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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
KEYSTONE FORTRESS
OF VERDUN CAPTURED

(Contin1ed from Page One.)
Douaumont is the most important
achievement since the inauguration of
the German drive at Verdun-an on
sIaught which for fury and for weight
of men and guns has few presidents
in the war. The French war office
has expressed confidence that not
withstanding the admitted great
strength of the German drive, Yer
dun and its protecting fortresses
would be able to hold out. These pc
sitions form what has been regarded
as one Of the greatest strongholds of
Europe. 1t is the strongest fortress
of France and is of particular impor-
lance from the fact that it offers dl-
rect communication with Paris, which
is $50 miles to the west.
New Front Now Three Miles.
Verdun marks the northerly point of
the great French defenses against di-
rect attacks from German territory,
the most southerly being Belforte as
between these two points hes the
stretch of frontier on which Germany
touches France. France has other
fortified points further north, though
of minor Importance. as they were
along the French line which although
unbroken at the end of the sixth day
of battle was, however, again recufled
as measure OF prudence the leIt
wing being drawn into Champneuville
and the right being brought back a
little south of Ornes.
The new front, barely three miles
in length, extends along the heights
offering every advantage for defense
and forming one Of the most formid-
able obstacles before the entrenehed
camp of Verdun. 1t is in this narrow
space that the crown prince is hurting
his masses. Military observers here
express the belief that the counter Of
fensive will be launched from this line
M decisive
that it will drive them back across the
ground already covered with the
bodies of their comrades, the battalionS
which are being hurled forward in the
most bloody assault which the war has
yet seen.
French Maintain Confidence
"'The work up there is hot indeed"
said an officer who has just arrived in
Paris from the Verdun battlefield.
'They are gnawing at our lines a lit
tie faster but with no positive ad-
vantage for themselves. Previous at
tacks made by the Germans in that
section are nothing to what they are
now delivering. 1 cannot, of course,
give details, but I can say that we are
holding well against their formidable
attacks. The artillery exchanges are
intense. Our batteries. admirably
handled, have changed ground in mas
terly style and the losses to the enemy
are really fabulous. Ours are slight,
a feeble percentage of theirs. The
Germans are, so to speak, at the limits
of the Argonne and the Heuse heights,
| the topography of which constitutes
what l might compare to a series of
| cofferdams. The Germans have been
preparing this stroke for a long time
1t was in the region of CONTAINS
| Etain that they gathered the bulk of
the material for the assault as they
had erected large factories at those
points"
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development of the attack along a
wide front to the south and east of
the region north of Verdun, along
which pressure hitherto has been ex-
erted. The high road from Paris to
Metz referred to runs through Verdun,
passing slightly to the southeast. 1t
is crossed at a point about fifteen
miles east of Verdun by the German
line bending southwark in the Salient
to St MihieI. 1t is along this front
that the Germans are now attacking.
Verdun is thus being assailed stimuli
taneously from the north, northeast.
east and southeast
Apparently the Germans are devel-
oping an attack similar to that en-
ployed frequently with marked success
against the Russian fortified position
in the campaign of last summer. Their
tactics were to bend back the Russian
lines on both sides of the selected
poirt of attack and compel evacuation
of the fortress itself.
The town referred to in the German
statement as marking the southern
end of the portion of the French front
which has been broken is probably
Observation-Disclosures This town is
just south of the Paris Metz highway.
1t is thirteen miles east of Verdun and
the same distance below Dnuaumont,
capture of which was announced today
by the German war office.
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FRENCH VERSION OF BATTLE.
SERIOUS But Not Disquieting" Is
Official Bulletin at Paris.

Paris, Feb. 26.-The Germans are
continuing their violent attacks north
of Verdun without regard to their
sacrifices, the war office announced
this afternoon.
of Beaumont, east of the Mouse. have
failed, the war office said, notwith-
standing repeated assaults and ire
mendOus slaughter.
Serious but not diSquieting" is the
phrase used today in official and par
Hamentary circles regarding the prog
ress of the Germans in their attack
against Verdun. Unaffected by the
snowstorm the Germans hammered
away all day Friday at the French line
Still Hold Our Own.
The text of the statement says:
The fighting is still being carried
on bitterly in the region north of Yer
dun where the enemy continues his
efforts on the front to the east of the
Meuse. After the last engagement our
troops retained their positions in spite
of the repeated assaults of the enemy
which no longer counts his sacrifices.
In the region of Beaumont the
battle which is still raging has taken
on a most Sanguinary character
ION the front of the Woevre the ad-
vance post which we held as lines of
observation from Ornes to Hennemont.
since the battles of last wear. nave
been attacked by infantry forces from
both sides of the Meuse. Our artiI-
lery on both right and left banks of
the river replies without ceasing to
the bombardment of the enemv"
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He FELL TO FLOOR


Continued from Page onel
said DIR. Mcclure. Mr.. Robinson had
improved greatly when 1 took him
home and 1 look for no serious con-
sequences"
Mr.. Robinson was in a room parti-
toned off from the jewelry store and
Mr. Lewis had just fitted him with a
pair of glasses. Mr.. Robinson stood up
and started to leave the room. He
paused. looked at Mr.. Lewis queerly
and smiled. Mr.. Lewis, who has
known Mr. Robinson for thirty years,
says the smile was unnatural; that he
detected something in It foreign to Mr..
Robinson. Then before Mr.. Lewis
could make a move Mr.. Robinson fell
backward. He struck against the wall
and slid to the floor, Mr.. Lewis catch
ing him as he fell.
Lay MotionIess on Floor.
DR.. Hammel was first to arrive and
at that time Mr.. Robinson was mo-
tionless upon the floor. He continued
so until DIR. Mcclure arrived. Then he
moved a foot. The first impression
was that he had suffered a stroke of
apopleXy but he gradually brought
both arms and legs into use. After
emergency treatment he was taken
home in DR.. McGuire's car and DR..
MCGUIRE stated this afternoon that
there was nothing serious in the case.
A. A. Robinson has been a qromi-
nent man in big affairs for many
years. He was born at South Reading,
Vt, october 81, 1874. Most of mis- life
has been devoted to railroad work
which began with the St. Joseph &
Denver road as aXman in the engineer
1 ing corps in 1869. In 1871 he became
/ assistant engineer for the Santa Fe,
/ in 1873 chief engineer for that road.
| He held various positions with the
Santa Fe, including the office of gen.
eral manager in 1SS4-S5-S6 and sec
! ond vice president and general man.
ager from 1886 to 1898. That year he
I left the Santa Fe to become president
of the Mexican Central, which ne re-
/ signed just before the revolution in
/ Mexico against the Diaz government
/ Since then he has been staying at his
home in Topeka which he maintained
during all the years he was in the City
] of Mexico.
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NO REPLY NECESSARY
Removal of Germans From Neutral
Ship Is in Keeping With War Law.

structions from Washington Ambassa-
dor Page made inquiries today con-
what reply will be given by the British
converted cruiser Laurentic of thirty
eight Germans, Austrians and Turks
from the American steamship China of
Shanghai There are no indications
wba reply will be given by the British
authorities. Although the circum-
stances of this particular case cannot
be ascertained here at present, it is I'M
derstood the action taken was in ac-
cord with the policy of the British
government adopted early in the war
for the removal of reservists of hos
tile nations and of other aliens re-
guarded as hostile to allied interests. It
is believed there will be no abatement
of this policy.
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ADAM WE'VE IS 80
His Birthday Anniversary VIII BE
Celebrated Tomorrow at Church.

Services will be held at the German
Methodist church tomorrow morning
at 10:45 in honor of the 9Oth birthday
anniversary of Adam Wehe, 1901 w.
Sixth. Mr.. Wehe is the oldest member
of the church, having joined in 1880.
In the afternoon at the Wehe home
relatives and friends VIII gather to do
honor to the pioneer.
Adam Wehe was born in Sandhofer
in Baden, Germany, Feb. 27, 1926.
He came to this country in 1S47 and
lived for a short time in Cincinnati.
In 1850 ne was married to Miss Laura
Bittner of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. For
thirty years he and his wife lived in
Aurora, Indiana. In 1880, however,
tales of the marvellous possibilities in
Kansas sent the couple pioneering to
this state. They settled on a little
farm southwest of Washburn college
in 1880. In 1884 they moved to the
city, where Mr.. Wehe worked until
/ 900 in the upholstering department
of the Santa Fe. Mrs. Wehe died in
1914 The ten children of Mr.. Wehe
are still living. They are: j. J. Wehe,
j. A. Wehe, of the Mood Plumbing
Co; Frank Wehe, of Lewisburg,
Ohio; l.. E. Wehe, of Usage City; DIR.
Wehe, Mrs. NJ. w. Medley, of Topeka;
Mrs l.. w. Crabill, of indianapolis,
and Miss Emma Wehe, of Topeka.
Mr.. Wehe holds the distinction of
being the oldest Odd Fellow in the
state In a modest way he has always
been active in furthering all the best
interests of the community. Until the
last few years he has voted religiouSly
at every election. He was a member
of the Homeguard of Aurora, Indiana,
but served only 10 or 2 days. Owing
to a mistake of the war department
mis- company was never mustered out
of service which has kept him in
eligible to be a member of the G.. A. r.
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COMMENTS on BERLIN.
Natural Conclusion for Germans to
Take ON Attitude of Congress.

Natural Conclusion for Germans to
Take on Attitude of Congress.
I Washington, Feb. 26.-German of
ficials have jumped to a not unnatural
Conclusion, members of the house ana
senate indicated today. commenting
on Carl W Ackerman's Berlin dis
patch telling that officials there be-
lieVe the opposition of congress Will
force President Wilson to concede Ger
man contentious regarding armed
merchantmen. Some comments We're;
Chairman stone: Il am not surpris-
cd that Berlin takes such view. From
the first I have deplored the vast
amount of public discussion which
naturally will lead Germany to be
: lieve that this country is not behind
? the president 1t is the most utter
folly for us to talk this matter con-
: tiderably 1t plays directly into the
& hands Of the German diplomats"
SIS Senator Kern: Perhaps Berlin is
Justified to think that. But remem-
i her there are two great sources of
misinformation-B and Washing
ton. l think the country wants con-
gress TO let the president play out his
hand completely
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Law SLIPS A COG
woman Had Two Husbands,
( but Pleads for Boys.
Judge Sympathetic and Accept
ing Story, Frees Her.
HUSBAND NO. z At TRIAL
EShe Had to Marry Again or
Give Up Two Sons.
Go and Straighten Out This
TangIe, Courts Sentence.

3 Kansas City. Feb. 26.-The law of
man. cold and technical, lost; the
Higher Law. humane and sympa-
: thetic won in the Kansas side police
court last night.
The law of man demanded that Mrs
Nina Marshall, % years old, should be
prosecuted for bigamy because "on
February 26, 1915, she was married to
I G. +. Marshall. when she had living
husband from whom she was not di-
vorced."
In her defense the Higher Law
pleaded the love Of two boys.
4 either had to marry him or give
cup my two boys she said; Il could
not support them and he has made
us a home"
Are you willing to continue to
support this woman and the boys %
Judge j. H. Brady asked Marshall.
Go Keep Your Promise!
{ y surely am" he replied.
"Then go. straighten out this tangle
land keep your promise the judge
ruled.
; The taneIe first came to notice in
epolice court Friday morning when Mr..
Marshall was brought in on a charge
of fighting. When the story Of the
wife came out at the trial Judge
Brady withheld decision on the charge
-hCfUre him until J. NJ. lunldNeNs wei
flare officer. had had time to investt-
gate.
Mrs Marshall had married Grover
= GWertney in western Canada when she
+ was a years old. When they separated
5tha two boys came to Kansas city
with her She worked in one of the
masking plants, where she met Mar
Eshal Finding she was unable to sup
Z port her boys, she was married to
& Marshall year ago yesterday.
Guilty Under Law, But
Mr. Dunlavey, in reporting to Judge
BRADY. said: Under the law she is
guilty of bigamy, but under the High
er Law she, in my opinion, should not
he prosecuted There is some doubt
IF i'm Canada she would not be con-
: tidered as legally free to marry When
she married here she did it for her
children and Mr.. Marshall has sup
.D0rted tlem. She has applied Tor n
divorce from her first husband, and
{ NGTlen it is granted she and Mr.. Mar
shall will again wed. The county at
torney seems to feel that nothing
could be gained by prosecuting her
F, Tor bigamy, and I feel that such a
course would be wrong"
N Judge Brady then asked both II
what Mr.. Dunlavey said was true, and
4hcv said it was. He then dismissed
The action Mr. and Mrs. Marshall,
with dns boys between them, rode
hvvav i'm the motor car of j. S Det-
Miler. their attorney, who has agreed
40 11ntaugle the web.
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why GEORGE Ado Is Single.

George AIDE, the man who writes the
Fables in Slang" says he had often
been asked why he never married. 81
came very near marrying once, The
girl was very beautiful, and I sat
down at my typewriter one night to
propose to her in a passionate love
poem. The first line of the poem
ended with Cupid 1 made a thor
ough search, but found that the only
word that rhymes with Cupid is
stupid This made me hesitate-and
I've hesitated ever since."-Boston
Transcript.
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DESIRE NO ACTION

even most of them admitted there was
no prospect of action unless develop
ments occur to make a rupture of re-
lations with Germany imminent.
The state department today still was
awaiting a response from Germany to
its request for assurances that her an
nounced intention to sink armed mer-
chantships of the enemy without
warning would not affect previous
pledges regarding the conduct of sub
marine warfare.
1t had been rumored that the CEN
trail powers would postpone inaugu-
ration of their new policy from Febru-
airy 20 until April or May.
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WHAT'S TO Be WON?
Socialist in Parliament Demands en-
side InfOr1nation'' of Throne.

London, Feb. 26.-Philip Snowden.
Socialist member of the house of com
mons from Blackburn, has given no
tice that he intends to ask Premier
Asquith on Tuesday whether the Brit
ish government ascertained from all
the allies of this nation, before the
conclusion of the agreement not to
make a separate peace, what their OBJ
ject was in the war and what thew
expect in the way of guarantees, terri
torial concessions and trade and eco
nomic opportunities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26

Mrs. ALA M. Dean is the new head
of Cameron House, the historic man.
sion that has been taken over by the
Congressional Union for Women
Suffrage as headquarters Of the or
ganization. The Congressional
Union under the leadership of Mrs.
Dean has shown great activity. Mrs.
Dean is a voter in California, her
home state, and has been prominent
ly identified with the work there.
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ISSUE G. 0. P. WARNING
Another Split i'm Party Predicted il
Roosevelt Delegates Are Defeated.

p Boston, Feb. ga prediction that
"anOther split In the Republican party
would be inevitable" if the Roosevelt
candidates for delegates at large from
this state to the national convention
were defeated in the primaries, was
contained in a letter addressed by one
OF the candidates. Charles Sumner
Bird. to Lewis Pankhurst, chairman
Of the Republican club of Massachu-
setts. last night
eff we lose said Mr.. Bird. the
Eepu biean convention will be con-
trolled by the old guard and a split
will be inevitable and President Will
sons reelection assured"
Scotch shipwrights receive 50 a
week.
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Kansas City. Feb. 26.-HOGS-Receipts
500, Market DC to Toe higher; quality poor.
packers and butchers, $s.1OGs3O: light
$1.90@S.20; pigs, $65O@75O.
CATTLE-Reeeipts 100. Market steady
Prime fed steers, $S.50G000; dressed beef
steers, $7.250S.50; western steers, 81 000
500; southern steers, $6.256T.50: cows.
S4-50dI-00 heifers, Se50@S.5; stockers
and feeders. $6.256IS35; bulls, $5.25G6.6O;
calves, $650611 90
SHEEP-Receipts none Market steady
Lambs, S1o.50@11.00; yearlings, so 25n
1000; wethers, $7756lS.35; ewes. $7OOM
$50: stoekers and feeders. $55OM1 1910.
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Wall St, New York, Feb. 2G.-STOCkS-
Such widely divergent stocks as Reading
and American Locomotive were the leaders
of today's dull and irregular market. Zach
scoring a point advance. while Coppers
and a few specialtieS were disposed to
harden. Rails also preserved some sem
blance of firmness but steady selling Of
the war issues and Petroleums as well as
marine preferred United States steel and
a few other active stocks. son wiped out
all gains. In fact some leading shares re
peated or fell under lowest prices of the
mid-week Support was again lacking,
leaving a free field for the trading ele-
ment The close was weak
Aside from strength in the metal group
and few speciaties initial quotations
in today's market were without substantial
change from Yesterdays final figures.
Rails variably higher except Canad-
ian Pacific, Northern Paeifie and Chesa-
BILE Steel. Pacific Mail and Industrial Al
cohol reeeded moderate fractions. Among
the obscure issues Loose iles was prom
inent for its decline of 3 points. American
Locomotive was strongest of the equip
@eRt group rising iIc,i 1a points sver United
New York. Feb 26.-Bradstreet's com
ment today follows
Trade as well as industry still moves
at brisk pace. Prices continue to ad-
vance. deliveries of raw and finished ma
terials are complained of as slow, railway
traffic is congested. supplies of money
are plethoric, collections are good and
buyers of some lines. fearing insufficient
supplies or still higher prices have put
ont order for fall delivery. In brief most
producing units of the country are choked
with orders and instead of seeking bust
ness for far OF shipment the tendency is
to move more slowly in this, respect.
There is however. a disposition in parts
of the country to proceed with caution. to
ask if prices are not soaring too rapidly
and to question the ability Of purveyors
to obtain normal profits on final selling
prices But this recurring note of doubt
fulness must be considered in conjunction
with the fact that consumption continues
at an Unsuitable rate that incomes from
profit sharing Investments keep on rising.
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GERMANY COUNTS


correspondence office has been be-
sieged with telephone calls from Ger
man officials, bankers, leading bust
ness men and Americans in Berlin, in
hurting about reports that President
Wilson has asked Ambassador Bern
storffs recall
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General Hugh l.. Scott.

Following the resignation of Sec
rotary Garrison of the war depart
ment, Major General Hugh L. Scott,
army chief of staff, took over the du-
ties of the office. The work proved
very enjoyable to the femous old
general, whose latest photo is shown
abova
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
ENEMY DIDN'T Do IT?
Believe Defective Wiring Caused
American Club Fire in Toronto.

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 26.-AdditionaI
evidence brought out at the closing
session of the inquiry into the destruc-
ton by fire of the American club, has
established to the satisfaction of the
crOWn that alien enemies We're not re-
sponsible. 1t is believed to have been
caused by defective electric wiring.
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THROUGH GERMAN TRENCH.
French Forces Advanced at Cham
pagne; Germans Prepare Attack.

paSHSs UtTIiIdIIs IFtIlife AttaCk.
Berlin, Feb. 26-via London.-The
French forces in the Champagne have
made an attack on the German posi-
tions south of ST. Marie-a-Py The
war office statement today says the
French penetrated the first German
trenches over a distance of about ESQ
yards.
The German statement indicates a
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Chicago, Feb. 26.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
600 Market strong, 1c TO 15c above yes
terday's average. Bulk of sales S. 456D
SO; light. Ss.05G s.65; mixed, Ss.30ds75;
heavy. IS. 25@s75; rough, IS. 25Is.4O pigs.
$6.S0M7.S5.
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady
Native beef steers. Sc. S5M9.5O: western
steers, $675@S.20; stockers and feeders
S5.65M7.70: cows and heifers So. 25GS 25
calves, $S.5O611.25.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Wethers, $S.00@S.50; lambs, $9.25@11.35.
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No. winter, hard gulf, 13s Sd; No. red
western winter, lbs Sd.
CORN-Spot, quiet; American mixed
new, lis Cd.
FLOUR-Winter patents, sos.
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New York, Feb. 26-MONEY-Mer
paper. 1884 per cent: sterling, GO day
bills, 471A demand, 4.7615 cables, 4:I6 10
10 Francs demand, 5.S7A cables. 5.S619.
Marks. demand, 1914 cables 49,; kronen'
mand, 42Ih; cables 42% Lires, demand,
6TO; cables, 6.69 Rubles, demand. 30 /;
cables 32A. Bar silver 56kc; Mexican
dollars, 43J2c Government bonds, steady;
railway bonds. steady.
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New YORK, FEB. 26-BUTIFK-Mark
firm. Creamery extras (92 score). 3GM3613c
EGGS-Market unsettled Fresh gathered
extras. 26261ac.
HEESE-Market firmer State whole
milk flats, held colored specials, 1S6l1SAc-
POULTRY-Alive, firm. Dressed, quiet
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that wages as wen sas employment are
good and that the. consuming power OF
the. public has been greatly increaseu-
Weekly bank clearings, $S,9o0,OOU
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Violet light is being used by French
scientists to test precious stones, espe-
cially rubies, as it distinguishes the
more valuable Burmese gems from
Siamese ones of less worth.
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Winter patents, sos


Chicago, Feb. 6-WHEAT-Close: May
$1.1315 July, $1.10A.
= GokN-May, Ts1ac July, 76sse- ,
PORK-May, $50. 70; July, 5000
LARD-May, $1O.35: July. Sl0.52.
SHORT RIBS-May, $11.45; July, Slloo