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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
WAR FOR A YEAR
England Bases National FL
nances on This Basis.
Is Spending 25,OOO,OOO a Day
on War Expense.

London. April with forecast
that the European war will last at
least another year. Chancellor of the
Exchequer McKenna fairly staggered
the house of commons this afternoon
with an array of figures showing the
wars cost in dollars and cents.
England's national debt. he pointed
out, has nearly tripled since the war
began. In 1914 It was about $3.50
100000. At present. he said in intro
ducing a new budget, the nations
debt is nearly s11.700, 100000.
England is spending $25.00O.O 900
daily for war purposes. She has Show
cred immense amounts OF money on
her allies.
During the coming year England
will spend about $9,125. 100000. Nc
kenna said. OF this amount. $6.S75,-
100000 will represent her own ex-
penditures; the balance she con-
tributes to her allies.
With a deficit of S56.7OO.000 from
last year on her hands. the nation is
certain to face a much larger deficit
next year, the chancellor said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
971 SHIPS SUNK
Report Shows Losses Since
War Started.
OF Number, 19S Were Crafts of
Neutral Nations.
ENGLAND LOSES q Per CENT
Admiral Points U-BOats Have
Had Little Effect.
Submarines Not Responsible
for Tonnage Shortage.
ENGLAND LOSES q Per CENT

London. April Admiral Sir Cyp-
rian Bridge, in report on merchant
shipping losses gives the following
statement of total losses of shipping
from the beginning of the war to
March % of this year.
Losses to belligerents:
Steamers, Al: sailing vessels,
81; trawlers, 245.
Losses to neutrals:
Steamers, 148; sailing vessels;
~; trawlers, s.
Total, 971.
French Lose Per Cent.
The loss to British steam shipping,
says the report, is less than four per
cent of the total number of vessels un-
der the British flag and slightly over
per cent of the total tonnage The
French loss in steamers is about 7 per
cent of the total French tonnage.
While the Russian loss is 5 per cent
and the Italian 4 Y per cent.
1T, therefore, is clear" says the re-
port, that the present shortage of ton
mage is due not to the action of sub
marines but to the great requirement
of the military and naval forces"
Inasmuch as Admiral Bridge has in
cluded the losses of Portugal in the
list of neutrals it is probable that
these antedate her entry into the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
MORE Rain And COLDER
No Good Weather in Sight for This
Part of Kansas.

A slight shower occurred here last
night and reports from over the state
show that it was general in the south
and northeast. The precipitation at
Topeka totaled only -hundredth of
an inch. The heaviest fall occurred at
Dodge City, where the measurement
was SO of an inch. Rain was still Call
ing there this morning, and also at
Wichita. Macksville and Utica. The
sky is cloudy over almost the entire
state. Temperatures were low in most
parts of the state. A continuation of
this brand of weather is expected.
The forecast calls for rain tonight
and probably Wednesday; not much
change in temperature. The mercury
at Topeka is expected to reach min
imum of nearly freezing tonight
The lowest reading this morning
was 40 degrees at Z o'clock. This is
only one degree below normal. Below
freezing weather occurred in some sec
tions last night, the lowest in the state
being "a degrees at Phillipsburg. The
highest temperature on record for this
date is Sc degrees, established in 1909
minimum for the entire month oc
April occurred in 1899.
The Kaw river dopped one-tenth of
a foot last night, making today's
stage "a feet.
grees below normal. The wind shift
ed from northeast to east late in the
morning and dropped from to 4
miles an hour. Following are hourly
readings for the day furnished by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
vERDUN FRONT
. SETTLING UNDER
ARTILLERY FIRE
Raining Shells on French From
Three Sides.
Position at BethincOurt Is Con-
sidered UntenabIe.
CAPTURE TWO MILE TRENCHES
Germans in Gigantic Gain Near
Yaux Village.
Whole Sector N. w. of Verdun
MaeIstrOm of Battle.
Position at BethincOurt Is Con-
sidered UntenabIe.
CAPTURE TWO MILE TRENCHES
Germans in Gigantic Gain Near
Vaux Village.
Whole Sector n. w. of Verdun
MaelStrOm of Battle.

Berlin. April 4.-Strong French
positions southwest of Douaumont and
in the Caillette wood northeast of
Verdun, have been Saken by German
troops, the war office announced to-
day
The official statement follows:
Western theater-After powerful
artillery preparation the British have
taken possession of the crater south
of St Eloi which we took from them
on the 2sth of March.
In the region of the fortress of
Douaumont our troops after bitter
fighting, captured on April some
strong French defense positions SOUTH
west of the fortress and in Caillette
wood.
Take 764 Prisoners.
During our attacks on April we
captured in unwounded prisoners 9
officers and 745 men and eight ma
chine guns"
London. April 4.-French troops
holding the fortified village of Bethin-
court, 10 miles northwest of Verdun
are three-fourths surrounded by the
Germans and under terrific lombard
ment from German artillery. 1t is be-
lieVed they will evacuate the position
before many honrs.
The French position on the west
bank of the Meuse has again become
serious. French successes in the
fighting around Vaux village yesterday
We're important but they did not off
set the German gain on a tWo-miIe
front northwest of Vaux
Following the French retirement on
the south side of the FORCES brook.
the Germans are bombarding Bethin-
court, the important communication
point of 1snes and the Bourrus woods.
Cannons Roar All Day.
The whole sector northwest of Ver-
dun witnessed an artillery duel from
dawn to sunset yesterday.
For nearly week the Germans
have been shelling Hill 30 the key
note of the French outer defenses IN
this region. day and night. Steady
streams of shells have been playing
upon the slopes and SUBMITS. wrecking
French trenches and searching out
French batteries.
There is every evidence that the
Germans plan to take Bethincourt.
smother the French lines to the south
west in a mighty attack and drive the
French back upon the first permanent
fortification of Verdun, near Isnes.
French Also Gain at Vaux.
French gains in yesterdays fight
ing near the village of Vaux, has con-
vinced English military critics that
the crowd prince will never win Yer
run from the northwestern front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
MILK PLANTS QUIT
Strike of 10000 Dairymen
Closes Twenty-Eight.
Milk Famine Imminent at Chi
cagO in Few Days.

Chicago, April with the forced
shutting down of three more milk
plants today. w. ]. Kittle, secretary of
the Milk Producers association an
nounced the strike declared by 10000
farmers and dairymen about Chicago
has compelled fifteen of the Bow
man and thirteen of the Borden plants
to quit business. The milk producers
are on strike to force the dealers to
pay them the s1.55 price scheduled in
stead of the S1.33A schedule per hun
dred pounds which has been in effect
for some years.
The 2s plants that are closed are
being picketed night and day by the
strikers and only an occasional can of
milk gets through.
The shortage caused by the strike is
working a hardship on Chicago. While
enough milk is on hand and being re-
ceived to fill a normal demand, in
residence districts for today's supply,
and possibly tomorrow no promises
are given for Thursday. Already or
ders of large down town consumers
have been curtailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
Demands of U. s. Rejected in
Reply to Note of Protest.
Only Letters and Dispatches
Exempt From COnfiscatiOn.
PARCEL POST is NOT MAIL
All Merchandise Will Be Taken
Over as Formerly.
Accuse TeutOnS of Showing No
Consideration to Mails.

Washington, April 4.-The reply of
the allied governments to the protest
of the United States on seizures of
mails has been received by the state
department.
The allies defend their right to ar
rest and seize merchandise sent as
parcel post and to seize goods falsely
sent as first class mail However, they
will refrain from seizing and confis-
eating letters or dispatches.
The reply is considered a flat rejec-
ton of the demands made in the
American note of protest of January 4,
1916. In this note the United States
made a formal and vigorous protest
of these unwarranted interferences
with inviolable mails"
Summing up their conclusions, the
memorandum of the allied govern
mentS says:
Summary of Reply.
First, that concerning their
right to visit and eventually to
arrest and seize the merchandise
shipped under the shape of parcel
post must and shall not be treated
differently from the merchandise
shipped any other way.
Second, that the inViolability
of postal correspondence stipulat-
GU bE OOllN Sul1OIt IuIilbcI L Vi lli6
Hague treaty, 1907, carries by no
means any prejudice to the right
of the allied governments to visit
and if need be, to stop and seize
the goods which are falsely de-
posted in the covers. envelopes er
letters contained in the mail
sacks.
Third, that faithful to- their
engagements and respectful of
true correspondence the allied
. governments will continue for the.
present to refrain from seizing
and confiscating at sea these cor
responsiveness, letters or dispatches
and that they will insure the rapid
transition of them as soon as the
genuineness of their character is
known"
Play New Issue.
Greatest stress is laid in the allies
reply on their right to seize parcel
post shipments. On the other hand
the United States in its protest touch
ed only lightly on this phase and
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POST TSCRIPT
TRY TO KILL CAR?
Faithful Russian Watchman
Stops Royal Train in Time.
Reference to Supposed Attempt
on Life Carefully Yelled.

Berlin, April 4-(via wireless) -
What is believed to have been an at
tempt on the life of Emperor Nicholas
of Russia is reported by the Overseas
News agency.
'Petrograd reports officially that p
railroad watchman named OrIove re-
ceived q donation from the emperor &"
the news agency says:
"Orlove is the watchman who no.
ticed that the track was damaged and
gave warning to the emperor's train.
1t is supposed an attempt on the
life of the emperor was planned, and
that it was frustrated at the eleventh
hour by the watchman's discovery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
DUTCH WAR MOVE
Holland Closes German From
tier and Masses Forces.
This Latest of Several Indica-
tiOnS She Means War.

Rome, April 4-Via London.-Wire-
less reports from Zurich state that
Holland has closed her German from
tier and massed all her available
forces there.
Washington Hears About 1t.
Washington, April 4.-Secretary
Lansing announced today that the
state department has official know
ledge that Holland is mobiizing troops
in addition to those which have been
kept in state of preparedness since
the war started.
1t was not disclosed from where this
information came.
Officials of the state department do
not regard the meeting of the parIia-
ment of the Netherlands as important.
They said it was not a special meeting.
Officials were more concerned over
their information concerning the mo-
bilization orders.
Ship Sinking Started It.
The unofficial opinion is that the
excitement in Holland is traceable di-
rectly to the sinking of the Palembang
and the Tubantia. 1t is known that
Holland sent out divers Immediately
was destroyed by a mine or torpedo.
Sufficient time has elaL sed for a re-
port to be made.
A high foreign diplomat said today
that neither Germany nor Holland
would go to war over the Tubantia
and Palembang cases
Germany would not go to war over
the Tubantia and the Palemban1" he
said. And 1 have not the slightest
doubt that if Germany were to advise
Holland, as 1 think she will. that if her
submarine commanders sank the Pal
embang and Tubantia they acted con-
trary to orders Holland will accept
that statement at its face value"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
WIFE ASKS A DIVORCE
Suit Filed Against DR.. Waite in Grano
Rapids Court.

Grand Rapids. April Airs Clara
L. uise Beck Waite today filed suit for
divorce in superior court here agains.
her husband, DR.. Arthur Warren
Weite of New York who has confessed
t. the murder of her father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs John E. Peck
In her bill of complaint Mrs Waite
charges that her husband gained her
consent to marriage by fraud: that he
treated her with extreme cruelty after
marriage; plotted to murder her faith
er and mother and did accomplish
that crime and intended to kill his
wife and other members of her fam
lily. 1t is also charged that DR. Waite
had unlawful relations with a Mrs
Margaret Horton" ard other persons
unknown to the plaintiff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
VILLA AIDE
Wants TO
SURRENDER
General Reyes Sends Word to
Carranza Commander.
Would Mean Complete Over
throw of Bandit Forces.
need MORE TROOPS IN mexico
Protecting 3OO-MiIe Line of
Communication, Problem.
Also Entire Border Must Be
Kept GarrisOned.
VILLA, REAL WILL O. THE WISP
Tall Guessing as to Where
abOuts of Fleeing Bandit.
Army Officials Admit He Has
Made Good Escape.
VILLA, REAL WILL O. THE WISP
Tall Guessing as to Where
abOuts of Fleeing Bandit.
Army Officials Admit He Has
Made Good Escape.

Torreon, Mex, April 4.-Gen-
eraI Canuto Reyes, commanding
the Villa forces in this locality,
has sent a letter to General Ire
vino, Carranza commander, Of
fering to surrender with all his
forces if given amnesty. This
information was given out today
by General Trevino.
Carranza authorities here say that
the surrender of Reyes would break
organized resistance to the de facto
government and end the hopes of
Villa. There is a disposition, how
ever, to accept this offer conservative
ly, as the letter says six weeks will be
necessary for Reyes to notify all his
followers. and there is a possibility
that this may be a ruse to gain time
for villa.
1t has been frequently reported late
ly that Villa was making his way to
the north to Torreon in order to effect
a juncture with Reyes.
Washington. April General Fun
ston advised the war department to-
day he was sending more troops into
Mexico from Columbus to protect the
line of communication with General
Pershing. He did not state whether
any additional troops had been sent
forward to the military base.
Problem Serious.
San Antonio, April 4.-Convinced
that Villa is south of Chihuahua and
is continuing his flight, General 'un-
ston has a difficult problem to solve
in arranging to carry the campaign
still farther into the interior Of Mex
leo. 1t was intimated at headquarters
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Girl Sparrirg
Partners Are
at a Premium

San Francisco, April 4-Girl
sparring partners were called for
today by Miss Frances Cowells.
champion woman swimmer of the
Pacific coast. She believes boxing
the best exercise for back and
shoulder muscles. so she will train
just like a regular fighter. Up to
date Miss Cowells has had trouble
finding girl sparring partners. She
declares most girls are not game;
that they want to take off the
gloves when they receive a sting
ing wallOp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
NO AID FROM GERMANY
CaranZa Gets All the Monev He Needs
From the U. S.

Washington, April 4.-Inve vestigation
by the state department, it was learned
today, has shown that reports that
Germany and Japan are furnishing
Carranza with funds, are false Il
was stated Carranza is obtaining all
the funds he needs from the United
States
Interests concerned in marketing
Mexico's hemp crop are declared to
be furnishing CarranZa with money 1t
is understood agreements have been
made by which the Carranza govern
ment will be advanced s10.000,000, TO
finance the next hemp CROP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
LAST MINUTE NEWS
Frnnex Claims Victory

Atchison, Kan, April 4.-With fair
weather prevailing, one of the heaviest
votes ever registered in a city election
is being polled here today. the con-
test centering on the mayoralty fight
between Louis Weinman. Republican,
and c. c. Finney, Democrat. for one
year term to fill out the vacancy left
by DR.. Finney's resignation, March 20,
as a result of an agreement with the
attorney general. Finney forces are
claiming victory by a majority of from
one hundred to thousand but the
heavy vote is considered to be -
Weinman's favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
Concrete Highway to South
western Kansas Is Plan.
Begin at X. c., Through To-
peka, on to Caldwell.
WOULD COST THREE MILLIONS
Sixteen Feet Wide ana Built
Like Pavement.
Cost Is 81 Per Cent of Cost of
Repairing Dirt Roads.

Plans for a 303 mile concrete high
way from Kansas City-through To-
peka-to Caldwell was urged before
Governor Capper today by Walter w.
Jones, a Santa Fe civil engineer. A
16 feet concrete highway over the en-
tire route could be built for 1886.
OO0. Jones declared. The amount is
81 per cent of the cost of repairing
Kansas dirt roads in 1915.
1t is probable the Jones plan will
be submitted to the road boosters be-
fore the state legislature next winter
The plan will be considered with other
ideas on permanent highway build
ing Jones plan is one of the most
concise and comprehensive that has
been submitted to state officials His
proposed road would accommodate
450, 900 KanSanS-Or nearly third
of the residents of the entire state.
Under the plan as outlined by Jones
in a letter to the governor, the road
would be built from the Missouri line
in Kansas City, Kansas to the Okla
homa line near. Caldwell, Sumner
county. The distance is 303 miles.
The proposed highway would extend
from Kansas City to Topeka then to
Emporia, Newton Wichita, yelling
ton and Caldwell.
Population of 25O,OOO.
Towns through which the Jones road
would pass. have total population
of 100000, while the counties benefit
ed by the highway have a population
of 100000 The road for the entire
distance would have a width of 6
feet. BY reducing the width of the
raod to IA feet, Jones states that the
expense could be reduced $420, 900.
Jones added force to his argument
today when he urged that the ex-
pense for the building of the entire
permanent highway would. he but 62
per cent of the expense for the repair
of Kansas dirt roads in 1915. That
expense, Jones has figured. amounted
to S5,436, 600. A permanent highway
through the state and directly bene-
fitting a third of the population could
be built for little more than one
half of the annual repair expense.
Next Legislature.
THE question of permanent high
ways will undoubtedly receive some
decisive action at the hands
of the next legislature Cover
nor Capper predicted today. zone of
the first questions will probably be the
submission of a constitutional amend
ment to enable the state to engage in
road building. The matter of federal
aid must also receive attention, espec-
tally if a bill is passed by congress pro-
viding for aid to states
Governor Capper declared the Jones
plan offered some valuable suggestions
and will probably be considered by the
highways committees in the next leg
islative session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
School Board
Urges Military
Drill for Boys

Peoria, Ill, April Military
training for pupils in high schools
here may become a reality as a
result of a movement inaugurated
at a meeting of the board of edu-
cation last night when a resolu-
ton was adopted, authorizing a
o ! of parental sentiment
throughout the city. The resolu-
ton met almost unanimous ap-
proval by members of the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
French Women
Start on Anti
Alcohol Fight

Paris. April 4.-The leading
women of France, headed by suf-
fragists, society women and writ
ers, this week embarked on an
energetic anti-alcoho1ic crusade.
They declare that a large per-
centage of the ravages of death
are due to alcohol, which consti-
tUtes the greatest blight of the re-
public, and that it is necessary to
start a reform for the upbuilding
of France after the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
A City Ballots
on Question of
Itney License

HutchinsOn. Kan, April =
Hutchinson is voting on a refer
endum petition today to allow lit
neys to be operated without a Ii
cense, proposed by jitney owners.
Owing to a heavy rain the vote is
expected to be light. There are
but two candidates for mayor and
the two places as commissioners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
All Troops in Mexico.

San Antonio, April with the
dispatch of the remaining detach-
ments of the Fifth cavalry and the
Twenty-fourth infantry from Column
bus, General Funston has sent into
Mexico all the troops Immediately
available. The actual number of
troops operating in Mexico has never
been made public for military reasons,
but army officers regard the number
as altogether inadequate for the con-
duct of a campaign over line already
some 400 miles long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04

second degree larceny. Two other
charges in the indictment, it is said
will be dismissed. Smith turned
$4,000 of state school funds to his
own use, but restitution was made
by friends. Robert c. Pickit, a clerk
in the state auditors office, was i'm
plicated with Smith and is said to
have forged names OF school directors
to vouchers. His hearing is set for
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04

Iarls' April 4.-Dr. Pierre Boux. di-
nounced yesterday to the Acadenv Of
SeIenee the discovery of a serum for
tile ti treatment and prevention of erup-
i've tphus for which no specific had
existed. tl The discovery is a result of
tne researches of DIR. Nicole direcSr~
o. the Tunis branch of the Pasteur
~ e. e1le. Nineteen cases treated with
provemenr III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
TO SALVAGE ZEPPELIN
Believes Wrecked German DirigibIe
Could BE Rebuilt Readily.

London, April 4.-'Fhe British Aero
nautical institute has asked the gov
ernment's permission to undertake at
its own expense the salvage Of the
Zeppelin LIS which is lying in shall
low water off the mouth of the
Thames The institute believes the
Zeppelin can be rebuilt within three
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
"TINY" IS so WEE She
USES TIN CUP FOR A BED

Columbus. o., April 4.-"Tiny,"
a wee snip of a top terrier. wasn't
quite as big as a mouse when she
was born six months ago, accord
ing to her owner. Hobart Kramer,
19. Columbus high school student
Tiny was raised on bottle and
slept on a hot water bag She
often curled up for snooze in a
common drinking glass. She fs
blue ribboner. So are her folks.
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WALSH IN CHARGE
White SOx Second Team Will
Be Here Tomorrow.
"Bugs" Grover Will Pitch
Game for the Savages.
TOmorrow-s Lineup

IomorrOW'S Lineup.
Whlte SoX- Savagcs-
I1eDOld, CT Aeler, I b.
tcALnllef1. 20 Goodwin, Sb.
J. Collins, If. Tydeman. rf.
Ness, ID. Hanson, IT,
Moriarity. 3b. Krueeer. cf.
Eautscn, IS. baltimore, 2b.
MaIsh, RI Cochran. IS.
LaDp, c. Snow or
Mayer, e. TexteF. G.
PenZ, D. Grover. ID.
Eaber. Russell. Clark and Calvin
also will probably pitch for the SOY
and West, Lambeth and Sanders for
the Savages.
Big Ed Walsh, in charge of the
White Sox second team, will arrive in
Topeka tomorrow morning over he
Rock Island at o'clock and the team
will play the Savages at Western
league park tomorrow afternoon. The
game will begin at o'clock and the
regular price of admission will ne
charged.
The above lineup of the Sox team
was received by John Savage this
morning, and after looking it over
Manager baltimore decided to start
Bugs Grover in the box for the To-
cal team. Thursday the regular team
of the Sox will play here.