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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21
A U-BOAT BOAST
Transport "CrOwded With Men"
Sent to Bottom.
Several Others Sunk i'm Mediter-
ranean, Declares Berlin.

Berlin Feb. PA large number
of hostile vessels, among them an
Italian transport crowded with men,
have been sunk in the barred zone in
the Mediterranean within the past few
days, the Overseas News agency an
nounces
Other ships sunk by submarines are
enumerated by the news agency as
follows:
Two armed steamers of 5000 and
$500 tons, respectively, with impor-
tant cargoes for .Saloniki.
Italian Oceania. 1900 tons.
French steamer Montventoux. 5000
tons.
French sailing vessel Aphrodite,
500 tons, with iron for Italy.
1.-The newspapers" observed the
agency, mote that the real submarine
successes undoubtedly have been
much larger. as the majority of the
submarines have not yet reported. The
paralysis of neutral navigation also
must be taken into consideration
Oceania Was From New York.
The italian steamer, Oceania, of
4,217 tons gross. left New York on
January 27 for Gibraltar The French
steamer, Montventoux of 1928 tons,
probably the vessel mentioned by
Berlin was last reported leaving Car
diff on December for a port not
stated.
British Ship Sunk.
London, Feb. 21.-Lloyds announces
that the British sailing ship, Cen
turion, has been sunk. Her crew was
landed. The Centurion was a vessel
of 1,S2S tons.
Captain Reports Dorothea Lost.
ST. Johns, Feb. 21.-Captain Brad
bury, of the Newfoundland schooner
Rose Dorothea, reported to the own
ers here today that the vessel had
been sunk by d German submarine
and the crew landed at Lisbon. The
message sent from Lisbon, gave no
other details.
London dispatches yesterday gave
the schooner's name as Dorothy. The
Rose Dorothea which was returning
from Oporto, Portugal, with fishery
salt, formerly was owned at Prince
town, Mass, but was bought last year
by Campbell and McCay of this city
to engage in the fish-carrying trade
between ST. Johns and European
ports.
Paris Reports 5 Sunk.
Paris, Feb. 21.-The sinking of the
following vessels was announced off,
cially today:
"Minas, on February 16; Skogland,
on February IS; Giuseppi, on Febru-
airy IS; Guido, on February 10; Ros-
allie, on February 20.
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bloom and blossom. All the horror
of Verdun is conferred there.
But if this tragedy and ghastliness
is written broad on the strip, there
are other portions of the field in gen
eral where one might even be proud
of what human genius and human will
can accomplished it were possible to
forget the hideousness of the black
cash.
Gigantic Military Depot There.
For miles back of the battle front
the hills and valleys of the Meuse and
of Verdun have been transformed into
one gigantic military depot To APP
preciate what now exists back of Yer
dun, 1T must be remembered that this
great esta blishment did not exist at
7:15 a. m. one year ago. Instead of
the scores of railway lines that now
cross-check the whole contributory
territory for twenty miles back, there
was only one winding railway that led
into Nerdun.
1t must be remembered in place of
the many bridges now spanning the
Meuse, and scores of them the entire
Mouse valley, there existed only the
half dozen structures necessary 10
supply the needs of a peaceful, rural
population.
1t must be remembered in place of
the half dozen great railway military
depots, many with scores of tracks,
there formerly existed none. Nor
were there hospitals, aviation camps.
artillery parks, engineering depots.
staff headquarters, troop barracks,
cavalry sheds, munitions depots,
ages-and all the multitudinous
services that make up the great army
organization of today.
Man Who Saved Verdun.
Last, but not least, the battlefield
of Nerdun, as it stands today and
above all those Intending miles of
perfected organization, bring sharply
to mind the man who created it all.
the man who built up the machinery
to save Verdun. AS a just recon-
pense, he now heads the French arm
les. He is building up the entire
French front for a final victory, as
he built up, Verdun.
That man is General Nivelle.
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GRAPHOPHONES SPIES?
British inspectors Seize Stock of Rec
ords on Embassy Ship.

Halifax, Feb. 21.-On the double
grounds that talking machine records
might carry code messages containing
valuable information for the German
military authorities while the material
of which they are made might be
used to help relieve Germany's lard
rubber scarcity, a large quantity of
such records found in possession of
the German officials returning home
from the United Stat 5 on the Fred
erik VIII will be confiscated by the
British authorities, it was learned
here today
In searching the belongings of the
Germans it was said the immigration
officers noted the stock OF RECORDS
included The Germans contended
they had them simply for their love
of music. but the British ruled that
thew constituted contraband.
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BUD FISHER In COURT
Wife Has Complaint Against Him
Trouble Kept Secret.

New York, Feb. 21.-Mrs. Margaret
Pauline Fisher, who in 1912 eIoped
and married Harry C. (Bud) Fisher,
cartoonist, has filed a summons
against him in the supreme court.
Her complaint has not yet been
drawn up. There is nothing in the
paper filed which indicates the ma
ture of the action. The summons was
served on Fisher.
Before her sudden marriage Mrs
Fisher was a dancer in vaudeville. In
June, 1913, her throat was cut so that
twenty stitches had to be taken in it
at an Atlantic City hotel. She said
she had fallen in the bath, room on
a pitcher and cut herself. In 1914
she received internal injuries in an
automobile accident.
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DOWN TO 10 TONIGHT


calls for protection of 36-hour ship
ments against degrees in the north,
10 degrees in the west and east and
90 degrees in the south.
There is something doing in the
Medicine Hat country. Flora says. 1t
is % degrees below. zero there today.
1t went to 2 in Wyoming and 6 in
South Dakota. That is the cold wave
scheduled for Kansas but of course it
will be superheated before it reaches
us on Washington's birthday. Last
year on Georges anniversary we had
a drop OF 25 degrees from Sc to 81 in
few hours. In 1915 ice, snow and
sleet paralyzed telegraph and tele-
phone service. In 1914 the same con-
ditions prevailed on February %.
The wind will not blow thru the
cracks tonight and the cold wave will
be of a mild nature. The lowest tenn
perature last night was 81 degrees at
s o'clock or degrees above normal
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CONSULS ESCAPE.
Score of U. s. Diplomats Finally
Leave Germany.
Party of As Cross Into Switzer-
land on Way Home.

Zurich. via Paris, Feb. GA score
of United States consuls and govern
ment agents with their families
reached Zurich last light after hav-
ing spent a more or less anxious week
awaiting permission to leave Ger
many The arrivals consisted of
forty-six persons who had gradually
assembled in Munich from which
town they departed yesterday morn
ing after the bulk of their baggage
and papers had been examined.
The party arrived in two sections,
the first warmly praising their treat
ment by the Germans and the second
containing members who complained
bitterly over the enforced delay IN
their departure and also of having
had to leave behind them papers
which the German authorities desire
to submit to a more rigid censorship.
The majority of the travellers, how
ever, reported that they had received
studiously courteous treatment and
declared that the stringent resolu-
lions enforced were to be expected in
view of the situation.
Consul General cry Sick.
In several instances the arrivals
told of special favorS that had been
shown them during the last week. AS
far as could be learned, none of the
fate of the Yarrowdale prisoners and
knew only of CONTRADICTORY German
press reports
Left behind in Munich or elsewhere
are Consul General Heaton W. Harris
Of Frankfort, who is i'll with infamma-
ton of the lungs and has been given a
special assurance by the German au-
thorities that he can go to Copenhagen
when he is able, and four other con-
suIs and vice consuls. The majority
of the consuls who have arrived here
will go to Berne tomorrow or soon
there after to await instructions from
Washington.
Wants Consuls To Travel ''in Cog.'
Washington, Feb. 21-Germany is
informing the United States thru the
Swiss government that it will give
every assistance possible to American
consuls in Germany transferred to
other posts. At the same time Ger
many is understood to expect that the
United States will help German con-
suls in the United States to proceed to
new posts to which they have been
assigned.
Some time ago a number of German
consuls in the United States were in
structed to proceed to points in South
and Central America. The names of
the consuls or the places to which
they had been transferred were not
disclosed on the ground that they
would have to travel secretly in order
to avoid capture by British forces.
Whether the German expectations
refer to them is unknown here, the
British and French government hav-
ing indicated that German officials in
the United States would be permitted
to go only to Germany.
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BONE DRY
Continued from Page oneJ

Continued from Page One.)
worship required it. 1t is his religious
right to have it. 1t is de.lagoguery of
the highest type to intimate that any
church has encouraged intemperance.
To drag the church and the commun-
ion table into this matter is to take
step in the dark and if we take it it
will be at the behest OF people of sec
tartan prejudice or religious intoler-
ance.'
Senator Hilkey of Usage followed
up with an argument along the same
lines. Senator McCIain of Allen read
the state constitution to prove that the
legislature has no authority to, in fact
is prohibited from, enacting any law
that will interfere with religious free
dom.
After all the argument the Sutton
motion to adopt the amendment was
put and there was just one vote cast
for it. Sutton cast it. Recognizing
the attitude of the senate, but wishing
to be on record as having tried, Sen
ator Sutton offered the same amend
ment all thru the bill and finally even
he ceased voting for it.
Tried to Delay 1t.
Senator Gulick created a stir and
considerable amusement when he Of
fered an amendment providing that
the law shall become effective after
it's publication in the statute book in
stead of the official state paper. That
would delay bone-dry conditions for
at least sixty or ninety days. But
again the maker of a motion was the
only senator who voted for it. Sem
ator Price suggested in a spirit of lev
ity that a secret ballot be taken on
that motion.
With the failure to make a single
amendment the bill was placed on
final roll call. Thirty-seven to one was
the verdict.
There was a total absence of cheer
ing or other demonstration.
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CONvICTSFOR PRINTERS
Missouri Bill For Prison To Do All
State Printing Passes House.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 21.-The
house today passed the Gardner pris-
on reform bill which includes the pro-
vision for all state printing by con-
victs which the senate Monday re-
fused to insert in its prison Dill.
House sent to engrossment the cor
poration franchise tax bill, placing a
tax of 81 per $1,000 of capital and
surplus of Missouri. corporations. The
administration hopes to raise more
than s1000,000 thru this levy
The senate also sent the Dill TO
engrOSSment
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WON'T BE BONE Dry
Proposed Prohibition Bill Up Before
Nebraska Legislature Next Tuesday.

Lincoln Neb. Feb. 21.-The Ne
braska prohibition bill was read in
the lower house today and was made
a special order of business to be taken
up Tuesday, February 81. Supporters
of the bill are confident that it will be
adopted. The bill now before the
house is drastic, but it is not consid-
cred bone dry.
Provisions are made allowing citi-
zens to keep a limited amount of Ii
quor in their homes.
comb. .Shrdleta oShrdl Shrdl cmfw h
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HOGS SMASH RECORDS
X. C. Market Opens With S12.95 Offer
for Porkers Today.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Hogs smashed
all previous high prices by nearly
quarter of a dollar today, when the
market opened at S12.95 per hundred
pounds. Pigs sold at S11 per hun
dredweight. The prices are the high
est since the Civil war.
Jumps 80 Cents at st. Louis.
East St. Louis. ILL.,, Feb. 21.-The
local hog market jumped 80 cents to-
day for new high record in porkers.
The top on second sales was s12.95
a hundred, the highest in fifty years
Pigs sold at S115O.
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Germany Renews Threat.

Berlin. Feb. 21.-(via Sayville wire
less)-"It must be repeated again
that whoever dares penetrate the
barred zone, perishes," declared the
official government press bureau to-
day in a statement, discussing the
British claims that the submarine
war has failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-21

New Rork, Feb. 20.-Mrs- Addie
Craver, g.. and her sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Graves, AZ, were burned to death,
Miss Della Farley, 81 and Herbert
Kelly, are believed to be dying and
six other persons had narrow escapes
when fire swept a three-story apart
ment house here today. A defective
furnace is blamed.
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AFTER BRITISH CONSUL
Charge A. Carnegie Ross Conspired to
Violate American Neutrality

San. Francisco. Feb. 21.-That an
Indictment against A. Carnegie Ross,
British consuI-general here, on charge
of conspiracy to violate American
neutrality. is to be sought by United
States District Attorney Preston soon
was reported authoritatively this aft
ernoon. Preston himself refused to
confirm or deny the report. but said
that IAN important defendant is soon
to be added to the list of those an
nOunced.''
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WON'T DROP CHARGE
Federal Grand Jury to Probe Paper
Makers, Despite Concession.

New York. Feb. 21.-The federal
grand jury investigation of the price of
newsprint paper. it was announced to-
dav. will be resumed here next Mon
dav. irrespective of the arrangements
being made in Washington fer an
amicable settlement of the dispute
between publishers and manufac-
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Kansas City. Feb. 21-HOGS-Receipts
II 900. Market 15c to 25c higher. Bulk
$1235@1 1880. Heavy, So. 75M12.s5. Pack
ers and butchers, 81. 4oM12. So Light
$12O0@12.55. Pigs, S1O.0O@11.50
CATTLE-Receipts $500, including 200
southerns Market steady to strong.
Prime fed steers. S11.0O01175. Dressed
beef steers, $9.0C@11OO. Western steers,
S.. 00@1 30. Southern steers, S7.OO@9. rs.
Cows, $5.5o@9.50 Heifers. ST.O0611. co.
$6,50@9.O0 Calves. $7OO@13.25
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to strong. Lambs, $13. 25@14.60 Yearlings
$13 00@ $50. Wethers, S1100M12.25 Ewes
$40, 100 1900. Stockers and feeders, 500
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Chicago, Feb. 81 -BUTTER-Market
lower Creamery 32@41c.
EGGS-Market firm. Firsts, 41hc; ordi-
nary firsts, 39@40c: at mark, cases in
cluded. 3913M41c.
POTATOES-Market higher. Wisconsin
and Michigan whites, S2J00I2.65; Idaho,
Colorado and Washington and Oregon
whites. S275M2.S0.
POULTRYSAIive unsettled. Fowls, 21c :;
springs, 20c.
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Pass New York suffrage Amendment

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 20.-The WON
en- suffrage amendment bill was pass
ed by the assembly today, without de
bate by a vote of 124 to 10.
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Kansas city Live stock Sales.

(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yard, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission ner-
chants.)
Kansas City, Feb. 21-CATTLE-R
celpts 1900 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts IL 900 head. Market
lO@2Oc higher. Bulk of sales $1225@12.S So
Top, $3.50
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Market
10Q15c higher. Lambs S1i65
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81 lbs. lac: springs over lbs. lie:
ducks Zoe: geese Sc: broi.ers. lbs. ana
under. 1sc; old ROSTERS. &c: shaggy young
ROSTERS.
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Chicago, Feb. 21.-wHEAT-close May,
81 TS5 as JuIy. s1514b; Sept s1391a-
CORN May. -s1.o1I9; July, s1:ools@A-
OATSS572sG l2e: July. 55M 1sc-
PORK-May- s-s0.J5: July, $300I.
LARD-May. s17.30: July. $17-35.
SHORT RIBS-May. s16-2T; July, S16-30-
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LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes
cause There is only one -Bromo Quinine.'
+ w GROVES signature on box. 25c.-
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Fight for Admission.


Fight for Admission.
A thousand or more women attend
ed last nights mass meeting and at
least 5000 more fought to get into the
hall. Two hours elapsed before there
was order enough for the transaction
of business. The following appeal to
the president was carried with a
shout:
I'VE, housewives of the city of
New York, mothers and wives of
workmen, desire to call your. atten-
ton, Mr.. President, to the fact
that, in the midst of plenty, we and
our families are facing starvation.
THE rise in the cost of living has
been so great and uncalled for that
even now we are compelled to deny
ourselves and our children the ne
cessities of life.
I'VE pay for our needs out of the
wages of our husbands and the
American standard of living cannot
be maintained when potatoes are
cents a pound bread cents, cab
bage 90 cents, onions IS cents, and
so forth.
I'VE call to you. Mr.. President in
this crisis, to recommend to con-
gress, or other authority measures
for relief "
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New York Feb. 21-SEGAR-Raw. easy;
centrifnral 5.27: moIasses. 40 refined,
steady: fine graduated. $1.25@150-
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Kansas city Grain Market.

(The range of prices for grain futures
The Kansas City Board of Trade re-
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 301
New England BldgD
Kansas City, Feb. II.
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VIII Parade wall Street.

No date has been set for the pa
The organizers say they expect to
have several hundred thousand wo-
men and children in line. A move
ment has been started to call a strike
of school children living in the tene-
ments, on the ground that the high
cost of living makes it necessary for
all children old enough, to go to work.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. 21.-wHEAT-Bearis
sentiment developed in the wheat market
today largely as a result of assertions that
improvement in the railway situation
would not meet the hopes which had re
Gently prevailed and that the roads would
be again overcrowded. Unwillingness to
hold risks open over a holiday tended also
to curtail buying. In addition yesterdays
bulge had reduced the short interest and
left the market in a position to respond
readily to pressure. Opening quotations,
which ranged from the same yesterdays
finish to ~ cent lower, with May at
$1.791a to $1S0, and July at $150k to
$1.51A, were followed by decided general
setback.
Prices closed unsettled &c to 1asc net
lower, with May at $1.7S3s to $17Sa, and
July at $151 to S151h
Prospects of enlarged shipments from
the country tended to weaken corn. Buy
ers were scarce. After opening unchanged
to &c lower, prices underwent a moderate
sag all around. Oats gave way with other
cereals. big elevator company led the
selling. Sharp advances in the hog mar
ket lifted provisions. Demand, however,
was not urgent.
The depressing outlook for rail ship
ments from Chicago prevented the market
from recovering. Prices closed nervous at
A@ac to CSC net decline.
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co
3O1 New England Bldg.)

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
80 900 bushels the past three days.
Australian exports of wheat in Kansas
City decrease 112.5S4 bushels Monday and
corn stocks increased 1000 bushels.
Thursday. February %, Washington S
birthday will be observed a holiday by
all American grain, cotton and stock mar
ketS.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 255,000 bushels of
wheat, II 900 barrels of flour. $4,000 bush
els of corn, 365,000 bushels of oats, wheat
and flour combined, 100000 bushels.
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators
decreased 100000 bushels last week and
now amount to 1854 900 bushels. corn,
4,556,000 bushels, increase 1913 900 bushels
oats 20,319. 900 bushels, decrease 1OJ, 200
bushels. A year ago stocks were 1853, 600
bushels of wheat, 6.273, 900 bushels of corn
and 6,479.0OO bushels of oats.
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DAILY WEATHER. REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan, for the twenty four hours
ending at Z a. m Wednesday.
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Kansas city, Feb 21-wHEAT-Cash
Market 1c to &c lower. No. hard, S1-S5M
1.S9; No. 3, 81. s3@ ST; No. red, s.. S5M
1.ST; No. 3, S1.S1M1S5.
CORN-Market steady to 1ac lower No.
. mixed, 9S1a@%c; Nc. 3, 9sM 1ac; No. 9
white. 9sM Ne; No 3, 97ia@ 9SL2c; No. ?
yellow. 99G 15c; No. B. 99c.
OATSI Market steady. No. 2 white, 5SsI
a soc: No. mixed, 5124 6l5Sc.
RYEs1 420143.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s2 376I2 80
HAY-Unchanged.
BRAN-S1.70 M115.
SHORTS-S1.s0 d 1.s5.
WHEAT-Receipts, SO cars
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S1U4; July,
s1415s: September, S1.36
CORN-May, soc; July, 9sAe; Septem-
her. 95c
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts SIC
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MAYOR PROPOSES

(Continuel from page one)
yesterday, promised to receive a COM
mittee today if it came quietly.
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Chicago Grain Market.

(The range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as re
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 301
New England Bldg.)
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Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, Feb 21.-HOGS-Receipts IS 600
Market strong, 20c to 25c above yesterday
average: Bulk. So. GOA 1880. Light, SO 10
12.75 Mixed, $12 40@1o.95. Heavy, So 40
ares Rough. 12-4o@12.5o Pigs, $500
CATTLE : Receipts $4,000. Market.
strong. Native beef cattle, $7S50l11 So
Stoekers and feeders, SG2569OO Cows
and heifers, $5.15@1o.2O. Calves, so 25@
1925
SHEEP : Receipts 10000 Market.
strong Wethers. $10.S5012.25 Lambs
$12.4O@1 1850.
TOPEKA MARKET REPORT.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by T. J. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. 81, 1917
WHEAT-S1 6561 10.
CORN-Sf 90
OATS-50055c-
Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madfson1
Topeka. Kan. Feb. 81 1917
HENS-31a lbs. and over, lie; under