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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
i'm BIG LOYALTY MEET
Two Thousand Topeka Negroes in Pa
triotic Demonstration at Auditorium.

More than 1000 persons of the
black race streamed into the Audi
torium Sunday afternoon to partici-
pate in the biggest patriotic mass
meeting ever held for the members
crowd that gathered was noticeable
sprinkling of white persons
The program included a special
musical program by George Washing
ton Jackson's Twenty third regiment
band, and speeches by w. A. Biby and
IT. A. McNeal. Twenty-Five girls, led
by Miss Carrie Carney, formed
chorus to lead the community singing
of patriotic airs.
chairman of the meeting. and in his
opening remarks he pointed to the
spirit evidenced by the "black boys"
in bearing the flag untarnished and
the determination of the colored di-
visions to carry the war to the Huns
James A. Guy was elected permanent
chairman of the meeting. Rev. T. l..
Griffith. pastor of the Third Street
Baptist church, gave the invocation.
You have a record to be proud of
in Topeka asserted w. A Biby.
speaking to the colored people in the
tried to evade the working of the draft
in this city. Not one of the members
of your race of draft age has sought
to evade service by claiming eXemp-
ton"
T A McNeal said in his talk that
the effect of the war on the colored
race in America will be most wide
reaching He predicted that after the
war the colored race would be given
more recognition in those sections of
America where it is at present looked
down on and is not respected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
BREAD BY MACHINE
London Soldier Cantecn Has n Nc
chanicaI SIicer.

New York. April 15.-"Our Ameri-
can boys passing thru Waterloo sta
ton. London" says the woman'S COM
mittee of national defense, are served
by a canteen which is the most indie
fatigably busy place in the city. Wo-
men there conduct a free soldiers buff
fet where Tommies and SammieS are
served at all hours of the day and
night with mugs of stea ming coffee.
tea or chocolate and with two-ounce
slices of bread and butter.
These slices are cut by a machine
so as to make them perfectly equal.
Women operating the machine have to
relay each other continuously week
in. week out.
1T costs $500 week to keep this
buffet going. 1t is supported by vol
untary contributions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

CIV and county, was in line. Union
labor members turned out by the
thousands. Nearly every schooi IN
the city was represented by floatS OF
MAI ching pupils Employees OF severai
business houses marched in body
as did the men and women from the
Santa Fe offices and shops.
The demonstration had but one
aim; that of insuring an oversup-
scription to the third liberty loan.
the success of it was a positive indi-
cation of what this county VIII 90
toward lending it's money to Uncle
Sar1 beginning this morning
The parade rolled up Kansas ave-
nue. to Tenth street. thence to QUINCY
and then to the auditorium Where
thousands of persons listened to pow
erful talks by f. E. Violette, manager
for the speakers bureau of the Tenth
federal reserve district, and MISS
Dorothy Brooks. noted Boston avia-
fo. the navy than any other one Wo-
man in the United States.
Would Deport Pro-Germans-
"They who are not for us are
against u.s." asserted Miss Brooks. ''lf
there are men and women in TINS
country who are not for US, let them
get out of the country.
I'VE are all soldiers. The woman
who conserves food is a soldier The
worker in the munlIlOH ldClolS 10 q
solder, and every man and woman
must do his or her part. And every
man who can must don uniform IL
there is a man here who has no de-
perdents and is of military age, his
place is not here but in uniform
Violette took the pro-German, the
slackers and the man who refused 10
buy liberty bonds to ask. He called
attention to the fact that one of the
members of Governor Capper's staff
is an undertaken and advised this
member, L. NJ. Penwell, to bury such
persons and send the bill to federal
reserve headquarters.
Santa Fe Minute Men.
The Santa Fe minute men in the
parade which preceded the auditorium
meeting, included the following:
c. F. Fem. airbrake machinist, manager
and founder; Charles L. Hadley. timekeep-
err at the shops. temporary commander
F. A. Lane machin;st's handy man. second
in command: Charles Richter. night boiler
maker foreman third in command; Ray
mond Moulds mascot; Henry Vogel. color
bearer: S. P Hand. chaplain; George M
Rlaylock, P P. HILBERT William J. Schill
William Mcknight. James Howertcn, Il.
Ames. Jerry Humble. Arthur Kelly, A. G.
Radford Edward Rice. W. Fl. Benedix: L.
A Rowe, NJ NJ. Rowe. Adam Streuby. Rich
ard Piper, Evan T. ROBBERS. Peter Haynes
w. NJ Praise. H. Howerton, William A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says well-known
authority Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they
become sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog YOU must relieve them, like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
bodv's urinous waste, else you have
backaehe, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours. tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment. channels Oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable ply
sician at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of wa
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice. COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutraliZe
acids in the urine so it no longer irri-
tates thus ending bladder weakness
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive. cannot
injure AMI makes a delightful. effer-
vescent lithia- water drink.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
PASTOR GOES TO FRANCE
Holton Church Will Hold His Pulpit
for Him.

Holton, Kan. April 15-Rev.
Frank G.. Richard, pastor of the Chris
tan church, has offered his services
to the national Y. NJ. c. A. committee
for overseas work and has been &C
cepted- The church here has granted
Reverend Richard such leave of alb
sence as will be necessary. During the
pastors absence the church expects to
conduct its services without the aid of
a pastor. The pulpit will be filled
from Sunday to Sunday by some men,
Der of the congregation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
MUST SERVE THREE YEARS
Madeline Briggs Given Maximum SEN
tence by Judge RuDenthaI

Wakeeny, Kan, April 15.-Miss
Madeline Briggs, IS years old, con-
victed by a jury here recently in con-
nectlon with the killing of Mrs. Ethel
Fisher at Collyer, Kan, January IS
last, has been sentenced to serve not
more than three years at the state in
dustrial farm for women at Lansing,
Kan.
She was convicted of manslaughter
and the sentence imposed by Judge J.
c. Ruppenthal is the maximum for tina I
offense in this state. Sentence was
pronounced after attorneys for Miss
Briggs had filed a motion for a new
trial and had later withdrawn it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
AGGIES WIN SERIES
Farmer Orators Take the Last of the
Pentangular Debates.

Manhattan, Kan, April 15.-The
Aggles won a two-to-one decision
over the College of Emporia here in
the final debate of the rectangular
series, for 1918, which the Kansas
State Agricultural college won by TAX
ing every debate they entered The
rectangular contract was for five
years, and this was the third Wash
burn won first place in the contest
last year.
The members of the Kansas State
Agricultural college negative team
were: c. j. Medlin, Samuel James
and l. X Richards, while the College
of Emporia affirmative team was
composed of Walter Clark, Donald
White and H. G. Hilscher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
GERARD TO KANSAS?
Former German Ambassador May Ad
dress Bankers at Hutchinson.

James w. Gerard, late United
States ambassador to Germany, may
be one of the speakers at the thir-
ty-first annual convention of the
Kansas Bankers association in Hutch
inson. May q and %. Major F. w
O'Donnell, of Camp Funston. is also
scheduled as a stellar performer at
the convention.
Other speakers include sone of
the leading lights in the Kansas fl
nancial world. War time finance and
the ways of meeting the demands of
the government will be the princi-
pal topics of discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
DEDICATE NEW CHURCH
New Methodist Edifice at Jetmore
Cost $4,000, Is Modern Tbruout.

Jetmore, Kan, April 15.-A new
Methodist church costing nearly ST.
600 was dedicated here Sunday.
Governor Capper delivered pa
tr1ot1c address in the afternoon.
The other speakers of the day were
Rev. DR.. Mossman of Winfield, and
Rev. c. d. Hestwood of Dodge City,
district superintendent OF this dis
trict.
The service Sunday concluded a
weeks program, during which time
this community had the opportunity
to hear number of splendid ad-
dresses. The new church is of
brick, modern thruout, and will hold
at least 500 people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
BIG WAGE INCREASE
Steel Workers Get Six Raises in Two
Years.

New York. April ia Is per cent
increase in wages today became eff
fective for 100000 workers in the
United States steel corporation plant.
1t was their sixth increase in two
years. The company's payroll is in
creased s45.00O,OOO thereby. The
company took that means to increase
production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get small bottle of Danderine at
any drug store for a few cents, pour a
little into your hand and rub well into
the scalp with the finger tips. BY
morning most. if not all, of this awful
scurf will have disappeared. Two or
three applications will destroy every
bit of dandruff; stop scalp itching and
falling air-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
liberty Loan Parade Saturday
Night Full of Features.
Twelve to Fifteen Thousand
Participate in Demonstration.
MISS BROOKS And VIOLETTE
Kansas Citian Said Undertaken
Should Bury PrO-GermanS.
Prominent Topeka Women To
Speak in Theaters This Week.

As an unprecedented kaiser, sur
rounded by strong iron bars, rode up
Kansas avenue in the monster third
liberty loan parade Saturday night,
autOcracy lay dying on a float behind.
= This depletion of the most sincere
hope Of all the world was only one of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15
A DAGGER
in THE BACK

That's the womans dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the days
work. oh, how my back aches" GOLD
MEDAL HaarIem Oil Capsules taken to-
day ease the backache of tomorrow
taken every day ends the backache for all
time. Don't delay What's the use of
suffering? Begin taking GOLD MEDAL
Iaarlem Oil Capsules today and be re-
lieved tomorrow. Take three or four every
day and be permanently free from wrench
ing. distressing back pain But be sure to
get GOLD MEDAL. Since 1896 GOLD
MEDAL Harlem Oil has been the Ma
tional Remedy of Holland. the government
of the Netherlands having granted spe-
cial charter authorizing its preparation
and sale. The housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without bread she
would without her Real Dutch Drops. as
she quaintIy calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules. This is the one reason why
you will find the women and children of
Holland sturdy and robust
GOLD MEDAL are the pure, original
HARLEM oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories In Haarlem. Ha1-
land. But be sure to get GOLD MEHAL.
Look for the name every box Sold
by reliable druggists in sealed packages.
three sizes Money refunded IL they do
not help you. Accept only the GOLD
MEDAL. All others are imitations.-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02

servedly trusted officials" and scru-
tinized the evidence with minute
ness himself because of the impor-
lance attached to the case as war
episode by the bureau of naval in
telligence.
The controlling question of fact"
Mr.. Post said. lis whether the alien
at the time Of any Of his entries into
this country was a secret agent CT
the German government"
Summarizing the evidence asainS.
Minotto Mr.. Post found that he WAS
intimate AZ the German embassy II
England prior to the European war
and left England for the United
states in August. 1914. under cir
cumstances raising suspicious that
he did 50 as a secret agent of Ger
many. The count had been born
in Berlin of an Italian father and
German mother who was a famous
German actress, and worked in Ber-
lin for the Deutsche bank, which
later sent him to London. When
the bank was closed by the war, ne
came TO the United States and OBJ
tanned employment in New York
with a large bank, which sent him
TO South America. where he and
his father who, the report says, "ac-
cOmpa MED him and who is also un-
der suspicion" were closely asso-
ciated with German officials.
Friend of Luxburg.
The sons familiarity with Count
Luxburg. the German ambassador
at Buenos Aires. who sent the no.
torious "sink without a trace" mes
sage to his government caused him
to be suspected as a German agent
and he associated intimately with
the former French premier, now
under arrest in Paris charged with
treason. when the latter was IN
South America.
All this time Minotto was repre-
senting American financial interests.
Apparently it was i'm this connec-
ton that he entertained Sec'y Nc
Adoo during the latter's visit TO
BUenos Aires.
Count Minotto was alleged Il
have boosted of his German SYM
pathies and that he was able 20 get
wireless messages in and out of
Germany at will. He was intimate
with Germans who since have been
informed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02

gone to spend a week with relatives
in Detroit and Three Rivers, Mich
J. z. Zwierzchowiak arrived here
from Chicago for a few days visit
with relatives.
Stanislaus Gradziuszewski Of East
Chicago Is spending a few days with
South Bend friends.
Miss Mary Koscielny and Miss
Hattie Koscielny. AZ 5. Chaplin ST.,
returned from Chicago where they
were on business the past few days.
Martin Wrzosowicz, who has been
here visiting with friends, left for
Hammond.
Peter Beczkiewicz. III ;. Laurel
st. who recently enlisted IN the
Polish army. left for Chicago sat
urday to spend few days with
relatives and friends before he leaves
for Canada.
John r. Orboszewski arrived here
from Dowagiac 10 spend few days
with friends
Frank Worza nski. who has been
here on business. left for Chicago
Friday.
G. Jakubinski Prairie av- is con-
fined 10 his home with illness.
Joseph Werwinski, 405 : Chaplin
st. will leave sunday for Chicago
10 spend the day with friends
p. VI. Wargoszewski arrived here
from Fort Wayne 20 spend few
DAYS with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sagorczak
returned 20 Gary following bus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
SOCIAL EVENTS.

oCNA-hL ~ - -
\ meeting of the Archangel So
ciety of st. Casimir's parish will hold
their meeting Sunday afternoon at
> o'clock in the st. Casimir's school.
The junior gym class of Il. B. Fal-
cons will hold their exercises Mon
day evening at Z. b. hall.
The meeting of st. Peter-Paul So
ciety of st. Stanislaus church will
he held SUNDAY afternoon at 1870
o'clock at st Stanislaus hall.
The Young Ladies' Holy Rosary
sodality of st. Hedwige church will
meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at st. Hedwige school
A meeting OF Polish Falcons, 4.
Balicki. No 1. will be held Sunday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock at 4. b.
hall
The meeting of ST John Cantius
Literary society OF -. Hedwise
church viii he held Sunday evening
at o'clock at ST. Hedwige hall.
The singing practice of 81. He'd
wige Choral society will be held
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the
St. Hedwige school
The ST. Stsnislaus kostka society
of 81. Hedwige parish viii hold their
meeting Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock in the st. Hedwige. school
The military band of Falcons 4.
+. 40 /. viii hole its rehearsal
Monday evening at 80 o'clock at
Z. r. hall.
The Young Ladies' Holy Rosary
sodality Of ST Casimir's parish will
hold their meeting Sunday afternoon
at o'clock in St Casimir's school.
Miss Theophila Makielski. 702
Monson ST.. will be hostess 10 the
members of Columbus Red Cross
auxiliary Monday evening.
The executive committee Of the
White Ea gle Polish Army Aid aux
liars will meet Monday evening
with Mrs W A Grzesk. 1904 W.
Thomas n.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02

mass and sermon az 1880. Baptism az
900 p. m Nespers at 3.3O p. IN sun
day school at 800 p. m. Meeting OF
church societies az 400 p. m.
It. Hedwige's POIish-Corner Scott
and Napier SITS Rev. Anthony ZuhOwicz,
&. :. G.. pastor Low mass az : 80 900
and 1000 q. m sunday school at 30
.. m. Benediction az 80 p. m
IT. StanisIaus' Polish y. Lincoln
ST Rev. Roman Marciniak. past0A Mass
at 80, 900 and 1000 a. m.
1t. Nary German-i3i : Taylor st.
Rev. J NJ Schercr q. =. G.. pastor. Mass
al 80 and 1000 "a. mn. sunday school
al = 80 p. m Benediction at 500 p. M.
IT Casimir's Polish SCI : Webster
St Rev. Stanislaus Gorka. pastor Low
mass AT : 30 a. m. High mass NJ 10 90
q. m. Nespers az eco r. m
81. AdsIbert's PoIish-ollve and Grace
SITS Rev. John kubacki pastor Daily
mass NJ BIB p. IN Holy hour. We'd
nesday evening NJ $ O'Clock. sunday
pass az 500 and 1890 a. m
II. Joseph's-Hill St and Lasalle av.
Patrick j. Carroll e. a.. pastor Low
masses at 80 and 900 a m. High
mass az 1000 q. M. fenediction az 500
r. M
sacred Heart Belgian-il2G ". Thorn
as St Rev. Charles Y. Fischer pasto-.
Mass az 90 aud . go %. IA sunday
school at $50 O. m. Benediction az 90
p. m.
It. Mary OF the Holy Rosary. Polish
National Catholic Rev Basil Syrhtl.
pastor sundays: First mass at 500 a
m. high mass and sermon az 1000 a..
a.. sunday school M 200 p. ~. ben
ediction 40 go D. on. Week days Holy
mass az : 90 a. ma
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02
More German Deceit is
SholUr1 in HolllOeg Note

PARIS. March Two historic
documents, one showing the Ger
man governments determination to
force war upon France and the 9TH
er setting forth the reasons which
induced Germany TO take Alsace-
Lorraine were made public today by
stephen Picheon, the French for
eign minister. The minister was
speaking at the Sorbonne upon the
anniversary of the protest made
by representatives Of the national
assembly of Alssce-Lorraine against
annexation 10 Germany.
4 will establish by documents. q"
81 ia NJ Picheon that the day the
Germans deliberately rendered in
evitable the most frightful of wars.
they tried 20 dishonor MS by the
most cowardly completely in the
ambush into which they drew Eu-
rope. will establish il in the rev.
citation Of "A document that the Ger
man chancellor after having drawn
up. preserved carefully, and you
will see why in the most profound
mystery OF the most secret archives
Bears HollweS's Signature.
we have known only recently of
its authenticity and il defies any
sort OF attempt 10 disprOve il. II
bears the signature OF Bethmann-
Hollweg German imperial chan
cellor at the outbreak Of the war;.
and the date July 81, 1914. On
that day Won Schoon German am
bassador to France, was charged
by "A telegram from his chancellor
to notify US OF a state OF danger Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02
so NEW SHIPS FOR
AMERICA THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON, March , -
Launching of 80 ships at the Hog
Island yard this year was promised
the senate commerce committee to-
day by Harris D. II. COnnick. vice
president of the American Interna-
tionaI snip Building corporation
which is building ships for the gov
eminent He said % would be
ready by Nov. 1, another - by Dec.
Is. and that all OF the 125 vessels
contracted for would be delivered
before the time specified, July, 1912
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02

war with Russia and 10 ask Us 20
remain neutral giving Us IS hours
in which TO reply
What was unknown until today
was that the telegram OF the Ger
man chancellor containing these in
structiOns terminated with these
words. If the French government
declares il viii remain neutral your
eXcellency will be good enough TO
declare that we must. as guar
antee OF its neutrality, require the
handing over OF the fortress of
Toul and Nerdun: that we will oc-
cupy them and viii restore them
after the end OF the war with Rus
sia. A reply to this last question
must reach here before Saturday
afternoon AT 4 O'Clock
More German Infamy.
That" said NJ. Pichon. els how
Germany wanted peace az the mo-
ment when she declared war That
is how sincere she was in pretend
ing that we obliged her 70 take up
arms for her defense. That is the
price she intended TO make US pay
for our baseness if we had had the
infamy to repudiate our signature
as Prussia repuG.ated hers by tea~-
ing up the treaty that guaranteed
the neutrality of Belgium
"Our mortal enemy in the war of
1871. Won AIoItke, declared on the
morning Of the treaty Of Frankfort 80
added VI. Pichon on taking up the
question OF Alsace-Lorraine. that
it would require no less than 50
years to wean the heart OF her lost
provinces from France"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02
CoLLAR BoNE FRACTrREp.

Floyd Carver. 400 s. Franklin
ST. suffered a broken collar bone
and other minor injuries Friday
night when be was struck by an aU-
tomobile truck driven by Frank
Horka. The accident occurred at
William and Division SITS Young
Carver had been playing marbles
with several boys on the corner and
was just starting for home when he
was struck. The boy was removed
20 his home where he injuries were
dressed by Or. e. Z. Savery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Roy NJ. Peever, farmer. Eau
Clair, Mich. and Beulah Kendall.
telephone operator. Eau Clair.
Mich.
Preston Homer Zeller farmer.
Mishawaka. and Ethel Middleton,
Nishawaka
Joseph Goldberg. merchant,
Minot y. D., and Miriam Yaffe.
South Bend
Harvey Thomas. laborer South
Bend. and Phoebe Brady. domestic.
South Bend
Julius SchOenfeTt. Detroit Mich,
and Helen Seivert. Benton Harbor,
Mich
j. +. Dwight kingsburv garage
owner. South Bend and Wanda FL
Ter South Bend