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The Washington times., 1918-04-04

Germans failed to take the famous
ridge, Is generally recognized at head
quarters as one OF the bloodiest and
most disastrous defeats ever inficted
on the enemy by British troops.
The punishment which the Teuton
masses have sustained II revealed in
a startling way by the news that
one British battalion, near Vauix-
Vraicourt used over a quarter OF a
million rounds OF small ammunition
in a single day. The targets all day
long were solid masses OF advancing
men.
AS many as six separate attacks in
force rolled UP against British lines
and were moved down by methodical
and deadly fire, or beaten at the
trenches by rifles, while engineers and
all other available branches were
armed and stood shoulder to shoulder
with the regulars.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
beIng taken RAPIDLY By a lIne Of az

being taken rapidly by a line of APP
plicants.
The White House and the Italian
embassy are among those who have
already been supplied. John ID. Davis.
Solicitor General OF the Department
of Justice. W. f. Mccoy. Justice Of
the District Supreme Court, and r.
B. Stevens, vice chairman of the ship
ping board are among those who
have already exchanged invitations
for tickets. 70
The program will open, announces
Sidney B. Lust. chairman of the COM
mittee from the Chamber of Com
merce, with the singing Of THE Star
Spangled Banner" while the slides
are thrown upon the screen Except
for a short Introductory statement
by a. Leftwich Sinclair. president OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, there will
be no speeches.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
BRITISH FRONT IS
QUIET, SAYS HAIC

LONDON. April 4.-The British
front continues quet. Field Marshal
Haig reported today.
AN enemy post in the neighbor-
hood OF Hebuterne north OF Albert)
was rushed. and a machine gun cap.
tursd," he said.
"A few persons were captured on
other parts OF the battle front. Else
where on the battle front, also in the
Menin road and PssschendaeIe sec
tors NEAR Ypres, in Belgium) there
was hostile artillery firing"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

the 5,000-ton ship Faith, recently
launched at San Francisco.
Great Lakes shipyards. hitherto un-
used for ocean tonnage, owing TO
what was thought to be Insufficient
depth OF the Welland Canal to con-
vey them to the seaboard, will now
be worked full blast.
Engineers have reported to Chair
man Hurley, OF the Shipping Board,
that ships may be sent through the
canal IL turned on their sides. The
canal, they pointed out. Is forty feet
wide, and the vessels will not meas
ure greater than thirty-slx feet in
depth.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

Ono size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. the antissptitc powder for the feet
Shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the
foot-bath. Aliens Foot=Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy: gives instant relief to
lous and Sore Spots. It's the greatest COM
fort discovery OF the age. Try IL to-day
sold everywhere. sc. For FREE trial pack
age Address. Allen s. olmsted. lie Roy.
n. 7.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
GERMANSBOMBARD
AMERICAN LINES;
DAMAGE SLIGHT
by FRED $. FERGUSON.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 3--The Toul front
was heavily bombarded again today.
Only slight damage was done.
Additional German artillery was
observed moving In toward the front.
1t is uncertain whether it was a re-
lief or a reinforcement.
Lieut. c. r. Holmes and Private
]. A. Murphy have been decorated
with the French war cross for cap
turing a German sentinel
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
VICTORY ASSURED;
ALLIES WILL HOLD,
SAYS GEN. FOCH
Continued from First PaseJ

the FIRST stage OF the battle OF the
Somme.
The Germans are not likely 20 be
able to renew the offensive before the
expiration OF a three-day interval.
when they will probably attack again
with Amiens as their objective.
The allies are thoroughly prepared,
although the enemy so far has en-
gagged a hundred divisions 1900 0J0)
men OF which a fourth have been
smashed up and withdrawn.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
FILM BASED ON
GERARD'SSTORYTO
SHOWAT CENTRAL

my -Four Years In Germany" the
ten-reel film based upon the book
OF James W. Gerard. former ambas-
sador to Germany. will be seen Sat
urday evening at Central High School.
Seats reserved at the Chamber OF
Commerce only for those invited, are
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
DUTCH DIPLOMAT DEAD.

. THE HAGUE. Netherlands. April A.
w. II. de Beaufort, formerly Dutch
minister of foreign affairs, is dead.
He took a prominent part in the in
peace conference here.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
ApvERTisEMENT
MIIIer's Antiseptie OF. Known -
Snake Oil
WIN Posltively Relieve Paln IN Few
Minutes.

Try II right now for Rheumatism,
Seuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and
and limbs, corns. bunions- etc. Aft.-
one application pain Usually diBap-
pears as II by magic. -.
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs. Colds, Group,
Sore Throat. Diphtheria and Tousliitia.
This oil IL conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its prompt
and immediate effect in relieving pain
he affected parts at once. As an II
lustration. pour ten drops on the
thickest piece OF sole leather and II
will penetrate this substance through
Accept no substitute. This great OIL
Is golden red colcr only. Every bottle
Guaranteed CSC. soc. and " 90 q bot
tie or money refunded at o'pcnneTs
Drug Stores
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

Swift 4 Company's sales OF Fresh Beef in
Washington. d. C.. for the week endinT sat
urday. March 90. 1918. averaged ls.SS cents
per pound.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

uoHEr 1870 c street Northeast
HUME TODAY-EAILY STENE;ES IN
Also DREW@COAEDN.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

IIoATr,c CAROLINA.
HUME } IIth & \. Car. Ave: >; z:
TODAY-w. s. HART IN lii ba -
IL AED THE PREACHER. ALSO
FL WEST COMEDY.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

nj VMDIr TODAY At $50 p. W:
ULIMI IL CARMEL MYERS IN MY
,1o1 ~ e. UNMARRIED WIFE"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

'cTnlun TO-DAY AND ALL WEEK
'NIhHND MaeterlinCk's THE BLUE
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

o,nNrlJ TopAY-CARMEL MYERS
l,AktIEN IN THE GIRL IL TIE
SsRK-" TOMORROW = Harry az J!
LD,6nEY IN THE DESIRED WOMAN.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

LEAUEh Today and All Week
VIRGINIA PEARSON in
DAUGHTER OF FRANCE"
Also Fox Sunshine Comedy,
"a SFLF-MADE LADY"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

rnIunIIT,c Casino, 9Th 4 r ats.
CkhNUALL } TODAY AND TO
.MoRRow-MABEL TALIAFERRo in
DRAFT 256."
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

DT l7A 4a4 9th ST. n. w.
ILHLh TODAY-FRANR KEENAN,
in LOADED DICE TOMORROW
MITCHELL LEWIS in THE SIGN IN
VISIBLE"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

mIHTnIIIJc Theater. 9th 4 e SITS.
CkANUALL } TODAY AND ToMoR-
ROW-NORMA TALAADGE IN by
FIGHT OF PURCHASE.
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

I'm lIJnATT1cs Savoy 18th a Col. I'd.
IkANUALL j ToDAY-W. 8. HART
In "BT.UE BLAZES RAWDEN.' To-
MORROW - VIOLA DANA In "A
WEAVER OF DREAMS"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS

CRANDALL'S 4 A%frie.n c :s AZ: ];
BLACKWELL in his ROYAL HIGH
Ness TOMORROW - P A L L e.
FREDERICK In THE HUNGRY
HEART"
The Washington times., 1918-04-04

IN INnAITjC Apollo. 624 II 1T. ne.
ShHNUHLL y DAY MAE,
MARSH in THE BELOVED TRAIT
OR" TOMORROW EMMY wEHLEN
IN THE SHELL GAME"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
AMERICAN GUNS
FILL WHOLE SKY
With VIVID LIGHT
Like Sheet Lightning Multi
piled a Hundred Times.
Yankees in Picardy Giving Hun
a Real Hot Time.
HOUSES ROCK WITH BLASTS
Shells on the Way Sound Like
Express Trains.
Intense Artillery Fire Every
Night After Dusk.
Yankees i'm Picardy Giving Hun
a Real Hot Time.
HOUSES ROCK WITH BLASTS
Shells on the Way Sound Like
Express Trains.
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

With the Americans in Picardy,
May 12.-Tonight in Picardy the doors
of hell seemed literally opened.
Screeching demons of death filled the
air. Pounding guns Jared the earth
as if all the evil forces below were
endeavoring to break thru. The flare
of the Guns and the flash and roar of
bursting shells appeared like great
fires sweeping the rolling fields.
With the setting of the sun there
with ammunition and supplies, started
for the front Patrols crept across
No Mans Land. The artillery turned
night into a time of terror and pun
ishment.
of the front. Apple trees are in bloom
everywhere. Lilacs and daisies grow
outside the door. At dusk nightin-
gale perched near the window started
its evening song. But beyond the
lilacs and daisies an dover the night
ingale's song thundered the song of
war.
Like Intensified Lightning.
If YOU have ever noticed sheet light
rIng in hot sky on summers night,
multiply its intensity hundreds of
times and you'll have picture of this
Americap-German artillery duel aS 1t
flashes against the heavens.
Imagine huge blast furnace doors
thrown open at very frequent inter-
yals That is how the Pickering glare
of the .cannonade illuminated the sky
tonight, as the larger guns let go.
Amid gigantic explosions houses
rocked as tho shaken by a great hand.
doors flew open. windows ratified, fur
niture quivered.
AS the American heavies fired, the
departing shells could be heard on
their way to the German lines. Each
shells sounded like an express train
leaving the railway station. Such
death dealing trains halt at German
stations only.
Demolish Two Buildings.
Two additional buildings were de-
molished by American fire at Cantigny
last night. American batteries kept
the enemy under heavy bombardment.
Such artillery activity as this starts
every night at dusk and continues un-
til after midnight. Then there is a
respite until or o'clock in the
morning when the cannonade is re-
sumed and lasts until dawn.
German shells arch thru the air with
swish and a whine, but the American
fire is far heavier. The Americans are
continuing to repulse attempted Ger
man raids.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
JEWELERS. IN CITY
Kansas Association Is in Con.
vention Today.
''War Times Mnst Be Met
Delegates Declare.

Members of the Kansas retaH jew
elers' association are in convention in
Topeka today discussing plans and
problems of adjustment of their busi-
ness to war needs. and in lieu of the
business a usual slogan set to work
upon a campaign for more business
than usual
! This morning Miss NJ. L. Adds,
secretary of the association, read a let
ter from G. A. Brock, president of the
national association, Los Angeles,
! urging Kansas jewelers. not to be-
come depressed because of any indi-
cation that the war may cut out lux
uries from the daily life of the public
| Altho the layman may regard the
jeweler as dealing in luxuries this is
/ not a fact, it was asserted. People
must continue to buy clocks. watches,
silver and goldware and love gifts. for
without love a.>d tokens of love a ma
ton decays, Brock declared and mis-
statements met with the approval of
the visiting members of the Kansas
! jewelers.. :,
"How lorg would you want to live.
| asked Miss Adds, ''if you never ex-
pected to receive another token or
gift bespeaking regard. affection or
love?
! I'm view of the fact that the war
| is taking many men and women
away from home, we, the jewelers.,
cannot adopt the slogan of business
| as usual. We must do more business
| than usual We must keep our trade
before the public and in that way we
will be aole to do our part in the war.
Use of Finer Things of Life.
| president Brock points out the diff
| ference between the economic life OF
China and America The comparison
. or the two countries points out spe-
| officially that no nation can be worth
living in unless the finer things in
life are regarded as necessities, not
| luxuries The Chinese are frugal;
| they would not think of buying the
majority Of the works of art, watches
and jewclry that Americans do. The
fact that Americans practice the 9TH
! er extreme is responsible for our
evenly distributed wealth, our hap
piness and finer sentiment without
| which any race of people will fall into
slothfulness''
The convention of the jewellers be-
gan this morning with registration OF
visitors and at 10 o'clock was called
to order at the Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Morehouse, Topeka, led the as
sembly in singing America" An ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by
w. A. Biby, Topeka, and H. H. War
din, Topeka responded on behalf of
kansas City made an address and Miss
Adds read President Brooks letter
Chas. E. Gault, Topeka attorney; R
D. Montgomery, time superintendent
for the Santa F'e railway. and Mrs Nc
DoweH of Arkansas City were other
speakers on the morning program.
The feature of the days meeting
will be the banquet closing the con-
vention tonight at the Chamber OF
Commerce. Entertainment and music
will be furnished.
In addition to Combs's talk the aft
ernoon session was devoted to discus
sions and addresses by Carl Kicker
Emporia; r. F. Goodhelm, Lindsborg
Walter Sperling. Seneca, and others.
The election of new officers was
scheduled as the closing number on
the program for the afternoon session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
REBEKAHS IN CITY
School of Instruction for Dis
trict No. 4 Begins Today.
L. M. Penwell Welcomes Dele.
gates Who Are Here.

The Rebekah school of instruction
for district No. 4, which included this
city, began in Topeka at 1870 O'Clock
this afternoon at 1. o. o. F. hall. III
West Sixth street, under the direction
of Cora Taylor. president of the state
assembly. Representatives from Nc
Louth. Perry, Meriden, Oskaloosa. Do
yer. Silver Lake, Richland. Oakland
and the four Topeka lodges are at
tending the sessions.
L. NJ Penwell. grandmaster of the
I. o. o. F., delivered the address of
welcome and response was made by
Cora Taylor of Yates Center, and Fam
ME Hutchinson. Silver Lake. Tonight
at O'Clock Topeka Rebekah lodge
No. $50 will be host to visitors at a
dinner. After this dinner the visitors
will be taken for an auto ride over
the city. In the evening the degree
staff of Capitola lodge No. 219 will ex-
emplify the degree.
The district officers include Hattie
Seybold, president: Mrs. w. A. VOL
verton, vice president: Anna Glynn.
secretary, and May Rauscher, treas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
FLEE FROM RUSSIA
Belgian and Italian Veterans, Former
ly Helping in Russia, Now Escape.

A Pacific Port, May 13.-En route
to the fighting fronts. where they ex-
pect to take up arms. 325 Belgian and
Italian soldiers. the majority of them
officers. have arrived here from an
oriental port. refugees. they said. from
Bolsnevik rule in Russia Two hun
dred and twenty-five are Belgians de-
tailed by their government to act as
instructors to the Russian troops. The
Italians deserted from the Austrian
army in the Trentino and were sent to
Russia to aid the cars forces When
the revolution broke out the Italians
were made prisoners. Later, they
made their escape and went to a Bal
tic port, where they spent the win
ter. They were sent by their. govern
ment to Peking. where they met the
Belgians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
TAKE OFF TRAINS
Santa Fe Officials Meet Here To
Revise Schedules.
New Arrangements Will Affect
Topeka Very Little.

Operating and passenger officials OF
the road and representatives of the
Wells Fargo Express company are in
Topeka today attending a special
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe time
card conference, being held for the
purpose of working out schedules to
comply with war conditions and gov
ernment control.
The most of today was spent in
working out schedule changes at
terminals of which there will probably
be a large number. 1t is understood
that the matter of train eliminations
will also be taken up and few trains
taken off in accordance with the fed
eral control iCea of releasing as many
passenger engines as possible for troop
train and freight service. Officials
attending the conference stated today
that Topeka would not be affected to
any noticeable extent by such action.
Few Changes In West.
Railroads between Chicago and the
coast are facing the situation wherein
passenger traffic is, il, anything, grow
ing larger in volume. Only few
lines serve the same territory and this
makes the elimination of trains to any
great extent almost impossible. East
of Chicago train duplication has made
pra ctical the elimination of millions
of passenger miles.
1t is possible that the changes made
at the conference will be ready for
announcement tomorrow either in full
or in part.
Officials in City.
Officials attending the conference
include passenger traffic officials,
general managers. assistant general
managers and general superintendents
They are: w. J. Black. passenger
traffic manager. Chicago; ]. j. Byrne
assistant passenger traffic manager
Los Angeles; A. G. Wells, general
manager, Los Angeles; w. E. Maxson
general superintendent, Galveston; w
G. keenan,, general passenger agent
Galveston; F. c. Fox. general man.
ager, Topeka; E. A. Goeldner. assist
ant to general manager, Topeka; E
Raymond, general superintendent. To-
peka; R. J. Parker, general manager
Amarillo; c. c. Dana, general passen-
ger agent, Amarillo; c. H Bristol
general superintendent, La Junta; T
H. Sears. general superintendent
Amarillo; w. K Etter, general super
intendent. Newton; H. w. Walker
general superintendent, Wells Fargo
Express. Kansas City; ]. NJ. Connell
general passenger agent, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13

Washington, May 1s.-The casualty
list today contained ninety-siX names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action 10. died of wounds
9, died of accident 2, died of dis,
ease 5, died other causes 1, wounded
severely IL, wounded slightly 10, miss
ing in action SO.
The list follows:
Killed in action: Sergts. Martin
Cotter, Chicago, ILL.,: Lewis w. Sagle,
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Corp. Clyde Clark,
Atlanta, Ind. Mechanic Christ koth,
Anvil, N. D.; Philip j. Brady, New
Haven. Conn; Leonard Leo Dalton,
Brooklyn, N. Y; John w. Forester,
Mountain City, Tenn; Cyril Kreck.
New York City; Elmer D. Miller,
Hoopestown, Ill.
Died of wounds; Corps William C.
Rhodes, Wheeling. w. Va; James ]
Vivian Dickson, New Milford, Conn.
Edmond Leblanc. Nashua, N. H; John
W Murphy, Jamaica Plains. Mass.
John A. Ort, Omaha, Neb.; Sol Schus-
ter, Alton, Wyo.; John Sittelotta, En-
dicott. N. VI Kenneth r. Toothman
Apple Alley, Cumberland. Md
Died of disease: Lieut.. Guy Ray
Cook Victor Hugh O'Rourke. Noun
taindale, Ore; Pvts. Paul c. Davis
Elk River, Mimi; Green Dukes
Campton, Ca; Sam Gullo, DIingua-
giossa, Italy.
Died of accident: Pvts. Henry G.
BLACK. Montezuma, Colo; Alojzy
Kugicki, Manchester, N. H
Died other causes: Pvt Pierre P
Renaud, Fall River, Mass
Wounded severely: Sergt John 1
johnson, Preston, Kan; sFrancis
Nugent, Washburn, Iowa; Corps. Pau
E. Allen, Worcester, Mass; Thomas A
Carroll, Cincinnati, Ohio; Thomas N
Stack, Stillriver. Conn; Pvts. Tira N
Castle. Allegro. Ohio; Walter w
Hardy, New York City; Grady w
knight, Oglethorpe, Ga; Samuel A
McAuley, Windsor Locks, Conn; Sam
Mich, Sawyer. N. D.: Charles w
Mitchell. Heldredge. Neb.; Carl Rein
bardt. Detroit.
Wounded slightly (none from Kan.
sas).
Missing in action (none from Kan
sas).
Prisoner: Previously reported miss.
ing, Capt. r. M. Dem1ng, Ballston
Spa, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
AGREE ON new DRAFT
congress Conferces Reach Final De-
cjSiOn on Men of Fl.

Washington, May 13.-FinaI steps
toward completion of legislation
amending the selective service law
were taken today by congress.
complete agreement was reached
by senate and house conferees on the
hill extending the law to youths at
lalnlng their majority since last June.
The dispute over exemption of theo-
loslcaI and medical students from
registration was compromised with
the adoption of provision exempting
them II actually enrolled when the act
Is signed but requiring registration of
Inose VINO enter schools afterwards.
Ihe provision placing new registrants
at the bottom of eligible lists was re-
tanned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
Delegates From All Over Kan
sas Attend Sessions.
DIR. Robert w. Patton of Sc
vance Is Great Leader.
PUBLICITY, new CHURCH MOVE.
Radical Change in Effort To
Arouse Religious Interest.
Inspiration in Religion and
Patriotism Is the Plea.

Afternoon Program.
IL 30 p. m.-Luncheon.
> 100 y. m--The Ch lrch in Kansas
Leader. The Bishop of Kansas.
) 100 p. m.-Cathedral library. Meeting for
The Boy and the Democracy of Tomor-
Leader, Reverend Lester Bradner. New
York City.
8 100 p. m.-Cathedral parish house. Wo-
mans conference.
Leader Reverend X. w. Patton. d. ..
4 100 p. m.-Cathr riral parish house. Nor
NAL class. Womans auxiliary. 3.
Leader, Miss Mary Smith, Minneapolis.
MINI.
500 p. m.-Cathedrnl. Conference.
Tuesdays Program.
Z 90 a. m-Cathedral. Corporate Com
munion of the Diocese.
Service of Intercession for the Nation
and the Church.
80 a. m-Parish House.
Business session of the convention.
o 80 a. m.-Cathedral Library.
Annual meeting of Woman's auxiliary.
10 80 p. m.-Luncheon-
. 90 p. m.-The Church in Kansas. Con-
ference.
Leader, Archdeacon Smith.
3 90 p. m.-Cnthedral Library. Mems
conference.
Recruiting for the Ministry. Leader,
Rev. Paul Micou.
Church Life in China. Rev. T. r. Lud-
low.
300 p. m.-Cathedral Parish House.
Woman's conference.
Leader, the Reverend r. w. Patton.
ID. j..
ZOO u. m.-Cathedral Parish House.
Normal Class w, mans auxiliary
500 p. m.-Cathedral. Conference.
The Reverend X. W. Patton, d. ID.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
H|NDY IS DEAD?
German Prisoners Say Field
Marshal Is Gone to -?
Story Circulated Probably To
Explain Drive Failure.

London. May 13.-All German pris-
oners captured in France say that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is dead,
letters from British officers on the
western front report, according to the
Daily Express. At the time the name
OF General Won Mackensen is brought
into prominence as that of a great man
VINO IS to bring the Germans victory.
The Express assumes that the Hin
denburg story is circulated to explain
the failure of the great offensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
NORMAL MAY AGAIN
Fair Weather Looked For, Mercur,
Will Go to 80 Tuesday.
TODAYs TEMPERATURES.

Temperatures for the day averaged
degrees below normal for the date.
The wind was blowing 20 miles an
hour from the northwest at o'clock
this afternoon.
Kansas weather today was rapidly
getting back to seasonable tempera-
lures and there was nothing to indi-
cate check or a set back in the off,
cial forecast given out by Meteorologist
Flora. This forecast says: Generally
fair and warmer tonight and tomor-
row; light scattered showers.
The lowest temperature recorded
here during the last "a hours was 48
at o'clock Sunday night. At $50
this morning the thermometer regis
tered 81 and the mercury was expect
ed to go close to as this afternoon. To-
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
TRAINS ORDERED CUT
New Schedule Effective June Elm.
mating Many Thru Trains.

Washington, May 13.-Director Cen
eral McAdoo today ordered curtail-
ment OF trans-continental passenger
schedules from Chicago west, effec-
tive June 2, to save 11,72S,00O train
miles year by eliminating compe-
tition and cutting down running
schedules
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
SIX HUNS TO A YARD

Paris, May 13.-General Gaulers of
the French general staff. announced
today that information showed forty
German divisions (4s0.000 men) be-
tween the La Bassee canal and Ypres
or six men to every yard
The same ratio, he said, is main
tanned by the Germans between La
Bassee and the DISC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13
SOLDIERS HONOR MOTHERS
American Troops in France Tax Mail
Capacity With Letters.

With the Americans in Picardy,
May 12-Mother's day was observed
on the whole American front in
France today. Thousands of letters
from the United States troops to their
mothers were rushed from the Pi-
cardy sectors