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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
FIRE AT W0LFF'S
Fertilizer Plant Totally De-
stroyed This Morning.
Loss Of $4,000 on Packing
House Building.

A$15.000 fire occurred this morning
at o'clock at the fertilizer plant of
the Wolff Packing company. The
building was practically destroyed,
along with all machinery. equipment
and fertilizer supplies, consisting of
dried blood, tankage and meat meal.
These are not especially inflammable,
according to Charles Wolff, Jr., par
with the dried blood and meat meal.
when it would come nearer being a
stew. :
According to Wolff the insurance
covering the building, machinery and
supplies has not been estimated, altho
he says that the total loss entailed in
the fire would amount to $4,000. The
building was large wooden frame
construction. The fire burned rap
idly.
Following the first call at 6 o'clock
a general alarm was turned in about
twenty minutes later and was re-
sponded to by practically all the fire
equipment in Topeka.
The fertilizer building is located at
the extreme east OF the string of
buildings composing the Wolff plant,
and is isolated from the rest of the
larger and more costly buildings On
the south and west sides are large
tions which lead to the larger main
buildings. II the fire should have
spread thru these connections after
jumping about seventy-five feet to the
nearest wooden structures, it might
have developed into a considerable
loss.
z The cause of the fire is unknown
Second Fire There.
Another fire occurred in this sa me
structure several years ago. and at
that time no more definite origin wa 8
given for 1t than in the case of the
fire occurring this morning There
are several ways in which a fire NAV
start, says Charles Wolff, Jr. Care
lessness OF employees. flying sparks.
spontaneous combustion and incen-
dlar1sm- Naturally. a. man having a
Iire 70 which he can apply no definite
reason Tor Its occurrence Is inclined 70
place 1t on the latter reason. But in
this case am inclined to be extreme
~ doubtful II it could have been the
latter" ''ie
The buildings are patroIled bv
watchmen who make the rounds once
" t"ice every hour and these men re-
por. notning unusual until the actual
discovery of the fire, which had
probably smoldered for some time he
tore 1t broke out into flames of suffi-
cient strength to give 1t consfderahJe
start on the fire department.
NO arrangements have been made
Tor the construction of a new nIant
oul tnis Viii no doubt be done as soon
as possible. The fertilizer n1.ut
which was one of the least yaI,,a hIe
from point of construction, will nrob.
ably be replaced by one OF mo-.
permanent nature and with the "a me
lire sprinkler system which is in
stalled In the main buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
Colonel Reviews the Disloyalty
of Nonpartisan League.
Leadership Threatens This
Country With Bolshevism.
GERMANS WISH EN- SUCCESS
At Home and Abroad League
Is Welcomed by the Hun.
Trying go Do in q. S. What
Trotzky Has Done in Russia.

1t became evident to me, that inso-
far as they dared, the most prominent
leaders of the league were playing the
game OF sedlition and disloyalty and
that they were seeking to acquire
power by pampering to and influence
ing the base spirit OF greed and envy
and ignorance and class hatred. They
were trying to do what Lenine and
Trotzky have done to Russia.
The L. w. W. leaders have been con-
victed of disloyalty and yet 1t was to
the head Of this organization, w. D.
Haywood, that the secretary OF the
Non-Partisan League wrote on April
S, 1917, a letter in which he spoke OF
'sthis damned war business"
There isn't a German abroad, or
a pro.Gcrman ut home who does not
wish success to the Non-Partfsan
League as at present controlled, and
to the I. W. w.
Col. Roosevelt at Billings Saturday
evening.
The above quotation from Colonel
Roosevelt's speech at Billings. Mont,
Saturday evening is Of special signifi-
canoe and Importance to Topeka for
here in our midst, in the membership
of the Chamber OF Commerce and
with headquarters in the New England
building is displayed the activity of the
propaganda of the seditious Non-Par-
tisan League. One of the managers is
James o. Stevic, president of the Tope-
ka Industrial Council. His card reads
as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
ON BATTLE FRONTS
The Situation as It Looks Today
in the War Zone.

WEST FRONT, GENERAL-The Ger
mans are burning cities and villages behind
their front from Flanders south to the
Champagne. This is believed to be pre-
limfnary to a great retirement
FROM THE NORTH SEA TO LENS
Continued stubborn resistance by the
enemy, together with bad weather, is slow
ing up the Anglo -Relgian advance.
FROM LENS TO LA FERE-Violent
fighting is under way north of st. Quentin,
where several villages have been taken and
retaken by the opposing armies number
of times. The French lost Tilley farm but
the British made a slight advance near
LIE Catelet. British troops also made q
small gain between Lens and Cambria.
BETWEEN LA FEltE AND RHEIMS
From La Fere to Rheims the French have
carried their line northward to within a
mile Of the important railway center of
Neufchatel, twelve miles north of Rheims.
The Germans are reported to have set fire
FROM RHEIMS TO vERDUN-The
Americans, attacking between the Meuse
river and the Argonne forest. have showed
both wings forward in the face of bitter
held by continued enemy counter attacks.
The Franco American advance in the
Champagne has progressed until practically
the whole Suippe valley is In their hands.
The Germans at their nearest point are
now about seven miles from Rheims.
BALKANS-The Serbians have occupied
both Vranje and Debra, defeating Austro-
German forces and driving them north
ward. The latter town Is near the Serbo-
north Of Durazzo. The Austrians, retiring
before the Italians in Albania, are thus
menaced by thanking movement from the
east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
IT, HE SAYS
Governor Capper Wires Presi-
dent on Peace Terms.
Unconditional Surrender
Sentiment of Kansas.

Governor Capepr sent a telegram to-
day to President Wilson that Kansas
would approve the rejection of the
Hun peace terms unless the proposal
contained a provision for uncondition-
al surrender. The governor knows the
sentiment of Kansas pretty well and
during his trips over the state since
the Bulgarian surrender the governor
has had an opportunity to study the
sentiment of Kansas folks on the
peace proposition. The governor told
the president that fully 80 per cent of
the people of this state were against
any peace that did not bring with it
the unconditional surrender of the
central powers. The telegram said:
With unbounded confidence in your
judgment and knowledge of the situa-
ton, permit me to say that your re-
lection of the latest German overtures
for an armistice will meet with the
hearty approval Of not less than nine
ty-nine per cent of the people of Kan
sas. They are practically unanimous
in the belief that the end for which
we fight cannotsbe attained by treat
ing with the Hohenzollerns. An un-
conditional surrender on the part of
the central powers is. in their opinion,
the first step toward a permanent
peace and a reconstruction of the gov
ernments of the world on a basis that
will make democracy possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

land, acting federal treasurer of the
Santa Fe liberty loan subscriptions
and treasurer of the Santa Fe railway,
that 2,700 employees of the road in To-
peka had subscribed s250,0O0 to date
for the loan brought the Topeka fig
ures to more than $1,500,000. leaving
a million dollars to be raised volun-
tarily by Friday of this week to com
plete the Shawnee county $2,571,25O
quota.
that on the Santa Fe between Topeka
and Albuquerque 5000 employees had
subscribed s1,400.000 to the fourth
liberty loan to date-an enviable rec
ord.
The publicity committee of the local
liberty loan board. composed of Phil
Eastman, Marco Morrow, Cecil Howes
Kansas avenue sing" for Tuesday
noon. Chorus girls from the Grand,
Majestic and Novelty theaters, $50 in
number, will be placed on trucks and
will lead the singing from Fifth to
Tenth streets on Kansas avenue.
Eleven hundred and eighty persons
have subscribed s100.S0O to the fourth
liberty loan in the mechanical depart
ment of the Santa Fe shops, accord
ing to the report of Ben T. Payne. de-
partment loan chairman. This sub
scription is not included in the Off
cial total reported thru the banks. but
will be reported later thru the federal
railroad administration and credited
to the Shawnee county quota.
Must Be in by Friday.
The Shawnee county fourth liberty
loan campaign must be put over not
later than Friday evening, according
to a statement today by ]. r. Burrow.
chairman of the liberty loan commit
tee. Voluntary subscriptions are ex-
pected to come in fast today and to-
morrow for the reason that Wednes-
day is the date set for the special
strong arm committees to open opera
tions.
Chairman Burrow was quite opti-
mistic today over the outlook for the
rapid and complete flotation of the
Shawnee county allotment of the
$4,000, 600, 900 loan. Pointing to the
totals as they stood early this morn
ing, Burrow declared. "We'll cut that
'254' out of the thousands period in the
total score within the next two days.
We will do that much sure-and 1
have hopes that the subscriptions for
the next two days will take the figure
one in the million place out, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

other hand. say 1t Is impossible for
Germany to hold out much longer.
The larger percentage of the Ger
mans are bearded landsturm troops,
with a sprinkling of boys in their
teens.
With the American Army in the
Champagne, Oct. 6 p. m.).-
American troops operating in the
Champagne with the French again
advanced their lines today, capturing
St. Etienne.
Advance on the Meuse.
Washington, Oct. 7.-Slight ad-
vances Sunday by the American
forces between the Meuse and the
Bois des Agons in heavy infantry
fighting. was reported today by GEN
era1 Pershing. He also reported in
creased activity everywhere on both
sides.
An Amazing Performance.
American Headquarters in France,
Oct. 6.-Americans fighting under the
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CALL FOR 300 men
Kansas Given Quota for En-
trainment October 21.
First General Service Request
Since Flu Scare.

A call for 800 Kansans for general
military service was received by the
adjutant general. today. The men are
to entrain October 81 to rs. will will
go to Camp Travis for. training. Ow-
ing to the outbreak of influenza the
calls for men have been delayed and
the first call for some time came last
week when 400 white men and 25 me-
groes were called for training in the
mechanical camps at the University of
Kansas and Quindaro. The call today
is the first of the general service calls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
make the TO be subscribed amount
in the hundreds of thousands before
Tuesday evening"
They Do Not Understand.


Altho it seems funny in this day
ing age is the possessor of one or more
liberty loan bonds. yet the liberty loan
clerks in the banks say that for some
unexplainable reason nine persons out
of every ten do not understand the
terms of the bonds. nor do they un-
derstand the method of collecting the
interest on the bond investment.
Terms of the Loan.
Bonds of the fourth liberty loan is
sue mature in twenty years. meaning
that the government will redeem the
bonds for face value ina1 938. The in
terest on the investment is four and
one-fourth per cent. payable semi-an-
nually thru the coupon system. And
the interest is collectable at specified
dates at any bank in the United States.
1t is not necessary for bond own
ers to cash the interest coupons at the
point of purchase. The coupons are
as good as cash at any bank, any
where.
Buy on the Topeka Plan.
The bonds of the fourth liberty loan
can be bought On the installment plan
anywhere, tho a special dispensation
granted by Topeka and Shawnee coun-
ty banking institutions is some i'm
provement on the government plan so
far as the small wage Garner is con-
cerned. In Shawnee county bonds of
the fourth liberty loan, can be bought
on the installment plan, ten per cent
with the subscription and ten per cent
a month until the bond is paid for.
The bond is delivered to the purchaser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
Isl TEMPERATuREs.

The wind at o'clock this afternoon
was blowing at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour from the east. The
temperature for the day averaged 10
degrees above normal.
That temperatures will be back to
normal by tomorrow and that the
summer weather will probabiy be
gone for good was the promise made
today by Meteorologist Flora, in
charge of the Topeka office of the
United States weather bureau.
The perspiring temperatures, how
ever. fingered today and this morn
ing at s o'clock the mercury stood at
81. which was degrees above nor
NAL At 9 o'clock it had climbed to
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
Dirty Work at the Cross Roads,!


Whose talkin' Whom L?
in
a
I'm
hungry
ammunition. >:
1t is MY o mule team md pilot
o that wagon
the mules sandt
tina ut the
booey! o --.
ands nd 10 the
The Liberty Bonds buy wagon .
m duty.
yours?
-
If you 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
HINDY QUITS JOB
Has Resigned as Chief of the
German General Staff.
Amsterdam Hears of His Resig-
nation Today.

London, Oct Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg has resigned as chief of
the German general staff after a heat
ed interview with the emperor in
which the field marshal declared that
a retreat on a large scale was impossi-
BILE to avoid, according to a Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
What Roose1elt said:

What Roosevelt Said:
Billings. Mont, Oct. 7.-America
cannot afford to accept the lead OF
any party. nor of any organization
calling itself Nonpartisan, but really
acting as a party, which is not first
and foremost American. and nothing
but American. declared Col. Theodore
Roosevelt here Saturday night in an
address in which he outlined various
phases of the war and its many side
lights.
There are real and grave causes
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
FRITZ IS Beaten
SAY The YANkS
AMONG WOUNDED
They Are Flushed With VIC
tory as They Move.
Made Gain Sunday in Heavy
Fighting on Meuse.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE ONCE MORE
Pershing Tells of Advance
Made by Americans.
Enemy Throws Best Divisions
in Battle There.
Made Gain Sunday in Heavy
Fighting on Meuse.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE ONCE MORE
Pershing Tells of Advance
Made by Americans.

London. Oct. z.-Ameriean troops
are among the wounded arriving in
large numbers at southern English
port every day. They are flushed with
victory and jubilantly declare:
The allies have Fritz beaten to a
razzle."
Wounded German prisoners on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
40 CASES AT IONIA
Only Doctor in Town Reported Ill
With Spanish Influenza.

Ionia, Kan, Oct. Forty cases of
Spanish influenza have been reported
in this town and immediate vicinity.
At present the only physician of the
town is afflicted with the disease, and
medical attention is badly needed by
those suffering with the epidemic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
DIES OF INFLUENZA
Marine Corps Commander Succumbs
at Quantieo. Va.

washington. Oct. 7.-Brir Cen
Cnarles A. Doyen. commandant of the
marine corps training camp at Oman
tico. Va, died there last night Of in
iiuenza- General Doyen returned
from France some months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
Vote Buying a Crime.

Washington, Oct. Final action
was taken by congress today on the
bill making vote buying at congress
sional elections federal offense. The
senate agreed to amendments to bill
passed by the house on Saturday and
sent the measure to the president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

when the last payment is made. Pay
ments can be made in greater amounts
than the 10 per cent at the option of
the purchaser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

Zurich, Oct. THE chief of the
German police force in Warsaw, Po-
land, has been shot by an unidenti-
fed pernon- The assassin fled. :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
THIS Is LAST HOT DAY
Flora Promises Temperatures VIII
Go Back to Normal Tuesday.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
Tuesday and in extreme north and east 4
portions tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
'0NE MILLION IS.
NEEDED TO PUT
Topeka ''OVER"
Santa Fe Subscriptions of
S25O,OOO Raise Totals Here.
To Date $1,5OO,00O Has Been
Purchased in City.
CHORUS GIRLS SING TUESDAY
Crawford Offers Use of $50
Beauties for Loan Feature.
Fourth Liberty Loan Must Be
In by End of Week.
THE BAROMETER.
Shawnee county quota. -. s., ,571 ,25O
S,,hs1riI>a1 20 date I,a,,IrS OSn
Santa Fe Subscriptions oi
$25O,O0O Raise Totals Here.
To Date $1,5OO,O0O Has Been
Purchased in City.
CHORUS GIRLS SING TUESDAY
Crawford Offers Use of 15O
Beauties for Loan Feature.
Fourth Liberty Loan Must Be
In by End of Week.
THE BAROMETER.

THE BAROMETER.
Shawnee county quota. s., ,571 $50
to date at banks. 1,317,25O
Santa Fe Subscription $50. 25O,OOO
To be subscribed 81 ,O14 900
Announcement today by E. L. Cope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

IF the Huns really want peace, all
they have to say is, I'VE surrender
Internationally"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07

vxyEAr IER FORECAST for Karsas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day. Cooler Tuesday and in noith
and east portions tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-07
THE GHOST IN THE HOUSE OF POTsDAM

today by E. L. Co
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31
SURGEONS agree that in cases

SURGEONS agree that in cases
of Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is most i'm
portant When an EFFICIENT an
tiseptic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infectioI and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROZONE is
the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and
HEALING AGENT. Buy it now and
be ready for an emergency. Price
Csc, soc, S1.OO and $3.50. Sold by
Belanger Drug. Company.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

JUST RECEIVED-A fresh lot Of
the famous OHASHI line of Carbon
Papers and Typewriter Ribbons. -h'
Lest on EARN. Feather-weight carbon.
in blue and purple at $3.50 per box. Me
dunn weights at $3.50. Single sheets
5 cents. Guaranteed typewriter rib
bons at $100. Adding machine roi's
and general line of office supplies. Call.
write or telephone THE MORGAN
CITY REVIEW. Phone 278. >
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

n. Chief of Police of Rayne an
.,urce. in the Tribune, that the or
M,nee relative to auto speeding is
limo to be strictly enforced in the
tstnre. The interesting portion OF
=. notice comes at its conclusion
I'm he makes a statement that rs
=, .s the writer's knowledge is con-
,,rned. is the first of its kind in the
A;dory Of the world. He as an Off
z, II the law admits that he will be
r,ble to catch all who violate the
a,d;nance. He insists that when
.sey IRE, however, there is going to
besomething doing.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

The Houma Times points with just
wide to the splendid record made by
/ young man of their town, Mr.. Cur
is Breaux. He has recently been
svpointed to membership in the
American Diplomatic Corps in Italy.
His position is Secretary to the
AMBASSADOR. Young Breaux grad
rated in law. from Georgetown Uni
ersity on May 9. He is the son of
VI. Gilbert Breaux of Houma.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31
American War Spirit

As proof of the kind of spirit which
talented American young men are
putting into the war, one needs only
70 read letter from Lieutenant
Howard v. O'Brien, written from the
'front.' and addressed to a member Of
western vigilance committee of the
American Defense society. Reading
i inereases our conviction that there
y stuff in America which can "hold
e hne" against any advance, and
" print it because we believe it will
Increase the patriotism of our read
u Mr.. O'Brien, who has already
wea sone distinction in the field of
kters, says:
leave this week, going East
MN destination l know merely to
: ~ France. What l shall do there
not been impaired to me, but
nthef fancy advanced work at one
Z tie artillery schools Of fire. None
.aOW4so well as we, how much there
% be learned in this game, and
1els ere months of hard work ahead
= before we are fit to fight.
- ! nate leaving those who pay such
= INFINITELY greater price than 1;
- nate leaving my work. But if
! come through, the regard of my
noen will be the deeper and if l
y not-well, for them it will be
80 Gown an empty glass and
lant memory-perhaps, after
: better legacy than an ever
ing explanation of why daddy
mt
= ! come back it will be to write
sseef books. If l don't-well, there
- oo many books written anyway.
i. ~ 81 to the good either way.
noofay, for free speech and an
but while we're over there
~ 70 you good fellows to keep
asne fires burning, and the DAM
pacifjst mouths closed! I'm a
c'as myself, but l don't want the
4 .as to know it until they're on
again. dear doctor, nv thanks
ysar kindness. 1t helps, believe
g now that there are people be-
NO care. Lake Charles Am
"a Press.
Is W.r s. S.
Wilbur II. Kramer has been d.
= Dr. Paul Saunders to A.
e War Savings Campaign to
I'D on in the Parishes Of Yer
lafayette, St. Marv. Sc.
IBERIA, St. Landry. Evanee.
"a Acadia and appointed .. 9Th
~ DIRECTOR, War Saving.
I'd has been directsd 81
: Department to accent ~
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

The Specially Store will occupy
the Hutton Building on the corner
Of Railroad Avenue and Front
Streets after next week. Mr..
'Greenwald 3 leaving Tor New York
to lay In IN Immediate supply Of
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

Keeping Up With The Weather.
The hot weather of this week has
r,de It necessary for the N. /. Ice
md Bottling Works to run both of
heir factories to keep pace with
their orders, says the Weekly 1ber-
IN New Iberia.)
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-31

r.. Abbeville Meridional states
.ho automobiles in their town
-. ,he citv street corners on the
=. ~, and forget that they have such
.A;rc As a horn on their machines.
-. ,sner calls upon the City Faith
- enforce the ordinance cover
:. .n.h acts and predicts that it will
~, he necessary for a serious ac-
I,.,+ IN occur before any action is
aiken.
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high-class furnishing and ready-to-
wear for ladies and gentlemen. tt.

The Morgan City Daily Review de-
livered 20 your home l0c month.
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!. louisiana Notes

-. Daily Advertiser (Lafase''e''
y. =. that a piece Of man VINO
'p', ,scently arrested in that city
~ isfamatory remarks concerning
tef osd Gross, plead guilty the other
pc =" 'shen he was called to trial :
Sy .;+tee of doctors had been APP
'oa :u.ad to examine the prisoner re-
p0'n 1.-Two his sanity. They stated IN
w. that they had found him to oe
e' 'uss,tlv rational 'as to oralns' they
a.s - make a report as to MS
"a, The Judge sentenced the
s;soner to pay a fine Of $4oo or SIX
r, in jail. The cuLprlt was a0le
n' .hoose the former and was turned
,'..e It is quite likely that IN the
w.. S he will confine his degratory
..rks concerning any government
u.r activity, to the gate posts.