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The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-02

With the American Army on the Aisne Marne Front, D. m. Aug. 1- The American troops pushed forward their lines at certain points Thursday on the center of the Rheims Soissons salient, notwithstanding the resist ance of the Germans, who did not give ground on some sectors until they actually had been shot from their positions.
 The Germans are desperately cling ing to their sbongholds at Nesles and in the Bois Menuiere northeast of Roncheres, but the Americans have gained a hold on the northern edge of the Memiere wood. The Nesles for est is under the range of the Ameri- can heavy guns.
 Aviators report that the Germans are rushing up endorsements in- cluding tanks The cnemy's heavy guns are pounding the Nesles and Meuniere woods unmercifully.
 Observers and prisoners who had been brought behind the lines pre- viously reported the forests as having been damned with German troops and also with large quantities of supplies. The German losses in men therefore must have been very great as the heavy guns started smelling the woods several days ago.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-02
RED CROSS NOTES

The following ladies worked at the surgical dressings room yesterday;
 MesdameS Joe Boswell and Chas. r. Putnam, captains; Thos NcRae, Jr. Carleton Rae, Hudson, Hamby A. (. Williams, Johnson, Misses Eliza beth Hamby, Norma McMillian Mary Williams
 Made 330 1Xl in. gauge wipes.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-02
INFORMATION WANTED

Wanted information as to the whereabouts of Jimmie Hamilton aged ten years, who left the home of his mother. Mattie Hamilton, on Tuesday, July 18th, 1918 Matte Hamilton. Prescott Ark. dlwl
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-02

Wanted-Ten tons best quality al- raIta hay-Quote price and when deli very can be started. Ozan Graysonja Lmbr Co. Prescott, Ark.
 Dr. Etta Champlin, osteopathic physician of Hope. Ark, visits Pres colt professionally on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. For infor- nation call 45 tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
ROW OVER CREEL
Was "Disrespectful of a Member of
the House. It's Said,

Washington, April 1S.-The house
special investigating committee" to-
day decided that George Creei, chair
man of the committee on public infor-
nation, had been "disrespectful of a
member"
Creel in a report of Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson had declared absolute
ly baseless'' statements by Represen-
tative Tredway that tons and tons of
Creel literature" were blocking mails
to France.
This the probers decided, called
into question a statement made on the
floor
President Roosevelt got himself in
to difficulty the same way. the rec
ords show. by attacking in one of his
messages Representative Fitzgerald
and others The message was returned
to the White House.
And as far back as 1912 the house
refused to receive a departmental re-
port because it contained statements
that a members charges were wholly
without foundation
The house may pass on the COM
mittee's report this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
General FOch Does Not Want
TO-Use Them Yet.
VIII Be Held Back as Long as
Battle Goes Well.
N|H ENTER At PROPER time
Try TO Exhaust Attacking
Germans First.
Hindenburg Wants To Entice
Allies Reserves.
BY ]. W. T. MASON.

New York, April 1S.-Further stiff
Fening of the British front today JUS
dfies General Eoch's reluctance to use
1p a large part of his reserves in de-
rensive lighting to protect Ypres and
aazebrouck.
If Won Hindenburg's bloody effort
o zach the Channel portshcan be per-
nanently checked without disturbing
he allies reserves, the Germans VIII
nave met one of the most serious de-
feats the war. 1t will mean that
Hinder lrg has failed to compel Foch
o accept the German conditions for
IN allied offensive. This unquestlon-
hblv is the reason why Foch is show
ng such persistent refusal to employ
his reserves along the northern END OF
the battle front
Germans We'll Prepared.
II is unreasona BILE to expect Foch 10
deNeIop at this time so oVerwhelInlns
! counter offensive as would force the
Germans back to the positions they oc-
eupied before the present drive began
When the Germans started them ad-
vance four weeks ago they were fresh
4nds had spent all winter preparing
hefr plans and accommodating vast
.torns of munitions The allies are
now weakened because of their deten-
live fighting and have shot away a
arge part of their reserve ammuIl-
lion. p-;,.
Huns raging IcANS
For Foch to use his reserves now LOT
nffensive purposes would be to attempt
- drive the Germans back while the
lilies have probably not more than
fifty per cent OF their maximum OF
fensive efficiency. To take the often-
live about Ypres and Hazebrouck
.vonid mean for Foch as heavy price
N casualties for meager gains as Hin
denburg is now paying. This would
suit Hindenburg admirably He could
then turn to the German people ana
ieclare that the allies reserves hao
been enticed into battle. at the IaTth
- noint away from German territory
md at a time when the allies etfl-
ciency was far from its potential max
imum. .
1 Hindenburg recently said a battle is
a living thing that takes time to DE,
selop- Foch understands quite wen
that this maxim holds true, also, Tor
= counter offensive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
STONE LAID TO REST
Body Will Lie in Family Lot nj
Nevada, Mo.

Nevada, Mo-. April 1s.-In the fam
lily lot >in Deepwood cemetery here,
alongside the graves of other mem
bers of his family, the body of Will
liam Joel Stone, United States senator
who died last Sunday in Washington,
D. c., from the effects of a stroke of
paralysis, was to be buried today. The
funeral train with its escort of mem
bers of both branches of congress.
relatives and numerous friends, ar
rived at 4 o'clock this morhing. AT
s o'clock the body was taken to the
first Christian church where it will
lie in state from 10 o'clock Until this
afternoon
Hundreds of friends and admirers
of the late senator we're here today
from all over Missouri and from other
states. Nevada was in mourning and
all public schools and business houses
were to be closed this afternoon.
Funeral services were to be at ,
o'clock directed by Rev. ]. L. Mar
shall of Kansas City. assisted by Rev.
John Stout of Nevada. After services
at the church the local Masonic order
was to take charge and conduct last
rites at the grave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
TO BE PREPARED.
Topeka Business Men Will
!. Study Military Tactics.
Company Organized; Major
Pattis0n To Be Instructor.
EARL IVES HEADS BODY
Men Between 81 and so Will Be
Taken In.
Topeka SunflOWer Minute Men
Name of Company.

Organization here of a civilian mill
tary company of 100 men to be known
as the Topeka Sunflower Minute
Men," was announced today. Major
w. A Pattison, former commander of
Battery a and veteran Topeka military
man, has been engaged to act as in
structor. The new organization will
in reality be military training school
as its fundamental purpose is to afford
training for men who feel that the
eventualities of the war may REQUIRE
their services. 1t will not be con-
nected with the home guard or with
any other military organization.
The age limit for men in the COM
pany has been placed between 81 and
SO, with the exception of men in class
of the draft who will be taken. Earl
Ives has been named chairman of the
company and William Jacobs of the
mahizer-Spielman company, secre-
tary.
Organized Some Days Ago.
The organization of the company
was formulated several days ago when
Guy Stoves, L. r. ManIey, r. r. Baer.
V. p. Hillhouse, G. L. Jordan. Nelson
Ives. d. j. Norton, J. Ross, Or, Will
liam Jacobs, w. w. Pattison and Earl
Ives held meeting. A second meet
ing was held Wednesday night and
the organization details were complet-
cd Practically enough applications.
mostly from business and professional
men, were received to fill the com
pany.
The next meeting of the orsaniza-
ton will be held Monday night, when
arrangements for a place to drill and
equipment will be made If possible
inc minute men will obtain the fair
grounds for. drill purposes, it is said.
Inc purpose of the organization. :"
SAID Earl Ives today, lis to afford on
portonIty for military training to men
VINO reel that the eventualities of the
thus in case they are called tn the
coiors viii be able sooner to render eff
rclent military service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
To SPEED UP ARMY
Secretary Baker More Enthusi-
aStic Over War Now.
Pershing Compliments Army in
France on Its Spirit.

With the American Army in France,
April 1S.-Secretary Baker, in a letter
to the American eXpeditionary forces,
made public here today, promises to
speed up the transport of the re-
mainder of the great army, of which
you are the vanguard"
General Pershing issued the fol-
lowing statement. in connection with
the secretary's letter:
Adding my own high appreciation
of the splendid spirit of the army,
your Communicated chief wishes to
impress the officers and men with a
keen sense of the serious obligations
resting upon them, while giving fresh
assurances of my complete confidence
in your loyalty and courage and sin
cere devotion to dutY."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
NEW CHARTERS

The following charter applications have
been approved by the state charter boa I'd :
Hone builders Co, Arkansas CITY. Gapi-
a c. Farris Union cooperative Co.,
Cheyenne Telephone Co., Redwing. In
crease capital $4,000 to $4,000.
spivey Farmers Cooperative Co, Spivey.
Parsons Mil and Elevator Co.. Parsons
Agrlcola Supply Co., Agricola- Capital,
Clark Bundy Grain Co., Wichita. Capt.
Stafford Flour Mills Co., Wichita. Capt.
Hudkins Motor Co.. salina. Capital
Bradford Rig & Reel Co., Tulsa. Kansas
capital, $4,000.
United Telephone Co. Abilene. Increase
capital from $1.5O00OO to s. 100000.
Journal Publishing Co., Dodge City
Capital. $4,000
Federal Investment Co, Topeka and
Wichita. Capital. $4,000.
Drumm Oil Co.. Cherryvale. Capital
Wiisey Investment Co., wisey. Capital
$4,000.
Mutual Oil and Gas Co, wamego. Capt.
tai. 100000.
Union Metal Mines Co. wichita. Capt.
Preferred Risk Fire Insurance Co.. Kan.
sas City Increase capital from S20oOOt
Whitewater Flour Mills Co.. Whitewater
Capital. 100000
mego. Increase capital from $4,000 tt
$4,000.
Standard Dudley Co.. Wichita. Capital
$50
Guaranty State bank. Dunlap. Capital
$4,000.
Geo. H. Seidhoff Construction Co., Kan
sas City. Capital, 5000.
Santa Fe Trails Oil and Gas Co., Grea
Bend Capital $4,000.
Independent Lumber Co., junction City
Latimer Farmers' Union Co-oeerativ,
Grain. Stock and Produce Co., Latimer
Capital. $4,000.
Schmidt Commercial and Realty Co.
Marysville. Capital. $4,000.
Missouri Egg and Poultry Co, Kansai
City. Capital 5000.
Armeurdale Oil and Gas Co.. Kansai
City. Increase capital from $4,000 t.
$4,000.
Kansas City Lumber Co.. Hanover. Capt.
tai $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
Patriotic Plan Announced by
Shriners in Topeka.
Payments of Noyices Will Go
to Hamper the Huns.
MAMMOTH ORIENTAL PARADE
Plans Complete for Statewide
Festival in City.
More Than 125 will Travel the
Hot Sands.

At a meeting of the Topeka Alb
dallah Shriners' club, held at Masonic
temple last night, it was announced
by Illustrious Potentate Phinney that
the fee of every novice would be con-
verted into liberty bonds.
Plans were made at. the dinner to
thoroly canvass every eligible Mason
in and around Topeka in order to
make the coming ceremonial session
at Topeka next Wednesday the big
gest Shrine event ever held in the
state.
Lunch was served at the Masonic
temple today for all Topeka Shriners
and the Ladies' Masonic Red Cross
unit. A short meeting of the cam
paign teams was held and indications
are that approximately 125 unregen-
Grated sons will travel the hot sands
on next Wednesday.
Big Plans for Next Week.
The plans of next Wednesday are
arranged so that every hour of the
Gay beginning at o'clock in the
morning viii keep every Shriner in
Topeka on his toes. From 8 until
IL n the morning reception for all
visiting Mobiles will be held at the
Masonic temple and the use of the
recreation rooms and the library will
be open to them thru the courtesy of
the Topeka Scottish Rite bodies. A
buffet luncheon will be served at
noon IN the dining room of the Ma
sonic temple.
Big Oriental Parade.
AT L p. m. a mammoth oriental
patriotic parade will form at the Ma
sonic temple headed by the poten-
tate, Official divan, Abdallah Arabic
patrol and Abdallah Symphony band.
The Ladies Masonic Red. Cross unit
will. have the place of honor in the
parade and will portray the patriotic
feature of the ceremonial session,
followed by all the Mobiles in Topeka.
Relatives and. friends of the candi-
dates will have an opportunity of re-
viewing their dear ones, perhaps for
the last time.
The degrees will be conferred at
the auditorium.
Immediately after the ceremonial
SESSION an especially prepared pro-
gram for Shriners only will be given
at the Orpheum theater thru the
courtesy oc Manager Hooper.
Dinner at the Masonic temple to-
night will end the work of the teams
for the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
TO THE FRONT!
Men Have Gone
Women Are Coming
But ii is the Young or Young Looking
Women Who Win

But il is the Young or Young Looking
Women Who Win
Today the world is Overlooking with
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
CLEAR MISS BELL
Topeka Girl Not Prosecuted for
Poem in "The Masses"
Court DismiSseS the Case in
New York To-day.

New York, April 1S--On the ground
of insufficient evidence the complaint
against Josephine Bell. contributor to
The Masses. was dismissed today in
other defendants connected with the
publication on the charge of conspi-
Facy to obstruct the draft law.
The court denied a motion of Nor
riS HillQuit, counsel, to dismiss the
cases of the other defendants and the
government having rested its case,
the defense began.
Hillquft in his plea for dismissal,
which was made also in behalf of The
Masses Publishing company, declared
that the magazines, editorials. car
toons and other matter objected to
by the government was merely the
expression of individual viewpoint and
attitude, and that it was incumbent
upon the prosecution to show that
their publication was part of a deliber-
ate plan to obstruct the government
military plans
In opening, counsel for the defense
said they intended to show that the
magazine had no policy, but was
printed merely as a means of giving
free expansion in free America" to
varying opinions held by its editors
and contributors.
Dudley Field Malone, former collec-
tor of the port of New York, one of
the counsel for the defense, stated that
his clients were actuated by patriotic
motives and merely sought to circu-
late ideas which they believed were
for the best interests of the American
government and people.
Josephine Bell is a Topeka girl. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James T.
Bell. >T35 Fillmore street. She was q
student of the Topeka high school and
is well known in the city. The case
brought against her by the govern
ment involved a poem written by Miss
Bell and published in THE Masses
James T. Bell is wealthy real es-
tate man here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
DUE TO PEACE LETTER
count Czernin Resigned Because I'm
able to Explain Situation.

washington, April Is.-ReveIation
the subsequent efforts to turn tbe Sit
uatien to Austrian advantage were be-
hIno austrian Count Czernin's resie-
nation according to Teuton press com
me e received here today.
me kreuz Zeituns. for instance, in
peace letter and that as a result he
MADE fiasco of trying to explain the
austrian position to Clemenceau's dis
advantage. That paper believes the
emperor DID not warn Czernin in time
to prevent his laundering.
more or less that the letter was ths
determining cause of the retirement.
Many papers expressed regret at his
resignation. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18

morale by the devotion of the women
of Great Britain is one of the great
facts that the war has developed. No
English loyal woman wants her man
to stay at home when he should be in
the field, and this fact is helping the
men immeaSurabl bly,"
Captain Vickers was in America at
the time the war broke out in Eng
land. He had previously been a cap
tain in the English army and had
served in the foreign field. He had
also been in the secret service before
the present war. when he had gone to
Germany as an agent to determine the
purposes of that nation with reference
to England He went to Baden as a
teacher of English in one of the Ger
reported that he I'D not think prepa-
ration for war was necessary. "Since
then" he said, Il have eaten my words
and ain 0st eaten my reports"
The captain spiced his address with
numerous humorous anecdotes which
put his audience in an uproar of
laughter during the telling. He is
making tour of the southwest dis
trict of the Red Cross committee
territory and making addresses at the
meetings held in preparation for the
Red Cross drive in May He expects
to return to France and go back to
his regiment as soon as he is able
Previous to Captain Vickers address,
DR.. f. ]. Kulp made speech in
which he urged the people TO a reali-
cation of the seriousness of the stu
alton abroad and be prepared for the
limit of sacrifice.
S. Z. Cobb Presided.
The meeting today was made up of
delegates from the national Red Cross
committee, chapter heads and division
chairmen. Mr.. 5. (. Cobb, who pre-
sided at the luncheon and at the
morning meeting in Memorial hall. is
a committeeman for the southwest
district. Kansas is divided into divi-
sions, and each division was repre-
scented at the session.
Captain Vickers belongs to the
Scottish division of soldiers who
earned by their fierce and intrepid
fighting the title of the Ladies from
He'll" He wore his kilt costume at
the dinner. When he was introduced
the company of some three or four
hundred people rose and cheered him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
HE'S IN CLASS )
Floyd e. Fischer Is in Army
Field Service.
Mccain Gives Senator Curtis
His Military Status.

Floyd E. Fischer of Wamego, who
slipped past the Pottawatomie county
draft board and escaped trench SER
vice, was not indicted into service, ac-
cording to statement from the war
department to United States Senator
Charles Curtis. Fischer is in the army
field service. The war department
holds he has not been indicted, but
automatically goes into Class 5. altho
he is subject to call to the battlefl-slds
with troops whenever services of hat
branch are needed.
- Wamego citizens held indignation
meetings and sent protests to Topeka
and Washington when Fischer lodged
trench service and landed a clerkship
in the army field service. The protests
were sent to Senator Curtis and he in
vestigated the matter at once. A
statement of the case. signed by NJ. P.
Mccain, adjutant general, was sent to
Senator Curtis. The war departments
statement of Fischer's military status
follows:
Charles Curtis United States Senate
My Dear Senator: =
Referring to the telegram to you from
left in the office today by your secretary
regarding the appointment of Floyd f.
Fischer rs an army field clerk | beg
deDartment show that Mr. Fischer was ap-
pointed an army field clerk on April >.
barkation. Newport News. va. for duty
at those headquarters. With regard to so
much of the telegram referred 10 as relates
to the means used by Mr.. Fischer to be
specially indicted into the military service
p field clerk. you are advised that army
field clerks who are appointed from regis
trants are not indicted. Paragraph (c) Of
Section 151 of the Selective Service Regu-
lations approved November g. 1917 pro-
vides that a registrant regardless of his
classification or order number. may be ap-
pointed army field clerk and by such
appointment be placed in Glass of the
draft. The appointment of all army field
clerks employed for service during the
present emergency Is made after n mental
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
CAMP HEALTH GOOD
Pine umonia Caused III of 1s5 Deaths
Among Z. S. Troops Last Week,

Warrington, April IS-Pneumonia
caused III of the 1S5 deaths among
the American troops in training for
the week ending April IL, Surgeon
General GorgaS reported today
Deaths for the preceding week were
2sO- The highest death rate was re-
ported by Camp Dodge, Des Moines,
Iowa, with thirty-four, pneumonia
claiming thirty-two.
The national army death rate in
creased somewhat with 165 deaths as
against 129 deaths for the preceding
week, but on the whole, reports the
surgeon general received showed gen.
efal health conditions are good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
TRAIN SERVICE
Continued from Page One.D
Three Months of study.

Chicago, April 1S.-Passenger traf-
,fic schedules of every railroad west
of the Mississippi have been carefully
studied for the last three months by a
details of Director General McAdoo's
order to place the lines on a war basis.
1t became known here today that
the plans of the director general were
even more drastic than anticipated by
the committee and that a first report
submitted to Washington was turned
down because it did not 'go far
enough" Further chopping was or
dered and the committee, headed by
p S. Eustis, passenger traffic mana
ger of the Burlington, is still meeting
here daily.
Schedules Cut Right and Left.
The body in charge of working out
the deals is composed of passenger
traffic experts of every western rail-
soad. Members admit that trains will
be cancelled in every case where they
are not absolutely necessary. The
schedules are beingscut right and left
and the second report will be made to
Washington some time next week. De-
tails as to just what roads will be af-
fected most will not be given out un-
til after the Chicago committee has
reported finally to Washington.
r. H. Ashton. western regional di-
rector. left here this morning for
Washington Attaches of his office
refused to say whether or not he had
been called into conference on the
proposed passenger cut.
Expect No Inconvenience.
Altho elimination of many passen-
ger trains is included in the plans, the
travelling public will not be seriously
inconvenienced, according to J. G.
Woodwork. assistant regional direc-
tor. The new plan simply means the
cancellation in trains in service under
the old competitive plan of the pri-
vately owned roads.
Under the old PLAN said Mr..
Woodwork, there would be four or
five trains on different roads leaving
at about the same time. Now we will
spread them out more. In the long
run it will no doubt mean better pas
senger service 1t will mean less cost
for operation, too. which is the funda-
mental idea in making the change