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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

To Supply Sudden and Abnor-
NAL Demands ON Them.
Foreign Orders Reach q Total
of $500, ,OOO, 900.

Washington. Nov. 17-Omctals of
tne various government departments
wnicn touch the country's business
actiVlues feel confident that the most
serious enects or the European war
on American business have Dassed.
me restoi -tion OF the credit balance
Win Europe has greatly eased the sit
uation' the increasing demand from
Europe for American food -sunnIies
and also the sudden deyelopment of
an abnormal trade in articles needed
Dy the huge armies now in the field
aiuins 10 tnat end. No accurate fig-
ures on the contracts Of the latter
character are -obtainable but orders
Tor horses, mules. army clothing. har-
ness and the like have flooded fac
tories and stockmen in some districts.
1t is said that including ammunition
orders this business reaches the huge
total of more than 100000. 900. In
several lines factories are strained to
highest capacity to meet the de-
mands
Other factors which hav. aided in
clearing up the situation are the
opening of the federal banks system
upon which business experts look as
sources, the opening of the Panama
canal. which has already increased
freight traffic to the west coast Of
South America and the entry Of for
efgn built ships into American regis
try under the emergency law passed
at the last session Of congress.
OF the shipping situation officials
said today there was asgrowtng a scar
city Of carriers for American export
commerce because the bulk Of that
traffic was increasing SO steadily.
Freight rates have risen remarkably
and 1t was said shipping companies
were now selecting their cargoes with
greatest care, avoiding all articles OF
even a semi-contraband nature.
Huge shipments of grain are await.
ing transportation at many ports it
appears probable tbs epfidition will
result soon in renewed activity in be-
half Of the administration federal
merchant marine bill when congress
reassembles. although the new COM
plexion Of the house OF representa-
tives where the Democrats control by
narrow margin makes the result
doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
GERMANS TURN
ON PuRSuERS
After BEING Chased 100 Miles
by the Russians
The Kaiser's Army Has Again
Resumed the Offensive.
ARE PROUD Of THEIR RETREAT
Caused by an Effort to Emulate
StOnewall Jackson.
Flanking Movement Failed BY
q Slight Margin.
ARE PROUD OF THEIR RETREAT

London. Nov. 17.-Contrary to expec-
tations, the coming Of winter seems to
a had more effect ON the operations
ON the western battle front than In the
east. Here the Germans are making
desperate efforts to divert the RUS
SLAMS from East Prussia by resuming
a vigorous offensive at two points near
the center Of this long frontier line.
Berlin experts, judging from the re-
ports reaching London. have been dis
cussing the German retreat from War
saw with great candor. They declare
they are az proud Of the skill with which
this movement was accomplished az are
the English Of their retirement after
the battle Of Mons. They admit also
that the efforts OF the Germans to emu
late General Stonewall Jackson's IA
NOUS flanking movement failed Of suc-
cess by a narrow margin, and only be-
cause the Russians were not caught
mapping.
The German people were promptly
informed of the withdrawal OF their
troops from the Warsaw front but they
got only meagre news of the progress
Of the retreat until the retiring armies,
having covered something like hum
dred miles, were in sight of their own
borders. The Germans seem confident
OF q favorable outcome to their re-
newed offensive along the River
Warthe, and their ability to resume the
aggressive shows strikingly the ad-
TContinued on Pare TWo,1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
NOT OFFICIALLY.
But Personally the President VIII
Encourage Relief Action.

Washington, Nov. 17-While Pres
ident Wilson has decided not to ap-
point an all American central COM
mittee to take charge of Belgian re-
lief measures he is considering the
advisability of forming such commit
tee in an indirect way. He may write
to some one suggesting the organiza-
tion of such a committee. The presi-
dent does not desire to take any Of
fetal action on the question
Mr.. Wilson learned today that eS-
forts were being made to bring groups
of Belgian refugees to the United
States to establish settlements. espec-
tally in the south. He does not think
the immigration law preventing likely
public charges from entering the
United States would interfere. As
surances could be given, he said, that
the Belgians would be cared for after
their arrival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
SPREADING DISEASE.
Two Foreigners Are Suspected by
Nebraska Official.

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 17.-Federa1 gov
ernment and state officials of Nebraska
and Missouri are trying to apprehend
two men. said to be foreigners. who
are suspected of maliciously spreading
the foot and mouth disease among
cattle.
Field Inspector c. M. Day OF the Ne
braska state sanitary department wired
the department OF agriculture at Wash
ington that two foreigners, carrying
hypodermics. who had departed for St
Joseph, Missouri. are suspected Of
spreading the disease. Washington or
ficials wired in reply:
"Apprehend them II possible and use
precaution against spread of disease.
st. Joseph and Missouri state officials
notified"
The two men were overheard dis
cussfng the cattle disease and one re-
marked that there would not be much
more beef going to the war zone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
WEEPING OF SKIES
Heavy Rains Make Conditions
Terrible in War Zone.
Allies Kill 5000 Germans in
Less Than Hour.

London, Nov. 17.-An reports from the
zone of fighting in northern France in
dicate that the weather conditions for
the past few days have been terrible.
Heavy rain. falling continuously for
thirty-six hours has turned all the roads
into quagmires. while the trenches are
flooded and the lowlands everywhere
are largely covered by water.
Everything possible IL being done to
make the troops comfortable, to prevent
their being flooded out of the trenches
and to avoid cave-ins. The trenches
are being shored and braced and the
bottoms covered with brush and straw.
Meanwhile the artillery battle con-
tinues.
Big German Slaughter.
The following story Of the wiping out
Of 5000 Germans comes from a wounded
soldier, from the Ypres front:
THE fighting at Ypres was terrible
in violence. For forty hours we fought
foot to foot with the enemy, employ
ing every resource of infantry and ar
tillery.
ION Sunday a regiment Of 5000 Ger
mans attacked our position. At a dis
tance of 800 yards our artillery. opened
terrible fire and moved them down
They recoiled but reformed and re-
turned This time they reached tht
hundred yard mark and again re-
coiled and reformed.
with only a third of their original
strength they advanced again. Our Of
ficers ordered us to hold our fire and
let them advance. At twenty yards the
order came to '1et them have it." we
did and the German regiment ceased
to exist.
I'm less than an hour, 5000 men had
been exterminated."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
WITH A FULL FORCE.
Indiana Steel Plant VIII Work with
1000 Employees Monday.

Kokomo, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE Kokomo
Steel and Wire company. an indepen-
dent steel plant. will open with a full
force of 1000 men next Mondoy, ac-
cording to A. A. Charles. president of
the company. Mr.. Charles said that
orders are beginning to come in fast
The plant had been closed for three
months.
ting good" said Mr.. Charles. 'tOn ac-
count of the large orders that have been
received from Europe think all the
mills OF the country will be kept busy
until spring at least
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
IS BECOMING WARMER
Moderation of Crisp Temperature Is
Noticeable Today.

1t was cold again this morning but there
was a moderation in temperature in the
course of the day. The wind was in the
southeast this morning. The minimum
temperature between 6 and o'clock was
"a degrees.
The forecast: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday; slightly warmer to-
night"
The shippers forecast calls for protec-
ton of thirty-six hour shipments against
temperature OF 30 degrees in all direc-
tions.
The highest temperature recorded on
this date in the twenty-eight years that
the local records have been kept was -
in 1886; the lowest was in 1891. The stage
of the river today was a5 feet, the same
as Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Washington. Nov. 17.-With the tenn
perature below zero from northern Min
nesota to the Montana line and a very
general falling Of the mercury. from
the plains states eastward to the At
lantic and southwark to the gulf Of
Mexico, weather bureau experts today
predicted warmer weatL IT toward the
end Of the week in the east and in
the interior valleys on Thursday,
Fair weather prevailed today and
was promised for tomorrow throughout
the country. Some snow has fallen
along the great lakes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
FIGHT IN STORM
Blizzard RACES Over the Battle
field of West Flanders.
German Losses In Four Days
Estimated at 100000.

London, Nov. 1.-THE German losses
during the last four days Of fighting in
Flanders are estimated at 100000 by the
correspondent OF the Daily Mail, at
Dunkirk. Despite the blizzard which
has prevailed. fighting has continued.
During Monday the Germans directed
furious attack upon the allies near
Ypres. This was repulsed and the al
lies in turn assumed the offensive. The
casualties in the allied ranks were
heavy but favorable progress was made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
REPORTS QUIET DAY.
Berlin Has Little to Give Out Re-
gardilsg the War.

Berlin, Nov. 1s.-(By wireless)-
German army headquarters gave out
an official report this afternoon as
follows:
"Generally speaking, yesterday
passed quietly in the western arena Of
to the northeast CT Grey the French
made several attacks. which, however,
were unsuccessful
Operations in the eastern arena
made further favorable progress but
detailed reports are not yet at hand. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
BLOWN UP BY Mine
German Trenches in Argonne
HOisted Into the Air
By Explosives Planted by the
French Soldiers.

Paris, Nov. 17-With fighting from
Nieuport to Dixmude and near Ypres
almost entirely confined to cannonad-
ing, the German and allied armies on
the Aisne and the Argonne are showing
greater activity.
The official communication issued to-
day. reports an attempt Of the Germans
to cross the Aisne near Valley. In
the Argonne the German trenches were
blown up by mines planted by the
French
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
CRAVE 4 MILES LONG.


Amsterdam, Nov. 17.-Probably
10000 Austrfans are buried In one
grave In Galicia. according to q Cali
clan priests letter published here to-
day by the Nieuwe Rotterdam Cou-
rant. He said the monster grave was
over two yards wide and about four
miles long. The bodies were laid side
by side in three layers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

tee today decided to ask every paper
in Kansas to devote full page to this
movement. the front page II possible.
at any rate q page. Next Saturday -
suggested for the evening papers.
Sunday for the morning papers, and
next week for the weeklies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

Dallas. Nov. 1.-THE rediscOunt rates
for the federal reserve bank Of the
Eleventh district were announced last
night as 63k per cent for thirty days ana
per cent for longer pos9ods. This
was one-half per cent lower than the
rate DESIGNATED for this district by the
reserve board at washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
Ressie Van worst to wed.

Paris. Nov. 1.-THE betrothal was an
Worst. the American author. and Hughes
Leroux. one OF tho editors o. Le Mafin.
The wedding will take place December -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17

CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
WILLIAMSBURG.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard d. Smith are
out of town and will visit Burlington
and Morisville before they return.
Maple sugar viii not be served as adj
vertised at the dance at grange hall
Saturday evening as, on account Of the
cold weather, there is no new sugar to
be had.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Hamblin of East
Montpelier visited at Ira Wright's and
Harry Whitney's the sth.
Mrs. Rebekah Simons and Mrs. Walter
Simons are in st. Johnsbury where they
were called by the news that Miss Dor
othy Simons had an attack of appendi-
cits. Physicians advised an operation
which was performed at the hospital in
that town the 18th. The operation was
successful and at last accounts the
patient was comfortable with pros
poets of a good recovery.
Leland Wright lost a valuable gold
watch last Monday forenoon while at
work in Z. II. Calls millyard. The
watch was highly priced as a gift and
the owner will be very glad of any in
formation that may lead to its recovery
Miss Edna Waldo has returned from
short visit with friends in Barre.
The band will be assited on the night
of its first concert, March 18th, by the
double male quartet, and other talent,
and on the second night. March 10th, by
a mixed quartet OF IL voices Solos,
readings etc, viii be given each evening.
At the last meeting of the Home
Study club held at Mrs. Ainsworth's the
18th, the general topic was Vermont
Authors" the meeting being in charge of
Mrs. f. r. Rowell Special subjects were
taken up by members of the club, as
follows; Mrs NJ. +. Waller and Miss
Theodore S. Feek were discussed by Mrs
Glen McAllister; Mrs. Granger was to
take up Ethan and Ira Allen but was
unable to be present Mrs. Musette
Seaver spoke OF Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr
and Mrs. Edwin Clogston of Henry NJ.
Alden and John G.. Sake Mrs. Sarah c.
Seaver gave facts about ID. r. Thomp-
son. Zadock Thompson and Charles NJ.
Mrs. w. ], Dung spoke OF
Charles IT, Beckett and Mrs w. J. Tin
DALI Miss Mary Waterman of Wendell
p Stafford and George P. Marsh; Mrs
WILDER spoke of Rowland Robinson and
Charles G.. Eastman
Congregational church.-Morning wor-
ship at l0:45 with sermon ON "The Man
Who Misjudged Values. Sunday school
NJ noon. Lesson for senior and adult
classes on "The Lawful Use of the Sab
bath" The mems class study "The
Dangers of Socialism" Union meeting
in the Methodist church at 1880 p. m
Everyone is welcome to these services. |
Centenary Methodist church: Morning
worship at l0:45, subject of sermon,
'Boldness in the Day of Judgment"
sunday school at noon; Junior Epworth i
league at p. M; union service in the |
evening at 1880; Epworth league Tues
day evening at o'clock, topic, "A social
survey and its results, leaders, Mrs /
Belle II. Covell. Everybody welcome to
III OF these services. /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14

SO poorly that my folks thought ! was
going into. consumption. One day |
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and / picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. |
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try it, So / did, and
after / had taken two bottles / felt
better and / said to my husband, 4 dom t
need any more, and he said you had
better take it little longer anyway.
So took it for three months and got
well and strong. "-4M Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, Tecumseh ST., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
For Old Things in New England.

Among the long-named organizations
with headquarters in Boston, none is
more unseltishly serving both our own
day and our children's than the society
that in care for New England antiqui-
ties, especially old houses, is actually up
and doing, not merely deploring and la
menting. At its annual meeting this
forenoon its resourceful secretary, Will
liam Sumner Appleton, will doubtless
report in detail the doings of the past
year; the society should see that its
achievements and its hopes are published
widely.
By outstanding its means the society
has already bought and put in repair
three important landmarks: The Coop
err Austin house in Cambridge, the
SWEET -Ilsley house in Newbury, the Fow-
Ter house in Danversport. By these
acquisitions it has saved three worthy
specimens of our earlier architecture;
but what is more, it has taught patriotic
and historical societies all through New
England what may be done in such mat
tiers by faith and work. Indeed the so
ciety renders one of its most needed
services by simply encouraging local as
sociations to preserve this ancient house
or that-in Worcester, for instance, the
Paine house, the Oldest in the city; and
in Melrose, the familiar Upham house,
already the object of earnest effort.
Not every one can scan in person the
historic houses cherished here and there
from the northern hills to the shores of
the sound; but thanks to another serv-
ice the society has undertaken, archi-
tects, historians and mere admirers of
good taste and firm work the world
around will have the chance at no re-
mote day to study our oldest houses,
inside and out, in their framing and
their furnishing, not only as reproduced
in high grade photographs but as meas
ured and drawn to scale by experts. Al
ready the Boston Society of Architects
is helping in the technicalities of this
pictorial record. And already Berlin,
for instance, is enjoying in its Kunst-
gewerbe museum many hundreds of pic
lures that have carried across the sea
our great grandfathers' homes and hand
iwork.
Not merely Boston, but every city and
town east of the Hudson river, may
gratefully support the work of this So
ciety for the Preservation of New Eng
land Antiquities.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
Guilty But Insane

As result of New York's recent eX.
peience in the Thaw case the Bar associ.
alton of that state demands a revision
of the penal code which win change one
old statute clause from mot guilty by
reason of insanity" to guilty but in
sane"
Such provision has been on the books
in England nearly 80 years and is there
regarded as necessary to make certain
the punishment of criminals of society.
"Under the amendment we propose,
says Mr.. John b. Leavitt, eff a person
is found guilty but insane he would be
unable to get out writ of habeas
corpus and the question of his regained
sanity would not come before the court,
but the convict would have to apply to
the governor for a pardon. The law
of pardons would then apply to all
such cases"
OF interest in this connection is bill
put before the Senate at Albany this
week, providing for a medical Judge in
each county whose duty it shall be to
attend any trial at which medical evil
denee is taken concerning the sanity
of party to an action and give medical
advice to court and jury.
A medical judges instructions are to
have the same weight as those of a trial
Judge.
The measure seems to be an intelli-
gent attempt to increase the usefulness
of expert testimony by alienists as a
means of arriving at the truth.-Boston
Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
FACE BROKE OUT
IN RED SPOTS
Blotchy All Over. Became Scaly.
Scratched Until Made Them Bleed.
Used Cuticura Soap and 0int-
ment. Face and Head Cured.

"a Gilbert st.. New Britain, Conn. -
: My little boys face used to get awful red
and sometimes when used to wash It It
you'd bleed. Then It got blotchy all over
and was horrid looking. His face broke
out in red spots and then became scaly. He
2sed to scratch them until he would make
them bleed. Then his head started to break
sut. He was restless at night and COM
planned of his face being sore His head
was all little cuts from scratching IL.
SO thought would send for sample
Of the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 1
only used them for few days when there
vas such change in his looks. His face
began to get clear When the sample was
gone got one cake of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment. / washed his
face with the Cuticura Soap and warm
water every night and morning and applied
the Cuticura Ointment for four weeks and
bis face was cured. 1 got another cake of
Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Oint-
1lent and was only using them for two weeks
and they made his scalp nice and clean.
His head was cured" (signed) Mrs.
Isabelle Guenther, May 20. 1918.
For treating poor complexions red. rough
hands, and dry. thin and falling hair. Cuti-
eura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have been
the worlds favorite for more than gen.
grafton. A single set is often sufficient. Sold
by druggists and dealers throughout the
world Liberal sample of each mailed free.
with 32-p. Skin Book Address postcard
z Cuticura, Dept T. Boston
bs-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
icura Soap. will f1ndit best for skin and scalp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
The Art of To-day.

A thoughtful and sincere attempt to
sum up the situation in art to-day is to
be made in The Century for April. The
editor says that revolution against set
tied art standards is now in full career
and 1T is time that we study signs, seek
to define directions, and somewhat fore
cast the convention that is to come"
Under the general heading of This
Transitional Age in Art have been
gathered five authoritative papers, cover
ing every phrase of the subject and pro-
fusely illustrated with more than fifty
pictures, some of them in full colors. The
subjects are: |. SIS Our Art Distinctive
ly American by John w. Alexander,
president National Academy of Designs;
2. "The Painting of To-day" by Edwin
H. Blashfeld, president Society of Mural
Painters; 3. "The Painting of To-mor-
row" by Ernest L. Blmenschein; 4.
"The Point of View of the Modern by
Walter Peach; 3. 1.-The Ancestry OF
Cubism'' by Jay cambridge and Cove
Hambridge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
Miss Eleanor Wilson Is to
Marry Member Of
Cabinet
ANNOUNCEMENT
is MADE
OF Engagement Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson's
Youngest Daughter

Washington, d. c., March l4.-Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson yesterday an
nounced the engagement of their young
est daughter, Eleanor Randolph, to Sec
rotary of the Treasury Hon. William
Gibbs McAdoo. The announcement was
issued at the White House by Secretary
Tumulty, after day of speculation over
the prospects for another White House
wedding in June. Eleanor is her fla.
theirs pet. There is strong personal
friendship between the president and
the man who is to marry his daughter
White House officials deny that McAdoo
will retire from the cabinet and become
ambassador to France. Though McAdoo
is 80 and Miss Wilson "a, friends say
he is as young" as a man of 80. He
has often played tennis with Miss Will
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
Valuable Advice
Barre Citizens Should Profit by
the Following Statement.

Doan's Kidney Pills were used
by this Barre resident.
Their merit was shown--the
story told.
Now comes further evidence.
The testimony is confirmed.
The remedy was tested-the
results lasted.
Could Barre residents demand
stronger proof?
It's Barre testimony. 1t can
be investigated.
Mrs. William Stephens, 70
Maple avenue, Barre, VT, says !:
1--WE have not used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for some time, as the
cure they made some years ago
has proven permanent. You
may continue publishing my
statement as heretofore"
For sale by all dealers. Price,
SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.