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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
TRY OUT ALLIES?
Report BOisheyiki Envoy on
Way to Allied Capitals.
Return to Peace Meet
Confirmed and Denied.

London, Jan. 29.-Contradictory ad-
vices from Petrograd throw doubt on
the Russian attitude towards the con-
tinuance of the Brest-Litovsk peace
negotiations. A semi-officiaI statement
declared that Leon Trotzky, the Boil
sheviki foreign minister, had not re-
turned TO Brest-Litovsk and added
that NJ. Kameneff, one of the Russian
delegates to the conference, was going
to Stockholm, London and Paris to lay
before the entente governments the
progress of the peace pour parlers.
Another circumstantial report from
Petrcgrad was to the effect that
Trotzky had returned to the Brest-
Litovsk peace conference.
Vote to Continue Conference.
Petrograd, Jan. 2S.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press Leon Trotzky, the Boil
sheviki foreign minister. and M.
Kameneff left Petrograd today for
Brest-Litovsk to resume the peace
negotiations with the central powers.
The congress of the councils of work.
mems and soldiers delegates, while
deploring the imperialistic tenor of
the German peace terms, approved all
the action of the Russian delegation
and charged the government to con-
tinue the negotiations.
The congress adopted a resolution
to the effect after the minority made
up of Minima1ists and Social revolu-
tionists of the right, had sought vain
" to persuade the adoption of policy
fatty against a separate peace. Dur
ing the debate, Foreign Minister Trot-
zky declared he could not give a guar
antee that he would not sign a sepa-
rate peace, saying:
ITO call a separate peace a disgrace
is blasphemy in the sight of blood
covered Europe"
Can Make Peace With Austria
Petrograd, Jan. 25.-(Friday)-
M. Joffe, of the Russian peace com
mission at Brest-Litovsk has sent
request to Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister that he be
given permission to go to Vienna 10
confer with representatives OF the
Austrian people regarding peace. In
a telegram to the Smolny institute to-
day NJ. Joffe said that his action was
prompted by a general belief that the
Austrian people were most anxious
for peace regardless of the views OF
their government. The Petrograd
newspapers emphasize the Importance
of disorders in Vienna and Cracow
and claim to have information that the
unrest is spreading turnout Austria
Hungary. The vechernia Post, de-
cIares that Austria-Hungary already
has offered to make a separate peace
with Russia regardless of the action
of GERMANY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
MUST DRAFT WEALTH
British Shipbuilders Make Demands in
Resisting Man Power Bill.

Liverpool. Jan. 29.-The Mersey dis
trict federation of engineering and
shipbuilding trades at a meeting at
tend by 1000 members last night
adopted a resolution calling for all
possible resistance to any further call
upon the country's man power unless
the government Immediately declares
its Witness to adopt the Labor party S
war aims. promises to facilitate an in
ternational workers conference and
agrees to the CONSUMPTION of wealth.
There were only two dissenting votes:
Sir Auckland Geddes. director OF
national service, was invited to attend
and surprised the meeting by accept
ing the invitation. He made long
speech and was questioned for two
hours and received an ovation when
he concluded.
Labor Will Make Laws"
Chicago. Jan. 29.-"The time is
coming when organized labor will be
the dominant influence in enactment
of legislation for the benefit of the
whole people," said Frank morrison
secretary of the American Federation
Of Labor, when he stopped here today
on his way to St. Paul to arrange TOT
the federation there in June. He salo
Charles M Schwab, steel magnate,
among others saw 1.-The handwriting
on the WALL
He c.iticised those who are shout
ing about a labor shortage, saying they
are having the way for permitting
Japanese and Cinnamon to enter the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
SWEPT AWAY WITH ICE
People Aboard Marooned Packets
Shout for Help in Vain.

Paducah, KY, Jan. 29.-Descending
ice gorges in the Tennessee and Ohio
rivers, converging here today, swept
the winter fleet of packets and other
craft from their moorings at up-river
points and in the Paducah harbor and
carried it on down the Ohio. Appeals
for help from persons marooned on
the ice bound craft plainly were heard
as theywere carried past this CITY.
Afeport from Metropolis. I'LL. said
several packets were seen standing on
end in the ice as the floe passed that
place =
The number of boats caught in the
torrent has not been determined 1t
was said they probably would reach
more than dozen A preliminary
estimate of the damage, if all were
lost, placed it at more than 100000.
Georges in Tennessee River.
Metropolis, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-Ioe
gorges sweeping down the Tennessee
river caused heavy loss to river
steamers and other craft today and
endangered a, score of lives. Fifteen
boats were carried away by the ice
floes. Two of them, the Bald Eagle
and Spread Eagle, are reported to
have sunk. cs -
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HENRY ]. ALLEN

'aThis state never has seen a cam
naign like the Allen campaign ana II
isn't because Allen is any different
from the ordinary two-legged man.
The difference between this campaign
and all its predecessors lies in the
time and the issue.
ALIENS candidacy is peculiarly
war time candidacy. We who are TOR
him support him not alone for what
he has been, but for what we know
he will be-one of the strong war gov
ernors of this nation. Time will come
in this contest when whole states may
finch and falter. We are beginning
a long and bloody war. We must have
in the governors office a man who
will stand four square to the assaults
of the times, to the assaults OF the
timid and the treacherous counseliors
who will counsel unjust peace or dis
honorable surrender.
"A governor as a leader in war
time speaks for a state as well as pre-
sides over its executive department.
Henry Allen is known all over Amer1-
ca. His voice will reach far. As gov
ernor he will have much national in
fIuence He ever will lower the flag.
And the only way a Republican in this
campaign can let the world know how
Kansas stands is to nominate and elect
Henry Allen.
THE other candidates may be
equally patriotic. But their victory
will mean little inside Of Kansas and
nothing outside of Kansas. Allen s
victory will put Kansas on the map.
And put it on the map right side up.
That is why factional differences are
being forgotten in the Allen candi-
dacy. What are factions, what even
are parties. besides the great clash of
ideas that involve in this war;
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE"
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SEIZE COLD FIRST
BOlshevik Govt Practically De-
clares War on Rumania.
Grabs King Ferd's Reserve in
Moscow '.for the People,"

Petrograds Jan. 2S.-The Bolsf1eviki
government, says an announcement
from the semi zofficial news agency,
decided to break diplomatic relations
with Rumania when the temporary
detention of the .Rumanian minister
here had failed to stop 1.-The Rumanian
offensive" sThe council of peoples
commissaries has issued the following
orders:
.'First-That diplomatic relations
be broken and that Rumanian repre-
seEtatives be expelled from Russia.
sSecond-That the Rumanian gold
reserves in Moscow be seized, the
council being responsible to hold it
and to return it to the Rumanian peo-
pie.
Third-That the former command
er-in-chief of the Rumanlan front,
Lieutenant General Stcherbatcheff, be
declared rebel against the revolution
hereby outlaWed's
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wANTED-MALE HELP

couples; Iaborers, $2.75 day; carpenters
and helpers; water service repair men !;
walters; cooks: kitchen helpers; restaur-
ant for sale $1,000, money maker. good
terms. Furman's Labor Agency, LOG West
sth.
LIFE INSURANCE MEN-Saiary and
commission to right man any where in
Kansas Will help yo-- get started. Call or
write. Geo. Godfrey Moore, New England
Bldg. Topeka.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shoe salesman in
Kansas to carry mems work and medium
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WANTED-An experienced accountant
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Al" care journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
FOR MUNICIPAL MILK
Mothers League President Says Babies
Starve Because of High Cost.

Chicago, jan. 29.-Beer, black. cof-
fee and soda water is the daily diet
of hundreds of Chicago's poor chill
dfen, according to Mrs. Rose Finn,
president of the Mothers league.
Hundreds are dying because the
price of milk is too high. Similar
conditions are said to exist in most
large cities.
Further increased milk prices will
mean starvation for the poor children
and families" Mrs Finn said today.
AT least 25 per cent of the children
will suffer. I have Investigated and
found children suffering because of
milk costs.
+. Mothers were feeding weakened
condensed milk, beer. strong black
coffee and soda water. They don't
realize what this means to a child, but
even if they did, they cannot do other
wise.
Municipal milk stations is what We
need. Go and get your own milk and
eliminate delivery and the middle
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
SPIES IN TRENCHES?
1t Is Believed Germans Have Men in
Pershing's Army.

Camp Sherman, O., Jan. 29.-Ger-
man spies have managed to become
affiliated with the American overseas
forces, according to the belief of mil
itary officials here. The facts came
out when Privates William A. .Gourley
and Fred H. Hufford, alleged to be
confessed deserters from the rainbow
division were arrested at Marietta re-
Gently.
While waiting at Mineola, L. l., to
go aboard transports. it is said, the
men sold their places to two strangers.
who said that they were anxious to
fight but had been turned down be-
cause of minor physical defects.
Gables from General Pershing say
that Gourley and Hufford are on duty
in France, but officials here state that
the men referred to are the ones who
went in Gourley's and Hufford's
places
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COLLIDE 1000 FEET UP
Two of British Flying Corps Killed
Two Survive Tragic Fall

Fort Worth, jan 29.--Lieut. w. S.
Macdonald and Lieut.. J. ]. Hickey of
the British Royal Flying corps had
two cadets high in the air yesterday
Afternoon at the Gunnery school, near
Hicks instructing them in the use of
machine guns on airplanes. The two
machines ran into a cloud bank and
collided while hidden from view.
The occupants crashed 1000 feet to
the earth.
3 Today Macdonald and Cadet w T.
King are dead while Hickey is be-
lieved to be dying Cadet Simpson
was seriously injured but may re-
cover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
GRID STAR TO NAVY
t.Church" Sargent, Washburn, Expects
to Be Called to Duty Soon.

Churchill Sargent. son of M. L. Sar-
gent, of 1434 Western avenue, has en-
listed in the navy and expects to be
ordered to leave for the Great Lakes
training station in few days.
Church Sargent is former
Washburn student and was quarter
back on the Ichabod football team Of
1915 He is member of the Phi
Delta Theta, Washburn chapter, and a
Topeka high school graduate.
Sargent will be assigned to musical
duty.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

E. VanHyning and wife to z. f. Hart
wins sub; b. :. "o01 ..e.' 5000
A L. Chamberlain and wife to K. f.
Jack, lot "A n u 46 Garfield ave. !.
81 n. y 70 Morris ave-. Martin Pr. $500
M. Cornell and wife to NJ. ]. Mcintosh.
lots and 2. 18th st. West Side sub. 100
49, ali 50 taylor st. ooe, ~ ~ 1000
To Shawnee Agency Realty Co.:
Il. Gadbury and others, lots sos to S14
inc, Wear ave-, Irving Place SUBJ. L
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WANTED-SALESMEN

Statesmen wANTED-Several neat ap-
pearing young men. aged IS to 40. to
travel and solicit business in rural dis
tricts. Permanent employment, straight
salary and expenses. No commissions.
Good men are making $50 to $40 net above
all expenses weekly. Automobiles fur
nished to men who make good. Experience
unnecessary but must be hustlers- Write
for details. Address Sales Manager, Box
1l16 l. Kansas CITY Mo.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Paul lobe and family we're
recent dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs J. L.
Coyner, Monroe street.
The meeting of the Plus Ultra class to
have been held Tuesday evening of this
week has been postponed aud will be held
next week Mrs. P,>1saacsen will be hos
tess
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Stiff, Chester ave-
nue., are the parents of a son, born Sunday.
January 81
Mr.. NJ. I. Kelsey who recently underwent
an operation at a local hospital is improv-
ing. He expects to return to his home
soon.
The meeting of the Standard Bearers
Missionary society of the Oakland Method
list church TO have been held Saturday
afternoon. February 8, at the Hammil
Miss Faye Knox is i'll at her home 800
Wabash avenue, with an attack of mea sizes.
Lois. the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
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3. J: Harris. who, has been i'll with scarlet

b. j. Harr1s, Who has been III with scarlet
fever is convalescing.
The meeting, of the Oakland W. c. T. e.
to have been held Tuesday afternoon has
been Indefinitely postponed The hostess,
Mrs s. w. McGarrah, is i'll.
Mr.. Russell Van Duzer is expected to re-
turn in a few days after a business trip of
several weeks spent ut Coffeyville, Kan.
Junior Oakley who Is I'll with the scarlet
fever Is recovering. Miss Irene Oakley il
a guest at the W. C. Donaldson home DUR
ing his illness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
LOST AND FOUND

LONG BLUE SILK SCARF, fringed ends
lostsat Methodist union banquet at Cham
Der of Commerce Friday night, or on street
between there and Central National bank.
Will nnder please phone 20S1 Blue.
GOLD knight Tempsars charm. cross and
crown off front Reward. A, NJ Thomas.
Alb Kansas ave.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

FOR SALE-Kimball piano. 1916 Boswell.
Phone 546S-J .
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. m, $500:
other hours. 4751 K-2.
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FOR sALE-PET STOCK

SELLING OUT all my pedigreed New
Zealand rabbits: for sale cheap. COZ
West 9th. Phone 2460- Black.
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petent Phone 1888 Red.
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North Side Neus

Items for this column may be left at
Petros Drug Store or phoned 1881
after .. M; other hours phone 1880.
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
course, he Dug

!Cecie dug his pistol out from under
the porch, unearthed four packs of
crackers and commenced his second
celebration. At twelve he was dragged
into the house to be put to bed. His
mother carefully examined the entire
exposed surface of his body for dan.
gerous wounds. The worst she discoy.
cred was a cut under his eye.
"But say, Mom," said Cecie proudly,
"he's had beefsteak on his since be.
fore noon."
"Who?" asked the mystifed mother
Jumper Robinson" said Cecie. HE
wanted his pistol back, and we had IL
out"
Mother hid her face in her hands
and ~shuddered, but father smiled soft.
ly and put the kid to bed, for the first
time since he had measles.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
aAristocracyr Did Not Anrrov-

There Is a reference to the fist
bration Of the Fourth of july ia
autobiography of Charles BidG'e.
memoirs were written late III his
and consequently he fell quito naFr3
ly into the error of supposing that q
Declaration was first read to the pee
pie on July 4, 1776, instead of on tie
9th. He says of the event in the State
house yard, which he witnessed: Il
was in the old state house yard when
the Declaration of Independence was
read. There were very few respectable
people present" The autobiographer
must not be taken too literally, for he
did not mean what nowadays would be
called respectable people. he alluded
to persons of family and substance,
who in those days were regarded as
the only respectable clement kind
of aristocracy, in fact.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
%Nn~a0
The Declaration Committed.

Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman,
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and
Thomas Jefferson, as chairman, were
appointed by the Continental congress
to draw up the Declaration of Inde-
pendenee. Policy demanded that a
Southerner should be chosen to write
the Declaration in order to increase
the probability Of its unanimous adop.
ton. Logically Jefferson was the man
to carry this work through, for the
mastery style of his pen vas well
known. With such coworkers, though,
1t cannot be supposed that he alone
was the author of the resolution, for
the responsibility had been assigned
to all five Jointly and the counsel and
advice of all were necessary. How
ever, the credit of the phraseology is
given to Jefferson, while John Adams
is said to have given close attention to
the revision and the amending of the
resolution.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28

An insight into the fathers character
Is really necessary for an understand
ing of Cecie's conduct and the fate that
but we are getting ahead of our
story again.
"Ain't I goin' to have any firecrack-
ers?" walled Cecie at breakfast on the
Fourth.
mo, Cecie." This came with SO
much decision that even Bumper" was
a little perturbed. "The Mothers Own
Companion says that more lockjaw-'
Here Bumper" set up a howl that
cut short the homily.
"What am I goin' to do all day." he
walled. "Can't put off the rockets till
tonight"
"f you're a good boy, I'll take you
over to the cemetery to see Uncle
Georges grave" said the Correspond
ence Course ~soothingly.
Nothing doing for Bumper"
"Oh, get him some f1reerackers u said
the father.
San a pistol !" chimed In Bumper
anxious to take advantage Of the only
chance.
The Correspondence Course compro-
missed on the firecrackers. mo pistol I"
she said with determination,
"Well, then, I want ten packs" This
was Bumpers" ultimatum.
/: 1t was about ten o'clock that Mrs,
Jones stepped to the door in response
to the bell.
A dirty urchln, with tear-lined face.
looked up at her.
"'Bumper's, got my gun !" he walled,
"rBumperf' Bumper 7" she said,
Mortified by the suggestion that she
could be supposed to have an interest
in a Bumper"
eyes," said the boy; "Cecie has my
pistol"
The word pistol recalled her to the
danger In the situation. There was
,Cecie banging away at a tree box with
a deadly firearm.
"Give him his pistol Immediately"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
WAR WORK OF BOY SCOUTS

Forwarded furs for use in making
soldiers vests. The furs were col
Iected about home.--Antita, la.
Collected old gold and silver trink-
cts. Asked for broken chains, dis
carded pins, sil~ver-plated ware, articles
that are of no further use. The ma
terial will be melted over and the gold
and silver secured will be sold. The
proceeds will be given to the aviation
committee of the National Aid society
for the purchase of comforts Green
field, Mass.
Collecting and selling old automobile
license plates, giving proceeds to Red
Cross.-Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.
Checking up Red Crossless homes
and putting the cross in them.--Kansas
City, Mo.
Operating "trailers" during labor
shortage on street MISUNDERSTANDING
ham, Ala.
Making picture puzzles for wounded
French soldiers and sets of dominoes
for the blind. Nearly SD picture puz-
zles and domino sets were forwarded
to France through a relief %organiza-
tion.-Morristown, N. ].
-
Took the place of men In delivering
special delivery letters and small pack
ages. Worked during zero weather,
day and night, were always prompt,
cheerful and intelligent and materially
assisted the government in the trans
mission of the mails by making 1t pos
sible to use all available substitute
carriers in other work.-Jersey City,
N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28


ooh, let him have some," said Mr..
Jones. ST always had fireworks, and
toy pistols, too, for that matter, and
! eve was the worse for it."
"That's the way with you, Ed JONES'"
replied the mother. you're always
spelling my plans for the bringing up
of that boy"
"Well, what's the Fourth without
fireworks?" asked the father, sententi-
ously; but it must be confessed that
he had mint juleps in mind. The
Fourth was his n day off, he whis-
pered to his conscience. Christmas,
Thanksgiving and his wife's birthday
were also on days off with him: How
ever, this is Cecie's story, noE 1ortffto
mans.
The boys said that Bumper" Jones
was the foxiest kid in the block. How
belt, Bumper said no more about fire.
works, and he had controlled his con-
vulsive sobs as soon as his father had
butted in. Before noon he had a trunk
full of rockets, Roman candles, pin
wheels, volcanoes and other deadly
weapons.
1t was impressed on him, however,
that he was not to set them off. Fa-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28

LOT Ills C6I6dt.
She was bringing
Cecie up on a
system that she
b a d n e d
through a corre-
s%pondence course
given as a premi-
UNI with a years
subscription of the
M o t h e RS Own
Companion.
Cecie CO M
menced to cry, all
the time keeping
an eye on his
mothers face to
note the effect.