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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-09
AMERICAN

WASHINGTON, July Gen
eral Pershing's communique for
Monday received today, said there
was nothing important to report
from sections of the front occupied
by American troops.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-09

Eastern State ..1rmal. will speak at ths|
next meeting, July Ia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-09

All in all rs Wolfe and Gngham Focks for all AZ in
elusive voeS plain striped figured floral and pads
with delightful collars cuffs vestees and pockets OF organde pque
or semateta and belted and surpice fronts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-09
Merode Tights at 69c

Womcns and Misses Tights 69c Come unusually good quality
combed tight and loose knee she'll trimmings Regular
a OutSire at 79c
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-09
36-inch Fancy Taffetas, $l.00

OF white combed cotton these Envelope ChemiSe eS
narrow shoulder straps and in all sizes up to A
regular size at soc. The outSize at 9sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
CUT SCHOOLS HALF
Attendance Only so Per Cent of Ante
War Times, Says Educator.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-School attend
ance has decreased SO per cent be-
cause of the war, Prof. Arthur D.
Dean, of Columbia university declared
today.
More boys are working in NUM-
ton factories and girls are entering
the business world" he said.
Professor Dean said he favored the
plain inaugurated in Chicago, where
by able-bodied boys are sent to school
half day and ale given employment
by local packing concerns the other
half He also stated that courses
which will enable crippled soldiers
and workmen to earn a living wage
Should be given in schools of all
grades.
Regarding boys working on farms
during harvest he said:
I'VE cannot beat the Germans with
algebra or English but we can with
food and l believe every boy should
be compelled to work on a. farm at
least two months a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25

tho recent snow storm biockaded the roads
say the number has been cut down oyrr
one half. Railroads are daily getuns MI
and increase in corn receipts are Lu , :,
for. There are many who are Lrienuis ="
the buying side of OATS on all breaks ne
Iieving they will remain ut a high ieSe,
for long time to come and eventually ser
higher. The federal government is in the
market. paving better prices for cash oats
than Chicago. and outside markets are i H.
orally, higher. There is ! and hanr m1 1iion
by the government camps and 1t Is buying
now rather than cut too deeply into us
move the oats bought at interior points
the past two days Many OF the iaIkest
said to be OUT Of their holdings of oats at
the close yesterday.
/ New York, Jan. 25.-The Post says; Inc
market for cotton contracts was ADVANCED
sharply from opening with general buying
for both long and short accounts MAY
/ imum rise was 10 and 80 points from yes
terday's close This movement was entirely
influenced by the news which reached mar
oiution in Austria. Many thought this in
Dictated Il collapse of Austria s position IN
near future in war. to bring ABOUT an IN
proved prospect for early peace. rms OF
+ tinistic view together with press dispatch
es in the morning papers alleging that the
been pigeon holed' encouraged a consider
able amount of new speculative buying.
/ New York, Jan. 25-Coffee market-Af-
! ter a slow and irregular start the market
/ became decidedly active and prices moved
sharply upward Showing gains at one
/ time of from Il to % points. with July and
September contracts leading the advance
This upturn was chakgeable largely to de
cidedly heavy buying by a prominent fro Mt
| street commission house. These purchases
represented about 80 pei, cent of early bus,
/ mess which was again of large volume, and
/ were said to represen. the replacement OF
| important long holdings which had been
/ sold out Tuesday and Wednesday. This
| strong support served to encourage a mod
crate amount of rev speculative buying by
other outside interests Some observers
] erih aI
sfstent hopes of more peaceful developments
/ in Europe, based largely on further claims
| of serious disturbances in Austria Hungary
| tho many were inclined to question the
authenticity of these reports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
WON'T LET HIM FIGHT
Kansas Boy Makes Complaint Against
His Exemption Board.

One Kansas boy. Marsh Anderson,
of CliftOn-haS a real grievance
against the exemption board. Ander-
sons story is far different from the
ste les of young men who desire to be
patriotic by raising crops at war time
prices, or running a business or sup
porting a wife and baby. Anderson
wants to fight the kaiser and the local
board won't let him.
In a letter today to Charles S. Huff
man, adjutSnt general, Anderson
makes clear his wants. He desires
the state military department to take
a hand in the matter and help him
enter the service. In his letter to
General Huffman, Anderson said:
rs there any way under the sun
that l could get a permit to join the
navy? My brother is going and all the
ne1ghbor boys around me Gnd if
there's any way possible that 1 could
get to go, please write me right away
for they are all going right away.
The reason 1 couldn't get a, permit
was L was on the first draft I've
been notified>three times now and on
some account of the local boards mis-
take, L haven't got to go yet So YOU
see I've been notified for each per cent
that went. So I'm getting tired of this
waiting and l want to 60 1 never
nave put in no exemptions and I never
Will. All l want is that they let me
go and | will. get the kaiser's scalp.
m for U. s. 4. first, last and ALWAYS
SO II there's anything you can do
please write me right awav"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
THE TRAIL OF PRUSSIANISM-

Germany lost the war in 1914. She
lost the war in Belgium. She lost the
war when acts of frightfulness COM
mitted on a helpless civilian popula-
ton turned the conscience of human
ity against the Prussian military SyS-
tenn.
The terrible deeds of the Germans
in Belgium, in Poland, in the northern
provinces of France, are set forth on
unquestionable authority in an official
book just published by the United
States government.
A copy of this book will be sent free
to any reader of the State Journal
1t contains ninety-siX pages of Sc
lected evidence-matter taken from
the archives of the state departm ent,
from reports of American relief work
erS, from German official documents,
from the field diaries of German SOL
diers.
1t contains statements by Herbert
Hoover. Vernon Kellogg, and Frederic
c. Walcott. of things they saw with
their own eyes.
1t is a picture of the wrongs which
America is fighting.
To secure your copy of this free
book send your name and address
with a 2-cent stamp to the Topeka
State Journal Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. c. Ask for German War
Pra ctices''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
MOONSHINERS IN KAN.
Government After Illicit Liquor Max
ers in Bone Dry State

Washington. Jan. 25--Discovery
that manufacture of moonshine whis-
ky is increasing rapidly in bone dry
states and that quantities have been
sold ill-citly to soldiers in southern
camps caused Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper to announce today a
nationwide campaign against illegal
distillation in cooperation with state
governors.
The campaign already has resulted
IN arrests of hundreds of moonshiners
in southern dry states. State laws for
bidding importation and the federal
tax OF $500 a gallon have driven the
price of crude corn liquor about many
camps to IS and s12 4 quart accord
ing to evidence gathered by revenue
agents.
The camps where moonshine liquor
has been sold most are reported to be
Camp Wadsworth, Camp Sewer Camp
Jackson and Camp Oglethorpe. Il
legal manufacture is reported as thriv-
ing most in Virginia, Nerth Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
and Arkansas. To "a lesser degree the
traffic in mountain dew, is reported
from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Kentucky and Oklahoma and other
states. Officials have gathered evil
dence that in Kansas, iowa and Ore
gon Illegal manufacture is on the in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
LIKE "DAINTY GIRLS"
Stage Door Johnnies Follow Actresses
to Their Eating Places.

Those youthful stage door Johnnies
are not very easily discouraged at all,
at all, for 10, and behold the dark
complexioned one with curly black
hair and his baby blue eyed compan-
ion were present again at the Majestic
and sat in the front row during both
shows last night making eyes at first
one and then another of the girls in
the Dainty Girls company My good
ness, those fellows are not only young,
they are extremely ambitious. Why,
when the show people go over to the
Cremerie for their supper the young
sters follow them in there and gaze
on them with soulful glances all dur
ing the meal hour. Perhaps the boys
should not be censored too severely,
however, for the girls of the Dainty
Girls show are we'll worth look
ing at, and the show itself is worth
the ten or twenty cents one pays for
the privilege of gazing on the
"gyurls.''
The Dainty Girl company has
duo that is really worth while, the
comedy is not too tiresome, some of
the jokes are new, and the chorus can
always be depended on to relieve the
tension. On the whole the show is
good all the way thru, and the lines
are clean.
But it lets out at 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka.
From tbs columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


A cold wave of disagreeable proportions
arrived in Topeka last night from the
north. Yesterday morning the mercury
registered at 80 degrees and above. At
noon today it was down to degrees above
zero.
Library hall. always attractive. was made
doubly so last evening by the touch of
deft fingers and when thronged with hand
someIy dressed ladies and gentlemen, moth
ing was wanting to make complete picture,
and to inform an observer that an elaborate
reception WAS in progress
In the north corner of the hall were ar
ranged white FUR rugs, dfvans and an ele-
CANT piano lamp. Here Mrs. H. l.. Robin
son, attired in beautiful gown of lavender
crepon, embroidered in straw and white
silk, and Miss Gussie Fuller in a dainty
Josephine gown of pale blue silk, with
pearl girdle; Mrs. II. A. Heath who wore
pearl gray lansdowne combined with velvet
and Miss May Short in a dainty costume
of gray silk, deliberately trimmed with
white lace, received the guests.
These ladies were assisted in receiving
by Mrs. H. o. Garvey. whose costume of
pale blue silk and chiffon was exceedingl y
becoming: Mrs. DIR. Roby, in handsome
black silk, eIaborately trimmed with jet
and vest of yellow silk Mrs. Eugene
Wolf who wore her wedding gown of heavy
white brOcade: Mrs. Charles Spencer in
white silk with lace and ribbon garniture
Miss Laura Douthitt. attired in blue bro
cade; Miss Matte Jones. in dainty figured
challie trimmed with green silk, and Miss
Jennie Lescher who wore pearl gray crepon
com ined with white silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25

territory the chancellor declared, but
what today is called Instrumentation
Accept Wilson's Sea Policy.
There is no difference between Ger
many and President Wilson regarding
the freedom. of the seas Count Won
Hertling said. He added that the thoro
freedom of navigation during time of
war, as well as in peace was one of
Germany's main demands, it being
eminently important for future free
navigation that England should be
made to reiinguiSh her strongly forti-
fled points of support on international
sailing routes such as Gibraltar. Alden,
Hong Kong. and the Falkland Islands
The chancellor demanded that the
leaders of the nations at war with
Germany set forth new proposals. The
terms outlined by President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd George contained
certain principles which could be ac-
copied by Germany, he said. but the
concrete proposals were unsatisfac-
tory.
Discuss 1t With France Only.
The chancellor declared that Ger
many did not wish annexations by vio-
lence but that the question of north
ern France could be discussed only by
France and Germany.
He asserted there could be no talk
OF the ceSSiOn of AlSace-Lorraine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
HUNS ARE READY!
More Germans Than Allies on
Western Front.
Imminence of History Breaking
Drive Is Pointed Out.

London, Jan. 25.-Tremendous con-
centration of German troops on the
western front and possibility of an
early attack to forestall and offset the
arrival of any great force of Ameri-
cans. was revealed here today by the
famous military critic, Colonel Reping-
ton, writing in the London Post.
Il ar, not going to mince words,
he declared. THE Germans have now
concentrated 165 divisions in the west,
which is more than the combined
forces of all the allies. These forces
are increasing at the rate of seven to
Fifteen divisions monthly and it is pos
sible the total may eventually grow to
zoo to 22O divisions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
LOOK UP WAR BRIDES
Government Will Look Up All Mar
'riages of Draft Age Since May, 1917,

Before recognizing brides annexed
since May Is as a reason why regis
trants should be placed in any order
of military service other than class l,
tie government is making an investi-
cation of individual cases
George p Hayden, government ap-
peal agent here, has received notice
to appeal for the government all cases
wherein local boards have placed reg
istrants married since May Is in de-
ferred classes. In case the local board
places the registrant married since
the specified date in class 1. Hayden
takes no steps as he appeals only for
the government. Any appeal taken in
such case must be made by the
registrant
Hayden also assists registrants who
are ifca pable of appealing themselves
in placing their cases before the dis
trict boards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
COLD WAVE COMING!

CONTINUED from Page One.l
likelihood the city of Topeka will be
buried tonight under a sudden ava
lanche of snow sweeping down from
across the Canadian border. Montana
thermometers were the first in the
United States to feel the effect of the
sudden drive of the cold, and the mer-
curry in that state staged a drop of
more than 40 degrees in a minimum
number of hours.
The temperature this morning here
was 80 degrees at 1880 o'clock, and by
2 o'clock it had climbed to the At
mark 1t was possible that the tenn
perature today would go still higher
before the cold struck home and drove
the mercury down to the above sta
ton tonight. The high temperature
threatened today, nor will the low one
of 3 below in 1905, but on the wing
of the cold Topeka is slated to be
smothered tonight under a smothering
avalanche of snow, which will swirl
thru the streets driven by a bitter
wind from the north.
Oklahoma City and Camp Doniphan
are not expected to get any of the
snow, but the cold will get to those
points tomorrow and the soldiers will
once again go shiveringly about their
drilling. Camp Doniphan this morn
ing was baSking in a bright sun and
a temperature of about 3S degrees.
The official forecast says snow,
probably heavy with fresh to strong
northerly winds tonight and Saturday:
cold wave becoming severe Saturday
and Saturday night.
Shippers should protect SO hour
shipments north against a tempera-
ture of O.; east and west above; and
north 10 above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
ARMY INSURANCE TEST
Whistler Case to Decide, Is Policy of
Soldier Suicide Valid.

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. 25.-The
first test of the validity of a govern
ment insurance policy for soldiers,
where the victim dies by his own hand
was before the war risk insurance bu-
reau today.
A policy on the life of Capt. Lewis
Whistler, who killed himself after MUIR
dering four men and robbing the army
bank here, has been submitted to the
bureau at Washington for action
Whisler's policy is payable to his
young son. An error which he made
in making application for the insur-
ance complexities the already puzzling
situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
BAKER REPLIES
tContinued from Page one.1

CONTINUED from Page One)
has indicated he will make his own
answer to the house military commit
tee disclosing as much of the war de-
partments work as military expedi-
ency will permit.
Administration replies to Senator
Chamberlain assertions made in
three-hour speech yesterday in an
swer to the presidents recent state
ment defending the war department,
probably will. be delivered in both the
senate and the house next week. 1t
is known that Senator James will be
ready when the senate reconvenes
Monday and Representative Carter
Glass, Virginia, known as one OF the
keenest and at the same time sharpest
tongued administration speakers, Will
take upon himself this task in the
wake of startling and gruesome
charges of Senator Chamberlain
against Baker and his assistants.
Succeeded Despite Blunders.
Glass may not be able to speak to-
day as arrangements for the defense
were completed only last night in a
secret conference between him and
Secretary Baker. But Glass believes
that greater publicity can be obtained
in the heat of congressional debate
and he proposes to amplify statements
of Secretary Baker already made, to
show that in the broadcast aspect the
nation has moved forward even tho
there have been discouraging delays
and blunders in some ways.
Preparations for the defense were
being made almost before Chamber
lain had finished his remarkable
charges yesterday. Chairman Dent OF
the house military committee had
been to see Baker to issue an 1nV1-
tation'' for him to appear tomorrow
before the committee. Baker himself
apparently felt it would not conform
to the proprieties to answer sena-
tors speech as such. But he left no
doubt that in his session with the
committee he would answer Chamber
Iain's charges as such without being
controversial.
Concedc Chamberlain Won.
SUGGESTIONS were heard today that
the censorship will be stretched to al
low the defenders to show what the
accomplishments have been.
GLASS; line of defense will undoubt-
edly he to show in a general way how
many troops have been forwarded al
ready; how the enormous task OF
building of environments and raising
an army had been accomplished with
what the war leaders regard as speed:
how the ordnance and quartermaster
bureaus are being reorganized; how
supplies and ordnance are being rap
idly furnished in increasing volume.
While the senate was resting for
the weekend, administration Demo-
Gratis there busted themselves design
ing means of overcoming the advan-
tage they admit Chamberlain gained
in his speech yesterday.
Chamberlain will report the war
cabinet bill Monday while tomorrow
his committee will hear from Surgeon
General Gorgas who already has said
camp epidemics could have been pre-
vented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
TEUTON POWERS
Continued from Page one.)


ligerenfs over Alsace-Lorraine con-
tinues, is evident from Chancellor Won
Hertling's speech, for his declaration
that there could be no talk of the
cession of Alsace-Lorraine" is the an
swer to Lloyd Georges demand that
these provinces must be permitted to
dent Wilson's expressed statement in
aims statement that THE wrong done
to France by Prussia in 1871 in the
matter of Alsace-Lorraine should be
righted."
Off onNRussia. Too.
While the German premier appears
to commend President Wilson S
declaration in favor of freedom of
the seas he passes without comment
over the very important condition in
Mr.. Wilson's statement which denies
such freedom to nations which may
break treaties and~require punishment
by other nations. This condition was
expressly framed to meet the case
of a country like Germany, which
brings on an unjust war and there
fore Won Hertling's demand for
free navigation during time of war
as well as in peace.
The German premiers concise state
ment that the question of Russia evac-
uation concerns only Germany and
Russia is in direct conflict with Presi-
dent Wilson's sympathetic express
ions in regard to Russia as well as
his precise demands that the people
of occupied territories may arrange
their own future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-25
BIGGEST CROWD

Continued from Page one)
during the twenty-four hours preced-
ing the banquet. And every worker
who carries the inspiration and sacred
words to the boys at home, wants to
be here. -
1t is largely because of the intense
interest in the senatorial and guber-
material fight that Kansas Republi-
can workers are coming to the ban
quet. There is also the war situation
ana the question of congressional cleo
tions in five districts now controlled
by the Democrats. With a full state
ticket to be elected in the-fall and the
lower branch of the state legislature to
be selected, the Kansas Day club din
ner will be official port from which
an entire flock of political boomIets
will be launched. Never since the or
ganization of the club has the advance
demand for tickets been SO heavy
The dinner will start promptly at
$50 in the evening. AS has been the
custom for a number of years, the big
banquet will be held in Masonic
temple
Favored Native Son.
Senator Rolla W. Coleman of Mer-
>riam, johnson county, is the favorite
native son on the program this year
Each year native Kansan responds
to the toast of honor. This year the
executive committee named the yoI1ner
trict. Senator Coleman is also one of
the most able speakers in the state
legislature, and will doubtless. main
tain the oratorical standards estab-
lished by men who have held honor
places at the banquet in former years
Miss Katherine A1baugh will tell of
THE College Girl in Politics Miss
Albaugh has won high honors on col
lege debating teams. But her speech
before the Kansas Day club is not to
be hampered and restricted by mere
oratorical ability. Miss Albaugh is the
daughter of Morton Albaugh, clerk of
the United States district court and
for many years political boss and die
tator in the state. And when Miss AL
baugh tells the Kansas Day banuueters
of the college girl in politics, she will
speak with the experience of girl
who mas been closer to the throne of
real, genuine, 100 proof politics than
almost any young woman in the state.
j.. n 4Tincher, prominent Medicine
Lodge lawyer and president of the
dress while F. o. Martin of Chetopa
will respond to the toast Republican
Consistency.
The Next President.
Judge Dallas Grover, of Salina for
years a political leader in western
kansas, will tell Kansas Republicans
of Our Present Duty" Mrs. Minnie
Grimstead of Liberal, prominent in
suffrage and temperance campaigns
of former years, will speak of THE
Message of Kansas to the Nation
1t is quite probable ME-. Leather
wood of Council Grove will be elected
es the next president of the club at
the annual business session of club
members. Leatherwood was a candi-
date last year. He was beaten by Tin
cher. who had sought the election
year earlier It was a red hot fight,
but Tincher's friends had the votes
and they enforced an established GUS
tom.
This year Leatherwood will proba-
bly, be elected without a contest He
is a prominent leader in Fourth dis
trict affairs and political leaders be-
Eeve his election will come without
.oppoSition.