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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
NEEDS VOTE REFORM
Present System in Germany 40 Years
Old-Catholics Rule Reichstag.

New York, July 10-Forrner
American Ambassador to Germany
James w. Gerard today laughed at
the censor passed statement from
Berlin that there are signs of the
political liberalization of Germany.
There is no question that electoral
reforms are badly needed in Ger
many" said Gerard, but" and he
laughed again
The trouble" Gerard continued,
lis that Germany was districted for
elections. according to the population
forty years ago.
This districting never has been
changed, but the population has
shifted and increased. There has
been big movement to the cities
But the millions of new population
in the cities have no more represent
alton in the reichstag now than they
had then Hence, millions of them
are not represented at all.
Other districts, as a natural con-
sequence. are over represented"
Turning to the situation in the state
of Prussia, Gerard said:
Vote on Wealth Basis.
The cry for reform in Prussia is
different. They want a change in the
state electoral system
state suffrage there is granted on
the basis of property holdings. They
have what they call circle voting or
voting by circles instead of districts.
Herce big property holder voting in
one circle may have more influence
on the personnel of the govern ment
than 10000 lesser property holding
lights, voting in the next circle"
Gerard then explained the make up
of the reichstag.
There are three parties in this ma
uonaI body" he said. the Conserva-
tfves, the Socialists and the Catholics.
or these the Catholics are the strong
est Their support either to the So
cfalists or the Conservatives dominates
the body.
This powerful Romanist organiza-
ton was built up years ago as mea-
| sure or self defense against persecu-
tons. Its sittings in the reichstae
contain priests as well as Iayrnen -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
Social and Personal.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Suit have re-
turned from n motor trip. and visit
with friends in West Virginia
night at their hall, 1000 North Kan
sas avenue
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church Wednesday
afternoon at the church.
Mr. and Mrs John r. Hughes of
Omaha and Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Clark
of Houston, Tex, who have been Wis
iting at the ]. E. Scheer home. left
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Clark motoreI
from Houston.
Leon Holman, who is working for
the Santa Fe at Marceline, Mo-, spent
the weekend in North Topeka.
During the slight storm SUNDAY
evening. a real heavyweight clap of
lightning struck in North Topeka 1t
was not discovered until Monday aft
,rnooR that the bolt had hit the Sec
ond Presbyterian church steepIe and
knocked several of the slate shingles
from the roof. The mother of G. o.
Palmer, living three doors north of
the church, was dazed by the violence
of the bolt
The military idea is affecting all
branches of civil and commercial life.
The use of khaki is one of its COM
Inonest manifestations. The very lat
est is khaki chair covers and a North
Topeka store is pampering its soda
trade with a display Of chairs clad in
strictly military clothes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
CITY IN CAR DEAL
Is to Get Half All Earnings Over 9
Per Cent on go Million Basis.

St Louis. Mo, July 10.-Ten city
officials and representatives of the
United Railways. the local traction
company. have agreed on reorgan-
ization of the company on a capital
basis of 100000 and that all earn
ings over 6 per. cent shall be divided
equally between the city and the COM
pany. Under the plan the city is to
have four members of the directorate
cf thirteen, and the three members of
the board of control shall be selected,
one by the city, one by the company
and the third by the other two.
All gross receipts and occupational
taxes on the company are to be abol-
ished.
The franchises are to run fifty years
with the right of the city to buy at the
end of ten years and every five years
thereafter. Az ordinance in line with
the agreement will be submitted to
the board of aldermen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
SCOTT SAW IT
Russian Fighting Spirit Fine,
Says c. s. General.
Fast FIanking Tactics Again
Win Over Teutons.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

Petrograd, July 10.-GeneraI Bru-
siloff is again fanking the Teutonic
army and closing in on Lemberg-
Front dispatches today detailed the
steady advance of this move under
General KornfIof with Halicz, key
city to the GaIician stronghold, all but
cut off. Austrian prisoners are pour
ing back of the Russian lines in an
unending stream and the blows struck
by the Russian infantry and artillery
have been so shattering that Russian
cavalry has been called into action 1t
is the same story that came from this
front in 1914, when Brusiloff took
Lemberg by almost identical tactics of
hankfng the enemy.
In spirit of Jubilation over the sue
cesses which this drive has accom-
phshed, Petrograd agreed firmly with
the eulogy of the troops expressed by
Maj. Gen Hugh L Scott of the Amer
lean mission.
The Russian army is splendid" he
declared The Russians spirit is fine.
They are going to fight valiantly."
Scott's Judgment was founded on
first hand knowledge. He is just back
from the trenches himself He wit
messed the start of Brusiloff's great
drive.
Scott Describes Offensive.
! 1AAChASyB 9dTkeT ana my
self, with my orderly sergeant, Ran
dolph, arrived at Tarnopol on the
evening of June 80" the American
army chief of staff stated. I'VE mo-
| tored to the front and from a con-
cealed observation pit watched the in
! tense artillery preparation for the
russian assault In the morning we
were established at an observation
post in wheat field and kept our
glasses glued on the trenches a
mile and a half distant while thou
sands of guns continued the prepar-
alton. Some of these guns were OF
the eleven inch type.
Suddenly the waves of Russian
soldiers climbed out of their trenches
and advanced. Five minutes later
! they dropped into the Austrian
| trenches
L was astonished the next minute
| to observe men running back to oul
| lines. l feared that the Russians had
suffered a reverse but a nearby tele-
| phone post informed US that the run
| ners were Austrian prisoners"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
Disappearance Like That of Ruth
Cruger Stirs New York

New York. July 1O.-A disappear
ance as sudden and mysterious as that
Of Ruth Cruger started the police on a
vigorous search here today for Miss
Claire Leicester Harrison. 20, of Riv-
erSide Drive.
Miss Harrison left her home last
Thursday to go to a tailor shop. Her
sister. Virginia. was with her. They
separated at 10th street and Broad
way. Miss Claire has not yet been
seen or heard of.
An unconfirmed report was received
by the police today that a girl answer
ing Miss Claire's description had gone
or been taken to a town in New Jer-
sey.
Later-The police search for Claire
Leicester Harrison. a young woman
who disappeared last Thursday, ended
today. Relatives informed the bureau
Of missing persons she had returned
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
DRAFT AT $4,000
It Cost Kansas This Amount
for Human Lottery.
More Than 800 Registrars Were
Paid for Their Services.

Expense for the draft registration
in Kansas, June 5, amounted to prac-
ticaIIy $4,000, according to figures
complied by j. D. Norton, distributing
officer in charge of registration &C
counts and supplies Forty-seven
members of registration boards
charged for their services, while 325
registrars received 81 a day each for
their work
In the main the service of members
of the registration boards were given
to the government without expense
Turnout the country the work was
handled as an act of patriotism
Where members of boards desired pay
for their services, however. they were
allowed compensation by the federal
government The report by Col Nor
ton shows that At members of regis
tration boards received $3.50 each for
their work, while 325 registrars re-
ceived 81 a day each Rentals charged
by owners of buildings in which reg
istrations were held, amounted to
SIPS IN the main, owners of build
ings provided registration space with
out expense to the government and
showed the same spirit of patriotism
as indicated by registration officials.
Telegraph and telephone expense
amounted to S1,067.
In handling the registration in Kan
sas, the government estimated a pos
sibIe expense of $4,000 That esti-
mate was based on payment of all
registration officials. Services valued
at more than $4,000 were donated
by patriotic Kansans. the Norton re-
port shows The gross expense on
which the government would have al
lowed pay to claimants would have
totalIed S19,212.12, independent of
telephone and telegraph Services
donated represented a saving of be-
tween $4,000 and 1000 to the gov
arnrlnant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
new TRAIN CARDS
Y. L. Announces Important
Change of Schedules.
Train viii Leave X. C.. at
l A. NJ. for Topeka.

Five changes affecting Topeka in
the Union Pacific time card were an
nounced today by c. E. Frain, city
passenger agent. All are effective at
midnight tonight.
No 169, westbound. now leaving
Kansas City at 1915 will leave at l
o'clock in the morning, arriving in
Topeka at 3:15 o'clock instead of at
2:46 o'clock.
No 107, westbound. will leave Kan
sas City at 6:45 o'clock in the morn
ing instead of at $40 o'clock, and will
arrive at Topeka at s:4s O'Clock in
the morning instead of at 10:4s
o'clock.
No. 49, will arrive in Topeka at
SOL O'Clock in the evening It for
merly arrived at 1855 O'Clock. The
new schedule allows six additional
minutes for clearing the Kansas City
terminal.
Later Morning Train.
No 100. eastbound, will leave To-
peka at $40 o'clock instead of 8
O'Clock in the morning. It will arrive
in Kansas City at 1855 o'clock in the
morning.
No. 10. eastbound, will leave To-
peka at SOL o'clock in the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
SPIES SET BLAST
That's General Belief on Mare
Island Explosion.
800 Tons of Powder SLet Co.
Property Less 100000.

Vallejo. Cal, July 10.-whether
spies caused the explosion which blew
up the black powder magazine at the
Mare Island navy yard yesterday, kill
ing six persons and injuring thirty
eight, will be determined by federal
investigation which opened today.
Secret agents representing the de-
partments of navy and state were al
work here and at the navy yard to-
day. Altho no official statement as to
their activities has been given out, it
is known they are inquiring into re-
ports that strangers have been seen
lurking about the navy yard recently.
Inasmuch as officers of the navy
yard declare the powder was so stored
that it could not have exploded by
spontaneous combustion and that thu
temperature of the magazine was
tested five minutes before the blast
they are said to be convinced that
incendiarism was responsible. United
States District Attorney Preston, of
San Francisco, shares this belief, it
is said.
Guard Was Attacked.
A few nights ago, according to re-
ports, "a marine guarding the maya
zine challenged a man lurking in the
vicinity Instead of hating, the
stranger approached and simultan-
eously the marine was slugged from
behind and knocked unconscious An
other report of a man feigning intoxi-
cation, who tried to buy marines
uniform in Vallejo, was also circu-
lated 1t is said that every employee
and marine on the island having any
thing to do with the powder magazine
will be questioned.
A strict censorship was maintained
on all developments today. Captain
Harry George, commandant refused
to allow anyone not properly qualified
to pass into or out of the navy yard
Consequently rumors that bits of
metal, APPARENTLY clock work parts. had
been found could not be verified Boats
patro1Ied the channel leading to the
island today.
Blue Jackets, Heroes.
Estimates today placed the prop
erty damage at 100000 exclusive of
the six hundred tons of powder which
exploded
Employees of the navy yard shops
declared today that the remainder of
the navy yard and probably Vallejo
itself was saved by the bravery of
J twenty blue jackets. Immediately
after the explosion, while the flames
were bursting out among the ruins
they climbed to the roof of the gun
cotton magazine and fought off the
{ flames which threatened that build
ing Had it exploded it would prob
ably have RACED every building on the
island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
[. D. & w. OUTING
More Than 1000 Attended Annual
Affair at City Park.

The L. D. and w. club gave the sec
end annual outing at the City park.
Monday evening. July 9, and it was
a grand success. More than 2,09e
colored people attended to enjoy
themselves and hear Jackson
Twenty-third Regiment band play pa
triotic pieces.
The Rev. ]. r. Ransom of Wichita.
Kan. made a patriotic talk which
every one enjoyed DR.. J. L Ransom,
the president of the club. gave a
strong and forctble lecture J. II. B.
TAYLOR was introduced as a little boy
but came forth looking more like a
giant: he recited -Sheridan's Ride, >"
which was enjoyed very much by the
audience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10

instead OF 1853 o'clock and will ar
rive in Kansas City at 1880.
Tba +irna of trains Nos. 103, los,
1O2 1O4 and los remains unchanged
Changes in addition to those an
nounced today are expected shortly by
officials here. The changes announced
today appear in a trainmen's supple
nnent which, by the way, shows Tor
the first time the station or Funston,
the new army town, between OH
Riley and Ogdenburg-
New Riley Accommodations
The Union Pacific is perfecting
mans TO run shuttle trains between
Fort Riley and Junction City for the
accommodation of construction en-
ployes and the soldiers and visitors
These trains. however. are not shown
on the supplement. 1t is expected that
they Will be ANNOUNCED by bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
FIRMLY BEHIND u. S. A.
Rose Pastor Stokes and Husband Quit
Socialists and Condemn Party.

New York. July 1O.-J- D Phelps
Stokes and his wife Rose Pastor
Stokes. today resigned from the
American Socialist party and de-
clared themselves firmly behind the
United States in its fight on kaiserism.
The gist of the Stokes reasons for
leaving the party is that they have
lost faith in the party as an effective
instrument for advancing the Socialist
cause of genuine democracy"
They condemned the party for ex-
polling Charles Edward Russell and
for na ming Morris HiIIquit ard Victor
L Berger delegates to the Stockholm
conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
URGED INDIA REVOLT
Bales of Pamphlets To Incite Natives
Sent by Germans

San Francisco. July 10.-"BaIes and
bales of pamp hlets melting natives of
British India to revolt were shipped
from San Francisco to a member of
the German consulate at Batavia.
lava. for reshipment to India. accord
ing to d. Van Hinloopen Labberton,
translator of Hindu dialetics, who is
in San Francisco today en- route to
India.
Labberton declared he translated
the BOOKS, finding that they Landed
Germany and urged massacre Of the
British in India
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
LINCOLN PICTURE GONE
Portrait on Seized Liner Named After
Him, Cut From Frame.

New York, July 10.-Ths portrait
of Abraham Lincoln by the German
a rtist. w. Hausmann. which has hung
at the head of the grand companion
way on the Hamburg-American liner.
President Lincoln. eyer since the yes
sci was launched. was cut from the
frame by a thief shortly after the YES
sci was taken over by the United
states and put in dry dock here. it
was learned today.
The theft was discovered when Sc
cret service men went to collect the
100000 worth of paintings on the
various seized German ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
KANSAS WOMAN HELPS
Mrs. Geo. Thatcher Guernsey on Board
Boosting Next Liberty Loan

Washington, July 1o.-Plans to as
sist the floating of the next liberty
loan were made at a meeting here to-
day of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, of which Mrs W. G. Nc
Adoo, wife of the secretary OF the
treasury. is chairman
Appointment of state chairmen ana
delegates to the liberty loan commit
tees of the federal reserve bank
boards were to be made
Those in attendance included Mrs
Frank A Vanderlp of New YORK;
MIS-. F. L. Higginson of Boston; Mrs
George Thatcher Guernsey of indie
pendence, Kan, and Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait of New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
LIQUOR HOUSE CLOSES
Another Big Firm Put Out of Bust
ness by Action of Congress.

Chicago, July 10-Grommes &
Ullrich. said to be the second largest
liquor house in Chicago. was ready to
follow the action of Chaplin & Gore
in going out of business. If the anti
whisky amendment to the food bill
becomes a law. The former does a
100000 annual business 1t was
established fifty wears ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease. the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and sprtnkled Ia
the foot-bath- 1t relieves painful swollen,
smartfng feet and takes the sting out of
corns and bunions. Use 1t when you put on
rubbers or heavy stockings Aliens Foot
Ease IS certain relief for sweating. cali
lous, tired, aching feet Sold by Druggists
everywhere, 25c. Always use 1t to Break
in new shoes. Trial package FREE Adj
dress. Allen 5. Olmsted. lie Roy. N "
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
Decrease Unified Orders

New York. July 10.-The untitled
tonnage of the United States Steel
Corporation on June 80. 1917, was
11,3S3,2S7 tons, a decrease of 5G3S
tons compared with the figures for
May 81, according to the monthly re-
port issued today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS.

Every woman takes great pride in
having her home well kept, in hav-
ing the family wash done early in the
week Good bluing is needed even
more than good soap. Be sure to use
Red Cross Ball BIue-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10

Some one wants that which
you do not. A small ad in the
State Journal want columns sat-
isfies both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
North Side News

The Union Pacific railroad has COM
pleted the purchase of two strips of
land one to the north and one to the
south of the present yards west of
Kansas avenue Between Jackson and
Harrison streets belt of land lao feet
wide, facing the present property OF
the company is being taken over. On
this site, probably near the corner of
Jackson and Railroad Hreets, the new
station will be erected, and il is
thought that the freight depot may
retain its present location
The L. P. is now engaged in taking
over the property purchased on the
north side of the yards comprising
strip $50 feet wide and extending
frop Tyler street to the coal chute.
The buildings will soon be removed
from this land, and it will be used for
extra trackage to afford more ample
switching and freight facilities Ac-
cording to present Indications, the
road does not intend to postpone its
building program because of business
conditions but, when the 1918 budget
is made out will carry out its extern
sive program of improvement
The soldiers at the Three Bridges
are showing commendable devotion
( to duty these days. In fact they could
probably be a trifie more lax without
endangering the ultimate triumph of
Germany
| 1t seems that R. L. Robinson owns
| a motor boat, which he keeps on the
1 upper reaches of Soldier creek. Now
Robinson likes to take an occasional
cruise on the kaw in his craft The
| first time he tried to run down Sol
| der and past the three bridges, in
order to get to the river, he was halt
ed by a watchful guardsman and or
| dered back the way he came.
For all the soldier knew the boat
might contain a load of meIenite-. 1t
is hard on the owner, tho. His cruis-
| ing area is limited to Soldier creek
| between the Three Bridges and the
reform school. If he wants to go
fishing in the river he will have to
get a boat he can pull himself.
Amid general forgetfulness on the
! subject. a few persons persevere in
! inquiring if North Topeka will really
get a postoffice this fall. Yesl Ac-
cording to Postmaster Rigby the war
be built; it will be built ar Gordon
| and Kansas avenue; it will be built
next fall; it will be built according to
specifications.
While he can furnish no absolutely
| definite information, it would not
| astonish the postmaster a lot if work
| began about September 1. Some other
] folks, however, profess that they will
be surprised. They have waited 50
| many years in vain. It's something
like the new Kansas avenue bridge
or the millennium, or World Peace
we talk about it, We dream of it, but
it's hard for US to believe in it
An unusual motor cycle accident
occurred at Laurent and Kansas ave
nue. at o'clock last evening A motor
car was travelling east across Kansas
1t was towing dead flivver by a rope
a motor cycle was coming south or
the avenue, carrying man and 3
girl. They didn't see the rope in the
uncertain light, ran into and had al
awkward spill Neither was injured
To judge from the crowd about one
would have thought It a murder a
the least
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-03

ida cue de NADIA me sirvc =
MES lie vc-j:;car'o, ne querido vc-
res gor Ultima vez.
; Hector, Hector! 5Po- que nc
t0rt1rajs? 70 he pSometiGo o!eidaros,
;Por Que no haceis vos 10 mismo?
Marta, 20 he tu-bado Ia paz de
vuestro espiritu. .perdoHadme. Os 10
racGa IN hombre que en- breve Sc
naa-a ~arraacado a vida por
.Cailad, por Dios. Hector.
oh. continue 81 joven con aeon
10 que reyea5a ana firme resoluci6n.
- vida Sn. amor es como a flor
SIN aroma, como Ia TERRA sin luz nj
cor. Is preferinIe Ia ojscuridad
23so.uta...e. s~ilcncio eterro. Me ma
J&re, 81. ptonunciando yuestro NOM
b-e y este "a cue Soberbio V ma
j~estuoso Sc eXtiende a nuestros pies,
mas compasi"o que vos. me abrira
/ brazos ' Pc. toda una eternidad
ne ccbijar& en- 81 seno.
Dicho este, Jrat3 Hector de lamar
sc dssde 10 alto Le las rocas al mar.
No! 10 quiero Cue O. mates. ..
- mor:ri2 tamoitn De dolor. ex-
clamv = ba-oaesa con desgaradar
arao-o. 10 Hector de mi alma soy
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-03

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20 !atIr So coEazon como en- sUa Ju-
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-03
MI

E. allegro sonar de los cascGteles
dc una siila dOi6sa OH una ma1ana
err q patio del castillo de Rurigpy.
Era el general que lleeaba desPuts
de n ausencia de Tres meses.
A Ia vista de 81 iovcn esposa. ere
y6se e. baron Ell mas feliz de los nor
tales; de caracter franco Y caballe-
resco, jamds pudo sospechar que
aquel!a a quien oprimia contra $.
corazon u~uviese II conciencia tur-
bada por el recuerdo de una falta.
Jamds le habia parecido al gene
raj tan bella su mujar, nj nunca go
20 como en- aquel instante al estre-
char a 81 hermosa companera entire
sus brazos.
Pasados EOS pr:meros ;ransportes
de algeria. el general co; dr,io a su
esposa a un saloncito ' tomando
asiento cerca dc ella e.. III conf
dente;, Ia dijo con acento cariHoso.
Querida Marta, hasta hacc ocho
djas anhelaba q mondo del ej6rcito
que opera en Africa; hoy que Sc me
ne oto-gado, % siento puestc que NE
we're oblig2do = separarme de vres-
tro lado por algln tempo.
iDios MIC, eXc'am6 Marta. ;De3
pues dc una a~usencia de tres meses
volveis a a.5ardonaSme?
ST; dentro &c tres dias he de
partir 4 mi nuevo destino.