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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-06

The next day we went in automobile
to Camp Merritt. about fifteen miles
in the other direction in New Jersey
in the beautiful district near the pal
isades With Colonel Dean, his wife
and son Morris 1 made the trip up to
191st street, across the Hudson river
ferry and up a wonderful road to the
top of the palisades. The surround
ing country is beautiful. At Camp
Merritt, a charming spot, saw fifteen
or twenty Topeka boys. Among them
were John Elliott. Charley Elliott's
son; two boys named Thomas and
Charley Bruce, who were State Jour-
nal carriers; Leroy Anderson, Cap
ital carrier; John Kinkle's son, Will
liam; young Eagan, who was formerly
with the Buick company here: Cor
poral Light, who was clerk at the
Hotel Throop here a short time ago.
They all seemed glad to see Colonel
Dean and the rest of us from Topeka.
1 gave them a dozen Topeka papers
and they ate them up. They were all
cheerful and happy. A number of
them gave me messages to take home
to their parents. Young Kinkie said:
You tell my father that I am fine;
not to worry.
condition. / don't see how 1t could
have been better from a sanitary
standpoint or among better surround
ings, as it is beautiful location on
high grounds and bluffs.
These boys were all cheerful.
think they felt that the people here
in Kansas and in New York were be-
hind them. and that we are thinking of
them and would do our part back here
at home to encourage them and the
prosecution of the war.
This is drifting somewhat away
from my subject of entertainment. but
It seems to me it is vitality important
to entertain these boys, and we can do
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
AMERICANS SHELL. ENEMY
Patrol Penetrates German Line To
Depth of 300 Yards,

Paris, May THE American artil-
lery fired $4,000 shells into the Ger
man trenches before a recent attack,
completely blotting them out, it is
announced here
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
FRENCH GIVEN PLACE
Fled Marshal Becomes Lord
vi Lieutenant of ireland.
Succeeds Baron Wimborne, According
to Official Announcement Made
FaTl In London.

London, May 1.-THE lord lieuten-
hney of Ireland has been rendered to
Field Marshal Viscount French.
The official announcement of the
appointment of Field Marshal French
as lord lieutenant and Of Edward
Short, member of the House of Com
meas for New Castle on the Tyne,
have been issued,
j. Lord French succeeds Baron VIM
borne, who was appointed lord lieu
tenant Of Ireland in 1915, serving to
May, 1916, and re-appointed the fol-
lowing August to that post, after the
Dublin revolt. aLord Wimborne later
was absolved from responsibility for
the outbreak.
Field Marshal Visoount French, Of
3pres, was commander in chief of the
British expeditionary forces in France
and Belgium at the outbreak of the
war, in August, 1914, until the end
Of 1915. In January, 1916, he was
appointed commander in chief of the
home forces. He is a knight Of the
most illustrious order of st. Patrick.
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09

velva.-A Home Guard company
has been organized with DR.. R. S. Nor.
ton as captain.
North Lemmon.-The district com
prising North Lennon, Spring Butte
and Cedar Butte townships have sub.
scribed their allotments on a 25O
per cent basis
Carrington-With the departure oi
DR.. E. L. Goss for base hospital
short distance from Des Moines, Car
rington has given it's third medical
man to the colors.
Fargo.-Clauds e. Venaas, postmas-
ter at Maxbass, has been arrested
charged with en.beZzlement Of S%35.
He has furnished $500 bail for his
appearance in federal court.
Dickinson-Mayor J. V. Jessen has
appointed Jerry Hayes as chief of po-
lice The new chief was Stark coun
tvs first sheriff and is one of the
real pioneers of the county.
Fargo.-After three days of gen.
eral hospitality, tifty-six Cass county
soldiers and eight transfers from other
counties entraincd at the Northern
Pacific station here for Camp Dodge
Turtle Lake.-Lawrence Stephen
son of Mrs. Hattie Stephenson, Turtle
Lake, died Of heart failure in a mill
tary camp at Caswell, N. c., and
the renains were brought back here
for burial.
Bismarck-Andrew A. Bruce, chief
justice Of the North Dakota supreme
court, will resign about Oct. I and
go to Minnesota for the purpose OF
taking up his new work as instructor
of law at the state university.
Newville.-Newville is planning a
Red Cross celebration May IS and
has secured Governor Frazier as a
speaker. There will be sale with F.
H. Hyland of Devils Lake and Mr.
Robson of Cando acting as auction
eers.
Minot-Mrs. Phoebe Buck, wife OF
A. Buck, who confessed to the muir
der Of policeman here pleaded
guilty to charge Of maintaining a
common nuisance. She was sentenc.
ed to four months in Jail and fined
5000.
Mnot.-The Minot division CT the
Great Northern has made a remark.
able good showing in the Third Lib.
erty Loan drive, being second only
to the Terminal division. which il.
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
was deliberately planned.

"eao oSiAOSleIISAy PAAAAASo'
Minot.-Resolutions calling upon
boards of education to give careful
attention to the question of salaries
to the end that teachers may be ac-
sured wages in proportion to the ccst
of living, were adopted at the annual
meeting in Minot of the Northwest
ern Educational society. The asso-
citation also adopted resolution pro-
posing the creation in the presidents
cabinet of place for the nations
educational commissioner L. A.
White, Williston, was elected presi-
dent; Sara c. Guss, Pierce county,
and V. F. Goddard, Crosby, were elect"
ed vice presidents; Miss Edith Stad-
ium, Minot, was elected secretary,
and L. NJ. Rochne, Mohal1, was elect
ed treasurer.
Churches Ferry-Senator A. j. Ker-
keide, twice member of the North
Dakota legislature, died here after a.
long illness. He was born So years
ago in Norway and came to this.
country in 1882, settling first in Grand
Forks.
Fargo.-By-products will come IN
for special attention at the state fair
to be held here in July. The premium
list issued by F. w. McRoberts, Sec
retary, shows a total of $3.50 offered
in premiums. r. S. Lewis, former
member of the state board of control,
will be in charge of the dairy divis,
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09

cludes st. Paul. The Minot division
has subscribed for S121 900.
Bismarck-There were $500 births
and 1902 deaths in North Dakota dur.
ing the months Of January, February
March, this year, according to the
reports just issued from the office OF
DR.. c. ]. McGurren, secretary of the
state health board The deaths dur
ing this period in 1918 showed an in
crease of 116 over the same period
last year.
Fargo.-Ransom county, on the day
the apportionment for the Red Cross
drive was given out, had oversub
scribed its allotment of $4,000 by
$1,145, according to word received al
state headquarters here. The drive
is scheduled to start next week. II
is believed that Ransom county is
the first in the country to "go ovel
the top" in this campaign.
Minot.-Clark N. Ticknor was ar
raigned in police court charged with
murder in the first degree. He waived
examination and was unable to fur.
nsh $4,000 bail. Ticknor is charged
with killing Pat Deyaney and Kersey
Gown, who tried to arrest him on a
charge of violating the prohibition
law. A. L. Buck, arraigned for the
same offense, admitted his guilt and
was bound over.
Fargo.-North Dakota retail coal
dealers to the number of about 100,
called into conference by H. L. Laird,
secretary of the Northwest Traffic
bureau Of Minneapolis, which in re.
ality is the coal dealers association
of the northwest, went on record as
I favoring the adoption of the card
plan of the United States fuel ad.
ministration in ascerta ming the house.
hold needs, and to work out a plan
by which it shall be carried into ef-
feet.
Fargo.-Two boys, IL and 13 years
old, respectively, have confessed to
wrecking the North Coast Limited
near Casselton. The boys were sem
fenced in Juvenile court to the state
reform school when they pleaded gull
ty on the request Of their parents.
The train was derailed at 6:29 p. M,
and hour and a half after a local
branch train had pulled into Casselton
station. which gave the authorities
the idea that the wrecking Of the train
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09

Field Marshal viscount French has
been appointed lord lieutenant of
Ireland. Lord French succeed Baron
Wimborne> Field Marshal Viscount
French, of Ypres, was commander of
in chief of the British expeditionary
forces in France and Belgium at the
outbreak of the war, in August, 1914,
until the end of 1915. In January,
1915, he was appointed commander
in-chief of the home forces. He is
knight of the most illustrious order
Of st. Patrick.
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
Enemy Peace Plans Barred.

IT Paris. May 7.-Premier Clemenceau
and former Premier BRAND appeared
before the foreign affairs committee
Of the chamber Of deputies and gave
that body information on the subject
Of the peace soundings made by Aus
tria last year, as developed recently
in the publication Of letters written
by Emperor Charles to his brother-in-
law, Prince Sixtus. Premier Clemen-
ceau, says the Echo de Paris, declar-
ed in the clearest possible fashion
that at no time was there any real
POSSIBILITY of peace"
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
Lieutenant Killed by Fall,

Arcadia, Fla, May 7.-Lieutenant
S. T. Valentine, of New York, at
tached to the army aviation school
near here, was killed instantly when
the airplane in which he was flying
fell approximately 1000 feet.
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09

London, May lover the battle
lines along the Piave river and in the
mountainous region in Northern Italy
where the Allied forces have been
holding their positions since last No.
vember after the great Italian retreat
from the Isonzo, there is increased
tension, and the g-threatened blow
at this front may be: launched by the
Tetuonic allies within "a few days.
Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09

With the American Army in Lor.
raine, May 7.-An American patrol
penetrated German lines in the vii.
1age Of Ancerville to a depth of 300
yards, overcoming an observation post
taking four boches prisoners and kill.
ing three.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29

st. AIMS, Roman Catholic church,
and graduated about three years
ago from Georgetown prep" Up
to about last Thanksgiving time.
when he was inducted into the serv-
ice, he was in the employ of the
Whitfield Company, which supplies
the whole chain of Dutch markets.
He was attached to the first gas and
flame company organized at Amer
lean University Camp, and entrained
very unexpectedly on Christmas
Day-the boys being called from
their Christmas dinners.
They landed in France about mid
January, and were soon rushed to
the front to help stop that dreadful
Hun drive of the early spring: and
they seem, at one time or another.
to have covered about the whole
length Of the battle front. In one
of his earliest letters he told If
their being rushed to the front in
Flanders, and how the boys, when
they were told as they marched
down the road that the trenches
were just ahead of them, broke and
ran, like a parcel of school boys.
to see who would get there first"
In another letter he told of being
unQer IRE. ana tell you, when
you get into action. a mans best
friends are his gas mask and his
shrapnel helmet. And, believe me.
there are times when you wish that
helmet was as big as a bath tub"
However. he really doesn't mind the
shrapnel so much-but he admits
that the machine guns get on his
nerves, and when they are drum
ming. the boys feel that they can
only lay low. and pray for the end.
Apparently. if the helmet and
mask are a mans best friends
when he's at the front. the Y. NJ. c.
A. and kindred organizations are
his best friends between drives, and
when laid up. For he begins this
letter, written somewhere in bed
with. This is the first opportunity
I have had to write for a long time.
Today a Y. NJ. c. A. man came
through the hospital with some
writing paper. and distributed it
among the boys. 1t was a godsend.
and now they are all writing home"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
Chamber of Commerce
Aids Flu Sufferers.

Needy influenza sufferers will be
aided by the sum of S9O2 received
since October . by the Chamber of
Commerce from the following people
Jacob L. Lapidus, SO; Frederic j.
Haskin. s.; John Poole. s.: The Bar
tholdi Restaurant for Men. S25: Bar
Der & Ross, So; W. Berens. S25; VIM.
H Baldwin, s.; p. RiCh's Sons, s.; c.
]. Bell, So; West End Laundry. 50;
VIM. H. Ernest. s.: John c Let's,
$50; Mrs Richard Butler. s.; James
B. Henderson. SO: Ernest NJ. Merrick
SO; A Brylawski, $; Dulin & Martin,
see.
The Chamber of Commerce has also
appealed to the druggists OF WASH
ington for help for the influenza suf-
ferers. Prescriptions to the sum of
so will be filed for those certified by
physicians as worthy by the follow
ing druggists:
Thomas Armstrong. 560S Connecticut
avenue; c. ]. Crosby. 1900 North Cap
itoI street New York Avenue Phar-
macy): Mrs. VI. z. Pywell. Pywell's
Pharmacy, Eleventh and X streets
southeast; r. L. Quigley. Twenty
first and G streets; S. J. Hohberger.
$3.50 Holmead place; The Ross Phar-
macy, Tenth & r streets; Chas. J.
Fuhrmann, East Capitol and Eighth
streets: Lincoln Park Pharmacy,
Thirteenth and East Capitol street;
s Laupheimer, 70 Florida avenue
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
TO ASK WILSON
ABOUT HOUSING
Will Appeal to President Il
Senate Fails to Act Be-
fore Adjournment.

President Wilson is to be asked to
exert his military powers in control
ling the housing situation If the Sem
ate does not act before adjournment
according to Jesse E. Mercer. Secre-
tary of the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor and president
of the Georgia Society.
1.-THE President has the power, ac-
cording to some of our best lawyers" "
said Mr. Mercer. There was a glim-
mer of hope last night that the Sem
ate will take action soon. Every Sem
ator has received many letters and
appeals on the subject.
of no action Is taken l intend with
Others interested in the matter to
take the rent profiteering in the Dis
trict straight to President Wilson. We
will ask him to appoint a rent ad-
ministrator under his military pow
ers. A strong man with no local ties
could control the situation.
Drastic, Action Necessary.
Drastic action is needed at once
because the local situation encourages
people more and more to become rent
profiteers.
THE need for swift action was
brought to my attention by concrete
case in our own apartment house
Four Georgia girls were paying So
for SO worth of furniture--old plunder
from a secondhand store that nc
darky in the South would have. The
woman who sublet to them paid 81
for the apartment and asked s125. .
They sent for me to deal with the
woman who was demanding SIS more
mot satisfied with 100 per cent fol
her old plunder she wished more. Ac,
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29

cording to the bills drafted by Con-
gress 80 per cent year on furniture
is considered good profit. According
to that, her furniture was worth less
than 81 per month.
ssulsbury Law Misased.
1.-THE Salisbury resolution has been
turned directly around so that it pro-
tects profiteers in many cases The
real ESTATE interests have money to
hire clever lawyers to do this very
thing. -
'It is as il a Gatling gun should be
taken by the enemy and turned upon
those for whose protection it was
made
Representative Frank Park, of
Georgia. the only member of the
House Building and Grounds Com
mittee who is still in town also
talked on the subject. The Building
and Grounds Committee has charge
of investigating housing conditions
and recommending appropriations for
additional facilities.
II understand that the situation is
bad said Mr.. Park. mo workers
happen to come from my Immediate
district but hear my colleagues end
others discussing the profiteering and
think the matter should be attended
to. The work on the housing projects
seems to be going very. very slowly
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
SIMON WOLF
50 YESTERDAY
Noted Washingtonian Cele.
brates Quiet Birthday
with His Family.

Simon Wolf, jurist, philanthropist
and statesman yesterday celebrated
his Sind birthday by working seven
hours at his law office in the Wood
ward Building.
For sixty years resident OF
Washington, Mr.. Wolf bears au In
ternational reputation as a states
man and philanthropist. Among his
own people he is called the unofficial
ambassador of the Jews In Washing
ton-their truest friend in the nation s
capital.
Born in Rhenish, Bavaria, IN 1886,
he was brought 10 this country short
ly before his twelfth birthday. After
his arrival he entered the store of an
uncle in Uhrichsville. Ohio. and work
ed there until leaving to take up the
study of law at one of the leading
law schools of Ohio.
Consul General to Egypt.
In 1860 he came to Washington
and opened a law practice in this
city. His ability as a diplomat Sc
cured him the post of consul general
to Egypt in 1881. position he
held for several years.
After returning to Washington
and resuming his law practice Mr.
Wolf wrote a number of books deal
ing with his experiences. One OF
the best known is the American
Jew as Patriot, Soldier. and Citi-
zen." Recently he has published a
book called Presidents Have
Known"
During his life in the city ot
Washington he has enjoyed the per,
sonal friendship of all of the
Presidents OF the United States
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
GAMESTERS RECEIVE
PRISON SENTENCES
Justice Siddons Gives Varying
Terms to Four Participants.

For playing the badger" game
two men and two women were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary yesterday
by Justice Siddons of the Second
Criminal Court.
Benjamin Johnson and James 'Rol-
Inns got five years each, Alberta Perry
received four and Essie Miller two.
They all pleaded guilty to the rob-
berry of s136 from Robert Nichols. The
two girls enticed Nichols into a
house, The two men then appeared
followed by the irate husband. In
the free for all scrap that followed
the money was filched. This is COM
monty known as the badger game.
For stealing a crate of eggs Nc
Kinley Ford was sentenced to year
and a half in the penitentiary. The
eggs were stolen from Alfred NJ.
Eamp.
Roland Clifton and Raymond Clark
were sentenced for seven and eight
months respectively by the judge for
stealing cars for the purpose of 10y
riding"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
New Copper Separation Process.

Five years ago group of mining
men began experimenting with low
grade ores in Southern Arizona. says
Stanley W. Todd in the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. AS a result of
their findings, it was decided to erect
a 5,OOO-ton teaching plant right in the
heart of the desert, and to provide
everything that would be necessary
for it. This plant was completed dur
ing the latter part of last year at
cost of s6OOOO 900, and now it is produc-
ing copper at the rate of $1,000, 900
pounds a year.
The new Arizona project is the only
plant of its kind in the United States
The ore is dug out by steam shovels.
This obviates the need of going under
the surface by shaft methods, like
those used elsewhere, where the ore
is mined sometimes as far down as
$500 feet. The ore in the New Cor
nelia district is chiefly low grade that
is it averages only about Isl per cent
copper. Heretofore treatment of such
ore had not been considered profit
able.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
AMERICAN EDITORS,
BACK FROM ABROAD,
BELIEVE PEACE NEAR

CONTINUED FROM PAGE one
best informed circles that all OF his
military declarations were made after
consultation with the allied military
council at Versailles and either after
conference or with the complete as
sert Of the leaders Of the allied gov
ernments.
Political Friction Deplored-
"On our arrival in America. some
of our party noted with astonish-
ment that a well defined political
movement seemed to be underway
to take the control OF peace making
out OF President Wilson's hands
after he had conducted the war
from our standpoint=with a success
that has won the admiration OF the
whole allied world and after he
seems to have brought Germany TO
an absolute conviction Of her defeat
The issue in America seems to
be now drawn on the question OF
whether, with the whole allied
word cooperating. America is going
to stand by her announced purposes
in declaring war. or whether the
war is 20 be politicalized and we are
TO present the strange spectacle or
deserving successful leadership at
home. when the whole world abroad
is prepared to follow IL.
America seems TO be in a posi-
ton to lead in absolutely debating
peace terms to Germany. One after
another the Central powers are
crumbling and accepting the terms
which we offer or to which We
agree.
Everywhere abroad the Presi-
dents diplomacy in this situation is
welcomed with the highest praise
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
Doctors Too Busy to Meet;
Their Convention Put Off

So busy are the physicians Of the
country with influenza patients that
the postponement of the twelfth an
nual meeting of the Southern Medical
Association, which was to have been
held at Asheville, N. c., November
II to II. was announced yesterday.
The association covers the whole
South and has for its purpose the un-
selfish advancement OF scientific med
icine and surgery. A comprehensive
program which had been planned will
be published in full in the Journal,
including all the speeches.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
Shell Kills Florida Man
While Helping Red Cross

Paris, Oct. 2s.-Lieut. Fred D.
Barker. Of BradentOwn. Fla, at
tached to one of the American Red
Cross outpost stations close to the
front, has been rilled by the burst
ing Of a shell. He was helping to
bury American soldiers when he
met his death. Two weeks ago
Lieut.. Barker narrowly escaped in
jury when a shell struck the auto
mobile in which he was riding with
Capt. Harris, also of the American
Red Cross, killing the driver and
severely wounding Capt. arris.
Lieut. Barker give up his law prac-
tice to enter the Red Cross service,
arriving here about four months
ago.