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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
COUNCIL
CALLS FOR HALT
in LABOR RAIDS
Btate Body Orders County
Branches 10 Keep Hands Off,
COMMISSIONERS FREE MEN
Prlsoners Were Not Held le-
gauy, Declare Officials,

A wave OF indignation aud protest
sweeping the state In the wake OF
Dc labor round w. oei,ig carried on
81 representatives OF ti6 federal en'
)oyInent service. according to infof.
Ation reaching here this morning.
The protests are directed against
N summary action that 10 being taken
lpinst the men by throwing them
no jails 10 await transportation to
lttle Rock, and not against the gen.
|RaI plan OF obtaining men TO fill the
esernment's labor seeds.
Council Declsims Drive
In some sections the opinion pre-
|aib that the coincil Of defense IS
p0nsoring the drive and n noon toda'
yhsstsr Wesuali, secretary OF he sta 8
ppncil. sent a telegram TO the chair
~ of all COUNTY councils. stating tn
authorization Tor the "round up
been received by the council OF
1lense, and warning its representa-
M against forcibiy taking men from
so-callet non-essential industries.
The 0kIshoma state council OF dc
~ has not received authorization for
1eibly taking men from so-called
5lsessentsl Industries for work al
lttIe Rock. Arkansas. You are there
Re Instructed not 10 ASSUME authoriiy
~ this" said Westfall in his telc'
Adjutsnt Isvsstigatss.
4 lesnvhile Adjrisut General Gipson
~ Attaches 81 his office are On
3ogjng 10 ksep . liae On sthe sitia.
- - psevent, u bossiblss threatened
bfsstAce with til upsratlon Of she
Il isu.- Il u iesred by Geneis
Dteo ~ neny men who ere %
1a I ~ boc,sed V enfsain To-
S e1ts NJ ". n stisc 0csoisr, !
Z, IN y fAasi;t IN the drrG nc,
q g. rs ! o. t.;.. ST. 3 . mia mia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
Senator Thompson Tells of
American Craft Abroad.
Arriving in France at Rate OF
: to 10 Each Day.
FROM LONDON TO BERLIN
Immense Machines Are Being
Made in England.
Garry so Passengers and Two
Tons of Bombs.

Airplanes that will carry fifty pas
sengers and more than two tons OF
bombs and that will fly from London
to Berlin and back without leaving
the air will soon be helping the allies
win the war and giving the boche
some of the bombing thrills they have
given defenseless towns in France,
Belgium and England. They are al
ready being turned out in England
and some of them probably now are
actually being used.
These facts were revealed here by
Senator william H. Thompson, who
recently returned from Europe where
he made a special investigation OF the
air service of the allies.
sit was a great disappointment to
me-" Senator Thompson said. that |
was not able to carry out my tour or
the state in which I expected to make
trict and to tell my friends some OF
the things saw while in Europe, but
I highly approve the action taken by
the state authorities to stamp out the
influenza epidemic and I sincerely
hope it will mean the speedy eradica-
ton of the disease"
The senator's optimism over the air
arm of the allies is only exceeded by
his optimistic belief that the enemies
OF freedom and democracy are soon to
be SO completely crushed that the
world will have no wars to dread for
generations to come.
Liberty Motor One of Best.
1.-THE Liberty motor, Americas big
contribution to the mechanism side
of the air service. is acknowledged to
be one OF the best, if not the best, mo-
tors ever made for flying purposes. A
plane equipped with them has greater
speed-a maximum of about 1876 miles
an hour-and can fly higher. which is
one of the greatest advantages in a
flight. than any other plane yet manu-
featured"
After paying the above compli-
ment to American ingenuity, the SEN
ator then told of a trip he made over
London in one of the large Handley-
Page bombing planes, the type com
monty known as the 0-400, which can
carry 20 passengers besides the pilot
and 1000 pounds of bombs, along with
machine gun equipment fore and aft
as well as in the center. The wings of
this plane measure 100 feet from tip
to tip, he says. The body is IS feet
long and 1t weighs three and a half
tons. 1t can carry practically as much
as its weight, SO that, when fully
equipped, it sails thru the air carry
ing a weight of six tons-and what is
more, it can travel about 500 miles
without landing. This type of plane
costs $4,000, the senator says.
Planes Arriving Every Day.
Senator Thompson refutes a great
deal of criticism that has been heard
in the United States about the air
craft production of the United States.
A statement was made in the senate
last July that at that time only one
Liberty motor battle plane had been
delivered in Europe. 1.-The first Liberty
motor plane arrived, was set ups com
plete and christened on May IS, 1915"
Senator Thompson says, land they
have been arriving over there at thu
Sincen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
PRISONERS ARE DYING
Germans Pay No Attention to Rus.
slams and Finnish Guards

correspondence of the Associated Press)
The Hague.-Thousands of Russians
and Finnish Red Guards imprisoned
IN a secret camp at Friedenort, near
konlgsberg, Germany, are living and
dying amid terrible conditions, accord
ing TO neutral who has just arrived
mere after a long visit in GERMANY
Many of them, he said, are virtually
naked, and the remainder are clad in
rags. Deaths are common, and he
predicted that with the coming of win
ter most of these still alive would per-
ish from exposure.
Food conditions in West Prussia
THIS informant said, are by no means
as good as in East Prussia, the home
OF the Junkers. Ample food was OBJ
ta1nable at fairly reasonable prices in
the east, in consequence of which the
population was comparatively cheer
full. To this situation he ascribed the
continued resistance Of the Junkers to
the desire for a quick peace, which,
ne stated, was growing rapidly in other
parts of the country.
The wreckage caused by the Rus
sian invasion of 1914 was still evident,
according to the traveller, who found
the streets of Gumbinnen in a ruined
condition. Reconstruction of military
works, however, was going forward
steadily by the forced labor of many
Russian and italian prisoners, who
were being worked on railways,
bridges, barracks, and Notifications,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
HUN CONvICTS Sci
Documents Captured From Of
ficers Show Claim False.
Alsace.LOrraine Not German,
These Papers Demonstrate.

Paris, Oct. I'm a series of in
teresting documents and army orders,
which have fallen into the hands of
the French army. the German high
command itself furnishes the most
eloquent answer to claims that Alsace-
Lorraine is German to the core.
These documents prove beyond a
doubt that the Germans are forcing
the people of Alsace-Lorraine to fight
against their kindred and that Alsace-
Lorraine is at heart French.
One of the orders reveals the fact
that more than ten thousand Alsatians
mutinied at the Beverloo depot in Bel
GUM during May. According to the
order the mutiny was Suppressed pit
lessly'' and all soldiers were ordered
to assist in rounding up the mutineers
who were trying to make their way
toward Holland.
In ether documents the crown
prince orders that soldiers from AL
sace-Lorraine must never be employed
in critical situations and only used in
front lines in company with trusted
troops.
During the preparations for the
great Marine offensive, the Germans
became alarmed by the numbers of
Alsatians deserving. General Buch-
holz issued an order that under no
pretext must they be utilized in the
first line during the present opera
tons" and recommended that severe
measures be taken in cases of disloy-
alty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
M. P. HAS POWER
Firm Arm in Khaki Has Authority
Over All in Service.

Otcr AL III Service.
With the Americans on British front
in France, Sept. One of the inter-
esting characters seen on the roads
behind the line is the military police
man. He is stationed at every cross
roads, regulating traffic with all the
gestures of a professional traffic po-
Hceman in New York or Chicago, but
in khaki uniform and with a red
brassard on his arm as the badge of
his authority.
Everything from a gigantic motor
truck to a ssputtering motorcycle
comes within his Jurisdiction. The
haughtiest staff car, with its proud
staff flags and its red-capped passen-
gers, Is subject to the law as laid down
by that firm arm in khaki.
1t is motley pageant that he mar
sha1s. There are big closed cars con-
tanning generals; there are great open
cars filled with young staff officers of
lesser rank, but alert, energetic and
keen. There are evenly-moving am
balances with the doctors sitting calm
beside the driver. There are huge
lorries, long columns of them
All day long the rush of traffic on
these great main roads continues To-
wards night the DIS are sometimes
quieter. but there is still activity All
thru the night, the lorries p1od on
their way backward and forward, the
cars dash by, the dispatch riders come
ana go. There is no rest. Layer after
layer or white dust settles on the
houses and the fences. Day after day
the machinery behind the war goes
Whlrrlng on, growing constantly more
complex and more powerful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
IN FEAR OF MORALE
German Newspaper Warns People To
Stand Firm.

New York, Oct. 11.-Systematic ef-
forts of the German press to explain to
the German people that the retreat of
the German armies on the western
front in July and August was part of
a strategic plan to save as many Ger
man soldiers lives as possible while
inflicting as heavy losses as possible
on the allied troops. apparently did
not have the desired effect. The Col
ogne Gazette has found it necessary to
admonish the German people in dis
play type to keep their heads erect
and not to indulge in pessimistic con-
temptations I'm view of the uninter-
ruptedly close connection with the
homeland" says the Cologne paper.
such feelings may influence the NOR
ale of our troops. Our high army
command recently admitted frankly
that south of the Somme on August
we suffered defeat. One would think
that at home would be found a correct
and thankful appreciation of this
truthful statement. Unfortunately in
many instances that was not the case.
Rumors again were circulated which
emanated from the most pessimistic
sources and pictured our general con-
dition in dark colors."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
MOTHERS APPLE PIE.

As I set here in my billet
By the candies flfckerin' beams,
A. figurin' and a. thfnkfn'
A million thoughts 1t seems,
NV mind l let 1t wander
On days long since gone by,
And the thing l most remember
Is mothers apple pie
I'm a. thinkin' of my boyhood
With its sorrows and its joys,
For life is mighty serious
To an awkward CROWN boy,
I remember the tin soldiers
That my pennies used to buy,
But that Amt no importance
Like mothers apple pie.
I'm recollectin' pensive
On the girls I used to WOO
With dark hair and with light hair,
With brown eyes and with blue;
My mind runs back to teachers,
Who over me would sigh
But that fades into darkness
Sides mothers apple pie.
I'm far from home and comforts
War amt a pleasant thing;
We amt to no gram opera
A hearin' C'rtso sing;
We're here to win a victory,
To lick the Hun or die;
And then we'll beat 1t homeward
To mothers apple pie.
-Sergt. Major Archibald W. FARRELL, som
where in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

mountains, and in the vally the peace
full agriculture of SIMPLE folk who
still cut their wheat with a sickle and
thresh it with fail
This morning from the door of my
tent 1 looked out to a modern rock
road, thanked by a row of modern
telephone and telegraph poles, and
saw a motely of traffic belonging to
all the ancient and modern days. A
farmer woman, wearing wooden shoes
and guiding an OK team, went by with
n cart loaded with sheaves of wheat
A little, four-wheeled wagon, piled
high with big loaves of French bread
and drawn by three dogs in charge of
a young girl, passed. A two-whee
cart loaded with bolts of muslin from
a nearby mill, drawn by three horses
in single file, with one horse doing all
the work, went by. An American
automobile with an American officer,
passed. and a brown, uniformed young
devil whizzed by on an Indian motor
cycle. Up in the air a few miles away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
CROSSES TO KANSANS
Two Men From This State Among
Fffty-One Announced Today.

x Fifty-One Announced Today.
Washington, Oct. 1.-TWO Kansas
men were among 81 soldiers in the
United States army who have been
awarded distinguished service crosses.
for ga11antry in action.
Army citations say this of their ac-
tons:
First Lieut.. Josiah Nudge, 9Th in
fantry.-For extraordinary heroism in
action at Frapelle. France, August IT.
1918. Lieutenant Nudge displayed
notable courage and determination by
leading his company to its objective
thru a heavy enemy barrage of high
explosive gas shells. Altho gassed and
wounded in the leg by a shell frag-
ment he remained in command of his
company until it was relieved. Home
address. Mrs. Josiah B. Nudge, wife,
922 Bertrand St., Manhattan, Kan.
Serg. Steve c. Danysch. deceased.
4th machine gun battalion.-For ex-
traordinary heroism in action south of
scissors. France. July 10. 1918. Hav-
ing received severe wound in the
head he refused to be evacuated and
continued to lead his platoon with
bravery until he fell unconscious: he
died from his wounds several days la
ter. Next of kin: F'lorian Adays,
father, Westoff Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

squad. They brought their leader
along and gave us concerts"
The Kansas Boys.
The members of the unit from Kan
sas, referred to in Mr.. Aliens letters.
are:
peka; Herbert w. Jury, first lieutenant,
NJ. r. c., Claflin; Melvin C. Martin, first
lieutenant NJ. c. N. G.. -Halstead.
o ToPEK T5ods E. MCCOY Gle MarraIj
Gage, Max G. Staerkel, Earl J. Burns,
Rnnneals, Francis J. Stevens, Mckinley
Ralph w. Deimler. Walter J. Geiser. VIII
liam L. Hamilton, Noel r. Hammond
Charles B. Hoyt, Ernest Jones. Fred G.
McCarter, Harold L. shirk, Ralph NJ
Swearingen, Henry H. Taylor, Edward W
Thompson, George D; Wells. Reward d9sn1s " Y
Murphy, Max H. Silk. Robert w. Nye
Edward M, ogee; Kenneth T1le,, L. Peek; Jess
HERINGToN-Ediso W. McCleave,
Merrill G. Rockhold, George c: Harrison
LAWRENCE-James B. Weaver, Arthur
G. Derby. Carl ?. Kennedy.
CLAY CENTER-Ira L. Goheen.
CLYDE-George c. johnson.
SILVER LAKE-Allie Z. Holcomb.
Observation-Disclosures A. Bennett.
BURLINGAME- Dudley Med. Riddle.
WICHITA-Charles H. Cooke.
HILLSBORO-Erwin e. Scharping
Ernest z. Sailer.
BARNARD-James NJ. HarrelI, Goley
Townsend.
BURNS-William T. Heron
HOLTON-Nathan W. McGrew.
MARION-William N. Carney.
l. BELLEVILLE-Dean W. Chaplin.
OTTAWA-William It. Shower.
CHEsTER-George F. Luker.
CENTRALIA-Ra1ph W. Mcdaniel.
VERMILLION-John E. Davis, John "
Russell.
LILLIS-Roscoe A Meredith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
Allies Capture 100000 Bush
els Huns Had Figured On.
Germans Intended To Take 1t
Back Across the Rhine.
ADDING TO THE ACREAGE NOW
Every Advance Means More
Bread for the French.
Harvesting Battalions Follow
Up Infantry Charges.

Correspondence of tho Associated Press)
With the French Army in France
Two million bushels OF wheat, which
the German army intended to send
across the Rhine, is being garnered
along the battle front by the harvest
ing battalions of the French army.
From the land wrested from the Teu-
tons since the middle Of July 100000
bushels already have been gathered.
and half million more remain to be
cut. Furthermore, each backward step
by the invaders adds to The wheat
acreage which will feed the fighters of
France this winter.
As the tanks and the infantry batter
their way onward the artillery comes
up behind them, and with the guns
come the reapers. Alongside positions
where the French cannon were hurting
death into the enemy's ranks in the
battles of the Avre. Aisne and Disc.
American harvesters were hard at
work.
+ Around Montdidier, where grain
fields were part of the battle-ground,
self-binders were gathering a rich
harvest. Where the big ma chimes could
not reach the grain because OF
wire entang1ements, shell-holes and
trenches. soldiers armed with scythes
and sickles cut the stalks and recov-
cred every kernel that could be saved.
North of the Aisne the advancing
French found acres where the Ger
mans had worked hard to reap the
wheat they had sown. but had found
that time to short. East of the Avre,
near Moreuil, the poilus found
threshing machine almost intact-evi-
dence that the harvesting had been
carried on almost up to the last min
ute. AL. the other farm implements
had been taken away or destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
BUILD MODEL HOMES
$1,000 Dublin Worlkmen May b.
Housed nv Government

Dublin, Oct. demonstration by
the government of model homes for
the families of $1,000 Dublin work
ingmen is recommended in a report
just published here by Chief Engineer
ing Inspector Cowan of the local gov
eminent board. appointed by the gov
eminent to solve the serious housing
problem
The proposal involves an expendi-
ture Of 100000 pounds. and calls for
the erection of 10000 new buildings,
and the reconstruction of nearly 1000
old tenements. The problem Of hous-
ing the working classes long has been
a serious one here, and there has been
much discomfort because, OF poor liv-
ing conditions.
Some twenty thousand families, or
nearly one-third of the city's popula-
ton, live in single rooms. Mr.. Cowan's
report recommends the erection by the
government of $4,000 self-contained
homes in the suburbs near car lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
g5<g2S1pR

Mai. Seth Hammel, of Topeka, Doing
Couture" Not "kultur." &.
our anti-aircraft guns were trying to
hit a boche machine. and out in the
shade of the trees some convalescent
patients from Kansas and Missouri
were playing croquet.
Like Yank Dentists.
Down the tent street, in front of
the tent occupied by an American den
fist, a little crowd of native women
and girls are waiting to have their
teeth fixed American fashion. The
dentist is a novelty to them. and hav-
ing passion for work, he serves the
civil population whenever he has fin
ished his work with the men.
And in this unique place the IS
members of the Topeka unit live in
tents and take care of a sick popula-
ton, some 500 afflicted with all the
contagious that visit an army camp
from humps to meningitis.
1.-THE hospital has been placed in
long, cool, brown tents, with here and
there single tents for special cases. 1t
is clean with that spick and span clean
illness of the medical tribe. Major
Hammel is a crank on the cleanup,
and sometimes 1 hear a member of
the squad that goes over the camp
picking up every little scrap of paper
and rubbish. say: Pick up that Gig
aret butt; if the major comes along
he'll fall over it, But their pride in
the quality of the hospital is equal to
his, and just now they are all sharing
in the distinction of compliment just
paid Major Hammel in a special or
der from divisional headquarters. For
several weeks there has been an un-
usual prevalence of diphtheria, and
the commander of the division has
thanked Major Hammel for the fact
that out of more than $50 cases, there
have been only two deaths, both of
which were attributed to complica-
tions.
am enclosing some sketches drawn
by Thurlow Grams who lives at Vyich-
tia Grams was a patient here while
was, and these sketches illustrate his
idea of the fun of being in a field hos
pital.~~ The husky young chap who
paints Threats was-once a house paint
er and decorator in Topeka. His name
is Jones. The Dep band sketch is the
result of the fact that eight members
OF the band were sent to the hospital
as diphtheria suspects. Their lead
er, Morrison, of Topekt, was in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Influenza is a crowd disease.
Therefore Keep out of crowds as
much as possible.
Influenza probably spreads most
ly by inhaling some of the tiny
droplets of germ-laden mucus
sprayed into the air when ignorant
or careless persons sneeze or
cough without using a handker-
chief. Therefore cover up each
cough and sneeze.
Influenza is probably spread also
by the filthy habit of splitting on
sidewalks, street cars and 9TH
CIR public places. Therefore do
not spit on the floor or sidewalk.
Influenza is probably spread also
by the use of common drinking
cups and the use of common
towels in public places. Therefore
shun the common drinking cup and
the roller towel in public places.
If you feel sick and believe you
have Spanish" influenza. go to
bed and send for the doctor. This
is important. Don't get up too
soon, your heart feels as tired as,
your legs and needs rest.
In all health matters follow
your doctors advice, and obey the
regulations of your local and state
health officers.
All that has been said above
about Spanish" influenza is true
also of colds, bronchitis, pneu-
monia and tuberculosis. Do your
part to keep them away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
SPREAD OF SPANISH INFLUENZA
MENACES OUR WAR PRODUCTION
u. S. Public Health Service Begins Ma
tion-wide Health Campaign.

Washington, D. C.-1n order to limit
the spread Of Spanish influenza and
keep 1t from making still further .n-
roads on the nations war production
the U. S. Public Health Service under
authority Of the resolution just passed
by Congress appropriating $1.0O0,O00
to combat the disease has inaugurated
a nationwide campaign of public
health education in cooperation with
state and local health officers to teach
the people of this country how to safe
guard their health, keep themselves
physically fit and so help maintain the
high standard of war production at
tanned within the last few months.
Secretary McAdoo, under whose d.
rection the work of the q. s. Public
Health Service is carried on, is taking
an active interest in the health cam
paign. Despite the tremendous de-
mands on his time because of the
Fourth Liberty Loan and the work of
the Railroad Administration, he has
personally asked the help Of the ma
tons newspapers in putting this i'm
portant educational work before the
people.
Ia response to a request for definite
advice concerning Spanish Influenza.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue Of the
U. S. Public Health Service has au-
thorized the following statement:
The disease now spreading over
this country is highly catching and
may invade your community and
attack you and your family unless
you are very careful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
Henry J. Allen Writes of Field
Hospital Corps.
Gives Account of His Treat
ment While Ill There.
MAJOR HAMMEL A. CRANK"
That Is, on Keeping Everything
Clean in Camp.
Man Who Paints Threats Was
Once a Decorator Here.

The scenes about a medical camp in
France are described in a letter from
Henry Allen, Republican nominee for
governor of Kansas, now with the z.
NJ. C. A. in France, to a Topeka man.
In the letter dated August Is, Allen
says:
"I am just leaving this field hos
pital, where, as a diphtheria patient,
I have been under the gracious care of
a Topeka unit for three weeks.
thought you might be interested in
knowing how these hard working, fit
and fine chaps are getting along. They
are located in an exquisite valley in
this section. All around are the green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
HONOR FIVE KANSANS
Topeka Boy Among Men Commits
stoned in Coast Artillery.

Five Kansans are included among
the commissioned officers at the fifth
training camp in coast artillery at
Fort Monroe. Virginia, according to an
announcement from the government
received in Topeka today.
The list (all second lieutenants) in
cludes:
Charles H. Chapman. 525 Leland
street, Topeka.
Murray NJ. Gilkeson, Bur1ingame.
L. r. Melvin, Lawrence.
Jean W. Miner, Burlingame.
H. S. Mueller Wichita