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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-15
Looking Blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Modern. Literature club met on
Monday afternoon with Miss Caro- Penfield
The Young Ladies Shakespeare club will
meet Saturday afternoon with Miss Myrtle
Jetmore.
Mr.. DR., .olney, of Leavenworth, is visiting
Mrs. A. A. GODDARD.
The gentlemen of the LA. w. Whist
club will entertain the ladies of the club
at a bowling party at the physical culture
rooms Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Doc Hefflebower, of Sumner county,
is visiting his brother, D. HI. Hefflebower
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Noble arrivedd Sun
day and expect to spend several weeks in
Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Campbell will enter
tain the Parole club this evening.
The alumni of the Western College of
Oxford Ohio. will meet Thursday after
noon at 4 O'Clock at the residence of DIR.
Lowery 500 Kansas avenue. by order of
the president. Mrs. w. A. Johnston, and
Miss Lillian Mcfarland, secretary. d..
- The d. d. Whist club will meet next
Monday with Miss Ollie OBrien.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

Among the benefits to come from
government operation of railroads will
he the adjustment Of many terminal
problems. The terminal problem is an
| evil familiar to all large cities and es-
pccially To all seapOrts. Along with
the growth of most scapor,s. control
of the water fronts has been gobbled
up by private interests. and the public
is made to pay outragcously for priv
ilcGes that properly belong 20 the pub
lie as Il matter of right. Up to a few
years ago all the docking facilities Of
Chicago. for instance. were controlled
10y individuals; but this monopoly
WAS finally broken up through the
construction of Il magnificent system
Of municipal docks. New York city's
terminal facilities were In the same
shape until few days ago Secretary
McAdOo by stroke Of the pen seized
for the government all the terminal
facilities the government needs, at q
saving. no doubt. of millions and mil
lions of dollars to the public because
Of tolls that have heretofore gone to
private monopoly. BY the squeezing
out and choking off of leeches and
parasites who have absolutely no
moral right to the tremendous incomes
they are taking from the transporta-
tion systems of the country. the gov
crnment can save to the people un-
necessary charges that now mount up
into hundreds Of millions. if not bill
lions, annually.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
The Food Administration.

Naturally there is a great deal Of
criticism Of and dissatisfaction with
the food administration.
People are generally inclined to be
dissatisfied with things that they do
not understand. and this is especially
true OF a people like ours who
have always been taught to believe
that they have a right to do as they
please about anything and everything.
But the thing is coming along
remarkably we'll considering the tre-
mendous problems that have to be at
tackled and solved, and II Is going to
come out all right in the final results.
There will be bitches here nd there
and there may be hardships; these are
to be expected. But the government re-
alizes the necessity Of what It Is doing,
and It has the benefit Of the experience
and mistakes Of other governments
that have been over the same ground
The food distribution problem Is 60
ing TO be solved and It is going to be
good thing for the people individu-
ally and collectively and for the coun-
try.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

| While Of course there is no telling
1 what might happen. just now 1t looks
as II the proposed separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany Is going to
fall through The Russians seem to
have gone into the negotiations with
frank sincerity. believing that the
Germans were entirely willing to ac-
cept their programme Of peace without
annexation or indemnity. and with self
definition Of nationality. While trying
To make II temporary impression the
Germans went into the negotiations in
the attitude Of matter Of course con-
querors. and conducted themselves ac-
cordingly. When the disillusioned
Bolsheviki began to awake to the real
situation. it began to gag a little, and
pull back. The thing has not been set
tied yet: but II Is evident that either
Russia is TO be gobbled up entirely or
there is TO be no peace at all. And IL
there is any real patriotism in the Boil
shcviski. there will be no peace, for a
German peace will mean that all the
vast territory which has heretofore
been ruled from Petrograd will here
after he ruled from Berlin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
FOOD SITUATION CRITICAL.
Washington 10 Feeling Grave Concern
A. to Condition Of Allies

The food situation In the allied coun-
tries Of Europe. says a Washington
dispatch. is graver than II has been al
any time since the beginning Of the
war. and Is giving American govern
ment officials deep concern. Official
reports picture extreme food shortages
in England. France and Italy.
The fact that conditions In Germany
and Austria are far worse offers the
only ground for optimism in viewing
the situation.
In England and France the situation
Is described as critical in a cablegram
to the food administration from Lord
Rhondda. the British food controller,
which concluded with these words:
Il view the situation with grave
anxiety"
Saturday cablegram from the
French government said that the wheat
crop had been requisitioned and that
the bread ration would be cut to allow
only seven ounces Of bread daily to all
persons except the very poor and to
those doing hard manual labor. In
italy conditions are not as good per-
haps as in either England or France.
COMPULSORY TutlOniHS VIII De START
ed in England Immediately with meats
the first commodity to be put under
control. Distribution Of butter and
margarine will be taken In hand next
and other foods will be added as they
become scarcer. All Of the principal
foodstuffs will be rationed by April.
II have repeatedly said in public
and private that there Is no reason for
immediate alarm, although there is ev-
cry reason for strict economy and pre-
cautionary measures" said Lord
Rhondda's message. These state
ments In some instances have been
twisted into declaration that there Is
plenty Of food in England and France.
THE food position in this country,
and ! understand In France also. can
without exaggeration be described as
critical and anxious. AS ! am now
unable to avoid compulsory ration
ing. fear 1t will have to come with
long queues Of people awaitiIS in the
severe weather in practically every
town In England for the daily neces-
saries Of life"
Compulsory control of foodstuffs in
France and Italy was in
sisted on by the American delegates to
the Paris conference and was prom
ised at that time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

ton OF nitrate; but will give out full
information through the newspapers
as soon as the information 10 avail.
able.
unrsturnsd ouestionnairss.
Local Board No. on last Friday
and Saturday gave Sheriff Quinn a lis,
Of the following registrants who had
failed to return their Questionnaires:
William David Hoyle. General Lee
Adickes. Sylvester Washington. Ed
mund Jackson Long. Will. Dunlap
Robert Wilson Cook. Ernest Erwin.
Jesse c. Grier, Frank. Newman, Hen
ry Anderson, Henry Mcconnell, Will
Thompson. Hanse Thomas.
Mills Have to closs.
Practically all Of the hundred and
fifty cotton mills in North and South
Carolina that depend on the Southern
Power company for electric current
had TO close down from last Friday
noon until yesterday morning. The
closing was because Of the steadily
diminishing water supply throughout
the past fall. still further restricted
by the freezing streams. For supple
mentary and auxiliary purposes the
power company maintains number
OF big steam plants: but these are all
hampered for lack Of coal. AS to
how long the uncertainty Of power
Will continue cannot be stated de-
tinitely as the situation is dependent
solely upon an Increase Of the coal
supply or the water supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

preserve Ter position and her alliancl
with Russia, France and Italy with
that end in view. France was tc
get back her two lost provinces. Rus.
sia was to have Con,tantinople. and
Italy was to have her ancient pro.
vinces on the Adriatic.
And with il all Great Britain wal
to retain her old position Of world do.
mination.
AS things have changed about. Rus.
sia is no longer entitled to anything
and she Is not to have Constantlnople
not unless she gets right again and
carries out her part Of the contract.
But the war has gona away beyond
original plans-away f-cm small
selfshness and narrow mindedness. I'D
into realms that are really worth
while.
Great Britain has been chastised and
purified TO an extent that had hardly
been dreamed Of and she has been
brought to u condition that Is more
worthy Of her than is mere lust for
power and heritage.
That idea of no annexations and no
indemnity except by way of restora-
ton for unjustifiable wrong is great
and the idea Of self definition Of the
nations is greater.
The idea of forcing Germany to ac-
cept constitutional government is
great OF course there may be some
thing in the suggestion that Germany
should be permitted to continue abso-
lutism II she prefers it; but 1t has
been demonstrated thac absolutism in
Germany is fraught with too much
danger to the rest Of the world and
the rest Of the world cannot afford to
subject itself to such menace
France has a right to the return of
her provinces Of Alsace and Lorraine
provided they want to return to France
and If they do not want to return to
France they should be allowed to do
what Il majority Of their Inhabitants
native born inhabitants-prefer.
Yes, whatever may have been the
original selfishness Of the warning
powers. the principles that are now
being agreed upon seem to be about
right.
To fight It out on that line will be
we'll worth while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Mr.. ]. Frank McElwee Of Yorkville
is to be appointed food administrator
for York county.
Mr.. William Elliott. state food ad.
ministrator, asked Mr. McElwee last
week II he woul5 accept the position
and Mr.. McElwee asserting, the pre-
sumption Is that the appointment will
be forthcoming.
AS to what the duties of a county
food administrator will be will depend
upon developments; but at present
they involve no important RESPONSE
bility.
The government Is doing what II
can to get full and complete informa-
tion as to the stocks OF food through
out the country-how much Of various
kinds Of food has been handled by re-
tailers during each Of the past few
years, and how much Of different kinds
Of food retailers have on hand now as
compared with the same period O year
ago.
It Is known that there has been q
very considerable amount of boarding
Of food within the past year. People
Of means, having become frightened at
the prospects Of possible scarcity
later on have sought to provide for
themselves by laying In supplies Of
months ahead.
This Is particularly true Of flour,
5W&sVE w.; sSssadE [ u saeass geo. ' s'si
and this boarding is in some measure
responsible for prevailing high prices.
The government has done consider
able work in the line Of squeezing food
out Of the hands of spectators; but
as yet has not sought to interfere
with individual hoarders.
1t Is possible that later on proceed
ings will be instituted against indi-
vidual hoarders; but 1t is hardly prob.
able that anything Of that kind Will
be attempted until conditions become
much more serious than has been in
dicated up to this time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918.
NO SEPARATE PEACE.
Russia and Germany Msst Serious
Friction.

The peace negotiations between the
Central powers and the Bolshcviki
government in Russia have been
temporarily suspended" by the Ger
mans.
From the meager adviccs received.
II appears the rock upon which con-
| tinuation Of the pourparlers split was
the demand Of the Russians that the
conference be resumed at Stockholm.
instead OF at Brest-Iitovsk. Dissatis-
!, fed with the proposals for peace
made by the Teutonic allies before the
recess Of the Brest Litovsk confer
ence, Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki
foreign minister had been insistcnt on
the deliberations being held on ncu-
trail soil instead OF AT the German
eastern headquarters. The Germans.
however. had been equally firm In
their determination not to treat with
the Russians at any other place than
Brest- -Litovsk.
German advices Saturday were to
the effect that the Bolsheviki dele.
Sdlts, VII llluiHb NldN tuc
tives OF the Teutonic allies were at
Brest- -Litovsk awaiting them. had
started for that town. but nothing has
come through to show that these had
any foundation in fact. The decision
Of the Germans to discontinue the sit
tings was arrived at during II crown
council held In Berlin Saturday
which was attended BY Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and General Won Lu-
dendorff. first Quartermaster general.
4 belated dispatch from Berlin
gives as the reason for the refusal Of
the Germans TO consider Stockholm a
place where peace might he advan-
tageously discussed the fear that
British. French and American diplo-
mats in the Swedish capital would By
intrigue render all endeavors futile.
Dispatches from Berlin indicate
that although the reichstag parties in
the main are supporting the govern
ment. considerable political unrest Is
prevalent and that strong efforts are
being made to hold the Socialists in
line. The Socialist organ In Berlin
the situation as extra
ordinarily serious
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
MERE. MENTiok

Marie Carnelli, the famous English
novelist, says q London dispatch. has
been fined $3.50 and costs for boarding
sugar In violation Of the law.
Russians Of the educated classes are
organizing as laborers. ....A tremend-
GUS explosion, supposed to have been
caused by the bursting Of q meteor or
something Of that kind, mystihed and
alarmed the people over an area Of
several hundred square miles In the
vicinity Of Chattanooga, Tenn, last
week. During 1917. the British
captured 7l.34s prisoners on the west
ern front. During the same period
they also took 543 guns Of all calibrss.
sI7 trench mortars and 3,431 machine
guns. >. During 1917, 1000 British
trawfers swept up 4,soo German mines
from waters around the British isles.
..... General Leonard Wood II now In
France, having been ordered over By
General PershinS.. The government
ordered the display Of storm warnings
along the Atlantic coast yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
Wants Fuller Infermation-some-

Wants Fuller Observation-Disclosures
times We feel that there Is occasion
to rebel against the liberties the CEN
sor appears to think he Is justified in
taking with the war news, and his
handling Of the information about the
raid of the American aviators back-of
the German lines In an instance in
point. A couple Of weeks ago stroll
ing German airplane saw a number Of
American soldiers cutting wood in a
forest and could not resist the temp
tation to drop q few bombs upon
them. Two Americans were killed.
The incident called for reprisal and
this was undertaken few days later.
A number Of ayiators sailed up and
over the German lines. going far
enough back to reach points where
they could infiict q satisfactory degree
of punishment II would be interest,"
Ing to know how many planes were
engaged In the raid and the exact ma
lure Of the toll they extracted from
the Germans. but upon these potnts
we are left to speculate. Knowing IL
spirit Of the American air soldiers,
however, We may console .ourseif with
the weli- founded belief that they did
q good Job uhfle they were at H.
Charlotte OboeFvbr. s.. - < -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

Various congressional Investigations
are showing how the interest Of the
army and navy and the safety Of the
country have been jeopardized large
~ through greed for gain. There Is
very little In the testimony to be
sure that is conclusive to n layman;
but there is much in 1t that is sug-
gestive. For one thing 1t Is known
b,e5b nrices Ghats, w: Ferguson,
~ - A., tenant Of the National
that there has been very considerable
delay in the matter of providing rifles
for the army. II seems to have been
conceded by all that II Springfield
rifles had been acceptable they could
have been supplied in considerable
quantity long ago. There are those
who hold that the Springfield rifle is
as good as the best in the world. For
the reason, though that Springfield
ammunition was not interchangeable
with British ammunition, II was de-
cded to change the Springfield into q
modified British Enfield in which am
munition would be interchangeable
There are those who testify that the
real reason for the delay was that GER
tain manufacturers might be preferred
as to contracts involving millions. and
that the army or the troops was al
lowed to wait so that the enormous
profits would be directed from one set
Of manufacturers to another set OF
manufacturers. Then again within the
past few days 1t has been testified that
all this hue and cry about tremend-
Gus shortage Of wool was nothing but
camoufiage set up because certain
manufacturers Of shoddy realized that
they could not get a show at the max.
ing Of any uniform cloth unless the
specifications permitted the use Of
shoddy. AS the result. the clothing oi
the American soldiers is far inferior
to that Of the soldiers Of the European
armies, especially Of the British ant
French. The Investigations are Still
on and they seem to be developing lots
Of light.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
WITHIN THE TOWN

The county board OF registration
was in session yesterday, but did very
little business.
So far as the Southern rnilawy Of
ficials here know. there will be NO
interference with any Of the trains
that are now serving this place.
- Yesterdays salesday crowd was the
largest for number Of years past.
There were people here from all parts
Of the country. and they put in the
day attending to business of varying
kinds. There was considerable mule
trading among the farmers and also
there was much interest in the stocks
Of mules and horses held by local
dealers.
- Rev. T. Tracy Walsh preached the
sermon at q union service In the As
sociate Reformed church last Sunday
night. His subject was Content
ment.' which he argued could come
only through consciousness Of dis
charge Of obligations In accordance
with the teachings Of Jesus Christ. He
pointed out that contentment could
not come through the satisfaction Of
avarice or Of physical pleasures or
bodily lust. Solomon. seeking happi-
ness through his wealth and absolute
power. was one Of the most discontent-
ed men who ever lived, and Jesus
Christ. a friend Of the poor and q
failure from the standpoint Of world
ly standards. has made the world rich
or than all the creators Of material
wealth from Adam down to now. Mr..
Walsh made It clear that he would not
discourage the requirement Of mod
crate means, but he sought to empha-
size that great material wealth could
not bring happiness or contentment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08

esrmanys Prizs Fisht-oermany Il
winning the war on points and losing
II on condition. writes Henry FArrand
Griffin, In Lessiie'A She 10 IN the
position OF Q very skillful pusilist In
poor shape physically. matched with
an opponent Of inferior skill but So
perior strength and endurance. II
Germany could now negotiate q peace,
based On the war naAp. she would
win. The reason she cannot nego-
tate such . Deace - the general
recogntfton that given dime, the M
pericr financial and economic re-
sources Of the allies far outweiSh
0ermanys present military edyan.
recognised III weiI-lnforned QuArters.
That - Why Germany = making such
desperate eAortA directly oF indlfsct-
Is . ssppsrsnt sdvsafsss fssss vitSshsr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
The Common curss.-The Yorkville

The Common curss.-The YorkvilIe
Enquirer. with characteristic hard
sense. says that THE greatest fault
Of this day and time is profiigate
thriftlessness, and We must correct
this fault or 1t will be worse for US.
Most Of Us are inclined to be spend.
thrifts. We do not properly appre-
ciate the real Office and function of
money. We teach ourselves to look
upon money only as means to crafty
our wants. and generally we allow
ourselves to have the wants before
we have the money. Nine out Of ten
Of US are continually and everlasting
ly In debt, and four out Of five Of the
nine are not nearly 30 much concern
ed about paying the debts they owe
as they are about accumulsting more
debts. The duty Of the hour Is to
save. to save food. save fuel, save
otherwise be wasted. Some of us
think we have practiced self-dental:
but few OF Us really have. From now
on we must"
q The war Ii teaching many Lessons
OF thrift. yet the ranks Of the spenders
are thinning very slowly. They win
have their reward In the hard, lean
years 70 come. The man who cannot
save Ia to be .pitied; the man who
can. but will not, II the bigRest fool
atop of the earth. 80 many men, espe-
ctally young men, are running fhe1n.
selves by the indulgence of q cham.
payne taste on q ginger ale wage. In
many businesses the man who will
not pay his debts. who keeps on ac-
cttmulatinS Indebtedness instead OF
savfngs, ID now taboo. What a sorry
mortal he b who spends beyond AZ
reason because somebody else doe iti
He " no more than an ape. sKeepfne
uD eppearance6 u q phrase that has
spelled the doom Of thousands. Nuch
thrfftleMneu comes from q false sensc
Of values, from lack Of independence
Of thought and character. - :
Thrift .as much needs to be tsu~ht
10 our schools a. the three Ha Han
We been o thrifty psopIs, "a how nssch
better condition would We nTv 49,
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