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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07
KANSAN DIES IN ACTION
HI. Stewart, Vinton, With Canadians,
in Canadian Casualty List.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. THE follow
ing Americans are mentioned in the
latest casualty lists:
Killed in Action.
H. STEWART, Vinton, Kan.
j. K. FISK, Oak Park, III.
J. f. BUTCHER, Knoxville, Tenn.
H. L. GOODIN. Bailey. Neb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07
MERCURY DOWN TO 7
General Warm Up, However. Started
Soon After Big Drop.

Temperature readings for the day
furnished by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
Lives Lost When Vessel Was Torpe-
doed, Say Report to Owners.

New York, Jan. THE American
steamship Harry Luckenbach, has
been torpedoeG and sunk with loss of
life, according to word received by the
owners of the vessel today.
When last heard from by the owpk
ers. the Harry Luckenbach was in
France, having been requisitioned at a
French port, October IS, by General
Pershing for use as a supply vessel
under the general requisition order of
the United States shipping boarL. 1t
is believed She was sunk in the Eng
lish channel
The vessel was in command of Cant
r s. Jones. No information as to the
Identity of the eight men reported
missing has been received.
The Harry Luckenbach was built in
1891 at West HartelpooI. England. nm
der the name of the Surrey and Uas
also known as the Michigan before
her purchased by the Luckenbach
steamship line. She was registered al
2,79S tons gross
The vessel is the second of tae
Lickenhach fleet sunk by submarines
Wltnln l. year. the other being the N
VI. Luckenbach, torpedoed and sunk
with loss of five members of her
crew on October 27 last Another
snip OF the line, the j. L. LuclsenbacI,
mad running fight with a sub1na-
rihe the same month and several of
her crew wounded by Shell fire.
A Canadian Atlantic Port, Jan. l.
A Canadian steamship of $500 tons
went ashore today during a dense fog
on the Cape Breton coast. Vessels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07

A Canadian Atlantic Port, Jan. T.
A Canadian steamship of $500 tons
went ashore today during a dense fog
on the Cape Breton coast. Vessels
have been despatched to her assist
anca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair and warmer tonight. Prob
ably snow in northeast and warmer in
south and east Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07

7 LLOYD GEORGES peace proposal
is backed not only by the minds
but the munitions of the allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-07

CONTINUED on Page TwoJ
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
PERsHINc's COUSIN A SCOUT.

DR.. James E. Pershing. a scout
master of Troop No. Of Oklahoma
City, has been chosen to act as scout
executive there. DIR. Pershing is q
cousin of General Pershing Of the
United States army.
DR.. Pershing has gone to National
headquarters in New York with this
letter from his local scout council:
"Make possible to him every avenue
Of education that will be Of help to
him in better preparing him for the
office, the duties of which he is to take
up. He has had many years of prac-
tical education, gained from actual ex-
perience in the work with boys, and
what he will probably need from your
Office most Is that help that will more
particularly apply to the duties Of
scout executive.
"He is coming to your city for this
direct training at the instance of some
Of our most prominent business men
and they will appreciate your efforts
in his behalf. They have every con-
fdence in him and feel that he has the
making In him of the best scout execu-
tive In our country"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

gists who have studied the subject
thoroughly:
Water-tight floors in stables, Of con-
opment.
Horse manure should be kept in fly
tight pits or bins, equipped wherever
possible with flytraps. Manure should
be removed frequently, not less fire.
quently than twice a week during the
summer months.
In rural and suburban districts sta
BILE manure should be removed every
morning and hauled out at once and
spread rather thinly on the fields, not
only to prevent development Of fly
eggs, but to get the maximum fertiliz-
ing value.
Treatment of manure with chemical
substances to kill the eggs and mag
gots of the house fly has been found
effective in experiments by the de-
partment of agriculture, which has
publications for free distribution de-
scribing in detail this and other meth
DDS of destroying flies, their eggs and
maggots.
Not only horse stables but chicken
yards, piggeries and garbage recepta-
cles as well must be guarded. II
cities, with better methods of garbage
disposal and with the lessening of the
number of horses and stables with tho
increase Of street railways and auto
mobiles, the time may not be far
away, according to department special
lists, when window screens may be dis
carded.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
SCOUT LEADERS NOT EXEMPT.

This question has come up several
times. Recently the chief scout execu-
tive received telegram from the pres
ident Of local council, as follows:
"Scout executive called to the colors.
In your opinion would he not be able
to serve his country better as scout
executive than as private soldier?
II SO, please use your influence to have
him transferred to class B or @. There
is no other man available that can car
ry on the work at this time"
Mr.. James e. West replied as fol-
lows:
Sincerely regret inability to do as
you request. We have followed policy
Of not asking special consideration OF
any scout official, regardless Of local
conditions. Paramount need at this
moment Is men who can serve, and
the danger Of establishing precedents
is SO great that 1t would prove embar-
RAISING to government for US to make
\ request for any special considera'
ton"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
The Touch Stone.

The well-dressed woman knows that
1t Is in detail that she can prove her
right to the title. Even last years
frock can be given n very up-to-the-
minute air with becoming new veil,
new neck accessories or girdle Of
decorative value. Any one of these
aid-de-camps will work wonders in re-
juvenating a costume. Take, for in
stance, the girdle. The plainest Of
dresses becomes interesting at once
when one is added. The Importance of
the girdle In this years fashions was
exemplified the other day in one of the
new plays, In which a young actress
wore the plainest dress of white crepe.
which had a girdle that was turned
once at the left side and the ends f1n-
ished with deep silk fringe. 1t made
the costume, and the ensemble wW
stunning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

The Stage WOman's War Relief Is
. large charity with many branches.
Among its activities is committee
which has charge of the making OF
wind-proof vests for aviators and 9TH
er fighting men who find 1t difficult
to dress so as to keep warm. These
vests are made OF, old gloves and pieces
of leather and are warmer than
sweaters. 1t is said they are a great
protection against ''beasties" that are
sure to assault the soldier. Gusts Of
wind cannot get by them.
Everyone who has old kid gloves to
spare should contribute them to the
army or learn how to make the vests.
The Stage Woman's War Relief has a
large light loft, Installed with electric
sewing machines. where the vests are
made. Many Of the gloves are sent
in already cleaned-and this is a great
help-others are sent to the cleaner.
Then they are cut to form fiat pieces
of leather. These are matched up for
size and color. After they have been
pressed out they are basted together
and stitched on paper patterns.
The reverse side of the vest is made
of canton flannel or other cloth. pro-
vided with practical and roomy
pocket and then the vest is neatly
bound with braid. Leather book COW
ers and leather postcards can be used
in these vests. as we'll as gloves, and
some interesting-not to say amusing
vests result from the use Of these.
Any sort of usable leather may be
commandeered for this purpose-pil-
TOW tops. table covers and book covers.
The leather must be firm and whole,
and contributions are doubly welcome
when they come in clean.
1t is easy to understand that better
vests can be made where large con-
tributions of leather are received and
the pieces can be matched up. than
otherwise. Also then the women making
them become expert. Anyone wishing
to do something useful in almost any
community can undertake to accumu-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
THE BOY SCOUT.

o. little boy scout! 30 slim and trim,
In khaki suit and campaign hat,
You're helping to win the great world wal
And doing better than most at that.
You've q packet Of war stamps put
away
In a handkerchief box for q rainy day,
And a garden spaded to plant with
greens,
Corn, potatoes and lima beans.
But, little boy scout. there's more to do;
Open your ears and peel your eyes.
For the sake Of the flag you love ano
serve
Follow the trail of the Teuton spies.
Over the country and through the town
Watch and listen and track them down,
And for every one you land in the pen
You'll save the lives Of q thousand men.
-MINNA IRVING. in New York Sun.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

The problems of the makers of cor
sets are many and difficult, but the cor
sets Of today are marvels Of skillful
designing. In the first place those who
create corset styles must understand
thoroughly the various types Of figures
and they must undertake to make each
one of them shapely without the sac
r1fice of comfort. This Is not >at all
easy: for the too-slender woman must
be given pretty curves and the fat
woman must have hers smoothed out.
Besides, women demand corsets that
are light in weight and have few bones
or steels. Fashion DEGREES that wom-
en- shall be SO carefully corseted that
they look uncorseted when they are
dressed. The contour Of the figure
must conform to beautiful lines.
The new corsets are made Of firm
but very flexible materials and with
the fewest possible number Of bones.
They are nearly all very low In the
bust and give perfect freedom to the
diaphragm There are equally good
models in front and in back-laced
STYLES so that each woman must deter
,nine for herself which is best suited
to her figure.
The corset is the foundation of sue
eessful dressing and should be ntted
with the greatest care. We have all
met women who achieve the best style
IN the simplest frocks and suits. 1t Is
ali a matter of beautifully balanced
lines and one must begin at the begin
ming to possess them, and the begin
ming ia the corset that fits and shapes
The figure. All good dressmakers un-
derstand this.
a front-laced and q back-laced cor
lot are shown here. At the left the
~ at dsS,gnsd for a slender figure ID
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
BOY.
SCOUTS
&
conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts of America)
BOY SCOUTS AND RELIGION

Scouting presents greater opportuni-
ties for the development Of the boy re-
ligiously than does any other move
ment instituted solely for the boys. Its
aim to develop the boy physically. mem
tally and morally II being realized very
widely.
The movement has been developed
on such broad lines as to embrace all
classes, all creeds. and at the same
time to allow the greatest possible In
dependence to individual organixa-
tons, officers and boys.
The Boy Scouts Of America maintain
that no boy can grow into the best
kind of citizenship without recogniz-
Ing his obligation to God. As an or
ganized body, therefore. 1t recognizes
the religious element in the training Of
a boy, but 1t is absolutely nonsectarian
In Its attitude toward that religious
training. II he be a Roman Catholic
boy scout. the church Of which he IL q
member is the best channel for his
training. II he be a Hebrew boy, then
the synagogue will train him In the
faith of his fathers. II he be Protes-
tant, no matter to what denomination
Of Professionalism he may belong, the
church Of which he is an adherent or
a member should be the proper organi-
Eation to give him an education in the
things that pertain to his allegiance to
God.
And again, the observance Of the
scout law, the tremendous collective
volume Of daily good turns" and the
creation Of better feeling among mil
lions of scouts Of our own and other
lands constitute a latent but powerful
and rapidly growing factor for univer-
sal good will and peace.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

The boys In Troop No. 2 Of Gleni
Falls, N. T.. got busy with their scout
axes on old packing boxes and supplied
fuel for many homes In the city.
1t took the assistance Of all the boy
scouts of Netcong, N. j.. to help the
firemen subdue a stubborn forest fire
that threatened a group Of houses.
"Christian Geisler saved the life Of
q baby who had fallen into sewer
Was lowered into It on rope by IRE
man." This Is the modest report of
Cincinnati scoutmaster
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

late leather for this purpose. Through
the schools a great many gloves have
been gathered. the pupils getting CON
tributions at home that are brought 10
the teachers and sent by them to the
collector. Stores will sometimes make
contributions of old styles and clean
ers give gloves that have never been
called for by their owners. The col
lector may place her materials through
the Red Cross or send them to the
Stage Woman's War Relief at Is West
Thirtyfourth Street, New York.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
COSTLY FOODS ARE
NOT ALWAYS BEST

The nutritive value of an ar.
ticle of food and its price sell
dom have any relation to each
other. An expensive cut of beef
is not necessarily any more sus-
tanning than cheap one. 1t
usually tastes better or can be
cooked by easier methods. But
care in cooking and seasoning
will make inexpensive meats at
tractive and much better than
costly ones poorly prepared.
With fruits and vegetables
the price is often determined
by the season. A vegetable out
Of season is much more expen-
sive than one in season, but 1t
Is no more nutritive.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26

a trifie higher in the front and consid-
erably higher In the back than the
model designed for a fuller figure
which is shown at the right. COrsets
for stout women are very low In the
bust; for 1t is their province to length
en- and straighten lines that are too
much curved. When the corset has
been properly fitted and the contour
Of the figure made as nearly correct as
the corset can make 1t the way Of the
dressmaker is easy; all she has to do
is to preserve the lines which result
from good corSeting
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
Evening Gowns Passe.

Evening gowns are now almost q
lost art. Few women are buying them.
In their place we find afternoon frocks
Of lace or net or point d'esprit. COM
bined with satin. Above all. however.
come the pretty soft chiffons in neu-
trail shades-beige, navy. black, mauve
and gray. These clinging chiffons
round out afternoon and evening occa-
sions. For the older woman they are
the type of frock par excellence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
Z.<. >Xzz>7.s~A,
T. #
Length Of eIouses.

Il Is evident that all blouses that
bear the stamp Of fashion will extend
halfway between the waist and knees.
These blouses are often sleeveless
when worn under coats. They are built
of colored chiffon that does not match
the gown, or Of linen, albatross, silk
and woolen Jersey and corded silks.
Every effort Is being made to put out
Of fashion the blouse that ends at the
waistllne and cuts off the figure.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
Neck Lines.

Both the high and extremely low
neck line are introduced in one dinner
dress. Over the slip of flrmer mate
rial, which is very low cut, an over
dress is used, Of lace or tulle, which
has the higher neck line and long
sleeves. Another new type of these
dresses is the gown, which is very
high at the back of the neck and low
in front.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
Protein and Its Value.
F|F+F++F++f+F+%.

Every farmer knows that nitrogen is
one of the chemical elements which
neither his crops nor his stock can do
without. The same Is true of nitrogen
In human food. 1t is absolutely nee
essary for the building and repair Of
body tissues and can be obtained only
from the food substance or nutrient
known as protein.
The foods usually classed as rich in
protein are milk, cheese, eggs, meat,
poultry and fish; dried legumes. such
as peas, beans, cowpeas, soy beans
and peanuts. Wheat. oats and some
other cereals also furnish considerable
protein.
A man at moderate muscular work
Is believed to need about three and
one-haH ounces of protein a day. and
a family consisting Of father, mother
and three small children needs about
twelve ounces a day. Real economy
In the use Of protein foods lies not In
leaving them out Of the diet, but in
choosing and combining kinds which
will supply the total amount needed
as cheaply as circumstances permit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-26
Barley Saves Wheat.

Not many years ago barley was used
more extensively than wheat for bread
making in many European countries.
Now 1t Is coming into American favor
as a wheat substitute.
Barley flour Is very satisfactory for
hot breads. Try this recipe, tested
by government specialists, for barley
drop biscuits:
cupfuls barley cupful Of milk.
four. ! tablegpoonfulD fat
~ teaspoonfuls Of tsaspoonfuls bak.
salt Ing powder.
ahortcakA -.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
is 1T STILL CONTEMPT?

The military masters of Germany
have maintained an attitude of great
contempt for Americas war prepare
tions and Americas participation in
the war. The Kaiser Hindenburg
Hurting have all voiced this cpn-
tempt, Yet there are evidences in
plenty that infear OF Americas en-
Try in force into the war next spring
Germany is massing tremendous forces
Oh the Western front, is preparing to
nurl masses of men into the jaws of
death in a desperate effor; to reach a
conclusion before the might Of Ameri-
ca becomes effective.
The two Liberty Loans in this coun-
try no doubt had a great phychologi-
cal effect upon the German mind.
The ease with which Tie tremendous
sums Of money wera raised the en-
tln7'a=m Ct tHe .r.r. ...
st.as .the'a anJ 81. Iee.. ..s u.I.
Nation, and the very heavy over sub
scription to both leans are evidences
that cannot be disregarded and that
the American people are in eranest.
that they are behind the American
Army and the American Government.
and are willing to make the sacrifices
required and to support to the utmost
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.
WHAT THE FARMER WILL ASK

The war revenue income tax is soon
to be determined and the tax man will
be in Cordele soon to tell the people
how to proceed to make returns The
farmers are having their ears shot
full of all sorts of incorrect infGrma-
ton and some of them believe they
will have so much taken from them
that there will hardly be anything left.
Best to wait and see what is to be
done But some Of the questiors are
being asked an1 answered n advance
These are, course interesting Here
is frequently asked question:
What Deductions are allowed far
mer for business expenses in making
out his income-tax return?"
Briefly, they include the amount ex-
pended for labor in the preparation
of land for crops and in the cultivation
harvesting, and marketing of the crop.
Deductions may be made for the cost
of seed and fertilizer, the amount eX-
pended for labor in caring for live
stock, cost of feed, repairs to farm and
ether farm buildings, but not the cost
Of repairs to the dwelling. The cost
Ct repairs to farm fences and machine
ry is deductible, as we'll as the cost of
small tools and material which is used
up in the course of a year or two,
such as binding Irvine, pitchforEs,
spades etc
Thee ost of machinery, such as trac-
tors, thrashing machines, can not be
deducted, but the cost of their opera
ton is deductible item
The value of farm products is not
considered taxable until reduced to
cash or its equivalent If crops and
stocks were produced in 1916 and sold
in 1917. the amount received therefor
is to be included in the farmers tax
return for the calender year 1917.
Crops produced in 1917 and on hand
December 31st need not be considered,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
ALL STATE RAILWAY
RATE LAW UNCHANGED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-All state
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
SAVANNAH SHOULD WIN
our preparation

This section of Georgia should be do
ing its best to help Savannah win the
Ford ship building plant that is soon
to be established somewhere on the
southern coast. Efforts are being
made to carry it to Charleston and
also to Pensacola. In either event,
Georgia would lose the benefits to be
derived from having the plant located
within her borders.
All Georgia should center on one
point and Savannah should be that
point. 1t is easily Georgia's best
chance, and a fight for the Ford plant
with all Georgia behind it would very
likely put Savannah ahead
The Ford ship building plant is
an enterprise worth going afser All
the people OF Georgia should be inter
ested in it and Savannahs call for
help should be heard on all sides.
Whatever our section Of The state can
do should be done and that well
Thia could not be made d matter Of
competition with inland cities. 1t
goes to Savannah, or very likely nc
where else in Georgia. Why not all
hands TO the wheel and make the
showing so strong that Mr.. Ford can
not pass upthe proposed Georgia site?
The industrial advantage is so i'm
portant that other sections of Geor-
gia can well afford to help Savannah
in this effort to bring the ship build
ing plant to that point
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
cur Nation at war.

cur Nation at war.
That money talks is an old proverb,
and the voice of the billions of dol
lars representing the first and the Sc
cord Liberty Loans was heard across
the sea and carried conviction even to
the obsessed Germans.
The rumblings Of the German mill
tary trains are 70 the western front
so it is reported now, and the infor-
nation that comes is to the effect
that the Teutons are going to deliver
q crushing blow before the American
forces can be put to good use. No
doubt the contempt has turned to
serious thought Of facing the new ele-
ment in the conflict.
American energy, and wealth, and
skill, and Drawn, are all piling up in
the tremendous preparation and the
Kaiser will find something to engage
his attention soon besides contempt
to hurl at those who told him about
our preparation
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-17
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
URGES FERTILIZING
Orders Should Be Placed EARLY In
Order To Make Allowance For
Railroad Delays, Says Or. SouIe.

ATHENS, Ga, Jan. 15.-Regarding
the fertilizer s!tuaCioI tr Andrew VI
Soule, Food Administrator IF Georgia,
gives out the foil wig statement
"The farmers of Georgia, as we all
know, use several hundred thousand
tens of commercial fertilizer each year.
This plant food is necessary to the pro
duction of maximum crops. We WI
need it more this year, probably, than
ever before because it is incumben:
upon US to raise greater amount OF
food than in any previous year, and
certainly we should produce an album
dalt crop Of cotton DIS veil. Il is time
therefore, in view of what already
transpired, for the farmers to be think
ing about what fertilizer they will use,
how much they will need, and when
and where they will obtain it. In view
of the car congestion, several things
should be done Immediately: First,
orders should be placed for full car
lots because the Car Commission has
held that full cars shall be given pre-
ference over partially loaded cars.
This is a wise and essential policy
under existing conditions. Second. for
mers should purchase their fertilizers
Immediately so as to be sure OF obtain
ing what they need well in advance Of
The planting season. To wait, as has
been the custom in the past, until Il