the market for notes and mort
cages.
100000 READY TO LOAN
On improved farms at per cent and on
Topeka real estate at per cent. No de-
lay. If you have a maturing loan or wish
to change or increase your loan, call or write
BETTER REALTY AND LOAN COMPANY
Topeka Representatives.
United States Mortgage & Trust Co.
Capital & Surplus 100000
MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Horses. cattle pianos. diamonds, house.
hold goods. libraries, typewriters. autca.
carriages. machinery, and to salaried peo-
ple.-F. S. Thomas. 519 Kansas avenue.
Tel. 29S.
MONEY TO LOAN on city and farm
property, any amount, low interest rates
and most liberal terms Call or write for
our plan. w. NJ. Forbes & Co.
LOANS made on any kind of personal se-.
curity. l.. Biscoe. 523 Kansas ave.
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FLORISTS
BARGAIN DAYS
Fridays and Saturdays are bargain days
at Bass Greenhouse. 500 East 18th st
Phone 5000 Save money on flowers, plants.
HAYES FL ~ SR S,AOP
can supply your Decoration day plants
and flowers fresh from our greenhouse.
Phone 377.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR RENT-MISCELLA
HOOVER Suction Sweeper, 9S per cent eff
ficient- Paul Younger. Phone 246O
White.
COMPLETELY furnished concession oppo-
32G9.
FOR RENT-Hoover electric suction
sweeper. Phone 475S Blue.
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the head with his club any persons
insulting a woman whereabouts.
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i. l.
]. f. CATION, Secretary.
w. L. BURDICK, Chief Examiner.
Commissioners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-01
BRITISH CAPTURE
OLD BEEASHEBA
THE ANCIENT CITY FORTY MlI.Es
SOUTHWEST Or JERUSALEM
TAKEN FROM Tm TURKS.

Losdsn. Nos. !. Ghe city ot Beer
shclr.. b. .'dlos;.ne. las 6ecn ceptu'Vd
Is lh. Isg,.isi, {, ANS announces t'oaN.
lnsc..tions frrG, Palestine n"e THAI
VIII, tsr advent oi favorable weather,
The rriuah are rcsuming their active
cammi.n ul, tho syrian ccass. The cap
t;,,, So nritisi ~o3gs os i'ccrheha,
apprr...,,ate,y 80 miles southwest az des-
uS.lem q reported In IN Official state
men, today
When the operations ia iaicsnn' haA.'
ell last spring. the british had pushed
up tho coast from the Sinal peninsula To
the gates OF Casa. on tho caast Ia south
orn Palestine. while Ia the interior Pal
estino thcir columns had advanced on
ylrtmnll, a parallel front, to the vicinity
OF Bcorsheha.
Reports early iay, nonii stat INST
the british and revul;ins hribi'n fcrees
from the southern interior nnd eneftel
n junction in southern rSicstine ana
that earnhn.cd operations lay thcso forces
AGAINST the Turks mivht hc expect &c"
shortly