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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
FOUL PLAY IN THE HOME STRETCH

race between HIndenburg and Wlson-thus Lloyd
described the situation.
The is in the home stretch leads
DESPITE local from the side lines
tory The cheer leaders have done their
avail people have been organized to cheer
sion 1t is difficult the to do So
but cheer leaders pistols instead megaphones
people must cheer!
Hndenbug knows he is beaten He knows
there is not the reotes hope ultimate
he runs he resorts to foul play It is old
nature
This is the explanation raids the Eastern
coast of the United States.
late The German insisted
baked first by delay train and then
lack of transports The German people deceived right
the very last
ves surprised to them France But the
been going back forth negotiating the great transatlantic
with safety And the German leaders, baed their
they felt they must explain public
would take of them!
But the British and French official reports began
story OF daring and of American achievement Thou
sands of German soldiers invaded began
fighting qualities of the American tell
the from America then that the Uboat
pedien decided It intended great
damage upon American shipping not believed that the
Uboat could check the flow Of American France
believed America would withdraw her ships foreign
waters decision like the language of German diplomatic
notes-"intended for home consumption"
few sinkngs would be multiplied they reported to
the German people American defensive would
panic and perchance transport caught
without its the uno of the marists would
the population out the fayed unt
to peal paeon Of the already vanished hope.
Instead of with alarm the coming the
the American people understand fully the significance of
their visitation.
And Hndenburg the language of the athlete almost
winded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
The Archbishop Of York Pays
High Tribute to United States

The Most Reverend Cosmo Gordon
Lang, Archbishop of York and Prf-
mate of England. who recently visited
this country, said in statement re-
garding his American tour:
"a word needs to be spoken of dis
appointments and delays. Our friends
across the ocean are far more sensi-
tive to them than we. It Is not any
taunt that is needed, but rather in
creased appreciation of the greatness
and skill with which they had planned
their help and the increasing measure
with which their plans would be full
filed.
That great and generous people
who received me with a warmth of
welcome shall never forget, are say
ing to you: we are coming to stand
by you till together we have vindica-
ted the peace and freedom of the
world and secured it for our children
We say, 1T is hard to hold on. hurry
up!' They reply: 1t is worth hold
ing on; we are coming!'"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

emit or a responsibility should be .
woman, with no chance to serve"
suggested that she might go as a
nurse. She looked at me for a mo-
ment and then exclaimed quite an
grily: you are like all the rest!
You think all a woman has to do to bo
a nurse is to ask for an appointment.
They want women who are trained.
i this war is teaching us anything IL
is teaching that preparedness applies
to men and women just as 1t does to
nations. Why was 1 brought up
knowing how to do nothing"
The enthusiasm is infectious. !
have to admit that tonight l was ra-
Their pleased that I wore q National
Army brassard. But in my heart I
knew that my pleasure was but van
ity. / was one OF the heroes of the
occasion and l must admit that the
weakness have always recognized in
myself has been love of applause. I
like to be admired. found myself
responding to 1t tonight and actually
asserting when some people suggest.
ed that must be eager to wear the
uniform.
Mary overheard me. She was not
deceived. She came close and said:
Ted, when your eyes don't dispute
your lips I may have something to say
to you"
Mary knows I care for her. I
believe she cares for me- But in her
eyes / am not all that l ought to be:
and, the truth Of the matter is that
in my own eyes l am not all that !
ought to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
FUNSTON GOAT LOST
One Of Herd Which Took Part In Goat
Roping Contest Lost.

(By u. p. r. r. Press Bureau.D
The Funston athletic department.
has lost a goat.
Lots of goats are lost in times like
these, but this one is not one of those
theoretical animals made famous by
George AIDE in his slang fables. This
goat is a regular he-animal. a horned
son of sin with an eye for the spectac-
ular and sudden attack. and a taste
for military dainties such as olive
drab coat tails and army shoes. He
was one Ct a herd of ten which took
part in a goat roping contest In . re-
cent camp entertainment.
The herd was sold to a nearby
farmer recently and the loss was dis.
covered. 1t constituted somewhat a.
a mystery. inasmuch as the goats have
been under guard in the middle of the
camp. 1t is still a mystery. in fact,
and whether or not billy is on his way
to France cleverly camouflaged az Q
hand grenade or a gas mask or some
thing of the kind has not been proven.
Police anrals tell of the theft of red
hot stoves and such. but IL any organ.
ization has been smai; tousi to
smuggle one Of Funston's fighting
goats thru an army inspection. they
deserve the mascot. say few here. :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
Y REQUIRES 1900 WORKERS
One-Half the Number Must Come
From Middle West.

Half of the men and women Y. M.
C. A. workers now being recruited for
service in American camps and over
seas must come from the middle west
ern states, according to advices re-
ceived here today by I. G.. McCor-
mack, general secretary OF the Army
Young Mems Christian association.
The fifteen states stretching from Ohio
to Colorado and from the Canadian
line to Kentucky, and comprising what
Is known as the central military de-
partment, are asked by the national
war work council of the Y. M. c. A. in
New York to contribute 500 men and
1875 women per month for the next
three months. Half of these will be
used m the home camps. The others
will see service with the troops in
France, England and Italy.
Y. M. c. A. secretaries and officials
of this state and city are making an
effort to meet the quota placed upon
them for men and women to carry
forward the Red Triangle program
among the soldiers. The states in the
central department and the number OF
men they have been asked to supply
are as follows:
Colorado, 25; Indiana, 40; Kansas,
40; Michigan, 40; Missouri. 40; North
Dakota, 10: Ohio, rs: Illinois, IS,
Iowa, 40; Kentucky, rs; Minnesota
so; Nebraska, rs; South Dakota, 10;
Wisconsin, 80.
The same proportions will be fol-
lowed in the work of recruiting women
for overseas work among the troops.
During the month of May the CEN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

ing the scenes mentioned. in one OF
the bare wooden barracks at Camp
Funston.
1t was a group of darkies recruited
from the last contingent of negroes to
played their various instruments in the
rhythm that only a darby can obtain.
my Old Kentucky Home" way
Down Upon the Suwanee Riber," and
other old familiar tunes of the pretty
southland were intermingled with the
more popular airs of "Over There"
The Missouri Waltz and various
Jazz Selections"
Bunks were pushed out Of the way
and the soldiers ''twoed" off and
danced the latest dances as we'll as
some of the older dances, including
the two step and The waltz
The darby impromptu band was &C.
companied by group of singers who
furnished the soldiers with some real
negro melodies. Harmony was one
of the features of the evening and in
many of the songs the soldiers would
join in the chorus.
As time approached for Taps to be
Town the band struck up Home
Sweet Home and the final waltz of
the evening brought visions of home
as the other southern melodies had
brought visions of the various parts
OF the country which had given rise to
the songs.
The negroes we're all in civilian
clothes. not having been sent thru
the receiving station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
mo VICTORY IN DEFENSE"

Discussing the problem of the
soldier and the way to victory, Gen
eral Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-
chief of the Allies armies, recently
wrote as follows:
Modern warfare, to arrive at Its
end and to impose its will on the
enemy, recognizes only one means
destruction of the enemy's organized
forces.
"War undertakes and prepares
this destruction by battle which
brings about the overthrow of the
adversary, disorganizes his command,
destroys his discipline and nullifies
his units as far as their fighting
power is concerned.
"Our first axiom must be that COM
p1etelyt to achieve it's object a battle
must not be purely defensive. A
purely defensive battle, even well
conducted, does not result in a victor
and a vanquished. 1t is simply a
game that must be begun over again.
From this it is an obvious corol-
larry that an offensive, whether
started at the beginning of an action
or whether it follows the defensive,
can only give results, and in conse-
quence must always be adopted at the
finish.
ITO maintain our position is not
synonymous with being victorious
and even prepares for defeat, If we
remain where we are and do not pass
to the offensive. To fix the direction
of attack, to guard against the plans
of the enemy and prevent him from
carrying out the same manoeuvre, we
must undertake to carry on and sus-
tain numerous combats, each with de-
termined aim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
PERSHING URGES SOLDIERS
TO WRITE HOME OFTEN

The War Department has made
public a general order, issued recently
by General Pershing encouraging
members of the American expedf-
tionary forces to keep up correspon-
dence with their relatives and friends
at home. The order said:
Il. Duty to ones country does
not end on the parade ground, nor
even on the battlefield, but consists
in doing everything in ones power to
help win the war. To write home
constant touch with family and
friends, is one of the soldiers most
important duties. Mothers and
fathers will suffer If they do not hear
often from sons fighting in France
In the present large companies it is
not possible for officers to write let
tiers for their men and every man
must do it for himself.
"2. When no letters are received
from overseas, the greatest distress
is caused to those at home. They
either feel that letters have been
written and lost en- route, or else they
imagine all sorts of evils. such as
sickness, wounds even death. Both
are bad for the active militant spirit
which every true American man AID
woman must possess If our army is
to obtain the real victory that all so
earnestly desired.
IS. Every one IN the United
States who has son or brother in
the American expeditionary forces Is
proud OF him, is constantly thinking
of him, is anxious to hear from him.
Letters home will bring many letters
in reply, and the closer home ties will
have potent influence for good, both
in France and the United States. All
officers should realize this fact, and
both by encouraging their men and
providing them with the proper Ia
cilities, do everything in their power
to interest them in this vital question
of writing home"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
A Milk FED ARMY
Camp Funston Is Developing
Milk Fed Soldiers.
Milk Emporium on Zone Is
Crowded With Boys in Khaki.
BY sERGT. H. G. DENYvAN.

BY SERGI. ii. U. LEN VAN.
Camp Funston is turning out a milk
fed army of soldiers. With the in
ception of the terrific hot weather,
which is famous in Kansas, the COL
diers who are stationed at Camp Fun
ston have dew ped taste for sweet
milk and are keeping old "bossy"
busy to meet the demand.
Two d.. last week at least the
temperature in the shade exceeded
100 and Monday of this week the
same was true. Out in the sun, it IS
much hotter, and from the heat a
demand for a thirst quenching drink
has developed
On the Zone the milk empoCiums,
with their snow white cases and white
ice boxes. are crowded with husky
soldier boys having their evening
drink. Lined up at the bar in the
good old fashioned way they consume
huge quantities of milk. At one place
on the Zone more than 100 cases OF
milk are sold during a warm evening.
The various camp exchanges also sell
milk and they do a flourishing bust
ness all afternoon and each evening
The milk is purchased by the SOL
diers and of course is in addition to
the rations that the government SO
bounteously provides. The price is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
The Marines

of the American military establish
ment.
The Marine Corps is recruited on
enthusiasm. First to Fight" is the
slogan of their recruiting officers, and
young men flock to the ranks because
they want to get into action.
1t was some time before the Ma
rfne Corps was heard from in any
large engagement abroad. The "sol-
diers of the sea" were not the first to
be in the fight, military authorities
ordained otherwise. But they waited
their time in impotence and, when
opportunity offered did what they call
their "darndest."
The American people knew the
Marines would distinguish them
selves when they went into action.
They expected much from these
fighters. They will keep on expect
ing-and they will not be disap-
pointed, for there are traditions in
the Marine Corps that will have to
be lived up to. and every man in the
corps knows it.
Hear what Secretary Daniels says
There are no better fighters in the
world than the Marines. You can't
drown Marine or you can't kill one.
THE Marine is the minute man of
the military service, and he will give
good account of himself wherever
ordered. He is the handy man of the
service, the emergency man, who can
be swung into any action at any time
and be counted on for his maximum
worth -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
'sYANKS' FAST ACQUIRING
TRENCH VERNACULAR

According to the stories told by
Americans recently returned from
Europe, the "Yanks," as the soldiers
prefer to style themselves, are rap
idly picking up the slang used by the
British Tommies in the war zone, and
appear to like it.
FED up" is one of the favorite ex-
pressions. and is used to depict the
disgust Of the speaker with the
world in general or any subject in
particular, such as oatmeal porridge
for 100 days straight or 100 days
continuous rain.
Another expression adopted by the
American troops abroad is wang
ling" To "wangle" is to wheedle
something out of a person which he
would not voluntarily give. For ex-
ample, a Tommy says to his mates in
the trench: II wangled an extra tot
of rum today from the canteen ser
geant," or 1.-The sergeant major want
ed to give me fatigue job. but l
wangled it all right" When SOL
der succeeds in wangling something
out of his superiors he tells his chums
that he clicked" The term wash
out" used by the aviators, has been
generally adopted by the Tommies to
describe something that has to be
done all over again. "a defense bar
rage" is to cover a mate in his abb
sence for some fault that he has COM
mitted, and "barrage attack" is to
defend a friend when he is attacked
in force. The word "Cheeryo," as a
greeting or a short toast, has been
adopted by the American naval Off
GERS and men in Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

In every successful military under
taxing, these two important factors
nave their place: First, the spirit of
ITSELF
No less an authority than General
Ferdinand Foch makes this state
ment:
ITO maintain our position is not
ANONYMOUS with being victorious
and even prepares for defeat, IL we
remain where we are and do not pass
20 the offensive There re-
mains no doubt that decisive attack
Is the very keystone of a battle"
Critics of the strategy of the great
war have complained that all of the
contending forces on the side of the
Allies, until the entrance of America,
have soon lost 1.-The spirit of the Of
fensive" and have settled down to
trench warfare. They are pessimis-
tically specializing as to the time
when American troops will lose this
spirit.
If there is any one thing in Amer
leans that cannot be- killed it is en-
thus1asm; and enthusiasm is the par
ent of this spirit of the offensive.
The Americans will never lose their
eagerness for the attack.
When the Marines at Chateau
Thierry surprised their foes by the
determination of their advance they
evidenced the kind of enthusiasm
that is characteristic of all Americans
and more intensely characteristic of
the marines than of any other branch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29
DOES NOT LIKE MULES
He Docs Not Like s'Hardtail'' Arm
Transportation Problem.

he DOCS NOT Like "HardtaiI' Army
Transportation Problem
Many unofficial smiles have been
caused in official places by a letter
written by rookie at Camp Funston
in which he asks to be assigned to
other duties than those at the school
for teamsters.
II am -temperam entally unfit to as
sociate with mules it declares. The
recruit, whose name is not disclosed,
was sent to the school some time ago
to learn the psychology of the army
mule, how to drive and care for them,
and to fit him generally as chauffeur
of an army supply wagon. He went,
but his effort, he declares in his let
ter, was a failure. The mules were
too much for him.
He understood the ways of tickle
women. he thought. but he found the
fickleness of an army "hardtaiI" set
a new standard. He could start the
most stubborn Ford and knew where
to find the emergency brake on any
kind of car, but missing cylinder on
a cold morning was as naught to a
refractory mule. and an emergency
brake in muledom usually resulted in
"a nice comfortable trip to the hospital
Consequently he asked for a transfer
to a field of endeavor more suited to
his capabilities.
He will probably get It.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

But since there remains no doubt
that decisive attack is the very key
stone Of a battle, all other actions
which make up a battle must be en-
visaged, considered, organized, pro-
vided with forces in the measure in
which they will prepare, facilitate
and guarantee development of a de-
mass, its surprise, its speed, and for
which. in consequence, it is essential
that there shall be the maximum re-
serve force possible of troops of
manoeuvre. The reserve-that is to
say the prepared bludgeon-is or
gained and kept carefully instructed
to execute the single act of battle
from which results are expected,
namely, the decisive attack.
Reserves must be husbanded with
the most extreme parsimony SO that
the bludgeon may be strong enough
to make the blow as violent as pos
sible. Let loose at the finish without
any lurking idea of saving them. with
we'll thought out plan for winning
the battle at point chosen and de-
termined, reserves are thrown in all
together in an action SURPRISING in
violence and energy all other phases
of battle, an action with proper char
acteristics- mass and speed.
All our forces really participate,
either by preparing it or by carrying
it out.
I'm this, our supreme aim, we must
not be deceived by appearances. Al
though theory fails when applied by
feeble hands and when accessories
obscure the main principle, history
and reason show us that in battle
there is a single argument which is
worth while, namely, decisive attack,
which is alone capable Of assuring
the desired result-the overthrow OF
the adversary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

the war between the States, told of
the thrill it gave him to think that
both his sons had gone. They had
not waited to be called. One is in
the British service. He is in the Roy
al Flying Corps and is what they call
an Ace" meaning that he has five
enemy aeroplanes to his credit. He
could not be all aglow with enthu-
siasm If he had not a deep-down-in-
his-heart feeling that it was right for
his sons to be there.
As we waited for the serving of re-
freshments / saw a woman crying. !
went over to her, feeling that we
must have something in common.
She said, IT have just lost my hus-
band, and my mother and father were
killed in an automobile accident st1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

Sept. 3.
Tonight the city gave a send-off to
the selected men. We were assem-
bled in the public square and were
treated to three hours of red-fre, ora
tory and refreshments. / never saw
such enthusiasm.
Everyone seemed to think It was
an honor for us to be called to serve
the country in war. wish felt iif-
ferently about it. am convinced
that the enthusiasm is real and am
convinced. too, that the fault is in
myself. We heard the orators bark
back to the days of our forefathers
and tell of the traditions that will in
spire the American troops.
One thing interested me very much
it was the constant repetition of
the statement that 1t is our war as
much as it is the war of France and
England and Belgium. II / could be-
lieve that, / am sure that the red
blood Of Americanism would course
through my veins like fire.
One of the speakers, a veteran OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-29

The long and narrow PLAINS OF
THE SAONE AND THE RHONE owe
their Importance to the manufacture
ing center OF Lyons. and to the lines
OF communication which follow this
route from northern France to the
Mediterranean. The plains of the
Saone are primarily agricultural, with
hot summers and fairly long and cold
winters. The vine, wheat, corn, cat
tie and sheep are the important prod
ucts. Lyons, at the southern end of
the Saone plains. is an important
commercial center, because 1t is at
the junction of the Saone, the upper
Rhone and the lower Rhone routes,
and so does business with the north.
the east and the south. Lyons also
Is an important manufacturing CEN
ter, using the silk raised in southern
France and northern Italy to make
the fabrics for which France Is noted
the world over. The valley of the
Rhone Is a narrow, corridor-1ike de-
preston in which flows a stream too
swift to be of much use for naviga-
tion. But though the stream is Of
little value as a highway, the valley
has been and still is of the greatest
importance as a comparatively easy
PdoSdScNdy, hcnmeu III on one sue
by the Alps and on the other by the
Central Plateau. In the remote past
the Phoenicians penetrated via the
Rhone valley into Gaul. Later, Med
iterranean civilization, and still later.
Christianity. entered France by this
route. Today the northern regions of
France have contact with the Medi-
terranean part of France by way of
this valley. The important railway
from Paris to Lyons and MarseiIles
follows this line.
THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
OF France is unit clearly marked OF
by the Alps and the Central Plateau
on the north and by the sea from
which 1t takes its name on the south.
Its physical characteristics are differ-
emit from those of any other part of
France and consequently the eco
nomic activities of the people are in
large part different from those of the
people of the rest of France. The
climate is characterized by hot and
dry summers, and by mild winters
with q moderate amount of rainfall.
This winter rain comes for the most
part in heavy showers. SO that most
of the weather is sunny. Strong.
hot, south winds (sirocco) blow at
times in the summer, and in winter
there occasionally are boisterous and
cold winds (mistraD from the neigh
boring mountains. The streams are
small for most of the year. but at the
times of heavy rains they become rag
ing torrents. Forests and grassland
are rare. The dominant form of ma
tive vegetation is a thicket composed
OF evergreen oaks, cypress, juniper
and myrtle. The typical cultivated