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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18

The temperature today averaged IA
degrees below normal. Wednesday
the average was IA points above, or
difference in the average tempera-
lures of 2S degrees. The wind was
blowing 25 miles an hour from the
northwest at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The next twenty-four hours will be
the coldest recorded for this date in
the last thirty years, according to the
local weather bureau. The mercury
will fall to IS and promises to record
the coolest day of the season
Early this morning the tempera-
lures began to drop, registering AZ at
O'Clock. At o'clock the mercury
stood at the same mark and was
scheduled to take a decided drop to-
night. reaching 25 before midnight
Friday will be slightly warmer, with a
maximum temperature of as.
Rain which fell in the eastern half
of the state did not turn to snow as
was predicted, but light flurries were
expected this afternoon. In Montana
and North Dakota, real winter SHOWS
were reported in the last twenty-four
hours The wind was blowing direct
" from those fields all might and
promised to bring the snow to Topeka
this afternoon. Rainfall recorded in
Topeka Wednesday night totaled AT
OF an inch Kansas City reported SO;
81. Joseph. 20; and Wichita a trace.
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Throw German Officer Into Sea
at Port of Ostend.
Thirty Mutineers Are Overcome
and Put in Irons.
STRIFE IN AUSTRIAN NAVY
Mutiny There Over Ill Treat
ment and Poor Food.
Attack German Sailors Due to
Arrogance of Latter.

Amsterdam. Oct. 1S.-A mutiny
among the German sailors at the Bel
gian port of Ostend who refused to go
on board submarines is reported by
the Belgisch DagbIad.
The newspaper says an officer was
thrown into the sea and that thirty
mutineers were removed in handcuffs
to Bruges.
Mutiny in Both Navies.
Washington, oct. 1S.-Official di-
plomatic dispatches received here to-
day report mutiny in the Austrian
navy and clashes between Austrian
sailors and crews of the German sub
marine fleet base at Pola, in which
officers in both sides have been killed
and which resulted in a decision to
change the base of the German flo
tilla. .-s-q4.
Despite the attempts Of the Aus
trian admiralty to suppress the news.
il reached here today, coming by way
Of Berne The Austrian crews are
said 20 have revolted under i'll treat
ment Of officers and bad food, while
the clash with the German submarine
crews was caused by the overbearing
conduct of the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
BOY, War CAPTIVE
American Lad, 13, Spent Three
Years in German Prison.
Reaches q. S. Port on Way to
Farm Home Near st. Louis.

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 1S--A 13-
vear-oId boy, Lucien Busiere, who had
spent three years in German prison
camp. arrived here today on a British
steamship on his way to his home
near st. Louis The Germans do not
treat the French children-captive-
unkindly, he said, but there is not
enough to eat and they are suffering
for lack of food Lucien showed the
effects of having lived on a curtailed
diet.
The boy is son OF Theophile Bu-
siere, a Missouri farmer, who was
born in France and is a naturalized
American citizen. Busiere was in
France when the war began, but could
not prove his adopted citizenship and
was drafted into the French army.
He left his son at Lille. where the
Germans captured the boy. 1t was
thru the efforts of Ambassador Sharp
and the Red Cross that Busiere was
discharged from the army and his son
later was freed by the Germans.
In England, Lucien was searched by
their authorities. who said the Ger
mans had been doing successful spy
work thru sending children out of
Germany. The boy will be sent to his
home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
GuilfOrd Dudley Says Only
Enough To Run 10 Days.
Big Firms Have Hundreds of
Tons, 1t Is Discovered.
7 CAME IN OVER NIGHT?
That Is One Way TO Account
for Big Supply.
Monaghan Says Shortage of
Teams Cuts Deliveries.

Despite the fact that four or five
of the larger retail companies in the
city have hundreds of tons of coal,
with the total running into four fig
ures, stored in their yards, Guilford
Dudley of the McCleery-Dudley Coal
company today estimated that there is
only enough fuel in Topeka to last
about ten days. Future deliveries, he
said, were uncertain
Dudley reported that his company
has a good stock of Southern Kansas
nut, Illinois, Arkansas anthracite and
Canyon City coal in its yards. Only d
few of the Topeka companies, includ-
ing Walker, H. L. Peppmeyer
and P. ]. Monaghan have any material
Have Only High Priced Coal.
"I understand" he said, that most
of the other dealers have but little on
hand. The coal which is stored here is
mostly the high priced coal. with the
exception of the Kansas product"
In the Jackson Walker and Topeka
Coal company (Peppmeyer) yards on
East Eighth street hundreds of tons of
coal are piled on the ground. The
Jackson Walker company has a pile
of Illinois coal about a block long and
as high as a one-story house. Great
piles of Southern Kansas and semi
anthracite range alongside. Officials
today that the most of the semi
anthracite is sold and advised con-
sumers to buy now" In the Topeka
coal yards, across the alley from the
Walker yards, many tons of
Illinois and Southern Kansas coal are
stored.
Railroads Doing Fine.
The firms which have this storage
coal are the ones that have been de-
crying the alleged coal shortage in the
loudest voice. A Topekan passing the
Jackson-Walker and Peppmeyer yards
today for the first time remembered
that dealers said there was very little
coal in town Wednesday and remark
ed that the railroads must have been
doing rushing business Wednesday
night.
When asked about the coal stored
in his yards, H. L. Peppmeyer said:
you'll remember that the govern
ment agents came thru here last
spring and advised dealers to store
high-priced Goals. was one of the
darn fc~ls who bought about 1900
tons of Illinois COAL
Monaghan Needs Teamsters.
Monaghan is also decrying the
shortage of teamsters, saying this con-
dition is cutting down deliveries
With the weather man predicting
that the temperature for tonight will
be the lowest for this date on record
in thirty years, prices remain the
same Semi-anthracite is selling for
So and Illinois for $3.50 a ton, higher
than in cities east and west of Topeka.
P. J. Monaghan, when asked what
kind of coal he had on hand today,
evaded the question
Il don't know" he said, Il haven t
been to the yards yet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
LOAN looks Good
Treasury Department More
Hopeful Over Liberty Issue.
Unofficial Returns Indicate j
Billions May Be Reached.

Washington. oct. 1S.-Approxi-
matclv 81. 500, 600, 900. or one-half the
minimum quota of the liberty loan had
been subscribed today, treasury Of
ficiaIs estimated, on the face of unof-
fetal reports from the twelve federal
reserve banks.
washington, Oct 1S--Treasury Of
ficials were optimistic today over pros
pects that subscription to the second
liberty loan will reach the 5000. .00U,-
600 mark This optimism was pre-
dfCted on the latest official and unof-
fetal returns, which are up to the
close of business on october 1t, SHOW
ing total subscriptions respectively of
s7OO.11O.15O and $1,275. 600, 600.
The returns were so satisfactory
that officials declared that the So,
100000, 900 minimum set by Secretary
McAdoO was practically certain to be
obtained with the maximum of S.,
600. .000.O 900 possible.
Responded to Wilson's Plea.
MANY subscriptions have been OBJ
tanned within the last four days or
since the issuance of the presidents S
proclamation" said treasury state
ment
obtaining subscription of more
than $40O,QO0,0O0 a day from now un-
til the end of the campaign may seem
to he an impossible task but it will
be attempted"
New York it was announced is try
ing to reach the s500,000,000 mark
before night. Chicago reported that
many subscriptions from persons of
small means were pouring in.
German born residents of Chicago
are working hard to boost the loan a
telegram stated.
One Subscription $7,3OO,OOO
Boston reported a single sQbscripA
tion of $4,000 900 by representatives
of the wool industry.
Subscriptions continued fast in the
Minneapolis district where the esti-
mate of the total already subscribed
was more than 100000 More
than 10000 clergymen thruout the
country will deliver sermons in be-
half of the loan next Sunday and the
Star Spangled Banner will be sung in
virtually every church in America.
Twelve thousand volunteer speakers
will make daily liberty loan speeches
in theaters and other public assembly
places until the end of the loan cam
paign.
Chicago Predicts Over Subscription.
Chicago. Oct 1S-Chicag go will
Soversubscribe its $50, $4,000 quota in
the second liberty loan by at least
predicted today.
Another day like yesterday will
bring the amount already subscribed
to more than 500, 100000.
The total for the seventh federal
reserve district passed the S300.000,-
GOO mark today.
More than $75.OOo,OOO was sub
scribed yesterday. The quota for the
district is s7oO,000,0O0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
Decision Reached at Session of
Union Leaders in X. C..
Affects Practically All Coal
Mines in Kansas.
100000 MEN KEEP ON WORKING
COncede to Warming of Govt
Fuel Administrators.
Orders Wired to All Locals in
Four States This p. Nj.

Kansas City. Oct. 1S.-The strike
of $4,000 coal miners in the south
western district embracing Missouri.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
which was to have begun tomorrow
morning has been deferred pending
negotiations between representatives
of the southwestern coal operators as
Sociation and the men.
The decision to defer the strike was
reached at a conference here today
between Alexander Howat. president
of the Kansas district miners; d. A.
Frampton, president of the Missouri
district, and John wilkinson president
of the Olxlahoma-Arkansas district
Orders were Immediately wired to va
rious locals thruout the district to
postpone the strike until further no.
tice
The strike which was set for to-
morrow morning affected practical1x
all the mines in the four states of Kan
sas Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma
which employ about 10000 coal
miners. Until today President Howat's
attitude has been to disregard all
the president of the national miners
union that the strike be delayed pend
ing a conference
The miners grievance, as far as the
Kansas miners were concerned, per-
tained to the fine system which they
ly accepted by them in recent contract
with the operators
More Strike i'm East.
Washington. Oct 1S.-More hi
luminous coal miners will strike today
unless their wage demands are grant
ed by Fuel Administrator Garfield of-
ficials of the United Mine workers
mere declared. Admitting they are
helpiess to restrain their men. the la
Dor leaders said Garfield's threats to
compel production of coal to meet wa p
leeds likewise VIII have no effect
LABOR conscription is running thru
the minds of Garfield and his aidas
but they have formulated no definIte
plans and are doubtful of the lenaIit.,
of such a step.
Three Days Supply i'm Chicago.
Chlcago, oct. 1s.-A three days
coal supply is all that remains in this
CITY To-Day, according to coal dealers,
who said that unless the strike of
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BROTHER AGAINST
BROTHER IN BIC
SHORTAGE TRIAL
Ed Gresser Chief Witness
Against j. c. GresSer.
! Latter Charged With Embez-
zling $4,000 From Bank.
CASE PROMISES SENSATIONS
Sacrifices Made by Accused
t Mans Wife To Be Shown.
Many Prominent Families Have
Taken Sides in Case.
Latter Charged With Embez-
zling $1,000 From Bank.
CASE PROMISES SENSATIONS

Ed Gresser, secretary and cashier
of the Citizens State bank in North
will be one of the chief wit
nesses against his younger brother, J.
c. (Clark) Gresser, charged with en-
bezzling $1,000 from the North To-
peka bank while employed as book
keeper That was a statement made
TODAY by Robert Carver. county attor-
ney. In court circles it is predicted
that the trial will be one OF the most
tried in Topeka in years
Attorneys for the state and attor-
news for the defense admit that the
feeling between the two brothers is
intense and that this same feeling. has
caused numerous influential Iopeka
families to align themselves with one
side or another There is every in
dication that Judge Whitcomb's divi-
sion of the district court will seat
some of the most prominent famllles
in the city who will watch with inter
est for sensational developments
promised in the trial of the young
man.
Start Trial Monday.
The trial was scheduled to open IN
Jndge Whitcomb's division of the dis
trict court this afternoon, following
the conclusion of the j. r. Johnson
manslaughter trial. However, RopeIe
d. Carver, county attorney, VINO WIN
personally conduct the PA :. =,
announced that he would not cal the
case until Monday morning.
Carver declared this morning that
he has six witnesses who have heard
Young Gresser confess to the crime
with which he is charged ana POM
to itemized items. The defense VIII
deny these alleged confessions, accord
ing to E. D. McKeeVer, one OF CirfA Ciark
Crasser's attorneys. S. l. LashpfooS
also has been employed to ceteno
young Gresser. s 4..a.
The defense has not denied tna1
Gresser, thru family pride ana ae
rnsnds of the bank, did produce
500 to cover alleged shoFta ses.
Snch action, however. was only LOT
the purpose of sUppressing pupHei.v
and humiliation that a court trlal was
certain to cause, according to NC
KeeVer.
Tell of Wife's Sacrifices.
The sacrifice of a young wife. VINO
sold her furniture, her Jewels ana d
motor car to raise the S2,5OO and keep
20 ,,oi1v troubles from the public Will
be told to the jury, according TO NC NC
Keever Also numerous character
-.,i+ncsses who have known Clark
Gresser from childhood will be called
to the stand. it is promised.
clark Gresser was arrested in june
on a warrant sworn out by M +:
Southwick, president of the Cftlzens
state hank. He waived a preliminary
hearing and was bound over 10 the
October term of the district court
The bank itself lost nothing, as it
was protected against any loss by the
surety company bonding the party
charged with the embezZlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
1t Is Thought He'll Resign To
Run for the Senate.
Will Fight Capper, Who Gave
Him Fat Job.
F.S. JACKSON SEEKS PLACE
Commissions Attorney Would
Succeed Salina Editor.
Charles II. Sessions Spoken of
as Likely Candidate.

Joseph L. Bristow, chairman of the
state public utilities commission will
resign from the craftsmanship of the
commission in January in order to
seek the Republican United States
senatorial nomination, according to
reports from authoritative sources.
Bristow may be succeeded by either
Fred S. Jackson, at present a special
attorney for the commission; or by
Charles H. Sessions, chairman of the
Republican state committee and pri-
vate secretary to Governor Capper.
That Bristow plans to leave the
commission without seeking reappoint-
ment, is an accepted fact in inner
political circles. 1t is generally under
stood that he will be in the senatorial
race next August. With Governor
Capper an opponent in the primaries
it is reported that Bristow does not
propose to permit criticism from state
administration sources because he ac-
cepts an appointment from the gov
ernor and opposes him for the sena-
torial nomination.
Lead Fight on Capper.
What is more, there is a rumor that
Bristow may direct a fight against
maries, altho one of, the governor 5
first acts was to hand Bristow the best
appofntive job in the state at that
time. During the last few months.
Bristow's Salina Journal has directed
criticism of the state administration
policies in editorial comments. Atti-
tude of the Capper publications as
seemingly approving certain railway
rate increases received a special at
tack at the hands of Bristow
Political observers. tho. forecast,
Bristow's principal campaign issue
will be attack on the national ad-
ministration war policies and alleged
reckless and useless expenditure of
money. Bristow started this fight in
May. He has not only fought admin
istration war policies, but rallied to
(Confinnen ON Paca Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
POWER BREAKS DOWN
Accident in Electricity Plant Ties Up
1,2OO Zinc Mills.

Miami, Okla. Oct 1s.-SeveraI
thousand miners in the lead and zinc
district temporarily thrown out of
work since Monday on account of a
breakdown of turbine in the power
house of the Empire District Electric
company at Riverton. Kan, are ex-
pected to return to work Saturday
with the completion of repairs. Every
mill which uses electric power was af-
fected by the shut down.
There are more than 1.2Oo mills in
the district, most of which use cleo
tricity for the operation of ma chinery.
Estimates vary between 1000 and
10000 as to the number of miners idle
The largest company has sixteen mills
employing l 500 men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
SEW UP FINLAND GULF
Believe Germany's Next Aim VIII Be
to Gain Aland Islands.
Copenhagen, oct. IS

Copenhagen, Oct. 1S.-NavaI and
military operations against the Aland
islands, possibly may be the next step
in German strategy. indications OF
such measure are found in the
strategica1 discussion of the OeseI
island campaign in various German
newspapers which point out the de-
STABILITY of sewing up the Gulf of
Finland by acquiring the bases to the
north as well as to the south of the
entrance.
The Aland islands. of which there
are eighty, are in the Gulf of Bothnia.
north of the entrance to the Gulf of
Finland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
FLAREUP IN ITALY
Socialist Leader Attacks Cabinet for
Fuel and Food Shortage.

Rome Oct. 1S.-A serious political
crisis which may cause the downfall
of the Sonnino ministry, has been pre-
cipitated by Arturo Labriola, leader of
the Socialists in the chamber of depu-
ties.
Labriola, in a speech, attacked the
Sonnino cabinet, particularly charging
it with responsibility for the fuel and
food shortage, as well as the growing
unrest.
Speculation is widespread on the
possibility of Signor Nitti being sum
moned by the king to form new
ministry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
AT LEAST 2 WINDOWS
This Is Necessary in Bedroom Says
National Experts.

Chicago. Oct. 1S.-A bedroom TO be
sanitary must have two windows.
They must be on opposite walls If
in only one wall a transom over the
bedroom door is imperative.
There were statements made today
before the National Housing associa-
ton in session here, by W. J. Mauer,
former chief engineer for the Chicago
Commission on Ventilation He said
also there should be $50 square feet
of window in every bedroom, 500 cubic
feet for one and 900 cubic feet for
two persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
LIFT MILITARY LAW

Madrid. Oct 18.-The restoration OF
constitutional guarantees suspended
thruout Spain several months ago WIS
decided upon by the cabinet at q
meeting today.
The resignation OF General Primo
Rivera. the minister of war. was ac-
cepted and the cabinet nominated
General Marina to succeed hirn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
FOOD PROBLEM GROWS
German Crops Inadequate to Relieve
Famine Prospects.

Washington, Oct. 1S-Reports to
the state department indicate that the
German harvests this year have not
relieved the food situation to any ap-
preciable extent.
1t is known that there is a great
scarcity of fats and animal food. and
that the supplies received from
Rumania and neighboring neutrals are
not making up for the lack of pro-
teins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
PHOTO DECIDES WILL
Soldier Writes 1t on Back of Sweet.
heart Mary's Picture.

London. oct. 1s.-A strange trench
wiII' was offered in the courts for
probate today.
Before going into action at Ypres,
Lieutenant Joseph Child wrote his will
on the back of a photograph Of his
sweetheart. The will consisted of one
sentence:
In the event of my death, / leave
all my effects and money to this young
lady"
The photograph was found on his
body, investigation finally established
it was the likeness of his sweetheart,
Miss Mary Pickles, Of Yorkshire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
PURLOIN kRUPP STEEL
sixty-two Persons Up for Trial. Many
of Them Employees
Amsterdam,

firm is prosecuting 81 persons. many
of them its own employees, for large
thefts of high grade steel, according 70
the Frankfurter Zeitung. A special
court has been Instituted at Essen to
conduct the trial which promises i'm
portant Developments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
BRING U-BOAT TO N. Y.
Captured Submarine to BE AsseInbEed
and Put on View i'm n. Y.

New York, Oct ia German
submarine captured by the British
will soon be on view in New York.
1t arrived in three sections In the
hold of an English steamship yester-
day. 1t will be assembled in Central
park as an exhibit to aid the liberty
loan drive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
FELL TEUTON FLYERS
Shot Down During Day by French
80 Planes Raid Nancy.

Paris. Oct. 1S.-Eleven German air
planes were shot down by the French
yesterday or driven to earth in the
German lines in a damaged condition
the war office report says. Nancy
was again attacked this time by a.
squadron of thirty German machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
GERMAN RATIONS LOW
Hoover Ascertains They Are Far Be-
low Human Necessity.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-Recently OBJ
tanned figures on the German weekly
food ration were made public by ths
food administration today with the
observation that it is far below the
amount required TO maintain bodily
health and vigor and Is likely to hare
serious and permanent results
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18

AItho legally an enemy alien. Lasz1o
at the commencement Of the war was
a resident in London. He was ordered
interned in September. 1914. A dis
patch from London. September q.
1914. said the reasons for sending the
artist to an internment camp were
not known and that his lawyers would
appeal against the order of the home
secretary Among the portraits paint
ed by Laszlo was one of former Pres
ident Roosevelt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
B-R-R! IT'S COLD!
Mercury viii Fall to the 25
Mark Tonight.
This Will Be Coolest October IS
Night in 80 Years.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day reported by the local Office of
the United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18
ARTIST LOSES LIBERTY
Hungarian Who Painted Portrait of
Roosevelt Tnterned in England.

London. Oct. 18.-The Central
News SAYS it understands that the ap-
peal of Philip Ale2ius LaszIo de Lom-
bos a popular Hungarian painter
whose friends in the United States are
working against internment. has
failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Friday. Much
colder tonight; warmer tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-18

WE HAVE been hit in battIe-now
will you arm yourself with lib
erty bonds?
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