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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
BLIND FOR g. YEARS
Woman Sees Light First Time Since
She Was Year Old.

San Francisco, Aug. Life be-
gan anew today for Mrs Mary Jose
phine O'Farrel, despite the fact she is
63 years old.
One tragic day So years ago the
grim drama of life and long dark
ness began for her.
But nature met science on the clean,
white battlefield of an operating room
at the st. Francis hospital Thursday.
Nature was beaten sight was restored
Today as she lay on the cot she saw
her son, F. w. O'Farrel for the first
time.
Mrs. O'Farrei dispels all sense of the
tragic. Cheerfulness -as been hers all
these years. A blithesome wit char
acterizes her talks. She is the very
life of the party in the little ward at
the hospital
The workers of this miracle are two
young oculists, brothers. Drs. Aaron
S. and L. D. Green. Behind the great
bugbear of professional ethics" they
hide their light under a bu5hel. and Go
not talk
But it was learned elsewhere that
the great affliction from which Mrs.
O'Farre1 suffered her blindness was a
cataract" This was removed. The
two young surgeons learned the great
secret method in the Pu1jab, India.
fl ON Col. Henry Smith, a British army
surgeon.
Only Mrs. O'Farrel's right eye has
been operated upon. The other will be
reft of it's darkening veil next week.
One additional marvel of science will
be practiced upon her before she is
turned out again to take her place in
the world. Over each eye will be tat
toed the likeness of a pupil. so that
the casual observer will never know
Mrs. O'Farrel ever was blind.
That will be the final flourish of
science in the defeated face of nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
POpulace of the Capital Clam
Oring For Food.
Demonstrations Put Down at
Point of Bayonet.

Ell Paso, Tex. Aug. IA train has
arrived in Juarez with passengers
from Mexico City, who declared unan-
imously that Carranza's capital is
stricken with famine and industrial
turmoil such as never before has been
witnessed in the city's history
While Carranza is negotiating for
peace conference with the Unite.
States they asserted he is using his
soldiers to put down food riots at
bayonet points. To prevent news of
this internal disorder from reaching
the ears of the Washington govern
mant, the death penalty has been
exacted in numerous cases where per-
sons have attempted to cable to the
United States the real conditions in
Mexico City.
The passengers reports are the first
to escape the censorship. Their un-
animity lends credence to the charges
preferred.
Thousands of refugees have crowd
ed Mexico City, one passenger stated.
Their presence has in a large meas
ure brought about the storage of
food and resultant starvation. Mex
leo has been too busy with successive
revolutions to till the fields. There
is simply no food in the country.
'Trainloads of supplies shipped to
the capital from Vera Cruz have been
captured and pillaged by Zaps~tista
bandits.
Merchants in Mexico City have re-
belled against accepting Carranza' s
worthless currency. Labor Unions
have struck because of it, and been
forced back to work by soldiers
/ Roberto Morelos. another of the
passengers, had a copy of Ell National,
! a Mexico City newspaper, issued
August .. 1t contained an account OF
general labor strike on August 1.
The men-about 5000 in alas
sembled at the Star theater," the story
| stated. Resolutions were drawn up
demanding food of the de facto gov
eminent. Two committees were form
ed, one to bear the resolutions to First
Chief Carranza. the other to bear
them to the chief of military police
THE police chief Immediately or
dered both committees placed under
arrest, then appeared in person before
the meeting at the theater with troops
and declared that unless the men go
back, to work, all members of both
committees would be executed as re-
volutionaries. To save their leaders
lives. the strike was called off.
More distressing, perhaps, is the
famine that has gripped the entire
state of Zacatecas, in the Mexican in
terror, according to reports received
by Ell Paso authorities.
/ ut is a fight to death for food "ne
refugee declared. THE people are
turning food bandits simply to keep
from starving. They are pillagtng the
district"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
DECLARES PEACE WAR
Sir Edward Wouldn't Recognize Ger
mans After Battles Cease.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Sir Edward Car
son in an interview in today's Matin
declares that the Germans are barbar-
ians and should be treated as SUCH
In peace as in war" Sir Edward is
quoted as saying, the German is a
barbarian and we should treat him as
such Let all the allied governments
declare forthwith to the German
people:
Even when we shall have signed
peace terms we shall not send any
diplomatic representative to Berlin
nor receive any diplomatic represen-
tative of Germany in our capitals, as
long as you Germans shall not your
selves have punished all persons who
have been guilty of murder. those who
have violated international laws which
were set up in the interests of hui
mainly during past centuries which
have witnessed the progress of civiliza-
ton
Furnace Repairs at Forbes.=Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
ONLY HALF WHEAT CROP
Corn Prospects in Illinois Drop Nine
Points Since June 20.

Springfield. Ill, Aug. 1.-THE con-
dition of the corn crop in Illinois on
August l was 76 per cent of normal
which is a deterioration of nine points
since June 20, says the monthly state
crop report issued today by the board
of agriculture. The acreage planted
was 9,022,O79.
OF the 1,S1s,115 acres of winter
wheat planted last fall only so per
cent was harvested in 1915. The total
yield was 10.37S,5S1 bushels which is
the hghtest yield reported since 1912.
1t will be necessary to import 1890
SIS bushels of wheat or it's equivalent
in flour to fill the demand of the
home market in Illinois the coming
year. according to the report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
Topeka SENDS ten
State Federation of Labor Convention
to BE Held Next Week.

Ten delegates from Topeka's labor
unions will attend the tenth annual
meeting of the State Federation of
Labor at Wichita, the first three days
of next week, and an effort will be
made to bring the next convention to
Topeka. The announcement is made
by Frank B. Brown, president of the
Topeka Industrial council A meeting
of the executive committee of the fed
Grafton will be held at Wichita Sun
day.
The work of the legislative commit
tee is always looked upon as the most
important Fred w. FELTON,, OF To-
peka. is a member of that committee.
Legislation probably will be de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WAR ON SHIPPING
Britain Has Seized CargOes
Bound For G. s. Ports.
Attempt to Stop Trading With
BlackIisted Firms.
QUESTION STILL UNSETTLED
England Claims Right to War
on Outlaw Shippers.
Try to Stop Commerce Between
q. S. and Philippines.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The state
department has been informed that
British cruisers in the Pacific ha re in
tercepted merchant ships bounl for
american ports with cargoes owned or
beleVed to be owned by firms on the
British blacklist This is the first in
stance reported to the state depart
ment of the arrest of ships and re-
moYal therefrom of goods under the
provisions of the blacklist decree.
State department officials said the
interference with the American com
merce occurred in the Pacific ocean
and that the vessels were destined to
the Philippine islands. They believe
it forecasts Britain's intention Of ex-
tending her practice under the trading
with the enemy act to include the
seizures of cargoes bound for ports in
the United States. 1t is considered
practically certain that Great Britains
reply to thc American blacklist protest
will be a reaSSertion of its claimed
right to war upon American commerce
wherever that commerce is conducted
by firms whose names are on the al
lies blacklist.
1t was stated that British cruise rs
are patrolling the waters near Penang,
west of the Malay peninsula On the
route to the Philippines. 1t was in
these waters that vessels with cargoes
consigned to persons in the Philippines
were arrested and goods of alleged
L
official who gave this information
said:
| Not Yet Settled.
This new phase of British conduct
is based on two grounds: First Great
Britain has not yet settled with us the
principle of the blacklist; second
Great Britain seemingly asserts the
right to stop neutral vessels and taks
off socalIed tainted cargoes. By the
same logic, she can stop American
ships and take off cargoes consigned
to American firms whose names are OF
| the blacklist.
1T is obvious that Great Britain in
tends, right or wrong, to see that there
is no trading with blacklisted firms
vessels of any nationality. The graves
issue in this controversy, therefore. il
4 close at hand. 1t is absolutely certain
that whatever we intend to say t.
/ Great Britain on the principle of tn
blacklist must be more to the poin
and more vigorous.
I'VE must demand that she tell u
whether or not she proposes to stol
by force trading between American
ports and the Philippines, which are
part of our own country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
WARNS OF CAR SHORTAGE.
1. {. c. Urges Against Rolling Stock
for Storage Purposes.

Carriers. shippers and consignees
have been warned by the Interstate
Commerce commission of u threatened
car shortage and their attention was
called to the need for close super
vision in loading and unloading. The
commission urges that cars be not
used for storage purposes and sug-
gests that the carriers return cars to
their home lines as quickly as possible
Heavy movements OF grain are partly
responsible for the threatened short
age il is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Mr.. Fink began service with the
Santa Fe in June, 1902 as clerk in the
motive power accountants office
here He was in that office until 1904
when he was transferred to the cash
iers office. In November, 1907 he
went to Chicago as assistant cashier
under Cashier Mcbride and remained
there until he received his present
position m Topeka
He is one of the three men receiv-
ing deserved promotions" by e l..
Copeland following the death of the
late A. o. Wellman, assistant treas
urer of the road.
Mr.. Fink is brother of Homer B.
Fink, recently made cashier of the
S nta Fe here His father, D. Fink
of North Topeka, was once councilman
in the First ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
URGE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.
Frisco Trainmcn Want Ability of Pos
sihIe StrikebrcaI1ers Investigated.

A committee of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers of the
Frisco has forwarded a statement to
Senators Reed and Stone and Repre-
sentative Hamlin setting forth condl-
tons under which they claim the men
ure working and also requesting tnat
:. joint resolution be introduced in con-
gress requiring investigation of char
acter. experience and ability of the
class of men being advertised for by
the Frisco TO operate trains in event
Cancellation fails to bring about an
amicable settlement of the wage con
trOVersy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

manded, by the federation, next win
ter, for the passage of a law that will
not make it obligatory for users OF
public utilities such as telephones to
pay for service rendered in advance.
Also a demand Will be made for the
appointment of an inspector of high
pressure boilers in the state. About
10 delegates are expected to be pres
ent at the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
More Creamery Butter.

Washington Aug. 12.-Creamery
butter, held in cold storage plants
turnout the country on August L,
amounted to s7.036,029 pounds a slight
increase from the amount so held last
year. and eggs totaled 4,797,1S5 thirty
dozen cases. heavy decline from last
years holdings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
L c. c. sUsTAINs STEEL RATES


Washington. Aug. 1.-THE Inter
state Commerce commission today
sustained the rate of so cents a h n
dred pounds on iron and steel articles
from St. Louis and points taking the
ableness in iron and steel case and
probable establishment of higher rates
on iron bars, steel plates and sheets
that are in force on wrought iron, cast
iron and steel pipes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
EXTEND ROCK ISLAND NOTES
Seven and Half Million Collateral
Allowed to Ride.

William A. Read & Co. New York
las arranged an extension OF SL,9eo--
600 Chicago. Rock Island & Paci1lc
halfway company collateral notes for
six months from August 16, 1915, at
a rate of s per cent. The notes are
secured by pledge of collateral with
present market value of more thslh
9.5OO.OOO and were originally cue
February 16. this year, wnen -hey
,.e,-a a assumed by the receivers and eX-
tended By the Read interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Ask the man who uses IT, he knows
ITO think | suffered all these years when
one % cents bottlc of Sloan's LiEiment
cured me-" writes one grateful user. If
you have rheumatism suffer from
Neuralgia. Backache. Soreness and Stiff
ness. don't put off getting bottle of
Sloans. 1t will give you such welcome
relief 1t warns and soothes the sore
stiff painful places and you eel so much
better. Buy 1t at any Drug Store. only
% cents.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
FINK IS A TOPEkAN
New Assistant Paymaster of Santa We
Began Work Here.

J. c. F'iuk, recently appointed as
sistant paymaster, g. promotion, in the
Santa Fe general offices here, will ar
rive in Topeka from Chicago next
week and take charge Of his new posi-
fiOD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
For Loss of Appetite


HORSFO RD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
For diminished vitality or depres-
sion A wholesome tonic, and refresh
ing-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12

Hose for sprnkling at Forbes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
CITY'S WATER SUPPLY
Steps Taken By Council For
Its Protection.

An adjourned session OF the Oska-
loosa City council carried over from
that OF Monday evening convened at
the city hall at four O'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The meeting was first as
signed for Tuesday evening but as a
number of members had engagements,
previously arranged for the evening
nonrs the afternoon was designated as
time for the. meeting, r..
The question before the session was
THAT relative to the Mahaska Drain
age District No. ! for South Skunk
river and possibly danger threatened
Oskaloosa water supply by the said
drainage.
Lowering of the water in Skunk
River at the Water works pumping
station, four miles north of Oskaloosa,
the removal Of The dam from the old
| Whltmore Mill site or any other, in
reference with the property of the
Peoples water company furnishing
water supply. and fire protection to
Oskaloosa city is to be opposed in
the courts.
The city council passed an ordinance
| that will give the city jurisdiction In
the protecting its water supply against
any possible damage that might be
Incurred through the action of the
proposed drainage of the Skunk River
lands northwest Of OskalOosa.
| A measure entitled IAN ordinance
for the protection of the property OF
the Peoples Water Company and the
Water supply of the city said city,
was introduced by its attorney, Fl. B.
Mccoy u.s. ... ~ ~
This ordinance, which appears, pub
lished in full in another column, was
passed on three readings Upon suspen'
sion OF the rules and adopted, accord
ing to law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30

Saloniki, March 2S-In retaliation
for an attack on German camps north
of the Greek frontier by a squadron
Of French aeroplanes on Saturday,
seven German aviators Monday bonn.
barded Saloniki from the air.
Four Greek soldiers and a number
o. civilians were killed by bombs and
several houses destroyed, but little
damage was inflicted on the Anglo
French military stores.
The German aviators attempted to
fly over the allied feet in the harbor.
but the warships opened fire upon the
attacking squadron and it was COM
PEELED to retire.
Athens, March 2S.-Dispatches from
saloniki say that the, frontier actions
which had been considered merely as
trying-out operations on the part of
the Bulgarians and Germans are now
assuming the character of a general
attack against the advanced line OF
the allies. Considerable Vigor is be-
ing displayed and heavy artillery is
being employed on both sides. II is
said that in both military and diplo-
ratio circles OF the Teutonic allies
there ia a belief that the long-prophe-
sled effort to drive the allies into the
sea has begun.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
TROOP SHIP is SUNK
FRENCH TRANSPORT REPORTED
TO HAVE HIT MINE.
Eleven Persons Killed When Steamer
Minneapolis Was Destroyed In the
s.e III. Mediterranean.

Berlin, Germany (by wireless TO
Sayyille, l.. -, March 2s.-Rsports
have been received from Athens that
a French transport with troops on
board from Saloniki had struck .
mine and sunk Seventy.three persona
were rescued, the Overseas News
agency says. -s.. ...... .r.
1.-THE, foregoing may refer to the
sinking Of the British liner Minneap-
oils in the Mediterranean, reported
yesterday from Marseilles. The Mime
apolis was believed to be in the gov
eminent service In Mediterranean wa.
tiers. The Marseilles report said that
the Minneapolis was torpedoed.l
: London, March est is announced
that eleven persons were killed when
the British steamship Minneapolis,
formerly In the New York-London
service, was sunk last week in the
Mediterranean. ....., ..ss.'.
T. The French steamship Hebe, 1,494
tons, the British steamer Cerne and
the British fish carrier Khartoum OF
Hull have been sunk. The crews OF
the Hebe and Cerne have been land
ed. Two members of the crew OF the
Khartoum have been saved, but 1t is
feared the remaining nine men were
drowned. Lloyd's reports that the
British steamship st. Cecilia, the sink,
ing of which. was announced, was
blown up by mine. 1t had q general
cargo from Portland, Me.
Marseilles, France, March ,2s.--The
British liner Minneapolis was sunk in
the Mediterranean by submarine,
according to Captain Bibby of the
British steamer Leicestershire, which
has arrived here from Rangoon. H.
e. Captain Bibby reports that while in
the Mediterranean he received wire
less call for help from The Minneap-
oils, which said that the steamer had
Just been torpedoed and was sinking.
The Leicestershire went al full
speed to the assistance Of the Mime.
apolis, but arrived too late, the yes.
sci having sunk. The fate of the crew
was not known to Captain Bibby.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
JAP IS DENIED CITIZENSHIP
Court Decides Test Case in Hawaii
Holds Nlpponese Are Mongo-
Hans and Not White.

Honolulu, H. l., March 27.-Ameri
can citizenship was denied to Takao
Ozawa, q Japenese, in test case here
The court ruled that Japanese are
Mongolians and that the word white
does not include the Monaghan race.
Judge Charles F. Clemens of the
United States district court. who de
MED ozawa citizenship papers. said:
THE remedy of the applicant lies In
congress. Our alien friends should
through their friends directly seek that
branch OF the government for relief
When such devotion to the United
States and the Constitution is given al
the petitioner has shown in the last
20 years OF complete surrender to ouI
customs and institutions. his petition
should not fall on deaf ears"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
CHICAGO FACES MILK STRIKE
Producers VIII Not Make Deliveries
Unless Raise From s1.3s 1-3 to $1.55 g,
.<-.s. - 4. Is Granted. -.. a .

Chicago, March 2S.--Chicago faces
a milk famine beginning April l. A
strike has been called for that date
by the MIX Producers association,
which takes in the territory of north
ern Illinois and Indiana and southern
Wisconsin, and unless dealers and bot
tiers effect an agreement before that
date not a drop Of milk will come into
this city except that being furnished q
few firms on unexpired contracts.
A raise from $1.33 1.3 to S1.55 per
hundredweight Is the demand made
and the resolution also provides that
no agreement shall be reached with
the bottlers until the latter guarantee
to take care of all OF the product that
is offered by the association. 1t Is fig
ured that they control at least 1880.
600 quarts daily.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
RUSS ARE DEFEATED
GERMANS HURL SLAVS BACK
FROM POSITIONS.
Berlin Says That Enemy Suffered
Enormous Losses in Recent
Offensive.

Berlin. March 2S.-The first decisive
defeat to the great Russian offensive
which has been raging all along the
eastern battle front for more than q
week is chronicled in the official state
ment issued from German stan head
quarters.
In furious cOunter.attack in the
Lake Narocz region German troops re-
captured the positions lost to the SlaVs
on March 20, adding 2,161 men and Of
ticers to the captiyes taken since the
cars troops began their attacks in
thiE region. Other defeats of the Rus
slams at various points on the eastern
front are announced
The official German statement fol-
lows:
The Russians yesterday renewed
their attack with violence against the
front occupied by the armies of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. Ehe Rus
slams advanced unprecedented num-
bers OF men and munitions against the
German line northwest of Jacobstadt.
They suffered enormous losses without
achieving any success.
Near Welikojeslo, south of Vidsy,
our advanced attachments captured
ifty-seven Russians and two machine
guns
Repeated endeaVors made by the
enemy against our positions northwest
OF Postavy completely failed.
After strong attacks by portions of
three Russian army corps south OF
Narocz lake were repnlsed tho West
Prusstan regiments made a counter-at-
tack near Mokizyce in an endeayor 10
recaptare the artillery observation DO.
sitiors which they lost March 20. Our
brave troops completed their task in
every detail.
During this counter-attack and in
the repulse OF the enemy attacks, q
officers and 2.l40 men were captured
from the enemy. We also took a mum.
Der of machine guns.
Our airmen dropped bombs on the
railway stations at DVinsk and vii.
weJy and on the railroad depots be,
tween RaranoVichi and Minsk."
Berlin. March cS.-"War correspond
ents on the Russian front state unani
mously that the losses Of the Russians
in their new offensive are appalling,
says the Overseas News agency. "On
several occasions Russian artillery d.
fected curtain OF fire behind the Rus
sian troops in order to push them for,
ward. a r-