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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

CHRISTOPHER'S typewriter's covered
with dust since his musket was nodded
with his hands and he marched off to
Camp Meade last week. But this-writ-
ten, perhaps. with the point of a bayonet
came in yesterdays mail:
LINES WRITTEN IN DETECTION
UPON SEEING A PORTRAIT OF
6. X. CHESTERTON RESEM.
BLING W. B. YEATS
Upon 1ohat "meat" has this our Gilbert
Fed, that he has 9ro,cn so leanP
An, can IL be tn ascetic hilbert
Has 9iv'n his jotCl that hoHo,o mien'
oh, gilbert, aDhy not up cnd cheDing
The humid hdunch, the stedning chopp
Those norious nuts hare been tn undoing
OF modern grandson and 1randpop.
Forstoearing chops. desertin0 launches,
The former steal-hounds tura to 0rits,
And direly desiccate their paunches.
And tear their tempers into bits.
What oddsp But You, aoho preached the
fdgon,
Who sang the splendors OF the roast,
That YOU should climb the iUdter-,po oon,
And float pour mind In tactical toasti
Get hence! Get hence! with Weog and
Venus,
Go hide your tannin-tippltn0 shame;
No longer Is there aught bet,ceen US.
Except your stories phOsphor.f flame.
In days to come pour Flying Inn can
No longer irrigdte THIS ma,oi
Gilbert, to you ace'pe tied the tin-oan
We once attached to Bernard Shatc!
PRIVATE CHRISTOPHER.
Camp Meade. Md. Of the Engineers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
What Do You Know?


I. Who Is Raymond Fosdlck?
2. What are jalousies? s
3. VIII German moneys and properties In TIN
country be cOnfiscated under the alss
enemy act? n.
4. What IL incivism?
.. Who wrote "The American Flag:
9. Name the "Great Cham OF Literature"
!. What Is the qualification OF "U" in U.bssts
3. How IN the former National Guard Of Pens.
sylvanla now named?
o. What IL "a service flag? NJ
10. Who Is NJ. Painleye? ..t4N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
There is supposed to be a sborta O.,

of food in Philadelphia; but, as we all
know, there will be ample for the
10000 men who are coming within a
few days to work at the Hog Island shin.
yards. 1t is odd how such big demands
can be so quickly met. Despite the
alleged shortage OF cars. food will follow
the trail OF the dollar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
JAPAN's UNLUCKY NUMBERS

Our unlucky number is IL. In Jan.
they have two unlucky numbers-te n nd 40
Nobody wants either Of these numbers %.
telephone call. simply because the rorn,or
Is pronounced "shini," which means .,a
die," and the latter is pronounced .shiku% 70 {"
phone number In the estimation Of tha ,sae- Ia
ansss bvsinesa man Il eight. whioh s,,
tssss yFeaoe -xosasstevn DAILY Va W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
NO RAILROAD STRIKE,

VIE Presidents warning that he will
'telte unusual measures to operate the
g e : strike grows out OF the
g ~ Hretherhood for wage In.
per cent = tha,-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

"Kerensky Defeated; "Kerensky Vic
torious"; "Kerensky Arrested; "Keren.
sky Enters Petrograd in Triumph"
What for the next edition?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

sponge cake guaranteed to keep soft and
fresh for at least week and bake it in a
paper cup till the top crust is a rich
brown-without so much as scorching
the paper cup? OF course you couldn't.
That's only possible to an artist like
William Rogers. He turns out 1000 dozen
of them a day. And II this were an ad-
vertising column, instead of one of pure
reading matter, we'd tell you where he
does It,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
Tom Daly's Column
McARONI BALLADS
JOY ZEN DA NOSE


XCH
JOY ZEN DA NOSE
Ny nose Get ees perrd funny thing!
Eet ai,cays please me best to'en CONS dd
spreeng.
For dats time most ezra breeze dat
5lo,cs
Ees brecno some kinda ho,oer to ny
nose.
SO, euen cen da ceety, eurdthecng
Dat sro,cs ecs pretta smellin' cen dd
spreen0.
Some smells cen summer, too, like, but
So moocha Ike dd spYccno; dev arc too
hot,
An some o. dem you meet upon dd street
Deg arc too ripe for U'dt you Gala
"sWect';
But steel cen summer ,D'en ccs com dd
Ect makd moochd pleasure cen ny nose.
Ecn fall ,Tcn CONS dd frost upon dd
breeze
I smell da ledpes dat die upon dd trees
an fOtcers dat arc cen der grdreS; an
gdt
No pleasure cen my nose at all from dat.
But steel ,cc hare dd fruit, an best Of all
I Ike da smell Of apples cen da fall.
Dcrc ccs no street perfume cen snoD an
tee
An so to nc dd aceenter ces not nice;
But steel da smell Of peanuts ,o'en deg
roast
EcS acdrm an stceet cen weenter-time.
But most
7 ike decS pipc tobdc' beneath rny nose
Dat keep dd ddmnta thecng from gattin'
fruSc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

Made in Germany" has lost it's
punch just the same as liquor has in the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

The railroad brotherhoods had bet.
ter play fair in the game with Uncle
Sam. Two strikes are regarded as serious
and three strikes mean out"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

and then keep your eyes and your mind
open. That's what William Rogers did,
at any rate and while there may be in
this town men who can write better SON.
nets or pick out more and better tunes
on the piano, there isn't one who has
built more kinds Of cake or edited more
patches of biscuit than he has.
HIS studio? 1t moves about with him.
once. sitting upon the front platform of
an open trolley car, one of his most Eopu-
lar hits came to him, and he went back to
the bakery and had his men work it out
OF course, he has to depend upon the
members of his staff, for he puts forth
each day whole editions of cakes, but his
men merely do what he tells them. Some
times, it's true, they don't; but Goes Mr..
William Rogers thereupon get mad and
proceed to charliechapin the dough all
around the place? Not to any extent,
dear reader. and we'll tell you why:
Once a baker, in fear and trembling,
came TO him and admitted that he had
made n typographical error in batch of
dough; put too much of the wrong word
in it or something like that. "Wait
said w. Rogers. "and let's see
what we've got" Analysis of the cake
proved it to be better than the regular
stuff. SO they pulled it apart and dis.
covered what was wrong and thereafter
made all the cakes wrong the same way.
tme-but this wasn't one Of his
men---a baker had twenty barrels of flour
made up into dough when the engine
that ran his cutting machine broke down.
1t was out of commission twenty-four
hours, and by all the rules of the trade
that dough was fit for the garbage can
and no more. But the baker went ahead
and baked some Of it. He got the richest
cakes he had ever turned out. Twenty
four hours aging Of the dough had
done it. A profitable mistake,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

Germany is in equally serious straits,
neither side has the reserve strength
to deliver a knockout. In the opinion
of French and British military ex-
merits the final victory achieving
bunch must come from America-if 1t
come at all
America has not awakened yet to
the gravity of the situation
Interviews by the United Press with
representatives ana senator's on the
subject of their mail from constituents
clearly discIoses this
The price of patriotism has not, &C
cordiug to these legislators, oeen VS.
uaIized by either dig or little capitdl'
or by organized or unorsanlzeo Ia 20,
Patriotism without profit ana pa
triotisrn at the expense of long nours
md MANY sacrifices, conditions tlnaAy
accepted by England, have not yee
been sensed as the contributions TO pe
exacted from those VINO mus pe ~
-ta1-at-homes and ultimately pc con
scr;nted for work here in America Aai
from the fighting lines.
warned of Britain's Blunders-
z,o-.r business as usual
hammered and halted Tor Two go
r,l-IaTd,s arrival at a real war odsls'
a.F|rdins to members Of the brush
&c '-,,C,r1ission speaking privately, one
IF the most prominent com -
yoiced the fear while IN w dSiliil : -
f1ea
If reDeating Britain's biggest piuIIo 81
- +bis connection. particular sishlIl-
80 artaches to the coming ~
E-,erica of Lord Northchtfe, one o.
EngIand,s multi millionaires, VINO
-nade relentless war on the buslil
as usuaT' slogan ana rsPeat4ttS
med england during 1915 that she
- tossing the war because OF her
- Adr,fn;stration leaders. members OF
80, council of national defense ana
members OF congress 1rfeSl1&cclN0 "
na rtisanship, recognize the existence
~ a dangerous situation here IN the
u T,bev saw that neither capital
- labor will respond to the radlcal
demands that must inevitably pc nlaoe
,,,tiI legislation has been enacted
making certain the proper dlstrlou-
ton of the burden
Industrial leaders and big employ
ers of labor say that unless the 1000
bill and other legislation designed &c
check the soaring cost of living Is en-,
acted quickly. serious and widespread
labor troubles are inevitable
Urge Small War Council.
Ar the capitol the statement is
freely made by both representatives
and senators that delay IN passing
legislation necessary before direct &C
ti0n can be obtained is attributal to
Iaclr of confidence in either the cabl-
not or the council of national defense
In both of these bodies the need for
small war council is recognized Such
a council. it is argued, should CONSIST
of about three men, free from eXecu-
tive duties of routine but with author
itv to render final decisions as IS done
nv the British war council
The prediction is freely made that
such a council with real authority
must come within thirty days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
BUSINESS MEN


CONTINUED from rage One)
importance of men and boys from To-
peka coming to the sections organized.
They must be in squads and have
leaders so they can go right to work
and clean off a quarter section of
land"
Mr.. Robinson's plan was endorsed
by A. A Rodgers. county commissioner.
The men and boys should be on the
ground Monday, the date advised by
Mr. Robinson" he said. The county
commissioners are lending every aid in
the movement to place 1000 workers
on the devastated district Monday.
LindeIl Sees Need.
A. V. Lindell of the Shawnee State
bank, North Topeka, has discovered
that the farmers need manual aid.
They want men to help pick up the
sticks and debris from their fields
that they may begin planting corn at
once.
Thursday a party of Rossville sight
seers came down in motor cars. But
they didn't come down to rest onN the
cushions and gaze in awe at the
wreckage. They ran their cars along
the roadside and ''unloaded." Every
sightseer was soon a workman.
The fields are full of debris that
must be cleaned out before planting
can begin. The farmers haven't
enough help to do it themselves.
Let Topeka tornado visitors take a
pair of overalls and cotton gloves
along" Mr.. LindeH suggests. They
can be of real value to the farmers. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

million Spring wheat 265 to go million.
On the basis of the extreme ngures on
winter and spring the tots. crop will show
800 million against $40 million harvested
last year. Winter wheat condition 20 TO
T55 against 49, last month and crop 3G6
million Spring conditions 92.5 to 81. Last
year was $50 and ten year average 81 -
Acreage about same last year to a small
increase or around Is million Oats acre
age estimated at AZ millions to 43.doO,OOO
acres against IL. 5S9. 600 harvested last year.
Estimated condition 50 TO 30 against
$50 last year and ten year average OF
sS7 Crop 1,4O0 million TO ]. $50 million
and one expert says 1.5OO million Last
wears harvest 1252 million
Sentiment in corn is more two sided.
Industries are not getting any more than
requirements although late yesterday
country offerings were increasing aud pit
traders who are bearish sold heavily on
predictions of better weather. In one
quarter 1t was said that the technical sit
uation has changed in favor of the bear.
Commission houses who are bearish ad-
wise selling December corn on all bulges
above 100. Those bullish say the bears
will ignore the cash situation and sell
prices on all futures off on prospects and
pay for 1t later when they come to cover
as there is no corn pressing on the markets.
Oats-Looked upon as two sided propo-
sition. A few large traders say oats are
relatively too low compared with corn ana
wheat and is heavy. They are buying on
breaks. Bears claim that crop prospects
are too good for bulges to hold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
REBELS TAKE CAPITAL
Confederates. 10000 Strong, Succeed
Where They Failed in SOS.

Washington, June s.-Marching
over the same path that Grants
armies trod when reviewed at the close
of the Civil war, veterans of the con-
federate forces which Numbered at
Washington's gates half a century
ago paraded down Pennsylvania av-
enue ThursC ay.
Including escorts there were 10000
or more in line.
Before they laid down their arms
after Appomattox. the grey clad men
in line would have given their lives
day the city blazed with these scarlet
stars and bars of the confederacy and
its flaring st. Andrews cross.
President Reviews Grey Army.
President Wilson, standing where
President johnson stood in SIS, in
front of the White House, reviewed
the remnants of the rebel hosts.
| Washington received the veterans
| like conquerors. Thousands of WISH
tors to the reunion lined the way. A
deafening uproar of cheers, auto
| horns, bells and whistles surged
around the aged warriors. The i'm
| presSive parade seemed symbolical of
the united America which now CON
| fronts Germany. Every former con-
| federate carried a United States flag.
| The Stars and Bars whipped in the
| wind with the Stars and Stripes all
along the avenue from the shadow
| of the capitol dome to the majestic
court of honor.
| EScorting the veterans were $500
men from the officers reserve train
/ ing camp at Fort Myer, wearing the
| khaki and carrying the weapons OF
! modern war. There were also hun
| dreds of veterans of he Spanish war
| And acting as guard of honor to the
| men they had fought were other bent
/ hundreds of grand army veterans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
HOPE OF ALLIED
VICTORY IN 1917
HAS CONE AWRY
United States Must Realize
Cold, Hard Facts.
American Plans Predicated on
Three Years War.
RUSSIA'S COLLAPSE The CAUSE
SlayS' Failure Puts Problem
Squarely Up to Z. S.
"NOt Awake to Situation" Say
Washington Statesmen.
American Plans Predicated on
Three Years. War.
RUSSIA'S COLLAPSE The CAUSE
SlaYS' Failure Puts Problem
Squarely Up to Z. S.
"NOt Awake to Situation" Say
Washington Statesmen.

Washington, June Slope of an
allied victory in 1917 has gone ac-
cording to best informed government
officials. The frank admission was
made today that American plans are
being predicated upon the probability
OF at least three years of war. Con-
ceit has given way to conception of
the size of the job that has been put
up to the United States-the landing
of the knockout blow to German mill
tarism.
The frank admission of the fore
most British military critics. made
within the past few days, that the en-
tire plans of the allies offensive have
been completely upset by the Russian
upheavaI has given Washington jolt
In some quarters it has developed the
most intense pessimism. In others
especially among some members of the
Council of National Defense, there is
a feeling of relief that deception has
given way to frankness and that the
American nation has at last been per
mitted to face the cold fact that the
success or failure of the allied cause is
sQuarely up to the United states.
Public Opinion ChlorOfOrmed.
Among a number of the strongest
men in Washington-some members OF
the government and other business
men giving their time and services TO
winning the war-the feeling is strong
that public opinion in the United states
has been chloroformed and facts with
held knowledge Of which must be-
come general before successful mo-
biIization of the entire resources can
be accomplished.
The feeling is developing that the
Importance of the American military
participation alone has been over en-
phasized The big lesson taught by
Europe II is said. that war is no long
er made by entire nations; it is by the
co-ordinated forces of capital and Ia
bor. agriculture and industry, each
sacrificing private gain. individual and
personal advantage with the same
Willingness that the military Sacrlflces
its blood and its lives.
1t is no longer a secret that as an
offensive factor Russia has collapsed,
is out of the military plans for year
at least. more probably for good
Nothing but the rise of a Russian Ma
poleon. or the establishment of a die
tatorship can save the Slav situation
Neither is a likely contingency.
Not Able to Deliver Knockout.
France has passed the high point
of her efficiency and can be counted
on to do nothing more than hold her
own England. while still on the up
grade from a military viewpoint, has
almost reached her high point and,
economically. is on the downgrade.
Granting, as seems probable, that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
Morning Grain Gossip.

FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade-1
Dow Jones-Elimination by congress of
administrations food bill providing for
fixing of maximum prices now seems prob
able.
Government report on winter wheat and
spring wheat and other grains at :15 p m
National council of defense completes
plans to buy 100000 freight cars for gov
eminent to be operated on all railroads of
country.
Z Completion of war tax bill by senate IL
nance committee expected by Saturday
Returns at Washington show that ap-
proximately fifty per cent of Americans
who enrolled Tuesday ask for exemption
National Bank Of Commerce in New
York takes SIS million dollars Of liberty
bonds
The Herald says: More than usual in
tercst centers in the June government crop
re-ort due in Chicago at. Ia today Win
ter wheat crop estimated at 3S5 to 400
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
BE WARMER SATURDAY
Continued from rage One,

Continued from Fage OneI
normal
The official forecast promises gen.
orally fair weather for today and Sat
urday. cooler tonight and warmer
Saturday. Skies over all the state
were clear this morning after very
light precipitation in the southeast
sections of the state Thursday night.
The river this morning was still
falling, having fallen IA feet within
the last twenty-four hours, and will
continue to fall today and Saturday.
according to Mr. Flora. The stage
this morning was 1863 feet Tribu-
taries of the Kaw were reported fall
ing in the western and northern Sec
tons
The highest temperature recorded
on this date is 101, in 1911, and the
lowest Al, in 1913
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
STACKER CASE IN KAN.

Washington, June S.-From Wldely
scattered sections complaints against
STRIKERS began to pour into the pro-
vost marshal generals office today
Each complaint was Immediately re-
ferred to the department of justice
for action. One of the first com
plants came from the sheriff of CHM
AKRON. Kan He declared eleven Mex
leans had refused to register in that
county The department of justice
was notified and arrests were expect
ed to follow.
A special advisory board of law
yers, jurists and military authorities
was ready today to submit recon-
mendations for general exemption
plans to President Wilson.
Already it is definitely determined
that there will be no wholesale class
exemptions such as farmers, ship
builders, munition workers and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
PERSHING

Continued from Page One)
in the English channel and Atlantic is
expected shortly, according to the
Matin- The paper says that naval
bases have been prepared to accom-
modate the American ships.
Arrives in London.
London, June S.-General Pershing
arrived in London this afternoon. He
was welcomed by Walter Hines Page
the American ambassador; Lord Der
by, secretary of state for war; Wis
count French, commanding the Brit
ish home forces, and other officers.
including Lord Brooke, who will be
attached to General Pershing's staff
during his stay in England.
Major General Pershing has with
him 19s officers, enlisted men and
other attaches. They sailed more than
a week ago. No information as to
composition of the American force or
when it may be expected to reach
France has been given out beyond the
statement that a division of regulars
supplemented by a regiment of ma
rines would be sent as early as pos
sible- Paris reported yesterday that
camp sites for the Americans had been
selected.
Aviators in France.
Washington, June s.-One hundred
American navy aviators to aid in de-
tectlng submarine actions and other
duty have arrived safely in France.
according to official announcement
today.
These are the first officers and men
of the regular fighting forces to actu-
ally land in France
Lieutenant Whiting. of Massachu-
sets, is in command The officers
with him are Lieutenant Chevalier.
Rhode Island; Lieutenant Griffen,
Alabama and Lieutenant Dickman,
New York
While most of the men are trained
avlators, some additional training un-
der war conditions. will be given them
in France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08

FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
660000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 49, S1 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased Is, 465
bushels
The Canadian Pacific Railroad estimates
Western Canada's prospective wheat crop
at $50 million bushels, 80 million bushels
more than last year.
Directors of the Merchants Exchange.
ST. Louis yesterday fixed a maximum
price Of S1.67 for contract grades of corn
for immediate future delivery.
The Iowa state crop report makes the
condition of corn 95. oats 101, spring
wheat 90, winter wheat a. barley IS,
potatoes 90, tame hay 81, wild hay 80,
pastures 90.
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were 1.4640 900 bushels of
wheat. 5000 barrels of flour, III 900 bush
els of corn. 692, 900 bushels of oats: wheat
and flour combined, 1851 600 bushels.
Estimated shipments of wheat from Ar
gentina this week at $4,000 bushels COM
pared with $4,000 bushels actually ex-
ported last week and 100000 bushels a
year ago. Estimated corn shipments are
million bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-08
BOHEMIA REvOLTS
Revolution in Austrian Prov
Tree Against Throne.
DEPUTIES in ReichSrat Demand
Democracy Thru Land.

Chicago, June "A revolution has
broken out in bohemia against Aus
TRAN rule. according to cablegram re-
ceived he-e this afternoon by Jarostav
F. Smet1nka. secretary of TIE Bo-
hemian National Alliance, from DR..
Edward Renes in Paris
The cablegram stated that Eohem-
ian deputies in the Austrian rechSrae
engaged in demonstration against
the throne and demanded the creation
of democratic state thru the union
of all CzeCh-Slovak Ia ndS