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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
BUSINESS BEGINS
North American Awards Con-
tract Removing Old Buildings.
Company Buys 3 Million Pounds
Cement for Topeka Hotel.

The contract has been awarded to
Thomas b. Smith. contra ctor. for the
wrecking of the buildings and the re-
moval of the old material from the
site purchased for the North american
ten-story modern. fire-proof hotel at
the northeast corner of Ninth and
Kansas avenue.
Mr. Smith. according to Preside mt
West of the Farmers Nationai bank. is
arranging his bond to guarantee the
prompt removal of the old buildings
and the clearing of the site.
The North American Hotel COM
pany. anticipating an increase in the
price of cement. a few days ago pur-
chased from the McCleery- Dudley
Lumber company of Topeka 1000 bar
rels of cement, to be delivered in To-
peka for the construction of the North
American hotel. This is nearly 3,OO0-
900 pounds of cement. The advance
in cement since the purchase by the
hotel company amounts to s2.100.
The company plans to put on a dou-
BILE shift of cement and steel workers
to try to rush the construction thru
to completion by January 1. next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
Germans First Act Is To Seize
SlavS' FOOdStuffS.
Poles Help Capture Minsk, but
Huns Take Possession.
CBy the Associated Press.)


Moscow, March 26-Tuesday.-An
American who escaped from Minsk
two days after the Germans occupied
the city has reached Moscow and re-
ports the local population there much
incensed against the invaders. The
more than 200 miles between Minsk
and Moscow were covered by the
American by walking and riding in
sleighs, railway traffic being inter-
rupted.
Polish troops who assisted the Ger
mans in capturing Minsk, he says
were amazed and disgusted when, two
days after the occupation, the Ger
mans seized their armored motor cars
and announced that the Germans
alone would police the city.
All motor cars, carts and wagons
were commandeered by the Germans
who at once began to seize all food
stuffs- This speedily turned the
population against them and teIe-
phone lines of communication with
the German bases were repeatedly
cut by the Russians, despite warning
by the Germans that all persons do
ing this would be killed.
The American says there are about
2,0C0 German soldiers in Minsk and
the local population is so antagon-
lstic that movement against the in
vaders is expected The Germans are
said % have very little artillery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
Mounted Troops Now Within
% Miles of Amman.
Four Enemy Planes Down
Transport Train Bombed.
HORNETS NEST IN THE EAST
Russian Revival Only Bright
Spot i'm the Situation.
Germany Loses Grip on Vast
Granary of NikOlaiev.

London, March 28.-The en-
tire Turkish force in the Hit
area in Mesopotamia has been
captured or destroyed by the
British, the war office an
nounceS.
Three thousand prisoners
were taken.
Cross River Jordan.
London, March 2S.-A further ad-
vance by the British forces which
have crossed the River Jordan. in
Palestine. is announced by> the war
office.
The sta tement follows:
Yesterday afternoon our forces
east of the Jordan converged on Am-
man. Our mounted troops are with
in a mile of the town. (Amman is
about 25 miles east of the Jordan}.
I'VE took 200 prisoners, drove down
four enemy airplanes and heavily
bombed troop transport trains on the
Hedjaz railway"
Hornets Nest in East.
Washington, March 2s.-Wkjle Ger
many's battalions are dying in the
west. her diplomat milIsarists are
stumbling into a new hornets nest in
the east.
That was the Official view here to-
day in the light of reports from Rus
sia of ca pture of Odessa and sJikolaiey
and Trotzky's effort 10 reorganize the
scattered and shattered Russian army.
Retaking of these two important
points came as bright spots in the war
news. tho overshadowed by the west
front developments.
German loss of Odessa means the
loosing of her grip on a vast granary
of Nikolaiev. a city in which IS located
a valuable submarine building plant,
experts here pointed out.
Government authorities attribute
the Ukrainian Bolsheviki resistance
as directly que to German application
of ruthless demands to the Ukraine
just as she did to Rumania.
Hope in Ukrainian Plan
Once haying their grasp on the
Ukraine the central empires pro-
oeeded to bleed that nation to supply
Germany, going beyond the stipula-
tions of the peace pact.
Where officials have scoffed at the
chance of a comeback" on Russia's
part, they now suggest that there is
hop, in the Ukrainian situation and
in the general Russian problem.
Russia is tired of fighting. that's
why she made peace" said one off
| cial. But any man will fight for
his own and if the Germans press
Russia too far and make the coun-
t-y's burden too great, they will ulti-
mattel have a battle on their hands,
Returning confidence in Russia.s
chance for habilitation-and oppo-
ritioI- to Germa ny-was seen by
diplomats in the report that Italian
Serbian and French ENJOYS had gone
/ lack to Russia The American ann
/ raSsador has never quit.
/ President Wilson. il is known. In
Immensely pleased at the new course
1 of events in Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
RED CROSS THERE
All Forces Modified in Paris
To Meet Emergency.
Rush Food and Clothes Out To
Refugee Districts.

Paris. March simultaneously
with the German attack, all Red
Cross workers in Paris were modified
for emergency aid to refugees from
the battle zone.
While camions (motor trucks)
filled with food and clothing were
rushed northward, others were sent
to the Paris railway stations to handle
-he situation there.
Working in close cooperation with
the French authorities, American
drivers and many women met the
trains, transporting refugees from
station to station or to local shelters
Touching scenes were witnessed at
the stations. The refugees, mostly so
old or so young as to be practically
helpless, were Immediately given
food. In some cases. if the trains
were late, beds were made for them
in tho stations.
Tho Red Cross also collected great
stores of medical, surgical and hos
rita. supplies. which were put at the
6isp osition of the French authorities
who are sending them wherever most
needed
TIL emergency bread" for the
refugees is being baked from Ameri-
can white flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
HAS HIS OLD PEP BACK
Colonel Roosevelt Also Smiles just
Like He Always Did.

New York, March 28.-The surgeons
did not remove any of Colonel Roose-
velt's punch while he was in the hos
pital some weeks ago. And they did
not cut out his famous smile either
This was evinced when he and Mrs
Roosevelt alighted at Grand Central !
station from their automobile in which
they had journeyed from Oyster Ray.
Cheers greeted the former president
as he passed thru the station to board
a train for Portland, Me, where he is
to deliver the opening address at the
Republican state convention. The
colonel said he felt fine.
"Give it to 'em. Teddy" shouted an
enthusiastic admirer.
The famous teeth cleaned as Colo
mel Roosevelt's head jerked toward
the speaker.
You lust bet l will" he responded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
STREETS OF &c,
PATROLLED WITH
NATIONAL GUARD
Adiutant General There to
Manage Strike Situation.
Women Throw Bricks Thru
Street Car Windows.
TIE UP STREET RAILWAYS
Strike Disorders Bring Danger
to Crews of Cars.
Men Out in Plants Despite
Government Contracts.
Men Out in Plants Despite
Government Contracts.

Kansas City, March 2S.-At $3.50
O'Clock it was reported that practical
ly ever street car in the city had been
run to the barns The strike order.
coming as it did without warning,
caught thousands of women shoppers
down town with no means of convey
ance home.
Kansas City, March 2S.-The union
employees of the local street railway
company were instructed this after
noon by their officials to refuse to
continue the operation of cars as a
result of the disorders arising from
the general strike in progress here,
which it was said placed the lives of
the men in jeopardy. The order was
!. to become effective at p. m.
The men Immediately began taking
their cars to the barns. 1t was said
the entire street railway system would
be tied up by tonight. About $500
men are affected by the order. Wheth-
er the employees of the local power
plant would join in the strike move
ment was still in doubt this afternoon.
Kansas City, March 2S.-With mem
bers of the Seventh regiment, Missouri
National guard (Home guard) patrol
ing the down town streets to prevent
further outbreaks of disorder in con-
progress here comparative quiet pre-
vailed thruout the city this afternoon.
number of instances of stoning
street cars were reported to the po-
lice but there had been no disorders
of proportions such as occurred yes
terday and last night when a number
of laundries and restaurants were
wrecked by the rioters, and three al
legged strikers were shot and seriously
wounded.
Gen. Harvey c. Clark, adjutant gen.
eral of Missouri sent here by Gov F.
d. Gardner arrived late this after
noon and took charge of the situation.
General Clark at once went into con-
ference with Mayor Edwards. The
steps to be taken were to be outlined
later in the afternoon, it was under
stood.
Strike Is Spreading.
Latest reports indicated that the
strike was continuing to spread slow
ly and in many parts of the city its
effect could be plainly seen. Numerous
business places were closed entirely.
Closing of the restaurants worked an
especial hardship upon those worker s
who had not been foresighted enough
to bring lunches with them.
Attacks upon street cars were being
given serious attention by officials of
the street railway company and it was
thought not improbable that cars
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
100000 American Troops Now
Are Available in France.
Predict Greatest of All Battles
May End War.
BRITISH ARE FOR FINISH FIGHT
Will Not Be Content Merely
With Checking Huns.
Capture of Mont Didier Appar-
emily Only Advance Today.

Washington, March 2S.-The allies
have a mobile army of 100000 men
ready to strike at the faltering Ger
here, a high American army officer
stated today.
1t is possible that 100000 American
troops are available for this huge
maneuver force to be thrown against
the Teutons, he added.
American staff officers studying
closely the war maps and latest dis
patches from the battle front are of
the opinion that developments of mo-
-ment in the allied counter attack will
begin to show themselves on the bat
tie field today or tomorrow.
British military officers do not be-
licve the present comparative lull
means the battle will die out, accord
ing to a United Press dispatch from
William Philip Simms. On the con-
/ trary, they believe it will go to a
finish--to a great, decisive engage
ment that will conclude both the bat
t. and probably the war.
May Be to a ''Knockout"
This may be regarded as one of
the most significant things in today S
news.
1t shows that the British won't be
content merely to stop the German
advance. They want to make this the
final round of the war and press it
] to the Knockout" which Premier
Lloyd George declared must termi-
rate the struggle.
The capture of Mont Didier admit
ted by the French war office, came
as a surprise during a day that other
Wise appeared to show the Germans
Z hCiPE held at Ora cticallV all nOintS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
RUSS UP IN ARMS! BACK IN the FOLD
Col. Roosevelt Principal Speak
er at G. o. p. Convention.
KnickerbOckers Give Hearty
Support to Administration.
SCALE or NIL IS

Portland. Me. March 2S--Colone!
Roosevelt will be the principal speak
er at the Republican state convention.
which opened here today.
Much interest centers in the former
presidents address and it was ex-
pected he may sound the keynote for
the Republican congressional cam
paign next fall.
Following the advice of his physi-
clans. Colonel Roosevelt will not take
part in the sessions today He will
speak in the last session of the con-
vention tonight.
The platform of the convention was
for unwavering support to the ma
tional administration and it was hint
ed that before the day is over. the
question of inserting a plank in favor
of woman suffrage may be discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
BRITISH USE CAVALRY
In Palestine They Have Advanced
Fifty-Eive Miles From Jerusalem.

London. March 2S.-British mount
ed troops were within a mile of Am
man at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
according to an official report from
General Allenby received today 9th
er British forces have crossed the
River Jordan in the direction of Am
man.
Amman is fifty-five miles northeast
of Jerusalem 1t is the ancient cap
ital of the Ammonites. 1t was de-
stroyed and later restored by the
Greeks. who renamed it Philadelphia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
U-B0AT TOLL HIGHER
80 Ships in Wcck-Nost Severe
Blow Since Last September.

London March 2S.-Twenty-nine
British vessels were sunk during the
v-eeE ending March %. according 70
he a .miralty's report. OF these, six
cen were over 1000 tons
Among hose under that displace-
-ent. one was a fishing vessel
This is the greatest number of Brit
ish mercha ntmen sunk in one week
sine the week of September I6. 1917,
when the same number was Destroy
ed. At that time only eight of the
vessels were over 1000 tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
HAD 3-DAY BATTLE
Officially Confirm Recapture of
Odessa by BOlsheviki Troops.

Petrograd, Wednesday, March 27-
Official dispatches published here con-
firm the report that Odessa has been
-eca, tured by the Bolsheviki troops.
ODESSA was first bombarded by
cruisers which came from SebastopoL
There was desperate fighting for
three days, in the vicinity of Sebasto-
pol, between the Bolsheviki and Aus
tro German detachments.
The latest war bulletins report
Austro- Germans to be within forty
miles of YekaterinSslav, a commercial
and industrial town about $50 miles
northeast of Odessa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
WOOD SLATED
Awaits Physical Examination; May Be
Retired to Inactive List.

Washington, March 2S.-Maj jor
General Leonard Wood still is here
waiting for the physical examination
at the hands of an army board which
will determine whether he shall re-
turn to France in command of fight
ing troops or remain in the United
States on inactive duty.
Some of the generals friends have
been apprehensive that he would not
be returned to active duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
DEAD AT THE Wheel
Wife of Salina Man Told Him He Was
Not Driving Straight.

Salina, Kan, March 2S.-"Be care
full" said Mrs George w. Bosnian. Of
Eaton, Ind, to her husband as they
were leaving Salina in their automo-
bile at noon today for Eaton. You're
not driving straight"
The car continued to turn slowly
and struck an embankment and
stopped. Bosnian was dead. He had
died of heart failure while driving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
WILL HELP GARDENERS
Showers Also Will Benefit Topeka
Lawns, Mr.. Flora Says
TODAY,S TEMPERATURES.

The expected showers arrived in To-
peka about 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
Sixteen hundredths of an inch of rain
had fallen by 2 o'clock Indications
were that the rain was general over
the state. The temperatures for the
day averaged s degrees above the
normal for the date.
Today'S showers will put the
ground in fine shape for spring gar
dening. Meteorologist Flora stated
this afternoon that at present the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
INTERN 70-YR. ALIEN
In America 81 Years but German ex-
Preacher Didn't Register.

St. Joe, March 2s.-Dr. H. r. Rie-
mer, 20 years old, a physician and
superannuated clergyman, was taken
into custody here today by the federal
authorities He is charged with fail
ing to register as an enemy alien
Dr. Riemer came to America from
Germany when he was 16 years old
and had never applied for citizenship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
Held as Murder Case Suspect.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 2S.-J
F. Haggerty. said to be wanted in
Cleveland. o., in connection with the
Chaplin murder case. was held here to-
day by the Kansas City police. pending
arrival of Cleveland officers. He was
arrested at the request of the Cleve-
land authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
SHELL DUNKIRk!
French City 90 Miles From
Front BOmbarded.
Five Victims of Latest Attack
by Long Range Guns.

Paris, March 2S.-Dunkirk has
been under enemy bombardment by
long range guns for several days, it
was announced today. There have
been but five victims and only small
material damage.
Dunkirk is in France on the Eng
lish channel. about twenty miles west
of the nearest point in the German
lines. This city has been under bonn
bardment before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
Is Made Superintendent of Telegraph.

Springfield, Mo-, March 28.-Ap-
pointment of ]. H Brennan as super
intendent of telegraph of the St Louis
San Francisco railroad. succeeding the
late H D. Teed, was announced today.
Brennan is promoted from assists mt
superintendent of telegraph. His sue
cessor has not been named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Showers and colder tonight and
Friday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04
KINDNESS DID IT
ORPHAN BOY EXEMPTED TO
CARE FOR AFFLICTED
COUSIN.

Topeka, Kan, March Single.
an orphan and without immediate
relatives, Walter Edward Lockard, of
Doniphan county, Kan, has been
granted deferred classification under
the selective service regulations by
district board No. / of Kansas. On
the face of the case Lockard had no
claim for deferred classification, yet
the board put him in division 3, class
b. Kindness won the deferred clas-
sification for Lockard, according to
the boards decision. Seven years
ago he discovered kinship with a
blind woman, a distant cousin. He
voluntarily assumed the care of this
woman, the board found, assuming
the relationship of a son to a mother.
Finding that Lockard had assumed
the responsibility of his blind rela-
tive years before there was any talk
of war, the board classified him as
though he were supporting a depend
ent mother.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04
State BANKING
STATE BANKING COMMISSION
MAKES ITS ANNUAL LEVY.

Pierre, March 4.-The state bank
ing commission has made its annual
levy of ~one-fourth of / per cent on
the state banks for the guaranty
fund, which adds a quarter of a mill
lion dollars and a little over to that
fund. The proceeds of this assess
ment, along with the funds on hand.
and those which will be secured from
the assets of the bank at Oacoma,
which is the only failure which has
occurred in the state since the law
went into effect, places the fund at
approximately 100000. The bank
ing commission, under the law, is re-
quired to make an annual assessment
on all the state banks until the ac-
cumulated fund has reached 1h per
cent of deposits, when the assess
ments cease until the fund shall be-
come depleted and require further as
sessments to bring it up to the re-
quired maximum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04

Suppose 1t had been raining, what
would the visitors have done without
that hostess house and no way to get
in camp?
THE women handling that hostess
house are about the most capable l
have eve They seem to know
just how to care for every emergency
that arises and there are plenty and
the influence they are exerting over
those boys for good is wonderful.
Before we went there l thought the
hostess house an unnecessary ex-
pense, but believe today IL is just as
important as the Y. NJ. c. A. amuse-
ment houses inside the lines. In
fact, they are building another big
one there beside the first.
The women also serve a splendid,
wholesome cafeteria lunch to both
the public and the soldiers at a very
nominal figure and they act as the
representatives of the relatives of
those boys in a way that 10 relative
is ever going to forget"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04
PUSHING CANDIDATE
JOHNSON'S FRIENDS ARE ACTIVE
In DISTRICT.

Aberdeen, March 4.-Petitions for
placing the name of South Dakota's
congressman-soldier. Royal C. John
son, upon the republican ballot at
the May primary for reelection from
the Second district are now being cir
culated. The petitioners do not APP
pear greatly concerned by assertions
heard occasionally that the district
is entitled to a representative who
can be on the job at Washington day
and night. They point out that the
seth congress for which nominations
are to be made at the May primary
election, will not meet, unless in ex-
ira session, until December, 1919,
and that there is fair prospect that
the war will be over by that time.
They feel, too, that Mr.. Johnson's
patriotic stand i'm the present crisis
is beyond criticism. Mr.. Johnson left
his seat in congress and gave up his
salary to train and fight as a private
in the regular army for a %private's
pay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04
0AY-0LD SON SAVES DADDY
Soldier overstays Leave When Heir
Doesn't Arrive on Time and 10
Arrested for Desertion.

Denver, Colo.-John Pershfield, Jr.,
aged one day, saved Private John
Pershfield, ST., of Company G, One
Hundred and Ffty-seventh infantry,
from being court-martialed on a charge
of desertion from Uncle Sans forces.
Private Pershfeld secured a fur
Tough from Camp Kearney, Linda Wis.,
ia, Cal, where his company is training,
to visit his home in Denver. When he
failed to return to camp at the expira-
ton Of the leave, Col. Patrick Ham
rock, commanding officer, wired Den
yer authorities to arrest Pershfield as
a "deserter from the army"
The charge was changed to "ab.
sent without leave" when local authori-
ties notified Hammock that Pershfield,
Jr., failed to arrive as o o as expect
ed, so the soldier-daddy overstayed his
leave waiting for Mr.. Stork to put In
an appearance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-04
GO TO FRANCE
MEN AT CAMP DODGE WILL SOON
BEGIN TO LEAVE.

Des Moines, Ia, March Above
ment of national army troops from
Camp Dodge to France probably will
begin this spring and no more trans
fers will be made from that camp to
other divisions, according to a spe-
cial dispatch based upon an inter-
view today at Washington between
Representative c. C. Dowell, of the
Seventh Congressional district. and
Gen. Biddle. acting chief OF staff of
the United States army. Gen. Biddle
told Congressman Dowell that Camp
Dodge would be filled to its maxi
mum capacity of $4,000 men when
the second draft was called this
spring, and that troops now at Camp
Dodge would be sent to France as
soon as sufficiently trained and ships
were available. He said that prob
ably some of the men at Camp Dodge
will be sent to France, this spring
and that to the extent that men were
moved accommodations would be
available for new recruits.