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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
NO BAN ON FOOTBALL
College Teams Will BE Allowed Tc
Play This Fall.

washington, sept. 14.-FoOtball
progress for this fall at colleges and
universities with army student train
ing corps units will not be Interrupted
by the war department except where
they actually would interfere with mil
itary training.
Protests which began to reach mem
bers OF congress yesterday against the
action of an officer of the training
corps service in advising that football
schedules be abandoned, drew an off,
>cial statement from the war depart
ment today that no such step had been
authorized. On the contrary, it was
stated that the educational institutions
would be advised formally to continue
their athletic schedules without per-
uniting them to curtail the military
course.
Chicago. Sept. classification was
expressed by football coaches. thruout
the western conference tonight that
the war department is strongly in ia
Vor OF the continuation of intercolle-
gate athletics, and will encourage the
playing of the 1918 football schedules
| instead of abandoning them.
A. A. Stage of the University of Chi
cago announced he would start the
| other coaches in the. big Ten" were
planning on launching the practice
| season. Coach Stage said:
Our first thought will be to get the
men In physical condition, teach them
to think and act quickly, and show
them the best way of charging and
blocking. If we can do this. we will
have accomplished a great deal
Team play in football corresponds
to the unity of attack in the army
"Of course. I am pleased that the
game will not be disturbed. We should
sible." $500
The University of Chicago schedule
will be carried out as originally
planned, but Coach Stage said it was
probable that Minnesota and one or
two other universities in the confer
ence would be obliged to cancel one
or two games. which would require
long trips away from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
II KANSAS COUNTIES GO OVER.
Make Over $40 w, S. S. Purchases for
Each Person of Population.

Twelve counties in Kansas have
made cash purchases more than $50
of war savings stamps for each per-
son of their entire population. Twenty
three other counties have purchased
between SIS and $40 of stamps per
capita, while thirty-three counties are
credited with $40 to SIS of stamps
per capita purchased. This leaves
thirty-seven counties with purchases
of less than one-haf their quota, and
with three and ene-half months Of the
calendar year left
These facts are disclosed by a state
ment issued by State Director P. w.
Goebel, of the cash sales of war saw
ings stamps to September 1. The total
cash sales were approximately $780,
$4,000, which means that the stamps
purchased viii be worth about $24,-
100000 when they mature on January
/, 1923.
These figures do not take into ac-
count the pledges of the people to
purchase war savings stamps between
now and the close Of the year, which.
when fulfilled by those making
pledges, will put about three-fourths
of the counties in Kansas ''over the
top" with their quotas
There is yet more work to be done
in many of the counties before rney
can be expected to bring up their
quota, and Mr.. Goebel is urging the
people to buy. and buy stamps until
the full quota of Kansas is assured, no
matter whether their county has
reached its quota or not. Every war
savings stamp purchased means that
much more backing for the soldier
boys who are over there fighting for
America and the cause of right and
justice and liberty
The twelve counties which have ex-
ceeded their quotas in stamp pur-
chases. in the order of their standing,
are: Marshall, Washington. Nemaha
Pratt, Brown, Sumner. Linn, McPher-
son, Stafford. Cloud, Wilson, Harvey
Counties with sales of stamps in ex-
cess of SIS and under sac are in the
order of their standing: Neosho, Re
public. Harper, Clay. johnson, Potta-
watomie. Lyon, Dickinson, Coffey
Greenwood. Jackson. Wabaunsee
Elk. Rice. Cowley. Marion, Doniphan
Franklin. Cheyenne. Anderson, De,
catur, Barber and Jefferson. Several
OF these are expected to bring theil
cash purchase of stamps up to $50 by
the end of the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14

Lieut.. F. N. Jordan, nephew of Jo-
siah Jordan, the Republican nominee
for county superintendent of schools.
has received a personal letter from the
officer commanding him and his bril-
gade for his conduct in conducting a
raiding expedition on the German
lines, in which four prisoners were
captured, according to information re-
ceived here today by his uncle. The
prisoners were the first captured by
any members of Jordan'S division.
Lieutenant Jordan is a grandson of
William Jordan, a pioneer settler of
Shawnee county. He enlisted in the
army two years ago and is a member
of the headquarters company of the
seth Infantry. He was a student at
the Kansas State Agricultural college
and attended an officers training
camp. where he won hiss commission.
His father, A. NJ. Jordan. was born
on the old Jordan homestead south of
the Country club. His ancestors
foughtSin the Revolutionary and Civil
wars. He is twenty-three years old
and the youngest officer in his regi-
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
ACCUSES A SOLDIER
Beloit Girl Says Leo Logan Is Father
of Child.

A complaint was sworn to in the
office of the court of Topeka this
morning by Effie Loader, matron OF
the Girls Industrial schoo, at Beloit.
charging Leo Logan. a soldier with
committing statutory offense against
iona Wright, of Topeka. The Wright
girl, it is said, accuses Logan. who was
formerly of Topeka, with being the
father of her child which was born
about five months ago.
The girl is now at Beloit and Logan
is stationed at Fort Riley. Proceed
ings will be instituted, it is thought, to
compel Logan to help support the
child out of his allotment. Logan has
been in trouble before, according to
the local authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
THEY WERE WAITING FOR me-

Several patients who desired to
be cured of rectal diseases were
waiting for me when / returned and
reported ready for deity. Were
You among them? No? Why not?
Those who have come are al
ready well on the way with their
treatment and you could have been
just as far advanced as they-if you
had come
Instead, you are waiting but
waiting the wrong way. You're
waiting to come until-well. what
real good excuse have you?
There is no pain attached to the
mere discussion of your disorder
The facts are. there is no pain to
the application of the treatment a.
Is not broken, the tumor Is not cut
away with a knife, 1t Is not slough
ed away. none of the old time meth
DDS are used which caused so much
discomfort and danger.
You will be surprised when you
come and find how mild the treat
ment Is, how simply 1t Is applied
and the biggest surprise of all viii
be how quickly you notice improve
ment. how quickly a CURE can be
completed.
That's why I am really anxious
to have you come to the office. talk
the case over with me. determine
by a scientific examination. just
far advanced they are. how many
applications will be required to cure
you sound and well.
Understand me. we will just talk
during your first visit, unless you
decide you want to begin right then.
az many others do.
will assure you this. that II your
case OF piles or rectal trouble has
gotten beyond the posi- iltty OF o
cure, II I feel cannot do yourself
nor my own record Justice. will
not accept your case for treatment.
And win further assure you that
II fail to cure you. after taking
your case that ! will not charge
you q penny for my services, appli->
cations or anything else.
Don't wait any longer for
that consultation. Such a con-
sultation Is FREE. make no
charge for examination. I charge
ONLY for permanent and lasting
CURES.
Come in right away and get
started on the treatment so you
will be sound and we'll for the fall
and winter work and weather.
Write for my FREE Book about
Rectal Diseases.
DR.. C. S. Wolfe
RECTAL SPECIALIST
sos Kansas Avenue.
Topeka, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
A HERO OF FRANCE
But Lieut.. Boucher, in Topeka,
Won't Talk of Himself.
"Things Never Looked Better
Than They Do Now" He Says.

The Kansas boys of the Eighty
ninth division who were trained at
funston and who underwent many
suggestions from Lieut.. Alfred Bouch-
er, French instructor. are now in the
fighting on the st. Mihiel-and their
instructor is in Topeka today watching
eagerly for every dispatch from the
front telling of their success.
Lieutenant Boucher spoke last night
at the Peoples pavilion at the Free
Fair grounds at a special Rotary CLUB
program. He thrilled a big audience
with his tales of France and his ad-
miration for America and her soldiers.
But today he is thinking of the boys
of the Eighty-ninth. Lieutenant
Boucher is French instructor at Fun
ston. He is a veteran of many battles
against the Germans in France. He
He will talk fluently in English-or
French, either. for that matter-about
everyone but himself. He now is en-
gagged in instructing the boys of the
Tenth division at Funston.
1.-THE escape of the Germans from
the pocket at st. Mihiel is typical" he
said concerning the war news today.
time to get out of trouble. I have
seen trenches held for forty-eight
hours by only a scattering of Germans
who led the allies to believe the
trenches were filled by constantly
touching off rockets and shooting ma
chine guns. When we advanced we
found the trenches comparatively
empty. In.the escape at St. Mihiel the
Germans undoubtedly retreated quiet
1y at night with their larger forces.
But they had to retreat-no doubt
about that. The boys of the Eighty
ninth were there!"
And he shrugged his shoulders with
as much pride as if they had been his
own native countrymen.
He Is Optimistic.
Lieutenant Boucher is optimistic.
Things never looked better team
they do now" he said today. There
have been dark and bitter times be-
hind the lines in France after certain
German successes but always at a GER
tain point there has been a feeling OF
they've gone far enough'-and the
lines would hold"
The French officer is enthusiastic
over the American soldier. They learn
very quickly" he said! THE system
at Funston has been standardized to
such an extent that in one day after
the arrival of the drafted men. the
division formation is begun"
Lieutenant Boucher ate dinner with
Guiding DIR. Edmund J.. Ku1p, Cecil
Howes, Herbert West, Marco Morrow
and Arthur Carruth. at the Choco-
late shop last night. Suddenly a little
girl dressed in a marine uniform ap-
preached the Frenchmen. She clicked
her dainty heels ard with right hand
extended and touching her cap she
waited until he saw her. Promptly
he returned the salute.
"Are YOU French?" the marine girl
asked.
Eyes. yes-little one" the tri-color
hero answered. evidently much more
en-, harras sed than the child.
81 thought So" the girl commented.
Then she saluted, wheeled about and
left.
Lieutenant Boucher was moved by
the incident.
How we love the Americans In
France" he said. And how our lit
tie children adore the Yanks-God
bless EN-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14

difficult for fighting with high peaks.
lakes, marshes and the toughest kind
of terrain. But none of these OBJ
structions stopped the Americans.
When a certain American brigade
was engulfed in silence it developed
that it was going ahead so fast the
telephone and wireless men were I'M
able to keep up with the infantry.
On our right near the Moselle, the
Americans encountered some diff
Guilty in clearing out woods and there
was occasional stiff fighting along the
heights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
NEW BANK CHARTERS
100000 Trust Company at Eureka
Gets State Sanction.

At a special session the state
charter board approved charter ap-
phcations for a new trust company
and three state banks. Eureka lands
new 100000 trust company, while
Emporia draws a $4,000 bank, with
other new banks located in Cherryvale
and Beardsley.
Charter applications approved in
clude:
The Pioneer Trust Co.. of Eureka !;
capital, 100000.
The Farmers State bank, of EN-
poria; capital. $4,000.
The Beardsley State bank, of
Beatdsley, Rawlins county; capital.
$4,000.
The American State bank. of
Cherryvale; capital. $25,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
TO KEEP CARS DEAD
Gasless Sunday Order win Remain In
= EOrce I'm East

Gasless Sunday Order VIII Remain In
Force In East.
Washington, Sept. 14.--Gasiess Sun
days will not be abandoned for a
while. the fuel administration has an
nounced. Automobile owners are still
asked to keep their cars in the garages
on Sunday until the gasoline reserve is
further built up at eastern seaboard
points.
Fuel Administration Garfield's latest
figures on gasoline supplies at Attain
tic points are $4,000 barrels on Au-
gust "a. This was the total amount
available for export and for domestic
uses. The acquisitions Of tankers for
export withdrawal that day were 616.-
600 barrels, leaving but $4,000 bar
rels for domestic consumption in that
territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
RAIL MAN SUICIDE?
President Peyton OF the N. C. 4 81
L.. Found Dead In His Room.

l.. Found Dead In His Room.
! Nashville. Sept. 14.-John Howe
Peyton. president of the Nashville.
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway
company, was found dead in his room
at his home here early today At
the home 1t was announced that his
body was found by sister who went
to awaken him to greet a brother who
had just arrived from Virginia. He
had been dead several hours. Death
was due to a pistol wound in the
temple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
APPEAL TO CHURCHES
They Are Asked To Use Small Audi
forums ms Far as Possible. =

toriums as Far as Possible.
New York Sent 14.-An appeal to
churches to use small auditoriums
during the winter for the purpose of
saving coal was sent out today in a
circular letter from the New York
state fuel administration. 1t was sug-
gested that two-thirds of the normal
coal supply might be ordered.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24

Just then her mother entered the
room and noticed the troubled look in
her eyes.
"What Is the matter, dcar?" she
asked. elias something made you un-
happy"
"No," said Barbara, mot exactly
that, but l didn't realize how deadly
dull 1t was going to be to spend club
night at home"
aren't you trying to take something
out Of your life without putting any
thing else In its placer" asked her
mother. "The Bible speaks about our
overcoming evil with good. You are
trying to overcome 1t with nothing.
You are like the man Of whom Christ
spoke who had swept and garnished
his Soul-hOuSe and then left 1t empty
The result was that the old evil spirit
came back and brought seven other
worse devils with him. And, as Christ
tells us, the last state of that man
was worse than the first. The man
merely had soul to let. Where he
made his mistake was in not getting in
some good tenants to take the places
OF the ones he had turned out. The
italians have proverb that says that
the busy man is vcXod with only one
, devil. tho idle one with seven. 1t H.
lustratcs the old saying that, If you
want to keep chaff out Of the gran
airy, fill it with grain.
'"rhc point of all this IS that. if you
arc trying to break n bad habit, YOU
had better start good habit to take
tc nj fn oil nj : ~ q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
Russia and the United States.

The old autocrntic government Of
Russia was always particularly friend
ly to the United States. During the
Revolutionary war Russia offered to
mediate for peace and her offer was
accepted by the United States hut de-
clincd by Great Britain Russia was
one of the first governments to rccog-
niZe the Independence Of the United
States and continued to show her good
Will by making treaties Of amity ana
commerce with the United States. Sow
cral of our early presidents in their
messages referred to "thc continued
friendship OF Russia" In 1893. Rus
Sin proposed a friendly adjustment
through diplomatic channels of the
boundary line between American and
Russian possessions In tho Northwest
and President Monroe authorized the
United States minister to Russia to at
tend to the matter. In doing so he
said: "The government Of the United
States has been dcsirous by this friend
~ proceeding to manifest the great
value which they have invariably at
tachcd to the friendship Of Russia and
their Solicitude to cultivate the best
understanding with that government"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
How to Tell AGE of Eaas.

There is simple method of ascer
tanning the age OF eggs, based upon the
fact that the airy space ut the broad
end of the egg increases with it's age.
Now, when the egg is placed in a
tumbler of water in which any amount
of common salt is dissolved, it will,
with increasing age, tend ever more to
assume Il position with its longitudinal
axis In perpendicular direction. A
fresh laid egg will lie horizontally on
the bottom of the vessel. An egg from
three to four days old will rise with its
broad end, so that It's longitudinal axis
forms with its horizontal axis an angle
of 20 degrees. At the age Of eight days
the angle increases to 45 degrees, at
the age Of two weeks to 60 degrees,
and at the age OF three weeks to about
q degrees. When the egg is more
tlnn Il month old it will float perpen.
dcnlarIy on its small end.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
[AhNIE LAURIE ZEAL PERSON
tAmeftaaY Glri Sf Sans "llk" Gives
/ Faets 81 9FIaiR 81 {he Popu.
Tar sS8t6h Sona.

More thRn 6R$S bas The question as
10 whether AnNiS tAnriS, the subject
lot tHe GXer.P8PH|Ar and everything
ffone S$Ssaa{fing h$f hSiBHSt SiBHSSt thS title, was
Eeal rsl$on OF mere hct(on.
A isttSf RhA S8Rsh t9 SaHa that was
l&rittcn bS MISS NJ. y, Riddle, daughter
bf the mte jqage ifidale, for many
years d Circuit Court Justice in this
section, Says 4, &riter III the Pitts
'burgh rAacttSe;TincS. The Riddles
twcre Of Laurie iiR, as Scotch folk say,
nnd they haH gone "a Some consider
nb1c Eains to Ect tS6 story of the song
atraieht, Us, there haa been consider
able SconttentiGR SRHnt It. Here it is:
"JcaH lsiddcll ltMf haipc later spelled
Riddlc) W9s lNa1ried To Sir Robert
Lauric. the tirSt hArontt Of Mnxwclton
lOnc "r thor tlAnsnteI;s was Annie Lau-
Tfc ,cclrbra,cd III Scotch song.
"Ahnic i.ahlte Mas famed for her
beauty ana ,c(cEclnfc$ss, ana Mas Il social
favol'itc III AL lie country round about,
so 1t was not 1T al Surprising that She
Ncnptivntcd 1 Nlr. i"uelas or I,ng!and.
a man Of rultnl'r nnd Of lrttcrS. who
composed the Song Hcaring her name.
"But seeing THAT thc course of true
nove does not run smoothly, she mar
rlcd a Mr.. GlrSc&Son, leaving MIR.
douglas. to his NnntiYr and his verses.
"1'o this day m3DH rilgrims 90 to
AfaXWclton. draws thitncr by the much
loved song, 'Anuir I.aJllic.' Many also
visit CraiEdoyocN. whore She spent her
married life in chmfMt."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24

liens for the purpose of making Nip
pon'S achievements in arts and letters
better known to the western world. Its
promoters believe that Japanese civil
ization is not correctly understood by
the vast majority OF Occidental people.
Her naval military and scientific ad-
vanccmcnt is recognized, but the West
has yet to comprehend the significance
of her achievements In the humanitics.
The Japan Magazine, commenting
upon the new organization, says:
"NIany Foreigners are disposed to look
upon japan as merely military ma
tion, whereas her most important side
is the genius OF her unique civilization
and character. If people could get a
glimpse of the soul of Japan they
would have quite Il different opinion of
her. This can best be had from Jap
ancSc art and literature. which in many
ways are equal to those of the West.
Even those Occidcntals who try to np-
nrcciatc Japanese art prefer the least
representative art of the nation. And
us for japanese literature, 1t is prac-
tically unknown among western pco-
pie"
The association will publish works
on Japanese history, literature and art
and mako TRANSACTIONS into European
languages OF the best works of Japan-
Csc writer's, ancient and modern; in
addition its cndcavor will be to pro-
mote the Improvement OF the national
music and drama.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
WAYS OF KEEPING YOUTHFUL
Man Who Is Determined Not to Grow
Old Really Has Only to "Make
an Effort"
I see 1t III my changing hair,
! see 1T in my growing heir,
My growing thirst for early news


1t is a fact, l am growing old.
And so growing old is just case Of
finding what ones looking for, observes
the Minneapolis Journal. a man de-
cideS that the time has come for him to
be old, and so instead OF brncing UP,
ignoring the symptoms and flnding
some other explanation for the change
in the color Of his hair, he neglects his
dress, walks with stoop, uses cane,
stops taking exercise, eats too much,
INDUCES in "reminiscences, rctires from
business, and In general acquires the
foolish habit of growing old.
lie should remember that it Is DosSi-
bic to keep Il youthful spirit, an active
mind. an interest in current events and
Il purpose to serve his fellows. and that
he who does these things will always
be young.
The fact that women generally de-
cline TO contract the Old-agc habit and
that some men have also resisted the
temptation 20 fall into it would seem
80 indicat" that # those who do yield
to ii would only take the advice OF
Dombcy TO his wife and "mnkc IN cf-
fort they would learn how foolish
ana how unnecessary it is to grow Old
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
FILLING HER CLUB NIGHTS
How One Girl Su cceeded in Danish.
ing Loneliness Caused by Civ
ing Up Q Id Custom.

Barbara Carson felt bored as she
sat toying with her book under the
light OF the table lamp after dinner
1t was club night for the girls of her
set, and she pictured them enjoying
the excitement of the lights and the
music as she had done every week
through the winter.
She had had to admit however, that
the tone Of the club-night dances had
gradually grown lower as tho winter
wore on, and she had made up her
mind to break away from this group CT
young people. she wanted to attach
herself TO persons who were more
worth while.
In remaining away tonight she had
: taken the first step, but she had not
realized how hard il was going to be-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
when 1t misses fire?"

when 1t misses fireW
This ready reply satisfied the con-
stituent and completely won him over,
and he was ever after one of Clny's
most faithful supporters in his candi-
dacy for congress.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-24
JAPANESE Arts ana Letters.

The, Yhtiiato association has been
.iormedv b distlnstilshed. Japanese cit