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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-08
Spirit of Patriotism

NSith a patriotic pageant entitled
The Spirit Patriotism" the little
people and the big people of the
knights and Ladies' of Security enter
tanned large audience at the audi
forum Wednesday night. Miss Ceora
Bell Lanham personally directed the
pageant of which she is the author
on more than ninety pageants which
Miss Lanham has directed this is the
first she has presented in Topeka.
, The playlet is symbolical of the his
tory of the United States. AS each
scene representing the successive
phases of history was presented the
applause from the audience was suf-
ficient indication of the appreciation
with which the playlet was received.
William A. Biby, national treasurer
of the lodge, acted as announcer of
the various scenes. His few vivid
words made clear the picture if there
was any doubt about the meaning of
any particular scene.
The appearance Of the spirit of war.
however, needed no explanation and
was met with SO much of hush from
the audience which seemed to wait
in suspense that everyone felt at once
the great extent to which the others
were interested in the war The spirit
of war dance vas presented by Miss
Ernestine Tib,. Then patriotism rep
resented by Miss Glayds Neal comes
to break the spell.
The appearance of a group of vet
Grams of the Civil war produced a dis
tinct ovation. Also the group Of
mothers, each wearing a service flag
with the number c stars for the men
she had given to the country. received
the recognition which is due to them
more than all others.
the songs, dances representing -.he
allied nations, drills representing the
armies of these countries and of ouI
country. and the mercy organizations
as the Red Cross and the salvation
Army. were exceptionally we'll repre-
sented The ability of Miss Lanhan
as a trainer is PARTICULAR felt in these
drills and dances which were com
posed of from the largest down tc
FINEST children.
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TOPEKAN DIES IN FRANCE
John Liitjohann, Killed in Action
Leaves Wife and Two Children.

News has been received in Topeka
of the death of a Topeka soldier in
France, John Liitjohann, who was
killed in action July IS. A telegram
was received by his family, who live
a mile north of town on the Central
avenue road.
I.iftjohann was "a years of age, and
leaves a mother, a wife and two small
children who were dependent upon
him. He is survived also by two
brothers and four sisters. He regis
tered in the Shawnee county draft.
and when he was called to report, he
waived his dependency claim to a de-
ferred classification and was assigned
to Company II. Thirtieth infantry. He
was sent to Camp Merritt, N. j.. and
sailed for France in April. Before 60
ing to the army he was employed in
the Seymour Packing company, and
and valued employe.
The young soldier urged upon his
family that they be brave and get
along without him the best they could
assuring them that he would come
back "a better man than when he
went" He told them in his letters
that the Hun invaders were even
worse than the press dispatches had
said they were. He wrote 20 his moth
er on Mothers day, and all his letters
were filled with hopeful messages as
to the outcome of the war. A half
brother of the dead soldier, Edward P
Grove, is in Company 4, T. K. A. A. at
Camp HUMPHREYS, Va.
The children of Liitjohann are both
boys, the elder being years old and
the younger. months old. The baby
was born after he entered the army.
and he saw him but once.
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Crowd Them Back Toward the
AiSne River.
Desperate Counter Attacks Fail
To Stop Yanks.
Find The ROOSEVELT GRAVE
Quentin Was Buried Four Miles
East of Fere.
Weather Clears Up To Advan-
tage of Allied Attackers.
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

With the American Armies in
France, Aug. OBS a. n.y. .-Ameri-
can and French troops. crossing the
Soissons-RheimS highway, are driv-
ing toward the heights between the
Vesle and the Aisne.
Desperate counter attacks broke
down under fierce allied artillery fire.
The allies are holding all the positions
they have gained and are steadily
pushing on. Heavy fighting is going
on along q wide front north or the
Vesle.
Additional bridging material is being
rushed up and new crossings are being
established. The weather has cleared,
which is regarded as favora BILE to the
allies.
Find Roosevelt Grave.
American airmen have found the
grave of Lie Quentin Roosevelt, who
was brought down in an aerial battle
back of the German lines before the
counter offensive started. The grave
was marked with a wooden cross. 1t
was located at the edge of Chamery
wood (about four miles east of Fere-
En-Tardenois).
The Americans late yesterday
reached the railway and main high
way north of the Vesle. They crossed
the river on foot bridges improvised
together.
The Yankees waded thru the
marshes on the south bank and
charged up the high northern bank in
the face OF heavy machine gun and
artillery fire. The Germans counter
attacked Immediately, but were com
pletely repulsed.
the midst of a heavy rain, but when
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END NEXT YEAR
Allies Plan To Force q Deci-
sion in 1919.
That Is Reason for Raising e.
S. Army to 100000.

Washington, Aug. SACKED by
reservoir of 100000 American troops,
Field Marshal Foch, supreme COM
mander of the American and allied
armies. is preparing to hurl the en-
tire united military strength of France.
Great Britain end the United States
against the Germans on the western
front. This was the impression gain
ed by members of TT senate military
committee, who heard General March,
chief of staff, explain in xecutive ses-
sion, the war departments reasons for
asking extension of draft age limits
to include all men between Is and as
years.
The date when the United States
decided to more than double the great
effort it already was making and to
bring it's whole man-pOwer to bear
Immediately may be significant. Gen
eral Foch's smashing blow was struck
July Is, with American troops bearing
their full share. On July 80 the de-
cision of the United States government
was made.
Big Smash in Spring.
1t appeared possible that the sue
cess of that blow had influenced
officials to believe that enough could
be done this year to prepare the way
for a smashing military triumph next
year when the full American army be-
comes available. The period of time
covered by estimates for equipme-t
and transportation of troops under the
enlarged army plan, is understood TO
carry it up to next spring.
Strike Hard for Decision.
AS the project is understood, altho
no details were obtainable, it is con-
templated to place an army of SUBJ
stantially 100000 American troops in
France before the spring campaign
opens. backed by 100000 more at
home, moving forward as needed. The
British efforts to concentrate troops
on the western front in the last few
months, coupled with the French and
American efforts, gives promise of
such overwhelming forces in the battle
next year, that a comparatively short
and bitter fight may see the issue
1ari1ad
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AWAIT CANVASS


eral, has won the nomination for lieu
tenant governor, according to incom-
plete returns. On the basis Of returns
sent to Topeka, he has safe lead over
Walter A Layton of Osborne. 80
Governor Capper's plurality for
United States senator is more than
5000 and may increase to more than
10000 on the final count. 1t appears
that he has broken all running rec
ords and has secured a plurality in ev
slight lead in Allen county-home of
Charles F. Scotland is a few votes
ahead lin Saline, the home of j. l..
Bristow. He also carried Douglas
county, the home of w. r. Stubbs.
Unofficial returns have added
string and Rice county appears to
have given w. Y. Morgan a lead in
the governorship contest. Rocks
county. added to Doniphan, the hone
of Brewster: and Rice and Republic
added to Reno, the home of Morgan,
opposition. Morgan carried Reno;
Republic and Rice counties, while
Brewster ran ahead of Doniphan and
Rocks counties. All other counties
appear to have gone for Allen, whose
plurality is gradually crawling above
the 10000 mark.
Allen May Lose Six Counties.
Returns late this afternoon indicat-
ed the loss of a sixth county from the
Allen string. Independent kilograms
received in Topeka were to the effect
that Grant county, in the Seventh dis
tr1ct. had given a plurality to S. NJ.
Brewster for governor Brewster was
decidedly popular with Grant county
voters because of the prosecution and
conviction of Archibald Sweet for the
murder of Nellie Byers, a school
tea cher
Official figures on Allen county.
Claimed for Governor Capper. have
not been received. Scott's friends
I,ain ne mas carried his home county.
three precincts missing gave the
county to Scott. The vote was; Can
per; l,26a; Bristow, Sc; Scott, 1.625:
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TO SUPREME COURT
State Utilities Commission Passes
Matter on Il. c. Railways Rates.

Rights of the state public utilities
commission to fix rates and to regu-
late the affairs of the Kansas City
Railways company, will be decided by
the supreme court. Att -neys for the
street railway company and the state
commission today submitte, briefs in
a case which will determine the juris-
diction of the commission in regulat-
il rates charged by the company.
Recently the Kansas City Street
Railway { .hpany sought to increase
is fare from nickel 20 six cents. The
public utilities commission interfered.
Jurisdiction of the . commission was
'onttsted in the Wyandotte county dis
trict court and the commission lost
Vow the case is up to the supreme
court. Neither side offered argu-
ments Boil the street railway COM
pany and the commission submitted
their case by bri~s
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NO SOFT HITTING
FOR AMERICANS
= Who MEET HUNS
ROOsevelt's Advice Not Needed
on Vesle Front.
Yank Anger Is Fired to White
Heat.
HUN OUTRAGES ARE TOO MUCH
HUN OUTRAGES ARE TOO MUCH
"BOche Wanted Rough War
He'll Get It." Said One.
It's the Little Things That Rifle
the Boys Most.

London, Aug. S.-Co1onel Roose-
velt's dvice of not to hit soft is hardly
needed b. the American troops be-
tween scissors and Rheims. says Reu-
tiers correspondent on the American
front There has been no soft hitting
on the part of the Americans nor any
inclination in that direction.
THE Germans asked for a rough
war and by heaven we are here to see
that they get it, is the remark of one
American reported by the correspond
ent, who says the Germans who fought
in the Marine salient doubtlessly realize
that fact.
AmC leans Are HorIe Men.
eff, however" the correspondent
continues, German Officer instead of
telling their men lies about American
barbarians' would refrain from acts
which produce a white heat of Ameri-
Il hostility, it would be more to their
advantage. The vast bulk of Ameri-
can soldiers are LONE men. Gentle
and kindly things recalling their own
homes in the west appeal to them as
nothing else does. and the awful ruin
of the French homes past which they
have been marching mile upon mile
and hour after hour has seemed more
distressing to many of Them than
their own losses
The Tramplcd Dolls and Doll Houses.
They accept the ruins as inevitable.
no yer, giving tn Germans the
clearing up these ruins they come
upon indisputable evidence of Teu-
tonic savagery, it has very different
effect. An American showed me a
doll house which had been stamped
flat unde~ a German boot with the
dolls laid around it each with its face
ground into the floor by a nailed Ger
man heel.
Bochc Better Look Out.
There were much more horrible
things in the house-things beyond
description-but the American rightly
picked that out as most chara cteristic
and most Gastardly. With look on
] 5 face hat would have warned any
opponent to keep his distance, the
American said:
q" The hext damned German that
tries to murder me had better make
sure that he makes no mistake about
it,
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ALLIES RESUME

.Conrinued from I'age One.,
Rheims is local in character as yet.
but any advance by the allies here
adds to the danger of the German
position within the angle formed by
tie Vesle and Aisne rivers. West of
Scissors, the other end Ct the sector.
the Germans are showing signs of
nervousness and have carried out two
surprise attack Both were checked
by the French.
Activity Increases in Flanders.
Activity within the Lys salient is
becoming more pronounced. The
British progress between the Lave and
the Clarence is in the region south
east of st. Venant, the apex of the
irregularly shaped salient and in the
low lying ground northwest of Be
thune. The German position here is
hardly as important as that on the
northern side of the salient around
Mont KENNEL. East of the Nieppe
forest north of St. Venant. British
patrols have 80 prisoners from the
Germar trenches. North of the
Somme, in Picardy, the British have
repuised further German efforts to
advance astride the Bray-Corbie road.
Berlin says that nearly three hun
dred prisoners were taken in the
fighting along the Bray-Corbie road
in which the Germans gained and
lost British front line positions Re-
garding the fighting along the Vesle
it reports that all allied attacks have
been repulsed.
On the Italian front isolated artil-
lerly firing continues with some sue
cessful work by Italian patrols in the
mountain region. French troops in
eastern Albania have repulsed a Bull
garian attack while along the Semeni
in the west, Italian cavalry captured
seventy prisoners in the routin of an
Austrian column.
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- ontinued trom "age One,
the attack was resumed on a larger
cleared. -,1
Americans Push Huns Off Vesle.
(By the Associated Press.)
with the american Army on the
Nesie, Aug. Z, Go p. m.)-The River
Nesle was crossed east and west of
Ffsmes late today by additional Ameri-
can lnfantrymen. West of Fismes the
Americans are breaking up counter
attacks by German Infantry and ar.
holding their ground despite/the enc
my efforts.
In support of the Americans who
mad crossed the river during Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning. q de-
tachment of infantry crossed the vesle
under Franco-American barrage Just
before noon today. Two other de-
tachments reached the north bank
during the afternoon.
The Germans counter attacked the
Americans west of Fismes this after
noon. but were scattered by the Amer
lean artillery. The enemy is endeav-
oring to prevent the American ad-
vance. but the Americans have pushed
on under heavy fire and in bitter
fighting in which the men from over
seas used their bayoEets effectively. A
few Germans were taken prisoner,
while the others retired.
The stiffest istance now facing
the American infantry north of the
Vesle in the region west of Fismes is
from knoll north of Bazoches. Here
a number of German machine gun
companies ha re dug in and are cling
| ing desperately to the hill despite the
| fire of the heavy allied guns
Among the prisoners taken by the
Americans today were an officer and
several privates from a fresh division
| which has just arrived from the ~e--
man front in Flanders
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LIED ABOUT YANKS
Germans Told Peasants They Would
Kill Men and Mistreat the Women.

With the American Army on the
VesIe, Wednesday. Aug. 7.-trencn
peasants found by the American SOL
diers in a cave near Vile Savoye, just
south of the Vesle. had been told by
the Germans that if the Americans
discovered them the men would be
killed and the women mistreated. The
Germans gave, the peasants letter
dated Fismes. August 2, addressed to
French army headquarters and pur-
porting to be signed by 1.-The Artillery
Commander" The letter said in part:
we have received the announce
ment from airplanes Thanks. We
are not Russians, however"
A reference to the American troops
was contained in the letter and was
written in French. 1t said:
DO not count on the Americans.
They will be your masters. Germany
has so many soldiers that you will
never win by force of arms. On the
other hand Germany is ready to make
peace with France at any time. France
is her enemy which merits it the
most"
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BREAK THE GRIP
Continued from Page One,

questionably that there exists mono
poles, control, trusts, combinations,
conspirac!es and restraint of trade out
of harmony with the law and public
interest"
While its findings disclose an "fn-
trtcate fabric" of such combinations
and conspiracies, according to the
commission, the legislative and ad-
ministrative remedies, it believes, can
be easily arrived at thru the railroad
administration.
Packers Invade Other Industries.
In vigorous attack upon the trust"
the commission says mot only is the
business of gathering, preparing and
selling meat products in their con-
troll, but an slmost countless num-
Der of by-products Industries are SINH
larry dominated; and not content with
reaching out for mastery as to COM
modities which constitute meat and its
by-products, they have invaded allied
industries and even unrelated ones
The com bination," the commits
sion's report continued, has not
stopped at the most minute integra-
ton, but has gone on into a state of
cong1om Grafton so that unrelated
heterogeneous enterprises are brought
under their control.
Control Thru Distribution.
I'VE have found that 1t is not so
much the means of production and
preparation, or the sheer momentum
of great wealth, but the advantage
which is obtained thru a monopo1istic
control of the market places and
means of transportation and distribu-
ton.
IF these five great concerns owned
no packing plants and killed no cat
tie and still retained control of the
instruments of transportation, of mar
keting and of storage, their position
would not be less strong than { is
Producer at Mercy of Packers.
THE producer of livestock is at the
mercy of the five companies because
they control the market and the mar
keting facilities and to some extent
the rolling stock which transports the
product to the markets.
The competitors of these five con-
Germs are at their mercy because OF
the control of the marketing places
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SHOWERS AND CLOUDY
Urontinmeh rom page one

continmed Page one,
received AZ of an inch of rain. Dodge
City IA, Liberal IA. The entire state
is overcast with clouds and slight
showers are expected all over the
state. However. a real rain is not
anticipated. The showers and clouds
are helping to cool things off but only
temporarily. Weatherman Flora says
that tonight will be a good night to
sleep, one of the best for some time
The lowest temperature in the last
twenty-four hours was "A at 500.
Tomorrow morning the temperature
here is expected to start off around
IS and Sc in the afternoon to be-
tween 80 and 95.
The highest temperature in the
country on Wednesday was 104 at
Washington, D. c. The east is still
having hot weather. The cooler
weather passing over the west and
middle west has not yet reached the
east
The highest temperature on rec
ord for this date is 105 in 1896 and
the lowest on record. SIS in 1898. The
wind is blowing eight miles per hour
from the northwest.
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r0DAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. s-CORN-Chances that the
government report this afternoon would
prove bullish brought about an advance
in the corn market today after some weak
ness at the outset. Initial declines were
due to further rains in the west. Gossip
was current. however, that the government
estimates of probable yield would be- re-
duced perhaps as much as 1Go.00O,00O
bushels compared with month ago.
Opening prices. which varied from the
same as yesterdays finish to Ne lower.
with September S1.611h to Sligo and October
81. 623s to S1.63, were followed by material
gains all around.
The bulge led to liberal selling on the
part of longs and caused temporary re-
action which was emphasized by reports
Of continued rains In Kansas. The close
nevertheless was strong. sc to 1c net high
err with September $1.623s to $1.62A and
October Sigh to S1-6i1A.
OATS-Oats paraiieled the action of
corn. OffHngs were light. After 0pening
unchanged to va &c down. with Septem-
Der 69e to 6914c the market scored a
Substantial advance.
PROVIS1ONS-Provls: were upheld
by strength in the hog market. Sales of
hogs were reported at $2G.00. a new top
record for Chicago.
Later the market became somewhat ir-
regular owing to joint buying of lard and
selling of ribs.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Tine range oI Dr;ces gram INJURIES ID
'hfcago Board Of Trade reported 0y
rhos j. Myers. 2ci n z BnR.I
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Killed in Air Accident.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 8.-Lieutenant
Evans of Scott aviation field near
Belleville. Ill. suffered injuries at Z
p. M. yesterday in an accident six
miles from the field that resulted in
his death at 10 o'clock last night. The
airplane in which he was flying with
Cadet Douglas was only forty feet
from the ground when it crashed to
earth. Douglas escaped without in
iurieS
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tax. Reading is good and the pool interest
in St Paul is working in methodlcat Las
ion but WILL show its hand soon- Soutn-
ern Pacific Atchisou and Norfolk are GER
tainIy cheap. The industrial bargains
should not be ignored.
Topeka Market Report.
tPrices furnished ny Won't i'ackine Cos
Topeka. Kan, Aug. 8.
HOGS -
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. -$li.50G lS.ao
HEAVY !f.yueA e. ~
LIGHT 1919 80 80
Topeka Drain Market.
FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co, corner
Kansas Ave and Curtis ST
Topeka, KAN, Aug. d 4
WHITE GORN-S1.GJ. =
!-OATS-60c. ~
ron~ks an, Va thet r
/. Topeka, Kan, Aug. 8 4
PRAIRIE HAY-S15.O0.
ALFALFA --S1Sn. =
aetnII Hay.
ALFALFA-S15OO
PRAIRIE HAY $500.
Poultry and Eggs.
Furnished ny the Topeka hacking Com
pany. corner laureut an ha'ltsoo
Topeka, Kan,,. Aug s
broilers. ID TO y lbs and under. oSc: hens
over :; lbs. Ole: hens under lbs. PIC
Etst;S-37c
E!TTER .'iTiac
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scattered showers have fallen in kansa
in the past twentyfOur hours. Tempera
lures yesterday continued around the 1C
degree mark with generally cloudy skie
to
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FOR ENRvOUs CONDITIONS.

HorsfOrd's Acid Phosphate
Rebuilds impaired 'pever-fOrce, relieves
brain fatigue and inyigorates the SYSTEM
Advertisement.
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, broilers. 33c: fowls, 316;oc; old BOOSTERS,
| zoe. Turkeys, 2S@30c; dressed, quiet; old
ROSTERS. 24Q261sc; others unchanged.