The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-24
CITY GOES OVER
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ly of the 149 Canadian battalion, was
the speaker of the day at the luncheon
this noon. Kennsdy told of the con-
ditions under which he lived for near
ly two years as a member Of the aero
wireless division OF the Canadian ex-
peditionary force on the western
front, ana told of how he Was Gassed
at the battle of st. Quentin in 1916.
In telling of how the gas attacks of
ly days of the struggle Kennedy told
how the Canadians "requisitioned all
of the dogs in the vicinity of their
camps and placed them in holes in
No Mans Land. When the gas came
over these dogs were the first to feel
the effects and their bowls of an
guish were the signal for gas masks.
One of the features of the luncheon
this noon was the presentation of three
sacks of real money to-the Red Cross
Junior Red Cross. The money was
presented by Richmond Battle. Boy
Scout and potential warrior for dem
ocracy. Young Battle told how the
money was taken in nickels and dimes
thru the sale of tickets to the Junior
Red Cross vaudeville show at the
auditorium Tuesday afternoon and of
ice cream cones to the throng of
youngsters who attended. Battle was
presented with receipt for $271.65,
of the Junior Red Cross to the second
Red Cross war fund.
Women Getting Good Results.
Observers sent out by the high COM
mand of the Red Cross armies in the
Topeka sector to watch the course of
events in the residence districts where
the women's battalionS were conduct
ing a series of trench raids reported
this morning that the raids had rap
idly developed into an enveloping at
tack. A call was sent in by nearly
every battalion of the women's army
in the residence section for reinforce
menta, Aid was imm ediately sent in
the shape of more receipt books and
supplies
| In a joint appeal to the campaign
ers of the laundering Thousand and
| to the $100-up subscribers, D. w. Null
vane this moznfng again urged that
the measure Of our patriotism should
not be in dollars and cents, but in the
wish and desire to give every cent the
traffic Will bear to the cause of send
ing prompt relief while our boys are
going into action on the western
'front.'"
> To the camraigners Mulvane said,
IF man is able to give more than
he offers. push him and push him
hard. If man refuses to give, in
quire strictly into the causes of re-
fusab and if found unworthy and with
out reason, just remember that we are
living In war times
Don't Hear the Whistle.
In telegram to the workers of the
second Red Cross war fund drive this
morning. ]. L. Johnston, manager of
the drive in the southwestern division
of the American Red Cross has asked
that the whistle be disregarded in this
effort to raise funds for use in France
In his telegram-Johnston saws:
Don't stop when the whistIe blows
The man who does more than is
asked of him, is the man who is
marked for leadership. The nation
that does more than Is asked of it, is
the nation that must triumph The
man who drops his pick when the
whistle blows will always have his
destiny controlled by others. The
spirit of America is the spirit of the
heaping measure. of the extra ounce
The Southern division has passed its
quota; many chapters have given all
arbitrary and the 500. 900 asked
for by the war council will not be
enough to safeguard our soldiers and
homes. Good Americans will not
stop when an arbitrary goal has been
reached Generous Americans will
not stand and surrender their privi-
lege of service A technical quota
has been achieved. Patriotic Ameri-
cans will not cease from labor when
the whistle blows. Let our watch
word be, Over time, over service;
over subscriptions, over the top. and
then more
Few Large Subscribers.
In counting up the quota of sub
Scribers this year, one of the noticea-
| BILE features is the small number of
large subscribers to the fund. So far
as could be obtained on short notice
the following are the men and firms
in Topeka which have subscribed
amounts Of $500 or more to the Sec
ond Red Cross war fund
Large Subscribers.
kntef-Ocean .$<OOU
| Horace Hall Observation-Disclosures. 1000
warren NJ. Crosby company. ......... 1,25O
Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Mulvane. .,..... 1000
Mr. and Mrs. Frank p MacLennan.. 1000
Crosby BROTHERS company. 1000
! H. p. Dillon ................ loo
| Kaw Milling company. 500
Pelletiers Store company. 500
A. Zahner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
Merriam Mortgage company. 500
NJ. A. Low Observation-Disclosures. 500
Auerbach & Guettel .................5 SOC
| Y .. GieeG 9U9
| Crane 4 Company SOC
Charles Wolff Packing company. 500
| F. A. Derby ......-............. SOC
other subscribers giving below $500