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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
BOYS LEAVE TONIGHT
iii Men OF to Camp After Parade
on Kansas Avenue.

Once again Topeka will turn out
in all her glory to pay homage to Ill
men who will leave this evening for
training that will prepare them to
take their places by the sides of their
b1 others who are fighting for demo-
cracy on the battlefields of France.
The men will report at their local
boards for instruction at o'clock
IL is afternoon. Then, following the
usual custom, an entertainment will
be given at the auditorium. followed
by a parade to the depot, where the
selects will embark on their journey.
The entertainment will begin at 7:15
o'clock and last until $3.50 o'clock
and will be in charge Of the instruc-
ton committees of the three local
boards. There will be addresses,
singing and music. after which the
bcys will receive their final instruc-
tions from the draft board commit
tees.
The parade will move from Seventh
and, Kansas avenues at $3.50 o'clock.
The first division will consist of the
Ninth - battalion, state guard, with
the battalion band. Maj. P. B. Ham
lin has issued orders for every mem
Der of the four companies to be pre-
sent at the state house tonight at 7:1s
in full uniform. The Ninth battalion
will be followed by Company H, of the
national guard.
The second division will consist of
the First battalion, state guard, with
their band; the Y. NJ. C. A. signal
boys; Knights of Columbus, minute
men, and the drafted men. They viii
form on Quincy, south of Seventh
street. The third division, which will
form on Quincy. south of Eighth, will
consist of the knights and Ladies OF
Security, autos filled with relatives O.
the drafted men and any other organi
cations that wish to take part in the
parade. There will also be two truck.
provided to haul the boys baggage tc
| the depot.
Forty-four men are being sent from
/ the county board and sixty-seven from
| the two city boards. Many of the mer
are taken from the class which regis
tered August "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
Famine Faces Kansas, Mohler
Wires Hoover Today.
Less Than IS Per Cent 1918
Wheat Yield Left In State.
DUMPED GRAIN ON MARKET
Farmers Did just as Govern
ment Asked Them To Do.
Now There Will Be Suffering
for Both Seed and Feed.

Unless immediate action is taken
by the federal food administration, .
stock feed famine as well as a seed
wheat famine faces this state. That
was the text of telegram sent today
to Herbert Hoover, federal food ad-
ministrator, by J. C. Mohler, secretary
of the state board of agriculture. Less
than 35 per cent of the 1O2 million
bushel wheat yield, is now in the
hands of the farmers.
Because of the established price Tor
grain, Kansas farmers have sent mil
lions of bushels of wheat direct from
the thresher to the markets. The
lowest ever known. Two years ago
the farmers were holding so per cent
of their crop. Information gathered
by Secretary Mohler's correspondents
show 34.4 per cent Of the 1918 crop
now in hands of growers. At least
100000 bushels of this grain is
needed for fall seeding.
Serious conditions confront tho
farmers, as well as the millers under
the present situation. Scores of mills
in this state have no grain to grind.
The wheat has gone to the mills of the
north and the southwest. One of the
big industries of Kansas Is threatened
and the stock growers face grave
situation. In many localities the stock
growers are unable to buy bran and
shorts. Under the present situation.
grain shipped from the state weeks
ago must be shipped back next win
ter in the form of feed and the KAN
sas stockmen must pay the freight
both ways.
Grain Dumped on Market.
"By establishing a standard price.
the government held out no incentive
to hold the wheat" said Secretary
! Moh1er. THE grain was dumped
onto the market as quickly as possible.
Millions of bushels went directly from
! the threshing machines to the market.
The farmer knew he would get just
as much for his grain then as tho he
held it until later and took all the
shrinkage and losses. Consequently
! the states reserve supply Of grain is
the lowest ever known.
| This condition also affects the mills
| lers. 1t gives the Kansas mills no op-
portunity to keep running at capacity
| by grinding Kansas grown wheat.
Some provision should be made to pro-
| tect these industries and to afford a
| feed supply for Kansas stock growers
without returning the feed to this state
later at added expense. If a graduated
Price was fixed for the grain SO that
losses to farmers holding their crops
would be absorbed. the situation
might be overcome
Mohler's correspondents have esti-
| mated the Kansas wheat crop at 102
million bushels. He asks that the re-
serve supply of slightly more than 35
million bushels, as well as the grain
now in elevators of the state, be kept
in Kansas that mills may operate dur
provide stock feed protection, Moh1er
asserts, will compel growers to sell
half-fed stock and pocket enormous
losses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06

flied to Paskert Thomas flied to Flack.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
CHICAGO-Thc band played the Star
Spangled Banner, bring the crowd to its
feet Pick walked. Deal sacrificed to Nc
Innis. unassisted, Pick taking secorsl XII
lifer walked. Tyler flied to whitemnn
Flack lifted to Strunk. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Eighth Inning.
BOSTON-Schang batted for Agnew. He
singled off Hollocher's glove. Bush flied
to Paskert. Hooper singled to right and
Flack's great throw to Deal cut down
Schang at third. Shean out Merkie TO Ty-
Ter. No rms. two hits. no errors.
CHICAGO-Schang now catching for Bos-
ton shean caught Holloeher's fly back Of
first. Mann flied to Whiteman.F Peskere
fouIed to Schang. No runs, no hits, NO
Ninth Iuning.
BOSTON-Strnnk hit to right for three
bases. whiteman duplicated the hif,
Strunk scoring McInnis out, Tyler to
Merkle. Scott walked. Dubuc batted for
Thomas. Dubuc famed. Schang poppef
to Hoiiocher. One RUIZ, two hits, no errors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
STOPS ALL talk
Berlin Decree FOrbids "Exag.
geratiOn" of Allied Successes.
Men Must Not Cast Doubt on
Germany's Power TO Win.

Amsterdam. Sept. ga decree
signed by General Won Linsingen,r COM
mandant of the Brandenburg province,
according to the Cologne Volks
Zeitung, places the city Of Berlin and
the province of ,Brandenburg under
the law relating to a state of siege,
which provides for a fine or imprison-
ment for persons inventing or cir
culating untrue rumors calculated to
disquiet the populace."
A notice accompanying the decree.
which is signed by General Won Lin
singer of the Brandenburg province,
calls attention to the circulation of
frivolous and sometimes malevo1ent
and traitorous gossip, eXaggerating the
transitory successes of the enemy and
casting doubt upon Germany's power
for an economic resistance and depre-
eating the wonderful achievements of
the German troops who. it declares,
are victoriously withstanding the
enemy.
General Won Linsingen expresses the
hope that this admonition will suffice
and that it will not be necessary to en-
force the decree. The Volks Zeitung
adds that similar DEGREES have been
issued in -Breslau and other cities, all
operative immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
IT'S UP TO Mr.. CAREY
Fuel Administrator To Decide OF
White Way Fair Display.

Topeka is looking away out west
toward Hutchinson for answer to
longing, urgent appeal for just little
gaiety and happiness and freedom in
the use of lights next week. Topeka
wants to show the folks from upstate
a real time at the big free fair. She
wants to give the visitors protection.
She wants to light up and forget the
war for a day or two or three-even
tho her lights are on the light house
keeping, kitchenette order after the
company goes home.
Now it is all up to Emerson Carey
Emerson Carey, who played rings
around the Topeka legislative lobb,
during the state fair fight and whom
the town sometimes thought wore
horns and ate defenseless little chill
dren and was pirate on the high
seas of state legislation. Carey is
state fuel administrator. He lives in
the rival fair town-Hutchinson
Topeka wants a free rein on lights
for fair week. She appealed to c. H
banner, local director. Danner polite
iy referred the matter to Carey. And
today Topeka is shivering in her boots
Those extra lights mean much-oh,
so much. It's just like being a queen
or a goddess for day. 1t means To-
peka can light up and show the folks
the old town and make them happy
and sort of take the tension off the
war ana personal sacrifice and con-
servation-just for a wee little bit.
Topeka doesn't want to be foolish. She
Is ever and ever SO patriotic She will
make amends for it all-after the
visitors go home
But Mr.. Carey must approve. And
today Topeka is straining her ear
drums for some word from Mr.. Carey
Mr.. Good, Mr.. Kind, Mr.. Carey. IT
Mr.. Carey will just let Topeka be a
child-just for fair week-she will
grope her way way around town for
three weeks after the big show is over
and won't make a single COMPLAINT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
TRANSPORT IS HIT
American Ship TOrpedOed 200
Miles From French Shore.
No Military Units on Board
Back to Port Safe. =

Washington, Sept. 6.-News reached
the navy department today that the
American transport, Mount Vernon.
homeward bound, has been torpedoed
by an enemy submarine 200 miles
from the French coast but had turned
back and arrived safely at a French
port.
The Mount Vernon formerly was the
North German Lloyd liner Kron Prin-
cess Essin Cecilia. She had no mills
tary unit on board and is supposed to
have carried only a small number Of
suals in addition to her crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
WILSON BACKS OUT
President Probably Will Not Tour
Country for the Liberty Loan.

Washington. Sept. s.-It is extreme
ly unlikely that President Wilson will
make a tour of the country in behalf
OF the fourth liberty loan. Because of
the pending revenue legislation and
other important matters. the president
is understood to feel that a prolonged
absence from Washington, this month,
would be unwise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
CHOOSE LEAVE AREAS
American Troops in France Will
Have Fine Place for Recreation

Paris, Sept. 6.-Leave areas for the
American expeditionary forces have
been selected in the towns of La
Bourboule and Mont Dore. according
70 an announcement printed in the
Stars and Stripes, the official newspa-
per of the American army in France
These two towns, celebrated since the
days of the Romans for their hot
springs, can accommodate 5000 SOL
diers. Situated in a high altitude,
they will afford later excellent winter
sports, such as skiing. snow-shoeing
and sleighing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06

Independence, kan, Sept. 6.-Fol-
lowing a farewell address here last
night to contingent of thirty-four
draftees entraining for Camp Funston.
the German Lutheran schoolhouse was
treated to a coat of yellow paint.
Citizens did the painting after the
train had left the station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
MUST co TO WAR
Glass 1 Men Ordered Out of
Government Jobs.
War Department Will Not Keep
SIackerS.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Sec- -'etary
Baker has ordered the chief of each
bureau in the war department to re-
place by December Il all men within
the draft ages who would be classi-
fed in class 1 now assigned to duty in
Washington or in war department
branches elsewhere, with men physi-
cally disqualified for general military
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
TO GAG REICHSTAC
Chancellor Is Notified Debate
Would Be Fatal.
Military Events Must Not Be
Discussed.

Zurich, Sept. 6.-The German gen.
eral staff has informed Imperial
Chancellor Hertling that any debate
in the reichstag on present military
events would be disastrous to the army
as well as to the morale of the Ger
man people, it was reported here
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
STREET CAR INTO STORE
Collision With Auto Swung Car OF
Track-Two Seriously Injured.

Kansas City. Sept. "a man and
a woman were severely injured early
today when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with a
street car The street car was swung
frcm the track and into store front,
badly damaging the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
U. S. EDITORS IN EUROPE
Party Of Newspaper Men Will Study
War Conditions Personally.

London, Sept. Ga number of
American editors who have come to
Europe to familiarize themselves with
war conditions were entertained at
luncheon by Lord Beaverbrook, min
lister of information, at the Hotel
Savoy today. The editors arrived in
London yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
AIR MAIL DELAYED
Messenger Was Forced Down al
CleveIand-Reach Chicago Today?

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Chicago still
awaited her first aerial mail today.
Max Miller. who started yesterday
from New York with four hundred
mound packet of letters. was forced
down at Cleveland. He planned a re-
sumption of the flight today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
IS HERE
United Fruit Steamer Sunk on
Jersey Coast.
Passengers Safe, but Few Of
Crew May Be Lost.

New York, Sept. 6.-The United
Fruit steamship Almirante, carrying
passengers, was sunk today off the
Jersey coast in a collision with a gov
ernment vessel. The passengers were
all reported to have been rescued. al
tho it is feared that some of the crew
are missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
TO QUIT
German Chancellor Has Offered
His Resignation.
According to Reports by Way
,-. of Switzerland.

Geneva, Sept 6.-German Imperial
Chancellor Hertling has handed his
resignation to the kaiser on a plea OF
i'll health. according to reports from
Munich, via Zurich. 1t is not known
whether the resignation was accepted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06

The wind at o'clock this afternoon
was blowing at the rate of five miles
per hour from the south. The tenn
perature for the day averaged 10 de-
grees below normal.
Kansas is going to get away from
the cool weather it has been having,
within the next "a hours. According
to Meteorologist Flora temperatures
will go slightly higher but it will not
get extremely hot.
This morning at $50 o'clock the
U@ontinped m Page TWol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06

German PrOpaganda Is Believed Re-
sponsible for the Labor Troubles.
San Sebastian, Sept. 6.-The Span
ish strikes have extended to Gibra-
talar, where two thousand coal miners
quit work. Troubles are believed to-
day to be due to German propaganda
Four hundred more strike breakers
have been employed. Twenty-Five per
cent of the men who joined the orig
inal walkout returned to work If
necessary. the places of those remain
ing out will be taken by Moors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
G0MPERS is INVITED

Italian Government Asks American
Labor Mission To Visit Italy.
Rome. Sept. 6.-The italian govern
ment has extended an invitation to
the Gompers labor mission to visit
Italy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
AGAINST new PARTY
English Laborites Will Not Organize
Trades Union Political Body.

Derby, Eng. Sept. 6.-By an over
whelming vote the labor congress to-
day defeated Havelock Wilson's reso-
luton to create a new trades union
political party in England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
HOLLAND IN PROTEST
Objects to Sinking of Dutch Vessels
by German Submarinc4

The Hague. Sept. 6.-The Dutch
minister at Berlin has been instructed
to protest against the destruction by
German submarines of vessels within
what is designated as the barred zone
and against the sinking of seven
Dutch fishing vessels on August "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
CLOSER TO MOSCOW

Czecho-Slovak Troops Advance To-
ward the Russian Capital.
Zurich, Sept. g. Czecho-Slovak
troops have arrived at the gates of
Niji-Novgorod. according to adyices
from Moscow today.
Niji-Novgorod is sixty-five miles
northeast of MOSCOW on the right bank
Of the Volga river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
NO PEACE OFFENSIVE
German and Austria Agree Not To
Tease Dove Now.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Germany and
Austria have agreed that the present
is not time to start peace offensive
according to a dispatch from Switzer-
land today, reporting on the recent
conference at Vienna between Admiral
Won Hintze and Count Burian This
message says the Teutonic foreign
ministers agreed that the entente
must be made to realize that Marshal
Foch cannot break the German front
and that years would be required to
defeat GERMANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
FAIR AND WARMER

Sun Will Be Welcome for First Time
Since Spring.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair and warmer tonight and tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
SPANISH STRIKE SPREADS

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03

ticians gilded and plated by group
of theorizing, intolerant intellectua1s, -
Senator Sherman continued: Govern
ment control is a mere name. AS new
exercised by this administration it is
the threshold of permanent political
ownership and operation.
ION all questions related to labor
Gompers is practically president.
Burleson controls the physical agencies
for communication of thought and
Meade the railways and country's fl
nances, Strip off the mask of alleged
government ownership and see behind
it the revealed political ownership and
control OF Gompers, Burleson and NC
Adoo for partisan purposes, to be used
relentlessly to elect partisans now and
in 1920 a president.
politics adjourned. Worse, more
rampant, rancorous partisan politics
never abused the patriotism and gen
eral confidence of a great nation.
Against the clandestine partisan poll
tics of this administration hidden I'M
der this thick cloth of war raise my
voice seasonably in remonstrance- :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03
FRENCH NOT IDLE

Continued from Pae. one.s
Charging troops past his abandoned
post and fell in with a platoon of
Americans short of officers. The pi-
lot showed them the route and fought
with them all afternoon.
"GOod to See How Yanks Fight"
Its good to see how those Ameri-
cans fight this boy said to the corr
respondent. I'VE are glad to fight
with them. Together we will get the
Germans"
Very severe fighting has been going
On also north of Noyon, along ne
Meve river and. the Canal du Nord
al around Nesle. After forcing the
last fortified centers Of resistance
around Roye and Chaulnes. the
French arrived at these points. coh-
fronting natural obstacles which the
Germans utilized to best advantage.
The course of the river Somme and
the canal running parallel before the
front east OF Nesle offered double
water. line with marshy ground be-
tween. Fording there wasT SO diff
cult that the roads must be used and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03
Dig z new WELLS
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equipnent; The estimated cost Of the
tunnel called in Kiersted's plans is
around 100000. including other
necessary equipment.
Newland did not seem to think that
1t was necessary to get an hydraulic
engineer to carry out these plans but
seemed to feel that any engineer who
could read a blue print could carry
out the plans drawn by Kiersted.
Mitchell disagreed with him. The en-
tire committee bore out this opposi-
ton and all seemed convinced that SO
highly technical a job of so tremen-
dous Importance should be handled by
an expert Not the cost but results
should be considered, it was argued.
Upon being asked by Mitchell il the
commissioners could not take things
ouf of Newland's hands and do some
thing, Mayor House replied that ma
3ofity of the commissioners could vote
to do so, but that Newland had been
elected by large majority to handle
the water for the city and it was up
to him to do SO. Further, that except
in large way, he and the other COM
missioners were not responsible for the
way the city water plant was run.
Horace Hall quoted from law sta
tistics to the effect that the commits
sioner was responsible for the way the
plant was run and the law calls for
the supplying and maintaining OF an
adequate supply of water at all times
and also for the establishment of
depreciation fund to keep up the plant
and to. add improvements. Since
II ese have not been done. Hall said,
..the water plant has not been oper-
ated5 in accordance with the laws.
Trouble Only During Drouth.
Newland replied that water has
been supplied except in instances of
severe drouth and that water rates
have been lowered to similar rates in
other cities. He also said he believed
that the two new wells, which will
pump water to reservoir from which
it will flow to the regular pumps, will
tide the city over any emergency such
as the recent one. -@
The committee agreed with none
of these contentious.
Any big fire during one of these re-
curing periods of low water pres
sure would result in more damage
than the value accruing to the city in
lowered water rates, tfas business men
stated. 80 = 49,
Mitchell declared that something
must be done at once. Nothing defi-
mite was adopted but the consensus of
opinion seems to point to the employ
ment of an expert hydraulic engineer
to take the place of kfersted, who has
been called into government service al
Washington; to the Investigation of
the construction of the proposed tun-
mel, and to the immediate completion
o. the new wells and the installation
of the two low duty pumps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03
CHRISTMAS STAYS

most efforts to -confine Christmas CIV
ing, except for young children, to USE
full articles, and to spread the period
for holiday purchases over the months
of October, November and Decem Der.
.In order to relieve the transporta-
ton facilities of the country from a
congestion in the latter half of Decem-
Der, which would be SO hurtful to the
interests of the nation, the retail in
terests represented at this hearing
have agreed to cooperate further in
the campaign being carried on under
the auspices of the war Industries
board to restrict deliveries and to in
duee their customers to carry their
own packages wherever possible
Begin Advertising Now.
Retailers have aeleed to begin their
advertising for Christmas busjng early
in September. The council suggests
that organized business bodies of
every nature join actively in the move
rnent to carry out the suggested meas
ures SO that "co-operation between the
government and the people can be
had. which alone will permit the con-
tinuAnce of the holiday business in
such form. on such scale. and by such
methods as are consistent with the
national welfare"