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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
want YUAN SCALP
Japs Urge on Revolt Against
Chinese Emperor.
Demand He Resign and Term
= Uprising Justifiable.

Toxic, Feb. 29,-Count Okuma, the
Japanese premier, today told delega-
ton of Japanese who are avowedly
hostile to Yuan Shi Kai, the Chinese
president, that while he could not dis
close the governments policy with re-
gard to China, they might rest assured
that Japan would take proper meas
ures to maintain peace in the orient.
He added that relations between Japan
and Great Britain, as far as Chinese
questions are concerned have i'm
proved and Great Britain shows con-
fidence in Japan's good faith.
The delegation which visited Count
Okuma was from a meeting of 800
Japanese politicians including a dozen
members of parliament One of the
resolutions passed by the meeting de-
manded that Yuan Shi Kai resign and
denounced him as responsible for the
revolution in southern China which
the resolutions declared to be justifi-
able in view of Yuan's attempts to
make himself a monarch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
SEVEN Die IN FIRE
Seven Bodies Found in Ruins of
Farmers Home.
Nj. Greed, Wife, 2 Brothers, 8
Children Are Victims.

Taloga. Okla, Feb. 29.-The bodies
of seven persons were found early this
morning in the ruins of a farm house.
which burned some time during last
night, six miles northwest of here.
The dead have been identified as NJ.
Creed, the occupant of the house. his
wife, three children and his two broth
ers- The children ranged from to IL
William and Charles, were about is
which were badly burned. were discov-
vestigation after he noticed that the
landscape.
Bodies In a Heap
The bodies were found huddled in
q heap, indicating that the men had
made an effort to rescue the women
and children. 1t is not known when
the house burned and the ruins Of
fer no clue as to the cause of the fire
Among the hundreds who visited the
place today, none knew of the IRE
while it was burning. The belief Is
was well liked in the community and
no facts about the family would lead
to suspicion of incendiarism-
Monday night about 8 o'clock one
Of the Greed children came to the
home of a neighbor owning a farm
adjoining the Greed place, that was
last seen OF any member of the dead
family. Coroner's inquest Is being
held this afternoon in Ta1oga
Creed and his wife were about IS
wears
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STORM is SIDETRACKED
The Weather Bureau Forecasts Colder
Weather Tomorrow.

The predicted storm evidently was
sldetracked last night and today was
bright and clear. Colder weather is
forecast for tomorrow but no severe
weather is in sight. The Kaw river is
stlIl falling. having reached a stage of
8 feet today. The wind is in the
south.
The lowest temperature last night
was p degrees. degrees below nor
NAL The minimum tonight will
probably be in the neighborhood of
last nights reading. No extreme tenn
peratures have ever been recorded on
February % in the twenty nine years
that the Topeka records have been
kept. The lowest temperature for the
date is 10 degrees, and the high mark
Is SO degrees, established in 1912 and
1883 respectively
The forecast calls for partly cloLcy
and probably unsettled weather to-
night and Wednesday; colder Wednes
day.
The shippers forecast says to
protect shipments north and west
until Wednesday morning against
temperatures of 10 to Is degrees;
south and east, 20 to 25 degrees.
Temperatures today averaged de-
grees below normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of II miles an
hour from the southeast. Following
are hourly temperature readings fur
niShed by the weather Dureaus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
POWDER HOUSE UP
st. Louis Suburb Partially
Wrecked by Terrific Blast.
Two Women Killed; Fifty In
iured in Ruins.

st. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 29.-Two wo-
men were killed, twenty persons were
more or less seriously injured and
fifty others cut and bruised when sew
eral hundred pounds of dynamite and
nitroglycerine exploded late yesterday
afternoon in the powder house of a
construction company which is build
ing sewer in Maplewood. a suburb of
about $4,000 population which ad-
joins st. Louis on the southwest. The
property loss is stimated at 100000.
The explosion could be heard for
several miles and the windows in prac-
tically every house in a radius of a
mile were shattered. About twenty
houses were completely destroyed.
EGrly report said that the explosion
mad resulted in large loss of life and
fifty policemen, a number of ambu-
lances and five fire companies were
sent out from St Louis.
The cause of the blast has not been
determined.
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$4,000 GERMANS
HAVE MET Death
IN LAST 9 DAYS
Assault on Verdun Has Been
Costly to TeutOns.
On One 2-MiIe Front, 5000
COrpses Found.
Relieve TEUTONS BAFFLED
Artillery DueIs Continue Along
1OO-MiIe Front.
Kaiser Feeling Out for Other
Place Than Verdun.
DueIs Continue Along
1OO-MiIe Front.

London, Feb. 29.-More than As
900 Germans have been killed in the
assault on the Verdun positions, ac-
cording to Central News dispatch from
| Amsterdam today, quoting Dutch
sources as authority
| On one two-mile front. the dispatch
stated, were found 5000 German
corpses. One regiment, it was stated
has been collected from the fragments
of eight German regiments nearly
wiped out in the fighting around Hau-
mont
Endless trains of wounded from the
German front were reported to be ar
irving at Metz. Hospitals at Coblentz,
Treves, Cologne and other German
cities were said to be overflowing with
wounded.
| Fort Douau4nont, the dispatch stat
I ed. was bombarded for six hours be-
| fore it was finally wrecked. The
French occupants held their position
while the fort was being blown down
| around them and repulsed charge aft
er charge of the Brandenburgers,
finally withdrawing, leaving heaps of
German dead in front of the fort.
| Force From East.
The German drive at Verdun is now
being exerted in greatest force from
| the east, where the attacking armies
have advanced on the plain of the
| Woevre and reached the base of the
| heights east of the Meuse at several
points.
| Paris admits the capture of Man
heulles, but declares counter attack
| brought the French back to the west
| ern boundary of the village which they
hold under their fires.
In Lorraine Berlin claims an ad-
vance at Thiaville. where French
| salient position was taken, together
with a large number of prisoners. Paris
accords the Lorraine operation as a
great attack in which several small
sections of advanced trenches were
| penetrated, the Germans being almost
! Immediately driven back.
1900 Prisoners.
The German announcement shows
the taking in the Verdun battles of
nearly 1900 prisoners, together with
IS guns, seven of the modern heavy
pieces, Sc machine guns and quanti-
ties of war material
100000 in Battle for Kaiser.
Paris, Feb. 29.-AIiIitary critics
here express the opinion that the Ger
man forces, which at the beginning of
the battle around Verdun numbered
probably half a million, now exceed
75O,O 900.
Lost $4,000 in February
London, Feb. 29.-British casualties
in all the war as published during the
month of February showed a total of
739 officers and 17.S47 men.
Feeling Out French Lines.
London. Feb. 29.-The decisive bat
CONTINUED on Page %
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BLAST MUNITIONS
Explosion Wrecks Plant Turn
ing Out War Contracts.
''AccidentaI," Says President,
but Suspicion Aroused.

Woburn, Mass, Feb. 29.-The explo-
sion early today at the plant of the
New England Manufacturing company,
which is making high explosives for
the allies. was accidental, according to
a statement by William E. Mckay,
president of the company
The explosion wrecked one building,
damaged another, and seriously in
jured Frank H. Cornett, foreman of
the plant. Fire broke out but was
quickly extinguished. The loss is
about $4,000.
The only suggestion as to the explo-
sion being due to an outside agency
came in rumor that one of the
guards on duty watching the plant had
started to investigate a noise which he
though had been made by a man
climbing the fence that surrounds the
building
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University viii
Teach Girls To
SaUe Their Feet

Eugene, Ore, Feb. 29.-To cor
rect defective feet of girls caused
in most cases by wearing high
heeled pointed toed shoes, classes
are to be organized at the Univer-
sity of Oregon for special physi-
cal culture work and instruction.
A report made public today
states that prints taken of the feet
of 23 freshmen co-eds revealed
that only three had good" feet
and not enc had a perfect toe line.
In future all girls entering the
university will have their foot.
prints taken, the method of which
is similar to the taking of thumb
prints.
when one wears high heels"
Miss F'reida Goldsmith, physical
director. said, the muscles of the
arches and back part of the foot
are weakened and gradually the
arch breaks down, causing a flat
foot as well as many physical dis
orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
Episode Parallel to Chicago
Anarchist Soup Poisoning.
Believe Drug Was Secreted in
Banquet Ice Cream.
ALL I'LL AFTER REACHING HOME
Preachers Suppress Incident;
Don't Report to Police.
Was Gathering of Methodist
Pastors in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 29.-
Nearly fifty guests, all Methodist
ministers and their wives became SER
iously Ill after partaking of food
which is alleged to have been poisoned
at a banquet given by Methodist min
listers In the Howard Street Methodist
church here February -. The first
official report of the affair was made
last night to the Methodist Ministers
association by the Reverend samuel
Quicxmire. pastor of the church. No
report of the incident mad been made
to the police carly today.
The report of DR.. -luickmire recalls
in many respects the '.hIcaso banquet
given in honor of Archbishop George
w. Mundelein of the Cath ilic churcn
recently at which many of the gussts
were poisoned.
Some Had to Leave Hall.
Most of those who became ill did
not feel distressed until after they had
reached their homes ..lthough two or
three feeling slightly ill were forced
to leave the banquet hall before the
termination of the dinner md sum-
mon medical aid.
According to DR.. Quickmire no
analysis has been made Of the food
supposed to have been poisoned and
none of the sufferers was positive
which course had caused his illr S.
Most of the victims. he said, we're of
the opinion that the ice cream con-
tanned poison.
My wife and Mrs. Pail Smith. wife
of the pastor of Central Methodist
church., said DIR. Quickmire, " were
among those who showed most Jlc.rly
the effect of either improper food or
nOiSnr -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
A RAH-RAH PROBLEM
Cap and Gown Question Bothers High
School Students.

With the preparations for the annual
graduation exercises already under
way, pupils and instructors in many
Kansas high schools are confronted d
this year with a new question-that of
graduates wearing caps and gowns on
commencement day-according to in
formation received today at the state
department of public instruction.
1t was asserted that the practice has
been growing gradually among the
high schools in the country for four
or five years, last year there oeing Al
high schools in Kansas in which caps
and gowns were used as graduation
uniforms.
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RAIDER In ATLANTIC
Tank Steamer Received Warning of
German Ship South of Azores.

New York, Feb 29.-Wireless warn
ings that a German commerce raider,
possibly accompanied by consort, was
attacking shipping on the Atlantic
were received by the Standard Oil
tanker Communipaw which arrived
today from Algiers.
The first message was received Feb.
Is, and was partly in code.
The Communipaw was then some
miles south of the Azores. The third
and most significant message was re-
ceived about o'clock that evening.
It's text was:
German steamer is attacking ship
ping in the Atlantic and may be assist
ed by captured vessels which she
armed. Description 5000 tons. speed
IS knots. combination freight and pas
senger steamer, carried two guns and
is posing as neutral"
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Peace Delegate
Jumps IL, War
Via Mafrirrony

Chicago, Feb. '2e.-Mrs. Crystal
Eastman Benedict. suffrag gist,
pacifist, business woman and wife
of Wallace Benedict, an electrical
engineer. is suing for divorce.
She cites actions of Benedict and
an unnamed woman as cause for
the suit. Miss Eastman, as Mrs.
Benedict prefers to call herself.
was a mem ber of the Henry
Ford peace expedition She is
sister of Max Eastman. editor of
The Masses.
No alimony is sought. as Mrs.
Benedict asserts that a real fenni-
mist does not think of alimony,
and does not nave to be support
ed by men.
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Ration Flour
and Bread in
War Country

Vienna, Feb. 29.-According 20 d
ministerial order. the amount of
flour allotted to each person n
country districts has been re-
uuced from 400 to 800 grams
weekly The same order provides
that persons who do not possess a
home-for instance bachelors who
live in hotels or pensions-and
who therefore have no need OF
flour, are only entitled to bread
and not to flour. No family NAV
draw more than one kilog~am
C2.2O47 pounds) of flour plus
bread per person in the space of
two weeks.
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ROTARY CLUB BANQUET
Topekans VIII Entertain Allen d Al
bert, International President.

One hundred and fifty Rotarians
and their wives are expected to attend
the big banquet this evening at Pei
letters Tea room in honor of Allen D.
Albert, international Rotary president
author and student of civic affairs.
Mr.. Albert will be the principal
speaker but Robert Stone, president of
Topeka Rotarians, announced at noon
that one or two other features might
mark the occasion. The banquet will
begin at $50 o'clock.
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PRIMARY NO ATTRACTION.
In East St. Louis Party Organizations
Ignore BaIloting for Candidates.

East st. Louis. ILL.,, Feb. 29.-This
is primary election day in East ST.
Louis for the nomination of eight
councilmen, city assessor, a chief su-
pervisor and ten assistant supervisors
However. there are no candidates
Despite the fact that the election
commissioners do not xpect any votes
to be cast, the polls were opened this
morning in SO precincts. Sixty-five
election officers were on duty at s5
each.
The party organizations ignored the
primary. and plan to file nominations
by petition later
At the mayoralty primary a year
ago. only six votes were cast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
RAN THROUGH SIGNALS
Coroner Fixes Responsibility for
Wreck on New Haven Road.

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 29-The
failure of William r. Curtis, engineer
of extra passenger train No. 5, to OBJ
serve the signals held against him, was
responsible for the running of the
train into the rear of the Connecticut
River special on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad at Milford
on February %, according to the find
ing of Coroner Eli Mix today
Ten persons lost their lives and
more than two score were injured in
the wreck
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TALKS TO DOCTOR AS LEG
AND ARM ARE CUT OFF

Chicago, Feb. 29.-Pinioned be-
meath a carload of coal his left arm
ana lett leg crushed, Henry r.
hnudsen, switchman, today di-
rected a surgeon as to the best way
or amputating his arm and leg. re-
manning conscious throughout the
operation, which was performed nv
'antern- light.
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ONLY AMERICAN ABOARD
Ralph Fosters Rescue Is Officially
Confirmed.

Washington, Feb. 29.-Consul Gen.
eral Skinner at London reported to-
day to the state department that only
one American, Ralph H Foster. of
Topeka, Kan, who was saved, was
aboard the liner Maloja sunk by
mine Sunday off Dover.
Ralph Foster is the son OF Rev
Festus Foster. state moving picture
censor. The report of his rescue was
carried in the State Journal yesterday
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ALCOHOL IS THE HAND
MAIDEN or PNEUMONIA

washington, Feb. pa Alcohol
is the hand maiden of pneumonia.
which produces 10 per cent Of the
deaths in the United States says
a public health service bulletin just
issued. This is no exaggeration-
The liberal and continuous user Of
alcoholic drink is peculiarly suscep-
tibIe to the disease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
Plans Extensive Improvements

Houston. Texas, Feb ga t,r,sss
outlay of nearly $5,50O,000 will he
made by the Southern Pacific lines
of Texas and Louisiana in the pur-
chase of new equipment and advance
ment projects Turing the present year
Announcement of this was made Nm
day by President W. II. Scott
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Z. r. Hory Not
All in Mouth
Says Satirist

New York, Feb. 29.-Theodere
Roosevelt was characterized as a man
with too much ivory in his face add
more in his head by John L. Snuff.
former postmaster in Cincinnati, in an
address before the Life Underwriters
association at the Hotel Astor.
Now l am going to Washington to
urge the appointment of Judson L.
Harmon for secretary of war said
Mr.. Snuff. in executing a quick de-
parture from the banquet table.
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Steamer Hits Mine and Sinks.
Milburn sayIor Very Low.

indianapolis, ind, Feb. 29.-Mil-
burn Saylor. one Of :he contenders for
the lightweight championship who is
III, with pneumonia continued today
In critical condition. He has been
in a state of coma for several hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

Mr. Albert will be the guest of the
&C -lmercial club at noon luncheon to-
morrow and will make a short ad-
dress In the evening at the high
school auditorium the big feature of
care to attend. At that time Mr.. AL
bert will speak on his favorite sub
ject THE Forces That Build Cities -
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village constable here, is sleuth-
ing about today looking for the
Homestead Jail. Cal suspects some
farmer has taken it for a chick
en- coop.
Chicago-A plate of anarchist
soup" at the Mundelein banquet
cured the rheuma tism of Thomas
A. O'Shaughnessy artist There
was just enough arsenic to do it,"
he said today
Palm Beach-Vincent Astor
just missed getting a cocoanut On
the coco when the tropical fill
bert disengaged itself from on
high and banged through a sky
light in the Royal Poinciana ro-
tunda.
New York-William Drummond
snored on while his taxi climbed
the steps around Grants tomb
and zig-zagged along Riverside
Drive pursued by police Fare
and chauffeur were arrasted.
New York-Henry MehPs wife
tossed a dozen loose objects at
him in his Jamaisa cigar store, to
convince him he ought to have
homely girls for clerks. Both
were fined and the pretty girls
quit.
Ell Wood, Ind.-Police Chief
Maine of Kokomo was arrested
here and taken to headquarters
after he had recovered a stolen
car having no license and was
speeding to capture the hieves.
He was released.
Chicag ago-The scarcity of dyes
and not the whins of tickle fash
ion are responsible for the decree
issued by the American Associa-
tion of Hatters. meeting here, .nat
meE's hats must be of lighter hues
this season
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Golfers Won't Ride Free.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 29.-Directors of
the Western Golf association by
mail vote have repudiated the recent
action of the association in accepting
free transportation for golfers who de-
sire to attend the annual tournament
next summer at Del Monte, Cal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29
ANOTHER BORDER CRIME
American Rancher Slain-Said To BE
Victim of Villa Bandits.

Washington, Feb. 29.-Grover c.
Warn, American, was murdered last
night at his home, 25 miles north of
Durango, Mexico. reports to the state
department said today.
The report said Villistas were re-
sponsible for the crime No other de-
tails were given
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Report to WashingtOn.

Washington. Feb. 29.-The murder
of Grover c. Warn, an American, by
Villa forces at his home last night,
25 miles north of Durango. was re-
ported officially today to the state de-
partment. No other details were
given.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Partly cloudy and probably unset
tied tonight and Wednesday,; colder
Wednesday.
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Queer Doirgs
IL, Days News

Homewood, Pa.-Cal Eckman,
village constable here, is sleuth-
ing about today looking for the
Homestead Jail Cal suspects some
farmer has taken it for a chick
en- coop.
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Washington. Feb. 29.-The Italian
liners. Giuseppe Verdi and San Gug-
lielmo at New York. with mounted
guns aboard. were ordered cleared to-
day on assurances of. the Italian gov
eminent that their armament was for
defensive purposes only.
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RELIEVING all you hear is an ex-
ccIleni way tC accumulate lot of
Inisundersta4 ding.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
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THIS is the extra day of the year
and tomorrow the bills pour in!
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London, Feb. 29-British casualties
In all the war as published during the
month of February showed a total of
739 officers and 17.S47 men
Feeling Out French Lines.
London, Feb. 29-The decisive bat
Continued on PAGE 01
The Dickinson press., 1916-06-17
FOR SH ERIFF

9 o o o o o @ O o O 9 o 8 @ @
, FOR SHERIFF
, To the Voters of Stark County. 6
l hereby announce myself as a 6
, candidate for Sheriff of Stark 6
, County, on the Republican ticket. 6
Your vote respectfully solicited. G
, JACOB ROTHSCHILLER, 6
Gladstone, NJ. .. 6
) 6
The Dickinson press., 1916-06-17
SNOW

Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Hanson of Will
men spent Sunday at H. Hanson's.
The O. G. Lindhe and Pendleton
families called at Martins Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Tompten and
Selmer Nelson spent Sunday at Skal-
beck's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Olson and Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Walker visited at
Martins on Sunday.
A.. o. Skalbeck and Mr.. Schafer
went to Minneapolis on Friday with
two a loads of hogs.
Mr.. Keller traded his Studcbaker
car for a Grove Elkhart. Mr.. Shar-
man delivered it on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy of Bclfield
made bircf business calls at Scherm-
erhorn's and Pedcrson's on Saturday.
A large crowd enjoyed a dance at
Maul's Saturday evening. Mr.. Kohl
and Mrs. Pcndlcton furnished the
music.
The McGillivray family Of Dickin-
son and Mrs. Ristubcn and Art. Ris-
tuben Of Belfeld spent last Sunday
at Schermcrhorn's.
The Schermerhorn and Pendlcton
families motored to Belfeld On SUM-
day and spent the day with the Hall
and Ristuben families.
The Dickinson press., 1916-06-17

STRAYED OR STOLEN-From my
yard in South Dickinson on Monday even
' e e; &C. *; $:;$ $::' ~ "; $," Is: Mg
ed on right thigh, weight
fSEa about 1000 lbs. each.
A $1,000 rcward offered for
R&z3 information leading to
recovery. w. S. Randall. G-17-3t
STRAYED OR STOLEN-Trom my
place II miles sW Of Dickinson,1 bay
mare had halter and picket rope. 5000
reward. r. V. Sackett. Daglum, N. j.
G-l7-3p