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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
WOOD IN BAD?
Friends Believe Administration
Is Stumbling Him.
President Has Not Invited Him
to Conference.

Washington. March 29.-Intima-
tions of a further breach between Ma.
Gen. Leonard Wood and the admins
tration accumulated today. a request
conveyed to the president by the SEN
ing him to hear General Woods story
of the operations on the front has re-
manned three days unanswered
The suggestion from the senate
compittee was transmitted to the
White House by Senator Thomas of
Colorado. He telephoned to Secretary
Tumulty to request the president to
invite General Wood to the White
House. A mem orandum to this effect
is understood to have been placed on
the presidents desk and neither Sena-
tor Thomas nor General Wood has
heard anything of the matter since.
Wood Was Indiscrcct
Friends of the president intimated
today General Wood committed a
grave indiscretion by telling his story
first to the senate committee rather
than to the president. The impression
prevails that because of this fault the
presid. Mt does not intend to give an
audience to listen to a report which al
ready has been given in full to a COM
mittee of congress.
Meanwhile General Wood is re-
HldlnlnS III washington TO be exam
ined by the efficiency board of the
army, which is to determine his fitness
for active command. This eXamina-
ton will settle his fate so far as fu-
ture service is concerned. It has al
ready brought about the displacement
of number of the generals who were
assigned to divisional commands I'M
der General Pershing; they are now
holding down posts at unimportant
camps scattered thruout the coun-
try
Secretary Tumulty when questioned
concerning the delay in answering the
request simply said:
THE matter is being handled in the
usual routine way
General Wood refused to comment
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''ENEMY is HELD"
General Bliss Wires ReaSSuring
News to Washington.
General Bell Tells Senate Conn
mittee of Conditions in France.

Washington, March 29.+"The
enemy is being held at all points" was
the dispatch from General Bliss read
to the house military committee this
morning by General March.
Bliss report, read before the week
ly joint war observation-disclosures mill
tary conference, indicated the situa-
ton, altho still grave, is gradually as
Stunning favorable shape for the allies.
. While the house military commit
tee was closeted with war chiefs at
the department, the senate military
committee heard General J. Franklin
Bell, in a sweeping analysis of condl-
tions in France from the great drive
to the American expeditionary forces
Whipped Before They Started.
That the allies, by reason of their
knowledge of German plans ana pre-,
parations to meet them, had whipped
the Teutons before the west drive be-
gan. was the declaration of Bell
The allied withdrawal was based,
he said. upon complete familiarity
with every step. of the German prep
aration TO-. the offensive
u knew of the British plans in
generala-way before 1 left France,
He told how each side is able now
to locate enemy artillery by station
ing observers who listen Tor the
SCUM of guns. Six of these listeners
report and their reports are combined
with the result that an aerial observ-
or is enabled to fly over certain
position and verify the fact that
gun or battery is located there.
Big Guns seldom Destroyed.
Then it is easy to force the enemy
to move his guns" said General Bell.
'In spite of lavish fire on these po-
sitions, the guns themselves are sell
dom destroyed.
II can assure you that General
Pershing has established schools and
is taking advantage of all the latest
scientific methods of combating the
enemy"
General Bell gave interesting infor-
nation on the duties of officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
PACKER DECISION SATURDAY

Chicago, March 29.-Federal Judge
Samuel Alschuler announced today
he would hand down his finding In
the packing houses arbitration at IL
a. m. tomorrow
The employees are confident of
wage increase but doubtful on the
eight-hour day demand.
Audit Packers Books.
Washington, March 29.-The Uni
ted States food administration has
asked the federal trade commission
for an immediate auditing of the
books and accounts of the Chicago
packing houses to determine whethe~
there has been a violation of food
administration profit limiting regula-
tons.
The auditing will begin at once, it
was announced
The regulations, compliance with
which is questioned, prescribe a maxi
mum profit of 2 y per cent on the
packers turnover.
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WATCH TAX RETURNS
Internal Revenue Officer to Invcsti-
gate Topeka Store Payments.

Checking drug stores, groceries, jew
elry stores and many other establish
ments will be the task assigned to in
ternal revenue men in Kansas next
month. Instructions to thoroly inves-
tigate such establishments to ascer-
tain whether they are meeting re-
quirements of the war tax We're re-
ceived today at the local revenue of
flee in Topeka. The work will begin
Monday, immediately after the work
of gathering income tax statements
ends.
1t is explained that a drug store
making a hand lotion, cough syrup or
any other tonic or medicine imme-
diately becomes a manufacturing
plant, responsible for war tax.
jewelers. who receive a watch chain
without the clasp attached and pur-
chase the clasp separately, placing
them on the chain in their store. also
are classed as manufacturers of fin
ished jewelry and are responsible for
filing an income tax return, it was an
nounced.
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Geo. II. Hoyes. who is going to France
10 Take Up Y. Nj. c. A. War Work.

For years Hoyes has been promi-
nent in Y. NJ. c. A. welfare and edu
cationaI work in Topeka. He came
here from college in 1899 and en-
gagged in school work. During the
years of 1901 and 1903, inclusive, he
was principal of Lowman Hill school
Later he became connected with the
office of the motive power superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe railway.
Hoyes entered Y NJ. c. A. work in
1910, first as educational director and
was later promoted to assistant gen.
eral secretary His appointment as
general secretary came five years ago,
and since that time he has been one
of the most prominent civic workers
of the city, taking an active interest
in all matters of public nature He
is both an organizer of rare executive
ability and popular mixer and
should prove a valuable man in the
Y M c. A. work at the front He
has taken an active part in all local
war work campaigns
Hoyes will go to France by way of
Chicago and New York He will
spend several days in both places ar
ranging final details for the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
HOTELS BREADLESS
700 HoteImen Cheer Hoover's Plan
for 100 Per Cent Saving.

Washington, March 29.-Absolute
abolition of wheat and wheat prod
ucts from the menus of all first class
hotels in the United States was asked
of 700 hotel men by Food Administra-
tor Hoover today.
The response was an outburst OF
cheering.
Rising to their feet the hotel men
waived their rights and pledged them
selves to effect a 100 per cent saving
of wheat to be sent to the allies.
Food Administrator Hoover told the
hotel men that the nation was at the
most critical point of its history since
the Battle of Gettysburg and that
proper wheat supply presented one of
it's greatest difficulties.
IF the Lord is good to us in the
weather. our difficulties will be over
hv September l, however" he added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
PRAISE BRITISH VALOR!
German Newspaper Says Not Until
Overwhelmed Did Angles stop.

Amsterdam, March 29--The semi
official North German Gazette OF Der.
lin navs this tribute to the bravery of
the British troops in France
THE British soldier defended him
self heroically. His batteries tred
until our riflemen overpowered the
men serving the guns. His infantry
stood their ground firmly and engaged
in hand-to-hand fighting. Not only
was every fortified base and every
trench and every railway embankment
defended with the greatest stubborn
ness but Britain's brave mercenaries
even nestled in the last crumbling
places.
But all this bravery only contrib
uted to increase the enemy's losses.
Truly our opponent has not made vic
tory easy for our troops. The enemy
battalionS Immediately assembled for
counter thrusts wherever an oppor-
tunity appeared favorable. Even the
cavalry threw themselves in resolute
onslaught against our storming bat
talions to prevent them from breaking
thru, but all in vain"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

This is a delicious dessert and it is
excellent to serve now that we are
trying to conserve the sugar supply
Soak half a pound of prunes over
night. Cook until tender, remove and
discard the stones and cut the fruit
in small pieces. Cook three-quarters
of cupful of brown sugar with one
third of i cupful of the prune juice
and the juice of a half lemon to
the soft ball stage, or 23S degrees
Fahrenheit. pour in a fine stream
upor the stiffly whipped white of one
egg and continue to beat until cold.
Add prunes. fold in one cupful of
double cream whipped solid and pour
into a mold with a water-tight cover
Bury iH ice and rock salt for four
hours before serving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

come effective. he said. At a meeting
of the congregation and officials of
the church this week, however, he was
asked to stay until June /, and he
agreed to the arrangements.
Since coming here Doctor Hender-
son has proved. an able minister and
has been active and influential in
church and civic affairs. He came to-
Topeka from Muscatine, Ia.
Doctor Henderson today said that
he had not sufficiently completed ar
engagements to announce where he
would go from here. No steps to OBJ
tain successor in his church here
have been announced
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HEARINGS POSTPONED
Rose Harris and Elizabeth Matney
Accused of NegIecting Children.

The trial growing out of a Satur-
day night raid on a house at 1919
Jackson street where two children
lived with their mothers was post
poned in the probate court this morn
ing until 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon
upon agreement of attorneys
Following the raid the two children
of the two women were taken to the
county detention home and charges of
delinquency were lodged against the
mothers, Rose Harris and Elizabeth
Matney. Later these complaints were
dismissed and a complaint was filed
in probate court charging the children
were neglected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
ARMS PLANT BLOWN UP
Ono Woman Worker Killed, Fatally
Injured-PIant in Ruins.

Swanton VT. March 29.-The In
ternational Explosives Co. plant is in
ruins today and one woman is dead,
the result of three explosions last
night. Two other women were ia
tally injured.
The detonations rocked the village
and shattered windows. set bridge on
fire and crippled telephone service
1t was reported the first explosion
occurred at q table where several
young girls were working on primers
One of these primers, accidentally dis
charged, set off the others.
Two men employees crawled into a
shed near the main building, raised a
trap door and lowered five hundred
pounds of illuminate of mercury into a
water flume below; thus preventing a
catastrophe. The International FIX
plosives Co. was making primers FOR
10 allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
Two More Men viii Go as Soon
as Possible.
BOYS LEFT IN GOOD SPIRITS
Tears of Pride Shed by Moth
erS and Girls.
James w. Hodge and j. A.
Cooper Squad Leaders.
TOPEKANs TO FUNSTON TODAY.

TOPEKANS TO FUNSTON TODAY
Local Board No. 1.
John \. Cooper, 22O The Drive.
Barney LoveIess. 1925 Buchanan street.
+. NJ. Coop. 148 Hill street.
Edward Z. Greenwood. 1917 Washburn ave.
Harold n. Richardson. 1117 Monroe street.
William T. shepard. 14O1 West Sixth ave.
Local Board No. 2.
edwin Berg, 3OI Van Buren, street.
Samuel Werlich, III West Seventeenth st.
Elmer l.. Olson, 522 Taylor street.
Harry W. schutt, 424 Taylor.
IL. II. PIHnkingtOn, lO6 East Sixth street.
Edward w. willis. 5O4 Kansas avenue.
James w Hodge. ITO North Monroe street.
shawnee County Board.
Willard Nawter. Rossville.
Leslie Burson, 1884 Van Buren, street:
Guy C. ShOnkwiler, X. r.. No. 9, North To-
frank f. wood. RossviIIe
Edward g. KragOn, Nineteenth and Cum
niDgham streets.
stephen d. Brooks. lIO5 Ridge street.
Howard \. Schurtz, X. X. No. :, Topeka
Singing, joking and ''rarin' to go.
twenty Topeka and Shawnee county
Young men swung onto the Union
Pacific train which left here for Camp
Funston at Il o'clock this morning
The men comprised all but two of the
selective service registrants chosen as
the quota of the three shawnee county
districts for the special draft call
issued recently for $4,000 men, DIS
patches from Washington describe the
call the last one of the first draft.
The two men in the call who did not
leave with the twenty soon-to-be sol
diers today were w. E. lott, 73O
Locust street, and A. A Klein, SOC
Locust street lott was in the hos
pital today, and it was said that he
would probabIy be able to leave Mon
dav or early next week Klein Will
also leave MondaV.
shed Tears of Pride
There was but little pessimism evil
denced by the men and their frlends
and relatives as they stood on the
platforrTl waiting for their train To
he sure some tears were sfed bN
mothers, sisters and sweetheartS bul
they would have told any inquirer thai
they were tears of pride In all 1t APP
peared to be a happy carefree group
Of men that boarded the train
Preliminary to leaving the men re-
ported to their local draft boards ano
were given final instructions. ano
elected squad leaders for the trip &c
Funston. James w. Hodge was elected
souad leader for the group from CIT!
hoard No. 2. John A Cooper took
charge of his comrades from ooaro
No /. Willard Vawter was chosen &c
lead the county squad into Funston
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
SHE'S BACK ON CASE
Effic Loder, However, Refuses to Talk
About Ona Wright Affair.

Effie Loder, the parole officer
from the Girls Industrial school at
BeIoi. who is handling the case of
Ona Wright, held at the county de-
tention home, arrived in the city to-
day, but maintained an uncommuni-
cative attitude. The Wright girl is
said to be in a delicate condition and
has named the man who she says is
responsible for her predicament.
County officials, however, are re-
fusing to take much interest in
the case and have taken no steps to-
wards prosecution of the offender
who is said to be an employe of one
Of the most prominent business
houses in the city.
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GEN. FOCH IN COMMAND
First Official Recognition as Allied
Leader Is Wilson's Message.

Washington, March 29.-The first
official reference to General Foch as
being in supreme command of the al
lied forces on the western front is
contained in a cablegram President
Wilson sent the general today congrat-
ulating him Ion his new authority"
The presidents message said:
May l not convey to you my sin
cere congratulations on your new au-
thOrity? Such unity of command is
most hopeful augury of ultimate sue
cess. We are following with profound
interest the bold and brilliant action
of YOUR forces
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ELECTRIC is A LOSER
Southwestern Interurban of Kansas
Would Tear Up Tracks.

Southwestern Interurban Railway
company wants to reduce its service
and tear up some of its tracks. In
petition filed with the public utilities
commission today, the company stated
that present operations occasioned a
loss of s. 5000 a year.
Under the plan as outlined by the
company. it is believed the road will
be able to reduce its losses and pos
sibly pay operating expenses. The
company operates an electric line be-
tween Winfield and Arkansas City.
City service in Winfield would be af-
fected by the order.
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WHIP TURKS BADLY
Few British Casualties Are Reported
in MeSopOtamia.

Washington. March 29-Turkish
forces at Khan Badbadi on the Eu-
pirates have been virtually ami
hilated by British Mesopota mia troops,
according to official dispatches here
today. Capture of 5000 prisoners, in
Guiding divisional commander, was
reported.
Pursuit of the few survivors con-
tinued beyond Haditha, As miles
northwest of Hit.
Our casualties were very slight
said the dispatch.
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Secretary Topeka Y. NJ. c. A.
Going to sour Boys"
He Will Leave Next Sunday for
the Front.
GIVEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
He Has Taken Prominent Part
in Topeka Affairs.
Has Been Secretary of Central
"Y" Five Years.

George H. Hoyes. for the last five
years general secretary of the Central
Y. NJ. C. A in Topeka, will leave Sun
day afternoon, it was announced to-
day, for France where he will engage
in army Y NJ. c. A. work with the
American Expeditionary forces Hoyes
has been granted a years leave of
absence to enter the service.
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FRANCIS STIRRED HUNS

Moscow, March 29.-Germany has
protested again to the Bolsheviki
government against the declaration
last week OF David R. Francis. the
American ambassador that Russia will
become a German province if it sub
mits to the peace terms of the cen
trail powers. According to the German
contention this was a violation of the
peace treaty.
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is GIVEN A DIVORCE
LaHdlady Testifies for Charles Press
man in Court Trial Today.

man III court If1ai Today.
Mrs Charles FRESHMAN was never
hungry when it was time Tor her hus-
bands dinner, but half an hour later
when a man named Buifish, went to
dinner, she became hungry and ate
lunch with him. Such was testimony
introduced in the Shawnee county dis
trict court today by Mrs. Daisy Malta,
proprietor of a rooming home in the
500 block on Kansas avenue, where
Pressman and his wife lived prior to
the filing of a divorce suit by Press
man.
Presman told of suspicious he had
concerning relations between his wife
and Buifish, of getting a policeman to
hide in a room near their rooms New
Years eve while he hid in the dark
CORR doris of the rooming house. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
TO LEAVE JUNE |
DIR. Henderson Will Give Up
Topeka Passionate.
Has Had Charge of First Con-
gregatiOnal Church z Years.

Dr. Arthur S. Henderson. for the
last seven years pastor of the First
Congregational church here, an
nounced today that the resignation
which he rendered his congregation
last January would become effective
June /. At the time Doctor Hender-
son handed in his resignation he set
April l as the date for which it be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
INDICT WHEAT HOARDER
Nebraska Farmer Held 5000 Bushels
and Is Indicted.

Lincoln, Neb., March 29.-Flagrant
cases of wheat boarding have been
reported in Nebraska. Louis Fell
wock, Beatrice, Neb., alleged to be
holding 5000 bushels in his bins, has
been indicted.
State Food Administrator Wattles
said today drastic action will be taken
if farmers DO not sell their wheat by
Nav Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
IL BILLION NEW BONDS
Bill for Government Credit Will Go
Before House Saturday

Washington, March 29.-Chairman
Kitchen of the house ways and means
committee announced this afternoon
that the new bond issue will author
ize total of s12, 0o0. 900, 900. The
measure will be introduced in the
house tomorrow morning.
Previous estimates had placed the
total authorization at $4,000, 900, 900.
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SENATE FAVORS 1T
Test Vote on '21" Bill Indicates Ii
VIII Be Passed.

Washington. March 29.-Pre1imin-
AIRY to a final vote today the senate
apparently favored an amendment to
the draft bill which would provide
for compulsory military training of
youths between 10 and 81 years of
age by defeating 35 TO 80 a motion by
Senator Jones of Washington to table
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
ANNOUNCE NEW DRIVE!
Germany Prepared to Deliver New
and Mighty Blow"

Amsterdam, March 29.-The Ger
man supreme command is about to de-
liver new and mighty blow on
another part of the front which will
tear a new hole in the already pierced
enemy ring the Vossische Zeitung of
Berlin declares.
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told of seeing Buifish and his wife
climb the stairs and embrace. He also
told of giving BuifiSh a good beating.
Pressman was given a divorce.
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TOO LATE To CLASSIFY

WANTED TO RENT or 4 unfinished
rooms, near 9th and Topeka ave. Per-
manent. Call 2661 White.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Word has been received in Topeka of the
death of Edward Z. O'Counor. - years old.
at Albuquerque, New Mexico. O'Connor
sister of f. j. Early of Topeka. The body
will be brought to Topeka for burial.
Funeral announcement later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29

Hazel V. Fulton, a stenographer
living at 435 Western avenue, was
married in Kansas City Thursday to
Fred NJ. Banner of that city.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer late this aft
ernoon was investigating the report
that three shots had been fired in rap
id succession in the vicinity of Sixth
and Monroe streets. Fully half a doz-
en- persons living in the neighborhood
declared they heard reports sounding
like revolver shots but could not give
any additional information. 1t proved
to be the exhaust from a gasoline en-
CINE.
A half pin of whisky, three women
and three men were found in an after
noon raid by the police department
on the second floor of 523 Kansas
avenue Several empty bottles also
were discovered. Mrs. Mary M Bair
was arrested charged with having
liquo" in her possession. Made
Clark, Lula Smith. F. c. Sanborn,
Bert Brooks and w. P. Joyce, a SOL
dier, were arrested as inmates The
women will be examined by the city
physician. Sergeant Sturm and Off
GERS Scott and Cook conducted the
rajd
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The funeral of Ethel Parlette. 80 years
old. who died Wednesday at her home. 32o
Park avenue, will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from Penwell's chapel.
Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
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SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

April.
There's no use grumblin' at the shower,
1t may be over in an hour;
And If it's not there's no excuse
For hissin' at it like IA goose,
Cause it won't stop for like o. you,
Until it just gets ready to.
And grumblin always makes a case
o. mussin' up your only face;
So paddle thru the mud and smile.
And you won't mind it after while,
It's one of those annoyin' things,
That helps grow feathers in your wings;
And just remember thru your pain,
That SOMEW HERE folks are needin' rain
-Nels Yingie.
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BENJAMIN f. MITCHELL died today at
his home, $40 Klein street. The funeral
Will be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon
from Penwell's chapel.
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ADELIA SMITH. II years old, died this
morning at local hospital. The funeii
will be held tomorrow morning at
o'clock from the home. go Circle street.
Burial in Newman's cemetery.
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The funeral of George Liffert, I3 years
old, who died in Omaha, Neb., March 26
will be held tomorrow afternoon at = ::I
O'Clock from the German Lutheran church
Burial in Topeka cemetery.