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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
DINNER STORIES

Johnny and his mother were dining
with a friend. The first course was
chicken soup with macaroni in it. The
hostess watched Johnny as he sat
quietly gazing into his plate. Finally
she asked. why don't you eat your
soup, Johnny"
Il don't care for it, please, ma a m. -
But your mamma said you liked
chicken soup"
Il do like mammals chicken soup,
but she don't put the windpipes in
The little bride was getting ready
to cook her first turkey for the Christ
mas dinner in the new home His
folks were coming on a visit, and in
honor of the event she proudly order
ed a twelve-pounder.
Now. it sometimes happens that in
the hurry of that busy season the
pickers of the fowls are too hurried
parts of the anatomy placed as they
should be.
On the day the turkey was deliv-
cred, the butcher was called to the
telephone, when a voice at the other
END said: awnt you to send after
this turkey right away; 1 won't keep
it. The butcher could not under
stand, and when he asked why she
said; ITS deformed, and l couldn't
swallow mouthful of it."
Now it SO happened that he had
personally wrapped up that fowl and
he thought at the time what a fine
one it was, So he asked for an ex-
PLANTATION, and over the wire came the
wall: at hasn't any liver and it has
two gizzardsI"
1t is said of a few Germans who
were stormed by the British that they
called out for mercy, adding:
eve vos Pomeranians"
well. then" called out one soldier.
you re blooming lucky to fall into my
hands, for I'm a dog fancier"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

In recent summing up of the fuel
situation, Professor Garfield reached
the conclusion that there will be
shortage next winter, and his only
remedy was stated in the sentence, at
is therefore, appaI ent that the full re-
quirements of coal cannot be filled,
and the difference must be made up
by voluntary or enforced curtailment
in the use of fuel" In view of the
sad experience of last winter. when
the productive Industries of the coun-
try curta:led their output after the fuel
administration rad discouraged early
buying of coai, it IS well that we look
farther than the fuel administration
for advice for the coming season of
fuel consumption In view of the fact
that there is sufficient supply of coal
in the ground to meet all requirements
why cannot we nave enforced mining
of coal instead of enforced curtail-
ment of consumption?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

ton, great projects are under way to
reclaim the last stubborn bits of the
wilderness. And now comes this
great crisis of war. in which the world
turns to us for help, to make us rea-
lie that we have played out the part
of careless prodigal, and must adopt
another role.
This lesson of economy is the
harder to learn because many classes
of workers are making more money
than ever before. They must learn
that the abuhde -ce which has come to
their hands is accidental, and is not
theirs to waste, because it belongs to
civilization. which is in sore need.
That is the lesson Of the war savings
stamp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

While reports from Russia are hazy
and unofficial they indicate that the
country is becoming thoroly Mexican
lied a. rapid rate. Every man prom
inent in political circles, who can OBJ
tain a sufficient following, is starting
a little revolution of his own. Out of
the chaotic situation looms the i'm
portant fact that the Bolsheviki appear
20 have been put out of business This
of course was certain to come sooner
or later. No country could long exist
under such direction and no people
would tolerate it a great while. Now,
if some one of the revolutionary lead
ers will drive out the Germans he
probably can tecome the head of the
nation. At any rate, with these two
things accomplished the remainder of
the world can afford to stand by and
let the factional leaders fight it out as
has been done for the most part in
Mexico. Nothing could have taken
place better calculated to bring the
SlaTs to their senses than the staying
of the former car. They probably
realize by this time that there are
worse things in the world than czars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

The quota of one branch of the mil
itary service of the United States is
complete anc the recruiting offices
have been closed. The war depart
ment announces that it has a suffi-
cient number of dentists to minister
to the dental requirements of an army
of 100000 men. The other dentists
who would serve their country must
now wait for the army of fighting men
to catch up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Rhubarb Sauce
Corn Flakes with Milk
flashed Potatoes OmeIet
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Boiled Rice with Raisins
Corn Bread Canned Plums
DINNER.
BAKED Beans Creamed Potatoes
Apple and Cabbage Salad
War Gingerbread Coffee
Tried Recipes.
War Ginge- bread (from above
m nu)-One cup brown sugar one
cup mola; -es, one-haff cup vegeta BILE
shortening, two eggs. one tablespoon
Ginger. one tablespoon cinnamon. one
teaspoon soda. ore and one-half tea
poop salt. three teaspoons baking
powder, three cups barley flour. one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Evidence that some great change
has taken place in Russia is seen in
the fact that many of the supposedly
dead and gone Russians are coming to
life, The names of Grand Duke
Nicholas, Kaledil-es, Korniloft and
Kerehsky again are showing up in the
dispatches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

these men have said to US: that the
word 10 US was always the same. yes
terday and today and tCmorrow-al
ways their word to us is Forward"
And we follow them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MOULTON
The Shcriffs Watching.

The Shcriffs Watching.
I love to sit upon the cottage porch
Or loiter mid the roses all day long.
1 love to watch the twilight shades appear,
And listen to the bullfrog's pleasant song
1 love to go and sit upon the pier
And bangle my small tootsies in the lake
L love to be-twelye miles away from work
While sweltering millions fragile, fry and
bake.
1 love to ride across the placid bay
And swaddle in semebody's motorboat
That is propelled by fragrant gasoline,
To pay for which some one else is the
goat.
But cannot do any of these things.
I've got to grab the hammer and the
For if vo d se the thfEf nse aE Eve
The "city dads" having recently leg
islated a substantial tax on both male
and female dogs the undersigned will
be pleased to purchase reasonable
number of these pets at prices to be
mutually agreed upon No old or vi
cious dogs wanted. Nice fat dogs pre-
ferred. Waupaca Sausage Works.
Waupaca (Wis.) Post.
When Frieda Hempel. the colo
ratura soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera house, was married the other
day, the papers said: She was es-
corted to the altar by a prominent
throat specialist"
We are all in perspiration to know
whether the groom was attended by
a prominent corn doctor.
The kaiser uses his religion much
as he would use a life preserver-
never until he has to.
The subs which came over here had
a regular German victory They did
everything except what they were sent
to accomplish.
Weddings have changed a lot this
June. The papers used to print
columns about the brides gown. Now
they describe the groom's uniform.
Perpetual motion: Buying shoes
for a ten-year-oid kid.
Another nonessential occupation. to
which we call the attention of q
benign government, is that of going
down to the station to see who gets
the 9:47.
Now that Mr. Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt have signed a separate
peace without annexations or in
IDENTITIES, the skies have cleared con-
siderably. The little fuss over In
Europe has been secondary matter
always.
There is hing in the world that
will last longer than love letter that
person shouldn't have written in the
first place. Abstracts, deeds, mort
cages. wills and even grocery bills will
eventually fade, but love letters go on
forever.
Nearly half a million pounds of
liquor have been shipped into Maine
since the first of the year."-Dispatch
We always measured that stuff by
the Jolt and not by the pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

Copyrighted. 1917. by The Wheeler syndi.
cate 1ncO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

But cannot do any of these things.
I've got to grab the hammer and thu
saw;
For if I'd do the things / really love,
I'd violate the anti-loaftng law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
sow ONE FIELD TO BARLEY
II VIII Go a Long Way Toward Max
ing Up for Corn Shortage and Pro-
vide Summer Hog Feed.

Barley is the crop to stop the gap
before the new corn is ready, says
the farm crops section of the Iowa ag-
ricultural experiment station. There
will be tremendous shortage of hog
feed this summer for the farmer who
does not fortify himself with an early
maturing crop. The low quality of the.
1917 corn crop has forced it onto the
ma rket early and the feed shortage
will be felt more keenly as the sum-
mer progresses. There is now but lit
tie in many cribs and it will all be
gone long before the new crop is.
ready.
There is no chance Of using the new
corn crop for feed before September,
but field of barley will ripen in July
and the farmer who sows it will gain
LEO days on the one who does not.
These two months will come at the
height Of the shortage. They are the
months when the pastures fail. Hog
feed will be at premium. For the
farmer who has some extra to sell,
the price is bound to be such that he
cannot lose on it.
A new circular describing the best
methods of handling barley is being
issued by the Iowa station at Ames,
and it may be obtained free by writing
for it,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
MRS. EDMUND TILTON

Sarah E. Hamilton, daughter OF
James and Mary Hamilton, was born
in Scotch Valley Pennsylvania. Au-
gust "a, 1885, and died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Henry G. Smith.
in Manchester, Thursday, March 7th,
1918, aged 50 years, 6 months and 13
days. At the age of ten years she
came with her parents to Dubuque.
For time the family lived at what
was then we'll known as. the Twelve
Mile House, near Dubuque. From
there the family went to Cascade,
where the father took up claim OF
government land. 1t was near Cas-
cade that she grew to womanhood,
and where on August "a, 1855, she
was united in marriage with Mr.. Ed
mund Tilton. After their marriage
they came to Manchester, where she
has resided since.
Mrs. Tilton is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. NJ. w. Sheldon and
Mrs. Henry C. Smith, both of Man.
chester. Seven grandchildren, and
five great grandchildren, also survive
her. She also leaves four sisters
to mourn her death-Mrs. Kate Jag
gers of Montana, Mrs. Martha Ma
cumber of Hawarden, Iowa. Mrs. A.
Hamil of Cascade and Mrs. Ida Cole
man of Idaho.
In her early life Mrs. Tilton was
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church In Manchester the close
friends of the early days were men,
bers of the universalist church, OF
which she became a member.
Mrs. Tilton lived a useful life, en-
daring herself to those about her by
real interest in them and by loving
deeds. Her mind was alert to the
last and through all the long years
she kept abreast of the time and
took sympathetic interest in that in
which others were interested. For
fifty-three years this community has
felt the influence of her life.
The bereaved families have the SYM
pathy of their friends in their time
of deep sorrow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
COONROO BOYS face
SERIOUS CHARGES
YOUTHS CHARGED WITH PLACING
INSTRUCTIONS ON C. G. w.
RY. TRACKS
AWAITING ACTION OF GRAND JURY
Boys Held in County Jail After Being
Arrested BY Railroad
Detectives

George and Frank CoonrOd. who re-
side in the vicinity of Thorue, were ar
rested last Saturday, charged with
placing distractions on the track OF
the Great Western railway, on Sunday.
March 3rd. On that day section men
found angle irons that had been leaned
against the rails. On the same day
two trains struck similar obstructiOns
in the same locality. Fortunately no
serious damage was done. Special
agents of the railroad Immediately set
to work upon the case, with the result
that the Coonrod boys were taken into
custody, and admitted that they had
placed the irons against the rails.
Without doubt they did not appreciate
the serious consequences of their acts.
One of the boys is reported to have
said he didn't thing it would do any
harm and that he lust wanted to see
the engine jump and had heard that a
pin on the track would do il" The
boys are 16 and IS years of age. The
older one, George is said to be men
tally deficient,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
SOLDIERS SAFER THAN IN CIVIL
WAR

Surgeon General Gorgas says in the
March American Magazine:
There seems to be an impression
in this country that to fight in the
present war means almost sure death
to a soldier AS matter of fact. both
in the danger from disease and in the
deadliness of actual fighting there is
no comparison between the war in
Europe today and the Civil war.
"In the civil war our morality was
something over five per cent for the
four years. 1t is true that the French
armies suffered almost exactly the
same death losses during the first five
months of the war. But people must
not forget that those five months were
the most disastrous period, especially
for the allies. who were unprepared
in every way.
"By 1916 the French had reduced
their morality to only about two per
cent for twelve months; that is a
rate of only twenty per thousand. Even
in civil life a rate of thirteen to fif-
teen per thousand is usual. Therefore
it is evident that the additional war
risk is surprisingly low.
After a three days battle in our
civil war--such a battle as Gettyburg
for instance-a third of the .men en-
gagged were on the field You can
not find in the present conflict any
three days as disastrous as that"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
FINE DISPLAY OF NORTHERN
LIGHTS

Thursday nights aurora (nOrth-
ern lights) was one of the finest that
has even been observed in Iowa, even
SURPRISING in grandeur the wonder
full aurora of August 26, 1916, which
Subscribed by the Monthly Weather
Review as "a most extensive and gOr-
geous display" over most Of the north
ern states
The aurora was first observed To-
cally at 7:15, consisting at that hour
of broad glow or band of light ex-
tending across the northern sky from
northeast to northwest and high in
the heavens. The aurora increased in
brilliancy as the evening progressed,
and was at it's best between 9 and
10 p. m. At $3.50 the entire sky lex
cept close to the horizon) was filled
with quivering streamers or waves of
white light converging overhead and
forming crown few degrees south
of the zenith. The streamers were
well defined, as though coming from
search lights.
aurora were the colors, green and
red predominating. At 9:45 large
portion of the northwestern sky was
UrllllduJ Teu WulCu CudlScu W
green by 10 o'clock. At 10 o'clock a
bright red streamer came out of the
east and in a few minutes broadened
out toward the north and by 1918
covered the greater portion of the
northeastern sky. BY 10:30 the north
eastern sky had changed to greenish
and red appeared again in the north
west and overhead, but not so vivid
as beftre.
Perhaps the best description that
can be given of the colors is that
large bands or spots of green and red
moved about over the northern half
of the sky for nearly two hours.
Another prominent feature of the
aurora were the many patches or
groups of light, resembling thin, whit
ish clouds. The were most numer-
GUS near the zenith and looked ex-
actly like clouds of irregular shape,
except that the usual cloud movement
was absent. The contrast between
the clear sky and the cloudlike patch
es was great Where there were no
patches the stars shown with much
brilliancy, hut through the cloud-like
formations the stars shown only faint
1v
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
SECOND DRAFT
BEGINS March 29
NEXT DRAFT WILL REQUIRE sOO-
900 MEN AND WILL TAKE
MONTHS
$4,000 CALLED FOR MARCH 10Th.
Iowa and Minnesota Not to Furnish
Men as Their Quotas Are Filled
For First National Army.

During the year 1918. eight hun
dred thousand men will be called to
the colors, according to an annuonce-
ment made by the Provost Marshal
General on Tuesday. On March 20,
95 900 men will be called, $4,000 Of
these will be called for the first draft,
and the remaining $4,000 will be as
sembled under the second draft.
Iowa and Minnesota have sent their
full quotas for the first army. and
will not have to furnish any men
for the call which affects the 95,-
900 men.
Details of the second draft will be
made public later, after congress has
acted on proposed legislation provid-
ing for the registration of young men
who have attained the age of q since
last June.
The $4,000 now called, it is under
stood, are needed at once to fill up
divisions and other sunits scheduled
for early departure or to take the
place of men transferred to other di-
visions to make up the deficiencies.
In his first official statement, Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder as
sures the country that no sweeping
withdrawal of large numbers of men
at one time is contemplated. and that
care will be taken to avoid inter-
ference with harvesting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
SCHOOL ELECTION A QUIET
AFFAIR

The annual meeting and election OF
the Independent School district OF
Manchester was held Monday, March
18th, at which time three directors and
treasurer were elected.
Ralph r. Cooper. who was appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
moval from the district OF =. r.
Cowles, was elected to succeed him
self SIS e #.
Fl. C. Seeds and w. Grems were
elected as members of the board.
Mr.. Seeds was elected to fill the po-
sition on the board made vacant by
the removal of H. T Smith. and
B. W. Grems who succeeds F. B.
Blair, who refused to have his name
placed on the ticket for reelection.
F. e. Dutton was reelected as
treasurer of the district. Only thirty
five votes were cast at the election.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
iowa BOYS Make
SUPREME Sacrifice
BOYS IN RAINBOW DIVISION ARE
KILLED IN ACTION IN
FRANCE.
MANY REPORTED AS WOUNDED
Men Slain In Battle Members Of 16Sth
Infantry; Members Of Rain.
baw Division

Somewhere in France" nine more
Iowa young men have Joined Merle
Hay in eternal sleep, and have made
the supreme sacrifice for their coun-
try in the great war of democracy.
Captain Harrison Cummins Nc
Henry of Des Moines and eight of his
fellow fighters of the One Hundred
Sixty-eighth infantry, formerly the
Third Iowa, are dead and twenty more
men of the same regiment, represent
ing all sections of Iowa, were wound
ed in the first series of engagements
participated in by that unit, which,
as member Of the Rainbow division,
is the first made up exclusively Of
Iowa troops to reach the front.
No Particulars Known.
Particulars of how these men lay
down their lives are not known. Their
names are included in a casualty list
given out by the war department yes
terday afternoon, and which, in ad-
dition, contains the names of several
more killed and wounded, some of
whom may be from Iowa.
Under the new ruling of the war
department the addresses of these
men were not given out, and were
supplied only by a comparison Of
the list with roster of the One Hun
dred Sixty-eighth regiment.
All Cities Represented
Practically every city in the state
which had company of infantry in
the Iowa National guard at the open
ing of the war has been in the One
Hundred Sixty-eighth regiment, which
was originally recruited in southern
Iowa, but was raised to war strength
by drafts of men from both the First
and Second Iowa regiments. 1t was
mobilized at the Iowa State Fair
Grounds in August and left for France
late in the fall.
Company B was originally Des
Moines unit and Company D was sta
toned at Centerville. The headquar-
ters company was made up generally
of men from all over the state.
The One Hundred Sixty-eighth regi-
ment has added one more fight to it's
long list. 1t is the old Fifty-first Iowa
which served with distinction in the
Philippines during the Spaish-Ameri-
can war and Philippine. insurrecton,
and several Of the officers, including
Col. e. r. Bennett of Des Moines and
Lieut.. Col. Matthew A. Tinley of Coun-
Gil Bluffs. were with. the regiment in
the hostilities OF twenty years ago.
All Members Volunteers
Al lof the members of the regiment
are volunteers 1t was considered the
crack organization of the Iowa Nation
al Guard, and was honored by selec-
tion as part of the Rainbow division
which included picked national guard
troops from all parts of the union,
and was the second national guard
union to go to France. .;a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
FRANK d. JOSEPH FOR SUPERlN
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
(HOpkintOn Leader

Nomination papers for Frank D. Jo-
seph, who is candidate before the
state primaries for the office of Super
intendent Of Public instruction, have
been circulated during the week. 1t
goes without saying that the papers
are being signed as rapidly as repub-
lican voters come to them, and indeed
democrats also would be glad to give
their endorsement were 1t not that
the regulations disqualify them.
Hopkinton is Mr.. Joseph's home
town.. Here he grew and developed
in his chosen profession, went through
the public schools, graduated from
Lenox College, taught school and
served as superintendent Of some OF
the best high schools in eastern Iowa,
was elected and served for several
years as county superintendent of
schools, and when Mr.. Deyoe was
made State Superintendent was select
ed from the hundreds of qualified men
in Iowa as the best to fill the i'm
portant office of Deputy State Super
intendent of Public Instruction. Frank
Joseph has been through in all his
responsibilities. He has made school
problems his life study and to the
work he has made of him an invalu-
able man for the educational interests
of Iowa. He has had reputation as
real worker. In the opinion of the
Leader no man in the state is In
closer touch with the needs of the
school system of Iowa, no one who is
better capable Of continuing the edu-
cational policies for the success of
which every progressive citizen is So
fictitious. If the people of Iowa want
man trained from the ground up in
his profession, with record of
achievement and efficiency, they will
give Frank d. Joseph their cordial
support at the June primaries. They
are going to do it in this section of
the state, where his reputation is
more than county wide, and a mans
home endorsement is the best test
of his worth and capabilities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
PREPARING FOR THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN DRIVE

An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the Commercial Club room over the
First National Bank on Tuesday after
noon, to discuss plans for the drive
for the third Liberty Loan, which is
to be made early in April.
Men from almost every township
in the county were present at the meet
ing, and a plan of operation was out
lined, and township chairmen appoint
ed. Each township chairman will or
ganze his township. and enlist the
services of the men necessary to make
a thorough canvass of his particular
section Of the county. Every taxpay-
er Of the county will be given an op-
portunity to buy bonds.
Our readers will be given more de-
tailed information regarding the drive
to be made, in future issues OF this
paDer.