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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
.wHArEyEK YOU WANT TO KNOW"

The Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau Mt Washington furnishes readers,
free OF charge. accurate and AUTHORITATIVE
answers to questions on any and all SUD-
Jects concerning which information can be
had from the unparalleled resources of the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

o. o. Mcintyre, a hilarious friend
OF ours, has just discovered that VIII
liam Shakespeare purchased a 'boghs
coat of arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

Next somebody will probably dis
cover that Bill did not write his own
stuff There is nothing Hike finding
out these things in time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

England now has a pig controller
The United States needs one to con
troll the two-legged variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17


of Commerce, 1 am told, in the cur
rent issue of his organ, is still harp
ing on that old chestnut about the
State Journal building projecting into
the sidewalk. This same vice presi-
dent, five or six years ago, tried to
prevent the erection of this building,
and it is supposed would now like to
have it removed. The building was
not begun until the plans and speci-
fications were filed with the fire mar
shall and the building commissioner
and approved by the city. In order
to save the walls of the old building,
it was necessary that the exterior sur
face of the terra Gotta facing project
a few inches over the line. The city
authorities were glad to permit this.
The remark was made that they would
be glad to do this sort of thing on
nearly every corner in the city If a
handsome building IKE the State
Journals could be secured. The side
walk is one of the best, widest and
freest from obstruction of any in
Topeka.
The fact is overlooked that the To-
peka Capital building projects several
feet into the sidewalk, while the State
Journal but a few inches. The fact
is overlooked by the enemies OF this
paper also that the Central National
Bank building entrances project out
into and obstruct the sidewalk three
or four times as much as the projec-
ton of the State Journal building.
The next time the reader goes by
the-Southeast corner OF Kansas ave-
nue. and Seventh street, let him look
at the Central National bank: also
look along Seventh street, and it will
there be noticed that the bank takes
up nearly half Of the sidewalk. The
State Journal is not criticising the
| Central National bank. or the city fol
giving it permission to do this. for q
| is one Of our biggest institutions ant
| has one of the finest buildings in the
city; but the vice-president of thu
| Chamber of Commerce does not criti.
| else Mr.. Burrow of the Central Ma
| tional bank for this sort of thing
neither is the State Journal extending
any criticism.
The same is true of the Bank o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

The above refers to the congestion
OF travel. Here is something about the
congestion of traffic from personal ex.
perienee:
Taking the train at Topeka, think
Ing my overcoat was in the automobile
with the suitcase and umbrella, dis
covered that the coat was missing; it
had been left at the house. 1 asked
member Of the family to be sure to
send that overcoat On the next train
that evening. by express to the Union
League Club at Philadelphia. 1 did
not need the coat, which was light
one, SO much for warmth as a gar
ment to cover evening clothes in going
from my lodging place to the dinners.
OF which there were several.
Arriving in Philadelphia, I had an
idea that the overcoat might have
taken shorter cut by way of St
Louis. and as went by way Of Chi
cago and stopped three hours in
Washington, thought possibly the
overcoat might arrive in Philadelphia
before or as soon as did.
The coat had not arrived 1t didn't
arrive the next day; it did not reach
me the next day, nor the next.
The clerk behind the desk smiled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

We never see ono OF the Scotch Kill
ties but we wonder il. by any chance
else wears the pants in nj.
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

Remember the first words you ever
wrote on>a typewriter:
Now is the time for all good men
to come to the aid of their country"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
P|T|ABLE INCIDENTS
 MARK LONDON RAIDS
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LONDON, March 9.-Numerous pitt able incidents are reported from the scene of Thursday nights air raid on London. The eighty-year-ol sister of a special constable was found alive under the wreckage of her home sev- eral hours after the raiders had passed. She was finally dug out after oxygen had been administered to keep her alive. The aged woman had refused to leave her home when her brother went out to warn a neighbor of the approach of the raiders. A few mo- ments later a bomb struck the house.
 In another neighborhood a young woman died as the last piece of the wreckage of her home, under which she had been pinned, was removed. She had been discovered trapped be- heath the debris five hours previously and kept alive by stimulants. but her injuries proved fatal. Another girl in the same house, who was extracted after several hours work survived her injuries.
 At noon yesterday woman died in hospital in the outskirts of London from injuries she had received through a bit of wreckage crashing through the roof of her house.
 A large nursing home, full of patti ents, was among the damaged build ings, but the occupants escaped injury.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
CHILDREN DIE WHEN HEAVY WALL FALLS
 AS RESULT IF FIRE
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WINCHESTER, Ky. March D. Twelve persons were killed, 10 of whom were children, 23 persons so severely injured, it was found necessary to re- move them to the Clark county hos pital and about 30 others were less seriously hurt here tonight when the walls of a burned building adjoining a moving picture theater collapsed crushing in it's roof.
 Six of the 23 injured taken to the Clark county hospital were thought to be fatally hurt. The majority of these as well as those not so seriously hurt were children several hundred of whom were crowded into the theater when the crash came.
 The wall which collapsed was also used as one wall of the theater but projected considerably above the roof of the theater building. When it col lapsed a part fell on the theater's roof. The walls collapse at the same time removed the support from under the roof on that side and it crashed down into the theater.
 The greatest force of the fall was spent upon one section of seventy-five seats and it was here. that all of the fatalities and serious injuries occurred. A. considerable number of persons seat ed in other parts of the house, however, were cut and bruised by flying pieces of timber and stone.
 The first result of the crash was a panic in which the hundreds of chil- dren and a small number of grown per sons struggled to reach the entrance. Apparently no one was hurt in this rush which easily swept through the tnant tars
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
BERGER AND FOUR
 OTHERS INDICTED
Indictments Against Candi- date for Senatorship in Wisconsin and Fellow Socialists in Trouble
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CHICAGO, March g. = Victor L. Berger, former congressman from Wisconsin; Adolph Germer. national secretary of the Socialist party; IT, win St. John Tucker, a Chicago So cialist; J. Louis Engdahl and Will liam F. Kruse were indicted by the federal grand jury today, charged with obstructing recruiting, encour- aging disloyalty and interfering with the prosecution of the war.
 The indictments, returned February ?, but withheld by District Attorney Clyne, charge 26 overt acts. It is charged that those indicted conspired to violate the espionage act by speeches and articles printed in cer tain publications.
 Two of Men Are Editors
 Engdahl was former editor of the American Socialist, official organ Of the national Socialist party, which was discontinued last September after it had been deprived of it's second- class mailing privilege. At present he is editor and owner of the Eye Opener, a Socialistic publication is sued in Chicago, and Kruse is ed itor of the Young Peoples Socialist Magazine, also published here.
 Berger Is Active Pacifist
 MT. Berger, who is candidate fol nomination for United States senator from Wisconsin on the Socialist ticket, in announcing his platform this week said that if elected he would work for the passage of a resolution by congress directing the president to summon the warning countries to an immediate armistice and peace conference. His platform also calls for the withdrawal of American troops from Europe to procure absolute "se- curity for this country" The Wis consin senatorial election will be held April 2. Seymour Stedman, counsel for the National Socialist party, is- sued a statement tonight in which he expressed the view that wal profiteers and monster capitalists are most interested in this prosecution Socialist Party On AriaI
 Apparently it is considered neces- | sary to place the American Socialis party on trial" said MT. Stedman's | statement. If the truth comes fortf | as a result of this case, I believe tht public will realize that the war profit. eers and monster capitalists are tho most interested in this prosecution I believe the evidence will show thi! prosecution to be an attack upor working classes, a political action, ; tragic proceeding in view of the ten
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of thousands of Socialist boys in the national army.
 Socialists consider this an attack upon the freedom of speech and the right of a minority to convert the majority. You may rest secure in the opinion that these defendants will prove themselves innocent of the vio- lation of any law of this government.
 Tells What Socialists Believe
 Socialists are the one class of cit izens who believe in a lawful, or derly change through education and political action. They are presump- tuous enough to believe that the pol icy of the government in war and out, the attitude of the president in war and out, are subject to criticism.
 Socialists the world over have op- posed war and the system that makes war inevitable- We do not consider opposition to a condition or a policy as equivalent to breaking or vio- lating the laws of the country"
 The reason for the suppression of the indictments was not explained at the district attorneys office.
 "The government felt that the an nouncement should be made at this time to develop other angles of the case" MT. Clyne said.
 Besides public utterances, Berger as editor of the Milwaukee Leader, a socialist newspaper. is alleged to have been responsible for articles appear ing in the publication which. it is | alleged, are in violation of the es- nionaoe act
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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While Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevlk premier is bending every effort to ln- sure ratification by the Russian con- gress, to meet in Moscow, March 14, of the peace treaty signed with the central powers, his colleagues in Bol- shevik authority are dropping away from him or are being dropped by him.
 The latest to go is the man who by virtue of his post as spokesman has been more in the public eye than Le- nine himself-Leon Trotzky, the com missioner of foreign affairs.
 Rival Revolution Starting
 Meanwhile, there are reports from Russian sources through Copenhagen that a movement by the social revolu- tionists, launched at a Moscow confer ence has as it's aim the ousting of the Bolshevik government and the repudi- aton of the peace treaty. A large ar my, with Cossack support. is being or ganized in the Don district, it is de- clared.
 Petrograd has announced the signing of a peace" between Russia and Ru- mania. Under it's terms Rumania is to evacuate Bessarabia. This is the Rus sian province which Rumanian troops invaded last fall.
 Raids Preface Battle
 The British front in Flanders has become the chief field of military oper- ations within the last AS hours. Pass ing from the stage of trench raiding, which has ruled for several weeks past the fighting in this area now has en- tered upon more active phase.
 The Germans have taken the initi- ative, launching attacks upon fronts of approximately a mile each on two oc- casions. In both they sustained heavy casualties and in neither did they gain any ground.
 Americans Face Liquid Fire
 On the American front northwest oi Foul a German patrol was driven of largely through the vigilance. and promptness to open fire. of an Ameri- can sentry An attempt to attack the American lines by means of liquid fire was broken up by an American pa | trol.
 Paris has again had a visitation from German air raiders whose bomb. i caused some damage and loss of life l Berlin declares the raid was in reprisa for French raids February 19 on Treve: and other German citier
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
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NEW YORK. March 9.-Organized labor of New York City and the met ropolitan district united today in con- demning the conviction and sentence of Thomas J. Mooney, as "a mon- strous injustice" and in demanding for the San Francisco labor leader a new trial for the part he is alleged to have taken in the "preparedness day" bomb explosion July P, 1916, in which ten persons were killed.
 Amid cheers, resolutions were adopt ed at a mass meeting in Union Square characterizing Moneys prosecution as "the result of a conspiracy so fragrant that it has been denounced by the judge who presided at the trial and by the attorney general of the state, who asked the supreme court to re- yoke it."
 Determination to seek intervention by both state and federal authorities in Moneys behalf was registered in the resolutions. committee repre- sentative of our entire citizenship is to be appointed toe bring them to of ficial attention.
 Cochran Calls 1t Crime
 w. Bourke Cochran, chief counsel for Mooney, detailed what he termed his clients persecution at the hands of conspirators who are opposed to organ ized labor on the Pacific coast"
 Shall this heinous crime against civilization be permitted to be con- summated?" he demanded.
 No, never" chorused the more than 2500 persons who had assembled.
 AS soon as the California supreme court certifies' to the trial court it's de- cision of March to refuse a re-trial of the case, Cochran indicated that a motion would be made asking that
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
MONTANA PEOPLE IN
 FAVOR IF LOYALTY
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MISSOULA, Mont, March 9-Fol- lowing an address by Dana Reed. a representative of the United States food administration here last night. 1000 Missoula people adopted with out dissenting voice resolutions call ing for decisive action against "all those who fail to uphold or strive to breat down the arm of the govern ment in this supreme crisis of the nation
 The resolutions ask that "every per son who by act or word seeks to dis courage in any measure the effect iveness of the armed forces in the field. the enlistments at home or the production of war industries may find swift justice, even to the extent of summary execution"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
Organised Labor Protests Al
 Death Sentence Given Mooney

Judge Griffin, who sentenced Mooney to be hanged. shall nolle the conviction because there is abundant evidence that the testimony was admittedly per jured.
 Cochran said there is law giving the lower court authority to do this. Should the request be refused, he de- clared Judge Griffin would be taking shelter behind a miserable technicality' which would show the judicial system of California to be more mindful of technicalities than of human life"
 Display American Flag
 The meeting began with the playing of The Star Spangled Banner" The platform was decorated with an Ameri- can flag.
 Charles O. Shay. international presi- dent of the theatrical stage alliance, presided in the absence of James P. Molland, president of the New York state federation of labor, who was said to have been unexpectedly called to Albany on legislative matters.
 The meeting was under the auspices of the Central Federation Union of New York and vicinity.
 During the addresses, women wearing ribbons labeled "the New York coun- cil for San Francisco labor defense" circulated through the crowd collecting money which is to be used in further ing MoonAg's fight for a new trial. | Shay said: "The Mooney frame-up' was the most fragrant miscarriage o1 | justice in the court records of this ol any other country"
 Anton Johannsen, J. Goldstone and Selig Schulberg, labor organizers who came from San Francisco to attend the meeting, reiterated the charges O. Moneys supporters that his convic ton was based on perverted testi. mony and trickery"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
POOR WAITING |S
 CAUSE 0F DELAYS
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w WASHINGTON, March 9. - Poor handwriting of men in the military or naval service is largely respon sible for two weeks delay in the distribution of government checks for the February pay allotment and fam fly allowances to dependents. The last checks for families of sailors and members of the marine corps and coast guard went into the mails to- day. but checks for the army will not be started until Monday and it will take two weeks to complete the task.
 The previous plans of the war risk insurance bureau had been to send out the last February checks today.
 The delay resulted from the neces- sity of disposing of a great mass of correspondence caused principally by illegible signatures or addresses in the applications of soldiers and sail ors. Whenever name or address could not be deciphered, it was necessary to send a query through the regular military channels. This process required thousands of let ters and the work of a big office force which otherwise would have been writing checks.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
Great Speaker On Great Theme Will Give Talk Today

pr. Fred A. Perry, the most force ful speaker on war topics who has yet visited Phoenix and whose ad dresses have stirred this community as those of no other speaker have, will appear at the high school audi torium at 3 o'clock this afternoon under the auspices of the Phoenix Y. M. C. A.
 pr. Perry speaks of the things he has seen. He spent five months on the front in France. He possesses the two faculties, so infrequently combined, of observing and of de- scribing what he has seen. He is an instrument for carrying the mes sage throughout country which yet imperfectly realizes that it is at war.
 The meeting today is open with out charge to all. Secretary Sexton of the Y. M. c. A., has issued general invitation to the people of Phoenix to be present at the meet ing today.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
PERTURBATION IF CASUALTY LISTS
 BRINGS PROTEST
Publisher of Chicago Herald
 Is Cheered by Editors When He Says Move Both Absurd and Cruel" One
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 CHICAGO. March 9.-James Keeley. publisher of the Chicago Herald, brought prolonged applause from 300 Illinois editors here today by an at tack on the war departments order that only the names and not the ad- dresses or names of next of kin of slain American soldiers would be given the newspapers.
 MT. Keeley characterized the order as absurd cruel, infamous and inn possible"
 The editors were the guests of the Inninois State Council of Defense at a luncheon.
 Mir. Keeley, in addition to criticizing the war department order as inflict- ing the cruelty of uncertainty in. the thousands of homes, remarked that there were altogether too many pub licity agents in. Washington.
 Expurgated Casualty List
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-The war department today issued the first of it's eXpurgated casualty lists, containing a lieutenant and a cadet killed in air plane accidents, one lieutenant and twelve men dead of diseases, a lieuten- and and 23 men severely wounded in action and 36 men slightly wounded. Killed in action:
 Captain Harry McHepry.
 First Lieutenant Louis J. Jordan.
 Killed in airplane accident:
 First Lieutenant Frank J. Montgom- cry.
 Died of disease:
 First Lieutenant Arthur Ward.
 Severely wounded in action:
 Second Lieutenant Alex William Ter rel.
 The war departments order deleting the next of kin, addresses and dates from the lists. was officially explained today as having resulted from repre- sentations of the French government to General Pershing that the casualties as published in this country made ac- cessible to the enemy valuable infor- nation.
 Senate Wants Information
 At the same time the order of the department was brought up in the senate, Senator New of Indiana in. troduced resolution requesting the department to inform the senate why the order had been issued; if such in- formation would not be ''inconsistent with the interests of the service"
 Senator New asked immediate adop- ton of the resolution, but Senator Will. hams of Mississippi democrat. object. ed and the matter went over unti Monday, without debate.
 ln explaining the reason for his order. Major General Peyton c. Marsh acting chief of staff, made public 2 paraphrase of the cablegram received rom General Pershing recommendins the change. General Pershing said tn, french government had called atten ton to the unquestioned valuable in.
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Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
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PETROGRAD, March 9.-A decree signed by Premier Lenine announces the evacuation of the state institu- tions at Petrograd. The peoples com missioners are leaving today for Mos COW. which is to be the new Russian capital, at least temporarily. The commissioner of education, NJ. Luna charsky, will remain in Petrograd as the representative of the government and will be invested with extraordi- nary powers.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
CHANGE THEIR MINns

OMAHA, Neb.. March 9-The Church of God in Nebraska has decided to abandon it's life long policy of non- resistance to war and will teach it's members that organized government is right and that when war attacks the country, the church should assist in it's defense. Leaders of the church in Ne braska were before the federal depart ment of justice yesterday explaining it's l.. sef<~
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
DECLARES STATEMENT
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PETROGRAD, March The Bolsheviki paper, Pravda, declares that in spite of the conclusion of peace the Germans did not suspend hositilities in the Gomel- -Novo-Zyb- kov sector. They advanced here in order to gain stragetic advantages for the consolidation of their front.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
BRITISH MAKE RAID Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

LONDON. March 9.-Numerous raids are being carried out by the British forces on the French front, while there also has been increased firing by the heavy guns, the report from Field Mar
 shal Haig's headquarters tonight says.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
ADOPT SHORT BUDGET

AMSTERDAM. Friday March s. The lower house of the Reichrath adopted four months provisional bud get after a speech by Dr. von Seydler the Austrian premier, in which he de- clared the government adhered to the principle of the right of the peoples of Austria to self government within their own territories but not beyond the frontiers of the country.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
Around the World With the
 Associated Press

About two thousand German troops, 300 horses have been disembarked on the Aland island from the German bat tleships Westfalia and Rheineland. several German transports are anch- pred at Eckese where the German flag has been hoisted.