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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
Governor Capper So Looks at
President Wilson's Appeal.
Grave Mistake To Divide Ma
ton on Politics Now.
AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
Capper Gives Sentiment OF
Kansas to Defense Society.
He Says Kaiserism Must Be
Crushed To Insure Peace.

Governor Capper, when asked this
afternoon if he had any comment to
make on the appeal made by Presi-
dent Wilson Friday to the people
of the United States to return a DEM
ocratic congress as an indication of
their faith in his administration said:
Il think the presidents appeal was
one of the most unfortunate blunders
he could have made. At this time
when every one is doing everything
possible to hep win the war, l think it
a very grave mistake for the president
to make a statement that can accom-
plish nothing except divide the coun-
try and cause the people to feel that
he does not want a larger part of them
to have a hand in handling the affairs
of the nation in this crisis"
When asked about statements that a
number of Republicans are making
that the Republicans are furnishing
the majority of men and the bulk OF
the wealth to fight the war and are
therefore entitled to share in the re-
sponsibility of it's conduct, the gov
ernor replied:
All Must Pull Together
"It is true. 1 suppose that the Re-
publicanS are doing these things, but
do not look at it in that light. Re-
CARELESS of the politics of the men
ury. this is a time when all must pull
together, and certainly President Will
sons appeal for a partisan considera-
ton is not going to make people pull
together any more than they have IN
the past. / am of the opinion such
ian appeal will not promote the unity
of command deemed so essential, nor
do l believe it will enable the people
| to place more confidence in the pres
ident, or to feel that they should keep
politics adjourned when he has &c
openly invited a political fight
For Unconditional Surrender.
In reply to a telegram from the
chairman of the board of trustees OF
the American defense society, asking
whether or not he is for unconditional
surrender by Germany, Governor Cap
per sent the following message to
| New York today:
| Charles Stewart Dawson, American De
| tense Society. New York
Most assuredly stand against any peac,
| with Germany not based upon uncondi
| speak for at least ninety mine per cent o
| the people of Kasas. Kaiserism must b,
| absolutely crushed if we are to have per
manent peace
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
The question asked the governor il
being asked of every candidate for tn.
United States senate and house of rep
resentatives, Dawson said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
FOR A new TREATY
Swiss Minister Will Return to L. S
To Talk of Agreement.

Washington. Oct. 26.-Swiss Minis
ter Sulzer will return to the United
States within a week. 1t was learned
here today. He will begin negotia-
tons with the war trade board at once
regarding a commercial treaty by
which the allies will supply needed
foodstuffs and certain materials to
Switzerland.
Switzerland is now getting these
necessaries under the provisions of an
agreement which expired September
80, but the allied governments have
permitted arrangements to continue
pending completion of the new treaty.
Allied Representatives sit with war
trade board representatives in the de-
liberations.
Germany has always exerted strong
pressure on Switzerland to get badly
needed war materials and the chief
concern of the allies has been to safe
guard their commercial agreements so
that no allied exports to Switzerland
could be used to release other sup
plies for GERMANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
five COME BACK
General March Announces Re-
turn of Commanders Here.
They Have Been in France at
Troops Head.

Washington. Oct. Is. General
March today announced that five
American corps and division COM
manders who have been actively en-
gagged in France are returning home on
the recommendation of General
Pershing, to- take important assign
ments here. They are Major Generals
Omar Bundy, who organized and
commanded the fifth army corps and
who will go to command Camp Pike,
Arkansas; Clarence r. Edwards, who
took to France the 26th New Eng
land National Guard) division and
who will be assigned to command
Camp Lee, Va: John E. Mcmahon,
who commanded the fifth (reguiar)
division and will be assigned to Camp
Zachary Taylor, KY, George ii. cam
eron, who commanded first the fourth
(regular) division and later the second
army corps. new assignment not an
nounced. and Beaumont B. Buck, re-
Gently awarded the distinguished ser
vice cross for gallantry in action, at
which time he was wounded. new as
signment not announced. Major Gen.
eraly George B. Duncan, who COM
manded the 18th New York National
guard division) will not be returned
to the United States as previously an
nounced. General March said General
Duncan had recovered his health and
will be returned to active duty.
In making these announcements
General March laid great stress upor
the fact that all of the officers ordered
home had done splendid work at thu
front and proved their ability on every
occasion. He indicated that they were
all men of more advanced years upor
whom the strain of active campaign
inc bore heavily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
SOLDIERS TO VOTE
Those in Cantonmcnts in U. S. May
Cast Ballots.

Election ballots are now being sent
to Kansas soldiers in forty eight camps
and environments turnout the country
SO that they will be able to cast their
votes at the election on November 5.
Altho, 1t is not known definitely, it is
expected that Approximately $4,000
kansans who are in army service and
who have not yet been sent overseas,
will be entitled to vote. Soldiers who
are in France will have no chance to
vote, General Pershing having refused
to allow politics to interfere with the
activities of the men who are already
in the fighting zones.
1t is expected that at least 10 days
will be required to get all of the SOL
der ballots tabulated and counted and
in the event there are close contests
for any of the offices, there is a posi-
bilfty that the winners will not be
known until the last of the soldier
votes are in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
HINDY HAS FAILED
Measures To Strengthen Morale
of Army Not Lasting.
Increasing Captures Show Lack
of Strengthening.

New York. Oct. 26.-Resumption of
large captures of prisoners and guns
by the allies is demonstrating that
measures taken by Won Hindenburg to
strengthen the failing morale of the
German army have had no permanent
effect.
Recent German resistance to allied
pressure has been sufficiently spirited
to make it apparent that stringent
measures had been put into effect to
reduce the alarming number of field
surrenders. 1t is PROBABLE that chief
among the deterrent factors was the
extension of the characteristic Ger
man organization known as battle
field police" whose duty has always
been to shoot their own troops whose
power of resistance had begun to
waver. .
Within the past few days, however.
the Germans have taken once more to
throwing down their arms and desert
ing their artillery in increasingly large
numbers. despite the presence of the
Battlefield police" This is the most
disquieting symptom for the kaiser in
the present military situation. 1t is
impossible for him to camouflage the
fact that the previous surrender
movement in his army increased at an
alarming rate, once the troops started
getting the habit.
Now that the German military NOR
ale is again showing signs of demon
alization, the kaiser's last hope mus
begin to disappear. The trust of the
militarists in the impregna BILE defen.
siVe qualities of Won Hindenburg':
soldiery can no longer be argued will
| conviction in Berlin. Had the capt.
| ulations ceased for any considerable
period of time, the general staff nigh
have made out some kind of a case
that perhaps, would have partly re
vived Germany's failing confidence il
the army's ability to defend the father
land But it is impossible for any sucl
| reliance on the army's effectiveness t,
exist while daily surrenders by tn,
| thousand are being made. 1t is thi
loss OF human fighting material thru
voluntary assertions by the kaiser
| neld forces, that, more than anythin,
! else. demonstrates the collapse of Ger
manys will to win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
BIRTHS REPORTED

=. The following births were reported for
the week ending October %.
Warren B. Carey and wife, Hoyt, Kan,
Oct. s, boy-George Henry
Edward Ray Franks and wife, 1914 Hoge-
boom st. Oct. IS. boy-Robert Ray.
Chester H. Hatton and wife. 1896 Bos-
well Ave. Oct. Is. boy-C1arence Albert.
VIM. Carl Hentzler and wife. 1919 Van
Buren, St, Oct. Is, boy-Wm: Carl, jr.
Geo. ]. Holtzeister and wife. 200 Knox
Ave. Oct. %, boy-Robert George.
Ross ALIVE Myers and wife. 1I72 Boswell
Ave. Oct. 10. girl-Phyllis Louise.
Richard King and wife. 712 Western
Ave. Oct. 5. girl-Rosa Beatrice.
Harry A. Marshall and wife, 1405 Byron
Ave. Oct. II. girl-Orlene Harriet.
Eufrocine Rivar and wife, so East First
St. Oct. Is. boy-Juan.
W. c. Bert and wife, r. Il. No. IS. Oct.
Is, boy.
Harry F. Raukohl and wife, 1912 Quincy
St. Oct. "a. boy.
August Wahi and wife. 1872 Laurel Ave.
Oct Is, girl.
A. J. Workman and wife, 1886 Lafayette
St. Oct. IS. girl-Selma.
David Henry Butler and wife, 1910 Lane
ST., II. boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Negro Wanting To Marry Fails To
| See Use for Them.

An ancient negro entered the office
of Ralph H. Cav. probate Judge. this
morning and asked for a marriage Ii
cense. The world was all roses while
the clerk was opening the license book
and getting her pen. but when she
asked the old man his name a snae
was encountered. The only part of it
he could think of was Wash and re-
membered the rest of it only when
Judge Cav suggested washington. -
But when he came to the name of the
lady he was "stumped" for good. She
was called Mack" he said. but the
rest of it he didn't know. And, COM
menting on the uselessness of so many
names, he was sent out to get the nee
essary additional information
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
BUT THEIR POWER
DID NOT EXTEND
FAR, APPARENTLY

Amsterdam, Oct. 26.-Speaking in
the reichstag on Thursday, DIR. w. S.
Solf, foreign minister, said that Span
ish Minister Villalbar. representing
British and Belgian citizens, and Com
missioner Van Bree, of the Belgian re-
lief organization, visited Journal, VAL
enciennes and Denain on October Is,
and reported that the German military
authorities had done everything in
their power to alleviate the conditions
of fugitives and residents in lombard
ed towns.
Doctor Solf also said it had been re-
ported to him that German authori-
ties had tried to protect the people of
those cities and efforts had been made
to safeguard food supplies and save
art treasures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
TAKE A BIG PART
Four Minute Men VIII Push
7.in.1 Drive.
New Plan of Campaign Has
Been Devised.

Unlike New York and a dozen other
cities of the United States Topeka
and Shawnee county have not been or
ganized to such an extent that the dis
trict can be sung over the top in the
coming seven-in-one war fund drive
November Ills. But Topeka and
Shawnee county will have a hullabaloo
just the same and it is expected that
the Topeka plan will be just as good
and possibly better than the New York
| plan.
| AS in all other recognized war work
campaigns the Four Minute men will
| carry a large share of the pep arous-
| ing burden. This time the Shawnee
county Four Minute men working in
connection with the publicity COM
mittee of the seven-in- one drive will in
three days-or rather three Evenings
i-cover every school house and nearly
every grange house in the rural dis
trictc.
Twenty Meetings An Evening.
| Twenty meetings are to be held each
evening, and the arrangements as SO
far announced augur we'll for the rous-
ling of a fine enthusiasm among the
people not only at the meetings but
along the streets of Topeka and on
the country roads.
Each one of the three evenings the
corps of Four Minute men, augmented
by a corps of musicians and vocalisfs
| will meet at the State Journal corner
| where long lines u automobiles will
| be in waiting. Each Four Minute man
will have number assigned him as
will each musician and vocalist. Each
car in the line will also have num-
ber-and will display that number in
a conspicuous position. Each man as
he reports to the chairman will imme-
diately go to his car-the one whose
number corresponds with his assign
ment, and will take his place therein.
Lots of Music.
And then the bands will play, the
crowd gathered to see the start will
hold an Intentional impromptu sing
and amid the blare of trumpets and
bands, the silvery notes of dozens OF
: bugles, and the cries of pepful crowd
the speakers and their musicians and
vocalists will sweep thru the street.
of the city on the way to their partic-
ular meetings.
On the whole it is to be a whirlwind
campaign from the viewpoint of the
: four minute men and their corps OF
, assistants. 1t is expected that under
the impetus of much noise and organ
lied pep that the money will flow fas
and furiously into the Golfers of tn,
f allied drive at campaign headquarters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
Kansas Man Is Wounded.
NOW 1T is THE.
VICE PRESIDENT
WHO ASKS VOTE

Indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 26.-In a
letter addressed to Indiana voters.
made public here today. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall calls upon them to sup
port the president by election of Dem
The lette- asks:
do you want the election celebrat-
ed in Paris and London where Wilson
is honored. or in Berlin and Vienna,
where he is hated ?"
do You believe that 100000 men
have been agonized- sacrificed and
died that you and I should now put in
our time discussing views which for
merly divided us?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
FLU SPREADS IN FRANCE
1914 Deaths Reported in the Paris
Region Alone.

Paris, Oct. 26.-The Spanish In
fluenza epidemic continues to spread
here.
Municipal statistics of the past week
show 1874 deaths in the Paris re-
gion, of which $50 were officially at
tributed to influenza, against LAS
deaths from all causes the preceding
week. The normal death rate for the
same period last year was 721.
The military authorities have placed
a number of physicians at the disposal
of the public. The newspapers are
publishing lists of remedies and pre-
ventives.-
Express train service has been cur
tailed owing to the fact that 80 per
cent of the engineers are afflicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
WILL SUBSCRIBE FUND
United War Work Leader Talks OF
Coming Campaign.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Whether peace
comes Immediately or not. the $40
100000 asked for in the United War
Work must be heavily over-subscribed-
according to DR.. John r. Mott, inter-
national secretary of the Y. M. c. A..
and director of the campaign. DR..
Mott. addressed 1900 leaders in the
work here today.
when the budgets for the joint war
work were assembled" said DR.. Mott.
cit was not anticipated that our over
seas forces would number more than
100000 men. Yet we are now plan
ming for an army of between 100000
and 100000 by next summer and
their wants must be anticipated.
THE period of rehabilitation Will
be a period of Generalization il we are
not alert to our duty to the men. There
is reason to believe that this period
will extend at least fifteen months af-
ter the conflict overseas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
NINA COOLEY DIES
Well Known Topeka Telephone Oper.
ator a Victim of Influenza.

Miss Nina Cooley, 1920 Monroe
street. for the last ten years with the
Independent and the Bell Telephone
companies in Topeka. died early this
morning following an attack of in
fluenza- At the time of her death she
was long distance toll supervisor at
the Topeka central office of the Bell
company.
Mrs. Jennie Larson, wife of soldier
In France, and a sister of the late Miss
Cooley, is in serious condition with
influenza. The mother is recovering
from the disease. Another sister
Glade Cooley, employed at the state
printing plant, has not been affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
RED CROSS NEEDS
Topeka Is Short on Towel and Sheet
Quota.

Quota.
The Red Cross workers here an
nounce that towels and sheets for the
use of American sick and injured in
the Red Crosst hospitals in the war
zones are sorely needed. Topeka's
quota is less than half supplied.
1t is suggested that 800 households
in Topeka spare one sheet each and
800 other households spare couple
of towels each. The size matters not.
1t is important that the donations De
hurried as Topeka's shipment must go
forward next week, even If short in al
lotment.
Remember your gift is not for Bel
CLAN or a Frenchman. but for one or
our own boys who has no sheet on his
bed.
The Red Cross headquarters at
Crosby Brothers will gladly receive
your donation. Should the pieces be
laundered so much labor and time will
be saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
DRAFT APPEALS PILE UP
First District Board Expects T
Handle As, 900 Cases.

Twelve new girls were added to the
clerical force of the first district ap-
peal board today. Chairman L. l..
Kiene announced.
The additional clerical force is need
ed to handle the large number of
cases that are piling up before the
board and to enable the board to over
come the additional complications that
the new missionaries have brought
about.
The district board now has $1,000
cases on hand to dispose of and APP
pToximately 10000 additional ones are
expected within a short time. If pos
sible, the board hopes to dispose of
the entire $4,000 cases within the
next 100 days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
CLASS NOT EXEMPT
Dental Students Get No Exemption
on Account OF Studies.

kilograms received at the adjutant
generals office today from Provost
Marshal General Crowder instructed
General Huffman to notify all draft
boards that dental students are not to
be classed with medical students and
students of theology who are given
deferred classifications. Dental stu
dents are to be classed as ordinary
registrants, the Crowder instructions
show.
General Crowder also has instructed
the Kansas adjutant general to notify
all draft boards that involuntary in
auctions of men of the September IL
draft are to include only registrants
who were between the ages of 10 and
SO both inclusive on the day of regis
tratiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
KEEP SHIPPING UP
Total for World Is Only Per Cent
Less Than at Start of War.

Washington, Oct. 26.-The total
worlds shipping tonnage, members of
the senate military committee were
told at their war department confer
ence today. is only I per cent less than
at the beginning of the war. Ameri-
can tonnage has been more than
doubled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
Y. NJ. c. A. MEN WOUNDED.
-Four Have Been Hit by Shrapnc
While Working,

Paris, Friday. Oct. 25.-Four y. NJ.
c. A. workers have been wounded by
shrapnel during the last few days
while serving the thousands of Ameri-
can troops at the front. Those wound
ed were Frank M. Van Epps. of Chi
cago; Herbert N. Mckee, of Fowler,
Calf; Thomas F.. Hadley of Rich
mond. Ia. and the Rev. Emmett *.
Sawell of Wayne, Ark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
MOONEY TRIES AGAIN
Convicted Labor Leader Asks Rehear
ing in Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.-Thomas J.
Mooney, San Francisco labor leader,
today petitioned the United States
supreme court to review the decision
of the California state supreme court.
upholding his conviction for murder
in the San Francisco preparedness day
parade dynamiting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

]. Haynes, president of the United
Mine Workers of America. today
called a conference of officials of all
bituminous districts to meet here
Thursday to discuss the refusal of
Fuel Administrator Garfield to grant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

have written chapters in the his
tory of the war. Their stamina
and almost human intelligence is
wonderful. This photo shows a
British trooper and his horse. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

A worlds record was set by Com
modore James w. Jump of Los An
gels when he captured a 3l4-pound
marlin sword fish in twenty-eigh1
minutes, rishing with light tackle
The catch was made of the southern
California coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

busy. The photo, taken from an
American destroyer, shows an
American destroyer partially dis
abled being towed into port. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
LOSE MUCH TERRITORY
Germans Have Given Up 1000 Square
Miles Since July 18-March.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Summarizing
the situation of the western battle
front today. General March said the
Germans have evacuated or been
driven out of 1000 square miles of
Belgian and French territory since
July IS: that 400 square miles have
been freed during the past week and
that all the coal fields in northern
France have beeh reconquered except
for a five-mile tract where the allies
advance now is being pressed near the
Belgian border.
Kansas Man Is Wounded.
Washington, Oct 26.-The name of
E. o. Tracy, of BEDFORD, Kan. appears
in today's casualty lists as wounded
slightly in action, previously reported
missing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-14
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FINDS
FAVOR.

President Van HiSe Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, returning
from a European trip, gives u.
gratifying report Of the Scnti-
ment abroad for the League Of
Nations. Speaking of England
particularly, he says "In no
case did find any dissent from
the principle that a league Of
free nations should be formed.
and practically every representa-
tive man in any important office
that | met, including the prime
minister. mqualifiedly committed
himself to the principle. "
Most Americans now take the
attainment Of this ideal almost as
an accomplished fact Those
who are more dubious Of its sue
cess may find reinsurance in u
unanimity Of opinion among our
allies chat is almost as complete
as our own. There is no question
that this goal of SO many cen
tjrics Of hope and striving can be
won if the American public main
tains a firm and unanimous in
slstence.
Such an achievement will be.
as President Van IIisc says, "the
greatest advance in the orgaui
zation Of the world since the
Union Of the United States Of
America" And it will be logi-
cal development from that union.
A successful League Of Nations
will mean the Americanization of
the world-a triumph not of
American power, but of the
American idea.-Ardmoreite.