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The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
WHEAT SHOWED
 SPIRIT OF J. s.
Sacrifice to Ensure Allied Loaf Greatest Single Food
 Achievement.
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY NOW.
All the Nations Will Be Able to Re turn to Their Normal Sup ply of White
 Bread.
Bread

Oyershadowiug all other accomplish
 ments of 1he American people under
 the leadership of Food Administration
 is the history of wheat exports In the
 past sixteen months. Our wheat eX-
 port program proved conclusivcly to
 the world that America was in this
 war from start to finish and willing to
 make any sacrifice that will hasten
 victory or maintain the health and strength of people overseas. upon
 whom rested the heaviest weight of
 our war.
 Now that pressure on ocean tonnage
 is eased by the stopping of large move
 mcnts of troops 10 Europe We may re- lax our efforts to save wheat The ac- eumulated surplus in Australia. Argon-
 tine and other hitherto inaccessible
 markets will become available, and
 probably no more than our normal sur plus will have 10 leave this country.
 We in America and the nations which have won the world for freedom win
 be enabled to eat their normal wheat
 loaf at the common table of the peo- pies of democracy.
 We entered the past crop year with a wheat supply which gave us only 100000 GOO bushels available for eX-
 port When the crop year ended, we
 had sent Al 000000 bushels of wheat
 10 Europe. The American people had saved out of their normal consumption 12l ,000.0O0 bushels
 A survey of export figures shows that the conservation of flour brought about by the wheauess meals, wheat less days, substitution in our kitchens and bakeries, enabled us to send t0 our armies and the allies 3,O00000 barrels of white h0ur-wheat figured as flour Had we exported only our visible surplus we would have been able to ship less than 4,J0000O barrels. Before the 1st of December our sur plus had gone overseas, and an addl- tional 36,0OO GOO bushels had been talk on from the stock reserved for home 1 consumption and added to the surplus already shipped Co the allies IL seem ed hardly possible that we could bring our total exports above l0O,OO0,O ,OO0 bushels by July l. But in January the ] late Lord Rh0ndda, then British Food Controller, cabled that unless We could send an additional 75,000,000 bushels he could not luke rcsponsi-
 bility for assuring his people that they would be fed The American people responded by sending s5,0O0.OOO bush
 els of wheat, saved from their home consumption, between the first of the year and the advent of the new crop. By October 1O 1918, we had already shipped 6J,960.305 bushels since July ]. Absolutely the only limitation upon 1 our wheat exports since the latest har- vest has been the scarcity of ocean tonnage If exports continue at the present rate, by July 1 of next year l we will have sent more than 237 ,j0O,, l 0OO bushels to Europe
 Thus are we making good Americn's pledge that the bread rations of Allied l Europe shall be maintained.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
REORGANIZATION OF
 THE WAR DEPARTMENT
EXPERIENCES GAINED DURING THE WAR WILL RE EMBODIED
 IN BILL TO BE PRESENTED.

Washington, Dec 12,- Definite plans for organization of he war department and the general staff, em- body Ing the experience stained dur ing the war, eoon will be ready for presentation to conaress The pro- ioct will not mcude, however. any proposal of a general military poiicS for the country as that question Will be held in abryance until alter th2 peace conference at Paua
 General staff officials are givln.r at- tention now to lhe preparation Oi a bill for the permanent re-orgauiza- tion of the stau itself it IS unoer- stood that strong recommendations soon Min le laid hefore Secretary Baker for the abohshing of the old hureau system and for t6c utral- izng or both authority and respon- sibility fox tha entire military estah- lishments in the general staff
 Instructions for the preparation of such plans were issued oy General March when the armisJice with Germany was signed During the war the emergency of the OyC~man bill had proved sufficient to enable Cen eral March to create the stair ma- chinery as it now standa.
 Secretary Bakers approval of an effort to write into law a staff bin which will perfect anl perpetuate the central control, General March has created is generally expected
 General March has indicated mar the development of the new technical arms in the service durins the present would neces3itate provisions for ha co-ordinated control and expansion of these through tae general st8if organ izauon The chief of each service probably will be member of tho gen eral sFafi
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Society

" Arlington Informal Dance.
 There will be an informal dance at the Arlington hotel this evening, anl these dances arc becoming popular as ever now with tbe younger sct. Tine returning soldier boys are prominent in the attendance
 * %#
 Ray smith, clerk of the local draft board, has been recalled to Camp Pike and will be formally mustere 1 out of the service there
 x
 Virgil Siemau son If Mr. and Hrs E. | sigmln has returned from New Orleans. where he was entered at a students army training camp D C. Richards and his two daugh. ters are in the city and win spend the winter season here
 *
 R. Rev Bishop Winchester and wife will arrive in the city today ani will be here for a month Lieutenant Eugene Wallace has ro- turned from overseas and is here on n furlough to visit friends
 x
 Captain Joe P Randolph and wife arrived in the city yesterday on a visit to Captain Randolphs parents. Mir and Mrs B II Randolph Cap. tain Randolph has heon mustered out of the service.
 Nlr and Mrs Frank Mcdonald leave for South Carolina this week, after visit 10 Mir. and Mrs Ben Reeves.
 W. (. Brown has returned from the students training work at New Orleans
 % #
 Robert Carney and Mrs Belle Veayy were married Wednesday af- ternoon by Rev j. w. Mcdonald at his residence
 Albeit Alexander is home from Camp Lodge. where he received aH honorable discharge
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
How Re Ended Kidney Trouble.

"I had a severe attack of kidney trouble and for three weeks could not get out ot doors and scarcely out ol bed" writes S E Brewer Village Springs Ala Gould not bond over at without most eNcruiating pains l purchased a bottle of Foley Kidney pins Vas relieved aftor first few doses and continued their Use mtll completely cured l consider Foley Kidney Pnls the best kidney remedy in the world. No recurrence of my trouble A. (. Jennings AAF.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
TO OUR FRIENDS.

t vas with sincere regret that after consultation with those yitally inter- ested in the public welfare. it was deemed wise 10 postpone the yaude- yille show, to have been gtyen py the Others Club on Thursday evenins, December l2th, for the daily calls for help for little orphans hes been most appatEng and we can not turn delf car to their needs our completed programme wos in the printers hands. We were reiolcing in d mes~ sage from amp Pike which read, Every one yooked for your show Is ready to leave for Eot Springs at 7l5 Thursday morning. will arrive 9;4Q,' Ike taient 10 be presented for your delectatin included the Bis Jazz band and the famous Chase. The Flu Quartette Our surprise was to be Mir. George k Knapp, the noted army song leader and com poser. in repertoire of illustrated songs But remember when we pre- sent a programme We want all our friends there Thanking you for your hearty cooperation in this he pest cause on earth, and ureinc you to save your ticket. for date 70 he an nOunced later.
 THE OTHERS CLUB.
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 Tr, M.r,tuaIpnnarr NayanA Ada
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
LAST CONTINGENT OF
 AMERICAN PRISONERS RELEASED

Geneva Wednesday. Dee. 1.-The last contingent of American irisoneas from Germany num1erius 1o let, here hst niAt for Niehy where they will rest bef9re leaving for aome. The mon are mainly f"o'u Georgia and Inriana All cr the troops were deeply touched by the reception pc- corded thcm by the SUis peo ie aha loaded them rHith "lts and ucNert
 Particular attention was shown tA7 etret cher eases among the men.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
EASTMAN K0DAKS AT
 THE MORRIS DRUG co

Following the announcement cha Re had reopeneC our Kodak Depart ment we wish further 10 announce chat we have secured the Eastman Kodak agency ana will carry a full line of all their products, Including films, kodaks, velox paper. etc.
 Our Kodak finishing department Is ln charge of Mir Joe Nj Sejhar, wlG is we'll known to all amateur pho tographers He win give his personal attention to this work and will guar 4utee that all work turned out can lot be excelled.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Be Kind and Patient.

There is more suocial grace roqu- site and manifest In watehfu perSe- vorducc in little kindneS@es and habit ual patience at home, in abstinence from conversational dispuragemeut of others. and in resistance to habits of sloth and undue SplfLadul geuce in private life then in the performance of great public duties under the ob- servati0n of muGtudcs.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
unreasonahle.

Several boys were holding a confer ence on the street corner. One boy kept correcting auoJhrg's mjslahes in English until the offender suddenly squared himself before his critic aud demanded "Gee vhz' what F yoca- tion for if a fclIer has to talk proper all the timef'
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
{, 4 GERMAN HOPE DESTROYED r AND
 !. A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED

+ X statement made by & promi I
 + neut German official soon after q < this country was declared in a .
 * state of war with Germany 'l 'i' shows that even in the enemy Z # country clear thinking students ,, 'i' did not underyalue the strength 'i + of Inc American republic only 2 '!' in his confidence that We could i
 -,- not land in Europe sufficient ., + troops 10 affect the final decision ?! * was this German mistaken 2, i' "I do not fear the American T +' soldiers, he told a high official i T- of our government, because I i' they cannot arrive in time. What I .!' l fear is the intelligence and de- j + votion of one hundred million J '!- original minds and people train i -l' ed to q faith in individual initia- i -i' tive. The day that these peo- : + pie, now so materialistic in out i + ward appearance, arc stirred i f' spiritually, that day is the day ?. + of Gerfuanys doom
 l. + + 'i- '' ',' '' + - 2. I. + ... % s- .' !! +
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Remembered Mother,s Answer.

Little Harry one day asked his moth CT who made the trees and was told that God made them. .A few days later an old colored man came to trim the trees and the liue fellow, seeing him at work. ran to his mother and cX- claimed: "Oh, mamma, Gad'~ out in the yard repairing his trees
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Civil War Medical History.

The medical history of our Civil war comprises six voluraes, whose prepara- ton covered a period of twenty eight years from the end ut the war.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Goldfish Dyed to Order.

Artificial coorins of goldfish by keep ing them in water containing certain chemicals Is extensively carried on in Sicily.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
A Memorable Achievement
 of the Titanic Struggl,

America saved and sent jo Europe fin q year of crop Allure 141,O00O00 bushels of whcat which saved Europe
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Uncle Ehen,n phllosnnhv.

De kind of optimism" said Uncle Ehen dat ain hitched up to hard work can't last"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13
Optimistic Thouaht.

He hath riches sufficient who hath enough to be charitable
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13

WANTED--RoUTE BOYS AT TH SENTINEL RECORD. APPLY Al ONCE.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-13

Daily Thought. He who begs tlmldiy courts a re- | fusal. Seneca.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
BUILDERS ARE LOYAL
Kansas Organization Holds Annual
Meeting-Leeper Vice President

At the annual meeting of the Mas
ter Builders of the State of Kansas
held in Topeka Tuesday, the following
resolution was drawn UP by Captain
Henry Bennett of Topeka and passed
by this organizations:
ITO The President of the United
States: The Master Builders of the
State of Kansas tender you our loyal
support in the prosecution of the war
to peace finish that shall be last
ing, let the cost be what it may
The meeting was a very successful
one, as many questions pertaining to
the strengthening of the organization
and the improvement of building con-
ditionS in this state were discussed.
The contrac tors from all parts of the
state believe that this spring and sum-
mer will see a large amount of con-
struction work in Kansas. While it
is conceded that the war will change
the character of the work they do
not believe it will reduce the volume
to any great extent.
A. H. Dalton, of Junction City, was
elected president of the organization
for the coming year, J. NJ. Leeper. of
Topeka, vice president and Earl NJ.
Spencer, of Topeka, secretary-treas-
urer.
In the evening a banquet was given
the visiting contractors by the local
Master Builders association, at Pelle-
tior'S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
METEOR OVER TOPEKA
Many Saw Intcrlopcr of Heavens
Flash Thru Space Tuesday Evening.

Hundreds of Topekans saw a lumin-
Gus meteor which flashed over the
city shortly before o'clock Tuesday
evening. The phenomenon passed rap
idly from the southwest to the north
east and in appearance resembled a
massive skyrocket. During the few
seconds its course was visible, it gave
a brilliant light with a red trail Wis
ible for several seconds after the
meteor itself had. passed.
Scores of towns in Kansas and Mis-
souri, observed the passing of the
meteor. Reports came from as far
south as Independence and Coffey-
vile. Kan, while to the north several
and Kansas City. Mo, reported the
presence of the strange light thru the
skies. So sudden was the appearance
of the meteor that reports from in
diViduals differed as to its course and
the extent of the illumination.
Passing over or near Topeka. the
meteor indicated an oblong shape with
a blending colored tail. Trailing the
phenomenon and its glazing white
light was a flaming spectacle of SEEM
ing red fire. Many persons who saw
the spectacle declared it assumed the
course of an arc in its trip thru the
air The meteor was visible but a
few seconds and disappeared to the
northeast. A few minutes after it had
been observed by Topekans it was re-
ported to have been seen by people in
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
NO SETTLEMENT YET
Berlin Report of Treaty With Ukrain-
ians Was Premature.


London. jan. ga much more
cautious account of the result of the
negotiations between the central pow
erS and the Ukraine at Brest-
Litovsk than was given in the recent
German semi official statement which
reported what appeared to be a vir-
tual settlement, is contained in an Of
fetal statement from Vienna, received
thru Amsterdam today. The Vienna
statement speaks of the we'll founded
hope of the negotiations leading to
an agreement on the basis of a peace
treaty.
A German reflection of this view is
fund in the Berlin Tageblatt, which
says the Vienna account of the result
of the negotiations with the Ukrain-
ians must be regarded as the final one
The previous semi-official announce
ment of an agreement having been
reached, the newspaper points out
does not correspond with the text is
sued for publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
HIM FRUIT
Father Visits College Boy in
eia Jail in Topeka.
en.
GhnrAn.. Lnhr, Aon..rod nH SAnnl
Chester Kuhn Accused of Steal.
ing Auto at Fair.
he WAS A STUDENT At K. U.
Youth Drove Car Around for
Month Before Arrested.
Father Moved Here From
Texas To Educate Him.

"A spectacle of a father who left
Texas farm to come to dry Kansas to
give his son an education. calling on
that son in the county Jail was wit
luresse,l TODAY at the Shawnee county
Jail. j. A. Kuhn. Eudora merchant
is the father. Chester Kuhn. a 1S-
year-old Kansas university freshman
Is the son.
The youth has written a confession
stating that he stole a Buick automo-'
bile at the State fair here in Septem-
Der from Thomas steele, a member OF
the Topeka fire department. He was
arrested in Lawrence Tuesday after
noon and was brought back to Topeka
III the evening by Sheriff Hugh Larl-
pler.
seThe father, well dressed and merry
ous called at the county jail TINS
morning armed with a suit case. The
family is heart-broken over the affair,
he stated Yet. the lads mother didn
Target her boys comfort. The sult
case contained a heavy wooden shirt
aashaving stick, shaving brush,
safety razor and wrapped in the shirt
we're five big apples.
Boy Worked at Funston.
I'VE left a Texas farm to educate
our children in Kansas said the elder
Kuhn. 1.-The boy went to Camp Fun
ston during the summer and worked
for SIS a day. He had 5000 or $500
when SchCO opened.
1--WE knew he had the automobile.
He told us he was renting it from
another boy who had gone to Colo
RADIO. We thought he was going in
rather strong for society and urged
him to give up the machine He
promised he would do so after he had
made some repairs on it. We always
had a machine at home.
He spent most of his spare time
in Bonner Springs taking his old
friends out riding. That used to be
our home. He kept the car in Bonner
Springs most of the time.
.'I want him to be punished. l
want him to pay back every penny's
worth of damage he has done to the
car. School isn't doing him any good.
Iswant him to go out and go to work"
The case will be taken before Judge
Whitcomb.
SIS Tried to Enter Army.
The youth told Sheriff Larimer he
tried to enlist in the army following
the summers vacation and was turned
down on account of defective eye
sight He came to Topeka to attend
the fair with several hundred dollars
in his pockets He wanted machine
at the university this year and picked
out the Buick.
rsHe drove to Lawrence, he told the
sheriff, and later to Bonner Springs
One day several weeks ago he drove
il into Kansas City where it was
stolen. Later. the machine was re-
covered by the Kansas City police.
Then, Kuhn drove the car to Law
renee and put it in a garage. He
talked so much about his car being
stolen, the garage man became sus-
picious and notified the Lawrence po-
lice giving them the engine number.
That number Tailed with the number
or the Topeka Buick sent to all police
officers by the Topeka sheriff. Kuhn
is student in the chemistry depart
ment at Kansas University.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
718 LIVES LOST!
When U-BOatS Sink Two YES
sells in Mediterranean.
May Refer to Attack on Fleet
Conveyed by Japs.

London, Jan. 23.-By the sinking of
two steamers by the enemy in the
Mediterranean about three weeks ago.
71S lives were lost, it was announced
officially today.
The announcement was made in the
house of commons by tt omas Nc
Namara, financial secretary of the ad-
miralty.
The secretary to the admiralty also
announced that at the end of Deem
Der ship was sunk in the mouth of
the Mersey with a loss of forty of
those aboard.
Mr.. McNamara's announcement
gave the first news received here of
any heavy loss of life in recent sink
ings in the Mediterranean. A dis
patch from Toxic on January 4
showed that an attempt had been
made by hostile submarines to attack
British transports conveyed by
Japanese warships in the Mediter-
ranean on December 80. The
Japanese admiralty announcement
stated that the submarines were re-
pulsed and that the warships were not
damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
FIRE PLOT IN PEN
Missouri, Prison Shoe Factory
Burns; $250,0OO Loss.
Flames Break Out in Half
Dozen Places at Once.

jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 23.-One
of the largest shoe factories at the
state penitentiary here burned early
today. The loss is estima ted at $780,
900. The origin of the fire is unde
termined.
The prison laundry also was de-
stroyed. The fire was one of Sc
ries discovered during the night by
guards. The other blazes were extin-
guished without difficulty. g Officials
were working on the theory that the
fires were incendiary origin, it was
announced
No Insurance on Buildings.
The factory burned is known as No.
or the Parke factory. 1t is oper-
ated by the state. Yesterday a large
shipment of leather was received
Only one roll of the leather was saved
There was no insurance on either of
the buildings, according to William R.
Painter, chairman of the prison board,
but the machinery was covered. The
factory was working on large orders
for eastern concerns
The first blaze was discovered in
the laundry. 1t was extinguished
without difficulty. Soon afterward a
second fire started in the basement of
the shoe factory. BY that time the
city fire department had been called
and the second blaze was put out. In
few minutes flames began bursting
from the shoe factory in two or three
different places. and gained Roadway
so rapidly that the firemen were I'M
able to check them.
Find a Fire Machine.
In the ruins of the shoe factory
officials say they found a fire box
designed to start an incendiary fire
For some reason it had failed to work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
BUILD THIS SUMMER
Contractors Urge Activity in Topeka
Construction Circles.

The prospect for contractors this
coming summer is poor in the ex-
IRENE, according to g. speech by A 1.
Gilmore of Kansas City at the meet
ing of the Kansas Contractors asso-
citation at Pelletier's tea room Tues
day night Therefore the fifty con-
tractors attending the meeting pro-
ceeded to pass resolutions to cooper
tie in urging the people to do their
proposed building during this summer.
Henry Bennett made a short talk
outlining the things accomplished by
the contractors during the past year.
Roy Hope, secretary of the Kansas
Employers association, delivered an
address on The Strength of Organiza-
ton" pointing out the results accom-
plished by his own organization as a
citation of what can be accomplished
by united effort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-23
COPY ENGLISH PLAN
Minister Says Put Every Man Under
so In a Uniform.

New York, Jan. 23.-"If the United
states does what England has done
every man less than fifty years of age
will be in uniform"
e This was the message brought to
Anew York by the Rev. DR.. Hugh
Birckhead, formerly rector of St
Georges church here. who recently
returned from the French front and
a. tour of England at the request of
the Red Cross to assure the French
and British of Americas cooperation
in the war.
England at present is the only ally
strong enough to help us win the
war" he said. The most insidious
propaganda in the United States today
is the anti-British propaganda being
spread by German agents in an effort
to belittle the work of Great Britain
in the war and to weaken us by
creating a spirit of discomfort"