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struction could be heard fifty miles
Famous Cloth Hall a skeleton.

Famous Cloth Hall Il Skeleton.
The inhabitants of the town mostly
fled soon after the bo~mbardment
started. When it was over, they re-
turned to find the beauty of their
town we'll nigh gone. The famous
Cloth Hall still stood, but it was a
roofess skeleton; only its cellars were
intact. The great square in front of it
was heaped with broken stones and
charred wood, and nearby lay the
broken bells, the famous bells of
Ypres, which for six hundred years
had sounded every hour across the
level fields of Belgium.
At for the Cathedral, one could
stand inside and look up at a roof
terror was filled with stones, frag-
ments of marble statues from the
tombs, charred wood that had been
the wonderful carved roof, rags of
burnt canvas that had been beautiful
pictures, broken glass of wonderful
color that had been famous painted
windows.
Such was Ypres after the first bonn
bardn1ent. Whole streets had beer
destroyed, vet there were still houses
where people could live: there was
still a broken skeleton of what had
been a town,
For six months Ypres was left in
comparative peace; shells still fell in
the town at irregular intervals, but
it was possible for people to live
there n to open shops for the troops
that passed through to the battleline
The Second Bo~mbardmcnt.
The second bo~mbardment began
without warning on April 90. 1915
The first shell fell in. the Great
Place" when it vas filled with people
1t is impossible today to get any &C.
curate estimate Of the loss Of life
caused by hat first, shell. but those
who saw it still blanch and tremble
with the mere memory of it. 1t was
a heavier shell than any that had beer
used in the first bombardment. com.
ing from one of the giant siege guns
1t could be heard for ten seconds, ir
the air. the noise of it growing as i
came. like h sound of an express!
train. When it fell the thick smoke
Of its explosion rose 200 feet high.
The full storm of the bombardmen
burst 48 hours later, accompanied b,
the first waves Of poisoned gas uset
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against the French and British lines.

against the French and British lines.
Day and night for a long period the
great shells poured into the town i'll a
steady stream, while above streets
and squares and fields hung a sinis-
ter cloud, gas and smoke and dust.
When this bombardment ceased. it
was hardly possible to find ones way
through the town. Houses and streets
had all melted together in heaps of
rubbish. The one or two walls which
still stood only served to emphasize
the desolation, a few fragments of the
church wall and tower, with their
pointed arches, the remains of a bel
fry, a Scared fragment of the facade
of the Cloth Hall.
From these ruins one could locate
where the more important buildings
of the city had stood and could esti-
mate the completeness of the ruin.
So Ypres remained for two more
years. The Germans completed their
destruction during the past spring
and summer, removing the last recog-
nizable vestiges of anything by turn
ing heavy armor-piercing shells
against the pathetic ruins. BY the end
of July there was literally nothing
left except lust ard broken stones.
This is all that now remains of the
famous town of YDreS.
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n. W. MILLERs MEET THURSDAY.

Minneapolis, Dec. 31.-Millers of
the northwest will meet at the Minne-
apolis court house mex Thursday un-
der the auspices Of the milling divis-
ion Of the food administration, to dis
cuss how roller mills may be adjusted
to make "a per cent extraction Of
flour, as required by the federal food
administrations ruling. tits expect
I'D that millers representing about
400 flour mills in Minnesota, Iowa.
Montana Idaho and North and South
Dakota will attend the meeting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-31
WOMEN TELEPHONE
OPERATORS SENT
r ABROAD FOR WAR

Washington, Dec. 31.-Women tel
ephone operators are being sent
abroad for services at the offices of
the American forces in France. They
have the same privileges and allow
ances as army nurses. Many army
women unable to join their husbands,
have found a way to do so by quail
flying as telephone operators.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-31
STILSON TO BE
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR GOV. CANTl

San Francisco. Cal. Dee. 81
Fielding J. Stilson; a Los Angeles
capitalist. announced here today he
had been advised that he was to be
appointed diplomatic representative
at Washington" Of Governor Estaban
Cantu If lower California. II believe"
he said. this foreshadows the seces-
sion of lower California from Mex
leo"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-31
POSTAL EMPLOYEES ASK RAISE,

Minneapolis. De-. 31.-Resolutions
asking for a wage increase Of Is per
cent were adopted al a meeting of
Minneapolis p%ostofice employees here
tonight. Nearly 500 clerks and car
riers attended, despite efforts to keep
them away because Mayor Thomas
Van Lear was scheduled to make an
address.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-31
GERMAN PROFESSOR DISMISSED.

Denver, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Martha Los
echer Crook, professor of German at
the University of Denver. was dismiss
ed from the faculty of the school at a
meeting of the board of trustees to-
day. Pro-German sympathies and
utterances, it was announced, were
the grounds for the action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-24

EYE ON BAD GIRLS
Topeka viii Watch the .sGood
Little Girls. Too.
Public Dance Hall Craze Be-
comes a Big Problem.
MEN MAY Be BLACKLISTED
| Many Known To Be Unfit to
Attend Functions.
Juvenile Cases i'm Court Develop
With Music Hugs.
MEN MAY Be BLACKlISTED

That bad little girls go to the
depots to see the travelling men come
in, may be a small town axiom But
in Topeka many little girls are made
bad little girls thru the medium Of
public dance halls. Such seems to be
the opinion held by county officials
handling Juvenile cases Of female .de-
linquents.
Miss Eva Corning, new probation or
ficer, appointed by Probate Judge
Ralph H. Cav, has been appalled, al
the number of female delinquents
under age, found in Topeka. Hardly
a day passes that some frantic moth
er doesn't call over the telephone 20
tell of a daughter who can't be Kept
at home nights, or has picked uD
companions the mother believes are
boding no good for the girls future
Generally a Dance Devotee.
History of the case often reveals
that the girl has the dance craze. at
tends public dances and can't be kept
from them. The officials find no
fault with the dance. itself. but do feel
that blacklist, both of men and
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women, should be kept and those Oh
such a list should be barred from the
dances.
Men and women, unfit f. the COM
pany of girls Is. II and IS years #
ag, are devotees of certain public
dances in Topeka, it is feared by the
county officials. That the various
juvenile officials, together with the
police and sheriff's office consult to-
gether, pick a list of men and women
unfit in their opinion to intermix with
girls just starting out in life, IS
scheme proposed.
Wouldn't Cut Rag
This, it is believed, could be done by
placing a dance censor at each of
the public dance halls on both sides Of
the Kaw There is no movement on
foot TO cut out the rag in public
dances as long as it is permitted at
private affairs. A slow waltz isn't
supposed to be any more popular at a
public dance hall than at a private
dance and at neither place is it de-
manded with avidity.
Nor in their attempts to aid heart
broken fathers and mothers who can't
keep their girls from the public dance
do the officials stop with a suggestion
of a censor at the dance halls. An al
legged practice of permitting indis-
eliminate dancing without introduce
lions would be stamped on. Any
young man attempting to dance with
out an introduction, or any young
girl accepting a dance without the
same would be blacklisted
Furthermore, fathers and mothers
desiring girls kept away from public
dances while they are under age could
inform the head of the public dance
censorship board and the girls would
be barred from the dance halls, under
the plan proposed.
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Her
Experience
With
Politics
Aunt Iiilda

J! If amt Guild polyticks dis yere
don't know squashes
Hu, Oar Moses Albright de drayman. He starts
an be United Some ha
fggers fur him showed him dar none
in bein n dam raw 'bout at two load
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SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

fault the actor of it.-Shakespeare
This world all powers in it far more awful ana
beautiful than until accident reminds US
G. K. Chesterton.
One day with life and heart
Is than time enough
To find a world.
James Russell Lowell
When God thou beievest God thou wilt certainly be-
Leland.
declare the glory of God and the armament
showeth his handiwork.-Psalms 1911
Shines the last age the next with hope is
Today sinks off unmarked between;
Future past richer secret holds,
o friendless Present. than thy bosom folds.
Emerson
No one can ask honestly hopefully be delivered from
temptation himself honestly and firmly deter
do the best he to keep out of it-Ruskin.
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Presbyterian.
Calvary, Pa e. 18th, NICK. Miller.
pastor. Morning theme, What Shall
A Man Give In Exchange for His
Soul" Evening subject, God the
Eternal Object"
Westminster, College and Huntoon,
Ralph Ward, pastor. Morning sub
ject, THE Central Lesson in the
School of Faith" Evening sermon.
Confession"
Third, Fourth and Branner, D. b
Anderson pastor Morning sermon,
THE Love of God" Usual evening
service.
First, Eighth and Harrison. S. S.
Estey, pastor. Morning sermon. "A
Pastors Confession" Evening topic,
How Some Fail To Be Gods Ath-
letes."
Redden Chapel, Second and Monroe,
John H Fazel, pastor. Evening serv-
ice 1880, illustrated lecture on the life
of Christ, with colored slides. Miss
Eva Corning will sing.
Potwin, Fifth and West, H. L. Mel
son, pastor. Preaching service morn
ing and evening. Brotherhood S:45
a. m.
Second United, Huntoon and Fill
more, W. NJ. Jackson, pastor. Morn
ing theme, THE Lord God of Elijah"
Evening sermon, THE Hands of
Jesus"
Reformed, 920 Clay, C. A. Dodds.
pastor. Morning sermon, Thinking
White" Evening, Rev A. M. Thomp-
son will preach at Irving Place chapel.
First United, Eighth and Topeka,
E p. Smith, pastor. DR.. j. H. Gibson,
synodal superintendent of missions of
Kansas synod, will preach at morning
and evening services.
Methodist.
East Side, Seventh and Lime, J. F.
Youngrnan, pastor. Morning subject,
Access to God" Evening service,
''The Daily Cross in Modern Life"
Oakland, Sardou and Chester, A. E.
Peterson, pastor. Morning sermon,
The wisdom of the World" Eve
ming theme, What Shall L Preach"
Special music morning and evening.
Every member canvass in the after
noon.
St. Marks, B. R. Ross. pastor.
Morning subject, "a Spiritual Cure"
Evening sermon, The Call of the
Strong to the Help of the Weak"
First German, Tyler and w. Fifth,
A. j. Ross, pastor. Morning sermon,
1O:45, theme, ITO Have Erred Exceed
Gods Presence"
Walnut Grove. Sixteenth and Har-
rison; J. E. w. Spencer, pastor.
Morning sermon. Johns Vision of
the Church" Evening service, Chris
tan Service as Exemplified by the
Vision of Sir Launfal by Lowell"
First, Sixth and Harrison; E. ].
Kulp, pastor. Morning sermon, THE
New Evangelism Evening topic,
Choosing Your Own Ancestors"
wesleyan, Third and jefferson; T,
J. Pomeroy, pastor. H. A. Marange-
opa, Malay missionary. will preach in
the morning. Evening sermon by pas
tor. What Must 1 Do To Be Saved.
Mount Olive, Twelfth and Buch-
anan; j. D. Rice, pastor. Morning
sermon, "A Place Better Than
Heaven" Evening theme, Excuses "
Lowman, Eleventh and Morris, w
NJ. Balch, pastor. Morning sermon
1.-THE Uses of Adversely" Evening
topic, Happy Surprises"
Congregational.
First, Harrison and Seventh; Ar
thur 8. Henderson, pastor. Morning
sermon. Putting Two and Two To-
gether." Evening sermon. THE Power
of Personality" Mrs. Henderson will
| sing at both services.
Seabrook. Robert D. Bussey, pastor
Morning sermon. Jesus Teaching OF
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he nlreu Ten Niger boys 10 Walk In
line behind him. an he had n parade
through de streets, an when it was
ober wild he felt as big roun' as a cot
ton bale rigr4 from de gin. He drew
de parade up III front of my cabin an
called to me. l reckon he was gwine
to git off some big words, but 1 had
kettle of hot water on de stove. an
when l carried it out to sprinkle his
gang dey all run away like so many
rabbits.
Hu. Didn't dey hold a mass meet
In, an dey wouldn't let white man
into de hall. 1t was fur Guild people
only an fur cu,Td men dat wanted Of
fee. Oar was fifty men present, an
cherry one of dem wanted to be chair
man of de meedn'. Dey had five rows
befo' Jonah Green was 'lected. He
am de only cooper in de town.
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BIBLE STUDY
BY MRS. c. F. MENNINGER
every Saturday Topeka Journal
GENESIS CHAPTERS 11:1-s; 1e:27-13:s.
THE STORY OF BABEL: THE CALL OF ABRAHAl
Lesson v.

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Tho came to visit the worked
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was
great m fl time in
neph
Ina three in Abrant
How old was Abram he Haran?
HON ON
Via people n in the
and what
there?
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In wha
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NotabIes to Address Mo. Editors.

Columbia, Mo, Feb. 24.-Announce-
1nent has just been made that journal
ism week at the University of Missouri
will be held here the five days COM
1nencing May Z. The annual meeting
of the Missouri Press association will
be here the last two days University
authorities are now arranging speakers
and programs and consider it proba BILE
that among the visitors Will be Ray
Stannard Baker, Joseph Pulitzer, jr.,
of the New York World, and John T.
McCutcheon of the Chicago Tribune.
The electric railways of the United
States are valued at the enormous sum of
$730, 0OO, 900.
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THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF
NAAAR ENE, j. G. Demeret. pastor.
Preaching service at II and 1880.
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SWEDISH BETHEL MISSION
Harrison and Sixth. A. Liljengren, pa S
tor. Preaching service morning anC
evening.
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Love and New Birth Evening theme,
ITO Him That Hath Shall Be Given"
Lutheran.
st. Johns Evangelical, Second and
Van Buren,. p. d. Mueller, pastor.
German services at 1890. English
services at 1890.
First. Fifth and Harrison c. w
Maggart pastor. Morning sermon,
Sacrifice, and Its Graces." Evening
topic, Contrasts at the Gates
Christian.
West Side, Mrs. Clara H. Hazelrigg
pastor. Morning theme, THE Pearl
of Great Price" Evening, "A Choice
From Eternity"
Central Park. Sixteenth and Central
Park avenue. C. E. Rash, pastor.
Morning service, What Makes the
Gospel" Evening subject, THE
World. the Work and the Workers"
First; e22 Topeka o, l. L., Cook, pas
Know" State Superintendent w. ].
Herwig will speak at the evening
service.
United Brethren
First, Twelfth and Quincy, G. X.
Hartman, pastor. Mrs. ]. Hal Smith
of Kono Land, Africa, will talk at the
morning service. In the evening the
Lillian Kitchener w. c. T.. U. will hold
a Frances Willard memorial service.
Rep. D. A Layton of Osborne, will
speak.
Second. Fifth and Leland, NJ. L.
Robey, pastor. w. j. Herwig will
speak at the morning service In the
evening an African missionary, Mrs.
j. Hal Smith will speak
Baptist.
First, Ninth and jackson, Robert
Gordon, pastor. Morning sermon,
Alliance With the Invisible Eve
ming topic, THE Sacredness of Prop
or hal
L marks the sixteenth anniversary of
the First Baptist church. DIR. Judson
B, Thomas of Chicago, a former pastor
will be present and participate. The
Baptist churches of the city will Join
in the celebration.
First Swedish, Fourth and Fillmore.
e A. Segerstrom, pastor. Preaching
service morning and evening
Seward Avenue, Seward avenue and
Grattan- F. W. Wittenbraker, pastor.
MORNING theme, "Quails and Mamma"
Evening subject, John, the Baptist"
Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Huntoon and
Polk. Services Sunday at II a. m. and
8 p. m. Subject of lesson sermon,
Mind
FIRST EVANGELICAL, Seventh
and Monroe, H. b. Hobbs, pastor.
Preaching at 1916 and 1870. Rev. M.
Manshardt will preach in the morning.
SWEDISH BETHEL MISSION,
Harrison and Sixth, A. Liljengren, pas
tor. Preaching service morning and
evening.
THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF
NAZARENE, J. G. Demeret pastor.
Preaching service at IL and 1880.
SPIRITUALIST TEMPLE BUILD
ERS, Fourth and Monroe. Meeting at
the temple Sunday evening. Lecture
and messages.
The lillian Nitcbnar Wy
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AUTO JUMPS II FEET
Establishes Record Leap From Inclin-
ed Platform

Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 24.-What is
believed to be a record running broad
jump by a motor car was made at
demonstration during the recent auto
mobile show here. when the car, start
ing from an inclined platform, Jumped
IL feet and inches. The leap was
made at the rate of fifty-seven miles
an hour.
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a a
too
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SPIRITUALIST TEMPLE BUILD
ERS, Fourth and Monroe. Meeting at
the temple Sunday evening Lecture
and messages.
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The Lillian Mitchner w. c. T. U.
will hold a memorial service for Fran
ces Willard Sunday evening at the
United Brethren church, Twelfth and
Quincy streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-24
CHURCH NOTICES

CThese notices must be in the state
Journal office by o CLOCK on fr9aF al
ternoon Unless otherwise noted In this
column services will be held at IL O'Clock
in the morning and 1870 O'Clock 81 the
evening
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
a~~sffr
Little Tot Wandered Away.

Last Thursday the little two year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Joseph
son decided to take a stroll all by
himself. He took his little cart and
started out on his journey, with no
objective point in view. He was miss
ed shortly afterwards by his mother,
and a telephone call was sent into
Marshal Dickson. The officer start
ed out on the trail and located the
boy down by the Bernatz Bros. stone
mill, the boy having travelled from
his home on East Broadway pulling
his little cart with him, distance of
about twelve blocks. He was taken
in by family near the mill and given
his dinner, and when found he was
just as happy as a lark, and natur-
ally too, the mother was very happy
on his return.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
DEBORAH Man i'm Vaudeville.

1t has just come to light that our
own little city has a vaudeville artist
that, in his line, will make many a
professional look to his laurels, Don
Incognito," he calls himself and he
is Conjurer, Necromancer and Card
Mataipulator. The few who have
been privileged to see his exhibition
are still scratching their heads, won
dering how it was all done.
Manager Relf, of the Star Thea
ire, has finally been able to arrange
with the gentleman to present his
act at the Star, AID the date has
been set for next Tuesday, Oct. 9th
Who is he? Well, he's billed as 1.-THE
mypterious local unknown" Come
and see if you know him. In aAHtion
to the above a very good seven reel
feature program VIII also be Shown
and the prices will be but 10 asad 20
cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
Good Roads Boosters Here.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Eu-
gene Adams and Mr.. Rissel, of Du-
buque, came to DEBORAH and address
ed an audience of men at the city hall
on good roads. They told what the
people of their county have done, and
also illustrated what can be done in
this county. The state of Iowa has
the sum of $4,000 for road purposes,
appropriated by the government
which can be secured by Winneshiek
providing a like sum is put UP here
The speakers emphasized the fact
that we want good roads 365 days il
the year, with a surface that we can
travel on. They said Iowa was pro,
crossing so fast that it is hardly able
to comprehend it. No action was TAX
en- by the Commercial Club, but pos
sibly something will be done later tc
raise this money for the roads of this
county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
WATER WAGON DIDN'T COME.
The Flying Machine Failed to Get
Away From POstville Monday.

The flying waterwagon' failed to
put in an appearance at DEBORAH last
Friday, the original date planned,
which was changed to Monday, and
again it failed Somehow, or other
some airships do fail to get up. Evil
IDENTIFY Ruth Law wasn't driving this
one or there would have been some
thing doing. The machine was sup
posed to start from Postville Monday.
1t arrived there alright Monday
night, but all day yesterday they were
working at it, setting it up, but it
failed to get away. A gentleman who
was at Postville told us that there
were about 800 automobiles in the
town with a big crowd and every
body was "rubberilg" but the water
wagon" was too dry" to start Pos
sibly it will be along today, but don't
tire your neck, just wait until it gets
here.
1t is stated today in the daily pap
ers that the aviator will start from
Oelweil today and fly over central
and southern Iowa, dropping dry
bombs everywhere. Possibly later he
will fly over DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

strain and stress of war, it certainly
is not needed il times of peace. The
most damning indictment the liquor
traffic has ever received has been its
reputation during the present war.
What the acid test of war conditions
has decided does not make for effici-
ency stands condemned. Even the
saloon-keeper does not wish a bar
tender who drinks. We stand at new
point of departure. Behind us are
many years of constructive legisla-
ton directed toward the abolition of
the liquor traffic; ahead of us is Ma
tional Prohibition. The states which
are soon to vote on this question are
interested spectators. Let us not fall
ter at this ju1cture, nor leave it to
the other fellow" Remember-the
DRY Voter who stays at home on
Oct. 15 registers a vote for the wet
interests.
SIGNED: S. A. Scarvie, NJ. Willett,
l.. NJ. Enger, l.. T. Fosse, Warren
Hoyt, T. A. Jayne, Rev. Healey, Fl. P.
Nicholson, 7. o. Tolo, r. Schrubbe,
T. E. Thompson, Officers Of the Win
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
"My Soldier Girl Was Good.

The Grand was packed last night
to witness the musical show "My Sol
der Girl" and the big audience was
we'll repaid too. 1t was one of the
best musical shows that has appeared
here il long time. The songs were
new and were we'll rendered by a
fine chorus. The costumes were pref
ty, and unique. The patriotic scenes
and songs brought forth great APP
plause, and the acts were full OF good
things from start to finish. The run
board extending from the stage out
into the parquet circle let the chorus
frolic with the audience, and several
men in the audience came very near
being kidnapped, and they seemed to
like it.