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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
TOPEKANS TO RED CROSS
W. II. Davis and Chester Woodward
VIII Go to Washington.

For the time being, Topeka has lost
two more of her prominent business
men. W. H. Davis and Chester Wood
ward have been called for Red Cross
work in Washington.
w. H. Davis, chairman of the To-
peka fair food price board since its
inception. a former mayor of the city
of Topeka, and for thirty-five years a
successful operator of a wholesale
grocery business. has been called to
Washington in the supply department
of the Red Cross Davis left Topeka
Sunday to take his place in the work.
Chester Woodward will go to WASH
ington Wednesday to enter the depart
ment of military relief of the Red
Cross. He was in the farm mortgage
business in Topeka, and has taken an
active part in all war work cam
pignS In the city
Both Woodward and Davis will do
nate their services to the Red Cross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
TOMMY HAS CRAZE.
Baseball Is Becoming Popular
Sport in British Camps.
"Barracking Methods" of Amer
leans May Be Adopted.

According to reports from abroad
the enthusiasm of the American and
Canadian soldiers for baseball has be-
gun to have its influence on the Brit
ish Tommy, and in purely British
camps turnout England. baseball is
the spring craze this year. AT the
front, also, in rest camps and train
ing quarters, the British privates are
taking % the American national
game. The principal limitation to the
spread of spring baseball is the diff
Guilty of obtaining the necessary
equipment.
American baseball has this advan-
tage over cricket and football" says
a British correspondent at the front,
namely, that it can be played on
fairly rough ground" Another cor
respondent notes with some surprise
that the game as played by the Amer
leans and Canadians is accompanied
with a good deal of noise. IT don't
know whether Tommy will adopt the
barracking methods which seem to be
an essential accompaniment to base
ball from the American and Canadian
point of view" he says. But if he
does, he will probably Guido his COM
rades from across the Atlantic in
noise and feryOr'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
AFTER DRAFT EVADERS
Soldiers and Civil Officials Pursue
Men Who Killed Officers Yesterday.

Little Rock, Ark, July s.-Troops
from Camp Pike and county officers
were searching the hills of Cleburne
county, Arkansas, today for more
than twenty alleged draft evaders and
their friends who engaged yesterday in
a battle with the authorities near He
Der Springs, in which three men were
killed.
Porter lakewood. a deputy sheriff
was killed when the alleged draft
evaders opened fire on a posse under
Sheriff K. w. Duke that had surround
ed the home of Thomas Atkinson.
Duke and his party retired to await
reinforcements. Later they returned
and rifle battle ensued Atkinson
and his son Tom. IS, were killed bv
the officers. Others were believed to
have been wounded.
The draft evaders scattered into the
hills. Duke and a score of deputies
aided by a detachment of soldiers, took
up the chase today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
MEN STILL HOLD ON
Outnumbcr Women in Positions
Among Retail Stores of City.

Apparently the federal work or
fight order has had little effect on
the employment of women in the
various retail establishments in the
city. This fact was brought out in
the retail store industrial survey just
completed by the Chamber of Com
merce at the request of the food ad-
ministration.
The survey shows that 344 retail
stores in Topeka employ total of
1870 male employees and SS7 female
employees. The survey also shows that
the motorization of business has not
been especially attractive to local
firms. Ninety-four trucks is the COM
plete muster of motor driven delivery
cars in use in the retail stores of To-
peka, while the census shows that 159
drawn vehicles are still in use for de-
livery purposes.
The complete classification of the
stores of Topeka in the industrial sur
vey follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
HUNS TO POLICE MOSCOW?
That Is Probable Result of Assassina-
ton of German Ambassador.

Stockholm, July Germany will
demand the right to police Moscow
and Petrograd. under the guise Of
maintaining order as the result OF the
ASA ssination r Count Mirbach. Ger
man ambassador to Russia. according
to information from diplomatic sources
today.
The Germans who charge that the
murder is the work CT the entente will
further demand free passage of troops
TO the Thurman coast by way of Petro-
grad The Russian inhabitants Of that
region. in anticipation of a German
Finnish invasion. alro~~y have de-
clared their allegiance to the allies
and are expected to join forces with
the allied troops guarding the supply
base there.
The Bolsheviki eItht- will accede to
the German Demands, or will abdicate
The former action is more probable,
as Premier Lenira is reported to have
prepared an apology, which will be
forwarded to Berlin at once.
The Russian Baltic fleet is in peril
of capture unless the sailors blow up
their vessels.
Russian social revolutionaries here
believe members of their party killed
Mirbach. They declare that terroristic
plots have been formed against Lee
nine. Trotzky and all other Bolsheviki
leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08

siers, Nebo. W. Va; Joseph C. soiane,
EtEa, Pa;
PRISONERS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
Privates William G. Nelson. wenatches.
Wash. Anthony L. Penda. Bristol. Conn
Paul A. Peterson, South Farms, Middle
Mass. William L; Quinn. Swampseott,
Mass; Dascomb p. Rowe, Barnet, Vt;
John Sachs, New Haven, Conn; Denis
+. Sweeney New Haven, Conn. stephen
l.. Torok, Darien, Conn. Howard A. Webb
Ansonia, Conn.
Previously reported missing, now re-
turned to duty-Prfyates Albert L. HAIL.
Hartford, Conn
Sundays Marine Casualties.
Washington, July s.-The marine
corps casualty list Sunday contained
SO names, divided as follows: killed in
action, 10; died of wounds, 2; wound
ed severely, 38.
The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION.
First Lieut.. Edmund L. Reisner. Hous-
ton, Tex: Sergt: William e Scott TIP
pecanoe City, Ohio; Corps ElW9od Colby
Texas: Ira L. Spring. jamestown: n. Y. Z;
Pvts. Leslie Z. Corn. Okmulgee, Okla: Cur
tbs f. Disbennett. Memphis, Tenn; George
dore. L. Query. Montezuma. Ca; Alvin
Z. long. Hickory Corhers: Pa. Albert R,
Monahan. Louisville. Ky; Frank E. Peter
son, Park City, Utah.
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIN ED IN
ACTION.
sergt. Paul J. Althoff, York, Pa; Corp.
Peter Nowak, st. Louis.
y WOUNDED IN ACTION SEVERELY.
Sergts. Garritt de Ham. Iceland, Mich.
Arthur c. Esholz. Evanston, 1ll:; William
| A. Binary. South Bend, Ind; Corps. Calvin
Berger, Houma, La: Charles III. Earl,
| Austin, Mimi: Harry B. Fletcher, Salt
| Lake City: Glen q. Hill, Roche Harbor
Wash: Earl NJ. Marchand. barrow. La.
| Ray Il. Schenk. Pittsburgh. Pa; Martin
Sojourner. Poteet. Texas; Trumpeter Theo-
dore j. Waldeman. New York: Pvts. VIII
liam L. Barton, Chattanooga. Tenn: Wal
| ter J. Bowker, Cleveland, Ohio; James r.
| Chadwick. Swifts. Ohio: Mamie T. Davis
| Cologne. Va; John o. Degenhart. Chicago
| James E. Foreman, BroOkyille Ohio Adam
| F. Reed. New Orleans: Charles Girten
\ Evansville, Ind; John F. Grennan. Sequim
| Wash: Joseph c. Harlan. Huma. La.
| Frederic E. Holmes. Detroit; Albert W
| Hunt. Chicago; Charles E. Lambrash
| Wimbledon, n. D.: Hugh Murtha. Jersey
| City: Carl Musgrave, Yale, ILL.,; Frank J
| Olshefski, Waukesha, Wis: Frank Palmer
| Troy, n. y; Charles F.. Rice, New Martins
Vile, W: Va; George H. Rumschlags De
troit; Frank Samaritan. Houston; Tex.
| Jeremiah Sheehan. New York; Clifford
| Seours. West Carrollton. o.: Fred G
Steinker. Cincinnati: Sigurd NJ. Swensen
| Eau Claire. Wis: Henry r. Taylor. Row
| Okla: Gilbert R. Thieie. Minnea polls
| Mimi; Fred A. Wegenast, ST. Mathews. Ky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the colurnns ,f
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

July g. 1898.
The supreme court today handed down
its decision in the Topeka high school bond
case, sustaining the law and also the vote
and the canvass for the issuance of the
bonds.
The court granted the write Of man
damus asked for to compel Chairman
Welch of the board of education to sign
the bonds Work will be commenced on
the new high school building on the, first
of August.
Ned Osborn has returned from the east
On the 9th he will go 10 England and make
a tour of the British Isles on a bicycle.
Mrs. Frank Davies and daughter Mamie
of Chicago and Mrs Seiber of Garrett are
visiting Mrs. W. W. Manspeaker and
daughter Lula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stone and Mr. and
Mrs. E D. McKeeyer, have returned from
a weeks visit at the home of Mr.. Nc
Keever's parents near Valley Calls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
TENNIS MATCH ON
1t VIII Be First International
Tournament Since 1914.
Former Davis Cup Contestants
May Face Each Other.

New York, July S.-The first inter-
national tennis match of Importance
since the Davis cup series, held in this
country in 1914, will be played in Eng
land during the present month. The
contest, which will be held at the
Queens club, London, will bring to-
gether teams representing the United
States and England for the benefit of
the American Red Cross fund The
combinations will be captained by c
P. Dixon for England and w. A.
Larned for the United States.
Complete details of the matches
have not yet been arranged but 1t Is
Of from three to five singles contests
and at least two doubles. 1t is the
present plan to confine the play to
those experts who are serving with the
forces. occupying government posi-
lions or who are ineligible in this re-
spect, due to the age limit.
Many Stars Eligible.
Larned, who holds a majors COM
mission in the American aviation serv-
ice, will have a large number of United
States players to draw upon. provided
he can secure furloS for them. Sew
eral former American champions are
understood to be abroad, including
Dick williams, Peck Griffin. William
Johnson. well as w. NJ. Washburn.
]. J. Armstrong, Dean Matheny, Sid
ney Thayer and w. Davis. In addi-
ton to these racquet wielders there
are undoubtedly others serving with
the American army and navy forces
who might be available.
The personnel of Captain Dixon's
team is not known and it is probable
| that it has not been selected as yet
There are a number of former Eng
! lish stars to choose from. however
| among the older players and the COM
| binations are likely to be well matched
when they finally take to the turf
courts at the Queens club. If ii
| should happen, as is likely, that Dixon
| and Larned are drawn against each
| other. the meeting will be a renewal OF
| Davis cup struggles going back some
years.
Larned. who is one of the deans OF
American international tennis, made
his first Davis cup appearance n 1902
| but it was not until seven years Later
| that Dixon entered Davis cup PLAY
and strange to say he was defeated BY
Larned in his initial match. Again ir
1911 the same pair met with simila,
result. Clothier and Mclaughlin also
have defeated Dixon in international
| matches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
GASOLINE ENGINE PLANT
Proposition for Factory Is Put Up to
Chamber of Commerce.

Topeka investors will soon have an
opportunity to put money into a new
industrial plant in Topeka, If the prop
osition offered to the Chamber of
Commerce by E. B. Cushman of Lin
coin, Neb., is taken up. Cushman is
the inventor of a type of gasoline en-
CINE suitable for use on binders,
pumps or farm lighting systems. He
is DESTROYS of establishing manufac-
turing plant and has offered Topeka a
chance to try for the proposition.
Chamber of Commerce men have
expressed the opinion that Cushman' 8
wants in this line are eminently fair
in as much as Cushman himself will
put as much money into the plant as
he is asking the citizens of Topeka to
subscribe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
BALLOONS TO INTERIOR POINTS
Cloth Gas Bags Garry q
Pounds of Literature.
Plans Under Way To Load 75'S
With Propaganda.

Paris. July S.-Thousands of special.
ly designed rifles for sending propa-
ganda over the enemy lines are now IN
use in the allied armies. according {"
James Kerney. director of the Franc
American committe on public infornaa-
ton From these rifles grenades are
discharged, " means Of which tracts
and pamphlets may be scattered along
enemy trenches with considerable ex-
actitude at a range of more than 20O
yards.
Balloons Used Also.
For greater distances small oaI.oons
made of cloth are used. Each OF these
lifts twenty pounds of propaganda lit
erature and by means of mechanical
dew drops a quarter pound OF these
documents at fifteen minute periods
The radius of action of these balloons
in a twenty-five mile wind would be
Hamburg. Berlin. Vienna and Trieste
The balloons travel at height OF
from 5000 to 5000 feet.
Paper balloons capable of lifting
four pounds also are used by the
American army for the purpose OF dis
tributing literature in trenches and bill
lets for distances up to 100 miles from
the starting point, the director said.
These balloons drop a half pound of
material at five-minute intervals.
Plan TO Use Cannon.
The director added that steps were
now under consideration for the use
of French 75-milimetre guns for the
diffusion of propaganda in the enemy
lires.
The nature of the propaganda dis
tributed depends upon the German
units in the vicinity. the purpose being
always to supply matter that will APP
peal to the troops from the yarious
pts of Germany. Recent distribu
tiOns over the lines have included the
disclosures of Prince Lichnowsky. the
German ambassador at London at the
outbreak of the war; the letters of
Doctor Won Muehlon. the former chief
Krupp director; figures showing the
German losses and facts about food
conditions in the interior of Germany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
FAVOR RURAL HIGH SCHOOL
Washburn Academy Buildings VIII Be
Used, Voters Decide.

The use of the Washburn academy
buildings for rural high school was
assured Saturday when, at a special
election, residents of the district voted
for the project 375 to "a.
The county commissioners will can
vass the vote this week. 1t is an
nounced that work of transforming
and remodeling the acamedy build
ings to make them suitable for the
high school project is already under
way The district will include College
Hill, Seabrook, Wanamaker, Wash
burn, Gage Park, Mission Center,
Avondale and Sunnyside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
M'AD00 WELL AGAIN
Has Been California Several Weeks
on Account of Throat Trouble.

Washington, July S.-Secretary Nc
Adoo, who went to California several
weeks ago after an attack of throat
trouble, has advised railroad admin
istration officials here that he has
entirely regained his health and has
been making a tour of inspection of
railroad lines and terminals on the
Pacific coast with a view to recon-
mending betterments in service. This
was accepted as effectually putting to
st widespread reports that Mr.. Nc
Adoo was in poor health.
Director General McAdoo also said
he had called a meeting of regional
directors and federal managers of
railroads in the central western and
northwestern divisions to be held at
San Fran,.sco. July Is, to discuss
betterment of the railroad service
generally in those sections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
LEAGUE is SUSPENDED.
Wichita Club Won Half Season PEN
nant in w. L.

Omaha, Neb., July S.-The name of
the Western league was entered today
among the baseball casualties of the
great war. The league formally sus-
pended at a meeting of directors here
yesterday.
Wichita, with Al won, "a lost, led
the league at the close of Sundays
games when the first half of the sea-
son came to an end. BY operating the
full half season Western league mag
mates hold all player and franchise
rights.
Losses of 900 per club and feel
ing that there is little demand for
baseball at this time, President E w.
Dickerson said, caused the suspension.
Dickerson will take up athletic work
in France after a short rest at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
USING MORE ELECTRICITY
Wiser Application OF Juice" Reduces
Fire Hazard, Says City Inspector.

In spite of the ever increasing num-
Der of electrical devices. the fact that
fires are decreasing each year would
indicate that electrical inspection is
getting results. says T. w. Martin,
electrical inspector. The general pub
lie. he says. is becoming more careful
OF electrical appliances.
It is very rarely that a fire results
from new wiring, according to Mr..
Martin. Old, poorly maintained wir-
ing and the various electrical appIi-
ances such as chatting dishes. electric
irons. unnecessarily long cords and
various other araphenalia added af-
ter the inspector has made his rounds
contribute to the greater part of the
fires caused from electricity, he de-
cIares In a number of cases these
fires result from neglecting to turn
off the current after the appliance has
been used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
Food For ans
RY GEORGE E. PHAIR-
(Copyrighted.I

In days of old
Bull Durham sold
At five red cents per throw.
We all had smokes,
We youthful blokes,
Tho mighty short Of dough,
jitney then
Would buy ten men
Enough to smoke all night.
The sacks were thick,
And smooth and slick,
And packed compact and tight.
Let's give three cheers
For profiteers,
For they are noble gents.
Today l sought
Some Bull and bought
One sack for fifteen cents.
There is the milk profiteer and the Ice
profiteer and the meat profiteer, but the
tobacco profiteer is the one which causes
N We hsd snvtbinF to saw about It he would
be sentenced to smoke one of the nickel
cigars he sells.
You may arise and protest kind reader.
that there are no more nickel cigars for
sale in regular cigar stores. but there arc
only you pay dime for them.
Yesterday was a red letter day in the
jumped to the Non-combatant League.
War.
"I had team" Comiskey said,
"A fast and fighting clan.
They had the class to turn the head
OF any baseball fan.
Some left us cold to paint ship
And those who stayed have got the pip"
the fact that Charly Weeghman has regu-
lar ball club. But not if you are an Amer
lean League fan.
Lee Meadows started two games against
the Cubs in one day, showing that his heart
is In the right place. even tho his arm is
missing on four cylinders.
Mr.. Meadows is the only big league
heaves the pellet Gas baseball writer's say
when they mean to depict guy in the act
of pitehing) After his double session with
the Cubs 1t is said that Mr.. Meadows is
looking for periscope.
Ty Cobb is betting 1885. showing that
various experts had the right dope last
spring when they informed us that Ty
was slipping. Ty Is slipping in mis- usual
manner. After the first of July he always
begins to slip upward
Patriotism or Business.
How doth the busy profiteer
Improve each shining warlike year.
One Of these days somebody in Germany
Will arise and demand to know what per
ccntage the kaiser gets out of the iron cross
business.
| Phil Harrison has deserted the fight
game for the junk business. which is a good
business these days. but wait until the war
| is over and the crown prince starts to
| cash in all his medals.
| The Fourth
| The barefoot boy who sat and listened TO
! An orator on Independence Day.
| And gazed upon n summer sky of blue
And watched the painful movements fit
away,
Is now in France where shrapnel rends
! the ear.
| And yet his heart is careless-nke and gay
For he is not compelled to sit and hear
The orator on Independence Day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
WIRE STRIKE POSTPONED
TeIegraphers Who Were to Have Gone
Out Today Will Wait.

Chicago. July 8.-Recalled at the
eleventh hour, the Commercial Tele-
graphers' union strike order to West
ern employees was not effective today.
President S. J. Konencamp, in COM
pliance with requests by Secretary of
Labor Wilson and Samuel Gompers.
formally withdrew the strike order
late yestt day. Konecanp declared
today that there will be no strike I'M
til the government has further oppor-
tunity to act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
K.U. Students to Training.

Lawrence, Kan, July s.-The ap-
continent of forty-six, and possibly
fifty-three. students and faculty menu
hers of the University of Kansas TO
tr4- the two months in training az
Camp Sheridan July / s will be made
next week by the military committee
AZ the university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
"yyork or Ffghtn stops PLAY.

Fort Worth, Tex, July S.-Inabil-
ity to secure players to supplant those
taken into the army caused the Sis
pension of the Texas league, President
j. Walter Morris announced today.
Dallas led the league at the close of
the 1918 season yesterday with 81 won
and 81 lost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
WESTERN LEAGUE.

WESTERN LEAGUE.
Hutchinson lat Joplin ..............2 II /
Joplfn observation-disclosures 10
Black and Manion: Caporal and Collins.
Second game
Hutchinson Observation-Disclosures.
Joplin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ 1
Black and Manion: Crutcher and Collins:
Sioux City lat Des Moines) ..........1 4
Des Moines ...............l
Huxley and Rohrer Musser and kerwin.
Second game
Sioux City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Dcs Moines Il l
Fletcher and Rohrer; Corey. Delburn and
Kerwin. Called end seventh by agree
Wichita lat Oklahoma City).........5
OklanOma Clty -" . ~, "
Hovlik and Yaryan; Tedeschi, Thraykill
and O'Connor.
Second game
Oklahoma City ...--...-........: -3 IL )
Galley and Wallin: Hewitt and O'Connor:
St Joseph lat Omaha). ......-.....1 Z .
Riuejacket and Donovan; Kopp and Nc
McMenemy.
Second game
St Joseph Observation-Disclosures. l
OmanA "
Curtis and Bachant: Merz and McMenemy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

st. Louis Cat Washington .......3 8 q
Washington .....-................0 ]
Sothoron and Nunamaker; johnson and
Picinich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-08
SATURDAY GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

He
New York lat Chicago}. ........... o
Chicago OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Demaree and Mccarty; Vaughn and
Killifer.
Boston lat Pittsburgh ........... 3
PITTSBURGH II Il
Rudolph, Canavan and Wilson; Love and
Walters.
Second game
Boston Observation-Disclosures. l
Pittsburgh 8 1
FiIlingim and Henry, wilson; Sanders,
Comstock and Schmidt.
Philadelphia Cat Cincinnad) .......9
Cincinnati NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 16
Jacobs Davis and Burns. Adams ::
Schneider Regain. Toney and Wingo. Cueto.
Brooklyn Cat st. Louis) ........-... !
81. LOUIS l
Grimes and Miller; Meadows, Sherdell
and Gonzales.