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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
FoLrz NOTES.

lToltz. Jan. 20. The mercury has
been touching low places for the last
few days. On last Monday it reach
ID a point 3 degrees below zero, and
ID New York for seven days in sue
cession the mercury did not rise to
the zero point Their coolest days
were 80 degrees below zero, at Mil
acrd. 6l,.l. eaJ ana ss8sg
Tho journal has failed TO arrive,
owing to the snow drifts, which SO
inpeded travel as TO make the coun-
Try roads impossible. The mail
outes are being opened, however, the
asst Of this week by order Of Hon. j,
w. Sperow. our county road engineer
Many Of our people are observing
'meatless and wheatIess" days as di-
sected. II everybody would observe
these days they would be more vigor
GUS, physically, mentally and spirit
TALLY, and the physicians would make
fewer visits, as the people would evi
IDENTIFY be in a more salutary condi
ton throughout the country.
Mr.. c. N. Downs, Of Malliamsport
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
CITY HOSPITAL NOTES

Master James Poland, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J r. Poland, 0. West
Burke street. who was operated on
some days since, left for his home.
Mrs. Mary Smith. wife OF Mr.. Il. p.
Smith, OF East Burke street. submit
ted e ? mino- operation.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
CHILD sMoTHERs

The two-moaths-old child OF Har-
ley Robinette, was found deed in bad
by its mother in Cumberland Satur-
j DAY morning The child Is believed
10 have smothered to death
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
JEFFERSON f. c.

The report of the Jefferson Chap
ter of the Red Cross shows 1,727
members and $2.0OS raised in the
last drive. Miss Powell, Of Shepherds
town, raised the largest sum, $461
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
Mr.. CANNON LIKES
THE FRENCH PEOPLE

Mrs. Clagge.t Keplnger, Of East
Liberty street, received u letter from
their nephew. Isaac Cannon. formerly
OF Brunswick, now on duty in France
with the U. s. Engineers. He enlist
ed in Alabama four months ago and
was not long in being sent across
He Is much pleased with France and
says the people of that country give
the Americans fine treatment.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28
FACE the FACTS

EFT us face the facts The war situation i critical
- Unless the Allies fight q they never yet a aat
at their best nor hungry nations. France, England,
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them
Wheat savngs-They must have wheat. II is the
best food 10 fight 1t is the easiest to ship We
alone spare to them. By saving just little
less than quarter Of what we ate last yearwe can
support those who are fighting our battles And we
do it without stinting ourselves. We have only
to substitute another food Just as good.
TIE Corn Of Pienty--Corn is that food. There's
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour Of need. 1t has given us corn in such bounty
was known before Tons Of corn. Tain
loads of corn. Five hundred million bushsls orerand
above our regular needs All we have ID ID Is to
learn to appreciate IT, Was ever patriots made
SO easy? And so clear?
Americas Own Food-Corni 1t is the true American
food. The Indians hardest of races, lived it.
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered
continent For great section Of country it
has blong cen the staff of life. How well the South
fought ON it, history tells Now it can help America
win world war.
Learn s0nethins--Com! It isn't one food. It's
dozen. It's cereal. It's vegetable It's bread.
It's dessert. It's nutritious; food value IN it,
dollar Tor dollar than meat or eggs Or most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had cornbread properly cooked.
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic
C0rn's Infinite varety--Hcv much do YOU know about
delicious ways Of cooking il? And what You miss
by not knowing more about 1t? Here few
of its
There are at least fifty ways to use corn meal to
make good dishes for dinner supper lunch Or break
fast. Here are some suggestions
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston brown bread. Corn-neal molasses cake.
Hoecake. Apple corn bread.
Mullins Dumplings
Biscuits. Gingerbread.
Griddle cakes. Fruit gems.
Wafes.
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes. Corn-meal fish balls.
Meat and corn-meal dumplings
Italian polenta. Tamales.
Fhe recipes are IN Farmers Bulletin 565, "Corn
Meal as a Food and Ways of Using It., free from. the
Department ot Agriculture
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28

Mr. G N. Downs, Of Walliamsport,
was in town last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
WHEAT TO GERMANY
Shipment by Way of Switzerland
Frustrated by Federal Authorities.

New York, Aug. 20.-Seizure by the
government of 1 ,057,000 pounds of de-
vitalized wheat gluten which was to
have found it's way to Germany thru
Switzerland was announced in a
statement today by A. Mitchell Palm
er. alien property custodian. The
grain, worth in pre-war times approx
imately 100000, was discovered in
June in a warehouse here, ready for
shipment overseas. It will be sold at
public auction August. 90.
The custodian withheld the names
of the shippers and consignees of the
wheat, a product from which the ger
minating seed has been taken. Its
value in ordinary times, he said, was
s to 20 cents a pound but he predict
ed that a much higher price would be
A4tained at the sale.
The commodity had been stored by
' German firm. Wheat gluten is used
n the making of diatetic foods. has a
Ugh nutritive value and also is used in
the making of food extracts, said the
custodian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
SAY YANKs USE sHOTGUNs.
Germans Claim to Have Captured
Weapons Loaded With Buckshot.

Stockholm, Aug. 2o.-German war
correspondents report to their news
papers that they inspected guns taken
from the 77th American regiment and
found them to be shotguns each car
rying five cartridges loaded with
buckshot. They declare that the use
of such guns is contrary to the &C.
neva convention.
1t is we'll known that certain troops
of all armies are equipped with shot
guns for police duty behind their own
lines. It is customary to use shot
guns for arming patrols who guard
prisoners and do similar duty because
it has been found that the use of the
high powdered fighting rifle for that
purpose Is dangerous. It is contrary
to the Geneva convention to use shot
guns in actual combat, just as it is a
violation of the convention to use ex-
'plosive bullets. liquid fire, poisonous
gases and instruments of a barbarous
nature, all of which actually have
been employed by German troops in
the fighting.
Early in the war, before the United
States entered. one of the protests
against Great Britain which the Ger
man government made to the United
States was that the British army had
bought large supply of shotguns and
buckshot cartridges in the United
States. It was shown conclusively
that the arms were being used in a
manner common to all armies and not
in violation of any of the laws of
humanity or nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
EAST SIDE NOTES
Notes and personals from East Sid
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
The action Of the residents of German
avenue in changing the name OF the street
noted and published abroad according to
q letter received by Topeka mother from
her son, In recent issue of the Stars
and Stripes the official paper published
by and for the American expeditionary
forces, the item is noted with the remark
so patriotic that they Could not stand the
name OF German avenue SO they changed it.
The chorus of the East Side Methodist
church VIII go to the Coberiy grove Tues
day evening to attend a camp meeting.
Mrs. James Ewing who has been Ill, is
Mrs. II. P, French has returned from
Chillicothe. Mo-. where she visited rela-
tiyes several weeks.
Yuma, have returned from trip to Buf,
falo, New York City, Washington and
Norfolk, Va. They accompanied Mrs. Paul
Emery and children, James and Pauline, to
buffalo, where Mr.. and Mrs. Emery expect
to make their. home.
Charles NayIor, lois East Sixth avenue aTG who
was stationed at an aviation camp. is now
across and is attending an ordnance and
armament school In France.
changing their residence from Topeka to
Minneapolis; Kan. where the Rev. Mr. Ford
has accepted passionate. He has been the
presiding elder in the Free Methodist
church. His work here vii be done by
church.
Mrs. NJ. L. Phillips left Monday for
Easton. Kan. where she will visit her
mother. Mrs. Severity
The Cleaners class of the Second United
Brethren church will give an ice cream
. social on the lawn Tuesday evening The
church is located on the corner of Fifth
and Leland streets.
Mrs Jennie Wilmoth. East Eighth
avenue. who is suffering with a broken
wrist, the result of a fall down stairs, il
improving.
Mrs virgil Walker will return to Topeka
| two months with Mr.. Walker who mas
| been stationed at Camp Russell in Wyom.
| Ing. He has been transferred to another
| camp, his destination being unknown at the
| present time. Mrs. Walker will visit her
mother, Mrs. c. Mayes. 4oS Chandler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
INVESTIGATE LIVING COSTS
Bureau of Labor and Statistics Sesks
Facts for Wage Adjustments.
Three Per Cent Increase in One Month
From June is to July Is.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Country-
wide investigation of the cost of living
was started today by the bureau OF
labor statistics to obtain data for use
in making wage adjustments.
Information will be gathered from
families regarding their annual ex-
penditures for food, clothing, house
fuel, furniture and miscellaneous ex-
penses. This information is expected
to be useful not only to the govern
ment but to the housewife as well, en-
abling her to know exactly what she
is getting for her money.
From data already gathered by the
bureau an increase of per cent over
the prices prevailing June Is, is
shown on twenty-five essential food
articles q month later. The price OF
several articles decreased
A comparison of retail FOOD prices
for July Is, 1918, with prices year
previous shows for all articles COM
bined an increase of Is per cent. In
creases averaging So per cent were
shown for the five year period from
July Is, 1913, to July Is, 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20

A very young girl has her cards
engraved Marion Brown or "Aiice
Day." a youth also has his cards SIM
ply George Chester" or John Wise. ;.
emitting Mr.. The oldest daughter of
the family is Miss Brown or Miss
Jones'" The younger sisters use their
Christian names with surname
Questions ANSWERED by Alicia Hoyt.
Miss Hoyt will answer in this col
umn all questions on matters of ETH
quette addressed to her in care of this
paper. If personal answer is desired
enclose a 3-cent stamp.)
MRS. F.: 1t is very difficult thing
for capable and experienced house
keeper to stand back and occupy an
insignificant position in the home; but
that is exactly what every woman
must do who goes to live with her
married son or daughter. The young
wife is the mistress of the house. and
the mother or the mother-in-1aw must
not forget this important fact for a
moment, nor infringe upon her rights.
A kind and tactful mother can and
will give Yaluab advice and assist
ance, without assuming any authority,
and without offering criticism
GEORGE: When. in a theater. 1t
is necessary for you to pass persons
who-are seated in order to reach your
seat in the same row, you should keep
your face toward the stage. and should
ask pardon of the people you pass
They should rise in order to allow you
to pass the more easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
North Side News
Petro's drug store, or phone Jessie
Riach after p. H.; other hours
phone $3.50,

An enthusiastic meeting was helf at
the Second Presbyterian church last
evening by those interested in secur-
ing 8 kindergarten for the North side
Mrs. June Chapman was present Id
made a talk. Those present decided
to circulate a petition TO present to
the board; all parents who have chill
dren under years of age are eligible
to sign. A kindergarten would be a
great addition to the educational
facilities of the North side and il is
hoped parents of small children Vii
show their interest.
Notes and Personals.
A Enoch from Silver Lake was in
town today.
Elmer Pounds of the Sheetz Grocery
company is taking a few days vaca-
ton.
Jack Bradbury of Menoken was on
the North side this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Henderson OF
Meriden spent yesterday in Topeka.
Mr.. C. D. Small is spending a few
days on a fishing trip.
Miss Ina Thompson of Quincy street
has returned from her vacation. She
visited a number of points in iowa,
making the trip overland.
| Miss Eleanor Kimball is enjoying a
ten days vacation.
Mr./Trapp of the Morns & Myers
Grocery company has left the city.
Mr. VIM. Lambeth has returned to
the Morns & Myers Grocery company.
The line party which was to have
been given by the A. Ms. last night
was postponed until tonight. on &C
count of the illness of one of the
members.
Miss vern Cooper of 917 Jackson
street Ia in Stormont hospital to un-
| dergo an operation for the removal of
| her tonsils.
Mrs. J. N. Willard and son. Ivan. of
/ Elmont were in North Topeka today.
The Dyal and Gabriel families spent
Sunday at their camp at Maple Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. John Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Smith spent Sunday In Manhattan
with Mr.. George Anderson, who is TAX
| ing special military training at x.
| S. A. c..
The second floor of the building at
| S37 Kansas avenue is being fitted UP
| as office rooms. Mr.. Chas. T. Mich
| OILS will move in as soon as the rooms
are ready for occupancy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
I'm A ROW OVER THE TAX LAW
Congressman Accuse Treasury De-
partment of Passing the Buck"
Say McAdoo Is Really Opposed to
Heavy Excess Profits Tax.

Washington. Aug. 20.-The excess
profits provisions of the new $1,000
100000 revenue bill was still unsettled
today after nearly a week of negotia-
tons between the ways and means
committee and the treasury depart
ment in an effort to reach a compro-
mise.
Several committeeman today brand
ed the latest treasury department
communication on the 40 to so per
cent excess profits as an attempt to
pass the buck TO congress"
Others interpreted the treasury at
titude as fatty opposed to the plan
and as final stand for excess profits
rates as they are. in the present law.
Treasury officials were to come be-
fore the committee today in another
attempt to get together on a rate that
VIII be satisfactory to both.
Plan Heavy Narcotic Tax.
The committee today also expected
to take action on Representative
Rainey's plan to tax dealers in nax-
cotics from So to $24 in addition to
putting stamp tax on all narcotics
sold.
Rainey declared that this plan will
raise S3,500.000 in revenue and also
replace sections of the Harrison drue
act, which have been knocked out by
the courts.
The committee today raised the tax
on playing cards from to s cents.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
MINERS URGED NOT TO STRIKE
Union Headquarters Asks Them To
Wait on Government.
Questions at Issue Will Be Inyesti-
gated and Settled.

Indianapolis, Aug. 2o.-Pending the
outcome of negotiations in Washing
ton beginning next Thursday morning
between international and district Of
ficials of the United Mine Workers of
America and DIR. H. A. Garfield. fed
eral fuel administrator. on questions
arising from payment of bonuses by
some coal operators, all coal miners
are urged to remain at work in a
circular issued from international
headquarters of the union here 1ssu-
ance of the circular was announced
today by Frank ]. Hayes, international
president of the union. just before he
departed for Washington.
I'VE have notified all our members,
said President Hayes, ito remain on
the Job and do everything possible to
continue to get out maximum output
of coal.
"Our only purpose in holding this
conference is to endeavor to rectify
upsetting evils growing out of pay
ment of bonuses that have developed
in the industry during the past few
months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Conductor Clint Coddington, Of Usage
City, Is seriously Ill at the company hos
pital. -
operator at the National hotel. is the new
night operator at the motive power build
ing. Mrs. Dorothy yOrson, formerly night
operator has resigned her position.
W. w. Hutton, formerly general chair
man of the o. of r. c., is now on the
road as a conductor running out of Kansas
City. Conductor Lesening is now general
chairman, with headquarters at Kansas
City.
Miss ArIeen Barnes has resigned her
position in the motive power building and
is spending a vacation at Baldwin, Kan,
before returning to Topeka to attend school
this fall.
Arthur Mitchell and Hayden Belden. of
the freight auditors Office, have left the
city and have entered training at the Great
Lakes naval training station.
Roy Peterson, formerly a machinist in
the shops, has been transferred from Camp
Funston to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind
Mr.. Peterson is with an engineering COM
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. L. Peterson, Mr.. Albin
Peterson. Miss Nettie Peterson, Miss
Bernice Peterson, Mrs. Roy Peterson. Mrs.
Milton Shepherd and little daughter.
Wanda all spent a short time at Camp
Funston with Mr.. Peterson before he left.
Mrs. W. S. McCallan and daughters,
Miss Edith and Misc Lucia McCallan, are
spending a vacation in Denver with rela-
tives and friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20

. NOTES ana persons from Oakland nv
Frances Jones. Telephone 1880.
The contract has been let for the install.
OAKLAND school is to haps is WD Meieh the
two buildings will be heated under the
new arrangements. The work will be fin
school Will open for H work the &c first s WEEK s
in September The grades will not begin
their school work until one week later
Mr.: and Mis-. C. R. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Banks, were guests Monday even
ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Raistin, a73
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Sowle and, sons,
Toward and Charles Edgar, of Amarillo
Lingo and Mfr. and Mrs. C. II. Lingo. "A
The members of the Oakland Veterans
club t and their families will be entertained
and Mrs. c. r. Cole. Oakland avenue. Tse
affair will be held in honor of Comrade and
M Mrs. George Ralstin of San Bernardino.
returning to California to make their home.
All the members of the club have been
Mr. and Mrs. John Lingo have recently
heard from their son. William Lingo, Of
I tne riI pe t engineers Company A. In his
fire and that he had the bad luck to onIv
pc IN the front line trenches one day when
DAYS. III e'e'en
after visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. d
Wsckman. Of Plattsburg, Mo-.
MISS Ethel May Hunt. of Garnett, Kan.
Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs, r.. II
keeney. 206 Oakland avenue
Mrs Ethel Harris and sons. who have
Deen visiting Mr.. Harris's parents at
hutchinson, are now guests of Mrs Har-
riss mother. Mrs. Clara johnson. before
returning to their home in Kansas CITY.
Mrs L. @. Hoffman. III Oakland avenue
mas recently received word of the safe
arrival overseas of her son. George Hoff-
man. who was with evacuation hospital No
4 He enlisted and was sent TO Fort Logan
Golo-- and was transferred from there TO
Fort Riley He left this country the first
The Camp Fire girls Of Oakland will
meet at the Oakland Presbyterian church
tuesday evening for their regular meet
ing The meeting viii be held at 80
o'clock
Mrs R. P. Taylor, Michigan avenue. has
left for Nortonville, Kan, where she will
visit relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
PRIMARY IN MISSISSIPPI.
Three Cornered Democratic Senatorial
Contest Hard Fought

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 2O.-Interest in
the statewide primaries being held in
Mississippi today centered in the three
cornered Democratic senatorial con-
test in which James X Vardaman, the
incumbent. is opposed by Representa-
tive Pat Harrison and former Gov. Z.
F. Noel Political leaders believe tina
the contest will be so close as to neces-
state a second primary.
Interest in the senatorial contest has
increased rapidly in the last week
thru the publication of a letter writ
ten by President Wilson in answer to
an inquiry as to Senator Vardaman's
record, in which the president said:
'I can but regard his (Vardaman'sl
election as a condemnation of my ad-
ministration by the people of Missis-
sippi."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
Local Candidates in Kansas
AnxiousIy Await Returns.
One Man Had Lead, but Camp
Ballots Made 1t a Tie.
ONE TIE STAYS UNBROKEN
Wallace County Representative
Fight Goes to Toss of Coin.
Few Soldiers Paid Any Atten-
ton to Home Candidates.

Local, candidates in many counties
in Kansas are today waiting for the
official returns from the soldier vote
to settle primary contests. Light votes
for local offices. however. are making
few changes and a number of candi-
dates who looked for advantages thru
the soldier returns. are in line for dis
appointment.
For two weeks a contest for repre-
sentative in Wallace county has hung
in the balance. The contest between
NJ. r. Baker of Chance and George
Cox Of Sharon Springs is tied Each
looked to the army camp returns Tor
a final decision Today when the
Wallace county army returns We're
tabulated, no vote was shown for the
office. The local canyassing board
must settle the fight by the toss of
coin or the drawing of straws-
kilograms today from Sedgwick
county stated that the contest for
sheriff was practically tied Camp
returns were sought. Less than'a half
dozen votes had been cast for the Of
flee and it is not known whether the
returns will be sufficient to change
the csult.
Vote Tied One Contest.
o. o. Osborn, a Stockton lawyer,
came 10 AoREkd tOOdS ~ AAiCNt q ON-A-Ai
of disappointment and uncertainty.
Osborn was a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for county attor-
ney in Rocks county, When he left
home, the official local returns gave
him a lead of two votes over Edward
Young This morning Osborn walked
into the office of J. T. Botkin, secre-
tary of state, to consult returns. The
army vote gave Young a lead of two
and tied the contest for the nomina-
ton
In the contest for the Republican
nomination for congress in the
Seventh district, John w. Davis, of
Greensburg. gained 81 votes over J. N.
Tincher. of Medicine Lodge. Tincher s
former lead was 286 and the army
vote cut his plurality to 255. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-20
REDS READY TO RUN
Lenine and Trotzky Reported on
Board Warship In Kronstadt Harbor.

Washington. Aug. 20.-Lenine and
Trotzky, betrayers of Russia, are on
board of warships in the roadstead at
Kronstadt under the protection of the
German flag and holding themselves
ready to flee to Germany at the proper
moment, Stockholm cables report.
1t is declared to be hardly likely
that the Bolsheviki chiefs will touch
Russian soil again without the pro-
lection of German military force.
Stockholm advices are that PeSrograd
is in the grip Of a reign of terror. Re-
ports are more than $4,000 arrests
have been made in the last month.
most of the prisoners being officers OF
the former army and middle class
citizens