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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
Full Navy Cooperation to Send
Supplies to Europe.
PLANT MILLIONS MORE ACRES
Railroad Chiefs Are in Session
at Washington Today.
Army AstOunded at Delay and
Opposition in Congress.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.

Washington, April 11.-'Feeding
our allies" is to be this country's part
in the great war for the present
Mobilization of foodstuffs and pro-
viding means by full navy co-opera-
ton for delivering them at the ports
of England and France, is to be the
extent of Americas physical effort
now.
Meantime hundreds of thousands of
men will be trained for action on
fit and as soon as the transportation
facilities are available.
To Plant More Land.
The problem of supplying the allies
with food-a gigantic one-is being
worked out in practically every de-
partmen. of the government. Mill
lions of acres of land, not now under
cultivation, are to be Immediately put
into use.
Hundreds of ships will oe built to
carry foodstuffs to Europe, German
and Austrian ships taken in American
ports will be hastily repaired for use.
The fleets of the United States,
France and England will cooper ate
in safeguarding the delivery of the
precious supplies to entente ports.
Plan Railroad Assistance.
Heads of the great railroads of the
country went into secret session here
today to devise plans for complete CO.
operation with the government in
mobilizing these supplies, shipment OF
which will be given precedence over
all other freight traffic during thl
crisis.
Farmers. agricultural experts and
farm students are being mobilized as
soldiers of the commissary' to car
ry on the bread and butter war;
against the central powers.
Ana while these supplies go forward
to keep up the strength of the allied
fighters in the European trenches,
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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PROBE Grain RAISE
Alleged ManipulatOrs of Chicago
Market Reaped Millions.
Armour and Patten Among 35
Dealers Before Grand Jury.

Chicago, April 11.-Federal investi-
CATION of the spectacular advances in
wheat and grains the past ten days,
and alleged manipulations on the
board of trade. were started here to-
day by the federal grand jury.
The government will seek to de-
termine whether the concerted action
of six of the largest grain operators
was the cause of the large fortunes
they amassed by, the record leaps in
prices Thirty-five brokers were sum-
moned to turn over information re-
garding trades of j. Ogden Armour,
James A. Patten, William Martin. A.
J. Lichtenstein, Arthur w. Cutten
and the Armour Grain company.
Patten, Cutten and Martin are
known to have had enormous grain
holdings and are said to have reaped
profits amounting to more than ST.
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
COOPERATE WITH U. S.
Cuba VIII Assist i'm All War Moves
Against Germany.

New York, April 11.-Cuban con-
sular officials announced today that
cooperation had been arranged be-
tween the Cuban and the United States
governments now allies against Ger
many, in defending maritime COM
merce chiefly from Key West, Fla,
and Havana. Arrangements were
made, it was said. thru the American
consul general in Cuba.
It was reported also in cablegrams
from Havana that Cuban sailors from
the warship Patria seized the Austrian
steamship Virginia in Havana harbor
after reports had been received that
he crew of the Virginia intended to
'estroy the vessel when Cuba severed
elations with Austria. 1t was said
Havana that Cuba had no accredited
representatives in Austria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
NO BREAD WINNERS
Discharge All Guards Having
Dependents at Home.
Will Decrease State Troops
Probably to 10 Per Cent.

Washington, April 11.-All married
men serving in the national guard,
having families dependent upon them,
will be discharged whether they wish
to serve or not, according to an order
issued by the war department
The order reads:
Secretary of war authorizes the
discharge of all enlisted men in the
national guard who have families de-
pendent upon them, members of
which would while soldiers in the fed
era1 service, be entitled to the benefits
of the comforts provided by the act of
congress approved August 90. 1916.
whether they desire to be discharged
or not"
New York. April 11.-Orders were
received az national headquarters here
from the war department today that
guardsmen having dependents are to
be discharged from service whether
they wish the discharge or not
The word dependents the ord er
declared, means only wife, children or
dependent mother, and careful inves-
tigation before discharge will take
place to prevent slackers from escap-
ing service by this means
The orders follows:
THE secretary of war authorizes the
discharge of all enlisted men of the
national guard who have families de-
pendent upon them, members would
while soldiers in federal service be
entitled to the comforts provided by
the act of congress. approved August
%. 1916, whether they desire to be
discharged or not ..
Guard officers declared this would de-
crease New York's quota of guards
men by five to ten per cent
Can't Stay If They Want To.
Chicago, April 11.-National guards
men who have families dependent on
them must leave the service regard
less of any desire to remain on duty
according to an order issued by Major
General Thomas H. Barry, command
ing the central department. U. S. A.
today This order supersedes a pre-
vious one which made retirement
merely a privilege.
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HE IS BANKRUPT
Federal Court Decides Act on
Part of Otto Kuehne.
Grand Jury Discharged by
Judge Pollock Today.

Otto Kuehne. Topeka manufacturer
and head of the .Kuehne preserving
works, has committed an act of bank
ruptcy, it was held in federal court to-
day. Bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted against Kuehne weeks ago but
he maintained that he was not a bank
present term to determine whether he
had committed acts establishing him
as a bankrupt and the court found
that he had.
The federal grand jury made its
final report to Judge John c. Pollock
today and was discharged. 1t brought
in one new indictment but the man
against whom the indictment was re-
turned has not been apprehended and
his name was not made public.
The court has ground away all day
on comparatively unimportant cases.
The Santa F'e was defendant in ten
cases charging violations of the six
teen-hour law. 1t was charged that
the company had kept men az work in
connection with the operation of trains
for more than sixteen consecutive
hours. The Santa Fe pleaded guilty
in five cases and the other five were
dismissed. The corporation was fined
$25 in each case to which it plea ded
guilty.
The Missouri Pacific Railway COM
pany won its hours of service" case.
The government charged that it had
employed two switch or gate tenders
for more than sixteen consecutive
hours. The railway company contend
ed that men employed in that capac-
ity did not come under the provisions
of the act. The case was tried before
the petit jury and the railway COM
pary was found not guilty.
The Missouri Pacific was found
guilty on five counts of violating the
safety appliance act. 1t was fined
500 on each count and will be re-
quired to pay the costs
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The average temperature for the


was one degree above normal The
warm weather has stayed away and
Topeka has all the better chance for a
heavy rain, according to Mr.. Flora
The wind was blowing ten miles an
hour from the northeast at ? o'clock
this afternoon.
Water for Topeka is the order is
sued this morning by Mr.. Flora, of
the local weather office. Showers
probably and a real rain possibly is
the way the forecast reads. An area
of low pressure is recorded in the
southwest and it is moving in this
direction. Under ordinary circum-
stances this means a soaker. But with
the bone dry condition of Kansas,
precipitation may be no heavier than
common spring showers.
The official forecast promises un-
settled weather tonight and Thursday
probable showers with a cooler tenn
perature. The lowest point recorded
Tuesday night was SO at o'clock.
At 9 this morning the mercury had
climbed to SIS and was still going up
in spite of the clouds. The tempera-
ture reached 81 at O'Clock. Tonight
it will not fall below 40 and will rise
to about so tomorrow afternoon.
Rain was reported as general thru
out Kansas. Precipitation recorded
varies from .06 to 10 of an inch.
Topeka received .06.
The lowest temperature on record
for this date is 81. in 1900, and the
highest. 81, in 1890.
Rain Along Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe railway today reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
THE DECISIVE BATTLE
Berlin Military Expert Believes War
Hinges on Arras Clash.

Amsterdam, April 1.-THE military
expert of the Berlin Vossische Zeitung
considers that the battle of Arras will
prove the decisive battle of the war.
1t was foreseen, he says, that the
enemy would not try to break thru
on the Somme, as the basis for any
such attempt had been removed by
Won Hindenburg's strategic retreat.
The Germans, however, had been
guided by the theory that with the
strength in war material possessed by
the allies they could not afford to re-
main quiet.
Consequently everything possible
was done by the Germans to strength
en- the Arras line and surprise there
was impossible. The expert adds that
it must be borne in mind that the
course the operations have taken was
not desired by the hostile command.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
u. S. FLAG AT FRONT
Will Decorate Aeroplanes of Amer1-
can Aviators i'm France.

Paris, April 1.-THE American uni
form and the Stars and Stripes will
soon be seen in action on the French
front.
The war office today decided that
the Lafayette air squadron, composed
almost exclusively of American avia-
tors, in the future will be permitted
to wear the American army uniform.
On their aeroplanes will be painted
the American flag.
When the American aviators appear
in the uniform of the United States
army this country will have its first
representation in the war as belliger-
ent. Heretofore the American unit
has constituted an integral part of the
French army and at the request of the
American government the French war
department some time ago discontin-
ued use of the name American flying
corps to avoid embarrassment to
Washington. After the adoption by
Americans hoisted the Stars and
Stripes over their headquarters but
their official status was not changed
They are under command of Capt
George Thenault of the French army.
American Flyers Experts.
In a semi-official communication is
sued in Paris last week IL was said the
Americans had destroyed thirty Ger
man airplanes during their service on
the front in France. They have taken
part in the heaviest air fighting at
Verdun and on the Somme and have
won wide recognition of their skill and
daring.
The success of the Americans had
led the French authorities to give
4 them many difficult and dangerous as
signments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
Munitions Worth $1,500,O00
Oyerhauled by Warship.
Crew Beaches Schooner in
Frantic Effort to Escape.
OPEN FIRE IN HOT PURSUIT
Plot to Ship Arms to Mexico
via Pacific Ocean.
Uncle Sam Had a Tip and Was
on the Lookout.

San Die-o. Cal. April 11.-Another
Hot by Villista sympathizers to SNUG
gle arms and munitions into Mexico
from the United States has been frus-
trated by the seizure of a schooner
States destroyers, according TO infor-
nation here today. The schooner was
fired on several times by the American
warships and her captain ran her on
the beach in an attempt escape. His
attempt failed and the swift ships of
war rapidly overhauled her and took
off a considerable quantity OF ann
munition and several thousand rifles.
Navy and department of justice Of
ficials declined to discuss the matter
today, but it is understood a report
has been made to Washington.
4,5OO,OOO Rounds Ammunition.
According to the story, the Villistas
paid $1,50O,00O for $4,000 rifles and
100000 rounds of rifle ammunition,
which was to be loaded by schooners
at some point on the Pacific coast and
delivered at sea to a tramp schooner.
Having had knowledge of the plot, the
American destroyers have been on the
lookout for suspicious vessels.
The seizure of the schooner occur
red two days ago, il is said. The de-
stroyers saw the vessel running close
to the shore and southbound. They
fired a shot across her bow as a signal
to stop, but she failed to do so. The
destroyerS then took up the pursuit,
firing several shots at her before the
schooler's captain beached his vessel:
The fate of the captain and crew of
the schooner is not known, but it Is
supposed they were taken on board
| the deStrOyerS as prisoners.
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Today Estimate 40 Killed i'm
Chester, Pa, Disaster.
Relatives View Bodies Charred
Beyond Recognition.
1O5 CORPSES UNCLAIMED
Four Investigations Are Being
Pushed Today.
Many of $50 in Hospitals Be-
lieved Fatally Hurt.

Chester, Pa, President Alba 6.
Johnson, of the Baldwin Locomotive
works, changed mis- theory that the
Eddystone explosion was due to an
accident after a visit to the plant to-
day. He now agrees with the view
of Samuel NJ. Veuclain, president of
the Eddystone Ammunition corpora
ton, that plotters caused the explo-
sion.
"Altho we have only circumstantial
evidence Mr.. johnson said, sit looks
as if some one touched off a bomb or
a time clock with an explosive at
tached have become convinced
after a talk with the Eddystone Off
cials that the catastrophe could not
have occurred thru an accident"
The Chester police have released
two suspects. father and son, arrested
last night. Nobody at present is IN
custody in connection with the explo-
sion, but four different sets of investi-
gators are at work and developments
are expected shortly. The Chester
police said if the explosion was the
work of plotters. whoever caused it
must have died with the rest.
President Vauclain said today
Says Accident Impossible.
THE disaster occurred in the build
, ing devoted to loading shrapnel With
Dldck pOWO6T. COIilIilOliy hAOWli eto
the base charge. The shrapnel made
in the building was 3inch shrapnel
steel, for the Russian government
There were several thousand pieces
of shrapnel in the building. 1 do not
see how it could possibly have hap
pened accidentally. The plant has
been inspected by the best experts in
the country In the design and con-
struction of the buildings accidents
were virtually eliminated from the list
of possibilities. 49, 1s.--- s-'-=-4 ~ "
Replying to rumor that the. zAngPo-
French commission had taken over
the stock of the Eddystone company
Mr.. johnson declared:
'"The stock of the Eddystone is all
in American hands"
Estimate 40 Dead.
Philadelphia, April 11.-Most re-
liable estimates early today placed the
death toll of the Eddystone munitions
disaster as high as 14O, many of the
victims having died horrible deaths
in Chester used as hospitals. More
than $50 are now placed in the list of
injured, altho an accurate count is
next to impossible.
1t is feared that there may be still
other dead in ruins of the plant, and
a minute search will be made for ad-
ditional bodies today. now that the
fire has subsided sufficiently.
Work of identification progresses
slowly. Altho many bereaved rela-
tives have identified loved ones as
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NITRO UNDER BRIDGE
Four Suspects Arrested Maintain ST
Ience-BcIievcd Two ESCAPED.

lola. Kan. April 11.--Police and
railroad officials continued today Their
investigation of ;he activities of the
four men arrested under a Santa Fe
railroad bridge near here last night
and who were alleged to have been
carrying large quantities of nitro
glycerin.
Police today announced the men
mad given the names of Rock John
son, George Peterson, Frank Harris
and Jasper Mcdonald. Johnson de-
clared he formerly lived at Wichita
Kan, but neither he nor the others
would talk further.
The police continued to search for
two other men who were believed to
have escaped last night when authori-
ties approached the bridge. Railroad
officials announced also that they
were seeking more nitroglycerin that
might have been placed near tracks
or bridges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
PASS ARMY BILL
Carries 27S Million for Mainte-
nance of Regulars.
Sherman Introduces Bill Call
ing Million Volunteers.

Washington, April 1.-THE army
appropriation biii carrying $27S,00O,-
600 for the existing regular army was
passed today by the senate, amended
so that it becomes Immediately avail
able.
The bill has passed the house but
slight changes made by the senate
make a conference necessary. Efforts
to attach to it's amendments increases
in the pay of private soldiers; to di-
rect the president to call for 500, 900
volunteers and to abolish the rank of
brigadier general were eliminated be-
fore passage. One amendment enlarg-
ing the army general staff to 81 was
accepted.
Immediately after its passage the
senate passed without debate the mil
tary academy appropriation bill car
rying about $1,30O,0OO.
Washington. April IA resoIu-
ton authorizing the president to call
for 100000 volunteers was intro
duced today by Senator Sherman, Re-
publican, and laid on the table at his
request without deliberation.
Raise Army to 2S7 900.
Washington, April 11.-Secretary
Baker, concluding his testimony be-
fore the house military committee to-
day announced that he had decided
after consultation with army officers
to take immediate advantage of the
authority to increase the regular army
by all the increments authorized.
Under the present plan the war de-
partment will Immediately increase
the regular army to it's full compile
ment of $4,000 men, instead of to
100000 as was contemplated. This in
crease is wholly apart from the new
army to be authorized by selective
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
PACIFIST RECEIVERS PUNCH
David Starr-Jordan Declares Only
Way Now Is to Fight.

San Francisco, April 11.-Dr. David
Starr-Jordan, noted pacifist, will
stand by President Wilson in the pres
ent crisis.
Our country is now at war and the
only way out is forward" he tele-
graphed a local newspaper today. 81
would not change one word I have
spoken against war, but that is no
longer the issue. We must now stand
together with the hope that our en-
trance into the European war may in
some way advance the cause of DEM
ocracy and hasten the coming of last
ing peace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
U. S. MAN ON THIS ONE
But American Is Saved After Steam.
ship Is Sunk.

Washington, April II. - Consul
Frost at Queenstown today reported
the sinking of the Wilson line Salmo.
1905 tons. having on board one
American, who was saved. One MEM
ber of the crew was lost and the chief
engineer perhaps fatally scalded No
submarine or torpedo was seen. The
ship was sunk as result of an ex-
plosion amidships
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
SINK SPANISH STEAMER
Neutral Vessel Sunk Without Warm
ing But Crew Is Saved.

Paris. April IL. = The Spanish
steamer San Fulgencia was sunk
without warning, according to stories
told by her crew today. They were
safely landed at Nantes.
The San Fulgencia is a steel screw
steamer of 1.55S tons, owned by the
Cartagena Navigation company and
registered at Cartagena, SPAIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
RIOTING IN BULGARIA
Mobs in Sofia Charged by German
Cavalry

London. April 11.-Rioting in sew
eral towns in Bulgaria is reported in
a Reuter- dispatch from the French
headquarters on the Macedonia front
In Sofia, German cavalry is said to
have charged the rioters occasioning
many casualties. In some cases, the
dispatch reports Bulgarian troops
tants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
TAX HOARDED Potatoes
Assessors Determined to Trim Profits
of Spud Spectators.

Chicago. April Undermined to
place heavy tax on potatoes and thus
eliminate part of the profit made on
them. the board of assessors is busy
today locating all hidden boards of
"spuds." The warehouse of Albert
Miller & CO.. known as the biggest
dealers in the United States, has al
ready been inspected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
BRAND US AS TRAITOR
Russian Decrics Idea of Breaking
Faith With Allies

Petrograd, April 1.-THE party
of the fatherland and the army,
which includes most of the members
of the Petrograd garrison, has adopt
ed a resolution strongly supporting the
war.
"A peace without the consent of the
allies would threaten Russian liberty;
would brand us with disgrace and
treason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
EGG STOCKS VANISH
Storage Supplies in Q. s. Exhausted
March 1, Says Govt Report.

washington, April 11.-PractIcally
the entire stock of eggs held in storage
thru the winter was exhausted March
/. only 5000 cases remaining from the
million cases held last August 1, the
federal bureau of markets announced
today. The figures were based on re-
ports of 224 storage plants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
COLONEL BACK HOME
Roosevelt Rcturns-Declares He's
Pleased With Results of Visit.

Washington. April 11.-Colonel
Roosevelt left here at IL o'clock for
New York, saying he expected to go
directly to his home at Oyster Bay.
Following day of conferences with
President Wilson and congressional
leaders regarding his project for rails
ing a division of troops for foreign ser
vice and seeing numerous callers, the
colonel expressed himself as pleased
over his visit here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
GERMANY STOPS MAIL
Telegraph Service With United States
Also Has Been Suspended.

Berlin, April 11.-Germany has
stopped all mail service both direct
and indirect between this country and
the United States. Telegraph service
also has been stopped.
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REAL RAIN COMING?
Mr.. Flora Says Kansas Is Due to Get
Old-Time SoaI<er.

Hourly temperature readings for the
day. reported by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11

EFT the baseball season be encour-
aged. We need bomb throwers in
the trenches.
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled tonight and Thursday;
probably shower Cooler tomorrow.
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Continued on Page TwoJ
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE.

N0uCe is nefeDy SlNeu lndt III puI ou
ant of the authority and directions con-
tanned in a decree and order of the Boone
ChanCery Court, made and entered on the
18th day of September 1917, in certain
cause then pending therein between incl
ma Terry, plaintiff, and Lulu DeFrlese,
guardian Pauline Robbins and Lucille Rob
bins, defendants, the undersigned as Com
missioner of said court will offer for sale
at public yendue to the highest bidder, at
the south door OF the County Court House
in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, with
in the hours prescribed by law for judi
Cial sales on October 10, 1917, the FOL
lowing real esate situate in the City or
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, t0-Wlt:
Lots five (5) and seven ~ block four
teen 90 original town of Harrison, Boone
County Arkansas.
No bid Of less than S2300.OO Will be
accepted, -
Terms Of sale, on a credit OF three
months, or purchaser may pay cash, the
purchaser being required to execute a
bond as required by law and the order and
decree of said court in said cause, with
approved security, bearing interest at the
rate Of ten per cent per annum from dalC
of sale until paid, a lien being retained
on the premises sold to secure the pay
ment Of the purchase money.
Given under my hand TINS september
IAN, 1917. ,.
WILL NORMAN. commissioner.