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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
Platoon Left Behind
Still Held On.
Rescued When Their Comrades
Counter Attacked.
GIVE AID TO FRENCH FORCES
Yanks Help Their Allies Re.
store the Marne Line.
Two Companies, Surrounded.
Fought Their Way Out.
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

With the Americans on the Marine
July IT (s:44 a. m.)-American
troops, having thrown the Germans
back across the Marine on their sector
east of Chateau Thierry, are aiding the
French to clear the enemy from the
south bank farther to the eastward.
Cooperating with the French. the
Americans have partially cleared
Condo wood and have taken Hill 231
and the village of La Chappelle-Mon
thodon.
| (Conde wood is south of Courte-
mont and its western fringe evidently
| formed the American right flank. Hill
| 231 and La Chappelle-Monthod are
| a short distance to the eastward OF the
wood.
The Americans, operating alone en-
| tirely cleared the south bank OF the
Marine in the region from Mezy to
Jaulgonne "a front of more than two
miles,.
Surrounded, Fought in Cellar.
1t now develops that the Americans
never completely evacuated Mezy Con
the south bank of the river. five miles
east and north Of Chateau Thierry) J.
A platoon hid in cellar as the boches
rushed in. AS the enemy flowed past
them in seemingly never-ending
fighting desperately and infl1cting
great losses.
The main force of Americans fell
back slowly contesting every inch of
ground with the grey-clad infantry.
The little group in the cellar fought
on, like an islet in a rushing torrent.
Then, when the American counter
attack drove the Germans back upon
the river, the platoon-what remained
of it-riddled the ranks of the retreat
ing boches with machine guns. There
was a joyful reunion when the little
garrison was again absorbed into the
American ranks
Gut Their Way Out.
Two companies of Americans $500
men) IN attempting to flank q large
force of retreating Germans, drove
forward so rapidly that they were cut
off and surrounded in a wood. Called
upon to surrender their answer was a
crashing volley. Before the boches
could recover from the surprise, the
dough boys rushed them with bayonets
and cut their way back to the Amerf-
can lines, with surprisingly light cas-
ualties.
The Americans today received the
highest praise from the French COM
| mand for their excellent work in. the
| last two days fighting.
German morale is said to be much
lower than in any previous phase OF
| the offensive. They have already used
up a large part of their reserves
Prisoners reveal the boche increasing
respect for American fighting quail
| ties and declare the German losses
were extremely heavy.
A map taken from a captured Ger
man officer shows that the two Amer
| lean hospitals, deliberately bombed by
| German airmen far in the rear of oul
lines Monday night, were plainly
| marked.
Several cases have been reported OF
/ boches being captured while wearing
American and French uniforms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
SELL CONES, SAVE BABES
Band Concert and Popcorn Feast Ben
eft p. H. n. Saturday.

A band concert and lawn fete for the
benefit of the Topeka Public Health
Nursing association will be given on
the state house grounds Saturday
evening. Marshalls band will play
on the south steps, beginning at
o'clock. The band has arranged one
of the best programs of the season for
this concert.
The Public Health Nursing associa-
ton members will serve refreshments
turnout the evening and the profits
from this service will go inss the funds
of the association to help pay the sal
aries of the nurses used in taking care
of the sick of the city and in the baby
clinics and Save the Babies" cam
paign.
Three or four booths will be in
stalled on the grounds for the even
ing and the women of the association,
assisted by many of the girls of the
city and the Boy Scouts, will serve. the
refreshments. Ice cream cones, pop,
peanuts, popcorn and similar articles
will be on sale turnout the evening.
Mrs. Tom Frost is the general chair
man in charge o. the fete and the ar
completed now for the various features
of the fete.
The Public Health Nursing asseeia-
ton is one of the fastest growing in
situations in Topeka. Ever since it
was established the association has
found an annual increase in the num-
Der of calls. Last year the nurses
made over ten thousand visits to the
sick of the city and in looking after
the health and welfare of the babies
of topeka trssA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
ACE TEACHES YANKS FLIPS.
Conjurer With Spad Shows Fighting
Tactics in Air

Detroit. Mich, July 17.-One of
Frances aerial aces. Georges Fla
chaire, considered by many the great
est acrobat of the air in the French
escadrille service, is in America to
teach flyers some of the tricks he has
used with success against German
"Gothas."
This French conjurer in aeronautics,
with his Spad machine-the smallest
and speediest of fighting planes
while attached to American aviation
fields will instruct in the nose dive,
used to shake off an enemy pilot who
has the range and is closing in son
the tail''; the Immelmann bank, the
side slip, the tail spin, the falling leaf,
the roll, the siz-zagging-al used by
flyers in emergencies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17

(The following editorial by w. A.
White, Progressive leader, in support of
the congressional candidacy of Homer
Hoch, whose party support has 1den1-
how fractional lines are being entirely
disregarded in the general movement
to unite the party in the Fourth Dis
trict behind his candidacy)
The thing that this country needs
more than anything else just now is
harmony in the Republican party
at means something-not mere
harmony for harmony's sake. For
if the harmony means anything ex-
cept mere harmony it will mean a
constructive program for this war
and for the period of reconstruction
after the war Harmony that mere
lv means Republican votes is not
important. For it will be Temporary.
But a harmony that includes a
thoroly progressive policy is meet
ing the big problems that are chal-
longing the world for settlement
will give the Republican party a fiji
tv year lease of life. There will be
no use or need for the Republican
party in the future except as it
does meet the new challenge of
events.
Harmony must begin at home. 1t
must come from the Congressional
districts-from the inspiration of
the rank and file of Republicans,
and their harmony must be indicat-
ed by the character of the men
they choose this year to represent
them. In this district there is just
one man who measures up to STAN
AdVe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
ROSS TURNS TO DIVING
He Holds Many Swimming Records
But Seeks New Honors.
BY JACK YEIOCK.

BY JACK vEIOCK.
New York, July 17.=Norman Ross,
the versatile Frisco Fish," who is
now in the aviation corps, still finds
time to devote to his swimming, and
he is seeking new fields to conquer.
Ross is the national swimming
champion and worlds record hold
er, and he has an enviable reputation
as versatile swimmer. He has cap
tured championship laurels at most
free-style distances and in back-stroke
swimming He has figured prominent
ly in breast-stroke title races, cap
tured many prizes in Plunging and has
developed into a water polo star of
the first magnitude.
But Ross is not satisfied to let it
go at that, and while he is learning
evolutions in the air that he might
perform with ease in the water, he is
grabbing spare time to practice fancy
diving, which is one branch of swim
known as a national figurehead.
Reports from the west say that
Ross is fast developing as a diver and
he hopes to try conclusions with his
greatest rival, Duke Kahanamoku,
of Honolulu, who is touring the coun-
try this season to raise funds for the
Red Cross.
Boxing in New Jersey is proving an
unqualified success, despite the fact
that the boxing law in the "Skeeter
bouts with eight-ounce gloves. Re-
cent bouts in Newark, Jersey City
and other Jersey points have drawn
rich gates, and this for shows that
had no great head-liner in which a
champion in some division appeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
TOPEKA BOY IS SHOT
Jonas Barrett Is Reported to Be Dying
in Omaha.

Omaha, July 17.@JonaS Barrett, a
son of l. NJ. Barrett, a Topeka insur-
ance agent, is said to be dying in a
hospital here as the result of wounds
received from a gun in the hanos
II George Templeton, night foreman
in a local garage. Templeton asserted
mat he caught Barrett and three other
men making an attempt to steal a
motor car.
Barrett, according to the police, was
shot in both legs, while. with his three
companions, he was racing the stolen
car to escape Templeton. Templeton
and the three men, said to be Tope-
kans, with Barrett, leaped from the
car and ran, as did Barrett. Barrett
was later found, after the pursuer had
followed a trail of blood, trying to
turn on a hose in order to get drink.
On his cot in the hospital, Barrett
is said to have confessed to trying to
steal the car. He asserted that he and
his companions were planning to take
it to Topeka and sell it, The police
have the names of the companions.
Jonas Barrett, according to the To-
peka police, has been arrested here
several times, mostly on charges of
ago, it is said, he and several COM
panions began their career as Joy
riders" Barrett, however. has never
been arrested for an outright theft.
His policy. the police say. was to find
a car go for a ride and then return or
abandon 1t.
Barrett is about IT years old. Ac-
cording to the police he lived at 1913
Fillmore street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
Food For ans
BY GEORGE E. PHAIR-
fCopyrighted.)
The Weekly Critique.


/.
A cloudy morn; she heaves a heavy
sigh;
The doorbeu rings; flame is in her
eye;
A letter from the red-haired lad in
How calm and balmy is the summer
skyI
II.
The thrill of early lore, the ravished
OF youth beneath the silver moo7's
Is nothing to the thrill a mother
feels
Who reads letter from her boy in
France.
Long, weary nights, long days of
throbbing pain
A line from France relieves the gnaw-
ing strain,
Altho he simply takes his pen in
And writes: Dear Mother: I am
broke again.
w.
Dead fish are in thy waves. Lake
Michigan,
And thou canst scarcely blame a
thirsty man
If he refuses to imbibe of thee
And chases out to rush the foaming
The perch which in yon lake did once
abide
Have breathed their 1ast-in other
words, have died
Perchance they heard some German
carp were there
And, out of shame. committed suicide.
VI.
In other years a Cobb, well known
as Ty,
Began to hit the pill in mid-July:
But, now he leads the goldarn
league at bat 49,
The rest might Just as well remark:
"Good-by!"
In spring, when bushers hit with
verve and vim,
Ty's batting eye is always weak and
DIM
If he could start in April or in May
Or early June, there'd be no stopping
him.
VIII.
The Cub fan sits within the baseball
yard,
And gleefully he hollers long and
hard,
And some one taps him gently on
the spine
And says: produce your registration
cardl'
TX
In baseball parks detectives smoothly
fit
And pinch the guy who does not do his
bit.
Why don't they pinch the Stacker on
the slab
Who hands four balls to batters who
can hit?
This Honolulu swimmer known as
"Duke,"
His swimming ways are far beyond re-
buke;
He is a noble youth in many ways,
But I have heard he likes to pIay the
uke.
XII
The ukelelist plays a wondrous strain:
He. jazzes In a plaintive, sort of vein
AS if a tomcat who has lost eight
lives
Were giving up his last in fearful pain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
COMPANIONS TO DEATH
Two North Dakota Athletes Die Day
Apart in France.

Tower City, N. D.. July 17.-Team-
mates in many thrilling athletic vic
tories; companions in%death on the
field of honor. Such is the story of
George Slime and Harold Beltma n.
high school boys, of Tower City. n. D.
More than a year ago, these youths,
who were stars on the famous Tower
City basketball five. enlisted. Eight
other Tower City youths Joined them.
Most of the ten young soldiers were
athletes. .'-
The Tower City Ten" were sent to
training camps. Letters received by
parents and relatives showed that
Slime and Beltman had not been sep
arated. Finally word was received
that they had arrived safely in France.
Letters arrived regularly from the
youths, until recently. Each told of
the prowess of the other.
A few days ago, a dispatch was re-
ceived from the war department an
nouncing the death of George Slime.
What happened to Beltman?" was
the question on many lips.
The answer came in twenty-four
hours.
Beltman also had been killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
FACTIONS UNITING ON HOMER HOcH


dard, as a Republican Congress
sional nominee and that man is
Homer Hoch. He has been a regu-
lar Republican thru all the vicissi-
tudes of the party for the past ten
years. He voted for Taft both times
and genuinely supported Hughes.
Yet his is an open mind. His idea
of partisanship is that it is sub
servient to patriotism. He believes
that a party is created only to serve
the country. And that is a test
belief. So many partisans feel that
the country is created to serve their
party. Homer Hoch is forward
moving in his political convictions
The creed of yesterday does not SUI
flee him for the changed conditions
of today. He is loyal to the core.
He knows what this war is about,
and he makes no bones of offend
ing those who are trying to smooth
it over with the pro-Germans. Give
him the standard in this district
and he will carry it to victory, and
the victory will mean something
Send men like him to Congress and
the party will rise to its old stature.
The party of tomorrow will be
worthy of the party of its greatest
days.
There should be no question
about his nomination. The Repub-
licans of this district have sense.
They may be trusted to use it and
take the chance which his candi-
dacy offers them to make the old
Fourth District Republican for
twenty years to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
TRAITOR is SHOT
French Newspaper Man Was Involved
in BoIo PaSha Affair.

Paris, July I'm. Duval, form er
manager Of the newspaper Bonnet
Rouge, was executed by firing squad
early today. He was convicted of trea-
son In the second of the "defeatist'
trials. growing out of the Bolo Pasha
intrigue.
The second trial, which began April
80, resulted in the conviction on May
Is of Duval and his six alleged ac-
complies. Duva1 was sentenced to
death, while the others received pen
alties of from two to ten years. i'm
prisonment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
EMPEY NOW A CAPTAIN
Author of cover the Top Gets Com
mission in U. S. Army,

Washington, July 17.-Arthur Guy
(Over-the-Top) Empey, who, while
serving with the Canadian forces took
part in several important battles in
the first years of the war, has been
commissioned a. captain in the nation
al army. He will be assigned to the
adjutant generals department. Captain
Empey was promoted to the rank of
sergeant in the Canadian army before
he was invaded home because of
wounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17
Is SHY ONE FINGER
An Elmont Man Petted a Cat at the
Wrong Time

Charles Snyder of Elmont, is short
the index finger of his left hand
all because a house cat wasn't in a
playful frame of mind when Snyder
tried to pet it. Infection from the
cats bite caused Snyder to lose his
finger.
Snyder tried to pet the cat. But It
wasn't his lucky day. The cat bit
his finger and the infection which fol-
lowed caused Snyder to give up farm
activities until he could recover from
the amputation. His hand is now
healing rapidly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-17

ertisement.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
Andrew c. Miles

Funeral services for the late An
drew c. Miles were held from the
church Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. f. +. Longley, pastor of the
church offlciated, assisted by Rev.
S. w. Wakely, former pastor of the
church. There was a profuSion of
beautiful flowers that covered the
Casket and part of the chancel. Be
sides the set piece from members of
the family were those from the X. of
p, Pythian Sisters, Burnham Grange
and members of the finishing room at
the Pioneer mill in Pittsfield, where
he was employed. and many sprays
and bouquets of flowers.
A large delegation from Waldo
Lodge. X. of p. and of Victory Tenn
pie. Pythian Sisters, attended the
services in a body, marching from
the home of the diseased to the
church. Among those who were
present to attend the services from
out of town were his sisters. Mrs.
Bessie Lord of Providence, r. L.,
Mrs. Maude Green of Boston and Mr..
and Mrs Otis Lane of Brooks, Sew
ard Harding of Benton and Owen c.
Gouldof Providence, r. I. The bear
ers were the three sons and three
sons -in1law, Frank, Ralph and Ar
thur Miles, Leroy Call. Owen c.
Gould and Arthur McNally. Inter
ment WIS made in the village ceme-
terry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
LASTERs VOTE
TO JOIN STRIKE
AT BROCKTON

Brockton, Mass, Aug. 5-One
thousand lasters in Brockton shoe
factories voted tonight to join the
striking cutters tomorrow morning.
The lasters who seeded from the
Boot & Shoe Workers Union three
weeks ago at the time the cutters
went on strike, have formed an in
dependent organization. At the time
they left the union the laSterS said
that il any of their members were
discharged from any of the factories
for non payment of union dues. as
provided for in an agreement be-
tween the Boot & Shoe Workers
Union and many OF the shops here,
they would stop work. 1t was said
tonight that some of their numbers
had been discharged for this reason.
The strike of the lasters came at the
moment when the cutters strike
which has tied up government con-
tracts for three weeks seemed about
to be settled. Nearly one quarter of
the 2500 cutters returned to their
benches today under an agreement
10 have their demands for higher
wages and certain changes in work
ing conditions adjusted by arbitra-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
LIBERTY

nr, and Mrs. f. A. Porter Of Pitts
field were auto callers in town one
day last week. DR.. Porter was a
successful practitioner here for sew
eral years and made host of
friends.
Rev. David l.. Wilson and family
of Bath. arrived last week to pass
the month Of August at w. j.
knowlton's cottage on Loon Island.
Mrs. G. NJ. Hurd returned last
week from a few days visit at the
summer home of her aunt, Mrs. r. S.
Brier, in North Belfast.
Mrs. Walter knowlton received a
letter last week from her son. Allen
of his safe arrival in France Of
which hsi many friends will be glad
to know.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, Y. Brier, Mr. and
Mrs. Ackermann of Detroit, Mich,
and Mrs. r. s. Brier were callers at
c. NJ. Hurds one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Ludwick
have the sympathy of their many
friends in the loss of their little son
Maurice. four years of age, who
passed away last week after an i'll
ness of few days.
Mrs. Mary l. Greeley passed away
at her home Aug. 4. She was the
widow of the late David Greeley.
Funeral services will be announced
later
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06

Meachan, Windsor, Vt; Daniel Nor
rison, Cambridge. Mass: VIM. Mum
dell. Manchester. n. H; Matthew Is.
Marshall. Rangeley, Maine; Edwin
+, NiCkerson. Chatham, Mass; AL
bert C'Cloir. Nashua. \. H.: Charles
II. Pavson, Greensboro. y. H.; Clyde
G. Perry. Albion. Maine: John Pody-
MATHS. Lawrence. Mass: Adlor +.
Potvin, burlington. vt: John Red
finGton, Manchester. n. H.: Howard
S Fancy, Littieton. \. H.; Charles
II. Storer, Union Maine; Alfie St.
Peter. Arson. Maine; Ludegcr j.
Tousant, St. Johnsbury, Vt; Oural
A. Towne. Monson. Maine: Oscar II.
S'ailey, South Paris, Maine; Robert
r. Webster, Barre. Vt; Andrew S.
Wellington. Pittsneld, Mass: Glca-
son w. Young. Henniker. \. II.
Died Of wounds-Sergeants George
r. Bunton, Livermore Falls. Maine;
Sidney G. Call. Milo, Maine: Frank
H. Chivey, Newton. Mass; Leonard
porals Albert A. Gilbert. porches-
tor, Mass; James NJ. MckenncI
RoXbury, Mass: l.. A. Sadler. Brad
ford. Mass: Privates. Frank Bean.
Winooski Vt; JOS. Dulleck, South
Boston. Mass: Nathan Horrick, Me-
chanic Falls. Maine: Frank NJ Nc
I4aughlin, Upper Falls, Mass; Leo
L. Nalcourt, Lawrence, Mass; !;
George II. Walker. Dorchester. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
Hold for Alleged
SWindling at
match Game"

Old Orchard Beach. Me, Aug. "A
man who gave his name at Wilson and
his home as Philadelphia was arresteo
after . long chase today by State In
vestigator Roy. He is alleged to have
swindled a summer resident out of $40
in match game" here last Wednes-
day.
The man was sighted today by the
officer. who gave chase. The alleged
swindler fled up Old Orchard street to
the Revere House. where he entered the
front door. ran upstairs, jumped from a
door on the second floor and fled to the
woods. The officer lost trace Of him in
the forest land.
RoT returned to Dunstan and was eat
ing lunch at corner store when he
glanced out of the door 1nd saw his
man about to board n Portland car. He
ran out and arrested him and took hin,
here. where he locked him up IN the
town Jail
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
SUBMARINES
,..,.,,ued from Page One)

3, ;s4lr dories Yesterday. The
I. Canadian victim Of the raider,
4 ,.uLcr schooner Dornfontcin.
| : .oa looted and fred Friday at
/ nopth Of the Bay of Fundy. was
E.d ,u,o port today, stu burning,
T.. Tohn s,mms and his crew or
-. mon Of the Nelson \. on
10 shore today reported that
1 .bmarine had come upon them
4, me southRes ST, the scene OF the
r.. IN the Dornfontoln. The
[ns-,ne commander, after order
| ne Gshermen 70 tnesr dories
p, ,be schooner, had the British
IT, nlaced aboard the submer-
\. sunny ot fresh haiihuf and
T. -, ,bo :rgstl by time bomb
n the keel nelson \ sailed
I'm Lockport. y. $. week ago
ts,v FOR the I.aIiaHe fishing
r.,ss on Saturday she set sail
nor home port with 1000 pounds
sal,bu, and 1000" pounds of
20, fresh fsh on board
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-06
English Meat Cards

Meat can be purchased in metro
politan districts in England only un-
der the card system. which is to be
extended throughout the United
Kingdom. The child's meat card is
for children under ten years Of age,
who are entitled to only half as
much meat as adults.
Horse meat, bones. suet and offal
are included among the products for
the purchase of which cards are
necessary No one is exempt; even
the royal family is on a meat-card
basis. The rigidity Of control may
be judged from the fact that forgery
OF cards is punishable by heavy fine
and that in case Of death. the card
must be surrendered before a burial
permit is granted.