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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
TEUTONS TURNING

CONTINUED from Page 0ne.I
to a condition Of what has been called
sterilization as the general public
from experience expected, the allies
continue to push forward in the face
of determined ard skillful resistance
by the Germans, who had had time to
recover from the first shock of sur
prise.
Huns Hold on for Political Reasons.
The enemy according to reports now
has thirty-five divisions in thes battle
zone, 400, 900 men of which are in the
region north of the Marine. In the
opinion of military observers the VIC
political considerations. for it is TO the
immediate interests of General IIuden-
dorff from a military standpoint to
straighten out bis line~without 1elay.
Foch Holds Initiative.
General Foch holds the initiative on
the battle fronts and it is believed it
will takeEthe Germans at least two or
three months to get up another full
dress offensive. Meanwhile American
troops continue to land.
Foch Saves His Men.
London, July 24.-General Foch is
making the most of his opportunity
in the Soissons-Rheims pocket. with
out playing into Germany's hands by
a reckless expenditure of men. He is
advancing wherever possible without
large toll of casualties and is con-
tenting himself with consolidating his
gains everywhere under the stiffening
enemy resistance.
At the same time, the allied general
issimo is keeping the Germans guess
ing and interfering with their with
drawal of reinforcements from other
parts of the line by spIendidly Eime6
operations. The attack north of Mont
didier yesterday while relatively void
of geographical importance, was g
great tactical success. In addition tc
capturing three villages and 1900 pris.
| oners. he showed the German high
command the danger of weakening
their lines to aid the crown prince il
the Champagne.
Pocket Narrows.
The most notable advance in the
main battle front recently is that re-
ported on the west side of the salient
/ Unofficial dispatches report the allie:
| occupying the railway from Troesne:
to Fere-En-Tardenois at a point with
in five miles of the latter city, south
east of Oulchy-Le Chateau.
This operation and the pounding o.
the British in the Ardre valley, on the
opposite side of the salient, has result
ed in an appreciate narrowing of the
pocket.
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BIG LINER DOWN

Continued from Page Onel
She was designed as modern passen-
ger liner for the trade between New
York and Rotterdam, but she never
entered that service.
After her completion at Belfast,
the Cunard steamship company turned
the Justicia over to the British ad-
miralty and the vessel for some time
was used as a transport of troops and
supplies.
In March. 1917, the German wire
less service announced that German
submarines had sunk in the Mediter-
rean an armed transport steamer of
"a ,494 tons with about 500 colonial
troops and horses on board. At that
time the report became current that
the Justicia was referred to, as the
vessel was then carrying troops from
Australia to England and was approx
imately of the tonnage named. Her
subsequent arrival at an American
port, however. disproved the report.
The Justicia was 740 feet long, SO
feet beam and 4S feet deep.
Found Job Difficult.
Berlin. via Copenhagen. July "a
The British steamer Justicia has beer
torpedoed and sunk, the German ad-
miralty officially announced today.
German newspapers express grea1
satisfaction that the steamer was sunk
while under American control.
Submarine commanders. in their Of
ficiaI reports stated the Justicia was
equipped with large, steel anti-torpedc
nets. rendering her destruction diff
ficult."
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among the workers. He quotes a
speaker at a public meeting as say
ing:
Stop Munitions to Stop War.
1.-THE more munitions you make the
longer the war will last"
At another meeting a local trades
union secretary is reported to have
declared:
"It is our duty to hold up munitions,
compel him to make a decent peace"
Such instances, says Thompson, are
many and endless. He adds that the
pacifists are untiring in their in
sidious propaganda, and that there is
a group of them in every work shop.
100000 May Go on Strike.
London, July Elm an effort to
reach an amicable agreement with
munition workers who are threaten
ing to strike, confero es will be held
tomorrow between representatives of
the government and the unions, which
have named advisory committees. II
these efforts fail, it was declared to-
day, there will be more than 100000
with a possibility that this number will
reach 100000 next week.
Already 1000 have left their work
at Coventry and 5000 at Leicester. To-
day $4,000 n n and 5000 women are
scheduled to walk out at Birmingham
At Lincoln thousands were scheduled
to strike. Manchester workmen are
expected to go out tomorrow. There
has been no action yet at Glasgow.
Morning newspapers are urging
workmen against haste, pointing out
the danger of such a step. The allies
they declare, will uffef greatly If the
strike Is permitted to be called.
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GERMAN PLANS

tCOnttnued from PaR6
rupted the contemplated Flanders
campaign.
German officers say the third drive
toward Paris-was to be under
taken late this sumner or early in the
autumn, in the event that the one just
stopped did not carry clear thru to
the coveted territory
Prisoners are divided in the belief
as whether the other two remaining
drives will be carried out as planned.
since a great number of extra divisions
were used on this front last week and
many q them were so badly shattered
they will not be fit for use as storm
troops inside of four months.
Biggest German Drive Yet to Come.
The majority of intelligent German
prisoners believe the kaiser will start
another offensive this summer-on
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klLLlNii STEERS.
Kansas City Live Stock Market

Kansas City, July 24.-HOGS-Receipts
ID 900; opened strong; closed steady to SC
lower. Bulk Of sales. SIS. 70d 1900; heavy.
SIS 90019.10; packers and butchers. s1s.7001
1905; light. SIS. Goa 1900: pigs. s16.15d1T.Ij.
southerns. Market steady to Toe higher
Prime fed steers, s17.50G1s,35: dressed beef
1873: southern steers $1,000 Ii s., cows.
So 25dI3O0: heffers Ss.O0MI35O: stockers
and feeders. $I.50d165O: bulls. s7.50010.jO:
calvs, $s.0O013.50
sHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market strong.
Lambs. $15.0d 1850: yearings. 81 .DO6f
300: wethers, s10-00a 50; ewes. Es.00e1
1880; stockers and feeders, $6.00d1T.0O.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. July p. -CORN-Peace talk had
noticeable bearish influence today on
corn. Opening prices, which varied from
the same as yesterdays finish to &c lower,
with August S1.51A to s1.52A, and Sep
TENDER $500 to S1.53 were followed by q
slight rally and then a deciued break all
around.
The close was unsettled, 25sc to 3kc net
higher with August 1851 to $1.55H and
September S156A to 81. sos.
OATS-Oats fluctuated in line with corn.
Rains in Canada tended somewhat to weak
en- the market. After opening a shade off
to Ac advance. with August 69c to 691sc
the market hardened a little and then un-
derwent moderate setback.
PROV1S1ONS-Provisio scored gains
owing to strength in hog quotations. Buy
ing, however, received a check due to the
weakness of grain.
During the late dealings. additional up
turns resulted from bulge in corn.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Che range OF prlces uu grain ,uIuree On
Chicago BOARD Of Trade rs reported By
Thos. J. Myers. 3ci N F. Bidg.J
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Morning Grain tyossip.
Furnished by the roIcka Board u Trade |,

Chicago. July 24.-The Tribune: Grim
Regaining Of more than the losses Of Mon
yesterdays market by the shorts. who
have been pressing tie selling side Of corn
and oats with vfgor for several days. Many
of the largest shorts were noticeable on the
buying side IN the last hour. That prices
should advance SO fast wss as much of q
surprise to the shorts as was the rapiI
decline of late to those who were Ion r.
Some who have been on the selling side
strongly of late secured profits on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
RED CROSS MEN HURT
Three Workers Hit by Bombs and
Shells in Counter Offensive.

Paris, July 24.-Three American
Red Cross workers have been wound
ed during the Franco-American coun-
ter offensive. Lieut. J. L. Butterfie1d.
of New York, and w. A. Fox, of Buff
falo, an ambulance driver, were hit by
shrapnel while attending wounded
under shell fire. They were taken to
Chantilly hospital and will recover.
Capt. George Karr was wounded Sc
Verely in the hip during an air raid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24

StatIons repoftfng heavy faihfaI were
Emmett, 100; Oketo, LOG.
Heavy rains have fallen in northea stern
Kansas and at a few other scattered locali-
ties, but over most of the greater part Of
the state has received little or no rain in
the past twenty-four hours.
The upper Blue will show a decided but
not alarming rise in the next thirty six
hours. The other rivers will not change
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HEAVY RAIN HERE


Continued from Page one.s
1901 and the lowest was Sc in 1887.
The wind at 9 o'clock this morning
was blowing twelve miles an hour
from the south.
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break and took the long side for turn
They looked for an advance of cents or q
little more. but It came faster than they
expected. Corn of late has gone largely
by contrariness but after such a sharp
rise conservative people were disposed TO
go slow on buying side. Some of the corn
receivers say they expect a reduction in
receipts of corn shortly. as country ele-
vator stocks have been reduced and wheat ID
moving freely: Some say that receipts Of
oats will be lighter for the same reason
Some very pessimistic crop reports are
coming from the south and northwest
where wheat and oats are showing the ef-
feet OF the dry wheather.
New York. July 24-The Financial News
Bulletin: Stocks-A dragging speciality
trading market seems likely to continue
considering narrowness Of the fluctua tons
the general list has absorbed realizing with
good tone. Tobacco specialties are much
in favor on account earnings. New Haven
10 in our opinion destined for higher prices
later. More liquidation expected In Ameri-
can Tel and Tel Persistent strength in
New Haven is again attracting conserva-
tive New England interests in that stock
Faith in much higher prices for New Haven
Is confidently expressed in quarters close
to real people concerned in the property.
There is large element active in the specQla-
tive markets that will be found heavy
seller of munition and strictly war stocks
upon first concrete indication Of an early
ending of the war. Following issues are
well recommended as purchases: Amerf-
can Can. American Cotton Oil, Corn Pro-
ducts and Central Leather.
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WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Showers and cooler tonight and
Thursday.

ceding days of the week. standard issues
displa wing irregularities while specialties
lures included Industrial Alcohol, Texas
Company, Marine preferred, Sumatra To-
bacco and Tobacco Products, while Crucible
and Widvale Steels. Chesapeake and Ohio
and United Fruit were among the heavy
issues. United States Steel made a NOM
inal advance with leading rails. Liberty
bonds were steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24

Chicago, July MISUNDERSTANDING IL, 900.
Early sales mostly 10c higher than yester-
days best time; market now slow aud
steady at yesterdays average; butcher
hogs. s1s.70@1915; light. $1s.75@19 p
bulk Of sales. $1s.Oo01o.10; pigs, $l7.25G
1900.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Good cattle
generally steady: others dull and uneven
sHEEPEReceipts 5000. Market strong.
Native lambs, mostly 25c higher; no west
ern here top natives, s1s.75.
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Wall St, New York, July 24.-STOCKS--
Stocks at the opening Of this morning o
session, their uncertain course Of the pre-
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Topeks Grnin Market.

FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co., corner
Kansas Ave and Curtis St-1
MIXED CORN-s15O.
WHITE CORN-s11O
OATS-Er
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DAILY wEATHER TABLE.

Furnished BY the weather bureau office,
Topeka. Kan, for the "a hours ending at
a m Wednesday
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(The following safes ~ere madr this morn
ing at the Stool .ards Kansas City. and
reported ove4 .,n, distance telephone d.
rect IT, The State Journal By Clay Robin
snn d Co.. i've stock commission mer
chants.)
Kansas City, July 24.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market steady to strong
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market
steady to 1oc higher. Bulk of sales, s1s.65G
1895; top, 1910.
SHEEP@Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady. Lambs, S1S.25.
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ALFAIA-s17.UU.
PRAIRIE HAY-s1I.O0
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.

Chicago. July 24-CORN-Close: July,
s154k August, S1-55A dL557s; September.
81 SEQ 1864.
OATS-July, 74%G14&c; August, T01s9
7oAc; September, 6s%s.
PORK-JuIy. $3.50: September. $3.50
LLARD-July, $2665; September. $3.50
SHORT RIBS-July, S24-o0; September.
S25.o1-
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Poultry and EEgs.

FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Corn
pany. corner Laurent AMI Madison
Topeka. Kan. July n
Springs over hs iac: old ronsters Ise,
brniiers. ib. to lbs and under. 32r: hene
over lbs. PIE: hens under ) lbs. Pie.
EtiiS-37c
BCTTER--46d4 sc.
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BRITISH LABOR

CONTINUED from Page ones
among the workers. He quotes a
speaker at a public meeting as say
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Topeka, Kan, July n
PRAIRIE HAY-sf7OO
ALFALFA-S17U
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Chicago Produce Market.


New York July 24-SUGAR-Raw
steady; centrifugal, 6.O5o; fine granulsted
80.
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MR.. BIRCH Just got back from
Kansas City-says he can't write an
ad this morning-guess he's got a sore
head Darned If I'll write his old ad
for him.
JONES.
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Kansas 'Ht- train Market.
(The range OF Prices on grain futures o.
Kansas City Beard OF Trade as reported
by Thos. J Myers 2O1 N. q BIde.I
Kansas City, July "a.
-CiUse-
Open High Low Today Yes.
CORN -. ,.o,l -,
Sept 1854 1861 1872 1853 1881
OATS
Sept. :. eeA 7oN 50 7oA- ss2
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, July Neutrality-suspicious. I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY--Alive, lower; fowls, 2s62s1zc /;
springs. 32@33c.
New York Produce Market.
New York, July 2i.-BUTTER-Market
weak. Creamery higher than extras, $40
46c-
EGGs-Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras, 46c-
CHEESE-Market firm. State fresh spe-
Gals. 25!2c.
POULTRY-Alive, steady ;dressed, easier.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-11
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate Court Tor
the County OF Ionia,
At session Of said court held at the Pro-
bate office In the city OF Ionia In said county
on the fourteenth day of August A. ID. 1918.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Webster Judge
OF Probate
In the matter of the estate Of William Covert.
Deceased .
William L. Covert son Of said deceased ~
ing fled I'm said court his petition praying t1tf
certain instruments In writing purporting 10
be the last will and testament Of said deceased
and codcil thereto now on file in said court be
admitted TO probate and that the -administra-
ton of said estate be granted to William
Covert, the executor named In said VIII, or
some other suitable person,
II Is ordered. That the sixteenth day Of Sc
TENDER, A. ID. 1918. at one-thirty In the afts
noon at said probate Office. be and Is here.
appointed for hearing said petition;
II Is further ordered That public notice there
of be given by publication Of a copy. Of this
order for three successive weeks previous TO
said day of hearing In the Bedding Banner
News, a newspaper printed and circulated In
said county.
Montgomery Webster.
A true copy. Judge OF Probate.
Bessie Dufry,
Deputy Register Of Probate. aug2l-septa
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hospital, suffering from shell-shock:
- Aug. 8, 1918.

aug q, ASAo.
Dear Mother and Sister:
Received your most welcome letter
some time ago, but have been unable
to write on account of circumstances
which you know. We have been on
the go ever since we landed. Most of
our time was spent in the trenches.
| am at present in the hospital OF.
account of being shell shocked but
am commencing to feel better. 1t is
nothing very serious except for the
nervous system. NJ
Well how is every thing at home ?
Fine, / hope. Is sister still work
ing? ! do hope that brother Gene
will not have to come over here and
go through with what ! have went
through with.
/ suppose the gold old summer time
has finally got over there and has
driven out the gloom Of winter. We'll
all indications point to our being home
by Christmas. Let's hope so.
Well, Mother, we have made a good
reputation over here which our divi-
sion can give good account of them
selves, what is left of them. 1t is
-about dinner time and the bell will
soon ring. Believe me / sure have
some appetite, after going about
days with only few hardtacks.
wish | bad my feet under little ma
mas table once more and enjoy some
more Of her good cooking, say some
strawberry shortcake. am going
10 buy 5 barrels of flour and keep
you baking and cooking for year,
Well go to dinner now. Well din
ner is finished and feel considerable
better.
My Liberty bond expired last
month and suppose you will soon
get that. &f
would awfully like to tell of some
of my experiences but / guess Ill
have to wait until get home.
Well, Mother, dear, will have to
elise now, fsI ing you and Cad are in
good health. Write soon. Good
luck. With love,
Spence.
Corporal Spencer Smith,
Co. X, 10th Inf, A. E. F., France,
A. j.. D. 734.
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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate Court for
The County OF Ionia.
AT a session OF said court held at the Pro-
bate office In the city OF Ionia I'm said county,
on the twenty-sixth day Of August. A. ID. 1913.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Webster. Judge
Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Cynthia A.
Craven, Deceased.
Wilmina j. Craven, mother and heir-at- law
OF said deceased. having filed In said court her
petition praying that the administration Of
said estate be granted to Sarah II. Simons
or TO some other suitable person;
II Is ordered That the twenty-third day
afternoon at said probate Office be and Is here
by appointed for hearing said petition;
IL is further ordered. That public notice
thereof be given by publication OF a copy Of
this order, once each week for three success
siye weeks previous to said day of hearing in
the Bedding Banner-News, a newspaper print
ed and circulated In said county
Montgomery Webster,
A true copy. Judge OF Probate
Anna II. Webster
Register Of Probate. aug2s-septls
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Fred M. Sauer, of the Fox River
Butter Company's local station and
George Phillips, made a business trip
Coral, Lakeview and Amble, through
the rain and mud today. They report
weather conditions as rather damp all
the way.
Mrs. M. Arletta Anderson, who has
been visiting with relatives at Buff
alo, Wyoming for the past three or
four months, returned to her home in
this city this evening.
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V|NOL MAKES
WEAK WOMEN
STRONG



We publish the formula of Vinol
to prove convincingly that it has the
power to create strength.
r Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
Glyeerophosphates, cascarin.
Any woman who buys a bottle of
Vinol for weak, rundown, nervous
condition and finds after giving it a
fair trial it did not help her, will
have her money returned.
You see, there is no guess work
about Vinol. Its formula proves
there is nothing like il for all weak,
rundown, overworked, nervous men
and women and for feeble old people
and delicate children. Try it once
and be convinced.
HI. J. Connell
t.. Wortley & French
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The splendid patriotism of the
Czecho- Slovak troops Is an inspiring
evidence that the flames of liberty
never die. From generation to gen.
GRAFTON, through mother to son, from
father to daughter, the hopes for free
dom have been transmitted by the
brave people who have reborn a free
country out Of the ashes of tyranny.
The Czechs are true democrats whose
women are recognized as part of their
people. The first woman in central
Europe to be elected to Legislative
body was Mrs. Vikova-Kuneticka. At
a meeting of all the Czech deputies,
elected by the free choice of the peo-
pie of the Czech lands to the four leg
islative bodies, she became the only
woman in the Bohemian Diet. OF
course Austria would not stand for
such an expression of liberty. Aus
tria, Germany and Turkey are the
representative anti-suffrage strong
holds. Therefore Mrs. Vikova-
Kuneticka was arbitrarily deprived
Of her selected position by the Aus
trian government on the ground that
the Austrian constitution does not
provide for the election Of women dep
uties. Too bad, Kaiser Karl and Kali
ser Bill had to be born of women.
Let's have woman suffrage in the
United States.
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Marine Corps Notes.

st. Paul, Sept. 10.-Tears are soon
to be the kaiser's due. A strong re-
cruit has enlisted in the Marines. He
is James Herbert Onions, q young far
mer from Garden City, Iowa.
II want to give Wilhelm, the pirate
Of Potsdam, good Whit ft.f from I'M m my y
scented the quick fighting route and
met local recruiters.
Young Onions has two sisters at
in the Red Cross and Thrift Stamp
service. Rose and Pansy are their
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An additional credit Of $500. 000,-
600 was made by the United States
treasury to Great Britain on Aug. 80.
This brings the total of credits to
total advances to ali Of the entente
allies now amounts to $7,o92, 04o, 900,
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How Dry ] Am.

No more beer and wine in the Unit.
ed States after December 1. AL
manufacture of these poverty pro-
ducing thirst quenchers must stop on
that date, according to law formed
from a decreetal order coming from
no less a dignifed body than the
United States senate. We bet that
some of those beer grizzling fellows
over in Chicago, Milwaukee who still
speak of the United States as Idle
vereinigten Staten" spit cotton and
swore a blue streak when they heard
about it.
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FARM FOR SALE-The old Charles
Leach homestead. Fractional for
ty acres. Located 1-2 milo north
of Orleans, on trunk line road, near
church and school. Pleasant home
with nice surroundings Reason for
selling. have about completed my
buildings on larger farm and ex-
pect to move soon. Joel Palmer,
Orleans, Mich. 13 If