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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
TO INTEREST WOMEN
Woman's Committee of Kansas tt
Aid in Merchant Marine.


The woman's committee, Kansas
Council of Defense has received a
communication from Washington, ask
ing that the committee make special
effort to interest Kansas women in the
program of the United States shipping
board, looking toward the establish
ment of a merchant marine for Amer
lea.
The letter to he woman's commit
tee emphasizes the Importance of the
subject to women, inasmuch as the
lack of a merchant marine after the
war would result in a period of unem-
p1oyment and business depression that
would react upon the employment
and wages for men all over the coun-
try.
Edward N. Hurley, head of the
shipping board, is sending out litera-
ture regarding the merchant marine
to all women's committees in the Unit
ed States. The communication from
him was received in Topeka by Mrs.
R. F. Hayden, who is publicity director
for the woman's committee in this
state and says in part:
UNLESS the merchant marine be es-
tablished and managed thru proper
legislation the people of the middle
states will find thatmarkets for their
products are restricted, and that Pc
Rod Of depression will follow the war.
In those states where women have the
ballot, it is especially necessary that
they be educated on the needs of the
country for a merchant marine and
upon their responsibility in supporting
the program OF the shipping board.
Moreover, the program is OF
much interest to the inland states as
it means a continued foreign market
at high prices for the agricultural and
mining products of those states"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
THE next SENATE
Returns Show 40 Republicans
and AZ Democrats.
Democrats Bank on Refractory
Ones To Help Them.

Washington, Nov. with almost
complete returns from Tuesdays cleo
tons indicating the senate will be Re-
publican by majority of two, the So
called progressives in the upper branch
will hold the balance of power when
the senate convenes next March.
According to indications today there
will be forty mine senators on the Re
publican side and forty-seven on the
Democratic side. Any one progressive
vote swinging to the side of the Demo-
Gratis could therefore command a ma
jority for the minority with Vice Pres
1dent MarShalPs vote.
Thus, chief interest today centers in
the course which will be pursued on
great reconstruction issues by such
men as Borah, johnson of California;
LaFollette, McNary of Oregon; and
Kenyon of Iowa. all of whom are
more or less independent on PARTY.
The Democrats are counting strongly
on the support of those men-at least
some of them-in preventing repeal of
many laws which the Democrats have
passed during their reign of power and
to which substantial Republican oppo-
sition has been made.
These senators are practically all
public ownership men and when the
question of continuing federal control
of railroads, telegraphs and telephones
comes up. they may be counted on to
oppose the regular" Republicans and
vote with those who want temporary
government control converted into
permanent government ownership and
operation. 1t is on new reconstruct
ton measures, however, that the pro-
gressives will get their opportunity to
WELD the greatest Influence. They
can beat any measure by filibustering
against it. They can put thru legis-
lative law. because both Democrats
and Republicans will be eager to
please them to keep their support.
Kenyon's resolution for a commits
sion to recommend a budget system is
one measure which has been held up,
which now probably will go thru.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
CALL OFF SUNDAY WORK
Navy Department Order Affects All
Yards and Shore Stations.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The navy de-
partment today issued an order dis
continuing until further notice all
Sunday work in navy yards and other
shore stations of the navy. The order
becomes effective tomorrow.
Secretary Daniels said the action
was taken to save the men from the
strain of a seven-day week, now that
production in most essentials is ex-
ceeding requirements. He added that
if increased production became neces-
sary the order will be countermanded.
In Canada, Too.
Quebec, Nov. 9.-Instructions from
Ottawa to stop the work of fitting
guns on board ships and also to stop
the providing of quarters on board
some vessels for gunner crews. have
been received by the local represen-
tatives of the imperial munitions
board engaged in supervising the fit
ting and machinery installation of
wooden steamers being built here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
TAKE DOWN POSTERS
Old Liberty Loan Literature Should
Be Removed Now.

Fred w. Freeman, district chair
man of the liberty loan committee,
asks that all liberty loan posters be
taken down, in order that they may
not detract from the attention that
should be given the united war posters
that are now on windows and bill
boards all over town.
Freeman says: 81 am directed by
the United States treasury department
to request that all liberty loan posters
be taken down at once. They have ac-
complished their good purpose. and
they might take from the attention
due the united war work campaign
which is near at hand and with which
nothing should be permitted to con-
flict. 1 feel confident that liberty loan
workers turnout this district will
heartily aid in pushing the great
seven-in-one campaign to a success
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09

men without it. Napoleon called morale three tmes q
important other factors in
The strain comes with the first swift change from civil
military fe whenthese organizations give your
hospitality of American homes when whole cities
adjusted to the new conditions created by having cam
Torment nearby.
1t comes later, too, when has been of IN some
lonely camp for weeks when the itsek seems mles
away, when letters irregular and home seems some
where in another world, when man has lived out IN .
eun-pit dug-out has slept in filthy straw. when the
bodies of his friends lie just beyond him. out In No
Mans Land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
TWO IN AND TWO OUT
Sailors Life on Destroyer Is Half
on Sea, Half in Port.


on Sea, Half in Port.
On Board United States Destroyer,
American Port in France, Nov. -
Two days at sea, two days in port; this
is the sailors life, week in and week
out, day and night, in the convoy
service of American destroyers which
has achieved such marvellous results
an army of two million men landed in
Europe with the loss of few hun
dred.
The destroyer fleet was just back
from the latest cruise as we went
aboard today. They had brought in
six big transports, including three for
mer German liners. Already the SOL
diers were marching to camp, and on
board the destroyers things were being
made ship-shape for the brief stay in
port and then for the next adventure
out beyond the capes, for with sub
marines off the port there is ceaseless
vigilance, with always the chance of
something happening, and everyone on
the tip-toe of expectation.
The reports brought back of the last
cruise were of the best. 1t had been
comparatively quiet and the transports
had been brought thru without sign of
submarine. In fact, it was SO prom
Using the previous Sunday that the
commander of the fleet remarked that
they were going to have quiet day
But at 9 in the morning there was
an alarm. with all the gun and tor
pedo crews springing to their posts,
and after that four successive alarms
thru this quiet day, tho none of the
alarms developed into an actual at
tack. It showed, however, the steady
tension even when conditions looked
best. for it was known that hostile
craft had been lurking off the beach
rocks near the mouth of the harbor
and one of our big repair ships had
been attacked as it came in a few
weeks ago.
On the big destroyers the crew is
always on watch during a convoy.
There are lookouts in the crows nest
high up on the foremost, far forward
at the tip of the bow. at port and star
board, forward and aft. Besides these
there IS the gun crew watch, the
depth charge watch, and the torpedo
watch always on the qui vive for the
sound of the bell which calls them
into action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
YANkS ARE welcome
Sergeant Blaine of Topeka Tells of
Treatment in France.

Ii
In letter to his father r. D. Blaine,
OF Topeka, Sergt. Maj. William ].
Blaine speaks of the consideration the
French people show for the American
troops overseas. Sergeant-Major Blaine
says that he has visited Paris, Mar
seilles, and all the other points of
interest available to the men of the
American evolutionary forces, and he
asserts that at every city he has
visited the people show him every pos
sible consideration.
One of the strong points in Blaine's
letter is the interesting sidelight he
throws on the attitude Of the French
toward the war. He says that the
Frenchmen, many of them, take the
war as a matter of course and that
they do not grow excited and bemoan
conditions when the various problems
of the war are presented to them.
Sergeant-Major Blaine is attached to
the ITO military police. He enlisted
at the outbreak of the war and was
trained at Camp Doniphan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
LIFT WASHBURN LID
Students Will Celebrate Defeat of
"General Influenza Sunday.

Washburn college will celebrate the
defeat of General Influenza" with a
mass meeting at the college chapel
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
This will be the first Washburn gath
ering in more than a month, and a
lot of pent-up enthusiasm will be
turned loose in preparation for the
big Seven One" drive. The speak
ers will be Miss Helen Dunn, who is
in charge of the Kansas college wom-
ems section of the drive, and Percy A.
Atkins, chairman of the state Y. M.
G. A. personnel committee.
No other man in Kansas can hold a
crowd better than Atkins. He has
been lover there" and was gassed
while serving our boys in the front line
trenches. His word pictures of life at
the front are vivid and compelling. All
students of Washburn college and
Washburn high school, their parents
and friends are invited to attend this
meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking -Take
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion pallid
tongue coated-appetite poor-you have
a bad taste in your mouth-alazy, no-good
lfeeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
TOR calomel-were prepared by Dr.. Edwards
after II years of study with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil
You will know them by their olive color.
To have clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
mo pimples, feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel-yet have
mo dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome consti.
patton. That's why millions of boxes are
sold annually at 10c and Csc per box. All
druggists. Take one or two nightly ard
note the pleasing results.
] ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
HARD TO RELIEVE
THAT TIGHT COLD?
Not a bit of it! DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-HOney turns the
trick.

The tight cold is the kind DIR. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey likes to tackle-the
hard-to-get-rid-o kind. 1t gets on the
job and helps Nature to loosen the
cold and then finally to relieve It.
Oou soon will feel like yourself.
The balsam and other healing,
soothing ingredients do it. The phlegm
soon loosens. the Inflammation is alIevi-
ated, the "tightness" gives way, with
out uncomfortable after effects Get
a bottle today-30c. Soc and s1.2o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
X. q. Is READY TO OPEN
Classes Will Be Resumed Next Mon
day, Crumbine Announces.

UnGer authority issued by DIR. S. ].
Crumbine, secretary of the state board
of health, the state university will be
permitted to reopen next Monday. The
school was closed several weeks ago
on account of the influenza epidemic.
Conditions are improving in all sec
tons of the state, the health depart
ment has been told, and it is propa Die
that a general order lifting the ban
on public meetings may be issued.
Such an order may come in time to
afford general relief next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
Morale Is Winning the War;!

AN American is capturing q Hun-not because he
~ is any heavier stronger older or bigger. but
. Just because he has the fighting spirit which his
enemy 10 losing.
That's morale.
"Where are those Germans? Let's get at 'eml"
yelled an American before Chateau Therry. He GOV
nk under fire for the first time He wild to Get there!
ave are constantly the alert and afraid the
Americans going to attack. wrote German to his
wife. He captured before he could mail the letter.
1.-THE men are so embittered," wrote another Hun.
"that they have interest in anything. and they only
want the end matter how. We only slaves
Of the Government" Now he is prisoner, too
Every despatch from France brings new proof d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09

lions OVefSe0S can SL1OW our
fighters that they aren't for.
gotten, that home is follow.
ing them up to the guns.
Sports, entertainment, edu.
cation, religion, warmth, and
cheer and friendship-these
are the forces that are work.
ing to keep morale up TO .
victory pitch.
On you, this week, depends
this question of morale.
These are the seven recoe.
nizedactivities throushw which
the Government enables you
to stand behind your fight.
ers. Their value depends on
just how much you. as an
individual, will give to help
them hasten victory. Give ~
you never gave heforei Give
for moralei
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09

American hehflns spirit
stories of individual valor.
Morale makes Americana
glad to fight for freedom. The
lack of it makes Germans
hate to fight for Prussia.
Our soldier knows he is .
free-born fighter. He is no
slave of any Government.
He is part of a nation wagine
war. He wants to fight. He
needn't be driven into battle.
He yens: Lets col"
That's morale! Let's let
them keep it! Let's keep
them keen and fit and conf.
dent!
General Pershine finds
that 900 men who have a
hut to spend their evenings in
are more effective than 1000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
WANTS WOMEN THERE
Mrs. Gait Would Have Them at the
Peace Table.

New York, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, suffrage worker, be-
lieves women should have seats at the
peace table.
AS president of the National Woman
Suffrage alliance, she has sent a COM
munication to all national women's
organizations urging them to stand
together to have women adequately
represented on the peace commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
Why you should give twice as much as
you ever gave beforel

The seed for % freater than fft asked for
eincehe World beSan The Government hes fixed this
$l70s000A
BY vial hese osshzsons d, oase, cost
e6ost Of six additional campaifns 10 saved.
Unless Amsesns do five twice much before.
soldiers and ssaoss may not enjoy during 1919 their:
500 Reeresn Budnes Libraries supplying 5000 900 books
tOO0 Miles Of Movie Film IS Ffosaess Houses
100 Leading
1000 Athletic Of Of
Vixen double. make every
from home the front and back You him with
.ee koowledle that the folks bsek home with him.
hear end souli
You have osned supply their physical
Now tive maintain the Mor.le that winning the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
] QIRE SION SWITCHES 10 TIE DEMOCRATS

Normally republican by from 40 to 5e votes, the town of Preston switched over to the democratic. column in the election on Non7ay inswhich only 70 votes NpeRe cast.
 William A. Bennett, elected first selectnfar, and Allen B. Burdick, elected democratic assessor, secured the high vote of A. The democratic Hnaa'5orities ran all the way from f2 to E2. The fofowing was the vote
 Registrar of vpters-Beriah E. Bur dick, d. 35: John P. HolkowelI, r, 3S. [ AsSessors-Allen B. Burdick, d, fl, RossHer S.. Willett r, 2s.
 Board of Relief-Ot;s A Browning, Id. .S. William E. Mitchell, T. g. Seiec1nfe feh- William A Bennett, q, H. R6beFt A. Peckhan1. q, 3Sy Albert ID. Ben31fnin. I. g, Charles E May nard, 8 '.
 Aataitof-Appfeton Maine, q, 3s, Chas. c: zabriskie, r. Ss l. Tax CoAeetef Charles Fl. BeniA- min. d. 8. Benjamin F. Bentley, r, E3Ss School Ccn1rnittee-Appleton Maine. Id, AZ. William McKefvey, 40 d, R. s. Wiilett, r, 51. William B.. Mitchell, r, Es4.
 Franklin is Repab;ican. Franklin republicans won in the town election on Monday by a general majority Of ina total vote Of %. The following were elected
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
Fitchvfi1e, Conn.

tien with the de paEtrazat Of justice
 in order that veEtereal disesase may be
 stamped out. 1t is pr5balIis tn&t dp-
 wards of thirty thousand dollars will
 be spent here during the present. yeaf
 By federal and state agencies in this
 work New EnTffdff city has pfaced
 1n inspector at the service of this of
 fee; has provided offices in the city
 h&lf; and is providing and putting in
 to condition tsuilains to be used as Id laboratory and veRsreal clinic.
 These will be equipped by federal sAads. but are to he at the service of the district at large.
 Tine purpose Of this office is to CO.,
 operate with the city officials and CO.,
 ordinate ali public health agencies
 90 as to get the maximum effect. The dfficer fra charge has been made dep uty stste commissioner Of health for New London, county and all health officers report direct to thfs 0fffce. In view of the fact that Norwich is most important point in this dis tl-ict and that conditions there can be arcatN improved by concerted action this office desires to ask certain help from the city in order to improve the organization for the present en1er- geney, and to dexs1onstrate the value of increased ssappofe for health work so that it viii continue permanently The following specific reeofnmenda- t;ons are made
 f11 The providing (prefera5fy in the city i1al1J of suitable offices for the heaNh deuaftment and equipping ! Of these offices.
 (z1 A full time clerk and stem ogFaplaar for the heAIeh dsPartnhent r (s) To assist the federal aHtheri- ties in the present emergency. the services Of < full time inspector foi
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

Harold Morgan has returned to the
 submarine base on the Thames after
 on the Thames. after spending the week enfi' with friends iii tIAs village. i George Kramer of Camp Devens is
 spending a few days with his parents,
 Mir. ana Mrs. William Kramer, of Gen.
 tral aeenue
 The people in the village received
 letters from the boys stationed at Camp Sheridan Mont, ARaS5afaa. All seemed to be in the best. of health and eiiioyings the fife in the. army and I,especially the food.
 | The schools in the village will be
 closed for another week on account of the Spanish. iI1f1uehze6 Moses Harvey, who was very low with the infinenza is improving | Clarke Chapman is confined to his home with a relapse of the grip.
 Tl1e members Of the Jolly Four club all hired teams Sunday and made 8 "trip to Preston City Oh account Of i sasless Sunday and had an outing. They carried basket lunch ar1d had a | nice spread.
 X John DunionN has returned to Camp Y Deyens after spending. a few days with ! lis parents, Mfr. and Mrs. DuTIioli, of ] Central avenue.
 1 Many local men who own a9tonto- bllSS were seen III HoISe dIld HdSOl1S ! Sunday owing to the gasless' Sui4day. i Thomas Howlott was caller in 1 1ewett City Sunday.
 [ George Farrell has returned after \ spending the week end with his rela- tives in Providence. E. I. 4 Henry Carter has returned to his !. ship in New York after spending a | few days furlough with his mother |. on Seventh stree5. Mir. Carter has q ieeer in. Japan and has sailed across 1 twice. He enjoys inc navy life very ! much. He has been promoted since ] he enlisted to suf4 pointer. ! The Ladies Charitable society of St ! Msry'sl church n1ct in the assembly, ] rooms in the church Thursday after noon aid did larga amount of work. ] They ara on the same Kind Of work as l they were on the week before. This society will not meet until fUrtlfer or 1 ders owing to the epidemic of Spanish influenza. ... ..-.
 Tie liomc gardeners are busy dig aiHg tl1eie potatoes. One man in the village planted three Dushels Of pots- toes and set forty i've.
 Dennis Keroac, vho' was confined to
 his home with pneumonia, made his
 first apr sranoe out Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08
TWO VETERAN PoLicEMEN
 fCdntinued from Pace 5)

sutters $Sf4.20, collecting garbage and ashes $1.51&S0. sSr1nkfing s44s, sweeping s6a1, crushef improvement S5SI and WashouTs S4s9.S3 Fire Marshal Howard L, Stanton $ 'Guart6rly report showed nine build ing petitions issued. They were new frame $. new brick 1. new concrete |, ssddftAJf to frame i.
 The quarterly cash statement Of the
 H4ater commissioners showed $3t, s37. .e5 atotall receipts and the following ex- sfjendifures bills and payroils, July g$T, ,965.64. August $4.6438I, September
 s3. .53& S3: advanced to .eify treasurer .$l 900, and reserved for city treastrrer $G.790IJ. It was referred to tine au-
 diting committee
 The quarterly resort of Police Chief
 George Linton was presented, accept ed and ordered printed in the jour nal.
 Mayor Desmond, Aldermen Waters
 and Higgins were appointed d cona-
 nlittee to assess street sprfnk3fHg charges.
 The council adopted tie survey of South street prepared by Cfvif Engf- Fneers Chandler & Palmer.
 The following bi!1s were presented Eby the various departments: Water department I50) $4.776S4: police de-
 partment (19) sSs,9S795: street light ling S1.6s5.45; finance department (37 ) ! g, ,&1I.44; public works (421 $ff .sSs. lC7; ceneteries (15Y sTe4; fire. d4part-
 nself (955 sS.5756e; gas ana e1ectrf. (&S) $63. 1549s; park Experiment. TfG) $GS1.
 Clerk J. A. BesInand read the fol- lowing c5nffnd1feafioa: FThe Mayor and Court Of Common Council, Norwich. Conn Gentlemen With the advent et the present war 1t was seen ti1xt with tfe fcellecttng of large bodies of men, ir livarious localities in this country fos ttfaiTIns'. special precautions must bt Itakan in such places in order thai | the health of the forces be conserved. EIt necesi7arily followed that partieu lar efforts fte made 10 ce41erof all com 1 n1Enicable diseases: supply safe sup plies of milk and water; provide pro per and safe systems Of disposal oi wastes; provide for the proper land | ling of foods and. in general take ur
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-08

SelectrnAn-C B. Davis r, Miiton F, Beckwith I. Thos Newman d.
 AssessSrAFred Race r.
 Tax Col1ector-Fr Race r.
 School Comm ttee-C. B: Davis. 4. 8 years; r. I. Bate, r, } years; Tfos. Newman, |, years.
 Board of Relief-R. NJ. Harding, r.
 RePahsicans in McntWille.
 Republican candidates in the Mont yilfe election en Monday were elected by d general majority of 500 all through the ticket The following was tie -V6te:
 Assessors-Matt A Tinker, r. 14s; Edward x. sO1Bfien, q, 93.
 Board of Eeiief--3fFfef9 ". Chapel. f 145; Joseph St. eserfaafr Sr,, q, ag, Se1eetna6n-tse6fSe H. Bradford, r, IS: Herbert q. Dert, r, 1a2; Jerome ". House, d. s4; Joseph F. Killeen, q Sf.
 Auditsf~.Brank H. Rosers. F 146; Henry W. Church, (. 90.
 Grand Jtif6rsz@Dayid A ,Inhnson. f 145; Fred I. Philips, T, 145: Chas. V Kinss1ey. d. s2: Win A. Richey, i,
 Collector of Tsxss-Bartrsn Ea. r1iondsS f If: James Matoney, q, ss Registrar Of Voters Fred J. Hope IT. f4e William Y. kitehie, d, 90. Scheef CgnifnitteeARalph H. Mel. cer, f. ifs: Morton E. Fox, r, 145; Robert C. Bufeliard, q, s2. Wiliafi 4. CSak, q, SS.