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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12

Mr.. Montagu was appointed Seere-
tary for India last July; A London
dispatch in August said he would go
to India at a later date to take up re- re-
form of the government there; MT
Nontagu said the policy Of the British
government was for increasing associs,
ton of Indians with every branch Oh
tho Indian administration and gradual
development of self-governing institu-
tions. with view TO realizing re-
sponsible government IN india as an
integral part of the British Empire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
Chinese Army MoUes to
Crush Southern Rebels

PEKING, Nov. 1.-The National
Council, summoned to act as a Parlia-
ment TO frame election laws, held its
first formal meeting yesterday with
delegates present from all provinces
EXCEPT Yun-nan. The President, the
Premier and all members of the Cabi--
net attended. Premier Tuan Chi-Jui
was the principal speaker.
Northern troops in large numbers
are moving into south China, appar-
emily preparing for clash with sup
porters Of the Canton independent
movement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
Montagu Now in India

BOMBAY. Nov. 11.-Edwin Samuel
Montagu, Secretary for India. has ar
rived here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
BOPP ASKS new TRIAL
German Consul General and Aides
Found Guilty at Frisco.

San Francisco. Cal, Jan. 11-Un-
daunted by the verdict of the jury
which convicted them of conspiracy to
violate American neutrality. German
Consul Franz Bopp and associates to-
day instructed their counsel to file a
motion for a new trial tomorrow.
United States District Judge Hunt an
nounced today that he would hear de-
Tense motions at that time and Chief
Defense Counsel Theodore Roche de-
clared that should re-trial be denied
he would at once appeal to a higher
court.
In addition to Bopp, those convict
ed included Eckhardt Won Setback.
vice consul; Lieutenant Wilhelm Won
Brincken, military attache of the con-
sulate; Charles C. Crowley. secret
agent of Bopp and Mrs. Margaret w.
Cornell. Crowley's assistant
All five defendants were accused of
having planned to blow up munition
plants in America and Canada, steam
ships carrying supplies to the entente
allies: railroad bridges and railroad
trains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

GRANT HAMMOND, former proprietor of
| the Avalon bakery IN Topeka. died today
! in San Diego. Cal, according to word re-
ceived here by his brother c. E. Ham
mond- Mr. Hammond lived here until two
years ago. 1t is probable that the body
will be brought Eere for interment.
PETER STEGMAN. infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. John p. Stegman. died at the
home of his Tsrents on Scotland avenue
afternoon in st. Joseph's German Catholic
church lntermeDt in Mount Calvary GEM
! etery.
KATHERINE GONSELLY. age IL died
at > 30 O'Clock Wednesday at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Boydstou =
miles north OF Meriden. The funeral will
be held at 1880 o'clock Friday morning
in the home. InterInent in Topeka GENE
terry.
ELLA A. BILLINGS. age 40. died We'd
nesday at her home, 335 Jackson street.
Funeral arrangements will be made later.
JOHN L. HELLER. The body will ar
rive in Topeka today. Arrangements for
the funeral VIII be made later.
HARTZELL ]. DAVIS. age n. died
Wednesday at his home, 40S West Gordon
street. The funeral will be held at >
! O'Clock Friday afternoon :. the home In
torment in Mount Hope cemetery Services
! in charge Of Star lodge No. 20. A. o. [. W.
MRS. ELIZABETH McKNAUGHT. age
81. died last night at her home SIS Adams
street. Funeral arrangements Will be made
later
MRS ADA b. COLEMAN. who died
Tuesday at the home Of her parents near
Alma, will be buried Friday in Topeka
/ cemetery Funeral services at IL O'Clock
Friday morning in Penweu's chapel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
Washburn Warblers Will Give Enter
tainment at Majestic Jan. IS.

Topeka music lovers are to be given
a musical treat right up to the stand
ard set by the Michigan Glee club
when the Washburn College Glee club
gives its annual fall concert at the
Majestic theater January 49, The or
ganization is one of the strongest and
oldest in Washburn and is composed
of twenty trained male voices under
the personal direction of Dean White
house of the department of fine arts
of WaShburn college.
Besides staging a very full program
of classy singing both ensemble and Of
the solitary sort the GIee club boys
have cooked up a brass quartet that
in its ragtime way, is hard to beat
Other bits of comedy are mixed thru
the whole program and those who love
good, wholesome fun are sure to see
the point of the Persian costumes in
the second part
The ''Vamp' idea originated, or at
least made famous by Theda Bara, has
nothing on the chorus in the musical
comedy composing the second half of
the concert 1t has been played in at
least four of the largest universities
of the country with Immediate sue
cess and was played once in Topeka
last year by the same organization
now presenting it by request at the
Majestic. Popular prices on all seats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
WANT REAL PEACE
War Rather Than Pruss;an
Domination, Says Premier.
CIeave Road to Victory, Lloyd
George Declares.

London, Jan. 11--England and her
allies have told President Wilson they
desire peace-but it must be real
peace. War is preferable to Prussian
domination of Europe.
Prime Minister Lloyd-George told a
Guild Hall meeting this afternoon that
this position of the entente powers had
been made clear in the note relying
to Germany's peace proffer. but clear
err still, in reply to the American note
1t was a vociferously enthusiastic
crowd that greeted the premier as he
delivered his first speech since the
epochal address in the house of COM
mons voicing England's refusal of Ger
many's peace terms and outlining the
aims and purposes of his new ministry.
Tho meeting itself was called to
energize the gathering of subscriptions
for the win the war loan," and Lloyd
George took the opportunity emphati-
cally to reiterate England's determine
ton to win the war.
We did not reject peace terms
the premier said. mo terms were Of
fered- We were offered only a trap.
baited with fine words. The kaiser
told his people the allies rejected
peace, sa as to drug those he couldn't
dragon.
I'VE all want peace, but it must be
real one" hec ontinued forcefully.
War is preferable to Prussian domi-
nation of Europe.
With proper support our gallant
armies will cleave the road to victory
during 1917"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
PRESS CLUB DINNER
Fatty" Lewis One of Attractions at
Monday Evening Affair

Fatty" Lewis, wild Bill Kercher.
DR.. Edmund ]. Kulp and "Pinky'
Wingart will be the attractions at the
dinner of the Topeka Press club at
Pelletier's tea room Monday night.
The program has been arranged by
Cecil c. Howes, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee
Fatty Lewis. who has a different
name in private life will come here
from the Kansas City Star. Wild
Bill Kercher is with the telephone
company, and will discuss meek
yokes," the constitution and Bill Taft.
DR.. Edmund J. Kulp is the Methodist
minister now, but he used to be a
newspaper reporter. -Pinky'' Win
CART will put on a vaudeville stunt as
sisted by Don Heath of the State Jour-
nal The dinner will begin promptly
at $50 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
HOLD GIRL FOR MURDER
Hazel SpeIlman. Near Death, Arrest
ed by PaoIa Officers.

Paola, Kan, Jan. 11.-Haze1 SPELL
man. the 14-year-old girl. one OF the
central figures in last weeks unex
planned mystery surrounding the death
of her mother. was placed under ar
rest by Sheriff Mort Stevenson here
today as preparations were being made
to take her to Kansas City, where she
was to be operated upon in the hope
of saving her life She was found.
wounded beside the body of her
mother in an old barn near the school
she had attended
Sheriff Stevenson declared he was
holding the girl under a charge of
first degree murder She has been in
a stupor since yesterday afternoon ard
Dr. P. A Petit, her attending physi-
clan, said today that the only chance
for her life depended upon an oper-
alton to remove the bullet lodged in
her left temple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
REILLY RECEIVED TIP
Wall Street Journal Editor Testifies
Before Leak Hearing Committee.

Washin gton, Jan. IA new YER
sion of the leak to Wall street on
President Wilson's peace note was
given to the house rules committee to-
day by James r. Reilly, managing
editor of the Wall Street Journal
A tip picked up, he said, by A. d
Jones, reporter in Wall street that
brokers private wires from Washing
ton were saying the president was
about to send a peace note was solely
responsible for the dispatch forecast
ing the note which appeared on the
company's ticker at 2:05 p. M, We'd
nesday, December 20-ten hours be-
fore the note was published
Between 1870 a. .m.-the time
Reilly said he received the tip-and
the dispatch of the item on the ticker
Reilly said, he received two messages
from John Boyle, the Journals local
representative here The first filed
before Boyle had received Reilly's in
quiry regarding his reporters tip. was
marked confidential and told of the
coming of some sort of a note and said
it was not a peace proposal
The second, in reply to Reilly's in
quiry as to whether anything was
available on the reports CLEANED from
the brokers' wires, was to the effect
that reference undoubtedly was made
to the coming note. Reilly was very
emphatic in his declaration that the
Journal would not violate a confid-
auce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
SEEK GOVERNORS PLAN
Members Board of Agriculture to Call
on Capper Tomorrow.

Members of the board of agriculture
who had their ire aroused at the Sec
ton of the governors message per-
tanning to the consolidation of the
agricultural department with other
state agricultural agencies were much
calmer today. Lack of detail in the
governors recommendations had led
many to fear that the governor pro-
posed in the consolidating process to
denude the department of its nom
partisan character and make the Sec
retaryship an appointive position I'M
der the governor.
Following his welcoming address be-
fore the board last night in behalf of
the governor Charles Sessions. secre-
tary to the governor. was. surrounded
by a knot of questioners eager TIC know
the intent of the governors proposal
Sessions opined that there was no in
tention of destroying the board of agri-
culture, or necessarily making the
headship of the consolidation ap-
pointive and suggested that probably
the recommendation purposed an or
ganizing of the other agricultural
agencies of the state under the board
of agriculture.
1t was decided that a committee of
the members should wait upon the
governor Friday morning and get a
full expression from him as to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
GOES AFTER DANIELS
Denver Newspaper Thinks Secretary
OF Navy Needs Investigating

Denver, Colo, JAN 11.-Attacking
Secretary of the Navy Daniels as an
erratic government official for his pol
icy on oil land leasing. the Denver
Post asks what Daniels's Interior mo-
tives are. Following is a portion of
the article:
THE Post would like to know how
he happened to consent to the leasing
of the lands in Oklahoma and in CAL
ifornia. too, right next to the sea coast;
lands that are producing fuel, oil, in
expensive oil-why he consents to this
kind of lease and opposes the leasing
of lands in Wyoming, where the oil is
of such value that it would be COM
mercial crime to burn it in our naval
vessels. and where it would be trem-
endously expensive to get it from this
district in the interior to the sea coast.
What is there back of Mr. Danieis's
strange conduct in this affair? Maybe
a congressional investigation might
disclose some further leaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
SATISFIED IN TOPEKA
DIR. o. L. Cook Turns Down Call of
Church in Washington.

DR.. O. L. Cook. pastor of the First
Christian church. refused call to the
First Christian church Of Spokane,
Wash, in order to remain in Topeka.
Doctor Cook, who has occupied his
present pastorate for three years. stat
ed he was too well satisfied with his
present surroundings to consider leav-
ing He has a record of twenty-eight
years in the ministry in Kansas. COM
ing here directly after his graduation
from the theological seminary of HI
ram college. Ohio
Beginning next Sunday evening.
Doctor Cook will preach series of six
special sermons on vital themes. to be
delivered on Sunday evenings at the
church His first sermon will be on
the subject, rs This Gods Country"
The other sermons. in order of deliv-
cry, are: The Statesman for the
Hour" Our Nations Pillars and
PeriIs," THE Pre-eminence of Jesus"
VIII Christianity Survivor" "Wha;
Will Man Dc With His Conscience2' -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
STATE GARBAGE LAW
Porter Wants Legislature to Permit
Cities to Levy Special Tax.

Altho Topeka's garbage question is
believed to have been solved, Commits
sioner w. L. Porter. as a member of
the legislative committee of the
Leagu of Kansas Municipalities, plans
to have introduced into the present
session of the legislature a bill which
will allow the cities in Kansas to in
crease their tax levy to meet the ex-
pense of free garbage collection.
The bill has already been prepared
and the city government organization
is waiting a favorable opportunity to
suggest it to the state legislators. 1t
simply permits the city governments
to increase their property tax one-half
a mill on the dollar, and to use the
money SO secured in disposing of the
city garbage free of charge to the resi-
dents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
SENATE NOTES

Another Schoch bill grows out of
Shawnee county troubles 1t is bill
aimed at the woman who has her nus
band arrested for wife deSertion. has
the county send an officer to some dis
tant point to bring him back at big
expense, then drops the prosecution.
The Schoch bill would compel her to
go on the stand and testify against the
alleged wife deserter after he was
brought back on a warrant
When there is sufficient money in
the board of education treasury for
which there is no other use, bill in
troduced by Schoch of Shawnee would
make it possible for twenty-one per-
sons to petition the board and obtain
the establishment of a kindergarten.
Under the present laws when prop
erty used in connection with the sale
or delivery of intoxicating liquor is
seized by a sheriff it is condemned
and later destroyed. Senator Montee
of Crawford county introduced bill
today providing for the sale of such
property by the sheriff at public auc-
ton. 1t provides that the proceeds of
the sale shall be turned into the court,
that the costs and any unpaid fine
shall be deducted from it and that any
balance shall be turned over to the
county treasurer to become a part of
the common school funds
Burt Brown, Democrat, and secre-
tary of the senate two years ago, has
looked over the flock of women ap-
plicants for senate positions. He says
it's the same bunch tn was here two
years ago and at that time they were
Democrats without exception. They re
all Republicans now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS

relieves sick headache, dulIness, fever
ishness. sore throat. sneezing. soreness
and stiffness
Don't stay stuffed-up, Quit blow
ing and snufflingi Ease your throb-
bling head, Nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as .Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only rs
cents at any drug store It acts with
out assista nee. tastes nice. causes no
inconvenience Be sure you get the
genuine Don't accept something else
Just as good. Insist on getting
"Pape's Cold Compound" IL you want
to stop your cold quickly.-Advertise-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
DRIVE Vain
Dead Russians Piled on Ice
Evidence of Futility.
Attacks Prove Failure at All
Points on Line.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE offensive
movement inaugurated recently by the
Russians of the northern end of the
Russo-Galician front has broken down
except in one place, the military critic
of the Overseas News Agency writes
After heavy artillery preparation
strong Russian attacks were begun on
January 4 between the Gulf of Riga
and the Riga-Nitau road says the
military critic. Already they have
broken down everywhere except at
one point.
The bodies of the dead lying in
CHASTITY picture of the effects of the
useless Russian sacrifice"
Referring to the Rumanian cam
paign the military critic writes:
The Russians. clinging desperately to
the southern bank of the Sereth near
Fundeni in order to cover the retreat
across the bridge again were pushed
back with heavy 1osses.'
Russians Capture Village.
Petrograd, Jan. 11.-Russian troops
yesterday captured a village in the
Riga sector of the northern Russian
front which has been stubbornly de-
Tended by German troops with a great
number of machine guns, says an Of
fetal statement issued today by the
Russian war department. Fighting in
the region south of Lake Babit con-
tinue.
RepuIse British Attack.
Berlin, Jan. 11-British troops
de an attack yesterday on German
positions north of Ypres, the war Of
flee announced they succeeded in
penetrating the German defenses at
one point, but were expelled by a
counter attack suffering heavy losses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
employees NAMED
Additional Senate Help Approved in
Legislature Today.

Fourteen more senate employees
We're announced by the committee on
employees today, making a total to
date of thirty out of a total of approx
imately 500 applicants.
Reading clerks were required to go
before the senate and read bills, titles,
resolutions and petitions. Then the
senate votes upon them, for a first and
second choice. That plan was followed
a the suggestion of Senator Pomeroy,
chairman of the employment commit
tee. Under that plan j. A. Ramsey
was elected reading clerk as first
choice. and E. T. Martin of Labette
county as second choice. They will
be the two reading clerks for the ses-
sion.
Emmett George, secretary of the
senate, also established a precedent
He went before the committee and
asked that he be permitted to name his
more important assistants without
reference to city. county, district poll
itics or any other matter except exper-
fence and competency. The committee
agreed his clerical work required ex-
perience and accepted his suggestion.
The list of employees announced by
the senate committee on employees and
ratified by the senate today is as fol-
lows:
Docket clerk Media Keeshan; page.
Theodore Shidler; document clerk,
Mrs. Sherman G.. Elliott; gallery
guards. T S. Allen, W. T Collins; might
Waterman. Harry Clay; stenograph-
ers. Emma Parsons Marion Gallagher,
Ruth Pennick; typists, Kathleen Mid
daugh, Martha Chambers; secretary TO
lieutenant governor, Samuel G. Fair
child; page to lieutenant governor
John Brooks; assistant docket clerk,
w E. Baker, cloak room, Arthur
RObinSon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
SCOTT LECTURES HERE
lola Editor to Talk ON Mexican Situa.
ton at High School

Charles F. Scott of lola, will lecture
on THE Mexican Situation" at the
high school auditorium, at 8 o'clock
this evening. The lecture is given
under the auspices of the literature
department of the Woman's club
A cordial invitation has been ex-
tended by the department to the diff
ferent clubs of Topeka ard to those
interested in the subject. to hear the
troubles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
NURSES ARE HOLDUPS?
Two Young Women and Man Held as
Highway Robbery Suspects.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE police were
holding Miss Hazel Meyer, %, and
Miss Georgiana Robinson, %, trained
nurses, today, in connection with re-
cent South side holdups. The police
charged that the two with the assist
ance of Harold Scott, also under ar
rest, had confessed holding up James
Atlas at the point of revoIvers recent
ly. They were caught in an alleged
attempt to holdup Mrs. Julia Gilberg,
a laundraSS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
FAMOUS YUKON EXPLORER
ROUNDS OUT 1O5 YEARS

Wrangell, Alaska. jan 11.-John
Finlayson, a famous explorer for
whom F'inlayson river and Ffnlay-
son lake in Yukon territory were
named. died here late yesterday
aged los years. His age was well
authenticated. Finlayson was ma
tive of Scotland.
At the age of S. he went to Brit
ish Columbia and Yukon territory
and explored large areas into which
white men had never penetrated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
NO MORE LEAK PROBE
Democrat Majority on Committee
Votes for Adverse Report.

Washington, jan 1.-THE Demo-
cratic majority of the rules committee
today voted to report the Wood leak
resolution adversely. The action of the
committee operates to end the in
qUiry. Republicans were willing to
proceed with any kind of an inquiry
that might be advised. but were solidly
opposed by the Democratic members,
who concluded that there was no
ground in Lawson's charge upon which
to base an investigation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
WEDDING A FAKE
Woman Lived With Man is
Years without Knowing 1t.
Now Wealthy Manufacturer
"Kicks" on Paying AlimOny.

Salt Lake City, Utah. JAN IL
Claiming that the ceremony performed
in Denver about eighteen years ago
was a fake and that the marriage re-
Iation never existed between them,
Frederick L. Fiske, local manager OF
the American Radiator company, IS
contesting the motion of Margaret
McCooI F1ske for temporary alimony
during the tendency of divorce pro-
ceedings. For twelve years they moved
in the best circles as husband and
wife and were not unknown to the
smart sets of San Francisco and Colo
RADIO and Washington cities.
Mrs F'iske occupied the witness
stand in Judge P. c. Evans district
court, barring her strange life story for
the first time.
With tears in her eyes. Mrs Fiske
told the court that she met Fiske in
Denver in 1898 when she was scarce
ly more than 1 years old. She went
to live with him in a house on Capitol
Hill, an exclusive residence section of
Denver, on promise that they would
soon be married. Denver friends, she
said, knew them as husband and wife.
Held Fake Ceremony.
In 1901 she went on a visit to her
old home in missouri while IN dell
cate condition. On her return, she
said, Fiske met her at the railway sta
ton in Colorado Springs with a mar
riage license and they went direct to a
priest. The priest refused to perform
the ceremony.
They returned to Denver and she
became a patient at St. Luke's hospi-
tai. Responding to her entreaties,
Fiske produced the marriage license
and a man whom she thought was a
justice of the peace performed the
ceremony, Mrs. F'iske said. From
then until late in 1910 they made their
home in western cities. living in Den
yer. Seattle and San Francisco.
According to her story, her husband
informed her in October. 1910, that
they were not really married; that the
/ justice of the peace was a friend of
his and that the ceremony was a
sham, performed merely to ease her
conscience
Quarreled Over Women.
The revelations came during a quar-
rel while she was upbraiding him for
associating with other women. Mrs.
Fiske claims that she had always
been recognized by the members of
F'iske's family as his legal wife. The
certificate of marriage, she says was
burned in the San Francisco fire, but
! she proposes to show that she was
| recognized and accepted as Fishes
wife by deeds which have been filed
for record in Denver. The case IS
postponed until dispositions regarding
these deeds can be secured