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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
'SPLIT THREE WAYS
German Empire Torn by Social
list Party DissensiOn.
Grave Discomfort SeethS in
Ranks of WOrkmen.

Copenhagen, April 2S.-The fran
tic appeals and threats of the
German leaders and press to avert
the menace of a general strike thru
out Germany, Indicate Germany fully
anticipated the renewed British pres
sure. All the far reaching power of
the German censorship is unable to
suppress the facts that the gravest
discomfort is seething in the ranks of
the German workers and that the
government is haunted by the fear
that May Day, the great international
Socialist holiday, may see an outbreak
that will shake the whole imperial
fabric.
That the general strike planned by
the Socialist radicals is not confined
to Germany but includes Austria Hun
gary as we'll is indicated by one of the
rare dispatches which have come thru
from Vienna. The Arbeiter Zeitung,
organ of the Austrian Socialists, &C
cepts it as granted that a strike will
occur thruout the dual monarchy on
May 1, and urges the workers to limit
the demonstration to that day and
return to work on May 2.
Empire in Three Factions.
The situation in Germany appears
to be that the empire is divided into
three great factions, with the feeling
among the three rapidly growing in
bitterness. First comes the old junker
class, which still talks of a victorious
war ending in annexation and indem-
mites and second is the Socialist ma
jority which is eXerting all its in
fluence to force the government into a
declaration that it desires neither the
money nor the land of Germanys
foes. The third party is headed by
the radical Socialists and includes an
unknown but apparently considerable
body of the workers-sick of the war,
disheartened by the diminishing food
rations and demanding that peace be
obtained at once whatever the cost.
The only point in common among
the three parties seems to be to make
Chancellor Won -Hollweg the
target of their shafts.
Turk Envoy Wants to Quit.
The Socialist majority appears to
have the inner track at present. An
incident of possible significance has
occurred in connection with the visit
of Talaat Bey the Turkish vizier, to
Berlin. After conferences with the
chancellor and Foreign Secretary Zim-
norman the Turkish premier is quoted
in a Berlin dispatch as saying that
Turkey was ready to make peace and
desired no anneXations. After days
of discencerting and dubious reports
from Russia, more reassuring infor-
nation has been received in regard to
conditions there. A general dissension
of generals on the fighting lines has
taken place but Minister of Justice
Kerensky declares now that the army
is in better shape than ever before and
resolute to continue the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
COAL PRICES GO UP
New Entry Into List of War Price
Commodities.

& Chicago. April 2S.-Prices of coal
are scheduled to advance materially
within a few weeks, according to Chi
cago coal dealers.
The scarcity of labor. increased
wages of the miners shortage and I'M
usual demand are all given as factors
that will place coal in the list of war
price commodities"
THE shortage OF coal is already be-
coming acure." Fred w. Upham,
president of the Consumers company,
said, and coupled with the demand
for export TO Italy and South Amer
lea. together with increased cost of
production, the operators face no
other alternative"
The federal government also has
become large purchaser Reserve
ships, being placed in commission and
the increased activities of the first
line vessels have made the demand
more than double what it formerly
was. operators declare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
REWARD AMERICANS
Five Ambulance Drivers Given Hero
Medals by France.

Paris April 28.-Five American
ambulance drivers today wore Frances
war cross for extraordinary bravery
under fire"
They were James Gillespie of New
York, Allen McLane of Garrison. Md.
Henry Houston of Philadelphia,
Groom Walkersof Chicago and Harry
w Craig of Cleveland.
The official citation in dispatches
declared this quintet stuck to their
tasks of carrying out wounded under a
continuous bombardment of German
guns. The ambulances operated by
Gillespie and McLane were both dam
aged by shells-but they and their col
leagues all succeeded in bringing in
their wounded. This was on March Is.
All five are members of Section II
of the American ambulance corps,
which left for the front late in Feb
ruarV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

Wall ST. New York, April 2S-STOCKS-
Stocks opened today at slight reeessions.
strengthened irregularly on spirited rise
in Utah copper, Atlantic Gulf and West
Indies and a few other issues of less prom
inenee but soon fell back concerted
professional selling. Declines from one
to four points, rails relatively losing more
ground than fndustrials. Motors and oil
also manifested heaviness with the general
run of steel stocks. United States Steel
fell over a point from its early high of
1.16ss. Utah forfeited the greater part of
its 25s point gain and Atlantic Gulf and
West Indies lost all its rise OF over two
points.
Dealings became stagnant on the decline.
the market closing with heavy tone.
Sales Appropriated 275.000 shares.
Bonds lower.
The week-en session opened with a sue
cession of minor changes on extremely i'm
tied offerings. First quotations were
mostly at lower levels, except metals and
shippings. particularly Utah copper and
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies. Mitchell
second preferred. Goodrich preferred and
Corn products common and preferred were
included among the few strong specialties.
these being counterbalanced by further
heaviness in general motors and Stude-
bakers. Central leather, Texas company,
Crucible steel and American smelling.
United States steel lost mere fraction
at the outset, but hardened Immediately.
A point rise in Illinois Central and
the loss of much by Lehigh Valley
were the sole features among the rails.
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RESCUE PARTIES
/ HOLD NO HOPE
( FOR 100 MINERS
Believe Fire Raging in Section
of Mine Cut OFF.
Four Crews of Expert Helmet
Men Now at Work.
ENTRANCE SCENE PATHETIC
Relatives Stand All Night in
SnOwstOrm Waiting in Vain.
Found Bodies, but Rescuers
Make Slow Progress.
Four Crews of Expert Helmet
Men Now at Work.
ENTRANCE SCENE PATHETIC
Found z Bodies, but ReScuerS
Make Slow Progress.

Hastings. Colo. April 2S.-Eight
more bodies. making total of fifteen,
were found by the rescue crew which
entered the Hastings mine of the Vic
tor American Fuel company at mid
night One hundred and nineteen
men were entombed in this mine by
an explosion yesterday and it is fear
ed all have persisted.
Hastings, Colo, April 2S.-Rescue
parties today continued their efforts
to reach the raging fire which holds a
hundred and twenty miners imprison-
ed in the Victor American mine.
Seven bodies had been recovered
early today and workers. handicapped
by smoke, flames and the deadly
"afterdamp" were slowly progressing,
with little hope of rescuing any of the
balance of the day crew.
Explosion Mile Inside Mine.
National guardsmen were stationed
at the entrance of the mine. Four
crews of expert helmet men worked
IN shifts, desperately striving to re-
move fails" The explosion. for
which no cause has yet been ascribed.
occurred deep in the hillside. near the
spot where the men were working, and
ITS terrific force demolished timber.
blocking rescue efforts and making
progress increasingly difficult.
The main shaft of the mine runs
back more than mile and the explo-
sion was so muffled that 1t was scarce
ly heard outside.
Around the black cash in the hill
side marking the entrance to the
Shaft the most heart rending scenes
were enacted. Three hundred women
wives, mothers and sisters of the
entombed men-stood all night in a
binding snow storm, waiting for word
from those inside. Practically every
family in Hastings has a representa-
tive down there.
Cause of Disaster Unknown.
= The snow has wrapped the hill
sides in mantle of silent white-and
the ugly cash of the tunnel entrance,
thru which the rescuers, half dazed
by smoke and gas, stumble for the
outside airs the only suggestion
that down underneath the snow drifts
q fire is raging.
No progress in determining the real
cause of the disaster can be made I'M
til the fire is eXtinguished. 1t is be-
lieved that the sudden temperature
change. causing spontaneous combus-
ton. or a fall" of rock on a tram
car rail, causing a spark, may have
ignited the gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
WAR TABL0IDS IN
TODAYS WIRE NEWS

New York-Betsy Ross and Martha
Washington have replaced style dis
plays in Fifth avenue windows.
Los AngeIes-A prominent Hobart
boulevard club woman is doing her bit
in the economy campaign by going
barefoot about the house and yard 70
save shoe leather.
Columbus-Thousand of . men in
Ohio are preparing to take a military
census of the state between sunup and
sunset.
Oxford, O.-Girls of Western college
are studying chauffeuring under an
expert automobile engineer and voluu-
teering for garden work on the 400
acre college farm.
Eugene, Ore-One-third of the men
in the University of Oregon are pre-
pared to answer the first call to the
colors, Dean John Straub estimates
New York-A fifteen-acre elk range
in the Bronx park zoo is being planted
IN potatoes. while the elk are herded
in pens.
CIeveland-One hundred pleasure
boats on the great lakes probably will
he transported to the Atlantic to join
the mosquito fleet of submarine de-
tenders.
Los Angeles-Saloonkee have
launched a campaign to stop war talk
frequently accompanied by fights
in saloons of the city.
New York-Alexis Zsminzhrpyvichi
tried to join the marines, but his
naturalization papers were as twisted
as his name and he couldn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28

KANSAS City, April 2S-WHEAT-Cash ::
Wheat unchanged to 1ac higher. No. ..
hard, s3.0O@3.15; No. 3, $299@3.1O; No. .,
red, S305@3.15: No. 3, $2.95M3.10.
CORN-Corn unchanged to &c higher No.
., mixed, $1.55@1 .561a No. 3, S1.54d /. 80 :;
No. 3 white, $1.6s@1.72; No. 3. $1.6712; No.
2, yellow, S1.55@No. 3. $1.541a.
OATS-Oats unchanged to lie higher. No.
2, white, 771ac; No. ., mixed, 73@74c.
RYE-S2 10
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy.
S19.50@20.0O; choice prairie, S21 .00@21.J0;
choice alfalfa S25. 00G26.00.
SHORTS-$2 1562.25
BRAN-$1 S601.S9.
Wheat receipts 40 cars.
Kansas City, April .2S.-WHEAT-Close
May. $3.50; July, $2.44; September. $1.ss% q
1.S9.
.CORN-May, s1.50a4 July. S1.4514 Sept,
S1.341s.
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Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
500, 900 bushels thus far this week. A
year ago the decrease was 100000 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 327529 bushels thus far mis-
week and corn stocks have increased 49,,
CPS bushels.
Exports from the United States and
Canada today were S31 900 bushels of wheat
"a. 900 barrels of flour 135. 600 bushels of
corn and oats; wheat and flour combined
927. 900 bushels.
France and Italy are credited with hav-
ing bought considerable Russian wheat
taking the risk of being able to secure it.
Exports from the United States and
Canada of wheat and flour according to
Bradstreet's were 6.6O0,O00 bushels. com
pared with 1868, 900 bushels last week and
100000 bushels a year ago. Corn ship
ments this week were / million bushels.
Shipments of wheat from Argentine this
week were 1914 600 bushels compared with
2460o0 bushels last week and 1882, OO0
bushels year ago; Shipments since Jan
uary / aggregate %, 652 900 bushels; year
ago 4O64, 900 bushels Corn shipments
this week were 2173.OOO bushels. against
100000 bushels last week and 100000
bushels year ago. Total corn shipments
since January 1 are %, 367 900 bushels a
year ago 22,544 90 bushels Oats exports
were $4,000 bushels
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
MORE RAIN HERE

NCoHlllutu rom age OueJ
low freezing and in wyoming the
temperatures is around Is degrees If
the clouds disappear with the mer-
curry near this point, many crops of
the state will be ruined. But, accord
ing to Mr.. Flora, with the wind still in
the northeast, rain and clouds will
protect the crops from a damaging
freeze.
The official forecast promised un-
settled weather for tonight and Sun
day with rain in the eastern part and
rain or snow in the western sections
No change in the temperature is in
sight for Sunday. The thermom ct er
stayed around Is degrees all day Fri
day and indications were for the same
temperature all day today.
The lowest temperature recorded on
this date is 81, in 1889, and the high
est, 80, in 1910.
Rain All Over State.
Soaking rains, ranging from one
half inch TIC one and one-half inches
have been general over the state in
the last twenty-four hours, according
to reports received in Topeka railroad
offices The Santa Fe railway re-
ported rain still falling this morn
ing in most localities. During the
last twenty-four hours, the road re :
ports, from one-haf to one and one
half inches have fallen.
The Rock Island reported rain fall
ing over its entire Kansas division
this morning. In the last twenty-four
hours the precipitation has been
heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
Command East Training Camps.

New York, April 2S.-The name of
army officers who will co. -mand the
military training camps at Plattsburg
and other places IN the Eastern de-
partment of the army were announced
today by department headquarters as
follow: Plattsburg, Lieut.. Col Paul
A. Wolf; Madison Barracks. Lieut.. Col
William R. Sample, -hirty-fourth in
fantry; Fort Niagara, Col Samuel w.
Miller; Fort Meyer. Lieut.. Col. Charles
w. Fenton, Fifth cavalry; Fort Nc
Pherson, Col. Charles R. Moves, Seven
tenth infantry; Fort Oglethorpe, Col
Herbert ]. Siocun, Thirteenth infan-
try
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ments piece their attitude together like
service in an east.

ments piece their attitude together like
this:
The revolution has developed two
leading factions in Russia-the duma
and the provisional committee of SOL
diers and citizens.
The duma is thoroly democratic, ut
terly opposed TO a separate peace with
Germany and on complete terms of
understanding with the allies.
The provisional committee, the more
powerful of the two organizations
among the people is not a unit either
for the allied cause or for a separate
peace with Germany.
peace Intrigue" Strong.
Germany is exerting a gigantic
propaganda to swing the committee to
a separate peace. Germany is concen-
tratlng its efforts on the extreme So
clallsts on the committee, among the
people at home in Russia and among
the soldiers in the trenches
Ihese German propagandists argue:
You in Russia have had your revo-
luton. 1t has been successful
we in Germany are getting our
arate peace with us. We are all broth
ers together and together we will
throw off the autocratic yoke Why
should we fight each other? We have
no quarrel"
The autocratic German government
SUGGESTIONS.
will be for the Root commission to
impress this on the Russian people.
Would Be Blow to U. S.
Nobody knows what the provisional
committee will do said one foreign
official today
And" he added. heaven only
knows when the war will end if they
manipulate a separate peace"
Germany's success in Russia, it is
pointed out, would mean the necessity
for hurting of millions of American
troops onto the western front.
Blockade Would Be Failure.
DO not for a moment minimize,
said another European official today,
what a separate peace between Ger
many and Russia would mean to the
United States.
1T would mean that Germany
would be fed, supplied and equipped
for endless war and that the allied
blockade to starve Germany out would
have gone for naught.
1T would mean that eleven army
corps. about million andka half of
fighting men, would be swung into the
balance against the British and French
fronts.
You can readily see how this
would menace The remaining Euro
pean allies. There could b. only one
answer for the United States That
answer would be millions and millions
and millions of men.
Upon America would depend the
success or failure of the war on Prus-
sianism.
You would have to feed, equip,
munition and otherwise maintain your
gigantic army in Europe.
s2OO.OOO,OOO Million to France.
Nor would that detract one jot or
title from your present problem of
feeding and equipping Europe under
its present fighting conditions
While a 500, 000,0 900 loan to Italy
and $200,0OO.0O0 loan to France was
being arranged for between President
Wilson, Secretary McAdoo and the
French and Italian representatives
and probably will be consummated
within few days: and while such in
ternational questions as the prevention
of the threatened world famine and
the details of Americas active part in
the war deeply engrossed the war con-
ferees in the war capital of the world
today, the Russian situation over
c6 them oil
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Topeka's business men who have
increasingly waged a hard fight to raise
$4,000 for the Topeka Y. NJ c. =.
reported today noon in the midst of
the rain with colors flying. The total
collections for the day amounted TO
S2,S7450, and there is only $5,494.75
remaining to be collected.
Increased enthusiasm n4--rked the
meeting at noon at the Chamber of
Commerce. Cheers and applause
broke out as each of the workers
walked into the room.
Not a worker present today who
wasn't convinced that the $5,494.75
void be collected by Monday noon.
There is-much hard work to be done
but with the total collections so near
the goal all favor continuing the drive
for another two days, ending with
complete rout of H. c. of L. trenches
Monday noon.
The workers volunteered to spend
the time between Sunday school and
church services tomorrow in asking
small subscriptions from persons
whom they had no opportunity of find
ing during the week.
What If 1t Rains?
What if it rains?" someoe asked
when the proposition was launched.
''There'll be more Baptists than
ever at church them" a worker
Justice West, who is a staunch
Baptist, jumped to his feet.
YES he replied, 'there'n be big
bunch of Baptists at church tomor-
row if it rains but if the day is windy
and blustery, you won't be able to
find standing room for the Methodists
and Congregationalists."
And so the monday meeting contin-
ued with not a sign of gloom among
the workers. 1t is admitted, hard
task confronts the workers but they're
having a good time and are not bit
pessimistic about the outcome.
The success of the big $4,000 cam
paign will mean that gymnasium facil-
tiles will be provided for more youths
in the city, that dormitory facilities
will be increased and the revenue of
the organization will realize like in
crease and that for the first time in
history the officials will be unham-
pered by debts.
Boy Scouts Working.
The boy scouts. the direct benefit
Charles of the associations work. have
expressed their loyalty to the move
ment, the success of which means so
much to them in health and morals
They are out working today. And the
Y. NJ c. A. will reward the youths for
their efforts
which each boy who turns in subscrip-
tons to the amount of s25 will receive
a years membership in the associa-
will entitle the boy to 81 on a year
membership. For SIS in subscrip-
tions SO. and a SO subscription will
be worth 81
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Chicago. April 2s--BUTTER.-Mark
higher Receipts 6,S51 tubs Creamery
extras. Ssc: extra firsts. 37@37Hc; firsts.
351h d36Rc: seconds, 32@341ac.
EGGS-Market Higher. Receipts 1890
cases Firsts, BIZ 632Ac; ordinary firsts.
304 @31Hc; at mark cases included 31@
3212c.
CHEESE-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market higher. Receipts "a
cars: Idaho. Colorado. Washington and
Oregon. 50 65M275; Wisconsin and Michi-
gan. So. 50d2.65. q
POULTRY-Alive lower. fowls, 221Ac.
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Kansas City April 2S.-HOGS-Hog re-
ceipts 600; market steady. Bulk, $15.05@
1885; heavy. s15.T0@15.9o;,. packers and
butchers. S153501 1910; light, $149001 IL. 80;
pigs, S1200@14.0G.
CATTLE-Cattle receipts 200. including
100 southerns; market steady. Prime fed
steers. S1200G12I5; dressed beef steers,
50 25d12.O0: western steers. S925G12.50;
southern steers. ST.50611.00; cows. S650@
10 50: heffers $S.00M1125 stockers and
feeders, S7.50M10.50; bulls, $7.50@ 1925; .
calves, ST50M13.00
SHEEP-Sheep receipts none; market
steady Lambs. S12. T5(d 1860: yearlings,
$13.50@14T5; wethers, S1100d14.00; ewes
S1050@1 1880; stockers and feeders, $1,000
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Chicarn Live Stock Market.

sChicago, April 2S.-HOGS-Hog receipts
10000; market steady at yesterdays aver
age. Bulb, $15.60d15.90; light $1475@15.S5;
mixed, $15.30G1595 heavy, $1530a 1900;
CATTLE-Cattle receipts 1000; market
steady Native beef cattle. S9.00@13. 40
stockers and feeders, S715M10.00; cows and
heifers. $5.70@11.20; calves, SS.00@1200.
SHEEP-Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady. Wethers, $10.S5@13.25; lambs,
$12. 50Q 1890.
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Bowling Green, Clark's home town,
in a straw vote today, was SIS to for
the draft. out of 9 persons questioned.
Other cities in Pike county and the
remainder of the district in similar
polls went strong for the draft meas
ure.
Other sections of the state canvassed
are with the president and against
CIarll's stand
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Chicago, April s.-wHEAT-Close May
S274@1s July, s2.25@2.26; September,
81. S91a@191.
CoRN-May. s1-5o; July. s14524 al 46;
September. $1.31A.
6ATs-May, 6si4 a &c; July, 65ssc; Sep
TENDER, 56E@55hc;
LARD--May, SILT; July, $21.92; Sep
tember SO 100
RIBs-May, 5000; July, s2Os2; septem-
Der, $20.92
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New York. April 2s.-BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery, higher than extras, 41H@
42c
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
tras .3115c.
CHEESE-Market strong, 1889. State
fresh specials, 2624 627c.
POULTRY-Alive. market steady.
Dressed poultry, quiet.
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mand, Al; cables, as Tires, demand,
6.951s; cables, 6941 y rubles, demand, ISIS !;
cables, 2SA bar silver, IA Mexican dollars,
571s.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds easier.
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DOWN ON CHAMP CLARK
Sentiment of Home Town and District
Opposes Anti-Draft Stand.

st. Louis, Mo, April 2s.-Northeast
Missouri, that section of the state rep
resented in the house of representa-
tives by Speaker Champ Clark. is not
behind the speaker in his stand against
President Wilson's CONSUMPTION bill.
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New York. April 2s.-MoNEY-Mercan-
tile paper. 4A@413,a sterling 90 days bills,
472; commercial GO day bills. AM: de-
mand, 4.75x cables, 4.76 ZIG; francs. de-
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Kansas City, e, April 1o 2s But q.
packing, 29c.
EGGS-Firsts. 3115c.
POULTRY-Hens, zoe; roosters, ice; tur-
keys, 24c.
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New York Money Market.

New York April 2s.-SUGAR-Raw quiet
Molasses, 1913; centrifugal. s6.21; refined
steady. Fine graduated, $7.50Gs00.
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Elgin, Ill. April 2s.-BUTTER-Ma
$50 tubs at SIC; 80 tubs at 3Sc.
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DEFEAT SEPARATE


tCOntfnued from PaRe One.t
sentatives of the other allies preceded
and followed the appointment of Elihu
Root as head of Americas Russian aid
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