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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
INSURANCE TAKEN
Remarkable Success OF the Campaign,
s211, ZOO, 900 Written.

On last Saturday night insurance
apulications to the total of $21O,974,-
500 had been received in the offlce OF
Capt. Joseph E. Brown, division 1nsure
ance officer. Some 26.89S applications
had been received from individual SOL
diers: These figures, however, include
between 5000 and 10000 applications
foe additional Insurance.. instances
where the men changed their mind
about the value of securing protection
an. asked for more. On Tuesday,
when this was written. the last day for
applying for insurance, flood of ap-
plioations were being received Cap
tain Brown declined to make an esti-
mate of what the total will be. altho
it is believed that the sum will reach
$215, 100000 and perhaps more. Cap
tain Brown does estimate that fully
s5 per cent of the enlisted men and Of
ficers of the camp have applied for in
sursnce and that the average applica-
ton is $4,000
That so great a proportion of the Of
ficers and men have applied for insur-
ance is striking evidence of the force
of the campaign instituted by Captain
Brown and his assistants. After the
fully explained to the men of the divi-
sion there were some who exhibited
indifference. These were given special
advice in insurance advantages. Lieut.
L. w. Hazard, assistant insurance Off
Ger, wrote a two-act insurance sketch
and this was presented to the men by
the Morgan-Wallace players. A mo-
ton picture show on the subject was
shown at the different Y buildings
Private Rohlfing of the 354 infantry
former cartoonist on the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. was detailed to the
insurance office and his timely car
tocns added much to the strength of
the appeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
MY ARMY LIFE.

1 enlisted in Chicago,
And sure was full of pep
l started out and worked ike sin
To make myself rep"
After waiting full three months or more
Then said goodbye to all my friends
And started on my way.
l arrived in camp at Funston
At midnight one cold night,
An Ice cold shower greeted me
And started me off right
Next day ] got my full dress suit
OF overalls and Jumper blue
To wear on all occasions
Until Uncle Sammy gave me new.
Right then I started drilling,
i climbed and reclimbed hills all day
1t sure was tough at first
But after a few weeks passed along,
And / gradually got tough,
L didn't mind the hills at all
In fact l couldn't get enough.
Soon they cut out my outside drilling
Much TO my regret
one half Lour in the morning
Is all the exercise l get
The rest of my time went to studying
The things I'll later need
Telegraphy. French and map reading,
And I'm sure hitting up some speed.
1t won't be very much longer now
When some night about half past four,
I'll be called and told to hustle
Off to France In one hour more.
Corporal H. D. Lennon, 314th F. s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

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men the
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pickchoor sumhng got
in
good this al has to be took like kid with
well al their 67 in this mashen gum the sarnt ed Tor
with they better IN the
majority of
in the
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find the other got all the back as good though
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
CAMP COMMENT

BY SERGT. GEO. c. ADRIANCE.
1t is a splendid sight to stand on
the elevated entrance to Y. NJ. c. A.
headquarters and watch the men and
equipage of the 340th field artillery
pass by. The column will easily
reach from Army City to Packers
Camp. Officers and men carry them
selves well and seem proud of their
organization. The 340th has a fine
bunch of horses that look well cared
for and carefully groomed. Bill Ho-
henzollern will hear from this outfit
little later on.
Mumps. Mumps are-mumps is
singular or plural. which? Orderly
Quinn, who stands at my elbow. says
the noun is plural You have a
mump on either side, don't you?" he
asks. l give it to Quinn. At any rate
humps have appeared in plural num-
bers at Camp Funston and have played
havoc with the training schedules of
many organizations. 1t must be a Sc
we're strain upon the facilities of the
base hospital but that unit seems to
be able to take care of the stream of
patients, We hear that the disease is
quite prevalent over the state of Kan
sas-
That was remarkably generous
action on the part of the city council
of Denver. Colo. Denver has by ordi-
nance provided for the payment of the
premium on $1,000 worth of insurance
to each man who was at the time of
his enlistment a citizen of that city
Bulletin No. Sc, headquarters Eighty
ninth division. provides that those
wishing to take advantage of this
magnanimous offer may make applica-
ton thru their company commanders
for refund on $1,000 worth of the
insurance they may have taken The
application should state, among other
things, to whom the soldier wishes this
refund made.
Those genial military police! Those
boys of the eagle eyei Somebody said
that eternal vigilance is the price of
human liberties. 1t takes a vigilant
soldier to preserve his liberty in the
presence of these provo boys of the
arm bands. Their favorite hunting
ground, the streets of Army City. the
Zone and the interurban cars. they are
trained to see soldier salute with one
hand in his overcoat pocket at ten
blocks. In the course of events the
nene of the careless soldier is then
taken and reported thru his regi-
mental headquarters to his company
commander. 1t doesn't pay to give
the wrong address at all. These sta
tistical clerks have ways of finding
you out that you know not of. One
smart alec gave his correct name but
the letter of another company within
z&s own regiment. Brilliant work. The
soilowing delinquencies were reported
for the month of January: $40 field
artillery, IL: BAL field artillery. a;
$40 field artillery. I; $40 machine
gun battalion. 4; 341 machine gun
battalion. 10; S42 machine gun bat
TALON 2; 353 infantry. s.; 3o4 in
fantry. 10; 355 infantry. 81; 356
infantry. Is: 1874 depot brigade. 4;
quartermaster corps. IL; S14 am
raunition train. I; 314 field signal bat
talon, 8; 314 sanitary train, 6: 314
engineers, 4; 314 supply train, Il;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

While here Mr.. Taft was entertained
by the camp commander, Brig. Gen.
Frank l. VIM. Monday evening at
9 o'clock an informal reception was
held in his honor at the Y. M. C. A. audi
torium to which the entire personnel
of the officers of the cantonment was
invited. Refreshments were served
from two Y. M. c. A. huts built in imi-
tation of those employed by the as
sociation in France. The young ladies
of the Y w. C. A. served coffee and
sundries just as the boys are being
served behind the lines of the west
ern front by Y workers today. This
is the first opportunity that the
officers of the cantonment have had
to enjoy the hospitality of the in a
general social event, and 1000 were in
attendance to do honor to the distin-
guished guest and to enjoy the favor
of the association.
Mr. Taft made five addresses in all.
The former president was at his best
in this series of speeches. He has
thrown his whole soul into the educa-
ton of the American people and its
soldiers in the cause and purposes of
the great war. He was given very
thoughtful and attentive hearing at
each of his speeches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
HELP Is READY
Appeals Wanted from Any Needy
Soldiers Family.

Camp Funston soldiers whose peo-
pie at home are left in Strengthened
circumstances due to their induction
into the service will be interested in q
recent announcement by the Red
Cross to the effect that that organiza-
ton stands ready to give aid to such
homes.
All local and reviewing boards did
not adopt the same method of pro-
cedure in passing on claims for ex-
emption and there are instances where
the enlistment of the soldier has with
out doubt caused actual distress at
home. The government has tried In
deed to alleviate this condition by Q
schedule of family allowance but the
government does not have the time to
give each Individual case the atten-
ton that peculiar conditions might
in and volunteers to aid. In a recent
circular issued by the Bureau of Camp
Service this announcement is made:
"AIl soldiers whose folks at home
need aid are invited to write to the
Field Director. American Red Cross.
Camp Funston or to call on him In
person at Red Cross Headquarters,
building 305, and he will promptly re-
port the cases to the Home Chapters
which stand ready to give needed re-
lief"
No soldier whose people at home
are actually suffering or are in want,
need hesitate to take this matter up
thru the channels. In fact a soldier.
whose very life itself is pledged to
the cause of the American people.
has an undoubted right to claim the
protection of his home community for
those he loves. This is not charity in
the ordinary sense. 1t is simply union
to fight the foes of humanity at every
turn in the road. whether in an Amer
lean cross roads village or at tho
Rhine Marine Canal
The bulletin further urges all SUP
ply officers turnout the Camp to in
form the Field Director. Mr.. Percy
Hagerman, of knitted goods needed b.
the men in their organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
TAFT RECEPTION
Former President Makes Five Ad-
dresses at Funston.

Hon. William H Taft, former presi-
dent of the United States. was the
guest of Camp Funston Monday and
Tuesday as reported elsewhere. The
ex-president was here under the aus
pices of the national war work coun-
Gil of the Y. NJ. c. A, for whom he is
making a series of speeches in a num-
Der of the cantonments and camps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
Jim Doesn't Care For "Mdsheen" Guns
BY OUR OWN RING w. LARDNER

well al they is awefull lot of inhuents beam
brought to beare from captens of other
compnies & other outfits which want me to belong
to them are trying to get me away from wear II
am but CUES lie stay pryvat in the infant tree
not joyn other crowds. / of tried out the
masheen gum cumpny but decide it that it wasenti
quiet the thing becaus their is moar deaths among
the masheen gunner than any elts fgger that
the guvment wants to live long possibel
as can be of more ust to it than If got kild.
off in the LIST chardge & woodent be avaiabel any
moar. the longer live the moar germans can
kill & i want to get my hunderd huns with the
rest of them not just 1 or 2 but hunderd moar
they of put me the rest of the cumpny that's
too vallyubel to keep in 1 cumpny & not pass us
around everybody work what they
call the dispentsabel list witch menes that are
to be past around & show other outfits how they
aught to be
was taken from this list & put in the masheen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

wouldn't this army be great
If we never had reveille
II we never had to drill
If we never had to do X. p.
II we never had to be r. o.
If we never had to stand guard.
If we never had inspection
If every day was Sunday
If every day was PAY DAY
If We never had any wheatless days
If we never had any meat,ess days
Oh, Boy. If there never any kaiser.
Now tell me. wouldn't this army be great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

Major Jens E. Stedje,~ attached to
the 353d Infantry is under orders to
report to the commanding officer.
164th depot brigade, for special assign
ment relative to the preliminary train
ing of the newly received men. Captain
English, formerly a commanding Of
ficer in the depot brigade, late captain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

Checkers and THE Three Guards
men, have taken the place of ducks
Wild in Ambulance Company 355
since Captain 4Cavaness suspected that
boys who were fed on army mess
would not contest frantically for little
beans unless they could be cashed in
later for something more rare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
HUGE INDEMNITY.
German Newspaper Places the Sum at
Five Billion Rubles

LONDON, April 10.-Reuter' Mos
COW correspondent quotes the editor of
the German newspaper Nolkerfuede,
published in Petrograd by the Soviet,
as declaring at meeting of representa-
tivcs of Maximalists and commercial
and industrial interests III Petrograd
that the time was approaching for be-
ginning to indemnify German subjects
for losses incurred by them through
the war, in accordance with the Brest
Ldtovsk peace treaty. The govern
ment, the speaker added, estimated the
sum at 100000 900 rubles.
The correspondent also reports NJ.
( l'adek, one of the Bolshevik delegates
/ to the recent peace conference, as say.
I ing the government was looking for
ward to the reopening of the Russo
| German frontier and the flow of Rus
sian raw material into Germany, anG
that it would shortly decree a state
monopoly in order to safeguard Rus
sian trade
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
PEARY SAVED BY
BLOOD TRANSMISSION
Operation Performed on Noted Arctic
Explorer at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.

WASHINGTON. April l0-Rcar Al.
miral Robert f. Pcary, the noted Are
tie explorer, after undergoing last Sat.
urday the operation Of TRANSMISSION of
blood j. nj his home and greatly in
creased in strength and rapidly on the
way 10 full recovery.
The malady which required the oper.
alton was pernicious anemin, which the
admiral S physicians said would stead
ily reduce his physical strength and
lead 70 death After experiments with
the blood of other subjects which
failed Of success DR.. Frank y. Hart
man IL the naval medical school placed
himself ~ the service Of the surgeons
and last Saturday pin; of his blood
was transtuscd into the veins of AL
miral Prary. Tho operation was per
formed at the Georgetown University
hospital hy Lieutenant. Commander II
y. Strinc Of the naval hospital. Yes
tcrday the patient was removed to hi
home, 1874 Wyoming avenue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

admit too great dissatisfaction with
its work. Bernard NJ Baruch, chair
man of the war industries board, is
known to favor change in the
methods of airplane construction, and
such an organization rs will leave to
military officers the duty Of fighting
and to the civilians the task of supply
ing them with munitions. The pro-
posed plan also would relieve of much
of his responsibilities in connection
with airplane productions Major Cen
eral George 0. Squier, chief of the
signal service. Mr. Potter for some
time has assisted the purchasing de.
partment of the aircraft production
board,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

WASHINGTON, April lot is real
lied mere that unless the situation at
Nladiyostok is handled with the great
est tact, grave and far-reaching trouble
may lie expected. There has been no
official report on the statement Of
Lcuiue. the Bolshevik premier, that
Russia might declare war on Japan be
cause OF the landing of japanese
troops at the Siberian port, but the
news in press dispatches occasioned no
surprise. 1t has been assumed that
German influences were working I'M
ceasingly to bring about an open rup-
ture between tho Bolshevik and Rus
STA Is former allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
PERSONAL.

Mrs II. f. Bascom, milliner, returned
yesterday from a trip to New York.
Miss Alma johnson Is assisting as
clerk in Houghton & Simonds's store.
Mrs T. j. Dcnning is i'll in her home
on Walnut street, threatened with
pneumonia.
Sergeant Harold Boyd and Carl
Noesteh are here from Camp Wads
worth, Spartanburg, s. c., on Is
days furlough.
George Billings of Hatfield, Mass,
was visitor in town yesterday, be-
ing registered at the Brooks House
| over last night
Mrs. Julius ]. Estey is in Washing
ton, ID. c., this week attending the ma
tional council, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution.
/ Miss Pearle MCGEE and cousin, Miss
Helen Niece, have returned from a
week 5 vacation in Moulton and Water
bury. this state.
Mrs T, NJ. May and daughter, Miss
Edna, of Greenfield were guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs C. A. Wright at
the Bradley farm.
Miss Erma Rate has taken posi-
tion in the Office of the Pure bred
Live Stock Sales company in the
American building.
Dr.. and Mrs. A. l. Miller and daugh
ter, Rosabel, left this morning by auto
mobile for Washington, D. c., to visit
$ Lieut. Wells B. Miller
Mrs. Addie Piper, who makes he
home with her brother, Irving Miller
III West Brattleboro, is guest of Mrs
, o. H. Stickney of High street.
q J. Dorr Bradley of Chicago, who ha'
been III town on business several day
and was a guest in the home of Mrs
George w. Tyler, left yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leonard 0
Nlnsted, Conn, who were guests Q
% Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Scott fe'
days, have returned to their home.
Mr. and Mrs E. G. Frost went Nor
l. day afternoon to Worcester, Mass
y where they will make their home. The
h goods have been shipped to that cit,
i Miss Evelyn Harris returned yeste
~ day morning to New York, after ha'
w ing spent the Easter vacation in to~
h with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chari'
RI 4. Harris of North street.
of Abbott Richmond will take a pos
ton with the Vermont Auto Sal
company. He will move his fami
OIL here Friday from Dummerston, oceup
50 ing the Sanders house on Frost stree
- Mrs. c. E. Mann returned today
90 Wardsboro on account of the critic
illness of her sister, Mrs. E. l.. Pix
- with pneumonia. Mrs. Mann came
her home here Monday to remain
short time.
6s
70 II. r. Cole of Walnut street visit
"a over Sunday with Mrs. Cole al
SO daughter in Springfield, Mass, Nj
81 Cole has been visiting relatives
- Springfield and is detained there
"a account of the illness of her daught'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

CHICAGO. April 10.-Ncws of the
arrest of Won ITaagsmar was received
with interest here by little woman,
with pathetic brown eyes. She Is Mrs.
Nellie Hallcnder, his divorced wife.
81 always thought something like
that, were her first words when she
read that Halleuder had been taken
~ Salt Lake. 1--WE were married seven
years ago and he left me two years
later she said. AT that period the
world at large knew nothing of Gen.
Won Iiiud"nburg, but my husband did.
lie referred TO him frequently as a
friend and claimed to hear from him
at times. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

garian embassy. better known in the
West as Chauneey Iallendcr, expert
telegraphcr, was held here yesterday
for the department of justice. having
been brought from Prescott, Ariz.. by
a United States marshal II is alleged
IIaagsmar attempted to reach Mexico,
where it is said he was making ar
arrangements to establish radio station
through which to furnish secret Ger
man agents with information of mill
tary movements in the United States.
Won Haagsmar will be interned at
Fort Douglas as dangerous enemy
alien.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
NEW AIRPLANE HEAD.
w. c. Potter to Have Charge of Con-
structton in u. S.

WASHINGTON, April l0.-Virtnal
displacement Of the aircraft produc
ton board and appointment of viii
liam c. Potter Of New York, formerly
with the Guggenheim interests, so iii
rect the production of airplanes is I'M
dcrstood here TO be the solution of the
airplaae middle. The President has
authority TO abolish the board, but
probably will not exercise it, as TO do
SO would be to humiliate the board and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
PERSONAL.

Frank A. Dimes is confined to the
house on account Of bruises received
Sunday, when he was thrown from his
motorcycle on Canal street. He was
rendered unconscious. DR.. Harry P.
Greene took him home i'll the doctor q
automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
PERSONAL.

AIR. and Mrs. Charles II. Palmer re-
turned last night from visit in Phil
adelphia in the home of Rev. and Mrs.
G. E. Toukinson. Mr.. Palmer re-
turned to his work in the store OF the
DunhaM Brothers company this morn
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
BEATEN At GREENFIELD.
Masonic Team 48 Points Behind the
Northampton All Stars.

The Masonic Stars, with two substi-
tutes in the lineup, were defeated by
IS points when they tackled the North
ampton Stars on the Wilcox alleys in
Greenfield last evening. Tony Regal,
formerly one of the crack bowlers of
Brattlchoro, was captain of the Meadow
city aggregation. B. Bozzo of North
ampton took double honors with high
single of III and three string total of
Sol.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
Method In It.

Friend-Why do you make that pa
tient wait two hours every day in the
ante-roomf
Doctor-He needs rest and that is
the only way l can compel him to tale
it. 9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
WAR ON JAPAN.
Ienino Bolshegik Premier, Make.
Thraat in q Speech at Moscow.

MOSCOW, April lo.-NiEolai Leninc,
She Bolsheyil, premier, in speech here
yesterday said that possibly Russia
would have 20 declare war on japan in
connection with the landing Of Japan
csc troops az Eladivostok.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10

United States mints in 1911! made in{
000, 900 new coins. - 80 :. !
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
\ orthamnton Stars.
Masonic Stars.

454 APT 443-l,324
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-10-12

or arrange the cropping system
that the required oat acreage can
be put in at the right time in the
fall. This, for the section when
suffers most from winter-killing,
is during September.
More fertile and better drained
soils should also be selected for
oats. Whenever oats suffer from
wlnter-freezing. that is, whenever
Wlnter-kllling is a general or ma
terial obstacle to the growing Of
oats they should be put in by the
openfurroW method. In some
sections this method has wisely
become quite general, especially
since three-row drills have been
put on the market for seeding
between the rows of crops like
cotton. But in many sections oats
are seriously damaged each year
by winterfreezing, and stu
farmers persist in their refusal to
use this method Of seeding, which
has proved its worth as a means
of very largely preventing winter
killing. 1t is the best method of
sowin" oats in the northern third
and probably in the northern half
of the cotton growing area, even
when the land has been prepared
as for<the ordinary seed drill. and
for putting oats. or other grain,
between the cotton rows it is the
only practical implement, especial
ly where winter-killing of oats
takes place.
The scarcity of feeds. especially
from Alabama westward. makes
it highly important that the oat
acreage seeded this fall be large,
but it is of doubtful wisdom to sow
oats in the northern third Of the
cotton growing area unless they
are put in early with the open fur
row drill.-The Progressive Far
mer