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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

A leading authority on baIIistics described the German gun which has bombarded Paris as freak" weapon, probably used for the purpose of creating a moral effct.
 "A gun of that size, about 9-5in.,n he said, could, in my opinion, if the shot barrel were of the appropriate length and the charge suited to the gun, obtain such a range. The powder used would have to be of a very slow burning quality and the length of gun very considerably in excess of any naval or fortress gun at present utili- zed. The German powders are cer- tainly the most efficient cannon powders in tEe world. Probably such a gun as this would have to be from 75 to 100 calibres in length. It would have very long bore, in which the powder can be expanded many times with very high initial chamber pressure, probably about 26 tons per square inch. The range would, of course, very much depend on the weight of the shell employed, but it is likely that the weight of such a shell would be between geo and $50 Ib." With regard to the possible destruct- i've effect of a shell at long range, this authority said:-"I should think a shell of about the size utilized would carry a bursting charge approximately ot 1Slb. of trf-nitro- toluol (T.N.T.), which
 would have the destructive effect of a bomb carrying that weight, which
 would not be very material But fl 1 would not, of course, have the same de- structive effect on buildings as great
 bombs weighing between 300lb. and 1 400lb. London Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

Ian Hay, in his latest series of ar ticles from the States. draws a con trast, between British and American
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

We save our money because we are economical. Other folks save theirs because they are stingy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

households. If an English home has
 sent son to war;" he declares, it
 presumes you know the fact, or it in-
 different whether you do or not. In
 America little flag, with a black star
 for each member of the family who is
 away, hangs outside each home" The contrast may be true as between
 London and New York, but there are
 parts of remote England where a sim liar custom has been in vogue since the beginning of the war, Walk down the Old-world streets of Truro or F'owney-or any parts of Cornwall or Devon, for that matter-and in nearly every window you will see a plaque or plaques, with the words "A man from
 this house is serving his country Some tiny windows are literally cov-
 cred with them.
 Not the least enthusiastic among those who appeal for an increased home production of food are the teach CTS. In Black country school the other day a class of children devoted their usual arithmetic lesson to the making of drawings, from which the cost of material necessary for the con- struction of rabbit hutch could be calculated. When the drawings an-
 preached completion, the teacher said:
 Look carefully at your drawings, boys
 and see if Eve have omitted any 1 essential feature" All seemed satis- ] fled that the rabbit hutch was com plete, save one, who. with upraised hand, said: Please, sir, we've been
 and forgotten the perches!" IA lesson
 in natural history followed. 1-Londor Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

Mir. George Haven Putnam, the we'll known publisher. is coming to Eng land, with some other distinguished Ameicans, to tell Us how earnestly America means to see the war through. He will get warm welcome. alike for his friendly mission and for him self. Every summer for many years, until the war broke out he has paid us visit. He must, indeed, have all most as many friends here as he has in America, and that is saying a good deal. No American did more than Ma jor Putnam-he fought in the Civil War-to prepare America for what she regards as her stern duty in this greater struggle. s.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

Canon Cooper, vicar of Ficy, well known as "The Walking Parson" be- lieves in plebiscites. He has asked his congregation to vote as to the hour for evening services. Next, he will appeal music they prefer, and also what length of sermon. Ther is common sense in such a method, for, after all, many absentees from church stay away because of too long sermons or not enough music.
 The Kaiser has refused the ducal crown of Courland and left it to son If all the little statelets into which he is encouraging Russia to divide her self, press thrones upon him. he will not know whom to follow, Frederick the Great or Napoleon, his twin idols Frederick said: Tn the matter .oi kingdoms each takes what he can. and no one Is ever wrong except when he has to give up what he has taken Napoleon planted monarchs as crutch- es for himself.
 Bring your own jam pots," is the latest edict of the srocers. In some areas jam is among the rationed ar tic1es of food, and when the allowance works o1t at pound and, three. quarters, for instance, it has to hs specially weighed out. Many people however, do not appreciate the extrs trouble involved. and when a grocer made the usual request to one goot woman the other day she indignant, retorted, T suppose the next thing wil be, that you will expect us to bring oul
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19
"Live and Let Live"

U. s. M. C.. On Foreign Service. March 25, 1913
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
M'ADOO EMBARRASSED
Failure to Pass II. r. Law Cause
Cummins Charges Profiteering.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Early enact
ment of the administration railroad
bill was urged by administration lead
ers today in the senate. Majority
Leader Martin declared the railroad
director was much embarrassed for
lack of necessary legislation. Chair
man Smith of the I. C. c. said he
would ask on Monday for unanimous
consent to fix the time for vote.
There will be no unanimous consent
agreement for vote" declared Sem
ator Cun1mins, Republican, until
there has been a free opportunity to
debate the bill.
1T Introduces into government rail-
road operation the same abominable
profiteering that distinguishes other
fields of governmental activity. The
people will not tolerate the general
practice of creating fortunes out of
the war. There is universal D1dig-
nation against it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

ed Carter, with mock fear in his voice.
Elfreda looked him over appraisihg-
~. We'll, L guess you're all right, but
of course you amt JoeI'
Katrina and Carter laughed hap
PLY.
Here's a present for Mo1lie,'' prof
Tered Katrina, Slipping a bracelet from
her arm. And l hope she'll be as
happy as 1 ami
',Oh, thank your beahed the child,
and hurried off to find Moliie.
Are you pining for the incom par
able Joe?' asked Carter, little later,
or can you forget him in timer
Il wouldn't pine If you were the
only man left in the world; provided
you belonged to u1eI'
4'And I'm Sc happy he added that
all the world seems to be singing your
name and telling me how wonderful
you arei Don't you hear that bird
singing it over there?"
Katrina laughed merrily You silly
beyi He's singing nothing in the world
but Bob White, and yesterday I was
ready to kill him. But now, / think
it is perfectly beautiful"
And the bird who had once been
called all sorts of names, continued his
menotoneus song until the apple tree
seat was deserted, and the big house
on the hill was still.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
WHY UMIONIzE, WHY NOT?
The Rev. Robert Gordon to Discuss
Question From Pulpit Sunday.

''Why Unionize, Why Not?" the
question in which thousands of work
ing men and clerks are interested at
this hour will be discussed at the
First Baptist church Sunday night
The theme announced by the Rev.
Robert Gordon is THE Spiritual
Significance of Industrial Unrest"
Mr.. Gordon says: This labor move
.ment is of tremendous social and
spiritual Importance and the church
is concerned with all that affects the
welfare of the people. The foremost
problems before the American public
at this time are those arising out of
naladjustments between capital and
labor. No book can be more helpful
in rightly directing the thought in this
difficult field than the Bible and no
institution is under more binding
obligation than is the church to help
unity men of all classes in labors for
the common good"
The service begins at 7:f0. Mrs.
ARA A. Clark and the choir will pro-
vide an attractive musical program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

What If the war should kill off pro
fessiona1 reformers? Looks as II II
might. SAYS the Atchiscn Globe, ana
then quotes approvingly from the Min
baapolis Tribune the following from
Camp Dodge, Iowa: The "reformers
AZ diving hard at this camp, but they
ar dying. nevertheless. They grad
uailv are discovering that the Officers
an- drafted men here are for the most
mart we'll educated. we'll behaved, ma
tu-e mer. capable of working out tEelr
own salvation and rather resenting the
idea of having a program of reform
showed IL them. AS some of these re-
formers are being paid substantial SAL
aries and the public is footing the bill,
1t perhaps may interest the public to
know that much good coin of the
realm IS being wasted. What per-
piexes the national army men most is
why the change from civil to military
life. should Immediately brand them as
fit subjects for the pet hobbies of al
legged reformers. Most of the drafted
men were on fairly good terms with
their friends and neighbors before
they RESPONDED to the call to the col
ora Those who had police court rec
ords We're not permitted to respond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
WON'T PAY HIS BOARD
Yet Mrs. Honora Dawson Says Hus-
band Charges Her for Groceries.

Mrs. Honora Dawson, All Kansas
avenue. mas filed petition for divorce
from Ezra Dawson. proprietor of
grocery store at All Kansas avenue.
Mrs. Dawson contends that her hus-
band is well-to-do and yet she is
obliged to run boarding house in orr
der to keep herself and children and
her husband insists that she take her
daughter, Ruth, out of school to help
in feeding the boarders.
Also she claims that her husband
sells the groceries to her and charges
full price for them and refuses to pay
board for himself. She asks for prop
erty owned in Potwin in addition to a
suitable sum to feed and clothe the
Children, eight in number. She also
wants $500 for attorneys fees. The
Davisons were married at Russell
Springs, Kan. in 1891
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

gagged to a person of whom you do not
approve do not foster their romance
by forcing them to meet in secret On
the contrary. kill their romance by
making 1T commonplace. Let them see
the worst of each other. Let the girl
see her lover foolish and fudd1ed with
drink; let her be bored by his brag-
ging and egotism, let her see his un-
couthness and lack of refinement;
let your boy get a sa nipple of his lady
loves temper and selfishness; let him
yawn over her senseless chatter; let
him see her as she looks at breakfast,
lunch and dinner. Get the undesir-
ables away from their own back
ground and against yours. and in
ninety-nine times out of hundred
the match will automatically break
of sheer establishment on both sides,
And ring in some man or girl of
your own class that you would be
willing to see your son or daughter
marry. After all it's scab labor that
does it,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16


ANNOUNCEMENT has beer made Of the mar
riage of Mrs. Alta Gustavas and Mr. T. q.
Smelser. the wedding taking place Tues
day evening. February II, at the home of
Mrs. II. e. shuler, MIR and Mrs. GEORGE
n snlelser and Miss Dorothy shhier. Mr..
and Mrs Smelser will be at home to their
friends after February 20 at their home,
AFTER avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. webb entertained
with a party Friday. evening in honor of
their daughter Lola's eighteenth birthday
tine iia party. The guests were NJ so and Mrs.
6 A. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur snider.
Miss FsTe Knox Mo9 Miss oteE
Miss Mae Snider. Miss Bessie Riee, Mr..
Donald Means, Mr.. Russell wesley, Mr..
Ray Knight. Mr.. Leo Miller and Mr.. Russell
Buck.
The meeting Of the sunflower club. to
be held instead on Tuesday. with Mrs. c.
Poort Michigan avenue, as hostess
Mrs. Kate Messenger. Of Horton is visit
Winter err Wiisfield Venue ,a f' ~ q wells
Mr.. and Mrs: c. r. Bacon, Of the country
Of OFF W v were Saturday y's guests y 81
Mr., ana Mrs. Thomas LeIiar,. Green street.
Miss Hattie miller, of willard. Kan. u
The dedication of the Oakland Methodist
morning at the Church hour. The program
Is to be as follows: @Ameriea.' sung bv
the CONGREGATION. Invocation. service flag
presented to the church by. Mrs A. y.
Warner and then the roll call of the boys
in service Responding to each name and
pinhine the star on the flag. viii be the
boys mother or his next friend. Miss
Ruth Spnd win give a solo. "Oh God Give
Peace Again The pastor. the Rev Mr.
Peterson will address the audience speak
ing on .why We are IN the, war The
boys whose ps ,,ns w snra be PIT r On the fas
Charles Rice. Vernon sspicklemier. Ear
wilson MFron Wright Roy Allen. Herbert
Wilson, Charles Hal. Alvin DiIlups. Roy
Hall. Philip Newbold and Cecil Biesner
The Pins Ultra class of the GA kIand
Prerbyteriian Church wifi have a social
evening Tuesday If next week Mt the home
of Mrs Harry Collins.
p. p: wifIiams has moved to the New
Home hotel at Fdiffi ayefine ard Quincy
street ~hprn he win mike His home
F. w. Sloan will lead the Endeavor
service Sundar evening at the Oakland
Presbyterian rhtfrrh.
Mrs. G. F. Suit has returned TO her home
in North Topeka after spending the week
with her sister Mrs. Harold Eeppef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
THE E1GHT-HoUR LAW.

The .eport of the commission of
three. headed by Gem George W..
Goethals. and appointed in 1916 to
observe the operation of the Adam
son eight-hour day and wage law has
been rendered to the president and
congress.
The eight-hour day. says the re-
port, as a measure of a days work for
the purpose of reckoning the compen-
sation of certain classes of railroad
employees has become an accomplished
fact. and it is not understood that the
roads have any intention of further
contesting the establishment of the
seizht-hour day for the employees con-
cerned. These employees recognized by
the roads entitled to the eight
hour basis under the law are: Engi-
neers, firemen, conductors, assistant
conductors, baggagemen, brakemen
and flagmen. IN road and yard service,
ard generally also hostlers. The aver
age number of employees in these
classes in the calendar year 1916 was
3OS, 37s, or about II per cert of the
total number of railroad employees.
The Jaw does not limit the actual
duration of work to eight hours per
day AS actually applied in practice,
the eight-hour standard which is be-
ing observed in road service is the So
called speed basis of 12h miles per
hour. This means that on 1un of
1oC miles or less overtime begins after
eight hours, while on a 125-mile run
it begins after ten hours Notwith-
standing the permission of overtime,
the law has had SEINE effect in redue-
fng the actual hours of work This is
true chiefly in yard service. Between
March and october, 1917, over II 900
yard crews were placed on eight-hour
Shifts
In road service the reduction in
hours has been slight. Where hours
have not been reduced; the law has
had the effect of increasing wages.
Detailed reports for the month of JAM
uary, 1917, indicate that the law
caused the addition of over s61,O0O,-
600 annually to railroad operating ex=
penses. To what extent economies
may be introduced to offset this in
crease in expense cannot be stated.
suburban service, the passenger serv-
Ice is but little affected by the law.
In road freight service the increase in
wages averages about 1 8 per cent and
about rs per cent in yard service
Where however, there has been an ac-
tual reduction in hours, the total pay
OF the individual worker is not neees-
sarily increased by the eight-hour law,
and his pay may actually be less than
1t was in the year 1916, before the law
became effective
A detailed study of the payrolls in
dicates that 1916 per cent of the en-
ployes in the classes named received
no increase in pay in January, 1917,
under the eight hour law; 500 per
cent received less than $40 per month
Increase; 22.7 per cent received from
$40 to $50 a month increase, and 81
per cent received $50 or more per
month increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
KNIGHTS TEMPlAR, ATTENTION

The knights of Topeka Command
cry, No 5. knights Templar are re-
aucsted to assemble at the asylum to-
morrow Sunday, February IT, at
1880 D. m, for the purpose of conduct
inc the Templar funeral service of
knight Aaron Sheetz.
Services at Kansas Avenue NJ e.
church. WIN. NELSON
Commander.
GEO W. MCLELLAND,
ADV Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
ATTENTION, MASONS

A special communication of Golden
Rule No. go will be held Sunday, Feb
ruary II. at O'Clock, to attend the
funeral of Brother Aaron Sheet. So
iourners invited to meet with us.
ROBERT BADSKY, master
H. L. SHERBURNE, Secy (Adv.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

Chicago. FEB. s-BUTTER-Market un-
changed.
EGGS-M Market firm. Firsts, 541kc; or
binary fifsts, 511sd 53c; at mark, cases in
GUIDED, 51la 5stst-
CHEESE-Market unchanged.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lower. Wisconsin
Michigan. Minnesota bulk. $2.g0d2 .O5; ditto
sacks. s2.O00s.1g
POULTRY-A1ive. lower; fowls, soc
springs. 29c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

A Y8ung Genius.
Who taught you to knit, my sweet pretty
Miss
oh 1 think that l always knew how,
For l can't remember when
1 did not Knit my brow.
lGussie Morrow Gage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
Missouri Defeats Ames.

Ames. Ia, Feb. 16.-Missouri de-
feated Iowa State college 81 to II in
a Missouri valley conference basket
ball game here last night. Ruby
starred for Missouri. scoring ten
points. The teams meet again tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

Reports from the French Academy of
Agriculture Shed Some Light on
Food and Farming Conditions in
Both Germany and France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between s and 10 d. M. $3.50;
Other hours, 47J1 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and PERSONALS, from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. m. $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

Governor Capper will speak tonight
at the meeting of the Parent-Teach-
ers' association of the Shorey schooi.
c. E Elliot, in charge of the county
thrift stamp campaign, will make
AN address on the subject of thrift
stamps. Vocal numbers will be fur
nished by a quartet of soldiers from
Camp Funston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16

The officers of the East Indianola
Red Cross auxiliary which was or
ganized this week are: Mrs. FRANK
rude. chairman; Mrs. H. @. Fletcher
secretary Mrs. H. L.. Rude
chairman women's work; Mrs q. j.
Melton. chairman knitting; Mrs. w. r.
Dennison, chairman membership.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
FRENCH TROOPS GAIN GROUND
ON SECTORS NEAR AM|ENS
BLAST KILLS SOLDIERS
Two Dead and 18 Injured in Bal
loon Explosion at Fl. Omaha.
Accident Occurred While Men Are
Passing Gas From Nurse Balloon
to Airship.

Omaha, Neb. May 3.-Two soldiers
were killed and 19 injured when the
gas bag of balloon exploded in its
hangar at Florence field, near Fort
Omaha. The dead and injured were
members of the Thirteenth balloon
company and all were in the hangar
at the time of the accident. The bal
loon and hangar were destroyed by q
fire which followed. The bag had just
been pulled down from a trial ascen-
sion.
The explosion was said to have oc-
Cured while the soldiers were passing
gas from a nurse balloon to the flying
balloon. Col. ii. P. Hershey, in an Of
fetal statement, said the accident was
probably due to static electricity
caused by the fabrics Of the two bal
looms rubbing together.
The two soldiers killed were so bad
ly burned roll call will be necessary
to establish their identity, Colonel
Hershey said. The injured were
promptly cared for.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-03
BAKER ASKS MO
LIMIT ON men
SENT TO FRANCE
Would Equip 100000 Troops
and Use Them as They
Are Needed. .
APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE BODY
War Chief Asks $13,000,000, 900 to
Carry Out Colossal Military
Program-May Amend
Draft Act.

Washington, May 3-A colossal mill
tary program was submitted by Sec
| retary Of War Baker to the house COM
mittee on military affairs. Here are
the principal features Of the plan:
1. Expenditures ON the army aggre-
eating $13,OOO,OOO In the next fiscal
year, more than twice the total Of this
years outlay.
2. Manufacture Of artillery on a stu
pendous scale, involving the immedi-
ate erection Of enormous plants, the
whole outlay representing several bill
lion dollars.
8. Drafting Of at least 1,00O,O 900 ad-
ditional registrants and as many more
as can be equipped and transported to
France, with the prospects favorable
to maintaining an army Of 3,OOO,OOO
men In the field next year.
He told the committee that 1t would
be ill-advised to restrict the number
Of men to be utilized and that the size
Of the army should be increased In the
discretion Of the government, as trans
portion and equipment facilities war
rant.
To Ask Unlimited Power.
Secretary Baker indicated he would
submit a proposed measure, probably
as an amendment to the draft law, to
grant the unlimited authority asked.
Under the existing draft law, as con-
strued by Chairman Dent Of the mill
tary committee and others, there Is au-
thortty for the use Of only 100000
men under draft. Mr. Dent introduced
bill to authorize draft total Of A.
600, 900 men, which, with volunteers al
ready In the service, would make an
ultimate possible maximum strength
Of 100000 men.
Baker ls Questioned.
Secretary Baker was questioned by
the committee regarding his views to
increasing the draft age. He said he
was studying the subject and had
made no decision.
The house military committee will
Immediately resume consideration Of
the annual army Appropriation bill and
Secretary Bakers idea Is that 1t shall
provide only for the number immedi-
ately foreseen.
100000 Men Planned.
Indications are that 1t will carry pro-
vision for equipment, transportation,
pay and other expenses of approx
mately 100000 men, as part not Of
specific program, but as furtherance
Of a blanket authority plan involving
the use Of all or part Of the funds ap-
propriated and supplemental appro-
priations later on as their need may
become apparent.
Mr.. Dent announced In view Of the
war departments attitude that he was
ready to ask the house TO kill its vol
unteer credits amendment to the draft
quota resolution. The senate refused
to agree to the provision.
If the house recedes the draft quota
resolution will be ready to go to the
president for approval.