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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
THE RED CROSS
Everything in Readiness for Campaign
Opening Tonight.

Everything is in readiness for the
opening of the Red Cross campaign at
the $50 dinner tonight at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
The speakers, Rev. DIR. Kulp- cam
paign manager, and II. J. Allen of
Wichita will make short pointed talks.
after which preliminary subscription
will be announced and the workers
will be given instructions for the can
vass to be begun tomorrow.
Joab Mulvane has started the list
with $1,000.
The following are the captains ami
their teams.
Team No. Morton AIbaugh. captain !;
Rodgers, s. G. Nichols, Clyde W. Miller,
George A. Guild; Bryan Davis: Dr. s. J.
Peppmeyer and Geo. A. Clark
william e BreIsfofd fTed Cole ea " 3
]. Corwine f. A. thrill. W. G. Dickie.
Paul Lovewell. Hinkle NJ. Guy and George
Team No. 3--E. c. Arnold, captain; s.
L. Courtney, Ralph Squires. II. q. West,
Roy Thompson. Bayard Whitney, A. d.
Team No. HI. A. Auerbach. captain
Frank NJ. Bonebrake. F. A. Anton. Frank S.
Cram lanes 81. b. Dqneyson, Earl Akers.
der, L. l. Kiene and +. c, Biair '" '"S
c. Whitaker Roy Cope, FL II. iPs neh j F
Haskell. w. NJ. Forbes. Charles s. Elliott
w. f. Axtell, j. c. Snediker and f. T.. Ell
more.
Team No. &C. L. Bascom captain: Fer
dinand Funk George L. Dougherty. d. o.
Coe, W. t. Beerbohm, C. =. Buck. G. ID.
skinner Frank B. Parker, H. w. McAfee
f. V. King. John S. Dean, Roy Crawford
Charles II. Trap and DIR. F. ]. Ernest.
Team No. 7-R. w Blair, captain F. II
LuptOn, w. c. Stephenson. K. l.. Thomas
X. F. Hodgins, a. II. Purdy. John C
Waters. ": H kemper. Albert I. Reid
Team No, saB. b. Eitelman, captain
George T. McDermott, Robert Fullerton
Phil Eastman, Frank Beck, James A
Troutman. Harry J. Brockman, +. d
L; r. r. Ma nj and n y F Eco C9sgrove;
f. b. KelIam, H. S. Morgan. Cecil Howes
Guilford Dudley. Charles Sessions. f. G
Kaths, II. H. Welty, S. E. Cobb and ]
Team No. 10-Fred o. Morns captain; ]
3. Sims. Robert Billiard, the Rev. S. S. Es
, tey. W. II. Rutter. Frank X. ConwelI A. II
| Cutler, NJ. +. Palmer, II. c. Kibbe, ant
| Charles N Matthews.
| Team No. ia. NJ. Patten. captain: w
w Webb, II. S. Putney, c. A. HARLAN
Marco Morrow, Charles E. EIdridge & ]
Rear, Fred II. Bonebrake. John NJ. Brunt
s. l. Courtney and Frank c. Squires.
/ Team No. 12-W. o. Rigby captain: f. Il
Clithero W. X. Faulkner Fl. o. Carney, S
+ J. Hodgins, Walter A johnson. X. n. Latt
ner, s. e Lux. Stanley Medlicott. Z. L
i Overton, George W. Stansfield and Georg
Godfrey Moore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
ALTER WAR PLANS USES IRON HAND BRITISH BACK UP
German Counter
Wins on ArraS Front.
Stop Allies Drive From Vimy
Ridge to DOuai.

London, June 1S.-A tremendous
German attack on newly won British
positions east of Monchy LIE Preux
forced the British to fell back fror!
certain advanced posts, Field Mar
shall Haiy reported today.
Monchy LIE Preux, five miles south
east of Arras, is one of the turning
points On the General Hindenburg
front, being on the so-cal1ed Bro
court-Qu cant switch line" 1t has
been the scene of tremendous fight
ing ever since the British struck out
from the Vinly Ridge and drove
toward Douai.
Early this morning the enemy
strongly attacked our new positions
east of Monchy LIE Preux," he stated.
After severe fighting we were COM
PEELED to fall back from certain ad-
vanced posts in front of our main
new position. We still hold Infantry
HILL
The British field marshaFs report
also mentioned considerable mutual
artilleryilg north of the Scarpe and
heavy hostile bombardment Of Brit
ish positions near Ypres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
Apparently Can't Finish Is
CantOnments by Sept. 1.
Must Alter Plans for MObiliZa-
ton of First $4,000.
WARY OF EXCESS PROFITS
Uncle Sam Fixes Contracts to
Suit Himself.
Builders To Be Paid on Per-
centage Cost Basis.

Washington, June 1S.-Unless there
are unforeseen developments to hurry
construction of the sixteen canton
ments for training the new national
army, the first increment of 100000
troops, will not be in training by Sep
TENDER l, as generally has been sup
posed and may not get into training
for six weeks thereafter
War department officials said to-
day that no specific date ever had
been set for the opening of the train
ing camps. Secretary Baker, how
ever, in a letter to Senator Jones sew
eral weeks ago, answering a sugges-
ton that some of the troops be used
for harvesting, spoke of September 1
as the probable date of opening the
camps and pointed out that most of
the harvesting would be over by that
time.
War department officials generally
mad fixed September l in their minds
as the time training would begin.
The first body of officers for the
new army now being trained in camps
turnout the country is to be turned
out IN August to make room for the
next pody. Th1s was arranged on the
plan of having the draft complete
exemptions disposed of and troops or
--ANO - CdlllpS ny SeDCen1-
Der l.
Put Limit on Profit.
Washington, June 1S.-The sixteen
great environments for the new army
Will be built under a special form OF
contract by the terms of which no
contractor will he permitted to over
charge the government, the maximum
profit on any contract being fixed at
$25O,O0O. The government also will
have complete supervision over the
work and may terminate any contract
at will.
The terms were made public today
by the war department. The primary
object in the wording of the agreement
is to secure speedy construction and
avoidance of unnecessary expendi-
lures.
The contractor is to be paid his ex-
penses and percentage of the total
amount out of which he must meet
his overhead costs. His profits are to
come from the difference between this
percentage and overhead expenses.
The urgency of rapid construction is
introduced in an early paragraph OF
the contract, wherein the contractor
agrees to do all things necessary for
the construction and completion of the
work"
1t is stated that no restrictions will
be placed upon the contractor likely
to hamper the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
DRAWING IS HELD UP
Topeka Draft Board Is Waiting Orders
From Washington.

The Topeka selective draft board
which will supervise the choosing of
young men here for military service
marked time today and will continue
to do so until President Wilson signs
the draft proclamation and orders are
received from the war department.
I'VE have no orders since regisIra-
ton day." said DR.. H. L. Clark, chair
man, today II suppose when Presi-
dent Wilson signs the draft proclama-
ton we will receive something definite
in the way of information and not un
til then. The newspaper will probably
have full details from Washington be-
fore we do"
1t is reported in Topeka today Thar
there are several states in which the
drawing is made today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
RED CROSS DRIVE ON
National Campaign for 100 Million
Begins at Sunrise Today

Washington, June 1S.-The big
drive for the $1OO,OOO,O0O Red Cross
war fund began at sunrise today ev-
erywhere in the United States with
elaborate organization plans for MAX
ing il a reality within the next seven
days.
In great cities and small towns or
ganized machinery began gathering
in the fund which is to care not only
for American troops off the firing line
in Europe but for the destitute of the
war zones of France, Belgium and
Poland.
The fund will be disbursed under
the direction of the Red Cross war
council recently created by President
Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18

ton of Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, state
president w. c. T. U.
Address, DR.. Geo. w. Young of
Kentucky.
4:30-Address. Henry ]. Allen, edi-
tor the Beacon, Wichita.
Wednesday Night Session.
City auditorium, Gov. Arthur Cap
per presiding
7:45-Devotional, led by DIR. Ed
mund Kulp, Topeka.
S-Address, Hon. Richmond Pear
son Hopson; subject, Destroying the
Great Destroyer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18

Clouds forming this afternoon
caused the mercury to take a slump.
falling degrees between and 2
o'clock. The average for the day was
just normal. The wind at O'Clock
this afternoon was blowing IL miles
an hour from the southwest
More fair weather Tor Topeka and
Kansas was the prediction made this
morning by S. Il. Flora, local meteor
ologist. Three days of sunny weather
are assured and whole week of gen.
orally fair weather is predicted
In other sections of the country
summer leigns supreme. Reports from
California record the hottest weather
for June ever recorded al the weather
stations Of that state
The official forecast calls for fair
weather tonight and Tuesday, cooler
tonight and fair Wednesday The
mercury Sunday night fell to 65 de-
grees. just one point above normal. by
Continued Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
|. C. C. MEMBER DIES
Judson c. Clements. Senior Commits
sioner. Succumbs to Heart Failure.

Washington, June 1S.-Judson C.
Clements, senior commissioner of the
interstate commerce commission, died
of heart failure at his home here to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
ANOTHER COOL NIGHT
Three Days of Fair Weather Promised
Kansas by Mr.. Flora.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day reported by the local office
of the United States weather bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18
Grand Jury In

New York. June 1S.-The grand
jury this afternoon returned an in
dictment charging Alfred Cocchi with
the murder of Ruth Cruger, 1S-year-
old high school girl who disappeared
three months ago. and whose body was
found buried beneath Cocchrs bicycle
repair shop here Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight, Tuesday ana
"Wednesday. Much cooler tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-18

SLACkERS who think themselves
''slickers" are only suckers
after all.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

Arkansas. We must have this in- creased supply to insure ourselves with bread. Everyone should at least produce enough wheat to furn- ish plenty of flour for every tenant and workman on the place. Realiz- ing that this is new crop for many, Dean Martin Nelson of the College of Agriculture, University of Arkan- sas, Fayetteville, has written a cir cular describing the best methods of producing wheat under Arkansas con ditions. This circular is free. What are you going to do?
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

States postal agency at Shanghai and all persons in the military service Of the United States in Europe. The postoffice department issued these instructions:
 Postmasters shall on and after November ? see that postage is paid at the rate of three cents an ounce or fraction thereof on letters and other first class matter except drop letters. All drop letters, that is, let ters mailed for delivery from the office at which posted, including those for delivery by city, rural or any carrier for such office. are re. quired to have postage paid on them at the rate of two cents per ounce or fraction thereof.
 Postal cards are required to be prepaid two cents, and therefore the one-cent postal cards must have a one-cent postage stamp affixed to them in addition to one-cent stamp impressed on such cards. Post cards (private mailing cards) bearing writ ten messages must have two cents postage prepaid on them.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
PoSTMASTERs INSTRUCTED
 ON NEW LETTER RATES

Washington. Oct 5.-Detailed in- structions on the increased letter mail rates which become effective November 2, under the war tax bill, were issued today by Postmaster General Burleson. They do not ap- ply to rates to most foreign count ries. which are fixed by international treaties, but they do apply to all domestic mail, and under that clas- sification is included mail to Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Panama. the United
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
BETTER FARMING HINTS
KEEP CORN IN ARKANSAS

KEEP CORN IN ARKANSAS
 There is a great supply of corn in Arkansas this year but it looks as if we are going to follow our old practice and ship thousands of cars of corn from some sections and ship it into other sections We will also undoubtedly have to bring in many carloads of meat Keep the corn in the state. If you have an extra sup ply and it cannot be fed in your neighborhood. save it for December and January sale to people in your county and other parts of the state. Your county agent of j. F. Nichol- son, marketing agent with the Uni versity of Arkansas, can find a buy CT. We have produced the corn, now let us use it at home.
 
 DO NOT LET THE WEATHER GET
 YOUR PROFITS
 Rush your harvesting and do not let the weather claim large portions of your profits. This will be the
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
Lavish Use of Fur
GIVE HIM GAS

The beautiful young woman in.e.I viewed fortune teller on the usu'' subjects .r
 Lady said the clairvoyant, !vs vs will visit foreign lands, ana ynv .nS courts of kings and queens. iSs .sa will conquer all rivals and marry .an .Sn man of your choice. He will pc .sss and dark and aristocratic looKins,
 "And young?" interrupted the iau''
 Yes, and very rich" .he
 The beautiful lady grasped .aS ad fortune teller's hands and preS'0' them hard .ou
 Thank you" she said Nov .ei me one thing more. How sns% get rid of my present husbanu Gao Magazine.
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sas to help them retain their agents. Counties not having agents are al- ready petitioning for aid in securing them. The business people of every county know that the county agent work has done more than any one thing to increase the prosperity of the rural communities, and add mil lions to the bank roll of the farmers, and they are anxious to see county demonstration agent and a home demonstration agent in every county in the state The emergency appro- priation recently made by congress makes this possible. The govern ment has done it's part. It is now up to the people and the quorum courts must soon decide what this county will do. Certainly we are going to do our bit and the quorum court of the county will appropriate sum sufficient to secure the government aid which rightfully belongs to us and which will guarantee the splend- i'd help of these agricultural experts.
 37 PER CENT MORE WHEAT
 ARKANSAS BIT
 Tne war program calls for S7 per cent increase in the wheat creage in
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

and is being worn all over the country. The dress itself is made of blue chambry or plain blue gingham with collar, cuffs and cape of white pique. It is extremely simple of construction. and is also very easy to get into. There is only one button necessary. The dress closes on either side, the right over the left. or the left over the right. The strap or belt is passed through a bound but tonhole, around the figure and is fastened on the opposite side. The big pockets are conveniently placed, and altogether it is a costume de- signed for the efficient woman.
 The Vogue of Gingham Continued in
 Fall Fabrics
 There never has been a materlal so popular as gingham. The history of the gingham craze, as it has been called. is very interesting. It was launched by American designers witn' out the assent of Paris. Palm Beacn first put its seal on 1t. and since then women have eagerly demandeo it. Paris took it up. and the gln- 9hAbA ACoC OA l04t Nao tAS ~- est affair imaginable. Women wnO had long relegated it to the nursery and the house dress, wore it at lne beach. the country club. and on tns street in the big cities. Now tns' cool days are coming, the designers are reluctantly laying it on one slae' to be taken out next spring now, ever. There are quaint silks anu chiffon taffetas to take its place with the gingham pattern carelun. carried out. I saw a most attrac.l'e dress on the avenue the other oa, of blue and white check taffeta' wiln large hip pockets and a surph'' waist.
 Lavish Use of Fur
 Fur promises to be used this yea as much or more than it was ia5l All the windows are full of fall v and coats with bands. huge collals and even pockets and belts or lu. l. One extravagant dress had the SKI, i as far up as the hip, the collar ans !, cuffs, made of seal, with the rest VI the costume of Georgette crepe.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

case, however, where cotton or corn is left in the field and allowed to deteriorate after it is ready to har- vest. The cotton grower especially should pick his crop rapidly and avoid the rain and wind that are bound to stain his cotton, beat it down and, consequently, lower the grade in value.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
COUNTIES ASK TO RETAIN
 AGENTS

The county agent has come to be recognized as one of the best in vestments the people can make. This is proven by the fact that many counties having agents realize the demand for these experts at this time and are asking the Extension Division of the University of Arkan-
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
COURIER INDEX
 FASHION lEl1ll
FALL FABRICS ANn
 INDIVIDUALITY OF uo uoonc'ss> STUDIED AND Expn-s"sN |; STRAIGHT SILHOUETTE IN

New York, Oct. 9-Nor been time when the fasb;onaS naS thers ed so practical. The nsrrOa ,r.ons Seen, do away with any extravaoaw nOw skit material, for the straight "u, i,, use Of relgns supreme. Of eonrso 'aaoueus drapery usually on the si5o mere below the hip, but even tbiS lite aetract rom the length of tSss ,S la from shoulder to hem " the line
 There is no excuse what.
 any woman to dress unheoo.eir fW One does not hear the ola oconlinsE Oh, but the styles do not hooolupaint What am 1 to do? "Tbe Sole S. me become us, each and every oas ,os 60 there has never been a tima ne, lo the individuality Of women waea so clearly studied and exprasaa, saa A
 Just a Whisper or Two '
 There is one big house bo,. New York that predicts wa Iors r',, n be wearing bustles by New yaa m ~ They point out that the dr.no.al als slowly but surely retreatine . so. the back, and that pockets arc 'J"au h.'l placed further back than thav Js,us ha been. The Chinese and Janara.ss ra,s style (kimono sleeve) is also ptssss hs;ss advanced very strongly. ''us
 The Food Conservation unifo,m-
 Have you signed the Food co, servation Pledge? If not. do lsss. o., about it at once, for it is one of ta ,bs ways the patriotic woman can raalls tu' help her country. There is fass; hating dress apron which you cs. wear after you have signed it Ths illustration here shows you just hov very practical land becoming) f really is. This is the official uniform
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
SAVE THE FIELD PEAS AND
 BEANS FOR SEED

Good farm practice calls for le- gume crop in all corn and after all small grain. If you are going to be sure of plenty of seed for this work next year it will be we'll to save your own seed peas and beans. Remember. October s the month.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

The earliest mention of a VOW is that of Jacob Genesis xviii, I3).
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

Beazleys Ready-to-Wear Section radiates the spirit of authentic styles in a manner most pleasing to lovers of absolutely correct apparel, presenting the most brilliant conception of this seasons creations of Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Silk Satin and wool Dress Goods How very easy 1t is for house to claim this suprem- acy, but Beazleys happily invites you to come to the department and verify by careful in- spection. the accuracy of the statement that other store in Marianna is better prepared to supply your wants satisfactorily than this establishment All the favored materials All the popular trimmings. The new frills, the latest lines every element of high-art needle craft represented in the offering. Note the suits See the dresses. Observe critically the exclusive, ORIGINAL. fashions.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
s7 PER CENT MORE WHEAT

Tne war program calls for a 37 per cens increase in the wheat creage in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-16
MAKING FERTILIZER
OF THE TICK

Live Oak, Jan. l5.-Making fer
t.lizer out of the live cattle fever
ticks has helped to eradicate them
from the cattle and farm of l.. S.
Harvard, near Live Oak.
When he began the dairy business
he sprayed the cows with arsenical
solution TO kill off the ticks and also
rotated them on his fields, plowing
under the ticks which dropped of
the cows. BY his system of eradicat-
ing the ticks it has not been neces-
sary for him to use a dipping vat.
but very few farmers carry on their
operations on SO intensive a scale, so
in the majority of cases a dipping
vat is good investment on any
dairy farm, in the tick infested area.
Mr.. Harvard's farm is known as
the Suwannee Model Dairy and is
maintained up to the standard the
name implies. Commenting on the
success ne mas attained, ne recently
said: "Since the ticks have been
eradicated, believe that l am get
ting full value at the milk paid.
"All my eighty-acre farm is under
cultivation. and by rotating the
crops l get at least three crops from
every acre each year, with some pas
turage for the stock. After a crop
is harvested the cows are turned in
for a few days or longer, as condi-
tions warrant, to eat the waste for
age. BY having the farm cross
fenced, with several fields, they have
the range of some field almost every
day and yet do not interfere with
growing crops
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-16
RUMAN|ANSAND
RUSSIANS ARE
now GETTING
IN SOME L|CKS
RUSSIANS REACHED GERMAN
LINES BUT WERE UNABLE
TO HOLD THE ADVANTAGE
THEY HAD GAINED
(By Associated Press. }

The Russo Rumanian forces along
the Sereth line are counter-attack-
ing heavily. Berlin reported two of
these attacks and said Rumanians
had penetrated German positions be-
tween Kasino and Suchitza valleys,
in the Meldavion mountains, but
were later expelled. The heaviest
ccunter-attack was near Fundeni.
The Russians reached the Teutonic
lines but couldn't hold their advan-
tage. There is little fighting else
where
There are signs of possible impor-
tant activities in Macedonia A news
agency reported that Gen. Won Fall
kenhayn had arrived In Greece on
submarine. A Saloniki dispatch
said the Greek government is in con-
stant communication with Berlin by
wireless The British correspondent
with the entente army at Saloniki
said the forces will be reinforced
preliminary to an attempt to cut the
Berlin-C n-Constantinople railroad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-16
(By Associated Press. }

Christiania, Norway, Jan. 16 A
significant political upheaval is in
dicated by the remarkable Socialist
gain in the municipal elections in
Christiania this month. For the last
sixteen years the Norwegian capital
has been governed by the Conserva-
tive party, but at the elections just
concluded the Socialists wen AZ out
of the "a seats on the aldermanic
board. leaving the Conservatives 80
and the Radicals 5. The Radical
members are known to be irrecon-
cilable to casting their votes for
Conservative mayor and it is there
fore predetermined that the Social
lists will forthwith elect one of their
representatives for mayor
The growth of the Socialist vote
all over Norway has been marked in
recent years since suffrage was ex-
tended to every man and woman ov-
er twenty-five years of age In the
last State election, a var ago. the
Socialists mustered 40 per cent Of
the voters. One of the reasons for
the recent gains has been the high
cost of living, and many of the mid
die class people whose wages have
not increased proportionately have
gone over to the Socialist platform,
which would have the government
take charge CT trade in the most
necessary articles, such as food and
fuel by means of municipal stores
where everything would be sold at
cost. Something has already been
done along these lines. in the matter
of imports of -four and sugar and the
sale of fuel. potatoes. milk and fish;
but the Socialists scheme would car
ry the government help much fur
ther. even to building dwellings for
the poor and middle class workers.
who are suffering for want of
houses, or from the exhorbitant rent
now charged for even the poorest
kind of rooms.