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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
DIR. Harding's Bomb in a Sec
Ond Explosion Today.
Good Government Club VS.. PO-
litical Science Club.
MAY DETHRONE MRS. MONROE
Miss VernOn'S Visit Promises to
Undermine All.
demonstrating Split starts
Female Uprising.

Skeletons of women's club rows OF
former years are being dragged from
secret places in the finish fight for
control precipitated by DR.. Eva Hard
ing in her attack on Miss Mabel YER
non and Mrs. Lila Day Monroe To-
day the telephones are telling the
gossipy stories of inside plots in CLUB
circles and lines are being drawn for
the hottest factional row the new
voters have known.
In the midst of the fight today was
a well defined tendency to rally sup
port in a fight to overthrow Mrs. Mon
roe in her control of club and suf-
frage affairs. The fight means
breach between Mrs. Monroe and DR..
Harding, for years warm personal
friends ard co-workers in club affairs
Miss Vernon, representative of the
Congressional Union in Washington.
will help hold the lines for Mrs. Mon
roe. In their fight the Vernon Mon
roe crowd will have the assistance or
such prominent women as Mrs. j. D.
Mcfarland and Mrs. H. n. Rhodes.
president of the Good Government
club, where Mrs Monroe has for years
welded a strong influence.
Stories and rumors of fights OF
other days, are disturbing Topeka club
women who await the final alignment
before taking issue in the contest.
From the inner circles of women's
clubdom, come the story that Mrs w
A. Johnston. wife of Chief Justice w.
Drr- .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
6 liners MISSING
Orissa, Thought Sunk, Reaches
Port Crippled.
Still Await Confirmation of
Capture of Raider.

New York, Feb. 10.-The British
finer Orissa, which it was reported had
been sunk or captured by a German
commerce raider while on the way
from Rio de Janiero to Liverpool, has
put into the French port of St. Ma
zaire in a crippled condition, accord
ing to dispatches received here today.
These advices. explaining why the
liner was eight days overdue at Liver
pool. said she had struck a rock No
lives were lost, it was stated.
All Sailed Last December.
A London dispatch today said that
Lloyds has posted the following six
liners as missing:
Satrop, TynemOuth. Hummersen
Glenariss all British: Inizitivia, Ital-
ian, and Beulliure, Spanish. All sailed
late in December. No word has been
heard from any of them excepting
the Spanish steamer, which wirelessed
on December 27 that she was sinking
off the Scilly islands.
Since the Orissa has docked, ship
ping circles are wondering what Brit
ish steamer is the victim of the re-
ported serious accident" in midocean
Can't Confirm Room Capture.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Feb 10
Nothing is known here Of the reported
capture of the German cruiser Roor
by the British battle ship Drake.
The above dispatch to the United
Press refers to the report published
by the New York Globe yesterday thai
the Room and two merchantmen were
captured by the Drake after three
hour fight off Bermuda and taker
into a Bermudan port Similar an,
swerS wsre received from correspon.
dents of several New York newspa per.
who were quCried about the report
which remains unconfirmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
DEFENDSBRANDEIS
Passes Buck on "DoubIecrOsS-
ing" to Mr.. ThOrne.
Declares IOwan Knew Bran.
deiS'S Stand in Rate Case.

Washington, Feb. 10.-James w
Carmalt. chief examiner of the inter
state commerce commission, before
the senate subcommittee investigating
the nomination of Louis D. Braideis to
the supreme court bench, today chal-
lenged the declaration of Clifford
Thorne, chairman of the Iowa railroad
commission. that Mr.. Brandeis had
concealed from him the attitude he
would take in arguing the eastern
freight rate case before the commits
sion
Yesterday Mr.. Thorne. who was as
sociated with Mr.. Brandeis in the trial
of the rate case for shippers and the
commission, declared he was dumb
founded" when Brandeis, at the out
set of his closing argument, conceded
the contention of the railroads that
existing rate returns were inadequate
for the prosperity of the roads and the
best interest of the public
CarmaIt Testifies.
There is one incident firmly fixed
in my mind,'' said Mr. Carmalt, ere
garding a conversation which Mr..
Thorne had with me on the second day
of the argument in the rate case. Mr..
Thorne, l understand, stated that
when the commission fixed the allot-
ment of time for attorneys to argue the
case. he had asked the privilege of be-
ing permitted to follow counsel for the
shippers, instead of opening the argu-
ment.
Mr.. Thorne asked me what Mr.
Brandeiss position would be in the
argument There was no doubt in my
mind what Mr.. Brandeis's position
Continued on Page
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Went to Box Supper With An
other Man, Says Husband.
He Stayed Home and Took Care
of the Sick Baby.
RESPECTED HER TOO MUCH
Wouldn't Swear Even Tho She
Sat on Others Knee.
This Is Defense of Peter PuSch
in Divorce Case.

The latest model of all model hus-
bands-the kind that is few and far
between, especially in divorce cases
was discovered this morning in the
second division of the district court
before Judge Whitcomb when Peter
Pusch started on the finish lap of his
defense in the divorce proceedings
brought against him by his wife,
Leona Pusch.
Once, Pusch testified, he caught his
wife sitting on the lap of Ernest Alex
ander. one of his farm hands. He
claimed that he said nothing.
Did you ever make your wife work
in the fields, milk IA cows feed so
head of hogs or use indecent language
around her or anything like that?' in
quired ]. ]. Schenck, Pusch's attor-
ney.
mo, sir. respect my wife too much
for that
Pusch testified that he always want
ed to keep a hired girl for his wife
and did so a part of the time. He
also stated that he helped wash the
dishes at times.
Did she go to a box supper once
while you stayed at homer asked
Schenck
Yes, sir
who went with her.? q
Alexander" Il
What did you stay at home for?"'
ITO take care of our boy who was
sick
DO you still love your wife. Would
you take her back?"
Eyes, sir
The Pusch case will be finished this
afternoon. 1t is probable that it will
be taken under advisement. Pusch
lives at Harveyville and his wife at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
BANDIT ROBS 80
Lone Highwayman Goes Thru
L. p. Passenger Coach.
Wouldn't Rob Woman; Returns
Her Purse and $40.

Cheyenne, Feb. 10.-ApproXimately
500 in money was taken from 80
passengers by banoft who last night
held up Union Pacific train No. 18
near Rock Springs. A purse contain
ing $40 was returned to a woman pas
senger. the bandit remarking he did
not want to rob a woman.
A posse headed by Sheriff McCourt
and Union Pacific agents is searching
the country for trace of the robber
The bandit is supposed to have
boarded the train at GreenriVer The
first intimation of his presence was
said to have been when, pointing two
pistols at a brakeman on the sleeping
car. he compelled him to pass a hat
in which the passengers were made
to deposit money and other valuables
According to trainmen several shots
were fired to intimidate the passen-
gers.
Acted Quickly.
According to the account given by
trainmen the -obber first appeared in
the observation car, intimated the only
passenger N view, a woman, and
forced the brakeman to orecede him
into the buffet compartment. Here
several men We're ordered to throw
up their hands. Money and valuables
were collected quickly
James Fitzgerald, conductor of the
sleeping car. was robbed by the
bandit, but ran through the train un-
til he encountered the head brakeman
who Signaled for the brakes and the
train slowed down. The bandit leaped
and escaped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
WILSON TOO BUSY
No Extended Preparedness Trip
viii Be Undertaken.
Will Accept Invitations for
Speech Dates, However.

Washington, Feb 10--Prcsident
Wilson will not make an extended
southern trip for preparedness. He
told the southern senators and rep
resentatives. who invited him to vari-
Gus cities today that ne might make a
few speeches but at the present time
would not make a trip similar to the
one he recently took to the middle
west.
Whenever possible the president
will accept invitations to make visits
to cities which will not keep him
away from Washington long. it was
said today.
The president has concluded that he
is needed in Washington to keep IN
touch with the army and navy bills
and other legislation.
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DIES AT OFFICIAL PARTY
Mrs. Joseph Z. Kuhn Stricken With
ApOplexy at Garrison Home.

Washington. Feb. 10.-Mrs. Joseph
E Kuhn, wife of Col. Kuhn, Ameri-
can military attache at Berlin died late
last night at the home of Secretary
Garrison after a stroke of apoplexy
Mrs. Kuhn had been in the receiving
line at a reception with Mrs. Garrison
She was suddenly taken i'll and died
few hours later.
Mrs. Kuhn was standing at the side
of Mrs Garrison receiving guests
when she suddenly collapsed and fell
physician. one of the guests, at
tended her. but only temporary relief
was possible and she died soon after
ward. Examination revealed that an
artery in her head lad burst.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
Austrian Submarine RObs
American Steamer of Food.
Investigation by U. S. Ambas-
SadOr Is Ordered.
TAKE SAILOR OFF AS HOSTAGE
PetrOlite Captain Refuses u
Boat Order for Eats.
Claims Tanker First Was Hit
by Raider Shot.

Washington, Feb. Secretary
Lansing announced today that he had
sent to the Austro-Hungarian govern
ment through Ambassador Fenfield a
dispatch asking for an investigation
and an expIana tion of the attack by an
Austrian submarine on the American
tank steamer Petrolite.
The s scretary's dispatch called at
tention to affidavits from members of
the crew of the Petrolite and to in
formation from other sources, that the
ship was stopped in the Mediterranean
near Alexandria by an Austrian sub
marine which fired upon her and
wounded one man in her engine room
The submarine commander asked for
food which Captain Thompson of the
Petrolite refused. He thereupon sent
a boarding party on the American ship
and removed one American member of
her crew who was held as hosta ge
while the AustrianS took what food
they required from the Petrolite's
stores.
Involves Novel Questions.
Novel questions are involved in the
case. Warships under certain stress
may take food, from merchantmen if
they give proper receipts or payment,
but it is realized that if submarines
are to be permitted to do so, every
neutral ship might be made a base for
their operations.
ReneWs E-2 Investigation.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Investigation
of the explosion which wrecked the
submarine E-2 in the New York navy
yard recently killing four men and ser
iously injuring nine, was today or
dered resumed. Secretary Daniels said
the condition of Electrician Miles, one
of the injured men had improved suf-
ficiently to permit the investigation to
continue. 1t had been postponed SO
that the court might secure Miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
VIII LSON'S PET
ARMY PLAN IS
TURNED DOWN
Committee Unanimously OPP
poses Continental Scheme.
Tell President So, but He Sticks
to Own Idea.
THEY FAVOR NATIONAL GUARD
Agree Regular Army Should
Be Increased.
Reject Only the One Feature of
War Department Project.
THEY FAVOR NATIONAL GUARD
Agree Regular Army Should
Be Increased.

Washington. Feb. 1O-President
Wilson was told flatly today by Re
publicans of the house military COM
mittee that they believed the commit
tee was practically unanimously op-
posed to the continental army plan
sponsored by the war department.
They said they believed the committee
favored strengthening the national
guard and empowering the president to
draft it into the regular army in time
of war.
The Republicans left the White
House with the impression that the
president still believed the continental
army plan the best so far devised. He
showed no disposition. they said, to at
tempt to force adoption of any particu-
lar plan but expressed the conviction
that the committee would bring out a
bill for an adequate army.
Wilson Argues IA Point.
The president told them that while
he did not believe it feasible to substi-
tute the national guard for the con-
tinental army, he favored strengthen
ing the national guard. Under the
constitution the president contended
the guard is distinctly a state force.
The Republican cOntended that this
could be overcome by passing a law
allowing the president to draft the
organization in time of war.
The president urged speed and was
told that the committee will begin
framing the army bill next week and
that it should be ready for the house
in three weeks or a month.
Representa- Kahn, Republican,
said after seeing the president that
there was no disposition whatever on
either side to inject politics into the
bill. 1t was agreed, the president was
informed, that the regular army
should be increased to approximately
the strength suggested by the war de-
partment. Outside of the continental
army feature, the congressman said,
no important detail of the war de-
partment plans was opposed by the
COu1mittea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
FIND GIRLS BODY
She Disappears Into Woods on
Way to School.
Body Bears No Evidence of
Cause of Death.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The body OF
Marian Lambert, a II year old school
girl, was found today in a patch OF
woods in Lake Forest, a northern
suburb Beside the body were the
childs school books.
The half frozen form gave no clear
evidence of the manner of death. No
wounds were apparent at the first
examination and there were no evi-
dences of a struggle.
The girls father. Frank Lambert.
found the body of his child after sew
eral bours' search.
The girl attended the Deer Field
township high school but was not at
her classes yesterday. Several of her
schoolmates saw her in the morning
walking into the patch of woods where
her body was found today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
l2s 2s!z|.gZyz | 8
The New "PeIIeticr's'' signature To BE
Known Over Kansas.

In speaking of the change today A
P. McKown. manager of the store in
Topeka, said: THE Sioux City store
owned by Mr.. Pelletier already is
known as the property of the Pei
letter Stores company. The change
was made last fall when Mr.: Pelletier
took over the interest of the Mills
stores"
Thousands of dollars in improve
ments have been made in the store in
Topeka since the new management
took charge. Other plans. including
new departments and additional res
taurant room, have ben made for the
future. The company is doing an ex-
tensive mail order business in connec-
ton with the mercantile trade within
the CITY
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The enormous task of attempting an
entire change of costume" has been
in the making for many weeks. The
announcement and official change
takes place today-with the first ad
vertisement in the noon edition of the
State Journal.
F. NJ. Pelletier. who was president
of the mills Stores company" the
firm that took over the institution
organized several years ago by w. w.
Mills. is owner. also, of a big store in
Sioux City under the same name, The
Pelletier Stores company"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
Topeka's Mammoth Department
Store Changes Name Today.
To Be known No More as "Mills
Stores Company"

After the issue of the noon edition
of the state Journal today the name
"PeIletier's appeared in the business
world as one of the largest retail de-
partment stores in the west. The mag
nificent institution at Ninth and Kan
sas avenues, known for years as
mills" and purchased last fall by the
Pelletier interests of Sioux City, Iowa,
has been renamed "Pelletier's" in the
place of The Mills Stores company"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
JuHa'S Tights
Sell for 81 at
Stage Auction

New York, Fep. 1O.-Who
bought Julia Marlowe's pink
tights for 81 and what is he, or
she going to do with them? was
the question that perpleXed
Broadway today.
The tights were sold when the
Shakespearean effects OF Miss
Marlowe and +. H. Sothern were
auctioned off. out the auctioneer
wouldn't give the buyers name.
He said it wouldn't be fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
MOBILIZE WOMEN To
WORK ENGLAND FARMS

London, Feb. lot is officially
announced that the board of trade
in conjunction with the board of
agriculture is taking steps to
mobilize a sufficient number of
women to work the land in order
TO me. the demand for agricul-
tural labor due to the shortage of
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
A Sick Chicken
Clues Diphtheria
To Boy Friend

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 10.-As a re
suit of fondling and trying to help
sick chicken, of which he was fond
the 5-year-old son of William Glider
sleeve, of Gildersleeve, Conn.,, is dan
gerously i'll with diphtheria. The state
bacteriologist, Prof. H. w. Conn, of
Wesleyan university, today Identified
cultures taken from the throats of the
boy and the pet chicken as containing
diphtheria germs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
FUNERAL OF HEPBURN
Business Suspended in CIarinda-G. n
Il. Post and Masons Officiate.

Clarinda, Iowa, Feb. 10.-Hundreds
of Iowans today paid their last trib-
ute to Col W. P. Hepburn, former
congressman, who died at his home
here Monday. The body lay in state
for five hours in the First Methodist
church.
Funeral services were under the
auspices of the local G. A. r. post and
the Masons. Business in Clarinda was
suspended practically all day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
POOL SHARK, EXCITED
At GAME, FALLS DEAD

Little Rock, Feb. 1O.-George
Price, a local pool professional. ran
nine balls in a pool game last night
and then dropped dead from ex-
citement A coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of heart disease.
Price was enga ging in a local
championship tournament
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DIES At 102 IN HOUSE
WHERE She WAS BORN

Lenox, Mass, Feb. 10.-Mrs-
Eliza Webb is dead in the house
where she was born in Otis. She
had never travelled on a street car.
railroad train or automobile and
for So years has not left the town.
Mrs. Webb was 102 years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
Dunla To Meet,

London, Feb. 10.-The coming
meeting of the Russian duma will be
followed with close interest by the
British press, which already is specu-
lating on the possibility of the Russian.
Legislature being able to pursue its
business smoothly and without official
interruption
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
900 MINERS STRIKE TO
CUT PRICE OF POWDER

Pit.sburg, Pa, Feb 10.-Nine
hundred miners in three mines of
the Ford Galleries company at
Culmerville near here struck today
to enforce a dems nd that the COM
pany reduce the price Of powder.
from eight to five cents a package.
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German first line trenches
London, Feb. 1O.-German losses in
the furious fighting going on ior
nearly ten days for the Nimy heiShts
along the Somme, south of Arras. nave
totaIed 10000 more than the British
suffered in the September offensive at
I,oos and is consequently estimated at
zoo, 1000, according to information re-
ceived here today.
The fighting is proceeding with
great fierceness in heaVy snow
storm. according to latest dispatches
from Paris. The French are counter
attacking with great vigor near the
NeuVille-La Falie road, where the Ger
mans claimed capture of half mile
of French trenches in Tuesday nlght
fighting. Their objective is the Vimy
heights overlooking the plains sweep
ing down todawrd the cities of Loos
and Douai held by the Germans.
At Close Range.
ArtiIlerymen on both sides are eX-
tremeIy active. French gunners have
poured a blasting fire in upon the VII
iage of vimy. pounding to ruins the
few buildings which withstood pre-
vious bombardments. BY means or
mining operations and attacks with
hand grenades, the Teutons are seek
ing to improve their position at this
point and hand to hand fighting has
resulted.
Despite persistent reports from
Dutch sources, military critics here do
not generally credit the rumors that
the Germans are about to deliver a
hard smash against the allied lines
While fresh bodies of troops have ar
rived at the German front in Flanders,
other forces have been withdrawn In
the past few days
The opinion prevails here that the
Germans are merely engaged in one
of the periodical "reshifting" proc
eSses.
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FerOciOus Fighting On Belgian
Line With French.
Battle for Vimy Heights RACES
in SnOwstOrm.
TOWN POUNDED into RUINS
Artillery Pouring Death NOlIeys
Into TeutOn Ranks.
Engage in Hand to Hand Fight
ing and Grenade Throwing.

BULLETIN), Berlin, Feb. 10.
-The capture from the French
of large section OF trench
northwest of Vimy in the Artois
region was announced by German
army headquarters today. A mine
crater near Neuville in the same
sector was retalSen. South OF the
Somme French gained n foothold
In a small part of ono of the
German first line trenches.
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WEATHER forecast for Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
ising temperature Friday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25
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Baptist Church.

The morning preaching hour
will be devoted to a union SER
vice of all the churches, to cele.
brate together with the war vet
erans, Memorial Sunday. The
combined choirs, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Webber, will lead
the congregation in singing
songs appropriate to the occasion
and will sing a special number,
The Silent Army" Mrs. Eli
oft and choir will sing Just Be.
fore the Battle, Mother. The
pastors theme will be The Two
G. A. RS"
The Young Peoples Meeting
at the usual hour, with Miss
Grace Bruce as leader. The sub
ject to be discussed is Joshua. 1"
At the evening service the
pastor will preach and the choir
will render a special musical
number.
In the near future the choir
will give a special evening Of
music, in response to many re.
quests.
Come to oar services. You
You will be heartily welcomed.