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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
Housewares

sie.75 "Ice Cold" Refriserators; the 80
pound size, hardwood case, top iced
with galvanized iron lining TAG
$3.50 New willard" Sewing Machine;
the high arm style, full ball bearing
with oscillating shuttle and drop
head; n quarter sawed oak Ok E0
cabinet-on sale Saturday. AOsCO
sI.Oo Ideal" Vacuum Hand Washers
Saturday for. Sec
S1.75 Aluminium Preserving Kettles; the
Cot, heavy sauge-on sale 1.29
Saturday .....--..--....-
I5c Rolls of Fort Orange Toilet Tissue
Paper; full 1000 sheet to 27o
the roll. .............4 rolls OSC
soc Cleaning Combination; a can Of
Brush, a bottle Of Silver Cream ST.
yer Polish and can of Dutch Coz
Cleanser-Saturday for......-. OCN
s12o Sets of twelve Jar Racks !, for can
ning-on sale Tx
Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sC~
Plain Colonial Glass TumbIers-the 75c
a dozen kind. Saturday. per C2c
set Of .............-..e six for <sC(
Up to Soc English Tea Pots; various
sizes in various fancy decora- IQc
tions-choice .....-...-..-..... 1O~
s1.oo Androck Ovens; they set over one
gas DuTner ana Therefore use 7O<a
only half as much gas as usual. ~
si-5o spIint Clothes Baskets: the 12x-
17x23-inch, heavy grade-on 10
sale Saturday. AsAO
S1.75 Folding Ironing Boards; the full
size well made-specially %
priced for Saturday. Log
s1oo Covered Kettles; the and SGT
size of heavy enamelware- TO-
choice, Saturday ~
4Oc Covered Jelly Glasses; the 1z-pt
size-specially priced C0o
for Saturday, per dozen-.-. 6CN
9TH F1oor-Peiletier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
Mems Wear

Mems $3.50 Knit Union Suits; both the
knee and the ankle length in all sizes
specially priced for QSo
Saturdays selling. ...-..-...... CON
Men's $500 Emery" and Maryland"
shirts; both the soft and the stiff
cuff styles in all sizes-on 40
sale Saturday. 4s4C
Main Floor-Pelletier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
Tiny Tots
White Dresses

A variety of the daintest Of little White
Dresses for tots of to 6 years-at
most remarkably low prices, Sat
urday:
s1OO. SIPS and $50 White Lawn
Dresses for .oec
SOS Net Dresses. .f3.So
$50 Net Dresses. 4-5e
Handmade Dresses
500 and 1896 Dresses. $3.50
go Dresses for ................ ABS
End Floor-Pelletier's
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Toilet Goods

SOC Graham's Face Powder 33c
35c Daggett and Ramsdell's Perfect
-ot 1dlcun foWuer- --.-..........-15c
QUO Pebeco Tooth Paste. SOC
SOC ElRado depiiatory.. $50
OVc LIsterlne. S9e
1215c Toilet Soaps.
$50 Imported French Violet Per-
Aume .S9c
35c Benzoin and Almond Lotion 23c
SOC Ivory Vanity CaBes with mirror,
puff and compact powder in flesh
white, rachel or rouge. csc
Up to Csc Hand Scrubs. Toe
Main FIoor-PeIIetier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

Women's Athletic Union Suits; the famous Sc.
NJ. c. of white and pink dimities and batistes
an excellent lot of slight seconds" of up
to $1.75 sale from l to QOo
o'clock, Saturday. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. on
Muslnwear-2nd Floor
Cr to soc Colored Dress Goods; printed Batistes,
woven Voiles, Tissues and Flaxons--on 90
sale for hour, Saturday, per yard. ACC
Wash Goods-Main Floor
81 so Fancy silks; 36-inch ones in striped and
fancy designs especially desirable for OQo
skirts, dresses, tc-per yard. ........... CCC
Silks-Main Floor
Women's csc and Csc Hosiery; Isle and cottons
in black and tan--small lots and odds OEn
and ends to be closed out Saturday pairs %CC
Hosery-Main Floor
Table Oil Cloth; the 45-inch plain white-extra
good second" grade of the SOC quality, per
yard, from 1 to O'Clock, 1zn
Bargain Basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

HandkerchiefS
women's 25c Handkerchief with COL
ored borders and embroidered corners
and white with embroidered EAo
corners-11c each. ........-3, for wv
Mems 15c Handkerchief of fine white
cambria with embroidered 1no
Neckwear
Up to $1.25 Neckwear; fiat and roll
Collars. Dress Sets, vestees, etc: of
organdie, Georgette, pique and Coo
satin-your choice. Saturday. w
Silk Gloves
$1.25 and $1.50 Long Silk Gloves; the
16-button in tan, navy and black
as long as they last, 60c
Main F1oor-PelIetier's
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ON sale IL to IL

121zc PaImolve; of the best and most popu-
lar of the Toilet Soaps: limit of three cakes
ON sale from IL O'Clock til noon o.
Saturday, per cake. .........-............ ~
Toilet Goods-Main Floor
All the Women's s2s5 and s4.1s land these
special prices, tool black Kid Pumps will be
on special sale from II to II . 10
o'clock Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AsAO
Shoe Section-2nd Floor
sOc "Kazoo" Hose Supporters for boys and
girls, and they're certainly GOOD ones TOO. I o.
ON sale for hour Saturday. 1CN
Boys Wear-2nd Floor
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ON sale 10 to Ii

$3.50 Cover-An Aprons of percales and ging
hams in a number of attractive styles-on sale,
as long five dozen last, from 10 OQo
to IL o'clock Saturday morning. CCN
Houses Dresses-2nd Floor
SOC Ginghams in fast color checked and plaid
patterns for wonens and childrens dresses
at a remarkably low price for loo
hour Saturday morning ................. AoN
Bargan Basement
$40 School Hair Bow Ribbons; very firm
quality in plain colors and in stripes, plaids
and floral designs-for the one Ok
hour, per yard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ScN
Bows tied FREE. Ribbons-Main Floor
Up wide FiIet Lace Bands; for trim
ming camisoles, scarfs, curtains, and 81 70
the Hke-per yard. O/3N
Lnces-Afain Floor
$265, e4-piece Service Sets of American China;
six Tea Cups and Saucers, six Finch plates and
six Colonial Glass Tumblers-on sale 4 90
from 10 to ii o'clock. 4'0C
China-.4th Floor
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Silk Underwear at ia off
$500 Undermuslins--$1.49
War
Savings
Stamps
from any
employee

A special lot of Night Gowns and Envelope C
ity nainsook with yokes of fancy lace and EN-
$500 garments on special sale Saturday.
Underwear-2nd FIoor-Pelle
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pique sewn; very popular for' Fall wear-on
special sale from + to o'clock IN
Saturday afternoon. observation-disclosures. LIZ
Gloves-Main Floor
$1.50 Mesh Bags and Vanity Cases; only a few
be here promptly at O'Clock If you. 100
want one-while they last, choice. ~
Leather Goods-Main Floor
Mems csc Wash Neckties for less than half
price, long they last from to ~
O'Clock Saturday. Observation-Disclosures. 1OC
Mems Wear-Main Floor
45c Stamped Towels; the large size, honey comb
weave, neatly stamped to be embroidered C0o
on sale for the hour. ............ ZCl
Fancy Goods-2nd Floor
$3.50 All-wool Smyrna Rugs; the 26x50-inch size,
reversible in handsome patterns and colorings
a satnada4 to o'clock 1.89
Rugs-th Floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16
ON sale IL to l

Up to $500 Imported yeweirys Layallieres of
oxidized- silver with real a1nethyst, topaz.
turQuois, etc Rings. Bracelets and Scarf Pins
set with real canoes and other stOnes-S 90
choice from II to o'clock, Saturday. OsCC
Jewelry-Main Floor
Up to s1k Val. Laces: both round and diamond
o @ssh ssar s fsT 9asehea sets-for 32c
Laces-Main Floor
Mems $3.50 Athletic Union Suits of crepe; all
sizes from "a to 40 to begin wfth-on sale 100
from noon til 1 O'Clock Saturday...... ~
Mems Wear-Main Floor
SI50 Cocoa Door Mats; extra heavy, genuine
cocoa fibre; very seryiceable in every way
specially priced for the QQo
Rugs, etc-4th Floor
Women's up 1895 Spring Coats; suitable for
Summer and Fall wear checks and a few
navys and blacks; sizes to 40 . 90
Bargain Basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-16

SOC LaBlache Face Powder-fhom to 3 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon this powder OCo
will be sale. OON
Toilet Goods-Main Floor
Boys to $1.0O Straw and Wash Hats; smah
lots and broken lines of s1Zes-to be closed
between 2 and Saturday 1An
Boys Wcar-end Floor
Up to csc Wash Goods; Batistes. Voiles. Lawns
and Flaxons. and few Colored Sutings-
from to o'clock Saturday, 7C1nc
Wash c3oods-Main Floor
Women's Black Fibre Silk Hose with white
stFipes; all sizes, to begin with-"seconds"
of sc ones sale for the 1An
Bargain basement
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-06

mans at 8 80 one morning. He left his
wife, who had had baby two days
before, in the house. He was taken to
the square, lined up against wall
with three other big men Of the town.
Then he saw his wife and baby being
carried to the square on a mattress by
four Germans. He begged to be al
lowed to kiss his wife good-by, and
they granted him permission. AS he
stepped away, there was rattle and
the other men went West. They shot
him, too, but though he was riddled
with bullets he lived, somehow. and
begged the German officer to let him
accompany his wife to the prison
where they were taking her. This was
granted too, but on the way, they
heard the sound of firing. The soldiers
yelled, die Franzosenl" and dropped
the mattress and ran. But 1t was only
some Of their own butchers at work.
Doctor Laurent carried his wife and
baby to an old aqueduct that was being
rebuilt by the creek. There they lived
for three days and three nights, on the
few herbs and the water that Doctor
Laurent sneaked out and got at night.
Doctor Laurent says that when the
Germans killed and crucifed the civil
ians at Dixmude, they first robbed
them of their watches, pocketbooks,
rings and other things. There was a
Madame Tllmans there, who had had
three thousand francs stolen from her
and was mlsused besides,
These were just a very few of the
things that happened at just one place
where the Germans got to work with
their ''kultur." So you can picture the
Belgians agreeing on German peace,
while there is a Belgian alive to argue
about 1t. They will remember the Ger
mans long time, l think. But they
need not worry: there are lot of us
who will not forget, either.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-06
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat,
rick, Of this place, writes: IT was
very constipated. had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. I went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed to
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards 1t seemed
l was more constipated than before.
l heard of Black raught and de-
cided to try 1t. found 1t Just what I
needed. 1t was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. l got we'll of the sour stom-
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping. and l would take a
dose now and then, and was In good
shape.
/ cannot say too much for Black.
Draught for 1t is the finest laxative
one can use"
Thedfords Black-Draught has for
many years been found of great value
in the treatment of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable in its action, leaving no
bad after-effects. II has won the praise
Of thousands Of people who have used
" NC-135
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-06
FACE THRIVE

pital, while was there, but no patient
was hit. They knocked a shrine of Our
Lady to splinters, though, and bowled
over big crucifix. The kitchen was
near by, and 1t was just the chefs luck
that he had walked over TO our ward
to see pal of his. when shell landed
plumb In the@cent OF the kitchen.
and all you could see all over the bar.
racks was stew.
That was regular eatless day for
us. until they rugged up bogies and got
some more dixies, AID mixed up some
cornmeal for US. The chef made up
for it the next day, though. The chef
was great little guy. He was a
"blesse" himself, and l guess his stom-
ach sympathized with ours.
There was Frenchman In the bed
next to me who had the whole side of
his face torn off. He told me he had
been next to bomber, who had Just
lit fuse and did not think 1t was
burning fast enough, so he blew on 1t.
1t burned fast enough after that, and
there he was.
There was Belgian in one Of the
other wards, whom got to know pretty
well, and he would often come over
and visit me. He asked many ques-
tons about Dlxmude, for he had had
relatives there, though he had lost
track Of them. He often tried to de-
scribe the house they had lived in, SO
that ] might tell him whether 1t was
still standing or not, but could not
remember the place he spoke of. Dur
ing our talks, he told me about many
atrocities. Some of the things he told
me had heard before, and some Of
them / heard of afterward. Here are
some things that he either saw or
heard of from victims:
! He said that when the Germans en-
tered the town of st. Quentin, they
started firing into the windows as they
passed along. First, after they had oc-
copied the town, they bayoneted every
workingman they could find. Then
they took about half of the children
that they could find. and killed them
with their musket butts. After this,
they marched the remainder Of the chill
dren and the women to the square.
where they had lined up Q row Of male
citizens against a wall. The women
and children were told that If they
moved, they would all be shot An
other file of men was brought up. and
made to kneel in front of the other
men against the wall.
The women and children began to
beg for the lives Of the men, and many
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-06
For God and France.

20 over. Our officers always led us,
but have never seen German officer
lead charge. They always were be-
hind their men, driving instead of lead
ing. / do not believe they are as brave
as they are said to be.
Well, we went over this time, and
the machine guns were certainly going
1t strong. We were pretty sore about
the chaplain and the Swiss and all
that, and we put up an awful fight, but
we could not make II and had to come
back. Only one company reached the
Boche trenches and not nan of 1t
came back who had not been wounded
on the way and did not reach the
trench. They were just wiped out.
The captain was missing. too. We
thought he was done for, but about
twO"o'cfock In the morning, he came
back. He simply fell over into the
trench, all In. He had been wounded
four times, and had lain In shell
crater full of water for several hours.
He would not go back for treatment
then, and when daylight came, It was
too late, because we were practically
cut off by artillery fire behind the front
line trenches.
When daylight came, the artillery
fire opened up right on us, and the
Germans had advanced their lines into
some trenches formerly held by us and
hardly forty-hve yards away. We re-
ceived bombs and shells right in our
faces. A Tunlslan in our company got
crazy, and ran back over the parados.
He ran few yards, then stopped and
looked back at us. think he was
coming to his senses, and would have
started back to us. Then the spot
where he had been was empty, and
second later his body from the chest
down fell not three yards from the
parados. 1 do not know where the
top part went. That same shell cut
groove in the low hilltop before 1t ex-
ploded. He had been hit by a big
shell. and absolutely cut in two. /
have seen this happen to four men, but
this was the only one in France.
About seven o'clock, we received re-
endorsements, and poured fresh troops
over and retoolS the trench. No sooner
had we entered It. however, than the
Germans turned their artillery on us,
not even waiting for their own troops
to retire safely. They killed numbers
of their own men in this way. But the
fire was so heavy that, when they coun-
ter-attncked, we had to retire again,
and this time they kept after us and
q ms beyond the trench we had
originally occupied.
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OF our troops. 1t was thought that the
Germans often rnutilated dead body
as an example to the living.
The Germans had absolutely no re-
spect whatever for the Red Cross. For
instance, they captured wagon load
ed with forty French wounded, and
shot every one Of them. ! saw the
dead bodies.
When the Germans came to Dix
nude they got all the men and women
and children and made them march
before them with their hands in the
air. Those who did not were knocked
down. After while some Of them saw
what they were going to get. and being
as game sports as ever heard Of, tried
to fight. They were finished Off at
once, of course.
The former burgomaster had been
shot and finished of with an ak,
though he had not resisted. because he
wanted to save the lives of his clti-
zens, They told me of one case, In Dix
nude, where man came out OF his
house, trying to carry his father a
man OF eighty, to the square, where
they were ordered to report. The old
man could not raise his hands, so they
dragged his son away from him
knocked the old man in the hea5 with
an AK. and left him there to die. Those
who were spared were made to dig the
graves for the others.
There was doctor there in Dix
nude, who certainly deserves mill
tary cross II any man ever did. He
was called from his house BY the Ger
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4 The first bomb had fallen less than
two hundred yards from where we
slept. No wonder the bed rocked II
had struck q narrow three-story house
around the corner from the hotel, and
had blown 1t to bits. Ten people had
been killed outright. and number
died later. The bomb tore a fine hole
and hurled pieces of itself several hun,
dred yards. The street itself was
filed with rocks, and number of
houses were down, and others wreck
ed. When we got out into the street
and talked with some army men we
found that even they we're surprised
by the force of the explosion.
We learned that the Zepp had sailed
not more than five hundred feet above
the town. Its motor had been stopped
just before the first bomb was let go,
and 1t had slid along perfectly silent
and with all lights out. The purr that
we had thought was machine guns,
after the eighth explosion, was the
starting OF the motor. as the Zepp got
out OF range of the guns that were be-
ing set for the attack.
The last bomb had struck in large
square. 1t tore hole In the coble-
stone pavement about thirty feet
square and five feet deep. Every win
dow ON the square was smashed. The
fronts OF the houses were riddled with
various sized holes. All the crockery
and china and mirrors In the house
were In fragments.
Not much more than an hour before
he Zepp eapel we had been sitting in
a room at the house Of the local mill
tary commandment, right under a big
glass-dome skylight. This house was
now a very pretty ruin. and II was just
as well that we left when we did. YoT
could not even find splinter of the
big round table. The next time / sit
under a glass skylight in Dixmude, /
want lad with h live eye for Zeppe.
Inns on guard outside.
Something about the branch head
quarters ruins made us think of break
fast, which we had forgotten, so back
TO the hotel. Then we started back to
our lines. We were ordered to keep
to the main road all the way back, or
we would be shot on sight, and to re-
port 10 headquarters Immediately on
our return. thought II the sight Of
me was so distasteful TO anybody, /
would not take the chance of Offend
ing, being anxious TO be polite In such
cases, So we stuck to the main road.
Fritz did not give us any trouble and
we were back by five, with all hands
out TO greet us when we hove In sight,
and a regular prodigal son welcome on
tap, for we were later than they had
expected us. and they had made up
their minds that some accident had
happened.
While i was around DiSmude, / saw
many living men and women and chill
dren who had been mutilated by the
Germans, but most OF them were WON
en- and children. Almost every one
u the mutilnted men was too old for
service. The others had been
killed. guess.
But the Belgians We're not the only
ones who had suffered from German
sultnr. Many French wounded were
tortured by the Huns. and we were
constantly finding the mutilated bodies
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-06
CHAPTER VIII.
ON Runner sorvlce.

On Runner service.
One night n man named Bartel and
] were detailed for runner service and
were instructed to goro Dixmude and
deliver certain dispatches to a man
whom will call the burgomaster and
report to the branch stan headquar-
tiers that had been secretly located In
another part of town. We were to
travel in an automobile and keep a
sharp watch as we went, for Dlxmude
was b,a,ng contested hotiy at that time
and German patrols were in the neigh
borhood. No one knew exactly where
they would break out next.
So we started out from the third
line trenches, but very shortly one Of
our outposts stopped us. Bartel car
ried the dispatches and drove the car
too, 30 It was up to me to explain
things to the sentries. They were
convinced after BIT OF arguing. just
as we were leaving a message came
oyer the phone from our commander,
telling them to hold us when we came.
1t was lucky they stopped us, for 9TH
erwise we would have been out OF
reach by the time his message came.
The commander told me. over the tele-
phone, that II French flag few over
the town the coast would be clear; II
Belgian. that our forces were either
in control or were about to take over
the place but that Germans patrols
were near. After this we started
again.
When we had pissed the last post
we tept'a sharp lookout for the flag
on the pole Of the old ilsh market for