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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
AUSTRIAN SUFFERING is
WORSE THAN HORRORS OF
NAPOLEON.S RUSS RETREAT

horses are eaten. the flesh being
cooked by the roadside.
Large bodies of Austrians are help
less. The correspondent passed be-
tween Roverto and Trent distance
of sixteen miles. an unending column
of men marching. none knew whittier.
Only Want Food.
They asked orders from an officer
who was with the correspondent.
When asked If they knew about the
armistice, they said: I'VE want food.
Food is tie only thing We are inter-
ested in. We are indifferent to war
and peace and 'dea1h-everything but
food"
1t is estimated nine Austrian divi-
sions were taken, with their stats.
Thirty-nine divisions were partly dis
organized and fifteen. altho in bad
condition, were retreating from the
advancing Italians. These troops,
while equipped for their retreat, are
without orders and go travelling here
and there like droves of sheep. It is
a common thing TO see an entire
brigade without officers, the latter
having been ordered to go separately
to the concentration camps.
The problems of feeding the multi
tude Of prisoners is grave, but the
Italians are making a superhuman ef-
fort. They also are treating the pris-
oners as well as possible. 1t Is COM
mon to see hardy Italian troops gen.
erously toss their own bread rationS to
the Austrians, saying laughingly: To
morrow IL another day. We will eat
then" i,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07

With the Italian Army at Trent
Nov. 6.-Amid the rejoicings Of this
redeemed city, scenes of destruction
and starvation are common as one
passes over the roads over which the
Italian troops are trying to pass the
thousands of Austrian prisoners who
were cut off by the Italians southwest
of Belzano. Every road leading up to
this city is crowded with men and on
every hand there are evidences OF the
collapse of one of Europe's mightiest
armies. 4.
Like Napolcon's Retreat.
The horrors of Napoleon's retreat
from Russia, it is said by military OBJ
servers, were trifling compared with
the sufferings of the Austrian troops
wait for long hours to move a few feet
or a few hundred yards, to halt anew
on a road Uttered with the carcasses
of horses and with cannon. pieces of
shields, pistols, rifles, broken down
auto trucks and machine guns.
There is no swearing among these
men. There are even moments of
profound quiet broken by snatches of
songs. Italian soldiers seem positively
sorry that the end of the war is ap-
preaching. They say:
whats a few months more, now
that we are sure of victory?" .
Austrians Starving.
Many Austrians are dying from
sheer fatigue and starvation, and not
wounds The Italians are doing all
they can to hurry food supplies. This
is difficult and in the meantime dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
STOPPED BY rain
Seven in One Campafgners
Postponed Their Drives.
School House Meetings Will Be
Held Next Week.

The rain barraGe put down Monday
evening by some power friendly to the
cause of the allies failed to lift at the
zero hCur Monday night and the first
shock troops of the SeVen-in-One cam
paign army were driven back to their
dugouts and trenches to await time
when the roads OF Shawnee county
will be bit more passabfe.
Early in the evening it became ap-
parent that the transport section of
the storm troops would work under
huge handicap on account of the
muddy. slippery condition of the roads
in the county. By the time the parade
was scheduled to start, the rain had
come down in such a torrent that 1t
was more than certain that if the
campaigners Jared forth a special
corps of diggers would have to be sent
with each car to keep it in motion
and out Of the mire. incidentally the
downpour was certain to have damp
ening effect on the ambition of the
farmers and country people to attend
the school district meetings-and the
speakers and entertainers who form
the first line of offense for the Seven
in-One drive do not especially relish
attacking empty trenches.
Meetings Were Postponed.
The result of the rain is that the
meetings scheduled for Wednesday
HlSHI were poStpOneo WILL iicAl Null
day night. and the meetings set for to-
night and tomorrow night have been
moved forward and will be held Tues
day and Wednesday nights next week.
Assignments Of speakers and enter
tanners for the first two nights of the
speaking campaign in the rural dis
tricts will stand as they have already
been announced, the publicity COM
mittee stated today, but the transport
division will be rearranged SO that
withdrawals--if there are Anyway
be filled. 1t is hoped that by Monday
evening many more cars will have
ers for service in the transport sec
| ton of the drive. The cars are needed
in large numbers and will be used in
! carrying the speakers ard entertainers
| to and from the various meetings. Cars
volunteered will be used to their full
| capacity, for it is planned so that
nearly every speaker and corps of
| entertainers assigned to duty may
! carry along a pep" squad designed
to keep the enthusiasm of the country
people to the boiling point
I 1t Is urged that owners of cars who
will give of their gasoline for the
good of the soldiers overseas volunteer
| their cars for all three nights OF the
speaking campaign. If this is done 1t
will be much easier and more simple
to make permanent assignments of
| cars to the various sections-and per-
manent sectional assignments cause
much less confusion in the mobiliza-
ton than do the single night assign
ments. The cars volunteered for the
service should be listed with Curtis
| Meyers at the state house or with w
/ A. NBiby, national treasurer Of the
knights and Ladies of Security.
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THE ''DRYS" WIN
In Every State West of Missis-
sippi Except Two.
California and Missouri Alone
in the Wet Column.

Chicago, Nov. DRY victories
seemed certain today in every state
west of the Mississippi river where the
liquor question was an election issue.
with the. exceptions of California and
Missouri.
Wyoming shifted from the wet"
to dry column by a to vote, re-
turns today indicated.
Colorado remained dry"
Washington ratified q prohibition
amendment, passed by it's legislature,
assuring "bone-dry' state.
The result in Minnesota. where
statewide prohibition was an issue.
was close with indications today point
ing to a dry" victory by a small mar
gin.
With less than half the California
vote tabulated. vets were leading by
10000 in the count on "bone-dry"
measure.
Missouri remained "wet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
TODAY's TEMPERATURES.

The temperature for the day aver
ages 10 degrees above normal. Rain
fall in Topeka during the last twenty
four hours amounts to 2.46 inches.
The cold weather is still on the
way. It is slow in. getting here. says
Meteorologist Flora, but it is coming.
He predicts that it will be here when
Topeka gets up Friday morning.
1t was probably showing in north
western Kansas this morning as snow
fell in the southwest part of Nebraska
and in Denver, Colo. AT Helena,
Mont, the temperature was IL degrees
above zero this morning. Phoenix.
Ariz., which took all the extreme heat
records during the warm weather this
summer. reports a light frost.
Thu precipitation in Topeka up to
10 o'clock this morning had amounted
to 100 inches of rain. This is one of
the heaviest rains that has ever been
received during the month of Novem-
Der. Precipitation reports from other
towns il Kansas show that Wichita
received Lis inches, Concordia- So;
Kansas City, lip; st. Joseph, Mo-,
So, and Dodge City, 10.
To Get More Rain.
Flora says rain will continue to fall
turnout the day and during the night
but that the rain will probably change
to snow early tomorrow morning. 4
rain at this time of the year is almost
invaluable. says Flora. The ground
all over Kansas has been very dry so
that the present general heavy rain is
soaking right into the g-oun1 and will
fill up The subsoil. Flora says that al
ready enough rain has soaked into the
ground TO almost carry the wheat over
the winter with no further moisture.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning the
merNlry stood at 40 degrees. This is
~ degrees lower than the temperature
yesterday morning. Temperatures
will not change much turnout the day
and it is predicted that the mercury
will rise no higher than SO degrees
this afternoon. Tonight there will bt
a drop to about 80 degrees, and to-
morrow bids fair to be a pretty chilly
day.
The wind at 10 o'clock this morn
ing vas blowing at the rate of twelve
miles an hour from the west. The ex
tremes on record for this date vert
| 76 in 1898 and % in 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
FLU Germ KICKS
Thirty-One New Cases Were
Reported Here Wednesday.
Epidemic Seems To Be in More
Virulent Form.

The influenza epidemic made an
other vigorous kick for lie in Topeka
Wednesday. Thirty-one new cases
were registered at the office of the
city public health department.
Two deaths were reported from the
disease. Marie Parrish. age 10, of
S14 North Harrison street, and Mrs.
Clara Turner, a colored woman, died.
According to the authorities new
cases seem to be more severe than
those of week or so back. Many
of the cases under treatment at pres
emit are in very serious condition.
In the experience of Mrs. c. c. Bal
ley. Superintendent of the Public
Health Nursing association. people
who have slept on sleeping porches,
practically out of doors. have escaped
the epidemic.
There is still a pressing need for
graduate nurses at the emergency
hospital. Two of the nurses on the
staff have received their Red Cross
calls for foreign service and one
nurse has been assigned to duty at the
s. A. T. c. at the University of Kan
sas.
All over town a crying need for
practical nurses is still reported.
Some of these calls intend that the
nurse shall care for the sick person.
some that the nurse care for the chill
dren of the family while the mother
is sick at the hospital. and in. other
while one member of the family is
taking care of the sick ones.
According to action taken Wednes-
day morning there will be no thought
of closing up the influenza eme-~er"v
hospital until there is strong assur-
ance that the disease has died out as
an epidemic.
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DOUBT OF PEACE
Continued from Page one.J

that we have is that the commission
ers when we last heard of them, were
on their way to Marshal Foch,s head
quarters, and it would seem hardly
probable that the meeting could have
taken place at the time the announce
ment was first made.
THE minute the war department
has any authoritative news on this
subject, 1 will give it out at once"
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 7.-Captain Pratt,
acting chief of naval operations, au-
thorized the statement at 3:45 p. m.
o'clock this afternoon that the navy
had received no official information
whatever of the signing of an armi-
stice. This was in denial of persistent
reports that had given out such in
formation.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Now TIT was Off
cially announced at the state depart
ment at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon
that the Germans had NOT signed
armistice terms.
Secretary Lansing authorized the
statement that the German armistice
delegation would not be received by
General Foch until O'Clock this aft
ernoona(10 a. m. Topeka time).
(By the Associated Press)
Paris. Nov. (3:35 p. m.).-Four
German officers bearing white flags,
it is officially announced. probably will
arrive at the headquarters of Marshal
Foch tonight.
An Associated Press statement from
New York today says: II
I'VE have received from our Lon
don bureau dispatches filed there as
late as 3:42 p. m. and from our Paris
bureau dispatches filed as late as
$3.50 p. m, making no mention of the
signing of an armistice. The opposi-
ton report that the armistice has been
signed was dispatched from London at
IL a. m.
cat o'clock this afternoon the gov
eminent at Washington had received
nothing to support the report that the
armistice has been signed and we have
received nothing from our correspond
ents abroad to support it.
street demonstrations are taking
case in other cities. but we are not re-
porting them up to this moment be-
cause we have been unable to con-
firm the report on which they are
based"
Washington. Nov. Later it was
learned that at IL o'clock this morning
when the navy censors reported ar
unofficial cablegram from Paris say
ing the armistice had been signed. ar
! official message of inquiry was rushed
| to Paris and three hours later brough,
a reply on which Secretary Lansine
based his announcement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
IN THE PRISON CAMPS.
Two Kansans Are Among Sixty Nine
Held by Germans.

Washington. Nov. s.-Names of
sixty nine enlisted men in German
by the war department. They in-
clude:
At Rastatt: HarrysMiller. Coalgate,
Okla: Hannibal 3. Woodward. New
Wilson. Okla; Ernest c. Wood, Will
more, Kan; Jerome A. Payton, Cribs,
Okla.
City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
GEORGE STUCKEY DIES
Former "Kansas Farmer" Department
Head Victim OF Pneumonia.

Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of George Stuckey. former
head of the job printing and engrav-
ing departments of the Kansas Farm
er of Topeka. Stuckey died of pneu-
monia at his home in Omaha, where
he had been living since he left To-
peka one year ago.
George Stuckey came to Topeka
about four years ago. He was asso-
ciated. with Albert T. Reid and Charles
Younggreen on the Kansas Farmer
He was about 80 years of age and was
married while living in this city. With
his wife he lived at the Neil apart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
DIES WHILE on A VISIT
Mrs. Lemon, Aged Topeka Woman
Had Lived Here Many Years.

= Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Nov. l.
While visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Billings of Clements. Mrs. Lemon of
Topeka died suddenly, following a
very brief illness. The deceased, who
had lived in Topeka for a number of
years. was in her S3rd year and had
come to this county about a month ago
to visit her daughter.
Besides her daughter. Mrs. Billings
there were also at her bedside sher
sons. James Lemon of Latimer and c.
NJ. Lemon of Maple Hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
FUEL ORDERS ON
There Will Bs No Suspension Until
Official Announcement.

Washington, Nov. 7.-Information
reached the fuel administration today
that the 1ightless nights would be sus-
pended in New York tonight by the
fuel administration there on the
strength of unconfirmed reports that
the war had ended.
Orders were given that there should
be no suspension of the regulations
anywhere until official information
came that Germany had signed armi-
stice terms
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CHAOS IN AUSTRIA
Complete State of Disorder Prevails
in Defeated Country.
(By the Associated Press.)

Berne, Nov. 7.-Complete chaos pre-
walls in Austria, according to travel
ers returning here from that country.
All the railroad villages in the Tyrol
are flooded with the returning armies
in full disorder. In the villages the
'demoralized troops. who are breadless,
are plundering and requisitioning sup
plies
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THE EXPRESSES REGRET
That Wilson's Answer Failed To Talk
of Freedom OF Seas.

London, Nov. Accommodating on
President Wilson's reply to Germanv's
request for armistice terms. the Ex-
press SAYS 1t regrets that Wilson does
not specifically agree regarding free
dom of the seas.
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MURDER OLD CRACKSMAN
Eddie Fay, Most Skillful in America
Is Found Dead in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. Two theories were
held today by detectives and police for
the killing of Eddie Fay. Americas
most skilful craftsman. who was
found shot to death in an alley here
Wednesday.
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TAKE AWAY TROOPS
Poles Demand Removal OF German
Soldiers at Once.

Amsterdam, Nov. demands that
the Germans withdraw their troops
forthwith from Poland have been for
warded to Berlin by the new national
Polish government. according to the
Rheinish Westphalian Gazette Of Es-
sen.
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Kansas lily 1.-Two 6tCSA InAkASss
Kansas City, Nov. T.-HOGS-Reeeirts
1000. Market 10c to zoe lower. Bulk OF
sales. s17.0O@1Iae; heavy: sIGd5qi S;5'
81. OOd17.9O; pigs. $14OG@ 1900
CATTLE-Receipts 1000; no southerns.
Market steady. Prime fed steers. NI. 500
1878; dressed beef steers. $12.00017. 40;
western steers. $1Q.GG14. eouthern
steers Sc OOm12.OO: cows, $4.75G10.5O: heif-
ers S65O612.OO; stockers and feeders. $6.O0
@1s50; bulls, $6.50@9.2o; calves, $1Oo0
13.Oc.
Lambs, $115O@i 5.l5: yearlings, $10WM
1850; wethers, $950610J0; ewes. 5000
New York stock Market.
Wall ST., new York Nov. 7.-STOCkS-
Further .Higns of early peace were the
chief influence ut the strong opening OF
today's stock market. The buying was
again very general but rails Of the inv"nt-
ment class were mos. in favor at average
gains of a point. Oils, motors, coppers aud
some of the peace industrials rose to ell
most 3 points. Marine preferred wns the
only important stocR<to register an initial
1 loss.
Peace prospects were heightened during
the morning by reports of revolts in the
German army anu navy. There was also
much discussion regarding further cancel
lation Of war orders. Moderate selling Of
tho popular munitions and specialties re-
suited in reactions of 1 to points. Lead
ers among rails and industrials also fell
back I to III but the heavirRss Of ship
pings was aseribed to rumors OF another
hitch in the Mercantile Marine deal. The
noon rally was led by oils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
DIAZ Is A GENERAL
Italian Leaders Given Recognition by
the King.

Rome, Nov. liking Victor, EN-
manuel has promoted Gen. Armando
Diaz to the full rank of general and
Vice Admiral Paola Thaon di Revel
former chief of the naval staff Of Italy,
to the rank of admiral.
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chicago. Nov. 1-HOGS-Receipts a. 600
yenterdavs aVeysrs R ,T ne ,o" ef7 , mMa
1S-40: light. $f7.25M1S.3 packing. SIG. i,1f
1855: throw outs $155OG 1850; pigs, good
$14.75M15JO
CATTLE-Receipts 10000 Good weie ut
native and western steers. strong TO higher
others and butchers cattle. slow TO lower
calves, steady; beef cattle, good, $15.251
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c,,,..go Nov. THE Tribune: GraiR-
An international food controller 70 nanne
the grain and distribution OF fo0a sts..s s
turnout Europe. is forecast IN tne pIs
in there columns for some time pas. tnae
this would be the only solution OF tne ,S ~,
ia tion which prevails abroad. As II stau9s
the allies have sbsolute control OF une
worlds Availa, le aupply OF wheat ana t the
tinted States being the dominating factor
in the latter commodities. Corn Suseres
at their best yesterday were up ~ GEM.
and oats almost ceEts from the low poist
on Monday. A nunnsr OF son nase n,es
aicted that the short sellers would come
to grief This was verified yesterday ana
many in the trade began to realize the real
situation. Corn futures have been under
vance placed November on a delivery basis
and 10000 bushels were delivered son no.
vember tales otter the close. Corn traders
were active buyers of bids last night as the
short interest has been cut down. There
was also liberal buying Of offers on JAM
vary. In oats The Indemnity trade was
about even up. 1t was noticeable that The
largest sellers, particularly among. COM
mission houses on Monday, were buyers
of corn and oats yesterday;
Bulletin: Stocks-Cross currents and VI
regularity are expected In the general
active list with bullish operations largely
confined TO special stocks. Investment -
alterations. The rails. coppers, oils an1
Inside buying Of q. 8. rubber IL reported
on floor channels. to be responsible for
present strength and activity in that stock.
1t is pointed out that this concern will
terial control. Good buying is reported
In Southern Railway common.
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HUN SAILORS.
fcontinued from Page One,

CONTINUED from rage One.)
the rfoting has gone much farther than
meager repofts-showed.
Outrages in Germany.
London. Nov. THE Wolff bureau
of Berlin arnounces that all work has
stopped at Hamburg owing to strike
and that undisciplined acts and out
RACES have taken place. The news
agency reports similar occurrences
from Lubbock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07
Get SNOW SOON!
Cold Wave Due To Hit Kansas
by Tonight.
Rainfall in Topeka Amounts to
More Than 2 Inches.
November.

November.
Leafless trees against leaden sky;
Peals of thunder, patter of the rain; -
Sodden empty nests, no birds sweet strain
But the chilly winds sad moan and sigh
Winter lurketh near and lies In wait
Like a beast of prey at Autumn's gate.
-GUSSIE MORROW GAGE.
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1876; common, $9.25Q15.e5; butchers stocx,
cows and heifers, 5000 400; Gamers and
cutters, $5.0OG6.U0; stockers and feede-s.
veal calves, good, $15.75@16.30: weste IN
range beef .teers. s14O0@1I.50; cows AMI
SHEEPNReceipfs $1,000. killing classes,
slow to 25c lower; feeaing lambs, steady.
Kansas City Live Stock saies.
THE following sales were made this morn,
REPORTED over long distance telephone Ut
rect 10 the State Journal by Gay hoo.n
son Co.. live stocS commission uer
Kansas City. New. 7.-CATTLE-Receip
600 head Market steady to strong.
steady TO 15c lower Bulk of sales, $1I.lOr
II so: top, $1S.15. X,u,-o,
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office. |
Topeka. Kan, for the twenty-fou- hours
ending at a. m. Thursday.
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WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Unsettled and cold tonight with rain or
snow in east portion; Friday fair, colder an
extreme east portion.
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New York, Nov. 7.-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery higher than extras. eII6S
Sc >H2eS
EGGS-Market irregular. Fresh gath
cred extras, 6s@66.
CHEESE-Market firmer State whole
milk1lats, fresh specials. 32ia033c
POCLTRY-AIiye. irregular
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Kansas City Grain end Produc. w.,L.

Chicago. Nov. T.-CORN-(,iose: Noyem-
Der, S2o; december, $1-2aAk1. %; Janu-
@70ss:. ""n' IVA
OA1S-November, re; December 7o1kc
January, 10A M7D%c. 'o72e ;
PoRK-November, 1876 so: January. s44 70
November. SIG. Jan, SOC 90
SHORT R1BS-Nov., s231O; Jan. 500 Ia
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New York, Nov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mil.
paper page 9 percent. Sterling, 40 day bills
4..2h commercial 90 day bills, 4.72k; de
mand, 4.l5as; cables. 763z France dc
mnnd. SAG; cables, Jas. Mexican dollar
LA: . Governmsnt bonds, firm; railroad
d noids strong Time loans. strnog, 60 days
W days and six months, g bid.
can money, strong, high. low and rulin,
rate. closing bid. 5A offered At 6: To-
loan, D. Band acceptancesK AZ