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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-07
FOR SALE.

One new 6ano, mahogany case, in
2erfeen condition at bargain. This
PIANO gan be Seen/at Monoville. For
furtherl Information, address Lamt
s3lano~ Company, 14O Eight Avenue
North, Nashville, Tenn
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-07

We have spent over $500, OOO. 900 +.
clothes our soldiers. Every subscribe
20 % the Liberty Loan has had a part II
ms care of the Americans who are
lighting gin France. "i'o ars
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-07

NOW is THE TIME FOR YOU TO GET WHAT
YOU NEED WHILE YOU CAN GET 1T AT
THESE LOW PRICES. MANY OTHER PRI-
CES JUST AS GOOD AS THESE NOT LISTED
HERE. COME AND SEE THE REST THESE
PRICES ARE FOR CASH ONLY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Herington Telegraph Relay
Station Moved to Topeka.
Office Burned Saturday One OF
Largest on Rock Island.
ARRANGEMENT IS TEMPORARY
Overland Relay VIII Be Re.
turned to Herington.
Equipment Rushed Here From
Points Ali Along Line.

Consequent to a fire caused by fly
ing sparks lighting on the roof of
the station at Harrington which re-
suited in the destruction of the attic
and the floor underneath on which was
fAcated the relay station for overland
telegra phic work the Rock Island Is
today moving the relay station into the
station building at Topeka where the
equipment is being installed as ra pidly
as possible. The work lis in charge OF
G..E. Hood, superintendent OF teie-
graph.
The fireaat Herington resulted in
practically the total destruction OF all
telegraphic apparatus at Harrington.
The station at Herington, division
point, was one of the largest on The
Rock Island lines, handling the tele-
graphic work for Ell Paso and the
Kansas divisions. The dispatchers' Of
flee was at this point.
Topeka Advantages.
Topeka was selected as the point to
which the Geographic offices should
be moved on account of its nearness
the. fact that sufficient space to &C
commodate the equipment was avail
abba. but principally on account OF the
fact that high voltage current IN
dispensable for the operation or the
repeater used in the transmission OF
overland dispatches could be obtained
Sunday night a car arrived from
Davenport containing the necessary
Geographic instruments, including
three dynamos, two to be used in sup
plying the batteries and one as re-
servo (which were furnished by the
Western Union office at st. Joe. This
equipment is being installed today and
will all be in operation in a short time
According to Superintendent Hood
| he has only a few men with him L
| fill the office which is to be operated
as a temporary measure only until the
rebuilding of the station at Heringtor
| is completed, at which time the of
fees will be moved back into larger
space than they have previously &C.
| cupied. If the office handles all th'
work that has been handled at Herring
ton which included all the overland
dispatches. according to HOOD, it will
necessitate the bringing here of severa
| more dispatchers and repeater atten
| dents.
G. E. Hood formerly was connected
with the SantaeFe in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
CAN'T keep BOYS
Youthful Burglars Fail to "Stay
Put" in Detention Home.
Escaped After Days of Work on
Part of Police Officers.

The three plain clothes men. w. H.
Carter, Mitchell Bundy and Augustine
Alba. who worked SO hard In round
ing UP a number of youthful burglars
who. according to their own confess
sions, are guilty of several robberieS
that have occurred in Topeka lately.
were served this morning with the
pleasing information that their prison.
ers had all escaped,
No Place for EN-.
The boys had been turned over to
the Juvenile officers and placed in the
detention home. but as the county
commissioners have never seen fit to
take any action in providing the place
with any means of preventing the es-
cape of prisoners. the boys took
French leave.
Right Back at 1t.
1t Is suspected by the police That
they took part in another burglary
committed on the North side this
morning. While the proprietor was
eating breakfast in the rear of the
store, the grocery store of J. n. Hun
ter, at 1129 North Madison. was en-
tered by ounknown parties and a small
amount of money taken. The boys
have not yet been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Ripley Park Now Emily Paid for
by Commissioners.
For Three Years This Tract
Has Been Greatly Improved.
1T WAS NAMED FOR E.P. RIPLEY
President Santa Fe Railway
Has Taken Interest in Park.
Now One of Finest Community
Centers in West.

After holding for three years a lease
with the option of buying at the end
of the period for $4,000, the city
commissioners passed a measure In a
meeting this morning calling for the
payment of $4,000 to Schuyler and
Millie Klein Nichols, the owners of
the land now Occupied by Ripley park.
Liberty loan bonds of the third issue
for $4,000 will constitute part of the
payment.
Three years ago the city commits
sioners passed an ordinance creating
the Ripley park purchasing fund.
Each year $1,000 has been added to
this fund from the general park fund.
According to W. L. Porter. $4,000.
today, has been spent on improving
ripley park, the taxes and $500 year
as rent on the option. COMMISSIONS r
Porter says that Ripley park is the
best and most practical park in the
middle west"
assist in the establishment of Ripley
park, E. p. Ripley. president of the
Santa Fe lines offered to give $4,000
to the park fund IL Commissioner Por-
ter would furnish the other $4,000,
which was done at once. making q
loldt VI SSOIUUO 1Or the purchasing
fund. This money added to a little
more was used in building a swim
ming pool at cost of $4,000.
People Have Used Park.
According to Commissioner Porter
his idea = 5 been to make Ripley park
d comm unity institution and expresses
entire satisfaction in the way the peo-
pie living any ways near the park
have used it in the furtherance of thai
principle. Each year the enrolment
for the various playground activities
has b. around 5000. The main
building which Porter des:gnates a:
the community building has been USED
for many eventC. The fiooy is the size
of regulation basketball field and !,
used for neighborhood games anc
games with teams from other part
of town. On Saturday nights dance:
are given there as the floor is suitable
70" dancing. Wednesday lights vari
Gus sorts of social entertainments are
given and on Sundays they have unior
| church meetings.
Among the permanent Improve
Inents on the grounds are comfort sta
tons built at total cost of $4,000
the swimming pool and the commun-
ity hall. a baseball, soccer and foot
ball field around which there is a
running track, three tennis courts and
equipment in the way of swings and
other playground apparatus which
was furnished by the school board.
The tract consists of twenty-si1
acres. Commissioner Porter says that
ether land to the south of the park or
which are a bunch of fine shade trees
has recently been added to the park
tract. This winter Porter is going tc
have fireplaces similar to the ones in
Gage park constructed for the use OF
CicnickerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
CHAS. CASTER RETURNS
Y. NJ. C. A. War Work Secretary Ha.
Been reaching Colorado Conference.

Charles Caster, state secretary of
county work for the Y. NJ. C. A. has
returned from Estes Park. Colorado.
where he taught in the summer school
of the association conference. Be-
tween four and five hundred men at
tended the sessions of the schools. The
the largest enrolment of any one de-
partment.
A plan of the national association,
which is already being carried out in
Kansas, is TO organize the association
into district and county units. Kansas
already has six or seven of these or
CARNATIONS, the newest of which Is in
Pratt county. The plan is to organize
in the country a thousand counties in
NJ. c, A. work. Ralph Haynes, of Pres
ton, Is chairman of the Pratt county
organization; ]. S. Barnes, the author
of the Barnes school law, is vice chair
man. and the secretary is r. e. Rush,
formerly secretary of the Pittsburs
local association.
The association, in connection with
its home division of the war work in
which the country organization is de-
signed to assist, has three definite
aims: first, the work of helping the
men who go to the war; second, to
hold to a high standard the ideals of
the boys at home and to help fight
| the increase in juvenile crime: and
third, to help the returning soldiers
after the war Is over, to adjust their
relationship with the community and
social life to which they will return.
| Clifford Pierce, the state secretary
| of the 7. NJ. c. A, Is now teaching in
the summer school at Estes Park, and
| will remain there a few weeks longer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
FIRST QUOTA THURSDAY
Three Hundred Men to Lee Hall, Va,
Out of Topeka This Week.

The first shipment of laborers out
of Topeka under the new Federal Em-
ployment agency will be made Thurs
day morning. according to a state
ment by J. Will Kelley. state director
of bureau for Kansas. Three hundred
men will be sent. out in this first ship
ment. They win go to Camp Abra-
ham Eustice, Lee Hall, Va, for work
building the new artillery cantonment
at that point
The second shipment of men for the
cantonment will be made one -'rcek
from Thursday, Kelley said today. an
the shipment will be the same size as
the one to leave this week. The total
call for Kansas for workmen for the
new cantonment is 1000 men.
Kelley said that three of the eleven
districts of Kansas have already re-
ported sufficient men signed up TO fill
the apportionment for the contingent
to go this week. Wichita has reported
an enlistment of $50 men; Junction
City has reported fifteen men. SOUTH
east Kansas has reported nearly 100
men, and Topeka stands ready to fur
nish 3 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Newspapers Acknowledge the
Defeat in Picardy.
Some Say Mist Helped Surprise
Others Say No Surprise.
LAMENT PRISONERS and GUNS
There Is Some Talk of an Ex-
tensive Retreat.
One Paper Claims Germans
SStill Have Initiative"

Amsterdam, Aug. 12.-Morale in
Germany has suffered severely from
the recent defeats. Several critics
are dumb and the people are gioomily
suggesting that the army may be COM
PEELED to fall back a long way all along
the line, according to information
from German cities received here to-
day.
Some of the evening newspapers ad-
mitted that Haigsha given the Ger
mans a serious check, but explained
that the withdrawal was due -unfav-
orable weather, a heavy mist giving
the allies an initial advantage. Others
asserted the British and French sue
cesses would not endure and that they
were not of any permanent impor-
lance.
Lament Loss of Men and Guns.
The Kreuz Zeitung declared the only
unpleasant feature of the battle was
the loss of guns and the number of
prisoners taken by the allies.
There is no use hiding the check
received by US south of the Sopme,
the Cologne Volks Zeitung said. In
view of the prisoners and guns lost, IL
hits US hard"
The Cologne Gazette remarked:
The reasons for the regrettable oc'
currence have not yet been cleared up
A dense mist enabled the enemy tam
squadrons to surprise US and break II
| our front line"
Not a Surprise at AL"
But the attack was not surprise a
all, according to the Westphalian Eel
tung, which asserted that German
troops had been withdrawn from then
! bridgeheads on the Ancre and thu
Avre before the allies attacked.
"Our soldiers were not exposed un
necessarily to danger" said this news
paper.
| Still Claim Initiative.
Berlin Lokal -.nzeiger declared the
most important thing was that tbs
| initiative still remained with the Ger
mans.
Events between the Somme an,
/ Avre constitute the first serious de
! feat of the war" said the Deutsch'
| Zeituns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

Henry C. Richman. Anderson. Ind; Milton
c. Stevenson. Paramount. N. ID.
Died of wounds: Sergt Fred Rogers
Ensley. Ala.
Browning, Aberdeen. Wash.
Amongh the severely wounded; FIST
Lieut.. Robert BLY,. Fort Scott. KANSAS;
Pvts Herman Behrens, Crete. Neb.; Henry
D. Loomis, Homer. Neb.
Among the wounded, degree undeter.
mined; Sergt. Ray Conrad, Creston. Iowa
Corps, Will r.. Martin, Tulsa, Okla: Harry
f. Patterson. Shelby. Iowa; Mechanic
George NJ. Bell, Arkadeiphia. Ark. Pvts.
Lorens N. Bonneville. Alton, Iowa; Fonda
w. Creger, winterset, Iowa; Clarence NJ.
Schiarb, Stuart, Iowa.
Sundays Marine Casualtiest
Washington Aug. 1.-THE marine cas-
ualty list Sunday shows:
Severely wounded in action, 1; wounded
ing In action. 3. Total 81.
The list includes:
Wounded in action. degree undetermined
Sergt Charles r. HelwiC. Offerle. KAN
/, SAS; Corp. Ebert Ponsar. Maynard. Ia (;
Pvts Robert L. Theme, Ferguson, Mo: |;
Robert n. Carson, Hamilton. KANSAS;
Charley l.. Haney. Louisiana, No.; Thomas
B. Tucker, st. Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
SHE WANTS DIVORCE
Moilie Smith Also Desires "Such Or.
der as Court Secs Fit for Children"

Nellie smith~filed a petition in the
office of the Shawnee county district
court today asking a divorce from A.
D. Smith. Mrs. Smith claims that on
numerous occasions her husband has
struck. cursed and abused her and
that their lives together are unbear-
able She says Smith owns about
5000 worth of personal prope4ty.
She wants a divorce and asks that the
court make such an order as II may
see fit relative to the care custody and
control of their four chfdren-Ber-
nice. IL; Eunice, .: Orville. 5. and
Earl, 3. The Smiths were married at
West Liberty, KY. in November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

HAD ALIvELY DAY
Police Spent 104-in-the-Shade
Making 32 Arrests Sunday. =
All Records for Quantity-But
Not Qual'ty-Broken.
MOSTLY IICkER' AND JUICE
Drunkenness and Joy Riding
Play Important Role.
Busy Session Scheduled for
Tuesday Police Court.
MOSTLY lICkER' and JUICE

Local police records were broken
Sunday when a total of thirty-two ar
rests were made between the hours of
midnight Saturday night and $50
o'clock Sunday night. The charges are
all OF a petty nature and include fight
ing. speeding, Joy riding and shooting
craps.
Seven youths were arrested by w, H.
Carter, plain clothes man, who found
them sAgaged in a crap game at 1900
Seward avenue Sunday afternoon
George Edwards, Michael Balm,
Charles >Dodds. Jim Kennedy, Fred
Pruitt. Charles Long and Lee Evans
were taken into custody on the charge
ard are to appear in police court for
triat tomorrow afternoon.
Juda Martinez was arrested once
for ffghtiqg and. later for being drunk.
Juah Rivers and Sisto Ramirez were
arrestedi for fighting and Thomas
Alonz5 wa ss.arrested for fighting and
shooting within the city limits. P. r.
Figgs and Lew Nathanson were book
ed for speeding and D. H. Magnuson
for running with his motorcycle cut
out open. All will be tried in the po-
lice court Tuesday afternoon.
A Few Had 'IicLcr''
Charles 4irGlenand. w. Franklin,
and Ohm Tfeinas, colored, and Lew
Maze f.. weBets arrested and booked as
DRINKS andswjll be ried in police
court en1n dtrow. Gregorio Rodriginz
was found sstzh liquor in his possession
and as a result will pay a fine of 500
and spend thirty days in Jail. d.
S..ultz was also arrested for having
Tquor in his possession and is booked
for police court.
Earl PhelleSOn was arrested for be-
irg drunk but was released. Joe
johnson was brought to police head
quarters on a charge OF disorderlylcon-
duct and WIS also released. c. A. Cox
and Mary Wesley, the latter colored.
w,re picked up for investigation and
the former released.
ThelnaE Williams, colored, was arr
rested Sunday night by Patrolmau
JTke Maze. who took her only after
. lively fight in which both lost some
important parts of their wearing APP
pnrel. and booked at the police station
for being drunk and disorderly. She
] yes ct 312 E, Crane street. Johanna
Adams, colored, also a police char
acter. was brought into the fold again
this morning,
J. Z. Austen. F. Robb- and J. o.
Gurss were arrested for driving a car
NVithoutAa license. Austen was re-
leased and the other two men will be
fried tomorrow afternoon. Marbin
PerciNa was pic leed-up by the police
for running with the cut-out of his
machine open, but satisfied the Off
GERS that it was broken and was re-
leased. And to cap the climax. H. H
PrichCe. about 65 years old was ar
rested for Joy riding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
IN APPEAL TO MINERS
President Wilson Stimulates Coal
Production, Fearing Shortage.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Fearing a
coal famine again this winter. Presi-
dent Wilson has issued an appeal to
miners for full speed production. In
it he states that many more miners
will be taken in the draft. indicating
no formal intention on the part of
Provost Marshal General Crowder to
grant voca tional exemptions to miners,
but at the same time extolling the
patriotism of those miners who are
granted deferred classifications and
meet the nations crisis by plying their
underground trade, though the more
spectacular heroism of war allure
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
TAX ON SODAS
House Committee Adopts Foun
tain-TaX.
Two Cents on Every Ten
Covers Ice Cream, Too.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE house
ways and means committee, today
voted to tax ice cream soda, sundaes
and other delicacies sold at soda
fountains at the rate of two cents for
each ten cents, or fraction thereof.
Under this system Bottled soft drinks
will have to bear both ten per cent
manufacturers tax and the retail sales
tax of ten cents or more.
The committee expects to have this
bill completed by the middle of the
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
DR.. LOVELAND CALLED
He VIII Report for Army Service as
Lieutenant Soon.

DR.. Forrest L. Loveland. who has
been serving on draft board No. 1, to-
day received a telegram asking why he
had not reported for duty. This >tele-
gram was from the United States
government and was the first indica-
ton DIR. IDveland had that he was un-
der orders DIR. Lovelaad has had a
document from the war department.
carrying a first lieutenant's commits
sion and is to report to the Massachu-
sets general hospital, in Boston. for
special work.
DIR. I.oveland win leave, as soon as
he receives instructions for which he
teiegraphed this morning verifying the
inquiry he received today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
GET GERMAN PLANES
americans OH TouI Sector Bring Down
81 Two and Perhaps a Third.
(By tue; Associated Press.1

-2.f 10Y thN. Associuteu fEesssJ
-Witnsthe American Army in France,
Sunday, Aug. 1.-Two German air.
planes have been brought down by
american flyers in the last twenty
four hours on the Toul sector. Off
cial confirmation. however. is still
lacking. A third is believed to have
been brought down. The first Ger
man shot down was the victim of
Capt r. o. Bridgeman of Illinois.
The machine was seen to fall in flames
neax Xivray Saturday night. Ameri-
can flyers met four German biplanes
near Thiaucourt. Lieutenant Tobin
attacked one land it went into a nose
give. The second reported victory oc-
Cured Sunday morning near Thiau-
court. in an air battle between three
German machines and several Ameri-
cans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
CHANGE FAILED
amendments to Make Draft 21
to As Badly Defeated.
1S-Year Minimum Upheld by
Big Majority.

Washington, Aug. Ian effort by
Senator Kirby of Arkansas, to amend
the administration manpower bill so
as to extend the draft ages from 81 to
As inclusive. instead of Is to IS as
proposed, failed today in the senate
military committee by an overwhelua-
ing vote. Senator Kirby announced
that he would renew his effort when
the bill reached the floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
STRIKE IN OIL FIELD
More Than 1900 Employees Out Today
at Beaumont, Texas.

than $500 employees of the Magnolia
Petroleum incompany went on strike
here today in sympathy with 27S
boilermaiserss who struck Saturday to
enforce. demands for a twenty per
cent wage increase. Officials said the
plant would be closed down today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

New York. Aug ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS la
paper months: 9; months. Q. Sterling.
60 day bills, -5 5;1e; eommereial' 90 day 6ais
412h: demand. nc: cables. AT Liza
Francs. demand. 500; cables. 5.G7h. Bar
ment bonds Irregular: railroad bonda-
firm. Time loans, strong; 60 daye.16 bid /
80 days. bid; 6 months, q mid.
Cali money, firm high. q; low. 5% rul.
ing rate. 6: closing bid so offered at Ct
last loan G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
MORE TROOPS TO ITALY
American Contingent There To Be En-.
larged Says Navy Official.

Rome, Aug. ignore American
troops will be sent TO Italy. Franklin
D. Roosevelt. assistant secretary of
the navy. announced here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

The Czech troops at Vladivostok.
who have been In touch with the Jap
lanesc for some time. are separated
from their comrades in western ST.
IBERIA, who hold the Transsiber.dn
railroad west of Irkutsk. II this dis
patch is meant to refer to the Czecho-
Slovaks in western Siberia it Is I'M
douktedly incorrect as no advance by
the allied forces from Viadivostok has
been reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

The funeral-ot Mrs. w. II. McCrackea VIII
be held at the residence Mt 1929 Hogeboon
street Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

One of the young boys who enlisted
and went to the army from Topeka is
Earl Bunce, who entered Company A,
10 engineers. in May. 1917. He is
now II active service in Italy, and
writes with enthusiasm of his expert
ences, expressing pity for the chaps
who didn't have the nerve to enlist
Bunce was 8 years old at the time he
enlisted. He was a high school stu
dent, native Topekan. and one Of
twenty-four boys Who enlisted from
the P. o. G. class of the First Christian
church. which Is directed by Mrs. Fred
Farnsworth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

MRS ROSA c. MAC FARLAND, former
~ of Topeka, wife OF DR.. +. mcfarland
died Saturday. Funeral will be held al
Scranton this e9ening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

THEODORE B. WILLIAMS, age 50, died
this morning at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Ed Porter. 1885 Laurel avenue. The
funeral will be held from Conweil South
side chapel at lis East Eighth street. Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Burial In
Granville cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

Wedding rings. lS-K gold, 50 up
Harris-Goar Co.. 1924 e. 6th.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

Sevra Matheny, a colored non-wili-
full delinquent listed under the local
draft board at Cedar Rapids. Ia. was
sent to Camp Funston today by draft
board No. 2,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12

Wall ST.. New York. Aug. 12.-sTOCKs-
Active stocks moved In contrary directions
today, industrials yielding to pressurs,
while numerous rails recorded gross ad-
vance of 1 to 3 points. Sales APPROX
mated $4,000 shares
Paul issues leading but this advantage was
somewhat impaired later when United
States Steel and other equipments develop
ed fresh heaviness The closing was irree-
ulas
Final prices on liberty bonds were. lzo
10oOi: first convertible as 1870: second
IS. 93.n8; first convertible 4K's. 94.2S: see
ond convertible aus 34.04: third 4H's o5.6e.
New York Cotton Market
New York Aug. 12-COTTON-epo4,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A.mnrriage license was issued today in
the probate court to:
Thomas B. Carouth, williamstown, Kan...60
Drucilia Woodali. Topeka. so