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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-10
SNOW imp RIS0NS
/. HUN INVADERS IN
MOUNTAIN CAMPS
Alps Supply Lines BlOckaded by
Snow ) Feet Deep.
Drive Against Italy Completely
Halts; May Be End.
U-B0AT LOSSES ARE HEAVY
p British, but Only One French
Vessel Sunk During Week.
Believe Berlin viii Be Forced
To Answer Wilson.
Alps Supply Lines BlOckaded by
Snow ) Feet Deep.
Drive Against Italy Completely
Halls; May Be End.
U-BOAT LOSSES ARE HEAVY
p British, but Only One French
Vessel Sunk During Week.

Snow has come to the aid of the
Italians, and the Austro- German Of
fensive apparently has reached a halt,
If not an end. The whole mountain
front where the enemy had been max
ing slight but steady gains, is buried
underefrom three to five feet of snow,
making infantry operations impos-
sible and hampering the Austro-Ger
man supply lines seriously.
Heavy snowfalls in the Alps are
reported to have blocked the enemy
communication system in the Trentino
and Carnia, leaving them only two
long lines across the Venetian plains
to the Piave. which would be of no
help to the snowbound troops between
Lake Garda and the Piave. The enemy
troops on the eastern bank of the
Piave are not troubled SO greatly by
the snow but previous efforts to cross
the river in force have failed
The bombardment on the northern
front has slackened with the coming
of the long expected snow and only
patrol engagements have occurred.
Artillery Heavy on West Front.
On the western front and opposing
guns have been active near the Scarpa
in the Arras area; northeast of Ypres,
and northeast of Verdun.
Ine Germans nave Illus lai "
take counter measures against the
successful French sortie in the
Woevre.
British merchantmen lost during the
last week equal the losses of the pre-
vious week, when eighteen vessels of
more than 1900 tons and three of less
than t, at tonnage Were sunk by sub
marines or mines. The French report
the loss of one merchantmen as COM
pared with nine the previous week.
Peace emissaries of Russia and the
centra. powers are meeting at Brest-
Litovsk. It is reported that the first
discussion revolved around the selec-
ton of meeting place, which has
not yet been decided upon. 1t is
added, however, that a settlement
probably will be reached. The Rus
sian government has refused Turkeys
offer of a separate peace and has in
formed that country that she must
participate in the general conference
Indorses Wilson's Terms.
President Wilson's message has been
Endorsed without reservation by the
British labor party and British public
men from the Labor Socialist and Lib
eraI pcrties Attention now is direct
ed to Germany and Russia to see what
effect the message will have on the
peoples of those countries, as it is felt
in London that the German govern
ment may be compelled to answer the
presidents address because of the
continued differences between the
militarists and nom militarists in Ger
manV
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SEPARATE PEACE

CONTINUED from Page One,
which gave this news, also carried the
following report: :
ION Monday (Russian Christmas
soldiers declared they were ready to
support our peace efforts at all costs.
but they added:
Not Peace at Any Price.
Remember, we want peace-but
not a peace at any price
"Trotzky replied to them:
We will not bend our heads to Ger
man imperialism. Russia did not
overthrow czarism to become the sub
ject of another kind of slavery. You
may feel certain that with your sup
port we will sign only an honorab BILE
peace"
The Russian peace delegates were
taken to BrestLitovsk in sleighs
They first met Ukrainian delegates
who had been awaiting their arrival.
The Ukrainians agreed to publish a
formal resolution recognizing the COM
missaries (Bolsheviki) government.
and the commissaries government on
their pa agreed to recognize
Ukrainia's independence. The Rus
slams then communicated with the
Germans, suggesting that the Ukrain-
ians be empowered to partake in the
negotiations. This was accepted.
The Ukrainians and Russians, it was
asserted, had agreed to maintain a
solid and united front on all ques-
tons.
Insist on Moving Conference.
Today the first matter taken up by
the general conference was the trans
fer in the negotiations to Stockholm
o.. some other neutral city. Dispatches
form the Russian delegates today in
sisted they would not give up this de-
mand on the Germans
THE transfer of the negotiations to
a place where a free voice and a free
hearing can be accorded instead OF
being continued in the sitting atmos-
here of a ruined city's Theoretically
sealed fortress, is essential" the mes.
sage asserted
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discussed with the farmers the raising and
selling of poultry. The marketing prob
lens and situations of the last year were
outlined in the speech before the state So
ciety- Mr.eBowman's speech will be found
ON another page of the State Journal.
Fred b. Caldwell told of the part which
the Kansas four-legged hog, Will play In
winning the war. Caldwell lives at How
ard, Elk county, and has for many years
been an extensive hog raiser. The in
creased production of pork was discussed
in CaldwelPs paper. Proper feeding meth.
DDS must be employed to produce the ideal
his audience.
Duncan Marshall Here.
Duncan Marshall, minister, of agriculture
for the province of Alberta, Canada, will
sessions. Marshall will talk of the farm
problems which have encountered the
Canadian provinces since the war started:
He will also tell the Kansas farmers OF
them in providing more grain and meat
with which to feed the allied soldiers ana
the men and women at home Better
farmers, rather than an over production or
poor farmers is the program advanced by
Canadian agricultural and livestock eN-
perts.
other speakers on the afternoon pro
gram include c. J. Brand. chief of the
bureau of markets in the federal depart
ment of agriculture, Washington, ID. e
Brand will tell of the Operation OF the
Y. $, Grain Standards Act; Dean Dean M ", M.
ing Dean Jardine is dean of agricul-
ture and director of the experiment station
at the state agricultural college. Manhat-
The evening meeting will include q
sneech by DR.. Edmund J. Kulp, pastor or
the First NJ. f. church, Topeka and a
talk by Mrs. Tom Thompson, Howard
KUN. Mrs. Thompson will talk of THE
Sidpline-a Mitigator."
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NE OF men of the highest capacity to ad
minister certain of its great subdivisions.
new view of the work of the conn
cli OF national defense and of the war
industries board is now possible
me council of national defense is. of
tive power. Its members have seyeraliv
the powers of their respective deparf-
menfs The purpose of the council. how
ever, was reconciliation of conflicts and
survey OF the national needs and re-
sources This> purpose it has served and
is serving - ~
Purpose of War Industry Board.
The general munitions board and It's
successor the war industries board with
their committees, were organized by the
council for the following purposes:
Assign priorities as among the sew
erai departments of the government and
the allied governments in their demands
upon the industries of the country
ADVISE as to supplies of materials
and labor.
'3-Advise on questions of price
Secure industrial and labor cooper
1Avoid enhancement of prices. con-
fusion of industry, exhaustion of labor
and generally to prevent all avoida Bile
evils which might result from the speed
and magnitude of the new operations
Allies Cooperate in Buying
adapted, and it has accomplished a great
work.
I'VE can now see the entire situation.
The initial rush needs are substantially
supplied. The technical corps have been
expanded and reorganized upon industrial
and efficient lines.
THE coordination of ally needs with
our own purchases has been effected An
agency exists to prevent conflicts and to
adjust those which can not be prevented -
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THROW PRODUCTS
CONTINUED from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page One)
said Berns but If this crop We're ner-
charitable, We would very likely be
facing a meat shortage. We hear
much these days in connection with
the value of by-products of the pack
ing industry and being so closely all
lied to our business, it should serve
to emphasize the value of the by
products of cattle feeding
2. Save All Manure
THE government authorities esti-
mate that 700 million dollars are
wasted by not taking care of the man
ure produced annually and there is
little question that a large part of this
waste can be put on the shoulders of
the live stock producers. This esti-
mate is based on the mineral content
of the manure and takes no account
of the humus added to the soil. Meth
er does it take into account the in
creased value of the SOIL
kilograms announcing that NJ. d.
Mum of st. Paul, Mimi, would be un-
able to attend the conventions, con-
yeyed the loss of one of the week S
top line attractions. Mum is presi-
dent of the Jersey cattle club of
America. In the absence of Mum
Kansas were discussed by F. G. Lap
tad of Lawrence and J. G. Crist of
Fort Scott, two men prominent in
the dairy industry of the state.
Bowman on Poultry.
George C. Bowman, president of sths
Seymour Packing company, Topeka, gave
the farmers many new ideas concerning
the chicken crop. Bowman, who is widely
known as an authority on poultry raising
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Steel and Lackawanna Steel

Republican Steel and Lackawanna Steel
on declines
Chicago Jan 10-The Herald says: There
is a disposition on the part of grain traders
to look for peace abroad. They say the
public mind is working more in that di-
rection and when such a condition exists
there is likely &c be something doing in
the near future Traders are more dis
posed to listen to peace rumors than here
tofore and hope there will be something
more tangible ere long This keeps them
in a nervous state. making them afraid to
go long or short to any extent In corn
the feeling is that long can only make
and a short can only lose 3 cents in
selling. there is a disposition among a
number of strong operators to buy on
Breaks and be satisfied with small bulGes
Others are doing the reverse and all look
until speculation is feared. A number of
houses with eastern connections were good
buyers of oats on the breaks and sellers
on the bulges yesterday. Local traders in
the main were inclined to be bearish and
sold when ever the market showed signs Of
weakness.
A bullish view of the ultimate outcome
of provisions is taken by one of the best
posted provision men in the central west.
He believes that Advance will be slow. but
none the less certain.
Further embargOes have been issued by
eastern railroads. The Michigan Central
has amplfffed its previous embargo. The
PENNSYLVANIA is not accepting freight for
any points along its line.
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Insist on Moving Conference.
STUBS TO MAKE

CONTINUED from Page One.)
will so into this campaign with a ma
jority of the farmers and stockmen
behind him and he will build a fire
so hot the others won't have bit of
fun this summer l am not speaking
disparagingly of the newspapers, but
newspaper men do not sense and feel
the needs of the farmers at this time"
A number of old line Republicans
were present for today's meeting.
Many of these men, Stubs and his
friends assert, have pledged him their
support in the coming campaign. The
meeting, however, was dominated by
the progressive wing of the party
men who have been with Stubs in
former battles and helped perfect the
organization which was a power in
the state until the party smashup of
six years ago.
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ARMY INCREASES
CONTINUED from Page One.)
times as large as any force ever mob
ilized by this nation.
Draft Law a Success.

times as large as any force ever mob
ilized by this nation.
Draft Law a Success.
"A substantial part of our military
forces was selected by the operation
Of draft law, the execution of which
has demonstrated both the economi-
cal and the efficient way of selecting
soldiers. The law itself was drawn,
it's execution carried to a successful
conclusion, and the theory of the law
novel to our people, explained and
made popular, because of its demon
strated fairness both in plan and exc
cution.
FOR the training of officers. two
series of training camps were held
from which about As, 900 officers were
commissioned from civil life. This
number is nearly eight times as great
as the number of officers in the regu-
lar army on the first day of April
For the training of these soldiers,
sixteen environments have been built,
costing s134,000,000 with an average
profit to the contractors of 2.9S per
cent.
1.-THE death rate in our forces in the
United States from mid September to
the end of December averaged rs per
thousand, and is slightly less than
would have been the death rate of
men of the same age at home. In
20.14 or nearly three times as great.
Our death rate in the army during
the wear 1916, Just before the war.
was five per thousand. Leaving out
the deaths due to measles and its
Implications, our rate among all
troops in the United States since Sep
TENDER 1, has been about two per
thousand
For the fiscal year 1915 congress
appropriated for the war department
S15S, O00000; for the fiscal year 1916,
100000, 1000; for the fiscal year 1917,
403,0o0,OoO; for the fiscal year 1918,
$7,527,33S,716. In other words, TAX
ing 1915 as normal year, the ap-
preparations for 1918 are nearly fifty
times as great.
The regular appropriations made
by congress for all governmental pur-
poses for the fiscal year 1915 were
$3.50, 200, 600 or nearly one-tenth the
1913 appropriations war department
alone.
S1.6z7 100000 for Munitions
"Of the total war department APP
preparations for 1918, 100000, 900
was for the ordnance department, of
which contracts amounting to $1,677, =
100000 already have been placed.
/ ION the first day of April, 1917,
the ordnance department consisted of
rinety-seven commissioned officers,
while now it consists of 1904 officers
and in addition has 26,120 enlisted
| Personnel
''1n addition to the selection and
, training of this new force, the MAX
ing of these great contracts and the
Ifoiiow-up necessary in the manufac-
! turing processes continuous study OF
new wea pons and instrumentalities
has been kept up, a constant contact
kept with trained men abroad study
ing the operation of ordnance ma
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SNOWY WEALTH

y Continued from Page One,
Topeka tonight, according to Meteoro-
logist Flora. and the temperature in
Topeka tonight will probably drop to
below zero. An Smile wind from
the north was expected to increase in
velocity turnout the day The high
est temperature ever recorded in To-
peka on this date was Sc, in 1911, and
the lowest was 2 below, in 1912. The
2 below temperature record is in grave
danger of being shattered before mid
night tonight.
Sleet in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City this morning was
sheathed in a glittering coat of sleet,
tho the temperature at that point was
was blowing, and there was consid-
cradle prospect of colder weather
around Camp Doniphan.
The official forecast says cloudy and
colder tonight with snow and a cold
wave in east portion; Friday generally
ton.
Shippers will need considerable pro-
lection for 36-hour shipments sent out
today. Flora says to protect 36-hour
shipments north and west against a
temperature of 1 5 below, and east and
south against 5 below.
Big Fall at Salina.
Sal1nd, Kan, Jan. 1U.-W est ern
Kansas lies under a blanket of snow
from four to six inches in thickness
today with the flakes still falling heav-
lily at 10 o'clock. The value of the
moisture to wheat fields of this Sec
ton is almost inestimable.
Six Inches at Funston.
Junction City, Kan, Jan. 10.-Six
inches of snow covers this section of
the state today. The snowfall is con-
tinuing.
Big Drifts at Newton.
Newton. Kan. Jan. 10.-A snowfall
which had amounted to fou-. inches at
10 o'clock was still-falling here this
morning. The snow is badly drifted
Southern Kansas Covered.
Winfield. Kan, Jan. 1O-Southern
Kansas is receiving a heavy fall of
snow today. Four inches OF the flakey
substance covered the ground before
noon, with the storm continuing
=. Foot of Snow.
Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 10-Central
Kansas has seven inches of snow and
it is still falling.
The snow is heavier west, being a
foot deep at Kinsley and Dodge City,
and a storm with blizzard proportions
in to Colorado, wire reports from La
Junta show. All of southwestern
Kansas is now covered with the drifts
filling up railroad cuts. It is the big
gest snow in twenty years.
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SUSPENDS DIVIDENDS
Bolshevil<i Govt in Russia Also For
bids Stock Transactions.

= London, Jan. 10.-The BolshevIk
government, a Reuters dispatch from
Petrograd says, has issued a decree
suspending all payments of dividends
nv private companies. The govern
ment also has forbidden transactions
in stocks pending the issuance of ordi-
nances relating to the further nation
aliZation OF production and determin-
ing the amount of interest payable by
private companies.
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Kansas City. Jan. 10.-HOGS- Receipts
5000. Market doc to 15c lower. Bulk of
sales. $16.100 1885, heavy, SIG 25M164 ;
packers and butchers. $1620G 16 10; light,
SIG: 1o@1G30; pigs. <14.0OG16.0O.
CATTLE-Receipts COCO. Market steady
to weak. Prime fed steers So OOO IA 90 :
dressed beef steers, $1,000 a 1850; western
steers. $S.50M11.O0: southern steers s70Od
1000: cows. Sc 25G 1915; hefers 81 O0@ 1 1 90
$T.OOd10O0: calves S6.50d 1880
= SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
14.5O; @ethers. s11Oo@ 1918: ewes. SO 75@
1925: stockers and feeders. 81. OO@15.S5.
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quoted at 9s.Ts to 9sl70, first As at $50 to
9T.7c second As at 96.62 to 96-44.
The market iapsed into extreme Guinness
after the first hour. the trend becoming
more irregular. especially in prominent war
issues. Reaction in Steels Motors and 91is
ran from to , points. Shippings and
few equipments were striking e%eeptions;;
gaining 1 to 21a points. Liberty 5te e SOM ~
at 9S.74 to 9S 10, first As at 91.9S TO 9t-so
and second As at 1852 to 96.44.
Oils, robaccos and Specialties were lrreg-
MAR, Sears Roebuck gaining points.
There was only a limited inquiry for rails
at nominal changes. Liberty SIS were
steady with a slight shading OF the 4s-
Moderate gains in shippings. equipments.
and some OF the active war issues ana tne
opening of todays stock market were eouh,
ter balanced by small recessions in United
States Steel, Bethlehem Steel and American
Tele phone. Motors, Oils and Tobaccos
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Morning Grain Gossip

(Furnish ID by the Topeka Board Of Trader
New York. Jan. 10.-The Financial News
Bulletin says: continuance of the bull
trading tactics is expected in the general
market which seems to be taking a waiting
attitude while digesting the latest German
Camouflage thrown around the Entente
peace details. The market needs some new
news to put 1t higher, is the remarks heard
frequently in brokerage offices, a sentiment
some short sales for turns, There is rea-
son for discrimination in favor of the stocks
of companies which will be allowed to re-
ceive says a native market source. in com
mentfng on the prospective curtailment of
coal for non-essentia. industries. Despite
big recoveries. stocks in n large number of
asses are still far below intrinsic levels ac-
cording to view of conservative sources
which are recommending urchases of me. al
down buying orders are noted in ssome
quarters in these stocks: U. s. s. Smelling
Reading Southern Pacific Harvester and
Marine preferred. There is a demand for
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BIG TROOP MOVEMENTS
Germany Closes Holland and Swiss
Frontiers to Conceal Plans.

Berne, Jan. 10.-Closing of the Ger
man-Swiss and Holland from
tiers for a month, just announced by
the Germans, was taken today to
presa ge extensive troop transfers. No
travellers or merchandise during the
next month will be allowed to cross
these borders.
Presumably it means switch of Teu-
tonic troops from the Italian to the
west front.
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Chicago Live stock Market

Chicago Jan. 10-HOGS-Receipts GO OoO
tomorrow 10000. Market slow. 15012Oc un-
der yesterdays average. Bulk of sales,
$16106 1915; light, $1570d16 1910; MIXED.
S15so@ 1850; heavy. $15sOM 1850; rough,
s15S00 1895: pigs, S125oM15.5O.
CATTLE-keceipts 1900. Market weak.
Native steers. $8.10M13.S stockers and
feeders. sc. s0d 0.S5: cows and heifers, S.. rs
GLIB. calves. IS 75d16.0O
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000. Market weak.
Wethers. $9.70@13.35- lambs, $14.0O@17.T 5.
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Wall St. New York. Jan 10--STOCKS-
Technical conditions again were the chief
covering in the later dealings more tnan
effacing the numerous declines of the fore
noon Sales appropriated 100000 shares
Steels. Oils. Shippings and specialties at
extreme gains Of 2 to 4 points. infused
considerable activity into the final hour
The closing was strong. Liberty 8 s were
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Jan. 1o-CORN-Prospects of
a more plentiful distribution of cars in the
west had tendency today to ease down
for more snow and for colder weather like
ly to hamper efficiency of transportation
acted as nearly an offset Business lacked
volume. Opening prices. which ranged
from the aame as yesterdays finish to kc
lower with January $1.27ss and May 81. 253
to $1251a, were followed by a further slight
decline. =
subsequently peace talk led to more pros
nouneed selling pressure and TO further
setbacks in values. The close was unset
tied. &c to AM9Sc net lower. with Janu-
OATS-Oats displayed little independ-
ence in strength, export demand, altho
having great extent appeared to furnish
the stimulus
PROVISIONS Increased arrivals of
hogs weakened provisions. Support for
prices was poor.
Later sharp rally took place owing to
peace developments.
Chicago Produce Market.
lower. Creamery, s9G47h.
Ef1GS-Market higher. Firsts. '5S660c
ordinary firsts. 546:5I15c: at mark. cases
included. 54M5Sc: refrigerator firsts not
quoted: refrigerator extras. 4319@44c.
POTATOES-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Aliye. lower; fowls, 200
251hc; springs, DC.
Chicago Grain and PrOTisiOn Market.
(The range OF prices on gram futures, on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos. j Myers. POI N. = Bldgb
Chicago, JAN TO-
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New York. Jan. 10.
Ci~.o1


New York Sugar Market.
New York. Jan. 10.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; centrifugal, COS: sses.nominal
refined. steady; fine granulated. 1.45.
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Kansas City Grain Market
tThe range of res grain futures
Kansas, City .Boa-1 of Trade as reported
by Tbos. j. Myers 301 n Il Bldg}
Kansas City Jan 10.
Open High Low Today Yes
Nav Nav :1 ls3 1 ns5s 1 1z5 1 ls5s iasa
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago. Jan. 10-CORN-Close: Janu-
OATs-January, 7s1ac: Ma" 77A @177sc:
F0RK4Jan.. SIG. 10: May. $3.50.
LARD-Jan.. S2+.35: May. $2f.75
SHORT RIBS-Jan.. s239O; May 81 81
New York Cotton Market.
New York. Han. 10.-COTTON-SEot
quiet; middling uplands, 33-25
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City. Jan; 1o.-CORN-Cash ::
Market steady. No. mixed, s112M1 ~:
No ;. S1.60M 1.6o: No. , white. 81 75M1 &c :;
No. 3. $1.70 No. yellow, $1TGM1.7S; No.
5. 81 7c
OATS-Market steady. No . white, s211
Gs3c: No. 2 mixed. S0@S0Ac.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIzE-ss.:3ss1
HAY-Market weak to S1.J0 lower Choice
timothy, s2s.0o0290o: choice prairie. s24.5 so
SHORTSIS1 9OGI 200
BRAN-S17O0175.
WHEAT-Receipts Is cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, SIC: seconds. SIC.