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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
HOLD PURITY SERVICE
Petticord Will Preach on the Seventh
Commandment Tonight.

Three big services marked the sec
ond Sunday in the eVangelistic cam
paign at the Evangelical church. Sew
eral out of town delegations attended,
and full house heard Evangelist Pet
ticord.
The interest and attendance are in
creaSing as the campaign continues, it
is asserted A great purity service will
be held tonight and a section in the
main auditorium is reserved for a
large delegation of the white Ribbon
women of this city, 10 900 ~
The evangelist's subject for tonight
will be: Gods Standard of Purity for
Topeka" He will base this address
on the seventh commandment, which
reads, Thou shalt not commit adul-
terry" In this address Evangelist Pet
ticord will be clean in his language
and presentation of this important
subject.
The campaign will continue this
week and services will be held as per
the schedule of the past week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
MODERN BETSY ROSS
The Liberty Loan Flag a Banner of
Honor to Stimulate Rivalry

Washington, April S.-The Betsy
Ross of the third liberty loan honor
flag is j. H Burton, a wealthy New
York business man, who has devoted
all his time for months to developing
the nationwide system of subscription
competition represented by the flag
There was too little rivalry in the
last loan campaigns" said Mr.. Burton
to Secretary McAdoo. I'VE need an
emblem to designate the goal of each
community and each slater
So he was put to work and evolved
the idea of the honor flag. a blue Dor
dered banner with white interior field
bearing three vertical blue stripes.
Each town or city which passes its al
lotment of subscriptions will get the
nag, and in the years to come. it may
De among the community's most
priced relics of the Great War
The fourth liberty loan will have a
flag with four blue stripes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
Sons of Soil Exempt From
First Gail of Second Draft.
Men in Non-Essential Activi-
ties Will Be Taken.
STATE MACHINERY IN MOTION
Quota to Funston in Five Days,
Beginning April 26.
Move To Be Carried Out With
out Traffic DISCRIMINATION.

Machinery wax set in action today
FOR the prompt lentrainment or the
states quota of 1865 selective draft
men 10 Camp Funston during the five
dav neriod beginning April 26. Quota
statements were sent to every Local
board today from the office of Charles
S. Huffman. adjutant general. 1t is
believed the entire quota will be sent
To the training camp without disturb
ing local or general transportation Ia
cilities.
Where possible the men called into
the new national army Will be moved
on regular trains S ecial schedules
are being prepared, however, for the
entrair ment of men in various sec
tions of the state who will move to
Camp Funston by special train or car
service. These schedules will not be
mads public All movements of the
men from local stations is regarded as
protected under military censorship
and advance announcement is with
held. as to the hours when selective
men will leave home stations or ar
rive at Camp Funston.
- Must Be Real Farmers.
Farmers actually and earnestly en-
gagged in the planting of crops Will not
be caned into the service at this time.
! The plan of the war department calls
for litter service by these men and the
first quota under the second draft will
be composed of men who can be
spared from farm service or who are
engaged in nOn-essential activities in
the towns and cities. All of the men
in the first national quota of 1900
will sbe from Glass /.
Wyandotte. Sedgwick and Shawnee
counties will furnish the largest num-
Der of men in the order named. In
Guiding cities Wyandotte county fur
nishes 141 men; Sedgwilk. SO: Shaw
nee, a69. Greeley and Stanton coun-
ties each furnish one man.
The County Quotas.
The state quota by counties and
city districts follows:
Allen IS, Anderson Il, Atchison 20, Bar
Der IL, Barton 20. Bourbon II, Brown %
Butler 81, Chase Z, Chautauqua l., Chero-
81 Coffey 10. Comanche g. Cowley 30, De
eatur 8, Dickinson %: Doniphan II. Doug
las ~, Edwards s, Elk IL. Ellis 10, Els
Cove ., Graham o, Grant 1, Gray 3
Greenwood 16, Hamilton 3, Harper II
Harvey 20. Haskell =, Hodgeman 4, Jackson
kearny ;, Kingman H. Kiowa I, Labette
4 Jim y, Logan + LYON s. MaFion 3
Miami 20, Mitchell H. Morris II, Morton .
Nenaha %, Ness s, Norton Il. Usage %
Osborne -, Ottawa l.. Pawnee 10. Phillips
Reno A. Republic IS, Rice 10 Rmey II
Rocks Il, Rush 10. Russell l.. Saline %
Scott 4, Sedgwick n. Seward {, Shawnee
q. Sheridan &, Sherman o. Smith II. Stat
ford l., Stevens , Sumner 30, Themes 5
Trego Z, Wabaunsee IL. Wallace ?. y H.
ington 20. Wichita ., Wilson D. Woouson
Crawford No. .. "a: Kansas city No. /. II;
No. ? 40; No. 3, IS: No. T. 10; Topeka No
J. "a. No. .. "a; Wichita No. l. 70; No. .
for state 1.SGS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
HOTELS FOR HOSPITALS
Americas Recreation Show Places tC
Be Sanitariums for Soldiers.

Washington, April 8.-America's
summer hotels are to be converted
into army hospitals for returned
wounded troops from France The
proposed erection of special big sani-
tariums has been suspended as a
definite program in order to save steel
ships.
The surgeon generals office at the
request of the United States shipping
board. will lease large hotels already
equipped with heating apparatus,
rather than make inroads on the short
supply of boiler plate for constructing
new buildings.
1t Is said that this cooperation by
the surgeon generals office alone will
increase by thousands of tons the
available boilers for war cargoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
CONCORDIA MAN IN
Fred Sturges May Run For Congress
In Fifth District.

Fred Sturges, prominent Concordia
lawyer and chairman of the Fifth dis
trict congressional committee, will
probably be candidate for the Re
publican nomination for congress in
the August primaries.
Sturges was a delegate from the
Fifth district to the Republican
national convention in Chicago in
1915 Elected as chairman of the
Cloud county Republican committee,
the Concordia lawyer was placed in
control of the Fifth district congress
ional committee In the last few
months he has been strongly urged
for congress. Since Ross" Fulton of
Marysville declined to make the race
against Congressman Guy T. Helver-
ing Democrat, Sturges has been re
garded by many leaders as the logical
man, for the place.
In Topeka today Sturges declined
to make a positive statement of his
plans when asked concerning his
probable candidacy 1t is believed
however, that Sturges will make a for
NAL statement at an early date.
Sturges came to Topeka to meet with
the executive officers of the Republi-
can state committee, which today for
mallY accepted the resignation OF
Chairman Charles H. Sessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
LOCAL MENTION

Company B, Topeka battalion, Kan
sas state Guard, will drill at the city
auditorium at 1880 tonight.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. sos Kan. Ave.
Adv. Sr
John Banker, of Russell, is in To-
peKa in conference with the state
fire marshal, helping in work per-
tanning to this office. Banker was
former sheriff of Russell county He
believes his county will raise an
average wheat crop this year
On account of wife's sickness. a
doctor wishes to sell his practice.
Good location. Address Box 5, Beattie.
Kansas.
A warrant was issued from the
court of Topeka today charging F. B.
McCreary with writing a check for
s692.50 on the Bank of Powhattan
when he had no funds in the bank
The complaint was signed by s. p
Haley of the North Topeka Horse and
Mule market.
G. w. Syn.mes. travelling car clerk
of the Santa Fe coast lines, with head
quarters at Los Angeles, is visiting the
auditor of disbursements office here
this week
By special volunteer induction. Ray
mond Ewing, of the general freight
department of the Santa Fe general
offices here, was today called into
military service as file clerk in the
quartermaster's department at Camp
Sheridan. Montgomery. Ala
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
BARRED FROM BAZAAR
Railroad Employees Can't Buy Liberty
Loans at Big Labor Sale.

Following an announcement today
by union labor officials that a liberty
loan bazaar will be held at Ripley
park the evening of April 16, E. L.
Copeland, treasurer for the Santa Fe
railway, stated that orders originating
with the director general of railways
prohibited railway employees from
purchasing bonds from booths which
the labor men plan to erect to sell
bonds.
Orders have been received here for
all railway employees to purchase their
bonds thru railway treasury channels.
The treasury offices will make up
statements on the purchase of bonds
requested by government railroad Of
ficials. These statements cannot be
made accurate, it is pointed out, I'M
less the men buy thru the railroads.
Labor officials announce that the
meeting at Ripley park will be ad-
dressed by Governor Capper and w
A. Riby. four-minute man. They plan
for the books from which the bonds
are to be sold to be in charge of bank
ers Thrift and war saving stamps
will also be on sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
GIVE UP LUXURIES
Secretary Daniels Pleads for People
to Sacrifice for War.

Detroit, Mich, April Sunless
YOU are willing to read the death sem
tence to all luxuries, you are not
worthy of the boys who are dying for
YOU on No Mans Land and on the
seas.
This was the challenge Secretary of
the Navy Daniels flung to the people
of Detroit and Michigan today in a
liberty loan speech. He addressed two
mass meetings-one in Cadillac square
and the other at the board of COM
merce.
He said:
America is now united from coast
to coast I thank God we have lived
to see the day when, differing as we
may, we have demonstrated that pa
triotism wears no party mantle.
Men of all faiths are fighting for
our flag. and the only man in Amer
lea today in politics who will not be
tolerated, is the man who puts his
party above his country
Daniels will speak at Buffalo to-
morrow. and at Chicago Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
40 HURT IN WRECK
Two New York Central Trains
Crash Into Freight.
Empire State Express Thrown
OF the Track.
Two People Are Dead in the
Wreckage.

New York, April 1S.-A broken air
hose which caused the derailment of
eastbound fruit special on the New
York Central, one and one-half miles
west of Amsterdam at noon today, re-
suited in the injuring of forty passen-
kers when the Empire State express
piled into the wreckage.
The freight derailment occurred at
1920. A number of cars were thrown
across the four tracks. A few min
utes later the Empire State, travel
ing at about forty miles an hour.
crashed into the wreckage.
The New York and New England
express. following, collided with the
freight. Three passenger cars and the
engine were derailed and overturned.
Only the engine and two cars of the
Empire State went off the track
The three wrecks tore up the road
bed for several hundred yards. demor-
lines along the right of way were de-
stroyed and the company officials re-
ceived meager. reports of the disaster
over the telephone wires.
Forty Persons Injured.
Albany. N. Y. April S.-John Bolts.
engineer. and w. Barringer, fireman
of the Empire State Express, were
killed shortly after noon today and
forty passengers on the same train
were injured when it crashed into a
derailed freight train near Amsterdam.
The dead men resided in Albany. :.
The wreck is one of the worst
known on the New York Central lines.
A few minutes after the Empire State
ran into the wreck. train number six
teen, eastbound, crashed into it from
the other side, piling the wreckage
higher than some of the nearby tele-
graph poles. No one on this train was
injured.
The impact CT train number sixteen
caused the locomotive and three
coaches to overturn, and two of the
coaches are reported here to have
fallen into the Mohawk river, which
flows alongside of the New York Gen.
trail lines at this point. This cannot
be verified owing to crippled telegraph
service,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
KANSAS is LOYAL
Accused Non-Partisan League Finds
Little Favor in State.

Abilene, Kan, April S.-The Nom
Partisan league is meeting many OBJ
stacles in it's drive for members in
Kansas, and observers are predicting
it will never accomplish what it did
in North Dakota.
ed as antagonistic to the government
or pro-German has the league won
any favor, according to reports here.
The chief reason for lack of prog
ress in Kansas is the impression that
the league is ''disloyal," according to
observers. The fact that La Fol-
lette was asked to address the ma
tional convention of the league in st.
Paul las. fall. is said to have cost the
league many members in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
FACE JUROR FAMINE
Federal Court venircmen Hard to Get,
Judge Calls 20 More.

With the spring work on farms I'M
derway, the labor situation critical
and almost impossible from a farmer
standpoint, great difficulty has been
encountered in getting jurors for the
April terms of the United States dis
trict court. At the opening session a
number of valid excuses were given
by veniremen for dismissal.
Federal Judge Pollock expressed his
appreciation of their difficulties and
promised to release them at the earli-
est possible moment. He instructed
Frank L. Campbell, clerk of the court,
to Immediately draw twenty additional
jurors from territory adjacent to
Shawnee county and instruct the
United States marshal to summons the
veniremen to Topeka on the first
train available.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
REPRiEvE TO PASHA
Stay in Execution Granted Awaiting
New Revelations

Paris, April S.-Following the ac-
ton of President Poincare in refus-
ing clemency to Bolo Pa sha, convicted
of treason in acting as agent of Ger
man propaganda in France, which
caused the expectation that his exc
cution would not be long delayed. it
was announced today that the mill
tary judicial authorities had granted
Bolo a reprieve.
Their action was based on the rep
resentation of his attorney, Albert
Sales, that the convicted man had
revelations to make to the authorities.
The length of the reprieve is not
given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08

Amy Lee Stockton will tell the story.
All the services this week begin at
7:45 y. M
Tuesday is adult Bible class night
A pennant is offered to the largest
delegation Wednesday, is Red Cross
night and DIR. Dean will speak on,
''Wearers of the Crimson Cross"
The weeks program is announced
as a seven days battle for God
country and humanity" There was
large attendance at all services yes
terday and increased interest is an
ticipated this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
HERE AS A WITNESS
Capt. W. II. Montgomery Visits Old
Friends in Topeka Today.

= Capt. W. P. Montgomery, former
special assistan attorney general and
vel, known young Topeka lawyer.
who is stationed at Camp Funston in
charge o. military police work. ar
rived in Topeka for short stay
Captain Montgomery was summoned
as a witness in federal court and took
advantage of his visit today to visit
some of his old friends.
Captain Montgomery attended the
first officers training camp and was
given his captains commission at the
termination of the camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
THAT GUN is VISITED
1t Thows a Shell 500 Miles in a Little
Over Three Minutes.

Amsterdam, April S.-Emperor
william on March % inspected the
gun with which the Germans are
bombarding Paris. says Karl Rosner,
war correspondent of the Lokal An
zeiger of Berlin.
1t looks more like an enormous
gray crane thar real gun, according
TO the correspondent, and can throw
a shell, for a distance of $50 kilo-
meters (So.6 miles)- Firing shorter
distance than that on March %, he
adds, it, required exactly 1S3 seconds
for q shell to reach Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
LYNCHING COMES HIGH
Bill in Congress Imposing $4,000
Penalty on Counties.

Washington, April S.-A bill to
prevent 1ynchings by imposing a pen
atty of from $4,000 to $4,000 on
counties in which they take place was
introduced today by Representative
Dyer of Missouri.
1t would provide drastic penalties
for county or municipal officers who
fail to make efforts to prevent lynch
ings and for prosecutors who fail to
prosecute iynching cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
FLOUR RATIONS CUT
Government Order Results i'm Some
Merchants Cutting Off Sales.

Under the terms of new order
issued by the United States food ad-
ministration. flour must be sold in
smaller quantities than heretofore. In
some localities the merchants have re-
fused to handle any more wheat flour
at all until the harvest is in.
One of the notable occasions of this
kind is jefferson county, Arkansas,
where the citizens have already turned
back all of the flour they had on hand
and the merchants have refused to sell
any more wheat flour until after the
summer harvest. The city of Pine
Bluffs alone turned back fifty car
lads of wheat flour which have been
sent to the seaboeTd for Shipment to
the allies.
The text of the new order says:
Flour-Must be sold in smaller quaint
ties. The United States Food 4-dministra-
ton has ordered that. effective immedi-
quantity of flour in excess of the reason
able needs of such consumers household
for the succeeding thirty days. and in no
case more than twenty-fou and half
pounds to town or city customers or forty
nine pounds to country customers.
rolled oats can be sold us substitutes. Cribs
prohibits corn flakes. shredded wheat.
cream of barley. post toasties. cream of
rice. cream of corn. cream of wheat etc)
No canned goods whatever can be sold
as substitutes
No crackers can be so-d as substitutes.
No macaroni or spaghetti can be sold as
substitutes.
No beans can be sold as substitutes
No Irish potatoes sweet potatoes can
be sold as substitutes.
No vegetables whatever are permitted as
substitutes.
No shelled corn can be sold as substi-
tutes. The only corn products permitted
are corn meal. corn flour, corn starch and
corn grits.
No oats can be sold as substitutes. The
only permissible oat products are rolled
oats and oatmeal =
No barley be sold as substitutes.
The only permissible product of barley is
barley flour
The only permissible substitutes at this
time are as follows:
Hominy, Rice.
Corn grits, Rice flour
Corn meal. Buckwheat flour.
Corn flour. Sweet potato flour,
Edible corn starch, Potato flour,
Barley flour, Soy bean flour,
Rolled oats, Feterita flour,
Dat meal, Feterita meal.
Wholesalers will be directed to discon-
tinue selling any food commodities to any
merchant selling unauthorized commodities
as substitutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
EIGHT CHICKENS
KILLED IN PARIS
BY BIG HUN GUNS

Paris, ApBil 8.-Thes official an
nouncement yesterday that no casual
ties resulted from that days lombard
ment of Paris by the. Germans. says
the Petit Parisien,. was not in strict
accordance with the facts 1t affirms
that there were victims-eight chick
ems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
STOP INVESTIGATION
Ground Glass Cases Sidetracked by
Converting of Court.

Heavy work incidental to the April
term of the United States district
court will make further investigation
of the ground glass scare in Topeka
impossible at this time, it was an
nounced at the office of Ohio T.
Wood, United States marshal, today.
Unless new and startling develop
ments are reported. investigation will
be held in allegiance until after the
April term of court, it was announced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08

Wall St. New York April S.-STOCKS-
Widespread interest in the new liberty loan
caused today's stock market. to lapse into
II state of dizziness. A few rails and spe-
ciaties yielded l to i Y points. Sales APP
proximated 25e.000 shares.
Prices recorded further recessions in the
final hour the per cent call money
rate. The closing was heavy. Liberty
5l2s sold at $3.50 to $3.50 and the rst
and second As at 96 to $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
MASONIC NOTICE

Tklcre will be Special Communica-
ric:t ri Topeka Lodge No. II. A. +. &
- IL. Tuesday, April 8, 1918, at 3:45
= n. 70 a:;cud the funeral of Bro.
C<ilasrics I 'Coscr.
Nj Aiast".- aIasons are invited to
sncdss With US.
FRA-5CiS 4. STEVENS. Master.
CARL W. EELLIS. Secretary.-Adv.
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PINK ROSE SERVICE
Unusual Programs This Week at the
First Baptist Church.

The Pink Rose Service will be
given at the First Baptist church 20
night. This is said to be most re-
markabIe story in word and song A
large chorus under direction of Pro-
fessor Hausmann will sing and Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
HOME GUARD HINTS
Missouri Soldiers Capture Men Who
Made Pro-Hun Remarks.

Marshall. Mo-, April s.-Four men
charged with having made pro-Ger-
man statements were brought to this
city from Saline City. near here. today
by eight members of the Marshall
home guard organization and turned
over to the sheriff They will be held
for investigation. it was said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08

We desire to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness of our
and brother Floyd
MRS. ANNA BAUGH,
ADV. AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08

The lieutenant. who won his spurs
on the Mexican border with the bat
terry, expressed a desire to get back
with the boys" and get started for
France.
Anderson is one of the youngest
Topeka officers in the artillery branch
of service. He is exceptionally popu-
lar among both his officers and men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
LOSS is 100000
This Is Estimate Made by
American Army Officer.
Returns From Front and Sees
German Carnage.

With the American Army in France,
April S.-An American officer who
. has just returned from the battlefield
of northern France where he has
been since virtually the beginning of
the German offensive estimates that
thus far the Germans have lost at
least 100000 men in killed, wounded
and missing.
This officer formerly was in the
British army and is familiar with all
the conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
NELS ANDERSON HERE
Popular Licutcna~. of Battery A Re-
turns to Doniphan Command.

First Lieut.. Nels A. Anderson. who
has in the past for considerable pc
RODS acted as the commanding officer
of Battery A, the Topeka artillery unit.
was in Topeka for a short time Sun
day while on his way to Camp Doni-
phan, from the school of artillery in
the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
KANSAN A CASUALTY
G. E MuIvcy of Galena, Was With
Canadian Forces in France.

Ottawa, Ont, April S.-The follow
ing Americans are mentioned in to-
days Canadian casualty list: :.
Wounded.
G. r. Mulvey, Galena. Kan.
]. Burns, Detroit. Mich.
F. C. Kelton, San Diego, Cal.
V. c. Michael. Spokane, Wash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08

Prince LichnOwSky was German
ambassador to Great Britain when the
war broke out and has written 3 series
of memoirs. in which he intima ted
that Germany and not Great Britain
was RESPONSIBLE for the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-08
A BRITISH-GERMAN
Prince Lichnowsky May Be Tried fol-
Treason Because of Opinions,

Zurich, April S.-A German i'm
perial tribune has ruled that it is
possible to try Prince Lichnowsky for
treason. according to a dispatch from
Leipzig today.