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The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
APPLE scRAPPLE is GOOD.

Fried apples are good with fried
scrapple. Yes, answers the healthy
appetite, even though it be not ac-
quainted with fried scrapple. Every
cook knows how to fry apples, many
do not know how to make scrapple-
excellent at any meal.
Ingredients.
Whole hog heads. pounds. 10
Hog livers and hearts. ts.............do. -. 2h
"a small quantity of beef can be used
also If desired)
Corn meal yellow or mixed pounds
Buckwheat or rye -four. ........ do. Y
Spices, as marjoram, sage, thyme.
and pepper in proportion as desired,
or omit those not desired. ..... or.
Salt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .pounos.' n
Liquid in which meat is boiled; use
a quantity equal to the total weight
of the combined solids.
The proportion of ingredients may
be varied TO individual taste.
Directions for Preparing.
Clean the hog heads thoroughly. re-
moving the eyes and ear tubes. Split
the head lengthwise and remove the
teeth and the soft bones~fn and near
the nasal cavities. Place the hog heads
and other meat into a large kettle or
caldron with liberal quantity of wa
ter and cook until the meat falls OFF
the bones. Remove all of the meat
and soft tissues from the bones and
chop the meat by passing 1t through
a meat grinder. Strain the cooking
liquid to remove any small pieces of
bone. Place the liquid back into the
kettle. Heat TO boiling point at which
time slowly add the meal and flour,
and stir constantly to prevent the meal
from forming into Jumps and also to
avoid scorching. Boil and sir until
the mass becomes thick, and then add
the salt, spices. and chopped meat.
Boil ten minutes. and while still hot,
pour the product into deep wet molds
bread pans will do. Pour two to
four large spoonfuls of melted lard
over the product In the pans. As soon
as the product has cooled 1t is ready
for use.
The usual way of serving scrapple
is to cut 1t into slices about one-hah
inch thick, dust the slices with -four or
cracker dust, or dry cornmeal, and
fry until the outside is somewhat crisp.
Serve hot.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07

low the drawer. A drop table 81
inches wide and 10 inches long increas-
es the table surface This table is sup
ported by inexpensive folding brackets.
Provisions for Many Things.
The upper part of the cabinet con-
sists of a closed compartment, three
~. 9 syeTS .three.s onssa shelzcss ,sniae
rack, and row of screw hooks for
hanging utensils. The closed compart-
ment is for package goods and large
utensils The drawers are for kitch-
en- linen and other things needed In
daily use. The lower shelf is inches
in depth while the upper shelves are
Tx inches. On these shelves are kept
coffee, tea, sugar, and spice jars. Three
inches below the lower shelf is strip
11h inches wide which holds the screw
hooks. The knife rack is made by
saving slashes 1 inch deep in a piece
of material 2 inches wide.
The cabinet is finished with two
coats of white paint and one coat of
white enamel. 1t can be easily kept
clean and sanitary. Metal or wooden
handles may be used.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
AMERICANS WIN
FIRST BATTLE
Germans, Expecting Easy Tri-
umph, Are Surprised by Re-
SiStanCe and Take Flight.
ASSAULT LONG PREPARED
West Point Hero slain--Ten Teutons
Killed in Our Trenches and Three
Taken Prisoners, Two
Wounded.

With the American Army in France
American troops repulsed a strong
German attack in the salient north of
TOul. There were many American cas-
ualties, one of the killed being a cap
tain who was graduated frem West
Point in 1917
The raid was a complete failure,
three German prisoners remaining in
American hands. The ground in front
of the American trenches was strewn
with German dead.
A driving wet snow was falling when
the Germans opened fire on the Amer
ican salient with every weapon at
their command. Seventy-sevens, heavy
shells and gas shells fell in a perfect
whirlwind on our trenches for half an
hour. At the same time other enemy
shells in great numbers were dropping
on the American battery positions.
The Germans, evidently thinking that
the Americans in this section. having
had one taste of gas few days ago,
would fear it now, let loose great
quantities of poisonous gas, but the
men put on their masks and only a
few were affected by it. 80 intense
was the fire that the woods back of
the salient were shot to pieces.
At six o'clock the barrage fire lifted
on the trenches to the right of the
salient, and Germans, numbering 240,
came sweeping forward under the pro-
lection of their fire. They came for
ward, apparently intending TO make
big haul, and jumped into what was
left of the trenches, but there, instead
of the easy time anticipated, found the
Americans all ready for battle. Fierce
hand to hand fighting began
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07

1t moisture. insect, and mouse proof.
The dough board should be made of
wood that is tasteless and odorless
and should be fitted well in the OPEN
ing just below the table. A batten Is
tonguef and grooved on each side Of
the board to prevent it from warping.
The roomy drawer can be used for
small utensils. The open space below
the drawer can be occupied by the
kitchen stool or the homemade fire.
less cooker when they are not in use.
Pie pans. lids. and covers have
most convenient place in the rack be-
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
Americans Killed and wounded.

Washington. = Five Americans, in
rluding a lieutenant, were killed, five
severely wounded and four slightly
wounded in the German raid against
the American trenches to the north Of
Toul on March l, the war department
announced. The list follows:
EzEFE. B ..i+ i1+411Ror6 : m +. lieutenant, ri.
ton, ~. n.
AMo0EL, ANTHONY, sergeant, Bal
timore.
PARSONS, EDGAR, private, obids,
N. C.
HENRY, HARRY j., private, Logans-
port, Ind
BREW, MATHEW, private, Fayette,
NJ D.
Deaths of four men in action in 9th
er engagements also We're announced
by the department as follows:
cHAlssoN, JOSEPH P, sergeant,
Derby, Me-, February "a.
BoGGS, EPH, corporal, Red Jacket,
w. Va, March 2.
WEATHERMAN, HIGH, private, Bea-
man, la, March -.
HARDEsTY, THOMAS s., cook, Ell
Paso, Tex, February %.
Those severely wounded on March 1
were:
FORTNER, ELLIOTT, corporal, Her
rim, Ill.
HOWARD, ISAAC, private, Evarts,
Ky.
NESS. ROY E.. private, Duluth, Mimi.
FINKLE. REUBEN j., private, High
\ wood, Mont.
WORK. GLENN H, cook Obert, Neb.
Those slightly wounded on March
were:
LITTLE. JOHN B., corporal, Abbot,
Ark.
MAC RAE, JOHN. JR., private, Chi
cago.
WILSON. ARTHUR B., private. Cam
bridge, ILL.,
TURNER, EDWARD J., Lake Mills,
Ia
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
JAPAN READY TO ACT.

Russian Peace Pact Expected to In
fluence Entente.
ashington.-PrONpt decision by
the United States and the entente al
lies in indorsing the proposed japanese
expedition into Siberia may result
from the German Russian peace pact,
which has been signed.
The japanese government has made
it known that in case peace terms
were agreed upon by Germany and
the Bolsheviki Japan would be pre-
pared to take immediate action.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
Dimensions Of the Cabinet.

This is the first of a series of
articles which will describe
household convediences. The
difference between the tired,
Over-worked housekeeper and
one who has some time and en-
ergy left for reading and recre-
alton after the days work is
done, often may be accounted for
by the kind of equipment used
in the kitchen. Under the direc-
ton of the state and county
home demonstration agents of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, home conveniences
already have been installed in
several thousand country homes.
Such conveniences not only ef-
feet a real saving in the work
of the home, but they help the
farm woman to get greater
amount of happiness out of her
daily tasks. Many of the i'm
provements that will be describ-
ed can be used as well In village
and city homes.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
SAVE A LITTLE SUGAR TO-
DAY.
candy at Meal Time only.

Candy is concentrated food,
and should be eaten with moder-
alton. Though we like it, it is
not a necessity. 1t is always
best to eat candy, as part of
the meal to replace some other
food. Eating 1t between meals
not only means needless use of
sugar, but often causes a loss
of appetite for other foods. Ap-
ply this suggestion to the chill
dren. If they are to eat candy
it should be part of the meal.
Between meals let them have
bread and butter, a cracker, or
fruit.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
"a CENT AIR STAMP.
Minimum Letter Postage by New
Service 27 Cents.

Washington.-C -Coineident with the
opening of the first aerial mail route
between New York and Washington
on April 10 there viii be issued a new
stamp. This stamp viii cause the let
ter to which ii is affixed to be sent by
the air service. The present plan is 10
sell the stamp for "a cents, which with
the regular postage Will max the cost
81 cents. 1t viii be cheaper and quick
er than a night letter by telegraph
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-07
KITCHEN HELPER
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Cabinet Saves Walking To and
Fro Necessary in Prepara-
ton of Food.
WELL-SEASoNED WOOD BEST
Convenience Especially Suitable Where
Space Is Limited-PIace Provided
for FireIess Cooker When
Not in Use.

A kitchen cabinet is just as impor-
tant to the housekeeper as the bench
to the workman or the laboratory desk
to the chemist. With it the house
keeper can sit down comfortably with
her whole kitchen workshop easily
within her reach. 1t saves walking to
s.sss S al if a biz, tlbiTg 10. y.
amd 1rd To gatder dsazs - eslss C Cissse'
to prepare the food And every kitch-
en- should have a stool of the right
height to enable the worker to sit at
her work at the cabinet. The home
made cabinet shown in the illustration
Is sanitary, convenient, and attractive.
It is especially suitable and compact
for kitchens in which cabinet space is
limited.
A homemade cabinet can be built
with moderate expense If outside labor
need not be employed. If both lum-
ber and labor must be purchased, the
cost win equal that of a ready-made
cabinet The cabinet must be made
of good wood, well seasoned. That is
the most important consideration.
Poorly seasoned wood warps and
swells and is a constant annoyance in
opening and closing doors and draw
ers.
Dimensions of the Cabinet.
The cabinet shown in the illustra-
ton is 6 feet inches high to the top
of the closet 81 inches high to the
top of the table. 1t is 81 inches deep
and 4S inches wide. The part of the
cabinet below the table contains the
flour bin, large drawer rack and dough
or pastry board. The bin is fastened
to the frame with loose-pin hinges.
By removing the pins the entire bin
can be removed, cleaned. and replaced
The bin can be lined with tin to make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
SWEEP The STATE
May Winds Do Considerable
Damage in Kansas.
Missouri Also Suffers; Tornado
Reported i'm Illinois.

Kansas City, May 9.-High winds.
which began blowing here and in the
surrounding sections early this morn
ing, reached a velocity at times and
for brief periods of sixty miles an
hour and have interfered with tele-
graph and telephone communication
At Sedalia, Mo, damage to a carnival
show was estimated at 10000
Wichita, Kansas. reported a wind that
blew So miles an hour and Scott CITY
and Garden City, Kan. where there
are no official weather observers, re-
ported high winds" An 1856 foot
steel smoke stack at the Kansas City
heating plant. No. 2. in this city, was
blown down today. The building was
damaged slightly when the structure
fell.
Tornado in Illinois.
Chicago, May "a tornado. marked
here and there by torrential rains, did
heavy damage in the counties of
Christian, Shelby, Macon and Morgan
in central Illinois today
Miles of railroad track were made
impossible by debris carried by the
wind or by washouts. Hundreds of
poles toppled over houses and out
buildings were unroofed, livestock
killed and gardens inundated AT
Franklin, Morgan county. Mrs Anna
Hart and her granddaughter were re-
ported killed by falling roof.
Mrs. E. B. Doner and her son were
injured at Lakewood. near Decatur
when their home was DESTROYED
Near Pana an accommodation train
ran into a washout and overturned
but none was injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
KANSANS ON LIST
Three Soldiers on U. S. Casualty
Report Today.
Come From Independence, Ada
and Cummings.

Washington, May 9.-The casualty
list today contained seventy-six names
divided as follows:
Killed in action 10, died of wounds
8, died of accident 2, died of disease
6, wounded severely 13, wounded
slightly Al, prisoner 1.
The list follows:
Killed in action: Lieut.. Harold
Sydney Morgan, Vancouver Barracks.
Wash; Corp. Manoah j. Kirby. West
Baden, Ind: Pvts. Harry j. Allen,
Aurora. ILL.,; Ernest C. Bell Middle
field. Conn; Robert A. Brewer, Fin
ley. Tenn; VIM. B. Dalton. Holbrook,
Mass; Forest-H Harrison, Dearing,
Ga; Melvin T. johnson, Hawley,
Mimi; Charles r. Livermore Dor
chester Mass; Michael Viotti, Monte
rey, Cal.
Died of disease: Sergt Herbert E.
sheldon. Providence, R. L.; Pvts. Hen
ry H Hoyt. Chelsea, Mass; Lee Nc
Cowan, Conroe, Tex; Arthur Eugene
Newman. st. Louis, Mo-; Horace B.
1ulvey, Encampment, .Wyo.; Peter c,
Smith, Colby, Wis.
Died of accident: Cadet Ivan D.
Livingston. Pullman, Wash; Pvt. John
s. Henry, Bristol, Tenn.
Dled of wounds received in action:
Corp. Albert L. Tate, CUMMINGS
! Kan; Pvts. Earl w. Mountain, Ada
Kan; Clinton C. Walda. Fort Wayne
Ind
wounded severely: Corps Elwood
l. Bauman, Central Fire station, Eas-
ton, Pa; George. D. Kirchofer, Kid
der, Mo-; Roy L. Tower, New Haven
Conn; Juan 1. Trujillo, Logan, n. NJ
Pvts. Herbert w. Chappell, Syracuse
n. Y; Arthur F. Hargraves, Merri-
mac, Mass; James Hora, Clutter
Iowa; Einar Sundbek johnson, Ra-
cine, Wis; Guy Kretzer, 315 South
Nineteenth street, Independence. Kan.
sas; Frank ]. Maruna, Cleveland
Ohio; Edward Pantouris Harrisburg
I'LL; Thomas Syawak, Hartford, Conn
Arthur L. Vanbibber, Wellston, Ohio
Prisoners: Capt. Andrew S. Robin.
son. Columbus. Ohio. previously re.
ported missing.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
Sheriff Larimer Says They
Caused Reichley To Go Free.
He Congratulates Defendant
and Calls Him Lucky.
OFFERED TO PLEAD GUILTY
Women Wanted More Than
MisdemeanOr Conviction.
Neither State nor Defense Ap-
preciated Their Efforts.

Women are more successful in die
tating household duties than in die
tating the methods of prosecution to-
be followed by the county attorney.
Sc much is implied in an authorized
Hugh Larimer following the acquittal
Of A. H. Reichley, fromer proprietor
of the Roam hotel, charged with
operating an immoral house.
Larimer stated that shortly before
the case went to trial Reichley'S attor-
news offered to plead guilty to miS-
demeanor if the felony charge would
be dropped. Common sense and an
officials knowledge of the difficulty
confronting a prosecution in linking
up the management with the mid
night acts of bell hops in the upper
halls of a hotel caused Larimer to
feel inclined to accept the misde-
meanor plea, he stated today.
But no came from the West side
club women. They insisted, SO Lari-
mer says, that Reichley be tried on
felony charge which called for either
a state prison sentence or an acquittal.
Efforts Come to Naught.
And in this manner has the work
of Hugh Larimer, sheriff. and Hugn
Fisher, county attorney, come to
naught Larimer's cleverness and the
risks ne took in going to the hotel.
signing up for a room and calling for
g. girl and Fishers hard work for
weeks IN compiling evidence which
ypducted apprehensive attorneys for
Eeichley to offer to plead to a mis-
dcmeanor have borne no fruit. Lari-
mer expressed himself in the follow
ing manner today:
1.-The verdict of not guilty in the
Hotel Roam case will have the effect
of a stamp of approval placed upon
violations of that nature.
I'm view of the fact that Mr.. Reich
ley offered to plead guilty if allowed
prison sentence (Which plea was OBJ
jected to by a number of women, even
when Judgment said it was the logical
thing to do), 1 say that Mr.. Reichley
is lucky man and should be congrat-
ulated
THE county attorney and myself
have done our duty, altho our efforts
were in vain in this instance"
Women Not Wanted in 1t.
Otis Hungate, attorney for Reich
ley. warned against any influence the
West side club women might exert
when he examined the jury by imply
ing that their moral courage might be
put to the test by the women appear
ing in person at the trial. However,
even the members of the prosecution
stated they didn't want the women
mixing into the deal any longer and
only one, the wife of the chief justice of
the state supreme court, attended the
trial so it was reported by court Of
! ficials.
The Reichley case was placed in the
! hands of jury at 1 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. At $50 o'clock the
Jury returned with mot guilty. ver-
| dict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
EXPRESS MERCER
Four Leading Companies To
Combine During War.
Capital Is $4,000, ,OOO-No
Government Operation.

Washington, May "a merger of
the four leading express companies
Wells-Fargo, United States, American
and Adams-with a capital of $685.
100000, is to be sanctioned by the
railroad administration for the period
of the war.
A virtual agreement has been
reached between the administration
and the companies on the form of
contract which gives the National
railroad fifty per cent of the gross
earnings and a share in the excess
profits. The government will not take
over amalgamated companies.
With the proposed merger of the
big companies, possibility of govern
ment operation of the concerns appar-
emily will be eliminated. The four
companies first sought to have the
government take them over when
their financial returns began to show
dangerous reductions.
Each company will enter the COM
bination on a basis of the physical val
uation of its property assets. No guar
antee is provided but it was stated
that the terms will be fixed on slid
ing scale 80 that the net revenue will
be at least five per cent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
RAIL ROAD HOURS
MUST. STAY THE
SAME THRU WAR
Raises in Wages Now, but
Hours Must Wait.
Full Dinner Pail Is Keynote Of
New Schedule.
WOMEN WORKERS CONSIDERED
Working Conditions Must Be
Improved.
War Demands Prevent Too
Great Changes Now.
Full Dinner Pail Is Keynote Of
New Schedule.
WOMEN WORKERS CONSIDERED
Conditions Must Be
Improved.
War Demands Prevent Too
Great Changes Now.
keynote of railroad wage in

Keynote of railroad wage in,
crease:
I'm fairness, therefore, a suffi-
cient increase should be given to
maintain that standard of living
which has been obtained in the
pre-war period when, -confessedly,
prices and wages were both low
Not one dollar more than JUS
tice at this time requires. 1t will
make hard places smoother for
those who are in sore need. 1t gives
no bounty. 1t is not a bonus. 1t
Is no more than an honorable
meeting of an Obligation
From the report of the railway
wage commission, Franklin K.
Lane, chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
AMERICAN GUNS
HAMMER B0CHE
IN PICARDY Line
One German Battery Known To
Be Smashed.
Americans Are Continually
Strengthening Positions.
HUN DRIVE MAY Be HERE
Franco-Ameriean Forces Are
Alert for Blow.
Artillery Compels Fritz To
Hide During Day.
HUN DRIVE MAY Be HERE
Franco-Ameriean Forces Are
Alert for Blow.
BY FRED s. FERGUSON.


With the Americans in Picardy,
May 9.-The American artillery con-
tinues pounding the German positions.
One Germany battery is known to
have been blown up. Another in Bois
de L'Alval. near FRANKFURT. which
had been heavily shelling our posi-
.retaliatory fire.
(Bois de L'Alval. Or the wood of AL
val, is less than mile northwest of
Framicourt and sbcut the same dis
tance north of Cantigny.)
While there is speculation. as to
where the next German attack is COM
ing, the Franco-American staffs re-
sponsible for barring the way to Paris
are on the alert There are indications
that the boche is bringing up addi-
tionai artillery in this region.
The Frenchmen highly commend
the work of the Americans in
Strengthening the line here. Every
day finds the Americans in better
shape to Withstand an attack. Their
trenches are stronger and more wire
has been stretched.
Everything Runs Smoothly.
The Franco-American liason is ex-
tremely effective. The transport
hospitals are cooperating to the full
| est extent. :
As soon as men are taken to the
hospital their uniforms are taken off
| and cleaned, but the American hos
pitals are short of extra uniforms. In
consequence, it is nothing unusual to
see line of grinning Americans in
| french uniforms en- route to the eyac-
uation station.
Aerial battles are frequent, as are
encounters between night patrols. The
! boches have established new machine
gun emplacements.
| Artillery lis Effective.
A letter found on a dead gGerman n
testifies to the effectiveness of the
American artillery. Apparently refer
ring to Cantigny, the letter says the
German positions were completely de-
molished and that the Germans dared
not show themselves in the daytime
One American shell hit in the midst
of ration party. killing and wound
| ing several.
| A memorandum of a French corps
reports the capture of an escaped
German prisoner and a traitorous Ger
| man-American in an unnamed sector
Dressed in American officers uni
forms. they asked permission to cross
the lines and examine the ground in
No Mans Land, with view of using
tanks. The request aroused suspicion
| and both we're arrested. Examination
revealed the German-American aided
the prisoner to escape and was an ac-
complice in spying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09
BIC Gun EXPLODES
Eleven Soldiers Killed in Mys-
teriOus Accident.
Terrific Blast at Fort Worth
Puzzles Instructors.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 9.-Oficers
from division. headquarters at Camp
Bowie, began an investigation this
morning of the explosion of trench
mortar. yesterday afternoon which
killed a lieutenant and nine enlisted
men, Six others were wounded.
The tenth victim. Private H L..
Davidson of Fort Worth. died today.
The English instructors at the camp
were mystified by the explosion and
say they never heard of a similar one.
About a hundred shells had been fired
from the gun when the explosion oc-
CURED. Men as far away as fifty
yards in the trench were moved down.
Later Report Adds One.
Fort Worth, May 9.-The eleventh
victim of yesterdays trench mortar
explosion died this morning. He was
Private Alfred Woodle of Abilene,
Tex, of Headquarters company. one
hundred and forty second infantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-09

Mr. Mitchell stated today that he
had not decided to accept the place
but was considering it and would
make a decision in few days
Major Perkins, commander of the
Red Cross abroad, in asking for men
to handle this work, has cabled to
Chairman Dawson:
Division representatives, men of
highest type as to character, per-
sonality, initiative, and willingness to
play the game, should be put with
every division in America and accom-
pany the division to France to stay
with the division practically during
it's life
Charles Mitchell has teen identified
most actively in Topeka business or
CARNATIONS, in lodges. war work and
charitable matters for years. His de-
parture would be a distinct loss to
the city.