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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
THE HOUSEHOLD
The Household Language.
Edited by ANNE RIrrENuoUsE.

Since we entered the war one OF the
most oft-expressed regrets that we
hear anywhere-save. of course. the
regret that the current of events was
such that there had to be war at all
lis the regret of the men and women
in service in France that they did not
give more serious attention to French
when they were in school.
Some young officers have almost
wept at the thought of the French
classes they cut in college days. And
now they write letters home to broth
ers and children urging them not to
make the same mistake At a time
like this almost any modern language
is of enormous value to the man at
the front Even the despised German
tongue that many people are urging
that we take out of our school curr1c-
ulum has proved of very great benefit
to those in service who possessed it.
There has been a larger demand than
can be met for telephone and tele-
graph operators who are thoroly con-
versant with the German idiom and
the work that they are called upon to
do has been truly worth while.
All this has led to a renewed inter-
est in the subject of the study of mod
ern languages-and languages are no
longer looked upon as one of the
stumbling blocks that stand in the
way of the young man or woman and
his entrance to college They are
looked upon as something live and
understanding that should be stud
led outside the classroom as well as
in it. And now for the first time per-
haps women with families of children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

are beginning to realize the value of a
household language other than their
native tongue. In England and to a
greater extent on the continent it has
long been customary to have a nurs-
cry language for children, and it
would be hard to find a well educated
young girl or boy lover there who
had not been instructed in his own
home in at least one language besides
his own.
AT present it is hard perhaps to get
foreign-born governesses and maids
for our children, but assuredly in the
years after the war there will be a
goodly supply of fairly well educated
European women who will be glad to
take employment in American homes
as governesses. and even as maids.
1t really doesn't matter enormously
what the language is. No one could
nave guessed ten years ago that the
knowledge of French would at this
1uncture be SO valuable an asset.
Spanish. 1t seems now, will be an ex-
tremely valuable language in the fu-
ture. and there are many persons who
predict that Russian will be of enor-
nous value to the business man and
woman of the future. The truth of
the matter is that any modern Ian
guage-f you master it thoroly-cre-
ates It's own opportunity for useful
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Two truck trains bound for Camp
Funston from Moline, ILL.,, passed thru
Topeka early Monday evening. The
trains were made up of ten motor
trucks each. One belonged to the 80
division and one to the 80 division.
The trucks were manned by enlisted
men from Funston who had been un-
dergoing a course of instruction in the
truck factory at Moline.
j. H. Engle of Abilene, was re-
elected secretary of the Kansas State
sunday school association at its con-
vention in Hutchinson this week.
Other officers elected were: Miss
Ruth Wilkie, office secretary; H. C.
Rash, Salina. mission superintendent:
E. E. Stauffer. Lawrence, secondary
superintendent; James H. Little, La
Crosse, member International COM
mittee; M. F. Gabel. Holton, adult
superintendent.
Threats of prosecution by Attorney
General Brewster fail to have any
| terrors for him or the members OF the
fair food price board asserted w. II;
Davis at the semi-weekly meeting OF
the board at the Chamber of Com
merce Monday. Davis said that the
prices set by the board are fair, ana
that until he and the board are re-
lieved by Zone Director Innes the
| board will continue to act
| The Topeka council of the knights
|
night in honor of seven members VINO
have volunteered for army service
The guests of honor will be John NC
Herman, Thomas Brennan, Patrick
Brennan, James McDade, Mike Blrm-
| ingham and Maik Dunlap. P. j.
Monaghan will preside at the dinner
| A social will be held at the Gage
park school house Friday evening
The proceeds go to the benefit OF the
Junior Red Cross.
A card received by his mother In
Topeka today states that Corpora
David Fleming of the seth infantry
band, formerly stationed at CamI
Doniphan, has arrived safely II
| France.
Anton Schoenhaven of Topeka was
given a judgment for $3.50 against
an insurance company for injuries sus-
tanned when he was shot by burglar
several years ago. He sued for $4,000
The defense claimed Schoenhaven's
present condition was due to locomo-
tor ataxia- The case went to a jury ir
Judge Robert D. Garver's division OF
the district court Monday afternoon. 4
judgment was returned at IL O'CLOCK
this morning.
Arthur (Crip) Hines, a barber. wa'
arrested by the police today on 6
charge Of assault sworn to by his wife
Hines was arrested at the Victor no
tel, Sixth and Jackson streets. The
police say Hines is a dope fiend. Hi
wife charges that he has threatened tt
kill her and has assaulted her.
An Auburn chummy roadster wa.
stolen Monday evening from in from
of the Novelty theater The machin,
belongs to C.. L. Olferman, GIT Nortl
Quincy street.
Neither a country nor city HON,
satisfied Amy Schwatzer, according t,
allegations in a divorce petition filet
with Mrs. Mary Chaplin, clerk of tn,
district court, today by Reinhardt II
Schwatzer. Schwatzer says he owns
fifteen-acre truck farm near the cit,
that his wife wouldn't live on and tina
he also offered to move into the city
They were married October 16, 1915
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
HUNS SEEM LIKE
INSENSATE THINGS
IN MASS ATTACK

Liverpool. May IA Liverpool
officer, in a letter from the front,
writes of the German mass attack
recently:
II have watched several of these
attacks thru my field glasses, and
nave been filled with horror each
time. They plowed forward in serried
ranks. The majority did not even
trouble to fix bayonets. Many had
their rifles slung over their shoulders
and they advanced apparently with
profound indifference over the bodies
of their comrades.
MY first thought was that they
must be drugged, they advanced with
such calIousness and utter unconcern.
The simlle of the locust has often
been applied to the German hosts, and
ii would seem to be well justified.
for in all the recent attacks there is
the suggestion of the insensate soldier
being absolutely indifferent to what
happens to himself his comrades.
and obeying only one overmastering
force and impulse.
The whole object of British and
French military training is to de-
velop the initiative and intelligence of
the individual soldier, and perhaps
this explains why in many cases a
British or French division has been
able to hold up six or seven times its
number"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
MILITARY WORK

Continued from Page One.D
church. made his daily afternoon ad-
dress for women.
Tonight at o'clock DIR. Patton will
speak again. His twice a day series
of talks as a church efficiency expert
which are attracting church people
of all denominations here as they did
in the east. will close Wednesday
night.
Doctor Patton Is Popular.
True to advance notice, Doctor
Patton, church efficiency expert ex-
traordiuary. promises to tax the seat
ing capacity of Grace cathedral to
the limit at his meetings. Already
the church has been more than COM
fortably filled and counting his lee
tnres today and tomorrow, Doctor
Patton was still in view for four lee
lures.
Doctor Patton said in his lecture
Monday night that the present rec
ord of the Episcopal church in Kan
sas in respect to support of church
advancement was a disgrace. Doctor
Patton brought out that Kansas
Episcopalians pay only about SO cents
of the population of the state who are
not church members into the fold
Doctor Patton touched on the need
for missionaries in China and in Pal
estine and the Holy Land after the
war. He said that China was now
two-thir5s nearer to America than 1t
was in August, 1914, when the war
started.
The last of the series of lectures by
Doctor Patton will be given at Grace
cathedral tomorrow night at o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
POT NOW BOILING
Politics Gaining Attention of
Washington More.
" 'Tis!o-ss'T isn't!"-Say Con-
gressmen Up for Fall Election.
DEMOCRATS To CITE RECORD
And Republicans Will Come
Back With Counters.
Democrats Not Efficient in
War, Say Republicans.
DEMOCRATS To CITE RECORD
BY L. C. MARTIN.

washington, May 14.-The political
lid has been ripped off congress.
With one third the senate and the en-
tire house up for reelection this fall,
ali members are preparing their
trench work for the hottest wartime
congressional election in the country s
history.
Champ Clark in his speech Saturday
night at Fort Wayne Ind, announced
the Democratic issue.
I'VE will fight on our record, he
said During our tenure OF offlce
we have passed more constructive
legislation than the Republicans did
in two decades"
"carne back" at Clark with what they
say will be their campaign issue-al-
legged failure of the Democratic party
60 efficiently wage the war
Republican Organ Out.
The first issue of the National Re
publican to be published in Washlns,
ton has appeared with heavy mead
lines linking the democratic parry
with the growth of the Socialist move
ment.
In frank statement regarding
congressional elections leading Ike
publican N the senate said TO-DAY
"nembers seeking reelection wish
rr1ey could make their records in con-
eress the issue. But despite the ex-
cellent record of congress in support
ing the administration thru speedy
passage OF war legislation, the country
will not be satisfied to elect on this
basis.
disclosures of the almost total
failure of the aircraft program; the
great delay in getting the shipping
under way; the poor situation with
regard to ordnance and other mis-
takes and delays have stirred the
whole country
Republicans are already claiming
control of the next house. With re-
gard to the senate they claim ability
to reduce the present Democratic ma
iority of seven to three or four.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Young girls costume with Elton jacket
of red velvet and collar and cuffs
of red and white checked silk to
match the narrow skirt, which is
trimmed with two black tassels be-
low a high belt.
worn on the streets of great cities, but
its proper setting is on country roads
and piazzaS and under green trees
1t is splendidly attractive, but one
cannot feel that it helps observers to
stand the hot weather. Color has SO
much to do with the nerves that it is
a wonder that even a segment of the
public should endorse scarlet and its
various shadings for gowns. wraps,
sweaters, hats, stockings and capes
during June and July.
1t may be that the thermometer in
August will defeat the fashion, but
since women have for three years per-
sisted in wearing heavy furs during
this month, one comes to the conclu-
sion that they will submit to any in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
LET KAISER RULE!
Newspaper Campaign on in Austria
Favoring German Domination.

London, April 25.-Correspondenc
of the Associated Press-A vigorous
newspaper campaign is in progress in
Austria with the object of impressing
on the non-German population of that
country the absolute necessity of link
ing the destiny of Austria Hungary
with that of Germany. Even indie
pendent papers like the Zeit are point
ing out with much vigor that however
much Austrians may feel inclined to
gance and superiority, this is not the
time to resent this tone, which is part
of the north German nature" 1t
would be more to the purpose, says the
Zeit to recognize that without Ger
man backing there is but poor pros
pect of Austria-Hungray cutting any
important figure at the coming peace
conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
PLAN RATES BOOST

sContfnued from Page One.l
commissions recommendations, which
called for an addition of $500, 900, 900
to the $4,000, 100000 payroll of last
year.
Improvements Planned.
The cost of extensions and better
ments, particularly at terminals, now
being planned, can be determined at
this time, only in most general terms,
but officials point out that the finan-
cial burden of these will be felt within
six months and that eventually they
must be met out of higher freight rev.
enues.
1t is commended that to raise passen-
ser rates to 8 cents q mile will not
reduce travel to any great extent and
the director general is opposed to
taking any drastic steps to curtail
passenger traffic. He has frowned
upon proposals to follow Great Brit
aims example of raising passenger
rates so per cent and thereby cut off
considerable travel Commuters rates
would be affected to a lesser extent
than others and might not be raised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
AUSTRALIANS HERE
Premier Hughes and Party Land at
Pacific Port-Attacked by Raider.

A Pacific Port, May 14.-Premier
William M. Hughes. of Australia. is
here today, accompanied by Premier
William F. Massey, of New Zealand,
Joseph Ward and Robert Curran.
Fellow passengers declared that Pre-
mier Hughes's party first boarded a
british transport, which was attacked
and damaged by a German raider.
The transport, according to the pas
sengers, returned to the Australian
port. and the Hughes party boarded
the American liner which brought
them here.
Premiers Hughes and Massey are on
route TO London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
TO DISCUSS WATERWAY
Convention in ST. Louis to Boost Navi-
CATION on Mississippi.

St. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-THE first
annual convention of the Mississippi
Valley Waters association began today
with preparations for the association
to obtain part of the $4,000. 100000
transportation allotment of the gov
eminent to be used in developing the
Mississippi river.
Senator James A. Reed, who has
led the fight for the appropriation.
was here to address the convention
on "the use of international and wa
ter-ways as a means of relieving traf-
fic and winning the war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

New York.-There has never been
time when a dash of scarlet in the
landscape was not effective. The one
single time in which it was taboo was
during the first years of the war, when
the scarlet trousers of the French SOL
diers proved admirable and deathly
targets for the German guns.
Today despite the advent of warm
weather, the dressmakers and public
inclination have yielded to red as a.
leading color for the summer land
scape. Here and there, one sees 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
TOPEKAN IS PROMOTED
Willis A. Carney Made Captain on the
French Front.

Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. H o. Garvey that their son, Will
lis A. Garvey, has been advanced
from the office of lieutenant to that
of captain.
Captain Garvey has been with the
American troops during the German
drive on the western front, and has
been in charge of a battery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

New York, May 4.-MONEY-Mercantfle
paper, and months, per cent. Sterling.
bills on banks, AZ; commercial. co dayy
bills. 4.71ss; demand. 4.7545; cables. 4.76 Z
16 Francs, demand, 5.711: cables. 5.6oH.
Government bonds irregular; railroad
bonds, strong. Time loans. steady: 60 days
and 90 days, 5% az; 6 months, bid.
Call money, steady: high, Az low q.
ruling rate. 4 closing bid 4; offered ut AZ !:
last loan, Az. <r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Newton. Kan. May IA novel
method of raising thrift stamp funds
has been inaugurated by the farmer
boys of Harvey county. A number of
them who have cashed in coyote.
crow and gopher scalps recently have
proudly exclaimed that the full
amount would straightforth be in
vested in thrift stamps. They receive
dollar each for coyote scalps and
one boy recentl'- presented eleven in
a bunch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
BIG LOANS TO ALLIES
$500, OO0, 900 More Extended Today to
Them.

e. Washington, May 14.-Secretary
McAdoo today authorized loans of
100000 to Great Britain, $780,
900. 900 to France and 500, 100000 to
italy, making the total loans to all
the allies $5,763,850, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Australian high schools are now
giving instruction in the japanese lam
guage and it is also being taught at
the military school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Twenty thousand New York state high
school boys have been enrolled for farming
during the coming sumrnA-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

After the graduating exercises this
spring everybody should know what
democracy is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
LOCAL MENTION

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt-Mar-
tin.-Adv.
Fisher & Smith. lawyers. moved to
SCI New England building-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
|lQy7F :. DRESS ,! } rs !! ! 5.
lN 0NNhlBy Trl-~e Rtttenhoz<se


Warm Weather and Warm Colors Go
Hand i'm Hand This Season and Red
Appears as a Leading Tone for the
Country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JAMES LASSICER, SO years old. died
Monday in a local hospital Funeral an
nouncements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14
New York Clifton Market.


New York. May 14.-COTTON-Spok
quiet; middling, 27.2c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

MRS. LAURA NJ. MEREDITH, 81 years
old, died Monday at her home, sos East
Twelfth street. The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 80 O'Clock from the
First United Brethren church Burial in
Lecompton cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

WALTER DENNIsON. Sc years old, died
Monday in local hospital Funeral an
Rouncements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-14

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel ss7.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
PERSONAL POINTS

Lieutenant and Mrs. Lucius French
indianapolis, Ind. are guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Dolly
1917 Twentieth street. Lieutenant
French Is stationed at Washington in
the ordnance. department and is max
Ing an inspection of the various ar
senals. He will be at the Rock Island
arsenal week. Mrs. French Is q for
mer Rock Island girl, before her mar
rage being Miss Blanche Trimble, and
was graduated at Villa de Chantal.
J. V. Collier left Wednesday for the
Modern Woodmen OF American SAM
forum, Wo0dman, Colo.
W. c. McCulloch of Portland, Ore,
has been visiting the past few Gays
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. ]. l..
Freeman, sos Twehty-second street.
Mr.. McCulloch. who married a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman, is re-
turning home from Washington, where
he appeared before the interstate
commerce commission as attorney for
extensive Oregon lumber interests.
J. NJ. Tribbey, who for five years
has been travelling passenger agent
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad, with
offices in the Best building. today left
for Ardmore, Okla. where he will be-
come chief clerk in the offices Of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee line. At
one time Mr.. Tribbey was with the
Burlington road in the Moline Office.
Miss Ella Olson, Mrs. Andrew Dab
lon and daurhfpr E1izaheth 500 Twan-
ty-second street, leave tomorrow for
New Orleans, going by way of Chicago,
to be away two months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Soldiers to Ee Wed.

Announcement is made that two sol
diers connected with the Davenport
recruiting station, Sergeant Robert r
Richtmyer and Private Earl Al Dor.
deau, are to be married
Miss Marie Jones of Clinton will
become the wife of Sergeant RIGHT.
myer at Clinton, Feb. l.. and Miss
Eva O'Day Smith OF Hiteman, Iowa
has promised her hand to Private
Bourdeau, the ceremony to take place
in Rock Island. Feb. Z.
Sergeant Richtmyer and Miss Jones
will be made one by the Presbyterian
minister at Clinton while Rev. c. P
O'Neill of Sacred Heart church. Rock
Island will officiated for Private-First
Glass Bourdeau and Miss Smith.
The future Mrs. Richtmyer and her
husband will reside in Davenport and
Private Bourdeau and his wife-to-be
will make their home in Rock Island
at the residence of the parents of the
future groom. Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Bour-
deau, 84S Twenty-seventh street.
Sergeant Richtmyer is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Richtmyer of Ster-
ling. Ill.
Sergeant Richtmyer enlisted in the
regular army Nov. %, 1912, being as
signed to Company G, Sixteenth in
fantry. The unit was stationed at Ell
Paso, Texas, San Francisco and was
with General Pershing when he
headed the expeditionary forces which
went into Mexico. Company G was on
Mexican soil from March II to Nov.
q. 1916. On May 2, 1917, Sergeant
Richtmyer was called back into active
service from the reserve forces. re
reported at the Davenport recruiting
station the same day and has been a
member of the party ever since. He
was employed at the Woodman office
when recalled.
Private Bourdeau enlisted in the
field artillery division of the regular
army, Oct. 4. 1917. He was assigned
to recruiting duty at the Davenport
station. In civilian life Private Bour-
deau was employed by the Rock Island
road, serving five years in the Office
of division passenger agent, Daven-
port. Later he was attached to the
Rock Island office. His bride-to-be
is graduate nurse from st. An
thongs hospital. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Broadway Ladies rs HOstesses.

The members of Broadway Presby-
terrain church have made arrange
ments to entertain between 20 and 80
soldiers from Rock Island asenal to-
morrow at MONDAY meal, the host
esses having enjoyed very much the
company of the soldiers last Sunday
when about twenty-six were guests in
their homes. The soldier boys, too,
enjoyed the charming hospitality of
their hOstesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Party On birthday.

A party OF % friends last evening
went to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Binhuff. $50 Twenty-third
street. to assist in the celebration oil
the 10th birthday anniversary of their
niece. Miss Mabel Roberts Of Musca-
tine. who is a guest in the Binhufl
home Games, music and dancing were
enjoyed and in contest the prizes
were given to George Schibe and Fred
Schroeder. Refreshments were served
in the course of the evening and the
affair was much enjoyed. The honoree
was left with pretty gifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Society Plans Activities.

At a meeting Of the Woman's Mis-
sion society OF the Central Presbyter-
ian church held yesterday afternoon
in the home OF Mrs. Henry Arndt, 1898
Fifteenth street, plans were made for
winter activities. Mrs. D. A. johnson
was made chairman Of committee to
plain for the annual praise service,
Mrs. w. J. Bliesener and Mrs. P. c.
Siemon being the other members of
the committee. A committee COM
posed of Miss Alice Deal, chairman,
Mrs. Siemon and Mrs H. G. Arndt was
appointed to make plans for q mis-
sionary tea to be held at the time Of
the regular March meeting. Mrs. F..
H. DOMAIN was named secretary OF lit
erature. Mrs. B. H. Andrews was in
charge Of the home topic for the day
and Mrs W. n. Phillips led the dis
cussion OF the foreign topic. China.
Refreshments were served during the
social hour following the business and
program. The February meeting will
be with Mrs. W. j. Bliesener.