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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
Unite Agains, Bolshcviki.

& Stockholm. Feb. z.--Intcrest In tie
Russian situation switched suddenly
today from Petrograd to Moscow
The anti Boisheviki elements have
united in a move to topplo the LIZ
nine Trotxky regime and viii try tu
bring their campaign TO q head to-
morrow At an all Russian Qonsr&sg M
the ancient capital. They have 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
GERMAN STRIKERS
HELD FIRMLY BY
MILITARY POWER
Des ried by Leaders Socialist
Are Confronted With \ ars
vahon and Bayonet
RIOTS CONTINUE
BUT REVOLT is
THING OF PAST

Imperial Chancellor Refers Del
egation to decision Of jun
kcrs When hey Ask for Re-
lease OF Radical Spokesman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
lee Pack Threatens Skipping.

Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 2.---The city&s
entire river feet Is nesting behind
low-iying sand bar here today In peril
OF the ice pack that wsll come roaring
down the Mississippi when the gorge
breaks at Osceola, Ark. hfty miles
north. The river stands fifteen feet
on the gauge. Fifteen more feet Of
water VIII send the Ice running into
the harbor. The food stage above this
gorge is already many feet above this.
The gorge at 0sceoia is the largest
over formed in Southern waters. Bs-
hind dam Of ice towering 40 or SO
feet high the gorge extends UP ths
river for thirty miles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
All Virginia Smiles

Every Sunday morning over
Yo Byrdtowne Gossip" a
page OF cartoon-comment on
current events drawn by Rus
sell s. Henderson for The
Richmond virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03
Richmond Fraternities

Are usefuliy active in many
lines of humanitarian work
Read all about them in the
Sunday Edition of The Rich
mond Virglnlan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
MOVE TOO EAST!|IT'S fine SCHEME
That Kansas Soldiers Man From Kmet Has Plan To
Getting ~Attached.r End the War.
Linger Long Enough To Whole Dvulged to Gov
Get Regular Girl ernor in Letter.
THAT'S WHAT lOohMS WRITES FIRST BLOW up BRIDGES
Letter State Then Royal Fam
House Stenographer. lily One by One.
Kansas Statistics Copied In Destroy the City of Berlin, 1t
Battalion History. Is Necessary.
Man From Kismet Has Plan To
End the War.
Whole Secret Divulged to Gov.
ernOr in Letter.
FIRST BLOW UP BRIDGES
Then Kill OF Hun Royal Fam.
fly One by One.
Destroy the City of Berlin, II 1t
Is Necessary.

There may be a lot of folks who are
growing Impatient about the ending
of the war and nearly everyone is
working out some sort of a plan of
operations which they feel would be
certain OF quick success. H. McNish
of Kismet, Is one of the chaps who
has scheme for a quick ending OF
the war. He submitted 1t to Cover
nor Capper today. His letter said;
Dear Sir: I hereby give my plan
for ending the war in a short time.
First. let the airplanes drop bombs on
the bridges across the Rhine and de-
stroy them in one day. so the Germans
cannot get in or out of Germany. Then
let the airplanes drop notices on the
German people to the effect that I'M
less the kaiser, one of his sons or
some one Of the war lords be killed in
five days, a certain city will besde.
stroyed. Then If the conditions are
not complied with, carry out the threat
and destroy the city. Then let air
planes drop notices on other cities
making the same threat and II the
conditions are not complied with de-
stroy the city. If one of those listed
city.
Then last of all let notices be
dropped that II the entire royal FAM
lily. together with the war lords, be not
killed in five days the entire city OF
Berlin would be destroyed.
II believe that some such plan
should be carried out and 1 think it
would mean the speedy ending Of the
war. 1t is quite evident to me that we
are making little or no progress and
that the war may continue for two or
three years yet and we will lose many
thousands of our American boys. 1t
would be only reprisals for what they
have done to France, Belgium and
England all thru the four years. While
I do not desire revenge or say that we
must be avenged. 1t will require vio-
lent means to make the German people
know what we mean and that they are
cornolcte1v whipped.E
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02

Cross building, and there were two
really pretty American girls pouring
out steaming coffee and giving two
slices of bread to each man. have
eaten steaks with chilli sauce, tasted
every sort of wine purchasable in
France and for years ate the cooking
of my mother. the best cook on earth.
but l never before tasted anything so
good as that cup Of coffee, without
cream or sugar poured out by the
only two really pretty American girls
I have seen in France. -
For two weeks after we left camp
we slept on rough beds made of Stats
-four or five inches apart with only
one blanket to protect us from the
damp cold of a fall in France. After
few nights of that, one didn't feel
much like work. I endeavored. with
varying success, to make myself as un-
necessary as possible during those
days when Sherman and myself felt
and expressed ourselves the same.
Swear Without Shame.
1--WE have been building roads.
cleaning streets, and everything that
makes a person used to hotels and
steam heat, feel like dying. The next
time see street sweeper, he'll have
my deepest sympathy.
in the French villages, a spring
walled in furnishes the women with
wash tub. Time after time I have
knelt at the town wash tub beside a
pjabbering French woman, and swore
in true English as skinned my
knuckles on the rough stones while
trying to separate dirt from socks.
This is fine country for indiscrimi-
nate swearing. No one understands
you.
Hears of Topekan's Injury.
1--WE are not too far, for a man with
good legs, from a city about the size of
Leavenworth. spent Saturday and
Sunday there and had the time of my
young life in cackling like a chicken
to tell a French woman that I want
ed fried eggs, and lying down and
snoring to show her I wanted bed.
then lodging American police till z
a. m, when I finally found a place to
sleep. I left my French dictionary at
camp and lost my friends early In the
evening.
"While there I met lieutenant
from Independence, Kan, who told
me that Col. Clad Hamilton had been
wounded. painfully tho not seriously
while leading an attack. He spoke
of the pluck shown by the Topekan.
who refused to leave the line and kept
going forward until the objective was
reached.
"For the last week have been
working at camp headquarters. cutting
translated copy of captured German
documents and rewriting it on type
writer. The adjutant has been in
France for several years. He has told
me enough about Paris to dissipate
feeling that the Statue of Liberty is
the finest sight in the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
PICTURE OF INTEREST
Mrs. Helen Hodge Has q Photograph
of the River Mouse.

The river Mouse. on the banks of
which epoch-making events are taking
place, and which will be famous so
long as history will be read has
deep interest to all Americans. since
its waters have been dyed with the
blood Of American heroes. American
soldiers have fought on both its banks.
A photograph of the stream. in days
of peace, was made by Mrs. Helen
Francis Hodge. during a tour of Eu-
rope which she made a few years
ago The picture is a particularly
good one; showing the wonderful re-
Elective properties of the waters. The
Mouse is said to be one of the love1iest
rivers in Europe. on account OF its
mirrorlike clearness.
Added to the interest which at
taches to it by reason of its beauty.
is the human interest element that
Americans will always feel for it. as
the stream which washes the battle
ground where many of her finest
fighting men have fallen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
Letters and Things
by
@Louie Schnitz
By F. H. W.

der opportunity to secure a drink
vouldt naturally make yum greadt big
strong appeal. Heine, somevay dot
vision off getting drink kept chump-
ing oop adj me all der time. und in
side mein noodle der thought would
occur und recur asking why nodt
choin der army, get der Flu" und
haff der doctor feed me whisky.
Heine, as I said perfore. Honesty iss.
etc" Also hass been clearly demon
oder criminals dot no difference how
clever ISIS der bank robber, regardless
how smardt iss der bamboozling bank
cashier, or how chenille ISIS der muir
derer, always do they overlook some
thing, und therepuy leafe a clue. Idt
yedt ISIS someding overlooked und for
gotten, vich makes a ge-bust off der
scheme.
Heine, der proposition off choining
der army und getting der Flu ISIS
nodt dishonest; idt vos mein dishonest
idea off lawfully using means to OBJ
tain lawful drink vich odervise
would half been unlawful But as
stated apove. Heine. always ISIS some
ding overlooked ven you are resort
ing to subterfudge. Take mein own
scheme. Heine. lot ,os peach TO
gedt dot drink und vouidt haff worked
but for vun think vich / overlooked.
hadt idt all figured ouidt in SPLEEN
did shape, efen contracted der Flu"
und haff been penned oop in der
house for a week. But, Eeine. der vun
things vos overlooked. / got der Flu"
but ! FORGOT TO. CHOIN DER
ARMY.
Veil, Heine, will close now before
again gedt feverish.
Hoping you are der same,
Your fader,
LOUIE SCHNITZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
That Keeps Kansas Soldiers
From Getting ~Attached.''
Don't Linger Long Enough To
Get Regular Girl.
THAT'S WHAT LOOMS WRITES
MOhler Gets Letter From State
House Stenographer.
Kansas Statistics Copied in
Battalion History.

Topeka ard Kansas girls need not be
downhearted. Their sweethearts are
coming back without any heart en-
tanglements. They may thank Gen.
eral Pershing for it as it is due chiefly
10 the American commander that the
boys are not allowed to stay long
enough in any one town to get Up
any real love affairs. Thus comes the
word direct from France. Earn LooHis.
Who formerly ran a typewriter and
did odd jobs around the state board
of agriculture. is in France. In a let
ter to ]. c. Mohler. Loomis tells about
the love affairs Of the soldiers.
"As one would casually drop into a
drug store for a coke or some cooling
drink" he states. $50 does an organiza-
ton here change stations. 1t would
be highly foolish to attempt even be-
coming acquainted with a French las
sic. BY the time you could commence
could successfully pronounce her
name your organization is suddenly
transplanted several miles across
country. Since leaving Camp Doni-
phan May 8 we have failed to remain
for one entire month at any one sta
ton and usually it is less than a week.
1t has been slightly over a year August
5, 1917. but the entire period hardly
seems as long as single duty, windy
day did at Camp Doniphan.
II am writing in a school room in
France. Not that 1 am being in.
structed. but it's our headquarters. My
feeling of satisfaction Is that of any
person who suddenly finds himself liv-
ing in some building other than u
stable.
You may be Interested to know
that the statistics you have printed on
the flap Of the envelopes from your
office on what Kansas has done
toward winning the war were copied
in a history recently written covering
the organization of this battalion, the
character of the soldiers, their ances-
try and the country from which we
came with interesting facts relative to
our particular state. This is to be
used in acquainting the French people
more thoroly with Americas purpose
in entering the war. The history was
requested for Monsieur Andre Tardieu
in his work of establishing the brother
hood of she French and American peo-
pies"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
W. S. S. SCHOOL DRIVE
Kansas Quota of $40 Must Be Raised
by January 4.

A war savings stamp society in every
school room in Kansas is the urgent
request of State Director P. w. Goebel,
who announces that the first step in
the new war savings stamp drive to
put the states quota of $50 per capita
over the top will be made among the
school children. This quota must be
subscribed by January / and the cam
paign will be continued up to that
time.
In letter to school superintendents,
principals, teachers and pupils, GoebeI
calls attention to the fact that by or
sanizing war savings stamps societies
in the schools we can keep our people
interested in the project all the time
and at the same time ineulcate habit
of thrift among the children that will
always be of benefit to them. The
June % drive produced excellent re-
suits. he states. but he points out that
there were not enough pledges OBJ
tanned to make sure that the quota
would be fully sold. The franking
privileges VIII be extended to every
principal upon request. Mr.. Goebel
states. and either envelopes or frank
ing slips will be furnished.
Goebe1 has asked the county chair
ty to appoint committees to take over
the work of organizing war savings So
c+etfes in each county, in accordance
with the plans of the National War
Savings society. Reports of cash ga les
of war savings stamps in Kansas up to
October 1 show that twenty1hine coun-
ties are below SO per capita in pur-
chases- Fifteen counties have pur-
chased more than $40 per capita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02

Mein dear son Heine:
You shouIdt already gedt an ap-
pointmendt as Ambassador to der
United Stadts Mint, und den maybe
you could gedt almost but nodt quite
so mooch money as vot you want.
However, heremit ISIS der check.
Say, Heine. always am 1 doing some
foolishment so dot, If you profit puy
idt, some day MAYBE you will be wise
man. IF you only watch mein feet
steps. Heine, und keep ouidt from
dem, den yedt will you amount to
something. For, after all, Heine, hon.
esty ISIS der best insurance bolicy. In
und narrow path don't meet himselluf
canning back. Now Heine. ven sonse-
body begins quoting Scripture adj you.
den you know dot either he wants to
borrow money, or else dot he ISIS try
ing tQccover oop some defilment vot
he h&ss been in Now, you know dot
I wouldn't be asking you for money.
SO here ISIS der reason for all off der
beating der bushes aroundt.
I suppose dot efen adj skollege you
haff learned all apoudt der epidemic
off Spinach Influelsie vich ISIS sweep
ing der country. Veil, nodt long ago
somepody toldt me dot in der United
Stadts Army ven vun off der soldchers
got der Flu" der army doctors i'm
iiCuidlciy SdAc " ucI SlCh SOluCHeT d
drink off whisky. Nodt to be socia-
BILE, Heine, but as medicine. Now,
idt ISIS nodt mein chenera1 practice.
I-or ISIS idt mein desire to want to tank
oop on whisky, but adj der same time
Tiff any off idt happens to be nit in
reaching distance L don't vant-to hurt
anypody's feelings puy pushing idt
away. Und nit conditions sooch as
exists adj der present time, vich iss
close season for any kind off booze,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
LETTER FROM HEPPE
Former Topeka Newspaperman
Midst of Gas and Shrapncl.
FORECAST.


Midst of Gas and Shrapncl.
Ralph Hoppe. former Associated
Press representative in Topeka. with
offices in the State Journal building. is
now with the army IN France. He
almost broke the record by the speed
with which he got across after join
ing the army. In a letter recently re-
ceived here, he writes:
"Since 1 wrote to you last, about six
weeks ago, l have had some interesting
experiences, among them trick of more
than two weeks at the front, every day of
which was very interesting.
Just four months ago tomorrow I left
Topeka for camp, and you can imagine
those months have been pretty busy ones,
crammed full of movement aud experiences
during that time. too. also some which
doesn't seem to belong to anyone, /. e.. No
Mans Land
1t was a quiet afternoon a few weeks
ago when l made my first trip to the front
line for look at the boche lines. We had
at company headquarters all time I have
little chance to sec the area where the
actual fighting is going on, tho in this
time it was only about a half mile distant.
or course we had our share of the artillery
shsll Ing at all times One Of the buglers
lines took me up to the line thru the
devious windings of the trenches. 1t was
rain several days before AS i stepped to
pruSn out over No Mans Land III never
forget the sight. 1t was impressive, in
deed. Not a sound, not a movement, not a
living creature in sight-just that omin-
Gus and oppressive silence 1t was only
about 400 yards across a little valley to the
boche lines. which at this point skirted
small crest. To one side about a quar-
ter. of mile was the ruins of a French
village and a large. railroad bridge. the
central span of which had been lowered
at one end. The little railroad station the
other side of the bridge was only a skele-
ton of its former self. N the village only
the walls OF the houses remained standing,
and these were full Of holes. Heaps OF
rubbish were everywhere. Back farther
backward, No Mans Land spread out and
took in a wide expanse of territory. At
the far edge was forest, the trees stood
gaunt and silent, with trunks Scared and
limbs broken off short. The underbrush
was burned to a crisp and No Mans Land
was swept clean. The boche lines on the
the men told me they could see Fritz NOV
ing about. Then. of course, our Shippers
/ made it interesting for him.
Il Fad plenty of experience with gas and
shrapnel while doing our Trick One
morning Fritz woke us up just before
rage; He tossed over between 10000 and
1000 shells during a period Of forty
minutes. and I'll tell you they were falling
; like hailstODes. l stood outside the dug
out for the last fifteen or twenty minutes
of the concert, listening to the scream of
the shells and ducking into the dugout
when l heard one coming. close. One can
tell pretty accurately about where the
shells are coming by the sound they make
! Not man was scratched, and as Fritz
didn't follow up his little action it was all
wasted powder for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02

felt that he had done well, since all
the flowers seemed happy. Then he
heard a small voice at his feet which
said:
Adam, Adam. by what name shall
be called? Am 1 too small to have a
name?"
And Adam. looking down, saw a
beautiful little blue flower peeping
shyly at him from the shadows of the
leaves and grass. He was struck with
it's beauty and grace, and was shamed
because of his forgetfulness. SO he
answered.
LAS forgot you before, let me name
you in a way that I shall ever re-
mem Der you again. You shall be For
get-Me-Not."
And faith. that thousand ills can
brave,
Speaks in the blue leaves. Forget Me-
Not"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
FORGET-ME.NOT.
A Legend of Creation.

A Legend OF Creation.
The Bible says that Adam named all
the animals at the time Of the crea-
ton. An old legend says that he
named also all the flowers in Eden.
When he supposed that he had named
them all, it was found that Ne had
overlooked this plant because it was
so small. The story says that after
Adam had finished his task, and as
he passed thru the groves and the
gardens, he called out the name of
each flower to find out if the flower
was pleased with its name, to see if
the name fitted the flower, and also
if the flower accepted the name. And
we are told, every plant bowed and
whispered its grateful assent
His walk was almost over. and he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02

tered the ARMY and was sent to the
Philippines. After three years he re-
ceived his honorable discharge from
the army and remained in the islands
to do religious. educational and indus
trial mission work.
He married a New York girl who
was engaged in Y. w. c. A. work
there. Lommason has two brothers
in Topeka. Charles and Lawrence
Lomniason. and brother, Willis Lom-
mason. in Oregon, and another broth
er, Marshall Lommason of Denver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
BLOSSOM ON OCEAN
Former A. p. Correspondent Here Is
Lieutenant in Navy.

Sumner n. Blossom, Junior lieuten-
ant in the navy. has been assigned to
duty on the U. S. Steamship Sierra,
on the Atlantic ocean. He is a divi-
sion officer communication and sig
nal officer and also conducts the ships
school.
Lieutenant Blossom was formerly
Associated Press correspondent for
Kansas. with headquarters in the To-
peka State formal building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
Waiting for Coffee.

Rain poured in torrents, and we
struck no large cities where we could
set coffee. In England provisions are
issued by the government for a GER
tain population, and soldiers cannot
purchase food in the restaurants. In
France there are only certain hours
when the restaurants are open. Early
the third morning we got coffee at an
American rest camp. With mess cups
in hand we stood for two hours in the
rain waiting for coffee. Finally We
reached the door of the American Red
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
WORKS AMONG MOROS

S. d. Lommason, Former TOIekan, In
Philippine Missionary Service.
A letter has recently been received
in Topeka. from S. D. Lommason, for
merly of this city. telling Of his work
in the mission fiAd for the Christian
Alliance among the Moros of the
southern part of the Philippine group
of islands. Seven years ago he en-
Evening journal., 1918-08-02
RURAL NEW CASTLE

William L. Watson, Delaware City
Carl D. Allen, New Castle; Henry VII.
son, POS E. nth street. Wilmington
William D. Clifton, Townsend: Oliver
r. Brown, State Road; Milton Twllly
25i0 Van Buren street. Wilmington
Herman B. J. Harmon, Holly Oak.
Frank Wayman, Newport: Charles An
derson, iOi6 Walnut street, Whining
ton; Isaac l.. Fl. Watson, Newark
James H. Lewis. North East: Howard
Garrett, Baltimore; John Richards.
Smyrna; Frederick Dorsey, Hockessin
James A. Draper, Philadelphia, Pa.
Lewis Green, New Castle; William A.
Guy, Townsend; Warner Brown, Town
send: Sylvester James, Newark 4:
George w. Snead, Shellpot Camp, Edge
Moor; Harry Reed, Townsend; Fred II.
Lloyd, Kirkwood: Peter Tindel, Port
Penn: George P. Perkins, Middletown (;
James L. Lloyd, Kirkwood; Houston B.
Wright, New Castle; Jacob w johnson.
Hockessin: Henry Harris. New Castle;
Elwood Williams, Summit Bridge; Mar
shall Chandler, Hockessin. William J.
Massey. 1893 French street. Whining
ton; Everett Thompson, Newport: VIII
liam A. Wright, Summit Bridge; sam
lel J. Nelson. Summit Bridge; Horace
Henry, 100 w 7th street Wilmington;
Alfred s. BARLEY. Mt Pleasant; Hamp-
ton Camper, Marshallton; Seaford
Ramsey, New Castle. Ellis Starkey,
Evening journal., 1918-08-02
THE SAMMIES AT SEA
Noted Writer Tolls What Our Soldiers
DO On Shipboard.

y How do our soldier-boys spend their
fine aboard the great transports en-
Route TO France? What do they see ?
What are their accommodations How
DO they feel about the danger from
submarines? What is their attitude
while on this last lap Of the journey
tOver There2"
= Clarence Burlington Kelland, noted
hovellst and short story writer, and
now a Y M. c. A. worker in France,
has written an article that tells every
thing you could possibly want to know
about the voyage across the Atlantic
Its like a letter from one Of the boys
you know, describing his experiences
and those Of his fellows in an interest
ing, chstty way
This Is one Of a number of remark
ible articles in the magazine section
hf the Philadelphia Public Ledger for
hext Sunday.
Another. the latest In the series by
William Atherton du Puy, Behind the
Scenes With the War Department" tells
more amazing facts about Americas
Immense war preparations.
Altogether, next Sundays Public Led
ger will be a most interesting issue.
To be sure Of getting your copy, notify
the agent, Anderson, w. Leonard, ].
O'Brien. w. Wilson, T. Kramer, NJ.
Lundy, Vernon Brothers.