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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-13
CHANGE OF RULES
America Starts Back ON Peace
Time Basis.
The Change Will Be Gradual
One From War.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The transit
ton from time to peace industries
is being made gradually right now.
The war industries board has made
changes in priorities listings and has
ameliorated restrictions SO that many
lines can begin to resume peace out
put at once.
The automobile Industries are now
running on SO per cent basis. as re-
CARDS passenger cars. and can make a
rs per cent increase this month. A
number of other industries are per-
mitted to cut in half the restrictions
now applying. Building projects can
increase at once. Restrictions are
lifted entirely on lumber, cement, brick
and tile production. Transportat:ons
can go ahead with improvements.
Cities can make increased improve
ments.
Currailments are decreased with re-
spect to farm machinery, stoves, cleo
trical household equipment, sewing
machines, talking machines, corsets,
beds, boilers and radiators
Houses costing>less than SO, 900 can
be erected without reference to the
non-war construction branch. Ma
terials will be expedited for various
businesses, particularly shipbuilding.
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Count william HOhenzOllern
Plans Future Life.
Would Live at Achil1eiOn Pal
ace. ON Corfu.
WANTED ON MURDER CHARGE
Allies Would Take Former
Kaiser to Trial.
And He Is Wanted in Germany,
as Well.

London, Nov 13.-The deposed Ger
man emperor probably will remain
only a short time at the castle of
Amerongen, in Holland, according to
well informed Dutch circles. The cor
respondent at Amsterdam of the Daily
Mail says it is believed that if the nee
essary arrangements can be made. the
former emperor will reside perma
nently at the villa of Achilleion on the
Island of Corfu.
The villa of Achilleion. on the Island Of
Corfu, which lies off the southwestern
coast Of Albania. was acquired by tue
former German emperor in 1907 after the
death Of Empress Elizabeth of Austria,
for whom it was built in 1890 SO far as
known rne villa of Achilleion which has
been the headquarters of Serbians, still is
under occupation by the allies.
London, Nov 13-The whole ques-
ton of the former kaiser's possible ex-
tradition will probably be discussed at
the peace conference which is likely
to be held in Versailles before the end
of the year.
A dispatch from Amsterdam today
said that Wilhelm arrived Monday
afternoon in Maarsen on a special
train. to take up his residence at Count
Won Bentinck's castle.
The conditions on which the Dutch
| government will permit him to stay
| in Holland cannot be published out OF
| courtesy, the dispatch said, but they
are equal to simple military intern
ment. The former kaiser is not or
parole, but is under moral obligation
| to remain in Holland and not dc
| anything contrary to public order oil
that will be likely to embarrass Hol
land with her neighbors or othel
powers.
Wilhelm, whom the United Press cor
respondent saw alighting from spe
cial train at Maarsen and entering al
automobile, was very pale and ap
| peared to be nervous and tired. H
was dressed in civilian clothes as
result of a request from the militar.
authorities. He was accompanied b.
his favorite dachshund
| Germans Want Him.
Washington. Nov. 13-German fac
tions may demand extradition of tn
former kaiser and his trial before
:. Socialist court at Berlin, diplomat
cables received here today suggested
Feeling against Wilhelm is declare
to be increasing in Berlin and thruou
Prussia. Strong Bavarian factions ar
demanding punishment of the depose,
monarch and the Krupp interests
Prussian junkers and militarists an,
all others within the former Germal
empire responsible for the war, tn
advices state.
The Poste of Munich refers to tn
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Get SHIPS READY
Start Soon To Assemble Those
for the Allies.
All German Submarines To Be
Given Up.

Washington. Nov. 13.-The work as
sembling German naval vessels in a
port to be designated by the allies will
start soon.
As finally amended, the armistice
requires Germany to surrender all hef
submarines. including the big subma-
rinc cruisers and mine layers. 1t is
understood that this will mean that
Germany gives up about 200 U-boats
instead of $50 as required in the orig
'inal form.
The amended armistice made public
at the state department last night
changed details of time and numbers
but did not alter the general broad
principles. 1t is shown that 10000
instead Of $4,000 cars must be sur
rendered in evacuated territory: the
Germans must give up $4,000 instead
of 80, 900 machine guns. German East
African troops must evacuate. not s.r-
render: German evacuation of Russia
is delayed until such tins as the al
lies decide is safe, considering the in
ternal situation. Other conditions are
altered slightly and small allowances
are made for the rationing of Germany
in connection with the allies comman-
deering of railroads.
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FIRE At BARRACKS
Washburn s. A. 7. C. Boys AL
most Lost Their Quarters.
Blave in Kindling Pile Started
Early This Morning.

At 5:45 this morning the soldiers at
Washburn came near making their ap-
pearance at reveille homeless and
without a roof to cover their heads.
Fire broke out at that time under
meath the ground floor of the west
end Of the barracks building parallel
ing Seventeenth street
The ground floor was built at an ele-
walton of two or three feet above the
ground. All the small pieces of Ium-
ber and boards that were left when
the building was finished were thrown
underneath in this open space and
saved as kindling to be used thruout
the winter. Then the sides were
boarded up to the ground.
The origin of the fire in this kin
ding pile is unknown. 1t is the be-
lief of members of the fire department
1t probably started from an overhead
ed furnace which is located past the
middle of the building toward the
west end.
The boards between the ground and
the floor were torn off and the debris
underneath was blazing rapidly altho
1t had not burned thru the floor
streams of water directed underneath
the building soon extinguished the
IRE with very little damage except to
the peace of mind of the embryonic
soldiers
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President Tells Germans Food
Will Be Sent.
Organize Relief Work at Once
in Europe.
NOTE THRU SWISS LEGATION
Central Empires Assured They
Will Be Cared For.
Use Idle Tonnage To Garry
Food to Them.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Germany's
appeal for food has been answered by
President Wilson with the promise
that he will take up with the allies
Immediately the question of sending
supplies if assurances can be given
that order will be maintained in Ger
many and an equitable distribution Of
food guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing today handed to
Minister Sulzer of Switzerland a reply
to a note delivered Tuesday, trans
mitting a message from Chancellor
Ebert. urgently requesting that the
president inform him by wireless
whether the U. S. would send food
stuffs under such conditions.
The reply was sent today by Sec
retary Lansing thru Minister Sulzer
of Switzerland. who delivered Ebert's
request for intervention by the presi-
dent to mitigate the fearful condi-
tions'' threatened thru enforcement of
the armistice terms.
It says steps are to be taken at
once to organize relief work In the
same systematic manner in which it
was carried out in Belgium but that
the president desires to be assured
in Germany and that an equitable dis
tribution of food can be clearly guar
anteed.
Secretary Lansing's reply, follows:
II have the honor, to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of today,
transmitting to the president the text
of a cable inquiring whether this gov
ernment is ready to send foodstuffs
into Germany without delay if public
order is maintained in Germany and
an equitable distribution of food is
guaranteed.
II should be grateful If you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
AT a joint session Of the two
houses of congress on November II,
the president of the United States an
nounced that the representatives of
the associated governments in the su-
preme war council at Versailles have
by unanimous resolution assured the
peoples of the central empires that ev-
erything possible in the circumstances
will be done to supply them with food
and to relieve the distressing want
that is in so many places threatening
their very lives: and that steps are to
be taken Immediately to organize
these efforts at relief in the same sys-
tematic manner that they were organ
lied in the case Of Belgium
Furthermore the president ex-
pressed the hope that by the use OF
idle tonnage of the central empires II
ought presently to be possible to lift
the fear of utter misery from their op-
pressed populations and set theil
minds and energies free for the great
and hazardous task of political con-
struction which now face them or
every hand
Accordingly. the president now
directs me to state that he is ready te
consider favorably the supplying OF
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I'm LAST TRIBUTE
Many Friends Here To Attend
Paul Walker Funeral.
Burial This Afternoon in the
Topeka Cemetery.

The funeral of Paul Walker, Rock
Island attorney, whose death occurred
early Monday morning, was held
Van Buren, street. The burial was
private in Topeka cemetery.
Many Rock Island officials from out
Of town came to attend the service.
Among them were: NJ. L. Bell of Chi
cago. general attorney; Judge w. F.
Dickinson of Chicago, general Solici-
tor; B. H. Beacon of Ell Reno, man
ager; A. B. Warner of Ell Reno. assist
ant manager; H. L. Reed of Ell Paso.
Tex, district general superintendent:
B. B. Pratt of Herington, superintend-
ent; H. B. Greenough of Delhart.
Tex, district superintendent; j. Sew
ell of Ell Reno, superintendent; H. c.
Correll of Eldon, Mo-, superintendent;
F. P. Beckett of Ell Reno, engineer of
maintenance for the second district;
F. j. Shubert of Kansas City, general
freight agent; H. N. Lassiter of Fort
Worth, general attorney for Texas; F.
E. Sebree of Kansas City, attorney; C.
P. Holmes of Lincoln, attorney for Ne
braska; c. o. Blame of Ell Reno, attor-
ney for Oklahoma; John E. Dolman
of st. Joseph. one of the Missouri at
torneys for the road; J. A. Stewart of
Kansas City, general passenger agent;
G. w. Rourke of Kansas City, attor-
ney; J. S. Palmer of Chicago, general
claim agent.
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. NermiIIiOu of
Wichita, were in Topeka to attend the
funeral.
The Rock Islands annual fall in
spection train which arrived this
morning was annulled in this city until
after the funeral. The officials which
the train carried, attended the fuIeral
in body. Frank A. Whitted, for
merly of the Rock Islands general
managers office, now thief clerk to
Engineer Beckett, Il Reno was
among those who came for the
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SAYS IT IS QUIET
New German Government Says
RevOlt1s Past.
Disorder Is Reduced to q Mini
mum Now.

London, Nov. 13.-The new Ger
many emphasizes in wireless dis
patches sent out from Berlin, thai the
revolution is now effective practically
everywhere in the country and that
disorder has been reduced to a mini
mum.
port insisted that Monday-when the
new government declared that all was
quiet in Berlin-officers and cadets
still loyal to the former kaiser were
resisting the red guards in the cap
itaI, from the royal library and pub
lie buildings.
A Hamburg dispatch received by
way of Amsterdam said that German
main headquarters had notified the
local headquarters as follows:
Talks to Hindenburg.
"a workmen's and soldiers council
has been formed at the front without
disturbance. 1t entered into COM
munication with Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, Tuesday,
Little Bloodshed.
The Hague relayed the following
Berlin dispatch:
THE revolution has been completed
with little bloodshed Chancellor
Eberts cabinet comprises Scheide-
mann, Lansberg, Haase, Dittmann and
Barth."
A wireless dispatch from Berlin
stated that Doctor Solf had reques.-:
officials abroad to sign communica-
tions as the German legation" or the
German consulate" instead of i'm
perial' as hitherto.
The workmen and soldiers still have
complete control of the North sea and
Heligoland, according to Amsterdam
reports.
Dispatches from Zurich announced
that republics had been proclaimed
hofh in Rorlip and Vienna
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He Has Been Close to Heart OF
Topeka for Years.
City's Most Beautiful Park
Named for Him.
WAS A FRIEND OF THE POOR
PrOvident Association Building
and Grounds His Gifts.
Building Was Remodeled Espe.
cialIy for Present Work.

News of the death of Norris L. Gage,
Topeka pioneer and philanthropist.
was received by I. L. Better business
manager for Mr.. Gage in this city.
The death occurred at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. at the old Gage
home in Ashtabula. Ohio.
Norris Gage was just past IS years
of age He was born in Ashtabula, and
came to Kansas in the early seventies
For years he was identified with public
interests in this CITY, and since return-
ing to his old Ohio home, he has made
an annual trip to Topeka to meet his
many friends and to look after his
business interests. One OF his large
benefactions for Topeka was his gift
of the building and lots for the Provi-
dent association. He bought the build
ing on the corner Of Fourth and jack
son street, put up an addition to the
structure and gave it to the city as
! the center of associated charities. The
gift amounted to more than SIS, 900 In
money.
Veteran of Civil War.
/, Mr.. Gage was educated at Colum-
! bian college, Washington. d. c., grad
uating from that institution in June.
1868. Soon afterward he came to To-
peka. other members Of the Gage
! family had previously come west. an
older brother of Norris Gage making
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CROWN PRINCE DEAD
Reported Shot by German Troops
Others Say Still Alive.

OtnerS say still alive.
London, Nov. 12.-Crown Prince
Frederick William, of Germany was
shot and killed on Monday morning
by German soldiers when trying to
cross the Dutch frontier, according to
Amsterdam dispatches to the Times
and Post. =
(Tuesday dispatches stated that the
crown prince had been shot by Ger
man troops as he crossed the Dutch
border.)
Find the Body.
Berne. Nov. 13.-The body of Fred
erick William, former German crown
bayonet and bullet wounds. on mill
tary train bound for the Dutch from
tier, it. was reported here today.
Say He Is Alive.
Copenhagen, Nov. 13-The Wolff
bureau, official German news agency,
announced today that the former
crown prince is with his troops at the
front.
Prince at Maastricht.
Paris. Nov. 13 G:30 p. m.).-The
former crown prince arrived in Mas
according to dispatch from Rotter-
dam today.
Reports Persist
The Hague, Nov. 13.-Reports per-
sisted today that the former crown
prince was shot dead in Belgium when
he tried to cross the frontier. His
brother, Prince Adelbert. who was
with him, is said to have esca ped.
Nothing Official.
Washington, Nov. lat was Off
tally stated today that the American
government has no confirmation of
rumors that the former German crown
prince has en- killed.
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FEAR THE BOLSHEWKI
Hollands Joy Over Armistiee Is Over
shadOwed by Fear.

Amsterdam, Nov. 13.-Popular joy
in Holland over the end of the war
is overshadowed by indefinite appre-
tensions of Bolshevik troubles and
doubts whether a partial demobiliza-
tion of the army, with an increase in
the bread ration, will suffice to s,arve
off subversive infection.
The revolutionary Socialist party has
already issued a manifesto advocating
Russian methods. Moreover, a new
Republican party has arisen. aiming
at the abolition of the court army
navy and diplomacy. While there are
ne immediate prospects of trouble,
there is plenty of combustibIe ma
teriaL For the moment. however, joy
reigns supreme, especially at The
Hague.
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OUESTIONNAIRES BACK
But They Need Not BE Filled Out,
Says Ruling.

Washington. Nov. 13-To clear up
confusion regarding the handling of
draftees' questionnaires, Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today issued the
following statement:
Draft registrants who on Septem-
Der ~. 1918, had reached their thirty
seventh birthday, must return their
questionnaires to their local boards,
altho it is not necessary that they fill
out the questionnaires. This was pro-
vided in the following supplemental
order issued from the office of the
provost marshal general today. Those
men between the ages of 9 and SO in
elusive. who have received their uues-
tionnaires must fill them out and re-
turn them"
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S9S,9S7 Must Be Subscribed by
Saturday.
People of Topeka Are Making
Liberal Responses.
ROLLING THE BALL.

The great ball which indicates the
progress of the united war work drive
in Shawnee county will move majes-
tically across the Melan bridge this
evening and will roll slowly up the
street to the pole near Third and Kan
sas avenue, which is marked $4,000.
After the first four reports of the team
captains were in this noon, it was GER
tain that the ball would cross the river
tonight and begin the climb up the
Fourth street hill to the halfway mark
tomorrow. Incidentally, the captains
have sworn by all that they hold holy
that the halfway mark will be reached
and passed when the ball rolling cere-
monial is finished tomorrow night.
Subscriptions today wiped the $780,
600 figure from in front of the yet-to-
be-subscribed figure and established
tens of thousands.
Big Santa Fe Subscriptions.
At the Chamber of Commerce this
noon it was officially announced that
the Santa Fe office subscriptions have
not yet been officially counted in the
totals as the captains of the office
teams have not yet turned in any
cards. The total subscription from the
offices to date is more than $4,000. ac-
cording to a.report by w. E. Collin
son at the captains luncheon today.
The Santa Fe shops also reported an
unofficial partial subscription of more
than $4,000. -
V. NJ. Wiley. of Hutchinson, state
chairman for the United War Work
drive, was again the guest of honor
at the luncheon this noon. After the
reports of the teams for today's So
licitation were all in he took occasion
to compliment the Topeka campaign
ers on their enthusiasm and effective
ness. Wiley in the course of his talk
urged that all persons who show a
| tendency to "let George do it, be re-
ported to the local executive COM
mittee so that their cases may be at
i tended to by strong arm committee
Spirited talks were made by Judge
Mason of the supreme court, and BY
Capt Percy Atkins of Newton.
Victory Forces Applauded.
! The work of the Victory Boys and
| Victory Girls was applauded and over
whelmingly endorsed. A resolution
was adopted urging the school board
| to not only encourage the movement
but to get behind it.
| The work of the Victory boy or CIR
| is to contribute to the fund any amour,
which he or she may be able to carr
for that purpose; not to ask the par.
ent Tor a contribution, but to in some
manner earn the money turned in tc
| the United War Work fund
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WORLD And FOOD
There Is q Great Problem in
Conditions Everywhere.
Hoover May Become Soon an
International Dictator.
"SH00T BREAD' TO HUNS
Instead of Shooting Bullets at
Now Humbled Enemy.
No Particular Faith Placed in
the German Leaders.
"SHOOT BREAD" TO HUNS

Paris, Nov. 13.-Food is now a
world problem. Herbert Hoover, soon
en- route to Europe. is likely to be-
come the worlds food dictator.
Statements from Chancellor Ebert
and Minister Scheidemann reveal that
food is the most serious problem in
Germany. The allies probably will as
sumo the position of shooting bread
instead of bullets, into Germany.
No great faith is placed in Ebert
and Scheidemann as "revolutionists.
Both have been strong supporters OF
the kaiser thruout the war.
The question is frequently asked II
Paris where is Liebknecht?"
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THREE DAYS OF PEACE
And What Those Three Days
Brought Forth.


Hostilities cease on all fronts.
Evacuation of occupied terri
tories and surrender Of equipment
by central powers under way
Riotous celebration thruout the
world.
Plans for peace conference under
way, with President Wilson urged
to attend by allied diplomats.
Emperor Karl of Austria abd1-
Gates.
Kaiser Wilhelm virtually IN
termed in Holland.
Reports of the death OF the
crown prince.
Germans and peoples of former
Austro-Hungarian empire work to
bring order under new govern
ments.
Drafting of Americans stopped
and all questionnaires now in the
hands of draftees ordered returned
unsigned to local boards.
German government pleads for
food and early peace conclave.
Fuel and light restrictions modi-
fie1.
Relaxation of some food control
measures ordered and a new food
conservation program outlined.
Modification of orders regulating
output of industries announced.
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HOLD TO TERMS
German High Command Told
No Change Possible.
Allied Commanders Send Word
via Wireless Today.
THE CONDITIONS TO STAND
With AnnexeS Named by the
War Leaders.
Added "a Hours ON Evacuation
of Territory.
THE CONDITIONS TO STAND

London, Nov. 13.-The allied high
command has sent to the German high
command by French wireless a mes
sage that there can be no modification
Of the conditions of the armistice, in
cluding the annexes. at this time. It
is added that a supplementary period
of twenty-four hours for the evacua-
ton of Belgium. Luxembourg and Al
race-Lorraine had been added to the
fourteen days stipulated in the origi-
nal text, so as to. permit the text to
reach German headquarters at the.lfe,-
sired time '---'
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HOW KARL GOT OUT
Has Love. for People. Says His Final
Proclamation as Emperor.

Copenhagen, Nov. 13.-EmperoP
Karl of Austria Hungary. in announce
ing his abdication, issued the follow
ing proc nation:
'.Fi11ed with unalterable love for my
peoples, I will not hinder their free
development.
"1 acknowledge German-Austria's
decision to become a serc rate state.
81 relinquish all participation =, the
administration of state affairs.
May the peoples harmoniously ad.
just themselves to the new conditions"
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the trip in a stage coach. This BROTH
er, Stephen Gage, who also has friends
in Topeka, went on to California to
live, and was one of the executors Of
the great Leland Stanford estate. Nor
ris Gage spent a part of each year un-
til his death at the home of the
Stephen Gage family in California.
Norris Gage was a veteran of the
Civil war, having enlisted from Ohio.
He received a severe wound in battle,
which disabled him for a long while
and from which he never entirely re-
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CHARLES TO ECKARTSAU
Former Austrian Emperor Is Leaving
Vienna.

Basel, Nov 13.-Former Emperor
Charles, former Empress Zita and
their family left Vienna at 9 o'clock
Tuesday night for Eckartsau. accord.
ing to dispatch from the Austrian
capital.
Former Emperor Charles and his
family arrived at Eckartsau in an
automobile, says a dispatch from
Vienna.
Eckartsau. where there is a castle,
is ON the Danube between Vienna and
Pressburg. 1t is on the north bank of
the river and about fifteen miles east
of Vienna