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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05

FURNISHED hv the Topeka Board of Trade
New York, April journal of Commerce :
Cotton-Again rev high Level level was reach
ed 1t seems a good deal like winding up
clock and the clock is being set ahead
every day and the truth is that it is nine
tenths due TO purely commercial causes
negligible quantity. Not that, it's actually
negligible undoubtedly there is a certain
amount of speculation going on. Cotton
goods markets are everywhere strong.
handicaps do not matter. The sweep of
demand is Irresistible and the tendency
of prices according to expert observers is
upward. The spot markets continue very
firm. with good demand and sales are
being made. it Is stated. at anywhere from
Ion. to 200 points New York May
New York, April 5-FinanciaI News Bull
letin: Stocks-Bullish activities are ex-
pected to continue along Irregular and
specialties lines. The coalers are growing
in favor and there is more speculative in
siders display greater. INCLINATION to buy
the equipments issues. Pool channels show
bullish sentiment on American Beet
Sugar. American Locomotive. National
Enamel Midvale. Central Leather and Corn
Products.
Chicago. April 1.-The Herald saws:
CONGRATULATIONS are that there Dlay be
change in the methods of buying oats
who does its buying was in Chicago look
ing over the situation yesterday. He says
the wheat export eomDany is not tradin z
in futures in any shape Instead Of maxim
they viii ask for offers of cash oats from
holders in different parts of the country
This, Ii is said. will remove the effect of
the buying by seaboard exporters re
CARDS futures and make less erratic
market. 1t may be more difficult to trace
export buying, also the size of primary
movements in the near future Require
ments of oats by federal government for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
PRO-GERMAN

CONTINUED on Page fwo)
the underlying cause of last nights
lynching. Mob violence against
Praeger was threatened a week ago
but police saved Praeger-
While the mob was storming the
jail searching for him, Praeger wrote
his parents in Dresden. Germany:
Il must this, the fourth day of
April, die. Please pray for me, my
dear parents This is my last letter
and testament"
A second letter declared his loyalty.
AS he dangled in the air Praeger in
sisted his innocence.
Forced Mayor to Kiss Flag.
Twice he narrowly missed escaping
the mob. When he heard they were
searching for him he fastened from
Maryville, four miles to Collinsville.
After being rescued by police. Praeger
was hidden in sewer pipes in the base
ment of the Jail. The crowd threatened
to storm the Jail when Mayor Siegel
threw open the doors, telling them
with Praeger. The crowd dragged the
man from the cellar and he was hur-
ried to his execution.
Maryville and Co1linsville have been
hotbeds of anti-German acts for the
past three months. The mayor of
Maryville, a citizen but of German
birth, was forced to show his hand by
kissing the flag two months ago. No
suspicion had been directed at him
until he defended three men threaten
ed with violence. Nearly ten men
have been forced to leave the two cit
les because of threats against their
lives.
Denies Prayer Hoarded Powder.
Walter Clark, superintendent of the
mine at Maryville, said today he was
convinced there was no truth in the
charge that Prayer had boarded
powder while employed at the mine.
Miners nave expressed fear that Ger
man spies would get into a mine
and attempt to blow it up.
Because Prayer was an enemy
alien, his application for membership
in the miners union had been reject
ed. tho he had been allowed to work
while the application was pending.
Superintendent Clark said he had a
talk with Prayer Wednesday and that
Government to. Denounce Lynching.
Washington, April 5.-Attorney Gen
eral Gregory took to the cabinet meet
ing today a report of the 1ynching of
German, Robert P. Prayer. at Col
linsville, Ill, last night for discuss IN
with President Wilson. The govern
ment is expected to denounce the mob
lawleSsness act and to express the
hope there will be no repetition else
where.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
EXPECT MORE LYNCHINGs.
Laxity of Laws Against Treason En-
courage Mob Violence.

Washington, April 5.-Until the
federal government is given power to
punish persons making disloyal utter
ances department of justice officials
fear more lynchings, such as that of
Robert P. Praeger.s a German, at
ColIinsvilie Ill, last night. This was
the first report reaching here of such
extreme mob violence. to a German,
altho officials who have observed the
general feeling against Germans have
feared such occurrences. The gov
eminent has no authority to take ac-
ton against the lynchers. Officials
Of the department of justice deplored
the act and expressed the hope that
state or local authorities would speed
lily .,unish the lynchers.
out that as soon as congress passes
the pending bill making it a federal
offense to speak or write obviously
disloyal CRITICS moi the United States
in the war, the government can pun
ish these acts and reduce the danger
of mob violence.
o S. Officials Deplore Act.
A brief report on the lynching
reached the attorney general today
from United States Attorney Charles
A Karch. Further details were
asked.
Officials made plain that they de-
plored the incident, both because of
effect in this country and also be-
GAUGE it is feared reprisals may be
made in Germany on Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
SMEAR GERMAN NAMES
Vigilantes Obliterate Titles of Turn
verein Societies and Leave Warning.


Joplin, April "a vfgilantes COM
mittee last night visited headquarters
of the Joplin Turnverein Germanid
and the Joplin Liederkranz society
and with black paint completely OBJ
liberated the names of the clubs from
the doors of the building. No dam
age TO the property was done but the
vigilantes issued a warning that the
names are not to be replaced. This
is the first active step against pro-
Germanism here.
Plan Propag anda Bonfire.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 5.-A Ger
man propaganda bonfire-the flames
fed by German school books, litera-
ture, war creeds, music. monograph
records, and pictures-is being planned
in this city, for either Saturday or
Monday night Huge boxes for the
collection of msterial for the bonfire
will be placed ir the downtown sec
ton by those in charge of the move
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THIRD LOAN UP
CONTINUED from Rage One,


loan tomorrow.
With the loan bill signed. the first
bonds off the presses and others com
ing by the thousand. the nation is
ready to open campaign on the first
anniversary of the war with whoop-
Both swollen Golfers and slim
pocketbooks will be freely opened
The bill authorizing the loan was
signed by the president last night and
the first $50 bond was struck off and
slowed in the treasury.
This Town Claims Records
Glenridge. n. J.. today laid claim to
the national record for percentage of
individual subscriptions in the second
liberty loan campaign. Forty-three
per cent of the total population of the
town, or 1,7SS of the 400 persons
bought bonds.
Glenridge was assigned quota of
1000 in the second campaign but
the sale of bonds ran above 100000
Liberty loan officials are using Glen
ridge as a model after which all of
the country should pattern. 1t was
explained that if the Glenridge aver
age was maintained thruout the coun-
try in the third campaign there would
be more than forty million individual
subscribers to the third loan.
Issue New Liberty Buttons.
An urgent appeal was sent thruout
the country today for all subscribers
to the third loan to wear their liberty
bond buttons and display their win
dow cards. which will be given to ev-
ery bond subscriber.
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FRENCH SMASH
CONTINUED from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page one.)
repeated assaults. For the most part
the enemy was thrown back with
losses.
The statement follows:
between the Luce river and the
Somme heavy fighting continued yes
terday during the afternoon and. eve
ming till late hour. The enemy en-
ployed a strong force and delivered
repeated assaults on our positions.
These attacks were beaten off with
loss to the enemy but our troops were
pressed back a short distance to posi-
tions cas- of Villers-Brettonneux
(about nine miles east of Amiens)
which they now maintain.
North of the Somme the enemy's
artillery has been active during the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
TWO BIG MEETINGS

Continued from Page OneJ
tee which waited on the Chamber of
Commerce this noon to secure the
sanction of that body for the holding
of the meeting announced that col
lection would be taken up at the
meeting.
Use Money for War.
The w. C. T L., according to the
committee. has been doing a great
work in furnishing bandages and am
balances and field kitchens for the
American armies abroad. and the col
lection which will be taken up at the
Saturday afternoon meeting will be
used to carry on this work. The COM
mittee announced that the Topeka
hold a campaign other than the meet
ing Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose of raising funds for war work
No program has been announced
for the joint patriotic rally of the
Women's Relief Corps and the G. A.
r. Saturday night, but the announce
ment has been made that the pro-
gram will be a joint offering by the
members of both organizations. The
Saturday night meeting is to be
public affair. and every one in the
city is invited.
Both of the organizations expecting
to hold meetings at the auditorium
tomorrow are congratulating them
selves on the fact that Saturday
marks the opening date for the third
liberty loan drive as well as national
Americas entrance into the world
war. The organizations feel that the
citizens of Topeka will turn out in
force for both meetings, and imbibe
a little more freely of the for Amer
lea" propaganda
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
GET LOAN FACTS
,Continued from Page One,


mum quotas by districts and counties.
The minimum quota allotted the
states is S3O,301,90O. OF this amount
the First district will be expected to
subscribe s3,9S1,9O0. Shawnee coun-
tvs minimum quota is officially set
at S1,271.3O0.
Altho the drive for subscriptions
to the third loan officially begins
thruout the nation tomorrow. it was
stated by Freeman today that the
drive in most all Kansas districts and
counties will not start actively until
April Is, when thousands of can
vasse-s will begin soliciting the pub
lie for subscriptions. The week be-
ginning tomorrow will be devoted to
a great extent to an educational
liminary guns to this educational
drive will be fired tonight when in
rural school districts all over the state
patriotic meetings will be held with
public speakers and school children
participating.
Interest Starts May Q.
Official information received today
by J. r. Burrow, county chairman.
says that the third loan will bear in
terest from May 8. First coupons will
be payable September l 5. Thereafter
interest will be payable March Is and
September Is. The initial payment
payable with the subscription is per
cent. The second installment is 20
per cent and is payable May %. third
installment payable June 8 and is IS
per cent, fourth installment of 40 per
cent being. payable August Is. Ar
rangementS have been made, however
whereby payments may be made by
monthly inStallments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05

Wall St, New York. April STOCKS
Barely $4,000 shares were traded in by
IL O'Clock and the second hours business
the same insignificant scale. Prices
displayed greater irregularfty. rails and
shippings reacting with the general list
altho Marine preferred made prompt re-
covery. Petroleum and Telegraph shares
were scarcely affected by the proposed fed
eral investigation OF those properties Lib
erty By sold at 9S.SS to 30. first is ut
81. 30 to $3.50 and second as at $3.50 TO $3.50
Renewal of the German offensive on the
western front caused only moderate I'M
settlement of prices at the opening of to-
days stock market Investment Rails re-
acted material fractions with United States
Steel and other standard industrials but
some of the more speculative shares for
feited full point Declines were effected
on very light offerings the market falling
into its recent apathetic state before the
end of the first half hour. Liberty bonds
were irregular.
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TO Deliver Baltimore Speech
h Tomorrow Night.
Crane. Back From Russia, De-
ciares There Is Hope.
URGE He RECOGNIZE SOVIET
claim Move by v. :. Help
Throw OF TeutOnic Yoke.
SIay Nation Fertile for Anti
q German Propaganda.

! Washington. April 5.-That Presi-
dent Wilson will add fresh word of
encoura cement for Russia in his Bal
timore speech tomorrow night, was
the conviction in diplomatic quarters
today.
This view was derived in part from
the fact that the president has coun-
selied lately with Charles r. Crane of
Chicago. who studied Russia at close
range. and with the White House con-
fidential adviser, Colonel House
Cranes views of Russia-altho not
of TrotZky and Lenine-are particu-
larly sympathetic and in accord with
the chief executives. Crane believes
ton there is strong chance to get
the Russians ultimately to cast off
the Teuton yoke.
May Enlarge on Ideas
The presidents ideas on Russia
have been clearly elucidated in the
past, but it is likely that he will en-
large on them now.
Incidentally, some liberals back
from Europe are urging that Wilson
Recognize the soviet government of
Russia This they say would give a
strong stimulus to the rehabilita Cicn of
Russia and overthrow of Teutonism.
1t is urged that the growing anti
herman spirit in Russia should he
cultivated. both for it's effect Oh Rus
STA and for its effect on that pol ten
OF Teutonia opposed TO the roughs.3 ID
methods used on Russia and Ru-
mania.
The president completed his ad-
dreSs today and it was sent to the
printers. He will read it-and this
IN itself is taken to indicate that the
president has very carefully devel-
oped discussion of some of the many
International problems and is not
therefore, risking an extemporaneous
speech which might be misinter-
ftrRfpd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
STRIKE AT APEX OF WEDGE.
Germans Throw Main Forces Against
Defenses of Amiens.
CBy the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
Striking at positions south of the
Somme nearest Amiens the Germans
have renewed their offensive with
heavy forces. In desperate fighting
with the British and French, the
slight gains at isolated points, being
repulsed with great loss everywhere
else.
How well the valiant Franco British
forces withstood the enemy onslaughts
is shown by the fact that on a front
of nine miles north of Mont Didier.
the Germans used more than 100000
men, Field Marshal Haig's center
and right held its ground against the
heavy attacks, while the left fell back
somewhat around Hamel, south of
the Somnfe and about twelve miles
directly east of Amiens.
Contest Ground Bitterly.
Between the Avre and the Luce the
French and Germans contested all the
ground bitterly. The enemy was de-
termined to break thru, and used his
masses of infantry in ten reckless as
saults, the French moving the Ger
mans down with artillery fire. On
either side of Moreuil, twelve miles
southeast of Amiens, the French re-
tired several hundred yards rom the
villages OF Mailly and
Morisel, the heights around which are
South of the Avre the heaviest
fighting centered on Grivesnes. Cen
eral Petain's men held stubbornly to
their positions despite repeated eff
forts by the German infantry. and
then in a counter attack advanced
their own lines into the enemy posi-
tons.
Between Mont Didier and Lassigny.
where the German line bends. the
heavy artillery bombardment which
began early this week continues vio-
lently. The strength of the British
line north Of the Somme. which the
Germans have not been able to bulge
in ten days. was shown by fruitless
enemy attacks at Albert Thursday.
Time and again the Germans have
tried to advance from Albert only to
be repulsed.
New American Sector.
Another sector of the long fighting
fror: from the North sea to Switzer
land has been taken over by Ameri-
can troops and it is announced this
position is almost directly north of
the American sector northwest of
Toul, and has not been the scene of
any marked activity recently. 1t
joins the Verdun battlefield on the
south. TIL enemy already has raided
listening post on the new sector,
but the raiders were not able to adj
vance further in the face of strong
American artillery lire.
Government troops in Finland are
reported to have occupied the eastern
part of Tammerfors, north of Hell
singforS and which has been the GEN.
ter of much fighting recently. One
thousand prisoners and some war ma
terial were taken from the rebels. 1t
is reported both sides are showing
mucl bitterness. The rebels. or Red
guards, are accused of terrible atroci-
ties by their opponents the White
guards, who are charged with similar
cts by the Red.
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DRAFT CALL NEAR
tContinued from page, One. ,

~ increments would mobilize them at
about a rate of 10000 month. How
ever there is no assurance that this
will be a fixed figure because the flow
of men will be determined by the
needs of the army in France. AS Cen
eral Pershing may call for specially
qualified troops. an average of 80. 900
a month may be much exceeded or
much decreased. 1T has been an
nounced that the men will be drawn
as gradually and in as small numbers
as possible SO as not to dislocate in
dustry and particularly agriculture.
So far as possible this plan will be
followed. The immediate need of in
creasing the American forces in
France, however, to meet the German
drive in the west is likely to result in
calling the men faster. For that rea-
son the April quota undoubtedly will
exceed it's normal average, and if the
need is pressing, the entire 100000
might be called in much less than the
nine months originally planned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
TEACHER A HEROINE
Finding Spiked Tie on Track, She
Flags Train With Cloak.

Toledo, Ohio, April 5.-Discovering
a tie spiked across the Baltimore &
Ohio track ten miles south of Toledo,
near Perrysburg, last evening Grace
Doyle. 20, a country school teacher
at Roachtown, ran down the track,
removed her coat and with it tagged
a train, approaching rapidly. 1t was
a freight, followed closely by a heavy
troop train. 1t took the freight crew
twenty-five minutes to remove the OBJ
struction.
Several troop trains had passed
there within a few days and it was
evident that the person who spiked
the plank to the track had informa-
ton that another was approaching.
Federal authc titles have been notified.
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SUSPECT BIG

Continued from Page One.
first alarm was sent in from the
Ridenour- Baker Grocery company,
where someone saw the Abernathy
warehouse in flames. This building
is at the corner of st. Louis avenue
and Santa Fe street From there the
fire spread to the Brite- Mawnin Gro
cery company. Both buildings were
abiaze before firemen could turn
stream of water on them.
4. 80 Fire Companies Fight PLACE.
" Sparks carried the fire across the
street to the Thompson-Mun Robins
Chemical company. and down to
Ninth street, one block to the north.
igniting the building of the American
Steel and Wire company. Then the
fire spread south and west, and it
was three hours and half before the
fire department with more than thir-
~ companies in action. could bring
il under control. Kansas City. Kan,
MAS caled~upon for help and sent five
companies.
From the Brite- Mawnin company
building the flames moved to the
Haysler Iron company, Illinois Glass
company, Ridenour-Baker Box COM
pany and several empty warehouses.
ID leaped across Mulberry street to
destroy. the Astor House. a famous
hotel at the time when the union sta
tioI was in the west bottoms. The
Hamm Brewing company branch and
the Lowe Brothers Paint company
were the next buildings to catch and
for a time the efforts of the tiremen
10 check the flames were futile
4. After the fierceness of the fire
finally died down, the seven story
building of the Ridenour-Baker COM
Bany lowered high above the ruins,
the only structure in the burned area
that withstood the flames. 1t was
believed. however, that the damage to
contents. valued at S750.000. would be
considerable from water and heat.
4. The fire was not checked until it
reached the Kansas Moline Plow
company's fireproof wall on the south.
On the east the fireproof brokers' Of
flee and warehouse building prevented
progress in that direction.
A shift in the wind while the fire
was in progress saved the stock yards
district, several blocks away accord
ing to fire experts who visited the
scene today. Officials of the police
and fire departments devoted their at
tention largely to determining the
cause of the fire, and the opinion
seemed to prevail in all quarters that
the flames were not of incendiary orr
gin. altho it was said that that fact
had not been absolutely established.
Warehouse Locked All Day
cit developed this afternoon that the
warehouse of the Alternately Furniture
Co. where the fire originated had been
locked most of the day and that there
had been no employees there for sew
eral hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
LONG HARD WAR AHEAD
Gen. Leonard Wood Sees No Hope for
an Early Peace.

New York, April 5.-Gen. Leonard
Wood, just returned from the battle
front, believes the war will be long
and hard. 1T is wicked to mislead
our people into believing that it will
be al easy war" he declared here.
ut is going to be a war that will try
our very souls"
He said that deficiency in con-
nectfon with making war is treason
and means that Americans will lie in
heaps among the unnecessary dead.
Denouncing profiteers. triflers ans
politicians, Wood said "our allies
want men, not Words
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. April 5-oATS-Seaboard de-
mand put new strength today into the
oats market despite some hesitation at the
outset. Initial weakness seemed to be due
to favorable weather and toaassertions that
larger receipts were in prospect. Besides
the car supply was said to have increased
in some sections. Opening prices, which
ranged from Nc off to like advance, were
followed by upturn all around to well
above yesterdays finish.
Eater the market was bullishly affected
by prospects that trading rule amendments
to be voted on tomorrow would open a way
for new style contracts at higher prices.
The close nevertheless was unsettled at &c
net advance, with May S1.265s.
CORN-Corn displayed ffrmness owing
to the fact that any liberal movement
from rural sources did not appear likely
in the near future. After opening a shade
to a Ne higher the market continued to
harden.
PROyISIONS-Sharpb breaks in the value
of hogs carried provisions down grade.
Lard led the decline
Commission houses absorbed the offering
after the setback but caused no important
reaction
Chicago Gram and Provision Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-05
HOLD MURDER SUSPECTS
Actress. Cabaret Manager and Saloon
keeper Among Sextette.

New York, April Six persons
were in custody today in connection
with Investigation of the murder of
Harry Cohen, gambler. last Monday.
The arrests were made by order of
the district attorneys office I'd no
charge has been preferred against the
persons detained. They are:
Marie Randel, actress; George E.
Williams, salesman; Daniel Clancy,
former saloonkeeper: Jack Van Ulm,
singer; James w. Greenwaldt manu-
facturer and Jack Caravan. cabaret
manager.
District Attorney Swami says the
case against Morris Rothenbe-g, who
is charged with the murder, will be
given to the grand jury today.