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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Company H has an almost perfect
record for good conduct, Captain
Browne says. No complaints have
been turned in to him by Abilene peo-
ple and no arrests have been made.
Few reports of soldiers on the streets
after taps have been made.
Ea Ea "a
Mr.. and Mrs Pete Simmons, cooks
at the Tip Top Inn, treated the com
many to ice cream and cake there yes
terday afternoon. The tables were
decorated with flags and bunting and
The cakes were frosted in red, white
and blue. Nike Hogan and Leslie
Logan. proprietors of the restaurant,
treated the boys to cigars. After the
spread the company was presented
with two electric irons, the gift of Mr..
and Mrs. Simmons and the mattresses
at the inn.
- -
CORPORAL Sidney Bremen is now
chief clerk in the orderly room How
ard Seip and Raymond Chestnut,
first class priyates, and assistant
clerks.
George Keel left this morning for
Camp Funston His notice TO report
came last night He expects to be
assigned to regiment as a non-com-
missioned officer
- -
There is still a chance to buy tag
for Company II mess fund. The Camp
fire Girls will sell them on the streets
this evening.
r. - -
The first pay roll for Company y
was signed this morning. The pay
probably will not arrive for several
days.
p - -
Miss Blanche Edwards presented
the company with a Nictrola RECORD
this morning.
- - -
A check for $40 for the company
Ifund was received this morning from
Miss Mary Woolverton, county super
intendent. With the check came
letter saying it was complimentary tt
Mark Curran, Robert Lewis, no.
r sherwood and Clarence simpson, WIT
are staying at Miss Woolyerton
home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
RAILWAY TIME TABLES
UNION PACIFIC
EastbOund

165 and 166 daily except Sunday
other trains daily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Five new records have been added
10 the company collection, three pre-
sented By Mrs. Hubbard and two by
operators Of the Brown Telephone
company. There is no gift so much
appreciated as records Of dance music
and catchy popular songs. But Home
sweet Home" has no place in any
army camp. Regimental bands are
forbidden to play it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

One expression has taken the arm
CRY BY storm. The captain began 4
and il has spread to other officers
The non-coms. and the men. Every
body begins an conversation with
..As a matter Of fact"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

The people Of Industry presented
q $40 bill to each Of the seven Indus
try boys who have enlisted with Com
pany II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
St1eE4itQZfiiid4
Satisfaction Must Be Part OF
Every Purchase Made at
This Store.

We insist on it. We want no article
TO 90 out of the store that does not
give complete satisfaction.
Price, too, is very important to the
economically inclined. But no mat
ter how little you pay for merchan-
dise-no matter how much you thhk
YOU are saving if that purchase does
rot give you absolute satisfaction
the price is too big, the value poor.
No matter how little you spend here
YOU MUST get satisfaetion-the kind
of economy WE specialize in.
CASES.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Cigarettes, tobacco, candy, peanuts
etc, are not furnished the boys. Ihey
must buy these articles out of their
wages. A number of persons thlnk
they are purchased by money IRON
the company fund.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Corporal Sidney Bremen is nov
chief clerk in the orderly room How
ard Seip and Raymond Chestnut
first class priyates, and assistan
clerks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

There is a Clarence A. Simpson and
a Clarence A. Sampson in Company
ii. They spend most OF their time
clearing up cases Of mistaken iden-
tity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Kaiser Believed Reservists Here
Would "Rise as One"
Disappointment Has Bred Ha-
tired for German-Americans.
NO REVOLT IN GERMANY
Used to Oppression, Says For
mer Ambassador Gerard.
Sentiment Against Z. 5. Thor
oily Instilled Turnout Empire.

Chicago, May 4.-Germany-as she
really is-was revealed to Chicago last
night by James w Gerard, former
ambassador. who, probably more than
anv other American knows the true
conditions in the central empires to-
day.
1--WE are fighting an enemy who
has long been in bitterest anlmoslty
our enemy" Gerard said. mo words
of mine can translate the hatred of
Germans for Americans, a sentiment
fostered by incessant propaganda
from official sources by teaching
that we had furnished the ammunition
that slew the sons and brothers of the
survivors; by ceaseless work in plant
ing everlasting poison in the minds
Of Germans against US.
To Hold u. S. rs War Prize.
Most terrible of all is the vindic-
tive hatred of Germans for German
Americans. They had confidently eX-
pected-it was Il unanimous faith
that if America ever dared to point
a clenched hand against Germany, the
100000 German reSerVistS who the
Germans said are within our borders
would have risen as a man and taken
this land as a German prize of ar.
The Germans VIII not revolt be-
cause the spirit has bee crushed out
of them by the never ceasing bars of
oppression. The liberty of the German
peasant is CHASTITY myth. The reich
stag is a debating society. Patriotism
is not spontaneous so much as of long
necessity; one of fear that las been
crystallized thru generations into GUS
tom"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Thru German New Oppy Line,
Gen. Haig Smashes On.
PUSH TWO WEDGES FARTHER
IL Miles South British Break
Hindenburg Line.
Human Nutcracker Is Three
FOurthS Around Lens District.
(By the Associated Press.)

Furious efforts are being made by
the Germans to stop the progress the
British are making in smashing thru
the Hindenburg line in northern
France. General Haig, however, has
made good the most telling gains eff
fected in the renewal of the great
drive yesterday. Fresnoy, three miles
east of Vimy and the captured lines
north and south of it are firmly held
after the repulse of numerous severe
counter-attacks A deep salient has
been created in the Oppy line here.
Bullecourt, in the Croisilles district
southeast of Arras, the sector of the
HiEdenburg line taken yesterday was
also subjected to a heavy counter drive
bug this valuable position likewise re-
mains safely in British hands.
The Germans in Bullecourt are
nearly surrounded and threatened
with capture, correspondents report.
Only on one narrow front was the
British advance negatived. This was
near Cherisy and on the Arras-Cam-
brai road just to the north. Here the
advanced positions taken were evac-
uated under German pressure. Mean
while a new British success had scor-
ed northwest of St Quentin. where a
deeper wedge was driven into the
German line and the Malakoff farm
northeast of Hargicourt was captured.
Push Plan to Surround Lens.
London. May 4.-Lens was three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
A new SERVICE KILL "CAC" AWRESCUE CUNNERS
State Journal Opens Service
Bureau at Washington, ID. c:
Any Information and Booklets
Available for Our Readers.

The Topeka State Journal has
opened a general service for military
and all sorts of food, household and
general information. available to any
reader of this paper.
ODening a StorehOuse of knowledge.
In it's efforts to be as useful as pos
s:ble to its 100,000,000 people, the
government of the United States is
continually carrying on practical in
designations in many fields. AS rule
the Investigations produce results OF
great value. But the people generally
do not profit by the stores of knowl-
edge thus acquired until the new dis
coveries work their way into common
knowledge by the slow process of in
filtration Clearly the people as
whole are entitled to secure benefit
promptly from the work done for
them by the government and at their
expense.
In pursuance of is purpose to
broaden in all practicable ways the
service which it performs for its read
ers, the Topeka State Journal has es-
ia blished an information bureau in
Washington from which to dissemin-
ate facts about the government and
knowledge discovered or collected by
government agencies This bureaus
resources of information are as great
as the resources of the government,
since it is in touch with all govern
ment agencies. Its facilities enable
1t to pass on to readers of the State
Journal the results obtained by gov
eminent Investigations and expert
ments. The service is offered by this
newspaper free to all its readers. Any
one of them sending a 2-cent stamp to
The Topeka State Journal Informa-
ton Bureau, Washington, D. c., may
obtain facts bearing on almost any
subject N regard to which inquiry is
made.
Answer for Any Query on Amy Subject
Elsewhere in this issue the State
Journal gives detailed information in
regard to this important new enter
prise, and tells something about the
first publication of the bureau a
pamphlet crowded with the facts of
value to every household. Readers
should feel free to make use of the SER
vice. By it they and their government
may be brought into immediate touch.
Access to the storehouse of facts in
Washington maintained at the public
expense for the peoples intellectual
ands material progress should be of
advantage to all.
The State Journal offers this service
to its readers in the expectation not
only that they will profit by the in
formation thus secured, but that they
will gain additional light as to the
value to them of the system of en-
lightened government under which
thew live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
HER ATONEMENT
Vawter's Wife Says She Pulled
Trigger, Killing Heth-
CclIapses on Stand i'm Effort to
Save Husband, Defendant.

Christianburg, Va, May 4.-Still in
sisting that she had a finger on the
trigger of her husbands revolver when
it was fired, killing Stockton Heth,
jr, Mrs. Charles f. Nawter collapsed
today and was unable to go on the
witness stand and bare further details
of her intrigue with Heth.
The defense closed its case this aft
ernoon. A lawyers conference fol-
lowed and it was again reported a
compromise verdict was under consid-
Grafton. Defense attorneys believe the
woman's admission that she had a fin
ger on the trigger may contribute to-
ward saving Vawter from the death
chair.
Would Atone for Past Sins.
In telling all, Mrs. Vawter declared
she wanted to 'atone for past sins, -
to sacrifice herself so her husband
might not pay the penaly of murder.
She admitted her ;nfatuation for Heth
was SO strong she could not repulse
hsi advances. Earlier in her eXamina-
ton she insisted all Heth's endear-
ments were refused except when she
was drinking.
Describing the killing. Mrs. Nawter
asserted her husband approached with
a revolver, that she and Heth grappled
with him and that her own finger was
on the trigger as the gun was fired,
mOrtally wOunding her lover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
DEMAND PEACE TERMS
Rcichstag Socialists Endeavor t,
Break Chancellor's Silence.

Amsterdam. May A Berlin dis
match SAYS that the conservatives in
the reichstag have offered the follow
ing Interpolation to Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg:
1.-The Socialist party demanding
peace without annexation or indemni-
ty has created uneasiness among the
people owing to the lack of a clear
pronouncement by the chancellor on
the subject. While such a peace suits
international principles it does not
suit the needs of the life of the Ger
man people. Is the chancellor pre-
pared to declare his attitude on this
question:
The Socialist majority party also in
troduced an Interpolation requesting
the government to state its policy to-
ward the peace program of the party
The other parties declined to support
either of these ir terpellations-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
THAW AN AERO HERO
American Gains Official Recognition
Upon Downing Fifth Plane.

Paris. May 4.-L;eut. William Thaw,
of the Lafayette escadrille, has
achieved the distinction of an ace" in
the American flying squadron with the
French army. He brought down his
fifth enemy aeroplane on Saturday, it
was announced today.
According to the French army reg
ulations, Lieutenant Thaw now takes
his place in the list of flying stars
whose exploits are mentioned in the
army report of the day by name. No
aviator is mentioned by name until he
has brought down five enemy planes
and this means that the five must ac-
tually fall within the French lines and
their destruction be verified by French
official report Such rigorous rules
usually mean that a French flyer will
bring down dozen or SO enemy ma
chines-mostly beyond the French
lines-beforc he is able to achieve the
proud distinction of an ace"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Missing Boat With q. s. Navy
Men Picked Up Today.
Captains Request for U-Boat to
Tow LifebOats Spurned.

London, May 4.-Loss of life in the
torpedoing of the American steamer
Rockingham, was reduced to the two
members of her crew killed outright
in the attack. when the third boatload
of survivors was picked up today by
4 British ship. The third boat carried
the fourteen men heretofore listed as
missing. The rescue was announced
by the admiralty.
Captain Arrives Barcfootcd.
Londonderry. May Capt. Charles
Edwards of the American steamer
Rockingham was barefoot when he
arrived here late Wednesday night and
thirty-two members of his crew who
were with him were scantily clad.
They were cared for by the American
consul.
Captain Edwards said that he sight
ed two submarines Tuesday afternoon
at a distance of five miles and at
tempted to escape by steering a zigzag
course. However, a torpedo struck
the steamer near the engine room on
the starboard side and killed two men.
One of the four lifeboats was smashed
but the others got clear just before the
steamer sank. One of the submarines
came close to a lifeboat and asked the
destination, cargo and tonnage of the
Rockingham.
Captain Edwards asked the ques-
toner to tow the lifeboats toward
land but the man pretended not to
understand altho he spoke good Eng
| lish. He finally refused to give any
help, told the refugees they could get
ashore as best they could and the
! U-boat submerged. The three life
boats kept together until nightfau
when one got separated. A patrol
boat rescued the men in the two boats
which had remained in company, but
could not find the third.
Gunners Were on Watch
I'VE were hit ct p. m. Tuesday.
50 miles from land. 1 was on the
bridge at the time Captain Edward
continued. Five minutes before the
torpedoing l noticed thru the haze two
specks on the horizon. one on the port
! bow and the other on the starboarl
bow. I Immediately called them to
the attention of the gunners, who were
at their posts both fore and aft, and
they Immediately trained their guns in
the direction indicated. The visibility
was SO bad it was impossible for any
of us to say whether they were sub
marine or patrol boats.
Crack Gunners Aboard.
while all eyes were straining thru
their glasses to penetrate the haze
both the specks disappeared. Then
we knew they were submarines Sud
denly there came terrific explosion,
the results of which made it impossible
20 handle the guns. Our ship sank in
| less than twenty minutes.
| Naturally our great regret is that
we did not get IN opportunity to use
the guns We had a picked gun crew
who had proved their craftsmanship
repeatedly in practice on the way
over, so there is no doubt we could
! have sent both the U-boats straight to
| Davy Jones's locker if we had been
able to identify them thru the haze.
4 The gun crew on the Rockingham was
/ in charge of Chief Petty Officer Ar
thur Wood"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
MINES TO CHECK SUBS!
Also Discuss Plan of Smashing Sub
marine Bases.

Washington. May 4.-Heavy mining
of practically the entire North sea has
been under consideration between the
allies and the United States as an
efficient means of thwarting Ger
manys submarine campaign, it be-
came officially known today.
In addition to this scheme. there
has been official consideration of
means of wrecking the U-boats at their
bases.
LaFOIlette In Again.
Milwaukee. Wis. May 4-Senator
Robert NJ LaFollette, in his own mag
azine and over his own signature, pub
fishes an editorial demanding that the
United States treat England's planting
of mines in the North sea just as the
administration is treating the German
submarine campaign, and says inter-
national law requires one of two al
ternatives-either entrance into the
war. not as against Germany. but to
enforce our neutral rights against all
nations, or the withdrawal of our
commerce from both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Press Censorship Voted Down
in House, 22O to 167.
Eleventh Hour Word From
President Failed to Save 1t.

Washington, May AFTER eliminat-
ing the newspaper censorship section
as approved by the administration
from the espionage bill, the house to-
day by a vote of 1876 to 1873 inserted a
new section, which makes it necessary
to show that publication of prohibited
information has been of value to the
enemy, before penalties of the law
become effective.
Washington, May 4.-The house by
a vote of 220 to 167 today struck out
bill.
Suggestion was made that the CEN
sorship section be offered later as a
separate bill.
Representative Graham of Pennsy1-
vania. author of the motion to strike
out the whole section, attacked it
again today.
Let us take the people into our
confidence" he said. They are the
sovereigns. This IS their war and
they have to make the sacrifices
Representative Kahn today offered
his amendment to create a board of
cenSors to be composed of trained
newspaper men and representative of
the state war and navy departments
lnclosing argument for the censor
ship section, Chairman Webb of the
judiciary committee declared he had
Wilson that the section would he
necessary to the defense and success
of the country.
BurlesOn ''SnoOping Around
Was that message brought down by
Potmaster General Burleson who is
always shopping around here" de-
manded Representative Norton of
North Dakota.
Mr.. Webb did not reply to the ques-
ton but launched into an attack on
newspapers who. he said, were not
standing by the president.
Disposition of the embargo clause of
the bill was the subject before the
senate. Senator Smith of Georgia,
contended it was likely to check food
production; he said there is no dan
ger of a food shortage in merica
Senator Walsh of Montana support
ing the embargo proposal said it would
be sanely exercised by the executive
authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
GRAB A RELIEF SHIP
Put Crew Anoat, Refusing Them Food
Take Ii to Germany.

London. May 4.-Confiscation by
the Germans of the Belgian relief
steamer Carmetta is reported in a
Central News dispatch from Copen-
hagen. A Danish sailor, who was
member of the crew, is authority for
the report. He says the Germans or
dered the crew to leave the ship and
placed a prize crew on board to take
il to a German port.
The men from the Carmetta, in two
small boats. asked for provisions, but
the Germans refused. After six days
OF terrible suffering the men in one
Of the boats reached the Norwegian
coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
RUSS ENJOYS COMING
To America to Discuss Industrial and
Financial Matters With L. S.

Petrograd, May "A commission
representing the Russian provisional
government will leave in the near flu
ture for America to confer with Amer
lean officials concerning the indus
trial. economic and financial relations
Of the two countries.
Information to this effect was OBJ
tanned by the Associated Press from a
high official source. The personnel of
the commission has already been de-
cided upon but the names of the COM
misSioners are not yet available for
publication. They will be vested with
the fullest powers, similar to those Of
the French and British commissions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
EMBASSY GOES HOME
Austrian Statesmen, Headed by Am
bassador- Elect. Not Recognized.

New York, May Count Adam
Tarnowski Won Tarnow. who was sent
to this country to succeed Doctor
Dumba as the Austrian ambassador
but who was not received by the state
department with members of the en-
bassy, Austrian ccnsuls and others,
sailed for Austria today via Holland.
France and England have promised
safe conduct to the party al it is be-
lieved the presence of the Austrian
officials will give the steamer i'm
munity from a submarine attack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
BUY SITE FOR PLANT
c. S. Elliott and j. l.. Hersh to Erect
New Canning Factory.

Announcement was made today that
c. S. Elliott and J. L. Hersh have
purchased a site in Shawnee place
North Topeka, where they will build
a small canning factory in anticipa-
ton of a large crop of vegetables this
summer that will be needed during the
winter
Meantime. Elliott and other Topeka
men interested will tour the country
in the vicinity of Topeka to ascertain
the amount of vegetables planted this
year that may be canned during the
summer and fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
FIRST T. R. REGIMENT
Chicago COvets Distinction So Has
Campaign All PINNED and Ready.

Chicago, May 4.-Chicago vans to
be the first clay to raise a regiment
for Colonel Roosevelt's volunteer ex-
petition to France and has wired the
colonel to that effect. Even tho Off
cial sanction for the venture has not
been granted by congress. plans are
being laid for whirlwind campaign
when the call is issued
Thus far no answer has been re-
ceiVed from Roosevelt but Chicago al
ready knows the answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
INDIANA TENDERS "U"
Entire University Buildings and Lands
Offered to L. S. for War

Bloomington. Ind. May 1.-The en-
tire plant of Indiana university con-
sisting of a number of large buildings
and several hundred acres of land has
been formally rendered to the federal
government for use during the war ac-
cording to an announcement today by
President w. L. Bryan of the UNIVERSE
ty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
CHILDREN TO FARM
Germany Plans to Have a Million CITY
Kids Tend CroDs

Berlin, May At is officially an
nounced that one million city children
will be placed on farms this summer
by the government. Fifty pfennigs
daily will be paid for each child ex-
cept in East Prussia, where the farm
ers who suffered from the Russian in
vasion have refused to pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
1900 U-B0ATS IN YEAR
Estimate Germany Will Have Conn
pIeted 200 More Within That Time.

New York. May At is more than
likely that Germany has on the ways
and approaching completion not fewer
than 500 submarines of the U-53 type.
and that within six months she WIN
have about 700 submarines afloat. and
in twelve months 1.200, ]. -ernard
Walker, editor of the Scientific Ameri-
can, said, in an address before the
National Security league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
Special .U" War Course.

New York, May special war
courses, including practical training in
trench warfare. field service regula-
ton, map making and reading and
camp sanitation will be offered by
Columbia university beginning May Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-04
U-BOATS MISSED EIGHT
Only One French Ship of More Than
1000 Tons Sunk During Week.

Paris, May only one French ship
of more than 1900 tons was sunk by
German submarines during the week
ending April %, according to an Of
fetal statement today. Five of less
than 1900 tons, and three fishing
boats were lost Eight merchantmen
were unsuccessfully attacked.