The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-30
AIR FORD BROKE
FIiVVer Plane With Cob Train
Did Not Fly Here.
BluejacketS Paraded and Played
Ball Today.
GIVE entertainment TONIGHT
Special Recruit Newspaper Is
sued by Sailor Boys.
Train VIII Make Next Stop at
Salina.
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Led by Lieut. Commanders Herbert
G. Gates and J. K. Richards of the
United States navy a thirty piece band
detached from the great musical or
ganization of the Great Lakes Naval
Training station paraded in Topeka
this morning. A concert was given in
front of The State Journal building.
The band forms only a part of the
personnel of the special navy recruit
ing train which arrived in Topeka
early this morning charged with en-
thusing the youth of Topeka for serv-
ice in the navy and arousing in them a
desire to serve Uncle Sam in the his
toric blues" of the service
The special train was sent out from
Chicago and is making trip thru the
central west and the south in an ef-
tort to boost recruiting for the navy.
The entire trip covers about 10000
miles of train travel. Kansas is the
ninth state to be visited. Topeka is
the third stop in Kansas. Atchison and
Concordia being the first and second.
The train leaves late tonight for Sa-
team, and other features will be fea-
tured as one days event in the big
Victory celebration there.
AirpIane Unable to Fly.
The smallest flying airplane in the
world whose antics in the air were to
be feature of today's naval program,
did not fly in Topeka. An accident at
Hastings. Neb., the other day damaged
the machine so that repairs could not
be made in time for an exhibition in
Topeka. For the information of those
interested in aviation tho, the plane
is described as being 161S feet from
tip to tip, and is driven by a two
cylinder motorcycle motor. 1t was
built by students in the aviation sec
ton of the navy az the Great Lakes
station. 1t is flown by Pilot Lieut.. F.
F. DeClark. former aviation adjutant
of the Great Lakes aviation section.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
baseball team which forms a part of
the big recruiting mission, was to play
the Topeka Cubs at Western League
park. The COB team is a picked ag-
gregation and has performed at every
stop made by the. recruiting train.
The entire gate receipts from the con-
test this afternoon were given to the
Salvation Army. The gobs insist hat
the money realized thru their exhibit
tons be given to some charity, and
the Salvation Army is to be the bene-
ficiary here. Thousands of dollars
have been raised for charitable pur-
poses by the navy team on this trip.
Entertainment This Evening.
Beginning at 7 o'clock this evening
a full entertainment program will be
given by the blueiackets on the state
house grounds. For two hours the
Great Lakes band and the COB orches-
ira will give a concert on the state
house steps. Other musical numbers
forming a part of this entertainment
are songs of the navy sung by sailors
now in the service.
Following the concert and singing a
moving picture film showing the war
activity of the navy will be shown.
This picture includes an actual film
taken when a United States destroyer
sent a Hun U-boat to the bottom. The
film shows the way the famous ash
can depth bombs are used and how
the destroyers look in action. 1t Is
announced that some of the film will
show pictures of the American fleet
as it must have looked to the Ger
mans when the Imperial fleet was in
termed at Scapa Flow by the Grand
fleet of the allies.
At the concert and picture show this
evening a short talk will be given by
Dr. Daniel W. Sooy of the medical
section of the navy. Doctor Sooy is
u lieutenant and saw overseas service
on the destroyer Fairfax
Issue Newspaper.
At the concert this evening a spe-
ciaI edition of the "Recruiter," the
only daily newspaper in the world
which is issued every day on a rail-
way train, will be distributed free.
This newspaper is edited and printed
each day on the special recruiting
train. 1t has a staff of three men
Leo Fischer, formerly of the Chicago
Herald Examiner; George f. Rich
mond, of the Buffalo Times, and Har-
~ H. Engel. of the South Bend Trib-
une. These men are all in the service
at this time and during the war were
the editors of the Great Lakes Bull
Ietin, the official papers of the big
training station.
Another feature of the mission is
the work done by the sailor cartoon
list. Ed F. Christman, of Kansas City,
who was at one time a lightning
sketch artist on the vaudeville stage.
Christman cartoons the passing pub
Ic aach dav from Doiut of vantage