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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

Three Wire Operators Spies.

Amsterdam, Netherlands. Aug 16.
Three telegraph operators, who
were charged with having supplied to
an agent of the British intelligence
service copies of kilograms exchanged
between ministers of the central pow
ers at The Hague and their govern
ments have been sentenced here. The
ringleader was condemned TO years
Imprisonment. A girl operator, who
had been drawn into the affair by the
principal offender, was given a con-
ditional sentence of five months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Interurban Crashes Into 1t, killing 9
and Injuring Score.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-two persons are
dead and twenty-one injured today
as the result of a Chicago, North
Shore & Milwaukee electric train
crashing into a trainIoad of excursion
lists at the Great Lakes naval training
station.
Hundreds of jackies engaged in a
sham battle at the time attended the
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
UPHEAVAL In FINLAND
Food Shortage Stirs RevoIt-Entire
Cabinet Resigns.

Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 16.-Dis-
orders occasioned by the scarcity of
food have led to a cabinet crisis. The
senators have requested the govern, :
general to transmit their designations
to the provisional government Fhe
governor general has asked NJ Tnkoi,
vice president of the department. of
economies and former president of 441e
diet, to form Socialist cabinet. He
has accepted. A general strike has
been declared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
REvAMP US ARMY
Complete Reorganization Plans
Are Disclosed Today.
Kansas Troops to Form seth
and 35th Divisions.

Washington, Aug. 16-The COM
plete plan of reorganization of the
army is disclosed in the general or
ders made public today prescribing
the formation of all tactical units
from divisions to armies
The composition of each division on
the European standard is prescribed,
and provision is made for organiza-
ton of all additional troops into train
ing battalions of 612 men to be used
in any way found necessary.
Designation of divisions BY number
begins with the regular army division
in France which has already been re-
orgnized on the basis of $4,000 men
and additional battalions of attached
troops. That is The first division
United States army. Other regular
divisions are numbered up TO and in
Guiding the twenty-fifth. This does
not mean that twenty five regular di-
visions are to be created Immediately
but that the numbers from one to
twenty-five inclusive. have been re-
served for the regulars.
National Guard Numbered
National guard divisions will be
numbered from the twenty sixth to
the seventyfifth. inclusive. National
army divisions will number from sew
enty-six Today's order provides for
the organization of sixteen national
army divisions. designated from the
seventy-sixth to the ninety-first. in
elusive. and all succeeding divisions
will be numbered in order after them.
All divisions provided for will be
infantry divisions, composed of di-
vision headquarters detachment: one
machine gun battalion of four COM
panies; two infantry brigades of two
regiments and machine gun bat
talon of three companies each: one
/ field artillery brigade Of three regi-
. ments and a trench mortar battery
each: one engineer regiment: one field
signal battalion: one headquarters
train and military police: one ammu-
without pontoon and searchlight sec
tions: one supply train and one sani-
! tary train of four field hospitals and
! four ambulance companies.
Three Corps in Army
/ Each army corps will consist of ar
army corps headquarters force and
{ three infantry divisions supplemented
by necessary attached troops to be
[ designated as army corps troops. Each
army will consist of an army head
quarters. three or more army crop.
and such additional army troops a.
may be advisable. The order direct
that the national guard proceed to it.
training camps under it's present di
visional organization. 1t will be re
: organized at the ca ps. however. OF
the new divisional basis and the ex
cess troops formed into training bat
taiions with a brigadier general Il
command of the group of training bat
talions at each camp.
The Kansas Divisions
In the new national army Kansa
will be included with Missouri ans
Colorado in the Eightyzninrh division
In the national guatd Kansas AM
Missouri troops will form the Thirty
fifth division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
TAFT IS RECOVERED
Former President Thru Topeka Smil-
ing and Cheerful.

Former President William H. Taft,
who has been ill in Clay Center for
about ten days and who went thru
Topeka Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock, was visited by a friend and
representative of the State Journal
for a few minutes while his strain
stood at the station.
Mr.. Taft occupied an ordinary seat
in the Pullman, and said with smile
that he was feeling pretty well, but
did not desire to run any foot races
at present
II certainly was treated well at
Clay Center, he said. Il was given
services of an excellent physician.
weather and in speaking thru Indiana
and Illinois. 1 am sorry that 1 was
unable to complete my speaking dates
in this state, as I was anxious to give
the message l had to the people of
Kansas concerning the war in which
we are now engaged and the serious
ness of it
Referring to the mild weather for
the past ten days. he said: While /
am going to a place 1 visit up in Can
ada, 1 want it distinctly understood
that l hold nothing against Kansas
during August"
Taft Passes Thru Chicago.
Chicago. Aug. 16.-William II
Taft, who was i'll at Clay Center
Kan. for several days. passed thru
Chicago today to recuperate at his
summer home in Canada. He showed
no outward evidence of his illness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
HALT SUGAR FUTURES
Hoover Requests New York Board to
Eliminate Speculation.

New York. Aug. 16.-Tf g New York
cotfee and sugar exchange has been
requested by Herbert C. Hoover. the
food administrator to cease trading in
sugar futures. it was announced at
the exchange today
IN response the exchange announced to-
Gay 1t has suspended all trading in sugar
futures until further notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
ARMOUR JEWELS RETURNED
THRU HONESTY OF PORTER

Chicago, Aug IA casket of
jewels, said to be worth $4,000,
was left in a parlor car on a Chi
cago & Northwestern train by Mr..
Philip d. Armour. Ill 1t was
later found by Peter French, car
porter. who is today considerably
richer. French refused to tell the
amount of the reward he received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Raise Chicago MIX Price.

Chicago. Aug. 16.-Milk at twelve
and a half cents is the prospect in
Chicago this winter. Members of the
Illinois Milk Producers association
and farmers will demand approM-
mately one-third more from milk
dealers. The selling price now Is 5
cents. The price to the consumer is
10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Move Barracks From Saloons

Waco. Tex. Aug 16.-Barracks of
all national guard companies at Waco
are to be moved outside the half mile
limit because of the federal restriction
on saloons, it was announced here to-
day Michigan and Wisconsin guards
are to be quartered at Waco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
SUNSHINE BACK AGAIN
Fair Weather Is Predicted for Kansas
Tonight and Friday.

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, 1917-08-16
Three Corps in Army.
The Kansas Divisions.

In the new national army Kansas
will be included with Missouri and
Colorado in the Eightyzninth division
In the national guatd Kansas and
Missouri troops will form the Thirty
fifth division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
HIT EXCURSION TRAIN

CONTINUED on Page Two.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Fri
day. Not much change in fempera-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16

THE British may push and the
French drive" but the Canadians
pound
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
TEXAN not HELD
. 1P IN BIGDITCH

Saturday morning about 8 or
O'Clock the American-Haw steam
er Minnesotan, Capt. J. B. Hall. Is ex-
pected to arrive off port, the first
freighter OF this line to arrive this
year to carry island sugar to San
Francisco for transshipment to east
ern refineries by rail.
After entering at the custom house
here and filing the necessary entrance
papers the Minnesotan will leave at
once for Pearl Harbor to discharge
the 90CO tons Of navy coal she has in
her holds for the naval station coaiing
plant. She brings it from Pearl Har-
Dor.
Cable adyices reaching the local
American-Havaiian office say that the
Texan left Balboa for Honolulu at
s.: 10 Sunday morning, January IA.
This Is taken by General Agent c. P.
Morse to mean that the big 12,000-ton
freighter was not held up in the canal
at all.
The canal authorities have been
widening the channel through Culebra
cut and other dangerous stretches for
a year or more so that any slides
which might occur would not block all
of IT, Had the Texan been held up
any she could not have left last Sun
day.
She left Norfolk only January 5
and could hardly have reached Colon
before Saturday. She is believed here
to have been able to pass around the
latest slide, which occurred January
10, a week ago today.
General Agent Morse thinks the
Minnesotan will be ready to load her
first sugar cargo Of this season about
January 90 After taking on sugar
waiting here she will proceed to Port
Allen, Kahnlui end Hilo, loading at
each port. Her schedule calls for her
to leave Hilo about February with
$500 tons Of the new crop OF raw
sugar.
The Texan will load at the same
ports and carry 1900 tons or more
to the coast. Having left Balboa Sun
day she should reach Honolulu about
January 81 from the canal direct.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
RUSH IS ON FOR
DELUXE SUITES

Dozens OF millionaires are trying to
come TO Honolulu this winter and the
de luxe suites on the next Matsonia,
due here January 30, are all taken.
Says the San Francisco Examiner Of
January 9:
'On the Mat3on flagship Matsonia.
leaving here on January "a, there are
plenty Of ordinary berths vacant. But
all the bedrooms with baths are en-
gagged. Now come a number Of veal
thy men with their families who are
anxious 20 go out on the Matsonia.
They have been met with the blank
statement that the rooms are engaged
and paid for. and they win have to
wait or take cheaper berths.
Coli D. G. Jackling is among the
go to Honolulu on the Matsonia. Yes
terday he sent his secretary to the
office Of the Matson Company to take
the names Of the reservoirs of the six
best suites. 1t is understood that he
Is willing to offer any one of these
$1,000 toNturn a suite over to him.
'All the ether lines carrying pas
sengers to Honolulu are swamped
will orders for the best cabins. The
Great Northern and the Oceanic liners
have all the passenger business they
can attend to.
Hotel Rumor UP Again
An unfortunate feature Of the sud-
den passenger congestion to Hawaii
is the lack OF hotel accommodations
in the islands. It is impossible at
this time to obtain hotel reservations
in Honolulu for the month of Febru-
airy. >.-'t
The enlargement of the Moana Ho-
tel IL not yet completed and that no
tel, with the smaller places along the
beach, and the Young Hotel and the
Pleasanton. are unable to take care
of the tourists who have written for
reservations.
This condition will probably have
a big effect on the tentative project
TO build large modern hotel at Wal.
kfki,. with the Matson company as a
principal shareholder" '.-5". -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
PASSENGERS EXPECTED

Per Matsoh steamer Manoa, due
Tuesday morning, January %, from
San Francisco: Mrs. Wood, P. b
Garyey, Mrs. CORTLAND Benedict, Ray
mer w. Tayes,s A. Y. Griffin, F.. p
Bowling, Miss Maru Robinson, F. B
Silverwood. L. O. Emmerich, Mrs. L
Harris, Mrs. Maftzgar, ]. Martin, H
d. Bowen, James w. Jump, Mrs. N
M. Richardson. w. 4. Read, Mrs Z
r. Morgan, Mrs. ii. " Moore, Miss
Lillian King, VIM. H. Zinsser, Miss
Margery Howard, Mrs. e. o. Howard
Mrs. A. w. Peet, Mrs. NJ. L. Wooley
Mrs. Jos. Huber, Philip w. Raber, DIR
E. d. Chapman. A. C. Banmgartner
B. W. Rafley, Mrs. NJ. Southland, Miss
Ida Hayes, John F. Hayes, Louis
Tiger, i'm. Daniels, Miss E. McMas
tiers, Geo. F. Dcbson. Miss Bertha
Ueberacker, Mrs. L. o. Emmerich,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Daniels, L. s. Maftzger
Patrick Martin, T. d. Law, Mrs. How
ard d. Bowen and child, Mrs. James
Jump, Mrs. w. E. Montgomery, Fran
els 3. Smith, Miss Emily F. Wells
Miss Minnie E. Chapman, Mrs. A. Pat
terson, Mrs. VIM. H. Zinseer, E. O
Howard, A. w. Peet, Miss Mildred
Peet, Jos. Huber, Geo. A. Robbins, A
Andrew, Mrs. e. ID. Chapman, Mrs
A. C. Baumgartner and son and Mrs
B. w. Railey. ii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
MORE ACTIVITY
seen IN MARKET

Sales OF more than 1000 listed
shares are shown by the local stock
sheets OF today. Between boards they
amounted 10 1855 shares and At the
session 4S0 Generally the market
showed strength. though there we're
two or three fractional reactions. Olaa
declined to 1915 from 1914 and Nc
Bryde from 12A 10 Il. Other sales
and prices were Eva 1914. Waialua
81. Oahu Railway l621s. Hawaii Rail-
way 4. 3, Pioneer II, Hawaiian Sugar
40, Brewery 1874 and Haiku Fruit
1915.
Announcement was made that Ha-
vaiian Agricultural Company viii pay
2 per cent monthly until further no
tice.
Among unlisted shares the market
was kept fairly boiling by Engels Cop
per and Honolulu Oh. OF the former
sales were 14.153 shares and OF the
latter $50. Engels continued its ad-
vance. going from ~ to ga and at
the last reacting an eishth to So.
Oil rose to $4.45 and $3.50 from $40
Mineral Products. Montana Bing-
ham and MADEIRA were all little low
er. al. SI02tk, IS cents and SO cents
respectively.
The reports explaining the report
ed reasons for the rise in Engels cop
per are given on another page Of this
issue.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
SPECIAL VOYAGE
FOR BOX SHOCKS

Announcement that either the Mat.
son freighter Hflonian or the Hyades
will make q special trip from San
Francisco to Seattle the latter part of
March 10 load Q fnll cargo OF pineap-
pie box shocks there for island can.
neries was made today by Manager
John Fl. Drew of the shipping depart
ment Of Castle & Cooke, the local
Matson agency. = *
This viii eRableA the pineapple peo-
pie TO begin the 1917 canning season
next spring with sufficient supply
of box shocks on hand. Manager
Drew said that so far as he has been
advised to date this is the only re-
sumption of the Puget Sound-Hawaii
service contemplated at present.
There were ruinors last fall that
the Hyades and Hflonian would be
put hack on the Seattle run January
i. but the month is now more than
half gone and they are still carrying
full cargoes from San Francisco to
this and other island ports. The Hya.
des arrived today. ss-.,..r
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
SHIPPING 6NATERfRONT NfNy'
Autos On Mlnoa
Set New Record

They must be stacking automobiles
in the social hall, 90 the boat deck
and In the captains cabin Of the Mat
son liner Manoa, II the. freight re-
port received by wireless today from
the San Francisco offices OF the Mat
son Navigation Company is correct
The radio says there are 1875 auto.
mobiles on the Manoa, which simply
Imashe3 all existing records to splin-
tiers by half a hundred or more. The
makes OF the cars are not mentioned.
nor the consignees. They will be
given in a wireless from the steamer
day after tomorrow or Saturday. The
Hyades brought 40 autos today and
the Wilhelmina 20 Tuesday.
The Manoa left San Francisco
Tuesday on time. Her Honolulu cargo
Is large, S7C31 tons; including the mo
tor cars. Cargo for Kahuiui is 2l03
tons, making the total freight aboard
1924 tons, which Is considerable cargo,
TO say the least.
Among the passengers who were
booked last week to leave on the Ma
noa were r. B. l"Daddy") Sherwood,
the man who wrote II Love You, Cali
fornia:" James w. Jump, the angler.
who has done more to boost Hawaii
as game fisherman's paradise than
almost any other mainland sports
man, and Francis B c'Drydock"D
Smith. The steamer is due Tuesday
morning. ....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
n. I. Freight IS
COMING QUICKLY

Freight is now Gaming to Honolulu
from New York and other eastern
paints III practically a me..th Ac.
cordies 10 General Agent H. j.. Yer.
non OF the Santa Re today shipments
which left New York as late as De.
.cember IA arrived here on the Wilhel.
nina yesterday, January 16. IT.
The delay is now between eastern
terminals and Chicago the Santa FEES
way bills show. Consignments take
nearly twice the time to travel from
New York to Chicago that they do
when the Santa Fe gets them in Che
Windy City and shoots them over tn
San Francisco. Our schedule time
for freight from Chicago to San Fran.
cisco is , days, 8 hours and 40 min
utes." said Vernon today. and we are
practically making schedule on ege;y.
thing now"
The local agents advices show that
on January 10, the day the Wilhel-
nina left San Francisco. there were
so cars or Santa Fe freight on hand
awaiting shipment to the islands on
the Manoa and succeeding vessels
These are all straight carloads. Less
than carload lots are also moving nor.
mally again, Vernon says. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
III. ACCIDENT
HEARING TODAY

An investigation OF the accident on
board the Inter.lsland steamer Wal
leie recently. when . Hawaiian sailor
fell from the mast to the deck, Is be-
ing held today by q. s. Inspectors or
Hulls and Boilers Joseph j Meany
and Thomas J.. Heeney.
The inquiry began at 1880 this
mofnink II the office of the local In
spectors. Young Hotel building. Capt.
Harris, First Mate Berry and the
steamers boatswain are testifying.
Inspector Meany announced today
that the officers Of the interIsland
ste,mer Kaulani have been exon
Grated from responsibility for the re-
cent accident IN which a japanese
named Murimoto was drowned when
an unexpected wave capsiged work
boat Of the steamer The hearing into
this accident was held last week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
PEARL HARB0R RADIO TO
BE READY ABOUT APRIL ]

Word from Pearl Harbor today
states that the radio station there viii
be in working order by the first OF
April in spite of delay which has been
in the shipment of mate
rial. It was originally intended to
have the equipment all installed by
January I. ...
II Is probable that the testing will
be done by local men, at least no
word of any mainland board to hold
the inspection has been received here
When completed the station here will
be one Of the largest and most power
full in the world.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
SPEEDY TRIP IS
MADE BY HYADES

With her genial skipper, Capt. VII
liam NJ Rind. On the bridge as usual
the Matscn freighter Hysdes made
fast at Pier 20 about 7:45 this morn
ing and began discharging full car.
20 for Honolulu including everything
from pianos to fertilizer and automo-
biles. 't+- -
Captain Rind, who will be given
command OF the Lurline when the
general promotion Of Matson captains
enstes On completion Of the Maui, re-
ported fine voyage. His steaming
time was > days and II hours, bet.
ter than the average, which Is gener.
aIiv 81 days. F. :
Cargo for Honolulu was 2s25 tons
and consisted OF about every kind Of
merchandise imaginable. Cargo for
Port Allen 1s 500 tons and for Kahu-
1ui, 81 tons The steamer expects to
leave Friday night for Port Allen and
from the Kauai port WIN steam to Ka-
hului. Maui. She win carry a capac-
ity return cargo Of sugar TO the coast.
Several New offIeers q
Robert Fox, formerly second off
eer. Is the Hyades' new first officer
this voyage, as Pete" Haarburg, the
former chief, q taking vacation on
The mainland. The new second off
Ger IS Alex Hndstrom formerly third,
End the new third Is A. Konfg, an old
Matson line employe, who has just
joined the vessel. w. n. Stevenson Is
on the job Just as much as ever In
the purser's office and e. w. Snyder
keeps the engines going smoothly as
chief engineer.
Explosive Gently Treated
Z. One OF the most tenderiy handled
items in today,s cargo was little
package of high explosive, contained
In two one-pif1t Jars, consigned to
Theo H. Davies a Company. Fox put
II gfngerly IN his travelling bag and
said he had kept It In a safe place the
whole trip. believe me. don't car.
~ that up the street 70 T. H. d. q,
he remarked @They can come ana
BET
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17

! On the Tenyo Maru due February
i from San Francisco will arrive the
first tours party OF the American Ex-
press Company's new service extern
sion. While in Honolulu the party
will be shown the sights of Oahu by
the Hawaii Tours Company. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17

Between Boards: Sales: Is, 5, 800,
200 Olaa, 1850; 100 McBryde, l2.25;.
Is, so, so, 10, As, Waialua, 81; $50
Haw Sugar Co., 40; 10 o. R. & L. Co,
1890: 35, IT'S, 100 Haw. Con. Ry. "A"
8: % Eva, SO; 100 Pioneer, Al.
Session Sales: Is, Is Haw. Sugar,
40: McBryde, IL; 100, IS, 10 Olaa,
16.37k; II. B. & NJ, 1850; 100, rs
Haiku Fruit Pfd., 1850; 40, 70 Olaa,
1926: s OIaa, 16.121s; SO Eva, 1925.
NOTE.
The quotation of Jan. Is should
have been 5.33 instead of 5.39. Sugar.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The directors of Hawaiian Agricul-
tural Co. have announced a monthly
dividend Of per cent until further
action.
Latest sugar quotation: So deg.
test, SGT cents, or $to5.4o per ton.