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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
Super-Submarine Deutschland
Causing Diplomatic Row.
British Embassy Actively up
poses It's Staying Here.
CARGO CAUSES COMPLICATIONS
England objects to Letting Ii
Carry Canadian Nickel.
But State Department Says
Sub a Merchantmen.

Washington, July 11.-Great Brit
ain and France will do everything IN
their power to prevent the United
States recognizing the super-supIna-
rine Deutschland as a ship of com
merce, and to prevent the operation OF
a line of submarine freighters pro
posed by the North German LLOYD
Steamship company. This was admit
ted at the embassies of the two gov
ernments today.
The British embassy today correct
ed published reports that it was not
actively irving to oppose the peaceful
stay of the Deutschland. Any subma-
rine. the embassy said, is potenhalIy
warship. and any ship at sea would be
unable to determine until too late 10
save itself whether a submarine was
armed.
This fact alone would prevent rec
ognition of a submarine as a posslole
merchantman, according to the en-
bassy's view. These facts. 1t was
learned. have been pointed out to Act
ing secretary of state Polk by Coun-
senor Barckley acting charge of the
embassy.
Questions not only of the Deutsch-
lands status as war ship or a mer-
chairman, but as to her cargo and the
cargo she will take back to Germany
with her are to be taken up by the
embassy with the state department.
Object to Nickel Cargo
The fact that the Deutschland S
home-going cargo is expected to con-
tain nickel alone may cause num-
Der of cor1pfIcatfoffs. 1T was learned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
Topeka Soldiers at Eagle Pass
Will Stay on Border.
Take No Advantage of OppOr-
tunity to See Wives.
As A RESULT MONEY IS NEEDED
Funds Necessary to Care for
Families at Home.
'sMarriage Order" From WASH
ingtOn Had Little Effect.

With word received from Eagle
Pass that not a married man in Bat
terry A will take advantage of the war
departments order permitting them to
return to their wives, the necessity of
payment on monthly subscriptions to
the Topeka One Thousand club is alb
solutely necessary, according to w. w.
Webb, secretary of the club.
Mr.. Webb stated today that $3.50 a
month had been subscribed by Topeka
residents for the care of soldiers de-
pendants and only s1S9 of this amount
has been paid.
Yet, with the first month only half
gone, the club has paid to dependents
$164.50. The other $109 must be sent
in Immediately, Mr.. Webb declared, if
the proper care is to be taken of de-
pendent families in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
STATE IN A STUDY
Kansas Turns Over Medical
School to Paralysis.
Investigate Disease That Is
Startling the Country.

Acting under an appeal from DR.. S.
]. Crumbine. secretary of the state
board of health, the state board of ad-
ministration today turned over the
equipment and facilities of the state
medical school for use in fighting the
spread of infantile paralysis. Under
the direction of the state board. an in
vestigation of the disease will be con-
Quoted at the state medical school at
Rosedale.
Doctor Crumbine asked the state
board of administration for use of the
equipment of the state medical school
in a study of methods for the care and
prevention of the disease. At a meet
ing of the board today the suggestion
was adopted. DR.. A. L. Skoog, pro-
fessor of pathology and materiology,
will h We charge of the work. Recent
ly Doctor Crumbine issued statement
in which he declared no method was
known for the cure or prevention of
the disease
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
IN NIGHT ATTACK
British Carry Strongly Fortified VII
lage by Storm.

With the British Armies in the
Field, July IL (noon), via London
(3:27 p. m.)-After the assault of
last night, the British remain in pos
session of Contamination, holding it
against German counter-attacks and
furious shell fire. Fighting continued
through the night from Ovilliers and
la Boisselle to Trones Wood The
British. bombarding their way for
ward. gained considerably in Mametz
Wood and took all except the point of
the fiercely disputed pear-shaped
Trones Wood, clearing the way with
each step toward the German second
line on the ridges beyond.
The infantry is at such close quar-
ters in the woods that neither side is
firing at the first line for fear of hit
ting their own men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
PEACE FOLLOWS
ALLIES DEFEAT
Berlin Optimistic on General
Outlook at SOmme.
Declare Check Administered to
British Drive.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Berlin July 1.-THE great allied
offensive will end in defeat within a
few weeks and will be followed by
negotiations for peace in the opinion
of well-informed persons in Berlin.
The check administered to the
British in the death struggle north of
the Somme has given rise to the ma
nghtlng in Picardy, which has been
marked by unprecedented slaughter.
Ihe German people are practically a
unit in believing the attempt of the
allies to force the German line is
doomed to failure.
except on one narrow sector the
BRUSH have been unable to make any
perceptible impression on the German
INES, despite their overwhelming su-
perlorlty in men. Impetuous dashes
nave frequently carried General Haig's
men into German positions, where
Sney were Immediately cut off and
Killed or captured.
Deadlock Not Broken.
The French, more prudent, have
made some progress south of the
Somme but thus far neither French
nor British have developed the pow
ertul attack necessary to break COM
pIetely the deadlock in the west and
ETii TE Sne Germans out of France and
tlanders- The feeling prevails here
that when the extent of the British
losses becomes fully known in England
coupled with the fact that the Ger
man line still remains intact, public
opinion Will demand that peace be
made without further slaughter
German experts are quite certain
that the British will never quit the
attack without first feeling out other
sectors of the German front in the
nope of finding an opening. But they
are confident that the British will
nave no greater success against the
strongly fortified lines further north
than they nave had between the An
ere and the Somme. Some of the
more optimistic of the German corre-
sponcents, notably the correspondent
at the front of thu Vossische Zeitung,
he1eve the allied offensive already has
been brought to a standstiIL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
ABOVE CENTURY MARK
High Temperature Records at Many
Points in Kansas.

The highest temperature since Sep
tember, 1914, was reached at o'clock
this afternoon when the mercury in
the government thermometer climbed
to full "a degrees. Although a mix
imum temperature of "a degrees was
announced Monday, the mercury bare
ly grazed the n mark
Hight temperatures of the past few
days have been unbroken by breezes
from any direction. The maximum
velocity attained in the last four days
is eight miles an hour. This record is
made on the roof of the Mulvane
building and indicates than on the
streets below, practically no breeze has
been present.
The temperature this afternoon is
four degrees above normal.
Evening temperatures are gradually
Continued on Page TWo.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
Water Service Department Is
Sent to This City.
Store House Supplies for Dis
trict Here, Too.
MANY FAMILIES ARE COMING
Increased Importance OF This
Point on System.
Officials From Omaha Superin-
tending the Construction.

Water service equipment for the
entire Union Pacific system and store
house supplies for this district are to
be located in Topeka according to ru-
mors following activities of Union Pa
cific officials Officials in Topeka to-
day from Omaha have made no au-
thoritative statements. Late today
however. it became known that ar
ransements were being completed for
the location of the new quarters IN
the west yards of the Union PaclLlc-
Under the plan as outlined in To-
peka this afternoon the removal OF the
water service and storehouSe supplies
to this city will mean seventy-five TO
100 new families for Topeka Persons
in the councils of the Union PaclIlc
today admitted that plans were pelng
worked out for increased supply serV-
ice at this point. In fact IL was
the supplies for the water service is
now being shipped to Topeka
Erect New Buildings.
A number of new buildings are to
be erected by the Union Pacific in or
der to house the new quarters 1t was
stated today that the new quarters
would probably be located in the west
yards, about a mile and half west
of the Union Pacific station in North
Topeka.
Arrival today of officials connected
with the general storekeeper's depart
ment in Omaha gave added credence
to the report that Topeka is to land
the district storehouse. This depart
ment will mean that all railway and
track supplies for this district will be
handled from Topeka. The depart
ment will require the service of prob
ably sixty men,
From junction City.
Removal of the water system will
mean a loss of service from junction
City and other Union Pacific points
to Topeka. The plan as outlined by
persons in touch with the plans of the
railroad, today indicated the consol-
dation of the water service for the en-
tire Union Pacific system here. This
department will handle the pumping
station, tank and reservoir service for
the system. A similar department of
the Santa Fe railway is maintained in
Topeka.
The program for consolidation of
additional shop service in Topeka is
expected to mean the immediate erec-
ton of several new buildings in the
Union Pacific yards. Work on the
new structures and orders for the re-
mOval of men will be directed from
the offices in Omaha. The plan of
the Union Pacific heads is said to
mean the immediate erection of build
ings and removal of men to Topeka
this fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
BURN WHEAT STACKS
I. w. w. Make Trouble i'm Wheat Belt
Ship Out Agitators.

Wakeeney. Kan. July 11.-Follow-
ing the burning of several more wheat
stacks in this vicinity. 1. w. w. mem-
bers arrested here Saturday, follow
ing the storming of the Jail. have been
rushed to Topeka to prevent trouble.
Threatening to burn their employ
ers' stacks, four men were arrested
and held pending search of the stacks
for bombs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
GERMANS MAY TRY TRANS
ATLANTIC AIR ROUTE NEXT

New York, July 11-Dr Fritz
Elder. secretary to Ambassador Won
Bernsorff, said at the Ritz Carl
ton here:
THE German embassy has re-
ceived no information about the
proposed transatlantic air line, but
after the success of the Deutsch-
land, nothing is improbable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
SIGNS The ROADS BILL
Country to Spend SS5. 100000 for
Good Highways.

Washington. July 11.-President
wilson today signed the good roads
hill recently passed by congress, au-
thorizing the expenditure of ss5,OOO,-
900 in five years by the federal gov
crnment or condition that states ex-
pend amounts similar to those ap-
porticned to them.
Officials of the American Automo-
bile association and the Association
of State Highway officials also were
present. In addition to the money
to be spent in cooperation with the
states 100000 is provided for roads
in federal forest reserves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11

BY new French process aluminium
ran be substantially nickel 'ated that
the metal can he hammered and bent
without cracking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
TAKING CARE OF THE LITTLE ONES

Here pictorial should followed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11

CPEAklN,> Of dragging the roads, why
not drag West Fourth street and the
streets adjacent to and leading to Ripley
park? Tine drag improves unpaved city
streets we'll as country highways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11

Generally fair with little change
in temperatures.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
TO GO ON EIGHT-DAY TRAMP.
Washington Hikers to Take Long
Walk From Rockville to Great Falls.

! An eight-day walking trip is being
planned by Walter w. Paige over an
estimated 100-mile course from Rock
vile to Great Falls. leaving the former
place probably Saturday morning.
August II, and reaching Great Falls
on the Maryland side the following
Saturday afternoon Almost a COM
plete circuit will thus be made, pro-
ceeding northwest from Rockville to
Sugar Loaf mountain, thence across
to Point of Rocks or Washington juno
tion, and along the Catoctin mountain
range in Virginia to Leesburg, recross-
ing the river at or near Edwards ferry
and from there following the towpath
to the falls.
1t is proposed to live outdoors, taking
a limited supply of rations and depend
ing on replenishing the same from
farmhouses and stores en- route. The
itinerary provides for an easy jaunt,
with opportunity to study the country.
fish and bathe whenever there is op-
portunity. While the trip is an out
growth of the wanderlust movement
it will be handled separately and the
size Of the party limited. 1t is pro-
posed to demonstrate to the nature en-
thusiasts the opportunities near at
hand, with little cost, of a real hike
except in the matter of covering miles.
Applications from parties interested.
either women or men, will be received
by Mr.. Paige. Each person will share
the expense proportionately and be
expected to carry a certain proportion
of the necessary equipment.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
EmpIoye of Bureau Engraving
and Printing Undergoes
Delicate Operation.
PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL
Dalton J. Pitcher of Washington,
Graduate of Local Schools, In.
jured While at Work.

Dalton ]. Pitcher of Washington has
just passed successfully through the
third and last stage of the extremely
delicate operation of having flesh from
his abdomen grated on the end of his
thumb. in the Polytechnic Hospital in
Philadelphia, according to word re-
ceived here yesterday by his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D. Pitcher, who
reside at 27 K street northeast Mr..
Pitcher, who is a plate printer at
the bureau of engraving and printing,
seriously injured his thumb while at
work last February, and for a time it
was thought that amputation would
be necessary
He will be compelled to remain un-
der the care of DIR. j. S. Roberts who
performed the operation, according to
his sister, Miss Dorothy L. Pitcher,
until he recovers the full use of his
right hand. which, for the past three
weeks had been bound tightly against
his abdomen so as to allow the flesh
to grow On the thumb. 1t is possible
that he will be forced to remain at the
hospital perhaps two or three more
weeks
Evening star., 1916-07-30
MINING ON FARM LAND.
Agricultural District in Illinois Fur.
nishes Lead and Zinc.

Mining is generally associated with
the mountains, but there is an excep-
tion to the rule in a thickly settled
agricultural district in northwestern
Illinois. where corn, oats and hay are
raised on the surface and lead and
zinc are extracted from the rocks be-
meath the fields.
This area Is in the northwestern
corner Of the state and is in the
'driftless area" which was not covered
by the continental glacier and there
fore contains no glacial drift. the ex-
posed rocks being of wholly sedi-
mentary origin.
Although agriculture remains the
principal industry, several hundred
men are engaged in zinc and lead min
ing Most of the mines are merely
from 100 to 200 feet deep. The pro-
duction of lead concentrates is valued
at $oS.7ss and that of zinc at SCOOP
annually. Prospecting for new de-
posits still continues
Evening star., 1916-07-30
EARL WHEELER LEADS
ANAL0STAN MARKSMEN
Kills 95 Birds Out of 100 in Weekly
Tournament on Eastern
Branch Range.

| Earl Wheeler led the members of the
Analostan Gun Club in their weekly
tourney yesterday afternoon on the
Eastern branch range, as he killed 95
birds out of 100. which score gave him
high average in the spoon event.
Wheeler received a silver table spoon
as prize.
Wheeler opened the program with a
perfect score of IS broken saucers, and.
after getting IA out of 10 in the next
event, broke the next 35 targets
straight He got 13 in the next frame
and finished with IS down.
w. D. Dulany won first prize in class
A of the spoon shoot. He broke AZ
saucers out of So while o. A. Phelps
was best in the B class with 40 down.
E. j. Briton won the prize in class c
with % dead ones" to his credit. Each
of the winners was awarded silver
spoons as prizes.
Dulany also took second honors in
the singles. as he killed 80 pigeons out
of 100, while A. V. Parsons and j. U.
Wynkoop each got SO out of 100. Du-
lany broke is straight in the opening
event and got 13 in the next frame. He
lost one shot out of 20 in the third time
up. Dulany finished the program with 45
out of his last so.
Parsons and Wynkoop each got 13 in
the opening frame and IS down out OF 20
in the third event. Parsons got Il out
of 25 In the fourth frame and % out OF
the same number in the last event
Wynkoop got 1s out Of his last 20. Scores:
Evening star., 1916-07-30

press. The injury was-not at first
thought serious. Later it was found
that ink had gotten into the wound
and infection had set in. For several
months Mr.. Pitcher simply had the in
jury treated. believing that in spite OF
the increased seriousness, he soon
would be able to return to work.
A number Of weeks ago, however, his
physician recommended that he go to
Philadelphia and place himself under
the care of DR.. Roberts. who has been
extremely successful in plastic surgery
An operation was found to be neces-
sary and it was performed in three
stages. First. a section of the bone
and flesh was removed, after which an
inciSion was made in the abdomen and
the thumb inserted under flap of
flesh one and one-half inches long by
three quarters of an inch wide The
third and last stage was completed
Friday, when, after being in that po-
sltion three weeks, his thumb was re-
moved from his abdomen and the in
cision there sewed up Mr.. Pitchers
thumb now practically is whole, and
the incision in the abdomen is hardly
noticeable.
According to word received from the
was extremely trying. The pain was
great and he had to be ever on the
alert to keep from unthinkingly pull
ing his thumb from the incision in
his abdomen whenever he wanted
something. Although his hand was
bound tightly against his side it was
possible for him to spoil what work
had been accomplished by suddenly
moving his thumb in the restricted
space that could not be bound
Just before the last stage of the oper-
alton, when the thumb and abdomen had
grown together, it would have been as
hard to remove his hand from his
side as it would be to pull off finger
The last stage necessitated the actual
cutting into the abdomen, but the in
cision is not great.
Mr.. Pitcher is twenty three years old
and native of Washington. He passed
through the graded schools and grad
uated from the Mckinley Manual
Training High School in 1911 Soon
after his accident he graduated from
the law school o. the George Washing
ton University
Following graduation from Mckinley
he began his apprenticeship as plate
printer at the bureau and was known
as an extremely capable worker He
intends to return to work there as soon
as he is pronounced fit by the hospital
authorities.
Mr.. Pitcher is member of the Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school, and made
his residence at the Y. NJ C. A
Evening star., 1916-07-30
SINGLE TARGETS.
PLAYGROUND CHILDREN HOSTS.
Entertain Parents and Friends With
Dramatic Program.

The children of the Magruder play
ground entertained their parents and
friends Thursday with a dramatic pro-
gram under the direction of the play
ground teachers. Misses H. 2. Alexan-
der and Anna S. Payne and G. A. Fer
guson.
A feature was the pageant dance par
ticipated in by Gladys Peters, Geneva
Bland. Gladys Scott and Margaret
Brown. This was followed by more
dancing in the form of the Virginia
reel, in which Dorothy Boggs, Helen
Payne. Gladys Scott. Gladys Boggs,
Ethel Brown, Edna Boyle, Geneva
Bland. Eunice Rogers, Olga Newman,
Margaret Brown. Gladys Peters and
Reida Dent, were the participants.
The Mine Pin Club presented a
drama. after which Danish folk dance
was chosen to amuse the audience. The
heaviest part of the program for the
youngsters was the presentation OF a
historical drama, featuring the found
! ing of Pennsylvania by William Penn:
The leading characters are pupils OF
| the vacation school.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
THEFTs REPORTED TO POLICE.
Miss Annie Driscoll Loses Cash and
Ring Valued at $25.

Miss Annie Driscoll reported to the
police that some one stole pocketbook
containing s65, an opal and diamond
ring valued at SIS, seven 81 bills and
s1.5o in change from her home, 207 c
street, yesterday.
Theodore Pitt Of 521 Q street left
his automobile at 18th and Willard
streets yesterday afternoon, and when
he returned tire had been stolen.
Cutting a screen in a window of the
home of George Boyer on Giesboro
road. Anacostia, yesterday, an intruder
entered the house and stole clothing,
a fiashlght, revolver and some change.
Some one entered the bedroom of
Karl H. Weber, 32s Indiana avenue,
yesterday morning and stole a kodak
valued at s13, and a watch chain
valued at IS. according to report
made to Detective Stringfellow.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
US. GETS OIL LAND.
Wins Suit for Title to 16o Acres
Valued at $1O,Ooo,O0O.

Benjamin F. Bledsoe of the United
States district court awarded to the
United States government today title
to $50 acres of Kern county oil land.
valued at s10,0O0,Oo0, and known as
the McCutchen section in the gov
ernments custer suit brought under
the Taft withdrawal order of 1909.
The suit was against G. W. McCutchen,
the Standard Oil Company, the Union
Oil Company, the General Petroleum
Company and other title e-claiming in
terests, being one of many brought by
the government to recover in the ag-
gregate California oil lands valued at
several hundred millions of dollars.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
Carranza Receives U. s. Note.

MEXICO CITY. July 29.-The answer
of the United States government ac-
cepting the proposal for conference
concerning relations with Mexico was
translated into Spanish today and sub
mitted to Gen. Carranza. 1t is possible
that his reply acquainting the United
States with his desires as to the time
and place of holding the conference.
will go forward to Eliseo Arredondo,
the Mexican ambassador designate at
Washington, tonight.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
TURKS DETA|N RELIEF
SUPPLIES FROM THE U. S.
Condition Of Armenian Refugees
Declared to Be Most
Pitiable.

ATHENS. July 80, via London. Ju'-
So.-lt is learned in semi official Gree
circles that the Turkish government *
holding up the distribution of .Aiaeri,. q
supplies intended for the relief ,F
Armenians.
The condition of the Armenian
refugees is said to he most p.tiahir
me total number of civilians mas
sacred up to this time is put at 500. Org
according to estimates made here
Evening star., 1916-07-30
Senator Culberson Still in Race.

IN an address issued yesterday 10
democraS of Texas. Senator culber-
soii' VINO ran next to former Gov. COL
quit IN the recent senatorial pri:tary in
mat state, announced that his name
mouiu We submitted to the second pri-
mary, which viii be held August