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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

The Huns are reported to have set a
date for the election of a president OF
the German republic. Germany might
do well to take the constitution of the
United States as q model for her new
government. 1t should work well over
there. The country Ii made up OF Q
large number of states and our sys-
tenn and similar election machinery
might easily answer the purpose OF
the new government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY K. MOULToN

When the mountain streams no longer feed
the parched and. thirsty land,
When ot the sun S9I. tathe' not the gray i'm
When the ocean waves no longer race each
other DER tie strand.
When the gentle moon no longer sheds Its
when the en shureh bells In tn. valley cease
When the Calendar no longer marks the
passing of the days,
When the purple nlacs bloom no more in
spring,
When the bob-o.link no longer sings his
song unto his mate.
When the pleasant voice Of nature has
when ne universe has passed into a para
It Il then the ult consumer will be
Upon that famous day
Turnout the town
Wen hear that cost Of
Living has come down.
Wonder what has become Of the
quaint old fellow who used to blow
the foam off the top?
Consult Your Own Conscience, Jane.
For a year each morsel of food 1
have dropped on the floor I have re-
For you, oh America, Britain, France
ana Italy, I do this thing!'
Shall continue to eat bits from the
floor so that Germany. and Austria
may have what should be on my ta-
BILE flame Vivian.
Ludendorff IL said to be drinking
heavily 10 forget his troubles. Typical
German efficiency, that. .-.-,.s -.
The editor of tho Walton News is
confined to his bed this week. He is
| in perfect health. but his washerwo-
man got careless and let a cow eat his
| other shirt last wcek.-Elberton (Ga.
| Star.
A Pittsburgh barber has been sued
| for sticking his finger in a customer
| eyes. but customers are always looking
at the manicure ana perhaps the bar
| Der wasn't to blame. Perhaps the
customer stuck his eye on the barber
| finger. It is an interesting case, but
| we can't think Of anything more to say
about 1t.
| The New York man who paid sac
| for a snuffbox the other day evidently
| escaped the flu epidemic He didn't
know 1t IL possible to sneeze for moth.
ing nowadays.
| Beats all how many old-fashioned
folk there are about. A Jersey man
was run over by . bicycle the other
day.
1
Have Just come into possession Of a
box of strike-on-the-box matches
| which is labeled. War Quality
| Made in 6weden." But nobody could
start war with one Of those matches
nor even q cigaret.
Woodrow seems to be getting his
place in The Sun ri~ht along.
There are a nui.uer of ways to be
happy in this world without trying
to tell Woodrow how to run his at.
fairs.
John Mccormack refused to sing ir
Denver thru a flu screen, as required
by the authorities, which leads B. P
L. to venture that John was afraid
of straining his voice.--Kansas City
Star.
What might be described as flyins
start is recorded by the Mendon Gil.
Dispatch" as follows: ''1t is coin.
cidence that both the bride and ths
! groom are the heads of families, eacf
4 having three children, so they have
a nice family to begin with"
Maybe He Looks Like a Tambourine
! People in this vicinity are warned
against giving money to q stranger
who is disguised as the Salvation
Army.-Iane CIV. va) Recorder.
! II Peru and Chile try to start a new
war we move they be locked up on 6
tentative charge OF disorderly conduc
and disturbing the peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

No industry in the United States has
shown a more wonderful growth DUR
ing the war than that of chemicals.
The expectation Of chemicals from the
United States in the year which ends
with this month Win show total of
approximately s175.0oo,oo0. against
s27.ooo.0oo in the year Immediately
preceding the war. While the sxpor-
alton of strictly war materials. such
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

President Seward Prosser Of the Baskers'
France. in four years Of the war. lost 1,2Co..
wounds, while i, 500, 90 were inexperienced
for military service In four yeafS the war
cost France S22.5Oo. 600. 900. Nearly 1.5oa.
their lives or were permanently inca pacitated
Great Britain expended S3l. SS7. 100000 IN
maintaining her armies. Germany has lost
lost 3.5O0.O00 men and 3,0000 others ale
incapacftated for service. The war cost
to Germany II about 5O,00Q 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

Following closely upon the an
nouncement that Premier Ciemenceau
will preside at the peace conference
comes another stating that President
Wilson may find it necessary to re-
turn to the United States sooner than
he expected. There may be those who
think they can see a connection be-
tween the two bits of news
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

At Sheffield. Ala, there is being
manifested a disposition to interfere
with the favorite pastifne of the south.
A grand jury has found twenty-four
indictments against members OF a
mob which recently lynohed two ne
groes,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

1t Is announced. officially. that the
government shipyard at Hog Island
has cost. to date. more than $4,000
900 and Is not yet completed. Its total
output up to this time il ons ship.
Ocean steamers came high, but we had
to have them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

returned the old Ward farm was to be
again occupied by Wards. and IL the
old copper kettle was not "eded for
ammunition it was to have !. LIace in
the Ward granary between seasons of
apple butter making, when there was
any to be put up for winter use.
"Bread an'-Butter - An'-Ap-
pie Butter"
(Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

1t is reported that business men gen.
orally would like to see Mr.. Redfield
removed from the presidents cabi-
net. But IL there shall be any cabi-
net house cleaning. 1t certainly should
begin with Burleson. who is objection
able, not only to business men, but to
everybody else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

The president, upon his departure
for Europe. promised the country that
it would be kept informed regarding
all that is going on over there. He IL
keeping his word. The cables daily
carry detailed information regarding
the movement of the wilson's and Col
onel House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

1t is reported that Uncle Sam will
be asked by European nations to clean
up Mexico. But who will clean up
Russia? Europe's back yard 10 in
far worse condition than ours. Mexico
has a semblance of government bu.
Russia has none.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

4 The people Of England are COM
PEELED to wait two weeks after the
election before they can learn the re-
suit Of the balioting. What Britain
seems to need is double returning
boards or voting machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21

Burleson now is in control of the
wires and may be expected to pull
them in some way that the public will
get the worst of 1t.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19

CAPTAIN J. w. Keyes, trainmaster
Norfolk and Southern receivd an IN
teresting letter from his son IN
France:
France, August 8, 1918.
Dear Mother, Father and ALL
At last | have reached a point at
which l have been assigned to duty
We arrived here last night after
travelling two days and two nlghts
on the railroad, from the port at
which we landed in France. 1t was
certainly a tiresome trip, and we
had only corned beef and hard tack
to eat. But now that it is over, we
can look back on the trip as anoth-
er adventure in our trip overseas.
The place at which | am located is
very pretty, the architecture being
very quaint and the streets wlndlng
in and out in all directions. There
are a number of U. S. troops located
here and the town has become quite
Americanized. UP to this time l
cannot say how the work will be,
but | believe it is going to be very
agreeable. There are number Oh
Field Clerks here and we should get
along very well,
We landed in an English port on
August first and after eight days OF
intermittent travelling through En-
gland and France we were quite
worn out and you can believe me
that | slept very well last night. The
country through which we passed
was beautiful, very rich in cultiva-
ton and pleasing in scenery. The
farms appear to be cultivated with
view to scenery and beauty; re-
muneration apparently being a sec
ondary consideration. But it ap-
pears that the farmers will be well
repaid this year, as 1t seems they
have a bumper crop. The land is
cultivated in a variety of crops, each
plot being about 200 feet wide by
about 1000 feet long. When the
wheat has turned golden-which 1t
now has-and adjoining 1t is green
crop, which in turn is adjoined by
a crop of red clover you can readily
understand the beauty of the land
scape, especially when the land is
rolling. AS we passed along we
could look over to the low lying
hills and see the farms in their We
ried cultivation and at the foot OF
the hills q small stream of water.
abd in theback ground dense for
Oats. III
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
DANIELS SPEAKS TO GRAD
YATES OF NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis, Md, Sept. 19.-Milita-
ry success is the only argument Ger
man militarissts can understand,
Secretary Daniels declared yesterday
speaking at the graduation exercis-
es at the naval academy when 646
new ensigns received an intensive
ten weeks course of study.
1.-THE attention of the world in the
past few days. Mr.. Daniels said,
has been centered on four things:
First, the victories of the Allied
forces eliminating in Pershing's ad-
vance and capture of prisoners; Sec
ond, the scream of the Kaiser at Es-
sen; third, Germany's offer of a
treaty of peace with Belgium;
fourth, Austria"s suggestions of d
conference of all the belligerent ma
tions for the purpose Of exchanging
views.
"These four incidents are not sep
arated, but closely related. The last
three were inspired by the first. II
the allied forces had not won mill
tary victories, no such remarkable
speech as Wilhelm's made ito tbs
workers at Krupp's would have been
delivered. The tender to Belgium
wonld not have been made and the
Austrian feeler for talk-fest would
not have ben put FORTH II
Mr.. Daniels said the German wal
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
COMMISSIONERS YOUNG BACK
FROM COLORADO

Raleigh, Sept. 19.-Statte Insur-
ance Commissioner James r. Young
has just returned from Denver, Col
orado, where he attended the Ma
tional Convention of State Insurance
Commissioners, presenting by direc-
ton of the program committee a
paper on "The Fraternal Situation. y
that declared the position of the
supervising authorities throughout
the country toward the fraternal or
ders and the necessity devolving up
on these orders to proceed with the
standardization of their resources
In preparation for the full affective
ness of the Mobile Bill, now the law
in thirty-eight states, including
North Carolina, and the Dominion
of Canada.
1t develops that this readjustment
is vital to every North Carolinian
having interests personally or
through relatives in fraternal order
insurance or benefits. And par
ticular note of warning sounded in
this paper and in the discussion OF
the subject after Its presentation by
Commissioner Young, was that the
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
GAVE 1T UP FOR RED CROSS


This is the story of D. S. McLaugh
lin, American etcher and painter,
and Of how, as a member of the Am
erican Red Cross. in Italy, he relin-
quished fame and fortune in the
world of art the better to alleviate
to the best of his ability, the suffer
ing in war-torn Sicily.
Captain Mclaughlin, in a Red
Cross uniform, may be little known
to Americans but as Mclaughlin,
etcher and painter, there is perhaps
no one familiar with American art
who will not recognize him. His
case is typical of Red Cross volun-
teers.
Make use of ME" was the only
condition when he became member
of the Red Cross. "And of me-" said
Mrs. Maclauglin, who was in Italy
with her husband at the time; Sc
, from the north of Italy, in the
threatened Veneto, they went to
Sicely.
Captain Mclaughlin recently re-
turned to his headquarters in Pal.
ermo after visiting all provinces OF
the island; in cooperation with To-
cal authorities, he has given quick
| and substantial relief to the mos,
needy of the families of the soldiers
at the front.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
TANKS PLAYED
IMPORTANT PART
In the Work of Taking the St
Mihiel Salient. Entered
Villages
AHEAD OF THE INFANTRY

With the American Army on the
| Lorraine Front, Sept. 19.-Squad-
rons of American-manned tanks, op-
Grating for the first time on a large
scale, in the attack on the st. Mi
hiel salient, played an important
and dramatic part in the defeat of
the Germans.
Divided into rigades-light, in
termediate and heavy-the tanks
swung out into the field of battle
Immediately after the barrage. Be-
fore the day ended they had en-
tered the villages of Nonsard, Pan
nes, Lamarche and Binney, consid-
erably ahead of the infantry.
Early in the action difficulty was
experienced in getting to the front
sufficient gasoline, although a great
fleet OF gasoline tanks had been pre-
pared to carry supplies. The gas
tanks were attacked by the enemy or
were mired and it was here that
American ingenuity came to the res
cue.
Barrels Of gasoline were trundied
and rolled over the roadless fields
by daring volunteers to meet the
most pressing needs. Bobsleds, Gu
riously enough were found more ef-
hcient than wagons in carrying sup
plies since they could be dragged
over the mud without being mired
and on them hundreds of gallons of
gasoline were conveyed to the fight
ing tanks.
The advance OF the tanks brought
out many examples of daring on the
part OF their crews. One major
whose machine was equipped with
37-millimetre gun instead of a
machine gun, violated his orders
and went far ahead until he was
within range of Nonsard. With one
well placed shot he knocked two
Germans out of church steeple
from which they were firing a mar
chine gun.
A lieutenant, shot through ths
palm of his left hand by an explo-
sive bullet, was sent to a hospital,
but escaped and walked six miles
back to the field. He appeared at
his tank with the statement that he
could carry on with his right
hand.
Several Others were wounde but
remained on duty. No one was kill
ed, however, even though a German
slx-lnch she'll tank ploughed clear
through small tank, destroying
1t, but injuring only one of the crew.
Another tank captured battery of
TITS S" but was so far ahead of the
infantry it could not turn the guns
over to them.
The story is told of another tanR
which went into a town with a SER
geant, armed with rife. perched
on the terrett. This machine captur-
ed two batteries of ITS" five ma
chine guns and many men.
ranks were occasionally as much
as two miles ahead of the infantry
throwing CONSERVATION into the
Germans.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19

membership of these orders must
get behind their officials and see
that the requisite steps for standard
ization are taken that will assure
good standing when the necessity
for Standardization is at hand in
1920. 1t seems that some of the
societies are taking the needful
steps, but many are not, or are not
proceeding in such adequate man
ner as will amply protect their MEM
berships within the time limit.
1t is interesting that there are
within the United States 5000, ,033S
members of fraternal orders that
have promised protection to mem-
bers aggregating 1854, ,662,126;
these being the totals of the last
annual reports. There are thous-
ands of these members in North
Carolina and their activity in bring
ing about proper steps for standard
ization is vital to the protection or
their financial interests in these or
ders. 1t is important that they back
up the supervising authorities In
this effort. There are 184,58z
North Carolinians having beneflt in-
terests in these orders amounting =
s1o5. 5.7s4.slo.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
EQUIPMENT
THE ALLIES ON THE MACE
DOMAIN FRONT ARE
MAKING RAPID PROG
RESS AND THE BULCARS
ARE FLYING IN A PANIC

London, Sept. 19.-The British
last night made further progress in
a drive on the Hindenburg line in
the St. Quentin region where the
French and tthe British are engaged
in an attempt to encircle the town,
according to the statement Of Field
Marshal Haig.
In their advance northwest OF
Pontreut they have reached the out
posts positions of the Hindenburg
line. The Australians also renewed
their attack and carried the Hin
denburg line.
A great many machine guns and
numerous prisoners were taken by
them. The town of Lampire was
captured as was Gauchie wood.
(Lampire is four miles directly west
of Lecatelet.)
The Germans late yesterday star"
ted heavy D0mDardment on tne
northern part of the battle front
southwest of Cambrai between Gau-
zexcourt and the Cambrai wood.
Their fire was of extreme severity.
The enemy followed this lombard
ment with a strong infantry attack
on wide front northward from the
vicinity of Fries court. He was COM
pletely repulsed at all points with
great loss.
He was likewise driven off with
heavy casualties when he launched
a strong attack north of Mouvres.
Some German positions in that vi
cinity were captured. British tanks
were used effectively in the counter
attacks.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
DAVID PUTNAM
AMERICAN ACE
Of the Aces Killed in France
While on Patrol. Seven
German Machines
PoUNCED ON
HIM

With tthe American Army on the
Lorraine Front Sept. 19.-First It.
David Putnam of Newton, Mass, an
American ace of the aces was killed
late Wednesday afternoon while on
patrol duty on the American lines
He was flying with 1t. Windell Rob.
ertson of Fort Smith, Arkansas
when he was suddenly attacked by
several German machines from
above. 1t. Putnam was shot
through the heart. His machine
glided into the American lines. 1t
Robertson returned safely.
Putnam is credited with twelve
aerial victories.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
The Bulgarians Are in Flight

London, Sept. 19.-The Bulgarians
are in fight in Macedonia and are
burning stores and villages in their
retreat. The allied troops have adj
vanced more than twelve miles and
their progress is so rapid that they
are not able to count the prisoners
and war material they have cap
tured. New regiments thrown in by
the Bulgarians have been forced to
retire with the other retreating
troops. The allies are greatly har-
ASSN gthe Bulgarians and are after
them day and night.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
M A R K ETS
COTTON

New York, Sept. 19.-The cotton
market was extremely nervous ana
unsettled at the opening this morn
ing on a decline of 13 points on oc'
tober but generally from six to
twenty points higher, The active
months soon sold from rs to 81
points under last nights close with
October touching S255 and January
31.S0.
New York, Sept. 19.-Cotton fu-
lures opened firm with October 32.-
70 December 1925, January 32.oo'
March 80, May 31.90.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
DON'T LOST THAT CERTIFICATE

If you received Z blue registration
certificate on September 122, take
care of it as valuable property and
cary it with you. You may be re-
quired to show it at any time. When
you receive classification certifi-
cate from your local board, this GER
tificate should be where you can
produce it as evidence of your sta
fms
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
THE GERMANS CAN'T HOLD
THE HINDENBURG LINE

complaint. They are however,
right behind the Government and
are backing up the men at the front
with determination. The opinion of
the French, however, is that the war
will be over by July of next year,
and this opinion Is shared by all the
men with whom | have talked. From
the success of the allies during the
past two weeks it seems that his op-
timistic view is based on sound
principles and that we will be home
sooner than we expected.
In order to relieve your mind
want to tell you that | am located
at post situated outside of the
fighting zone. l will admit that
am somewhat disappointed in not
heing assigned to some post nearer
the front as l had looked forward
eagerly to such an assignment, but
l guess 1t is for the best and | am
e'pensated by the relief it will af-
ford you. There is no danger from
this point, but the work / was do
iEg in the revenue office was just as
essential as that lam doing here, but
am not complaining and am satis-
fed. and when ! get on to the work,
l believe l will be very well con-
tailed. There is an immense amount
Of work to be done and / can work
long hours to pass away the time.
And the meals-they are wond-
c. ,'ful. The field clerks have a mess
of their own which is supervised by
i4e cook hired by the Secretary OF
he Mess riall. The cost is about
$50 francs 10" month or about thir-
ts dollars. We i've in barracks and
have bal, ;laEress and three
blankets. Altogether | am suffer-
i3g none of The hardships of the war
except being deprived OF home. And
OF course that is nothing compared
with the suffering and deprivation
and strife y. The men in battle You
may rest easy IN knowing that l am
fa,lng ever much better than l
was while in Camp in New Jersey.
Last nigh. | was down at the Y.
VI r. y. era there was a military
band concert The NIL u was as
gn,l as airy l rave ever heard and
reu:nded me of Victor Herbert's.
Ycu ta! loal'ly understand there
fGrr that there are numbers of
things for which l can be thankful.
The war has peen good to me and |
could aver complain. | will be
lonesome Ct roLlse but when l re-
n onLer that 7 cpme over here to
stay three years and an. advised
t,.at I vii! tc hack horne in one
year "in lcok forward happily.
M,i,n was in Eng'aEd l met
T. pr Denmark cf Raleigh. | also
met him ;fltr / landed 4 France,
and at TIE first place we stopped in
France l lnet Se.n Baugh n of Wash
ingion iid one Ct the Checks of Ra-
lnlgh eAitct to meet more of the
fellows | know later on.
flow 'Je al. of you? l dreamed
tl.at Mother vas sick and the dream
was very ,iy;l-far too vivid-and
il is the only tine in my l.fe have
ever lad a dream to stick in my
mind I'tdsa write me immediate
ly on icce.pt If this letter and let
ne know haW !ou are.
7 am sending copy of this letter
TO Anna and Grandma and uncle
Tom. l hope you have sent me Pa
Whites address so | can write to
him. l do not know aunt Margarets
or aunt Deds address, let me know
them.
Address me, Army Field Clerk,
Army Post Office 706, Personnel Bu-
reau, American Expeditionary Fore
es France.
With love,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-19
THE LABOR CONFERENCE
BEHIND WILSON

London, Sept. 19.-The Interna-
tional relations committee of the
inter-allied labor conference in ses-
sion here today has submitted re-
port to the General conference for
lasting peace and recommends
their adoption. The report says
that the position of the President is
based on a spirit of fairness and
clearness and therefore is not amen
able to the changing advantages OF
the war map.