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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
Fight at Santa Fe Shops
Threatened Trouble.
Charles Kistler Besieged in
FOreman's Office.
POLICE AND SHERIFF CALLED
.Kistler Said To Have Hit Geo.
Morris With File.
Officials of Company Prevented
q Serious Affair.

Police reserves and members of the
-sheriffs force were called to the
Santa Fe shops Thursday evening to
quell trouble which followed a fight
between Charles Kistler, 1925 Quincy
street. and George Morris, both OF
whom are employees of the machine
shops. The police, headed by Frank
s. Harbaugh, chief, and Hugh Lari-
-mer, sheriff. found Kistler locked in
"a foreman's office with between two
and three hundred employees on the
outside threatening physical violence
to the besieged man.
Kistler was taken from the office
thru a rear door and brought uptown.
Company officials and foremen CO.
operated with the police in dispensing
and quieting the crowd.
Started in Fight.
According to Chief Harbaugh, the
trouble started with a fight between
Kistler and Morris. Several stories
are told as to the exact cause of the
fight. Harbaugh, however. says that
the majority of the stories are to the
effect that Morris knocked Kistler
down and Kistler threw file, hitting
Morris in the face
Immediately, the police chief stat
ed today. the fight involved several
other men with union and non-union
men pitted against each other. Sew
.eral "brassies" and pieces of steel, II
is said, were hurled at each other by
the belligerents. but so far as can be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
WIRE MEN TO STAND TOGETHER
Railway Telegraphers will Back Up
Commercial Operators.

st. Paul. Mimi, June 14-The
Order of Railway Telegraphers has
notified the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America 1t will support the
commercial t,legraphers in their de-
mand for union recognition II the
Western Union does not reinstate
locked out members by tomorrow.
President S. ]. Konenkamp of the
union said today.
The railroad telegraphers will re-
fuse to handle Western Union mes
sages in event of strike of COM
mercial telegraphers.
No Ultimatum.
Chicago, June 14-"Railway opera
tors have presented no ultimatum to
the Western Union" Press Represen-
tative w. P. Brown, of the Order OF
Railway Telegraphers, said today
We have asked Mr.. Carlton for a
conference regarding rate schedules
and asked that he fix a date for meet
ing committee by tomorrow noon
The commercial strike had no bear
ing on this matter
THE union already had our promise
of support in case of a strike.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
COT A SKINFULL
French Military Critics Hail
German Defeat.
Huns Sacrificed Divisions With
out Reaching Objectives.

Paris, June 1.-THE position of the
latest German effort after five days
of fighting is described indignantly but
aptly by a general who has just ar
rived from the front as follows:
The Germans got a skinfull."
Military commentators here are
unanimous in reporting one more Ger
man failure. The enemy has won a
strip of territory not without value
but has sacrificed for 1t precious divi
sions without at any point attaining
his objective and without bringing him
any nearer a decisive result.
Such is also the opinion of Henri
Bidou and Colonel de Thomasson. who
would be the last person to hail a VIC
tory prematurely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
BACKS OPERATORS
President Insists They Be Al
lowed To Organize.
Urges Companies To Accept
War Board Decision.


Washington, June 14.-President
Wilson has come out fatty in support
of the national war labor boards de-
zation in the big telegraph companies
of the country should be adhered to.
In letter to Newcomb Carlton and
Clarence Mackay. heads of the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies. respectively. he urged that
they abide by the decision of the war
labor board in its report on the threat
ened strike of telegraphers. Mackay
has wired his acceptance to the prin-
ciple involved and the president ex-
poets to hear from Carlton Monday.
The war labor boards decision in
the case was that the men should be
permitted to join unions.
The presidents letter to the .ele-
graph heads, made public today,
I reads:
President States Position.
my attention has been called to
/ the fact that the national labor board.
after a careful consideration of the
| questions at issue between the teic-
graph companies and their employees.
| have arrived at a decision, the essen
| tial points of which are embraced in
"u)-The employees have a right to join
union II they DESIRE and men dis
charged for joining the union should be re-
g(2)-The company should not be re-
| quired to deal with the union or to recog-
"(a)-Committees of employees should be
recognized in presenting grievances.
"(4)-Where employees and employers tail
to agree, the question In dispute shouio oe
| determined by the national war labor
| board.
.(5J-The telegraphers' union should not
| initiate strikes or permit its members to
! initiate them. but should submit all griev-
| ances to the national war labor board.
IT am informed that the representa-
tives of the union are willing to accept
this decision. but the representatives
Of the telegraph companies have not
accepted it.
Must Accept Boards Ruling.
MAY I not say that in my judgment
it is imperatively necessary in the ma
tionaI interest that decisions of the ma
tional war labor board should be ac-
cepted by both parties to labor dis
putes? To fail to accept them Is to
jeopardize the interests of the nation
very seriously. because it constitutes a
rejection of the fundamentally set up
by the government itself for the deter
mination of labor disputes, set up with
| a sincere desire to arrive at justice in
every case and with the express pur-
pose of safeguarding the nation
against labor difficulties during the
continuation of the present war.
"Al these circumstances being
taken into consideration, do not
hesitate to say that it is a patriotic
duty to cooperate in this all impor-
tant matter with the government by
the use of the instrumentality which
the government has set up. I there
fore write to ask that may have your
earnestSeo-operation in this matter. as
in all others, and that you will set an
example to the other employers Of
theaeountry by a prompt and cordial
acQuiescence."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
STEEL FOR OIL FIELDS
Government Will Not Retard Produc.
ton OF Petroleum.

Washington. June 14.-Goyernmenf
control of the distribution of steel
VIII not be permitted to retard the
production of petroleum and oil gas,
Whlch are considered essential to the
war, the oil division of the fr,eI Sd
ministration announced today.
The petroleum industry is warned.
however. that very pound of steel or
other essential commodity diverted
from ships. airplanes and munitions
will hold back the governments pro-
gram. Therefore" the announce
ment continues, mo truly patriotic
citizen will consume these valuable
commodities wastefully"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
PAT O'BRIEN IN BAD FALL
Dropped 1000 Feet But Was No
Seriously Injured

San Antonio, June 14.-Lieut. Pat
O'Brien, Royal British Flying corps,
who is in the United States after hav-
ing escaped from a German war
prison. fell nearly 1000 feet in an air
plane here today but was only slightly
injured He was alone in the ship over
Kelly field when it fell. He was
taken to the emergency hospital Cuts
and bruises about the face and body
were his chief injuries. O'Brien
was conscious when aid reached him
and his chief concern was over his
new trousers which he feared had
been ruined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14

clared in a speech at the Aidwicn
club today.
TT would be folly to make any
forecast OF the impending movements
but. whatever the issue of this phase
it will not weaken our allegiance TO
the great purposes for which we arc
fighting.
I'VE have reached the stage where
more is to be gained than lost by lay
ing before the people all the actuali.
ties" declared Herbert Asquith. for
mer premier. in speaking before the
Aldwich club today.
THE people are ready to face any
situation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
TWO FULL U. S. DIVISIONS IN
In Addition to American Troops Fight.
ing With French.

Washington. June 1.-two COM
pIete divisions fully equipped with
American-made arms and ammunition
are now in the fighting zone in France,
members Of the house military COM
mittee were told by war department
officials tudiy.
Two other complete divisions will
be made up sOcn.
These troops are in addition to those
fighting with the French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
GERMAN GUN WORKS WRECKED
Three Hundred Killed and Sever
Hundred Injured,

Paris, June 14.-An explosion in the
Skoda gun works. near Pilsen, on May
%. killed more than 800 persons and
injured 700, according to information
received by the Journal today The
explosion was heard $50 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
AUSTRIAN ATTACK FAILS
Italians Hold Ground on Cady Summit
and Monticello Ridge.

Rome, June 14.-Austro- Hunga rian
forces yesterday launched an attack
against the Italians lines on Cady
Summit and the Monticello ridge, the
italian war office announced today
The attack was broken by the Italians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14

Members of Capitol lodge No 8 are
requested to attend the funeral Of Bro.
Herman Dreyer tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Services from, Pen.
wells chapel. Lodge services at the
cemetery.
IA. DENICK, M. w.
ADV. F. c. COVELL. Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
SNAP SHOTS.
AT HOME NEWS

Corn Pone Patriotism.
They say corn bread does pail a bit,
And maybe that is so,
Yet we'd better eat a .'dodger"
Than be one, don't you know?
H. t. IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14

and this is pay day and the best
day to start buying by our $3.50
plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14

More than 1000 Jews are enrolled In the
United States navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
4 Special Features for Saturday dAllNext Week
Mems and Boys
j Furnishings at
! Bargain Prices
Boys Overalls-blue or blue
striped, 8 to IL yrs. sizes up
to 10 yrs. ............75c
Sizes 10 to IL years. $50

Little Tots Play Overalls--
we'll made of good quality
cheviots sizes 8 to Z years.
SOC ones for. ........ $50
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01

them personally-they who have gone TO give so
much. perhaps ALL. to hasten the day Of victory and
peace.
The little Service Flag tells a real story OF sacri-
fee.
Are you doing all you can. to keep the blue stars
from turning to gold? You are not unless you are
buying Thrift Stamps MISUNDERSTANDING. We
sell them in our Drug Department. Every two-bits
helps that much.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01
D0nghnuf Girls
Get SOnbeniTS

to see that the members Of this COM
pany have d~oughnuts to eat just before
the raid. and the boys say the dough
nuts VIII make them get the Germans,
Another company has sent us some cap
tured signal balloons and colors.
/ think the best present we have had
is "PIddy-dlnk He rs our little fox.
We had mcnded clothes and baked
doughnuts FOR one Of the boys in a ma
chine gun and he was always
bashful and got tangled up when he
tried to make little remarks Of thanks
One day he came in with the tiniest,
cutest little fox ever seen.
He had found the fox. and said he
wanted to give it to- us for a mascot.
We were crazy about It. right away and
named him after a general "Piddy-
dink" has been with MS two months now,
and he IS Just as tame as 3 little puppy.
We never give him meat. and lac has
kept gentle and tame. He plays around
with the two dogs which other boys
have given us. and seems to have for
gotten entirely that ne is "a fox.
They Like to work.
Another thing we like about our boys
is their Willingness 10 work. when we
FIRST moved out here we were assigned n
detail of three boys to help us with our
work. for we could not make fires, cut
wood. and do everything when We had
TO make a thousand doughruts a day
But the detail soon proved Unnecessary
for we had more help than we could use,
In the army no one likes Kitchen po-
lice" We had always heard. But we
found out otherwise Some boys ike It,
We used to ask for volunteers among
the doughboys to help wash dishes. One
cav some officers came along and saw
some p~rivates washing dishes for US.
one of the lieutenants said. Run along.
freshman. were going 70 do this work. Wy
They did. and we had officers for X p.
duty.
Usually when the boys come IN to vol
unteer TO work. either washing dishes or
cutting wood. they say they are home
sick. They say working around q kitch-
en- takes them back home for a while.
and they enjoy il a lot because IT is so
different from duty I'm the army We
are glad they like it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01
Offices at Gary and East
Chicago.
.. s. LABOR OFFICERS zEEE

.. s. LABOR OFFICERS HERE.
+. s. Employment Service, City
Hall, East Chioago-H. z. Jones,
examiner in charge.
Z. s. Public Service Reserve IRE
cruitizg arm Of U. S. Employment
Ssrvice), Gary-Clarence Try, dis
triot organizer for northwestern II
diana.
Beginning today unskilled labor in the
Unttd states practically will he under
federal control through operation Of the
rational recruiting program OF the war
labor policies board.
Demands for war work VIII be drawn
uron if need be for such art OF theil
forces as may he required TO meet ans
deficiency OF labor in lines essential tC
The governments plans.
Competitive bidding for workers b,
advanced wage schedules is prohibited
and labor poach-ng. wherein effort is
made TO ertice men from one war in.
dustry 10 another. VIII he under ban
The United States employment servic'
viii assume the task oe supplying work.
ers TO plants engaged in war n@lateria
production. and all problems Of su1cien'
labor for this purpose viii be handled
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01
Rugs and Draperies

EXTRA sPECIAL-Curtai scrim. SO inches wide. in
white. cream and natural. plain ribbon and open work
borders. Not more than 10 yards to a %SAz-
customer. Yard
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01
BY MISS IRENE MoINTYRE

ANfA-Nt1A A0A NAN 6AAAA14 1881
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS AT
THE FRONT. July 2-6By mail)-
American boys have the incest ways OF
showing appreciation of any one in the
world. we have decided. We can't do
anything out here for them without be-
fus thanked. and thanked in the most
surprising and unusual ways-you
would never guess what some Of them
are.
We have mad a keen collection of
notes from the trenches. most of them
in answer 10 patches CT doughuuts we
sent out to boys on duty. They are
written on scraps Of paper. backs or en-
velopes. or anything, though some Of
them are very carefully written on the
incest paper. We are surprised TO get
the latter from The trenches.
We VIII have Co get up a hook Of
notes from tine trenches after the war,
for gems come i'm among them. Some
ere iu poetry. Imagine boys out there
under shell fire writing poetry to thank
us for d~oughuuts but they DO it. ono
note said we girls were just as neces-
sarv to the regiment a. the holes were
II The d~cuzhnuts."
Lets OF Souvenirs.
one of the ~favorite ways among the
boys of saying hank you Is to gather
up souvenirs and send them back to US.
wa have a collection Of them now that
we viii always delight in. and we
wouldn't part with any of them We
have lots Of shells of all sizes. with the
powder removed. of course Many OF
them have been made into vases, and
when we got back hene we win have
foN ers everywhere if we use all our
vases.
one company has promised to get
escn of us a Bocha helmet the next
time it can make a raid. We are going
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01

EDrToE's NOTE This ia another
story by one OF the Mcintyre sisters Of
MT. Vernon, N. z. The two girls, Gladys
and Irene, are running a oanteen FOR
tho Salvation Army, and are writing
their experiences, from time to time, for
the United Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-01

Sink a submarinel One certifi-
cate filled with War Saving Stamps
will pay for depth bomb.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

Thomas l.. johnson +. n Joh.nson
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Attorneys and Cslsnselors 1t Law
LUABERTON, n. C.
Practice in State and Federal OouH
Notary Public in Offsse. Offices ever
First National Bank.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Are Your Sewers Clogeed?

ATt IOuT otWVTS C1OBged!
The bowels are the sewerage system
of the body. You can we'll imagine
the result when they are stopped up
as is the case in constipation. AS a
purgative you will find Chamberlain's
Tablets excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action. They also i'm
prove the digestion.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

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OERUM No. 2, White.

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t>y les. receipts Observation-Disclosures.
ty commissions on collections ............
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10 refund IT aettlefnent ..........
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PARKTON Nc. !, white.

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20 refund IN settlement NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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ORRUM 10. /, White

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10 refund in settlement Observation-Disclosures.
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MAXTON No. 5, White,

70 total levy on R & NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
10y treas. fecelptS
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PARkTON No. l, Bond Issue

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PARkTON No. 2, White

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By treas. receipts Observation-Disclosures.
By commissions collections .............
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MAXTON No. 3, White

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PARKTON No. 2, Colored.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-07
SURGICAL DRESSINGS NOTES

Until further notice we will not be
open Friday evenings.
This leaves only Monday and Sat-
urday evenings (for the presently to
work.
Mrs. Louise Thayer received her
cross this week for thirty-two hours
service.
The report from the County In
specting Committee on Paw Paws
last quota shipment reads as follows
"Your pads were beautifully made
and are reported the banner ones of
this county"
Watch Pugsley's window for a
bulletin. Our quota is very late
again, and as it must be shipped with
out fail soon after the twentieth, we
shall need you badly when it does
come, to rush the work through.
Every quota is larger than the one
before it.
One of our chief "brags" and a SUBJ
ject for much joking among doubling
men is that so many ladies can work
together in the Shop and not talk
more than they work. Do not let us
get away from this standard. Don't
wait for the Supervisor to speak to
you about this. She doesn't do it
for pleasure. One day a week does
not make much difference to you, but
ladies who come often notice the adj
ditional nerve strain. Ten workers
or less can talk quietly without tir-
ing anyone, but forty women cannot
talk and work at the same time with
out causing extra mistakes which
could have been avoided, and tiring
those of lesser vitality who are try
ing to do their bit with the rest.
This is no time for useless mistakes
and wasted materials. This is war.
Don't waste ammunition. The Sur
gical Shop is place to work-work
for our splendid boys-and not a
place to visit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-07

The school year in Paw Paw is
drawing to close, and next week
will be Cu3'mehc' ment week. Dip
lon.as Will be awarded to a class Ct
twenty-five young ladies and gentle
men. The personnel of the class is
as follows:-Lela Bates, Lola Bates,
Fannie Cox, Afford Douglas, Theo-
dore Ferguson, Eldrid Fish, Harold
Hathaway, Vice president of the
class; Russell Hindenach, Secretary
and treasurer; Nellie Jacobs, Alfred
Jlbert, Carl Manning, Wilbur Mar
shal, Anna Mortensen, Florence Pep
per, Ellsworth Pierce, Frank Pierce,
President Of the class; Doris Rice,
Alice Scovel, Esthei Smith, Thelma
Thayer, Ella Webb, Irene Wilcox.
Rev. Trott of the Methodist church
will deliver the baccalaureate address
in his church next Sunday evening;
and commencement proper will be
ip the Pink ON thursday evening.
I,o1loxtrirf. g 10
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-06-07

Times are harder now than when
last | wrote you. We get no food
from America, and as you know, Nor
way lies so far north that a great
deal of the country does not produce
anything. A goodly portion of our
country lies north of the Artic circle
where the residents have nothing but
their fisheries, to depend upon. The
fishing boats have for many years
been largly driven by petroleum, and
now there is hardly any oil of this
kind left in the country, and it is
impossible to get any. Were it not
for the potatoes in our lot, we would
suffer for something to eat. The
whole country is set on rations and
have two loaves of bread per week.
We have a bread card. dealt off in
small stamps, valid only for the time
specified by dates on the stamp. We
have to have fourteen stamps to get
loaf, and thousand dollars will not
buy slice of bread without a stamp.
On January 1st, we had to send in a
list of what we had in the house,
-four or grain, rice, sago, beans, peas,
macaroni etc, and our supply of these
was taken from the amount of bread
we were allowed to have. So it
brought us down to two and a half
loaves a week. The bread is made
from all kinds of grain ground to-
gether, rye, barley and wheat. The
whole grain is used so the flour is
very coarse, but it tastes good and
wo n"o r'0ro than thankful for il.
'7'fav arN evneri'ncn'ing now or "oll'i-
lose made from pine trees, and are
going to try and use thirty per cent
in the flour for bread. | boil potatoes
and grind them and mix with a little
flour and make small thin bread cakes
that we bake on the stove. Any
thing is better than going hungry.
We have not suffered yet, but as the
war progresses, we will be brought
to the very verge of starvation.
"Give us each day our daily bread"
has a deeper meaning now than ever
before, But in God We Trust.