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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
Germany Prefers Austria and
L. S. Maintain Relations.
Surprised at Americas Sever
ing With Germany.

london, Feb 14-The following
semi official statement from Vienna
regarding the relations of Austria
Hungary and the United States APP
peared in the General AnZeiger of
Dusseldorf:
Negotiations have been taking
place between Count Czernin, Austro-
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs,
and Frederick c. Penfield (the Ameri-
can ambassador at Vienna), since the
rupture of relations between the Uni
ted States and Germany, on the ques-
ton of the future relations between
the United States and Austria Hun
gary, in view of the fact that Austria
Hungary associated herself with Ger
many's declaration of Intensified sub
marine warfare.
ION the American side a desire has
been shown to avoid a rupture with
Austria Hungary because Washington
shrinks from severing all relations
with the central powers. Berlin, too,
would prefer that this last bridge was
left unbroken.
THE opinion prevails in Vienna and
Berlin that the decision to embark
upon an intensified submarine war
fare did not constitute an action that
should have forced the United States
to such policy as has been chosen
by Washington towards Germany. The
central powers have no intention of
cancelling the new submarine war;
fare, especially IN view OF the lInpTOD-
ability of establishing under present
ability of establishing under present
er there are any Americans on board
torpedoed vessels.
Won't Relax U-BOat Policy.
mo concessions should be made to
the United States that would render
negative the nature of the new sub
marine warfare, not even for the sake
CT highly valued friendship of the
United States.
Therefore it remains with Amer
lea to find means that will permit the
maintenance of normal relations, 3c-
cording to the American conception,
between America ana the dual mon
archy, even with the continuance of
intensified submarine warfare.
THE negotiations between the Auss
tro-Hungarian foreign office and the
American ambassador have up to now
led to no result but a negative or posi-
tive settlement may be reached in a
few days Count Tarnowski (Austro-
Hungarian ambassador to the United
States, has not yet presented his Gre
.dentials, but has already had a con-
versation with Secretary of State
Lansing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
TIEUP COMPLETE.
Acres of Idle Cars in Eastern
Railroad Yards.
Variety of Supplies Piled High
on n. W Piers.

New York, Feb. 14.-One of the
most serious freight tie ups in the
history of the country prevailed to-
day on all railroads normally carry
ing foodstuffs and other commodities
between the east and west.
Railroad men characterized the sit
uation as extremely critical. Thou
sands of freight cars are held on sid
ings, some of them loaded, but their
movement is practically impossible
owing to the congestion on the Allan
tic seaboard brought about by the
German submarine order.
With the number of ships leaving
New York for Europe reduced, fol-
lowing announcement of the subma-
rine blockade, freight has kept piling
in from the west during the past
week.
Munitions, automobiles, foodstuffs,
supplies of every kind are piled high
on New York docks. Acres of freight
cars stand in yards waiting to be un-
loaded, but with slight chance of their
contents being removed because of
lack of bottoms in which to ship the
goods across the Atlantic.
Embargoes on Shipping.
The Delaware & Lackawanna rail
road today announced an embargo on
all freight west of Buffalo. This clos
ed the last road open to that section.
The Pennsylvania and New York Cen
tral nave had mbargoeS on business
west of Buffalo and Pittsburg for sew
eral weeks At the offices of both
lines, it, was said there was no indi-
cation of the ban geing lifted.
Railroads west of Pittsburg and
Buffalo, unable to get shipments east
owing to lack of cars, have put a ban
upon accepting westbound goods. This
has in turn tied up eastern lines, with
the result that shipping is all but par
alyzed.
1t was estimated today that there
is more than a million tons of steel
pied on various piers about New
YORK harbor awaiting export. In the
meantime steel mills are constantly
pouring out more of the product or
dered by the allies. but with slight
chance of it being moved. Unless more
SHIPS brave the submarine blockade
ana the congestion hetre is relieved
serious industrial consequences are
possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
ORDER ALL HOME.
$4,000 Guards on Border to Fol-
low $4,000 Now on Way.
Texas State Troops Will Con-
tinue to Do Patrol Duty.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb 14.-An orr
der construed to mean that all of the
national guardsmen now on the Texas
border, except those in the Texas or
CARNATIONS, will be withdrawn within
a short while, has been issued by
Major General Frederick Funston
The order directs that "officers not
for public property and
enlisted men on leave or furlough viii
be ordered to report to their home
department commanders for muster
out"
1t is not expected this wholesale
withdrawal will start until troops now
en- route home, or already ordered
home, shall have reached their home
stations, which will be about February
20.
The Texas troops will be retained
in border patrol duty. In addition to
the $4,000 men now under orders to
return home, there are about $4,000
guardsmen on the Mexican border
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
PROTEST TO GERMANY
Scandinavian Nations Make Second
COMPLAINT to U-Boat Decree.

Copenhagen, Feb. 14-The Danish,
Norwegian and Swedish governments
have forwarded the central powers
identic notes protesting against the
barrage of certain sea zones" accord
ing to official information today.
The note recalls on psevious occa-
sions there have been formal com
plants by the signatory governments
stating serious injury to the rights of
neutrals.
The Scandinavian note, in conclu-
SION declares the central powers
measures "all the more contrary 70
international law. if. as indicated, they
are to be applied indiscriminately
even against ships voyaging between
neutral ports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
SNOW HERE TONIGHT
Weather Man Predicts End of Long
Dry Spell Within "a Hours

Temperatures today averaged nor
NAL. The wind is blowing al the rate
Of seven miles an hour from the north
east.
This winter has been the driest on
record here SO far but tonight is ex-
pected to see the end of the long arid
spell Snow or rain is scheduled for
Kansas, but the storm will be accom-
panied by no severe weather Rain
and snow was general Tuesday night
in the southwest and it will reach
Kansas tonight according to the fore
cast which calls for snow rain to-
night; Thursday unsettled with no
important change in temperature.
Temperatures were moderate Tues
day night in practically all of the
United States and no zero weather was
reported anywhere west of the Missis-
sippi river The normals are rising
and the time of severe weather is al
most past. The low record for this
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
A $4,000 PRIZE
FOR CREW THAT
SINKS A U-BOAT

Paris, Feb. IA prize of 100000
francs for the crew of any French. al
lied or neutral vessel which succeeds
in destroying an attacking submarine
is provided for in a resolution intro
duced in the chamber of deputies to-
day by Andre lie Feure.
The resolution says that the Ger
mans are attacking without distinc-
ton ships of all nationalities. armed
CT unarmed. and that this creates =
lew situation which must by no means
be neglected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
CODY'S SHOW LIVES ON
Buffalo Bilrs Exposition Is Incorpor-
ated by Scouts Widow.

Denver, Feb. 14.-Altho the dashing
figure of Buffalo Bill never again will
dash into the ring, Buffalo Bits Wild
West Show will live Incorporation
papers of the company have been filed
with the secretary of state of Wyom-
ing by Mrs. W. F. Cody, the coloneFs
widow, Mrs. Irma Carlow and Johnny
Baker 1t was the last wish of the
colonel that the famous Buffalo Bill
Wild West show be kept alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
GUILTY OR INSANE
Judge Instructs for Murder or Men,
tally Unbalanced.

MaryvilIe, Mo, Feb. 14.-Argu-
ments in the trial of Mrs. Clemma
Gilmore, charged with the murder of
Mrs Ella Ships in a railway station
here August 16, last, proceeded to-
day.
The case is expected to be sub
mitted to the jury before might
Judge Dawson gave instructions for
first or second degree murder, or ac-
quittal on the ground of insa nifty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
DEMANDS LARGER FEE
Wisconsin Bill Would Levy ~ Per
Cent of Boxing Bout Receipts.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 14.-Increase of
Wisconsin's share of the gross receipts
at fights in this state from to Il
per cent is provided for in a bill in
troduced in the assembly today by
representative John Donnelly, Mil
waukee. The measure amends the
state boxing laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14
CONFIRM SEA BATTLE
Isut No Additional Details of Clash
Between Raiders and Cruisers.

Buenos Aires, Feb. 14.-Wireless
messages received here today from
Fernando de Noronha confirm reports
Of an engagement between a German
raider and British cruisers, but shed
TO light on the outcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14

THE legislature is now working
Eights-or rather, the legislature
is in session at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Snow or rain tonight: Thursday
unsettled. Not much change in tenn
peraturc.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
German Consul General at San
Francisco Guilty of Breach
of Neutrality.
THE CASE WILL Be APPEALED
Four Employees Also Found Guilty Of
Plotting to Blow Up American
Munitions Factories.

San Francisco, Jan. 11-Franz
Bopp, German consul general here,
and four of his attaches or employees.
were found guilty tonight by jury in
the United States district court, of
having violated this country's neu-
trality.
All five defendants were accused of
having planned to blow up munition
plants in America and Canada, steam
ships carrying supplies to the Entente
Allies, railroad bridges and military
trains.
Two actions were consolidated in
the trial. The defendants were
charged with a violation of the act of
July 2, 1890, by conspiring TO restrain
interstate and foreign commerce, by
destroying factories, railroads and
steamships.
Plotted War Move in u S.
The other action was for alleged vio-
lation of Sections is and 81 of the
United States Commercial Code, in
conspiring to set on foot, and provide
and prepare means for a military en-
terprise to be carried on from within
the United States, against the terri
tory and dominion of the Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland.
Besides Bopp, the defendants are E.
NJ. Won Setback, vice-consul; Wilhelm
Won Brincken, ]. F. Van Koolbergen,
Margaret E. Cornell, Charles C.. Crow
ley and Louis J. Smith. Van Kool-
bergen was out of the country and
could not be brought here to stand
trial as his alleged offense was nom
extraditable. Smith was the prosecu-
TONS star witness.
Smith Gives immunity
The grand jury investigated the al
leged conspiracy the latter part of 1915
and the indictments were filed Febru-
airy IA, 1916, and March 4, 1916.
The cases went to the jury at p. m.
The verdict was reached at $50.
Smith, technically a defendant, was
given immunity for testifying for the
government.
Bopp and Won Setback were released
IN their own recognizance. Mrs. Cor
1ell, Crowley and Won Brincken, who
we're required to give $4,000 bonds at
he time of their Indictment, were
given their liberty on these bonds.
The court set Friday at 10 a. m. to
near motions and fix new bonds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
COL. CODY DEAD IN DENVER
famous PIainsman Succun1bs After
Long Fight With Grim Reaper
Was Seventy Years Old.

Denver, Jan. 11-Col. William Fred
erick Cody buffalo Bid, soldier, hun
:er and scout, died at 1905 o'clock
his afternoon at the home of his
sister,
With Colonel Cody when he died
we're his wife, daughter (who had hur-
led down from Cody, Wyo., the fam
ly home, last week to be at his bed
side) and his sister, Mrs. L. E. Decker
Of Denver.
Col. William F. Cody ('Buffa1o
Bill''), hunter, scout. soldier and show
man, was for many years known to
nearly every man, woman, boy and
girl in America through his Wild West
show, with which he toured the United
States and Europe. He was a pic
turesque type of the pioneer frontiers
man and lived to see large cities built
where once he hunted the buffalo and
fought Indians.
Although Cody was born in Scott
County, Iowa, February 26, 1916, he is
really a Kansas product, having gone
West when he was 5 years old, at
which time his parents took up a
claim in Salt Creek Valley, near Fort
Leavenworth, Kas., then a frontier In
dian post Isaac Cody, the father, was
killed there, the first man to die on
Kansas soil in a dispute over the ne
gro slave question. The father and
mother are buried on the summit of
Pilot Knob, high mount that over
looks the city of Leavenworth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
HoLDuP IN 0LAIHE DEPOT
Four Masked Bandits Rob Six Men
Of Their vaIuabies and Es-
capped With the Loot

Four masked bandits, armed with
revolvers, entered the Frisco depot at
Olathe shortly after midnight the
other morning, held UP six men and
escaped with more than 800 in cash
and several watches and other valu-
ables. One of the victims, who was
slow to comply with the robbers de-
mands to shell out" was struck on
the side of the head with a revolver
and knocked unconscious He is not
believed to be seriously injured, how
ever.
AS soon as the robbery became
known, authorities awakened a score
OF more of citizens and a posse was
hurriedly organized to search for the
robbers. When the report of the hold
up spread further, many more men
volunteered their services and a Sec
ond body of men left in automobiles
to join in the search All members of
the posse were armed and ready for a
fight if they should overtake the rob-
bers- However, up to a late hour they
had found no trace of them.
The Frisco depot is about a mile
from Olathe. Four men were sitting
in the waiting room and G. w. Sap
pington, telegraph operator, was in
his office when the quartette of
masked men entered suddenly, "cov-
cred" the party with revolvers and
commanded them to hold up their
hands. While two of them held re-
volvers, two others began searching
the victims.
After completing their search here,
one of the intruders turned his atten-
ton to the depot's cash drawer, from
which he took $2194. At this point,
Edgar West, telegraph operator, who
relieves Sappington at about midnight,
entered the door and was invited to
join the other victims. The robbers
took watch and some cash from him
and then departed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
AGreaf Discovery
(BY J, n WATSON, N. NJ

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
a dropsical condition. often caused by
disordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood is filed
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties In the feet, ankles and wrists; or
under the eyes in bag-like formations.
As remedy for those easily recog-
nized symptoms OF inflammation caused
by uric acid-as scalding urine, back
ache and frequent urination, as well as
sediment In the urine, or If uric acid In
the blood has caused rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, govt, it is simply wonder
full how quickly Anuric acts the pains
and stiffness rapidly disappear.
Take glass of hot water before meals
and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
Step into any drug store and ask for
Anuric, many times more potent than
ithia and eliminates uric acid Is hot
water melts sugar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
CROUCH or RATS"BRa Esss 'l 1gs sa sss
A wOMAN,S BURDENS

are lightened when she turns to the right
medicine. If her existence is made
gloomy by the chronic, weaknesses, deli
Cate derangements, and painful disorders
that affiict her sex, she will find relief and
emancipation from her troubles in DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription If she's
finds new life and strength. It's power
full. inyigorating tonic and nervine which
was discovered and used by an eminent
physician for many years, In all cases Of
Young girls Just entering womanhood .
for women at the critical rchange of life;A
IN bearing-down sensations, periodical
palms. liberation, Inflammation and every
kindred ailment, the UFavorite Pres :rip-
ton is guaranteed to benefit or cure.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousnesa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
END STOMACH TROUBLE.
GASES OR DYSPEPSIA
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes Sick, Sour,
Classy Stomachs surely feel fine
in five minutes.

If what you just ate is souring on
your stomach or lies like a lump of
lead, refusing to digest, or you belch
gas and eructate sour, undigested
food, or have a feeling of dizziness,
heartburn, fullness, nausea, bad taste
in mouth and stomach-headache, you
can get blessed relief in five minutes.
Put an end to stomach trouble forever
by getting a large ffty-cent case of
Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store.
You realize in five minutes how need
less it is to suffer from indigestion,
dyspepsia or any stomach disorder.
It's the quickest, surest stomach doc
tor in the world. It's wonderful.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

As an italian Investigator has given
considerable time to the Investigation
Of the reason for the failure of olive
trees in the presence of oaks, and he
has concluded that it is due to the inn
poverishment of the soil by the oak
rather than by transmission of any spe-
cieS of infection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS
Battle With cutieura Soap and Apply
the Ointment-Trial Free.

For eczemas, rashes, ftchings, irrita-
tons, pimples. dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are Supremacy effective. Be
sides they tend to prevent these dis
tressing conditions, if used for every
day toilet and nursery preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cut:cura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Like the Dodo.

According to the last census the tur-
key population of the country has
fallen off greatly in recent years. One
statistician records the sad prediction
that the popular bird will before many
years be ''as scarce as the dodO."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
FIND KANSAS WOMAN SLAIN
Daughter, Seriously Wounded, Lay by
Dead Mothers Side in Aban-
doned Barn Near PaoIa.

II. L.
Speelman, a farmer, called for her
daughter, Hazel, IA years old, at the
little school house northwest of Hen
son, five miles southwest of Paola,
at 1870 o'clock the other afternoon
and drove away with her toward
Pendleton, the nearest station of the
Frisco railway. The next morning
the horse she had driven found its
way to the Speelman home, but the
woman and the girl were missing.
About 4:3O o'clock the next after
noon, after an all-day search by neigh
bors, the woman was found dead and
the girl wounded in an old barn a
mile west of Henson, on the road be-
tween the school and the Speelman
home.
The girl had been shot twice, once
through the head and once through
the neck, but she probably is not
wounded fatally. One bullet had
pierced the mothers brain. Her face
and her right hand were powder
burned. The revolver, with four car
tridges exploded, was found near by.
Mort Stevenson, sheriff of Miami
county, gave it as his. opinion that the
mother, who was SO years old, had
suicide. Other county officials re-
fused to confirm a report circulated
in the Speelman neighborhood that
the mother was Infatuated over
clandestine love affair of her daugn-
ter.
Hazel Speelman was placed in Van
Pelt hospital at Paola and later she
regained consciousness. She refused
NV of
seeking a motive for the crime and,
pending an inquest investigators de-
c1ined to discuss the case. A note in
the mothers spectacle case said:
Wen have to catch him before he
gets to endleton-hurry-"
X x
u. p. to Make Improvements
nouncement is made by the Union Pa
cific that $4,000 will be spent at juno
ton City the current year in cor
structing five new sidings and length
ening five others in the local yards.
Burns Fatal to Woman.-When Mrs.
Mary Murray, So years old, of Pitts
burg, tainted at her home, she fell on
a hot stove and her clothing caught
fire She died five hours later.
Judge Cyrus S. Bowman Dead
Judge Cyrus 8. Bowman, lawyer
and pioneer, died at his home in New
ton recently at the age of n. He was
the father of Harry c. Bowman, mem
Der of the Kansas board of control.
Baby Smothered in Bed.-The g.
month-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Stant
Bressler of near Sterling was smoth-
cred to death while sleeping with the
parents the other night
Atchison Veteran Dead.-Jonathan
Emaliser, a Civil War veteran, who
| fought in fifty battles, died at his
| home in Atchison the other night. He
was rs years old
Gas Struck Near Baidwin.-A gas
well of soc, OO0-foot capacity has been
struck six miles due east of Baldwin
on the farm of c. E. Hansen So far
no attempt has been made to do any
thing about the development or con
| troll of the we'll
Mill Hand kiiied.-Harry DObbs, an
/ employee of the Manhattan Milling
! Company, was. found dead the other
night at the plant His left arm was
| torn off and the left side Of his body
/ badly mangled- 1t is believed he be
came entangled in an elevator shaft !
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint OF
water add o. Bay Rum, a small box of
Barbo Compound, and u of glycerine.
Any druggist put this up you can
mix it at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy. It Will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

What is said to be the largest wind
mill In the world, a steel one so feet
in diameter, has been erected in Hols
land for draining tract of land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
Latest improvements.

LATEST improvements.
I'll bet you do some cranky thing
to make your wife begin the Trades
you complain Of"
Nothing in the cranky way doing
She's a self-Starter."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

When couple Is matched but not
mated it's a sort of friction match
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

Most men mistake a little applause
for an encore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

No man has any rights that his wife's
relatives are bound to respect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
SUFFS PICKET WHITE HOUSE

their fight for suffrage to the gates
Of the White House, twelve Congress
sionaI Union women pickets took their
positions at the east and west en-
frances to the mansion grounds at 10
o'clock
Immediately on arrival of the Isl
lent sentinels,'' attaches of the White
House went into conference to discuss
ways and means of dispensing the wo-
men, should the silent sentinel pro-
gram draw crowds about the gates
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

No woman with a new hat enjoys
riding in closed carriage.