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Evening journal., 1917-11-08
These Interruptions are Directly Due to
Causes Beyond Our Control and Brought
About By the War.

About BY the war.
Poor coal is the prime cause has been policy to use
higgade soft exclusively have rated boiler plant
capacity accordingly Under NORMAL conditions our present
boiler capacity is ample requirements with considerable
10 snare Notwithstanding the manufacturing industries
have greatly increased their consumption of power from our plants
But conditions NOT normal they are war conditions FOR
some months past has increasingly difficult to get even fair
grade of any any price and we are obliged to
whatever coal be obtained and pay from two to three
times as much per in normal times for hghgrade coal
As the coal poorer requires popohonateiy greater
boiler capacity to produce equivalent amount OF steam we
have sufficient steam capacity with the grade of coal we are
now receiving IF everything goes right but three boilers
develop be cut out of service at the time OF our
peak load pressure reduced to point where aec
the voltage order the pressure BACK Is necessary ~
drop some of the load for short time
Ancipang these conditions installed two boilers this
year and ordered additional boilers early in 1917 which order was
shortly aerward doubled In ordinary times these units wouo
been delivered in three months has taken eght non
make them in spite very efforts the part OF the manu-
facers and shipments will be made next week AS soon as they
arrive they will be the extension OF our boiler oo
which is ready them and connected into new TWO nun
dred foot stack under construction This Work was Seu
the early part this year. and has been in progress all summer ana
now nearly completed When finished will result IN rl
PER CENT INCREASE the steam capacity of our No. plant
We are now and have ben fully by sufficient con-
tracts for coal all demands and failures or made
auaces supply have been and will be due causes ene Dc
yond our control Up the present time have been able 10
secure quantity although of our large coal conUa
tors recently cancelled his agreement with and was not until
this matter taken with the Council OF National Deense
in Washington that the partially restated Some OF
our supplying only from onehd 10 oneha
of the coal which they agreed to deliver CERTAIN cars OF
good coal by result of unusual effort nave oeen ap
nropated by the route The local coal committee
which has been recently appointed assisting us in every way po
be to best grade of coal that may now be oonea IN
sufficient quantities to meet our requirements
We have purchased additional land adjoining plants which
will make our coal storage capacity 10000 tons instead OF 5000
tons formerly
We have ample engine urbo generating capacity In an
paton of the present conditions purchased eighteen
months ago new bo generator about $4,000 H. P capacity
This unit was delivered months later and has been installed
and now operation Although this installation almost doubled
our generating capacity anticipated further unusual demands
and ordered another of the capacity the early part OF TINS
year for delivery in 1918
Evening journal., 1917-11-08

charming gown OF white satin and car
ried a shower bouquet Of bridal roses.
Miss Margaret E. Fisher, bridesmaid,
wore beautiful gown Of pink georg-
ette crepe and carried pink chrysanthe-
mus John Long was best man.
After the ceremony a supper was
served at the home Of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. w. ID. Schrack, No $40 West
Fourteenth street. Nir and Mrs. Taylor
left for a trip TO New York, and vii
be at home after December 4 at theil
home. No. 1901 Washington street.
Evening journal., 1917-11-08
DO YOU Blame mEFOR
SNILING?" She ASKS

ing all over" said Mrs. Marie Smith,
1887 n. 18th St., Philadelphia.
who wouldn't be II they too had
been suddenly relieve OF burdens which
had made life miserable for months
Yes. before Tanlac o. up like a
new person I suffered from dizzy spells
bilious attacks and fatigue. Tanlac gave
me a new start. have an excellent
appetite, my food agrees with me, al
ways feel energetic and never suffer
from dizziness, headaches or pains in
the back as before. Praise be 10 Tan
lac"
Tanlac Is now being specially intro
duced I'm Wilmington at Smith and
Strevlg's drug store.
Evening journal., 1917-11-08
MARKET BREAKS BADLY
over RUSSIAN Setback
Nv The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The stock
market broke badly this afternoon
when selling orders poured In from the
south and west following reports OF
Kerensky's overthrow.
All the gains Of Wednesday, as well
as those OF early today, were wiped out
in the leading issues.
Steel Common made a new low OF
80 So. Bethlehem B.. dropped points.
Reading, Central Leather and Ameri-
can sugar yielded 5 points each, While
Marine Preferred registered the biggest
'~ss tumbling 10 points.
Evening journal., 1917-11-08

We are cheeruy operating under these conditions and arc
not complaining make this statement at this tme only o
that the public may acquainted with the unusual %
which we are facing SO that all proper allowances be mace
any interruptions to service occasioned by same
Evening journal., 1917-11-08
COUNTY FINANCES.

Charles II. Lippincott, county treas
urer, reportei TO the Levy Court today
bank balances TO the following credits
Evening journal., 1917-11-08
DOLAN-TAYLOR.

In the Cathedral last evening Miss
Esther NJ Dolan and Reece A. Taylor
were married by the Rev. James NJ
Grant Miss Dolan is the daughter OF
the late John r. Dolan and was an em-
ploye Of the f. l. dupont Company
Mr.. Taylor is an employe Of James T.
Munin & Sons. The bride wore a
Evening journal., 1917-11-08

The desire and effort of this company to serve the
nc 70 the utmost of its capacity We regret exceedingly any
Interruptions the service and inconvenience TO the pubic were
not for the extended delays the delivery of material caused by
war demands these interruptions would not have occurred at all Or
we had been usual grade OF coal there would
have been no Interruptions We feel however, that every reason
b thing has been dne the way of anticipating the present
unusual conditions matter of fact we are in much better
shane TO take care the unprecedented demands upon us than are
similar railway and electric companies many other cities not ar
feed by war condition to the extent that Within the
past few years capacity of plants has been increased about
200 per cent and additions under will largely increase
this figure.
Evening journal., 1917-11-08

Office work is under a favorable rul-
ing in the coming week and bookkep-
ers. stenographers. order clerks, viii
do well 10 use the Want Ads for their
advancement.
Evening journal., 1917-11-08
TOOurPatr

In view of the interruptions the railway and electric
service the WILMINGTON PHILADELPHIA TRACTION CON-
PANY believes that fairness the public and justice TO the
company the conditions that confront and the extreme
difficulties i is experiencing should be made known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
ANNUL her WILL
Princess Faxed 1t To Get Estate
of Queen "Lil."
Both Witnesses-One a Preach
er-Say They Were Bribed.

Honolulu, (delayed), Dec. 21.-A
purported 1917 will of the late Queen
Liliuokalni, bequeathing the major
part of her estate to Princess There
sa Bellivean, was thrown out of court
today by Judge C. w. Ashford. who
stated from the bench that all evil
dence and his own knowledge con-
vinced him it was a forgery.
Sam Kamakaia, a preacher, swore
he signed as witness to the late will
in his own home and not at the bed
side of the queen. H. Keakoha. a sec
ond witness to the purported will, gave
similar testimony in repudiating pre-
ceding affidavits. Kamakaia stated
that the Princess Theresa offered him
the bribe of a new council if he signed.
A 1903 will of the queen, containing
a deed of trust in favor of Theresa
Belliveau said to be only a distant
relative of Liliu okalani, remains con-
tested by Jonah ("Prince Cupid")
Kalanianole, congressional delegate
from Hawaii on the ground that the
queen was mentally incompetent at
the time of its execution
A grand jury investigation into the
purported will was ordered recentIy
when Sam Kamakaia, whose name
was said to have been on the will as
a witness, later declared he was not
present when the will was signed, but
had appended his signature in his
home at the request of the Princess"
Belliveau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
OFFICIAL WAR
STATEMENTS
FRENCH.


Paris, Friday. Dec. 21-The war Of
flee communication issued tonight
ARTILLERY activity has been intermit-
tent at several points on the front, but
more active in the region OF Caurler-
les wood (Champagne)-
'In Alsace the Germans, who at
tackled our front line trenches west of
weller -Kopf, the enemy favored by a
raid in having been able to penetrate
into our first line trenches, have been
entirely elected following an engage
ment in the course of which he suf-
fered heavy losses.
''one hundred and eighteen shells
have been fired on Rheims."
Paris, Dec. 22-There was lively
artillery fighting last night in the re-
gion of Fayet near st. Quentin in the
Verdun region around Beaumont and
Chaumes wood, as well as in the Apre-
mont wood sector, the war office an
nounced in today'S official statement.
successful raid was carried out by
French troops near Moronvillers in the
Champagne.
BRITISH.
London. Dec. 22.-The Iull on the
British front continues. German raids
at several points last night are the
only activities reported in today's Of
fleial communication. 1t follows:
Hostile raiding parties were re-
pulsed during the night in the neigh
borhood of the Bapaume Cambria road
east of Monchy Le-Preux, and south
east of Armentieres. There is nothing
further of special interest to report"
ITALIAN.
Rome. Dec. 22.-Italian forces in the
region of Monte AsolOne, on the north
ern italian front yesterday made fur
ther progress after lively fighting in
spite of adverse atmospheric condi-
tions. it was officially announced today
by the Italian war office.
GERMAN.
Berlin, via London, Dec. 22.-Italian
attacks in the afternoon and at night
around Monte Asolone were unsuc-
cessful, today's official statement de-
clared.
The attack was against the heights to
the west of the peak Fresh assaults
were made in almost the same section
at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
Newspaper Makes Bold Attack
on Food Controller.
Even Middle Class Ekes Out
PrecariOuS Existence.
40 MILLION ARE STARVING"
"They Will Not Remain Silent
Long," Says the VOrwaertS.
Might Within a Month Have a
Catastrophe Like Russia.

London. Dec. 22.-According to
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam,
Vorwaerts of Berlin. in a plainspoken
attack on the system of Herr Won
Waldow, the German food controller
declares that great masses of German
people not only are hungry but are lit
orally starving. The paper adds that
agricultural producers and rich resi-
dents in town are living in plenty as
hoardlng is no longer prohibited.
Every war profiteer and million
aire,' says the paper, has his kitchen
and cellar full of ham and bacon, the
middle class ekes a precarious exist
ence, spending all it possesses on food,
put forty millions of the masses are
starving and are unlikely to sit silent
we might have within a month an
absolute catastrophe in Germany and
collapse even worse than Russia re-
sult1ng in German defeat and loss
of the war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
DOWN WITH HUNS!
Anti-German Riots Sway Ar
gentine Capital.
Latest Luxburg Expose Fans
War Flame.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 22.-German-
owned properties under heavy guard,
police reserves patrolling all down
town streets and a deep undercurrent
of hostility against Germany by street
crowds, were visible evidences today
of how Buenos Aires has been stirred
by the latest Luxburg revelations.
The government had prepared for
demonstrations last night and rioting
was quickly controlled. There were
several spirited fights between shout
ing anti-German mobs and the police.
Threats and imprecations against
President Irigoyen were openly voiced
by many of the rioters while street
orators who demanded immediate war
on Germany were cheered vocifer-
ously.
None of Buenos Aires newspapers
have yet commented editorially on the
latest chapter in Count Luxburg's ca
reer of duplicity. Members of con-
gress indicatedIheir determination to
force a complete explanation from
President Irigoyen of the various inn
plications in the Luxburg letters alleg-
ing Irigoyen's extreme friendliness to
Luxburg and Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
TO FURLOUGH FARMERS
War Secretary Outlines Plans to Help
Care for Crops.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary
BAKER mas plan to permit farmer
boys in the army to return to their
homes at periodical intervals to assist
in crop productions. He outlined it
today to a delegation of New York
farmers who protested against condf-
ton created by the scarcity of labor.
Headed by L. c. Styverthe, farmers
representing the New York federation
of farm bureaus explained in detail
the difficulties which confront the
farmers. They did not ask for exemp-
ton of farm laborers but suggested
that it would be necessary either to
exempt farm labor or conscript it, 1t
was pointed out that the crop of 1917
was short largely because of inability
to, secure sufficient labor.
Spring and Fall Releases.
This the farmers admitted, was due
somewhat to the migration of farm
laborers to industrial centers, but the
taking of men at the farms into the
army it was explained had made the
situation worse and if the crop of
1918 is to be at its maximum some
relief must be given.
The secretary told the farmers he
was studying a plan to grant fur
loughs in the spring and the fall to
boys from the farms whose training
had been sufficiently advanced on the
condition. that they would return to
their homes. A compulsory leave from
the army in order to assist with the
farm work however, is no part of the
Dl3n.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
AFLAME!
Germany's Great MunitiOn
Plant Reported on Fire.
Burning for PA Hours, Assert
WOrkmen From Essen.

Maestricht, Holland. Friday. Dec. 21
-(British admiralty per wireless
press) .=Workmen from Essen. Ger
many. say that the Krupp plant, the
great German munitions establish
ment, has been ablaze for twenty-four
hours --
The plant at Essen. the main es-
tablishment of the Krupps. the larg
est manufacturers in Germany of
arms and munitions, employed about
10000 men before the war. 1t has
been expanded greatly during the
war. Facts relating to its present
size and the number of workmen are
kept secret by the German govern
ment. 1t was reported unofficially in
October of last year that about 10, 900
persons including several thousand
women were at work there and that
10000 were to be added to the force.
Had Food Strike There.
Early this year, there was a strike
at the Krupp works, said to have been
due to lack of food. 1t was reported
that 10000 workers were involved and
that the authorities combated it by
sending many of the men to the front,
but little authentic information was
permitted to come out of Germany.
Essen is in Rhenish Prussia, about
forty miles from the Dutch border.
Few places in Germany are guarded
more carefully.
No persons unknown to the German
authorities are permitted to visit the
town. The plant has been raided sew
eral times by French and British air
men, notwithstanding it's formidable
anti-air craft defenses Press dis
patches last July said 100 persons
there had been killed in a raid by
French airplanes and that consider
able damage has been done to the
works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
BAN ON XMAS BELLS
Other InfIammable Material Barred
at Camp Funston.

Camp Funston, Kan, Dec. "a
Camp Funston barracks will be bare
of all Christmas bells, green and red
streamers or any of the usual Christ
mas decorations. Not even a tree
can be set up in one corner to give
the Christmas touch to the big barren
halls. because the danger from fire
is too, great. This order was issued
today by the commanding general:
mo inflammabIe decorations, in the
nature of paper, tinsel or Christmas
trees, are to be placed inside the
buildings of Camp Funston The use
of candles or other open flames for
illuminating purposes is forbidden"
The order includes Christmas and
New Years. All duty, except neces-
sary guard and police. will be sus-
pended New Years day and the camp
will be open for visitors the same as
the first Saturday of each month. The
big program of athletic events and
fireworks is expected to bring several
thousand civilians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
SUES BILLY SUNDAY
Kansas City Writer Accuses Eyange.
list of Plagiarism.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 22.-Sidney
c. Tapp, Kansas City writer and au-
thor of five books on the Bible. today
instructed his attorneys in Atlanta to
Immediately file suit against Evange-
list Billy Sunday for 100000 dam
ages, charging Sunday with plagi-
arism.
The specific charge against Sunday
is that he has plagiarized whole SEN
tences and paragraphs from Tapp's
book, 1.-The Truth About the Bible
and used in his printed sermons with
out giving Tapp credit.
Tapp declared that he did not want
Sundays money.
I am suing him for 500, 900, he
said, but l am instructing my attor-
neys in the event I get a Judgment,
to turn the money over to the Or
phans' home at Atlanta It is not a
question of money with me. It is a
question of mental integrity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
$4,000 GET BURROUGHS
Camp Bowie WeIlnigh Deserted
1900 Men in Hospital.

Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas.
Dec. 22.-With hundreds of soldiers
leaving Camp Bowie every hour, this
camp will be half deserted by Sunday
night. OF the $1,000 Sammies en-
camped here, 1000 will spend Christ
mas at home. Nearly 1000 more will
be given furloughs on New Yes.~-.
Twelve hundred, forming the one sad
note to mar the holiday season here,
are in the division hospital
Camp Macarthur. Waco. Tex. Dec.
22.-One hundred and twenty-nine
soldiers stationed here, most of them
from Michigan and Wisconsin. viii
take advantage of their holiday fur
Tough and go to Dallas where special
arrangements have been made 70
icitiate them into the mysteries of the
Shrine degrees. Among the Sammic-e
who will walk the hot sands are two
colonels. six majors and a score of
lieutenants and non-coms. No charge
will be made the soldiers for the
degrees.
Half of the troops stationed here
have been granted a furlough on
Christmas. The other half will be
given New Years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
$1,000 IN FETE FUND
Soldier Boys at Funston to Put on an
All Day Program.

Camp Funston, Kan, Dec. 22.-
Collection of a special fund of $4,000
to be used for Christmas entertain
ment for the soldiers in cantonment
here has practically been completed,
and plans are rapidly progressing for
an all-day celebration that will have
something doing every minute of the
time.
The feature, of the entertainment
will be a roping contest and 21 wild
est, wooliest, toughest steers that
could be collected at the Kansas City
stock yards have been received here
for this special stunt" Push ball
and football games and a special fire.
works program in the evening will
round out the day for the boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
IT'S CAMOUFLAGE!
Reputed German Peace Terms Intend
ed to Influence u. S. Public.

London, Dec. 22.-The British for
eign office told the United Press today
no such hint of Teutonic terms as re-
Gently reported at Washington had
been received by the British govern
ment thru the neutral nation said to
be circulating them. The foreign Of
flee expressed the belief that the
peace terms were purely German
propaganda, put out in an effort to
influence the American public.
Deny Peace Terms Made.
Amsterdam, Dec. 22.-CategoricaI
denial of reports in the foreign press
that Germany will repeat her peace
offer" was registered by the semi
official newspaper Cologne Gazette to-
day, according to dispatches received
here.
Otherwise Known AS Annexation.
Zurich, Dec 22.-"Rectification of
the frontier" is the invariable phrase
used by the German press in discuss
ing Germans demands for peace with
Russia, according to copies of recent
issue received here. Apparently it was
this demand for Russian territory
which caused the deadlock reported at
Brest Litovsk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22
Four Army Corps Revolt and
Serious Fighting Ensues.
Lenine Regime TOtters Before
Many Sided Uprising.
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL MENACE
Peasants Resent AutOcratlc
OverthrOwal of Congress.
Opposition of Ukrainian and
COssack Provinces Unite.

Stockholm, Dec. ga great battle
in the streets of Petrograd was re-
ported from the Russian capital today
Four army corps refused orders OF
the Bolsheviki government to leave
the city.
The Bolsheviki sent other troops
against them.
The fighting was still in progress
as the dispatch was sent from Petro-
grad
Further details were not available.
Serious Trouble in Congress.
London, Dec. 22.-The meager news
reports from Petrograd indicate a
serious division in the peasants con-
gress, which had been in session there
for fortnight. The right wing, led
by M. Tchernoff insists that all pow
ers shall be given to the constituent
assembly which will decide upon
peace, the land question and other re-
forms, while the left is dominated by
the soldiers and workmen's delegates.
The latter take the position that the
soldiers and workmen's delegates
should be given authority above that
of the constituent assembly. All at
tempts to heal the breach have
failed. The left wing has slight
ma ajority.
OFFICERS of the Baltic fleet have
adopted resolution protesting against
the latest reform which places the
supreme command of the fleet in the
hands of the body of elected sailors
and makes all posts elective. The
resolution of protest declares that the
reform, if carried out, will paralyze
the fleet and prevent peace on a demo-
cratic basis because to impotent Rus
sia peace will be dictated by the i'm
perialists of the enemy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-22

Shawnee county's Christmas Red
Cross drive has netted a new mem
bership of 2O,426, according to the
incomplete reports made today at
noon al the grand finale luncheon of
the campaign held at the Chamber of
Commerce. The county, outside of
Topeka reported a total of $3.50 and
only about two-thirds of the school
districts made reports.
The reports made at the noon meet
ing carried the totals far beyond the
estimates made by Morton Albaugh
and the directors of the campaign and
showed that the city and county are
100 per cent above their allotted
quota
At the luncheon there were more
than 400 workers present and all from
the county made their reports and
showed that Topeka is not one whit
more loyal or more patriotic than the
country people when it comes to the
mercy side of war Enthusiasm ran
high and every time a report was
made that showed some unusual sacri-
flee made by those who Joined the big
dining hall resounded with hand clap
ping and cheers.
Topeka never saw anything like
this before" Charles l. Mitchell pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce,
said, and il was the unanimous opin-
ion of all that too much praise cannot
be given c. B. Merriam, Miss NJ Edna
Corbett and the other county cam
paign organizers who were responsible
for the great showing.
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