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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

British Army Headquarters in
France, Sunday. March 24.-The main
thru st on the British right flank by
the Germans Thursday morning was
south of St. Quentin, and the enemy
used a division for every two thou
sand yards of the front, there being
approximately one German division
against every British battalion. The
purpose of The attack here was to
capture Urvillers and Essigny-Le-
Grand and thereby acquire higher
ground for further advances. 1t is
now possible to give more details of
the early stages of this and other
fights. On the extreme eight of the
British army the enemy crossed the
river Disc at two places. One body of
troops came out of La Fere and swung
north while another army crossed at
Mory and turned south to form a
junction with the La Fere group.
Turnout the day the battle ragged in
the lowlands about the Disc.
Made Gallant Defense.
At Vendeuil a group of British held
out until O'Clock Friday afternoon.
stormed Urvillers and Essigny. Just
west of st. Quentin the British were
forced to fall back but thruout the
day they chung to the Holnon wood, a
little northwest of the city.
South of St. Quentin a number of
strong British redoubts made a gallant
defense and it was nightfall before
the last of them with the machine
gunners had been reduced. The end
of the first day found the British be-
hind the st. Quentin canal.
Friday morning the enemy renewed
his assault with increasing vigor and
after desperate fighting in the region
of La Fere succeeded in getting across
to the British side. Further north the
British also withdrew from the Holnon
woods. The Germans then drove at
Ham, which had been cleared of civil
lians, and Saturday morning after OBJ
tanning a crossing of the canal drove
southwark into the British positions
Outnumbered to 4.
In the other main theater of opera
tions-between Arras and Bapaume-
the German made their first drive
against the high ground between the
Gel and Sensee river. The German
preliminary bombardment was terrific
and their infantry out numbered the
British eight to one in some cases.
Early the Germans attacked south
ward into Bullecourt and the British
withdrew to a line covering Vaulx-
Vrancourt, Morchies and Baumetz-
Lez-Cambrai- The hottest and most
disputed point was Mory which the
Germans occupied only yesterday
During Friday the Germans overran
St. Leger, Valux-Vrancourt and Henin
One company of gunners on Henin
Hill held up the German advance for
a long time, doing dea dly execution in
the densely-formed ranks
The Germans have been bringing up
artillery in the most able manner be-
hind their shock troops and have been
making full use OF this arm as til ad-
vance continued.
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TO TEST NEW FORCE
Mysterious Invention of Giragossian to
Be Shown to Scientists.

Boston. March 25.-The device
which reputedly draws free energy"
from the air and converts it into ex-
tremely powerful units will have it's
tests within three days, according to
Garabed T. K Giragossian. the in
ventor. Five scientists will pass on it.
The ultimate verdict is awaited with
interest in view of the reported long
gun of the Germans which, according
to unofficial word is bombarding
Paris.
Secretary of the Interior Lane, on
behalf of the government, has agreed
upon the names of the scientists which
the inventor sent him. Garabed al
ready has the acceptance of four of
the men and expects the acceptance
of the fifth tomorrow.
The tests to be conducted here will
be in secret and the scientists will re-
port directly to Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

bombardment is designed to give the
impression that Paris is within the
range of the German guns
1T is a political cannon" the news
paper says.
$4,000 for Each Shot.
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper,
LHomme Libre, asserts that the pass
word of the hour is confidence"
The newspaper LIE Journal. in its arti-
Gle regarding the gun says it is of 240
millimeters caliber and of Austrian
manufacture. 1t is a very delicate
piece of machinery, which must be
handled by expert mathematicians
and gunners, the newspaper adds, as
the loading and pointing is difficult
task 1t declares each shot costs about
$4,000 1T is new conception of our
enemies" the newspaper comments.
The ordnance experts were not
ready last night to commit themselves
as to whether the shell was a sort of
aerial torpedo driven by propeller;
whether an inner projectile contained
in the original shell is released by an
explosive after the shell has travelled
a certain distance from the gun, or
whether the original projectile itself
reaches it's destination propelled per-
hapS by an explosive of force hith-
erto unknown.
In Saturdays bombardment, twenty
four shots in all were fired from 1920
a M, to O'Clock p. m, shell drop
ping every twenty minueS with mono
tonous regularity. The bombardment
presented all the characteristics of
bombardment by heavy artillery, there
being regular intervals between the
shots and the shells falling within a
restricted area. Enemy aviators, who
flew high over the city during the ear
ly hours of the bombardment regulat-
ed the firing.
Air Raid Alarm at 1 A. NJ.
Paris March 25-Another air raid
alarm was sounded shortly after 1
O'Clock this morning. After three
quarters of an hour firemen'S bugleS
and church bells announced that all
was clear and the Parisians were
a BILE to return to their beds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
Rush to Aid British.

Rush to Aid British.
Paris, March 25.-The French on
Saturday went to the assistance OF the
British and took over a sector of the
battle front, the war office announces
In the region of Noyon and on the
right bank of the Disc heavy fighting
with the Germans is in progress.
This is the first official allied an
nouncement that French troops are
aiding the British to repel the Ger
man drive.
The Berlin official statement of
Sunday declared that reserves com
posed of British, French and Ameri-
can troops were defeated The Ger
mans evidently meant to imply that
the mobile reserve authorized at the
Versailles conference had been in ac-
ton.
Noyon is located on the Disc, about
fifteen miles west of LaFere, where
the British and French lines are weld
ed together. The French must have
engaged the enemy some distance east
of Noyon, as the greatest retirement
so far reported at this point is to
Chauny, five miles west of LeFere.
Noyon is noted as the place where
the Emperor Charlemagne was
crowned 1855.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

Wall St, New York, March 25.-STOCKS
u he selling wave expended its force in
the first hour, substantial Buying of lead
ers rejecting rallies of 1 to points. By
noon the rebound was further Augmented,
with full recoveries for United States Steel
and other active industrials while invest
ment rails, notably Union Pacific, Canadian
Pacific and Atehison showed actual gains
of a point. International securities suffered
in the early setback. Anglo French SIS and
French state and municipal issues losing u
to l per cent. Liberty bonds were heavy,
31h's selling at 9S10 to 1924 first As at
1852 to $500 and second AS at 1856 to
1904.
the feverishly active opening of today's
stock market urgent selling resulting from
latest war advices. Rails. the various war
also a score of specialties, shared Dlore
or less equally in the severe decline, much
of which suggested liquidation. Fraction
before the end of The first half hour
Bonds, including French Issues. were heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

Kansas City. March 25.--CORN-Cash ::
Market steady. No. 2 mixed, s1.6I@11S;
No. 3, $1.61@1. Sc: No. white, S1.S3@1 IS I;
No. 3 nominal; No. 2 yellow. 81 13@ so: No.
:, nominal
OATS-Market lower. No. . white. soc !;
No. = mixed. S6@S61ac.
RYE-$2S5I29 ~
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3s2@4 90.
HAY-Market lower. Choice timothy,
choice prairie, $23 .00Q $50 /;
choice alfalfa, $26.c0@ 200.
SHORTS--S1 90@2.00.
BRAN-$1. 65@1.S5.
WHEAT-Receipts % cars.
BUTTER-Creafnery, SOC; firsts, SIC; sec
onds, 36c; packing, 81.
EGGS-Firsts. 33c.
POULTRY-Roosters. zoe; broilers, 25e.
Countess: Nav 81 .261k.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
TWO GO TO LANSING
Anna Walters, White Woman, Found
Diseased by City Physician.

Two more women found morally
and physically unfit by the city ply
stefan were sent to Lansing today by
the Topeka police for treatment. One,
Anna Walters, found walking the
streets near Sixth and Quincy streets,
white woman sent to Lansing.
The other is Ellen Gilkey, a negro.
Fully ten women under suspicion of
treading something besides a straight
and narrow path were examined dur
ing the past week foT social diseases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
AIR RAIDERS COME AGAIN.

Several Casualties in Paris From
Bombs Dropped by Flyers.
Paris, March 25.-Several casual
ties resulted from yesterdays air raid
on Paris, it was officially announced
today.
a number of enemy airplanes sue
ceeded in crossing thu battle lines at
a high altitude and attacking the
city. They were pursued Immediate
ly by French airplaneS from the
front and those attached to the Paris
defenses. They were driven-off after
dropping several bombs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

closed unsettled, &c to A@%c net lower,
OATSL(,eneraI commission house selling
carried down oats. AS in corn the chief
factor was war news as reflected by the
course of the New FORK stock market. After
opening asQac to 1kc down, recover.es
took place, but were succeeded by fresh
downturns.
PROVISIONS-Provis fell with hogs
and grain. Activity was confined to lard
Smallness of offerings together with buy
ing ascribed to packers led to a recovery
in the late dealings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. March 25-CORN-Corn values
declined to a moderate extent today in sym
pathy with weakness of the New York
market War news took the attention of
and weather advices received no notice
whatever. Opening prices. which showed
a setback of 1hc toelAc with March 81 -3TZ
and May s1-25s< to $1s5A. were followed
after q while by something Of rally.
would be at the expense of corn tended
somewhat to steady the corn market. Prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

ing fresh hostile attacks have again
developed in this ne:ghborhood and
also to the south of Bapaume.
South of Peronne bodies of Ger
man troops who had crossed the
Somme river between Licourt and
Br:e were driven back to the east
bank by OFT counter attacks"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
WAR NEWS HIT STOCKS
Market Breaks to 3 Points, Due to
Unfavorable War News.

New York, March 25.-Stocks broke
from 1 to points at the opening of
the market here today on further
heavy selling impelled by war news.
The weakest issues again included
equipments or war shares and special
industrialS.
Market Calm in London.
London, March 25.-The feeling in
financial circles in regard to the sit
uation on the western front is one of
quiet confidence in the ultimate out
come of the struggle Much interest
was shown as to the manner in which
the market would open this morning
after digestion of the somewhat start
ling weekend news. There were no
signs IF weakness anywhere. ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

Kansas City. March 25-HOGS-Receipts
10000 Market 15c lower. Bulk of sales
$16.65@17.00; heavy, S1650@ 1850; packers
and butchers, SIG. 75@ ITO; light S16.SOM
II IS; pigs, $1,000 1900.
lower Prime fed steers, $1,000 90;
dressed beef steers, S1O.50G13.O0; western
steers, S1G00G13.25; southern steers 50. 006
1000; cows. $7.5Od11.OO; heifers S1.I5M
u-I5; stockers and feeders. $1,000 1850;
bulls. 81. 50@ 1000; calves. S7.50M13.50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to Toe lower. Lambs, $1T.00Q1S.OO year
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PUT LID ON CABARETS
Chicago Council to Decide Their
Army Under Military Stress.

Chicago, March 25.-The Chicago
city council tomorrow will consider
two ordinances, barring all entertain
ment from cabarets and prohibiting
dancing by patrons.
Passage of the ordinances is pre-
dicted because of a government threa.
to close all saloons and cabarets as a
protection measure for soldiers and
sal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25
lipys s14 oo61e 90 wethers. s13O0d15.eo;
ewes Sf300G14O0: stockers and feeders.
IS. OO@ II 10.
Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago. March 25.-HOGS-Receipts IT,
600, tomorrow 10000 Market weak, 1oc 70
25c under Saturdays average Bulk OF
sales, $17.10a17. SO: light. $1I.05g1a:io; mix
ed. sic. 70@1765: heavy, $16.1041 I-3o roush'
S16.100 1910; pigs, ST.. T5@165O.
CATTLE+Receipts $1,000 tomorrow L. iS,.
600. Market weak. Native steers Sow!
14.40; stockers and feeders, $11-9o@ l 80;
cows and heifers. ST.10G12.00; calves. 5000
u16.00. =.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000, tomorrow r.
600. Market weak. = Sheep, SllOOU low
lambs, $14.50@1S
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Chicago, March 25.-BUTTER-Market
higher. Creamery. 35GiIc.
EGGS-Market lower. Firsts, 3iI @3i1sc;
ordinary firsts. $50 3ic; at mark, cases in
cluded, 33@34c.
POTATOES-Market lower. Wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota bulk, $4,000; ditto
sacks. Sj@90c
OULTRY-Roosters steady; young, 2sc
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Kansa. city Live Stock Sale.

tThe following safes were Inaue this morn
ing at the Stock ierus, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission uler-
Kansas City, March 25.@CATTLE+Re-
ceipts Is, 600 head. Market weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market 15c
to 25c lower. Bulk # sales, S16.50u GO; ;
top, $17.15.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady Lambs S1S.OC
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New York. March 25.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal, COOS; molasses, nomin-
al: refined, steady; cut loaf. S95; crushed,
$40; Mould A, 7.95; Cubes, $50: xxx pow
dered. 7.65; powdered, 7.60; fine granuated
and Diamond A, I.45; Confectioners' A, 7.35;
No. 1, $50.
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Chicago, March 25.-CORN-Close: May,
$1-25a4 @125A.
OATs-Mareh, soc: DAY, 51a@S5ssc.
PORK-May. $4S.60.
LARD-May. S26.2 July, $500
SHORT RIBS-May, S2i.97; July, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

New York, March 25.-BUTTER-Mark
firm. Creamery higher tlAn extras, 431a@
He
EGGSmMarket irregular. Fresh gathered
CHEESE-Market irregular. State held
specials 1a@251sc.
POULTRY-Alive. strong: dressed. quiet
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TO Cure rs Cuiu N JIG 1ay-
fake LAXATIVE ROMC QUININE (Tab-
lets.) 1t stops the Cough and Headache and
works off the Cold E. w. GROVES sig
nature on each boz. 30c.-Adv.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending at a. m Monday.N
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Shorn lambs anI sheep &c under above
prices.
Positively cannot use sheep or lambs n
less fat.
Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Con-
pany. corner Lauren and Madison
Topeka, Kan, March %.
Springs. over BIS. l9c: roostera. t5c:
shaggy young roostsrs. ire; h.oilers. tia
and under. pc
Eggs are retailing in Topeka Csc.
8UTTER-45d47c.
Positively cannot sheep lamps
less fat
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by ]. b. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan. March d.
MIXED CORN-S1.35. -
WHITE CORN-S1.55.
OATS-75c.
Topeka Hay Market
Topeka, Kan. March %.
PRAIRIE HAN-S2O.OJ
ALFALFA-S250 100
Retail Hay.
Furnished by w. A. Gilch-ist 626 Quincy
Street.D
Topeka, Kan, March %
PRAIRIE HAY-So0O0
sf.FAIFb-So50 90
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GERMAN PRINCE SLAIN
Prince Henry, of Reuss, of Imperial
Family Killed in Battle.

London, March S25.-Prince Henry,
of Reuss, head of the Younger
Branch of the Reuss family, has been
killed on the western front, according
to a Central News dispatch quoting
advices from Berlin.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, March 25.-COTTON-Spot
steady, 81 points up; middling, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

Prince Henry XVI was born in
1858 and succeeded his father. Prince
Henry XIV, as head of the principali-
ties in 1913. He was a general in the
Prussian cavalry.
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76-Ml. BOMBING

Continued from Page one.l
Is miles.
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TOPEKA MARKET REPORT FOR
WAGON DELIVERIES.
Topeka, Kan, March 9

CATTLE AND HOGS.
prices furnished by Wolff Packing Col
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

sions at Spa. the former German head
quarters, but which is now held by
The French. French, British and Ger
nan delegates attend the meeting.
Zen. Nudant represents Marshal Foch
with Commandant Sisteron as his as
Sistant. Gen. Won Winterfeldt Is the
herman military representative and
Matthias Erzberger. who also was a
member Of the German armistice dele
CATION, participates in most of the ses-,
Sions.
Some OF the meetings are described
as having been very animated over the
efforts OF the Germans to secure modi-
flcation Of the terms Of the armist.ce.
Marshal Fochs reply was a refusal to
consider a change and a despit
from Basic gives the text OF the Mar
shars reply, which says:
mo attention can be given to the
demo nds presented in Gen. Won Win
terfeldt's letter of November 21."
The Joint Arm!stice Commission
meeting appears to be in accordance
WITH Clause 81 OF the armistice. which
admitted the principle of q permanent
international armistice commission
under the direction OF the allied mill
'tary and naval chiefs. While its
duties are restricted to the execution
of the armistice. 1t is one OF the pre-
l.minaries which will merge later into
he sessions OF the Inter-aIlied Confer
ence and the Peace Congress.
The Temps says the German mission
which will take part in the negotiation
VI the peace preliminaries will not BE-
quartered in Paris but in the immedi-
ate vicinity OF the city.
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Gen. dc Caste!nau was born in 1851
and saw his first military activity In
the Franco-Prussian war. where he
won the rank OF Captain. After the
war he rose gradually In rank by rea-
son OF his remarkable military in,ell!-
gence and executive capacity. until in
1909 he was made General, and be-
came the collaeorator with Gen. Joffre
on the General Staff
When the present war broke out
Gen. de Castelnau was placed IN COM
mand In Lorraine and with his iron
division" sanguinarily defeated the
Germans at Nancy. For this operation
he became popularity known as the
savior OF Nancy"
In 1915 Gen. de Castelnau was APP
pointed Chief of STAFF. which post he
he'd until December. 1916. when It waa
abolished. When he relinquished the
post OF Chief OF the General Stan the
Chamber OF Deputies by special decree
permitted him to remain on thc active
list Of the army. Notwithstanding the
fact that he had reached the age limit.
Gen. de Caste'nau has lost three sons
killed in battle during the present war.
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IS EAGER
TO GREET WILSON
London "Times" Repeats Cor
dial Imitation to Presidenf,
Special Cable Despdtch 70 The Sus from the
london Timtl Serpice

Special Cable Despdtch 70 The SuS from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserred.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-A Times editorial
entitled welcome 70 President Will
son" reads:.
THE provisional programme OF
President Wilson's tour reaches us
from New York since we welcomed the
prospect OF his coming Saturday. It
looks as though his plans were taking
definite shape, so let us say again,
therefore. how earnestly we trust no
question of political controversy at
home win be allowed to delay him.
THE people of this country have no
concern except as onlookers with the
domestic politics of America, but they
are absolutely whole heartedly enthu-
siastic about the Presidents visit and
will assuredly give him such n well
come as no foreigner has ever known
before.
THE people will greet him as the
head Of a great State whose timely in
PREVENTION made victory certain-the
State which modified 2,o0o, 900 OF men
on European soil and devoted to the
common cause its vast financial re-
sources. They want to greet him also
as the man who led his great nation
into action. who was quick to realize
tho implication of declaring war and
whose detachment and idealism must
make him just as potent a factor in
the establishment of an enduring
peace.
Whatever doubts he may encounter
at home there is complete and enthu-
siastic unanimity here"
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WILSON PROPOSALS
GAINING IN FAVOR
Allies Differ in Interpretation
of Principles. ~

PARIS, Nov. 25.-The United States
Governments immense diplomatic
success in obtaining from the allied
Governments acceptance Of President
Wilson's points. with only one reser-
walton and addition. is becoming daily
more apparent. as the preliminaries
for the approaching peace congress
are being outlined largely on the basis
Of the Presidents points.
Col. 4. NJ. House, the special rep
resentative OF the United States Gov
ernment, when he arrived here, found
little disposition among American and
european friends to accept as a to-
;aiity the framework of peace as ex-
pressed by President Wilson. Some
european statesmen considered that
the points had worked as a good SOL
vent upon Germany, that they had
served their great purpose in their
eHort upon German unity, but that
they should not be observed too closely
when II came to formulating the prac-
tcaf details of the settlement.
Allied statesmen plainly put forward
the view that as the American tradi-
uonal policy had been one of detach-
ment from European affairs, It was
natural for the American Government
when the war broke out In Europe TO
consider II quarrel among European
nations and to declare Its neutrality.
Hope for American "Detschmeut.s
1t was pointed out that for two
years and half the American Gov
eminent observed Its neutrality and
called the attention OF both groups of
beliigerents to violations of sea law.
Germany's offences became intoler-
able, and America entered into the
war both for that reason and because
America did have a community OF
ideals OF Government and OF human
rights with the Allies. America, az
became a great country. was impelled
to put forth great efforts. and she did.
Allied statesmen have fully appre-
ciated the Ell, CT Of American arms in
winning the decision. y vertheless, it
was contended by some. this had been
a controversy among European ma
tons, and the winning group. II was
suggested. supposed that America,
having accomplished her aims. would
return to her detachment and allow
the countries intimately concerned to
arrange a settlement. according to the
European viewpoint OF the situation.
These statesmen made It plain that
they would receive every friendly
counsel the United States would offer,
the more so because they knew that
America wanted nothing in n material
way for herself, but was interested
only in realizing her ideals. The losses
the other bellieerents have suffered In
comparison with those OF the United
States also have been cited as a reason
for the Allies having a predominant
influence in shaping the new order in
Europe.
Dimculty I'm Application.
These were some OF the conceptions
put forward by the allied Governments