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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

quarter against my amateur one and
tho l.ttia bite cost me S5.i5.
"Do you always eat ike this?' !
asked again
"No." he replied. 81 have always
been pretty fond Of my food but not
unlI lately did food become au OBJ
session wiDh me. Every time ! read
tho papers my appetite jumps an
other notch Lately | have been
thinking that every good meal would
be my last SO I have been going II
regardless Of expense"
Always ent a Ia carte. That's my
system. They rnh't do much TO you
a In carte. But beware Of table
d'hotc. That's where they takc cal
cries out Of " meal The table
d'hote boys are saving enough food
right now TO feed Serbia. Dpt. n IA
carte Is different. You can order
ono thing at a time and II the5
cut down on any one thing you"know
IT, They can cut nine courses out
Of the ordinary table d'hOte meal
and you are none tho wiser. Thoy
give you twice half as much chicken.
An expert can pull more tricks
with table d'hote than Howard
hThurston can pull out OF n deck oi
playing cards. Hoover didn't have
TO speak twice to those boys They
were ready and waiting And then
as an added attraction after reduc-
ing the food they boosted the prices
all around. Hoover didn't tell them
TO do that, aid hc?"
Il suppose they can figure few
things out for themselves, said,
Bob Snpposcs.
81 suppose person would be more
| patriotic TO save food for the sol
| diers,' sighed Bob,
"Why dont you try it7"~f>asked
You could save enough for com
pany.'
- did try It once. conscicntiously
too" he replied. II tried Il for one
whole day walked by "A dOZnT
cnf's at night and Baw them packrt
fun OF people eating enough to tak'
care % forshings army ana I sal,
to n ys"lf: what's the use? can
solve this problem alone. Tho foo,
refuse to eat isn't going 10 win ~
lose the war You sec. | was Willing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

bat had poor support stuck
uHul . O'Clock that night and then
annexed piece of steak. ] am VIII
ing 10 do NY snare II the rest do but
If Herbert cvrccts me to win this war
Hlono--nothing doing
and thlFs the way II goes Saw
lrK food is a splendid stunt for the
other fellow. don't know as real
food scarcity WollG scare this town
much don't Know what would
throw a scire into It The people
mere have learned 10 take ihings as
they come,
Iinpiu" sou are the same, l re o.
main
Yours.
TIM
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

Somewhere in Ncw york
Bear Folks: Your letter received
in which you ask me about the food
problem IN New YORK city viii
answer by saying that there IS M
food problem. II is no problem at
all. II used 10 be, but II isn't any
more. People eat what they. can
get, when they can get 10 and whore
they can get IT, II has ceased ~
be n problem. rs perfectly simple.
The people OF this hir community
adjust themselves rapidly 20 shifting
conditions \ 'yeur ago every body
was worrying about food the same
aR they were worrying about inc
war. Now they are uol wuryl rE
about either. They are doing theu
durndest and keeping tEolr muftha
tighter shut than the door 90 p.
Morgan's vault down In wall street.
what with Hoovorizcd restaurants,
war portions, thistle soup and mill
tury bread. people have come 20 tho
point where they are not ealing
more than twice as much as Us good
for them. Maybe IL ail the crops
fail for season or two the people
will get down to healthy diet
Which Is as IL should be. In spite
of all that Herbert has done | can
see that anybody here Ia growing
thin. Almost every New Yorker that
/ know looks as though he were
bursting with food. II is high time
this condition was remedied. In
stead Of getting enough food Tor
three persons In the average hotel
or club order nowadays you get
only enough for two.
Food Hound Happy.
when the MOTEL and cafe proprle-
tcrs Announced that their menus
would he reduced to meet the de
mands cf war times, was the hard
ened food hound ~ the Great white
way disheartpncdS Not 10 you cOult
nctioe It
ooh, very we'll" he said. "l'n eat
twice"
II Is very difficult 10 clrrumycut
the real seekers after food when n
man puts his whole heart ana soul
into 1t and divides his day into three
sections breakfast luncheon and
dinner. he isn't easily deprived OF
calories, If Hoover intends to cut
down tho allowance OF food for some
parties | know in this modern Bag
dad, no will have to employ the
whole secret service and 1t viii take
10 or 30 abie-bodied detectives 10
ksep track OF one man
Bob Rohdd, a friend OF mine
whose business lakes him about q
&c cd deal, Is ono OF those sincere
seekers aztec food. 1f Mr., Hoover
stopS Bob. or even dows him up per
ceptlbly, II will be victory for con
servation which should attract ma
ticnal attention II viii denote et-
ficiency OF high order. hob is
typical Of the class | am trying to
describe, He can find food whore
there was never any food before,
. Corraliing calories In his profes
sion, II q calory gets away from him
In the course OF days business. he
Id unhappy for week From pea
nuts to partridge. Bob Is there. Hs
wslks heavily like lrv Cobb aud Bar
johnson. He begins taking On weight
as soon as he gets out OF bed In ths
morning and Keers Il up until night
IL he II not victim cf broker
sreher hefora he Is year older.
will miss the best guess of my life
On Food Hunt.
The last time saw Bob he toll,
me ne hadn't exhausted the world
supply OF food as yet. but ho has tn
packing houses and farmers work
Ing nights, other forms OF enter
tAinment don't seem to appeal Il
him. The only time he secs n shov
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

The girl on South Main also de-
mands change in the style of bath
ing suits, or else more varied as
scrtment of sizes. She started in
with a 20 and tried everything up
To a. without finding a fit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

courses for training In war work for
women A course OF statistics, theory
and practice will be offered in the
department Of economies. In accord
nnce with the request af the Society
or American Mechanical Engineers,
the departments OF physics and
chemistry will offer a course in test
ing materials and supplies. The de-
partmont of mechanical drawing will
offer courses in drafting for women.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

Meetings of the Junior Betsy Ross
unit have been suspended for the
summer months.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30
MURANSK IS TOWN MADE
UP OF RUSSIAN REFUGEES


LONDON, June " MuIHlh'NN'
the northern terminus Of the great
Russian ola-Potrograd railway, IL
a mushroom town which has sprung
into being on the shores Of the Arc
tic ocean since the war When me
Associated Press correspondent Vls-
tied II on his way out with the
American Red Cross mission to kH-
mania, IL contained about 5000 IN
hahltants. more than half OF whom
we're refugees.
The houses In Murmansk are little
more th8n frame shacks ana the
construction Of the whole town re
scmblcs that OF "a KlUndike mining
camp. During the winter the tenn
pcraturc drops as low as 30 below
zero, for Murmansk Is l5O miles
north ~ tho Arctic clrclo The most
picturesque feature OF tho town IN
winter is tho abundance Of reindeer
slodres which Jingle up and down
the stragEling streets carrying sup
plies Of food and freight.
only Ono American.
There IS only one Americhn'among
tho population OF Murmansk tie
Ia a Young army man, Lieutenant
Martin. of Meridian. Mass, who
hraycly flies an American flag from
a staff on the roof Of railway car
which constitutes his office and res-
idcnce,
Lieutenant Martin IL officially des-
ignated as the United states Pass
port officer" He IL person Of
great Importance In liurmansk. He
speaks Russian fluently and Ia not
t.tf IpnnHh
and British officers Of tho port. but
is also spoken Of by tho Bolshcyiki
as "one Of our leading citizens"
| lie Ia actually ex-offiCio chief advisor
| to the local BulsheviN and attends
| all the meetings Of their sOylets and
| committees.
The MurmanslS Bolsheylkl are not
a bad sort. and are on good terms
! with6all the allied military and naval
| men That Is perhys In part ac-
! counted for by the fact that they
secure nearly all their food supplies
from the british admiral For many
months they have been eating flour,
sugar canned meat and condensed
milk--all from America.
Have American shoes.
Every Murmansk Bolshevikl wears
American shoes, ana Murmansk Is
almost the only place In Russia
where shoes are cheap. pair oi
good shoes In Moscow or Jassy costs
about $50, In Murmansk the cor
respondent was offered an excellent
pair. made In Lynn, Mass. for S.
or five pounds of sugar.
Money has little value in this fai
northern port. The citizen Of Mur
mausk splffs at handful OF rubl'
notes hlA he is willing to talk busi'
ness II you can show him a few
pounds Of sugar. can of tohacct
or bottle of whisky. A fine fo'
fur for which the owner refused $500
changed hands instantly for a bottle
OF whisky and six ounces OF tobacco
4 live reindeer highly priced alike
as draft animal and for food, sells
on the Murmansk curb market FOL
about four hundred rubles, but d
man with five or ten pounds oi
sugar and pockctful Of cigarette:
can go home with as good rein
deer as there Is in town.
The ship on which the American
mission left Murmansk lay at one
Of the naval docks. Not far away
were several Russian warships and
destroyers. almost entirely aband'
oned by their crews. a large Rus
sian cruiser which lay out in the
harbor had only , Of her crew left
after series Of BolshOvikl disturb
ApCCs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

engineering. carpentry and other me-
chanicaI arts. on registration day
the women students signed for farm
work, food conservation tal6s, can
ming and Red Cross work.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30

During the summer the halls and
campus Of the University Of Arizona
are to be used by 25O soldiers who
are to be taught civil and electrical
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-30
Letters of Lemuel Bean

ls "hen lhere Is one connected WIN
j" I'7'"H ant re Knows 'E'i{ t""-
a'', per i"'IN'l j" &c" W. u, Ou ~"
u"'a' hh"" ""''H,I w" iva ~ u"
"'. I's' or '''o q, s,"''
nc oHr' '"J b"o ana J. went
90" 10 Nor'y IS,Ahd Wn're no
uJay U ss'' E',e III n's r,s ~, ,Sr,,,.io sr''1,
we were ,'g I'ppy nnd 'o"i'' .'DIe
'n1 "''"N, .,' .o,','.,s,' ~ ~" u
with our usual luck, we ptrkol
Como We got on one OF the eA
Cursiou boats y,hcrc IL IL Just is de.
grces hotter than II ls In town and
stood mp an ibs way. Were II not
for , few ham sandwiches We uh-
pmy1 a' the bar. Bob would not
have .rtg tgred minute of the trip
/, lrppcucf2 that wc landed at
CuurY on q particularly ausp.clous
d15 d Was The day they reduced
hot log sandwiches from 10 cents
10 tho original priCea-u nickel. The
rise lU price had caused revolution
and the rtvuuilunista had won out.
marking tremendous victory for
tho common people We believe
'oney Island ia the only spot where
the common people have won "A de-
cidcd victory In a number Of years
They havcnother things TO look at
az Concy Island besides hot-dog
stands hut II you 90 with Bob, you
don't have chance to SEQ them
Ilankiug tho entrance OF every
place Of entertainment there is u
battery ~ sandwich stands and thtn
one every IS feet after you get In.
side
Bob Did Ordering.
.,,
nan NV upbbtu 'rouhu
a,' ,nr m'o'"1on ana hau siulpI"d
s.o' "'uE rom sNy-terrl"r 70
"''N' """d II cutlc dlnher tIihe. the
"''I ' juSous sSonl Ut voc nay, HiteF
."'l.E 'wo ihIcW.'' s'hd"l,htS, we
w. C,"' w. ,u' p'stts, cate on we lshhd
,u' ~ ~u1m',r n"n uid 'ns oruerlhg,
,,.'.,.,.' u,''v' n.'''u no" why tuoro l8 peer
s't"' ''be ana why mas pceh Iouh"
.,., ' h,n not only steers
~. p',oI'"E ,a'.I' anu he'ierH ihe
''emn ,aE, hop oruerSn ,i gave me the ciue
- n'ote "Ne "Nil's' s"Iu hoh
"hon 'ne waiter brouEht n waHhtuD
~ "l rt'ncn ir'su potatoes. re set
tlou phok IN ms chaH, hgnted e.
saFette ana gave n'ihseif up 70 the
enJoy'heht OF nhlItihg the delicious
ouoIS "h'oh eha""'ed from the XII
ohpn'
in fun swing with a splendid orches.
Va w cois.stlng "t n pass drum hnu
saaa u ol'luo"e. ine nnIurns WnU
,@Uuu ,,',' ~ VIZ ' n,Ia "''u non ioi' .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
FIGHT FOR $3.50.
Senate Votes for the Higher
Wheat, 46 to 10.
Senators From Wheat Growing
States Stand Their Ground.

Washington. July 2.-The senate by
an overwhelming majority, refused to
yield to house opposition to an in
crease in the governments minimum
guarantee for wheat to $3.50 per bush
ell. A motion of Majority Leader Mar
tin, proposing to instruct the senate
conferees to abandon the senate price
increase amendment to the annual
agricultural bill, was defeated, 46 to
10.
The senate's action causes contin-
uance of the deadlock over the $2S,-
100000 appropriation measure and
prevented its passage today, the begin
ming of the governments fiscal year.
Enactment of an emergency resolution
to provide needed funds for the de-
partment of agriculture, pending set
Element of the wheat dispute is under
consideration. Another meeting of the
senate and house conferees is being
arranged and it is being planned to
report disagreement on the wheat
amendment to both branches of con-
gress, leaving the house to determine
whether it viii agree to an increase of
the present wheat price minimum
of So.
Senators from wheat growing states
led the fight against abandonment by
the senate of it's amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
AFTER ARCHANGEL.
Germans Would Cut Port OH
From Interior Russia.
Seek To Prevent Allies Reach
ing Slay Territory.

London. July 2.-The Finnish Ger
man push along the Pasvill river in
the Murmans region of northern Rus
STA must be considered in connection
with events in Russia which gradually
are developing in anti-Bolshevik d.
rections. says the correspondent of the
Times at Christiania.
Would Gut Line to South Russia.
There is reason to believe. he says,
that entente traffic at Archangel,
which has been suspended for tire past
twelve months. will soon be resumed
The Germans. therefore, are eager to
cut communications with southern
Russia and force an issue as regards
their demand for an ice-2ree port on
the Arctic coast. The correspondent
adds:
The same events which compelled
the Germans to send troops nortnward
will presently make it even more i'm
portant for the allies to occupy these
regions. Questions of vital interest to
both parties also must be decided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
IS WORK OF SPIES
U-Boat Captain Had InfOrma-
ton Concerning Hospital Ship.
Patrol Boats Scour Sea for
More Survivors.

London. July 1.-Two hundred and
thirty-four members of the crew ana
complement of the Canadian
hospital ship, Llandovery Castle, tor
missing early today. Patrol boats and
destroyers are securing the adjacent
waters in search of possible survivors
Spies Report Sailings to Berlin.
The stories of the twenty-four sur
vivors indicate that German spies,
working in the United States and Can
ada. have Geographic or wireless
communica ton with Berlin. The
commander of the German submarine
accused Captain Sylvester. master of
the /Llandovery Castle, of carrying
eight American aviators. In reality,
eight medical officers were booked to
sail, but one cancelled his passage at
lieve the U-boat torpedoed the hospi-
tai ship deliberately on information
from America, transmitted since the
ship sailed.
Rammed the Life Boats.
While the survivors were clinsing to
RATS, the submarine piowed thru the
wreckage, tipping over the RATS and
lifeboats, throwing the victims into
the water. The U-boat commander
afterward explained he was searching
for the american flight officers"
which he believed. or simulated to
believe. were on board.
Boat Capsized With Twelve Nurses.
One of those subsequently rescued,
a Canadian sergeant major. was in a
boat containing twelve women nurses
which capsized.
1t S believed all were lost as none
reappeared. When the sergeant ma
jer was rescued he was daZed as the
result of his treatment. Seeing the
submarine come alongside. he thought
it was a British craft and climbed
aboard. A German sailor picked him
up and threw him bodily into life
hna4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
WARMER, BUT NOT HOT

Continued from 'age One,
that a few scattered showers Will fall
in various parts of the state, altho it
is not likely that Topeka will receive
any moisture.
The highest temperature in Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours was 81
degrees at o'clock Monday night
and the lowest was 81 at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. Southerly breezes VIII
probably boost the temperature up to
80 degrees this afternoon and again
tomorrow. Tonight the mercury will
not go below 10 degrees. The low
temperature this morning was de-
grees below the normal night tenn
perature for July. The temperature
did not leach 100 degrees anywhere
in Kansas Monday.
Phoenix won the national hot
weather honors in the last twenty
four hours with a temperature of 100
Fort Scott. Kan, came second with
SO degrees; Fort Worth third with IS
degrees and Oklahoma City fourth
with Sc degrees. The cool wave in
the east still prevails, especially in the
region of the Great Lakes, the tenn
perature at Sault Ste. Marie this
.--orning being down to 3S degrees.
The highest temperature on record
in Topeka for this date was 101 in
7a1f and the lowest was IS in 1905
The wind at 9 O'Clock this morning
was blowing fifteen miles an hour
from the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02

and strong beef cattle markets combining
To stimulate trade Sales are higher toda.-,
stocE steers mt $50 to $12J0 feeders most
~ SI1 to S13, exceptions up to SIG.
HOGS
The early market was steady, with pack
ers Inclined toward weakness, but all hancs
were soon compelled to mix In, on account
of the light run, sales. soon strong. and
eventually SC higher. Best heavy weight
lights S18.55, bulk of sales $1di5 to Slsoo.
The market has been unsatisfactory TO
owners, and not calculated to draw out
heavy supplies. attic local prices are show
Ing the usual ma gfn acove up rlveE mar
kets. Stock pigs sell at SIG to S165o.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Dry weather caused native lambs to
shrink in weight he last two weeks, and
the recent neavy decline is partly due to
that, altho buyers say they are going to
nut lambs down around Is cents pound
before they quit Prices are steady today.
Ewes bring up to S13, choice young breed
ing ewes worth SIT. Goats are weak.
good mary here today. sales of Angoras at
SIS a5, to killers and also to country buy
ers. j A hICNAhI,
.iarket Correspondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
YANKS TO CELEBRATE
A. e. r. Will Show France How
America Celebrates Fourth.

Paris, July 2.-Celebration of July
by the troops of the American ex-
pedltionary forces has been assured
by the Y. NJ. c. A, which has out
lined a program that will touch every
man in the army, whether in rest bill
lets, training quarters or. up in the
front line" There Will be athletics,
dramatic and musical entertainments,
oratory of a patriotic nature and spe-
cial reading matter.
Extracts of President Wilson's
speeches. appropriate poems and other
inspiring material have been printed
in booklet form for free distribution.
Entertainments will include every
thing, from jazz band to grand opera,
with all the standard vaudeville
stunts. Orators and dramatic and
concert troupes will appear two or
times during the day in order to reach
as many men as possible.
Field days will be held wherever
one of the $50 ~ athletic directors is
located. Baseball games will be played
found r.
In the Paris area big field day and
baseball game will attract thousands
of spectators 1t is estimated that
100000 American soldiers will COM
pete in July sports in France under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. In
several sectors the athletic meets will
be held within range of the boche
artillery. The educational department
of the z. NJ. C. A. is distributing hun
dreds of fine engrayings of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address in English and
French. On the coming birthday of
the nation the French people will get
their first real idea of how America
celebrates Independence day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
Name a Commander in Chief.
SCOUTS FOR FOURTH
All Day Hike Will Wind Up at Ripley
Park. -

The boy scouts of Topeka will cele-
brate the Fourth of July by an all
day hike. according to A. A. Graham,
scout commissioner for Topeka. All
Topeka scouts will meet on the state
house steps at o'clock Thursday
morning, bringing with them their full
equipment and sufficient food for two
meals. rs
The boys will go to Ke1sey's grove
northeast of Oakland, under the lead
ership of Major p. B. Hamlin.
AT $3.50 in the evening they will
start for Ripley park, and will appear
ing the day a fire building and water
boiling contest will be held, the win
ner to receive complete uniform. A
first aid contest will also be given, and
afterward an exhibition of scoutcraft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
u. S. SHIP Down!
Geo. L. Eaton, zoos Tons, Sub
marined in European Waters.
Vessel Left an American Port
Two Weeks Ago.

New York. July 2.-The American
steamship, George L. Eaton. of zoos
tons gross has been sunk, presumably
by a German submarine, in European
waters, according to information re-
ceived in shipping circles here today.
She left an American port for France
about two weeks ago.
CaSSin Back on job.
Washington, July 2.-The American
destroyer Cassin, which was torpedoed
in European waters on October Is, last
has been repaired at a British yard
ard has been returned to station with
the American destroyer forces. the
navy DEPARTMENT today announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-02
KERENSKY DID IT.
United Siberian Factions and
Organized a Government.
Huns Get Three Battleships
and Six DeStrOyers.
RY.LoSEPH SHAPLEN..

Stockholm, July 1.-The dread
naughts VOLTA and Demokratia and
six destroyers of the Russian Black
sea fleet have arrived in Sebastopol.
according to semi-official dispatches
from Russian sources today. Their
crews were disarmed by the Germans
and forced to leave the city immedf-
ately.
Blew Up Drcadnaught and Dcstroyers.
In the revolt at Novo-Rossusk GOO
miles east of ebastopoD the Russia ms
blew up the dreadnaught Svobodnaya-
Rossia and ten destroyers.
Kcrensky Leader of Siberians.
Persons close to the leaders of the
Siberian government inform me that
Alexander KerenSky led the Siberian
movement in favor of re-establishment
of the constituent assembly, from out
side the country I am not allowed to
divulge the details, but Kerensky went
into Russia from Christiania with a
delegation. all of whom were travel
ing in disguise. They visited Moscow
and other centers, where they con-
returned to a Scandinavian city.
Siberian Governments Unite.
The two Siberian governments have
been united. The eastern govern
ment, the capital of which was at
Hardin, has Joined with the western
government and the latters capital.
Omsk, has been chosen as the center
of government. -
Name a Commander in Chief.
Members of constituent assembly,
General ChCrvat, Hetman of the Bal
kali Cossacks and other leaders, have
formed a small cabinet. Colonel IVAN
off was named commander in chief
of the Czech-S1ovak front.
The Czech-Slovaks form the nucleus
of the Siberian army. With them are
brigaded several corps of volunteers
and deatchments of Cossacks.
and detachments of Cossacks.