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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
Forbes Company VIII Grind
Corn Flour for Bread.
1t VIII Be Offered as Wheat
Substitute.
MAKE 600 BARRELS A DAY
Experiment on Small Scale
Proves Successful.
Machinery for Big Production
Has Been Ordered.

Another new foodstuffs product for
which the war has created a material
demand is to be manufactured in To-
peka.
The Forbes Milling company North
Topeka. is making changes and ad-
ditions costing about $4,000 to its
plant, and will install equipment to
struction work on the structure and
installation of machinery are COM
pIeted, the institution will be the only
one of its kind in this city and pos
s1bIy in the state manufacturing this
commodity, which is coming more and
more into demand.
The mill, it is said, will be equipped
to grind a capacity of 500 barrels of
corn flour daily. Another story will
be added to the present structure and
the storing capacity will be enlarged
by several thousand bushels New
machinery has been ordered
Grind Wheat. Too.
Officials at the mill today said that
the rul building program, otheu than
the addition for the corn flour feature
mas not been definitely decided upon
but limited that the institution will
also be equipped to grind flour.
Corn flour, at present is not being
made or sold to any great extent in
Topeka on d commercial basis because
OF lack or supply. The Forbes mill.
II Is said, has been grinding small
Quantities as an experiment, and this
Led 70 preparations to throw the com
commodity onto the market CONNER
ciaIly-
While the price of corn. at the pres
ent time, exceeds that of wheat mem
bers OF the Forbes company believe
this condition is only temporary. They
believe the time is coming soon when
the supply and demand will eauaIize
the prices of wheat and corn
Big Saving to Public.
When that time does come. II Is
cited. the use of corn flour in cooking
VIII mean an enormous saving in the
cost OF fO0dStuffS- The commodity is
also used extensively in preparing
meat products by packing houses
Small quantities may be mixed with
wheat flour in the manufacture of
bread The latter policy has been ex-
tens1vely adopted in England, France
and Germany. It can also be used in
other fOOdStIffs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
4 THRUSTS To
WIN BACK LOST
POSITIONS FAIL
Haig Reports British Hold Fast
New Territory.
Advance in Belgium Was on a
Six-Mile Front.
MAKE z ATTACKS ON FRENCH
Massed AsSauIt-Near CerRy Re-
pulsed With Heavy Loss.
Battle Vigorously Renewed To-
day on 6 Mi. Ypres Front.

London. Sept 27-Four separate
and distinct German counterblows.
delivered with terrific force and
strength against Haig's newly won
positions in the Ypres sector. were
flung back by British defenders last
night, the British commanders re-
port asserted today
The enemy struck at the British
lines east of fowler Hamlets and the
St Julien -GravenstafeI road between
and ) o'clock last evening. All of
the assaults were defeated.
Later accounts of the fighting yes
terday afternoon and evening show it
was most severe" said General Haig's
report The enemy spared no effort
to regain the important ground cap
tured by our forces. The struggle
was most severe in the area south OF
Polygon wood, where English. Scot
tish. Welsh and Australians defeated
repeated attempts to break in.
Artillery and infantry fire was ex-
tremely heavy. Later in the evening
the fighting gradually died down, we
being in possession of the ground cap
cured during the day"
Fight Still on Today
Battle front dispatches today indi-
Gated the fighting was almost con-
l1AuOuS dAOIe al Atlt StA Gillle
over which the British registered their
success yesterday. The most de-
termined resistance was encountered
from the Germans. and when the
British drove them out of positions
the enemy sought in violent counter
attacks to regain the lost ground.
Zonnebeke was held firm against
strong enemy attacks. At several
places the Germans succeeded in
reaching the British lines, but were
later elected.
The maximum depth to which the
British drive penetrated the German
lines over the six mile front was ap-
proximately a mile in the Zonnebeke
sector
French RepuIse Desperate Drives.
Paris. Sept 27.-German troops
struck two desperate but unavailing
blows on the Chemin des Danes last
night todays official statement re-
ported.
The first attack cenuered around
Cerny- 1t followed a tremendous Ger
man artillery bombardment French
troops broke down the attacking
waves by concentrated fire throwing
the enemy back with heavy losses
The second assault was around
California plateau and the Casenat ties.
It likewise was repeIled-
On the right bank OF the Meuse the
statement reported failure Of German
raids and the same in Alsaee and
Lorraine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
Stranger Befriended at Farm
Home Commits Crime.
Mrs. Nicholson Lay Unconscious
in Field All Night.
KILLED FARMER IN BARN
Then Returns to House. Shoots
Victims Father-in-Law.
L00ts House: Posse Pursues
Slayer Near Independence.

Independence. Kan, Sept 27-Fred
Nicholson. Il farmer and William
Fortner, his farher-in-Iaw, of near
this city, were shot and killed by an
unidentified man last night The man
also attacked Mrs. Nicholson and left
her in an open field. Regaining con-
sciousness early this morning, she gave
the alarm of the attack. A posse is
in pursuit of the slayer. Mrs. NichoI-
son was able to give only a ueager
description According to the story
of Mrs Nicholson the man had been
given supper at their home and had
asked to be kept over night
Asked to Stay Over Night.
According to Mrs. Nicholson two
men came 70 their home yesterday
and bought some oats. Last night one
Of the men returned and asked to be
kept over night. When her husband
went to the barn to milk she says,
the man followed him and killed him.
He then returned to the house and
shot Fortner.
Mrs. Nicholson says she ran from
the house and the man pursued her,
overtaking her, and forcing her to re-
turn and give him all of the money
in the house, a revolver and a suit of
clothing He later attacked her.
The man is described as being about
five feet eight inches in height OF
dark complexion with a small mus
tac6e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
WANT HIM 0USTED
ExpeI La Toilette, Demands
Chicago Mass Meeting.
''The Hun Within Our Cafes
Indictment by Roosevelt.

Chicago, Sept 27.-Senator La Fol-
lette's ears must be burning today
The Hun within our gate the
most sinister foe of democracy at this
moment and "a caNse for shame and
humiliation of every worthy Ameri-
can, were only a few of the indict-
mentS hurled at the Wisconsin soIon
by Theodore Roosevelt in speech be-
fore 1900 persons at the stock yards
pavilion last night
The colonel sketched a picture Of
the sinking of the Lusitania
Senator La Toilette condones the
action of the brutes guilty of that
murder" he shouted Il wish we
could make him Il gift to the kaiser" +"
Bishop Samuel F7allowS. who won a
brigadiership in the Civil war, leading
men from La FoIlette's state. present
ed resolutions prepared by the Ma
tional Security league, under whose
auspices the meeting was held. de
manding La F'ollette's expulsion from
the senate They were adopted with
out a dissenting vote
An eminent statesman spoke of a
million men spIinging TO arms " de-
clared Roosevelt. and was interrupted
by shouts of "OId Doc Bryan"
They are still springing'' con-
tinued the colonel AT Rockford are
five thousand rifles-four men to a
rifle. And they are old fashioned
krags. At other camps they are
drilling with broomstiCk 2.
We have been eight months at war
and have an aeropIane-one"
Roosevelt will visit Fort Sheridan
and the Great Lakes Naval training
station today and make short speeches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
Pride. After Disgrace, Promoted
Suicidal Desire. 16-Yr.-Old.
Alice Heinder Saved by Arrival
of a Jitney Driver.
MOTHER IN Topeka AFTER Her
s~Wanted Her To Go Back to
Home in Usage City.
She Refused and Took Poison
in North Topeka.

Pride all but caused the death of L
1s-year-oId girl from Usage City We'd
nesday night when she attempted to
commit suicide rather than return
with her mother. where she would
have 20 face the jsers and the sneers
of people who would know and not
forget her one slip from the straight
and narrow path
The girls mother gave her daugh-
ters name to officials here today as
Alice Heiuder and told them the story
from the beginning of trouble up to
Wednesday night when a jitney driver
picked her up on the street and took
her to a local hospital while she was
under the influence of drugs and in
an unconscious condition
According to the mothers story the
girl got in trouble last June in Usage
City and the man n the case was ar
rested and is now out on $l,0Oo
bond. The girl unwilling to face the
shame Of her disgrace in her home
town. came to Topeka and has been
working around in restaurants here
ever since. The mother tried to get
her to return home. but $ g steadfastly
refused to do so.
Mother Wanted Her
Several DAYS ago the mother says
she came to Topeka to make the girl
go back with her. still the girl re-
fused and Wednesday night she sue
ceeded in getting away from her
mother and went over to North To-
pexa where she took a portion Of
chIoroform and sugar of lead. The
mother says she fell in a faint on the
street. was picked up by a jitney driver
ana taken to a hospital. A doctor
worked with her most of the night and
revived her and this morning she was
released.
The girl and her mother we're both
taken TO probate 1urr this morning
and Questioned The girl said she did
not know to what hospital she had
been taken. and that she did not know
the name Of the doctor who had saved
her life nor the name of the iiuney
driver who picked her up.
The county officials Joined with the
mother in trying to persuade the girl
to accompany her mother back to
Usage City but for more than an hour
she refused. and it was only after
Sheriff Hugh Larimer and Miss Eva
Corning had taken her Into i room
and plead with her that she finally
consented to go back and live It
down"
The officials tried to find out where
she purchased the ChlorOf0rm and
sugar of lead. and expect to do so.
despite the fact that the girl refused
to dIvulge this information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
RAID MILKMEN TRUST
States Attorney Seizes Records OF
Milk Producers Association

Chicago. Sept 2T--Detectives from
States Attorney Hoyne's office raided
the office of the Milk Producers, as
sociation shortly after noon today,
confiscating records and serving sub
poenas on all the officers The lat
ter were Immediately taken before the
county grand jury.
Control Chicago Milk Supply.
The association, which includes
milk producers in northern Illinois.
northern Indiana. southern Wisconsin
and southern Michigan, controls Prac-
ticalIy all OF Chica agO's milk supply.
A few days ago the association
raised the wholesale price Of milk TO
dealers from s2.I2 d hundred poAnds
to S3-42.
Today the Bowman Dairy company
announced a retail price of 13 cents Il
quart. aItho the new wholesale scale
does not become effective until Octo-
Der l.
The records seized included the
minutes OF the meeting September Il
at which. the last raise in wholesale
prices is alleged, to have been made
The antitrust law OF Illinois pro-
vides a maximum penalty of five
years Imprisonment and $4,000 fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27

Washington. Sept 27.-Congress to-
day is nearing the greatest money
raising feat in the history of world
parIiaments. No nation, within an
equal time, ever appropriated such
sums-$20, 900, 600, 000-for any pur-
pose.
Means for raising nineteen and a
half billions of dollars have been pro-
vided under revenue and bond bills.
Only the conference report on the
$500, 00O, 600 revenue bill awaits final
disposition today
$1,000, 900. 600 for Army.
Out of the giant Appropriations may
be traced the new courses modern
warfare has taken. Nearly $1,000, O,000,-
600 has been set aside for the army, of
which about a third is devoted to
artillery and ammunition alone Ship
building has demanded more than d
billion Aircraft production is given d
start with $694, 200, 000 and more to
come
An even s7,0O0,OG0,000 is provided
for loan TO the allies. The navy has
needed to date only ST. 600, 600, 900
There is pending a soldiers and
sailors insurance bill which appro-
PIRATES s176,2 ,250,OOO to take care of
the wounded dependents
More than eight and half millions
have been set aside for the Selective
draft Herbert Hoover is given S162,-
100000 to control the food situation,
while Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton has S11, ,346. 400 to hold a nation
wide survey and learn what the food
supply really is.
But even with the great sums
raised. all expenditures Of the govern
ment up to June 80, 1918, will leave
more than a billion dollars deficit if
more funds are not raised Senator
Lodge figures the deficit will reach
$4,000. 100000. To meet this will be
left to the December session.
First Bond Bill for Seven Billion
The deficit is based on the fact that
in addition to war expenditures of
s17,6S7, ,S72,932, there will be other
regular expenditures TO bring the total
to $40, ,651 700,734. Only $19,371, ,O00,-
600 is netted from the two bond bills,
war revenue bill and the regular
revenues of the government The
first bond bill signed by the presi-
dent April "a provided for $4,000, ,000,-
600 in bonds and $4,000. 100000 in
certificates of Indebtedness y The Sec
ond bill provided S11, ,53S, 200, 600. but
of this $4,000, 900, 600 goes to convert
bonds authorized but not issued under
the first bill, leaving a total of new
funds of SS,53S 600. 000. The war
revenue bill gill produce approx
mateIy S2.5g0 600, 600, while regular
revenues will add s1,3ss. 900, 600 more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Argentine Ambassador seeks Light on
400 Luxburg spy Messages

Washington. Sept. 2T.-AmbassaCor
Naon OF Argentina was an early caller
al Jhe state department today but
both he and officials there refused to
discuss the visit
There was little doubt that the am
bassador saw Secretary Lansing in
connection with some 400 disparches
passing thru the Swedish legation in
Argentina which are believed to show
further evidence of how Count Ink
burg, the German charge in Buenos
Aires used the neutral legation TO
communicate secretly with Berlin
With the full revelation Of German
dupiiciry before il. the next move of
the Argentine government is being
eagerly watched
thea SBrfdb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
REICHSTAG GOES OVER
After Brief Sitting Adjourns to Oct.
3-Committecs in Session.

Amsterdam, Sept 27-The Ger
man reichstag according TO a dispatch
from Berlin at its plenary sitting on.
Wednesday discussed the order of the
day after which il adjourned until
October 3, when the second reading
Of the bill to re-estabiish the German
mercantile fleet and the supplement
tary budget will be discussed. In the
meantime the various committees VIII
continue their work 1t is hoped TO
terminate the present session by Oc-
tOber 10.
Berlin dispatches said Chancellor
NIiChaelis's speech. originally sched-
uled for to-day. had been postponed It
was declared the chancellor would not
make any additional public statements
as 20 Germany's peace aims. but might
address a secret meeting of the uIain
committee OF the reichstag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
FROST WAS LIGHT
Weather Man Announces That
No Damage Was Done.
Fair and Warmer Weather Now
on the Schedule.

The temperature today averaged IL
degrees below normal The wind WAS
blowing u miles an hour from the
southwest
The rain is over. according to s D.
Flora. local meteorologist, and fair
weather is ahead for Topeka The
forecast calls for warmer weather to-
night and Friday. but the mercury
will be far from the summer stage.
Tomorrow afternoon. according TO the
prediction. the thermom eter will not
go above the 10 mark.
Total rainfall in Topeka for the last
twenty-four hours measured as
inches. one of the heaviest twenty
four hour rains on record. In other
districts the rainfall was light COM
pared with the Topeka fall The rain
was general over the state heavy in
the east and lighter in the western
portion. Dodge City reported only -
of an inch in the last twenty-four
hours; Concordia. "a. Wichita ~
while Kansas City showed records of
2.9+ inches in the last twenry-four
hours
Frost "Wednesday Night
A light frost was reported Wednes-
day night but there was no damage
done. Mr. Flora stated today The
thernomete- Wednesday night and
this morning recorded the lowest
e Continued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
POPULAR DEMAND FOR WAR
10000 Parade BuenOs Aires Led by
Uruguayan Senators.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 25.-( (Delayed)
The greatest demonstration that
Buenos Aires has ever seen took place
today as an evidence OF the almost
unanimous feeling of the people
against Germany. There were two
hundred thousand marchers in line
Led by commission of Uruguayan
senator's and deputies. while thous-
ands lined the thoroughfares as spec
tators. The populace threw flowers
and tiny flags on the marchers and
cheered the Uruguayan congressman
wildly for their presence gave evi-
dence of the solidarity of Uruguay
with the Argentine republic. All bus
mess was suspended. The demon
stration was organized in "a hours
indicating the unanimity of public
ODiuiOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
Destitution and Death in Wake
of Labor Calamity.
Infants and InvaIidS Succumb
for Want of Milk.
SPREADS To ALL TRADES
Germany Backing Strike Adds
Oil to War Flame.
Mob of 100000 in Streets of
Capital CIamor to Join Allies.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART.

BY CHARLES P. STEWART
Buenos Aires. Sept 27.-Destitu-
ton and death marked continuance OF
Argentina's nationwide strike today.
Many infants and invalids whose
deaths were reported succumbed be-
cause of the milk famine Violent
clashes between strikers and police
were reported. More working men
joined the movement today and the
industries OF the city were at a stand
still.
Meantime the governme ent was ener-
geticaIly seeking arbitration and
marking time on its decision as to
ArgenEna's future course toward Ger
many. Public realization that Ger
man money and German agents are
aiding the strikers has served to put
a powerful impetus behind the move
ment for a break with the Teutons-
All Trades Join Strike.
Today the prospects for any imme-
diate settlement of the strike were
hopeless. Every class of labor is now
affected. Even housemaidS are con-
sidering a waIkout- The gas COM
pany employees quit today. Two of
the city's street car lines were tied
up and the strikers stoned the crews
and assaulted passengers on some of
the cars
Not Il wheel IS turning on any or
the railroads. Business is completely
tied up. The gravest dest1tution is al
ready reported here and in other cit
les due to the food shortage.
Argentine markets were in control
of the waterworks and all power
plants
The pro-war demonstration last
night attracted a crowd of 100, eco
people-and this despite a heavy
downpour Of rain.
As against this popular manifesto
ton in favor of war with Germany
government officials announced today
thousands of messages are being re-
ceived approving President Irigoy-
ems reported attitude Of continued
neutrality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
TEUTON FLYERS
BOMB BARRACKS
OF u. S. SOLDIERS
First Aerial Attack on Sammies'
DOmiciIe in France.
Despite Heavy SheIling, No
Americans Are Hurt.
TAKE REFUGE IN DUG0UTS
Emerge Later To Find Roof of
Barracks RiddIed.
Infantry Vie for Prizes in Rifle,
Grenade and BayOnet.
Despite Heavy SheIling, No
Americans Are Hurt.
TAKE REFUGE IN DUGOUTS

American Army Headquarters in
France, Sept 27.-American army en-
giueers. sleeping in their barracks.
have been under fire from German
airmeu.
Not an American was hurt, despite
4 fusiIlade of machine gun fire from
the air which riddled the barracks
roof and walls.
The Sammies took refuge in dug
outs. There they sat about in groups
some in pajamas and others just
plain naked-and contentedly played
poker by candle light until the raiders
were dispersed
(This is the first time that the bar
racks Of an American army contin-
gent have been the object of a Ger
man aerial attack
Details Of the attack, including the
date and time cannot be given
The barracks attack was NOT the
first time the members Of the engi-
neer contingent have bel n under fire.
AS a matter of fact they are getting
hardened to the sensation Of being
shelled. This is especially true of the
railroad engineers regiments. Enemy
aviatOrs have repeatedly attempted to
bomb nocturnal trains under charge
Of Americans transporting supplies to
French sectors.
Engineers Frequently SheIled.
Some Of the Americans are also
well acquainted with big shell fire. I
encountered three engineers two
Chicagoans and Il Milwaukee resident,
all graduates OF Marquette. waiting in
a certain famous French citadel while
the French unloaded their trains.
They were to take it back to the
American center.
Wide eyed and boyishly interested,
the Americans were saunteriug amid
the crumpled and blasted masonry.
entirely OblivIouS to high explosive
shells which banged at random among
the ruins.
The American infantry contingent
today was excited over series of
bayOnet. entrenching rifle and
grenading contests now on Generals
Pershing, Sibert and Sharp, with the
American newspaper correspondents.
have offered championship cups for
the men who excel in each branch.
The awards will be made next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-27
AUSTRlA'S DEFICIT BIG
Faces War Cost OF -. SO, 900. 600 Kro-
men with Revenue of $500. 600. 900.

Amsterdam, Sept 27.-According To
Vienna advices the Austrian finance
minister has presented the I917-1g1S
budget to the lower house of par1ia-
uent showing estimated expenditures
OF 22.169. .9OO,O 900 kruueu and estimat-
ed revenue Of $3.50. 900 600 kronen
T. meet the deficit the government
asks authority to raise credits OF fS.-
GOO 600 200 kronen The total war
expenditure of Austria Hungary for
the first three years of the war. was
2T.S93. 0G0, 600 kronen. Expenses for
he fourth year are estimated at H.
900, 100000.