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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
kIDDIES SHOW SPIRIT
Two Little Topekans Tell How They
Earn Thrift Money

Altho the grown because of
their financial ability are making the
largest contributions in the thrift
stamp and baby bond campaigns, the
interest being taken in the saving
plans by children is proving the
brightest spot in the Topeka drive,
The juveniles have entered into the
proposition of lending Uncle Sam
money and are doing all sorts of
things to add stamps in their thrift
books.
Today ]. r. Burrow, chairman of
the county liberty loan campaign and
active thrift stamp and baby bond
booster, received a letter from Mary
and La Dean Brownell, SIS Western
avenue, telling of their efforts to add
mite to the war chest of the nation.
The letter tells of the way they save
and earn money to invest in stamps.
1t follows:
We wash the dishes every day and get a
nickel sometimessfor it - :.
We keep the weeds out of the gardens
and for that We get nickel every week
We picked some dandelions and got a
dime.
We keep care of the house and get a
nickel some times for that.
We eat less sweet things too
We have little garden at home, which
saves on the grocery bill.
We walk uptown instead of riding and
We make the beds and get nickel some
times.
We go on errands and get from a penny
to dime for that.
We stay at home while mother goes up
NARY AND la DEAN BRowNELL.s
SIS Western Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
DRAFT LAW DETECTS
Many Criminals Caught in Net OF Reg
istration and Questionnaires.

Detroit, Mich. May 2.-As a detec-
tive, the selective service law is one
hundred per cent Sherlock Holmes.
More than 500 known fugitives from
justice have been apprehended as a
result of the workings of the draft
legislation. Hundreds of others, gov
eminent officials here say, are expect
ed to come to the attention of the
department of justice as the operation
of the law continues.
Included in the lists of offenses
which have been revealed by Ques-
tionnaires are dozens of Mann act vio-
i1ations. and a number OF drug addicts,
wife abandoners and minor offenders
have been unearthed. Many of the
Mann act violations. it was discovered
after a close examination of the sworn
answers on questionnaires, have &C.
CURED in other states. and govern
| ment agents there have been advised
at once of the information obtained
| by the Detroit bureau. James ].
Brady, collector of internal revenue
has been informed of a score of drug
addicts who kept their craving for for
| hidden narcotics a secret until they
claimed exemption from military
service on the grounds of being per-
manently addicted to the drug habit
From these men Information has been
obtained which has enabled officers to
trail drug peddlers who had preyi-
ously escaped the eye of the govern
ment agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
PRAISES OUR men
End Will Show America.
Weight, Says Frenchman.
Americans Learn Things Very
Easily cover There"

Paris, May 2.-"The end will show
which weighed most in the balance,
Austrian cannon as reinforcements to
the enemy, or the battalions which
crossed the Atlantic to support the de-
tenders of right" says a special dis
patch to the Temps. describing a visit
to the American troops at the front.
THE Franco-British liaison has
beer. rightly described as intimate; the
Franco-American is. if possible. still
closer. 1t is real fusion. Every doc
ument of one of the French divisions
touching the Americans is Immediate
ly translated and communicated to the
allies. There are two uniforms, two
languages, but one army = 81
, The correspondent asked a French
artillery colonel who is well known
in Washington what he thought OF his
American allies. The colonel replied:
I'VE value them highly. of course.
There are lots of tricks which we
learned-at what cost, which we can
hand on, but I am astonished at: their
faculty of assimilation. 81
Take my arm of the service. One
of the greatest difficulties in artillery
is the utilization of observation points
You can hardly imagine the work in
volved in properly using the informa-
ton collected at these posts Our
American comrades have succeeded
-splendidly in this delicate work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
HUN PLANE Down
Two Young American Filters
Got q German.
Bows From Iowa and Ohio Won
and Returned Safely.

with the American Army in France.
Nav Capt. Norman Hall and Ed
die Rickenbacker. American aviators,
Monday divided the honor of destroy
ing a boche plane over the German
lines. Each modestly gives the other
entire credit for the feat.
The German plane, an Albatross,
was sighted about 6 o'clock in the
evening at height of 1900 meters.
AS the two Americans arose to the
attack, the enemy machine opened
fire and fled. The Americans pursued
the Albatross over the enemy lines.
firing several hundred rounds. The
German machine suddenly dived to
earth, spouting flames and smoke.
One an Iowa Boy.
The Americans by this time were
flying so low that their planes were
struck by bullets fired by German in
fantrymen, but they returned safely
to the American lines.
Hall, whose home is in Colfax, Ia,
was formerly a member of the Lafay-
cite escadrille and has several enemy
planes to his credit.
Rickenbacker is a famous automo-
bile race driver and formerly drove
General Pershing's car. His home is
in Columbus. o. This was his first
victim
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Junior Red Cross Auction Held
Here This Afternoon.
State House Grounds Covered
With Stock Pens.
FINE SWISS GOAT A FEATURE
Many Animals Knocked Down
to Mercy Supporters.
Donations Received During
Progress of Sale.

For the first time since the state
house grounds were used as site fer
a street carnival outfit in the first year
of this century, pens of livestock have
had honored place on those sacred
precincts and high revel has had full
sway. The Junior Red Cross patriotic
auction sale today was the occasion,
and the pens and booths that went to
make the sale a success could hardly
be called a dissertation.
Early this morning a number of big
motor trucks drew up in front Of the
Red Cross auction store room at TIA
Kansas avenue and began to load up
with the thousand and one articles
that were to be sold this afternoon for
the benefit of the Junior Red Cross
in its work of helping to alleviate the
suffering of the wounded in Flanders.
Volunteer workers put in an early APP
pearance at the rooms and performed
yeoman duty in caring for the safe
transportation of the goods and chat
tells to the scene of the sale.
Everything Ready at Noon.
Wednesday night the state house
grounds slept under the glare of the
white way, it's lawn still indicted
with the white of tents and the litter
of crowds. By 10 o'clock this morn
ing the whole south section of the
grounds Immediately fronting on the
cred with pens for livestock, and the
tops of canvas that was to protect per-
ishable fruits and vegetables from the
glare of a too ardent sun. By noon
everything was in readiness. the goods
to be sold were arranged and CLASH
fled according to their proper status
in the scheme of things; the booths
were up and decorated and ready fol
business, the auctioneers were on hand
emanating untold enthusiasm; and the
workers in charge of the preparations
were going about with an expression
of utter happiness on their toll worr
faces.
At noon the chairs for the band
which was to open the sale were in
place on the first landing of the south
steps, and the musicians were testing
out the tone of their instruments. The
weather for the sale was ideal; the
| sun was out and smiling on the prep,
arations, not a cloud married the per.
| feet blue of the sky, and already ar
enormous crowd was milling impa.
uently around the booths.
Goat Put on Block.
a5 At late hour this morning article.
to be offered for sale were still com.
ing in, notable among the donation.
today being n lively Swiss goat. -Thi,
goat was brought to the store room b,
az couple of boys. and tied out in thu
street 1t displayed evident signs o.
the beginning of distressful activity 81
1t was taken, to the state hous,
grounds away from the noise of traf
fic and the glare OF asphalt TIL,
donor of this goat declared that tn,
animal was of pure Swiss strain ant
was one Of those famous animals tina
furnish the wherewithal for the man
ufacture of the best milk chocoIat,
| and Swiss cheeses. 1t was expected
that this animal would bring a recors
price at the sale, which startet
promptly at L o'clock.
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A REAL DAY IN MAY

Continued from Page One.p
crowd and a record price for every
article offered for SALE.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
during the last "a hours was AZ de-
grees at 6:45 o'clock this morning, 8
degrees below normal. By $3.50 O'Clock
the mercury had climbed to SO de-
grees and it was expected that the
afternoon would register a high tenn
perature of at least rs degrees. To-
night the lowest temperature expected
is about SIS degrees and tomorrow
will be warm and nice with a tempera-
ture of between rs and 80 degrees.
The wind was blowing twelve miles
an hour from the south and. accord
ing to Flora, was largely responsible
for the fast climb of the mercury this
morning. Flora said that today prom
Used to be the warmest day since
April /, and remarked that the open
season for gardening had returned.
The highest temperature ever record
ed in Topeka on this date was SO de-
grees in 1902 and the lowest was so
degrees in 1889.
The forecast says: Fair tonight,
Friday and probably Saturday; warm
Ell tonight
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CONTINUED from Page One.i
war department. is considering a sug-
gestion that it be the first branch of
the government service to clean out
all men of draft age who are not ac-
tually. indispensable. Other depart
ments will then be taken up.
To Clean Out Departments.
1t is said that thousands of young
men employed in the government de-
partments will be released under this
purging process Women and men
not in the draft age can well replace
them. it is pointed out.
There was a pretty good sized
army in the liberty loan parade here
last week." was the way one officer
put II.
General Crowder is very anxious
that the contemplated expansion, of
the army shall not force an invasion
of Class 2. He does not expect this to
prove necessary.
Half a million fighting men are ex-
pected to be produced under the new
law making available for registration
all men who have become 81 years of
age since June 5, 1917. Thousands of
additional registrants are counted
upon under the alien treaties now
pending in the senate.
To Make Special Calls.
Aside from the May quota to be
called, series of special calls for
men skilled in various trades needed
in the army. will be issued almost
daily for the next few days. A special
call today is scheduled to bring out
1855 automobile mechanics, chauf-
feurs, machinists, blacksmiths sheet
met3l workers, general mechanics
carpenters, radio operators, electri.
clans, concrete workers and teleg.
raphers. They are to be modified
May 16. Special two months train.
ing at various technical schools will
be given these men.
1t developed that there is a differ
ence of opinion between the war de
partment and congress on the number
Of men that can be raised under tn,
present law. The war department
claims several hundred thousand NOR,
than congressional leaders Dents bill
he said, looks toward straightenin,
out the difficulty
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New York. May 2-Joarnsl Of Commerce:
Cotton Government weekly weather report
unfavorable. Frost predicted for parts of
belt Rumors that pope will moye. for
peace on May 1. U-boats zless effective.
Lover war risks predicted. May ccappe,l
closing on Tuesday of 900. That is y
rise Of go points since April %.
New York; May 2.-Financial News Bull
are expected with Irregular trading pur-
chases Of selected stocks on depressions
seems to continue advisable. 1t is profess
sional affair. and operators accept profits
on good news In >ucu a market EQuip-
ments stocks; CopPers, Steels and Oil is
prices are predicted for Y. s. 9, r. p, G..
Foundry, Baldwin and Union PacffYc.' -71;
Chicago, May 2-The Tribune says
Grain.New England ports were reseHiny
demand for corn. with liberal sunplies ON
hand in transit, One corn handler sid
that 1t was probably case where eastern
dealers feared the ;orn would become out
purchases and wait for fresh .shelled grain,
believing that conditions might be i'm
proved by then. A small lot Of corn was
worked for export from an outside point
at ~ cents ever May price rack Balti-
more, but local brokers said this did not
| ceived here but oats were Offered on basis
| of S1s cents over May. Premiums for spot
| oats lost NC early out regained this LATER.
Corn traders were affected by better
weather for planting corn and by fine
| prospects for small grain cr,pan Commis-
| sion houses and shorts bought corn early
i in session, but later the demand vas scat
tered and Of limited Dimensions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
AMERICANS GAIN
VICTORY IN FIRST
/ AM|ENS BATTLE
Three Enemy BattaliOns Were
I Quickly Repulsed.
German Dead and Wounded
Left All Over Field.
VIOLENT COMMANDMENT FIRST
american Loss Heavy in VAL
liant Defense.
Two Separate Points Near
Amiens Indicated.
IIOLENT COMMANDMENT FIRST
American Loss Heavy in VAL
liant Defense.

\ American troops in Picardy, east of
iAmiens, have engaged the German
4nfantry for the first time on the
great battlefield and have emerged
yictorious. After Smelling heavily the
american DC sitions near Villers-Bret-
toneux, south of the Somme, and on
abe direct route to- Amiens, three
eremy battalions attacked Tuesday
right. Sharp fighting took place all
along the line and the Germans were
Fepulsed. having sustained severe
losses and leaving dead and wounded
IN the field. The American losses
Rre reported as rather severe.
After Violent Bombardment.
30 BY HENRY WOOD.
With the French Armies in the
Field, Nay An American regiment.
i malgamated with the French on the
Amiens battle front, after being vio-
Gently bombarded for two hours Tues
gay night, was attacked by approx
pnately three battalions of German
dnfantry.
The Americans after a violent COM
bat repulsed the Germans, who left
fhe field covered with dead. The
ssAmericans took five prisoners.
z The battle occurred south of Griv-
esnes, between Cantigny and Fontaine
seous Mont Didier.
z Despite serious losses, the Ameri-
cans made a valiant defense.
< Fontaine sous Mont Didier is two
miles west and slightly north of the
Important town of Mont Didier. Can
sfigny is a mile and a half west of Fon-
1faine sous Mont Didier. The line be-
Tween the two towns forms the north
perm half of sharp salient into the
German front.
American at Two Places.
Cantigny is fourteen miles south of
fNillers- Bretonneux, where the British
and French lines are supposed to con-
Verge and is seventeen miles south and
seast of Amiens.
=. American are thus fighting N at
sleast two distinct points on the Amiens
front, as a French official communique
ISSUED April % referred to Franco
american positions" behind lanyard
En-Santerre and Hailles.
These towns are eleven miles north
hof Cantigny and Fontaine sous Mont
tDidier.
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Germans at Standstill in Battle
for Ypres.
Allies Exacted Huge Toll for
Present Positions.
LAST BLOW GAINED NOTHING
Morale Effect of Stand Before
Ypres Is Great.
Yet Offensive Must Go Ont
Cannot Cease.
BY j. w. T. MASON.

BY j. w. l.. MASON.
New York, May 2.-Hindenburg is
staggering before the most stupendous
German failure since the battle of the
Marine.
General Foch's enticements Of death
are proving more terrible than even
the kaiser can pay for. The slaughter
of German man-power by order of
the German high command has come
to an abrupt end; but a renewal of the
painting effort to break thru the allied
lines is inevitable. The victorious
German spirit, however, has been ex-
tinguished and Hindenburg can no
longer progress except at an even
more CHASTITY cost than he has pre-
viouSly paid.
The morale effect of the allies sue
cessful stand before the last defenses
of Ypres is enormous After having
won the most difficult parts of the
approach to Ypres, the Germans have
been halted practically on the submits
of the hills they paid SO dearly to
capture. The collapse of Hindenburg' s
offensive under this circumstance
British and the French exacted far
heavier toll from the Germans for pos
session of Messines ridge and Mont
KENNEL than Hindenburg could af-
ford to pay.
Nevertheless. Hindenburg must risk
still further CANDLES for he has not
as yet taken a single position that is
vital. He cannot turn to the German
people and proclaim a decisive vic
tory which even they will be deluded
into accepting. To be held along the
present line indefinitely must in the
, burgs reputation and the collapse OF
kaiSerism.
| The German people at last are be
| ginning to realize that an enormously
| powerful American army is pilinf
| into France. The Americans may mo-
be fully prepared to strike before mex
autumn or next spring, but if linden
burg is blocked. in the west this sum,
mer, he will stay blocked until Amer
| ica's major offensive is ready to start
| This means defeat for Hindenburg
That is why each German halt sucl
as the present one before Ypres is
terrifying nightmare for the Hohen
! zollern absolutists.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Board Of Trade az reported
by Thos. J. Myers. sol N. e. Bldg.t
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BAKER OUTLINES
tContinued from Page one.l


possibilities of the United States dur
ing 1918 and 1919.
Questions involving the placement
of drafted men on call lists were taken
up first. Baker indicated he would
have a statement for publication later
in the afternoon.
Coincident with Bakers appear
ance before the committee, it became
known that the draft office will send
out a call. probably Friday or Satur-
day. for quota estimated at more
than two hundred thousand men. the
largest single call thus far made
Another one hundred thousand will
be summoned in May.
More Ships Coming.
At the same time the shipping
board. forging ahead on providing ex-
ira tonnage, revealed that one million
tons of overseas shipping will be add
ed to the merchant marine as result
of its policy of expansion.
Approximately one-half 1900 new
wooden ships, which soon will be con-
tracted for. will be of $500 dead
weight tonnage each. The others will
re of the 400 ton capacity.
General Crowder was to appear with
Secretary Baker to explain how added
increments at this time would affect
war industries. Crowder also was to
insist on reconsideration.o of the house
draft amendments giving credits on
draft quotas for volunteers and plac-
ing all the 21-year-old men at the
foot of the registry list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02
PARISIANS "DlG IN"
special Trench Shelters Being Made
to Protect From Bombs.

Paris, May 2.-Parisians are dig
sing in to avoid the bombs of the
German air-raiders. Trench shelters.
it is announced. will be constructed
along the Champs Elysees, in the Bots
de Boulogne, in the Bots de Vim
cennes and in all the public squares.
These are intended as refugees for
persons in quarters where strongly
vaulted cellars are not accessible.
Their construction will give the people
of the French capital more than ever
the conviction that Paris is now a
part of the heroic front.
More than 5000 cellars already are
in use as places of refuge during air
raids and the authorities have given
their approval of them as safe even
it the houses over them should be de-
stroyed by airmen's bombs. Some of
these cellars shelter as many as TOO
persons
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BOCHE ACTIVITY


caused him to cease his attacks for the
second time, wait confidently.
AS the first break in the hard fight
ing was followed by stronger attacks
it Is probable that only the difficult
ties OF transport and supply compel
the enemy to withhold further as
saults against the allied positions from
the Mont KENNEL region westward.
Except for Mont KENNEL and a small
strip to the east, including the Mes
sines ridge, the Germans are on much
lower ground than the French and
British and must either fight on or be
compelled eventually to withdraw be-
fore the smothering fire of the allied
artillery.
Heavy artillery firing and the usual
outpost actions continue along the
front. Around the important sector
of Locre, the French have been shelled
very heavily by the enemy. On the
southern leg of the salient the Ger
man guns have been active in the re-
gion of Bethune- Southwark in Pr
cardy only the artillery has been ac-'
tive.
Fighting for democracy and for
freedom of their home land, Bohe-
| milan and Slav attachments are now
facing Austro-Hungarian troops along
the sectors in northern Italy. APP
parently these units have been re-
| cruited from former residents of the
dual monarchy and from deserters
| from the enemy ranks. Austro-Hun-
| garian commanders who have many
| thousands of Czechs and Slavs in their
! units are said to be fearful of the ef-
| feet this movement may have on their
| own troops.
Altho Consta ntinople and Berlin re-
Gently announced the repulse of the
| British westward across the Jordan
General Allenby's men east of the
| river have captured nearly 500 pris-
! oners in a successful attack against
| the Turks south of Es-Salt, toward
| which the British are advancing.
Mexrah. west of the Jordan. has been
| occupied and Arabian troops along
the Hedjaz railway recently have
taken more than 500 prisoners.
May day apparently .passed quietly
IN the central empires. Few news dis
patches of Wednesdays date, how
ever, have been received from Ger
many and Austria Hungary.
Activity Near Amiens.
T. London. May 2.-The German artil-
llery became active this morning In
the VilIers- Bretonneux sector on the
Amiens front and in the neighborhood
of Merris on the Flanders front. it il
announced ofiicially.
German Attack Failed.
Paris. May "A German attael
last night on the Themes sector failed
1.-THE French war Office announced thi
afternoon. French troops made raid
on Lemonchel and west of Coucy L
Chateau