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The Washington times., 1918-11-11

Ohlo, PalnesvIIs, Jolun Coneoby.
Okla, Newklrk. Ira l. Hall
Ohio, Cleveland Louis Schneider.
Okla Brock JOserh Temple
Pa Rhilsdelphia, E1ore v. Fihndra-
Pa, Phiiadelphls, Glide Finore.
Pa, ranton Joseph Henry Herman.
Pa Harrisburg Paul r. Lombard.
Ia. GalhtLtn, Bernardo Traine-
3. d. Madison: Clarence Berry.
Tex, Waco, Ed. J. Murphy.
Wis, Gillet, Pred Zahn.
Wis, Bruce, Albert Mlnot.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
CAPTAINS.
Ala, Alabama City. Joe P. EssIInker
Ia, De RIdder. sanford Perry Brown.
Mlnn., Stewart, Fred r. Moore.
LIECTENANTs.
Ind. Indianapolis. Charles d. CHft.
hans: Manhattan, Josiah B. Nudge. jr.
NO.. Clinton, Frank ID. Kent.
-. - HobOkens Leo smith,
sERGEANTS.
Ala. Piateau. John W. Bush.
Ala., Downs, THOMAS VI. FraTIer.
Wis, La Crosse, Robert Hatke.
ia, s"aansbOrO' Roger Gamble Herring
Mass. Lawrence, Andrew Anderson.
Pa. NOrrtStOwn, Russell NJ. Campbell
fa.s scranton, John NJ Smith.
C0RPORALs.
Aia-' Gadsden. John W. Bailey.
Aia-, Lincoln, Andv Han.
I'LL, Chicago, Sol G. Fafrunau
Iowa, West Burlington, James A. Jackson.
y. J., Newark. Frank Adubato.
Me-, EastpOrt. william F1sBder.
Mass, Revere, James z. Brown
No., Peculiar, Stanley A. MossmaB.
Nehr.. Ord, Charlie J. Mason
n. T., Brooklyn, Thomas Cleveland FARLEY.
~. n, Brooklyn, Edwin G.. Smith.
y. Y, WOodhaven, Charles G. Tumm.
\. T., Corning, Walter Lloyd WHbeE.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
TIGHT PLACE FOR HUNS
Allied Advance Makes Crucial Posi-
tions Very Hard To Hold.


Paris, Sept. with the advance of
the Americans and French toward La
Fere and St. Gobain hills. Laon and
positions north of the Aisne in the
very center of the German defense sys-
tenn from the sea to Verdun are inn
perilled.
Conservative military critics now
mention the possibility of seeing Hin
denburg pounded out of his famous
line into a new one, just inside. the
French frontier before winter begins.
hats in the air. Unless all signs fail,
an immense amount of desperate
fighting must come before Germany is
beaten.
Ludendorff in Tight Box.
Nevertheless today Ludendorff is in
a tight box. Not only are Cambria
and Douai threatened by the British,
who are at the very gates, but the
crown prince is facing the possibility
of retreating further than the positions
along the Chemin des Danes. Hum
bert and Mangin have found their way
into the st. Gobain hill country and
unless soon stopped, they must m
evitably cause a wide retirement at
this part of the line.
Likewise the French are pushing
eastward in the region of Vauxaillon
and Pinon toward the western end of
the Chemin deS Danes, toward which
the crown prince is hurrying in hope
of finding security there.
Chemin Des Danes Insecure.
A huge deception may await him,
for with allied guns enfilading the
positions on the west, he obviously
must continue his retreat northward.
after which only solid masses of men
can halt the Americans and French
who are now hot on his heels AS a
similar situation already prevails in
| the region of Cambria and Douai,
Ludendorff is fact to face with pain
| full Quandary.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
MANY TO REGISTER
Eight Thousand Men Must Fill
Out QuestiOnnaires.
Date Set Is September 12-Pre-
cinct System Used.

BY proclamation of the president,
September IL has been named as the
day when nearly 5000 men in Topeka
and Shawnee county will register for
military service at their respective
precincts This will be the greatest
registration yet held in America in
connection with the selective service
practice, and is expected to yield an
army even greater than that already
modified for service across the seas.
Who Must Register.
All men in Shawnee county and the
city of Topeka who have attained their
eighteenth birthday and who have not
yet attained their forty-sixth birthday
on September IL; and who have not
registered before or who are not
actually engaged in the military or
naval service of the United States on
that date, will be required to register.
All prospective registrants living in
the First, Second and Fourth wards of
the city are under the jurisdiction of
city draft board No. 2. Men living
elsewhere within the city limits are
under the jurisdiction of local board
No. 1. All men living in Shawnee
county outside the limits of the city of
Topeka are under the jurisdiction of
the county draft board. with offices
on the third floor of the court house.
The offices of both the city boards are
on the second floor of the city build
ing
Registration in the city will be con-
Quoted at the various voting places In
the different precincts and in the
county booths will be established at
various points for the convenience of
the re2iStra0tS
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
N. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York. Sept. THE actual con-
dition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week Give
days), shows that they hold s5S,715,-
440 reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is an increase of $685.
$50 from last week
The statement follows:
Actual Condition.
Loans. discounts, etc, $4,54s, ,164, 900; in
crease, S119,S 900.
Cash in own vaults, members federal re-
$G95.00O.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem-
ber banks, $53I 100000 increase, 81, ,27S, 900.
Reserve in own Vaults state banks and
Reserve in depositaries. state banks and
trust companies, $1,9If,O00; decrease,
$403. 600.
met demand deposits, $3,765, ,1O4 600; in
crease, 49,. .6SS. .000.
Net time deposits, s159. 600; increase,
Circulation So. .613, coo: decrease. sse. 600.
Specie included in (a) and (b), SIS, $50. 900.
sUnited States deposits deducted, $751;
Oh, 900.
Aggregate reserve, $50. 7.4s1. .oOO
Excess reserve, 5S,715.440; increase,
Summary of state banks and trust com:
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts, etc, $123 020, 500; de-
crease. S2.35S. 900.
Gold. $40. 100: decrease, 100000
Currency and bank notes, $14, ,sS2. 200
increase. S742.100.
Deposits with federal reserve bank, New
York. S55,965,9o0: increase, $500.
Total deposits, $1I5.s0S, 900; increase,
Banks, cash in vaults S1a, 1900
Trust companies, cash in vault, S6I,-
Z..StEf
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
HE BEATS KUEHLMANN
Crown Prince Goes Farther Than
Minister Who Was Discharged.

Amsterdam, Sept. 7.-"Why did
Won Kuehlmann (former German
foreign secretary go when the speech
which caused his fall did not go so
far as the crown princes language %
asks the Berlin Voerwaerts, the Ger
man Socialist organ, in commenting on
the crown princes interview published
In the Budapest Az Est.
The Vorwaerts compares the crown
princes statement that it is undesir-
able that Germany's enemies should be
annihilated, with Emperor William S
speech of June 16. in which, alluding
to the conflict of two PHILOSOPHERS,
he said, one of the two must be alb
solutely overcome. The newspaper
concludes by saying that words such
as were used by DR.. Won Kuehlmann
today become much cheaper and
correspondingly Ineffective"
Emperor Williams speech on June
26 was delivered at German main
headquarters on the occasion of the
anniversary of his ascension to the
throne He said the war was not a
matter of strategic campaign, but a
struggle of two world views, which
were wrestling with each other.
Either German principles of right,
freedom, honor ard morality must be
upheld he said, "or Anglo Saxor
principles with their idolatry of man.
mon, must be victorious"
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
TO POP and WAR
st. Louis Prepares To Desert
"FleshpOts of Egypt"
Breweries VIII Become War
and Soft Drink Plants.

st. Louis, Sept. 7.-St. Louis began
preparing today for thirteen new war
plants and a pop winter.
Breweries here will readily comply
with the food administration new or
der banning malt liquors and many
plants will pc converted to war work
when their present supply of malt is
used, without waiting for December l..
Otto Stifel, president of the St Louis
Brewers association, declared today.
The recent restrictive order of the
fuel administration has closed two st.
Louis breweries and will force others
to the same action within the next
month, Stifel said.
May. Quit February 4.
Milwaukee, Sept. 7.@BreWers here
expect their beer stocks to be exhaust
ed by February 1, two months after
the federal order prohibiting the
manufacture of beer after December
1 goes into effect, W. H. Austin, attor-
ney for the Milwaukee Brewers asso-
citation, said today. There was no talk
of opposing the order.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
3-IN-1 LIGHT PLAN
Fuel Administrator Would Merge
Electric Plants HeIc.

That three electric light plants are
too many for a city the size of Topeka
is the opinion of Emerson Carey, state
fuel administrator. Carey has ordered
nation of the three plants for the pur-
pose of conserving fuel.
According to Carey an endeavor will
be made to save all coal possible dur
ing the coming winter. Carey asserts
that combinations of plants have al
ready occurred in several towns where
the plants most wasteful of fuel have
been shut down.
Under the plan suggested the city
light plant and the state heating and
lighting plant would be combined
with the Topeka Edison plant, which
is the only one equipped for taking a
heavier load than it is carrying at
present,
That the city light plant was already
carrying the maximum load of which
it was capable, it is declared by Com
the idea that much fuel could be saved
by some sort of a combination.
From the equipment of the state
heating plant it is impossible for il
to be combined with other plants AL
bert Patten says that the Edison plant
has not sufficient boiler capacity to
furnish steam heat for the state house
H'Sheii6 1oT the Stdte muse is neSllSl-
Bile. A great saving in fuel would be
realized thru the combination of the
city and the Edison plants and would
also result in power for making elec-
tricity during the night when the
Edison plant is lightly loaded by di-
verting exhaust steam from the heat
ing lines. 1t has been necessary to
burn coal to furnish heat for all-nigh1
establishments. If the big plant was
furnishing the city electricity thf
waste of coal would be eliminated. a.
the exhaust steam used in carryins
this all night load would be sufficient
to supply the heat mains.
A conference of the concerns inter.
ested will be called at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
HONOR MRS. M'CARTER
topeka Woman on G. o. p. Execu-
tive Committee.

Iopeka and Kansas landed one of
one siX places on the new executive
coInmlttee for women, which will CO.
operate with the Republican com
hilltee IN the coming campaign. The
nonor mas been given Mrs. Margaret
Hlli MeCarter of Topeka, who will
assist IN directing a special campaign
among the women in suffrage states
appointment of Mrs. McCarter To q
place on the committee was an
nounced by William H. Hays, chair
man OF the Republican national com
Inlttee: A meeting of the special
committee was held in Chicago this
week and plans for the special wo-
mems campaign committee discussed
rams Tor permanent wonen's or
sanizatlon viii be submitted to the ma
Iiohai committee when it meets in
washington in December.
serving with Mrs. McCarter on the
special COMMITTEES are: Mrs. Medir
Mccormick. Chicago; Miss Mary Car
rett Hay. New York; Mrs. Florence
opiners Porter, California; Mrs. Jose
phine Corliss Preston, Washington
ana Mrs Raymond Robins, Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
NEED 1000 NURSES
Southwestern Division of Red Cross
Must Furnish This Number.

st. Louis, Sept. THE southwest
ern division of the American Red
Cross, composing the states of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas, has been asked by the
United States government to furnish
1000 trained nurses in the next eight
weeks for service in military hospitals
here and abroad.
Persons acquainted with trained
nurses are asked to urge them to en-
ter the government service and to en-
courage young women to enroll for
training in hospitals as nurses.
THE women of the southwest have
not hesitated to do their duty in an
effort to win the war, and 1 know the
women will meet this greatest of all
demands made upon them,'' said Miss
LYDIA Anderson, head of the Red Cross
Nursing bureau of this division, today.
Our soldiers in the trenches look to
the women to aid them win this war
and there is no greater calling for "a
woman than to give her service to her
country in this time of Distress
The total subscription to the Ameri-
can Red Cross war fund in tie south
western division. including Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tex
as, has reached s17,662,0OO. figures
compiled on August 15 last, show.
The American Red Cross has given
S25,O0O to the lord mayor of London
for use of London hospitals.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
MUSHROOMS IN PLENTY
Pastures Full of Delicacy of Kings
and NIillionaircs.

Topekans are living the lives of
royalty as the result of an abundant
crop of mushrooms Pastures near
the city have produced bushels of the
deiicacies-and they are not under a
FOOD ban or conservation order
On the Shawnee golf links men-
bers of the club have gathered MANY
OF the vegetables-altho the porter
house steak crop is hardly equal to
the mushroom production Scores of
Topekans have enjoyed and appreciat-
ed the Kindness of nature in providing
IN unusually. large yield of mush-
rooms. Occasionally a Topeka family
has been able to provide a beef steak
with which to add to the rare flavor
of the vegetable.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
SHOWING POOR HERE
Kansas Boasts Are yain-NIen Have
- Many Infirmities.

Many Infirmities.
Washington will review the reports
of physical examinations of draft reg
istrants in Kansas. This state has re-
Gently made very unfavorable show
ing in the exemption of men called for
service examinations. Reports from
the war department show that Kan
sas averaged three points above the
national standard in physical exemp-
tions.
What the Reason Is?
In spite of the states loud boast as
to her physical prowess and perfect
manhood. an unusually large number
of men have suddenly developed dam
gerous physical infirmities and are not
in condition to go to the front Maybe
it was that. Maybe it was the careless
work of a few medical advisory
boards. Maybe it was the fault of the
individual registrant. In any event
Kansas will keep a closer watch over
the physical examinations in the fu-
ture-and the war department will
help her. Maj. George M. Gray. head
of the state medical advisory board,
has notified all local boards to exercise
the greatest care in examination of
registrants
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
Lid ON OIL STOCKS
Government will Place Strict
Limitation on Them.
All Stocks Must Be Submitted
to Board.

Washington, Sept. PLANS for
strangling hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of oil stocks and other
speculative securities which the gov
ernment considers unnecessary in the
war emergency and hindrances to sale
of liberty bonds, were announced to-
day by the capital issues commlt.ee-
Within a few weeks the committee
hopes to stop absolutely the sale of
all stocks and bonds not previously
submitted to the committee or its dis
trict agencies for examination to de-
ternline whether the issues could not
better be postponed until after the
war.
ernment's general program for cor
serving credit, along with materials
and men, the action was hastened by
reports that promoters are taxing
millions of dollars of liberty bonds IN
exchange for stocks of doubtful value,
Turing investors with the SpeciouS
plea that by this means their money
does double service for the govern
ment The traffic in doubtful securl-
ties alone, heretofore rot submitted TO
the capital issues committee, amounts
to between $3.50. 100000 ana SOW
100000 a year, the committee esti-
smated.
A "VigiIance Committee"
John S. Drum of San Francisco.l
banker and no<mber of the capital is
sues committees will have charge OF
the national campaign against un-
recognized securities. assisted by Paul
A Sinsheimer of San Francisco.
Economic vigilance committees" Will
be organized Immediately in each fed
eral reserve district with at least one
member in every city of more than
1.,cO0 population to gather and report
Information concerning operation of
individuals and corporations trying to
sell securities without the approval of
the ca pital issues committees. 1t was
announced that these agencies have
been promised the cooperation of the
Investment Bankers association, Asso-
ciated Advertising clubs. American
Bankers association. American News
papers Publishers association and
other organizations. All committee
men will serve without pay.
The committees, it was announced
today, also will report on all seem
ingly unnecessary projects, such as
construction of new buildings, indus
| try extensions and road improve
| nfentS.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
ART GRIeGS IN TOWN
Topeka's Famous Athlete Is Out of
Baseball Now.

Art Griggs, one of the most famous
athletes ever produced in Topeka, is
in the city for a short time on his way
to the Pacific coast. Griggs was a
Washburn football and baseball star
back in the days when weight and
speed and crushing force counted for
much. He was a member of the old
Topeka Western association team.
From Topeka Griggs went to Pitts
burgh university where he was foot
ball star of the first magnitude in
1905. In 1907 he went to the ST. Louis
Browns and played consistent base
ball in the big leagues for five years.
He went to the coast league this sea-
son and at the time the work or
fight" order was made applicable to
baseball he was leading the league in
hitting and in home runs. His average
for the season was 1856.
When the coast league closed down
in August, Griggs received offers from
the Boston Red Sox and from the De-
troit Americans. He accepted the
Detroit offer and at the close of the
season last week was hitting well
above the 800 mark.
Griggs is on his way to the Pacific
coast to enter the employ of the
Standard Oil company.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
DEvASTATE CITIES
Huns Leave Only Desert Be-
hind in Retreat.
Blow Up Buildings and Burn
Contents.
BY WIN. PHILIP sYMMs.

Paris, Sept Z. uo:1s a. m.)-With
boundless rage, the Hun hordes are
Systematically pillaging first, then
burning and dynamiting all cities and
towns as they retreat. Allied troops
have only two words vengeance" and
."reprisals."
Military experts today are convinced
the Germans will be forced to give up
the st. Gobain highlands. the key to
that region, as well as the Chemis Des
Danes. The concerted advance of the
Franco-British forces toward Cam
brai and st. Quentin is now distinctly
menacing to st. Quentin.
Delnolish Everything.
With the French Armies in the
Field, Sept. 7.-Acting under orders,
the retreating Germans are demolish-
ing everything. All villages the
French occupied have been found
completely destroyed Even the celia RS
were dynamited. Huge bonfires of
furniture were found blazing in the
streets. All important buildings were
blown up with mines.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
DEMOCRATS OFF TICKET
Railroad Men Quit County Fight Due
to McAdoo Order.

Because of the recent ruling by d.
rector General McAdoo to the erect
that no railroad man can hold ONCE,
three men have been compelled to re-
sign their candidacy on the Demo-
cratic ticket of Shawnee county.
They are J. A. Lortie, who was rum
ming for representative from the
Thirty-fourth district; John Mean
drews, candidate for county treasurer,
and r. B. Ramsey. who was candi-
date for the Office of clerk of the dis
trict court.
The designations were accepted at
meeting of the Shawnee county
Democratic committee at the National
hotel and committee appointed to
fill the vacancies. A barbecue will be
given Thursday evening, September
19, in connection with the powwow
at which candidates for various Of
fees will speak.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
WILL GET 6 CENTS
Kansas City Railways Will Collect the
Extra Penny.


Jefferson City. Sept. Chief JUS
tice Bond of the state supreme court
this afternoon suspended the order of
Circuit Judge Slate which automat-
ically would have restored scent
street car fares in Kansas City and
ST. Louis, Mo-, and authorized the car
company to continue charging cent
fares until the supreme court passes
on the case.
A decision in the case is expected
before the end of this year. The con-
d;tiions of the superredeas granted by
the supreme court are that the COM
pany impound the extra cent in a
bank to be paid back If the court
holds the state public service COM
mission had no authority to grant the
Scent fare.
Script for one cent must be issued
to each passenger when he enters a
street car, this being payable to bearer
at the bank if the court set aside the
6-cent fare.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
CAPPER CALLS ON ALL
Governor Issues Proclamation to 1915
Class To Register.


Governor Capper today issued a
proclamation calling upon all Kansans
affected by the new draft law to reg
lister next Thursday The governors
proclamation is in Accord with a re-
cent proclamation by President VIII
son.
Let this day of registration be a
solemn dedication of the manhood of
the state to patriotism and democracy."
says the governor IN his decree. Let
the youths and men of mature years,
who are not included in the call of
previous months, realize that they too,
can serve the nation and the world and
by prompt and loyal compliance with
the CALI show that America withholds
nothing from the righteous cause for
which we fight"
All men between the ages of 1 8 and
81 years and between 81 and IS years
not previously registered-must en-
roll next Thursday for army classifi-
cation. All local registration boards
will be open between the hours of Z
a. n1 and D. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
SANTA FE is SUED
Crossing Wreck Victim Asks Damages
for Children's Injuries.

A petition asking for the recovery
of $500 damages from the Santa Fe
Railway company was filed this morn
ing in the office of the Shawnee
county district court by Thomas A.
Burgess on behalf of his son, Harold,
age 8. and his daughter, Fern, age Is.
The two children alleged that they
were bruised and injured in a manner
causing them great expense at the
time the car in which the Burgess
family was riding was struck by a
westbound Santa Fe train at Eighth
and Washington streets July 16. re-
sultinG in the death of Mrs. Burgess.
Immediately following the filing of
the petition by Burgess, the railway
company filed an answer. denying the
allegations of the plaintiffs wherein
they declared that the accident was
due to the negligence of the railway
employees and asserting that the in
jury of the Burgess children was due
to the negligence Of the occupants of
the automobile.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
he JOINS THE BRITISH
Topekan, George Gilman EnIists With
HI. NJ Grenadier Guards.

George Gilman. native of England.
has just enlisted in the British army
His enlistment was effected in Kansas
City Friday, and he will be sent
abroad at once. He will go from To-
peka to Chicago. and from there to
Nova Scotia, to be sent to London. He
is to be member of the H. NJ Gren-
adler Guards.
Gilman was born in Liverpool. and
came to this country with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gilman, when he
was small boy. For ten years the
family has been living in Topeka. w.
n Gilman has been connected with
the telephone company in Topeka for
some time, and is now assistant mana
ger of the company at Camp Funston.
one of his sons is wire chief for the
telephone company at Funston.
Young Gilman will leave September
20, for Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1918-09-07
ONLY 2 POUNDS SUGAR
Topeka Grocers Not Allowed To Ad-
= yertise More Per Person.

An advertisement of the Owl Groc-
ers appearing in the State Journal last
evening, read: Cane Sugar, 2k
pounds per person per month"
In the first place this was typo
graphical error 1t should have read
&C. Sugar" (meaning class G. instead
of Cane Sugar.
In the second place the advertise
ment, according to Frank Beck, act
ing sugar administrator. was in error
in that no grocer is allowed to sci
more than 2 pounds of any kind of
sugar per month per person.
The State Journal is responsible for
the first error and the Owl Grocers
the second. The grocers ere-under
the impression that cane sugar coul6
be sold in this amount and had no
intention of violating food regulations.
Outside of that it was all right.