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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
P0LISH-AMERICANS IN FRANCE
Paris Gives Welcome to Contin.
gent Mobilized in U. S.

Paris, May 1S.-A Polish contingent,
organized to fight the Germans, has lust
arrived at a French port from the
United States. The Poles paraded
through the streets with brass band
at their head and received an enthusi-
astiC greeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18

Washington, May IS. - Vice Admiral
Sims cabled the Navy Department that
the American steamship Neches had been
sunk in the English Channel by a coll
Iision with a small steamship. No lives
were lost The Neches had previously
been reported torpedoed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
FISH CATCH TOTALS $4,000
High Prices in England Bring Fortunes
to Daring Sailors
From ToddYs Public Ledger

FTUHI IUuuU IHUFIC LtuVtT
London, May 17.-In these days Of
meat scarcity. fish naturally has been
in great demand and prices have
scared. A catch of fish landed in a
northeast port by a trawler today real
lied $4,000. Many owners of trawlers
are making fortunes. but the risks
afioat are great.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
Limit Telegrams to Russia
Special Gable. 10 Epening Public Ledger

Cspenhasen. May IS = The Dagens
Nyheders Maimoe correspondent says
open only for official telesrams In the
last few DAYS 1900 scandiayian tele-
grams have heef, destroyed 1t stock
rem Rst,s Z having sssom ts' 'nsFs SINCE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
TO COURT.MARTIAL EX.CZAR
Berlin Newspaper Says Trial Will Take
Place Early in June

Romanoff, former Emperor OF Russia.
will be tried by court-martial In Mos
COW the latter part OF June, according
Ia the Lokal Anzeiger, OF Berlin
The trial will be secret
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
WATCH NOULENS CASE
II He Leaves Russia Other Countries
May Recall Ambassadors

London, May lS.-Other Allied ENJOYS
will follow II the French ambassador to
Russia, Joseph Noulens, is compelled to
leave the country. says dispatch from
Moscow In Soviet circles, the message
continues, II is expected NJ. Noulens will
be recalled soon. but II France refuses
to do SO he will be declared to be a
private citizen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18

The recall of Ambassador Noulens
was demanded early this month by the
Bolshevik government on the ground
that he had made statements not con-
ducive to friendly relations between
France and Russia. Moscow dispatch
on April 25 said NJ. Noulens had de-
clared that Germany was attempting to
gain economic control of Russia and that
II the Allies should be forced tO take
military action in that country 1t would
be merely in the nature OF friendly as
sistance.
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French Down s22 Enemy Planes

Paris, May 1s-During March and
April French aviators accounted for 322
enemy airplanes' During the same
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18

Roma. 8, maggie.
IDalle uotzie giunte dal Quarter &c
neral" Italiano si.rileva che in parecChi
punt della fronte di battaglia 81 sono
NcrifCate intense azioni da parte dPllar-
tiglera. SpeCialmente nelIa regione del
Tonale. nellie Valli Lagarina ed Arsa. mel
baCino di AsiagO q lungo lie poSiZioni del
PiaVe
Tutu tentatiNi del nemiCo per rag
Eiungere le linee italianc sono stati com
petamente frustrau
Una grande attivita' da parte dele pat
uuGlie " del riparti d'incursione italiani
ed iuglcsi. 81 e VerifCata sull'altopano di
Asiago. Nei vari sCOntri che seguirono
gil auStro-unghercsi ebbero sempre la
peggio 9 Subirono perdite rilevanti
ECCo il testo del communicate uffciaIe
ruhblicato. irri. dal Minstero della
Guerra in Roma:
EfCa"e fuoCo d artiglera ST e
Nerihcato lungo le porzoni del fronte
owe II nemro fu piu' attiVo q special
mente nella regione del Tonale. nella
Vale Lagarina. nella Val Arsa. mel
bacino di Asago e lungo il Piave.
plstacCamenti nemiCi furono disper-
81 dagli italiani, mentre pattugli in
glesi ed italiane sostennero vivaci
scontri con Eattuglie avversarie
sulrA!topianO di Asiago ed in altri
settori.
II bollcttino ufficiale austriaco. pub
blicato Vienna, dice soltanto che in
alcuni punt del frOnte italiano 81 sono
verifiCati mtensi dueli di artiglieria
Tn dispaCCio da Berna annunzia che
un aCCordO . state raggiunto ira
Commissari italiani . tedeschi riguardo
allo sCamhio del prigionieri fcriti g
StOrpi L'aCCOrdO dOvra' eSSerC Sotto-
messo ALA ratifCaZione del due govcrni
Sempre da Bcrna mandano che la
stampa auStriaCa annunZia che IAuStria
arrOlera' anChe le donne per / scTVizi
Sotto le armi 81 dice che preSentemente
Cira $4,000 donnc e raZaZZe Sono adj
bite nei servizi ausiliari come impie.
gate. inservientl eCc. q che attire, in una
proporzione d 10000 in un mese, sonC
state ga' Chiamate in servizio.
LIE dOnne vengono arrolate in Vienna
e mandate nei diversi campi militari.
Tn dispaCCio da Amsterdam annunzia
che limperatore Carlo Iimperatrice
Zita hanno lasciato Quella capitale, ieri
diretti Sofia Costantinopoli, allo scope
| di visitare IL Re Ferdinando di Bul.
/ garia ed il Sutano della Turcha
| L'fmperatore e aCCOmpagnato da
Barone Burian. ministro per gil affa ri
! esteri; dal BarOnr Won Weiser. minstro
del Commerce.. dal Conte Zichy, min.
| istro della giustiza.
,o All, o,in',n o,,i,S;,a ~ tioiooioo "" 5o
i'.o,,dd,',,o ,Iai ;,,,'oi 90, ,,,'a a.
,,i,,, o,,,ira,,,i niaai,,i S,I,ai,a don
l,a,.o p nmni ~ ,,o,io,'ti .,,,di ha snorar,,
',' ,e,,''' ,i" ~ A. tta, % ,,nr !.
t,,hanoro.i ~, muoro AZ rtnoinaiororo ~ oonoo,at ~
,.ar,to &C.,, I 10 .ario a. ,oro,,I,.nat
E,ru nor, s,,ooeSso ba coppni,,to deeI
! experiment. Sopra SOldati affetti da tu
| OPrrOlOSI tOrnati dial frODte.
"e'''o''' WI ''"'' '''
Mineoia' L. L., 10 magglo'
II Capitano antonio SliNio kesha'I
uno del piu tanosi uhiciaii dei corp
teale AFialorio ltaila"o; "ol 70 ne
laerodromo al questa cltta caaenuo
con un aeroplaho ga iul pliotato' ua UNI
altezza al POGO plu al cihquahta pleul'
ii Capitaho ReShatl ma peruuto
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
AZIONI DI ARTIGLIERIA
AL FRONTE ITALIANO
Gil Acknowledgements Ovun-
que Respinti dai Soldati
Italiani

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. AL
Authorized by the act of October g.
1917. on nj" at the POstoffiCe of Phila-
Griuhin. Pa.
Iiy order Of tho President
a S. RURLESON.
Postmaster General.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
PAID FOR ATTACKS
ON BRITISH PREMIER
lie Bas Admits Responsibility
for Press Criticism of
Lloyd George

London. May 17.-Doctor Addison,
Minister of Reconstruction. having
publicly stated that large sums Of
money are being spent for paying the
newspapers for the insertion OF arti-
cIeS attacking Lloyd George. Sir He'd
ley lie Bas admits to the Daily Mail
that he personally is wholly RESPONSE
Die for such articles in the provincial
weekly press, paying therefor some
t45 S225) weekly.
The Daily Mail in a stinGing cdi-
torial denounces his campaign. and
points out that he is the closest friend
of prominent member of Asquth's
former ministry. lie Ras maintains
that he has the right to criticize the
Premier, but the Daily Mail insists
that that kind of thing really is play
ing the enemy's game.
Several papers which printed the
articles were partly owned by COM
paratively obscure member OF the
present Government, who acted
quickly when informed of what was
going on. The Times prints the lie
Bas statement under n line, -Four
ShillingS an Inch"
In connection with this scandal the
Daily Mail prints the following dis
patch from Berne: The Austrian
papers take solace for the failure of
Mr.. ASQulthS S ana General Maurice
attacks on Lloyd George in the re-
Election that such attacks. although
they may not achieve an immediate
success, always consume energy and
wear down the people attacked"
The Neue Freic Presse regrets that
Mr.. Asquith, despite all his wonted
| tactical craftiness'' on this occasion
somewhat overreached himself, but
does not wish him to be disheart-
ened or to give up trying.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
| ChristchurCh, New Zealand, says rep
resentatiVe public meetings i'm New
| Zealand are passing resolutions cX.
| pressing strong appreciation of the
strenuous and well.direCted efforts OF
! Mr.. Lloyd George to obtain victory
for the Allies and strongly deprecating
| the paralyZing criticisms to which he
! has been subjected in ChristChurch
| The matter is causing much reflection
Sir Hedley lie BaS is founder and
governing director of the CaXton Pub
fishing Company. which includes an
advertising agency, and is director OF
several other leading publishing
houses in London. He was knighte6
last year.
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AVIATOR GILBERT DEAD
Meets Death in Aerial Accident ir
81 France

Paris, May IS = Eugene Gilbert
Preach aviator, has met his death in an
airpl&ne accident.
Eugene Gilbert was one of the leading
Wrooch aviators in the Years just pre-
(tr the start Of the war When hos
|Iea began he Joined the French Aerial
<Ice and after battle with the Ger
&@1 wae forced to land in Switzerland.
a1<e his Iarole and was not detained
AZ E<rfxs GCyernment Later he vto-
r. 4froIe and escsped 10 France,
p f4<1,ned 70 Switzerland by the
rerI@II& 4 so6End time and re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18

Special Cabh 10 Ercning Public Ledger
toJu-Ui'. I9IS. bl N,r Iurr Tiu.'' 20.
London. May IS
NN INQUIRY at the Ministry Of Iu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones' Telephone $3.50.

A house to house canvass will be made
next week in Oakland in the interests of
the thrift stamp campaign. Last night
at the meeting held at the school about
$2,7OO was subscribed in the little green
stamps. Several persons took their cards
home and will turn them in later with
Boy Scouts has sold over a thousand dol
large worth of the stamps. The quota
for Oakland is $14466.
Mr.. and Mrs: Charles Ash and family
have returned from a motor trip of three
weeks thru western Kansas.
Mrs. Frank Martin has recovered after
being Ill several days.
The Oakland Forestry club met Friday
afternoon with Mrs. J. S. Swogger as
Planned with the sddtio WAS of g music b by
Mrs. Swogger and daughter. Miss Hazel
swogger The guests of the afternoon
S we're Mrs s: Walter Hamil Mrs J, G,
thur Plat, Mrs. John Graft, Mrs S. W.
McGarrah; Mrs. o, c; Willsey. Miss Au-
Gleason. Mrs. Clara johnson. Mrs. c. NJ.
Reaugh. Mrs. r. p. Taylor, Mrs J. L. Hell
Ter, Miss Frances Gleason and Miss Hazel
viii be July Is when pienie will vi 'f be helS
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Graft.
Thomas avenue.
Ing and evening at the Oakland Presby-
terrain church.
Mrs. c. c. vandeventer left Friday aft
ernoon for Humboldt. Kan. where she will
family.
.. The Priscilla club was entertained Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. W.
Hummell, Ole Topeka avenue The next
meeting will be held with Miss Madge
Moore Chester avenue. in two weeks.
Mrs. Hummell's guests we're: Mrs. J. r.
johnson. Mrs. W. L. Hummell. Miss vir-
ginia Biscoe. Miss Harriet Hummell. Mrs.
C. F; Ash. Mrs. Freeman Bell. Mrs. l.. Bis
eoe. Mrs \; f COPELAND: Mrs: F. f; Jor-
dan. Mrs NJ. T. Kelsey. Mrs. W. q. Shaw,
Mrs Peter Isaacson. Mrs. 7. W. McKowen,
Mrs William Swearingen. Mrs. Reese Van
SAINT. Mrs. Fl. E. Shuler and Mrs. William
Allen.
At the Oakland Christian church Sunday
evening special patriotic service will be
given at which time Governor Arthur
Capper will talk. This is the third pa
triotic service. to be held in the church
this year Three four stars will be
added to the church service flag. making
about thirty stars in ALL Special patriotic
songs will he given. The program is to
begin at O'Clock
Mrs g. G. Horne. who has been i'll sew
eral weeks. Is recovering
The Good Samaritan class and the Fidel-
fty class of the Oakland Methodist church
are planning to spend the Fourth of July
picntcking at Ripley park.
Walter Eastman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
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W. S. Eastman, Sumner street, left Friday
evening for Camp Funston to enter mill
taIy training.
The Oakland Methodist church will soon
have a new furnace installed as the pur-
chase of one was completed yesterday.
Miss Mary Shuler will return Saturday
from Manitol, Colo, where she has spent
a vacation of several weeks.
Miss Marguerite Heller of Chicago Is
expected to arrive Saturday for short
visit to her grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. J.
L. Heller.
The Standard Bearers Missionary society
of the Oakland Methodist church will have
a meeting at 80 O'Clock Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. Walter Hamill, Wa
bash avenue.
Mrs. Russell Van Duzer. Oakland avenue
entertained with a party Friday after
noon, the guest of honor being her sister
Miss Mary Oliver of Perry. The guests
invited to meet Miss Perry were: Miss
Victoria Oakley, Miss Irene Jessop, Miss
Fern Reed. Miss Virginia Ash, Miss Doris
Ash, Miss Meryl Shrake, Miss Mary
Shrake and Miss Minnie Davis. Miss Oil
yer will return to Perry Sunday and will
be accompanied by Mrs. Van Duzer.
Mrs. Kate Phillips. Mrs. E. E. Camp
bell, Mrs. Dora Dressler and Miss Thelma
Baker were dinner guests recently of Mrs
Walter Hammill, Wabash avenue.
Americas Security will be the sub
ject of the sermon to be preached Sunday
evening at the Oakland Methodist church
by the Rev J. Mackenzie. Special prayers
will be offered for the boys 'over there"
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GIVE GUARDS A FLAG
Lincoln Circle to Present Emblem to
Topcka's Home Soldiers.

The ninth battalion, Topeka State
Guard. will receive a battalion flag
from the members of Lincoln Circle,
No. l, Ladies of the Grand Army,
Monday evening. July 1. The pre-
sentation of the flag will be made on
the east steps of the state house, and
the public Is invited, especially the
old soldiers. All members of the circle
are expected to be present.
Addresses will be made by Governor
Arthur Capper, Mayor ]. E. House and
Adjutant-General Charles S. Huffman.
Mrs. B. B. Smythe will sing.
The ceremony of presentation will
be conducted by Mrs. d. NJ. McGrath,
patriotic instructor of the circle. She
will give the flag to Governor Capper,
who is. by virtue of his office, COM
manderin-c chief of all the state mil
itary organizations. and he will present
the flag to p. B. Hamlin, major of the
battalion. Sergeant Major T. D.
Humphreys is the color bearer.
A battalian drill and review will be
battalion drill and review will be
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EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Renbarger and son. Mrs.
Fanny Goodell and son were dinner guests
Friday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Brewer, ISL
Ohio avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rhodes and daugh-
ter Mercedes, Mr.. and Mrs. David Downing
sunday from Kansas City to spend Sun
day as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
Bundy, 1874 Leland street.
When Eugene Burke, member of the
10th Engineers left Topeka several months
ago for overseas service his nephew, Hal
Blake, was employed at the Crane Printing
company's plant. Several weeks ago while
at work over there he spied his nephew
now in the 139th infantry. He did not even
know of his entrance into the army SO the
meeting between the two was especially
joyful. Hal Blake is the son of Mrs Clara
Blake. Twenty-first andd Adams streets.
for on the pledge cards at the State Street
school Friday evening. The meeting was
well attended; The assistant, postmaster,
persons took pledge cards to their homes
and these will be signed and turned in
her home, East Sixth avenue, after spending
her home, sast Sixth avenue, after spending
a vacation visiting at Salina.,
at Leavenworth, Kan, IS visiting his son.
Mr.. Walter Crawford and family, Ill JET
The Rev will Reed Of Highland Park
will have charge of both the morning and
the evening services at the East Side Meth
Mrs. II. E. Wyatt and granddaughter
Dorothy Sawyer, Wilson avenue, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs NJ f. Lobach in Wichita.
Maynard L. Blake, of Camp Dodge. Iowa:
has been called to the city by the death of
his nephew. Freddie Burke He is visiting
his sister, Mrs. James Stapleton, and his
mother, Mrs. Clara Blake. Mr.. Blake is a
first cook in Company A, 39th Machine Gun
battalion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hauschild and son
Herbert of Auburn, spent Saturday IS
guests of Mrs. Clarence Bundy, Leland
street.
Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ Deschler and their
daughter, Ohio avenue, will move to farm
near Victor, Kan, the first of next week.
In the morning at the Seward Avenue
Methodist church, a sermon will be preach
ed on Sunday school work. In the evening
a lecture will be given by the Rev. Z. X.
a lecture will be given by the Rev. f.
the weather permits the services will be
held outside
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Mr.: and Mrs. O.; NJ. Sims and children
of Berryton. we're dinner guests Thursday I.iy
Mrs Hal Fasig. of Acampo. Cal, was
the guest of Mrs. ]. D. Vance Friday. Mrs.
FRs Of
the Fasig ranch, to the Red Cross, which
the pastor. Rev. C. w. Marlin at 10 a. m.
Sunday school at IL a. N. A children s
day program will be given at O'Clock in
Mr.: and Mrs, N. A. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. f. McCarter and Mrs. Kate Nelson
motoTed to Haryeyville. where they are
spending the week end with the n. j. Nell
son family.
Miss Clara Chubb has returned from a
short visit in Kansas City.
few days this week with her daughter,
Mrs; W. E: McCarter.
About twenty five members of the
Mizpah society of the Third Presbyterian
church spent Wednesday with Mrs. f. L.
Jones. Maryland avenue. Red Cross sew
Mrs. J. S. Miller. who was painfully
bruised by fall. is improving.
M william ia Jones of Topska: was the
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Eberhart have re-
turned from visit with relatives in Kan
The K X. ks met Thursday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davidson.
Miss Elizabeth Van Ness, Miss Thelma
johnston, OF Topeka. MISS ClaraDeI Banta
and Miss Helen Eberhart gave a program
at an ice cream social at Auburn Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Smith. Mrs H c.
Gibbons. and daughter. Harriet. and Mrs.
c. B. Buehrer. attended the Stahl picnic
at Auburn Thursday.
The members of the grange. with their
families. will have an ice cream supper
at the O. Shaul home, 2424 Maryland
avenue. Thursday evening. July 4.
Mr.. John Rains, who has been i'll for
several months. is slowly improving.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the schoohouse.
Mrs. $. f. Lyon and daughter, Doris. of
Usage City, are spending the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Chubb.
Miss Lena Shulthess. of Holton. is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Lair. and
family.
Mrs. Orson Stiles. and daughter, Louise
of Omaha. are visiting at the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Strawn and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Stiles.
Red Cross meetings will be held at the
schoolhouse each Friday at 1 80 O'Clock.
The attendance during the last month has
not been sufficient to accomplish the work
assigned. Let each one do their bit by at
tending regularly and keep up the splendid
record made during the early part of the
year
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SANTA FEE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

The board of directors will meet Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock at the Rail-
road "Y"
Thomas W. Prout. secretary at the Rail-
road "Y." accompanied the boys who left
Topeka for Camp Funston last evening. MI
Prout states that every one seemed to have
n good time, singing, joking and laughing
and there was not homesick boy visible
on the train.
Frank Rankin, Of the general claim de-
partment, who left Friday. evening for
Camp Funston, was presented with a hand
some Masonic ring by the members OF his
department.
Miss Esther L. Baldwin is a new employee
in the auditor of disbursements office.
Word has been received by Mrs. f. K.
Glunt of the safe arrival overseas Of her
son, Grover X. Giunt of the 314th engi-
neers. Mr.. Glunt left Topeka for Funston
two months ago and left Funston just one
month ago to go across. He had been an
employe of the company several years
before entering military service.
Andrew Marine, of the machine shops,
will spend the next few weeks visiting in
Illinois.
Everett I4amborn, Of the repair
shops, will leave soon to spend some time
in Leavenworth before entering military
service the latter part of July.
George Allison, of the stores depart
ment, who is absent from work, being Ill
with smallpox. is recovering.
Walter Hutson. of the stores department,
and little son Marvin, are spending the
week end in Wichita. They are guests of
Mr.. Illusions brother, Harrison Hutson,
and family
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YANK VICTORY HERE
Guy Kiene in Victorious Battle With
German at Valencia.

A German offensive was started
right here in Shawnee county, but
luckily the allies came thru victorious
Frank Fritz, a Mission county farm
er of German birth, has been making
sundry disloyal remarks in the pres
ence of his neighbors, it is alleged.
Said remarks were of such a nature
that the loyal neighbors considered it
their duty to make out affidavits con-
corning came, to be turned in to the
United States district attorney.
Guy Kiene, the postmaster at Valen-
cha, is also notary public and the
affidavits were made and sworn
before him. Friday Kiene had occa-
sion to visit the Fritz farm, where
upon the German, who had seen
Kiene's name in connection with the
affidavits, Immediately went for him
with both fists in a no uncertain or
hesitating manner. A stiff battle en-
sued, in which the Hun" was finally
vanquished with two black eyes and
other damage that left him decidedly
ION the Fritz
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university,

Ensign Hart enlisted in the navy
in June, 1917. and was sent to the
Great Lakes naval training station at
Chicago. Later he was transferred to
the Mare Island Navy Yards. near
San Francisco. About the first of
May, this year, he passed thru Topeka
in charge of accompany of Sc appren-
tice seamen, taking them to Phila-
delphia. The apprentices, under
Harris charge, sailed from an Atlantic
port, and are now in the service of
the navy department of the allies in
one of the French ports.
Hart was favorite in a large circle
of Topeka acquaintance. His father
was at one time Associated Press tele-
graph man for the State Journal, and
later was at the head of a typewriter
agency, and a member of the Rotary
club.