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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
At 2:3O O'clock This Afternoon,
Fifty-FOur New Cases.
Eight Deaths Recorded in the
Last Fifteen Hours.
MAY LIFT PART OF THE BAN
If Improvement Is Shown City
Will Take Action.
Washburn s. A. L. c. Men
Asked To Aid at Hospital.

Up to 2:3O o'clock today 81 new
cases of influenza were reported to
the authorities at the office of the
public health department. Releases.
with "a reported, maintain a pretty
even status with new cases reported.
According to DIR. H. l.. Clark, city
health officer, conditions remain
much the same as they have for sew
eral days past.
Two more names have been added
to the list of victims of the disease.
RoJ Hargis, of 924 North Monroe
street, died this morning at 1 o'clock
and Earl Brown, of 219 Gordon street
died at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon eight
deaths from influenza were reported.
The names of six appear on page 6.
According to DR.. Clark. conditions
in Topeka are practically at stand
still. However, since the middle of
last week, says DR.. Clark. there has
b>en quite a decided improvement
demonstrated both by the declining
total number of new cases of the dis
ease per day and by the number of
releases of families in which there
were one or more cases. The releases
have been running as high as the
numbers of new cases which is taken
as an indication that the growing re-
ports of patients recovered shows that
the disease is not spreading rapidly
as it did. In both epidemics the eli
max of the epidemic was followed by
a period in which releases maintained
a position tantamount with the num-
Der of new cases.
May Release Restrictions
If conditions continue to improve
as they have in the last few days,
Doctor Clark says that it may be pos
sible to release some of the restric-
tions now placed upon the activities
of the city. However, he ventured no
opinion as to what these possible
changes might be provided continued
improvement was maintained.
Many of the cases reported last
week have reached the most critical
! point in the attack of the disease. The
authorities expect and are prepared
for an increasing death rate this week.
This afternoon Commissioner w. L.
Porter will make an effort to obtain
| the services of several men who acted
as aides at the hospital in connection
| with the Washburn S. A. T. C. 1t is
believed that these men who had
some experience and training while
serving at this hospital, will decide to
| lend their aid in the present emer-
gency at the influenza hospital now
| operated by the city in one of the cot
tages at Christ hospital. The staff at
the hospital is too small.
| Efghty-Eight Cases Monday.
Eighty-eight new cases Of the dis
ease were reported on Monday. But
| there were 160 releases. That the
| number of releases each day for the
| last few days has run higher than the
| number of new cases, according to
both city and state officials, is held tc
be most reassuring feature With
| seven cases reported on Sunday, and
SS on Monday, the total of 95 cases
Will average 4S per day. This is de-
cided1y smaller number of cases thar
has been received in any two consecu.
tive days for some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
Army of Occupation Reaches
the Historic River Now.
Rolandseck to BrOhI the Line
Is at the Stream.
OTHERS ARE NOT THERE YET
Monday Night Were on Line
Wassenach to RheinbOllen.
All Will Be Up to River in a
Short Time Now.

Washington, Dec. 10-The Ameri-
can army of occupation marching into
Germany has reached the Rhine.
General Pershing. under date of Mon
day night, reported:
The American Third army con-
tinuing it's advance into Germany to-
day reached the Rhine from Roland
seek to Brohl, and at nightfall was on
the general line: Rolandseck, Brohl.
wassenach. Munstermaifeld. Rhein-
bollen."
Came All Unexpected.
Coblenz. Dec. lO-The first intima-
ton most of the inhabitants of Cob
Ienz had of the American occupation
was when small detachments OF
doughboys swung thru the streets IN
a businesslike manner, bound for the
posts designated for them to guaro.
Little attention was openly paid 10
the Americans by the toWnspeople:
Despite the surprise of the invaders
entrance ahead of schedule. there was
no excitement. A few groups gath-
cred and stared. Some children
cheered shri,ly and followed in the
wake of the Americans, but their eld-
ers generally continued their strolls
along the bOulevards.
The Americans entered the town
without any bands playing OF lidSS
flying and quickly completed the task
for which they had been sent-that OF
peaceful occupation of Coblenz-Wlth-
out any fuss or formality.
Thus the first American soldiers
under arms to set foot on the banks
of the Rhine occupied the capital OF
Rhenish Prussia, consummatlng mo-
mentous historic episode. Today the
main forces had reached the west
bank of the Rhine from Rolandseck
southwark to Brohl "a distance of
IL miles) and were within less than
ten miles of the river at all points
along the entire zone of occupation.
The main body of the German rear
guard crossed the Rhine just three
hours before the arrival of the Ameri-
cans. Tonight the German sentries
are at one end of the Rhine bridge
and the Americans at the other.
The Germans are still in posses
sion of the famous fortresses OF
Ehrenbreitstein and Asterstein, across
the river. The enemy commander helo
a conference with the American
bridgehead commission and turned
over the plans of the forts. offering tc
surrender them when the American
main lines move across the river His
offer was accepted.
The special train bringing the
Americans to Coblenz was composed
of German cars and a German loco
motive and was operated by a Ger
man crew German switchmen threw
the switches over which the train en-
tered the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
ACT IN SIBERIA 10000 DUE BACK
Troops Are Due To Arrive in
New York Today.
EMPRESS of Britain the First In
y Three Others.

New York. Dec. 10.-More than
10000 troops are due in New York
harbor today on transports and hos
pital ships.
, One death occurred during the voy-
age. David n. Seeley. Company A,
127th F. A, whose home is in Corsi-
cana, Texas. The body was brought
here.
The Empress OF Britain was the
first big transport to arrive. There
were 76 officers and 2,3S3 men aboard.
The vessel left Liverpool November 80.
Among other transports due today
are:
The Adriatic with 80 officers and
2,2OS men aboard.
The Ascanius with Ia officers 1,427
men.
The Kroonland with 63 officers
1,180 men and 704 sick and wounded.
More Are Coming.
Washington. Dec. 10.-The sailing
of seven additional transports for
American ports with So officers and
5000 men was announced today by
the war department. Six sailed on
December 9Th and the other a day
later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES.

The temperature for the day aver
ages 9 degrees above normal.
The nice weather may continue
thruout the entire week, Meteorologist
Flora promises today.
The coldest place in the country
was at Calgary, Canada, just north of
Montana. where the mercury dropped
to 4 degrees above zero. The tenn
perature here at o'clock this morn
ing stood at 35 degrees, which is IL
degrees above normal. 1t was accom-
panied by a light frost. The cold
weather in the northwest may be felt
here slightly tonight. The prediction
calls for a temperature of about 80
tonight. Tomorrow afternoon the
thermometer will go to about SO.
No freezing weather was reported
any place in Kansas during the last
"a hours. Neither was there rain or
snow reported. Light flurries of snow
were reported this morning from the
Dakotas. while Kentucky, Ohio. In
diana and Illinois reported light rains.
The wind at 10 o'clock this morn
ing was blowing at the rate of twelve
The wind at o'clock this after
noon was blowing at the rate of 21
miles an hour from the west. The ex-
(Cnnfinund ON Page Tuol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
TWO DAYS-ONE JUROR
In Berger Trial the Panel Goes One
After Another.

Chicago. Dec 1O.-One juror had
been selected late today for the Ber-
ger trial here. The defense discarded
one man after another in the first
panel, using four of it's ten peremp-
tory challenges.
Federal Judge Landis momentarily
enlivened the draggy proceedings with
a characteristic comment.
You get here time" he in
structed ]. Louis Enghdal, one of the
five defendants. 'or you'll forfeit your
bond and go to jail
Enghdal wandered into court an
hour after it was supposed to oper.
Mrs. Victor L. Berger. wife OF the
chief defendant and and Ella Reeves
Bloor, once Socialist candidate for
lieutenant governor of Ne- York,
were among visitors inside the rail-
ing.
Sol Wick. insurance broker. was the
lone jurynan selected. Examination
of veniremen was along the lines OF
the first day, the defense showing par
ticular interest in the tolerance II the
jurors in political and pacifst affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
DIPLOMATS TO STUDY
Will Look Into Chile-Peru Scrap Over
the Frontier.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-State de-
partment officials are to make a de-
tailed study of the Chile-Peru frontier
controversy as diplomatic prepared
ness measure, it was learned here to-
day.
Hope was expressed that the two
countries may reach an agreement be-
tween themselves on the question of
admitted by both officials and diplo-
mats, that the people, rather than the
governments, are behind the con-
tinued demonstrations in both repub-
lies.
1t was pointed out by Chilean and
Peruvian diplomats that the mobili-
zation of Santiago and Lima was in
each case a governmental precaution
for preserving internal order.
The Latin-American bureau of the
department of commerce issued a re-
port today describing the Tacna-Arica
region. The report stated that the
region in itself is of compa ratively
small economic value. with an area
of S,688 square miles, mostly arid
Andean foothills. The port of africa
and the Arica-Lahaz railway, over
which Bolivia imported goods valued
at s30,1S1,931 in 1915, were declared
to be the leading assets of the dis
puted lands.
Contrary to the current impress
sion, Tacna is not one of the nitrate
provinces, as this industry is largely
Z confined to Tarapaca and Antofa-
gasta,'' declared the report. 'These
/ two provinces, to the south of Tacna-
africa were ceded outright to Chile by
Bolivia and Peru in 1888.
There is a strong impression in
Latin-American diplomatic circles
that Bolivia and Peru will make over
lures at the peace table in regard to
Tarapaca and Antofagasta.
THE relative Importance of Peru's
interests in africa were shown by 1914
statistics quoted in the report that
twenty-four retail houses with n total
capital of $39,100, were Chilean
owned and 1O4 firms with q capital
d, of $29S,110 were Peruvian owned"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
TO BAR HEAD OF CUBS
Fred Mitchell Refused Entrance te
National League Meeting.

New York. Dec. D-Fred Mitchell,
newly elected president of the Chi
cago Cubs, today was definitely denied
the right to represent his club at the
National league meeting here.
Mitchell also was refused permission
to sit in the directors meetings, which
preceded the magnates' session.
The directors decided to bar Mitch
ell after a stormy session at the Wal
dorf Astoria, lasting more than an
hour. The ruling was made under
the clause Of the constitution which
provides that a manager OF player
may not represent his club at league
meeting. When Mitchell arrived here
Monday night he announced that his
contract as manager had expired and
that he was here only in the capacity
of president. So,
Both Mitchell and William Veech,
new vice president and treasurer of
the Cubs. were present when the di-
rectors' meeting opened. When the de-
bate on Mitchells eligibility began.
Mitchell and Veeck were asked to
leave. Finally. John Heydler, acting
president of the league, emerged and
informed the newspaper men that
Mitchell had been ruled against, but
that Veeck had been accepted. Both
Mitchell and Veeck hurried from the
hotel and refused to make any state
ment
1t is understood that Heydler led
the fight to bar Mitchell while Garry
Hermann, chairman of the nationl
commission, was HeydIer's chief op-
ponent
The clubs are represented as fol-
lowss Arthur Wise, Boston; Charles
H. Ebbets. Brooklyn: H. d. Hemp
stead, New York; William Baker,
Philadelphia; Barney Dreyfuss. Pitts
Gurgh; Garry Hermann, Cincinnati
James Jones. st. Louis, and William
Veeck. Chicago.
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Every Train Loaded With Dele
gates and Attaches.
Nearly 5000 Employees of All Of
the Powers There.
U. S. FORCE TO Be LARGE
Probably Be the Greatest Staff
of Any Country.
Private Wires to Each of Gov
ernments From Conference.

Paris, Dec. 1O.-Every train arriv-
ing at Paris these days brings large
numbers Of officials attached to the
various delegates to the peace con-
ferences. All the larged allied nations
are continuously sending parts of their
working personnel and by the time
the delegates gather. the number Of
officials of all nationalities will num-
Der between 5000 and 5000. Each
Many of them are already busy. The
French delegates will have all their
assistants near at hand for the large
staffs of the admiralty and war and
foreign ministries will be constantly
available.
The United States office force will
be large. Great Britain will have a
large number of experts and assistants
in Paris and in addition, staffs in the
London governmental offices will be
available for work which is not par
ticularly urgent. Moreover, there will
undoubtedly be in Paris representa-
tives Of Great Britain's dominions and
colonies with the staffs. Great Brit
ain will have In Paris experts of vari-
Gus sorts, including men who have
made a life study of such subjects as
the navy, colonies. the far east and
the near east.
The United States, because of its re-
AioleHeSS, Will De ODLSeQ 10 nave PROD.
ably the largest and most complete
staff, and for this reason the American
authorities have been compelled to
take over larger accommodations than
any other delegation. Italy will also
have considerable working force
here, but the delegates, as in the case
of Great Britain, will be able to de-
pend on much of their work being
done in their own country.
Each European nations delegates
will have at their disposal their owr
private telegraph and telephone wire
with which they may communicate
with their respective governments. Sc
many hotels have been taken over BY
the peace delegates and the remainder
OF the hostelries are so overcrowdet
that it is impossible for soldiers t.
md accommodations in the city.
A large number of the officials O;
the leading powers are receiving man,
representatives OF small nationalitiel
or groups OF nationa1tities who hav,
interests which they intend to brint
before the conference. Some of thes,
represent governments which hav,
not even been recognized and in .
few cases there are two groups of rep
| resentatives of the same nationality
each claiming to represent the major
ity party and anxious to put forwart
It's claims and statements.
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FOR INVESTIGATIONS NOW
Poinfcs.er Talks OF Spies and Traitors
In Two Departments.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Senator
PoiEdexter.- Washington, today intro
duced a resolution for investigation of
the ordnance and quartermaster de-
partments by the senate military af-
fairs committee.
limiting at questionable activities
which he intimated might have delay
ed production of guns and shells for
the army. Poindexter said that ''if
some traitors and spies had been ex-
ecuted in the early days of the war.
the lives of better men might have
been saved"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
MORE TRAINS ON
McAdOO Announces Resumption
of Normal Service Again.
Withdraws Request for CuFtail-
ing of Railroad Travel.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-Restoration
of normal passenger service has now
been undertaken by the railroad ad-
ministration, said Director General
McAdoo today in a statement ad-
dressed to the American people with
drawing his plea made last January
for curtailment of passenger travel
for the war emergency.
number of trains he announced,
will be added to existing schedules
within the next few weeks.
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FOR AIR MAIL ROUTES
Annual Postofice Appropriation Bill
Into the House Today.

Washington. Dec. 10.-The annual
postoffice appropriation bill providing
extensive salary increases. appropria-
tions of s2.1S5,000 for the airplane
mail service and an appropriation of
$1,000,000 for rural parcels post motor
truck service was introduced in the
house today.
Despite increases in the airplane
and motor truck branches. the bill is
lower than last year. carrying $685.
657.577 AGAINST s361,477,577 in the
previous bill.
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WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM
Wilson Welcomed TO Conference, Says
German Paper.

Amsterdam. Dec. 10.-"Representa-
tive5 of the German republic would
be happy to meet him and discuss
peace and food problems" says the
Cologne Gazette. regarding the sug-
gestion that President Wilson be in
vited to come to Colog le. They also
would let Wilson hear the German
view on questions such as Polish and
Swedish matters. on which he is sure
to have received one-sided informa-
tion- He might also obtain the re-
lease of German prisoners"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
FOR YANK OFFICERS
Hotel du Louvre In Paris Will Be Held
for Them.

Paris, Dec. 1O.-The Hotel du
Louvre, on the Place du Palais Royal.
will be used as an American officers
hotel. General Pershing has request
ed the American Red Cross to make
arrangements to take over the hotel
and run it on the American plan with
American food served. The increased
number of officers visiting Paris and
the lack of quarters made this action
necessary. An American hotel man
now in Paris is advising the Red Cross
concerning the arrangement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10

New York. Dec. 1O.-Unfilled orders
of the United States steel corporation
on November so were S.124.663 tons,
according to he corporations month
ly statement today. This is a decrease
of 22S,6 $50 tons compared with the or
ders on October 81.
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BE WITH WILSON
Industrial Members of "Tar Cabinet
Will Go to Paris in Body.

Washington. Dec. 10.-The Indus
trial members of President Wilson's
war cabinet" which met at the
White House every "Wednesday dur
ing this country's participation in the
war will join the president as a unit
in Paris, and act as his advisers at
the peace conference on economic,
industrial and reconstruction problems
in Europe affecting the future peace
of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
HOLLAND ARRANGED 1T
Spa City Council Says Dutch General
Met wilhelm Before Flight.

Paris, Dec. 9.-The city council at
Spa has documentary evidence prov
ing that a Dutch general came to Spa
to m.et the former German emperor
before his flight into Holland, accord
ing to the Matin. 1t would appear,
therefore, that his reception and that
of crown prince and suite at the Dutch
frontier was a "mere comedy" the
newspaper continues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10

Kansas City. Dec. 1O.-The convene
ton of the Western Ice Manufactur-
ers' association which was to have
been held here December II, . and
IA has been postponed indefinitely be-
cause OF the influenza epidemic The
association is comprised Of companies
operating IN Missouri. Kansas. Iowa,
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
INVESTIGATE THE LEAGUE
National Security League VIII Be
Looked Into by Congress.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Investiga-
ton of the National Security league
OF New York and similar organiza-
tions and their alleged charges af-
fecting the loyalty of members Of
congress made in the last political
campaign was ordered today by the
house without record vote. Seven
Representatives who were named by
Speaker Clark. will conduct the in
|quiry.
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President Asks Him To Preside at tho
Cabinet Meeting.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Vice Presi-
dent Marshall was asked by President
Wilson, in a wireless message today, to
preside at the usual Tuesday cabinet
meeting at the White House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
Lloyd George and Bonar Law VIII
Represent England mt Conference.

London, Dec. 10.-Premier Lloyd
George, foreign Secretary Balfour and
Chancellor Bonar Law have been de-
cided upon as British delegates to the
peace conference. the Express says it
understands. Appointment of a labor
representative will depend upon the
outcome Of the general elections.
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NAME THE DELEGATES

lf'onfinned on Page Two)
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TO REGULATE PACKERS
Bill in House for Drastic Rules as to
the Industry,

Washington, Dec. 10.-A bill pro-
posing drastic regulation of the Ameri-
can meat packing industry was in
troduced in the house today by Chair
man Sims, of the house interstate
commerce committee. 1t embraces
the plan for federal control of refrig
orator cars, refrigerating plants and
other facilities recently suggested by
the federal trade commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-10
THE PRISONERS LEAVE
1900 Americans En- Route to Switzer-
land From German Camp.
(By the Associated Press)

Berlin, Dec. 10.-Twenty- hun
dred American prisoners of war. in
termed at Camp Rastatt, have left
there for Switzerland. Two hundred
other Americans who have been scat
tered in various camps in Germany
are leaving Germany by way of Hol-
land and Denmark. 1t is expected that
the last Of the Americans will be out
of German camps by the middle of
this week
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TRIED TO KILL SELF
Vim. HoI,enzollcrn, Former German
Emperor, Would Die by Own Hand.

London, Dec. 10.-William Hohen-
zollern. the former German empe1 or.
has attempted to commit suicide fol-
lowing mental depression, according
to the Leipsic Tageblatt. which is re-
ported in a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company. A
member of the former emperor's reti-
nue. who prevented Herr Hohenzol-
lern from carrying out his intentions,
received a wound. it is said.
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MORE FINE WEATHER
Fair and Above Normal Temperatures
for Few Days.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS !:
Fair tonight and Wednesday,: cooler to-
night. Protect 3G hour shipments north
and west against temperature of 30 de-
grees; east and south against a temperl-
ture above freezing.
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Unified Orders.

Continued on Page Two.)
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TAKE PRIVATE QUARTERS
British Refuse Public Buildings in
Cologne Occupation.
Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Dec. 10. British
troops. according to a telegram from
Cologne. have declined to make use
of the public buildings there placed
at their disposal. They have occupied
p1Sate quarters.
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cable
conference and in which he probably will live.
the White House while
President Wilson in Paris The embassy and offices occupied
attending 1t considered American soil Conduct
be the of
ground Sports the
of the Apr-% quarter.