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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
HAS FAITH IN RUSSIA
Elihu Root says U. S. Gets Exagger-
ated Idea of Situation There.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Elihu Root, who
with other members of the American
mission to Russia, was in Chicago to-
day, said that there is scarcely more
disorder in Russia than there is in
the United States.
Certain disturbances are inevita-
BILE in change of government so rad
ical as that of Russia said Mr.. Root,
land cable dispatches deal largely
with these disturbances. Hence the
public has gained an impression that
there is little going on in Russia ex-
cept demonstrations. AS matter of
fact if reports on American affairs
in Russia concentrated
on our own little disturbances, race
riots, the l. w. W. and the like, Rus
slams would have about the same pic
ture of US that we now have of them
IT have faith in the new Russian
ministry and in the Russian future
as an important element in the aims
of the allies. Russian women are do
ing a wonderful work in shaming the
men into fighting, and where neces-
sary hope American women will fol-
Tow the zexample%
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
KEPT PILLAGE DIARY
German Youths, 10 and 20. Parsfci-
pated in Razing French Towns.

With the French Armies, Aug. t.
Documentary evidence has just been
secured by the French military au-
thorities establishing that Germany's
youngest classes of 10 and 20-year-old
troops participated in the pillaging
and destroying of French villages that
preceded the German retreat of last
March.
The following diary found on Ger
man prisoner OF the Class OF 1871 Illus
trates the mental attitude of .hese
German boy soldiers towards the mil
itary necessity" of sacking and ruin
ing villages and private property:
Dec. Towards evening, pillage
excursion to nearby village.
Dec. 2O-Preparatory inspection by
Captain Otto. During afternoon
''sneaked" different sorts of colors,
oils and pinchers. Carried away as
souveniers several beautiful cups.
Dec. 23.-Painted signs. Pillaging
excursion.
Dec. 24-Forenoon, still more pill
aging. Carried away all sorts of
colors. also wine. Afternoon, Christ
mas feast. We were given some small
presents Sent four packages, one
containing Christmas souvenirs, two
containing a cup and glass each ,alI
pillaged) and the third a little teapot
The lieutenant made us a beautiful
discourse.
Jan. 14-Afternoon at Chauny.
There is mighty little left there.
Feb. Give have received orders
to destroy all wagons and vehicles
tha- remain at Grandru: to render
them useless by saving them. We
destroyed ten.
Feb. 22-All Of the beds, springs
AMI mattresses have been gathered to-
gether at APPLY to be sent into
Germany.
March 6-Worked at an artillery
position in the vicinity of Sinceny.
Siuceny is in ruins. The villages, in
clu1ing Chauny. are all in flames. All
OF the fruit trees have been sawn
down.
March 12-Worked on the roads.
Nearly all of the houses of 3ichan-
court including the tower of the
church. have been blown up by a mine
March 17-At. $3.50 We departed
from Fressancourt for Mortiers via
Nersigny. We arrived at Mortiers at
4:39. No cantonment especially. 1t
is now five days since we have
received bread.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
SELL CITY BONDS
About $500 Worth VIII Go
on Market This Month.
Others VIII Be Sold as Money
Is Needed.

From $4,000 to $685. 900 in Topeka
city bonds will be sold the latter part
of August to cover the cost of street
paving done up to that time, accord
ing to announcement made today by
w. H. WATSON, commissioner or
finance and revenue The bonds will
bear 4 u per cent interest, the same
interest that has been paid on Topeka
city bonds for a number of years.
The sale of the $4,000 or. $35. 900
in bonds this month doesn't represent
the entire issue of the year. Commits
sioner WATSON estimates that an issue
or S165,OO0 will be necessary to cover
the cost Of street paving.
The exact amount of bonds neces-
sary will be ascertained after August
10 That is the last day for benefit
property owners in paving districts to
pay their assessments. The amount
~ the bond issue will represent the
property owners in benefit districts
who prefer to pay for their improve
ments in ten year installments.
The first bonds sold will be the
short term .onds payable in one or
two years. The size of the first sale
VIII depend upon the extent of the in
debtedness of the city to street con-
tractors at the time of the sale. The
sale of bonds will continue at various
periods until the street paving is COM
pleted.
We will issue all bonds at the same
time said Commissioner WATSON,
but will withhold their sale until nee
essary, thus giving the city interest.
We saved $1,000 in interest by pIIrsu-
ing that method on our street paving
issues in the last few years"
Commissioner WATSON will issue
100000 of the bonds in 500 derom-
nation The balance will be in $500
denominations. At the end of the
first year $I6,5OO of the issue will fall
due, at the end of the second year the
same amount will fall due and so on
until the ten year period is ended.
At present, Commissioner WATSON
can only estimate on the size of the
bond issue necessary. He believes he
is safe in announcing that it will APP
proximate $165.0OO. These bonds must
be offered to the state for Investment
for the state school fund. If the state
has no money available in that fund
for investment, the bonds will be sold
to the people of Topeka, according to
their standing in a long string of ap-
plications filed with Commissioner
WATSON. The first to apply will be the
first to get an opportunity to pur-
chase a limited amount of the bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
ON FOOD DRYING
All Kinds of Vegetables Salts
factorily 'sPut Up" for Winter.
Sweet Corn, Beans, Peppers,
Beets, Etc., Easily Prepared.
BY GEoRGE MARrIN.

Washington, Aug. 6.-In this article
we outline some of Uncle Sans ideas
on drying methods for various prod
ucts- In drying sweet corn. select
very y. young, tender corn ard prepare
1t right after gathering. Cook in boil
ing water two to five minutes cut
kernels from cob with sharp knife
not cutting bits of the cob. Spread
thinly on trays and. place to dry. Stir
It occasionally till dry. Dry in oven
10 to 15 minutes and finish drying in
the sum- A pound of dried. corn to
dozen ears is a good yield. After dry.
pack IN cartons q few days for condf-
uoning- Select string or snap beans
IN ideal table condition. Wash, re-
move stem, tip and strings. Cut or
break into pieces one-half to one inch
long Or run them thru the slicer.
Very young. tender beans will dry
whole. Cut your beans rather than
snap them. Thread them into neck
laces on coarse, strong thread and
hang over stove or in the sun. Dry
young beans two hours, older ones
three hours Wax beans are dried in
the same manner. Condition them as
you do corn For lima beans, take
them from pods, remove surface mois-
same method answers for other beans
II also includes cow peas or other
field peas. Dry young, tender okra
pods whole. Older pods should be cut
into 4 Inch slices. These may be
strung as with string beans and hung
over the stove. If so dried, heat in
oven before hanging up.
Peppers may be dried by splitting
on one side, removing seed, drying in
the air and finishing the drying in
the drier at / 40 F. A more satisfac-
tory plan is to place peppers in bis
cult pan in oven and heat until skin
blisters, or steam until skin softens,
then take out seed and dry at 10 to
140 F.
For beets and furnips, select young,
tender, quickly grown ones. Wash,
peel. slice about u Inch thick and dry.
Slice carrots lengthwise, avoiding
those with large, woody cores. Pars-
nips. kohlrabi, celeriac and satisfy
are handled the same way
select mature onions, remove pa
perry covering, cut off tops and roots,
slice into one-eighth inch pieces and
dry quickly. Store in a light-proof
container to avoid discoloration. Leeks
veloped cabbage, remove loose leaves,
split cabbage, remove woody core,
slice with kraut slicer and dry. All
these products should be conditioned.
For spinach. remove leaves from
roots, wash carefully, slice and spread
same way. For beet tops. Swiss chard
and celery should be In condition edi-
BILE as greens. Wash carefully, cut
both leaf stalks and blade into one
quarter inch sections, spread and dry.
Choose young, succulent rhubarb.
Don't use the leafblade. Prepare as
for stewing, by sllinning and cutting
to one-quarter and one-half inch
lengths.
Select sound, we'll matured Irish
potatoes. Wash and boil or steam
until nearly done. Peel and pass thru
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

meat grinder Collect the shreds in
layers on trays and dry until brittle<
If toasted. slightly in oven when dry
the flavor is improved. Or you may
boil, slice and dry Handle sweet
potatoes the same way Or boil and
slice
Clean caulinowey. divide into small
punches, blanch six minutes and dry
two to three hours. Don't worry If
it turns dark in drying. Handle Brus-
sells sprouts, the same way, but add
pinch of soda to the blanching water
For pumpkins and squash, select
sound, grown specimens Cut into
strips. remove all seeds and softness
and dry. Be sure to condition all these
things. Celery tops, parsley, mint,
sage and herbs need not be blanched,
but should be washed exceedingly well
and dried in the sun or oven. Early
varieties and sweet apples are well
adapted to drying. Use winter APP
pies. These instructions apply also to
pears and ounces. Peel, core, trim
and slice one-quarter inch thick Dip
in weak salt water containing eight
teaspoonfuls of salt to one gallon of
water. Spread on trays and dry till
tough and leathery.
Sort out imperfect raspberries,
spread selected berries on trays and
dry. Not so dry they rattle stop
drying when berries don't stain the
hands when pressed. This applies to
blackberries. huckleberries and dew
berries. Peaches are dried better
when peeled. Remove stones, cut fruit
in half or smaller and spread on trays,
pit sides up. Turn over later
Plums and apricots are not peeled
4 but are pitted and halved and dried
as are peaches. Select medium ripe
plums. Small thin flesh varieties are
not suitable For cherries, remove
stems and, if fruit is large. also pits
Spread on trays and dry. Small, black
| cherries can be dried whole II they
are seeded there will be a loss of juice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
PREFERS A HOSPITAL
Application to Remove "Chilean Heir
ess'' Who Killed Husband.

Mineola. n. Y, Aug. IAN applica-
ton for the removal to a hospital of
Mrs. Blanca De Saulles held in the
county Jail here for the murder of her
former husband,S John Longer de
Saulles, is expected to be made today
or Wednesday. This announcement
was made by Henry A. Uterhart, her
attorney after three physicians had
examined his client. A1tho he would
not state specifically just what her
ailment was Mr.. Uterhart said the
events of the last few days had accen-
tuated her illness and brought on a
collapse.
OF the three physicians who exam
tned Mrs. De Saulles, two were en-
gagged by MIR. Uterhart while a third
represented the county authorities.
Mr.. Uterhart said that the doctors had
agreed that Mrs. De Saulles was suf-
fering from an ailment of long stand
ing which was probably caused by
a sunstroke she suffered four years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
ANOTHER CRUGER CASE
Body of Missing Woman Found Buried
in Farm House Cellar.

La Crosse, Wis. Aug. THE dis
covery of the body of Mrs. Cora Mil
Ter. buried in quicklime in an unused
cellar of the home of Edwin Haughe.
farmer, today cleared up, the mystery
of her disappearance from the home
of her employer. Hiram Lovejoy, near
the village of West Salem, La Crosse
county on February "a, last, reveal
ing at the same time a crime which
resembles that of the murder and bur-
ial of Ruth Cruger in New York City,
Haughe has not been found. but the
police are today sending broadcast his
description and offering a reward for
his capture. He is known to have
lived near the village of West Salem
until July 5, when the police began
their second and successful attempt to
solve the mystery. s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
GRANT SAFE PASSAGE
Hospital Ships From France Must Be
Manned by Spaniards.

Madrid Aug. Germany has
agreed to the safe passage of hospital
ships, providing they carry Spanish Of
ficers aboard, guaranteeing that they
will transport only sick and wounded
from France, the Heraldo stated to-
day.
Great Britain, 1t was stated, has
thanked Spain for her assistance in
making this arrangement with Ger
many.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Major Frank w. Smith, of Phila-
delphia, until recently a postal in
spector in that city, has been ordered
into the service by the war depart
nent and will leave for France with
in short time to organize the Amer
lean military postofice in the field.
Major Smith will handle all the mail
for our boys in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
SAMMlES CAN VOTE
Up to States to Make Arrangements
for Soldiers BaIloting in France.

Washington. Aug. 7.-American
citizens in France as members of the
expedltionary forces will be privileged
to vote at the fall elections provided
their respective states establish the
necessary overseas voting machinery.
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
ruled that there is no bar to any cit
izen's participation in an election be-
cause of his absence from home while
on duty with the troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

tain equality of the air everywhere
along the front, they can concentrate
a flying circus at some weak spot,
or at some place in the lire which is
threatened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Mammoth Livestock and
Agricultural Exhibits

Splendid exhibits in the horse, beef cattle,
dairy cattle, swine, sheep and poultry de-
partments are assured by the large number
of entries that have already been made
Agricultural Hall has been entirely rebuilt
and it will be crowded with splendid dis
plays from farm, garden and orchard.
Live Stock Judging and Parade Daily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
"a Harness and Running Races

There will be four days of exciting
trotting, pacing and running races, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Some
of the fastest horses in the West will be en-
tered, and with the famous half-mile track
in the best of condition, some of the speed
records will be broken.
The Kansas Derby
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
The Peoples Pavilion

This is the new educational feature
of the Kansas Free Fair. Under the aus
pices of the Kansas Council of Defense daily
meetings will be held and experts will lee
ture on food production and conservation.
Canning demonstrations by Mother and
Daughter Canning Clubs will be held daily.
A Solid Week of Instruction
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
Authoress Says
Women Undress
But Not Dress

NEW YORK, March 3o.-Undress-
Cd women in half portion gowns
shock the venerable authoress,
Amelia E. Barr. she admitted on this,
her a7th birthday. Mrs. Barr, who
has her home at Richmond XIII,
Brooklyn, is tho author of moro than
rs novels which for more than half
a century have ben psrused by the
novel readers of this and other coun-
tries.
Mrs. Barr believes Dame Fashion
shows poorer taste and less Of 1t to-
day than at any time in the last rs
years. Women Of today. EErE. Barr
declared, do not dress, they undress.
And theoir clothes are ugly too. she
says. In addition TO that she thinks
girls today 60 in too much for ath-
letics and use too much slang
Slang IN the mouth of a woman, she
said, is sure sign she is on the
downward path. Golf and tennis are
for men only, she believes.
Mrs. Barr is as alert and active as
at 40.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

Nine Zira- the fortune teller, mus
have some good news for YOU cor
rect" answered the man who issued
from the mystic portals with q sinli~
on his face. II own this shebang. and
business is 50 good she has leased IT
from me for another six months. rent
paid in advance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
Good News.

which the Indiana team Will play tH.-
sea son.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

RI.o0MTNGTON. IND April 2-In-
diana's complete baseball schedule may
be Cancelled il the United States declares
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03

T:o,,,a41, ny reference to financial
I Jul u journals. 1t will be seen
that $1,000 shares in regular Life
Insurance Companies ara quoted at
from S34o to $4,000 per share.
T1.c.J, -The capital stock cannot be
u IL used for any purpose other
than as an additional security for its
policy holders. The main strength
Of "a regular Life Insurance tompanv
is its legal reserve. which must he
invested iu fixed securities It will
therefore be seen that an investor in
a regular Life Insurance Company
is assured beyond peradventure that
his snare and also his premiums are
used for specific purposes only"
ohIu aynnrienced not nnlu
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-03
Safety and Profits i'm Life Inns

bonds?'
supported by s
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

system had placed the state at the "e,ts " ~, ~,
North and East, both In buying ana selline nne
cotton crop was sold In 1913 for So3oo'ooo' ING
amount and s12OOOOOO more were sent out Oh
the state to buy foodstuffs which shouid nave oee
produced on the Arkansas farms.
Professor Holden realized that 1t would De
tremendous undertaking to change one-crop
system of forty years standing to sa1e system VI
agriculture whereby the farmers OF an entre
state might be induced to raise their own 1eeo
and thus make cotton cash crop. But the great
er the odds, the greater the incentive with hlih
and he entered upon the work with enthusiasm
With a staff of sixty men the campaign was
carried on for period Of thirty-fve days, approx
mately 1900 meetings being held In forty-nlne
different counties covering the entire cotton belt
of the state The speakers were not eloquent
orators They were men who had given their
lives to the study Of agricultural problems ana
knew their subjects from A to and back again
They pointed out to the farmer the folly OF buy
ing food and paying big profit to someone else
when he could just well raise that food at
home and save this big profit. Likewise they told
him that If the farmer up North could raise grain
and beef and pork and sell them to the Southern
farmer at profit on lands valued at from 500 to
5000 acre, the Southern farmer could make
an even greater profit by raising these commod-
tiles for himself
According to the Little Rock chamber of COM
merce this campaign added S30,744,1 $50 to the
value of the agricultural products Of Arkansas,
fact which Is proved by government statistics.
But there other benefits Of that campaign
which not easily measured. This huge
increase does not take into account the money
saved and kept In the state by the farmer who
raised his food at home-money which in
other years had gone out Of the state, never to
return. Nor does 1t take into account the fact
that by raising his own food the farmer enjoyed
a better living than ever before.
Thus one by the states of the Union be
ing covered by Professor Holden and his army Of
expert talent, the campaigns in each instance be-
ing pertinent to the direct needs of the people.
They talk about soil Improvement, crop increase,
sanitation, better homes, better roads, "swat the
fly" fruit and vegetable canning and multitude
Of other subjects-whatever in fact that will tend
to the advancement of the health and home COM
fort for the farmer, his wife, his children house
servants and farm help.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20


a he
a
that he told the police that he took the left by
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

ing to one crop, ulu not
yield returns of any sort,
were reclaimed, rejuv-
enated, and the land
given a value which it
did not possess even in
its earlier prime.
Having accomplished
so much for the farmers
Of the Northwest, Profess
sor Holden turned his
eyes to the South. The
state of Arkansas imme-
diately invited his atten-
ton. The need here was
similar to that of the IN
land empire-crop diver
sification. The farmers
of Arkansas had been
growing cotton for nearly
forty CORRESPONDING II
TO sell for money to buy
food for man and ami
NAL. The practice of this
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20
EeYPT's OLD CIVILIZATION.

AS early $500 B. G. Egypt is known to have
first under the rule Of single dynasty, but
before that date stretch centuries Of progress.
When the Romans swept over Britain after Boad-
icea's rebellion they destroyed villages of wig
vans and reed built circular excavations !;
when they came to Egypt the pyramids Of Giza had
been standing for nearly 80 centuries, and Caesar
borrowed the Egyptian calendar, which was ID CEN
turtles older than the pyramids.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20
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YzEZzz}EgER225AExMrOIFS
Means to Master All Details Of Hotel Business

NEW
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

fugitive from Justice, accused OF steal
ing $4,000 from the American Express
company at Perth Amboy.
He remained a "millionaire kid" to
the last. While waiting at headquar-
tiers, where he was grilled. he sent out
for 81 luncheon. Dressed like fash
ion plate, in $3.50 silk shirts, SO socks
and $3.50 neckties, the young man in
side of week accumulated wide ac-
quaintance and a big reputation in
Boston hotels and cafes. He gave So
tips to taxi drivers and walters. and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20


would not 1t his first with opmen and he bound
through
hther
blessings
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20


to
I love wife, s
before God live a
doesn't difference declared
married
a
to
heats
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at
oedsred the leader held investigation
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

with MIN was Samuel Marco of Long
Island City, who volunteered as best
man, and three other friends.
AS the young woman settled her.
self in the auto she uttered a squeal
of supreme satisfaction. 1t was heard
by Philip Goldstein, manager of
garage, and three auto owners. But
they didn't know the cause of it.
"a kidnaping!" shouted Goldsteln.
ITO the rescue, men,"
Mario was yanked from the rum
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

ming meeting of agricuturists to be held.
Even the schoochildren got their lesson from
this campaign; not only lesson on alfalfa, nut
on history and geographical subjects 1t was
diversified program that the versatile speakers,
who Travelled with the alfalfa special were nble
to offer at each stop; but, underlying every talk
whether it was the boys and girls, or to the
men and women who had grown old on the farm
there the same lesson to be learned "feru-
lie the soil with brains"
The result Of this campaign was that over 2oo,-
600 acres Of land in the inland empire never be-
fore in any kind Of grass crops, were put into
alfalfa the following year. Other farmers were
quick to see the benefits received by those VINO
tried it first, until today there Is hardly farm
in this great agricultural section that does not
contain at least few acres of the wonder plant
Thousands of farms which had been deserted be-
cause of the soil, worn out from constant plant
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20
UnbeIiever in Divorce Causes Much Trouble

ANsAs C1TYThe divorced shall rema This
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cotton OF! business and mission Capt Borden is