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British Premier Demands 2OO,-
900 More Volunteers.
$4,000 by May %; After That
$4,000 a Week.
CONSUMPTION IS ALTERNATIVE
Puts Proposition Up to "Unat-
tested Married Men,"
Announces Definite Plan in
Long Press Statement.

London. April 26.-Premier As
quith at the secret session of parlia-
ment yesterday presented on behalf of
the government proposals foreshadow-
ing general military compulsion I'M
less success attends Immediate efforts
to obtain men required by voluntary
enlistments from amongst manifested
married men,
The governments proposals were
publicly announced today in long
statement to the press
The government, Mr.. Asquith said,
would forthwith ask parliament for
compulsory power" unless at the end
of four weeks, ending May 27. 500
men have been secured by voluntary
enlistment. The same course is pro-
posed if. in any one week after May
81, $4,000 men have not been secured
by direct enlistment. These arrange
ments are to hold good until 1000
manifested men have been obtained.
Owing to the length of time re-
quired to sift individual cases under
the present system, the press state
ment said. recruiting to date has fall
en- short of requirements which were
necessary to fulfill our proper military,
effort -
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London Reports 20 Dead and
Wounded at LOWeStOft.
German Warships BOmbarded
City Twenty Minutes.
ALL BRITISH SHIPS RETURN
Some Hit by Shells, but Not
Seriously Damaged.
Dash May Have Been to De-
tract From Irish Uprising.

London, April 26.-Four persons
were killed and twelve wounded by
shells fired from German cruisers in
the raid on the English east coast
early yesterday, it was officially an
nounced this afternoon.
The city of Quarmouth, as well as
Lowestoft, was shelled by the Ger
At Lowestoft 24O dwellings were
damaged, forty of them seriously. The
piers and swimming baths were also
badly damaged. At Yarmouth only
two buildings were damaged, one Oh
them seriously.
All the British ships returned, two
of the light cruisers bearing signs that
thew had been hit by shells but not
in vital places. A few among the crews H7
of the British warships were wounded
but not seriously.
one of the British destroyers which
PLAYED a part of in previous battle In
the North sea was again in the thick
of the fight A shot penetrated her
engine room and four of her crew were
scalded.
After firing into the town Of
I,owestoft for 20 minutes the Ger
mans retreated. The casualties
aboard the British ships occurred in
the running fight which ensued 1t is
generally believed that the British
gunners scored hits on the German
warships.
Naval Experts Version.
London, April 26.-The Times naval
expert in discussing the naval engage
ment off the east coast, when the light
British cruiser squadron and destroy
ers attacked the German warShipS
after their raid on Lowestoft says
1.-The raid was not undertaken with
wanton risk but with a definite pur-
pose. Possibly it was a reprisal for
the British bombardment of Zeebrugge
or reconnaissance to test the
strength and disposition of the British
squadrons. More likely it was a part
of a larger, formidable undertaking
designed to cover operations of a fill
clustering character connected with
the trouble in Ireland. There is no
security against such exploits but the
stay must be brief owing to the urgent
necessity of wasting no time after the
alarm once has been given.''
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booster band and its special street car
were out again this morning and
played on every street in. the city that
could be Travelled. Also. Individual
boosters made an effort to get their
friends to lay aside their tasks long
enough to attend the game.
Promptly at 1880 the big automobile
parade was scheduled to start from
the Commercial club and cover the
streets that were in its itinerary Tues
day.
Practically all of the business firms
that agreed to close up Tuesday did
the same thing today, and it was an
nounced that even more fans from the
Santa E'e offices and shops and the
other institutions would be out today
to boost the crowd as much as possible
in the hope that the record made by
Omaha could be outdone.
Headed by George Godfrey Moore
and j. viii Kelly. the big parade left
the Commercial club on time and
marched north on Kansas avenue to
Gordon street. The paraders then
about faced and returned on the
avenue to Tenth street, thence to the
park.
Although the weather continued
chilly and the overhanging clouds
prevented the cheer that a little sun
shine would have added, the brave
fans buttoned up their overcoats and
went to tn peark as merrily as
though it had been an ideal day. The
special street cars began running
shortly after 1880 and several hundred
were on the first to leave.
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Wall St, New York, April 26-STOCKS-
The note worth feature of the forenoon in
the stock market was the absence of the
recne buying demand further unsettle-
ment was occasioned when Crucible and
Baldwin, together with other active mu-
nitions and Industrials were singled out by
the short interest. New Haven. one of
yesterdays weakest features, denoted in
creased pressure and other prominent rails
were lower. There were counter move
ments in Marines and some. of the Coppers,
Greene Canea responding favorably 90
prospects of an increased dividend. United
States Steel and other former favorites
were under steady restraint, with renewed
selling of the list at noon.
Bonds were steady.
Latest foreign advices. failure of the Unit
ed States directors to increase the common
dividend and the more acute phases of the
domestic labor situation accounted for the
irregular tone OF todays early market. De-
clines of 10 3 points were recorded by
some of the more active specialties, nota-
bly, Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive,
Studebaker Mercantile Marine preferred
and New York Air Brake. while others of
the same class lost substantial fractions.
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ter of which will be thoroughly appre-
ciated in Ireland" The paper sug-
gests that the Germans had grown
tired of him and his boasts and in
sisted that he redeem his promises.
To Influence U. S. Opinion.
1.-THE Germans may have calculat-
ed" continued the Times. that the
rising in ireland would influence GER
tain kinds of American opinion in
their favor at time when relations
with the United States are critical.
German societies and Irish societies
in America have been working hand
in glove to prejudice opinion against
Great Britain. They doubtless will
exert themselves now in Ireland's
struggle for freedom If the cabinet
tries to hush up any truth Oh confine
the intelligence reaching America to
official communication. doled out by
themselves, the German and Irish
agencies in the United States will hav e
free field for their malign activities;
but If the government allows respon-
s1ble, competent American correspond
ents TO investigate matters freely and
unfettered we are confident the Ger
mans will find they have misunder-
stood real American opinion"
All Trouble Is in Dublin.
Steps to arrest all those concerned
IN the movement, Mr. Asquith said,
were being taken.
Premier Asquith told the house of
commons that drastic action to sup
press the movement in Ireland was
being taken. Outside of Dublin, he
SAID, the country was tranquil. The
premier added that steps were being
taken to acquaint neutral countries of
the real Significance of this most re-
cent German campaign"
Troops Have Control.
Premier Asquith this afternoon read
a telegram in the house stating that
the situation in Dublin was satisfac-
tory. 1t was not the case, the mes
sage stated, that the rebels had ma
chine guns.
At the opening of the house of COM
mons today Augustine Bierrell, chief
secretary for Ireland. said it was diff
ncult to say whether any routes to
ireland were open or closed. He add
ed that he was going there if he could
make ARRANGEMENTS.
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health department will insist that the
state observe a few Of her own laws
1t was a similar st-nd by Paul Nc
Bride, state labor commissioner, which
resulted in an order to the state SUI
perintendent of public instruction, di-
recting the observation of labor and
fire laws in installing picture machines
in the state house Mcbride decreed
that pictures could not be inspected in
the state house unless the work was
done in accordance with the law. His
order will require the state to take the
same precaution as is required of in
dividuals engaged in the picture show
business.
Report Will Be Public.
1t is the purpose of the state, Dr.
Crumbine stated today, to investigate
health conditions in all state house de-
partments and to make public a report
showing the method in which the
state observes her own laws. But the
report will not be made at once. 1t
may even be delayed a month or SIX
weeks. The state health department
is very busy with other affairs, Dr.
Crumbine explained.
TT is my purpose to secure re-
port concerning conditions as they
actually exist in the state house., said
Dr. Crumbine today. The state board
has a special committee which viii.
take charge of such work. l will take
the matter up with them at an early
date. The matter will be attended to
before June 1. We are very busy now
with many important matters and it
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ENGLAND TRIES
WAIT-AND-SEE
IRELAND POLICY
Parallel for "WatchfuI Wait
ing" Proves Disastrous.
British Government Blamed
for Dublin Revolt.
REBELS PARADED WITH ARMS
But Officials Made No Move to
Suppress Uprising.
"Surpasses All Other BIunders
of War;" Is Comment.

London, April 26.-"The revolt in
Ireland is the natural result of the
governments policy in Ireland" says
the Daily Mail. Augustine Birrell,
chief secretary for Ireland and Pre-
mier Asquith sat still and allowed a
rebel force to be enrolled and armed.
They did not move hand or foot
against it. On March II, 1900 Irish
volunteers paraded, mostly armed
with rifles, and nobody stopped or
challenged them. Mr.. Birrell never
asked why the volunteers existed. He
knew IT was not to serve against the
enemy but rather to obstruct the i'm
perial forces. On December 10 he de-
elared evidence of their disloyalty is
voluminous.' yet he did nothing.
Press Was Muzzlcd.
IF he had any policy other than
merely drifting, it was to turn a blind
eye to the disloyal movement The
government persuaded itself that trea-
son could be overcome by resolutely
looking the other way. The govern
ment wait-and-see policy was compIi-
Gated by hide-the-truth policy.
II the newspapers had been per-
mitted to publish information in their
hands Sunday night, these things could
not nave happened. The Irish author
tiles would have been aroused from
ehciA SlSepIHS sickness by the publi-
cation of news that something very
exceptional was occurring. They
might have taken ordinary precau-
lions, but the press was muzzled 1t
is proof of the grossest negligence and
obtuseness when four or five parts
of a great city can be seized by com
paratIVely small number of armed
men.
May Be Worse Than Reported.
This colossal blunder follows up
and surpasses all other blunders of
the war. How much longer is the ma
ton prepared to drift under the DOM
ination of leaders who refuse to lead"
The Daily Express says that Angus
tine Birrells strange hesitation in
informing the house of commons of
the Irish revolt makes it natural to
imagine the situation is worse than Of
ficially reported. 1t is the duty of
the government, says the Express,
frankly to admit the truth, that stern
measures must be adopted against the
gross folly of the rebels and. their
possibly good intention cannot be per-
mitted to save them from the conse-
quences of their crime.
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even the order speedily restored may
be at the cost Of bloodshed which may
rankle for generations. One can not
help fearing reaction against the pros
poets of constitutional home rule"
The Times says:
The whole miserable business is a
sorry comment upon the failure of
Mr.. Birrell to maintain respect for law
and order during the nine years of his
weak, callous administration. Such are
the fruits of trucking to sedition and
making light of contempt for law"
Sir Roger Easements invasion an
pears 10 have been the merest opera
oouffe.' the Times adds. the charac-
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Predict Strike of 10000 Work.
men Will Be Result.
Conference of z Weeks Fails to
Reach Agreement.
TURN DOWN ALL II DEMANDS
Centers on RecOg-
milton of Miners Union.
Want 20 Per Cent Increase
Wages; Offered ) Per Cent.

New York. April 6.-Deadlocked
over the question of recognition of the
United Mine Workers of America the
anthracite operators and miners today
face the possibility of a strike involv-
ing 17s, 900 men. The general board
Of the mine workers union meets here
Today to receive the report of a sub
committee which was unable to reach
an agreement with the operators sub
7committee. Both subcommittee will
report tomorrow to a general confer
ence Of both miners and operators
that they have been unable to reach
an agreement after seven weeks of dis
Icussiou.
q Unless this conference is able to
find a way to break the deadlock it
will be left to the miners convention,
May .. to determine whether the
Iuiuers shall declare a strike. Repre-
Fentatives of the miners today express
ed faint hope that further negotia-
tions would be productive of results
and said that not one of the eleven
demands made by the miners had been
granted by the operators.
Demand "CIosed Shop
The deadlock is attributed by the
Generators to the miners demand for
ftlA recognition of the union. a closed
shop and the compulsory collection
by the operators of all dues ans assess
ments of the United Mine Workers
levied upon miners The operators re-
1iised this demand on the ground that
ID is un-American and against the
practice % every other labor organiza-
ton IN the country
The other demands of the miners
ana the answers given by the opera
tors were:
two year agreement. IMAM
swered
Twenty per cent increase in
wages. Five per cent offered.
An eight hour day. Granted,
provided production is not cur
tailed.
Simpler methods of settling
seHrievances. Operators willing to
-adopt any plan to speed the work
Of the cancellation board.
Limit contract miners to one
working place. Refused.
Operators Response Conditional
Equitable and uniform price of
supplies to miners. Operators
wilkins to consider at any time
Nine run basis of pay for piece
work. Refused.
Ee-adjustment of machine min
ing scales Operators offered
minimum rate of 81 to sass
DAY.
Advancement of detail wage
scale ana settlement of internal
.Q0estions by districts. Refused.
~ To prohibit individual contracts
in mining. Refused.
The operators in refusing to install
the check Off system assert that
they are in accord with the decision
OF the anthracite strike commission
appointed in 1902. John 2. White,
presideEt of the United Mine Workers,
denies that the strike commission set
tledthis question but says the commits
sion-tOok up that subject on its own
initiative aud contrary to an agree
meut under which the demands of the
miners were submitted.
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Market


Kansas City, April 26.-HOGS-Receipt
1000. Market sc lower. Bulk of sales,
$955@s.SO; heavy, $9.70G9.S5; packers and
butchers, S9.60G9.S0; light, $9.50@9.T0;
pigs, IS. 2569.10
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market 1Oc
lower. Prime fed steers. $9.350I 9.6o; dress
ed beef steers. $SOO@9.25; western steers.
$S00@935; southern steers. ST.25MS-10,
cows, $5.5O6S.35; heifers. $7.50G9.75; stock
ers and feeders. S7.00MS.75; bulls, $500
$50; calves. S6.50110.50.
SHEEP--Receipts 1900. Market steady
to Zoe lower. Lambs, $10.50M11.35: year
hngs, S975G1075; wethers. $sT5M $50;
ewes. $S.00@S.S5; stockers and feeders, 5000
d105O
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Beatrice Creamery Co..
Topeka, Kan.l
Topeka, Kan. April ..
CHICAGO EGGS-19kc
NEW YORK EGGS@216211ac
CREAMERY BUTTEk-Chicago, 36c:
New York. S79ac; Elgin, S9c Topeka whole
Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.l
Topeka, Kan. April -.
HENS-An sizes. lac: springs over
lbs, lie; ducks, DC; geese, &c; broilers.
lbs and higher. Pc; stays. lie
INDIAN RUNNER DUcKs-sc.
ToDeI<a Hay Market.
FURNISHED by L. A Beck. 212-14 e. 9Th,
Topeka. Kan. April %
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner Kan.
sas Ave. and Curtis St.l
Topeka, Kan. April -
OATS-3663sc.
COKN-GSc
wHEAT-S0M90c.
Wheat Market.
Furnished by Shawnee Milling Co., Third
and Kansas Ave-
Topeka, Kan. April 35.
wHEAT-No. 3. 96c.
wHEAT-No. 2. 95c
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Chicago, April 26.-HOGS-Receipts 3d.
600 Market weak to &c lower than yester-
days average. Bulk of sales. $9SO6I $50 ::
light S9.O0d9 30; mixed. s9.5569.95; heavy,
SO. 45de95 rough. $965d9.60; pigs. $500
9.15.
CATTLE Receipts 10000 Market 1Oc to
Zoe lower. Native beef steers S79Od
$50; western steers, $7.00@s.70; cows and
heifers, $400Q9.25; stockers and feeders,
S5.S0dS so: calves Sc. 25M9.25
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market weak
Wethers. $6.75@10.40; lambs, $7600 IL. 80.
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United States Steel was under pressure.
as were also leading rails. There were
moderate gains in Pacific Mail, Mexican
Petroleum, Industrial Alcohol and DIS
tillers' Securities.
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S5@95c.
PoULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, ia
171ac springs, 2Oc. -
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, April 26.-WHEAT-Excessi
moisture in the northwest preventing to a
serious extent the seeding of the spring
crop ran prices up today in the wheat
market here. The bullish situation as to
the spring crop was specially emphasized
by estimates that the yield of winter wheat
this season would be under a ten year
average and one-third less than the crop
of 1915. Buying. which was on broad
scale included a good deal on the part of
5sc up with May at S1.13ss to $1135s and
July at S1141s to $1.145s the market scored
substantial advance all around.
Continued uneasiness over the diplomatic
outlook operated as an offset for the large
tied, but 9sMAc to 1850 net higher with
May at S1141s and July at $1.15d115B.
CORN-Corn shared in the strength of
wheat. Persistent buying for large fn-
terests took the surplus off the. market
Opening prices which ranged from I'M
changed figures to &c higher, were follow
ed by moderate general gains.
Assertions that Liverpool was paying
prices equal to 80 cents per bushel at the
seaboard in the United States kept the
market on the up grade. The close was
nervous at 5s@k@1c net advance.
OATS-Trading in oats was of a local
character. Most of the business consisted
of changing speculative holdings from May
to July, causing irregular but unimport-
ant fluctuations.
PROVISIONS-Provisio weakened ow-
ing to a setback in the price of hogs. Many
holders seemed disposed to realize on lard.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York, April 27.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; middling uplands, 121O- Sales 100
bales.
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, April 26.-BUTTER-Marketu I'M
changed $3.50
EGGS-Market unsettled. Firsts, 20A a
2Oszc: ordinary firsts, 19@1912c. At mark,
cases included, 19G2015c-
POTATOES-Market higher. Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota white,
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Liverpool, April 26-WHEAT-Spot No.
1 Manitoba, 12s 10d: No. 3, Us 4d; No. i
northern spring, Us i'd; No. red western
winter lis cd.
CORN-Spot, American mixed. new,
los 10d.
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New York, April 26.-BUTTER-Ma
lower and unsettled. Creamery extras 81
score, 34c.
EGGSmMarket firm. Fresh gathered
extras, 23A @24c
CHEESE-Market steady State held
specials, 1S15019c.
EB POULTRY-Alive, steady; dressed,
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Kansas City Grain Market
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Boardo Trade as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker Coiu,u
biRn B1dg.l
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New York, April 27-SUGAR-Raw
firm; centrifugal, GIG; molasses, 500; re.
fined, firm; fine granulated, 7.4O
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New York Stock Market.

tClose OF prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. Broker. Colum.
bian Bld2l
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1.-THE following sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City. ana
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.]
Kansas City, April 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market 10c lower.
H0GS-Receipts 1000 head. Market &c
to 10c lower. Bulk of saler. $9.5OQ9.fo'
top. $9.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
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Chicago, April 26.-WHEAT-Close Nav.
$114A; July, $115@1.151s; September,
-CoRN-May, 7e4@76%c; July. 77A@
77asc; September, 767sc.
c OATS-May; 44Ac; July, 43A @43ssc
PoRK-May, s23.45 July, s2s4o.
LARD-May, $12.35; July, $12.37
SHORT RIBS-May, $12.47; July $3.50.
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Kansas City. April
Grain Gossip.
by special wire to T. j. Myers Columbian

e
Buildingl
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decrea sed
10000 bushels in the past three days
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 30. 1855 bushels yesterday and
corn stocks decreased 1907 bushels
The Liverpool Corn Trade News reports
the loss of nearly a million bushels of
wheat on vessels sunk by submarines in
the last two weeks in March,
report from India said wheat harvest
ing is finished in most localities and that
plenty, of grain is moving to ports. Ship
ping, however, is very difficult on account
OF the scarcity of tonnage.
exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 461 900 bushels of
wheat: $4,000 barrels of flour, 515,0OO bush
els of corn and 1900 bushels of oats
wheat and flour combined $685. GOO bushels
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de-
creased $4,000 bushels last week and now
amount to 4169. 600 bushels; corn. 1892 OOO
bushels, decrease 1.342 900 bushels oats,
3;91l 900 bushels, decrease 1.095, 900 bushels
contract stocks are: Wheat, 2,014,0 0O
bushels: corn, 2,345.O00 bushels; oats, /,
065 900 bushels year ago stocks were
1,44S,0O0 bushels of wheat, S,7S3, 900 bushels
of corn and II, $4,000 bushels of oats.
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Chicago Grain Market.
1.-The range of prIces for grain futures OF
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker Columbian
Bldg.1
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Market unchanged to lie higher No. ,
hard, $1o9@109A No. 3 SINGLE; No. .
CORN-Market 12@1c higher. No. mix
ed, n42@714c; No. 3, 70ia@71hc; No .
white, 711k@72c; No. s, Tie; No. ? yellow,
73c; No. 8. 711h072c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. . white.
4S42 @4412e; No. mixed, 40@41c.
RYE-9Oc
RYE-90c.
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy
Sl350@14;5o SO: choice prairie, $10.50@11 90 (;
choice alfalfa, $170O01S.O0
kAFIR-No. 8 white. 81 O51h
WHEAT-Receipts 145 cars
BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, PIC.
., CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $1.o51a; July,
CoRN-May, 7o%@71c; July, 72ssc.