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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

the stubborn defense of the Chaulnes-
Roye road has delayed operations, the
storm;ng of the Noyon positions is i'm
pending. Further north the British
army commanded by General Rawlin-
son is known to he encountering des-
perate resistance along its whole front.
It is at virtual standstill. and the
advices show that the Germans hold
ing the Chaulnes heights seem deter
mined to cling to their positions at
all costs.
The French army on the southern
end of the battle line was at least five
and half miles from Noyon accord
ing to latest detailed reports.
Allied progress eastward in Picardy
with the Germans fighting desperately
for every vantage point continues to
be slow. On the northern end of the
front the British and Germans are oc-
cupied mainly with reciprocal artil-
lery bombardments while ON the south
the French have advanced further
toward Lassigny in heavy fighting.
From Morlancourt south to Lihons
the British apparently are consolidat-
ing the captured ground while the ar
tillery is being brought UP to lombard
the Germans, who maintain them
selves in the old positions of 1861
west of the upper course of the
Somme. The infantry activity here
Tuesday was comparatively quiet,
f1eId MARSHAL Haig reports, but there
seems to be little doubt that the Brit
ish are only awaiting a favorable op-
portunity to again hit the German
line.
Mile and Half Nearer Noyon.
In the hill and wood region between
the Matz and the Disc, the French
| nave made appreciable gains and are
reported unofficially to be holding the
| important massif of Lassigny against
heavy German attacks. North of Curry
the French are fighting forward in
the parks south of Plessier de Roye
while to the east they have reached
Belval, one and one-ha1f miles south
of Lassigny. At Belval the French
outflank the western end of the
heights south of Lassigny. East OF
BeIval the Germans apparently have
peen aole to hold the French in check
along the west bank of the Disc the
rench have gained one and one-haIt
miles toward Noyon
German prisoners taken at Belva,
numbered III and they declared they
1 mad been ordered to hold on at al
costs. This high ground is important
to the anemy because French guns
| placed there could command all thc
terrain northward toward Rove apG
eastward toward Noyon.
Would Have TO Retire
With the massif in possession OF
/ the French, the Germans probable
would be forced to evacuate Lassign1
CONTINUED on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
FIGHT ON V0LGA
BOlsheviki and Czecho-SIoyaks
in Heavy Battle.
The Soviet Forces Are Reported
to Number 10000.

Amsterdam, Aug. i4.-A battle is
ing between CZecho-Slovaks and
Bolsheviki forces along the middle
Volga, especially around Simbirsk ac-
cording to dispatches received from
Germany today.
(Simbirsk, 400 miles east of Mos
cow, is one of the key position on the
new Russian frcnt")
The Soviet army is said to number
10000. The Scviet's fleet in the
Volga has seized all Czecho-Slovak K
vessels, breaking the Iatter's COM
municafion with their headquarters at
Simbirsk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

sale. With weather conditions favor =
able, work in the country well in
hand, returns from the harvest COM
puted and amounting to splendid fig
nres, "Suhurban-Harve sale prom
ises to be the greatest ever held in
Topeka.
With supply and demand, possibility
of great advances in prices on all ar
ticles needed by every family. with
the possibility of added governmental
tax, present special prices which will
be made in "Suburban-Harvest sale
will prove intensely interesting to pros
pective customers.
Never before, have such conditions
faced the public as do today. Never
before has the advice to buy early and
all one can, been SO sound and been
needed as it is now. For these many
reasons this big event will be the
crowning achievement of Topeka's
business men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
PONCELET TO TOPEKA
Well Known Hotel Man Takes Charge
of National.

E. NJ. Poncelet- known all over the
country as hotel manager, has taken
charge of the National hotel follow
ing the resignation of T. c. Jones.
mana ger for the last five months. who
has gone to Wichita to take charge of
the Eaton hotel.
Mr.. Poncelet came to Topeka from
the Dallas club, where he has been
acting steward for three years. He
has been connected with the New
Youree hotel at Shreveport, the
Cadillac at Detroit, the Great North
ern hote: at Chicago, the Cadillac hotel
at New York City and the Bristol
hotel at Houston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

did not address the complaining wit
ness of the defendant by name when
Walter Zharickosowsky had Salu mas
Voiceiljc arrested on a
charge of provoking him. He tried
the names several times and then took
the case under advisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
GAIN IN FLANDERS
British Make Local Advance on
Lys Salient.
Repulsed German Attacks on
Northern Side.

London, Aug. 14.-British troops
have gained further ground at the
a. ex of the Lys salient in Flanders.
says the official statement from Field
Marshal Haig today. East of Meteren
the line was advanced slightly. while
east of Vieux-Berquin and south of
Meteren patrols established new line.
Tuesday the British threw back Ger
man local alta cks on the nothern side
of the Lys salient Last night the
German artillery was very active in
this region
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
FINNS MUST FIGHT
Germans Send Ultimatum on
Murman Coast Matter.
Demands They Attack Allies
There Within Two Weeks.

Washington, Aug. IA report
from Stockholm reaching the state de-
partment today from sources consid-
cred reliable, says the German gov
ernment has addressed an ultimatum
to the Finnish government requiring
that the Finnish army prepare to
march against the entente forces on
the Murmansk coast within two
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
Senator GaIIinger M.

Franklin, n. H, Aug. 14.-United
States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger was
reported today in serious condition
at a hospital here. He is suffering
from heart trouble and physicians ex-
pressed anxiety regarding his illness
because of his age. He is 81 years of
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
U. S. AIRMAN LOST
Was First American Trained Flyer to
Bring Down a Boche Plane.

Paris, Aug. 14.-Lieut. Alan F.
Winslo... of Lake Forest, I'LL, the first
American train flyer to bring down
an enemy airnan, has been killed in
an air fight in Picardy: according 20
information received here today. No
details have been received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
RAPS DRAFT LAW
Organized Labor Wants No
"Work or Fight" Clause.
Samuel GOmpers Sends EN-
phatic Telegram to Senate.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Organized
labor's emphatic opposition to any
work or fight provision in the new
manpower bill extending the draft
ages is expressed in letter from Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, received to-
day by members of the senate military
committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

In spite Of the cooler weather en-
joyed Tuesday night and this morning,
State Meteorologist Flora says that
the hot weather will continue to pick
on Kansas as Its favorite stamping
ground" The cool weather can only
be temporary as the area of high pres
sure over Florida, known the Ber-
0-ontinned I'nge Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
NEAR ICE famine
Shortage to Be Acute in Kan
sas by End of Month.
Food Administrator Asks Every
Person to Conserve.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 14.-An ice
famine is impending in Kansas and
unless every person saves all the ice
possible there probably will be Sc
we're shortage be-cre the end of the
month, it was stated at federal food
administration headquarters today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
WILL BE WARM AGAIN
Cool Spell Due To Be Blown Away
by South Winds.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS ::
Unsettled weather tonight and Thursday,
partly cloudy and warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14
LASSIGNY IS
REPORTED
HAVE FALLEN
Pail Mall Gazette Says French
Have Taken City.
Have Advanced Two Miles
Toward NoyOn Today.
ENEMY RESISTS DESPERATELY
British Unable to Advance in
the SOmme Sector.
Germans Have Been Bringing
Up Their Big Guns.
ALLIES TO STORM NOYON SOON
British Unable to Advance in
the SOmme Sector.
Germans Have Been Bringing
Up Their Big Guns.
ALLIES TO STORM NOYON SOON
French Now About Five and a
Half Miles Distant.
Germans Make Use of Former
FOrtifications.

Paris, Aug IA (5:1O p. m)-
"Our methodical pressure war
rants the hope that the whole
triangle formed by Lassigny,
Ribecourt and Noyon soon will
be occupied" an official state
ment declared this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

GERMANY has called on Austria for
help. Now, Italy, it's your move!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-14

While there have been no definite
reports of a resumption of the drive
against the German positions on the
southern end of the Picardy battle
line, dispatches from Paris this after
noon WOULD seem to indicate that
fresh progress has been made there
by General Humbert's army
It is said that the French are ad-
vancing steadily on Noyon and while
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
w EST ERN.

The government lid on all public
eating places was lifted and all hotels,
restaurants and boarding houses can
run along as they did before Mr.. Hoo
yer put on his restrictions for the con-
servation of food However. each is
still urged to conserve food
One hundred carloads of yearling
heifers, each branded with the letters
"A. r. c. to signify that they are the
property of the American Red Cross.
are to be auctioned off in the Denver
stockyards during the National West.
ern Stock Show, jan IS to %. Every
stockman in Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa
and New Mexico is to be asked to con
tribute one of his best calves to the
Red Cross. The stockmen have had =
prosperous year. and from their plen-
ty will give to the national charity
Alexander Duthie, a former Denver
man, was shot and killed by Bert Lee.
an insane man, in Livingston, Mont,
while walking along the street with
his wife and baby Lee was appre-
hended shortly afterwards by officers
on the outskirts of the town. He ad.
mitted the killing and declared that he
thought the slain man was the kaiser.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
LATEST NEWS.
EPITOM|zED
FROM TELEeRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMPO TANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR.

The British army of occupation Is
entering Dusseldorf, on the Rhine, it
is officially announced.
During the last allied offensive; be-
tween Sept. &c and Nov. IL, twenty
one American balloons were lost.
The German government has ac-
cepted Field Marshal Won linden
burgs plan to form peoples guard,
or national army.
The German armistice has been ex-
tended until o'clock on the morning
Of Jan. II and the Allies have notified
Germany that they reserve the right
to occupy the neutral zone east of the
Rhine from the Cologne bridgehead
TO the Dutch frontier
With total of 1SS,562 men dis
charged from the army during the
week ended Dec. IA, General March
announced Saturday the War Depart
ment has about reached the average
of 10000 discharges daily for which
the rehabilitation plan calls.
A remarkable proclamation has been
issued by Field Marshal Won linden
pul6 lioLi btiHidu mani ucduqudi lci >
at Wilhelmshohe, dated christmas,
1918" The Cassel Allgemeine Zeitung
publishes the proclamation, which re-
fers to ''the mighty achievements in
war of the German nation in arms,
trained to warfare. which did not col
lapse before world of enemies"
Casualties of the American expedi-
tionary forces which have not been
published by the War Department but
announced officially by Gen. Pershing
had been reduced Dec. Is to total
of 66.S92. These. the War Department
announced. were classified as follows:
Major casualties, including killed in
action, died of wounds. died of disease
and died of other causes, 1850; wound
ed, 64,S62; missing in action and pris-
oners, $50.
German reports say that Bolshevik
troops are advancing toward the Ger
man frontier to join German sympa-
thizers. German armies in Russia
still are retiring, leaving in the hands
of Minister of War Trotzky all their
war material. The Nishti Diem of Riga
says AGO persons recently were arrest
ed by Bolshevik authorities in Pskov,
100 miles southwest of Petrograd, on
the charge of being counter revolu-
tionaries.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
SPORT.

Francis (Silk) O'Loughlin, Ameri-
can league umpire. died at Boston
from pneumonia, following influenza
Adolph Wolgast. former lightweight
champion, was found competent to
manage his own affairs in a decision
rendered at Los Angeles by the Su-
perior Court. The decision ended the
guardianship established in 1917 and
returned to Wolgast the control OF
property valued in his petition at
$4,000.
The recent thirty-two-hour flight
made by Lieut. o. G. Null of Denver is
to be submitted to the Aero Club OF
America by the United States naval
station at Key West as the longest
recorded flight ever made in non
rigid, dirigible balloon. Lieutenant
Null, with two companions. had COW
cred more than 600 miles when leak
forced them to land.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
GEN ERAL.

Republican Leader James R. Mann
announced he would be candidate
for speaker of the House in the next
congress.
The first of the many units of the
nations fighting ships ordered to New
York for Christmastime ceremonies
arrived in port Dec. 21. They are six
battleships-the Illinois. Alabama
Mississippi, Iowa, Indiana and Kear.
sarge-and the hospital ship Solace.
Marshal Joffre now is formally
numbered among Frances forty i'm
mortals. The victor Of the Marne was
made a member of the French Acad-
envy
At Muskegon. Mich. Milo II. Piper,
charged with the murder of Frieda
Weichman of Chicago committed sui
eide in his cell in the county jail by
hanging.
The transports Martha Washington
and Mercury came into port at New.
port News, Va, bringing home from
France 3,720 officers and men. includ-
ing 600 wounded.
Bandits blew open the vault in the
bank of CRANKY, at CRANKY, Mo-, TWEEN
.ty miles southeast OF Joplin. and es-
capped with $4,000 worth of unregis.
tered Liberty bonds.
A big acreage in sugar beets in the
Rocky Mountain region next year is
predicted by General Agriculturist
Mark Austin of the Utah-Idaho Sugar
Company of Salt Lake City, who was
in Denver after visiting several Colo
RADIO sugar districts. He says that
this favorable outlook, so far as Utah
and Idaho are concerned, is based up
on expectation OF no higher price for
beets than was paid this year. He
look, for drop in the price of sugar.
The Presidents first week in France
finds the preliminary situation sur.
rounding the peace conference fairly
well developed toward the point
where. according to the Presidents
expressed view. 1t will be worth while
for the United States to participate.
Camp Funston is to be turned into
q winter university In which soldiers
who will be taken there for any
length of time will be given instruc.
ton in Industrial and mechanical
lines, 40 well as military training, nc.
cording to a notce issued by Maj
Geo. Leonard Wood. commander.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
WASHINGTON.

Maximum prices on copper will ex-
pire Jan. and will not be renewed.
1t was announced by the price-fixing
committee of the War Industries
Board.
Discharged soldiers who do not wish
to continue payments on Liberty bond
subscriptions made through the army
organization will have payments al.
ready made returned, and the sub
scriptions will be cancelled.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,.
the Republican leader, in an address
to the Senate, advocated postponement
Of the formation of league OF ma
tons until after the peace conference
He said the question should be con.
sidered separately and later.
General Pershing notified the War
Department that under authority
granted him by the President he had
awarded the distinguished service
medal to the generals commanding
the various French. British, Belgian
and Italian armies. In all. decorations
were awarded to sixteen French gen.
erals seven British, two Belgian and
three Italian generals.
Joseph B. Eastman OF Massachusetts
has been. chosen by President Wilson
to succeed George w. Anderson as a
member OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
FOREIGN.

German troops have been sent
against Bolshevist forces who are ad-
vancing on Mitau.
Reval, capital of Esthonia, situated
on the Gulf of Finland, has been evac-
uated by the Germans.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger declares
the Krupp works at Essen will be util-
lied as textile factories.
A peoples league has been organ
lied in b Rim, says a Central News
dispatch from Copenhagen.
King George will give a banquet at
Buckingham palace in London Dec. 81
in honor of President Wilson.
German residents of Danzig held a
mass meeting to protest against an
nexation of the city by the Poles.
Secretary of State Hanush made the
announcement that because OF the
shortage of coal, $4,000 persons were
out of employment in Vienna.
There are between 10000 and 10000
unemployed worllmen in Berlin, &C.
cording to the Taglisch Rundschau.
OF this number 1000 are metal work
ers.
The German authorities are turning
over to the American Third army
large quantities of war material which
will require several trains to trans
port.
French soldiers to the number of
100000 were killed during the war,
according to statement by the Social
ist deputy Lucien Voilin, in the Cham
Der of Deputies.
The German fortress of Ehrenbreit-
stein, sometimes called the Gibraltar
of the Rhine, on the opposite bank Of
the river from Coblenz, has been occu-
pied by American troops.
Butter is 50 and sugar 81 per pound
In Wiseman, the largest camp in the
Kushokwin valley in southwestern
Alaska, according to C. Nelson, who
arrived at Jerome from the westward.
Statistics obtained by Canadian Of
ficials from 100000 members of the
Canadian forces overseas show that
more than 100000 soldiers. or 439 per
cent. desire to go on the land after
their return to Canada.
Il am confident that the big council
of statesmen of the world will be able
to reach just and reasonable solu
tion of the problems that will be pre-
sented to them. and thus earn the
gratitude of the world for the most
critical and necessary service which
has ever been rendered it," said Pres
ident Wilson in an interview in Paris,
referring to the approaching peace
conference.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
One Thing Overlooked.

The German is nothing If not
thorough. A German and Swiss were
discussing efficiency. The Swiss said !:
"This is my idea of efficiency" and
produced u picture. 1t represented an
exceedingly stout woman engaged in
rocking the cradle with one foot and
operating tanning device to keep the
baby cool with the other foot; she was
reading a book held in rack while
she knitted, and at the same time
sang lullaby.
The German looked at the picture
and snorted dlsdainfully.
Good heavens, man." said the
Swiss In astonishment. "what else on
earth could she do?"
"Vell. she Weighs maybe couple
Of hundred pounds" said the German.
"She could be compressing cheese by
sitting on it, couldn't shew
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
leeches.

Publishers and editors bleed the
poor author to death. They have no
mercy"
The speaker was Novelist Arnold
Bennett, who went on:
'These profiteers are like the i'm
presario who advertised for man
to do a 40-days' fast.
"Td like to undertake that fast for
you,' a shabby chap said to the Inn
presarlo. What is the salaryT
"The impresariO gave scornful
laugh.
"'Oh.' he said, we can't afford to
pay you any salary for a job of this
kind. We will, however, stand for
your keep"
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

What children need is more models
and fewer critics.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Territorial Adjudication.
The Potato Bug-We hope the peace
will decide whether this
farm belongs to us or the cutworms.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Some theories are like gunpowder-
most useful when exploded.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

When some persons catch on to q
joke they never let go.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Snap fasteners should always be
snapped together on a piece of thin
cardboard.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
cuticura for sore Hand,

cutieura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring In the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with soft tissue paper. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
K, Boston" At druggists and by mall
Soap 25, Ointment 20 and 6O.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Take EATONIC and get rid Of your
Acid-Stomach. This wonderful mod.
ern remedy actually takes the excess
acid out OF the stomach. It quickly
and poeitively relieves bloat, heart
burn, belching, food repeating, sour,
CASEY stomach, and the pains Of indi.
gestion. Makes the stomach cool
and comfortable-keeps 1t sweet and
strong. Banishes all stomach trou.
bles so completely that you forget
you have. a stomach. You can eat
what you like and digest your food
in comfort, without fear Of distressing
after-effects. EATONIC helps YOU
get full strength out Of every mouthful
you eat-and that is what you must
have to be well and strong = full
strength from your food.
Get big box of EATONIC from
your druggist TODAY. We authorize
him to guarantee EATONIC to please
you. II it fails in any way, take Il
back; he will refund your money. II
your druggist does notkeep EATONIC,
write to US and we will send you a bis
6Oc box. You can send us the SOC after
you receiveit. Address H. L. Kramer,
President, Eatonic Remedy Company,
South Wabash, Chicago, III,
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
Nothing More.

What have we there, a poem?"
'NO, that is merely returned
manuscript" Courier. Jour
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
The Idea.

The Idea.
''Pop, why do congressman make
pairs?" II guess. son. they make pairs
to get some plums."
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
Acid stomach
Makes Millions
Suffer

Observation-Disclosures stom-
schs-bloated ,gassy stom machs-belchy,
misunderstanding stomachs-these are
Acid -Stomachs.
What lot of misery they causel
How Acid-Stomach, with its day
after-day sufferings, does take the 10y
out of lifei Not only that - Acid
Stomach is always undermining ones
health. Think Of what acid does to
the teeth-how the acid eats through
the enamel, causing them to decay.
Is it any wonder, then, that Acid
Stomach saps the strength of the
strongest bodies and wrecks the health
Of so many people?
You see ACID-STOMACH victims
everywhere always ailing. They can't
tell exactly what is the matter; all
they say is, IT don t feel welp'-"I'm
all in; tired, sickly.'' If they only
knew II, nine times out Of ten IL fs
Acid Stomach that is ailing them.
II surely makes good digestion diff
cult, causes food to sour and fer
ment in the bowels, weakens the
blood and fills the system with poi
sons. Il prevents one from getting
the full strength out Of their food.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26

Jan. 2O-2l-Mid- winter meeting OF
Colorado Editorial Association al
Denver. iNr
Jan. 2l-2s-western Stock show al
Denver.
Jan. II -23--Meeting American National
Live Stock Association at Denver
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

~es..rn New -papsr Union News service.