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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
PEACE INTRIGUE

grip. They hold the chancellor has
fatty refuted the flood of limitations
from Ge-many's uganda depart
ment that Germany is ready to quit.
They hope Hollweg's unequivocal
stand for continuation of the war will
eradicate that element in America
which has counselled for passive par
ticipation in the war in the hope that
Germany is getting ready for COM
promise.
Well-informed officials here inter-
pref the almost universal approval of
Hollweg's speech, as voiced in German
newspapers, as an indication that the
chancellor has survived the political
crisis in his career. They are not by
any means sure there ever was a Sc
rious political crisis threatening Holl-
weg's head; that it may have been a
very clever German propaganda
move to spread authenticated reports
of internal dissensions. Unrest reports
from Germany might be counted on to
influence Russia as well as the United
States.
Russians Swallowed Bait.
Russian Socialists have already ap-
parently taken great stock in these
German rumors of public unrest and
have announced they are working
for peace thru revolution" in Ger
many.
Today 1t appeared that Hollweg was
as strong as ever if not stronger, and
that he would retain his strength I'M
less Germany's U-boat campaign fails
or there is some other stroke against
the central powers.
Popular optimism for victory in
Germany has overwhelmed the radi-
Gals and their dissatisfaction over fail
ure of the government Immediately
to institute reforms.
Chancellor's Boldest Speech.
Berlin, May 17.-Press comment to-
unanimously underscores the refer
ence to Russia as the significantly out
standing feature of the premier's ut
terance. The speech is generally COM
mended as one of the boldests and best
that Won Bethmann Hollweg yet has
made in parliament and personal criti-
cism of him is absent.
The editorial discussion emphasizes
the widely divergent views entertained
on all sides. In many quarters the
speech has had a pronounced con-
ciliatory effect and is interpreted as
pointing the way to a common meet
ing ground. The impression prevails
that the conservatives came out of
the fray badly battered. altho the
chancellor was equally emphatic in
disowning any prediction for the So
cial Democrat program of territorial
and indemnity remuneration. Stand
ing guard between these two mill
stones, the block of the middle par
ties helped the chancellor TO carry
the day.
Was His Red Letter Day.
| 1.-The chancellor has won adherents, >
says the Vossische Zeitung.
| The Rundschau asserts that the
chancellor has not had a day equal to
yesterday since August 4, 1914. The
Vorwaerts does not believe Russia will
respond to the chancellor and the
Tageblatt expects no change in the
situation as a result of the speech. The
| Lokal Anzeiger takes up the cudgel
against the chancellor, saying:
There is bitter disappointment
lthruout the land"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
FREE GARDEN PLANTS
Many Take Advantage of the City's
Liberality Today

: Nearly 5000 tomato and cabbage
plants, grown by the city in the Gage
green house, were given away today in
an effort to encourage gardening to
increase the food supply. By o'clock
a crowd of negro women, negro chill
dren and white children were waiting
at the city hall for the plants to arrive.
By 10 O'Clock the plants had been
placed in front of the building and
EOS punches of tomato plants, with a
dozen plants in each bunch, had been
given away. besides 125 punches of
cabbage plants of the same size.
Notice that the plants would be dis
tributed was given by the city few
days ago thru the newspapers. Appli-
cants requested the plants thru the
Provident association which issued
blanks to be presented this morning.
Seventy-five per cent of those APP
pearing for the plants were negroes,
mostly women, who have small truck
gardens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
new REPUBLIC OF RUSSIA
WITHOUT FLAG OR SYMBOL

Petrograd, May 17.-Russia
hasn't any symbol of her new es-
tate. She hasn't any flag; there is
no national anthem. The present
national inertia may be due to this
very lack of some national symbol
Every American knows the
American eagle stands for some
thing. that the Star Spangled Ban
ner means q very definite thing.
But in Russia the eagles of au-
tocracy have been barred as SYM
boil. The Russian flag has been
discarded. The red flag replaced it.
The red flag was a distinct symbol
the mark of revolution. 1t ac-
conplished its purpose. Now the
revolution is over and the flag has
lost its meaning.
Peace really seems to be the ma.
ton symbol-pot revolution. The
new symbol of peace" is to be
found in the question which is on
the lips of the entire proIetariat-
What are we fighting for?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
IRISH REJECT IT ASK HIGHER RANK
Druggists Petition That Army
Chemists Be Commissioned.
Kansas Convention Winds Up
It's Business Today.

A resolution urging congress to pass
the bill introduced to give chemists
and pharmacists in the army the same
recognition as physicians and sur
geons, by making them commissioned
officers, was adopted today in the
closing session here of the Kansas
State Druggists convention. The reso-
luton will be sent to each Kansas
member in the house and senate. I'm
der the present army policy the chem
lists and pharmacists can only obtain 4
maximum rank of first sergeant i'm
mediately after enllsting.
Next Meeting Place.
Following adoption of the resolution
the druggists took under consideration
the next meeting place for the con
Vention. Leavenworth and Kansas
City were the two strong candidates
for the honor.
Kansas City was selected for the
convention proper. Claims of Leaven-
worth were so strong, however, that
the druggists voted to spend one night
CT the meeting in Leavenworth. They
will make the trip by interurban. The
Kansas City convention will be held in
May.
Just before final adjournment today
the drug men adopted a resolution
rendering Topeka, the Chamber of
Commerce and the newspapers a vote
of thanks for the part they took in the
convention.
Big Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
Patriotism was the keynote at the
big banquet rendered the visiting
druggists a the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday evening". American flags
We're distributed and those present at
the banquet found paper caps of red,
white and blue placed at their plates.
All wore the hats and joined in the pa
triotic songs. W. ]. Brennaun, chair
man of the auxiliary committee, was
in charge of the banquet. He intro
duced Ed Arnold, of Topeka, as toast
master of the evening. Arnold, in
turn, introduced DR.. John Emmerson
| Roberts of Kansas City, as the prin
cipal speaker of the evening. Doctor
| Roberts IS founder of the Church OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
LOOK FOR DIPHTHERlA
City Physician Examines Pupils in
Room at Clay School.

Drastic steps TO check an apparent
diphtheria epidemic in a room at Clay
school were taken today by DR.. H. L.
Clark, city health director. Four
cases have been reported from the
room in the last five weeks.
Wednesday afternoon Doctor Clark,
accompanied by a nurse from the
Public Health Nursing association,
went to the school and examined each
of the twenty-four pupils in the room.
He examined the salivary glands of
each child and obtained a sample of
the secretion. Miss Annette Nicoll,
city bacteriologist, is today making
analyses of the secretions in an effort
to locate the carrier for the cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
ARD TO STAND?
He May Testify in His Own De-
Tense Late Today.
State Rests Case in Big lola
Murder Trial.

lola, Kan, May 1.-THE state con-
tinued today presentation of its case
against Roy Ard, charged with the
murder of his wife. Mrs. Viola Ard,
by recalling Sheriff E. J. Dunfee for
further questioning concerning Ard S
actions following the killing. He was
asked why the accused man had not
investigated the shooting.
Ard was too excited and frighten-
ed, the sheriff replied.
Did he say anything about want
ing to rush his wife home where she
could be examined or treated?" he
was asked.
He did not" was the answer
The state today also summoned N.
L. Ard, an uncle of the defendant
and asked him concerning the where =
abouts of Albert Ard, his son who now
is reported to be in an asylum, on the
night of the murder. Ard declared
the boy vas at home at that time.
State Rests Case.
The state completed it's case during
the morning session and adjournment
of court was taken until afternoon
when the defense opened its side of
the hearing. Indications were that
Ard might take the stand IN his own
behalf late today.
The states last witness was Frank
r. Forrest, who was county attorney
in 1914, when the murder was COM
mitted. He testified 10 a converse
ton between Ard and Sheriff Dunfee
in which Ard told of having purchas-
but which he gave away. A ball from
cartridge taken from Ards gun
fitted the bullet hole in Mrs. Ard s
coat he testified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
Settlement Submitted by Govt
Not Satisfactory to All.
But Nationalist Accept Offer to
Call Irish Convention.

London, May 17.-John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalist in the
house of commons, today rejected the
proposal OF Premier Lloyd George for
a settlement of the home rule ques-
ton but accepted the proposal for the
Immediate calling of a convention to
decide on a government for Ireland.
Mr.. Redmond in a letter to Pre-
mier Lloyd George, accepts on behalf
of the Irish party the proposal for
assembling a convention of Irishmen
of all parties for the purpose of pro
ducing a scheme of Irish self gov
eminent en- condition that the basis
on which the convention is to be call
ed is such as to ensure that it is fully
and fairly representative of Irishmen
of all creeds, interests and parties;
and secondly that the convention be
summoned without delay"
London, May 17.-Separate confer
ences of Irish Nationalists and Union
lists today discussed Premier Lloyd
Georges plan for settlement for the
Irish homo rule problem, with such a
diversity of views among members
on both sides that its acceptance was
uncertain
Freedman's journal as predicting re-
lection of the partition proposals by
the Nationalist. but urged that all
Irishmen give serious consideration
to the counter proposition advanced
by the government. This was for a
constitutional convention of Irishmen-
One Elan Excludes Obstetrics.
AS announced, Lloyd Georges plan
was first for immediate home rule
for Ireland, excluding the six counties
of north and east Ulster, but with a
council OF Ireland on which the u
Sterites ard other Irish sections were
to be equally represented Secondly,
I,A HI TO
BILE that G. convention of Irishmen OF
all factions be called to devise a set
tlement of the problem.
Lloyd George hopes to announce
some decision on Monday, after the
two Irish parties have reported their
views
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
Choice Lies Between Topeka
and Cape Girardeau-Biby.
National Treasurer Says Mis-
souri, Town Has Drawback.
IS NOT ON A TRUNK Line
Kansas Citian Says Opposing
Town Not a Resort.
Declares 1t Is Filled With Ma
Iaria; Land Is Bad.

Disadvantages of Cape Girardeau.
Mo, as a health resort, or the site of
a hospital and home for aged people.
were pointed out today by Carter
Wilder, former Topekan, and at pres
ent editor of the Trans Mississippi
Banker, published at Kansas City. Mr..
Wilder is q business visitor i'll Topeka
today and when he heard that Cape
Girardeau was being considered as .
site for the half million dollar HON =
and hospital of the Knights and La
dies of Security he threw up his hands
in horror.
Impossible" he said. THAT coun-
try is filled with malaria and then,
too. it is one of the hottest places on
the continent. Surely, for the none
tary consideration which Cape Girar-
deau has rendered the lodge, its
mem bers will never consent to locat-
ing a hospital and home for aged
members in that section of the coun-
try. l know that section from A to
u and can vouch that it is not a suit
able place to put old people and peo-
pie seeking health"
Mr.. Wilder then told the history
of the country which was visited by
an earthquake about twenty-five years
ago when all the land settled about
twenty feet. That caused the rivers
to flow over the land. he declared, and
made the country valueleSS.
Then some spectators went down
there, purchased the land at a low
price and diked it," said Mr., Wilder.
Those bitches are still running vine
like thru the country"
NIissourians Spending Money.
Cape Girardeau is certainly willing
to spend money to land the big home
and hospital First, the town offered
a. SOO-acre site of land free. Next. i
offered to build a boulevard from
Cape GirarGeau to the home and hos
pital. and next it offered to build a
$4,000 club house at Cape Girardeau
for the benefit of the patients and in
mates of the home while they were in
the city.
That didn't satisfy them and a dele
cation from the Missouri town visited
Topeka Wednesday, and presented a
still more tempting offer to the com
mission Of the knights and Ladies of
Security which has the power to select
the site for the home and hospital
The last offer IS one to build a $4,000
knights and Ladies of Security Home
at Cape Girardeau.
Between Two Cities.
NV. a. Biby, national treasurer and
member of the commission, refused
today to discuss the bad climatic con-
ditions alleged to exist at Cape ri
rardeau. He stated that all cities ex-
cepting Topeka and Cape Girardeau
had been eliminated from considera-
tion of the commission. Before a
choice is made the commission will
examine the five sites offered by d
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, headed by S. E Cobb, vice
president of the Bank of Topeka
There is one bad drawback to Cape
Girardeau, I'll admit" said Mr.. Billy
ut is way down in a corner and way
off from the big trunk lines"
The commission will visit the five
sites near Topeka some time next
week. Then a decision will be reach
ed. probably the last of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
BIG DOLLAR DAY
Topeka Merchants viii Offer
Many Bargains Tomorrow.
Railroads Expect to Bring Many
Shoppers to City.

Topeka Big Dollar Day tomorrow.
a With the sun shining today and
promises for a tomorrow equally as
bright, with a majority of house
wives thru with their spring house
cleaning and with the bargains of to-
morrow advertised thruouL Topeka 5
trade territory, all local merchants
are expecting a record day.
All railroads running into the city
have instructed their employees to
prepare for heavy run of local traf-
fic tomorrow. Topeka merchants be-
lieve that everyone will take advan-
tage of the bargains to be offered
from TopCka's counters tomorrow
Plans tor the Big Dollar day have
not been made hastily. Topeka mer-
chants have been making arrange
ments for the bargains for weeks.
Every effort has been made to give
the buyers tomorrow the best bar
gains they have been offered in MANY
months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17

Mrs. F. S. Vedder of st. John, was
elected vice president by reclamation,
as were Mrs. Homer Hoch of Marion,
as recording secretary, and Mrs. ]. E.
Raymond of Girard, as general secre-
tary. Mrs. G. w. West of Mcpherson,
was elected treasurer, and Mrs. Oar
lene Newly of Pittsburg, auditor.
A short session this afternoon pre-
coded a visit of the club women to
one of the steam shovel mines of the
district. Tonight resolution commit
tee will report and the new officers
will be presented and other business
attended to.
Call Her to CoIors.
Pittsburg, Kan, May 1.-THE
American woman has been called to
the colors, her enlistment for the
duration of the war, Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles of Los Angeles, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Womens clubs, told the Kansas fed
Grafton members at the state conven-
ton last night. AS a member of the
women's committee OF the National
Council of Defense, she outlined how
the nations woman power will be
marshaled and urged club leaders to
show their democracy by Sinking no
war time task
Addresses by Mrs. J. M. Miller, state
federation president, and the district
vice presidents voiced the Willingness
of Kansas club women to do their
tsbit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
IOD.NS ADJUSTMENTS

NOVELTY-Last week of vaude
vile; six big acts.
ORPHEUM-Mary Pickford in "A
Romance of the Redwood"
COZY-Elmo Lincoln and Carmel
Myers in Might and the Man"
IRIS-Pauline Frederick in sleep
ing Fires
NEW GEM-Anita Stewart in THE
Glory of Yolanda."
RYSTAI-Nea1 Hart in 'BiIl Bren-
mans Claim and a comedy,
What a Clue Will Do
BEST-Charlie Chaplin in THE
Bank"
For details, prices, etc. see adver-
tisement on page of the State
Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
FIRE THREATENS CITY
Business District of Oklahoma City
Mcnaced by 100000 Flames.

Oklahoma City, Okla. May IL
Fire. believed to be of incendiary ori-
gin. early this morning in the lahora-
tories of the Alexander Drug COM
pany. caused a loss estimated at $780,
600 and for time threatened destruc-
ton of the entire retail business dis
trict of the city.
A patroiman a few minutes before
the blaze was discovered attempted to
arrest a stranger. carrying a suit case.
IN the rear of the building. The man
escaped but dropped his suit case in
the chase. The authorities refuse to
tell the contents of the bag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
STAR FLYER is KILLED
Son of Prominent French Statesman
Killed Behind German Line.

Amsterdam. May 1.-THE Tele-
graaf quotes a statement printed in a
German newspaper that the famous
French airman, Capt. Rene Doumer
son of the former president of the
French chamber of deputies, who is
reported missing, was shot down be-
hind the German lines and killed.
Captain Doumer was credited in the
French war office report of March 10
with having brought down his sixth
enemy machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

EBERT KING. age TO- son of Dr. and
Mrs. George A. King, of Maple Hill, died
this morning at a local hosnital. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon at
80 from the Maple Hill church.
MARTHA A. REED, age IS. died this
Rorning at her residence, at 1714 Quincy
street Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17

This World and his description of its
aims and its achievements proved in
teresting.
Winners of prizes provided by the
travelling statesmen were announced.
George W. Stansfield won first prize
for the best decorated window and Ed
Arnold won second. The total regis
tration for the convention was 220
druggists, fifty-eight travelling sales
men and forty members of the WON
ems auxiliary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
MRS, CARNEY WINS
Topeka Woman Heads Kansas
Federation of Clubs.
She Defeated Wichita Candi-
date by Forty Votes.

Pittsburg. Kan. May 17.-Mrs. H.
o. Garvey of Topeka, was elected
president of the Kansas Federation of
Women's clhbs today She received
1855 votes to rs for Mrs. V. H. Branch
of Wichita, her only opponent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17
RElCHSTAG ADJOURNS
Two Factions of Socialists Vote
Against All War Budgets.

Amsterdam, May 1.-THE reichs-
tag has adjourned until July 5. The
Social Democratic deputies voted
against the military and other bud
gets, both factions of the PARTY unit
ing in their opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-17

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. S27.-
Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-02
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KAIsER,s .INvEsTMENTs.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The Hague-The official North German Gazette publishes an angry attack on neutral papers which, it says, have cir culated a story of the Kaiser's holding American shares. The paper says:
 'The notice now going the rounds oi neutral papers throws glaring light on the methods of enemy agents This story declares that the Kaiser and his brother Prince Henry, have invested considerable capital in American shares. Previously these agents declared the Kaiser hao property in England. and hence the wal against England was being conducted gently. The enemy propagates lies or big scale and little daily.'
 The true facts are that the story o1 the Kaiser's property in England was circulated in the Gerlaan press and ad. mitted at the time bJ the Won Tirpitz and Reventlow enthusiasts to explain why submarine warfare was delayed Similarly the American story, which. by the way dates from long before the war is being revived not by the allied agents but by Germans, to explain the supposed reluctance 6f the Kaiser to let matters come to climax with the United States It may be added that the Kaiser Is sup posed to own ranches and other prop ert~ ir thA middle west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-02

by the Kaiser as carrying a wooden thodical, well disciplined, courageous Germans will learn that the myth of their superiority has been the costliest fiction ever circulated by a government to stimulate popular belief in the possibility of conquest. From sections of America so remote from New York that the average German soldier never has heard of them, there will come swarm of gallant young men as will ing to fight and as resourceful as any fighters of history or fiction.
 Little space can be- given at present to reports concerning individuals, but they will not be lost to the rising generation or to future generations. There will result from the participa- tion of Americans in the war with Germany numerous and well authen- ticated stores of personal bravery and brilliancy which will illustrate the complete fallacy of the pessimistic view that modern conditions do not breed men who match the Trojans. and give the lie to the defamers of twentieth century American manhood who could not foresee before the war began as much martial spirit in the United States as there was in the thirteen colonies.