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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
STOP A HUGE PLANT
Alameda, Cal, Shipyards Will Not Be
Erected Now.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-The United
States shipping board has cancelled its
contract with the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration for a $6O,00O,0O0 shipbuild-
ing plant at Alameda, California. Work
on the project which amounted prac-
tically to doubling the plant there was
stopped two weeks ago. Officials eX-
planned the plant could not be com
pleted before the period of its use
fulness would have passed.
Pressure of the strongest sort, is
known to have been brought to bear
ON Chairman Hurley. to permit the
building of the plant. This pressure.
according to officials close to Hurley
and Director General Schwab, was ex-
erted by commercial interests which
were expected to supply the material
required in building the plant as well
as building the ships.
II Shipping board officials have almost
completed the list of shipyards which
will be placed on their resources to OPP
crate independently of the government.
it was announced today. All yards
have been grouped, according to their
efficiency. in four classes. Glass 4,
fw hict1 now includes Seventeen yards,
will be eliminated and other yards
which drop in efficiency will be cut
loft also, as they fall below the re-
Guired standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30

being decorated with the medal of the
order of the o. B. E. by King George.
She wears this decoration during her
Americantour, as it signifies the i'm
periai interest of her country in the
work she is doing. She has been in
India in Y. w. C. A. work. and was
recalled to England at the beginning
of the war to become head of the
British Y. w. c. A. overseas work in
France. During the year 1913 she was
sent to America to investigate tho
methods of work employed by the
American Y. w. C. A, a mission that
greatly honored the American branch
of the association. Since the war she
has been chairman of committee for
the raising of money for the work with
the girls of the w. A. a. G. S. of Eng
land.
1.-THE w A A c. S." she said,
have 10000 girls working in France
doing all tasks, that they can do, and
often working under fire. At home
they do all such work as they are able
to do, in order to release the men for
military duty. The Y. W. C. A. in
Britain is much like the association in
this country, and its work abroad is
modelled after that of America"
Head of Housing Work.
Miss Beatrice Picot-Tuberville is
head of the ministry of munitions
housing department of Great Britain.
she is also superintendent of large
housing colony for girls in munitions
plants at CovantEy. England.
The ancestral home of these two
British women Is at Ewenny-P riory,
in Wales. The manor house of the
family has descended to the present
generation from the time of Henry the
Eighth. The women are typically
British, with all the reserve and aloof-
ness that make English people so diff
f1cult" to Americans.
Miss Clark is a successful newspa-
per woman of London. having held po-
sitions as feature writer on number
of the large London dailies.
A number of meetings wera planned
at which the visiting women were to
speak. the principal one of which was
planned for the members of the ad-
visory council of the woman's section
of the united war work campaign In
this council are women who represent
all the large state orga nizations of
Kansas Mrs. Paul Walker was a guest
at meeting in Kansas City at the
home of Mrs. Walter Dickie, when the
English women made addresses on
conditions in factories abroad and on
the work of the British Y w. C. A.
.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
MUST POLICE RUSSIA
Allies Will Have Big Job When the
TeutOnS Leave

Washington. Oct. 30.-American or
allied troops or both, undoubtedly will
have a long period of police duty in
Russia after the Teutons vacate.
In fact, 1t was limited today that the
associated contingents may have to be
increased rather than decreased when
the boche hauls out the remainder of
his legions.
The problem, according to a mem
Der of the general staff offers one of
the most. perplexing features of the
complicated "unscrambling'' process
which is now held to be only a matter
of a comparatively brief time.
While the German has been evacuat-
ing the Baltic provinces and has strip
ped down his forces in the Ukraine,
he still has wide belt of influence
and considerabl number of troops in
the territory between the Gulf of Riga
and the Black sea. Military authori-
ties foresee today that if immediate
evacuation of the FeutorE is compelled
a reign of terror and 1awlessness may
ensue. Hence, there is some division
of opinion as to whether this evacua-
ton should be compelled hurriedly or
gradually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
IS HERE TO STAY
War Work Community Service
Permanent in Topeka.
G.. H. Harten Explains Aims at
Chamber of Commerce.
ESTABLISH COMMUNITY HOUSE
City Suitable Point for One,
Speaker Believes.
Other War Organizations Ex'
pected To Aid in Work.

THE war camp communities service
bears the same relation to the various
that a holding corpoI alton does to the
dozens of qualifications of a big business
enterprise. In other words the war camp
communities service is an organization de-
signed to weld and concentrate the efforts
of all local organizations at one point
preventing waste and duplication of effort
camp communities service is to build up
the morale-the will to fight-of both
civilian and SOLDIER
Chamber of Commerce this noon by
G. H. Harten. local representative of
the War Ca mp Communities service, OF
the purpose of the service and the
work the service expects to do in To-
peka when headquarters have been
established and the organization is on
a permanent footing.
Harten asserted that the War Camp
Communities service has come into To-
peka with full intentions of staying SO
far as he knows, and he asked that
every organization in the city doing
lany kind of war work or hoping to do
any kind of war work having direct
bearing on the life of soldier be TAX
en- up with the local office of the SER
vice. 1t is not desired at present that
these local organizations fall all over
themselves trying to offer help of div
ers and various kinds but it is de-
sired that these organizations hold
themselves in readiness to cooperate
to the fullest possible extent.
Survey Is Complete.
In a statement made after his talk,
Harten said that the war camp COM
munities service survey of Topeka has
/ been completed and the final report
| is on it's way to Washington. Harten
seemed to feel fully satisfied that the
survey will warrant the establishment
| of a community house in Topeka.
Bennett P. Stiles, special representa-
tive of the war camp communities
Lservice for this district, was in Topeka
| today going over the details of the
| reorga niZatio with Harten. Stiles
would not commit himself to any def
mite statement of the status of affairs
| at present, but he did say that he per-
sonally was favofably impressed with
| the city as a suitable point for the
| establishment of a community house
| under the jurisdiction of the war camI
| communities service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
HOUSE ACTIVE IN PARIS
He Possesses a Great Deal of Infor-
nation Concerning Fighting Countries.

Paris, Oct. 30.-Col. E. NJ. House.
special representative of the United
States government to the European
governments, has taken a house in a
quiet quarter of Paris on the left bank
OF the Seine not far from the French
ministry of war. He has already had
conversations of considerable length
with Premier Clemenceau. Field Mar
shall Haig, Viscount Milne, British Sec
rotary of war; William Graves Sharp.
American ambassado to France; Pre-
mier Venizelos Of Greece. and Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, American representa-
tive to the war council.
The precise information in posses
sion of Colonel House relative to the
European situation rather amazes
statesmen on this side of the Atlantic.
They have not been aware that Colonel
House as head of a bureau at Wash
ington has been receiving for eight
months the results of original study
from many sources of conditions in
every belligerent country in Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
VIOLATE RULES OF LAW
Germans Practice UnspeakabIc Inhu-
manitics on Prisoners.

London, Oct. 80 british Admiralty
wireless) rules of interna tionaI
law which were also the rules Of hu-
mainly, have been observed in this
country, but have been over and over
again f1agrantly broken by our enc
miles, Sir George Cave. home secre-
tary, declared in addressing the house
of commons on the barbarouS treat
ment of British prisoners of war.
Some of the German internment
camps are reasonably well organized,
but there are other camps where con-
ditions were almost unspeakable and
inhumanities went on which were al
most past belief.
These things go on today. and evil
dence the government had got from
returned prisoners is very much the
same as previously obtained.
1T is estimated that the number of
deaths in prison war camps. since No
vember, 1916. is 1000 of all nations"
With regard to working parties.
Cave sail the men were beaten and
tortured and made to work when they
were i'll. They were underfed and
overworked; in fact. everything was
done to break their spirit. but Sir
George said he thanked God that in
most cases it was not broken.
Sir George said he had the best rea-
son for believing that in any armi-
stice with either Austria or Germany,
tic government SHOulu insure Indt, as
an essential and primary condition, all
prisoners of war in enemy countries
be Immediately and Internationally
released.
He threatened reprisals for cruel
ties.
1t is no good talking to the people
who did these things" he declared.
we have got to take them by the
throat and punish them so that it will
be an example for generations to
Gomez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
HONORED BY KING
English Woman War Worker
and Party in Topeka.
Miss Edith Picton.Tuberville Is
Distinguished Guest.
SHE'S HERE FOR wv. W. DRIVE
Is Accompanied by Sister and a
Frisco Girl.
She Tells What Waacs Are
Doing in France.
SHE'S HERE FOR wv. W. DRIVE

A group of English women passed
thru Topeka today, and except for the
closing order and the FLU" epidemic,
they would have given addresses this
afternoon to large audiences of women
in the interests of the united war
work campaign.
The leader Of the party of travelling
Britishers is Miss Edith Picton-Tuber-
vile. of an ancient and prominent
military family of the kingdom. She
is accompanied by her sister, Beatrice
Picton-Tuberville, also by Miss Ruth
Clark, a newspaper woman of London,
and by another Miss Clark, a San
Francisco girl, who is business mana
ger for the party.
The women are in America to speak
on behalf of the united war work cam
paiEn, and were called from London
for that purpose where they had been
engaged in d similar work for a money
raising campaign for war relief.
Decorated by King.
Miss Edith Picton-Tuberville is vice
president of the British Y. w. c. A.
and has recently been honored by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
PEACE TALK IN LONDON
Question of Referring Terms to Peo
pie Comes Up in House.

London, Oct. 30.-"Does the pre-
mier intend to take steps to secure
that the peace agreement shall in gen.
eral accord with the wishes of the ma
jority of the members of the house of
commons?" That was the question
submitted in the house Tuesday by Sir
Richard Cooper, Unionist, for -WalsaH.
Andrew Bonar Law. government
spokesman, replied that the govern
ment must be the interpreter of the
views of the house and the nation.
Sir Richard then asked if the icoun-
try would be committed to a secret
peace agreement. In answer, Mr.. Be-
mar Law said: II do not quite know
what the honorable member means. 1
do not suppose he suggests that peace
terms should be put up to the country
as a referendum and I know of no
other way in which the country can
be represented except by the govern
nento
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
WILL APPROACH CHINESE
Japanesc Government VIII Offer
Friendly Advice.

Picking, Oct. 30.-The new Japanese
government has arranged plan to ap-
proach the leaders of North and South
China simultaneously and offer friend
ly allied mediation with view to eff
fecting a reconciliation Chang Tsung-
Hsiang, the Chinese minister at Toxic,
reports to his government. according
to the Asiatic news agency. This ac-
ton, it is said will be taken notwith-
standing the fact the powers have not
recognized the beIligerency of the
southern Chinese. One provision of
the plan is refusal of the powers to
make further loans to China until
peace is established, # is declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
STANDARD is LOWERED
Students Without High School Train
ing Eligible to s. ATT e T..

Captain Shaw, commandment of the
Washburn S. A. T. c., received tele-
graphic instructions from washington
late this afternoon informing him that
he will be permitted to accept candi-
dates who have not had the four-year
high school training that has previous
ly been demanded of all S. A. T. C.
candidates.
This will enable us to take in a
number of men we formerly had to
turn down. Captain Shaw sta ted.
However, we will have to get their
applications at once"
Captain Shaw said the washburn
3 A. T. c. could handle about fifteen
more men at the present time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
REFUSE GERMAN GOODS
American Defense Society Acts To
Prevent Sale of Merchandise.

New York, Oct. 30.-The boycott
committee of the American Defense
society today sent letters to several
firms requesting them not to accept
German-made goods consigned to
them. which arrived here recently on
the Holland-American liner Neuwe
Amsterdam.
No open statement has been forth
coming from any of the purchasers OF
these enemy products except Butler
Brothers. which firm refused to accept
the German toys consigned to it.
Club women here are up in arms
against the arrival of German mer-
chandise in this country, and 1t has
been suggested that the Hun cargo be
thrown into the bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
LESS FLU IN ILLINOIS NOW,
State Health Authorities See Abate-
ment in Few Days.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-With the influ-
enza ban being gradually lifted in Chi
cago and conditions more encourage
ing out il the state, DR. c. ST. Clair
Drake. state health commissioner, ex-
pressed hope today tina. a few more
days would see the abatement of the
epidemic in illinois,
The crest appears to have been
reached in every county except those
In the extreme south portion, accord
ing to Doctor Drake. Health authori-
ties today await answers to question:
naires sent to city and county olficia Is
recently 1nquirlng as to conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
TO BUILD MORE DOCKS.
New York Takes Steps to Prevent Loss
of Shipping.

New York, Oct. 3o.-The city au-
thorities announced today that steps
would be taken TO avert the loss to
this port of the business of twenty
five steam ship companies whose YES
sells, coastwise and transatlantic, dock
here. Murray Hubert. dock commits
sioner, confronted with intimations
from these companies that they would
seek accommodations at Philadelphia,
Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, and other
Atlantic ports. unless increased dock
ink facilities could be assured at New
York. announced that the situation
would be considered at a conference
Friday with the regional federal har-
Dor officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
PLANE DOWNED
Becomes Entangled in Ropes of an
Observation Balloon.

Italian Headquarters on the Piave.
Oct. 30.-During the crossing of the
Piave by Italian and British troops
an Austrian battle plane attacked an
Italian observation balloon and at
tempted to pass thru it. The attempt
failed and the enemy airplane became
entangled in the ropes of the balloon.
Both the balloon and the airplane
were set on fire and the burning mass
dropped to the ground in the region
of Montello. Neither the pilot of the
airplane nor the observers in the bal
loon were hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
FLOOD OF THE TENNESSEE
Record Breaking Rises in River for
This Season

Knox Vile. Tenn.. Oct. 30.-With a
record-breaking October food racing
down the French Broad river from
mountains in North Carolina and from
the Virginia watershed, the Tennessee
river had today reached flood stage
Of unusual proportions. High waters
on the Little Tennessee river are en-
dangering several concrete dams near
Alcoa. n. c., which furnishes power
to the big aluminium plant at Marys-
Vile. WashoLts are reported on the
Southern railroad on the French
Broad river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
AUSTRIANS LEAVE ALESSIO
Statement Made From Headquarters
on Albanian Front,

Vienna, Oct. 29.-Concerning oper-
atoms in Albania and Serbia, -Austro-
Hungarian headquarters tonight is
sued this statement:
I'm Albania our rear guards have
evacuated Alessio. There has been no
change on the Drina front In Serbia
yesterday our troops who were not in
fighting contact with the ,enemy
reached Pala nka."
The Italian war office Tuesday an
nounced that Italian troops had occu-
pied Alessio, seaport on the AGri-
attic coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
A Fighter Wins,

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct 3O.-Jack
dempsey, heavyweight, was given a
i pelLhaneht injunction against his for
mer manager, John Reisner of New
ork. and was awarded $500 and costs
IN decision here today. The decision
formally recognizes Jack Kearns as
Denpsey's manager and denies Refs
her plea to share Dempsey's fight
earnings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
ISSUE BILLIONS IN NOTES
German Bank Has New Currency
Financial Crisis Threatened.

Zurich, Oct. 3O.-The German
Reichsbank has issued bank notes to
the amount of 2,o0O,00O,0OO marks
during the past four weeks, according
to the Neueste Nachrichten Of Munich.
me newspaper says that this was
caused by. the boarding of bank notes
by the people and points out that IL
the Germans do not give up their
present craze" a financial catastro-
phe is inevita BILE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
FLOOD CAUSES SHORT GAS.
Red River Too High for Repair of
Broken Lines

Dallas, Oct. 30.-Because Red river
is swollen two miles wide by recent
heavy rains. making it impossible to
repair broken pipe lines, Dallas and
Fort Worth were without sufficient
gas for cooking and heating purposes
today. Gas company officials say it
may be several days before the break
can be repaired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
CONCENTRATES FLEET
Austrian Vessels We're Nearly All Sent
to Fiume Harbor.

Paris, Oct se.-The Austrian fleet
has been hastily concentrated at
Fiume. according to a dispatch from
Rome to the Temps under date of Oc-
tober 81. A few vessels remain at
Pola. but all that were at Cattaro have
left. 1t is said the concentration was
dema nded by Hungary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
WANT ONLY SURRENDER
Australian Council Passes Resolution
on Its Demands in War.

Melbourne, Oct. 80 (via MontreaD e.
The people of Australia will not be
satisfied unless Germany surrenders
Internationally, it is declared in a
resolution unanimously adopted by
the city council of Melbourne. The
resolution requests Great Britain to
insist on an adequate. indemnity for
Australia, the British navy not to per-
nit the German flag on any ocean
until such indemnity is paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
A Flyer Is Killed.

Houston. Tex, Oct. 30-Lieut. NJ. s
Maxwell, New Hope, Pa. died here
early today of injuries sustained Tues
day when his plane crashed after
striking a tree at Ellington field He
was attached to the Second SQUADRON
at Ellington field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
THE GOVERNMENT FLED
Following Uprising, Austrian Officers
Left Montenegro.

Zurich, Oct. 3O.-The Austro- Hum
garian government of Montenegro fled
to Vienna following the uprising in
that country dispatch from Laibach
reported today. Montenegrins have
entered Cettinje, the capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
AtchisOn Soldier Dies.

Atchison. Oct. 30.-George Cox, an
Atchison county soldier. died at Camp
Funston. today. from pneum onia fol-
lowing the influenza. He was % years
old and went to Camp Funston with a
draft cont gent early in August. His
brother. Edward Cox, is with the army
in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
REDUCE STYLE OF GLOVES
10 Per Cent Cut in Kinds of Auto
Wear Is Ordered

Washington, Oct. 30.-A program of
conservation of heavy leather in
Stoves was announced today by the
war industries board. reducine Glove
styles from 10 to SIS per cent and tvpes
OF auto gloves IS per cent. The re-
auction is effective during the 1919
SeaSnn ~ ~ .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
THIS WILL KEEP
"COOTIES" OFF OF
THE YANK BACKS

Washington, Oct. 30.-A trench IN
dergarment, chemically treated as a
preventive against vermin, has been
approved by the war department and
shipments in quantity overseas or
dered expedited. The garments are
treated in the laboratories at the Uni
versity of Iowa at Iowa City. and were
brought to the attention of war de-
partment officials by Mrs. Charles w.
Eastman, widow of Professor Eastman
of the UNIVERSITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
B. OF r. T. HEAD DIES
+. Z. Caylor of Texas & Pacific Sue
cumbs at Fort Worth,

Fort Worth. Oct. 3O.-P. C. Caylor.
chairman of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen on the Texas & Pa
enc system, died here Tuesday night
OF pneumonia, which he DEVELOPED
after influenza. He was nationaIlv
known in railroad brotherhood circles
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
MADE IMMORTAL BY GOETHE
Leipzig Tavern in Which Poet Located
Scene in "Faust," Was Well
known Gathering Place.

Auerbach's cellar was a tavern at
Leipzig which disappeared in 1912. 1t
owed its chief fame to Goethe, who i'm
this place located the scene in Faust"
wherein Mephistopheles, standing up
on a wine cask, takes his flight into
space with Doctor Faust, to the stupe-
faction of the guests drinking at the
tables. The old building to which the
cellar belonged was built by Doctor
StrOmer d'Auerbach at about 1925, the
worthy doctor there storing the wine
intended for his own use. Later, as
the wine was good, he conceived the
idea Of selling 1t. In this way was es-
tablished the tavern to which his
name has been attached ever since.
From the earliest years Of the seven
teenth century legend has placed in
this cellar the famous adventure of
Faust and Mephistopheles. Goethe,
studying at Leipzig university from
1865 to 176S. frequented that cellar al
most nightly and there talked with
his friends of art, literature and pol
tiles, and thus he heard of that le-
gend which he turned to such excellent
account, at the same time so very
greatly enriching the literature of his
country.
The Yale expositor., 1918-05-09
Saws Fish Have Brains

Stephen Decatur Bridges of Verona,
near Bangor, who is known as the
salmon and alewife king of the Pen
obscot, is as positive not only that fish
have brains, but that fish reason and
form dislikes and likes and tell their
opinions to each other.
Bridges explains the disappearance
of salmon from the Penobscot in two
ways-either salmon tell other sal
mon how dirty its waters are and how
1t is not fit for any respectable sal
mon to live int" or "the fish resent 1t
because OF the hatchery in East Or
land they are taken from the water
and stripped of their eggs"
'The fish resent that because It is
against nature" Mr.. Bridges asserts.
"They decide they are not being treat
ed right and stay away."-Boston Her
aid.