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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
Get new ORDERS
Modified Physical Regulations
for the Draft Received.
No Minor Defects Will Keep
Men From Service.

Numerous changes in selective
draft regulations are contained in new
rules received at the office of Charles
S. Huffman, adjutant general The
new orders are being sent to all ex-
enaption boards in this state. Exam
ination of registered men was held
UP week ago pending receipt of the
new rules.
Changes in orders permit accept
ance of many men not subject to call
for service when the first national
cal disa bilities will be classified and
placed in service in accordance with
their physical qualifications. Mental
conditions will be considered by
boards in making exemptions, but
men with missing finger, or with
lung trouble not considered incurable
will be accepted. The new order will
enable the boards to certify many
men rejected for physical disabilities
under the first draft.
The New Orders.
Among the new orders are:
/Registrants who have long existing
skin diseases so Severe or disfiguring
as to be permanently incapacitating
will be rejected. Registrars who have
skin diseases so trivial that they do
not interfere with general health will
be accepted.
normalities of the bones of the skull,
unless they come within the standards
of unconditional rejection, will not eX-
empt registrant from military serv-
ice. Registrars with slight curva-
lures of the spine which do not inter-
fere with the function and weight
bearing power, must be accepted.
Those with signs or symptoms of ex-
tensive disease of the vertebrae which
totally incapacitate, will be rejected.
hn 1t-Ir1 .Nf 1Ir,%
ever, is not sufficient ground for
granting exemption.
When it is thoroly proven that reg
istrants are deaf in both ears they
should be rejected, but when the hear
ing in both ears is above the standard
1920 they should be accepted. Regis
trants deaf in one ear must also be
examined by the medical advisory
board before they will be rejected or
accepted.
Examine Lungs Closely.
Men with only one eye or totally
blind in both eyes should be rejected.
Acceptances are based on a scale of
measurements testing the vision.
Registrars having irremedia BILE de-
formities and diseases which interfere
with mastication of ordinary food or
interfere with speech so that they can
not be readily understood, are to be
rejected.
Fully developed goiter in the neck
is a sufficient ground for rejection.
The examination of registrants'
lungs is. ordered to~be very complete
Registrars under no consideration
however, are to be rejected unless it is
thoroly established that their case is
incurable or a menace to other persons
with whom they may come in con-
tact.
Registrars who have chronic alb
dominal trouble or appendicitis or
gall bladder and who on examination
present no signs of such diseases are
To Cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
MAKE R. C. REPORT
City and County Mercy Work.
ers Meet Today.
1886 Articles Have Been
Made Since Nov. 1.
MRS. PALMER GIVES FIGURES
More Than 200 Visitors at Neon
Hour Luncheon.
Every Red Cross Auxiliary in
County Represented.

More than 200 interested visitors
from the city and county units and
auxiliaries of the Topeka Chapter OF
the American red Cross crowded each
other in the various rooms of the Red
Cross working section at the Crosby
Bros store this morning. The party
was to start officially at II O'Clock
noon with a luncheon donated by the
chairmen of the different departments
of the Red Cross organization in To-
peka, but before IL O'Clock the crowd
of visitors had started to gather ana
was flowing IN and out of the rooms
on inspection and question asking
tours.
Promptl- following the . O'clock
luncheon, the diners proceeded to the
auditorium provided for the speakers
Horace Hall presided at the meeting.
Carol B. Merriam and DIR. Edmund
James Kulp We're the speakers of the
day. Mrs. David Palmer was on the
program with a short outline history
Of each of the different class of work
rooms used in Topeka in the Red Cross
work.
Mrs. PaImer's Report.
In her report on the work done by
the city and county auxiliaries Mrs.
Palmer stated that an average of
thirty-five workers each day put in an
appearance in the garment depart
ment. Since November and until
last Thursday a total of 1856 articles
have been made in the interest of the
Red Cross. OF this total 5.606 articles
were made by the county auXiliaries
and units of the Topeka chapter of the
REQ Cross. and the remaining 5000
articles were made by the city clubs,
auxiliaries and units.
In m lking her report of the work
accomplished between November l
and last Thursday Mrs. Palmer ex-
planned that the actual number of
pieces the different units have com
pleted IS not necessarily the measure
of the work accomplished. 1t takes
longer to make one class of article
than it does to make another. Mrs.
Palmer also explained that many of
the units have been organized but a
short time, two of them Pauline and
Mission Creek in the county auxiliary
list, being SO young that as yet they
nave not been able to receive any ma
terial with which to work.
Mrs. Charles Brooks Thomas is the
chairman in charge of the womans
Shawnee county, and under her are
Mrs. Jack Dillon in charge of the
garment section Mrs. n. B. Black in
charge of the surgical dressing and
hospital supply department; and Mrs.
Charles l.. Mitchell in charge of the
knitting department. .
Next Drive in April.
C. 3. Merriam. in an address at the
noon luncheon, outlined. so far as Is
known. the next Red Cross drive here.
which will probably be held some time
in April or May.
Doctor KuIp placed the outcome of
the war directly up to the women.
This war" he said, sis really up
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He FLED GERMANY
Theodore Shattelius Says He
Did So To Escape Army.
Now He Is Charged With Being
a U. S. Desefter.

After fleeing to Great Britain and
later to America to escape military
service in Germany, Theodore Shatel-
ius, a native born German and son of
a Hanoverian army officer. is today
facing a charge of desertion from the
United States marine service. Shattei-
JUS was brought to Topeka today from
Emporia by a deputy in the United
States marshal's office.
ShatteliuS enlisted in the marine
service in Chicago more than three
years ago to escape an order from the
German consul at the Windy city,
who with the aid of the far-reachlng
German intelligence bureau, mad
finally located Shattelius,A who owed
military duty to the kaiser. Recently
Shatte1ius, who has been selling en-
larged pictures at Emporia, has been
making frantic efforts to become
naturalized citizen of the United
States.
Has Admitted Dcsertion.
Deputies in the marshai's office say
he has admitted to deserving from the
marine service Rules were exactlng,
he told them, and one day when he
had shore leave he and another marine
began walking and decided to keep on
their jaunt, never returning
Shattelius expressed a deep hatred
for the present German government
His father he told deputies, had been
an officer in the HanOvarian army
before the mighty Bismarck linked the
German states into one with Prussia
and Prussian militarism and kultur as
the ruling factors in the united Ger
man states.
AS he approached military age, the
young mans resentment against the
German government grew and he de-
termined to escape the enslavement
exacted of Germany's young men in
peace times. He fled to England just
before entering into the 20is, return
ing there fourteen months later only
tc be confronted with an order to re-
port for military duty Immediately.
He Escaped Again.
The young man babe his relatives
and. lifelong friends hasty farewell,
escaped to England and later to Amer
lea. Relentlessly the German intelli-
gence department pursued him.
One night he heard a knock at his
door. 1t was a subject of the kaiser
who ordered him to report to the Ger
man consul Immediately and make
preparations for transportation to the
cid country.
Shattelius was man &c years of age
men. He didn't make inquiries to
learn whether he would be obliged to
follow these directions. Probably, if
he were still a German subject he
would be forced to go. He feared the
relentless iron hand and its powers.
He discarded his plans for the future.
again babe his friends goodbye and
Joined the marine service. Shattelius
is 20 years old now and tells deputies
nc is engaged to a girl at Iowa CITY Ia
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Mrs. Walter Crawford, Ill jefferson. who
has been ill with light case of the small
po Mr. Is an ree9 Mrs William Poland aao
street have gone to Kansas City to visit
club Friday afternoon with the following
members as her guests: Mrs. ID. T. Thorn
M s9n Mrs n !, " .,o l. gqry' Mrs T F. Allen,
|: Derb. Mrs. c. L. Wood. Mrs. j. N. Jones,
Mrs. E. L. Jones. Mrs. H. v Strait Ohio
Arthur Gathers. of Kansas city. en- route
to Marysville, where he is a fireman for
the Union Pacific was recent guest of
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. u. Gathers.
East Fifth street
+ Tuesday afternoon of next week Mrs
tain the Lotus club instead of Mrs. James
Brizendine, as formerly announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Corwin. 424 Chandler
street, are the parents of a son, born Satur-
day morning. February o. They have
named him John Thomas
who has been ill with the measles. is re-
covering
Charles Gathers is recovering after being
Threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs. Gussie Becker. il Oak street has
had the erysipelas but is now improving.
Mrs. Luther Green, of Newkirk. Okla is
visiting her brother. Harvey Landon. and
Mrs D. E. wfngett will come Saturda v
/ from Hoisington. Kan. to visit her mother
Mrs. A Flodenberg, German avenue. Mrs.
J.. w. BousIog viii arrive from Edmunds.
of Mrs. Flodenberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. W W. johnson 1856 Ohio
/ Vanausdeii. of oklahoms. Little wilfor d
johnson. who has been ill. is recovering
The ladies o the Lincoln circle served
| their quarterly pension dinner Saturday.
Miss Edith Jones and mother. Mrs. w.
Jones. 40 East Tenth street, are visiting
| friends in Kansas City Miss Jones went
| to Kansas City Wednesday. where she wa
one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of
| Miss Anna Leet Miss Leet and Mr.. Frank
| Ham of ~ Tod
| Wednesday. Several years ago Miss Leaf
J was a resident of the city. making her
home on Klein street
| Mrs. Minnie Dolstrom. Oak street, is
visiting friends in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09

to the women. When the morale of
the German women break. the Hin
denburg line will break. If the morale
of the women in this country is loose,
those fine young men from America
on French soil will not fight at their
best
"A soldier works and fights best
when he knows the heart of woman
hood is with him. And the days of
chivalry are not past. The man who
goes out today in olive drab-is just as
much a knight-errant as the finest
specimen of manhood that ever rode in
q tournament in the -olden days.
1T is the women who must give the
Red Cross its supreme power for
mercy"
Mrs. David Palmer's report OF the
work done by the different county and
city auxiliaries follows:
In the City.
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The meeting of the Chalitso club with
Mrs. c. w. Martin has been postponed
until February 26 account the Lincoln
memorial service.
Little Bessie Maxine Plumley who has
been quite i'll. is improved.
The regular meeting of the Red Cross
More workers are needed Mrs. G.. w.
Crawford phone $3.50 KS, has charge of
the distribution of yarn.
Will Swan, of Camp Funston is home
on a seven-day furlough.
Miss Margaret Fuller, of Baldwin, is
teaching in the high school, having filled
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Misses Ethel Cromwell, Mabel Cromwell.
Ethel MeClements and Grace Frye were
dinner guests Thursday evening of Miss
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. seibert,
Tuesday. February. s., a. son, whom they
have named Karl Frederick.
Mrs. NJ L. McClenahan. of Lincoln street,
spent Thursday with her son, r. U. Nc
Clenahan and family.
Mr.. and Mrs: j. W. wagonrodt of
and Mrs. John Rains. Mr. Rains, who
sustained severe injuries from being
thrown from a road a couple of weeks ago,
Ora Campbell has returned to Emporia
after visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rev and Mrs. C. W Marlin attended the
dedication of the new grange hall at Berry
ton Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wolf are moving to
1923 Harrison street, where they will be
With Mrs. VOLTS mother, Mrs. James
Smith.
Dinner guests Sunday at the o. Shaul
home were Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Jones and
Miss Frances Jones of Grattan street: Mr..
Vance and Miss Carolyn Vance. Mrs Stella
Dean spent Tuesday with Mrs. Sham
The w. Fl. Abels family have changed
their residence to ShOrev
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ticknor and family
spent Sunday at the d. v. Taylor home
Mrs. c. r. Buehrer is suffering from a
badly injured hand. being cut by a spring
while repairing d. graphophone.
The Bays Circle met for study Tuesday
evening with Marius Ahlstrom
Mrs. Jones is visiting at the home of her
BROTHER, W. Frye, rear Elmont.
The regular meeting of the grange will
be held Tuesday evening at the home of
Virginia avenues. All members interested
in insurance urged to be present to dis
cuss the rulings.
The Glover Hill Aid society will hold an
all day meeting Tuesday with Mrs c. b.
Buehrer.
John selover returned from the hos
pitaI Tuesday much improved
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Moffatt will celebrate
their ffftieth wedding anniversary Sunday,
Feb. 10. Among the large number of rela-
tives who will be present are Mr. and Mrs.
J. N. Edgar and sons of Orchard. Colo and
Mr.. and Mrs. +. s. Butner and family of
Wiste. Canada
James Reed ID has to St
ClIubb and family.
| Mrs. W. r. Lott is i'll at her home on
Indiana avenue.
| of Mrs. A. H Senne of Harrison street
Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Marlin were dinner
guests Thursday of Mrs. F De ebert
| Howard and Dean Yingling of -Berryton
spent TODAY with James and Albert Marlin
Mr.. b. H. McCord went to Wamego Fri
day on a business trip.
I Highland Park NJ L. church. Sunday
school at 10 a. Preaching at IL a. m
by the pastor No evening service.
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FIND 1876 BODIES

London, Feb. British trawlers
and the coast guard were conducting
a thoro, tho apparently hopeless
search for the bodies of forty men
still missing from the torpedoed
transport Tuscania, early today.
Revised admiralty figures today
showed 2.235 saved, 166 missing and
1875 bodies recovered. The bodies
recovered are believed to be included
in the 166 classified as missing"
The missing are believed to include
las American soldiers, according to
details available early today.
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MORTON ALBAUGH, Sc years old, died
at his home early this morning Funeral
announcements later.
VIRGINIA GIONO died at Rochester,
MINI, Friday. The body arrived in To-
peka today and taken to the home,
904 West street, where friends may view
the remains tomorrow afternoon. Monday
the body will be shipped to Usage City for
funeral services and burial
ALICE wHALEY. 65 years old, died
Thursday at her home. 1909 Polk street.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 80 O'Clock in Meriden, Kan
Burial in Meriden cemetery.
ARCHIE c. SOUDERS. 10 years old,
died February at 732 Madison street.
The funeral will he held tomorrow morn
ing at Q 80 o'clock from 1920 Polk street.
The body will be shipped to Burlingame,
Kan, for burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Lillian Savles will
he held tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o'clock
from her home, 2003 West Tenth street.
The body will be shipped to Whiting,
Kan. for burial.
The funeral of Martha Barker. who died
Thursday. will, be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the "B" street
Baptist church. Burial in Topeka ceme-
terry.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. SCI
Adv.
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LOCAL MENTION

Services for the deaf will be held
Sunday evening at the German Luth-
eran church, Second and Van Buren,
streets. Rev. SHREDDER of Kansas City
will conduct the sermon in sign lam
guage.
Dr. Brown, Oste opath, 62c Kan. ave.
Adv
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Lincoln Post G. A. r.. No. 1. Attention

The members of Lincoln Post will
meet at their hall on East Sixth ave-
nue. Sunday at p. m. to attend the
exercises at the auditorium in mem
DRY of the birthday of Abraham Lin
coin. All veterans of the Civil war are
requested to join us in the parade
A. NJ RUSSELL.
Acting Adjutant.
HENRY MARTIN.
Post Commander.
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. M. $3.50;
Other hours, 4751 K-2.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between s and 10 a. IN. $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
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HIGHLAND PARK.

Notes and personals from Highland
Park, by Mrs. q. Shaul. Telephone
232.I Nj
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MORTON ALBAUGH, Sc years old, died
at his home early this morning. Funeral
announcements later.
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Items for this column may be left at
petro's Drug Store or phoned SSSi
after d. IN: other .ioLrs phone $3.50
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. SGT
Adv.
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IT u 7 sW II 'sVVV.
County Auxiliaries.

Total number OF articles made by the u
ity clubs and auXiliaries since November
IaSf =
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
country TO Be PUT
ON A COAL RATION
Garfield Will Limit Supply
Zach Householder May
install for Winter
CERTAIN TO BE
SHORTAGE THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON. July s.-Phlladel-
phia's system for rationing coal to
household consumers has been adopted
by the Federal fuel administration for
national application. and with a few
slight notifications has been put into
the hands Of State administrators for
enforcement throughout the country.
This wss announced at the Office Of
DR.. Harry A. Garfield yesterday, with
the statement that the coal supply in
sight for domestic uses would prove
insufficient II last years waste con-
I tinues and unequal local distribution
Is not prevented.
With every ounce OF pressure pos
sible being applied TO increasing pro-
ductlon OF coal. fuel officials said. re-
qulrements continue to mount and a
drastic system OF local distribution.
akin TO the coal ration of England
and France. had TO be hit upon to save
householders from the frigld expert
ences q last winter
The Philadelphia system, so SUCCESS
fully applied by William Potter and
Francis A. Lewis. Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia fuel administrators, re-
spectively. instantly suggested Itself.
Reports submitted by Mr.. Potter and
Mr.. Lewis. detailing the result obtained
in Philadelphia by limiting domestic
consumers 10 the exact amount Of
coal sufficient TO maintain proper heat.
have been given careful study by Doc
Tor Garfield within the last few days.
The fuel administrator took the Penn
sylvanla reports with him on a recent
trip to Hampton Roads. and his deci-
sion TO give the Philadelphia system a
thorough test by nationwide applca-
tion was communicated TO Washington
today.
Under this system. which was orlgl-
nally worked out and applied in Phila-
delphia," said fuel administration Of
flcial, every one Will get his fair pro-
portion OF coal. The hOarder VIII be
eliminated"
Under the new system the coal al
lowed to each consumer will not be the
amount used last year. but only so
much as is scientifically found suti-
cient 10 heat his house 10 6S degrees,
providing every conservation rule has
been obeyed. The allowance for each
Will ne Sulucltnh lot CuuioIts hub tlt
wasteful consumer who finds his al
lowanbe gone before the end OF tho
winter will have only himself to thank
| II he has no fuel with which TO heat
his house.
This involves a department. OF COM
meroial sllotmonts in connection with
each local fuel administrator office.
Plans. for this organization, and for Che
equipment, have been completed by the
fuol administration in such detail that
the local bureaus can inaugurate the
system without delay.
The important features OF the plan
arc:
First. Censorship OF every order for
coal resolved by any dealer. each order
being compared with a figure obtained
by simple yet effective formulas show
ing the rating Of the house where the
coal Is 10 be used.
Second. Actual inspection Of all
doubtful cases and checking up
through inspectors OF statements made
by householders as to the coal on hand,
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
AT THE MAJESTIC.

There are few notion picture stars
who have a more enthusiastic follow
ing than Dorothy Dalton, and this fact
will doubtless be demonstrated today
and tomorrow when Miss Dalton ap-
pears at the Majestic in THE Mating
Of Marcella,' a powerful domestic dra-
ma. Miss Dayton has done splendid
work In this, her newest Paramount
picture, done under the supervision OF
Thomas II. fnce, and the excellence OF
her portrayal Of the exactlng title role
has not only served TO increase her
popularity but has added materially TO
her reputation as one Of the most
charming and talented motion picture
stars In the country. Supplementlng
the main feature today and Tuesday,
there will be shown another issue OF
the Allies Oflclal War Review, de-
plotting actual activities OF our boys
"over there" and their Allies.