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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
PRISONERS SAY
OFFENSIVE HAS
NEARLY FAILED
First Flush of Enemy's Enthu-
siaSm Has Passed.
Drive Not Going as Well as
Kaiser Had Expected.
GERMAN PLANS MISCARRIED
Hindenburg's Cohorts Fought
to Standstill for 4S Hours.
Nearly Million Men Have Par
ticipated in Battle.
Drive Not Going as Well a
Kaiser Had Expected.
GERMAN PLANS MISCARRIED
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.

With the British Armies in France,
March 29.-In the last forty-e1ght
hours I believe Hindenburg's cohorts
have been fought practically to
standstil1.
Carefully sifted information from
widely different sources convinces me
that the German war lords battle
plans have signally miscarried.
The present spasmodic thrusts are
due partly to decomposition OF the
enemys fighting forces and re-adJust-
ment of its offensive scheme.
From prisoners it is known the Ger
mans expected to occupy Amlens on
the fifth or sixth day of the offensive,
cutting the Calais-Paris railway. Yet
Amiens still stands
Similarly, Arras. which was yester-
days immediate objective, with Vimy,
remains in the hands of the British.
The kaiser's storm troops were
checked by the whitening fire from
machine guns and artillery
Not as Well as Expected.
Further cyclonic fighting is expect
ed along the whole line. The first
flush of the enemys enthusiasm is
past. Prisoners say the offensive is
not going as we'll as was expected.
While their losses are high, German
discipline will undoubtedly continue
the offensive, tho their spirits are
much lower than at the start.
About eighty enemy divisions $780,,
900 mem have already participated.
Many of these were badly mauled ana
are unfit to return to the firing line.
Before the tide definitely turns, fresh
divisions are being hurried into the
battle, while the enemy, tho tired, is
trying to advance everywhere posi-
BILE, particularly south of the Somme
in an effort to reach the Amiens-
Paris railway.
Against the British alone, forty-one
divisions were hurled the first day of
the battle; eleven more the second !;
four more the third; nine more the
fourth; six more the fifth; six more
the seventh; one more the eighth and
about five thereafter
Slowly but surely, the enemy is
steadily losing Roadway. On the con-
trary, Hindenburg was expected to
gain momentum as the first strongly
entrenched positions were passed
Meantime, the enemy's main thrusts
are in the southwark, where the Ger
mans are trying to drive a wedge be-
tween the French and British
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
They Will Be Given Until May
/ To Sell Grain.
Then Officials Will COmman-
deer What They Have.
: MILLION BUSHELS IN STATE
Innes Says UnpatriOtic Prof.
teering Must Cease.
Producers Will Not Be Allowed
To Handicap Nation.

The government has called a halt
on the boarding policies of the Kansas
wheat grower. What is more, the
state council of national defense has
taken action to support the govern
inert program Under the new pro-
gram as outlined by Walter p. Innes,
state food administrator, the farmers
must get their 1917 wheat to market
by May ! or the government will take
charge of it.
There is to be no stacking in the
program to feed the American and
allied soldiers. InneS believes there
are two million bushels of wheat in
the bins of Kansas wheat growers. He
wants that wheat delivered at the
markets before May l. If it Is not de-
Iivered, the government will not hest
tate to seize it and the state defense
council will support this action. or
course. the farmer will be paid for
such wheat as is Communicated But
force higher prices and a greater de-
mand. is going out of style
Charge Farmers Drayage.
When lines told the government
plan to the defense council, it took
action looking to support of the pro-
gram. Not only will the government
seize such wheat as may be boarded,
Innes said, but it will charge the
farmer for drayage and other expense
incident with the movement of the
grain The farmer will then receive
check for the balance
Innes's plan means that the con-
sumner alone will not carry the burden.
Some of the responsibility will go to
the producer. New and rigid food reg
ulations were suggested by Innes in
his talk in Topeka. The town man
will be asked to eat bread containing
smaller percentage of wheat in an
effort to provide more food for the
allies. But the man who raises the
grain cannot hold it in his bins while
millions of people make sacrifices to
win the war. Innes has already gath
cred extensive information concern
ing the names of grain holders and
told the defense council he was ready
to act if the producers refused to de-
liver their grain at the market centers.
In some localities, lines said, pro-
ducers are not only holding 1917
wheat, but grain grown in 1886.
Several farmers are said to have
boosted that the government could not
seize their grain. InneS urged loyalty
on the part of both the town man and
the farmer. He did not seek to criti-
else any one, he said. But informa-
ton now in his possession may result
in a big drive on the wheat bins in
May
Arrangements are now being made
by the defense council to open perma-
nent offices in Topeka. A secretary
will be employed and the expense of
the campaign will be checked up to
the legislature. The next session will
be asked to provide money to meet
the expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30

Miss Ora Smith of Concordia was a re-
cent guest of Mrs W E. Bower, 1923
"A Visit to the Tomb" is the subject of
the sermon topic to be given Sunday
church by the pastor, the Rev. Milo Moore
In the evening, the Rev. Mr. Moore will
talk on The Greatest Question in the
Mrs. Sue Altman las returned to her
home, Branner street, after time
spent in Kansas City. She was accom-
enee who will be her guests.
5: r. Robertson of Tulsa. Okla, will
Mrs. Mary J. Brentnall and with his
brother, I: V. Robertson, and family, Lee
land street.
is visiting relatives in Beatrice Neb
Mr.. Guy, Hewitt of Los Angeles Calf,
is expected to come in few weeks to be
the guest of his mother Mrs Anna Hewitt
Mr.. and Mrs A c. O'Byrne and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Bower gave a farewell party
Thursday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. OByrne, HOG Madison street. The
Bernard and their daughter NelIare, who
will leave soon for Fresno. Calf, to make
their home. The ether guests were: Mr..
A. I. Opperman, Mr. and Mrs. William
Pierce, and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Butcher
Leo Harper is ill at his home, Sixth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Langston have
changed their residence from North Topeka
The Rev Fred. Sutton, pastor at the
East Side Methodist church. is i'll at Gar
nett, Kan. The Rev. Mr. Sutton attended
conference at Pittsburg- Kan, and en- route
home stopped at Garrett to visit relatives
where he became i'll.
Mrs. Anna Hewitt, East Tenth street
spent the day recently as a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. 5. Cremer Grattan street.
Christina Fouts. the little daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. William Fouts, Ohio street,
is i'll with pneumonia.
The l.. A. II. club met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. William Glenn, Twiss avenue,
ent included; Mrs. D. T. Thomson. Mrs
James Farquer. Mrs. F. W. Wittenbraker
Mrs. W. L. Jury. Mrs. W. H. WATSON, Mrs
Mollie Anderson. lIrs. George Herschell
of the club will be had in two weeks with
Mrs. S. Cremer, Grattan street as hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hicks will change
their residence the first of next week from
Eagon street to 149 Grattan street.
Little Mabel Camp who has been quite
i'll with the mumps and whooping cough
is improving
Mrs Austin Shipley who underwent an
operation at Christ Hospital recently has
returned to her home 12oS East Eighth
avenue
Mrs. Albert Checksfield who has been i'll
since last week is improving slightly.
Mr.. and Mrs J. S. Davis and family
have changed their residence from $50 Ohio
avenue to Florence street
Allen. the little of Mr.. and Mrs W.
W johnson, 136 Ohio street, is i'll with
the mumps.
A sun rise prayer meeting will be held
Sunday morning at o'clock The special
Easter program will be given at IL O'Clock
In the evening the pastor will use his
topic. THE Realty of Our Faith The
subject of the program to be given in the
morning viii be THE Living Christ in the
Heart of The Nation Miss Ruby Leonard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
AMERICANS ARE
BEST FIGHTERS
IN WORLD TODAY
This Fact Is Recognized on
European Battlefields.
Pick of Manhood Unbled by
Casualties of the War.
WHEN WILL WE GET In?
Possibly Pershing's Men Will
Be Used To Invade Hun.
Major American Offensive to
German Soil Is Probable.
WHEN WILL WE GET IN?
Major American Offensive to
German Soil Is Probable.
BY ]. w. T. MASON.

New York. March 3O-General
Foch's decision whether or not to use
American troops in large numbers in
the present combat, will probably de-
pend on the magnitude of the counter
assault that is planned against the
Germans.
If the allies decide to attempt to
bring the war to an end by over
whelming the German armies IN west
ern France, then every possible source
OF strength must be thrown INTO the
battle and General Pershing's fall
force will participate. But, il a coun-
ter offensive with strictly limited OBJ
jectives is considered the wisest course
at this time, General Foch may think
it unadvisable to use the American
army for the present. y
Best Fighters.
The American troops now in France
and those fast arriving are the finest
Offer sive fighters left in the world.
This IS true not because they are
Amer cans, but because America is
the Only great power left whose first
classes of picked men have not SUI
fered the casualties of nearly four
years fighting.
If the allies NJ jor offensive in an
swe1 to the present German thrust is
n 1t to be delivered Immediately Cen
eral Foch may desire to keep the
Americans for the principal role at
ate date.
A major american offensive toward
the Rhine for instance instead of in
western France, might not only carry
the war into Germany, but at the same
time compel Won Hindenburg to short
en- his western line by abandoning
much if not all of the territory he has
lust won. Such a retirement under
threat of an American invasion of
Germany would certainly have a far
more depressing influence upon the
kaiser's subjects than limited coun-
ter stroke by the allies along the Disc,
Somme and Ancre.
To Save Amiens.
Questions such as these must be
fully considered by General F'och be-
fore he makes his decision, which
ought not to be influenced by impa-
tent and nervous home demands for
immediate action.
Won Hirdenburg is now Concentrat-
ins what is left of his offensive
strength for the capture of Amiens.
His blows, however, are greatly weak
ened and may come to an end auto
maticaIly thru General Foch's pres
sure against the German southern
flank. If they do not, Foch's first
work of prime Importance will be to
gave Amiens by a direct counter-of-
fenSivc against the German pressure
to the east of that highly important
railway center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
BETTER BE ON TIME!
Everyone Else in United States Will
Turn Up Clock Tonight.

Washington, March 30.-Turn the
hands of your clocks and watches
forward one hour beginning tonight
and add one hour of daylight to the
nations effort to win the wal.
If you fail. you will be an hour late
to church tomorrow. an hour late to
work Monday morning and just one
hour behind everybody and everything
for the next seven months.
The official time. pieces, such as the
clocks of the naval observatory and
other official agencies, by which time
is fixed in this country. will not
actually be advanced to the new
O'clock time" until o'clock tomorrow
morning, but as the average man then
will be losing an hour of sleep without
knowing it, the best and surest way is
for every one to turn clocks and
watches ahead one hour before retir-
ing tonight and sleep with the satisfy
ing knowledge that by one hours
sacrifice millions of hours of daylight
have been added to the nations re-
sources for fighting Germany
In munitions plants in the factories.
on the farms and on the battlefields
tfor France and Great Britain already
have adopted the system) one extra
hour of daylight will have been made
available for the supreme effort.
Many persons imagine they will be
put to confusing inconvenience by the
change. Nothing could be further
from the truth. After setting the time
pieces ahead one hour forget it until
next fall, when on certain date
everybody will turn them back again
and regain the lost hour.
Caution to the public to move
clocks ahead an hour to comply with
the law will be left to the newspa pers.
President Wilson has considered issu-
ing a proclamation putting into effect
the time changing measure but decid-
ed not to do so on the suggestion that
newspapers would accomplish the
sa me thing more thoroly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
WILL DEBATE TONIGHT
Washburn and Aggie Teams to Nee
in Washburn Chapel,

The second of the series Of inter-
collegiate rectangular debates will be
held tonight at the Washburn college
chapel between the, Washburn and
Kansas Agricultural college teams In
the first of the series the Aggies won
from Ottawa and Washburn lost to
Ottawa. The same subject will be de-
bated tonight
Judges for the Washburn-Aggie
contest will be DR.. Wilbur Mason, of
Topeka; E. E. Leisy of Bethel college;
and c. c. Brown of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30

Menu Hint.
(Wheatless Day.
BREAKFA ST
Stewed Figs with Lemon
Planned Tomatoes
Hot Biscuits (from rolled oat flour)
Honey Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Jelly Salad
Relocated Biscuits
Cocoa Baked Apples
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup (without Meat)
Cod Pie and Potato Crust
Stewed Tomatoes Fruit Salad
Peanut Macaroons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. m. $3.50;
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
SANTA FE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between s and 10 a. m. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
HIGHLAND PARK.

Notes and personals from Highland
Park, by Mrs. o. Shaul Telephone
1929 NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
MONDAY


Nice Prunes, ID. Toe
35c Lemons Csc
soc can Coffee. ........... 23c
35c bag very best Little
Chick Food Sic
4Oc New York Cheese. soc
Half pint Milk Bottle
Mustard :. ........... Zoe
Best White Soap. ....... Sc
3 pkg. best Gum Made. Zoe
White House Baking Powder,
25c can 17e
eve are satisfied it is just as
good as Calumet.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
CHURCH NOTICES

(These notices must be in the State
Journal office by O'Clock Friday af
ternOO- Unless otherwise noted in this
column services will be held at IL O'Clock
In the morning and 1880 o'clock In the
evening.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
Episcopal.

GRACE CATHEDRAL Eighth and
Polk streets, James P. Deb. Kaye,
dean. Holy communion, 1880 o'clock.
Holy communion and confirmation,
1880 o'clock. Children's service at
4:3O o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
Congregational.

CENTRAL, Huntoon and Buchanan
streets, Charles NJ. Sheldon, pastor.
Doctor Sheldon will read an Easter
story at the morning service. Special
music by Washburn college students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30
North Side News

Items for this column may be left
at Petro's drug store, or phone
Elea1.o- Kimball after p. M; other
hours phone $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-30

FIRST CHURCH OF c H r 7
SCIENTIST. corner Huntoon and Polk
streets Services Sunday at II a. m.
and p. m. Subject. Realty" We'd
nesday evening meeting, including tes-
timonies of Christian Science healing,
at o'clock
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

appeared in a machine; one nurse
carrying tooth brush with her.
The Kaiser was burned in a speci-
ally erected gallows at the corner of
court and Main street while the band
played Yankee Doodle" as a fitting
accompaniment.
This same kaiser was carried to
the gallows by the motor hearse and
given large bouquet of oregon tum-
BILE weed as a funeral wreath. A
placard announced that the Kaiser
Has Gone to H.
Colored employees at Hooker's
flower store took the fresh blossoms
from the window and threw them in
to passing automobiles which display
ed the American flag. Small boys
who had no machines at their disposal
raced up and down Main street bear
ing the stars and Stripes aloft. All
business houses closed and among the
signs which announced that NOvem-
Der was a holiday appeared ''Closed
Till Further Notice" and THANK God
it's over: Store CLOSED for the Day"
From 10 O'Clock in the mornins
until long afternoon the joyous cele-
bration continued with unabated zeal.
Parade after parade was formed on
ar impromptu basis. on foot. in cars,
I'm wagons, on bicycles. people raced
about, shook hands, laughed, cried
and yelled.
An last evening the celebrators con-
tinued their gayiety. one OF the fea-
lures of the evening being bonfire
on the old Happy Canyon site at Main
/ ard railroad streets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
APPOINTS Work committee.

A work committe to decide upon
the program of work for the agricul-
tural counil has been appointed by r..
o. Earnhart, president of the counil.
to arrange for the carrying out of the
projects for the ensuing year. The
members of the committee are A. r.
Shumway, Milton: G. A. Cfessy. Her.
miston; Frank It. Byrd, Pilot Rock;
Joe Fisher, Nolin: w. w. Harrah,
Pendleton; ]. O. Hales, Adams, and
d. J.. Kirk. Umapine. Following is
the list of projects adopted by the
council: Emergeny war work; boys
and girls club work: weed control;
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
TITS OVER" STARTS
BIG JOY PARADE

It took Just these two words yester-
day to start Pendleton on a big noise
parade which rivalled all demonstra-
tons in noise and enthusiasm and
which pressed into service every whis-
tie, siren and horn in the city, not to
mention the use of the lowly tin pan,
kettle and cowbell to show the de-
Hight of the iubilant crowd. The dem
onstration continued till late last
night.
Everyone dropped work and assist
ed in the joy feast. Every machine in
Pendleton paraded up aud down Main
street. Nurses at the "flu" hospital
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
HUNDREDS STARVED TO
DEATH BY AUsTRIANS

ROME. Nov. S.-Hundretls have
died OF starvation in Italy evacuated
districts after the Austrians cut off
their food supply just before with
drawing, said Major Lowe OF the Am-
erican Red Cross today. The situation
is still critical.
~The food situation in evacuated
districts Is appalling We found sick
and wounded Italians and Austrians
three days without food. In one town
over 100 died of starvation. In an
other $50" he said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

The appraisement of the James T.
wyrick estate has been filed in the
office of TIE county clerk. George A.
Hartman, ]. p. McCook and Leon CO.
hen, appraisers for the individual es-
tate, give total value of $64,O11.79.
In the partnership of william P. wy
rick and H. w. Collins, f. S. Curl, r,
F. Kirkpatrick and Marion Jack. as
appraisers give a valuation of $66,
9f1.S1 In the partnership with w.
r.. Wyrick the same appraisers give
a valuation of S35. .1O7.40.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

The home nursing class. under the
direction of Mrs. k. w. Goodale,
registered nurse, win have its second
meeting tonight in the federal build
ing and all members are urged to be
present. At the meeting Wednesday
night 21 girls were present and studied
the first chapter in the text book.
which deals with germs, their spread
prevention and cause. The meetings
are permitted during Spanish influ-
enza epidemic because of the great
need for home nursing experience at
present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
Advisory BOARD in Session.

The advisory board is again in ses.
sion at the city hall because of the
sending of number of questionnaires
recently by the draft board. ]. A.
Fee, Roy Raley and Will NJ. Peter
son are in charge, with the follow
ing as assistants: James Johns, c. II.
carter. II. f. Bickers, +. White, J. H
Estes, ID. w. Bailey. j. II. Gwinn, 5.
A. Newberry, ]. H. Parkes. Fred
Iaatz. S. A. Lowell, A. +. Perry, G,
w. Coutts, ] H. Raley, w. C. f. Pru-
lit and c. X. Cranston,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
MnL Mrick las sIieht AttacIs.

viii WyricS. who recently left for
Montana on a hunting trip, with a..
w. Collins and Bob kirkpatrick, was
untabie to return this morning with
Mr. Collins because of slight attack
of Spanish influenza. Mr. Wyrick re-
mained in Spokane and Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick remaieed also to be with the
former in case of a more serious at
tack of the disease. Mr.. WyriclS was
overtaken by the epidemic while in
the mountains and the party started
for Pendleton Immediately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
UospitaI NIaintaincd by civ.

The Spanish influenza emergency
hospital is maintained by the city
with the cooperation OF the Umatilla
county Red Cross, says the committee
in charge. For this reason it is ne
cessary that all parties who have suf-
ficient funds 10 pay hospital bills do
so. but those who have not win be
admitted free of charge. Were it
purely a Red Cross hospital, all patti
ents would receive treatment free of
charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

In Pendlatdn. Tha labels were re-
ceived 4 few days ago ana presented
Cor ear1oons which wefe filled at
'hcnie and then Inspected bv the COM
nsittee Official labels We're affixed
and the cartons sent to make merry
the Christmas Of the men overseas.
Eight labels have arrived SO far ana
more are expected soon az all pacl-
ages must be shipped from here by
November 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
Fiery Eczema and Skin Eruptions
Readily Yield to This Old Remedy

an equal as a blood purifier, being
probably the oldest blood medicine
on the market. Il has been sold BY
druggists for fifty years. Get bot.
tie today and begin treatment tliar
will get results.
You are invited 10 write to-day
for complete and full advice as TO
the treatment Of your own case.
Address, Chief Medical Adviser.
Swift Specific Co., Dept II. Atlanta,
Georgia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
war Workers Get 80 LabeIs.

War workers for the Red Cross, the
". NJ. c. A, the Y. W. c. A., the
knights of Columbus. the salvation
Army and other overseas war workers
ere not issued Christmas labels for
cartons. avs a telegram just received
Ny the Umatilla County Red Cross
and for this reason the nearest rela-
tive OF a war workers overseas viii be
given a carton by the Red Cross with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
HERE'S WARMING, SOOTHING RELIEF
FROM YOUR RHEUMATIC ACHES

Sloan's Lininaent makes rubbing need
less. 1t is easier and cleaner to use than
plasters or poultices. 1t does not stain
the skin or clog the pores. A bottle Of
SloaR's Liniment is all you need for
quick rest and relief from the pains of
sprains, bruises, backache, stiffneck,
and most forms Of rheumatic twinges.
Generous size bottles at druggists
everywhere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

rodent control: alfalfa and wheat va
riety: silage feeding demonstrationsi
herd improvements; farm accounts
publication of agricultural news; fruit
culture. and organization. 1t is gem
orally understood that this embraces
TOO big a list and some of them will
have to be dispensed with in order to
make the program workable.