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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
DIVINE SCIENCE.

tr@r CHURCH OF DIVINE SCIENCE
IL No--h Bali Room HotSl Ak,n7
49, kr. ". John Murray. Pssor. eroleSs.
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80 y. Muray nSes Bible In1eypRetsnoos
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UNITY SOCIETY.

NV I'D s. M1. Van Narter, both serTicesA
ll-"Paths 70 PeAce and Power.
s@1afe's Victories"
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Louisa Stradels Funeral from his late
residence. Is 18th st., Elmhurst Long ISL
and. on Saturday. February -, 1917. AZ 2
n m. Interment Eyergreens Cemetery.
Automobile cortege. =
TAxSON-On Friday. February %. Annie
Taxson (nee Cockran), beloved wife of At
wood C. Taxson. Funeral services at her
late residence, 2f5 18th st. Brooklyn. on
Sunday. February %, at l 80 D. m. Inter
ment Evergreens.
TEAGUE--Edvard p, N. D.. suddenly. Fu-
neral from his late residence. 342 West
18th ST.. on Saturday. February "a. at 10
a. M; thence 20 the Church Of the Pauliss
Fathers, where a mass of requiem will be
celebrated. Interment Lowell. Mass. =
VAN DER vEER-On Wednesday. Febru-
airy 81. 1917. Elizabeth squier, widow Of
William Leupp van der Veer. in her slst
year. Funeral service on Saturday after
noon at ESQ o'clock at St Johns Church.
Somerville. N. J. Carriages will meet
train leaving Liberty st. ferry. c. r. r. OF
". j.. at ] 10 .. m.
wARNER-Florenee T., wife Of Albert l..
Chatfeld. at her home, in Waterbury.
Conn. or February %.
wELBY-Bertha. Service The funerA
Church. Broadway. 65th and sIth SIS.
frank Z. Campbell Building. limo
later. Auspices Actors Fund.
WILIIs-Alice C.. on February %. 1917, be-
loved wife OF Henry Willis. Funeral ser
vice at her late residence. $50 West llstn
st. Saturday. 4 o'clock.
WINNER-At Pisinfeld. ". J., February ~
1917. Anna V. Winner. wife OF George W.
Winner and mother of Mrs. ]. l.. Coeh-
rane. Friends are invited TO attend SER
vices Saturday. February "a. p M AZ D.
steph~n's> Chapel. Woodlswn Cemetery
New York.
Suddenly, on Wednesday. Feoru.
AIRY 81, Charles r. witSsl. beloved husband
of Emily witzel. Funeral services ss,nr,
day. at 8 p. m. at his late residence. OF
Fast 1924 st. Funeral Sunday February
tb, at ! 40 2. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-24
EPISCOPALIAN
BAPTIST

Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn
Rev. II. F. Perry, D. D. Morning. The
Silence of Christ" Evening, -Four
College Boys in Babylon"
Madison Avenue Morning, DR.. John
VI. Moore, "For Such Time as This"
Evening, Dr. James +. Walker, "How
Billy Sunday Does Things"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-24
ST. JAMES CHURCH

Madison Ave and list St
Rev Frank Nsrrsld CroHder Ph. d. Rsfor.
A m II T. NJ CRectori . m. tHector).
What Is the Need Of Being Bapnzen
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Cathedral Of 81. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue and th Street.
8 and 10 e. NJ The Holy Communion.
"a. NJ he Holy Communion italian spanish
II 4 VI Preacher. Rev. DR. Lnght1n PARKS.
4PN Preacher. Rev stuart L. Tyson.
Daily Services. 80 A. NJ: p. NJ. Choral eIcsp,
Saturday,.
Address at T. VI on .We1nhsdsy By Rev. Dr..
y. A seasle: on Friday by Rev. c. \. Moler
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5th Ave aud 29th 81.
Rev DAVID JAS BURRELL. ID. D. Minister
Rev Peter II. MlIiken. n. D,
will prrarh al IL A NJ
Subject Going on "
Rev Oliver Paul Bauhil a. { r VI.
Suhec 20 TempcTa. Nrres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
900 Brotherhood Chairmen
Hold Conference in Chicago.
Executives of Railroads Also
Meet to Form Plans.
i negotiations last summer: Warren s.


Chicago, March 16.-Between 500
and 700 division chairman of the four
railway brotherhoods involved in the
railroad strike which has been set for
p. m. Central time) Saturday, as
sembled here today to receive instruc-
lions and to discuss plans for carrying
out the strike order
Executives and operating officials
of western railroads also met to per-
feet plans to combat the walkout
After a meeting of executives of
western and southern railroad lines
which lasted until late into the night,
an optimistic note was sounded when
w. G. Bierd, president of the Chicago
& Alon, who acted as chairman of
the meeting, issued the following
statement:
May Resort to Courts.
81 still feel confident that there will
be no strike. I think there will be an
intervening power. 1t may be that
President Wilson will use either his
office or his persuasive power and
thru an appeal bring both sides to-
gether- 1t may come thru the power
of the courts
While no freight embargo has been
declared by the roads a general order
has been sent to all agents of all lines
west of line from Chicago to New
Orleans instructing them to receive
shipments only with bills of lading
attached in which the shippers agree
that the roads are proof against any
loss thru delay if a strike occurs
Ample supply of most lines of staple
foodstuffs is on hand in this city,
according to statements by several
large dealers.
Steps were taken today by the city
health authorities and milk dealers to
guard the milk supply, tho railroad
officials expressed the belief that milk
trains would be run with very little
delay. Motor trucks may be used by
the large distributors if all trains are
stopped
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CAN USE ARMED FORCE
President Empowered to Prevent
Stopping of Mail Trains.

Washington. March 16.-"The presi-
dent can use the United States mar
shals and the armed forces of the
country to prevent obstruction of mail
trains in case of a general railway
strike" Senator Newlands, chairman
Of the senate interstate commerce
committee, said today.
No Trains After Saturday.
st. Louis, March ia statement
that the exemption of passenger train
crews from the strike order for five
days probably would not assist in the
handling of passenger trains using the
st. Louis union station if a strike of
terminal employees becomes effective
Saturday night, was made today by
President McChesney, of the terminal
railroad association of st. Louis.
Mr.. McChesney said that under the
brotherhood rules he did not think
the passenger engineers and trajnmen
could do the work usually done by ter
minal employees in handling passenger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
ATTACKS KAISER
Bold Prussian Deputy De-
nOunces German Policies.
Terms U-BOat Warfare Inhu-
man; Peace Offer a Fluke.

London, March 16.-The German
submarine campaign was denounced
as inhuman and the German peace
offer of last December characterized
as ridiculous in a stormy speech by
Deputy Hoffman,, Socialist, in the
Prussian diet after Chancellor Won
Bethmann-H oliweg, had delivered his
speech promising political reorgan-
ization and reform of the franchise
after the war. according to a Berlin
dispatch transmitted by the central
news correspondent at Amsterdam
Shocked by ChanceIlor's Speech.
Copenhagen. March ia Berlin
dispatch to the National Tidende SAYS
the speech of the Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg in the Prussian diet
has MADE a tremendous impression
thruout Germany. Such an absolutely
explosive answer to the diets undern-
ocratic attitude was entirely unex-
pected. The speech taken as a whole.
has the character of a great political
demonstration What made the great
est impression was the firmness with
which he declared he would carry
thru his new policy against every op-
position together with the warmth
with which he defended the reichstag
against the criticism of the Herren-
haus.
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READY TO CONFER
Both Sides Show Willingness to
Reopen Conference.
Eyes of Unions and Operators
Turn Towards Wilson.

New York, March 16.-Both sides
in the threatened railroad strike con-
troversy expressed today a willingness
to hold further joint conferences,
altho the situation this morning was
devoid of any suggestion that a COM
promise would be reached which
would avert a nationwide transporta-
ton tieup.
Indications were unofficially that
both the railroad managers and the
brotherhood chiefs were marking time
pending any possible action by Presi-
dent Wilson and with each group pre-
pared to respond to overtures from
the other side.
Greatest Strike in History.
President Wilson today stands as
the only buffer between the people
of the United States and the impact
of the greatest strike the nation ever
has known.
Representatives of the big four
railway brotherhoods have declared
that unless the railways consent to
their eight-hour day demands by Z
o'clock tomorrow evening the pro-
grcssive strike designed to tie up the
country's roads will be set in motion.
Hope exists here that President Will
son will act today. Brotherhood
chiefs and the managers committee
remained in New York, each side
hopeful that he would call some of
them to the capital.
Famine Threatens New York City.
The nation already had begun to
feel effects of the order early today
Drastic embargoes were being placed
on freight shipments. Food specu-
lators were reported active.
Today ticket offices were besieged
by persons seeking to return home
before the tieup is put into effect.
The effect of the strike on the city's
food supply was matter of grave
speculation. In some quarters it was
declared that five days at the most
would see the city in near famine con-
ditionS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
NO EFFECT ON FUND
Attorney General Rules on Distribu-
ton Firemen Cash.

Passage by the legislature of House
Bill No. 743 does not affect the dis
tribution of the firemen's relief fund,
according to a ruling today by S. NJ.
Brewster, attorney general. The at
torney general holds that the law af-
fecting the collection of fees does not
affect the fund distributed to volunteer
fire departments of the state.
Following the passage of the house
bill the state insurance department
became panicky. There was fear that
the law providing that fees collected
by the state should be turned into the
general revenue fund, would wipe out
the relief fund. The attorney gen.
eral. however. has held there is no
occasion for alarm, the relief fund for
firemen being protected by statutory
provisions not disturbed by the recent
era ct rnent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
BUILD BIC SHIPS
e. s. Lets Contracts for 100 Mil
lion Dollar Constructions.
Biggest Vessels AflOat VIII Be
Ready in Three Years.

Washington. March 16.-The
greatest single award of ship con-
struction contracts ever made by the
American merchant vessels were pre-
pared to defy the German submarine
war zone. Pressing preparedness to
meet any conditions that may grow
out of the German crisis, Secretary
Daniels awarded conctractS for the
building of more than 500, 600, 900 of
great warships, to be rushed to COM
and American workmanship can hurry
them thru. Four big cruisers and six
scout cruisers will be added to the
American grand fleet under the con-
tracts and they will be built under
revolution contracts.
Declaring that hey were abandoning
/ a prospective profit of fifty per cent
on the building of commercial vessels,
the steel builders of the country
agreed to accept a profit of 10 per
cent on the four great battle cruis-
crs The ship builders will be paid ten
per cent over and above the cost of
building the ships as determined by
board of naval officers.
The Scout Cruisers.
The scout cruisers will be built for
fixed prices, with the probability that
bonuses for speedy construction will
be forthcoming as soon as president
Wilson by official proclamation an
nounces that the nation is confronted
by an emergency" Under the con-
tracts the navy department can require
the builders to employ the maximum
number of men that can be used in
work on the ships.
trains.
The battle cruisers contracted for
will be the largest and the fastest yes
sells of this type ever laid down for
any navy in the world. They navy
department believes that under the
arrangements the ships will be COM
pleted in three years. A fifth battle
cruiser, authorized by congress, will
be built in the government navy yard
at Philadelphia. Two of the big ships
will be built at Newport News, one by
the New York Ship Building company
and one by the Forever Ship Build
ing company. The scout cruisers were
awarded as follows:
Two to the William Cramp COM
pany, two to the Union Iron works
at San Francisco and two to the Seat
tie Construction company. The award
of these contracts closes controversy
which for two years has held up big
naval construction because the ship
builders declared that appropriations
made by congress would not properly
compensate them for building the
ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
REFUSE STRIKE!
Engineers on Santa Fe Will Not
Obey Union Order.
Employees on Other Roads Also
Are InSurgent.

New York, March 16.-The
railway managers here today
were informed that the engin-
GERS on the Santa Fe system had
wired their grand chief they had
withdrawn and would refuse to
obey the strike order The con-
ductors and engineers on the St.
Louis & Southwestern h av e
withdrawn according to word
reaching the managers, and on
the Illinois Central the firemen
have announced their intention
to withdraw.
st don't believe it." said G. H. Hines,
vice president of the Brotherhood Of
Trainmen, when the managers reports
of Withdrawals were called to his at
tention. THE last reports we had
from ST. Louis and the roads entering
there showed the vote there for
strike was solid"
Officials of the Santa Fe in Topeka
today have ms intained all along that
there would be no strike and they have
made statements to the effect that en-
employees of their road-at least a big
part Of them-would not go out This
telegram from New York indicates
that the wonderful loyalty maintained
by Santa Fe men has stood the acid
test. "It is no surprise to me altho
knew nothing of it," Assistant to
General Manager Goeldner said late
this afternoon when informed of the
New York dispatch.
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GUARD SANTA FE|RECE|vES $4,000 in WAR COUNCIL"
Will Police Property With En-
ployes, Declares Ripley.
Believes Many VIII
Prove Loyal to Company.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 1--we
will police our property with guards
selected from our employees in other
departments" said E. P. Ripley, presi-
dent of the Santa Fe tonight. I'VE
have many OLD and loyal employees in
shops and yards and offices who are
not at all in sympathy with the de-
mands of the trainmen.
81 believe that many of the con-
ductors and engineers and firemen will
not go out on strike. The brother
hood of railroad trainmen is made up
largely of brakemen and they will all
quit work.
THE Santa Fe will be able to keep
passenger trains and mail moving
thru from the start. Freight trains
will doubtless be tied up and freight
consested at first.
Normal Again After 80 Days.
IF we are given the protection we
are entitled to we will keep our trains
running and in thirty days will have
transportation on a normal basis on
the Santa Fe. All we ask is that the
authorities keep people off our prop
erty."
President Ripley said the railroads
had prepared lists of men available
for train service and men from these
lines will be called in to take the
places of the strikers. He said he
did not anticipate any violence at the
beginning of the strike.
IF we should come to war with
Germany" continued Mr.. Ripley, 81
believe there would be no trouble at
all in moving all trains for troops
and supplies, if other business was
abandoned"
President Ripley said he would not
go to Chicago to take personal charge
of the strike but would remain at his
winter home in Santa Barbara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
WaShburn Gets First install
ment Rockefeller Endowment.
Money Will Be Invested in Real
Estate Loans at Once.

Washburn College today received
the first installment of $4,000 from
the General Education Board of New
York of the 100000 due as result
of the endowment campaign. The
General Education Board will pay the
sum in installments of one fourth
each, as the money from the endow-
ment pledges is paid.
1t is expected, according to Dean D.
L. McEachron that a payment will be
made each year, as the campaign
pledges fall due. AS it is received the
money is invested in per cent real
estate loans
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cided upon by the executive commit
tee of the duma, such steps had not
yet been eff cted."
The message concluded:
The czars whereabouts are not
known"
Suffrage for Russia.
Petrograd, March ia govern
ment to be based on universal sur
frage and equal voice of the people in
it's administration has succeeded the
reign of the most despotic of modern
sovereigns.
The executive committee of the
duma, which today began its task OF
transforming the most absolute of
monarchies inVo a modern democracy
announced it would first restore COM
plete order turnout the empire prior
to holding general elections.
These general elections will give all
the people of the empire an oppor-
tunity to voice their opinions as to the
form of government and the person.
mel of the officials who will administer
that govern -ent.
Find Hoardcd Food.
Order was being rapidly restored
turnout Russia.
The empress was reported to be srf-
fering from a hysterical attack. The
czarevitch was ill.
Prices of provisions, kept up to ex-
tortionate levels by duplicity of min
old government, decreased enormous
ly today. Great stores of foodstuffs
were found concealed in various parts
of the city-the same sort of food
stuffs which the formers ministers as
serted had been exhausted thruout
Petrograd.
The new government under the ex-
ecutive committee of the duma is rap
idly gaining strength from all classes.
Mobiles OF the empire were reported to-
day to be meeting in various places
and pledging support to the new order.
London. March ia Reuter- dis
patch from Petregrad says that the
emperor is expected to arrive at the
TsarskoeSeIo palace and that sew
eral regiments with artillery are hast
ening to the same place.
Grand Duke Nicholas. idol OF the
Russian army and ranked as Russia's
master strategist. looms up as the big
military figure of the hour. The en-
pire has just witnessed sue
cessful and almost bloodless revolu-
ton and the abdicat ton of it's emperor
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GOVT
TAKES
ACTION
Cabinet Names Committee to
Meet Both Sides.
Comprises 2 Cabinet Members,
GOmpers and Willard.
WANT WILSON AS ARBITER
President Willing to Mediate in
Rail Crisis.
Proposition rendered by Rail-
road Unions Today.
CAN'T TAKE OVER RAILROADS
Last Congress Failed to Pass
Law Giving Power.
Proposition rendered by Rail-
road Unions Today.
CAN'T TAKE OVER RAILROADS
Last Congress Failed to Pass
Law Giving Power.
Negotiations Have Failed: Con-
ference Is Declared OF.

Washington. March 16-Secretaries
Lane and Wilson, President Willard
Of the Baltimore & Ohio, and Samuel
Gompers have been designated to con-
fer with railway managers and broth
erhood chiefs on the strike situation
This proposition was agreed upon at
a meeting of the presidents cabinet
this afternoon.
After the cabinet had been in ses-
sion fifteen minutes, Secretary Wilson
left. saying that Secretary Baker
would issue a statement shortly on
the railroad situation.
Hope was expressed that a strike
paralyzing the commerce of the coun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
TIES UP NEW SHIPS
Big Strike Would Halt Nays Exten-
sive Defense Program.

Washington, March 16.-That this
governments greatest naval construc-
ton program, the first section of
which was announced yesterday, will
be held up and perhaps stayed indie
finitely in event of nationwide rail-
road strike, was the unofficial state
ment made by navy experts today.
Almost all of the yards which were
awarded contracts in the SIP, 900, 900
building program of waffle and scout
cruisers, are building on day to day
receipts of material.
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runway
try could be avoided. Secretary Will
son said that the action decided upon
met with his entire approval.
The action decided upon was to
have Secretary Lane and Secretary
Wilson and Daniel Willard and Sam
uel Gompers of the advisory commits
sion of the Council of National De-
Tense confer at once with representa-
tives of both sides. This action was
expected by the president and his ad-
visers to avert the strike.
Secretary Baker announced after
the cabinet meeting that the council
of national defense with the approval
of President Wilson had decided upon
this step. Arrangements for confer
ences with the representatives of both
sides will be made at once.
NIediators to n. Y. at Once.
The railroad officials and brother
hood representatives will be urged to
reach a settlement on the ground of
patriotism because of the interna-
tional situation facing the country.
Secretaries Lane and Wilson are
members of the council of national
defense and Mr.. willard and Mr..
Gompers are members of the advisory
committee of the council In effect,
they would act as mediators between
the two sides. The mediators planned
to begin conferences.
The mediators, speaking for Presi-
dent Wilson will ask the brotherhoods
and the railroads to postpone the
strike if they cannot avert one on the
ground Of national emergency.
Washington, March 16.-Word was
received by the national conference
committee of railways this afternoon
that President Wilson had called the
cabinet meeting to get advices on the
question of running the railroads on
the basis of military necessity.
Washington. March 16.-Faced by
the gravest domestic situation which
has threatened the country in many
months, President Wilson today called
his cabinet into session at $3.50 to
determine a course of action in the
fight between the railroads and their
employees
The presidents hands. it is admitted
are tied insofar as being able to
adopt any drastic measures to ward
off the threatened strike of the
brotherhoods.
He appeared to have but two
courses open-a patriotic appeal to
both sides in the controversy to make
concessions in view of the grave inter-
national crisis and prevent the inn
pending tie up of the country's trans
portation system or the summoning
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into conference with him of represen-
tat1ves from the railroads and broth
erhoods in an effort to mediate their
differe noes.
VIII Announce Course Later.
Announcement of the presidents
course is expected at the conclusion
of the cabinet meeting, called for 2:30
o'clock.
The administration regards the
strike situation as an extremely grave
question, IN which each side of the
controversy is partly to blame for
assuming a dogmatic position
The president is expected to make
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Blow santa Ee Safe.

Enid, Okla, March 16.-Safe blow
ers used two charges of explosives to
open the big safe in the Santa Fe
station here early today. Cash and
Altho noise of explosions was heard
in the Frisco station and a restaurant
across the street, nothing was suspect
ed until the day force came on duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
London-s. A. Cable Cut.

Buenos Aires, March 16.-Cable
communication to London via the
Azores was suddenly cut off early to-
day. Officials thought it might be due
to an earthquake. but it was believed
here the lire had been cut by a Ger
man raider.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-16
REAL MARCH WEATHER
Mercury Will Perform Typical Spring
Antics During Next As Hours.

The average ltIII AZURE To-Day
averaged 4 degrees above normal
The wind was blowing 35 miles an
hour from the southwest at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Just typical March weather, and
that's ALL" says Mr. Flora, local
meteCrologist. Cold and windy and
then warm and windy that is the
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