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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24

sessions will include a meeting for the
election of officers, and many social
affairs are planned for the delegates.
A reception will be given next Tues
day night by Mrs. ]. c. Eckdall, and
receiving with her will be Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, who is a candidate
for the office of president general of
the national order; also Mrs. H. H.
Brancher, regent of the Emporia
chapter. A dinner will be given We'd
nesday night in the gymnasium of the
State Normal college. Among the
speakers after the dinner will be Maj.
r. NJ. Hamer and William Allen
White.
Delegates from Topeka are: Mrs.
George Godfrey Moore, Mrs. H. L.
Peppmyer, Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs.
A. M. Petro, Mrs. ]. M Brunt Mrs.
Robert Merrick. Mrs. o. L. Moore,
Mrs. w. D. Ross, Mrs. Pope Allen,
Mrs. John R. Shelton, Miss Clara
Francis.
News has been received in Topeka
of the engagement of Miss Evelyn c.
Riley of Greencastle, Ind, and Bishop
Thomas Nicholson of Chicago.
Miss Riley lived in Topeka at one
time and was a student in Washburn
college academy. She later attended
DePauw university, Cornell university
and the American School of Classical
Studies at Rome. She took her Phi. D.
degree at the University of Michigan.
She has taught in some eastern schools
and has conducted parties of tourists
on travels over the world. She was
also a teacher in the Istuto Inter-
nazionale of Rome and has 1ectured
and written on classical and artistic
subjects.
Bishop Nicholson is of the Metho-
dist denomination, having been or
dained at the general conference of
the Methodists in Baltimore last
spring.
Mrs. George Parkhurst will enter
tain the Monday Whist club March 26.
Mrs J. Franklin Close will be host
ess at meeting of her sewing club
next Wednesday.
The Kansas Travelling library has
issued a neat volume of study outlines
for clubs of the state The book was
compiled and published by the Kansas
| Travelling Libraries commission, the
members of which are: Mr.. James L.
| King, chairman; Mrs. w. A. Johnston,
| Mrs. Julia E. Brown, Mrs. ]. NJ. Mil
| ler Mrs. Sara Judd Greenman, and
| Mrs. Adrian Greene, secretary.
The outlines are compiled, partly,
from club programs filed with the
| library commission and from district
and local collections of programs, and
are representatives of the work which
! the club women are doing today
The book contains outlines for study
on nearly every subject that club wo-
men are interested in these days. Some
of the subjects covered are: Art, civ
| les, conservation, drama, domestic
science, education and sociology,
ethics, forestry, English literature.
crafts, operas, local government. po-
htical science, present day problems.
rural schools, Shakespeare, and there
tare also programs for the study of all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. oil Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. m, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24

the countries of the world, and many
miscellaneous topics, embracing books
and authors, current topics, and other
subjects.
The book begins with an article on
How to Organize a Club written by
Mrs. w. A Johnston. Following that
article is a form of constitution and
bylaws, and an article on the reciproc-
ity bureau in club work. The re-
mainder of the book is devoted to
study outlines, and where the out
lines are borrowed from programs on
file, note is made of the name of
the club furnishing the suggestions.
The programs are for the use of
clubs all over the state and promise
to be of inestimable value to progra m
committees in compiling their year
books. Mrs. Adrian Greene, secretary
of the Travelling Library, Topeka, has
the books in her office, and can fur
nish to clubs throughout the state,
some of the books that will be useful
in following those courses of study
x X X
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who is here for a visit, and she
says that in all the years she has lived
in her own town she never heard as
much gossip as she has heard in the
little time she has been in Topeka
Dear me, How can anybody say
that. when we all hate gossip as we
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
Troops Need Two Months
More Of Training Here,
Declares General O'Ryan

WASHI\IiTilN. l'rc. 2H.--t'IrSi hand
information nhnut III" equipment anG
France and in training camps at homo
FtirMncc and III training camps at home
was given she sru.ic military commit
tee today hy MaJo" 'i"n"ral John +.
O'ItNup. commanding the New York Nh>
tiGnnl guard division ut camp WadT>
worth. SpartanshurE. y. G.. recently re-
turned from an observation tour abroad.
Herurc the general took tho stand. tho
committee. un rrSuninE ills investigation
of war preparations after short CHRIST
mas r"c"ss. sent +" th" war department Il
resolution urging that immrdiat" steps
l.. taken withunt regard td departmental
routine lr supply deficiencies Of winter
clothing 10 men In III" Camps. The ne
,ion wns lmScd upon late reports reach
Ing the rnrnmltIr" a& we'll M upon the
vivid evidence llrnrd last week.
Must Of firral r'kyau's testimony par
tculArly that referring ~ conditions
ut the front was heard in executive ses-
. sion He was questioned for three
hours With the doors closed. but tho pub
lie was given an opportunity IL henr him
for nn hour during which he discussed
chiefly the situation at homo.
General O'Ryam said his men were
adequately equipped for training though
NOT for fighting! ANA lnat IL" Whu!h lihf
to see them hav" two or more months hf
training before They went tn III" front.
He told tlir committee that the grcAt
need OF the war was artillery. and rec
ornInendrd that tn" troops abroad b"
Slrrllcd with winter rl"trinG "i tn"
heavier quality.
Major General William Wright and
Edwin 81. John Gr"hlc. commanders al
t'ump Donirhan. bklnh"m4 and Bowie.
Texas. respectively. who ais" har" been
abroad will testify tomorrow II they
reaci, Washington in time. otherwise
the committee Will proceed with the OK
animation of Major General Sharpe. the
rlaricrmastcr general. In IN" inquiry In
"a thS clothing. cHntnnmrnI and trans
portRtion situations.
Mrs. Grace Hamilton uf New York.
who has investigated social conditions
ai SOM" "f tho training camps and
who's. published statements were recent
Iy puhli$hrd were denounced by Scrrr
tnry l;akrr. conferred tnduy with Chair
mnu Chamberlain. who told her To send
i'm Il written hiatrmant If she had any In
formation To- give the committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
plot To POISON AMERICAN RED CROSS BANDACES
AND SPREAD WHOLESALE DEATH FRUSTRATED

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 2S.-A plot
to poison Red Cross handages and spread
Wholesale death among the soldiers "f
America and her allies has been exposed
and frustrated here.
Revelations Of tho conspiracy were
made today when It became known that
department Of Justice agents were hunt
Ing the perpetrators OF tho deed.
Three thousand four hundred surgical
dressings. rolled by patriotic women in
Toledo. were infected wI:h a mysteri-
Gus greenlsh poison whils in transit b.
tween Toledo and Cleveland.
Immediately every ono Of the $500
bandaCcs wero burned. They were d"
stroyed secretly In tho roar W the Rcd
Cross warehouse here.
Every effort was made To keep the
matter secret and It was successful till
today. Officials OF the lake division
of the Red Cross refused tn discuss the
poisoned bandages, but the authoritative
information was obtained that the band
ages had been destroyed and that gov
eminent agents. aided by onlyS'slendNr
crews. were trying To solve the mya-
terry.
The poisoned bandagcs were part of
the periodical shipments received at tho
from Red Cross headquarters In oth"r
cities in the division. which comprises
Ohio Indiana and Kentucky.
The box OF handaEea arrived hero
from the Toledo chapter last week md
was taken TO the warehouse. While
women were examining the huge guam
tity OF surgical dressings as 10 spcciH-
cation dark grecntsh substance WAS
noticed on one Of them. Investigation
showed that I'LL Of the bandages In the
box had been treated with poison.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27

II there's one thing IN the world
soldier apparently di$likrs To do 1t IS
IL sit down and tell Il louE story nt Ike
in one of the great national army cal'-
tonments PrrhapS It's because thSE
have learned that they must be guarded
in their statements. but at amy rate Il r'-
porter who tried II get some live copy
from one Of the soldiers from Camp Ice
had a hard time 20 learn anything that
would make "Interrstin readn..
But here's what one OF tn" boys from
the 3l4th Field Artillery told us about
a few experiences OF the Wheeling boys
who depnrted on September 20 FOR their
training camp:
You never saw a finer. better natnrcd
lot Of boys III your life than the nearly
500 men who went on that special train
from Wheeling. Marshall. Wetzel. TEl"E
and Marion counties and NorEanto~n'
There wasn't the slightest bit ot trouble
and the boys were In high spirits all the
way down TO Virginia
Southern Impressions.
We'll do We remember though. ~ VS.
often visit good old hospitable Rich
mond. our first impression OF the nrst
city of the south. We stopped on "A
long trestle, high above the rough rocky
got a little restless because It was din
ner time and there wasn't bite to cat
But before long the big train backed
into the Atlantic Coast Line station and
officers boarded the train. Then the as
pect changed. For the first time the
men OF the party felt the stern inhu-
ence Of the military life. which has sinc"
become To be part of their own be-
ings. Hu: from that day TO this. those
boys will remember the good people Or
Richmond. and the feed that was handed
out to them by the Red Cross and citf-
zens Of that place.
But that's not telling you about life
in camp. Is It: Well. W" arrived ut the
Camp Lee station at BIS o'clock on the
afternoon Of September -. just q hours
after the train rolled out cf Wheeling.
bound From Wheeling 10 Berlin. yin
Camp Lee
Tired and sleepy. We piled out OF tho
train. Visions Of cooling shower baths
helped n little bit to cheer us up as We
picked up our grips and started trudS-
ing OF toward the Snth division head
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.--Much OF the
effect Of the fuel administrations work
has been nullified, Fuel Administrator
vestlga ting tho coal situation today. by
the transportation tte-up: He said thRt
little general relief could he expected
until the railroads were put under one
mana cement and that II the war con-
linued long time, It would be NEG
essary for the government to take over
the coal supply and parcel it out eQuit-
ably.
The administrations efforts have been
directed TO a great extent 10 the stmu-
lation Of production TO meet, demands
of the war but DR.. Garfield said be-
cause Of the traffic congestion tho
more wu produced the moro trouble
we added to the railroads" The normal
ten percent increase over the production
Of last year has been maintained, he
added though the war has brought about
n demand for an additional ten percent
over the 1916 output which has not Yet
been mot.
The Pr1vats Consumer.
In the past few days the private con-
sumner has been given more consideration
than heretofore. DR.. Garfield explained
At first the main idea was To supply
the government and the railroads. but
with the suffering due to the shortage In
many places. he said the administration
recently had devoted most OF Its time
10 attempting to get coal 10 places .where
CONTINUED on Page Eixht)
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Quarters. something like a half-m!lc
away.
"T.inc up there in fours: Make Il;
snappy." Snid an officer.
"Thr men weren't quite used I" hear
ing commands snapped out 50 pcrrml'-
tcrily. but 1t didn't tax" tn" wlsest r"-
cruit In the line long Ia seo that such
summary speech brought results.
Some Hike.
"N-carilV We lrIIigCd L. hradQuAr tors
dragging heavy grips which We hAN"
long since learned contained thrN" times
rs much luggage as Il soldier ever needs
tn take along. Say that was some grind
through dust and sand shoH-ton deep,
~ We struggled 70 pick ur tho r"Euia-
,ion cadence sct by thos" ofncers--l%n
steps minute. Is inches long.
"Rcaching headquarters we wcr"
lined UP for roll call. That process
completed. we looked about at one OF
thu nearby buildings. standing out 80
inyItinEIy against q background OF
part:ally completed barracks and Sta
hlcs. stretching away literally for miles
all around us. We thought our jour
nry was completed, and VIC soon could
rest.
Face half right and follow me,
commanded en- imposing looking Off
Ger.
We picked ur our luggage and start
e,i, bu, our hearts became faint when
wc saw that we were heading through
an open held. \ llttlc roadway ahead
indicated that VIC were marching to a
torlorn looking. juSt-started section OF
the camp. The most conSollnE thing
w. saw on that grind was Il private
cemetery nearby. We often laugh now
a. the thought Of seeing cemetery
the first thing when we reached camp.
I'VE reached what Is now the parade
grounds Of the %l4th Field Artillery.
Wc were lined up for another roll call.
We were hurried off "a rhr several bat
terics Of that company. and In a few
minutes were told that supper was
ready. Now, after % hours riding on
troop train we thought It would not
be am.ss TO remove a little of the CRIME
from live railroads which had acCumu-
lated. because we hadn't sufficient wa
ter 70 wash on the train. But 20 our
surprise. all the shower bath wc found
was a little muddy stream flowing past
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27

OTTAWA. ont. De-. 2i.-FiIhJlalm
Stefanssnn The Arctic explorer. last
heard from in 4 letter received in
March 1915. has arrived with his party
at Fort Yukon, according to word re-
crlvrd ny ;he Naval Department.
Strfansson, head OF the Canadian Are
Tie expedition. has been in the tar north
since 1913. and lately there has been
arme anxiety us 20 his safety.
The expedition was divided int" tho
northern and southern divisions. ste
innsaon. in charge Of ihc northern. set
out 20 explore unknown parts Of Beau
fort sen and search for new lmud. His
party started on the government stcaln-
4r karluk. Near Point Earrom the
vessel wus ico-bound and carried cast
ward TO Thetis Island.
Stcfansson. with a small party start
ed OF foot for the mainland. During
their absence the Karluk WAS crushed
by tho ice and sunk. eight members Of
the party losing their lives in an at
tempt 70 roach Herald Island. The dis
aster did not halt Stefansson. for he
Continued his explorations on foot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
Uncle Sam Takes All the Railroads
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION

tion 1 OF the act approved August ::9.
1916. entitled AN act making appropria-
tons for the support Of the army for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1917. and
for other purposes as follows:
Tho President. in time OF war. is en-
powered. through the secretary OF war
10 take possession and assume control
Of any system or systems Of transpor-
tation. or any part thereof. and to utIi-
iZe the same, to the exclusion ~ far as
many be necessary Of oil other traffic
thereon. for the transfer or Transports
tion OF troops. war materials and equip
ment. or for such othsr purposes con-
nected with the emergency as may b.
reedful or desirable.
And whereas. 1t has now become
necessary In the national defense to
take possession and assume control Of
certain systems Of transportation and
to utilize the same. to the exclusion ~
far as may be necessary Of other than
war traffic thereon. for the trAnsporta-
tion Of troops. war material and equip.
nent therefor. and for other needful and
desirable purposes connected with tho
prosecution Of the war;
Now. therefore. I. Woodrow Wilson.
president Of the United States under
dHu ny virtue VI inc powers Eost6o An
me by the foregoing resolutions and
statute and by virtue Of all other pow
ers thereto me enabling, do hereby.
through Newton D. Baker. secretary Of
war. take possession and assume con-
troll at II o'clock noon on the twenty
eighth day of December, 1917. Of each
and every system Of transportation and
the appurtenances thereof located who'll
ly or in part within the boundaries Of
the continental United States and con.
sIstinK OF railroads, and owned or con.
trolled systems Of coastwtse and inland
(oontinusd on PaEs 11EhA)
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Soeclal to The iu,el.iEencar.
CHILLICOTHE. a.. Dec. cf.-Private
Ben Blatzer. Co. X. 330th infantry. from
Belmont county. was one OF 80 s"ldiers
selected tonight from scores OF volun-
teers to join Gen. Psrshiugs army In
France. Blaszer was ordered 70 pos;
Of enbarkatIon a. once. All % the elects
have been serving in headquarters here
as clerks.
Jefferson county boys III ;he 332nd IN
tantry. will baptise the new rifle range
at the foot Of Mt. Logan here with rapiu
fire tomorrow and at;er two days train
inr the 332nd vii! have completed its
rifle course.
The artillery vii! open practice on its
new range il. the hills south OF her:
January 18th, using guns which have
been in the service of the allies OH the
western front.
Ohio Boys Transferred
Orders switching 100 soldiers from
their present organizations ~ new out
fits were issued at Division healquar-
ters to-day. Thirty-three men 30 to the
Suartermasters corps. Is - the medical
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
British BOnbers Nearly
Got Emperor William
Inthe Mannheim Raid

GENEVA, Dec. 26.-The German
emperor returning with his staff
from the vertlun front, had narrow
escape during the repHsal rid Of
= British air squadron On Mannheim
Christmas eve, according to dis
patch from Basel. Only about On
hour earlier the emperor's special
train left the station. which was
partly destroyed by several bombs.
A section Of the tracks was torn up
cutting communication north
In fact, tho emperor's train was
tho last to leave Mannheim, and no
trains arrived 1T Basel yesterday
from, that city. Two bombs fell on
the palace and one on the ouspensi
brtdEe across the NecInr river, both
structures, being badly damaged. An
ammunition factory In a northern
suburb was blown rD. Few persons
were killed here, however, as tho
employees were having a holiday. a
considerable number Of persons
were killed or injured IN tho town
and several were blown into the
Rhine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
BELMONT SOLDIER ORDERED To
JOIN PERSH|NG ARMY IN FRANCE

department at the base hospital "s Z"
the signal corps. i volunteers from IN"
regular to tho NaNoual army and 2S
men 20 various units
Among the transfers to tho Signal
Corps were tho following:
From 329th infantry. northwestern
Ohio: +. koppenhac"r. F.. Nisthamer. +.
z. Richard. Fl. J. Fisher. W. B. McGinn.
Alexander Spencer. T.. I. Roberts. +. '.
t:lraan.
From 330,h lMfantrE. central and
southeastern Ohio: II. Il Me- h"Sn"y. y.
Medley. r. =. Qninlan. A. &. Munk. r. Is.
D'Rrien. W. H. Brown. l.. r.. Mickl"n-
borS. l.. +. Grimes. J. NJ. barnett. -. L..
Holloway. r. r.. Fils"n.
From 332ud Infantry. Youngstown.
Canton and surrounding territory: =. F..
Thomas. 9. Wall. w L. Dcvore. J. Gross.
Il. L. Mulroouey. r. e. Mnren. r. T.. Red
den. p. l.. Shaffcr ". NJ. Rattray. ]. 2.
Mitchell. J. l.. Ensell. r. II. Wade. A..
SwitGkarel. ]. 6. Dick. +. !. ponze. g. s.
Hewitt W.R. Bowers. ]. r. Spiker. A. r..
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
TEN MILLIONS IN
|NCOM ETAXES|N
WEST VIRGINIA
$4,000 IN THE STATE
ARE TO MAKE RETURNS
Ohio County Leads With A.
0o8, and Is to Pay One.
third of States Total.

PARXERSBUR9, ". va. Dec. 2e.
1T Il estimated BY tho Internal
revenue collecting forces OF this
state, now nasstng to attack the
task, that q total Of about So
100000 viii 10 collected In Wort
Tirr1aia In income ta1es under the
new law, both from corporations
and individuals. About Ss,ooo,ooo
Of this viii be corporation and about
$4,000, 900 Of. It individual income
taxes. These figures cover excess
profits also.
Tho estimated number Of returns
that will be made under the new tar
law II $1,000.
Ohio county leads the list IN the
number Of estimated income tax pay
ers, with 4,osa. It Is figured that
this county will pay third OF the
income tax collected in the entire
state. Pleasants county has the
smallest number testinate) show
Ing up with only 266.
The school for income tax depu-
ties, which has been In progress here
since December 1s, with night sos
sions nearly every night, was re-
su1ned today. It viii last until
january /, when deputies Will
ytart out on, their rounds through
the state to fanatl1ar1ze tax payers
with the law.
All have been assigned to their
territories by Collector S. A. Hays,
, and their itineraries have ooen care
fully arranged. The assignments
follow:
z. L. Paddeu, Ohio, Hancock and
Brooke counties.
r. B. Hess, wstzel and Marshall
). T.. Brocker and E. L. Robinson
HARRISON, Lewis and Doddertdge.
q. M. Ralphsnyder and D. z.
Thomas. Monongana, Preston. Tay-
.-lor and Marion
@. A. Barrett, Randolph, Barbour,
Upnhur' and Tucker.
s. B. King. Braxtou, webster, Mich
olas and Gay.
c. D. Nethktn sad Thomas Hunt,
Pendleton. Grant, Hampshire, Jef-
1arson, Berkeley, Morgan aud Miner
al.
Charles E. Arnold and Gordon p.
Fought, Wood, Writ, Pleasants, Ty-
49, TeoaEs Jackson. Ma-on, Rttchte,
G3lmer and Calhoun.
Z. Suotan and J. a. Blum, Cab
ell, Logan, Wayne. Mingo, Boone,
Putnam and Lincoln.
James H. Miller Jr., and ]. W.
sutherland, KAnawhc, Fayette,
9reenbrler, Pocahontas and Sum
merS.
z. D. Smoot, Greenbrter, Monroe
and Pocahontas.
:, A. Donehue and r. E. Allen,
Mercer, Mcdowell. wyoming aud
Raleigh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27
STEFANSSON AND HIS ARCTIC
EXPLORERS REACH Fl. ylK0'!

:. Fort Yukon. wh"r, StefanSSon iS re-
ported Tn hav. arrived. TX II trading p"si. :.
and station Of Alaska on the Arctic rir-
clio. and on the great bend or tn. Yu-
kon river, in about longitude li5 de-
erecs on minutes west.
Si"fan*son'S Arctic journey Was not
g. pulcscnkinH expedition. His pur-
pose was to seek new land and 10 MAX.
geological. botanical and -ihioogical sur
v"ys o. tn" Canadian .l:rtic shores.
ald u study Arctic ocean conditions.
one 'detlnit" object WAS TO search for
new land north uf the mouth or the
Mackenzie river bui tho loss Of the
Karluk interfcrad with this. Subse-
Guentiy he accomplished one OF his
main purposes when. during his eXplo- 8
rauons with dog teams. he discovered
a lnrgr island or continent north%est;
Of Prince Patrick Island.
He made further extensive e1otora-
t!ons I'm this vicinity during the sum !
mcrs Of l9I5 and 1915. Several timeh
during these trips he WAS reported lost.
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