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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
VIVID AIR BATTLE
Five French AerOplanes En-
gagged Zeppelin Invader.
Met Defeat, However, Under
Heavy German Fire.
PARIS ATTACKED BY NIGHT
Official Report Says Little Dam
age Resulted.
Many Bombs From DirlglDle
Hit Open Fields.

Paris. Ian. 31.-Five French aero
planes engaged the Zeppelin which
Saturday night last dropped bombs on
Paris, killing and wounding more than
40 persons, according to an authorlta7
tive statement just issued.
The first to attack the German raid
er was a machine piloted by ser
geant who was patrolhng the upper
air. He pursued, the statement says,
hut soon exhausted all his stock oil
cartridges and was obliged TO aDanuOH
the pursuit one of two machines
which were armed with cannon, had'
however. by this time, CLIMBED hlSH
enough and opened an intense fir on
the Zeppelin which probably was MI
but not badly damaged.
The Zeppelin next was picked up oy
n sub-lieutenant as it flew over the
suburbs westward. He went up 70
within so to 100 yards of the airship
and stuck to his quarry, sometimes fly
ing above sometimes below and some
times on a level in order to escape
tho fire from the Zeppelin machine
guas For fifty minutes the chase
continued the machine guns being
freely used on both sides, until finally
the aeroplane's engine broke down
and the sub-lientenant was obliged to
descend.
Attack on Paris.
Several bombs We're dropped by the
ZpnDelin which flew over the OUTSKIRTS
of Paris last night, but they produced
no-such deadly effect as in the raid
of Saturday night. The official press
bureau gave out the following this
morning:
"A German dirigible set out in the
direction of Paris, where / arrived
soon after 10 p. MT was bombarded
by our special batteries and attacked
hV our aeroplanes Before returning
northward it dropped a number OF
bombs which according to news so far
did no damage.
Representative of the Matin who
visited the scene of the raid say no
damage was done by the bombs
Three fell on a piece of waste ground
and three others in a field police
inspector saw the three which fell in
the field They did not sink deep in
the soil. They were covered with a
cotton-like substance which burst into
flame. The inspector characterizes
them as incendiary bombs
Drop All Bombs at Once.
Little was seen of the Zeppelin on
account of the weather condition. The
NIatin saws it has received notification
from the postmaster of one of the
places over which the Zeppelin passed
that a number of bombs were dropped
together. The inference is drawn that
the Germans seeing themselves threat
ened by French aeroplanes, decided &c
loose all their bombs at once. The
censors permitted foreign correspon-
dents to telegraph whatever details
they could obtain but the Paris morn
ing papers have many blank spaces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, Jan. 31--WHEAT-wheat prices
took IN upward swing today, influenced by
Liverpool advices that shipments from Aus
tralia and Argentina were light, and were
not likely to be on a large scale at any
time during February Besides. the amount
of wheat on ocean passage showed notable
falling off as compared either with the
corresponding time last week or a year ago
1t was said also that reports of -eselling
on the part of European buyers has not
been greatly exaggerated. Opening prices,
which ranged from as@15c lower to k@Ac
advance, were followed by substantial
gains all around. May opened 1Ac to
S1349s July 81 25ss to 81. 555s
Prices closed heavy, 134 @17sc to 21a@25sc
net lower. with May at $1.31% and July at
$1.237s.
COBN-Adverse weather conditions had
a bullish effect on corn. The buying, how
ever, was mainly in small lots. After
opening shade to &c higher the market
continue to ascend.
The close was weak at sc to 13sc net
decline.
OATS-Oats made only a poor response
to the strength of other cereals. Demand
lacked volume.
PROVISIONS-Provisi were weak
Notwithstanding higher prices on hogs and
grain. Big decrease in exports appeared to
be chiefly responsible.
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Kansas City, Jan. 31.-WHEAT-Cash
Market lac lower. No. hard. $1.23@
1.37; No. 3. 81. 226I1.36.
CORN-Market unchanged. No. mibed,
73c; No 3. T1h@73c; No. 2 white 73@
7312c; No. s, T215 673c; No. yellow, 73G
7312c; No. 3. 72I7215c.
OATS-Market unchaged. No white.
53M54c; No. 2 mixed, 4S049c.
RYE-96097c.
HAY-Market firm Choice timothy.
$1300@14.00: choice prairie, $1OO0@1050
choice alfalfa. $16.00G17. 90.
KAFIR-No. 8 white. S1.0361.04
WHEAT-Receipts 35S cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, Bic; firsts, 29c
seconds. PC; packing, 19c.
EGGS-Firsts. 2Sc; seconds, zoe.
POULTRY-Hens, 13c; turkeys, 1Sc
springs. 13c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May S123: uJIy.
S117A.
CORN-May, 74Me; July. 75kc
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FEAR EQUAL OF 1913 FLOOD.
Hundreds of Homeless in Indiana
Heavy Loss in Live Stock.

Indianapolis. Jan. 31.-Indiana riv-
ers and streams were bank full and
many overlooking today from heavy
rains throughout the state since
Thursday. Hundreds of families have
been driven from homes but up to this
morning no loss of life had been re-
ported. The property loss is estimated
at thousands of dollars and the water
is still rising. 1t is feared flood condi-
lions will equal those of 1913.
Service on two car lines was SuS-
pended here today because of high
water and hundreds of men were pa
trolling the levees along White river to
prevent the flood sweeping in that sec
ton. A number of small towns
throughout the state have been isoIat-
ed by high waters. Farmers report
heavy losses of live stock.
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SNOW IS GENERAL

ri tCOnttnued from rage One.J
morning at Topeka. and the ground
after this mornings storm was COW,
cred to a depth of s. inches of snow
on top of a half-inch of ice. The
heaviest fall occurred at about
O'Clock and lasted only a few minutes
The snow had stopped at 10 o'clock.
although the sky was still cloudy.
Temperatures fell slowly after 10
O'Clock last night. dropping to de
ssrees at O'Clock this morning after
teaching Is degrees last night. The
mercury will probably continue on the
decline this evening and tonight. The
forecast calls for generally fair wealth
er tonight and Tuesday; colder to-
night. The wind this morning was
making Is miles an hour from the
north.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was 81 degrees in 1911.
The low mark occurred in 1899 when
zero. The KGw river is practically sta
ttonary, the stage this morning being
ga feet
Along the Railroads.
Along the Santa Fe snow has fallen
as far south as Oklahoma. The same
condition exists along the Strong City
branch in the northern section of the
state. Reports received by the Union
Pacific indicates that snow also has
fallen ing their line as far west as
Colorado.
The heaviest snowfall appears to
have been in the vicinity of Dodge
City. between two and three inches
having fallen since last night. Nearly
two inches of snow covers the central
section of the state. In the extreme
southern end of the state mad in north
ern Oklahoma, sleet has supplanted
the snow.
Railroad service is apparently I'M
impaired. Practically all trans enter
ing the city this morning were on time
and as nearly as can be learned no
trouble is being experienced in any
part of the state.
No wire trouble has been reported
Unlike the sleet that tore wires down
early last week. snow seldom impairs
Geographic service. according to rail
way telegTaphers.
Telephone Trouble.
Much trouble was reported this
morning by local officials of the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone company
Work of repairing broken lines is be-
ing carried on as rapidly as possible
but owing to the heavy load of ice and
snow on the wires the work is diff
cult. The Iinesmen working on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
BANDITS MURDER


driven into the city, w h h roadster
AM when it stalled, left it by the road
side. When his guests returned home
he started with them, he said, carry
ing tools to repair his own car. They
stopped bes e the STRANDED machine
Il was working on the automobile"
he told the police, when I heard my
brother shout Ed 1 looked up and
saw a big negro, who hit me over the
head. I went down and out, bat be-
fore I did so, 1 saw him grapple with
Fred"
on the road. The body of Mrs. Teiper
was in the autmobile. Frederick's was
in the road near the automobile; near
him lay Grace. She was taken to a
hospital here and at : late hour had
not recovered consciousness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
CAN'T FIND Ks

tContinued from Page One.I
rines arrived off Charleston bar last
night but We're prevented by the los
from entering the harbor.
Arrival of the flotilla and its convoy
was followed by the Tallahassee wire
less report to Washington navy Off
cials that the ks was missing. Short
ly after that naval boats in these wa
ters. including the destroyer Worden
the coastguard cutters YamacraW and
Seminole and the buoy tender Man
grove began search. No word had
been received up to a m. today
from submarine ks or from the YES
sells which are searching for her, ac-
cording to navy yard officials The
Ks was said to have aboard a crew of
light.
Puzzled to Explain.
A report from Charleston, s. c., that
she was safe. was later denied. The
only definite information of the sub
commander of the submarine tender
Tallahassee, which was accompanying
the k-5 and three other undersea
boats from New York to Key West,
saying the ks was missing in a fog.
The message had been relayed yester-
day to the department by Commander
Bryan of the Charleston naval station.
Navy officials believe the K-5 may
have experienced trouble with her en-
gines but said her battery power was
sufficient to keep her under control in
that case.
Naval officers We're at a loss to eX-
plain the disappearance of the subma-
rine. That the commander may have
lost his way in the fog, or that the
fuel supply was exhausted and the
boat cached, was the explanation
advanced. The ks was authorized in
1911 and cost 100000.
Lieut.. r. c. Grady commands the
ks with Ensign H. C. Frazer second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
DANGER AT ST. LOUIS.
Big River Continues to Rise-Farmers
Flee LowIandS.

St. Louis, Jan. 31.-The Mississippi
river continued to rise during the night
and this morning registered 31.2 feet,
a rise of y feet in u hours. The
Meramec river, which flows into the
Mississippi 25 miles below this city,
and the Des Peres, which skirts the
western and southern edge of the city
also were rising.
Lowlands at the mouth of the Des
Peres just south of the city, were
flooded.
The Illinois river went out of its
banks during the night in Jersey coun-
ty. Illinois. and many farmers fled
from their homes.
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BIG LEVEE GOES OUT.
Mississippi Torrent Carries Out Hick-
man. KY. Levee.

Hickman, Ky, Jan. 31.-The West
Hickman leVee gave way early today
and the Mississippi river is now flood
ing large area in the manufacture
ing district. The water slowly back
ing up into the business section, about
900 people have so far been rendered
homeless
A large force of men worked
throughout Sunday and Sunday nigh
in an effort to hold the levees against
the flood, but shortly after o'clock
this morning the river broke through
with a rush and the water quickly
filled the lower part of the town.
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Kansas City. Jan. 31-HoGS-Receipts
5000. Market &c to Toe higher. Bulk of
sales, 81 55G795; heavy. ST.S5dS00: pack
ers and butchers SI1O07.95; light, $1,000
$50; pigs. sc. 25M7-25
CATTLE-Reeeipts 5000 Market strong
to 15c higher Prime fed steers, s.. 256S 10 !;
dressed beef steers. s6.75@s25; western
steers. S6.25Qs40; southern steers, $4,000
7.75; COWS, S4.25G6.75: heifers, $6.00QS.5O !;
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find MISSING CREW
Reserves in Lifeboats Adrift All Night
Are Picked Up.

Liverpool, Jan. 31.-The- seven miss
ing seamen from the American line
steamship Philadelphia were landed
today by a trawler at Milford Haven,
Wales. After the Philadelphia's col
lision Saturday with the British sail
ing ship Ben Lee, off the coast of
Wales, the seamen put off in a life
boat to rescue the Ben Lees crew.
They became lost in the darkness
and were adrift all night, being final
ly picked up by a passing steamship.
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worked
TRACKS FLOODED; TRAINS QUIT
Usage River Receding; Railway Serv-
ice AnnuIIed for Three DAYS.

Springfield. Mo, Jan. 31-The
Usage river. which has been out of its
banks for three days was falling to-
day. Fourteen inches of water covered
the Clinton line railroad tracks near
Osceola and it was expected that train
service would be resumed today The
, Frisco has been detouri.g trains on
the Clinton line on account of
floods between here and Kansas City,
where the tracks are lower than the
Clinton line tracks.
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MISS. UP 81 FEET.
Above Flood Stage and Entire Vale,
Below Is Threatened.
Washington, ia

Washington, Jan. 31-Serious
floods threaten the lower Ohio valley.
the Mississippi valley from Cairo, III,
to the Gulf of Mexico, and the valleys
of Arkansas because of the heavy
rains Sunday in Arkansas. lower Ohio
valley and the Mississippi valley from
St Louis to Vicksburg. The weather
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values, no material improvement being re

values, no material improvement being re-
corded at noon.
Bonds were heavy.
The week ened with a renewal of liquida-
ton and selling pressure that characterized
last weeks operations. Losses of 1 to 2
pointes were recorded by all active issues,
rails showing better resistance, however,
than industrials and specialties. Trading
was moderate United States Steel alone
being offered in fairly large quantities. It's
initial sale was a block of 5000 shares
at 81 followed We 9y sma1ier transactions at
ing price of S215. There were virtually no
exceptions to the heavier trend, the move
ment embracing all parts of the list Re
coveries of fractions to a full point were
made later
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Chicago. Jan. 31.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery. 23@3oc.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts, 29c; or
binary firsts, 27@2Sc. At mark, cases in
Guided. 24G29c.
POTATOES-Market unsettled Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota and Da-
kota white, 92G9Sc; Minnesota and Da-
kota Ohios, SSG95c.
POULTRY-Alive higher: fowls 151Ac
snrings 16r
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Weekly Bank CIearings.

New York. Jan. 31.-Bank clearfngs in
the United States for the week ending Jan
uary % as reported to Bradstreet's. aggre-
gate S4.426.36O 600. against S4.452 So. 900 the
previous week and $1,000, 292, 600 in the cor
responding week last year. Following are
the returns with percentages of change:
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stockers and feeders. $6.OO6S.OO; bulls,
S5.00G650; calves. S6.50G1O5O.
SHEEP-Recepts 1900. Market steady.
Lambs, $40; 25@ 1865; yearlings. $s.50Q9 % ;
wethers, S7.25@S09; ewes $6.S06l7 so ;
stockers and feeders, $5.00@9S5.
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Liverpool, Jan. 31-WHEAT-Spot No. 1
Manitoba, las 3D. No. 3, 14s Id: No ,
hard winter, new, lbs Sd; No. 1 Northern
Duluth. las Id
CORN-Spot, American mixed, new,
los 10d.
FLOUR-Winter patents, 49s Cd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31

New York. AIN. -MONEY-MercantiIe
paper, 3M3H per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills, 4.71A demand, 4.761s; cables, 476
11-16 Francs, demand, 5.S7h cables,
1864. Marks demand, "A; cables, 741S
Kronen. demand, 12A cables. 13- Guild
mand, 6.72; cables, GIL. RubIes, demand,
30; cables, 3054. Bar silver, 571sc; Mexi-
can dollars. 44c. Government bonds.
steady; railroad bonds, heavy. Time loans
steady, 60 and 80 days, 215@2% months,
"a as.
Can money, steady high. 2; low. 1% :
ruling rate, IL last loan, 2; closing bid
1% offered at ..
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Chicago, Jan. 31.-WHEAT-Close: Nav
$1.315s; July, $1.237s.
OATS-May, 505sc; July. 473sc
PoBBRR-yanuary. $2029; May, $2o.5o.
SHORT RIBS-January, $1O.57; May
$1,000.
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Wall St, New York, Jan. 31.-STOCKS-
Selling became more extensive on the par
tial rally, Steel, the Harrimans, Reading
Fries, Anaconda and American Smelling
showing greater heaviness while specialties
were acufely weak. Steel sell to SOL
Bethlehem Steel Is to $50, and Industr. /
Alcohol. Continental Can. International
Nickel and Texas Company 3 to points
Commission houses were active in the
movement, indicating an extension of the
liquidation to out of town sources. Trad
ers were almost universally bearish basing
their attitude on week end Developments
at home and abroad. TIL heavy dealings
this morning were wholly at the expense Of
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New York JAN Observation-Disclosures,
firm 10 points higher; cut loaf. $50: crush
ed, $50; Mould A, 6.45; Cubes 6.35; pow
dered els; powdered, 6.10: fine granulated,
900; Diamond A, GOO; Confectioners' A,
$50: No. l. $50
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Market slow, &c to Zoe above yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales. S7.s0Gs.O0: light.
$7.400S.00: mixed, $1.65@S.05: heavy, 81 65
GS05: rough. s7.65d7.s0; pigs. IS $50 90.
CATTLE-Receipts 1.3O0 Market strong
unchanged to Toe higher. Native beef
steers S6.40M915: western steers Sc. goa
$50; COWS and heifers. $3.200s15; calves.
S7.50G1050.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000. Market firm
Wethers, $7.35@S.O0; lambs. $S.30@10.75.
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New YORK, Jan. 31-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, 11S0. Sales, 1,6O(
bales
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New York Stock Market.
TClose of prices for the leading stocks OIL
The New York Stock Exchange as re
ported by Thos j. Myers. broker. Couln
bian Bldg.l
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ONLY One "BROMO OUININE. -

To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Look for
signature of E. w Grove. Cures a Cold in
One Day. 25c-Adv.
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The range Of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos- Myers, Broker. Columbian
Bldg.l
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Chicago. Jan. 81.

Kansas City Grain Market
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures in
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re
ported by Thos. j Myers. Broker. ColIm
bian Bldg.l
-..-s Kansas City, Jan. 81.
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Kansas City Livestock sale. To-day
THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone III
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin
son Co. I've stock commission Der
chantsl
Kansas City. Jan. 3l-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market Ttrong. Toe
higher.
HOGS-Receipts 6.000 head. Market 1Oc
to 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $770@7.95; ;
top. $500.
L =. lr..r.c
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New Orleans Cotton Market.


New Orleans, Jan. 31.-COTTON-Spot
let; unchanged Middling, Ills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
vIRGINIAN LOSS TOTALS $500.
Big Force of Workmen Busy Getting
Theatre Ready for Shows on
Sunday and Christmas.

The Virginian Theatre is not going
to remain dark Sduring the profitable
holiday season and this afternoon a
big force of carpenters and electricians
were busy at the theatre and they gave
the assurance that the stage and the
dressing rooms would be rebuilt so that
the performances could go on again on
Sunday. The Sunnyside of Broadway
Company is fixing up its wardrobe by
having new costumes, shipped in from
Chicago and the whole show will be
ready when the curtain is rung up on
Sunday afternoon. Figuring up the
loss from the fire has been something
of the problem and the total of it will
probably exceed $4,000 The stage in
the theatre was badly damaged and
much of the electric work was ruined.
The loss of Manager Meis, which is
covered by insurance, is estimated at
close to a thousand dollars. The loss
to the Boyle-Woolfolk company is plac-
ed at $4,000. There was no insurance
on the properties of the theatrical com
pany and it is questionable if this loss
is covered by insurance on the theatre.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
EAGLE GETS HOT RECEPTION.
American "Bird'' Which Flew Into
Kenosha for Christmas Present
Killed by Durkee Ave. Men.

A great big American eagle which
flew in over the lake on Friday look
ing for place to spend the Christmas
season, is going to remain in Kenosha
indefinitely as he was bagged by a
bunch of real marksmen and it is now
being mounted to decorate one of the
rooms in the office of the Simmons
Company. 1t was just after noon ON
Friday that the big "Bird of Freedom
was seen cavorting along the lake
shore just south of the city limits on
Durkee avenue and three mighty hunt
ers, Charles Stuart, Rollo Rambo and
E. G. Alleman, went out after it.
Stuart and Rambo were armed and both
took shot at the big bird and Allie
man shouted at it. There is some
doubt as to whether it was the bullets
of Stuart and Rambo or the voice of
Alleman which turned the trick, but
anyway the big eagle came down and
he was towed in and taken to the Sim
mons office. The eagle measures more
than eight feet from tip to tip and it
is one of the best specimens of the
family ever seen about Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
CLOSE LAST DAY OF YEAR.
Captain Fountain of the Coast Guard
Gets Formal Order to Close up
the Station December 81.

The Kenosha Coast Guard is not go
ing to remain in service during the
entire winter as Friday evening Cap
tain Frank Fountain, in command at
the island headquarters, received a
formal notice from Washington direct
ing him to haul down the flag for the
season on the last day of December at
midnight with the understanding that
the station is to be re-opened on the
first day of March. The men at the
station were pretty well pleased with
the arrival of the order as nearly all
of them had made plans for the winter
which were going to be greatly dis
turbed if the station was kept open
during January and February. The
active work of getting ready to close
up for the year was started this morn
ing and everything will be in ship shape
for the winter when the flag is hauled
down week from Sunday evening.
Of course Captain Fountain will spend
the winter in Kenosha and he will
have a volunteer crew ready to take
care of any emergency.