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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
Many Casual Companies on
Transports From France.
123rd, 414th, 433rd Contain
Troops From This State.
$50 men IN EACH COMPANY
Are on the Huron, Belgic and
Atenas, Now on Sea.
5000 Soldiers on Ships-Oth-
ers Are To Return.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Departure
from France of three transports. the
Huron, Belgic and Atenas. with about
six thousand troops. including many
sick and wounded. was announced to-
day by the war department. The
Huron is due at Newport News jan
uary Is with 100 officers and three
thousand men from the following
units: Third provisional battalion.
56th engineers, comprising Companies
L, F and x, and medical detachments
casual companies number 121 (Geor-
gia); IL New York;; 123 (Kansas);
124 (Arkansas); 125 (Ohio); 412 and
Alb (Maryland; Ala (Kansas); field
hospital number 304 of the 301st san
itary train: second heavy mobile ord
nance repair shop; 429 sick and
wounded ard twenty casual officers.
Each casual company consists of
about 2 officers and $50 men and is
composed of men drawn from the
state indicated. The Belgic is due
at New York January IS, with the
first and second battalions 49th in
detachments, in all Sc officers and
2.436 men from this organization.
This regular regiment had been as
signed to the 83rd division to replace
the 332nd infantry. which was de-
tached for service in Italy. The re-
turning troops of the 49th are to be
scattered among II camps Also on
the Belgic are casual company 433
(Kansas) and 81 casual officers.
The transport Atenas is due at
New York January 10 with a detach-
ment of headquarters troops from the
92nd division (negro) and 95 casual
officers
The following organizations have
been assigned by General Pershing
for early convoy home: 18th balloon
company; 420th and 423rd telegraph
battalions; ordnance casual company
number 81; transport corps com
napu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
ANOTHER SHIP COMES
The Ulua Has 1908 American Troops
Back From FraEce.

New York. Jan. 10.-The British
transport Ulua, Cunard line steam
er arriver here today from Brest with
1908 American troops. The units on
board consist of fifteen officers and
421 men of the Sixth anti-aircraft
section. nine officers and 266 men of
the twelfth anti-aircraft sections: two
officers and forty-nine men of casual
company number 322; five officers
and lis men of the 109th trench NOR
tar battery and nine casual officers
and nine civilians from the Y NJ. c.
A.. and K. of c.. field forces. The
lGcth trench mortar battery is from
the middle west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
CONTROL ALL FOOD
Committee Told Packers Could Die
tate What Food Z. S. Should Eat.

Washington, Jan. 10.--Unless regu-
lated, the big five" packers will be
able in a few years to dictate what
food the American people shall eat,
and the prices they shall pay, Chair
man Colver of the federal trade com
mission charged today, before the
house interstate commerce commit
Zee.
The big five he pointed out, are
rapidly encroaching on new lines of
industry, extending their hand over the
nations food supply
And when,' he continued, these
five concerns turn their attention to a
new industry. it sends a cold chill
down the spine of the Independent
concerns in that industry. Usually
their fight is lost before il is begun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
SPECIAL TO TOPEKA
Wichita Allen Boosters Will Visit
inaugural Ceremonies.

Wichita. Kan, Jan. 10.-Wichita
will send a special trainload of repre-
sentatives to Topeka on Monday, Janu-
ary IS, for the inaugural exercises at
which Henry j. Allen of this city will
Parks. chairman of the committee in
charge of the excursion, states that all
arrangements are complete for the
special train which will leave Wichita
Sunday night, and will arrive in time
for the MONDAY ceremonies of state
at the capitol. Following the recep-
ton Monday evening the Wichita dele
cation will take its train for the re-
turn trip. The Fourth Regiment band,
X N. G.. will furnish music for the
GauguraI exercises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of eight miles
an hour from the south. The tempera-
ture for the day averaged 10 degrees
above normal.
'It feels like spring today" S. D.
Flora, state meteorologist, said For
the remainder of the week Topeka is
to have a January fall"
Temperatures thruout the entire
United States were mild this morning.
The lowest temperature on the
weather map was 2 degrees above
zero, which was recorded at Sheridan,
Wyo. A temperature of 80 degrees
was reported from Havre, Mont. In
the northwest the temperatures were
I5'ontinued on Page TwO.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
CALL OUT ALL MEN
In Argentine Republic There Is Gen
eral Strike-Many Persons Killed.


Buenos Aires, Jan. 10.-A general
strike was declared thruout the Ar
gentine republic at midnight Thurs
day night.
Scores are dead and wounded today
in the rioting of strikers in Buenos
Aires. Mobs, estimated at 10000
strong. terrorized, the city. Many
buildings and one church were burned.
The exact number of casualties Is un-
known. Martial law was expected to
be declared.
large crowd stormed the arsenal,
overpowered the guards and seized
large quantities of arms and ammuni-
ton, which was distributed to small
groups of rioters thruout the city.
Military Patrols Out.
Sailors and soldiers with rifles and
day, following a night of strike riot
ing. in which many were killed and
injured.
In fighting at the Vasena Iron
Works, soldiers turned machine guns
on the strikers, who replied to this
fire with machine guns taken from
the arsenal when they raided it. Six
were killed and many wounded.
The Catholic girls school was set
afire by the strikers, but none was
hurt.
Socialist deputies demanded to
know why the government permitted
the disorders which precipitated a
fight in congress.
President Irigoyen urged congress
to declare military law.
Newspapers were not on the streets
today, only enough copies being print
ed for delivery to subscribers.
Half the police went on strike
Others Joined them. AS a result there
were no police on the streets.
Starvation Is Near.
Buenos Aires, Jan. 10.-Danger OF
actual starvation was confronting the
people of Buenos Aires today as a re-
suit of the general strike tying uI
all transportation.
All slaughter houses and meat mar
kets were closed and stocks of other
food rapidly disappearing. There wa,
no immediate prospect of replenish.
ment of supplies.
An attempt was made today to star
up traffic. but was suppressed By
bodies of armed strikers. Scores OF
vehicles were demolished.
! Following the sanguinary battle be
tween strikers and the police, which
continued all night, the government
was expected to take vigorous actor
| today There were many casualties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
FAMILY KILLED
Oxford Junction, Iowa, Has Tragedy
Five Murdered.

oxford Junction, Ia. Jan. To-
Five members of the family of Frank
Blizek. a farmer, were murdered and
their home fired to conceal the crime.
according to the belief today Of coro-
ner's assistants.
The BIizek home was burned late
Thursday. and the bodies of five of the
family were found in the ruins e. L.
Magregory. an attorney assisting this
coroner, declared today that the head
of each corpse was missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
EVERY ONE WOUNDED
Transport Madawaska in Port With
2,20O L. S. Soldiers

Newnort News. Jan. .1o.-The trans
port Madawasfa. today landed more
than 2.2O0 troops from France. AL
most every man had been gassed or
wounded and many had won decora-
tioDs or been cited for bravery and
gala Mt conduct Brig. Gen. Walter
A. Harris commander of the 174th.
infa ntry brigade was a passenger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
WANT ANOTHER REPUBLIC
Thuringian Democracy Is the Latest
in Germany just Now.

Erfurt Germany. Jan. 10.-The
formation of a separate Thuringian
republic with Erfurt as the capital
was demanded in resolutions adopted
at a meeting here of all the Thur
ingian chambers of commerce. handi-
craft and agriculture and of the Thur
ingian industrialist union. The So
cialist demand for a united Germany
was voted down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
EBERT IS MASTER
OF The SITUATION
NIGHT AIR RAID ON BERLIN
Hun Capital Now Knows the Hor-
ror of Bomb in Dark,

Copenha gen, Jan. 10.-Berlin has
at last experienced the horror of a
night bombing attack.
A dispatch to the Berlingske
Tidende today reported that gov
ernment aviators attacked the ST.
Iesian railway station with bombs
Wednesday night, killing sixty-ive
persons.
The most intense fighting oc-
Cured that night in the central and
southwestern portion of the city,
the dispatch said. Casualties were
reported to be heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
PICK ENGLISH ENJOYS
Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Balfour,
Barnes, Borden, Hughes, Botha Named

Barnes, Borden, Hughes, Botha Named
London, Jan. 10.-Premier Lloyd
George, Andrew Bonar Law, chancel-
lor of the exchequer, A. ]. Balfour,
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
and George Nicoll Barnes. privy coun-
cillor, have been appointed plenipoten-
tiaries to the peace congress by the
British cabinet, according to the Ex-
press and the Mail. William Morris
Hughes, premier of Australia; Sir Rob-
ert L. Borden. premier of Canada. and
Gen. Lewis Botha. premier of the
Union of South Africa, will be colo
NAL represe entatives, who will have
seats when the congress takes up busi-
ness of interest to the dominions they
represent, it is said.
The delegates will go to Paris Satur-
day for the purpose of attending sit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
BAR THE WOMEN
FROM JURIES IN
OKLAHOMA STATE

Oklahoma City. Okla. Jan. To-
Jury service is not for women in
Oklahoma. Attorney General Freezing
ruled in an opinion sent to Grady
county officials. The attorney general
acted on a report that women were to
be called for jury service at Chicka-
sha, Okla He calls attention to the
state constitution which speaks OF
twelve men" both for the grand and
petit juries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

Street scenes In Berlin when Ger
many was winning in war. Upper
picture shows crowds inspecting
captured war trophies. Other was
taken on flag day."
Red revolution is sweeping Ber-
lin, according to latest dispatches.
Adherents Of the Ebert govern
ment are attempting to subdue the
rioters with machine guns trained
on the streets from windows. The
Sparacus followers are using rifles
and small arms. Several hundred
persons are said to have been kill
ed SO far In the fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
ENGLISH-FRENCH WIN
Renter Says There Will Be Little Said
Of Freedom of Seas.

London. Jan. 10. tReuter dispatch
to Canadian Press) s)s-Messages from
Paris indicate that Premiers Glenn
enceau and Lloyd George have scored
great success on the question of
the freedom of the seas and that verv
little is likely to be said on this sub
ject when the actual peace conference
assemblies.
The Spanish Moroccan question also
has been settled to the satisfaction of
England and France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
$4,000 in NAVY Goes TO ENGLAND
House Committee Decides on
Temporary Force of Sailors.
Is a $4,000 Gnt From susges-
ton of Secretary Daniels. "

washington, Jan. 10.-A temporary
naval force of 225. .0oe enlisted men for
the year beginning next July was de-
cided on today by the house naval
subcommittee in beginning the work
of framing the naval appropriation
bill. This force is $4,000 less than
was recommended by Secretary DAN
iels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
LIKE FALL WEATHER
Topeka VIII Have No Cold Weather
Remainder of Week

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair tonight and Saturday; not much
change i'll temperature.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
Sc hour shipments west against tempera-
ture of % degrees: north, east and south
against a temperature of 80 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
The Suffs Starve.

Washington, Jan. 1O.-Nine suffrag-
lists are on a hunger strike here in
the district Jail. They have been ar
rested for lighting fires on govern
ment property. Three were arrested
late yesterday as they burned Presi-
dent Wilson's Genoa speech. in pro-
test of his fa1ure to force passage
of the suffrage amendment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

Denver, Jan. 10.-The Great West
ern Sugar Co. today fixed the price for
the 1919 sugar beet crop at $40 ton.
this being the same scale paid to the
beet growers for the 1918 crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
KICKS OUT THE JUGO-SLAVS.
Montenegrins Revolt and ExpeI Them
From the Country.

Rome, Jan. 10.-Mcntenegrins have
revolted and expelled the Jugo-Slavs
from that country January 3. it was
announced by the Montenegrin consul
here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

IT IS inconceivable that a man brand
ed as Victor Berger be allowed 10
sit in the national congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

CONTINUED on Page Two.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

Bas1e jan 10.-Three thousand
members of Police President Eichorn's
Republican guards have placed them
selves at the disposal OF the Ebert
Scheidemann government according
to the Frankfort Gazette. (Eiehorn
has beer aiding the Sp@ teams and
(Continued ol rage 1wo.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23

OUR national life is like row of falling
" deminoes. When you buy, you force
the merchant to replenish his stock, he
forces the manufacturer to produce, and
he in turn must buy supplies. The rail-
roads are busy, the mines work-our whole
industrial life teens with prosperity. That
prosperity comes right back to you.
Just. now. our nation faces the most cru
J cial, period, Of its history. Our biggest
customer, the war, is defunct. He has
stopped buying. Unless we fill the breach,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-23

the lack Of business WI stop factories,
merchants, industry. We're shifting our
gears from war to peace, and we dare not
stall our industrial engine. Nows the time
to do those thingsSthat we postponed until
latter the war" Paint your house, repair
the front steps, refurnish the bedroom.
Buy-and keep industry going. Fill the
breach that the end Of the war has caused.
until we get back to normal as nation.
TINLEss we work together, unless we
- spend our money, Reconstruction viii
be a long, perilous, expensive process.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Scant ''Wet" Lead of 10
Is Upset by Discovery
of Big Mistake Made in
East Liverpool Returns

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7.--Nothing
but the official count, which probably
will not be completed for a week or ten
days. will determine whether Ohio
voters have approved or repudiated the
action of the General Assembly in
ratifying the Federal prohibition
amendment
Complete official and unofficial re-
turns from eighty-seven Of the eighty
eight counties, less seven precincts,
tabulated by the statisticians in the
Office of the Secretary of State tonight,
gave the "wets' a majority of only 678
against the proposal. Newspaper re-
turns from the missing county, Lake.
give the "drys' ajority in that coun-
ty IN favor of the proposal of $50,
which would reduce the wet" major
ity to only nineteen votes
The seven missing precincts, five Of
which are in Logan County and two in
Mercer County, are expected to give
substantial dry maj critics, as they are
said to be in rural communities ii
the same ratio is maintained IN the
seven precincts as was shown in the
counties, the dry vote would be fur
ther increased by 2S6, which would turn
the wet majority of nineteen in the
state to a dry ma jority of 267
Of the eighty seven counties report
ing, twentythree are unofficial and the
official vote, when received, is expected
to make some changes. Two small
counties returning the official vote to-
night gave the drys gain of 203 over
the unofficial vote. There is said to
be discrepancy of approximately 100
votes also between the Secretary OF
States unofficial figures and the off cial
figures in Muskingum County. The
official figures, il is said, viii give the
drys an additional 100 votes or more.
which would further increase the dry
majority in favor of the proposal to
approximately 376.
Secretary Of State Smith, L. II. Glb-
SON manager of the Ohio Home Rule
Association. and James A. White, man
ager of the Ohio Dry Federation, ad-
mitted this evening the vote was so
close that only the official count could
decide the result Gibson, however
.aid the official count would show the
"wets" victors with defeat of the pro-
his contention that it would show the
"drys' victors and the ratification sus-
rained.
An official canvass of the vote Will
not be begun until Monday, and this
may take week or ten days.
Interest to-day in the election re-
suits was confined exclusively to the
Federal prohibition amendment. the
other three prohibition proposals being
considered definitely disposed Of The
2.75 per cent beer proposal is conceded d
by all parties to have been defeated
by the "drys" by more than $4,000 The
proposal to repeal statewide prohibi-
ton also is conceded to have been de-
feated by the "drys" by more than
10000, while the Crabbe state prohibit
tion enforcement act is conceded TO
have been defeated by the "wets" by
approximately $4,000
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Lady AstOr Proud
off,. S. Birthright
Heckler Who Raises Ques-
ton at Campaign Meet.
ing Gets Snappy Reply

PLYMOUTH, Nov. Z (By The Asso-
ciated Press ).-"Do not think for one
minutes | am shamed Of my Virginian
blood snapped Lady: Astor yesterday
afternoon at womans meeting when
she was asked why she was not spend
ing her energies in America, where
there were as mary social evils as
here.
What do you want me to do? Sit at
home and hold my hands 2" Lady Astor
went on. II married in England, my
interests for ten years have been in
Plymouth, every drop Of blood in my
veins is Ang do Saxon, and am proud
of my American birth"
Lady Astor's eyes flashed and she
gestured for moment. Rcsuming her
speech, she declared women would be
the ones to bring about the working Of
the league of nations.
Men tell you they had good times
at the front Lady Astor asserted,
"but do not believe a mother with a
son there ever had a good time"
Men have physical courage" she
added, "but they often lack moral
courage and that's the kind of courage
most needed to-day"
Answering another bombardmcnt of
questions, Lady Astor said:
There arc two sections of the Labor
party-one embraces tried and true
trade unions, the other young intel
lectuas. ! know the latter arc rcd-hot
Bolshevik cranks. Half Of them never
fought in the war, and most of them
have never been workingmcn. They
are heart and soul of the Independent
La Dor u0rtV
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Police Prevent Boxing
Bouts in Aid of Red Cross

Police Inspector Domnick Henry
prevented the boxing bouts in aid Of
the Red Cross membership drive which
were scheduled to take place in the
armory of the lst Field Artillery. n
Y. g., last night. The bouts were held
to be contrary to law, and in issuing
notice to Major J. Franklin Dunselth
and Captain L. Y. Meehan Inspector
Henry declared any attempt to conduct
the boxing bouts would result in the
arrest Of principals and promoters.
The armory was crowded when an
nouncement was made from the ring
that the bouts would not be held. In
their stead a wrestling contest was
staged, after which plea was made
for members for the Red Cross A
gaodly number signed the membership
blanks.
No admission was charged for the
scheduled bouts, in which. according to
the advance notices. the referee would
give decision at the end of ten
rounds. Among the boxers who had
offered their services were champions
in their respective classes.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Extension
of the Lever food and fuel control
law for six months after the procla
nation of peace is necessary to protect
the country from high prices. Attor
ney General Palmer to day told the
House Agriculture Committee.
Unnatural economic conditions" the
Attorney General said, "woud be taken
advantage of by unscrupulous peo-
pie" to make prices high unless the
powers granted under the act are con-
tnued in force. These conditions, he
said. prevailed throughout the world
The conditions in the country i'm
mediately following peace make it even
more necessary that the law be CON
tinued than the conditions that led
to the enactment of the original act"
said the Attorney General.
The act originally had for it's pur-
poses the increase of production, and
to protect the people from wartime
conditions that result in very high
prices. Since the armistice prices have
very largely increased, and unless gov
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Mobilizing;
War With Italy Opposed

VIENNA. Nov. 7. (By The Associated
Press).-Special dispatches received by
Vienna papers state that five additional
yearly classes of soldiers in Jugo-
Slavia have been called to the colors
on the pretext of military training.
A military dictatorship has prac-
tcally been established in the coun-
try and many arrests have been made
An ultimatum to Italy is expected.
Advices from Agram, Jugo- Savia. re
port that meetings are being held there
in protest against possible war with
Italy. The general tenor of the speeches
and the resolutions adopted is that if
Serbia has any differences with Italy
she should fight them out without In
volvng either Croatia. or Slavonia.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Drys Are N0lU Leading
In Kentucky's Vote
Thirty Counties Still To Be
Heard From, and They Are
Expected to add to Figures

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov. 7.-~Unof-
fetal returns from ninety of the l20
counties in Tuesdays election showed
majority of 4,b00 for the statewide
prohibition amendment and Indicated
oday that the amendment had won
with several thousand votes to spare
Seventy counties gave the amend
mcnt a majority of 38.320. Twenty
counties, including louisville, showed
an adverse majority of 33,81l
The remaining counties, Anti-Saloon
League leaders asserted. would still
further increase the majority for the
amendment and swell the total to prob
ably more than their original estimate
OF 5000.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Palmer Asks 6 Months More
Of Food and Fuel Control

crnment control is continued over some
commodities the after-wnr conditions
may result in higher prices than dur
ing the war itself"
Suggestions by committeeman that
extension of all sections Of the law
was unnecessary were answered by the
Attorney General urging blanket ex-
tension, for he said unexpected "situ-
tions might arise" and that the mere
existence of the law would be of whole
some influence.
"The main purpose of the extension
would be to stop prfiteering," de-
clared the Attorney General.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-08
Two Doctors End Daily
Visits to Mr.. Wilson
NeW York Tribune

~ 0'TVVT Vt0T' 71H7tNU
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-President
Wilson'S condition has improved so
much that the daily visits Of Drs. Stitt
and Ruffin, consultants with Dr.. Cary
I. Grayson, the Presidents personal
physician. are no longer necessary. DR..
Grayson IS the only daily medical ad-
wiser Of the President, it was said to-
day at the White House
Tomorrow, however. DR.. Francis X.
Dcrcum, a Philadelphia neurologist,
and Dr. Hugh II. Young, a Baltimore
specialist, who have been examining
the Pres weekly, again will visit
the White House to examine the pa
tent