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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
MODIFIES RULES
Restrictions on Newspapers Ex-
planned by Government.
Rules Less Exacting Than at
First Supposed.

Washington, July 24.-Because of
confusion growing out of its order of
July bearing on paper conservation,
the war industries board today issued
the following Interpretation of the
order for newspaper publishers:
81. Discontinue the acceptance of
the return of unsold copies.
ceptions-agents of pub
fishers or dealers acting as agents
SELLING newspapers wholesale to re-
tail dealers. news stands and news
boys) return unsold copies provided
such unsold copies have not been in
the possession of retail dealers, news
stands or newsboys.
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or newsboys, receiving papers too late
for sale o. account of delay in trans
pJrtation may refund copies to the
publisher.
Copies to Employees.
'2=Discontinue giving copies to
anybody except for office working
copies or where required by statute
law in the case of official advertising.
ceptions-Copies may be
given free o employees of newspapers
If such is the present practice of the
office. No free copies shall be given
to relatives, stockholders, or others
not actual engaged in the publica-
ton of the paper.
Nb)-CODleS may be sent free to
former employees who afe in the war
service and copies may be sent free to
camp library of institution recognized
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Z. A, x. o. c. etc. Copies should not
be sent free to individual soldiers I'M
less formerly employed by the news
papers.
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agree to bind or otherwise permanent
y. preserve the files of the paper
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the newspaper correspondents and
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itself to advertising agencies from
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones' Telephone $3.50.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Webb and daughter
Fthelyn have returned from ottawa where
they spent day recently. Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Slider who were also guests of
relatives in Ottawa returned home
Roy Peterson, machinist. formerly located
at Chanute has been transferred to Topeka
and is working at night in the machine
shops.
Edward Camp of Emporia spent several
days recently with Mrs. Camp and their
little daughter Mabel
Mr. aud Mrs. Homer Allison have as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mccormick and
little daughter Virginia Of McCune, Kan.
They have now comet Mayetta where they
will visit friends.
c. A. Swenson who recently went to
Mesilla Park N. Mex. for the purpose
of special training for the service has re-
entered the service of fhe company in the
auditor of disbursements. having been re-
jected because of physical disability.
Floyd Young of the stores department
has been transferred to the auditor of
disbursements department.
Miss Margaret Newberg of the general
claim department is spending vacation in
Chicago.
james and Robert Pritchard, formerly
apprentices in the paint shops. are spend
ing a twelve days furIo with their parents.
They are training at the Great Lakes naval
training station.
L. N Lewis Of the coach shops has been
i'll the last few days but is now improving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
SENDS SHELL CASE HOME
Edgar E. Zinn Gives His Parents a
Souvenir From France.

Edgar E. linn. formerly with the
State Journal, now with an anti-air-
craft battery in France, has sent home
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. s.
linn, Sol East Eighth street, a WON
derfully carved brass shrapnel shell
case, picked up on the battlefield and
carved by a convalescent French
poilu.
The case is hammered into beauti-
full acorn design with the word Mo
selle' standing in relief.
Edgar linn enlisted early last year
with the coast artillery. He was sent
to France about Christmas time and
was transferred to an anti-aircraft
battery.
In his last letter he writes: Things
are rather quiet now, but there is go
ing to be something doing soon. Then
when. it is all over and we win it is
America for me-America and no 9TH
er place on earth
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WOODSON GAS FIELD
Good Flow North of Yates Center SUM-
plies City With Fuel.

Wichita, Kan, July PA new gas
field has been discovered eleven and
one-half miles north of Yates Center,
Woodson county, by the Aurora Oil
and Gas company, which found the gas
sand ten days ago. Wells Nos. 1 and
> have been producing two million
cubic feet of gas daily. Nos3 just COM
pleted, has volume of three million
feet. The gas has been sold to the
company which supplies Yates Center
In Western Greenwood county an
other good oil we'll has been COM
pleted. 1t is the Tidal company's No
2 on the Stevenson farm, section 2-26-
s. Sand was found at 1894 feet and
drilling was stopped at sixty-four feet
in the pay strata. The new we'll off
sets Hull No. ].
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MICHAELIS IN ARMY
Former German Vice Chancellor Said
to Be in Command of Brigade.

With the American Army in France
July 24.-Dr. George Michaelis. the
former German chancellor, is reported
by prisoner to be now commanding
a German army brigade on the west
ern front
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NAME MINISTER
DIR. Karl Helfferioh Will Go to
Russian Post.
German Troops Will Accom-
pany Him as Guard.

London, July 24.-Dr. Karl Helf-
ferich, former German Imperial vice
chancellor, has been appointed Ger
many's diplomatic representative at
Moscow, according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam.
VIII Take Troops for Guard.
Amsterdam, July 24-Dr. Karl
Helfferich who will succeed the late
Count Won Mirbach as German am
bassador to Russia, will take two bat
talions of troops to guard the en-
bassy, according to a Berlin dispatch
received today
This is the first intimation that
HeIHerich, former vice chancellor and
minister of the treasury, and one of
the strongest figures in German poll
tics, would be ambassador to Russia
Premier Lenine recently issued an
official statement in which he declared
the Bolshevik are capable of guarding
foreign diplomats, and that in no cir
cumstances would German troops be
allowed to enter Moscow or Petrograd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
ALL HANDS SAVED
Entire Crew of Fishing Schooner Sunk
by U-Boat. Now Accounted For.

Portland, Me. July 24.-An those
on the Gloucester fishing schooner,
Robert and Richard. sunk by Ger
man submarine off the Maine coast,
Monday. had been accounted for to-
day. There were twenty-three persons
on the vessel.
Three men were landed at Kenne-
bunkport and eleven at this port last
night. Four more were brought in
here today and four men and boy
were picked up at sea and taken to
Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24

ginning to Read In the southwest
broom corn is generally reported to be
doing fine.
Potatoes are being dug. but the
yield is poor in all parts. Gardens in
important truck growing centers are
drying up.
The hot, dry weather is causing ap-
pies to drop badly in the fruit orchards
of the northeastern counties. In the
Arkansas valley the outlook is much
better. Early apples are scarce and
of Door quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
FUNSTON DIVISION.
New One To Be Formed at
Kansas Army Camp.
Six Ordered Organized This
Month at Various Posts.

Washington, July 24.-Six new d.
visions of the national army. with
regulars as a nucleus. have been or
dered by Chief of Staff March to be
formed during this month at the fol-
lowing camps:
Devens. Mass; Custer, Mich: Mead,
Md; Funston, Kan; Sheridan, Ill !;
Lewis, Wash
These will be numbered nine to
fourteen and will have two regular
1nfa regiments each as a nucleus
THESE regulars are gathered from
guard duty about the country, having
been replaced quietly during the past
two months by home guards All but
these are national army men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24
SOCIALISTS DECREASE
Split in Party in Germany Causes
Shrinkage of Membership.

New York, July 24.-The member
ship of the Socialist party in Saxony
has been decreased from $4,000 in
1917 to $4,000 paying members at
present. According t. a Dresden dis
patch in the Berlin Tageblatt of June
30 a copy of which has been received
here. the decrease was due to the
number Socialists serving in the
army and to the split in the Socialist
PARTY in GERMANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-24

We desire in this way to express our
thanks and appreciation to the friends
who kindly helped US in laying away
our dear husband and father ard for
the beautiful flowers.
MRS. ]. KAUFMAN
Adv and FAMILY
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RUSSIA FsORTTFTES PETROGRAD.
Stop DemObilization of Troops and
Order Them to Fight.
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN.


Petrograd, Feb. 10. delayed
Decentralization of the Russian army
and fleet has been stopped, it was an
nounced at noon today.
The Russian troops have been or
dered to resist the German advance
and to evacuate their positions only
when necessary. destroying property,
as they fall back.
Preparations have been made for
stubborn defense of Petrograd. The
entire press urges the government to
fight.
Cut Indemnity to 81 SOC. 900, 900.
London, Feb. 20.-Foreign Minister
Trotzky, speaking before the central
executive committee OF the pan-Soviet
last Thursday, announced the Germans
at Brest-Litovsk reduced the indemni-
ty they asked Of Russia from $4,000
10000 to $500, 600, 900, according to
a Petrograd dispatch dated February
Is, received today.
Invade to Put Down Anarchy.
Petrograd, Feb. 10, (delayed) The
Tsarskoe-Selo wireless station today
picked Up Prince Leopold's address,
ordering the German advance against
Russia, in which he declared:
1--WE want no anneXations or contri-
buttons, but restoration of order. Rus
STA is the center of anarchy. The
contagion is spreading into Europe.
Civilized Europe understands the Ger
mans are defending order in Europe"
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WORLD DESTINY


ton can be obtained. But in the case
Of the German, he apparently reached
his maximum of preparation sometime
ago, and by his waiting since then has
given the allies chance to reach the
pink of preparation.
Without revealing figures, the ex-
perts said that the allied preponder-
tanned, despite the fact that the Ger
man could draw new men from the
east lines because of the Russian COL
lapse.
Some high American army men had
begun to doubt the German really
intended to make an offensive on the
west line. They thought he either
intended to wait until he was pushed
to 1t by home developments or other
events, or to make a smash in Italy
or the Balkans under the cover of the
advertising of a west front drive.
Now, however, these men believe the
drive is coming. They say, tho, that
the German has wasted much time
and that if he delays much further
he will encounter bad spring weather
and muddy terrain.
American Troops in 1t.
Asked why the allies had not under
taken an offensive in view of the Ger
man delay, the experts pointed tout
that the allied lines are SO disposed
that they probably can convert a Ger
man smash into an allied victory.
American troops will take part in
any big push. The censorship pre-
vents revelation of the number avail
able, but it was said that a consider
able number have passed beyond the
training stage and are now in the
seasoned fighting stage.
Other men are rapidly finishing
their training.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-20
1917 BROKE ALL RECORDS
Losses Amounted to $4,SS3,994
for Last 12 Months.
2,942 Fires Were of Unknown
Origin During Ayr. Period.

Kansas in four years has suffered
fire loss only little below fifteen mil
lion dollars. according to report to-
day from the Office of L. T. Hussey,
state fire marshal. The loss came
from 12,412 fires in the state during
the four years period. The last year
broke all records when the los coun-
ties reported S,693 fires for loss of
s4,8S3,994. The average loss for each
of the four years is $3,721,675, while
the average number of fires is 3,103.
Fires were reported in 5.s45 resi-
dences during the four-year period
since the opening of the state depart
ment. Aggregate losses in the state
exceed for the four years the assessed
valuation of a number of cities in the
state. Counting the number of build
ings and homes affected by the fires,
the total is larger than that of any
city in the state except Kansas City,
Topeka and Wichita.
On Steady Increase.
The staggering losses shown in the
four-year tabulation indicate a rapid
growth in the last two years of the
fire losses of the state. The year
just ended greatly exceeded the rec
ord of any former twelve months both
in the number of fires and the total
loss. Heavy incendiary losses have
been held by the state department to
have been responsible for much of the
increase.
War conditions and maximum ac-
tivity in every line of industrial en-
terprise increased the states fire risk
during the last year. The speeding up
of the states production in Industrial
plants is believed to have added
greatly to the fire loss.
The state fire marshafs office was
created by act of the 1913 state legis-
1aturo and its operating expenses are
met b. assessment on the fire insur-
ance companies doing business in
Kansas. Following a showing that the
state suffered from 2,975 fires in the
first year the office was in operation,
the number dropped the succeeding
year to 2,445. The loss also dropped
from sS.441,224 in 1914 to -$2,745,s03
in 1915.
Many Mystery Fires.
But in 1916 the loss swung back
and passed the record of 1914. From
a total of $3.50 fires, the state marked
off fire loss of s3,S45,6S2. Then
came the heavy jolt of last year when
the states loss went almost to the five
million dollar mark. The loss was
$4,S83,994 from a high record of 1898
fires.
Blazes of unknown origin during the
four-year period totaled 2,942, with a
loss of $5.190,3s9. A total of 4S4 in
state department during the four
years. The loss from the fire bug was
more than a million and a half-$1,-
516.774, the official returns show.
Chimneys and flues started 1858
fires, which did damage to the amount
of s1,067,74S.
Fires in 5,s45 residences caused
losses of $3,511.317. Losses from
fires in 1850 barns and stables
amounted to s2,574,764. Reports
showed fires in S97 stores with loss
of s3.0S9.704.
The classification of property losses
and causes of fires were as follows:
Total Loss by Property Destroyed. AGAR
Period,
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Morning Grain Gossip
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trader

New York, Feb. 20.-FinanciaI News Bull
letin: Stocks--During the period of profit
taking new groups of stocks are expected
to come into bullish prominence and their
reactions we think purchases may again
be made IN recent leaders, but they ought
not to be taken during bulges if the best
results are to be realized. The market has
taken good deal of stock but it has been
well taken according to expert testimony.
Some 1rreguIarity may be expected temper
arily with the usual cross currents but the
bull movement does not seem to us to have
spent itself as yet The Russian develop
ments may influence additional profit tax
ing. Information channels are still bullish
A. r., c. F. l., Pierce Arrow, Studebaker,
American Can and Southern Pacific.
Chicago. Feb. 20.-The Herald says
Gra1n-It was believed in some quarters
last night that while oats are to sell higher
the market may not encounter same charac-
ter OF buying experienced yesterday. 9th
ers look for an active market for some time.
with rye and barley advancing oats are the
one market that has any trading in futures
and is run by the cash end of the trade.
Some expressed belief that had it not been
not have advanced &c to &c. The east bought
oats for deferred shipment with more free
dom. little selling of May oats was Gre
ated at one time yesterday by a report that
the embargo against sending cars east
might be removed within a few days. A
member of the food administration said
that 1t is likely to remain for about two
weeks. Director General McAdoo saws there
are hundred thousand cars in the west to
move corn and grains and the delay move
ment is now to million bushels Primary
receipts of all grains yesterday were 2,s10,
all the oats offered in Illinois yesterday,
paying the higher prices than any other
market, as reported by large cash grain
in creating the active demand for May by
shorts here and helped the advance.
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Wall St. New York, Feb 20-STOCKS-
Rallies and setbacks alternated during the
irregular forenoon. The stronger features
included Baldwin Locomotive, Crucible
and National Enamelling, the latter gaining
almost points on its Increased dividend.
tant with Shippings, Metals and Oils. Unit
ed States Steel recovered part of its initial
loss and Sugars hardened on announce
ment of the plans to finance the Cuban
crop. Liberty 31A's sold at $3.50 to IS.
hrst IS at 964S to 1862, and second As
at 96.10 to 96.16.
overnight news, particularly the Russian
situation. afforder preteXt for moderate
selling at the opening of today's stock
made by leaders, notably United States
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WAS 2 ABOVE HERE
CONTINUED from Page one.)

o'clock this morning. The tempera-
ture this afternoon did not above Is
degrees, tonight it will go to about
2 above and tomorrow afternoon a
warming up to the tune of possible
80 degrees. The north wind that has
been blowing in Topeka for the last
two days is expected to shift to the
south tonight and exert a sooth-
ing influence on the weather. The
wind was blowing fifteen miles an
hour from the north this afternoon.
The highest temperature ever recorded
in Topeka on this date was IS in 1895,
and the lowest was 8 below in 1889.
Oklahoma City reported a temper
ature of s above at Camp Doniphan
TO-DAY. A north wind was blowing
and the day promised to be cold and
disagreeable.
Meteorologist Flora in the forecast
says fair and continued cold tonight;
Thursday fair with rising tempera-
lures.
Shippers should protect thirty-six
hour shipments north against tenn
perature of 5. below; east and west
against 2 above; and south against 8
above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-20
HUNS REFUSE TO
Continued from Page One,

CONTINUED from Page One.l
German machines. British aviators in
three days have brought down or dis
abled eifty-seven German airplanes.
British and French airmen have not
let up in their bombing attacks on i'm
portant points in German Lorraine
both night and day raids being car
ried out. Airdromes, docks and other
targets in Belgium are being bombed
by British naval airmen. Berlin re-
ports the destruction of seven allied
airplanes-,
Advance 12H Miles Into Russia.
Berlin, via London, Feb. Cove
have advanced twenty kilometers
(about twelve and a half miles) be-
yond our previous positions on the
Riga-Petrograd railway" the German
war office announced today.
Announced today. The text of the
statement reads:
Eastern theater-On both sides of
the RigA-Petrograd railway the Rus
sian positions were crossed and we ad-
vanced twenty kilometers beyond the
line which had been our front. Feeble
resistance on the part of the enemy
near Inzeen, north of the railway;
soon was broken. Our division
pushed on from Dvinsk to the north
east and to the east.
Also Take $500 Prisoners.
Between Dvinsk and Lutsk they
advanced on wide sectors. Divisions
which pressed forward beyond Lutsk
are marching on RovnO.
prisoners to the number of $500,
several hundred guns and great
amount of rolling stock fell into our
hands" -z8-7-1
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Kansas City. Feb. 2O.-HOGS-Receipts
1000: Market strong to &c higher. Bulk
od sags' and heayy
$16.65@16.90 pigs, s1400ds15.75
CATTLE-Receipts IL 900. Market steady
to Toe higher. Prime fed steers, S12.5O6
1915; dressed beef steers. S10.50@12 IS !:
western steers, S950d12.S5; southern steers.
Sl3o110.O0; cows, $7.00MI075; heifers. 81. so
Mil.Io: stockers and feeders. $500 90 /;
bulls, N.25@1 1000; calves, 81. 0O@12.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
100; wethers, S11 50@13 %; ewes, $1125@
lbs stockers and feeders IS OO6i555
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Market &c higher. 20. mixed, S1.s0a1 80
No. 3, S1.T2M1.s0; 20. 2 white, S202@2 10
No. 3, S202@205; No. yellow, $190@1 80
No. 5, 81 81.
OATS-Market 1@2c higher. No. white
941s@95c: No. mixed, 90Q91c.
RY&S2. 1922
kAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3.55@ so
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-$2. 00H2.40
BRAN-$1. 9Od2.o
WHEAT-Receipts IL cars.
BGTTER-Market unchanged.
POCLTRY-Market unchanged
EGGS-Firsts, &c; seconds, not quoted.
CORN-Close: May, $L27h@1.27A.
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.ENLIGHTEN ARGENTINA
Ambassador to o. S. Who Resigned
Meets President Irigoyen.

.Buenos Aires, Feb. 20.--A confer
ence that is expected to have an i'm
portant bearing on Argentina's inter-
national relations was scheduled today
between President Irigoyen and Rom
ulo Naon, ambassador to the United
States.
Naon is expected to explain the
reasons for his. resignation, which has
now been reconsidered. 1t is also be-
lieved Naon would present Irigoyen
with important data concerning for
eign affairs, as learned from the
American state department.
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WILL ASK 7 BILLION
That Will Be Budget for Running War
Next Year.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The greatest
appropriation bill in the history of
congress is being framed by the house
military affairs committee for work
of the war department during the next
fiscal year.
Present estimates place the total of
the bill close to $1,000, 100000, exceed
ing by about $4,000, 900, 900 the largest
appropriation of last year for war
work
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Chicago, Feb. 2O.-HOGS-Receipts %, Oo0
tomorrow 10000 Market strong 15c above
yesterdays average. Bulk of sales S16.7O@
l60; light, $1645@170O: mixed, S16.45@
1855; pigs. S12.5O@15.5O
CATTLE-Receipts 6uoO. Market strong.
feeders $7.40d1osc: cows and heifers,
s65o@m;!5; calves. ss.5l@1375.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market firm.
Sheep, $10.0O@13.20; lambs $13. 5O@ 1850.
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for which 1 am responsible and upon
which I believe the safety of the coun-
try depends, 1 shall quit office with
but one regret-that 1 had not greater
strength and greater ability to place
at the disposal of my native land in
the gravest hour of its history"