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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
CONFER ON WAR
Italian War Mission Reaches
Washington Today.
President and High Govt OFF,
Gals Receive Them.

Washington. May 23.-With the ar
rival here today of the Italian war
mission headed by His Royal High
ness Ferdinando Di Savoia, prince of
Udine, and a member of the Italian
reigning house, conferences with
American officials over war problems
are to begin after the visitors have
been received formally by President
Wilson and other high government Of
ficials. Many official entertainments
have been planned.
The conferences of the members of
the mission with representatives of
the United States will be similar to
those with the British and French war
missions.
The prince of Udine, ranking mem
Der of the mission, is the eldest son
of the duke of Genoa and first cousin
of King Victor Emmanuel. The prince
is a captain in the royal navy, has
taken active part in the war and has
been awarded a medal for deeds OF
personal daring. He is 33 years old
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wire
less telegraph is another member
of the mission Mr.. Marconi is a mem
Der of the Italian senate and also holds
a commission in the engineer corps OF
the army where he has been devoting
his energies to the service of the gov
eminent by inventing and perfectins
war devices He has been a frequent
visitor to the United States, many OF
his inventions having been developed
here.
All Prominent Statesmen.
MARQUIS Luigi Borsarelli di Riff
reddo, a third member, is under sec
rotary fer foreign affairs and has been
a member of the Italian house CT rep
resentatives since 1910. He has
headed several important war mis-
sions to foreign countries and is
wealthy.
Another member is Francesca Sa-
verio Nitti, widely known as a stu
dent of economies. who has published
many works of political science and
finance He has been a member OF
the house of representatives since
1909 and formerly was minister of in
dustry and commerce.
The fifth member is Augusta Ciuf-
felli another representative of the
legislative branch of the italian gov
ernment beng a member of the house
of representatives. He has been a
member of the Italian cabinet several
times and at present is also member
of the Consiglio d: State of the Italian
ki~ gdom. an administrative and judi
cial body. Enrico Arlotta is Italian
minister of transportationS and has
represented the city of Naples in the
house OF representatives for eight
years. in 1909 he was minister OF
fina noes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
WHY NOT TOPEKA?
Chance That Mobilization Camp
May Come to Capital City.
Manhattan and Wichita Only
Candidates Now in Field.

The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
has an opportunity to make this city
one of the great mobilization centers
in the west. The government this
week is investigating sites for the
handling of draft recruits. Thou
sands of men will be sent to these
concentration camps.
Colonel Evans of the United States
army is in Fort Riley and Manhattan
today looking over loca lities for this
camp. He is due to visit Wichita to-
morrow. Topeka wants him to stop
off and look over several advan-
tageous sites.
This city is admirably located for a
m obilizat ton camp. Three trunk line
railroads and one branch line with
more than sixty trains a day keep
Topeka IN hourly touch with the out
side world. In Wichita it would be
impossible for northwestern Kansas
recruits to assemble without a long
detour.
The Vinewood site with plenty of
water and street railway service as
well as hard surfaced connecting
roads and boulevards could not be
eQualed in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
Promote New Movement Called
"Hindenburg Peace"
"Anti-Annexation," but Would
Retain Coast and Mines.
ACTIVELY PLOTTING AGAIN
Half Dozen Cities Report Re-
newed German Propaganda.
More Attractive COaXing for
Russian Separate Peace.

Amsterdam, May ga "Hinden-
burg peace movement, demanding
that Germany retain the Brey and
Lonswy iron districts, Antwerp, the
Belgian coast and the Belgian coal
mines,'' is afoot in Germany. Copies
! of the Cologne Catholic organ NoI11s
Zeitung. received here today, featured
the plan, urging signatures of the peo-
pie to such a recommendation to the
government.
! The newspapers blank form for
/ signatures declares the Germans are
! opposed to wars of conquest and poll
cieS of annexation" but it is not clear
how this is reconciled with the demand
for retention of the French and Bel
gian territory specified
For Pcacc-On Kaiscr's Terms
/ London. May 2S.-Germany is ac-
lively peace plotting again-after a
| lull in propaganda efforts to this end.
consequent upon initial repulse of eff
! forts to coax Russia into a separate
peace compact.
| The Teutonic efforts to bring about
the end of the war-on Germany own
! terns-were revealed in dispatches re-
ceived today from half a dozen Euro
pean cities. Coming at a time when
| Premier Ribot's firm and unyielding
| statement of Frances aims n the war
were prominently displayed here, as
well as additional statements as 20
! America s position, there seemed scan
/ likelihood of any Roadway in the Ger
man move.
Frances formula for peace as cut
lined by Ribot was mo forced anneNa =
tons and no contributions and res
titution and reparation" as well.
Just Catch Phrase.
Amsterdam reported, as against this
tthe growth of d "Hindenburg peace
.Gnntinned on pa 70 I vol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
First Arrivals for Big State
Convention Come in Today.
Opening Session Will Be Held
Here Thursday Morning.
BUILDING AND LOAN MEET TOO
Delegates Will Have Same En-
tertainment as Bankers.
McAdOO's Address Big Feature
of Weeks Program.

Kansas bankers began arriving in
Topeka today to attend the thirtieth
annual convention of the Kansas
Bankers association which formally
opens at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing at Memorial hall. Building and
Loan association men are arriving also
to attend the twenty first annual con-
vention of the Kansas State League of
Local Building and Loan associations
which will be in session tomorrow
and Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

Chicago, May 2S.-In Texas near
Fort Worth today an American reaper
and binder began to hum the first
notes of the worlds greatest agricul-
tural symphony-the harvest of the
wheat crop.
This information reached the great
grain market here today in a laconic
telegram from Fort Worth. Work"
it said, began on a tract of 100 acres
and would yield from six to eight
bushels to the acre" From now on the
note will swell until the crescendo of
tens of thousands of such machines
bursts over the great granaries of
Oklahoma and Kansas. Thence on
thru the spring wheat valleys of the
Dakotas until about the first of Sep
TENDER the last North American sheaf
has been cut in the far Hudson bay
country.
Into Grand Strategy of the War.
"The Texas harvest has started.
flashed over the wires of the brokers,
and crop students said that never in
history did such a message carry more
Of hope and meaning to the world, for
this crop, according to leading states
men, enters into the grand strategy Of
the war and into the very politics of
nations
a good omen, too, for it showed that
the harvest had been started three
days earlier than normal. and even
three days is important. it was said,
when the world is crying for wheat.
Another cheering note was added to
the symphony by Bernard Snow. the
crop statistician, who said that Texas
was expected to yield 100000 bush
els, or 10 per cent more than last year.
The early harvest there will bring re-
lief to the bare bins of the southwest.
Dry weather accounts for the early
invasion of the reaper will have ex-
tended to the Oklahoma line.
Under Full Sway in Kansas. July 5.
In three weeks more, it will have
covered that state and reached the
fringe of Kansas. 1t should be we'll
under way in this state by July 5, and
in Nebraska by July 10; by August 1,
Mr.. Snow said. indications were that
the spring wheat of the Dakotas
should begin to fall.
THE movement of the grain to
market should begin by June IS, and
win flow in increa sing volume. day by
day, until it reaches the maximum
between the end of October and the
middle of December said Mr.. Snow.
This means that the new crop laps
over in point of distribution on the
crop of 1916 by thirty days and sup
plements to that extent any def
ciencies in stocks held from last
year.
Mr.. Snow added that the quality of
Texas wheat is usually excellent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
APPOINTS COL. NORTON
Ex-Shcriff Is Made Distributing Of
ficer for Kansas.

Col. J. d. Norton, of Topeka, has
been appointed as disbursing officer
for the war department in the Kansas
district. The appointment, effective
Immediately, was announced in To-
peka following receipt of kilograms
from the war department in Washing
ton. Colonel Norton will not succeed
any of the regular army officers in
Topeka or Kansas, but will handle
work especially assigned to him by the
war department. He is an old soldier
and was twice sheriff of Shawnee
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

William G. McAdoo, secretary of
the treasury, who will arrive in To-
peka Friday morning and deliver an
address on liberty loan will be the
principal drawing card at the conven-
ton. Mr.. McAdoo will arrive in To-
peka on a special train. Complete
plans for his reception and address
will be announced tonight following
a meeting of the executive committee
of the association.
Day Sessions Public.
The bankers will hold their sessions
at Memorial hall, Tenth and Jackson
streets The Building and Loan men
will hold their meetings in the Span
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
TOPEKAN is APPOINTED
DR.. +. Clark Smith Made Member of
the State Osteopathic Board

Governor Capper today appointed
Dr.. E. Clark Smith of Topeka, and DR..
Josephine A. Trabue of Pittsburg. as
members of the state osteopathic
board. Appointments are for terms
of three years. Members of the board
receive per diem, but no fixed salary.
DR.. Smith was named to succeed
Dr.. c. e. Hulett of Topeka, while Dr.
Trabue succeeds DR.. Linda Hardy of
Hiawatha. The appointments were
made by Governor Capper from a list
of names submitted by the state asso-
citation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

Washington, May IA score of
prohibition amendments were pend
ing when the senate today took up
again the administration bill intended
to increase food production. Chair
man Gore of the agriculture commit
tee resisted attempt to amend the
measure in the hope of rushing it to
passage. Senator Gore advocated leg
islation to reduce the quantity Of
grain used for liquor during the war
but wanted it attached to the war rev.
enue bill in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
1000 HOMES BURNED
Thousands Homeless in Flame Dcvas-
tated Hungarian Town.

Amsterdam, May pa Budapest
dispatch says the Hungarian town of
Gyoenyoes has been devastated by fire,
1000 houses being destroyed and 24o
still on fire Several thousand persons
are homeless and seven deaths have
been reported. Gyoenyoes is forty
four miles from Budapest and had a
population in 1900 of 16,442.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
FEED 5000 HOMELESS
Army Field Kitchens at Atlanta 10
Care for Fire Refugees.

Atlanta. May 23.-Field kitchens
from Fort Mcpherson were today sta
toned in the area devastated by fire
Monday and the soldiers prepared
food for about 1000 negroes who lost
everything they had.
At the armory. the Fifth Georgia
guards kitchen outfit was being used
to feed something over Loco white
persons The relief work was in the
hands of the Red Cross and funds
were supplied from public subscrip-
tons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

The day temperature today aver
aged 4 degrees below normal in spite
of the warming up. The wind was
blowing eight miles an hour from the
west at O'Clock this afternoon.
Only a light frost was reported in
Topeka Tuesday night out no damage
was done to the crops. S. D. Flora, To-
cal meteorologist, announced The
mercury again set a low record mark
for this date, registering Al at s
o. clock this morning. The lowesf
mark on record had been AZ, in 1893.
Clouds and an end to the sunshine
this afternoon were predicted this
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

has had an unusually successful ca
reer in that office and his rea ppoint-
ment will meet with favor not only
among Democrats but with Republi-
cans as well.
Robertson now lives in Kansas City.
Kan, but owns property here, where
he lived until his office was moved to
Kansas City. Previous to his first
federal appointment Robertson lived at
Atwood, in Rawlins county. He prac-
ticed law in northwestern Kansas for
many years. He served for four years
in the state senate from the northwest
Kansas district just previous to his
appointment as United States district
attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
WILSON FOR CENSOR
Administra TONS Influence for Press
Gag. Bears Fruit in House.

Washington. May 23-President
Wilson's renewed plea for inclusion OF
a newspaper censorship section in the
espionage bill, now in conference, de-
veloped a marked difference of atu-
tude between house Democrats and
Republicans today
Democratic leaders staged a f.cht
for the censorship amendment and
Republicans seemed determined to
oppose it. Senate sentiment is strong
ly against the provision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
SHE TORE DOWN FLAG
Medical Student First Chicago Wom-
an Arrested for Unpatriotic Act.

Chicago. May 234Miss Ruth Light
hall. 40. is the first woman arrested
in Chicago for alleged unpa triotic ac-
tons She was, released on bonds
following her admission that she had
torn a flag down from the wall of the
Jenner Medical college, where she is
a student
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
RAGING FIRE IN JAPAN
Half City of Yonezawa DESTROYED by
Blaze Today.

Toxic. May 23-Seventeen persons
have lost their lives and 81 are suf-
fering from various injuries as a re-
suit of the fire which swept over
Yonezawa Yesterday. Half of the
city has been destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
REAPPOINT ROBERTSON
U. S. District Attorney Given Anothcs
Term by President Wilson.

Washington, May 23.-Fred Robert
son. of Kansas. was nominated today
by President Wilson to be United
States attorney for Kansas.
Fred Robertson has served for four
years as United States district attor-
ney, having been appointed first by
President Wilson June 10, 1918. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
tussuImans Favor Russ Republic.

Moscow, May ga congress of
Mussulmans with delegates from all
over Russia. adopted by vote of AS
to III today resolution favoring in
stitution of federal republic in
Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
Grand Symphony of the Har-
vest Begins in Texas.
Never i'm History Did Note Have
More Meaning to World.
WILL REACH KANSAS BY JULY
Movement of Grain to Market
Should Begin by June Is.
Even IS to 8 Bushels to the
Acre" Looks Good This Year.

Fort Worth, Tex, May 23.-The
first Texas wheat was cut today
near Iowa Park. The binders
started in a 100-acre field that will
average between si>, and eight
bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23
FROST TUESDAY NIGHT
Mr.. Flora However. Says No Damage
Was Done to Crops.

day reported by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

Paris. May 23.-Marshal Joffre and
former Pre- mier Nv1ani arrived at
Brest last night on their return from
the United States.
They reached Brest at midnight
and are due in Paris tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

PHYSICAL imperfections oftimes
cost lives. In draft periods they
save lives,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-23

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair and warmer tonight. Clouds.
showers and cooler tomorrow.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15
New Light on the SUI

AS one result of an exhaust
tive study of the solar radiations
by the director of the Smithso-
nian astrophysical observatory
it has been found that at the
earth's mean distance the heat
of the suns rays is sufficient
to melt in years time a
layer Of ice APO feet in thickness.
This, il is announced, indicates
that the aggregate heat thrown
off by the sun in twelve months
amounts to the same as would be
obtained by consuming 400 sex
tillion tons Of hard coal. In
cidentally and most fortunately,
only a portion Of this tremend-
Gus volume Of heat reaches us,
I'll but about four ten-billionahs
of it being lost in space. An
other very interesting and i'm
0ortant discovery, which is &C.
claimed the principal result of
the investigation, is that the sun
is a variable star. The heat
emitted by it, instead Of being
CONSTANT in intensity, changes
from day to day and year to
year. 1t is believed probable
that this has direct bearing
upon the climatic conditions of
the earth. In the hope Of gain
ing further enlightenment on
this score, a South American ex-
petition is to be undertaken this
year for the purpose Of making
additional and more complete
observations Of salar variations
Popular Magazine.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15
War Can't Hurt Southern
Farmer

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 13.--What
effect the war will have on
Southern agriculture has ben a
matter of concern to agricultu-
the cotton outlook justify
raj interests of the South. Does
planting a large crop? Are
the recent depressions in the
market of any special signifi-
canoe? These are questions
which have been asked and have
received optimistic answers
from some of the agricultural
and business leaders of the
South.
Herbert Myrick, a national ag-
ricultural authority, says:
"The immediate effect of war
will be greater activity in manu-
featuring and agriculture. Els
pecially am | confident over the
South's outlook. Cotton con-
sumption will be so great under
either peace or war that the in,
trinsic value of the crop is liable
to rule at a high price,
Governor Harding of the fed
eral reserve board says: "CoaS
from the soil during. 1917 as
great an abundance as possible
of crops of ALL kinds"
Mr.. Wellborn, chairman Of
board, federal reserve bank al
Atlanta, says: "Notwithstand'
ing the cecent unprecedented
break in the cotton market-due
almost entirely, in my opinion
to speculative manipulations,
am firm in the belief that cottor
will bring a very printable
price during the continuance Of
the war and for some time after
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15

great work now being done in
our Sunday Schools 6esirous of
encouraging efforts of those
who are contributing their time,
energy and money to this holy
cause and being advised that the
Tennessee Sunday School Asso-
citation has designated Sunday
April the 9Th. as
" GO-TO-Sunday School Day.
NOW THEREFORE, |, Tom
C. Rye, Governor of Tennessee
do hereby ploclaim and set apart
April 8, 1917 as go TO SUN
DAY SCHOOL DAY" for Ten
nessee. On that day, | earnestly
urge all Tennesseans, as we'll as
all visitors within her borders,
to attend the Sunday School Of
their choice, and trust that
those not heretofore attending
may, on that day resolve to be-
gin to cultivate the habit of reg
ular Sunday School attendance
believing as do, that from
this habit will spring countless
blessings to every home in oul
State.
In testimony whereof
have hereunto set my HAND
and caused the Great Sea
of State to be affixed al
Nashville on this the fifth
day of February Nineteer
Hundred and Seventeen.
Governor.
BY the Governor:
(signed) r. r. Sneed ---- =
Secretary of State.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15
hostilities have ended"

The widespread movement in
the Investigation of crops and
increased interest in live stock
production will be given further
encouragement during tit- year
in view of the hibh prices pre-
vailing for all agricultural urod-
ucts and with the spread of the
boil weavil | have little fear of
overproduction of the South's
leading staple"
Harry Hobson, president OF
the Southern Fertilizer associ-
alton, says: Whether there is
peace or war there is good rea-
son to believe that what the
southerner will have to sell this
year will bring splendid prices
The only enemythat need worry
the southern farmer very much
is the enemy from Mexico, the
boil weavil. If cotton formers
will enlist for the fight ond fol
low strictly the orders which
agricultural leaders are giving
this enemy can be held in excel
sufficiently to admit of making
nse of the hibh price of cottor
to good advantage"
President Andrew M. Soule, o.
the Georgia State College o.
Agriculture, says: while ex
cited Wall Street may influence
prices for a day it requires M
seer to figure out that more wal
means more demand for farm
crops. The Southern farmer
should go after the bigges
yield possible by planting thu
best seed in the best prepared
seed bed, apply a liberal amour
of fertilizer and cultivate in
tensively."
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15
Editor Loses Grandfather

The editor of The jefferson
County News, Mr.. Fred G. AS
auth, on Monday night suffered
the loss of his grandfather,
Nj. Gauden S Helms, at n ad-
vanced age.
The Knoxville Journal Trib-
me of Wednesday cotained the
following motto e of his death /:
'"The funeral of Gaudens
Leins, 70, veteran of the Con-
fedcrate army and well known
iti2en, whose death occurred
Monday night at his home, 800
Hannah avenue, were conducted
from his home Wednesday at 2
o'clock, Rev. Fl. Kellerman Of
ficiating. The body was taken
to the German-English Luther
IN c, urch at Fifth avenue and
Broadway to await inte.ment.
The deceased was one Of the
'ounders of the German-Eng-
ISL Lutheran chuicl, IN this
.ity and was president of the
institution for more than 25
years. He was a native of
Switzerland and came to Am
erica at the age of nine years
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-02-15

last five years have been going RICH
on up. Wesold a COW five years ag
with a heifer calf two weeks old fo
$25. The same COW would sell mo-
for $40.
We decided we would prefer sci
ing butter or vream, so we kept a
our heifers that had any Jerse
blood in them. In our next step "
made mistake by depending on
little more than half Jersey bloc
range grade Jersey bull that only ha
in him.
We did not take this step frol
choice, but because we did not ha,
the money to buy a pure-bred Jeser
bull but two years ago ! decide
we were just obliged to have a pul
bred Jersey bull or lose yearsof han
work to accomplish our aim. So
went andbought a pure-bred bu
calf eight months old on cred
and i'll had done this two veal
sooner we would now have fol
cows three-fourths Jersey that al
only half-breed.
Southern Agriculturist.