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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
Will Operate 1t in Campaign
Against Motor Car Thieves.
Hugh Larimer, Sheriff and Sec
retary, To Be In Charge.
CREATED At WICHITA MEETING
Bandits Must Fight Enlarged
Membership of Order.
Gregg, Swayze and Larfmer Are
Reelected Officials.

A special state bureau to fight
motor car thieves will be. established
Immediately in Topeka by the Kansas
Peace Officers association. it was an
nounced here today by Hugh Larimer.
sheriff of Shawnee county and secre-
tary of the association. Creation of
the bureau with Larimer in direct
charge of its operation was authorized
Friday at the annual convention OF
the Peace Officers association In
Wichita.
The bureau will be styled after the
organizations now in operation by the
Peace Officers association in Okla
homa and the system of running down
motor car thieves used in New York.
The Topeka office, which will be
located in the sheriff's rooms at the
court house. will be placed in thoro
running order as soon as the detailed
plans of the system usedein Oklahoma
can be received by Larimer and he
can obtain an assistant which the as
sociation voted to allow him.
Will Increase Membership.
In creating the bureau the Kansas
association voted to widen its MEM
bership scope by taking in. associate
members which will include reliable
motor car owners and otherS for, a
fee of 81 a year. Under this plan 1t is
expected that the present membership
of about 800 police chiefs and sheriffs
will be increased to from between
1000 and 1000 In the next year.
Whenever a motor car is stolen in
the state, the central bureau in To-
peka will be notified. The bureau Of
flee. according to the pl4n, will. with
in an hour after the word has been
received, have notified every mem Der
Of the association In this state and
chiefs of police and sheriffs In other
states. In this way auto thieves will
not only have to escape the clutches
Of commissioned police and county
officers but they will find themselves
pitted against the motor car owners
and dealers as well.
May Employ Woman.
Larimer stated. today that he If
considering the employment of a
woman as his assistant in the office
work Of the bureau, owing to the
scarcity of young men.
Emmett Gregg, chief Santa Fe spe-
cfal agent in Topeka, was reelected
president of the association at the
meeting Friday. Oscar Swayze, To-
peka, was reelected treasurer Larf-
mer was reelected secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
SHOWERS COOL CITY
Light Rains Fell Here Today With
More on the Way.


The temperature for the day aver
ages three degrees below normal. hav-
ing dropped IL degrees at IL O'Clock
this morning when the rain began to
fall. The precipitation SO far amounts
to .12 of an inch and there are good
prospects for more showers this aft
ernoon md tonight. The minimum
temperature of Sc degrees this morn
ing is the lowest recorded here for
two weeks. The wind at Q O'Clock this
afternoon was blowing IL miles an
hour from the east.
The weather forecast for next week
calls for showers the first part and
again the latter part of the week,
with moderate temperatures all week.
Prospects for rain and cooler weather
have not been more favorable since
the period of hot weather began this
summer.
Even as cooler we-ther is coming
gradually to Kansas. SO are local show
ers becoming more and more frequent
which condition II infinitely more de-
sirable than the sudden and violent
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will make clear Americas purposes in
the allied effort to put Russia on her
feet.
There is no indication today that the
a set plan for the allies. After extend
ed exchanges between Great Britain.
France. Italy and the United States,
however, his foundation work for as
sistance is approved by all. TX. a.
1t contemplates economic aid first
means of assisting the Russian people
to improve their financial condition.
restore business channels and move
crops.
Conferences between President Will
son, Secretary of Labor Wilson. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston and Sec
retary of Commerce Redfield have
developed the plans for organizing the
necessary labor, agriculture supplies
and shipping facilities, it developed to-
day. .-
This will serve to lay the ground
work for military assistance when de-
manded. The first need is to restore
complete confidence in Russia in the
allies, it is ste ted s.ts
VIII Speak on Russia Soon.
The president will inform congress
of his purposes-possibly in a formal
address to that body. He already has
conferred with congressional leaders
on the question. His Fourth of July
speech at Mount Vernon will hold out
the hand of aid to Russia as well as
other nationalities now under German
domination.
The presidents work is rendered
doubly difficult by the confusing re-,
ports from Russia. The only certain
thing about the situation there is the
increasing chaos.
If the BolsEeviki are overthrown,
however. the allies are not definitely
enough together in their plans to Of
fer assistance to any stable govern
ment esta blished-' The Germans, it is
known, are preparing to gain control
of such government before the allies
can move. ,efse, -
British Want Armed Force.
England believes IL an American
army should be put into Russia, even
tho it were only 100. 900 men or less.
it would serve as rallying point for
the Slavs- AS it moved on it would
gain recruits and its very presence
would stimulate the Russians to align
themselves against Germany. Backed
by other allied forces. a powerful
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

from advanced positions temporarily
occupied, it was reported.
. American Raid.
Northwest of Montdidier. an Ameri-
can raid in which forty prisoners, in
Guiding one officer, were taken was
announced.
South of the Aisne the Germans at
tempted to eject the French from
positions taken yesterday. The COM
munique said:
Several battalions attacked be-.
tween the Fosses-En-Bas and Cutry
ravine. They were repulsed and the
French front was integrally main
tanned.
Southwest of Rheims there was
sharp fighting in the sector between
Montague and Blingy (about halfway
between Rheims and the Marne).
Italian troops elected the Germans.
who obtained a momentavy fo.ting
in advanced elements.
French Get Prisoners and Booty.
Northwest of Montdidier Tin the
Cantigny region) the Americans con-
Quoted a successful raid, taking forty
prisoners, including one officer. In
the forest of Apremont Con the left
wing of the American Toul sector) in
Lorraine, French troops took prisoners
and material in a raid
Took 1,4OO Prisoners.
(By the Associated Press.D
Attacking the Germans suddenly on
two widely. separated sectors, French
and British troops have improved their
positions greatly and captured 1,400
prisoners. ~
Caught Germans Mapping.
By their enterprise in taking the in
itiative Unexpectedly the allies appar-
emily caught the Germans mapping and
realized their 0bjectives in a short
time. The British rectified their line
east of Hazebrouck in Flanders. South
of the Aisne the French drove the
enemy back on their important
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sector, which
bars the open space between the for
ests of Compiegne and Villers-Cotter-
cts The fighting here continues. Not
only did the allies straighten out their
lines. but they took from the Germans
salients which would have suited ad-
mirabIy as jumping off" points in
future operations, Aitho the British
attacked on a front of three and half
miles and the French on four and one
half miles each effort was intended as
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
TO MEET AUG. |
Santa Fe Stockholders Here To
Pass on Govt Contract.
President Ripley and Other Df-
rectOrs To Attend Session.

A special meeting of Santa Fe stock
holders for the purpose of passing on
the contract made by the government
with the Santa Fe for operating the
company's property, will be held In To-
peka, August 1, according to a state
ment made this morning by E. l..
Copeland, treasurer.
The same persons who attend the
annual meeting will probably be in
attendance. E. P. Ripley. president
Of the Santa Fe, will be present, It
was announced. The meeting will be
held in the directors room in. the Of
flee of Mr. Copeland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
TO BE COOL NEXT WEEK

Washington, June 29.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday issued by the weather bureau
today are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys: Fair and moderately
cooler in the no-.h portion: showers
in south portion first oe week aud
again end of week. Temperature be-
low normal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
Germans Unable To Drive
Foch's Troops Back Again.
Tried To Recapture Positions
South of AiSne River.
AMERICANS TAKE PRISONERS
Make q Successful Raid North
west of Montdidier.
Italians Eject German Troops
From Their Trenches.

Paris, June 29.-German attempts
to recapture positions taken by the
French south OF the Aisne were re-
pulsed after a stubborn battle, the
war office announced today. South
west of Rheims there was also sharp
fighting. Italians hurled the Germans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

an attack, Private Beesley took COM
mand of his CONF ny. Leading the
assault he captured an emeny post
single handed, killed two Germans at
dead an officer who attempted to man
the guns. Three more officers were
rushed from a dugout. One attempt
ed to destroy a map, Beesley shot him.
lied the map and made prisoner the
other two officers. Four more Off
by the indomitable Beesley and sent
back as prisoners.
AS the enemy began to retreat
comrade brought up machine gun.
Beesley used this with great effect on
the fleein. Germans. For four hours
under a heavy fire Beesley and his
comrade held their position. The
Germans counter attacked and Bees
ley's comparion was wounded. Bees
ley kept his Lewis gun going and held
the erem. in check until long after
the post on his left had been wiped
out. Not until darkness came did
Beesley move back to the original
line. When he did he brought along
his wounded comrade and the Lewis
gun. 2eesley then mounted the gun
on a parapet and kept it going against
the enemy until things had quieted.
The Official Gazette says of Beesley:
His indomitable pluck, skillful shoot
ing and good judgment in economizing
ammunition stamp this incident as one
of the most brilliant in recent opera
tions'
OF the ten other men. awarded the
Victoria cross nearly all are members
of English county regiments altho
there is one Canadian among the
number. E-
Second Lieutenant Schofie1d, of the
Lancanshire fusileers with nine men by
great daring and clever disposition of
his force, captured 140 Germans. Ser
geant Woodale of the rifle brigade,
single handed captured a machine
gun and eight men. Shortly afterward
at the head of ten men of his COM
pany the sergeant captured a farm
and thirty more Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
With ALI His Officers Dead, Pri-
vate BeesIey Took the Lead.
Captured Enemy Machine Gun
Post Single-Handed.
KILLED GUNNERS AT THEIR GUN
Shot One Officer and Then Took
Two Others Prisoners.
Held Post Until Dark With One
Man and Lewis Gun.

arms of knights of old are rivalled
in modern warfare by the remarkable
record of ivate Beesley, of the Rifle
brigade. who has just been awarded
the Victoria cross.
When I'll the officers and noncom-
missioned officers had been killed In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
Wilson Is Now Preparing His
Announcement.
Is Opposed To Sending Any
Troops to Siberia. +.
HAS NO ABSOLUTELY SET PLAN
British Believe United States
Should Send Army.
American Army Men Say Leave
1t to Japan.

Washington, June 29.-President
Wilson is formulating his doctrine of
aid" for Russia.
No Set Plan.
With orders issued that he shall not
be disturbed, the president worked in
his study preparing a statement which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
No Protest in Washington

Washington. June 29.-The protest
from Panama oven the policing Of Co.
lon and Panama by United States
troops had not -eacheG the state de-
partment today. United States troops
will ~emain in Coon and Panama. ac-
cording to present intentions until
order is established and all the cleo
tions have been held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

T OOKS good to see prisoners instead
of armed Huns coming back into
France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Unsettled, probably showers to-
night and Sunday; cooler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

In the III industry large profits are
now being made in fuel OIL and gaso-
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
GROUPS OF WEAK-MINDED.

The feeble-minded may be divided
into three large groups: First, the
class of idiots who measure up rough
ly to the age of one year in intelli-
gence; second, group approximate
ing in mental age five or six years
third, group Of morons whose psy-
Geological age is ten or twelve years.
The New York Medical Journal re-
marks that instead of these three
groups, with large gaps between, one
would expect "a scale running by al
most imperceptible graduations from
one year to the adult. We might ex-
pect the initial impulses when weak
to carry the individual up to one
of score of points along the sub
normal scale rather than halt him at
one of only three stopping places"
And the editor calls upon psychia-
trists to explain this pretty problem.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
GREAT DAMAGE FROM FLOODS
Most Disastrous Overflow in England
Occurred In 1912; in France in
1915; U. S. in 1889 and 1918.

We in this country have expert
enced nothing like the floods which
have taken place in other countries,
says a London correspondent. Per-
haps the most disastrous flood which
has happened in England occurred
in 1912, when East Anglia was par
tally submerged. No less than $685.
100000 worth of damages was done
to the districts round Norwich, Fps
witch, Nottingham and Leicester, and
nearly 100000 people were driven
from their homes.
France has had more than its
share of deluges. Most of us remem-
Der the fearful Paris floods of 1910
when the Seine overfowed, causing
over $30,000,000 damage. Again, in
1875, large tracts of land around
Paris were submerged and damage
to the extent of SIS, 100000 done.
Uncle Sam, too, has suffered very
badly from floods, the most disas-
trous being the famous Johnstown
foods of 1889. Heavy rains caused
a sudden rise of the Susquehanna
river and its tributaries, with the re-
suit that numerous prosperous towns
and villages on the western slope of
the Alleghenies for 40 miles around
were completely devastated. Six
thousand persons lost their lives, in
Guiding 1900 burned to death at
Johnstown, where the iron furnaces
set fire to the driftwood and build
ings.
In March, 1918, an appalling dis
sster of food, fire and storm over
whelmed Indiana and Ohio, result
ing in the death of 1000 people,
while 100000 were rendered home
less; $10,0O0,000 worth of damage
was done in few hours. Two years
previously dam burst over Austin,
Pa, resulting in the destruction of
the town and the death of 1000 of
the inhabitants.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
FAITH IN PRAYER.

A guessing contest was conducted
by a merchant in suburban town.
The one who guessed the correct
number of seeds in a pumpkin was
the winner, and the lucky man hap
pened to be a minister. The prize
was set of aluminium ware. The
minister was not present when the
seeds were counted and the winners
name announced, but the little son
was there, and he hurried home to
tell the good news. After a little
while he said: Mother, do you know
how we happened to get the alum
mum set %
She said, mo, only that papa
guessed the correct number of seeds
in the pumpkin"
The young son answered thought
fully, ''Well, that isn't the real rea-
son-it's because I prayed for it for
five nights"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
WOMEN PLAN TO PUT
EVERY PERSON TO TEST

The "Follow Up Committee" will be
one Of the important features of the
work of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee in Niagara Falls during the
coming campaign, according TO state
ment by Mrs. 1. R. Edmunds, chair
man of the Niagara Falls Woman's
Committee, who was in New York re-
Gently to confer with Mrs. John T.
Pratt, chairman of the Second Federal
Reserve District. During the last loan
her committee raised two-thirdS of the
individual subscriptions in that city,
but Mrs. Edmunds feels they could
have done far better If there had been
some way of checking up the people
who avoided buying bonds by saying
they had bought them elsewhere.
During this campaign the name and
address of each one of these persons
will be taken by the canvasser and
turned over to the Follow Up Com
mittee,' which will investigate each
case" she said. "a special effort will
then be made to get subscriptions from
those who merely gave such an an
swer as an excuse, for we feel that 1t
is just such persons as these who
should be made to buy bonds"
Mrs. Edmunds said the women of
Niagara were interested keenly In
the coming campaign and anxious to
commence work. During the last cam
paign they showed great enthusiasm.
There was a keen rivalry among the
leaders of the various districts and
women who had never been known to
exert themselves for any cause before
devoted all their time and energy to-
wards making the loan success.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
PART OF TEMPLE OF SOLOMON
avail of WaiIing" Revered by Pilgrim
Jews Who Mourn for Departed
Glorles of Judah.

More than fifty years ago Col.
Charles Warren, English archeolo-
gist, attempted excavations above the
"Wall of Wailing," which is I'M
doubtedly part of the original Tenn
pie of Solomon and revered by pill
grim Jews who weep and mourn
there for the departed glorics of Ju-
dab. He proved before he was
stopped in his work that the original
level of the valley just outside of
that wall was at least lightweight
feet below the present level.
Passing down this valley, relates
the Chicago Examiner, are some
tombs still above ground, but not
thoroughly explored, which have
been notable to all pilgrims. There
is the so-called tomb of Absalom, exc
Grated by the Jews as they pass, and
behind it Is an excavated sepulchral
chamber, called that Of Jehosaphat.
1t is held by tradition that in this
area are the tombs of Isaiah the
Prophet, and King Hezebiah, and
nearby are the tombs of the Prophet
Zechariah and of King Uzziah.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
]. R. CLARKE URGES
BATTLE TO The END
Head of Big EImlra Industry Says
All Must Stand a Unit Behind
Boys In the Trenches.

]. r. Clarke, president and general
manager of the American La France
Fire Engine Company, one Of the great
industries of Elmira, N. Y, Is urging
united action in every work that will
help win the war. In an interview he
says:
There is a long streak of torn soil
In France that ought to represent to
every patriotic American the chief OBJ
ject of his solicItude these days. 1t is
the trench in the battle front Of de-
mocracy occupied by the American
troops. Not once, but many times a
day, the thoughts of every one Of us
who are here at home should turn to-
ward that trench with affectlonate
anxiety for the safety and with just
appreciation of the gallantry of our
men there. Not once, but many times,
every one of us ought to mediate on
what we ourselves can do to make the
courage and devotion of these men
worth while.
"Only the winning of the battle for
world democracy that they have been
sent to fight can make their sacrifice
worth while, and they cannot win that
battle unless every American stands
behind them with the determination
also to do his duty.
Fortunately the government has
provided the way In which we all can
put that determination into effect-not
by one Liberty loan, which might have
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
FARM BUREAUS JOIN
IN BOND CAMPAIGN
s. L. Strivings, President of State
Federation, Outlines Plan for
the Rural Districts.

8. L. Strivings, President of the
New York State Federation Of Farm
Bureaus, has just outlined for the Lib
erty Loan Committee the work which
his organization will do in aid of the
third campaign for the sale of Liberty
Bonds In rural districts. Mr.. Striv-
ings said:
"We will do no less than our best in
furthering the interests of the Third
Liberty Loan soon to be offered by the
government. The plan we approve Is
that in each county the Agricultural
Agent ask the Board of Directors to
meet at the Farm Bureau office and,
with the advice of this Board of Di-
rectors under the direction of the Pres
ident of the County Farm Bureau AS
ISOLATION, select one or more members
In each community who shall act with
the Liberty Loan Committee for that
community. These community com
mittees will be regularly constituted
as In the past through the Central Dis
trict Liberty Loan Committee, and the
men selected by the Farm Bureaus are
requested to give special attention to
the rural work
1--WE want complete canvass so
thoroughly done as to cover every
house In the entire county.
"This service is so deserving of our
best efforts as to need no emphasis,
but we trust that the whole machinery
of the Farm Bureau Association in
each county of the State will be plac-
ed at the service of the loan when the
set time has arrived. Let each com
munity committeeman see to 1t that
the men chosen in his section cover
the whole territory carefully that no
omissions be made and no portions of
the field be neglected
ave propose to reach our farmers
through farmers themselves"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
WHEY A BUSY BOND SELLER
Not Home to Get Supper, Late at The
alter, but Ever Persistent on Her
Important Mission.

Mrs. Ellington was on the hus-
bands wives Liberty bond commit
tee, each member of which was just
crazy to sell the most bonds, SO of
course when Ellington arrived home
with the two theater tickets, she was
out selling bonds to the neighbors.
Ellington sent for a messenger boy
to look for her, and resignedly pre-
pared his own supper. The messen-
ger boy returned with Mrs. Biting
ton shortly after eight o'clock, and
Ellington told her about the tickets.
"Oh, Biffl How perf'ly lovelyl"
she cried. GIVE just been longing
to see 'The Kidnapped Grandmother
Did you get yourself nice support
I sold $3.50 worth of bonds just in
our own block !"
There was not much time to spare,
so they started Immediately. AS they
were about to step off the trolley,
Mrs. Ellington tried to sell a bond
to the motorman, and by the time
Ellington got her off they were II
blocks past the theater. He called a
taxi and got in. Ten minutes Later
he looked out to see what was keep
ing Mrs. Ellington. She was trying
to sell bond to the chauffeur.
At the theater, she laid a detain-
ing hand on her husband as he was
about to give up the tickets.
"Oh, wait a minute, Biffp' she
said. 81 must try to sell a bond to
this doorman
Ellington watched her try for 90
minutes. Then, pinning her ticket
on her sleeve, he went inside in time
for the last ten minutes of the last
act.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-03-21
MY CHANCE.
BY WILLIAM r. KIRK,

How glad l am that Uncle Sam
Has called on me at last
To think that he has come to me
When skies are overcast
How often have | longed to aid
The boys who marched away
To fight for me across the sea
And break the tyran't swayl
Oh, what is gold that we should hold
Our little purse strings now?
Oh, what is gain if all in vain
We learned each Yankee vow?
All that have, all that l am,
Is yours in part or whole,
And you may take 1t, Uncle Sam,
With all my heart and soul