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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
Rids Farmers of Fright.
SHIPMASTER GIVES
U-B0AT FIGHT TALE

The War Department has received
from the captain Of the American
steamer Frank H. Buck a full report
Of the alleged sinking of an enemy
submarine September OFF the Allan
tic coast. Other than this informa-
ton, furnished by the master of the
steamer, the department has to date
received nothing to authenticate the
story, which was told In press dis
patohss TO The star yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
EXPRESSES HIS FAITH
IN SOLDIERS UNION

By the Associated Press
AMSTERDAM. September 11-Em-
peror William, on replying to a mes
sage from the German National Sol
diers' Union, is quoted by the Cologne
Gazette as saying:
Il am firmly convinced that the
members Of the German Soldiers
Union will exert all the powers Of
their personal influence in support of
the home front. and. like our g1ori-
Gus comrades in the field, will not, in
the vicissitudes of war. let themselves
be turned from their will to victory
and steadfastness by the enemy's SUI
perior forces and reprehensible meth
DDS of combat
THE military and moral strength
and the unanimous determination of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
FLYING MAIL SETS new
RECORD FOR A|RPLANE

When the flying mail landed at New
York yesterday it recorded the first
trip ever made by airplane from Chi
cago to New York in a single day.
The numerous attempts heretofore
to make this flight have encountered
Interruptions which have prevented
the completion of the trip until the
succeeding day.
Pilot E. v. Gardner, accompanied by
Edward Radle. mechanician, left Chi
cago at 6:25 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in plane propelled by liberty
motor, and landed at HickSville, L. l.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
REVIEW OF WAR AT FRONT
BY SENATOR THOMPSON

r Senator Thompson of Kansas, who
has just returned to this country
from France, where he visited the
western battle front, was in his place
in the Senate today for the first time
since he left here several weeks ago.
The battle at Chateau Thierry,
where the Americans stopped the
Germans and then drove them back,
he said. was the Gettysburg of the
war. That the allies Will win is be-
yond question, he said. The morale
of the allies was never higher than
at present and that of the Germans
never lower. he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
q. s. GETS PIG TIN SUPPLY.
Two-Thirds Of Worlds Yield FRO
vided Under Pooling plans3

Under a pooling arrangement madt
at a recent conference at Londong be.
tween representatives OF this country
Great Britain, France and Italy. two.
thirds of the pig tin supply fof thu
world is to be received by the Upltee
States.
Included in an announcement to this
effect by the war industries board
the information that all shipment9 o.
mig fin ores to this country will b
consigned to the American Iron and
steel Institute. which will distribute
it at regulated prices to the con-
sumers.
Quotations of pig iron already have
fallen IA cents a pound since TINS
pooling agreement was entered INTO
the board Announces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
GERMANS CLAIM BRITISH
FORCES WERE REPULS SEQ

b, the Associated Press
BERLIN. September II. via London.
An attempt made by British forces
to advance yesterday south of Ypres
and north Of La Bassee canal, says
the German war office, was repulsed
mans.
South of Gouzeaucourt and around
Epehy British attacks reached the
German first lines at a few points.
The British were driven back. the
statement adds. 5000 prisoners being
taken by the Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
.EMBASSYS COUNSELOR
MADE BRITISH MINISTER

Colville Barclay, who has been first
counselor of the British embassy here
for several years past, and now is in
charge in the absence of Lord Read
ing. has been elevated to the rank of
minister plenipotentiary.
He will remain attached to the en-
bassy for the present, which thus will
be equipped with three ministers. in
addition to the ambassador, Sir Rich
ard Crawford and Sir Henry Babbing-
ton Smith now holding rank as minis
terS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
TO ACT ON BOND EXEMPTION

The House ways and means COM
mittee planned today to report ia
vorably tomorrow and pass through
the House Friday the Treasury's bill
for part exemption of income on lib
erty bonds from surtaxes in order to
stabilize the market price of those
bonds without raising the interest
rates on the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11

the German people must and will sue
coed. with Gods help. in breaking the
more and more openly manifested will
to destruction OF the enemy, who is
charging upon US from all parts Of
the earth, and in safeguarding for all
time the freedom of our dear father
land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
VOL OGDA IN HANDS
OF WHITE GUARDS

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Monday. September 9.
-Vologda, a town on the Vo1ogda
river, 10 miles north of Yaroslav. is
reported in dispatches from>Moscow
to have been captured by Russian
white guards, consisting chiefly of
peasants, who approached the place
from Perm. Before leaving Vologda the
Russian red army is said to have
burned the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
TRAVELLERS DEPICT.
. BOLSHEv|K CRIMES
Capt. Crome'S MutiIated Body
Hung Out of Window in
Moscow. J
MANY OTHERS ARE SHOT
MANY OTHERS ARE SHOT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
STOCKHOLM, Monday. September 3.
dispatches received from Russia an
nouncing that the neutral ministers
have protested against the wholesale
shooting of political prisoners and
threatening to expel the bolsheviki
from neutral countries if the political
executions continue caused no sur
prise to travellers recently returned
from Russia who were in Moscow and
Petrograd when the wild taking of
hostages began.
Ten thousand officers of the old
army, who were ordered to register in
Moscow. were held prisoner for nearly
week almost without food. Cholera
broke cut among then. because Of the
crowded and uusanitary conditions OF
their quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
Reprisals Are Threatened.

Leon Trotzky. the .bolshevik secre-
tary of war wired Gen. AleXieff. COM
nIander-in-chief of the anti-boish eTlk
forces. that an e.i!cer would be shot
for every bolshevist killed by the
Czechs or white guard. AleXief is
reported to have replied that If oH1-
GERS were shot he would not stop re-
prisals until every Jew in Russia was
quartered.
Finally Il majority of the officers.
half of them from Moscow. were re-
leased. but hundreds of officers are
r,issing and are reported to have
seen shot. Many thousands OF oh-
.,ers of Moscow refused to answer the
eal 20 register and made their escape
10 tna various ssnti-holshevik fronts
IN retrograd the officers summoned
for registration were generally taken
to Krcnstradt. where thousands are
Till hold prISOner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
Hang Body Out of Window.

Capt Cromie. the British naval at
tache, who was killed by the bo!she-
wiki who mutilated his body and let
it hang out of the embassy window
until the neutral diplomats threatened
to leave Petrograd if it was not re-
moved. was friendly to the bolshevlki
md belonged to the group of British
officials who urged recognition OF the
soviet republic and cooperation with
il until TrotZky broke the faith about
permitting the CZechs to leave Rus
STA by way OF Siberia.
L. Il. Lockheart. acting British con-
sui general at Moscow. whom the
bolSheviki arrested on a charge of
attending to corrupt Lettish SOL
diers. also was very friendly 20 the
bolsheviki and co-operated with Col.
Raymond Robins. head CT the perma-
nent American Fed Cross mission to
Russia in efforts to establish better
.lations between the entente allies
add the soviet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
MILLER REPAIRS PLANE
ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN

Max Miller. first pilot. aerial mail
service of the Post Office Department
has arrived in Washington from New
York, after having flown from Chi
cago. Miller says he believes it will
only he matter of time before a
permanent route is established be-
tween New York andn Chicago,
though flying conditions are not ex-
cellent.
Have Camoufaging Effect.
The mountains around Lock Haven.
Ia. Rave a camoufla ging effect upon
the vision of the aviators. While
flying in the vicinity of these noun
tains Miller discovered his radiator
was leaking and tried to land to re-
pair it, Being misty, he could not
judge which was the best place to
land. and he descended upon tops of
trees in the valley, which he supposed
to be level ground.
Quickly discovering the tree tops,
Miller shot his plane upward before
the limbs could damage the machine.
An interesting incident occurred
when he landed on the side of a noun
tain in jefferson county, Pa, to repair
the leaky radiator. He had to keep
The engine going to keep the
machine from sliding down the
mountain side. and called to some
farmers who were harvesting nearby
TO come to his aid. They seemed
frightened and did not know what to
make of the situation. One small boy,
who had read about airplanes. but
never had seen one, thought Miller
was a German and was frightened
speechless
Rids Farmers of Fright.
Finally Miller persuaded the farm
ers that nothing would hurt them and
they came to his aid. placing rocks
under the wheels to prevent the ma
chine sliding down hill. The pilot then
goodbye and continued his trip with
out trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
Marks Decline of Power.

M..y 20. the GATE of the first clash of
the CZechs with the bolsheviki. sharp
" marks the decline of the bolShevik
power. 1t then began to measure
strength with the military organiza-
tion and there was a demonstration
that soldiers fed on peace talk would
not fight regular military units.
The bolshevik officials of high and
low degree now realize how colossal
'Trotzky's error was. and less than
two weeks ago they caused it to be
intimated uEofiiciaily in Moscow to
the entente officials that the soviet
government now is willing to permit
the tzechS to leave Russia, as origi-
nally agreed.
late, as the Czech organizations have
formed the basis tor scores of anti
bolsheviki to unite in numbers far
exceeding those of the red army, and
have demonstrated how weak the boil
SheyiiSi are outside of MoSkow and
Petrograd
Trotzky Makes Idle Boast.
The entente powers could not move
the Czechs out of Russia now if they
desired to do so. as the Czechs, ac-
cording to the bolshevik figures, COM
prise only about Is per cent of the
forces which are fighting the bolShe-
Wiki the Volsa and along the
Transsiberian railway. Trotzky's
visit to the Nolga front brought no
result He boosted that kazan would
be smashed instantly, but reports of
bolshevik officers printed in the Off
cial papers have shown how imposSi-
BILE il Is for the red guard to conduct
any organized movement of magni-
tude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11

/T1HE ARMY OF WAR WORKERS-the
standing with Boys
nation shall
in the great
New Workers arriving day. In hum
they Washington passing the Civil
failing suitable living moderate prices back
home, thereby deprvng the country of their
Is a
building househoders
andho owners "AMERICANS"
OTIS" the faces of War Workers. wh
in
n
A"DESERTER"i no evadei
Westinghouse the loyal people i'll the Union
who already will
forward in this
but ONE will help We will finance
wish Four Immense Warehouses and Three Big Furniture Floors
help Every Odd Piece Every Rug all
MODERATE PROFIT Pofteerng has place this
Enlistment
dozen; WHETHER YOU
it S as much
urnun or
flee Wal a Moderate it for
axes,o when
buy Bonds
Moralo Financial a Winning
War
fighting DYING! And what about YOU
Word-are Washington Let
this
emergency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
WASHBURN S. A. 7. C. SEPT. q
Captain Shaw Asks Men To Report
Early for Physical EXAMINE lions.

Owing to the heavy registration for
the Washburn S. A. T. c., Capt. Frank
E. Shaw has asked that all men re-
port to him September % for physical
examination and general preparation,
This Is one week previous to the regu-
lar opening of the college. .fs
When the war department author-
lied the students training camp at
Washburn, the quota was placed at
$50 men. Here it is two weeks beforf.
college opens and more than $50 al
ready have signed up for the campus
training. Men will be enrolled who
report to Captain Shaw within the
next week.
1t may be necessary to build addi-
tional barracks at Washburn to ac-
commodate the men.
Out of the $50 students who have
signified their intention of taking the
military training, probably $50 are
from out of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
POOR CROP YEAR
Smiley Report Shows Farmers
Have Been Hit Hard.
Corn Crop Estimated at Only
37,0sS,240 Bushels.

Kansas corn crop will total but
37.03S,240 bushels, according to a re-
port today by f. J. Smiley. secretary
of the Kansas Grain Dealers associa-
ton. Sniley's report is Independent
of the state and government bulletins,
and makes one of the most discourag-
ing crop reviews of the year. His
cLrn statement, however, is larger
than that of ]. c. Mohler, secretary of
the state board of agriculture
A wheat yield of 95,77S,S14 is esti-
mated by Smiley as against nearly
102 million bushels in the state esti-
mate. Smiley states that of the $685.
656 acres sown to wheat a year ago
the Kansas farmers harvested a crop
from just 6,70S,751 acres. His cor
respondents also found but 80 per cent
of the years wheat yield in the farm
er's hands. They reported 30,32O,172
bushels of grain on hand.
Slightly more than an average OF
seven bushels of corn to the acre will
be harvested from the state planting
of 5,3S5,451 acres. Smiley reports He
found much of the corn acreage en-.
tirely destroyed as a result of the hot
weather. He believes the state yield
will be 37,03S,240 bushels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
1888 IN OCTOBER CALL
Not Many VIII Be Taken From the
Registration of Sept. IL.


washington; Sept. 17.-Draft calls
announced by Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder will send 1888 men
qualified for general military service
to army camps before October 16. All
states have quotas to fill. OF the total
$4,000 will be white registrants. who
will entrain between October and l.
The remainder will be negroes, VINO
will move in two groups, 2S,0l6 en-,
training between September rs ana
81 and 1882 on October Is.
Men who registered last THURSDAY
may be needed in a few districts to I'LL
the new quotas, it was said at the pro-
vost marshal generals office. but In
most localities sufficient men remain
in class 1 from the registrations OF last
June 5 and August "a to meet the re-
quirements.
States from which the white regis
trants were called, with their numbers
and the camps to which they will go,
includes:
Arkansas. 1.7se, Camp Pike. Ark. .o,
illinois, 1922. Camp Mcclellan; 5.0OO
Kansas, 1,2ss, Camp Funston. Kan.
I,ouisiana. i. 4f6 Camp Travis, Tex.
Mississippi. 593 Camp Travis.
Missouri, 6.919, Camp Pike.
Nebraska, 295. Camp Pike; 1872, Camp
Oklahoma, 2.422. Camp Cody.
Tennessee. $3.50, Camp Greenleaf
Texas, 7.941. Camp Travis.
Wisconsin. 5000. Camp Macarthur, Tex.
Negro registrants will be modified on
October 16 as follows:
Louisiana. $50. Camp Travis. Tex.
Tennessee. 1000 Camp Sherman.
Texas, 1.240. Camp Travis.
Total. 10,T52
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
ROTARIANS AT C. OF C.
Next Regular Meeting Will Be Held
at Noon Thursday

The next regular meeting of the To-
peka Rotary club will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Thursday at
12:15 o'clock. All members of the
club are again urged to "be on time
for the luncheon and see how hot
food tastes. The members of the club
are also urgently urged to bring their
wives or best girls so that they too
may enjoy the special musical pro-
gram which has been arranged.
G. l.. Hooper, Rotarian, is to have
the combined Orpheum and Iris
orchestras at the luncheon for the
purpose of making music while the
Rotarians eat and to play accompani-
ments for the singers afterwards. The
announcement indicates that there will
be a number of unnamed singers on
the program, altho it specifically
states that the POTTERY Quartet has
been and. will continue to be in the
| discard. The only talk on the pro-
gram is to be made by E. B. Bartlett
and is to be on the subject, Rotary
Members Of the club are advised to
instruct their wives or their best girls
to meet that particular Rotarian at
Seventh street and Kansas avenue not
later than 1907 o'clock for the be-
| ginning Of the luncheon date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
LEMON JUICE
TAXES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion
if skin is sunburned,
tanned or freckled

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have quarter pint of the best
freckle, sunburn and tan lotion. and
complexion beautifier. at very. very
small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of Orchard White
for few cents Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face. neck
arms and hands each day and see how
freckles. sunburn, windburn and
tan disappear and how clear. soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
TO EVERY MAN
OF DRAFT AGE

FREE-FulI information about the Stu
dent Army Training Corps.
Are you eligible for membership If SO.
how do you seek membership
What institutions in your state are n
part of this great government educational
sy stem?
What subjects will they teach?
What will be the status of the students7
What use will be made of them?
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE CUES
TIONS? The American Council on Edu-
cation in cooperation with the Washington
information bureau of the, State Journal
and with the approval of the war de-
and answers giving full information.
Sign and send this coupon-TODAY.
Write your name and address plainly.
Direct your letter to The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
CHANCE FOR CIVILIANS
Men Having Deferred Classification
Are Now Eligible as Officers.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Restrictions
preventing men between the ages of
Is and As, inclusive, from being COM
missioned in the army were practically
removed today when the war de-
partment announced that men may be
commissioned for the staff corps sub
ject to the following provisions:
Qualified men having deferred class
ifications on grounds other than in
dustry or. occupation must be COM
missfoned from civil life; men in
group c having physical qualifications
which prevent them from being draft
ed as class 1 men may be commission
ed, and men in class la who would
be drafted except for industry or oc-
cupation must first be indicted into
the service before consideration will
be given their appointment as officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
MAKE STUDY OF DRAFTED MEN
Dean Potter of X. S. A. C. Selected by
Government for Special Duties.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. IA A.
Potter. dean of engineering in the
kansas State Agricultural college. has
been selected to make a special study
of the training of drafted men in the
various institutions of the United
States. Dean Potter is district educa-
tional director for the committee on
education and special training, war
department. Dean Potter has also
been asked by the United States fuel
administration to give his services as
industrial furnace engineer, aiding in
the conservation of fuel in cement
plants, fire brick factories. metal
lurgica1 furnaces, and other establish
ments. His heavy duties for the war
department and the college made IT
impossible for him to accept this posi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the column, :.
THE Topeka STATE JOURNAL


A party of Topeka men secured 600 acres
of as good land as could be found any
where in the whole Cherokee strip The
party consisted of o. f. Walker, Z. J.
Littiefield, Frank Ellison, DR.. F.. W.
Bailey, c. E. Bradshaw and Deputy Mar
shals Spencer and Bateman of Holton.
They took with them hand car. md
when the starting signal was given the car
was put on the track ahead OF the trains.
1t passed all but the fleetest horses. A
run of twelve miles was made In q min
utes. The men expect to make neat
profit out Of the ground
8 Mr. and Mrs. NJ. F. Rigby and son Harry
leave next week for Chicago.
Among the latest arrivals from the
Worlds fair are: A. NJ Fuller and daugh-
ter Gussie, Mr. and Mrs. F. f Hughes. Mr..
and Mrs. S. ]. Bear and children. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Marburg. Will Rigby. J. E. Kings
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Flesich.
J. s. Morse. formerly of the North side
but now living in Salt Lake, visited old
friends here on his way to the fair.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Bonebrake have gone
to Chicago.
Among the North Topeka people who
have secured claims in the strip are Bert
Green. ]. C. Watt. Dr.. Raub and J. b
Detwiler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
MESSAGE A MYSTERY
Ernest Woodcox.s Dying Request:
uDad. Cali S-5. Call 3-6."

dad, Call S-5, Call $50.
Ernest Woodcox. mechanic in an
aero squadron. is the third son of the
Woodcox family to die within year.
A letter from a Red Cross official in
England brought the first news to A
G. Woodcox. 100 Topeka avenue. on
Monday. woodcox enlisted last De,
cember. Four days after landing IN
England. sometime in August, he was
taken sick. He died at a military hos
pital at Fulford Ro ID. York. England.
from pneumonia and pleurisy.
The letter from the Red Cross Of
fetal spoke of the care which was
given him during his sickness, the
military funeral at which he was
buried, and stated that pictures of the
hospital and cemeterr would be sent
to the family. His last words were
said to be-. Dad. call 3-5. call 3-6.
The father was unable to explain the
meaning of the words or figures
OF two other sons. John died year
ago in Topeka from ptomaine- poison.
ing and Homer was killed three weeks
later in an automobile accident neal
Wanamaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
ENROLMENT INCREASE X. S. A. C.
Moro Than 300 Men Already Have Be-
gun Military Drill In Campus.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. 17.-An in
crease of approximately 100 over the
enrolment at the same time last year
is shown by the registration SO far in
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
There are now in residence 1881 stu
dents against 1,444 at the end of the
first college week in the year 1917-1S.
Many more students are expected in
the next few days, as enrolment will
be open until October, when the stu
dents army training corps will be for
mally organized. About 40 per cent
Of the enrolment consists of fresh
men, the army having claimed a large
proportion of those who would now be
upper classmen. The total includes
nearly 900 men, who have already be-
gun military drill on the college
campus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17

Do you tire too easily? Feel weak
nervous, "all unstrung; suffer back
ache. dizziness, sick headaches? You
shouldn't! Many women drag along
day after day, blaming so-called
female trouble" instead of weak kid
neys, which so often are the cause.
Don't wal Kidney weakness may
lead to gravel, dropsy. or Bright's dis
ease. Use Doan's Kidney Pills. They
have brought health to thousands of
weak tired women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-17
Here's a Topeka Case

Mrs. Sarah E. Hodge. 1920 w.
Eighth ST., says: There was a time
I couldn't bend forward to tie my
shoes. owing to sharp twinges in the
| small of my back. Ny. kidneys didn't
act right. I used Deans Kidney Pills
and they rid me of the trouble"