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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-26
FRENCH STRIKE


men withstood attacks on the wood
and hold the high ground intact.
There also has been heavy fighting
west of M0euvres, southeast Queant. :
In six days General Byng and the
third army have broken the linden
burg line, taken a score of villages,
secured the dominating position west
of Cambria and overrun territory
equal in area to that gained in the
first three months of the drive in the
Ypres salient.
Nearly 10000 prisoners, 100 guns
and war material have been captured.
More important still. probably, is the
further exploitation" to which Field
Marshal Haig refers in his congratu-
latory message.
Around Verdun, the pivot point of
the German line in France, there has
been fighting in which the French
have been victorious. After repulsing
strong German attacks on the right
bank of the Mouse near Hill 344, the
French attacked the enemy on
same region They occupied the first
and second German lines and cap
tured more than 500 prisoners.
Italy Holds All Line.
From Lake Garda to the Adriatic,
the Italians continue to hold the in
vading Austro-Germans in check.
Finding it impossible to break through
the line directly west of the Piave
river the enemy has been making
very strong attacks on the Asiago
plateau, where he was defeated last
week in an attempt to encircle the
important Monte Meletta position.
The fighting has been most severe,
the Italians meeting attack with coun-
ter attack. East of the plateau be-
tween the Erenta and the PiaVe only
artillery has been active. Along the
Piave the Germans are showing signs
of activity, but their efforts have not
been fruitful. Attempts 20 cross the
river on pontoons We're crushed by
the italian artillery fire.
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BUSY WEEK AT GRAND
Wednesday Only Day Not Taken al
Popular Show House.
Tonight-Busby's Minstrels.
Bella.


Tuesday-Flora Bella.
Thanksgiving day-The Marriage.
Friday and Saturday-Kolb and
Dill
The Grand will be open every night
this week with the exception of We'd
nesday night. Busby's Minstrels will
start the week off tonight.
Flora Bella" which will be the
coming attraction at the Grand Tues
day night, with a splendid cast and a
gorgeous production, was this seasons
umph. The hit scored by this play
in New York during its six months
run, was due to the general excellence
in which it was produced.
The Milwaukee Sentinel had the
following to say of the Marriage
Question" the attraction billed at the
Grand for Thursday: The play which
is partly the work of Ralph kettering,
former Milwaukee newspaper man,
works out the plot consistently and
has modernized the old theme even
to having the girls wearing overalls
and running a model dairy. The en-
tire cast was helpful in presenting a
well rounded performance. Wanda
Ludlow played the part of the wife
and was appealing both as the gay
butterfly and the business woman.
Lucille Chalfant, one of the singing
girls with The High Cost of Loving
company, startled Los Angeles music
lovers during the last week of the en-
gagement there by finishing one of
her numbers with high F. In quail
ity, her voice has been compared fav-
orably with that of Tetrazzini, and in
range to that of Melba. She is con-
sidered the seasons find in theatrical
and musical circles
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HUNT TRAIN WRECKERS
Obstruction on Tracks KilIed-Of-
ficiaIs Suspect L w. w.

Henrietta. Okla. Nov. 26.-Scores
of sheriff's deputies. home guardsmen
and Oklahoma state prison officials
continued to search the surrounding
country early today for the men re-
sponsib1e for the wreck of the Frisco
express, the Meteor out of St. Louis,
early yesterday morning
Three trainmen were kill and three
passengers injured when the express,
going at a high rate of speed, plunged
into Instructions placed on the tracks
ten miles south of here.
Officials believe the wreck was
plotted and executed by 1. w w. men
who have been active in this part of
Oklahoma for weeks. Up to an early
hour today no trace had been found
of them altho posses and sheriffs had
been securing the country for miles
around since early yesterday. All
night armed men with bloodhounds
rode thru the hills but with no sue
cess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-26
GUST CHICAGO ALIENS
Federal Authorities Compel Germans
to Move From Barred Zones.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Initial steps
looking to the ousting of Germans
from barred zones. as indicated by
President Wilson's recent proclama-
ton were taken here today by U. S.
Marshal John ]. Bradley, who started
a force of deputies along the docks
and warehouses near the Chicago and
Calumet rivers.
Male alien enemies over the age of
fourteen will be forced to move at
once from within one hundred yards
of these buildings, and Marshal Brad
ley says unless orders from Washing
ton direct him to the contrary, he will
compel every German male living
within one hundred yards of the lake
front between South Chicago and
Evanston, a distance of about 20
miles, to move.
Il don't believe we will find a large
number of Germans in the barred
zones of Chicago" said Mr.. Bradley.
Guard New York Water Front
New York, Nov. 26.-New York
many miles of water front is today
guarded by police and soldiers, the
latter being posted at some of the
most important points to prevent enc
my aliens from approaching the bar
red zones.
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WORE FOES UNIFORMS
Austrian Ruse Precipitated BIoodiest
of PiaVe Battles.

Italian Army Headquarters, Nov. Is.
Disguised in Italian uniforms Aus
trian troops picked from the flower of
the dual monarchy's fighting forces
precipitated one of the bloodiest bat
ties on the Piave line Wednesday. De-
tails were received by headquarters to-
day. The battle was around San
Marine.
The Austrians opened with a terrific
artillery bombardment continuing
hours Then they sent advance troops
against Italian positions Their violent
onslaught coupled with the confusion
caused by the fact they wore Italian
uniforms gave them a temporary foot
hold near San Marine.
The Valtellina Alpines were sent to
the counter attack. Regardless of the
murderous enemy fire, they swept the
Austrians back. Many prisoners were
taken. Every Austrian found in an
Italian uniform was shot.
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THIS WEEK is
/ MOST VITAL OF :
/ The ENTIRE WAR
Ultimate Result May Hinge on
Ensuing Seven Days.
Sees Determined Effort at Uni
flying Allies War Machine.
AMERICAN PLAN PREVAILS
Colonel House Meets Allies
Delegates in Paris.
Restatement of War Aims To
Conclude Session.
AMERICAN PLAN PREVAILS
Restatement of War Aims To
Conclude Session.
BY ED. L. KEEN.

London. Nov. 26.-The most vital
week of the war began today. On the
outcome of events in the next seven
aays may depend whether the allies
shall triumph before the spring of
as19 or the war drag further along
This week marks the first really
practical determined effort at general
Rnffication, coordination and intensi-
fication of allied war making to cope
with Germany's advantages of geo.
Graphical location and super-central-
ICED control.
The new inter-allied conference Will
fnaugurate this effort. President VIII
son's wise counsel expressed thru his
eIegates-Colonel e. NJ House and
General Tasker H. Bliss-is regarded
BY officials as likely to be of the ut
host value in the preliminary work
toward linking the allies into one vast
war machine.
L. s. Share Powerful One.
= The American mission has had a
far-reaching effect on allies plans.
Both British and French officials
have been profoundly impressed with
the energy. the far sightedness, the
complete unselfishness of America S
BARI in the war as evidenced by these
commissioners. Their work has served
10 emphasize to a remarkable degree
fhe weighty part the United States is
henceforth to play, not only in the
actual warning. but in the councils OF
The allied powers The voice of
America both in the inter-allied con-
ference and in the Paris supreme war
Council meeting, will be powerful
one.
i The initial meetings of the allied
REPRESENTATIVES will be for discussion
bf military matters. First of all, there
will be a critical, merciless eXamina-
lion Of the weak spots in the allied
war machine. There will be the most
minute search for waste. Unnecessary
and wasteful effort, overlapping and
Interference are to be eliminated
Make Single Front.
Secondly. come plans for the future
Conduct of the war on the basis of a
tingIe front. The ideal sought is a
helicately balanced piece of machin-
cry. capable of the most rapid eXecu-
lion Of all co-ordinated plans which
may be dictated by changing condi-
tions.
. Later as part of the war measures
of the allies, will come Americas pO-
Tent urging of a reinstatement of war
aims.
z The collapse of the Russian Bolshe-
Wiki armistice plan, indications of a
return to reason turnout that stricken
country, great progress in the second
political offensive" in Germany-all
cOmbine to make Americas stand for
such an inter-allted statement of war
aims a military measure" of the ut
most importance.
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UNSETTLED WEATHER
. (Continuea from Page one.l

like the Salamander, arise again from
the ashes of summer.
The temperature at seven o'clock
this morning was AZ, but had fallen
to 40 by nine o'clock and gave every
evidence of continuing on its down
ward path till noon. This is only
for today, for Flora promised a tenn
perature of so tomorrow, with some
sunshine in the afternoon. Snow is
falling in Iowa and Nebraska, but the
trend of the storm is north, so it will
not affect Topeka. The temperature
here is not expected to fall below 35
tonight.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was "A in 1910, and the
lowest z in 1887.
The forecast for the day promises
cloudy for the most part with rain
tonight.
Shippers should protect 36-hour
shipments north and west against a
temperature of 80 degrees. Shipments
east and south will be in no danger
of freezing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-26
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of q
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
November es. 1892.


At the invitation of Mrs. II. o. GarveR
a number of young ladies assembled at
her home yesterday afternoon to meet
her niece, Miss Helen Richards, of Crete,
Ill, and to dress dolls for the Doll s
Fair to be sold for the benefit of the
Orphans home. The prize for the best
dressed doll was given to Miss Lois
Mitchell, Essie and Dell Chamberlain, An
ME Squires and Kate and Jennie Jones.
Among dolls received by the "Doll's
Fair managers in the past few days is
one from Eugene Lodge, /. o. o. F. From
the Pythian sisters of Topeka is received
Miss Temple. The Knights of Pythias
from No. 231 wish to introduce to the
public Miss Amity. Mrs. Howell Jones
sends So and Shawnee lodge A. o. U. W.
50.
There are about 200 members of the
Topeka Y. W. c. A. Eighty five dollars
is the average monthly running expenses
of the associations!
The municipal indebtedness of Topeka
and Shawnee county, including county,
township, city and school bonds, orders
and warrants, according to the biennial
report Of the state treasurer. is S1,O49.2O2-
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SIBERT'S SON ENLISTS
Joined Army Unknown to Family at
Manhattan, Kansas.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 26.-Pri-
vate Martin D. Sibert. Twelfth United
States infantry, increased greatly in
prestige today following the disclosure
here that he is the son of Major Cen
eral William L. Sibert. Young Sibert,
without the knowledge of his family,
enlisted at Manhattan, Kan, and was
written down as unassigned recruit
for service in the Philippines. When
his paternity was discovered he was
sent to the 18th infantry as a full
fledged private. Sibert is just old
enough to qualify for service, it was
said. His two older brothers are COM
manding officers
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FARMERS SAVE A TRAIN.
Discover Wreck Plot on Frisco Near
Columbus Kan:

Columbus. Kan. Nov. 26-What
railroad employees announced was be-
ieved to have been an attempt to
wreck st. Louis & San Francisco
passenger train south of here was dis
COVERED late yesterday by several
farmers, who found spikes, bolts and
nuts some of them taken from the
tracks, lying on the rails and wedged
between the joints. The train was due
when the weakened rails were found,
but 1t was running late and was
Tagged. All trains have been ordered
to proceed carefully between here
and Baxter Springs and railroad de-
tectiVeS are investigating.
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.CARSWELL TO SPEAK
Western Union Manager to Tell Cur
rent Topic Club of War Work.

W. c. sGarswen, Topeka manager of
the Western Union, will address the
current Topic club tonight at the Y.
D. c. A. on Telegraph in War
Fines.
Mr.. Carswell who is considered
one Of the big men of the Western
'nion in the west, has been called to
f'hicaso and Washington by his COM
pany for consultation regarding MAX
ing the telegraph service more eff
rient for war purposes.
a Reservations for tonight's Current
Topic dinner can be made by calling
the Y. NJ @. A.
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her gray heir in disorder, sat on the
nude body of her older sister-dead.
apparently from starvation - and
shrieked at the intruder.
A score of hungry cats fled, kissing,
at the officers approach.
The body was removed to a morgue
and the starving woman taken pro-
testingly to the county hospital
The sisters, Anna Collins, IS and
Mary so, had subsisted for years on
the charity of neighbors, but for two
days baskets of food left at their door
had remained untouched.
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Early Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade)

New York, Nov. 26.-Financial Bulletin:
Realizing tendencies have been induced by
professional playing up of the Russian sit
uation altho it is handy TO see how that
country can make peace or war under ex-
listing conditions. On reactions We think
purchases OF industrial issues in strong
The outlook for the movement seems to
favor temporary irregularity and then i'm
provement if nothing adverse develops in
the European situation.
Chicago, Nov. 26-The Herald says: The
late weakness in corn futures together with
the break in cash premiums led some of
the commission houses to predict that n
further shading of premiums was to be
looked for this week, especially as the in
dications are for better weather for season
ing the corn.
No great activity in the corn market is
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KILL FOUR ON CROSSING
Three Others Injured When Train
Crashes Into Auto.

Chicago. Nov 26.-Two men and
two women were killed last night and
three other persons were injured when
their automobile was struck by a
Michigan Central train near Gibson,
Ind.
The injured were taken to a hos
pital at Hammond, Ind, and the
bodies of the dead ~were placed in
the morgue there.
Neither the dead nor the injured
had been identified early today but
the police of Hammond believe all
were residents of Indiana Harbor
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BOMB MAKERS BUSY
Fifty Have Been Set Off in Chicago
Within Eleven Months.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Fifty destructive
bombs have been exploded in Chicago
during the last eleven months, ac-
cording to a police report made pub
lie today. Altho no lives have been
lost thru the explosions a number of
persons have been injured and much
damage done to property.
Detectives expressed the opinion
that the bomb which killed eleven
persons in the central police station
in Milwaukee Saturday night, was
made in this city.
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BROTHER is NAMED
NorthcIiffe's Relative
Made Head Air Ministry.

London, Nov. 26.-Lord Rothermere
today accepted the appointment as
head of the air ministry.
Lord Rothermere succeeds Lord
Cowdray, who resigned when the fact
that his place had been offered to
Lord Northcliffe became known thru
the letter in which Northcliffe de-
clined the cabinet position.
Lorth Rothermere is a brother OF
Lord NorthcIffe. He is a Liberal.
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VIENNA SHY ON BREAD
Alarmed at Shortage But Plenty of
Potatoes on Hand.

4 London, Nov. 26.-Vienna is threat
ened with a shortage of grain. bread
and other food, owing to transporta-
ton difficulties, according to reports
made at conference of local food
ORGANIZATION and reported by the
Neuefrei Presse. The population, the
Newspaper said, was startled by the
Statement that Vienna only had sufii-
eient bread for the next ten days. 1t
was said that sufficient potatoes were
available, however, to allow each per-
son one and one-half Kilograms
Weekly.
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o,Dectad nv some of the best posted per-
sons until there is a radical REIMBURSEMENT
between cash and futures. No delivery can
he srua ranteed and industries, feeder anu
other Interests who generally buy futures
to anticipate their needs are doing httie
at the present -, .,4 1oxv
point The short interest has been cut
down and the buying power greauy
d1ced There is no disposition on the part
of the trade leaders to operate heavily on
aifhar side
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PLAN NAT'L DRY DRIVE
". G. n q. Tsound-up in Washington
on Eve of Congress Converting.

Washington, Nov 26-Preparatory
to drive on the new session of con-
gress in the hope of forcing action on
the proposed liquor prohibition amend
ment to the federal constitution, dry
advocates from all parts of the coun-
try Will meet here next Sunday for
the annual convention of the national
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
Speakers and guests, announced to-
day, include William J. Bryan, Her
bert Hoover, Representative Jeanette
Rankin of Montana; Senator Shep-
bard of Texas.
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RUSS ABANDON FRONT
At Several Points sInvf Soldiers Leave.
Says German Press.

Amsterdam, Nov. 26.-Russian SOL
diers have already abandoned their
advanced positions against German
and Austrian troops on various parts
of the front. according to F-rankfurter
Zeitung. The newspaper today print
ed dispatches from Tarnopol stating
that the Russians were preparing
complete evacuation of Grzymalow
and Skalat
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Kansas City, Nov 26.-HOGS-Market
Toe lower. Bulk of sales, $173O617.65
heavy, S17 .50G1775; packers and butchers
$3.50 a 17G5; light, $17.O0G17.4O; pigs,
SIS 25M16.25.
packers and butchers. $173O617.6O; light,
$17O0@17.4O; pigs, $16O0@1675.
CATTLE-Receipts $500. Market steady
to Zoe lower. Prime fed steers, $15.506
1875: dressed beef steers S11 Goa Il. 90
western steers, $s.OO012.5O; southern steers
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Wall St, New York, Nov. 26.-STOCKS-
Early advances were speedily forfeited on
offerings of Steels and pressure against
rails. Union Pacific lost its initial gain
and Western yielded a point each, Della
ware and Hudson, however, gaining
points. General Electric and Pullman ex-
tended their losses substantially. Ship
pings stood out for a time, Marine prefer
red rising 314@points. Utilities were
variable, Brooklyn Transit gaining 21a
points and American Telephone receding
~ points. Liberty rs sold at 97SS to
97.9S. 312's at $500 to 1902.
The week in the stock market opened with
a general rally from last Saturdays mod
crate depression. War shares, Shipping
and Specialties gained 1 to 11s points and
Union Pacific featured the irregular rails
advancing Ia point. General Electric was
reactionary, however, on the new financing
of the company, yielding more than =:
points. General Motors and Pullman WERE
included among the other heavy issues
Liberty bonds showed little change.
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Call OFF Phone strike.

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. 26.-L. C.
eraser, international vice president
of the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, today telegraphed all locals
on the Pacific coast calling off the
strike against the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company
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Chicago, Nov. 6-HOGS-Receipts 3d.
600. tomorrow $4,000. Market fairly active,
Sc under Saturdays average. Bulk OF sales,
$1T 5o@17.S5; light, $16.90@11:S5: mixed,
81 3Od17.95; heavy. S17.30@17.95; rough,
SIT 3O617.50; pigs. $13.00@16.50.
CATTLE+Receipts 80 900. Market weak
Native steers, $1.35G14.S5; western steers,
Sc. 15d1 1866; stockers and feeders, $6;OOQ
Ills; cows and heifers, $5.00@11T5; calves,
81. 00d1300.
SHEEP-Receipts 2s.OOO Market weak.
Wethers, $S.15@12.90; lambs. $12.40G1I.15.
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AGED SISTERS STARvE
Spurn Charity-Police Find One Dead
In SquaIid Howell.

Chicago. Nov. "a policeman at
the instigation of neighbors, forcibly
entered the wretched hovel occupied
by two aged and eccentric sisters on
the West side.
In the middle of the floor, an un-
clothed woman, her eyes staring and
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov 26-CORN-Notices of
heavy shipments from rural sources had a
decided bearish effect today on the corn
market. 1t was said also that Omaha was
turning consignments to Chicago, dry cold
weather likely to improve the quality of
the crop, tended further to ease prices.
Opening figures which ranged from 1sc
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| s7OOG110O; cows. $5.5O@1O.5o; heifers,
$650G1200; stockers and feeders. Sc 909
1150; bulls, S6.0067T5; calves. $6-50Q IL 30
/ SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady to
Zoe lower. Lambs, $f6.25@11-25; warnings.
$1250@ 1850; wethers, $11.Jod1S.00: ewes,
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Iowa Wins Western Meet.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-With a score of
AZ points, the Ames, Iowa, college
team of runners won the annual cross
country run of the western conference
here today. Chicago was second with
SO points; Wisconsin was third with
81; Ohio State, fourth. with 80, and
Minnesota, fifth, with ST.
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to Sc lower. with January S1.209s to S1.21
and May $1.1S15 to Sissy, were followed
by a. rally, but fresh weakness quickly de-
veloped.
Subsequently, the market hardened as
RESULT of oats advancing to the highest
prices vet this season. Big export sales
of oats were said to have been made. The
close was unsettled, January S121A and
May $1193S with the finish as a whole
ranging from &c decline to &c advance.
compared with Saturdays latest figures.
\ OATS-Oats were relatively firm ADJ
sence of selling pressure was the chief
feature. especially IN December delivery
transformations on hogs pulled down
provisions A good demand for ribs, how
ever. sprang up after the market had I'M
dergone a moderate decline.
The market later displayed considerable
strength, influenced by larger exports of
meats and by the upturns in grain
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DAILY wEATHER TABLE.

- Furnished by the weather bureau office
ending at a. m. Monday.
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Kansas City Grain Market.

Kansas City Grain Market.
tThe range of prices on grain futures Oh
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos j. Myers sol N. E. Bldg)
Kansas City, Nov. &c.
-Closed-
open High Low Today Sat
CORN 900,
May May ....1i64 i2o5s iias i2c% i1S%