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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
HE SETS TWO RECORDS
DePalma Wins Three Speedway
Events-Average no Miles.

Chicago, July 29.-Ralph De Pal
mas Packard held two world racing
records today. Competing yesterday
against four famous drivers in our
races, De Palma won three. He won
the ten mile race in SPAS and the
twenty miles in 1882. Both are
new records. The average is 10
miles per hour. He also took the
thirty mile event with an average
speed of 1865 per hour. Rain pre-
vented a fifty mile race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
HICKS TO RED CROSS
Pastor Second Presbyterian Church
Enters the Service.

Rev. J. P. Hicks has resigned the
pastorate Of the Second Presbyterian
church to enter the service of the Red
Cross. DR.. Hicks has held his pas
torate in Topeka for the last five
years. He came to Topeka from Fort
Worth, Tex.
DIR. Hicks will be an assistant field
director of the Red Cross. He has
not been assigned to duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Eugene Wolfe, formerly of Topeka
now with the army in France. has
received a promotion since he began
service abroad. He is now a regi-
mental sergeant in charge of gas in
struction. He is only 20 years old.
having enlisted when he was 10.
Wolfe joined the quartermaster
corps of the, national guards in KAN
sas in March, before the United States
declaration of war. He then went into
the supply company. later being trans
ferred to the mounted scouts. He is
now in headquarters company. 139th
infantry. S5th division. He was pa
troll leader at Camp Doniphan; then
was advanced to be first sergeant of
gas, non-commissioned officer. After
arriving in France he was made first
sergeant. regimental gas non-com-
missioned officer.
Sergeant Wolfe is the son of Mrs.
L. D. Wolfe. and a grandson Of the
late Judge D, ,thitt. whose fam .iy was
IAN old and prominent one in this
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
Is YEARS AGO In. Topeka
From the eoiun1ns :!
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

July 20, 1898.
A Topeka correspondent is writing a
story of the events which led to the court
martial of Col Hughes, which will be
published in New York with cuts of Gov
ernor Lewelling, Col. Hughes and General
Artz.
The board Of Seabrook school district
No. IS have selected for their teachers next
year Miss Kate Ellinger for principal and
Miss Marie A Green for primary.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Rhodes left today
for Chicago.
Mrs. Sarah Merrill and Mrs. Chas. Bald
win of Carbondale, are the guests Of Mrs.
Frank Merrill.
E. J. Whitaker and A. Washburn went
to Chicago today.
Miss Name and Miss Rosamond Horton
left today for Blue Rapids, to visit Their
sister,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Milton Johnson, a former Topeka
man, has re-enlisteds in the United
States army, after Being a civilian
since last October, following a serv-
ice of three years as a U. S. regular.
He is now in a machine gun company
stationed at Newport News. Va, and
expects to be sent overseas soon. He
enlisted at Jefferson Barracks recent
ly. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. johnson of Route 6, North To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
SUNDAY GAMES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE


Chicago, July 29.-The Atlantic
fleet baseball team, from somewhere
in the east, will play the Great Lakes
station squad two games here this
week. The exact dates were not an
nounced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
On Went the Work

the document mailed to the most Sc
lect list of war veterans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
Buy Tuesday Pay in September

Charge
Gre Man in the.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

E. J. Whitaker and A. washburn went
to Chicago today.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29

neighborhood are more AmericaniZed than
those in other districts and are great flag
wavers.
The success OF the outdoor meetings 50
far As attendance was concerned was very
great. Bat ] doubt their effect. One
cannot shout convincing ideas at tho top
of ones voice. AT outdoor meetings chill
dren form part OF the audience, and the
speaker feels that the average intelligence
of the crowd is diluted. He therefore
speaks down" TO the crowd.
The largest meetings were usually on the
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, near the foot
of Delaney street The average attend
ance there was over 800 We had meet
ings there every Friday night. My as
sistant, l. Shiller, acted as chairman at
most of the outdoor meetings.
Had 800 Meetings in Four Months.
After the meeting | watched the little
groups as they discussed the topic Of the
lecture. l usually judged the quality of
the speaker by those discussions. What |
always regretted was the inability 10 get
outdoor speakers who could speak the
Yiddish language. In four months VIC
had held over three hundred meetings.
Before tie last Red Cross campaign
DR. Pevser and myself were informed
that the first Red Cross campaign had
not been very successful on the East Side.
Some people who draw conclusions very
hastily presented to us a set of reasons
which / rejected just as promptly. The
Jews are good givers, whatever people
may say to the contrary. They really
are 1.-THE people of mercy Knowing this
| began TO study the campaign literature
of the Red Cross. II had published a
whole page of appeals in the Yiddish
leaflets of their literature translated into
Yiddish.
The first great mistake, | found was
that the Red Cross managers insisted on
printing the Red Cross emblem on the
Yiddish TRANSACTIONS Of their literature. II
is not necessary to dwell here on why the
emblem of the cross is not favored by
the Jews. But that il Is not favored is a
known fact. Hundreds of thousands of
Jews who could read no other language
but Yiddish simply refused even 10 touch
any paper on which the emblem was
printed.
Beside this initial mistake there were
many others, as, for instance, the word
for word TRANSACTIONS from one language
into another. After consultations with
DIR. Pcy=er We called a meeting of all the
rabbis in the city and the editors of
papers and put the matter before them.
The Red Cross campaign had to be made
effective on the East Side, they were told.
The editors agreed to publish articles
that the Red Cross emblem was
not the Christian emblem, but some of the
rabbis still objected to it. DR.. Peyser anil
myself went to the officials of the Red
Cross and explained 10 them the situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29

\ second lecture was given by young
Jewish artist on American art and was
illustrated with lantern slides the Metro
politan Museum of Art lent us 4 middle
aged man approached me at the exit after
the lecture and said wonderingly: SO
they paint pictures, too, the Americans -
And after a pause he added, 81 thought
they were only occupied with business. q
am going TO look into that now"
| watched the same man thereafter He
never missed lecture and soon knew
many thing about the Americans he had
never known before He discovered Amer
lea was country, not Il factory, not 4
sweat shop.
The chief obstacle in my way was the
antagonism felt by lecturers TO the insti-
tuition. Il would like to lecture on the
subject, but, You know, Bercoyici, the
place" many of them would say. But
little by little in a short time tins was
partly overcome.
After several academic lectures | called
uDtl lllN iEt NNlt hlthH ltClSI-
English journalist and editor. l.. h. Miller,
and asked him TO come out of his seclusiOn
Mr.. Miller was known 10 be stanchlv
pro-ally before We entered the war and is
an American patriot; not a milk and
wafer patriot, but a whole hearted one.
who minces no words. The result of his
appearance on the platform was packed
auditorium. The people listened breath
lessly to the editors Interpretation Of Rus
sian events.
Realized What War Was About.
The week following l had Ii. RoggoT.
one of the editors of Socialist paper.
who ha> written book in Yiddish about
the American Government. Mr.. Roggoff
lcctured on the American and the German
systems of government. There was no
flag waving, but many of the people pres
ent Suddenly realized that their sons.
brothers and husbands were fighting to
preserve our own system Of government
against the German system. One old man
put it, Il won't say the United States has
the best Government possible. but it has
the best one in existence. with POSSIBLE
ties o: Improvement"
In addition TO using the auditorium of
The Educational Alliance, Dr. Peyser OBJ
tanned the privilege from the Board of
Education of giving lectures in different
schools Public School %, on Hester
street was one of our centres. Mrs. Pank-
hurst lcrtured there for us on Russia.
don't know that she felt very comfortable:
she was mercilessly heckled. The people
present knew good deal about the sub
jrct. which she had only hastily studied.
Her cloquenoc did not cover up all her
ignorance of the complex situation. But
the lecture did me n great service. Public
School 90 became a very popular centre.
Another interesting centre was Public
School g., at Ninth street and Avenue Il.
Half of the audience was always COM
posed of children. The people in that
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

URDez Heylss XOtEs to Gail
All Youths Reaching q
Since Registration.

Washington, March 29.--The reso-
intien extending the draft to men
reaching the age OF Il years since
June :. 1917. the first registration day
vas passed tonight by the senate after
a futile attempt to add to II a provi-
sion for training youths from 10 to Fl
years old.
1t is estimated that about 7OO, 900
men will be added to the registration
this year by the resolution. which ~
one Of the pieces Of legislation on
which the war department Is waiting
b fore announcing complete plans for
the next draft.
1t now goes to the house with the
bill to base draft quotas on the num-
Der of rcgistrants in class ono instead
Of ON populations. another administra-
ton measure already passed by the
senate.
Reject Compulsory Training.
~ The proposal to require training OF
boys over 10 and under registration
|age was an amendment by Bsnatoifi
New OF Indiana, which the senate, ne !
jected. SO to 2s. after a debate OF sew
eral days. A number Of senator's, who
favor universal military training an a
piece time policy. voted against the
amendment
As adopted the resolution provides
that all male citizens Of the United
States In this country. attaining their
majority since June 5. last. shall be
subject to registration. under regula
ticns prescribed by the president and
shall present themselves. for registra
! ticn on q day proclaimed by the pres
ident and thereafter shall be liable "a
military service.
There was no opposition to the reso-
luton itself. the only controversy be-
| ing over the New amendment. Oppo-
nents Of the plan argued that training
youths would hamper urgent army
enterprises and take the labor from
farms and factories, without providing
soldiers for immediate needs at the
front strong sentiment for universe
compulsory military training was ap-
parent, however. and today's vote wa,
not regarded az foreshadowing future
action on Senator Chamberlain's uni.
verszl training bill.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
GERMANS CAPTURE 70, zoe
Find! |. Glass
in Sack of
Flour Here

Chemists at the State University
are in possession Of a considerable
amount Of white flour In which
has been discovered pulverized
glass. Whether this has been the
work OF German agents has not
yet been determined. The flour
has been subjected to chemical
test. and according TO Professor W.
G., Bateman, there Is no doubt as
to the Identity of the glass.
Only these facts can be learned
at this time. The investigation
will be continued. it is said, and
the origin of both the flour and the
mixture will be determined II pos
sib'c. The glass Is so finely ground
that when rubbed upon the skin it
makes no impression. Through the
microscope 1t shows but indistInct-
~ and II was only after chemical
ANALYSIS that its identity was es-
tablished.
Mr.. Bateman. who Is now con-
Quoting the investigation, cares to
give no further facts regarding the
matter. Where or from whom the
flour came will not be given out
until the matter is more fully In
vestigated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
HOOVER CANCELS
MEATLESS DAYS
Suspends Restriction During
Next Month Because Of
Large Supply.

Washington. March 29.--Suspension
of the meatless day regulations for 30
days. beginning tomorrow, was ordered
tonight BY the food administration In
Instructions teiegraphed to all state
food administrators.
Temporary relaxation Of the restric.
tions was decided upon because mar
keting OF thousands Of hogs has In
creased the meat supply beyond the
country's shipping and storage capac-
|ity. Food Administrator Hoover ex.
|pressed confidence that the producers
would not take advantage Of the "h0M-
day" 20 ask more than fair prices and
that the packers and retailers will
have sense enough to realize that this
il not to be holiday Of high prices"
Largo Hog sueply.
"The very much over normal run to
| markets OF hogs, due TO. supplies
damned back during the winter months'
car shortage, still continues" Mr..
Hoover said. "and seems likely TO go
on for another 80 days. After this Pc
riod the seasonal shortage in market
ing will set in.
at is q matter of regret that the
extent of our domestic storage capac.
| ity. the limited overseas and inland
TRANSPORTATION and port facilities do
not permit of saving and moving the
whole Of this temporary and abnormal
surplus to the allies for use when this
heavy killing season has passed."
| sfhe consumer should not take this
announcement Is In any way q. 0ep4I-
ture from the general principles oi
I - =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
HOUSE PASSES F|NlNCE
MEASURE FOR FARMERS

Washington, March 2a.--ReIief for
farmers who raise wheat. corn. rye.
oats or barley ard who are unable to
purchase seed this year would be pro
yided In q bill passed by the house
today. 1t would supply a fund of
97.500. 900 from which to lend farmers
money to buy seed and would give the
secretaries Of agriculture and labor
-. .500.0 900 10 mobilize labor for the
harvest this year.
The bill originally gave relief to
farmers In the spring wheat belt and
stipulated that only wheat. oats. and
barley Sod might be included. After
- bitter fight II was amended to make
Il applicable to the whole country.
Much opposition also Developed to 'ef-
forts to include corn and rye. aA
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
PIONEER JESUIT
DIES At MISSION
Father DE La Note Passes
After 30 Years Of Work
Among Indians.

Death summoned "a leading Jesuit
OF the northwest yesterday. when Pa
ther George de Ia Motto died Of ap-
poplexy at the st. Ignatius mission.
Father dc la Motto had bcen in frail
health for several years. but had been
much better u late and the stroke
came without warning. a s
George de Ia 1i0tte was born In
France 81 years ago. hts father bcins
an officer in the French army and his
mother an English woman Of high sta
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
HUNS Also CLAIM TOO
GUNS TAKEN SINCE B Big !
DRIVE OPENED IN WEST
Great French General %
Have Supreme Cos
mand Of All AMI
Armies in France.

], Paris, March z0.-The Ger
man official statement yester-
day announced that 10000
prisoners had been captured
and l,lOO guns taken since
the beginning Of the big drive
on the British in Picardy.
The statement also claims
further inroads on the British
and French lines from Arras
to Montdidier.
1t was officially announced
that General Foch, the great
French strategist, to whom
has been attributed much Of
the credit for the victory Of
the Marne in September,
1914, has been appointed to
supreme command 0f all al
lied and American forces.
This means unification ! Of
all the armies oppositlg the
Germans, a step which the
American and French mill
tary men long have urged,
and which apparently rs
been brought about by recog-
nition Of the imperative de-
mand for concentrated effort
to hurl back the gigantic
thrust Of the enemy in
France.
In recognition Of the honor
conferred on General Foch,
President Wilson Friday sent
his congratulations.
General Pershing has
placed at his command all the
American soldiers now on
French soil.
General Foch would have,
in addition to the men on the
actual battle lines, a strategic
reserve force the size and To-
cation Of which Is not known,
but which, from recent re-
norts, probably is very large.
This force all along has been
expected to strike the blow,
which may deliver a knock
out" to the German offensive.
I Drive Slows Down.
After eight days, during which II
has swept forward over the rolling
hills Of Pcardy, at times like q tidal
wave. the German offensive has slowed
dewn. Instead of a sweeping advance.
4 i,s progress has been checked at all but
one sector OF the front and there It
has been merely creeping for the last
two days---this fact even admitted by
the German war office. which usually
comedies nothing.
| From Arleux. north Of Arras, to Al
bert. on the Somme, the British lines
have been holding stubbornly and have
thrust back the Germans at number
Of points. From Albert south to Mont
didicr, there has been slow movement
to the west, but the hills west OF Mont
didier are still being held by tho
French. No ground has been made
against the French along the south
ern side OF the salient driven into the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30

eersesst - vAir.t Saturday and
Sunday, moderate tsmpseatsrs.

Perfect spring weather marked Good
Friday. and filied Missoula churches
| with worshippers. Many picnickers
took advantage OF the weather to get
| out into the open.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
RESTRICT SUGAR
 SALES TO FIVE
 POUNDS AT TIME

Sugar is again occupying the atten- tion of the Food Administration, which believes it has the situation we'll in hand and that it's new modi- fled certificate system will prevent the recurrence of any acute sugar short age, such as worried the public and the administration last winter.
 Every retail dealer in Connecticut has received notice of the form which he must follow in having printed his certificates, the execution of which will entitle bonafide purchasers to buy sugar for legitimate canning pur- poses. The Food Administration has notified scores of inquirers that the merchants themselves, if they wish to sell sugar to canners beyond the pres ent limit of five pounds, must have printed supply of the blank certif1- cates according to the prescribed food administration form.
 Without the certificate, it will be unlawful to sell more than five pounds at any one time to any one person, this guarding against any petty hoarding of sugar. With the signed certificate, however, it will be proper to sell in excess of five pounds sugar, but no canner or preserver is entitled to get more than 25 pounds of sugar at any one time nor, at several purchases, if the dealer believes he is being made a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
KOREAN WOMEN
 GIVEN RIGHTS

Seoul. Korea, May 3-Korean wont en are no longer slaves of their bus bands as in former days, but are ready to assert their rights. Many of them, no longer depend on their husbands for support as of old, but try to obtain their own living by en- gazing in various branches of indus try. Some of the younger women have gone to Japan of late to work in factories, and whenever invitations are issued by factories in large cities such as Seoul and Pyongyang for girls or women, the applications invariably exceed the number required. There is no doubt that this is largely due to the growing economic pressure fe-t by the Korean people but it is also partly due to the sense of indepen- dence that their women-folk now en- certain.
 The time does not seem to be re- mote, when the Korean women will be as independent as their Japanese sisters
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
OUR DEFENSE

Our boys are defending this country on the high seas and on the land. Our own defense against common enemy is to keep the system clean by ridding the body of the toxins, or poisons, which are bred in the intestines. When you feel tired, sleepy, headachy, when your breath is offensive, or pimPles ap- pear,Aon the face and neck, it is time to recognize the danger and protect your bodily health by taking a good laxative or liver medi- cine.
 The machinery of the body needs to be oiled, kept in good condition, just as the guns or machinery of a ship. Why should a human person
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
LACE EMBARGO PROMISES TO
 AFFECT TRADE

Nottingham, England, May B. Correspondence of The Associated Press .)---The United States proposal to put an embargo on the import of lace has caused conSternation in the lace trade. If licenses for shipment are not granted the embargo will have a. serious effect on the Nottingham lace trade as one-third of the entire output is usually exported to Amer fca-
 Nottingham exported about $S,500,- 600 worth in pre-war times and all though there was a marked falling off last year the figure was $4, 800 900.
 A leading manufacturer said the eff feet of the prohibition will be tre- mendous. He was inclined to think the American government regarded lace as a luxury and intended to stop it's import during the war. The Sec reta1y of the Federation of Lace and Embroidery Employers said the out look was oTn1nous as scores of orders had been placek5 for autumn delivery and thousands of pounds already paid for travellers salaries and agents expenses would be a dead loss Ware houses opened. in America would have to close and agents of Nottingham firms now in America would be he- prived of a living while a consider able number of lace-n1al1ers here would be thrown out of work.
 The American consul, c. M. Hitch has had a busy time answering que