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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
OUR WAR FRONT
Lorraine Sector Is About Fifty
Miles Long.
Northern End Is Only a Mile
From German Territory.
BY j. w. T. MASON.

New York, Feb 4.-The Lorraine
front. a part Of which has been taken
over by the American troops in
France, is about fifty miles long
It's southernmost point, where it
merges into the front opposite Alsace,
is at Badonviller. mentioned frequent
" in recent communiques as the scene
of patrol encounters Badonviller is
forty miles directly west of Strassburg
Lorraine, which has been reported to
be the ultimate objective of the
American expeditionary forces.
The northern end of the Lorraine
front is the small village of Lesmelins,
which is within mile of German ter
ritory and is about II miles south of
the great German fortress of Metz.
At Lesmelins the Front turns abruptly
to the west and runs toward St Mihlel
and the sector south of Verdun.
Face Impregnable Forts.
What part of the fifty miles of Lor-
raine front has been taken over by the
Americans is not publicly known. The
RhineMarne canal, along which the
first American prisoners were captur-
ed by the Germans last November, is
midway between Lesmelins and Bad
onviller. The entire Lorraine fighting
area faces the most heavily fortified
section of the German empire 1t Is
the main military gateway into Ger
many, which formed the chief obJec-
tive of the French armies at the out
break of the war. The French pene-
trated some distance toward StraSs-
burg. but were defeated and COM
PEELED to retreat very hastily into thelI
own territory. Since then, modern
Notifications have been proven to Dc
helpless against modern artillery ano
have given way to trench fighting
The fact that the German positions
facing the United States army are a
mass of forts and redoubts, therefore
will make little difference to Amer
can tactics. If the Germans can be
shot out of their trenches, their for
tifieations will be sorry places OF
refuge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
"DEP-O" OR "DEEP-O"?
Kansas Language Brings Out JarrehPs
story on Frank Grimes.

A. +he recent celebration of Kansas
dav bv the Kansas Society of Des
Moines. Ralph Faxon, who IS now sec
rotary of the Des Moines ChaHlOe[ u
Commerce, acted as toastnaster. he
fsrrinq IN the fact that one of the DeS
SIAsnee Kansans had been promoted to
the charge of a quartermaster depot
in the army, Faxon pronounced II
"dep-o."
guest of the club, took Mr.. Faxon 10
"RaIph Faxon. never got that from
the Kansas language" the governor
said land he has been boasting to US
ali the evening about the Kansas Ian
gl1age' out there they say 'deep-o'
and Faxon ought TO know II.
Which reminded Frank farrell OF a
story about the late Harmon Wilson,
who was one of the best known news
paper men of the state in his day.
frank Grimes had just been elect
ed state treasurer from the short grass
country" Mr.. farrell SAD; ana nus
carelessness in mingling his I-done-
it's with his I-have-did-its. shocked
Harm Wilson. One day Grimes was
particularly eloquent in relating some
short grass country experience to Mr..
Wilson, and he was, at such times.
particularly forgetful of every rule of
the English language. Wilson stopped
him rather abruptly in the middle OF a
sentence and said:
Frank. at times you remind me of
Macbeth
.''Who'd you say?' asked Mr..
Grimes.
Macbeth. Macbeth repeated Will
son. One of Shakespeare's charac-
i ters.
Why do I remind you of him 2
Grimes asked with interest
Thou canst not say 1 did it, re-
piled Mr. Wilson, resuming his work,
leaving Mr.. Grimes in great bewflder-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
"SWAT THE KAISER"
Costs 25 Cents a Swat, in City's New
Red Gross Game.

Columbus, o.. Feb. 1.-THE capital
of Ohio took delight today in swat
ting" the German emperor. the crown
prince. and Won Hindenburg- The
"swatting' process took place in the
state house yard near the statue of
President William Mckinley and at
tracted a great crowd.
Large billboards continuing the pic
lures of the German emperor and his
assistants were erected in the state
house yard and for the sum of 20
cents the people were given baseba1Is
to throw at the painted pictures
Proceeds from the swat the kaiser
stunt went into the Columbus war
cnest, a 100000 fund being raised
byNColumbus people this week as their
years contribution to war relief
agencies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
ASKS $50 A DAY
JKiersted Submits Proposal for
Water Plant Improvement.
He Will Supervise Work Of
Testing for Wells.
GET 5 Per CENT. OF COST
Experts Proposition Turned
Over to City Attorney.
NewIand Is Making Plans for
Preliminary Work.

In letter read before the city
commission today, wyncoop Kiersted
water plant expert, submitted formal
proposals for extensioD of the Topeka
water plant and resources. Kiersted' s
proposals today were practically d
duplicate of those he made when he
appeared personally before the COM
mission recently.
Kiersted offers to supervise prelim-
mary work of testing for new wells on
the north side Of the river to ascer-
tain the feasibility of tunneling the
Kaw pand. opening new water well
fields. For the time devoted to the
work PERSONALLY he asks $50 day
the city to pay all expenses and cost
of materials
Get . Per Cent for Plans.
Following completion of the pre-
1iminary work, Kiersted will submit
plans. specifications and reconmen-
dations for completion of an extension
that will insure a permanent and ade-
QUate water supply. His charges for
the plans and specifications will be
per cent of the total cost of the i'm
provement, the city to pay 21a per
cent when the plans are submitted
and the remainder when the work is
finished
Kiersted,s letter was referred to
City Attorney George P. Hayden
After Hayden has approved the pro-
posals. the city commission will &C
cept Them
Property Owners Consent.
Frank Newland, commissioner OF
water and lights, said several days
ago that preparations are being made
TO go ahead with the preliminary
work. Consent to sink the test wells
has been obtained from property
owners on the north side The land
chosen for the new well fields will be
condemned by the city and purchased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
1T Is "CAMOUFLAGE"
Gerard Says There's No Chance of a
Revolution in Germany.

New York. Feb 4.-"Camouflage -
is what James w. Gerard, former
United States ambassador to Germany,
thinks of the cabled stories of impend-
ing revolution in that country.
knowing the German government
as 1 do" he said, sit appears as if
these reports were sent out for the
purpose of halting our war prepara-
tons There is no chance of starving
Germany out, nor is there chance of
winning this war by a revolution in
Germany. There will be no such
revolution until the war is over. Then.
when the war is lost for Germany the
army will rise and overthrow the gov
eminent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
DRAFT ACCOUNTANTS
New York Draft Chairman Ordered
to Mobilize for Army.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Mobilization
of all certified accountants who come
within the draft law has been ordered
so as to supply vacancies in the army
business organization Henry f. Wise.
attorney for paper manufacturers ap-
pearing at a hearing today before the
federal trade commission. told the
commission he had received as chair
man OF a draft board in New York or
ders from the adjutant general to call
in at once all registered accountants
ard mobilize them Mr.. Wise said in
b:lity to get accountants had delayed
the assembling of information he de-
sired to present to the commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
TEUTON POWERS MEET
Foreign Ministers and Officials Con-
yene in Berlin.

Amsterdam, Feb. 4.-Dr. Kuehl-
mann, German foreign minister; Count
Czernin, Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, and General Won Ludendorff,
the German chief quartermaster gen.
eraI. a semi-official announcement
from Berlin says. will arrive in. Berlin
Monday to participate in deliberations
on political and economic questions af-
fecting the common interests and ter
ritories of Germany and Austro-Ger-
many.
Count Botho Won Wedel, the Ger
man ambassador to Vienna, also is ex-
pected to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
SUBMIT WAGE DEMAND
Trainmen Ask Government for 35 to
40 Per Cent Increase.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Conductors
and trainmen of the National rail-
road today formally presented to the
wage commission their demands for
from 35 to 40 per cent wage increases
At the formal hearing this after
noon A B. Garretson, spokesman for
the conductors, was prepared to ask
$500 a hundred miles for freight con-
du1tors and s3.25 a hundred miles for
passenger conductors
President w. G.. Lee of the train
men had figures showing increased
living expenses demand an increase in
wages amounting at least to Sc Is per
cent of this increased living cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
DANA BACK ON JOB
Judge District Court Resumes Duucs
After q Severe Illness

Judge A. w. Dana of the first divi-
sion of the district court. is back at
his desk again after several weeks
absence following a stroke of paraly-
sis Judge Dana intends to attack his
work easily at first and gain momen-
tum as he feels ca pable of heavy work
Judge Whitcomb will handle all
criminal cases. The Clarke Gresser
enbezzlement case is the only enc on
the criminal docket with any promise
of sensationalism- Il probably will be
tried again in a short time. The Bes-
sic Stewart heart balm case is the
only one ON the civil docket which
may contain thrills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
MORTON ALBAUGH ILL
Clerk of U. S. District Court MAJ
Have Pneumonia.

Morton AIbaugh. clerk of the United
States district court, was taken sud-
denly i'll this morning at his office in
the postoffice building DR.. NJ A
Floersch was called and found that
Albaugh had a temperature of 1e2.
Following an examination Doctor
F1oersch stated that Aibaugh probab bly,
has Ia grippe altho there is a POSSIBLE
fty he may have pneumonia Mr.. Al
baugh was removed to his home at
1881 Harrison street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
KIDS ON MILK RATIONS
Only Fourth of Normal Supply Avail
able Due to Dairymen's Boycott.

Chicago. Feb. milk was being
rationed out to children here today in
an effort to make go around the rs
per cent of normal supply received,
due to the farmers boycott.
Relief became possible when Harry
A. Wheeler. state food administrator,
returned last might from Washington.
He indicated he would take action to-
day to have producers observe the
findings of the federal milk commits
sion whose prices displeased the dairy
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
SUNDAY AIR RAID
British Drop Bombs on German. Air
drome-Lost Two Machines.

London, Feb 4-"Yesterday naval
aircraft carried out bombing raid on
the enemy airdrome at Houttave
CBelgium) - the admiralty reports.
MANY bombs were dropped on the
objective.
During the day. in the course of
aerial fighting one enemy aircraft was
destroyed and two were driven down
out of control.
Two of our machines failed to re-
turn"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
WOULD JOIN SWEDEN
AIand Islands. Annexed by Russia in
1909, seek To Be Restored.

London, Feb. 4-.King Gustav of
Sweden, according to a Stockholm dis
patch to the Times, has received
deputation from the Aland islands,
who presented a petition from the in
habitants asking for reunion with
Sweden
The Aland islands. numbering
eighty are in the gulf of Bothnia,
and have formed part of Finland. The
Islands were taken from Sweden by
Russia in 1909. The population of the
islands is about $4,000, mostly Swedes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Cascarets Best
Family Laxative
Harmless to keep liver, bowels
and stomach clean, and
cost only 10 cents

Tonight sure! Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Cascarets will liven your liver and
clean your thirty feet of bowels with
out gripping You will wake up feel
ing grand. Your head will be clear.
breath right, tongue clean. stomach
sweet-Get a 10-cent box now at any
drug store Best cathartfe for chill
dren as well as grown-ups. Taste like
candy and never fail They work
while you sleep.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04

More Than 100 Alleged Members
Want indictments Quashed.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Attorneys for
more than 100 alleged members of the
l. W. today will ask Judge Lands in
federal court to quash indictments
and return papers seized in raids.
William c. Fits, assistant attorney
general, has arrived from Washington
to direct the prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Worst els Yeti to Come.
You will regret this quarrel"
Whereon he asked in fear.
"Wfll you go home to Mother!
mo, I'll bring Mother herer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-04
Big Men-Notice

Attend our clearance sale: we
can fit all extra large men.
up to 81 chest measure: your
satisfaction guaranteed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Pertaining to the War

The German onslaught on the
western battle front has been halt.
ed for the second time since March.
The Germans are paying dearly in
blood for every inch of ground taken.
Secretary Josephus Daniels says
the road to France has been kept
open heretofore and will continue so
regardless of lurking submarines in
our waters
The German u boats infesting our
waters have adopted a. new slogan
"DoR't useseyour wireless and we
won't shoot" but our brave Wirefesa
operators will do their duty resaEa,
less.
High Point fell short inxher regis
tretion if Provost Marshal Crowder's
calculations are correct which called
for not less than 1870 men who bad
become Fl years of age since June
5th, 1917. We fell short seme SO.
One million more soldiers were Sc
cured under the registration yester-
day of those becoming Fl years of
age siRce June 5th, 1917.
The American soldier is the best
fighter in the world as the Germans
have found out and are being praised
by the allies. The casualty list
growing larger each day proves this.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
A Splendid Road to High
Point

The new sand clay road connect
ing with the Thomasville- Wallburg-
Winston good road and extending to
the Belle Buzzard" neighborhood is
completed and it's a dandy, too.
The road strikes the old steep Brum-
nell hill road and winds around the
hill coming out at the old Brummell
home now owned by Mr.. Criddle-
baugh and after crossing the creek
takes a turn around the opposite hill
coming out just above the old Burl
Cecil home. At the other end the
road coraes out at the Dolph Burton
place into the highway. The road
will be completed to the Guilford
line and this county will connect up.
Both roads from the forks at Belle
Buzzard' will probably be sand.
clayed to the Guilford county line,
one road coming out at Mechanics
vile and the other through the w.
C. JopeS property or the old Quaker
Grove settlement. GuilfOrd county
will probably connect with either or
both at an early date. This new road
where it winds around the hills near
the Criddlebaugh place is a road of
magnificent and sharp curves and
gives one a touch of the mountain
roads with beautiful scenery in val
ley and plain. Try this road next
! time, it's a short cut to High Point
and good to travel on.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
THE COURAGE OF THE MUTT
LATED

Some eight months ago a modest
little newspaper put in its appear
ance in Paris. Many have done so
during the war, but the sineularity
of La CRETE Generate" is that it is a
funny paper. and it's motto is Laugh
Anyway" Heartless as it sounds.
this paper is the most touching and
most inspiring of publications, for
it is run entirely by those whose
faces have been mutilated in battle.
The greatest miracles of surgery are
practiced on these men. The opera
tions are attended with torture, and
in many cases are only an expedl-
ept. The patients will test the real
Doliteness of the French. for the
situation will demand that they shall
not be pitied, even by a glance. Their
paper, they announce, is meant to
communicate to Frenchmen at home
a eayety not in the least feigned,
net at all Fictitious, in word, real
and sincere. We do not wish to ex-
cite the pity of our contemporaries:
beine ourselves very we'll satisfied
with our wounds" The paper was
held up for a day because the editor
had to undergo another operation
He came out from the anaesthetlc
and continued making jokes.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Getting Ready for Hostile
AirShipS

New York City and surrounding
sections are taking precautions
against possible air raid from Ger
many and instructions have been
given the people just what to do in
case of an emergency. Signals will
be given On the approach of any
hostile air craft. when people should
open the windows and doors of their
homes, pull down the shades, turn
out the lights and 90 to the cellars.
All lights in the city will be extin-
euished Hospital and emergency
units have been organized all over
the city ready for action.
Since Germany has some of her
big undersea craft on this side it is
not impossible for her TO send aero
planes over New York and other
cities.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
ANOTHER PRO-GERMAN TRICK

Raleigh, June 3.-The pro-Ger.
man propagandists are at work in
this country. Reports have been
spread in some sections of the coun-
try that food administration officials
have stated that there is no longer
necessity for the conservation of
wheat. State Food Administrator
Henry A. Page today received a tele-
eram from Mr.. Hoover calling his
attention to these reports, denying
that any statement of this character
had ever been issued, and explain
ing the actual situation.
The situation is just this: Our ac-
tual supplies of wheat and flour un-
til harvest will allow for home con.
sumption little less than one-tbird
of our normal consumption. if we
are to maintain the absolutely nee
essary supplies of our allies. At the
beginning of May there was in the
hands of farmers and elsewhere in
storage approximately 100000
bushels of wheat to carry us fol-
three months. Our normal con.
sumption for these three months
would be 120.OOO,OO0,OOO bushels
not allowing anything to our allies.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
The Enemy At Our Doors
r. What Are You Going
TO Do New

The fifty merchants of High Point
have agreed to sell about $48 600
worth of Thrift stamps and the cam
paign was launched Tuesday night
at a meeting addressed by Messrs.
Parrish and Griffith of Winston. E.
w. Freeze is chairman of the local
committee, assisted by w. S. Lee,
Jr., David Harris, E. A. Hatcher, Jr.,
C. Dunbar and P. H. Johnson. When
trading with the merchants buy
thrift stamps and thus help your
government. The enemy is at our
doors; are you going to wait longer =?
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
JUDGE UPHOLDS CITY

The act of the city council IN re-
fusing to grant license to w. c. Nc
lntire to operate a meat market on
South Main street has been upheld
by Judge Adams, presiding over the
current session of court in Davidson
county. The first time that Mr.. Nc
lntire sought license the application
was rejected because the council
deemed the site undesirable. On
thee other occasions the council re-
fused to reconsider" whereupon the
applicant instituted mandamus pre-
ceedings before Judge Adams. City
officials were notified of his ruling
which removes any question as tC
the police powers of the council
members. Papers in the case have
been forwarded to Mason w. Cant
clerk of Superior court, at Greens
boro. Mr.. McIntire will take an ap'
peal, it is learned, but it will net gel
before the Supreme court until No
Vember. as the high body hears nc
cases from this district until thai
month.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Americans ia Brilliant At
tack RepulSed the Enemy

General Pershing in yesterdays
commuRlque says:
In the fighting northwest of Chat
teau Theirry our troops broke up an
attempt of the enemy to advance to
the south through Neuilly woods,
and by counter-attack drove him
back to the north of the woods. On
the Marne front, German battalion
which had crossed at Jaulgonne was
counter attacked by French and
American troops and forced to re-
treat to the right bank. 1t sustained
severe losses in killed and prison
ers.
"Patrolling was active in Picardy
and Lorraine.
In the Wouvre we shelled the
enemy positions, using gas"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
The 1918 Chautauqua Be-
gins Tomorrow

The Chautauqua starts tomorrow
for a run of a. week. The program
is a splendid one this year and we'll
worth the small price charged for
season tickets or individual admis-
sions. Two of the attractions alone
are we'll worth the season ticket
price of $500 and will cost you
nearly this amount here. The pro-
gram is arranged to cover a wide
range of anusements and is GER
tainly calculated to give geEefaI sat-
isfaction. Ehere are IL fiTst-ClaSs
attractions to say nothing of the Sun
cay exercises, and at this rate you
are paying less than TIC for whole
afternoons Or evenings entertain
ment. Ii you can't 60 in the after
noon your family or friends can and
you 90 at night. so you eau easily
use from two to four season tickets.
The guarantors are liable for ST.
800 on season tickets. They have
made it possible for you to have
these attractions and you should
back them up by buying season
tickets. The time is short; act to-
day and start with the first per-
formance Friday tomorrow after
noon.
You will get full value for the
money expended.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
Greatest Berry On Earth

The editor of The keview has been
feasting on blackberries from his
garden week before the first arrival
of early dewberries on this market.
Our variety is the Macatawa Giant
shipped here from California The
berries are larger, sWeeter and the
vines yield ten times as much as the
best dewberry. Then they bear three
to five times a year. A vine Cor
rather stalk) or two of this variety
will keep you in berries during the
summer months and late into the
fall if properly attended to. We are
not in the business of selling them
but have few we would sell at 25c
each to those who desire them.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-06
WILL HAVE NO BAD EFFECT
ON OUR PROGRAM

The submarine attack off the New
England coast Sunday and Monday
amounts to very little except sink
ing of a few boats and of course
the regretted loss of life. 1t will get
Germany nothing but on the other
hand will spur the United States to
even greater activity. Germany's
submarine campaign in general has
fallen down and she sees the hope
lessness Of bringing the "allies to
their knees" thru the submarine
campaign, like she Dragged she
would do long ago. So she comes
over 10 our shores to harra-s and
she thinks to intimidate shipping
and the conveying of soldiers over
seas right at the time the Ameri-
can campaign is in full blast, but it
will have no effect. The soldiers will
continue to 60 overseas and the
merchant vessels will continue to
sail, but greater precaution will be
taken for the safety of the latter.
The present plan of sending soldiers
across cannot be improved upon, for
out of the thousands of ships sent
across (convoyed) carrying. we'll
nigh a million soldiers not a life has
been lost. This is remarkable rec
ord and it is no wonder Germany is
making a desperate effort TO fore
stall the large army of soldiers 60
ing over to oppose her. The lit
tie contemplate American army
which she discounted year ago
seems to be getting the kaiser's goat
these days.