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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

For remarkable GOODNESS and most
commendable sense of humor under
dangerous conditions, the navy depart
ment has just received an account OF
a young sailor whose nerve will always
be remembered. altho his name does
not appear in the reports. When the
army transport Antilles was sunk, the
armed guard supplied by the navy and
command of Lieut.. r. d. Tisdole,
displayed splendid conduct, remaining
calmly at their station while the ship
was sinking and making no move to
leave thier posts until ordered to save
themselves. 1t was when the ship had
gone down and the men were strug-
Cling in the water that this unknown
hero came into being. He was a mem
Der of a gun crew and when rescued
was on top of an ammunition box
which had floated clear of the ship in
an upright position. When the young
man saw the ship coming close to him.
he signalled for them to be careful,
stating that box on which he was
floating contained live ammunition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
TRAVELETTE
rho American sphinx.
BY NIKsAB.

From a ledge high on the side u
q New Hampshire mountain, the
American sphinx has gazed for thou
sands of years at a continent stretch
ing away before it. 1t knows the
secrets of Americas first children, the
story of the Indian, the settler, and the
promoter. Its friends call it the Old
Man of the Mountain, acquaintance.
the Profile, and Hawthorne immortal
lied it the Great Stone Face.
Until short time ago, men admired
it and wondered at it from distance.
1t was possible to climb the noun
tain, but to locate the rock structure
was extremely difficult. One could
easily be standing on the Old Mans
forehead while searching wildly for
him. Finally systema tic search, aided
sive features. But complete joy in the
achievement was rnarred by the dis
covery that the stone forming the
forehead was slipping and would
eventually come crashing down into
the valley destroying the rest of the
profile in it's fall The impending
fate of the Old Man caused so much
| anxiety on the part of his many
friends that the state sent out res
cueing party to rivet the sliding stone
to it's proper place.
Man had no part in the molding of
| the time of the glaciers. The ex-
preston of the stone features is
| thoughtful and brooding. 1t Is the
| face of a seer.
Twelve hundred feet directly be-
| low, the Old Man can look down into
the tranquil Profile Lake. Off to the
| south and west for miles. he sees
| valleys, little villages. and mountains
wrapped in New England's winter
| cloak of white.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

The food administration is planning
campaign to induce people to
eat more corn bread. A considerable
increase in the popularity of this kind
of bread would not be difficult to at
tain if the right sort of cornmeaI
could be obtained, but it can't. Under
the modern process of milling the
heart of the grain. the sweetest and
best part OF it, is lost thru the boiling
process. When the householder no
longer could take his corn to mill and
have it ground and returned to him.
the popularity of corn bread began to
Wane. A pelatable and nutritious food
has been sacrificed to commercial
progress. The days of good corn meal
are gone, probably never to return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

and those which have been before con-
gress. 1t means, for example. that in
| stead of corporations being allowed to
develop power and sell it to cities at
q profit, the cities are going to be
given every opportunity to develop it
FOR themselves under federal control.
The administration bill also con-
taiEs a provision that the government
may take over any of the power plants
developed under this act for the pur-
pose of manufacturing munitions,
| nltrates. or other materials needed in
an emergency, such as war.
According to evidence brought out
in the hearings before the house COM
mittee. there has been growing up a
more and more centralized control of
water power interests in the United
States-that is, we are raising a water
power trust. In 1913 ten groups of
interests controlled most of the de-
veloped water power in the country,
and these were more or less related
thru the well-known medium of inter-
locking directorates.
This GENERALIZATION is, of course, to
be expected. The water power in
dustry is merely repeating the history
OF most other industries in this coun-
try. Many of our public utilities are
controlled by little groups of finan-
c1ers- and these in turn are more or
less controlled by the government
"
maIe the government control of the
wafer power industry effective and
tnCro by beginning at the bottom, so
to speak. The whole development is
to be under government supervision
The federal power commission will
regulate the water power industry in
the interests of the public in the same
way that the interstate commerce
commission is supposed to regulate
the -a.,Ircads in the interests of the
public Bat the task is made easier in
regard to water power by keeping the
title to th;- fundamental resource in
vo1ved in tn ownership of the govern
ment, thus preventing speculation and
giving the government more power.
The administration bill certainly
seems to provide we'll for safeguard
ing the public interest. The question
is whether the water power will be
promptly developed under this meas
ure. If it is not, some other method
possibly development by the govern
mept itself-will have to be adopted
For the United States can no longer
afford to waste these millions of
horsepower.
Questions on tn, above or any SUBJ
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation. should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director,
Washington. ,. c., with a accent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

Z President Wilson's opposition I'd
var council. such as is proposed in
hill now before congress. probably Is
not without considerable SHOW OF
reason. Divided counsel carries with
il divided responsibility and the coun-
trv already is suffering from too much
division of responsibility. 1t wrecked
the ship building program of the gov
efnment and delayed one of the most
important features of our war prepa-
rations for months. Another result OF
divided responsibility has been brought
70 light in the testimony heard before
the senate investigating committee.
Blame for the shortage of guns, am
munition and clothing for the army
was passed about from one to another
in such a way that the public still is in
the dark regarding who was at fault
The advantage of one man control has
been we'll illustrated in the past few
DAYS by the manner in which the coal
shortage has been relieved. If Doctor
Garfield had been subject to direction
of a board of commission. it is doubt
full that anything would have been
done in time to have been of great
benefit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

her father was at dinner. II suppose
you assist your father by entertaining
the bores."
Eyes. sir" said the child, gravely;
please be seated"
A professor at a western engineer
ing college says that but for the &C.
casional innovations in the applica-
tons of learning such as the follow
ing, for instance. he would find it diff
ficult to Judge his usefulness:
What steps would you take in
determining the height of a build
ing using an aneroid barometer" was
the question upon an examination
paper.
One youthful aspirant answered. II
would lower the barometer by a string
and measure. the string
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
5 HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Liye-WelI-on-Lcss Tips.

Fish is one of the best of winter
foods.
Sponge cake can be made with po-
tato flour.
Soap and tepid water will remove
chocolate stains.
Fresh caulifiower is creamy White
and it feels heavy.
Pastry can be made from cocoanut
oil instead of lard.
Milk, fruit and vegetables are the
last articles to save on.
A kitchen in good repair inspires
the cook to keep it neat.
War bread can be made either with
or without potatoes.
Use other fats as far as possible
instead of butter in cooking.
Condensed milk is as good soue-
times in cooking as fresh milk.
Sweets made from honey should be
as far as possible encouraged.
If the glass percolator of your cof-
fee pot breaks, use a glass lemon
squeezer for the time being.
Delicious cream croutons are made
by spreading slices of breed with but
ter. then laying cheese on top of the
butter and toasting brown in the
oven. Serve with stewed fruit.
Her Bit"
OmeIet for Six Persons with Three
Eggs-Lay one slice of stale bread,
one inch thick, in pan: cover with
three -QuarterS cup milk and the
yolks of three eggs: let stand while
beating the whites: add all together
with salt and pepper. beat and cook
in omelet pan or fry in butter in fry
irg pan until it has raised, then set in
oven to brown the top. fDried beef or
small bits of ham or bacon may be
added if desired.) Serve Immediately
to prevent falling
Angel Food Cake-If the whites of
eggs are measured when making angel
food cake you will never fail. and a
large or small cake can be made ac-
cording to the measure"
To one measure of flour add one
and one-half measures sugar; sin
fourteen times and add scant level
teaspoon cream tartar last time sifted.
one measure full of the white of eggs:
beat them stiff with pinch of salt:
pour in the flour and sugar lightly.
then add one teaspoon vanilla: pour
into an ungreased pan and bake very
slowly Tor one hour. fDo not open
oven for twenty minutes.) When done
turn upside down and put wet cloth
over pan SO 1t will steam out.
Cover with icing made of powdered
sugar moistened with water.
When yolIss of eggs are used for
salad dressing and rice buildings 1t re-
duces the cost of the cake SO that 10
is not more expensive to bake angel
food than other kinds of cake even
when eggs are high.
Breads.
Bran Muftns-Mix and sift one
and one-half cups flour with one and
teaspoons baking powder.
one-half teaspoon salt, two level
sugar Stir in one and
one-half cups bran.
Into one-third cup molasses STIR
one-third teaspoon soda; add scant
cup sweet milk. Then mix in Nthe
molasses and milk mixture and two
butter substitute (meas-
ure after melting). Beat well. turn
into gem pans well creased. Bake
in moderate oven. Half cup seeded
rafsins can be added to flour mixture
IL desired These are fine. 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

So American fur dealers were COM
PEELED to go abroad, pay expenses OF a
European trip. buy in foreign coun-
tries the best American furs, pay ocean
freight and insurance, and a heavy
customs duty at port of entry on this
side of the Atlantic. Now all this is
changed. St. Louis has become the
great fur market of the world, and
fur dealers from everywhere journey
there for the annual auction sales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

got on the train at Bridgeport. and
who asked me to take her over to the
Penn. station in New York;.
"Oh!" For long two minutes Mil
6lred's eyes looked anywhere except at
the man@bS fore her. But they return
ed to his after he had started to
speak. for he was saying the most
wonderful words in the world.
There isn't any othe- girl" he said
sc:tly There is no one but you,
dear"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

Altho the North American continent
is the Fichest fur bearing country in
the world, prior to the opening of the
great European war in 1914, practical
abroad to be dressed, dyed and sold.
London and Leipsic had practically a
monopoly of this work; altho neither
is located in a fur-producing country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

Henry Allen appears to be in fair
way to accomplish what Republican
party leaders have been trying to do
for years; that is bring the warning
Republican factions together on a
common ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

Russia is about due for a new gov
eminent. The meeting of Sth@ con-
stituent assembly reveals the fact that
the Bolsheviki are in a minority in
that body Apparently the tail has
been waggipg the dog. The probable
ity is that Lenine and Trotzky will be
forced to go but they are not likely to
quit without fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

1t has been suggested that red
headed regiment be raised in this
country and the Brooklyn Eagle places
Vic Murdoch at the head of the list
of recruits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

The apparent efforts of the Bolshe-
Wiki to place the remainder OF Ru-
mania under German control prob
ably are due to the influence of Lee
nine, who has been regarded as an
agent of the kaiser from the first. But
the allies will take care of King Fer
dinand's realm when the time comes
for arranging peace terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT

By BOY x. MoULroN

In the Golden Days.
with apologies TO Raymond Hitchcock
1t was not like this in the olden days,
When coal was five a ton,
When butter was twenty cents pound
And buying grub was fun;
When ten-cent eggs were strictly fresh,
And were not from storage cold;
And pay checks lasted a day or so
In the days of old
The United States has notified the
Santo Domingo army that he must
sober up and go to work.
These less days established by
Brother Hoover are all right, but we
would like to know who invented the
idea of having seven heatiess days
every week.
It seems Kerens4Sy was not married
to grand opera singer. after all. So
that was not the reason he fled from
Petrograd.
Chicago is in the throes of the an
nual titanic effort of trying to support
grand opera and the stockyards at the
same time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

Everybody should buy war saving
certificates while they are cheap.
They will advance in price next month
and will continue TO do so steadily
thruout the year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22

urhappier than they are. no one
knows.
But, my won't husbands be the
spoiled and coddled creatures when a
woman will be glad to have ever a
piece of one to flaunt in her friends
faces!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-22
Hurry-More Efficiency


What has become of the old-fashioned
submarine menace?
What has happened to that drive into
Italy?
Where is that crushing blow on the
western front?
Why do we not hear the cry: "On to
Paris?
Has British commerce been swept
from the sea?
Why has not the British populace
cried for peace?
Where is the archaeological rail-
way?
How have American troops been al
lowed to cross the ocean?
1t seems to be taking the people
long time to get excited over the rise
in the price of Bibles which has been
announced every month since the war
started.
A Needed Improvement.
Under the present arrangement
there is much guessing in the cheap
seats not as to the persons on the
stage but as to the persons in the
theater boxes. In the model theater
there should be uniformed announcers
with megaphones to announce arrivals
as follows:
Mrs. Van Twiller Van Tank. with
one diamond tiara, $4,000; one dia-
mond stomacher. s45.875-45; one
pearl brooch, $56,985.65. Gown by
Lady Bluff Jordan, shoes by Shoe
maker &SCo., lorgnettes by Biffany,
coat of arms by the Excelsior Cloak
and Suit company, dentistry by Pullem
& Payne small talk and repartee by
the Smart Set" and Vanity Fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
YANKS HOLD firm in june, 100000!
New Draft Quota Ordered to
Camps June "a.
Quota of 2SO,OOO Besides Men
for Special Service.

Washington. May 31.-Official an
nouncement was made today that
100000 men will be called to the col
ors during June. They will be or
dered to report June "a, but it has not
yet been determined to what camps
they can be assigned SO the list of ap-
portionments is for the present being
withheld.
The quota is based on estimates of
the space available for the men in
camps and cantonments. If the rate
of shipment of troops across again is
raised still more men may be called.
In any event the proba bi1ities are
that enough men will be, called for
special service to round the number
out to 100000.
Kansas City Boards Have Call.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 31.-Local
draft boards have received instruc-
tions to prepare for a draft call of
limited men which will probably num-
ber several hundred thousand. The
date of the call has not been indicated,
but it is believed it will be some time
earlY in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
State May Be Called Upon for
10000 in June.
Only 14,934 Now Left in Glass
Cn~rSno
QUOTAS ARE BEING WITHHELD
They May Not Be Announced
for Week or More.
No Washington Orders Have
Been Received Here.

Every available Kansan in class 1,
not actively engaged in harvesting
crops or in some absolutely essential
industry, may be called into army
service under the order from wash
ington today which places the ma
tons quota for June at 100000 men.
Should the quota for states remain
the same as in May, when the heaviest
call was for 233,000 men, Kansas
would probably be called upon for not
less than 10000 men subject to serv-
ice call. Kansas has but 14,934 white
men now in class l.
Announcement of the call for $780,
900 men came as a surprise to the
men in charge of the selective draft
work in the adjutant generals office
Washington concerning either calls or
q%-as for the June order. The an
nouncement of state quotas will be
withheld Sc 5eral days. it is believed.
May Take Only $4,000.
A report from the war department
several days ago is the only hope that
the entire list of Kansans in class l
will not be taken in June. This re-
port indicated plans for classification
of 80 per cent of class 1 men. Under
the statement there is an assumption
that the maximum number of men
taken from the state might not exceed
80 per cent of men in the first class,
or $4,000.
There is little doubt, tho. that the
June call will take the largest number
of men actually sent from the state
under a single order since the war.
When the May call for 5000 was is
sued, credits were given for all men
enlisted and inducted since last fall.
The states gross quota under the
call for 23S,00O was 1890. Credits,
however, reduced the net quota to
about 5000. subsequent call took
1000 men from Kansas and several
minor inductions and volunteer enlist
ments may -havs aaaed another 1000
or 1900 men to the service. Even
tho the war department should give
credits in the June CALL an equal dis
tribution among the several states
would doubtless absorb the availa BILE
list of men in the first class.
No Announcement Now.
the county and district quotas under
the June "a call can be announced to
the public. Under a recent ruling of
the war department, five days are al
lowed the men in charge of the dis
tribution of local quotas in which to
compile their figures. Should the
Kansas quota be announced to the ad-
jutant generals office in the next
twenty-four hours, county and district
figures would not be available until
late next week. 1t is believed that the
state quotas will not be publicly an
nounced until local figures are avail
able. This rule is being followed to
protect against excessive volunteer en-
liStmentS in branches of the service
not to be filled by current calls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
DOOM OF KAISER!
Capture of Cantigny First
Chapter in Long Story.
British Paper Praises Americas
Fine Soldier Boys.

London, May 31.-Commenting on
the capture of Cantigny by the Amer
leans, the Evening News says:
Bravo: the young Americans!
nothing in today's battle narrative
from the from. is more exhilarating
than the account of their fight at Can
tigny 1t was clean cut from begin
ming to end, like one of their country
mems short stories and the short story
of Cantigny is going to expand into a
full length novel which will write the
doom of the kaiser and kaiserism.
I'VE expected it We have seen those
young Americans in London and mere
ly to glance at them was to know. that
they are conquerors and brothers in
that Anglo-Saxon-Latin compact
which will bring down the diabolical
Prussian idol with its poisons and cal
culated infamies, to enthrone chival-
rous humanity again.
Kaiser's Crown to Museum!
They do not swagger and they have
no war illusions. They have done
their first job with swift precision.
characteristic of the United States. and
Cantigny will one day be repeated a
thousand-fold. On that day the kali
ser's crown will go to the allied mu-
scum"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-31
BOCHES BOMB
U. S. HOSPITALS
Deliberately
No Question About Intention in
the Raid.
No Serious Damage Was Done,
However.
HOSPITALS CLEARLY MARKED
Nurses Were Cool and Cared
for the Wounded.
Raid Was Pretentious and in
Two Parts.
No Serious Damage Was Done,
However.
HOSPITALS CLEARLY MARKED
Nurses Were Cool and Cared
for the Wounded.
(By the Associated Press.)

With the American Army in France.
Thursday. May 30.-German airmen
made a pretentious raid on the area
behind the American lines in Picardy
last night. Bombs were dropped on
all sides of one of the largest hospitals
in the town many miles to the rear Of
the front. American and French
wounded soldiers were carried to cell
lars and caves by American nurses
and members of the American Red
Cross.
Only a few persons were injured by
flying glass as most of the windows in
the hospital had been shattered by
bombs dropped the previous night
Several private houses were wrecked
and a number of civilians, including
several babies, were killed and in
jured.
That the raid was planned on
much larger scale than recent ones
over this territory is evidenced from
reports made by many Americans in
villages over which the raiders passed
The Germans came in wave forma-
ton and then scattered widely>
one squadron dropped bombs a few
hundred feet from an American field
hospital and at the same time one of
the long range guns shelled village
rev hundred yards away.
Made Second Raid,
The first alarm was sounded at IL
O'Clock. The dropping of bombs and
the flr1ng OF many anti-aircraft guns
began almost Immediately Later
tnere was brief pause after which
the raiders returned to remain until
almost dawn.
new American evacuation hospital
had been opened only yesterday in a
certain village. A bomb fell in front
of it last night and shattered windows,
but none of the patients were injured
In some instances the bombs fell with
in 80 and 40 feet of a hospital build
ing, but fortunately there were no di-
rect hits,
A French nurse, her mother, and
two little sisters were killed in a house
a short distance from a hospital. An
other nurse was standing on the up
per floor Of the hospital ministering
to patients when a piece of bomb
struck her, piercing her lung.
Nurses Remained Cool.
Five American nurses were in the
same hospital. They were Miss Ma
talie Scott of New Orleans, Miss Helen
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