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The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25
j. s. RELIEF
Commission
QUIT BELGIUM
Inevitable Result of the
Severance of Diplomatic
Relations
THE NETHERLANDS
ASSUMING WORK
Americans Will Continue
Contributions Through
That Government
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington, March 24.-American
relief workers in Belgium and Amer
lean Minister Brand Whitlock have.
been formally withdrawn from Bel
gium. Official announcement to this
effect was made at the state depart
ment this morning.
The American relief commissioners
will be replaced as far as possible
by members of joint neutral COM
mission largely under the supervision
of Dutch military officials. Brand
Whitlock will go to Havre, France,
resuming his duties as minister at the
temporary Belgian capital.
Secretary Lansing, at the direction
of President Wilson, sent a note to
The Netherlands accepting its offer
to take over the work of the commits
sion.
The presidents action in ordering
the Americans out was based on the
belief that nothing was to be gained
by keeping Americans longer in ter
ritory occupied by German troops in
Belgium and Northern France. 1t is
desired for humanitarian reasons that
the work of the commission be con-
tinued and the government of The
Netherlands has been asked to COM
municate with the commissions Rot
terdam office to take over the work
and determine how many Dutch citi-
zens will be needed for it.
i AI&Lox,,.L f,n,,, H.
field, Americans in Rotterdam, head
| ed by Herbert C.. Hoover, will con-
tinue to direct the work.
The United States will henceforth
be able to continue participation in
the work only by financial contribu
tions. Chairman Herbert C. Hoover,
on leaving New York for Europe re-
Gently, said that Americas work of
supplying the means of relief had only
| just begun.
The withdrawal had been inevitable
since the severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. Soon after
that the German military authorities
ordered all Americans to withdraw
except Brand Whitlock and three
others who were restricted to Brus
sells.
The commission Immediately or
dered all of its men to leave Belgium
Evidently Germany had not expected
such drastic action and the commits
sion was asked to retract its order
with the explanation that the orig,
inal German order had been given out
by a subordinate without authority
The men were ordered to remain
| but no one had the slightest hope that
it would be more than temporary
About forty-five Americans in Bel.
GUM and Northern France are az
, fected by the new order.
. Complications over the shipment o.
foodstuffs for distribution to tn,
, Belgians by The Netherlands ma,
result from the fact that it is con
sidered here Great Britain's extension
> of the North Sea danger zone virtual
! ly constitutes blockade of the coas
! of Holland.
| 1t is regarded as certain that i
i the relief work is to be continued b,
5 The Netherlands, some arrangement
for the safe passage of ships carry
ing foodstuffs and supplies will hav
{ to be made with Great Britain an,
: Germany.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25
KEY POINT OF.
GERMAN LINES
TO FALL
Germans Despair of Hold
ing La Fere, and
Flood City
GERMANS PLAN
RUSSIAN DRIVE
Hindenberg Line Is Threat
ened With Flanking-
Russians Prepare
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, March 24-Two advance
forts in the defensive system of La
fere, the strong point on the Hin
denburg line, have been captured by
the French, who occupied the west
bank of the Disc, a distance about
four miles.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25
z Miles of PerOnne.

London, March 24.-The British
have occupied the village of Boisel
in Somme, seven miles east of Per
onne, according to official report
from British headquarters in France
tonight.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25

Fair Sunday. warmer; Monday fair,
gentle to moderate shifung Winos, east
over south portion. o
Yesterdays temperature: Highest, 50
degrees; lowest, 81 degrees. G
The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25

My country's good, with a respect
more tender, more holy and profound,
than mine own life.-Coriolanus.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25

(Continued on Page Twelvel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
CHEER WOOD NOW
Preparedness Speech ArOuses
Big New York Audience.
Gerard Says Wilson Will Make
Great War President.

New York. March 2S.-"Those of
rs in the army a good many of us,
have been censured for preaching pre-
paredness. Why do we preach it? For
the pleasure of talking or for the
pleasure of something else? We
preach preparedness because We want
to visualize the unnecessary dead that
are going to be yours if we do not
prepare"
General Leonard Wood thus aroused
1000 members and guests of the
Merchants association, at their lunch
con at the Hotel Astor to great en-
thusiasm by this call for military pre-
paredness.
Former Ambassador James w. Ger
ard aroused equal enthusiasm when
he praised President Wilson in these
words:
Il assure you that our president
Woodrow Wilson. has made every eff
fort consistent with keeping an hon
orable peace to keep us out of this
war He is the greatest peace pres
ident that we ever had. But | am
going to tell you something else That
is, before long you will find out that
he will be the greatest war president
that the United States of America
ever had"
Universal military training loyalty
to the government and preparedness
were the subjects of discussion.
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WAR IN TEN DAYS
Taft Tells Texans We're Fight
ing for World Peace.
Lone Star State Organizes
League to Enforce Peace.

Dallas. Texas. March 2s-"The
United States is already in the war;
declared former President William H.
Taft, in an address here last night
within ten days the actual deciara-
ton will be made, either by Germany
or ourselves. 1t cannot be avoided.
The thing for the American people
fighting for in this war" he con-
tinued.
TT is this: We will be fighting to
bring about lasting, a universal
world peace"
A Texas branch of the League to
Enforce Peace, of which Taft is pres
ident, was formed last night after
the former chief executives talk
More than 5000 were turned away
the city hall auditorium. in which he
seat 2.5O0-mostly delegates from all
parts of the state to take part in the
formation of the league.
Dallas, Texas, March 2S.-Abraham
Lincoln is held in no more affection
in the north than he is in the south
and if he were alive today he would
be surprised at the honor and esteem
accorded him by southerners, Mr.. Taft
declared here today.
He was speaking at a breakfast
given in his honor and the outburst
of applause that greeted the declara-
ton was the most spontaneous and
longest that has been accorded any
statement he has made since his ar
rival in Dallas.
'War Next Week''-Weeks
Boston. March Ex-senator John
w. Weeks declared the United States
will get into the war next week :"
at a dinner here.
I'VE are now on the brink of one
of the three or four most important
events in the life of the republic" he
said. I'VE have been very compla-
cent and tranquil in all of this world
turmoil. but now we are going into
the war 1t is for every one of us to
find out the thing he can do and then
let us show that We are fit to be
American citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
u. S. WILL ADVERTISE
Put Campaign Under National Advis-
DRY Board.

Washington, March 2S.-Prelimin-
airy arrangements for coordination of
all government advertising of national
scope thru a national advertising ad-
visory board were made today at the
war and navy departments Details
will be worked out thru Director Gift
ford of the National Defense council
The purpose of the board, the, SER
vices of which have been offered to
the government without cost is to de-
termine the advertising medium to be
employed in the campaign to secure
soldiers sailors or workmen of any
kind in the present emergency. AS a
measure of preparedness in the event
that a big volunteer army is raised,
copies of all the posters and literature
used for this purpose in England are
now enroute from London.
The committee which called on Sec
rotary Daniels and Secretary Baker
today, is headed by Herbert S. Hous-
ton, president of the Associated Ad-
vertising association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
COUCH GETS LIFE
Extreme Penalty to Murderer
of School Teacher.
Charge for killing Rival Also
Stands Against Him.

Oklahoma City. March 2S-John
NJ Couch on trial in district court
here for the murder January IS last
of his sister-in-law. Miss Nellie NJ
Dunn, an oklahoma City school
teacher. this morning was found
guilty of first degree murder and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment by a jury
which had deliberated on his case
since 5:30 yesterday afternoon.
Nellie Dunn, sister of COUGHS di-
vorced wife. was shot and killed short
" before noon in hallway which
led to her class room in Wheeler
school
A few minutes after the murder of
Miss Dunn, police were called to the
studio of Rowland ID. Williams, a
vocal teacher, prominent in musical
circles, where they found Williams
dying from a bullet wound thru the
temple.
Much Sensational Testimony.
Late in the afternoon of the same
day John NJ. Couch for whom a war
rant had been issued at Enid, Okla.
for alleged misuse of the mails. sur
rendered to federal officials at Guth-
rie where he had been driven in an
automobile The trial which began
Monday March 10, was marked by
evidence of a sensational character
much of which was withheld from
the jury on rulings of the court that
all attempts to blemish the character
of murder victims be avoided.
Couch also is under indictment for
the murder of Williams.
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Thousands of Reservists and
Trained Soldiers There.
Equipped and Ready to Invade
When War Comes.
PLENTY OF HELP FROM MEXICO
Opportunity for Loot and Death
Against Hated Z. 5.
And Ammunition Is Manufac-
tured in This Country.

Columbus. n. NJ, March 2S.-Ameri-
cans who have been patting themselves
on the back saying the Germans could
not attack the United States by land.
may be in for a rude awakening very
shortly. Secret service men and the
trustworthy Indian scouts report that
there are now assembling IN Mexico
thousands of German reservlsts, all
trained soldiers, well armed who are
planning a great fOray against the
Southern United States border as soon
as war is formally declared. There
have been many German officers in
Mexico for the last two years and re-
servists are now and have been for
several months pouring across the Dor
der from every direction.
1t is certain the Germans Will get
plenty of help from the MeXicans or all
breeds and political shades The OPP
portunities that will be offered for
'-gringoes' sIll align with the Germans
practically all the MeXicans.
No Friends for L. S.
The United States has no friends
south of the Rio Grande.
German influence always has been
strong in Mexico and in several in
stances has shown itself bitterly hos
tile to the United States. Those ac-
tive in the propaganda against the
United States have not confined them
selves to operations in Mexico, but on
more than one occasion while enjoy
ing the hospitality of the northern
republic have been discovered in al
lance with interests in Mexico plot
ting to sacrifice American lives and
destroy American property.
American Ammunition.
One conspicuous case was when a
prominent member of a hardware
concern in Ell Paso, which has
branches in northern Mexico, was in
dicted for smuggling arms and am
munftion in defiance of the embargo
across the border to be used in shoot
ing down American troops. In one
of the most recent instances of the
wrecking of a train and shooting of
the helpless passengers, the bandits
were found to be plentifully supplied
with ammunition manufactured in
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
BY LOWELL MELLETT.


London. March 2S.-A. Bonar Law
chancellor of the eXchequer has given
the United Press the recipe for rails
ing five billion dollars-under certain
given circumstances. Only one in
gredient is necessary he said in effect.
and that is patriotism, but it is well
to have it stirred by German fright
fulness.
THE synchronization of German
frightfulness." he said, made the sue
cess of the Victory war loan certain
Just as Zeppelin attacks on London
started the first great rush to the col
ors, the German promise of undersea
frightfulness accentuated the greatest
rush to the pocketbook any country
ever saw. So in giving the people of
Great Britain most of the credit for
cellor insists that some credit be all
lotted to the promulgators of the
frightfulness campaign.
Disagreed With Big Bankers.
Asked why he had confidently I'M
dertaken to raise the desired money
with a promise of a little more than 5
per cent interest, when London's
greatest financierS had declared it
would be necessary to pay 6 per cent.
he said:
The bankers as was natural, looked
at it as a financial problem. 1 didn't.
l. lOOkeu at IL DIS d lighting pTODleIl,
a war problem. l considered what the
people would do as matter of pa
triotism, not as a matter of finance.
Once they were made to see the fight
ing possibilities of the money we
! asked, 1 was sure they would not look
twice at the question of interest.
Events proved that to be the case
He could have added that the diff
ference in interest saved the empire
| more than s50,OOO,O00 year.
There were good reasons for not
allowing the interest rate to exceed 3
| per cent, he continued. Thru the
necessity of keeping up our exchanges,
the value of all money on the London
market has long been higher than 1t
otherwise would have been. Ex-
chequer bonds bearing per cent and
treasury bills at II were issued up
to the very day before the issue of the
loan. 1t was because of this high level
of money that many financial men
I most competent to judge. warned me
that the loan could not succeed at less
than per cent.
Made Public Addresses.
1T seemed to me as if the chancel-
Tor of the eXchequer that stereotype
British credit at a high figure like 6
per cent would be serious misfor-
tune. 1t would be better even to risk
a comparative failure of the loan. AS
a matter of fact however, / really did
not anticipate a failure in any deg1 ct.
1 was banking on the people of the
country. And in my belief the success
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
STRIKE BEGINS TONIGHT
Right of Way Maintenance Workers
on c. & A. Walkout at o p. vi.

Springfield. ILL.,. March 2s.-A strike
which will affect one thousand men
in the maintenance of way department
of the Chicago & Alton railroad be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis and be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City has
been called for o'clock tonight il
was announced today by r. E. Clod-
felter, grand organizer of the organ
ization.
The men are asking $40 month In
crease for foremen and assistant FORE
men, ~ cents increase for all hour
men in the bridge and water service,
an increase from 10 cents to 221z cents
an hour for track laborers and fiat
increase of 81 a month for crossing
watchmen.
Officials Know Nothing of Strike.
Kansas City. March 2S.-Of1cials of
Chicago & Alton here today declared
they had no Information concerning
the strike called for tonight 1t was
said at the division superintendent
office that only three or four gangs of
workmen would be affected at KAN
sas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
name ROAD BOARD
Governor Capper Appoints
Highway Commissioners.
E. II. Noses of Great Bend and
r. S. Herman of TT. Scott.
APPOINT AN ENGINEER SOON
He Must Approve Plans of
Every Bridge Over $1,000.
AppOintees Are Well known
Turnout the State.
APPOINT AN ENGINEER SOON

Governor Capper today announced
the appointments of E. R. Moses of
Great Bend and r. S. Herman of Fort
Scott as members of the new state
highway commission. With Governor
Capper as ex-officio chairmen. the
men will compose the state commits
sion, one of the most important boards
created by the recent state legislature.
Both Moses and Herman are widely
known business men and road boost
ers. Their appointments were an
nounced by the governor after con-
sideration of names of a dozen prom
inent men in various sections of the
state. Moses and Herman have been
notified to come to Topeka next Tues
day. The commission will be formally
organized at that time and will inn
mediately begin work under the new
state highway law.
1t is probable that the commissions
ers will next week consider the APP
pointment of state highway engineer
Under the law the commissioners NAV
select an engineer who is a resident
OF Kansas or some other state No
limit. except the appropriation. is pro-
Vlded for the salary of the state en-
g1neer and the salary question will
be worked out by the commission and
the new engineer. No extra salary
VIII be paid the governor for his work.
me two commissioners appointed to-
N~S "A-A AOSCiNC HOl more imam SZUO
year each and expenses.
Much Work Ahead.
Much heavy work awaits the oreani-
cation of the commission. Under the
Law the commissioners must approve
plans for every bridge and culvert
winch costs more than $1,000 Com
mlssloners in number of countie<
nave already asked approval of bridge
and highway building plans. These
questions will probably be taken up
Immediately following the selection OF
a state engineer An appropriation o.
$1,000 is at the disposal of the com
mission for the remainder of the fiscal
year, ending June 80.
| Moses and Herman, who won the
appointments, were strongly endorsed
Moses is one of the wealthiest tht
most prominent bankers. millers anc
business men in western Kansas. He
is interested in several banks. OWL,
large milling and elevator ~intere SIS
and several large stores. He is ais
an ardent good roads advocate and
was urged for the place by manS
prominent men of the state
Herman is an insurance man in Fort
scott He is vice president of the JEFF
ferson Highways association and ha.
been active in highway building cam
! palgns in southeastern Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
L. s. Senator From Kansas Says
Declaration Is Coming.
No Question as to Course Con-
gress Will Take.
IN A STATE OF WAR NOW
Indignities of Last Week VIII
Bring Formal Action.
Public Sentiment Is Behind Will
SON i'm Next Move.

The United States will next week
make an open declaration of war on
Germany. That is the prediction OF
William H Thompson, Democra:
United States senator from Kansas.
Had congress been in session when re-
cent news was received of the sinking
of three American ships by German
submarines, declaration of war
would have followed in five minutes,
according to the Kansas senator.
There is no question as to the course
congress will pursue when it con-
venes in special session next week.
according to the opinion expressed by
Senator Thompson. He declared that
the United States is at this time in
state of war. But an open declar-
alton is certain to follow the indlg-
mites of the last few weeks, he said.
Senator Thomson returned to his
home in Garden City last week fol-
lowing adjournment of the regular
session of congress. He had planned
to return tc Washington next week for
the opening of the special session
originally called for April 16. When
President Wilson advanced the date
to next Monday, April 2. Senator
Thompson arranged to leave Kansas
this week.
Important Session.
THE special session of congress will
be gravely important" said Senator
Thompson. -and 1 don't think there is
a doubt that an open declaration OF
war is to follow. The United States
has been attacked by Germany during
the last few weeks just as much as
tho German ,dreadnaught had dropped
shells in New York harbor. You don't
donbt the course congress would have
taken in that event? In that case an
open declaration of war would have
followed immediately.
II don't anticipate the least trou-
BILE in the adoption of President Will
sons program when congress con-
venes. Had congress been in session
when three American ships were sunk
by German submarines, a declaration
of war would, in my opinion, have
been declared in five minutes.
Public Sentiment for 1t.
Public sentiment thruout the ma
ton is for protection of American
lives and American honor. Anyone
who opposes such a course on the
floor of the house or senate will hear
from home in a manner that will
never be forgotten 1 don't pretend
to know what program President Will
son will advance. But L do know
that congress will be ready to act on
his suggestions regarding internation-
al affairs. One of the things which
will receive first attention will be to
block the ruthless course of the Ger
mans on the high seas
Senator Thompson had planned to
attend the special meeting of the
Democrat state committee in Topeka
Saturday when a successor to the
late Col. w. F. Sapp, national com
mitteeman. Will be chosen, He had
also expected to appear before the
state supreme court next week in
several cases. Advancement of the
date of the special session. however,
will compel the senator to return to
Washington tonight or Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
IN A PATRIOTIC RIOT
Saloon Denizens Rough II When Two
Don't Respond TO National Air.

Chicago, March es.-The failure of
two men. John Lindberg Swede. and
Fred Prizes. an Austrian, to stand up
when the piano player thumped out
THE Star Spangled Banner" caused
a near riot in a saloon here today
Their inactivity was resented by Don
Fersteno, Italian Peace was restored
among the combatants after the riot
squad had hauled a wagonload to the
Police station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
CRANK WIZ SHOT T. R.
NOW "FORGIVES HIM"

Oshkosh, Wis, March 2S.-In his
cell at Waupun hospital for the
criminally insane here today Jim
Schrank, the man who shot and
tried TO kill Theodore Roosevelt as
he was making campaign speech
IN Milwaukee in 1912, declared that
he has forgiven" ct r" and even
feels kindly toward him. Schrank
has no relatives and no friends.
He is destined to remain here
while he lives. He is house
painter by trade. He imagines he
is great philosopher and that he
will die famous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
KILLED ON WAR FRONT
American Meets Death in Ambulance
Field Service

New York, March 2S-Word has
been received here that Henry F.
Montgomery Suckley of Rhinebeck,
New York, in charge of the New York
stock exchange unit of the American
ambulance field service was killed last
Monday while on duty near Saloniki.
He was 80 years old, graduated from
Harvard in 1910 and had served in
the American ambulance almost from
the start of the war
General Sarrail. commanding the al
lied troops at Saloniki, informed Mr..
Galatti. second in command, of the
American ambulance field service.
that Suckley has been proposed for
the Legion of Honor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-28
MARCH LAMB is BACK
Fair and Warm Weather ON Program
For Next "a Hours.
Hourly temperature reading for the
day, reported by the local office of
the United States weather bureau:

The average temperature of the day
was 10 degrees above normal-mak-
ing the average as high as normal
for the first of May. The wind was
blowing u miles an hour from the
southwest this afternoon at o'clock.
The March lamb has returned, ac-
cording to Mr.. Flora, local meteoro-
logist. After spending two days in
chilling wind and low temperature,
Topeka is scheduled to have warm
s-@@ing winds from the southwest and
a rising temperature. The forecast
this morning was fair tonight and
temperature.
The lowest point recorded Tuesday
night was 40 at o'clock. The mer-
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