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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11

had been under surveillance by Off
Gals, who Immediately nabbed them.
Sufficient evidence of their connec-
ton in the plot was found to warrant
taking the men to Philadelphia for
further examination.
Scores Of employees who we're not
victims of the tragedy have told the
story that warnings were passed
around last week saying: Don't
come to work Saturday or Monday"
Most of them laughed at the idea,
but it is known that a good number
took the hint even to an additional
day and thus avoided death.
A significant statement was made
today by Basil Greenke, inspector for
the Russian government in the pellet
department. Greenko declared that
the explosion occurred in the loading
room, where there was no powder or
shells. He was badly hurt.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
EXPLOSION VICTIMS so BURNED
THEY CAN'T BE IDENTIFIED

THEY CAN'T BE IDENTIFIED
Philadelphia, April 11.-Most reI-
able estimates early today placed the
death toll of Eddystone munitions
disaster as high as 14O, many of the
victims having died horrible deaths
during the night at the various places
in Chester used as hospitals. More
than $50 are now placed in the list of
injured, although an accurate count
is next to impossible.
Feared that there. may be still
other dead in ruins of plant.
Work of Identification progresses
slowly. Although many bereaved
relatives have identified loved ones,
scores left the morgue and hospitals
in despair. Most identifications were
by means of finger rings or other
trinkets. It was utterly impossible
to identify by bodily marks. Scores of
bodies were so charred it was i'm
possible to ascertain even their sex.
In Chester mOrgue alone there are
still 105 bodies to be claimed.
Friends Of the dead were let in dur
ing the night by twos and threes and
led down the rows of sheet-enveloped
forms laid in as careful precision as
the rows Of death-dealing shells that
killed them. Fathers, mothers, sis
tiers and friends slowly scanned the
bodies, moving from form to form.
Horror was so great that many were
awed beyond stage of tears. They
merely walked along, with pallid
faces, STOPPING over each form, and
proceeding onward in their vain
search. Two or three women faint
ed, but for most part there was
grim and hoTOr-stricken determine
ton not to be overcome.
Investigation shows victims were
mainly residents of this section.
Two suspects of the plot were ar
rested early today at the Pennsyl-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
PROBE GRAIN RISE

The upward leap taken by the
price of grain on the declaration Of
war with Germany caused quick &C
ton by the government authorities
yesterday. Several dealers are I'M.
dergoing an investigation which is
expected to determine whether the
prices bounded up by. agreement.
The firms are said to be: J. Ogden
Armour & Co., James A. Patten, Ar
mouF Grain Co., AdOlph Mchstern,
Arthur Cutten and William Martin,
Thirty-five brokers have been
called and the books of three broker
age firms will be presented in Judge
Lands court at the request of Asst
Z. S. Atty Robert Childs. The firms
hit by subpoenas are Bartlett, Fra
zer & Co., Logan & Bryan and Block,
Maloney & Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-11
FREE MAYORS CHAUFFEUR

FREE MAYORS CHAUFFEUR
The case against A. w. Stroll,
Mayor ThOmpson's chauffeur, was
quashed yesterday by the Evanston
police before it reached the courts.
So the city executive will not have
to pay a fine for breaking EVanston's
speed laws.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
FIGHT ON STONE is NATIONAL
Missouri Senator May be Fired From
Craftsmanship Of Foreign Relations
Committee.

Washington, March S.-A bitter
fight against re-electing William J.
Stone to craftsmanship of the foreign
relations committee, will be made by
members of his own party despite
the heretofore inviolable seniority
rule that has always prevailed in such
matters.
One of the most prominent Demo
cratic senators, who was one of the
leaders in the fight to pass the armed
neutrality measure, is authority for
this statement. However, he admits
the fight has at yet taken no definite
shape.
An odd situation, however, exists in
the new senate. Senator Kern last
Friday presented resolution which
was adopted, continuing the senate
committees of the Sixty-fourth Cor
last Congress) in the present special
session of the senate.
In the midst of the rules fight yes
terday, Senator Owen held that mas
much as the Sixty-fourth congress
died Sunday, they could not in any
way govern or even suggest rules for
the new senate. Owen pointed out
that the sixteen new members had
every right to demand a say, even
during the special session, since they
had no voice in the last session.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give California Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, motheri If coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup OF
Figs" then don't worry, because it Is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
well, playful child again. A thor
ough INSIDE cleansing is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
A Comprehensive Order.

Bill Pinkerton of the Chicago detec-
tive force was accosted on State street
by an ex from Joliet, to whom he had
shown some favors in former years.
The ex, being temporarily flush with
money, invited Bill to have lunch with
him at one of the fashionable restaur-
ants.
The ex offered the bill of fare to
Bill, and the waiter, having taken his
order, handed the French menu card
to the ex. He looked at it a moment,
puzzled at the strange hyeroglyphics,
and then turned to the waiter:
where are the pork and beans on
this card 2"
The waiter indicated the item.
'WeIl, bring me everything above
and below that line"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
No Obstruction Before Them.

Some San Francisco men on their
way to Eureka by auto came to a fork
in the road and were uncertain which
to take. Finally they saw an old man
digging in a hillside a short distance
ahead They drove up, and when OPP
poSite him one called out, 1--WE want to
go to Eureka. Is this the right road?"
The old fellow signified that he was
deaf, so the Questioner, using his hands
as a megaphone, roared with all the
power to his lungs, I'VE want to go
to Eureka We want to go to Eureka
We want to go to Eureka ~ The old
man gazed at him with plying look.
'Well, go on then" he said. ST amt
a-holdin' We back?''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Cash IN DAIRY AND POULTRY
State Agricultural College Train to
Demonstrate How 81 1000 Can Be
Cleared Every Year.

Dalry1ng and poultry farming, as a
method of adding 81 900 a year to the
net profits of the average Kansas
farm, will be urged by speakers on
the Santa Fe railways demonstration
train, for extension of those two in
dustries. which will be run in eastern
Kansas. March to 81. The itinerary
includes log cities and towns in that
part of the state. H. NJ Banner, agri-
cultural and industrial agent for the
railway, will be in active charge of
the train Speakers from the Kansas
State Agricultural college, which is
cooperating with the railway COM
pany. will be aboard. They include
the heads of both the dairy and poul-
try divisions of the institution The
time they will be on board follows:
Poultry-Ross NJ. Sherwood, acting
head of the poultry division, March
TO II, and Prof. F. E. Fox, instructor
in the poultry division, March 10 to
81
Dairying-A. S. Neale, specialist in
the dairy division, March to 10;
George S. Hine, state dairy commits
sioner, March IL to II; Prof J. B.
Fitch of the dairy division, March 10
to "a, and Prof. O. E. Reed, head of
the dairy division. March % to 81.
These experts, and those from the
Santa Fe and other institutions, will
explain, in a practical way, to those
visiting the train, the proper methods
of feeding, buying, caring for and rails
ing cows and chickens. Several speak
ers will urge winter dairying in order
that farmers may realize some of the
profits from the high prices of such
products in that season. Professor
Sherwood asserts the average farmer
can double the profits from his poul-
try flock if he will handle his hens
so they will lay in winter.
Besides other equipment the train
will carry three meeting coaches, a
car OF live poultry exhibits, selected
from the best flocks of the state, and
car of dairy cattle, the pick of the
agricultural college herds. In the lat
ter car will be Canary Bell, the cham
pion milk and butter producing COW
of the state. She is an Ayrshire. Last
year she produced 17,407 pounds of
milk and $50 pounds of butter. This
is shown by the official records of
the agricultural college and by her
owner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
PLANNING FOR A WAR ARMY
Department to Call 60 Enlisted Men
From Each Regular Regiment
to be Officers.

Washington, March S.-With view
of training an army of one-half mil
lion men, if needed, the war depart
ment has issued orders to regimental
commanders on the border to prepare
lists of sixty men in each command
who could be appointed to officers
places as high as captain, to do train
ing work. This will provide between
Eve thousand and six thousand trained
and competent men.
The promotions will be made only
in case of actual need.
While the war department said off
cially there is no move afoot toward
raising a big army of volunteers, it
wishes to be prepared with sufficient
training officers should the emergency
occur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

The Compulsory Military bill which
passed the Utah senate recently has
been approved by the lower branch of
the legislature. The measure pro-
vides for compulsory enlistment and
training between the ages of Is and As.
r !; r.
Mrs. Ursula Burroughs, wife of John
Burroughs, the naturalist. died recent
Iy at her home in West Park, N Y
She was 81 years old. She married
Mr.. Burroughs in 1857, when he was
a schoolteacher.
r i. r.
A man who gave his name as Fritz
Kolb. arrested at Hoboken, N J., in a
hotel opposite the piers where Ger
man steamships are tied up. is al
legged by the police to have confessed
that he conspired in "a plot to blow
up President WILSON, In the mans
room were found several bombs and
explosives.
r r. r.
Denounced as a traitor to the Amer
lean people at a mass meeting of the
citizess of Wheeling, w. Va, Senator
Robert La Toilette of Wisconsin was
ordered not to come to Wheeling, as
had been arranged.
r r r
Gold amounting to $4,000, 900 to the
account of ]. P. Morgan & Co. has ar
rived at New York from Canada. This
brings the total gold imports from all
sources since January / to S151 ,0O0,-
600.
r. r. r.
Shipping destroyed since war began,
exclusive of war vessels, presents 10
per cent of the worlds merchant ma
rine as it existed on August L. 1914,
according to figures published by the
New York Journal of Commerce. Con-
struction of warships has offset most
of the losses, it was stated.
r r r
Congress finally cleared the way for
final enactment of the $535, 000, 900
naval appropriation bill after straight
ening out a controversy between the
two houses which for a time threat
ened to kill the measure and force an
extra session.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
After Big Battle Gomez and His
Entire Staff Were Made
Prisoners.
REVOLT PROBABLY is BROKEN
Uprising in Island Expected to End
Quickly Since Ex-President
Has Been Captured

Havana, March S.-Announcement
was made at the presidents palace
today that a message had been re-
ceived there stating that Jose Miguel
Gomez, ex-president of Cuba and lead
er of the revolt, had been captured
with his entire staff by Colonel Col
lazo, commander of the government
troops.
With the capture of the leader the
revolution is expected to collapse
CoIlazo's troops surrounded the reb-
els, he said, and attacked them. Co
mez and his entire staff were captured
in the running battle which followed.
Having received word that a con-
siderable force under General Gomez
and Colonel Figueroa was near Ar
royo Blanco, Colonel Collazo. with
eight cavalry squadrons, one battalion
of infantry and militia, sent out to
flank the rebels.
Colonel Consuegra, in Santa Clara,
disposed his forces to prevent the reb-
els evading battle. At 10 a. M, when
the battle opened, Collazo's forces
made frontal attack, while Consue-
gra attacked the rebel right flank, his
machine gun fire causing them to give
way. The battle lasted several hours,
many being killed or wounded. The
rebels are still being pursued.
Immediately following the news of
GomeZ's capture an unconfirmed re-
port spread that Rigoberto Fernandez,
in Santiago, had offered to surrender.
Gen. Pine Guerra. a prominent rebel
leader, and his brother, Ramon, are
reported to have surrendered to Colo
mel Carrillo in Pinar del Rio.
The news of the capture of General
Gomez came in dispatch from the
secretary of the interior, Col Aurelio
Hevia, who is commanding the cam
paign in the province of Santa Clara.
The announcement was received
with cheering and the waving of hats
by President Menocal and the army
officers gathered at the palace. All
officers, soldiers and prominent civil
ians who later came to the palace also
cheered the news.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
GirIsI Beauty Your HairI Make It
Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant-Try
the Moist Cloth.

Try as you will, after an application
of Danderfne, you cannot find single
trace of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp will not itch, but what will
please you most, will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair,
fine and downy at first-yes-but real
ly new growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No differ
ence how dull, faded, brittle. and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is i'm
mediate and amazing-your hair will
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable luster, softness and luxuri-
ance, the beauty and simmer of true
hair health.
Get a IS cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-that's
all. ADV.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Domestic.

Five states Tennessee. Alabama,
North Carolina. Virginia and Georgia
were threatened with disastrous
floods Streams in some sections had
overflown their banks, driving hun
dreds of persons from their homes.
r. 4 T.
Further action by President Wilson
in the German situation has been
postponed pending decision by his
legal advisers whether he has power
to arm American merchantmen in
spite of the failure of Congress to pass
resolution comforting such authority.
r r r.
Five firemen were killed and three
others injured. one of whom may die.
in a fire which early the other day
swept through the fIve-story business
buildings on Woodward avenue in the
center of the downtown business dis
trict of Detroit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
YOU MAY TRY cUTIcURA FREE
That's the Rule-Free Samples to Any
one Anywhere.

We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to senu samples on request They are
ideal 1oI the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address POSTCARD, Cutioura. Dept I,
Soston. sold eyerywhere.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Hard-Lookina Man

81 saw a hard-looking man a little
while ago." said the homeward-bound
citizen.
'sYou did?'' came from the interested
officer. (which way?"
''Down that street, officer"
''Well, come show me. He's the fell
low we're looking for. He's the ossi-
fed man who escaped from the mu-
scum"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

forced to use a
cane. For these
disorders 1 am
glad to say I used
d cd d. IS Kidney
Pills, which proved
to be the proper
remedy. I am GA
years old, feel
fl n e q n d once
again stand as
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Business Troubles.

10Y, oy. such a peesinessr'
Watts up, Cohenstein?''
I've soldt a man set of teeth NIT
a gold plate for four tollars down and
two week, -und he hasn't made de
second payment
IVY don't you take de teeth away
from him?'
I've can't; he's got lockjaw."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

straight as an arrow. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills deserve great credit Be
sure and get, "DoDD'S," the name
with the three DIS for diseased, disor-
dered, deranged kidneys; just as Mr..
Benton did. No similarly named article
will do.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
A City Voted Gardening Funds.

Chicago. March SIN an effort to
help citizens combat the high cost OF
foodstuffs, the city council of Evans
ton, H., has appropriated 100000 for
the cultivation of vacant lots in the
city and has also voted to pay for the
labor needed to prepare the land
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
GAVE HIS CANE AWAYl

Mr.. S. p. Benton, Kerryille, Texas,
writes: For several years prior to
1906 1 suffered from kidney and rheu-
matte troubles. Was bent over and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Sent Iron Cross to vardaman.

Biloxi, Miss. Mar. S4Thomas Col
Inns, blacksmith. forged a 4o-pound
iron cross and sent it to Senator James
L. Vardaman- Upon = was the in
scription, Lest the Kaiser Forget
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
F RECKLES

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots
There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your freckles as the
prescription othine - double strength 10
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get an ounce of othine-double
little Of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely It is seldom
that more than Is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain q beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure ask for the double strength
othine. this is sold under guarantees of
money back If 1t fails TO remove freckles.-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

was where Mother Eve made her great
mistake.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Built for 1t.

BUTT Tor It.
81 beg your pardon. 1 didn't mean
to step on your foot"
That's all right. l walk on 'em
myself .''-Ohio Sun Dial.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
HEAR FROM DOCTOR POTTS
Missing Emporia Pastor Is Suffering
From Nervous Breakdown, Says
Telegram to His Wife.

DR.. L. NJ. Potts, pastor of the First
Methodist Church of Emporia, is
alive, but suffering from a nervous
breakdown, according to a telegram
received by Mrs. Potts the other day.
The message Unassigned by Metho-
dist minister who is caring for the
missing pastor. 1t stated absolute
rest and quiet were necessary to his
recovery.
For that reason Mrs. Potts and
church members have decided not to
give out the location of Doctor Potts,
as letters and kilograms which would
be sent him would be a disturbing ele-
ment. The telegram said a letter was
on the way, with details concerning
Mr. Potts
Doctor Potts left Emporia for New
Orleans January % on a real estate
deal. A letter was received by Mrs.
Potts dated January "a, in New Or
leans, and detective who was put
on the case found that Potts had
called at the Chamber of Commerce
in New Orleans that day.
No news of the missing minister
had been received since until the tele-
grams came. Dr. Henry j. Coker,
Mrs. Potts father, came from Denver
soon after Mr.. Potts disappearance
and has been filling his son-in-law's
pulpit.
Walker for August Job.-Henry B.
Walker, a machine shop proprietor at
Augusta, has been recommended by
Congressman Ayres for appointment
as postmaster there.
x =
Big Refinery for cherryvaie.-An-
nouncement was made at Cherryvale
recently that construction would start
at once on a half million dollar oil
refinery by the G. N Wright Produc-
ing and Refining Company
x
Wheat Needs Rain.-Unless rain
comes within the next two weeks
farmers in Western Kansas predict
the entire wheat crop will be fail
ure. There has been no moisture at
Garden City since the middle of Octo-
ber Farmers have sowed more than
ten thousand acres of fall wheat,
which will mean a loss of a quarter
million dollars unless moisture comes
soon
centenarian Dies.-Robert s. F1em-
ing, 101 years old, is dead at his home
near Hartford, a small town near En-
poria. He came to Lyon county about
1865. He is survived by ten children.
Oil Well at WeilsviiIe--J- H. Mill
gan and T. W. Reid brought in
another good well on the A HARRISON
lease, nine miles southeast of Wells
vile. recently. The well showed fifty.
feet of sand and looks as good as one
which started pumping at $50 barrels
day
X
Woman Dies From Burns.-As the
result of burns received in a gas ex-
! plosion, Mrs Anna Spivey is dead at
an Atchison hospital She was the
wife of c. E. Spivey, local manager of
the Postal Telegraph Company
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

He is anything but good barber
who cuts an acquaintance.