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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
EVEN RATION HORSES
Germany Unable to Increase Food RAJ
tons of Man or Beast.

Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-THE German
food ministry in replying to petition
from working men in the So1ngen
district declares it is impossible to in
crease the potato ration of one pound
daily because it is doubtful If the orig
inal great expectations as to the size
of the potato crops are realized.
Altho the potato crop undoubtedly
is good this year, it would seem that
the German authorities have exagger-
aued the crop returns. In earlier an
nouncements it was said that the great
potato crop had solved the food diff
Guilty.
The oats crop is so poor that Ger
man farmers will be permitted to re-
tain for the feeding of their own
horses only fodder and grain of their
own raising to give each horse a daily
ration of two pounds. The farmers
must accomplish their heavy work as
best they can with underfed animals.
Army horses, even those doing the
heavy work of hauling ammunition to
the batteries in Flanders, will fare lit
tie better. The army horses for
months have been on a two pound ra-
ton, resulting in the wholesale break
down of horse transport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

most cases seem utterly obvious TO
the crowd around them. On one oc-
casion a mother and her son were SIT
ting in front of one OF the flreplaces,
the boy with his arm resting about the
mothers shoulders. entirely engrossed
in the reflections brought about by the
contact. Nor did this boy seem TO
realize that he was doing anything out
of the ordinary, and something that
would have embarrassed him beyond
endurance before enlistment
The esteem in which the soldiers
hold the secretaries was well illus
trated one evening when two of the
secretaries were endeavoring to enter
a street car Two or three of the
crowd of soldiers did not see the ef-
forts of the secretaries to get to the
car until they were roughly 1erked
back by their comrades with the re-
mark, Ladies first around this
place"
Among the multifarious duties OF
the hostess houses staff is that OF ar
ranging for and holding little enter
tainments and social gatherings for
the girls employed at the camp.
The great event of the week at the
Camp Funston house came when the
staff entertained and demonstrated
their work to over 200 men from Kan
sas City, who came to Funston for the
express purpose of investigating the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
WON'T BOSS War
But America Insists on Allies
Acting as a Unit.
Aims To Control Supplies Rath-
err Than Direction of Troops.
BY CARL d. GROAT.

Washington, Nov. 17.-America is
destined to take an ever-growing di-
rection of the war.
But she has no desire to boss the
job; and she will not attempt to die
tate such vast problems as disposition
of tremendous bodies of troops
Her control will lie in the fact that
she is more and more the storehouse
and paymaster for the struggle; and
she will insist in the present Paris
conference - and constantly - that
there be no pulling and hauling
that the whole war be run on a broad
gauge line instead of with the petty
chickering's, self-interests and narrow
ness of the past.
This summarizes today the Ameri-
can position in the European problem,
as obtained thru official channels
Tells Allies to Get Together.
This government has already subtly
informed the allies that they must get
together and keep together. This was
accomplished thru Secretary lansing
recent statement saying that Ameri-
cas- supplies are not lfmitless; in other
words, that the countries must know
what they want for the interests of
the whole war; must stop bidding
against each other and must subor-
dlnate their own national interest To
the interest of all
Lord Northcliffes warning to Eng
land that this country may take over
control or great part of the struggle
II England does not awaken, is re-
garded in official quarters as chiefly
an attempt to stir Britain to fresh mi
tlatlVe' moreover, he apparently was
preparing that country for losing his
own grasp on many phases of wal
control which necessarily must cor,e
| to the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
CITY MADE MONEY
Municipal Concession Stands
Prove Big Success.
Gross Earnings for Year
Amounted to $3.50.

Municipal concessions stands in To-
peka have proved to be a success, ac-
cording to w. L. Porter, city com
missioner. The initial report filed this
afternoon shows that gross earnings
of the stands and concessions were
$8,247.72 for the year. This figure,
according to the report is more than
Sill in excess of the gross expendi-
lures, which includes payment for
eight municipal concerts at Gage park,
and the purchase of supplies when the
municipal concession idea was real
lied.
The year just ended marks a new
era in park concessions for the city. 1t
is the first year that the city has ever
attempted to run it's park amuscements
and stands.
The report made this afternoon
shows that the idea proved to be
one of the best that the city has taken.
Bids for the concession rights to Gage
park were advertised for early in the
year. The highest bidder offered only
$3.50, which is $3.50 less than the con-
tracts for previous years. The city
took hold of the project and not only
bought $3.50 worth of supplies for the
concessions and for the swimming
pool and expended 1922 on concerts
but the plan PANIED out and the city
cleaned up more than $1,100.
Next year promises to be even more
prosperous for the concession purse
according to Commissioner Porter
improvements can be made by the
city and paid for by the proceeds OF
the concessions
Among the largest improvements
contemplated for next year. Porter
stated this afternoon, would be ex-
tending the concrete bottom in the
Gage park swimming pool. A new
system of lighting is also being talked
of for the park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
VILLA BEFORE JUAREZ
Border City in Wild Excitement-OnIy
Small Garrison There.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. I7.-An advance
guard of alleged Villista forces today
encircled the city of Juarez. across the
river from FL Paso. The bandits so
far have made no effort to attack, APP
parently waiting for reiniorcements to
join them from Ojinaga. Their out
posts are plainly visible from the tow
err of the Cathedral of our Lady.
Only four hundred soldiers consti-
tute the present garrison in Jaurez and
the city was thrown into widest ex-
element when the bandit advance
guard was sighted. Many civilians
crossed the Rio Grande to seek safety
in Ell PaSo.
Bandits along the river continued
this morning to fire across the river
at Americans travelling along the roads
but no casualties were reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
Nationwide Coalition Urged
Before A. F. of L. Convention.
Eliminate Middleman and FRO
fiteer, TOwnley Pleads.
WOULD REDUCE ALL PRICES
Put Field and Factory Products
on Market Cheaper.
ETEIiminate Alien Membership,
Promises Hot Debate.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

RuffaIo N Y Nov. 17--Ihe farh-
ers, Non-Partisan league has lnVlt-
ed organized labor, in convention mere
70 ioin if in putting field and factory
49, products on the market at lower
prices and in greater quantities
The invitation was extenoeo III a
sroas hing speech by President A T.
Sri.1+9lia, IF the league, to whom the
400 American Federation OF LABOR
delegates listened pending complexion
of the detailed war program IN COLI
mittee. - M
litical advantages of such coI ne t tl,l-
ducers join behind the government IN
this war" pleaded Townley
Would Control Nation Vote.
Let us wipe out the middle men
J.et 11s MT down the prOfiteer. we
would find, in a surprisingly sIlott
time our people at home Will be pet
ter and more economically fed, our
forces at the front better anu iioi
economically equipped.
Turning to the political aspect ne
"Remember this would be no mean
coalition. The farmers represent
thirty-seven per cent, labor twenty
five per cent of the nations voting
strength"
This speech inaugurated Whlrl-
wind tour of the east by Townley, who
comes from the leagues headquarters
in St Paul to boost his politico-agrl
cultural organization.
Committees now in conference nave
more than $50 resolutions before
them. Several bitterly denounce the
postal censorship on newspapers Not
one refers to CONSUMPTION of wealth
Is Aimed at Mexican Miners?
One which promises to end in
fight on the floor Of the convention
I proposes no worker be accepted II
| the federation who is not a either
| of the United States or has declared
! his intention.
Sponsors say it is directed agains
alien enemies. South and southwest
ern delegates. however, claim it is di
| rected against two million nom either
/ Mexican metal miners.
There are a number of these minol
issu%; before the convention but it:
general policy, Ito stand solidly be
hind the government in the war" i:
cut and dried. Pacifists and anti-wal
Socialists have disappeared.
The convention has resolved itsel
! into a committee on means to win thu
/ war. Combined with this is broad
forwarding policy aimed to give labo
it's full share in the worlds peac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
HAVING TOUGH LUCK
Near Death in Open Boat, Survivors
Arrested on Reaching Shore.

Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 17.-After
narrowly escaping death by fighting
high seas in open boats, the twenty
eight survivors of the wrecked fishing
steamer Manhattan, were brought
here today aboard the steamship
Mariposa and Immediately arrested
on federal warrants.
The survivors. it is charged, par
ticipated in the looting of the wrecked
steamship Al-Ki at Point Augusta and
rifIed mail sacks.
Six members of the Manhattan's
crew are missing Captain j. Kolseth
was saved. The Manhattan struck a
reefe in Kakataga harbor Wednesday
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
Relatives Thought She Was
Too Young, Attorney Hears.
But Mrs. Arley Owen, Is, Is
Back With Hubby, IS, Now.
FAILED TO GET DADS CONSENT
That Is Reason for Action, the
Officers Are Told.
Marriage License Was Obtained
in Junction City.

Theresa Owen. 16. bride of few
hours. found herself a prisoner at
the home of her cousin, Mrs. David
Jones, 200 East 18th street, Friday
afternoon when she called to get her
clothes. That was the story told Rob-
ert D. Carver, county attorney, by Ar
ley owen, 10, living at 519 jefferson
street. Owen is the girls husband.
Threatened habeas corpus proceed
ingS in the district court thru Owens
attorney, j. H. Jensen, caused the
girls release. according to informal
ton received by Carver. The young
couple is living at the home of Owens
parents. Theresa owen was former
ly Theresa Aldaffer. a pretty tele-
phone girl.
Failure of the 16-year-old girl to
obtain the consent of her father. who
lives in Oklahoma, was the reason as
signed for the girls short imprison-
ment at the Jones home. Following
Owens appeal to attorneys for his
bride, she was released, pending word
from her father.
She Tells Her Story.
Il went out to the house after my
clothes and my cousin asked me to go
down town with her." said the bride
today. When we returned she told
me 1 couldn't leave. I got word to
Arley and he fixed things so didn't
have to stay long"
Owen accompanied by his father
went to Junction City a few days ago
and obtained a marriage license from
Probate Judge Daniel Hurley. The
consent of Arley's father was present
ed TO the court. The girls age was
registered as Is years.
On their return, Arley's mother was
summoned. They were married quiet
ly by the Rev. T. J. Pomeroy.
A wedding dress couldn't be worn
l1xy hn hv-id W c
obliged to call for her clothes Until
a few weeks before her marriage, Mrs
owen lived with her aunt at III East
Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
FOR SPRING GARDENS
Agricultural College to Stage Food
Production Campaign Next Year.

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege has issued a bulletin which states
that a special food production pro-
gram will be started early next year.
The plan calls for three one-day lee
lures in the three largest cities of the
state in interest of gardening and pres
ervation of foods.
The bulletin states that the first
one-day session will be held in Janu-
airy or February. The special pro-
gram will include lectures on how to
prepare the ground for the spring
garden, selection of soils and planting
In April a second days program will
be held. At this meeting special en-
phasis will be laid on how to protect
the garden plants against drouth and
against insects. The third session of
the conservation project will be held
in August or September and will ex-
plain canning and preserving garden
foods.
The help of the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce has been asked in the
work. A letter was received this
morning by Theron Kirkpatrick. sec
rotary, asking that special range
ments be made to assist the project.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
DULL ON WALL STREET
Ban on Spectators Reduced Volume
of Trading to Lowest in Months.

New York, Nov 17-Dullness and
uncertainty were the dominant fea-
lures of the week in the stock market.
Additional safeguards adopted by the
exchange to prevent strictly specula-
tive operations had the effect of re-
duclng dealings to a minimum, total
transactions for the five full sessions
being the smallest in many months.
Moderate recoveries were made nv
several of the international bond $
sues, but the listing generally reflected
the continued apathy of the investors.
Declines extended to the liberty as
and " s, both selling considerably
under the subscription prices In the
later dealings the 8 ", which are tax
exempt, crept ahead of the As
Money rates were scarcely ruffled
by the heavy payments connected
with the 8 percent payment to the
second liberty loan. but exchange on
Petrogard and Rome weakened con-
Sidera bly,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
Topeka May Oversubscribe Y.
w. C. A. Hostess House Quota.
More Than $500 of $4,000
Amount Has Been Raised.
THEY HAVE WORKED QUIETLY
Women Have Allowed the ''Y.
NJ" To Go on UndiSturbed.
Story Told of Illinois Woman
Who Visited Her Son.

The Topeka quota of the nation wide
y. w. c. A. hostess house war work
campaign bids fair to be overscribed
Already $500 of the $4,000 goal has
been raised, and the committee in
charge of the local campaign is elat-
ed at the prospect of a large over
subscription. In Difference to the Y.
n. c A. war work campaign, which
closes Monday noon, the Y w. c. A.
has not been making an aggressive
campaign, but have been working
quietly and without much noise among
the club women of Topeka.
The Y. W. campaign is to raise mon
ey for the building and maintenance
of hostess houses at the various can
comments. One hostess house is al
ready in operation at Camp Funston,
and as the soldiers and visitors are
becoming familiar with the purpose
90 the house. the secretariaI force un-
der leadership of Mrs. Compton is
working under high pressure.
The main purpose of a hostess
shouse is the taking care of woman
employees and visitors at the camp.
Story of Illinois Woman.
One incident that gives an idea as
to the work now being undertaken by
the Camp Funston hostess house is
this. Mrs. Brown. an old washerwo-
fman of Canton. Illinois. has q boy al
Camp Funston who, she heard was
tliable to leave for France in a short
slime. Immediately she got for herself
a little tin bank into which she put
every spare nickel and dime she could
lay hands on. In due time the sum in
the tin bank grew to sufficient pro-
portions to enable her to pay a very
short visit to her soldier son. Think
ing to save a little on her train fare
this worn old mother walked the first
eighteen miles of her journey resting
al times on the steps of country
churches. Mrs. Brown finally reached
the camp and unable to find her sor
she wandered around until a soldier
directed her to the hostess house. She
was given a place to sleep that nigh
and the next day the secretaries were
able to find her son. The two spen
ali his spare time together. When thu
time came to go Mrs. Brown asked
what her accommodation had cost her
she was informed that no chargt
would be made in her case. The poo
woman broke down then and cried anC
the story of privation and hardship
endured for a few minutes with he
hoy was related to the wondering sec
retaries.
Crowded There Sunday.
Every Sunday the house is LITERAL!
choked with visitors, many of then
in pairs, a mother and son, who il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
LARGER U. S. TONNAGE
Berlin Has Little to Say About Aid by
Japan and NeutraIs.

Copenhagen, Nov. Herman
newspapers print reports that Ameri-
can tonnage negotiations with Japan
and neutral countries are approaching
conclusion. They have little to say
however. as to the prospect of hum
dreds of thousands of tons of shipping
being placed at the disposal of Ameri-
ca ard the allies to counteract the
effects of the submarine campaign.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger prints a
short and nasty editorial apparently
with the purpose of arousing i'll feel
ing on the part of neutral countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
NEW WORLDS RECORD,
With His Packard and Liberty Motor
DePaIma Sets Mark.

New York, Nov. 17.-Ralph De
Palma has set a new worlds record
for six hours on the Sheepshead Bay
speedway track, covering 6S3.12 miles
in his Packard-equipped with a Lib
erty motor. His new mark beats that
set by Dario Resta, Gene Chassiagne
and Lee K. Guinness, who alternately
drove a Sunbeam car on the Brook
lands track, London. England, 566
miles on October 1, 1913. De Palma
averaged 1856 miles an hour as COM
pared with the previous average of
94.4 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
FEWER PLEASURE CARS
Reduce Output 40 Per Cent to SUBJ
stitute War Need Materials.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Manufac-
ture of pleasure automobiles will be
cut down forty per cent in sixty days,
officials estimated today. If posi- bic
to find immediate war uses Tor nu-
merous plants the transition of fac
tories into producers of munitions and
materials will be even more rapid
The auto industry committee head
ed by Hugh Chalmers is advising man
facturers to be prepared to go entirely
out of the pleasure car business if the
war lasts another year or two. Well
known auto heads are soon to take
goYernment war Jobs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

plans. The biggest development is
the proposition. now being threshed
out. of sending an American labor
commission to Europe to Colonel
House" the situation from an indus
trial and political standpoint That
this may result in an international
coalition cabinet of world labor lead
ers is believed possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

veloped by French experts, is said to
have withstood torpedo attacks in a
test in which four shots were fired
into the hull and the only effect was
to destroy the cargo immediately sur
rounding the point of attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
CAN'T SINK THIS SHIP

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE ship
ping board has approved the build
ing of twenty 4,0OO-ton non-sinkable
ships by the French government in
the United States. By doing. it
has waived the rule that foreign
construction should be permitted at
this time. The non-sinkable ship, de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
GOOD PLACE TO LIVE

Dying Unpopular in Topeka for a day
Undertakers Taking a Holiday.
Topeka is a good place in which to live
The Undertakes reported absolutely moth
ing doing in deaths and funerals today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

A servant employed in Paterson, n
j. home. killed the child of her employer
because of a grievance against the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
LOCAL MENTION

F. X Jones, 1924 Garfield avenue
is at Christ hospital, seriously i'll with
double pneumonia.
For sale-small house. Call at lis
East 4th.-Adv.
Free lecture. Tomorrow afternoon. at
3 O'Clock in the Grand opera house,
there will be a free lecture on Christ
ian Science, delivered by Frank Bell.
c. s.. of Harrisburg, Pa, member of
the board of Lectureship of the
Mother church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Mass. The
public is cordially invited.-Adv
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

The deepest oil well in the world at
Beallsville Pa. that cost over half mill
lion dollars, has been abandoned a
failure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
Year-'Round Cars
In New Mitchell-Made Designs

Amongth he
models
ans fas
n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
The Coming Types

The Coming Types
There are numerous styles-a large
Sedan and a small Sedan, a Club Sedan,
two Coupes and Cabriolet. They are
open cars when you want them. But
they instantly change to closed cars, or
to half-closed, when you wish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

Any Mitchell design will impress you
as masterpiece of its type. And the
10 styles form the largest line of like
class in motordom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17
10 New Creations

The Mitchell line now
offers 10 new-style bod
les. All are designed by
Mitchell experts and
built in Mitchell shops.
So every design is dis
tinctive. This new body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17

In summer they pro-
tect one from wind and
dust and rain. In winter
they are snug closed cars
of a most luxurious type.
More and more they
are taking the place of
Roadsters and Touring
Cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-28
DIVISION NO. II.

Eleven resistrants today will be GER
titled as exempt and discharged by the
board of exemption and examination of
the eleventh division. They are: Carl
Williams Wagner. 2Sth and Evertts
streets southeast. alien; John Wiltshire
Usilton, 3O1S Bladensburg road. depend
ent wife and child; Frank Willard Hol-
lers, 1914 Galen street southeast, de-
pendent wife and child and ar
tificer at navy yard. Benjamin Har-
rison Gather. i116 Minnesota avenue
southeast. dependent wife and child;
James Joseph Burroughs. St Elizabeth
Hospital, dependent wife and child
William Andrew Dixon, 441G Washing
ton court southeast, dependent wife and
child; Arthur Alexander Hawkins. ITO
Bladensburg road. dependent wife: Ro-
land Dale, 1859 Morris road southeast
dependent wife and child; Raymond
Gray. 1886 9Th street southeast. depend
ent wife: Harry Francis Crummill. 1850
Neal street southeast. dependent child
and navy yard machinist: John Ross
Grisby. 4Sth and Foote streets south
east, dependent Wife.
This division is called upon to supply
three men TO go out with the first de-
tachment They have not yet been
chosen. One man. who has had some
training a $ cadet at Gonzaga College
has asked to be selected for the privi-
lege of being one of the first to go.