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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

A movement is under way in Eng
land looking to the substitution of al
cohol for gasoline in the operation of
motor cars. If successful the plan
may reach this country. When Rookie
Teller begins buying up the distilleries
we shall know that the change is
coming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

Any railroad needing money in its
business now is requested to make its
wants known to Uncle Sam. It may
be found advisable to get in early and
thus avoid the rush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

Cannon. coalition and speed are the
prime needs in winning the war, de-
clares Congressman Mccormick. and
he might have added truthfully that
the greatest of these is speed, without
which there will continue a scarcity of
guns and of ships to deliver them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09


full of tears and laughter. ard made
for joy and excitement. She's the kind
of girl that men wi1fbe crazy about.
She will always be tempted from with
in and without, and it's up to us to
watch and guard her in every possible
way, to try to develop in her a sense
of responsibility and to teach her self
control"
oh, if parents would only take stock
of their children and see that this
ones mind is feeble and needs special
training, or that ones body is frail and
needs special care. and that another
ones morals are weak and need brac-
ing up, instead of fatuously believing
that each one is perfect, how many
failures in life could be avoided!
A~@ 49,
Copyright, 1915 Wheeler Syndicate, Inc)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

1t is reported that profanity has in
creased very largely in the world in
the past three years. Probably this is
due to the war. 1t will be remembered
that long ago Our army swore terri
bly, in Flanders"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

Much is being spoken and printed
from day to day regarding the war
aims of the allies. AS matter of fact
they have but one aim and that is to
whip Germany and the kaiser knows
- this
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Volney KiEfler entertained
the Progressive Whist club at their home
North Van Buren, street,
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
TROOPS ID REMAIN IN GLObE-M|AM|| |S
 STATEMENT ISSUED
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GLOBE, Feb. 27. = Regular troops now stationed in this district will re- main here and the home guard will continue to drill, according to the com manding officers of the organizations. These announcements were made to- night after various rumors had been circulated to the effect that a cavalry squadron was to be removed from Globe and Miami and that the governor had ordered the home guard to turn it's arms and ammunition over to the adjutant general.
 The commanding officer of the cav airy squadron in this district said there is nothing to the report that the regular troops are to leave This camp has been declared a military post and he expects the soldiers will be stationed here throughout the period of the war It is the opinion of the commanding officer that the camps here will not be abandoned
 The home guard, which is probably deputized by the local authorities, will refuse to disband, according to Major Johnson, commander of the organiza tion. The members of the organiza- tion have been armed with Spring field rifles of the type used by the na- tional guard before the Spanish Amer | ican war and have been drilling witt them for several months.
 | Major Johnson declares they have prepared themselves as a semi- military body and are now in condition tha would permit of their going to tho | front with little if any further prep aration.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
NEW UNION ID BE FORMED BY MINERS
 0F COLORADO COAL
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PUEBLO, Colo, Feb. 27.-DeIegates representing the coal miners in dis trict No. 15, United Mine Workers of America, in convention in Pueblo to- day withdrew from the national or ganization and passed resolutions fa- voring the organization of a new union of coal miners in this district to be known as the Independent Union of Mine Workers of America.
 The action was taken this afternoon several hours after the reply to an ultimatum sent yesterday to President Hayes of the national organization was due to arrive. In yesterdays ultima tum the miners demanded that Presi- dent Hayes withdraw from this dis trict Temporary President James F. Moran and Secretary Warren Pippin and that the ballots cast at the re- cent district election be turned over to the delegates for an impartial re- | count. They charged that John R Lawson and Ed. Doyle were "counted | out purposely by the national com mittee sent to canvass the vote. Law son was candidate for president o1 | the district and Doy,e for interna- | tional board member. A favorable re- ply to the ultimatum was demanded by 10 o'clock this morning. No mes. sage of any kind was received iron President Hayes yesterday, SO the del. | egates voted to withdraw from the or. | ganiZation.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The latest American contribution to warfare, the Browning automatic rifle, was off eIally introduced to congress today at a demonstration staged in a remote valley in the hills that surround this city. For more than two hours the air was filled with the sound of the firing, senators and representatives operating the new weapons under di- rection of soldiers from the machine gun school at Springfield, Mass.
 High army officials including As- sistant Secretary CroweIl, Major Gen eral Riddle, acting chief of staff, and score of officers from British, French, Italian and Belgian missions watched the demonstration with keen interest.
 There was no target practice, al thought line of figures shaped like men was battered to pieces by the squad of ten gunners. Members ot congress also scored repeated hits.
 As to the performance of the ten guns used, there was not malfunc- ton, despite the fact that hundreds of rounds were fired and the squac from the school had never seen the guns before last Saturday.
 When firing with the automatic rifles was completed, two Browning heavy machine guns were put in ac- ton. Thousands of bullets were sent streaming across the valley to set ths dust Ieaping on the far hill side. Agair there was no malfunction and tn. demonstration was completed with ar
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
ALIEN STACKER |s
 BARRED FRf|N LAND
 BY HOUSE MEASURE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The so- called alien stacker" bill, to bar from citizenship and authorize deportation Of aliens of draft age who claim ex- emption from military service, and authorizing the drafting of any aliens for agricultural or manufacturing work, was passed by the house to- night by a vote of 344 to 21. It now goes to the senate.
 The administration opposed the bill on the ground that it would em- barrass the government in negotiating treaties with the CO., pe1ligerents pro- viding for the drafting of their na- tionals residing in this country. Such treaties with Great Britain and Can ada have been signed and those with France and Itcly are about completed.
 The bill@is applicable only to citi- zens of countries at war with Ger many who are eligible to American citizenship and provides not only that they shall be forever barred from citi- zenship in the United States but that they shall be deported as soon as practicable. The immigration con- mittee in reporting the bill and speak CTS in the house today said it would | not be possible to deport any appre- ciable number of affected aliens any | time soon, as ships to carry them would not be available.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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Imperial Chancellor von Hertling has failed to drive a wedge between the ertente allies by his reply to President Wilson. The German dec laration has come at a time when Germany's acts belle it's words, and Paris and London have officially re- jected any proffers of the olive branch that the more hopeful of the people saw in the acceptance in principle of the four points enunciated by Presl dent Wilson as the basis for peace negotiations.
 Philipp Schiedemann, the German socialist leader, has voiced the pro- test of his party to the peace that is being forced upon Russia. In the reichstag he said Germany must nego- tiate a peace by understanding and that the independence of Belgium must be secured. He says that the Flemings and Walloons must settle their own differences.
 Acts Belle Fine Words While the German imperial govern ment is trying to convince the world of it's disinterestedness in the future of Russia, the advance of the Teuton armies toward Petrograd continues. It appears that there will be nc armistice on the Russian front until peace is finally consummated. In spite of the claim by the Bolshevik govern ment that the Russians were vigor- ously fighting for Pskov, the Germans have pushed far to the eastward of that town. The Teutons are said to have reached Luga. midway between Pskov and Petrograd. Boristoff. sixty miles northeast of Minsk, has been captured by the Germans, Teutor troops in Ukraine have reached Coris- tesheff, east of Zhitomir, within fifty miles of Kiev The Russian troops 1 have refused to fight and those who have not surrendered are fleeing in ] disorderly mob.
 Aerial Activity Intense
 Aerial activity on the westerr front of great intensity is reported b, the Germans, who claim to hay. brought down fifteen entente air planes. At the same time, the in fantry is not idle and raids have beer attempted at widely deparated point in the past A hours. One of thes' attacks was in considerable fury b, the Germans against the French DO sitions, which the American artiller. assisted in capturing recently. Brit ish forces have repulsed a hostile at tack near St. Quentin.
 German "frightfulness' again ha been exemplified by the sinking o the British ship Glenart Castle. Ac cording to the latest advices, ther are 164 persons missing from tn ship, which was fully lighted and car ried the distinctive markings of tn hospital service when fired upor American torpedo boats assisted i picking up the survivors.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
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CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Letters setting forth the desire of John c. Eversman, recently assistant secretary of the re- publican national committee, to repre- sent the packers in Washington and of his employment by Wilson & Co.,, as it's representative in the capital, enlivened the final minutes of today's hearing of the investigation of the fed eral trade commission into the affairs of the packers.
 MT. Eversman outlined in detail, ac- cording to letters introduced, his sev- eral qualifications for the position.
 The Eversman letters followed close ly testimony of Seymour H. Neumann of the Chicago Produce News relative to methods of the packers in buying and selling eggs, butter and poultry. Mir. Heney then introduced a memo randum from Eversman which, the attorney said, was written for the con- sideration Of Armour Swift, Morris l Wilson and Cudahy, who had under consideration the question of having Eversman become their representative l in Washington.
 l "The proposed new association with you gentlemen was suggested about | the time your Chicago friends visited Washington last December the mem- orandum read. Tt grew out of a be- lief that the general contributions which you had been making were mol working out the way it was expected; that to certain extent they were be- ing wasted; that there existed no or ganized effort to improve the friendly attitude of national legislators to youl industries and your principles, that ( great deal of transformation was go. ing about and that experience had beer that when your friends down hert wanted to help they neither had tn, time nor the facts to go about making converts and some times your friends found themselves, because of lack O proper preparatory educational work under a cloud of suspicion in attempt ing results for you.
 Under such a condition of affairs it was felt by friends who genuinel had your interests at heart that tn great industry which you could yer, well afford to have dignified repre- sentation here in Washington. A some what similar arrangement is con ducted by the woolens manufactures il having MT. Reynolds, secretary of tn national republican committee. t watch matters for them"
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
Browning AutOmatics Tested
 Before COngreSSn1en by Army

exhibition of the simplicity of con struction, one of the guns being dis mounted, taken apart and reassembIed repeatedly in few minutes time.
 These two guns have been selected by the ordnance bureau of the war department as the weapons with which the army is soon to be equipped. The automatic rifles used came from factories where the actual production on quantity scale has already started. Within a matter of weeks, hundreds will be delivered every day and thousands every week. They are to be the lover the top guns of tomorrow as the French Chauchat is used by French and American troops today. A con com missioned officer of the demonstrat- ing detachment, who with his asso- ciates, has been drilled with every type of weapon used by the allied troops, including the Chauchat, the only prototype of the new rifle, spoke | for the whole squad, when he said: That's the finest gun in the world | When the invited guests arrived at the range they found twenty men from the school, commanded by Ma | jor j. s. Hatcher, busy filling maga zines and belts. The ten rifles were unpacked and the visitors were as- tonished at their Iightness. They weigh fifteen pounds, loaded with twenty rounds all of which can be 1 fired in breath.
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Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
PACKERS LETTERS
 BRING SENSATION
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[Repub. can A. p. Leased Wirel
 CHICAGO, Feb 27.-Additional let ters introduced by Attorney Francis J. Heney before the federal trade com- mission were read today by Attorney Frank P. Walsh in the stock ya2ds wages arbitration in support of the charges made by the employees that the five big packers act together in labor matters and discriminate against union men.
 One letter dated August 2, 1917, al- legged to have been written by w. B. Trainor. assistant to Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Co, to. his super for, gave a detailed description of a strike which occurred at the Denver plant of Swift & O.. in July 1917. The | letter stated that Armour and Swift were working together in labor matters | in Denver. The strike, it appears, was precipitated by an attempt made to re- | duce the killing gang p per cent and in order to get rid of a number of union 1 labor agitators.
 | A few days later all tho men walked out and the plant was closed. The let ter suggested that 1. ". w. influence might have been responsible for the strike. The letter concluded with the expressed opinion that the American | | federal department of labor were at tempting to unionize the packing in- l dustry.
 Another communication read was dated Denver, November If 1917, and written by "J. B." addressed to Swift & O., at Chicago. It described the set tlement of a strike in an independent packing plant at Pueblo, Colo, by ap- pealing to the state food conservator ot Colorado and suggested that Swift & Il Co. might avoid labor trouble at its Denver plant by having fifty or more of its employees sworn in as specia state food conservators. Another let. ter submitted was from Henry Veeder general counsael for Swift '& Co.. al Chicago to whom the plan suggested b,
 J. B. to avoid strikes in Denver bae evidently been referred for an opinio1 in which the lawyer advised agains
 the idea.
 Attorney Walsh also read a lette, from J. Burns. addressed to Louis F
 Swift advising against taking actio, toward placing the packing plants nm
 der government control until condition
 warranted.
 It was dated November 23 1917 am
 was written from Denver.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
NOBEL PRIZE POET
 INVOLVED IN MESH UT BERNSTORFF NET
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2i.-Ihe rrni+ed States government made public here today intercepted German dlplo- matic correspondence intended to snow how German machinations carried band of so-called Hindu plotters into the private audiences of ministers ana statesmen and financed lavishly thelr aims toward revolution in Brltlsh Ill., dia.
 Secret papers introduced by the gov ernment purported to show that Sir Rabindranath Tagore, British knight and winner of the Nobel prize for po- otrv. had enlisted the interest of Counts Okuma and Terauchi, former premier and premier respectively, in the move ment to establish an independent gov ernment in India. The intercepted correspondence. however, was indefi- nite as to the connections between the Japanese statesmen and the alleged Hindu conspirators. The name or Nu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the United States. also was mentioned in the documents as one of the persons with whom Sir Rabindranath had ob- tained a friendly interview.
 The papers were all introduced by the government in closing its case against the thirty defendants charged with fomentng a revolution against a
 
 friendly power.
 From Embassy Headquarters
 The correspondence, sent on from Washington. was dated for the most part at Rye, \. r., at one time the sum- mer headquarters of the German en- bassy. It recounted alleged favorable interviews that Tagore had with Oku- ma and Terauchi the difficulties Wu Ting Fang found in acting favorably nf Tn. Ct1p Yat-S Sen, former president of China, and revealed the hitherto hidden sources of Hindu funds.
 Most of the messages were in cryptic phrases. Mystery surrounds the idcn- tity of the authors, as only one of them was signed that one by Connt von Bernstorff, former German ambassa dor to the United States, and was ad- dressed to Alfred Zimmerman, former German secretary of state for foreign affairs. It is known that this message as well as others alleged to have passed between von Bernstorff and Zimmer- mann. went through the hands of Count von LuXburg, former German ambassador to Argentina.
 The documents were decided by means of a special diplomatic code pre- pared by the German foreign office, the key to which was given the state de partment by the German embassy be- fore Americas declaration of war The defense stipulated that the translation of the documents was correct.
 In addition to bringing into the con. spiracy the names of the world re nowned men. the documents showed the prosecution contended that tn, conspiracy had ramified to all portions of the world. into India, Japan. China Mexico British Guiana, the West In dies. Africa Sumatra, Canada, Soul America. Burma and other places.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Rehabili- tation of the Spanish railroad system is planned by the United States to make possible the shipment of large quantities of supplies from Spain to General Pershing's forces in France.
 Offer Railway Materials
 An offer of American railway mate rials has been made a part of the negotiations the United States is con- ducting to induce Spain to lift hel embargo against the shipment of goods in France, placed, according to the Spanish government, because of the broken down condition of her roads.
 A final agreement has not been signed, but Spain has been notified that all Spanish ships held in Amer ican ports may sail as soon as they discharge the parts of their cargoes for which licenses have been with held. There are in American ports six Spanish steamers and half as many sailing vessels.
 The American government has asked for the use of considerable Spanish tonnage on terms similar to those accepted by northern European neu- trals This tonnage would be paio for at high rate and for the most part would be used in the non-haZ- ardous trades.
 War Trade Board Plan
 The war trades board plan for re- ducing imports calls for a consider able cut in the importation of Span ish products. As the American gov ernment's own needs and those of it: | associates in the war will absorb mos l of the export commodities produced T the United States, exports to Spaii also will be limited. This, officials think, should release a number O Spanish ships now plying between tn United States and Spain, which tn Spanish government could charter.
 King Alfonso has taken a persona interest in the negotiations betweel the United States and Spain and ha helped smooth over the difference l that have arisen. The friendly actiol of Spain in assuming charge of Amer ican interests in Germany, it is de clared, has influenced the Americal government towards adopting libera policy.
 The agreement proposed by tn United States would give Spain ade quate supplies of cotton and petro leum and in addition would provid for the export of such other commo dities as the United States feels can spare.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Japan has directed inquiries to the en- tente powers and the United States government to test their feeling towards a proposal to institute joint military operations in Siberia to save the vast quantities of war supplies stored at Vladivostock and along the Siberian railroad. Criticism at home of the failure of Japan to play a greater part in the war is said to have been in fluential in bringing about the negotiations.
 SOME OBJECTION HERE
 Officials here refuse to discuss this subject for publication, but it is understood that SO far as Amer ica is concerned. the proposition when first preached, was not who'll ly acceptable, though the exchanges on the subject, which are still in progress, may result in modifying the governments attitude.
 Accumulated at Vladivostock are military supplies of all kinds, much of American manufacture, and even greater Quantities of Jap anese origin, which were delivered long before the Bosheviki took possession of the Russian govern ment. The material suffers great ly from deterioration through ex- posture, but the principal matter of concern to the allies is the dan ger that the stores shall fall into the hands of the Germans, who may make their delivery a condi- ton of any peace treaty which they may compel the Bolsheviki to sign.
 SITUATION WARRANTS ACTION
 This situation is regarded by the Japanese as warranting military action on their part. They are quite willing to have the co-opera- ton of the American and entente