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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
HE SEEMS ELIGIBLE
Fort Riley Man Wants to Know How
He Can Secure Discharge

The Topeka State journal, publisher
of Trench and Camp, has received a
letter addressed to its Information Blu
reau from a soldier at Fort Riley who
has pulmonary tuberculosis and wants
tn know low he can secure an honor
able discharge from the army by rea-
son of his condition
The Topeka State Journal conducts
an Information Bureau with head
quarters at Washington. d. C., and is
pleased to answer any question upon
any subject and secure the best gov
ernmental information in reply to any
legitimate questions that may be
asked, no matter upon what subject.
The State Journal Information Blu
reau is located in Washington. D. c..
and letters should be addressed to
Washington, D. c.. and should enclose
a 3-cent stamp for return postage,
for any such information, which is
cheerfully given without any charge
whatsoever to any reader of the State
Journal.
In regard to the information wished
by the soldier, who says he is a regu-
lar reader of the State journal and
wishes the nom de plume DESTROYS
to be used instead of his real name.
the Bureau has the following to say:
Regarding a discharge in the army,
you should apply to your commanding
officer. The matter of the cause for
discharge is one which should be
taken up with the medical officer at
your camp. From the facts given it
would seem that you would be eligi-
bic for a discharge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
GOAT SMOKES CIGARETS
Only Cigaret Smoking Goat in World
Is at Camp Lewis.
BY EYRE POWELL.

(Union Pacific Press Bureau.)
The BIG ammunition train at Camp
Lewis is the proud possessor of the
worlds only cigarette smoking goat.
Sam Frisco is his name. and he is
confirmed habitue of the seductive
pill. Like every other, he has his ia
vorite brand. Humping are his hob
by, while he will turn down with a
disd ainfuI 'baa" a tempting ''Rubai-
yat.''
In Kansas. Sam would be held up
as a horrible example of the demon
alizing effect of camp life, for he &C
quired the ha bit at Lewis. aided and
abetted by his pals of Company G.
His mother browsing contempIativeiy
upon a copy of the afternoon paper
on some high spot south of the slot"
in San Francisco. where he was born.
would probably be scandalized-and
suffer indigestion-should she eat .
picture of her son smoking.
However, let the worst be told. Sam
is a hard boiled egg. To the credit
of the camp, be IL said that he was
that way when he came.
He earned a noble rep, did Sam. in
the old days down south of the slot.
To his mother, up on the high spot,
he was the angel child, but out with
the boys he was the gayest young
DUCK Oh Lnem all On0 rnama9 OF
his set used to shoe their shy young
debutante Nannies hurriedly behind
convenient billboards when he swag-
gered cross the vacant lots Twas
whispered that he ate nothing but the
posters of the dizziest cabarets and
burlesques-
The fatal day when a sauerkraut
can gave him the ptomaine marked
the commencement of Sans aversion
to all things German. Wher June s
came around he but did his duty by
his conscience when he went to the
enrolling place and ate stack of reg
istration blanks. When the day came
for the boys to go to American Lake.
Sam was on hand with high hopes and
sure enough, as ii is against the ma
ture of soldiers, future or present, to
leave mascot behind. San. was taken
along At camp. in addition to be-
coming a smoke fiend, he has also
become the light. 1eIter and heavy
weight champion of all company mas
cots, irrespective of breed or kind.
The boys of the 316th even insist that
the event of a clash they say. the
odds will be all on Sam.
And so Sam goes mis- way at Lewis
bringing luck to the ammunition train,
cultivating the company cock and en-.
joying his after dinner cigarette When
you see a place to donate smokes for
the boys at American Lake, kind
reader, just remember that Sam gets
| his $3.50. SO toss in package of the
l little white comforters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
PRATT To LEAVE
In His New Work He Will Have
Added Responsibilities.
He Has Been Very Successful
as Camp Secretary Here.
GEN, WINN PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
Mr.. Pratt Will Have Charge OF
Y. Nj. Work for A Division.
Will Supervise the Work of
Thirty Buildings.

E B. Pratt general secretary of
Funston Y. M. c.. As, is going TO
leave his present field within a very
few days for overseas duty in posi-
ton similar to the one he mas occu-
pied here, except that the new ]op
the New York field marshals OF the
Red Triangle have mapped out TOT
him will be a bigger one, with muit1-
piled responsibilities and difficulties
Across the pond he will probably be
assigned to duty with the french
armies as division director of army
huts.
The selection OF Mr.. Pratt for duty
abroad is the result of the striking
success he has made of the organlza-
ton of the Y. NJ. c. A in camp run
ston. When he came here eight
moths ago, there were no Red Trl-
angle buildings and very little of the
camp. During this time, first as as
sociate general secretary and reli-
gious director and later as general
secretary, he has had a big share in
directing the work and bringing it
to its present excellence. Since the
forces across the water are in prac-
ticaily the same state they were here
wien Mr.. Pratt came, his experience
in organization makes him especially
sought for this work lover there"
The success Mr.. Pratt has made of
his work here was emphasized in the
paul ny 1CAOA Oh
Win Easter day. He commented
upon the beneficial effects the Y. M.
c. A. las eXerted upon the morale
of the division and declared that with
out its aid it would have been impos-
sible for the unit to achieve its pres
ent high rating.
In his work in France, Mr.. Pratt
will have charge of a Y. M. C. A
work for a division. This will mean
the supervision of twenty-five or
thirty buildings situated in as many
towns and villages where troops are
billeted, or possibly at the front. In
any case, the difficulties of the work
will be greatly increased because the
troops will be scattered over a large
area instead of being concentrated in
a great American cantonment.
Years of experience in the business
world, Y. NJ. c. A. work and evan
gelistic woEk are the ingredients that
have gone to make Mr.. Pratt's sue
cess in army work. He started his
caree- as credit manager for a large
Kansas City firm where he had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
AVIATION VIA BLANKET
1t Has All the Thrills of Real Aero
planning Except the Plane.
BY H. E. FISHER.

t 1oI1I<Ih-
Hitting up the pace in aviation as
demonstrated.
If you just go up and come down.
you're not much good. but II you can
do a couple of loops, a tail spin and
then descend in a first class nose dive.
Won come right up into the ACE class.
And this in an army scantonment
that never before saw an aeroplape!
Aviation as practiced here has many
of the requirements of the real service.
1t takes eight or ten men on the
ground to every flier, for instance. IN
fact it is explained. it has all OF the
thrills of excepting the
plane. All you need is good crew
of huskies and a stout blanket.
The lure of the air was discovered
when a rookie got ''in dutch" with his
outfit, and was duly sentenced J. by
kangaroo court to the blanket" They
took him out and bounced him a
while, and then asked if he had
enough. ooh, no." he assured the
tossers, and they bounced him some
more. until it finally dawned on the
was actually enjoying himself. Sure
enough he was. hugely. and then there
was a rush for the next bounce.
AS with the planes, they went from
straight up and down stuff into the
tricks One chap. who had been
tumbler, did 1Ve straight loops Oh
one flight before he hit the blan-
ket Another, not to be outdone, did
a loop and then descended in a beau
tiful dive Jimmy Brown, the COM
pany lace" was snapped as he can out
of a loop to descend in a daring
''twister."
One chap wandered around the
group with a skinned nose. He was
asked what he hit. law" he replied,
me mechanics wuz on the bumi"
They had let the blanket slip.
Tossing 'em up in the blanket is old
army stuff. and was popularized
wherever the rookie crop f1ourished
but to the national army boys it's a
novelty and they're having lot of
fun at it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
TIE FOR HONORS
Soldiers and An-Stars Still Claim
Championship.

Jack keegan's All-Star soccer foot
ball team of st. Louis held the Fun
ston eleven to a tie score of 1 to 1
Sunday afternoon, leaving the cham
pionship of the United States as much
up in the air" as before. This game
was to have been the rubber Fun
ston having won one game and lost
one game to this team this season.
Apparently. the army team out
played the visitors for most of the
game was played in front of the
enemy's goal posts. No return en-
gagement to settle the championship
has been arranged, according to Cap
tain Springer. and it is not unlikely
that any other games will be played
this season. Consequently, neither
team is likely to be given a clear title
to first honors in this country, tho the
general feeling among critics is that
the soldiers are superior to any other
organization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

in these there is a wonderful oppor-
tunity to do good. I am glad to be
used anywhere in helping win the
war, and if occasion arises abroad I
shall be glad to be used in any other
capacity. Indeed, if had my choice.
1 should prefer to shoulder a gun
Mr.. Pratt will take with him ten
Funston Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries. Three
who have been selected to accompany
him follow: F. c. Smith, No q;
George Dallas. No. 4, and Turner Will
son, No. 9.
Mr.. Mccormick, educational secre-
tary at Camp Sherman, has been
chosen to succeed Mr.. Pratt here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

charge of a credit business of $780,
600 to s15O.000 month. In 1898 and
1895 he was general secretary of the
Kansas City Y. NJ. c. A, later enter
;ns the ministry. He first preached
at Pleasant Hill, Mo-, then at the
Bales church il Kansas City, finally
taking up evangelistic work, assisted
by party of seven or eight religious
workers number of these assist
ants came with him when he came
to Funston and are now serving as
secretaries here Mr. Pratt has also
had some military experience, having
served in the Third National Guard
regiment of Missouri as a charter
member of that organization.
Per sonally, 1 am very glad to go
across" said Mr.. Pratt Everybody
here is helping the soldier-Y. NJ. c.
IA, Knights of Columbus, commercial
clubs, churches. Rotary clubs. etc.
Over there there is nothing but the
Red Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

Mexico in all of it's factions was in
arms against the "Gringo." The little
town of MexicaH, lying between the
American troops and the Mexican fort,
bristled. rumor said, with machine
guns, trained on our little body of
troops. All of this. you may take it,
did nothing to lessen the cubs excite
ment, and he was GREATNESS from
haste when he reached the tent in
front of which stood the American
captain.
I've been detailed to report the
fight, captain" was his greeting.
The captain looked at him Quizzical-
ly, noted his apparent greenness, and
smiled kindly
why, sonny. L don't think there's
going to be any fight was his reply.
I'VE are here to keep peace if possible
and make this country safe for the
American ranchers- If those fellows
start anything, tho, we'll be ready for
en- he added.
J. 1t is notable that nothing was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
BOXING TRAINING
Billy Uvick Talks at Instruc.
tors Conference.
Shows Benefit of Learning
Use of MitS.
BY FLOYD WAMBEAM.

Funston was represented by Billy
wick, camp boxing instructor. at
National Boxing Instructors Confer
ence held at Des Moines. March 26.
This conference was called for the
purpose of standardizing the teaching
of boxing in the cantonments thruout
the United States.
Something of the value of boxing as
part of the training of a soldier was
pointed out by Mr. Uvick in his talx
before the conference. when boxing
as a means of getting the American
army in condition was first proposed.
general laugh went up thruout the
country. and even now shallow-mi
persons remark that instead of vast
ing time by training our troops in the
art of boxing we had better teach
them how to shoot" said Mr.. Uvick.
But to my mind the War Depart
ment has shown wisdom by injecting
boxing into this. the mightiest of all
struggles"
One of the chief advantages of box
ing, according to Uvick, is that il
trains the eye to see and the brain
and body to act together quickly and
instanta neously-prime necessities in
present warfare of the trenches. Fur
Their, it gives elasticity of muscle,
strength of body, a feeling of self
reliance, and improved physical con-
dition. IF you can stand up thru a
StlI boxing match and not become
ratified" said he. Its safe bet that
you will not lose your wits when
little excitement in the nature of ex-
ploding shells or a band of German
helmets and the like show up among
you. Moreover. times are coming
when the knowledge of the use of the
fist is going to be of service to US
times when the enemy will be too
close to bring guns into play. Fritz
was never taught to sling his mits.
and Sammy. Yes. Then knowing your
stuff is going to give you a prisoner
instead of being taken ore"
Tne practical value of boxing to
the bayonet man was pointed out by
Uvick. 1.-THE position of the boxer is
! ideLtica1ly the ame as that of the
practical bayonet man." said he.
You know row easy it is to stick a
straight left into the face stomach
! Of TIE man who does not know how
TO stand up in a boxing match. That
| is wrere the knowledge of the boxer
| is going to give our troops the edge
on the Huns when they get into close
quarters. We cannot lay too much
/ stress on the necessity of knowing
how to fight or the offensive and on
the defensive with our fists-the well
fare and safety of the men as well
as the welfare of the nation make Il
matter of great importance that
our men be schooled in this art"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

started.
Standing in front of his tent, mid
way between the Mexican fort and the
ranches he was protecting, the Ameri-
can commander who was there to
keep the peace, but was willing to
fight, if necessary to do so, posed for
the cubs camera-for the first time.
The captain whose idea in that early
trouble so comedies with that of
America today was James G. Harbord,
now ranking +brigadier-general and
chief of the staff to General Pershing
in France.
To our readers we will tell who this
young cub was. 1t was Eyre Powell,
who is now with the Union Pacific
press bureau representing the s9tb
division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

up. singles. D. Braningan up, walks;
Smit'. going to second; Baird up out.
forcing Smyth at third; Gonzales up,
forcing Baird at second: Gonzales safe
on first and steals second; Wallace
Up, @raningan scores on a wild one
b. Waite; Wallace fans. One run.
one ait, one error.
Funston: Leach up. out ON a
grounder to Gonzales unassisted /;
Williams up, out on strikes; Waite
beats out easy one, but is safe on
GonZaleS'S error; Gonzales dropping
the ball. Bono up; Waite caught
stealing, Gonzales to Smith. No runs,
no hits, one error.
Eighth inning-St. Louis: Meme
beats or a fas> one to Brown, but
fumbles. Meme beating him to first;
third: Brock holding second; Koltz-
nick up; Meme scoring on Koltz-
hicks sacrifice fly, sumner safe;
Brock coming home on Wetzel's FUN
BILE; Tuero flies out to Bono; Smyth
up, singles scoring Brock, koltznick
taking second; Braningan walks,
forcing Smyth at second; Braningan
coming home on Li1dsey's tumble.
Gonzales was easy for Brown Four
runs two hits, two errors.
Funston: Bono strikes out; Clark
beats it to frs on an easy one to
Gonzales, but drops the pill. Law
renee up; forces Clark at second;
Wetzel up, Howard row pitching for
st. Louis; Lawrence taking first on
a walk and steals second on Smyth' s
tumble; Wetzel also securing a walk
Brown up, forced Lawrence out at
second NJ runs. no hits, one error.
Ninth inning-St. Louis: Wallace
(ContinuefaDn Page TWoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
WILL PLAY TIGERS
Missouri University Comes
Here April 26 and %.
White SOx Billed for Next
Game Here.

Two games with the University of
Missouri have been added to the Fun
ston baseball schedule. These will be
played on the Army City field April
IS and 81.
The next game on the Funston bill
of fare will be with the Chicago White
SoX at Army City. April IL. The two
days Following the Army nine will go
to Topeka for two games, returning to
Funston for two more with the West
ern Lea guers April Is and 10. Fol-
lowing the Missouri games. April %
and 81 Funston will play the Kansas
City Blues on their own ground
AOri1 %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
ST. MARY'S DEFEATS FUNSTON
Division Team Gets Trimmed II to .

Division Team Gets Trimmed II TO g
Division baseball players not in
cluded in the team that played the
Cardinals Saturday and Sunday at
Army City made a visit to St Mary's
Sunday, where they dropped a game.
IL to 2. The men were taken there
by Captain Ogden of the division ath-
letic office, and had never played to-
gether before their game there De-
layed trains made even last-nlinute
practice impossible.
The men who made this trip follow:
Meeker, Arnett. Dodd. Kenaston
voorhees,. Novak. Linda ,, Griggsby
Cahill. Lee, Buckley. Lenze, Anderson.
Reynolds and Gayu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE
Eyre Powell, Once a Cub Correspond
ent, Now in Good Job.
BY H. E. FISHER.

Nearly four years ago, a cub CORE
spondent trudged along dusty desert
road skirting the border of Baja CAL
ifornia Mexico. 1t was his first active
service assignment. and he was vast
ly excited at the sight of the Mexican
fort a scant half mile away, covered
by American field pieces in sturdy
sandbag emplacements.
Vera Cruz had just been taken, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

Assurance has been given by au-
thority of the war apartment to hold
ers of federal board for vocational ed
ucation certificates that they will be
assigned according to their special
preliminary trainings. unless there are
posi- reasons to the contrary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

Mr. Wyre, field secretary of the
American Library associat ton spent
Sunday with the camp library staff
The Carlisle independent., 1918-05-02

1 tossed her fine. dark head. I'm not blind; see what goes on about me. won't have that wench in my house."
 Goaded to fury by his wife's sense less accusation, Esteban cried: Your house? By what license do you call it yours?"
 Am I not married to you?"
 "Yes-as a leech is married to it's victim. You suck my blood"
 Your blood :" The woman laughed shrilly. You have no blood; your veins run vinegar. You are miser."
 'Miserl Aliser I grow sick of the word. It is all you find to taunt me with. Confess that you married me for my money" he roared.
 "Of course I didi Do you think a woman of my beauty would marry you for anything else? But fine bargain 1 mader
 Vampire r'
 Wife or vampire, I intend to rule this house, and refuse to be shamed by thick-lipped African. Her airs tell her story. She is insolent to me, Dul-l Slld Il | GUuuTe It, SDb lduSUS at me. Well, your friends shall laugh at you."
 "Silence' commanded Esteban.
 "Sell her, or"
 Without waiting to hear her threat Esteban tossed his arms above his head and fled from the room. F'linging himself into the saddle. he spurred down the hill and through the town to the Casino de Espanol, where he spent the night at cards with the Spanish of ficials. But he did not sell Evangelina.
 In the days that followed many simi- lar scenes occurred, and as Esteban's home life grew more unhappy his dissi pations increased. He drank and gam bled heavily; he brought his friends to the quinta with him, and strove to for get domestic unpleasantness in bolster ous revelry.
 His wife, however, found opportuni- ties enough to weary and exasperate him with reproaches regarding the slave girl.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-05-02
W. N u., LITTLE ROCK, NC. 1s1sfa
ONLY NEED TO CURB WASTE
Not Hard for American People to Save.

I do not know of a thing which eyz eryone of us needs to keep closer 10 his consciousness than saving wher- ever and whenever possible What most of us are prone to forgef Is our greatest assets at this time-ths. amount and extent ef what NC sRE save. As people and as Individuals we have been needlessly and tiisgTacefu1ly wasteful. have spent money, food. en- ergy. productivity, simply because We were too lazy and indifferent to get no more than we needed to satfSfy sur reasonable desires. Seriously, 4haf past wastefulness is just now abeHf our greatest asset. We can saxe wssas we must without involving degree sSZ real sacrifice which the French. Bes-- gian. and English people hadsaf once. to face. AS look upon it, sayfng al q real cost to ones comfort. fdeaiss and perhaps health is not an easy thing though a very fine one. But saving 1aw such easy-going reckless-sIendIng peo- pie as we have been. means se little sacrifice of anything necessary oT- worth while that a man or woman win be some sort of yellow cUr CT name less pup not to do his or her utmost every day and every hour to save, save. save-and win.-By Roland G. UShe of the Vigilantes, Author of Pan-Amera- can.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-05-02
"Your Father Has Sold Me to Him!D

together they listened. Rosa began to whimper, and when Esteban tried to reassure her his own voice was thin and reedy from fright.
 In the midst of their agitation they heard some one weeping: there came q rush of feet down the hallway. and the next instant Eyangelina flung herself into the room.
 She fell upon her knees before them. Little master, Little mistress p she sohbed. You will save me. won't you? We love each other. eh? See then what crime this isl Say that you will save me!'
 The children were frightened, but they managed to quaver: What has happened? Who has harmed you?"
 Don Pablo Peza," wept the negress Your father has sold me to him-lost me at cards. Oh. I shall die Sebas- tian won't believe it. He is praying And Asensio-- But what can they do to help me? You alone can save me- You won't let Don Pablo take me away? It would kill me"
 Wait" !" Esteban scrambled out of bed and stood before his dusky nurse and playmate. Don't cry any more. m tell papa that you don't like Don Pablo"
 Rosa followed. Yes come along.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-05-02
The secret of the hiding place of the buried treasure dies with the two men who pos sess it. How this happened is told in the next instaIIment.
Gro BE CoNTINuEDl
Prefer Musical Education.

Music. more than the other arts. Is a thing apart, and the instinctive knowledge of it. discovered sometimes in even the youngest children where a rich musical experience is offered, is past all computation by the educa- tional mind. The jealous tutorial mind which presumes to teach music to the young without allowing and insuring them rich experience of music, and to delay by the penurious educational method, however well meaning. the child's or youths contact with musical life, is as little thrifty as one who would dam up the springs of river to construct meager drain pipe.-Ex- change.