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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10
General Vaccination
May Be Compulsory
to Auoid Epidemic
Smallpox Is Filling Peshouse With Victims and Drastic
Regulations Are Being Drafted to Prevent Further
Spread of the Disease-Free Vaccination at
the City Health Office Today

are not protected by vaccination, and
quarantine regulations will directly affect
this amount of the population as soon
as the order has to go into effect Wher-
ever and whenever exposure to smallpox
is suspected this quarantine will GER
tairly be put into effect
The city health office will remain
open all day today and vaccination will
be given those applying absolutely free.
AS Sunday is day that many people are
at leisure who are busily engaged dur
ing the week. 1t is expected that quite a
rush will be kept mp during the day.
School children are now being vacci-
mated in large numbers and the health
and educational authorities are deter
mined no child shall enter school UNI
protected or unvaccinated. Repeated vac
cination will be required until success
full one Is made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10
Birmingham Lodge
B'Nai Birth to Meet

This afternoon at 2:so o'clock there
will be a meeting of Birmingham lodge
No. 1858, Independent Order of B'Nai
Birth. 1t is the regular meeting of the
lodge and all members are. expected TO
attend.
There will also be a debate held this
evening at o'clock at Temple Emanu-
Ell by the Council of Jewish Women of
Birmingham. An invitation has been
extended to the Birmingham and Magic
City lodges of the B'Nai Firth to at
tend this event. 1t is said that the gath
ering of the council will be unusual and
that large attendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10
Death Follows Shock

Following receiving the news of the
death of his daughter, Isaiah Tidwell,
aged 70. suffered a serious nervous
breakdown and after two weeks of lin
gering illness died yesterday at the
home of his son, Homer Tidwell. 5221
Third avenue. south. The remains will
be sent to Oneonta today for inter
nent
He is survived by four daughters
and two sons. His daughter, Mrs. Nit
tie TidweH Colston, died several weeks
ago. He sank into a. coma after receiv-
ing the unexpected news and never re-
covered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
A RETREAT NEXT?
Germans Place Retreat Special
ist in Charge on SOmme.
Won BOehn Conducted Retire.
ment From the Marne.

Paris, Aug. is, Havas.-General
Hans Won Boehn, the German retreat
specialist" has BEEN appointed to the
supreme German command on the
Somme front. The newspapers be-
lieve that this change in German conn
mand is highly significant The Ger
man withdrawal north of Albert is
looked upon as the first application
of his tactics.
General Boehn and his former COM
mand, the German Eighth army stood
the brunt of the allied pressure on ths
Marine salient previously to the with
drawai to the north of the vesle.
The German troops engaged in the
fighting east and southeast of Amiens
have been under the command Of
Generals Won Der Marwitz and Won
Hutier and in the army group of
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
IN AUGUST 26 DRAFT
Thfrty-two Men i'm Shawnee
County Draft Call This Month.

A list of the registrants who are ir
line to fill Shawnee county's quota o1
thirty-two men in the draft call OF
August 26 was made public this morn.
ing by the county draft board. These
men are in line and all eligible to be
called, but the official notices have no
been mailed and there may be some
changes before the men leave for For
Riley, it was pointed out by L D. Ora
ham, secretary.
The names follow:
Louis Carl Zirkie. route "a. Topeka
Thomas H Whiteman. Silver Lake.
Lester W Whitlock. Topeka.
Samuel Hurwitz. quite 27. Topeka.
Albert l. Brooke. 1103 Ridge.
Cleo Burton. Auburn.
William NJ Norris, Richland.
Eugene Holloran, noute 5. Topeka.
Ralph B. Kimball ? Topeka
Howard c. Edwards. 1S9 KeIlam.
Glenn B. Baldwin. f15 Forest.
Walter Osborn, Willard.
James r. Freddy. Isl Arter-
John ". Heard. Twenty ninth and Massa-
chusetts.
Seldom L. Heskett. Berryton.
Gene ]. Nettleton. wakarusa
Raymond R. Neiswender, route 6. Topeka.
Merle Monasmith. route z, Topeka.
John D. Anderson route ii. Topeka.
Guy Anderson. 146 Winfield.
Carl D Gutsehall. Rossville.
Jess B. Bundy. Auburn
Hobart C. Van Horn. route 4. Topeka.
John NJ Myers. Station B, route %.
Seldom n <ilgore. 1r-. route 1. Topeka.
Roy Flohrschufz. Tecumseh.
Claude B. Sneller Rossviile.
Francis R. fitche!l. Auburn.
Elgin D. Cox Tecumseh
Everett F. Reser, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
Drop Back Two Miles on a
Nine Mile Front.
Enemy Manpower Is Rapidly
Diminishing.
ONLY IS RESERVE DIVISIONS
Doubtful If Germans Can De.
liver Another Attack.
Amiens Cathedral Has Again
Been Opened.

London, Aug. 15., (3:37 p my
The Germans have withdrawn one to
two miles on a nine mile front, at the
western edge of the Flanders salient,
IA according to information received
this afternoon.
Vieu.-Berquin. three miles north Of
Merville, as evacuated during the
withdrawal.
The number of German infantry
men is said to be far below normal
strength and their total manpower il
rapidly diminishing.
Thirty-five enemy divisions 100000
men) are now employed on the Haig
front and only Is reserve divisions
(192,0O0 men) remain. 1t Is re-
garded as doubtful if the Germans can
possibly undertake another offensive
this year
Take All of Lassigny Massif.
London, Aug. 10 a p. m.).-The
French have captured all the high
ground on the Lassignys massif
(heights) and are working down the
north and eastern sides that fur
ther retirement of the enemy In that
sector is probable. according to ad-
vices received here this afternoon.
French Worm In.
Paris, Aug. is (4:05 p. m.o.-The
French are continuing their infiltra-
ton of the German positions in the
Disc valley, north and east of Ribe-
court, Their outposts are established
in the borders of Pimprez "a mile east
of Ribecourt) and Dreslincourt "a
mile north). They have also reached
| the southern part of Ourscamps for
est (extending from Pimprez to with
in two miles of Noyon).
German artillery is heavily gassing
Lassigny grove "a mile southwest OF
| the village.)
Reopen Amiens Cathedral
he Pritf tfel, -,
Aug. 18th German withdraw al
toward Bapaume tten miles northeast
! of Albert and four miles east of the
Ancre,) apparently Is still under. way.
| The bCches have their back toward
| the Amie-.s cathedral, which today
was re-deiioated. 1t had been unused.
| locked up and protected with sand
| bags, since the civilian evacuation cf
Amiens in March. The re-opening CO.
incides with the great Feast of the
AsSumL tior.
! On Defensive i'm Air.
| The Germans are still on the defen-
sive in the air as well as on the ground.
This is due largely to their inability
| to replace losses. An airman taken
! prisoner admits these are very high
much higher than the reports indi-
cate. He says he knows of cases of
/ suppression of losses, while captur-
ed report, replying to the complaint
that German airmen do not aid them
when allied planes are attacking from
low attitudes, says the infantry must
remember that on account of the linn
! tied number of fighting planes these
have to be used where they will do the
most good, which is in carrying out re-
connaisSanceS.
| Nevertheless, one sees very few
German planes in the rear areas COM
pared with the large numbers of our
machines seen crossing the enemy's
lines. headed east.
! The weather for the past few days
has been superb in the battle zone
| Altho the German fighters seem to be
marking time. the airmen seem neith-
| er to eat or sleep.
They are giving the Germans a very
thin time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
topeka STARTSIT
School Board May Let Down
Marriage Bars.
Allow Wives of Soldiers to
Teach in Schools Here.

Topeka, today, according to senti-
ment expressed by members of the
school board, will lead the cities in the
United States in repeating an old iron
clad rule barring married women from
teaching in the public schools.
In the last few months many appN-
cations have been made to the school
authorities for places on the school
teaching staff by married women
women married to soldiers. But these
applications have been rejected owing
to the rule that has applied here.
Now that the draft rules require q
man to state the ability Of his wife
to earn a living in case he is called to
the colors, it is openly expressed here
that Topeka should not hang back
and rest on tradition when there is
opportunity to aid soldiers wives and
furnish more men to the United
States fighting forces.
May Apply Over Country.
The Topeka move may be country
wide. A letter recently was written to
Commissioner of Education CIaxton in
Washington by Topeka teacher in
which she made the following appeal:
"As you know, most Of the large
cities will not employ married women
as teachers in the high schools. As
you also know. the war department
has placed in class I all men whose
wives were educated to earn a living.
Many of these women were teachers
in the larger high schools. These po-
sitions are now closed to us and we
must teach in a small town-several
subjects in which we are indifferently
prepared, at a small wage-an be-
cause we have husbands who are CIV
ing themselves in answer to their
country's call. Is this fair? Kansas
City, Mo-, Kansas City, Kansas. To-
peka, Kansas, and many other cities
have courteously returned all applica-
tions saying they employ no married
women"
AS a. result. from Washington today
comes the following word of advice
from Commissioner Cfaxton: Re
peal of the rule barring married
teachers from our schools"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15

Lieutenant Mil1spaugh went over the
top with his company for the third
time the day he was wounded in ac-
ton and taken prisoner. Captain
Dewey in his cable said that Mills
paugh was taken prisoner July %.
Mrs. F. r. Millspaugh, the lieuten-
ants mother, received a letter dated
July 20, in which he announced that
he was in fine fettle and was going
over the top the next day. He said in
the letter that he would cable home
as soon { the action was finished.
On account of the fact that no cable
had been received from him after the
receipt of the letter Mrs. Millspaugh
has been worried a great deal. and
was unablc to stand an interview to-
day.
Lieutenant Millspaugh is a son of
the late Bishop Millspaugh of the
Episcopal diocese of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
Soviet Troops Begin Evacua-
ton of Russian Capital.
Gold Reserve Removed From
Kremlin to Secret Place.
FOLLOWS FLIGHT OF LEADERS
Armed Peasants Are Reported
Marching on PetrOgrad.
Soviet of That City Said to
Have Fled to KrOnstadt.

Amsterdam, Aug. 15.-Soyiet troops
have begun to evacuate Moscow. The
gold reserves which hal been in the
basement of the Kremlin already have
been removed to an unknown place.
Dispatches received in London
Monday reporting that Premier Le-
nine and War Minister Trotzky had
fled to the naval base at Kronstadt
added that all the governments also
would be renewed there. he flight
of Lenine and Trotzky was said to be
due to the threats by the Social Revo-
lutionists of the Left that they were
about to bring reign of terror there.
Whether the Soviet troops were forced
to depart from Moscow is not clear,
but the loss of the city to the Soviet
government undoubtedly will be a
serious blow to their cause.
Moscow, the ancient capital Of Rus
sia was made the Soviet capital in
March. The Lenine government fled
there from Petrograd. toward which
the German troops were marching.
1t has been reported within the past
newed their march toward Petrograd.
Czecho-Slovak troops have been re-
ported in force along the Volga, about
500 miles east of Moscow.
London, Aug. 15--The Soviet gov
ernment has issued proclamation
declaring that the Russian republic
is in danger. according to kilograms
from Helsingfors received in Stock
holm and quoted by the correspondent
of the Times there. The Petrograd
Soviet has removed to Kronstadt, ow-
ing to the insecurity of the city. Bands
of armed peasants are reported
marching on Petrograd from sur
rounding districts. They declare they
are starving and that the Red Guards
have stolen all their food.
Dissatisfaction with the Soviets is
said to prevail everyN. here in Russia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
NEW HUN NAVY HEAD
Admiral Won Capelle Succeeded B,
Vice Admiral Behnki.

Amsterdam, Aug. 15.-Vice Admiral
Behnki has been appointed to succeed
Admiral Won Capelle, as German min
lister of marine. according to the
Weser Zeitung.
Vice Admiral Behncke succeeds Ad-
miral Won Capelle in the office of state
secretary to the admiralty or minister
of marine as the office is customarily
designated Admiral Won Capelle took
over the ministry of marine in March,
1916, succeeding Admiral Won Tirpftz
There have been recent reports of Won
Capelle's impending retirement, dis
patches from Berlin on August 6, de-
claring that his resignation might be
expected soon. A few days previously
A miral Won Holtzendorf retired as
head of the German admiralty staff
Shortly after he had made an apology
for the failure of the German SUBJ
marines to sink American transports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
Attorney General Brings Suit
to Keep Them From Polls.
Also Will Gust One Alien Can
didate From a Ticket.
City Clerk Covill VIII Be
Ordered to Remove Names.
Keep All Out of Office and With
out Influence Here.

Troubles for 1000 enemy alien
voters in Kansas broke lose today
when S. M. Brewster, attorney general,
prepared suits tending to keep them
away from the polls in November.
Then Brewster added good measure by
filing mandamus proceedings against
the county clerk of Pottawatomie
county to keep the name of w. z.
Grutzmacker-also' Enemy alien-olI
the November ballots as Republican
candidate for probate judge.
Two separate and distinct actions
are to be filed by tie attorney general.
Both are in the nature of mandamus
proceedings before the state supreme
court Immediate action will be
sought that time may be given for ad-
justment of election machinery.
One suit will be filed against City
Clerk Covell of Topeka in an effort to
strike rom the regiItraticn rolls OF
the city the names of all enemy aliens.
While the suit will ask for relief in
Topeka only, the nature of the suit Is
statewide. According to records in
the office of o. T. Wood. United States
marshal, 1Oc enemy aliens have reg
istered with the 60 ernment in this
city. The ale registration for the state
is 5000 and the f.male registration
now beirg tabulated. will probably
Dr1nS the state lOtdl tO o,oVV VI isOVo
Taken From Rolls.
Names of all enemy aliens will be
stricken from registration rolls ans
deprived cf right to vote in this state
if the supreme court upholds the posi-
ton of Attorney General Brewster
The suits affect persons born in Ger.
many or Austria -H,-I.gary. who have
not completed naturalization as Amer
ican citizens and secured final papers
The suit to determine the issue will ht
directed only against the city clerk @
Topeka, but will e statewide in it:
effect.
In directing a suit against the
county clerk of Pottawatomie county
the. attorney general launches move.
ment which has for its purpose the
keeping of all enemy aliens out OF
public office in this state. The suit
against the Pottawatomie county
clerk is to compel him to order the
printing of the general election ballot
without the name of w. F. GrutZ-
macker. the Republican nominee fol
probate judge. Grutzmacker is hold
ing the office of probate judge at this
time and was renomirated in the
recent primaries.
Should the supreme court order
Grutzmacker's name eliminated from
the general election ballot, actor
might then follow to remove the
present official from office. Brew
ster. though. has made no statement
concerning any plan which he may en-
tertain for removal ,of Grutzmacke ell
before the end of his present term
His suit in the supreme court will
merely seeF to prevent the placing oi
his name on the ballot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
NEW LABOR OFFICERS
Kansas Federation Names Pittsbure
Man as President and Organizer.

Fort Scott, Kan. Aug 15.-The
Kansas Federation of Labor, in session
here today. elected the following Of
ficers:
President and organizer. W. B.
Freeman, Pittsburg.
First vice president. ]. A Woulf,
Kansas City. Kan.
Second vice president. L. A Greed.
Wichita.
Third vice president. James Geere.
Hutchinson.
Secretary-treasurer. William Fow-
:, Girard.
Member legislative committee. Fred
w. FELTON,, Topeka.
Sergeant at arms. j. L. Miller. Kan
sas City, Kan.
Fraternal delegate to the Missouri
State Federation of Labor, Miss Zola
Bryant, Fort Scott.
The next convention will be held in
Arkansas City.
A man named Brown of Topeka was
a candidate for president, but he was
defeated by to l vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
He is A PRISONER
Lieut.. Clarkson MiIlspaugh of
Topeka Taken by Huns.
Wounded and Captured in
Action in France July %.

Lieutenant Clarkson Millspaugh, of
Topeka, is wounded and a prisoner in
Hunland.
Lieutenant Millspaugh was received
in Topeka Wednesday night by Mrs.
+. r. Millspaugh. Capt. Chauncey
Dewey, son-in-law of Mrs. Millspaugh,
signed the cablegram bringing the
news.
Lieutenant Millspaugh was attached
to the 102 infantry at the time of his
capture by the Huns. He received
his lieutenancy at the second officers
training camp at Fort Shsridan. He
was in Topeka on leave at Christmas S
time, and left here the day after the
holiday. He arrived safely in France
January 27
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
MEN TO LAWRENCE
Twelve Topekans Leave Today to Take
Special Training.

The following Topeka men left to-
day for Lawrence where they will bs
given special training:
Board No. I.
Harry Aryid E. Anderson, 1852 Lane
Leon Bernard Garvin, 1121 Harrison
FRANKLIN BENJAMIN Miller. 1916 Polk.
Charles Levin Bfrt. 215 East Eleventh.
James Gabby Allison, 1924 Clay
George Blumenstock 1922 Madison
Ora Farris Godfrey, 1895 Van Buren,.
Chester Arlington Nelson 121 Brooks
Board No. 2.
James +. Stevick 516 North Kansas Ava
Robert George Gross, 211 Tyler.
Harry W. Soderberg. Junction city.
Walter 81. Ripetoe, 400 West Third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15

The wind at o'clock was blowing
eight miles an hour from the south
-he temperature for the day averages
5 degrees above normal
Meteorologist Flora offers the well
come tidings that the Bermuda high
centered over Florida is slowly break
ing up. The worst of the hot spell is
over. Cooler weather will result, but
will not be felt at once.
General rains fell in the east and
northwest portions of the state in the
last twenty-four hou, 8. Topeka re-
ceived Al of an inch. Oketo, where
1-65 of an inch fell. and Wheaton,
which reported LBS of an inch, re-
ceived the greatest amount of rain in
the state.
The lowest temperature in the last
twenty-four hours was 20 at O'Clock
this morning. Tonight the lowest tenn
perature will be around rs
fCnnffuued oD DoD~
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(Continued on Page Two-1
Normal Conditions in Cuba.

Havana, Wednesday, Aug 15.-In a
special decree issued tonight Presi-
dent Menocal re-esta blished constitu-
tional guarantees thruout Cuba They
we're suspended on July 13, 1917
The president also issued a state
ment guaranteeing the purity of the
elections next November and the pro-
lection of all voters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
SORRY He CAN'T FIGHT
Rooseveit's Only Regret Is That He
Cannot Be with His Sons.

Paris. Aug. 15.-Colonel Roose-
veit's answer to condolences extended
by President Poincare on the death of
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt is publish by
the newspapers:
My only regret" the colonel wrote.
'fs that I am unable to fight beside
my sons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
SHIPS TO BRING SUGAR
100000 Tons of Dutch Vessels Now
Idle VIII Soon Go to Work.

Washington. Aug .15.-Forty Dutch
ships totaling approximately 100000
tons now idle in Dutch West Indian
ports are expected to be released to
bring sugar, tin, quinine and other
commodities to the United States as
the result of an informal modus vi
viendi effected by the war trade board
thru Charge d'Affaires de Beaufort,
of the Dutch legation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
Chine Borrows from Janan.

Toxic. Aus. 13.-The Chinese cabi-
net has decided to name its new bank
issue gold notes and proposes to
borrow 10000, 900 yen (about S10,o0e,-
000) from japan according to Peking
dispatches to the Kokusai.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
PROTEST TO MEXICO
U. s. and 3 tain coin I'm Action on
Petroleum Tsx Case.

Washin gton, Aug. 15.-The United
States and Great Britain have joined
in diplomatic protest to tho Mexican
,vernment against the oil land de-
crees cf President Carranza. which it
is contended emount practically 20
confiscation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
ALAS, POOR PERSHING
Names of Everybody in Illinois Buy
ing W. s. S. VIII Be Sent to Him.

Chicago. Aug Is. 5.-"Pershing
week" opened here today. Names of
Illinois people purchasing war savings
certificates this week will be inscribed
on an honor roll to be sent the Ameri-
can leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
LIVING COSTS UP
Increase of 132 Per Cent Since
Beginning of 1911.
Conclusion Is Result of Investi-
cation by French Government.

. Paris, Aug 15.-From the first
quarter of 1911 to the second quarter
Of 1918, the cost of living rose pro-
gressively 1872 per cent. This is based
on thirteen main commodities inves-
tigated by Minister of Labor Colliard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15
HOT SPELL BROKEN UP
We May Not Feel 1t Now But Cooler
Weather Is- Coming.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Generally fair tonight and Friday. Slight
ly warmer in northeast portion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15

RI is assumed that the kaiser didn't
witness recent battles thru tlrc wind
shield of his car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-15

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair, slightly warmer
tonight and Friday.
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