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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
HUNGER DID IT!
Cry for Bread Upset Russia,
Says Hoover Scout.
Soldiers and Sailors Poorly
Fed, Despite Big Supply.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Russia is hungry.
That was the explanation of the un-
rest in that country, given today by j.
Ralph Pickell, who has just returned
from Petrograd after a food survey
for Herbert Hoover. THE people are
starving and so are the soldiers" de-
cIared Pickell. But there is no lack
of food Transportation is adequate,
but there has not been an intelligent
application of the rulesA of the dis
tribution.
IF the United States wishes to do
something real for the Russian p 40
pie, there will be quick movement to
help the Russians handle the food
situation.
Il believe in Russia. and 1 believe
that if the army is fed as it should be,
there would be a complete reorganiza-
ton and a new morale.
1.-The big business men of Russia
have not begun to lay hold of the
situation. But they will when the
moment comes. There are men of
tremendous talent in Russiai and will
be their work to establish the gov
ernment as it will stand"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
WITH SOUP BONE
Cook on a Troop Train Kills
q. p. ROadmaster.
Bone Thrown From Window
Hit Him on the Head.

John T. Hopkins. SO. roadmaster
on the eastern Kansas division of the
Union Pacific which embraces the
roads lines between Topeka and KAN
sas City. was instantly killed at the
main line, Leayenworth branch juno
ton, a short distance east of Law
renee, today, when a big beef soup
bone, flung from a door of a passing
troop train by a cook, hit him in the
back of the head.
Hopkins, with several of his men,
was standing at the junction and wait
ing for the troop train, a Rock Island
eastbound special. to pass before con-
tinuing a trip in his motor car. The
cook in car had evidently just COM
pleted preparing dinner and the soup
bone had ended its useful career. II
came whizzing from the door of the
car and hit the railroad man just be-
low and to the rear of his left ear
The roadmaster's body was taken
to Lawrence. where his headquarters
and residence are located. Hopkins
was married
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
DRYS CRY FRAUD.
Meanwhile Vets Lead in Ohio
Vote ''See-Saw."
Dubious About Big Wet Vote in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Nov e.-The wet and
dry situc ton in Ohio remained vir-
tually unchanged with the state in
doubt as to whether prohibition had
carried or not in Tuesdays election
This doubt had dissolved in the minds
of the vets who based their assump-
ton of certain victory on their hcving
maintained a lead of more than 5000
for the last twelve hours, according
to tabulated returns. The tabulation
included official reports from sixty
eight counties and unofficial but COM
plete reports from the remaining
twenty The wet leaders further bull
warked their contention by pointing
out that the densely populated >oun-
ties had reported only unofficially,
making additional gains probable for
them.
Prohibition leaders are making ac-
cusations of fraud. These accusations
a directed toward Cincinnati, where
the anti-prohibition forces rolled up
majority of $500 by the unofficial
count
Dry leaders already have given
warning that in case they lose the
question will be brought up again
next year.
The indicated majority against pro-
hibition early today was 3,109, the
tabulated vote being; For prohibition.
51S,973; against prohibition, 522,082.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
ARREST KERENSKY
German Source Reports Fleeing
Premier Captured.
Northern Army Joins Pacifists
Deserts Front.

Amsterdam, Nov. 9.-The Rhein-
ische Westfalische Zeitung of Essen,
Germany, publishes a Stockholm tele-
gram saying that Premier Kerensky
has been arrested.
Baltic Fleet to New Government.
Petrograd, Nov. "A dispatch from
Helsingfors, Finland, says that dele
gates from the Baltic fleet and army
committees have resolved to adhere to
the revolutionary committee.
The revolutionary committee at
Reval has occupied all the important
strategic points.
London, Nov. 9.-A telegram reach
ing Amsterdam from German sources
and forwarded by Central News, says
the Russian army on the northern
front has joined the Maximalists and
is marching on Petrograd.
Report Not Confirmed.
Petrograd, Nov 9.-There is nc
confirmation here of the report that
Premier Kerensky has been arrested
The All-Russian council announced
today that Kerensl1y's last appearance
was at Catchina, near Petrograd, or
Wednesday, when the former premier
addressed six thousand soldiers an6
persuaded them not to march on tC
Petrograd.
President Trotsky of the PetrograC
soviet stated that the new regime pro
posed to try all members of the
Kerenslzy governm ant on the charge
that they were conspirators in the
KorniIoff revolt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
SUE CRAWFORDS
Theater Owners Said To Have
Violated State Laws.
Topeka Show Houses Not Prop
erly Wired, Charge.

Warrants for the arrests of L. NJ.
and Roy Crawford as owners of the
Majestic theater and the Peoples
Amusement company and L. NJ. and
city theater were issued this after
noon by Robert D. Carver, county AT
torney, upon complaint made by repre-
sentatives of the state labor commits
sioner. The Grawfords are charged
with failure to follow the National
Electric code in wiring the two thea
ters. 1t is charged that wiring in both
theaters is not enclosed in a conduit
or armored cable.
Their bonds won't be heavy" said
the county attorney as he prepared
the warrants.
Paul ]. Mcbride, state labor COM
missioner, stated that statute passed
in 1911 had been violated by the own
ers of the two theaters. The statute
sets forth rules and regulations re-
garding electrical wiring in theaters
and moving picture houses, submitted
by the National Underwriters asSocia-
ton. A $40 a day fine is provided in
the statute for each day owners of
theaters fail to comply with these
rules and regulations.
THE law was not enforced for
sometime, said Mcbride today.
However, we are gradually obliging
all theater owners in Kansas to COM
ply with the statute and are just get
ting to Topeka in our work along this
line. The Crawfords were requested
to comply with these regulations a
year ago.
At the same time a complaint was
registered against the owners of the
two theaters. the labor commissioner
filed a complaint against the Topeka
Laundry company for alleged failure
to comply with the nine-hour law.
The laundry company is accused of
working Sarah Clark fifty-nine and
one-half hours a week, five and one
half hours in excess of the limit es-
tablished by the state welfare COM
mission. The laundry company being
a corporation, the county attorney is
sued a summons against its Officers
similar to those served in a civil case
Breaking the nine-hour law is a mis-
demeanor under the statutes. provid
ing a fine of not less than S25 or more
than $1eO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
New Plan May Equal Attend
ance of 1917 Meeting.
Northeast Teachers and Session
of School Heads.
THIS AS RESULT OF SPLIT
Council of Administration
Would Gather Annually.
Sectional Convention Alone
Should Bring $500.

AS a result of the action of the
ing in splitting the association into
four parts, two large teachers con-
ventions instead of one will probably
be held in Topeka next year, and in
the opinion of F. L. Pinet, secretary
of the association, the combined at
tendance at the two meetings will al
most equal the attendance at the
meeting this year.
The session for the northeast dis
trict of the state will undoubtedly
come to Topeka. Mr.. Pinet estimates
the attendance at from four to five
thousand
The new association, known as the
council of administration, provided
for by the amendment to the consti-
tuition adopted this morning, will
probably meet in Topeka and will
bring here a thousand city superin-
tendents, coun ty superintendent,
principals of high schools and grade
schools, members of school boards,
presidents of colleges and others.
1.-The COM bined attendance at the
four district sessions will aggregate at
least thirteen thousand and may go
to sixteen thousand" said Mr.. Pinet.
1.-The southeast section, for which sew
eral cities, including Independence,
Pittsburg, and Parsons are being con-
sidered, should run from three to four
thousand; the southwest section, at
Wichita, Hutchinson or some other
city in that part of the state will be
almost as large; and the northwest
meeting, probably at Salina or Hays,
will attract from three thousand to
thirty-five hundred"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
Teachers Vote To Place Matter
in Their Hands Today.
They Also Have Power To
Keep Meeting Intact.
HAVE new GOVERNING HEAD
Administrative A Board Created
at Morning Session.
1t VIII Hold Annual Meetings
in Topeka.

Amendments to the associations
constitution placing in the hands of
the directors the matter of dividing
the state convention or leaving it in
tact were adopted by the Kansas State
Teachers association TINS morning.
The vote. which was taken at the
auditorium, was a standing one. The
majority in favor of adoption was
more than Is to 1. The directors Will
take the question in reference to the
division of next years convention up
at their December meeting. That they
will split the convention in two or
more sections is assured.
The amendments adopted this
morning also give the directors power
to fix the time and place of the next
meeting or meetings. They also give
the directors power to name the Off
GERS of the association for this year.
This matter will also be taken up at
the December meeting probably. There
will be no election by the general
assembly today.
An administrative board comprised
of members of the state department
of education, officers of the state as
sociation. superintendents of cities of
the first, second and third class,
county superintendents, high school
principals, grade school principals.
members of the board of education,
supervisors of special subjects. presi-
dents of state educational institutions.
colleges and heads of college depart
ments, is created. The administrative
/ board will hold annual meetings In
! Topeka
Probably VIII Divide
In a short explanation of the
amendments to the teachers it was
I explained that instructors, should the
meeting be divided as il is assured it
will, will be privileged to attend any
meeting they choose. The division. IL
was said, is for the best growth of the
: association as under the new policy
more than 80 per cent of the Is, 900
teachers in the state may be enrolled.
Speakers extended a vote of thanks
| to Topeka for what the city has done
/ for the association in the past. 1t
/ was asserted that the association
growth has made the annual conven-
/ ton so large that il is impossible for
one city in the state to furnish ade-
quate facilities for it's entertainment
and care.
The first vote on the amendments
was an AYE" and may" one. The
ayes" were a little the loudest but
not much. A standing vote was called
and the majority stood up at the af-
! firmative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
Expected Reinforcement Now
in Italian War Zone.
Will Reach PiaYe River in
Time To Meet Invaders.
1900 ITALIANS CUT OFF
Romans Stuck to Post Toe
Long and Were Surrounded.
British in Asia Minor Advanc-
ing Fast on Jerusalem.

Italian Military Zone, Nov. 9.-Both
British and French troops are going
toward the front.
The French and British represen-
tatives who have come to Italy had
a conference of two hours today with
King Victor Emmanuel The mill
tary measures called for by the pres
ent situation were discussed in active
and cordial collaboration. On leav-
ing the king, the party visited French
and British troops going toward the
front
In the party are the British prem
ier, David Lloyd George; the French
premier, Paul Painleve; the Italian
premier. Vittorio Orlando; Lieut.
Gen. Sir William Robertson, chief of
the imperial staff at British army
headquarters; Major General Wilson,
sub-chief of the British general staff;
Genearl Smuts, formerly the British
commander in South Africa, the Ital-
ian foreign minister, Baron Sonnino;
the French minister of missions
abroad, Henry Franklin Bouillon;
| General Foch, chief of staff of the
French war ministry and their staffs.
In northern Italy the Austro-Ger-
| mans have forced a crossing of the
| Livenza river and the Italians are re-
natural line before Venice. General
I Cadorna's troops are making a more
/ spirited resistance to the forward
movement of the invaders on the up
per Tagliamento and the upper
| Livenza.
| The larger units of the italian army
are retiring without molestation from
! the Austro-GerTHans, but strong rear
guards are giving the Teutons battle
( at several points. An Italian attempt
to hold out on the middle Tagliamento
resulted in the force being cut off and
4 1900 Italians, including general,
being taken prisoner by the Austro-
Germans, increasing their captures,
I according to Berlin, to 250,000.
Invaders Before Piave.
Along the LivenZa, General Ca
| dornas soldiers apparently were more
successful. The invaders crossed the
/ Livenza only after a vigorous attack
and in the region of Vittorio the Ital-
/ ians were able to detain the advance.
I The Livenza is but ten miles from the
( Piave. where General Cadorna prob
ably will make a strong stand.
| British troops in Asia Minor con-
/ tinue successful operations. In Pales-
tine General Allenby's forces have
made another advance toward Je-
rusalem. In Mesopotamia the Brit
| ish advance up the Tigris have cap
tured Tekrit, 80 miles northwest of
| Bagdad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
Nation Divided Against Itself
Means Civil Warfare.
VIII Peasants, Once Against
Pacifists, Join Latter!
GERMAN HAND DIRECTS Revolt
KaiSer'S Fleet Acted in Unison
With RevOlutiOnistS.
Kerensky on Way to Moscow
To Re-EstabIish His Govt.
BY f. L. KEEN.

London, Nov. 9.-Russia is back
again where she was last March.
Bolsheviki fanatics, extreme radi-
Gals who burn at once to make the
world a brotherhood, who are set
against all wars, who believe in dem
ocracy, today seemed to hold COM
plete sway in Petrograd, the capital
Premier Kerensky and what re-
mains of the machinery of the pro-
visional government apparently still
has support of the remainder of
German Fleet in Coup.
In London it was regarded as prac-
tically certain that Trotsky and Len
inc engineered their coup with Ger
many's direct aid. In this connection
it was regarded as highly significant
that cables yesterday reached Ger
man fleet near Helsingfors, Finland.
Sveaborg, one of the great Russian
Notifications, guards Helsingfors and
is one of the chain of naval fortresses
constituting the Baltic sea defenses to
Petrograd.
Kronstadt, the fortress nearest
Petrograd, has always been a fever
spot of Bolsheviki strength. Once
early in the summer, the garrison
/
Bolsheviki demonstrations in Petro-
grad, many of the paraders were
Kronstadt sailors. Presumably Trot-
sky and his associates in the 1mmedl-
ate peace plan now are supported by
| Kronstadt If so the German fleet
would have no difficulty at all in sail
ing up to the Russian capital
The situation was regarded here as
precisely parallel to the first few days
| following the revolution by which the
car was upset Then 1t was LVoII. s
| MiIiukoff and other Liberals who first
seized the outward symbols of gov
ernment in Petrograds while the old
regime still clung to the power in the
other parts of Russia.
The danger, as London saw II TO-
day, was that Lenine, Trotsky and his
fellow fanatics of the Bolsheviki
would be able to extend their control
beyond Petrograd and sway Russia
great peasant population, ignorant OF
the Utopian idealism of the Bolshe-
Wiki, to their side.
Mt of Cabinet Arrested.
Kerensky was reported to have
| escaped the rebels in Petrograd. He
was reported seen en- route to Moscow,
and it was believed here that he would
name that city the capital and there
| endeavor to consolidate all Russia
| against the usurping group at Petro-
grad.
The BolSheV1k1-controlled caDIe
agency announced that the foreign
minister, Tereschenko, Minister OF
Commerce Konovaloff, Minister OF
Public Relief Kishkin, Minister OF
Justice Maliantovitch and Minister OF
the Interior Nikitin, had all been ar
rested by the new revolutionary gov
erning council at Petrograd. Other
provisional government officials were
detained.
Nicholai Lenine, radical fanatic
whose energies have always been re-
| garded here as directed from Berlin
| is firmly seated in power at Petro-
grad by the new revolution, and his
co-partner in the coup by which the
BoIsheviki overthrew control in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
REPULSE HUN ATTACK
French Beat Back Germans, Who
Suffer Heavy Losses.

Paris, Nov. 9.-German attacks
against lie Chaume wood, in Lorraine
and in the Arracourt sector, were all
repulsed by French troops, the war
office reported today. The lie Chaume
wood attack was the most violent of
the attempts, being preceded by a very
heavy artillery bombardment, but the
enemy here. as at other places on the
line, was thrown back with very
heavy losses in dead, wounded and
prisoners.
French troops, successfully carried
out raids in the Argonne, on the left
bank of the Meuse and in upper AL
SAGE, around the Sepois region
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
BERLIN is BUTTERFLIES
Newly Reduced Ration Allows but
an Ounce Week Per Capita.

Copenha gen. Nov 9.-The butter
ration in greater Berlin has been re-
duced for the winter to thirty grams.
approximating one ounce weekly.
Fifty grams of margarine are also
granted but the newspapers point out
that war margarine is principally
water and has slight nutritive value.
Food Administrator Won Waldow
has announced that a special depart
ment would be organized to ealighten
the people on the food situation. This
announcement evoked the comment
from one newspaper that the stom-
ach cannot reduce"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
KANSAS SOLDIER DIES
Falls Victim TO Epidemic at Camp
Observation-Disclosures Kansan I'll.

Camp Doniphan. Nov. 9.-Priyate
Vevian Rob of Neal, Kan, died here
this morning from cerebo spinal men,
ingitis- He was one Of the first two
cases discovered, the other being Pri-
vate Alex IT. Carter of Mcpherson,
Kansas. whose condition Is not be-
lieved to be dangerous
Twelve other cases are in the IsoI-
lation camp. All are drafted men from
Camp Funston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
TURKS ON THE RUN
Entire Ottoman Army Retreatfng to
North I'm Palestine.

London, Nov. 9.-The entire Turk
ish army in Palestine is retreating to-
wards the North, Rrit.sh airplanea
are following UP the retiring Turks
and bombing them
Forty Turkish guns were captured.
says the British official statement an
nouncing the Ottoman retreat
British and French naval forces
are cooperating against the Turkish
communications along the Mediter-
ranean coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
Irving Bachelor and Ray Stannard
Baker Speakers This Evening

Many reservations have been made
for the Topeka Press Club dinner at
Pelletiers tea room tonight in honor
of Irving Bacheller and Ray Stannard
Baker. two of Americas best known
writer's The dinner will start prompt
ly at 6 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

The two guests are in Topeka to
address the Kansas teachers at the
annual convention There are so many
interested in Bache1ler and Baker that
the Press club will hold an open house.
permitting all men to attend who wish
providing they make reservations not
later than o'clock this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

Today proved to be the hottest No
vember on record at the local
weather bureau station. The days
temperatures averaged 30 degrees
above normal The wind was blow
ing 2 miles an hour from the south
at O'Clock this afternoon
Today will be the hottest November
ninth on record, according to the pre-
diction made today by S. D Flora To-
cal meteorologist- The mercury will
pass the rs mark this afternoon and
may reach the 50 stage The highest
CONTINUED on Page Two-J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
MAKE SURE KORNILOFF
Revolt Chiefs Bring Former Iron Man
to Petrograd Prison.

Petrograd Nov. 9.-The military
revolutionary committee has decided
to bring General Korniloff, leader of
the recent revolt and his supporters
to Petrograd and imprison them in
the fortress of St. Peter and st. Paul.
They will be brought Immediately be-
fore a revolutionary tribunal.
Lieutenant General Korniloff was
commander in chief of the Russian
armies when last September several
detachments of troops under his COM
mand marched on Petrograd. He was
removed from office. Some of his
troops reached point 80 miles from
Petrograd when they deserted to the
provisional government The move
ment cola psed on September 13 and
General Korniloff surrendered. A
board of army officers inquired into
the revolt but General Korniloff has
never been brought to trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
STATE JOURNAL
EDITIONS

The State Journal street edi-
tions, containing up-to-the-min-
ute news of the day, appear as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

Ottawa. Ont. Nov 9.-The name of
the following Americans appears in
today's casualties: Dangerously ILL.,
J. p. Kelly. St. Joseph, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
Lieutenant General KorniIoff was
AS HOT AS SUMMER
Today a Record for Nov. 9; Tomorrow
Also Fine Day.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day reported by the local office
of the United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
FOR new HOTEL
Remarkable Success of North
American Hotel Project.
Prominent Topeka People Who
Are Behind Movement.

The North American Hotel compa-
ny, which has secured the four lots at
the northeast corner of Kansas ave.
and Ninth streets, with a frontage on
the avenue of 100 feet and on Ninth
street of $50 feet, has attained a re-
markable success in the way OF sub
scriptions to the 6 per cent preferred
stock.
The company is a going concern;
has two firstclass hotels in operation
and several others under roof to be
opened next spring. This stock is al
ready paying per cent dividends 1t
paid a dividend last July and will pay
another dividend in January. The
company, having already an estab-
lished successful business, does not
need to wait for the completion of its
Topeka hotel before having funds
with which to pay dividends.
The stipulation in Topeka is for
the construction, equipment and op-
Grafton of a ten-story fireproof, mod
ern hotel to cost not less than $780,
900. 1t is built by hotel men and op-
Grated by hotel men. So soon as To-
peka people subscribe 100000 for
the hotel the Bankers Realty Invest
ment company of Omaha will sub
scribe or provide for the other $780,
900.
The Topeka men who have carefully
investigated the project and are bes
hind the North American Hofer to be
built at Ninth street and KANSAS ave-
nue. and are large subscribers to the
str
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09
PRESS CLUB DINNER

(Continued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

WHAT kind of elastic European n
geography are the teachers teach
ing these days?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-09

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.