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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

A pawnbroker in a small country
town was awakened in the middle of
the night by a furious knocking at
his shop door. He opened his win
dow and looked out.
Wh-wh-what's the natter" he
asked.
Come down." demanded the
Come DOWN" interrupted the
other.
The pawnbroker FASTENED down
stairs and peeped around the door.
Now. sir" he demanded.
II vanish to know the time." said
the bibuious one.
You blinking idiot Do you mean
to say you woke me up for that?
How dare your"
The midnight visitor looked in
jured.
Well. you've got my WATCH" he
A country editor, who is also an
authority on certain industrial mat
ters, RECENTLY came up to town. bring
ing his wife along with him.
This good woman was one after
noon the guest of a rather patroniz-
ing club woman.
so your husband is an editor?" the
latter asked.
yes.
Since you have no family and
have considerable leisure on your
hands, 1 dare say you assist him in
his editorial work."
"Oh, yes" said the editors wife,
who is also his cook, II edit nearly all
his inside matter"
An ambitious colored man had quit
his job and was being granted a new
one with another concern when his
employer asked him IL he could be
ready to commence work in two
weeks. He replied: II fear dat IL
would be difficult for me to be ready
in two weeks. but 1 could be ready in
one week shore
"How's that7" asked his en-
ployer.
We'll. in one week / can finish de
garden work." was his answer. but
II is home then one week more de
missus would be rushin' me into de
middle of house cleanin'."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

It may interest some persons TO
know that careful tab is being kept on
purchasers of bonds of the third I'D
erty loan. \ record is being main
tanned of those who subscribe and the
amount that is set opposite their
names. Every citizen who is able to
buy a $50 bond is listed and II ne Is
considered to be able to buy more the
fact is carefully noted There may
be some who are so thoughtless as to
argue. 1T is nobody's business how
many liberty bonds l take" They for
ger that when this country is at war
What man does is the public's bust
ness. and it is particularly the pub
lies business to know to just what ex-
tent every man is supporting his coun-
try in the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
ALEssoN OF THE WAR.

Among the most interesting devel-
opmcnts of the war are the multitude
nous uses to which motor trucks are
being put. From these developments
the farmers and the business men of
the country should and probably will
learn a valuable lesson. This class of
vehicle is no less adaptable to the arts
of peace than to those of war.
Besides forcing the more extensive
use of motor trucks, war has devel-
oped many special-purposes machines
There is the armored truck, with its
machine gun, the searchlight truck
that carries powerful searchlights and
generates the current, for them, and
the tractor for hauling heavy artillery.
But newer than these is a boot-and-
shoe repair truck fully equipped with
machinery for such work. power for
operating the machinery being fur
nfshed by the truck engine.
The American army is to be
equipped with trucks assigned to the
aviation section and fitted up for de-
enemy trenches and the country back
of them. taken by photographers in
airplanes. Observation balloons are
transported on trucks which have
winches operated by the engine to
haul the "sausages" down with a ca
bic. Recently an army dental truck
was exhibited in front of the war de-
partment in Washington. The body
| contained dentists chairs and the
nh 10 e.
the profession. Secured to the side
of the truck was a commodious khaki
tent for waiting patients.
Probably the most unusual adapta :
ton yet developed for army service
is bread-making truck This car
ries an automatic machine, operated
| by the truck engine. It mixes the
dough, molds any shape desired, cuts
it into loaves of any predetermined
size, and delivers them ready for
baking. 1t has a capacity of 5000
loaves an hour. and it is claimed that
it will do work now requiring 112 men
to perform. Travelling in company
with an oven mounted on a truck, il
can follow all movements of a regi.
ment and furnish fresh bread every
day to the soldiers in the field
Almost innumerable are the applica-
tons of motor trucks to civilian pur.
poses. There is the peddler's wagon
from which fruit and vegetables are
sold from door to door. and there ar,
the motor snowplows that last white,
kept open the roads thru the Penn
sylvania mountains over which train.
of army trucks were brought from tn,
Detroit factories to Atlantic port,
for Shipment to France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
HONOR WHERE 1T is DUE.

The State Journal has received a
note from NJ. ]. Drury. superintendent
of the shops of the Atchison. Topeka
g. Santa Fe railway in Topeka. IN
which he wishes to correct an i'm
preston given out in a recent news
item which in effect gave him credit
for the wonderful liberty loan showing
among the employees of the shops
here.
Mr. Drury, according to his note,
wants it known absolutely that all cred
it is due the men who subscribed. the
men who attended the patriotic rail-
lies, the men who made the real sac
rifice to the cause.
Mr.. Drury. of course. is right The
State Journal news item, in giving the
shop superintendent credit for the
best showing of any railway shops in
the United States, did not mean to in
sinuate that Mr.. Drury, himself. sub
scribed to the loan, nor was it meant
that Mr.. Drury personally solicited and
procured the amount. There must be
head to all such movements and it
was only a lack of newspaper space
that prevented the State Journal from
printing the names of all the faithful
government-railway employees who ex-
hibited their loyalty to the world in
such a noticeable and commendable
manner.
The Santa Fe employees in Topeka
are a country and home loving fam
lily. A large percentage of them own
their own homes, are at the head of
happy and contented families. and
have the interests of city. state and ma
ton at heart. And they work-most
proudly so-in a plant that has. for
years. been the mechanical wonder of
the railway world. They are to be
congratulated upon their response to
war calls of the past and upon their
liberal acceptance of the liberty loan
decree.
Topeka, the Santa Fe. the govern
ment and Mr.. Drury have every rea-
son to be proud of these men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
The Table.


Potato Pancakes-Peel six large DO
totoes, wash and CRATE, add two eggs,
tablespoon salt and two tablespoons
-four. Stir well and bake in hot pan
with plenty of lard. This recipe is
enough for four persons.
Bread Balls-Cut stale bread in dice
and sprinkle with milk; let stand one
hour. Fry small onion in butter and
lard. add bread. parsley. pepper and
salt; fry this and stir SO it does not
burn: add one egg with the milk from
bread. Fry a little longer; then make
balls and drop in broth.
Grape Foam Drink-Grape foam
which consists simply of the white of
one egg beaten stiff and added to two
tablespoons grape juice. is a delightful
drink for invalidS. 1t will quench the
thirst of fever and prove nutritious
as we'll Orange albumen is prepared
the same way. using orange juice in
stead of grape juice.
Boiled Dinner of Meat and Vegeta-
bleS-Buy asnice piece OF plate (beef,
veal or mutton). Put the meat on to
cook in enough water to cover and a
pinch of salt to help the scum to rise.
Skim off the scum as fast as it arises
and turn the meat over SO that all
sides may be cleaned of scum When
all the scum is removed wash table,
spoonful each of rice and pearl bar
ley and put them in; also il you have
any dried red peppers, tear off piece
the size of your thumbnail and put in.
Put lid on the pot and boil until meat
is nearly tender, then salt it Shave
up a head of cabbage Pare and slice
fine medium sized potatoes. Put in
first the cabbage, then the potatoes.
While these are cooking make bis
cult dough: two 1adlefuls of flour. two
ia blespoons bacon fat, one teaspoon
soda, two teaspoons cream of tartar,
as much buttermilk as will make a
nice dough. Roll out quite thin, cut
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

According to the most recent esti-
mate. the grand total of the public
debt of the principal belligerent coun-
tries amounts to 1877 billions of dol
lars. The allied powers are bur-
dened with 90 billions and the central
powers with ~ billions. The United
States has a debt of about billions,
which is approximately a billion more
than that of Italy. Compared with
the pre-war period the debt of the
allied powers has increased 36 per
cent. while that of the central powers
has increased nearly so per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison Globe1
Idleness these days does not leac
to crime, but is crime.
If you scatter you aren't going to
bring down anything important. Sue
eessfui men pick out a prize end run
it down.
When a man takes sufficient NJ
terest N another woman's attire to
b.. able to tell his wife about 1t yo,:
can bet he never tells.
After a woman has finished house
cleaning, and the place is spotless, she
likes to plant herself in a chair in
any room in the house and LOOK and
look and admire.
A woman always has a companion
when she is going wrong, but when
she pays the price she is as alone in
the world as if she were the only
inhabitant of the only island in the
ocean.
A bride may long for handsome
china, but in a few years when the
children come and the work multi
plies, she wonders why someone does
TT invent cheap wooden dishes thai.
can be burned after meal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Some of the potato growers of
southern California are losing money"
says the Los Angeles Times, because
they can't find a market or obtain
prices that pay. Fifteen pounds Of
good potatoes for % cents is the offer
made in retail stores. And, at the
same time. cafeterias in this city are
charging from to 10 cents for a sim
gle baked potato or for two spoonfuls
of mashed potatoes-and of course
many of the people who eat in cafe
terias are not eating potatoes If they
can get anything else at that price"
Same here in Topeka as far as the res
taurants are concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

adequate housing facilities must be
provided him, as well as fairly well
cooked food and healthy recreation
The government can not Very well at
tend to the cooking of food for indus
trial workers. but it can make it pos
sible for married workmen to keep
their families with them, it can pro-
vide comfortable lodging, houses in
charge of caretakers for single work
men, and, in many cases, it can pro-
vide land for gardens and athletic
games as healthy forms of recreation
for the industrial worker.
England has done all of these
things. The British government
learned its lesson early, and quickly
started house-building. 1t has already
spent S7o0,0O0,0O0 in providing hous-
ing facilities for industrial workers,
and it is now planning to spend
$1,000, 100000 more on the same pro-
ject. The cost is simply considered as
one of the necessary costs OF war.
This government is now following
England's excellent example. The aP-
propriations awarded the emergency
fleet corporation a I'D the secretary of
labor for providing housing accom-
modations for war workers are prob
ably only the first two steps in what
will eventually prove to be a big hous-
ing program. One optimist has al
ready predicted a further congress
sional appropriation of $4,000, 000,0 900
for house building. While the prob
lem is regarded merely as a war
emergency, the fruits of this expendi-
ture are apt to be gathered long after
the war is over, when the United
States takes leading place in supply
ing the markets of the world.
Names in the News.
Shippers is the name given to those
soldiers selected as being the best
shots and the most daring, to pick off
enemy individuals. They use bullet
proof sniping posts, which by means
of careful construction can be made
entirely invisible to the enemy.
Questions on the above or any sub
Ject upon .1hich the reader desires
Information, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington, D. c.. with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds Of Men In
Americas Fighting Service

The armed guard of the American
tanker Moreni had the unique dis
tinction of being commanded for
bravery by the enemy. The Moreni
made a running fight of two hours
against a German submarine, nd was
only abandoned when she had taken
fire. The commander of the German
U-boat approached the lifeboat in
which some of the men were escaping
congratulated them upon their game
fight, and treated two of them for
wounds. The Moreni gun crew was
in charge of Chief Boatswain Andrew
Copassaki, U. S. N, who lives at 20s6
Daley avenue, New York City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Our potato crop averages about
ninety bushels per acre, that OF Eu-
ropean Russia 100 bushels. France
135 bushels. Austria $50 bushels,
United Kingdom 124 bushels and Ger
many 200 bushels and upwards per
acre. her large flavorless potato,
grown chiefly for alcohol. having
reached and sometimes exceeded 500
bushels per acre. 1t is such efficiency
as this that enables the Germans to
keep up the fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

some instances the money paid in by
wage carriers on one installment of
liberty bonds is paid by the govern
ment to their employers. and by their
employers paid back to them in the
way of wages before the next bond in
stallment is due.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

This country existed nearly a CEN
trry and prospered while there was
within its borders a large class of la
borers who were not citizens. Why do
we continue to shut out the Chinese
who want to come here and work ?
The descendants of the Africans have
been given all, the rights of white
men. The Chinese do not want to
vote here. They merely want to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

1t seems unfortunate that the fed
eral fuel director should have urged
everybody to buy coal just at the time
when the federal treasury is calling
upon every citizen to put his money
into bonds of the third liberty loan
More and better team work is one of
the needs of the times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
The cycle Of money invested in lii

The cycle of money invested in lib
erty bonds is short and complete. The
people lend the money to the govern
ment, the government lends some to
our allies, and our government and
our allies straightway spend the mon
ey. or the greater portion of it. among
the people of the United States. In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Champ Clark is not yet ready to re-
tire from public life. therefore he has
declined the offer of a United States
senatorship from Missouri Then,
again. he may prefer to be the first
man in the house of representatives
eapase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Men and women's clothing and the
wheels of motor vehicles abe re-
ported to be made of paper in Ger
many. The written evidences of
treaties with neighboring countries
probably are being used in the manu-
facture of these articles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

The war department announces that
there is immediate and pressing need
of American re-enforcements on the
European battle line. Very well. The
men are ready and it seems to be up
10 the department to put them across.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30
More Laws, Please.

Laws will win the war. A solon at
Albany has introduced a bill forbid
ding any woman to attend any theater
or social entertainment or to otherwise
be absent from her home after 10
o'clock at night.
Very good. We need plenty of sensi-
BILE legislation.
Now that such an excellent start
has been made, let US have the follow
ing at once, please:
Law making it crime. punishable
by life imprisonment, to smoke a
cigaret in a telephone booth.
Law forbidding the wearing of dress
suits to LOWE theaters.
Law comforting twenty-five years
Imprisonment on =. any hen that
scratches up a neighbours garden.
Law providing capital punishment
for man who goes home from the Of
flee with blond hair on his coat sleeve
Law prohibiting men from walking
on main thoroughfare without blind
ers
Report says bugs destroy one bill
lion dollars worth of crops in the
United States every twelvemonth. And
that estimate does not pretend to
include the damage done by the fire
bugs
The Spy's Khayyam.
rope of hemp, a sudden jerk. and thou
Beside me hanging in the wilderness.
But If we have blown up the old munition
plant
Our wilderness is paradise enow.
Remember. boys" said the mis-
sionary as the cannibals lowered him
into the kettle over the campfire; ire
member, boys. this is Tuesday,
meatless day.
The secret of happiness is to let the
other fellow do the worrying.-Soc-
rates, Jr.
But the trouble is in finding some
fellow who is willing to do it for you.
According to the STARS and Stripes
the official soldier paper of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces in France,
every soldier detests the cppellation
Sammy"
1t always sounded foolish Now it
sounds impossible.
They want to be called "Yanks, -
and as long as they are doing the
fighting. let's call them what they
want to be called.
Besides. "Yanks'' rhymes with
Hanks tanks" "cranks," thanks
"shanks" and blanks" and we have
got to give the poor poets a chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Newspapers turnout the land, re-
CARELESS of political affiliations. are
filled with praise of William Howard
Taft People everywhere are learning
tc appreciate his genuine worth and
the lofty character of mis- citizenship
and loyalty. Why did they so under
estimate him while he was president?
Answer: Politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Fifty thousand members of the Sal
walton Army are fighting with the
armies of the allies. Two million dol
lars has been spent by this same or
Eanization in its war activities. accord
ing to the latest report from its inter-
national headquarters. Could any
body imagine a Salvation Army man
fighting on the @her sidee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

in squares, lay them on top of the
vegetables and let boil until they are
done. Ladle out the dinner and
serve. The left-overs of this boiled
dinner may be made into a hash by
the addition of an onion.
Spanish Frico-Peel and half boil
six large potatoes, slice them and in a
pudding dish put first a layer OF po-
tato sprinkled with chopped onion and
bread crumbs. then a layer of cooked
meat Cor cheese) cut in thin slices and
sprinkle with salt and pepper. Re
peat until dish is almost full, add a
pint of sweet cream and steam two
hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Gardcn Hcip.
After you plant your budded rose
bushes trim them and draw the dirt
around the bush till you can just see
the tops.
When they start to grow pull the
dirt away by degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-30

Report says bugs destroy one bill
lion dollars worth of crops in the
United States every twelvemonth. And
that estimate does not pretend to
include the damage done by the fire
bugs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06
IKEY and ABEY.

The seat sale for "Ikey and
Abey' opens at Blesers on Sept.
10. The demand for seats for
this attraction which will come
to the Bentley Grand on Thurs
day, Sept. 12 for one night only,
is very large and full house is
anticipated by the management,
owing to the flattering advance
reports on the show. This at
trae ii N combines all that is best
in farce comedy, and is replete
with many wonderfully scenic
and electrical devices that thrill
and delight. Special attention
has been displayed in the selec
ton of the cast, and the costum-
ing is on par with the other large
farce comedy shows out Of New
York this season. This attract
ion is presented by Geo. II. Bubb,
who gave the Mid west the
ssLion and the Mouse" and "A
Royal Slave" for many seasons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06
lnduCted Into Service.

The local board has had several
special calls during the past week for
limited service men.
On August 80 the following we're
sent to Camp Dodge:
August 3O-Limited Service-Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
lsom Hufford, Pocahontas, Iowa.
Glenn n. Norton, Milbank.
Frank B. Carr, Milbank.
On August ~ David L. Berg of
Stockholm entered the general service
and was sent to the state school of
mines at Rapid City.
On September 3, the following limi-
ted service men were sent to Ft. Riley:
Arthur Venne, Strandburg
Otto Buerkle, Cibbon, Minn.
Harm Green, Twin Brooks, S. D.
John Buschcnfelat, Ellsworth, MINI
James Allison, South Shore
Waltrid Abrahamson, Strardburg
Maurice Spolum, Wilmot, S. d.
On September 5. the following gen.
eral service men were sent to Camp
Grant:
John Mielitz. Big Stone
Meyen Syrstad, Revil.o
Gottfrid l.. johnson. stockholm
Ben Thaden. Twin Brooks
Everette G. Dorset, Ortley, S. D.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06
Possible Road Work.

At the county commissioner 8
meeting Tuesday the matter Of the
federal and state road work was
discussed. Mr.. Schriber, repre-
senting the state highway commits
sion was present, as was also Mr..
Scholberg Of the firm Of Kane &
Schclberg, who made the bid for
the building Of the road, q short
time sgo, and which was rejected
ON account of the cost. A propo-
sition was made to the contract
orr 70 accept the bid for the dirt
and cement work as originally
msde BY them. and leave the grav.
eling 10 some future time. The con-
tractors have taken the proposition
under consideration. and will
give an early answer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-06

The government has nominated
four colleges in South Dakota where
stude0ts between eighteen and
tweaky-one may enroll in college,
enlist in the U. S. Army. and be
trained until such time as the Gov
erument shall call them out. The
schools thus far named are, Uni.
ver1ity Of South Dakota, State COLI
lege, Dakota Wesleyan University.
at Mitchell. and Yankton College.
Rev. Buriff received telegram
from President Schermerhorn of
Dakota Wesleyan at Mitchell, to
announce that the training corpe at
that institution will receive board,
room. tuition. uniform. equipment
and pay of.a private-$1.00 q day.
This is a great opportunity for
young man desiring to attend col
lege.