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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-20
ALLIED WARSHIPS WARN
OF PRESENCE OF RAIDER
News of Presence of Dreaded Vessel near Steamship
Lanes off New York Flashed to Merchantmen
Raider Sighted Yesterday by Brazilian Sailors
Copyright 1917, United Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-Wireless
stations reported today that British
warship is again sending radio warn
ings to Allied merchantmen of the
presence near the Atlantic steamship
lanes off New York of a German raid
er. Similar warnings preceded the
extensive operations earlier in the
week of the German steamer Move in
the South Atlantic
Grew Sights Raider
RIO DE JANETRO, Jan. 20.-A ship
similar to the raiders which have been
operating off the east of South Ameri-
can coast was sighted yesterday tray-
cling north north off the coast of Rio
Del Norte, the crew of the Brazilian
packet steamer Banis reported to-
day
All South American governments are
concerned with guarding neutrality in
the raider-infested zone. Uraquay has
sent the steamer Corsairic from Mon
tevideo TO patrol the coast-line and
Brazil today dispatched several war
ships to the zone. A large Allied
fleet is concentrating near the Braz
ilian coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps ard prepared shampoos
certain too much alkalf. which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
,nnlsified cocoanut oil, for it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap. and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store.
and few ounces will last the whole
family for months
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance of rich. creamy lather.
cleanses thoroly and rinses out easily.
The hair dries quickly and evenly, and
is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy.
wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it
loosers and takes out every particle
of dust. dirt and dandruff.--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Camp Funston Is Being Rapid
Iy Pushed to Completion.
Sixty Men Build Barracks
Every Thirty-Five Hours.
FINISH WORK IN A MONTH
Two Carloads of Nails Used in
the Construction.
Moral Zone Will Protect the
Soldiers From Vice.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. EVERY 35
working hours a barrack which will
house 200 soldiers of the new national
workmen at Camp Funston, the can
Torment of the Fourteenth army di-
vision. Completion of the 5000 build
ings which will form the camp is ex-
pected by the middle of September
Forty six thousand soldiers from Kan
sas, Missouri and Colorado will be
trained at the camp.
Camp Funston is growing like a
phantom city. Almost overnight new
buildings are added to the canton
ment. Four months ago here there
was only a prairie, now there are hun
dreds of buildings and thousands of
men working at a feverish pace.
Streets are being graded, electric wires
pipes are being laid and buildings are
being constructed by the score. A
force of 1000 men is engaged in the
construction of this great army can
Torment.
Camp Funston is located on Ogden
Flats, east of Fort Riley and directly
west of Ogden, on the Union Pacific
railroad. The camp site covers a tract
of land about a mile and a half wide
and two miles long. This part of the
government reservation has never be-
fore been used for a camp site, the
national guard mobilization camp be-
ing located closer to Fort Riley.
Has Moral Zone.
About Camp Funston is a fiye-mile
moral zone.T This is under the jurisdic-
ton of mounted soldier police who,
have authority on the reservation and
over soldiers off the reservation. juno
ton City, Riley county and Geary
county officials aid in. law enforce
ment.
There will be about 5000 barracks,
supply depots, officers quarters and
other buildings at Camp Funston when
the cantonment is completed. The
barracks are of frame construction,
set on concrete foundations Each
will house 200 men. They are fur
nished with electric lights, piped with
water and connected with the sewer
system. The officers quarters range
from dormitories for those of lower
rank to individual bungalows for Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
GIRLS! MAKE LEMON
LOTION TO WRITTEN
AND BEAUTlFY SKIN

In all~weathers the skin and COM
plexion can be kept wonderfully clear,
soft and white by the use of this mex
peifsive lemon lotion which any girl
or woman can easily prepare
The juice, of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white makes
whole quarter pint of the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the cost one must pay for a
small jar of the ordinary cold creams
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes
as freckles, sallowness and tan, and is
the ideal skin softener, smoothener
and beautifier.
Just try it, Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion. 1t naturally should
help to soften, freshen. bleach and
bring out the roses and hidden beauty
of any skin. Those who will make it a
habit to gently massage this lotion
into the face. neck. arms and hands
once or twice daily may be repaid with
skin that is flexible and young look
ing and peach-like complexion
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
BELLEvILLE is AWAKE
Kansas Town Realizes the Advantages
of Hard Surface Roads.

Belleville, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE past
ten days there has been an exception
ally heavy tourist traffic thru Belle
vile over the Meridian road and the
Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean highway.
Necessarily, as the automobile indus
try spreads, the good roads movement
grows, the motor traffic of the eoun-
try will increase until the town and
communities which are located on the
great arteries of travel will witness
revelation in the transportation meth
DDS of the country. The great trans
continental highways of the country,
as they are improved and eventually
hard surfaced, will work a complete
transformation in the freight trafflc
of the country, as the new method of
transportation by motor power viii
ultimately take away from the rail-
roads a very large percentage of their
business.
1t will not be long until the COM
inunities which are fortunate enough
to be located upon one or more i'm
portant highways will wake up to the
Importance of this fact. The cold
truth of the proposition is that from
a commercial standpoint and from
standpoint of public utility these high
WAYS will be worth more to the sew
eral communities than the railways
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
RELIEF IN SIGHT
in FACT RIGHT
HERE In LAWRENCE

Relief from stomach trouble. Cap
tain Mcdowell, the largest grower of
ginseng in the world, was visited
about two years ago by DIR. Low Jung.
one of China's most eminent doctors.
Practicing medicine in Canton, China.
a very learned man he is, too. Cap
tain Mcdowell. after hearing Dr. Low
Jung speak SO highly of ginseng and
its great curative powers as a medi-
cine decided to make ginseng bitters
after having a number of sufferers
from stomach trouble give ginseng
bitters a thoro test and they all rec
commended it 60 highly he decided to
put on the market the greatest stom-
ach remedy in the world today-Gin-
seng Bitters. Try bottle and we
won't have to ask you to buy the sec
ond one. Guaranteed or money re-
funded by the druggist Sold exclu,
sively in Topeka at the Arnold Drug
Co. Price $1-00 per bottle.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
TAFT KANSAS VISITOR
Spent Hour in Kansas City; Made
Speech at Clay Center

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. William
Howard Taft former president of the
United States and now president of
the League to Enforce Peace, was in
Kansas City for an hour Monday long
enough to eat breakfast at the Hotel
Baltimore and repeat what he said
when he was here in March, that the
people even yet are not awake to the
real seriousness of the war in which
the nation is engaged. He left before
noon for Clay Center, Kan, where he
spoke. Monday night before a chau-
tauqua audience.
Mr.. Taft differs from many men
from the East in that he does not
hold the central West is more tardy
in its expressions of determination
than the Atlantic Coast states. The
sacrifices in men, money, and loyalty
poured out in Kansas City and other
communities thruout the Southwest
have aroused Mr.. Taft's admiration,
he said.
If the East is a step in advance IN
its realization of the actua1ities of the
world war crisis, that position is due
merely to its geographical location,
the former president believes. not to
any difference in the mettle of its men
and women.
Mr.. Taft at various times has been
credited with guesses as to the proc
able duration of the war. Here he
said he could make no guess.
Since Mr.. Taft was in Kansas City
in March he has seen much of the
program he urged in his Chamber of
Commerce speech here adopted. AT
that time he said the country should
prepare an army of 1 million men,
Now the nation must put every drop
of its red blood, every ounce of its
fighting strength in the great battle
against Prussian militarism, he be-
lieyes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
MRS. BARNES SUES
Wife of Well known Topekan Charges
Him With Abuse.

Following eighteen years of married
life Mrs. Margaret Bear Barnes has
filed suit for divorce against Charles
w. Barnes, former state superintend-
ent of insurance and now president of
the Kansas State Life Insurance COM
pany. alleging continual abuse and in
suits. The petition is filed in the dis
trict court of Shawnee county
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes are well known
in Topeka, both having lived here for
many years. Mrs. Barnes is the
daughter of S. j. Bear of the Missouri
& Kansas Telephone company and is
now at the home of her parents on
Fillmore street, according to the petit
ton. Pending the final hearing of the
case Mr.. Barnes is restrained by the
court from going to the Bear resi-
dence, from speaking to Mrs. Barnes,
from attempting to prejudice their
two sons against their mother and
from drawing any of his deposits from
the Merchants National bank.
Barnes was a Topeka newspaper
reporter when he married Miss Bear
December 25, 1899. Later he became
assistant state superintendent of in
surance under Charles Luling, then
published the Free Press at Usage
intendent of insurance. Since then he
has been in the life insurance bust
ness.
In her petition Mrs. Barnes states
that her husband has a violent temper
and that he frequently gives way TO
it, publicly humiliating her by ours
ing her before their children and 9TH
ers.s She charges that he has fire.
quently told her if she does not like
his ways to get out The Barnses
have two boys, Charles, jr., 8 years
of age. and Jack, i years of age. Mrs.
Barnes asks for custody of the two
boys until they are 2 years of age.
In laying the foundation for ali
mony, Mrs. Barnes states that she and
her husband have a residence valued
at $4,000, two automobiles, $4,000
worth of stock in the Kansas Life In
surance company and a bank account
the total of which she does not know.
She states that Mr.. Barnes draws
salary of $4,000 year. She asks that
the court grant her half of the prop
erty and permanent a1imony to the
amount of $3.50 month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

GERS of higher rank. More buildings
are being added to the original plan
so there probably will be more than
5000 on the site when the camp. is
completed.
To facilitate the construction work,
cars each are being used on the camp
site. At least two dozen motorcycles
are used.
An idea of the size of the camp can
be secured from the fact that there
will be thirty miles of streets, accord
ing to present plans. Work of grad
ing the streets is progressing as rap
idly as the barracks are constructed.
There also will be many miles of
walks. The, human traffic between
the camp and Junction City, Army
City, Ogden and Manhattan will be
handled by the Union Pacific railroad,
the Junction City-Fort Riley street
railway, the Manhattan-Fort Riley in
terurban and scores of licensed motor
cars All these transportation COM
panies have increased their facilities
for handling the thousands of soldiers.
New tracks have been laid and addi-
tional rolling stock purchased.
Big Thing for o. p.
Supplies for the thousands of SOL
diers who will be stationed at Camp
Funston will be transported by the
Union Pacific directly to the big de-
pots. tracks are being constructed
from the main line to the huge ware
houses.
The problem of protecting the city
of 5000 buildings and $4,000 inhabi-
tants from destruction by fire has
been met by the organization of a
company of thirty civilian firemen, all
of whom have had practicaL~exper-
fence. The company will be divided
into eight groups stationed in as many
places on the camp site and an inter
communicating system of alarms is
being worked out for their operation.
Some idea of the amount of ma
terial to be used in the construction
of the wooden city" can be gained
from the fact that approximately 5
million feet of lumber, two carloads
of nails, seventeen miles of water
pipes and thousands of feet of electric
wire are required. The cost of the
camp has been placed at approx
mately 100000.
Capt Fred j. Herman is construct
ing quartermaster for the government.
Edgar A. Belden, vice. president of the
Fuller Construction company, New
York City, the contractors, is in gem
eral charge of the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
OFFERS HER SERVICES
Kansas Woman, Teacher and His
torian, Wants to Help Country.

Jewell City, kan, Aug Miss
Clara Sapp, of this place, has offered
her service as stenographer for the
government or Red Cross office during
the war, and has gone to Salina to
brush up in short hand and French
at Wesleyan where she formerly
studied Miss Sapp taught in the
high school here last year, and had
done much grade work previously.
She holds state certificate and wrote
a Kansas history in competition with
Miss Arnold and others.
In case her services are not accent
ed or are deferred she will complete
a special course at Manhattan where
she has entered her credits, beginning
in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
MEET AT MANHATTAN
Odd Fellows of Kaw Valley Will Have
Big Day, August 20.

Manhattan Kan, Aug. This city
has been selected for the annual pic
mic and round up" of the Kaw VAL
ley association of Odd Fellows, which
will be held August 30, according to
an announcement made by Alfred
Docking, president of the association.
Members of lodges from all parts of
the state are expected to attend.
Prominent Rebekahs of the state
also are expected to be present. Grand
Master William Willis, of Wichita,
will participate in the program, as
will Past Grand Master Roney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
ORGANIZED AT JETMORE
Woman's Council for Defense Has
Named list of Officers

Jetmore, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE Wo-
mans Council for Defense has perfect
ed an organization here. The officers
are: Mrs. L. H. Raser, chairman; Mrs.
S. NJ. Holbrook, Miss Winifred Collier
and Mrs. Phoebe Smith, .vice-chair-
men; Miss Elfrieda Kenyon, secretary;
Mrs. Ralph Mix. treasurer.
The first meeting was well attended
by representative women of Jetmore,
Hanston and vicinity. and the execu-
tive committee has made the appoint
ment of precinct captains preparatory
to registration of all the women of the
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
HAS FREE MAIL DELIVERY
Mankato Has Carriers just Like Big
Cities of the State.

Mankato, Kan, Aug. Free city
delivery of mail began in Mankato on
Wednesday. August 1. Clifford Glenn
ent was appointed as first city car
rier
1t will require a few days for the
system to get in smooth working order
but it will prove a great convenience
to residents of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Governor John p. St. John will speal
in Topeka, August 10. He will open tn
prohibition campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

A Republican club was formed at Oak
land last night with a membership of 125
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
R. 1. Lee viii go to Denver tomorrow.

New York-John L. Sullivan will be Civ
en- grand benefit send-off at Clermont
avenue rink August 20. previous to his de-
parture for New Orleans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

A C. Davis & Co. will build an elevator
in Topeka to be of 200, 600 bushel capacity.
railroad will be selected, probably in North
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07

Mr. and Mrs w. c. whittlesey
daughter, left today for Cascade, Colo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-07
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Journal, and Charles z. Lagerstrom, of the
business office of the same paper, left this
afternoon for ten days fishing trip al
Mackinac island, and other Michigan re
sorts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-31
GUILFORD.

T. l. Lines of Brooklyn is a guest at
Joel Flags.
Mrs George Wilder is recovering from d
severe cold which nearly developed into
pneumonia.
VIII Adams Of Worcester. Mass, spent
a few days at the home Of his uncle, Ed
ward Squires.
Miss Ethel Tarland of Springfield,
Mass, is teaching the school in the Frank
Jacobs district
NJ. II. Willis has sold his farm, stock
and tools to A. F. and Eva johnson OF
Lincoln, Oklahoma, possession to be
given in few months.
Mrs. Alexander Thomson OF Fitchburg,
Mass, and Mrs. Anna Wetherbec and
| Miss Louise Wetherbee of Newtonvile
Mass, visited briefly at Joel Flagg's the
| first of the week
Mrs Herbert Andrews of Bernardston
underwent an operation for gall stone,
and appendicitis in the Eaipca hospital
Montague Mass, Saturday and il in {
critical condition. Mrs. Andrews is
former resident of this town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-31
PAYING DOUBLE FOR COAL.
Boston and Maine Suffers from In
creased Expense Item.

BOSTON, Aug. 81. - If the Boston
and Maine could now buy its coal on
anything like the basis it did as re
Gently as last year it could save over
100000 in its fuel bill alone. Such
a reduction, together with benefits it
will get from increase in class freight
rates, would make an important differ
ence in its earnings statements.
The Boston and Maine uses about L.
100000 tons of coal per annum. 1t has
been only partially covered on con
tracts this year and has been obliged
| TO buy much coal in the open market
at high prices. It has been paving as
high as S. per ton for much of its coal
delivered, whereas last lear it paid prob
ably not over 81 a ton delivered The
| freight charge on coal either by rail or
water, to New England is, of course, an
important factor IN the cost. Water
frieghts, particularly during the spring
scared to unprecedented levels.
The Boston and Maine has perhaps
three months supply of coal on hand
but most of its contracts have lapsec
or are running out and it must depend
on getting its coal in the open market
to an even greater extent than it i;
now doing. How to obtain those sup
plies is the problem. If the road ear
buy on more favorable terms than i
recently has it should mark a distinc
turn for the better in its affairs.
!; If the prices of steel and other es
sential materials used in railroad oper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-31

ment are reticent, they are satisfied
that American naval vessels have sunk
some U-boatS-how many the depart
ment does not know, but the reports re
ceived seem to leave no room for doubt
that in several engagements the Amcri-
cans scored.
The caution of the department in max
ing any statement is due partly to the
discovery that U-boats are resorting to
subterfuge to give the impression to
enemy craft that the submarines have
been sunk The favorite subterfuge is
to release, after submerging, quantity
of oil and debris, which comes to the
surface and appears to furnish evidence
that explosive shells fred at the Ger
man underwater boats have been effec-
tive.
One apparent result of the American
addition to the submarine patrol is that
U-boats are operating further out NJ
sea. This extension may be attributed
also, in part, in the opinion of some
naval officers, to the larger submarines
with greater steaming radius, which the
Germans have built. 1t is not known
positively that there is a larger type
of U-boat in operation, but naval oil
GERS suggest that only an unusually big
submarine would proceed so far out to
! sea.
No American naval vessel or trans
port has been injured by German sub
marine. This success is attributed tC
the new methods, which embrace 4 con
voy system put into effect recently. Fo
a time the government was inclined tC
the policy of letting merchant ship
proceed to Europe without convoy, bu
il has now. adopted the British plan O.
giving the protection Of warships t
such vessels.
There seems to be the heartiest co
operation between the British an,
American naval forces in European wa
tiers, and naval circles give great credi
to the British for splendid activity an,
assistance.
American naval vessels have foun
that the depth charge, which tn
British are said to have introduced,
one of the most effective methods o
dealing with U-boats. The depth charg
is a bomb that does not explode unit
it is a considerable distance under wa
ter. 1t is dropped over places where [
boats have been seen to submerge Will
the substerfuge of the Germans in ri
leasing oil and debris has cast SON
doubt on the results. the reports frol
some American naval vessels receive
in Washington seem to show conclusiv,
~ that depth charges have sent U-boat
to the bottom.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-31
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily Hints on How to Make Back Yards Profitable.

sugar in proportion of one teaspoonful
to each quart of the mixture. Cook I'M
til the consistency of the ketchup, stir
ring constantly Pack hot into steril-
lied jars or bottles. Adjust rubber and
cap; place the container on false bot
tom in a vessel of water sufficiently
deep to reach almost to their tops and
allow to remain at boiling tempera-
ture for % minutes. Remove jars from
the water bath and tighten the lids
Immediately
Water used for home canning should
be pure, soft and as free from sedi-
ment and excessive mineral content as
possible. clear drinking water is gen
| orally usable Softening, hardening OF
discoloration of vegetables because OF
| the character of water is an exception
to the rule i'll home canning.
Most vegetables as well as meats are
| injured in flavor and quality by an ex
cessiye use of salt for seasoning in Tho
canning process. A little salt is yer,
palatable, and its use should be en-
coUraged, but it is better to add 1t
salt in canning than to use too much
It can be added to suit the taste whel
canned goods are served.-Canning les
son No. 90