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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-10

moved west and took up claim near
Leavenworth, Kansas, than a from
tier Indian post, when Cody was five
years old. AT ten years Of age he
found himself the head Of the family
owing to the death of his father. who
was killed in an encounter growing
out Of a dispute over the negro slave
question. Young Cody's first employ
ment was as courier between the
freight wagon trains operated be-
tween the Missouri river and the
Rocky mountains In turn he became
wagon master, trapper, hunter, pony
express rider and stage coach driver
An exciting experience in the Union
army as soldier and subsequently
as confidant and scout of his com
manders in the desultory and guerilla
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ALASKA
WITH THE DRYS
DRASTIC PROHIBITION MEASURE
FOR THE NORTH UNDER
AMUSEMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-At
hearing on drastic prohibition bill
for Alaska before the house terri
tories committee it developed that
there are S25 retail liquor dealers and
six brewers in Alaska. Chairman
Houston indicated his committee
would report the bill favorably An
effort will be made to have Alaska
go dry.
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LIVING IN ALEXANDRIA HOTEL WITH HIS BRIDE
AND enjoying HONEYMOON WHEN CAUGHT
SANTA FE RUNAWAY
INJURIES THREE men
. tBy Associated Press,

. Try Associated Press,D Z
. SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 10. =
= Four loaded lumber Gags broke =
= loose on down grade and =
= knocked over a watch tower on =
. tho Santa Re, which was =
. wrecked. Three men were in =
. jured. =
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90 = . . . . = y . = =
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO

= Relative humidity at p, m. =
= today, 81 per cent. y
= = . = NN& > . . = = . .
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PUT SOFT PEDAL
ON LEAK INQUIRY.
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT AD-
vERsELY ON CONTINUING
INVESTIGATION
my Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. iO.-After a
brief session the rules committee
suspended public hearings on the
Woods resolution for the leak in
vestigation. An executive session re-
suited in no formal action, but the
members stated that probably they
would report the Woods resolution
adversely.
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tRy ANNOTATED rresa.l

Cny Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Harry X.
Thaw, who was legally released 10
months ago from an asylum for the
insane, where he was sent after he
killed Stanford White. was indicted
here yesterday charged with kidnap-
ing Fred Gump. Jr, of Kansas City,
N-~-~-~-~-o-~~~-~~-e%
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PRESIDENT PASSES
OUT SOME PASTRY
tBy Associated Pre-s.)

(Hy ANNOCInted FreH4sJ
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The presi-
dent nominated today George d. Dool
postmaster of Calexico, CAL; Col.
Edward Burr, member of the Cali
fornia debris commission; Col. John
L. Chamberlain, inspector general Of
the army with rank of brigadier gen
eral.. and Curtis Piecchuhxlaukea,
secretary of the territory of Hawaii.
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VOTE Of CONF|DECE
IN THE MINISTRY
CRISIS IN THE SPANISH GOVERN.
MENT SAFELY TlDED OVER
By ACTION

MADRID, Jan 1O.--The kings re-
newal of confidence in the Roma
names ministry has produced an ex-
cellent impression, as the highest
personages in the country unani-
mously advised retention The gov
ernment now is believed to have the
necessary prestige to face serious
problems.
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BOATS GREW IS UPSET
IN DOING SALVAGE WORK
: (By AssOciatea Press.)

= EUREKA, Cal, Jan. 1O.-one =
. was seriously injured and sew =
. eral sustained minor injuries =
. when a boats crew from the =
y cruiser Milwaukee was upset in =
y the surf attempting to salvage .
= the submarine H-3. =
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POLICEMAN ACTED
AS AN ACCOMpLICE

Milligan was killed November 9th
after he was held up in an auto with
Mrs. Emma Wiedin. Baudiarian says
Griffith fred the shot.
Baudiarian was arrested at bis
apartments in the Alexandra hotel,
where he was spending the honey
moon with girl Of good family, who
declared she was ignorant Of her
husbands business" He was re-
puted to be millionaire about the
hotel and lived luxuriously.
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TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday, 80;
lowest this morning, 21.
Highest temperature a year ago,
So. lowest, "a.
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SINK
GERMAN RAIDER
RuMoREo DESTRUCTION OF 4
COMMERCE DESTROYER ON
THE ATLANTIC
CONTINUED on page FOUR
ny Associated PressD

NEW YORK, Jan 10.-Persistent
reports state that German raider
was met in the Atlantic and sunk by
a British cruiser yesterday. Details
are lacking as to the identity of the
vessel or location of the encounter
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SWE R
of


CHy Associated PFesAD
WASHINGTON. Jan. l0.-The en-
tente reply to the presidents note
was handed Ambassador Sharp in
Paris. but win not be made public
until the president has had a chance
to consider
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(By AasoeIated Preaa.l

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1O-Jack
Baudiarian, arrested for passing
worthless checks, confessed, accord
ing to the police, that he and Albert
J. Griffith, Los Angeles policeman,
killed Drew B. Milligan two months
ago, held up eight stages near San
Diego and committed other crimes.
Griffith has not corroborated the
confession. Griffith was arrested for
robbing an express wagon Of sSS.O00-
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FRANCE sEIzEs ALCOHOL
tnr A.soeIated Pre.s.I

PARIS, Jan. 10--All stocks of alco-
hol above 100 hectoliters (2642 gal
lons) have been requisitioned by the
government
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PREMIER TREPoFF RESIGNS

Thy Associated Prens)
LONDON, Jan. 10-The Russian
premier, Alexander Trepoff, has re-
signed.
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FRANK s. HUNT. owner of the
Upgrade stores, is over from Gold
field today.
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Of
ENTENTE ALLIES
IS ACCEPTABLE
ANSWER EXPECTED TO BE DE-
LrVEREp TODAY BY COUNCIL
OF MINISTER'S
tIIy Associated PresaD

ATHENS, Jan lO.-It is announced
in government circles that the guar
antees given by the entente against
extension Of the influence of Venice
los are regarded as satisfactory A
reply to the ultlmatum will be de-
livered today, probably.
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LONDON, Jan. 1O,-The Greek
council Of ministers favors accept
anee of the terms of the ultimatum,
according TO an Athens dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph
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CONTINUED on page four)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
NATIONS IN BREAK WATERS RESIGNS LIMITED WRECKED
Fastest ChicagO-N. Y. Train
COlIides With Freight.
Engine Crew of Latter Killed; {;
z of 8 Injured Are Passengers.

Beaver Falls, Pa, Oct. S.-The
Pennsylvania Limited fastest train
fl ON Chicago to New York. over the
Pennsylvania lines, was wrecked at
New Galilee. near here, early today,
when it crashed into an extra freight
AT least two-the engineer and fire
man of the freight-were killed. Nine
were injured, according to early re-
ports, of whom seven were passengers.
Chicago Reports No Dead.
Chicago, Oct. S.-Four crew mem
bers were injured, two seriously when
Pennsylvania Limited eastbound.
crashed into freight train early to-
day, according to a statement given
out at the offices of the railroad here
today. The statement said:
AT AIS this morning, Pennsylvania
limited, eastbound, met with an acci-
dent just east of New Galilee, Pa, a
few miles beyond the Pennsylvania
state line. 1t crashed into a freight
train. The engineer and brakeman on
the freight train were seriously in
jured. The engineer and fireman on
the passenger train slightly injured
No passengers were injured. Both
engines were demolished
Baseball Commission on Train.
sPittsburg, Oct. S.-Members of the
National baseball commission were on
the Pennsylvania Limited on their way
from Chicago to New York when the
train was wrecked near Beaver Falls
west of here, this morning. Reports
to Pennsylvania railroad officials here
said that none of the commission had
been injured, .altho two enginemen
had been buried in the wreckage
All tracks were blocked by the
wreckage of the freight train. and
while one track was being opened
physicians attended to the injured
who they soon discovered were con-
fined to the engine crews. Four OF
these men were badly hurt and were
removed to a hospital at Rochester
Pa. The passengers on the limited
including the members of the commits
sion, were brought to Pittsburgh soon
after ten O'Clock and continued their
journey east.
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All Depends on Weather, AS.
SertS Secretary Baker.
Recent Smash in Flanders Was
Supreme Test.
SMOTHER SUBMARINE NEST!
Few More British Blows and
Railroad viii Be Cut.
May Be Holding Back U-BOats
for Drive on Q. S. Transports.
BY CARL D. GRoAT.

Washington. Oct. S.-Germany's u
boat bases along the Belgian coast will
be throttled if good weather returns
to the Flanders front.
That today epitomizes Secretary
Bakers official war prediction based
on confidential reports to the war col
lege.
Germany massing her troops most
heavily to resist the British drive be-
gins to see the handwriting on the
wall, declares the report. But the al
lies, even stronger in men and having
the preponderance in air craft and
shells, are pushing steadily, surely and
irresistibly thru to the railroad feeders
of the U-boat bases.
All now needed to smother these
submarine nests, in the opinion of the
secretary and his military expert aide,
is open weather. In fact winter sets
in early on the grim west line. When
it comes, the brilliant dOgged smash
ing must cease. But before that time,
the British expect to continue their
successes and perhaps develop some
thing truly decisive.
Now Within British Range.
The German rail feeders are now
within range of the pounding British
artillery.
The stacking or U-boat operations
may be in part accounted for by the
British successes and their menace to
the bases, tho experts warn that Ger
many may be temporarily low on tor
pedoes and that she is merely replen-
ishing for a new sea drive along the
American supply lanes.
A few lines from Bakers weekly
war summary, painting a hopeful color
in the war situation are:
THE defeats inflicted upon the Ger
mans during the past fortnight are
conclusive indications of allied super
iority. -ifhe full success of these OPP
erations means that the Belgian coast
with it's numerous submarine bases
will become untenable to the enemy.
Zeeburgge, Ostend and the system of
canals leading out Off Bruges are
threatened"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08

Doctor Waters is at present chair
man of the Hoover food administra-
ton board for the state of Kansas and
has been active in the war administra-
ton work. He has been at the head
of the Kansas school for about ten
years, previous to that time being dean
of the college of agriculture of the
University of Missouri.
Doctor Willard to Place Temporarily.
Manhattan, Kan, Oct. Sin an
nouncing his resignation as president
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege to become editor of the Weekly
Kansas City Star. DR.. Henry j. Waters
said:
1T is with profound regret that l
sever relations with the board of ad-
ministration and the teachers and Stu
dents of this institution. In my work,
however | trust l will be in a position
to promote the higher interests of this
institution as well as those of other
institutions of Kansas.
Doctor Waters had been president
of the institution here for the last
eight years.
DR.. j. 7. Willard. dean of the di-
vision of general science and at pres
ent acting president, will look after
the administrative affairs of the in
stitution until the board picks Doctor
Waters successor, it was announced
Doctor Waters's resignation is to be-
come effective as soon as "the college
can spare him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
Flames Break Out Simultane-
Ously in Eight Places.
Terrified Citizens Arm Selves
and Threaten Lynching.
WGILANTES PATROL STREETS
Fires Started by Phosphorus
Balls Thrown Into Hay.
Winery Plants Hose and Pump
DiSmantIed.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. S.-Hun-
dreds of men patrolled the streets of
Modesto and stockton, Cal. and fifty
members of the 1. W. w. were in the
jails of the two cities today as the re-
suit of a series of incendiary fires
which began simultaneously in San
Joaquin and Stanislau counties
Sheriff Davis of Modesto, where the
most fires occurred, charges that the
I. w w started the fires in retalia-
ton for the Arrest of Dan Lavery, 1.
w. w. leader in this district, wanted
bv Chicago federal authorities.
Eight fires broke out at the same
time in various sections of Modesto,
from midnight until dawn the city
was in a fever of apprehension. Hun
dreds of citizens armed themselves
and there was fear for time they
would stage a lynching bee. Peace Of
ffcers prevailed, however, and citizens
contented themselves with putting in
to iaiI forty l. w. w. members.
All the Modesto fires were started
by balls of phosphorous thrown into
drv hay. In stockton, the Podesta
winery caught fire and was destroyed.
The company's fire hose was found
to be disconnected and wires leading to
an electric pump were cut.
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Defendant Becomes Star Wit
ness for the Prosecution.
Knows About kidnapping, but
Took No Part in 1t.
OPEN PIERSOL TRIAL TODAY
Defendants Attorney Wants
Them Tried Separately.
Thirty Special Veniremen Quail
ify To Act as Jurymen.

MarshfieId, Mo, Oct. S.-With the
endorsement of the name of DICK
Carter. along with other witnesses on
the back of the information filed by
Prosecuting Attorney Paul NJ O'Day
against Claude J. Pierson harglng
him with being one of the kidnapers
of Babv LLOYD Keet it became known
this afternoon that Carter had tul
states evidence and would be the most
important witness that Will be useu
by the state.
Carter himself, is one of the men
accused in the kidnapping plots. being
charged with completely in the at
tempts to abduct c. A. Clement a
Springfield jeweler.
Prosecutor O'Day admitted this
afternoon that the state would use
Carter and that Carter had made a
complete confession not only to his
part in the attempt to abduct Clement
but in the plot to steal Baby Keet
Tired of Covering Secret.
, Carter when seen by a correspond
ent in the count Jail here said:
Il am tired of carrying the secret
about the Keet kidnapping and shall
make a clean breast of it ALL
He said he would tell on the witness
stand of the attempts that were made
to abduct Clement and of two at
temptS to kidnap the baby when he
was present. Carter stoutly maintains
he had no part in the actual kidnap-
ing.
Ii was learned that Piersol made
confession to! Prosecutor O'Day four
weeks ago 1t is said he will also tell
on the stand of conversations he'd had
with Piersol and the other defend
ants while in Jail here in regard to the
taking of the baby.
PicrsoI To Pc Tried First.
Marshfield, Mo, Oct s.-When the
case of Claude j. Piersol accused as
the leader of the gang that kidnapped
BABY Lloyd Keet from his home in
Meadowmere place. Springfield, the
u ght of May So last, was called in
the Webster county circuit court here
today, attorneys for the defendant
waived formal arraignment and en-
tered for him a plea of not guilty.
Both sides announced they were ready
for trial and the work of obtaining
the jury was started.
When Judge c. Fl. Skinker reached
the case of Piersol on the docket, o.
j. Page, chief of counsel for the de-
fense. asked a severance in the cases
of Piersol, Taylor b. Adams, and Gle
tus Adams, all charged with the kid
naping of the baby. The severance
was granted.
Prosecuting Attorney Paul NJ
O'Day then announced that the state
was ready in the Piersol case.
Page stated the defense was ready.
Some little time was consumed in ar
gument between the opposing attOr-
neys over the position their tables
should occupy in the court room.
PicrsoPs Smile Missing.
Attorney Page asked that the rule
be applied and witnesses be excluded
from the court room while the jury
was being secured. The request was
Overruled by Judge Skinker.
The calling of the names of the
men summoned for jury service was
then started.
Piersol, who was neatly dressed.
nnrfnned nn Isnua InrnI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08

The temperature today averaged II
degrees below normal The wind was
blowing seven miles an hour from the
northwest at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Cold weather records for this date
were broken last night when the mer-
curry fell to 80 degrees. the lowest
point recorded since April 8, last
spring. 1t is the first real bite of win
ter that Topeka has felt.
killing frost was reported from
over the entire state, except small sec
tions in the south central and south
east sections. Grain sorghums are
killed, according to S. D. Flora, local
meteorologist. In the state the sor-
ghums are less than one-half matured
and the frost practically ruined the
grains Corn, however. was about har-
vested and no real damage could be
done to the corn crop.
The mercury Sunday night fell to
80 degrees-two points below freezing
and one of the heaviest frosts re-
corded for October was registered at
the local weather station. The ther-
mometer at the United States weather
station observatory in Gage park reg
istered 2S Sunday night, while the one
at the local weather buerau registered
two points higher. The frost came
continued - Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
MILLIONAIRE A SUICIDE
Peoria Banker, Al, Kills Self After
Wife Sues for Divorce.

Peoria. Ill, Oct. S.-Jesse Barker,
director of the Commercial German
National Bank of Peoria and a mill
lionaire, ended his life late yesterday
by shooting. His body was found in
the bath room of his mansion by his
mother.
Domestic troubles are supposed NO
be the cause for the deed. His wife
recently sued him for divorce in
Chicago courts, charging him with
cruelty. She was Mrs. Chamie Wolfe
Robinson Barker, a divorce of Louis
vile. Since the suit was filed friends
of Barker had noticed his queer ac-
tions and they declare he had brooded
constantly and they believe his mind
was unbalanced when he took his life.
Barker, who was Al years old, re-
ceived more than a half million dol
lar estate at the death of his foster
father, Walter Barker, a few years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
OH, men, LOOK! F.!
Women Are More Physically
Fit To Be Soldiers!
They're More Savage and Bar
barian Than Men.

Cambridge. Mass, Oct. S.-"Nine
times out of ten woman, from the
standpoint of physical endurance,
should make as good a soldier as
man. declared DR.. Dudley A. Sargent
of Harvard today.
"Withstanding thirst, cold, hunger
or physical privations of any sort, d
woman can outlast a man.
Woman of necessity comes nearer
the primitive type than man. She is
biologically more of a savage, more
of a barbarian and she has therefore
greater physical endurance. She can
undergo many strains a man cannot.
Pound for pound the average nor
NAL woman in good health can en-
dure more pain. discomfort and fatigue
and can eXpend more muscular energy
than the average normal man of SINH
lar condition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
Peru and Uruguay Hand Berlin
ENJOYS Passports.
Protest Against Ruthless War
fare of Submarines.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 8.-Two more
Latin-American nations were today
definitely aligned against autocracy
and frightfulness on the seas. The
Peruvian government, according to
Lima dispatches, followed up its ac-
ton in handing passports to German
officials there with cabled instructions
to the Peruvian minister in Berlin to
demand his own safe conduct
Montevideo reported the Uruguayan
government ready to take the same
step. The German minister has al
ready been handed his passports, fol-
lowing an overwhelming vote in both
houses of congress in favoring a dip
lomatic rupture. Il
All Line Up Against Germany.
With Peru and Uruguay at diplo&
matte outs with Germany, eleven Gem.
trail and South American nations have
Joined the world combine against the
central powers.
Cuba declared state of war
against Germany, April T. immediate-
ly following the American nation. On
April Panama took the same step
and on the following day Brazil broke
relations. Bolivia suspended diplo-
matte interchange April 13; Guate4
mala on April 2S; Honduras on May
Is; Nicaragua, on May 19; Germany
severed relations with Hayti, June 81
San Domingo broke with Germany
June IL.
Argentina Stays NeutraEs :
Best information today indicate1
would not affect Argepfina~sszs Dis
patches from Chile expressed the be-
lief that Valparaiso would likewise
continue the nations neutrality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
OBJECT TO SERVING
Noncombatant Mennonites Want to
Get Out of Draft Army?

Camp Funston, Kan, Oct S.-A
delegation of Mennonites from South
Dakota has reached Camp Funston,
national army cantonment, and has
conferred with Major General Leon
ard Wood, commander, in an effort to
get members of their religious sect
drafted for army service and now at
Camp Funston out of the service.
General Wood. it was said, has taken
the matter up with authorities at
Washington.
The Mennonites at the camp were
certified by the district boards OF
South Dakota as noncombatants but
the Mennonite leaders, brought out in
their conference with General Wood
that they wish to get them out Of
the service entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
RUSS FACTIONS AGREE
Premier Free to Complete Cabinet to
Conduct Government.

Petrograd, Oct. S.-After a confer
ence of three hours of members of
the government, including Premier
Kerensky, with a delegation repre-
senting the democratic congress and
with representatives of the bourgeois
yesterday, a complete agreement was
reached OIL all questions.
The premier declared that the gov.
ernment purposed Immediately tO
form a complete cabinet that the
reconstructed coalition government
might be able to go to work at once
on the basis laid down. In view of the
governments objections the repre-
sentatives of the democratic congress
withdraw their request that one of
their delegates participate in the forth
coming inter-allied conference in
Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
STRIKERS TRAITORS!
But Despite Govt Warning Railroads
at Petrograd Are Tied Up.

Petrograd. oct. S.-The general
railway strike order which promises
a complete tieup Of traffic except san
itary and military trains. became ef-
fl ctive last midnight All passenger
trains scheduled to leave, Petrograd to-
day. except for the front, were aban-
dcned
The strike was carried into effect in
spite of the warning given by NJ Nil<i-
tn minister Of posts and telegraphG
that the strikers would have to an
swer to charges Of treason. and cali
ing upon the telegraph operators -
refuse to transmit the strike order,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
OPEN UP OLD MINES
Engineers Discuss This TO Conserve
Natural Resources.

ST. Louis. Oct S.-Several hundred
members Of the American institute of
mining engineers met in national con-
ventfnn and considered the waste of
the natural resources of the country.
Francis s. Peabody of Chicago, chair
man Of the coal production committee
Of the council of national defense,
made an address in which he called
attention t. the waste Cf capital and
Iab0 in coal mining Other speakers
suggested the opening up of coal
mines in sections of the country that
ordinarily are not profitable for min
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