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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
SNAP SHOTS

At HOME NEWS

To get good hard spanking and be sent
upstairs to bed,
And not know just exactly what twas
for,
Is pretty hard when you can't have some
sugar on your bread;
Well-Bud and l were discussing the
war.
NolI Scrihhlar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

The people who have thronged our Millinery depart
ment since this sale began wonder how afford
to give such wonderful values early in the
This is the reason. We closed for cash entire
stock of Untrmmed Hats and Trimmings at less than
actual wholesale costs from of the largest whole
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22

a small German airplane co-operated
with the submarine in the attack. This
plane was seen lowering over h ves-
sells attacked and is claimed to have
dropped bombs.
The American seaplanes from the
Chatham naval station were rushed to
the scene and 1t is said drove the Ger
man plane out to sea.
Other spectators claim, however. that
the supposed German plane was in
reality an American scout plane from
the Chatham station. 1t is said that
none of the American machines were
armed. The damage done by the at
tack can be summed up as follows:
Injured, Charles Ainsleigh, of the
barge Lansford. Both arms pune
tured by %shrapnel from German shells;
treated at Nauset Heights.
John Bogewich, steersmsn OF tug
Perth Amboy. right arm shattered by
German shell; given first aid at Or
leans l~ife-saving station and sent to
Massachusetts, General hospital.
John Evanich, and also nov as
John Rich. member of crew of Perth
ainboy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
TWO VIRGINIANS
KILLED IN ACTION

Washington July 21-Two hundred
and twenty-five casualties were shown
In the list received here today from
General P~ershing. commandment OF the
American ex-peditionary forces in
France, OF these 1919 were in the
army and tw~enty-six in The marine
corps.
The army casualties consisted of
forty-three killed in action, twenty
three died Of wounds. thirty-three died
OF disease, nine died of accidents. Of
which one was an aeroplane accident.
seNenty-one were wounded sc eerely
and thirty are missing in action.
The marine corps casualties were
twelve Killed in action, two died Of
wounds and twelve we're severely
wounded in action
Among The army casualty list.
Killed in action.
Earl a Thomas, Williamsburg. Va.
Severely wounded
Joseph Stumpf. Copper Hill. Va.
John A W. Marble, Moseley's juno
ton, Va
Marine corps killed in action:
Claude Fuqua. Burlington, y. c.
Carroll J. Hansecker. front PoyaI
Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
MILLIONS LOST BY
Theft Of FREIGHT
Government win Make Freight Trans
portation As Safe AS Mails-Se-
cret Agents Investigating.

New York. July 2l-Upward Of
S3S. 900. 900 was lost last year through
thief of freight in transit in the United
States, it was announced today.
Federal authorities, determined to
make freight matter as safe as the
mails, have perfected a plan whereby
shippers of freight VIII be secure
against larceny while their property is
IL the hands of government employees.
Beginning tomorrow a systematic
thief hunt will be instituted by the
government. which viii employ thou
sands Of men in the work. in the vici-
nifty Of New York. St Louis. Chicago.
Memphis, Kansas city, Denver and
san Francisco.
The railroad administration deter
mined upon this action upon receipt of
reports OF the magnitude OF. the
freight thefts, in n alone Of which
merchandise valued at $4,000 was
stolen from a single car near Kansas
City. Guards detailed to watch valu-
able goods in transit have been murd-
dered and lootinE on a wholesale scale
has passed beyond the point where
local police authorities in the various
cities could cope with 1t.
Instructions are to be issued TO
secret service operatives and federal
prosecutors and judges to show no
mercy to those convicted Of looting
freight cars. bat TO see that extreme
penalties are exacted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
BRITISH TROOPS BUSY
IN RHEIMS SECTOR

At the British Front. July Fl
British troops have Joined the night
Ing in the Rheims sector.
4 strong British force today pene-
trH'ed the German lines southwest OF
the Cathedral CITY, pushing Is far as
the western outskirts Of Bots De Cour-
tor.
This British advance Is part Of the
allied plan TO squeeze the Germans
ont Of the deep salient between Sois-
sons, Rheims and Chateau-Thierry.
The further tightening OF the allied
Jaw on the enemy was hailed with un-
bounded delight along the whole
British front and gave added impetus
10 the celebration Of Belgium's in
dependence DAY All the allied troops
displayed fags and many special ser
Wees were held The Belgian colors
flooded every village back Of the lines.
The Germans celebrated the day by
sheltng Ypres
Latest official figures show that the
Scotch and South Africans took near
W 500 prisoners when they captured
The village Of MetereB Friday.
Scattered prisoners have been taken
since in patrol encounters north Of
Bethune and west Of Neryille.
The enemy artillery has been active
in the Nillers- Fretonneux front fntne
miles east Of Amiens}. using consider
ahle goods in transit have heen muir
tift'E also tiared up around Albert.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
UNABLE TO. RESTORE BREAD
RATION IN VIENNA YET

London, July 2l-tvia British
Wireless Service),-Dr. Paul, the
Austrian food minister, has an
nounced that 1t will now be impos-
sihle to restore the normal bread and
-four ration in Vienna until the begin
ming of next month Meanwhile. the
Vienna correspondent OF the Berliner
Tageblatt has been sending this pa
per some facts about life in Vienna.
This writer says
The daily rations per head have
been fixed at approximately three
ounces of bread and fiour substitutes.
once ounce of meat. not quite one
quarter of an ounce of fat. two and
a half ounces of potatoes, three quar-
ters OF an ounce of jam. and a quar-
ter ounce of war cofee-naking a to-
tai daily allowance Of 1884 ounces
Those DESTROYS of experimenting
these rations must resort to secret
channels, paying exhorbitant price,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
WILL VOTE ONLY FOR
PLEDGED LEGISLATORS
Tweuty-ffth Senatorial District of
Illinois Voters Hold Mass
Meeting In Park.

TWO thousand voters OF the twenty
nth senatorial district in Illinois, one
of the Cook county districts, pledged
themselves by acclaim or July / 10
vote against any state l~egislatorial
candidate who did not openly espouse
ratification Of the national prohibition
amendment, The meeting was held
In Irving Park Baptist church at Chi
cage and combined the congregations
of seven churches of that community.
The edihce was jammed. The prohi-
hition cause was presented by several
speakers and swept the immense
crowd with enthusiasm. The most
forcible argument vas presented by
Harry Stahl, mayor of Freeport. Ill.
He said:
Since we put the saloon out OF
business the number of prisoners in
freeport have decreased 400 per cent,
the cost of maintaining prisoners has
decreased 500 per e In fact. we
have aid off eight of the twenty men
comprising our police force because
there was nothing for them to do.
With this money we have increased
our fire department and made other
much-needed city improvements"
II. S. Lighthall. republican candidate
for state assembly, leaped to his feet
and pledged himself If sent 10 Spring
field to work tooth and toenail" for
prohibition. He was followed by RI.
l.. Manning, another candidate. while
our boys are over there fighting the
German evil I believe we should be
doing our part over here 10 clean up
for their return with the bacon" he
shouted. Aldermen Albert O.. Ander-
son and George Pretzel chorused a call
for volunteers who would pledge
themselves to vote against wet candi-
dates. "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
CAPE COD SEES
fTortirna5 fror, Eirsf Pa vel

Ainsleigh, wife, two sons and one
hand She was light.
Barge No. 7s6, Captain Henry Rabe.
wife and daughter. and three hands,
She was laden with stone.
Barge No. 10. Captain Peter r. Pc
terson and three hands. light.
Barge No. 740. Captain Joseph Perry.
Of New Bedford. three hands, light.
The four barges were sunk by gum
fire. Captain Ainsleigh, of the barge
Lansford. stated that over a hundred
shots were fred, Spectators or the
sore counted over seventy shots. The
bombardment lasted some two hours.
The lower end OF Cape Cod was
thrown into a furore by the attack.
Many OF the shots landed in the surf
at Nauset Beach. One she'll struck
near where two Jamaica Plains girls
were bathing. Another dug far into
the beach but failed to explode. A
third landed near a girls camp.
Thousands of Cape Cod natives and
summer residents lined the bluffs over
looking the sea and watched the pro-
gress of the attack, The flashes from
the guns of the U-boat were plainly
visible from the shore and through
glasses the movements OF men on her
big deck could be seen with ease. The
din of the hombardment could be
heard for miles.
1t is said by some spectators that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
RECREATION PLANNED
FOR HEALTH OF GIRLS
Niss susanna Cocroft Appointed su-
peryisor of Recreation In War
Department,

Especial IN The Richmond N~ireinian)
Washington, July 2l-A g i S t a n t
Secretary Of War Croweii has au~
thortzed the development of a plan Of
military driIl and health conservation
for the thousands Of girls and women
employed In thu war department in
Washington. MISS Susanna Cocroft. Of
Chicago, has been called TO Washing
ten to assist In this tmportant new
work IN cooperation with Captain J.
I. Peyser. of the housing and health
division Of the war department. and
Major George F. Ahern, president of
the Government Recreation league.
Under this plan military s~etting-up
drill will he given to the girls in
regular company formation, similar 10
the drin that is building up the
strength Of our soldiers, hut modified
In some measures to make 1t particu-
larly applicable TO women Other
health and recreation activities in
Guiding tennis. boating. etc, will prob
ably be Included in the work. This
viii be optional on the part of the
girls as we'll as selective. These ac-
tlvlties VIII be arranged SO as to pro-
duce the maximum Of wholesome re-
suit with a minimum OF effort. It is
also intended TO have the work Of a
social nature so that IT VIII bring to-
eether the girls who are patrioticaIly
serving their ountr away from their
homes in Washington war work.
This new plan is another example
81 the administration to make the con.
ditions of employment in washington
deal Miss Cocroft commenced hel
work with a lecture at the Belascc
theater, Washington. Thursday after
noon, July Is, at 5ti5. This lecture
was under the auspices Of the war de-
partment and was attended by over
| 2,o00 girls,
The following statement has been
authorized by Miss Cocroft regarding
this work, These girls left their
homes and came to Washington as
patriots, doing their share Of the war
work, and It seems logical TO me that
Wa should look after their health and
! recreation as We look after the com
fort and health of our men in the can
comments. I'm sure the girls will be
happier. more contented. more affi-
! Client, AT least I'm going To DO my
best 10 make them and their mother
at home feel that the administration
here is their friend and the guardian
Of their welfare"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
ROADS COMMITTEE
MEETS WEDNESDAY
CounciImen 10 Organize and Frame
Plan TO Present Government
'GumuSEH posodo1d no

Chairman f lee Roden. Of the
special council committee on good
roads. will today call that committee
to meet Wednesday night. for organi.
cation. and to map out a line of pro-
cedure.
The committee is designed TO act in
cooperation with the state council of
defense and kindred organizations for
the prime purpose OF securing gov
ernmental aid in the construction Of
highways between WASHINGTON and
Richmond. and between Richmond
n Newport News. and Richmond
and Norfolk via Petersburg and Suf-
folk.
The council committee embraces
Aldermen Puller and Adams. Council
men sullivan and Peters. besides Mr..
koden. who introduced the resolution
creating the committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
FARMERS ASKED
Continued from First Page)

sown, 1t asks farmers II they cannot
raise the total to 7 800, 600 acres. The
latter acreage would be a ID per cent
vide a~bundantly for the needs OF the
allied nations.
When harvest time rolls around it
win be known as the liberty wheat
harvest according to the plan of the
department. Officials also plan cor
responding increases in the production
Of spring wheat and live stock, The
last crop report forecast a 19iS harvest
Of s90,930.o 900 bushels Of winter and
spring wheat III weather conditions
next year are favorable the 1919 har-
vest Of winter and spring wheat will
hn well over the million mark In bush
els.
From the 100000 acreage, how
ever, a total OF $4,000. 600 bushels
would be raised, on the basis OF an
average WELD of 1871 bushels per acre
and an abandonment of ~ per cent of
the area sown on account OF winter
kill
I'VE with a normal good crop, such
as is evident for this fall, the country's
reserves supply. or 'carrying-oVer' is
practically exhausted, IL Is said, and at
all vents is the smallest on record. IT.
UP TO the farmers this fall and next
spring to build M a sufficient reserve,
This Is how the department figures
some OF The states win have to increase
their winter wheat acreage this fall,
over 1917. - make successful the lib
erty wheat harvest of 1919:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
F|HANC|ERS To
WIPE OUT DOCKET
Committee to Clear Decks This Week
For New City Council Which Be-
gins in September.

The finance committee Of city coun-
ell will meet Thursday night and make
an effort to dispose of the business on
its docket.
a number OF important matters will
be discussed by the committee and
disposed Of, including a proposition
of appropriating funds for equipping
members of the home defense league;
20 entertain the convention of sta
TONERS. n TO provide funds for the
visit Of the dock committee 10 the
convention at the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways association in Boston in
October.
The committee with endeavor to
-cdnnpleta 4t& work 4a~tlaaA 10 be hand
ed over 10 council at the August meet
ing which will be the last regular
meeting of that body during the life
Of the present council.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22


tive representatives in the field than
can be supplied from the amount OF
awards TO be disposed Of: hence no
more organizations, or representatives,
would be accepted.
Church worker and Lodge mem
bers should call at The Richmond Viz
ginian Office for information and print
ed matter concerning the awards that
will be given to organizations, so that
they may be able to speak i~ntelligently
of the plan OF the campaign, should
their organization enter the race.
The plan and scope OF The Rich
mond Virginian's Prize Distribution is
so different from a regular voting
contest or circulation campaign that
q few words of explanation will be in
order. The one outstanding feature
that Is entirely different from any
other campaign ever conducted in this
city, is the fact that every accepted
organization participating in the cam
paign will be entitled to an award. No
organization will be considered an &C
tive participant in the campaign I'M
I'll some person representing said or
ganization has registered or been reg-
istered as a regular authorized repre-
sentative.
In all cases subscriptions will count
bthll loI LlAS Vi HHltAShbAcA HEth az AVRN
resentative, and in all such cases the
representative derives the same benefit
as the organization that he or she rep-
resents. Again, the organization will
derive a great deal OF benefit from the
personal friends OF the representatives
who through their wide acquaintance
in the city. viii draw largely In ecur-
ing the strength for the organizations
which they represent
This arrangement necessarily Will
result In bringing about great activity
on the part OF practically all residents
of Richmond and the result will be
something wonderful. therefore It be-
hooves every church worker. lodge
yorker or member OF n club or So
ciety, that they Immediately make
their appearance at the office of the
Distribution Manager and get the In
formation that will be necessary in
starting them right, and which viii be
helpful in securing large and valuable
awards. It is especially DESTROYS that
pastors of all churches give this mat
ter their personal attention TO the ex-
tent OF having one Or more author
lied active ~co-workers call personally
at the office or The Richmond Nlr-
Einian, where they may meet the Dis
trihution Manager and be given vaiu-
able information and printed instruC-
ttnra
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
Quota for charlottesville.

Local board No. 2 has announced
the names of its Charlottesville quota.
which will report at the university on
Tuesday. as follows. Charles w.
Nolkaman. Julius T. Never, Clifford ].
Flanagan, Alvin w. Myer. John At
klnson. Louis V, Flanagan, Joseph
p Tlnsley. Albert f. Hunt. Jr.
Walter E kimorough. Donald r.
MeClaren4 william c. Thomasson, Lee
roy A. Pond. Emmett s Thomasson.
Henry l. Butler, Jr. Richard c. Mil
Ter. William H skinner. Norwood x.
whitman, Eweil s. Thorpe. Jerome G..
Parrish. Lynn A Stillwell, Roy ]. Har-
ris, Henry N. Chewing. Thomas b.
cavan "a Willie c. Lipscomba-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
FRENCH AMERICANS
ENTER CHATEAC-THlERRh

VIZ, ,he Americans at the Marine,
Y,,,y 81 At & 80 o'clock this morn
inr an hour after the Germans had
avs e,1ated Chateau-Thierrv, we marcn-
"a into the city. following a squadron
Of French dragons and
American troops
The last Jour Germans had qule the
town "a few minutes previously ana
a quarter Of an hour later cavalry
rounded up the ouartette. They were
telephonisrs and had been advising the
r~etreating Germans by means Of hid
den wires regarding the Franco
American entry into the town
Out OF a cellar. as we entered. came
rushing ar aged little woman, a widow
she was. we learned later, eighty
seven years old and loudly thanked
God that the town had been delivered
from the invader, crying again and
again. "vivent les Americans"
She rushed up to mo and kissed me
On both cheeks Then a coheler.
ninety-seven years old, duplicated this
expression n inN-At-erAArds asking
pardon. Just then a French artillery
general arrived in an arnored auto
mobile. The aged woman kissed his
hand. He leaned over and kissed her
cheeks.
I~ramediately a stream az armored
machines came dashing into the city
carrying three-inch and machine
runs. Dragons and ~}ancers am
drawing field gun which were soon
placed In position on the heights north
Of Chateau-Thierry.
In the meantime Americans were
aiready emplacing guns on HiN 2oA
and soon the retreating Germans COL
unns were under heavy cross-hre.
while French. British and American
Afrplanes were swooping low, sending
satreanls Of m~achine-Pun bullets into
their ranks,
The German infantry is falling back
IA an easterly direction.
Americans sprang across the Marine
-ASef FeAteeHs and EtA@t-e@ss FFep*A-
N by engineers.
Now a conNcrPlng movement is tn
snor way toward the Aisue The French
I'D Americans are attacking astride
Ourcq in an easterly direction,
SDprging ahead n pinching in the
n 4&tle neck through which the Ger
EnaAs are retiring,
French and American airplAnes
13nved 4 big part in routing the Ger
Hona back across the Marine and in
, battles on other sectors. Twenty
Sx German machines and four bal
\ Snns were brought down on Friday
Saturday.
1MNHroat swarms Of airplanes. flying
- over the Marne. sen a steady
Gan Of bombs upon the pontoon
<neo0 and fnsilades OF machine-gun
~1np10S tpto the ranks OF the fleeing
The enemy reserves also We're
Mev attacked from the air. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
CAMP BEAUREGARD HAS
DRY zones SUSTAINED
Liquor People Attack Act of Legisia-
ture-Proyiding IA Twenty-Five
Mile Dry Zone.

The twenty-five mile dry zone around
Camp Bureaugard. Louisiana. provided
recently by act of the Louisiana state
legislature as a protection to the sol-
dler boys in training. stands against
the attack of the liquor people. Appli-
cation was made for An injunction
against the enforcement of the law
by the sheriff and other peace officers
and also asking to have the law de.
clared unconstitutional.
The hearing in the court at Alexan-
dria resulted in the dismissal of the
application to stop the enforcement of
the law and the refusal to interfere
with the enforcement Of the law. The
matter of the constitutionality OF the
law was not passed upon by the court,
but II is believed that when this feature
does come up for determination. that
the law will be sustained.
At midnight July Q this dry zons
law went into effect. II provides for
a dry zone Of twenty-five miles SUR
rounding Camp B~ureaugard. The meas
ure is reported to have been passed as
a highly patriotic move to aid in re-
ducing the disadvantages of the ltq-
uor and dissipation agencies which be-
came a serious problem with which the
authorities had to deal. The liquor
agencies kept up their lnsistent en-
croachment and finally brought down
their own destruction I'm the passage
Of the twenty-five mile dry zone bill.
Then their attempt was made to XIII
the law but II stood the test before
the court and beginning with Tuesday
night at midnight July 8. no more ltq-
uor can be sold within twenty-five
miles Of this soldier training camp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
Kizer Mentioned for Chief.

Friends of Major Charles G. kiser,
at present state commission of labor.
are urging him to consider resuming
his former position as head of the
police force in Norfolk. 1t is rumored
that this position will be offered Mr..
kizer, who for twelve years was chief
OF the Norfolk force and whose knowl-
edge OF the city and conditions there
fit him to handle the problems the
department is now facing on account
of the influx of foreign population
due to war conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
Marine Salient May Be Wiped Out
Before Allies Drive Is Ended

German bases were so demoralized by
the constant aerial attacks that II was
Impossible for the German command
TO bring up supplies.
Altogether fifty tons of bombs were
hurled on these bases Great fires
were caused in Fere-en-Tardenots.
Fismes. Loan and Vouziers, particu-
LARRY heavy damage being done 10 the
railway stations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-22
Rauoning in U. S. Doing Well.

London. July 2l.-"The voluntary
system of r%ationing in the United
States is working extremely we'll"
said Herbert c. Hoover here today.
1T is SO satisfactory. in fact, that it
is very improbable thai rationing by
cards will have to be introduced