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Evening journal., 1918-01-04
Delaware chemists
At dinner IOEICRT

The Delaware Chemists Society will
meet at Hanna's Cafe this evening. An
Informal dinner at Gas O'Clock will be
followed by a program beginning at
$ O'Clock. 70 is expected that many who
are unable to attend the dinner will be
present for the lectures. The speakers
for the evening viii be Professor Allen
Rogers Of Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, and
Dr. Charles L. Parsons, Of Washington,
ID. c.. whose subjects viii be respec-
lively. Recent Developments in the
Manufacture of Leather, and "Rela-
ion OF Chemists TO War Work
Professor Rogers Is a. recognized
loader 10 the leather industry, and Is
The author Of standard texts on In
dustrial Chemistry.
Dr.. Parsons Is the National Secretary
Of the American Chemical Society, who
hos been largely responsible for max
'ng this the largest o ganization Of
chemists in the world AZ present he
Is working with the L. S. Government
rs its expert on fixation Of nitrogen.
Il is likely that steps will be taken
nc this coming meeting TO organize per-
manently the Delaware chemists as a
section Of the American Chemical So
ciety.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04

planes al Nancy and q day at the Brit
ssh front. He continued: "On our trip
10 the front we drove in a luxurious
limousine down a corduroy road with
nne-inch howitzers on both sides fir
ing over our heads. After we had gone
as FAR as we could we put on steel
helmets and gas masks and walked the
rest Of the way We did not strike any
gas, but the new gases are pretty bad.
They are not gases properly speaking
but liquids. that evaporate slowly and
give on fumes"
Major Wood refused 10 define the
exact nature Of the scientific problems
that physicists are called upon 20 solve.
In a general way / may sey that
some OF them consist In devisng means
Of locating batteries and methods Of
SIGNALLING" he saidr 1T Is curious
though, that with all our scientific
devices carrier pigeons have been found
most effective after all in carrying
messages to and from the front lines
Il heard a remarkable storX about
one Of these pigeons u had been
struck by a shell splinter and its les
driven up into its body in such a way
that the despatch was carried with Il
In spite Of being desperately wounded
the bird flew all the way home anl
dropped dead inside the home cote.
3 According to Major Wood, Americ'
is not the only nation that Is burdenef
with red tape. when ! was IN France
wanted O certain chemical for an i'm
portant test and had TO have II i'm
medistely. A request through 0nlcia
channel brought The Information TIA
Prof. --- bad some Of what / want
Evening journal., 1918-01-04

Women win End good clerical posi-
tlons offered through the Want Ads
this coming week.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
MEANING OF U. S. army
Decoration RIBBONS

The little strips Of parii-colored rib
bons worn on the LETT breast. each Of
prescribed length Of one and three
eighths inches are army service rib
hons, each ribbon having its own par
tlcular significance. The strips are
symbols standing for medals which the
bearer Is entitled to wear. There are
ten OF these hOnors recognized In the
army. TWO are medals OF honor. one
a certificate Of merit. and the others
are badges Of historic campaigns. Oh
yiOusly Il would be Impossible for pos
SCISSOR 20 wear his medals and badges
on his service uniform and so he wears
the little ribbons instead The ribbons
are as follows
Congressional medal Of honor--Whlte
stars on a field Of lieht blue SILK. This
medal is awarded only by Congress
for some particular deed OF gallaniry
In action. II is the most coveted Of
an Army honors. and 10 the most diff
ncult BADGE In che world T. -btaln.
Certificate OF merit Dadge-Two red,
white. and blue bands separated by a
thin band Of white. the blue belns
outermost In each instance This honor
is conferred by the President.
Philippines Congressional medal
I Blue band in center. banked by stripes
Of white. red white and blue. the blue
being on the outermost edges Of the
ribbon This ribbon is worn by the
men who stayed In the service after
| the Spanish-Amerlcan War, TO pat
down the instruction 10 the Philip
pines
Civil War-Euual sized bands Of blue
and grey.
Indian wars-Brieht red. with mar
row edges Of deeper red.
Spanish Campaign - Alte~natina
stripes Of yellow and blue This the
most familiar OF all campaign ribbons
Philippine Campalgn-Blue band II
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
NEW SOCIA ORDER
URGED on britain
Use Surplus Wealth for Com
mon Good, Labor Party
Report Demands
WOULD CONTROL
ALL INDUSTRY

LONDON, Jan. 4.-Universal enforce
rnent Of a national minimum wage. de-
rnocratlc control Of industry, a revo-
luton In national finance, and the sur
plus wealth for the common good
these are the four cardinal points Of
the labor reconstruction policy after
the war as submitted in a draft report
Of the British labor party, prepared
by a subcommittee Of the executive
committee for submission at the party
conference next June. or before should
l. general election render it necessary.
The title OF the draft report Is: Labor
and the New Social Order" and the
report declares that what has 20 be
reconstructed after the war is society
itself"
If" continues the report. I'VE are
10 escape the decay Of civilization It.
self which the japanese statesman,
Count Okuma fo~esees, we must ensure
the building up OF a new social order
REGARDING democratic control Of IN
dustry, the report complains that
neither the Government nor either of
the great political parties has yet for
mulated any plan for sealing with the
rehabilitation Of the million Of sol
diers.
After definitely repudiating all pro-
posals for a protective tariff, the labor
party program calls for more warmth
in politics and much less apathetic
accuiescence in existing miseries.
The report suggests a minimum wage
OF thirty shillinss weekly as the very
lowest staI-ito-y base line for the
least skilled adult workers and that
the hours Of labor wherever practic-
able should not exceed forty-eighl
weekly. II urges that the Government
should prepare for the rehabilitation
perlod all kinds OF public works, In
clud.ng the buildlng'of millions OF new
cottages for the rehousing Of the popu-
alton
The report demands the removal oil
al wartime restrictions on freedom OF
speech and publication. and declare:
against the continuance Of conscrip'
ION a moment longer than is impera.
lively required by the war. 10 insists
upon the abolition Of the House oil
Lords and strcnuously opposes an,
new second chamber. II demands alst
fine naturalization Of the land, rail
yyays. mines and the production d
Electrical power. and urges the takini
~ the manufacture and sale Of alco
bolic drink out Of the hands Of private
.nterprise, whose interest Is TO pro
mote the utmost possible consump
lion"
The report concludes by stating ina
the party seeks no increase OF terri
tory and disclaims all idea Of an econ
lmlc war.
I'VE stand" says the report, 40
the Immediate establishment, as par
of the treaty OF peace. OF "a universe
league or society Of nations, with al
International high court TO try all jus
,iceable issues between nations
Bucher makes brass signs-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04

center. nanked by narrower bands Of
red: blue edges.
Cuban Occupation thine OF Spanish
war and several years after)-Blue In
center. nanked by narrow yellow
stripes. then broad red stripes. and.
finally blue borders.
Cuban Publication indicating ser
vice 10 Cuba during the period 10000
when the United states Strengthened
ont governmental affairs for the new
republic Broad Olive drab center
nsnbed by three narrow stripes OF
red. while and blue. the red on the
ouiermost edge
China Campaign indicating service
on the march 20 Peklng) Broad btnd
OF yellow. with narrow borders OF
blue
Ribbons for gallantry In action arr
worn farthest 10 the left. followed b..
campaign ribbons IN chronological or
der.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
WAR 70 Be Won IN
AIR, SAYS Expert
Msjor Robert W. Wood,
Physicist, Announces
FranceNeedS Planes
WENT ABROAD
FOR UNITED STATES

BALTIMORE. Jan. 4--"The big need
in France is for airplsnes 6nd for air
planes quick Everybody over there
asks when they ara coming and how
many. This country ought 20 havs 4
fleet Of fighting planes In the air by
spring" This Is the opinion Of Maior
Robert W. Wood, the eminent physi-
cist, who was sent abroad IN Septem-
Der by the United states Government
at the invitation Of the french JOv-
eminent to study scientific problems
connected with the conduct Of The war.
Major Wood returned last week and
for the present will devote his time TO
work IN this country.
1T is not possible to emphasize the
fact too strongly" continued Major
Wood. Il believe the war will be won
in the air and that in the future Of
fensiye tactics will play as ereat a
part as the work on observation but I
am not at liberty TO speak Of these
matters
"One thing about which much popu-
lar Misrepresentation exists. however, IL
lighting in the air. People imagine that
airplane duels are everyday occurrences.
As a matter Of fact they are compare
TIN ely rare. Planes are more apt 10
avoid each other than to fight Most
Of the Smelling is done by anti-aircraft
guns and when air fights take place
they are usually so high up as 10 be
invisible to observers on the ground
Il saw an artillery onlcer who had
tbeen on the front for many months
and had never seen a fight in the air.
When l was outside Nancy one after
noon, just at sunset ! saw a Bochc
plane come over. Il was up IN the IT,
gion where there was still sunlight,
and the puffs Of smoke from the shells
f fired by the snti-alrcraft guns were
turned to rose color by the glow.
counted 1870 Of them, but the Boche
made his getaway.
/ The effects Of the torpedoes dropped
from the Gothas are extraordinary
They will go straight down through a
seven-story building 10 the Easements
where they explode with a time fuse
Any house that has been hit in this
manner acts as an explosive. Al Nancy
/ saw a house that had been struck
and the fragments Of it had wrecked
every house in the square on which
It stood.
THE anti-aircraft guns are marvel
lous In their range and comparative
accuracy. AZ St element saw o Yep
pelln that had been brought dowr
from 5000 feet BY an anti-aircraf
shell. OF course the Zeppelins moved
more slowly and make much bettel
targets than airplanes.- This particular
Zeppelin had just been brought dow
and il was still burning. Most Of th'
crew had been carried away, but saw
a hand sticking out from one end l
was o gruesOme sight"
When asked TO tell what were jus
most unforgettable experiences, Majo
Wood said that two stood out in hi
b memory--a night bombardment by air
Evening journal., 1918-01-04

ed. but that it would take a month
10 get It as the request had to be re-
ferred 10 several authorities.
I'm ask him myself ] said. ] was
assured that IL was not en- reTle and
couldn't be done. but didn't see it
tina. way. / called on the professor my
self and left the laboratory with all
he had in my pocket. So IL is some
times possible TO cut red tape
Another thing struck me In France,
he continued. THE war has not speed
ed up certain things In France. They
still take two hours for lunch. All the
laboratories are locked up between f.
aud 2 and II the custodian lets you In
between these hours 10 is under pro-
test. They have borrowed our poster
There are six men killed every minute
Don't waste that minute always
wanted 20 write underneath 10. How
about those two hours at lunch p
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
Break a Cold
In Few Hours
First dose of Papes Cold Compound relieves the cold
and grippe misery-Dont stay stuffed upl

sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness
Don't stay stuned-upi Quit blowing
and snuflng Ease your throbblns
head Nothing else IN the world gives
such prompt relief as "Papes Cold Com
pound" which costs only a few cents
at any drug store Il acts without as
slstance. tastes nice. causes no ince1
venlence. Be sure you get the genuine,
Evening journal., 1918-01-04


A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken viii end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold either
In the head. chest. body or limbs
10 promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages 10 the head, stops nasty
discharge or nose running, relieves
sick headache dullness, fevorishness,
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
BUT b. NC OVER WITH
CHEZ RFULEESS NOW

why, am just bubhling over with
cheerfulness," exclaimed Miss Lenora
smith. 922 Markoe street. Philadelphia.
"Tanlac has really put new life in me.
For several months / suffered from
Indigestion and nervousness. Today my
troubles are all ended because Tanlac
entirely banished them. Soon after
started 30 take this medicine my appe-
tite which had been impaired improved
wonderfully. No longer do suffer for
hours after eating with pains In my
stomach a heavy blOaied feeling and
helching. Instead Of feeling WORKOUT
and loggy most Of the time feel vigor-
Gus and say nowadays. ! viii gladly
give my endorsement for Tanlac."
TanIac is now being specially intro
duced In Wilmington at Smith & Sire
Wigs Drug Store; also sold at n. B.
panforths Drug store.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04

Use the Want Ads TO procure new
positions this coming week. Cooks,
Mattresses and domestic help will be
readily procured through want ads.
Evening journal., 1918-01-04
Safeguards Health
of The Children

Constipation, or inaction OF the
bowels, is q great menace -
health. Catnnrtlo or pur, liivo
remedies should ulvcr be g.vcn %
children a. TIA vlal-1ce OF t..c-r
action tends to u-Ict tao e1s--c
GiIcGtivs ryutclu. a 11iill la--t-vo
ta far preferable n-d t--e ccr1Li-
rf.ion ct simple la-atlve HIS
with pc,1in fiown as Or. C1ll-
wells Eyrrp Fop-iu, AID sol1 IN
drug stores fer hfty ccntg q be-
tie, IL hiT.iy recommended. rs
preparation cc-tcils no ops,
narcotic, or h.bis-fornirI d--g
Of any dc5crt-,1-1, a. la Al
gentle IN Its act-1, n-d bis
relief IN On ear, n-eur-l ma
rs pleasant taste n-7cels , call
dren and trey tie 20 r-c1--.
-housanCs OF r-othcrs E-vo t-5-
tised TO t..a ric-it OF DR.. CD
wills 6Tru1 pin, ald IA ccr--t-
less hora-5 AZ ~ t,is standard fr--i-
ily remedy. A t-ial bottls, 1r-o
81 charT--, can - cbtaturd hy
writing 70 d.. ". ". Caldwell, f-s
washington St. Eontioelioi IL
noiE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
THIEF A MEAT EATER
He Also Was Fond of Cash Registers
But He Dropped Them.

It may have been inability to abide
longer by the meat conservation pro-
gram that led an unknown person to
enter the grocery store of NJ. W. Over
ton, 800 West Gordon street, Wednes-
day night and steal three hams and
nine pounds of sausage. At any rate,
Joe Holman, deputy sheriff, is on the
lookout for a man today and he thinks
he knows whom he wants.
Apparently frightened by the ap-
proach of some pedestrian while he
was in the act of getting away, the
thief dropped the meat in the weeds
outside the store where It was
found this morning by the proprietor.
But he got away with two or three
cans of molasses and a quantity of
tobacco.
He carried the cash register entirely
out of the store. leaving it about half
a block away, where it was found by
an old customer of Overton's when on
his regular trip to the store for milk
this morning. The cash register had
contained no money, but as if to make
sure that he was not being fooled, the
thief took the whole drawer out and
left It by the side Of the register.
No arrests have been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
FOOLED THEIR FOE
French Let Germans Attack
Empty Trenches.
And Then Went Back and
Reoccupied Them.

With the French armies in the field,
July 1s--An hour before the Germans
attacked Monday morning between
Fort De La Pompelle and Main De
Massiges, the French secretly with
drew from their front trenches. sim
ultaneously bombarding the German
lines, it is permissible to state today.
For four hours the Germans bonn
barded the empty trenches. When
the enemy advanced across the va
Gated ground the French poured such
a whitening fire into their ranks that
single division lost so per cent of its
electives.
The Germans retired in confusion
and the poilus returned to their front
line positions where they held out fcr
seventeen hours. One battalion which
was surrounded near Mont Sansnom,
cut its way thru with bayonets and re-
turned to the French lines with pris-
ouers-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Owing to the problems which the
use of two languages presented to the
American troops in France, and the
necessity for accurate intercommuni-
cation between the American and
French armies. the signal corps has
sent abroad 100 trained women teIe-
phone operators, who speak both
French and English. to work in mill
tary telephone exchanges. at bases of
supplies and points of embarkatioa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
The HUNS
Germans Thought They Could
Not Make Good.
Enemy Division at Fossay
Soon Learned Better.

Paris, July 1s.-In praising the
fighting qualities of the American
troops. Colonel De Thomasson, a mill
tary writer, in concluding his article
on the battle situation today, says he
cannot resist the pleasure of quoting
a passage concerning the Americans
from the semi-official Nord Deutsche
AIlgemeine Zeitung. The German pa
per declared:
These American soldier are cannon
fodder They are incapable OF stand
ing up to our seasoned troops. Amer
lea has been powerless to train the
forcibly enlisted men she has shipped
to Europe"
The way the Americans treated
crack German division at Fossoy, says
Colonel De Thomasson, perhaps, may
give the German writer food for re-
Election
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
WHY WOMEN
DREAD OLD AGE.

Don't worry about old age. Don't wor-
you are getting on in years Keep your
body in good condition and you can be
hale and hearty in your old days you
were when kid, and every one will be
glad to see you.
The kidneys and bladder are the causes
of seniie Affections Keep them clean and
in proper working condition Drive the
poisonous wastes from the system and
avoid uric acid accumulations- Take GOLD
MEDAL Haariem Oil Capsules periodically
and you Will find that the system will al
ways be in perfect working order Your
spirits will be enlivened. your muscles
made strong and your face have once more
the look Of youth and health
There is only one guaranteed brand OF
HARLEM Oil Capsules. GOLD MEDAL.
There are many fakes on the market. Be
sure you get the Original GOLD MEDAL
Imported Haarlem Oil Capsules. They are
the only reliable For sale By all first
class Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
REGISTER NEW ROAD
for National Highway Be-
fore Secretary of State.

Application for the registration of
the National highway was filed today
with ]. T. Botkin, secretary of state
The application was filed by Albert
Maggie of Topeka, highway commits
sioner. The road extends from Kan
sas City thru Lawrence and Topeka
to Manhattan
Under the plan as outlined in the
application, the road will traverse the
soud side of the Kansas river between
Kansas City and Topeka, reaching
Merriam, Shawnee, DeSoto. Eudora,
Lawrence, Watson and Topeka From
Topeka the road will follow the north
side route thru Silver Lake, Rossville
and ST. Marys, then on the south side
of the Kaw thru Wabaunsee and Zen
dale to Manhattan Eighteen mark
ers are to be used, the highway desig-
nation being a six-inch orange strip at
the top. sfx-inch black strip in center
and six-inch orange strip at the bot
tom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
SMASH The SUBS
More Sunk in Last Three
Months Than Ever Before.
Depth Charges Have Played an
Important Part.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.l
London, July Within the past
three moths the number of German
submarines destroyed has been great
er than during any similar period
since the beginning of the war. Depth
charges have played an important
part in putting an end to the activi-
ties of U-boats. Details of the sinking
of three German submarines, two CT
them by British submarines, recently
became known in London A British
patrol boat on a moonlight night
sighted an enemy submarine on the
surface about half mile away. She
was apparently recharging her stor-
age batteries.
Full speed ahead was the com
mand Of the patrol boat captain but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Dance tonight-Kellam HaIL-Adv.
There will be physical examina-
ton of recruits for the National
Guard this evening. beginning at Z
o'clock. at 735 Kansas ave, upstairs
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Euclid Avenue Methodist
church will meet Friday evening at s
o'clock with Mrs. G. L. Jordan, 1902
Boswell avenue
The West Side W. c. T U will
meet Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
with Mrs Alice Wright, 2o9 The
Drive The program will be- in
charge of Mrs F. G. W. Travis.
Mrs Laura D. Root has appealed to
the rssurfacing of Fourteenth street.
The case was appealed from the Sec
ond division of the Shawnee county
district court
An automatic sprinkling system is to
be installed in the Topeka city water
plant, according to Jesse Shaw, super
intendent- The material has arrived.
and the system will be installed at
once, at a cost of about $4,000.
The fraternal society, Woodmen of
the World. has lost 400 members in
naval and military service of the
United States. according to word re-
ceived at the local lodge. The amount
of insurance incurred is upwards of
100000.
A A Knapp, director in charge of
the public service reserve. has been
named as assistant to J. VIII Kelley,
federal employment director for KAN
sas. Knapp has been with the state
labor department since the Hoch ad
ministration and will work with Kelley
in handling the labor program in this
state
Members of organized labor unions
will have a meeting Friday night, July
26, at Labor hall, to discuss subjects
relating to the interests OF the organ
fzations- A committee appointed last
Sunday to investigate the records and
inclinations of candidates for public
offices will report Announcement of.
the meeting is made by ]. o. Stevic.
President of the Topeka Industrial
Council.
J. M. Shellabarger, 120 West Fifth
street, is made defendant in a $4,000
personal injury suit filed in the Shaw
ness county district court by Miss Rep
pie Carey, superintendent of schools
in Riley county. Miss Carey asserts
that while she was in Topeka attend
ing the 1917 convention of the Kansas
State Teachers association she was
hit by Shel1abarger's motor car a. she
was crossing Eighth avenue at Jack
son street. She says she was knocked
TO the pavement Dy the car ana Sus-
tanned fractures in the ribs and skull
and other serious and painful injuries.
Word has been received in Topeka
that DR.. c. C. Lul1, former Shawnee
county physician, has been advanced
to the office Of captain. He was pre-
vious1y a lieutenant. Captain Lu11 is
in command of the sanitary unit at
tached-to the 10 military police of
the Thirty-fifth division This di-
vision is made up of national guard
units. including all former Kansas
guard units. He was with Battery a
on the Mexican border in 1915. When
he enlisted at the outbreak OF the
war, he was given a Heutenant's COM
mission He is now with the Thirty
fifth division in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
HOLD UP NEW RATES
Utilities Commission Would Set Aside
Corn and Oats order.

The state public utilities commission
will seek an order from federal Off
Gals to set aside the new freight rates
on corn and oats. Recent changes in
rates are said to have advanced haul
prices from 80 to 81 per cent
Prior to the new federal regulation
corn and oats were hauled at a rate
below that fixed for wheat. The new
order advances the corn and oats rate
to the wheat rate basis and the order
advancing the wheat rate 20 per cent
applies also to corn and oats. Judge
A E. Helm. rate counsel. who pre-
scented the matter to federal officials.
declared the new rates were an unjust
and unreasonable burden on Kansas
producers and shippers.