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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
FIGHTING UNDER TWO FLAGS


lures and forays into London and Par
is, was close by. commanding com
pany in the battalion Of Colonel Crit
fiths.
This company commander is still in
the ring and fighting, so he cannot be
identified except by his nickname OF
Captain Jock. Captain Jock had been
a captain in the Philippine constahu-
larry with the self-same Griffiths as
his major. Prior to that he had been
a sergeant in the old Sixth infantry
in the Philippines.
Went to Hong Kong
When war came in 1914 Griffiths
and a constabulary captain. whom we
will call Cautain Mack, beat it pronto
for Hong Kong to fight under their
old flag, because it was impossible at
that time to throw their fighting
poundage against the boche under the
flag. of their adoption-and of their
true devotion.
Griffiths and Mack received COM
missions and went to join the Sher-
wood Foresters in England. They
were thru the hardest fighting at the
Dardenelles. Mack got two shrapnel
blows but neither he nor the colonel
ever put up" the wound stripes they
were entitled to wear.
What good do stripes do? Who
gives a whoop how many times l have
been wounded?" Captain Mack would
ask whenever you called his attention
to the baroness of his left cuff, where
stripes are worn.
These two Philippine constables,
Griffiths and Mack. were as much re-
| sponsible as any other two men for
the great reputation achieved by their
division. In the British army today
the old soldier regards that division
| as the fightingest outfit that ever took
| a trench-even after the recent fights
to the death by many other gallant
units. If the British had ever taken
| the French custom of decorating the
| colors of collective units then that
division would have had the Victoria
cross
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28

Editors Note: This is the third install
ment of the true story Of the heroic careers
Alexander Rasmussen. interviewer with
which Is the first authentic history of the
famous American Legion, which didn't walt
for America to enter the war, but Joined
the Canadian army early. to get an early
crack at the Boche. The fourth instalment
will appear Saturday.
When we came into the war most
of the surviving Canadian Americans
applied for transfer to the American
army, and a ST. Louis boy who had
been keeping a little silk Stars and
Stripes under the waterproof lining
of his cap in readiness for the day.
with his American flag pinned to his
blouse. This lad distinctly was not
the Texas gunner who carried his flag
on his bayonet.
Few were chosen to go to the Amer
lean army. Rass and two friends were
among them. OF the latter, one went
back to his home in Columbus, O.,
suffering from fresh wounds. to help
train American troops, while the other.
from Florida. went with Rasmussen
to an American officers finishing
school in France to lecture to new
American officers.
1--WE were rotten lecturers" said
Rass on the day the assignment end
ed, as we sat in a little snowbound
cafe in an ancient French fortress
town, waiting for his train. I'm glad
I'm going back to be with troops again
because I wasn't built to fill a swivel
chair"
His Biggest Job.
Next time I heard of him he was
commanding his battalion in reserve
waiting to relieve a battalion m the
line. 1t was heavy responsibility for
Rass-the biggest job he had ever
tackled. And his rank of major in
the American army meant much more
than the same rank in the Canadian
force had meant to him.
1t cheered him up. however, to know
that his old comrade from Florida,
who had been his partner in raids. lee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
TO HEAD OFF TYPHOID
incubation Against the Disease Will
Be Furnished Free by the City.

Anyone wishing to become immune
from typhoid fever can do so without
cost by consulting DR.. H. L. Clark,
city physician. Doctor Clark has an
nounced that a free incubation cam
paign will be started Immediately. for,
altho there is only one known case of
typhoid in the city, the board of
health will take every precaution to
prevent other cases.
Doctor Clark has arranged to be in
his office at the city building between
3 and 5 o'clock each day, and will
vaccinate any citizen who wishes it..
incubation against typhoid consists
Of three separate hypodermic injec-
tions of vaccine. requiring about two
weeks time. The vaccine is furnished
free by the state board of health with
the understanding that residents of
the county outside the city may also
take advantage of this opportunity
without charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
FOUND MOTHER BOAT
Submarine Tender Had Been Deserted
by Crew at Sea,

An Atlantic port, June 2s.-Captain
Holmes of the Belgian relief ship
Cortland arriving here today reported
having sighted and sunk a derelict
mother boat to submarines. 100 miles
south of Iceland in latitude $3.50
north 17-46 west.
Built of Two Big Tanks.
The mother ship was built of two
tanks 400 feet long and constructed
for lowering and raising submarines
out of the water for urgent repair
work.. according to Captain Holmes.
When the queerly constructed boat
was sighted. he said he continued in
his course and passed close to her.
There being no indication of life
aboard he ordered a boat lowered and
went aboard with members of his
crew.
Might Have Been American.
A thoro search was made but the
identity Of the ship could not be estab-
lished. but there were some papers
that indicated she might have been
an American boat.
Couldn't Tow 1t In.
Captain Holmes said the ship was
in excellent condition and he could not
find reason for the crew having de-
serted her. 1t being impossible for him
to tow the derelict and considering her
a danger to shipping, he said. he de-
stroyed her after making a second
search
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
LEMON JUICE
TAKES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion
if skin is sunburned,
tanned or freckled

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White. shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion beautifier. at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of Orchard White for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck. arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles, sunbura, wind nurn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless -Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
Lacquer BY 10000
Late Returns Show Nonpartisan Can
didate Has Won in Dakota.

Fargo, N. D., June 28.-With the
nomination of Gov. Lynn B. Frazier.
Nonpartisan league candidate over
John Steen. Independent assured by
at least 10000 majority in the race
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination, interest early today in
the returns from yesterdays primaries
switched to the congressional fights.
In the First district the outcome of
the battle between Congressman John
M. Baer. Nonpartisan league candi-
Cate, and Henry G. Wick. Independent,
for the Republican nomination, still
is in doubt. the latest reports giving
Baer a slight ma iority
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
INTO THE STATE GUARD
George Washington Jackson's 23rd
Regiment Band Is Mustered In.

Jackson's Twenty-third Regiment
band, Topeka's crack negro musical
organization and one of the best
known bands in this section of the
country, was mustered into service
Thursday night as the First Battalion
band of the Kansas State Guard.
Prior to the muster-in, which was
conducted by Adjt. Gen. Charles S.
Huffman, series of patriotic numbers
were played by the band on the north
steps of the state house. Imri Zum-
walt was the speaker of the evening
and General Huffman also addressed
the men on the Importance of the serv-
ice they are now in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the column u
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

June Is, 1898.
Stoffer Bartleson Is the name of
firm that has commenced the manufacture
of pottery in Topeka, and will be able
in few days to turn out 5000 pieces
day.
The young men have workshop at No. 4
Chickasaw avenue. Auburndale, where they
have kiln and have already manufac-
tured flower pots of a high quality.
The party at vinewood Wednesday even
ing was quite a success, the cool evening
making it very pleasant for dancing. Those
who attended were Mr.. and Mrs H. L. R obin-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Capper. Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Webb.
Misses Matte Jones. Helen Moon. Frances
Moon. Nellie Clough, Daisy Lakin, Jessie
Edison, May WATSON, Frunc Littleffeld, Ger
trude Smith, Low Brewer, Glenna Cross
Winnie Ament, Mary McCabe, Carrie Clark
and Fannie Webb Of Atchison, Low Talbot
of Atchison. Arlie Ewart. Henrietta Thomp-
son. Margaret Dudley, LIlu Manspeaker.
Ruth Farnsworth. Kate Whitney and Miss
Barnes of Rockford, ILL.,: Messrs Ben Akers,
DR.. West. C. S. McCabe. Clarence Bowman,
Fred Kingsley. DR.. Lenliner, Chas. Dick, A.
Lingafelt, Al Evans, Burr Lakin "A. Will
Iiams. Frank Edison. Frank Crane. Ed Nc
Bride, E. T. kepley. Arthur Murphy. r. K.
Histed. T. F. Dennis. Ralph Ingalls,. H. L.
Call H Williams. w. Walker and Mr.
Morgan of Chicago.
George v. SmeItzer and Oscnr Wolf hare
returned from visit to the Worlds fair
Among r-opekans who will go to the
Worlds fair today are Mr.. and Mrs. H. o.
Carney. e. s. Keller ana NJ. p. Hillyer and
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
HOLD MID-SEASON FLIGHT.
Shawnee Club VIII Hold Champion.
ship Tournament on Fourth,

a
The mid-season championship tour
nament Of the Shawnee Golf club will
be held on the club links Fourth of
July. The sixteen players of the club
who wear the lowest handicaps
win take part in the flight tho it is
expected that practically the whole
membership of the organization will
be on the course that day. Play in
the tournament will start at $3.50
o'clock in the morning.
The tournament will be played In
three rounds of nine holes each. and
the championship flight of eighteen
f-oles. 1t is thought that the cham
pionship flight will start at about
o'clock in the afternoon. The rules of
the tournament state that any con-
testant who is not on hand at the
hour designated for him to play will
be disqualified and the round forfeited
to his opponent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
MISS PLOTKA FREED
Woman Who Killed F1ance Gets Yer.
dict Of Not Guilty From Jury.

Chicago, June 2s.-Miss Pauline
Plotka, dress designer, was free to-
day. acquitted of numbering her
fiance, DR.. Anton Jindra, hospital in
terne. She is the twenty-fifth woman
freed by Chicago juries in recent
years. g
Relations between Miss Plotka and
her fiance formed most of the testi-
mony. Under pressure the girl told
an unprintab1e story of drugs and
practices which led to the shooting of
Jindra February rs.
The girl was taken to the home of
her wealthy employer for a rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28

"THAVE used DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Il Pepsin and find it a most effective
and pleasant laxative-one that is worth recon-
mending to ones friends. I know that my
health has been greatly improved since
using it.
ale tic DR. Caldwell byN
4 Lombard, ID Boyhton St,
Springfield Mass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28


COrns.
finger and there you are-pain-free
and happy, with the toe as smooth
and corn-free as your palm. "Gets-It"
is the only safe way in the world to
treat a corn or callus. It's the sure
way-the way that never fails. 1t is
tried and true--used by millions every
year. 1t always works. ''Gets-It'
makes cutting and digging at a corn
and fussing with bandage, salves or
anything else entirely unnecessary.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover. the only sure way,
costs but a trifle at any drug store.
MID by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
Ill.
Sold in Topeka and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by
Brunt- Martin Drug Co., A. C. Klinga-
man & Co., Klingaman & Hoover,
Tully- Mcfarland Drug Co., A. w.
Lacey Frank Hobart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
"See 'Gets-It' Peel
Off This Corn. -
Leaves the Toe as Smooth as
the Palm of Your Hand.

The corn never grew that Gets
IT, will not get. It never irritates the
flesh, never makes your toe sore. Just
two drops of "Gets-It" and presto!
the corn-pain vanishes. Shortly you
can peel the corn right off with your
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
MRS. STORY UNDER BOND
Former Head of d. A. r. Charged
With Larceny in Relief Society.

New York, June 28.-Mrs. William
Cummings Story. former head of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, charged with petit and attempted
grand larceny in connection with GER
tain affairs of the National Emergency
Relief society. is under s., 900 bail to-
day to enter pleas July g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-28
DIR. Caldwel1'S
Syrup Pepsin
THE Perfect Ldx1trpe
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
50 cts. CO $1.00
THE Pe,5sct LaxatrOe

mild pleasant tasting combination of simple Laxative
herbs with pepsin. Brings relief without gripping
other discomfort trial bottle be obtained free of
charge by writing to DR.. w. B. CALDWELL 45S Washing
ton Street. Monticello Illinois.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

Sound Almost Icebound
Blockade Worst in SO Years,
Says Steamship Official

HARTFORD, Jan. 3d. Never before
in his fifty years Of experience with
river and Sound navigation had thero
been so great a volume OF ice in Long
Island Sound as at present, said Q. C.
Goodrich, vice president of the Hart
ford and. New York Navigation Com
pany. to-day. The present blockade,
he said had lasted four weeks, and
until the weather moderated consid-
erably there was not likely to be much
relief for the Sound steamers, which
now fight their way through the
massed ice foot at time.
The steamer Hartford. of the New
York-Ssy sybrook Point freight route,
leaving New York Monday afternoon,
did not reach Saybrook Point until
Tuesday forenoon. nine hours late.
For the last twenty-five miles of the
trip the boat moved no faster than
a man could walk.
Mr.. Goodrich said the new route
was proving successful in relieving
freight traffic at the New York piers
Of the company and in facilitating
movement Of freight in both direc-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Garfield Ignores
War Plants Plea
Lack Of Coal May Close Up.
state Arms Factories
Saturday

Large manufacturers who are work
ing on government orders say they find
it intensely exasperating to be about
to close down their plants and yet not
have the consolation of an answer to
appeals to the fuel administration for
help. Here is case:
The company that supplies the gas
and electricity to Utica, n. Y, and
neighboring places has among its
clients the big Savage Arms plant, at
Utica, and the Remington plant, at
lion. Both factories are working on
government firearms orders. For some
time they have been compelled to get
along on 40 per cent capacity because
the power plant could not get sufficient
coal.
1t seems inevitable that they will
have to close indefinitely next Satur-
day The power company has the coal
bought in Pennsylvania, but has been
vainly trying since January 10 to get
deliveries Of ten cars day. The first
appeal for relief was taken up with the
Car Service Commission at Washing
ton. This commission, after some de-
lay, finally passed the question up to
the fuel administration. That was ten
days ago. In all the time since the
latter has paid no attention whatever
to the almost daily letter and tele-
graphic appeals for help, which is de-
sired in the form of an order that will
provide the mine with ten cars daily.
BY begging and borrowing coal the
power company has managed to keep
going on a reduced scale from day to
day. Monday morning it had only coal
enough to run half an hour, but IL
hoped to complete the week in limping
fashion.
After one more appeal to the fuel
administration, the case will be taken
directly to President Wilson, and it
will be submitted squarely to him
whether there is any power in America
that can see that ten cars day can be
supplied to the mine in order that
factories may be kept going to arm
American soldiers
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Boy Scouts and School Children
lag Shovels Of City to Save Coal
1000 Youngsters Enlisted in Conservation Campaign-
Difficulties Experienced Because Lack of Fuel
Has Closed Many Plants

Yesterday was Tag Your Shovel
Day" and 100000 school children and
Boy Scouts in Manhattan enlisted to
help fight the coal famine by distribute
ing tags on which were printed hints
for coal saving. To-day. youngsters in
the Brooklyn schools Will start work
for the fuel administrator, and will
Eecp at it until all the tags are given
out.
TO make each Individual citizen as
careful Of coal as he is of his food on
whcatlcss and meatless days is the OBJ
Jcct Of the campaign, and moro than
II 600 900 school children throughout
the United States have Joined in one Of
the most important thrift drives of the
war.
In addition to tagging the White
House shovel and spreading the gospel
OF heat economy to other official build
ings in Washington, Mayors of cities
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Cist Of Consumers
Many Grievances

According to their evidence this is
the state of facts:
I. The fuel administration has been
continuous performance failure
(. Price regulation has been farce.
5. That notwithstanding all that
mas been said to the contrary the
original government price of So a ton
Tor Eastern bituminous mines was
sufficient 1t was really 1924 a ton.
M,nee the long ton, Of 2.24o pounds, is
''e unit of production in the Eastern
hihes' whereas The price Of s. was for
short ton. The iinal government
Price of $2i5 short ton With ~
cents added for "comnisslons." IS
really proltceriug price. behind the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Would Drop Bribe Case

At the direction of District Attorn-
cy Swami recommendation was filed
yesterday with Judge Wadhams in Gen
cral Sessions favoring the dismissal
of bribery indictments against five
detectives Of the headquarters vice
squad found in the summer Of 1916.
The defendants were Detectives Will
lam ]. Enright, David Foley. Arthur 3.
Dallas. Robert A. Goldman and Thomas
A. O'Brien. Foley was tried on one of
the indictments before Justice Tomp-
kins in the Supreme Court and the
jury disagreed.
The defendants were charged with
having accepted money from women
keepers of disorderly houses for turn.
ing out cases against them in Special
Sessions
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Statewide Prohibition Bill
Passes Kentucky Assembly

FRANKFORT, Ky. Jan 30.-The
statewide prohibition BILL a Senate
measure, submitting the question to a
vote OF the people in November, 1919,
passed the lower house of the Ken
tucky Legislature to-day, rs to IL. If
the voters ratifv the measure prohibi-
ton in Kentucky will become effective
July /, 1920.
The bill excepts from operation of
the law liquor for sacramental, medi-
cal, scientific and mechanical purposes.
The Legislature already had ratified
the proposed Federal prohibition COR
stitutional amendment.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
German Reservist
Sent to Ellis Island

Joseph Won Bruck said TO be Ger
man rcservist, who came to this coun-
try in 1913. was arrested by agents of
the Department of Justice yesterday
and interned on Ellis Island. Orders
for the arrest came from Washington
and the prisoner was hurried to the in
ternment camp without being cues
toned by one of the United States at,
torneys.
Won Bruck ran an importing and ex-
porting business at 80 Church Street.
Most OF his dealings were with coun
,ries IN south America, and it is be-
lieved that his arrest was caused hy
German activities in Latin Amer
countries.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

and village presidents throughout the
nation have accepted tags from the
children as means of starting tho
work in their own locality
lhe shovel tag will be given to evcry-
body. Moreover, it is not to be worn a
day and thrown away, but is to be at
tacncd TO the coal shovel of office build
lngs and apartment houses, as we'll as
private homes. to serve as ID perpetual
reminder OF methods for coal saving.
thousands of Boy Scouts will 60
from house to house to- day. armed with
the little manila card bearing the in
Junction: "Save That Shovelfui."
AcGordng to f: Halsey Malone. Dep
the Tag Your Shovel" Day, many Of
the 100000 school children and Bow
Scouts Who will push the campaign ex-
perlenced difficulty on their first day
OF urging conservation, as somo in
dustries were closed because they had
no coal at all.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Chang to Meet Generals

PEk1NG, Jan. 3O.-Thc departure
south"ard tonight of Acting Prcsi-
dent Feng Chang created uncasi-
ness in government circles. The os-
tensible purpose of the visit of the
acting president is a conference with
the government generals concerning
the military situation. The prcsiden-
tial special carried large number Of
soldiers and machine guns, and it is
reported that other trains following it
took 10000 men.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Importance of
Grading Shown

How important this matter of coal
standards was from the point Of view
of the consumers is shown by the fact
that in brief submitted on their be-
half to the fuel administration in
September, the following prophetic
statement was made:
UNLESS some restriction is quickly
placed on coalless COAL it will be found
that however much the production and
will be steadily falling back in our
available supply and in the production
Of our plants"
Van II. Manning, director of the
United States Bureau of Mines, says
that IN repeated cases that have been
brought to the attention Of the
bureau the ash in coal has been
from to 10 per cent more than in
normal times. He estimates the total
amount of increased ash in the 1917
output at 32,500,00O tons, or 600 900
carloads. He further points out that
for each I per cent of ash addition
cent in et1icicncy-"that is to say, the
inclusion of more ash with the coal
not only decreases the value Of the
fuel by the value Of the useless ash
but it makes the remaining good coal
less effective"
So. if. as is moderate. the increased
ash content of the 1917 coal be put
at S per cent. the efficiency of the good
coal mixed with it is reduced 7.5 per
cent, making q total efficiency loss of
l2.5 per cent. The result is that with
a nominal increase in the output OF
the mines we are 300OO,0OO tons short
in efficiency as compared with 1916.
SO the coal consumers maintain that
they have paid for 32.500.000 additional
tons of stuff that might have built
roads, but wouldn't make fires. They
paid the coal producers for this ma
terial. say, Sl00, 100000. Then they
paid them. say, sl5O,O00OO for the
good coal that was rendered useless
by the dirt and refuse that was
with II
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Kills Girl and Self in
University of Georgia

ATHENS, Ga, Jan. 3o.-ln a dorri-
tory room on the University of Georgia
campus early to-day James johnson
shot and killed Belle Hill, a girl of
eighteen years, and then killed himself
Johnson and the girl arrived here
last night. Thomas Holiday, stu
dent, took johnson and the girl to the
room he shared with two other boys.
The three students testified to-day
that the couple told them they were on
their way tc be married and wanted
place to spend few hours until train
time
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

coal pool, which would create a supply
on which the administrators could draw
for increased requirements and partic-
ular emergencies. If there was still
not enough coal to supply the essential
industries, on-essential industries
could be curtailed Even then, there
might be a shortage, but the burden
cral shutdown would be necessary The
consumers would also relieve the situa-
ton by creating quality Standards
Finally, they would enforce the law