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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
Future of Party Rests With
Bands of Kansas Leaders.
More Than Is Years Since Fra
ternizing in the Trenches.
BANQUET At $50 THIS EVENING
All-KanSas Talent Will Be Fea-
ture of Big Feed Show.
100 Per Cent Patriotism Is
Brand of Oratory for Tonight.
TONIGHT's PROGRAM.

Invocation, Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon.
Presidents address, j. N. Tincher, Medi-
cine Lodge.
Kansas" Senator Rola W. Coleman.
Merriam
Kathryn Albaugh, Pittsburg
Our Present Duty Judge Dallas Gro
yer, Salina.
"The Message of Kansas to the World. ~
Mrs. Minnie J. Grinstead, Liberal.
Republican Consistency F. o. Martin,
Chetopa.
Address, Rev. Edmund J. Kulp, Topeka.
,,, The mus musical program will be as follows
Miss Pearl Main.)
Star spangled Banner. '.,.......
of5a Rad wbi,s an6 9qsI5tet RI1et and audieaee
..The Rainbow March . orchestra hes
ITS a Long Way to Berlin, But We1l
Mr.. Clifford Lortie. '0'O
The ~. Red Cross Girl of Mine :. Orchestra
The U. S. A win Lay the. Kaiser
Ths A@ag ige1s Hot Time; orehes6fa sdFa
Mr.. Clifford Lortie.
Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry Band March.
Khati s;ii,; '''.-..-..-..- Orchestra
The Kansas % Volunteer. orehastfa 0hartea
Keep the Home Fires Burning. Quartet
THE Battle Song of Liberty. Orchestra
Quartet-Miss Margaret Rust, Miss Emily
Crow. Mrs. B. E. Pool and Mrs. E c. Smith.
The Republican party is in Topeka
with an olive branch
Preaching party harmony, yet or
Sanizing for a dozen primary battles,
Kansas Republicans are here from
every section of the state for the
twenty-seventh annual banquet of the
Kansas Day club. The attendance at
the Republican dinner il Masonic tenn
pie tonight will probably break all
records. At the National hotel there
i5 caucus every two minutes. Be
hind the lobby SceneS-up in the pri-
vate rooms of candidates and mana
gers-the biggest political show in
Kansas in years is being rehearsed
and perfected.
Not since the old days before the
party smashups have the Republicans
Continued on Page Seven.)
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NEGRO KANSAS DAY
Race Pride Encouraged at Topeka In
dustriaI Institute.

This afternoon pupils of the Indus
trial and Educational institution, the
vocational training school east OF the
citv. rendered a special program. In
addition to discussing the history and
achievements of Kansas, the pupils
will tell of the negro's relation TO the
progress of the state.
The program not only increases in
terest in the history of the state, but
stimulates race pride as we'll
The program follows:
Vocal trio, Thelma Johnston and
Morlene Johnston, Fort Scott; Dora
Ellison.
Kansas in War Times-Lorena
Manu. Girard.
Negro Soldiers of kansas-Orville
Hayden, Topeka.
ter. Croweburg.
dora.
Dora Ellison, Radley.
Battling with Kansas Prairies-
Florence James, Hugoton.
Selection-Boys' Glee Club.
Why I Came to Kansas to School
George Alston. Boynton, Okla.
The Things in Which Kansas Leads
Ethel Lee. Burlingamue-
Instrumental duet-Dannie Borders
and Louise Anderson, Weir City.
The Kansas Negro Farmer-Perle
Wilson. Topeka. Z
Negro Industries in Southeastern
Kansas-Louise Anderson, Weir City.
Kansas Song-School-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
SEIZE finn CITY
BOlsheviki Reported in Control
of HelsingfOrs, Capital.
''Butts In" on New Republic
"TO Overthrow ROyalists."

Copenhagen, Jan. 29.-The Red
Guard has won complete control of
Helsingfors, capital of Finland, a
Stockholm dispatch to the National
Tidende reports. 1t is not known
whether the Finnish governments Of
ficials escaped from the revolution
aries.
Disorders have been prevalent in
Finland for several attacks and news
dispatches from Stockholm yesterday
say a revolution was in progress in
the eastern provinces. The issue lies
between the Finnish government
Which declared complete independence
of Russia and organized the White
Guard and the Bolsheviki and Russia
Red Guards. The Bo1sheviki govern
ment apparently is willing to agree to
Finland separation from Russia, its
opposition to the Finnish government
being based on the ground that it is
bourgeoise. The Red Guard proclaim
ed civil war last week, and was said
to have received the promise of aid
from the Petrograd government. In
reply to a protest made by Finland
the Russian government said it must
support the proletariat of Finland in
the struggle against the bourgeoise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
IN SNOW BATTLE
Are Fighting Against
Odds in Eastern States,
Severe Storm Again Brings
Pinch of Fuel Want

Washington, Jan. 29-As the ma
tional railroad again battled with
great SHOWS thruout the east, coal ra-
tions and compulsory coal cards ap-
peared an inevitable step in the fuel
conservation program
Despite the fact that little but coal
and necessary supply cars are moving
on any of the great eastern trunk lines.
the pinch of fuel want is again be-
coming acute. Even with the best of
weather, coal cards probably will be
necessary, officials stated today.
By spring, it is said many states
will have issued these cards, limiting
consumers to special amounts of coal.
Restricted consumption is impera-
tive. Federal fuel administration of
ficials openly admit their fear of dis
astrous results from a wilG scramble
for coal whenthe spring supply begins
to reach the market about April l. =
Ration-Ton Per Room a Year.
Some officials of the fuel admin
istration already are convinced the
coai card is the only solution AIIot-
mentS may be made on room basis
one ton year per room being one
estimate suggested for domestic con-
sumption. Allotments for commercial
use would be based on consumption
last year, with due allowance for in
creased war needs.
Feeding coal to the state admins
traitors will be done thru the twenty
district distributors now being ap-
pointed for each of twenty coal pro-
ducing districts in the country AS far
as possible coal will be consumed in
the district in which it is produced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
Two Groups of Flyers in Night
Attack on London.
Four or Five Reach City and
Drop Several Bombs.
|ONE ENEMY PLANE FELLED
IL Women, Is Children Dead,
Victims of sBaby Killers"
Toll Includes 169 Injured, Near
Iy All Residents of London.

London Jan. 29.-Fourteen men.
seventeen women and sixteen children
were killed in two air raids over Lon
don and the coast last night. and 16s
were injured, according to Lord
Frenchs official report today.
almost all of these were in Lon
dom the report stated.
The material damage, the statement
said, was not serious.
London. JAN 29.-About fifteen
German airplanes. of which four or
five reached London, took part In the
nounced officially. only one of the
raiders engaged in the second attack
penetrated as far as the city.
One of the raiding aircraft was
brought down. falling in flames from
height of 10000 feet. All three of
the crew were burned to death An
indecisive engagement was fought by
a British pilot with another raider
over the sea. All the British pilots re-
turned safely.
The announcement follows:
THE latest information shows that
two groups of raiders crossed the Es-
sex coast and one group the Kent
coast practically simultaneously at
about p. m. The two former de--
tachments proceeded toward oBeon
| on parallel courses across Essex The
capital was approached from the east
and northeast shortly after 8 O'Clock.
'Of the machines which crossed the
Kent coast two dropped bombs on the
Isles of Thanet and Sheppey. The re-
| mainder. crossing the Thames estuary
also approached East London thru
Essex.
Apparently about / 5 machines took
part in these attacks of which four or
five reached the capital and dropped
bombs in various districts between, 3
and 10 p. m.
Sometime after the first attack had
terminated other. enemy airplanes
crossed the Essex coast. Only one of
these reached London. which it
entered from the north. bombs being
dropped between 1915 and 1890 a. m.
Battle in Air.
"A number of machines of the
Royal flying corps went up. Two of
our scouts encountered an enemy air
plane over Essex. After a brief fight
at close range the raider took fire and
fell in flames to the ground 0,0O1
below. Also three members of its
crew were burned to death. Several
other engagements with enemy air
planes were reported by our pilots,
one of whom pursued a raider across
the coast and fought an indecisive en-
gagement over the sea All our pilots
returned safely.
Berlin Says Attack Failed.
Berlin, Jan. 29.-(via London}-
Italian forces which attacked the
Teutonic positions on the Col del
Rosso region and between F'renzela
ravine and the Brenta river, on the
northern Italian front, were thrown
back by the Austrian troops, the Ger
man official statement announced to-
day.
Claim Italians RepuIsed.
The Italians gained foothold on
Monte Di Val Bella, the statement
adds, but the ground later was
wrested from them in counter at
tack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29


The average Temperature of the day
was 19 degrees belowshorma1 but this
afternoon the mercury shot up rapidly
right after noon. At O'Clock the wind
was blowing IL miles an hour from the
south.
Meteorologist Flora celebrated the
Efty-Seventh anniversary of Kansas
birthday by announcing that the ther-
mometer broke all records for this
date at 1880 this morning when the
mercury dropped to- Z below zero. And
the low temperature seemed especially
designed for Kansas day and con-
signed to Topeka, as the temperature
at Kansas City at the same hour was
2 above, at Dodge City 16 above and
at Wichita S above. Also, it was only
below at ST. Joseph, Mo-, at o'clock
The partiality shown Topeka by CIV
ing her lower temperatures than other
surrounding cities was explained by
Mr.. F'lora's statement that a pocket
of cold air seemed TO form over this
section. However. temporary local re-
lief was promised for this afternoon
the prediction being that the mercury
would climb to Is or 20 above before
the hour for the politicians to break
bread tonight.
The relief that is coming is to be
very temporary. however. The Off
cial forecast says that cold wave is
on Its way and tomorrow afternoon
zero temperatures will be felt here be-
CONTINUED on PAGE Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
'Y' WORKERS HEREIN A COLD POCKET
One Hundred Attending Annual
State Conference Today.
Boys in Kansas Show Alarming
Tendency Towards Crime.

Secretaries from nearly all of ehe
Y NJ. C. A. organizations in the state
are in Topeka today to attend the
annual conference of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Secretaries association. The meet
ings was held at the Central Y. NJ.
C. A. followed by luncheon at 1915
O'Clock at Pelletier's Tea room, re-
convening at the Central Y. M. C. A.
at 8 O'Clock this afternoon, and a
meeting of the committees tonight at
the Central building.
The meeting this morning started at
10 O'Clock under the leadership of
Garland Craig, of Hutchinson. chair
man of the Employed Secretary divi-
sion of the conference. Dean j. NJ.
Artman, of Chicago Y. NJ. c. A. COL
lege made the address of the morn
ing, summing up everything that had
been discussed in the conference and
outlining different plans for recruit
ing Y. NJ. c. A secretaries and
workers. y
There has been ever since the war
started in Europe in 1914 an increas-
ing dearth of suitable men for Y NJ.
C. A. activities said Dean Artman
at one point in his speech. "and the
prime purpose of this conference, as
see it, is to intelligently lay our plans
available for service in Y. NC A.
work, and in training them to meet
the abnormal conditions that will pre-
vail in this country and abroad after
the war; go
Discuss Boys Work.
One of the important matters up
for discussion was the alarming in
crease of lawleSsneSs among boys of
the state, it being asserted that the
percentage of crimes committed by
youths during the last year was much
higher than in any previous year.
tions and recreations that will take
were discussed, and there is no doubt
state plan to stage a big drive to re-
duee youthful lawlessness.
Among the speakers at the noon
luncheon were: E. L. Copeland of
Topeka; E. B. Pratt, secretary of the
association at Camp Funston; ]. NJ
Artman. dean of the Boys work of
the Y. NJ. c. A. college of Chicago;
Frank H. Cheley, of The boys inter-
national Y. M. C. A. committee. of
Denver; Harry W. White, of New
York City, formerly Y. NJ. C. A.
worker ir India and in the army
camps of Europe.
Keep Workers Abroad.
1t came out in the meeting that a
large number of the secretaries who
are being sent to Russia and the Far
East to engage in war work will be
retained in their respective fields for
a LONG period of years after the war
MANY of these secretaries have gone
to their work in the belief that the
(ContiuueG on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
LEATHERWOOD NAMED

NJ. E. Leatherwood. of Council
Grove, was elected president of the
Kansas Day club this afternoon at a
business meeting held in the assembly
room of the National hotel
Ralph Squires, of Topeka, was re-
elected secretary Both officers were
elected by acclamation. Leatherwood
was defeated for the presidency last
year by j. n. Tincher, of Medicine
Lodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
MORE GRIEF FOR RUSS
Pestilence Wave Sweeps Over SIay
NatiOn-Causes Numerous

London, Jan 29.-Russia is in the
grip of al epidemic of diseases as the
result of malnutrftion, according to a
dispatch to the Times today based on
disclosures in the Russian newspapers
All Russians have been warned of
the necessity for careful sanitation.
Spotted and gastric typhus fever and
smallpox are prevalent. The present
disorganizatien of the public health
service and kindred institutions is in
creaslng the danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
Not Conserving Use of Legs.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Wash
ington monument today was placed
in the class of amusements falling un-
der the fuel administrators closing
order and hereafter on Tuesdays WISH
tors desiring to see the view from its
top will have to walk up the 500 foot
stairway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29

THIS A BIC DAY
FOR REPUBLICAN
OFFICE SEEKERS
1918 Candidate Crop Is Rec
ord Breaker.
All Except Allen Here for To-
nights Banquet.
so SEEKING 19 OFFICES
Stubbs, Scott and Capper in
Midst of Millings.
TrOutman, Morgan, Brewster,
Keene, Aliens Friends Busy.

THE CANDIDATE CROP OUTLOOK.
United states Senator:
Charles F. Scott. lola.
GOV. Arthur Capper: Topeka
Walter Roscoe Stubbs, Lawrence.
Joseph l.. BristOw, Salina.
Governor:
Henry J. AIIen. wichita.
:. VI. Brewster. Troy.
A. NJ. Keene. Fort scott.
". Y. Morgan. Hutchinson.
James 4. Troutman. Topeka.
Lieutenant Governor:
senator Charles :. Huffman Columbus.
Walter 4. Layton. Osborne.
sheffield Ingalls,. Atchison.
Secretary of state.
l.. J. Pettijohn. Dodge City
Frank J. Ryan. Leavenworth.
State Treasurer:
Walter L. Payne. BurIingame.
state Auditor:
Fred W. Knapp. BeIoit.
Attorney General:
y n Hawkes. stockton.
Charles :. Dennison; Pittsburg.
Charles Ise. COffeyville.
Frank &. Dreaming, Topeka.
\. ID. Smith. Hiawatha.
supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice W. A Johnston, Min
Associate Justice Rousseau \. Burch.
selma.
super m CT dent of Public Instruction:
Miss L-zze Wooster. SaIina.
". u. Ross, Topeka.
superintendent of Insurance;
". j. Dryden. Lyndon.
FrInk I. Travis, lola
{. W. Dingman. Clay Center.
state Printer:
W. X. smith. Columbus.
\. q. Miller. RelleVille.
Bert Dumnrs. Topeka.
Congressional probabilities include:
FIRST D.strirt:
ID. x. Anthony. jr.. LeavenwOrth.
second District;
Ed Little. Kansas City.
L. =. Guycr. Kansas city.
Third District:
Phil p. Campbell. Pittsburg.
Fourth District:
Howard ?. MnrtindaIe. Emporia.
Homer Hoch. Marion.
w. :. Kr~tsinger. EmpOria.
Sen"tor e. e. Carroll, Alma.
Fifth DistrictG
II. \. Mason SnIna.
Charles NJ. Harger, Abilene.
Sixth District:
Hays B. White. MankatO.
Charles Mann, DOwnes.
Rev. W. }. Meredith, PhiIlipsburg.
seventh District:
j. y Tincher. Medicine Lodge
Frank L. Russell, La Crosse.
Eighth District:
Fred f. stanley. Wichita.
{. {. Mack. Newton.
There may be uncertainty as to the
1918 wheat crop. The corn crop may
slump. But the crop of Republican
candidates promises to break all rec
ords Kansas Day club members are
today talking of an even fifty candi-
dates for nineteen offices-with every
prospect that a few more candidates
may develop.
Not in years have Kansas Republi-
cans confronted such a list of men
who were willing to sacrifice their
business and personal interests that
the glory of the state may be upheld.
Practically ali of the candidates are
in the hotel lobbies today. There are
persistent rumors that a few more
1CtoDtinTo5 ~, r,o-a Saran9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
KANSAS
By Bertha Alexander Garvey

o State glorious history, banne wef fling. /,
"Thru difficulties thy proudly
Reclaimed
While
o State penteous with a wealth untold
of herb gold
thy widened are
And hungered o thy name
o State heritage, daughters pure
Together faith Wrong
thy gudon be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
SMASH INVADERS
Italians Surprise Attack Cap
lures 1,5OO AustrO-Germans.
Break Thru AsiagO Lines; IL
Enemy Flyers Felled.

Rome, Jan. 29.-Italian troops made
a heavy attack yesterday on the
northern mountain front and broke
irto the enemy lines, the war office
reports Reinforcements which the
enemy was hurrying down the Nos
and Campomulo valleys were oispersea
by the artillery of the Italians and
their allies. Twelve enemy alrpianes
were brought down. The Italians held
mastery of the air everywhere
The Italians took more than 1,5oo
prisoners. They stormed enemy posi-
tions on the heights east of the Aslago
basin and broke thru at several points,
resisting violent counter offensives-
eBy the Associated Press)
Italy has furnished a military sur
prise by launching an attack of ap-
parently considerable force on her
mountain front in midwinter. The
blow comes in the Asiago plateau
where the Austro-German invaders
were halted early in the winter in their
efforts to push down to the Italian
plains west of the Brenta river
On the Asiago Sector.
Berlin heralded the attack yester-
day in reporting the breaking out OF
violent artillery d.sl in the Setti-
conmuni region-the Asiago sector
a climax at dawn on Monday in the
vicinity of Col del Rosso, which
height stands about midway between
Asiago and the Brenta-
The supplementary German official
report of last night. which was not
received until today, announces the
opening of the assault in this region
describing it as violent attack
There were no accompanying details
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
STILL SHORTER HOURS
Fuel Administrator Carey Considering
Later Opening, Earlier Closing

Hutchinson. Kan, Jan. 29.-The
state advisory board Of the fuel adj
ministration is meeting with Emerson
Carey state administrator, today, and
considering a plan for later opening
and earlier closing of business houses
all over the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-29
KANSAS DAY NOTES
Additional Notes OH Page 10.

Willis J. Bailey of Atchison. former
governor and strong leader of the old
line forces, is out flatly and firmly for
Allen for governor. I'VE want a man
who stands for something for gov
ernor and we know where to find
Anen; said Bailey. II am for Allen
and Allen will carry the county by
big plurality, altho there is a candi-
date from an adjoining county"
J. w. "Kiowa" Davis of Greensburg,
is being mentioned today as a possible
enth district. In event Davis should
not enter the race, it is understood he
will support ]. n. Tincher, president of
the Kansas Day club.
c. D. Ise of Coffeyville, former
county attorney of Montgomery coun-
ty and prominent lawyer. will be a
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for attorney general Ise has
big Third district following He has
made an excellent record as prac-
ticing attorney in Montgomery coun-
Stagg. a teacher In the Topeka high
school.
J. W. Stewart of Wichita, former
state senator from Sedgwick county.
who assisted in the senate Leahy in
vestigation of 1911, is here with a big
delegation from his home county.
John Ostlind. jr. four terms repre-
sentative from McPherson county. to-
day told his friends he considered en-
tering the Eighth district congression-
al contest.
Governor Cappers stay in the lobby
was short He spent much of the
Continued on Page Two.)
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Topeka Gets z Below Tempera.
ture on Kansas Birthday.
This Afternoon Warmer. To.
morrow To Be Colder.

Temperature readings for the day
furnished by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
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Governor Capper's stay in the lobby
was short He spent much of the
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Snow Wednesday and in north
tonight. Much colder tomorrow.
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CONTINUED on Page Seven)
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/ WELCOME, Kansans. Mix your
| politics we'll with patriOtiSm-
the country needs it
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-01
Lieut.. Belknap

An interesting diversion from
the regular order Of services at
the Christian Church Sunday
evening was a talk by Lieut..
Belknap, on the War Y" He
presented the subject just as it
appeared to him giving a graphic
description Of the buildings and
management and just what they
did and had for the soldiers.
To him the "Y"is a Club House
where all the boys feel at home
and many things supplied for
their comfert and convence help
to make life in training camp less
irksome. The Y is not run as a
Sunday School and its ministra-
tious are to the Physical side Of
their wants reaching the spiritual
indirectly thro the physical. He
hats kind words for the other
institutions the knights
Of Columbus, the Jewish Yonng
mems Society and the Salvation
Army they all work along the
same lines and are equally COM
mendable.
The men who preach to the Y
are not allowed to talk
creeds or denominat!onal diff
ferences it is a strictly monde
institution The
Lieut.. presented some facts from
a Soldiers view point which
should open the eyes Of those
who have seen but the civilian
side.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-06-01
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

The Graduating Glass Play, ana the
skit by the eighth graders, put on as
an opener, at the hall last Thursday
night, was a huge success in every
way. The crowd filed the hall almost
to sufocation. One hundred and TWEEN.
ty-eight reserved seats were sold ana
shat was about onc-fourth the audience
while many we're paid back their
money and turned away for lack Of
room.
The opener, Borrowing Trouble, /"
was very well presented, although the
audience was SO noisy that only the
acting could reach most Of the crowd
The Eighth Graders were game and
put it across in spite Of the noise.
The High School play, deacon
Dubbs," was simply immense and even
the discomfort Of the audience could
not prevent enjoyment of 1t. The
several comedy characters were better
than most professionals; Mark Brock
man as Deacon Dubbs was immense,
'iiA 0AoN Gi4a i Aulilltc dH tilt fofliN
Erred Man; Miss Fern Depew, as a
Strenuous Old Maid; Clara Martin, as.
'3' 'riXie" and Leda as the Sweed Girl
all deserve special mention and there
was not a "lame one" in the lot.
The school plays earned money
enough to cover all the expenses OF
graduation, and paid out in full for the
school piano, q debt that has been
hanging Q long time and which wQs
reduced by the activities Of the School
Bosrd thisi this so that now it could
be wiped out.
We are glad II is aE over, but will
be as lsFen for the next term to begin
and as an33olig az eves far its success.
The greatest pride Of Roy has always
been her public schools an9 the Glasses
Just gradaated add lustef 10 those
preceding them.