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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Jewish Eepablic in the Holy Land
Seems Assured.

After 1000 years Of exile, 1t is now
almost certain that Jewish govern
5nent will be established in Palestine.
When General Allenby, at the head Of
his victorious army, carried the Union
Jack into the Holy City last Decem-
Der, a dream of twenty centuries be-
came possible. on the hills of Zion
a Jewish civilization with something
OF its old moral and intellectual vigor
anay once more come into being. The
Jews have seized their opportunity,
and already an Administrative Com
lJnission of Hebrews is at work restor-
ing the country for that race.
This Administrative Commission has
n program. Its aim is to bring back
the life of the Jewish colonies in Pal
estine to their flourishing pre-war
conditions. 1t intends to furnish the
necessary educational medical and
economic aid to all Jews who go back
TO the Holy Land. One of its most i'm
portant projects is the immediate
founding of a Jewish university. Along
the lines of diplomacy, the commits
sion proposes to create harmonious
relationships with the Arab and Ar
menian states which are to be its nei-
ghbors.
All over the world, the tribes of Is
rael have waith4 through the centur-
les for this promised day. Their poets
have sung of il. The exiles have
yearned for their native land. Great
Britain's military operations OF last
winter have furnished an opening
wedge for the realization of lions
hopes. When Britain undertook the
rescue of Palestine, in order to strike
a staggering blow at the Turk, the
eyes of Jews everywhere watched the
progress of General Allenby's army.
They saw that little army foot by foot
and mile by mile drive back the Turk
and the Hun. Their joy grew as they
beheld it move forward from GAIA to
Bethlehem. from Bethlehem to Jeru-
salem, from Jerusalem to Jericho.
When Jerusalem fell the delight of
the Jew was unbounded, for Britain
had already gone on record. through
the speech of Balfour, as favoring the
establishment in Palestine of a nation
al homeland for the Jews.
Jews Migrate Back to Palestine.
The story of the return to Palestine
of the Jews during the last forty years
is as amazing as that of our Pilgrim
fathers and in many years a remark
able parallel to it. This migration too
was born of persecution. The first
great series of massacres of Jews in
Russia began in 1882. Scores of thou
sands of them fled to America. A few
turned toward Palestine.
Every great movement of the Jewish
tribes has had its prophets and lead
ers. The Moses of the modern Zionist
movement was Theodor Herzl. Herzl
dreamed of a national homeland for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

ion, the friends of the Hebrew LAM
guage resigned in body. AT Jaffa,
at Jerusalem, and at Haifa, meetings
cr protest were held and resolutions
were passed demanding a reconsld-
Grafton. The students of the school
protested, but their pro-Gei1nan di-
rector ignored them. The teachers
protested. DR.! Nathan { overruled
them. Thereupon, teachers and stu
dnts resigned together, and went
over to a new Hebrew school. The
fight continued, with the result that
six new Institutions were opened by
the Zionists at all of which Hebrew
alone WAS taught. Thus the attempt
to Prusslanize Palestine had alredy
been morally defeated before the war
broke out.
zionist Troops I'm the War.
But the language war was merely q
clash of cultures, aAbattle of prln-
ciples fought to a 8finish without
bloodshed. Since then, the devoted
Zionists of Palestine have taken part
in actual warfare. They are now
fighting among entente troo IS for the
cause of democracy as valiantly as
any soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
TO START FEB. q
Rotary Club Will Handle Smile
age Book Campaign.
Three Thousand Dollars Worth
Are To Be Placed.
MANY PARENTS WILL BUY
Business Firms Will Send
Books to Soldier Employees.
Committee in Charge of CAM
paign Makes Statement.

The Shawnee county and Topeka
drive in the Smileage book campaign
viii be made Thursday, February 81.
Topeka and the county have been
asked to purchase $4,000 worth of
these Smileage books for the enter
tainment of the soldiers in the camps,
no. only in this country but in France.
The Rotary club has been asked to
handle the campaign. A committee OF
six team captains met at the Cham
Der of Commerce at noon today and
worked out the plans of the campaign,
which will be made actively for one
day and then the books will be left on
sale at the stores for some time a
considei able number of books have al
ready been purchased by business
houses for their employees now in the
service. A large number of Topekans
with sons in the service and some with
friends in the various Shawnee county
units ave ordered books which they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13

vii, send to their friends and relatives
themselves.
BIT there are a good many Tope-
kans without sons or relatives and
without friends in the service who
would like to help in providing enter
tainment for the soldiers. The Rotary
club committee has decided that it will
undertake the placing of the Smile
age books in the hands of Kansas SOL
diers wherever the people desire it to
do so.
Committee Makes Statement.
The committee issued the following
statement today:
ITO the Citizens of Topeka and Shaw
nee County:
THE military entertainment coun-
Gil { f the war department commission
on training camp activities has asked
the Rotary club of Topeka to sell the
Shawnee county apportionment of the
Smileage books. These books are is
sued by the council and when in the
hands of a soldier in uniform are
good in any of the Liberty theaters in
the camps, at most of the amusement
enterprises near the camps and in the
legitimate and moving picture houses
of the larger cities. This is not COM
mercial enterprise but is entirely for
the benefit of the soldiers.
1.-The Smileage books forge another
link between the folks at home and
the boys in the camp. 1t is plan to
finance wholesome entertainment at
exceedingly small cost to the soldiers.
Over 80 per cent of the Kansas boys
in the service have purchased liberty
bonds and war insurance. Nearly 10
per cent are sending money home.
Those with families have no option
and one-half their pay is taken for
the support of their families. They
do not have sufficient money to pay
for various entertainments which may
be offered them.
$50 Duy a Smileage book and send
it to a soldier friend. He will appre-
ciate It, When you go to a picture
put the admission price of an extra
person into another pocket and when
you have enough to buy a Smilea ge
book do it and send it to the soldier.
Use Books in n. Y.
1T appears that there are no Lib
erty theaterS at Camp Doniphan
where our national guard units are
stationed. But the boys can use the
books in New York or other port of
embarkation and they can use them
in Europe. AT Camp Funston, where
the national army is stationed. the
Smileage books are good at all amuse-
ment enterprises in and around the
camp.
AT the request of many Topekans,
the Rotary club will undertake to for
ward to Topeka and Shawnee county
boys in camps any books purchased
where the purchaser is not personally
acquainted with any soldier. The Ro-
.tary club will see that every book
purchased and not sent direct by the
purchaser is given to a Kansas SOL
der who needs it.
1.-The books will be placed on sale
in the stores and by the committee
one week from Thursday
III. Fl. PUGH,
PAUL HUYCKE,
ID. 0. COE,
MATT WEIGHTMAN, JR
GEORGE GODFREY MOORE.
wv. c. CARSWELL,
Committee"
Telephone for Books.
A telephone call to any of these
men will bring a supply of the books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
Food for Fans
BY GEO. z. PHAIR.
{Copyright)

Winter.
Tho people yearn for me to blow,
/ stick around, however,
For months may come and months may go,
But l hang on forever.
Hugo Bezdek proposes to train his ath
letes in football tactics so as to meet the
Giants on an equal footing.
We never realized until the present cold
snap how many worlds champions there
we're in the skating game.
Skating champions seem to last much
longer than champions in other branches
of sport. Maybe it's the ice that keeps 'em.
The Doubtful Hero.
He braces the Icy bathtub when
The mercury's at zero
And looks with scorn on other men
And poses a hero.
Some think he is hero. but
rather think he is a nut.
1t must be a pleasure to box in Phila-
delphia, where every battle has two win
ners.
Augie Kieckhefer is wasting his time
playing billiards. His ability to manipu-
late ivory would make him a successful
baseball manager
1t Sometimes Happens.
Full many a bush league star who shines
And fills the baseball magnate's heart
Is holding down his job on Labor Day
And making good the early springtime
dope.
One argument against the use of the
spitbal is that it delays the game. No
other arguments are necessary.
If the spitball is abolished it will deprive
lot of infielders of their favorite alibi
for a wild heaye.
Grover C. Alexander. chief of the
ballsheviki, denies the report that he has
signed a separate peace.
Bat Nelson isn't the same old Bat. He
sat in ringside seat at a recent Billy
Sunday Kid Satan match and didn't climb
into the ring to challenge the winner.
Lung Power.
We have our porkless Saturday,
We have our heatless Monday,
But long Bi1ly's wind holds out
Well have no speeches. Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
WON'T WIN FLAG.
Washington Senators, However,
May Make Some Trouble.
Walter johnson Good for at
Least 20 Victories.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Feb. 13.-Clark Crit
fith's Washington Senators have never
burned up the American league.
At odd times they have made
found them firmly entrenched in the
second division. d
This habit seems to be a character
istic of the Senator'S, and a glance or
two at the club roster holds forth but
little promise of anything like a great
reversal of form next summer.
News from Kansas recently of Wal
ter Johnson's being placed in Glass a
of the national draft assures Griff of
his pitching ace again this year
That is. of course, unless Griff gets
the trading or selling fever.
johnson Good for 20 Wins.
With johnson as the king pin of his
pitching staff the "Old Fox" is as
sured of some enviable drawing power
on the road and at home, and the
Washington club may safely be cred
tied with about twenty victories right
now.
But johnson cannot pitch Washing
ton into the first division, and there
is no telling how many games the
great Kansan will lose because OF
weakness in the lineup around him.
Grouped with johnson on the pitching
staff, Griff has Ayers, Dumont, Har-
per, Shaw and Yingling. who will try
a comeback. In addition he has sew
eral recruits. Dumont, Shaw and
Ayers are reasonably strong pitchers.
the former being good enough for any
club in the league. Harper may i'm
prove his value if he overcomeS his
wildness, and if he does Washington
will have a pretty strong staff.
Ainsmith and Henry are seasoned
catchers of unquestionable value, and
both will be back in the harness, ac-
cording to present indications, so
Yff1 MT
strong usual.
The acquisition of Bert Shotten
from the Browns will add strength
to the outfield. Shotten will be one
of the regulars and Clyde Milan, Of
course will hold down regular berth,
too. Rice Shanks and H Milan will
do most of the battling for the odd
position.
Dr. John Lavan may gobble up the
job at short if he doesn't think too
much of his dentistry business to re-
port. Craft, Clarity and Judge will
all be tried at first base, and Nor
gan and Foster will probably fight
it out for second. Third base is a
problem. Foster can play the posi-
ton. So can Mcbride and Shanks,
and Griff may find way-out of the
difficulty of filling the berth.
The Senators haven't been greatly
strengthened. They are but little
stronger than they were last season.
if any at all. Their chances for 1918
are. therefore. anything but brilliant
Still, you never can tell what a ball
club will do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
ATHLETE FALLS IN PLANE
Washington, ID. c., Baseball Star Hurt
First Day in Aviation Camp.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 13.-Mrs.
John MillilSen, wife of Capt. John
Milliken, stationed at Fort Meyer,
Va, was on her way from Washing
ton today to be near her brother,
Lieut. Peyton c. March, Jr.. who was
seriously injured when his airplane
crashed to earth here late yesterday.
Word that the injured mans sister
left Washington last night reached
here today.
Lieutenant March arrived at Hicks
field near here from Washington
only Tuesday and had not yet been
assigned. His machine fell a thou
sand feet while he was attempting a
spinning nose dive, fracturing the
aviator's skull and demolishing the
machine.
Lieutenant March was twenty years
old and was the son of Maj. Gen.
March. He was one of the national
capitals leading athletes. having
pitched for a Washington high school
team and was one of the star ath-
letes at st. Adams college, Washing
ton, D. c.
Immediately after the accident
Lieut.. March was taken to the base
hospital where it was stated he had
but slight chance of recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
HAYWOOD OUT ON BOND
I. w. w. Executive Released on $15,.
600 Bail After Months in Prison.

Chicago. Feb. 13.-William Hay
wood, indicted 1. w. W., has been re-
leased from the Waukegan jail. His
friends put up $4,000 bond. Fed
eral Judge lands reduced the bail
from $4,000 to $4,000, notwith-
standing a recital of many crimes
charged against the l. w. w. by
Frank K. Nebeker, assistant to the
attorney-gcneral.
George Vandeer in closing argu-
ments on behalf of Haywood, stated
that unless Haywood was released
Immediately something might hap
pen" The /. w. w. attorney de-
clared the organization was loyal to
the government Haywood has been
in Jail for more than four months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
GIVE CHAMP A FLAG
Women of Cleveland Send Him Silk
Service Emblem With One Star.

Washington, Feb. ia silk sery-
ice flag with blue star in honor of
his son was presented to Speaker
Clark today by the women OF CIeve-
land, Ohio, thru Representative EN-
erson.
Our flag is most dear in the hearts
of all of u.s." said the speaker, "and
it is the prayer of 100000 people
that 1t will never be lowered in the
dust"
The entire house rose and cheered
the speaker and his SON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
FED FLOUR TO PIGS
Farmers Defense Was Better Use for
Barley Than Making Beer"

London, Feb. 1.-two partners in
a brewery firm were recently fined
$1,000 for brewing several hundred
barrels of beer in excess of their out
put allowance.
At Halstead, Essex, a farmer was
flour to his pigs His defense was that
it was more in the interest of the ma
ton that barley should be used for
feeding stock than for making beer.
The case was adjourned for a fort
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
FUNDS FOR LUTHERANs
Kansas Division Opens Campaign for
$75O,O00 Sunday.

At the meeting of the Kansas d.
vision of the National Lutheran War
commission at the National hotel,
Tuesday, it was decided to start Sun
day the campaign to raise the Kansas
quota of the ST50,o0o national quota
for the building and maintenance of
Lutheran churches in the canton
mentS-
The $500 is only three tenths
of the planned total amount. The
national Lutheran commission ex-
poets to raise s2.500.000 for the
church building in the environments
in a series of campaigns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
WASHBURN A WINNER
Ichabods Defeat Kansas Wesleyan by
33 to % Score.

Coach De Beukelae RS Washburn
basketball team stepped back in the
win column Tuesday, defeating Kan
sas Wesleyan by the score of 33 to
%. The Ichabods took the lead in
the first half and held it all the way
to the finish. At the end of the half
the score stood 5 to IA iii their
favor.
Dean with five field goals led in
the scoring and Joerg was the next
best point maker for Washburn.
Captain Bergsten played the best
game for Wesleyan. The score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
DEFEATED SOLDIER TEAM.
Clay Center Quintet Had Little
Trouble With Funston Five.

Clay Center, Kan, Feb. 13.-Clay
Center defeated a Camp Funston
basketball team here Tuesday night
by the decisive score of So to II. The
Clay Center lads took the lead early
in TIE game and were never headed.
The soldier quintet showed real
science but played much rougher
game than the local team was ac-
cuStomed to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
Sets New Three-Cushion Record.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Hugh Neal, To-
ledo billiardist, last night set new
mark in the three-cushion tournament
being staged here for the Red Cross.
when he ran thirteen. He defeated
Maupome. so to %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
Kin Rabbits for Red Cross.

Kinsley, Kan, Feb. 13.-Farmers
and sportsmen of this city in a jack
rabbit drive Tuesday, covering seven
square miles, killed 1,745 rabbits and
two coyotes. The rabbits were sold
at 2 cents each to a local dealer and
the money given to the Red Cross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
~ Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
FROM EVERYWHERE.
BY-cLue-
TENNIS STARS WILL PLAY
TO RAISE SOLDIER FUND

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Soldiers and
sailors will receive financial bene-
fits resulting from tournaments
staged by the Western Lawn Ten
mis- association this summer, under
the decision reached here Tuesday
night.
L. Harry Waidner, Winnetka, ILL.,,
was reelected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
Toilet Goods

A number of small lots of Toilet
Goods will be closed out at ex-
actly " price-included are:
25c to $1.OO Nine. Ise'Bell's
Creams for. .13c to 5Ocl
Csc to s1.O0 Nine. Ise' Bells
Powders for. .13c to 5OcI
soc Nine. Ise'Belrs Liquid
Face Powder. $500. .5Ocl
soc and 75c Mira Dena Face
Powder for. :. Csc and 3Sc
soc Mira Dena Astringent 25c
Csc Mira Dena Tooth Paste
and Powder ......... .13cl
Csc and soc Puritan Beauty
Face Powder for 13c & 25cl
soc Violet Naturelle Face
Powder for 2oc
Csc Creme Lame Vanishing
Cream for 13c
35c Derma Viva Dry Face
Powder for 1Sc
Guaranteed Rubber Goods at
radical reductions:
s1.25 Hot Water Bottles zoe
1.5o Hot Water Bottles $1.f9|
LIS Hot Water Bottles 1.39
1.25 Fountain Syringes. .79c
1.5O Fountain Syringes SLID
LIS Fountain Syringes 1.39
zoo Combinations -.--- go
ESQ Combinations -. 1.9S
Main F1oor-Pelletier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
War
Savings
Stamps

at the
Postofnce
Main Floor
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War
Savings
Stamps

at the
Postoffice
Main Floor
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A telephone call to any of these
men will bring a supply of the books.
The Washington times., 1918-02-23
WAR DEPT. ISSUES
CASUALTY LIST

The War Department has received
report of the following casualties in
the expeditionary forces:
Slightly wounded in action:
Private first class) Fred Kopan.
ski. field artillery, February 10. Mrs
J. NJ Franz (sister), Chicago, Ill.
Slightly wounded in action:
Corp. William 3. Bowers. infantry,
February 10. Mrs. CIemls Z. Bowers
(mother), westville, Okla.
Corp. william Riley. infantry, Feb.
Tusry 10. Mrs. Ida Goddard (mother),
Switzer, Ky.
Deaths:
Private Walter 6. Reynolds, infantry,
gunshot wounds. February IL. Mrs.
Hanna Reynolds (motherl, Beaver
Falls, Pa.
Private James Roulard. infantry,
fractured skull, February .. William
p. Roulard (fatherl, New Britain,
Conn.
Private Lawrence A. Witherspoon.
infantry. pneumonia, February 20.
Mrs. Z. Witherspoon (mOther), Port
land. Ore.
Private Edward Barton, infantry,
February 16. Charles Bar
ton (cousin), Cooleysville, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1918-02-23
TITS SOME WAR;"
SAYS GEN. KUHN,
FRESHFROM FRONT

CAMP MEADE. I'D, Feb. 23.-The
business of war was resumed today at
Camp Meade, after washington's
birthday celebration yesterday, and
everything is in full swing again.
81 have just returned from the bat
tie line, and, believe me. It is some
war" stated Mai. Gen. Joseph L.
Kuhn, who has just returned from
Europe to his command, in his speech
yesterday in the Knights OF Columbus
auditorium at Camp Meade. Besides
General Kuhn. John Burke, Treasurer
Of the United States, spoke.
AT first we did not realize the big
ness and seriousness OF this war"
General Kuhn said in part. I'VE are
beginning to see things as they are.
so many big things have been
done in this war that we can afford
some OF the minor ills. There have
been some things the criticism of
which was perhaps partially justified.
But after all, the job of preparing for
the struggle has been going along in
such a way as to encourage and
hearten US.
There are some people in the
country who are forever finding fault
with everybody and everything. Such
people existed in Washington's day"
The Washington times., 1918-02-23
PRESIDENT'SW WIFE
ATTENDS MEETING
OF PEN WOMEN

Members of the League Of American
Pen Women today are chuckling at
the other women's clubs OF Washing
ton.
The Pen Women say they have just
cause to chuckle for they succeeded
in accomplishing what other club
women had believed impossible-per-
suading Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to
break one Of her White House rules.
This rule which the First Lady of
the Land graciousIy smashed to smith
Greens for the Pen Women is the rule
framed by Mrs. Wilson herself. that
the Mistress of the White House shall
not attend a public function unaccom-
panied by the President.
Yesterday Mrs. Wilson, charmingly
gowned and smiling, appeared at q
tea given by the Pen Women at their
headquarters. 1923 II street northwest,
and enjoyed the literary discussion as
much as members of the league. Her
entrance, unexpected by many MEM
bers. created a mild sensation.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker, wife OF the
Secretary OF War, also was a guest
and took part in the program. Mrs.
Baker sang, her solo, Uncle SAM"
being rewarded with prolonged sp-
plause. This was Mrs. Bakers mu-
steal defiance to the Kaiser:
We have money men and nerve,
Uncle Sam,
Were going to fight to win,
Uncle Sam"
The Washington times., 1918-02-23
BAKERS BOOZE RULING
AIMED AT BOOTLEGCERS

Because OF the confusion arising
from the new regulations concerning
the sale, gift and serving of IIquor
to soldiers in uniform, Secretary OF
War Baker has defined the purpose Of
the new regulations as being aimed
at bootleggers who have been fur
nishing liquor to soldiers outside the
zones surrounding camps.
Heretofore gifts OF liquor to SOL
diers outside Of certain zones" said
Secretary Baker, "dId not violate
either the law or the regulations
theIeunder. Much liquor was being
furnished to soldiers by bootIegEers
in alleys. in rooms, in hotels. II WIS
almost impossible to prove the sale. =
The regulations do not relax In
any way the grip the Government has
on the situation, but. on the contrary,
greatly strengthens this grip. It Will
now be possible to convict the vast
majority of bootleggers without haV-
ing to prove q sale"
The Washington times., 1918-02-23
GOV. EDGE APPOINTS
BAIRD AS SENATOR
FROM NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON. n. J., Feb. 23.-Gover-
nor Edge today announced the appoint
ment OF David Baird. a Republican
and former sheriff of Camden county.
as United States Senator from New
Jersey TO succeed temporarily TO the
vacancy created by the death IL Will
liam Hughes. OF Patterson. Democrat.
Baird, who will be sevcnty-nine
years old in April. and who las been
active in politics for more than half
century. will serve until November.
when a successor will be elected to
serve until the expiration Of the
Hughes term, March ., 1919. \ United
States Senator to serve the rIll six
year term, beginning March t. 1919.
will also be elected at the same time
In offering the berth to Mr Baird
Governor Edge stated that ths people
OF New Jersey Insisted that th" ap-
pointee must uphold Presiden' Wilson
in every move to win the wa. ana in
accepting the tender Ma Baird pledg-
ed himEelf to the duty.