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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

There will be no meeting OF the
| Spaulding Reading circle tonight as
announced Saturday.
The fire department answered elght
calls during the day Sunday ana lheh
| had TO turn out for night calls
william summers. general agent "f
| the American Express company, un-
derwent an operation at Stormohl
hospital Saturday
! Lincouln Circle Sewing society will
| have an all-day meeting for sewing
/ Tuesday at Lincoln Post nall. hot
| luncheon will be served at noon
| p. p. Innes, sheriff of Rawlins
| county. and E. Z. Higley, prosper
| Gus farmer of that district, who is a
former clerk of the district court, are
! in Topeka today on business
The Rev. John Fazel. former Boy
Scout commissioner for the city o.
Topeka, gave the chief address at an
| niversary service for the Boy Scouts
Sunday night m the Westminster
Presbyterian church. His subject was
What Is Boy Scout
About twenty agents of the Column
bian National Life Insurance COM
| pany were in Topeka Saturday to
meet with Mr.. Mastin, general West
ern mana ger. Following the confer
ence, the agents were entertained at
a banquet.
/ Rehkopf Brothers, distributors. are
| considering a truck overland to the
| factory at Alma, Mich, taking two
drivers along who will drive back five
trucks. They think this could be ac-
! complished in less time and lower eX-
pense than by the usual freight chan
nels. At any rate they could be as
sured of temporary supply of
| trucks.
Mrs. e. Rifon announces the mar
riage of her sister, Miss Kathryn
tIershfelt, to Mr.. A. Matthews. $40
Western avenue, at St Josephs Gel
man Catholic church Saturday even
was performed by the Rev. Father
Francis Henry. Mr.. and Mrs Mat
| thews will be at home to their friends
at Alp Clay street after February s.
May Robson comes to the Grand
Wednesday night, appearing in an
in which she has achieved marked
success, The Making Over of Mrs
Matt by James Forbes. There are
many quaint phrases in the play,
many touches of human nature.
There are sudden transitions from
humor top athos and from pathos to
humor.
| At the annual meeting of the Ctan
kansas Day clup held in Salt Lake
CITY several former prominent Kan
sans were on the program. Judge N.
L. R1tchte, formerly of Council Grove
and now a district judge in Utah,
spoke on Kansas and the Rev G.
E. Davies delivered a short semi-f1l4-
morous address on the status of KAN
saS as a state. The 1917 officers are
w d. Prosser, president; the Rev. q.
E. Davies. vice president; C. H. More
house, secretary. Morehouse is a
brother of George Z. Morehouse, of
| Topeka.
Ephriam Wood, a negro living at
ITwenty-third and Madison streets. has
a wife and ten children. Ephriam and
the ten children all have SMALLPOX
according to a report made to TIL.
county commissioners today by Dr. c.
{. Lull, county physician. The family
Is comparatively poor and the nursin :;
is all being done by the mother.
Doctor Lull believed the children who
are convalescins, are running around
too much and has placed two GUARDS
at the home, one guarding the house
at night and the other in the daytime
None in the family s seriously i'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
LINCOLN LEADS.

Across the page of history
As in a looking glass,
Or on a moving picture screen,
The nations heroes pass
With sword and mace and pen they pace
In epauIets and braid.
And some, with ruffles at their wrists,
In linen fine arrayed.
But at the long professions head,
In loose ill-fitting clothes,
lanky woodsman with an axe
Upon his shoulder goes;
In every patriotic heart
That figure lean and tall
Is shrined beside the starry flag.
For Lincoln leads them all
-Minna Irving in Leslie s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
NAVY FURNISHES GUNS
Rapid Fire Arms for Sca-going YES
sells at Galveston

Galveston, Tex. Feb 1.-THE United
States navy has completed arrangements
for arming all sea going tugs at Galveston
and other gulf and Atlantic ports accord
ing TO a naval official here today. He
said that an ample quantity of six and
three pound rapid firers and ammunition
was available for this purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
Canal Now open For Good"

San Francisco. Feb 12.-BriGadier
General William L. Sibert, who re-
turned TODAY from Panama. said the
canal is now in good condition and 1t
is not likely that it will ever be closed
again, except possibly for small re-
pairs. The defense, he said are good,
but are likely to be improved by the
war department as a result of the re-
port Sibert made following his visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
Deny Firing on Life Boats.

Berlin, Feb. 12--(via- Sayville wire
less)-''No German submarine ever
fired at life boats, nor will do so in the
future" declared an official press bu
reau statement today, denying British
versions of the sinking of the steamer
EaVestonS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
WOMEN ON A STRIKE
Ten Thousand Garment Workers Want
Higher Wages.

Chicago. Feb. 12.-Uniess their demands
for an increase in wages, 4S-hour week and
minor changes in contracts are granted
]. 600 members of the Lady Garment Work
erS' union will go on strike Wednesday
morning Ben Schlesinger, treasurer of
the International Garment Workers an
nounced today.
One hundred and fifty girls employed by
the Nathan Ribbak company left their
jobs this morning. The garment workers
now have 50 hour week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

The United States is still in debt
10 Denmark for the islands We bought.
ard to Nicaragua for canal rights. Con-
e.ress votes immense sums for public
buildings that are not needed and for
river and harbor improvements where
there are no rivers and harbors while
the country's just debts remain I'M
raid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

The Mole St. Nicholas man who
was always hearing firing at sea dur
irg the war with Spain appears to
have located at Pernambuco, Brazil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
|SNAPS SHOTS
KIN HEsnl
WHOME NEW SSM
A Boys Ideal.

a Boys Ideal.
Wish-t / was a great big man
Like Lincoln was,
Must be fun to be a President
Ist because
You could list sit and sit and sit
Up in that big chair, 80
And wouldn't never have TO spnt
Eindling, or run errands anywhere,
And YOU could list eat turkey and pie,
And nobody nd say IF you 10 you Al oie
And scare you till you stop too quick
OH forgot, AT he was shot.,,
Well l won't mind that I'm tnlhAlh
If they'll bring flowers an cry
And say they're sorry at die
- -Nels Yingle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
DEBATES AGAINST MEN
Miss Reba Austin to Argue Philip
pine Question Tonight.

A young lady will debate tonight at
the Walnut Grove NJ E. church on
the Philippine question against men
twice her age who are experienced
debaters to boot The girl is Miss
Reba Austin, 220 E. Euclid avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
REVOLUTION GAINS
Believe Cuban Government Now Has
Political Revolt in Hand.

Havana. Feb. 12.-No additional uprising
were reported today. Notwithstanding
the various disturbances of the last few
days. it is said today in official circles that
the government was confident it had the
situation in hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
AMERICANS ON SHIPS
Survivors Tell of Submarine Action in
Mediterranean

New York, Feb. IA thrilling story
of the operation of submarines in the
Mediterranean and of the sinking of two
ships with Americans in their crews was
brought here today by survivors from the
destroyed vessels, arriving the steamer
Giuseppe Verdi from Italian ports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JOHN w. HAMILTON, age s. died Sun
day at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles 3 Hamilton, 1202 North Van
Buren, street. The funeral was held this
afternoon in the home interment in Roch-
ester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

VICTORIA DE MOSS. infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James DeMoss. died Sun
day at the home, Twenty fifth and Maai-
son streets. The funeral held this
afternoon in the Asbury NJ F.. church.
Interment in Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

CORA KATHERINE c. MARTIN. age
40, died Saturday night at her home in
Tecumseh. The funeral will be held at
. 80 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon in the
Tecumseh Methodist church. Interment in
Bowers cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

]. W. GoRMLEY. formerly resident
of Oakland, died Saturday in Jackson
vile. Fla. The body will arrive in Topeka
Tuesday and the funeral will be held at
. O'Clock Tuesday in the First United
Presbyterian church. Interment in To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

Henry Ford will close his peace bu-
reau at The Hague March l and open
the Temple of Janus at Detroit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

WALDO DURLAND, age s. died Satur-
day night at the home of his mother. Mrs.
Minnie Durland, 2G9 East Seventh street
The funeral will be held at . O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon III SheIlabarger's
chapel. Interment in Mount Auburn Gem
etery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

JOHN w. CHAMBERS. who fell dead
Sunday while unloading coal at the Edison
heating plant viii be buried Tuesday In
Mount Auburn cemetery. Funeral services
will be held at 80 O'Clock Tuesday In
Stone-treet's chapel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

JAMES BOIS MILLER. formerly Of To-
peka, died in Wilmette. ILL.,. according to
word received in Topeka While In To-
peka he made his home with his son,
H w Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

GLEN c. TRAVIS. age 26. died Saturday
in West jefferson, Ohio The funeral will
be held Tuesday at 10 O'Clock In the
home Of his parents Mr. and Mrs l.. =.
Travis, 40I Leland street. Interment in
Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-12

Defeat of the home rule bill augurs
i'll for the city manager thing.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Modest and Good HUNDRED.

Whatever other qualities the men
of the Officers Training corps may pos
isess there a be little doubt Of their
modesty and good humOr. Two Of
the men were discussing the probable
trend of their work at Plattsburg
while waiting for necessary papers
at the Officers Training Camp asso-
citation. II certainly like the artil-
lery," said one, "and I'm going to do
all | can to get into it," SWELL" said
his companion. IF you get into the ar
tillery my ambition will be to get as
far from it as possible. You know I'd
hate to be shot by a friend, and l
can't imagine you near guns without
some slight mistake occurring" "Fun-
ny enough" answered the ambitious
artilleryman, but some day, my boy,
I'll come laundering up to save your
battalion" I'm which case" was the
answer, my head will doubtless be re-
moved from the rear" I'm which
case" was the instant rejoinder, ..lit-
tie damage will have been done. From
q military standpoint there rs only one
place for L head like that, and that Ii
soff.HANew York Times. Ms
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
A summary of the

A summary of the neutral
ships sunk by the Germans
from August 8, 1914 to April
26th, 1917, is as follows:
DUTCH 76, Swedish 101, Nor-
wegian 436, Danish la, Span
ish 35, American 20, Brazilian
2, Greek 60, Argentine /, Pc
ruvian /, making a total of 848
vessels with a total tonnage of
1,653,654. The heaviest losers
are the Scandinavian coun-
tries, yet we find that they are
German sympathizers. Nor
way, Sweden and also Den
mark have reported vessels
lost when perhaps their car
goes were turned over at sea
without resistance, paid for
and taken to a German port.
The United. States should see
that these countries are cut off
fro mevery opportunity Of
trading our merchandise to the
enemy.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
RUN auto PLOWs
Manned Soldiers OF France Are
Trained in New Work.
Schools Established to Enable Farm
ers to Take Up Their Old
Profession Again.

What. is called a motor Culture
school has been established at Cha
pelle-Saint-Luc, just outside of Troyes.
1t inaugqrates a new era in French ag-
riculture. e
Fifty army nurses of the older
classes are there, teaching manned SOL
diers to u automobile plows and 9TH
er traction implements of every sort.
In four crews the pupils, in turn,
drive he tractors in the field, learn
repair work at the forge and the prin-
ciple of the motor in a series of lee
lures. AS soon as they are able to
repair a broken part as well as drive
a motor efficiently, they are placed at
the disposal Of the mechanical cult
waiting commission and assigned to
one of the farming centers that has
been provided with motor implements
for the common use of the farmers of
the neighborhood.
This is only one of a number of
similar schools in France. AT Ondes,
Bordeaux, Grenoble, Grignon and
Noisy lie Grand, also, MANNED farm
ers and farm laborers who comprise
go per cent of the total of soldiers who
have suffered amputation are being re-
trained for the new method of farm
ing. sch 80 81.
The purpose is to prepare the mu-
tilated soldiers to take up their old
professions, if possible. or another if
physical disability prevents.
The experience of the school at
Chapelle-Saint-Luc tends to show that
the use of tools appropriate to work
that interests the patient is far more
effective in relieving and curing
anklyosis, due to wounds, than any of
the special mechanical appliances.
Many a mechanic who dreamed of
country life before the war is timber
ing up his muscles in learning to
handle farm implements; on the other
hand, many a farmer who had lost
interest in his calling is losing the
stiffness of his joints by the manipu-
lation of tools of the cabinet maker
and mechanic.
Basketmaking is a favorite trade
adopted on the edge of the Champagne
wine country, where the great demand
for champagne baskets keeps these
war apprentices busy. Locksmiths,
tinsmiths, horseshoers, b~lacksmiths
and shoemakers also are turned out
by these establishments.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17

G. +. Townsend, a Santa Ana pion-
Ger, who died there recently, left a me-
mortal behind him of no mean charac-
ter. He left $4,000 to be placed at
interest for thirty years, by which time
1t will have reached a sum of $780,
200. At the end of that period the will
provides that the trustees purchase
a good tract of land and erect thereon
a home for INDECENT members of the
Masonic lodge to which the deceased
belonged, and other members of the
order. The man who ~bequeathed this
fund for such an excellent purpose was
not rich, the estate subject to probate
being $100.000.-Los Angeles Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Bees Intelligence overrated.

The intelligence Of the honey bee
has been greatly overrated, according
to Everett f. Phillips, who IL the
government expert on bee culture.
Hessays that this insect really has no
adaptability at all, but d wonderfully
perfected instinct. Success In bee
keeping, therefore, depends upon study
ing the bee and giving It exactly what
its imperious instincts require. For
example, the space between the wall Of
a hive and the comb in which the.
honey is to be placed must be exactly
a quarter Of an inch. If It is more
the bees will store honey in the space,
and if it is less they will seal it closed.
In either case the hive must be broken
open to get the honey.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Nay Give Language 10 World.

Our language has been modified BY
the multiplicity Of tongues Of those
who have come to our shores, and to
this extent we have been automatical-
ly'devel0ping the speech which has in
It the elements of universaffty.. There
never has been and there may never
be q speech suited to all the races, but
America. with over a hundred millions
of people Speaking the one tongue and
with q great commercial future before
4, may carry that tongue TO the ends
of the earth. AS the land Of adoption
of SO many millions of Europe, its dis
tinctive speech may present less objec-
tons to the peoples Of Europe than
that Of England. Much will depend
upon how distinctive it becomes and
how well it serves the purposes Of d.
rect expression.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Work of the Local Exemption
Board.

The local exemption board
under the selective draft act
continues in session passing on
those who were called under
the first notification.
The physical examinations
were completed last week and
the applications for exemptions
have claimed the attention of
the board for several days.
Only a few Of the first call had
failed up to yesterday to file
their claims of exemption and
if not done this week the time
will expire and they will be
listed in the service.
The board has observed the
rules laid down~by the war de-
partment for exemption as
they understand them and an
earnest endeavor on their part
has been made to comply with
the spirit and letter of the law.
Out of the first 422 notified
to come in for examination,
the board has certified 1O8 for
service, the names of which ap-
pear elsewhere in this issue.
The required number was not
secured from those of the first
call and a second call will be
made to complete the county's
quota. Notification cards will
be mailed out today to those
following on the list to report
next week. for examination.
One third of the next 422 will
be called for Wednesday the
end, one third Thursday 23rd,
and one third Friday, oath, and
the last contingent for Satur-
day the 18th inst.
The board believes that the
county's quota will be complet-
ed from the next call.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Gov. Noel Announces for the
Senate-

The state was startled by
the appearance Sunday of the
announcement that ex-goVer-
nor Noel was in the race for
the senate against Senator
Vardaman in the primaries of
1918. The announcement came
as a clap of thynder from a
clear sky. If anybody but Gov
'ernor Noel had in the remotest
way connected him with the
race for the senate they had
kept it a profound secret. On
sly two names have been men
toned in connection with the
senatorial race-Pat Harri-
sons and Senator Vardaman's
land it was tacitly understood
that Harrison was The logical
candidate OF the opposition to
the present juniorssenator. He
is in congress and, has taken an
active part in the recent work
of congress. Governor Noel
made the state a good, gov
ernor and his friends are proud
of his record. But, Gov. Noel
in the race for the senate
would again revive the old
Secret Caucus howl, and the
fight would be made on an old
issue that never had any merit
in it. We want a clean cut
fight on the issue Of the day
--Vardaman against the presi-
dent, with a man in the race to
present MI. Wilson's side Of
the question. Let's have Pat
Harrison and Senator Varda-
man on the stump together
discussing the great issues be-
fore the people, and let the
dead past take care Of its dead.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
Lee County Boys Make Good.

At the close of the schools Of
Instructions at the camps
where the government under
took to make officers out of the
young men who volunteered in
the officers reserve corps, we
are happy to be able to publish
this week a list Of Tupelo and
Lee county boys who made
good and got their commits
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17
War Mortality.

~ AOiiO wing ALOIIl CitS LII
erary Digest of August the 4th
will be of interest at this time /:
Parents and other relatives of our
conscripted men will read with special
interest the statement of Edward A.
Woods, of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, that exaggerated re-
ports of war-mortality have been cir
culated in this country as part of a
paid pro-German propaganda to dis
courage American war-ardor. Says
this authority:
"For months we have been hearing
of reports of excessive mortality rec
ords. 1t has been said that an officer
of the Allies had only a certain Mum
Der of days to live once he got to the
front. 1t has also been said that the
average life of a physician or Red
Cross nurse at the front is only a GER
tain number of days. Persistent
reports of MANNED and outraged wo-
men at the hospitals have been sent
out by the same pernicious German
propaganda, which asserts that Ger
many has $4,000 youths coming of
military age each year.
"All of these tales are hes, and we
know it.. Insurance companies don't
guess at figures, and we know that
Germany has only about 400, 900
youths coming of military g each
year. Instead of the large mortality
of Canadian soldiers that went to
war, only $1,000 of the nearly half
million have been killed"
According to this report not
quite five per cent of the SOL
diers sent from Canada have
been killed in the European
war. Newspaper correspond
ents have been largely respon-
IDLE for the exaggeration of the
death losses, and many people
have allowed themselves to get
nervous and excited on account
of these exaggerations. Dur
ing the civil war the North had.
more than 100000 men in
service and lost 100000 killed
in battle; the South had 6OO,-
900 in service and lost $4,000.
killed in battle. The death
rate from sickness in the civil
war was very heavy, there be-
ing at that time no adequate
means of caring for the sick
and wounded.
In the ~Spanish-American
war there was lots of sickness
from fever which was fatal. In
the Russo-Japanese war 10 yrs.
ago, medical science and the
thorough organization Of the
Red Cross work had progressed
so far that the loss of life from
sickness was very SMALL Dur
ing the three years of the war
in Europe the death rate from
sickness has been less than in
any previous war, notwith-
standing the fact the men live
in trenches under very unfavor-
able conditions at times. Every
precaution is being taken to
save the soldier, both when
wounded and when sick,t and
this precaution is telling.in the
death rate reported. The war
will be fought by Tightening
the chords around Germany by
embargo, and Mr.. Wilson will
strangle the Kaiser by this
means and will win the war
with the loss of but very few OF
our brave boys who go to the
front.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-08-17

sions. It was a hard task that
they undertook, but they met
every requirement and are now
rewarded for their labors. Get
ting a commission as an officer
in the United States army is no
easy task. In the national mil
itary school at West Point and
at the naval academy at An
napolis, it requires four years
of hard work and study to get
a commission as second lieu
tenant in the regular army.
The young men who volunteer
ed for positions were required
to undergo the most rigid
training and only by-sticking to
it were they able to pass the
examination at the close of the
school of instruction.
The boys from Tupelo and
Lee county were at Fort Logan
H. Roots, Fort Oglethopre and.
at the artillery school at For
tress Monroe. Following are
the names of those receiving
commissions with the rank as
signed:
James A. Finley, to be cap
tain infantry section, officers
reserve corps, Fl. Logan H.
Roots.
Fred A. Robins, first lieuten-
ant, infantry section officers re-
serve corps, Fl. Logan H. Roots
Sam HI. Long, second lieu
tenant infantry section officers
reserve corps, Fl, Logan HI.
Roots.
Frank L. Walton, second lieu
tenant, quartermasters corps,
national army, Fl. Logan H.
j Ward Allen, first lieutenant,
field artillery service, Fortress
Monroe.
j. C. Kincannon, Jr., second
lieutenant, field artillery SER
vice, Fortress Monroe.
DR.. Earl Pound, first lieu
tenant, medical corps in charge
Of base hospital.
DR.. F. G. Riley, first lieuten-
ant medical corps, now in
Washington City.
DR.. Lem Brown, first lieuten-
ant, medical corps, now at Fort
Oglethorpe.
DR.. Shelby Spencer, first lieu
tenant, medical corps, now at
Fort Oglethorpe.
DR.. Barrett, first lieutenant,
veterinary department.
The boys were given their
commissions Wednesday and
granted a short furlougk.
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