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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

were escorted to the hillside by the
color bearers and placed around the
cross, signifying their stand in de-
Tense. Half way up the hill and near
the speakers stand the flags of
France and England were planted
with Old Glory in the center.
The music for the Easter obserVa-
ton was furnished by the consolidated
band of eight regiments. consisting of
300 pieces. When the first strains of
Holy. Holy. Holy, Lord God AL
mighty" were struck up by the band
the attention of every man was lmme-
diately secured and held until the last
word of the benediction. Following
this the invocation was pronounced,
after which all Joined in the singing of
Onward Christian Soldiers" followed
by responsive reading and the hymn.
Since Jesus Came Into My Heart"
Brig. Gen. Frank L. VIM, in a few
well chosen words. expressed high ap-
commemora-ion OF Easter. He also
paid a high compliment to the army
Y. NJ. c. a. and enumerated some of
the things the Y. M. has done to
better the condition of the soldier
boy. E. B. Pratt, camp secretary, was
paid a high tribute by the general for
many accomplishments. and it was
in touching words that he expressed
\ his regrets and the regrets of the
| officers and men in Mr.. Pratt's de-
TO take up overseas WOTk.
General VIM introduced DR.. Lincoln
Mcconnell.
Doctor McConnelIs address is con-
| sidered as one of the most touching
! and most appropriate ever delivered in
! the camp. 1t was made doubly i'm
pressive when it was learned that he
has two sons in the service of their
country. From the time he started
| until the close of his talk every ear
was strained to catch every word. He
| is a noted speaker and his Easter ad-
dress here will be remembered by all
who heard it.
| The music arranged by c. H.
| Guthrie, division music director. and
the consolidated band under the direc-
| ton of Lieut.. Karl Kalina, of the
| 342nd field artillery, are features of
tn Easter program that were highly
appreciated and which will long be
! remembered.
The arrangement of the Easter
| service was in charge of DR.. H. c.
| Rogers. pastor of the Linwood Boule-
ward Presbyterian church of Kansas
| City. Among those who worked so
| faithfully to make it a success were
! Miss Elizabeth Gentry. of Kansas City;
| c. E. ZemIer. of Kansas City, and
Lieut.. J. A. Miller. of the 353 infantry
| and many others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

h considered an eccentric, or q newly
arrived Yankee too poor to buy B.
V. DIS.
The deliciously warm current that
radiates from milady's arm Is not alb
sorbed by sombre yards of cloth and
wasted on desert air. but PUSHES out
to meet you filtered through a single
strand OF most fragrant siIb. And
the babies-it's a pleasure to hear
them cry, for its not often that they
can find an excuse!
Athletics? Camp Travis challenges
the world and will let the world
choose its own weapons.
Music? When you get "Over
There" keep your ear peeled for these
singing Texans.
Highly Spiritualized
Religion? That's where we come
strong, for it's easy to be good in
Texas And this is not mere gun,
for a recent census taken at the in
stance of the War Department show
ed that out of 2S.657 men only SIS
had no church connections. Uncle
Sam made these figures, and who's
going to call Uncle Sam a prevart-
Gator?
One cannot live through Texas
sunset and not see the handiwork OF
God. Men have lived and used DUCK
cts on buckets of precious paints and
then died and gone on to their re-
ward without reproducing this won
derful spectacle.
The beauties of heaven come down
to the earth's edge and kiss old Sol
to sleep. All the colors of the rain
bow assemble and Irvine themselves
into pictures of gold and silver and
sapphire, and great cities and lands
of joy and honey glisten in the West
ern sky as If to give the mortals be-
low a peep into Paradise. The souls
of Crockett and Travis hover over the
great cantonment and one can all but
hear them say, We'll done, thou good
and faithful servants"
Is it any wonder that to suggest a
division Of Texas is but to start q
fight? Is it any wonder that one can
travel hundreds and hundreds OF
miles and never see a graveyard? lie
| it any wonder that the bells never
| toll in sadness, but lift their silvery
voices in song and praise? Is it any
wonder that the men of this wonder
| full camp are filed and thrilled and
set on fire at the chance to lay down
their nvese that their children and
| their childrens children may have
their share in this life of freedom and
love and song?
I ask you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
One of Most Impressive SerV-
ices Ever Held.
1t Was a Mans Easter Program
For Soldiers.
MUSIC BY CONSOLIDATED BAND
Brigadier General VIM Gives
Highly Interesting Talk.
DIR. Lincoln Mcconnell Deliv-
livers Touching Address.

One of the most impressive Easter
services ever held. the chief signifi-
canoe of which was the fact that it
was a service especially planned for
men-men who are shortly to 90 out
to do battle for the cause of liberty
was held Sunday morning on the hill
side west of division headquarters
The program was under the auspices
of the Army Y. NJ. C. A. in conjunc-
ton with the military authorities.
The touching feature of the pro-
gram was the arrangement of the
cross on the hillside draped with the
flag of Belgium. typifying the sacri-
flee that country has made in the
cause of democracy. The regimental
cofors of the various organizations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
US. Soldiers To Work
Gardens In France

Lift up those clod hoppers of
yours, you big farmer. Whaddeya
think you're doing, blowing a feld?"
This type of agricultural rebuke by
exacting drill sergeants will be out
OF order among American soldiers in
France this spring and summer and
for all the other springs and sum-
mers it may be necessary to keep the
boys in khaki lover There" The
man who shows an aptitude for han
ding the hoe or the pillow will be
quite as valuable as the sharpshooter
and expert marksman. for the United
States is going into the gardening
business behind the lines overseas.
While the government will con-
tinue to send beef, pork, other meats,
the ingredients for making, bread,
jams and a great variety of other
edibles across the ocean to the boys.
they will be required to raise their
own sass or green vegetables. 1t
is impracticable to send these perish
ables overseas. And then again, the
soldiers will have lots of spare time
while waiting for orders to serve
their hitch in the trenches. This
time can profitably be spent in gar
dening.
Last year the French army estab-
lished garden patches in the training
areas and in the more quiet spots
back of the lines and raised enough
vegetables to supply 100000 men
during the season.
The United States army has en-
barked upon a similar enterprise. A
captain, son of former professor in
botany in the University of Chicago,
has been appointed head of the Amer
lean Army Garden Service. He has
purchased thousands of vegetable
sprouts from the owners of French
hothouses and is recruiting a force
of gardeners from the ranks on a
basis of ten men with agricultural
experience out of every 10000 Amer
lean soldiers lover There" An Of
fcer will be designated at each camp
who will be responsible for the pro-
duction of vegetables. When one
unit moves another will take it's place
and continue the gardening.
If you like highbrow vegetables,
such as artichoke, cauliflower. ro-
maine, okra, asparagus, etc, you'll
have to pack a few seeds or sprouts
over the pond with you, for they are
not on the army menu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

only gun they knew of susceptible to
such long range developments. They
did not consider, however, the pos
sibflity of the shells being thrown
such an unheard of distan nee by new
gas.
The principal factories of the great
Skoda works are n Prague, Posen,
Bohemia, altho since the war a num-
Der of plants have been established in
other cities. 1t was reported from
Posen a few weeks ago that during
the strike in that city the works had
been shut down for a week 1t is
known that the Austrian army has
been well supplied with Skoda guns
and many of them have been moved
from Italy to the western front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

It is to laugh! With the govern
ment and newspapers and all the big
bugs bowling for the conservation of
white paper, the attempts Of certain
well-meaning fellows in other so
called camps and cantonments to JUS
tify a flood of written CAB make a
fellow in a regular camp feel like
going out and hiring a Texas bronco
to kick him just for the sheer JOY OF
being alive.
For these fellows down here are
from Texas, I CAD sub, they're from
Texas, Maybe Irwin Cobb or Shake
speare or somebody else from Mich
fgan or N'Yawk did come down here
milk, more rivers and less water,
more sunshine and less need of it,
and one could see further and see
less than any other place on the
globe" Maybe they did. But one
Noah Webster says creek is COM
monty pronounced "crick.' There s
no accounting for what Yankee will
say.
Water Unnecessary
Maybe we haven't had any rain in
two years, and maybe our cows are
all bulls, and maybe the sun does
shine on the unjust as well as the
just, and maybe a calf does have to
walk nine miles through grass up to
his knees to get his breakfast, but
what is this thing we are in, anyway
Is it war? or ping-pong? or fiddle
diwinks? What's the use for water
IL the air is SO pure one never wants
a drink? What's the use for cows
when our own Uncle Sam will cuddle
us up and call US sweet things and
beg US to raise more bulls?
Suppose our trees do get up and
walk around over the landscape at
night and have to be coaxed back
into the ground next morning? Sup
pose they do? Camps and trees don't
go together, noway, and all the
woodsmen have to do to clear a piece
of Texas ground is to stay up late on
windy evening and fill the holes sc
the trees can't find their way back
home. Even the elements serve u.s.
Bill Taft (and certainly you'll take
his word) came down here and gave
US the double 90 He said our sol
diers were months and months ahead
of any in the camps visited by him
| and he had seen many-even zap
hank and Custer and Oglethorpe
| Only four days during the winter die
the boys lay off from their drill, ant
| then merely to kid themselves int
believing it was real winter time.
man with winter underwear in Texa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

With this in view. the publishers have
arranged to offer to soldiers the op-
portunity to subscribe at special half
price rate of IS cents for a years sub
scription. The monthly circulation
has passed the $4,000 mark We
hope many men will avail themselves
of the chance
was given the Y. NJ. c. A. in the re-
cent money campaign, we know the
public is interested in what the Y. NJ
c. A. is doing. The same public will
be interested in reading Association
Men, as it will tell them how their
money is being spent. the good it does
and the joy and happiness it brings to
the boys in khaki. Help the good
work along by giving a subscription to
the man at the desk at your Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

think of marrying. For your wife
would be in danger, and so would any
children she might have"
Recklessly he had disregarded this
advice. Seemingly recovering quick
ly. he had entirely ceased treatment
within a few months. Then he had
married. There had been a child.
He looked again at the squat, IN
shapely, wooden-faced boy in the win
dow, and groaned inward1y. There
flashed into his mind, with new and
bitter force, a sentence from the
Bible:
81 the Lord thy God am a jealous
God. visiting the iniquity of the faith
ers upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation
A mental crippling for life, That
was the fate his vicious pleasure
hunting had brought upon the son
unborn in those wild days,
Just as this father penalized the
next generation. so may you penaIize
it through lustful indiscretion In the
years of your youth. The hereditary
effects of syphilis are dire indeed.
':Of children under fifteen years
constituting social problems. quote
a Massachusetts authority, 1.-The con-
genital syphilitics constitute the more
SCifOuS plODiCAS
Among them there are more cases
of backwardness in school, there is
more feeble mindendness, there are
more defects in the mental processes
there are more delinquencies. there
are more defects in vision. hearing
and speech"
And, says a physician of the IA
nous Mayo Clinic in Minnesota:
"Hereditarily syphilitic children
are filled with the spirochetes, the
germs of the disease. They are in
every tissue and organ; the child is
literally riddled with them
You are perhaps willing to take
chances" as regards your own health
You are intent on having your
fing," be the consequences to you
what they may.
But think of the possible conse-
quences to the woman you will
marry. Think OF the consequences tc
the children she may bring into the
world.
Think of these things. and take the
one safe course. Steer clear of those
who would lure you to forget the
teachings of morality
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
"THE NEW SPIRIT
OF THE NEyt RMY''

From Mukden to Mexico is a far
cry, and yet that gap, wide as it is,
which was spanned by the Y. M. G. A.
in the Russo-Japanese War, and in our
own Mexican troubles on the border
two years ago, is only a small part
of the circle that the Y. M. c. A.
spans today. That circle stretches
Russia, in stricken Roumania,
through Serbia. on the Western front,
and across our own continent from
ocean to ocean, this great work of
the Y. M. c. A. Is carried on, and
that work typifies the driving force
Of our army.
A splendid Interpretation of this
spirit has been given by Joseph H.
OdeIl, in a book entitled The New
Spirit of the New Army" This book
is one that should be read, most of
all, by the parents at home. 1t is
not possible for all the parents to go
to the front, or even go to the camps,
but as far as may be, they will catch
the idealism of the officers and of the
men, they will hear through the
thick night the bugles blow, and they
will feel the thrill of the spirit that
is making this colossal effort to
crush out the devilishness of the
Not only does DR.. Odell speak in
this book of what is being done in our
camps today, but he gives an extraor-
dinarily interesting light on the &C
tivities of the Y. M. C. A. in the
Russo-Japanese War, and the appeal
that this Christian organization made
to the japanese nation and to its
leading statesmen who at that time
were not themselves followers of the
Christian faith.
OF one thing we may be sure-that
out of this war will come a newer
spirit for and a newer valuation OF
Christianity than ever existed before.
HAVE YOU?
Good morning. Have you sent
Trench and Camp home7 If not, why
not? If SO. continue the exercise d"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
HARMONICA GUSTS IKE

The War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities is organ
izing a harmonica band in every
training camp and cantonment in the
United States. The idea suggested
itself because SO many soldiers can
play the ,harmonica, which is high
brow for mouth organ. Because of
the fact that it can be stuck in the
pocket and carried SO easily. the har-
monica has gotten the inside track
on the ukelele, banjo, violin. mando-
lin and guitar, which are too cumber-
some to be carried around from place
u nlaca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE

To insure good health and keep in
fighting trim you must avoid consti-
patton.
Taking pills, tablets and other habit
forming drugs only excite the nerve
centers and eventually become mac
tive.
To properly correct this condition,
try taking two teaspoonfuls of Cleari-
fled Oil on retiring and in a few days
note the wonderful results.
Clearified Oil is ordorless and taste
less aud is natures own remedy for
constipation. piles and stomach trou-
BILE. Your post exchange has it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
Y. NJ. C. A. MAGAZINE
Association Men Tell of Happenings
at Homo and Abroad.

In each of the Y buildings there is
a copy of Association Men on display.
This is a magazine published by the Y.
NJ c. A. and is full of thrilling arti-
cles about conditions on the front re-
ported by men of literally national
standing. Mr.. Vandercock. associate
editor. recently sailed for France as
special staff war correspondent.
This ma gazine is gotten up in
very attractive style and its accounts
of happenings in the war zone as well
as stories of what soldiers are doing in
the camps of this country will prove
very interesting to the folks at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
FUNSTON LEADS IN MUSIC
Division Music Director Brings Back
Good Reports.

c. H. Guthrie, music director of the
seth Division, returned last week
from a conference of the representa-
tives of the heads of the music in the
various camps of the United States,
held at DeS Moines. From the reports
of the work accomplished, Camp
Funston compares very favorably
with other camps in music and es-
pecially in band music.
The reports before the conference
showed that Camp Funston was the
first to form a consolidated band and
so successful has been the consolidated
Funston band that arrangements are
being made to form a similar musical
organization in each of the other
training camps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

Germany has found old hops a good war
substitute for tobacco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

Shelbyville. Ind. woman recently made
a pie OF berries home canned n years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
Camp TRAVIS Challenges The World
And Let World Choose Its Weapons
BY W. W. PIGUE

Editor Camp Travis edit ION Of Trench and Canp)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

HAVE YOU?
Good morning, Have you sen
Trench and Camp home7 If not, VIII
not? If so. continue the exercise >
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

l ask you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

Q FLETCHER HENSIEP has snapped
I a calf for a shotgun and a song
book. both Of which he viii need II
he tries to sing.
The Excelsior fiddling band has re-
ceived a new piece Of printed music
and now they viii not have 10 play
I altogether by hearsay.
/ Luke Nathewsla, who has always
/ led a prudent and careful life. has a
boy that is learning to be a trick
bicyclist
lobe 81oseley. since reading a good
deal on the subject. has decided that
flies are terrible things and viii IN
the future forbid them coming on his
premises
The Wild Onion school teacher was
whipped by Sim Flinders last Friday
night when the teacher in a Epeech
referred 70 him as one OF our horny
was being held and the Wild Onion
teacher was the speaker.
The Excelsior fiddling band was
arrested and brought in in a body by
the deputy constable a few nights
ago. II all other disturbers Of the
peace made as much racket as this
band. the deputy constable would
not have any trouble in locating the
viOlators.
Washington Hooks left today for
Tunderation for a visit He has had
some words with his wife lately and
did not say when he viii return.
Until he can have his pistol pocket
patched Raj Barlow viii use a pair
OF sheeqskin saddle pockets he came
into possession Of through his great
grandfather.
RAJ Barlow ate some onions before
he went 20 the party Saturday night.
but he chewed some sensen drops to
offset 10, and nobody could smell the
ssnsen because he had presence OF
mind enough TO put some moth balls
in his pocket beforehand
In life Few make the motions and
the masses second them.
Dock Hooks has spent the past
week looking for his mule, which he
suspicious was stolen from the sap
ping at the Dog Hill church last sun
day. AS yet he has no clue. though
he has asked at least a dozen men If
they are guilty. and he now believes
the crime was committed by a mem
Der OF some other church
A fight was engaged in by Ellick
aellwanger and Atlas Peck near the
Gimlet creek bridge Tuesday morn
ing The lie was never passed. but
the fight started when EIlick said he
did and Atlas said he didn't The az
firmative won.
Atlas peck walked down off OF
Musket Ridge Thursday morning and
took a seat on the porch at the post
office. He viii return as soon as he
rests up few days.
Sim Flinders has gone fishing
again. He saws the main secret OF
success in fishing is TO have plenty
of good bait. accompanied BY un-
bounded patience. a streak Of optf-
miSm. unlimited confidence perfect
quietude. lots OF Imagination. a plug
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
HOROSCOPE


MONDAY. JULY 20, I0Is.
CATURN and Mercury are in benefits
y aspect this day, according to as
trology. but late in the afternoon
Mars is in evil place.
Agriculturists have the best pos
sible outlook during this government
OF the stars, which is believed to in
sure large crops.
In certain places farmers may meet
disappointment. owing TO a storm or
a plague Of insects
There is a sign that appears TO
presage secret work among the peo-
pie. the spreading OF evil reports and
Misrepresentation COM --uiuE national
affairs There may be lcuch ezeuy
propaganda disguised as POKE al dis
cussion. the seers declare.
In the midst OF war there IS a fore
cast Of great prosperity in many lines
Of business and large increases Of in
come for persons Of moderate am5i-
tons. This is part OF the working
out OF the law Of extremes or sur
prises, so often referred 20 by as
trolOgers.
There may be rumOrs that are
alarming concerning the war during
this sway OF the stars, but beyond the
present are signs OF great promise
The seers command men and women
TO look upon the far reaching bless
ings Of the war" which they declare
viii be recognized when the spirit OF
universal brotherhood, now entering
the human consciousness. prevails
AS part Of the ultimate results Of
the world conflict changes I'm MILL
tary usage, which viii precede the
final establishment Of peace, viii be
sweeping
Mars retrograding in Virgo shows
that the final downfall Of the Turks
is inevitable. astrologers declare.
Persons whose birthdate IL IS have
the augury OF travel and change.
They viii benefit during the war.
Young women will have offers OF
marriage.
Children born on this cay may be
rash. hasty and iudiscreeL These sub
jects OF Leo usually have much indi-
viduality.-(C Copyright. 1913, by The
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)