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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
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Those states having the greater
number of those plants are:

A statement of the Cudahy Packing
company points out that one factor
contributing toward making the stu
pendous expectations possible will be
slaughtering plants which do not
themselves produce for expectation.
These people, by increasing domestic
reserves and helping to fill the home
needs will release other meat for ship
ment abroad.
1T is little realized" the statement
asserts, how many firms make up
the packing industry, and how wide is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
WALTER DELFS DEAD
He Was Employed at Palace Cloth
ing Company for Many Years.

Word has been received in Topeka
OF the death of Walter Delfs, who for
many years. was employed in the Pal
zee Clothing company of this city His
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon at Leavenworth. Kansas, his for
Der home, and will be private.
Delfs became i'll October 10. and
died Friday, at Manitowoc, Wis.
For the last, four years Delfs has
been travelling out of Chicago as repre-
sentative for the J. p Smith Shoe
Manufacturing company. The news
OF his death was a greet surprise and
rhook to his many frieneS in Tonel-a
He is survived by his mother, two sis
tiers and two brothers.
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Coming of Cold Weather
Causes Hurry Move.
Rate of Abandonment Exceeds
Amy Other.
may LOSE CONTROL OF men
Run So Fast He Might Not
Stop Them.
Approach of Winter Threatens
Hindenburg's Strategy.

New York. Oct 19.-The beginning
of cold weather along the western bat
tie front and the progress of the
Americans toward the Luxembourg exit
from France, are causing Won linden
burg to speed up his retirements at
the risk of losing control over his
fleeing troops
The present rate Of abandonment of
territory in Belgium and northwestern
France far exceeds the rapidity of
any previous retrograde movement
since Won Hindenburg started to with
draw his line to the German frontier.
1t is exceedingly dangerous for the
Germans to move backward so pre-
cipateIy because of the possibility of
confused congestion on large scale
developing into a rout.
Worked Against It
1t is just such a condition of ter
rifyina haste against which Won Hin
denburg has been strateEically work
ing since his methodical rclinquish-
ment of Germanys conquered terri
tory began.
Nevertheless. there are growing evil
dences that the delays in the retiring
movement for the purpose of giving
encoura cement TO the German troops
have been overdOne. If winter now
We're to fall in France and Belgium
before the Germans got back to their
boundary, the difficulties of removing
the artillery would be very great; the
infantry itself would have a 1essened
degree of efficiency in rear guard
combat. and the cOncealment value
of machine gun positions in the re-
vealing Wilderness of the snow would
be much decreased.
Americans Progress.
While the approach of winter is
thus endangering Won Hindenburg'
strategy, the American progress to-
ward Stenay is exercising an even
more potent influence upon the sud
den rapidity of the German retirement.
Not only would a successful advance
by Pershing cut off the German re-
treat by way of Luxembourg but also
the constant vigor of the American
assaults is compelling Won Hindenburg
to assemble most of his active reserves
behind the twenty mile front from the
Argonne to east of the Meuse. This
means that whether or not the Amer
leans succeed in cutting off the Lux
emburg line of communications, they
are forcing Won Hindenburg to. use a
far greater proportion of his forces
along the Argonne-Meuse line than he
can legitimateIy afford. To find these
troops he is compelled to weaken his
retreating front in western France and
Belgium, thus making it increasingly
possible for Marshal Foch to break
thru there. Under these highly dan
Ecrous conditions, the Germans are
compelled to risk speeding their shut
fie ir-o a run to get back home in the
quickest time possible
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LOCAL MENTION

to deliver telephone directories. Call
telephone number 54.-Adv.
Safety razor h'ades sharpened bet
or thar new. Csc Csc doz. Brunt Mar
~ - Adv.
Euca Alba relief for Influenza.
ANY drug store, csc 50c.-Adr.
Mrs Mary Chaplin, clerk Of the dis
trict court. who has been i'll at her
home for the last few days with an
attack of influenza, is reported to be
improving.
The following men have been sent
to the University OF Kansas for spe-
cial training from local board No. 2:
Fred ]. Stolpe. 204 Topeka: John E.
Meyer. sol West Curtis; Arthur B.
Boone, 1923 Harrison.
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Two States Over.

Boston. Oct. 19.-Maine and New
HAMPSHIRE oversubscribed their lib
ertv loan quotas. according to today's
official figures. Maine subscribed
19.ss2.000. while New HAMPSHIRE
went over with a total Of s16.449, 900.
Subscriptions in both states are still
pouring in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

Seattle. Wash, Oct. 19.'The state o.
Washington has oversubscribed its
5S,OOO.000 liberty loan quota by $2,-
100000. committeeman announced a,
noon today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 19.-CIeve1and
over-5ubscribed its s113. 100000 fourth
liberty loan quota at noon today. At
the same time the fourth federal re-
serve district subscriptions were esti-
mated at 1881. 100000, on its $780,
100000 quota
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cemetery.
MRS. KATHERINE HEITMAN. died
street. . She is survived by six children
and one brother. The funeral will be held
sunday afternoon at o'clock 1,naS. from . len
JOHN BRIER. age %. died Friday even
The funeral will be held Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock from the First Presbyterian
flowers. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
MARGARET LAvINA RILEY. the little
route G. died Thursday evening The
funeral was to have been held this after
noon at ? o'clock from Converts North
count of the illness of the mother.
morning at the home Of his parents, 1888
North Quincy street. The body will be
| taken to St. Joseph, Mo-, for burial tomor-
row.
ROY COOPER, age 80. died this morn. YE
at his home. 1012 Quincy street Funefal
announcement later.
LEWIS TAYLOR. of Granville. died this
morning at his home. Funeral annofnce-
| ment later.
LORENA BURGHART. age - died Fri
sny sssn hrs at Alex a a%~s Sf her
| avenue. Funeral announcement lat4.
PETER rEIFrR. age %, died at local
| hospital Friday night. His home WIS at
DDS North Chandler street. Funeral an
+ nouncemeut later.
PETER J. ARTZER. age os, and his
wife. NARY ARTzER, age q. died ri tday
night. They lived at 10 Jackson 81 feet
| and are survived by four little chill rem.
Funeral announcement later.
death of C. Clyde Meyers, at Maukato, IAN
| Meyers graduated from Washburn Haw
school about six years ago and was equity
attorney of Jewell county. While in Topeka
he was. active in the work Of the First
| Methodist church.
The funeral of Mrs. wilhelmina Bredel
who died at her nomt in Kansas City No.
will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from the residence.
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Holzmeis
ter. who died Wednesday at her home. Ill:
| North Locust street, was held this morn.
Ollie church. Burial in Mt. Calvary GENE
| terry.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Young
wife of NJ j. Young. who died in Kansas
city while visiting her sister. was hell
this afternoon at O'Clock at Perry, Kan
The funeral Of Mrs. G. ". browning. VIII,
died Wednesday. at her home in Ceda
| ing at IL o'clock from Penwell's chapel
i Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. vesta Place, age Il
of 1850 Jackson street, who died ThurS
| day in local hospital. was held this after
noon at 1 o'clock from Penwelrs chapel
Burial in Mts>IIope cemetery.
| Joseph Dera, age ! year. died at tn
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Alder
Dera. 511 East First street, Friday evening
The funeral was held this afternoon at
o'clock from the residence. Burial in Mt
Calvary cemetery.
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends for their kindness and beauti-
full floral offerings shown in the recent
sickness and death of DAUGHTER. Doris.
JOHN HANSON
ADV. AND FAMILY.
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RIFLES ARE Used.

-.aI.an Trooos Rc.,u'se Enemy With
Smaller Guns.
Rome. Oct. 19.-"Petween the Fren-
zeela and Brenta valleys. hostile forces
were di~p~rsed with rife &c :" the Ital-
ian war Office announced todaH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
All Reach Coal.

Syracuse. n. Y, Oct 19.-Both
Syracuse and all towns of Onondag ga
county have gone over the top in the
liberty loan drive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

SAMUEL POTTENGER, died in the base
hospital at Camp Cody. He WIS the son
Of George Pottengcr, who lives west OF
Topeka. The funeral was held this after
noon at Burlingame. Burial in Bur.ingame
cemetery.
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States Population Decreased
1909 in the Last. Year.
On March 1 There Were 1,734,.
81 in Statistical Report.
SHAWNEE SHOWS BAD SLUMP
In Twelve Months 1897 Fewer
Persons Were Found.
War Work Is Given as Reason
for Loss in State.

J. c. Mohler. secretary of the state
board of agriculture. gave out today
the compilation of population statis-
tics reported by the county assessors.
showing a loss of 1859 in the popula-
ton of the state during the last year
and a loss of 1917 in Shawnee county
alone. The summary of the statistics
follows:
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MRS. KATHERINE HEITMAN, died
Friday morning at her home, 316 Quincy
street. She is survived by six children
and one brother The funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock from Pen
wells chapel. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

ROY COOPER. age ~, died this morn. ]
at his home. 1012 Quincy street. Funef
announcement later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

HARVEY A. SEBOLT. age 70, died this
morning at the home of his parents, 1888
taken to St. Joseph, Mo-, for burial tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
IT'S Fall.

IT'S Fall.
I hardly know whether to laugh or cry
AS the leaves come fluttering down;
1t gives me IA broader view of the sky,
AS the leaves come a fluttering down:
But miss the soft shadows that lay on the
grass.
The branches seem lonely, and sigh IS l
pass,
As II they were missing the gay colored
mass
OF leaves that come fluttering down.
They give up their lives to the unlovely
mold,
These leaves that come fluttering down,
A service unsung and a story untold
OF the leaves that come flutterfnS down.
But a service less AS l ponder the
thing,
My heart fills with joy and I laugh and
l sing.
For I'll see them again in the ,violets of
spring,
These leaves that come fluttering down.
-Nels Yingle
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Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel ST.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

LEWIS TAYLOR. of Granville, diedftf
morning at his home. Funeral annotnc
ment later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

JOHN BRIER. age %, died Friday even
ing at his home 415 West Sixth street.
The funeral will be held Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock from the First Presbyterian
church The services will be private. No
flowers. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Young,
wife of NJ j. Young. who died in Kansas
city while visiting her sister. was held
this afternoon at O'Clock at Perry, Kan.
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The funeral Of Mrs. C. ". browning, who
died Wednesday. at her home in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, will be held Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock from PenweITs chanel.
Burial in Mt Hope cemetery
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LORENA BURGHART. age .. died Fri
day evening at the home of her pafents
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Burghardt, 446 Wilson
avenue. Funeral announcement latdc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

MARGARET LAVINA RILEY, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Elgin Riley.
route g. died Thursday evening. The
funeral was to have been held this after
noon at ? o'clock from Conwell's North
Topeka chapel but was postponed ac-
count of the illness of the mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

The funeral Of Mrs Elizabeth Holzmeis-
ter. who died Wednesday at her home. 1113
North Locust street, was held this morn
ing at o'clock from the st. Joseph Cath
ollie church. Burial in Mt. Calvary ceme-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

The funeral of Mrs. Wilhelmina Bredel,
! who died at her nomt in Kansas City Mo-
will be held Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
/ from the residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-19

PETER J. ARTZER. age 2s. and hi
wife. NARY ARTZER, age "a. died Il Udda.
night. They lived at 40 Jackson = rect
and are survived by four little chill vren
Funeral announcement later.
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Joseph Dera. age / year. died at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Dera. oil East First street Friday evening
The funeral was held this afternoon at {
o'clock from the residence. Burial in Mt
Calvary cemetery
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PETER PFIFER, age 49, died at aliocal
| hospital Friday night. His home vi 8 at
DDS North Chandler street. Funeral an
+ nouncemeut later.
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Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
NINE. GUERIN'S BIG WORK
Noted French Woman Explains Her
Message to Kansas.

Nine. E. Guerin, the noted French
woman, who is touring the United
States delivering lectures in behalf OF
the widows and orphans of France. is
in Topeka and has explained to the
satisfaction of all concerned the I'M
fortunate circumstances which led TO
the statement that she was mot au-
thorized."
A mistake was made by her repre-
sentative, she declared. which led the
local committee to believe that she
was an authorized representative of
the fatherless children Of France. She
says she is not. All the proceeds of
her lectures are sent directly to the
Red Cross at Washington, which for
wards them Immediately to France.
Her expenses are paid by a special
fund. She announced that she will
speak in Topeka at a later date.
Nine. Guerin has been lecturing in
the United States during four winters
with the greatest SuccesS and she has
a long trail of friends in the twenty
eight states she has visited. Her lee
lures illuminate and strengthen the
ties between the two countries and her
charming manners arouse the sympa-
thy of everyone for France.
More than sixty lectures were given
Nine. Guerin in Kansas City for the
benefit of the Red Cross drive, after
which she gave some special lectures
to raise money for the mayor of a
little French village. that he might
purchase horses or machinery to help
the women and children harvest the
crops, for she knows the soldiers will
get no furlo because of the German
drive on Paris.
Her husband. E. Guerin. president
of a French court and Alsatian by
birth, is in the heart of Africa settling
German business for the French gov
eminent, and her two brothers have
been on the firing line since October,
1914. She has had relatives killed,
the family of her husband has been
driven back from Champagne as ref
ugees and she has herself been twice
decorated by the French government
for her beautiful educational work.
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HUFFMAN EXPLAINS 1T
Adjutant General Tells Coops OF Kan
sas Military Work.

In an address before Topeka bust
ness men at the dinner of the Co
operative club held in the Elks club
room Tuesday night, Chas. S. Huff
man, adjutant general of Kansas, ex-
planned the workings of the selective
service act and gave his audience a
broader knowledge of the work done
in the adjutant generals office and
created a warmer spot in their hearts
for the state and national guards.
More than go tons of mail have been
handled in connection with putting the
selective service act in effect, General
Huffman declared, not including about
thirteen tons pertaining to the last
registration. The draft work in the
state is costing the government be-
tween $40, 600 and $40, 900 a month, he
said. The normal force of nine per-
sons in the adjutant generals office
has now been increased to thirty, he
stated
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Chicago, June 26-The Tribune: Grain.
As the actions of the grain market of late
have been contrary to the character of the
news and general sentiment, operators are
at sea as to what to do. They are forced
to consider the fact that pit conditions
not always wise to follow the action Of the
local pit element. The latter in most in
stances report that they have sold on The
weak spots in an effort to follow the ne =
only to see values turn Up. When they
have bought on sharp advances. prices have
quickly that they are difficult to catch.
Many traders are bearish as the news favors
sales, but the markets are erratic In the "
IRENE. The southwest was credited with
selling August oats freely early yesterday
but interior elevator interests In Illinois
for several days were not offering them
freely yesterday. Some Of the largest buy
ers of late said they were unable to get
responses to their bids of August price to
"a cent over for sixty days shipment.
Choice white corn Is scarce and would
were made Yesterday at $1.s5. Millers are
buying.
New York, juno 26.-The Financial News
Bulletin: Stocks--Reactions in the general
stock market dos not go far last long.
Investigations suggest that the reason for
this 10 that they are professionally inspired
that THE floating supply Is small and that
offered.
There is special demands for steels oils
and equipments; We think the active list
will continue to reflect operations in special
stocks and believe that more attention will
be given to rails. especially low priced
go higher Inspiration Copper will be well
faken on reactions also Republic Steel
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BIG COMPANIES

Continued from Page One.J
as to the facts set out in the state
ment of the Kansas state insurance
commissioner, relative to the Guard
ian Life, and 1 deeply resent any such
attitude as seems to be at least implied
upon the part of Mr.. Wilson.
mo later than last week, at my in
stance as a matter of fact, the presi-
dent of the Guardian Life advised Mr..
Wilson the real facts in an official
statement filed with him, and from the
na.0re of the story that has crept into
the daily press thru direct interview
with him he is either guilty of gross
neglect in reading this official state
ment of our president or actuated by
small desire to intimate at least that
there is and has been foundation for
the scurrilous reports that have been
emanating from various sources lately.
"Mr Hugo Wesendonck. the foun-
der of the Guardian Life, is an Amer
lean citizen. He and Carl Schurz, the
noted publicist of st. Louis, were ex-
lied from Germany as long ago as
about 1S45, with a price upon their
their rebellion against the house OF
Hohenzollern-in fact, both were con-
demned to death before they escaped
from Germany and came to America.
First for Liberty Loan.
1.-THE Guardian Life was the first
company in America to subscribe to
the liberty loan, taking $500,0eo Of
each issue, and it's directorate has
passed a resolution to invest every
dollar of first year premiums in our
government loans. Not only that but
it does not write a single dollar of
foreign business nor has it since the
war started.
'"The $4,000, 900 of assets that my
company has in foreign investments,
we are compelled by the laws of the
various foreign countries to deposit in
securities that are approved by them
end are held for the security of the
business written in the different coun-
tries. This is also true of the other
American companies that do inter
national business-and all losses are
paid from these investments and are
in no way a liability on the other
assets of the company.
Like every other international or
ganization, its foreign business stands
upon it's own bottom, and is made, a
separate and distinct department. In
no way affecting the business of the
United States.
This is a time when men ought to
know how to think twice before they
raise their voices in criticism against
loyal. honorable. honest men and in
situations. I feel that a gross injus-
tice has been done not only my COM
been as aggressive as I know how to
be in support of my native land. I
have given to war work. been on most
of the committees to solicit funds and
own in my own name and that of my
wife, over five thousand dollars in
liberty bonds.
IT am content with the knowledge.
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TO GET BACK PAY
continued from PAGE one,

NOnf1hueu LtOm rake Oue.y
separately on orders from the regional
director of railroads.
''In applying the rates as provided
by the governmer rs order, many pre-
liminary details were necessary to
have fully understood. which neces-
sarily resulted in q certain amount of
delay in the progress of the applica-
ton Of the order" Payne said. 1.-THE
Topeka offices. especially at the mo-
tive power building. have been work.
ing day and night since the early part
Of this month, in completing their
plans for the application of the rates;
and the delay in applying the new
rates for the first half Of June was
wholly the result of the enormous
amount of preliminary work that had
to be prepared before the application
Of the new rates."
Distribution Not General.
The back pay applies to all en-
ployes of the road in Topeka.
AS far as could be ascertained this
morning the distribution OF back pay
on the system applied to the shops
does not apply to the Sonta Fe general
office employees The paymaster's Of
flee said this morning that nothing
definite had been ordered at present
in regard to the distribution Of the
back pay in the offices, but that II
was thought that the back pay for
January would be giver out in July.