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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
Thursday Is Red Cross Team
Lineup for d. w. M.lvane.
All City and Rural Workers
Must Be in at That Time.
CAPTAINS TO MEET next WEEK
Chairman Will Gather Them In
for Instructions.
Second Drive Should Go Over
Quicker Than First.

Thursday is the day on which all
city teams and rural district teams
should be recruited to full campaign
strength and their personnel reported
to D. w. Mulvane, county chairman of
the 1918 Second Red Cross war fund
drive.
Mulvane is exceedingly anxious that
all team and school district captains
get their organizations well in hand so
that when the campaign starts May
20, there will be no loss of time from
confusion of territories or lack of CO.
operation among the members of the
teams. Mulvane said this morning
that meeting of the team captains
would be called in the early part of
next week.
Go Over Quicker.
This Second War Fund campaign
ought to go over much easier and
the opinion expressed by County Chair
man Mulvane this morning Since
the first campaign has been concluded
the people of Topeka and Shawnee
county have had a great opportunity
for observing the work of the Red
Cross at home. OF course, knowledge
of what the organization is doing
across the water is hearsay-tho true
to the most infinitesimal part of it
while the work at home of the Home
Service section is matter of common
knowledge in these days of tangled al
lotments and mixed up assignment of
pay
In letter to Percy Hagerman, act
ing field director of the Red Cross at
Camp Funston, Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood promised that if the civilian
population will keep the family of the
soldier happy. American will have an
unbeata BILE army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
Many Causes Kept Receipts
Reduced.
Little Town of Seneca Donated
$4,000 in Auction.
ONLY BARGAIN HUNTERS THERE
Stuff Went at Lower Prices
Than Paid at Stores.
Another Sale To Auction OFF
All That Is Left.

The total receipts of the Junior Red
Cross auction sales of Saturday, April
81, and Thursday May 2, are less than
$500, according to a statement issued
this morning by H. G. West, of the
Farmers National bank, treasurer of
The sale.
West issued the statement without
any comment whatever, good, bad or
Indifferent, but not so with numerous
ether persons who were either con-
nected with the holding of the sale or
we're in attendance at the sale. one
man holly declared this morning after
the results of the sale were t.nown that
sit is crime and a disgrace for the
capital city of the state to turn In
such a report on a patriotic sale-es-
pecialIy when a town like Seneca turns
in a report of $4,000 sale just the
day before"
The man who made this remark
was not even remotely connected with
the holding of the sale. He was just
one of the faithful bidders who did his
utmost to run the bids to a figure IN
some measure representing the actaai
value of the articles offered Tor sale.
There were about eight of these kind
Of men present at the sale, and it soon
became their lot to be called on to
purchase nearly any article they bid
on.
Bargain Hunters There.
Tales are told of good chickens OF
a healthy baking size going down I'M
der the hammer at 25 cents apiece.
One report says that some of the best
of the chickens brought only 70 cents
a pair.
Persons who were in attendance at
the sale stated that the crowd seemed
to be made up mostly of bargain
hunters who were unwilling to bid
even wholesale prices for the offerings.
Worse than this and in spite of the
presence of two plainclothes men and
a uniformed policeman. a number of
articles were stolen. Some of these
articles were stolen from the Red
Cross itself and not from persons VINO
had bought and paid for their goods.
One earthenware vase, an ooolty
bearing the stamp Made in Austria"
was stolen from bag left on the in
side of one of the booths.
The merchants and business men OF
Topeka donated their goods literally,
the Red Cross authorities say
Announcements was made this
morning that a few of the things
which were not offered at the sale
Thursday will be sold at auction a
week from tonight at the Red Cross
store rooms, ia Kansas avenue. 1t
is hoped that Topeka, Shawnee coun-
ty and the citizens of both will see
the error of their ways and bid a
great deal more literally than has
been their habit at the other two
sales. The sale next Saturday night
will include another food sale.
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N. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York. May 4-The actual con-
dition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $37.199,5S0 reserve in
excess of legal requirements This is
a decrease of s34,506.41O from last
week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition:
Loans. discounts, etc 81 800 go OO, do.
crease 81, 6S5,OOO.
Cash in own vaults. members federal re.
serve banks (a) $105, 566. 600; decrease S6s6,
OOO
Reserve in federal reserve banks of mem.
Der banks, $515641 900; decrease S26 2S4 :
Reserve in own vaults. state banks and
trust companies tb) S17326,0O0: decrease
Reserve in depositaries, state banks and
trust companies, $7.963, coo; decrease 1854,
0OO
c.l Net demand EN- md deposits. ss,7s7, 7s1 600
Net time deposits, s1s2. s31, 600; increase
Circulation. sss.2e1.ooo; increase s147,-
Specie included in ta) and OBJ, $4,000 600
limited States deposits deducted
1904 ,696.OO0.
Aggregate reserve. s540951 600.
Excess reserve, $37. 199.5 $50; decrease S34..
506.410.
panies in Greater New York. not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts, etc, $172, 1Ss.400; in.
crease 50, 162.7o0
Specie. 81. 136, 500: decrease $50 500.
Legal tenders. s66.247, 700; decrease 81.
Total deposits. ss1o,ses.1 100: increase s..
ITO. 200
Banks. cash in vault. s14.15o.aoO
Trust companies cash in vault. S., 6S3..
800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
LOCAL. MENTION

The Rev. John w. Waldron, for
many years pastor of the Kansas Ave-
nue. Methodist church in Topeka, and
well known in this city and Kansas,
who recently has been holding a pas
torate in Larned, Kan, has enlisted
Dressmaking. Phone 5000 Red
Adv.
1t is desired that as many of the
members of Company Is, Kansas State
Guard, as possibly can do so. meet at
the north steps of the state house.
Sunday at 2:15 p. M. for the purpose
of marching to Grace cathedral, and
there participating in the liberty loan
Thanksgiving service to be held by all
patriotic organizations of Topeka
Mrs. Carl Chapman and son, Master
Russell, of Frankfort, Kan, are the
guests of her sister. Mrs. A. ]. Smith,
40S Monroe street.
One of the girls belonging to the
Rain Shirt Factory War Savings
club had a beau the other night who
invited her to go to the show. The
young lady demurred on the show
proposition on the grounds that she
was not feeling well-but. she sug-
gested that the young man buy some
thrift stamps with the money he
would have spent on her that evening
He turned dollar over and the
young lady now has four more thrift
stamps in her book.
George Washington Jackson, after
twenty nine years in which he has
taught the cullud boys of this town
some music without evan gettin' "a
dollah fob it, is to be the guest of
honor at benefit performance at
Metropolitan hall. Monday night at
7:30 O'Clock. The Modocs, Marshalrs
band, and Jackson's own band. will
furnish the music for the occasion,
and several speakers of note are on
the program.
On motion of w. L. Porter, com
missioner of parks, the city commits
sion today instructed the city engi-
neer to draw plans and specifications
for. a concrete swimming pool to be
installed in the city park. The pool,
according to Porter, will be about 10
feet long and 80 feet wide and will be
constructed on the general plan of the
one in Ripley park. Work on the
pool. Porter said. will begin as soon
as the plans are drawn and the con-
tract can be awarded
Mrs, Sharp served her last meal at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon
Monday noon the lunch will be served
under the direction of Mrs. Seymour.
who was selected from among a list
of applicants as the proper caterer
for the Chamber. Mrs. Sharp was pre-
scented with travelling lag by the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce as a mark of appreciation for
the fine luncheons she has served dur
ing her reign as caterer.
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Telephone between and 10 a. m, $780,
othe" hours, 4751 k-2.
The little three months old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Adam Nader. 226 Wabash
avenue, VINO has been quite i'll with pueu-
monia is slightly improved.
business meeting OF. the Oakland
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Rake. us After
avenue as host and hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Kelsey. Wabash ave.
nue., spent Saturday afternoon at Silver
Lake, where they motored to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Marie Teal.
Mrs. Henry Shuler entertained as her
guests Friday afternoon the members Of
the Priscilla club. The club has decided
to adopt a French orphan. The ladies' WIN
were: Mrs. c. +. Ash. Mrs +. j. Bell,
Mrs: L. Biscoe. Mrs. y: Il. Copeland, Mrs
i r. Horton. Mrs; n; r. Kelsey. Mrs.
Mrs. G. +. Suit. Mrs. Reese Van SAINT,
Mrs. W. g. Williams, Mrs. William Allen,
meT n tMa week. and M Mrs sbs
Garfield avenue will entertain the club
Mrs W L. HummeiI and son. Lennox.
have gone to st. Joseph. Mo. to spend
week with friends and relatives.
past week with his son, Glenn Swogger.
at Waverly, Kansas, has returned home.
He was accompanied by his son. who will
visit his parents for a short time
The Oakland W. C. r T. will meet
Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. G. NJ. Reaugh'S
home. 1t will be Mothers day meeting
will be given. Mothers day this year IL
commemorated Sunday, May L.
The annual musicale given by the chill
dren of the grades of the Oakland school
was held Friday evening In the assembly
room of the school. The performance was
given again Saturday afternoon to accom-
modate those who could not obtain seats
last evening. A very large audience heard
the numbers which were as follows: Boat
ing song. by the seventh and eighth
grades: military drill by the boys Of the
fifth grade: japanese song, sixth grade
girls: song of the season. fifth grade
girls. song. Flags of the Nations, second.
third and fourth grades. The program was
closed with operetta, "In Doll Land"
in which ninety children took part Pink
and white roses and flags were used to
decorate the stage. The program WAS given
under the direction of Miss Eva Willard.
the musical instructor at the school, the
drilling Of the children being done by the
teachers of the various grades represented.
Sunday morning. at the Oakland Methn-
dist church. the subj ect of the sermon viii
he "The Kingdom of God" In the evening
the Rev. Mr.. Mackenzie will use as his
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip StacheIbeck and
three daughters will motor to HoIton Sum
day. snending the day guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Lukens.
Mrs J. NJ Painter and little daughter
| Ruth. of Newdale Idaho. who have been
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Isaaeson.
4 will leave Sunday to visit relatives In Kan
sas City.
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LabOr~DelegatiOn From Amer
lea Arrives in Paris.
French Minister Extends Warm
Welcome to Delegates.
BEAT GERMANY, THEN TALkw
"YOu VIII Find the French at
Work." Says Minister.
American Leaders Delighted
With English Attitude.

Paris. May 4.-The American labor
delegation which has been visiting
England, arrived at the Metropolitan
station in Paris late last evening and
was welcomed by Minister of Labor
Colliard on behalf of the French gov
eminent. Minister Colliard told the
Americans they would find the entire
French nation at work in the fields,
laboratories and factories. They would
also see the spectacle which no word
is adequate to qualify, of those who
fought under the united flags of the
people who wished to live in freedom
M. Colliard added:
Everywhere you will meet but a
single hope-hope of victory-and
everywhere behind the noise of the
guns and the machinery and amidst
the silent fields you will see the heart
of France beating for the single ideal
of brotherhood and justice which you
will recognize as being yours also.
wish to take the opportunity of salut-
ing the name of him who symboliZes
so finely that ideal-President Will
SON.
Beat Germans First.
We will beat the Germans first and
speak to them afterwards declared
Chairman James Wilson and George
L. Barry of the mission on their ar
rival. I'VE take the position that we
will not meet them in conferences
under any consideration. we will not
he swerved from our main job-beat-
ing Germa ny-by any talk of confer
ences with them until they have been
driven behind their own frontiers. We
know the German purpose is to dom
mate civilization and we shall make
every effort to thwart it,
British Determined.
Messrs Wilson and Barry decla AIRED
they were delishted with their stay in
England. They said they had ex-
pected to find a people weary of war
after four years of struggle, but on the
contrary, had found the leaders and
rank and file of British workmen as
fully determined to pursue the war
to a successful conclusion as the
American peOple.
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continued from Page One.D
bring any assistance to Germany on
the western front"
Bombardmcnt in Flanders.
London, May Am intense bonn
early this morning on the Flanders
front from Locre to the south of
Ypres There is great activity also in
the sector between the forest of
Nieppe and Meteren, the war office
announces.
London announces the beginning
this morning of an intense lombard
ment of the Anglo-French positions on
the Flanders front south and south
west of Ypres. 1t was here that the
Germans met their disastrous defeat
early this week in their vain attempt
to develop their success in capturing
Mont KENNEL the week previous 1t
has been assumed that they were gath
ering their forces for another, and
presumably, a greater effort.
To the south, on the Somme front,
the artillery activity continues, but
there have been no infantry move
ments by the Germans.
The British slightly improved their
position in a minor operation near
Hinges. on the southerly side of the
LyS salient, while on the northern
front the French carried out a local
enterprise in which prisoners were
taken in the Locre sector
Artillery Action.
Paris, May 4.-Spirited artillery
fighting along the Avre river, on the
front southeast of Amiens. is reported
in today'S official statement
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TAKEFIRSTBOCHES
Americans Make First Capture
on Amiens Front.
Anti-Aircraft Guns Are Busy
After the Hun.

With the American Army on the
French Battle Front, May 4.-The
Americans have captured their first
prisoners on the big battle front. Two
boches in machine gun positions were
surprised and overpowered by a patrol
and another was captured in a shell
hole.
Examination by intelligence officers
revealed there had been no important
change in the German order of battle
The prisoners belonged to a replace
ment regiment. 49,, &
Minor patrol encounters have oc-
CURED during the past couple of
nights. The American front lines have
been under heavy intermittent bonn
bardment by shrapnel while the rear
lines have been heavily sprayed with
gas shells.
The weather has cleared and it is
warm and sunshiny. Anti-aircraft
guns are busy firing at German planes
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BRITISH LOSS
Continued from Page One,

gagged that the British losses in pro-
portion to achievements immediate
ly available must be very heavy. 1t is
probable that one will be approx
mately accurate in quoting these at
close on a quarter. of a million.
Wait for Further Drive.
Everything points to the German
offensive being continued almost i'm
mediateiy and should the brunt of the
attack again have to be borne by the
British the situation will be undoubt-
eddy serious unless sufficient troops
are available close at hand in reserve
TO strengthen the line as required and
bring relief to the British divisions
who have been in the line almost con-
stantly since the beginning of the pres
ent battle.
Should the Germans determine
again to attack in Flanders it is GER
tain that any advance in the direction
of the channel ports will be made at
great cost to themselves and over the
bodies of the British army who have
so often shown in the past such bull
dog determination in the defense
Two Divisions Decimated.
As examples of what the British
have gone thru, the statement cites
two divisions which lost a large per-
centage of their electives. The Tween
ty-fifth a new division, in the fight
ing between March % and 26. lost
1000 men. But in the fighting again
from April 10 to 10, it lost 5000 more
Despite these losses, it was brigaded
with the French for a counter attack
and still later it beat off four heavy
German alta cks.
The Twenty-first division fought
continuously from March 81 to March
IS and lost 1000 infantrymen of a
total strength of 5000. Later, 1t
drove back a German attack in which
five German divisions were engaged
and increased its losses to 5000.
History Will Tell Truth.
Statistics such as these said the
statement, bring home to the military
mind the terrible ordeal thru which
the British army is now passing. His
tory coolly reviewing facts will record
what is perhaps often now lost sight
of in the crowded interests of every
day life and obscured by hearsay and
extravagant writings Britain at this
very moment is making the supreme
sacrifice of endurance for right
against might and now strengthened
by and shoulder to shoulder with the
famous French fighting divisions is
prepared to hold the German masses
in check until the right moment ar
rives for the great revenge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
FARM AGENTS HERE
Convention of Northeast Kansas
Representatives Next Week

The Northeast Kansas district con-
vention of county farm agents will be
held in Topeka May II, according to
an announcement made this afternoon
by A. D. F'olker. Shawnee county
ia rm agent.
1t is expected that representatives
from commercial bodies, prominent
business houses. and representative
farmers of the district will be in at
tendance for the meetings. Farm la
Dor for the harvest and for regular
farming operations is the principal
problem that will be presented.
E. E. Fritzell, state farm agent, will
preside at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
Kansas CItian on CycIons-

Kansas City, Mo-, May 4-William
A. UrGuhart of Kansas City, was
member of the missing naval collier
Cyclops, it became known here today
The ship was reported missing after
last being seen in the Caribbean sea
several weeks ago.
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FLYNN FOR NAVY POST
Secret Service Men Slated for Intelli-
gence Head.

New York. May 4.-william ].
Flynn. formerly head of the United
States secret service, is slated for the
post of chief of the navy intelligence
bureau at Washington, according to
reliable reports here today.
Flynn was in charge of the govern
ment's secret service work when the
war broke out and directed the dis
closure of Germany's insidious ac-
Invites in the United States before this
country went inside the allies
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INDIAN LOSES SUIT
Court Upholds Action of Authorities
on BOOtlegging.

Washington, May 4.-The supreme
court of the District of Columbia has
denied writ of mandamus applied for
by George Petit, an Usage India II !
who sought to compel Cato Sells.
United States commissioner of Indian
affairs, to pay back $2.s00,O00 he had
withheld from the Usage Indians on
account of bootlegging at their reser-
Walton. The governments action was
sustained by the court -
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GERMAN PAPERS HIT
Federal Grand Jury Also Condemns
Big scare Headlines.

Chicago. May egislation to
prevent the sale of papers printed in
enemy languages was recommended
today by the federal grand jury. which
indicted eighteen persons on charges
of failure to register and violation of
the espionage act.
capitalization of miseries of war
thru the sale of big headlines in
American papers was condemned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
RAISE BIC TOTAL!
Topeka Santa Fe Employees
Subscribe 1921 800 in Loan.
Number of Workers Buying
Bonds Here Exceed 400.

Subscriptions by employees of the
Santa Fe railroad in the Topeka shops
general offices, storehouse and other
departments, total $321,30O, it was
announced late today from the treas
urers office.
Employees in Topeka subscribing to-
tai 400. Subscriptions on the Santa
Fe system amount to approxima tely
So 500 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
PEACE CONFLAB AGAIN
Rumania and Central Powers Near
Final Settlement

Amsterdam, May 4.-The delegates
of Rumania and the central powers
have resumed the peace negotia tons,
a Bucharest dispatch reports Sever
al of the outstanding questions have
been steeled and the conclusion of the
negotiations is being approached
njdly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
FOR WAR PROHIBITION
Drastic And-Brewery Bill Is Intro
duced in Congress.

Washington. May A war proli-
bition bill. which would prohibit in
terstate shipment not only of intoxi-
eating liquors. but of materials intend
ed for their manufacture as WELL was
introduced today by Representative
Randall of California. Mr.. Randall
said the measure, if enacted, would re-
duce the output of the big breweries
90 per cent.
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Takes Most of Town's Quota.

Arkansas City. Kan, May Aeon
Magette, wealthy farmer, bought
nearly the whole quota of Geuda
Springs. in liberty bonds today. The
quota of the town was $4,000. and
his subscription amounted to $4,000.
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Thru the aid of the American secret
service, it is said. an opera singer has been
arrested at Cadiz as German spy Among
her papers were several containing strange
hieroglyphics. the key to which was found
written on her back. which women search
ers" subjected to chemicals
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New York policeman has been held in
81 COO bail on a charge of burglary.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

DAVID o. CRANE, 76 years old. died
Friday evening at his home on East Tenth
street. The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock from the home.
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a m. 3.i;O.
other hours, 4751 K-2
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View York Cotton Market.
New York Nav 4.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; nfiddling, 2615.
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Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel s27.
Adv.
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Items for this column may be left
at Petro's drug store, or phone
Ele..lo- Kimball after 2 p. M: other
hours phone $3.50.
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SMASH ITALY

bring any assistance to Germany OF
the western front"
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North Topeka Baptist church, the
Rev o. L. Weir, pastor Tomorrow
will be Rally Day" in the Sunday
school, and the service commencing
at $3.50 will be of particular interest
to young people, but will include the
older church members. and will extend