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Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
WILSON AGAIN IS
MADE PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Inducted Into
Office With Due Ceremony.
PATRIOTISM MARKS THE DAY
Vice President Marshall First Takes
ths oath-ImposIng Inaugural Pa
rade IL Largely Military In Its
Nature-FIags and illumination.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Washington, March g. Woodrow
Wilson has been inaugurated president
Of the United States for the second
time, and Thomas r. Marshall has
come into his own as vice president Of
the United States for the second time
In company with the chief executive.
For several nights prior to the in
auguration, Washington was flood Of
light. Thousands Of American citizens
came to the capital Of their nation
from all over the United States to wit
ness the ceremonies attending the in
auguration. The situation Of the coun-
try In reference to its foreign relations
added more than touch Of serious
ness and q distinct flavor Of patriotism
to the entire proceedings. Washington
Is a city Of flags at all times, but 1t
became ten times city Of flags one
day before the ceremonies Of tnaugu-
ration.
President Wilsondrove from the White
House to the capitol with his wife at his
side. In the carriage with him were
two members Of the congressional COM
mittee which had general charge Of
the ceremonies, and Of which Senator
Overman Of North Carolina is chair
man.
Vice President Marshall, with Mrs.
Marshall in the carriage with him, was
escorted in like manner to the capitol.
Biz Crowds, Many Flags.
From an early hour the sidewalks
were crowded with persons waiting to
nee the president and "the first lady
Of the land" pass along the avenue to
the place Of the oath-taking. All the
windows commanding a view Of Penn
sylvania avenue also were crowded
with onlookers. The red, white and
blue was everywhere in evidence. The
only foreign flags to be seen in Wash
ington were those flying from the flag
poles Of the foreign embassies and
legations which, even though they are
located in the city Of Washington, are
recognized as being foreign territory.
Vice President Marshall was resworn
into Office before the Inauguration Of
the president. The exercises took place
In the senate chamber. The legisla-
tive day of March 3. so far as the SEN
ate was concerned, had been continued
by recesses until the hour Of II noon
Of the calendar day March s.
The president pro tempore Of the
senate presided at the ceremonies pre-
ceding the administering Of the oath to
the vice president-elect. The president
of the United States, the members of
the cabinet, the foreign ambassadors
and other notable guests occupied seats
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
ASKS BERNsToRFF TO EXPLAIN.
Berlin Would Know How Zimmerman
Note Got Out

Berlin Would Know How Zimmerman
Note Got Out.
London.-A dispatch to the E1-
change Telegraph Company from
Amsterdam says:
According to Frankfort telegram
received here the German Government
has sent a wireless dispatch to Count
Won Bernstorff, former German Am
bassador to the United States, who is
at sea returning to Germany, asking
him to explain how the German note
with regard to bringing Mexico and
Japan into war with the United States
was divulged. A special courier has
been dispatched to meet Count Won
Bernstorff ON his arrival and warn him
against granting any newspaper inter.
views on the situation"
The correspondent adds that the So
cialist newspapers in Munich, Leipzig
and Magdeburg criticize the note to
Mexico as the crowning diplomatic
blunder of Germany.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10

There is a demand in Hawaii for
American shoes. Footwear is coming
into use among the japanese, Chinese
and Korean inhabitants.
A school Of aviation will be estab-
lished in Lima, Peru. The. government
has passed law providing for an an
nual appropriation Of $24.S32. for its
maintenance.
When the stack of 14-ton shovel
pulled by IL horses struck a trolley
wire in Cleveland, two horses which
had their feet on q manhole were
killed. Their chains became red hot.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
STATES RESOURCES PLEDGED.

Washington Legislatures Resolution
Denounces Germany.
Olympia, Wash.-Both houses Of
Washington's Legislature adopted q
resolution pledging men and resources
to the Federal Government in the
foreign crisis.
Efforts in the lower house failed to
change the resolution to read "v1o-
lence" instead Of murder" in refer.
ring to Americans killed in the sub
marine warfare.
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INTERESTING ITEMS

A Spanish merchant has made inqui-
rles about American petroleum and
machine oils.
Ten thousand pounds Of oiled worst
ed yarn is needed by dealer In the
Netherlands.
The autumn crop Of cocoons in ia
pan was a large one, 9,472,600 bushels
being gathered.
The oldest fan In existence Is In the
museum at Cairo. It dates from the
seventeenth century B. @.
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MILITARY DRILL FOR 100000.
New York Bills Include All Boys Be-
tween Is and 10.


tween Is and 10.
Albany, N. Y.-Bills intended to pro-
vide for military training for all boys
in New York State between the ages
of 16 and 10 years were passed by the
Assembly and Senate with only five
votes cast against them. The bills
would amend the military training law
passed last year, which provided mill
tary training for school boys only.
Under the amendment 100000 boys
will be eligible for military training,
while under the old law only $4,000
were eligible.
The measures provide that the boys
shall receive three hours Of military
training a week from September to
June Is of each year.
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Could Afford the Newest.

Mrs. Casey with newspaper)-N
says here that Mrs. Van Astor wore
some lace at the ball last night that
was two hundred years old.
Mrs. O'Brien-Two hundred years
old! Think of 1t now, an thin with
all that money.-Boston Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
ENGLISH SHELLS FOR U. 8. NAVY.

Great Britain WIthdraws Objection To
HadheIds' Contract.
Washington.-Great Britain his with
drawn her objection and made known
her permission for Hadf1elds, Ltd, an
English munitions concern, to contract
with the United States Navy for
armor-piercing shells Of the IA and 16-
inch type.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
2 YARRowDALE MEN RELEASED.

Others Still Held In Quarantine Near
German Capital.
Berlin (by wireless, via Sayville).-
Two American ship surgeons and two
veterinarians brought to Germany on
the steamship Yarrowdale left Berlin
Thursday on the way to Denmark.
These men, being classed as officers,
had been confined in a camp apart
from the other Americans captured by
the German raider in the South At
lantic and brought in on the Yarrow-
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
PAGE SEES LLOYD GEORGE.
Ralfour Also Present At Lengthy Con.
ference.

London.-Walter Hines Page, the
American Ambassador, had long con.
ference with Arthur ]. Balfour, the
British Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
at the Foreign Office Afterward they
went together to see Premier Lloyd
George at his official residence. where
they remained long time in confer
ence.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10

dale. The others are still in quaran-
tine near Berlin.
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Fletcher WITH CARRANZA.

American Ambassador viii Have
Chance For Long Talk.
Chapala, Mex.-General Carransa,
accompanied by American Ambassador
Henry P. Fletcher and the Chilean
Minister, Antonio Agacio, arrived here
Monday from Guadalajara by auto.
They will remain until Tuesday giving
Ambassador Fletcher an opportunity
for intimate personal conversation
with the first chief.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-10
FLOOD CONTROL BILL SIGNED.
Necessary Piece OF Legislation, PresI.
dent Declares.

Washington. - President Wilson
signed the Flood Control bill in the
presence of Senator Ransdell of Loui-
siana and group of members of Con-
gress from Southern States. 'It is a
necessary piece of legislation" he said
as he affixed his signature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
VIRGINIA

observation-disclosures Pc,
ton, $500. Merchant trade, 4Oc
per cwt- Family trade, soc per
cwt.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
IN PECK OF TROUBLE
Man in Shawnee County Jail Wanted
by Two States.

w. II. Estes. "a much wanted man,
now in the Shawnee county jail, will
be taken to Fort Scott Monday by
federal officials to stand trial on the
charge of Durgla rizing a small post
office not far from Fort Scott.
Estes was released from the federal
penitentiary about two months ago
and was Immediately arrested by the
government on the new charge Pre-
Vious to going to the penitentiary
more than a year ago he escaped Jail
in Wyandotte county while waiting for
removal to Iowa where he was want
cd. After being recaptured and sent
TO the penitentiary the federal Off
GERS took no chances on the Wyan-
dotte county Jail but brought him to
Topeka.
Whether or not he is convicted at
Fort Scott Estes is in for more trouble.
lie is wanted in Oklahoma on an
other charges and if he is acquitted
a Fort Scott he will be taken to Ok
lahoma. If he is convicted the Ok
lahoma authorities will wait until he
has served his time. then take him
there for trial. Estes is a white man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
RUSH RESERVES
Germany HurIs 100000 Against
French in Vain.
Lavish Loss of Lives Trying to
Halt British Arras Drive.

Paris, Max>5.-Germany is pouring
fresh divisions into desperate fighting
along all the Soissons-Rheims front,
in a determined attempt to stop the
French advance and retake positions
lost in General Nivelle's recent drives,
today's official statement showed.
Four new German divisions-ap-
proxmately 100, 900 men-were called
on by the Teutons to aid in their
violent counter attacks.
The German counter-thrusts fur
nished the greater part of the fighting.
but around Mont Corniilet and east of
Blond Mont the French again succeed
ed IN gaining ground, in the face of
violent resistance.
South of the Disc German attack
was checked with our curtain of fire"
the statement said. Near Courcy forest
and Chemin-Des-Dames artillery was
most active.
Battle Continues Unabated.
London. May 5, 1890 p. m-The
most intensive center of the fighting
in the past twenty-four hours con-
tinued to be in the neighborhood of
Bullecourt, telegraphs, the Reuter- corr
respondent at the British headquarters
in France. Here the battle is con-
tinuous and surges in and around the
ruined village so that it is difficult to
say what the situation is at a given
moment.
SOuth~Of Bullecourt, the British ap-
pear not only to have maintained their
positions on the Hindenburg switch,
but during the night their bombers
worked along an -appreciable stretch
Of both front and support trenches of
this system in the direction of Queant.
1t is no doubt owing to the great
tactical significance of our gains at
this spot that the Germans are de-
livering such violent counter attacks
in which they are suffering prodigious
losses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
FINDS new COMET
WaShburn Man Discovers New
InterlOper i'm Heavens.
Prof. Petit the Third Person to
Observe the New Body.

The third observation of a new
comet was made by Prof. Edison
Petit, head of the Washburn college
observatory, April 80, it was an
nounced here today. The new comet
is small, compared with VOLTS and
Haley's comets and is not we'll formed.
No nucleus or tail have yet developed
Two other observations on the discov-
cry were made at the observatory az
Mt. Hamilton, Call last week. The
comet is moving a minute a day in
a northeasterly direction. The dis
covery was made April rs at Nice,
France. 1t is visible here about an
hour before sunrise just north of
where the sun comes up.
Also Saw Tail of VOLTS.
Cambridge, Mass, May 5.-A tail o.
VOLTS comet, six minutes in length.
has been discovered by Prof. Edison
Petit, director of Washburn college
observatory, Topeka, Kan, according
to advices' received at Harvard college
observatory today. The comet was
observed on the evening of April 80,
and the angle of the tail from the
nucleus was 266 degrees. The nucleus
was fairly well defined.
According to Professor Petit, the
tail was first observed at the Heidel-
burg observatory in April, 1916. Wolf 5
comet is one of the largest ever OBJ
served from the United States. Ac-
cording to Professor Pettit's observa-
ton the comet was going two and a
half minutes per day towards the sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

GIRL WAS UNDER ia
State Labor Commissioner Place
Charges Violation Labor Law.

Warrants were issued from the court
of Topeka today upon the complaint
of the state labor department against
1. D. Proudlove and Roy Crawford.
managers of the Novelty theater.
charging them with employing a girl
under 1 4 years of age at the Novelty
in violation of the state labor laws.
There are three counts to the COM
plant, which is made by A. A. Knapp.
for the labor department. In one
count the two defendants are charged
with employing Babe" Wilson, a
13-year-old girl at the Novelty in yio-
lation of law. The second count
charges that they permitted Babe Will
SON to work after o'clock p. m. in
violation of law. The third count
charges that they allowed her to work
at the theater without inspecting her
age certificate.
Officers were not sent out for Craw-
ford and Proudlove. The fact that the
warrants had been issued was tele-
phoned to them and they agreed to
present themselves at the court and
accept service.
The girl appeared in a vaudeville
aof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
BLOW TO GERMANY
Gerard Say Passage of Consumption
Army Bill Hits Kaiser Hard.

Kansas City, Mo, May 5.-Passage
Of the selective CONSUMPTION law in
this country was one of the greatest
blows that could have been struck
against the morale of Germany and
her armies. Former Ambassador
James w Gerard told the City club
here today.
He added that he was convinced
America would have been the next
victim of victorious or unwhipped
Germany, if this country had not en-
tered the lists against her.
Only One Way to Whip Germany
no German expected the United
States to adopt conscriptiOn," the for
mer ami ssador to Berlin said. We
could have struck no greater blow
against German morale than we did
when congress adopted the selective
CONSUMPTION bill.
Neither revolution nor starvation
will defeat Germany. She will be
beaten only by open war. 1 am con-
WINGED of one thing. Had this nation
not gone to war against Germany at
this time, che United States would
have been the next to be attacked by
victorious or unwhipped Germany,
at the conclusion of the present con-
flict."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
WIDEST WHEAT WEEK
Sensational Rise and Fall of Prices
Wind Up 3 Cents Higher.

Chicago, May 5.-Feverish alternate
uprising and collapse of wheat prices
in the last week went beyond, in SEN
sational extent, the wildness of any
previous equal number of days since
the beginning of the world war. The
climax came after measures had been
taken at Washington and Ottawa
looking to joint United States and Ca
madam governmental control of
values.
Even under such circumstances, the
market wound up cents higher than
a week ago for this months delivery
burt to 6 Il cents down for more de-
ferred options.
Corn finished off to 1 up, oats off
Il to 3, and provisions ranging from
so cent decline to { rise of cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
JEWS FEAR MASSACRE
Wire L. 5. Jews TO Intercede for Pro-
lection in Palestine.

Chicago May 5.-Jews in Palestine
are threatened with massacre, accord
ing to 4 cablegram received today by
Adolph Kraus of Chicago, interna-
tional president of the order of B'Nai
b Rith.
The cablegram was from President
Gilbert of the London lodge, who APP
peaIed to President Kraus to inter-
Vene. Mr.. Kraus. a lawyer and for
mer newspaper publisher, asked Sec
rotary Lansing to send urgent mes
sages to national presidents of the
order in Norway, Germany and Aus
tria requesting them to petition their
respective governments to call the at
tention of the Turkish government to
the report.
u am satisfied that there is truth
TO the report or the cablegram would
not have been sent" Mr.. Kraus said.
IT do not believe, however, that the
Turkish government will permit a
massacre but the situation is so SER
ious that I cannot ignore it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
LOCAL MENTION

MRS. FANNIE WILLIAMS. 60, formerly
OF I3pe6a, died in Kansas City. May 8.
BurlaI services at St John NJ. +. church
Monday, p. m. Burial in Topeka Gene
terry.
Beneht dance at Bates hall, Thurs
day, May 10. Saunders's orchestra.
Admission 25c.-Adv.
Judge Dana granted a divorce to-
day to DR.. o. A. Taylor, prominent
negro physician. The case was tried
a month ago. but was taken under
Amusement by the court and the de-
cree held up until today DIR. TAYLOR
charged extreme jealousy.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz Brunt.
Martin Drug Co.-Adv
Social dance, Kirkpatrick's hall. to-
night. Saunders's orchestra Admis-
sion 35 centS-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
GOODS ON U-BOAT
Navy Consulting Board Has
"SOlutiOn of Problem"
Report Experiments for De-
structiOn OF Subs Successful.

New York, May 5.-W. L. Saun-
ders, chairman of the naval consult
ing board, announced here today that
the board had forwarded to Washing
ton plans for dealing with the sub
marine problem. which, it was be-
Heved. had solved the problem sue
cessfully.
Mr.. Saunders. who has been chair
man of the naval consulting board
about two months, supplemented his
announcement by saying that while
the submarine problem cannot be con-
sidered in reality to have been solved
untn the U-boats have been destroyed.
nevertheless numerous experiments
had been made along the Atlantic
coast with highly encouraging results,
which led the board to feel confident
that a successful solution had been
reached
Concerning the war invention. Mr..
Saunders said:
II cannot say more at this time
than that we have submitted a con-
crete plan to the ravy department to
handle the hostile submarine craft 1t
Is not a theoretic plan, but one which
Is based on actual experiments"
Thomas a. Edison has been working
on various experiments for the naval
board for some time. His secretary
said Edison was engaged in his labora-
tory, still making experiments, the ma
ture of which could not be revealed.
Saunders said fifteen sub-commit-
tees of the naval consulting board had
devoted their energies to devising
means of meeting the submarine men
ace. He was quoted as declaring that
while he could not reveal details at this
time. he believed the public should be
advised Of the progress made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
Indict Al Tile Maker
20 MILLION AN HOUR
That's Rate U. S. War Loan Is Being
Oversubscribcd Today.

Washington, May 5.-The nations
response to the first offering of liberty
loan bonds is a deluge of gold
Subscriptions poured in today at a
rate threatening to choke telegraph
lines leading into Washington. Prac-
tically every messenger boy in the city
was carrying telegraph subscriptions
to the treasury department. The rush
was so great that the kilograms were
delivered in bundles.
There was no diminution in the rate
of $20,00O,0O0 an hour at which the
offering is being oversubscribed. Sub
scriptions received the first few hours
today were far in excess of the orig
inal $138,674.00O tabulated yesterday.
Every section of the United States
had been heard from today with the
exception of Alaska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
MISSOURI

st. Louis-''The Polar Wave
Ice & Fuel Co. has announced
an advance in price for ice of
soc per 1000 lbs. over former
prices on all ice sold. Other
dealers have announced similar
advances. A year ago family
trade was supplied at 35c per
cwt. and merchant trade zoe"
Kansas Cfty-"Customers are
asked to pay an advance of soc
per 1000 lbs. For retail trade,
5OO-lb. coupon books sold for
$500 in 1916 will cost S2.25 this
year and other books in pro-
portion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh Consolidated Ice
Co Wholesale rates have beer,
advanced 20T. Retail prices
have remained the same for the
past ten years. Wholesale price
at present at platform, $500.
Merchant trade, $500 to 5000
per ton. Family trade, 4Sc to
5Sc per cwt. 550-lb. books.
$500: S50-lb., $500" -
Erie-Mutual Ice Co. "Mer-
chant trade, using 1900 to 1900
lbs, per delivery, 25c per cwt.
500 to 1900 lbs, at soc per
cwt.''
acknowledgements Ice Co.
Merchant trade, SIS 90 per ton.
per cwt. 30c. Family trade, 4Oc
per cwt."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
He FAILED TO GO
Steve Prouty, King of River District
Did Not AbIicate.

Steve Prouty, king of the river dis
trict-what is left of Topeka's under
world-agreed in police court Friday
afternoon to abdicate his throne but
he didn't have as >good luck as the
car of Russia.
King" Prouty was arrested today
by the police on the charge of rob-
berry. It is, charged that he robbed a
man, a soldier, within a few hours
after the police judge gave him an
opportunity to leave.
Frederick E. Goodrich, a soldier,
was arrested by the police Friday
night and booked as drunk but
when he regained consciousness it was
discovered that he was not drunk at
all. He was simply knocked out and
when he had finished his story the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
HE DEF|ES U. S.
Kansas German Won't Swear
Allegiance to Government.
NeighbOrs Say He Is Armed
With Nine Big Rifles.

The government is getting ready to
move against a pro-German who has
armed himself and who declares he
will never give allegiance to the Unit
ed States government. The pro-Ger-
man sympathizer lives in western
Kansas. His name is being kept I'M
der cover by local federal officials for
the reason that he has not yet been
arrested.
The date set by President Wilson
when all unnaturalized aliens should
turn their arms over to peace officers
was April "a. The western Kansas
man has not complied with the order
and letters from his neighbors re-
ceived by federal officials state that he
is armed with nine high-powered
rifles and plenty of ammunition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
NEW MEXICO

Roswell-Roswell Gas & Elec-
trio Co.: wholesale at plat
form. per ton, $500. Merchant
trade, soc, 35c and 40c per cwt.
Family trade, per cwt., Csc;
less than 100 lbs, zoe to soc
per cwt."
Notwithstanding Ice & Elec-
trio Co.: Wholesale at plat
form, $500 per ton. Merchant
trade. per ton. $500; per cwt.;
$1,000. Family trade, $40 to
$12 per ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
WHEAT HIGHER TODAY
Topeka Market Steady With the Gen.
eral Tendency Upward.

Moderate buying, with cash wheat
from 1 to cents higher, prevailed on
the Topeka board of trade today. No.
hard wheat here went as high as So
and 1910 a bushel. High prices for
NO. hard were $1.96 and 5000.
May wheat on the Kansas City wire
opened at $3.50, the low and closed
at sass ", the high mark for the
day.
Cash No. white corn here changed
hands at $1-63, and No. mixed at
$1.51h and $1.52, making prices I'M
changed to 1 cent higher. May options
opened at $3.50, the days low mark,
and went to $1.51%, the close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
WISCONSIN

AIilvaukce-Wis Lakes
Ice & Carriage Co: Merchant
trade $500 to $3.50 per ton;
family trade 40c per cwt."
River Fails-"Mercha trade,
stores. 25c per cwt.: family
trade taking so lbs. at time,
first floor, S5c per cwt.; second
floor 40c; third floor 45c. If TAX
ing only % lbs, 45c for first
floor deliveries. soc second floor
and 55c third floor. No Sunday
delivery