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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
END OF THE WAR.

The orgy of blood and destruction
inaugurated by Germany more than
four years ago has come to an end in
the only way it could have ended at
any time since the second Battle of
the Marine, in the unconditional sur
render of all Of the central powers.
Germany lost the war at the first
Marine battle and if she had then or at
any subsequent period up to the time
America entered the struggle sought
peace in a proper spirit she might
have saved much out of the wreck and
ruin which has bean visited upon her.
Settlement day now has arrived and
she must pay the price of her folly
William Hohenzollern, the man re-
sponsible for all the misery and suf-
fering and destruction incident to the
war. shorn of power, is a fugitive in
Holland from whence he can gaze
wrought Ee strove to be like Napo-
leon. but the two men had nothing in
common except a lust for mastery of
the world. The Corsican always led
his men in person whether in victory
or defeat. He was a fighting man,
and not a murderer.
Had the then German emperor, aft
er the second Marine battle, sought
peace in a straightforward. honorable
way. and at the same time given his
people the sort of government they
wanted, he might have retained a
place as the nominal head of the en-
pire and passed it down to his pos
terity. But the foolhardiness which
led him into the war stayed with him
Having forsaken the God of the
Christian world he is now forsaken by
, the god of his own creation.
The deposed kaiser has fled to Ho1-
land to escape the wrath of his coun-
trymen and possible arrest by the al
lies. Immunity from punishme nt
| should not be permitted him. He
should be made to appear in a court
OF justice and stand trial just as an,
other criminal. He should be made
to expfate his own crimes and those OF
the nation which he piloted thru mors
than four years of murder, robbery
rapine and incendiarism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The recent arrival in New York of
1O.oOO,OOO pounds of toys bearing the
words, Made in Germany" HAS raised
a tempest of expostulation in that city.
Richard NJ. Hurd, chairman of the
Boycott Committee of the American
Defense society is particularly hostile
to the distribution of these toys thru
out the country, and he asks, "shall
American babies handle toys made by
the baby killers of Germany" A
movement is underway to obtain pos
session of these toys and make a pub.
lie bonfire of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

strategy. The more she resisted, the
more determined he became.
Was not his mother merely prin-
cess of the house of which he was the
head? Was she not merely lady colo
mel of one of his regiments? Was she
not his subject? Anger drove him
stark mad. "Well,' he demanded.
purple with wrath, you will remain
under close arrest until you have
obeyed me-" Bismarck, arriving at
Potsdam two hours after this. found
the palace surrounded by squadrons of
armed cavalry.
The emperor. whom he found still
excited, told the old chancellor how
he had met the disobedience of his
mother .'And she need not expect
pity or consideration until she has
obeyed mel" he declared. You un-
derstand that, Mr.. Chancellor? Until
she has obeyed mel" The pupil had
once Xhat the buffoonery continued
might mar the whole of Williams
reign. Later in life, he said, he used
to wonder how he kept from laughing
in his sovereign's face.
What he did was to receive Will
liam's news with deferential silence,
and later. when the emperor was
sure to meet with general disap-
proval.
The kaiser, becoming appeased, list
ened to Bismarck's counsel. The ar
rest of the empress was removed. The
officers led their cavalry back to quar-
tiers, and William turned his attention
to the details of his fathers obsequies
The struggle between the dowager en-
press and her son lasted for several
months; six at least. Finally the en-
peror obtained the manuscript and the
empress her money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

Military authorities say it will take
fifteen months to bring the Canadian
army home and eighteen monthe ior
the Australian army. Military auth
critics insist it will require over twelve
months after peace is declared to
bring the American army home. rms
rehabilitation period will present the
greatest need and the greatest oppor-
tunity for the activities of the war
work societies. therefore there should
be no hesitation or change in the plans
to raise the money asked for by these
organizations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

has seen the British throne occupied
successfully by his grandmother, his
uncle and cousin. He is twentieth IN
the line of succession to the English
throne.
The late czarina of Russia, Alex
andra Feodorovna, was the kaiser's
cousin, her mother and his mother
being sisters and both being dauSh-
tiers of Queen Victoria.
Maude. queen Of Norway. is sister
of King George OF England. and there
fore she also Is cousin OF the kaiser.
Sophia. deposed queen OF Greece, IL
the kaiser's sister.
The late Car Nicholas of Russia was
the kaiser's second cousin. both being
great-grandsons of Charles, duke of
related thru another common ances-
tor. King Frederick William III OF
Prussia.
Ernst August. prince of Cumber-
land and duke of Brunswick. is the
kaiser's son-in-law. Tile is also a cUu-
sin Of both the car and King George
and a grandson Of King Christian TX,
king of Denmark.)
George II. heritary Prince of SAKE.
Meiningen: Adolph. Prince OF Schaum-
burg -Lippe; Frederick Charles. Prince
of Hesse and ex-King Constantine of
kaiser.
Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden,
is related to the kaiser thru her
mother, Princess Louise Margaret OF
Prussia.
Manuel. ex-King of Portugal, mar
ried a Hohenzollern princess.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is
| now the head of the house of Orange
| Nassau. Between this house and the
Hohenzollern there were five mar
riages in the eighty-seven years from
1891 to 1878. 1t would be tedious to
| trace the manifold ways in which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The princes reply to the letter was
a verbal me and was spoken TO the
emperor's private secretary.
Tell his maj. "" it ran. that l
cannot allow any one to decl0o VINO IL
to cross my own Threshold.
When the message was delivered to
the kaiser he drove round to the
chanceilor's palace and asked MIN
what the discussion in question was
about. In excited tones the prince de-
clared that he could not subject his
intercourse with political personages
to any restraint. nor would he allow
any one to control the passage to his
private apartments.
mot even when 1 as your sover-
eisn, command you to do so!" shout
ed the emperor, enraged.
'"rhe commands OF my sovereign"
coldly replied the chancellor. END at
the Drawing room OF my wife"
AT the same time he offered to re-
tire from office. This was Saturday,
| and the following Monday the emper-
or politely asked Bismarck to send in
! his resignation. On March Is, 1890,
the Tuesday after the quarrel. the alb
dicatiOn was written, and Germany
| lost her pilot
! The kaiser bestowed upon Bismarck
at the time OF his dismissal the empty
/ title of Duke of Lauenburg, as a mere
nobffiary Prussian dignity, without
any sovereign or mediatized preroga-
tives in connection and the Statesman
| saw in the gift insult added to injury.
Bismarck, indeed, received the hon
or with the most publicly expressed
/ contempt for il, and was wont to re-
mark that about the only use he could
| make of it was in travelling, as All
incognito. Moreover, he absolutely re-
| fused to pay the customary fees and
ITO fulfill the other legal requirements
of the department of heraldty at Ber-
lin in connection with the dukedom
Accordingly the emperor decided thai
| it should be considered as having
lapsed with his demise, and it was moi
| continued in the person Of the. late
Prince Herbert Bismarck, nor in ths
latters son. the present chief Of the
Bismarck family.
| Bjsmarck's dismissal by the new
| emperor was the occasion of the most
famous cartoon which ever appeared
| in Punch. the London weekly. 1t was
| entitled "DrOpping the Pilot"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
NINE HOHENzOaLERES
Since 1901 the Kaiser's Family Has
Ruled In Prussia.

Since 1901 the Kaiser's Family Has
Ruled In Prussia.
Nine Hohenzollerns have reigned as
l.ings Of Prussia and three as German
emperors since Frederick 1 raised the
family to royal estate III 1701. Nine
Hohelzollerns had reisned in Pots
dam before that date as dukes and
electors of Brandenburg. The royal
succession:
Frederick I, 1701-1713.
Frederick William 1, 1713-174o
(son).
Frederick II (the Great), 174o-17ss
(son).
Frederick william II, 17ss-17s7
Frederick William III. 17s7-1s4o
Frederick william ". 1s4o-1ss1
(son).
william first German EMPEROR.
1ss1-1Sss (brother).
Frederick III, March to June. 1888
(son).
william II, 1sSS-1s1S.
Only fifty years before Prussia
emerged from poverty and weakness
to royal state, what Is now known as
Germany. lay under a devastation un-
paralleled in history. The Thirty
Years War which was ended by the
peace OF Westphalia in 1913. had re-
duced the population from 80 million
to IL million. The country was so poor
that cannibalism was practiced by the
starving population! Robbers pill
LACED and murdered. there was no au-
thority and no law anywhere. and
scarcely a city or village stood ex-
cept in ruins.
From this prostrs-u> the Great
Elector. and his successors. Frederick
/, Frederick William and Frederick
the Great raised Prussia in something
| eve. century of war and hard dis
| cipline to a place of power. And then
| Prussia again fell, this time the prey
| of Napoleon. who overran all Ger
] many and for twenty years played
Pr, ssia and the Ge.,nan state: as
| pawns in his great game OF empire.
With Napoleon defeated Austria
| still asserted her Leadership of the Ger
! man peoples and it was not until 1865
| that Prussia, with Bismarck and Will
! liam 1 Mt her head, felt strong enough
| to dispute it. The brief war with
Austria over the division OF the booty
| of which Prussia and Austria robbed
! Denmark, settled that question. AUS
| tria was crushed and Prussia stood un-
| challenged as the arbiter Of Germany.
The final stroke of empire followed
| with the dash to Paris in 1870, where
Bismarck saw his work finished with
! the placing of the imperial crown On
! Williams head IN the Bourbon's royal
! palace at Versailles and the stealing
! Of Alsace-Lorraine from France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

1t is pointed out that the great
calves by farmers who could not get
feed at a price which would justify
milk production will cause scarcity
of dairy stock that will make a good
market for men in a position to buy
heifer calves now and raise them for
sale later on. There is pretty certain
to be a high market for cows for
several years and the loss of some
dairymen in the past year or two may
be the gain of the men who get in
right in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
II HAVE GOT MY CANNON"
A German Count Writes Of the
Kaiscr's Defiance Of the World.

The following is from Count Axel
Won Schwcring's diary of the beginning
Of the war and the story of the kaiser's
part in 1t. The count thus recites IN
interview ne had with the kaiser a few
days before war was declared. The
kaiser is speaking to his intimate
friend. Ho says:
at has taken me twenty-five years
to esta blish on a solid basis the at.
tempt that am going to make at pres
ent. but never for a single day have I
forgotten the mission which lies before
me. and which 1 must perform or
perish in The attempt.
IT have felt 1t eating into my breast
and driving sleep away from my eyes.
But l have made no sign; I remained
impressive because I knew that the
hour OF reckoning was at hand. when
the sovereigns who had believed that
they were comforting an honor on mo
when they condescended to attend my
daughters wedding. would crawl in
the dust at my feet before the might
OF my sword, and would have to rec.
ognize that Germany was the greatest,
the mort powerful nation in the whole
world. her emperor the one potentato
whom no one dared to thwart in any
way"
He stopped as IL frightened at his
own VIOLENCE. I was staggered.
CO. ne sdi0t Tor the next rev
days half the world will call me mad
Tor daring to enter into a struggle with
almost the whole of Europe. They
viii vote me a silly. blinded creature,
LED away by his pride and vanity. But
this will not last long. Very soon these
same people will be stunned by the
spectacleythey will witness"
The emperor got up and walked to-
ward the window. whence one could
see the vast square in front OF the
palace. with the statue of William
erected upon it, He pointed with his
finger at the bronze figure represent.
ing his grandfather and merely said:
The great emperor whose place I
I'LL today had his army. 1 have got
my cannon.
Yes, i have my cannon, and do you
know what these words mean, my
friend7 No. you do not. SO I am GO.
ing to tell you. They mean that at
last we have a weapon the like Of
which has meyer been seen before. and
| which will wipe out not only the
hordes of our enemies, but also every
means Of defense of which they can
boast"
The emperor made sign with his
head to dismiss me. bowed pro.
foundly and silently retired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

a short time ago the food admins
tration announced a reduction in the
price to be paid for live hogs and the
following day announced an increase
in the price to be paid by consumers
for ham. The reduction in the price
paid to the producer was due to the
slump in the price of corn, which
caused farmers to rush their hogs to
market. The reason for the increase
in the price of ham is not set forth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

nations achieve peace thru victory?
Germany should be compelled to =
pudiate her debt to her own people
just as the debt of the Southern Con-
federacy was repudiated after the
Civil War. All her resources and the
surplus earnings of her people should
be devoted to paying for the damage
which she has inflicted on the world
until the debt shall have been wiped
ont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The half billion of profit collected
by Germany from France in the war
fine of 1870. together with the seizure
of Alsace-Lorraine, harmonizes with
the promise of the German govern
ment to its people that from the
entente nations should be collected
the entire fund of Germany's war ex-
pense. What, then. shall be the terms
imposed on Germany if the entente
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The kaiser says he would be willing
to become the hereditary president of
Germany. This is his way of demand
ing that all the Germans vote one way
and providing for continued rule by
his family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The statement is made by the WASH
ington Post that property to the esti-
mated value of s17.000.OO0 has been
stolen from the railroads since the
government took control. Well. steal
ing from the government and the In
dams has generally been accepted as
4 matter of course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

The war has ended but the news
of the world promises to continue to
be as interesting for many months TO
come as it has been during the past
four wears. Much history yet is to be
made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

Colonel E. NJ. House, special repre-
sentative of the United States govern
ment, in Paris" reads dispatch. He
is not so by any constitutional auth
ority of the United States government,
however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
when HE TOOK The REINS
The Story of Williams Dismissal of
Prince Bismarck

The kaisers quarrel with Bismarck
is a matter of history, and it started
because the chancellor had a private
interview with a certain political per-
sonage unknown to his majesty. The
kaiser, hearing of this. wrote to Bis
Tnarck telling him that he expected to
be informed of all such interviews
before they took place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
An IMPERIAL F0P

Had o Wardrobe of Three Hundred
Uniforms
The kaiser changed his clothes
oftener and ore more different uni
forms than any monarch in Europe,
but there was one garment he did not
wear, and that was a dressing gown.
There wasn't such a thing in his whole
wardrobe. Once when the royal tailor.
thinking 10 please him. sent him q
richly embroidered dressing gown Of
costly fabric the kaiser sent 1t back
with the mea3age, written in his own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
kAISER'S ROYAL RELATIVES
Blood Connection with Many Other

George v. King of Great Britain and
ireland and Emperor OF India. is the
kaiser's cousin, Georges father. Ed
ward VII. being a brother of the kais-
er's mother. Victoria: Edward and
Victoria both being children Of Queen
Victoria Of England, So the kaiser
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

cient packing insures the use of less
stores and is, therefore, a saving, and
at the same time insures strong coll
onies in spring, if there were plenty
of young bees in the fall. No amount
of packing can compensate for weak
colonies in the fall or for insufficient
honey for wintering. The entrances
should preferably be away from the
prevailing winds. The apairy should
be located at a place where it is well
protected from the winds of winter.
If the snow should cover the packing
cases, leave it there. Snow is ex-
cellent protection from the cold. AL
ways remember that the bees must
keep temperature in the cluster very
little below that which is comfortable
for you in the living room during the
winter. In order to do this they must
be given the best Of protection both
from the cold and wind. The large
entrance commonly used, is one Of
the chief avenues through which the
bees lose the heat of the cluster.
Could you heat your home in winter
with the door standing open?
B. F. Kindig,
State Inspector of Apiaries.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

Regular meeting of +. & A. M.
will be held Saturday evening this
week. There are candidates for the
M. M. degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Partridge,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bookey left on
Tuesday for an auto trip to Camp
Custer, Mt. Pleasant, Detroit and then
to Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Ruth Burbano is spending a
few days with her husband in De-
troit. She will also visit relatives in
Ann Arbor before returning home.
K. l.. Brooks and family are spend
ing a two weeks vacation, camping at
Long lake,
Mrs, Kittie Engle and two sons,
were the week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. l.. Brooks, at Long lake.
Sunday visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Manley Wolfe's were: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith, Mrs. Krites, of Green
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wolfe,
of Grand Rapids.
Miss Cassie Madison went to
Rockford Monday where she has a po-
sition.
Jay Norton spent Saturday and
Sunday W tn his family here.
Miss Anna Clark, CT Greenville,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14
This should be made the rec

case. This should be made the reg
ular width of the full entrance Of the
hive. No entrance blocks should be
used in the hive when packed. The
tunnel should not be made as a part
of the packing case, but should be
made to fit against the inside of the
entrance of the packing case. A
small strip of wood can be nailed on
the inside of the packing case, just
below the entrance for the tunnel to
rest upon. The entrance through
the packing case should be nothing
more than a 1-2 or ga in. auger hole.
This is plenty large enough for all of
the needs of the colony during the
time that the packing cases are used.
Care should be used to see that
the hives are we'll packed beneath.
1t is easier to put in the bottom pack
ing before the slides are put in place.
During the summer, the cases that
are not needed for holding packing,
should be piled up in such way that
none of the boards may become bent.
With reasonable care, such packing
cases should last many years.
Poor wintering is the great cause
Of loss of bees in Michigan. Suffi-
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14
A Packing Case for
Two Colonies of Bees

support the hives and allow for four
inches of packing under the hives.
The Sides-For one story hives, the
sides should be #. long and #.
3 in. high; and for two story hives,
they should be #. in. high. The
sides may be made of any light lu-n-
Der that is convenient for use. Half
inch lumber is sufficient, as there is
very little strain on the sides. IL
light lumber is used, at least three
strips should be used to bind the
boards firmly together. Store box or
Grating lumber, old siding, or cheap
waste lumber can b. used for the
sides.
The Ends.-If one-inch lumber is
used for the sides, the ends should
be 2 #. 8 in. long. If half-inch
lumber is used for the sides, then the
ends should be 2 #. 8 in. long. The
height corresponds. Of course, to the
sides. Hooks can be used for fas-
tening the sides and ends together,
when set up. Some prefer to nail
them together.
The Cover.-The cover should be
made with q rim around the edge, not
less than an inch wide. This pre-
vents the wind from lifting Il. The
cover should measure ft. 10 liz In.
by I #. LIZ in. inside Of the rim. Il
can be made Of half inch or inch lum-
Der but II made Of light lumber, Il
should be well reinforced to prevent
sagging in the middle The lumber
need not be Of very good quality as
Il should be covered with q very good
quality of felt roofing.
The Tunnel.-This Is the part that
connects the entrance of the hive
with the entrance Of the packing
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

In travelling over the state, have
met with demand for the specifica-
tons fer a packing case for two col
ohies. instead Of the standard one
and four colony cases. 1t seems that
many feel that the two colony case
is better adapted to the needs of
most beekeepers. In nearly every
yard, the colonies face in one direc-
ton, and it is very easv to bring two
colonies together for packing. The
chief objection to the one colony case
is that more time and material is
used per colony. The dimensions
are given as result of a study of a
number of two colony cases found in
various parts of the state. 1t is of
such size as to accommodate almost
any Of the single or double-walled
hives found in the course of our
work. It is designed primarily for
the standard ten frame single wall
hive, using Hoffman frames. In
case the deeper frame il used, the
packing case should be correspond
The Bottom Board.-Dimensions 2
# 10 in by It. This should be
made Of one-inch rough lumber, be-
cause IL has to support the weight Of
the hives and packing and should be
rigid enough 90 that e win not easily
get out Of shape. The boards used
should be 2 f. 10 in. long. They
should be bound together with at
least three 4 #. strips. 2 In, wide.
The 2 in. strips should be nailed to
the lower side Of the bottom board.
On the upper side Of the bottom board
two 2x4 pieces 8 It. 10 in. long are
nailed 10 inches from the sides. These
help make the bottom board rigid and