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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
BAND TO Topeka
ESunflOwer Organization to
s Capital City Sunday.
First Stop on Trip to More
Than Twenty Towns.
DAILY PRACTICE FOR 6 MONTHS
Excellent Program of Popular
and Classic Music.
Comedy, "Sam Williams, Him.
seIf,' One of Features.

Camp Funston, Kan, March s.
The Sunf1ower band of the 353 ALL
Kansas regiment is coming to Topeka
for a concert on next Sunday after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the auditorium.
Topeka is the first stop on the timer
airy of twenty or more Kansas cities
to be visited by the band on a tour
that will take the organizatfon into
practically all sections of the state.
The Topeka concert is to be given un-
der the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce and the famous Kansas
5soldier-musicians will be entertained
by the club while in the city.
Band Leader Edwin Meyer, for
,twenty-three years an army musician
and former assistant leader of the ID
Cavalry band has promised Topeka
people a varied and well-balanced
sconcert of classical and popular num-
hers. Members of the band have been
working together in daily practice for
the six months of their enlistment and
the result is a source of qualification
to all who have had the welfare of the
Kansas regiment at heart. Every Sec
ton of the band includes players of
distinction and the best of it is that
all but three are Kansas boys. As
siStant Leader NJ. E. McAuley, cornet
soloist of Logan county. was conduc-
tor of the famous Kilties band last
season and at the time of his selec-
ton for service was playing in Tor
onto, Canada. Clarinet So1oist Sergt.
@. E. Valid of Pratt doubles on the
oboe and is acknowledged as one of
the finest musicians at this camp.
+Sergt. H. c. Whitehead, baritone solo
list of Kirwin, Kan, played with the
sWashburn College band and with the
knights and Ladies of Security band
in Topeka Jack Suttmoeller slide
trombone, and Hal Casey, traps, are
musicians known all over the state.
Both have trouped for many years
with stock companies.
Variety and Snap.
Great care has been exercised in
providing a program with variety and
snap. Sergt. c. G. Crosby, sweet
singer of Funston, student of the
Boston and Chicago Conservatives of
Music, late with Nattilo's Concert
band and the st. Louis Symphony or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
Fort Riley Hears Band of 1873 Pieces
- Discourse Music.

Fort. Riley put its first COM
rnunity band concert and sing Tues
day night February &c, under the di-
rection of the Fort Riley Y. M. 6. AS
Nos. 1, and 3. The 1874 Artillery
Brigade band or 126 pieces, led by
lieutenant Kalina. played several
pieces to the great audience which
packed the big cavalry gymnasium at
the post. The audience sang for an
hour many of the good old songs end
some new ones, led by Chester Guth-
RE, who is singing director under the
Fosdick commission for Camp Funs-
ton.
The 164 artillery band is by far the
largest band at Camp Funston and
tho it has been together only a month,
played like a veteran aggregation I'M
der the excellent leadership of Lieut.
tenant Kalina. Mr.. Guthrie, who has
done exceptional work in organizing
the regiments and companies at Camp
Funston for competitive singing as
well as for singing on the march,
started the audience of nearly 5000
by his enthusiasm and leadership un-
til the enlisted men, officers, their
wives and children, all joined in the
good old songs.
The ladies present, officers wives
and nurses from the hospital, made
the great hit of the evening by stand
ms tOSSlAltt tlu singing the cnOruS
of over There the very popular
war song. and then whistled it. The
great body of men who have seen so
little of womankind the last few
months cheered Justify the good mu-
sic which the ladies made.
The band played Preparedness
March" the waltz Wedding of the
Winds selections from High links, "
the overture, Morning, Noon and
Night in Vienna" and Sousa's Stars
and Stripes Forever" For encores
they played a number of popular Sc
iections.
The song service opened with
~America," followed by over There. "
There's a Long, Long Trail" Give
Me a Kiss, Mirandy," "A Perfect
Day" and Silver Threads Among the
Gold
The Fort Riley Y. NJ. C. AS expect
TO give entertainments like this often
IN the future, for there are several
bands at Funston available for con-
certs whenever needed, and it is a
policy of the war department to get
the soldiers to sing whenever posi-
BILE. and to learn the new war songs
which are so invaluable both in the
training camps and at the front
Mr.. j. V. Baird has been appointed
director of singing for the Y. NJ C.
AS at Fort Riley, which includes the
post, hospitals and the large medical
officers training camp of 1000 officers
and men. He will have charge of the
company singing and mass singing of
the Y. M. c. AS at Fort Riley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09


The powers are merciful to the en-
listed man. At last we have it on that
ruthless autocrat, the company bar
Der. Company BARRIERS are ordered
not to attempt to hacksaw further
stubble without providing their shops
with running hot water. Further,
there is to be check on this preda-
tory ma1efactor of great wealth. The
same order recites that enlisted men
should be encouraged or required to
their training. '"They will have to do
this when they reach the trenches
and might as well begin now" is the
terse ending TO the order.
Camp Funston soldiers bound over
seas have a new name for the poor
dubs who are left behind. They call
them Home Guards.
Capt. Lee e. Toney, commanding
Am bulance Company 356, is expect
ed to return to Camp Funston March
6. He has been in Chicago for about
month attending a school of frac
lures and surgery at the Presbyterian
hospital.
Justice a fiee-act play to be pre-
scented by the sanitary and engineers
trains under the direction of r. A.
Russell of Y. NJ. c. A. No. 1. has just
arrived. This scenery was painted es
pecially for the production of this
play on Y. M. G. A. stages of Funston.
1t was supplied free by the Denham
Theater company of Denver, this gift
being contributed thru Mr.. Russell.
The demand for trained men in Y.
NJ C. A. work. especially in the
physical education lines. is SO great
that it cannot be supplied. according
to the recent letters received from
we'll known persons by A. r. Kennedy.
athletic director of the Y. M. C. A.
In a recent letter from c. w. Saw
age professor of physical education
and director of athletics of Oberlin
college. Oberlin, Ohio. DR.. Kennedy
was told the following: Your letter
of some days ago relative to available
men for athletic work at hal nd and
wish to say that I cannot be of the
slightest assistance to you in this way
The demand for trained men In physi-
cal education lines is Overwhelming
and every school and association that
/ know anything about is running
short-ha nded. We have lost two of
our instructors and a third one is ex-
pecting to go at any time. All the
mem bers of our senior class who are
fit have left college or are about to
leave"
The Nautilus. of Manual Training
high school. Kansas City, NO., desires
the names of all Manuafites in the
service The names are to complete
the honor roll published in the years
edition.
Alumni and ex-students of the Uni
verslty of Nebraska who are members
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

There are just two enlisted men In
the Eighty-ninth division who use
sheets upon their hunks. and one OF
these sleeps in pajamas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
The First Stripes

being published under the direction Of
the war work council of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Here is where we go over the top.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

What has become OF the old lash
Toned party who used to argue that
vaccination for smallpox is more dan
gerous than the disease itself? He is
not among the new recruits at this
camp. One of these rockies tainted
the other day at the mere sight of the
hypodermic needle. Inside of a year
he will be ready to face a bayonet
and like it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Camp Funston soldiers bound over
seas have a new name for the poor
dubs who are left behind. They call
them Home Guards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Capt. Lee E. Toney, com handing
Ambulance Company 356, is expect
ed to return to Camp Funston March
6. He has been in Chicago for about
a month attending a school of frac-
lures and surgery at the Presbyterian
hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
COMMUNITY CONCERT

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
WHAT IT COSTS

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Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
Two Women Injured''
In Motor Car Collision

Mrs. James Ford and Mary Cor
don, both giving their addresses as
1906 North Sixteenth street, suffered
lacerations of the head when an
automobile in which they were riding
upset<at Twenty-second and Leaven-
worth street at 9:20 o'clock last night.
Miss Gordon also received a wrench
ed shoulder.
George Kindle, a switchman'sliv living
in Council Bluffs, was driving the car
and escaped uninjured. Witnesses
say another male occupant OF the car
crawled from the wreckage and ran.
The car driven by Kindle collided
with ascar driven by William Nickel
of the Nebraska Cycle company.
Kindle, who was arrested and charged
with being drunk and with reckless
driving, was later released on bond.
The injured women were taken to
the police station where their injuries
were dressed by Police Surgeon
Mullen. Later they were taken home.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
KENNETH HATCH
PASSES AWAY AT
CAMP TAYLOR, ky.

Sergeant Kenneth Hatch of the
555th ambulance corps, stationed at
Camp Taylor, near Louisville, KY,
died Monday morning after an illness
of four weeks.
He is the son OF Mr., and Mrs. E. J,
Hatch, 1919 Charles street, and was
26 years old. Sergeant Hatch was
born at Grand Island and came to this
city with his parents when, he was a
child. He was a graduate OF Central
High school and previous to his en-
listment in the army was employed by
the Nebraska division of the Union
Pacific railroad.
Sergeant Harris was member oi
the Omaha lodge, Benevolent, Protec-
tive Order of Elks. He expressed a
wish that his funeral be conducted
under the auspices of the Elks.
He is survived by his parents and
two sisters, Miss Helen B, Hatch OF
Omaha and Mrs. Fred M. Johnson OF
Oakland, Cal. The latter has wired
that she will be here Friday morning
to attend the funeral.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
DR., HENRY NAMED
MAJOR IN ARMY;
TO GO OVERSEAS

DR.. T. c. Henry, owner of Lord
Lister hospital, yesterday received his
commission as ma jor in the national
army. He accepted the commission
and expects to leave Immediately. He
will arrange his business affairs while
awaiting orders to report.
Surgeon General Gorgas i'll dis
patch from Washington informed
Major Henry that his duties will con-
sisb of highly specialized surgical
work with the overseas forces. He
will probably receive special training
in New York before being assigned
to the expeditionary forces.
Major Henry is pleased at the pros
pect of serving in the army and says
he will be ready to leave as soon as
lie receives orders. His desire to join
the American forces in Frarfce was
strengthened yesterday upon receipt
of news that his only son, Lieutenant
Frank Henry, had sailed with his
company for the front. Lieutenant
Henry received his commission at the
Fort Omaha balloon school.
The Lister hospital will be man
aged by Mrs. Henry during Major
Henry's absence. She has been active
in the management of the institution
since it was founded.
Although no definite information
has been received, Major Henry ex-
poets to be ordered to New York the
latter part of the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
MRS. STOKES HELD FOR TRIAL
ON CHARGE OF DLSLOYALTY

Kansas City, April 23.-Mrs. Rose
Pastor Stokes, lecturer and wife of
the wealthy socialist J. G. Phelps
Stokes of New York was arraigned
before Judge A. S. Van Valken-
burgh today and entered a plea of
not guilty following her indictment
on three counts for alleged violation
of the espionage act.
Judge Van Valkenburgh set the
trial for May 20. Bond was fixed at
$4,000 which was furnished by a
surety company.
The maximum penalty for convic-
ton on each count is fine of $4,000
or imprisonment for "a years, or both.
Mrs. Stokes was arrested at Willow
Springs, Mo-, March %, after she had
made an address Objectionable to the
federal authorities.
One of the cases contributing to
the arrest and subsequent Indictment
of Mrs. Stokes, was the publication
of letter over hef signature sent by
her to the Kansas City Star, in which
she claimed she had been misquoted
in an interview previously published
by that paper. %he interview was
obtTned when Mrs. Stokes was here
for an address before the womer's
dining club. Following this she
spoke in several southern Missouri
towns, until her arrest at Willow
Springs. t
In her correction to the staE, she
"A heading in this evenings issue
of the Star reads: "Mrs. Stokes, for
government and against war at the
same time l am NOT for the govern
ment. In the interview that follows
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24

Lincoln, April 23.-(Special Tele-
gram )-University of Nebraska
authorities today received assurances
from Captain A. c. Knight, represen-
ting the war department, that the
university will become technical
training camp for draft men. Cap
tain Knight completed his inspection
Of the university facilities today.
The Nebraska authorities have his
approval of the plan to turn over the
old university hall now practically
deserted by university departments,
since the construction of severa! new
buildings, to be used as barracks.
The housing problem was one of,the
drawbacks to the proposal to turn
the university into a camp during the
summer. The men will be fed at the
university of Nebraska cafeteria.
According to the plans worked out.
$50 men will be given special training
at the University City campus in
telegraphy, telephoning and telegraph
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
Anti-War Party Wins
Late Danish Election

Copenhagen, April 23-Premier Ia
bic and his ministry retain a majority
of the seats in the Folkething, ac-
cording to early returns from the
Danish election yesterday.
The voters returned 81 radicals and
50 socialists. These parties have held
Joint power during the last four years
and are credited with having kept
Denmark out of the war.
The opposition parties, led by for
mer Premier Christensen, liberal
leader. elected 6S members. 1t was
Denmark's first election under the
new constitution, which permits wo-
men to vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24

LIBERTY LOAN
TO REACH TOP
BY WEEK END

Washington, April 23.-Mes.
sages reaching the treasury to-
night indicated that in the re-
mainder of the week the coun-
try will witness the biggest out
pouring of Liberty loan pledges
seen since the nation went to
war. Months of preparation and
the pas, two weeks of cam
paigning now seem to be bearing
full fruit, and reports to head.
quarters tonight predicted that
whole federal reserve districts,
states and % cities would reach
their minimum goals by the
end of the week and spend next
week in gathering over-sub-
scriptions. !
The FIRST evidence Of the new
phase was the announcement
tonight that S167,l23,0O0 had
been reported today. making
the total obtained in the entire
country up to the present ST.
6s7,o7S,800, or 55 per cent Of the
100000 minimum. This
is the largest sum ever reported
in one day.
The Kansas City districts
record by states follows: Mis-
souri,, S20,467 800; Nebraska,
$2l, ,323,900; Kansas, $2l ,300,850;
Oklahoma, $1S,4e1,SsO; Wyom-
ing, $3,380,600, and New Mexico,
1854, 200.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
DOUGLAS COUNTY
SUES DISTRICT
CLERK FOR fees
Starts "Test Case' to Deter.
mine Validity Of Law Passed
by Legislature Compel
ling Accounting.

Robert Smith, clerk of the district
court, is being sued by County At
torney Magney, representing the
county, to recover all fees due and
owing to the county. 1t is regarded
as a "test case to determine the
validity of the recent law passed by
the state legislature compelling the
district clerk to account Tor all tees
that come into his hands from all
sources.
Mr.. Smith contends that the law
was not legally passed by the legis-
lature. The county contends that the
law is constitutional.
The petition was withdrawn Tues
day from the files by Mr.. Smith and
efforts to locate it we're unavaillng.
County commissioners assert that
Smith is Withholding not only
naturalization fees, which, according
to an amendment to the session laws,
he is bound to report, but also other
fees of his Office, amolitning to thou
sand of dollars, and on which he is
collecting a substantial rate of inter-
est which should be coming in to the
county treasury.
The commissioners recently made
formal request to Smith to turn
over these fees, and he reported some
of them. 1t is understood that he will
refuse to account for any of the
naturalization fees on the grounds
that the amendment was illegally
passed and was not intended to apply
to him, but to his successor in office.
By his refusal he has forced the
county to undertake the expense of
testing the law, the validity of which
he has called into question.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
Soldiers on Both Sides
To Be Granted FurI0ughS

Paris, April 23.-"The best proof
that thexe is no cause for anxiety is
that General Petain has decided to
grant furloughs for the first time
since the German offensive began"
said Premier Clemenceau to Marcel
Hutin, editor Of the Echoe de Paris,
on his return to Paris from long
visit to the French and British
fronts.
Leaves Of absence also are to be
resumed in the German army be-
ginning with May, according to the
Reuter- correspondent at British
headquarters in France, who OBJ
tanned this information from Ger
man prisoners. The correspondent
added that this action suggested that
the enemy anticipates decision or
the abandonment of the offensive by
then
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
Guatemala Declares
War Against GERMANY

Warrington, April 23.-The de-
claration of the Guatemalan pa
tional assembly that Guatemala oc-
cupies the same position toward the
European belligerents as does the
United States constitutes a declara-
ton of war on Germany and its al
lies, the Guatemalan minister, Senor
Don Joaquin Mendez, today an
nounced. The action was taken, the
minister's statement reveals, as the
result of an exchange of notes be-
tween the American State depart
ment and the Guatemalan legation
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
GREAT VICTORY
SAYSVON STEIN
OF WEST FIGHT

Amsterdam. April 23.--Ad-
vices received from Berlin say
that at a meeting Of the main
committee of the Reichstag,
which was discussing army esti-
mates. War Minister Won Stein
made a statement on the west
ern offensive in which he paid
a tribute to what he termed the
splendid performances Of the
German troops.
Our officers" said Lieuten-
ant General Won Stein. "once
again have proved their we'll
tried faithfulness unto death"
The war minister said that
some detachments had lost two
thirds of their company leaders.
Our losses have been quite
normal, and in some cases re-
markably small" Lieutenant
General Won Stein continued, "A
great number of the wounded
already have been sent back to
the front, thanks to the devoted
activity Of our medical officers.
Our successes in the west
are to be regarded as q great
victory. From southwest of Ar
ras to La Fere, we broke
through the English positions
to depth Of so kilometers.
About 100000 prisoners and l.
500 guns were our booty.
"Afterward we drove the
French from strong positions
across the Oise-Aisne canal and
beat the English again in battle
at Armentieres, capturing more
than 10000 prisoners and ESQ
guns"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24
CUT OUTPUT OF
PLEASURE CARS
AS WAR MEASURE

Washington, April 23.-Leadine
representatives of the automobile in
dustry came here today to discuss
with the fuel administration and the
war industries board a further cur
tailment in the manufacture of pleas
ure cars.
The curtailment, If made effective
would restrict the manufacture Of
pleasure cars to about Is per cent oi
the normal production. A so per
cent reduction already has been made
operative.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-24

olONMlNI FANl LEO LAND.
Storming parties were landed on
The mole from the cruiser Vindictive.
The casualties to the personnel, said
Sir Eric, were heavy in proportion to
the number engaged. An enemy
destroyer was torpedoed at Zee
brugge.
Two of the blockading ships were
sunk and blown up at the entrance
to the Bruges canal. The piling be-
side the mole at Zeebrugge was
blown up by an obsolete submarine
filled with explosives.
OLD CRUISERS.
"The raid was undertaken unAS9
command of vice Admiral Roger
Kcyes, commanding at Dover" said
Sir Eric. French destroycrs co..
, operated with the British forces. Six
obsolete cruisers, all from 20 to 80
years old, took part in the attack.
They were the Brilliant, Sirius.
lphigenia, Intrepid, Thetis and Vim
dictiye.
The first five of these were filed
with concrete and were to be sunk
in the channel and entrance to the
two ports, X this could possibly be
managed.
"The Vindictive, working with two
ferry boats, .arried storming. parties
to storm the head of the mole which
runs out from Zeebrugge. The Vim
dictive was specially fitted for land
ing storming parties and was armed
specially 70: the purpose with fame
throwers, stoke motors and that
sort of thing
Force Picked From Volunteers.
"The men employed on the block
ships and in the storming and demoli-
ton parties on the Vindictive were
bluejackets and marines picked from
a large number of volunteers from
the grand feet and Havy and marine
depots. There was great compete
ton for the undertaking and we
could only use very small propor-
tion of those who volunteered.
There were light covering forces
belonging to the Dover command and
Harwich forces under Admiral Tyr.
whit, covering the operation in the
north. A force of monitors, together
with large number of very small
motor boats. took part in the opera
ton, which was particularly intricate
and had to be worked to timetable
and involved delicate navigation on
hostile coast without lights and large
ly under unknown navigational con-
ditions developed since the war, with
the added danger of mine fields.
Leader of Attack Killed.
81 should like to mention that the
sofhcer who developed the operation
was killed.
The high development of scientific
use Of fog or smoke was one of the
essentials to success. 1t was more
fog than smoke, which, combined with
certain wind conditions, was essen
tial to the success of the operation.
so as to protect the operation from
batteries which might have flanked it.
The plan was, after an intense
bombardment of Zeebrugge by the
monitors, the Vindictive, with aux-
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