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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23

Another story of Company A. 10
engineers, has reached Topeka in a
letter from Lindsay C. Osborn to his
sister, Mrs. J. McClements, jr., Of 1923
Topeka avenue.
Osborn reiterates the word that has
come thru many channels. that the
engineers have been a fighting, as well
as a building unit. When the infan-
try was hard hit, the 10 went in as
doughboys and fought with heavy
losses. Osborn tells also Of the con-
veniences and luxuries found in the
German dugouts.
Osborn enlisted with Company A
soon after, war was declared. He is
brother Of D. w. Osborn. 400 Polk
street, and of Mrs. r. M. Bracket, 943
Brooks avenue
A part of the letter is as follows:
This division was showed in as re-
serves at Metz and we didn't have to
do anything but lie in the rain for
three days there. Then we were
showed up to begin the big push. now
that for six days and nights and man
aged to push Jerry back seven or
eight miles. Don't ever let anyone
tell you that engineers are non-com-
batants for that's old stuff. I'm not
kidding you an inch-this outfit OF
engineers is a fighting unit. The in
fantry lost darn heavily and after a
couple of days driving the engineers
were showed into "Doughboy'' reserve
and from reserve we were put to the
front. Old A company lost a good
many men, most Of them to the hos
pital. I expect they will be back be-
fore 1ong-at least most of them. 1
would like nothing better than to
meet Fritz hand to hand, but be-
lieve me it's different when a fellow
has to meet his artillery and machine
guns. However. I guess he doesn't
care much about ours either. Jerry"
also used lots of gas on US, but 1 was
too fasts for him with my gas mask.
Mustard gas affected a few of the
boys. We captured machine guns.
cannons and ammunition. We found
a German canteen with a full stock of
candy, tobacco, jam, wine and almost
everything. No, we didn't do thing
to that stuff. Those Germans surely
had all the comforts of home in their
outs, keen stoves and pretty neat
beds; also ate fresh vegetables out of
garden that some Fritz" planted.
Souvenirs-say they were scattered
all over the battle field. German he'll
NETS and all that stuff, but this old
boy wasn't carrying any Of that stuff.
Now we are back in a little town to
reorga nize and get equipped again. 1
lost all of my stuff in the skirr,lish
and 1 guess nearly all of the fellows
did. 1 came out of the scrap with
French cap and just parts of the rest
OF my clothes. I got mixed up pretty
well with some entanglements. How
ever, I had rifle and automatic and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
NO DOPE ON IT
WaShburn. Haskell ThankSgiv-
ing Clash Center of Interest.
Cancellation Kansas.Tiger Con-
test Makes Big Game Here.
CARLISLE MEN At HASKELL
Indians Strengthened by Red
men From Eastern Grids.
IchahOds Ready for Fray
Playing at st. Marys Today.
BY VIM. D. WOLFE.

In usual years Kansas interest In
Turkey day football is conferred on
the annual clash between the Missouri
Tigers and thee Kansas Jayhawkers.
But with this classic struggle defin-
ftely called off on account of the flu
at Columbia, Mo-, the eyes of grid fans
\ have turned to Topeka as the storm
center for the day. The Washburn
Ichab ods are to battle with the Has
kell Indians for the first time.
Carlisle Men Help.
There Is little or no dope on the
relative strength of the Haskell men.
tho 1t is certain that the Indians will
enter a team worthy of the best ira
ditions of the race. One of the fea-
lures of the Haskell lineup which
makes dope a lot harder to compile Is
that the Kansas Indian school team
has been augmented this year by an
influx OF players from Carlisle which
has always been a factor in the con-
tests in the east. For some reason or
other the government saw fit to aban-
don the Carlisle school and as a nat
ural trend of events the Redmen Of
the east scattered to the four corners
or the university world-a fair proper
ton of them entering the Indian
school at Lawrence.
IchabOds Are Vets.
On the other hand the Washburn
squad Is a more or less we'll known
quantity in these parts. With two
wins and a defeat on the books, and
with one of the wins counterbalancing
tn, defeat in Importance. it is known
that the Blue warriors of Topeka are
q fighting aggregation of pigskin
chasers. and that when they go into
the game Thanksgiving day that they
will so in with the sureness and con-
fidence of veterans. In the Aggie
game some two weeks ago the Icha-
bods displayed a form reprehensible
in the extreme. But in the Kansas
State Normal game last week they
exhibited to an astonished public a
team working like a well oiled and
completely coordinated machine The
reversal of form was complete. Wash
burn had found itself.
Taking all things into consideration
1t is certain that when the Ir'''"".
face the Ichabods on Was.burn field
Thanksgiving afternoon, the Diuv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23

team will be functioning properly in
every part. The Haskell forwards are
faced with the job of smashing as
perfect interference as Kansas foot
ball fields have seen in years. And
the Haskell backs are to be faced
with the necessity of puncturing a line
which charges as one man.
Washburn is at St. Mary's today
full of confidence. but not overconfi-
dent, that a win Is in store for them
this afternoon. The Catholics are
known far and wide in Kansas as a
fighting aggregation of wild Irishmen.
They beat Washburn last year. But
Washburn, fired both by the desire
for revenge and by the ambition to
keep the slate clean of any more lost
games, Is expected to win today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
WANT MAIN LINE
Atchison Would Like to Get
Santa Fe Thru Trains.
Use of Tracks Between st. 10.
seph and Topeka Urged.

The Atchison Globe has reopeneo
the agitation which has come up sew
eral times recently as to why one Of
the numerous transconttnentai SANTA
Fe passenger trains should not rur
over a routing which would take IN
St. Joseph, Atchison and Topeka. 1,
urges that the chambers of commerce
of the respective cities unite In ar
appeal to Director General McAdoo In
an effort to obtain the routing OF one
of the big trains over a route which
would leave the main line at Lexington
Junction, Mo-. go to st. Joe and then
to Topeka by way Of Atchison instead
of running over the cutoff thru OF
tawa. Leaving Topeka the thru train
could take the main line at Emporia
According to prominent railroad Of
ficials here, there are several things
that must be considered before this IL
done First. the administration is at
tempting to operate the railroads on as
an economical basis az possible. How
ever, the distance from Lexington
Junction to Topeka by way of st. Joe
is 148 miles, via Kansas City the dis
of forty-three miles and more than an
hours running time, perhaps more
than two hours.
Grade Is Bad, Also.
Running in either direction to or
from ST. Joe, east or west, or from
the point OF the triangle OF which st.
Joe is the point farthest north, q
grade would be encountered which,
according to railroad men, could not
be pulled by any single locomotive the
Santa Fe owns carrying one of the
largest transcontinental trains. 1t
would take two engines to pull the
train as it is regularly made UP.
The line running to and from st.
Joe has been regarded as branch
line and nothing has ever been done
to cut down the grades, making the
operation Of the large. heavy trains
possible. Even using two engines a
lot of time would be lost in making
the trip which Is not of enough value
to the road to make worth while the
improvements which such an attempt
would render necessary, 1t is said.
Further, there would be the question
OF picking out what particular train
should be routed that way Trains
Nos. and are routed across the en-
tire country SO that they can do a
very large amount of local business.
Across the entire country the sched-
ules OF these trains and those of the
branch lines north and south are SO
arranged as to coincide. Changing
one of these would change the time
schedules of branch lines clear to the
coast If efficient and prompt service
was to be maintained. The same thing
is true of most of the other trains.
No Santa Fee official would render
an opinion on what would be the prob
able result of agitation OF this sort.
The only way to find out what would
happen would be for the members of
the chambers of commerce of the vari-
GUS towns to take the matter up with
McAdoo. provided they are interested
enough to work out the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
Have COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

lfyour skin Is yellow-complexion pallld
tongue coated-appetite poor-you have
4 bad taste in your mouth-a lazy. no-gocd
eeling-yon should take Olive IabletA
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
iorcalomel-were prepared By DR. Edwardo
after II years of study with his patientG
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are . purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them. by their olive color.
To have clear. pink skin. bright eyes.
no pimrles, feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you mist get at the cause.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like celomel-yet htve
10 dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome cpnSti.
,ation.' That's why millions of boxes are
old annually at 10c and 25c per boz. All
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
,ote the pleasing results.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
Japs kicked Him Out.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2e.-Lawrence
Mott, correspondent of the New York
Sun, arrived in Seattle today, following
his deportation by the Nipponese as a
trouble maker" He published in
Japan a magazine called The Search
light, which campaigned against liquor
and presence Of German teachers
turnout the japanese empire Mott is
the son of J. L. Mott. wealthy iron
man of New York. He arrived here
on the japanese liner Katori Maru
after being refused permission to land
in Victoria, B. c., by immigration au-
thOrities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
t was the early Fall of 1870.

Along a road of northern France
that led out from the old Fortress Of
Sedan, an open carriage passed. Be
fore it rode a guard, helmeted, with
shining arms and gaily pennanted
lances. Behind it rode officers in
French uniform. Again, farther in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
Hidden Drama of Surrender
Marshal Foch He Appeared in the Fall Of 1870
and the Fall Of 1918.

the rear. steel heimeted Prussiari
hussars. Gathering in solid array.
In the carriage. thus guarded. sat
Napoleon III. Emperor of France. He
was going to meet the King of Prus-
STA at Chateau Bellevue. to surrender
his sword and his armies. Great
physical suffering was written upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23

that was the main thing. Well Sic
it's mighty close to Mess" and so I'm
beating it for the kitchen. Write .
lot cause darn 1t I'm crazy for letters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
HARD GAME ON TODAY
When Michigan q. and Michigan
Aggics Meet on Gridiron.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. 23.-The
hardest fought football game played
on Ferry Field in years was predicted
gin, with string of straight victories
for the season meets the Michigan
Aggies In their annual contest, Both
teams were at the top of their form
and neither of the coaches laid claim
to an eaSy victory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-23
GERMANS WANT MORE
Soldiers Would Have Ration Greater
Than English People.

Than English People.
1t is pointed out in connection with
the appeal of DIR. w. S. Solf to the
United States for food that there are
two kinds of rations in use in Ger
many. That for the soldiers In tho
first lines has been much larger than
that granted the rest of the natio-
1t is said that Doctor Solf appears
anxious. that the front line standard
should be maintained for the largo
body of troops returning from me
front. This ration is considerably
more generous than that to which the
British people have been accustomed
during the four years
Arizona republican., 1918-08-27
Horses and Men

Another bloody argument in favor of the restora- ton of capital punishment has been offered. Another addition has been made the long list of homicdes in this county since the people voted year and half ago by way of experiment abolish the galows The only result of the experiment has been to cheapen human life. The value of human life in America, statisticians have figured is something more than s4OOO higher than anywhere else in the world except England. The price of horse in Arizona may be roughly and liberaly placed at s200 Yet horses would not be so recklessy killed have been since capital punishment has been abolished, that may conclude that the value of the human life in this county is something less than s2OO.
 The slayer in this case admits the killing and offers in extenuation self-defense, but that his victim applied insulting epithet to him. That has been recognized fighting expression but not killing expression Reverting to the comparative val of men and horses in Marcopa county, the slayer would probably not have killed s2OO horse if it had bitten him or kicked him.
 If we had capital punishment now perhaps it could be justly and lawfully inflicted in this It may be that the killing done in the heat of passion and that there lacking degree pre- meditation that would warrant the nfction of cap- tai punishment. But when one carries SO o-called pen knife of such size and keenness a into ribbons, done Sunday afternoon there may be a presumption of generalization
 However that may be, the freedom which has been given men with tendency to homicide has cheapened human life, an inevitable result Though the aboli- ton of the gallows did legally affect of degrees below that of prcmeditaed murder. it did affect them in fact If the punishment for the crime of murder in cold blood reduced, would be say- of all degrees not unnaturay felt that homicide in law, much less serious than it had formerly been.
 There will probably be propaganda for the restoration of capital punishment, is needed The riot of murder and lesser degrees of homicide within tho last eighteen months has convinced the people of the failure of the experiment we entered upon two years ago.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-27
The Only Issue

We have hitherto observed that this scramble among the candidates for the democratic nomination for is fight But having a seat at the ringside for which have paid good money we entitled to take interest in the struggle without contributing in any way to the result of it. That would he improper. The spectator who ntcrferes with the fighters deserves election.
 As we sometime ago perceived the fight among the democrats centering about the I. W. w. That inevitable There other issue com pare with it. The talk about economy and honesty in which candidates invariably indulge is hoary- headed bunk. We all candidates and the of hon. est men and thieves proessedy in favor of honesty and economy. That constitutes issue at all. No candidate has any advantage over any other can didate in that vague field
 Nor is the abstract question of loyalty and pa trotsm issue among the candidates for the gover norship All Americans, especially all candidates for office professedly loyalists patriots they should make any other profession they would not ge, very far. The candidate who relies solely upon ha general pledge of loyalty and patriotism the abstract is merely punching windbag. He need not say any. thing about loyalty and patriotism. The will take it for granted that he is there; otherwise ne would not be a candidate
 It is than useless for a candidate to de- nounce disloyalty and treason in the abstract That is no issue at all. We are all agreed upon that But there is different thing there is disoyalty and son in the concrete-the l. w. w. proved tratorous organization with large membership in Arizona. It has been proved at Chicago that it traorous organization: that it's hand raised against the government before went to and after we went to war; that it active in Arizona The names and acts of it's members resident in Arizona are known. Some of it's Arizona members are among those con- victed at Chicago.
 It is to be presumed that every member of a trai- torous organization in Arizona is either a traitor or dupe it may be further presumed that after the char acter of the organization has been exposed no member of it can be dupe and must therefore be traitor That he is held in check by fear is not to his credit and does not remove the stigma of the traitor
 The sympathy of these men and the sympathies of their sympathizers is just strong as it ever was and all the members of the I. Wa w. and those who sympathze with them have votes. The candidate who appeals to the loyal patriotic people of Arizona cannot appeal to the w. w. and their sympathzers He must denounce them openly and renounce their support. He must be for the l. W. w. or against it and all its works and affiliations
 He cannot put himself into receptive attitude well
Arizona republican., 1918-08-27
"The Martial Adventures of
 Henry And Me"

Gilded Youth and the Young Doctor, and a sporting interest which centered in the daily score. And we gathered this: That it was the Young Doctors day. For he was in France to help the greatest cause in the world: and the Gilded Youth affected to be in France-to enjoy the greatest outdoor game in the world. But he had made it plain that day to the Eager Soul that working eighteen hours day un- der shell fire, driving an ambulance. was growing tame. He was going back, of course, but he was thinking seriously of the air service. The Doctor wanted no thrills. He was willing to boil surgical instruments or squirt dis infectant around kitchens to serve. And the Eager Soul liked that attitude, though it was obvious to us. that she was in the war game as bit of sport and because it was too dull in her Old Home Town, somewhere in the United States. And we knew also what she did not admit, even if she recognized it, that in the Old Home Town, men of the sort to attract women of her spirit and intelligence were scarce-and she was out looking for her own Sir Galahad, as he went up and down the earth searching for the Holy Grail The war to her, we knew, was great opportunity to en- joy the new freedom of her sex, to lose her harem veil, to breathe free air as an achieving human creature-but. alas. ones forties are too wise Pretty as she was, innocent as she was, and eager as her soul was in high emprise of the conflict of world ideals into which she was plunging, we felt that
 after all, hidden away deeply in the secret places of her heart, were a man and a home and children.
 Approaching Paris
 We whizZed through the dusk in the
 suburbs of Paris that night, seeing the
 gathering implements of war coming
 into the landscape for the first time
 the army trucks, the horizon blue oi
 the French uniform. the great train
 ing camps. the Red Cross store houses
 the scores and scores of hospitals thai
 might be seen in the public buildings
Arizona republican., 1918-08-27

fancying the gentry saying, "Ah, yes Henry J. Allen, of Wichita-the next governor of Kansas, I understand Henry indicated his feeling about the Ritz thus: The night we arrived he failed, for the first time in two weeks. to demand a dress rehearsal in our SIPS uniforms from 43rd street in New York. The goldb braided uniforms that we saw in the corridors of the Ritz that night made us pause and consider many things. When we un packed our valises, there were the little bundles just as they had come from 43rd street. Henry tucked his away with a sigh. and just before he went to sleep he called across the widening spaces between sleep and widening: T suppose we might have bought that s237S outfit, easy enough"
 Where the Ritz Fell down
 It was in the morning that the veneer of the Ritz began to wear off for Henry. He had pulled bath and found it cold; they were conserving fuel and no hot water was allowed in the hotels of Paris excepting Friday and Saturday nights. The English, who are naturally mean, declare that the French save seventy-fiv per cent of the use of their hot water by put ting the two hot water nights to- gether. as no living F'renchman ever took bath two consecutive days. But it did not seem that way to Henry and me. And anyway we heard these stoEies later. But that morning Henry who doesn't really mind cold bath was ready for it when he happened tC look around the bathroom and found there wasn't a scrap of soap. There he was. as one might say, au natural or perhaps better-if one should in clude the dripping from his first plunge-one might say he was au jus. And what is more. he was au mad. He Jabbed the hell button that summoned the valet, and when the bay appeared Henry had his speech ready for him "DonnezmOi some soap here and bt mighty blame toot sweet about it,' The valet explained that soap was no furnished with the room. It took som, French and English; then Henry. talk ing very slowly and in his best ora tor ial voice, with his foot on the fortis simo, cried: Say, We are paying, at the dazed look in the valet's fac Henry repeated slower and ,louder We are paying. l say. fifteen dollar I-fif-teen dollars a day for thes rooms. You go ask Mrs Ritz if sh will furnish soap for twenty" An
 he waved the valet grandly out.
 (To Be Continued Tomorrow)
Arizona republican., 1918-08-27
LeqisIative Districts

Several candidates for the legislature have forward to voted for against by the people in all parts of the county We may assume that all whom do not know good, capable men but the fact that them stands We have fairly wide acquaintance throughout the county much wider and intimate than that of the average citizen But shall have to vote for against these candidates without the slightest idea whether doing the right thing. Fourfifths of the electorate in the boat with
 These men. good and bad, are known only in their neihgborhood, within radius of few miles. There the voters can act integently and pass upon their merits. The rest of vote only bindy, hoping that making mistake
 This brings to the subject of amending the stitution that members of the legislature may be elected by districts by the people who know them and know what they likely do if elected There will be such proposed amendment before the people election day.
 It is notorious and painful fact that egis latures, since the adoption of the primary system been of a much lower grade than the old terri toria legislatures Then of ability did not hesitate to before conventions but men of known ability will not take the trouble and undertake the expense of a nominating campaign through large county.
 In the old convention days, effort made by delegates to nominate strong men. There party reason for doing that and these stronger men were usually men above the average and were known beyond their immediate neighborhoods.
 There many good and capable men, who would make good legislative material who not men of prominence. Their ncighbors know them, though, and know them to be good men, Their neighbors and they alone should be the judges of their merits.
 Such arrangement is proposed in this amepdment would tend to popularze the primary system which is far less popular now than it when adopted it. Its must depend upon intelligent electorate and electorate act in telligently upon the candidacy of whom it does not know