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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
NORTH Side Nel,s
Items for this column may be, left at
Petro's drug stores or call Eleanor
Kfmbau, phone 3cC31, after q. m.:
other huUrs phone $3.50.


The counting of votes was finished
at the second precinct last night be-
fore o'clock. The board at-the
fourth completed their count about 10,
while the first, with one board, finish
ed shortly before IL. The counting at
the third precinct was finished be-
tween IL and 1 o'clock
The business ,men who will canvass
the North side next week in the war
work drive will be r. r. Saer. cap
tain: C. H. Mathews, F. o. Morns, F.
g. Simms, r. NJ. Whitteker, W. H.
Rutter, J. F. Haskell, r. F. Jack, w.
F. AxteIl, A. w. Lindell, ]. c. Snedi-
ker, E. c. Winters, Charles S. Elliott,
Dihble.
Notes and Personals.
T. NJ. James will leave today for
Battle Creek, Mich, where he will go
to a sanatorium for treatment for
stomach trouble. He will be accom-
panied on the trip by his son, Edwin
James. OF. Kansas City.
Mrs. Ike Benjamin of $50 Jackson
street, who has been seriously sick
with influenza, is improving.
Dale Wales, of Lawrence. spent Sun
day with friends on the North side.
Misses Una and Elsie Layman of the
North side have gone to Usage City 10
visit their mother. Mrs. Henry Lay
man.
Mrs. Ed Holman of 1908 Kansas
avenue is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Hugh Allen Smith, at Waukegan. Ill.
Mr.. Smith is at the Great Lakes train
ing station.
Lieut.. James p. Irons, who received
his promotion to first lieutenant a
short time ago, has been temporarily
transferred from Company A, 10th
engineers. to Company B. according to
word received yesterday by his moth
er. Mrs AL Gurt1er. Sergeant Gurtler
visited his son on October IL for a
short time. This was the first they
had seen of one another since July 4.
Sergeant Gurtler is with the HOT en-
gineers.
Mrs. Grace Pointer and family
came overland from Colman. ILL.,. and
will make their home on the North
side. Mrs. Pointer is the granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. F. NJ. Harris of 400 Rail-
road street.
Mrs. Marie Parish. daughter of Mrs.
May Rogers of S14 Harrison street,
died this morning at o'clock at the
emergency hospital from influenza.
Two other daughters of Mrs. Rogers
are seriously sick at the hospital.
We have a very large stock of
trimmed hats that we are closing out
at great reduction. One-third to
one-half less than original price. Aus
tin-Snediker Nero. Co-Adv.
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SANTA FE NEEDS MEN
Railway Places Exemption Claims
Before City Boards.

With me draft boards facing the ne
cessity of sending the required num-
bar of men to Camp Funston: with the
Santa Fe ia Ing the problem of need
ing a lot Of these men for the most eff
ficient operation of the road; and a
bunch OF young men ''rarin' to go"
and get a Hun or two before it Is too
late, there develops a problem OF SONS
intensity.
The Santa Fe has claimed exemp-
ton for practically one-haIf Of the
men called from board No. and have
made heavy claims on the boys " h1eh
beard No. has tapped on the snoul0-
err saving that Uncle Sam is ready for
them. But the sputter of machine guns
is evidently more attractive than the
rattle of typewriter.
The patience of the draft boards is
severely strained in trying to satisfy
both Uncle Sam, the Santa Fe and the
boys who want to go to war.
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DR.. J. P. THONS DIES

Well known Veteran Baptist Pastor
Was Father of Mrs. Robert Gordon.
DR.. James P. Thons. for many years
pastor of Baptist churches thruout
Kansas, died at Stormont hospital this
morning.
Doctor Thons was father of Mrs.
Robert Gordon, wife of the pastor OF
the First Baptist church in Topeka.
He has made his home with the Cor
don family at 1924 Lincoln street in
Topeka many years and was, pastor of
churches in Wamego and Hoyt~ He
came to Topeka from Emporia, where
for many years he was pastor of a
Baptist church there.
Doctor Thons was ~ years of age
and was one Of the grand old men,
of the Baptist T storate of Kansas. He
was one of the oldest ministers in
point of age and service in the west
Funeral arrangements will be an
QounCed later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
SANTA FEE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances jones. Telephone $3.50.

The concrete foundation which has been
built in front of the machine shops 10 now
in use. 1t wif enable the workers to keep
out Of the mud and snow in the winter
when an engine Is being repaired. The
foundation 3 long enough to hold the large
type of engines.
: A ]. Domino has returned to work after
being off ill a month He is assistant
boiler foreman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Stratton nave
returned from vacation spent in Portland
ore. Their son George. tr., accompanied
them home. He Gas been working in Port
land during the last two months
Raymond Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
u. Lewis. Is not improving. He 10 suffering
with paralysis
Clarence Rosen. formerly Of the freisi 1T
auditors office, but now at Camp Funston
Is spending a short furio with his wife
MIS-. Rosen. and with his parepts, Mr.. and
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Topeka BOY DIES
Lloyd c. Greene, 1918 Mulvane Street
Victim of Pneumonia in France.

Mrs. Ida Greene, of 1918 Mulvane
street. has received news of the death
of her son, Lloyd c. Greene, who died
of pneumonia in a French military
hospital october IS. He enlisted from
Kansas City and was trained at Camp
Funston. He went to France in June,
and on October 4, he was gassed dur
ing a battle. Pneumonia resulted from
the gassing. He was buried with mill
tary honors in the military cemetery
at Remauncourt Haute, on the Marine.
He is survived by his mother and by
three sisters, Cora, Florence and
Helen, and by a brother. Edward
Greene, of Kansas City, Mo.
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st. Louis. Mo-. Nov. 6.-Peter Pa
tache, "a years old, has bullet holes in
his head and stomach as the first cas-
ualty of the 1918 election. Henry
Freuder. deputy sheriff, is under ar
rest. charged with participating in the
first election row. He claims self de-
tense.
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IF YOUR EARS RING !
WITH HEAD NOISES

II you have roaring, buzzing
noises in your ears, are getting hard
of hearing and fear Catarrhal Deaf
ness, go to your druggist and g.: 1
ounce OF Parmint tdouble strength.
and add to 1t 4 pint of hot water
and little grafu.ated sugar. Take
/ tablespoonful. four times a day.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises
Clogged nostrils should op-n.
breathing become easy and he
mucus stop dropping into The
throat 1t Is easy to prepare. costs
little and il pleasant to take Any
one who hes Catarrhal trouble Of
the ears, IL ri OF hearing or mas
head noises should give Ills pre-
scriptfon a trial.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
CHILE TAKES SHIPS

81 German Vessels in Chilean Waters
Are Seized.
Santiago, Chile. Nov. 5.-The gov
ernm<nt today took possession of
eighty-four German ships informed in
Chilean ports. This action was taken
to prevent the crews-f from sinking the
vessels after having destroyed vital
parts of the machinery. The seizure
of the vessels is favorably commented
upon by. the press generally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06

Newell. Phone 2932 k-a, eyeningsJ.
All ladies of the Gage Park Community
Thursday afternoon at u. m. for special
work. by. order Of the president, Mrs 7.
E. Sheardg
Mrs. Dalhstrom of Munson and Ridge
avenues is a victim Of influenza
Mrs. Len Lloyd and daughters. Elsie and
Leona. MI. and Mrs. Fred Sach and dauyh-
ter. Ethel. Mrs Will Custeuborder and
SON. Warren. and Grandma Sach, motored
to Heyt Tuesday, where they spent the day
visiting relatives
Mrs T. E. Sheard spent Monday In High
land Park. visiting Mrs. Hertwitz, form
erly of Gage Park.
Lawrence Mcfarland is slowly improv-
ing from siege of influenza.
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QUICK RELIEF Z
DEMONSTRATION
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry Of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive Tah1ets,
the substitute for calomel
d.. Edwards, . practieing phys3ciam for
IL years and calomers old-time enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
While treating patients for chronic con-
stipation and torpid liver2
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do n6e
contain c.lomel but healing soothing
F6egetabae laxative.
No gripping Is the keynote" Of sisss
little sugar coated, olive colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
.noornmn.,lly;, : IHsy eever sorcs them to
II you have . dark brown mouth" now
and then "a bad breath "a dun. tired
feeling-sick heAdache-tcrpid liver and
xre constipated. you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two lit
0a Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every niRht
just to Keep tight. Try item. 10c and
Sc peg box An druggists.
sAtlvcrfISf.uip.t.l
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GOOD ROADS MEETING
Kansas Association Sessions at Beloi,
November 21-22.

The annual meeting Of the Kansas
State Good Roads association will be
held at Beloit November 21-22, ac-
cording to an announcement by J..
Frank Smith, general manager of the
association, today. Smith asserted
that it is expected that the meeting
will result in the building of thousands
of miles of hard surface road in Kan
SaS after the war. y
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GAGE PARK.

personals and news items By Mrs.
Newell. Phone 2932 K-a, eyeningsJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
THIRD ST. BRIDGE BALKS
Machinery Freezes Up and Traffic
is Blocked for Couple of
Hours.

J'ever hear OF balky bridge? II you
think there "ain't no slch animal just
listen to this:
The pride of The New Castle County
Levy Court, commonly called Third
Street Bridge, got into one of its justly
celebrated tantrums this morning, re-
fused to be lowered into place TO do its
bit, as every patriotic bridge should do
these days, and held up traffic for about
two hours. 1t also caused the recording
angel to send for lot of additional help
because certain citIzenry who wanted TO
cross the river in trolley cars, automobiles,
wagons, and on Shanks mare, held
ciissin' bee in which no one fell down.
The cause of the trouble WAS tine
weather Down under the bridge Is what
is known as "the pit 1t holds the hoist
ing and lowering machinery and is quite
close to the water--on the rivers edge, in
fact Somehow or other ii sprang Il leak
and let many gallons of the Christiana
in. Separated from their brothers on their
way to the Delaware these gallons
promptly froze and stalled the machinery.
When the bridgetenders raised one of
the leaves they got it up all right but
they couldn't get it down Investigation
was made and the frozen up state of
affairs revealed by it. Then came lot
of digging and chopplng. Finally the
CAUSE of balkineSs was removed and the
bridge went back on its job, whereupon
traffic moved and the recording angel and
his augmented Office force took we'll
earned rest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
SPAIN AGREES To SUPPLY
pERSHING WITH MATERIALS

Washington. Feb. 22.-An COO
nomic agreement with SPAN, under
which General PerShing VIII get mules,
army blankets, and other materials in
that country in return for cotton, oil.
and other commodities from the United
States was signed yesterday IN Madrid.
The State Department was 50 advised
last night by Ambassador Willard
The terms of the agreement could not
be learned today. and it was not known
whether they had any bearing on
the rate OF exchange between the
two countries, which the United States
has desired to adjust on account Of the
recent depreciation Of the American dol
lar in Spain, where il is now worth only
about seventy-fve cents.
Success of the negotiations for ex-
change of commodities was welcome
news to officials here, as the ability of
Gen. Pershing TO buy supplies in Spain
viii save ship tonnage and enable the
general to build up his reserve stores
much more rapidly than otherwise would
have been possible.
The negotiations had been in pro reSs
for more han month. They followed
the refusal of Spain to supply a large
number of mules, 200, 900 blankets, and
other materials ordered by General
Pershing last month. The official rea-
son given for the failure to fill the order
was said TO have been that the Spanish
railroad system had broken down and il
was impossible 60 handle goods destined
for Franco.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
BIC GUN BATTLE
RAGING ON WHOLE
FRONT IN FRANCE
May Presagc Beginning OF Long
Expected Drive by Forces
Under Von Hindenburg-
U. S. FORCES INCREASED
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening


PARTS, FEB -
Heavy artillery fighting on the whole
front. is reported ia today official an
nouncement
In patrol fight, American from units
under instruction IN the famous Chemin-
Des-Dames sector, killed one German and
captured another. One American was
slightly wounded.
the artillery duei continues night and
day but only slight damage has been done
10 the American lines. american shells
appear 10 be hitting important enemy
positions with regularity except when !
ground haze Obscures observation
Activity in the air has not diminished
and numbers Of German machines con-
tinue to cross the American lines.
4 large number Of German guns are
now opposite the American sector.
Details of the night are as vet unavall-
able beyond the unofficial report that the
prisoner taken was captured singie-handed
by young American from the New
England States, who, during the engage
ment, dropped into she'll hole on top OF
German hiding there and later brought
him in.
The American forces entered the line on
one Of the darkest Of nights through a
Sheii-I-CteQ region dotted Win shell
wrecked towns. The French general com
mandlng the sector, hero of the Marne,
greeted them as comrades IN arms and
kissed the American flag.
This is the first time it has been per
rnitted to reveal the fact that new Ameri-
can units have entered the line. The troops
have been there for some time, suffering
slight casualties. but their presence was
kept secret until it was certain the enemy
knew they were there.
Early last night 3 large party OF the
enemy rstided two Of our posts IN the
neighborhood Of tho Ypres-Roulers rail-
way and few OF our men are missing,
says todays report from the British
headquarters.
a raid attempted by the enemy early
Yesterday morning against posts held
by Belgian troops in the Merckem sector
was repuised By artillery and machine
gun fire"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
FOOD REGULATIONS
BAN WHITE BREAD
AFTER SATURDAY
All Bakers Must Use Twenty PEI
Cent Substitute in
Product.
AID POTATO SHIPMENT

Saturday or Sunday, at the utmost,
should witness the end of white bread
for a time That is the time fixed u
couple of months ago by the Unite d
States food administration for the be-
ginning OF the use OF twenty per cent
or substitutes by the bakers As there
is much more bakers bread consumed
than that made at home, white bread
after Saturday, III this country, will be
almost as much of "A luxury as IT IS IN
France and England and any of the other
countries now ut war
Edmund Nutshell, food administrator
for Delaware, III commenting ON the
change, said, today:
Every baker, beginning February "a.
is compelled to use 20 per cent of sub
stitute for wheat -four in making bread.
Any baker who wllfully refuses Will be
compelled to close
This applies also to hotels and res
taurants where they bake their own bread.
II means that there should be no white
bread for sale in Wilmington on Monday.
Neither should any white bread hc seen
in any hotel or restaurant In fact, its
the end Of white bread for the time being
in public
nut tp tng pnLlrP state on llbiAWAft
administrators Mitchell has been in
str,imental IN arranging for speedier trans
portation for sweet potatoes between the
down-SState towns and New York City.
The same condition that Food Adj
ministrator Hoover refers 10 today, IN
hls charge that food supplies have been
DELAYED until sometimes potatoes rotted.
because of slow transportation. has hap
pencd in goods shipped from this state
Potatoes destined Tor the big markets of
the east have rotted and other times frozen
because Of delays
Howard H. Zimmcrly, the farmers
agent at Dover, took the matter up with
Mir Mitchell, who, IN turn, reported the
condition to Washington and the railroad
officials. As result, II was promised
that there should be no more unavoidable
delays III delivering potatoes IN the east
No promises, however, were made Tor
Pittsburg, but the deliveries in New York
were promised 10 be more prompt
Mr.. Mitchell suggests that farmers use
judgment in not shipping during extreme
cold weather.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
GERMAN FLEET AT REVEL
Forty Five Warships Reported to
Have Reached Russian Ports
and to Have Landed Troops.
ny Associased Press to Every Evoning

Hy AssoTiaed Press 20 Every bvsfiinr
London, Feb 22.-A great German feet
OF a. warships is reported 10 have reached
Reval. German troops hnve been landed
and tho Daily News Bolshevik CORES
pondcnt teiegraphs that Leon TrDtzky
the BolshcWk Foreign Minister, probably
will resign
DISCRIMINATION in the Russian navy
has reached m extreme point and there
is no likelihood Of any order being obeyed,
according 10 An Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Petrograd
The naval authorities at Revsl report
that IN order n save the Russian navy
from the hands Of the Germans Il will
be neceseary 70 remove the ships a. Revul
and Helsingfors 10 Kronstadt
This. however. Is believed to bc i'm
possible owing to their disuse Up 10
this time only submarines have been
removed from these porte The qucs-
tion has ariscn whether - DESTROY tho
ships in HrlsingfOrs II is also qDg-
gested 10 intern them in Finland as .
free and neutral STATE, acknowledgement
of Finnish neutrality having heen made
r. the Bolshcyiki The l}olqheviki arc
willing 10 withdraw the Russian Red
Guards from Finland and 20 stop the
supply of munitions 10 he revoiUtiOnIsts
The marine detachncnts AZ Abo Fin
land, and The Aland islands demand their
Immediate discharge, he dispatch adds
and the majority Of the crews ~ Hell
singfors oppose any active defence.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22

by sssort8ftn Press - Every Evening
LONDON. FEB %
Tho British have captured jericho, in
Palestine, tho War Office reports
Since the capture of Jerusalem the
British have been pushing steadily ahead,
striking out 10 the north and east Off
clal statements from London IN the last
few DAYS have reported rapid progress
and apparently the Turks have offered
no determined resistance
ASIDE from It's historical importance IN
connection with tho British plan 10 free
the Holy Land from the domination Of
the Turks, the capture of Jericho IL of
little significance. IL consists merely Of
a group Of squalid hovels and few
shops, with about 300 inhabitants
Its chief strategic value lies in the fact
that It gives the British domination Of
the valley Of Jordan, and also control
Of a network Of highways rad,ating from
the town A further advance eastward
OF Is miles, however. would take the
British TO the railway from Damascus to
Mecca, which would cut off the Turks
communication with Arabia and greatly
assist the revolving Arab tribes which
are cooperating with the British. jericho
Is near the northern extremity Of the Dead
Sea, Il miles northeast Of Jerusalem
The ancient jericho, which was stu
sted TO the west of the modern jericho,
WAS 3 town of considerable size. II was
the first Canaanite city TO be reduced BY
the israelites, under Joshua, who, the
Biblical story relates, encompassed its
destruction by the blowing of trumpets.
The city WAS entered by Australian
troops yesterday. Little opposition was
encountered Subsequently the Austral-
ians established themselves ON the line
of the Jordan and the Wadi Auia
The official statement reports the
continuation OF bad weather
North and northwest of Jerusalem the
British advanced positions were extended
slightly and rendered secure.
During the lighting of yesterday the
casualties Of the British troops were
again slight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
EIGHT u.s.. SENATORS
INSPECT HOG ISLAND
Surprise Officials at Big Ship Plant
by Unannounced Visit Silent
Upon What They Saw
ny Associated Press 20 Every Evcninp

Hy Associated Press 20 Every Eveninr
Philadelphia, Feb % Eight United
States Senators are deliberating upon
what they saw Yesterday IN an unannuuno-
ed visit To the sfipynrd at Hog Island
Rear Admiral W L. Capps formerly
general manager Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. also paid an unexpect-
ed visit to the yard. after which he con
fcrred with Rear Admiral .Frnncis r
Bowles who is in charge of speeding
up the shipbullding program IN the
Philadelphia district
While the Senators refused To divIlge
the purpose Of their visit, or their findings
at the yard the impression was current
that the trip was 10 ascertain the truth
fulness of report that the managers oi
the plant were glosslpg things over IN
preparation for the visit of the Senate
Commerce Committee next Monday
Cononer Knight Is investigating TO
ily responsibility for the fatal collapse
of p 201-ft. section Of trestie on the Hog
Island spur of the Pennsylvania Railroad
ST Goth street and Eastwick avenue,
yestc rday afternoon.
Four laborers were killed IN the collapse
and three injured.
Workmen declare the accident was
caused by the sudden shifting OF weight
10 one side OF the trestle when dirt cars
we're dumped from the structure The
collapse WAS purely accidental, il IS
believed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-22
CHECK FOR S4OO
FOR BOY SCOUT FUND
Scouts Cannot Collect Money,
But Are Hustling TO Get Con
tributions Just the Same.

One check for 500 and many others, but
of much smaller figures, came In the mail
today 10 William J. Highheld, treasurer
~ the campaign for Sl4. 900 for the Vii
mngton Boy Scouts OF America 1t was
estimated that close TO 81 900 Was re-
c,lved IN the morning mail, which, con-
iering the fact that II IS q holiday, IS 3
good showing
Most of the Offices were closed today
md the storm added to the troubles of
those soliciting contributions for the
campaign But the workers said that
there were many large subscriptions pro-
Inlsed and they were optimistic in their
fehef that the goal aimed 81 would be
realized
The Boy Scouts Of other troops encour-
aged by the effort being put forth by
Troop No 70 obtain promises Of con-
trlbutons from their parents and friends,
are husthng so Is 10 be able To make
report OF some contribution on the closing
day Of the effort
One scout reported today that be had
been successful IN obtaining promise
from man for ! subscription for S25.
while there were Others who had smaller
sums 10 report The scouts that il. some
of them-are not taxing such a hopeful
view o4 the Ca1ipsAS4 a. tuc members OF
the Council. and desiring to do what they
can. are plunging into the effort to obtair
promises Of contributions. with the same
vim a. though the whole campaign de-
pended on their efforts
Whne the Council has not attempted 10
hgure UP the exact amount Of money
-Ibscribed, il Is believed from rough
estimate that a goodly portion Of the sum
asked for has been subscribed