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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23

A meeting of the 'storekeepers of the
Santa Fe property. is being held in the
stores department in the city. The meet
ing which is annual affair will close
Sunday morning.
F. E. Connors. assistant to the vice pres
ident, with headquarters at Chicago. is Il
business visitor in the city during the
storekeepers' convention.
Mrs. George Summers, 1921 North Tyler
street, will entertain the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the s. Z. of n A. Thursday afternoon,
March 20, in honor of Mrs. George Fitz-
gibbons, of Wichita, Kan. who is visiting
relatives in the city for a few days.
Mrs. Albert Klopstein has returned after
spending some time visiting in Wichita.
Mrs. Klopstein is the wife of Albert Klopf-
stein, of the freight auditors office.
Mrs d. T. Thompson, wife of Dan
Thompson of the car shops, is i'll at her
home, Freeman avenue.
Cuthbert Russell is very slowly recover
ing from a serious illness of the last few
weeks.
W. c. Hunt. general travelling storekeep-
er, has returned from a business trip to
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN

Who entertained certain Iopeno
young man and young woman ne
brought with him, at cardS one eve
ming. Since that time the man mas
married an out of town girl, ana the
hostess, in the meantime, mas learneo
that he was supposed to nave hao
some sort of a case on her nolher 5
new serving maid who is pretty. She
is wondering if the stranger VINO
nlayed cards at her house that eve
ming might not have been her motner
maid disguised as regular Clnoer-
ella, with her dashing. handsome
nrince known in the best society cir
cles.
It's out now and there is no use
irving to suppress the news that the
corsetiere has become physical Gull
ture expert. and it looks as II the
reputation of the corset as a wrecker
of feminine lives is null and void. AS
the homeless corset is made now, ana
as it is worn with no discomfort or
frightened lines, it is perfectly harm-
less kind of a harness, and then, as
said before the woman who makes the
fitting will give her customer inStruc-
| tions as to breathing and exercises
that will hurry her toward the goal of
perfect thirty waistline.
The new models have a decided hip
curve normal waist, and are not cut
! long enough to trip you up when you
walk.
| The effort to re-establish the
nipped-in waistline failed utterly.
Women are wise to the fact that any
appearance of discomfort is fatal to
good looks. And they know, also that
adiposity does not dissolve upon pres
sure. If you squeeze it in one place,
| it bulges somewhere else, and so the
sane method is to mold oneself into
as graceful a shape as possible out
side the corset. One Topeka woman
who decided to REFUGE, has been diet
| ing and taking exercises. and her hus-
band. tho he is perfectly and justi-
fiably satisfied with her present size.
| lent his assistance by buying her a
| pair of scales for a Christmas present.
| X \
| The All-Star club will entertain the
women of the Eastern Star Saturday,
March 81, at the home of Mrs. J. B.
| Doncyson. 909 West Tenth street.
Notes and Personal Mention.
DR.. and Mrs. w. n. Mason of Bald
win are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
McAfee. DIR. Mason is president of
| Baker university.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin P. Davis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23
HAIR COMING OUT?

Dandruff causes a feverish irrita-
ton of the scalp, the hair roots shrink
loosen and then the hair comes out
fast To stop falling hair at once and
rid the scalp of every particle of
dandruff, get a 25-cent bottle of Dan
derine at any drug store, pour a little
in your hand and rub it into the scalp.
After a few applications the hair stops
coming out and you can't find any
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23

Fe for twenty-eight years. and viii
continue with them in another ca
pacity. Mr.. w. B. Collinson was toast
master, and responses were made by
Mr.. Fred Voiland, Mr.. S. c. Kersey,
Mr.. j. F. Barrie, Mr.. George W. Hart
and Mr.. Jones' A gift of a watch
chain and charm was presented to
Mr.. Jones from the operators of the
Santa Fe system. Burdetts orchestra
furnished music for the evening.
Those who sat around the tables
were: Mr. Jones, w. NJ. Ackley. T.
D. Alden, G. D. Baker, ]. F. Barrie,
F. r. Bradfield, r. E. Burke. H. =.
Chace, successor to Mr. Jones. Z; v.
well, F. A. Davis, r. H. Downes, e
F. Ebey, o. H. Edmisten, w. L. Excl,
H. B. Fink, J. c. Fink, c. F. FOX
Charles A Gardiner, w. H. Gibson. w:
E. Goodnow, A. d. Gray. Emmett
Gregg. G. L. Hanway, c. D. Hart, T.
II. Hemus. ]. w. Hudson, Chris John
son. Howell Jones. T. C. kirkpatrick,
c. w. Lowe. E. K. Metzdoff, j. r.
Mitchell, H. S. Montgomery, r: D.
Montgomery, Fred S. Nelson, s. c.
Nichols' J. w. Movers, c. X Oliver,
| c. F. Powell, r. c. Reed, F. E. Par
ham, G. w. Parter, c. ]. Reynolds
Alfred A. Scott. Don Shaffer. e. j.
Shakeshaft. Richard Shakeshaft, A
w. Sine. E. H. Sirois, George Soren1
son. M r. Stack. T. S Stevens. Samuel
Thomas, A. L. Thornton, W. F. Talia-
ferro. e. W. Vaughn, Fred Voiland,
F. L. Waggoner, w. D. Wallace, GEO.
Weigand F. E. Wilson, F. V. Worden
| Carl Way, r. s. Gordon, w. F. Logan,
S. c. Kersey, George Hart anc W. W..
| Bollard.
| A pupils recital will be given to-
night by half a dozen of the students
| of Miss Josephine Mckee, at her home
in Clay street. The program Will be
as follows:
Two Dances ...-.John hlnross
| (a) Irish Dance.
OBJ Seguidilla (Spanishl
From 7p l little Sang SSPgs s IF Long ago.
(b} over the Hin and Far Away.
| Leona Hunt.
In the Old Ruined Castle. 3 Fredrlcks
Eleanor Dillon x,,
f'oiianee Evelyn Hunt
| A ChiId's Song j. Mckee
- = Catherine Hayes
The Happy Fa Mnea Deacon. 'eno'n' Il"
From the Dancing School in Noa Masim
(a1 The Cat.
Leona Hunt
OBJ The Squirrels Lament
! (c) The Rooster.
Robert Schwartz. a
BarcarOie IA WV
Eleanor Dillon
oh. Is It Possible ............---h oken
0'' Catherine Hayes.
Dru"' an" Robert Schwartz.
| Buttercups and Daisies 9cnS TIC
| Evelyn Hunt.
Nus'io D"Ne Leona Hunt
The Sylphs Observation-Disclosures Sony Tue
ne 9'-p- Myra Deacon.
Hun ailan Eleanor Dillon.
X X
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23

''Tiz' makes sore, burning tired
feet fairly dance with delight. Away
go the aches and pains, the corns, cal
louSes, blisters, Dunions and chilblains
Tiz' draws out the acids and pois-
ons that puff up your feet. No matter
how hard you work, how long you
dance, how far you walk. or how long
you remain on your feet, ''Tiz'' brings
restful foot comfort ''Tiz'' is ma gical
grand. wonderful for tired, aching,
swollen, smarting feet. Ali how COM
Portable, how happy you feel Your
feet just Jingle for joy; shoes never
hurt or seem tight
Get a 25-cent box of ''Tiz'' now
from any druggist or department
store End foot torture forever
wear smaller shoes, keep your feet
fresh. sweet and happy. Just think!
whole years foot comfort for only
25-cents. Acknowledgement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23
SANTA FE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. oil Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 d. m, $3.50 /;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.

Columbia, Aug. 29.-The general
crop situation in portions Of the
western and northwestern counties is
very good and, in some sections, .ex-
cellent; elsewhere, general deteriora-
ton is much more marked than last
week. Cotton is shedding material
ly in extensive areas Of the eastern
centra land southern counties: the
hot. dry weather has caused bolls to
open rapidly. and. in some localities.
prematurely, and picking has become
general in these districts; the first
bales of the season were marketed in
several counties during the week.
Late corn. forage. sweet potatoes and
other field truck. gardens, cane and
pastures are suffering from drought,
and much corn is firing; fodder pull
ing has extended to the mountains,
and haying progressed favorably.
New sweet potatoes are on market.
General rains are imperative. The
hard ground is retarding fall plow-
ing. Richard III. Sullivan,
Meteorologist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
NEWS FROM the FRONT.
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN FTlAN.
ERS AND AT VERDUN.
Austrians Attack Italians ut GOrizia
But are Driven Back-Russians
Claim to Have Rallied at FoksIlani.

Operations on the Franco Belgium
front continue to be Of a minor ma
ture, only when contrasted with the
stirring activities at Verdun and in
FLANDERS last week. There is a tenn
porary deadlock on the French front
with nothing more than artillery
duels, trench raids and local infan-
try engagements. The Germans are
active In these tactics in the Cham
payne and Verdun regions. but were
everywhere repulsed, Paris reports.
Petrograd reports that one regi-
ment which left their trenches and
retired in the Kokshani region yes
terday had been disposed Of and
measures begun to restore the lost
positions in the battle that was In
progress.
Rome reports that the Austrians
attacked in force on the front a,
Gorilla. where the Italians have been
pressing forward. The Austrians were
driven back at all points and ir
some places the Italians made gains
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
WILL USE CHARLESTON.
GOVERNMENT SHIPPING BOARD\
WILL DIVERT FOODSTUFFS
FOR EUROPE TO SOUTH
ATLANTIC AND
GULF PORTS.
Chief Advantages OF Plan Will Be
Shorter Haul and Avoidance Of
Congestion OF Railroad Facilities.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Diversion to
gulf and South Atlantic ports Of
virtually all movement Of food stuffs
destined for export to Europe is
planned as a government war meas
ure to relieve congestion of railroads
and ports in the East.
New Or cans, Savannah, Charles
ton and Port Arthur are the ports
which will be made the chief load
ing points.
The plan will be worked out by
the shipping board in cooperation
with shippers, ship owners and port
authorities. The shipping board will
appoint soon a general traffic direc-
tor, who will be put in charge of the
program. 1t was said tonight the
place probably would go to Benjamin
l.. Winchell, of Chicago, now traffic
director of the Union Pacific railroad.
The shipping board hopes to have
the plan working by winter, before
snow and bad weather has made
trans-continental freight traffic still
harder to move. Officials who have
given the subject thought declare the
proposal will add 25 to 80 per cent
to the efficiency Of American railway
systems and will do away with the
present congestion of freight in
northeastern ports.
The chief advantage claimed for
the arrangement suggested is that
export food, largely a Western and
Middle Western product, will get a
shorter haul and that munition and
other manufactured products turned
out largely in the East. will not be
delayed in shipment while awaiting
their turn with raw products.
Under the traffic director the ship
ping board will name three ship
ping directors, one for transatlantic
trade. another for South American
trade and a third for the Pacific.
These men will be chosen on the
recommendation of the traffic direc-
tor himself and no names at present
are under consideration, it was said
tonight.
| In all the important ports, 1T is
planned to appoint voluntary termi-
nal committees TO assist the traffic
director in expediting the loading
| and sailing of vessels TheSa oopo
mittees will be chosen and will be
called to Washington for consultation
with the shipping board as to the
facilities at their several ports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
GERMAN HELD; NO BAIL.

Columbia. "Aug. 29.-F. William
Kruger. a German of Charleston, was
arrested at Camp Jackson at noon to-
day by Jas. L. Sims, United States
marshal, and placed in the Richland
county Jail. Kruger is held without
bond. No specific charge has been
placed against the prisoner, but he
was arrested under the presidents
proclamation forbidding an alien enc
my working I'm government, plant.
1t is understood that Kruger held a
position at or near the Navy Yard
in Charleston and that the depart
mcnt Of justice agents of Charleston
warned him that he would have to
leave and that he eventually did so.
Tie was next found working as
pipe filter at Camp Jackson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
WEEKS SUBMARINE REPORT
Submarines Take Increased Toll of
British Vessels.

British Vessels.
London. Aug. 29.-An increase i'm
the numbe Of British vessels sunk
last week by mines or submarines is
shown by the weekly admiralty state
ment issued today.
Eighteen vessels Of more than l.
500 tons were sent to the bottom, as
compared with Is the previous week,
and five vessels of less than 1900 tons,
as against three the previous week.
No fishing vessels were sunk.
The summary Of the statement fol-
lows:
Arrivals. 2.629; sailings. 1850. Brit
Ish merchant vessels sunk by mine
or submarine over 1,GOO tons. 1s;
under 1000 tons, including one pre-
viOusly, five.
British merchant vessels unsuccess-
fully attacked. including two pre-
viously, six.
British fishing vessels sunk, none.
Most Of the sinkings reported in
tOday's total occurred during the lat
ter part Of the week. The first part
of the week was very favorable but
later British shipping had a streak OF
bad luck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
Races Separate in Army.

Columbia, Aug. 29.-W. w. Moore,
adjutant general. has received an or
der from Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder providing for the segrega-
ton of races into regiments and
other organizations and compliance
with State laws requiring the races to
travel in separate coaches. In order
to do this, the message states. it will
be necessary for the adjutant gener-
al Of each State to know the number
Of white men and negroes certified
from district to local boards and ad-
5utants general. Hence hereafter the
notations white" or "colored" must
be made opposite the name of any
person certified from local to district
boards or from district to local boards
and adjutants general.
Local boards Throughout the State
will be called upon for a statement
Of the number Of white and colorel
men contained on the lists, already
certified to local boards and tho ad-
jutant general.
On Saturday of each week, begin
ming September. adjutants general
are required to report by telegram to
the provost marshal general the num-
Der Of white and the number Of col
ored men in their States who have
been certified to local boards but who
have not yet been sent to mobiliza-
tiop camps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
BLOW CAUSED RIOT.

Houston, Texas, Aug. 29.-Mounted
Policeman Lee Sparks, who testified
that he struck two of the negro SOL
dIers-one of them Corporal Balti-
more-with his pistol last Thursday
afternoon, a few hours before the
riot. was one of the principal wit
nesses to take the stand today in the
inquiry being conducted by board
of citizens as representatives of the
municipality into the riots which cost
IL lives.
1t was this clash between the police
and negro soldiers that caused a
rumor to reach the negro camp that
Corporal Baltimore had been killed
10y policeman. The rumor spread
among the negro soldiers and
brought to climax a smouldering
feeling against policemen negro SOL
diers had been harboring for nearly
two weeks, it was stated.
Sparks told the board of inquiry he
struck the first negro four times
with his revolver and that CORPORAL
Baltimore was struck once by him.
When Baltimore started to run a shot
was fired into the ground to halt
him.
Sparks also told the board that for
the soldier he drew a sus-
pension from the police force at the
hards of Superintendent a Police
BROCK.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01

eyer-increasing severity upon tho
German people, they must in the END
throw or their military masters and
CO 'uct negotiations looking to a fair
anu honorable peace.
Active exchanges have been in pro.
sress between the president and the
entente powers. mainly through tn,
American diplomats abroad, regard
ing the answer to be made to the
pope's proposals ever since these were
delivered to the various foreign Of
nces. 1t seemed by common consent
that to America was confided the
heavy responsibility Of framing and
delivering the first OF the replies. The
propriety of this course was appar-
ent from the consideration of the
ract that every one Of the entente
premiers and foreign ministers who
mad spoken publicly on the subject of
peace had turned to the language n
President Wilson's historic address &c
congress and his other public utter.
ances on the subject as disclosing
their own conceptions of the proper
bases Of peace negotiations.
Every precaution was taken to pre-.
vent a premature disclosure of tho
contents Of the presidents responsc
rev OF the members Of the cabinet
were Informed on the subject before
today's cabinet meeting. Last night
the document was handed over to the
trusted telegraphers of the state do.
partment to be sent on it's way nv
cable to Ambassador Page in London.
who was to deliver it to Foreign Min.
lister Balfour for transmission to
Rome. At the same time copies Of
the communication as a matter of
courtesy were placed in the hands OF
the diplomatic representatives of the
entente powers In Washington for
their information.
Although the pope's proposaIs were
addressed to the leaders of the na-
tons at war. which Of course includ.
ed President Wilson, and were signed
by the pontiff himself, the response
was signed by Secretary lansing As
the latter expressly stated that he wa
merely transmitting the presidents
reply. however. the method was
strictly within the diplomatic proprio-
ties.
a high official is authority for tho
statement that the presidents rcrly
~ IN linc with the allies views"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP.
Texas Only State to Show Loss Dur
ing Past Month.


New York. Aug. 29.-August Il
generally month Of deterioration 70
cotton and the 2.04O reports received
from special correspondents Of thi
paper Of an average date August 23
shows a decline of 81 points, com
pared with loss of 1O.1 points &
year ago and &C. points in 1916. Tht
severe decline in Texas of 14.4 point.
is wholly responsible for the loss
since all other States show gains
with the exception of Florida ant
South Carolina. which remained un
changed.
Percentage condition for the Who'll,
belt Is found to be 69.6 per cent
against 1873. or decline for tn.
month Of 81 points. A year ago a
this time it was 64.3 per cent; il
1915 it was 7O.7 per cent. and il
1914 1t was 77.6. while the ten year
average is 71.6 per cent. Importan
states showing advances were Nortl
Carolina. 1.2 points; Georgia, o..
point; Alabama, 1.2 points: Mississi
ppi, l point: Louisiana, 2.5 points.
Arkansas 1.6 points; Tennessee, Z.
points. and Oklahoma So points.
Percentage condition by States
with comparisons. follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
GUMsA0E Bill. TALKS.
DENIES HE PLANNED TO OFFER
PEACE RESOLUTION.
Missouri Senator Resents Attacks
Tax ON Press After Being Abused.


Stone of Missouri, chairman of the
foreign relations committee. broke into
the war tax debate today with
speech relating to the subject of peace.
He denied that he had ever thought
of introducing a peace resolution and
criticised newspapers for imputing
such a motive.
Because he recently submitted
letter on peace from Amos Pinchot
and others of alleged pacifist organi-
cations. Senator Stone said. he had
been violently attacked in newspapers
and pictured as Stacker, German
sympathizer and even a German spy"
"These publications have bounded
me-" he said. because presented
this communication and said I might
have some remarks later"
'Is there not some sinister IN
fuence behind this sort of thing?" he
asked
"A senator is now in danger of
being pilloried when he says or does
anything which gives offense to some
one"
The Missouri senator delivered his
speech, carefully prepared, in vigor-
Gus fashion. He said the storm
against him started merely from pre-
sentation of peace petition from
humble. representative Americans"
ut Is not incumbent on me to defend
my Americanism or loyalty?" he
said.
The charge that he is a German
sympathizer was said by Senator
Stone to be too ludicrous for speci-
fic Denial" He said he had not a
drop Of German blood and that his
English ancestry is clearer than the
British kings.
I am willing to go to war &c
preserve the civilization of the Eng
lish speaking people of the world ii
for one moment believed theif
"aS Al PcIlls continued
Senator Stone. II did oppose havins
the United States enter the war as a
belligerent and every day live con.
firms me in the wisdom of that ac
tion."
But now that this country is a.
war. he added. he would do everythin,
within his power to aid it in carrying
the struggle to a successful termina
tion. He asserted that since war wa.
declared he had supported every wa,
measure introduced in congress an6
yet editors had called him an oh
structionist and an ally of Germany.
while this pitiless storm Of edi
torial criticism was beating upor
me-" said the senator. II was using
my influence on the finance commit
tee to prevent what considered un
just taxation of publications.
OF Missouris foreign population
Senator Stone declared his belief tina
65 per cent. Of the German voter;
had been loyal to the republic.