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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

Dear Sir: I see by all the dailies
that the citizens of Georgia are de-
MED a place of meeting in the towns
and cities. I am rs years old and I
nave not seen the righteous forsaken
nor his seed begging bread. I own
life time interest in 100 acres of
land here and am rendering the
whole 100 acres to the citizens OF
Georgia TO meet and discuss the is
sues of the day, which I consider all
1mportan to arouse the people to bet
ter legislation. You are no stranger
to me, and have known you since
your childhood, and your family be-
fore you. My fathers house was
often a home for Bob Toombs, Ranse
Wright and Alex Stephens. ana
well acquainted with their views OF
legislation and consider any man
who is their follower right. They
have my sympathy and I feel that
am doing what God would have me do
I'm rendering to you meeting place.
We are IL miles from Macon in
Houston County. Trains stop here
1905 a. m. going west and 9 a. m
going east. Good roads from every
where. May God bless and guide
you.
A friend Of long ago,
] MRS. FANNIE e. KING.
, Echechomee, Ga. ~
-
"The law of the Italian Pope de-
mics liberty of conscience, Of worship,
OF speech, and of press: do these
armed bands of American papists
nr0nOco IN 0nfOrno tho D0yrnS- Tnrr 80
Amerasa?" -- From ''The Roman
Catholic Church, It's Law and Its
Literature" by Thos. IL. Watson.
Price 1Oc. JefRersonian PEblishing
Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
PLEAD FOR FARMER
Kansas Livestock Association
Will Urge Their Exemption.
Delegation Appointed To Garry
Plea to President.

Officers and representatives of the
Kansas Livestock association will go
to Washington Sunday to impress on
President Wilson the patriotism of
the men of draft age who prefer farm
life to life in the trenches. Members
of a committee which will leave To-
peka Sunday afternoon will Urge eX-
emption of actual farmers and will
discuss food control measures with
Herbert Hoover.
Conditions in rural districts in Kan
sas will be presented to the president
with plea that exemptions be grant
ed men actively engaged in farm
work. Hoover will also be urged to
use his influence to retain men on
the farm who know how to till the
soil.
Tell Wilson of Conditions.
ut is the plan of the committee to
lay before the president the condition
which confronts the farmers of the
state and nation" said Joe Mercer
state livestock sanitary commissions r
and secretary of the livestock organ
ization. 1T is not question of
sparing a man from farm life. 1t IS
question OF maintaining the army at
the front thru the efforts of men who
know how to produce crops and rails
livestock"
w. r. Stubs, former governor and
president of the state association, will
head the committee. Other members
are: Joe Mercer, secretary of the as
ISOLATION; NJ. NJ. Sherman, Crawford .
Prof. w. A. Cockel, state agricultural
college, Manhattan, and Edward Root
BrOokfield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
REICHSTAG CONVENE
Main Committee VIII Discuss Pope's
Proposal at Session Aug. Fl.

London, Aug. 1S.-Pope Bened1ct's
peace proposal and the general politi-
cal situation will be discussed at the
main committee of the German reichs-
tag when it is convened August 81,
according to a Berlin dispatch trans
mitted thru Copenhagen to the Ex-
change Telegraph company.
First Session Since Crisis.
Berlin, Aug. Iva London-The
main committee of the reichstag will
reconvene August 81 for its first SEES
sion since the recent ministerial crisis
The committee will have to elect
new chairman as DR.. SPAIN no longer
is a member of the reichstag since his
appointment at Prussian minister Of
Justice. The present vice chairman is
DIR. Suedekum, a Socialist Democrat
The approaching session will be the
committees first opportunity to con-
fer with the newly appointed govern
ment heads as we'll as with the new
chancellor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
EUREKA OIL STRIKE
Big Gusher Brought In BY Great
Southern Oil Company.

Eureka. Kan, Aug. 1S.-The big oil
well brought in by the Great Southern
Oil company on the Hull land, ten
miles west of Eureka, and which has
caused great excitement in the Green
wood county field, was shot Friday
and spouted oil in a solid stream over
the top of the derrick. The well had
been flowing by heads before shoot
ing, and was estimated at a natural
flow of enc hundred barrels a daN
Since it was shot the flow has great
ly increased, and the oil experts say
the we'll is good for three to four hun
dred barrels. The Great Southern is
erecting two more rigs near the Hull
well, and there is a rush for leases in
that territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
TO HAVE STORE
Topeka Industrial Council VIII
Retail Groceries.
Organization Will Buy Directly
From the JObber.

The union men will have a CO.
operative grocery store soon, accord
ing to Frank Brown, who is promoting
the project Original plans of the
Topeka Industrial council to establish
a central bureau of distribution of
groceries has been abandoned and now
the organizations will buy directly
thru the jobber.
The plan was adopted and recon-
mended in a meeting of the council
Friday night. Committees from the
council were selected to attend meet
ings of local lodges each night during
the week and to put the proposition
to the different unions. A second
meeting of the grocery committee of
night of next week and results of ac-
tons taken by local lodges will be
disclosed.
The store, according to labor men,
will be established in the city and will
buy supplies from the jobber instead
of from the Topeka retail merchant
as was originally planned. The idea,
Frank Brown said this morning, is
to discover who is getting the excess
sive profits and what group of bust
ness men is responsible for the high
cost of living. In case the jobber is
guilty of the ''holdup" the store will
make purchases thru the Broker, and
in case the broker is robbing the peo-
house or to the producer they de-
clare.
In starting with the jobber on this
investigation of high prices, the re-
taller was released from any suspicion
of robbing the public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
RUN OPEN SHOP BLAST KILLS 20C0L. PRO GERMAN
That Is Threat National Hotel
Hurls at Barber Union.
Effort Being Made To Force
Early Saturday Closing.

A threatened strike, September /.
of BARRIERS in the National hotel shop
is a result of efforts of rival shop
owners to close his place of business.
according to a statement made today
by Horace Humphreys, manager of
the hotel. On September l, ali union
shops will close at 10 o'clock Satur-
day nights instead of IL o'clock.
HUMPHREYS will not agree to close at
that hour.
Demanding that a hotel shop close
at 10 o'clock is absolutely unfair,
Humphreys declares. First, he points
out that every man in his shop voted
against the 10 O'Clock closing rule.
Second, he declares mat hotel bust
ness is different from the business of
other shops.
81 am trying to accommodate my
guests said Humphreys today. This
is the only place in the country that
claims to be a city where hotel guests
receive such accommodations as the
union would impose upon them. In
other cities they work in shifts and
one may get shaved until $3.50 o'clock
in the evening on week days and still
later on Saturdays.
Work Men in Shifts.
Il am not trying to lengthen union
hours. But I do want the men to
work in shifts so they may accommo-
date my guests who come in on late
trains, especially on Saturday nights
There is nothing that would tickle
these other shop owners more than to
see me forced to close shop. Well,
there is just this about it. If they de-
eide to walk out. I'll have Il shop here
that will remain. open until a decent
hour if 1 can get any non-union bar
bers in this part of the country
IF we want a city, LET'S give some
CitV Recommendations Won hoe
of this 10 o'clock closing rule in Kan
sas City or Wichita, Topeka's rivals
1T is dOubly unfair because the
men IN my shop voted TO a man to
remain open until IL O'Clock But
these other shops. who draw an en-
tirely different trade. a trade that
quits work at 6 or O'Clock in the
evenings and can get shaved by 10
o'clock, voted them down. My men
have their cards and union insurance
and they are obliged to follow the
union or lose all the money they have
been paving in for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
Assured of Germany's Moral
Adhesion to Peace Proposal.
Austria Goes Further: Ready to
Negotiate Treaty.
THEIR SANCTION PREDICTED
Allies Hold Terms Were In
spired by Central Powers.
Declare POpe's Plan Comedies
With Reichstag's Demands.

Rome. Aug. 1S.-Germany has as
sured Pope Benedict of her moral
adhesion to the peace proposals put
forward by the pontiff, according to
dispatches published here today.
Austria has gone further and de-
clared her readiness to initiate nego-
tiations, information from the same
source asserts.
The dispatches reporting this sup
port given the pope's proposals were
from Berne and published by the Idea
Nazionales The reports were no
more than were expected in govern
ment circles. Having taken the view
that the pontiffs action was inspired
by Austria, the general belief has been
that the central powers would be the
first to respond, either officially or
unofficially.
The Tribuna asserts today that it is
positively informed the pope acted
entirely on his own initiative in pro-
posing peace and outlining the condi-
lions under which he believed it might
be established. The proposals were
put forward without consultation with
any of the belligerents ard without
any external pressure. the Tribuna
asserts.
Berlin Out for Pope's Plan.
Amsterdam, Aug. 1S.-Altho it APP
pears there has been some delay in
publishing the full text of the pope's
peace appeal in German, Berlin ad-
vices here today indicate an increas-
ing disposition to support the pontiff
The editorials received here show
distinct change from the first ex-
pressions which declared the pope's
conditions did not contain the most
important German specifications.
Won't Give Up Alsace-Lorraine.
The Tageblatt declares that the con
the recent reichstag declarations are
| in accord. There is little disposition
to accept the pontiff's suggestions "a:
| to Belgium, without stipulations as t.
| Continued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
War Dept To Open Casualty
Column on That Date.
Elaborate System for Keeping
Mems Relatives Informed.
STREAM OF men TO FRANCE
At Least Two More Divisions
Before Snow Flies.
Shortage of Equipment Handi-
caps Army's Efficiency.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-That Ameri-
can troops will soon be IN the fray
abroad was indicated today when it
was learned the war department will
start casualty column il the official
bulletin August 27.
This is not to be taken as an exact
date for American participation, how
ever
The bulletin section reserved for
such lists will be marked no casual
ties" on days when there are none.
Then if there are only a rev casual
ties, the column will print he soldiers
name, organization End next of kin.
If. however, the lists run heavily
only the soldiers name and organ
ization will be noted.
Extra Telegraphers on Job.
A special bureau. under Adjutant
General Mccain. will check up on cas-
ualties and maintain an information
service for inquiring kin. An extra
crew of telegraph operators will be
engaged.
A stream of soldiers will be sent
abroad before snow flies. The first
and second rainbow divisions will have
European training by that time, while
a second regular army expedition is
likely to be under way before winter
In addition to these units, there is
France, while scattering units of for
esters, engineers, aircraf men and
other services are on European soil.
Speed Up Supplies
A lull in peace talk. pending Presi-
dent Wilson's decision on a reply to
the pope was marked b. general war
activity today.
Military men completed re-organi-
zation of the New England guard
preparing it for service soon in
France. The question of supplies is
a most serious one-a shortage in all
equipment from canteens up threat
ening to delay somewhat transporta-
ton of both the first and second
rainbow divisions"
To expedite this work more CEN
tralization of authority is being de-
veloped in the new war board. R. S.
Lovett, in charge of priority shipments
of war materials, will virtually have
the conduct of the war in his hands.
He will determine what supplies shall
g to the army, what to the navy,
what to the shipping board. and the
order of their sending. This is abso-
lutely necessary, it is said, to prevent
ments with an ensuing chaos of prices
in the country.
Daniels Spurns Wy League.
The war atmosphere was charged
with more spirited parley between the
Navy league and Secretary Daniels.
In public statement replying to Dan
iels's order to keep all Navy league
members away from navy yards. the
league charges Daniels with RESPONSE
bility for attack on the first American
transports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
TO ENLIST BRITISH
Military Training Camps Association
viii Assist Cause.

British and Canadian subjects in
Topeka and Kansas now have a con-
venient opportunity for enlisting in the
British and Canadian armies.
Until a few days ago any British or
Canadians living hereabouts had no
chance to enlist unless they paid their
own expenses to some Canadian re-
cruiting center and ran the risk there
of not being accepted.
The British Recruiting Mission,
working in harmony under a special
agreement between the United States
and the British governments has the
full cooperation and support of the
regular army of the United States.
Every recruit added to the British and
Canadian forces is as valuable to the
allied cause as an American recruit
and can be put in the field earlier
The Military Training Camps asso-
citation, of which Frank P. MacLen-
nan is chairman, has been requested
by the central department to under
take to secure recruits of this nature,
committee a man of British extraction
who could cooperate with the COM
mittee and do this special work.
Accordingly. MIR. Tom c. Powell,
manager of the Scotch Wooden Mills.
532 Kansas avenue, has been added to
the committee and has agreed to un-
dertake the special work. British or
Canadian subjects, and these include
all who have not yet taken out their
final papers for American citizenship,
to enlist with the British and Cana
dian armies should apply to Mr.. Pow
ell for the necessary application
blanks. When these are filled out the
applicant should file the blank with
the United States recruiting office in
Topeka at 425 Kansas avenue where
he will be examined and -ransporta-
, ton and expenses furnished to the
nearest Canadian mobilization center
Upon arrival at that point pay will
begin.
A similar procedure applies to any
British or Canadian subj ct residing
in any part of Kansas wao may de-
sire to enlist. Application blanks are
in the hands of all United States army
recruiting offices and applicants liv-
ing away from this community should
apply to the nearest United States
army recruiting station in their sec
ton.
Newspapers of Kansas as a matter
of patriotism and direct aic to the
allied cause are requested to copy
the substance of this article, or as
much thereof as will Civ" necessary
: information to British people in their
4 own localities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
EX-SENATOR KERN DIES
Widely Known Indiana Statesman
Passes Away.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 1S.-AT of
Indiana today mourned the death of
former United States Senator John w.
Kern of Indiana, who died last night
at Asheville, n. c. Hundreds of mes
sages of coincidence went oft from the
state to the widow of the Hoosier
statesman who was at Kern's bedside
when death came from an attack of
uraemic poisoning.
The family of the senator had not
advised friends here as to funeral ar
rangements. but it is believed the body
will be taken to Hollins, Va. the Kern's
summer home.
Kern, who was majority leader in
the senate and chairman of the Demo-
cratic conference committee, retired
from active politics last March. He
was SIS years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
UP THEY GO TO S19
British Demands Said to Be Cause of
Hog Market Rush.

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-Hogs which
sold August 10 at $17 a hundred
weight. August Is at SIS, today
brought $19< Receipts of 5000. had
been expected, $500 arrived.
The British government is said to
have asked packers TO offer ham and
bacon freely for September shipment
The packers have responded with quo
tations based on hogs at $50 a hun
dred weight
Hit $1S.S5 at X. c.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 1S.-Hog
prices continued soaring today. Top
was quoted at $1S.S5, thirty cents
higher than yesterdays record price
SO and Shipments Heavy.
East St. Louis. Ill. Aug 1S.-With
good hogs bringing $19 a hundred at
national stock yards this morning
shipments were unusually heavy for
Saturday Twenty-Five hundred hogs
were in the yards at $3.50 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
t Killed His Ducks and
Wrecked His Buildings.
But, Oh, the Beautiful Pink
Frills 1t Gave Him!
NO ONE WILL CLAIM THEM
John Chittenden Is Seeking
Origin of the Twister.
Ellis Co. Legislator COnfides
Secret to Charles Sessions.

"'Tis an ill wind that blows no man
good"
10 n Chittenden. representative
from Ellis county, is willing to testify
to the literal Interpretation of the
adage. A cyclone last week destroyed
Chittenden's barns and fences and
killed his chickens and turkeys and
ducks. But the storm left pair of
lady's pink silk-er. well, bloomers.
1t was one of those short barreled.
fluffy affairs and Chittenden hasn't
been able to find the owner.
The Ellis county legislator is one of
the big farmers in the Hays district
He went to Wichita last week to visit
his son, but FASTENED home when he
received a telegram that a cyclone had
wrecked the buildings on his farm
He drove his car thru the mud to
where his farm house and barn and
sheds and windmills Dnce stood. But
all the movable property. including
the fences and several hundred chick
ems, were gone.
Found Under Plank.
For several days Chittenden kept a
gang of men busy cleaning up the
wreckage. The salvage looked pref
ty slim until Chittenden lifted a big
beam and found one of those articles
of feminine attire which Chief Wilson
compelled the Pelletier's stores COM
pany to remove from their display
windows. Chittenden is a modest
progressive farmer with n generous
crop of King George whiskers and a
law abiding. highly respected family.
He looked over the handful of fluffy
pink Stiffness and recalled hat he had
once seen picture of a similar gar
ment in an advertisement of a naugh-
ty burlesque show. But the lawmaker
didn't know they had reached modest,
sedate Ellis county Honestly.
So he called a council of the neigh
bors. For few days there was some
! quiet detective work in the Cnittenoen
! neighborhood, but second conference
! failed to identify the owner of mud
smeared silk arrangements with rub
Der bands and baby blue braid
Still Seeking Owner
Chittenden doesn't know Just where
that cyclone originated. But any
claims for lost garments will be given
careful consideration. Nor is Chitten-
den disposed to ask questions.
Chittenden came to Topeka today
f, to talk over the war, the crop situation
and the prospects of special session
with Governor Capper. He conf led
4 to Charles Sessions, the governors
private secretary. his fears as to the
origin of strange silk things. Sessions
! limited an Imitation Cinderella party
! but Chittenden wouldn't listen He
( preferred-in the absence of the right
full owner-to give his find to the seed
wheat committee or some other
worthy organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
RAINS REVIVE OKLA.
Changes Crop Outlook From Failure
to Bountiful Production.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. 10
Bountiful rains over Oklahoma dur
ing the past two weeks will mature
all growing crops and put the soil in
fine condition for fall blowing, says
symposium of crop conditions pre-
pared by n. H Lingenfelter, secretary
of the state board of agriculture. and
made public today. While the precip-
itation has an important bearing on
the present seasons feedstuffs and
cotton crop, in the opinion of crop
experts, its greatest benefit probably
will not be realized until next year
when the immense wheat crop it has
made possible begins to mature.
Pastures will be freshened and in
many localities a second cutting of
alfalfa was made possible by the
rains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
AFTER 8-HOUR DAY
40, 900 Men-HaIf Engineers and Fire
men in EngIand-May Strike.


London, Aug. ia strike of 40.-
900 railway engineers and firemen en-
ployed on English railroads was de-
clared certain this afternoon, follow
ing a meeting of the union leaders.
the president of the board of trade
and the labor minister announced this
afternoon.
London, Aug. 18.-There is consid-
cradle danger of an immediate strike
involving about half the engineers
and firemen employed on British rail-
roads. The main point at issue is the
recognition of the principle of an
eight hour day, a1tho the demand does
not necessarily include making the
principle effective during the war.
The men concerned number about 40,-
900 and belong to the Associated So
ciety of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen. This union is distinct from
the much larger national union of
railway men, which is not involved
The trouble has been brewing for
some time. The executive committee.
despite the decision to strike, agreed
to submit final communication to a
conference of delegates convoked for
TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
Army Officer Accused of Up
holding Kaiser Atrocities.
Reported as Saying Submarine
Campaign Is Justifiable.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Seditious ut
terances charged to Lieut.. Col. Carl
Reichmann of the Twenty-flfth infan-
try which held up that officers con-
firmation as a brigadier general for
gated today.
Senator Poindexter told the mill
tary affairs committee the story.
Colonel Reichmann WIS born in
Germany fifty-eight years ago. He
has been an officer of the United
States army for 80 years, having re-
ceived commission after three years
as an enlisted man. He as stationed
at Chicago now as inspector general
of militia affairs for the central de-
partment.
Charges Are Serious.
Statements attributed to Colonel
Reichmann by Senator Poindexter are:
THAT the United States did in the
Civil war the same things that are
complained of against the Germans in
the present war.
THAT it is an outrage to send troops
to France as Pershing was sent
That there will be civil war in this
country if the government tries to
draft men who don't want to go.
THAT we have no business in this
war to fight for England:
THAT Germany is not ISntlnS Del
GUM, but is only fighting England.
That German submarine warfare
is quite what it should be.
THAT bomb dropping on English
schools is perfectly lawful and per-
missible."
After Senator Poindexter told the
committee of Colonel Reichmann's al
legged utterances the nomination was
held up.
Chance to Explain
However. the committee decided tc
write to Colonel Reichmann and al
low him an opportunity to refute the
charges. Senator Poindexter agreed
to this. saying he was confident that
the officer would not deny the allega-
lions. Mr.. Poindexter said he had re-
ceived his information from a relia-
BILE witness, whose name was not dis
closed.
The lieutenant colonel. who came
here from Germany when he was !
years old, enlisted in 1881, became q
second lieutenant in 1884 and received
his present command in May, 1913
He stands fourteenth in the line of his
rank. was a member of the general
staff in 1911-1913. is a graduate OF
the Infantry and Cavalry school and
attended the war college in 1910