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The Washington times., 1918-06-04
By Winifred Black.

Toned grandmother. She's a new
fashioned one. She belongs to
three clubs and the Red Cross and
a Woman's Defense League, and
goodness knows what else.
Grandma's Duty Days.
She likes to read and to write
letters, and to sit and knit and to
have a cup Of tea with a few Of
her friends, and she's fond Of
music and would like to 90 to all
the symphony concerts. She went
without a new mdff this winter to
buy a set Of symphony tickets,
and, now that the children have
got the whooping cough. she
won't be able to use them-poor
grandma!-she never gets a
chance to be anything but mother
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Grandmother Is Imposed Upon Too

time. I'm going to the movies and
buy myself a box Of candy and put
on a bunch Of violets when / feel
like it, and drop in to a friends to
tea when I'm so disposed, and,
after all these years, Pm going to
take a few minutes to do the
things 1 like to do at the time /
like to do them"
All her children said:
There, Mother, you're exactly
right"
The daughters-in-laW were glad
she didn't want to live with them.
And the sons-in-laW said she was
sensible woman to keep her own
home. And now she's coming
back, not for a nice, comfy visit, to
be petted and made much of-not
as a guest Of honor, as she would
be If she lived in China or in India
or in any of the countries we call
half-ciVilized-but to do the hard
work Of a hard siege-and don't
think it's fair.
SOn-in-LaW's Just Blind.
Not with Son-in-Law prosperous
and perfectly able to hire and pay
a good trained nurse. If one Of his
clerks were taken sick at the Of
fee he'd never dream Of asking
any father-in-law on earth to give
up his own life and his own work
and come down to the office and
take the clerks place-and never
dream of paying him a cent for it!
Careless, inconsiderate? Not a
BIT! He's just blind, that all. l
wish some one would open his
eyes.
l wonder II Mother won't make
up her mind to do IT, some day.
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Rehe1siRg @ InS-
prOHlptU Speech
Once OUerS

oVy4sAt hsEnau'Dsi Now SaEVk~
~ majority Of men embarrassing
being public make few remarks lacking previous
ing about disconnected
Sune their seats nEuravey speaking
many weeks GfterWard.
ipr0mpn speech does indicate
interesting talk does that he
lacks the vocabulary to express his thoughts
ordinary With little
collect and his thoughts on his feet wen
paper business conVersation-
Organize society your neEhbOhoOd
proficient in mprOmptu speaking
to . Of
don't resort to manuscript Just you get nT
without them
The way to think while on your feet practise IT
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or grandmother, and 1 don't think
it's fair, do you?
She married young, and had her
own children, and she nCrsed them
through the measles and the
whOoping cough and the mumps
and the scarlatina, and little John
fell in the well and she pulled him
up herself, and little Mary fell out
Of the apple tree and broke her
arm, and mother set the bones be-
fore the doctor got there, and she
was too busy to 60 to the theater
or read or do anything but be a
mother for years. And then her
husband died and she kept house
for the children. But when they
all married off she took a long
sigh and said:
"Now, I'm going to have a good
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M OTHER Is coming down to
W help nurse the children
= through the whooping
cough.
No, Mother really isn't able to do
It She's had a cough herself all
winter, and she's been doing too
much Red Cross work for her
strength, but John is nervous and
can't be disturbed at night and
Mary is simply worn out by the
time night comes, and what can
they do but send for Mother?
So Mothers on the way. She's
brought her trunk and her suitcase
and her little lap desk and her
knitting bag and the new book
she's so anxious to read and the
recipe for the old-fashioned cook
les she's always wishing she had
time to bake, and she'll sit up
nights and burn the Group kettle
and tell stories and sing the baby
to sleep and all the children will
get well, and back she'll go again,
tired out, without even SO much as
a Thank you. ma'am," for all
she's done.
or course, II she was the old
fashioned grandmother she'd be
delighted TO get the chance to hold
the baby while it was coughing
and TO pat Sister on the back when
every one thinks she's going to
choke to death. and keep Johns
dinner warm for him when Mary's
a little late coming in from her
walk-Mary has to have that walk
OF shed lose her complexion, and
II she lost her complexion she
might lose John. and If she lost
John-why, it's a regular house
that Jack built, isn't it?
But Grandma isn't an old-fash-
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convey to the people?
Are they not useful in Red Cross drives in national
bond issues printing Of important messages from the Pe
dent and important statements by the Postmaster and by the
learned congressman?
Would Congress be wise to put difficulties in the way
of the distribution of the newspapers?
Do want to divide the United States up into little
communities making them separate and distinct Is It
not good idea that like Mr. ochs of the New York
Times should devote his energy and his time to the dis
tbution of his newspaper widely possible through
out the United States? ...
Is it not good thing for the country that Mr. Curtis
Of the Philadelphia Ledger, does the same?
Is it not wise to allow pugnacious friend Waiter
son. of the Courier Journal say what he has say
through the mail at reasonable price?
After ALL pound is twenty dollars a ton, and
twenty dollars ton IS good price for frelht-and the
newspapers and magazines that go through the mails
nothing but fast freight
Mr. President Mr.. Burleson, and the Congress, the
newspapers with all their defects represent public opinion
Newspapers and other publications running in every
the population Of the United States what the reenorce
ment the iron bars steel wires to the concrete to
which they give strength and durability.
You have the mail going everywhere, the railroads
going everywhere human thought emotion the ideas
and news going everywhere every day The newspaper
the modern public square IN which the Citizens meet ana
discuss public questions. -
Follow the example of the British government which
says, oNE-QUARTER OF CENT POUND ANY
WHERE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
There YOU have common sense, the sense that
has kept the British Empire together that has made Canada
fight with Australia against Germany and South Africa send
men that were rebels yesterday to fight for England today
Keep the country UNITED. Let the woman watching
the fire Alaska get any paper she wants or any magazine
she wants with more charge than paid 6y the woman
watching the gas range next door to the publisher.
This is big country don't make its bgness unneces
sary detriment to its inhabitants
In body citizens must be far apart in spirit keep
Cheap mail rates for the letter and the printed word will
do more than all other agencies to keep the people closely
united AETHUE BRISBANE
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I take pleasure in recommending
to the WRECO people conductor 7O6,
who seems to have an idea Of the
self-restraint which is 50 lacking in
many Of Us in these strenuous days.
Conductor 7O6. endeavorin1 tn get
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FRED HAsKIN used to be the sdi-
tor Of the sheIlbark. Mo. Weekly
Struggle" He still takes the paper
and reads 1t aVidly. Just now be is
much interested in q local item
which says that the sheIlbark Post
office was closed all day Tuesday
on account Of necessary repairs 70
the checker board.
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These two companies are further
distinguished by having the same
letter. One is K Co. in the First
Regiment and the other K Co. in the
Second Regiment. At least young
Mr.. Day says so. He also said the
captain Of his company is named
C0RBETT and that he is a fine
young man.
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To President Wilson, Postmaster BuFle-
son, Congress, and Mr.. Kftchin
Particularly
Particularly
Continued from First Column

many defects and few virtues they useful bOdy?
Do they not print information that the Government must
convey to the people?
Are they not useful in Red Cross drives in national
bond issues printing Of important messages from the Pre
dent and important statements by the Postmaster and by the
learned congressman?
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The present WRECo outfit Il car
tainly making an effort to please the
public, but it viii have 70 do public
fip-hop on the labor question before
it gets all the good employees il
needs.
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The other day rode down town
with 4 young soldier Of the high
school cadet regiment bis name Is
RALPH DAY and he Is thirteen
years old.
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He said HIS company is surely
going to win the competitive drill.
Then we fell to talking about the
various high school companies, and
he said there are two companies
with boys so small that everyone
calls them "THE WAR BABIES"
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The New Conductor

COURTESY
CoHpuC TORS MUST
SPEAK kIHok1 TO HE
PASSENGERS
The Washington times., 1918-06-04
To President Wilson, Postmaster
BurlesOn, Congress, and Mr..
KitChin Particularly
Please Give New and Impartial Consideration to the
Question of Increased Postofiee Rates
for Printed Matter

This editorial of appeal to the authorities IS written
by the editor and owner of this Newspaper, which IS
entirely independent of pOstofice facilities sells BY
nel5bOys and by carrier m the city of Washington, and
90 far selfish interest Is concerned does not care
WHAT the Posto6iee may charge for carrying news
papers and other publications.
The owner of this Newspaper, who writes this
owns no part Of any other publication and deals with
postofhce rates as sincerely and dSnterestedy HS Mr.
BwIeson or Mr.. Ktchn himself might do.
The Washington times., 1918-06-04
HEARD AND SEEN

the big crowd in his car distributed
evenly, asked an Ordnance Depart
ment major to move little farther
toward an open space. Whereupon
the major growled, spit FIRE and
birthstone and made a barroom reply
which merited q good swift kick n
return.
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Conductor 7Os simply looked dis
gusted and said:
my, I'm glad all passengers ars
not as nasty as you are.
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AZ OTHER is coming down to
!" help nurse the children
1 1 through the whooping
The Washington times., 1918-06-04

Conductor 7O6. endeavOring to get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
Add TO BIG SHOPS?
Governments Allows Santa -Fe
S1,3OO,OOO for Improvements.
New $s4e,2ss,OOO Budget Is An
nounced by Board

Washington, June 12.-In announc-
ing today classified items of the $946,-
293,0OO railway capital expenditure
budget for this year. the railroad ad-
ministration disclosed that it will pur-
sue a liberal policy in the construc-
ton of new switch tracks. industrial
sidings, shop buildings and freight
stations at terminals, but will cut ex-
penditures for new passenger depots,
office buildings and other enterprises
not contributin.. Immediately to war
demands.
To meet the war demands upon
terminals, yard sidings and industry
tracks. s9S,661,000 has been appro-
priated In this same line $1S,237,000
has been listed for construction of ex-
tensions, branches and unfinished
lines, .whic.- will tap new resources.
The east coast will be improved
with coal and ore wharves costing
$7,024.000.
In the equipment expenditures, To-
comotives and freight and passenger
cars most of which have already been
bought, are listed to cost $4S2,417, 600.
The motive power will require approx
imately $200,000,000 of tfis sum. An
other 5000, 100000 will 60 for freight
cars and passenger cars and miscel-
laneous equipment will make up $780,
100000.
For Freight Buildings.
The wa demands have called for
an excessive expenditure for freight
building also. Expenditures for
freight stations and equipment Will
be about $20,Oo0,00O. Passenger sta
ton improvements will require about
$2OOO,O00.
improvements for the promotion OF
safety and the reduction of accidents
will consume about $100.OO0,0 600. Of
this, s47,OO0.000 is taken up for the
elimination of grade crossings. track
elevations, tunnel improvements and
the construction of crossing signals
and the remainder is used in the
changes of grade, buildiS4- of trestles
and construction of subways.
The purchase of rails and other
track materials will entail an expendi-
ture of $31, $4,000. Most of the steel
required for this work is under con-
tract. Officials stated they expected to
receive all of the steel necessary for
the contemplated betterments.
Santa Fe Gets $1,3OO,OOO.
To facilitate the movement of
trains thru terminals and congested
districts, SIG, 100000 will be expended
for signals and interlocking plants
and telephone lines. OF the s1s.00o,-
900 for extensions the Pennsylvania
lines will receive s6.725,0oo. The
Southern Pacific will receive $1.125,-
600 and the Santa Fe s1,30o,0O0; the
Louisville e. Nashville 81, 100000 and
the Gulf & Mobile & Northern $780,
900. The Northern, Pacific is given
S75o,000- and the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & st. Louis and the New York,
Chicago & St. Louis are allotted $780,
900 each.
In Topeka railway circles this is
taken to mean that the long planned
and needed Santa Fe office building
in this city would not be constructed
under the present administration
budget. The buildings now used to
house the $500 office men are in
adequate. The decision in Washington
to make necessary improvements in
shop buildings may bring about a
number of improveme in the big
Santa Fe shops in Topeka-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
Untouched Questions Were Up
for Discussion Today.
TACT IN HANDLING WORK
Miss Wood Explains How To
Get the Best Results.
Many Things That Worry Folk
at Home Discussed.

Delegates from every Red Cross
chapter in the state of Kansas pre-
pared to wend their several ways
homeward this evening after the close
of the convention of the home service
section of the Kansas division of the
American Red Cross, which was held
in Memorial hall Monday, Tuesday
and today.
At the closing session this afternoon
all questions brought up during the
progress of the convention were
brought up for a final sitting and dis
cussion. Subjects which had not
been touched on in the speeches were
brought up and threshed out, and ev-
erything was put in orderly array in
the delegates mind for use in their
work in their several communities.
Have Had Busy Days.
For the last three days the hundred
or more delegates from the Kansas
chapters of the American Red Cross
have been faithfully attending every
meeting of the convention 1t is said
that not a single delegate has broken
over the bounds laid down for those
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
SINK z WARSHIPS
Two Little Italian Boats Attack
Austrian Fleet.
Pair of Largest Dreadnaughts
in Navy Sent to Bottom.

Rome, June 1.-Two small italian
torpedo boats defying an entire Aus
trian battle fleet, sank two Of the
largest dreadnaughts IN the Austrian
navy Monday morning and returned
safely to their bases, it was officially
announced today.
The daring exploit occurred off the
Dalmatian islands on the Austrian
side of the Adriatic.
In the pursuit which followed, an
Austrian destroyer was badly dam
aged.
The torpedo boats under command
of Captains Rizzo and Luige d'Milazzo.
passed boldly thru q line of enemy
destroyers and attacked the two lead
ing ships of a battle squadron. which
was steaming in fleet formation.
Two torpedoes were fired at the
first ship in the line and one torpedo
at the ship Immediately following.
Second Italian Victory.
Italian light naval forces have thus
disposed of three of the largest ships
in the Austrian navy within a few
weeks.
A short time ago a mysterious Ital-
ian craft-since described as an cleo
trically propelled "sea tank"-pene-
trated the defenses of Pola harbor and
sank an Austrian dreadnaught OF the
Viribus Units class.
This class originally consisted of four
vessels. They are of twenty thousand
tons displacement, carry twelve 12-
inch and twelve 5-inch guns and have
a complement of 962 to 96S men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
Rejects Borah Amendment for
Public Consideration.
President Wilson's Attitude Is
Explained Fully.
.ET PEOPLE KNOW AFTERNARD
Diplomacy Should Be Exhibited
- After 1t Is Set.
Ideas Extend to Treaty of
Peace Including War.

Washington, June 12.-The senate
today went on record against open di-
plonacy. BY vote of fifty to twenty
three it rejected the Borah amend
ment for public consideration of
treaties.
The senate by this action accepted
the presidents own construction of his
peace terms speech of January 8, when
he told congress he favored open
covenants of peace. openly arrived att
and that henceforth diplomacy must
proceed always in the open.''
President Wilson is opposed to the
Borah ''open diplomacy resolution,
Senator Hitchcock announced today in
the senate. Hitchcock read a letter
from the president written to Secre-
tary Lansing March IL, just after
Borah had introduced his resolution
providing for open consideration of all
treaties by the senate. The president
In his letter said that when on Janu-
ary 8. he advocated open Diplomacy
he meant that ell treaties. after ratifi-
cation, should be made public. He did
not mean open consideration by the
senate, ne said.
Include This War.
Tne presidents attitude, Hitchcock
clearly intimated extends to the treaty
y
ent war. He does not intend to urge
open sessions of the peace conferees,
but only that all nations signing the
treaty shall fully inform their people
OF its terms after it has been decided
upon.
= President Wilson's Letter.
The Presidents letter follows:
"My Dear Secretary:
u wish you would be kind enough ia
ferHulate q careful and conclusive mem.
trundum for the use of the committee OF
the senate with regard to the enclosed
resolution. take it for granted that yor
feel ass1 do that this is no time to act
Is the resolution prescribes, and certain.
T when pronounced for open diplomacy
Il meant not that there should be no pri
vate discussions of delicate matters but
that no secret agreements of any .sor
should be entered into and that all in
ternational relations. when fixed, shoult
be open, above board and explicit.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON"
Borah. replying to- Hitchcock
quoted again the presidents speech
and said the language was open tc
only one constPuction-that the presi-
dent wanted open discussion of cove.
nants between nations in spite of what
he later wrote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
MARINE CASUALTY LIST
Today's List Contains II Names
II Killed in Action.

Washington. June ia marine
corps casualty list made public today
carries II names, showing eleven men
killed in action, two who died of
wounds and four severely wounded
Captain John Blanchfield of Brook
lyn. died of wounds received in action.
The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION:
First Sergt Frank L. Click. Ogden Utah
Ser-t. Ollie H. Johanningmier, st. Louis,
Mo.
Corp. Louis W: Johnson. Mosgrove, Mo.
Pvt. Warren F. Hoyle, Shelby n. C.
Pvt. Harold A. Brook. Colgate. Wis.
Pvt. George D. Murphy, Spartanburg. s. c.
Pvt. Alexander Halpain, Dallas. Tex.
Pvt. Fred E. Lomax, Hohenwald. Tenn.
Pvt. Ernest 7. Osborne. Bloomington. Ind.
Pvt. Harry X. Couchran. Martins Ferry.
Ohio.
Pvt. David A. Taggart, Chicago.
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN
ACTION.
Capt John Blanchfield. Brooklyn
Pvt. Edward Il. Buchlein. Union Hill. ". j
WOUNDED SEVERELY IN ACTION.
Corp. Willard c. Nolligan. Chicago.
Fvt. Emil A. Zeck. Toledo. q.
Pvt. John G. Atchison. Oakdale, III.
Fvt. Godfrey W. Anderson. Proctor. Mimi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
Scientific Military Figures Indi-
cate Tremendous Loss.
Germans Have Used 333 Divi-
sions or $4,000 Men.
REPLACE $4,000 N ONE DAY
Terrific Losses Force Kaiser
To Use His Auxiliaries.
On Western Front the Allies
Face 2,52O,OOO Huns.

With the French Armies in the
Field, June 12-German casualties in
the big offensive to date, according to
scientific military calculations. total
at least $4,000.
Having engaged ESQ divisions in the
original Picardy-Flanders offensive, 53
divisions in the Marine drive and 20
so far between Montdidier and Noyon,
the Germans have thus employed a
total of 333 divisions (3.996,000 men)
since March 21.
Military experts estimate the aver
age enemy loss at 1000 men to a di-
vision.
On Western Front, 2,52O, 900.
With a maximum of 210 divisions
(2.520, 600 men) on the west front.
the above total means that a great
number of divisions have been en-
Germans still possess more than thirty
fresh divisions (360.000 men) which
have not yet been used.
Have q "Shocx Army"
Under the present organization of
the German army in the west, the
cream of the army, both officers and
men. is concentrated in Won Hutfer's
"shock army" This army is counted
upon to deliver initial blows with ir-
resistibie force, permitting less able
troops to pass thru the breach thus
created.
Replace 10000 Men in One Day.
The "shock army consisted orig
inally of 25 divisions 100000 mem.
1t opened the drives against Amiens
and Chateau Thierry with heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
GOMPERS MAY LEAVE
He Is Wanted in. Europe to Spread
"Win- the War; Spirit

St. Paul, Mimi. June 12.-President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation Of Labor. is seriously con-
sidering a trip abroad to fight forces
threatening a division of labor bodies
in allied countries. His decision may
be made known while the annual
meeting of the federation Is in ses-
sion here. The American labor mis-
sion, recently returned from England.
suggested Gompers as one of two men
to remain in Europe for the remainder
of the war, welding laborers together
in a 'win-the-war" spirit.
German atrocities in Belgium were
made vivid to delegates to the fedora
ton convention today by Prof. A. G.
Van Hecke. of the Belgian labor mis-
sion.
Belgium will never submit to Ger
man domination" asserted Van Hecke
amid cheers.
Other missions and committees
made their reports today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-12
Binder Reel Is Humming Battle
Hymn of Democracy.
Advancing to Central Parts of
State From South.
sun IS @EMNG WHEAT
Hot Days Turn Color of Wav-
ing Fields in Kansas.
City Reserves Have Not Ar
rived on "Scene" Yet.

With the Harvest Armies in Kansas,
June 12.-The binder reel was hum
ming the battle hymn of democracy
in the great wheat fields of Kansas
today.
dairy line the golden grain of thou
sands of acres was bending under the
sickle blade, binders were moving into
uncut fields, and hundreds Of farmers
were streaming in from Missouri.
Oklahoma and nearby states to aid in
harvesting the victory crop of 1918.
Hot, dry weather of the last few
days has caused rapid ripening of the
crop in the southern counties. The
ripening is now spreading into the
central and northern part of the state
where harvesting operations are ex-
pected to be in full swing within a
few days.
Above Draft Age.
Most of the harvest labor is above
draft age, and from the farms. The
vanguard of the city harvest hands
drive thruout the state has not arrived
but it is expected soon.
The yield in Kansas this year has
been estimated at 100000 bushels.
Cutting Wheat Near Salina.
Salina. Kan, June 12.-Farmers
living near Kipp began cutting wheat
today, the first to be harvested in this
section this year. Grain has ripened
rapidly because of the intense heat Of
the last few days.
Leave From Funston.
Camp FuEoton. Kan. June IL
Following an order from the war de-
partment tina. enlisted men be granted
furloughs to engage in necessary war
industry, man. boys from Kansas
farms will be granted sufficient leave
to help harvest the wheat crop. 1t waa
announced here today.