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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
DISCUSS CAR PROBLEM
RaiIroad Officials Meet 10 Atteunt
Solving Shortage I'm United states.

"asnlheton, Dec 2O--Representa-
yves OF ire railroads and shipping in
tests Oh the country who met here
eooas 70 CONSIDER plans for ameliorat-
ihs ei,f car shortage situation thru
-.e.iI-. ii'leht. OF the reconsignment
F.-SSe, e.ued tHeir Iirst season with
appal sitiy irreconcilable difference Of
ne railroaos proposals to enforce
psiisieies oi from 50 to 81 car for
.,',l, isliinehs was unanimously op-
vides for SO penalty If the 60 -
reconsigned n tran.ss. s. racoreia.,.s
within twentv-four hours ? fter rasat,
ing its destination and 81 there, 81
Tariffs EN- bodying the prouosa5 ,,s,ssi
ties are understood to have been -.
pared for filing with the intari,,ss
commerce commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
WAR MARKS Time
LuII Noticeable on All European
Fronts Today.
British and French PremierS
Rush Allies Note.

New York, Dec 20.-Further de-
velopments in the peace movement in
Europe now await the presentation of
the formal reply of the entente allies
to the proposals of the central powers.
premier, and Premier BRAND of
France, have indicated that this reply
will speedily be forthcoming
Military operations in the European
field of war are at a low ebb. The
driving campaign of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen IN Rumanian seems
nearly at an end. In any event
an important nature is in contem-
plation in this war theater. the re-
ports show comparative quiet to be
prevailing at present
On the Franco-Belgium side also,
there is a lull, with the quieting down
of the recent activity at Verdun, while
latest reports from both the Russian
and Austro-I Italian fronts show little
but artillery duels and skirmishes
In Macedonia the reports show
rains and fog prevailing with no mill
tary movements with the exception
of patrol engagements.
Russ Claim Victory.
Petrograd Dec 20.-Per Wireless
Press-Russian troops operating in
the region of the river Bystritza in
Galicia, says the Russian statement is
sued this morning, broke thru the
barbed wire entaRglements in front OF
the Austro-GermaR advanced out
posts yesterday and penetrated into
BohorodcZany Stare, southwest OF
Stanislau. The Teutons are said tc
have fled IN disorder leaving some
prisoners in the hands of the Rus
slams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
WOMEN IN oFFICE.

That the West was much less sur
prised than the East by the election of
a woman to Congress may be assumed
not only from the greater progress of
woman suffrage there. but from the
frequency with which women have
come to be elected to office in sui
frage states. Particularly in Nebras-
ka, Colorado and Montana women
hold municipal and county offices. In
Colorado a woman is now State Super
intendent of Education. In Kansas,
at the last election, there were 25S
women candidates, and within a few
months 1856 women will take charge
of various local offices.
Twelve years ago less than ten wo-
men held office in Kansas; now the
state has only seventeen counties in
which some woman has not been
elected. 1t is natural TO find that
fifty-nine are superintendents of pub
lie instruction; but there are also
forty-seven- registers of deeds, fifteen
county treasurers, three probate
judges, and even one coroner. In
many states of the middle west wo-
men have long held office as trustees
of the state university: the number in
suffrage states who are clerks of court
is large.
All this has taken place so quietly,
says the New York Post, as to argue
it's entire natura1ness. In general,
the women seek either educational Of
fees or those that require clerical
ability. The campaign for such Of
fees is usually confined to newspap per
advertisements or notices. and the wo-
men have been chosen simply because
they were regarded as better than the
men who competed with them. It is
not the distinction that has appealed,
but simply the chance to open a new
livelihood and a new field of service.
1t is probable that the amount of Of
fice-holding by women will increase
markedly in suffrage states, especially
in branches relating to health, chart
ties and correction, and general social
service.
The continued election of women to
minor offices may be taken as show
ing that suffrage has increased the
number of those from whom fit
choices can be made. There is no evil
dence that the offices are more poor
ly administered than before. And the
entrance of women into fields like
that of county education has lessened
the contentious spirit of party politics
and personal struggle. When women
venture into the contest, the electorate
studies the merits of the candidates
more closely, and with more feeling
conscious or unconscious, for public
service. Office-holding is a stimulus
to the interest of women in the local
governmental affairs in which they
can be Immediately useful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
BED Time TALES
ToppY USES HIS OWN HEAD.
(By Mauna Cowles.)
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDSON

If no one will your question answer,
Make an answer all your own.
Dear me, Dear mel" sighed Top
py Cottontail when Redhead flew
away and left him alone with his ques-
ton about Foxy Squirrel, Whatever
will 1 do now ?" 1t never once occur
red to him that he might give up try
ing to find out about Foxy, never
oncei The harder the riddle became,
the more determined was he that he
would find the answer Give up? Not
hei
But how in the world was he to talk
to Why, the owl when he couldn't
climb a tree? He had never seen
Why fly clear down to the ground,
and he didn't like to holler his ques-
ton clear up to the high hole in the
tree where he knew Why slept.
well, at least l can go over and
watch for him. he decided, maybe
he will get low enough for me to talk
to him. So over to Why's tree he
went, ipity. ipity, op: ipity. ipity, op, as
fast as ever he could And there, at
the foot of the tree, he sat and waited
Now waiting is good enough bust
ness. but it's tiresome-very. Toppy
hadn't sat at the foot of that tree long
till he was so tired and sleepy he
could hardly keep his eyes open and
he had prickles in all four of his feet.
And right then, when his feet Were
getting SO numb he could hardly
move, he heard great crashing and
putting in the woods behind him.
Well! Toppy didn't take very long
limbering up his heels after that
no street He started running home
so fast that the stiffness was gone in
a minute; and he never once stopped
nor looked behind him till he was safe
in his own home hole, indeed. he
didn't. What did he care as to what
that noise was? All he wanted was to
get away safely. And it's just as well
that he did run home, for if he had
waited and had seen the two fighting
bears who made the ncise-yes sir.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Redhead had told him to ask Why,
the owl.
81 can't ask him now thought
Toppy. Il wonder if 1 could think of
an answer by MYSELF" He shut his
eyes tightly and began to think. And,
would you believe it? Right that very
minute. as tho the answer had been
waiting in his head all the time ready
to be found out, he thought of the
answer, Foxy was hiding his nuts
where nobody, nobody could know
where they were, and he didn't want
to tell even me, That's so plain l Won
der 1 didn't think of it at first!' And
satisfied little Toppy turned over and
took -1Copyright-Cla Ing
ram Judson.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
GOOD RAILROAD YEAR
Kansas Railways Collect More Fares
Than Last Season.

Interstate and intrastate passenger
fares collected by railroads in this
state for the fiscal year ending June
80. exceeded by S1,60O,000 the fares of
the previous years, according to a re-
port prepared by clerks in the offices
of the public utilities commission.
Nearly 100000 of the increase was in
intrastate fares, the commission
claims.
The Santa Fe led in intrastate fares
according to the report. Its intra-
state fares in Kansas are given at ST.
SO92OS9S. Union Pacific is given at
s1,O61,S11.94: Missouri Pacific, ST.
2S1.44341, and Rock Island, $1,034.-
35351 Other roads in the state col
lected less than a million dollars in
intrastatel fares during the year
blowing at the rate of twelve miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
THEN "WAR ETERNAL"
German Newspapers Wonder just
What Premier Means.

Amsterdam. Dec. 20.-"If Premier
I.loyd-George means to postpone peace
until the allies conquer, then the war
will be eternal, unless the German
army succeeds in terminating IT at an
earlier date" declared the Lokal An
zeiger today, according to Berlin dis-
patches here. The phrases 'repara-
ton is completely valueless. the
newspaper added. The Tageblatt OBJ
serves:
.Llody- Georges speech is appar-
emily composed according to the pre-
scription on one hand-and-on the
other.'"
Lloyd Georges assertion that who
ever wants only to prolong the war is
criminal, implies a strong self-con-
domination, if Ensiand rejects nego-
tiations," the Vorwaerts asserted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

The announcement from Russia that
she will not even listen to Germany's
cry for peace, probably effectually
blocks the movement to end the war,
for the present. The French smash at
the German line on the Verdun front
also is a reply more pointed than that
OF Russia. France and Russia have
borne the brunt of the offensive fight
Ing on the part of the entente allies,
since the beginning of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Some years ago spectators placed
vast quantities of eggs in cold storage
to await advanced winter prices. Soon
after the holidays, the weather turned
warm. the hens got busy and summer
prices prevailed. The Spectator could
rot sell at any price, and the public
ehuckled. He got no sympathy. But
when things go his way he is regarded
as a mighty mean man. In the matter
of speculation. success alone is Grim
inal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
WOULD QUIT RUMANlA
French General Seeks Recall Back to
France, Berlin Reports

Berlin. Dec. 90 (via Sayvii1e Wire
less) The French general. Berth
eliot. commanding the allied troops in
Rumania, has asked for his recall
from Rumania, according to the news
paper, Hamburger Fremdenblatt. to-
day. The same article is authority for
the statement that a majority Of the
British officers attached to the Ru-
manian general staff have started for
England.
The Russian general. Alexaeff. had
a long conference with the king of
Rumania and was charged with re-
mort tn the Gar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
WHEAT MARKET WEAK
Peace Talk Weakens Market; AS
Down Today.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-That European
governments were purchasing future
deliveries of wheat led at one time to
a rather sharp upturn in prices but
for the most part the course of values
was down grade. Especially toward
the last, the market was dominated by
peace talk to the effect that further
moves for a conference had not been
entirely precluded by the announce
ments from the entente allies. Prices
closed weak at the same as yester-
days finish to Is lower with May at
1917 to 1872 and July at 135 Is to
1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
GIVE BREAD TO POOR
Isncrt- Hincl&e Milling Co. and College
Hill Bakery Spread Xmas Cheer.

The Ismert-Hincke Milling company
has made arrangements with the Col
iege Hill bakery to des.yer ten loaV es
of 10-cent bread to every grocery in
Topeka to be given away free to the
poor families in the city. The famous
III flour manufactured by the COM
pany will be used in baking the bread.
The Ismert- Hincke Milling company
also will furnish flour to the Ideal
bakery which Will be used in baking
bread to be delivered to the poor by
the Salvation ARMY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
Gage Park District
Mrs. Thos. j. Mackey- Phone 1901 XII

The Gage Park community club held
it's monthly meeting Friday, December S.
The Seabrook club members were guests
A program was rendered. after which the
ladies visited the new rest room furnished
by the Gage Park Community club, and the
suggestive bazaar" for Christmas gifts. 4
contest followed for the best Christmas
menu for a family of six. not to exceed
the cost of $3.50. The judges awarded the
prize to Miss Gertrude BURNING. Covers
crate luncheon was served The club colors
green and pink were used throughout
PROGRAM
Paper Mental Efficiency Mrs. Newell
fl Mrs a Geo. Runainr.- Miss q Runn;,,o
What Our Club Has Done for Its Com
munity ..--...... Mrs. Robt f. Bussey
The Angel and the STIR ..--...-.-.-...
Miss Edna Ward.
Mrs. sheard. Miss Running
Mr. and Mrs. j. Sumey of Argentine and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Carver we're dinner guests
Sunday cf Mrs Mart in Twenty sixth and
Pennsylvania avenue. Highiand Park
Mrs T f. Sheard and Mrs J. Shoemaker
entertained their G5 club and husbands at
at the table: Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rice Mr.
and Mrs. ]. +. Johnston Mr. and Mrs T.
Craig Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brelsford Mrs
A. Beine. Mrs L. Parishurst Mr. and Mrs
E. Hughey. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Wilson Mr.
and Mrs J. Shoemaker, Mr.. and Mrs. T. T.
Sheard.
Mrs Frank Brose has been i'll the past
two weeks.
ord friends and neiehbors from ssltherfn
precinct pleasantly surprised Mr.. and Mrs
Henry McAfee in their new home. 43s To-
Mr.. and Mrs J. sumey of Argentine
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Carver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

If the railroad brotherhoods and
the railroad managers can get to-
eether and settle their differences out
of court it will be all right with the
public But there is the Adamson
law on the statute books and Presi-
dent Wilson has been reelected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
FEAR A BORDER RAID
General Funston Sends Troops to Pro-
tect Arizona Town.

San Antonio, Dec. 2O-General Fun
ston today ordered Col Richard IL.
Wilson commanding troops in the
Yuma district to send a sufficient
to Ajo, Arfz, to protect the place
against threatened Mexican trouble.
The troops will proceed from Yuma
Altho there mas been no serious out
break the attitude of the Mexicans at
Ajo, and at Sonoyta, across the border
has caused uneasiness in Ajo for the
last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20
Ten Below at Omaha.

Omaha, Dec. 2O.-Record breaking
temperatures for the present season
We're experienced turnout this section
today. Valentine, Neb., reported the
coolest as 26 degrees below zero; Sioux
Falls % degrees below; Sioux City, Is
below; Norfolk, Is below; Lincoln, 6
below, while the Omaha weather bu-
reau gave the thermometer reading at
o'clock at ten below and going down.
There was very little wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Governor Whitman. of New York,
proposes that in the future the Re-
publican state chairman shall be paid
$4,000 a year for his services. In
other words he would pay the cam
paign manager in cash before election
rather than with a fat appointive
office after the election. The sug-
gestion seems to be worthy of consid-
Grafton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

The attention of those who COM
plain of the high cost of living in the
United States, is called to the report
that horse meat is selling for SO cents
a pound in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

The car shortage is being brought
home to the cattle feeders in the vi
entity of Topeka. They are paying 81
a bushel for corn, when they could
buy it in Kansas City and ship it to
their nearest railroad station for less
money. because they cannot obtain
the necessary cars for the purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

A. long as tax paying cannot be
abolished entirely. it would help some
IL it could be arranged so pay day
and Christmas would not come so
close together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

If the establishment of farm loan
banks shall cause a considerable por-
ton of idle land to be put into cultiva-
zion it may have a far reaching influ-
enee on the cost of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

The passage of the immigration bill
in the senate by a vote of "a to indi-
Gates that the actions of congress still
are being directed by the labor unions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

" nat me BoVernor OF North Caro-
Ina said to the governor of South
Carolina is matter of common
knowledge. But what the governor
of Maine said 10 the governor of wy
oming in Washington last week has
not been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

The public pays no bonuses to its
employees to cover the high cost of
living. yet there are always those who
are anxious TO work for it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

With a woman in the national
house. it is easy to guess who will get
the last word in future congressional
debates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Apparently the entente allies are de-
termined that when peace is finally
made it shall not bear the imprint
made in Germany"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

1t IL so near Christmas that the
Kaiser probably hoped to find the
world in a peaceful mood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Governor Capper now has the OPP
portunity to name a mot unfriendly''
Judge down in the independence dis
frIcf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

BEARS.-he wouldn't have been
much comforted,
But after he got home, nothing hap
pened, go Toppy had time to think.
And then he remembered the question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

Not to be behind the Kaiser. Villa
is reported to have made a peace pro
posal to the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-20

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED p ESS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-16
ITALIAN

Rome, Oct 15-(Via London) .-ltal-
ian troops in the Trentino yesterday
made further progress in their advance
toward Mount Roite, according to the
official statement issued here today. In
the region of Cosmagnon an entire Aus
tro-Hungarian battery, composed OF
four guns and a large amount Of am
munition. were captured by the Italians
The text follows:
"On the slopes of Mount Pasubio
further enemy attacks were driven of
by our troops, who in turn as the re.
suit Of a vigorous counter-attack. were
able again to progress toward Mount
Role. In the Cosmagnon area a whole
enemy battery composed Of four noun.
tain guns as we'll as large quantity OF
ammunition fell into our hands.
I'm the Posina valley enemy forces
surprised one of our advanced posts
west of Tovo, but as soon as reinforce
ments arrived the enemy was complete
ly driven out.
"On the rest Of the front there were
only artillery actions Our batteries
bombarded billets at Predazzo, in tbs
Avisio valley. The enemy fired few
shells into Gorilla"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-16
GERMAN

Berlin. Oct 15.-(Via London) Rus.
sian and German forces were engaged
in a violent battle yesterday on tn.
Stokhod river, in Volhynia, SAYS the
official statement today. Russian in
fantrv attacks which followed a heavy
artillery bomba rdment according to the
announcement were checked and re-
pulsed. In the Carpathinas the sum-
init OF Smotrec which was lost to the
Russians on Sept. 81, was re-captured
by the Austro-Germans In the region
CT kirlibaba, Austro-Hungarian troops
took 444 prisoners. The text follows:
Eastern theatre: On the front west
OF Lutsk increased fighting activity
continues. A violent artillery fire which
extended from the Siriavka front on
the Stokhod as far as to the east of
Gorochov. preceded Russian attacks.
which were limited yesterday to the
wooded territory south of Zaturze and
the region Of Bubnov. These were
checked and repulsed. There was also
increased activity on the railway lines
leading from Pluhov and Rohattyn to
Tonopolan and the Narayuvka river.
I'm the Carpathians we re-captured
the summit Of Smotrec, which we had
lost on Sept. 81
In the Kirlibaba sector Austro. HIM.
garian troops gained ADVANTAGES in an
attack and took 444 prisoners"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-16
PORTLAND BOY
DIES FROM FALL
IN The STREET.

Portland, Me-, Oct 15-Everett cooper.
living at lo9 Lancaster street, 10 years of
age. died Saturday noon after having
watched the I'd Regiment in parade and
complaining when he returned home that
ne had fallen down and hurt his head.
DR.. Harold v. Bickmore was called when
home remedies failed to give the suffer-
Ing lad any relief. and medical, skill was
panied also. The boy died after lansing
'hto inconsistencies and without giving
detailed explanation of the accident.
DIR. George l. Geer, medical examiner.
was notified and he made a careful exam.
ination of the boys head but could find
no trace of bruise Of any sort. County
attorney Berman was consulted and he
heard the facts as related by the pareots
and DR.. Geer. but did not think there was
anything suspicious about the case and
1t was his opinion that an autopsy was
unnecessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-16
GERMAN

Berlin. Oct. i5.-(Fia LondonD.-Britisn
attacks on the Somme front north OF
Thiepval led to hand to hand fighting IN
the German lines and at one point the IN
vaders obtained firm foothold. says tc-
days official statement. South OF the
Somme river, the statement adds, French
troops obtained a foothold In the village
and sugar factory of Genermont
The text of the announcement says
Army of Prince Rupprecht: Violen'
artillery battles on both sides of the
Somme which extended over the Ancre
toward the north attained their greatest
violence between Ceurcelette and Ran
court and also on the Barleux-Ablain'
court front.
English attacks north Of Thiepval LED
to hand to hand fighting in our lines. Al
one point the enemy obtained firm FOOT
hold. Elsewhere he was repulsed with
heavy losses. In the region of. Les Boeu1s
the enemy was repulsed.
THE French attacked between BarleuS
and Ablaincourt They obtained foot
hold in the village and sugar factor o,
Genermont. At the other places they
were repulsed. The southern portion OF
Ablaincourt is in our possession.
Army of the German crown prince
| There was strong artillery fire east o.
| the Meuse at intervals"