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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-16

cOinciliatOry spirit on the part OF
the central powers does not encourage
great hopes that this offer will meet
says. 1T must naturally encounter
great skepticism on our part"
After our experience hitherto with
peace proposals." says the Lokal An
zeiger, I'VE cannot help feeling thor
oughly skeptical."
Austria's move may prove quite
risky step" says the Neuste Mach
richten, of Berlin. The Boersen lei
tung places no very great hope in the
offer and the Berlin Post fears the
offer will be again interpreted by en-
tente countries as weakness and as i
sign of impending collapse, as well as
a begging for peace, on the part Of the
central empires.
Can't Understand Motive.
"A discussion of the timeliness of
the Austrian step is useless" says the
Vorwarts. Once it was made with
out the German government taking a
similar step, there is nothing for
Germany to do but to give it's ad
hesion. That is the only way of pre-
venting harmful effects and permit
ting the good effects to be fully devel-
oped Austria's peace tentatives will
be welcomed by the widest circles of
the German people and many hope
will be placed in it, but it is neces-
sary to utter a warning against over
hasty opinion"
Through the fault of both sides.
obstacles to peace have been piled
mountain high" according to the
Kreuzzeiting, which fears that the
Austrian note will be futile and may
even lead to a result opposite to that
intended.
"All the Ill success which similar
steps by the central powers have en-
countered from the entente allies has
not taught the Austro-Hungarian cabi-
net anything" says the Taegliche
Rindschau 1T is absolutely incon-
ceivable what motives induced the
government now Of
ficially to repeat the step taken in
the letter to Prince Sixtus."
The Deutsche Zeitung says: The
lack of success which has hitherto at
tended our peace offers does not en-.
courage us to hope for much from
Count Burian's proposals for the pro-
motion Of the peace idea. That. OF
course, should not prevent the German
government from examining the Aus
tro- Hungarian notes benevolently and
thoroughly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-16

Do It Now
Do II Literally
Do It Cheerfully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
SHORT COURT SESSION
Federal Grand Jury in Session at
Leavenworth Only One Day.

Leavenworth. Kan. Oct. 15.-The
regular October term of the United
States district court opened here Mon
day morning, when Judge John c.
Pollock announced that the session
would last only one day, owing to the
prevalence of influenza. There was no
petit jury in attendance and the grand
jury was instructed to conclude it's
work in one day.
The grand jury investigated num-
Der of cases of men charged with vio-
lating the liquor laws in selling whisky
to soldiers. Nothing was given out on
their report, as arrests have not been
made in some cases.
There were three young men called
before the court on the charge that
they did not register for the army
draft They said that they We're will
ing to enlist in the army and the
United States marshal was instructed
to. see that they do SO, when the
charges against them will be dis
missed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
MUSS UP GERMANY SOME

Editor State Journal:
We have learned that a German
cannot be believed. even if they take
an oath on a stack of Bibles. 1t waS
expected that they would yell "kam-\
Grad" when pushed to their own boun-
dairy lines, and when it was inevitable
that their country was to be mussed
up some. 1t is to be expected that
they win attempt to delay the game,
if possible, now that they are on the
run. until they can devise some new
hellish schemes to vent their murder
Gus baby-killing bestiality. 1t is nat
ural that they will attempt to retard
the fourth liberty loan by a show of
peace.
Peace palaver is not in order now.
The boys in khaki over there do not
want to quit until the knockout blow
is delivered. For their sake let Amer
leans refrain from discussing peace
terms or the probability of cessation
of hostilities and keep on buying bonds
until the quota of the fourth loan is
put over so strong that Kaiser Bill will
hunt his hole for all time to come.
Let US here in Topeka and Shawnee
county make our quota look like thirty
cents. and supply some of the def
ciencies of other districts. What mat
tiers it If we double our quota? We
have not suffered yet Why should
we not bear just a little of the suffer-
ing at home, if we can call going in
debt suffering? Let's take another
shot at the Huns. and with the biggest
gun we can commander. and be pa
triots at home. Above all, let US cut
out the parading of Germany's peace
palaver. We are not ready for long
drawn out notes from that arch
traitor, Wilhelm. After he has been
killed is time enough to talk it over.
The Germans have little idea of the
meaning of U. S. as yet They should
be made to understand that it stands
for all the patriotic American people
and that not one of US will extend a
sympathetic hand until the German
armies are wiped out. U. S. stands for
Uncle Sam, United States, and Uncon-
ditional Surrender. The boches were
made to believe that L. S stood for
UNFRAMED soldiers" and they chuckled
when they learned that America was
sending an army over to France. 1t is
our time to chuckle and he who laughs
last. laughs best. Smile and buy
bonds. but give no heed to peace talk
1t is not necessary to enter into any
diplomatic converse ton with our enc.
mics. The boys who are chasing the
Huns will tell them when to quit ON
WITH THE FOURTH LIBERTY
LOAN.
o. X. SWAYZE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
TOPEKAN INJURED
Thomas AmOry Lee on TOday'S
Casualty List.
He Practiced Law Here Before
Entering Service.

A Topeka man whose name appears
in the list of severely wounded today
is Thomas Amory Lee, who. before the
war, practiced law in this city.
Official notice of the casualty was
received few days ago by Mrs. Lee.
the telegram stating that Corporal Lee
had been seriously wounded July 1S.
Before the notice from Washington
was received, Corporal Lee himself
had written to his wife and to his
mother. telling them of his wounds,
from which he had sufficiently recov-
cred to write the account of the bat
tie.
Son of a Pioneer.
Corporal Lee is the son of Mrs. r. I.
Lee and of the late r. 1. Lee, who was
a prominent Kansan since pioneer
times. His wife, who was formerly
Mary Helen Shirer, is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Shirer, with whom
she is making her home during the
absence of her husband.
In writing of the battle, Corporal
Lee said that he was going with his
men lover the top; that they had
advanced across No Mans Land and
the storming party had passed the
first line of the German trench. An
exploding shell struck four of them
down, and he fell, with wounds torn
in his knee and ankle. He has been
recovering at base hospital IS. which
is thought to be situated somewhere
near Nantes. While he waits to be-
come sufficiently recovered to go back
to the lines, he is helping with the
hospital postoffice work.
Graduate of Harvard.
Corporal Lee is a native Kansan,
was a student in Kansas university
ard later took his degree at Harvar I'd
university. In the early days Of the
war he went abroad in the Y. NJ. c. A
service, and after American troops
hoo to II
numbers, he left the Y. NJ. c. A. tC
join a fighting unit of the army, as q
private soldier. and was later ad-
vanced TO the position of corporal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
ROBERT MELTON DEAD
Shawnee County Boy Was Sent to
Funston September 8.

Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Robert T. Melton
which occurred Sunday at Camp Fun
ston- Melton was a bugIer in Com
pany 81. 164 Depot brigade. He went
to Funston with the Shawnee county
consignment September 9.
Robert Melton was born in Tecum-
sch January Is, 1897, was graduated
from the Topeka high school, and was
a student for three years in the Kan
sas university school of engineering
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Melton of Tecumseh, and he is the
grandson of T. j. Melton of Shorey,
and of Robert Rigdon of Silver Lake,
both of whom are Ciyil war. veterans.
Melton's death was due to pneu-
mOnia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

and dead-you understand. You sec
they kept crying-for their n1others!"
The man had looked back! He looked
back! What he went through, what
you go through as you reads tragic.
But it is true! Shall children die and
mothers plead in vain?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

the extraordinary direction it drove Geraldinea
The way she solves her problem is fascinating
thrilling. The second big installnnent moves
swiftly forward. Read it now or save your
installrnents till the four are completed-you
will have right there big popular novel to
read that would cost you $1.5o at the bookstore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15
What American women
have done for the
Liberty Loans By w1m. G: mcAdoo

n GERMAN AIRMAN. Buthe could
"A not forget. "Children? Oh-yes!
Plenty of 'em-noshy children! The
dead ones didn't cryeof course-like the
others-like the ones that tried to crawl
and cry-for their mothers. Still hang
ing on-tol their school bags living
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

observes every request of the Food Adj
ministr alton. Pictorial Review tells
you how she does it. e.
There are fascinating glimpses into
the daily life of our president and his
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

TOW can Mrs. Wilson hooverize?
i i How can the First Lady of the
Land put her house, the White House,
on Hoover footing? Representatives
of foreign governments must be suitably
entertained! They are. And Mrs. Wilson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

AFTER the will husbands War always profoundly
"A
abolished They
issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

STIRRING tribute Secretary the Treasury
II wonderful this special
American womanhood which Mr. McAdoo makes
through Pictorial Review Every and child should
this historic testimony part
America have played making world safe democracy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

600 oper atoms, and not patient lostl
And this was Nicole Girard- Mangin,
the woman doctor who was sent to the
front by mistake, because they thought
she was man!
Her story is burning page torn from
the war. Don't miss it In this issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

ALONE for two nights in pitch black
1 \ hospital with nine dying soldiers
and madman! And overhead roared
the shells of the advancing Huns. One
small woman saw it through.
$4,000 wounded passed through her
hospital in four days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-15

INSERTED, insulted by the hideous terms
- of her husbands letter, penniless, Geral-
dine Laird faces life. Her two babies need
food, shelter, clothes, schooling. Another man
is eager to take her husbands place.
Would the fact that your husband had de-
serted you for another woman drive you in
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Major Homer Davis. of the Medical
Corps, United States Army, passen-
ger on train No. 4, and his prompt
action may result in saving the life
of Powell, which quick relief no doubt
saved KimmeH.
No. was wrecked when the front
engine No 4S46. helper, was assist
ing the train up Newburg grade. In
rounding a curve, the helper jumped
the track and rammed the embank-
ment turning completely over. cover
ing all Athree tracks. Bennett was
fireman on the second or regular en-
CINE of the train. He knew that No.
l was about due and jumping from
his own engine which was derailed.
but upright. he rushed down the side
of the bank through a dense cloud
of steam and tagged the oncoming
passenger train just in time. The
emergency brakes had to be- thrown
on to prevent No. from dashing in
to the PROSTATE monster that COW
cred all the tracks.
Cheshire was instantly killed in his
cab. The reserve car crushed him.
The second engine ran four car
lengths before it stopped While it
remained upright. its wheels were
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
TO SELL GAS PLANTS
At PUBLIC AUCTION

! Acting under authority granite
him by the Federal Court of This
district, Col. Stuart w. Walker, Of
this city, master confmissioner IL
the bankruptcy proceeding invole-
ing elhe gas companies eof Martins.
burg and Cha1l.es Hown, will offer
both plants at public auction in
this city on September Ia The
sale WiilD BE conducted fn front of
the court house. Both plants Were
Abaced in !. the hands Of Receive r
L H. Wa re- 8 eT<ral months ago BY
Judge Dayton, land since that time
haye BEEN operated under iur'isdic-
tion' oFsahk COURT BylMr. Ware.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
ENGINEER CHESHIRE
KILLED IN SMASH
Two Other Trainmen Hurt In
Accident On the B. & O.

I The heroic effort of E. w. Bennett,
Baltimore and Ohio fireman, Cum
berland, in rushing through scalding
steam to save Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train No. from jamming
into a wreck. just east of Newburg
Sunday midnight, prevented a SEQ
ond disaster with probably heavy
loss of life. IN the wreck in which
Bennett figured. William E. Cheshire.
engineer killed. and Chas. B. Kim
NEIL. foreman, Grafton. and Cecil
Powell, fagman, Litrleton, w. Va,
were badly injured. Powell Inhaled
steam and it is thought he cannot
recover. With Kimmell, whose injur
les are slight, he was taken ON a
caboose to a hospital at Grafton. Che
shire's body was removed to Graf
ton.
First aid was given the injured by
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
GOING TO PROBE INTO
HIGH COST OF LIVING
(Hy International News service.)

washington, Aug. 20.-Tlhe gov
elrmseht has officially Set out to
enquire into the cost of living. A
uorrN.ywi'de Investigation into tn
lie.h cost eli living has been start
ed by the department. of labor, it
Was announced today. Government
agents will dali upon every !hous e.
WIFE in aihe tlioca1itieia visited and
ask fer information vas to the
amount of money spent on food,
Nbtfine, RENT, coal and furniture
every year. The Inform alton thus
gained will DO kept strictly conf
GENITAL, and the department asks
.6ewery housewife to cooperate to
tina aJ,est extent The information
gathered will be used in wage
adjustment.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
MUST SHOW CARD
IA s,4a ~

1T is reported that Martinsburg
youth visiting i'm Atlantic City was
leee'atsy worried the other day whe
asked TO produce his registration
card: 1t happened that he has not
Reached q and was able to verify
this. Almost nightly raids are mad
in the search for PACKERS and ut
bchooves every fellow between 81
and 81 TO have his card with him.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

buried deep in the ground. The mail
baggage and smoking cars. of train
No. 4 were derailed, as were the front
trucks of the day coach. The passen-
gers were much shaken, and some
occupants of berths We're hurled in
to the aisles. but none was badly
hurt.
Engineer Cheshire is survived by
a widow and daughter, Helen. who
resides at Keyser. A son, Liept.
Frank Cheshire, is at Camp Shelby,
Hattiesburg. Miss.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
SALUTE CAUSES ARREST

Deb Moines, Ia, Aug ao,-Wlh en-
John Johnson ar1est ed by the local
police, was confronted by an army
officer from Camp Dodge, he I'M
medTate1'y s'aluted the ARMY officer.
betragine his forme en- military Ser
vice. He was held pending inYesti-
CATION by military police. Johnson
was arrested at the Uniesn station
as he was sbuying a ticket for
Sioux City. Letters found ON him
address ed to his brother at Sioux
City complained Of military life.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
12 cRAMDsoNs IN WAR

! I'uquol'n, H., Aug. 2O.-Mrs. Mary
Z. CHAIRMAN, of Vienna, H., has
been presented with a. service fag
containing Twelve stars in bonor 81
her Twelve ,sT'andsions' now in the
mi htary arms of the nation. The
presentation was made by Con.
gressman Thomas s. Williams .,oi
iG,e Harrisburg District
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
WERE AT skyLANp.

Mr.. and Mrs M. S. Brown and dau-
ghter, Miss Leila, and Miss Margaret
'Wlestenhaver, of Winchester avenue,
have returned from spending the
week at Skyland Park. in the top
of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near
Luray. vasSThey also visited the ia
NOUS Luray saverns.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
THOMAS WAS CARELESS.
(By international News service

(By international News Service.)
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 20.---It didn't
make any difference where Thomas
Barnes slept That's what he thought
when he picked out a nice soft bed
in Mrs. George Seibert's home. She
found him in peaceful repose in the
morning. He was given a berth in
the city Jail on vagrancy charge.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
TO REMEMBER PERsHiNo


(6y international News Service.)
iSt. Louis, Mo, Aug. 2O.-On Sep
temEer IS General John u. Perish
fmg's birthday, tile Missouri War
SAVINGS conlmitee-e is planning to
send to the Commander of the
American DISCRETIONARY Forces in
France message that thu State
of Missouri 'has g0ne cover the
top in its THRIFT stamp camra gn
and reached the high,water mark
OF the year.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
BOY sMoTAERED IN OATS

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. When
The bottom of an overhead bag
containing $1,000 bushels Of oats
gave way ;sad fen on him, William
Mulcahey, aged eight. was smoth-
cred to death. Thomas Kelley, "a
comranion, manNaged to. escape.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
SMALL FIRE

About $50 this morning the fire
department. was called to tlte Kim
merling property lat dhe corner of
Race and Church streets, by a
small blaze in am clubhouse. The
fire was soon, sextansuished by the
application from one chemical tank.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
PUPILS ADOPT . ORPHANS.


-(By international News Service.)
Lincoln, Kas.. Aug. 20.--Four Or
phans in France are Abeings supported
by the Lincoln High School of this
city The students receive letters
from their wards and they have arous-
ed much interest in the community.
Lincoln is o small town of less than
1000 population
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
TO ENLIST PIGEONS.
(By international News Service

Boston, Aug. 20.-Army officers
have asked Massachusetts carrier
pigeon breeders to enlist all the
young birds they can at once. These
birds will be assembled in Boston.
where special coops have been built.
It is announced that the Government
intends to have a complete carrier
pigeon communication system linking
all New England forts and stations.
Miss Louise Dick was a member OF
a party that visited Camp Meade on
Sunday.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
RAus MET EN-

(By International News Service.)
Lexington. KY, Aug. 20.-" Primary
circle" is the new name to the old
kindergarten here, which latter
name was ousted recently as smack
ing too much Of sauerkraut and I'm
ter den Lindenism.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
YOUNG WAR WORKER KILLED
(By International News service.)

Spr&ngfield Ill, Aug. 2O.-M'hile
taking tue place of a farmer who
had gone to war, Ernest John ,Craw
ford, aged twelve. hauling grain
to an elevator at Sian Jose near
here, fell from THE wagon and
was inst,,nt.y killed when the
wheels passed over his meek
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
NEEDS TAR COAT.
nv International News service.)

(By International News Service.)
Olympia, WISH Aug. POI M.
,Salter, who recently was disqualified
as a school teacher in this State by
order of the Superintendent of Edu-
cation on finding of disloyalty, has
on file here his declaration of candi-
Atacy as sthe Socialist nominee 9r
Congress, presumably in the Second
district.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Mr.. George F. SHOWERS, and fam
lily, who motored' here from Corn
ing, N. ", on visit Ito his faith
CT, Mr.. George E. Showers, are
spending the day at Luray Cavern
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20
AccEprs POSITION

Mrs. Charles Shnhirr has accept.
ed atosition with Mr.. Charles e.
Thompson. tlAe shoe merchant.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Miss Maysie Shipe, of Maryland
avenue, has been visiting friends and
relatives in Frederick county. Va.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Miss yel'rgaret Youtz,. stenogra-
pher at the Norwalk M otor Co., and
MISS Elsanor Linthicum, are
spending their vacation at Phil
ippi, w. WA. q %
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Miss Marie Mccloy OF Inwood,
is visiting her cousin, Miss sa-
lone Minor,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

Read the Journal.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-20

No other cabinet has Hoosier Patent
ed Shaker Flour Sitter that sits flour
four times faster than most. The Two
Way Sugar Bin that holds twice the
average amount The Oversize Base
contains 20 per cent more space than
ordinary cabinets. The Motion-Sav-
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-11
MEASUREMENTS TAKEN FOR
 JOSIE WROBEL'S FOOT
You Bet I'll Take Care of It." Said
 the Little Girl.

J. P. Arnold, of the firm of Fisk X Arnold, Boston, was in Putnam, Monday morning and took measure ments for the artificial foot of little Josie Wrobel. The artificial member is made possible through the kind ness of many friends who contribut- ed to The PATRIOT fund.
 MT. Arnold said that it would be some weeks before the foot can be fitted as the limb has to be treated The amputation was made nine inches below the knee. When the proper time comes the little girl will be taken to Boston to have the actual fitting done.
 The little girl was nervous with the strange man at first, but before he left she had recovered herself and ehatted away with him like an old friend. Mr Arnold, like others who know Josie. was impressed with her bright and winsome manner. He ask ed her if she would be glad to get the foot and she replied, You bet will"
 When asked if she would take good care of it she said, "Yes mann"
 Mr Arnold said that when the foot is properly fitted the child can get about very well without cane or crutches