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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
BOY like A BANDIT
15-Year-Old Eddie Levels Con-
feSSeS to RObberieS.
Other Lads Knew of His Sys-
tematic Stealing.

More robbery cases were cleared uR
by the police this morning with the
arrest of Eddie Levels. a 15-year-old
colored boy whose home is at Twelfth
and Chandler streets. He has con-
fessed to entering Rogers cafe at
day night, where he stole some chile.
canned goods and other eatab1es- He
also admitted that he had entered the
garage belonging to John S. Rhoades,
1919 Kansas avenue, and stole some
goods.
Wilbur Dobson. IL. who lives near
Levels, finally admitted that he had
accompanied Levels once or twice but
laid all the blame on the Levels boy.
Three other small colored lads. Robert
Breakbill, IL, I'll Stella street; Cliff
ford Brandon, II, 334 Lawrence. and
Willard Skaggs, IS, 332 Lawrence,
were also brought to the police sta
ton this morning by the officers in
the hopes that they could throw some
light on the situation. They admitted
that they had seen some of the goods
Levels had stolen, but denied that they
had been connected with the robberies
in any way.
Living Like a Bandit.
Eddie Levels had been living like
a bandit of the old days. He left
home last Friday and took up his
abode in a vacant house next door t.
the garage, where he could observe
Rhoades every time he left the place.
and also where the restaurant was
handy for him to go on foraging ex
petitions
Levels confessed to stealing severa
rare Spanish and Chinese coins, a
gold earring, five books, a mahogany
jewel box, some confectionery and
other trifles. Detectives W. H. Car
ter. Mitchell Bundy, Augustine Alba,
George Frost and Ed Ransom have
been working on the case and are
responsible for the youthful thieves
being brought to Justice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
ARE ON LAST lap
Superb Efforts About To Bear
Fruit, Says Leader.
British Expectant of Impending
Great Events.

London, Sept. 5.-Newspapers to-
day print the following semi-oficiai
statement.
THE hour scents close at hand when
the superb effortsN of the allies will
begin to bear fruit one Of our great
chiefs said yesterday. We are on the
last, lap and close to the winning
post. >"
SdN No Counter Stroke.
London, Sept To-day there was
still NO sign of the expected German
counter stroke on the western front.
which must soon be delivered II Cen
eral Ludendorf wishes to save the
situation. Prisoners speak of q great
mysterious army headed by General
Won Mackensen. which is ready to
pounce on the allies, but his where
abouts is unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
TAKE SUGAR FROM A WOMAN.
Lindsborg Hoarder Relieved of Supply
by United States Secret Service.

by United States Secret Service.
Wichita, Kan, Sept. 5.-The food
administration was notified today by
Fred NJ. Tate, chief of the United States
secret service office in Kansas City,
that one of his operatives took ten
pounds of sugar from a woman
hoarder in Lindsborg last week.
The food administration had re-
quested that the secret service make
an investigation when it was found
that the Lindsborg woman had taken
out twenty-five pounds of sugar on a
certificate in Lindsborg by promising
to use 1t all for canning and had later
taken out twenty-five pounds more at
q grocery in Mcpherson by signing a
second pledge. No permission was
granted for the second certificate, the
woman evidently thinking she would
not be caught because she went to a
neighboring town where her first pur-
chase of twenty-five pounds was not
known.
When confronted with the evidence
that she had obtained too much sugar
without permission. the woman con-
tended she had used it all for canning.
but she was unable to produce fruit
she had preserved.
She had but ten pounds of the two
purchases left and could not explain
what had happened to the other forty
pounds. Because of the irregularity
she was required to surrender the ten
pounds to ]. T. S. Reed, local food
administrator for Lindsborg. who has
returned it to channels of trade. The
woman will not be allowed to buy
more sugar for canning and grocers in
Lindsborg and neighboring towns have
been notified not to sell sugar to her
for canning = until she can explain
what happened to the forty pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
FEED KANSAS STOCK
Food Administration Would Relieve
Conditions From Drouth.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 5.-The food
administration is graphing today at
Washington with the problem of sup
plying feed to stock in parts of KAN
sas, Oklahoma and other states where
the drouth has ruined fall crops.
Walter Innes, federal food admin
istrator for Kansas, is in Washington
with other state administrators, work
ing with Food Administrator Hoover
on the big problem. Mr.. Innes has
recommended that wheat which is
still left in Kansas be kept here for
milling so that the bran and shorts
will be saved for feeding.
Two weeks ago he wired that
recommendation to Washington anf
suggested that the government buy
flour from Kansas mills SO as to save
the feed from wheat for the section
of the country that need it.
The food administration Is urging
that all feed possible be conserved, as
there is bounds to be a shortage no
matter how well plans are laid. All
silos should be worked to capacity
Straw, which frequently is allowed to
stand in stacks which will not shed
water, makes good roughage feed. al
tho it does not provide as much nour-
iShment as other feeds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
CAMP | YEAR old
Twelve Months Ago Today
First Recruit Entered Funston.
100000 Men Have Gone Thru
Their Training There.

Camp Funston, Kan, Sept. 5.-One
year ago today the first recruits began
to arrive at Camp Funston. With the
sound of the artisans hammers still
ringing in the air. and the camp bear
ing the appearance of a giant boom
town in the making, boys from Mis-
souri,, Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado.
Arizona and New Mexico emerged
from their civilian pursuits and got
their first glimpse of military life.
The first five per cent of Camp Fun
ston's first quota, 2.s2S men. who be-
gan to arrive here a year ago found a
marvelously different picture than the
some nine hundred of the 5000 build
ings the camp now contains. had been
erected. Others in various states of
completion dotted the vast plain; few
of the thirty miles of streets had been
laid out SO that they looked the part
and on the whole, to the initiated
rookie. everything seemed to be in a
uproar. Between 5000 and 10000
workmen then were employed here in
construction work.
Comparing the camp today with
that of year ago, seems like looking
short year. for that such transfOrma-
ton could have been effected in SO
brief a time seems almost incredible.
Within the year probably 100000 men
have been in training in Camp Fun
ston. Besides the one complete divi-
sion-the ighty-ninth-which has
been transformed from 10000 re-
cruits into a well-trained military ma
chine in all it's various ramifications
and is now overseas, the year has
witnessed the organizing of new and
similar war machine. the Tenth
division, now in training, and it has
seen various other units come and go
in the routine exchange from camp to
ca mn.
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FIGHT WITH CZECHS
so, 900 Loyal Russians Reported To
Have Joined Them Against Reds.

Washington. Sept. 5.-A Czecho-
Slovak officer has arrived at Arch
angel, with word that $4,000 loyal
Russians are operating with the 49,
900 Czecho-Slovak forces moving
east along i the Transsiberian
railroad from Ekaterinburg. The
newto'eached the state department to-
day in message from Ambassador
Francis. dated August 26. The off,
Ger says the Russians are pleased with
the overthrow of the Bolshevik con-
troll and that Bolshevik soldiers are
fiocking to the support of the Czechs.
Leaving Ekaterinburg August on
orders from the commanding officer,
who had been asked by the allied con-
suls to get a messenger to Archangel,
the officer arrived at Vologda August
13 and at Archangel August "a. He
said Ekaterinburg WIS captured July
25 by 200 Cossacks and that 500
Czechs arrived there on the follow
ing day. Citizens supplied the Czechs
with food, of which there seemed to
be plenty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
Took Rockies on "Seeing" War
Department Tour.
They MistOOk Him for an Ordi.
nary Clerk.
DOUGHBOYS TALKED FREELY
At the End Secretary Explained
sI'm Baker,"
ssWell, PlI Be Darned!" Was the
ROOky's Reply.

Washington, Sept. 5.-How Secre-
tary of War Baker-incog-ran a per-
sonally conducted tour of the war de-
partment at midnight a few nights
since, with two rockies as his guests,
leaked out today.
Baker got comprehensive view of
what the ordinary private thinks of
the Baker army when he speaks out
in meeting and he sent the men away
rejoicing with two of the pipes from
the remarkable Baker collection.
It~was IL o'clock at night. Baker
had been working since a. m. Before
the sombre war building, he waited
for his car that didn't come.
Took Baker for Clerk.
Two rockies from Camp Meade
sauntered up.
Say. Mister. that's the war build
ing, amt it?' they queried with an
easy familiarity. YES" replied the
little man.
well. you see. Mister. we're from
way out west and we wanted to see
what the war department looks like,
now that we're in the army" said the
two rockies.
But the guard up there told us
nothing doing at this time of night.
Pretty tough luck, don't you think p"
The little man agreed.
But 1 think 1 can take you around
a bit, for I work in there" he said.
So the Tour Started.
So the tour started. The rockies
thought it was bit strange how the
guards let this man thru without any
questions and even saluted as he
passed.
The little man, who hadn't intro
duced himself TO the two friends from
out west, took them all over the end
less corridors, showing them the ad.
jutant generals office, the chief or
staffs office, the hundred and one
other places in the granite structure.
At last they paused before the sec
retarial offices.
This is theSsecretary of wars Of
flee" he said.
The rockies were impressed.
Would you like to see it?
"You bet we would"
The secretary opened the door, took
them thru the outer offices, showed
them the flag that draped Lincoln S
casket, explained to them about the
solemn pictures of the eX-secretarles
and then ushered them into the secre-
tary's private office.
Mania for Pipes.
This man Baker, said the secre-
tary, has a regular mania for pipes
I guess it'd be all right to open his
desk and show you the collection"
The rockies looked on almost in
awe as he paraded meerschaums,
briars, corncobs and clays.
The little man asked if they wouldn't
sit down and chat awhile. They
would What did they think about
the army? What did they think of
Baker? They told him fully and with
out reservation. They allowed the
army life was great, and guessed this
man Baker must be all right, for he
certainly had things running right"
"Well I'll Be Darned!"
They chatted until 1890 a. m.~
I'm Mr.. Baker" said the secretary
in parting. 81 wish you'd take these
two pipes as a souvenir"
We'll, I'll be darned" gasped one,
and the party ended.
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PLANES CARRIED SUPPLIES
Delivered Small Arms and Ammuni-
ton to Advancing Troops.

Delivered Small Arms and Ammuni-
ton to Advancing Troops.
London, Sept. 5.-Supplies of small
arms ana ammunition have been drop
ped to British infantry In the forward
zones of the western battle front, the
latest aviation communicate issued py
Field Marshal Haig announced.
Airplanes worked all of Monday in
front of the advancing battle line be-
hind which British observation bal
looms followed closely.
"Our airmen were frequently at
tackled by large formations of hostile
machines" says the conmunique.
But persisted In their various tasks.
Targets offered by the retiring Ger
mans were reported to our artillery.
contact with our infantry and tanks
was maintained. the concentrations OF
hostile troops and transport along the
road were engaged with bombs ana
machine guns and hostile anti-tank
guns were silenced.
Many Air BATTLES.
Many aerial encounters took place.
We destroyed ten German machines
and drove two down out OF controi.
Our missing machines amounted 10
twenty. Twenty-four tons of bombs
were dropped during Monday ana
Monday night
British bombing planes twice at
tackled a German aerodrome at Bum
Monday and made a third attack dur
ing the following night. seventeen
tons of bombs were dropped. Aero
dromes, railways and military objec-
tives at Saarbrucken, Ehrange and
Boulay were also bombed. The bomb
ers operated as close to German tar
gets as possible and many direct hits
were observed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Sept: 5-coRN-Failure Of frost
predictions had a bearish effect today on
corn and SO. too. had the likelihood of
warmer weather. Selling, however, was of
only a scattered sort. the market was cas-
lily influenced. Opening prices. which var
led from unchanged figures to &c lower
with September 81 IS to 81 ssh and October
s1.56aS to $1.56B were followed by a mod
crate rally and then another sag.
Subsequently. gossip that country con-
signment notices have fallen off consider
ably brought about an mp turn. The close
was unsettled. &c to NC net higher. Sep
TENDER $1.55ss and October $1.57A to
$1.5715.
OATs-Oats were steady rs a result Of
absence of any aggressive selling. After
opening &c off TO &c up with October 12L4c
to 72Zc the market hardened slightly and
then reacted trifle.
PROvISIONS-Declines in the hog mar
ket weakened provisions, most Of the busi-
ness being in ribe.
Lard held relatively steady as compared
with ribs and pork.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
1.-THE range Of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board Of Tcade as reported by
Thos. ]. Myers. 301 N E. Btdg.l
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Inmate State Hospital Hit by Rock
Island at Alma.

Inmate State Hospital Hit by Rock
= Island at Alma.
Mrs. Daisy Rodgers of Downs. an
inmate at the state hospital. was kill
ed by a Rock Island train near Alma,
late Monday night. Her body was
found by a section foreman when a
search for the escaped patient was
made by hospital officials.
According to officials, the woman
escaped from an attendant when a
number of women were taken for a
walk. She boarded a Rock Island
train and was killed near Alma. Her
head and both arms were severed
from the body. At Willard an effort
was made to apprehend the woman,
but she escaped and is believed to
have ridden a freight train to the
scene of the accident.
c. G. Rodgers, the woman's hus-
band. has been living in Denver. He
came to Topeka when notified Of his
wife's death. The body was taken to
Downs for burial
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Paint Durham Store Yellow.

Durham, Kan, Sept. 5.-Tuesday
night a number of red blooded Ameri-
cans applied yellow paint to the out.
side wall of the Inland Mercantile
company Of Durham. w. F. Schultz
is principal owner The yellow paint
was daubed all over the front of the
store and written in large letters
''pro-German."
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WV. C. A. GYM TEACHER
Gertrude Laudcnbach of Louisville
Engaged for Position in Topeka.

Engaged for Position in Topeka.
The Topeka Y. w. C. A. has engaged
Miss Gertrude Laddenbach, of Louis
Vile, KY, to teach gymnasium classes
this winter. She will begin work the
first week in October. She is a gradu-
ate of the Chicago Normal Training
School of Physical education, and has
been in charge of the Louisville Y M.
C. A gymnasium for the last year.
Following the plan of the war work
council of the National Y. w. C. A,
the physical training department will
specialize in community recreation.
and will conduct old fashioned games
and folk dances in connection with the
regular gymnasium work. The object
of this special effort is to keep people
normal and cheerful in war time.
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COLLECT PLATINUM
Director OF the Mint VIII Go After All
Supplies of the Metal.

Washington, Sept 5.-Government
machinery today was set in motion to
collect all platinum in the United
states. Upon the shoulders of Ray
Baker. director of the mint, was placed
the job of gathering the stocks of
metal cemmandeered by the govern
ment.
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LOIS BOLTON COMING
Well Known Actress in Topeka In
"Twin Beds Three Days.

If you are lover of rip-roaring
comedy fun from beginning to end,
don't miss seeing Twin Beds" the
Field-Mayo comedyfrolic which comes
to the Grand for three days beginning
Thursday, September IL, with Satur-
day matinee, with Lois Bolton and the
New York cast 1t was a foregone
conclusion that clean comedy of the
legitimate type, after lying dormant
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PROMOTE LEWETZOW
German Naval Officer Becomes Chief
of Headquarters, Papers State.

Amsterdam. Sept.-5.-German news
papers received here announce the ap-
pointment of Captain Won Lewetzow
as chief of the naval war department
headquarters. Won Lewetzow was for
merly chief of the light naval forces,
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Chicago, Sept 5-BUTTER-Market
higher. Creamery, 43@47hc.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Ffrsts, 40D
POTATOES-Market lower. Minnesota
Early Ohios, bulk. $2.25@2.35; ditto sacks.
So 1922 so; Wisconsin bulk, $2.15@225;
ditto sacks, $2.30@2.4G.
PoULTRY-Alive, lower; fowls. 26@30c;
springs, 29hc.
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GET GOOD AGAIN
Emperor Gets Behind Franchise Once
Mora Play for Popular Support?

Amsterdam, Sept. 6.-In speaking
to tho constitutional COMMITTEES of thes
Prussian upper. house to fulfnl the
emperor's pledge for reform of the
franchise, Chancellor Won Hertling
said that, in his honest conviction.
with this serious question the pro-
lection and preservation of the crown
and the dynasty is at stake"
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(The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City. amt
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live STOCK commission mer-
cfants.l
Kansas City, Sept a-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 1909 head Market steady; others
weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market
strong to 1Oc higher. Bulk of sales, 5000
@19.95; top, $2025.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
slow; steady. Lsmbs. $17.2J.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Sept. 5.-BUTTER-Market
strong. Creamery higher than extras, 5OEa
Oslo.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, SIG 52c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk, flats, fresh specials, 21@27Ac.
POULTRY-Alive. irregular; chickens,
31@34c; fowls. 29M35c: old ROSTERS. 25c ::
turkeys. -2S@J0c; dressed, steady and I'M
changed,
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New York Money Market.

paper, sterling, GO day bills. 4.72h; COM
mercial, 90 day bills on banks, 4.72: COM
mereial, 60 day bills. any,; demand.4 .75h !:
cables. 4.I6as. Francs, demand. 5.4S; ca
bles, 5.47. Mexican dollars. 7Sc. Govern
ment bonds, firm; railroad bonds. firm.
Time loans, strong; 60 days, 90 days and g
months. 6 per cent.
Call money, strong: high. 8: low, 6; rul-
ing rate, 6: closing bid 5A offered at O;
last loan. q
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Chicago. Sept. 5-CORN-Ciose: Septem-
Der, s1.55Ss: October, s1571z @1.57h; No
vember. 81 .55% @1.55&.
OATs-september. rose; October, 721ac =;
November, 74c.
PoRK-sept, s4245; Oct. s427o.
LARD-Sept.. $500; Oct. S26.s2.
SHORT RIBS-Sept., $24.20; Oct, $24.47 +;
Nov, $24.40.
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DAILY wEArneK TABLE,

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka. Kan. for the - hours ending at
Z a. m. Thursday.
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strength exhibited by U. s. Steel and the
recovery of Its dividend I'm an impressive
manner have increased outside interest In
the general market there ~ evident lem, ,es,
tional rises may IIeet not only with ban
ing checks but that they being apparently
Ing lay the market open to attacks. High
priced securities Of a speculative character
are being avoided In = large number OF
unduly enhanced by the war taxation on
profits. With slight setbaeks We look for
a continuation Of upward movement aud
ing American Car and Foundry. C. F. l..
and speeialties like Mex. Pete. American
n Ssirar ay Which shd think baS
ing ON moderate recessions will give fair
profits 10 alert traders.
Topeka Msrhe, Repost.
Prices furnished ~ w"iff Packing Ce.b
Topeka. Kan. Sept. d
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. 81 .5odisae
HEAVY ........................ 14JW1HO
LIGHT ..............-......... !i-5og9.4o
We cannot a.. raa l;i and thin unfinished
<nngs for packing purposes. We VIII nav
to buy at stock hog prices.
Topeka, Kan. Sept
PRAIRIE HAY-sI5.0o
ALFALFA-s24O1
repes. "ra,s market.
fFurnisbed bv I,erby Grniu Co. corner
Kansas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan. Sept. d
MIXED CORN-$I1p
WHITE CORN-&1.15.
OATS-Tc.
Pouitvv ana Eggs-
Diminished by che ropeka lacking CON-
pany. coyuer Ia rent and halfs"n
Topeka, Kan. Sept. =
S,rtuus over lbs 23c: did roasters. lac:
hrniI.rs 4 IN To 4 lbs and yn,ier 2t;c mems
over 3 lbs, 23c: hens under IDS. zoc.
Ft5GF-42r.
BUTTEn-5O052c. .
Topekn Hnv Market.
Topeka. Kan, Sept =
/ PRAIRIE HAY--$I9.Oo.
ALFALFA-$24.0l
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FOR AN ACHING HEAD.

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Healthful. and most agreeable to the
taste Refreshos and invigorates. Try 1t.
advertisement.
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Wall St, New York. Sept. 5-STOCKS-
Speciaities were the only Issues to register
more than nominal changes at the ir-eg
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uiar opening of today's stock market.
Texas Company gaining a point while hide
aud leather preferred lost that much.
United States Steel reacted 4 u point with
affiliated industriais ard equipments. Ma
rine preferred a small fraction and rails
were hesitapt alfho the transcontinentaI
group was disposed to strengthen. Trading
was limited TO small lots. with an absence
Of the recent activity In stocks controlled
by pools.
The scarcity Of Offering combined with
further good war news caused a general
rebouad after the first half hour. L. .
Steel leading with II one point rally. Oils
and Tobaecos also were favored, attic
American Tobacco lost 2 points
nounceiuent of the lew note Issue. Coppers
were featured by American Smelling Mt n
gain Of TX points Anaconda and Utah ale
improved materially with other metals.
Peoples Gas WINS the only prominent utility
and TENDING led the stronger rails Prices
eaeed again Mt noon, some leaders cancell-
ing their advantages.
Leaders reacted / to almost 2 points in
.today's narrow stock market. the money
sitnation again exerting deterrent effect.
Sales appropriated $4,000 shares.
Motor shares continued to advance In
the last hour but seasoned issued were at
lowest lsSels, Z. 8. Steel reacting IL
points. The closing was irregular