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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
GERMAN GRAVES
GRIM ANSWER

Now, across the graves OF a IN
lion of his young men, the Kaiser
beginning to see the sun set on TIN
smallest of his ambitions. "Foch will.
never cross the Rhine is now the
German watchword. German cities,
shrieking beneath the visitation OF
allied and American airplane bombers
cry out: mo more Of this barbarity.'
Such cries are echoed in the ghostly
laughs of thousands of Gotha and
Zeppelin victims in London and Paris
The Rhine will be crossed and
Cologne and Berlin will vince be.
meath the shells of Allied guns.
Five million men in France" cries
America. Remember Belgium and
end the war in 1919"
To America and her five million
fighting men in France will come the
greater glory of the world war. But
that end will not be achieved with.
out the sacrifice of thousands OF
those men, nor without the most
earnest and united support of those
of us at home. Where we have given
valiant efforts to war work here
tofore, we must thrust our sholdera
desperately against the wheel of wal
preparations from now on. To nc
one person or class is it given to dc
q greater share in this war than any
other person or class. Each must
do his utmost.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Sunday school 10 a. m.
Morning worship II a. m.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05

For a mild, easy action of the bow
els try Doans Regulets. modern lax
alive. 30c at all stores.-adv
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
FREE METHODIST
unday school 10 o'clock.

Sunday school 1O O'Clock.
Love feast 10:45.
Preaching services Sunday morn.
ing at Grin.
Evening service 8 o'clock.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Service every Sunday at II, at the
chapel. Wednesday evenings at 8.
Sunday morning subject Unreal
ity."
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
IN THE CHURCHES
ADVENTIST
Sabbath school every Saturday.
CATHOLIC

High mass every Sunday morning
at 10. Rev. FIR Boil, S. j., in charge
of the parish.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05

Are you keeping your War Savings
Pledge?
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05

The Baptist Ladies' Aid society met
last week Friday at the home of Mrs.
E. C. Durdle. Officers were elected,
Mrs. E. C. Durdle being elected pres
ident, Mrs. F. Bonner vice president
and Mrs. William Leonard secretary
and treasurer.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-05
CHTTRCH OE con

Corner third and Main. Sunday
school at 10. Preaching at II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
FIGHT TO FINISH
American War. Mothers De.
mand "No Compromise"
"UnconditionaI Surrender"
Their War Aims.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. 19.-"Uncon-
ditional surrender" is demanded of the
German nation in a resolution to be
sent today by the War Mothers of
America, holding their first national.
convention here. to President Wilson,
General Pershing and the American
expeditionary forces in France. The
resolution reads: fesr
millions of War Mothers OF Amer
lea, represented in national conven-
ton in Evansville, stand loyalty be-
hind you in your desire to make no
peace until Germany and her allies
surrender Internationally"
Adoption of the resolution followed
the reading Of a telegram from Pres
ident Wilson as follows:
ITO the war mothers of America,
the heart of the whole nation goes out
in pride and deep sympathy; .ympa-
thy because of the supreme sacrifice
they have made and pride because CT
the superb courage with which these
sacrifices have been accepted. Their
sons are making America loved and
honored wherever men love freedom
and respect justice. Their Eeroism
and their sacrifices will make the
whole world a happy and safer home
for the wives and mothers Of brave
men in. the days to come. Future gen.
erations will rise up and call these
men blessed. Please accept my per-
sonaI homage Of respect and graft
tnden
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
RATE TO X. C. is 1921
p. q. c. Wants To Know Why U. p.
Charges More Than Other Roads.

The state public utilities commits
sion has asked the Union Pacific Rail-
way company for an explanation of the
discrimination in passenger rates be-
tween Topeka and Kansas City. The
Santa Fee and Rock Island charge
$2.14 for the trip, while the Union
Pacific charges s2.21.
The Rock Island and Union Pacific
use the same track between the two
cities, except for a very short strip of
track at either end of the line. The
Santa Fee has the shortest route to
Kansas City. But the Rock Island
meets the Santa Fe rate and the Union
Pacific charges cents additional for
each passenger hauled. The state com
mission has asked for an explanation
of the rate discrimination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
ExONERATE CREW
No Blame Attached to Frisco
Train Men.
Wreck Apparently Due to Error
in Orders.

Springfield. Mo-, Sept. 19.-The
train crews of both the freight train
and the troop train which were
wrecked near Marshfieid in a head-on
collision Tuesday night were ex-
onerated by the coroner's jury at the
conclusion of a hearing held this fore
H. Gaines.
The evidence, Coroner Gaines said,
showed that the conductor of the
freight train had orders to meet an
other freight train at Marshfield. This
train was coming west. The troop
train. the evidence disclosed. had in
structions to meet passenger train No
8 at Conway. This would have left
the track clear for the troop train for
several miles east Of the scene of the
wreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
HIS CHILDREN HUNGRY
Negro Soldier Says That Is Reason
He Left Camp Funston.

His three small children, friendless.
bare footed and hungry, far away in
Des Moines; himself behind bars in
the city Jail and guard on the way
to take him back to Camp Funston,
is the plight in which Tom Larkin,
colored, So years old, finds himself in
today, according to his own story.
I'm my pocket" said Larkin, is
letter from Des Moines telling me that
my three children are bare footed and
hungry, and that something must be
done for them. I received this letter
while at camp and asked leave of
absence to go and see my little ones.
1t was denied me, but l got pass
until IL o'clock Saturday night. and
Saturday morning 1 left, I confess,
with the intention of going to Des
Moines. I figured that I would get
job in the packing house there, work
ten days in order to get enough money
to provide clothes for the children
and then go back to camp. I paid my
fare to Kansas City and then to
Atchison, where my money gave out,
so 1 decided to beat my way into Des
Moines. I boarded a freight train but
got the wrong one and first thing 1
knew I was in Topeka. Then I was
arrested and brought here"
Zach Gragg, Santa Fe special po-
liceman, arrested the man when he
saw him on the train in North To-
peka. Gragg turned a deaf ear to
the soldiers story. and demanded of
Police Sergeant Wonderly that the un-
fortunate negro be booked as a de-
serter. Nor was he satisfied until his
prisoner was behind the bars and in
sisted that he remain there. The
word was sent to Camp Funston and
a telegram from General Wood re-
ceived this morning stated that q
guard was being sent for the man.
IT did what I think any man who
loves his children would do" Larkin
said. 81 just made up my mind that
I was going to them and help, them
out. I'm not a deserter. If I had
wanted to desert would have taken
off this uniform and throwed it away.
But have too much respect for it to
do that"
A reward Of about $50 is connie only
paid by the government for the cap
ture of deserters, but it depends upon
circumstances as to whether a man
is classed as deserter or not. In for
mer times a man was considered a de-
serter If he was absent ten days with
out leave and this was what LarlSin
evidently had in mind. 1t is entirely
probable that he willr be considered
absent without leave and not be
classed as a deserter. In which case
Zach Gragg may experience some trou-
BILE in getting his $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
HUN MORALE Low
Prisoners Captured by Yanks
Are DespOndent.
Letters Found on Them Full of
DiScOuragement.

With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 18.-Fear lest
the Americans would advance and
overwhelm them, bitter complaint
about the food and general despon-
dency at the prospects of the war are
the keynote of letters written home by
German soldiers and found on their
persons when they were captured A
certain American division which took
more than its quota of prisoners has
made an exhaustive examination of
these letters and found that the NOR
ale, even of the men in the Tenth
German egiment-conceded to be the
best opposing the Americans-is de-
cidedly low. if it can be judged from
private letters never intended for
American CONSUMPTION.
"LoOxs Bad for Germany"
att looks very bad for our dear Ger
many" writes one soldier to his wife.
who knows whether the Americans
will break thru? This morning we
again were on the alert and thought
the American were going to attack but
nothing has happened as yet"
I'VE few fellows can not hold up
this superior might and must all go
helplessly into captivity" says anoth-
er, land of course most of the prison
ers are murdered, but then we have
happens"
Another German, however, evidently
did not fear murder, which obviously
had been proclaimed as the lot of Ger
man soldiers falling into American
hands. for he had written:
Feared American Attack.
According to appearances we are
approaching turbulent days. We con-
stantly are on the alert and are afraid
the Americans are going to attack.
They are said to have assembled an
enormous number of tanks and troops.
In that case we are lost, for every
thing in our front line is mixed up. I
am firmly convinced that could not
be worse off over there"
Another soldier wrote that he felt
worse than a dog. He declares that
even dogs have kennels to sleep in
while he must lie in the open in the
rain and mud.
What" he asked, "have we done
that the whole world has designs on
our lives? If the Americans attack
we will be in Metz (by retreating) in
two days.
1.-The men are so embittered that
they have no interest in anything and
they only want the war to end, no mat
ter how. We are only slaves of the
government"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
OUT FOR PLEDGES
Workers Busy Soliciting for the
Boy Scouts.
$4,000 Will Pay All Expenses
for Three Years.

Practically every organization in the
city which has indicated Intentions of
backing the Boy Scout campaign to
raise a $4,000 executive-armory fund
is today working among its members
for sufficient pledges to meet that
particular Organizations assessment in
the campaign.
The money asked for by the Boy
Scouts is to be used for the hire of
permanent scout executive in Topeka,
who will give his entire time to the
work of the scouts and who Will beno
every possible effort to bring every
boy in the city into the scout organiza-
ton. In addition a part of the fund
will be used for the renting OF an
armory or permanent headquarters for
| the Boy Scouts-a place where they
can congregate, can hold their meet
| ings, and where they can be inculcated
with the true principles of manhood.
Expenses for Three Years
The promoters of the campaign an
nounce that the $4,000 fund asked
| for in this campaign for the Boy
Scouts will meet the expenses. of the
organization for the next three years.
Persons who sign the pledge cards
are asked to take one membership or
| one share of stock in the promotion of
the boys interests, paying therefor IS
down and promising to pay $40 more
in two yearly intallments of SIS each.
City officials and judges are loud in
| their praise of the Boy Scout move
ment, hailing it as the best known
method of preventing the small boy
from entering into life as a gangster
and youthful emulator of the scent
novels.
The life of Boy Scout is regulated
by the Golden Rule so explained and
put in practice that it does not irk
the Independent ideas of Young Amer
lea as does the paternal you can't
do that The Boy Scouts are taught
and led in the principles of manhood
and gentlemanliness in a way impos-
sible to parents, however fond they
may be.
Make Better Men.
Truth and self-reliance are the bases
on which all scoutcraft is based, and
officials and educators declare that the
association of the boys in one firmly
bound order is of the greatest benefit
in making true men of the younger
generation.
According to A. J. Stout, superin-
ltendent of the city schools, the mere
! fact that boy belongs to a troop of
Boy Scouts generally causes that youth
to think little longer and farther
ahead when the temptation comes to
neglect studies for play. Stout de-
clares that most of the boys who make
the best records in their school work
are members of some Boy Scout troop.
Stout asserts that the Boy Scout move
ment has eliminated many worries
which in former times burdened the
life of the teachers in the schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Dance tonight-Kellam Hall-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Anderson are the
parents of a boy born Monday AFTER
noon at their home, 1857 Mulvane.
Mrs. B. Birmingham of lis East
Seventeenth street has received woro
of the safe arrival overseas OF her son.
Private Mike Birmingham, who is
member of Company A, 32S battalion
tank corps.
The Central Congregational church
will give a supper Friday evening in
hour of the Rev. Mr.. Goldsmith, VINO
leaves next week to enter Y. NJ T. "A.
work and in honor of the Homecoming
of Doctor Sheldon.
O. T. Wood, United States marshal,
has received orders from New York to
induct Thomas Kruspak. a Hungarian
into the army. He will be taken to
Fort Riley. information is received
that Kruspak registered with New
York board.
Hermann W. Won Langen, 523 West
Fourteenth street, and Charles Lloyd
Smith of 1916 Western avenue Will be
sent to Jefferson Barracks at st. LOUIS
Sunday by draft board No. L. Lester
Broain of 210 Stevens street Will be
sent to Camp Funston by board No. l.
Noncommissioned officers school of
Company H, Fourth regiment, Kan
sas National Guard will be held TINS
evening at 1880 o'clock. All of the
acting noncommissioned officers OF
the company, and also any privates
who wish to take the instruction will
meet at the north steps of the state
house at the above-named hour.
The chilly atmosphere of the sec
iond division district court room led TO
the postponement of the French d.
vorce case this morning. The petition
of Mrs. Stella French asking a divorce
1,ay 7osc
store man, was filed last winter, since
which time the plaintiff and defendant
have been living apart, it is said.
The case against Prescott Norris, the
farmer who failed to register Septem-
Der IL, and who was to have had a
preliminary hearing this morning, was
dismissed by c. B. White, United
States commissioner, upon the recon-
mendation of the defendants attor-
neys. Norris was taken back before
the draft board and duly registered.
The Rev. w. w. Burks received or
ders Wednesday to report to New YORK
in preparation for sailing fore France
where he will enter Y. M. {. A. work.
Last spring the Rev. Mr.. Burks came
to Topeka from the state of Washing
ton as pastor of the First Christian
church He will preach his last ser
mon to the congregation at the regu-
lar mid-week service tonight.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Haynes died at local hospital today.
Announcement was made here today
that the Pan Motor company of st.
Cloud, Mimi, in which number of
Topekans are said to hold stock, has
been awarded a contract for 100000
navy hammock hooks for the govern
ment and that the contract carries a
clause providing funds for converting
the plant into a government institu-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MARY EVERETT, wife Of James
a. Everett, 523 East Seventeenth street.
by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Her
bert w. Greer of Topeka, Mrs. John W.
Repp of Portland, Ore, and two sons, Ed
ward j. Everett and John Everett of To-
peka.
ROBERT D. KNOX, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. u; Knox, died Wednesday
night at the family home, $50 Elmwood.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon
from the residence at = 80 o'clock. Burial
in Mt. Auburn cemetery. No flowers.
MRS. SARAH r. HASKELL died at her
home, 1854 Woodward avenue, at 2 80
Wednesday morning. She was born DC
She leaves a brother, George +. Young, of
Ioreka; half brother, Andrew Young, of
Indiana, and half sister, Mrs. j. NJ.
funeral will be held Friday at 2 80 O'Clock
from Penwelrs chapel. Burial in Topeka
cemetery.
MRS. HELEN TOMLINSON, formerly of
Topeka, wife of the late william Tomlin-
son, editor of the Commonwealth, an early
day paper of Topeka. died in POeatello,
Idaho, Sunday. September Is. Her body
was brought to Topeka by her daughter.
MRS. Ernest Fox. The funeral was held
this morning at II o'clock from Bomgard-
ner's chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON died wednes-
day afternoon at her home, 2204 Buchanan
tua Of
Mrs. d. Washburn, of Oklahoma City, and
six sons, D. d. Johnson and X. p. johnson,
of Topeka: T; b. Johnson. a. W. John
son and w. III. johnson, of Kansas City,
and Joseph J. johnson, of Plattsmouth.
Neb. Mrs. johnson was a resident of
Shawnee county 80 years. The funeral will
Penwells chapel. Burial in Topeka Gene
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
TAX0N COTTON
House Defeats Proposition by a
Vote of 100 to 20.
Child Labor Provision Is Also
Defeated.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The propo-
sal of Representative Moore of Penn
sylvania, to the war revenue bill for
a tax of SO a bale on cotton was de-
feated in the house today.
Another amendment by Representa-
tive Moore which would have imposed
tax of SO bale on cotton going
into textiles already had been defeated
by a rising vote 100 to %.
An amendment by Representative
Green of Iowa, proposing a five per
cent tax on the products of child la
Dor, also was lost on a point of order
made by Democratic Leader Kitchin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
KNOCKS OUT PAIN
THE FIRST ROUND
Comforting relief from pain
makes SlOan'S the
Worlds Liniment

This famous reliver of rheumatic
aches, soreness, stiffness, painful
sprains, neralgic pains, and most other
external twinges that humanity suf-
fers from, enjoys its great sales be-
cause it practically never fails to bring
speedy, comforting relief.
Always ready for use, it takes little
to penetrate without rubbing and pro-
duce results. Clean, refreshing. AT
all drug stores. A large bottle means
economy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
MUST HAVE A PERMIT
German Alien Females Will Be Barred
From Restricted Zones.

The office of the United States mar
shall in Topeka has just received or
ders from Washington that all Ger
man alien females will be required to
call at the United States marshars Of
flee and receive a permit to be allowed
to remain within the restricted zones.
The order is effective at midnight,
October S. Full instructions will be
given out later.
The cities of Kansas which COM
prise the restricted zones are: To-
peka. Leavenworth. Kansas City.
Atchison, Wichita. Hutchinson, indie
pendence and Coffeyville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
SEE HAND OF Hun
German Agents Suspected of
Causing Wreck.
Might Have Tempered With
the Block Signals.

Springfield, Mo. Sept. 19.-War de-
partment officials have ordered a
sweeping inquiry into the wreck of a
troop train from Camp McAlpin. Tex
as, near here, Tuesday night. which
cost eleven soldiers their lives and
killed three of the trainmen.
Rumors of the work of German
agents being responsible for the acct
dent were voiced today. Investigators
intimated the block signals might
have been tempered with giving a
clear track signal, causing the col
lision with freight train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19

Wall ST., New York, Sept. 19.-STOCKS-,
Less consideration was given in the stock
market today to the protracted tension in
the money situation and the course OF
prices seemed to indicate that the market
was responsible to bullfsh incentive. Varl-
of being fairly sold out which had re-
assuring effect on general sentiment. Sales
unprecedented 10000 shares.
Buying and selling impulse was largely
lacking in the final hour, the market being
pretty much of a drifting affair. Ameri-
can Sumatra Tobacco was caSried up near
ly the points beyond yesterdays final.
Closed firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
REFUSED TO FIGHT
German Soldiers Said To Have Thrown
Away Their Guns.

Amsterdam, Sept. ia big de-
tachment of German soldiers refused
to leave Aix-La-Chapelle for the front
last week, according to information
obtained from the frontier today. The
escort is reported to have fired on the
mutineers. killing eight and wounding
many. The remainder were driven
aboard trains but are said to have
thrown their rifles out the window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
BOlSHEvIN IN RETREAT

London. Sept. 19.-Bolshevik forces
are retreating on both the northern
and southern fronts, according to a
Stockholm dispatch to the Daily Mail.
The dispatch says that a telegram has
been received in Stockholm from Mos
COW stating that the Czecho-Slovaks
still hold the city of Samara. which
the rBoisheviki recently claimed to
have retaken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
New York Money Market,

New York. Sept. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
paper, f. and 6 months, per cent. Sterling,
on banks 4.I21a commercial, 60 day bills,
4.T2A; demand. 4.T5 TIC; cables, 4.76 GIG.
Francs, demand, 5.4S; cables. 5.46A. Mexi-
can dollars, 7Sc. Government bonds, frreg-
ular; railroad bonds, easy. Time loans,
strong; 60 days, 80 days and months,
6 bid.
Call money, strong: high. 6; low, 6; rul-
ing rate, 6; closing bid 81 offered at 6;
last loan, 6. Bank acceptances Az.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
IDENTIFY DEAD MAN
W. F, Morrison, Who Dropped Dead,
Was Employed as Nurse.


The man who dropped dead at
Burgharts factory Wednesday after
noon was Winfield F. Morrison. a
brother of DR.. s.. T. Morrison. former
ly of Topeka. He also had a sister.
Mrs. E. Hopes, living at 1921 Clay
street. Morrison was 81 years old and
has been working as a nurse for the
Masonic lodge in taking care OF sick
Masons.
Wednesday afternoon while working
at Burghart's he had been moving
heavy boxes. The strain of the un-
usual exertion proved too much for his
heart Too great effort brought on
the heart failure which caused his
death. Considerable time elapsed in
learning the identity of this man.
which gave rise to the idea that he
was totally alone in the world without
a friend. Doctor Narcotic succeeded
about noon today in establishing the
identity of the dead man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-19
WOMAN BURNED BABES
Set Nunnery Fire in Which Sixty-Fiye
Babies Persisted

Montreal, Sept. 19.-The disastrous
Grey nunnery fire of February II last,
in which sixty-five babies were burned
to- death. was purposely caused by a
female orderly of the institution,
Bertha Courtmanche, who is said to
have periodical attacks of fire mania
She confessed to the crime when &C.
cused by detectives who today arrest
ed her at the nunnery, where she was
still employed. The woman signed her
confession.