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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-25

PURE.BRED White Wyandotte eggs
and White Runner Duck eggs, SIPS
per IS, post paid. Stock for sale.
Ira B. Massengill, Four Oaks. N. c.
MIN
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WANTED-Students to learn
Bookkeeping, Shorthand, g lessons
& rules), Civil Service. Position.
Guaranteed $50 to SIS per month
Scholarship sold on credit. Lessons
heard any hour. Phone 4132. Ed
wards Business College. If
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HELP THE u, S. A.

If it's printing, enclosing or en-
craving you can't 90 wrong by pat
ronizing the STANLEY PRINTING
HOUSE. Phone 275 If
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FOR SALE-Buff Orpington eggs,
is for ST so; pure bred, single comb.
five points. Mrs. Chas. Stanback,
Mt Gilead, N. C. MI 6w
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Buy Liberty bonds, thrift and war
wings stamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
Y. NJ. TO LOOK INTO CHARGES.
Officials Will Investigate Talk Of I'm
fairness Overseas -

New York. Dec. 19.--Officials of the
I. NJ. c. A. will thoroly investigate
complaints by wounded soldiers re-
turning from France of the manner in
which its activities abroad are being
conducted. according to an announce
n1ent here by DIR. John r. Mott, gen.
eral secretary of the associations war
council.
Addressing a meeting of the council
l-eld to formulate a policy for the first
six months of 1919, Doctor Mott de
clared that the complaints "have been
so numerous and widespread that they
must be met" Part of the criticism
by soldiers has been that they are
charged more than prevailing prices
for cigarettes and other supplies.
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Thompson will go to Lawrence to at
tend the Christmas dinner of the Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity of which they
are members.
Mrs W. c. Fisk of 333 Topeka
avenue has returned from Kansas City,
where she spent several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Pavey of Kaw
City. Okla, have returned to their
home after having spent a few days in
Topeka. They came to attend the
funeral of their son. Mr.. Frank A
Pavey, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. DeCamp and
children and Mr.. DeCamp's sister. OF
Emporia, were in Topeka a short time
on their way to Florida for the winter
Mr.. George A. Clark has returned to
, his home in Fillmore street from a
local hospital. where he underwent ar
operation a few weeks ago.
Mrs. A. H. Gribbin will leave Friday
to spent the remainder of the winter
with her sister, Mrs. A. Cuthbert'
son, in Oakland, Cal.
Mrs. D. T. Davis and son. William
of Kansas City. are, visiting Mrs
Davis's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d
Woodford. They will remain during
Mr.. H. A. Kingsley has returned
from a visit to his daughter, Mrs
Leo D. Jones in Council Bluff, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Troxall have
F, gone to Hawarden, Ia, to reside per
manently.
Mrs. Robert D. Dutton has recover
ed from an attack of influenza at the
home of her mother, Mrs. ]. D. Sulli.
van.
Word has been received of the
| death of Mrs. Charles Devlin of in
fluenza which occurred in Kansas
City short time ago. Mrs. Delvir
was the wife of Lieut.. Charles Devlin
formerly of Topeka. Other mem
bers of the family who were i'll with
the disease were Mrs. A. J. Devlin
Miss Blossom Devlin and Mrs. Donald
MOfsatt
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S0GIHZA
RDx&Asz0

Capt. Frank Shaw, who has been in
charge of the S. A. T. c. at Washburn
college, will be guest of honor at an
informal dinner which Dr. A. B..
Jeffrey will give this evening at his
home in Lane street. Covers will be
laid for nine close friends of Captain
Shaw.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. J. Pettyjohn, of 1913
West Sixth avenue will entertain in
formally this evening at their home
with an exhibition of the pictures
which are the work of their son,
Lieut. Hogarth Pettyjohn. DIR. and
Mrs. Pettyjohn have been giving these
informal evenings occasionally since
last spring when they received a
large shipment of new pictures from
their son.
Lieutenant Pettyjohn was stationed
at Camp Lewis at the time of the
signing of the armistice and has since
resigned his commission and is in
Portland, Oregon, entertaining the
soldiers at Spruce division near Port
land. He is an entertainer with the
Y. NJ. c. A. but after the first of the
year expects to go to San Francisco,
Cal, where he will open a studio.
Sergt Walter Slagle has returned
from England. where he was with the
3OSth aero squadron at the time OF
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Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Informal club gave their regular
dance at Hudson hall Friday evening. The
attendance was unusually large and an en-
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. 81. D.
and Mrs, ]. r. Hankla, Mr.: and Mrs. A; r..
Lingafelt, Mr.. and Mrs. James L. King.
Mr.. and Mrs T; L. Evan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. c. s. Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
&. Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Downing, Mr..
aud Mrs. H. L. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J. Shubert, Mr.. and Mrs. john Norton. M.
and Mrs. Matthew Macferran. Mr.. and Mrs.
l. w. DOolittle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. East
man, Mr. and Mrs. N. s. Wear, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. b. Furry, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.
Ferry. Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Korn, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Pierce. Mr.. and Mrs. David Palmer, Mr..
and Mrs. w, N. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Scott Mr. and Mrs. q. A. Fellows, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. V. Hinckley. Mrs. Morris of Kan
sas City, Mrs. Krauthoff Miss Bessie Trout
of Wamego. Miss Hila Hinckley, Miss
Emily King Miss Lolita Ranney. Miss Mary
Thompson, Miss Watkins, Miss Ruby
Roark Miss Glenna Cross Miss Edna Crane,
Miss Margaret Bear, Miss Mabel Martin,
Mr.. Kaufman of st. Louis. Mr.. Spellman
of Kansas City, Mr.. Charlie Barnes, Mr..
w. A. Alexander, Mr.. John Waters Mr..
f. J. White, Mr.. Charlie Lagerstrom, Mr..
Adrian Sherman. Mr.. Robert NJ. Ruggles,
Mr.. Dana MacVicar. Mr.. Edward Dennis,
Mr.. Dick Alden, Mr.. +. +. Wear, Mr..
Austin Brady, Mr.. Horace Macferran, Mr..
George Heyden.
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w WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
wANTED-FEMALE HELP


SONG POEMS WANTED-Can you write
the Hit" of the season? A. Hit" means
thousands Of dollars to the lucky author:
song poem today. We pay literally.
Postal Music Company, 4O3 Greenwood
Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio.
GOVERNMENT CLERK EXAMINATIONS
Topeka soon. Hundreds vacancies $0a
month. Experience unnecessary. Women
desiring government positions write for
free particulars, J. C.. Leonard former
Civil Service Examiner,) 116S kenois Bldg,
Washington.
LADIES-Earn SIS weekly at home In
spare time addressing and mailing onr
music and circular letters. Send 25c In
silver for Soc sample copy and partic-
ulars. Postal Music Company, 40s Green
wood Bldg. Cincinnati. Ohio. Music Dept.
WANTEn-Waitress for houses In Kansas.
Apply Mgr. Harvey House Santa Ee
depot
WANTED-First class laundress. Apply
315 Topeka ave. references.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. girl for general
Homework. 1436 Polk.
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Thirst published in The Topeka st
Journal, December IS, 1851
FOR SALE.
3. A. T. C.-BARRACKS AND EQUIP
MENT

II.
Sealed bids will be received by the State
Board Of Administration until Y o'clock
noon, Monday. December 30th. 1918 for the
sversity Of Kansas Medical school, Rosedaie;
and re ksnsss State Mammal Training Nor
six 4s ftx17o #. two stories two 4s ftx150
ssen z sop Il to
caves. In Rosedale there 10 one building
q #. x1oo f.. two stories IS #. from tor Of
from top Of floor to caves. ~.
Joists are 2xs Yellow pine; stnds IA yei.
posts AKA yellow pine; floors common lin.
laid on with heavy felt paper between;
roof sheeting matched Lin. yellow pine 8
flint vuicanite roofing: siding is either vel.
low pine or fir under which Is q 2-ply sand
coated roofing; all walls are wainscoated
wainscoat and the ceiling of upper floors
are covered with 3 in. Victor or Cornell
s wsn vi beard nh, buildings are srppSrtsa on
siding: ali braeins is axa yellow pine. win.
sS. arr % Css Il pps s.ss .n nTe r.
glazed. all 2 ft-s NIKE IT. 8 in.
In these buildings are nine completely
1estic ranges. single and double ovei.s !:
range boilers; large refrigerators; bots,
pans boilers. etc; white ena%eled gIstss,
etc. |; Lasher knives, forks aud spoons.
The toilet rooms are equipped with low
covers, yitreous bowls, part being wood and
part vitreous tanks. Shower baths and
Ideal water heaters and tanks. Pips. MT
tinga. valves. ETC., pipe ranging from - in.
to in: wrought iron. Soil pipe and fitfiass
These buildings are heated with from i've
TO standard hot air
equipped with room heater castings. Furhaces
are either Art Stove Company, inteFnatisnai
ing in size from q in. to 20 in Tkess are
also a considerable number Of stoves rang-
ing in size from II in. to 20 b. a TIE
buildings may be viewed 1t shy OF the In.
stitutions by those wishing 70 bid. -
equipment complete at ali poir}ts: - ON on
building or buildings and equipment at any
one point; or on buildings and equfpndnt
bids may be either on all heating equip.
ment, or Kitchen and dining room equip
ment. or toilet ., room fixtures and pipe
or all of the points mentioned.
The purchaser agrees to remove all ma
length Of time clean up all debris ana ,fsb-
bish. including concrete foundations and
floors, leaving the ground in q clean aRd
pre s,ed st conaion. the Rrennd = ne
E.eh SD must se accompanies, y ! s.s.l-
Ileu cneck Tor i've tob Uer cent % the
amount bid, said check to be madG payahle
to the Hoard Of Administrator. Ja& A.
| Of same shall be forfeited to the STATE In
cnse the successful bidder fails for five
days to enter into contract after the award
has been made. 10y
The Board reserves the right to pe5ecf
any or all bids. or parts OF bids. II e IL
| deemed to the States interest to 10 so.7' "a
| be plainly marked-Bids'' end sddreeood.
Jas A. Kimball. Buainess Manager. 6tste
Board Of Administration, State Houee Z re-
peks. Kansas. fSigned,,i 49,
! STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
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WANrED-MALE HELP

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Topeka
soon. Customs, Internal Revenue,
Income Tax, Railway Mail, Postoffice.
81 .1O0-1 500. Men desiring government
positions write for free particulars. ]. c.
316S KenOis Building, Washington.
SALESMEN-Three neat appearing men to
travel with manager, So to 81 per day,
making same. Experience not necessary.
See Ormsby. Fifth Ave. Hotel, after p. IN.
WANTED-Boy over IL to carry K. c. Star
route, Phone Blue 4S12
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19

the signing of the armistice. He
passed thru Topeka a few days ago
on his way to Camp Funston to be de-
modified. He will arrive the last Of
the week and will be a guest in the
Eli G. Foster home in West Sixth
street
/, Sergeant Slagle is a graduate of
Washburn college. where he was very
popular. He is a member Of the s'hi
Delta Theta fraternity. Sergeant
Slagle is the son of the late DIR. B. w.
ter. After a visit in Topeka, he will
leave for Shawnee, Oklahoma, where
his mother is making her home.
x X X
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Mr.. c. A. Wilbur, of
West Newton, Mass, formerly of To-
peka, which occurred yesterday at his
home. The Wilbur family is we'll
for a number of years, leaving here
in 1907 for the east. Their home was
at 1868 Fillmore street. Since leav-
ing Topeka Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur have
visited in the D. p. Paxton and C. O..
Knowles families.
The older son of the late Mr.. Wilbur
and Mrs. Wilbur. Lieut.. George Will
bur of the medical department of the
army. married Miss Joy Paxton, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Pax
ton, about year ago They are liv-
ing near Camp Dix, New Jersey, where
Lieutenant Wilbur is stationed Mr..
Wilbur is survived by Mrs. Wilbur
and two daughters and another son
who is also in the service. They are
all in the east,
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

H. +. brigham to c. L. Parker, pit.
sc. 36-1l-15 Acknowledgements. SoOU
Bid. of Trs of Oberlin College to E. =.
. Scahill. lots 1856 Melrose SUBJ. 200
NJ. c. Shuli and others to f. ID. Nor
I gan, lots 6S6-S40-42, 8. n A Sher-
man ave. Irving Place. 100
E. w. Greenwood to r. Long. lots IL
Il scotland aye, THOMPSON Place. !
Estate of Otto Kuehne Pres. Co. to d. :
+. peka ave Curtis add. 800
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WANTED-AGENTS

HISTORY OF WORLD WAR. Authentic
complete and illustrated from official
photographs of allied governments. Intro
duction by Gen. March, chief of staff OF
Q. s. army. Biggest commissions to agents
Prospectus and outfit free. Send 10 cents
for mailing. Bible Educational Society
7th and Pine St, st. Louis, Mo.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE OR TRADE-SmaIl show case
roll s-inch rope. small footpower lathe
large wooden split pulleys. 1 dozen Frazier
gas heaters, steam injector for boiler, SKIP
job printing press. gas arc lamps. hay
carrier for barn loft track, Newton sliding
steam valves for threshing machine engine.
1900 postcards and rack. 30 Phari0's horse
head pictures large, rOlltop office desk and
other articles. Call at once. 402h Z. 4th.
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London, Dec. 1S.-The Spanish gov
eminent has threatened to suspend the
constitutional guarantees of Barcelona
and Bilboa in connection with the
Catalonia disturbances, according to
a Madrid dispatch to the Morning
Post. E, -
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LOST AND FOUND

>~-~~~--~>~>~>-~>~>~>~>
LOST-Wednesday, afternoon between
Tully-McFarlauds and Pelletier's, bank
book with $50. Return to State Savings
bank. Reward.
LOST-Small black pocketboOk containing
fur1o papers, photo and owners identifi-
cation card. Phone 2101 K-3. Reward.
LOST-Black pocfetbooE, on West 10th
-Contained bills and small change, keys.
Phone 1925 J. Reward,
LOST-Man's black gloves Monday. Phone
Red 26SS. Reward. II
FOUND-A scientific Matchmaker. Wheeler,
40S Kansas ave.
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THE FORBES AGENCY
116 West 9Th.
F. g. LAGERsTROM,
Manager Real Estate Department.
Phone 1oO6 or 1890. ~
THREE COTTAGES

Six rooms vestibule, electric light. com.
street, close to West side car, &2,10O. 2
full nice corner lots, 5-room cottage. bath.
electric, choice location. close to two car
lines. s., 500 6-ro0kr bungalow, complies,
bath, electric lights, full cement basement,
hot water heat. garage, trash burner, ~
east front lots. Walking distance Santa
Fee offices. Snap ut 32,300
COTTRELL CO, IL w. 9th. 34OS.
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WANTED-SALESMEN'

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., by Interna tional
Correspondence Schools Of Scranton, Pa. !:
take charge of established business.
Splendid opportunity for right man. EX-
perience desirable. but not absolutely neces-
sary. E: g. Hughes. Ia West Sixth St.,
TOneka. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCKHOLD.
ERS IN THE HOMESTEAD BUILD

ERS IN THE HoMESTEAD BTiTD.
ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Notice is hereby given that q special
meeting Of the stockholders of the Home
stead Building and Loan Association will
be held at the office of the Association In
Salina, Kansas, on Monday, January 9Th,
A. D. 1919, at z 80 o'clock p. M, for the
the time of duration Of its charter for n
period Of twenty years from November 4.
business as may come before the meeting.
A. w. DODGE, Secretary.
TEiraf nnhIiaha6 IN Tho Tonoro Sfcfo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

SEAMSTRESS, experienced, wants sewing
by the day; house dresses and children'i
clothes a speciality. Phone 1904. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FOR SALE@New bungalow, West side
VIII consider car. Phone $50 J.
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CHATEAU THIERRY.

By prairie homestead. by mountain
peak, where'er men honor and glory
seek, with awe and reverence the
name will speak-Chateau Thierry.
Sons of America, side by side, met
thrust with thrust the nations pride.
They laughed at death and gloriously
died-at Chateau Thierry. What tho
rude cross marks their graves. not
tablet in a >cloistered nave, If for their
land their-lives they gave-at Chateau
Thierry. The American people do not
weep; these are not dead but merely
sleep, tho foreign soil their bones may
keep-Chateau Thierry. Think We
that mortal flesh and blood. could
bind such souls to earth for good:
they fly to Heaven, as heroes should
from Chateau Thierry. Turnout Amer
lea their names will roll, will stir to
the depths the nations soul, while in
Heaven their requiems toll-o'er Cha
teau Thierry. IN. s. A.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
FINE FARM

Eighty acres, two and a half miles from
Topeka, about sixty acres fine bottom land,
4-room house, good barn, fine black loan
soil, smlll orchard. This is a dandy farm
and well worth the money. Price $50 an
acre.
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FOR EXCHANGE.

cept furnace, IL lots. close in, for vacant
lots or property In Highland Park on car
line. Address "B. x "" care Journal.
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ELMHURST
BUNGALOW

Six rooms, 3 bedrooms, Splice bath,
scemented basement, fireplace, built-in
buffet. fenced in back yard. blocks to
sshooi. block to car, on pevement- Price
$500. Terms.
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The Shawnee Investment Co.

&C soo 6lock to car on ptvement- Price
The Shawnee Investment Co.
534 Kansas Ave. Phone 1850.
YOUR CHANCE Is IN CANADA-R1CH
LANDS and business opportunities offer
you independents; farm lands, I'll to $50
acre; irrigated lands, $36 to $50; twenty
years to pay; 5000 loan in improvements.
Taxes average under twenty cents an acre !:
no taxes on improvements. personal proper
schools, roads. telephones. Excellent climate
crops and live stock prove it; Special
free booklets. ALLEN CAMERON. General
Superintendent Land Branch, Canadian Pa
cific Railway, $50 Ninth Avenue, Calgary,
Alberta II
FOR SALE-A well improved blue grass
farm, go a., l mile from Lecompton at *c5
pc acre. Full particulars of H. A. Heath
Co, Columbian Bldg. Topeka.
FOR SALES room modern house, barn.
near Washburn college, lots. Owner
wants money. Let US show you this. H. A.
Heath & Co.
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Ensign Ralph Kingsley will be home
from New York to spend Christmas
and a ten days furlo with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kingsley, 1905 To-
peka avenue. Ensign Kingsley has
been emplo; ed in the embarkation
offices in New York City and Hoboken.
N. J., since his commission. Another
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kingsley, Mr..
Hiram Kingsley, who has been in the
navy training school at the Great
Lakes, has received his honorable dis
charge and returned to his business in
Chicago.
Y X =
Mrs. p. H. Tillmans-entertained the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19

Mrs. p. H. Tillmans-entertained the
H. H. Birthday club at 1 O'Clock
luncheon yesterday followed by auc-
ton bridge at her home, 916 Polk
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Kenmore MOVING
"a CALL PHONE l341.


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
January 20, 1919, for building a school
house in district Fifty-four. Plans and
specifications now on file in clerks office.
D. o. TENNY, Beeler, Kan.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, December Is, 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19

Sergt Walter Slagle has returned
from England, where he was with the
3OSth aero squadron at the time of
The Washington times., 1918-11-29
MUST CUT YOUR
FOOD BY 4OOLBS.

Every person in Washington must
save 400 pounds Of food this year II
the District is to do its full share In
food conservation.
This statement was made today by
Clarence r. Wilson. District food ad-
ministrator. in announcing "Consersa-
ton Week for World Relief in Wash
ington next week.
The United States has given its
pledge to ship 100000 tons of food TO
the 3O0.oo000O hungry people Of the
world" said Mr.. Wilson. This means
that every person in the country must
save 400 pounds of food during the
year. or Ls pounds per day.
IF Washington does its full share in
the conservation program. the $4,000
residents OF the District will have
saved 144.0O00o0 pounds of food in the
year ending December 81
On Sunday, December 1, food con-
servation week will formally start in
Washington, when a message from
Herbert Hoover will be read in all
churches OF the District
Social meetings OF fraternal and
other organizations will be held
throughout the week. beginning Mon
day, to receive special messages from
the food administrator.
The Washington times., 1918-11-29
MILITARY REVOLUTION
IN FULL SWING, SAYS
EBERT CABINET MEMBER

LONDON, Nov. 2a-Counter revolu-
tionary prociamations have been is
sued by several German generals. A
military revolution 4s in full swing
according to an spnouncement by
Herr Barth, n1ember of the Ebert
ministry, at = meeting OF the sol
diers and woskmen's council in
Berlin.
Herr Berth aid that the chief army
command had been ordered 70 come
to Berlin and that the dismissal OF
General Eberbard had been demand-
Cd, owing to the arrest of members
of the soldiers and workmen's coun-
ellis on the western front. No reply
had been received, Herr Barth con-
tinued, but IL the order is disregard-
ed, the chief army command will be
arrested
The Washington times., 1918-11-29
K. C. BIS TOWN TOPICS

THERE WE'RE eight OF us
AND WE were all married.
JUST IN couples, of course.
AND WE were out for dinner.
AT THE home Of friend
AND AT 10 o'clock.
THE HOST said.
HE WAS going to take US.
TO A studio party.
OF ONE of his friends.
AND HE telephoned.
FOR TWO taxicabs..
AND TOOK three of the party.
IN THE first taxicab.
AND THE rest of US.
GOT IN the second.
AND THE host said.
TO FOLLOW them.
AND WE started out
AND WERE going along.
TILL WE reached a crossing.
AND THE FIRST cab.
BEAT THE street car to it
AND WE had to wait
AND WHEN we CROSSED.
WE HAD to hurry.
TO CATCH up again
but WE finally did.
AND KEPT on going.
TILL SOME one suggested.
THAT WHERE we were going.
WAS AN expensive ride.
-
IN A taxicab.
AND, ANYWAY.
AS said before.
WE KEPT on going.
TILL OUR taxi stopped.
AND THE driver got out.
AND PUT his head In the door.
AND SAIDI
81 THINK I've been following.
sSThe WRONG taxicab.
STHE ONE ahead.
~HAs NOBODY in it
~DO YOU know where we're
The Washington times., 1918-11-29
MAJOR STRAIGHT ILL ABROAD

Major. Willard d. Straight, foSmer-
ly head OF the United States war
risk insurance bureau. but who was
transferred to France at his own re
quest. has been taken seriously III
OF pneumonis in Paris. according to
advices to his family in New York.
He was removed to the American
hospital at Neuilly.