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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
men WON'T TALK
Santa Fe Officials Believe This
Sign They Won't Strike.
Topeka Members BrOtherhOOdS
Have Received Their Orders.

Officials of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe announcement in Topeka
today that all employees who did not
respond to the call for duty after
strike is started would be considered
discharged anG would be re-employed
only as new men FORGETTING their
rights OF seniority. The announce
ment followed a public statement to
this effect issued by E. P. Ripley,
president of the road, from his win
ter's home in California.
AT the same time, members of the
Topeka brotherhood announced that
strike orders had been received Eere
from national headquarters in the cast.
The substance of the order will not be
announced until tho morning Of the
strike.
The fact that the chief of local
organization will not state whether
they will strike or not is looked upon
by Santa Fe department heads as
good sign that the men, or large
number of them, do not intend to
strike. If there was any unanimity of
sentiment on the proposition, it is be-
Ieved local organization men would
be crying from the ouse tops their
intention of joining the nationwide
strike.
President Ripley's Stand.
The provisions of President Ripley's
statement leaves little doubt in the
minds of anybody as to the stand 70
be taken by his road before and after
the strike These provisions follow:
''All persons employed by the com
pany failing to respond to call for
duty will be considered as having been
discharged, and will be re-employed
only as new men, forfeiting all
seniority and other rights and privi-
leges.
New men taken in by the company
will be retained as long as their serv-
ices are satisfactory.
Men remaining loyal need not heed
threats as to being dismissed after
the strike. They will be retained and
given the preference of positions, 9TH
er things being equal
Those who may temporarily be
thrown out of employment by no act
of their own, will be considered as
absent on vacation without pay, and
will not forfeit any pension or insur-
ance benefit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
Crashes From Great Height on
City Boulevard.
Felled by Anti-Aircraft Guns at
Compiegne, France.
FLOCK OF DIRIGIBLES THERE
Returning at A. NJ. From Raid
That Extended to London.
Alarms Rung in Paris, but Dir
igibIeS Didn't Reach There.

Paris. March 17-From II 900 feet
in the sky, French expert anti-air-
craft gunners today at Compiegne
brought down in blazing fury giant
German Zeppelin one of a number
apparently returning from raid on
England.
1t fell in one of the main streets
of the city, a charred wreck, those of
its crew who remained aboard being
burned into unrecognizable masses.
Two or three of the crew, mad with
pain of the flames and certain of
death, preferred to meet it otherwise
than in a mass of fire and jumped
thousands of feet to the earth.
The great Zeppelin broke in two
just before it landed. blazing, almost
molten mass. The wreckage was still
smouldering late today.
Thousands Swarmed Streets.
Despite the earliness of the hour
alarm sounded-nearly all of Com
piegne was astir. Thousands gathered
in the streets to listen to the rattle
of the anti-aircraft guns and to cheer
the marksmen. When one monster of
the sky was hit there was tremen-
dous outburst of cheering.
Meanwhile the Zeppelins from their
vast height aloft had launched sew
eral bombs at the town. No one was
hurt by them and the damage was in
significant. The greater peril came
when the blazing mass of the stricken
Zeppelin shot down from aloft, gath
ering momentum as it fell nearly two
miles from the sky, but no one was
injured.
Paris got part of the Zeppelin scare
when the alarm was sounded at 4
O'Clock in the morning. But the Zeps
didn't arrive as expected.
This is the first raid in which Yep
pelins have participated since the
death of their inventor
London Was Attacked.
London. March 1.-THE air raid
Telins in many months and it seemed
, TO have been expected as it failed to
cause any excitement even among the
home Soing threater-goers. The raid
ers were favored by dark and moon
less night.
The foregoing dispatch indicates
that London was attacked by Zeppe-
Inns. At half past II last night an
official communication was issued IN
London stating that an air raid had
taken place over the southeastern
counties of England and was still in
progress A further communication,
it was said, would be issued during the
morning, but it is presumably being
held up by the censor
The last Zeppelin raid on England
occurred on November 81, WREN two of
the raiding airships were shot down
by the British off the north coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
SWITCHMEN BALK
Western Yardmen Declare They
Won't Join Strike.
Santa Fe and Burlington Lines
Warn All Employees.

Chicago, March 17.-Officiais of
western roads, while awaiting the out
come of the mediation conferences at
New York continue preparations to-
day to keep their lines in operation
should the strike occur as scheduled at
6 O'Clock tonight Central time).
An embargo has been placed on
freight by particularly every western
road tho officials announce that every
effort will be made to move foodstuffs.
In the switching yards of this city and
St Louis, where the strike has been
called for tonight, preparations have
been made to handle business with
limited crews
Reports of dissension among the
switchmen have come from st. Louis,
Kansas City and other southwestern
points, and here. Daniel G. Smith.
chairman of the associated commit
tees of the Chicago district Switch
mems Brotherhood of America an
nounced that if the strike order goes
into effect tonight the switchmen of
his union will ignore it and continue
at work
Less Than Half Union Men.
There are about $500 switohmen in
Chicago and it is said only about 1000
are members of the brotherhood of
railway trainmen who have voted to
rival unions. will continue at work. ac
cording to Mr.. Smith.
Officials of the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe and the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy railroads an
nounced that all employees who did not
respond to call for duty after a strike
is started. would be considered dis
charged and would be re-employed
only as new men, FORGETTING their
rights of seniority. Timothy Shea, one
of the mems leaders said, following
Yesterdays conference here that the
strike order would be carried out
without dissension among the broth
erhoods.
Pittsburg Hard Hit.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 17-Pitts-
burg will be one of the centers from
which the threatened railroad strike
will be directed according to an an
nouncement made today at the local
headquarters of the railroad brother
hood A meeting of employees of all
roads east and west of the city will
be held tomorrow. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 men N the Pittsburg lis
trict will be affected by the general
walkout and the effect on the steel in
dustry can scarcely be conceived
The city has less than ten day
supply of fcodstuffs, according to pro-
duce dealers and grocers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
Advocating Emperor Impris-
Oned i'm Tauride Palace.
CZarina Sent to khieff-FOrmer
Premier a Suicide.
MICHAEL WILLING TO SERVE
But Demands Vote of People to
Decide Future Government.
Urges Subjects to Obey Duma
Provisional Government.

Stockholm, March 17.-Czar Mich
olas rs a prisoner of the revolutionists
in the Tauride palace, and the czarina
dispatches received here today by the
newspaper Nyadagligt Allehanda
The newspaper Serial Demokraten
has report from Russia that Former
Premier Prince Golitzin committed
suicide in prison.
let People Rule'-Micfaef
Petrograd, March 17.-Grand Duke
Michael is willing to accept the throne
of Russia only in case a referendum
vote of the people shows that form
of government, with him at the head.
is approved turnout Russia.
In announcing his decision today.
the grand duke made his acceptance
CT the throne contingent upon such a
plebescite-
Otherwise he indicated his declina-
ton of the kingship which Car Mich
olas in his abdication rendered him.
The Grand Duke Michael's declara-
ton urged the people of Russia to obey
the provisional government, at pres
ent, stating his declination of kingly
estate until the people by a popular
vote had stated their willingness to
have him.
Confusion i'm Reports.
A dispatch received direct from
Petrograd last night filed at $40 p.
m. (Petrograd time) says that EN-
peror Nicholas had abd.cated in favor
of Grand Duke Michael and that at
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
grand duke, himself, had abdicated.
thus bringing the Romanoff dynasty
to an end. The foregoing dispatch
which is from the Petrograd tele-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

the leaders before the conference, in
dicated possibly the federal mediators
were having rough shedding in their
attempt to reach an agreement with
the men.
A H. Smith. president of the New
York Central. representing twelve
companies; Samuel Rea, of the Penn
sylvania railroad; Frank Trumbull of
Ter, of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey; w. A. Truesdale, of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western; j. H.
Hustis, of the Boston & Maine; Fred
D. Underwood of the Erie, and Hale
Holden, of the Burlington, are the
railroad presidents.
Not Optimistic at Conference.
New York, March 17.-"Everything
is up in the air this morning" was
the only comment of Elisha Lee.
chairman of the railway managers
committee. I'VE meet at $3.50 and
afterward will meet the federal COM
While the schedule of procedure
today was not announced, it was I'M
derstood the mediators and brother
hoods in session at $3.50 would be
joined by the managers representa-
tives for a three-cornered conference
at II o'clock.
w. G.. Lee, president of the train
men, declared with emphasis shortly
before going into conference with the
lleOIdlOIS lOudys ltldl no move 10 call
off the strike had been made. The
tone of his remarks seemed to indi-
cate the brotherhoods still are full of
fight.
Il cannot discuss what transpired
at the conferences" he said. Labor
was fully represented.
Il understand Mr.. Gompers is sup
posed to be at Atlantic City and that
they have been trying to get in touch
with him By telephone and by tele-
graph
Strike Set for p. NJ. Today.
New York, March IA definite
proposal for averting the progressive
nationwide railway strike scheduled
to start in the east at 6 o'clock to-
night, has been made by President
Wilson's mediators.
Six hours of conferences, ending at
4 a. m, failed to bring any statement
of change in position from the broth
erhood chiefs, representing 400 900
trainmen who are seeking an eight
hour day, or from the managers, rep
resenting ESQ railways.
AT $3.50 the mediators We're to meet
the brotherhood chiefs. presumably to
receive their answer to the govern
ment's proposal, the nature of which
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
HIS HONOR CRUSHED
BY A FALSE CHARGE
OFFICER KILLS SELF

Chicago. March 17.-William c.
Kelly. policeman. accused of having
been bandits chauffeur" committed
suicide last night after successfully
clearing his name. Kelly was sum-
moned to appear before the states at
torney after a brewery agent had been
robbed of $4,000
He proved an alibi but the stigma
upon his 12-year record still remained
His body was found in a gas filled
room by his wife and children upon
their return from the movies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
IN SESSION 20 HOURS

Oklahoma City, Okla, March IL
Following 20 hours of continuous SEES
sion the Sixth Oklahoma legislature
sine die at 5 a. m. today.
Scheduled 70 quit work at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon both houses re-
manned m session until early today
by turning back the hands of the off
ciaI clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
GRAIN DOWN; EATS UP
Prospect of Strike knocks Wheat
Market, but Provisions Increase.

Chicago, March 17.-CLiefly as u
consequence of the unsettling effects
of railway labor difficulties grain
prices have receded in the last week
and provisions have averaged higher.
Wheat values lost Is cents to cents,
corn u to Is and oats % to % cents.
Provisions varied from 25-cent de-
cline to an advance of 81 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

The wind was blowing 5 miles an
hour from the west this afternoon at
O o'clock. The average temperature was
degrees below normal.
The March lion has spent itself and
Topeka is to entertain the lamb today
and tomorrow. The brisk winds now
blowing will die down today and the
sunshine will make the mercury rise
around the 40 degree mark. An ideal
Sunday is scheduled for tomorrow, not
much change in temperature and a
gentle breeze The lowest tempera-
ture in the last 81 hours was recorded
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
PRESIDENT Today WEARS
A BUNCH OF SHAMROCKS

Washington, March 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson is wearing TIE green
along with everybody else in Wash
ington today.
He is sporting a bunch of real
shamrocks on the lapel of his coat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
SUNDAY TO BE FAIR
March Wind, However, Will Continue
but Not Disagreeab,e.

Hourly temperature readings for the
day, reported by the local office of the
limited States weather bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

the railroads are forced to use
green men IN operating trains and
the public is the victim, who is to
blame?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

Boston, March 1.-THE New York,
New Haven Sc Hartford railroads
Knickerbocker limited. due to leave
for New York at l p. m. and the
Merchants limited scheduled for p.
m. were cancelled today on account
of the strike situation. The last par
lor car from Boston for the present
was attached to the train leaving at
1906 a m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas
Fair tonight and Sunday; no
much change in temperature.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
EMPIRES TO PRACTICE.
Last Years 12O Pound Football
Champs to Start EARLY

The Empire football team. last
years 120 lb. champions of the state,
will hold their first practice this eve
ming at 1880 o'clock at the corner of
Newington Road and Chapman SITS.
Although a large number Of last
years stars have Joined the colors the
Empires are confident of putting a
fast team in the field. The follow
ing players are requested to report for
practice: w. Wolf, J. Stefneck, P.
Engstrom, G. Puppel, L. Puppel H.
Aldrich, w. Mooney r. Strahecker.
J. Allison, w. Anderson, o. Mirgulot
and L. Oberg.
Empires are starting the season
early in order that they may meet all
40 lb. teams throughout the state
wishing games.
. Address all communications to T.
Aldrich. 101 Willard st.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
DOBIE AT ANNAP.
Noted Western Football Coach Re
ports at Naval Academy.

ports at Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Md, Sept. 6.-Gilmour
Dobie, whose success as football
coach at the University of Washing
ton was so notable, arrived at the
Naval Academy yesterday and took
full charge Of the football squad. AS
yet, the squad consists of a hundred
members of the new class, which has
yielded some promising material.
The candidates from the other two
classes still in the Academy will re-
turn from leave on September 10, a.
week before the regular opening Of
the Academy. Ernest H. Vonhelm-
berg has been selected as captain.
There is wealth Of good backf1eld
materials, and Dobie's big problem is
the picking of strong line.
The management has succeeded
fairly we'll in filing the schedule
broken to pieces when the order came
to stop sports, but games for the
goth and 9th of October are lacking.
The game with West Point Is also off
officially, but there is a prospect Of
it's being played on the New York
Polo Grounds for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
The dates of games at Annapolis
are: September 20, Eastern College;
October 6, University Of West Viz
ginia; October Is, Maryland State
College; November 3, Western Re-
serve: November 10, Georgetown;
November II, Villanota.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
CHEROLET ENTERS.
Noted Auto Driver Enters 1OO-Mile
Speedway Race in Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Louis Chevrolet,
winner of the 100-mile speed battle at
the haywood course Labor Day,
signed Tuesday with Promoter Well
man for the Hardness cup classic
which will be staged at the Sleeps
head Bay Speedway on Saturday, Sep
TENDER %.
Chevrolet will receive a $4,000 bo-
nus. Chevrolets entry gives the race
the premier long distance driver of
the year. He won the big derby at
Cincinnati on Labor Day. the speed
way trophy here last June and the
grand American last Monday.
lone hundred miles is my best dis
tance," said Chevrolet after signing
up, land 1 think that I will show my
heels to DePalma the same as I have
done in every other long race of the
year if he starts with me-"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
CHAMPIONS TO MEET !,

!
Hartford City Champions and the
Pioneers-Fdrst Game Here satur-
day.
An inter-city championship con-
test has been arranged by Director
! A "A. Pilz of St. Marys Fairgrounds
between the Trinity F. B. L. of Hart
ford, winners of first place honors in
that city and the Pioneers, local
champions. The opening game will
be played at St. Mary's diamond next
| team will send the following strong
Yates, 2ndb; Oppelt, If; Cronin,~ CT;
Deegan. c; w. Gotez, 3rdb; Cohen, IS;
Perry, p. The latter Is former u of
M. star, The visitors have had
most successful season, winning elev-
en- games and losing one.
Saturdays game will probably be
the last appearance of HOWE Blinn
In a Pioneer uniform for some time.
the f1eet-footcd OF fielder Of the locals
having been summoned for military
duty in the new national army. For
many years local fans have had the
pleasure of watching the work of this
boy, and there is no player who ever
donned a uniform that endeared him.
self any more to Hardware city base
ball than Blinn. Always a good play
er, he was a conscientious worker.
giving the club and. the fans the best
that was in him, and there Is no
doubt that his final appearance will
be marked by heavy outpouring of
his friends to watch him play.
Several championships were decid-
ed at the Fairgrounds yesterday af-
ternoon! In the girls basketball con-
test, Captain Helen Lynch's team won
from Captain Helen LOGS team, score
10 to 8. In the boys basketball match,
Captain Kenney's team was the VIC
tor over Captain Dalson's, score to
5.
The girls volley ball team, lead by
Captain Helen Derry won from Cap,
tain George Hennessy's, score Fl to
II. The field hockey championship
this year went to the boys, Captain
Scheyd's team beating Captain Helen
McAleer's, score to /.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
ROTH BATTLERS READY.
Brown and Drummie All Ready Tor
12-Round NIuss Tonight in Me11den

With all Of the boxers reported 70
be in tip-top shape and eager for &C
lion the bouts to be staked under the
auspices of the LenoX A. G. at Han
over park in Meriden this evening
promise to be hummers. In the star
bout of IL rounds Johnnie Drummie
Of Waterbury will hook up with Chic
Brown of New Haven, and because
each is eager to have a crack at the
crown held by Battling Kunz, the mill
should be full of action from bell to
bell.
frankie Wilson of Bridgeport will
meet A Wiltse of Hartford in 10
round semi-final and Joe Currle OF
New Haven and Young Bedell of
Brooklyn will get together in a six
round affair. A four-round opener
will bring together Charlie Brown and
Jimmy Jenkins, two rugged light
weights of Meriden.
The show will be held rain or shine
and will start at SIS sharp. Dave
FITZGERALD will referee and Hugh
Rorty will do the announcing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
PIONEERS VS.. POLLS.
Series Arranged Between Fast Teams
of Hartford and New Britain.s

Arrangements have been completed
by Managers Luby Of the Pioneers OF
this city and Gillette of the Poll team
of Hartford for a three-game series
to open next Sunday afternoon on the,
East Hartford diamond of the Poll,
club. This will be the first meeting\
of the teams since 1915 when thu
Theatricals won the series.
Both teams will have their strongest
players in the lineup for this impor-
tant series. 1t is expected that Du-
dack and Corkins will bear the brunt1
of the battery work for the homel
team, while Pillion and Muldoon will
work for Polls. The second game OF
the series will be played in this citv(
on either September 16 or 20.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
ND OF PH|LLIES
HOVERS in SIGHT
|ants Down Moran'S Team
! Twice in Important Series

New York, Sept. 6.-Whatever lin
ring am billions the Phillies may
I've retained in regard to winning
At National league pennant were
lely but most effectively pummelled
20 a cooked hat by the Giants on
3 Polo Grounds yesterday The
dis were deity rolled back in both
,tions of a doubled header, and now
Y painting ten full games behind the
{lrlemite. The Quakers were dis
Pat Moran, Phil chieftain, isn't
aging a very successful campaign on
te banks of the Harlem this season.
Dough the season is fast running to
close Pat hasn't won a game on the
{Slo lawn in 1917. On the other hand,
has seen his Pills lose six, but Pat
kll has hopes that the tide will shift.
8ome 10000 fans journeyed out to
~ Polo Grounds yesterday to see
ke Pills put out Of their misery, and
Re great majority of them put in
6rfect day. There was q minority,
E'wever, who suffered intensely from
W eighth inning of the first game to
~ close. They were massed behind
Ne Philly bench, and their speech,
aAnnerisms and actions denoted Phil
Aelphia affiliations. Their lung force
sas quite in evidence at the start, but
ebbed and ebbed until there wasn't
whimper left when the ninth in
sng Of the second game was reached.
ae scores: Rl.tt
First Game.
r. h. G.
49,. O00100100-2 6
Nv York $500. O0OOOO03x-3 8 8
BEnder and Kilifer; Schupp, Ander-
IA. Rariden and McCarty.
Second Game.
r. h. Q.
-. 0001O0000-1 6 2
ew Yor $500. 22OOOO1Ox-5 z
Rixey. Fittery and Killifer; Sallee
id Rariden.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06

New Haven, Sept. 6.-Danny Muir
phys pennant winners tackled another
victory to their lengthy string by out
pointing the New London Planters on
the Savin Rock grounds yesterday aft
ernoon, 5 to /. One big inning, the
fifth, enabled the local crowd to cash
in with four runs. The runs were
scored as result of a quartet of hits,
which included timely double by
Bradshaw, two passes and a sacrifice.
Both teams scored one run earlier in
the fray and New Ravens rally, as z
result wound up the n-getting ac-
ttvities for the day. The score:
r. h. e.
New London -. .0O1OOO0OO-1 10
New Haven go. .O1OO4000x-5 10 2
Batteries: Martin and Russell; Dom
ovan and Devine.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
Y. M. A. A. ENTERS TEAM.
Local Boys to Try For Honors il
Conn. A. A. u. Games in New
Haven Saturday


When the state championship ath-
1etic meet commences next Saturday
at Beaver Pond, New Haven, st. JOS
eph's A. A. U. will be we'll represent
ed. There will be eight competing
athletes from the local club and the
New Britain group will enter as
Init.
T. J. Faulkner is entered in the 100
yard dash, the high and the broad
jumps: V. r. Herman will run in the
100 yard dash and the quarter mile
run. Bernard Connolly will compete,
in the 200. with Eric Nordfeldt and
Joseph Sexton; Gerald Harmon Is on
the list for the high and broad jump;
Maurice Myers is entered in the high
and broad jumps and the shot put;
Frank Herman will run in the mile
race.