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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
CRISIS NO MORE
Danger of Friction With Mex
leo Now Is Past.
General Says Calm Is Tribute
to CarranZa.

El Paso, March 1S.-General Ga
vira, Carranza commander at Juarez,
in a statement given today to the AS
sociated Press, declared the crisis in
the relations between the United
States and Mexico is past and that
there is no further need to fear tdou-
BILE.
General Gaxira, "and 1 feel much re-
lieved. There is no question that the
situation was very delicate and even
government has demonstrated its abil-
ity to control the people and has been
ably seconded by his generals in the
field.
Confidence in First Chief.
Il do not wish to be understood as
in any way approving the entry of
American troops on Mexican soil. The
restraint that the Mexican people lave
shown is due solely to the confidence
that they have in the first chief and
his administration. The American
peo must realize the significance of
passage of their soldiers over so large
a part of Mexico without being mo-
Tested in any way 1t is a supreme
tribute to General Carranze.
General Gavira denied reports that
he had received word that General
Pershing and Colonel Dodd had
Joined forces north of Casas Grandes.
He said he knew nothing further of
the movements of the Americans be-
yond the fact that their outposts were
in the neighborhood of that city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
25O,OOO
Germans Made Their Biggest
Sacrifice at Verdun.
They Wage, Not War but Sci
entific Slaughter.
WHOLE FIELDS OF DEAD NOW
No Infantry Attacks Last Night
Reported by Paris.
Artillery BOmbardmentS ViO-
lent on Some Sectors.
WHOLE FIELDS OF DEAD NOV

Paris, March 1S.-No infantry at
tacks were made last night in the
Verdun region, the war office an
nounced today. There was intermit-
tent cannonading.
The German losses in the desperate
enterprise against Verdun, positive
fruits of which are only to be found
on paper, must now be more than a
quarter of million.
The sort of thing that has been go
ing on for days is neither magnificent
nor war. 1t is just scientific slaughter
and serves only to display the coura-
geous tenacity of both defenders and
attackers.
Whole Fields of Dead.
Whole fields of dead now stretch
before the centers of activity. An of
ficer who has returned from Vaux
gives a picture of what is happening
right along on the attacked point of
the salient.
Our artillery is now in excellent
position from which it crushes the at
tacking battalions," he said. Now
and again an occasional company
otic ruined village. My to be de-
stroyed by machine guns or the bay
onet-
In some cases it would seem the
lines OF the Germans nave recOlleQ
upon their own heads.
Attackers Deceived
Thus after the report of the cap
ture of Vaux a company of the Nine
teenth reserve regiment marched to-
ward the village with its officers at its
head and arms at shoulders, without
doubling that its compatriots were in
front.
The French actually allowed them
to enter the village. Then, when they
got into the main street, our troops
opened fire with machine guns and
scattered the enemy. who took refuge
in cellars where they were killed by
grenades or the haXnnet,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
DRIVE ON RUSSIA
Germans Have Begun New Of
fensive on Eastern Front.
Gar Sends His Best Generals
to Oppose Them.

Petrograd, March 1S.-A great
German offensive against the Rus
SLAMS is preparing and has, indeed
already commenced in the Dvinsk
Both Generals Kuropatkin and
Radko Dmitrieff are on the northern
front-the one Russia's great strate-
gist, the other a marvellous leader in
active operations. With these two
generals in command, great confidence
is felt.
1t was officially announced at the
Russian war office today that German
troops are again attacking the Rus
sian positions northwest of Dvinsk.
The statement says:
The Statement
'In the region of Da1sen Island a
violent artillery duel has taken place.
Below Dvinsk, in the region of
Illoukst, east of Poniewesch railway.
the Germans threw hand grenades
loaded with high explosives"
The following official report was is
sued by the war office Friday night:
Western front-Our artillery has
effectively bombarded German can
tonments southeast of Ikskul and in
the vicinity of Tomsdorff. In the
Dvinsk region our gunners dispersed
a marching column of Germans south
west of the village of Garbunovka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
A S6OO,OOO FIRE
Flames Wipe Out Two Whole
Blocks in Baltimore.
COnfIagratiOn Started in Bar
Fixture Factory.

Baltimore. Md, March 1S.-South
Baltimores manufacturing center,
covering an area of two whole blocks,
was destroyed in a conflagration Fri
day night Hundreds of families fled
from their homes and others were res
cued by firemen and police.
The blaze began in the f. " Ganth
company structure, where show cases
and bar fixtures are manufactured.
The building covers an entire square.
terrific northeast wind famed the
flames until they reached the Balti-
more Cooperage company's plant, the
John H. Grimes Box company and the
Michael Daily Box company. The
blaze ragged through the night, pre-
senting a spectacular sight which re-
called unpleasant membories of 1904,
when Baltimore's heart was swept OUT
of existence.
A summary of damage estimates in
dicated that the loss would exceed
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
OF MILITARY ACE
There Are 342,36O Men in Kan
sas Subject to Duty.
The Voting Population of Both
Sexes Numbers 943,42S.

A summary of statistics CLEANED
from the compilation of the state
decennial census. issued by ]. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board of
agriculture, shows the following facts:
The total population of the state in
1915 was 1.672,545, increase of 127,-
577 in the last ten years. OF this
population s54,679 are males and s13,-
231 are females The sex of 4,635 is
not given.
There are 1,552.644 native Ameri-
cans and 5,266 foreigners. The ma
tivity of 4,635 is not given.
The number of families in the state
in 1915 is 4O7, ,666, in 1905, 345,066
and in 1895, 279.816.
Number of persons to the family
in 1915, 4.10 in 1905, 4.47 and in 1895,
ATT.
Number of children of school age,
536,57 in 1915, 532,63 in 1905 and
279,S16 in 1895.
Number of males of military age
342, $50; number of males of voting
age, 490,2S5; number of females of
voting age, 453,143.
Population, 81 years and over, 943,-
42S in 1915. S27,69 in 1905 and $685.
56S in 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
fine SUNDAY COMING
Night Temperature Continues "a
Hover Around Frost Line.

Weather of the variety usually ex-
perienced in the middle of May pre-
vailed at Topeka Friday. At O'Clock
in the evening the mercury reached
73 degrees. Somewhat cooler weather
is coming with just a possibility OF
clouds and unsettled conditions The
wind is already in the north and the
chance for weather as warm as Friday
is small today.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and probably Sunday; some-
what colder tonight and in the south
Gates temperatures Of 25 to 80 degrees
for 36-hour shipments north and east:
west and south, 80 degrees The tenn
perature at Topeka tonight will be
close to freezing.
The lowest temperature of the
morning was 3S degrees at O'Clock.
This Is degrees above normal The
mercury, during the early part of the
morning climbed more rapidly than on
Friday, but the north wifd kept the
later readings down. The highest
temperature on record for this date is
50 degrees. established in 1888. The
low record. degrees, occurred in
1888.
The Kaw river has fallen one-tenth
of a foot since Friday morning. maxi
ing the stage today 81 feet. The wind
is blowing at the rate of 10 miles an
hour from the north
The average temperature today was
8 degrees above normal, while q
northeast wind blew twenty-five miles
per hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
next WEEKS WEATHER
Rain First of Week Followed by Fair,
Warm Days.

Washington, March IS. - The
weather bureau today made this fore
cast of weather for the coming week:
THE pressure distribution Is such
as to indicate thu the coming week
will be marked by a general reaction
10 normal temperature east of the
Mississippi valley. In til Mississippi
valley and all districts west thereof.
temperatures above the seasonal aver
age may be expectde.
The next disturbance to cross the
country will form west of the Rocky
mountains Sunday. pass to the plain
states anC the Great Central valleys
Monday or Tuesday, and the eastern
states about Wednesday. This dis
turbauce will be preceded by a gem
eral rise in temperature and will be
attended by SHOWS in northern and
local rains and probably thunder
storms in the southern states east of
the Rocky mountains.
with the exception of the short
period of unsettled weather attending
this disturbance and local SHOWS at the
beginning of the week in the region of
the Great Lakes and the North Allan
tic states. the week will be one OF
generally fair weather"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
EDUCATIONAL DAY
April IA Is Designated by Governor
Capper in Proclamation.

Governor Capper today issued a
proclamation urging all Kansans to
observe Educational Day" on April
IA. On this day annual school meet
ing in S.S15 rural school districts and
cities of the third class in the state
are scheduled to be held and plans for
Improvement in schools for the COM
ing year will be made. In view of
this fact Governor Capper made the
proclamation to designate the day as
Educational Day and called upon
the directors of school boards and
citizens of all communities to do all
in their power to enact a progressive
campaign for education in the state
which would make all schools better
during the coming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
is HIS own BILL
Wilson Stamp on Army Meas
ure, Says Hay.
Approves liberalization of Ma
tiOnal Guard.

Washington. March 1S.-The house
military bill is President Wilson's
own Dill, Chairman Hay of the mill
tary committee informed the house to-
day when dIoate on the message was
resumed under the ten-hour rule.
'I may say" he said in reply to a
question, lin broad language that this
is the presidents bill; that he thor
oughly approves of it"
Representative Moore of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican, said members on
both sides were eager to know wheth-
er the bill had the full approval of
the administration.
4 am authorized to state" Chair
man Hay replied, that the bill meets
with the approval of the president. It
is his bill. 1t carries out the recon-
mendation of his message"
Mr.. Hay added that while the bill
did not contain the continental army
provisions recommended by former
Secretary Garrison and approved by
President Wilson the president was
satisfied that the proposed federaliza-
ton of the National Guard would ac-
complish the same purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
GUlNG III IHE IUP
Unusual Young Man Discovered
in Santa Fe Shops.
Overpaid Twenty Cents a Day
for Is Months.
REFUNDED To BIG COMPANY
Given Good Job at Completion
of Apprenticeship.
Has Opportunity to Climb High
With Railroad.
REFUNDED TO BIG COMPANY

Ordinarily names are omitted from
a story because the story is of such
character that their use would injure
the persons involved. In this instance
the name is omitted because he
young man is modest, because i4e
doesn't believe he has done anything
unusual and because he doesn't want
to be pointed out among men. But Of
ficials of the Santa Fe shops who
come in contact with thousands of
young men have put his couse down
among those labeled unusual and
no opportunity will be overlooked to
help him along.
A little more than three years ag }
he began work in the Santa Fe shops,
learning one branch of the work. He
had three years to serve as a helper
before he became a real workman.
His wages were fixed at approximate
iy $50 a month. For eighteen months
he plugged along drawing his small
monthly allowance He helped in the
support of his mother, kept himself,
and by pinching was able to go to
night school to pick up some knowl-
edge he had missed by quitting pub
lie school.
Things went along fairly well for
eighteen months-half of his appren-
ticeship. Then something happened
TCopfipued from Iar 1e1vo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
ISSUE PEACE Def
German Officials Supposed Back
of Editorial.
Didn't Make Terms, Now Must
Suffer.

Berlin, March 1S.-Germany's enc
mics, by not taking advantage of the
announcement of Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg on December 9
that Germany would consider peace
proposals whenever her foes are will
ing to ask terms, have lost the day of
grace This is the conclusion to be
drawn from a leading article in the
semi official Lokal Anzeiger in whic n
it is declared flatly the time now has
come to carry out the chancellor's
warning of December that if the enc
mics of this country did not ask for
peace in a reasonable period they
would have to pay more dearly for il
Were Willing Then.
The Lokal AnZeiger says:
According to everything one hears,
one must be convinced that our re-
snopsible statement in complete agree
occupy a different attitude toward the
general situation than they occupied
when the chancellor expressed our
readiness to enter into peace negotia-
tions under certain conditions. These
remarks uttered with a feeling of
power and a certain superiority but
in no manner of weakness, found a
fanatical echo among our enemies.
Hence, every one has to conclude
that the leaders in the enemy camp
lack all vision of the attainable, all
understanding of the hard immutable
facts which already had developed
and have since that time only accum-
ulated in greater extent.
1.-The chancellor left no doubt that.
if his honorable wish to avoid sense
| less blood letting should prove futile
we were determined to double our
energies in order to open the blindest
of our enemies eyes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18

Tale of a SoiLed
Shirt In Topeka

1t was the tale of a soiled shirt that
was related over the telephone to DR..
L. w. Rowles, city milk inspector,
this morning.
In addition to serving as milk in
spector DR.. Rowles is boss of all food
inspections made in the city and the
shirt had to do with food inspections
Some man who refused to give his
name, called in about the shirt worn
by certain groceryman in Topeka.
Il am one of the best customers he
has," said the man. "and l want to
continue to trade there. But this
mans shirt is a fright. 1 don't think
he changes it at all. L believe that in
inspecting grocery stores you should
take such things into consideration"
The soiled shirt will be taken into
consideration, according to Dr.
ROWleS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
Removes Idea of Intention to
Occupy Casas Grandes.
By Strategic Plan, Two Ameri-
can Forces Unite.
S1OO, 900 REWARD FOR VILLA
Chihuahua Ranchmen Put Up
Sum for His Head.
Many Bandit Gangs Encoun-
tered in Expedition.

Ell Paso. March 1S.-American cav
alrymen pursuing Francisco Villa were
camped at dawn today at Colonia
Dublan one of the environs of Casas
Grandes. They arrived in the night.
Through Colonia Dublan runs the
road to the Galeana district. 25 miles
southeast. where Villa was last defin-
iteIy reported
The news of the eneampment at Col
onia Dublan dispelled fears of any dis
putes with Constitutionalist authors
ties over what position the American
troops should occupy at Casas
Grandes Mormon scouts dashed into
Colonia Dublan last night with the
news that the American were near.
The column which was first into this
important American settlement was
said to be the cavalry from Hachita.
Columns Verge to Point.
Dispatches direct from Mexico and
the official announcements from
Major General Funston made 1t evi-
dent today that the two American col
umns, one from Columbus. N. M, un-
der General Pershing, and the other
from Hachita, n. M. under Colonel
Dodd, had gotten into close communi-
cation with each other and probably
had formed an actual junction when
d
route to Casas Grandes. Something of
the strategy of the dash on Villas
trail was revealed. The Hachita
column made it's actual start from San
Bernardino ranch, about the size of a
large county, where the state of New
Mexico extends some forty miles
south of the general east and west line
of the American border.
Didn't Stop at Gnzman.
By using this American territory for
the first part of their advance from
Hachita, the flying cavalry command
of Col. George Dodd. was able to
strike into Mexico at the shortest dis
tance from Casas Grandes, a little
more than 60 miles of march.
The main column, under General
Pershing, at Columbus. n. M. starting
at a point considerably farther north
of Casas Grandes, did not go due south
but apparently veered TO the westward
to get into touch with the cavalry
commands from Hachita.
Reports here that General PERISH.
ing's army intended to establish a
base at GUzman were discounted in
dispatches that Guzman was still held
CONTINUED Page 81
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5000 Apply to
Enlist In Army
In Three Days

Chicago. March 1S.-Approxi-'
mately thirty-two hundred appli-
cations for enlistment in the
United States army had been re-
ceived here today from the Chi
cago district which includes near
by points since the resumption of
recruiting three days ago. Further
impetus was given to recruiting
today by the inauguration of an
advertising campaign in which
postmasters of nearby towns were
required to post advertisements
and personally encourage those
inclined to enlist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
Two Americans Are Murdered
ON Ranch Near TOrreOn.
Foreigners in TampicO District
in Dread of Outbreak.
MANY VILLA SYMPATHIZERS
Prominent Mexicans Rally to
Support of Hunted Outlaw.
Washington Is Forced to Pro-
tect Foreign Interests.

Torreon, March 18.-Fighting
has been in progress since early
yesterday between Constitution
alists and Villistas at Canon
Chorritos near Noe in the Tor
reon district. The Villa COM
mander is said to be Juan Mad
rid.
Reliable reports received here
were that 26 men had been killed
and 80 captured in a battle be-
tween Constitutionalists and So
called "Pacifists" somewhere in
the region of Durango, Mexico.
The Pacifists which were defeat
ed under the leadership of Gen
erals Banuelos and Miguel Hern-
andeE.
Americans Murdered.
Galveston. March 1s.-Two Ameri-
can citizens were murdered on a ranch
west of Torreon Monday night, ac-
cording to advices reaching here to-
dav from the border. where it was
brought by Mexican refugees.
It is said the Americans were killed
during an anu-American demonstra-
ton in which half a hundred Mexicans
participated. The bodies of the dead
Americans were left at the ranch
house when the MeXicans took up
their march northward, hoping to
join some squad of Villa soldiers
Information reached here that Nll
lista forces have assembled in streng
in the state of Tamaulipas and that
Mexicans in the United States hav
organized in an effort to supply them
with arms and ammunition by water
route. The yacht Providencia, which
sailed from Corpus Christi last week.
picked up 500 rifles and large guam
tity of ammunition at Padre Island.
She was wrecked on the Mexican
coast and her crew have been made
prisoners
There are other expeditions under
way, however.
Fear Big Outbreak.
That prominent MeXicans in the
vicinity of Tampico are in sympathy
with the cause of Pancho Villa and
(Continued on Page -
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SENT AFTER zAPATA
Carranza Dispatches General to Cut
Off Possible Villa Aid.

Galveston, March 1S.-General Pab-
10 Gonzales has been made chief of
the military operations against the
apata forces in Southern Mexico ac-
cording to information reaching the
Mexican consulate today. He was ap-
pointed to this post by General Obre-
gon. who has just been made minister
of war and navy in the Carranza cab
met. 1t is also announced that Obre-
gon has abolished the practice of is
suing commissions to women in the
Mexican army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
AFFIRM IT WAS U-BOAT
Amsterdam e. S. Consul Reiterates
Dutch Liner Was Torpedo Victim.

Washington, March 1S.-Two Off
GERS and lookouts of the destroyed
Dutch liner, Tubantia, the American
consul at Amsterday reported today,
swear the steamer was torpedoed."
He added that passengers were of the
same opinion.
The consul reports persons missing
and says that Richard Shilling refer
red to in news dispatches as an Amer
lean consul, is an employee of the
New York Life Insurance company.
with his wife and daughter. Schilling
was saved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
SEES END OF WAR
French Minister Considers Verdun
Closing Scene of Struggle.

Paris, March 1S.-"We have
reached the decisive hour" said Alex
andre Ribot, minister of finance,
speaking in the chamber last night on
the military situation. I'VE can say
without exaggeration, without illusion
and without vain optimism, that we
now see the END of this horrible war.
Minister Ribots utterances are TAX
en- as of the utmost importance in re-
gard to the battle at Verdun where
peace is or is not appreciably nearer
1t is unquestionabIe that the tension
in France has relaxed and that men s
thoughts are turned to the rapid de-
velopment of events favorable to the
allies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
BRITISH MINE, MAYBE?
German Comment of Tubaptia Disas-
ter Shifts Blame to Enemy.

Berlin. March 1S.--"Commenting
on the Dutch report that the steam
ship Tubantia was sunk by a mine,
German newspapers are discussing
the origin of the mine," says the
Overseas News Agency They state
that the latest statistics indicate it
was not a German mine. Since the
beginning of the war. 91s mines have
been washed up on the Dutch coast.
OF these. 484 were of British origin,
So French, 201 unknown and only IFS
German"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
Prices Say No
Linen Dresses
This Summer

Columbus. Ohio, March 1S.-
Merments predict a linen famine
this year Women, they claim,
who have been accustomed to
wearing linen waists and skirts
during summer will find it prac-
tically impossible to secure such
linen. The foreign supply of the
cloth is almost entirely shut off.
The American output is small.
The prices, merchants say, will be
higher than in the last 5 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
FEUD LEADER KILLED
One of Notorious Allen Brothers Who
Shot Up Court, Is Assassinated.

Roanoke, n. c., March 1s--Jack
Allen, brother of Sidne. and Floyd Al
len, leaders of the gang that assassi-
mated officials of the Carroll county
court at Hillsville, was killed last
night at the home of Mrs. Brit Martin,
seven miles from Mount Airy, n. C..
Will McGraw, who was with Allen and
'--No disa pnea red immedia tely after
the shot was heard, is being sought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18

Washington, March ia COM
plete adjustment of the labor diff
culties between the machinists and al
lied crafts employed on southeastern
railroads, and the companies was
reached here today by representa- tives
of the roads granting an increase in
pay ranging from one to three and a
half cents per hour and agreeing to
esta ablish a minimum rate of pay in all
crafts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
..BeIfast Chicken Dies at ss.

St Louis, March 1S.-BiH Clark
once a well known prize fighter, and
for many years a swimming instructor
here, died today at his home in st.
Louis He was So years old. In his
youth he was noted in England as a
bantam weight fighter. To ring fol-
lowers hew as known as Belfast
Chicken"