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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
RUSS IN SABOTAGE
The Favorite Weapon of the
BOlsheyiki Is Turned.
Russian Understands 1t Better
Than q Gun.

Moscow. Oct. 2e.-Sabotage is the
favorite weapon Of the Russian. He
uses it more effectively than the rifle
and understands it better.
It was sabotage which overthrow
Emperor Nicholas The KereRsky pro-
visional government succumbed to sa-
botage. In neither case was there an
extensive military character to the
movement which. gave Russia a new
government.
And now the weapon which the Boil
sheviki and their supporters of the ex-
treme left used on previous govern
ments has been turned against them
In the food situation, on the railways,
in various government bureaus, in
public service organizations OF all
sorts. among bankers, business and
professional men, and even among
peasants, the government encounters
hindrance and obstruction of a type
which cannot be punished and stamped
out.
Commissary Tsufepa, in charge Of
the national food supply. recently
stated in 2 speech that 1900 persons
in his department alone had retained
positions for months and pretended to
work. when they were in reality doing
all they could to hinder the food ad-
ministration.
Trotzky, Lenine and other Bolshevik
speakers and agitators have made the
most of the sabotage directed against
them by loudly proclaiming in all sec
tons of Russia that the disorder they
inherited from the kerensky regime
and the opposition directed against
them by enemies within the govern
ment, as well as outside, has prevent
ed the soviet republic from lettering
the food situation and getting COM
merce and industry back into normal
channels.
This view was accepted by the Ia
boring masses very generally for some
time, but after eight months of the
Bolshevik republic it is apparent that
the laboring men are no longer willing
to accept abuse of various anti-Bolshe-
vik factions as a complete excuse for
the deplorable lack of food.
The loss of the Ukraine grain supply
and the cutting off of the Siberian
wheat stores by the Czecho- Slovaks
stand forth so plainly that the dulles1
workman reads the handwriting on the
wall. Without grain fields he under
stands there cannot be grain. And the
promises of bread thru grain crusades
made by armed forces do not impress
him when he realizes that the portion
of Russia remaining within the juris-
diction of the soviet republic does moi
contain enough grain to feed the re-
public's population, even If every
bushel were under government con-
troll and carefully distributed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
BAKER WORE PACK
The Enlisted Men Smiled rs
They Saw Secretary.
Grinned Sympathetically as He
Bore Heavy Load.

| Correspondence Of tho Associated Press.I
London.-Enlisted men OF the
American army grinned sympathetic
cally as they watched the American
secretary OF war, Newton D. Baker.
! trudging back and forth carrying the
| heavy pack OF the American soldier
on his back. when he visited camp
Of American soldiers IN the Wincnss-
ter district while in England. The
men were adjusting their cumbersome
! kits when the secretary arrived at the
| camp.
81 would like to try one OF Them"
said the secretary to the sergeant
The lord mayor OF Winchester. the
| camp commandant and group OF SOL
diers all gathered about as Mr.. Baker
lifted the pack and adjusted 1t to his
shoulders. Then he truce ed back and
forth two or three times carrying the
seventy pound load while pair of
ing from the bottom OF the kit, banged
against his legs.
| Its heavy, all right" he comment
| ed as he unburdened himself. but not
so heavy as the Frenchman's pack. I
tried one Of them few days ago and
it gave me an additional respect tor
the Frenchman as a soldier"
| The secretary made himself at home
and was friendly with the soldiers.
Everywhere he carried his pipe and
| several times filled 1t from some SOL
dier's pouch as he engaged in a cas-
ual chat with the men. THE whole
country is behind you with everything
| it possesses" was ono OF his frequent
message to the fighting men. In the
Red Cross hospitals the secretary
went thru the wards and had few
CHEEKY words for each Of the patients.
In some of the camps he dropped
| in upon the soldiers at mess time and
1unched with the big crowd OF them
in the mess tent besides a little wood
land stream. He looked thru scores
of barracks and living quarters. He
inspected kitchens and spent ten min
utes watching soldiers playing a scrub
game of baseball. His inspection of
the Red Cross activities was compre-
hensive. He saw the bathing houses
in operation with the lone lines of
rain coated soldiers waiting their turn
at the showers. He saw the dental
huts. with the Red Cross dentists busy
at their work. He visited several Red
Cross recreation huts and listened to
the Red Cross jazz bands at practice.
! At one camp he found his cousin.
Sergt. Harry Chiswell OF Cleveland,
and chatted with him for ten min
utes. Altogether the secretary gained
an excellent impression of what the
| American army authorities have done
in preparing comfortable and sanitary
| camps for the soldiers in the Winches-
ter district. south OF London, in prep
| aratiOn for the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
ATTORNEY PARSONS EXPLAINS.
War Work and Public Duty Case of
Ruppenthal Made Plain.

Editor State Journal:
In your paper of October %, page
s. column 3, my attention has been
called to your item in regard to our
suit against Rea (RuppenthaD, judge
pro tenn.
In your article you say, in sub
stance. that the suit is to determine
whether a public official can neglect
his public duties to do war work. This
is a little misleading, and as it might
cause some Inconvenience to officers
not affected, I am taking the liberty
to write you In regard to the matter
The constitutional provision on which
this suit is largely based affects only
judges, and does not apply, to other
officers. The suit is not based merely
on the fact of the neglect to perform
the duties but upon the abandonment
by Judge Ruppenthal of the office.
The suit affects the people of the
entire district and is a matter of gen
eral public interest as there are a
number of suits pending in the dis
trict court which litigants not con-
slider, it wise to dispose of under the
present conditions. We have two i'm
portant criminal cases in this county
where the question has been raised
and which we deem it unsafe to try
because if the cases were reversed by
the supreme court our county would
suffer considerable extra expense
which can be avoided by this suit If
the matter can be determined quickly.
We have matters affecting the right
to plant crops which cannot be de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
Washburn Adjutant Slips in
Unheralded and Unsung.
Lieut.. Clifford Blackburn of the
Missouri Cinder Paths.
NEARLY as FAST As SHEA
Blackie Stepped $50 and $50 in
Fast Time at NJ. e.
He Raced at Chicago for Com
pany and Broke Tape.
BY "WILYUM" WOLFE.

Since the historic fifth of April
when the United States announced its
to wage war on the Hun
thousands of athletes who have set the
hearts of fandom by their deeds on
diamond, gridiron and track, and field
have merged their unquenchable spirit
into the olive drab war machine. I'm
known to their fellows. in many cases,
these stars of the sport world have
bent their full energy to perfecting
themselves in the greatest of games.
and except for the evidence of'power-
full well developed bodies would have
preserved the incognito.
One of these wearers of the olive
drab. unheralded and unsung, quietly
reported at Washburn college shortly
after the opening of the Washburn
students army training corps.
Blackburn Known on Paths.
Lieut.. Clifford Blackburn. adjutant
of the Washburn unit, came into To-
peka quietly and without bluster-and
some weeks later his fame earned on
the cinder paths followed him.
"Blackie"-as Blackburn is known
to the athletic worlds a product of
Missouri university, and was a track
mate of Simpson, OF Wyatt, and of
Daggy. While a student at Missouri
university in his sophomore year
Blackburn running in the five mile
event at Ames, Iowa, finished fifth in
field of fifteen starters. He was
finish line.
He Has Flat Feet.
In Blackie's freshman year at NJ. U.
while the valley rules prevented him
from contesting in intercollegiate
meets-the cinder path was showed
behind spiked shoes for some real
marks. Blackie stepped the $50 in
1908, and few days later turned $50
in 1927. Blackburn was captain of
the Missouri university track team for
this year, but was forced to resign
when he accepted his commission in
the army.
While still in training camp at Fort
Sheridan, Blackburn, running for the
Fourth company. entered a big meet
at Chicago and stepped around ath-
letes from Chicago university, Purdue
and Notre Dame. As result of this
race the st. Louis Star took occasion
to compare Blackburn with famous
Frank j. Shea, the red-headed runner
who tanned Ted Meredith.
Comparison With Shea.
Commenting on Blackburn's run
ming, the Star says: of his work in
comparison with Shea:
1T isn't SO much that Blackburn
did the trick as is the impressive
fashion in which he ran. He has class
ural speed.
ut is true that Blackburn's running
lacks the spontaniety, imperiousness,
jass. sparkle, yerve and spirit of
championship that illumines the per-
Torrance of the Pittsburger (Shea)
but Blackburn is meteor and no mis-
take. His earnestness is marked with
the same high character of courage
that symbolizes the work of Shea
Blackburn refuses to make any
statement that he will perform on
Kansas cinders this year-but he does
not deny that a little training will do
him good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
18Th FIGHTIN' HEROES
Letters From Boys Tell OF Stin Resist.
ance and Casualties.

Missouri boys in the Thirty-fifth d.
vision-that famous body OF troops so
dear to the hearts of Topekans-are
writing of their first real action on
the front. Reproduced below are sec
lions of two letters. indicating that the
j Kansans and Topekans have been
right in the mixup and limiting also
that the casualties have been rather
heavy.
sergt. r. S. Stratton of st. Louis
writes:
Well. I've been in one of the greatest
now, but an around, with as much pep
as ever, and Ill probably be out tomorrow.
We went ft over the top pn at $50 In tine tine
we went, thru the smoke barrage. which
was supposed to screen us from the enemy
fire. and over the German trenches That
were just torn to pieces by our artillery.
On We went, with shells bursting every
where. and the first thing we Knew we ran
that made Germany fsmous-in gotten
The bullets whistled over my head, in
front of me. behind me and between my
legs. even thru the pack on my back. but
they didn't touch me. All day we went for
ward. taking prisoners, who were only 100
glad to give up. and capturing machine
The second day brought rain. and We
went thru much of the same thing that
ground was soggy and the mud was knee
deep in come places. but that didn't keep
US from Hopping flat on our faces when the
big shells came over.
On the third day the sun came out Tor
q while aPd made 1t little more cheerful.
We still had them on the run, and were
charging into the face of some artillery
when / made my exit
Capt. w. E. McGaughey, 10 ammu-
milton train, 35th division, ST. Louis,
writes:
! have had several close calls. but all
/ have to remind me is a sore arm. where
a clod OF dirt hit me on the elbow. That
particular shell exploded six feet from
all farther away than ! was.
am proud to be American and proud
to be of the 35th division. Have seen a
great many wounded Saw men who walk
ell back rom the front. shot all to pieces
but cheerful. and smoking cigarettes
We have been hauling ammunition un-
der shell fire and sometimes under machine
guns, but / have not seen a man show
yellow or who has not been. ready to go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
IN BERLIN BY SPRING
That Is Prediction Made by A. W.
Quisenberry, Now in France.

Ihat Is Prediction Made by A. w.
Quisenberry, Now in France.
Mrs Virginia Quisenberry, of 1905
Buchanan street, has lately received
word from her son. A. w. Quisen-
berry, who belongs to a Trench Nor
tar company in France. He has just
received a PROMOTION, and is now a
mechanic. a position which carries
with it the rank and pay of a corporal
in other units. Quisenberry enlisted
a year ago in California. where he was
and took the training at Camp Kear-
ney. From there he was sent to
Camp Mills. and went overseas some
months ago. In his letter to his
mother he says:
I'VE had an exciting-trip across,
especially during the last few days. but
7 suffered no sea sickness. even in
crossing the English channel.
I'm travelling thru the country II
seemed good to see the German pris-
oners making roads for the French.
What would think of seeing an OK, a
mule and a horse hitched up for one
piece of farm work? There are
enough of us fellows over here to HEX
thunder out of all the Dutch in the
world, if they would only turn us all
loose. The Germans are sure on the
run now. for they don't like our Yam
kee artillery and field bullets. 1 don't
think they will get chance to rest up
this winter. and I think that by next
spring some time we will be In Ber-
lin. wouldn't it be fine if l could
write you letter from there?
I'VE fellows over here cannot give
the Y. NJ. c. A. too much praise. for
anywhere We go we can find some
kind of a Y. NJ. c. A. hut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
HUGE RIVER PROJECT
Government Announces Step in Trans
portation Move.

pOrtadon Move.
Washington, Oct. 26.-The first
great step in the development OF the
Mississippi-Black Warrior river trans
portation project has been taken.
The railroad administration. 1t was
announced, has ordered six towing
steamers and forty steel barges for
use in that section.
These steamers and barges are the
first addition to the inland transporta-
ton. plans for which were made pub
lie about two months age. They are
designed to relieve railroads Of a part
of the burden from st. Louis south
on the Mississippi river and in Sec
tons served by the Black Warrior
river.
The barges which have been order
ed, will have q carrying capacity of
1000 tons in eight feet of water. They
are 256 feet long and 48 feet wide.
The steamers. which are OF the tun-
mel screw type, will be 200 feet long
and 40 feet wide.
G. A. Tomlinson. manager Of the In
land waterways division Of the railway
administration, left today for a tour of
inspection on this river project. He
will also visit Ohio river cities with a
view of ascertaining the feasibility of
extending Mississippi river lines up
the Ohio river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

big carnival of American games at
Hyde Park. England. under the aus
pieces of the Y. NJ. c. A. Many U. S.
soldiers took part. The real old
fashioned hattle-royal made hit The
huEkiest negro fighters present donned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26

termined until this question is dis
posed Of We filed the suit because
we felt it our plain duty as a public
official and without any intention of
seeking notoriety. If you can make
such further mention of the matter
as may clear the matter up better 1
would appreciate it if you would do
so. If you can do SO without men
tioning my name I believe it would be
better. If you cannot clear the mat
ter up without mentioning my name 1t
will be o. K. as did not go into this
matter to shirk any responsibility.
JOHN r. PARSONS,
County Attorney WaKeeney, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
REEVES THE FIRST OVER
But Maybe That VIII Not Save an
Army DeseFter.

Junction City, Kan, Oct. &C.
When the 353rd "all-Kausas" regi-
ment of infantry went over the top
for the first time, its commander. Col
onel Reeves, was the first man over
into No Mans Land, according to a
letter from Sergt. Leonard Dundon of
the regiment to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Dundon.
The regiment is q part OF the
Eighty-ninth division which was
trained by General Wood at Camp
Funston. Sergeant Dundon went thru
the fighting without a scratch, but
was hit in the head by shrapnel while
lying in his tent in a rest camp after
the big Show" was over. He is re-
covering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
American colored soldiers staging battle royal

the gloves and then got busy. Every
one was blindfolded. Enough hay
makers to kill a regiment of Huns
went wild. Probably some landed.
The big fellow in the left foreground
has one ready to turn loose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Err JEWS HAVE HOPE OFF JERUSALEM REGAINE
dRasD @nHd dkhuNm

fun of miasma, and surrounded by
hostile tribes. These first immigrants
were professional men. They knew
nothing of agriculture; yet they re-
conquered the land for their race. The
scientific achievements of the Jewish
Iagriculturist in Palestine have pointed
the way for all regions in the world of
similar soil and climate to increase
their productivsfess. Palestine in
creased in prosperity. At Petach-Tik-
yah, the Oldest of the colonies, found
ed on the banks of the River Auja,
northeast of Jaffa, in 1878, and de-
veloped under nnumerable difficul-
ties, an acre of irrigable land was
worth pounds, 10 shillings in 1890.
In 1914, it was worth S6 pounds. Again
between the years of 1904 and 1919.
the annual volume of trade at the port
of Jaffa rose from 100000 pounds to
| 2,0S0,000 pounds.
Within a generation, this land of
desolation was the home of $4,000
Jewish farmers organized in cooper
ative societies, Towns began to de-
ivelop. The Jewish population in Je-
rusalem grew from a handful to co.
600. The little colonies were operated
under managing boards which were
elected annually, by universal suffrage
Banks were established, trust compa-
] nies financed. and schools built. Every
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

his race. His pamphlet, Elm jade
nstaat "a Jewish State), was a call to
the Jewish people to organize them
selves on national basis and create
for themselves a home state. Herzf
spoke of that home state vaguely as
"Over There He knew little of the
history of his people and he know
nothing OF what was transpiring in
palestine. Still, so remarkable was
the effect of his pamphlet that inside
of year the first Zionist congress was
held in Basel, Switzerland.
The Joshua of the Jews today is DR..
Chain Weizman, president of the Ad-
ministrative Commission. He is a
chemist. He was born in Russia. but
later became British subject. Jealous
IN the cause of the Zionist movement
he nevertheless has a strong practical
sense that appeals to the British.
Early in the war. Great Britain lack
ed a certain combination of chemicals
for making explosives. Weizman in
his laboratory worked out that COM
bination. He acquired reputation
and made influential friends. Balfour
was one of them. Thus championed,
the Jewish aspirations moved into the
realm of practical politics.
Land Miraculously Developed.
The pioneers of Palestine in 1878
found a land that was arid, barren,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

One organization of Jewish soldiers
played part in the glorious but Ill
feted Gallipoli campaign. This forcs,
known as the Zion Mule Corps, was
organized from among those jews
who were compelled to flee from Pal
estine at the outbreak Of the war be-
cause they refused to become Ottoman
subjects. Unframed in the arts of
war. yet eager to do their lit, they
volunteered for the unmartial tasks
that are part OF any military cam
paign.
They were prepared to carry water
and to lead the mules carrying am
munition to the first line trenches.
They were placed under the command
OF Col. Patterson, that brilliant Irish
man who has since sung their fame
in the notable book entitled "With the
Zlonists at Gallipoli,' in which ne
tells how in the face of shot and
shell, in the very thick of the fray,
they went resolutely about their task.
And he tells of that remarkable mo-
ment when the Royal Iniskilllng reg
iment had gotten into n tight place
These muleteers abandoned their APP
pointed tasks, not to flee to a place
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
RECLAIMED

Of safety, but to jump into the trench,
and taking rifles from dead soldiers
hands. fought as vallantly as ''the
ladies from hell' and won the day.
out OF this Zion Mule Corps has
grown the Jewish Legion. organized
in America, England and Canada from
among Jews who for one reason or
another (except physicaD are inelig-
ible to the draft In the CO. ntry OF
their residence. Fifteen hundred
have already gone to Palestine from
America, and they have Joined at the
front the Jewish regiment which was
organized in London and which has
already received it's baptism of fire
somewhere north of Jaffa. Other
ccntingents are preparing to go from
America and still others from Canada.
There is hard fighting ahead Of Pal
estine. but these men are going pre-
pared to make the supreme sacrifice
because they know that in doing this
they are giving their utmost to speed
the day when the blue and white flag
of Zion, with the slx-cornered star
of David in the center will float
proudly among the flags of the free
nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

village has it's Hebrew school and
Hebrew kindergarten. Hebrew was
the chosen language of all the schools.
Germany Intcrfcres.
But already the n-Germanlsts
had turned their gaze TO these strug-
Cling Jewish colonies. Here, they
thought, was a gateway to the Orient.
Accordingly, they began laying their
plans to get possession of it.
Among those who contributed to-
ward the Jewish Institute of Techno-
lcgy at the foot of Mount Carmel
were two Germans, James Simon and
DR.. Paul Nathan. They became
members of the governing board.
When the board sought to pass a res
olution introducing Hebrew as the
sole language of instruction in the
school the German members sudden
" rose up and opposed it. They de-
manded that all scientific and tech
nical subjects be taught in German,
The controversy which ensued over
this language question was one of the
first battles fought in the Great War.
The Jews won their victory. When
the Germans pushed through their
plan in their dogged Prussion fash