The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
April 4, 1916

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Y17KATHER forecast for Kansas: Rain tonight and probably Wednesday: not much change hi tern perature. r:ui mitii vroal rafnptftlB if he Is promised llr.it "lris. l"p Week" i-omcx MOB u year. POSTSCRIPT TOPEKA. KANSAS. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1916 TEN PAGES THiS EDITION 2 CENTS VILLA AIDE WANTS TO SURRENDER General Reyes Sends Word to arrana Commander. Would Mean Complete Over throw of Bandit Forces. NEED MORE TROOPS IN MEXICO j Protecting 100-Mile Line of I inn in unication, Problem. j A1m Entire Border -Must Be Kept Garrisoned. VILLA, REAL WILL 0' THE WISP Tall Guessing as to Where abouts of Fleeing Bandit. Army Officiate Admit He Has Made Good Escape. Torreon, Mex., April 4. Gen eral Canuto Reyes, commanding the Villa forces in this locality, has sent a letter to General Tre vino, Carranza commander, of fering to surrender with all his forces if given amnesty. This information was given out today by General Trevino. Carranza authorities here say that the surrender ox Keyes would break organized resistance to the de facto government and end the hopes of Villa. There is a disposition, how ever, to accept this offer conservative ly, as the letter says six weeks will be necessary for Reyes to notify all his followers, and there is a possibility that this muv be a ruse to gain time for Villa. It has been frequently reported late ly that Villa was making his way to the north t Torreon in order to effect a Juncture with Reyes. Washington. April 4 General Fun ston advised the war department to day he was sending more troops into Mexico from Columbus to protect the line of communication with General I'erhing. He did not state whether any additional troops had been sen: forward to the military base. Problem Serious, Ban Antonio, April 4. Convinced that Villa Lfl south of Chihuahua and is continuing his Highl, General 'un ston has a difficult problem to solve in arranging to carry the campaign still farther into the interior of Mex ico. It way intimated at headquarters Con tl uued on Page 2. UNIONS WATCH IT No Walkouts Keported in To peka Since ritiniatiiiii. Demands a Day Old Every Job Closely Scrutinized. If trouble arose on any Jobs In To peka. over the demands made yester day by union laborers that their co workers be members of the organiza tion or promise to take out cards, it waa not reported to union officials to day. It was hoped that boss contrac tors cmployii.g union labor had made arrangements so union and nonunion men would not he working together ami apparently this had been done. "The announcement made yester day by all men on jobs was precau tionary and tended to impress on the minds of all that union labor will not mix with nonunion labor on jobs in Topeka.' said Frank B. Brown today. "While it was possible that strikes and walkouts might ensue if nonunion men were caught on jobs and refused to take otit cards, it was hoped this would not be the case. However, even now trouble might be brewing as the demand are only a day old anil we might hear at any time of a walkout in some part of the city." There was a big meeting of the new ly organized retail clerks last night and twenty-two new members joined the organization. making a total of eighty-nine. Another meeting will he eld Monday night unless H. J. Con way secretary-treasurer of the Retail Clerks Protective association, returns from Pittsburg before that time Discover iiti-Tvplius Serum. Tans. April 4. Dr. Pierr Rous, di rector of the Pasteur institute an nounce,, yesterday to the Academy of cienee. the hwoyery of a serum for I the treutmei flit and i t I live l erup. The discovery is a re'sult of of rT'h's of Dr- SUoU- '"recfr 1n t? '""anc" "f the Pasteur lnst.t .t,-. Nineteen cases treated with shown ""ked im- l"l WI li n TIO RnMfi. Y,aA DISEASE FAR WORSE THAN BULLETS IN MEXICO HI Has.), April 4. Four Ameri in soldier hare died of illness or accidental injury sufferpd in Mex ico pursuing Villa. Over 300 are gems treated today in the Fort Mu hospital here. No American soldier ha vet been killed in bat tle with the Viinstas in Mexico. School Board Urges Military Drill for Boys Peoria, 111., April 4. Military training for pupils in high schools here may become a reality as a result of a movement inaugurated at a meeting of the board of edu cation last night when a resolu tion was adopted, authorizing a poll of parental sentiment throughout the city. The resolu tion met almost unanimous ap proval by members of the board. POSTSCRIPT TRY TO KILL CZAR? Faithful Russian Watchman stops Royal Train in Time. Reference to Supposed Attempt LWe family veiled. Merlin, April 4 (vi.-i wireless). What la believed ti have been an at tempt on the life of Emperor Nicholas Of Russia is reported by the Overseas News agency. 'Petrosrad reports officially that p. railroad watchman named Orlove re ceived a donation from the emperor," the news agency says: "Orlove is the watchman who no ticed that the track was damaged and gave warning to the emperor's train. "It is supposed an attempt on thi' life of the emperor was planned, and that it was frustrated at the eleventh ur by the watchman's discovery.' STUBBS ASKS PROBE Former Kansas Governor Wants Fair Treatment for Stockmen. Washington. April 4. Former Gov ernor Stubbs of Kansas appealed for a thorough federal investigation of the beef packing industry today before the house judiciary sub-committee con sidering resolution for that purpose. M Stubbs represents some western live stock producers. He said pro ducers felt packers were dealing un fairly with them and that both sides were emitted fo Ha-ve light turned upon the innermost working of the live stock industry. "Tl. producers have many cases for complaint against packers." he said. "They cannot understand why hen hides and other by-products are higher than ever before when the demand at home and abroad for meat is greatly increased that the price of live stock can be as low as it was in 1915. "If you men knew of the empty feed lots where thousands of cattle used to stand, of the ruined fortune- of the last few years, of the pro ducers who have lost all and of th3 unusual profits the packers are mak ing you would think there was need -of an investigation." Questioned by representatives of the packers. Mr. Stubbs said he had made a good profit on cattle he bought last year. He explained, howeve.-. that if he had raised cattle from calves he might not have profited. He sug jested an appropriation of $250. 0C0 be made available for such an inquiry. ANOTHER ZEP VISIT London Reports No Damage Done Last Night by Kaid on Yarmouth. London, April 4. No damage was caused by last night's Zeppelin raid, it was announced officially today, and there were no casualties. Berlin. April 4. The Berlin state ment follows: On the night or' April 3-4. German navy airships attacked the southeast coast of England and threw explosive bombs on the fortifi cation near Great Yarmouth. Although they were shelled, the airships return ed safely. Zeppelin raids over Kngland on Frl dav SfltitrdMv and Snndav nfehts were reported officially In London. Yar I mouth is a north seanort with exten- I sive shipping interests. It is 19 miles east Of Norwich in a section of the east coast country which has been at tacked by Zeppelins on several occa sions. LAST MINUTE NEWS Mnney Claims Victory, Atchison. Kan.. April 4. With fair weather prevailing, one of the heaviest votes ever registered in a city election is being polled here today, the con test centering on the mayoralty fight between T.ouis Weinman. Republican, and C. C. Finney. Democrat, for a on-; year term to fill out the vacancy left by Tr. Finney's resignation, March 20, ns a result of an agreement with th attorney general. Finney forces are claiming victory by a majority of from one hundred to a thousand but th heavy vote Is considered to be Weinman's favor. Regular 7 Yannigans 6. President Zehrung was among the spectators at Western league park this afternoon who watched Manager Lattimore's regulars defeat the yanni gan's in a six inning game by the score of 7 to 6. Glpn Trainer, who has been up against a streak of hard luck ever since he reported, was hit in the eye with a ball and painfully, but not seriously hurt. Sentence Former Treasurer. St. Paul. April 4. Former State Treasurer Walter J. Smith was today sentenced to an indeterminate sen tence of from one to five years fol lowing a plea of guilty to a charge of JAIL 155 VOTERS; ARREST CHIEF OF POLICE IN K. C. Charge .lost Prevents Balloting by Imprisonment. Flahive, Acting Chief, Wouldn't Honor Habeas Corpus. ALL VICTIMS ARE ANTI-JOST Habeas Corpus Then Obtained for Flahive Release. Regular Police Head Suspended Charges Crooked Work. Bl LLKTIN. Kansaa City, April 4. .fudge Ralph i S. Latshaw of the criminal court re- leased Captain Flahive on parole late j this afternoon. He told him to re- main away from poBce headquarters, 1 but not to leave the town. Judge Latshaw as judge of the c riminal 1 court has jurisdiction over the eoun j ty jail where Captain llahive was locked up. James S. Lupslcy and Fred A. Lamb, jr.. police commissioners of Kansas City, were ordered committed to jail this afternoon by Judge Clar ence Burney of the circuit court be cause of their refusal to honor writs of habeas corpus issued by the court i for the release of 18 men arrested i early today. Kansas City. April 4. Capt. Thomas P. Flahive, acting chief of police, was committed to the county jail tins af ternoon by Judge iiurney for refusal to honor writs of habeas corpus for the release of the men arrested by the police. Judge Burney said the officer's re fusal to obey writs previously issued by the court was a flagrant violation of constitutional rights. He waa found guilty of contempt and committed to jail until such a time as the mandate o fthe court is obeyed and the ar rested voters are produced before the court. As soon as Captain Flahive had been taken into custody of a deputy sheriff, his friends prepared to sue out a writ of habeas corpus for his release. A writ of habeas corpus later was sent to be served on Police Commissioners Lapsley and Lamb. The commissioners accepted service. Flahive "Parsed the Buck.' The writ of habeas corpus as issued by Judge Burney charged Captain Flahive as acting chief of police to bring eighteen men named therein into court. Captain Flahive denied he t was acting chief of police and said the police commissioners would have i to act. The commissioners later ac cepted service and it was believed the men named in the writs would be speedily released. Kansas City, April 4. -One hundred and fifty-five men and a number of women were arrested on the North side of the city today and booked at police headquarters, "for investiga -tion." Opponents of Henry L. Jost, (Continued on Page 2. MILK PLANTS QUIT Strike of 10,000 Dairymen Closes Twenty-Eight. Milk Famine Imminent at Chi cago in Few Days. Chicago, April 4. With the forced shutting down of three more milk plants today, W. J. Kittle, secretary of the Milk Producers association an nounced the strike declared by 10,000 farmers and dairymen about Chicago j has compelled fifteen of the Row- man and thirteen of the Borden plants to quit business. The milk producers are on strike to force the dealers to pay them the SI. 51 prire scheduled in stead of the $1.33 schedule per hun dred pounds which has been In effect for some years. The J 8 plants that are closed are being picketed night and day by the strikers and only an occasional can of milk gets through. The shortage caused by thp strike is working a hardship on Chicago. While enough milk is on hand and being re ceived to fill a normal demand, in residence districts for today's supply, and possibly tomorrow's, no promises are given for Thursday. Already or ders of large down town consumers have been curtailed. second degree larceny. Two other j charges in the indictment, it is said, I will be dismissed. Smith turned $18,000 of state school funds to his own use, but restitution was made i by friends. Robert C. Pickit. a clerk in the statp auditor's office, was im plicated with Smith and is said to have forged names of school directors to vouchers. His hearing is set for this afternoon. All Troops hi Mexico. San Antonio. April 4. With the dispatch of the remaining detach ments of the Fifth cavalry and the Twenty-fourth infantry from Colum bus, vleneral Funston has sent into Mexico all the troops immediately available. The actual number of troops operating in Mexico has never been made public for military reasons, but army officers regard the number as altogether inadequate for the con duct of a campaign over a line already some 400 miles long. Bandits Bum Bridges. San Antonio, April 4. Two bridges on the railroad between Piedras Negras and Torreon about 70 miles from the border were burned Monday by bandits commanded by of ficers formerly with Villa, according to reports to General Funston. Girl Sparring Partners Are at a Premium San Francisco, April 4. Girl sparring partners were called for today by Miss Frances Cowells. champion woman swimmer of the Pacific coast. She believes boxing the best exercise for back and shoulder muscles, so she will train just like a regular fighter. t7p to date Miss Cowells has had trouble finding girl sparring partners. She declares most girls are not game; that they want to take off the gloves when they receive a sting ing wallop. BEARS TO JONES Former Lincoln Magnate Gets Denver W. L. Club. i Jimmy Jaekson Signs Bill.) Ranns for Wichita WaItml Denver. Colo.. April 4. Hugh L. Jones, former owner of the Lincoln Western league club, today bought the Ienver team of the same circuit from J. C. McGill. the Indianapolis A. A. magnate. The price was not an nounced. Jones offered more than Q. H. Thomas, ex-president of the Chi cago Cubs who also was after McGill's Denver holdings. Both McGill and Jones declined to discuss details of the transfer except to say that "Hebel" lakes would con tinue as manager of the Denver club. Rapps to Wichita. Wi.hita. Kan.. April 4. Catcher Bill Rapps, formerly of the Topeka club of the Western league, has been signed by Jimmy Jackson, of the local team, it has been announced here. Rapps was released by Topeka be cause of his age. Inability to hit and bis lack of speed, it was announced, but Jackson decided he was just the man he wanted to handle his pitchers WALSTpHARGE White Sox Second Team M ill Be Here Tomorrow. "Bugs" Grover WH1 Pitch Game for the Savages. Tomorrow's Lineup. White Sox Savages Liebold. cf. Agler. McMiillt-H, 2b. (.-i.Klnin. 3b. .7. rolling If. Tydeman. rf. es. lb. Hanson. If Moriarity. 3b. Krueger. cf, rumen, ss. Laitimorc. Hi. Walsli. rf. i ochran. ss. Lapp, c. Snow or Mayer, v. Texter. c. Penz, p. (.rover, p. labor. Russell, (lark and r.alvin also will probably pitch for tlie Sox and West, Lambeth and Sanders for the Savages. Rip Ed Walsh, in charge of the White Sox second team, will arrive in Topeka tomorrow morning over bel Rock Island at 7 o'clock and the team will play the Savages at Western league park tomorrow afternoon. The game will begin at 3 o'clock and the regular price of admission will oe charged. The above lineup of the Sox team was received by John Savage this morning, and after looking it over Manager Lattimore decided to start "Rugs' drover in the box for the lo cal team. Thursday the regular team of the Sox will play here. MORE RAIN AND COLDER N'o Good Weather in Kijrht fop This Part of Kansas. I A slight shower occurred here lasi i night and reports from over the state jshow that it was general in the south and northeast. The precipitation at Topeka totaled only one-hundredth of an inch. The heaviest fall occurred at Hodge City, where the measurement was .36 of an inch. Rain was still fall ing there this morning, and also at Wichita. Macksville and Ctica. The sky is cloudy over almost the entire I state. Temperatures were low in most parts of the state. A continuation of this brand of wpather is expected. The forecast calls for rain tonight i and probably Wednesday; not much change in temperature. The mercury at Topeka is expected to reach a min imum of nearly freezing tonight, j The lowest reading this morning was 40 degrees at 7 o'clock. This lfl only one dpgree below normal. Kclow freezing weather occurred in some se--i tions last night, the lowest in the stab.; i being 24 degrees at Fhillipsburg. The highest temperature on record for thiT date is 6 degrees, established in 1909 i The low low record of 20 degrees, the minimum for the entire month yt April, occurred in 1 R99. The Kaw river dopped one-tenth of a foot last night. making today's stage 6.4 feet. Temperatures today averaged 3 de grees below normal. The wind shift ed from northeast to east late in the morning and dropped from 6 to 4 miles an hour. Following are hourly readings for the day furnished by the i weather bureau 7 o'clock 8 o'clock 9 o'clock 10 o'clock .40 .40 i 42 .44 1 1 o'clock 4 7 1 2 o'clock 50 1 o'clock 51 2 o'clock 52 A City Ballots on Question of Jitney License Hutchinson, Kan.. April 4. Hutchinson is voting on a refer endum petition today to allow jit neys to be operated without a li cense, proposed by jitney owners. Owing to a heavy rain the vote is expected to be light. There are hut two candidates for mayor and the two places as commissioners. ALLIES DEFEND RIGHT TO SEIZE AMERICAN MAIL Demands of II. S. Rejected in Reply to Xote of Protest, j j Only Letters and Dispatches Exempt From Confiscation. PARCEL POST IS NOT MAIL? An Merchandise Will Be Taken ver a Formerly. Accuse Teutons of Showing No Consideration to Mails. Washington. April 4. The reply of the allied governments to the protest of the United States on seizures of mails has been received by the state department. The allies defend their right to ar rest and seize merchandise sent as parcel post and to seize goods falsely sent as first class mail. However, they will refrain from seizing and confis cating letters or dispatches. The reply is considered a flat rejec tion of the demands made in the American note of. protest of January 4, 1916. In this note the United States made a "formal and vigorous protest of these unwarranted interferences with inviolable mails." Summing up their conclusions, the memorandum of the allied govern ments says: Summary of Keply. "First, that concerning their right to visit and eventually to arrest and seize the merchandise shipped under the shape of parcel post must and shall not be treated differently from the merchandise shipped any other way. "Second, that the inviolability of postal correspondence stipulat ed by convention number 11 of the Hague treaty, 1907, carries by no means any prejudice to the right of the allied governments to visit and if need be, to stop and seize the goods which are falsely de posited in the covers, envrtspeo e' letters contained in the mail sacks. "Third, that faithful to their engagements and respectful of true "correspondence. the allied governments will continue for th present to refrain from seizing and confiscating at sea these cor respondences, letters or dispatches and that they will insure the rapid transition ot them as soon as the genuineness of their character is known."' Play New Issue. Greatest stress is laid in the allies' reply on their right to seize parcel post shipments. On the other hand, the United States in its protest touch ed only lightly on this phase and (Continued on Page 2.) DUTCH WAR MOVE Holland Closes German Fron tier and Masses Forces. This Latest of Several Indica tions She Means War. Home, April 4 Via London. Wire 1 less reports from Zurich state that Holland has closed her German fron i tier and massed all her available forces there. Washington Hears About It. Washington. April 4. Secretary i Lansing announced today that the i state department has oi firial know ledge that Holland is mobilizing troops j in addition to those which have been kept in a state of preparedness since the war started. It was not disclosed from where this information came. Officials of the state department do not regard the meeting ot" the parlia ment of the Netherlands as Important. They said it was not a special meeting. Officials were more concerned over their information concerning the mo bilization orders. Ship Sinking Started It. The unofficial opinion is that the excitement in Holland is traceable di rectly to the sinking of the Palembang and the Tubantia. It is known that Holland sent out divers immediately to determine whether the Tubantia was destroyed by a m'n. or a torpedo. Sufficient time has eiaj sed for a re- port to be made. A high foreign diplomat said today that neither Germany nor Holland would go to war over the Tubantia land Palembang cases. "Germany would not to war over the Tubantia and thf Palembang," le I said. "And I have not the -slightest doubt that if Germanv were to advise Holland, as I think fhe will, that if her submarine commanders sank the Pal embang and Tubantia they acted con trary to orders, Holland will accept that statement at its face value." NO AID FROM GERMANY Caranza Gets All the Mone? He Needs From ti e TJ. is. i Washington, April 4. Investigation 1 by the state department, it was learned today, has shown that reports that Germany and Japan are furnishing Carranza with funds, are false. it was stated Carranza is obtaining all the funds he needs from the United States. Interests concerned in marketing Mexico's hemp crop are declared to be furnishing Carranza with money. It Is understood agreements have been made by which the Carranza govern ment will be advanced $10,000,000. "to j finance the next hemp crop." GERMANY NEEDS LAND; WILL FIGHT UNTIL SHE GETS IT, SAYS FAMOUS SCIENTIST Prof. Ernst HaeckeL That Germany is in gTeat ueea of more territory for her surplus popu lation and will fight until she gets it, is the declaration of Prof Ernst Baeckel, the famous German scientist and philosopher. He says Germany -will retain Belgium and take possession of the great Belgian Congo in Africa. 971 SHIPS SUNK 303 MILES LONG Report Shows Losses Since Concrete Highway to South War Started. western Kansas Is l'lan. Of Sumlier, 198 Were Crafts of I Begin at K. C. Through To Neutral Nations. peka, on to Caldwell. ENGLAND LOSES 4 PER CENT Admiral Points U-Bonts Have Had Little Effect. Submarines ot Responsible for Tonnage Shortage. London. April 4. Admiral Sir Cyp rian Bridge, in a report on merchant shipping losses gives the following statement of total losses of shipping from the beginning of the war to March 23 of this year. Losses to belligerents: Steamers, 471 sailing vessels, 57; trawlers, 245. Losses to neutrals; Steamers, 148; sailing vessels; 42; trawlers. 8. Total. 971. French Lose 7 Per tent. The loss to British steam shipping, says the report, is less than four per cent of the total number of vessels un der the British flag and slightly over 6 per cent of the total tonnage. The French loss in steamers is about 7 per cent of the total French tonnage, while the Russian loss is per cent and thp Italian 4 per cent. "It, therefore, is clear." says the re port, "that the present shortage of ton nage is due not to the action of sub marines but to the great rerjuirement of the military and naval forces. Inasmuch as Admiral Bridge has in cluded the losses of Portugal in the list of neutrals it is probable that these antedate her entrv into the war WIFE ASKS A DIVORCE Suit Filed Airaiiist Dr. Waite in (.ranu Rapids Court. Grand Rapids. April 4. Mrs. Clara Xa uise Beck Waite today filed suit for divorce in superior court here igninst hr husband. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite of New York who has confessed t t the murder of her father and moth er, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Peck. In her bill of complaint Mrs. Waite charges that her husband gained her consent to marriage by fraud; that he treated her with extreme cruelty after marriage; plotted to murder her fath er and mother and did accomplish that crime and intended to kill his wife and other members of her fam ily. It is also charged that Dr. Waite had "unlawful relations with a Mrs Margaret Horton" and other "persons unknown to the plaintiff." French Women Start on Anti Alcohol Fight Paris. April 4. The leading women of France, headed by suf fragists, society women and writ ers, this week embarked on an energetic anti-alcoholic crusade. They declare that a large per centage of the ravages of death are due to alcohol, which consti tutes the greatest blight of the re public, and that it is npcessary to start a reform for the upbuilding of France after the war WOULD COST THREE MILLIONS Sixteen Feet Wide an:! Built I Like Pavement. Cost Is 62 Per Tent ot Cost of Repairing1 Dirt Roads. Plans for a 303 mile concrete high way from Kansas City through To peka to Caldwell was uigd before Governor Capper today by WallPr W. Jones, a Santa Fe civil engineer. A 1'6 feet concrete highway over the en tire route could be built for $3,366. 000, Jones declared. The amount is 62 per cent of the cost of repairing Kansas dirt roads in 1915. It is probable the Jones plan will be submitted to the road boosters be fore the state legislature next winter. The plan will be considered with other ideas on permanent highway build ing. Jones' plan is one of the most concise and comprehensive that has been submitted to state officials. His proposed road would accommodate 4 50.000 Kansans or nearly a third of the residents of the entire state. I'nder the plan as outlined by Jones in a letter to the governor, the road would be built from the Missouri line in Kansas City, Kansas to the Okla homa line near. Caldwell. Sumner county. The distance is 303 miles. The proposed highway would extend from Kansas City to Topeka then to Emporia. Newton, Wichita. Welling ton and Caldwell. Population of SSMM. Towns through which the Jones road would pass, have a total population of 250,000, while the counties benefit ed by the highway have a population of 450.000. The road for the entire distance would have a width of 16 feet.' By reducing the width of the raod to 14 feet. Jones states that the expense could be reduced $420,000. Jones added force, to his argument today when he urged that the ex pense for the building of the entire permanent highway would, b but 62 per cent of the expense for the repair of Kansas dirt roads rn 1915. That expanse, Jones has figured, amounted to $5,436,000. A permanent highway through the state and directly bene fitting a third of the population could be built for a little more than one half of the annual repair expense. Next Legislature. "The question of permanent high ways will undoubtedly receive some decisive action at the hands of the next legislature." Gover nor Capper predicted today. "One of the first questions will probably be the submission of a constitutional amend ment to enable the state to engage in road building. The matter of federal aid must also receive attention, espec ially if a bill is passed by etmgress pro viding for aid to states." Governor Capper declared the Jones plan offered some valuable suggestions and will probably be considered by the highways committees in the next leg islative session. Railroad Shows Big Increase. Xew York. April 4. February earnings of the Norfolk Western railway indicate a continuance of the recent heavy tonnage operations in the soft coal regions of the south and southwest. Operating revenue in creased $1,649,294 with an increase of 1 $1,152,658 in net revenue. VERDUN FRONT SEETHING UNDER ARTILLERY FIRE Raining Shells on French From Three Sides. Position at Bethineonrt Is Con sidered I'ntenable. CAPTURE TWO MILE TRENCHES Germans in Gigantic (Jain Near Vaux Village. j Whole Sector N. V. of Verdun a .Maelstrom of Battle. Berlin. April 4. Strong French i positions southwest of Douaumont and I in the Caillette wood northeast of i Verdun, have been Taken by German f troops, the war office announced to j day. The official statement follows: j "Western theater After powerful artillery preparation the Britsh have taken possession of the crater south of St. Eloi which we look from them on the 28th of March. "in the region of the fort reus of Douaumont our troops, after hitter fighting, captured on April 2 some strong French defense positions south west of the fortress and in Caillette wood. Take 764 I'riMHiers. "During our attacks on April 2 we capl ured in un wounded orisoners 1 9 officers and 745 men and eight ma chine guns." London. April 4 French troops holding the fortified village of Bethin court. 10 miles northwest of Verdun, are three-fourths surrounded by the Germans and under terrific bombard ment from German artillery. It is be lieved they will evacuate the position before many hours. The French position on the west bank of the Meuse has again hecomo serious. French successes In ths fighting around Vaux village yesterday were important but they did not off set the German gain on a two-mile front northwest of Vaux. Following the French retirement on the south side of the Forges brook, the Germans are bombarding Bethin court, the important communication point of lyiss and the Bourrus woods. Cannons Hour All Day. The whole sector northwest of Ver dun witnessed an artillery duel from dawn to sunset yesterday. For nearly a week the Germans have been shelling Hill 30. the key note of the French outer defenses 'n this region, day and night. Steady streams of shells ha ve been play ;.t upon the slopes and summits, wrecking French trenches and searching out French batteries. There is every evidence that the Germans plan to take Bethineonrt, smother the French linen to the south west in a mighty attack and drive the French back upon the first permanent fortification of Venlun, near Inn en. French Also Gain at Vaux. French gains in yesterday's fight ing near the village of Vaux. hHS con vinced English military critics that the crowd princp will never win Ver min from the northwestern front. WAR FORJ YEAR Kntr'a'Hl Bases National Fi nances on This Basis. Is Spending $25,000,000 a Day on War Expense. London. April 4. With a forecast that the Kuropean war will lam at least another year. Chancellor of the Kxchequer McKenna fairly staggered the house of commons this afternoon with an array of figures showing the war's cost in dollars and cent. Kngland's national debt, he pointed out, has nearly tripled since the war began. In 1914 It was about $3,580, 000,000. At present, he naid in intro ducing a m w budget, the nation debt is nearly $11,700,000,000. Kngland is spending $"5.ono.0Of daily for war purposes. She has show ered immense amounts of money oSj her allies. During the coming year Kngland1 will spend about $9. 1 25.riO0.00O. Mo Kenna said. Of this amount, $r,875, 000,000 will represent her own ej. pendit ures the ba lance nhe con tributes to her allies. With a deficit of ffti. 700.000 from last year on her hands, the nation fe certain to face a much larger deficit next year, the chancellor ssmL TO SALVAGE ZEPPELIN Belie es Wrr-ckril German Dirigible Could Be Rebuilt Readily. London. April 4. The British Aero nautical institute has asked the gov ernment's permission to undertake at its own expense the salvage of ths Zeppelin L-15 which is lying in shal low water off the mouth of t he Thames. The institute believes the Zeppelin can be ret uilt within three months. "TINY" IS SO WEE SHE USES TIN CUP FOR A BED Columbus. O., April 4.- 'Tiny. a wee snip of a top terrier, wasn't quite as big as a mouse when nh was horn alx months ago, accord ing to her owner. Hobart Kramer. 19, Columbus high school student Tlny" was raised on a bottle and slept on a hot water hag. She often curled up for a snooze in a common drinking glass. She Is blue ribboner. So are her folks

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1916 IT EVOKED WRATH Cardinal Assure HHirians of ictorj in I'ustoral. (ermau Military (invcrmir Se verely Censured Merrier. CITES PLEDGE OF ALLIES Kays "I Have IrarhMl Patri otism" to (apt Me Aation. Declares Mission to Home "Blessed Beyond Hope." Iondon. April 4. Cardinal Mer ger's pastoral letter which evoked re monstrance from Governor General von Hi swing laxt month has Just been received here. After expressing Joy at being back among his fellow coun trymen and stating that his journey to Home had heen blessed beyond what he had dared to hope, the Belgian car dinal says. "There are many things which I Cannot say. You will understand thai the abnormal position prevents me from laying before you open hcartedly exactly what is in my soul and what would t. If I could speak, of the .strongest comfort. But you will not doubt my word when I say that my Journey to Home has been specially blessed and that I return happy, very happy. Pope onsolcd Delirium. "The holy father's kindness was -touching. From the moment of my j arrival in Kome he took me in his garnis and allowed me to tell him ev erything, to confide everything to him, to think aloud before him. Paternally he consoled. enlightened and encourag ed me. He understands and sliares our care for our religious liberty and our patriotism." J Turning to the condition of Belgium, j the cardinal d scribes the exclama- lions with which the mention of Bel- gium, was received every where on fcls Journey. He continues; I t us even suppose that the fin ish or the issue of the gigantic duel n being fought in Europe and in Im.-i Minor should be uncertain, one t&ct is already esta I dished in civiliza gpn and history the moral triumph Belgium, In unison with your king 0b 1 gov t i n n icnt you have made Im ilensf services for your country. Peo flBes 1'niad understand your spirit Of sacrifice, you are admired, and your generation hus taken its place glor sVisly in history. Is not that a con djbest. my brethren? Are you not the Most glorious of conquerors? Ma n Broken Hearts. 'I know that you weep, that the rts of mothers and wives are brok that Uvea are being lost on the nk.H .f the Yser. The imprisonment our nation on our soil is sadly pro- ged. You will admit I have never d- n my fears from you. I ave eached patriotism to you. 3ut from p beginning, I have let you iee that cording to my presentiment our deal would be long and that success ould be attained by the nation hich ould most endure. Tiie conviction, Qydh natural and supernatural, of our fir victory is more deeply then ver P hur in my soul. H "We shall win, but we are not yet M ih ttfitf of our sufferings. France. -eat Hrftain and Russia have pledged emselves to make no peace until Bel Hbsb has recovered her entire inde pendence and been largely indemnified. It: -Ay in turn has adhered to this fledge. )ur future is not in doubt it we must be prepared for it." i The pastoral concludes with an in JLnctlon to the people to trust in God ajpri to continue insistent in prayer. V Takes Cardinal to Task. J On March 20, a letter addressed by Governor General von Bissing to Card tfaul Mercier in connection with the Biter' 8 pastoral letter was published, as totter said in part: -ynur eminence in pastoral letters. Btdulges in political statements against hich 1 decidedly protest. It is quite Bexcusahle that your eminence Should raise unjustified hopes regard -feg the issue of the war. Thus, for stance, your eminence has men tji 1 1 l inaccurate utterances of per .apns whit are not in touch with events Hal who certainly cannot be called Sparta Warn- Against Polities. "In these circumstances 1 shall nceforth sternly prosecute any pol- ical activity and any stirring up of stile sentiment against the author ity of the occupying power, which ithority is legitimate according to ternation.il law. ap "I warn your eminence to desist from political activity." A report published in Berlin regard ing Cardinal Mercier's pastoral letter mid that according to advices from German officials in Brussels the card inal stated in it that If he once doubted the final victory, his faith had now been restored as a result of his conversations with North Americans and South Anericans who had In spired him with unshakeable confi dence in Belgium's victory. seiiieiice Printer to .Iiifl. The Koelnlsche Zeitung announced on March 31. according to news dis patch from Berne that the printer who printed Cardinal Mercier's pas toral letter, had been sentenced to a year's imprisonment. TO INCREASE THE HERD Ilk- Hold Monster Mooting IWIm inary to Membership Cumpaifrn. Sixty Klka held an enthusiastic meeting and banquet at the club rooms. Seyenth and Jackson streets, last evening and decided upon con ducting a membership campaign. Two roast pigs, feet skyward, faced the banqueters in addition to turkey and other necessities for a really good ban quet. Will Brelsfnrd, exalted ruler elect is determined to increase the membership and it was the consensus of opinion among the banqueters that this could and would he done and the Elks in the future will be what they are 'at present .a live organization. Considerable discussion on the pro posal of the Commercial club to buy the Elks' building was heard on all Hidee. Many members are not adverse selling the quarters if they can get as much out of the building as was put Into it but they fear the agitation rais ed recently will give out an Impression that the Elks are dead. And they are avhything but that and their finances. It was declared, stand on a par with 'those of most organizations. Ljiwn fencing at Forbes. Adv. DAILY WKATHI1 RH'IIST. Furnished by the Lkk-hI Offl-; of Weather Ilureau. Toneka, Kansas, for -t liuurs emllni: at i a. in. today. Station In kum Low Temp. Temp. Baa) i Anthony .08 'oik riia ro :t4 .0 Dod?e City m .10 Dresden 46 -0 Kiiirla KJ Ktirrka 00 36 .0 GoosUsnd 54 2 .fl Hi ssi at 4 T. Hays 52 36 .14 Horton 54 .10 .0 loin 60 42 T. Liberal 5 :i4 .IS MaeksrUle w 40 23 UePliersitn 60 :W .04 MnsstrttTin o T. il'tl-a 50 30 24 I I'hllllpsbiirg 44 24 T. i Scott City 50 34 .26 TOPBKA 5S 40 01 WU lilta 2 42 .10 Kansas City 60 40 .01 St. Joseph 56 34 .0 RSOartS from Other States. Amarillo, 'lex 00 Kostou. Mass 40 3K T. BatTalO, If. Y 6 36 -0 Cnlgurv. Alb 4N M .0 Cfcicago, 111 4H 42 .0 Cincinnati. 0 48 44 .14 Corpse Carfatft, Tex 8 02 .o Denver, Colo 3 28 .02. les Moines, si 4S 30 .0 Kl Paso, Tex 74 52 .0 Garasstaa. Tex 6 tt2 .0 Havre, Mont 44 28 .0 Huron. S. I SO 28 .0 J:i. ksonville. Fla 74 56 .06 Little Raea, Ark 2 52 .0 Lot Angeles, CSj 00 52 .0 Mnoreheail, Minn 42 .HI .10 New Orleans, La 62 00 .0 New York, N. Y 4K :iH .04 North Platte, Neb 52 24 .0 Okla&oata. okla 64 44 .0 ouiaha. Neb 42 :tO 04 Phoenix. Aria 74 50 .0 Pittsburg. Pa 44 40 .06 St. Louts, Mo 02 44 .0 Salt Lake. Utah 54 40 .0 San Francisco, Ctl 02 50 .0 Seattle. Wash 00 44 .02 Sheridan. Wyo 42 24 .0 Springfield. Ill 'at Swift Current, Sas 32 18 .00 Toledo. O 44 30 .0 Washington. I. C 44 38 .0 Winnipeg. Man M 14 -0 VOTE FIGHT BITTER Factional Ructions Invade Both Parties in Chicago. 200 Special Detectives Employ ed to Preserve Order. Chicago. April 4. Chicago's an nual municipal election opened today with bitter factional fights on both the Democratic and Republican aides in practically all the thirty-five wards of the city, each of which is to elect an alderman. The Republicans have 35 members in the present council, the Democrats 29 and the Progres sives. Socialists and Independents each have two. Both Republicans and Democrats assert confidence of vic tory. The bitterest fight is in the Repub lican ranks, where Mayor William Hale Thompson and opponents of the administration are struggling for con trol of the council. The mayor asserts his enemies are trying to insert the suicide of Dr. Theodore B. Sachs, for mer head of the municipal tuberculo sis sanitarium, into the election as campaign material by charging that the mayor caused Sachs's withdrawal from the sanitarium and the inquiry into the affairs of the institution, which led to the physician's suicide Sunday. Women Voters Active. On the Democratic side, a heated struggle is being waged between the supporters of former Mayor Carter Hnrrison and Roger Sullivan. Women voters have been active in the closing flays of the campaign and their vote, it is expected, will exert a strong in fluence on the result of the election. Two hundred private detectives will assist the police in keeping order. Tn addition to the aldermanic elec tions, a municipal judge will be elect ed and a bond issue of $1,000,000 for the enlargement of Lincoln park will be voted upon. Sodaltats in Milwaukee Srrap. Milwaukee. April 4. Mayor G. A. Bading. non-partisan, st eking re-election, was opposed by Daniel A. Hoan, city attorney, in today's municipal election. Hoan is a candidate of the Social Democrats. In tho state two sets of delegates to the Republican national convention are to be chosen. One faction is led by Senator Robert M. La Kollette. and the other by Gov ernor ft. S. Philipp. Some Mst FifflUs. !ood weather brought out what is expected to be a record vote In the aldermanic election today. An attack on workers in the Eighteenth ward, a few fist fights and the arrest of two men charged with illegal voting were the only troubles reported. The early voting was heavy and it was reported the Democrats were leading. MUCH POOR WHEAT 1 tn Million Bushels of 1915 Grain Not Kit for Milling. Washington, April 4. Wheat of the 1915 crop unfit for milling is esti mated at 146,000,000 bushels as a re sult of inquiry made by the depart ment of agriculture from flour mills and grain elevmtors. The replies were so variable as to make accurate de ductions impossible and any estimate debatable without considerable quali fication. On these replies the average worked out 14.4 per cent as the wheat unfit for milling and 7.3 per cent or 74,000,000 bushels as feed for live stock. "Much wheat was used this season for milling ordinarily would not be regarded as fit to mill," says a report of the bureau of crop estimates. Modern Machinery Helped Some. "Modern machinery enabled those who had such equipment to make millable much wheat which small millers, lacking such facilities, could not use. Much wheat not good enough for local millers was shipped out, apparently finding a ready de mand at terminal points and abroad. Different ways of regarding such wheat accounts largely for the wide variation of estimates. "Wheat usually fed to livestock has not been regarded by the grain trade to be of material proportions not more than two per cent of the crop." Blame Dead Engineer. Washington, April 4. The Inter state Commerce commission report on the New Haven wreck near Milford, Conn., February 22, when ten were killed and many were injured in a rear end collision of passenger trains, places the blame on the killed en gineer of the local train which struck a stalled express. The report savs. he failed to regard block signals. The re port adds the wreck again emphasizes the need for automatic trainstops. COOL? WHO CARES Second Uay ot Iiress I j Week Brings Out Duds. Bright Colors Cheer Up Gloom on the Streets. SHOW UP "HOME TOWN GIRL"? Imported Gowns to Incite "ew Feminine Desires. An Off Day for Dictaphones in the Big Offices. A cool, dreary, sunless morning, opening the second day of "dress up week." drove transparent gowns to cover today. Other mid-summer gar ments followed the thin dresses into temporary retirement. Despite the ab'-ence of light apparel, however, the spirit of "dress up" was everywhere in evidence. "Dress up week" made an auspi cious beginning Monday. With a bright, sunshiny morning for a back ground to set off latest creations in masculine and feminine raiment, it was every wheie in evidence. Sharp young business men with neatly pressed trousers and multi-colored cravats, and pretty young women dressed in correct and attractive gar ments held their own on every block of Kansas avenue. Mere man in his Easter shoes and spring, 1916, model suit observed the apparel that women's outfitters are bringing to Topeka in an effcrt to show "our home town girl" up in her true light. A hangover from last month's breezes and accommodating street cars assisted in assuring the most skeptical that creatiens in hosiery are not confined to fashion magazines. Mild morning weather brought out the filmy outer garments that designers have issued for summer wear. Mi lady in a royal purple tailored suit and a ditto color side tipped bonnet glanced over the handiwork of in genious cutters and tailors. Face War Time Prices. Wartime prices and scarcity of dyes were nowhere in evidence today. From dainty feminine footwear to highly colored headwear. the "dress up' ap parel that invaded the streets forged ahead of the stocks that emanated from clothes shops a season ago. The maid at the typewriter showed the "boss" how "dress up week" can be observed. The "boss" in his salt and pepper and broad striped shirt re turned the compliment. Casual visits were numerous. The chief clerk flecked off the piece of dust that might have settled on the sleeve r.nd sauntered over to the "steno." It was an off day for dic tophones. The exodus from the Santa Fe of fices at noon apparently was the sig nal for a concerted celebration. De partment stores and smaller offices turned out their quotas of patriots. Yep, dress up week is on. MOB BREAKS WINDOWS Riot Over l ecturer Advocating State Funds for Chureh Schools. Haverhill. Mass., April 4. A trail of broken glass was the only evidence today of the disturbance of last night when a mob held the city in its power for several hours and smashed win dews. The militia was called out to aid the police. Several persons were injured by flying missiles, but no one was seri ously hurt. The cause of the riot was the objec tion to the granting by the city of a permit to Thomas A. Leyden of Som erville to deliver an address in the city hall on sectarian questions, par ticularly advocating state appropria tion for sectarian schools. An immense crowd formed about the building and became so threaten ing that the meeting was abandoned. The crowd then began throwing stones at windows in the city hall while por tions of the mob went to other parts of the city and attacked the residences of persons who had assisted in ar ranging for Leyden's address. ALLIES DEFEND RIGHT iCootlnnw! from I'ag: One.j raised the greatest objection to cen soring and seizing first class mails. The allies insist that parcels can not be considered as "letters, corre spondence or dispatches," and that "nothing can save them from the exer cise of the rights of police control, visit and eventual seizure which be long to the belligerents on the high seas in regard to all cargoes.' It is held that the German govern ment itself took the same view when the German Prinz Kitel Friedrich, now interned at Norfolk, sank the steamer Florida with its parcel post mail aboard. A letter from the post master general is appended to the note in which the captain of the Prinz Kitel was quoted as saying he based his action "upon the declaration of London, according to which parcel post matter is merchandise and not mail.' Cite German Stand. As an evidence that the central powers themselves have not respect ed the "inviolability of the mails," it is charged that from December 31, 1914, to December 31, 191;, German or Austro-Hungarian naval authori- ties have sunk 13 mail boats with the i postal bags on board, "without car ing for the inviolability of the dis patches and correspondence which they contained any more than for the inoffensive persons on 'board these steamers.' The allied government's reply charged Germany and Austrn-Hun-gary have utilized the mails fcr the purpose of receiving contraband: snip I ment. Among numerous examples it is stated that 1,302 packages seized on eight steamers from South America i contained 437.510 kilograms of rubber for Hamburg. Another seizure of 69 parcels containing 40H revolvers for Germany is cited. The reply quotes a letter sent by a 'German firm to Its agent giving in I structions for the sendng of rubber through the mails and explaining that although the cost of postage was high, it was amply covered by the high price received for the merchandise. Considering all the circumstances, the allied government held that these practices had robbed all mails except "correspondence," that is. dispatches or missive letters, of their inviolabil ity. Accompanying the reply is an ap pendix giving a large number of in stances of vessels carrying malls de stroyed bv Germany. WETS ASK REPEAL In Many Illinois Districts They Seek to Overthrow Drys. 2U Cities and Villages Voting on Liquor Question. Chicago, April 4. One hundred and sixty-five townships in Illinois in which there are 214 cities, villages and settlements are voting on local option today. In more than eighty of these townships the issue was brought before the voters in petitions filed by the "drys," in many others the "wets' filed petitions. These were in towns that had gone "dry" in the last few years. The larger wet cities voting today are: Aurora, Dixon, Moline, Waukegan, Lincoln, Alton, Galena, Rock Island and Savanna. Of these, F. Scott Mc Bride, superintendent of the anti-saloon league of Illinois, is confident the "drys" will be victorious in the first five. Among the dry cities in which the Issue has been raised there are Bloomington, Freeport, Belvidere, Kewanee, Elgin and Decatur. The "drys," are placing most of their hopes of victories in the various communities upon the women voters. JAIL 155 VOTERS Continued from Page One.) who Is Democratic candidate for may or to succeed himself, maintain the arrests were made to prevent casting of votes against the Democratic ticket in the lower city wards at the munici pal election today. Most of those taken into custody were found in rooming houses, al though several arrests were made on the streets. James Lapsley, police commissioner, denied the arrest had anything to do with the election. All Enemies of -Post "The arrests were made for a straight violation of the law," said Mr. Lapsley. "They were not in connec tion with the election." The men detained it is alleged, were known supporters of the faction of the Democratic party opposed to Mayor Jost and which is fighting his re election. Under the "investigation" charge they can be held 2 4 hours. All the patrol wagons in the city were used to bring the prisoners from the rooming houses. Among the places visited were those run by men known to he opposed to Mayor Jost's re election. Police Chief Shorn of Power. The squad that made the raids was in charge of Sergeant James J. O'Rourke. It was appointed yester day after Hiram W. Hammil. chief of police, had been shorn of his control over the placing of police officers on election day. Three hundred patrolmen who had been assigned to duty at polling places were removed from Chief Hammil's control yesterday by order of the board of police commissioners. The hoard approved of the officers the chief had assigned for election duty. Thomas J. Flahive, captain of police, superseded Chief Hammil in command of the men assigned to polling places. Chief Hammil said he had selected the officers without regard to politics. The election campaign has been the bitterest in many years in Kansas City. Fair weather prevailed today and re ports from all districts of the city were that an unusually heavy vote was be ing cast. Before noon 155 arrests had been made In the different wards. The Re publicans maintained all were voters who had not had time to cast their ballots for George E. Edwards, the Republican candidate for mayor. In the Fifth ward. Joseph Lehfdany was arrested, charged with buying a vote. Lehfdany was said to be a Re publican worker. Marcy K. Brown, an attorney, secured a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Clarence Burney of the circuit court for the release of eighteen of the men held by the police. Among the men named in the writ was Eugene F. Sullivan, a member of the state legislature. WASHINGTON FOR T. R, State Would Give Him Big Majority as Republican Nominee. Seattle, Wash.. April 3. The senti ment of the state of Washington is for Theodore Roosevelt. It is pro nounced and becomes aggressively in tense as the date of the national Re publican convention approaches. Hughes has some supporters. Among the standpat Republicans he will per haps be as acceptable as Roosevelt. Millard T. Hartaon, chairman of the Republican state central committee, while making no announcement of his choice of the two, is by no means an tagonistic to Roosevelt. As a Pro gressive, Roosevelt carried the state by 40,000 and as a Republican nomi nee, the leaders say he would roll up a majority of 7 5,000. The state probably will send an un instructed delegation to Chicago. Now Viceroy Reaches Bombay. London, April 4. The arrival at Bombay of Baron Chelmsford, who in January was appointed viceroy of India in succession to Baron Hardinge is related in a Reuter dispatch from Bomoay. Baron Chelmsford was re ceived by ruling chiefs and the naval, military and civil authorities. Large crowds greeted the new viceroy. VOTING IN KANSAS Local Politics Keiirn Supreme Throughout State. Cities Open Up Old Political Rows Once More. Local politics reigns supreme today in a number of well known Kansas and Missouri cities where city elec tions arc in progress. Front page stories or. pre-election prophecies adorn columns in Kansas newspapers and a "last appeal to voters" by vari ous candidates appear in some in stances in editorial columns and in others under the caption, "Paid adver tisements." At Atchison, probably, more than any other city, are passions most thor oughly aroused. There, the former mayor, C. C. Finney, resigned rather than face ouster proceedings threat ened by Attorney General Brewster. Then he kicked back and is again a candidate fcr mayor. The Atchison Globe has announced that betting stood 2 to 1 on Finney for election against Louis Weinmann, Republican candidate. The appoint ment of a plain clothes man seems to be the issue in Atchison as well as Attorney General Brewster. And it is a warm one as a three column polit ical advertisement on the front page of the Globe signed by Dr. Finney shows. It follows, in part: "Are the Paul Tonsings to run At chison "He is a disturber of the most pro nounced type, and is a living example of ihe brand of cranks who have en dervored to make Kansas the '.augh ing stock of the civilized world. ""When re-elected I will enforce the laws. There is no dry or wet Issue in this campaign. My bitterest enemies admit I have been a good business mayor." In Lawrence, a commissioner of finance is to be elected. W. W. Holy rood, present incumbent, is a candi date to succeed himself, t. F. Carter is his opponent. Bond Issue Involved, In addition to the commissioner election the voters of Lawrence have been asked to advise the city commis sion of their wishes on the expenditure of $500,000 for the improvement of the recently purchased water plant. The heaviest vote polled in years is expected at Ottawa today. There, too, a special bond election overshadows the election of a. commissioner of I streets and public utilities. The two j candidates lor this position are David Finchpaugh and Charles H. Martin. At the special election voters will cast their ballots on a project to issue j $100,000 in bonds for a new high j school and $20,000 in bonds for a new I ws.rd school. A simple ballot is on the docket at Chanute. J. L. Morrison end John R. j Tve are candidates for mayor to sue- i ceed W. M. Clover, the retiring mayor. At Manhattan today a warm fight is expected over the election of a may or. M. Goheen, present mayor, is a candidate to succeed himself but has strong opposition. At El Dorado there is only one party in the field, the People's Part v. feedTnOomoo U. S. Relief Fund Saves Jeru salem From Starvation. Mount of Olives 'ow Bristling With Turk Cannons. Alexandria. Egypt, April 4. Ac cording to reports received here, 400, 000 persons in Jerusalem are now re ceiving daily rations from the Ameri can relief fund. A woman engaged 'n relief work there writes: "Everything costs four times as much as before, so you can imagine what a state the people are in. Our poor children look like skeletons. Bread Is very dear and the pieces are very small. All the fathers have been taken away for soldiers, and the mothgrs are miserable and weak." An English woman who has arrived here from Palestine by way of Cyprus statep that the Turks fully expect that the allies will invade the country and are devoting much energy to prepara tions to repel them. They have con structed numerous military roads. They have fortified the Mount of Olives and believe that they have made it impregnable. Many Kxeeuted. Meanwhile, she says, the economic situation is deplorable. As it is im possible to export the oranges they have been allowed to rot on the trees. Public executions are frequent. At Jaffa, Haly Hamis, the chief boatman of a tourist agency and the Kavas (military courier) of the American consulate, well known to all tourists in Palestine, has been hanged on a charge of espionage. Emil Knesevich, a son of the British consular agent at Jaffa, was saved from a similar fate only by the intervention of Dr. Olaze brook, the American consul at Jeru salem. He was accused of having re ceived letters from his father. a refugee in Egvpt. NOT TERRITORY COMBAT Austria-Hungary Isn't Mghtfng for Border Extension, Says Official. London. April 4. Count Stephen Tisza. the Hungarian premier, is quoted in dispatches from Budapest, according to the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Amsterdam, as say ing Austria-Hungary is not fighting to secure new territory in Europe, but merely is united with Germany in a struggle until a fair and satisfactory conclusion is reached. "That is all we want," he said. The premier denied that Austria is1 "sick of the war." but he admitted that the war was iong, hard and painful for all. AUTO BROUGHT SUICIDE FlnaiiOsrig Secondhand Machine Wor ried Woman to Desperation. Iee Moines, April 4. According to a verdict ordered returned today by the Polk county coroner. Mrs. Josi2 Mariner. 40. shot and killed herself because she feared that she and her husband were about to lose their sav ings through the purchase of a sec ondhand automobile. villa, surrender (Continued from Page One) today that additional troops may be required to protect the constantly lengthening line of communication. The line already extends nearly 300 miles south of the border and muat be guarded against attack along its entire length. If the line should be cut, it is admitted In official circles that the expeditionary force would be placed in a dangerous position. Officers regard the troops engaged j in the chase of Villa as adequate, bu. the line of communication is causing them anxiety. They do not believe t can safely be lengthened without being reinforced by more troops. Ten Companies Available. None of the regiments on border duty can be released for the service, but there are a few regiments left in other parts of the United States, one of cavalry and two or three infantry organizations which might be used. Consular reports received at head quarters late last night gave conflict ing information regarding the where abouts of Villa. General Pershing has not been heard from since the dispatch in which he told that the search to; Villa in the Guerrero district was be ing continued. Fleeing in a Coach. Columbus, N. M., April 4. Army men here are satisfied, despite ru mors to the contrary, that Francisco Villa has not been captured by Col. Geo. A, Dodd's cavalrymen, who for almost a week have been threading their way through the intricate moun tain passes of the Guerrero district in a relentless attempt to discover the whereabouts of the bandit chieftain. There is no doubt, it was asserted, that should American troops capture Villa, who was last reported fleeing uncertainly in a Mexican coach through the Bosque Sierra Tarahu mares, an aero scout would lie sent immediately to field headquarters at Colonia Dublan with dispatches con taining the news. Latest reports from the front indi cated that every pass in the mountains every canyon and every means of es cape over the rocky slopes was being guarded by the khaki clad cavalrymen, assisted by a detachment of mountain infantry especially fitted for the work as a result of observations of field service of the Alpine troops of the European belligerents. It was said the pursuit was progressing under more favorable weather conditions, the high winds which have for some days swirled snow and rain in the faces of the trooper having abated and been replaced by a warm April-sun. Reported Near ParraL El Paso, April 4. Reports received here today from Mexican sources sup ported the story brought from the in terior yesterday by a Mexican to the effect that Villa with a few of his most trusted followers was far to the south of Satevo and nearing Parral. One of the reports said the bandit had al ready reached that town but it was generally believed this was at least premature. There is little question any longer on the border that Villa is heading for Torreon. in the neighbor hood of which city he will find Can ute Reyes, one of his most trusted lieutesants. Reyes has successfully defied the Carranza forces for several months. He has ravaged North Duran go and is believed to have several hundred men in his command, with many smaller guerrilla bodies operat ing in conjunction with him. If Villa can effect a junction with Reyes suf ficiently In advance of his pursuers to attempt a concentration of the bandits it is said that he can muster 2.000 men at least. Know Villa's Plan. Both Mexicans and Americans who know Villa personally have little ques tion as to the action he is trying to pursue. They say that the fugitive bandit is not alarmed over any op position he may meet from his own countrymen, but that he is devoting all his energies to planning the dis comfiture of the American forces, whom he fears almost as much as he hates. According to the observers Villa is anxious to push as far south as possible with the purpose of stretching out the already thin line of communications of the Americans to the breaking point. With the comparatively few men under the command of Pershing a line of communication 400 or 500 m41es long becomes a serious problem. While Mexican bullets have not taken the life of a single soldier in the American expeditionary force and only wounded four tho Mexican cli mate has been more inconsiderate. Climate Kills Two. In the neighborhood of 150 sick American troopers have been brought back from the front, suffering from various ills due to the climatic condi tions. Eighteen arrived yesterday. To date two have died. Lieutenant Jos. W. Alliscn. and Jesse P. Taylor, a private, both of the Thirteenth cav alry. FORD LED THE BALLOT Pcae Maker Chosen by Michigan in i Presidential Preference Primary. rntrnit Mioh.. Anril 4. The over whelming plurality which Wayne county gave to Henry Ford, the De troit manufacturer, enabled him to hold a substantial lead over United States Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids, today, for the Re- publican presidential preference nom ination. An extremely light vote was cast at the Rtate wide primary yesterday. The strong showing made by Mr. Ford, j who had requested that his candidacy i "be not taken seriously," was consid ered the most interesting development. Scattering returns from various coun ties and 213 of 215 precincts in Detroit i gave Ford 18,264 and Smith 13.952. Grand Rapids added about 400 plural ity to Smith's total. William G. Simp- son of Detroit, the third Republican j candidate, was left far behind. Woodrow Wilson was the only Dem- 1 ocratic candidate. The Progressives did not have a standard-bearer. Theo dore Roosevelt's name was written in the Republican column by some vot- j i ers. I Drys Win in Michigan. Detroit, April 4. Late returns from the 12 counties which voted on the lo cal option issue yesterday made cer- tain that Prohibition forces increastd j the area of dry territory in Michigan, i j Baraga and Clare counties shifted j from the wet to dry columns. The i j Prohibitionists retained all their j counties where the question was be foe the people. Ingham county, which contains Lansing, the state capital, and which was considered the storm center of the election, gave the Prohibitionists their largest majority, 2,415. Ford Not Excited. Henry Ford refused to get excited this afternoon when informed that he had piled up a majority of nearly 6.000 votes in Wayne county (Detroit) over Senator William Smith in Michigan's first presidential primary and had probably received enough votes in the state t J make him the choice of Michi gan Republicans for the presidential nomination. Of the 215 precincts in the city of Detroit, Ford won majorities in 210. Thr l:iet that Ford is not a candidate and will not become a candidate gave additional interest in the returns. Ford was busy when told of his eat iy victory. "Of course, I appreciate the good will of my fellow citizens," he said. "The vote is a compliment and I am human enough to enjoy compliments, but you know politics is not my work. I am not cut out for that sort of thing. 1 have no desire for it. and besides I have ether work to do." BROUGHUOWN 3 Two Aircraft Destroyed, One Captured at Aneona. Only Two Escaped Guns of the Italian Troops. Rome, April 4. Among th.e details given in an official communication regarding the raid on Ancona yester day afternoon by five seaplanes, sup ported by two torpedo boats, as a re sult of which three persons were kill ed and fifteen injured, are the follow ing: "The enemy seaplanes were attacked by anti-aircraft guns on an armored train and by four of our aeroplanes. The seaplanes fled but three of them were brought down. One was the L-21, which was captured Intact. The second was marked 0-21; it burst into flames and was destroyed. The third sank while it was being towed to port. The enemy torpedo boats had remain ed far out at sea during the atttempt ed raid." TODAY'S MARKET REPORT No Chicago markets today on ac count of election. KansaH City Produce Market. Kansas City. April 4. WHEAT Cash No market. Election. HAY Market steady: unchanged. BI'TTEK Market uiKhnuged. I'driiTKV-Market unchanged. EGGS Firsts. 20c. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. April 4. BUTTER Market unchanged. POTATOES Market unchanged. EGGS Market higher. Firsts. 19Vi(S 19e; ordinary firsts. 184fil8c; at mark, cases included. lSVftililV'C. POULTRY Alive, higher;" fowls. 18c; Bprlugs, 18c. Liverpool tiraln Market. Liverpool. April 4. WHEAT Closing, spot, firm; Northern Chicago, no stocks: No. 2 red, western winter, lis 9d No. 1 Manitoba. 13s 9d No. 3. 13s 4d No. 2 hard winter gulf, lis 5d choice, 13s Id No. 1 hard Duluth. 14s. CORN Spot, steady; American mixed, new. spot 10s 4d. FLOUR Winter patents, 47s. New Xork Stock Market. Wall St.. New York,. April 4. STOCKS Trading became broader aud more ani mated, dealings in the first hour approx imating 200,000 shares with continued ac tivity to noon. Price clmnges were irreg ular, however some specialties, notably Crucible Steel aud a few leading rails, filling under yesterday's final figures, while others supplemented early gains. Marine became the outstanding featuro with numerous large individual sales of the common stock on its advance of 1 to 19. Motors and Oils were brought forward later, Willys-Overland extending its gain 8 points to 243 and Studebaker al most 4 to 146. Jewell Tea rose 6 to the new record of 90. Sugars w-ere weak, Cuban-American declining 20 to 220 aud South Porto Rico 0 to 207. Bonds were lower. Yesterday it's advance in specialties, espec ially war shares, was resumed at today's opening with gains of 1 to 4 points In Baldwin, Locomotive, New York, Airbrake, Studebaker and Willys-Overland. Shipping shares were higher by a point with marked ai-tiviey in Mercantile Marine preferred and common. Coppers were prominent but slightly Irregular. Utah and Anaconda slinwing slight recessions with Kennecott unchanged, but Zinc Issues were strong. Industrial Alcohol gave promise of further prominence and some minor specialties were were iracnoo.niy nigner. itans were again backward. New Tork Sugar Market. New York. April 4. SUGAR Raw. quiet; molasses, 5.19; centrifugal, 5.96. Re fined, firm. New Tork Produce Market. New York. April 4. BUTTER -Market firmer. Creamery extras, 92 score, S7e CHEESE Market firm. State specials. 18Vi4rl8U,c. BOGS Market firm. Fresh gathered ex tras. 23fM 23iic. POULTRY' Alive, firm; dressed, firm. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KanRus City. April 4. HGH18 Receipts 11,000. Market 5c to 15c lower. Bulk of sales. $9. 20,0.50 heavy. M.4MMu00 pack ers atul butchers. ft.3D.; light. $9.15fr ,i(E. X0tH.lM..V). CATTLE Receipts 7,000. Market strong. Prime fed steers. jBJXS&M&i dresser! beef steers. $..00i'.."2. western steers$7.S0iil).:ir. western stwrs $7 .)(aK'JT southern steers, $t;.To s.T5; cow s. $..00ft H.00 heifers $7.00(4 1.T7 stockers and feeders. t6.7oB8.7ft; bulls, $5.758.0O; calves, $&006$10.2&. KIIKEP Receipts 5,000. Market weak. Lambs. sin.r0tti 11.00 yearlings. $0 .25 10.25; wethers $K.25fti0.0O; ewes. $7.00feh.25 Blockers and feeders, $0.00& 10.00. Kansas City Stock Yards, April As predicted at the close of last weak, repair work was started today on the break of 25 to 50 cents on cattle effective then. Re ceipts here are 0.000 head, which was a substantial reduction from last Monday and offerings at the five leading estern markets were 14.000 Vss today than a week ago. This was enough to reverse the bearish situation, and advances were 10 to 15 cents on all classes. Veal calves were i an exception and sold 50c lower. No choh-c steers were here today, and the top at $9.10 does not repre&ent the fnll strength of th market. Middle class natives sold at $ft.40 to SS.S0. anc the restricted supply of West ern fed steers, possibly 25 cars, sold at $K.05 to $8.85. weights mostly under 1200 lbs. The supply today had a rather small pro portion of beef steers, but contained a fair number of cows and butcher grades, which sold strong to 15c higher, best tows aud hulls worth up to s, yearling heifers $9.50. Stocker and feeder receipts were liberal and prices were 10 to 15 cents above the close of last week, but not quite as high STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City Wr Also Have Our 0"n Offices at Chicago. So. St. Joseph, So. Omaha. Denver. Sioux City. So. St. Paul. E. Buffalo. E. St. Loula, Fort Worth and El Paso. a oa last Monday. Choice heavy feeder sold nt $H.50. and "stock steers ranffed from $7 to $R.jr. A feature sale was breeding heifer calves at $0.75. Action of the general cattle market today confirms the opinion that the situation is well grounded, and that the available supply for the next 3 or (Mr davs can be handled nt firm price". Hugs atarted out m to 20 cents higher this morning, and Improved through the session, selling 25 to :t0 cents higher at the best rime, receipts 7.000 head. Top price was $9.70, bulk of sales to $U 5. light bogs np to T".60. The sharp advance today only lacked cents of eliminating the en tire break of last week, and suggest" that said break was forced and not a true In dication of legitimate market conditions. Hather liberal receipts of hogs are expected at the markets during April, although the supply at the five markets dropped off SMM head today as compared with a week ago. and the bullish situation has doubtless caused many gilts to he put in the brood sow class. Lambs and sheep sold slowly today, and price are IS to 2"i cents lower, the market about 50 cents under a week ago. receipt" 0.000 head. Killers have given buyer" positive orders to reduce mutton cost, based on depressed outlet. On the other hand, available supply for the next month or six weeks Is known to be light, and a return to $11.05 today, and fat ewes of choice qual ity would bring; around S8.2S, Texas clip ped wethers $7.25. clipped fat goats $5.50. clipped brushers $5.00. J. A. KICKAUT. Market Correspondent. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago. April 4. HOGS Receipts 11. 000. Market weak unchanged to rie under yesterday's average. Hulk nf sales. $!..V(r 11.70: light $.2nt.TK: mixed. 0..TOra.75 heavy. J'.l.ltHyi'.i To rough $B.'2O(it9.40 plg, fT.0OWS.5O. CATTLE Receipts 2.000. Market steady. Native beef steers. $7.ATKJrt.90 western steers. $7.0009.50: Blockers and feeders, J0 90WS.40: cows and heifers, $4.00t88.S5 ealrrs. 7.2.rW0.25. SHEEP -Receipt 15.000. Market weak. Wethers, $S.25(5i9.0O lambs, $9.00i&11.20. Kansas City Lfvr stock Hales. The following sales were made this morn ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and reported over long distance telephone di rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin son .t Co., live stock commission mer chants.) Kansas Citv. April 4. CATTLE Re- 'ATTLF. Receipts today 7,000 head. Mar ket steady to 15c higher. HOGS -Receipts 9,000 head. Market open to Be higher, now 5 to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $9.25439.00; top, $9.K5. Sll EKP Receipts today 5,000 head. Mar ket steady. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Prlce.lNo. Wt. 50 1224 $9.00 I 28 910 17 1180 $8.S5 21 120(5 S3 1070 $8.30 I 21 1026 Price. $8.50 $8.25 $8.15 MLS $8.00 COWS AND HEIFERS. X 780 $7.X5 I 8 10.10 1 1240 $t!.00 4 IS20 2 1190 $5.75 I STOCKERS AND FEEDERS run $7.75 I 15 900 873 $7.75 47 880 618 $7.70 $8.15 $0.65 :;2. 19. CALVES $10 .00 I 4 3fi0 $10.25 I 1 100 BULLS. $5.50 I 4 1260 li.51l HOGS. $9.fl I 78 15 $9.55 80 208 $9.50 210 190 $8.50 $9.75 $6,23 1 1120 3 141U 238 210 209 $9." $9.( 54. 07. Topeka Market. j Prices furnished by Wolff Parking Co.i Topeka, Kan., April 4. CATTLE AND HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $8.259.20 j HEAVY s "Va9 25 LIGHT 7.5orsuo pigs iMmrM Do not want thin hogs or pigs.) STEERS. Good to choice (corn fed) $7.50tffR25 Fair to good 6.00(37.50 COWS. Good to choice (corn fed) $6.50S7 25 Fair to good 5.50(BB 50 Common to fair 3.505 .00 HEIFERS. Good to choice (corn fed) $7.00ifsoo Fair to good fl.OOfriT OO Common B.006.00 BULLS. f'leahy $5.50a'fi.5o Medium 4 50(35.50 VEAI. CALVES. Prime fat $7.60(88.00 Medium good 6.50(a750 Fair 4.006.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Fat wethers $5.50 0.50 Fat ewes 4.50(35 .an Fat lambs 7.0009 no (Positively cannot use sheep or lambs unless fat) Batter and Ecrs. Furnished by the Beatrice Creamery Co Topeka. Kan.) Topeka. Kan.. April 4. CHICAGO EGGS 19'ic NEW YORK EGGS 2KB2H4C j CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, Me; New York. :!7V4c: Elgin. :t6c;Topeka whole sale, 36c. Topeka Grain Market. Furnished by J. B. Billard. corner Kan sas Ave. and Curtis St. ToH?ka. Kan., April 4. OATS ;t638c CORN 65c. WHEAT S090c. Wheat Market. Furnished by Shawnee Milling Co.. Third aud Kansas Are. Topeka, Kan.. April 4. WHEAT No. 3. liuc. WHEAT No. 2. 95c. Tnneka Hay Market. Furnished by T. A. Beck. 212 14 E. 6th. Topeka. Kan.. April S. r'RA RII- HAY $8.00. Poultry. Egc and Hotter. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com pany, corner Laurent and Madison. Topeka, Kan.. April 4. HENS All sizes. 14c; spring over a lbs., 12c; ducks, ftc; geese, 7c; broilers t lbs. and higher. 25c; stags, lie. HENS AND YOUNG TOM TURKEYS 14c old toms. 12c. EGGS -IKc. INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 8c TOMORROW LEAGUE PARK Topeka vs. World Famous Chicago TO--a Whs W Team No. 2 Game 3K)0 P. M. ADMISSION: Boxes, i Jmf'j GrandHtand 50c JMf HIcaeher 25c m rT f Tickets now and Ihroufhoot f tbe season at Brnnt-Martin, r Campbell's, National HotcJ V TT S tit tr Rillluoi II ail Stansflelrl, Tromp Annex. Joslin's, Waftg-oner Good rich, Kowley'tt, Rosaer Bros., Tolly-McParlaad. Burg hart's. j