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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

It now appears. from records OF the
British secret service. that Trotzky'
when he left New York last SPRING
boasted of having received German
money and made little secret OF MS
purpose to overthrow the kerensKy
government Yet he was permitted 10
tourney to Petrograd without moles-
tation. Unwittingly, the admin1stra-
ton, tho possessing sympathy for the
Kerensky government. provided the
means for Kerensky's undoing by per-
hitting the free passage of Russian
bolsheviki from this country to the
motherIand, where they were enabled
TO carry on the German propaganda
which has now ruined them and their
country. But this country still is full
of Trotzkys who are busily plying
their trade of helping the kaiser eacn
working in his own way to accomplish
the most possible harm to the United
States government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT
By ROY 4. MoULroN

State May Get Power to Fix Price
of Food"
1t has been fixed too much now.
That's what's the matter with it.
They should have let it alone four
years ago.
We never hear about housewives be-
ing burned at the steak any more.
Man wants but little here below.
A little wife to love,
And If he's bald (like some know.
A little hair above.
Men are taking care of their auto
mobiles these days. Most of them
don't know where they will get
another.
The other day a man ran away with
our neighbor's wife and his automo-
bile at the same time.
Our neighborS came UP out of the
basement just in time to see him
driving away, and he yelled at the
driver:
Don't forget to send the car back"
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned knocker who used to beef about
the beefless days?
The United States needs a forty-foot
channel thru He'll Gate today.-N. Y.
Sun. How deep a channel thru He'll
Gate does Germany need?
They say lone mans meat is an
other mans poison" but we don't
have any poisonless days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
BIG JOB FOR UNCLE SAM.

1t is reported that the United States
government is about to rebuild the
Spanish railways and equip them to
supply General Pershing.
With the Spanish railroads in suit
idly the United States would have ia
cilities which would create a new diff
ficulty for the German submarines.
The customary route of ships from
the Northern American ports to the
Spanish ports is what is known as the
southern route via the Azores. While
there is lane about as we'll defined
as the lane in the North Atlantic there
is nothing to prevent it's indefipite
broadening, and the submarines would
have to infest the breadth of the At
lantic virtually to interfere materially
with shipping between American ports
and Spanish ports. Much of the
freight would originate in the west
and might be shipped from New Or
leans or Galveston.
The fanlike Atlantic seaboard be-
tween Galveston and New York con-
tains many important deep water nar-
DOTS the use OF winch IOr TRANSFER OF
freight to France is advisable in any
event to avoid congestion of rail traf-
fic in the vicinity of New York and
nearby Atlantic ports.
For submarines to cover the vari-
Gus routes that ships may take from
the widely separated Atlantic ports to
which freight originating in various
ports of the United States gravitate
naturally or to cover the broad area
of the Atlantic in which ships from
America might approach the Bay OF
Biscay and Gibraltar would be a task
for submarines altogether different
from the investment of the compare
lively narrow waters thru which APP
proach to the ports of North France
and the British Isles is practicable.
Americas use of Spain for delivery
to France would leave Spain in pos
session of system of railroads which
would be of incalculable value to the
coUntry's future development
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
DINNER STORIES

A famous woman golfer was talk
ing about the ST. Andrews links
And as wonderful as the links
she said, "are the caddies. The
Scotch caddie is the quaintest of
mortals- For instance, I had skied
a lot of balls one morning, much to
my caddie's disgust. Finally he teed
a ball for me and then, handing me
my driver, remarked:
Moo, lady, les see guild shot.
and nae mair O. yer glory haIlelu-
jams
''Doppel married one of the Dod-
ersly girls. Thhey are twins, you
know, and the neighbors used to say
they couldn't tell them apart"
It's. easy enough to tell them
apart now
How sou
THE one Doppcl married always
wears such a disguised look"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

He was game to the last"-This
is what the men on RATS in an open
sea said of Lieutenant Stanton Fred
erick Kalk when death Gained this
brave young officer of the United
States Navy after he had fought to
save his ship and then gone to the
rescue of his men. Kalk was the Of
ficer on the deck of the Jacob Jones,
when the destroyer was torpedoed.
When the submarine was sighted he
at once took prompt and efficient
measures to maneuver the ship clear
of the torpedo. The explosion, how
ever, could not be avoided and the
ship began to sink eight minutes after
being struck. Altho in a weakened
condition, Lieutenant Kalk, with no
thought of self, swan from one raft to
another among the men afloat in a
turbulent sea. trying to eaualize the
weight of each raft. He finally sue
cumbed to exposure, his life a sac
rifice for his shipmates- Lieutenant
KaIk was born in Alabama, October
IA, 1894 He was appointed to the
Naval Academy from Nebraska in
1912. his appointment as Ensign
dating from June, 1916. Previous to
serving on the Jacob Jones, he was
attached to the Z. S. S. Florida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
THE TABLE.

Poor Mans Cake-One-kalf cup
butter. small cup sugar, one-half cup
hot water, one and one-half cups
flour, two eggs, two teaspoons baking
powder. Bake in long pans. Ice top
if you wish. Cut in squares
Cottage Cheese Salad-MiX cot
tage cheese with sweet cream and
form into balls. Roll in finely
chopped or ground peanuts or English
walnuts. Place on inner leaves of
head lettuce and chill. Have ready
French dressing without pepper and
pour it over when ready to serve
Toad in the Hole-One found of
hamburg steak seasoned and put
loosely in bottom of casserole Make
batter of one egg, one and one-half
cups milk, two-thirds cup flour and
pinch of salt. Beat well and pour
over meat. Bake twenty to thirty
minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

The advance of German troops into
Russian territory brings the war
home to Japan as nothing else could
d., and the steps which the mikado
has taken to protect the military
stores at Vladivostok and to safeguard
the interests of the allies in Russian
territory are heartening to all the OPP
ponents of Germany. The episode
presents another opportunity to Won
der why japanese forces have not
hitherto been employed more general
Is against the enemy-and no satisfac-
tory answer is forthcoming. Had ia
panese troops been brought to the
Balkan theater of the war in the early
days of the fighting there, the situa-
ton would now be far different in the
Near East from what it actually is
The tardy employment of Japan's
forces is as welcome as it is belated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
tFrom the Atchison Globe.l

GFrom the Atchison Globe.l
Scandal may have only one voice,
but a million echoes.
Tie man who apologies the most
usually means it the least,
The sowing of wild oats is frowned
Upon much more nowadays than for
merly.
1t is said of So many hotels in the
big cities that they are nothing more
than polite flirt houses
You have to hand 1t to the lawyers
for being clever; you never hear of
their going to law to collect attor-
ney's fees.
Whenever father is complimented
about being good to his children there
is someone to say, why shouldn't he
be? They are his"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

There were, when the last census
was taken. over 100000 German
horn persons and an equal number of
Austro- Hun garian- born residing in
the United States. There is no means
of ascertaining how many of these are
loyal to this country and how many
are secretly aiding it's enemies. Yet
the friendly, law abiding and loyal
Chinaman is excluded from our
shores by law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Trade of the United States with
Cuba. in 1917 was s445.oOO,0oo against
s19s,OOO.OoO in 1913. the year pre-
cedins the war. A compilation by the
National City Bank of New YORK
shows that the United States is now
supplying &c per cent OF the imports
of Cuba against SO per cent in 1913,
and taking is per cent of it's exports
against so per cent in 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Those who think that this country
is not going rapidly enough in its war
work are reminded that we had MADE
little progress in the matter of win
ming the Civil war before the Battle
of Gettysburg in 1863, more than two
years after the struggle began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

James X. Hackett, the famous
American actor-manager, is reported
to have practically forsaken his own
business to become director general of
entertainments for the knights of Co
lumbus committee on war activities.
He is visiting the various American
camps and organizing the latent dra-
matte talent he finds there into COM
panies for the production of high class
plays in the knights of Columbus rec
reation buildings. He will shortly so
to France on the same mission. and
expects to remain there until the end
of the war, it being realized that on
foreign soil the men are in greater
need of amusement, particularly self
9-lusement, than they are here at
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Success in financing the war must
depend upon general business pros
perity more than anything else, says
the Los Angeles Times. and the sooner
the administration adopts a policy
consistent Herewith the better for the
country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Apparently no general German Of
fensive on the western front at an
early date is planned. Neither is there
any indication of an extensive Often
sfye movement by the allies. The price
of a great battle on this front would
be SO great that probably neither bel
Iigerent feels willing to undertake it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

The federal food administrator has
abolished the meatless days. It is now
said that they were ordered more for
the purpose of bringing people face to
face with war conditions than because
of any actual necessity. Besides, the
packing houses probably are so full
of meat that they will not hold any
more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
SENTENCE 2OOO AUSTRIAN
ARMY MEN TO DEATH
RebelIious Outbreaks Among Garri-
sons at GyOr and PEGS Bring Dras-
tic Action: Revolutionary Spirit
spreads.

There have been rebellious outbreaks
among the garrisons of the cities Of
Gyor and PEGS Hungary, as a result
of which 20O0 of the military involved
in the mutiny have been condemned to
death. according to reports received
by the Matin, Paris.
Both Austria and Hungary are
affected by the revolutionary move
ment which is said to be in progress
on a large scale in Austria, the news
papers advices declare. The spirit
of revolt is said to be strongly per-
vasive in the army.
Violent demonstrations are reported
10 have occurred in numerous cities.
PEGS is the Hungarian name for the
city of Funfkirchen. l05 miles south
west of Budapest. The city has pop
ulation of about $4,000.
Gyor. more commonly known as
Raab is a city of some 2S.O0O popula-
tion. 81 miles northwest of Budapest
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
Won kUEHLMANN TO
RETAIN HIS OFFICE
viii Not BE Free From Attacks. How
ever. Declare Berlin Newspapers.

The Berlin press is now predicting
that DR. Won Kuehlmann. the German
foreign secretary Will retain his Of
flee. In fact. it is certain. the news
papers declare. that he will remain at
his post.
Dr. Won kuehimann. however, will
not be free from attacks by his oppon-
ents the Dusseldorf Nachrichten as
serts. and il predicts fresh collision
between his adherents and those in
opposition to him.
Discussing the strained political sit
uation i'm Germany caused by the
speech of DR. Richard Won Kuehlmann.
the foreign secretary. the Frankfurter
Zeitung takes up the question of the
relation of the political powers of the
nations to he military. and remarks
that this has developed in such a way
during the war as to render the not
able phrases of Karl Won Clausewitz,
the army should be the instrument of
policy" no longer valid in It's old
meaning The relationship, declares
the newspaper, has today become such
as to perhaps make il impossible TO
restore the old. II concludes: If the
supreme army command determines
that the course of its policy is the ma
tional course, it should lie with some
one in that quarter openly to assume
its direction"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
PRESERVING SUGGESTIONS


In making preserves and MARINA
ladies' this summer l might suggest the
use of equal weight of corn syrup and
sugar, making three-fourths syrup in
stead of all sugar. We tested this
with gOOseberries here at the universi-
ty department and the product was
smoother than a preserve made with
all sugar There are two methods of
combining the ingredients: First
make a blended syrup of the corn
syrup and sugar and cook the fruit
in it, Second, add the sugar to the
gently simmering fruit. cook gently
until it is dissolved, then add corn
syrup equal weight pound for pound
for the sugar. and boil fast. This is
important as otherwise the product
may not be of a good color.-Nliss
Hoover
The American Falls canning club
will not meet this week.
Notice Bran and shorts are no long
er on the substitute list. They are
savers" Oats are not substitute.
Gooseberries and rhubarb may be
canned in cold water and without SUI
gar very successfully Try it and
save these products from waste
MISS McMONIGLE.
County Club Leader.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
IDAHO FARMERS TO GET
y FOR BEST WHEAT.
Federal Food Administrator Fixes New
Prices for Wheat Based on New
Freight Rates.

Federal Food Administrator r. +.
Bicknell received sunday the follow
ing wire from Herbert Hoover:
Establishment of new freight rates
by the railroad administration has
necessitated a change in government
price basis for wheat After consider
alton of all factors the food admins
tration announces the price basis az
various markets for the grades of No.
l northern spring. No / hard winter,
40. ! red winter 40. ] durum and No.
1 hard white in store in public ele-
vators approved for storage by the
grain corporation (seaboard or in
store on export termsl as follows:
New Prices Fixed.
New York S2.39I2. Philadelphia
S239, Baltimore and Newport News
S2.3SA Chicago s226: New Orleans,
Galveston S2.2S; ST. Louis S224: Du-
luth S2.22l2; Minneapolis $220lh;
Kansas City, Omaha S21S: san
Francisco, Los Angeles Portland Ia
coma, Seattle. Astoria s22O.
The basis for No wheat viii be
three cents below No. 1 and the basis
for No. 3 seven cents below No 1.
Grades below No. will be dealt in on
sample
It is expected that the changes i'll
federal grading standards Will throw
more wheat into higher grades than
last year. The changes in price are
worked out as nearly as possible to
compensate for increases in railway
and sea freights
The other classes Of wheat than
mentioned above as equivalents will
be dealt with on following basis. The
class of dark hard winter will be
bought at two cents above hard win
ter, dark northern spring at two
cents above northern spring, amber
durum at two cents above durum,
white yellow hard winter will be
bought at two cents under hard win
/ ter, red spring at five cents under
northern spring, red walla at seven
cents under red winter, red durum at
seven cents under durum, soft white
two cents under hard white, white
club four cents under hard white.
Certain parts of the intermountain
territory do not receive full compen-
sation for freight increases under the
above arrangements and therefore
special arrangements by which the
grain corporation assumes the com
pensation directly in this territory will
be announced in a few days.
It is the intention to protect all in
termountain points on a basis of not
below 81 for No. l wheat loaded on
cars available for shipment to grain
corporation reserve points. Details
Will follow later.
We wish to emphasize that the
above is the basis upon which the
grain corporation is prepared to buy
wheat al the above markets
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02

two steam shovels, one small train
crew and the saw mill making ties
and getting out the timber for the
ties.
I have been as far west as I could
go without taking to water so l am
ready TO start the other way now.
Some Of us went clam digging one Sun
day, our only day Of liberty. got about
three bushels and had feed there on
the beach and a clam chowder feed
after getting back to camp. They
sure are good eating Have to have a
gun to get them but the said gun is a
shovel
see by the paper that a little rain
would be appreciated by the farmers
there. I often thought last winter
what a good thing it would be if we
could can a lot that we got here and
didn't need and use at home in the
summer. We haven't had but very
little rain here this summer but We
sure got it last winter. Used to come
in from work. mud from head to foot
SO we will be somewhat used to mud
when we get across.
Well l will close for this time.
Yours truly,
PVT. HENRY D. PARR.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02

The past few days n the iheater cf
war have favored the allies. The
British in Flanders Saturday advanced
their lines between HazebrOOk and
Bethune, capturing number of strong
points which are essential TO the Ger
mans in a new drive for the channel
ports The British advanced their
lines on a three and a half mile front
to a depth of nearly a mile, taking
several prisoners and a large number
of machine guns.
About 100 miles south, near AM
blemy, the French took a number of
strongly fortified positions and cap
tured 1860 prisoners.
Sunday the French repulsed attacks
near Scissors and the Italian attacks
near Rheims. Both attacks were made
to recover ground recently lost by the
Germans. The French carried out
many small raids, adding to their cap
ture of prisoners. The British took
400 prisoners in Flanders. The Am
orleans captured forty prisoners near
Montdidier.
Sunday the Italians smashed the
Austrian lines in the mountains near
the Asiago plateau, capturing a num-
Der of strong positions and 500 pris-
oners. The Italian attack was made
in anticipation of a renewal of the
Austrian drive, reinforced by German
troops The repulse of the Austrian
drive of a week ago on the lower Piave,
where the losses are admitted by the
Austrians to have been 100000 led
to a transfer of the fighting to the
mountainous sections. The positions
taken by the Italians must be recap
tured by the Austrians before they
can hope for success in the mountains.
The Americans renewed their raids
near Chateau Thierry, Sunday, TAX
ing SO prisoners, destroying machine
gun emplacements and inflicting
heavy local casualties. They also re-
pulsed German raids in the Vosges.
Monday the Italians renewed their
assaults on the Asaigo plateau, cap
turing Col del Rosso and Col del Chic.
Heavy Austrian attacks against Monte
di Valbella we're broken up by big gun
fire Eighty-fve officers and 1885
Austrian soldiers we're captured. Air
plane battles resulted in favor Of the
Italians.
There has been a renewal of heavy
gunfire in Flanders. and another drive
on the channel is forecasted. The
fire has been increasing in intensity
for the past two days.
The Americans in Alsace, between
St. Mihiel and the Swiss border, have
been subjected to unusually intense
gunfre, which may foreshadow an as
sault on the American front. There
is more activity in this sector than
there has been since the Americans
took it over.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
Victory Vow or German Hope Tor
Domination /, Shattered.

William NJ. Hughes, premier of Au-
strala. speaking at a luncheon Of the
London chamber of commerce. Thurs
day. said the allies were facing the
greatest crisis of the war The Ger
man militarists fully recognized they
must either achieve decisive victory
now or continue hopeless struggle
against daily increasing odds.
The speech of Dr. Won Kuehlmann.
the German foreign secretary. he de-
clared. was an admission that the re-
cent enemy offensive had been barred
in its gains and that military success.
if not impossible. was farther off than
ever and unless victory was gained
politically Germany must prepare for
a long war
The change in the German tone in
the opinion of Premier Hughes, was
due TO a realization of America 3
great effort. The Germans also knew
that the Anglo-Freuch armies We're
confidently awaiting the next on
slaught Whle the much yaunted Aus
trian offensive had spent itself and
any day might see the Austrian armies
in headlong rout and the civilian pop
ulatiou in open rebellion.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-02
GOOD SPEAKER SECURED
FOR ROCKLAND MEETING
nr. II. GOOdiriend. Who Was in Ger
many When War Broke out, to Speak
There July 4th.

Something of conditions in Germany
may be expected by all who attend the
meeting at Rockland on the afternoon
of July 4. The speaker for the occa-
sion is DR.. H. Goodfriend of Boise,
who has been doing excellent patriotic
war work in Boise and vicinity ever
since the United States became in
volved.
Dr. Goodfriend has something more
than the ordinary speaker to give an
audience, that something being a per-
sonal knowledge Of the sentiments and
feelings of the German people regard
ing the war. He was in Germany
when the war broke out and had the
experience of all Americans there
much difficulty in leaving. The side
lights on the German attitude which
he is able to give will probably be the
most interesting and instructive part
of his address. 1t will probably be an
unusual kind of Fourth of July ad-
dress which DR. GOodfriend will de-
liver.