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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
GRAB ENEMY SHIPS
Would Add German Interned Boats to
Merchant Marine.
Washington

Washington, May 1. Sup
porting the resolution to author
ize President Wilson to requisition
enemy merchant ships in American
ports Senator Knox today declared it
would be crime to- hesitate longer
in taking the step to meet Germany
ruthless submarine warfare"
He called attention to the German
chancellorS announcement that the
submarine campaign had destroyed
100000 tons of ships in sixty days,
and pointed out that there is an al
most equal amount in our ports which
should be made the target of these
attacks"
A resolution to authorize taking over
and use of the ships is waiting report
from the judiciary committee.
Every hour is important said
Senator Lodge. Il hope the president
is having these ships prepared now
and that they will put to sea at once
They are being put in shape" said
Senator Smith of Georgia, land some
of them will put to sea probably this
week"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
new ERA IN MEX.
Inaugurate Carranza; Convene
First Congress in 4 Years.
First Constitutional Executive
Since MaderO Assassination.

Mexico City. May 1.-Venustiano
Carranza will take office late today as
the first constitutional president of
Mexico since the assassination of
Francisco Madero. February 13, 1913.
At the same time the first constitu-
tional congress TO be elected in Mex
leo. in that period will convene under
what is probably the most radical
constitution OF any important country
in the world.
At o'clock this morning. the ma
tional flag was formally raised over
all public buildings and a salute of
twenty-one guns heralded the new
regime. The sound of the guns was
the signal for peals of bells from the
hundreds of churches in the city while
every military band in the capital
commenced the playing of the ma
tional anthem.
The designations of all the ministers
in the provisional cabinet went into
effect last midnight. President Car
rama is expected to announce the
names of the new ministers on Thurs
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
CHARGE BAKERS
STRIKE DUE TO
GERMAN PLOTS
Government Starts Investiga-
ton of Chicago WaIkOut.
Claim 1t Breaks Agreement La
Dor Leaders Made.
CALL BAKERS STRIKE IN K. C.
Midnight Note Follows Turn
down by Bakery Owners.
so Per Cent of Bread Supply
Cut OF at Kansas City.
CALL BAKERS STRIKE IN K. C.

4 Chicago, May Federal authori-
dies today began a rigid investigation
Into charges that the bakers strike,
which has practically tied up the city's
entire bread supply. was the result of
pro-German plotting.
u Immediately upon receipt of orders
from Washington. United States Dis
4rict Attorney Charles F. Clyne assign
ed several special investigators to the
case and union leaders were being
questioned today.
g II is known that union leaders at
Washington signed a statement pledS-
ing themselves not to embarrass the
government by strikes during the war
but the striking bakers here assert
Ahat the pledge was made "over their
heads" President Gompers of the
american Federation of Labor will ar
Rive in the city shortly to attempt to
end the strike.
CO Bakeries Arc Closed
4 While actual shortage exists, Chi
.cago as yet has not suffered real
bread famine Restaurants and no.
tells are struggling along on reduced
cations" while retailers have issued
Zone loaf only" announcements to then
customers. The new 17-cent prices
are being demanded.
x Fifteen of the city's largest bakeries
and more than fifty smaller ones, en-
blowing one thousand pdheIS' al Z
closed The ShulZe company, supply
dng bread to the Great Lakes naval
Framing camp. however, is operating
enough Independent workers to fill
dheir contract with the government.
Strikers thus far have not interfered
with delivery of bread in trucks
marked UNITED States Navy
Tie Up Large X. c. Bakeries.
3 Kansas City May Eighty per
cent of the bread production of Kansas
City bakeries, according to owners
Estimates, was cut off here today by a
Strike of bakers that began at mid
night. The figures announced were
that more than 200 workers had
ceased labor, following the taking OF
a strike vote late last night, after the
master bakers had refused to grant
increases of 81 n week asked by the
men. They had agreed to raise wages
hals of the amount needed. it was said
Conferences are being held today look
ing for a settlement and the controver-
sy which has proceeded quietly may be
Settled shortly.
Bakers Strike In Meriden, Conn.
f Meriden, Conn. May 1.-The union
Bakers in this city went on strike to-
day because the employers refused to
Include an arbitration clause in their
contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
WILSON CLAMPS
Continued from Page One,


war, it is ordered that all compan-
les or other persons. owning, con-
trolling or operating telegraph and
telephone lines or submarine cables,
are hereby prohibited from trans
hitting messag eS to points without
the United States and from deliver
ing messages received from such
points except those permitted under
the rules and regulations to be es-
tablished by the secretary of war
for telegraph and telephone lines,
and by the secretary of~navy for
submarine cables.
ITO these departments, respect
lively, is delegated the duty of pre-
pairing and enforcing rules and reg
ulationS under this order to accom-
pllsh the purpose mentioned. This
order shall take effect from date.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
The censorship naturally hits news
but it also involves messages incom-
ing and outgoing of American bust
ness concerns and individuals.
Regulate News Stories.
The objects of the censorship are
officially defined as to be to prevent
military information reaching the
enemy; to prevent spreading of infor-
nation prejudicial to the interests Of
the United States or of interest to Ger
many; to prevent circulation of falSf
reports, or reports prejudicial either
to military operations or prejudicial tC
relations with foreign powers.
1t constitutes Americas first taste
of real, wartime, iron clad, military
censorship and the regulations are suf-
ficiently broad to give the government
censors the broadcast powers of de-
letting or withholding messages.
Commander D. w. Todd, director OF
nil will ha In
charge of the cable censorship, with
Commander Arthur B. Hoff, control
ling the New York division. while
Brigadier General Mcintyre will direct
the telegraph and telephone super
vision on the border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
A DAY OF FEAR
AND TREMBLING
FOR KAISER BILL
Drama of Internal Strife Set
for Enactment Today.
Armies Locked in Most Gigantic
Battle of World War.
Central POWERS ISOLATED
Prevent Rest of World Learn
ing What's Happening.
Workers Nationwide May Day
Strikes Turnout Europe.
Armies Locked in Most Gigantic
Battle of World War.
CENTRAL POWERS ISOLATED
CBy the Associated Press.)

Nav day has dawHed with the
armed hosts of England, France and
Germany still locked fast in the most
tremendous struggle of the whole ire
nrendOus world war. But the eyes of
the world are fixed for the moment
on the stage behind the battle line,
where, inside the closely guarded from
tiers of the central powers, the burst
ing of the long brewing storm of dis
content is awaited with a mingling of
fear and hope.
Extraordinary measures have been
taken by the rules of the central en-
pires to prevent the outside world
from knowing what is transporting
within their borders. No German
newspaper is allowed to pass into a
neutral country and for the last ten
days all persons have been forbidden
to leave Germany. Thus the scanty
and dubious news formerly cleaned
from the censored German press or
from casual travellers has been COM
pleteiy cut off and the Teutonic en-
pires are almost as isolated from the
rest of the world as was ancient ia
pan.
Rumor Typhus Epidemic.
Vague and indefinite reports from
Switzerland assert that the troubled
conditions in Germany have been in
tensified by widespread outbreak of
typhus, said to be especially prevalent
in the great industrial regions. The
epidemic is attributed to the growing
food scarcity but the story, like many
others, lacks confirmation from any
reliable source. The same veil over
events in Germany and Austria OBJ
scures the situation in Sweden, where
a great nationwide demonstration by
the workers also was planned for to-
day. Since the outbreak of two weeks
ago, when rioting occurred at Stock
holm. the only news received as to
conditions in Sweden has been the
bare announcement that a general
strike has been ordered by the labor
leaders for May day, coupled with a
warning to the government against
undue interference.
On the fighting front in France,
little change has taken place for some
days. The French are striking hard
in Champaign and have made some
gains but as far as the official COM
munications reveal. without materially
altering the situation. The fighting in
Macedonia, resumed on a wide front
last week, is still in progress but in
formation regarding it is too indefinite
TO judge whether the allies are en-
gagged in a major offensive.
In Mesopota mia the British are
pushing steadily forward but there,
too, details are too meagre to throw
light upon the campaign or the i'm
mediate objective of the British COM
manders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
GLOOM ON WHITE WAY
Clocks at a. m. Toll Requiem to N.
Y. Night Life.

New York, May 1.-Broadway's
NIGHT life died early today. Mayor
Mitchers war ukase went forth
cafe lights out at 1 a. m" And as
the clocks tolled a requiem, the ia
nous Great White Way flickered into
gloom. From midnight frolics and
roof revues where popping corks and
tinkling gold used to make the wee
sma' hours gay, the merry makers
flocked. The music stopped and the
shuttle, shuttle, shuttle, shuttle of cafe
refugees feet blended in a mournful
symphony with the sad cry of the
taxi driver.
At the hour when the chorus was
wont to kick highest, Broadway was
inhabi only by grim policemen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
M. DIS FIRST TO GO
Physicians viii Be Sent to Aid Army
in France.

Washington, May American
surgeons to be sent to Europe for
service with the army in France will
go as members of the medical corps
of the United States army. This was
said officially at the war department
today after conferences between Sec
rotary Baker and Major Dreyfus,
medical officer of the French COM
mission. Similar conferences have
been held with Colonel Goodwin,
ranking medical officer of the British
army in France and now attached to
the British mission.
1t was indicated that the American
doctors would be sent forward at an
early date and that eventually a large
number would be assigned to duty in
France. officials would not say, how
ever. just how many surgeons would
be sent. Plans for the dispatching of
the medical men, their equipment and
details covering this first formal in
tervention of the American military
forces in the war against Germany
are being worked out with the mis-
SiOQS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
MORGAN'S SON ENLISTS
Navy Week Campaign in New York
Brings in Many Recruits.

New York, May Figures avail
able today on the results of the first
day of the Navy Week campaign de-
creed by Mayor Mitchell to stimulate
recruiting for the navy showed that
lightweight men had enlisted in Man
haitian and Brooklyn yesterday as
compared with five men from both
boroughs on the previous day. A
vigorous drive for recruits will con-
tinue all this week. 1t is hoped to
fill the full quota of 1000 men ex-
pected of it by the navy department
by Saturday. Among recruit seekers
are Charles E. Hughes, Chauncey NJ
Depew. George B. Cortelyou, Joseph
H. Choate and Mayor Mitchell.
Among yesterdays recruits were
Junius Spencer Morgan, son of j. P.
Morgan, End, and Adrian Iselin, son
of c. Oliver Iselin, the yachtsman.
Both were enrolled in the naval coast
defense reserve.
Heir to Millions n Recruit.
San Francisco. May Miles E.
Mills, son of Easton Mills, and heir
to many millions has enlisted here, it
became known today, as a private in
the regular army and will be sent to
the aviation school at San Diego.
where he Intends to work for a COM
mission. The young recruit is a
grandson of late D. o. Mills and a
nephew of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid,
widow of the former United States
am ba Sador to England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
CAPPER TO WIPE
CONTINUED from Page one3

CONTINUED from Page One)
charge of state charities; board of ad-
ministration, supervising schools; and
board of corrections, with Jurisdiction
over penal institutions; Will retire
Sorrow for the "Ins.''
Well esta blished state house rumors
spell sorrow for a number of ambi-
tious and aspiring members of state
boards 1t means that a dozen more
or less industrious, ambitious and de-
serving supervisors of state 1nstitu-
lions will be turned loose to look for
new jobs in short crop year and
when the price of food stuffs is rising
daily. Governor Capper has not an
nounced his plan, but men in close
touch with administration affairs, are
willing to speculate that members of
present boards will gladly consider
flattering offers of positions. private or
public, on or before July 1.
Women to Feel Shock.
Several Kansas women will also feel
the shock when Governor Capper an
nounces his new board, according to
the dopesters. That no women are to
win places on the big board has been
an accepted theory in political circles
for several weeks When the governor
named the state board of movie GEN.
sors. he gave the three places to wo-
men. By his action he pleased hun
dreds of women who wanted the new
voters to control the censorship. He
brought joy to hundreds of movie fans
when he dropped the Rev. Festus Eos
ter from the ranks of movie censors
and incidentally he distributed to the
women their proportionate share of
jobs.
Now the report has gone from the
state house that Governor Capper will
name no women on the new board and
that members of the present board of
control, board of corrections and
board of administration must look
elsewhere for employment after July
l. The new board of administration
will be the most important managerial
body in the state. It will direct the
affairs of all big state institutions will
have jurisdiction over more than a
score of schools, hospitals and penal
institutions and will handle several
millions of dollars in funds each year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
KNIGHTS TO PARADE
Demonstration for Establishment Fra
ternity Home Here.

Five thousand members of local
lodges of the knights and Ladies of
Security will hold a monstrous parad lie
on Kansas avenue at 7 o'clock Thurs
day night The parade will be follow
ed by mass meeting in Security hall,
Seventh and Kansas avenue, held for
the purpose of impressing on the ma
tional officers the good logic in estab-
fishing their big home for tuberculars,
orphans and aged members in Topeka.
The knights and Ladies of Security
band will lead the parade and drill
teams of the five local councils will
be in uniform Members of Battery
A. the Boy Scouts, Rotary and Co
operative clubs will march in the pa
rade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
SLAY 400 OFFICERS
ShipbuiIdcr Tells of Revolt "Reign of
Terror" in Russian Navy.

San Francisco. May How the
higher officers of the Russian Baltic
fleet at Helsingfors. the capital of Fin
land. were slain during the Russian
revolution and how the admiral him
self, tho he had gone over to the revo-
luton, was also killed, was related to-
day by G. s. Westman, a shipbuilder
Of Helsingfors, who came here to pur-
chase supplies for his plant.
He declared the fighting continued
for two days and that estimates stated
as many as 400 officers were killed.
Admiral Nepenin was killed after he
had arrested the provincial governor,
by a sailor who had refused to salute
him. No civilians were harmed and
order was maintained after most of
the high officers had been r in, West
man said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
I. R. RAISES HIS ANTE
Willing To Raise -Four Divisions In
stead of One-Senate Favorable.

New York, May Colonel Roose-
welt has offered to raise, not one,
but four army divisions to be rushed
70 the firing line in France.
THE Harding amendment has been
wisely and periodically adopted in the
senate and those who voted for it were
anticipating out of their own wisdom
the urgent request made by Joffre,'
Roosevelt said.
THE division, or divisions, could be
sent abroad almost as soon as raised
to go there into intensive training be-
hind the trenches
"As for myself all I wish to do is
to help raise a division or divisions
and be allowed to go with the troops.
commanding a brigade, Loyalty to serve
whoever the president appoints over
me and to help make good the presi-
debts message of April %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01

Wall St, New York, May 1.-STOCKS
Almost without exception market leaders
recorded advances of 1 to 2 points before
profit taking became effective. Shippings
and motors also increased their early ad-
vantage Rails gave promise of general
improvement but sold off abruptly on word
from Washington that the interstate com
merce commission advises extreme con-
servatism respecting dividend returns dur
ing the war. Union Pacific, st. Paul. Atchi-
son and Reading reacted an average of a
point and other important stocks were dis
posed to ease. Partial rallies at noon were
again forfeited. Bonds were firm, altho
United States coupon 3's lost IA per cent
"a single sale
-Industrials of the equipment and NUM-
ton groups, metals and shippings led the
active dealings of todays early market all
being in demand at advances ranging from
material fractions to point The
inquiry for United States Steel comprised
several individual lots up to 1.11B, an
overnight gain of almost a point. I,a
rines, Atlantic Gulf and West Indies and
prominent coppers and motors rose in a
way to suggest additional short covering
this being indicated in the further advance
of Industrial Alcohol. Oils hardened with
other specialties but rails were uncertain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
PAYS SO, $4,000 TAX
That's Income Assessment Alone Paid
by L. S. Steel Company.

New York, May 1.-ACvance pay
ments Of individual and corporation
taxes income totalling 100000 were
announced today by William CBig
Bilr) Edwards. collector of internal
revenue for the second. or downtown
district. The loss of interest to these
$4,000.
Yesterdays collection ranged from
IA cents to $2,500,0O0 and among the
checks handed in was one from the
United States Steel corporation. The
total tax of the corporation for the
fiscal year aggregated 1852, 009, dis
tributed among several internal reve-
nue. districts.
Collector Edwards sent out notices
today involving a collection of more
than S16.000.000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01

Business Men Will Meet to Discuss
Plans Wednesday at Noon.

Representative Topeka business men
will be asked to meet Wednesday noon
at the Chamber of Commerce to dis
cuss methods of getting the big
Knights and Ladies of Security Home
situated near Topeka. The lodge
wants 300 acres of land given to it be-
fore it will build the home.
$. e. Cobb, ]. Z. Wilson, A. A. Rodg-
ers, c. b. Merriam. w. A. NeiswanSer
and Stanley Medlicott are members
of a committee of the Chamber of
Commerce appointed to investigate
the proposition of the big lodge. They
met today, reported securing options
on several favorable sites and decided
to call a mass meeting of business
men before final action is taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co..
3O1 New England Bldg)


Worlds shipments of oats last week were
2I27, 900 bushels including 1,411 600 bushels
from America.
Worlds shipments of corn last week
were 2,97S,O0O bushels, compared with 3.
4Os 600 bushels in the preceding week and
.691 900 bushels year ago America
shipped $4,000 bushels
A semi Official report from France states
that the forthcoming harvest will be much
under last year, owing to insufficient soil
preparation, lack of fertilizer and con-
tinued wet weather at critical time.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1.0620 bushels of
wheat, /, 900 barrels of flour, 39S, 600 bushels
of corn, I6O. 900 bushels of oats; wheat aud
flour combined. /. 073, 600 bushels.
WORLDS shipments of wheat last week
as reported at Liverpool. were 6.453O00
bushels compared with 6.012000 bushels in
the preceding week and 11,S13,000 bushels
year ago. America shipped 5,701 900
bushels, Including 1.6250O0 bushels as
flour. India SHIPPED 10000 bushels Ar
gentina 1914 600 bushels and Australia 49,
900 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decres sed 46S. 26S bushels last week and
now amount to 2,5es 664 bushels: corn,
265.5I1 bushels. increase 1870 bushels I;
oats. 96S40 bushels, decrease 1S2,393
bushels: kafir. SO 905 bushels. decrease H.
461 bushels: rye, 80. 1913 bushels, decrea Sc
4.93s bushels; barley, 9.52S bushels, de-
crease 4.215 bushels. A year ago stocks
were 5,422s7 bushels of wheat, 5422 2s7
bushels of corn and 591.1i3 busels of oats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
RUSH NEW BARRACKS
Army of Carpenters at Fort Riley
Erecting IL Frame Buildings.

Fort Riley, Kan, May LIVERY
available carpenter who could be Sc
cured in this vicinity today was rushed
to Fort Riley to work on the construc-
ton of twelve frame buildings at the
post, which will be used to augment
present barracks in housing the $500
young men from Missouri, Kansas,
Colorado and Wyoming who will re-
port at the fort May A for a period
of intensive military training.
The contractors expect to have the
buildings completed within six days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01

Kansas City, May 1.-WHEAT-Cash !:
Market &c to &C lower, No. .. hard, s. 92@
3.04; No. 8, $2.9o@3.0o; No. 2, red, $297@
SOP; No. 3. $2.90d299
CORN-Corn &c to Sc lower. No. . mixed,
$1.52@1.53; No ,. S1.51@1.52: No. ., white,
81 631a6164: No $. S161M1-6 21a No 2,
yellow. S1.5301. "a; No. 3. S1-52@1.53
OATS-Market lie to 11ac lower. No. ?,
white, 74075c; No. ., mixed, 12d PC
RYE-$2.06
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S31 0@3.5O.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-$2.1 S@222
BRAN-S1.S2.
Wheat receipts 81 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01

ating without restriction. in the sheep
house, prices 25c to 40c higher today, and
zling rain added weight to pelts. yet
wooded lambs sold at $166O to $f69O. ewes
worth $500 to $13.75, clipped ewes around
lambs recently at .S15.75 to sS16. Goats
sold TO killers today at $3.50. Texas "a
shipping nothing. and the feed lots are
about emptied in every section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
HEAVY FROST HERE
Continued from Page oneI

practically, reports at least a light
frost.
The low mark of 81 on top of the
Mulvane building is 13 degrees below
normal for this date The highest on
record was IS in 1901 and the lowest
% in 1909.
The outlook is not a bit encoura ging.
1t calls for partly cloudy weather to-
night, warmer in the east and south,
with showers Wednesday and cooler
in the west. Kansas needs sunshine
now. There'n probably be no frost
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
CARD GAME TRAGEDY
Army Sergeant Killed During Game in
Restaurant Near Fort Bliss

Ell Paso, May sergeant Brown
ing of Company K, 23d United States
infantry, was killed last night in a res
taurant< near Fort Bliss.
William Evans, a civilian, with
whom he was said to have been play
ing cards, was arrested in connection
with the shooting. Army records show
that Browning's mother lives in Seat
tie, Wash.