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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
SOME ARE EXEMPT
Propose Technical and Indus
trial Reserves for u. :.
Men of Use in War Aside From
Fighting Excluded.

Washington. March 2-Finishing
touches were being put on the bill TO
increase the army by the house mill
tary committee today with prospects
that a final vote would be reached be-
fore adjournment. Before the final
vote however new effort was to be
made to make the maximum peace
strength of the regular army zoe, ,0e3-
Under this plan it is proposed to
authorize the president to bring the
army up to the full strength at any
time without the specific action OF
congress.
Another proposal already incor-
porated in the bill would provide for
a far reaching industrial and technical
reserve for the fighting lines in war
times This reserve would include
practically every profession or Occur
patton whose services would be USE
ful to the army.
While the house committee was
completing its task the senate commit
tee was having reprinted its plan for
federalizing the national guard and
was ready for a final review of the
bill
Admiral Frank Fletcher. commando
er of the Atlantic fleet was on hand
ready to testify before the house naval
committee.
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proposed however that the senate
take an adjournment instead of an
other recess and thereby get into
new legislative day relieving the par
Eamentary situation which thus far
has held Senator Cores resolution
from coming to vote His action was
taken after a conference of admins
tration leaders who were satisfied
they had the votes to defeat the Gore
resolution and demonstrate to Ger
many that the dissensions against the
presidents foreign policy do not have
the support of congress.
Wilson VIII Lose in Senate?
1T has been decided to bring the
resolution up for action as soon as
possible but proba bly, not today" said
Senator James of Kentucky, one of
the administration supporters we
have got the votes in the senate to
smash it,
Senator Stone at the outset of his
proposal made a statement of the in
ternationa1 situation as he understood
it. Senator Stone declared it was his
hope that something could be done
at once to bring the president and
congress more closely in accord on the
issue and that he was framing a SUBJ
stitute for all pending resolution on
the subject Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. ranking Republican member
of the foreign relations committee de-
cIared he was in accord with Senator
Stones desire for prompt action, and
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zAPATA TO JOIN DIAz
Newest Revolution in Mexico Is Now
Assuming Large Proportions.

Ell Paso, Texas. March 2.-Emiliano
Zapata will be allied with Felix Diaz III
the fight to overthrow Carranza, ac-
cording to former Mexican federal
army officers, who arrived here today
from the interior of Mexico. Two Of
ficers of Zapata's command in More
los reached the border in disguise and
brought the news that representatives
of General Diaz had conferred with
the bandit chief
They said that Zapata had at least
$4,000 men under arms at Morelos
and Oaxa ca. With this force added to
the 10000 said to be awaiting General
Diaz in OaXaca, the strength of the
new revolution becomes apparent.
Carranza military and civil officials
continue to laugh at the reports of
new revolution. They say it will have
short duration
Agents of the department of justice
are busy trying to discover whether
the Diaz faction has established a
iunta in FL Paso. So far. no regular
Headquarters has appeared. There
is much curiosity to whether Villa
will Join forces with the new anti-Car
rama element. His representatives
here say that the northern leader has
agreed to cooperate providing Diaz
has sufficient financial backing
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Railroad Says Reproduction
Value Is Over $67, 100000.
Utilities Body Can Find Only
S44,OOO,OOO in Holdings.
MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS
Physical Valuation viii Drag
Out Passenger Case.
Witnesses Alone viii DELAY In
crease in Fares.

The Public Utilities commission and
fer S22,993,986 in their estimates on
the reproduction value of the Union
Pacifics holdings, according to fig
ures produced at the passenger rate
hearing before the utilities commis-
sion this morning. On June 80, 1911,
the utilities commission estimated the
reproduction cost of the Union Paci-
fic's holdings at $44, ,4S9,294 while the
company estimated it at $67, ,483,280.
The most striking difference in the
valuations occurs in the estimate on
interest and commissions under the
caption general expenditures The
utilities commission estimates this
item at 81, 1,215,S5S while the railroad
estimates it at $10,556,529, a differ
ence of more than nine million dol
lars.
E. Holbrook of Omaha, valuation
engineer of the road, occupied the
stand most of the morning and ex-
planned partially the roads right to
the sixty-seven million dollar va1ua-
tion. Many items had been over
looked while others were greatly un-
derestimated, the engineer contended.
the afternoon, it is expected, and d
sharp cross examination on the part
of the state is promised.
q. P. on Bctterments.
G. S. Stebbins of Omaha. assistant
to the auditor, took the stand again
early this morning and verified fig
ures filed with the commission which
showed that the Union Pacific had
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TeutOns Can't Reach 1t, How
ever, for Enemy's Fire.
Paris War Office Says French
Losses Were Light.
ESTIMATE FOE LOST $4,000
Germans Open New BOmbard-
ment in Two Districts.
Report Crown Prince Supplant-
ed for Verdun Failure.

Amsterdam. March 2.-UncOn-
firmed reports from German sources
today said the French have evacuated
Fort De Vaux, one Of the Nerdun
forts, twe miles southeast of Fort
DOuaumont.
The position. it was stated, was
wrecked by German artillery fire.
From the heights south of Douaumont
the French have played srrady streams
of fire ov~~ the rains of the fort and
the Germans have been unable to oc-
cupv it.
After taking Dieppe, Berlin report
ed. the Germans moved up heavy
howitzers and began the bombardment
Of Fort De VauX. At the same time
artillery and infantry attacks We're de-
livered against Fort De TrGvannes, the
nest of the Verdun forts south of De
Vaux The French hurled back this
attack at the railway station at Elk
but were pushed back on De VauX
and finally forced to abandon IT.
French Report Losses.
Paris. March 2=The exact figures
of the French losses at Verdun have
been given to the committee of mill
tary affairs of the chamber of depu-
ties by Colonel Boucabeille, chief sec
retary to General Galeni, minister of
war. 1t is stated that they were not
high.
The Petit Parisien says the Ger
man losses to date in the Nesdun
fighting amount to between 125.00O
and 1900 and constitute about one
third of the German effectives active
ly employed.
Renew Attack at Ver,lun.
London, March 2.-German artillery
has opened a new bombardment of the
French positions both in the Verdun
and Champagne districts. according to
Paris dispatches today.
The cannonade, Paris reported, may
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SNOW IN KANSAS
Between Two and Five Inches
Over Entire State.
Storm Is Over-It VIII Be
Warmer Tomorrow.

Between two and five inches of
snow is covering the entire state, ac-
cording to reports received in local
railway offices this morning. Tho
heaviest fall appears to have been in
the eastern section. Two inches or
snow has fallen i'll the vicinity or
Dodge City. East of Newton, now
ever, reports indicate that the fall
measures between three and five
inches.
Apparently the snow fell in showers,
many localities along the eastern div1-
sion of the Santa F7e railway having
reported less than two inches of snow
Real winter weather prevailed this
morning, with the temperature 10 de-
grees below normal and an inch and
one-half of snow on the ground. The
wind is still in the north blowing at
the rate of / 0 miles an hour. Warmer
weather is expected tomorrow, and 1t
is thought that the storm is about
over. The Kaw river fell two-tenths
of a foot since Wednesday morning.
Probably fair weather tonight and
Friday, with slightly warmer weather
Friday is the forecast A minimum
reading of 10 degrees is expected to-
night at Topeka. The shippers fore
cast warns against temperatures of
zero to 5 above for 36 hour shipments
north and west; east and south, 10 de-
grees.
Inc lowest temperature TINS MORN
ing was > degrees at 1880 o'clock.
| This is 10 degrees below normal. and
makes the coolest morning since the
18th day of February.
| The snow this morning measured
one and one-half inches. A slight fall
continued late into the day, but it was
| so little as to be unmeasurable. No
more snow of any considerable amount
is expected. The mercury climbed
slowly today. The highest tempera-
4 ture on record for this date is S3 de-
grees. established in 1901. The low
record, l degree above zero. occurred
( in 1918
The river stage today is 7.6 feet
The snow melted rapidly today.
/ Temperatures averaged IA degrees be-
: low normal Following are hourly
/ readings for the day furnished by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
WON'T RUN
What! Refuses to Chase Presi-
Dental Bee at All!
Orders Name Withdrawn From
Primary Again.

New York, March 2.-Theodore
Roosevelts determination not to al
low the use of his name as a presi-
Dental candidate in the spring pri-
mary election was emphasized today
by the announcement that his secre-
tary John McGrath, has directed the
withdrawal of Mr.. Roosevelt's name
from from the Illinois primaries.
On receipt of information from the
Illinois secretary of state that Mr.
Roosevelt was named in the petitions
of candidates for election as district
delegate, Mr.. McGrath informed Mr..
Roosevelt by cable and acting upon
his instructions yesterday notified the
Illinois official. This is the fourth
state in which Mr.. Roosevelt has re-
fused to allow the use of his name.
The others are Nebraska, Minnesota
and Michigan.
Mr.. Roosevelt is now on a trip to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
state VIII Study Problems of
Youngsters March Ali.
Every Preacher Will Take I'm
Subject in Topeka.
100000 LOST AEEDLESSLY
More Than 400 Communities in
All Parts of g. s.
Every City of Amy Size in Kan
saS Will Take Part.

Governor Capper today designated
the eight days from March to
March IL as Better Baby Week in
Kansas. In doing this, the proclama-
ton reads, the governor is acting in
harmony with the suggestion of the
Child Welfare Bureau of the United
States department of labor in Wash
ington, and the Kansas division of
hygiene.
"I ask all thoughtful citizens who
appreciate their responsibility to the
future of the state to cooperate with
public officials and private associa-
tions in the study of many problems
effecting child culture and the con-
servation of child life said the gov
ernor in his proclamation This to
the end that the coming generation
may fulfill its duty to those who come
after u.s.
DR.. Lydia DeVilbiss of the state di-
vision of hygiene, announced today
that many Kansas towns had signified
their intention of giving American
babies their just dues during Better
Baby Week. Each town will plan
it's own program.
Sermons by Topekans.
In Topeka, the Good Government
club has written to every minister IN
the city requesting that the baby be
the subject of a sermon on Sunday.
March 1t is probable an elaborate
program for Baby Week" in Topeka
will be announced later
To Save Part of 100000.
The saving of 800, 900 babies whose
lives are needlessly snuffed out every
year in the United States is the aim Of
leaders in the nationwide better baby
week.
More than 400 communities have
laid plans for baby week, aided by the
children's bureau of the United States
department of labor. During baby
week the needs of children will be so
presented that all parents in these
communities will realize these needs
and will want to give their children
the best possible care. They will
know that this is their privilege, as
well as their obligation.
The men and women behind this
movement are trying to do away with
the old belief that the rate of NOR
taIity among children who had not
reached the first anniversary of their
birth was a wise dispensation of ma
| ture to prevent children with a weak
constitution from becoming too plen-
tiful.
In its place they are trying to make
mothers realize that 2 great infant
mortality is a national disaster.
Poverty, ignorance and disease are
the three chief causes of the annual
death toll among babies-aEd of
| these ignorance perhaps is most di
! rectly responsible for the waste of life.
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Battles Death
With Science,
Reaper Wins

Waukegan. Ill. March "A
two-year fight to delay death that
discoveries of value to medical
science might be made, was lost
here yesterday in the death of Dr.
William c. Bouton.
Friends today asserted that al
though DR. Bouton was afflicted
with an incurabIe form of paral-
ysis and repeatedly predicted his
own death. he had hoped to live
long enough to discover in his dis
ease, something of value to the
world He treated himself and
contributed numerous articles Civ
ing the results of his Investigations
to medical publications.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
Baby Carriage
Defeats MotiUe
War Regulation,

London, March 2.-The baby
carriage has been put to a new
use in some of the East Coast
towns. The lighting regulations
make it a misdemeanor to use a
flash lamp in the streets during
these nights of precaution against
Zeppelin attacks, but at the same
time the law insists that a peram-
bulator must carry a lamp. Some
ingenious individuals have hit up
on the idea of pushing baby car
riages around at night to light
their way, and still keep within
the law.
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zEPS SPREAD EPIDEMIC
OF GRIPPE ABOUT PARIS

Paris, March Although the
weather has been mild and almost
oalnfy the greater part Of the win
ter. seventy-five per cent of the
people Of Paris are victims of
colds The epidemic is largely
charged to the first visit of the
Zeppelin air raiders. Many persons
at that time rushed, lightly cfed.
from warm apartments tc the
streets or into cold, clammy cellars.
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Will ARM liners
Rome Announces Italian Mer-
chantmen VIII Garry Guns.
Ships Armament, However, To
Be for Defensive Only.

Rome March 2.-The Italian am
bassador at Washington Count Mac
chi. has been instructed to notify the
American government that notwith-
standing the German and Austrian
DEGREES regarding the sinking Of
armed merchantmen, Italian mer-
chantmen will continue to carry arm
ament
The ambassador also has been in
structed to say that Italian merchant
men will use their artillery only for
defensive purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02
QUEEN NEARING DEATH
of Rumania Is HopeleSsly
III, Declare Six Doctors.

Berlin. March 2.-Dispatches from
Bucharest state that the queen mother
Elizabeth of Rumania, who is i'll with
pneumonia, is sinking rapidly. Six
physicians declared that her condition
was hopeless.
Queen Elizabeth, widely known un-
der her pen name of Carmen sylvia, is
T3 wears old.
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MOEWE IS
CAPTURED:
PLUNGERS
SINK SIX
Terror of High Seas Seized by
British Cruiser.
Steamer Picked Up Wireless,
Reaches Buenos Aires.
RAIDER To TRINIDAD ISLE
Eighteen Drown When Russian
Steamship Is Sunk.
Swedish Steamer Goes Down
Inside Neutral Zone.
Steamer Picked Up Wireless,
Reaches Buen0s Aires.
RAIDER TO TRINIDAD ISLE
Eighteen Drown When Russian
Steamship Is Sunk.
Swedish Steamer Goes Down
Inside Neutral Zone.

The sinking of four more ves-
sels reported today. The crews OF
three British smacks landed at
LOWeStoft. Their vessels are said
to have been sunk in the North
sea. The Italian ship Eliza also
is reported to have been sunk.
Buenos Aires. March 2.-Press dis
patches from Montevideo say that
steamer arriving from Europe inter-
cepted near the coast of Brazil a
wireless message stating that British
cruisers had captured the German
auxiliary cruiser Moewe. The capture
is believed to have been made off the
Brazilian coast.
The Moewe was taken by the British
cruisers to the Island of Trinidad. The
American steamer Santa Barbara has
arrived at Montevideo, her captain an
nouncing that a French cruiser which
put out from Dakar on the west coast
OF Africa, encountered a German raid
er, name not given, and opened fire
on her. Under cover of darkness the
German ship got away. She was, how
ever. damaged by the French shells.
There is some doubt, however. as
to the identity of the German vessel
reported to have been captured. An
other version of the account is that
vessel in question is the German cruis-
er Room.
ippam a Victim
Il. The Moewe first came into promi-
nence with the arrival at Hampton
Roads several weeks ago of the Brit
ish steamship Appam in charge of 4
German prize crew. She brought word
of a mysterious German commerce
raider, the Moewe, which was roam
ing the seas and had captured and
sunk seven British merchantmen and
admiralty transports in addition to
capturing the Appam.
Dispatches from the Canary Islands
late last month reported the arrival
of the British steamer Westburn with
a German prize crew on board, said
to be from the Moewe.
According to these reports the
Moewe, continuing her activities after
capture of the Appam and the seven
other British vessels between January
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WOMAN WHO FURNISHED
"REB" COMPANY is DEAD

Mt. Sterling. Ky. March Mrs.
Henrietta Williams. widow of Gen
era1 j. S. (Cerro Gordo) Williams,
the Mexican war veteran, died
here today. During the Civil war
Mrs. Williams fitted out a full
company of confederate infantry
at her own expense. She was go
years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02

London, March 2.-Major General
George Frederick Gorringe is mem
toned in a casualty list Just made pub
lie here as having been wounded in
the fighting in Mesopotania. General
Gcrringe for several years preceding
the present war had been in COM
mand of a brigade IN India.
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IOWA MERCHANT DEAD
Daniel B. Fuller, President of Whole
sale House Succunbs Suddenly.

Sioux City, March 2--Daniel B.
Fuller, president of a wholesale dry
goods company, died in a chair at his
home here early this morning. He
had fallen and dislocated his shoulder
Monday. The accident was followed
by an attack of angina pectoris Bur-
ial will be in St Joseph, No, where
he formerly was engaged in business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02

Hutchinson, Kan. March about
four inches of snow fell here during
the night. 1t was very west and did
not drift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-02

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Probably fair tonight and Friday
not quite SO cold Friday
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Nearly 100 Shawnee county Repub-
licans are in Atchison today to attend
the First district congressional con-
vention, which was called to elect swo
delegates and two alternates 20 the
national convention in Chicago June Z.
In view of the fact that the Auchison
convention is the first test of strength
in the statewide fight for national
com4--itteeman, unusual interest CEN
tered in todays contests. Friends of
D. w. Mulvane left Topeka with con-
fident claims of almost solid support
from the eight counties of the district.
p special train which left Topeka
over the Santa Fe at 8 O'Clock this
morning carried the Shawnee county
delegation. Delegates from other
counties in the district were expected
to arrive in Atchison before noon to-
day. The convention was called al
o'clock.
First district action on the national
conmitteeship will have a statewide
effect, political leaders declared. The
fact that the First district called an
early convention will give other dis
trictS of the state a lineup on the sit
uation. The big voting strength of
the district is an important factor in
the state convention which will meet
in Topeka March Il to select four del
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First District Delegates Favor
TOpekan for Committee.
Wells of Seneca and Casey of
AtchisOn Are Named.
NEARLY 100 TOPEKANS THERE
Republicans FIOcked to Atchi
son Convention.
Pass Resolution FavOring An
thOny Amendment.

AIchison. March 2.-The first
district Republican congressional
convention this afternoon elected
Ira X. Wells of Seneca. and W. B.
Casey of Atchison, delegates to
the national convention at Chi
cago. They are uninstructed.
Both favor ID. w. Mulvane for ma
tionaI committeeman.
The convention passed a resOIu-
ton fayoring the Susan b. An
thony amendment for national
WOman'S suffrage and strongly
endorsed Senator Curtis and Con-
gresham Anthony.
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WHY not have an ssaged week. for
the presentation of the Old and
Gray?
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IT'S ALL right to attend to another
mans business If you are employed
by him to do sc.
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Washington, March 2.-Administra-
ton forces, faced with delay in the
house turned today to the senate to
carry out President Wilson's demand
for the defeat of a, resolution warn
ing Americans off armed ship of
European belligerents.
Chairman Stone of the foreign re-
lations committee announcing openly
from the floor that he was not in ac-
cord with the president on the issue
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-23
Vote Against Abolishing
Of Missionary Episcopacy

is limited to the foreign mission
field.
J. Frank Hanly OF Indianapolis.
introduced a resolution signed by
himself and Il others. asking that
recommendation Of the delegates
and missionary representatives from
southern Asia be endorsed. The res
o,ution urged that the election OF
missionary bishop for Singapore, be
indefinitely postponed, pending re-
assignment Of the territory under
the missionary bishops. The con-
ference approved the postponement.
Mr.. Hanly also asked that mis-
sionary bishops John f. Robinson.
stationed at Bangalore. India; Frank
w. Warne of Lucknow, India, and
William p. Eveland Of Manila. Phil
ippines, be elected general superin-
tendents. and that one bishop be
chosen for Africa instead OF two
missionary bishops.
The proposed change was char
acterized as radical and almost
revolutionary by several delegates
Eventually the resolution was de-
fcated by an almost unanimous vote