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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
THE SOLDIERS
ISSUED by the War Department and all
rights to reprint reserved.
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The patriotic spirit which moves
the whole country will find its high
est expression in it's soldiers-the men
who are assigned to the post of dan
ger and of honor. They will go all
the more willingly since they know
that behind them the whole nation
is organizing for the national service.
Their spirit will be one of patriotic
devotion fully as intense as that of
American armies in previous wars.
The spirit of democracy and of pa
trotisTn is to be found also in the ar
mics of other nations fighting against
German aggression. In addition, the
national army will have its own spirit
of Americanism. 1t will have Ameri-
can enthusiasm, good humor, fairness
even to the enemy and self-confidence.
1t will go at its work not half-heart-
eddy but with a vim. If there are
temporary setbacks it will accept
them and keep on plugging" These
are some of the American traditions
that will enter into the spirit of the
national army.
Fighting in that spirit and with the
full strength of the country to back
it up, the United States army can not
fail to achieve it's objects. Once
more W. shall make good with our
lives and fortunes the great faith to
which we were born, and a new glory
shall shine in the face of our people"
Tomorrow: Causes of our war
with Germany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

Today is the anniversary of an inn
portant event in Kansas history. 1t
was fifty-three years ago that little
band of Kansans. under command of
the late Col. Geo. VIZ Veale of this
city, stemmed the tide of invasion just
across the Missouri border. General
Sterling Price, with a force of 1000
men headed toward Kansas, was met
and held in check on the Big Blue
by that little body of fewer than 800
militiamen, until Pleasanton's army
could come up. A number of Topeka
men who went out with Colonel Veale
did not return. a monument to their
memory can be seen in the Topeka
cemetery, placed there by one of the
best friends this city ever had, the
late G. G. Gage. The men who went
out in defense of their state in Octo-
Der, 1864, performed a service for
which they should ever be held in
grateful remembrance by Kansas peo-
pie. They deserve to be classed
among the heroes of the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
THEY WANT A sTANIPEDE.

There are impatient patriots who
are very discontinued with the atti-
tude of the American people. They
discover, so they allege, an apathy to-
wards the war Too many men are
going about their private affairs as if
the world were not aflame. Some
thing should be done to wake them up.
Men who can talk should be sent
thruout the country to expatiate upon
the German brutalities. upon the men
ace to America of German success.
Men who can write should crowd ev-
erything not ringing with war ferver
out of the public press. One hears
men, good patriots and honest human
itarians, regretting that the seas that
separate us from the German subma-
rine and aeroplafe bases are so wide.
A Staten Island ferry boat sent to
the bottom, a crowded thorofare in
Boston or New York or Philadelphia
filled with murder and wreck by
bombs from the skies, would wake
America up. In default of horrors
like these, those who would have
America awakened look forward Gag
erly to the casualty lists that will come
in after American troops are engaged.
Patriotism must always be respected,
says the New Republic. nevertheless
one is inclined to shudder when he
overhears one gray-bearded patriot
humble to another, wait till the cas-
ualty lists come in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
TRAWELETTE
BY NIKsAH



Peaceful and stately : usual. Mount
Vernon today seems happily uncon-
scious of the very existence of war.
Yet the war has had its effect on this
mecca of America, for more people
have visited 1T in the past Iour months
than in any similar period in its his
tory.
Washington, the center of things
military and diplomatic, has, since
April. opened its gates to fifty thou
sand new inhabitants. come TO take up
the work of a government at war.
Thousands of these Americans take
the first opportunity to visit the home
of the greatest American.
Besides these. ENJOYS from our allies
on diplomatic missions to the United
States make point of journeying to
Mount Vernon to honor Washington.
They travel as guests of the nation. in
the presidents yacht "Mayflower.'
The MayflOWer" has already made
four trips of this sort First she car
ried Balfour and General Joffre.
then the Italian mission, then the Bel
gian and Russian missions together.
and lastly the Japanese viscount and
his party.
Each time. the iron gates Of Wash.
ington's tomb swung open for these
men to place their wreaths on the
casket within, while the diplomats
with the problems of a world on their
shoulders paid tribute to the man who
carried them faithfully and well a CEN
fury ago.
The record for the largest number
OF visitors to Mount Vernon in a day
was very nearly set at the time of the
confederate reunion when seven thou
SAND OF the old soldiers and their
friends visited the estate in one day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Cream of Wheat with
Stewed Prunes Top Milk
Broiled Tomatoes
Cornmeal Sally Lunn Coffee
LUNCHEON
Stuffed Peppers Corn Bread
Fruit
DINNER
CanneIon of Meat
PURGE of Peppers Potato Puffs
Lettuce Salad Crackers
Lemon Jelly with Sliced Bananas
Bread That's Easy To Make.
Take twy sifters of flour Tin the
second sitter put one tablespoon salt
and one tablespoon of sugar.; one
tablespoon lard; dissolve one cake
yeast in lukewarm water, then add
enough warm water to make dough
stiff (takes very little kneading). Set
in warm place to rise for four
hours, then make into loaves (three
to top of pan. Bake in slow oven one
large or four smalD, let rise again
hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
GLOBE SIGHTS
fFrom the Atehison Globe

From the Atchison Globe.
A married mans advice to a single
man rarely has any effect.
So many persons have so much edu-
cation and so little knowledge.
Most of the mysteries don't amount
to much after they are solved.
They say a man who calls it al
fatty rarely has trouble raising it.
Trust in God but keep your powder
dry.-Cromwell' order to his soldiers
If there were not so many. obstinate
men there would not be so many law
yers.
If an erroneous report is in your
favor you are not anxious TO have it
denied
A scandal will do more to make
people behave themselves than the
most powerful sermon.
There used to be an old-fashioned
saying that a man was never a man
until he had helped at his own stork
party.
Jude Johnson: I have very little
over which to be proud. except 1 have
never referred to New York City as
Manhattan >"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

When you shorten the war you
shorten the terms of our soldiers who
serve in France; and you save many
from death and suffering and >priva-
lion. You save others fram the dan
gerous voyage across submarined seas
and the dangers of service in Europe.
The success of the liberty loan will be
shortening of the war and a saving
OF American lives We have given
our sons to battle. we must lend our
dollars to back them up. TO make them
powerful. and effective. and as safe
and as secure as may be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
I'M rs coon RuSINEss.

Among large and long-established
business firms there come times when
credit is necessary but difficult to OBJ
tain. Even with the best sort of man
agement. the small organization has
greater difficulty in meeting these pc
RODS Of business depression than the
larger ones. tho to both the task of
borrowing money or getting credit
during a slack time presents a cause
of worry if it does not quite result in
a failure.
Real estate can be mortgaged, chat
tel mortgages can be placed on store
or factory furnishings and machinery.
Money can be borrowed on stock on
hand. Tho helpful, all these methods
take time and are costly because all of
them involve legal services of some
sort and by rfone of them can the mer-
chant ever get over rs per cent of the
full value of the collateral he puts up.
Often he gets less than rs per cent
There is one sort of collateral on
which man can always borrow from
his bank, and that is sound bonds.
Government, municipal, railroad, pub
lie utility and industrial bonds, if they
are high-grade issues, are always TAX
en- by banks foE so to 30 per cent of
their value.
OF all classes of bends United
States government issues have the
highest rating. Backed by a nation
which has never repudiated debt
since its organization in 1890. a ma
ton with the greatest wealth ever &C
cumulated by any people. these bonds
are the best investment ever offered
The merchant who buys liberty
| bonds is taking out business insurance.
He is insuring against future periods
of depression. Slack times do not
cause the alarm In a business concern
which has a safety-deposit box well
filled with sound bonds that it causes
to the man who boasts that he puts
all his funds back into his business
A man may make 8, 10 or more per
cent on the money he invests in his
business and then lose it all because
he did not have the foresight to take
less income on a part of his capita
in order to insure his business against
future needs.
The bonds now being issued by the
United States government meet the
needs of the man investing for bust
ness insurance, just as they do those
of any one seeking a very high-gr
security.
The merchant buying these bond.
can do it without financially cripplins
himself in the least. Every bank ha.
arranged a partial-payment pIar
whereby the situation is met in prac.
tically every case. and by taking a Ger.
tain percentage on his profits eacF
week to invest thus in liberty bond.
the effect upon his business is bene
fetal rather than detrimental.
Aside from the patriotic motives
that are actuating many who bu.
these bonds are all those reasons tina
make these bonds the best investmen
offered to the American people today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

The suggestion that number of
the Dutch ships now lying idle in the
harbor of New York may be assigned
TO the carrying on of trade between
the Dutch East Indies and the United
states is of special interest at this time
when the trade of this country with
those islands is by far the largest in
the history of our commerce. a com
phation by the National City Bank of
New York shows that the trade of the
United States with the Dutch East In
dies in the fiscal year 1917 was more
than that of the five years preceding
the war. Our trade with the islands
in 1917 was nine times as great as that
of 1914, the fiscal year Immediately
preceding the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

Again has Kerensky been saved to
Russia. The cables carry the news
that he has once more gone to the
fighting front. Illness from which he
is never free became accentuated re-
Gently and for days he was confined
TO his bed. The man seems invulner-
able to disease, bullets or the machi-
nations of the enemies of himself and
of Russia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

The sinking of the American trans
port Antilles by a German submarine
should give an impetus to the liberty
loan campaign. The disaster can
hardly fail to bring home to The mind
Of every American the necessity for
aiding the government in every way
possible, in its efforts to carry the
war to speedy termination. The out
standing feature of the Antilles affair
is that it might have been much worse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
THE SEAI2cnLlGHT
LATEST Sews from the Fields Of
SCIENCE. EDUCATION, INVESTIoS
Scotch Crabs.

An enterprising and public spirited
New Yorker Conceived the idea of e.
tablishlng the giant crab species of
Scotland on our Atlantic coast, with a
view to increasing the food resources Of
the United States. Co-operating with
the bureau of fisheries, he imported a
carefully selected CONSIGNMENT of
giant crabs from Scotland at his own
expense The plan was to let the
crabs recover from the excitement of
a transatlantic voyanE in special
Quarters in the New York aquarium,
but not one Of the first lot survived
the journey Plans have already been
arranged for bringing a second lot,
and Americans may yet eat home
grown Scotch crabs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

The time has arrived when every
citizen is called upon to make his
choice between liberty bonds and Ger
man bondage. Every one that chooses
the first of these should subscribe to
the second liberty loan and do it now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22

now. Goodby, old darling, write me
instantly.
MAY WHEATON BOND.
IT write it down this way just for
the sheer pleasure of looking at it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22


Old Sherman didn't say it right,
Neutrality is hell.
The other day we had occasion to
call in the packers to prepare nine
teen barrels of china for shipment.
Are you a good packer" we ask
ed the boss.
81 am" he replied. 81 am such a
good packer that you would hardly
believe it. The last lot for New York
contained several cracked plates.
When these plates were unpacked in
New York it was found that I was
such a good packer every crack had
healed up, leaving no trace"
All of which required no reply
whatever.
If Dazlox Patticicosspaupupou
of New York city, is going to keep
on getting into the public prints by
falling off street cars. we move that
his name be changed to Pat DazloX.
Proofreaders and head writers are
human, you know.
We often wonder how it is that so
many street orators use soap boxes
but never seem to have used the con-
tents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-22
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT
The Canned Diplomat.

The Canned Diplomat.
Az bane one Swedish diplomat,
Ay serve the kaiser we'll,
Ay got neutrality down pat,
Ay run to him and tell;
This war bane nothing but a fight,
Old Sherman didn't say it right,
Neutrality is hell.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
HELD STEAMER
MOVED To PIER
EXAMINATION is CONTINUED AT
FREIGHT SHEDS WITH OFF,
CiAL SECRECY.

HALIFAX, N. s.. Feb. 23-Facilita
ton of the work OF examining the
baggage of passengers was announc
ed today as the reason for moving the
steamer Frederik VIII from the Bed
ford basin, where examination hac
been in progress for several days
The steamer was brought up to 2
pier at the steamship terminals las'
night, and the removal of baggage
to the freight sheds was begun Thu
examination will be completed in the
sheds.
Officials engaged in the examina
ton found their quarters too cramp
60 on the steamer. Willie she is tied
up at the pier no passengers will bc
permitted to go on shore and only
those having official business will ht
permitted to go on board the vessel
It was stated that it might be an
other week before the steamer would
resume her voyage to Copenhagen
with the Bernstorff party
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
" Ar THREATENS WITH
REPORT Of THE KILLING
AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY
WILSON TAKE OATH
On USUAL DATE
ALTHOUGH 1T FALLS ON THE
SABBATH, A PRECEDENT
IS CITED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. %. 1t was
definitely decided today that Presi,
dent Wilson will take his new oath
OF office in private in the white house
on Sunday March T.
Whether he viii ia Ike it again az
the public ceremony on March 5, OF
merely make that the occasion for
delivering his inaugural address, has
not been decided
There is no inter-regnum between
the expiration OF the term of one
president and the beginning Of the
term OF his successor, says the state
department ruling, although there
may be a slight interval when the
executive power is suspended
The opinion is given in circular
letter made public by Assistant Sec
retary McAdoo.
Precedent is cited showing that
President Hayes, who was elected fo
the term beginning March. 4, 1877,
which day came on Sunday, was
sworn in at 1:05 p m, March 3, al
the white house by Chief Justice
Waite, and that the oath was again
taken by President Hayes on March
5 after mis- inaugural address.
The letter lso cites an opinion b.,
Chief Justice Marshall given at the
time when presidential term frs,
commenced on Sunday, in which tho
chief justice and his associates advo
Gated postponing the oath until Mon
day, "unless some official duty should
require it being taken on Sunday"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MEETING
COUNTY CHAIRMAN c. MILLER
WANTS THE TAXPAYERS
OPINIONS.

With Attorney R. d. Meader look
ing into andarranging legal details
connected with the plans for COM
prehensiye system Of improved roads
over the county, and Government En-
gineer H. c. Wells making a techni-
cal survey and estimate OF approxi,
mate costs for respective grades and
materials, the public is now asked by
Chairman c. Miller, of the county
commissioners, to express their opin
ions and suggestions. which will also
be taken into consideration when the
matter comes up at the next regular
meeting of the body, at a. M. or
March 6.
we mainly want a full expression
from the people of the country who
are going to pay for the improved
roads" declared Miller. I'VE hone
they will make every suggestion and
criticism they can think of through
the medium of the newspapers and
do this before the county commission
ers meet on March 6, so that we can
sage public sentiment and act accord
ingly
What roads should have prefer
ence and why? Can any cuts be made
to shorten distances and save ex
penses? What personal experiences
have taxpayers had which may give
us more light on the problems con
fronting us? These and other uues
items might be answered by interested
and patriotic citizens which will he'll
us do the right thing in the right
way
ITO begin with, would offer a per
sonal suggestion and say we ought tc
find out what other counties are 90
ing to do along the Dixie Highway be
fore we go to work and expense o
fixing the stretch through our CON
munity."
Engineer Wells, who comes from
Washington for the government bu
reau of public roads and rural engi
neering at the request of the county
will devote his first attentions to thu
problems in connection with the Dixi,
Highway Then he plans 10 take u
the other routes. He will be on th
job until the commissioners meet tC
make a report
New legal angles are presented
which Attorney Meader will explain
at the meeting. Owing to the new
law, a special bond election will have
to be heldbef ore an issue is possible
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
MUCH LOOT|NG IN FOOD RIOTS
OCCURRED AND SITUATION
IS STILL OF SERIOUS NATURE
GEORGIA MILITIA
DRAWS R0NORS
WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
RESULTS OF 1916 SHOT
EVENTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Georgia
militiamen were among those to car
ry Off honors in the nationwide con
test shooting matches between the
companies on the border, according
to figures published by the war de
partment yesterday, when the Fourth
company scored 1S,471 for one hit out
of two shots at 4,493 yards, in the
Pinch mortar class.
North Carolina's Second company
led the eight-inch rifle class with o.,
090 for one and half hits out OF
four shots at S,71S yards.
California's Ninth company led the
12-inch rifle class with AZ, $40 for two
hits out of three shots at S,460 yards
Oregon's Eighth company establish
ed the highest merit mark accorded
for the 1916 target practice between
big gun companies. Firing with 10
inch rifles at 10,137 yards, this com
pany made three hits out of three
shots, scoring 1912. while the Fifth
company of the same state gained
second, scoring 1899, while third
honors at a score of 70.317 went to
the Fifth company Of Maine.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
Situation Serious in Chlcaoo

CHICAGO, Feb. -Worlingmen
and their families here are facing
starvation, while food prices continue
to soar skyward, because thousands
of them are being laid off due to the
food blockade and car shortage
Many of those out of work thus claim
they could scarcely make a living
while getting wages.
Inability to secure coal ranks with
other causes for the inability to re
lieve congestion in the warehouses
Seven of the largest grain elevators
in the world, located here, are closed
All the big plants of the American
Cereal company have shut down, add
ing 1,200 more persons to the army
of unemployed. Furnace after fur
mace in the steel plants at Gary and
South Chicago, Ind, are being allow
ed to die down and the units of man
ufacture being closed.
According to the traffic men, be
tween $4,000 and 10000 cars are be
ing held on the western roads be.
cause cargoes in the east cannot be
unloaded into ships and warehouses
there.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
WORD WILL CONE
TODAY ABOUT SHIPS
MiiRE EXPECTED AS TO WHETH-
Err WARSHiPS WILL BE HERE
GALA WEEK

Members OF the Merchants associa-
ion working on Gala Week plans are
eagerly awaiting the stroke OF noon
today at which time wire is expect
ed from Washington informing what
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels will
DO in the way OF providing a battle
ship, submarine and other naval fea-
lures for the big week
f. e. Twitty and NJ Walsh left at
9:40 o'clock yesterday morning for
The national capitol to urge upon Mr..
Daniels to make as many concessions
as possible
'We will tell him of the recruiting
possibilities of naval exhibit here
when the tens of thousands of visi-
tors from the Brunswick vicinity pour
in they declared before departure
Everywhere throughout the city the
official pennant for the occasion float
ed from buildings, autos, wagons
Doles and other places before the sun
had been high in the heavens yester-
day, although the event is good
many days off yet.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
SHOT IN THROAT
GIRL NEAR DEATH
TROUBLE WITH TEACHER LED
TO HASTY ACT OF YOUNG
GIRL NEAR LENOX.

LENOX, Ga, Feb 23.-The 16-year-
old daughter of Jerry May. living
three miles north of Lenox, attempt
ed suicide today.
She had some trouble during the
morning with her school teacher and
the teacher, who was another young
lady, rather than punish her wrote
Miss Mays father note TO come to
the school house Mr. May did not
go, but sent Mrs. May When she
learned the trouble. Mrs May chas.
tised her daughter.
After going home. Mrs May had
ordered her daughter to 20 to the
kitchen to prepare supper Instead
she went into another room and shot
herself. She may recover.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-24
AMERICAN Is
UNDER ARREST
THE SPANISH POLICE BELIEVE
WOOD CONNECTED WITH
SUBMARINE.

PARIS, Feb 23.-Details Of the ar,
rest by the police of Cartagena Spain.
of a man giving the name of Wood
and calling himself an American, are
contained in telegram forwarded
here by the correspondent at Madrid
OF lie Journal
After his arrest, Wood received the
protection Of the German consul at
Cartagena, who said the presence Of
the man at that seaport was inexph-
cable excepting in connection with
the discovery off the coast Of ships
boat marked U-19.
The Cartagena police, the core
spendent adds, supposing that Wood
had disembarked from o submarine
searched the roads and found a mum
Der of buoys, to which were attached
thirty boxes covered with waterproof
cloth and containing dynamite, gun
cotton and gasoline