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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
HOLD COOKING SCHOOL
Horticultural Society to Give Demon-
STATIONS in Canning Methods.

The Shawnee County horticultural
society has announced an all day cook :
ing school at it's regular meeting, to
be held June IA, in Highland Park.
Demonstrations of canning the late
products of the garden will be given
by F. p. Rude, of the Kansas STATE Ag
ricultural college. He will illustrate
two systems OF canning, the hot water
method and the steam pressure sys-
tenn.
Demonstrations in drying fruit with
out the installation of expensive ma
chinery will be another feature of the
program. The system approved by
the society consists only of a simple
evaporating machine used on the
kitchen stove. The machine is espec-
tally adapted for drying corn as well
as fruits and vegetables. A special
invitation has been extended to the
women of Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
TOPEKA BOYS JAILED
Oklahoma Officials Thought That
They Were Registration SIackers.

Three Topeka boys in Oklahoma
CITY We're picked up by the sheriff of
Oklahoma county, charged with fail
ure to register They were unable to
produce registration cards and they
appeared to officers to be more than
Il years of age. kilograms received
by the chief of police today asked
him to confirm their ages as given to
the Oklahoma officers.
The boys are Geo. Eyes. son of J. o.
Eyer, who works for the Topeka Paper
company.
Ed Woody, stepson of H. A Hanson,
who works at 10 West Sixth street.
Ernest Gredier, son of Prof. w. H.
Gredier of SIS West Seventeenth
street.
Investigations carried on by Topeka
police verified the statements made by
the boys in Oklahoma City. All of
them are under 81 years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
AKERS is TREASURER
Topekan Made Officer in Kansas City
Motor Car Company,

Earl Akers, cashier of the Kansas
Reserve State bank, has been elected
treasurer of the Beggs Motor Car COM
pany of Kansas City, a million dollar
corporation The state charter board
has granted the company-incorpor-
ated as Missouri contemporaries
sion to sell stock in Kansas. While
Akers will continue to reside in To-
peka and will remain with the Kansas
Reserve bank. he is one of the large
stockholders in the new motor car
company.
A number of men prominent in
financial affairs are members of the
board of directors of the new automo-
bile company H NJ. Beggs of the
Beggs Wagon company, of Kansas
City, is president of the new company.
]. S. Lapsley and F. D. Hutchings are
vice presidents and c. G.. Proughett.
formerly of st. Louis, is secretary of
the concern. All live in Kansas City.
Akers. treasurer of the company. is tho
only kansan on the board of directors.
The new company, it was announced
today, has bought the Beggs Wagon
company plant in Kansas City and will
manufacture four and six cylinder
| trucks and pleasure cars. Following
| hearing before the state charter board
the company was permitted to sell
stock in Kansas under the blue sky
law.
| A charter was also granted to the
| Topeka Fruit & Produce company with
a capitalization of $4,000. Incorpora-
tors are: George Christopher, Mar
garet Christopher. w. o. Ellington and
B. F. Ellington, all of Topeka. The
Quindaro State bank of Quindaro,
with capital of $4,000, was given a
charter. as was the American Mutual
Life Insurance company of McPher-
son. Application of the North Ameri-
can Hotel company of Omaha to do
business in Kansas, was approved by
the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
LOCAL MENTION

Liberty loan bonds to the amount of
$250,000 will be subscribed by the
branches of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance company in the federal reserve
district, which includes the Topeka
branch office, according to a telegram
received this morning from New York.
The company, according to ]. E.
Spalding, manager of the local office,
has increased its national subscription
to the loan to $5.OO0.0OO, of which this
district will buy it's share. The pur-
chase will probably be made tomor-
row afternoon.
Social dance at Moose hall tonight
Admission IS cents. Saunders orches-
ira. Adv.
Charles Robbens. travelling sales
man, was found guilty of violating the
bill posting ordinance and was fined IS
in police court Tuesday. He was
charged with distributing sample
packages of 'Krumbles" without first
taking out a license.
The Homebuilders association has
purchased as an investment the three
story brick apartment house at 704
Tyler street heretofore owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Borst. The record of
the transaction filed with the register
of deeds shows that the consideration
was $4,000. The building is known
as the Balboa Apartments
DIR. c. c. Lull wants twenty men
before June IS, for service in the
medical department to be attached to
the First field artillery of the Kansas
National Guard, of which Battery A is
unit. The First field artillery is
now in process of organization. Doc
tor Lull is medical officer in Battery
A and ranks as a first lieutenant. He
has been at work on the organization
of the medical department for some
time and now has about half of the
twenty men required. He must have
the remaining number before next
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
Mrs. John d. Spreckels, Jr.

After hiding for couple of years
in the comparative obsc- 'ity of the
Spreckels millions, the former Sidi
Writ, Kansas girl of a picturesque
ly romantic career, is again in the
public eye, her beautiful home in San
Francisco having been attached by
the divorced wife of John D.
Spreckels, Jr., for unpaid alimony.
Welded by the flip Of a coin, di-
vorced, famed as a stage beauty and
dancer, the bewitching Sid reached
the pinnacle of her ambition when, in
1915, she became the wife of the Pa
ciic coast multimillionaire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
New York Money Market.

New York June ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
paper 3. Sterling. go day bills, 472: COM
mercial 60 day bills on banks, 4.71A com
mercial GO days bills. 4.T14; cables.
4.76 ZIG.
Francs demand, 573H; cables, 5.72h
Guilders, demand. 40 SIG: cables, 40M
Lires. demand, 1864 cables, 7.04. Rubles
demand, 23.15: cables. $3.50.
Bar silver TIC. Mexican dollars 59Tk
Government bonds weak.
Railroad bonds irregular. Time loans
firm: sixty days, 80 days and six months
5@5H. Call money steady, high. Az low
Az ruling rate, Az last loan, AZ closing
bid Az offered at Az.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
MAKE LIQUOR RAIDS
Officers Hold Two Women on Charge
of Selling Whisky

Robert Miller, undersheriff, and
Joseph Holman, deputy sheriff, raid
ed the Laura Parker residence at 23O
Quincy and the Maggie Lyon place at
224 jackson street Tuesday afternoon
and arrested both of them. Nothing
was found in either place in the way
of liquor but the sheriff stated today
that he had sales against them.
George Pearson of 934 Monroe
street was also arrested by the sher-
ifs force. 1t was stated today that
a man coming from Pearson's rooms
was Arrested, that liquor was found in
his possession and that he admitted
having purchased it of Pearson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
WHIPS TWO U-BOATS
American Merchant Ship Rams Sub
marine and Sinks 1t.

An Atlantic Port, June 13.-De-
struction of a German submarine by
the American ship Kroonland was re-
ported by the merchantmen upon her
arrival today in an American harbor.
Her officers refused to discuss the
encounter except to say that by agile
maneuvering the Kroonland managed
to ram and sink the U-bOat shortly
after two of the underwater boats had
attacked the merchantmen, one from
either side The Kroonland lost a
blade from her propeller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
SIBERIA is REWARD
Would-Be Austrian Peace ENJOYS
Held Captives by Slavs.

PetrOgrad, June 1S.-The delega-
ton of Austrian officers and soldiers
who last week came to Kissineff with
peace proposals were today sent to
Moscow and will shortly be started to
Siberia
They will be informed there as pris-
Oners of war.
The government believes that such
action will effectively stop further at
tempts by AuStrians to penetrate the
Russian lines with separate peace
schemes. Warning has gone to all
Russian soldiers not to permit enemy
delegates to reach the Russian lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
Sinks Historic Gunboat.

San Francisco, June 13.-The coast
guard cutter McCulloch. which, as a
gunboat. participated in the battle of
Manila Bay, was sunk in collision with
the passenger steamer Governor off
Point Arguello early today. The crew
of the cutter was transferred to the
Governor. No casualties were re-
DOrted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
$5O,OOO,OOO WORTH
L. $. Steel Corporation Takes a Second
$25,OOO,OOO of Liberty Bonds.

Chicago, June 13.-W. A Heath
chairman of the Chicago Federal Re-
serve bank, announced shortly after
noon today that the United States
Steel corporation had subscribed to an
additional S25, 100000 in liberty bonds,
bringing it's total to $50,0OO.OOO. Of
this $12, 100000 was credited to the
Chicago district and the balance to
New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
BIG BULGE In COTTON
Surged Forward to New High Record
of % Cents Pound

New York, June 13.-After opening
off and gradually gaining strength.
March cotton this afternoon surged
forward and sold at 25.03 cents, a rec
ord price for this future.
Trading was strong and active with
prices up from 81 to 3S points from
yesterdays close. Foreign buying was
predominant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13

The market bounded forward again to-
day on various favorable developments in
Guiding numerous increased dividend dis
bursements and highly favorable indus
lures new ma Ximums. Sales approx
mated 1900. 600 shares.
Shippings, motors, oils and American
smelling were the strongest features Of the
final hour, steel and other industrials re-
acting 1 to points. The close was strong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
WAR CALLS BOYS II
Austria Summons Lads to Colors Re-
vealing Desperation.

Zurich, June 13.-Austria has called
to the colors all of her boys seventeen
years of age, according to information
received today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13

General Juan Vicente Gomez.
president-elect of Venezuela, is COM
pletely under the influence of Ger
man interests, according to advlces
from that country. Despite strong
pro-ally sentiment among Vene-
zuelans, Gomez is resolutely opposed
to breaking diplomatic relations
with Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13

A tool for removing boiler scale which
delivers 5000 hammering and tearing
strikes each minute has been invented by
an Englishman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

LAURA ESHLEMAN, age AZ, died this
morning at a local hospital Funeral ar
rangements have not been completed
J. B. Perry, age "A, died Tuesday at his
home at 1876 Kellam avenue, In Oakland
Funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Bauman VIII
be held Thursday morning at s 80 o'clock
from the St Joseph German Cathonc
church. Burial in Mt Calvary cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. S27.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13
New Orleans Cotton Marked


New Orleans. June 13.-COTTON-Spot
Market firm, 10 points up. Middling, S2i. 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-13

J FURNISHED by Topeka Board of Trade
New York, June H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

has been no fighting OF sustained char
acter. but instead there have been fur
ries here and there along practically
the whole line from Flanders to the
Swiss frontier. Germans have attacked
at several points with small numbers
or men and the French and British
have participated IN numerous small
raiding operations. The artillery units
OF both groups of belligereuts have
been extremely active In some sections,
while along the whole front there have
heen spurts of intense big gun activity.
The hiers on both sides have been eX-
tresneiy active in recent days, all Of
which indicates that Germans we'll
as the allies are sounding out for weak
I points. and at the same time endeavor-
/ ing 10 learn the disposition of enemy
, troops. in the hope Of anticipating fu
I ture effort
! Undoubtedly the Germans have as
| semhled Ii5 divisions on the west
I ern front with the hope of ending the
] war. some German soldiers declaring the
struggle Will be over in three months.
/ The movement for peace and the move
4 fncnt of gigantic armies to this decisive
arena OF war go hand in hand. Should
| the former be spurned. as IL undoubtedly
will be. then the German offensive In the
, west may be expected Immediately. in
I case weather conditions do not absolutely
preclude operations on a wide scale.
/ Germans have been making numerous
raids on that section of the western front
stretching from Nerdun r. the Swiss from
tier. evidently in the cope OF locating
\ American forces. So far as known they
! have not succeeded. and II is believed ex-
/ +renaely likely that Pershlng's men have
moved TO some other section along the
me.
During the past week the French re-
pulsed German attacks at Juvfnacourt,
Four de Paris, In the Argonne. and at
| Hartmannsweilerkopf and Schoenholz. in
the Woevre. a German patrol attack also
was frustrated at Cornillot. while tho
British nipped an enemy offensive effort
on the Passchaudaele ridge. in Flanders.
Innunerable other small fights occurred
during the week at other points.
Day and night either the Austro>
.s,,..s.....-l =. z; ~ L.. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Teuton Ruler SEXES Russ Sit
uation to Further His In
sidious Propaganda.
CANNOT UNDERMINE
COURAGE OF ALLIES
Strong Determination Everywhere
to Crush Institutions Which
Threaten World.
POLsHEVIKI ARE TRICKED
Will Have Battered Away National
Interests When They Emerge
From Negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Peace, but one 'fnade in Germany"
This is the Christmas present the kaiser
would make to himself and his people.
who as time passes show a keener de-
sire for peace. but always with Teutonic
interests paramount.
While negotiating with Russia the
kaiser has had an excellent chance to
boost his propaganda for an end to the
present great struggle. This movement
to undermine the allies and strengthen
German courage at home is far-reach-
ing and insidious. Even unto the dis
tant corners OF the earth the kaiser
would pose as a true disciple of
things good and holy: as a rank and
arch enemy to arson and slaughter
committed under the guise of military
necessity. Through his devout utter
ances and prayerful beseechments. he
would stir spirit of discomfort among
the peoples of the entente powers. He
would SOW sedition, that Germany might
profit thereby. He would create dissat-
isfaction and undermine national spirit
and morale OF his foes by donning the
robes of artificial sanctity-always for
getting that the b1oodstains of Belgium
Serbia, Montenegro and northern
France will show through the cloth to
betray the character of the man and
his principles.
1t has been heralded through the world
that Germany once more will endeayor to
bring this fearful struggle to an end APP
pended to every statement supposedly
emanating from Berlin is a buffer clause
seeking to place the onus on the entente
IL tenders are refused.
Germany, the kaiser and his war lords
now would enuncfate only a strictly Ger
man peace. while their military power to
great extent still is retained When
their terms are turned down. as they
naturally will be, they possibly reason
that friction will be created between the
peoples of enetnte nations and their gov
errnnents. But the highly developed sys-
tenn OF German war psychology seems de-
signed for the German mind. 1t fails to
reach the peoples of the entente. who know
full well that neither Germany. her ruler
nor present forms can be trusted to deal
fairly and squareiy with civilized customs
and democratic ideals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
The Phonogrqph You VII Want
In Your Home

The Aeolian~Vocalion is the ultimate pho
nograph Actually it would be difficult for
Imagination to picture more completely
satisfying instrument.
In addition to its tonal superiority and the
new and wonderful privilege it offers for play
ing and ooloring its music with your own
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

open up their southern Black sea ports
for the transportation of goods from Ger
many to Constantinople. This is serious
factor in the situation. and should this
eventuate, allied straddlng of the railway
line would result only in delaying such
supplies as Turkey obtains. supplies which
are imperative IL Turkey remains in the
war.
In so far as the Balkans themselves are
concerned the Germans have held and con
tinue TO hold the upper hand. from military
as well as political standpoInts. Unless
the allied forces IN this region really ac-
co.npiish something from a military stand
POINT those nations TOW arraycd against
the central powers will have lost prestige
the regainng of which in tie future would
! be predetermined The Balkan nations.
particularly Serbia. Montenegro and Ru-
mania, always would remember the dark
pages in their history when the entente
powers failed to render the proper meas
ure Of aid in combating the erienS. after
they were assured that such aid would
be sufficiently great to ward Off untoward
eyentualities. To regain their prestige
and make absolutely cert ain Balkan sym
! pathy in future decades, the allied armies
must do more than continue To hold their
! present lines, Notwithstanding the gen
eral belief that the war is TO be decided
Z in other arenas. Should the struggle come
+. to an end today German rather than en-
tente influence would remain in The as
cendancv and the Balkans forever would
be fearful of resisting Teuto.sit: demallG.
/ III any direction.
! Should the allies fan to maze some Sc
! rious show al redeenliHG the orerrun ter
! ritory OF their Bailsan allies the impress
: SION from :, political standpoint aiWaEs
I would remain painful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Serial Ousted on Macedonian
Front-AIlies May Be Plan
ming Great Drive There.
MUCH TO BE GAINED FROM
POLITICAL STANDPOINT
Balkan Countries Still Impressed by
Teuton Power-Must Be
Counteracted.
ITALIANS SHOW STRENGTH
Terrible Battles on Mountain Front
ConInue-Both Groups Resort to
''sou nding" Operations
in West.

best interests OF their own kith and kin.
This spirit is expected to spread and
when the peasants. class, are COM
pleteiy disillusioned just then will the
counter revolutionary forces grow in such
power as to make sure the overthrow OF
the present regime.
The position of the entente powers
toward the boisheviki government remains
in doubt. Some dispa tches indicate that
the allies will show more tolerant at
titude toward the Lenine group. Trot-
Sky informed the entente embassies
that unless they accord bolsheyik
couriers some need of recognition in
sheviki would act in like manner The
entente embassies are reported to have
consented to the bolshevik demand.
The bolsheviki covet entente recogni-
ton. but they openly profess to scorn
1t at the present moment There is
some sentiment in entente quarters
tina. the bolsheviki should be recog-
sense prevent Russia from falling com
plete1y into the power of Germany.
Owing to the attitude of the bolshevilSi
in the past. and in view of several ut
terances of Lenine and Trotzkv it is
extremely doubtful whether the en-
tente powers ever could exert enough
influence with the extremists to pre-
vent the very thing that now is coming
to pass = Germanic domination Of
things Russian. Entente recognition OF
the bolsheviki under present circum-
stances would be playing into the
hands OF Germany.
By the removal of Gen. Serial. com
manderin- chief OF the allied forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

lion the photograph of ultimate type toward
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
How the Germans
Tricked Bolsheviki

oetWeeN the Ger
mans and theSbolshevik Slays The ar1nis-
tice officially beginning last Friday Is to
last twenty-eight days and will continue
after that time unless one group Of bel
ligerents or the other gives seven-day
warning of the resumption Of military
activities. The Germans apparently have
agreed not to send further troops from the
eastern front, the Russians stubbornly in
s:iGting that this principle be one of the
cardinal features OF the ar1nistice agree
inert. But while the bolsheviki were dick
ering for n period Of five weeks the Ger
mans knew absolutely that their propa-
genda. led by willy agents in Petrograd.
was bringing the desired results. and they
facility. and the pick OF the German forces
operating on the eastern front were dis
patched to the Italian and western fronts,
while less stable units were sent to the
east. II may be stated definitely that
these movements were made between the
time the bolsheviki first made overtures to
Germany and the day on which the agree
vas shown by the aIrnistice delegates
from the start. The bolshevik delegates
entered the German lines with a long list
os demands. These were debated. The
Germans played for time. First one point
and then another was disputed and further
debated Mora time elapsed. Then the
delegates took q week, at German sugYes-
ZION, 10 report PACK 10 tnelr nome govern
rents. The Germans must have chuckled
~ bolshevik stupidity. The bolshe ii
played into German hands. and every mo-
rGent that the Germans delayed the arInis-
uce negotiations more troops were hustled
onto Teuton transportation lines and sent
TO other arenas. When the time came
when the Germans possibly believed they
had sufficient numbers Of men removed
from this arena to meet all their military
needs. at least, had removed the most de-
pendabie units then they said, f1guratively
Come to my breast, oh. We
bolshevik brethren. that I may embrace
you"
Then the formal armistice was signed,
the Germans agreeing to the Russian
principle.
And the bolsheviki call 1t victory
for themselves. And these are the men
who are playing with Russia's future
and who now plan peace negotiations
with the Teutons. whose delegations
will be led by Won Kuehlmann and
Count Czernin, respectively. foreign
ministers of Germany and Austria Hun
gary. acknowledged past masters at
the game of diplomatic maneuvering.
When the bolsheviki delegates emerge
from the conference they possibly VIII
have frittered away immediate hopes Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
Suspense Continues
On Western Front.

to strike, but when and where no one
knows Reports indicate that troops
continue TO be moved 70 this arena OF
war.
During the week lust closed there