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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
ORDINANCE NO. 146.

Published in Topeka State journal, A
gust II 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
SALE TRADE
2 HOUSES $3.50

One of rooms modern, renting for S22
the other rooms and bath and electricity,
renting for SIS good location down town.
These properties are worth 81 COO but-you
can buy them both for $3.50 on terms.
J. T. Bell, advisor to buyers of real estate.
735 Fillmore Phone 914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
HANDS OUT HOT TALK
Billy Sunday Attacks FoibIes and At
fections of New York.

= New York, April 16.-Rev. Billy
Sunday took New York City to task
Sunday afternoon in a vigorous at
tack on the various foibles and affec-
tons and in a broader vain took to
task many of the foreigners who came
to these shores refusing to accept the
ideals of America and sticking fast to
the ideas generated in them in for
eign lands He also assaulted preach
ers who preach negatively What is
more, he said. there is a hell-it is
reaI-and still again-"the world is
looking for some Moses to lead it out
of bondage"
In his attack on certain classes OF
foreigners coming to this country.
Sunday said there were many that he
welcomed with open arms but others
come with just enough to keep them
from becoming paupers and criminals
and later become a "carbuncle in the
neck of the body polite They try"
he said, Ito convert the American
idea of the Sabbath into the one of
the continent and he then decried
beer gardens and beer drinking on the
Sabbath These foreigners drive the
Bible out of their schools and let in
their Iicentious dancers. Let them
keep their hands off our schools; if
they don't like our ways let them
stay OUT
The evangelist next took to atten-
ton the women who pay only super
fetal attention to religion and in a
summary of the present conditions in
New York stated that you're too
stuck up; you've got to thaw out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
PERISCOPES ON MINES
Germans Make Waters Around Eng
land Real Zone of Terror.

Galveston Tex April 16-'"The most
hideous forms of frightfulness that
can be devised are being employed by
the Germa rs in making zone of ter
ror of the seas surrounding the Brit
ish Isles said a British shipmaster
today He experienced a taste of the
horrors of unrestricted submarine
warfare in the North sea and adjacent
waters.
IF a periscope is sighted we are IN
der orders of the admiralty to steer
for it and ram it. The Germans know
those orders and have built hundreds
of floating mines with periscopes- Doz-
ems of British merchantmen have been
sent to the bottom by taking these
mines for submarines and ramming
them.
In the North sea the Germans
have planned decoy wrecks. A mer-
chairman will see a British water
plane on the surface crippled and
flying signals of distress. She will
steer for the wreck TO give assistance
and before she discovers her mistake
will be blown to atoms by electrically
operated mines.
"A North sea ira wler actually reach
ed one of these wrecks and was pre-
pairing to save it whensthe whole mass
exploded from hidden mines and the
trawler and her crew were destroyed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
RECRUITING is SLOW
Few Applications Received Mt the
Topeka Stations Today.

Contrary to expectations. because of
the order enlisting men for duration
of the war received Saturday, appH-
cants at the Topeka army and naval
stations and the national guard ar
mories were reduced to a minimum to-
day The naval station probably has
recruited more men than any other
branch of the service here since Sum
day morning.
Naval recruits Sunday and this
morning included T. H Johnson, $40
Harrison street; Lloyd A. Hawk. PIT
Fillmore street; Walter D. Puuchs.
Carbondale; Lawrence B. Wilson.
Kansas City: Henry c. Heider, Usage
City: Sam Gambine. New York. and
Clarence NJ Shook. 3s1 The Drive.
Only two or three applicants had
been received at the Battery A armory
today. However, this did not threaten
anything serious. as the artillery is al
ready practically enlisted to war
strength. The army station had about
the same luck. only men were needed
worse there. At the engineers armory,
liz East Seventh street. recruiting Of
ficers were slowly but surely filing out
their roster 70 war strength, 109 men.
Nearly eighty men have already taken
tie oath They include a number of
college students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16

iton of the Russian provisional gov
eminent that it does not seek foreign
territory, but desires a durable peace
founded on the rights of peoples to
dispose of themselves. The statement
says that the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent is inspired by the same de-
sire and continues
Therefore. both having common
ends it is not difficult to find means
Of arriving at accord This is much
less difficult since his majesty. the
emperor of Austria and king of Hun
gary. in perfect union with his allied
monarchs. wishes to live in future
peace and friendship with the Russian
people,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
BRYAN "ENLISTS"
Gets Behind Govt War Plan
Tooth and TOenaiL
Goes Forth to Recruit Support
to Needs of Nation.
CALLS, ON PRESIDENT WILSON
Particularly Urges War Time
Prohibition for q. S.
viii Boost Universal Service il
Govt Adopts 1t.

Washington. April 16.-William
jennings Bryan today personally told
President Wilson he is for anything'
the government wants n pushing the
war to a quick and successful end
During n conferences with the presi-
dent at the White House lasting over
a half hour, Bryan told the chief exec
utive he was willing to serve on the
firing lire or anywhere else the pres
ident wants him to serve. He said he
had but one specific thing to urge
war time prohibition. If the govern
ment thinks there ought to be univer-
sal military service or CONSUMPTION. or
any other way of raising an army,
Bryan will get right behind whatever
plan the government suggests and DO
everything he can to make a success.
To Speed Up Supplying Nation
Bryan will begin at once as a re
cruitiug officer among the civilian
population of the country called upon
to offer their services in furnishing
supplies of every kind, that the war
may be brought to 4 speedy and sue
cessfuI close
He will set out tonight speaking be-
fore meetings in various parts OF the
country outlining the part the citizen
can play in support Of the govern
ment.
II do not care to discuss any ques-
ton before congress" Bryan said. but
whatever the government says is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
IN THE SPRING
When Energy and Vitality are
at the Lowest Ebb.


At this time of the year people feel
weak. tired. IistIess. their blood is thin.
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want TO know how to
renew their energy and stamina. over
come headaches and backaches have
clear eyes. smooth, rudy skin and
feel the exhilaration of real good
health tiugling thru their body. Good,
pure rich. red blood is the best in
surance against ills Of all kinds. AL
most all diseases come from impure
and impoverished blood. It is to be
noticed in the pale or pfmply face, the
Fired. haggard appearance or the list
less manner.
Purify the blood and you will learr,
the joy Of living This is the time to
clean house and freshen up a bit.
First. stimulate the liver into a thor
oush house-cieauing by taking pure
" vegetable laxative made up and eX-
tracted from May-apple, leaves Of aloe.
root of jalap, made into a Pleasant
Pellet, first put up by Dr. Pierce near
~ so years ago, and sold by druggists.
Drink hot water u half hour before
meals. and for a vegetable tonic there s
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, the old-fash-
Toned herbal remedy, which has mad
such a fine reputation for fifty years.
It contains no alcohol or narcotics. It
is made from Golden Seal root Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queens root.
Black Cherry bark extra cted with
glycerine and made into tablets and
liquid. If druggist does not keep the
tablets send 800 to DR.. Pierce's IN
valids' Hotel. Buffalo, y. Y.
The pain of neuralgia is the cry Of
the starved nerves for food. Feed the
nerves on pure blood and you cure
the disease. In order to insure pure
blood and to build up the system try
this tonic known as Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
MANY WEED SEEDS
Minnesota University Will Test Wheat
Free for Farmers.

Minneapolis. Mimi. April 16-As-
sorting that the danger to the wheat
crop this year lies in the fact that
much of the seed wheat is low in
termination and contain weed seeds
W. L. Oswald. of the state seed labora-
tory announced today he would make
tests of samples for farmers free. He
urged farmers to send samples TO the
university farm laboratory. Reports
will be made by telegraph if desired.
to enable farmers to get quick action
before planting time.
Samples recently tested contained
only S1.09 per cent wheat and ger
minated only rs per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
WORKED HARD SUNDAY
General Cocktails Spent Day Planning
Construction Of New Ships.

washington, April 16.-George W
GoathaIs. human dynamo, forgot all
about a day of rest Sunday and cleo
trffied the governments campaign for
stin building into feverish but eff
Gent energy. Despite the fact that 1t
was sunday. General Manager Goeth-
as of the new government shipping
rornoratiou dashed INTO his office
early in the day and within an nour
he had officials, clerks and office boys
galvanized into Super-actIv1ry-s he
started a telephone roundup of a long
list of ship builders and business men
from various cities who were in town
waiting to confer with the shipping
board today and before the day was
over. he had cleaned up large part of
the business in a series of secret con-
ferenceS.
The stubby white haired man in the
private office of the shipping board
was the center of WaShingtOn'S real
wartime activity Under his dynamic
energy a campaign for wooden ships
to carry Americas goods to the allies.
German submarines to the contrary
took real shape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16

right, shall support it to the utter
most
I am heartily in sympathy with
this effort to conserve food by only al
lowing the bread supply to be short
ened in order TO lengtheu the supply
of alcohol
Put Ban on Liquor Makers
1T is not wise 20 starve the people
in order to make them drunk
Rryan conferred with various ex-
ect1tfve departments to gather such in
formation as the government wishes
disseminated among the people 20
arouse them to their duty.
After his conference with the presi-
dent Bryan dictated the rouoWlnS
statement to newspaper men:
Il called upon the president to pay
nv respects and confirm my telegram
sent the day that the state of war was
declared to exist
Il do not care te discuss any Dues
ton before congress Whatever the
government does is right and 1 shall
support It to the uttermost.
Il take it for granted that the peo-
ME will uuitedIy support any action
taken BY the government in war.
should Be No Dissent
s.,T-he government speaks for the
whole country and there should be no
division. no dissent
made before this situation asose. They
can be cancelled at any time my serv-
ices are needed by the government.
These meetings. however. Will give me
the opportunity TIC bring before the
audiences I address the part that the
cirizen can play IN support of the gov
eminent.
Il am collecting now from govern
nent sources such information as they
desire spread and shall use that in
forrna ton both in my speeches and my
paper" -,
r4<-,stor as tn what he can do in farm
recruiting He viii speak tonight at
Lehfghton. Pa: Saturday at Shamokln'
pa and later at ithaca. " Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
RETREAT VOLUNTARILY
Berlin Report NIinimizes Reported
British Victories at Arras

Amsterdam, April LIT is asserted
in q. dispatch received here from Ber-
lin that various villages in the Arras
region which the British official state
ment of April IA reported captured
were villages and pieces of ground
which the Germans had voluntarily
evacuated several days previously.
1.-The English press" says the dis
patch. lis circulating reports regard
ing the piercing Of the Hindenburs
line The English attempt to break
thru was directed, however, against
old positions held since 1915 and de-
spite local successes. it has completely
and finally failed
1T is not clear what the English
press means by the Hindenburg line.
for all lines are Hindenburg lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
OFFERED 100 MILLION
Germans Tried to Bride Swab to Quit
Making Munitions.

Boston, Mass, April 16.-Charles NJ
Schwab. president of the Bethlehem
Steel company, was offered 100000
900 by a German emissary if he would
cease making munitions fer the allies
This astonishing statement was made
by Mayor Curley of Boston at a big
patriotic gathering here 80
Mayor Curley said he had received
this information from Mr. Schwab
himself Mr.. Schwab told him, the
mayor said, that the offer was made
two days before congress declared a
state of war with Germany.
And this big American, who stood
for the great principles of the repub-
lie, refused. added the mayor amid
applause
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
1000 RECRUITS A DAY
Navy Officers Optimistic About Re-
Spouse to Call to CoIors.

washington. April 16.-Recruiting
for the navy is bringing in more than
a thousand men a day. under the press
Of war emergency Officers of the
fleet are highly pleased with the char
acter of the recruits.
They are a fine lot of young men,"
said letter from the commander Of
a battIeship. made public today at the
navy department, cheerful, patriotic
and eager to learn. They are getting
knowledge in large doses and are as
Stimulating II"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
WILL FIRE ON PLANES
Suspicious Craft Fly by Night Over
Arizona Town.

Tucson, Ariz- April 16.-Sheriff
Miles of Pima county today ordered
that aeroplanes flying over the city
without Identifying themselves shall
be fired upon Many aeropIanes have
been reported flying by night over the
city without comm uuication from the
government as to their identity.
Early Sunday morning guards re-
ported such machine turned a
searchHght on the arnrory. The ma
chimes were reported sailing south
west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
APPEALS TO $4,000
Railroad President Writes Patriotic
Letter to Each Empioye.

Chicago, April 16.-Hale Holden.
president of the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy railroad has written a let
ter to each Of the fifty thousand en-
pIOyes of the system asking them to
give their whole attention to support
ing the government thru their pres
ent labors and by such individual eff
forts as they may deem necessary out
side their work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
Special services over United States.

Manchester. April IA special
service will be held in Manchester
cathedral next Friday ito invoke di-
vine benediction on the strengthened
ties between Great Britain and the
United States" The lord mayor will
attend in his official capacity as rep
resenta tive of the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
Austria Moves for Peace.

Paris, April IA seni-off1cial
statement has been issued at Vienna
declaring that Austria desires peace
with the Russian people and that
there is no real obstacle to this aim.
according to Zurich dispatch to the
Radio agency The dispatch quotes
statement issued by a semf-offfcial
press bureau at Vienna. in which it is
said the Austro- Hungarian monarchy
has taken note of the recent declara-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16


Chicago-Goveruor Willis of Ohio
turned the sedate Sunday Evening
club meeting into a wild patriotic
demonstration when he said: Put
Roosevelt a the head of an American
division and he'll call on the kaiser at
Potsdam-previding Wilhelm is home
when Teddy arrives"
New York-Four bull headed pc
destrians were soundly ducked in New
York bay by naval militiamen for
crossing the steel submarine net off
Fort Hamilton against orders
New York-The merchants asso-
citation since several civilians haye
been shot by bridge and armory sen
tries issued big Halt when the SEN
try calls posters.
Harrisburg, Pa--Got a Buffalo
nickel? Ink an upturned moustache
on the Indian. conceal back part of
the head with j. sheet of paper laid
rerpendicuIarly across the ear. TPrere's
the kaiser.
Chicago-O. w Davis and r. Whit
field were going fishing, SO they rose
at } a m and dug for bait in an alley
off Sheridan road. Two squads IF
police arrived ten minutes later. Some
body had mistaken the fishermen for
spies planting bombs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
COLLEGE GIRLS ACTIVE
Country Needs Cooks and Dairymaids,
Bryn Mawr Says.

Philadelphia. April I6.-In response
to an invitation from the National
league for woman's service. Bryu
Mawr students met today to mobilize
for service 20 their nation in war
IF YOU know how to cook the in
vitation says, don't stop to learn how
to become a motor driver. II you can
milk COW. don't undertake to study
aviation. The country needs cooks
and dairymaids right now and if that
happens to be your job. stick to it and
do it a little better than you have been
doing it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16
WAR TABL0IDS IN
T0DAY'S WIRE news

Chicag o-Chester Taylor got war
religion" in the middle of the night.
so he aroused the recruiting Office at
AIS a. m. and enlisted forthwith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16

Bryan a White House Caller.
Washington. April 16.-WiIliam
Jennings Bryan called at the White
House and went into conference with
President Wilson today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-16

Chicago-Director Eggers of the art
institute plans to mobilize 1880 stu
dents to paint posters, urging enlist
ments and boosting the back to the
farm" movement.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-08-17
A Surprise Dinner.

The neighbors and friends
Of that Cody man, Mr.. D. w.
Watson, residing North of Raj
ston, sprung a great surprise
on him one day last week,
when a large number assem-
bled at his home, after service
and spread a big feast. Mr..
Watson is IS years of age, and
a very popular man in his COM
'munity. After service he ask
ed several home to dinner with
him, but it had already been
made up that the entire con-
gregation go to his home, all
carrying dinner, and when the
crowd began to assemble Mr..
Watson thought they were
stopping at his gate for fresh
water. But soon the light
dawned upon the old man and
he wept for joy. Those pres
emf were Ben CrittendOn. 3.
J. Wright and family, A. L.
Christian and family, B. F.
Carmichael and family, G. o,
Carmichael and family, Frank
Watson and family, Bud Nc
Claim and family, S. L. Critten-
don and family, W. ]. Watson
and family, Bud McClain and
family, Uncle Tom Insco, and
many young people. Brother
Sadler returned thanks at the
noon hour.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-08-17

ley countians in this grave crl-
sis is nothing short of coward
ly. We are facing the gravest
crisis in the history of the ma
ton. It will take men and
blood and money and proVls-
ions to avert this great crisis.
It will take some of these from
Weakley county. 1t will take
boys just as dear to the hearts
of parents and friends as those
who are shedding their blood
upon the European battlefields
for your freedom and mine.
But, to the shame of US all, we
look at the matter lightly. We
claim this is not our war. We
say we do not want to go
abroad to fight the Germans.
We claim a thousand things
and leave out patriotism and
loyalty to the flag that is be-
ing cruelty assailed-the flag
that is our only great protec-
ton. We ought to repent in
sack-cloth and ashes. We ought
to buckle on our armour as did
the gladiators Of old, march
forth to the battle line and do
our bit toward thwarting the
purpose of this gigantic foe
which has made war upon us,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-08-17
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DUKEDOM,

Crowded out last week.


B. A. Winston and wife are in
Texas visiting various points of in
terest.
Messrs. Herbert and Jimmie Jack
son have traded their Ford car to
the Olcott garage in Fulton. They
now have Chevrolet.
E. E. Carney, the hustling sales
man for Turner Bros. Reliable Churn
Co., informs us that he has sold
over 100 churns to date.
The Kentucky election is over and
Art Brand is the nominee for sheriff
by 244 votes majority. Some ma
jority, isn't it?
J. E. Finley, carrier on route 6,
Dresden, is spending a few days in
Dawson Springs.
Uncle Toby Ray, who tried to
commit suicide some time ago, is
able to be about.
The annual protracted meeting be-
gan at Knob Creek church Thurs
day night.
Mr.. Jesse Parish had the misfor-
tune to get a fine coltkilled few
days ago.
The closing tobacco sales are re-
ported very strong and some tobac-
co has been sold in the field for fall
delivery, at SIG per hundred. Neigh
bors, don't sell too quick.
ESQ. E. D. Thacker reports that he.
is doing a flourishing business in the
matrimonial line. Two weddings on
last Sunday. If you want to get
married, he is the man to see,
Robt. Lee Olive, the hustling mer-
chant at Buena Vista, has purchased
new Ford. Seems that there is a
profit in sugar and coffee, even if
the war is on.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-08-17
N, C. & ST.L. NEEDS
FREIGHT CARS.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. T.
Railroads operating in the
southeast and listed in the car
service commissions report in
Group 5 are now operating
with an average of 1881 per
cent freight equipment availa-
BILE.
The bulletin recently issued,
as of July Is, shows that the
N, C. & St. L. had available
on that date 1858 per cent of
all freight equipment owned
by the system, which is less
than it had on April l. Of all
tn roe roads listed in Group 5,
the N. & T.. had fewer cars
than the others, while some Of
the larger eastern lines had in
excess of 100 per cent freight
equipment.
Efforts are being made,
however, to have equipment
owned by the N, C. & st. L.
returned to it's rails and in the
meantime the shippers are be-
ing advised of conditions.
Despite the fact that the
road is operating on less than
so per cent Of it's owned equip
ment it is endeavoring to rem
der as efficient service as is
possible under the circum
stances.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-08-17
THE HORRORS OF WAR

No sane person will attempt
to discount the horrors of war.
To do 50 would simply stamp
one as an idiot. But, granting
this to be true, there are even
worse things than war and all
it's horrors. To be made sub
ordinate to a nation with the
cruel. inhuman, unfair, unmer-
ciful instinct that seem to con-
troll in Germany and to pre-
dominate the German rulers
would be a thousand times
worse than war with all its hor-
rors to proud, free-born, liber-
ty-loving American citizens.
The Enterprise has hao notn-
ing to say on the war question,
or anything else editorially for
some time. The space of this
paper has been taxed giving
tho citizens of Weakley coun-
tv the news events of the cOun-
ty, thearmy draft rules and in
formation connected with the
same, so that there has been
no space left for editorial
opinions.
But the Enterprise wants to
say right here that the lack Of
patriotism shown by Weak