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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
DECLARE LAW INVALID
Act That Would Give Back Forest
Land Opinioncd Aorney General.

One new Kansas law is invalid, ac
cording to an opinion today by S. NJ.
Brewster. attorney general The new
law seeks to restore to Ford county
and to c. NJ. Milton of Dodge City the
12O acres of land used by the state as
a forestry reserve. The land is valued
at $4,000.
During the recent legislative session
an act was passed giving the land
back to the original owners. Milton
would have received the benefits of
the new law. But Brewster finds that
Milton had decided portion of the
land to the sac and gave title to the
remainder when the purchase price
was paid by Ford county citizens. Title
to the land was to remain permanently
in the state if the forestry project was
maintained ten years. All of the pro-
visions of the AGREEMENT were observed
by the state. Brewster holds that the
legislature overstepped its bounds by
seeking to deed the land back to the
county or to Milton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
PAY $50, 900 FINES
Three Lumber Companies Cash in for
Violating Antitrust Law.

Jefferson City, April 12.-Three
lumber companies paid into the state
treasury today sums totalling $500,
Us compromises for fines assessed
against them three years ago in the
supreme court proceedings charging
twenty companies with having violated
the antitrust statutes. Fifteen of the
companies previously had paid tEeir
fines and of the two remaining, one
has gone out of business and the 9TH
er announced it Will pay $4,000 as is
fine within few days.
The companies and the amounts
paid today were: Colonial Lumber q
Timber company, $4,000: Bradley
Lumber company. $25,00u; Chicago
Lumber & Coal company, $4,000. The
twenty companies originally were
fined a total of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
SEES REAL PEACE
e. S. Entry Puts Stamp of
Character on World Conflict.
Lloyd George Addresses Ameri.
can Luncheon in London.

London, April 12.-'I can see peace
the mere beginning of another war
but real peace was the salutation
which Premier Lloyd George sent to
America today. 1t was part of a feel
ing tribute which Eng1and's prime
minister paid to the United States in
tumultuously demonstrative meeting
today of the American luncheon club.
Scores of British notables were there
and American Ambassador Page pre-
sided.
"I am the first minister in behalf
of our comrades in arms" Lloyd
George declared. Il am glad of it
I'm proud of it.
I'm glad not merely because of the
stupendous resources that your great
nation can render to Succor the al
-liance, but I rejoice as a democrat
that the advent of the United States
gives the final stamp and seal to the
character of the conflict
Never at War Except for Liberty.
I'VE rejoice that America has won
the right to be at the peace conference
table when the terms are fixed.
TT would have been a tragedy to
mankind if America had not won the
right to be at the peace conference
table, with all the influence and power
she has now obtained.
"The United States have a noble
tradition that they have never been
engaged in war except for liberty"
the prime minister continued.
This is the greatest struggle for
Continued Page TwOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
Governors of a Dozen States
Take Up Crop Campaign.
Eyes of World Turn to Agricul-
tural States of e. s.
GREATER ACREAGE is CRY
Place Stress on Humble Spud to
Feed the World.
Every Man His Own Gardener
Is Nationwide Slogan.

Chicago, April 12.-The greatest
food drive" in, the history of the
country is on over the middle west to-
day. Conservation of present supplies
and speeding up" of production is the
slogan adopted by governors of a doz-
en- states.
With the decision of the administra-
ton that feeding the allies was Amer
ica's first duty in the great world war,
the energies of the central states-the
bread basket of the nation-were di-
rected from recruiting to extracting
from the soil one of the greatest crops
of all time.
Thruout the north central states of
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
portions of Iowa and Illinois, greatest
attention was being paid to the pota-
to situation.
Call Conference at Lansing.
Michigan miners, in the north pen
insula district under the direction of
competent agriculturalists are plan
ming to each plant at least one half
acre of spuds this year. A hundred
kilograms. sent out by Governor Sleep
err have summoned all the leading
ference tomorrow.
A plea for 10000 more acres of po-
tatoes than ever before were planted
in Wisconsin is the plea of Governor
Phillips. Four dollars per bushel po-
tatoes are being turned from the ta-
bles into the seed bins of the state.
From Bismarck, N. D., Governor
Frazer today officially called upon the
farmers to plant a record spring wheat
acreage. This state already is the
premier spring wheat state of the ma
ton.
Cooperating with state officials in
the campaign for more potatoes are
Eugene Grubb, potato expert for the
Southern Pacific railroad, and L. D.
Sweet, of Denver. president of the
Potato Growers association of Ameri-
Potatoes to the Rescue.
Both are confident that 400
bushel per acre yield would put the
food question in the United States on
the shelf for good. Germany, by
raising 40 bushels of potatoes for
each individual has been able to
alone.
The, United States raises a scant
two-bushel per capita.
Thruout the wheat states of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the
Texas "panhandle'' and the Dakotas
Winter wheat to a large extent lost,
is being plowed under and the ground
is being planted in corn.
Much needed rains over the wheat
belt yesterday and today brought
prospects of a fifty per cent crop in
Kansas and Oklahoma and perhaps a
fifty-five per cent yield in Nebraska.
For Intensive Gardening.
In Illinois and Iowa, where the
most intensive gardening campaigns
are being waged, steps have been
taken to place unused land along
highways. railroad right of ways and
public domains under cultivation.
With practically every family raising
their own vegetables, enormous
amounts will be available for army
and export purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
GETS ROOSEvELT'S O. K.
Urges 'AII Far Sighted Patriots" to
Back Up Wilson's Army Plan.

New York. April 12.-Upon his re-
turn here from Washington. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt issued a state
ment in which he said that 'all far
sighted patriots should stand behind
the administration in it's efforts to Sc
cure legislation for raising an army
'in accordance with the principle of
obligatory training and service
Colonel Roosevelt said he hoped in
addition for further action which
would be a supplement to and not
a substitute for the legislation rec
commended by the president.
''I earnestly hope that in addition
to this legislation-that is as an addi-
ton to the act-there will be passed
legislation on the lines of section 1 2 of
the army act of March 2. 1S99," he
explained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
RELIEF IN A rain
Wheat Conditions Improve Over
Night, Says MOhIer.
Number of Fields May Produce
One-Half a Crop.

Wheat conditions in Kansas have
been greatly improved with rains this
week -thruout a number of western
Kansas wheat counties. That was
the statement today of J. c. Mohler.
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, based on unofficial reports
received by him from number of
the big wheat producing districts. AS
a result of the rains during the last
week, it is probable that a number of
fields regarded as useless, may pro-
duce as high as half crop.
Reports sent to Topeka in the last
twenty-four hours indicate that the
rains in some of the large wheat
growing counties will save thousands
of acres of wheat which might have
been entirely abandoned had not rain
fallen at this time. Every report
from the wheat district has indicated
CONTINUED on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
BACK TO FARM
NJ. U. Students Volunteer Aid in Food
Production.

Columbia, Mo-, April 12.-More
than zoo students of the agricultural
college of the University of Missouri
filed application with the faculty to-
day for permission to leave school to
take up farm work at their homes to
aid in the nations food drive. The
gchooI authorities. recently announced
that students whose services were
needed for such work would be given
full scholastic credit for the present
semester.
Among those who applied today
were some of the stars of the univers-
ity track and field team. and imme-
diateIy it became known they consid-
cred leaving, School Athletic Director
Brewer announced he would call
meeting of the athletic committee to
consider whether the sports scheduled
should be dropped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
Claim Secretary of State Lans-
ing Has Been Notified.
FOR UNOFFICIAL CONFERENCE
Proposition Is to Send Colonel
House to The Hague.
Report Persists Bulgaria Seeks
a Separate Peace.
BY ARTHUR f. MANN.

Copenhagen, April Apparently
positive reports were received mere
today that the German foreign office
was making overtures to the United
States 1t was understood these ne
gotiations sought peace between the
two nations.
No further details were available
here. Official circles manifested the
most intense interest in the report.
1t Is understood that Secretary of
States Lansing has already received
the overtures thru unofficial mediarles.
The proposition as reported here, IS
for the United States government to
send Col. E NJ House to The Hague
for n secret unofficial conference
Germany's terms were not speclfIed
in the reports here but it was h1nted
there had been no change in her posi-
ton as outlined by the German en-
bassy in Washington early in Decem-
ber. AT that time Germany hinted
that the question of idemnity for Bel
Sium would not be an insurmountable
obstacle to peace. but plainly insisted
on a return to the status quo before
the war-including return of all her
colonies. or a re-arrangement of all
belligerents colonial possessions.
Several weeks ago, it was reported
that another peace proposition was to
be made by the central empires The
report at that time said Emperor Carl
of Austro- Hungary would act as
spokesman for the Teutons.
Germany has frequently sent out
unofficial peace 'feelers'' in the past
in addition to the official proffer made
early last December
The Importance of the present peace
overtures-i1 they are in progress
would depend entirely on the conces-
sions announced by Germany.
Colonel House Not Informed.
New York April 12.-When Col. E.
M. House, was informed by the United
Press today o. the Copenhagen re-
port of German peace overtures to
America he said:
Il know nothing of any formal or
official action along that line AS for
CONTINUED on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
BULGARIA BREAKS
Passports Are Handed to II. s.
Minister i'm Sofia.
No Official News Yet Has
Reached Washington.

Paris. April 12.-The American
minister to Bulgaria has been handed
his passports and has left Sofia ac-
cording to dispatch from the Bull
garian capital reaching here via
Zurich, Switzerland, today
Washington, April 12.-Bulgaria's $
reported action in breaking off rela-
tions with the United States was re-
ceived here in official and diplomatic
circles this afternoon with no sur
prise.
At the state department, however
it was said no word of such rupture
had come. At the Bulgarian legation
it was stated that no news of any
kind had reached the legation from
the home government "for some
time :"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
IN WAR CONFERENCE
Naval Officials of Three Countries
Confer in Washington.

Washington, April 12.-Vice Ad-
miral Browning of the British navy
and Rear Admiral De Grasse of the
French navy conferred today with Sec
retary Daniels and Admiral Benson,
chief of operations on cooperation be-
tween the allied navies for the con-
duct of the war. Both foreign COM
manders came to the United States on
their flagships.
The first step by the United States
navy in taking up its part of the war
operations will be to take over the
Atlantic and Caribbean path patrols
hitherto maintained by the British and
French ships.
No announcement of the results of
the conference was made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
FATHER KILLED BY SON
Eudora City Marshal Shot for Quar-
reling With Girl
Lawrence,

Lawrence, Kas., April 12.-Ben
Deck, city marshal of Eudora, was
killed by his 20-year-old son, Fred,
at the entrance to the Deck home,
near the main street of Eudora. Stor-
les told by witnesses of the events
leading up to the shooting indicate
that the young man fired the fatal
shot to protect his cousin, Miss Nan
ME Buckley, from the wrath of his
father, who objected to a motor ride
she took. Young Deck waited for the
officers to arrest him after the shoot
ing and was placed in the county jail
here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
QUIT MAKING WHISKY
Kentucky Distilleries Will Help to
Conserve the Grain Supply.

Lexington. Ky. April 12.-James
E. Pepper, head of the distilling COM
pany which bears his name, has an
nounced from Chicago that his great
plant here will make no whisky dur
ing the progress of the war. He de-
clares that his action is due to the
shortage in grain and that it is the
patriotic duty of every citizen to con-
serve the supply.
Fifteer other Kentucky distillers
will take similar action. They all have
offered to supply the government with
their availa BILE stock of alcohol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
BIG CROWDS WERE OUT
120, 900 Fans Attended Opening of the
Big League Season.

New York, April 12.-One hundred
and twenty thousand fans whooped
the 1917 baseball season on its way in
seven opening games, according to
gate estimates of attendance today.
Attendance record follows:
National league. Brooklyn, 5000;
Chicago. is, 900, and Cincinnati, 24,93S
American league-New York, 90
600: Philadelphia, 5000; st Louis,
$4,000. and Detroit, 25,SSA-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
MAJOR BURKE DEAD
Former Scout and Friend of Buffalo
Bill Was "a Years Old.

Washington, April 12.-Major John
NJ. Burke, former scout in Indian wars
and for nearly half a century asso-
ciated with the late Col VIM. F. Cody
6Buffalo BID publicity representative,
died of pneumonia here early today.
friends here for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
Protect Chicago stock Yards.

Chicago, April 12.-Precautionary
measures were completed at the I'm
ion stock yards today when an electric
current strong enough to cause death
was turned into wires surmounting a
fence around the district Even en-
ployes are permitted to enter the
stockade only after showing creden-
tialS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
ATTEMPT TO RUIN DA-
Troops Frustrate Plot on Elephant
Butte Structure.

Ell Paso. Tex, April 12-An at
tempt to dynamite Elephant Butte
dam, New Mexico's million dollar ir-
rigation structure, by German and
Austrian plotters, was frustrated to-
day by troops guarding the structure.
according to telephone advices re-
ceived here.
The reports said that the dynamiters
were arrested by the guards and are
being held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
For National Potato Day.

St. Louis, April IA national po-
tato day on which every person in the
United States would give potatoes for
seed or money to buy seed potatoes is
suggested in a letter sent to Secretary
of Agriculture Houston by Geo. Won
Shrader of St Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
REPORT ALIEN WEALTH
Order Account of Enemy Money and
Securities in n. Y.

New York, April 12.-Members of
the New York Stock Exchange were
today Informed that they must sub
init by 2o'clock tomorrow afternoon
of securities and moneys
they are holding for alien enemies.
This action was decided upon by
governors of the exchange today and
a resolution covering the order adopt
ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
7. R. ARMY OF 100, 900
Motion Before House to Grant Col.
Rooseveit's Request.

washington. April 12--To permit
Colonel Roosevelt to raise and head
volunteer army of 100000 men a res
olution was introduced by Representa-
tive Emerson of Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12

The Wind was bIOWlng from the
northeast at o'clock this afternoon
with a velocity of IL miles an hour
The average temperature for the day
day is 8 degrees below normal.
More showers are in store for To-
peka, according to the prediction made
by Mr.. Flora, local meteorologist The
forecast for the day promised partly
cloudy weather for the eastern part
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
ALL KANSAS WET
Good Rains Reported in Every
Part of the State.
More Showers in Store for To-
peka, Mr.. Flora Says.

Bone Dry Kansas is a thing of the
past,-that is, so far as the weather
is concerned. Precipitation was re-
corded in all parts of the state We'd
nesday. Dodge City received "a inch
of rain which was the best rain re-
corded there since last fall and nearly
equal to the total precipitation during
the last five months. Concordia re-
ported .2S; Kansas City, .OS: and ST
Joseph, .06. Topeka received .3S
since Wednesday morning.
Hourly temperature readings for the
day reported by the local office of the
TTnitad States uaatbar buraa,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
BASEBALL TODAY

At Detroit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12

FVERY German loss in the present
hghting leaves less for Uncle
Sans troops to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Probably showers and frost to-
night. Fair and warmer tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-09
GRIF FIFTH

Children's day exercises will be given
next Sunday a the NJ E. church. All
are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs
Eastwood and Mrs. C. I. Boesen
were Hammond visitors yesterday.
Miss Laura Lennertz attended the
funeral Of her little nephew at Toll
lesion last Tuesday.
The latest word from our soldier
boys in Kentucky, Butch" and Charles
Miller and Don Chalfant, is that they
are to go to Washington. They were
not sent to Texas as was the original
intention. However. part from their
camp went.
The boys at. the Standard oil plant
greeted a si,sty-foot steel flag pole
yesterday. This is more evidence of
the patriotism of Griffith. Next week
similar pole Will be placed on the
school grounds If arrangements can be
completed by that time The boys at
the <. j. & E. railroad office have
had a f1rty-foot pole up for some time.
and are waiting expectantly for the
arrival OF a twenty-foot flag.
Referring to an item appearing Mon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-09
ST. JOHN

Dance at Spring Hill Grove. We'd
nesday evening, June 18th. Good mu-
sic. s-9-3
Mrs. Andrew Boiling visited Thurs
day with her daughter at Dyer
Mrs. Barbara Pfeiffer of whiting,
spent Thursday here with her sister
among the Hammond visitors Thurs
day were Mrs. Peter Bohrman and
Frank Scheidt.
The Misses Florence and Mathilda
keilman of Hammond, spent Thursday
here with their mother.
Miss Veronica Dean and sons of Chi
cago, are spending the weekend here
with her sister. Mrs. Adolph Scherer
and family.
Among the Hammond visitors on Fri
day were Mr.. and Mrs. John Schaefer.
Mrs. Frank Becker. Mrs. Fred Malsch
and Norbert Boiling.
Mrs. Math Herman is spending the
weekend with relatives at Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-09
UMP BYRON
IS SLUGGED
BY NJ GRAW
Giants Manager Swings on
Arbeiter and Rariden Hits
Ground Keeper a Hard
One-Strenuous Doings at
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. O.. June e--Only the
Intervention of Christy Mathewson
kept John J. McGraw and Bill Rariden
from spending the night in the BOBBY
hatch after their savage attacks upon
Umpire Byron and Groundkeeper Matt,
Schwab at the close of yesterday $
game They were already in the grip
of a huge copper, who simply ached TO
beat their heads off when Mathewson
set up a plea for their release and In
duced Garry Hermann to liberate them.
What John x. Tener may do to them
is an entirely different thing.
AT the end of the game. which was
full Of fighting and recriminations. Nc
Graw made after Byron and called him
seven assorted kinds of thieves. Byron
retored spiritedly. remarking that Nc
Graw had been run out of Baltimore
years back and McGraw swung furi-
Gus right on the umpire's mouth. bring
ing the blood in streams. Byron, grog-
gy but game, was feebly fighting back
when Groundkeeper Schwab tried to
stop the fight.
Rariden then drove a cowardly blow
TO Schwab's head from behind. knocking
him down and kicked him with his
spikes as he lay PROSTATE. The fight
was broken up by a crowd of athletes
and park employees and Mr.. Hermann
arriving demanded the arrest of Nc
Graw and Rariden.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-09

day under the Griffith heading which
factory are preparing the building
on Main street for the installation of
machinery" we wish to make a slight
correction. On careful investiga ton
from authoritative sources il has been
definitely learned that the paper box
company has no men here at all How
soon the building will be occupied by
the paper company. II at all, can not
be stated. However, two workmen
have been engaged for the past week
making needed repairs on the old
building. and as stated by one of these
men, they expect to be paid by Ernest
De St Aubin. Mr.. De St. Aubln en-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-09
CHIP IS
VICTOR IN
RACINE CD
Fans Pay $4,000 to See Mid
dleweights Wallop Each
Other-Bishop and Free
man Box an Eight Round
Draw.

RACINE, WIS. June 9.-It was a
case of which George would do it and
Newcastle George was the fortunate
mlddleweight last night in his battle
with George Knockout Brown of Chi
cago The miner hit the Greek with
all he possesses in the punching line
and you all know Chip can hit. Brown
did not like it. of course. but he stood
up under IT manfully and was still there
and trying at tibet conclusion of ten
smuggling rounds.
Brown gets whipped occasionally,
but none of them spill him for a count.
He kept his feet all the way. though
Chip clouted him with about everything
but the water bottle. Chip had six
rounds. Brown one and three We're even.
The miners victory was conclusive and
convincing. Chip won because he was
a stouter and more accurate hitter.
Brown never did get the range. Chip
was slow and would have to speed up
considerably to do anything with Mi
chael Gibbons. at whom he is aiming
a challenge.
Sailor Freeman and Joe Bishop boxed
an eight-round draw I'm the semiwindup.
Freeman surprised by his speedy foot
work and ability to keep Joe from con-
Meeting solidly. He performed in i'm
proved fashion and evidently is a COM
ing boy.
The card did not draw quite up to
hopes and expectations. but attracted
something like $4,000 gate.
Brown brought up a bunch of Greek
admirers from Chicago. headed by
Louie Choromokos, of the North Side.
A delegation of Logan Square A. c.
members came UP on a private car on
the special train to cheer for Chip. who
was their guest the other evening. AL
dermen Bauler, Healey and Tolman and
Tony Cermak, chief municipal court
bailiff. were on hand in the Freeman
crowd.