The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-26
KANSAS TO BACK
FOOD CAMP IGN
With HARD Cash
Defense Council Authorizes
Loan of $4,000 to Farmers.
Members Endorse National
Prohibition During the War.
DRASTIC SLAP AT ALL LIQUORS
Delegates Will Urge Rigid
Measure at National Meeting.
Every Farm in Kansas Made a
Fighting Unit.
Members Endorse National
Prohibition During the War.
DRASTIC SLAP AT ALL LIQUORS
Delegates viii Urge Rigid
Measure at National Meeting.
Every Farm in Kansas Made a
Fighting Unit.

Kansas is to get behind the food
campaign with money as well as al
wise and information. Plans WORKED
ont at the meeting of the state coun-
ell of defense cali for temporary
loan fund of $4,000 with fuhd
probably several times as large
should conditions demand the use oi
more money. The fund Will be ioah-
cd to Kansas farmers who Will repay
the council if they produce a crop
Members of the council spent the
entire dav in session in the Office OF
Governor Capper. They endorsed the
nation wide agitation for rigid pro-
hibition measures during the war in
an effort to conserve the food sup
ply. Kansans who go to Washington
next week to attend the meeting of
the national council of defense VIII
urge the prohibition measure in the
national capital. 1t is probable the
Kansas delegation will be asked TO
support a measure to close all saloons,
breweries and distilleries during the
wal. A resolution directing such ac-
ton was introduced in congress by
Dudley Doolittle, congressman from
the Fourth Kansas district,
Each county is to be made a fight
ing unit in the Kansas food cam
paign. In number of counties or
carnations have been extended to
townships Nearly every county in
the state is now directly Interested
in the fight for larger crops in this
state, altho few counties have perfect
ed a township organization
Seed Merchant Co-operates.
+. r. Hayes, a North Topeka seed
merchant. will provide loan of I,000
-TN.a1g- of 4 fn no oil nv mr.
chasers should a crop be raised. Many
Of the other members of the council
will provide cash subscriptions. EN-
erson Carey Of Hutchinson, former
state senator. headed the subscription
list when he produced his personal
check for $1,000.
Efforts will not be made at this
time to extend the subscription cam
paign beyond the list of men and Wo-
ihen known to be financially able to
support the fight for larger crops.-4t
is probable, however, that the cam
paign for subscriptions may later be
made statewide.
The council will meet in '%)peka
again May 8. In the meantime an eff
fort will be made to perfect an active
organization in every county in the
state.
Busy in Conference.
While Marshal Joffre WIS closet
ed with Secretary Baker Admiral
Chocheprat and his staff We're re-
ceived by Secretary Daniels.
The dinner to be given by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson to the French
commission tonight will be more of a
social function than that rendered the
British Distinguished leaders in Off
Cial and diplomatic circles in Wash
ingtOn both men and women, have
been invited.
Shortly before the senate convened,
NiViani visited Vice President Mar
shall in his office at the capitol
After hand-shakings and greetings.
the vice president invited him to re-
turn and be presented to the senate.
He especially urged that he bring
Marshal Joffre with him.
Il am sure the senators would like
to see such u fighter as he is" Mar
shall said.
Discuss Financial Questions.
Marquis de Chambrun. grandson of
General La Fayette. and NJ Emile
Hovelacque accompanied Niviani The
visit lasted only Il few minutes.
Marshall said he believed the
French mission would visit the sem
ate at a later date"
An exhaustive discussion of all fl
naucial and trade points up for set
Foreign Secretary Balfour and Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo at a
three hour conference, it was Off
cially announced today
While certain minor points were
looked at from a slightly different
angle by the two commissions" said
a statement. ION all ma ior points of
financial interests the allies are in
perfect accord"