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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-13
DINNER ST CRIES

That story said Representative
Gardner at a Providence reception,
apropos of a hyphenated explanation
of a German sabotage plot, lis very
fishy. 1t reminds me of Texas
Once, in Texas, 1 came upon a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-13

s. The latest thing in conservation of
the food supply is pumpkinless pump
kin pie. Since there is no food prod
net much cheaper than pumpkin, the
idea appears to need elucidation. Why
Is a pumpkinless pumpkin pie?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-13

predestined victim and he is the her
editary family goat Every loafing
brother. every sister with trifling
husband, every aunt and cousin with
a precocious child to be educated,
hold the bachelor up and rob him
of his hard earned dollars so that
the man with no family of his own is
often supporting more families than
a mormon.
And now the government is after
him. Alas. poor bachelor. He is
driven to the last trench, and will
have to marry in self defense.
SO H. 49,
Copyright. 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-13

Questions on the above or any sub
Ject upon which the reader desires in.
formation, should be addressed the
Iopeka State Journal Information Blu
reau, Frederic J. Hasl<in, Director
Washington, D. C., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-13

He TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU.

Washington, ID. e
N B-Inoufrers should be careful to OBJ
: serve two points; Enclose a 3-eent stamp
and address their letters to Washington
as above and not to Topeka, otherwise de-
lay and needless expense are incurred.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

tion-increased, it must be borne in
mind, by some 100000 mouths in
the occupied regions-to be fed during
the months OF July and August? For
by that time, according to statisticians,
not a grain OF wheat or maize will be
left Even if the spofls in Rumania
should afford some relief, which Is a
most questionable superstition, there
will thus be two months to be bridged
over before the earliest crops can be
harvested, and in that period starva-
ton on a scale hitherto unknown in
the world, save perhaps in India, will
present itself.
when it comes to that, Of course,
peace will have to be made on any
terms. The feeding of the army is the
main concern of the Central Empires,
not that of the population, as may be
imagined; yet even this cannot be
managed for more than another six
months, even allowing for the fact
that the Austro-Hungarian forces be-
hind the front are on half rations and
that very soon, in all probability, the
men on the western front will fare
no better. The fact is, the time has
come when the question Of feeding
even the army gives rise to the gravest
apprehension. Although the peas
antry and land owners have been
stripped of everything In the way of
cereals, the army has not enough food
to carry it through the winter. Local
authorities in different districts have
petitioned the government to supply
food for distribution among the poor,
but the government can do nothing,
for the military authorities are SUI
preme.
Given if a peace conference were
called together tomorrow peace would
probab bly, still be some months off, and
it is not at all probable that the
blockade would be raised in the mean
time, that is to say, while negotia-
tons were in progress.
'tUnder these circumstances, the
Central Powers have but a very
limited time in which to bring about
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
SEES TEUTONS in
GRIP OF HUNGER
London Post Does Not Believe
People Can Hold Out

London, Jan. 3.--The Morning Post
publishes the following, dated Dec.
&c, from it's Budapest correspondent:
Taking for granted that the peace
offer of the Central Powers and the
efforts of neutrals will fail to bring
about speedy end Of the war, the
question arises how long the Central
Empires will be able to hold out
Setting aside military considerations,
and basing ones theory purely on
economic grounds, it is evident we
are within measurable distance of the
limit of endurance of their much
suffering peoples.
'It is plainly apparent to any one
who has made study of the econom-
ic conditions in Germany and in the
dual monarchy that the peace offer
made in the middle of December was
chiefly prompted by the knowledge
that relief must come within six
months from the present time at the
outside if internal troubles of the most
serious character are to be avoided.
In Austria-Hungary the available
stocks of food will not even last for
six months.
'But supposing, by imposing priva-
tons on the people, the authorities
should succeed in quieting them until
the end of June, how is the popula-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
MUST PAY FOR GLASS.
Alpert's Auto Wrecked Window
Owned by Hardware Corp.

Judge James T. Meskill had hand
ed down a judgment awarding DAM
ages of $41,58 in the suit of the
American Hardware Corp. VS.. Harry
Alpert. Suit followed an automobile
accident in which the defendants
automobile broke a plate glass win
dow on property owned by the plain
tiff. Attorney s. r. Mink appeared
for the plaintiff and Attorney L. H.
Katz Of Hartford for the defense.
Judgment for the plaintiff for
$27.90 was awarded in the case of
Eva Koc VS.. Stanley Zarhofsky. At
torney A. A. Greenberg represented
the plaintiff and Attorney Joseph G.
Woods the defense. Judgment for
the defendant to recover costs was
given in the suit of J. Jaffe VS.. Jonas
Urbanos, dispute over grocery bill.
Attorney A. A. Greenberg appeared
for the plaintiff and Attorney Joseph
q. Woods for the defense. Judg-
ment of SITS for the plaintiff was
given in the suit of John A. Hoff-
man VS.. George Lucas. Attorney w.
F. Mangan appeared for the defen-
dant and Attorney M. II. Camp for
the plaintiff.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

an understanding as regards the con-
ference itself. The people are al
ready desperate, and the troops may
become desperate, too, as soon as they
experience on their own persons the
horrors of the present food shortage. -
"It is rumored that after his coro-
nation as king of Hungary the new
emperor-king will take the question
of peace in hand and go to Berlin to
discuss the position with Emperor
William. The newspapers express
great hopes of his energetic will to at
tain this end, and if those hopes are
we'll founded, as is generally believed
here, some most unexpected events
may be in store for the peoples of the
Central Powers
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

Myrtle street. says:
when you say that had stomach
trouble you are surely saying what
is true for I surely did have it and
had 1t badly and ali the pains and
aches that go with 1t. I could not
eat hardly anything at all without
suffering. My food would turn sour
and acid shortly after eating ana It
was getting worse and worse as time
went on. I tried Herbal Lax-a-Tone
and much to my surprise and delight
1t has surely relieved me and L am
feeling better every minute."
Many people are suffering from
constipation nervousness sick and
bilious headaches feel tired out and
run down and 1t Is these people that
Lax-a-Tone is beneficial to and II they
will go down to the Economy New
England Drug Co., 365 Main street
and procure a bottle Of Mr.. Martin
the Lax-a-Tone Expert 1t will give
them q wonderful surprise. @
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
Boston Store
Safety First.
Comfort Next

A nice warm Sweater will
assure you of both. We have
Them for Men, Women, Boys
and Girls, in all desirable col
ors, from $1.00 to $3.50 each.
Quilted Vests and Jackets
would safeguard you against
The inclemencies of this win
ter weather, Csc to $500.
Outing Flannel Goods will
add greatly to your comfort
these cold days and nights.
Night Gowns, .59c to SIPS
Pajamas $1.W to $l.50
Skirts, .25c to Soc
For Women and Children:
Night Shirts and Pajamas for
Men and Boys.
DOWN PUFFS
Two very desirable num-
bers just received. At $500
and $3.50 each.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

It Is queer said Mr.. Martin the
Lax-a-Tone expert at the Economy
New England Drug Co., how SO many
people let the fortunes Of stomach
trouble run on day after day, they
say have terrfble gas pains and
shertness of BREATH" go take pinch
of soda and have the same old story
the next day. I often wonder IL these
people are net really conscious Of the
fact that as the days drag on that
some day they are going to awake
to the fact that the pinch Of soda
IL net going to relieve and they will
find themselves in the throes Of q
chronic ease of indigestion that will
make life torture. Why not stop
that gas and bleat right now for good
instead of relieving 1t with soda or
some other temporary remedy. Try
u bottle of Herbal ,Lax-a-Tone and
one short weeks trial will convince
anyone no. matter how bad case you
have, Mr.. Dunn, who lives at 20
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03


character
are ssuedhe
n 70
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

seriously from German undersea ac-
tivities particularly in the Mediter-
ranean.
There are no canal regulations Inn
posing special restrictions upon ves-
sells armed purely for defensive pur-
poses, as the United State holds that
such armament does not deprive a
ship of her character as a peaceful
merchantmen. A proclamation to
safeguard the neutrality of the canal
was issued by President Wilson on
November 12, 1914.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
JAPS TO ARM TRADE SHIPS

Fear of Wholesale Activity of Ger
man Submarines Believed to Be at
Bottom of Nippon's Decision.
Washington. Jan. 3-Japan through
the embassy here has notified the
state department of her intention to
arm her merchant ships defensively
and requested information as to
whether any special rules had been
made by this government for pas
sage of ships SO armed through the
Panama Canal.
This was the first official informa-
ton that japan intended such action
and was interpreted in some quarters
as indicative of fear of German sub
marine operations on a wider scale
than so far attempted.
Japan has a large tonnage passing
through the canal and has suffered
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03

INSULT AND CALUMNY
HEAPED ON GERMANY
This Is Opinion Of German Press Re-
gariiing Entente Reply to Berlins
Peace Advances

Berlin, Jan. 2, Via. London, Jan. s,
1o:4o a. m.The reply of the En-
tente to the peace proposals Of the
Central powers is described at great
length this morning by the news
papers, which base their remarks on
the unofficial press version Of the note,
as received here from French sources.
The newspapers are unanimous in
saying the answer OF the Entente is
only what was to be expected In view
Of utterances of statesmen of the hos
tile nations.
The opinion is expressed that the
Power than to the people Of the En-
tente countries and to neutrals.
Hence. the strong declamatory Ian
guage calculated. according to the
German opinion, further to inf1ame
passions against the Teutonic allies.
In particular 1t is declared the sec
ton devoted to Belgium is intended
to bury it under thousand arguments
In general the answer is regarded
as the stfffest and most brusQue
possible, and to be couched in insult
ing and calumniating terms never be-
fore seen in an International docu-
ment. All the newspapers agree that
the only answer the Central Powers
can give is with the sword, that the
war be continued until the Allies sue
for peace.
Only q few newspapers see even a
faint hope that peace still may be at
tainab1e within a reasonable time.
Curiously enough the super-nationalist
paper, the German Taeg1ische Rund-
schau, maintains feeble show of OPP
timism, saying:
"The thought Of peace is not
quenched by this rejection But
even this utterance Is qualified by the
explanation that peace can come only
through failure of the Entente plans
Of conquest and the crushing of Ger
many.
The Tageblatt, believes that the idea
Of peace retains its vitality. saying:
Even though the attempts be made
to bury under a thousand arguments,
peace will continue to rise UP mightier
than ever after every failure to
achieve expected victory
The socialist newspaper Vorwa erts,
which has been the leading peace
organ OF Germany for many months
still holds that the policy of attempt
Ing to find new means of terminating
y the war must continue but that the de-
Tense OF the country must go on with
out tagging. 1t contends that the re-
sponsibility for continuance OF the
war rests with the Entente.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
HAWAII SUGAR CROP ii

Washington. Jan. 3IHwl
duced 5S.237 tons less sugar
than in the previous. year, a.
increased area planted to CAM
Returns to the department Of !
ture show that the, years QUIT
approximately 592,763 tons.
creased production was due to
er yield of cane per acre andSs
er average of sugar per tons
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-03
LOSES aROLL. IN TAXI.
Owen Riley Also Misses His Muffler
and Kid Gloves.

Owen Riley Of 80 Crown street has
asked the police to locate silk
muffler, pair of kid gloves and "roll'
containing $40 that he lost Monday
night while celebrating New Years
day.
He appeared at headquarters yes
terday with information that he came
home in a taxicab Monday night with
friend. Next morning when he got
up he missed the money, gloves and
muffler. The name of his friend"
is not given but Detective Sergeant
Samuel M. Bamforth will try and
ascertain his Identify.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
Making Life Worth While

| ful things than 10 pass the days in
rounds OF fashion, living an empty.
selfish life and leaving no blessing
in the world?
Put yourself out. Lend a hand.
Everywhere there are aching hearts
and tired feet, dch need some
thing.
Let your thoughtful ministry fall
upon your weary mother your bur-
dened father, your tempted brother,
the struggling sister, the servants
whose duties are never don@. There
is that blind woman 20 whom you
might read an hour and with whom
you might talk about the beautiful
world on which she can never look.
or spend an afternoon with that
neglected child, lacking true home
sweetness in his or her own life.
This service is sure TO lie close at
hand. You need not go out to a
foreign land, right about your doors
you can find service. not conspicu-
| Gus. perhaps, such as the world
would praise, modest, unnoted,
ministries. which no eye but Gods
shall mark.
/ like the sentiment OF these lines:
When I am dead and gone
And the mold upon my breast,
Say not, he did i'll or well,
Only he did his best.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

Suggestions for mothers issued by
the United States bureau Of educa-
ton and the National kindergarten
association.
FroebePs songs and games for
mothers, TO sing and play with their
children, one of the finest collec-
tions in the world.
They help to nurture and guide
activities with definite ends in view.
BY Mrs. Louise Guldlin Simenson.
Every young mother should mem
orize a few of the songs and finger
plays and study the explanations,
notices and pictures in Froebels
Mother Play" so that she may be-
gin 10 use them in her home long
before the kindergarten age. 1 have
used them and find that they teach
the virtues which later il is so hard
to instil, for as Froebel says:
Mother, you can now do with a
touch as light as a feather what you
cannot later accomplish with the
pressure OF a hundredweight."
have also found that the songs
and plays fill the childs heart with
immensely. and supply his magma
ton with wholesome food. If the
mother has memorized some OF the
songs, she can sing or Groom them
while busy about her household
tasks and in this way can often di
rect her child's thoughts and play,
with definite aims in view. Her
walks or rides with the children may
also be made occasions for such
play.
To illustrate how Froebers phil
osophy helps the mother TO train her
child, let US consider first the Pat-a-
cake play You smile and say.
why AL mothers play pat-a-cake
with tn 'ir babies; that is nothing
new" Yes. mothers have played
lpat-a-cake for ages, but il they want
TO know why they play II, let them
turn TO Froebel, who points out that
the reason the little game is so wide
Ily known is because simple mother
wit never fails to link the initial &C
tivities OF the child with the every
day life about him" He also says
The bread or, better still, the little
cake which the child likes so well.
he receives from his mother; the
mother in turn receives il from the
baker So far, so good. We have
found two links in the great chain
of life and service. Let US beware,
however. of making the child feel
that these links complete the chain.
/ The baker can bake no cake if the
miller grinds no meal; the miller can
grind no meal IL the farmer brings
him no grain; the farmer can bring
no grain IL his field yields no crop;
the field can yield no crop. il the
forces of nature fail 20 work to-
gether to produce il; the forces OF
nature could not conspire together
were ~ not for the sl-wise and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
The Wedding
BY Madison c. Peters.

The custom OF wearing the wed
ding ring on the fourth finger OF
the left hand had its origin with the
Egyptians, from whom the Greeks
borrowed the custom and handed II
TO the Romans. The fourth finger
was dedicated 10 Apollo. Gold was
a symbol of the sun. It was be
lieved that Apollo's fourth finger
was connected by a nerve directly
to the heart and il was therefore
considered more appropriate that
the sign OF loving union should rest
on that finger.
Since the earliest days Of Christ
ianity the ring has been a precious
pledge of faithfulness. The man
who gives the ring binds himself by
all that is holy 20 be good and true
The golden circle upon a wOman's
hand sets her apart from all other
women-she is a crowned queen.
In the wedding ring the wife
pledges loving reverence. No, true
woman wants a husband into whose
AdON SAiS Coii iOb 4Ooh Win piiue
and on whose arm she can not lean
with implicit confidence.
Ovid says: IF you wish TO marry
suitably. marry your equal"
Now and then a woman of great
force Of character may lift her hus-
band upward, but she accepts such
a labor at the risk Of her own high
er life.
The ring pledges faithfulness
When doubt comes I'm at the door
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

love flies out at the window.
The basis OF all true affection is
confidence-confiden not only in
the woman's affection, but confidence
in her management OF all domestic
affairs.
Don't pitch your expenditure
higher than you can carry it. Better
shut down on petty expenses than
stoop TO petty gettings.
The word wife means weaver and
wives either weave mems fortunes
or like moths. simply feed upon
them.
Many a woman by true sympathy.
by thinking only OF what VIII do
him good has helped her husband
on 10 the highest success.
Most OF our self-made men are
really marriage made.
Whatever may be your husbands
business, endeavor TO learn enough
about it 70 listen 10 him with in
terest when he speaks 10 you Of IL
and give him a sensible opinion il he
asks for il. Many a failure would
have been avoided il men had con-
suited their wives.
in the majority OF cases. where
there has been exposure of great
frauds, the wife has been the most
shocked person in the community
The great duty of the wife is TO
make the home supremely happy.
Home is the great object in life. It
is the wife's duty to make the hus-
band feel that one day passed under
his own roof is worth a thousand in
another place.
Houses may be bought. homes
must be made. A house may be a
cold storage for costly furniture. A
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

home must be warmed with the
embers Of love Home is a mlnia
ture heaven le; down 90 shine .n this
world
The giver OF the wedding ring as
we'll as the receiver. has duties. Now
few men realize the sacredness Of
the responsibility they so lightly as
sumo IL is a solemn thing for
young man - take a confding young
woman from "a happy home into his
keeping When a young woman ac-
cepts a young mans offer OF mar
riage. she does the most serious
thing OF her life-she either builds
her nest under the flushed caves OF
heaven. where the angels ~ God
bower or she sets Il hard by the
gates OF woe 10 be swept bv the
wings OF fame
Love implies eentieness Of man
ner. blindness 70 imperfections and
at least as much polite attention as
Is shown 10 other women. Many
men return fretful from business and
sometimes vent on the wife the lrri-
tation and spleen which they re-
strained all day. forgetting that the
wife has had just as many weary
worries and aggravating annoyance
In the home and has been waiting all
day for her husbands return for a
word OF counsel, a smile Of approval
or a look OF sympathy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
CORNISH OUTLETS.

Outlets may be cut from almost
a quantity of chopped fish, a bit of
shallot. a seasoning of pepper and
salt into a stewpan with two ounces
OF butter.
Stir in a teaspoon Of essence of an
chOvies. AS soon as the butter is
melted remove from the fire 20 cool.
Lay seansoning over the outlets
thickly. powder them well with fine
breaGcrumbs. Cook before a fire or
in the oven or on buttered pans.
Fave ready some green vegetables
in season, stew in good broth. Put
vegetables in center Of dish and ar
range outlets around. Time Cor vege-
tables, about half an hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

Who loves her dear children, what
ever may come.
This is the father, so brave and so
strong
Who works for his family all the
day long.
This is the brother, who'll soon be a
man;
He helps his good mother as much
as he can.
This is the sister so gentle and mild,
Who plays that the dolly is her little
child.
This is the baby. all dimpled and
sweet;
How soft his wee hands and his
chubby pink feet!
Father and mother, and children so
dear,
Together you see them, one family
here.
Emile POulsson.
The active child of four or five
instinctively desires to measure him
self against children of his own age.
and if deprived of the opportunity to
do this, loses much of what is neces-
sary for his highest and best devel-
opment Through contact with each
other, children learn to wait their
turn, and to be considerable in many
other ways.
Moreover the child wants TO make
things, and although the mother can
play little songs and games with him
while carrying on her household
tasks, she cannot always take the
time necessary to direct and assist
the child in manual occupations.
This is one reason why the kinder
garten fills a great need. Associa-
ton with playmates, and work with
various materials and tools, songs
and games are all provided in the
kindergarten.
1t was because OF my study of
troebelian methods and their sue
cessful application to the child be-
low four, and because | realized how
impossible it was for me, a busy
mother. to meet the growing needs
OF my children, that l wanted a kin
dergarten in our town, not only for
my own little ones, but for all the
boys and girls. A number Of
mothers and fathers became inter
ested in my project: We petitioned
our board of education and a kin
dergarten was soon established. IL
was a success from the very start.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11

Quite as fetching from the back
as the front is this airy" little
evening gown. Fur has long since
found its way to enhance the even
ing gown combined with the
most delicate textures, but here it is
used in a way that is really differ
emit" The graceful ostrich fan adds
its bit Of charm to the costume