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Evening journal., 1917-11-23
nANIKAH.

ma ENBERs Of the Hebrew Church in this city are pre-
lYA pairing to celebrate. December next, Hanukah'
the feast Of the Maccabees That those who do not prac
tice the Hebraic faith and who know little Of the sig
nncance Of its various celebrations may know what
Hanukah means to the Jews and respect that meaning
we deem It wise to give some facts about It.
The festival Of Hanukah also is known as The Feast Of
the Maccabees and the Festival Of Lights
It commentaries the splendid heroism of the Has
monean House Of Maathas Of his son Judas the Macca
bee and his valiant brethren; their loyalty TO the faith
Of their fathers and their victory Antiochus King
OF SYRIA who had waged relentless Of extermlna-
ton against the religion Of Israel other rulers and
had sought to destroy the jew Anochus was bent on
the eradication Of Judaism To accomplish this end the
Temple was seized and deed by the Syrian hosts idols
set up the sacred shrine dedicated to the worship
Of the one Cod the priesthood profaned by the en-
forcement Of ldolatrous practices and the 1sraees
orderd under penalty of DEATH to bow before the idols
OF the syrians.
Under the military leadership Of Judas Macoabee the
Israetes waged heroic against their powerful
adyersarie for the right to worship God according to
the dictates Of their conscience After three years Of
war-on the same day. Kislev the 25th which three
years before the Syrian idol had been placed in the temple
the sraeltes celebrated the birth Of their religious
freedom the Temple which had been profaned
by the syrans and rededcated to the God Of liberty
and light.
Honukah is a Hebrew word meaning rededication In
temple and home, the sever-branched candlestck is
lighted and special prayers are offered The suggestive
symbolism light ever held IN reverence by Israel. is
varousy employed to express the lessons Of the festival
The feast is associated with charming legend IL is
said that when the Jewish heroes had reclaimed the
sanctuary from the unholy touch OF the heather sim
gle cruise Of oil found insufficient to supply the
lamps Of The Temple. Yet. as result Of divine
miracle 10 sunced to nll all the lamps Of the Temple
during the eight days of tho celebration Of the festival
Gods light never fails those who look to Him for
spiritual and moral illumination
In the synagogue in addition to the customary ritual,
portions of the First and Second Books Of the Maccabees
lApocrypha read Tradition says, the name Maccabee
derived from the initials Of the four Hebrew words
which formed the battle Of the Hebrew Patriots,
l. and which i'm English rendered, 'NNho is
like unto Thee o God among the mightyw
So. when you see the Wilmington Jews assembling at
their places Of worship the evening Of December O.
bear the above facts in mind. such doubtless
viii give sympathetic trend to your thoughts for
you know religious intolerance is due largely to
ignorance than TO Intelligence,
Evening journal., 1917-11-23
lFrom the New York TrIbunel

not been surpassed on the Western
front, and has not even been attained,
although something approximatins this
was achieved in the great push out
from Arras along the Scarpe on Easter
Monday Of this year.
But it is much too carly 70 attempt
to measure the probable extent Of the
British advance. 1t may be that they
VIII successfully push forward and
compel general German retirement,
but such information as we have so
far indicates that while considerable
ground has been gained on the thirty
mile front from the Scarpe to the
Somme the largest gains have been
made on a relatively restricted sector
not over six or eight miles in width,
! Just south OF Cambria. Unless this
wedge can be widened IL is unlikely that
there viii be any real piercing Of all
the German defensive positions, and
the chances Of widening this break
must be steadily reduced as the Ger
mans are able to bring up reserves
and new artillery about the threatened
point.
lD sum, then, the victory which the
British have won between the Somme
ana The Scarpe-which will probably
draw its name from Cambria, the near
est town Of importance-represe as
IL now stands the largest forward push
achieved in any offensive since the
trench warfare began. 1t represents the
most successful surprise attack that
we nave any record Of II will be one
OF the great tactical successes of the
war II it compels the Germans to
lessen pressure upon the Italians. but
its ilrst phase does not permit us to
believe that It will lead Immediately
to German retirement behind the
Meuse and to the French frontier. The
test OF the magnitude Of the British
success in this battle must come in the
next Few hours, when we shall see
whether they will be. able to widen
the breach they lave made or vheth-
er, as in the case Of the Battle Of Ar
ras, their advance viii be checked be-
fore some support or switch" line.
Perhaps the most interesting detail
that we have vet learned about the
attack is the assertion that it came
without artillery preparation and as a
complete surprise to the Germans. Hith-
ertO no attack or considerable proper
tions on the Western front has been
launched without considerable artil-
lery preparation, not excepting the
German attack which opened the second
Battle OF Ypres and preceded the ennis
sion OF gas. There is at least a sugges-
tion that the surprise is in part due "a
a weakening Of German morale. If any
such failure had occurred on the AL
lied side we should now be hearine
about the success Of German prOpagan.
da. Conceivably the Germans on their
side are beginning to succumb to out
side suggestion, but there is every rea-
son TO believe that on the West front
bombs and high explosives are still
more useful than printed matter.
! That the French have begun an at
tack on their side of the Rheims-St.
Gobain-Cambrai salient-that is, the
> portion Of the German line projecting
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MAS RoxEs ron nLur HrN,s cnIcKs

6SfV HRISTAfAS cheer for the Delaware boysw
~ That is the slogan that has been adopted by a
group Of patriotic young women in this city who are
seeking by quick and spirited campaign $500
with which to Merry Christmas for each Della
ware soldier who is away from home.
The idea is admirable No doubt 70 will meet
with public favor. The personnel Of the compagn com
mee gives ample that the money contributed
will be spent properly and that the Xmas boxes win so
to the soldiers who entitled to them.
It is planned that each box shall about $50 and
that the commodities sent shall be purchased at whole
sale rates The treasurer Of the fund Miss Elizabeth
Steward OF No. 9os Broome street She has associated
with her several young women who are fully confident
mat the money needed to finance the enerprse will be
quickly forthcoming
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on the British front. Nothing that has
yet happened precludes the probability
that the whole operation is primarily
designed to relieve the pressure on the
italian front. But the character Of the
two attacks made in France warrants
the conclusion that a serious breach
may be made in the German position
and a great Allied victory may result.
All depends on whether both the
French and the British can make wide
breaches in the German defensive lines,
and it is too soon to say whether this
is possible.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

most deeply into France. at the very
least suggests that the two Western al
lies may be making a c, .ubined oper-
alton TO break in this salient and com
pei a general German retreat between
Verdun and Lille. This would mean the
evacuation Of practically all Of North
ern France.
This is the maximum OF possibility.
BY contrast, the French operation may
be nothing more than a local offensive
designed to prevent the Withdrawal Of
German troops from the French front
to reinforce the shaken German lines
Evening journal., 1917-11-23
THE BEST NsTRUMENrALTry.
PRESIDENT at Bunalo

q ND Ine Pftsluent az bulal0.
~ There are various processes Of the dnution q,
labor and the unnecessary substitution Of lahor "a
bidding in distant markets and unfairly upsettne th
whole competition of labor which ought not to eo ON
mean on the part Of employers-and we m,ss
nterject into this nsrumentay Of cooperation
by which the fair thing will be done all around"
Always the employers; always that mschevous design
10 the employe against the employer The best
nstrumentalityo Of cooperation that the American mind
has nterjected to bring about the fair thing Is
The protective tariff policy which keeps the mvheels
euzzng in normal times gives the stockholder his dv
dends and the workngman wage three times that paid
b Europe
That is governmental cooperation which raised
the cry Of State Socialism.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Of the largest and most representative Of the many
and fraenal orders in this state is the ndepend
ent Order of Odd Fellows. It always is a pleasure TO
Wmingtonians 20 have the Grand Lodge Of that organ
zaton meet here and transact It's business The order
has In its membership many Of the most prominent
the State and they take pride in keeping it and its
work on a high plane which not only merits but com
mands, public respect and confidence.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Enemy aliens who reside In Wilmington and vicinity
should welcome the application to them Of the regula-
tions recently promulgated in Washington They cannot
fail to recognize he reasonbeness Of the precautionary
steps our government has taken in view Of the many
sinister things that have occurred since the war began
Under those regulations aliens viii be relieved
from suspicion while guilty aliens will be held in check
or apprehended and punished for their ormes
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Wiu be case Of Greek meets Greek when the Ches-
o oo'Del team OF this city and the eleven from Camp
Dix Wrghtstown, N j. play their footban game IN ,nis
Guy On thanksgiving Day. II were to Judge by cur
rem laA IN sporting circles It may be well for Delaware
College 70 send It's ambulance and the Red Gross to send
squad OF nurses to the scene battle at Front and
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Admiral Fske Of the United States Navy expresses
the hope that the torpedo plane will Far toward an
swering the German submarine menace II it should
prove effective in that direction win prove world
blessing the events Of tie present war show con-
clusvey that the submarine IS such effective weapon
that world safety requires that something Of
a satisfactory nature be devised to combat IT,
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Inc relatives Of the three officers and eighteen men
~ suS Unhea states torpedo destroyer Chauncey who
were lost when that small warcraft sank as result of
oo,iS'0n' nave the sympathy Of the entire American
people Whle they did not die in action thew died
IN the performance Of duty and are none lbo les
titled to grateful remembrance and honor.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

prominent suffrage leader in Pennsylvania asserts
that German influence controlled the actions OF certain
members of the Legislature Of that State the last ses
sion Of that body. Il may be, of course that such
charges untrue but certainly the patriotic citizens
Of that state should insist that :hey be inquired into
closely and impartally Where there so much smoke
there may be German nre and this is the time Of all
times TO extinguish It.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Ten thousand tons OF bought in America for the
Imperial Russian Government and not delivered win be
diverted to the American market to relieve the sugar
famine that has existed in this country NO doubt there
are other large stocks many Of them OF a speculative
nature which viii be found due course Of time and
used to relieve aggrayating conditions which Axst in
millions OF American homes
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Real estate transactions are under
benefcent ruling and change Of loca.
ton, effected through a Want Ad. viii
bring happiness and prosperity.
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

General Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng was in d.
rect command Of the British forces which smashed the
ron Hindenburg line with such signal In the
ses OF the Huns doubtless another Byng bang
Evening journal., 1917-11-23

Two lovely nascoes for the British nsrl,.... . . .
fight about now are the allies mistakes IN ssrh,a onS
Rumania Fighting over the present mistake in I,slS
would be timely. ''
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03
ELKS HOLD MEMORIAL
Topeka Lodge Honors Dead Members
With Impressive Ceremony.

The memorial services for departed
members of the Elks was held Sunday
afternoon at the Elks' building. The
ritualistic ceremonies were conducted
under the direction of William o.
Anderson, exalted ruler.
A. M. Keene. of Fort Scott, delivered
the memorial address. in which he
paid touching tribute to the virtues of
the departed members in speaking of
the fraternalism and charitable work
of the lodge as a whole. Otis E. Hun
gate read a brief eulogy for each
member who had died during the past
year, touching on their life and ac-
tons, especially as regarded their Elk
activities.
Mrs. Charles F. Adams, of Cali
fornia, sent a bouquet of white roses
in memory of her husband who died
sc me ten years ago. Mrs Adams
sends bouquet to the lodge each year
for this purpose.
Eleven departed members of the To-
peka lodge, No. 204, B. P. o. Elks,
were honored in the Sunday memorial.
TIE members were:
W. H. Ruff, December II, 1915
James L. McNeal, December 10,
1916.
Vincent Kaczynski, December %.
1915.
L. A. Ryer, February 5, 1917
John F. Switzer, February IT, 1917.
George M. Dossman, August 20, 1917.
Samuel d. Owings, September %.
1917.
Thomas B. Brown, October 1, 1917.
Peter Heinz, October Z, 1917.
Frank c. Paynter. October II, 1917.
Clarence c. Coulson. October Is,
1917
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03
lily STATE JoURNAI-MoNDAY EVENING. DECEMBER g. lgl4
BABY War BONDS
Uncle Sam Calls for Another
Good Investment.
Children Asked To Invest in the
Thrift Stamps.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
What is the difference between thrift
stamp?
The 25-cent thrift stamps are issued to
help you to save and exchange Tor 80
war savings certificate stamp. The thrift
stamps bear no interest; the war savings
certificate stamps earn interest.
cate stamp for from s4.i2 to $4ss!
The 50 is payable January 1, 1923. 1t in
cludes the return to you of your money
ernment VIII pay you Inc sooner you
MI up and exchange your tnrnt Ca, caro- 10, aoa
interest you will receive.
Why should l exchange my full card
of thrift stamps for a war savings certi-
Because the war savings certificate
stamp bears interest and the thrift stamps
what becomes of the money I pay for a
stamp?
1t is a loan to the United States gov
eminent.
How can my twenty-five cents really
4 loan of only twenty-five cents by every
person in the nation will provide the
United States government with p million
dollars.
The United States government calls
upon it's people to further finance the
war by the purchase of baby war
bonds and upon its children to invest
in thrift stamps. The postoffice in
Topeka reports that it is in receipt of
a great quantity of the bonds and
stamps, and asserts that the postmas-
tiers of the city will be used to conduct
the education of the people to the
great advantage of investing their
small savings in the baby bonds.
The baby bonds will be on sale at
all Topeka banks and financial in
situations starting today. The selling
price is $4.12 thruout this month, and
the bonds will be negotiable in 1918
for the sum of SIS. The interest on
the investment is compounded quar-
terly at per cent, and in five years
with an investment of approximately
S84 the holder of the baby bonds con
convert them into one 500 United
States government bond, non-taxable
and non-assessab BILE.
Special pamphlets explaining the
thrift stamps and the way to obtain
them have been prepared by the treas
ury department. These will be dis
tributed in the schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03
REAL HARD LUCK
Jack Hendricks Has Odd Com
plant Against Jinx.
He Was Offered Big Job He
Couldn't Accept.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Dec. 3.-Trying to ac-
cept a berth as a big league manager
is far from a cinch.
Ask Jack Hendricks, of the Indian
apols club. for he knows. He will
tell you that it is simple as finding
Swedish words in a Chinese diction-
airy.
At the recent gathering of the
minor leagues in Louisville. Branch
Hickey president of the St. Louis
Cardinals let it be known that he
wanted Hendricks to manage his ball
club, and Hendricks let it be known
that he wanted to accept.
McGiII Held Contract.
But there was an obstacle in the
way and it proved too big for either
Hickey or Hendricks to surmount. 1t
was a mere matter of the reserve
clause in baseball law, together with
an impressive looking legal docu-
ment-not a baseball contract-which
bound Hendricks to the Indianapolis
baseball club for two years more with
an optional agreement whereby Pres
ident j. c. McGill could call for
lawns services for an additional
three -ars. On top of this McGin
asked 5000 for Hendricks release
If you think this kind of a contract
is mere scrap of paper you have
another think coming.
When Hickey went after Hendricks
he says he understood that the In
Hendricks thought that he was, and
because Owner McGin had said sew
eral times he would not stand in his
way of takir Q big league job he took
too much for granted.
McGill at first took the stand that
Hickey has overstepped all the
bounds of baseball law and common
courtesy by trying to kidnap a mana
ser Hickey denied this an finally
called all bets off, but the whole af-
fair caused considerable of a rumpus.
The aftermath left Hickey feeling like
a school boy who has been sent to
'see the principal" and McGill with a
feeling that he had won a moral vic
tory, at least. Hendricks was bitterly
disappoin- ed, ard no one could right
fully blame him. for he has made an
enviable record as a winning minor
league manager and deserves the
chance to go up.
ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL
BE FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03
ASK FOR leave.
Washburn Ambulance Men Ex-
pect To Play in Topeka.
They Defeated Army-Navy
Team Saturday, 40 to 0.

DR.. A R. kennedy. athletic direc-
tor of Washburn college, received a
telegram today rom Ii, utenant Mum
I'd, who is coaching and managing
the Washburn ambulance corps foot
ball team at Camp Pike. stating that
application for a furlough for the
ami nee team rs been made and if
it is grant, l, the team will come 10
Topc-a to play the egular Washburn
team
Lieutenant Munford did not state
when he expected to be able to leave
camp il he gets the furlough for ms
men. but Doctor Kennedy is expecting
to receive more definite information
il short time and is planning to play
the e., me next Saturday, if possible.
The Ichabods are keeping in training
announced today they will hold light
practice every fer Gays so that they
will be able to give the army men
real battle
Beat Army-Navy Team.
The State Journal today received
special report from Camp Pike. tell
ing of the 40 to victory the Wash
burn ambulance men scored over the
Army and Navy hospital at Hot
Springs last Saturday. The Army and
Navy men were completely outclassed
from the start of the first quarter un-
never even within smelling distance"
of a touchdown.
AS has been the case in every game
Dwight Ream. "Shine" Chamberlain,
Forrest Rice and Bob Romig were the
big stars of the engagement. Cham
berlain bucked the opposition line for
gains of 10 and 15 yards practically
every time he carried the ball and old
Washburn men said Ream played the
Kind of a game he did when at his
best in school.
"Ream is the sensation of the
South" a Camp Pike man writes in
the report. Every one who sees him
wants to know where he is from and
why they have not heard of him be-
fore"
SpurgeOn a Star.
Spurgeon who plays left half on the
team, played two years with Kansas
Wesleyan and is a very valuable man
for the team. Kennedy, the fullback
is Doane college.
The line up in last Saturdays game
was:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03
Team won
DrOp Kick Defeated the Camp
Funston Eleven.
Jones of Wisconsin Star of
Game at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. BIN the rough
est game of football ever played in
Nebraska, soldiers from Camp Dodge
,feated Camp Funston Saturday af-
ternoon 3 to 0. The Dodge's score
was made on a drop kick from the 40
yard line by Robertson of Dartmouth.
Dodge outplayed Funston at all points
and the latter team never had a
chance. The ball was in Funston's
territory from the kickoff to the end
of the game. The feature of the game
was the splendid physical condition
of the players, which permitted them,
under the toughest sort of playing, to
escape injury. The attendance was
seven thousand and the receipts $751;
600.
Jones of Wisconsin played the most
spectacular game, but Allison, Robert
son and Derr were not far behind.
Robertson's winning kick came after
the Funstons had held the Iowa team
on three downs. Referee EckersalI
insisted the kick went wild, but UNI
pire Lieutenant Graham ruled it went
over the upright.
Game Was Clean.
The game was remarkably clean
from an official standpoint, only two
penalties being inflicted. but onIv for
their eyes and let both sides go the
limit The result showed the spIen-
did physical condition of the soldiers
from both camps.
Camp Funston Positions. Camp Dodge
Capt. Dennis. r. E. -. Sergt Malone
Capt. wilmington L. T. Private MAYER
Lieut. Speek. IL. C. Private We ihh9
(has.l (Denver)
Lieut.. schweiger. r.. G.. Private Aia ms
Lieut. Garside. r.. t. Private ROBERTSON
Lieut.: Merrill. -. r.. E. - Lieut.. Allison
Tufts) (Carleton1
Private Beck. a.. sergt Moss
Lieut., Potsy Clark L. H. -. Lieut.. Thomas
Ullinois) Towa1
Lieut.. Podge
Lewis (wash@.R- H.. Lieut.; Derr
Private Prince. %. F. B. Lieut. Mccormick
6Hastings) (South Dakota)
The score by quarters:
lamp lamp dodge ..-.--.-..-.-..-.0 3-3
ubstitutes-Funston, Braden for Dennis,
kistler for Lewis, Berry for Merrill, Wat
son for Speck, Seyffert for Braden, John
son for kistler, Hammells for Schweiger,
Fletcher for Seyffert. By Dodge, Carberty
for Maline, Koch for Mayer, Whitmayer
TOT Koch, Movald for Moss. Jones for
Thomas, Davis for Derr, Mahariah for
Weinberg; Camp Dodge scoring-Robert-
son, dropkick. Yards gained from scrim-
mage-Dodge 2Os, Funston 112. Punts-
Funston, II for $50 yards, average 80
yards; Dodge, for $50 yards, average 80
Dodge. Is yards. Forward passes-Dodge
attempted seven, completed one for thirty
yards. Passes intercepted-By Beck one.
Referee, Eekersall Chicago field judge,
Graham (Michigan) head iinesman, Capt.
Tim Corey (Nebraska.)
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which is greatly desired by the French

which is greatly desired by the French
authorities.
Work done with civil population
may have a more important bearing
on the military situation even than
work done with the forces, for men
in the field will be able to carry out
their work better with the knowledge
that those left at home are being taken
care of.
We cannot state too strongly the
critical situation that will arise dur
ing the coming winter and the neces-
sity of action in every line and in
every field which will conduce to the
firm establishment of the morale of
the people and armies. The amount
of work that can be done in this dtrec-
ton will be limited solely by the re-
sources at our command, both money
and material.