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The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
HUNS LOOTING
ALL BELGIUM
Boche Mandate Declares
All Belgians Enemies
of War.

Belgium is being looted by the Ger
mans as the troops fall back, In spite
Of the denials on the part Of the
Huns" the Belgian Legation stated
last night. according to a cablegram
which has been received from the
Belgian government
While one hand is suing for peace
from the allies as the victorious Bel
gian. American and British armies ad-
vance through Flanders, Germany
with the other hand is robbiug. and
looting occupied Belgium as they re-
treat, the Belgium government stated.
Orders have been issued by the
commanding officer of a Bavarian
division ordering the total destruc-
tion Of Belgium as the lines fall
back. according to the interpreta-
tion placed upon them by the Bel
gian people.
Huns Seize Everything.
'"rhe question of supplies for our
troops. heavily engaged at the
front, must remain for us of para
mount Importance" the orders read.
For this reason the last draft
horse, the last vehicle must be re-
Questioned and used to the greatest
advantage"
Commanders of the various units,
and men must take into account that
the attitude of the population toward
us has been completely modified. One
must not now expect to find in the
Belgians the same docility that has
characterized them through the past
years of our warfare. They must be
considered strictly as the population
of an enemy state with which we are
at war"
Therefore. 1t is particularly forbid
den TO assist the civilian population in
any way; military interests alone
should be considered. The products of
the country must be utilized solely in
our own interest"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
Indiana's Thirteen
Districts Republican.

Indianapolis, Nov. 6.-Each of In
diana's thirteen Congressional districts
have gone Republican. In no district
did the Republican majority fall below
l 900. Democrats closed headquarters
tonight and conceded the State to the
Republicans.
Springfield, Ill, Nov. 6.-The follow
ing Congressional results were re-
ported tonight:
Republican - First, second. third.
seventh, ninth. tenth. eleventh,
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, If
teenth. sixteenth, seventeenth, eigh-
teenth. nineteenth, twenty-first.
twenty-second. twenty-fourth and
twenty-fifth districts.
Democratic - Fifth, sixth, eighth,
twentieth and twenty third districts.
The fourth district is in doubt
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
BURLESQUE ACTRESS
HAS OPERATIC VOICE
Miss Lazar, Though Blue Grass
Belle, Eschews Racing.

Miss Alice LAzar. the popular lead
ing lady of the Sporting Widow show
playing at the Gayety this week, is
clever little actress with a pleas
ing voice, which she has plenty of
fhance to use during the two acts and
seven scenes.
Miss Lazar comes from the Blue
Grass State and the home of the
thoroughbred horses, but the little
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
OF
TIPS HALTED
Practice of Dealers Brand
ed as Demoralizing and
Corrupt.

Branding the practice Of the pay
ment of commissions by retail and
other merchants to the stewards, but
lers, chefs. cooks, servants and other
agents of their patrons, as "demor-
alizing and corrupting," the District
food administrator yesterday issued
an order putting a stop to this prac-
tice.
The administrator in an official
statement yesterday said that this
practice was widespread in Washing
ton. The statement points out that
the payment of these tips" increases
the costs of the retailers business,
the necessary result to the public
at large being a general increase in
prices.
Railing to be Enforced.
This practice must be stopped, de-
clares the food administration. The
rule, as published yesterday by the
administration. makes the paying of
these gratuities an unfair practice.
The rule is to be strictly enforced
and upon its violation a recommended
tion will be made to the United States
Food Administration that an unfair
order be issued against the retail
dealer offending against the rule. This
unfair order will prohibit all whole
sale dealers. licensees of the Food
Administration. from selling licensed
foodsturfs to such retail dealer.
Retail merchants must accept
goods ordered by him from a whole
saler and delivered to their various
stores, according to an order issued
yesterday by the local food admins
tration. The order is issued with a
view to preventing the waste OF
time. labor and hauling. Violations
of this order will be punished in
the same manner as violations of
the order prohibiting tips. The or
der as made public yesterday reads:
TT will be considered an unfair
and wasteful practice for a retail
dealer to refuse to accept, without
good reason, foodstuffs offered for
delivery by wholesale merchants
and jobbers at hfs store. which
or purchased by such retailer to be
delivered at his store.'
Explanation of Order.
In explaining the order yester-
day. the local food administrator
said:
TT is a common practice in the
District of Columbia for retail deal
ers to order foodstuffs from whole
sale merchants to be sent to their
stores c. o. D., or upon credit, and,
when the goods so ordered are Of
fered for delivery, for the retail
dealers to refuse to accept such
goods and to order them returned.
This practice is the plain cause of
great waste of time, labor and haul
ing"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
As Spanish influenza

lis an exaggerated form of grip,
BRoNo QUININE Tab
lets should be taken in larger doses
than is prescribed Tor ordinary grip.
A good plan is not to wait until
you are sick. but PREVENT 1T by
taking LAXATIVE BRoMo QUI-
NINE Tablets in fine.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
CHEVY CHASERS MEET.
They Discuss Plans for Improving
Their Streets.

Local affairs absorbed the atten-
ton of the Chevy Chase Citizens
Association at the meeting held
last night at the Elizabeth v.
Brown School.
Plans were discussed for improv-
ing the streets of the section, and
changing the Rock Creek ford. No
definite action was taken.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
By DAMON RUNYoN.
Especial cable dispatch, copyrigh
1913 hv IIniuaraaI geryice

Especial cable dispatch, copyright
1913, by Universal Service)
With the American First Army.
Nov. s.-one division of Gen. Hunter
Liggett's army. which is whaling
away at the Germons over a flaming
front of twenty miles, encountered
some old neighbors today.
They found themselves fighting the
same division of German regulars
which they had met in the scissors
battle.
1t Is a matter of record that the
Americans now hold two decisions
over their opponents. Neither side
was quite the same today as on the
occasion of their first meeting. Both
presented new faces, but there were
rough old-timers left to recall the
initial encounter.
The Americans were comparatively
inexperienced at scissors, while the
Germans were veteran hands at the
game. Today the Americans were as
much sophisticated in the business OF
battle as the Kaiser's regulars. 1t
was quite a struggle when they hooked
up again.
Hunter Liggett saw his great army
kick of" this morning. He is a big
paunchy man with a big mustache.
such as the old-time officers of the
cavalry used to wear. The mustache
Is now frosted by years. SO Is his
hair. He is -JoYial soul and the idol
of the men who have followed him
from Chateau Thierry to the Argonne.
Artillery Drops Smoke Shells.
The American artillery built a smoke
oarrage in front OF the Germans be-
fore the foot soldiers went across. 1t
broke shells the size of cuspidor over
the German lines, these shells vomit-
ing thick. black smoke.
Presently they had a smoky wall
painted along the horizon almost the
entire length of the line. Before the
echoes of the bursting shells had
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
Artillery Drops Smoke Shells.
RETURNS INDICATE
REPUBLICANS WILL
CONTROL CONGRESS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

If the Republicans in the House
follow the rule of seniority which
had been in force for a number of
years, the chairmen will be chosen
in the order in which the Republi-
cans have served on the respective
committees. The selection of julius
Kahn of California to be chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee
to succeed Dent of Alabama is
looked upon as an absolute certainty
in view of the heroic work per-
formed by Kahn in driving through
the selective service bill against the
opposition of Dent, and many other
leading Democrats.
No other Republican is considered
for a moment in connection with this
Craftsmanship.
For similar reasons it is regarded
as certain that Thomas A. Butler. of
Pennsylvania. will succeed Padgett, of
Tennessee, as chairman of the Naval
Affairs Committee. Butler held that
craftsmanship once before, and his in
tense interest in everything connected
with the navy makes him the only
logical man for the Craftsmanship un-
der Republican control.
New ChalrmanshIps.
Other chairmanships in the House
are likely to be awarded as follows:
Agriculture, Haugen, of Iowa: Bank
ing and Currency, Hayes, of Califor-
MIA: Education, Towner, of Iowa; For
eign Affairs, Porter. OF Pennsylvania;
Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
Esch, of Wisconsin; Judiciary, Vol
stead. of Minnesota: Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries, Greene. of Massa-
chusetts; Postoffices and Post Roads,
Steenerson, of Minnesota; Rivers and
Harbors. Kennedy, of Iowa; Rules,
Campbell, OF Kansas: Woman Suf-
frage. Mondell. OF Wyoming; Ways
and Means, Fordney, of Michigan. re-
placing Claude Kitchin, of North Car
olina, under whose direction the pend
ing war revenue bill was drafted.
The change of control will involve
also a new chief clerk, sergeant at
arms, chaplain, doorkeeper, and all
the numerous assistants.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07
CHAMP CLARK, SMITH,
AND NEWBERRY WIN,
LATE RETURNS SHOW
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

of Alaska's delegate to Congress to-
day. Charles Sulzer, Democrot, re-
ceived $40 votes and James WICKER
sham, Republican. 727 in thirteen pre-
cincts out OF thirty nine.
Yankton. S. Oak, Nov. 6.-South Da-
kota has elected two Republicans and
one Democrat to the Lower House.
Sterling, Republican. was elected for
the Senate
The Washington herald., 1918-11-07

Both imports and exports Of mer-
chandise were greater during August
than in any previous August in the
history Of American foreign trade,
according to an announcement of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. Department Of Comrnerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
BIG JOB FOR PRINTERS
Topeka Shops to Print McAdoo's Name
on $4,000, 900 Blanks.

Anxious as a printer usually is to
get business, the local shops have had
an offer submitted to them which they
are loath to accept. The work in pros
pect is the printing of W. G. McAdoo's
name on 100000 blanks of the
Santa Fe railroad, now in the Topeka
storehouse. The work, it is roughly
estimated, would require the entire
time of several of the largest shops in
the city for over a year and cost over
100000.
Printers have suggested to local
Santa Fe officials that Director General
McAdoo be prevailed upon to buy
rubber st;--ps for each of the agents,
in order that they might stamp the
name on the blanks, for the sake of
economy. But the local officials have
requested that the printers get part of
thu blanks ready by Augusts Is. altho
the bids submitted today will have to
be forwarded to Chicago and it would
be several da $ before the work could
be started if it was given the local
DrinterS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
NEW FRISCO DIVISIONS
General Manager Announces Two
and Makes Several Appointments.

st. Louis, Aug. federal Manager
Leroy Kramer today announced the
creation of the following divisions for
the st. Louis, San Francisco railway:
Ozark divisions, comprising the Will
low Springs and the Memphis subdivi-
sions of the southern division, and the
Clinton subdivision of the eastern di-
visions with headquarters at Spring
field, Mo. J. G. Taylor is appointed
acting superintendent of the Ozark di-
visions with headquarters at SPRING
field, Mo.
The following appointments were
made by General Manager j. G. Krum,
with headquarters as shown:
c. c. Higgins, acting superintendent
OF motive power, Springfield. Mo-; w.
H. -MaddocSs, mechanical engineer,
Parsons, Kan; E. F.. Ti1lman, general
livestock agent, Springfield, Mo.
The headquarters of H B. Barry,
fourth district engineer, was trans
terred from Memphis, Tenn, to
Springfield, Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01

ton of Mr.. Morgan and his oreani-
zation are matters of record. The
Allen committee not only received
copies of Morgan's editorial attacking
Allen, but also copies of anonymous
advertising insinuating that Allen had
been forced to ieave the Red Cross.
Now it becomes apparent that Mr..
Morgan is not only conducting a po-
litical headquarters at the state
house. but also a volunteer aid depart
ment for the mercy society.
: Mr.. Davis says the Morgan commit
tee has supplied some copies of the
Red Cross ORDER Surely in the at
tempt to supply copies" Mr.. Nor
gan's committee has acted under some
request from the Red Cross society :?
Or was it merely for political gain, as
charged? Possibly statement from
the Morgan committee releasing for
publication any correspondence in
connection with the matter would be
timely and indicate whether the re-
sponsibility for the false statements
has been properly placed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
SEND OUT COPIES
Morgan Anxious To Accommo-
date With Red Cross Rules.
Meanwhile Campaign Man.
ayers Issue Usual Denial.

In a formal statement w. E. Davis.
former state auditor and manager of
the w. Y. Morgan gubernatorial cam
naign. denies that the Morgan or
"a nizat ton circulated stories to the eff
feet that Henry J. Allen had been
compelled to withdraw from the serv-
ice of the American Red Gross. Such
stories have becl branded as absolute
faIsehoods in a statement by Henry P.
D-viso head of the Red Gross
society.
The statement that Mr.. Morgan or
anv one directly connected with his
campaign has said or insinuated any
thing discreditable of Mr.. Morgan, is
an absolute falsehood," said Davis.
I'VE have received some requests for
copies of the Red Cross order rela-
tive to political activities on the part
of Red Cross workers and have sup
piled the copies and have said that Mr..
Allen resigned from the Red Cross.
THE order required a choice be-
tween service with the Red Cross or
candidacy for political office. What
ever may have actuated Mr.. Allen in
resigning from the Red Cross, the fact
remains that his connection with it
has been the one thing only used by
his managers and friends to get votes
for him for governor, in absolute vio-
lation of the letter and spirit of the
Red Cross. BY singing out Mr.. Nor
gan in this attack, it shows who the
Allen managers regard as their
dangerous opponent"
Note: Charges concerning the ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
APPOINT H. M. LANG
Russell State Senator Placed on Kan
sas Tax Commission.

Senator Henry M. Laing of Russell
has been appointed by Governor Cap
per as a member of the state tax COM
mission to succeed Hays B. White of
Mankato Jewell county. The ap-
pointment is Immediately effective. b.
White resigned from the state COM
mission to enter the race for congress
in the Sixth district. He is one IF the
most widely known men in the dis
trict and for many years has been ac-
tive in state and district campaigns.
Senator LaiTfg, who will fill the unex-
pired term, was elected to the state
senate in 1916 following three terms
in the house. He has been regarded
as one of the strong men in the state
legislature during the last several ses-
SiOnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
CROWD HEARD SCOTT
Candidate for Senate in Patriotic Adj
dress at Ripley Park.

Charles F. Scott, Republican candi-
date for the United States senate, de-
livered patriotic speech at Ripley
park Wednesday evening. A large
crowd heard the speech.
The Scott speech was one Of the
features of the community sing at the
east side park. Practically the entire
talk was devoted to discussion of
the war and an appeal for decisive
and absolute defeat of Prussianism.
In praise of the work of the Kansans
in the service of the nation, Scott paid
tribute to Phil Billiard, Topeka bird
man, killed in service last week The
duty of the army at home in support
or the war policies and the fighting
forces, was strongly urged by Scott.
In a brief mention of the issues of
the pre-primary campaign, Scott ap-
pealed for votes in next Tuesdays
primaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
RACING INTO IT'S OWN
Sport Unaffected by War-Jockeys
Either Above or Below Draft Age.
BY JACK VEIOCK.


New York, Aug. 1.-Racing is
flourishing in spite of the war. The
sport of kings has taken a new
lease on life. 1t has accomplished a
comeback .greater than had ever been
expected by it's most enthusiastic fol-
lowers.
A harbinger of what has come to
pass in American racing was seen sew
eral years ago in Europe, before Uncle
Samuel thought seriously of tossing
his chapeau into the arena.
In England, France, and even IN
Germany, the big racing events were
continued, and they drew enormous
crowds. The diversion appealed to 4
greater number of people than ev>-
before. An afternoon at the race
track acted as a tonic that was badly
needed to the war-worn nerves of the
folk at home.
In the United States racing is more
than holding its own. while every 9TH
er branch of sport has been hard hit
Baseball, erstwhile king of sport, has
popular pastime by the sport of
kings"
Unlike other sports, racing embraces
but little that can be hindered by the
formation of large armies. The thoro-
breds will be produced from year 20
year. war or no war. The jockeys. for
the most part, are youngsters of an
age that is not affected by the army
draft, and the owners and trainers are.
as a rule. we'll past the draft age.
Meanwhile there remains a big,
patronizs the sport. Like ether sports.
racing has done and is still doing its
bit for the Red Cross and other war
charities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
STILL LIE ABOUT 1T
Germans Tell of Wiping Out American
Forces in Marine Battle.

Amsterdam. Aug. 1.-The semf-of-
fetal Wolff bureau of Berlin is send
ing out reports of heavy losses inflict-
ed on American troops fighting on the
Marine front. A, telegram dated We'd
nesday and received here says:
IAN American prisoner CAPTURED on
July %. said that of the First bat
talon of the 10 regiment after a
German attack east of Chateau Thier-
ry on July IT. only thirty were left.
and no reinforcements had arrived
since that time. The Second battalion
of the same regiment in going for
ward to the attack Tuesday Gully 800
west Of Meuniere wood had 100 cas-
u1Ities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
TAX AUTOMOBILES
House Committee Fixes the
Rate at $40 to $50.
This in Addition to 10 Per Cent
on Auto Sales.

Washington, Aug. IA federal
graduated excise tax on the use Of au-
tomobiles, running from SO a year on
cars originally retailed at not exceed
ing $500, to a $50 tax on $4,000 cars
and $40 additional for each $500 above
$4,000, was agreed to Wednesday by
the house ways and means committee,
which is framing the new S8,000,00O,-
600 revenue bill. The tax applies di-
rectly to the owners, while the tax
of 10 per cent on gross sales Of auto
mobiles and per cent on gross sales
of auto trucks. agreed to Tuesday. ap-
piled to the manufacturers. producers
and importers of cars The tax on
the use of cars is based on the orig
inal retail listed price of the cars. re-
gardless of the year of manufacture.
Five Dollars on Motorcycles.
The committee also agreed to a tax
of cents per gallon on the production
of gasoline and a federal excise tax of
SIS year on the use of motorcycles.
Members of the committee stated that
while the Manufacturers tax and the
owners tax are differentiated, it is
generally believed that the owners ul-
timately will have to pay all the tax,
| the manufacturers passing on the tax
/ in increased prices.
The automobile and motorcycle ex-
else tax is expected to yield approx
| imately s125.0OO, 900, and the gasoline
tax $45,O00,000.
War profiteering was the subject of
a prolonged discussion today with
technical calculations as to what vari-
Gus schemes would yield in the way
| of revenue as compared with other
revenue plans. There was a DISPOSE
ton ultimately to agree on some addi-
t1onal form of tax to reach large cor
porations making heavy profits that
might not be taxed sufficiently under
| the excess profits and corporation in
come tax rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
RAISING MORE MEN
Germany Combs In ustries for Re-
cruits for Badly Hammered Armies.

The Hague. Aug. Germany is
calling up every man that can be
spared, according to information OBJ
tanned from that country thru various
sources. OF 100000 employees at
Krupps, between 10000 and 10000 are
said to have been called to the coiors.
German press comment on the est
front defeat continues to be dictated
by Off, '"1dom.
"Foch's break thru theory has not
Yet been realized" the Tageblatt says.
lone is justified in speaking of Ger
man success"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
Food For ans
RY GEORGE e. PHAIR.
s. comparatively
tCopy-ighted.l

The Carp.
1t is a German mariner
Who sails a submarine
And gaZes on the vreckage which
Is floating on the scene.
NO Red Cross ship win sail the sea-
A yachtsman told US, few moments ago,
that we had no. legal literary, naval mill
submariner a sailor We agree with you.
John. A submariner is not sailor, but
we cannot print the name We have in mind.
When bribery and graft cases burst into
the front page these days 1t is cinch
that an election campaign is about to be
We crave to see the moving picture of
we crave to gaze upon closeup of Jack
Curley as he counted the gate.
This Dempsey person is unconservati e.
to say. the least Every time he punches
a meal ticket, the said meal ticket looks
as II 1t had been flirting with a machine
gun
Sam Langford was the original Hoover
OF the boxing game. Sam has been known
to nurse bread card for years.
Twas on the Ridgemoor links the Irish
beat the Scotch at the nineteenth hole. And
the Scotch at the nineteenth hole
There is always something to keep ones
mind off serious subjects. As we begin to
peruse the casualty list there comes into
our midst a tennis tournament
gent who writes a column IL always
up against 1t these days. He looks over
the first page and the maps and diagrams
on the second page and the expert dope
on the third page and says unto himself
F"Them names are strange names. What
chance has rhymester got? 1t is as If
one were to trip over SO much barbed
wire" And then one turns unto the sport
ing page. and the first illustration which
greets his eve is an athlete named Iichaya
kugamae or something like that.
We Judge from Ichaya's portrait in the
He wears white pants.
Harry Greb.
His brow isn't high,
And his wild, warlike eye
Has no scientific devotion;
But. all will agree
At the ringside that he
Has discovered perpetual motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01

TENDER will be discussed At John-
sons office it was said at least six
club owners favor the plan. 4 hint
from Washington that baseball after
September / might not be counte-
nanced caused some American
Ieaguers to believe the national loop
would fall in line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
HELLO, STAGS

We expect one of our supreme Of
ficers with us Thursday night and
we want all brothers to come to
the meeting. Come out aid have
smoke and en- " yourselves
G. NJ. L. GOSHORN, Recorder.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-01
CLOSE SEASON AUG. 20?
Washington Hints September Base.
ball VIII Not Be Countenanced.

Chicago. Aug. 1-Acknowiedg-
ments were expected here today to
present Ban Johnson's call for a spe-
cial meeting of the American league
in Cleveland Saturday. The question
Of closing the schedule August 20 and
holding a worlds series before Sep