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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
ENORMOUS ARMY
| PROVIDED FOR IN
[SENATE MEASURE
First Preparedness Bill Is In
trOduced in Congress Today.
Provides Standing Army of
j 17S,OOO and Reserves.
FEDERALIZE NATIONAL GUARD
large Federal Volunteer Army
Also Is Planned.
Most Comprehensive Prepared
! ness Measure Ever Drawn.
;EDERALIzE NATIONAL GUARD
Iarge Federal Volunteer Army
Also Is Planned.
Most Comprehensive Prepared
ness Measure Ever Drawn.

Washington. March 4.-The senate
ermy bill was introduced today by
chairman Chamberlain of the military
Committee. 1t proposes the most
Thorough measures of military pre-
paredness ever presented to congress
IN peace times, and is the first of the
Rational defense bills urged by Presi-
BeHt Wilson to be completed and IN
Produced.
7 The measure proposes to increase
abe peace strength of the army to
d7S,0OO men OF all arms. to federalize
The national guard with peace
Strength of 271,O0O men, to create
federal volunteer army, comparable
40 the continental army proposed by
Former Secretary Garrison of the war
department, to provide adequate re-
EerVe systems OF the regulars and
kguardsmen under short term enlist
aments with the colors, to create a far
Spreading reserve of engineers, doc
aors, mechanics and all other civilian
Supporters with fighting troops and
10 provide an officers reserve corps
with definite obligations to the gov
gcrnment.
Fcderalizc y. 6.
4 Under the senate plan, federaliza-
zion of the National Guard is pro-
aposed urder a military pay bill. and
1hc authority of the national govern
tment over the body in times of peace
sor war. widely extended TO secure ade-
rquate training and discipline.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
us. ROME CONSUL DEAD
Bryan's Former Private Secretary "a
Victim of Heart Disease.

Rome, March William F. Kelley,
the American consul here, was found
dead in u chair shortly before break
fast hour today. Death was probably
due to heart disease.
Consul Kelleys home was at Lin
coin, Neb., where ne had practiced
law % years before entering the gov
ernment service as private secretary to
Secretary Bryan in October, 1913. He
was made assistant solicitor of the
state department in August, 1914. and
in June last year he was made q con-
sui, being assigned to Rome. He is a
native of Fremont, Ohio, and was 81
Years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
d FUTILE ATTACKS
French Minister of War Re-
views Verdun Assault.
Claims French Still Dominate
DOuaumOnt From Heights.
Fierce BATTLE Center THERE
Gray Legions Melted Away Be-
fore Machine Guns.
Encounter Wire Entanglements
in Hail of Bullets.

Paris. March 4.-General Gdllenl
minister of war, has told the corn
chamber of deputies that he is .'dtis-
fled with the situation at Verdun. lie
gave details of the reserves OF men
and stocks of ammunition now avail
able Military writers say it was IN
keeping with all the precedentS mat
the Germans should attempt to re-
duce the pillar of Douaumont plateau
for this key must be won before fur
Their progress can be MADE.
The attack began after long pre-
urinary bombardment on Wednesd ~
German columns started to deploy
from Hardamount wood on the right
and at the same time advanced on the
village of Vaux The latter attack
failed with heavy losses to the Ger
mans The French artillery fire was
so fer . that the Germans were un-
able to p sh the attack on any POINT
of the Douaumont plateau. they
profited on the night, however. oy
bringing up masses of reserves ana
the fighting began with renewed airy
on Thursday. During the morning
and the afternoon the desperate on
slaughts were made by Pomeranian
and Brandenburg regiments.
Charge Until None Are Left.
In the first and second attacks tire
assailants, VINO fought with ercat
bravery reached the French barbed
"
lets from the machine guns and rifles
that the gray coated legions lnel~ed
away. The officers rallied them again
and again until no more were left to
rally.
The third attack began about 3
o'clock in the afternoon it was even
more violent than those which have
preceded. For more than an houl
the Germans came on in serried ranks
hurting themselves regardless of cost
against the ridges held by the French
men. At last the defenders line wav-
cred at two points but only momentar-
lily and the counter attack driven
home with the bayonet, drove the Ger
mans back to the shelter of the Cham
/ brettes of the Hardaumont ravines.
I The Germans, then resumed the
bombardment, ploughing up the
ground and pulverizing the rocks with
! hundreds of big shells. The fourth
advance was made after dusk by fresh
/ Prussian brigades who had replaced
the troops engaged in the morning
and afternoon attacks. After desper-
ate fighting they managed to get q
| footing on the extreme edge of the
plateau whence they pushed forward
! into the houses on the North side OF
tho village.
The Germans now hold Douaumont
village but the French dominate them
sides are very evenly matched it is
| likely that the Village will change
hands more than once before the bat
! tie ends. The experts say that Ger
man possession of it is only temper
airy and that the technical advantage
remains with the French, whose line:
! continue unbroken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
TABLE TALK
AT THE GEl&
COMMERCIAL CUB. &-A

From fifty to one hundred women
of the Federated clubs are expected to
be present at the Clearing House of
Ideas" at the Commercial club Mon
day afternoon. At that time DR..
Charles M. Sheldon will give a lecture
on Civic Improvements in Foreign
Cities"
George Guild of the Central National
bank would like to have the Clear
ing House of Ideas meetings held at
12:45 o'clock instead of 1 o'clock.
President Webb is willing to hold the
meeting at the time most satisfactory
to a majority of the club members, and
il he finds 12:45 suits most of them
hest the meetings will be held at that
time.
Not only does President Webb go
around and tell each member to be
sure and attend meetings, but he car
ries in chairs and gets to the telephone
and urges tardy members to hurry up
and be present at Clearing House of
Ideas" meetings and at committee
meetings, as well.
j. Will Kelley, secretary of the Com
mercial club, and a committee on
Merchants week have met and scan
ned a list of merchants and jobbers
who might aid in the big celebration.
c. w. Seeley of the West Motor Car
! company, is new member of the
Commercial club.
/ h.. r. Ransdall. of Ottawa, called on
J. VIII Kelley. secretary of the. Com
mercia1 club. today to make arrange
merits for the annual convention of
the Kansas Commercial Organization
Secretaries The convention will be
held at Salina on March II.
Phil Billiard has the accident insur-
ance bug since his brother, Robert has
been drawing $S2-5O a week from ac-
cident policies held at the time he
fir -ctured an arm. However. all acct
dent insurance companies insist on
waving the aviation part of Phirs life,
L. NJ Penwel1 and Phil Eastman
had their heads close together today
and promised that something new on
the state fair proposition would be
given out in a short time. Mr.. Pen
we'll recently returned from a big
dance at Abdallah Temple, Leaven-
worth, which he says was one of the
finest affairs he ever attended -'
union depot committee. has chosen the
men he wishes t. serve on the commit
tee. They are: J. r. Burrow. David
Bowie and H a. Auerbach.
The Co-Ops will hold their weekly
dinner at Pelletier's Tuesday noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
BANKS BREAK RECORD
Weeks CIcarings in Chicago Greater
Than ENcu. Before.

: Chicag,. March 4.-Chicago bank
fclearings this week surpassed all pre-
rvious records by reaching a total of
1851, 49,. 424. The previous high mark
Twas S4O2.92O.76S. made for the week
Eof January S. 1916.
New c.k. March 4-The statement
kof the actual condition of clearing
thouse banks and trust companies for
Ethe week shows that they hold $137.-
100000 reserve in excess of legal re-
tauirements This is an increase of
eS2, 521. $50 over last week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
The staiest of Eggs.

Some workmen on an ostrich farm
in South Africa one day found a live
shell left by some artiIlerymen who
had been at target practice on the
plains a few days before. Not know
ing it was loaded they whitewashed it
and placed it in an ostrich's nest,
thinking to play joke upon the boss.
The next morning one of the hands,
an Irishman, came around to look for
eggs, and finding, as he thought a
large one. he seized on it at once.
In his establishment at finding it so
heavy he dropped it, with the result
that it exploded with direful effect.
Pat was hurled several yards away,
but. strangely enough. beyond lying
stunned for a few minutes, he was
unhUrt
''Whew. boysi" he murmured. when
he recovered his speech, ''bedad, that
egg was the stalest I liver knocked
across!'-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
find BODY IN CANAL
tChicago Drainage River Gives Up
Body of Rich Liquor Dealer.

Chicago, March discovery of
[the body Of Charles Hotchkiss. we'll .
kto-do retired liquor dealer, in drain
nase canal On the south side, puzzled
EChicaSo police today.
Hotchkiss disappeared two weeks
age. There were no signs of violence
on the Lody except a slight scratch
over the right eye which physicians
tsaid could not have caused death. The
tbody apparently had been in the water
tabout three days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
PRINT PAPER INCREASE
!. {. c. Approves Advance in Freight
Rate ON News Shipsmcnts.

Washington. March 4.-Increa sed
freight rates on news print paper
from New England and northern
New York to points west of Pfttsbitrc
ana Buffalo. east of the Mississipni
and north of the Ohio river were an
proved today BY the Interstate Com
mcrce commission
rate of twenty cents hundred
pounds was pronounced reasona HE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
Launch Largest DESTROYER.

Quincy, Mass. March 1.-THE Unit
ed States torpedo boat destroyer
Sampson, named for the late Rear Ad-
miral Villa MT Sampson, U. s n,
was launched from the yards of the
Fore River Ship Building corporation
today The Sampson is one of the
largest desrtoyers in the navy, with
an overall length of 315 feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
HEIR DISPUTE FATAL
Scranton Man Shot Brother i'll Fuss
Over $4,000 Estate.

Scranton, Pa, March 4.-Gustave c.
Brenneman, of this city, was killed
by his brother, Charles D. Brenneman,
of Factoryville, Pa, near here, in the
law office of Charles Soper today. The
brothers have been disputing over the
$4,000 estate of their father, Daniel
Brenneman, an iron manufacturer
here. tThey met at the attorneys Of
flee to sign an agreement and they
pulled revolvers simultaneously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
MILITARY STRIKERS MAY
LOSE PROPERTY IN FRANCE

Paris, March A bill propos-
ing confiscation of the property of
persons who have evaded military
duty Dy flight or residence abroad
viii be introduced in the chamber
Of deputies by NJ. JenouVrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
SWEDEN WARNS PEOPLE
AGAINST SEA RAIDERS

Stockholm. March 4-1'he foreign
office informs The Associated Pros
that warning against embarking on
armed merchantmen has been issued
to Swedish citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

California is to send one of its best
known society women to France, who
will take and actually drive motor
supply ambulance in aid of the
French wounded in the war Miss
Mary Eyre of San Francisco. who
has volunteered for this exciting and
highly dangerous mission, intends
ivaving for France the latter part Of
April
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

Miss Marian Bankhead, grand
daughter Of Senator anG Mrs. John
Bankhead, of Alabama, is one of the
principal workers in the plans for
the Sons of Confederate Veterans
annual Mardi Gras ball to be held
il Washington March z. This is ore
Of the big social affairs OF the winter.
Miss Bankhead is chairman of the
ladies' committee for the ball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04
LOCAL AeT1T|OE.

Two divorces were granted today,
one in each division of the Shawnee
county district court. In the first di-
vision Ethelene F. Jordan was granted
a divorce from George NJ. Jordan. and
in the second division Lulu H Brewer
was granted a divorce from Leon j.
Brewer.
F.. A. Rooster. d. D. S. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given 10 pyur-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv
Economy Express Co Phone 1860.
ADV.
The newly appointed officers of bat
terry A will be ma de to show their ig-
norance or knowledge tonight al the
officers meeting in the armory. A
searching blackboard drill or techni-
cal and practical problems Will be con-
Quoted by Captain John NJ. Hite. who
has beer booming" on the subject for
several months.
Safety razor hiades sharpened better thnn
new. 25c-33c doz. Brunt Drug Co--Adv.
Glass. Glazing and Paint Miller &,
Gillespie. $50 < A. Phone 955.-Adv
A state wide financial campaign
was launched today. noon at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. by members of the
board of the state Y. NJ. Organization
tarieS of Kansas; organizatio Will
turn their attention TO soliciting funds
for the state association. The state
association budget is dependent on
voluntary subscriptions and amounts
to $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

"The lawyer next door has been forced
into bankruptcy with big liabilities hut
no assets to speak Of" why. a lawyers
assets are his liabilities. baltimore
American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

JEREMIAH S GUNNER. The
funeral will be held at o'clock Sun
day morDing at Penwelrs chapel. In
terment in LecomptoE cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

MRS. SOPHIE SAMUELSON. The
funeral viii be held at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning at Penwell's chapel
The body will be taken to Usage City
for interment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

F. A Rooster. u. D. S. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given 10 pyur-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-04

JOHN w. WRIGHT. who was killed
at Lansing, Kan. Thursday. will be
buried Sunday afternoon in Rochester
cemetery. Services will be held in
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
at ? O'Clock Sunday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
DOES OUR INCREASING DIVORCE RATE MEAN
DECREASING MORALITY?

to people living in states which are
predominantly American.
In the main, this is due to the fact
that the Americans are high-strung
or temperamentaI in their makeup.
It is a curious situation that as peo-
pie become more sensitive to+the finer
things in life the dangers of incom-
patabiIity increase. They find it hard
er to get along with one another.
This does not mean that either per-
son is necessarily immoral, for inn
morality may have absolutely moth
ing to do with the case.
Efforts have been made to prove
that more divorces are granted in
wet states than in dry, or that the
dry states are, most guilty in this re-
gard. But there are so many factors
in the situation that it is impossible
to make a clear case for either side.
For example, the divorce laws vary
greatly in the different states, and
the REAL reason for the request for
a divorce is rarely given in the appI-
cation to the court,
The entrance of women into in
dustry has undoubtedly resulted in
the increase of the number of di-
vorces granted. A woman is no
longer dependent upon her husband
for suppOrt-she can fight her own
battles as never before. Therefore,
when she feels herself wronged by
her husband she is freer to seek a
separation from him. This is par
ticularly true if she has had business
or professional experience before she
was married. 1t is probably true that
the reason early marriages result in
fewer divorces is because of the
greater economic dependence of the
wife upon her husband.
Whatever may be the causes of the
increase of divorce, we may be sure
that they are not primarily due to in
creased immortality. Whatever inn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30

Next to Japan, we grant more
divorces than any other civilized
country in the world We grant one
divorce for every ten marriages.
This is twice as many divorces as
are granted in Switzerland, three
times as many as France, five times
as many as Germany, and probably
40 times as many as England
And the number of divorces grant
ed in this country is rapidly increas-
ing-more rapidly than ANYWHERE
else. 1t is estimated that the number
of divorces granted is increasing over
seven times as fast as the population!
This situation is causing great
alarm among the leaders in sociol-
ogicaI and religious thought. They
wonder what we're drifting to.
Is the family-the unit Of society
being broken up?
Will the nation go to smash be-
cause our homes are disintegrating?
What is the cause of this apparent
slump in our morality?
For, of course, most of US imagine
that the increase in the number OF
divorces granted MUST be due to
immortality.
But is it?
Let's confess that on the whole
divorces are bad signs. But they are
not always signs of depraVity or
viciousness or general immoral con-
duct.
It's worth while to note that di-
vorce proceedings are a sign Of the
greater freedom and independence Of |
American women. In England, where
there is only one divorce for every
400 marriages, women are almost |
helpless in the face of the legal power
of their husbands.
It is extremely difficult for an Eng |
Iish woman to get divorce, no mat |
ter how outrageously her husband |
may treat her. The lower divorce |
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
CROWDS AT
senior CIass Day Exercisea
MARRIED by Rain.

HANOVER. y. II. June l?.-Dartmouth's
18Th commencement Is well under way
and lsrge crowds Of alumni IN gay regsiis
have turned MS quiet New Hampshire
hamlet INTO a festival city College men
In costumes typical OF a mardi gras or
"A masquerade stroll around the campus
singing AID cheering for old Dartmouth.
Glass day exercises took mp the
greater part of this afternoon. Lester
r Jordan OF Joliet. III. delivered the
address TO the retiring president. WISH
ing him success in his new work a;
Vale. Joseph l.arimer OF Evanston, IL,
eulocizcd the old chapel. and then under
the leadership of Chester A. Pudrith Of
Detroit. the senior class marshal, the
g~raduatin- class marched to the Bema.
Here a heavy shower prevented the de-
livery Of the Sachem GRAFTON and the
reading OF the class poem. However.
the senior custom OF smoking their long
clay pipes and breaking them against
the OLD pine was carried out.
Later Dartmouth fraternities held
their annual reunions, and In the eve
ming the Dartmouth Dramatic Associa-
ton presented "A Full House IN Web
ster Hall. Tomorrow the chief events
Will he the commencement bail game
with Amherst. the presidents reception
In P~arkhurst Hall, the torchlight parade
and frolic In the evening and the musical
clubs concert.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
HONORARY DEGREES
GIVEN BY WESLEYAN
Commencement Brought to
End as Spventy-fivc Grad
yates Receive Diplomas.


M'pnLETowS Conn, Tune lH-Th"
eighty fourth commencement exercises ~
Wes,eynn ,'r,y..i,, uh,.h no,. =,
Joy III" ''o"'u V'-udS' oro"sH' fhlN '''
alumni and friends Of the G~rsdudtint
class To the carnpus. One nev h,i.iir.
,,o w.. VII, -
'..N '''o'S' ''S'hs WIN
equipment 100000. was dedicated FRIDAY
afternoon. A new do-mi,ory costing
sibo mo ,ou. u,dsr .o,,,,,,o, I'D
-. ''
N'''''''i 'hhPel' Wh''h IS be'ng 20
modelled at an expense ~ 10000. VII
he counle,ed Ia lima for tho o,e,,,r ~,
the new college wear IN Ser,euhsr
Class dav EXERCISES vare b,,I urd,r
The campus ,-ees satura,v morriry Ton
reunion classes ,h. yuurqc- onas IN ni,.
,uresaue costumes r.r,ded cn tho
camnrs hefo~a ~. ba sab,rl g,,vc ui,b
Columbia and bad reunion rouat Sd,
the evening Ancy Ivrt, nnsr, "p-o,h.r
Omega" counos.d and written ,or ,Ne
=. - -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
$4,000 LOVE SUIT
GOES BY DEFAULT
Physician Who Divorced
Wife Likely to Recover
From Steel Car Maker.
NEITHER CASE DEFENDED

Joseph Stevenson Raiston. president Of
the Ralston Car Sales Company OF 2
Rector street. who lives at Columbus,
Ohio. and makes his home In this city at
the Vanderbilt Hotel, has been sued IN
The Supreme Court by d.. George +.
Demarest for alternating the affections OF
Mrs. Perls belle Parker Demarest. from
whom Or. Demarest got a divorce on
april 2s. Or. Demarest Asks $4,000.
MIR. Ralston. who Is married and has
three children and is "a member OF the
Railroad Club and other organizations.
has not defended the case. Because OF
his failure to file an answer attorneys
for the plaintiff have obtained an order
from Supreme Court Justice Donnelly
directing that the amount Of the plain
TINS damage be assessed by n sheriNs
jury. Ordinarily in such a case the
jury fixes the damages at the amount
asked.
Dr. Demarest married Perlabelle Par
ker on October /. 1912. The papers
iiled in the suit against Ralston show
that last winter the physician was in
California on business and his wife was
living with his sister. Mrs. Maud Hackett.
Tow of the Netherland Hotel. Because
Ms Demarest was away frequently on
automobile trips Mrs. Hackctt engaged
detectives to ind out who vas entertain
ing her Si~ster-in-law
Christopher J. Hickman said In al
affidavit that he found Mrs. Demarest
was rtdinc In an automobile licensed un-
der the name Of George Y. Smith. en-
rloyed by f~silston, or his corporation. and
on January ! last he organized A raid
on an apartment At 1890 Broadway.
The divorce suit was brought two days
later and Mrs. Demarest did not de-
fend 1t.
The case was on the SheriT's calendar
for trial Yesterday. but Francis c.
Symons. vice-president OF the Ralston
Car Sales Company, who was s~uhppnaed
- testify concerning Mr.. Ralston's
means. WAS unable to aI-,ear and the
case was adjourned TO next Monday.
The defendant is - native o. Canada
and was mar led ~ 1859 to Anna Mar.
W." prac'iscd law 100 Chicago until 1904.
when he organized the Ralston steel
60 Tomptn, of 9" umbUs. capitalized
a. 81, 900 .OO0.