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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06

them about what his company has in
store for this city in the way of
modern fireproof hotel unexcelled by
any in the entire country unless it be
in the matter of size. No subscriptions
to the stock will be asked for at to-
morrow's meeting.
President Mitchell of the Chamber
of Commerce said in an announce
ment today Mr.. Letton is one of the
great hotel men of this country. A
modern hotel is something Topeka has
long sought Mr.. Letton comes here to
become acquainted with our people
and to tell what we have in prospect as
the result of his company's activities.
A large attendance is desired and
members are requested to invite their
friends No subscriptions to the stock
will be taken at the meeting"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
RUSS WON'T QUIT!
Premier Denies Report Slavs
Are Thru Fighting.
"Will Do Her Utmost To Carry
on War" He Says.

Petrograd, Nov. 6.-Russia is still
doing her utmost to carry on the war.
She will continue to do her duty.
These are the views of Premier Ker-
ensky, whose under secretary, in his
name protested today against any
other Interpretation of his recent
interview with the Associated Press
David Soskice, the premier's secre-
tary, made the following statement
today, regarding the misinterpretation
by some of the London press of the
interview.
Il have seen NJ. Kerensky with ref
erence to the interview and shown
him quotations from the English press.
He was very much astonished at the
manner in which his plain statements
were received in London. Who ever
read the whole interview can draw
but one conclusion from it, Russia
was doing, is doing, and still will do
her utmost in carrying on her share
of the common cause against the
enemy having devoted all her might
from the very first days of the war
when England only began her vast
preparations and America was still
neutral.
Worse orr Than Allies.
Russia. which always was much
poorer economically than her mighty
allies, now naturally feels the pinch of
war more than England and America
and, therefore is justified in the con-
tention that her allies now should
shoulder the heavier burden and
should assist her unstintedly with war
material and finances in the matter
of her requirements
The minister-president in this in
terView pointed out that not every one
of the allied countries appreciated
fairly the great part Russia has play
ed and still, is playing in the war and
that some were inclined to attack her
bitterly because Of the great difficult
. l. ~ IL
She Will continue to do her duty"
NJ Soskice said the Interpretation
of the American press of his interview
were pleasing to NJ. Kerensky. The
I latter recently recovered from a ser
: ious illness. and in a few days is going
! to England on official business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
At FRONT
TOpekan Dies From Wounds
Received in Trenches.
He's First of City's Sacrifices in
World War.

Word has been received here of the
death of William Karr from wounds
received while fighting in france.
Karr was for many years a resi-
dent of North Topeka. He later NOV
ed to Canada and entered the Canad-
ian army a year ago. He left for the
front last March and was with the
British Expeditionary forcesin France.
He was wounded in the shoulder the
middle of October, his death occurring
the 28th in one of the army hospitals.
He is survived by five children, Mrs.
Jessie Rody of North Madison street,
Miss Eva Karr of 1920 North Quincy
street, Earl Karr of 705 Branner
street, Guy Karr of Oklahoma City
and Mrs. Nora Ray of Kansas City,
a brother. Ed Karr of State street,
Oakland, a sister, Mrs. Josie Grey of
Spokane, Washington, and a nephew,
Elmer Fisher of 914 North Van
Buren, street.
Karr will be well remembered by
North Topekans as the veteran house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Renew Offensive for Balance of
PasschendaeIe Heights.
Is Eighth SIedge Hammer Blow
There Since Sept. 90.
THRUST VICTORIOUS
Now Possess Seven Miles of
Dominating Ridges.
Dixmude Ridge Immediate OBJ
jective of TOday's Battle.

With the British Armies in Flanders.
Nov. 6.-The first shock of another
smashing blow by Field Marshal lTaig
early today carried. Canadian troops
up the Meecheele (Bellevue) spur
and into Nosselmarkt, beyond and to
the northwest of Passchendaele.
Headquarters advices received as
this is dispatched report the fighting
to be unusually bitter-the Germans
vigorously contesting every inch of the
ridge. Meecheele spur was carried by
a storming attack, its defense beaten
down by the maple leaf troops after
violent combat
one of the suburbs of Passchendaele
1t lies almost on the very top of the
spur If its occupation is maintained
by the British the city of Passchen-
daele will have been half way encircl-
ed, since Haig's push of a week ago
brought the British to the outskirts
OF the city on the southwest.
London, Nov. 6.-Field Marshal
Halg struck another tremendous blow
daele ridge early today
Satisfactory progress was report
ed in his early statement.
The British commander in chief
merely announced his latest drive was
lin the neighborhood of Passchan-
daele-" 1t was his eighth smash for
ward since September 20-and in this
same general sector out of Ypres.
Presumably Haig has driven for
ward to take the last remaining bit
of the Passchendaele ridge held by
| the Germans. Local attacks" re-
ported a week ago. carried the British
to the very outskirts of the city OF
Passehendaele. Beyond the city
| there is only about mile and a hall
of the ridge, extending to Westroose-
| beke. yet held by the enemy. All the
remainder of the high ground, includ-
| ing about seven miles of the Zonne-
beke and Passchendaele ridges. has
been swept into British possession.
To Gain Strategic Highlands.
The immediate objective of the
| British drives in this sector is Dix
nude ridge, running parallel to the
whole German line from Dixmude
| down thru to PaSschendaele. This is
| the back bone of Flanders, the high
| ground offering command of the ter
| rain for miles in every direction
| Just beyond it-three miles further
/ lies Roulers, one of the main centers
! in the German line of communications
i between the interior and the subma
| rine bases at Seebrugge and Ostend
| The whole British campaign has beer
aimed at piercing this line, forcing re
| linquishment of the submarine depots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Kansan. From War Zone, EX-
plains Defeat in North Italy.
English and French Knew Ger
mans Could Not Be Held.
GERMANY HAS TROUBLES, TOO
Weakening of Western Front
Will Be Only Result.
EmpOria Writer Tells interest
ing Experiences at Udine.
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.


The word Udine. pronounced
fifteen hundred years and more until
last week was merely "a local habi-
alton and a name" And then sud-
appeared to the world under the head
ing, ''Udine Has Fallen-Italian Army
in Full Retreat" The world was sur
priSed to see Udine; for the last time
the world had a good look at her was
when Attilla the Hun took the town,
and after laying waste to the coun-
tryside, which included most OF
Northern Italy, Attilla climbed the
great hill rising in the midst of the
city to view the burning of Aquileia.
1t is true that Napoleon was in Udine
and that in a palace in that town Ma
poleon broke the plate, according to
Abbott, to show the Austrian minister
how Austria should be broken if il re-
sisted Napoleon. But alas for Udine.
and gave the treaty the name of a
, little village with the warlike name
of Campo Marco, nearby. So with
Attilla and Napoleon in the town on
errands of conQuest;-it is rather fit
ting that the kaiser also should come
| to Udine.
For tho it is only a silk-spinning
and cotton-weaving town of $4,000,
it is mo mean city" For some cur
ious reason it is referred to by trav-
elers as a second Venice-tho it is
twenty-five miles from the sea and
has but one sad little canal about
four feet deep running thru it which
is Uttered with broken pots and pans
and is a miserable ditch at high
water and public dump at low
water But Udine takes from Venice
(Confin4tad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Elections in 12 States; Center
Interest in N. V City.
MayOraIty Fight There One of
Most Bitter in History.
WAR ISSUES ARE PARAMOUNT
Woman Suffrage and PrOhibi-
ton Votes in Several States.
Philadelphia Also Has Merry
Town Row Over Election.

New York, Nov. with elections
being held in twelve states today in
terest centers in New York where the
question of equal suffrage for women
is before the people, and where Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell, after being de-
feated in the primaries by William
Bennett, Republican nominee. refused
to withdraw from the race and is
running on the fusion ticket for re-
election.
The whirlwind campaign Waged by
the state Woman's Suffrage organiza-
ton surprised New York political
leaders, many of whom predict the
Empire state will today swing into the
equal suffrage column. The suffrage
campaign has been one of the most in
tense, and it has been said, best
managed campaigns in the history of
the state.
The mayoralty fight has been most
bitter Mayor Mitchell early in the
campaign practically ignored Bennett,
the Republican nominee, center1ng his
political fire on John F. Hylan, Dem
ocratic and Tammany candidate and
Morris Hillquit, Socialist nominee.
In his speech of the campaign May
or Mitchell injected the war and Amer
ioanism issue into his fight on Hylan.
He has based his fight on Hillquit on
the latter's associations with the al
legged pro-German Wing of the Social
list party.
MitchePs opponents have charged
him with extravaganza in office and
alleged corporation affiliations.
Penrose in Pa. Fight.
The biggest fight in Pennsylvania is
the Philadelphia municipal election
! Here the Independent Town Meeting
| party is after the Ware Republican
machine on the issue of the scandal
disclosed in the recent Fifth ward
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GERMANS BUY UP FOOD
Agents Store Huge Supplies I'm South
AmeTica-PeOple for War.

San Angelo, Tex, Nov. Germany
is thoroly prepared thru her pro-Ger-
man dealers for commercial supprem-
acy in Argentina and Uruguay after
the war. according to Phillip Lee,
Hereford breeder here, who returned
today from six months Of judging fine
cattle in those South American re-
publics.
Germany has been buying and stor~
ing food supplies and contracting for
millions of cattle. Lee said.
Most of the supplies have been OBJ
tanned by Germany thru Buenos Aires
and Montevideo business men under
government instruction, according 70
Lee. who said there is daily black
listing of German firms and traders
in those cities.
"Anti-German feeling is intense.
serious rioting is frequent and the
people OF both countries are clamor-
ing fr war against Germany" Lee
declared. The government is con-
sidering confiscation of supplies
boarded by German agents"
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tBy the Associated Press.)


Italians are again in retreat, forced
hack bv the power of the Austro GER
man thrust.
The line of the Tagliamento. where
the Italians have been making stand
after their retreat from the Isonzo'
has been won by the invaders and the
Italians have evacuated it, Berlin re-
Virtually all of the eastern Nenetla,
a Iso il would appear from the ottlclal
statements is being left to AuStro-
German occupation. Rome announce
ed this morning that an evacuation OF
the mountainous district north OF the
Italian plains was in progress Tor the
establishment of a new line. This was
soon followed by Berlins statement
that the Italians were retreatlng al
along the front from Colbricon north
of--the SIFga ffsrs valley to the Fella val
ley
Advantage of Shorter Front.
These momentous events mean an
ItaIian withdrawal along the entire
front as far west q s the edge of the
Trentino district. ColbricOn is near
the Austrian border, about forty miles
northeast of Trent, while the Fella
valley lies almost in a direct line north
from Udine.
The whole Italian line, apparently,
is being drawn back In the direction of
the Piave, which runs approximately
q Wenty- five miles west of the Taglia-
mento and cuts in a reasonably
straight course northwesterly across
the neck of Italian territory some sew
enteen miles east of Venice on the
AdTiatic to the Austrian border. This
would give a line little more than sixty
miles in length as compared with the
line of approximately $50 miles that
existed before the Isonzo retreat be-
gan News dispatches from the Ital-
ian front this morning indicated that
Cadorna was preparing to fall back to
new line after having made a stand
on the TagliamentO to retard the en-
emY advance.
Rome, Nov. 6.-The Italians have
been compelled to evacuate territory
IN the mountainous area north of the
plains of northern Italy in order to
establish their new line. the war Of
flee reports. The enemy occupied
this territory after the Italians with
drew.
West of the Tagliamento around
Pinzano the ground is not cut up BY
many small streams and canals as it is
further south and the aim of the Ger
man general staff may be to drive q
wedge from Pinzano southwest to-
ward the river Livenza in the hope OF
cutting off the Italian right wing A
strong Italian blow, however, might
crush the force which has crossed
and eliminate its possible danger.
Last Stand Before Venice
General Cadorna has not announced
officially that the Tagliamento wa.
the line on which the Italians wouIt
make a strong attempt to save Venice
and dispatches from his headquarter.
reports its eventual crossing was fore
seen and probably prepared against
The river Livenza is short and narrow
and would offer few natural advan
tages. The river PiaVe 25 miles wes
of the Tagliamento would seem to b,
as strong naturally as the Taglia
mentO.
The Piave flows south and theI
lContinued ON Pnge Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
TO RAISE $54O HERE
Shawnee's Quota of $4,000 Regi-
mental Fund Handled by Board.

Kansas is raising a $4,000 regi-
mental fund for the $500 infantry at
Camp Funston and Shawnee county's
quota is S54O. The local draft board
has been selected to manage the rais-
ing of this money. The following men
have been appointed from the various
townships to raise the quota of their
particular township
Capt. H. n. Phillips, Dover; c. NJ.
Warner, Tecumseh; ]. H. Faltz, Will
Transport; John Madden, Auburn;
Morris Bank, Rossville: Charles Zir-
kle, Berryton; ]. F. Cecil, Soldier; H.
V. Cochran. Menoken; J. T. Kennett.
Silver Lake: C. E. Wood Mission; d.
c. Van Nice. Monmouth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
$40, 900 FOR SHETLAND
PONY; A RECORD PRICE

New York. Nov. 6.-Sale of King
Largo for $4,000. said to be the
highest price ever paid for Shet-
land pony, was announced here TO-
day. The purchaser. James Cox
Brady of Gladstone. n. j.. will en-
ter the pony, a diminutive stallion
which holds more than 200 blue
ribbons in the National Horse show
here next week. King Largo was
bred at Washington, ILL.,, by George
a. Heyl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
HOW GERMANY LIVES
Black Bread As Cents a Pound-Even
Smokers Rationed.

Black bread is As cents a pound in
Germany and only two pounds a week
is allowed each person, according to
Ludwig LaSker, tobacco salesman,
known in nearly every town from New
York to Texas, and who has returned
to America after three years in Ger
many.
The German people are rationed
even to cigars, he says. Only five can
be purchased at one time. The peo-
pie, he declares, are pale and enact
ated. He doesn't see how they can
hold out until spring. No one is per-
mitted to have more than one-tenth
of a pound of meat at a time.
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BIRTH RATE ALARMING
Serious Decline in Hamburg-5O Per
Cent More Deaths Than Births.

Copenhagen, Nov. 6.-The birth
rate in Hamburg, Germany, accord
ing to the latest weekly statistics, has
fallen below II per thousand, as COM
pared with 81 during the first week of
June which itself was highly alarm
ing as indicating a serious decline in
the number of births
There were more than so per cent
more deaths than births during the
week altho the mortality is still some
what lower than June owing to the
improvement in food conditions thru
the availability of fresh vegetables.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
veteran Gypsy Leader Dead.

Boston, Nov 6.-Joshua Stanley.
one of the best known gypsy leaders
in the country. died at his home in the
RosIindale district yesterday. He was
so years old and one of the remaining
leaders of the old Stanley band which
broke off from the Romany tribe in
Europe and came to America many
years ago. For many years this band
had its winter headquarters in this
city and Stanley had a reputation as
a horse trainer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06

He is a man of extended acquaint-
ance and wide experience. He comes
here TO tell about the activities of his
company and its plans for the con-
struction of the ten-story North
American hotel in this city at the cor
ner of Ninth and Kansas avenue
The current issue of the Hotel
World has picture on its front cover
page of the Topeka hotel to be erected
here by the North American COM
pany-
Mr.. Letton wishes to get acquaint-
ed with our people and to talk with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
LETION TOMORROW
President North American Hotel Co.
to Speak Here.

Mr. John F. Letton, president of
the North American Hotel company
of Omaha, will speak at the Chamber
of Commerce Wednesday noon. He is
one of the big hotel men of the coun
try He is manager of the Blackstone
hotel at Omaha and was formerly
manager of the Fontenelle hotel in
that city. and before that manager of
the Hotel Galvez of Galveston, the Ho-
tel Marion at Little Rock, Ark, and
the head of other well known hos
te1rieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Food Conservation All Important Sub
ject at Convention.

Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 6.-Food
conservation and what the hotel pro-
prietor may do to assist the food ad
ministration were the principal sub
jects of discussion at the annual con-
vention of the Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma Hotel Mems association,
which began here today.
The convention will conclude to-
morrow evening with a "HooVerized"
banquet. Alonzo b. Clark of Kansas
CITY is president of the organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
WOMAN STAYS WOMAN
Butcher Knife Attack Is elimination
of Eternal Triangle" Affair.

ST Louis, Mo, Nov. 6.-Mrs. Jennie
Girmarino, IS, was dead today the re-
suit of being slashed to death with a
butcher knife by Mrs. Peter Ran
dazzo, who charged Mrs. Girmarino
with attempting to steal her husband
On the dead woman's body was
found q handbag containing a pistol
Mrs. Randazzo attacked her victim
from behind and mortally wounded
her before she could defend herself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06

The average temperature for the
day was 4 degrees above normal. At
O'Clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing IL miles an hour from the
south.
Continued warm and clear weather
for tonight and tomorrow was the pre-
diction made today. No rain and only
lContinued on Page Twol
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WOODEN LEG SAVES HIM
BUT DGGKING is FATAL

Ashland. Wis, Nov. 6.-John
Halgren, 35, fell into the bay from
a dock last night. He could not
swim, but he grasped his wooden
leg, which kept him afloat until
aid arrived. He was rescued alive.
but the shock of being in the cold
water proved too much for him
and he died at a hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
JUMP COAL PRICES
Government ..Fixer'' Grants S1.4O a
Ton Increase in Ohio.

Washington, Nov 6.-Increases in
coal prices in certain Ohio sections
were announced by the fuel admins
tration today to take effect November
6. In the Deerfield-or Palmyra field
the Massillon and Jackson field run
of mine will be 1915 per ton higher
instead of the former price $235
Prepared sizes of $4 per ton instead
of $3.50; slack and screenings $3.50
per ton instead of S2.10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
IN RAILROADS. BEHALF
Federal Comptroller Predicts Higher
Rates VIII Be Granted.

Washington. Nov. 6.-John Skelton
williams, controller of the currency,
in formal statement today declared
that present railroad rates are insult
ficient to maintain the credit of the
roads and predicted that the inter
state commerce commission will
grant the revision now being asked by
the roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
.REBS SEIZE TWO CITIES
Diaz Army Defeating Fedcrals, Take
Mexican Strongholds.

FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 6.-Accord-
ing to word reaching here today Cen
eral Aureliano Banquet. leading a
Felix Diaz army, has captured the
important interior Mexican cities of
Puebla and Japala, and is sweeping
Carranza control from all towns he
attacks Former Carranza army Off
GERS brought the report here
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"UNLOADED GUN" KILLS
Lad of s Shoots Brother IL Thru the
Heart Accidentally.

Carel, IL years old, was shot thru the
heart and killed yesterday when his
s-year-oId brother Clarence pointed "a
revolver at him and pulled the trigger.
The boys were playing with the re-
volver and Clarence says he did not
know it was loaded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
LIKE A SUMMER DAY
Fair and Warm Weather Tonight and
Wednesday Is the Prediction.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day furnished by the local office
of the United States weather bureau:
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invaders Capture Entire Tagh-
amento River Defenses.
Also Withdraw From Noun
famous Regions in North.
next STAND Is MILES BACK
All Eastern Venetian Plains
Are Deserted to Enemy.
New Italy Front so Miles; For
merIy Defended 100 Miles.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy. Nov 6.-CBy the Associated
Press. THE Italian retirement to
new lines is being methodically car
ried out. The morale of the troops
is good in all ranks. The cavalry Is
a gain acting as d rear guard screening
movement and fighting heroically-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06

THE Italians need some American
Indian blood in their veins TO
harass the advG ncing Huns.
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Wednesday
Not much change in temperature.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-01-05

Preference should be given the plants
that have produced most heavily in
competition with a full stand of less
productive plants. A.. In all localities the
inherent tendency of the plant to pro-
duce heavily of sound, dry, shelled
corn is of most Importance. Late-ma-
turing plants with ears which are
heavy because of an excessive
amount of sap should be ignored. Sap
piness greatly increases the weight and
is likely to destroy the quality. In
the central and southern states, all
other things being equal, short, thick
stalks are preferable. Short stalks
are not so easily blown down and per-
NIT thicker planting. Thick stalks are
not so easily broken down and in gen.
eral are more productive than slen-
der ones. The tendency for corn to
produce suckers is hereditary. Other
things being equal, seed should be
taken from stalks that have no suck
ers.
The same day seed corn is gathered
the husked ears should be put in a
dry place where there is free circula-
ton of air and placed in such a man
ner that the ears do not touch each
other. This is the only safe procedure.
Good seed is repeatedly ruined because
1t is thought to be already dry enough
when gathered and that the precau-