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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
What He Wanted.

A stranger dropped into a green gro
GERS the other day and inquired of the
shopkeeper If he had any nuts.
What kind do you wantT asked the
man.
81 don't know. Just name them over
to me, will your
well, we have Brazil nuts. waInuts,
almonds, cobnuts," and he ratified off
a number Of other varieties, but the
stranger shook his head.
"Filberts?" suggested the man.
mo, not filberts."
"ChestnutsT'
The stranger smiled. That's 1t,
thank you
How many do you wantf'
Il don't want any. I've been trying
to think of the name Of that street for
an hour and thought that would be a
good scheme to help me out. waAt
to get to Chestnut street. How do /
get there T'-London Tlt-Bjta
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

U.boat warfare. A significant event Of
the week was the launching at Newark
OF the Agawam, the first Of the new
standardized fabricated steel vessels
built by the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton.
The British admiralty announced that
the transport ship Leasowe Castle had
been tofpedoed In the Mediterranean
with loss Of 10l persons.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

Sweden, 1t was announced. has
signed a commercial and navigation
agreement with Great Britain and her
allies. similar agreement between
Denmark and America has so angered
Germany that the Danes have been
served with an ultimatum that II must
be Cancelled.
The swapping Of the Hun submarine
by American shipbuilders goes ahead
merrily and no longer is there any
doubt of the ultimate failure Of the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
Germans Start a New Drive on
Paris, Striking Lines of the
Allies in Champagne.
ADVANCE, BUT LOSE HEAVILY
Foch's Reserves Come Up and Huns
Are Checked North of the Marine
Americans Carry Out Offensive
In Gallant StyIe--ItaIians
Win Two Victories.
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD.

Last week witnessed q renewal OF
the kaiser's drive on the west front
but to the surprise of everyone not in
the confidence of the German high
command, the blow was directed, not
against the allies In Flanders, nor
against their lines in the Amiens re-
gion, but in Champagne. His appar-
ent intention WAS TO rush his forces
swiftly on Paris, breaking through
where the allies were weakest. The
location was well chosen and the prep
arations made with wonderful secrecy,
but up to the hour of writing the re-
suits were, as in the former drives, not
comparable with the losses sustained.
The apex Of the drive had advanced
some 1S miles beyond the starting line,
reaching VeZilly, six miles from the
Marine and A miles from Paris. The
famous Chemin des Danes had been
taken, as had Craonne, Vailly, Flsmes
and other towns and villages, and
finally, on the west side Of the new
salient the allies retired from Sois-
sons. But by that time General Foch's
reserves were arriving in large mum
bers and the desperate efforts of the
Germans to widen the salient were
stubbornly resisted and virtually
checked. In the suburbs of scissors
the French were holding onto the west
ern outlets from that city and north
west Of Reims, on the east side Of the
wedge, the Franco-British forces were
repulsing every Hun assault.
The commanders of the allies viewed
the situation with calm confidence and
seemed to have no doubt that they could
stem the onrush Of the Germans long
before they reached the neighborhood
of Paris. They were not yielding a
foot of ground easily or cheaply, but
were pursuing their former policy of
retiring In good order before vastly SUI
perior numbers, maintaining their line
intact and sparing their reserves as
much as possible.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

The German armies selected for this
third drive were those of the crown
prince, though they are commanded
really not by that degenerate son of
the kaiser, but by Generals Won Boehm
and Won Below. About thirty divisions,
with large droves of tanks and much
artillery, were brought up to the Che
min deg Danes front In the nights and
Kept concealed In the daytime so that
the allied aviators had no inkling that
the long expected attack was TO be
made there. Facing the 30 divisions
were nine French and four British di-
visions to stop the Germans when they
began their attack on Monday between
Concy and Reims, after terrific bonn
bardment with gas and high explosive
shells. They forced their way down
70 the Aisne the first day, and even
crossed that river at some points,
Next day they made further advance
of some five miles, reaching the Vesle
river and forcing a crossing at Fismos,
but already they were being slowed up.
and on the tanks they were able to
make little progress. Wednesday they
directed great masses of troops at Sois-
sons, and the French and British there,
after exacting o fearful price in lives,
withdrew 10 the western envlrons.
Meanwhile the German center was
pushed forward to Fere-en-Tardenois
ana veziily. On Thursday the entire
allied line was reported to be holding
well, and thereafter the Huns made
slow and difficult progress, or none at
all.
- Fra
Foch's arrangements for handling
bis reserves proved excellent, and the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

Foch's arrangements for handling
bis reserves proved excellent, and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
Charles Sessions Supports Cap.
per Against Clark Charge.
Points Out Proofs of the Gov
errors Loyalty to Hughes.
and ADAMS0N LAW
This, With Peace Cry, Won for
Wilson in State, He Says.
Capper-Stubbs Conflict Is Being
Fought With Shock Troops.

Charles H. Sessions. chairman of the
Republican state committee during the
1916 presidential campaign, today en-
phatically denied the statements of
George A Clark to the effect that
Governor Capper was responsible for
the loss of this state to Wilson. 1t was
not the governors selfish ambition to
win votes. Sessions states, but the he
kept US out of war" cry, $1.75 wheat
and the Adamson law, that won the
state for Wilson.
Sessions gives credit to Clark for his
aid in the campaign of two years ago.
But as chairman of the state commit
tee, Sessions declares he was in possess
sion of facts concerning the campaign
These facts he states, show that both
Governor Capper and his paper gave
loyal support to Charles Evans
Hughes. Republican presidential nomi-
nee. Sessions recently resigned as
chairman of me state committee, fol-
lowing his appointment to a place on
the public utilities commission by Gov
ernor Capper. The records of the
campaign, however, ere in his posses
sion. and with these records he lifts
from the governors shoulders the re-
slonsibility for the defeat of Hughes
i'll Kansas.
Sessions Statement.
The Sessions reply follows:
LAS Chairman of the Republican
state committee during the last cam
paign 1 feel it would be a gross in
justice to Governor Capper if 1 let go
unchallenged the claim made in a
recent statement issued by George A
Clark that the governor was respon-
sible for Kansas going for Wilson.
Mr.. Clark and 1 have been close
personal friends for twenty-five years,
and we shall continue to be even tho
we may differ sometimes as to can
didates for office. In the last cam
paign he rendered me valuable aid,
not only in raising funds but with his
counsel and advice, and 1 am glad to
ack knowledge that fact. He has a
perfect right to manage Governor
Stubbss senatorial campaign and I
take no exception to his political pre-
ferences. But the part of his state
ment which I do challenge is his at
tempt to lay on the governors Shout
ders alone, the responsibility for Kan
saS going 90" Wilson. l know that is
not true. thousands of people
who heard governor speak in that
campaign, Fnow it is not true. The
other thousands who read his newspa-
pers know that it is not true. And
lastly, I believe that way down in his
own heart Mr.. Clark himself knows
that il is not true.
He kept US out of war s175
wheat and the Adamson law carried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

fills a woman's wardrobe thruout the
major portion of her life, as does blue
serge.
Even men are a bit more tickle
with their own particular brand of
cloth than their feminine companions.
A woman feels that when she starts
out on a secure foundation of dark
blue and serge weave. she can build
as she wishes. There is satisfaction
N fhis.
White is not the only color that
goes against blue with a good result.
Pink, light blue. artillery red, gray,
yellow and cream may be splashed
against a dark blue surface in small
quantities, without injuring the eff
feet.
Batiste Embroidery With Serge.>
Il would be foolish to try to re-
count the times that serge has been
chosen il preference to other fabrics
by the women of this spring; but it is
an interesting statement that all kinds
of new fantasies have been tried out
on this firm foundation.
1t has not been habit of the dress
makers to put ream-colored embroid-
cred bastiste in combination with a
dark blue cloth gown. but it has been
successfully tried out this spring. The
idea was filched from the combination
of foulard and fine batiste embroid
cry, and the dressmakers saw no rea-
sturdy twilled fabric with something
that proclaimed spring and warm
weather in persuasive tones.
They were not chary of their use of
this material. Take the gown in the
sketch, for example. 1t is a one piece
frock of dark blue serge cut on
straight simple lines. and it would be a
most commonplace conception if it
were not for the broad vest of crea M
colored batiste embroidery which is
put into the bodice. This vest is car
ried well down below the waist in the
form of a flat peplum which spreads
itself across a V-shaped opening in the
skirt On each side of the peplum
is pocket flap embroidered in Natter
blue worsted. The N-shaped panel
which is inserted in the front of the
skirt is laid in reasonably sized tucks
and outlined with black satin ribbon
There is a black ribbon girdle. and
there are bracelets of ribbon on the
elbow sleeves al the top of frill of
the embroidered batiste.
The Half Low Neck.
AS the season advances there is the
strongest inclination shown to omit
collars altogether. and especially
across the front and sides of a bodice
me neck is cut out slightly low in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
LOYALTY MOB REPENTS
Pro- German Is Cut Down After Hang
ing Fifteen Seconds.

Collinsville, Okla. April 2o.-Hang
ing by the neck in the air, with barely
a few seconds to live, Henry Rheimer
alleged pro-German, was saved from
death here last night when Charles
Miller, assistant chief of police, per-
suaded a mob of fifty men to allow the
council of defense to set his punish
ment.
When the body was lowered
Rheimer was in a serious condition as
he had been hanging for fifteen sec
onds.
The mob had taken him from Jail
where he had been brought by the
council of defense for removing an
American flag from his home, and for
alleged unpatriotic remarks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

soldier either in camp or hospital has
lost touch with-his home or is worried
about the welfare of his family, the
section can comfort him with the as
surance that the matter has been
taken up with the home service de-
partment of the Red Cross chapter
where his family lives. This bureau
will also act as a means of commune
cation for all families in America who
have not heard from their soldiers and
are concerned about their welfare"
How the boys on their way to the
front enjoy the canteen service of the
Red Cross and how the mothers of
the boys appreciate the service is told
in the following letter from a woman
whose son is now in France:
How can l send my thanks, deep,
sincere, heartfelt thanks. to a woman
in who on the morning of
29th, stood in the cold and
gave my boy cup of coffee and some
sandwiches as the engineers
marched from a troop train to their
transport?
HE writes me: We had reveille at
1880 a. m. and left camp at $3.50.
Entrained at o'clock and were on
our transports at $50. At the trans
port dock. about six Red Cross ladies
met US with hot coffee and big bas-
kets of sandwiches. Tasted pretty
good after our train ride and march
thru the cold
"Oh, thank you, thank you, dear
Red Cross lady and as I write this,
I think of all the other women who,
too. thank you and those like you.
Perhaps YOU have been too busy to
think of anything but the boys them
selves and the comfort you might give
them. but you have refreshed many a
lonely, anxious heart at home besides
cheering on their way those dear boys,
many of whom left American soil that
morning never to return.
Whoever you are. 1 shall remem-
Der you always and pray God to re-
turn to you in some way the comfort
your kindness has given to me"
The auction sale for the benefit of
the Junior Red Cross to be held on
the state house grounds next Satur-
day, April 81, promises to be a big
affair. Already many donations of
salable articles have been promised.
r. r. Murphy of Topeka has volun-
The sale will start at 20 o'clock Satur-
day morning. The receipts will all go
to the Junior Red Cross and will be
used to purchase supplies for the chill
dren of the schools of Topeka and
Shawnee county to work upon during
the summer months. The children
already have made many hundreds of
garments for the refugee children of
France and Belgium and they are now
out of materials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
THE HOUSEHOLD
The Touch Worth All Else.
Edited by ANNE RITTEN

To say that the touch is worth
moIe than anything else in house fur
niShlng is personality SO trite that one
hesitates to make the statement. Still
it is something that ought to be re-
peated for the sake of the homemak-
ers that have good ideas about house
furnishing but hesitate to put them
into realization simply because they
arc afraid that other people won't
approve. Other people will approve,
they will be interested, charmed and
probably will put you down as very
clever person if you do express these
ideas even in part. Whereas if you
let your house look like every other
persons house they will fail to real
ize that you are half as interesting as
you really are.
The trouble with US Americans in
furnishing our house is that we often
seem to think that there is only one
good way to furnish a house. There
is only one best period in furnishings,
and the best furnished house is the
one that most perfectly conforms to
that period. That is absurd. Colonial
Mahogany furniture in a room with
white enamel woodwork may be all
very well for one family and all very
wrong for another. Jacobean will do
best for some people, but it might
be absurd for some other people.
Modern futurist studio furniture is
the only thing in the world for some
young housewives but it would drive
some families to frenzy. And so it
goes. Anything that you honestly de-
sire in the way of house furnishing or
decoration is a real contribution to
the better furnishing of the world.
Don't try to conform to your next
door neiglbors taste, but try to work
out your own taste in its best phase.
That is just how you can hope to
get the touch that really counts for
something-the touch that is worth
all else. For that touch is the origi-
nality that you yourself possess and
are able to express in your surround
lngs. And even if you are not one
of those women fortunate enough to
impart their personality to everything
with which they come in contact, still
you can hope by making a conscien-
tious effort to attain results worth
while in your house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
NEW R. C. BUILDING
Contract Let for Construction OF
$4,000 Structure at Eft. Riley.

Camp Funston, Kan, April 20.-A
contract for the construction of Red
Cross house a t the base hospital, Fort
Riley. has been let to the Army City
Construction Co. of Junction City
The building will be finished about
the first of June and when completed
with furniture and equipment will
cost from So, 900 to $4,000. 1t will
be connected by corridors with num-
Der of the new hospital barracks and
will be for the use of conva lescent pa
tients and their visiting friends. The
building is one of about twenty which
are now being constructed by the Red
Cross in the various cantonments. 1t
will be in the form of a Greek cross
with outside dimensions 100 feet each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
SCOTT AT COLDWATER
Many Purchased Liberty Bonds Fol-
lowing His Rousing War Talk.

Coldwater, Kan. April 20.-The big
gest and most enthusiastic liberty loan
meeting that has been held in Co
manche county was held here and was
addressed by Charles F. Scott of lola,
whose speech was declared to be the
strongest presentation of the cause of
America and of the allies that has yet
been heard here.
At the close of the meeting men
who had told solicitors that they could
not afford to subscribe to the loan
came forward and made out their ap-
plication for bonds, while others who
already had subscribed announced that
they would double their subscription.
Scott went from here to Protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
PART OF THE TIME IN THE FIELD
He Also Does Work in Paris
and Switzerland.
Paris Paper Explains Big Task
of KanSan.

The American Red Cross is going
10 see to it that American soldiers
captured by the Germans have suf-
ficient food. Henry Allen of Wichita,
j. now at work in France and Swift
zerland organizing this branch of the
service of the Red Cross. Here are
JIjme extracts from a letter received
from Henry Allen this week by To-
peka friend:
I have been to the field for week
and have seen some of our men.
They are all fit, happy and organized
in a way to make you proud. l am
going back TO the field again tomor-
row. Half of my time is to be spent
in the field with the men, getting the
organiza ton in shape. and the other
half directing the progress of the work
here, (Paris). London and in Switzer-
land. We are now perfecting ar
engagements for feeding the prisoners
of our army in Germany. and / think
I have opened a perfectly adequate
line of communication, thru which
every prisoner in Germany will receive
two ten-pound packages of food each
week The Red Cross is filling great
warehouse in Berne. Switzerland, from
which these food supplies are sent
into German prison camps
French Paper Praise.
The following is a clipping from
Taris newspaper regarding the work
BED Cross:
To take charge of activities which
Will touch every American camp,
every soldier in a hospital every
prisoner taken to Germany, every
American grave in France and the
home of every soldier in America, the
American Red Cross has formed an
orga nization to be\ called the Soldiers
bureau of Home Communication
Henry~J. Allen of Kansas, has been
placed in charge.
There are to be four sections in the
bureau One for the missing and
prisoners is equipped to search for
missing men and discover their fate,
whether they fell in No Mans Land,
disappeared in bombing operations or
were taken prisoners to Germany The
section of sick. wounded and dead Will
have for its purpose the sending home
OF information touching the men who
cannot do their own writing. There
will also be a section of grave pho
Biography which will provide photo
era phs to be sent to the next of kin in
America. 1t is intended that the Red
Cross will attempt to place upon each
grave a small enamelled marker to
remain there as an Identification of
the grave until the government places
upon it a permanent marker. The
fourth section is the emergency well
fare bureau to form connecting link
between the American soldier in
Trance and his home in America. If
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April 20. 1893.
Eighteen of the Phila delphia machinists
who came to Topeka to work in the Santa
Fe shops and who worked few hours yes
terday, went to General Manager Fry this
afternoon and asked for transportation to
take them home.
Mrs. Jenness Miller lectured before sixty
five women at the Grand yesterday after
noon on the subject, Dress for Health
and Beauty
Mrs. DR.. Mum gave the first of
series of entertainments Wednesday even
ing and about forty friends were asked
to be her guests at cards. Mrs. H l..
Robinson and ]. w. Farnsworth were sue
cessful at high five
The Misses Thacher entertained infor-
mally last evening for Miss Leila Parmalee.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Baker and daughter
have returned from Florida.
Mrs. A A. 0ipGard. who has been visit
ing the family of Judge Valentine, has
gone to her home in Clay Center. She
expects to remove to Topeka in about two
weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

form of half circle and is finished
with embroidery, braid or flat bands
of net. The exaggerated style of this
decolletage is in the half low line that
runs across the collar bones and ends
on the shoulders, showing a broad
slice of the neck.
The waistcoat of cream embroidery
which is in this blue serge gown
shows this half round, dipping front,
with the black ribbon going up sternly
at each side of it to pass over the
nape of the neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

New York.-Whenever the rumor
goes out that dark blue serge is not
to he il first fashion, there is a feel
ing of fretfulness among women.
Their discomfort pervades the spring
air.
No historian of clothes has arisen
to explain why millions of women
turnout the decades have found
genuine Ncontentment in blue serge,
which they attribute to no other fab
ric Oh color. Gray is neutral, so is
beige, but neither of these shades
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

Little Girl (to aunt who is staying
in the house on a visit)-Are you go
ing out, auntie? You've got mole
in your veil.
Aunt-Have l? I'm afraid 1 haven't
time to change it now
Little Girl-Oh, well, it's not very
big one, and. after all, 1 don't sup
pose anyone will know you're my aunt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-20

Dark Blue Serge Has Not Been Rele-
gated to a Position of Minor Inn
portance in the Spring Clothes, for
Time Fabric.
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