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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

illustrating the successful operation
of cooperative business, the Dun
feminine Cooperative society of Scot
land has just made arrangements to
purchase $4,000 acres of land near
that city, for the sum of $250,00O.
This is a record purchase Of farm
land among cooperative societies. in
Scotland and indicates the growth and
prosperous condition of cooperation.
For the past twenty-five years the
society has been tenant OF nearby
farms, and. as the leases expire. it
was decided that the time was cppor-
tune to make a large purchase OF
farming land outright for the purpose
of continuing its successful farm and
dairy department, which has paid
profitable returns to the members OF
the society during the past few years
The farm purchased consists of 49,
900 acres of arabic land and 1000
acres of woodland. and is largely made
up of landed estates of the gentry OF
the neighborhood. large part of tbs
estate purchased having remained un-
| til now in the hands of titled family
for more than 400 years. Thus are
landed estates in Britain being SLOWLY
divided and sold, owing in part to wa,
conditions as we'll as the economic and
social trend of the times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

The editors are pushing the lawyers
out of first place in the race for office.
In Kansas, the Republican candidates
for United States senator. governor
sno congressman in two districts are
publishers Of newspapers. The law
as a stepping stone to political prefer
ment is giving place TO the press.
This may be due in some measure to
the fact that everybody reads the
newspapers, but few will listen to a
speech. The political orator no long
er has the chance with the voters that
he once had. Possibly the nomination
of candidates by primary vote has
had something to do in bringing about
the change. In the old days a speaker
frequently could stampede conven-
ton and by his eloquence win
q nomination for his candi-
date The opportunity to do this
has gone and instead the newspaper
is afforded weeks and months in
which to appeal for support for the
man whose cause it champions. The
lress is mightier than the tongue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

lessly about the green hills and the
little sights along the road. "Oh,
felt SO selfish because you weren't
with u.s." she sighed.
Il never before realized just how
selfish that car is" said Brownly
meaningly. What We need is fam
lily car. and I'm going to get one this
week.
Mrs. Shane gave him a little sig
nificant glance and made for the
kitchen. Alice attempted to follow.
but Brownlv reached out suddenly
and caught her by the wrist. De-
family, breathlessly. she tried to hold
him off. but he drew her relentlessly
into his arms. In vain she looked
about to her mother for aid, but Mrs
Shane had apparently abandoned her
to her fate. SO with a little sigh she
gave in, while he kissed the uncer-
tainty out of her eyes and a smile to
her lips.
In the next room Mrs. Shane stood
looking out into the gathering dusk
with moist eyes. It's just a state of
mind" she murmured sadly, but
after all, such a beautiful state of
mind
Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndfcate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
GLOBE SIGHTS
Iron the Atehison Globe.J

The worst thing for a people at war
is a gloomy holiday.
The devil is dangerous because he
is always insisting that he doesn't
exist.
A man can dearly love his wife and
still do things more or less uribe-
coming.
Fred Ernst: ct have a patriotic ice
pan. It goes over the top nearly
every night"
You can tell pro-Germans by the
way some talk too much and by the
way some won't say a word about the
war. That kind of guilt can't be con-
cealed.
The bathing beaches are becoming
more interesting each year Sooner
or later bathers won't wear any more
clothes than the women wear on the
streets.
An Atchison store let its stock run
down so low that last week it had
only two customers One wanted a
postage stamp, and tie other wanted
to know what time 1t was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
, Americas Fighting Service


The average civilian is unable to
understand how it Is possible to cap
ture, single handed. g. machine gun,
not to mention in many instances the
gun crew besides. However, many
such instances are being brought to
light thru the fighting around Bots de
la Brigade de Marine. When the ma
rines were advancing in waves upon
the German lines, the enemy machine
guns had to be taken or the waves
would be held up. The woods were
crowded with them. There was only
one way to take them and that was
by a fearless dash. Sergt. James A.
Ducey and Private Raymond B. Van
Sickle. both marines, the latter only
20 years of age, took the German ma
chine guns one by one and killed all
of the officers aTA men who did not
abandon their positions. By the DASH
ing act of these two marines. their
line was enabled to advance. Sergt.
Ducey's mother. Mrs. Ellen Ducey
lives at 141 John Stree. Washington
Court House, Ohio. Nellie e. Van
Sickle, mother of Private Van Sickle,
lives at 57th and Jefferson streets.
Savannah, Ca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Henry Watterson, who for fifty
years has guided the destinies and
shaped the policies of the Louisville
Courier Journal, has retired from act
i've participation in the management
CT that paper and no longer will have
a voice in its direction. New interests
have purchased a control in the cap
itai stock. The veteran editor in his
valedictory announces that he will not
wholly sever his connection with the
publication but will remain, by invi-
tation OF the new management. in the
character Of editor emeritus" Col
oncl Watterson has served as the head
Of a leading daily newspaper longer
than any other man in the larger
cities of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKSAH
Dismal Swarm.


Dismal Swamp, which lies Just south
of Norfolk. Va, partly in that state
and partly in North Carolina, is one of
the most picturesque wildernesses in
the eastern United States. Altho it
may be reached from the busy port
of Norfolk within a few hours by a
boat which plies daily up and down
a-sman canal. the dismal swamp re-
mains an unspoiled wilderness where
black bears and pan lers still roam,
exist in abundance. The thick jungles
and bottomless bogs at once offer per-
feet hiding Places for the wild things
and obstacles to the hunter which are
often :l.passable. Then, Moo. the
swamp is alivs it'll snakes-the dead
ly col.perhead and moccasin being
especially abundant-and this fact
alone detracts considerably from the
popularity of the place asa pleasure
resort. 1t is nevertheless regularly
visited by some hardy hunters, and is
the delight of naturalists and scientists
of ali kinds, who here find what they
most love-unspoiled, primitive ma
ture.
The dismal swamp has great posi-
bilities of future us ILLNESS. In the
first place. it contc'ns some Of the
deepest and richest deposits of peat in
the United Gates, and this fuel is un-
doubtedly to be used IN this country
in the near future, especial as long
as the war lasts. Fur hermore. IN
drained, and that it will then become
one of the richest bits of farm land in
America. Indeed. one n an has al
ready demonstrated this by draining
a fey hundred acres of the swamp.
and raising phenome, a. crops on it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

The tide of war may fairly be said
10 nave turned permanently against
Germany, whatever may be the tenn
porary ups and downs Against the
forces of the Hun have now begun
to flow effectively the great powers of
a new continent. in men. in weapons,
and in food. The achievements of the
war department in the last few
months have placed at battle call the
deciding force in men. over thirteen
hundred thousand already over, with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
WORK FOR ALL.

Gigantic plants built in thirty days.
mammoth gun works making ord
nance where corn grew last fall, and
huge factories expanded to many
times their prewar capacity form
some of the most spectacular fea .ures
of modern industry. The east in par
ticular has seen a phenomenal
growth. Building records have been
established which will not De sur
passed.
With this growth, which, tho es-
'sentials was in a measure abnormal.
transportation and labor questions
a. ose. Skilled workmen attracted by
high wages flockeI to the large CEN
tiers from smaller communities, and
difficulties arose in housing ..ondi-
tions which are not yet fully solved.
The chief trouble to the manufac-
turer. says the Iron Trade Review,
was with the highest types of skilled
men. Expert machinists. moldsrs and
other artisans of the best class we're
attracted from small towns, many of
them leaving the only jobs they had
ever held. These men became lis
couraged in many cases and formed
the bulk of q huge labor turnover
AID the final result of all tho dissat-
isfaction was a W. akening Of the pub
lie morale; dissatisfaction in the in
dividual which an the multiple consti-
tuted a public problem.
These conditions were responsible
for the first steps in bringing tbs gov
eminent and the small manufa -turer
together. The little fellow" with
only a few machines in a small town
shop had a potential output which
the government needed. Further
Mac and John and Charlie, who had
grown up in the small shop. were eff
ficient producers when they were
working in their own shop; but when
transported to strange city and face
to face with new problems of every
DAY life and existence, they became
discontinued and therefore produced
| nothing like the work which was pos
sible at home
Confronting this question the war
| industries board created the resources
and conversion section, which has for
its object the searching out of the DO
tential capacity of all manufacturing
plants turnout the country. This sec
ton is just now getting undor way,
and upon its functioning depends the
question of whether the government is
too large to find the little fellow
and be helped by him.
Facts and statistics, continues the
Review, will not accomplish the task.
Neither will committee meetings and
conventions. The full measure of sue
cess depends mutually upon the con-
scientious efforts of the local bodies
now being established and upon the
interest of the small manufacturer in
making himself known to his local
and regional organizations. The ''lit-
tie fellow" must stand up to be
| counted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
ON THE SPUR
OFTHE MOMENT
By ROY K. MouLToN

On the Phone.
Uncle Sam is central" now,
Be careful what you say.
When the numbers wrong
Burst into song
Don't swear your life away.
Don't talk as to the maid of old
And moral vengeance VOW,
For husky guy
With trigger eye
Is boss of the switchboard now.
When you are called from bed at 2,
Aud some one says: Hello,
Is this the Palisade garage
That's what ! want to known"
Don't make a fuss
And fume and cIss
And say that you want to fight,
But smile, just SO,
For brawny BIO
Is pushing the plugs tonight.
When you call Phyllis on the wire
And humble miles of mush,
Remember there is a business guy
A-listening in-so hush.
When you're alone
At a drug store phone
With your nonessential CUFF.
Who knows just how
10 handle Stacker rough"
Will not somebody kindly put dear
old Lord Lansdowne in his baby cab,
give him an all-day sucker and wheel
him around the block?
Is it proper to all de to Spain as a
neutral when she has openly befriend-
ed the allies by sending her famous
influenza right over their heads into
the German camp?
Another long range gun to shoot
influenza mikes?
It was a blistering day in Gehenna
Noah was working with might and
main to turn out q vast wooden fleet
for the Gehenna governmental new
merchant marine to beat the U-boats
Many able-bodied men stoodNby and
scoffed.
Noah was the first general manager
Of the emergency fleet shipping board.
But Noah was slow, so he was re-
moved.
Amerigo vsspucci took his place.
And he was also removed to make
way for Columbus. who was little bet
ter.
Then Beelzebub tried Captain Kidd,
Lief Ericsson, John Cabot and Ad-
miral >Rojestvensky, but the program
still Jagged.
Finally, in disgust, he slammed the
doors Of the shipyard shut and NUT
tered:
mo use; can't do thing till Char
lie Schwab gets here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

full supplies provided far ahead. and
many millions more steadily coming
They have come as an irresistible
support to the war-weary fighters and
with their fresh and splendid courage
and initiative have raised the spirit of
all the armies of our allies to dou-
BILE effective
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Dispatches from the battle front in
Ficardy read much like they did last
March except that the conditions are
reversed and it is the Hun army that
is being hurled back. A retreat of
eleven miles in one day amounts to
a rout
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

II has been reported that Marshal
I0och would launch a major offensive
in October when enough Americans
would have arrived to insure victory.
After seeing the Americans fight he
probably concluded that there was no
cause to wait and that he had enough
Yankees already.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

period ag eed upon. and Is frequently
called after a severe battle to enable
both sides to search for and bury their
dead. A general arrpistice can only be
entered into by the imanders in
chief of II e armies, o. by the govern
m ents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

The itinerant embassy of the United
States in Russia seems about 10 To-
cate among friends. It is announced
that Mr.. Francis will move to Arch
angel. which is already occupied by
the forces of the allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

About the only satisfaction the
Huns are getting out of the existing
war situation is that derived from
firing explosives at the city of Paris,
sixty-five miles away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Ferdinand Foch has been made a
marshal of France. than which there
IS no higher military title in the
world. He should now be referred to
as Marshal Foch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Marshal Foch is referred to as be-
Ing well known as an offensive fight
err" He certainly is proving himself
to be all of that to the Huns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
The $40 hog is with us once again

Common courtesy demands that the
allies stop long enough to give the
Huns time to retreat. 1t must be en-
barrassing to run while somebody Is
shooting at one from the rear,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

il they had only had sense enough to
know how to play their cards.
OF course, 1t is idiotic tostalk about
wife "forgivii.g" an unfaithful hus-
band. No woman ever forgives such
an offcnse against herself, but it is
often best and wisest for her to shut
her eyes to his side-steppinr, and for
her own sake. and for the sake of her
children, 20 keep out of the divorce
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Already it is being said that the
women nominated Henry Allen. If
this be true it affords another proof
of the wisdom of giving them the bal
lot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

The nomination of Henry Allen
shows that it is possible for man to
win an election without blowing his
own horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Marshal Foch's antagonist has been
driven onto the ropes and is becoming
groGgy. The knockout cannot be
much longer delayed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

The Huns are wise in beginning a
retirement from the Lys valley while
retiring is good. They no longer can
tell where Marshal Foch's next blow
will fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Chasing Huns has become the IA
vorite outdoor sport for Marshal
Foch's soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
DINNER STORIES,

The professor of eIocution was in
structing an ambitious yourg man in
the art of public speaking.
when you have finished your lee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

New it is the Contemplate little
British army" that is driving the Hun
hordes before it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

ture." he said. "bow gracefully. and
leave the platform on tip-toe."
why on tip-toe?" querfed the am
bilious young man.
$50 as not to wake the audience"
replied the professor.
In one of the many navy schools a
young instructor was attempting to
teach English to a gruf old sailor
what is a complete sentence" he
said.
Solitary confinement, bread and
water" was the grim reply.
Ole was on sentry duty one cold
night when an officer stepped up and
asked him what he would do in case
of fire. IF it was a little yun." Ole
replied. 81 would put 1t out. but II II
was a beeg vun. I would get warm"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

Hindenburg seems due to pull off
another of his celebrated strategic re-
treats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
Names in the News.

Armisti lis a cessation of active
hos 'litics by the belligerents for y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10

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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14
THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.

The Democrats of Michigan will nominate Henry Ford a Republican, for United States Senator, and it is likely that he will get the Republican nomina- tion also The Democrats of Minnesota have already endorsed Senator Knute Nelson, Republican, for renomination It has been announced that they will support Senator Kenyon of Iowa for another term. This is the evidence that the party of the Admnstra- tion is not blinded by partisanship but that the Democrats of the country in favor of keeping good in office irrespective of previous party affiliations
 And in Alaska have a similar condition. Alas ka has the best Delegate to Congress that she ever has had. The Administration that Senator Nelson and Senator Kenyon and Henry Ford all Republicans are supporting and which is supporting them and other Republicans is squarely behind Delegate Sul- and his constructive policy for Alaska It is not strange under the circumstances, that Republi- cans who think of Alaska and their country first are supporting MT Sulzer reelection notwhstand- Ing that he Is a Democrat. In doing they are acting In unison with the spirit of the times
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14
Alaska Gold.
Fairbanks News Miner )

Fairbanks News -Mner)
 The time will come when the output of gold from Alaska will be greater than the output from any State in the Union. In the meantime will prob ably have to keep easing along third the list az usual, with California leading, Colorado short laI ahead of us and South Dakota trailing behind 2 very poor fourth as in the 1917 estimates;
 California $20,815,900
 Colorado ............. l5,955,luO
 Alaska ............. l5,l l3oo
 South Dakoa .......,. I,392600
 It 70 years that California first began producing gold in quantity and California is still at the head of the list of gold producing states. Fol 70 years the Golden State has kept right pro ducing, and there than two mines there which seldom mentioned out of the Own Home Town. Of course, California found gold in quartz. but so has Alaska-when Alaska makes business of going after the gold that is in hard rock will be on the never-ending paystreak of gold pro duction and will remain thereon longer than will California;; than all the years of Calfornas produc tiOn from start to finish, when her finish comes, if ever This will be after Aaska's placers begin to be less valuable it in Californias Men will never seriously to hard rock while they do the easier digging in placer
 So far as have heard, there pac CT camp but that there rock there that taned gold-that the rock gold deposits did not out last and eventually oupay the placer deposits Quartz has had chance in this camp yet. The camp has been played for placer camp, and the placer men have laughed at the efforts of the hard rock men. It is entirely within the possibilities that in Alaska the hard rock men will live to laugh at the placer miners and that they who laugh last will laugh best.
 Of course, with the and fuel and sup plies expensive the laughedat hard rock miner will not get much of start here this year next, but those who have stock in promising hard rock prop critics in this camp should to it that they keep up their payments their stock and that their pany has enough money to keep two men pounding away at development until the time comes when development will pay all the way over, under, and around and through.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-14
TWO NEW ARMIES.

The of the day brings information of two armies to be formed for auxiliary war work One is industrial army of 100000, consisting of drafted who have been rejected for slight physi- cal defects, insufficient bar them from ordinary occupations. They will be employed in producing or handling equipment for the army, releasing equal number of for the fight line.
 The other is mobile army of agricultural la borers who will be used in the wheat harvest grad ually working north from Oklahoma to North Da- kota as the season advances.
 To these, of course, will be added hundreds of thousands of men of draft age who will find em- ployment the farms in useful industries be- fore July l, under Provost Marshal General Crow ders "work-or- fight order. This order, by the way is of the most popular yet issued by Gen. Crow der It is expected to clean out the poolroom and street-corner oafers and to put the stacker stamp upon those who deserve it.
 In the meanwhile, the able ebodied loafers just below or above the draft would do well look out The Nations power must be fully mob ilized The next problem is to that those not technically subject to military duty be useully em- ployed, if physically capable, matter what their ages may be.