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missing. I believe he was the only
member Of that crew injured"
Imprisoned In Wreck.
GARY, Ind, June 23.-More than one
hundred persons were killed or injur-
ed when Michigan Central army
equipment train crashed into the rear
end of Hagenbeck-Wallace circus
train at Ivanhoe, near Gary, early to-
day.
Seven dead have been brought to
Gary and four were taken to Ham
mond, Indiana.
Seventy-eight injured, thirty ser
iously, are in Gary and Hammond hos
pitfalls
-Four Pullman cars on the rear end
OF the circus train were telescoped
Practically every car in the circus
train was demolished.
FIRE broke out in the wreckage.
Dozens OF persons were imprisoned
In the wreckage, and IT seemed certain
| that the death toll would be very
heavy.
One hundred and fifty circus en-
pIoyes were aboard the circus train.
The equipment train was said to be
| running at a speed Of fifty miles an
hour when 1t hurtled into the circus
cars.
Wreckage was hurled several hun
bred feet. The equipment train en-
CINE tore its way through several
coaches OF the forward train.
Practically all of the circus per-
formers were aboard the train. The
Hag enbeck- Wallace of1cials were max
ing frantic efforts to locate their stars.
A majority of them were believed to
have been asleep in the Pullmans at
the rear end OF the circus train. Ii
was feared that few of them escaped.
Brought to Hospital.
GARY, Ind, June 23-Four persons
are known to have been killed and
seventy-eight injured when an empty
troop train crashed into the rear of a
agenbeck-Wallace circus train on a
Michigan Central siding near here
early today.
Uncontirmed reports to the Gary po-
lice stated that between twenty and
thirty had been killed.
Thirty seriously injured me0 were
brought to the Mercy hospital and
tventy-eight less seriously hurt to the
Gary general hospital. Twenty in
1ured were taken to St Margaret's
hospital at Hammond, Ind.
-Four Pullman coaches of the circus
train were telescoped. Fire started
among the wreckage.
The known dead:
ARTHUR GEARCK.
SAM STONE.
JAMES LEO.
FRED LEGGET.
Two Are Dead.
HAMMOND, Ind, June 22.-Two
dead and twenty injured were brought
to st. Marsaret's hospital here from
the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus train
wreck near Gary today.
Arthur Gearck, circus employee, WIS
one OF the dead.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22

Chicago Cash Grain
CHICAGO, H., June 22.-Corn-No
yellow, s1.45@1.52; No yellow
$1.35@1.4 As; No 6 yellow, s1.2s@1.35;
No. white. $1.20@1.35; No. mix
ed, s1-20.
oats-No white, 1874 @79c;
standard, 7SA.@731Ac-
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 22.-Corn-Mar
ket, unchanged, &c higher; No .
white, $3.50; No. white, s1S3; No
5 white, S1.56; No. s white, s1.32;
No. 2 yellow, s1.67; No. yellow
s1.S5; No. 4 yellow, s15o; No. 6, $3.50
@1.32; No 4 mixed, $1.45; No. G
mixed, s1.30.
Oats-Market, unchanged, Ac high.
er; No. 2 white, 7ss4c; No. white
TSAc; No white, 76Ac; No. mix.
ed, 76Ac; standard, 7S1sc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, H., June 22.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000 market, 1oc lower:
bulk, s16.20@1s35; butchers, s1s.25
| D16.35; packing, S15.65616.20: light
s16.35616.40; pigs, s1s.2o@16.4o:
roughs, s15.4o115y60.
Cattle Receipts, 1000; market,
steady; beeves, s12.Oo017.S5; butch.
ers stock, $7.5o@12.50; stockers and
feeders, sS.25@13.25; cows, $500
1850; calves, s16.Oo616.25.
Sheep = Receipts, II 600; market,
steady; shorn lambs, $1o.00117.5o:
spring lambs, s1S.50@19.50; ewes,
s4.75013-25.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June 22.-Cattle
receipts 1900; market strong: Texas
receipts 240. Native beef steers.
S11.50@17.60; yearling steers and
heifers, $4,000 1880; cows, s75o1
1875; stockers and feeders, $4,000
1900; calves. s775@14.o0; cows and
heifers, $6.O0@13.5O.
Hog receipts 800; market 25@35c
lower. Mixed and butchers, SIC. 100
1880; good to heavy, sr6I5116.25;
rough, s15.00615.35; light, SIG. POO
1880; pigs, s16.o0@16.25; bulk, s16.15
@16.25.
Sheep receipts 500; market steady.
Ewes, s12,O0@140O; lamos, s14.O1
20.25; Gamers and choppers, $1,000
10-o0.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22
Is "poIitics Adjourned ?,

Chicago Evening Post: The war in.
dustries board ought to go to the mat
with the president. Mr.. Wilson urges
Henry Ford to come down and put
ter round in the United States SEN
ate (and incidentally make another
democratic senator. The ALLEGATION
bureau knows Ford will be wasted in
Washington. 1t ought to insist that
he be kept on the job at Detroit
building tractors and Submarine
chasers and keeping his surpassine
mechanical mind on the winning of
this mechanical war. It's crime Ia
take our best mechanic off the iob
And MT. wilson mnst know it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22
How the Kaiser Paints
American Advertising

Grany is gloating what it is pleased to term
disastrous decrease in American Advertising Here IS an
editorial translation from the Berlin sTageblatt
'sH the despised Yankee nation think they
are going to win the and force Germans
out Of foreign markets there is nothing to lndl
cate this sentiment in their local and foreign
advertising. Many of their advertising agen
cies have closed their doors through lack OF
patronage. Their much talked-of captains OF
2 industry have cancelled advertising contracts
everywhere
Germany and German merchants have m
creased their advertising space in neutral mar
kets and at home. It pays to advertise in war as
well as in peace The far seeing merchant never
stops advertising. Berlin .Tageblatto
Berlin is watching The advertiser who curtalls his
publicity is helping to make the above come true
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22
Baseball Siackers.

Minneapolis Journal: Cen Gro"
der has decided that professions
baseball players, unless drafted, neee
neither work nor fight this summer
All they have to to is to play Dass
ball-and some of them don't e'eA
do that.
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have been cannot be determined at
! this time. The latest reports re
ceived at headquarters showed that
the Italians had reached the OUTSKIRTS
of Nervesa, on the southeastern edge
of Monticello and were fighting toward
the river.
Enemy prisoners declare that the
Italian attack in this sector frustrated
an Austrian attack, which was
planned to be launched just an hour
after the Italian assault began.
Renewed bad weather has caused
the Piave to rise again, just as II
showed indications of receding. me
enemy forces on this side are still IN a
critical position and are forced to de-
pend upon limited quantities OF food
brought over in airplanes-
On the lower Piave, Austrians have
succeeded in freighting armored
cars and field guns across in boats,
but none of their craft is large enough
to transport their heavy guns.
The work of Italian, British and
American airmen is most effective. "A
number Of British ayiators after e1-
hausting their bombs and machine
gun cartridges lowered few feet
over the enemy dropping spare parts
and tools.
L
Few Prisoners Taken.
LONDON, June pa few pr1s-
oners were taken and casualties In
flicted on the enemy in raids and pa
troll encounters in the vfllers-Breton-
neux and Strazerle sectors" Field
Marshall Haig reported today
| German Raids Repuised.
| PARIS, June 22.-"German raids
were repulsed in the region Of Belloy
and Hautebrayo and in Alsace," the
French war office announced today.
| French troops took German out
post at St Maur, capturing number
! of prisoners
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Games of Chance.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Lots of WON
en- who think it is terrible to gamble
will buy cantaioupes and see no harm
in it.
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Late Market Quotations
Nearby white fancy. 4s@6le; nesrb.
mixed fancy, 34@39c, fresh, ss94e

Nearby white fancy. 49@6lc; nearo!I
mixed fancy, 34039c, fresh, sS946
Now York Money Mar$oet.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Bar savetI
New York, s9hc.
Demand sterling, $4.75.3o.
St Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, June 2L-HayIign'I
arrivals of sixteen cars Included thnl
teen timothy, two clover mixed anal
one car Missouri new prairie. Marke
ruled steady and firm at the late ad'l
vance on timothy and clover ni1ed
under continued light receipts ana U
fair general demand. Recent surpu'|
holdings Of the most desirable nay
have cleaned up closely and tendency
is decided for still better prices NJ
present conditions continue q prevail
Nothing definite can be said of pralrlss,
clover and alfalfa No desirable oia
crop Of either kind obtainable anu
movement OF new hay not fairly unoe1
way as yet, some new fmmasure dor
er on market has been passed up W
the trade. Sales: Clovermi1ed' 'is
to SIS; timothy, SIT to $23.
Straw-Quiet and steady at 80 pa
ton track for wheat or oats; cS'
wheat sold ~ Sc. reconstgned-
Horses and Mties-
ST. LOUIS, June 2l-Aitnous',,
an auction was held, the genera
trend Of the market YVES slow ID 80
ting started. The auction suppr
was very light and consisted on tlla
most part of left-overs from the cay
Ter auctions. The. small offerings
together with rainy weather, PITY
ably accounts for the light at1enS
ance.
Draft horses, extra ..---.- .$E5VgI,ss::
Eastern chunks ....-.. lovg.ee::
Farm mares, southern type lZStgtse,,
Southern horses, choice - lIog!oS,
Southern horses, medium .. 6og " =,
Southern horses, cheap 49, 3og !.
Mules-The characteristic OF tn
trade was the steady basis that wa
maintained. It is at this time az
visable to send the extra big souin
mules, miners and pits to the marhs
and let all others remain on the IalN
where they are needed most
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ITALIANS HAVE
WON STRUGGLE
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pressure Of the enemy continue, but
everywhere he was held by our troops
who counter attacked and gained
ground" the Italian war office an
nounced.
West Of Candelu and west of San
Dona Di Piave, on the lower river, re-
peated attacks by the enemy failed to
make any progress.
The Austrian war office safc:
THE struggle on the Carso plateau
and ON the Monello increased to spe-
cial violence"
Vienna claimed total Of nearly IS
900 prisoners in the drive.
The German war office reported the
repulse Of violent reconnoiterine
thrusts along the whole front.
Local French attacks southwest of
Noyon and by Americans northwest of
Chateau-Thierry broke down" Berlin
declared. 1.-THE French and Ameri-
cans suffered heavy losses am some
prisoners remained in our hands"
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ONLY. a Recess.

Minneapolis journal: politics .
adjourned" says the president 6u'
not sine die, apparently
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Patio Still Under wax.

WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 81 (night)-The
battle for control of the all-important
Monticello crest is still under way as
this dispatch is filed.
The Italians are known to have
made some gains and have taken
more than a thousand prisoners, but
how extensive their operations there
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22
New Premier Named.

AMSTERDAM. June Pm. Malin-
off, one of the Bulgarian leaders, who
opposed that country's entrance into
the war. has been Appointed premier,
a Sofia despatch announced today.
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ton win necessarily affect the less
robust nationalities first, and Austria
Hungary Is now the weakest of all
the great nations in conflict.
For this reason, Austria-Hungary'
eventual collapse is inevitable unless
mflitarism surrenders. The inexor-
able force which is pulling Austria
Hungary out OF the German orbit is
wording, however, at a speed which it
Is impossible to calculate. The pres
ent riotfng is apparently far more seri-
Gus than has occurred on previous oc-
casions durinZ the past year in the
Hapsburg empire; but how near the
people are to actual revolution cannot
be foretoid. A revolution is a spon-
taneous movement. Plots may con-
tinue for a long period without caus-
ing a revolution; or something may
suddenly stir the anger of the people
to desperation. IN the midst of riot
and a revolution may result over
night.
II revolution in the dual monarchy
were 10 break ont with the war in it's
present stage. Germany would find
herself deserted by Austria-Hungary
as the allies were by Russia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22
Cabinet Nav Resion.

AMSTERDAM, June 22.-The Aus
TRAN cabinet was scheduled to meet
today to decide the questions of SUBJ
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missing. I believe he was the only
member of that crew injured"
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ATTEMPT TO
KILL EMPEROR

Continued from page II
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DAILY RANGE oE PRICES.

CHICAGO, Ill, June o.
Open. High. Low. CT
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TWO Are Dead.
HAMMOND, Ind, June 22.-rwo
dead and twenty injured were brought
to st. Marsaret's hospital here from
the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus train
wreck near Gary today.
Arthur Gearck, circus employee, WIS
one OF the dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
BIGGER AND BETTER
Farm Mortgage Company to Merge
Into Trust Company.

We are merging the old Farm
Mortgage company into the new Farm
Mortgage Trust company for the pur-
pose of opening up new lines of busi-
ness said ]. P. Slaughter, president
of the Farm Mortgage company in
discussing the plans that will be an
nounced at the meeting of the field
men of the Farm Mortgage company
at Pel1etiers tonight. ITO do this we
have found it necessary to increase our
capital and to broaden our field of
endeavor.'
The plans call for capitalization of
the Farm Mortgage Trust company of
$500, 600, of which amount $4O7,50o
has already been subscribed
''Altho we have not secured a new
charter as yet" said Slaughter. I'VE
have taken the matter up with the
state bank commissioner and he has
Informally expressed his approval We
will apply for a charter in a few days.
The new trust company will have
as its president J. P. Slaughter and
the other officers will he practically
the same as obtained under the old
name. Announcement will be made to-
night as to the board of directors for
the new company Most of the direc-
torate has already been chosen, and
the remainder will be chosen tonight
Slaughter stated that the members of
the board of directors for the Farm
Mortgage Trust company would be
composed of men prominent in the
financial affairs of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
1000 wounded in Bolshevik-
Ukraine Battle at Kiey.
Hundreds Killed at Odessa;
City ShelIed by WarsIlips.

Petrograd, Saturday, Feb. 9--Kiev,
one of the principal cities of the Tx
rdine, was captured by the Bolshe-
wiki on Friday after sanguinary fight
ing. The streets were filled with dead
or wounded. While the fighting was
at it's height on Thursday the city was
bombaried by Bolsheviki aviators
The Red guards routed General
Alexieff forces at Makevaka, Lomsx
and Zviervo.
Polish legionaires have been defeat
ed in the Kircneva district of the prov
ince of Mohileff
The casualties at Kiev are estimated
at 1000 killed and 1000 wounded.
To Raise 100000 Russ Army.
In battle at Odessa on Monday,
(February ~ between the Bolsheviki
and the Moderates. hundreds were
killed The city was bombarded by
warships.
Ensign Krylenko, Bolsheviki com
mander in chief, has decided to come
to Petrograd to raise an army of 1OO-
900 Bo1sheviki which he will command
personally in operations against the
Cossack army of General Alexieff
Gable to Petrograd Closed 10 Days.
Stockholm, Feb. IT Telegraph
communication with Russia was re-
established today after ten days inter-
cable terminus at Nystad, Finland, by
retiring White guards. Nystad is still
in the hands of the Red guard but
the cable company has been allowed
to make repairs. There is stin no
communication with Helsingfors.
American Minister Morris today re-
ceived nine days old message from
PetrOgrad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Railroad Control Bill Star At
traction in u. S. Senate.
WI irIWind Finish for Big Meas
ures Slated i'm Congress-.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-A wh1.lwind
week in ending up big war jobs was
ahead OF congress today.
The railroad control bill was expect
ed to clear the senate and be read dy
for house action by Saturday. Chair
man Smith of the interstate commerce
committee was to ask for a definite
date for a senate vote today.
Close IN the heels of this measure
was to come the McAdoo war finance
corporation bill.
House action was expected early in
the week on the daylight saving bill,
the senate already having passed it
Both houses were to wind up tn $780,
100000 housing bill to provide better
living conditions for shIpyard workers.
War Cabinet Bill Dcadlocked.
The billion dollar urgent deficiency
bill, carrying moneys for many needs
of General Pershing, was to receive
house approval and follow in the SEN
at afte. the railroad and war finance
corporation measures.
War reorganization work will CEN
ter, in the senate judiciary committee
where the Overman bill empowering
President Wilson to redistribute adj.
ministriltive functions at will, will be
whipped into shape. The military
committee proba bly, will vote again on
its war cabinet bill which TODAY an
parently was deadlocked
To Report Sugar. Coal Probe.
Deep in constructive work, the sem
ate was prepared to pause in the near
future while Senator Reeds report on
Investigations into sugar and coal is
presented to it. The report is deemed
certain to assail aspects of the food
and fuel administrations
The price-fixing bill-long promised
by President Wilson and cited by op-
position elements as the most startl-
ingly drastic move yet proposed-was
undergoing its final revision in the
house and senate agriculture commit
tees
The big navy bill was to emerge
from committee soon as were the ex-
ecutive. legislation, judicial and the
rivers and harbors budgets
Would Amend War Finance Bill.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-The senate
finance committee today decided to
amend the war finance corporation
bill, proposed by Secretary McAdoo
so as to give the president and not
the secretary of the treasury the power
to appoint the directors of the corpor-
alton.
Chairman Simmons today said that
the section permitting the govern
ment to extend direct aid to war in
dustries "in exceptional cases would
be made more specific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Allied Peace Is Possible This
Year, Says ". p. Simms.
View of Conditions From Neu-
trail Swiss Ground.
GERMANY IS MAKING FACES"
She Is Now Putting Up Her
biggest Bluff"
Huns Boast of Horrible New
Gas To Terrify Allies.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP s1MMs.

Copyright, 1918, by the United Pressl
Berne, Switzerland. Feb. 1S.-Hold
on the west front and the war is won.
Therein is the whole story of my
Swiss impressions. l don't mean that
peace will follow within twenty-four
hours of Hindenburg's fiasco. But L
certainly believe an allied peace is
possible this year.
This conclusion is unhasty 1t was
reached by process tantamount to
mathematical computation.
From personal observation, / know
what the French punch is like. and
what British bulldogism is; while
from my study here 1 believe l have
gained fair idea of what Germany
car do. From this knowledge. / don't
believe the Germans have the pro-
verbal chance in a thousand, despite
Hindenburg's strategy and Luden-
dorffs tactics. Hindenburg can ex-
pect little or no. aid from Austria
En- peror Carl's position is too wobbly
to warrant sending Austr:ans. Hun
garians, Czechs, etc, to their slaughter
on the western front.
Against Italy Only.
The Prussians may brow beat them
into activity against Italy simultane-
ously with German offensive against
France, but this appears about ALL
Czern1n said in December that as Ger
many is fighting for Trieste Austria
might fight side by side with Germans
on frontiers other than Austrian.
Ludendorff has practically re-organ-
lied the German army which prob
ably will comprise 200 divisions c.
100000 to 100000 men) when the
offensive starts-if it starts. Despite
the armistice agreement the cream of
the divisions from the Russian front
have been drafted to the west. The
Older troops on the west front have
been replaced by storm troops Aus
tria will aid with artillery and guns
captured in Italy and elsewhere.
Horrible New Gas.
The Germans are boasting a horri-
Continued Oh Paca Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
BEWARE PEACE TALK
Ex-Prcsidcnt Warns Soldiers at Camp
Custer. Mich.

Camp Custer, Mich, Feb. IS
Brand present peace talk as prep
aganda," warned former President
William Howard Taft in an address
delivered here this afternoon before
the largest assembly of enlisted men
since the building of the cantonment.
The great Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium
was filled to capacity with soldiers in
training who were anxious to hear
taft.
STAMP on all proposals of peace as
ill-advised or seditious and then time
will make our victory certain said
Taft.
I'VE are not at the danger point
England, France and Russia since
1914 have been fighting the battle of
the world and fighting for us of
America. Three years or more of war
have drained their vitality, strained
their credit and exhausted their man
power. Consequently. you men must
realize that all depends on you and
your hackers to win this war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
l.. c. Boyle Denies Trying to Hold Up
Packers Probe.

former attorney general of Kansas.
appeared today before the federal
trade commission and denied charges
made at the recent packers investiga-
ton that he had been influential in
endeavoring to stave off a federal
inquiry.
Mr.. Boyle admitted, having advised
Representative Borland of Missouri to
limit a congressional investigation to
the economic aspects of the industry,
but said this move was actuated solely
in behalf of Borland's political well
fare. Borland, he said, refused the
suggestion. Boyle described his work
in various cases as special counsel for
packers and told in detail of fees he
had received, but insisted that his en-
tire course had been entirely proper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
SLAY 1000 RUSS HE'S A PRO-HUN? THEIR BUSY WEEK B
Santa Fe Shop Man Accused of
Praising Germans.
i. S. Marshal Places Jacob
Wahl Under Arrest.

States marshal, late this afternoon ar
rested Jacob Wahl, an employe of the
steel department, at the Santa Fe
shops. on charges of making seditious
remarks.
-'The German people are smarter
than the American people" federal of
ficials claim Wahl said. German
generals are smarter than American
generals and Germany will win the
war
It is also alleged that Wah1 as
serted that the liberty bonds are mo
good" that he has no use for them
and that 'he wouldn't invest
Jackson asserts that Wahl claims
the sinking of the Lusitania was JUS
tifiable 1t is also alleged that Wahl
expressed the hope that the kaiser
would win the conflict.