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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
Early Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board Of Trade

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The Herald says: A
weak point in the speculative situation in
eoFn to Which traders td call attention ten ON is the
ators who in the past have been instru-
mental in making bull market to take the
buying side. as they see nothing in it 1t
is unpatriotic as they see 1t. Every move
ment Of the government is to check the ad-
vancing tendency in all commodities The
corn crop promise is the best ever, taken
on the whole and the acreage so large
that there can be more than q normal loss
and still leave more than ever harvested.
Most of the local traders are bearish on
corn and there is said to be too much I'M
animity, the market becomes oversold
on wenk spots and values are easily turned
upward when any good buying appears.
1t was noticeable yesterday that the mar
ket was extremely sensitive to large buy
ing selling by commission house or pit
traders. Most Of the business was by the
pit element
caution in making short sales of corn or
oats except on sharp bulges. Y
One Of the largest local professionals who
has been active in short side of oats covered
the last of his line yesterday.
Country shippers of wheat and corn who
asEs to shsT %s lies being
have sold for August shipment are covering
their sales. 1t win take several days be-
New York, Aug. 23.-Dow Jones sum-
mary: Senate adopts Gerry amendment
above 100000 by raising surtax rate.
British admiralty reports eighteen YES
sells sunk last week by U-boats VS.. sixteen
previous week.
Germans begin new offensive on northern
part of Russian lines.
Morgan & Company revive plan of sell
ing british treasury notes in United States,
disposing of Is million dollars of notes on
so per cent basis. May sell that amount
weekly to limit of $50 million dollars
President expects to make announcement
on prices for steel. copper and anthracite
within next twenty -four hours. Feeling
prevails in Washington that he will not
find 1t necessary to name a steel dictator.
British troops capture important position
on Ypres- Manin road about one-third Of a
mile. Austrian losses exceed II 900 men
Twenty industrials S9.1G. up 1.59. Tween
ty rails 30 20, off .76.
The corn bears who believe in selling on
breaks will be punished from time to time
as crop Is not ont of danger of frost as yet
The movement has not yet reached proper
tons to make for any great decline in cash
price. The prevailing prices for oats do not
appear satisfactory to the farmer fvho is
inclined to holding attitude The offer
! ings in the cash market are readily taken
as is indicated by the existing premiums
over September and until there is more of
reimbursement in values to the futures we
do not think 1t safe to make sales other
than on upturns
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RAIN ALL OVER NOW


but started a slow climb early this
morning, and at 2 o'clock this after
noon had reached 70.
Precipitation in Topeka amounted
to "a of an inch Wednesday night,
bringing the total for the month to
4.91 inches which is .43 of an inch
above the normal for the month of
August. Wichita reported no rain,
Dodge City, none; Concordia, "a;
Kansas City, only a trace, and st. Jo-
seph reported a light shower.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was 100, in 1899, and the
lowest, 81. in 1904.
The river was still falling this morn
ing, the stage being 6.8 feet at the
time of today's reading
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TRIAL Is NEAR END
Arguments in Texas Impeachment
Case to Be Concluded Tonight.

Austin, Tex, Aug 23.-Investiga-
ton of charges preferred against Gov
ernor James E. Ferguson by Speaker
F. o. Fuller of the house of represeri-
tatives, looking to the chief execu-
tives impeachment neared its final
stages today. Arguments which were
begun Wednesday night before the
house committee of the whole were
continued today and were expected to
be concluded by tonight.
Voting on whether an impeachn ent
bill should be presented to the senate
is expected tomorrow. Some members
of the house are said to favor a
blanket vote on the entire thirteen
charges against the governor, while
others have let it be known that they
will demand a separate vote on each
charge.
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Pope Called Delegates From
Entente Nations to Rome.
This, Long Before Peace Move
Publicly Announced.
OPPOSED BY ALLIES THEN
Japanese Delegates Back From
Rome Discuss Conference.
Predicts Hopes of Vatican Will
Not Be Realized Now.

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-The San
Francisco Examiner today says, Wis.,
counts Y. Hawai- and NJ. Okuchi of
Japan passed thru here last night en-
route to the Orient from Rome, where
they attended at the suggestion of
Pope Benedict and a high United
States official, secret conference be-
tween representatives of the allied en-
tente nations previous to the publica-
ton of the pope's recent peace plea.
Viscount Okuchi, according to the Elk
aminer, admitted that he and Viscount
Hawai- had attended the conferences
with representatives of the other al
lied nations, at which the peace pro
posals of the pope We're outlined He
was said to have issued this state
ment:
when the United States declared
war. the first thing that suggested it.
self in the upper house Of Japan was
the probability of a more genuine en-
tente between the United States and
ourselves. 1t was while this matter
was under discussion that message
was received from Rome asking that
accredited delegates be sent to confer
with the other allies. To tell you the
truth we did not think much of this
Suggestion until a request came from
the United States signed by man who
Is revered in Japan.
All Allies Represented.
"Viscount Hawai- and myself were
appointed to attend the meeting.
Ian the allies were represented.
] am unable to give the names of
those who attended. and it was I'M
derstood that full secrecy was to sur
round the meeting. But since the
pope has made public his proposal
which was outlined at our conclaVe i
presume it is a mere matter of
diplomacy.
Il have no objection TO being quot
ed as saying that England appeared
adverse to a peace settlement at that
time.
II am afraid that the peace pro-
posals will not achieve the object hop
ed for by the pope. | see no objection
to saying that France has very much
the same attitude as England as far
az the conference was concerned.
LAS to what Japan would require
in case of peace, can hardly say I'M
der present conditions"
Editors of the Japanese World, a
local vernacular paper stated that the
European mission of the two noble
men was known to the Japanese col
ony here.
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COVER THIRTY BLOCKS
City Will Put on Asphalt Surface Free
of Charge.

Thirty blocks of asphalt covering
will be placed on Topeka streets free
of cost before winter.
The lucky blocks are known only
to W. G. Tandy, commissioner of
streets He has $4,000 in cash to
spend on asphalt\ covering this year.
1t is money. received by the city in
balances in dead funds wiped out.
from the Edison company and from
successful prosecution of suits against
contractors.
Tandy is looking around for a con-
tractor who wants a job. The city
commissioner have left it with Tandy
to select the streets needing the COW
ering Petitions for the asphalt COW
erlng will do no good. 1t remains for
Tandy to select the blocks and the city
commissioners to confirm his selec-
ton.
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SOLDIER GOES INSANE
Caused Too Much Disturbance in Hos
pital-Taken to Jail.

John Province. IS years old, Kan
sas City, a member of a military or
ganization encamped at the fair
grounds here, became suddenly de-
mented Wednesday afternoon and
while in that condition escaped from
the camp.
After he had created considera bic
disturbance in the neighborhood, he
was taken to st. Francis hospital
There he started trouble again, and
came nearly escaping twice. Once
he succeeded in getting past a guard
and nearly escaped by the door. An
other time, he tried to tear screen
from its place and jump from a WIN
dow.
After unsuccessful attempts to treat
him at the hospital, Province was re-
moved today to the county Jail.
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ALLIES BORE IN
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the slight advance was southeast of
the French coal city.
ION the Ypres battle front, east of
Langemarck, a hostile attack at
strong point under gunfire. was re-
pulsed" the British commander-in-
chief asserted. I'm the neighborhood
of Lambartzyde the enemy raided a
forward post Our men are missing"
PetrOgrad Reports Defeat.
Petrograd, Aug. 23.-The Russian
forces on the northern end of the
Russian front. where the Germans
have begun an offensive yesterday re-
tired under pressure from the region
of Ragedsem and Kemmern to the
Lake Shloyirn and F,rankendorf re-
gion. The official statement issued to-
day by the Russian war department
announcing this withdrawal, says that
the German artillery conducted an in
tense fire in this sector.
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Morning Grain Goseip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade

Minnea polls wheat stocks have decreased
10000 bushels thus far this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 29Ss bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 4.039 bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday we're 100000 bushels Of wheat.
BOB 600 bushels of corn and 3S5 900 bushels
of oats.
Directors of the Chicago board Of trade
have decided that there can be no deliy-
cries on contracts for future delivery of
wheat after September l. As soon as the
committee at Washington announces its
price the Chicago board viii fix a settling
price 1T Is hoped that the government
price will be given out Friday Of this week
instead of September L." said a Chicago
message
There will be no further trading ia Sep
/ TENDER wheat at Kansas City. beginning
August IS according to a resolution adopt
ed By the board Of trade directors Tuesday.
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FALLS OFF HIGH CLIFF
Dramatist, Back From Hard Cam
paign in France, Disappears.

London, Aug. 23.-Hubert Henry
Davies, dramatist, who has been re-
cuperating on Yorkshire coast after a
long illness, following a hard period
of hospital work in France, has dis
appeared. Mr.. Davies overcoat and
cane have been found on top of a
cliff. and the belief is that he fell
over the cliff into the water and was
drowned.
Davies was born in Cheshire. He
went to San Francisco in 1898, where
he worked for newspapers and pro-
duced several vaudeville sketches.
Later he returned to England, where
a number of his plays, including
Cousin Kate and "A Single Man"
were staged
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AUTHOR STARTS RIOT
Wades Thru Crown ito Ger Speaker
Who Assailed Him.

New York, Aug. 23.-Cleveland
Moffett, author and upholde" of Pres
ident Wilson against the attacks of
speakers in New York, was expected
today to carry his troub es to Police
Commissioner Arthur Woods, follow
ing a riot last night in which the au-
thor was roughly handled.
Moffett resented an attack on him
self and plunged into a crowd after a
speaker. The police rescued him but
refused to make any arrests.
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$4,000 FIRE REFUGEES
Homes Destroyed, Saloniki Residents
Camp in Cty's Outskirts.

London, Aug. 23.-The first detailed
account of the fire at SaIoniki last
Sunday is contained in a Reuter- de-
spatch from that city which says that
60, 900 persons are homeless and that
the property loss is enormous. Insur-
ance companies are interested to the
extent of 100000 pounds to 8,
100000.
The whole sea front from the GUS
toms house to the famous white tow
er was DESTROYED
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FRENCH GET s.426 GERMANS.
Since Monday Also Captured "a Can
non and 200 Machine Guns.

Paris, Aug. 23-Prisoners in
Frances great drive taken since Mon
day were increased today to a total
of S,426, according to the war office
statement
OF these 7,640 We're unwounded. 500
were hospital cases and there were 1856
officers. Other fruits of the French
victory were twenty-four cannon and
more than 200 machine guns.
Fighting SIackens Today
The fighting today apparently
slackened a trifle, the official report
merely declaring:
North of the Aisne the German
artillery was most active turnout the
night, especially at Braye and Hurte-
bise.
ION the left bank of the Mense the
French artillery was very active dur
ing the night, dominating the German
guns"
The war office also reported a bonn
bardment by French aviators of Fri
bourg en- Brisgau over the aviation
grounds there, of stations at Colmar
and Schlestadt and enemy bivouacs in
the Verdun region.
1880 Austrian Prisoners.
Rome, Aug. 23.-Italian forces have
captured 1880 Austrians in their
sweeping advance, the official state
ment announced today. OF these $50
were Officers. The war office an
nounced new successes on the south
wing. Dossol Fats with strong posi-
lions was carried.
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AIR BOMB ZEBRUGGE
Nightly Raiding Expeditions by Brit
ish Include U-boat Base.

London. Aug. 23.-BEitisn seaplanes
nightly bombing expeditions as an
nounced for last night by the admir-
atty today comprised ZeUbrugge; the
Mole, shipping and batteries, attacked.
Some hits observed. Ghistilles-aero-
drome the aim of bombs. One shed
set afire.
All British machines returned.
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PRICES IN EFFECT AT ONCE.
Secretary Tumulty Informs Coal Men
as Authorized by President.

Washington, A ug. 23.-Seeretary
Tumulty today telegraphed to E. J.
Wallace. secretary of the St. sLouis
coal club, that President Wilson had
authorized him to say that the blum
nous coal prices fixed in the presi-
dents statement Tuesday become eff
fective at once. Mr.. TumuItys tele-
gram was in response to an inquiry
as to the effective date \
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Wall St, New York. Aug. 23.-STOCKS-
Losses became more severe on the exchange
dealings of the morning sales of the first
hour approximating $4,000 shares. Many
active issues. registered lowest prices of
recent months and some approached a
minimum quotation of the early week of
the year. United States steel declined to
ISL representing the low record for two
months. Numerous accounts were closed
ont, pressure being augmented by offerings
of commission houses indicating liquida-
ton from interior centers. On the curb
Standard Oil issues fell to 80 points Lib
erty bonds were firm at 1892 to 1896.
Prices tended downward again at the open
ing Of today's stock market. Recessions
We're more moderate but the receding move
ment assumed wider proportions. shares
of companies likely to come within the
scope of government price regulations pol
icy were most effected.
Steels. coppers and various equipments
yielded large fractions to over a point.
United States steel was again under special
pressure losing ~ points, rails reacted
quite generally. Reading losing points,
Canadian Pacific point.
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southerns. Market strong to 10c higher.
Prime fed steers, $14. 00d 14S5; dressed beef
steers, $11.00G1350; western steers, $500
@13.45; southern steers, $7.00@11.25; cows,
$5.75010.50; heifers, S7.50@13.00; stockers
and feeders, ST.00@12.00; bulls, $650@S.50;
calves, S7.O0@12.5c.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market steady
to weak. Lambs, $157561650: yearlings,
S10.00@12O0; wethers, $9.00@11.0O; ewes.
$S.50M100O; stockers and feeders, $6.50Q
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BANDITS ABOARD SHIP
Al Among 300 Chinese Passengers,
Lose in Battle With Crew.

Annoy, China, Aug. 23.-The British
steamer Laertes, bound from Singa-
pore, for Annoy, reports a piraticai at
tempt to seize the ship. The Laertes
carried 800 Chinese passengers, among
them, unknown to the officers, Al
desperadoes, who had been deported.
These criminals attacked the Euro
pean officers, but after a hard fight
were oyerpowered
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DIR. Naismith at Lawrence

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 23.-Follow-
ing a lengthy inspection trip of Y. NJ.
c. A army camps, DIR. James NaisrnitF,
head of the K. U. department of ply
steal education and inventor of the
game of basketball, has returned to
Lawrence for q short visit before con-
tinuing his inspection work
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Belgian War Mission Eends.

New York, Aug. 23.-The Belgian
war commission officially has come to
an end. Baron Moncheur, head of
the mission announces that a few
days will be spent in New York in an
unofficial capacity. Today's pro-
gram besides a luncheon and dinner
includes g review Of the Seventh reg
iment in Central park
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HOGS DROP 10 CENTS
Market Now Staging Come Back Fl ON
$50 Record Mark.

day was 70 cents lower than yester-
days high of $19.85 a hundred pounds,
a decline of nearly 81 in two days
The market was extremely dull at the
opening
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EMBARGO ON SULPHUR
Cutting Off Supply TO Canada Hits
Paper Mills Hard.

washington. Aug. Gam embargo
has been placed on exports of sulphur
to Canada in order that the supply for
war needs of the United States NAV
not be unduly depleted.
Canadian wood pulp mills. furnish
ing supplies for about three-fourths of
the news print papers used in the
United States, will be seriously af-
fected
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New York, Aug. 23.-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery higher than extras, 42A a
4315c.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
tras, 45046c. extra firsts. 43d44c.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State, whole
milk. flats, fresh special, 233z a24c.
POLUTRY-Live and dressed, firm.
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IIORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE.
A teaspoonful in a glass of water, with
a dash of sugar, relieves excessive
thirst. Superior to lemons ADV.
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New York Aug. Observation-Disclosures
steady. Centrifugal, S7.46; molasses, $6.5s:
refined, steady; fine granulated, SS.40@9.0o.
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Kansas City. Aug. 23.-HOGS-Recelpts
5.OOO Market 25c to soc lower. Bulk,
S1sOO@1s.95; heavy. S1s.50d19.o0 packers
and butchers, SIS. 25@19.00; light. s1I-759
1850: pigs. S13.00d 1900
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Native beef cattle, s. ESQ 1880: western
steers. SI006f240; stockers and feeders.
s6.1O@s.25: cows and heifers. s4.65Q 1890 !;
calves, S11.0o1 1870.
wethers. 81 75Gi1 10. lambs, s1o.25G16- 10.
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kansas City Grain Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 23.-wHEAT-Cash
wheat: Market Sc to SC higher No. 2
hard, S2.35@24s; No. 3. s230a2.45; No. =
red, 81 22d24: No. 3, $2.15G2.20.
CORN-Market Sc to &c higher. No. 2
mixed, $1.7o@1.74; No. 3, $1.TOd1I2; No. 2
white, S1.s0Q1.s 81; No. ;, nominal; No. .
yellow. S1.75ld116; No. 3, nominal.
OATS-Msrket unchanged. No. white
571a05sc; No. mixed, 56@57c.
RYE-$17e.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$4 1oCd 80.
HAY-Market steady to soc higher
Choice timothy, S19.00d195O: choice prairie,
$19. so: choice alfalfa, $3.50.
SHORTS-S2. O062.05
BRAN-S1.35.
Receipts wheat, 16 ears.
CLOSE WHEAT-Sept So g.
CORN-Sept., S1.52; Dec, S1.Os5s May,
s106ss.
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WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty four hours
ending at a.. m Thursday.
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LARD-sept, $23.1o; Oct4 $500: Jan.
$2302
SHORT RIBs-sept, s23.62; Oct. s2S.55.
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Kansas City, Aug -23-HOGS-R Receipts
5000 Market PC to &c lower. Bulk. SIS. 70
0Is.9O; heavy. s1S7Jed19.0o; packers and
butchers s1s.4od 1880: light. s1s.00d -75;
tATTIE@Receipts 5000 ineluding 400
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Chicago, Aug. 23.-BUTTER-Market I'M
changed. Creamery. 37041c.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive higher. Fowls, 19G
23c; springs, 22624c.
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Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 23-BUTTER. EGGS
AND POULTRY-Market unchanged.
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Kansas city Live Stock Sales.

hnnsas City LIVE SUCK SdIess
(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yard. Kansas City. and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co., live stock commission mer-
chants)
Kansas city, Aug. 23.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today 5000 head. Market steady,
SOC higher.
HOGS.Receipts 5000 head. Market 25c
to 40c lower. Bulk Of sales, $11.S5@1S.S5.
Top. $1,000.
SHEEP-Receipts today 1000 head. Mar
ket steady Lambs S1615
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Sborn lambs and sheep &c under above
prices. Positively cannot use sneep %
lambs unless fat
Topeka Hey Market.
FURNISHED by r A Bees. 212-214 f. 6tn.,
Topeka. Kan. Aug n
PHAfHIF HAY-s1sOo.
ALFALFA-S19.0D
Retail may.
FURNISHED oy W A. Gilehrist- 626 Quincy
Street,
Topeka, Kan, Aug. n
PRAIRIE UAf-$15 90.
ALFAsFA-S2o.00
Poultry and Eggs
FURNISHED Uy the Topeka LACKING Con
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.b
Topeka. Kan Aug D.
HENS--31z lbs. and over 1511c: under 3Iz
lbs 121zc springs over . lbs. 1sc roosters
lie: shaggy young roosfers. he. bro!iers
lbs and under Zoe.
. EfasS-29c.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka s4a35s
BUTTER40tn4 5c.
To-es<s Grain Market
,fdrnIshPI hy j. Il siiiard. corner Naasas
Ave ana curfis St,
CoRN-$L7e
OATS-J5dCnt
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New Orleans, Aug. 23.-COTTON-Sp,
cotton quiet, fifty points off, Middlin
Csc.
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Chicago. Aug. 3-wHEAT-Close wheat !:
Sept, 500.
OATS-Sept., sic: Dec, sic May, 575xe
PORK-Sept., $43-15: Oct, $42.S2
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Chicago Grain and Pork Market.
(The range of prices grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Trade.1