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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
Massapequa 3.193 Tons, Sent Down by
U-boat-Crew Safe.

London, July 9.-Sinking of the
American steamer MaSSapequa, by
German submarine on Saturday was
announced by the admiralty today.
The crew was landed It the lille de
Seine Tan island off the northwest
coast of France, % miles southwest of
Brest.)
The Massapequa was a s32 foot steel
steamer, of 3,193 tons, Quilt in 1898
by the ]. L. Thompson & Sons COM
pany and owned by the New York and
Porto Rico Steamship company. Her
port of registry was New York
The Massapequa carried a crew of
5hirty-two of which eight were amer
leans. Captain A. H. Strumm was in
command. The ship was loaded with
grain.
Among American members of the
crew were w. w. Kelly and c. Clas-
SEN San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
YE SCRIBES MEET
Score of Problems Under Dis
cussiOn of Z. $. Editors.
BackWOOdS Editor Scores Scoop
With News by Courier.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 9.-The
thirty-second annual convention of the
National Editorial association opened
here today with delegates present
from all parts of the United States. A
score of problems, many arising di-
rectly from the war, will be threshed
out from all angles during the four
day meeting. The work already done
by the press of the country in stimuli
.ating enlistments and aiding in the
liberty loan and Red Cross campaigns
was praised by Governor J. A. Burn
qulst and other speakers at the open
ing session and pleas were made for
still closer cooperation with the gov
eminent in all matters pertaining to
the prosecution of the war
In his annual address President E.
H. TomlinsOn of Morristown, N j.,
discussed briefly the progress made by
the association during the last year to-
ward eliminating questionable adver-
Using matter and bringing about a
higher standard Of efficiency
Praise for OId-Time Editors.
H. C. Hotaling, first vice president,
compared the newspaper of today
with that of half a century ago and
pointed to the facilities which have
been developed.
Yet many of the editors fifty years
ago We're as modern in their ideas as
were are today" he said For in
stance, right here in Minnesota John
{. Wise, Sr., founder of the Mankato
Review, on receiving from { courier
on horseback the news o. Lincoln's
assassination, set up the story by can
die light. ran it off on a single sheet
on job press and distributed the
sheets from a market basket to his
subscribers the day after the tragedy.
He scored another big scoop when
thirty eight Sioux Indians were hang
ed at Mankato for leading the 1862
rebellion. Thru an interpreter he in
terviewed the Indians. obtained a con-
fession from each and printed these
on the day of the hanging"
Friends of Mr.. Hotaling, who for
merly was president of the Minnesota
Editorial association. have started a
campaign for his election to the pres
idency of the national association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
THINGS The new EMBARGO
AFFECTS AFTER JULY IS

Washington, July 9.-After July
Is none of these things may be
shipped out of the United States
without license from the secretary
of commerce as executive officer of
the exports council:
Coal, coke. fuel oils. kerosene
and gasoline, including bunkers.
Food grains. flour and meal
therefrom, fodder and feeds; meats
and fats.
Pig iron, steel billets, ship plates
and structural shapes, scrap iron
and scrap steel, rro-manganese,
fertilizers, arms, ammunition and
explosives.
The penalty for the violation of
the presidents embargo order is
$4,000 fine or two years impris-
onment and the forfeiture to the
United States of the ship, equip
ment and cargo convicted of an
effort to evade the embargo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
Claim InstigatOrs Financed by
Kaiser's Agents.
Emperor RenOunces Throne;
Chang Hsun Resigns.
MONARCH ARMY is WANING
100000 Republic Troops Stead
lily Advance on Capital.
Prince POlung Pei, Anti-MOn-
archy Leader, Assassinated.
BY RALPH III. TURNER.

Toxic, July 9.-Germany's Chinese
plot has apparently failed. General
Chang Hsun, believed here to have
been started in his attempt at institu-
ton of a monarchy in China by Ger
man money and German arms left by
agents of the kaiser, was reported to-
day to be in dire straits in Picking.
The youthful emperor, once depoSed
to make way for the republic and re-
Gently re-eleVated to the throne by
Chang Hsun, was reported again to
have stepped down. Chang Hsun,
himself, was understood to have re-
signed command of the army, an
and under pressure from advancing
republican forces
The collapse of the monarchial reg
ime in China was foreseen here High
Japanese authorities insisted from the
first that it would not be endured and
would receive neither internal favor
nor external recognition.
Reports received today from Picking
declared that Imperial Prince Polung-
pei, an anti-monarchial leader, has
been asSasinated. He was formerly
a government delegate to the st. Louis
exposition.
Gambling Tax for War Fund.
The Republicans of China have
started formidable movement
against Chang Hsun and his militarist
leduerS- Factlohs IN the Republ1can
ranks heretofore violently opposed
cast their differences aside and threw
all their strength in opposition to the
monarchial scheme of the northern
leaders. The whole south of China,
it appeared today is backing Tuan Chi
Wui, who proposes an army of 1000
men to conquer Chang Hsun and Pc
king Meanwhile forces are steadily
advancing about the capital city
AS part of their other war program
the Republican troops under Nishi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
First Drawn Will Fill Regulars
and NATL Guard.
Sixteen States Report Ready
for Actual CONSUMPTION.
MAY DRAW ALL $500, 900
Then Call Out COnScripts Con-
seeutively as Needed.
Base Each States Quota on
Number WhO'Ve Volunteered.

Washington, July 9.-The first
draft of Americas citizenship for war
service viii be for $4,000 men. the
war department announced today.
These will be singled out from the
great registration roll. The number
recommended by the war department
is just enough to fill the regular al
to war complement, fill the national
guard of the country to war strength
and provide the levy of 500 for the
sixteen cantonment camps where the
men will be trained for the front.
Regulars Need $4,000.
About fifty thousand men are need
ed to bring the regular army to its
full war strength. More thar 10000
others are needed for The national
guard.
From official sources it was learned
today that the first men drawn by
selective draft will be put into the
regular army ranks and the national
guard
In the lottery of the draft every
one of the 100000 registered men
will be drawn, it was believed in Of
fetal quarters. This will determine
the order of liability for service for
all time.
on the basis of the $4,000 draft.
quotas are being assigned each state
After the draft the local exemption
boards will begin to call up men and
continue until the quota is furnished.
The second draft will begin on the
list where the first left off.
Start Depends on Slowest.
Thirty-two states are today racing
toward draft day. Upon the speed of
the slowest state the date Ofthe draft
depends
By noon today sixteen states had
wired the provost marshal generals
office that every preparation was fin
ished for the actual draft.
With the arrival Of the reports hope
rose that General Crowder may be
able to set the drawing for a day late
this week-possibly Saturday. An ur-
gent appeal has been flashed to every
board to complete the work at the
earliest moment.
By registered mail and express the
registration lists from the precincts
already completed were arriving at
the war department today.
Two million copies of a bulletin of
instructions to registrants were sent
out to the local boards
Washington. July 9.-States which
nave periodically answered the call
Tor regular army and national guard
volunteers will have relatively less
men to supply by draft than the slack
er states.
California. Idaho, Illinois. Indiana
Michigan, Montana Nevada Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Utah, Nebraska and
Wyoming have filled their regular
army quotas and consequently will
pro. it from deductions
In making up quotas. the war de-
partment will make deductions for the
strength of the national guard and
the number of guard and army enlist
ments since April 1. Provost Marshal
General Crowder. who is compiling
the state quotas, will notify each gov
ernor of the requisite strength and the
governor then will have to divide the
burden on the basis of population be-
tween counties and cities.
Each local exemption oOarC will be
ordered to furnish a certain number
of mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
Bids Follow Personal Report by
Won Hindenburg.
Not Yet Apparent What Kaiser
Has Up His Sleeve.
CHANCELLOR DELAYS SPEECH
Again Delays Address to
ReichStag Until Tuesday.
Meanwhile Grave Political
Crisis Breaks at Berlin.

London, July 9.-According to re-
ports reaching Rotterdam from Ber-
lin and forwarded to the Exchange
Telegraph, Emperor William invited
the neutral ambassadors and minis
tiers to conference on Saturday.
Berlin, via London, July 9.-Official
announcement is made that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg and General
Won Ludendorff, who came to Berlin
on Saturday to make a report to En-
peror William on the military situa-
ton have returned to headquarters.
Demand Peace Terms.
Tomorrow's session of the reichstag
is eagerly awaited. Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollwegs political enemies
have now apparently forced him into
a position where he must make COM
plete answer to the query whether
Germany favors mo annexation and
no indemnitieS." He was scheduled
to speak Tuesday. Not only is the
chancellor under fire from all parties
in the reichstag over these peace aims,
but the demand Tor greater libersliza-
ton in the government has now gain
ed such Roadway that it is expected
the chancellor will be forced to take
cogniZance of it.
uidA DSc1SlOH d. f1allU
Events of the greatest inn
portance," were predicted in Monday
newspapers as likely to happen tomor-
row. The liberal press as a whole
agreed that the reichstag must now
decide whether the people are to be
governed by reaction or liberalism.
The Vorwearts declared:
I'VE are suffering the same as our
antagonists. All civilized peoples are
longing for peace. The problem must
be settled not on the basis of military
policy or power. but on tho principles
of international law"
Numerous party conferences We're
held in Berlin Sunday. foil swing Chan
cellor Hollweg's audience with the
kaiser and Field Marshal Won linden
burg
AssaiI the Government.
The crisis was precipitated by pre-
liminary meetings of the reichstag
committees. In one of these a Cen
trist government partD member Wig
orously assailed the chancellor and
the government, demanding wholesale
electoral reforms and announcement
by Germany of peace terms in which
enemy nations might find a common
ground of negotiations. The German
censorship forbade publication of this
Centrist party leaders speech as well
as certain brief remarks in the reich
stag committee session made by the
chancellor 1t was KNOWN, however,
that the Centrist member was Math-
las Erzberger.
That the whole German situation is
likely to be threshed out very thoroly
in the reichstag. was indicated in con-
ferences which kaiser and the chan
ceIlor had today in Berlin with Field
Marshals Hindenburg and Ludendorf.
The two army commanders made a
furried trip from the front arriving
Saturday.
Berlin newspapers received here
comment vigorously on the situation.
1.-The meeting today means a critf-
cal period of the first magnitude for
Germany" declared the Lokai An
zeiger TT is not possible for the
chancellor to avoid a frank and open
statement in view of these increasing
hernandez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
PUBLICITY A DEFENSE
Coal Companies to organ - and Com
bat Unsavory RumOrs.

New York, July 9.-Announcement
was made here today that representa-
tives of the anthracite and bitumin-
ous coal operators will meet here next
Thursday and organize an association
to defend the coal industry of the
country from what is termed unjust
criticism. The announcement said in
part:
Enthusiastically the coal trade of
the country has suffered from lack
of publicity. from unjust criticism and
wrong impressions due primarily to
lack of knowledge of actual conditions
and if the other side was properly
brought out il would be a means of
education to the general public and to
the authorities and therefore, a great
benefit to the coal trade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
LETS POTATOES ROT
Waiting for Higher Prices He Loses
500 Bushels.

New York, July 9.-Thirty thou
sand pounds of potatoes were de-
stroyed here today by the health
authorities with a result that a Flor
ida shipper. whose name was with
held, suffered a speculative setback
When the vegetables. of exception
ally fine quality, reached here from
the South, the shipper ordered his
commission agents to keep them off
the market until higher prices pre-
vailed. These did not materialize and
when the shippers ordered the pota-
toes sold. health officers condemned
them as rotten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
22,625 ARMY PLANES
Military Experts Urge Speed on $50
Million Bill for Aviation.

Washington, July 9.-Brigadier
General Squier, chief signal officer,
and other army experts appeared to-
day before the house military com
mittee to advocate immediate action
on the bill providing for the war de-
partments great aviation program.
The session was executive. General
Squier explained that the 22.625 air
craft desired and engines for them
would cost approximately 1858, 900
and the rest s276, 100000 would be
necessary to man and supply the air
fleets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
Several Villages, As Guns Also
Captured Near Stanislau.
Twelve of the Cann0ns Are of
Very Large Caliber.
GERMANS SMASH AISNE FRONT
But Are Repulsed by French,
Who Recover Positions.
Brazil Officially Denies DecIa-
ration of War by Germany.

Petrograd, July 9.@SeveraI villages
and more than 1000 men have been
captured by the Russians west of
Stanislau in Galicia, the war office
announces
Russian cavalry is pursuing the re-
treating enemy and has reached the
Lukva river.
Forty-eight guns, including twelve
of large size and many machine guns
also were captured by the Russians.
Russia is centering her drive on
Lemberg, in Galicia, today, with
powerful offensive directed west of
Stanislau.
General Kormiloff is in charge of
the operations in this section and re-
ported complete success of the drive
Stanislau is about seventy-five miles
southeast of Lemberg and fifty miles
south of Brzezany, around which the
Russian offensive first started.
Germans Counter Drive.
Paris, July 9.-Another attack in
strong force was made by the Ger
mans last night on the Aisne front in
the region of the Chemin-Des-Dame
between Bovett and Cheverengy
Ridge. The war office announces
In a brilliant counter offensive the
French recaptured a major part of the
trenches occupied by the Germans
yesterday between Pantheon and
Froidmont farm
No Declaration of War.
Rio de Janeiro, July 9.-Official
denial was made today to a rumor
that spread all over Rio that Ger
many had declared war on Brazil.
British in Successful Raid.
London, July 9.-Carrying out of a
successful raid southeast of Hargi-
court by the British forces and re-
pulse of an attempt at a raid by the
Germans southeast of Loos was re-
ported by Field Marshal Haig TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09

The 12-mile-an-hour wind from the
northeast this afternoon saved Topeka
from a genuine sweltering- without
the breeze the mercury would have
risen to the 100 mark and with the
high relative humidity Topeka would
have suffered more than on any day
this year. The temperature today av-
eraged degrees above normal.
Still more hot weather and Just that
sticky brand that made all Topeka
really suffer Sunday, was the predic-
ton given this morning by S. d. Flora,
local meteorologist.
Today the mercury will reach near
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
STATE Welfare PLANS
Commission Will Meet in Topeka
Last Monday Each Month.

The state welfare commission will
hold regular meetings the last Mon
day of each month, according to an
nouncement today by commission
members. All industrial complaints
will be heard at the monthly meetings.
Under the rule established by the
commission employers or employees
may protest against existing orders
and rules at any OF the regular month
~ meetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
PRICES UNAFFECTED
Presidents Embargo Did Not Agitate
Market Owing to Speculation Ban.

Chicago, July 9.-President Wilson's
export embargo proclamation had lit
tie or no effect on grain prices at the
opening of the Chicago Board of Trade
today, owing to the restrictive regu-
lations enacted sometime ago which
prevent Speculation" in wheat flu
lures.
There was no trading in July wheat
at the opening which closed Saturday
at s2.O7. September wheat was down
one cent at S1.92.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
QUAKE AWAKENS POPE
Shock Early Sunday Scatters Fear and
Trembling Thru Rome.

Rome, July 9.-Pope Benedict was
awakened by an earth shock which
shook the whole of Rome early Sun
day morning. Many people dressed
and others left their homes fearing a
second shock. The shock was espe-
cilly felt at Avezzano, which was
practically destroyed in January,
1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
TAKE BISSELLT TO "PEN''
Topeka slayer Begins Serving Life
Sentence at Lansing

Kansas City, Mo. July 9.-Fred
Bissell, confessed slayer of Edna Dins-
more in Topeka. Kan, today was
taken from the county Jail at kansas
City, Kan, to the state penitentiary
at Lansing, to begin serving life SEN
tence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
Sharks Are Numerous.

New York. July 9.-Seyera1 schools OF
sharks. some Of them Of large size, have
been sighted between the Delaware and
Hatteras Capes. according to word re-
ceived today by the local we1ther bureau
from "A marine correspondent The sharks
appeared to be travelling northward-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09
A "RED HOT" DAY
Boiling TemperatureC ontinues-Tues-
day VIII Be Still Hotter.

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, 1917-07-09

NATIONAL prohibition will release
lot of policemen and welfare
workers for military service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy today and Tuesday.
Unsettled Tuesday. Not much change
in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-09

The 12-mile-an-hour wind from the
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-30
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917
WOMEN AFTER THE WAR.

It is an interesting question wheth- CT by the time the war ends we shall lave heard the last of the ancient and time worn apnorism that woman's place is at home. We do not realize as we should in a more literal sense then ever before whole nations are now at war. Often in the past huge armies have been raised, even to the roint of draining the nation of it's male population, but never before have great powers brought into the struggle and enlisted in their s"rpor rt all the human forces capable in any way of helping their cause.
 For the first time in human bis tory woman has been mobilized as ar additional arm of the service. She Goes not shoulder a rife or hurl gren ades or aim field pieces. But neither is she content merely to fall into the places left vacant by the men who have marched to the front: she en- gages also in work directly connected with war.
 The process has been gradual and piecemeal, not the working out of complete and predetermined plan: hut the result IS a revolution. Wome:. " the which is ceiinlte number and not symbol of infnity- - are working in munitions factories and other establishments that are making equipment and supplies for the men in the field; they are run ming street cars, they are tilling the fields, they have replaced men in a hundred occupations for which long standing prejudice has regarded them as unfit In every country that is HOW at war women are doing their lit" as generally and as efficiently as the men. There are few 'slaCkers among them.
 That is a revolution and revclu- tions never go backward. When peace is restored, women will be hold ing millions of jobs that were left va cant by men who took their way 10 the trenches and who were swallowed up forever. They will continue to hold those jobs, partly because they have earned them by their faithfulness n times of stress, partly because there will be need of every hand anc eve and brain to repair the awful waste Youths Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-30
DESPERATE CRIMINALS
 BREAK JAIL IN IDAHO

LEWISTON, Idaho. March 3O.-. Julius Freng. IS. charged with the murder of Lester Clifford, a young farmer, on December IT, in dispute over wages: Hal Burton, a negro held for grand larceny, and Nat Rodgers a federal prisoner. the latter charged with violating the prohibition law on the Neg Perce Indian reservation. ear ly yesterday broke jail here, the de livery being discovered by the sheriff at 1880 p. m. The negro was cap tured last night while in hiding un- der a building, and he said his two companions had stolen a large skiff and started down the Snake river.
 The prisoners escaped through a we'll from which they had removed d section of the steel lining and DOT ton of the brick wall. Eleven other prisoners had remained. and these told the officers that the break occur red at 3:30 yesterday morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-30
THEY SAY.

They say that Smithman spends his life in lodging bills he ought 70 pay. They say that Biffkin beats his wife. and feeds his children brar and hay. They say that JinX. the dry goods prince burned down his store with fell intent. They say that Jasper Julius Quince held up an orphan for a cent. Thus Rumor, with it's evil tongue, goes drifting through the busy mart, and baseless, vicious tales are sprung, which wreck your fame and break your heart. The busy scandal monger cries. "Of course the yarn may not be true, but still they say that Reuben Wise steals chickens every night or two" Then Reuben in his native town, becomes summed and lonely man, They Say has ruin ed his renown, and made him Outcsst from his clan. The scandal-monger drifts along, and makes his old ac- customed noise: "They say Jane Juice is going wrong-she's much too friendly with the boys" Then Jane from social scenes is missed. in ev- cry glance she finds freeze; They
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-30
CARDIFF CLERKS MADE
 FORTUNES FROM WAR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 30.--Car- diff has become known as the Pitts burgh of the British isles. Like the American city, the coal mines are largely responsible for its boom. al though shipping has played no small part. Some men who were shipping clerks two years ago now own a string of ships and coal miners are making $100 week.
 Just to show that he has made a lot of money, Cardiff invested 30,- OOO,OOO pounds in the last British war loan. This works out at the rate of more than 150 pounds a head of the population. and is the more re- markable of all the contributions that came from any one city in the British Isles.