davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
REMEMBER THE TUscANIA

Sinking of the British steamer Tus-
eania, used as a transport for Ameri-
tan troops, will prove by far the
worst days work in the whole infer
nal program of German frightfulness.
1t will be one of the greatest boom
erangs of the war.
Remember The Tuscania," is de-
stined to take its place as a battle
slogan. just as Remember the
Maine" did. Remember The Tus-
CANA" viii fire and inspire the Ameri-
can soldiers as they go over the top
with bayonets fixed and jaws set to
make the world safe for democracy
and to avenge the deaths of their
brethren in arms on the Tuscania.
The torpedoing of the Tuscania,
reckoned as one of the fortunes of
war, brought home to many lethargic
Americans the grim fact that this
country is at war and aroused the
whole nation. There is more deter
mination than ever to beat the Ger
man militarists to their knees. There
probably was great joy in Berlin
when news was received of the sink
ing of the transport, even as the pitt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

full cries of the helpless mothers and
babies who went down with the Lusi-
tania was music to German ears. But
They Shall Pay"
IT there were any soldiers in the
camps and cantonments whose whole
hearts, minds and spirits were not in
this war, the torpedoing of the Tus-
cania has removed all of their misgiv-
ings and their eagerness to get to the
avenging battle line has been multi
piled a hundred-fold.
Many of the soldiers on the Tus-
cania had never been to sea before,
but they knew how to die at sea.
They behaved like brave men. There
was no panic. Above the shouting ID
orders, the kissing of steam and the
surging of the sea there rose from
the lips of the American soldiers the
inspiring strains of THE Star Span
gled Banner"-the last message from
men being ushered into the Great Be-
yond to their brother soldiers. They
knew and the world knows that the
men who follow The Star Spang1ec
Banner" will exact full atonement for
the Tuscania.
Remember The Tuscania."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

| This Illuminating remark carried
neither information nor novelty to the
American War Department. Every
act of that department has been to
show that in this war officers will
only be appointed by merit and hold
their places by service. Every day
officers are denoted and every day
they are promoted, never in the world
was there such a chance for Ameri-
can soldiers of real ability as this wal
offers.
The men of natural genius and
above all, of unhagging application
are sure to rise from the ranks to
positions of command, and every SEN
ator and Representative in Congress
will not be able to keep his rank for
that officer, be he second lieutenant or
general, who is unable to care for his
men in camp, to lead them in the field,
and to see to it that all the officers
under him discharge their duties with
intelligence and military precision.
One of the greatest single geniuses
Of the Civil War was Nathan Bedford
Forrest. His record and his achieve
ments demonstrate his extraordinary
natural genius for military affairs, but
the world remembers best Grant and
Lee, two men who cultivated their
powers with unremitting energy and
who brought to bear on their tasks in
defadgable perseverance. The Grant
and Lee of this war have not yet been
discovered, but they will emerge, and
this much we may say of them, they
will certainly come from that body of
men who work all the time, and if
they are not mon CONS" when they
niration for the non CONS" when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Continued from preceding page-)
the wocK of laundering the clothes of
the Funston soldiers ESQ people are
employed. About $50 of these are
women, rs per cent of whom are eth
er wives or relatives of soldiers. In
each instance in the employment of
help the soldiers relatives are given
plcyes live at Manhattan. Junction
City and Army City They come to
Camp Funston each morning on spe-
ciai cars on the interurban road The
greatest of care is taken to furnish
these women with comfortable quar-
teIS ana their work is made as pleas
am as possible.
The machinery of the big plant is
driven with electric. power and is of
the best type obtainable from the
laundry manufacturing markets The
machinery equipment includes 12S
modern Hoffman pressing machines;
twenty-five 40X90-inch latest type
Adams washing machines; thirty-six
30-inch extractors or wringers; nine
large type dry room tumblers for the
proper drying of clothes; four motor
driven flat work ironers; twenty
motor driven washing machines; four
$50 horsepower boilers and many
other machines needed in a big plant
of this kind.
1t is possible for much work to be
done by machinery, which is accom-
plished in other large laundries by
workmen.
The laundry business constitutes one
of the most practicable industries in
which the big army trucks can be
used to a good advantage. Were it
not for these trucks the work would
be greatly increased. The Funston
laundry has nine big trucks in opera
ton all the time in taking up and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
353 INFANTRY NOTES
BY RICHARD C. KRoEGER.


Bishop James A. Wise, of Topeka,
spoke before a large and enthusiastic
audience of soldiers in the Kansas
building of the 353rd infantry, Sunday
night. comparing the present spirit
and status of the American soldier
with the precepts and injunctions set
forth by Christ two thousand years
ago.
The bishop addressed the men in
his usual vehement and forceful man
ner dominating the evening thru his
own positive personality as well as
thru the matter of his speech.
I'VE in this crisis of today" said the
bishop, ARE serving as the justifica-
ton and result of Christ's teachings,
for we are striving now to fulfil the
prophecy that all men are on an equal
basis, and that the right shall event
ually triumph. This right must eX-
tend to women and children as well
as to men, and such atrocities as are
today being committed by the Ger
mans must be checked even at the
great sacrifice of many thousands of
lives.
"Our mission must not become SIM
pity one CT personal antagoniSm. but
the salvation of the innocents, the wo-
men and children who are being ruth
lessly attacked. must always be before
us. The children. hallowed by Christ,
living in his spirit and teachings, no
matter how humble. shall be kept
from harm and set before US as an
ideal of purity.
I'VE are all of one class. of one sta
tion and humbleness in this war for
right, and we must lift out our hands
to the suffering, just as Christ did"
In addition to the Bishops talk, a
program of music by the Regimental
bard under the leadership of Sergeant
Meyers. brought the evening to i hap
py conclusion.
AS a triumphal elimination to the
successful events of the division of
Washington's birthday the entertain
ment in the Kansas building of the
353rd infantry during the evening was
the acme of perfection.
Those who missed the delightful
production offered by the men of the
353rd and the small but efficient
troupe of negroes from the Ninety
second division may we'll regret the
loss, for the laughter and applause of
the appreciatiYe audience was COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
THE NON-CON

Long before Waterloo Europe
found that the backbone of the army
was the 'non-com" And what Wei
lington proved Kipling described.
Take any story you choose about the
British army, from Kipling's pen, and
you will see that in defeat or victory,
on march, in cantonment, in trench,
or in attack, it is the "non-com" that
makes OF mars the success of the
movement. Woe to that regiment, "
said Kipling, whose sergeants are
not on the job"
Today what Kipling told his read
ers is become the common knowledge
of the world. Two years ago not one
man in a hundred knew or cared any
thing about the duties of a sergeant.
Today 1000, 900 families in this coun-
try have sons in the army and those
sons are either sergeants or they are
officers or privates. Around the ser
geant evolves the life of the company,
and from the sergeants have come
some OF the greatest generals.
The brilliant and Inflated Hector
Mcdonald was British sergeant be-
fore he was British general. So
was General Sir William Robertson,
the British chief of staff. and so will
be that unknown general who is now
wearing his sergeant's chevrons in
America or Over There" And Gen
eral Pershing knows it too. He has
written clearly and decisively to say
that the American officers must be
up TO his responsibility.
A German writer recently sneered
at Mr.. Bakers statement that there
were now 10000 officers in America
by saying that anybody could sew
epaulettes on soldier, but it took
years of training to make an officer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02


the s the
mi
bloaks coal detale well their
becaus they happen to be ackwafntt with sum muyels -,
in
of
hassu
to
to to
themor maik remark abb lie o
to
havet
do it that disturb becaus will
al
pile sideing
mea
witch
hear till drive on they is mother waggin to load
report elus
shovuling witch
mine why a. be
aya me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

with apologies to Leader Guthrie.)
papers were led astray. No, there's
been no change and Sergeants Faber
and Lockhart are still the bands head
men. Guthrie is mass song leader
and accompanies the band on their
trips-and he's good company, too
Topeka business men certainly de-
serve a word of appreciation from the
bandsmen, who, by the way. were ac-
corded a most hearty reception in
their city last Sunday. Topeka's doors
and it's peoples hospitality is really
great. We played a concert there to
$500 people in the afternoon, and a
more responsive and appreciative au-
dience would be hard to find. The
business men threw open the doors of
their club rooms and furnished a fine
dinner. Hereafter their rooms will be
open every Sunday to soldiers on
leave. Topeka is In class A 1 with
BAL F. A. bandsmen.
Lots of things are not so bad as they
are sometimes painted. Out of the
dozen or more band boys who have
lately been interned at the base hos
pital, there hasn't been a fatality. All
the men appreciate the good treat
ment they got while there and wonder
where the hardship stories of hospital
life sprang from.
We had swell enough dinner the
22nd to remind US it was Washington
birthday and we appreciated the ex-
tras furnished on that day.
If you are anxious to know when
the war will end, ask Shorty"
Williams-he's posted ana knows just
how much he's going to take part in
the world struggle.
Nearly all the bandsmen have
smileage books and are finding good
use for them. Corporal Center DIS
tributed several which he received
from his home town for the boys"
Somebody said this wind was a sign
of spring-weil. it's spring most of the
time then and spring with ven
geance Monday.
Did you hear the mass band last
Friday? Four artillery bands were
massed, making a 100-piece organiZa-
ton, and we made some noise, too!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Observation-Disclosures
Jim Gets S'lrnportentest DETAIL"
BY OUR OWN RING w. LARDNER
Observation-Disclosures,

well al of ben wandering often why it is that
they allweighs put me on the most mportent detaes
sutch as of ben of times & just this wk
the importentest of them all detale they is
ust of telling to svillain why coal detaile
is the importentest in the hole armie becaus
sivlains know sumthing about coal these days only
not crate deal about it from LIST hard evadunce
but crate deal from heresay sents lot is printit
about it in news pappers other papers. the only
weigh you can RELY know about anything is to
see it & of coarse you other sivillains
mulch coal.
that's the reezun why my bean coal detale
is sine that am pickt out for the importentest
detale becaus it is to be the coal these
days when evan the pres of the U of S is thinking
about COAL know al four this detale al
you don't wear the nifty soldger close that
into the sity in but in the stead a pare blue
colored Jumpers witch hide everything about the
soldger uniform but the end of the 1egings & the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
SPORTS

The camp is sending a relay team
to Kansas City today Saturday to
compete with Coach Schulte's team
from Missouri university. The event
will be held under the auspices of the
Kansas City Athletic club. E. ]. Rem
lex and ]. e. Daggy of the o. T. c.;
Lieut. Grant Wyatt of the $40 Field
artillery, and Lieut.. F. J. Bailey of
the "a Machine Gun battalion, COM
pose the team. The first three were
stars as relay runners at Missouri uni
versluy and they are eager to trim the
alma mater. This team won the only
event accredited to Camp Funston in
the athletic meet with the Aggies at
Manhattan recently. The relay team
will be accompanied to Kansas City
by Lieut. Ben Baumber of the British
mission. who is taking a bayonet
squad of twelve men to put on an ex-
hibition btween the athletic events of
the day.
Lieutenant Boucher of the French
mission exhibited a few grenadiers at
the basketball game between Missouri
and the Aggies Wednesday.
The Camp Funston soccer team goes
to Arma, Kansas, March aid for
two games with bunch of hard
boiled coal miners.
The basketball five has a game
scheduled with the Missouri State Nor
NAL AZ Maryville, Mo-, March 1 and
another with the St. Joseph Olive
street team for March 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

The Colored Division has been
strong for basketball The league
worked out a schedule by battalions.
Both the K of c. building and the Y.
NJ. c. A. were used for this purpose.
Now the boys are getting ready for
baseball There is shortage of
equipment. at the present time. Here
is an opportunity for some one with
a philanthropic turn of mind to do a
good turn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Shorty Williams has been the vic
tim of a real swell affair lately,
the result of neuralgia, but he's been
up and a-comin' all the time and didn't
miss the Topeka trip nor any of the
work OF preparation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Owing TO a mistake in printing, the
programs for last Friday nights con-
cert at Manhattan contained the name
of Charles Guthrie as band director,
and consequently the Manhattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

| Sergeant Lockhart stayed in To-
peka till Monday evening on business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
341 F. A. BAND NOTES
RY cRIsPIN ]. WEBB.


Musicians Smith and Webb were
guests Sunday for supper at the Henry
Hermse7 home in Topeka. Mr.. Herm-
sen is putting in a forty-chair barber
shop on the zone at cost OF about
$4,000 and expects to move his fam
i.y to Manhattan to reside He expects
to be ready for business March L
The mea are ready right now.
Gene Stuchbery enjoyed visit
with his parents in Topeka Sunday.
Sergeant Dusky and Musicians
Jenhomme and Stanley played with
the 342nd F. A band at Marysville
Saturday.
The baseball enthusiasts are trying
to hasten the coming of spring-Brad-
shaw and Roberts, for instance.
Private Olson was taken to the base
hospital Saturday with humps and
consequently the saxophone quartet
numbers had to be omitted from the
Topeka program Sunday. Olson plays
tenor sax and is missed from our or
ganiZation.
Private Coles left Friday for his
home near Sterling on a furlough OF
ten days. Private Doud and Corporal
Durand are also away on passes.
Sergeant Lockhart stayed in To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

The baseball enthusiasts are trying
to hasten the coming of spring-Brad-
shaw and Roberts, for instance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Nearly all the bandsmen have
smileage books and are finding good
use for them. Corporal Center dis
tributed several which he received
from his home town for the boys"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

In some of the barracks perhaps as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

If you are anxious to know whel
the war will end, ask Shorty
williams-he's posted ana knows jus
how much he's going to take part il
the world struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Gene Stuchbery enjoyed visit
with his parents in Topeka Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Somebody said this wind was a sign
of spring-weil, it's spring most of the
time then and spring with ven
geance Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

Did you hear the mass band last
Friday? Four artillery bands were
massed, making a 100-piece organiza-
ton and We made some" noise, too!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

We had swell enough dinner the
22nd to remind US it was Washington
birthday and we appreciated the ex-
tras furnished on that day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02
A GREAT LAUNDRY

Continued from preceding page.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

In addition to the Glee club of fifty
voices, led by Lieut.. E. B. Abner, there
is the crack band of the 317th SAM
tary train of twenty pieces, conducted
by Lieut. Bates. Its members are do
ing splendid work and their concerts
add not a little to the general good
spirits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

The Y. M. c. A. No. Bible class
has organized an orchestra of twenty
five pieces. under the direction of Pri-
vate Shapiro, very fine violinist OF
exceptional ability.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18
Alfredo Gonzales

The high compliment paid to
this gehtleman's record for the
past term as county assessor was
something to be proud of, when
at the recent Republican con-
vention he was re.nominated to
succeed himself 10 this import
ant office,
The books in his office show
how accurate and precise the
work has been done, and invites
inspection. Mr.. Gonzales is
we'll known throughout the coun-
ty and he solicts the support of
all Lincoln County people re-
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18
Died at His Post

Paul j. Cash, a brother to Mrs.
Frank Quincy is listed among
the dead at the battle front. Mr..
Cash was a machine gun OPP
orator, and his position was one
in which the most danger was
encountered. A machine gun OPP
orator is a target for the sharp
shooters, and If he escapes
through an engagement it is
nothing short of a miracle.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18
Master Mechanic Kimbell
Here Wednesday

Master Mechanic j.. F. Kim.
bell came in on No. 4 Wednes-
day and departed on No. /
Thursday morning. We are al
ways gladdened by visits from
this sociable. warm hearted gen.
tleman, and to say that Carrizozo
misses him sorely as a resident,
would be putting it lightly.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18

CARELESS of former party follow
wings and points to his past re-
cord in office as a foundation
for his request for your support.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18
METHODIST CHURCH
-lReY Lewelling. Pastor


The mayors proclamation
for the preservation Of
health, which we are anxious to
observe carefully prevents us
from having our regular services
however, we are not idle during
this time. We are doing what
we can to relieve the suffering
and comfort the sorrowing. If
there is anything | can do for
you, regardless of who you are,
command me.
Headquarters for Eats" of
al kinIc -Dakt,, 4. uobI,
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18
Good Old Time
Wrestling Match

As to what started il, we are
unable to explain, but one day
this week two of Carrizozo's old
time residents engaged in a
friendly wrestling match that
furnished a good lot of amuse-
ment for their friends who hap
pened to be on 4th street at the
time this amusing incident was
pulled off.
They began operations just in
side of the alley entrance be-
hind the Carrizozo Trading Co.
and worked their way across 4th
street into the alley between
Rolland's Drug Store and the
Lincoln State Bank before the
contest was decided. During the
engagement all sorts of wrest-
ling stunts were performed.
Half Nelson's. Full Nelson's, Hip
lock, Ankle-break, Throat lock,
and every other feat one could
think Of common to the wrest-
ling game was performed in the
friendly struggle. There is some
talk of another engagement in
the near future. and front seats
are in ready demand
Mucho Shivaree
Was it Tuesday or Wednesday
morning? we hardly know which,
for citizens were aroused from
their slumbers about midnight,
by weird uncanny sounds, like
the grewsome janglings of n Fiji
Jamboree. On investigation il
was fond to be a good natured
set Of merrymakers, who seemed
TO be determined to have some
fun at the expense of some Of
their friends who had surprised
them by having the Nuptial Knot
tied the day before. 1t is said,
by those in a position to know,
that the newlyweds were given
a JOY wide, and returned to their
dwelling place in safety.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-18

Best equipped Ford shop in
the state. - Western Garage
Evening journal., 1918-10-22
HEALTH CONDITIONS
.CLEARUP IN NEWARK
Industrial Camp Soldiers to
be Sent Away
This Week
SECRETARY OF STATE
MUCH IMPROVED

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Oct. 22.-Newark is grad
ually getting back 10 normal health
conditions. While there are stlll a
large number OF persons IN there have
been few new influenza cases for the
past few days. The Industrial Train
Ing Camp Is nearly clear OF the dis
ease although the quarantine is stlll
on. Most OF the 200 men who have been
In the camp since September 4, will
leave the latter part OF this week for
various cantonments In, different sec
tions OF the country.
Delaware College students who en-
rolled In the Students Army Training
Camp are being inducted into the sery-
ice individually as they return 90 New
ark. College viii either open the latter
part Of this week or Monday OF next
week from present indications. The
government recently extended the time
FOR the students 10 be inducted into
the service because OF the college being
closed.
Secretary OF State Everett C. John
son who has been m with the intlu-
enza for two weeks is much improved
and has been able TO get 10 his Ofilce az
the Newark Post for q short time.
Miss Agnes Medlll, who has been IN
with pneumonia was not so well this
morning as she had been for several
days but her condition Is not alarming.