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Crisis in Full Force With Eng.
lands Raise in Draft Age.
Unstinted Force Will Be Amer
ica'S Role From Now On.
ANGLO-FRENCH THRU THE FIRE
Only Part of Fate of Fifth Army
Has Been Told to Date.
England and France Have
Drawn Heavily on Reserves.

Washington. April 10.-With Ger
many stalking her all on the western
offensive. the allies and America have
answered that they, too. will stake all
and do it now.
That was the view Washington took
today of Lloyd Georges address. fol-
lowing President Wilson's force" ad-
the sending of American forces
abroad
The crisis came home with full
force today from England's action in
raising the military age to so years
of age and her proposal to conseript
Irishmen.
President Wilson cleared the way by
sidetracking the idea of d political Of
fensive against Austria and by declar-
ing that hereafter unstinted force will
be Americas role. Lloyd George, au-
thorities pointed out. staked his politi-
cal car eer and ran the risk of serious
rebellion in Ireland in forcing the con-
scription issue.
Only a really grave need for men
would force these steps.
The shelving of General Cough.
leader of the beaten fifth British army
plus appointment of General Foch as
chief strategist, evidently superseding
the Versailles council plan. revealed
untold features of the western battle.
Close 10 ConfIagration.
Britain and France have been thru
the fire and close to a fatal conflagra-
ton, according to military men
Something went wrong with the
fifth army, they say. And LLOYD
George himself pointed out that only
part of the story of that western hell
has been told to date. Enough now is
revealed, however, to convince mill
t&ry authorities here that England and
France have drawn heavily on reserves
to halt the German before Amiens
America will play a vast part in the
coming days. Her troop shipment
schedule is geared high and she will
have a surprising representation on
the west line in the next three or four
months.
Irish Situation.
This addition, with Britain's new
men, is counted on definitely to check
German ambitions.
The situation in England and Ire
land. aside from the question of fur
nishing Americans more rapidly
offers embarrassing problems fol-
American statesmen. The alien dra
treaty. while not now mentioning Ire
land. is so framed that when con-
scription is enforced in Ireland, it car
be used against Irishmen he-e
The general belief here is that con.
scription in Ireland will stick. and that
in time the agitation against it will
subsiie- America will probably take
no steps to draft Irishmen until this
Quieter stage is reached.
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Naval Offensive To Supplement
Battling in the West. -
Officers in Washington Won't
Venture Its Magnitude.
SMOKE OUT HUN STRONGHOLD
Favor Aggressive Rather Than
Defensive Sea Policy.
Germany Adding to Her Navy
With Russian Craft.

Washington. April 1O.-Pressure
for naval offensive to supplement
the costly battling on the west line is
manifest anew in army and navy
quarters.
There are those among the navy
officials who predicted today that
more aggressive sea action will come
before July 1, tho they did not VEN
ture to forecast its magnitude.
Such as entertained this view
pointed out that America has supple
mented the British navy with battle
ships, submarines, deStroyers and, in
fact. all types of naval craft. This,
to their minds, was significant of a
plan fer more aggressive steps than
simpj warding off the submarines
after ~--ey got out of their German
nests.
One official whose insight into
naval affairs is recognized as especi-
ally keen, expressed the view that the
allied navies would attempt a stroke
at Zeebrugge, Wilhelmshafen or, per-
haps, the Teuton stronghold, Heligo-
land.
Action This Summer.
Britain can't afford to make a
big gamble, however" he declared.
"She has kept the seas clear with her
for her powerful naval forces, the
German would now be on the seas.
In such circumstances, you can see
that she cannot risk her vessels. But
L do believe you can look for some
action before July l."
Acting Secretary of Navy Roosevelt
is known to be one of those who be-
lieve an aggressive rather than a de-
fensive policy on the seas is desirable.
Against this view is that of older
navy men who think that the chance
is too great to take
Meantime, Germany is appa rently
trying to augment her own naval
strength by getting Russian craft.
All of the latter are powerful.
German Navy May Act.
While the advocates of an allied Of
fensive are active, there are some in
dications, too, that the German navy
may take the first action in line with
THE policy of gambling everything on
a victory this year. In some respects
such an offensive might result more
advantageously to the allies than
should the latter themselves attempt
the aggressive, it was suggested.
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MUST SUPPRESS


soul intS business. In that democracy
may fine its safeguard and protec-
ton"
His address was f. lowed this aft
ernoon by an important session de-
voted to shipping. with a talk sched-
uied by Edward n. Hurley, chairman
of the United States shipping board
Committee reports submitted today
advocated entire year daylight saving,
budgets for congressional appropria-
lions and improvement in the status of
employers liability.
Resolutions submitted by various
commercial bodies urged repeal of the
sherman act, amendment of the war
revenue act. relief of public utilities
hurt by the war, increased punish
ment for anti-war acts and new fed
eral bankruptcy laws.
resolution to suppress German
language newspaper was tabled nv
a vote of 1874 to 1902
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SIX HUNDRED



the stockyards auditorium at which
Daniels will be the principal speaker.
He saved for Thirty Three Years.
Washington. April 10.-The best
example of true America spirit yet
reported in the third liberty loan cam
paign came in today. One of the first
buyers in Southbridge. Mass, was
ovid Deslaurfer. Thirty-three years
ago he began saving copper two-cent
pieces to buy a bicycle. Recently.
with the bicycle going out of vogue.
he decided to buy a cow instead. To-
day he abandoned the idea and de-
cided to use his five thousand two
cent pieces in buying a bond and
turned in his 80 pounds of copper to
the liberty loan committee.
Liberty Loan shark Now
New York. April 10.-A liberty loan
submarine" or shark has been dis
covered. 1t is not an individual. but
a specimen of a class which press
upon holders of partly paid liberty
bonds District Attorney Swami gave
out some details today of the manner
in which the shark works and an
nounced that his Office will endeavoF
to stamp out the practice Many
persons who subscribed for liberty
bonds on the part payment plan. have
found themselves financially ernbar-
raised afte- payment of from $50 to
$50 In some manner, which the dis
trict attorney hopes to fathom. the
sharks" have got into touch with a
considerable number of such persons.
whose patriotism exceeded their abil-
ity to pay and who did not know that
banks would help them out without
sucking their life blood. Many such
partly paid bonds were declared to
have been sold to the sharks for
from $40 20 $40.
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WviSECTION STOPPED
Red Cross Discontinues Use of Funds
for This Purpose.

Boston, Mass. April 110.-The use
of Red Cross funds for yivisection pur-
poses will be discontinued, Harvey
Gibson, general manager of the or
ganization, who is in this city, an
nounced tonight. Research work
along those lines will go on, however.
by means of contributions from an
individual whose identity is not re-
vealed and money already spent by
the Red Cross for vivisection work
will be refunded thru the same source.
Mr.. Gibson announced that the action
was in Difference to the action of a
considerable number ct its workers.
but did not in any way place the or
ganization either for or against the
matter in the controversy.
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NO INSURANCE YET
Railroad Property Fire Risk Awaits
Definite Policy.

Washington. April 10-Pending a
decision on a definite policy the rail-
road administration today stopped all
negotiations for fire insurance in rail-
road property.
In view of the recent agitation for
a broadening of government insurance
powers to include fire risk. me order
was regarded as especially significant.
Treasury officials have prepared a
draft of a new insurance bill. and it
was limited that the railroad admins
tration may be awaiting a new move
in that line.
The opinion was expressed that the
director general was preparing a form
of blanket Insurance for the railroa d
properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-10
WEAR OLD CLOTHES!
Secretary McAdoo Says He Wears
"Half-soIed Brooches Himself.

Raleigh, April 10--The man or
woman who wears old clothes instead
of purchasing new ones when the gov
eminent is asking for money with
which to win the war, is performing
patriotic duty, Secretary McAdoo
told an audience here Tuesday in a
liberty loan speech
"Half-soled breeches and half soled
shoes are badges of honor" he said.
Il wear them myself and I am glad to
recommend them. I like to think that
/ am releasing leather for a soldiers
feet and clothing for soldiers body.
IF you are unwilling to lend every
available penny to your government,
why needlessly shed the blood of our
soldiers in France? l am asking you
to buy bonds, to save something and
thereby draw less heavily upon the
general store of the country"
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ON CASUALTY LIST

Capt John P. Hurley was among
the slightly wounded and four lieu
tenants were wounded severely and
nine wounded slightly. Their names
follow:
Wounded severely: Lieut. Daniel
H Lawler, William D. Meyering, John
Walter Morris. James j. Wall. jr.
Wounded slightly: Lieut.. Coleman
D. Burns. William D. Crane, William
T. Fenker. Thomas J. Jackson, Nor
ris r. Levi Arthur H. Martin. Thomas
&C. F. Martin. William Michel and
Bernard J. Stanley
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YANkS ARE AT FRONT

Continued from Page one.l
| front of attack is extending today.
Early this morning a bombardment
was begun on the British positions
from the Armentieres region as far
north as the Ypres-Comines canal
On the southern part of this front IN
fantry fighting is reported to have be-
gun.
Fierce fighting continued during
last night on the front north of La
Bassee canal The British troops are
standing on the line of the Rivers
Lave and Lys and are engaged in
heavy fighting with the Germans at
the river crossings at Estaires and BAG
St. Maur.
British Recapturc a Town.
On their new attack on the fro-t
north of the Somme battle field the
| Germans yesterday forced their way
| into Givenchy, but the British recap
| tured the town. the war office an
| nounces.
ION the British front south of the
Somme there was local fighting
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
| 1.-The situation is unchanged"
Fighting continued north of the
| LaBasse canal yesterday evening and
las. right the statement said.
I'VE are holding the line on the
engaging the enemy on the crossings
at Estaires and Bac st. Maur
! Took $50 Prisoners.
"On tho southern flank, Givenchy
was recaptured in successful coun-
| ter-attack. We took $50 prisoners
here.
"East and north of Armentieres, as
/ was a heavy hostile bombardment
early this morning, with fighting on
/ the southern portion of this 'front.'
Heavy Attack on French.
| Paris April 1O.-German troops
! last nigh delivered a heavy attack
| on he French lines near Hangard-
J En-Santerie which was met by a
Germans from gaining any advanta ge,
the war office announces. West of
Cas-cl and west of Noyon, German
/ efforts to advance failed.
Push Back Center of Line.
In a new offensive movement be-
tween Arras and Ypres the Germans
have pushed back the center of the
allied line on an eleven-mile front.
Heavy fighting still goes on with the
British and Portuguese striking hard
against the enemy. on the line of the
River Lys. southwest of Armentieres.
and the British holding the advance
in check south of Armentieres and at
| Givenchy. the extreme ends of the
battle front.
Endanger Positions.
! The purpose of the German effort
is not yet clear. 1t has only succeed
ed in entering the foremost defenses
at several points along the front. but
should the enemy drive thru to be-
yond Bethrne and the Clarence river
the strong British positions at Arras
and Ypres would be endangered. The
first onslaught, however, did not make
any great gain. altho the Germans at
tackled in strong force after a most Sc
we're artillery bombardment of forty
eight hours
On a front of about four miles be-
tween Neuve Chappelle and Carbon
Mere farm the Portuguese and British
have been driven back about mile
and LaveEtie. west of Fauquissart, is
in German hands.
Occupy Three Towns.
The enemy, also, has occupied
Rochebourg. ST. Vass. south of Neuve
Chappelie- On the end, the British
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Wall St. New York. April 10.-STOCKS-
Trading was eurtaiied by the storm which
with the middle west but upward progress
was made later especially in Copper and
Shippings. Gains of l to points were
preferred and Atlantic Gulf. Distiiers in
creased its early advance and Corn Pro-
ducts and Enameling were added to the
prominent specialties but rails and season-
ed industrials showed little change
Liberty 315 8 sold at $50 to 1874 first
IS at 96-oi to 90 10 and second As at $500
to 96.16.
The most noteworthy feature at the dull
opening of todays stock market was the
fractional gain in Erie preferred issues
based upon possibilities of early dividends
Marine preferred. Distillers and Sumatra
Tobacco embraced the other strong and ac-
tive shares at gains of large fractions to
IL points Included among the moderate
ly heavy stocks were st. Paul preferred
Texas Company. Industrial Alcohol Amer.-
can Car and American Can. Liberty bonds
were irregular.
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Kansas city Live stock Market

Kansas CITY April 10--HOtiS-Receipts
10000. Market steady. Rulk of sales ST. 90
d17-30: heavy. S1EO011I-25: packers and
butchers. S1I.Ood 11-40; light. s17.e0n17.40
pigs. $13.JoG16.J0.
CATTLE-Reeeipts 12000. Market steady
to strong. Prime led steers. $1,000 1850
dressed beef steers, s1:.006114.O0. western
steers. S12 y0d 1880: southern steers. sg-00G
Il 90; cows. S1-55@ L. so ;heifers. s. e5M $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-10
TWENTY YEARS IN NEBRASKA
New Law Fixes Heavy Penalty fol
Disloya1ty.

Lincoln. April 10.-Persons found
guilty of disloyal acts OF utterances
with intent to hinder prosecution of
the war are liable to a maximum
punishment of twenty years in the
penitentiary under the terms of Ne
braska's sedition law recently enacted
by the legislature and made effective
today by the signature of Governor
Neville
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THE following sa'es were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City. md
reported over long distance telephone Gi-
rect to the State Journa, ~ Clay Robin
son & co.. iy. stock cUnnlission mer-
"hantst
Kansas City. April 1o.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1900 head Market strong to Zoe
higher.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady Bulk of sales. S11-o0d 1I.30: top.
S1i.4c.
steady to 15c higher. Lambs. S20-sj.
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HELD GIRL IN HOTEL?
Five Indictments for White Slavery
Case Follow Congressional Probe.

East st. Louis. April 10.-Five in
dictments which resulted from the
recent congressional inquiry into the
East st. Louis race riots have been
returned by the Federal grand jury at
Cairo, Illinois. it was learned today.
The indictments are based on the
story of Myrtle Gardner, who told the
congressional investigators that she
had been held as white slave at a
hotel here
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BOLSHEvIKI ACCEPT HUN
New German Ambassador to Russia
Is Nominated.

London, April 1o.-The Bolshevik
government, according to an an
nouncement in the Izvestia forwarded
by Reuters Petrograd correspor dent.
has consented to the nomination of
Count Won Mirbach former German
minister to Greece. as German am
bassador to Russia.
Peace negotiations with the Ukran-
ian rada have been opened bv the
Russian government
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Chicago. April 10-HOGS-Receiprs d.
to Toe above yesterdays average Bulk OF
sales. s1I:3o@1L1o: light s17150I7.SO
mixed. S17.0oM so: heavy. S16.25M1T.1O
rough. s16.25M 1865: pigs. $4,000 co.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000 tomorrow Is
600. Market firm. Native steers s1c::.Ju
15.S5: stockers and feeders 81 .J0frI., 20 .
cows and heifers. sT-ootd13.15: CAVES 5000
GIGOo.
,r,. 80" 80 lotnorrow iV.up
SIG so 21-0c-
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PenItrx sed Krg.,

FURNISHED b. the ropeka Packing Com
psny. zone. ssBrsHs sni N-disnu
Topeka Kan, April 10
sprfuzs. ever bs- ipc- 7oosters l5cs
shaggy you,.F 5ocs'-rs. 80: broiiers. lba
and rusier. &c
Eggs are retailing IN Topeka Sc.
BUTTER-43H f6c.
Positivels cannot Use sheep or lambs an
sess tat
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Chicago Produce MarLet

Chicago, April 1o-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery. $50 40Jsc
EGGS-Market unchanged.
PoTATOES-Market higher Wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota bulk. coca 81 10 !;
ditto sacks. S1.1O6115
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stockers and feeders. sS.ooM12.15; bulls
So. O00 l.. 90; calves. $500 14.50
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market strong
Lambs. S20.00M2e.T5: yearlings. $1,000
Il 80; wetbers. S15.o00 1850: ewes. S1.i.50ta
1900: stockers and feeders $500 1870
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Kansas City, Apr


Kansas City April 0-CORN-Cash:
Market lMSc lower. No. 2 mixed S1640i
LES; No. g. S1-55tt1 so: No white. 81 $50
is; No. 5, nominal; No yellow 1850
LES: No. j. nominal
OATS-Market steady to 15c higher. No.
white, S96I 90c No. = mixed S6I.eTS7c
RYE-S2. 700 . 10
kAFIE AND MILO MAIZE-s3. 400, = ~
HAI-Market irregular Choice timothy
So3O0024.00; choice prairie. so2 JO6r .. on,
choice alfalfa. S25 .50G26.0O
SHORTS-$1. 90Gr2. TO-
BRAN-S1-G5 M1-Se
WHEAT-Receipts ) cars
BCTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged
EGGS-Firsts. Sic.
CORN-Close May s127E
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New York. April 10-BJ TTER-Mar
firm Creamery higher than extras, 4ola a
EGGS-Market firmer Fresh gathered
storage packed. firsts. 36M361ac
CHEESE-Market irregular State held
specials. 24M251ac.
PoULTRI-AIive. strong: dressede quiet.
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T0DAY''S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 1o-CoRN-Corn gained
a Httle IN value today aided by Scattered
buying preparatory to the change tomorrow
Gazing commercial grades the standard
grades and removing the maximum price
levei SO far as new style transactions are
concerned Continued meagerness OF re-
ceipts seemed also to give the bulls an ad
vantage. Opening prices, which varied from
sstnSS41 iH figures to &c higher with Nav
500 to 81. were followed by main
finish. ""'e yesterday
Government reports that planting was in
pIoeress northward at a seasonnble rate
counted subsequently as a handicap on tbe
pG i PRICES closed steady sc net higher
,OAIS-Fayorable crop conditions eased
t dn1 oats market Besides, there was no evil
aence OF any revival of seaboard demand
A 1-iu opening unchanged to 1sMLc lower
a trifle.> 's ei~es ieac'eu
FEOvISIONS - Provisions responded
was light. o-' "eS iraue
strength Of prices increased later as a
result more or less of announcement that
packlng in the west during the last week
with the week previous. Gu
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rarms1ed D, w A. t;ilch-ist d2s oulnr,
street,
Topeka. Kan, April 10
PRAIRIE HAY $40 90
Af.FALFA-S2sI16
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New York Sugar Market
New York. April 10.-SUGAR-Raw
steady: centrifugal. 6.00J: fine granulated
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Kansa. City GRAIN M.rt..

tIhe range of prices on grain futures O,
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos J. Myers. 3o1 N. e. Bldg.J
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sFnrnIshed by j. b BILLIARD. corner Kansas
Ave ald Curtis ST.
To~eis. Kan. April 10
MIXED cORN-S1ij.
WHITE CORS-5s15J.
OATS-e0c.
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Topeka 7ov Market
Topeka, Kan. April 10.
PRAIRIE HkS-s20.OU
ALFALFA-s250 90
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan. for the "a hours ending at
a. m. Wednesday.
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Chicago Grain and Proyiaion u.rl..
tIhe range Of prices on grain future. y,
Trnnicago Board Of Trade as reported b.
Thos. j. Myers. sol n. E. Bldg.j
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less fat.
Sborn lambs anc sheep 3c uoder above
nrf
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the stockyards auditorium. at which
Daniels will be the principal speaker
He Saved for Thirty-Three Years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-27
INSTITUTE MAY
Be CALLED OFF
Plans for Yearly Lecture Course
for Teachers May BE Suspend
ed II Stated.

II at all possible, Rock Island
county teachers institute will be
held during October or November,
il was stated by the county super
intendent Of schools. Miss Lou NJ.
Harris today. According to Miss
Harris, there is a possibility that
no institute will be held this year.
In past years it bas been the Gus
tom TO hold this event during either
August or September. This year
much difficulty is being experienced
by Miss Harris in securing speak
ers for the institute. Good instruc-
tors are desired and the majority
of the platform takers are dated
far for patriotic exercises through
out the nation. Every effort will be
made to secure satisfactory speak
ers for the occasion, but the task
seems a difficult one.
Consideration was first given by
Miss Harris to a plan 10 hold insti-
tute throughout several months.
one night Of lectures, at stated in
tervals. This plan has since been
rejected. 1t has been decided, how
ever, to devote one day a month
for four or five months 10 rural
teachers institutes. This plan is
much better suited to the country
teachers, who are widely separated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-27
TAYLOR RIDGE

An ice cream socjable Will be given
by the Taylor Ridge sunday school
Tuesday evening, July 80, on the
lawn of August Hartman's home, to
which everyone is invited.
Ray Patterson, rural carrier on
route >. has moved his household
goods To this village from EdginG-
Ton. 70 the house formerly occupied
by Ben Brubaker and family.
Ed Johnston is now on duty at the
depot as local agent. clyde Hedlcy,
former agent, VIII locate at Alta.
Edna Hartman has been spending
the week at the home of Reinhold
ZWic<er Of Presumption.
Rev. +. MeOmber is taking his va
cation and for the three following
sundays the church will be supplied
with new pastors. y. Haines viii
conduct services next sunday morn
ing.
Ellis Rouse left SUNDAY to visit his
sister. Mrs. Emma TitteringtOn OF
Pekin. Iowa, who has been quite. i'll
He viii also visit with his brother
Frank Rouse of Washington, Iowa
before returning home.