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Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-13
win Distribute Equally.

Counsel for the News Prin Manu-
facturers association declared 1t had
been impossible to analyze in as short
q time statistical facts presented by
the commissions investigators at the
outset of the heariSS that the chiei
complaint was from small publishers
unable To get paper because of the
increased demand, and that the man
ufacturers, after conferrng, had de-
cided they were open for any proposal
for an equitable distribution of theil
product.
AT first there was an inclination on
the part of some of the publishers
present to hold back on the ground
that distribution was but one of the
probabilities and that high prices and
the greater production were more i'm
portant questions. When told by
members of the trade commission that
an agreement to accept the commits
sion's services in meeting the dis
tribution problem did not interfere III
any way with the investigation INTO
price conditions, they agreed to CO.
operate with manufacturers, jobbers
and the commission in solving, first
the distribution problem. Hope was
expressed by members of the COM
mission that the meetings later in the
week might lead to a settlement oi
the whole problem.
Profits Greatly Increase.
Investigators for the commission
presented facts uncovered in their in
curry into news print paper prices
This information had to do with prof
its in the mills and in jobbing houses
end with the question of supply and
demand. Profits have increased, II
was shown, and the output has grown
although growing consumption has
taken up much of the increased man
ufacture.
Attorneys for the manufacturers
objected to presentation of the Zig
ures without previous notice, and de-
clared they had no means of proving
they were wrong without extended in
vestgation for themselves They de-
clared it was unfair to force them to
answer the charges without prepara-
ton and asked brief adjournment
IN narpni+ q rOn fprpnop
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-13

Flowering plants and -crns in genuine
Indian Baskets, only ljc, at Clarke's,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
GERMANY is SAFE
Enemies Cannot Shatter FOun-
datiOn of Central Powers.
Chancellor HOlIWeg Says in
Speech Before Reichstag,

Berlin, Dec 12-The chancellor
said the propositions which Germany
was bringing forward had for their
object the guarantee of existence. of
honor and of liberty of evolution for
the four allied (centraD powers
weg's spec 4 is reported by the Over
seas News agency as follows:
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Hollweg
today announced to the reichstag that
Germany, together with her allies,
conscious of their responsibility be-
fore God; before their own nations
before humanity. had proposed to the
| hostile powers to enter on peace ne
gotiations.
Practically all the members of par
Lament answered the unexpected sum-
mons. The crowded house and
thronged galleries listened in atten-
tive silence when the chancellor rose
for his speech. The chancellor first
outlined the extra ordinary political
situation and then insisting upon the
achievements of the central powers,
made an announcement which possi-
bly, may be the turning point in the
war which for more than two years
has held the world un0er its spell. The
chancellor said:
The reichstag had not been ad-
journed for a long period, but for
tunately it was left to the discretion
of the president as to the day of the
next meeting. This decision was cans
ed by the hope that soon happy
events in the field would be recorded.
a hope fulfilled quicker, almost, than
expected. I shall be brief for ac-
tions speak for themselves
The chancellor said Rumania had
entered the war in order to roll up the
German positions in the east and
those of Germanys allies. At the Same
time, the grand offensive on the
Somme had as its object to pierce the
German front and the renewed italian
attacks were intended to paralyze
Austria Hungary.
Security for GERMANY
The situation was serious the
chancellor continued. But with God s
help our troops shaped conditions so
as to give us security which not only
is complete but still more so than
ever before. The western front stands.
Not only does it stand but in spite of
the Rumanian campaign it is fitted
out with larger reserves of men and
material than it had been formerly.
The most effective precautions have
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
REMODELINC OF
FRENCH CABINET
NOW COMPLETE
Premier BRAND Will Make An
nOuncement Tomorrow.
100 Per Cent Efficiency, Slogan
of New Government.
OLD HEAD TO Be RETIRED
Economy and Concentration OF
Executive Authority.
Some Uncertainty as to Success
sOr of General JOffre.

Paris, Dec 12-Premier BRAND an
nounced today that he had completed
reconstruction of the cabinet and that
the list will appear in tomorrow's Of
ficial journal The premier is ex-
pected to make a statement to parlia-
ment tomorrow.
New blood for old, economy and ef-
ficiency for wastefulness and lack of
concentration in governm entail admin
istration-this is what Premier BRAND
is aiming at in his reconstruction.
Public belief persists that General
Joffre will go and the fact that the
idol of the republic is to be transfer
red from active command to a secon-
Diary post-probabl heading a war
council of the military-is an indica-
ton of the peoples determination to
institute a new order which will solid
ify France into a war machine of the
utmost efficiency.
Follow Lloyd Georges Steps,
Those who were predicting that
Joffre would be retired picked Gen.
eral Petain, defender of Verdun, as his
probable successor, altho there were
also some suggestions that General
Nlvelle, hero of Vaux and Douaumont
might be chosen
According to LIE Temps announce
ment of Premier Brands new cabinet
is ready today. 1t appeared certain
that he would follow in Lloyd Georges s
steps and select a small compact 'war
council to handle Frances part in
the war.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
NOTE To ENEMIES
Here Is Germany's solve
Branch" to Entente Allies.
Willing Either for Peace or
War stO Bitter End"

Berlin, Dec. 12.-Following is the
text of the note addressed by Ger
many and her allies to the hostile gov
ernments:
THE most terrific war ever expert
enced in history, which has been rag
ing for the last two years and a half
over large part of the world-a
catastrophe which thousands of years
of common civilization was unable to
prevent and which Injuries the most
precious achievements of humanity.
Our aims are not to shatter nor an
nihilate our adversaries. In spite of
our consciousness of our military and
economic strength and our readiness
to continue the war (Which has been
forced upon us) until the bitter end,
If necessary, at the same time prompt
ed by the desire to avoid further
bloodshed and make an end to the
atrocities of war, the four allied DOW
ers propose to enter forthwith into
peace negotiations.
The propositions which they bring
forward for such negotiations and
which have for their object a guaran-
tee of the existence, of the honor and
liberty of evolution for their nations
are, according to their firm belief, an
appropriate basis for the esta abIish-
ment of a lasting peace"
Note to Pope Benedict.
Berlin, Dec. 12.-(via London)-
Germany's note to Pope Benedict de-
clares Germany is ready to give peace
to the world by setting before the
world the question of whether it is
possible to find a basis of understand
ing1
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
SOCIALISTS IN
MASS MEETING
enter CRUSADE
Topeka Party Followers in At
tack on I'll. C. of L.
Food, Gas and Coal on Their
List of Victims.
PUT UP CITY TICKET IN SPRING
Slate for All City Hall Jobs
VIII Be Announced.
More Than 1000 Behind Move
ment in Topeka.
Food, Gas and Coal on Their
List of Victims.
PUT up CITY TICKET IN SPRING

The Socialists of Topeka will enter
the lists of the H. C. of L. crusaders
next Sunday afternoon in a big pro-
test mass meeting. Just where the
meeting will be held has not yet been
determined.
In addition to disturbing the peace
of the food barons the meeting will
also throw a few rocks at the gas and
coal situations, according to Ike Gill
berg, largely responsible for the meet
ing.
The meeting will be presided over
by A. Avery and Fred Fulton, selected
at a meeting of the Socialists last Sun
day afternoon as ehairmen for the big
mass meeting.
The intent of the Socialists is not
only to register the customary knocks
against existing evils and to offer So
cialiStic remedies but they will under
take the stating of a definite list of
Socialist candidates at the city election
in April.
Proposed Platform.
The candidates will be pledged to
support a platform containing the
piaHlxs OF a municipal coal yard mu-
nicipal grocery market, and mu-
nicipal Storage plant. Local Socialist
leaders state that they intend to make
d Iedi 1lSHt lOI the electlon anu pre-
dict a big vote as the result of high
food prices.
Out of town speakers will be pro-
cured for the Sunday meeting, among
them the Rev. Paul DanSingberg, pas
tor of the Unitarian church of Kansas
City, Mo
According to Gilberg the Sunday
protest-meeting will inaugurate a
series of Sunday afternoon forums
to be held in some church or theater,
at which local Socialists will discuss
the problems of the day.
There are more than 1000 pro-
fessed Socialists in Topeka" Gilberg
declared today, and we hope to have
CONTINUED ON Page SKI
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
Germany's Peace Terms Wired
to Washington.
European Nations Return to
Ante-War Status.
RETURN AFRICAN COLONIES
Establish Independent King
dOms of Poland. Lithuania.
England WithhOIds Comment
on Peace Offer.
DEMAND PART DISARMAMENT
Bulgaria to Get Territory Lost
in Balkan War.
Turkey a Second Consideration
in Settlement.
DEMAND PART DISARMAMENT
Bulgaria to Get Territory Lost
i'm Balkan War.
Turkey a Second Consideration
in Settlement.

Washington, Dec 12-German
Ambassador Won Bernstorff received
the wireless message from Berlin to-
day informing him of Germany's
peace proposals. These include a sug-
gestion that the territorial status of
the nations engaged be returned
practically to what it was before
the war started.
The exceptions are establishment OF
independent kingdoms of Poland and
Lithuanfa and some adjustment OF in.
ternational boundaries in the Balkans
On the latter question. it was said,
the situation is so complicated that it
is hard at this time definitely to sug-
gest anything like positive terms that
will be accepted by all belIigerents.
Bulgaria Wants Territory.
The one concrete suggestion made
is that Bulgaria probably will want
the return of the territory she lost in
the second Balkan war. and it is sup
posed Germany guaranteed this when
Car Ferdinand cast his lot with the
central powers
The peace terms, the Informant
said, include the evacuation of north
ern France, restoration aof the king.
dom of Belgium, at least a partial
restoration of Serbia and Rumania,
and the return to Germany of her lost
colonies.
The factors which are said to have
led to the German peace proposals at
this time are:
Why Germany Acts Now.
The favorable military position
of the central powers.
The fact that the winter at hand
f0f fn n
fighting for three months.
A desire to smoke OUT the allies
to annonce just what they are fight
ing for.
Desire to convince the world and
the German people wherever they
are, that Germany is not fighting
war of territorial conquest, and,
Desire. if war continues, to let the
world know Germany will not be
responsible for further bloodshed.
The peace terms outlined, the
German official intimated, are not
necessarily Germany's final propo-
sition.
How About lloyd Georges Knockout?
The important question is to find out
whether the allies will talk peace said
this official
Germany makes the proposal in or
der to find out whether it may be
more reasona BILE to stop fighting be-
fore either side is able to get in what.
Lloyd George called, in his interview
some days ago, "a Knockout
Altho he has no appointment it is
expected Ambassador Won Bernstorff
will see Secretary Lansing and thoro1y
discuss with him the whole matter
/ It Is believed possible Won Bernstorff
I may shortly express desire for an
audience with President Wilson
! 1t is not believed Ambassador Ger
ard had any definite information of
| Germany's peace proposals when ne
4 left Berlin. In diplomatic circles II
was said Germany's action must have
i (Continned on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
THIRD LARGEST
WHEAT ACREAGE
THRUOUT STATE
But Conditions Are Poorer
Than Since 1910.
In Kansas December 1 Were
s,ss7,O77 Acres.
SLUMP 1875 SINCE LAST YEAR
MOhler Places Condition at 75.9
Per Cent Here.
Wheat in Better Shape in East
Than the West.
In Kansas December 1 Were
S,SS7,O77 Acres.
SLUMP 1875 SINCE LAST YEAR

With the third largest wheat acre
age in the history of the state, condi-
tlons are poorer than at any time since
today by J. C. Mohler. secretary of the
state board of agriculture. He re-
ports S,SS7,077 acres of winter wheat
sown in Kansas December 1. Condi-
tions are 75.9 per cent, slump of
12.5 per cent over a year ago. The
acreage is an increase of 2.S per cent
over 1915 and except in 1918 and 1914,
is the largest in the history of the
state.
Short acreage reports in some of the
big wheat producing counties of the
state occasioned a rather gloomy re-
port from the secretary of the state
board of agriculture. In the face of
the war prices for grain. such big
wheat counties as Barton, Rice. Reno.
Sumner. and Harper counties failed
to SOW as heavily as year ago.
Conditions for the next wheat crop
have been better in the eastern section
of the state than in the western half,
which produces the big wheat yield.
Lack of moisture in some of the big
wheat counties, both preceding the
winter sowing and at the present time,
has caused a decided falling pffsRr
conditions In the main the wheat fs
backward.
Mohler'S Report.
Mohler's report, covering conditions
December l, is as follows:
Correspondents estimate that the
(Cop tip1Tod on DaOa Two
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
LONG COLD SPELL
Winter Has Come to Stay
Weather Man Announces.
Monday Night Coolest of the
Year in Topeka.

Temperatures today avera ged l 3 de-
grees below normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of 20 miles an hour
from the northwest
Winter has come to stay, reports to
the local weather bureau indicate.
Cold weather was general Monday
night and today, tho rise was re-
ported in the western part of Kansas
Topeka was one of the coolest places
in this section of the country Mon
day night was the coldest night To-
peka has experienced this season, and
the mercury early this morning
skinned close to the thirty-year rec
ord mark. Continued cold weather is
the outlook as temperatures of 4 to
20 degrees below zero in Montana and
the northwest are moving this way.
Shipping Warnings.
Protection of 36-hour shipments
north and west against temperatures
of to 10 degrees; east 10 to Is and
south, 20, is advised by the shippers
forecast. The lowest temperature
here tomorrow morning will be about
10 degrees. and the mercury is not
acreage sown to wheat in Kansas this
expected to climb higher than 20 all
day Wednesday. S. D. Flora, local
weather observer, said this morning
that the mercury probably would
reach 35 degrees this afternoon.
The lowest temperature here this
(Continued on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
Principal Remedies Must Come
Thru Economies of Public.
Officials Plan Grand Jury Ac-
tiOns in Big Cities.
FIRST MOVE IN CLEVELAND
Detroit, Chicago and Other
Places To Be Investigated.
President Urges Authorities to
Speed Up Action.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Government
officials made it plain today that
while they are conducting inquiries in
to the high cost of living and plan
ming grand jury action against any
who have conspired to maintain
prices, the principal remedies must
come thru economies and cooperation
of the public.
President Wilson is urging quick
work in the federal investigation of
alleged combinations for forcing The
prices of foodstuffS upward.
Word has been sent out to all food
pr .e investigators of the departments
of justice, agriculture, commerce and
other bodies thru United States Dis
trict Attorney Anderson of Boston,
supervising the investigation, to fur
nish complete reports as soon as pos
sible SO the president can go before
congress before March and ask rem
ediaI legislation, should he decide that
new legislation is necessary.
Wants Court Actions.
President Wilson is believed to have
approved the plan of extensive grand
is.,Isy yinyestigations into reasons for the
| high cost of living as presented to him
by Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson was at the White
House Monday afternoon for brief
conference with the president but
upon his return 20 the department OF
justice declined to discuss he situa-
ton in any detail
1t is understood the president urged
Mr.. Anderson to remain at the apital
at least another day for closer study
of food and crop statistics and other
data of departmental activi y collect
ed by the department of agriculture
Mr. Anderson was to have left Wash
ington Monday night but in accord
ance with the presidents advice post
poned departure until today or We'd
nesday.
Keeps Plans Secret.
Mr.. Anderson refused to announce
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The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
Teutons Won't Lay Down Until AM
swer to Proposal Comes.

London, Dec. ia Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam says 1t is
announced officially in Berlin that
Emperor William has notified his
commanding generals of Germany's
peace offer and has informed them it
is still uncertain whether the offer
will be accepted. Until that uncer-
tainty il ended, the messages say they
are to fight on.
The message is quoted as follows:
Soldiers: In agreement with the
soyereigns of my allies and with the
consciousness of victory. / have made
an offer of peace to the enemy. Wheth-.
er it will be accepted is still uncer-
tain.
Until that moment arrives. you will
| fight on"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
CENTRAL POWERS
PROPOSE PEACE.
ANNOUNCEMENT IN FULL.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-Chancellor
Won Bethmann- -Hollweg's an
nouncement that Germany was
proposing peace was couched in
the following words when he made
the announcement in the reichstag
today:
Conscious of their responsible
ity before God, before their own
nation, and before humanity" he
had proposed this morning to the
hostile powers a plan for peace
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
COUNT ZEP VICTIMS

London Dec. 12.-One man and
three women killed and thirty-seven
persons injured, including seven chill
dren, W the total casually list from
the last German air raid of November
27. as made public today by General
French. 1t was on this occasion that
British flyers bagged two of the Yep
pelins which made the at. ok
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
LEASE OIL LANDS HERE
Topeka Business Men Want Option or
Shawnee County Prospects.

Subscriptions for leasing oil lands
in Shawnee and Jefferson counties are
being circulated.
Those whose names are attached to
the list are: G. w Neil, p H Coney
and John r. Mulvane. SIC; w A.
Kea rney. Tecumseh; ]. H FOUGHT and
H. T. Chase The company will be
known as THE Lucky Oil, Gas and
Mineral Development company"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

Washington, Dec. 12.-Supreme
court proceedings for the so-called
Missouri beef trust cases were ended
today when the court. upon request
of Armour & Company, Swift & Com
pany the Hammond Packing COM
pany and others dismissed, the pack
ers' appeals from Missouri decrces
assessing $25,O0 fines for alleged vio-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

FRANCE. BELGIUM
TO BE RESTORED

GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS.
Establishment of independent
kingdoms of Poland and Lithuania-
Restoration of kingdom of Bel
GUM
Partial restoration of Rumania
and Serbia.
Evacuation by Germans of
northern France.
Return to Germany of African
colonies.
Other slightschanges in Balkan
boundaries.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
BOYCOTT In OKLAHOMA
Housewives at Capital Put Ban on
Eggs, Spuds and Cranberries.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 12.-Continu-
ing their campaign against inflated
prices of foodstuffs, members of the
Oklahoma City Housewives league to-
day were boveotting eggs, potatoes
and cranberries.
The list OF tabooed edibles is ex-
pected to be increased at thef next
meeting if the articles already listed
fail to slump in price
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

NEW SING SING WARDEN
William ii. Meyer Succeeds "GoIden
Rule Osborne.

New York. Dec. 12.-William II.
Meyer succee ded Thomas Mott Os-
borne today as warden of Sing Sing
prison. The new warden said he un-
dertook his work without any precon-
ceived notions as to what should or
should not be done.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

A FTIER aII. 1t may be Christmas
of Peace ON earth. good will to
men"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
TO PAY THE $4,000?

Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

Partly cloudy and much colder
tonight and Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

,Continued on Page SIKH
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
NIOhler's EepOl.t.

[ohler's report, covering conditions
ember- l, is as follows:
estimate that the
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-10-11
J. J. HILL GUESSED WRONG.
Railroador Predicted That St. Paul
Would Never Amount to Much.

RaiIroader Predicted That St. Paul
Would Never Amount to Much.
st. Paul.-Thcrc are few men who
can challenge successfully the fore
sight OF the late james j. Hill, but
Captain Jerry Turner of Lansing, a.,
who visited st. Paul For the first time
I'm hfty-two years the other day, is one
of them.
Captain Turner relates how he over
heard Mr.. IIill make the assertion that
st. Paul never would remain lorg as
the head OF navigation on the upper
Mississippi, and that was more than
half century ago.
II was then plying The upper Mis-
siss!ppi on the steamer City Belle"
Captain Turner said "Mr. Hill, who
at that time was Cicrkng on the
wharf, was aboard the boat discussing
prQ}pccts With The captain.
"Wacontn is The logical head Of navi-
gotion on the mississippi" Mr.. In
aid. "St. PAM cnnnot long retain the
distinction for this reason lust as
soon as the farm lands on the upper
mississippi nrc we'll under cultivation
the 4ppcr chanus' ls Bound TO HlI up.
and boats of my consequence VIII be
pnaAic 70 ply t!mt farnoyth"