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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18
From Our Soldier Boys.
Somewhere in France,
Sep TENDER 6, 1918.

Dear Mother, Dad and Sisters:
I wrote you about the middle of Aug
ust but still have the letter in my pock-
ct as / did not get it mailed. We
moved out for the front the same night
and / had to carry it with me.
We sure hit hot sector this last
time IN and for one never expected to
get out of it safe and sound. The other
sectors have been tame beside this one,
even Chateau-Thierry. We were up
northwest of Scissors this last time
and had six days of the hottest work in
the whole drive.
| met most of the boys from Edger-
ton that were left after they came off
the line, but there are some will never
meet again. The reports will reach
you long before this letter so | will not
tell you who they are (but Ada wrote
real often to one of them). Bunk got
shell shocked and they took him back
too. hope he gets over it for he sure
is good scout.
/ never heard so many shells burst or
machine gun bullets sing in all my life
and never expect to again as | did the
three days we had for our share. If
you look on the map you will easily find
where we were and the ground we cap
tured. This country is full of old
trenches and has been fought over for
four years already, so you can tell how
hard it was to drive them out. They
are on the wild run now all over this
part of the country. They sure use
some planes up here too. Hundreds of
them in sight at once. The "boches"
have no chance at all up here and don't
come over very often. The French
planes are always over there tho and
bomb them at all times. They will get
a bellyfull of war before this drive is
over, believe me. They won't fight
now except with machine guns so they
sure don't expect to last very much
longer. They burn supply dumps as
they fall back and we can see them
burning day and night. They are in a
bad place up here now so | guess they
will have to fall back some more or die
where they are. They give themselves
up every chance they get and in COM
panies at time. The ones we took all
expected to be sent to the U. S. They
thot we were English troops at first
but were whole lot happier when they
found out it was Americans. They
don't think we are quite so bad after
all. They had been told we never took
any prisoners and at first would fight
to the end before they gave up. We
haven't been out of sound of the guns
since the middle of May and now | hear
we get rest for awhile at least. We
sure need it for | am dead tired all the
time now and will sleep every chance |
get and in any old place.
just heard the bugle blow ''porky"
for the first time in long while and it
didn't sound so very bad at that. When
we get back to real resting up place
1 will write a real letter and tell most
of what have seen.over here. | am
going to close for this time but will
write again before very long. Am feel
ing fine and in the best of health but
very tired. Love to all.
Your loving son and brother,
PRIVATE HARVEY DAVIS.
Co. C, 107 Field Signal b., A. P. o.
734 A. E. F.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18
DOES patriotism, like charity, begi

Does patriotism, like charity, begin
at home? Provost Marshal General
Crowder evidently thinks it does, since
he is openly appealing to registrants
in the new draft to ask for exemption
or deferred classification whenever
they are entitled to it, even though
their patriotism inclines them to waive
any such claims. 1t is evidently felt
by the military authorities that the
number of abie-bodied men of draft
age without dependents is ample for
the military needs of the country, and
that it is just as unpatriotic for man
whose family needs his support to neg
lect his home duties because of excess
sive patriotism, as it is for physically
eligible registrant without dependents
to evade the draft.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18

Hugo Stark, with Co. Supply Train
of the 1st Division American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France, writes his
parents here under date of Sept. 10,
telling of difficulties in moving supplies
in the war zone:
81 must tell you Of my trip to the
front a few days ago. We started
with truck of supplies in heavy rain
and the roads slippery, when the truck
started to slide down six foot bank
and turned over. We stuck there for
about three hours when with the help
of another truck and tackle, obtained
from the engineers, and tractor we
were set on our wheels again.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18

THE Hearst newspaper syndicate has
invaded Milwaukee at last, having pur-
chased the old pioneer Evening Wiscon-
sin which Arthur Brisbane says he will
conduct as an independent newspaper.
The public can be assured that the new
management will infuse new life into
the conservative Wisconsin. Mr.. Bris-
bane has also purchasee the Milwaukee
Daily News, adding another scalp to
bia hnlt
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18

CONGRESSMAN CooPER's decision to
make an independent run for re-elec-
ton is not meeting with favor with a
big majority of the editors of the First
district. Mr.. Cooper was one of the
staunchest friends of the primary cleo
ton but the first time the results don't
please him he kicks over the traces. =
burlington Standard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18

We have just what you want in
second hand Fords. Come in and see
us.-T & T Motor Co. 46tf
"A five-passenger Paige touring car
in good running order for sale or will
exchange for a runabout. Apply to
this office.
WANTED Some corn stalks and cow
hay. Inquire of F. c. Meyers. If
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-10-18
Pigs for Sale.

: A choice lot of Duroc boars and gifts
for sale by H. A. Heried. Phone No.
348 F %. Att
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
Hun Forts of st. Quentin and
Cambria Seem About To Fall.
Two of Five Strongholds Grip
ping France Like Fingers.
ALLIES MAY TAKE THEM SOON
Continuous Advances on All
Parts of the Battle Line.
Only a Short Week Required To
Accomplish Great Works.

Paris. Sept. S0.-Cambrai and st.
Quentin. two of Germany's strong
holds in France. seem about to fall
into allied hands.
Lille, Douai, St. Quentin, Cambria
and Laon are the five great bastions
of the German defenses. These five
cities have been held by Germany, like
the fingers OF hand, gripping
France.
Germany is about to lose the two
middle fingers-Cambrai and St.
Quentin-and the others are endan-
gered.
twill probably take weeks and per-
haps months of bitter fighting and
many battles may be necessary before
those ether grasping fingers can be
pried off, and the kaiser forced to take
new grip further north, but there is
no doubt in the minds of the military
officials and the people that it can
be done.
May Lose Northern France.
There are continuous advances at
many parts of the line. Attack is
piled upon attack. The significance
of the vast battle is the great out
standing fact that for the first time
since the Germans crossed the French
frontier In 1914, they are now forced
to think hard and fast to retain their
grip upon northern France Only a
week ago to the public such a situa-
ton would have seemed liable to re-
suit from many weary months of cam
paigningEyet today It's an accom-
plished fact
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FUND TO FIGHT IT
Congress Appropriates $1,000
900 for Influenza Fight.
Aid Local Health Boards Thru
out the United States.

washingtoa. Sept 30.-Congress
Saturday appropriated s1.ooo.0oo to
be used by the public health service in
fighting Spanish influenza and other
communicable diseases and directed
the secretaries of war. the navy and
the treasury to use the medical forces
of the army. navy and public health
service.
Both the house and senate passed
unanimously a resolution by Repre-
sentative Gillett of Massachusetts,, pro-
viding funds and authority for federal
aid. In urging immediate action in
the senate. Senator Underwood OF Ala
bama said, while the influenza situa-
ton might not prove to be as serious
as it now appears, there was danger
of the epidemic reaching point
where 1t would cause greater disaster
to the American army at home than
the enemy could cause to the forces
abroad
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board OF Trade)

Chicago. Sept. so.-The Tribune: Grain
The speculative mind has become AZ bear
abroad become more favorable for the
allies, as it was recently builish and many
see nothing but lower PRICES. Theft tn
news from all parts Of the war zone as in
dicating a speedy termination of the fight
ing and a lowering Of values, 20 that they
are expected to sell corn and oats more
freely. There are a few conservative trad.
ers who are not carried away BY the news
ana and Dsies sh the saroads roTrnins he move
ment of grain there has been break enough
for the time being There has been much
liquidation by commission houses and short
selling by the pit element. and some who
have been very bearisn from the start
were disposed to regard prices az low
enough for the present. and especially on
November, corn. Prices are of 1850 to
nearly lsc from the high Of the previous
bears bears have n covered regarding the market
as eversold. Under existing conditions 1t
is regarded as big. guess either way.
greEsive buying values might start up rap
idly. That oat prices have not advanced
during the heavy export buying Is due to
weakness in corn and the failure OF out
siders and local traders to take the buying
side in large volume. The corn movement
Of the embargo notices recently put out
This situation, however, has been remedied
and there are prospects OF liberal move
ment.
New York. Sept. 30.--The Financial News
bulletin: Stocks-Information from steel
circles In close touch with both the in
dustries and the market are referring to
good buying in Il. b. c., which it 10 de-
clared has been extensively accumulated
during all recent setbacks in the general
market. The tendency Is growing strong
er among active investment interests to
give more and more preference for peace
stocks. Market promises to maintain its
upward trend subject to the restrictions of
the money committee. On reactions we be-
lieve purchases advisable because Of the
strong underpinning and the Indications
that recessions will be of brief duration
and only moderate in extent among sound
issues. q. S. Steel, Reading. r.. h. e.,
Mexican Petroleum H. L. and Union Pa
ctfic show . strong upward trend.
Poultry and EGgs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner La-rent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan, seph 30.
Springs, over 2 lbs, &c; old roostert, 15c |;
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SAVE MUHc TIME
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.)
is colored red. white and blue. and on
the middle star bears the one word.
volunteer. Incidentally every can
vasser, before he can display either the
fourth liberty loan official button or
the volunteer insignia must himself
make q subscription to the fourth lib
erty loan.
The scarcest button OF all is the Of
fetal marker for the members OF the
Shawnee county liberty loan commit
tee. 1t 10 Of gold. with red, white
and blue border. and in the middle a
Kansas sunflower with petals radiating
from ali enemeled Liberty Bell. Less
than fifty of these buttons have been
distributed in the county.
Big Meeting Thursday Night.
While it is expected that the people
of the city and the county will do their
part to the saving of labor and time
by making their subscriptions to the
fourth liberty loan today, tomorrow
and Wednesday, and Thursday of this
week. yet a big pep meeting has been
arranged for Thursday night at the
auditorium. This meeting, under the
auspices of the four-minute men, is
expected to galvanize into action the
spirit Of, those sluggish citizens who
are content to wait at home until a
solicitor calls.
Trooper Alfred H. O'Connor,, of his
Britannia majesty's royal life guards
regiment, Is to be the speaker of the
evening. Trooper O'Connor saw twen-
ty-two months service on four of the
battle front in Europe and was an ac-
tive participant in most of the big
battles which have made of the pres
emit struggle the bloodiest page in the
history of the world. Trooper O'Con-
nor will tell of. the things he himself
has seen and experienced in the war.
and will bring home to the people the
absolute necessity of backing the boys
at the front to the last dollar In the
old exehequer.
The Ninth Battalion band of the
Kansas state Guard will furnish the
music for the Thursday evening pep
meeting and the women's COMMITTEES
of the state council of defense is maxi
ing plans for the holding of big COM
munity sing before the speaking COM
mences at O'Clock.
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END WHEAT SOUABBLE

Friends of Higher Price Adjourn
Question Until December Session.
Washington, Sept. 30.-Cengression-
al agitation for increase in the govern
ment's guaranteed pric~ for wheat
formally ended Saturday when the
senate repassed the $zS.000.000 agri-
cultural appropriation bill. which
President wilson recently vetoed be-
cause Of the Gore amendment to make
the price S2.40 per bushel. 1t already
had been repassed by the house.
Senator Gore, chairman CT the agri-
today to lay aside the woman suf-
TRACE resolution long enough to pass
the long delayed appropriation bill.
Announced that friends OF an increased
price for wheat had decided to "ad-
journ'' the question until the Decem-
Der session of congress.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Sept. 3e.-coRN-sharp breaks
in the price Of corn today resulted from ,, !,
armistice and had accepted all terms de-
manded by the entente. The setback in
values here, however, was only transient
parentiy. however. ovcrseiling had taken
place IN anticipation Of Bulgaria's COM
general attempt to collect profits. Opening
prices which ranged from &c to 2!ac lower.
with October S1.39 to $1.395s and Noyem-
upturn to Saturdays finish or above.
OATS-Oats fluctuated with corn. Price
changes tho were relatively slight. After
opening Ae to &c lower with October INC
to 7oAc. the market scored little advance.
Observation-Disclosures In the hog mar
ket gave strength to provisions. Trade was
very small.
Chicago Grain anil Provision Market.
THE range Of nricea on grain futures on
Chicago board OF Trade AZ reported ~
Thos J. Myers, S01 N. 2. Bidg.)
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kansas city Live stock Market-

Kansas City Live stock Market
Kansas City, Sept 30.-HoGS--Receipts
IL 900 Market ,trong. Bulk OF sales. $lS1o
0I9.fO: heavy, $1g.O0@19.S5: packers and
butchers, $1s.75@19.75 lights. $1S.50Q 10 GO;
pigs $17.O0@ 10O0 o
CXTTLESReceipts 80 600, including 200
southerns Market steady. Prime fed
steers, ST. 50G19O dressed beef steers,
$12 00d717.00; western steers. $11.00gl ~, !;
southern steers. &7.00@14.O0; cows. $500
lilo; heifers. $5.0OQI2.5o; stockers and
feeders. $I.50@15.0O; bulls, $6-150sOo'
calves, $6.0O012-50.
SHEEP-Receipts p 600 Market steady.
Lambs, $145O@1GI5: yearlings. $10.0Ol
ECO; wethers, $9OO1l1 90: ewes. Hs:0D0
1900; stockers and feeders, $700011.00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
AMERICANS ARE KILLED

Ono Kansas Man in List of Canadian
Soldiers Wounded.
Ottawa, Ont. Sept. 3o.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in
the latest Canadian casualty lists:
Killed in action: A. Nicholas. Jo-
liet. ILL.,. R. Carmensan. Chicago.
Wounded: G. Berry, Detroit,
Mich; J. ]. Durnin, Britt. Ia; o. Lay,
k n 1Hdn TENN N t. James WITCH
Gassed: ]. Mosher. Fort Worth.
Tex; P B. Matson Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
MORE OF HOT AIR
The Kaiser Hands Out a Bunch To
Bolster Up His People.

Amsterdam, Sept. 30-The kaiser,
according to dispatches received here
today, has telegraphed the Westpha-
Ian patriotic society as follows:
Germany has unbendingly decided
to utilize all her force in the fight and
will wage a defensive war to victor
ious end, so the fatherland will be pro-
tected forever against foreign oppres-
sion
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SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
Confined from Page one.l

fContinned from Page One.l
peratures recorded any place in Kan
sas during the last twenty-four hours.
This afternoon the temperature will
climb back to about 10. 1t will do the
same thing tomorrow, provided no
rains occur, in which case the tenn
perature will be lower.
The extremes for this date were 90
in 1897 and 33 in 1895. The wind at
10 o'clock this morning was blowing
at the rate of IL miles an hour from
the northeast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
KILLED BY A GRENADE
Archie Trissel the First War Victim
ut Garden City.

Garden City. Kan, Sept 3O.-The
world war was brought home to this
city when w. NJ. Trissell received
telegram from the government that
his son, Archie, had been accidentally
killed by the premature explosion of
a hand grenade.
Young Trissell belonged to the seth
division and had recently been in the
front trenches in France. He is the
first of the Garden City soldiers to
give his life for world democracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30

New York. Sept 30.-SUGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal T.2s; refined. steady;
cut loaf. 1050.s crushed. 1925: Mould A,
$50: CHbes. 9.75: xxx powdered. go.
powdered 915: fine graduated apd Dfn-
mend A, eco; Confectionery A. $50; No. 1,
$50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
WILSON Back in washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-President
Wilson returned 70 Washington at 4
o'clock this afternoon from New York
where he delivered an address Friday
night, opening the fourth liberty loan
campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30
DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office, |
Topeka, Kan. for the twenty -fou- hours |
ending at q. IN. Monday.
lStaffop- HiOh Low. Prpc. W'thr. |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30

(The following sales were made this morn
Ing at tae Stock Yards. Kansas City. aud
over long Instance Telephone di.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin.
son q Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.1
Kansas City. Sept. 5o.-cATTLE-Re-
ceipts 81 900 head. Market steady; evenly
lower.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market
steady. 10c higher. Bulk Of sales, $1S.5Gn
1850; top, $19.S5.
sHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
slow and lorpr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30

Chicago, Sept. 30-CORN-CIose: October
81 .35A al &c; November, $1.3314@1, 33N.
OATS-September, 70Ac@70hc; October,
70@70Hc; November. 701a 070Nc.
5000; Oct, 5000; Nov,
LARD-sept, s2Too; Oct, s26.4O; Nov.
$e535.
SHORT RIBs-sept, s22s2; Oct. s2205 /;
Nov, s23.0o.
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Chicago, Sept. 30.-HOGS-Receipts2 %.
900. Market fully steady at Saturday 8
average. Butchers, $19.5OQ20O0; light,
$1S.00@1S.50; pigs.a good to choice, S1175G
1850.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000. Best native
steers, steady; all other killing cattle,
strong 70 25c higher; native calves. steady.
SHEEP-ReceIpts 10000. Lambs, I'M
evenly lower: first sales, sheep and year.
lings about steady
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In Range of Vouziers.

In the Champagne sector General
Gouraud is slowly moving nearer to
Challe range and his long range cam
non are now within range of vouzires.
one of the principal German bases on
that front
American forces further east are
owing north along the west side of
the Meuse river and are threatening to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30

Announcement that Bulgaria had accepted
the terms of an armistice imposed by the
entente allies, furnished a firm foundation
for the early trading on the stock exchange
today altho the standard issues were not
OF the so-called war ground. Oils, notably
Texas company and Mexican Petroleum,
first half hour. U. s. Steel was in fur
ther demand at a one point gain. Other
equipments were fract:onally higher with
shippfngs and tobaccos were among the
stronger specialties, aitho Sumatra soon
reacted 2A points. Investment rails ma lie
variable tmprovement with secondary is
sues OF the same class.
Price movement became mixed as the
session progressed. Mexican Petroleum
and Texas company increased their gains
to and points respectively and gas
shares were strong under lead Of CONSOLE
dated which advanced 81 points,
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Notaseed California Raisins,
15c pkg. .12hcs
Fancy Seeded Raisins, No. IL
pkg, 3 for. .27e
New 1918 Condensed Mince
Meat, 3 pkgs. .25e
Best White Tuna Fish,
No. 7s cans. use
LUZ. ....... =. $E.bO
Jayhawk Selected Sweet
Peas, can. .......... 2Oe
U0Z. ...........!. .$Z.Z5
Invader Extra Sifted Peas,
can. .xoe
DOZ. .YZ.tO
Gem-Nut Butterine-made
from cocoanut oils, l lib.
carton. $50
Finest Shelled Pecans,
"A lib. soc z
Quality Baking Powder,
l lib. cans. ..23c
Horlick's Matted Milk,
SOC size. .43e
Eagle Condensed Milk,
SUc can. ....... ..ZZc
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Chicago, Sept. 30.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery. 5l@5Sc.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 4S@ 4s1Sc /;
ordinary flrsts, 45Q41c; at mark, cases in
cluded, 45G471zc.
POTATOEs-Market unsettled. Receipts
1876 cars. Minnesota and Dakota EARLY
Ohios, bulk, $i.S061 30; ditto sacks, s.. 0O1
2.05; Wisconsin bulk, $170QIS0; ditto
sacks 81 05@2.O0
PoULTRY-Alive. higher; fowls, 220
25Hc; springs. 23c.
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PoULTRY-Ahve. higher; fowls, 220
251sc; springs, 23c.
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City. Sept. 30.-wHEAT-cash
Market unchanged. No. hard, $2.1902.2 20
No. 2, $2.16@21S; No. red. $2.fS; No. 2,
$2i50lc.1b1a.
CoRN-Market nominally steady. No.
mixed, $1.64@1.72; No. 8, nominal; No
yellow, $1.G7@1.72.
OATS-Market nominally steady. No.
white, T3@ No. mixed, 71A@721sc.
RYE-$1.5 7@1.60
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$ s.. 30Q3.35.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-$1.44Q14o 40.
BRAN-$1.38@1.30
sWHEAT-Receipts "a cars.
BUTTER-Cfeamery. 57c; firsts, 55c Sec
onds, Sc packing, 40c.
EGGS-Firsts, 45c; seconds, Acc.
POULTRY-Hens, 1S@21c; ROSTERS,
1SAc: broilers, &c.
G0RN-Ciose: Sept, $142; October,
$1.42hc; November, $1.391a.
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Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner La. rent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan, Seph 30.
Springs, over lbs, &c; old roesterb, 15c !;