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New Britain herald., 1918-09-19

Died of Wounds Received in Action.
 Priyates.
 Joseph V. Creighton, ITO E. 16oth. St., New York, N. Y.
 (Night Report) The following casualties are report ed by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary forces: Killed in action ........ 37 Missing in action .......... 3S Wounded severely ....,. 39 Died of wounds .......... Il Died from aeroplane acci-
 dent Wounded (degree u1deter-
 mlned) ......... , Died of disease ....,..... 8
New Britain herald., 1918-09-19

The following casualties are re- ported by the Commanding General of the American EXpeditionary Forces, (ncluded in above totaD. Killed in Action ........ Died of Wounds received in
 Action Wounded in Action (severely) 2
New Britain herald., 1918-09-19

Ny, such variety, such interest of the fashion that every woman should have the delight of seeing them at once.
 The Luke HOrsfan
 Co.,,
 8 ASYLUM ST. HARTFORD,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
FINANCING THE WAR.

The appeal for economy does not
mean that less business should be
done. says Frank A. Vanderlip, presi-
dent of the National City bank, in an
article appearing in System" but 1t
does mean that every possible ounce
of working power must be devoted to
the national purposes
The business situation in 1918 will
be dominated by the war, he contin-
ues, and the energies of this country
must be concentrated as fully as pos
sible upon winning the war. It is in
evitable that this necessity will affect
some lines of business unfavorably.
In the aggregate the production of the
industries both in quantities and val
ues will be enormous; they will be
greater than ever before; employment
will be complete and the aggregate
or payments in wages will be far
ahead of any previous year.
The income of our farmers will be
larger than ever before. There will be
an unusual distribution of income
among the masses of the people, and
this purchasing power will make a
large market for necessities and es-
sentials, not to speak of what NAV
be classed as luxuries Without at
tempting to define just what belongs
in the latter class it is certain that
efforts will be made, under the au-
thority of the government, to curtail
their production. They require labor
and material which are needed for
other nI1rDoSes and manu-, o+,xo.. -
gagged in these lines should promptly
adjust themselves to the inevitable. In
England it has been found that to a
surprising extent it is possible to con-
vert factories to war uses. No time
should be lost in doing this. and there
is every indication that the govern
ment will cooperate to this end.
J There is great resource as yet hard
ly touched in the army of women who
have never gone into industry, but who
will respond now to our appeal to
their patriotism. The problem of
America is to speed up its productive
machinery to the highest possible lin
it. If the output of products be as
large as the governments program re-
quires, the earnings or the people will
be large enough to supply the treas
ury with money for the payments.
The duty of subscribers to the treas
ury offerings of bonds and certificates
of the various classes must be brought
home to all, SO that the funds as dis
bursed by the treasury will flow back
in constant stream and not be dis
sipated and lost in, useless expendi-
lures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

to death about book rights. and seven
stories, publishers are bothering me
college have offered me professor
ships in English. They hail me as the
man of the hour, whereas"
.Huhn' warned Charles.
The months sped on, the series was
concluded, and presently it appeared
in volume form-so that all might
buy and learn how a certain Henry
had been able to gather together ten
hundred thousand dollars out of the
debris of Wall street. : 49,
Then, one day, Charles Fl. C. Acker-
son and H. H. Bennink voted them
selves leave of absence; and, Mrs.
Bennink, returning from an after
noon auction party, found the follow
ing note from her-d5stipguishede hus=
band pinned rakishIy to the lamp
shade in the 1ibrarys5
My Dear: 1 am the hero, your faith
er the author I made the million: He
made it famous. We are on our va
cation. Love. HENRY.
P. S.-You will find my handbook
in the top drawer of-my desk.
When Mrs. Bennink found that
handbook, she learned something that
gave her artistic temperament a ter
rifle jolt-and brought her to the
conclusion that Henry was more of a
business man, and her father more of
writer, than she had supposed-an
that the combination was ideal both
ways.-(Copright, 1917, by the Nc
c ire Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

Out Oft the governments experiment
in insuring the lives of it's fighting
men may grow, after the war. some
sort of state or federal insurance for
the people generally. There has been
some agitation of this matter from
time to time for several years. Pri-
vate insurance companies were I'M
willing to undertake the insurance of
the fighting forces without payments
far beyond the reach of the men, and
the government was able to come for
ward with the insurance at moderate
cost because it is not called upon to
pay large overhead expenses of man
agement, solicitation, taxes, advertis-
ing, expenses of medical examination,
emergencies and profits. The govern
ment is not in the habit of carrying its
insurance in private companies. 1t
carries its own insurance SO far as fire
is concerned and there appears no
reason why it should not carry its own
insurance so far as the lives of its SOL
diers are concerned. Then, too, the
government can sell this insurance, on
a strictly business basis, at from 20
to 80 per cent less than the private
con panies would charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

great energy and force, but without
shipbuilding experience, has as chair
man of the board now been given CON-
plete authority and allowed to select
his subordinate. Thus a return IS
made to the policy of one-man power,
which it was thought had been initial
ed with the appointment of General
Goethals We may be glad that. tho
General Goethals was not used to
building ships, he has now been called
70 the equally important DUTY of quar-
termaster general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

Not all of the instances of heroism
in the United States navy come from
across the sea. Right near home in
training and in line of duty men of the
service are showing the kind of stuff
American sailors are made of. Frank
LeFebre, a son of Fa 1ian LeFebre, o.
215 West 106th strees, New York, is a
second class seaman of the naval re-
serve force. serving on the patrol boat
Jimetta- He has just been recon-
mended for life saving medal He
was at Glenwood Landing, Long
Island, when a boat containing man,
his wife, son and daughter was swept
against theNwharf, upsetting the craft
and throwing all of them overheard.
With all of his clothes on LeFebre
dove from the ship into heavy tide
and supported the man and wife until
they were rescued. Nothing was
afloat in the vicinity. and the nature
of the piiing made it impossible for
anything to get near the men and
woman in the water LeFebre, how
ever, battled with the tide in this
dangerous position until all three
reached safety. This man had en-
rolled in the naval reserve only last
April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
OLD YEAR AND NEW.

Few if any years in the history of
the United States have been character
lied by events of so tremendous i'm
portance to the codntry as has the one
just closed. 1t marks our entry into a
world war, something entirely unfore-
seen and unexpected.
Never before have American troops
gone to Europe on a hostile mission.
Never before has so large an army
been raised and equipped in so short
a time.
Never before has this country raised
and spent so much money in an equal
period OF time.
Never before has our government
loaned the peoples money to a for
eign country.
Never before has the generosity of
the people been so heavily taxed and
never have they responded more lib
orally.
Never before has this country draft
ed so large an army.
Never before has it conscripted the
great industries and undertaken so
complete direction of the peoples en-
ergies and activities.
Truly the past twelve months have
been a red letter year in American
history.
In view of all this who can estimate
what the new year has in store for US?
So many precedents have been upset
and so many unparalleled events have
transpired in this period of time that
it is impossible for anybody to outline
the future. So much depends on
whether the war shall extend thru an
| other twelve months. Whether the
war go en- or we have an early peace,
the influence of either Oh the coun-
try's future can hardly be measured.
Coming events are not in our hands
so the best we can do is to continue
in the course we have pursued thru
the past year; leave the conduct of af-
fairs to those entrusted with it, do
ing cheerfully and with all our might
whatever is required of US, buoyed by
the feeling that we shall win the war
in due time and that all will come out
right in the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

of our colleagues set up as the true
measure of service here the amount of
money which they can fitch out of the
treasury into their districts and states
for creeks or public buildings or the
like. Fitzgerald's idea and effort has
been to keep the money in the treas
ury, and not to take it out except for
the country's needs. I have known
him to oppose appropriations when he
knew it would endanger his popularity
at home.''
That last sentence was perhaps the
highest tribute of all from a congress-
mans point of view
Questions on tn above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, ,. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
TRAVELETTE

BY NIKSAH.


Bird island, most northerly of the
record for wrecks. The whole group,
in the Gulf of st. Lawrence, is exceed
ingly dangerous but Bird island stands
first. More like huge rock than an
island, it's walls rise grim and gray in
the path of the mariner. The island
has no beach or coast, only a steep
irregular cliff rising abruptly from the
water. The top is a barren plateau of
about five acres.
The principal inhabitants are
birds. Gulls, gannets and INJURIES
come in thousands to nest and rear
their young. The roar of their thou
sands of wings drown the noise of the
waters. The Indians say that they
are the souls of shipwrecked sailors.
The human tenants of the plateau
are the lighthouse keeper and his
wife, doomed to a solitary existence
except about once or twice a year
when a ship brings provisions. Some
times, perhaps, in about every three
or four years. an enterprising natural
list comes to study the bird life on the
island.
Ships can approach Bird island only
in the calmest weather. The slight
est ripple and the craft keeps a re-
spectful distance. The lighthouse is
reached by a rope and windlass. The
hardest mountain climber would hest
tate before attempting to scale its
rough gray walls.
A small brass cannon is kept to
drive birds from the light. The can
non has been about as dangerous to
the keeper as to the birds. Two have
been killed and several wounded, but
they still use the same cannon.
The keepers of the light have been
singularly unfortunate. The first went
insane and had to be kept confined by
his wife and assistant until the pro-
vision boat arrived. The second was
borne away by a floating piece of ice
when seal hunting in the early spring
His wife maintained the lighthouse
alone until help came from a neigh
boring island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
Italian front have found it necessary
to start fight in order to keep warm.

: The Christian Science Monitor wants
TO know why the fuel director does
not close the saloon. Continuing along
this line it adds: 1.-The saloon is a far
more constant consumer of fuel than
the churches or the schools. The
schools, at the most, are open only a
part of each of five days of the week;
the churches, as a rule, are open not
more than a part of each of two days
in the week; the saloon. where it has
free swing. is open all day long and
far into the night every day in the
week, and where it is subject to regu-
lation, at least six full days week.
The fuel conservationists, who have
been so thoughtful in the matter of
restricting the use of fuel by the rail-
road and traction companies. the cleo
trio power companies, and the house
holders, have, strange to say. given lit
tie or no thought to the cutting down
of the fuel supply for the saloons"
Possibly the explanation is that the sa-
loon pays for the privilege of keeping
open and the governments, national
and municipal, need the money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
DINNER STORIES

Mrs. H. had just employed a new
maid, fresh from the old country.
She asked the girl to take the baby
out in the LADY carriage. Gunhilde
was delighted. She had never seen
a baby carriage before and from her
articulate joy one might think that
she hal waited for this moment all
her life. Mrs. H. was pleased to see
that the girl was so willing. The
baby was wrapped up and they
started. Two minutes later Mrs. H.
looked out of the window and her
face froze with horror. Instead of
rolling gently down the sidewalk the
way a baby should her child was be-
ing piloted mapestically down the
middle of the street in the midst of
automobiles and delivery wagons.
From Gunhilde's expression one could
see that she knew that her carriage
was better than any coach on the
avenue.
The new chap carrying the mess
was a polite lad from the west end.
How'd you like your coffee?" he
asks.
Tommy gazed up amazed, and then
quick as a trigger:
lover the top. mate. Over the
top
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

1t is reported that Lower CaIifor-
mia is planning to secede from Mex
leo. If the state choose to withdraw
it is improbable that Carranza could
stop it. The same might be said of
Chihuahua and Sonora. 1t is hard to
understand why any self respecting
state should want to remain tied to a
country which collects taxes from it
without doing anything for it in re-
turn. Secession naturally would be
followed by request to be taken in by
the United States as in the case of
Texas Governor Cantu's proposed
move may prove ultimately to be the
solution of the Mexican problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.l

GF'rom the Atchison Globe
Some men get just far enough into
business to get letterheads printed.
1t is possible for a man to tell a
great big lie by keeping his mouth
shut.
A cat opens it's eyes after nine days,
but many people never open their
eyes.
Contrary to statistics, there is only
one baby in the world. That's your
baby.
An Atchison woman is SO proper she
says the thing she is knitting for the
oldiers is a perspirator.
There must be mysteries in this
world. If a man knew everything he
probably would commit suicide.
Do you give the incest Christmas
pres, nts t. those who can't afford to
give much, or to those who return a
big gift with one Just as big?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

The United States geological survey
reports that hot springs are widely
distributed in Alaska, many of them
yielding water that is near the boiling
point and remaining unfrozen the year
round. During the Russian occupa-
ton of the territory primitive bathing
houses were built at several hot
springs, notably near Sitka, and the
hygienic value of the springs was rec
ogEized. In recent years more eIab-
crate bathing establishments have
been constructed at several accessible
hot springs, but some that are more
difficult Of access are occasionally Wis
tied by prospectors.
Possibly the French troops on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01


The delay in shipping, writes Will
Ham Howard Taft, former president
IN the Philadelphia Ledger, has been
hard for the public to bear. The Sc
lection of General Goetha1s to take
control of the construction of ships
was received with popular approval,
because 1t was supposed that he who
had mastered Panama was to have
full authority to work out this other
yast problem of vital consequence In
dragging weeks, however, the country
was treated to a conflict of authority
between him and a political appointee
named Denman, who obstructed his
every move. No decision was made
between them until finally the unsat-
isfactory solution was adopted of get
ting rid of both of them and continu-
ing the plan of an executive. subject to
the advising and revising of a many
headed board. Admiral Capps was
then selected. and then Admiral Har-
ris. and after month of trial one and
then the other has been retired, as not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
ON SPUR 4 Fl MOMENT
BY ROY X. MoULToN

The trouble with
Many of the new Broadway shows
This season is that
There is SO much noise
On the stage
A person in the audience
Can't get much sleep.
How to Waste Time.
Ask your butcher for credit.
Try to hunt down a profiteer.
Try to get something for nothing on
diner.
Try to convict q murderess who is
pretty.
Well, Old P. r. Always Got Away
With It.
THE advertisement with which
America prepares her war efforts is
imposing and worthy of a country
which produced a Barnum." Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
Old Stuff, Old Stuff.
Gasoline Is Going up" shrieks a
headline. Again, or yet?
The enemy aliens and fake patriots
probably view with alarm the fact that
the growers have not yet announced a
shortage in the hemp crop.
Chief White Cow of the Sioux tribe
in Chicago the other day refused to be
interviewed by reporters. Undoubt-
eddy that was due to his Indian reser-
walton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint
BREAKFAST
Oatmeal. Top Milk
Half and Half Mullins
Honey. Margarine.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Lima Bean Salad
Hot Boston Brown Bread.
Apple Sauce.
DINNER
Baked Ham
Apple Sauce. Rice
Sweet Potatoes cooked with Cane
Molasses.
Individual Pumpkin Pies.
Coffee.
The Table.
Mock Pork Gravy-Melt lump OF
lard in pan: when very hot stir in
tablespoon flour. let it brown in hot
lard, then pour in hot milk slowly
beating with fork till it boils and is
thick enough. Season with salt, pep
per, butter
Chocolate Toast tnew)-Cut anS
kind of bread in thin slices (wholt
wheat bread is the best. as it toast:
quicker)- Spread well with nut but
ter, then with grated sweet choco-
late one-quarter inch deep. Put OF
baking sheet and set in bottom Of
oven till chocolate is melted and bot
tom of bread is toasted brown.
This is a nice lunch for children
without toasting it. 1t is also gooC
cold after being toasted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

st. Mary's Industrial school of Bal
tinore boasts a service flag of $50
stars, two of them of gold for persons
who have lost their lives in the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

A German newspaper says the al
lies cannot escape from the war un-
less they agree to the kaiser's terms
Well, who is trying to escape?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

The government has conscripted every
stick OF available southern pine in effort
RI speed Cd the wooden fleet program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01
.WHATEvER You WANT TO Know"

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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30

served me for this purpose. Having
found such spot l would drop down
and try TO sleep. My overcoat was
my only covering, and that was usu-
ally soaked through, either from the
rain or from swimming.
The only sleep l got during those
days was from exhaustion, and it usu-
ally came to me towards dusk when
it was time for me to start again.
1t was mighty fortunate thing for
me that was not smoker. Somehow
/ have never used tobacco in any form.
l was now fully repaid for whatever
pleasure had foregone in the past as
a result Of my habits In that partic-
ular because my sufferings would GER
tainly have been intensified now if, in
addition to lack Of food and rest,
had had to endure a craving for to-
bacco.
About the sixth night I was so
drowsy and exhausted when the time
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30

people that could not stop me IL they
chose to do so. I thought at this time
that l was suffering about the worst
hardships any human being could ever
be called upon to endure, but l was
later to find that the best of my jour-
ney was made along about this time.
There were plenty of vegetables. even
though they We're raw, and these were
much better than the things l was
afterwards compelled to eat or go
without.
We frequently hear Of men who have
lived for a certain number Of days on
their own resources in the woods just
on bet or to prove that the back
to-nature" theory still has the merits
and will still work. Ny advice to some
Of those nature seekers is that If in
the future they wish to make real
good record, try the little countries OF
Luxembourg and Belgium with a slice
Of Germany thrown in.
I suppose that during this expert
ence of mine l made many mistakes
and travelled many unnecessary miles
which one with knowledge of wood
manship might have avoided and I
| failed to take advantage Of many
things which would have been quite