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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
THF WFEKS war REVIEW
WRITTEN FOR The TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
BY utRi ZuffWAI
GERMANS RESUME THE ATTACK

AS this is being written on Friday
informing, the Germans are hurting
fresh divisions in a renewed attack
against the British and French de-
Tending AmIens.
This renewed attack was to be ex-
pected as a matter of course. The
halt in the offensive was merely for
the purpose of bringing up fresh men
and the big guns that had been left
behind.
Will Fight Hard for Amiens.
1t is impossible to forecast at this
time what he result of the renewed
fighting will be. 1t seems certain.
however. that the allies will not give
up Amiens if it is in their power to
hold it. Its value as great railroad
center with large terminal facilities is
too great to be lost if hard fighting
can save it 1t was two weeks ago on
Thursday that the great battle began.
BY this time the allied commanders
ought to have been able to mass suf-
ficient forces in front of Amiens TO de-
fend that city against any attack the
Germans can deliver.
3 If the allies are able to hold their
ground for the next few days, except
for nibbling bites here and there, the
German offensive will have spent its
force for some time to come
Psychological Moment Lost.
When this second attack has died
another opportunity to strike back
while their enemies are exhausted
For the present the logical and psyche
logical moment for an allied counter
attack has passed. The Germans have
been given time to rest their men and
to bring up reinforcements and guns.
a counter attack now would not be
entirely out of the question but no
such results could be expected from it
as might have followed a successful
counter attack a week ago.
Those of US who had hoped to see
the Germans rolled back in Picardy as
they were at the Marine, probably are
doomed to disappointment. Why the
allies did not strike back in time is
a mystery to all save those on the in
side of their military councils How
ever, an analysis of the situation sug-
gests several possible causes which
might have operated singly or thru
their combined weight to prevent the
counter blow.
Why Allies Did Not Strike Back,
(. First, the allied commanders may
have found that their strategic re-
serves were not sufficient for the pur-
pose. In other words, that linden
berg had been able to follow up his
worn out divisions with fresh troops
in sufficient numbers and with suf-
ficient speed to make a successful
counter attack impossible.
81 Second, the allies may have had
abundant reserves but their location
may have been such that thes were
the forces for the counter blow until
the opportunity had passed
Third. they may have in mind a
powerful attack against some other
part of the German line which has
been weakened to the danger point
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Topeka Freight and Passenger
Agents Won't Lose Jobs.
Already They Are Helping Out
-
With Valuable Training. 80
COMMERCIAL MEN WILL LEAVE
Railways Will Miss Representa-
tives in Other Cities.
Used as Mediums Between
5
Shippers and Railroads.

Soliciting freight and. passenger
agents for Kansas railroads are mark
ing time, awaiting disposition of thew
services, following the order from DIR
rector General McAdoo abolishins'
their offices. vi
The order, which tears down for
duration of government control the
highly efficient commercial departs
ments built UP by the railroads. was
issued by the railroad administration
after railroad officials had once OBJ
tanned its suspension. il
When the control measure first be-
came effective the order was antici-
pated so strongly that different roads
ordered their solicitors to quit work.
Railroad men acting advisory to Mcr,
Adoo urged him not to make such AM
order. declaring that the duties of
commercial agents were so numerous
that they were essential under govern.
ment control as mediums between the
shippers and railroads The men We're
put back to work and then the recent
order came for them to quit. -
Santa Fe heads here today declared
that there Is no chance that the goy-
eminent will push the solicitors out OF
q job. They will be placed in, other
departments or in the. traffic depart
ment at other kinds of work. The
railroads. however. are expecting to
lose q number of the commercial
agents. as the men who have spent a
lifetime in training themselves will
undoubtedly make every attempt pos
sible to continue in their line OF work
tho they must obtain jobs with other
commercial and business interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
Bible STUDIO
BY MRS. C. F. MENNINGER
Published every Saturday evening in
Topeka State Journal
LESSON XVI.

L.
l Samuel SIS. Samuel and Saul.
The battle of life is between selfwill
and Gods will. ..Self-chosen" sums
up SauPs career.
Commit 1925
VIII. King Asked. Verse 5.
TX. Saul Selected. Verse 16..
l. Give three reasons for IsraePs de-
sire for a king?
2: How did Samuel regard their re-
quest?
3. What had Israel done with God ?
1919.
4. What did the Lord direct him TO
do? e
5. What reasons did Samuel give to
dissuade them from their purpose?
Verses Ills.
6. Who was selected and how did
Samuel know his man.
Z. What was the ultimate result of
Israers wilfulness? Hosea, 1879.
DIVISION II.
X. Saul Amounted. Verse l.
XII. SauIs Success. Verse 6.
i. What were the signs by which
SauIs amounting was to be con-
firmed?
2. What personal testimony to con-
firm his own faith?
8. How was Sauf chosen?
4: How was he received by the peo-
.. Where was SauFs home?
s. What six things mark Saul at the
beginning of this story?
I. Give the place and occasion for
Samuel's words in chapter 1. 8? "a
3. II? GA, 15)
DIVISION III.
XII. Samuel's Farewell. Verse %.
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IT'S A GREAT LIFE WORKING RIGHT ON
Ambulance Company Garages and Soda Fountains
Always Up-and-at'Em. Have Little Daylight Relief
Established by Additional Hours Of Recreation
College Men at Pike. Boom Business
PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL THERE STAY OUT IN The EVENINGS
Team Up 1872 Points Auto Owners Come Home just
Against Opponents 0. as Late as Ever
Full of and Pity the Man VINO Throws
CJesn Amusement Hose in Your Tank
Garages and Soda Fountains
Have Little Daylight Relief.
Additional Hours of Recreation
Boom Business.
STAY OUT IN THE EVENINGS
Auto Owners Come Home just
as Late as Ever.
PITY the Man Who Throws a
Hose in Your Tank.

When Topeka turned up the clock
Sunday morning the city also turned
on an increased consumption of soda
and gasoline.
Consider first the man who has gas
oline for sale. Because of the simple
fact that the general public has an
extra hour for recreation every even
ing he is on the road to more wealth
than he ever dreamed of. The general
public-the most of Towns an auto
mobile and judging from appearances
this week he Is taking and will con-
tinue taking that extra hour of play
in skimming over smooth country
roads while the cool evening winds fan
his cheeks
All this takes gasoline and motor
OIL Every evening this week gasoline
filling stations have been busy places
buster than during the busiest time
last summer. Pity the man who
throws a hose into your gasoline tank
and pumps thru it gallons of locomo-
ton fluid. For him the daylight saw
ing bill means no extra hour of re-
Just as the gasoline vender comes
in for his riches so does the soda mer-
chant. The balmy spring weather
naturally makes business at the corner
drug store fountain pick up, but the
extra hour of daylight helps, too. No
low ride is complete without refresh
ments, it is apparent. Neither Is a
walk in the spring twilight so much a
success as when the pleasure pedes-
TRANS end their healthful exercise on
one end of a straw that is connected
at the other end with Time" or a
| coke" according to the taste of the
drinker.
That extra hour of daylight comes
| lust as the weather is warm enough
| for outdoor exercise and recreation
| and summer refreshments. But the
soda fountain man and the gasoline
salesman have time to take advantag e
| of it-other than financially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
BY HENRY WOOD.

with the f1eilCIl
Field, March Is (by maill This is
story of the economic and food sltua-
ton in Germany as told by the Ter
man people themselves
Great numbers of letters were founo
on hundreds of German soldiers cap
tured during the French raios IN req
r,iary and March, in which the peo-
pie back home" writing to their IA
theirs, sons and brothers at the 'front.',
told something of the inner economic
life of Germany at present
All of these letters. before being for
warded to the soldiers passed tnru
the hands of German censors ana any
phrases that painted the situation a
little too dark were deleted. scores
of letters dealt with each phase OF tine
difficulties which Prussian niiitarism
has imposed on the German people
or three on each subject and are class
flied below:
FooD RESTRICTIONS.
Rierberger Jan. 1--we have just
received a notice that tells US we must
deliver 5000 pounds OF winter grain
and we have never harvested that
much Our diary does not work any
bages and the bakers are unable 70
make any more bread.
Must Sell Grain and Hogs.
Language, Jan. Cove are occu-
pied daily with threshing and we still
have two more days of work with the
wheat Everything was ordered
threshed before January ID, because
on February 1 everything must be de-
clared All the pigs must be killed be-
fore February l and only the sows re-
MAN. Everything that weighs more
than seventy-five pounds must be
turned over to the slaughter house.
Now that Russia has made peace, IL
France and England would do the
same, we could probably get some
Russian horses cheap.
Geroda, Jan. 20.-After February 1
it is prohibited to slaughter any ami
mails yourself. The pigs have all been
requisitioned-each pig must have a
mark on its ear.
Commander Every Pound.
Suhein, Feb 10.-The past week
has been a bad one for the village OF
Elvese. All of the grain was weighed
Some only had a pound of beans to
give over and others only two pounds
of oats. We were forced to deliver
up 1 900 pounds. Let us hope there
will be nothing more requisitioned for
we are rot even permitted to keep q
little oats for our cattle.
.. Feb. IL put a little meat
in the back room where they won't
be able to see it. 1 received today the
list of things to be delivered and fol
eggs 1 must turn over 400 during the
year at 16 ,pfennigs each.
Kirchboitzen, Feb. 13.-As regards
grain, the declaration took place today
and as a result of the 900 pounds OF
wheat which we have must give UP
400 pounds and of the $4,000 pounds
of oats we must give $500 pounds
In any event we have been left little
for sowing.
SHOES AND LEATHER SCARCITY
Seppenhofer, Dec. 23.-It is impos-
sible to find shoes any more and we
are often seen wearing shoes com
| pletely worn out. Many soldiers DOM
send back any more their thread. A
| little box now costs 1 5 to rs marks.
| Eichstadt, Dec. 29.-Repairs are q
| miserable business now because it |.
no longer possible to get leather OF
thread. We have big pile of shoe.
here which we can't repair and the
! poor people who own them are obliged
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to go out without anything on their
feet. 1t is necessary that peace come
quickly. =. h,
Neirlot, Feb. 6.-I went to Bremen
yesterday to buy me a pair of shoes
and they cost me ITO marks. 1 also
bought a pair for Marguerite for Ie
marks and pair for Etty at 10. Even
with money it is now almost impos-
sible to buy anything.
COAL SHORTAGE.
Koenigsburg, Jan. live can
only find coal here in very small
sion is only heated two or three times
a week.
Hanover. Feb. 5.-Let US hope that
spring comes early this year, for the
people no longer have coal. -.
Eichstatt, Dec 2s--They are not
working any more at the gas plant
because there is no coal. -
HIGH PRICES. 80
Nivershen, Feb. 12.LJeap and K
went yesterday to Strassburg.
bought me a black apron at s marks.
At first 1 didn't want to take it and
then they showed me a paper one for
10 marks. = -.
Munster, Feb. Ill am just back
from trying to buy an umbrella 7
went to at least ten stores, but SO
marks was the cheapest i could find,
1 did not take one as 1 would rather
get wet than pay so marks for an
umbrella
SCARCITY OF TOBACCO.
Knesbeck, Feb. 15.-You wrote that
your father could not get any tobac-
CO. We are just like you, for August
has already gone twice for his father
and the cheapest he can get is Is
marks a pound. -
Luneburg, Feb. 10.@The cheapest
cigar here costs 40 pfennings- Tobacco
is worth II marks pound and is
very scarce. ~
OBLIGATORY CIVIL SERVICE II
Suttrapp, Feb. 11.-Wednesday,
everyone between II and so years
of age must register for the obliga=
toy civil service.
Gross Leferde, Feb. 9.-Friday we
must register for the obligatory civil
service. Tell me what do these Mes
sieurs think they are going to do
Nothing. think II they imagine I
am going to be bossed by the first one
that comes along. they are greatly
mistaken. What ever happens. how
ever, there IL no work to be had here.
Monday L went to the Iselder fou7.
dries but could not obtain employ
ment because they do not want any
one over As.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
Is YEARS AGO in TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

April 6. 1898.
Maj or K. w. jenkins returned yesterday
afternoon from trip to western Kansas in
the interest of the Union Pacific Railroad
reports of the crop Prospects in that sec
ton. Most of the country is SO dry and
parched that anything will burn and fires
are raging in all directions. Wheat in the
ground is at a standstill for lack of mois-
ture.
One of the attractions at the shadow
social at the First NJ. f. church last even
ing was w. 3. Swan a mouse eater. Ac-
cording to the shadow the curtain he
ate seven.
Last evening Library hall was filled
with people TO attend the opening Of the
much talked of Seven Ages fair. given by
the ladies of the Episcopal church.
The baby booth is the first to attract
Olive Gundry. Edith Curlett and Edith
Guibor were dressed babies and were
the objects of much attention. This booth
was presided over by Mrs. A. c. Davis and
Mrs. Hurlbut.
The school girl booth came next Mrs
D. w. Nellis, Mrs. Crandell, assisted by
Misses Birdie Crandell. Edith Thacher
Grace Lemon, Amy CrandeIl and Mildred
Cochran, sold candy, popcorn and chewing
gum
The third age, the age of love, was a
booth. decked in hearts, where heart
etc were sold by Mrs, H. ?. DILLON. Mrs
Mrs. Eugene oufnton and Misses Mar eses
Bradley, Myra Williams and Rose Horton
The Merry Wives of Windsor" is tbs
motto for the booth presided over by Mrs
P. L. Soper, Mrs. J: L. King, Misses Kats
Farnsworth and Edna Lakin, who served
ice cream and cake to visitors
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Relief from Eczema

! Don't worry about eczema or other
skin troubles. You can have a clear,
healthy skin by using a little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, OF
extra large bottle at S1.00.
Zemo generally removes pimples, black.
heads, blotches, eczema, and ringworm
and makes the skin clear and healthy
Zemo is clean, penetrating, antiseptic
liquid, neither sticky nor greasy and stains
nothing. 1t is easily applied and costs a
mere trifie for each application. 1t is
always dependable.
The Z. ". Rose Co.. Cleveland. o.
ADVERTISEMENT
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100000 Articles To Be Sold.

Atchison, Kan. April 6.-The three
days fair of the Atchison county
chapter of the Red Cross opened with
more than 100000 articles to be sold.
Every article was a gift from some
Atchison county resident and includes
all kinds of farm products from pure
bred cattle to a dozen eggs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

XIII. Saul's Failure. Verses IS. IA.
1. What are the questions Samuel
asks in testimony of his integrity?
2. What five deliverers of Israel
does he say God sent to them?
3. What positive conditions of life
does he put before them ". 14) d?
4. What miracle shows Gods dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
Pitiful Stories From Home in
Letters to Hun Soldiers.
Are Taken OF Prisoners Cap
tured in French Raids.
COMMANDER EVERY POUND
Farmers Ordered To Deliver
More Grain Than They Grow.
Ordered To Market Pigs Weigh
ing More Than 75 Pounds.

This is the second Of series of the two
stories based on letters taken from German
nrisoners detailing conditions in Germany,
which supply one Of the chief motives for
Hindenburgs desperate offensive inc
first told of the strikes. The Following
story tells of food and economic condi-
tionqf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
DON'T SUFFER 4
WITH NEURALGIA
Use Soothing Musterole

When those sharp pains 60 shooting
through your head, wher your skull
seems as if it would split, just rub .
little Musterole on your temples and
neck. It draws out the Inflammation,
soothes away the pain, usually giving
quick relief.
Musterole Is clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than a
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Many doctors and nurses frankly reg
ommend Musterole for sore throst, broA-
cflitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma. neural
gia, congestion. pleurisy, rheumstissz
fumbago, pains and aches of the back or
oints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet = colds of the
chest lit often prevents pneumonia). Il
is always dependable. .
SOC and 6oc jars; hospital size $3.50. aos
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13
Vigorous Men
and Women are
In Demand

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happiness has gone forever unless
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offer 10 refund your money on the
first box purchased If Wendell ;
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you the energy aod vigor you have
lost.
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Wendelrs Ambition Pills. the
great nerve tonic. are splendid TOR
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poor blood, headaches, neuralgia.
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You take them with this under
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come. Pershing's main attack
I2-nhle front from Xiyray TO the
edge of the Bois-le-pretre aIkd the
capture of Thiancourt, Ii this town
can be held. insures the extension
of the whole salient. IL l. well 10
recognize the Limitations of this
offensive.
IL il purely a local operation
with rigidly limited objecuVes. Its
relation 10 the western and main
field of operations Is subordinate.
IL is a maneuver intended TO COM
pell the German TO weaken his
front i'm ATtois and Flanders. TO
confuse and further disOrganlze
his plans and consume his re-
serves. TO keep him busy and pre-
vent any effort on his part TO re-
gain the offensive. But it is not
an operation aimed at Metz. which
Is the strongest single position i'm
the world. IL Is not a thrust to-
ward the Rhine, and such thrust
will be made from the east side
of the Moselle south of Nancy.
and il II not a major offensive at
all; il Is only one more Of FOch's
many blows. Having said this. il
il equally necessary to say that
the first report indicated that our
new army has done admirably.
with an advance which Is worthy
OF French veterans. an advance.
which II it can be held, will greatly
change the whole aspect of the
western front, remove the single
wedge the Germans have been
able in four years TO drive i'm the
French dixie on the old frontier.
and will greatly facilitate later
operations either toward Brey or
into Alsace-LOrraine between
Strassburg and Metz. since IL will
greatly strengthen the northern
flank for such an offensive.
Copyright, 1879
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

Taking up these three purposes
In order. IL Il well TO recognize at
once that all operations on the
western front are details i'm Foch's
main scheme i'm his fundamental
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13
The Horrible Handicap
of Poisoned Blood

remedy las been IN general use for
more than fifty years L. Is purely
vegetab bic. and contains not q pax
t.cle OF any chemical. ard acts
prorapt,y on the blood 5v routing
.ar traces " the faint. ana restor-
'iue 10 % absolute purity
Some OF The most distressing
cases OF transmitted blood poison
have yielded 20 the treatment Of
Is : :, and 10 case should be con
sldered -ncura bic until THIS srea-
remedy has been given q thorough
trial. < :. < acts as an artiGote
o. every iU,Qurity in the blood. lou
can obtain II a. any drug store Our
chief medical adviser viii take
pleasure IN giving you without cost
any advice that your indiyic Ia :
case requires. Wrlte today 70 swift
Specific Co. 433 SVift Iabors uory.
lAtlsnts. "a ADJ
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Mihiel salient. In both cases they
failed. As a result the Germans
commanded the Toul-Yerdun rail-
road line which follows the Meuse
valley, cutting one OF Verdun's two
vital railway lires; they also COM
manded the EHris-Nancy railroad
about Commercy and the French
were obliged 20 build a long de-
tour line by Condrecourt. Posses
sion OF the TouI. Xerdun line at IT.
Mihiel was a great aid TO the Ger
mans in their Eerdun campaign
OF 1915, but the French ultimate
~ built new line up from Bar
le-Duc.
After 1915 the st. Mihiel salient
became q quiet sector. The Ger
mans had a valuable bridge head
but their position was too circum-
scrlbed TO permit them TO advance
out OF Il. The French. on their
part, lacked the men 20 attempt
an offensive which could have only
local benefits, for the great Ger
man fortress OF Metz behind the
salient, abolished any idea of ma
tcriaI advance I'm this region-as
IL does still.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13

The following casualties are reported
by the commanding general of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces: Killed in ac-
ton. IS; died Of disease. 3: wounded
severely. s.: wounded, degree undeter-
mined, .: died from wounds, 10: died
from accident and other causes. e dieI
from aeroplane accident. ! 4; missing in
action, 20; prisoner. ]. Total. IS
KILLED IN ACTION:
LIEUTENANT.
Herbert G.. Blum, Chicago.
PRINATES
lanes Guntcrman, Rumsey. Ky.
james Ross, Chicago.
Patrick j. Mcdonald, St0cEb..dge.
Mich.
Hugo Madison. Houghtou city Mich
Stanislaw Nasymski. Cleveland, -.
Rick Walter schultz Chicago.
Steve StripPi East Chicago. Ind.
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED -
ACTION:
PRIVATE.
Charles G. Slower. Cincinnati q.
DIED OF DISEASE:
PRIVATE:
Golden Tenney. Moscow Mich
WOUNDED SEVERELY:
SERGEANT:
Edward James McHugh. Detroit NieH.
CORPORAIS
Nike BOrsE. Detroit Mich
Theodore Thomas Gariepy Detroit
Mich
Carl ". Let's, Balbeck. Ind
Frank SwisOski, jr Ia Sale. H.
Frank Mizdrak Detroit Mich
PRINATESc
Dewey HObsOu Craddock Leslie Mich
Burton Eugene Estes. Detroit Mich
Nate ]. Fair. Pleasant HID. -.
Frank Giesting. Tower, Ind
StaniSlaW GrcSla. Greeuville H.
George ". Grigg Greenvillc. III
Frank Heininsky. Chicago.
William III. Hudson. Chicago.
Ben Jaromnak Wyandotte Mich.
Jack kierski. La Sale III.
Tony Matuzalem. Akron. a.
John V. Ritter, Nliddletown. Ind.
Raymond Van Treese, indianapolis
Ind.
John Wicker. Lackay. Ky.
James +. SacrI. Quincy. ILL.,
Fred Schroyer indianapolis. Ind
MISSING IN ACTION:
pRINATES:
Clessie q. Brazle. Lakew God. III.
John ChannOn. Cincinnati. ..
Knofel Spencer, Midtown, Ind
Teofl TOpa. Chicago
benjamin Powell. McIaha. Nv