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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

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reasonable care was used and the po-
lice and ether officials would not
bother anything
Girls From Kansas City.
No warrants were issued for the
girls or the hotel employees. The girls
told their story after Larimer had told
them that the officials were after
the house more than the girls" Both
the girls were at the court house this
mo-ninS. They said they had arrived
not long ago from Kansas City.
Larimer asserted that he was placed
Friday night in a room across the hall
from a girl after he had made the re-
quest from the clerk. The clerk, he
says, made arrangements for the girl
to come to his room. Both the girls
are pretty, or at least. more so than
the average of the underworld They
wear fashionable clothes and, again to
use police court parlance, appear to be
high class" According to Carver
the affair Friday night does not con-
stitute- the first time the Roam has
been under suspicion. The county at
torney exhibited affidavits made by
two other girls who said they had
worked" at the place One of the
1917, and the other in February 1917
Larimer says he warned Reichley
some time ago about allowing ques-
tionable women in the hotel. This
the sheriff says, was done after he had
heard reports about the place"
Both the night clerk and the bell
boy are under bond of 500 each to
appear as witnesses when the case
comes up for hearing Friday
Women Can't Stop Here
Women whose names are so often
connected with wine and who have
cheeks of chalk have no place in. To-
peka, it was asserted today by Judge
Paul Heinz of police court. Judge
Heinz, so to speak, delivered an ulti-
matum to the effect that these women
could either be content with perma-
nent residence in jail or leave the
city.
Women of questionable character
who refuse to leave the city will in
this court be given the maximum SEN
tence of 100 days in Jail and $40 fine
which is equivalent to $50 days in
Jail if the fine is not paid said Judge
Heinz. In my court no paroles will
be issued to such women. Other
measures will be taken to see that
they are kept out of town or in con-
finement."
Law Is Out of Date.
I'VE are going after these women
after the strong arm PLAN" Mayor
House said today. I'VE are not fol-
lowing the lines laid down by the law,
because those methods are not ade-
quate. The police have instructions
to bring in any women that they
know or suspect to be a street walker.
Then 1t is up to the women to prove
their innocence-not up to the city to
prove their guilt.
1T is the biggest problem on earth
to make the crooked straight, when
the crooked don't want to be
straight the mayor continued. We
can punish the women, but we can I
punish the men. They are out of our
baiIiwick. Neither the men concerned
nor the women concerned want to
walk the straight and narrow"
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said that farm work is very backward and
added that wet weather would be 5uilish.
New York. March Financial News
Bulletin: Stocks-A mixed affair of cross
currents, bullish and speciality prominent
readjustment selling and pool manipulation
Is a composite sum up among experienced
market interests After recessions during
to give profitable turns just as are sales
on rallies during periods of strength. The
list "a whole seems to have reached a
state of balance, where new incentive is
necessary. to force swings of consequence
in either direction Overnight war develop
ments are just as likely to send prices up
as down, and dany operators should be
governed accordingly where it is impossi
BILE to see ahead for so short a space of
time. Railway equipment stocks are well
bought
Chicago. March 1.-The Herald SAYS:
Grain-Traders regard the report of farm
reserves as bearish. especially on corn,
stocks that they overbalanced the heavy
consumption and big disappearance of oats
point made by one trader was that
despite the heavy selling by all ,he local
bears and by the Winnipeg traders who
were understood to be closing spreads be-
tween here and there also the weakness and
decline there. prices here held well. This
he regarded as indicating independent
strength The short interest was said to
have been increased but bears are not
pressing sales except on weak spots Ele-
vator men are taking the corn that can be
dried to 16 to 165 per cent for the export
trade They are working hard to handle
stocks in Chicago are 1T4,S05.0O0 pounds.
an increase of 81 $40 600 last month against
9. 292. 900 last year. Present stocks are the
largest at this time in many years.
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BY US.
GERMANS LEFT
DEAD ON FIELD
Germany's Strongest Attack
Ended Disastrously for Huns.
240 of Star "ShOck Troops"
Storm American Trenches.
BAYONETS BROUGHT INTO USE
Biggest German Raid Occurred
Friday Near TOul.
q. S. Captain, Who Laid Sue
cessfnl Trap, Among Killed.

American Front in France, March
2.-American soldiers on the firing
line in France have met the famous
German shock troops" for the first
time and have outfought them. In
two seetors-northwes of Toul and
along the Chemin des Dames-the
Germans failed in attempts to
penetrate the positions held by the
American The fight northwest of
Toui resulted in a desperate hand to
hand struggle. The Germans reached
the American line only to be driven
back with. heavy losses. The dead
We're found in the American trenches
and many enemy bodies were scat
tered over No Mans Land.
An American captain, a West Point
graduate of 1917, was killed in a gall
.lant exploit. When the Germans
reached the American position he led
party out in front of the wire en-
tanglements and attacked the enemy
from the rear as they retreated
Capture 10 Americans in Another FRAY
On the. other sector the Germans
We're driven back but not until after
they mad captured ten American pris-
1 1tsrs. IN both attacks the enemy
AeiI prisoners in American hands.
me French in Champagne have
oeen hotiy engaged with the Germans.
After being repulsed in attacks north
west OF the Butte DuesmeniI the
enemy attacked again and obtained a
roofing in part of the position from
which he was driven by the French
men more than two weeks ago and
WHich ne had been trying to regain
since The artillery battle on the
champagne front has been of grea
intensity
Applaud Sammies' Showing.
Washington. March 2-American
Pluck, punch and perseverance won
out against the biggest raid tried
AGAINST the United states forces bv the
Germans to date-that near Toui yes
terday-army officers declared today,
dpPiaudlng the work of the Sammies
Bull dog staying qualities stood the
americans in good stead when they
beat off 24O specially trained Teuton
raiders and left a considerable number
OF mangied Germans sprawled across
No Mans Land. While our forces
suffered casualties they apparently
were far less severe than the Ger
mans and evidently no prisoners ex-
cept Germans were taken.
Trying Out All Her Tricks.
Germany is trying out all the tricks
IN the bag, army men said, using the
same tactics always employed against
green troops.
The boche is apparently emphasiz-
ing the use of gas
The stamina and steadiness of the
Sammies speaks well for their train
ing and their courage, officers sug-
gested.
Artillery fire on both sides was evil
IDENTIFY Of unusual severity, the Ameri-
can barrage catching many of the
raiders. They were apparently sur
prised at the stiff defense put forth
against them and some of the Ger
mans had no chance with the scrappy
Yankees who used bayonets and fists
when the, fighting was very close
Early today the list of American
casualties in the fighting had not yet
-cnrne in at the war department.
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$500 A MONTH GRAFT
Army General Admits Agreement
Manufacturers Agents Arrested.

Chicago, March Henry H. Lip
pert, manufacturers agent, and his
son Ralph were to be arraigned to-
day before United States Commission
er Lewis F. Mason on charges which
allege a conspiracy against the gov
ernmenI in the furnishing of army
supplies in connection with Brig. Gen.
Thomas Cruise, U. S. A, retired. who
is row in Washington.
The Lipperts were arrested last
night after a raid on their offices I'M
der a federal search and seizure war
RAFT asked for by Capt. Melvin B.
Ericsson of the United States army
intelliger ce bureau. In his statement
/ before Commissioner Mason asking
TO the warrant it was charged by
Captain Ericsson that General Cruise
had admitted to him in Washington
that in January he had received $500
from the elder Lippert and that an
agreement had been entered into by
which Lippert was to pay him $500 a
month.
No estimate was given of the
amount involved in the charges that
the, government has been defrauded
The contracts handled by the Lipperts
were mostly for wooden blankets
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Provinces Mobilize for Battle.
ROBERT CARVER


Continued from rage One.l
ord in the lower court, and retired
from the office in 1918 after serving
two terms.
Immediately following his retire
ment from the county court bench,
Judge Carver was made first assis-
tant county attorney. Altho Judge
Carver is a Republican, he was aP-
pointed as an assistant in the office of
County Attorney w. E. Atchison, a
Democrat. Judge Carver assisted in
the prosecution of state cases until the
retirement Of Atchison in January,
1917, at the end of two terms. And
Judge Carver, who had won the Re-
publican nomination over Capt. w. P.
Montgomery, succeeded Atchison to
the county -attorneyship. He had
served nearly fourteen months OF ms
two-year term when appointed dis
trict court Judge.
Should Judge Carver fail to succeed
himself, he will retire from the office
in November this year as soon as his
successor is elected and qualifled
Under the terms of the law governing
the district judgeship, successor ap-
named for the remainder of the term,
but only a successor is elected and
qualified at the next general election
Judge Carver is expected, however, to
Should he be successful in the cleo
ton. his new term would date from
the four-year period beginning Jan
uary, 1919. He would thus serve both
the unexpired term of the late Judge
Dana and the succeeding full four
year term.
Is Son of T. F. Carver.
Robert Carver is the son of Judge
IT r Carver, who has practiced law
in Topeka more than 20 years. He
stated this afternoon that ne would
qualify for the new office at once
x
TODAY concerned two things-Judge
Garyer's successor and the action OF
otis Hungate, the defeated candidate.
A number of Hungate's friends nave
urged that he be a candidate Tor the
nomination in the Republican primar-
les in August Hungate this afternoon
refused to make a statement
st do not know what will do, was
his response to a query as to his can
didacy to win the judgeship-
tiored as Judge Garyer's successor.
Hugh r Fisher, assistant county at
torney under Carver and one of Car
ver's strong workers in securing the
APPOINTMENT, is regarded as possible
successor. Clay Hamilton and TiEk-
ham Ve.aIe have also been mentioned.
Capper Explains Appointment.
Governor Capper today stated that
the appointment of Judge Carver was
based on-the flood of petitions in his
behalf and the protests against the
appointment of Otis Hungate.
more than 2,100 persons signed pc
titions urging Judge Garver's appoint
ment," said the governor Il believe
his excellent record as judge of the
court of Topeka will warrant the APP
pointment. Mr.. Hungate was also
strongly urged. especially by the law
ysrs. Yet nearly a third of the mem
hers of tie bar asked for the appoint
ment of Judge Carver"
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KEILMANN TELLS

Continued from Page One.l
Guess it is because L didn't have any
sense. Look here" .+.. ..
Fumbling in his clothes he brought
out a soiled piece of paper. 1t was a
discharge from the United States
army. I started to inquire to how
it all came about, but just then in
came the sentry.
When the Americans started one
of their bakeries, it was suggested
that a great part of the work could be
done by German prisoners. A survey
of the prison camps brought out the
fact that there were several who had
had experience in baking and one
claimed that he had had experience in
running a baking plant This man
was installed as superintendent, under
guard, of course.
8 While inspecting the plant one day,
ne showed me about the place, talk
ing all the while in very good "Ameri-
can" AS I was about to leave he
came close to me and in cautious tones
said:
.'D-n the kaiser" I jumped back
as tho he had tried to slip a trench
knife into me. AL
81 mean it, said he. Here I am
running a bakery under guard while
NV bakery in Newark is going to ruin.
I suppose. What is worse. 1 cannot
hear from my two sons who are some
where in your army. Why did 1 ever
go to Weisbaden to see the old folks?''
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KILLED IL MEXICANS
Americans Had One Soldier Slightly
Wounded in Clash on Border

Ell Paso, Tex, March 2.-Twelve
Mexicans are dead today and as many
more wounded, the result of a battle
late Thursday on the Mexican border
near Sierra Alta, south of Sierra
Blanca, between a band of Mexicans
and a detachment of American cav
airy. The only American casualty
was one private slightly wounded.
The trouble followed the raiding of
an American ranch by the bandits.
The Mexicans opened fire while a par
ley between the leader of the bandits
and Capt. Kramer Thomas, command
ing the Americans, was in progress on
the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande.
Captain Thomas Immediately ordered
his men to return the fire. Twelve
Mexicans fell dead, the rest of the
band carrying the wounded, beat a
retreat to the hills.
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GERMANY WON'T GIVE IN
So Let Allies Alter Aims Accordingly
Is Socialists Plea.

Amsterdam, March 2.-Comment-
ing upon the memorandum of war
aims adopted by the Inter-Allied So
cialists at their conference in London
recently the Berlin Socialist newspaper
Vorwaerts declares it is able to sub
scribe to many of the points agreed
upon, but it adds:
There is no current opinion in Ger
many worth mentioning which would
be ready to concede any alterations to
Germany's disadvantage. A govern
ment which was prepared to make
concessions to the entente relative to
Alsace-Lorraine or Posen, for instance,
would have no prospect of remaining
in office. Much will have to be
changed in Austria, but if the I'M
happy peoples must continue to be
bled until final solution has been
found, we can only eXclaim Unhappy
humanity 1t would be a step for
ward if the entente Socialists would
declare their demands had only a
curbing influence and that they, like
the German Social Democrats, would
gladly agree to, peace which would
take nothing from their peoples on
either Side'
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OLD WINTER is DEAD
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in sight, and no freezing temperatures
within the next thirty-six hours at
least The official forecast says fair
tonight, Sunday and probably Mon
day. Shippers are advised that tenn
peratures will be above freezing in all
directions the next thirty-six hours.
Sunday promises to be the best day of
the season The temperature in the
morning will be about 35, and will go
to so in the afternoon.
The lowest temperature for today
was SO at 6 this morning. The tenn
parture at 9 o'clock was Al, and it
will probably go to SIS this afternoon.
There are no indications of winter
weather anywhere on the map for the
whole country. In Oklahoma City the
temperature is AZ this morning. There
was a light rainfall about o'clock
but the sky has cleared
There is a slight wind from the
southwest, and will continue from the
southwest or south all day. !
The highest temperature recorded
on this date was SO in 1901, and the
lowest is r above zero in 1913. The
temperature this morning was de-
grees above normal.
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LOYALTY is BIG ISSUE
Measure Condemning La Toilette Ger
tain To Be Passed by House.

Madison. Wis, March 2-Passag e
OF tie loyalty resolution condemning
United States Senator Robert M. La
toilette was conceded by his sup
porters when the Wisconsin assembly
met today for what was expected to
be session OF stormy debate. Oppo-
nentS of La Follette's war stand APP
parently outnumbered his defenders
two TO one in adopting a call of the
house 20 compel attendance of every
member and a record vote.
Meanwhile, the loyalty issue has
been raised in the race for the late
Senator Paul o. Hastings seat. Filing
time for the primaries closed last
night with half a dozen candidates in
the field. The battle warmed up with
opening statements from DR.. Charles
Mccarthy and former Governor Fran
ciS E. McGovern. The latter attacked
Congressman Lenroot's candidacy
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DEFENDS ARMY BREAD
Not True That Soldiers Loaf Is In
ferior, Declares Cocktails.


Washington, March 2.-In mem
orandum prepared for Secretary
Baker, Major General Goethals, act
ing quarteFmaster general. today de-
MES a complaint by Major o. Mosher
of Walnut, Ia, that the bread fed TO
soldiers lacks nutrition.
ut is not true that soldiers are. be-
ing forced to use bread from flour
that the government declared to be
bled white by the millers, as stated
by Mr.. Mosher,'' General Goethals
says THE greatest care is taken by
the quartermaster's department to see
that the bread issued the soldiers is
nutritious. wholesome and is entirely
satisfactory according to reports re-
ceived by this department"
Bread, General Goethals says, is be-
ing made in the various. camps in
w7ich from 10 to 20 per cent of corn
meal, rye, barley, rolled oats and rice
are used for substitutes, depending
upon the locality and facilities with
which the supply can be furnished.
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SOFT PEDAL INVASION
Austria Terms Capture of 10000
Russians Friendly Intervention

Vienna, March 2.-The text of to-
days war office statement on military
operations reads: -.
IAN Italian advance west of the
Brenta failed. In response to re-
peated appeals by the governments
and the population which have been
especially pressing during the last few
days, General Won Boehm- Erm oils S
troops yesterday entered Podo1ia for
friendly interventions. They have
reached the line of Novo Sielica-Cho-
tin and Kamenets-Podo De-
tachments advancing along the rail-
road and important roads have been
instructed to re-establish order in the
region thru which they pass and to
protect commercial routes needed for
importation.
so far about 10000 Russians have
lain down their arms and considerable
Quantities of ammunition, with carts
and rolling stock have been saved"
A summary of the foregoing official
statement representing the beginning
of the Austro-Hungaria advance into
Russia and of the capture of prisoners
and material was telegraphed from
Vienna last night
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DIVORCE CONCLUDES
ROMANCE OF HEIRESS
AND POOR GARDENER

Chicago, March 2.-Juliet Brei-
lungs .1ove in a garden. romance
with Max Frederick Kleist, poor
gardener on an estate adjoining her
millionaire fathers Michigan estate,
has ended in a Reno divorce suit, ac-
cording to- reports received here to-
day.
K1eist's claims that Miss Breitung
made love to him and persuaded him
to elope to New, York five years ago,
featured court hearings on his vain
s25e.000 alienation suit against her
parents. They took the bride away,
according to Kliest and gave him a
job carrying dynamite down a slip
perry plank" in one of the Breitung
mines. a
The Reno papers and grounds for
divorce were suppressed, according to
reports here. -.
Mrs. Kleist brought the divorce suit
tablishing a residence in Reno for
seven months
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TO STARVE PETROGRAD
That's Ger1nany's Design in Drive to
Cut Railway Line.

London, March German forces
are moving on the town of Bologoie,
on the Moscow-Petrograd railroad
which place is the chief freight center
for the feeding of Petrograd, says a
dispatch from Petrograd under date
of Friday, received by the Exchange
Telegraph Co. The Germans proba-
bly, intend, the message adds, thus to
cut off supplies from Petrograd and
to compel the capital to capitulate by
famine.
Large columns of German troops,
the correspondent says, are marching
toward Novosokolinki. Enemy forces
have occupied the station of Kliastitsa
in their movement in the direction of
Petrograd.
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Wall St, New York, March 2-STOCKS-
Stocks were freely offered soon after the
uncertain opening of today's short SEES
sion, activity increasing as losses be
came more extensive. NO part of the list
escaped the selling movement, but equip
ments and specialties proved most vulner-
able. Recessions of 2 to points were
made by Baldwin Locomotive, Crucible
Steel, Marine preferred, Atlantic Gulf.
Texas Company and Airbrake. United
States Steel, bethlehem Steel, Coppers and
high grade rails forfeited 1 to liz points.
Irregular rallies marked the latter deal
ings- The closing was heavy sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares. Liberty 315'
sold at 1896 to 9s. first As at 97.0s to 97e0
and second As at $3.50 to 96.72
Slight changes were registered by leading
stocks at the irregular opening of today s
market but pressure soon caused general
reaction Prominent industrials notably
those In the equipment division averaged
point recessions with shippings, while Bald
win Locomotive, Oils and other speculative
issues forfeited to ~ points. Investment
rails, such as Union Pacific, c. p and
Reading We're 1 to u points lower. Liberty
second As were strong.
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SAYS HE HIRED GEN. CRUISE.
Army Officer Retired and was En-
ployed by Contractor, Is Defense.

chicago, March Brig. Gen. Thos.
cruise asked and secured the approval
OF OFFICIALS at Washington before he
entered into business relations with
Henry Ilppert, Lippert declared today
whi-e awaiting arraignment with his
son, Ralph, on charges of improper
payments of money to Cruise The
L1pperts are army contractors.
General Cruise was on the retired
list before I hired him. Lippert said.
mad Known him fifteen years. He
conferred with officials at Washington
before he accepted and they said it
was perfectly proper. 1 hired him to
act as my representative at Washing
ton or other points where difficulties
might arise needing adjustment"
When the Lipperts were arraigned
before United States Commissioners
Mason their preliminary hearing was
set for next Tuesday morning and
bond for each fixed at $4,000.
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TEXAS SHOWS SPIRIT
1000 Parade at Dallas, Celebrating
Texas Independence Day.

Dallas, Tex, March 1.-THE allied
world-thru the medium of moving
pictures-is to see how the fighting
spirit of the old Texas republic has
been handed down to modern day
Texans for use in the 1918 fight for
democracy.
Twenty thousand Texans will pa
rade here at o'clock today and thou
sands of others thruout other Texas
cities in commemoration of the sign
ing of the Texas declaration of indie
pendence, eighty-two years ago.
Movie men will take dozens of reels
of pictures to be sent to every allied
nation.