The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 12, 1916

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FTER nil. It may be a Christmas of "Peace on earth, good will to lyEATHER FORECAST for Kansas: Partly cloudy and much colder tonight and Wednesday. HOME EDITION TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1916 TEN PAGES TWO CENTS OFPE Central Powers in Official Move to Bring About an Everlasting Truce Between Nations of Europe IP 0 1 Offer Announced by German Chancellor at Berlin. Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Germany All Agree. LASTING PEACE IS DESIRED U. S. Diplomats to Convey Mes sage to "the Enemy." Vatican and "eutral Nations Also Are Notified. Berlin. Dec. 12. (via Sayville wireless.) Proposals by the cen tral powers that peace negotia tions be entered into forthwith were made in notes handed to representatives of neutral coun- .l;,V .1 ronrpQPTltl'Tlir Ci OT- UKsniiii.Hi.'-i" I many in belligerent nations tO-1 day. Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg called the diplomatic representatives of the United States, Spain and Switzerland to i j his office.one atter tne otneranu handed these notes to them. The full'text of the note will be read in the reichstag today. Trie chancellor asked the neutral nations which represent Germany and her allied powers at the capitals of the nations with which she is at war. to brins these proposals to the attention of Germany's enemies. The nronositions which Germany advances in these negotiations are. ac- I curding .to Germany's belief, appropn ate for the establishment of lasting peace. All Four Act at Once. The governments at Vienna, Con stantinople and Sofia transmitted iden tical notes. The text was also communicated to the Vatican at Rome and to all other neutral powers. The following announcement was given out today by the semi-official Overseas News agency: "The chancellor this morning re ceived one after another, the represen tatives of the United States of Amer lea and Spain and Switzerland, that is of the states protecting German in terests in hostile foreign countries. The chancellor transmitted to them a note and sxked them to bring it to the knowledge of the hostile governments reichstsis bv the chancellor. "In the note the four allies (Central I Powers) propose to enter forthwith I on peace negotiations. The proposi- tton which they bring for such nego-j tiations are according to ineir nrm i belief appropriate for the establish ment of a lasting peace. "The governments at Vienna, Con stantinople and Sofia transmitted ldent.cal notes and also communica tion with the Holy See and ail other neutral powers." How Offer Ileaclics Kiicmy. Bv handing the note to the repre sentatives of the United States, Spain anil Switzerland, Germany really! transmitted it directly to her enemy j Monday "ight Coldest of the nations. Under existing conditions, i this is the only possible course of dip- i Year in Topeka. lomatic interchange between the cen- j tral powers and the entente allies. i The procedure in transmission of Hourly temperature readings fur Oernv.iiiy's peace proposals will be nlshed by the weather bureau: identical in the cases of all the neu- 7 o'clock 14 I 11 o'clock 25 tral powers whose aid is Invoked. The! g o'clock 16 I 12 o'clock 26 diplomatic representatives of America, j 9 o'clock 22 I 1 o'clock 27 Spain and Switzerland will forward the i 10 o'clock 24 I 2 o'clock 27 note handed them by Bethmann-Holl- Temperatures today averaged 15 de weg to their respective capitals. The grees below normal. The wind is foreign offices, or state departments. blowing at the rate of 20 miles an hour of these neutral nations will then j from the northwest. transmit the text to the American, j Winter has come to stay, reports to Spanish and Swiss ambassadors or the local weather bureau indicate. ministers at the capitals of the entente i ,r allies. These ambassadors will, in Co,d wcather was general Monday turn, formally deliver the note to the i nisht and today, tho a rise was re governments of the entente nations. The same procedure will be followed in the case of formal replies to the peace propositions. England, for in stance, will probably give to the ambassador and the Swiss minister. identical notes detailing their response to dermany's proposals. These will be transmitted to the capitals of the United States, Switzerland and Suain and thru diplomatic channels formally.! (Continued on I'ajre Two.i NEW SING SING WARDEN! tiOIden William II. Moyer Sucxted! Itnle Osborne.

-New Tork. Dec. 12. William H. Moyer succe. ded Thomas Mott Os- home today as warden of Sins Sing prison. The new warden said he un- dertook his work without any precon- ceived notions as to what should or should not be done. AXNOI XCEMENT IN FULL. Berlin, Dec. 12. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's an nouncement that Germany was proposing peace was couched .in the following words when he made the announcement in the reichstag today: "Conscious of their responsibil ity before God, before their own nation, and before humanity," he had proposed this morning to the hostile powers a plan for peace. GERMANY IS SAFE Enemies Cannot Shatter Foun dation of Central Powers. Chancellor Hollweg Says Speech Before Reichstag. Berlin, Dec. 12. The chancellor said the propositions which Germany was bringing forward had for their object the guarantee of existence, of honor and of liberty of. evolution for the four allied (central) powers, Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl weg's spec n is reported by the Over seas News agency as follows: "Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg today announced to the reichstag that Germany, together with her allies, conscious of their responsibility be fore find' hpfnrp thf.il" nwn nntlrri. before humanity, had proposed to the gotiations. "Practically all the members of par liament answered the unexpected sum mons. The crowded house and thronged galleries listened in atten tive silence when the chancellor rose for his speech. The chancellor first outlined the extraordinary political situation and then insisting upon the achievements of the central powers, made an announcement which possi bly may be the turning point in the war which for more than two years nas nein tne world unaer its spell. The chancellor said rne reichstag had not been ad journed for a long period, but for tunately it was left to the discretion of the president as to the day of the next meeting. This decision was caus ed by the hope that soon happy events in the field would be recorded, a hope fulfilled quicker, almost, than expected. 1 shall be brief, for ac tions speak for themselves?' "The chancellor said Rumania had j entered the war in order to roll up the vierman positions in the east and those of Germany's allies. At the same time, the grand offensive on the Somme had as its object to pierce the German front and the renewed Italian attacks were intended to paralyze Austria-Hungary. Security for Germanv 'The situation was serious,' the chancellor continued. 'But with God's help our troops shaped conditions so as to give us security which not only complete but still more so than "nly 3s it stand but in spite of tne Rumanian campaign it is fitted out with larger reserves of men and material than it had been formerly, The most effective precautions have M ""1"' 't LONG GOLD SPELL Winter Has Come to Stay Weather Man Announces. ported in the western part of Kansas. Topeka was one of the coldest places in this section of the country. Mon- i c?. ri,"":r""'r" "B"L mercury earlv this mornine skimmed close to the thirty-year rec I ord mark. Continued cold weather is i the outlook as temperatures of 4 to i 20 degrees below zero in Montana and the northwest are moving this way. i snipping warnings, i Protection of 36-hour shinments north and west against temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees; east 10 to 15 and south. 20, is advised by the shippers' I iorecast. ine lowest temperature j here tomorrow morning will be about I 10 degrees, and the mercurv is not .acreage sown to wheat in Kansas this I expected to climb higher than 20 all day Wednesday. S. I). Flora local weather observer, said this morning that the mercurv probably would reach 35 degrees this afternoon, The lowest temperature here this (Continued on l'as Two.) SOCIALISTS IN MASS MEETING ENTERCRUSADE Topeka Party Followers in At tack on H. C. of Jj. Food, Gas and Coal on Their List of Victims. PUT UP CITY TICKET IN SPRING Slate for All City Hall John Will Be Announced.

More Than 2,000 Behind Move ment in Topeka. The Socialists of Topeka will enter the lists of the H. C. of L. crusaders next Sunday afternoon in a big pro test mass meeting. Just where the meeting will be held has not yet been determined. In addition to disturbing the peace of the food barons the meeting will also throw a few rocks at the gas and coal situations, according to Ike Gil-berg,- largely responsible for the meet ing. The meeting will be presided over by A. Avery and Fred Fulton, selected at a meeting of the Socialists last un day afternoon as chairmen for the big mass, meeting. The intent of the Socialists is not only to register the customary knocks against existing evils and to offer So cialistic remedies but they will under take the slating of a definite list of Socialist candidates at the city election in April. Proposed Platform. The candidates will be pledged to support a platform- containing the planks of municipal troat yard, mu nicipal grocery market, and a mu nicipal Storage plant. Local Socialist leaders state that they intend to make a real fight for the election and pre dict a big vote as the result of high food prices. Out of town speakers will be pro cured for the Sunday meeting, among them the Rev. Paul Dansingberg, pas tor of the Unitarian church of Kansas Cityt Mo. According to Gilberg the Sunday protest-meeting will inaugurate a series of Sunday afternoon "forums" to be held in some church or theater, at which local Socialists will discuss the problems of the day. "There are more than 2.000 pro fessed Socialists in Topeka," Oilberg declared today, "and we hope to have Tnutmuetl ua I'ajre Six.) in... fpv sri..- THIRD LARGEST H WHEAT ACREAGE THRUOUT STATE But Conditions Are Poorer Than Since 1910. In Kansas December 1 Were 8,887,077 Acres. SLUMP 12.5 SINCE LAST YEAR; Mohler Places Condition at 75.9 Per Cent Here. Wheat in Better Shape in East Than the West. With the third largest wheat acre age in the history of the state, condi tions are poorer than at any time since 1910. That is the text of a report today by J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture. He re ports 8.8S7.077 acres of winter wheat sown in Kansas December 1. Condi tions are 75.9 per cent, a slump of 12.5 per cent over a year ago. The acreage is an increase of 2.8 per cent over 1915 and except in 1913 and 1914, is the largest In the history of the state. Short acreage reports in some of the big wheat producing counties of the state occasioned a rather gloomy re port from the secretary of the state board of agriculture. In the face of the war prices for grain, such big wheat counties as Barton, Rice, fteno, Sumner, and Harper counties failed to sow as heavily as a year ago. Conditions for the next wheat crop have been better in the eastern section I of the state than in the western half, j which produces the big wheat yield. I Lack of moisture in some of the big wheat counties, both preceding the winter sowing and at the present time, hs eai.ied a decided falling, ,pfrVJr backward. Moliler's i:cpoi t. Mohler's report, covering conditions December 1, is as follows: Correspondents estimate that the (Contimred "on Page Two.) TO PAY THE $25,000? Washington, Dec. 12. Supreme court proceedings for the so-called Missouri beef trust cases were ended today when the court, upon request of Armour Company, Swift Com pany, the Hammond Packing com pany and others dismissed, the pack ers' appeals from Missouri decrees assessing $25,000 lines for alleged vio lation of the state anti-trust laws. LOOKING TO THE WEST! FOOD BOYCOTT IS SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT Principal Remedies Mast Come Thru Economies of Public. Officials Plan Grand Jury Ac tions in Big Cities. FIRST MOVE IN CLEVELAND .Detroit, Chicago and Other I Places To Be Investigated. President Urges Authorities to Speed Up Action. Washington, Dec. 12. Government officials made it plain today that while they are conducting inquiries in to the high cost of living and plan ning grand jury action against any who have conspired to maintain prices, the principal remedies must come thru economies and co-operation of the public. President "Wilson i3 urging quick work in the federal investigation of alleged combinations for forcing the prices of foodstuffs upward. Word has been sent out to all food prije investigators of the departments of justice, agriculture, commerce and -other bodies thru United States Dis trict Attorney Anderson of Boston, supervising the investigation, to fur nish complete reports as soon as pos sible so the president can go before congress before March 4 and ask rem edial legislation, should he decide that new legislation is necessary. Wants Court Actions. President Wilson is believed to have approved the plan of extensive grand !y:tevstigation-s ito reasons for the uigu ;ul ui living clb in trstru icu iu mm by Mr, Anderson. Mr. Anderson was- at the White House Monday afternoon for a brief conference with the president but upon his return to the department of justice declined to discuss he situa tion in any ...detail. It is understood the president urged Mr Anderson to remain at the capital at least anpther day for closer study of food and crop statistics and other data of departmental activi y collect ed by the department ol agriculture. Mr. Anderson was to have left Wash ington Monday night but in accord ance with the president's advice post poned departure until today or Wed nesday. Keeps Plans Secret, Mr. Anderson refused to announce iContlniifd nn Pane six.) REMODELING OF FRENCH CABINET NOVJIOMPLETE Premier Briand Will Make An- nonncement Tomorrow. 100 Per Cent Efflciency, Slogan of Tfew Goyernment. OLD HEAD TO BE RETIRED Economy and Concentration of Executive Authority. Some Uncertainty as to Succes sor of General Joffre. Paris, Dec. 12. Premier Briand an nounced today that he had completed reconstruction of the cabinet and that the list will appear in tomorrow's of ficial journal. The premier is ex pected to make a statement to parlia ment tomorrow. New blood for old, economy and ef ficiency for wastefulness and lack of concentration in governmental admin istration thus is what Premier tsriana is aiming at in his reconstruction. Public belief persists that General Joffre will go and the fact that the idol of the republic is to be transfer red from active command to a secon dary post probably heading a war council of the military is an indica tion of the. people's determination to institute a new order which will solid ify France into a war machine of the utmost efficiency. Follow IJoyd-George's Steps. Those who were predicting that Joffre would be retired picked Gen eral Petain, defender of Verdun, as his probable successor, altho there were also some suggestions that General Nr'elle, hero of Vaux and Deuaumont might Tie chosen.v According to Le Temps announce ment of Premier Briand's new cabinet is ready today. It appeared certain that he would follow in Lloyd-George's steps and select a small, compact "war council" to handle France's part in the war. NOTE TO ENEMIES Here Is Germany's "Olive Branch" to Entente Allies. Willing Either for Peace or W ar to Bitter End." Berlin, Dec. 12. Following is the text of the note addressed by Ger many and her allies to the hostile gov ernments: "The most terrific war ever experi enced in history, which has been rag ing for the last two years and a half, over a large part of the world a catastrophe which thousands of years of common civilization was unable to prevent and which "injures the most precious achievements of humanity. "Our aims are not to shatter nor an nihilate our adversaries. In spite of our consciousness of our military and economic strength and our readiness to continue the war (which has been forced upon us) until the bitter end, if necessary, at the same time prompt ed by the desire to avoid further bloodshed and make an end to the atrocities of war, the four allied pow ers propose to enter forthwith into peace negotiations. "The propositions which they bring forward for such negotiations and w hich have for their object a guaran tee of the existence, of the honor and liberty of evolution for their nations are, according to their firm belief, an appropriate basis for the establish ment of a lasting peace." Note to Pope Benedict. Berlin, Dec. 12. (via London) Germany's note to Pope Benedict de clares Germany is ready to give peace to the world by setting before the world the question of whether it is possible to find a basis of understand ing:!. BOYCOTT IN OKLAHOMA Housewives at Capital Put Ban on Eggs, Spuds and Cranberries. Oklahoma City, Dec. 12. Continu ing their campaign against inflated prices of foodstuffs, members of the Oklahoma City Housewives' league to day were bovcotting eggs, potatoes and cranberries. The list ot tabooed edibles Is ex pected to be increased at the' next meeting If the articles already listed fail to- slump in price. LEASE OIL LANDSHERE Topeka Business Men Want Option on Shawnee County Prospects. Subscriptions for leasing oil lands in Shawnee and Jefferson counties are being circulated. Those whose names are attached to the list are: G. W. Neil. P, H. Coney and John K. Mulvane, W. A. Kearney. Tecumseh; J. H. Roucht and H. T. Chase. The company will be known as "The Lucky Oil, Gas and Mineral Development company GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS. Establishment of independent kingdoms of Poland and Lithuania, Restoration of kingdom of Bel gium. Partial restoration of Rumania and Serbia Evacuation by Germans of northern France. Return to Germany of African colonies. Other slightchanges in Balkan boundaries. CAUSE NEAR PANIC Germany's Peace Proposal Stampedes Wall Street. Prices on Stock Exchange Broke 2 to 5 Points. New Tork, Dec. 12. With the market demoralized in the last hour the activity was so grreat that it brought the total transactions of the day up to more than 2.500,000 shares, which is a record for many years. Prices in the last hour sold from 2 to 5 points under those of the early afternoon. The pressure was so great that the ticker was fifteen to twenty- minutes behind sales. New York, Dec. 12. Chancellor Hollweg's announcement that Ger many had formally proposed peace caused a near panic in Wall street to day and prices on the stock exchange broke 2 to 5 points. Xn spite of the mad rush of the bears to sell, the, stampede apparently had been halted an houVafter the "Berlin flash appeared,, by the belief of con servative traders that the announce ment does not mean peace is near. Anglo-French bonds, which yester day dropped to a new low level, ad vanced 1 to 93 as the result of the Hollweg announcement. Great Britain and Ireland 5 per cents sold up at 98, and city of Paris 6 per cent bonds sold at 95. More than a million shares had been dumped into the market at noon, and of this total, 260,000' shares were United States steel common, which dropped from 123 to 119, then moved uncertainly between that figure and J20. Corn Props With Wheat. Corn fell with wheat. The bearish effect tho was not nearly so great, and indeed was hardly more than has often been witnessed as a result of ordinary trade causes. After opening to S1 cent down, corn underwent a further sag to about 2 cents under yesterday's close. Oats, like corn, showed weakness scarcely beyond the normal. Interest seemed to have been transferred in the main to wheat. Peace news had a strengthening ef fect on provisions. The upturn never theless were relatively small. Helps Cotton Market. The announcement of German peace proposals served to stop the decline in the cotton market here this morning, prices advancing from the opening of $18.18 for May to $18.50 or about $3.50 a bale above the low level of yesterday afternoon. Trading became feverishly active on the decline and urgent liquidation was evident. Professional traders aided the decline by selling of the more speculative shares. The selling embraced practically every issue in that class in specialties which have been strongest and most active recently. While the market was not demoralized in the first period of heavy selling support was evident only in the investment issues. The news from Berlin was preceded by a heavy tone as Wail street was not altogether unprepared for it. interna tional bankers having received word during the last few days that devel opments of the highest importance were impending in that quarter. Wheat Drops 11 Cents. Chicago, Dec. 12. After a period of comparative rteadiness. the market was again overwhelmed with a wave after wave of selling an the day ap proached an end. The details of Ger many's offer had become generally known and traders for the most part seemed to think that the chance of a refusal to treat on the part of her op ponents vwas not so likely as an ac ceptance. In the demoralization during the last fifteen minutes of the session wheat for May delivery broke to $1.64. a drop of 11 Mi cents a bushel in twenty-four hours. December touched $1.53, a drop of 11 cents. The close was wild. 4 to 10 un der vesterdav's finish, with May at $1,415 to $1.65 and July at $1.42 to $1.43. Drops 10 Cents In K. C. Kansas City, Dec. 12. The wheat market here closed 10 ce..ts lower to day as a result of peace proposals by the central powers. COUNT ZEP VICTIMS "London. Dec. 12. One man and three women killed and thirty-seven persons injured, including seven chil dren, w. s the total casualty list from the last German air raid of November 27, as made public today by General French. It was on this occasion that British flyers bagged two of the Zep pelins which made the at. ck. Germany's Peace Terms Wired to Washington. European Stations Return to Ante-War Status. RETURN AFRICAN COLONIES Establish Independent King doms of Poland, Lithuania. England Withholds Comment on Peace Offer. DEMAND PART DISARMAMENT Bulgaria to Get Territory Lost in Balkan War. Turkey a Second Consideration in Settlement. Washington, Dec. 12. German Ambassador von Bernstorff received the wireless message from Berlin to day informing him of Germany's peace proposals. These Include a oug gestion that the territorial status of the nations engaged be returned s "practically" to what It was before the war started. The exceptions are establishment of itirli.nonilpnt lcine-rinmn of Pnlfind And Lithuania -win some adjustment or in-, ternational boundaries in the Balkans. On the latter question, it was said, the situation is so complicated that it is hard at this time definitely to sug gest anything like positive terms that will be accepted by all belligerents. j Bulgaria Wants Territory. The one concrete suggestion made is that Bulgaria probably will want the return of the territory she lost in the second Balkan war, and it is sup posed Germany guaranteed this when Czar Ferdinand cast his lot with the central powers. The peace terms, the informant said, include the evacuation of north ern France, restoration got the king- dom of Belgium, at least a partial restoration of Serbia and Rumania, and the return to Germany of her lost colonies. The factors which are said to have led to the German peace proposals at, this time are: Why Germany Acts Now. 7 The favorable military position i of the central powers. f The fact that the winter at hand will necessitate cessation of hard fighting for three months. f -A desire to "smoke out" the allies to annonce iust what they are fight- Desire to convince the world and the German people wherever they J are, that Germany is not fighting a war of territorial conquest, and, Desire, if war continues, to let ths world know Germany will not be responisble for further bloodshed. The peace terms outlined, the German official intimated, are not 'j necessarily Germany's final propo- jj sition. How About IApyd-George's Knockout? The important question is to find out whether the allies will talk peace said this official. Germany makes the 'proposal in or der to find out whether it may be -more reasonable to stop fighting be fore either side is able to get in whaf; Lloyd-George called, in his interview some days ago, "a knockout." Altho he has no appointment it is i expected Ambassador von Bernstorff": will see Secretary Lansing and thoroly discuss with him the whole matter. It is believed possible von Bernstorff may shortly express a desire for an -audience with President Wilson. It is not believed Ambassador Ger ard had any definite information of Germany's peace proposals when he left Berlin. In diplomatic circles it was said Germanysaction must have (Continned on Pnpe Two.) TO CONTINUE RGHTINQ Teutons Won't Lay Down V'ntil An swer to Proposal Comes. London, Dec. 12. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says it is announced officially in Berlin that Emperor William has notified his commanding generals of Germany's peace offer arfd has Informed them it is still uncertain whether the offer will b3 wecepted. Until that uncer tainty i ended, the messages say they are to fight on. The message is quoted as follows: "Soldiers: In agreement with the sovereigns of Tny allies and with the consciousness of victory, 1 have made an offer of peace to the enemy. Wheth er it will be accepted is still uncer- Uiin. "Until that moment arrivee, you will fight on."

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THE TOPEKA DAII "r STATE JOURNALS-TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12. 1916 U, S, MISINFORMED ON DEPORTATIONS GERMANSJSSERT "Misrepresented hj Lying Press of Teutons' Enemies." Keplles to ote of Protest From United States. BELGIANS ARE CONTENTED Why Didn't U. S. Oppose Send ing Germans to Siberia? Regrets If Activity of Belgian Relief Is Affected. Berlin. Dec. 11, via London, Dec. 12. Germany's answer to the American note regarding the deportation of Bel gians is co- fined almost exclusively to a presentation-of the tituation In Bel glum before the deportation order be came effective. The note declares that there was urgent need of some kind of worV for the Belgians, be cause their idleness was causing de moralization. The reply volunteers to permit dip lomatic representatives to visit the workmen camps and assure them selves that the Belgians are well off. It concludes with an expression of re gret that the United States has never seen fit to protest against what it de scribes as the dragging off of Ger mans from East Prussia, Alsace and other places to Siberia and elsewhere. These actions, of which it accuses the allies, are characterized in the reply as a severe violation of the laws of humanity. 1,250,000 Withont Work. The note declares the German gov ernment is convinced that the United States has been misinformed in re gard to the measure which has been taken, and says that the lack of work has increased until 1,250.000 are suf fering and an unbearable situation is created. Nothing remained, there fore, the note continues, but to offer situations in Germany since work for all was not on hand in Belgium. It is contended that the majority of those who have come to Germany are happy and contented. The article declares that the meas ure is entirely in accord with interna tional law and cites Article 43 of The Hague convention which requires an invading government to maintain or der. This it is maintained is possible only in Belgium by providing that the people who are able to work shall have opportunity to do so and shall not fall a burden on charity. The note says that the measure has been carried out without severity and with, ail possible consideration. Not Violation of War Law. The note goes on to say that Bel gians now working in 'Germany are engaged without exception in occupa tions permissible under international law such as legitimate agricultural and industrial pursuits and that the German government regrets extremely that the situation has been completely misrepresented in the United States by ELL-AM S Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. Make it a Useful Gift f He'll appreciate it more o Lounging Robes. ..$5.00 to $10.00 House Coats $5.00 to $20.10 Sweater Coats $1.50 to $10.00 Neckwear 50c to $2.50 Silk Mufflers $1.C0 to $6.50 Initial 'Kerchiefs, 75c and $1.00 a box three in a box. And hundreds of other Gifts that men like from a man's store. r SEE DO Before You Buy a Topeka Factory Branch Write If Ton 822 KanKM I'hune 17 "the lying press of Germany's ene mies." The German government it is declared, in the interest of Belgium population, also would regret if the activities ot the Belgian Belief com mission were affected. CONDEMN' lKlORTATION'S. Mass Meeting at Amsterdam Appeals to German Socialists to Interfere. London. Dec. 12. A strong protest against the deportation of Belgians was made at a great meeting of the social domestic labor party from that city. Magistrate Kllegen of Amster dam, the principal speaker, strongly condemned German methods in Bel gium. A resolution was passed appealing to all lovers of freedom, especially Ger man socialists to protest against the deportation. Camllle Huissmans. the Belgian delegate was given an enthu siastic welcome. KILL BELGIAN RIOTERS. Attack Soldier Who Struck Civilian Germans Fire on Crowd. Amsterdam, Dec. 12. Killing of sixteen Belgians in a riot at Turcoing. Belgium, due to German deportations, was reported by the newspaper Echo De Beige today. A German soldier who struck a Belgian with the butt of his gun was attacked by the crowd and the German troops in charge of the deportations responded with a fusillade. Many were wounded. Fifty Belgians were arrested. ON CONSPIRACY TRAIL Publishers, Jobbers and Dealers to Testify at Paper Price Probe. Washington, Dec. 12. Whether there is a conspiracy among paper manufacturers to boost prices was to be probed deeper by the federal trade commission here today. Manufacturers, jobbers, newspaper publishers and otheas interested are here from many parts of the country for the hearing and some of them Willi testify. That the investigation today will have to do with the alleged combina tion to boost prices is indicated, it is thought by the presence of represen tatives of the American Newspaper Publishers' association, which made the original charge that high paper prices were due to a manufacturers' combination. Investigators who have been at work during the months since the charge was made are ready to report and may be put on the stand today, it is expected. Members of the com mission were exceedingly reluctant to discuss possible developments at the present hearing, saying only that "the hearing will develop along definite lines to establish certain facts." SCRAMBLE TO BE CHIEF Hushing Candidates to Succeed Henley, Who Will Become Captain. Chicago, Dec. 12. Politicians were speculating and pushing their candi dates for chief of police today follow ing Chief Healey's resignation, to take effect January 1. Chief Healey is winding up his af fairs as head of Chicago's police sys tem and will step down to the cap taincy of the traffic squad, a place he held many years. Healey is under in dictment for conspiracy and malfeas ance in office. He will probably nev er come to trial. WARN ALLIES' VESSELS German Armed Steamer Believed to He in South Atlantic- Miami' Fla., Dec 12. British cruis ers in West Indian waters are sending out frequent warning to allied mer chantment, urging them to wath for an armed German steamer believed to be in the South Atlantic. Wireless messages picked up here today from these cruisers described the enemy craft as having two funnels and a straight stern. THE Piano Not After Cannot Call Aicdim 3108 F. P. Whltmora Manager Mil B0TKINS BUSY Secretary of State Preparing for Corporation Reports. Notices Being Sent Out to 4,000 In the State. GET BIG FRANCHISE TAX Oil Companies Will Boost Reve nue Beyond 4 Million Mark. Ten Dollars Minimum Fee; $2,500 the Maximum. J. T. Botkin. secretary of state. Is sending out notices to the four thou sand Kansas corporations that he is ready to receive their annual reports. Also, he wants the companies to send in their checks for the annual fran chise tax. This franchise tax is one of the big sources of revenue of the state, and has been exceeding ,two hundred thousand dollars a year. This year it should go past the quarter of a million dollar mark, according to Botkin, because of the large number of oil and gas companies organized in the Augusta-Eldorado field and at Wichita with large capitalizations. Schedule of Fees. The schedule of fees to be paid by Kansas corporations is as follows: $10,000 or less 10.00 10,(100 up to $25,000. inclusive 28.00 25.000 up to $50,000 inc 5000 50.00O up to $100,000 inc 100.00 100.000 up to $250,000 inc 125.00 250,000 up to $500,000 Inc 250.00 500.000 up to $1,000,000 inc 500.00 1.000.000 up to $2,000,000 Inc 1.000.00 2,000,000 up to $3,000,000 inc 1.5OJ.0O 3.000.000 up to $5,000,000 inc 2.000.00 Over $5,000,000 2,500.00 Some of the big corporations made a fight against the law and took the case to the supreme court of the Uni ted States on the ground that Kansas had no right to levy the tax. The su preme court, however, held that the state was permitted to make a charge against the privileges granted when the state allowed a corporation to be organized. BOTH LEADERSABSENT Lloyd-George and Asquith Vnable to Attend Commons Opening. 1 i London, Dec. 12. The absence thru illness of Premier Lloyd-George and former Premier Asquith, the principal figures in the late ministerial crisis, and the decision of the cabinet to post pone until Thursday its statement of policy, robbed today's session of the house of commons of the interest which usually attaches to the first meeting of a new government with parliament. However, a large num ber of members returned to London for the session. The attitude of those whose position remained in doubt was indicated by the seats they took, either behind the cabinet or with the opposition forces. Meanwhile the new ministers are mastering their departments which '.mACt f ,h.m tnntr .1.... i. vwn W z JCOLUluajl. As J. Balfour, however, delayed his trans- far until this morning when he as sumed charge of the foreign office. I For the moment the foreign ministry i is occupied with the problem of deal ing witn tne Athens government. $100,000 IN SEARCH Six Years Ago Today Dorothy Arnold Disappeared. New York, Dec. 12. Dorothy Ar nold disappeared six years ago today. Her father. Francis R. Arnold, now almost 80 years old, declared again today his belief that the girl is dead. The family spent $100,000 in the search for her. LONG COLD SPELL (Continued from Page One.) morning was 7 degrees at 1 o'clock. This is within one degree of the low record which occurred in 1914. The high record. 74 degrees, was establish ed in 1889. The mercury Monday climbed only to 19 degrees. Snow General. The moon tonight rises at 8:58 o'clock. Clouds are expected to pre clude any moonlight. Snow varying from one-half to 2 inches covered the ground at many places this morning. Manhattan re- ports 1 14 Inches, Garden City, 1 inch j and Ellinwood one-half. The snow is over, Mr. Flora stated todav. tho cloudy threatening weather will pre vail tonight. Cold in San Antonio. San Antonio, Dec. 12. The lowest temperature of the season was record ed in San Antonio this morning. At 7 o'clock the thermometer at the local weather bureau registered 27 degrees. The nearest approach to this tempera ture this season was November 14, when 28.5 degrees was reported. DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Furnished by the weather bureau oflce it Topeka. Kan., for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a. m. Tuesday. Stations. High. Low. Prec. W ther. Boston. Mass 44 84 .18 Rain Buffalo, N. Y 42 28 .12 Snow Calgary, Alb 30 -4 0 Clear Chicago, 111 34 26 .08 Snow Cincinnati, 0 46 28 T Snow Concordia, Kan... 18 12 0 Cloudy Corpus Christl 56 36 o Clear Denver. Colo 32 20 .02 Snow Des Moines, la 26 8 T Cloudy Dodge City, Kan.. 28 18 0 Cloudy Duluth, Minn 28 8 .02 Cloudy El Paso. Tex 42 34 0 Clear Ft. Worth, Tex... 40 26 0 Fair Galveston. Tex.... 52 38 0 Clear Havre, Mont 24 4 .10 Cloudy Jacksonville. Fla.. 38 Kansas City, Mo.. 12 0 Cloudy Little Rock, Ark.. 42 22 0 Clear Los Angeles. Cal.. OS 48 0 Clear New Orleans, La.. 58 34 .IS Clear New York, N. Y... 40 34 .30 Rain N. Tlatte, Neb 24 18 .02 Clear Oklahoma City 28 IS o Clear Phoenix. Aris 54 28 0 Clear Pittsburg, 1'a 50 32 T Snow Portland, Ore 42 40 T Rain St. Joseph. Mo 20 8 0 Fair St. Lonis. Mo 34 20 T Snow St. Taul. Minn 24 14 .10 Fair Salt Lake. Utah... 26 24 .06 Cloudy San Francisco 58 44 0 Clear Sault Ste. Marie... 12- 4 0 Clear Seattle, Wash 42 40 .58 Rain Sheridan, Wyo 34 22 .40 Cloudy Spokane, Wash... 34 26 0 Cloudy Swift Current, Sas. 0 -12 .26 Fair Tampa, Fla 78 Toledo. 0 34 28 .10 Snow TOPEKA. KAN... 19 7 0 Clear Washington. D. C. 36 34 .54 Snow Wichita. Kan 22 18 0 Cloudy Winnipeg. Man 0 -6 .02 Clear The Qulntns That Does Not Affect Head. Because of Its tonic and laxative effect. Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness nor ringing in the head. There Is only one Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signa ture is on box. 25c Adv. THIRD LARGEST CROP (Continued from Page One.) fall approximates 8,887,677 acres, or 2.8 per cent more than the acreage seeded a year ago.' This is the third most extensive acreage in the history of the state, the sowings in the fall of 191$ and 1914 only exceeding it. The state's record area of 9,447,987 acres was sown in 1914. Seventy-nine of the state's1 105 counties report increases in acreage. Most of the counties of the eastern third show decided gains, and more wheat has been sown in the majority .of the northern and western counties, but about a dozen counties in the southern half of the so-called wheat belt appear to have fallen below last year's sowings, so much as 10 per cent in Barber, for instance. The condition of the growing wheat as found on December 1, averaged 75.9 per cent for the state as a whole, 100 per cent representing a satisfac tory stand and development. This is lower by 12.5 points than was reported on the wheat of a year ago, and is lower than the December condition of each of the past five years. In the western third of the state conditions have been quite favorable for the prosperity of the fall-sown wheat, but elsewhere they have not been so propitious. Lack of moisture, both preceding sowing and in some lo calities at the present time, is the cause for the compartlvely poor show ing of this fall's wheat. In many cases timely and proper preparation of seedbed was prevented, and sowing was generally late. Drilling was still in progress on December 1 in a few western localities. In the main wheat plants are backward for the season, and the growth is small, affording lit tle or no pasturage as yet in the prin cipal wheat-growing counties. Wheat by Counties. The following table shows by coun ties the estimated acreage of wheat sown in Kansas in the fall of 1916 and its condition December 1: Counties Acres Sown. Condition Per Cent Allen 5.134 80 Anderson 3.103 101 Atchison 55,083 90 Barber 104,036 71 Barton 201,021 74 Bourbon 2,700 81 Brown 55.544 86 Butler 8,311 87 Chase 1.439 89 Chautauqua 8.K57 06 Cherokee 58,002 70 Cheyenne 03,4.19 87 Clark 112.604 78 Clay 80,432 71 Cloud 140,151 82 Coffey 5.580 88 Comanche 140,007 74 Cowley 54,471 3 Crawford 20,823 76 Decatur 154,473 70 Dickinson 100,745 80 Doniphan 30.048 02 Douglas 32.823. 88 Edwards 175,081 72 Elk 4,032 00 Ellis 230,002 68 Ellsworth 137,227 66 Finney 33.400 77 Ford 267,168 79 Franklin 12,007 87 Geary 24,642 93 Gove 123,280 74 Graham 154,057 82 Grant 7.235 50 Gray 120,255 61 Greeley 313 80 Greenwood 616 88 Hamilton 235 75 Harper 168,319 81 Harvey 03,779 81 Haskell 47,014 70 Hodgeman 92.000 81 Jackson 25,657 89 Jefferson 33,850 0O Jewell (59,549 .68 Johnson 44.440 07' Kearny 6.622 83 Kingman 180.167 '76 Kiowa 183,280 75 Labette 56,351 01 Lane 06,331 55 Leavenworth 43.826 07 Lincoln 120,867 73 Linn 7,308 03 Logan 32,636 60 Lyon 7,005 89 Marion 86,020 So Marshall 62,149 68 McPherson 180,801 82 Meade 133,721 67 Miami 24,616 04 Mitchell 152.860 78 Montgomery 40,199 94 Morris 11,661 84 Morton 5,819 51 Nemaha 28,728 83 Neoho 22.402 84 Ness 120.675 67 Norton 100.178 83 Osage 7,085 07 Osborne 154,201 07 Ottawa 115,106 66 Pawnee 273.626 75 Phillips 100.274 78 Pottawatomie 18.305 02 Pratt 230,503 79 Rawlins 158.406 83 Reno 206.000 70 Republic 65.105 78 Rice 160,542 85 Riley 12.838 70 Rooks 104.002 68 Rush 206.565 77 Russell 184,542 75 Saline 128,453 77 Scott 45.707 50 seugwlek 161.281 74 Reward 78.672 61 Shawnee 18.021 88 Sheridan 133.613 71 Sherman 34.063 75 Smith 82.603 76 Stafford 220,585 74 Stanton 364 75 Stevens 30.304 6S Sumner 107.020 00 Thoina 180,422 77 Trego 128,157 64 Wabaunsee 15,027 84 Wallace 3.302 67 Washington 70.020 Iff Wichita 11.688 ffi Wilson 10.706 89 Woodson 2.477 85 Wyandotte 8,342 98 central" powers (Contlnned from Paga One.) handed to Germany thru the agency of the American, Swiss and Spanish diplomatic representatives at Berlin. President Wilson Gets the Word. Washington, Dec. 12. News that Germany and her allies were about to enter on peace negotiations was immediately sent to President Wilson. Speaking for the president Secretary Tumulty said he was deeply interested but could make no comment, at least until it was learned what reception the proposal received from the en tente allies. IT. S. May Urge Acceptance. The state department received its first information of Germany's pro posal thru press dispatches from which officials assumed that the of fices of the neutrals addressed are asked only to transmit the proposals. This will be done so far as the United States is concerned, promptly on re ceipt of the official dispatches in Washington. Tliey will be forwarded to all the entente countries where the United States represents the central powers diplomatically. Whether the United States would accompany the transmission with any comment or suggestion it vas indicat ed, depends entirely upon the nature of the proposal and whether it is con sidered likely of consideration. If the offer is deemed one on which ail sides might negotiate, the United States probably would urge that it be taken up. Sensation in Washington. The news was practically the only topic of discussion among the mem bers of congress as they assembled for the day's session. A regular cabinet meeting was scheduled this afternoon at the White House and there was no doubt it would be discussed there. The foreign embassies and legations re ceived their first information of the event thru press dispatehest On every hand the discussion turned to what had moved Germany and her allies to make their proposals at this time. Altho for many weeks there have been persistent and officially denied reports that some peace proposal was about to be made by President Wilson, there was no open indication that the cen tral powers themselves were about to make one. Generally the announce ment is a distinct surprise in official and diplomatic circles. The prevailing opinion was that ths Germanic allies had brought out their peace offer at this time with the ex pectation of making terms which might be acceptable to the allies of England and in effect might possibly cause the British government to yield to the pressure of the nations fighting with her. Germany Sought Separate Peace. In this connection, the recent crisis in Russia, in which the duma inter fered to prevent the negotiations of a separate peace with Germany, was re called as an indication of what the German foreign office might be look ing forward to in peace negotiations. It has been generally acknowledged in entente ally circles that efforts would be made by Germany to con clude peace separately with her ene mies, but so far all the entente na tions have reiterated .their intention to adhere to their agreement not to make a separate peace. The recent death of the Austrian emperor, Fran ces Joseph, and the succession of King Charles to the throne of the dual monarchy also was discussed as one of the considerations which might have been a factor in bringing out peace proposals at this time. United States Represents Belligerents. The United States represents Aus tria and Germany in Belgium, France, Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Serbia and Rumania; represents Turkey in France, Great Britain and Japan; has taken over Bulgarian interests no where and does not represent any of the belligerent governments in Italy, Portugal or Montenegro. "Responsibility Before God." London, Dec. 12. A wireless dis patch from Berlin say3 that in his speech before the reichstag today Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg announced that Germany, together with her allies, "conscious of their re sponsibility before God, before their own nation and humanity' have pro posed to the hostile powers to enter into peace negotiations. GERMANY IS SAFE (Continued From Page One.) been taken against all Italian diver sions. And while on the Somme and on the Carso the drum fire resounded while the Russians launched troops against the eastern frontier of Tran sylvania Field Marshal von Hinden burg captured the whole of western Wallachia and the hostile capital of Bucharest, leading with unparalleled genius the troops that in competition with all the allies made possible what hitherto was considered impossible. 'And Hindenburg does not rest. Military operations progress. By strokes of the sword at the same time firm foundations for our economic needs have been laid. Great stocks of mgralri. victuals, oil and other goods fell lnto-four nanus in- rtumania. x neir transport has begun. In spite of scar city, we could have lived on our own supplies, but now our safety is beyond question.' 'To the tfreat events on land,' the chancellor continued; 'heroic deeds of equal importance are added by our submarines. Enemies Force Famine. The spectre of famine, which our enemies intended to appear bofore us now pursues them without mercy. When after the termination of the first year of the war, the emperor address ed the nation In a public appeal he said: "Having witnessed such great events, my heart was filled with awe and determination. 'Neither our emperor nor our na tion ever .changed their minds in this respect. Neither have they now. The genius and heroic acts of our leaders have fashioned these facts as firm as iron. If the enemy counted upon the weariness of his enemy, then he was deceived. Firmly United With Allies. 'The reichstag, by means of the national auxiliary war service law, helped to build a new offensive and defensive bulwark in the midst of the great struggle.' The chancellor con tinued: 'Behind the fighting army stands the nation at work the gigan tic force of the nation working for the common aim.' "The empire is not a besieged for tress, as our adversaries imagine, but one gigantic and firmly disciplined camp, with inexhaustible resources. That is the German empire, which is firmly and faithfully united with its brothers in arms who have been test ed in battle under the Austro-Hungar-ian, Turkish and Bulgarian flags. Not confused by asseverations we prog ressed with firm decision, and we thus continue our progress always ready to defend ourselves and fight for our na tion's existence, for its free future, and always ready' to stretch out our hand for peace. Our strength has not made our ears deaf to our responsi bility by God, before our own nation and before humanity. The declara tions formerly made by us concerning our readiness for peace were evaded by our adversaries. Now we have ad vanced one step further, in this direc tion. Time for Peace Has Come. "On August 1,' 1914, the emperor had personally to take the gravest de cision which ever fell to the lot of a German the order for mobilization which he was compelled to give as a result of the Russian mobilization. During these long and earnest years of the war the emperor has been moved by a single thought; how peace could be restored to safeguard Ger many after this struggle in which she has fought victoriously. "Nobody can testify better to this than I woh bear the responsibility for all actions of the government. In a deep moral and religious sense of duty towards his nation and, beyond it, to ward humanity, the emperor now con siders that the moment has come for official action towards peace. "His majesty, therefore, in complete harmony and in common with our al lies; edclded to propose to the hostile powers to enter into peace negotia tions. This morning I transmitted a note to this effect to all the hostile powers, thru the representatives of those powers which are watching over our intersts and rights in the hostile states. I asked the representatives of Spain, the United tSates and Switzer land to forward that note. "The same procedure has been adopted today in Vienna, Constanti nople and Sofia. Other neutral states and his holiness the pope have been similarly Informed, RESTORE BELGIUM (Continued from Page On.) been partly determined by the success of the Rumanian campaign and by cabinet crises in Bngland and France. Conference in Berne or the Hague. The peace conference, if it comes, probably, will be held either at Berne or at the Hague, it was predicted. Pending his coming speech, the em bassy referred to Lloyd-George's re cent statement to the press for Eng land's ideas on peace. They had no reason to believe, they said, that Lloyd-George's views on that subject had changed since then. Speaking privately, embassy offi cials said when given the Germany embassy's forecast of Germany's peace terms, that the important question of limitation of armament or perhaps partial disarmament must not be omit ted if any peace discussion is to be in itiated and continue for any length of time. Another officials said that the whole principle of continuing the war is to convince the German people of the "evil of German militarism." Whether the German people yet realize that "evil" is the question which England must decide before she can talk peace, he said. Doubt Allies Acceptance, Among the entente diplomats here, Germany's offer was pronounced to be of double purpose and unlikely of ac ceptance. The first purpose the ally representative declared is to affect the world opinion of neutrals and place upon the entente powers the respon sibility of continuing the war in the face of offers for peace. The second. they declare, is for the internal effect in Germany, and to give evidence to the people that the government was ready to end the war but was forced to continue by her enemies. The peace offer, the ally diplomats also say, has been timed to follow the military victory which culminated in the fall of Bucharest, which in itself is relied upon t i convince the people that they should lack no confidence in the ability of the government to continue the war if peace offers are declined. While without official information of the terms proposed by the central powers, the ally diplomats here be lieve they are somewhat alter the gen eral nature of the following: Allies Suspicious of Terms. Germany to restore the occupied portions of Belgium, and France, but not Alsace and Lorraine. The restor ation of Belgium however, is expected to be accompanied by terms which would give Germany control of Ant werp and what the entente allies de clare would be a practical military control of the country. They expect also that in restoring the occupied por tions of France, Germany would seek to retain economic control of the rich iron country and stipulate that no re strictions be placed on free exporta tion of the raw material she needs so much. As regards Poland, the entente rep resentatives expect all of the territory conquered from Russia would be in cluded in the independent kingdom, but that none of Poland held by Ger many before the war would be so in cluded. Mesopotamia, these diplomats expect would be claimed for Germany and Austria, to give them an unbrok en line to the Persian gulf. Such an arrangement, they say, would threaten Great Britain control of Egypt and the Indian empire. Add to Bulgaria. In Serbia all of the country as far south as Nish would according to this plan be awarded to Bulgaria. It would take from Serbia as much ter ritory as she gained in the Balkan wars. As regards Turkey the allied diplo mats here have no idea what the peace plan might propose, but they are of the opinion that Turkey's in terests will be secondary consideration. In the re-distribution of colonies, it is expected that Germany will ask to have her conquered outposts restored to her, or might propose to exchange them for some of the French colonies. The attitude of the allies as to peace has not been officially indicated to the United States and press dispatches indicating their present hostility to it, are the only source of information the United States has. The attitude of the allies has been understood to be flatly hostile to peace that recently official denial was made that the United States had made any offer or contemplated any. The recent changes in ministry in France and England are interpreted here to mean, not that they have giv en the power to make peace to any one man, but that they constitute the mandate of the full force of public opinion in both countries to carry the war to a conclusion. The desires of the Balkan nations allied with Germany are understood to be fully set forth in the notes pre pared by the Sofia and Constantinople governments. Nothing definite is known here regarding the Turkish plans, but it is regarded as certain that Bulgaria will set forth that the territory she has lost be returned to her. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Chicago, Dec. 12 WHEAT Wheat prices came down with a rush today, crumpled by Germany's formal proposal fox peace. The market was falling of its own weight before the peace news came, but then tum bled headlong, making a sheer drop of nearly 9 cents a bushel. Transactions took on immense proportions, and the chancres in price were too rapid to be followed with anything like completeness on the black boards. At first the stop page of export sales and the fact that a break between Germany and the United States over sub marine attacks appeared imminent had caused decided weakness. The declines did not attain sensational amounts, how ever, until peace reports became public, and all other factors became for the time being lost sight of. Opening wheat prices, which ranged from lc to 3c lower, with May at $1.716 to $1.75 and July at $1-45 to $1.46, were held for more than a quarter of an hour after the first bulletins from Berlin had reached this country. The suc ceeding breaks followed the appearance of printed announcement that peace had been oirerea. Unabated excitement lasted fully one hour and a half. Finally a disposition was manifested by a majority of traders to await announcement of Germany's terms. Soon after the basis of the peace offer was learned, however, almost frantic liquida tion bv holders of wheat was renewed as violent breaks in prices carried the mar ket far below the early setback. Afrer a smash that reached in some cases 11 Vic a bushel, the market closed excited 4c to 10ic net lower, with May at $l.uTV4 to $165 nd J" l-2 to $1.43. CORN Mav corn dropped to 90c. a loss of 24e compared with czoumg prices of yeaterdav. The com market continued to show stubborn resistance to pressure despite the continued weakness of wheat. The clone was unsettled at 26c to Zc net cline. OATS May oats similarly sold off lc to 4c. PROVISIONS January lard, the Index of the provision market after -selling at 515.60 advanced to $15.90 on the peace pro posals. Chiearo Grain Market I The ra n ge of p rices for gra i n fn ror on The Chicago Board of Trade as re ported by Thoa. J. Myers. Broker Colum bian Bldg. Chicago, Dec. 12. Oneo High Low Today Ye- WHEAT Dec ..1574 154 154 164 May .174 174 1JM4 165 175 July ..146 146 15J 143 147 CORN lec. -TO1 wr whjs May 91 91 89 89 92 July 8l W 89 91 OATS Dec. 51 51 49 49 51 May 55 55 52 52 55 July 52 52 50- 50 53 PORK Dec. 27.40 Jan. ..26.60 26.72 26.32 26.72 20.65 May ..26.10 26.17 25.90 26.17 26.15 Kansas City Grain Market The range of prices for grain futures on The Kansas City Board of Trade as re- E or ted by Tbos J. Myers, Broker, Coluin ian EJUg.J Kansas City, Dec. 12. Close Open High Low Today Yes. ..183 166 161 161 171 May ..17114 17114 1024 16294 172 July ..144 140 138 ISft 145 Dec. 88 88 8614 86L May 89 89 87 87 July 8814 8814 87 88V 8814 90 80 Chicago Grain Market Chicago, Dec. 12. WHEAT Close De cember, $1.54; May, $1.6514 1.65 nJly, 1.421.43. CORNDecember, 87c: May. 88 88c; July, 8914c. OATS December, 49c; May, 5252c; July, 50c. PORK Jan., $26.72; May, $26.17. LARD Dec., $10.72; ajn., $16.25; May, $16.25. SHORT r TBS Jan., $13.87; May, $14.22. New York Produce Market New York, Dec. 12. BUTTER Market nrm. Crearrery lguer than extras, 39ss 3014c. EGGS Market firm. Fresh gathered ex tra firsts. 4647c. CHEESE Market easy. State held spec ials. 24c. POULTRY Alive, firm; dressed, firm. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City, Dec. 12. WHEAT Cash Market 6c lower. No. 2 hard, $l.asrdl.74; No. 3, $1.67il.72; No. 2 red, Jl.68tol.71; No. 3, $1.53(sll.67. CORN Market 2c lower. No. 2 mixed, 8Rg88!4c; No. 3, 878714c; No. 2 white, 88c; No. 3, 87c; No. 2 yellow, 89c; No. 3, 88y.g89c .ATS-Market H'Slc lower. No. 2 white, 5514g56c: No. 2 mixed, 54fa.55c. RYE $1.4.1. KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE $2.102.15. HAY Market unchanged. BRAN $1.31(51.33. SHORTS $1.50(81.60. WHEAT Receipts 144 cars, s.rtoeci-to.fguye-dfah- taoln aoin aoinaoln BUTTEH Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchanged. EGGS Firsts. 40c. CLOSE WHEAT December, $161;May. $1621.62; July, $1.381.39. CORN December 8614c; May, 87gS7c July, 8814c. Liverpool Grain Market lLverpool. Dec. 12. WHEAT Spot No. 2 hard winter. Ilia lOd No. 1 Manitoba, old, 17a 9d. COKN Spot, American mixed, new, 13s lid. Grain Gossip. Furnished by T. J. Myers, Columbian Building. Menneapolis wheat stocks have increased 130.000 bushels in the past two days. Worlds shipments of oats last week were 2,726.000 bushels, including 2,340.000 bushels from America. A Minneapolis terminal elevator is said to have 570 cars loaded with grain on its tracks which it is unable to move. The Canadian visible supply of wheat Increased 870,000 bushels last week and now amounts to 26.554.000 bushels. The Baltimore and Ohio has declared an embargo ou shipments of corn, both do mestic and export, effective at midnight last night. War risk insurance has advanced from 5 per cent to 10 per cent for Transatlantic shipments. As high as 18 per cent was asked on a cargo to Havre. Worlds shipments of corn last week were 3,070,000 bushels, compared with 3,002,0(10 bushels In the previous week and 1,672.000 bushels a year ago. America shipped 436, 000 bushels. Exports from the United States and Canada yestprday were 1,051,000 bushels of wheat, 57,000 barrels of flour, no corn, 945,000 bushels of oats wheat and flour combined, 1,308.000 bushels. Worlds shipments of wheat last week, as reported at Liverpool, wpre 10.925.000 bushels, compared with 9.395.000 bushels In the previous week and 12,202.000 bushels a year ago. Shipments from America were 7.809.000 bushels, including 2.318,000 bush els of flour. Australia shipped 69,000 bushels. India 1.008,000 bushels anC Ar Argentlna 1,288.000 bushels. Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City Increased 6.059 bushels last week and now amount to 11.623,079 bushels: corn. 175,090 bushels, increase 89.773 bushels; oats, 3, 827.500 bushels, decrease 36.144 bushels; kafir, 12,903 bushels, decrease 2,019 bush els; rye, 38,679 bushels, decrease 259,883, 316 bushels ot wheat. 530,366 bushels of corn and 631,325 bushels of oats. New Tork Sugar Market New York, Dec. 12. SUGAR Raw, easy centrifugal, 5.51 molasses, 4.64 refined, quiet fine granulated, 7.20. hlcaffo Produce Market Chicago, Dec. 12. BUTTER Market un changed. EGGS Market unchanged. POTATOES Market unchanged. POULTRY Alive, higher; fowls, 17c; springs, 18c; turkeys, 20c. New Tork Stork Market Wall St., New York. Dec. 12. STOCKS The first intimation of peace proposals was followed by hurried selling, particularly of war Issues, Bethlehem Sieel leading with a precipitated decline of 26 points with 15 for Gulf States Steel. United States Steel Bhowed an extreme reversal of 4 points and others of that group fell away abruptly. Copper also proved vulnerable at recessions of 2 to 5 points with similar losses in equipments shlplng stocks. Sugars and Rubbers. Rails were unsettled with declines of 1 to 2 points in high grade shares. Liquidation continued throughout the forenoon, with further impairment of prices. Anlo-French 5s were at a new low record and exchange on the Teutonic countries was at greater discount than at anv time since the war. Yesterday's reactionary trend carried to greater length at today's opening with re cessions of a point or more in numerous Important issues, sucn as tnuen outie. Steel, leading coppers and other metals. Petroleum, Motors and Specialties of less definite character. Halls also yielded though In more D-Oderate measure. Trad ing was broader and more active but In dividual offerings with the exception of Steel, were mostly small. Among the few stocks to register initial gains were Cen tral Leather. Atlantic Gulf and West Indies and Pressed Steel Car. I Kansas City I.lve Stock Market Kansas City. Dec. 12. HOGS Receipts 22 000 Market steady. Hulk of sales. $9.50 iraioOO; heavv. $9.!X10.05; packers and I butchers. S9.7Oil0.00; light, $9.409.85; I pigs. x.00&9.00. C4.TTLE Receipts 15.000, Including 100 southerns. Market steady. Prime fed steers $10.75a 12.00: dressed beef steers. S7 50& 10.50; western steers. $.50il0.5O; southern. $fl.ooiK.so: cows. S3jaax.au: heifers, $6.0010.50- stockers and feeders. STOCK SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to CLAY, ROBINSON CO. Ll"e Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yards, Kan. City J g l nun. Off f, m at t"t)tr?r Rn fit JnMnh c h rY-" Rlmi, Cltv. So. St Fort Worth and El Pnm. $5.758.0O; bulls, $5.257.00; calves, $6.50 SHEEP Receipts 7,000. Market 10c to 15c higher. Lambs, $11.75al2.80: year lings, $10.0011.00 wethers, $S.259.25; ewes. $7.5061,8.75 atockera and feeders. $6.00,12.00. Kansas City Stock Ysrds, Dec. 12. Cat tle gained 25 cents last week, -cows more if anything, and all kinds sold actively -today except plain native beef steers.which dragged a little and got weak bids. Cows sold higher again, stockers and feeders back to the old figures. Hogs receipts were 17,000, 4ncludiug 6,000 direct to pack ers, market 5c to 10c higher, top $10.05. Sheep cupply was 9.000, market 15c to 25c higher, lambs $12.60, highest ou record here. BEEF CATTLE. Nothing strictly prime waa here, but fancy Christmas steers brought $12.00 here last Thursday, 1462 lbs average. Year lings sold at $9.75 to $11.5 this morning, and short fed steers range from $8.50 to $10.50. Some plain? off color New Mexico steers weighing 900 lbs. sold to killers at $7.50, about the top figure of the season for that kind. High prices are drawing In cattle as fast as they wilt pass muster with packer buyers. Cows coutlnue to be in extraordinary demand, canners around $5.25, medium cows $5.75 to $6.75, good to choice cows $7.25 to $8.50. STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. Yard dealers were out in force today, and outside buyers assisted in making an active market, prices stronger all around. Medium grade Pauhandle year lings brought $6.65, most of the yearliups $6.50 to $7, some White Faces $7.50, weighty feeding steers to country buvers at $7.50 to $8.00. A string of stock cows sold at $.50, 1000 lbs. very god, but the price higher than recent prices. HOGS. Opening prices were 5c higher, and al though there were 17.000 hogs available, counting 6.000 brought in by packer bought at other markets, it waa not enough to go round, and the finish was 10c higher. The top was 10.05, but if there had been any good bogs left at, the finish thev would have brought $10.10. Medium weights sold up to 10.05, and lights to $9.85, bulk of sales $9.50 to $10.00. Short receipts at Kansas City already show the effect of the light corn crop lu this terri tory, and packers are shipping hogs from the outside In an effort to equalise the supply at all the markets. Of course, ship pers who can get to Kansas City more net money than if they sell to packers elsewhere for reshipment to Kansas City. SHEEP AND LAMHS. A new high price was made on lambs today at $12.60. shipped from the Lamar district, Colorado. These were not strict ly prime, hence the price was not quite the limit of the market. Medium grades sold at $12.15 to $12.50, and some iambs at $12.00 were scarcely better than feeders. Plain ewes sold at $s.o. common ones $7.50, to killers, some feeding ewes at $6.50, feed ing lambs worth $10.75 to $11.50. fancy light weights possibly $12. Everything favors sellers, although occasional breaks may be ex-ected. ,T. A. RICKART, Market Correspondent. Kansas City l.lve 8tork Sales. TThe following sales were made this morn ing st the Stock Yards. Kansas City and reporte 1 over long distance telephone di rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin sou A Co.. live stock commission mer chant. Kansas City, Dec. 12. CATTLE Re ceipts 15,000 head. Market slow and steady. HOGS Receipts 23,000 head. Market slow and steady. Bulk of sales, $9.50b 10.00 toi.. $10.05. SHEEP Receipts 7.000 head, higher. Lambs, $12.95. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt I'rice.lNo. Wt. 88 1154 $8.25 I 26 1230 72 1041 7.75 30 1240 Market Price, $8.90 9.50 a viu 6.60 ,'S AXI HEIFFttS 8 1146 .00 3 1090 5 880 4 890 6.50 6.00 5.40 4 1210 7.25 I 10 731 5.35 1 1000 5.00 STOf'KERS A! 20 993 7.75 1120 753 8.00 4 1000 3 486 1 190 3 220 2 104 1 1120 3 1510 1 990 73 221 48 344 71 189 7.50 6.25 7.00 CALVES. 11. ex) 10.110 5.. 1K7 190 10.75 -8.23 17 7.50 n LLS. 5.00 6.75 2 .1390 990 00 5.00 5.25 1'OGS 10.00 I 60 205 9.S5 26 110 9.50 68 283 90S ROB 10.05 Chicago I.lve stock Market Chicago, Dec 12. HOGS Receipts 40.000. Market weak at yesterdays average. Hulk o. sales. $9.60010.05; light, J9.OOfft9.90; mixed, $9.45110.20; heavy, $9.0Ofgl0.25; rough. $9.60fn9.75: pigs. $0.85if,S.80. CATTLE Receipts i.OOO. Market steady. Native beef steers. $7.005 12.60; western steers. $7.00f5'10.50 stockers and feeders, $4.0OJ7.85: cows and heifers. $3.6541 10.25 calves. $9.50(gl2.75. SHEEP Receipts 16.000. Market stead v. Wethers, $8.70(49.60; lambs, $10.304j 13.20. TOPEKA MARKETS. Prices furnished by Wolfi Packing Co.J Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12. fTnga MlXrn AND BUTCHERS $S.nOfff9.0 HEAVY 8.00(3 9.65 LIGHT 8.00(59.45 PIGS lunder 150 lbs.) 6.uvai.00 Heifers- t.od to choice tw.no to 7 on F-1r to gocd 5.00 to 00 Common 4.00 ta 4.50 Fair to good BOO to 0.00 Bulls Flesh v $5 no to R.!W Medlnm 4.00 to 4.T5 Prime fst 7 75 to 8 00 V-rtium good 6 00 to 7.50 Fair 4.00 to COO Sheen snd lambs Path wethers ..ton to 7.0O Fst ewes 500 to fl.OO Fat lambs 7.00 to 9.00 Cows Good to ehrrtew ..5.V to oo Good to choice ....HH to 600 Fair to good 4.RO to 5.00 f tjmon to fair 50 M 1 Shorn lambs and sheep 2c under above prices. (Positively cannot use sheep or lamb 1 less fat) nutter nd Rrra. (Furnished by the Beatrice Creamery Co. Topeka. Ksn. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12. CTTTCAOO FOGS 3Sc NEW YORK EGGS Sc. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, Ze New nrk. 3914c; Elgin, 40c; Topeka whole sale. 39c. Poultry. r nA fttr (Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com pany, corner Laurent and Madison.) Topeka, Kan., Dec. li HENS SV4 lbs arm o-,r it, on.ler SH lbs. 12c: springs, over 2 lbs.. 10c: ducks. 9c;. reese. c: broilers. lbs: and under. 18c: stagy yonng roosters. 13c Topeka Hnr Market. I Furnished ojr T. Beck. 12-14 East 6th. Topeka, Kan.. PR ARTE HAT $9.00. ALFALFA (17.00. Dec. 1Z Topeka Grain Market. ;Farniabed by T J. BMIard. corner Kansas Ave. snd '"urtis St.) Topeka, Ksn., Dec. 12. CORN Sc. OATS s.(ff!WV.. W H E AT 1 -VxSl.fO. PmaL E. Buffalo. E. SI. LnU