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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
German Propagandists Cam
paign To Discourage Red Cross.
sweater Story" Circulated in
20 Cities on Same Day.
OFFER REWARD FOR PROOF
But Reward Put Up by Organi-
zation Is Not Claimed.
False Stories Systematically
Circulated Not Mere Gossip.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 1.-Two
Red Cross Investigators are kept busy
constantly in Kansas City and Jack
son, county, tracing down false stories
attributed to German propagandists
This information was given out to-
day by Dell D. Dutton, director of Red
Cross work in jackson county and
secretary of the Kansas City Red
Cross chapter. Mr.. Dutton declared
there was no doubt the false stories
were of German or anti-war origin
and that it has been definitely estab-
hshed they were not mere gossip by
pessimists.
SIN 26 different cities of the United
States, the story of the marked
sweater came out on the same day."
said Mr.. Dutton. 1T was that
woman had taken a sweater she had
auxiliary to be forwarded; she had
marked it by peculiar knitting of the
sleeve and had pinned a SIS bill in the
pocket She returned the next day
women wearing it, according to the
story.
But Sweaters Don't Have Sleeves!
''Where did you get that?' she
asked and the woman is said to have
replied, L knitted it.
THE story may have differed in de-
tails but those were the essentials. In
the first place a sweater acceptable to
the Red Cross has no sleeves and no
pockets but there has never been an
instance where Red Cross workers
have been shown to have sold an ar
ticle given to their care. The eastern
department offered a large reward for
proof of such charge and it was
never claimed
Other stories that are being run
down relate to large salaries said to
have been received by Red Cross Off
Gals in Washington; ground glass
placed in bandages prepared by aux
iliaries; large sums given by the Red
Cross to aid the Russian BoIsheviki;
and countless other stores designed to
discourage Red Cross activity and
lead to the belief that it is honey
combed with graft They can rarely
be traced to definite source, but
their falsity is easily shown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Dandruf Soon
Ruins the Hair

Girls-if you want plenty of thick.
beautiful, glossy, silky hair. do by an
means get rid of dandruff. for it viii
starve your hair and ruin it if you
d on't.
1t doesn't do much good to try 70
brush or wash il out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, teen you d. stroy it entirely.
To do this. get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips. q
By morning, most if not all. of your
dandruff will be gone. and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of 1t.
You will find, too. that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop. and
your hair will look and feel hundred
times better. You can get liquid arvon
at any drug store. IT is inexpensive
and four ounces is all you will need.
no matter how much dandruff you
have. This simple remedy never fails
Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04

schools will also help with the crops.
Many girls in the rural and small town
schools will also enlist for the summer
campaign and will help save the crops.
Increase Production.
Before the new crops are harvested
our reserves of foodstuffs will have
been exhausted" said the governor.
agricultural production must be in
creased. The government, recognizing
in Kansas one of the great food pro-
ducing states of the union, has asked
us to plant a greater acreage of spring
crops than ever before and we snaii
do it We shall do it in spite OF the
fact that $4,000 young Kansans al
ready have entered the military serV-
ice, that half as many more VIII Ioi-
low in the draft between now ana
harvest time, and that $4,000 to bO,uOV
transient laborers upon whom we may
formerly depended for help, especiaiiy
in wheat harvest, will not be availapie-
I'VE shall have to depend upon the
labor within the state to plant, care
for and harvest our crops. That means
that the available man, horse anu ma
chine power must be moplllzeo anu
used with the greatest efficiency. All
n-essential activities must be einnl- :.
mated A large source of labor relieI
which may be utilized consists OF tne
teachers and pupils in the puohc
schools.
Thousands Could Work.
THE schools generally are operated
on a five-day-a-week basis. II Scnooi
were held six days a week instead Tor
the remainder of the term it would re-
suit in closing the schools early IN
April instead of May and release from
the high schools $500 men teachers
and 10000 boys; from the rural ana
grade schools not fewer than 500 men
teachers and 1000 boys. All of those
then would be available for farm and
garden work. Further than that,
5000 women teachers and $4,000
school girls would be free to replace in
city employment men and boys who
are familiar with farm work; to assist
with the spring planting if need be; or
to devote themselves to other war ac-
tivities.
THE plan of having school six days
a week for the remainder of the term
has the advantage of allowing all pu-
pills to complete the course of study
together and prevents injustice to
those boys who in any event must drop
out to help with the spring work. The
plan has been adopted already by a
considerable number of schools in the
state. Not only is it feasible, but it
possesses great merit from the stand
point of efficiency, justice. patriotism.
believe the citizens of Kansas will
look with favor upon a movement in
that direction"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Governor Capper Appeals to
Boards of Education.
Release Children To Aid in
Harvesting the Crops.
LABOR SHORTAGE is ACUTE
Boys Working Reserve Could
Care for the Work.
Thousands of Teachers and
Boys Are Available.

Governor Capper has appealed to
boards of education in Kansas cities
and rural districts to adopt the SIX
daV school week The plan is urged
that bows in the public schools of the
state may be released from thelr
studies in time to aid in planting and
harvesting farm crops Thousands OF
school children have enrolled FOR 1arm
work this summer, and Governor zap
1,ar- has urged a speeding up of school
work that the farm labor problem
may be met promptly.
E. From almost every section or Kan
sas has come complaint concerning
the labor shortage on the farms. Inc
boys working reserve OF the STATE
council of national defense mas IN
I1ertaken the organization of high
school boys for farm service. Hun
dreds of youngsters in the grace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
BOYS BIC WORK
Thousands of Kansas Youths
To Help Win War.
Organization of Working Re-
serve Well Under Way.

thousands of Kansas school boys
VIII support the nation in this time of
stress by helping feed the men whose
lighting will win the war for demo-
cracy.
Every Kansas boy between the ages
of 16 and 81 years of age who is phys
icaIly fit is going to have a chance
TO enroll in the United States boys re-
serve, an organization formed under
the direction of the federal depart
ment of labor. w. L Porter of To-
peka lis state director.
In order to enroll, a. bow must get
the consent of his parents and his
employer If he has one. He must be
free from disease. He must also take
oath of allegiance to the United
States This last step, it is believed,
Will result in great outburst of pa
tr1otism among the boys of the nation.
Buttons For All.
A boy gets an attractive button
when he enrollS. After three weeks of
satisfactory farm service, he received
a bronze medal which is numbered and
which he may wear as long as his
work is up to the standard. At the
end of the summer a certificate will
be given to each boy who has carried
on faithfully thruout the season.
These boys will be used on Kansas
farms, where the shortage of labor
for the coming crop season promises
to be a serious problem The boys
will not, however. go to their work
without preparation. DIR. w. NJ Jar
dine of the agricultural college has
prepared circular giving suggestions
for practical instruction to city boys in
the handling of work horses, the use
of the farm machinery, and the care
of dairy cows and milk.
Organization Is On.
Special representatives are organ
izing this work in number of places.
Among them are E. L. Holton, in kan
sas City: w. A. McKeever, Lawrence
and Hutchinson; w. H. Andrews. Sa-
lima; L. E.. Call, Wichita; w. NJ. Jar
dine; Ottawa and Leavenworth; W. L..
Porter, Topeka; c. H. Taylor, Atchi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
I'm HUN PRISON CAMP
Kansan Among Captives -Located--H.
NJ Smith, of Rock, Kan, Dies.

Washington. Feb. 4.-Six of the
twelve American soldiers reported
missing after the German trench raid
on November have been located by
the Red Cross in a prison camp at
Tuchel. West Prussia, General PERISH
ing reported to the war department
today. They were captured in the
first assault launched by the Germans
on an American sector.
The six prisoners. with two others
taken in subsequent actions, are:
Sergt. Edgar w. Halyburton, Stony
Point, n. c.
Privates:
Daniel B. Gallagher. Blocton, Ala
Clyde 1. Grimsley. stockton, Kan.
Hoyt D. Decker, Vincennes, Ind
John P. Tutwiller, Mass.
Hershel Godfrey, Chicago.
Harry r. Loughman, Chicago
Vernon NJ. Kende1l. Roll, Okla
The dispatches confirmed press re-
ports of the death of Private Roy O.
Garner, of Decatur, Ill, in an airpIane
accident, and reported, also, that
Private John A. Goodrum infantry
of Mclean, Texas, had been severely
wounded in action on January "a
Private John L. Bray, infantry. of
Drum. KY, was reported slightly
wounded in action on January 80, and
Corporal Roy E. Dougherty, infantry
of Shaw, Miss, on February l.
Included in the list of deaths from
natural causes was: Corp. Bollis NJ.
Smith, infantry, January 81, empyensa.
Rock, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
IN DEAL WITH DUTCH
Negotiations Over Use of Grain Ships
in U. S. Ports Reach Agreement.

The Hague. Netherlands, Feb. A.
Negotiations have been completed be-
tween Dutch ship owners and the
government regarding conditions I'M
der which grain ships now in Ameri-
can ports will be exempted from re-
QUESTION by the government These
vessels will be free to sail in accord
ance with the arrangement made pro-
visionally between the United States
and Holland.
To Carry Argentina Grain.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Some of the
Dutch ships referred to in the fore
going dispatch from The Hague, al
ready have been assigned to go to Ar
gentina to load corn for Belgian re-
lief and others will bring wheat to the
United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
KICK ON LADY ICONS"
Men Threaten Strike Unless Company
Quits Hiring Them.

st. Louis, Feb. "A demand for
discontinuance of alleged discrimina-
ton in favor of woman conductors
and for higher wages was presented
ton company, by officials of a newly
organized union of car employees to-
day. The union has been chartered
by the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway employees. The men
claim that women conductors ara
given preference on daylight runs.
AS the committee left for the Of
fees of the street car company it was
learned that they would demand an
immediate reply Conductors and
motormen said they understood a
strike would be called at midnight
Sunday night, to enforce the demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry. Of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tableta
the substitute for calomeL
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician for
II years and calomeps old-time enemy,
discovered the formula Tor Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con-
stipation and torpid livers
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the skeynote" of these
little sugar-coated, oiive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally. They never force ehem to
unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth" now
and then = bad breath "a dull, tired
feeling-sick headache torpid liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two lit
tie Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
Just to keep right. Try then. 1oc and
Csc per box All druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
HOLD ROAD MEET TODAY
Ocean to Ocean Delegates in Session
at Belleyille, Kansas.

Belleville, Kan, Feb. 4.-The an
nual meeting of the Kansas division of
the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean high
way, being held here today, has at
tracted good roads boosters from all
sections of the state, especially from
western Kansas. and from eastern
Colorado The meeting is being held
for the purpose of considering all state
division matters prior to the national
meeting of the association at ST. 10
eph, Mo, February and l..
The Pixies Peak highway is now or
panized from coast to coast. Active
divisions have been organized in each
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Owns Five Newspapers Now.

Belleville, Kan, Feb. A Q. Mil
Ter of the Belleville Telescope today
bought three additional Republic
county newspapers, the Narka News,
the Munden Press and Mahaska Lead
err With the two he already owns in
the county, the Telescope and Agenda
Times, it makes five newspapers I'M
der the same management. The news
papers already purchased will be made
all home print and will be given a
county wide news service in addition
to their local news service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
All Fat People
Should Know This

The world owes debt of gratitude to
the author of the now famous Marmoia
Prostitution, and is still more lndeDteu
ecr the reduction of this harmless, etfec-
tive obesity remedy to tablet form: MAI r.
moIa Prescription Tablets can now ue
obtained at all drug stores. or by WRIT
Ing direct to Marmola Co, S64 WoodwaEd
Ave. Detroit. Mich and their o seas9 1eavss
M excuse for dieting or violent exercise
for the reduction of the overfat BODY 10
nsrmai ons.-Advertisement-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
GUNDY FOR ATTY GENERAL.
Atchison Man Announces He VIII
Seek Republican Nomination.

Atchison, Kan, Feb. 4.-Charles L.
Gundy, county attorney of Atchlson
county, has announced hlrHseiI as
candidate for attorney general OF
Kansas.
He saws he is entering the race at
the urgent request of Republican
leaders of the state who desire an
eastern Kansas man in the attorney
generals office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Normal Students to Drill.

Emporia, Kan, Feb. "A class in
military training at the Kansas State
Normal school has been organized
The class will meet once a week at
f.30 p. M, and will be open to stu
dents, faculty and townsmen. Altho
it is an elective no-credit course, it
is believed that practically every man
il school will take the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get a small bottle of Danderine at
any drug store for few cents, pour a
little into your hand and rub well into
the scalp with the finger tips. BY
morning most, if not all, of this awful
scurf will have disappeared. Two or
three applications will destroy every
bit of dandruff; stop scalp itching and
falling air.-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
CITY GETS GOOD MILK
Only One Dairy Goes Above the Bac-
terra Percentage Limit.

The report of milk inspection for
the month of January has been issued
by Miss Annetta Nicoll, city bacteri-
ologist. Only the milk sold by one
dairy contained a bacteria percentage
of more than 100000, the limit set by
city ordinance. The report follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
weekly Bank CIearings.

New York. Feb. 4.-Bank clearings in the
United States for the week ending Janu-
airy 81. as reported to Bradstreet's, aggre-
gate S5140.65S, 600. against S.. CT, SIG 600 the
previous week and s., 147. 152. 900 the CORE
spending week last year. Following
the returns with percentages of change:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
GIRLS PLAYED WITH RIFLE.
One Killed When the Weapon Was
Accidentally Discharged.

Richmond, Kan, Feb. Arlene
Clark, IL years old, was shot accident
ally and killed here Saturday. She
and her sister were playing with a
rifle when the weapon was discharged.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clark of West Richmond.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
A CHRISTIAN FEDERATION
FOR JULESBURG

Julesburg began to. make history
when she went ''Over the Top" with
the first, second and third Liberty
Loan; over-subscribed her quota in
gifts to the Red Cross; the Y NJ. c.
4. and the Soldiers American Bible
Society fund. Her boys who are rep
resenting her on the "Firing Line" are
representing her in the supreme sacri-
flee. For man can do nothing great
er than "Give his Life for his friends"
or for the benefit of all humanity.
What Julesburg has done she can do
again. There is no doubt in our mind
in regard to the present Liberty Loan
drive. We are GOING OVER THE
TOP.
We are satisfied with nothing less
than doing big things; nothing less
than showing that we are composed
of the material that make dreams
come true know that is true because
the Christians of Julesburg last Sun
day morning voted to Federate their
interest in the common great inter-
est of service for humanity. They
said by their votes we desire not only
to say the words of the prayer of Gods
Kingdom, called the Lords Prayer,
but we are willing to practice it by
coming together into one society on a
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
GOLDEN PRAIRIE DISTRICT

The Golden Prairie District of south
eastern Wyoming is firmly establish
ed AS the greatest grain producing
sections of the West. No hot winds
or extreme heat; no irrigation prac-
ticed or required. Threefourths of
the moisture falls during the growing
season.
An acre here produces as many dol
lars as an acre of the high priced
farms in the central states.
Owing to our climatic conditions,
we have from the first of March to
the first of June to prepare the ground
and sow and plant our spring grains.
And our late sowings will be as plump
and ripen as maturedly as our early
sowings. These sowings at different
times from March to June makes our
harvest extend from July 10th to Oct.
10th, giving us three months in which
to harvest our small grain. Hence,
when these conditions are taken ad
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10

Having received the unanimous en-
dorsement of the Republican party for
the office Of Surveyor of Sedgwick
county, | wish to announce my candi-
dacy for reelection. During the past
two years my efforts have been di-
rected specifically to promote the
cause of new and better highways.
The building of good roads is of the
utmost Importance in an agricultural
community in order to facilitate the
production of farm produce and the
marketing Of crops. The ideals and
principles which have been endorsed
in the winning of the war, shall sup
port in every respect.
EARL c. HAMILTON.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10

basis of brotherhood for the purpose
of setting the world real example
of what it means to be Christian.
They decided to forget traditions and
prejudices and stop talking about in
finitesimal differences in creedal ex-
preston and cooperate on the funda-
mentals that have to do with charac-
ter building and right relationship be-
tween man and man, and man and his
God. This is the simplified creedal
statement which the Christians of
Julesburg accepted last Sunday morn
ing as basis for Federation and CO.
operation:
l.. We believe in God the Father,
Creator and Ruler of the Worlds.
2. We accept Jesus Christ as our
Ideal Leader and the principles of
life as taught by him as our truest
guide, and we desire to follow his ex-
ample and teachings in the service of
humanity
3. We are united in striving to
know the will Of God as taught in the
Scriptures, and in our purpose to en-
deavor to walk in the ways Of the
Lord. make known or to be made
known to us.
Hurrah for Julesburg and her Chris
tians. She is willing to follow the
light given her by spirit of our age,
and she cannot lose her reward. 1t is
glorious to have share in making
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10

vantage Of, one can. have his harvest
to come on SO he can easily harvest
400 to 800 acres with one grain bind
er and not hurry either, which makes
it possible to raise and take care of
more grain for man than in any other
locality in the West.
For further particulars as to general
farming and stock raising, prices and
lorations Of our lands in this favored
district of the West, see or write to
George A. Arnold, Julesburg, Colo,
District Manager for Federal Land
Co., office under Citizens National
Bank.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
DIST. NO. 4 NEWS ITEMS

Mr. Bergner's threshed his grain on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Frank Detmer and family were call
ers on John Detmer last Saturday eve
ming.
Frank Leinberger threshed on Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs Schoutz called on John
Detmer Sunday afternoon.
John hammers had dance in their
new barn Saturday night.
Frank Lienbergers and Wards went
to Julesburg Friday afternoon.
There was party at Mr.. Heaft's
Sunday evening.
Miss Corpe took supper with Mr..
and Mrs Shoutz and family Thursday
evening.
Mr.. Carter and family have the
dreaded disease, influenza. and We're
quite sick, but some of them are bet
ter at this writing.
Mrs. Martin was a caller in school
Thursday morning.
Will Detmer became so i'll at John
Detmers Monday afternoon that Frank
Leinberger had to take him to Jules
burg at once.
Mrs. John Penney and Mrs. J. Det-
mer were callers on the school Friday
morning and then on Mrs. Will Det-
mer for the day
Herman Detmer's colt which step
ped on nail is not much improved
at this writing.
Herman Detmer Sundayed with J..
Detmer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
COUNTY TREASURER

have been nominated as the
republican candidate for. the Of
flee of County Treasurer of Sedg-
wick county and wish to announce
to the voters of the county that I
will appreciate their support at
the general election to be held Nov
ember 5, 1918. Vt elected, pledge
to perform the duties of the office
in an efficient manner and to the
best interests of the citizens of
Sedgwick county.
JESS JOHNSON,
Republican Candidate for the Of
flee of County Treasurer of
Sedgwick County.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10

Mr.. Lundy's sisters arrived here
Thursday.
Mrs Will and Herman Detmer call
ed on the school Thursday.
Ed kenney is threshing his millet
on Monday and so was John Penney.
The last report is that the doctor
could not do anything for Will Det-
mer in Julesburg and had to take him
on the midnight train to Denver where
an operation was to be performed at
once for hernia
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

have been nominated as the repub-
lican candidate for the office OF
County Commissioner for the First
Commissioner District of Sedgwick
County and l hereby announce my
self as candidate for election at the
General Election to be held Nov 5
1918. Your support will be appreci-
ated.
H. H. HODGES.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-10-10
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

! have been nominated as the repub-
Iican candidate for the office ri
County Superintendent of Schools and
hereby announce myself as candi-
date for reelection at the General
Election to be held November 5, 1918.
Your support will be appreciated.
EMMA CARLSON.