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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Asked Equal Allowance
For His Twin Children

STOCKTON, Cal, June 21.-When IS
a first child" not a first child"'
This is the question that has been
causing Sergeant r. r. Mergenthal, Of
the local United States marine corps re-
cruiting station, to spend sleepless
nights lately.
George Hadley, of Kansas City, ap-
piled to Mergenthal for enlistment When
Hadley informed him that he was mar
ried and had two children, Mergenthal
told him that ne would draw $3.50 for
a family allotment, namely SIS for his
wife, $40 for his first child and $3.50 for
his second child. But Hadley insisted
on $35.
How do you figure that?' queried
Mergenthal.
We'll, my youngsters are twins, so
how are you going to figure the first
child? They both come under the $40
head" answered Hadley.
Il give up" declared Mergenthal, aft
err puzzling over it for few hours. The
delicate question has been put up to the
at Washington.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

to secure for the state of Georgia after
we have won the great war 1t is not
my purpose to deal in personalities or
abuse of any kind or character, but only
TO discuss Mr.. Towards public record.
1T has always been considered per-
fectly legitimate in reviewing any can
didate's record TO discuss all his public
acts, such as his speeches or votes in
any convention, legislature or in con-
gress, public interviews in the papers,
court records, or public correspondence,
all of which tends TO establish the Mt
ness or unfitness of any candidate for
office.
THE question of mans personal
habits or conduct or private matters Or
personal abuse is always considered as
personalities and not subject matter for
discussion.
AS the joint discussion begins in my
home, Gainesville, il is the purpose Of
myself and my friends, to show Mr..
Howard every possible courtesy and
consideration. Indications are that we
will have a large attendance from many
surrounding counties and that the pub
lie is now becoming quite interested in
the race.
The opportunity for joint discussion
between Mr.. Hardwick, Mr.. Howard and
myself depends upon Mr.. Howard. and
L cannot see how he can refuse TO join
in so as TO make the joint discussion a
certainty.
Congressman Howard and / chal-
lenged Senator Hardwick about the same
time. to-wit. on the 18th and goth Of
April. and Senator Hardwick replied on
April % accepting both challenges. l
then wrote 20 Mr.. Howard and under
stood his reply 20 mean that while he
would not go into a Joint debate with
me separately. ne would 90 into Joint
self. when Senator Hardwic returned
10 Georgia.
Senator Hardwick is now returning 20
open his campaign against the admits
tratiou and Is 20 speak at Statesboro on
July :. when I learned this I renewed
my challenge to him and also 20 Con-
gresham Howard. Hardwick accepted
on condition that both OF us join in, but
declined 20 debate with one alone. Mr..
Howard has so far declined to renew
his challenge or join in a debate with the
three Of US. When Congressman How
ard announced for the senate, he said
his sole purpose was 10 defeat Senator
Hardwick. and now It seems that ne s
unwilling 10 meet him. but prefers for
me to undertake the Job alone.
Il am perfectly willing TO do this and
TO answer Hardwick wherever he speaks
throughout the state, even though ne re-
fuses to meet me I'm joint debate, and
want IL understood that IL is entirely
Mr.. Towards fault if he declines to as
sist i'm the laudahle enterprise of de-
featinE our anti-administration senator
Il feel sure that a few joint debates
would put the senator out of the run
ming
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
PLAN TO DRIVE TICKS
FROM GEORGIA BY 1920
Veterinarian BahnSen viii Ask
Legislature for $780,
600 for Work

An effort to complete the tick-eradi-
cation campaign in Georgia by 1920 was
forecasted Friday by DR.. Peter f.
Bahnsen, state veterinarian, when he
indicated that the coming session of the
legislature will be asked to appropriate
$4,000 for this work, $4,000 to be
available in 1919 and a like sum in
1920
The original plan formulated by the
department of agriculture called for
the eradication of the cattle tick in
Georgia in six years. the operations of
the state veterinarian having been car
ried on with this idea i'm view. but it is
indicated that an attempt will be made
to materially shorten the period of ac-
tivity so that Georgia may be made tick
free at the earliest possible date.
I'VE have already demonstrated the
fact that tick eradication is not only
feasible but necessary" said DR.. Balm
sen. and If it is a good thing to clean
up the ticks in Georgia in six years.
then why not get the job over with at
once and get the benefit of the results?"
The campaign as waged in the cattle
raising districts of the state has re-
suited in large areas being entirely
freed from the little pests that work
such havoc among beef cattle and cause
such financial loss to the cattleman.
According 70 Dr. Bahnsen, there are
now about sixty counties which are in
tested with the tick and by carrying on
an intensive campaign for two years it
Will be possible to entirely wipe out the
tick in Georgia.
Preliminary work is now being done
with a view to securing the favorable
consideration of the legislators for the
proposed appropriation and INC inclusion
Of this item in the general appropria-
tion measure is practically assured, ac-
cording TO the state veterinarian.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
CAN TIL TFIE pE OpLE aS2ga
tEfWHO HAVE IRON In THER bLOOD'
|FFSTRONG. HEALTHY, VIGOROUS EOLKSa

their strength and endurance simply by taking
iron in the proper form. And this, after they
had in some cases been going on for months
without getting benefit from anything.
If you are not strong or well, you owe it to
yourself to make the following test: See how
long you can work or how far you can walk
without becoming tired. Next take two five
grain tablets Of Nuxated Iron three times per
day after meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself how much
you have gained. There is nothing like good
old iron tn help put color in your cheeks and
sound, healthy flesh your bones. But you
must take irOE in a form that can be easily
absorbed and aEsimilsted like Nuxated Iron if
You want it TO do You any good, otherwise it
may prove worse than useless.
MANUFACTURERS NOTE: NUxated Iron rec
Otnmended above is of the newest organic
iron compounds. Unlike the older inorganic
products it is easily assimilated does not injure
the teeth, make them black, upset the
stomach. The manufacturers guarantee success
full and entirely satisfactory results to every
purchaser they will refund your money. 1t is
dispensed in this city by all good druggists and
general sto=es.-tAdvt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
NOW Is the Tome to Make the
Spring Fight on the Boil We2U1L

infested spot is found. search closely
for the old weeVil and be sure to get
all puuCtured or fallen squares. If
this be done thoroughly it is entirely
possible to prevent the spread of the
weevils until the migratory period.
Some may be inclined to use machines
or different kinds of solutions. The u.
:. department of agriculture has had
most of these instruments of warfare
tried out, but has never yet seen fit
to recommend the use of any. All we
have to say is that if you use the ma
chine or solution be sure not to fail TO
go Monday morning for the next three
or four weeks and get every square Off
the ground and burn them. We know
this will grow cotton in spite of the
boil weevil. Remember though, ii is not
a job for children, although they may
help if properly supervised, and also
remember that the most dangerous
square to leave is the deadest, most in
significant looking one. The weevil has
emerged from this square before the
following week If il rains be sure not
to stop the fight. 1t will pay to get
a little muddy. Keep up the fight until
the first of August at least
Cotton Is a Wartime Necessity
This is no time to be a Stacker in
any form. This fight should be waged
vigorously, for cotton is needed not
only as a cash crop for clothing, but
is essential in the manufacture of mu-
nitions of war. Besides, every one says
food will win the war. Cotton furnishes
food as well as fiber The seed from
a bale Of cotton, it is claimed, will fur
nish as much nourishment as is given
by the states average acre yield OF
corn. Now is the time to get busy
then, to save this important crop from
the invasion of its worst enemy. Call
on your county agent to help. He has
had opportunity to know what to do
and will gladly render you all the as
sistance possible in this as in other mat
ters pertaining to the farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

In many places the farmers are not
giving attention to the fight against the
boil weevil that they should. Right
now is the critical time in the spring
fight Old wintered-over weevils are
coming out in numbers as far north
as Macon, despite the dry weather con.
ditions. Should it become rainy. great
er numbers would emerge.
At this season the fight consists in
making a systematic search at least
once a week for the old weevils and
punctured squares. Fortunately, most
OF the cotton has already started form
ing squares. and il is not necessary to
give much time to looking for the old
weevils until an infested spot has been
located. They are hard to find on the
inside of the square. The. square al
most as soon as IL is punctured flares
open and is fairly easily seen while on
the stalk. Three or four days after
the square has been punctured 1t falls
to the ground, and this season Of the
year. if allowed to stay there, in a week
or ten days a young weevil fully grown
is ready to emerge.
II is this young weevil that the farm
er needs to fear. If two or three
generations of these are allowed TO de-
velop then the fight becomes almost
hopeless. So now is the time to get
busy to prevent this condition.
How to Get Busy
Near a strip of woods, a house. or
other such place nearest where cotton
was grown last year is where the in
tested spots are most likely to be
found first. A close lookout should be
kept on these sections of the cotton
field. AS soon as it is found that wee
wills are showing up, the easiest and
cheapest way to keep them under con-
troll is to set aside this job for the first
work Monday morning and take all
hands ard the best hands and run over
the field. row by row, watching on the
ground for fallen squares and on the
stalk for flared squares. Whenever an
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Allow South Americans
To Train Troops Here

WASHINGTON. June 21.-The senate
military affairs committee today paved
the way for active participation in the
war by South American nations on the
side of the allies. THE committee
adopted an amendment to the army bill
providing that friendly foreign nations
may make use of American training
camp facilities for preparing their units
for the war.
Under regulations to be prescribed
the president of the United States is
authorized to allow such foreign units
TO be fully equipped and trained in the
United States. The amendment was de-
signed TO allow South American repub-
lies to train their forces here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Secretary Baker Near
Scene of Explosion

BALTIMORE, Md, June 21.-Two
soldiers were killed and a third severe
ly injured by the premature explosion
of a trench morton bomb at the army
proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md. yes
terday. Secretary Baker and several
ordnance officers were standing less
than 800 yards away but as the explo-
sion occurred in a bombproof enclosure
none of the party was endangered.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
81, 900 Reward for
U-Boat Base Location

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Extension
to all naval districts of an offer of
$1,000 reward for information leading
to the location of an enemy submarine
base on the Atlantic coast was an
nounced today by Secretary Baker after
he learned that such an offer had been
made by the command of one district.
Mr.. Daniels said there was no evil
dence indicating the presence of such
a base
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25

In the spring Of 1898 was attacked by
Muscular and Inhammatory Rheumatism.
suffered as only those who have IL know, for
over three years. I tried remedy after rem
edy, and doctor after doctor, but sufh relief
as I received was only temporary. Finally,
/ found a remedy that cured me completely.
and it has never returned. I have given IL
to a number who were terribly afflicted and
even bedridden with Rheumatism, and II
effected a cure in every case.
I want every sufferer from any form Of
rheumatic trouble to try this marvellous heal
ing power. Don't send a cent: simply MI
out the coupon below and will send 1t free
to try. After you have used 1t and it has
proven itself to be that long -looked-for means
Of curing your Rheumatism, you may send
the price Of it, one dollar, but. understand.
I do not want your money unless you are
perfectly satisfied to send It. Isn't that
fair? Why suffer any longer when positive
relief is thus offered you free? Don't delay.
Write today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
City Physician Says Ordinary Nuxated
Iron Will Increase the Strength of
Nervous, Rundown People in Two
Weeks Time in Many Cases.

NNE glance is enough to tell which people
have iron in their blood. They are the
ones that do and dare. The others in
the weaklng class. sleepless nights spent worry
ing over supposed ailments, constant dosing
with habit forming drugs and narcotics and use
less attempts to brace up with strong coffee or
other stimulants are what keep them suffering
and vainIy longing to be strong Their real
trouble is lack of iron in the blood. without
iron the blood has no power TO change food into
living tissue, and therefore nothing you eat
does you good; you don't get the strength out
Of it, when iron is supplied it enriches the
impoverished blood and gives the body greater
resistance TO ward off disease. Numbers Of
nervous rundown people who were ailing all
the while have most astonishingly increased
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Rheumatism
Remarkable Home Cure Given by
One Who Had 1.-THE Wants
Every Sufferer to Benefit.

Send No AIoney-Just Your Address.
Years OF awful suffering and misery have
taught this man, Mark II. Jackson, Of SYRIA
cuse, New York, how terrible an enemy to
human happiness rheumatism Is, and have
given him sympathy with all unfortunates
who within its grasp. He wants every
rheumatic victim to know bow he was cured.
Read what he SAYS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-25
Five Norwegian Ships Sunk

CHRISTIANIA,. June 22.--riVe Norwe-
gian stea mships have been sunk by sub
marines. it was announced today. There
We're no Norwegian casualties. The lost
ships were the Diane, Saimo, Strayar,
Kul and the Borg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
First Installment for Topeka
Employees of Santa Fe Soon.
Other Months To Come at In
tervals of Eight Days.
MEANS MUCH TO Topeka
Will Amount to S25,O8O I
Month to Shops Alone.
All of January, February and
March Paid in July.

Employees of the Santa Fe in Topeka
will receive the first installment of
their back pay July 10, according to
an announcement by officials this
morning.
1.-THE United States railroad admin
istration order No. 27 relating to the
wages of railroad employees is now
satisfactorily understood by the of
ficials of the Santa Fe.' said B. T.
t yne. bonus supervisor, this morn
ing, and we are now ready to pro-
ceed Immediately with the prepara-
ton of pay rolls covering the back
pay of employees from January l."
Every Eight Days.
Back pay for each month since jan
uary will be made for each month sep
arately, Payne said. The pay for jan
uary will be distributed July 10, and
the February, March, April and May
back pay will be distributed at inter-
walls Of about eight days. Pay on the
basis of the new rates for the month
of June will be applied on the June
payrol1s for the last half, and adjust
the first half.
The back pay which will be distrib-
uted to the Topeka shop employees will
amount to about $4,000 for each
month, Payne said, and the total dis
tribution of back pay will be about
$125,000 not including the June pay.
The separate payments for each
month of back pay are to be made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
WILHELMATALKER
In This Role He's Different
From "Wilhelm the DOer."
Keeps DissensiOn Down by
Holding Political Prisoners.

London, June 26.-As striking IL
lustration of the extent to which the
iron hand is being used in Germany to
crush the nationwide discomfort, the
Express cites the fact that there are
100000 political prisoners in the en-
pire.
Much dissatisfaction has been
caused in Germany, the paper learns,
by the fact that the kaiser's thi-tieth
anniversary of his accession to the
throne as not marked by an amnesty
decree.
The Munich Post, in a remarkably
frank article, goes so far as to suggest
that wilhelm the Talker is very diff
ferent from Wilhelm the Doer." The
paper adds. that under the whip of
hunger, 1,946 children have been inn
prisoned in Berlin alone for stealing
food.
I'VE demanded an amnesty for
these and relief for all the poor and
oppressed" says the Post. wilhelm
IL promised to be the helper"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Topeba;s Honored Roll
to Camp Cody Today

Topeka sent forty-nine of her
sturdiest young men to Camp Cody
this morning as part of the June
will be sent to Camp Funston Friday
evening. Seventeen of the boys who
left this orning were entrained by
local board No. 1. and thirty-two were
sent by local board No. 2.
On account of the early hour at
which the boys were to be sent on
their way to camp, Chairman r. r.
Baer of the soldiers entertainment
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, thought it best not to try to
S lge a b. parade or an entertain
ment Instead of this the boys were
given a simple decoration of carna-
tions-one flower to each boy. The
flowers were furnished by the Topeka
chapter of the knights of Columbus.
The forty-nine men and their i'm
mediate families were required to re-
port at the offices of the local draft
boards at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
They were fully outfitted with the
don't get lost lapel tags, transporta-
ton and government ration tickets.
Their induction papers were made out
turned over to the men in charge of
the office-train transportation system.
Amid a storm of cheers and tears
and handshakes the boys took the first
step towards France at 1915 o'clock.
Local Boart 40. L.
Victor G. Clayton. 1901 Harrison
a. J. Gregg. 1851 Mulyane.
William Soffroy. 1701 Fillmore
L. C. Case. 61I West Tenth.
Arthur Davis Tgrns5 s,,,s1; 1919 ,g,s Kansas Kansas
Frank Werner. Oketo. Kan.
Edward A. Lawn, Ito West Thirteenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Marines Drive Germans Out OF
Last Fringe.
Flatten Apex of BOche Drive
Toward Paris.
ENEMY FOUGHT DESPERATELY
Used Many Machine Guns ON
American Troops.
One Man Brought In Eighty.
Three Prisoners Alone.

With the Americans on the Marne,
June 26.-The Americans took the re-
mainder of Belleau wood last night.
The German losses in killed and
wounded were extremely heavy. They
also lost at least 221 prisoners. in
GLIDING a captain and six other Of
ficers The Americans captured many
machine guns.
In this action the Americans further
flattened the apex of the German
drive toward Paris. They now COM
pletely hold the wood, the northern
end of which has been in dispute since
the Americans first halted the German
rush three weeks ago.
Germans Had Many Machine Guns.
The Germans desperately sought to
retain the advantage OF holding the
wood, without which a movement to-
ward the Meaux is impossible. They
literally crowded their part of the for
est with machine guns
Swept by EnfiIading Fire.
Our success resulted from heavy
shelling all day Tuesday, which was
followed by an attack at 5 p. m. An
hour and a hale later the enemy was
reported as attempting to leave the
woods. They were swept by an en-
filading machine gun fire, many
fighting 20 the death, others snrren-
dering.
One Man Took Eighty Three.
At daybreak this morning Pvt.
Frank p. Lennart Of Chicago marched
into headquarters here in cha;ge of
seventy-eight German privates and
five officers, all Of whom surrendered
to HIM voluntarily after they had first
taken linn prisoner.
Lennart insisted he had promised his
captain he would take them in alone
and had obtained consent to lead
them out of the woods. This incident
does not indicate the general nature
of the fighting which was most des-
perate.
1t lasted until midnight, when the
Americans, aided by German prison.
ers, had dug in to maintain their
gains and an American unit in the
open on the right had forced its way
as far north as the point of the woods,
completely Strengthening the line.
| Germans Fought Hard.
The Germans, with the exception
of one captain who knew before we
did that we had him surrounded,
fought until they were driven from
their strongholds by hand grenads ss
or bayonets. They reserved their
rifle and machine gun fire until the
Americans closed IL.
German losses in dead and wounded
were heavy, while our losses were not
disproportionate to the success OBJ
tanned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26

John Fred Steinrauf, 313 East Eighth.
Oscar v. Johns, 1901 Washburn.
Chester Arthur Sterling, lilo Kansas.
p, T. Cooper, 1851 Western.
c. w. Oliver, 1410 West zenith.
Moses ]. Lansky, 313 Quincy.
Ernest Duck, Chicago
Francis ]. Van Lacey, 219 North Locust.
Benford r. McCandless. 32S Hancock.
Walter Behnstengel, 534 Madison.
X. A Collins, Kansas City, Mo.
Local Board No. 2.
E. H. e. Jenkins, 504 East Fifth.
Geo. H. Orbach, GIG Leland
Emil A. Carlson. 416 Liberty.
Geo. L. Quer, 2o7 Courtland.
Arthur Davis. IA Branner.
Ernest E. Wilds, 516 Harrison.
Frank Lee Payne, 304 Taylor.
Sherman v. Harper, 216 Branner
Earl H. Dowler, 935 North Monroe.
Merle Seger, 1132 North Harrison
Ralph Logan Chute. 212 Tyler.
Lloyd W. Blackman, Fort Luxton, Col.
Henry T. Saunders, 403 German.
Charles Scott Medlcck. "a Topeka.
Sam Gleichenhaus, 319 East Eighth.
Leonard Mccullough. 211 Jackson.
Carl F. Peterson. 42o Chandler.
Glenn J. Rich, 175 Norton.
John Z. Chewing, 500 Van Buren,.
Jol n Francis Dwyer. 512 East Eighth.
Josiah A. Fugate. wamego. Kan.
Geo. E States. 335 Harrison.
George II. Shultz. 217 Chandler.
Chas. R. Ready, 315 East Fifth
Shirill B. Smith. GIT Van Buren,.
Rudolph Wiekman. Kansas City. Mo-
Arthur J. chimney. AIS Jackson.
Harvey q. Wood. 1901 North Jackson.
sarIs SsGl D HutgTsn Ws;fs 1es 1es7 Eys West EiFs,
Fred Downs North Lake.
Walter W. Howard. s14 North Quincy.