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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 15. 1918
BIG DIPLOMATIC
EVENTS APPEAR
TO BE BREWING
President Makes Sudden Xrip to
See Colonel House.
Follows Long Conference With
Secretary Lansing.
Ff BIG PROBLEMS ON HAND
Mexican, Russian and Bulgar
ian Pots Boiling.
Prompt and Decisiye Action
Soon May Be Necessary.
Washington. Augr- 15. Without the
necessary tangible evidence lor con
viction there nevertheless was a dis
tinct feeling in official Quarters here
today that diplomatic events of first
magnitude are brewing.
President Wilson, after a long con
ference with Secretary of State Lans
ing yesterday afternoon, suddenly de
cided to visit his personal friend and
confidential adviser. Col. E. M. House,
at Magnolia, Mass. He left last even
ing on a special train and is there to
dav. It was officially stated the presi
dent was off "for a rest;" at the same
time there have been most significant
and in some cases extremely deli
cate international problems breaking
out on the world situation during the
last week, any one mt which might
prove a "poser" for the United States'
at this time. They include:
1 Thef threat of Mexico to practi
cally double her tax on oil and enforce
other measures against foreign oil in
terests there despite objections from
Great Britain and the United States.
2 The distinctly hostile attitude of
the Bolshevik! leaders in Russia to the
allies, their arrest of allied consuls
and vigorous hostilities against the
Czecho-Slovaks' troops in Siberia,
3 Th increasing gap between
Bulgaria and her Teuton allies and
the growing possibility of an armistice
between that nation and her enemies.
Were it not for this chain of cir
cumstances, coupled with the extend
ed conference the president had with
Lansing before leaving and the sud
denness of the trip, it might well be
and possibly is true, that the visit to
Colonel House is merely for rest.
With him are Mrs. Wilson and Dr.
Carey T. Grayson, his private physi
cian. Diplomatic Developments Likely
Regarding the possibility of" diplo
matic developments however, there is
much to be said.
Foreign oil producers in Mexico de
clare that the government's proposed
steps, expected to become effective
within a few daysf amount to confis
cation and will endanger the supply
of oil upon which allied naval forces
are dependent. Tampico wells are be
ing liberally drawn on for this pur
pose altho oil experts here say that the
vast natural supply, of that region is
barely tapped.
Mexico Holds Up Allies.
Mexico has seized the chance to fill
her coffers with revenue from Qil. The
fact that it is one of the war neces
sities makes it an ideal subject of
heavy excise by the Mexican govern
ment. Mexico is understood to have In
formed Great Britain, upon the latter's
protest of Carranza's proposed action
that she will permit no diplomatic in
terference in this question. The iiote
is taken to be a broad hint to the
United States also not to interfere.
American interests have already regis
tered protest and representatives have
been negotiating with the Mexican
government for some time.
Russian Affairs Critical.
Passing to Russia, Bolshevik! out
rages against allied representatives in
Moscow, have astounded official Wash
ington. Arrest of British and French con
sular staffs at Moscow and invasion of
the consulates, is reported in official
cables to the state department.
American affairs there have been
turned over to the ' Swedish consulate.
Altho no Americans have been
seized, according to latest reports,
British and French, citizens have been
imprisoned.
. The Bolshevik! announced they
would hold these as hostages because
pt the attack on the Soviet govern
ment by the landing of British and
French troops at Archangel.
Germany is working under cover of
the disorder to tighten her grip on af
fairs in Russia. She is conscripting
Russian men, according to unofficial
reports from London and brigading
them with German and Hungarian
soldiers.
Bulgarian Friction Grows.
Bulgaria, meantime, is growing
bolder in her denunciation of Ger
many and Turkey.
Her bitter resentment against Tur
key and Germany over territorial dis
putes has almc-t completely under
mined her morale as far as aggressive
fighting for the central powers is con
cerned. 0 ,
Warm words against German and
Turkish statesmen are freely expressed
at public meetings on the streets of
Bulgarian cities and in the press, ac
cording to advices received in entente
diplomatic quarters.
Turkey wants to recover territory
ceded to Bulgaria in 1913, which in
cludes the fertile Maritza valley. She
also wants Dobrudja jn payment for
her part in the Balkan campaign.
Bulgaria is replying that only 7 per
cent of the troops in this fighting were
Turkish and refuses to consider her
naim to compensation.
Bulgars 11a to Turks.
Bulgaria, altho allied with Turkey,
still retains her former animosity and
hatred toward the Turks, who in cen
turies past, have massacred and op
pressed the Bulgars. Any aspirations
on the part of Turkey are met with
apprehension by the Bulgars.
"The stronger the Turks become. the
more disagreeable they are to us!" a
leading ofia organ declared. "The
question .assumes even a worse char
acter thru the attitude which our al
lies, the Germans, have taken," the
Journal adds, Jn commenting on Ger
many's leaning toward the Turks in
the dispute. v
Other press Vommerit received In
official quarters here indicates the en
tire Bulgarian nation is becoming
aroused and unified against her own
allies.
TO 8TREOTHEN THE NERVES.
Tttkm Hertford' Add Phosphate
When ii rve t, tired or restless, it re
stores the 'system, and induces sleep. Adv.
THOSE
BEARCATS
U J " A WHPPET - (AH
I - - - I
HUN CHIEF LAYS
BLAME FOR LOSS
UPON PRISONERS
Says .Captured Germans Gave
Information to Focb. 1
Told Allies When and Where
Attack Would Tall.
WARNS HIS MEN NOT TO TALK
"Small Matters May Give Away
Big Movements."
Declares Future Depends on
Silence of Prisoners.
With the Fr-nch Armies in the
Field, July 15 (by mail.) Copies of
an order. Issued by General Luden
dorff, show that Germany's plans on
the west front are constantly being
revealed to th French and allied
commands by German prisoners.
The order follows:
"A captured document coming from
the Second French army and dated
May 26. proves that German soldiers
belonging to the Seventh regiment of
Chasseurs of the 197tn division of in
fantry captured as prisoners north of
the Chemin Dea Dames during the
night of May 25 and 26, revealed to
the enemy our impending attack.
"Very probably they told all they
knew about preparedness made in
their sector, and in the adjacent sec
tors. The nemy was thus able to
know precious details co-.cerning the
hour, the form of our attack, the ar
tillery preparedness, the units en
gaged, etc., etc.
'Allies Were Ready!
"Another document, dated May 26.
which has come into our hands also
shows that the enemy, awaiting our
attack, gave warning to their troops
against our gas and were aple to brins
into position on the heights between
the Aisne and the Vesle the reserves
(the ' Thirteenth French division)
which they were folding cn this por
tion of the front. The resistance of
this division case the 4ives and limbs
of many German soldiers.
"Defeat Die to Treachery."
"Without the treason committed by
tl.ese two prir ners. the surprise of
May 27 woull have succeeded com
pletely and the success might even
have been much greater than it really
was.
"It has likewise - been established
that our attack of June 9 was known
to the enemy thru the declaration of
prisoners, which alo: e r -bled the
enemy to be prepared for this attack.
"We are struck by the precision and
richness in det. ils of the information
which the enemy is able to secure
from German prisoners.
"I demand that orders be given to
instruct without ceasing and in the
most extreme detail the troops both
in the field and those in the interior,
of the conduct to be maintained in
case they are taken prisoner and that
they be made to see the shameful
character and . the terrible conse
quences of an attitude similar to that
of the above.
"I demand equally that the armies
publish in the newspapers and Jour
nals that they edit the text of the pres
ent order and that articles be written
based on it.
Prisoners Repeal Vital Facts.
"The great majority of the men who
have the misfortune to be taken pris
oner fail to realize (deserters to the
contrary) the degree with which their
declarations concerning even insigni
ficant objects not only place in peril
the lives of their comrades but com
promise the success of our attacks and
raids. . .
"The Infamous conduct of some of
these prisoners can veen have reper
cussion extremely important on the
final victorious issue of the war; they
can even cause the most damage to
the fatherland as a whole.
"The soldier who refuses to dishonor
himself, retains his conscience and
self-respect in his own eyes, in those
of his supreme chief, in those of his
country and finally enforces the re
spect of the adversary.
, DEFY AUTHORITIES
Irish Revolutionists Seek a Show.
Down With the Government. ,
Dublin, Aug. 15. The Lady Day
meetings scheduled for Omagh on
Lady Day by Sinn Feiners and Dillon
followers have been forbidden by the
authorities here unless officials of the
organization obtain the permits re
quired for all gatherings.
Ignoring the rule requiring permits,
officers of the Sinn Fien have in
structed their 1,800 societies to go
ahead with their meeting apparently
intending to force a show down with
the government. -
John Pillon, labor leadr. left early
today for Omagh. where he was to ad
dress a gathering this afternoon.
WHIPPETS (BABY TANKS)
At A DllCniJT
CAME m 7hKQuqH
SHORT OF SUPPLIES
Hun Torpedoes Stripped of Equipment
to Save Copper an:! Brass.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
An Irish Port, Aug. 4. The Ger
mans in their extremity to make their
raw materials for their munitions
as far as possible, have stripped their
torpedoes until they ' are as bare as
skeletons compared to the former ef
ficient mechanisms.
It seems that the- idea of the Ger
mans is to gain the highest possible
explosive power and to eliminate the
delicate and expensive propelimg and
steering apparatus. This has been
done at the cost of accuracy and
range and at the same time enhanced
the danger to the U-ooats by forcing
them much -closer to their target than
would be necessary if the older types
of torpedoes were used. But it has
resulted in a .great saving of copper
and brass, and doubtless has facili
tated quantity production.
ETTLES AUSTRIA
Recognition of Czecho-Slovak
Nation Means Disolution.
Allies Are Now Finally Com
mitted to Break-up.
London, Aug. 15. British recogni
tion of the Czech-Slovak nation is
commented on favorably by the news
papers. The Daily Graphie says that
it means that in addition to the other
war aims, the allies are now com
mitted to the formation of a separate
and independent Czecho-Slovak nation
out of the ruins of the Austrian em
pire. Dr. Dillon, writing in the Dally
Telegraph, says:
"These timely measures tell of the
determination of the entente powers
to break up the Hapsburg monarchy
into its constituent nationalities and to
take as much thought about the re
constiution of the east as of the west
of Europe. The importance of the
declaration lies in the implied resolve
of the allied governments to. carry on
the war until this solution is reached.".
It is suggested by the Daily Chroni
cle that the policy exemplified in the
Polish and Czecho-Slovak cases
should be completed by the recogni
tion of the- Jugoslavs.
hqtspelI'broken up
(ConMnoefl from Pure One.)
Sedan, where the mercury register
ed 104 In the last twenty-four hours,
was the hottest place in the state,
Manhattan and McPherson the tem
peratures went to 100.
The extreme hot weather In the east
has moderated. St. Louis had a tem
perature of 90 and Cincinnati 9. West
of the Rocky mountains the weather
remains cool and comfortable.
The wind at lOio'clock this morn
ing was blowing eight miles an hour
from the south. The high and low
marks for this date were 102 in 1896
and- 54 in 1889.
DAII.T WKATHKB TAB LB.
Furnished by the westher bureau office.
Topeka, Kan., for the 24 hours ending at
i n. ib. xuursaay.
Station
High Low. Prec. W'ther.
.. 100 fi 0 Clear
.. 70 S2 Fair
..92 70 0 Fair
..SS .BO Fair
.. .. S .22 Fair
.. AS AS .60 Fair
..94 Art o Clear
.. S W 0 Clear
..SO 70 .4B Cloudy
..US U . Clear
A W ,fiS .R2 Cloudy
.. !W 70 .22 Cloudy
..- !M 70 , .18 Fair
..92 1,4 O Clear
.. 100 70 O Clear
.j 74 O Clear
..100 w .04 Clear
..90 4 .14 Far
.. 9G ftt 0 Fair
.. 104 77 O Fair
.. OS 70 .47 Cloudy
..92 04 0 Clear
..90 70 0 Clear
.. 94 72 .2S Rain
94 72 .50 Kain
Dodge City .
Km porta ....
Eureka
Fort Scott .
Garden City
Ooodland ...
Hanover ....
Hays
Horton .....
Iola
Phillipsbnrg
Scott City ..
Redan ......
TOPEKA ...
Utlca
Kansas City
Light to moderately heavy showers have
fallen in eastern and north central Kansas
in the past 24 honrs with temperatures
Tanging somewhat above the normal.
Other States.
Station
Hfleh. Low Wtiter.
Boston - ,
74 (Hi Clear
70 40 .04 Cloudy
72 70 0 Clondy
96 73 .20 Clear
SS SO 0 Clear
74 6 .20 Clear
S2 .54 Cloudy
80 60 0 Clear
80 MR 0 Cloudy
86 80 0 Clear
86 64 .02 Kain
94 80 0 Clear
90, 78 0 Cloudy
74 62 O Fair
92 7 0 Fair
1 08 .01 Clear
78 m .01 Fair
90 74 .12 Clear
94 68 0 Clear
jtt 62 0 Clear
36 56 T Fair
9- 76 0 Clear
82 64 0 Clondy
76 60 .14 Clear
66 66 0 Cloody
70 so 0 Clear
82 52 0 Clear
R 62 0 Clondy
96 SO 0 Clondy
86 68 0 Clear
72 S4 0 Clear
78 52 0 Fair
Calgary, Alb. .....
Chicago. IU.
Cincinnati, O. ....
Corpus Christl ....
Denver, Colo
Des Moines.' Is....
Dulnth. Minn.
El Paso, Tex
Galveston, Tex.
Havre, Mont. .....
Jacksonville, Fla..
Little Rock, Ark..
Los Anpreles, Cal..
New Orleans. La..
New York, N. Y...
N. Platte, Neb....
Oklahoma, Okla...
Phoenix. Arts
Pittsburgh, Pa. . .
Portland. Or.
St. Louis, Mo 9-
St. rani. Minn
Salt Lake. Utah....
San Francisco. Cel.
Sault Ste. Marie...
Sheridan, YVyo. .
Spokane. Wash. ..
Tampa, Fla. , ..
Toledo, Ohio
Washington. D. C.
Winnipeg, Man....
ENqasf FbRbJ-CfiASrtq
AH-i H0V4 1
A SQUARE
THE KEi foLB.
YANKS LIKE KING
They Found George of England
Delightful Fellow.
Was Not Snobbish and the
Poughboys Cheered Him.
With the British Armies in France,
Aug. 13 (night). Americans hero sre
strong for King George, who left for
London yesterday" after eight days in
the field, during which Marshal Haig
began his battle. Several times the
king met Americans, chatting with
them in the friendliest manner. He
talked with Generals Pershing and
Bliss and Major Generals O'Hyan of
the Twenty-seventh division and
Lewis of the Thirtieth, and decorated
a number of our troops who partici
pated in the fighting along the Somme
on July 4.
On Friday night the king reviewed
O'Ryao's and Lewis's divisions and
later Major General Cronkhite's
Eightieth division.
The kjog spent 094 morning with
American troops. Doughboys, lining
the roads, cheered the king.'
Received American Generals.
Major Generals Reed, McRea and
Simonds of the United States army,
were received by the king, who
visited the newly won territory east
of Amiens and decorated General
Currie, commander of the Canadian
troops. 'He also knighted General
Debeney of the French army, visited
all the British commanders and
lunched with the king and queen of
Belgium.
He averaged a hundred miles a day
in motoring, visiting hospitals, depots,
etc, and received the newspaper cor
respondents before leaving.
"I am greatly pleased that so many
Americans are here," he said. 'Theyl
are looking fit and their spirit is ad
mirable. They are determined to win
forward or die fightnig. They are
very fine troops. On of my greatest
pleasures in my visit here was that I
was able to talk with General I'ersh
ing and some of your other senerals
and men
"They certainly never thought of
anything but a victorious peace in the
country they came from."
ALLIES TO DEAL
(Continued -tota Page One.l
game. It is my belief that with an
American army-of 4,000,000 men in
France under one commander-in-chief
we can go thru the German line when
ever we please."
Only Class 1 Until June,
"This law," the general added, "will
let us lean on class 1 until June SO of
next year. We reached the conclusion
that the enlarged program was neces
sary on July 30."
Secretary Baker explained the steps
that led up to the change in the mili
tary program.
"After the recess of congress," the
secretary said, "the study of the situa
tion went on and a few days ago it
became clear to us-that the eighty di
vision program was" perhaps the max
imum which we could possibly hope
to accomplish and to accomplish it it
would be necessary to .change the age
lLnits from the present limits to 18
to 4."
Secretary Baker said he asked the
surgeon general for a formal opinion
as to what changes he would recom
mend, to which the surgeon general
suggested the ages 18 to 45.
Baker Strong for It.
' "The bill as it is written meets with
my entire approval," declared Secre
tary Baker. Asked -ty Senator John
son of California if he believed the
pending bill was essential to carry out
the -purposes for which the United
States entered the war. Secretary Bak
er replied:
"I believe that to be the fact. My
own Judgment about it originally was
that 19 should be the minimum and I
came to the 18 minimum only after
thoro study of the situation and with
some reluctance, but finally believing
it to be necessary to secure the appro
priate nurnher of men."
lilt vum.iiiuce a uuuuu id rcpuivinE
the bill, the report says, is "based
upon the necessity of the government
in this crisis," and upon the opinion of
the secretary of war. the chief of staff
and the provost marshal general that
it would be better to extend the draft
n a than a fnvoA tkna. laau.
ages than to -invade tnose classes ,'
which have been defefred by law anTI
by regulations' of the war depart
ment." Regarding the work or fight amend
ment of Senator Reed providing for
withdrawal of deferred classification
from men absent from work without
cause, the report says:
Upholds Work or Fight Clause.
"Jt seems to the committee that in
view of the fact wa are about to au
thorize the drafting of boys between
the ages of 18 and 21 as well as those
abovf! 21 up to and including 45 and
are providing for the exemption of
men between 18 and 45 who are En
gaged in useful and necessary occupa
tions from actual service in the ranks,
that when any are exempted solely for
the cause their services are more val
uable to the nation in the production
of things essential to the prosecution
A GERMAH ' TANK
tT ,
CAPTURED A
of the war that when they cease in
good faith to follow the essential oc
cupation they ought to be subject to
the draft as in other cases.
"The young man not engaged in
these occupations must wear the uni
form, enter the ranks and bare his
breast to the weapons of the German
army.v . He cannot refuse to work even
for an hour and he is compelled to
fight whether he feels disposed to do
so or not. In view of this when a
young man is exempted from the draft
solely in order that he may engage in
an essential industry he oughts to con
tinue in that employment in good faith
while any grievance is being adjusted
by the industrial board and if he fails
to do so he ought - to be subject to
draft.
Interferes With No Man's Rights.
"The provision does not pretend to
interfere with the right of any man to
cease labor when any man pleases to
do so. but simply says to him that if
he does cease he shall, under such
regulations, as the president may pre
scribe subject himself to the draft as
tho he had not been exempted in the
first instance.' x
Senate leaders had telegraphed
members to return from vacations so
that the agreement for three-day re
cesses until August 24 might be set
aside and thus clear parliamentary
obstacles to taking up the bill imme
diately upon convening Monday. Only
forty-three senators answered to their
names when the roll was ..called, six
less than a quorum. There were 22
Republicans and 2X Democrats.
Take Up BiU Next Week.
The senate adjourned until Mon
day and the plan now is to begin
consideration of the bill r.ext Thurs
day, if possible. Senator Chamber
lain still 'hopes to pass the measure
by Saturday of next week. He said a
quorum seemed assured for Monday
and he then will renew his request to
set aside the vacation program and
proceed Thursday with the bill. He
expressed confidence of its passage
within three days, before the national
war time prohibition proposal comes
before the senr.te as privileged busi
ness. There was some discussion of
seeking to have the prohibition meas
ure set aside if the draft bill should
not be, finished by Saturday, but the
generar opinion was that the prohibi
tion advocates would not consent to
sidetracking their measure.
TURKEY RESTIVE
GoTernment Employes Dis
tribute Allied Literature.
Germans Threaten Bombard
' ment of Constantinople.
London, Aug.. 15. Differences be
tween the Germans and the Turks are
becoming more frequent and bitter,
according to Information received
from Constantinople. During a quar
rel with Talaat Pasha recently, the
German ambassador is reported to
have threatened to bombard the city.
Advices from Constantinople say
that leaflets drop, ed by British avia
tors are read by the population with
sympathetic Interest. Posters recent
ly fojind o- the walls of mosques and
government buildings declaring that
the Germans are the real enemies of
Turkey called forth a strong protest
from the German ambassa "or and a
demand for an Inquiry.
Threatened Bombardment.
'Talaat replied it waa impossible to
discover the authors. The ambassa
dor then announced that German mili
tary police would take charge of the
inquiry. On the following day he in
formed the grand v'zier that the ma
jority of the offenders were in gov
ernment service and that therefore
punishment should be exceptionally
severe.
Talaat retorted that before punish
ment he would institute his own in
vestigation. Violent discu-tslon fol
lowed and the German ambassador
went so far as to threaten the grand
vizier with bombardment of Constan
tinople with guna of the battle cruiser
Goebem.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS
ChlcaRO. Aogr. 15. CORN Notwithstand
ing that fnrtratx ralna mmmI thtm nra m
ket t the opcnlng toa,y prices soon scored
i
material advance. Scarcity of offerings
formed the immediate reason for the de
velopment of strength. Increasing serious
ness of crop damage reports tended to
make sellers cautions. Initial Quotations
which varied from the same as yesterday's
finish to c lower, with September gl-00
to $1.614 and October S1.62S4 to $1.324.
were followed by decided npturn all
around.
OATS Firmness In oats resulted from
the advance of corn. Trade lacked volume.
After opening 6c off to Mc to 4c higher
with September 6Sc to 8c, the market
scored si i trot general gains.
PROVISION'S Business in provisions
was of only a scattered sort. Price changes
wen animoortant.
Subsequently buying on the part of
houses with stock yards connections gave I
the market a slight upward tendency. i
Chicago Grain and Prarlsten Market. i
(The range of prices on grain futurea on j
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Tbos. J. Myers. 901 N. E. Bldg.K
, Close
Chicago. Aug. 15.
Open High Low Today Yes.
CORN
Aug. ..loK 1A1 1504 160- 150-
Sept. ..lttH4 162 180 102 lfil4
Oet. ..1825-163 1622 183 162
OATS - . -'
Aug. .. 6SU 68 68 . GSVi- 68-
Sept. .. 6' 68M,- 6S 69 6Sti
Oct. .. 6 70 69 70 69
PORK .
Sept 44.00 44.00
Oct. ..44.86 44.35 44.30 44.30- 44.35-
LAUD
Kept. ..26.82 ?6.8S 26.82 24.82 26.75
Oct. ..26.72 26.75 26.72 26.72- 26.65
RIBS
Sept. ..24.70 24.72 2465 24.70 24.67
Oct. . .24.85 24.87 24.80 24.85 24.80
Kansas Citv Grain Market.
(The. range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Boa-d of Trade ns reported
by Tbos. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.)
Kansas City, Ang. 15.
Close-
Open
CORN
Aug. ..106
Sept. ..163H
Oct. . .163
OATS
High
16714
65
Low Today Yes.
166 1CT14
164
1634-
1(13
70H
70
71-
163 1U4-
Au.
Sept. .. 701
7014
7114
18
70 70
JCC
72
. 71
71T4
-Kansas City ProOHee Market.
Kansas City. Aug. 15. WHEAT Cash :
Market steady. No. 1 hard. t2.1814ig2.2014 ;
No. 2. $.152.17; No. 1 red, $2.18; .-No. 2.
2.152.15V.. , 1
CORN Market steady to '2c higher. No.
2 mixed, fl.S2.1.85; No. 3, nominal; No.
2 white, J1.94(S1.96; No. 3, nominal;; No.
1 yellow. l.K5fal.SS; No. 3, nominal.
OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 71c;
No. 2 mixed, 91i(i70c. . .
RYE $1.62fi 1.65. '
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE $3.43 3.47.
HAY Market unchanged.
SHORTS J1.52S1.60. ,
B RAN 1.42(gl0.
WHEAT Receipts 376 cars.
BUTTER Creamery, 43c; firsts,
seconds. 40c; racking. 34c.
EGOS Firsts, 38c; seconds, 32c.
POULTRY Hens, 2225c; roosters,
42c;
18c;
Oc-
springs, mr. proilers, Zfc.
CORN Close's
tober, $1.64
September, $1.66
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Ang. 8. BUTTER Market
firm. Creamery. 3914g4414c.
EGOS Receipts 8,848 cases. Market un
changed. POTATOES Market nnsettled. Kereipts
3.1 cars. Minnesota Earlv Ohlns. -'.2.V.f
2.30: ditto sacks, $2.S3?.2.40; Illinois, $2.20
2.25: Virginia, 5.75r B.of'
POULTRY Alive, higher; fowls, 27VS53
29c; springs, 30e.
New York Prednee Market.
New York, Aug. 15. BUTTER Mr rUet
steady. Creamery higher than extras, 46
46c.
EGGS Market irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras. 477;48c.
CHEKSE Market firm. State whole
milk, flats, fresh specials, 25iS2614c.
POULTBY Alive, firm: chickens, broil
ers. 32c: fowls, 3;c: old roosters, 23c: tur
keys. 28&30c; dressed, 1 steady and un
changed. New York gngmr Market.
New York. Aug. 15. SUGAR Raw,
steady; centrifugal, 6.055; fine granulated.
7.50.
New York Stock Market.
Wall St., New York. Ang. 15. STOCKS
Steady selling of "nited States Steel at an
extreme - decline of a point was mainly
responsible for the further irregularity of
the morning. Other industrials reacted
to the same degree with American Smelt
ing. Industrial Alcohol and Sumatra To
bacco. Baldwin Locomotive lost 2 points.
Transcontinental rails fell back -with
Grangers, Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cafic becoming moderately heavy. The only
leader to Bhow marked strength was
Marine preferred which made a 2 point ad
vance at midday. Liberty 34's duplicated
the year's maximum of 100.08.
regnlar opening of today's stock market,
war news being subordinate to tighter
monetary conditions. Leaders reacted
slightly from vesterday's final quotations,
United States Steel and other Industrials,
as well as active rails denoting moderate
pressure. Fractional advances were made
by Marina preferred and a few specialties.
American Writin Paper preferred was
conspicuons for l.s .gain of 3& points in
the first half hour.
Kansas City Live stock Sales.
(The folowlng 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 & Co., live stock commission mer
chants.) Kansas City, Ang. 15. CATTLE Re
ceipts .12.000 head Market -slower to weak.
HOGS Receipts 5.000 head. Market
steady. Bulk of sales. -717.75lS. 60 ; top,
JlSOff.
SHEEP Receipts 3,000 head,
steady.
KILLING STEERS.
No. Wt. Prlce.lfil. - Wt
17...- 064 J14.00 S 1050
11 15S0 16.00 I 9 1244
32 928 15.25 I 17 870
niWS AND HEiU'BKH-
Market
I'rtre
S15.25
- 16.10
17.50
32 1060 12.00 51 940
11.25
8'i'K'KIl(S ANl. ITElfiliKltS.
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1..
2..
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790
7.00
11.00
800
7.50
.1040
. 050
. 744
. 120
. 3G4
.1210
. 762
.1000
. 200
10.50
8.00
9.25
9 50
8.50
950
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8.50 ' I
HOGS.
,74 I6
62 211
70 104
T3 172
SI 1000
18.75
-10 Oil
1S2
268
188
204
18.50
18.90
18.40
18.00
18.50
18.25
17.00 I
Morning Grain Gossip.
(FumUhed by tbeTopektT Board of frade)
Chicago. Aug. 15. The Tribune: Grain
The weekly weather and crop bulletin of
the agricultural department was fully aa
bullish on losses to corn crop as conserva
tive people expected. It lays continued
hot and dry weather was very unfavorable
for corn from Kansas, southeastern Ne
braska, southern Iowa, southward and
over much of the Ohw Valley. In many
uplands In Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas, the crop will be a failure. Corn
In southern Illinois Is verypoor, while In
the north it Is excellent, and in the centml
regions fair. In Indiana the crop made
poor growth. Uplands and light soils show
poor. In Ohio it is poor, with condition
critical In middle and northern conn ties.
Nebraska reports say com damage la gen
erally confined to the region east of the
one hundred meridian In Platte River coun
try and southward, west and north coun
ties very good to excellent, bnt poor in
south central and east portion. Sentiment
among the corn traders last night wes
mixed. The crop bulletins were not bull
ish enough to bring in a large outside
buying trade. Those who were bullish
were disposed to go a little slow, while
the bears thought there bad been all the
advance on the crop damage the market
was entitled to.
New York. Aug. 15. The Financial News
FALL HATS
Don't throw away your old
Felt Hat, there isn't any need
of buying; a new one. Why not
brine; it in and have it cleaned
and reblocked just as good as
new.
The real Hatters for Felts or
any kind of Hats. - -
Dry Cleaning- and Pressing-.
The Capital Hat Works
528 H Kan. Ave. Phone S630
Mail Orders Solicited
Bulletin: Stocks Bill traders operations
expected to continue. The railroad Issues r
growing in zavor. im snares are also re.
ported welt taken. On recessions ateel
meets with good buying, according to spe
cialist advices.
Chlcac Live stock Market.
Chicago. Ang. 15. HOGS Receipts 20.
O0O. Market steady to 15c lower. Butchers,
l(t. 903 10.55: light, 19d0rr.75: parking.
17.75ttl3.75; -ough, $17 J5&17. W : bnlk of
sales, S18.0019.50; Digs, good and choice,
tl8.00(g 18.50.
CATTLE Receipts 13,000. Market very
dulL Bidding unevenly lower, except on
few best corn It a and canners: calves, 25c
higher.
SHEEP Receipts 17.000. Lambs, firm;
choice wethers, $13.75; best natives, S1&.00;
sheep slow to 'ower.
Kansas City JLtTfl stark Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 15. HOGS-rKerelpts
5.000. Market steady, l'ulk of sales, $lH.rt(l.
. o; neavy. l.3orals.s : packers and
uuie-uera. s.p(y ia.au; Ugnc, SL4.id(g.lS.lo
CATTLE Becelpts 5.000, inclnding 200
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers. $17.251840: aresaed.beef steers.
13.0017.00 ; western steers, All.00-13.50;
southern steers, $7.50(515.00; cows. $6.75f$
11.60; heifers. $7.50(13.00; stockers and
feeders. $i.0oei(!.40 ; bulls. $6.0010.50;
Calres. $.0(313.50.
SHEEP Receipts 3,000. Market steadv..
Lambs. $UIOO1S.J5: yearlings. $11.00((S
15.50; wethers, $1AOO 14.75: ewes. $!).0UJ
14.90; ntockers 10 i feeders. $H.0G$1&.0U.
Tepeka Market Beport.
(Prices furnished ny Wolff I'acklnfir f'e.i
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 15.
HOGS
MIXED AND BUTCHERS $14.50(518.15
HEAVT 14.50fi-18.25
LIGHT 14.50ftUS.2ff
PIGS U.00U.;j0
Poultry and Eggs.
(Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
. pany. corner Laurent and Madison.
Topeka, Kan.. Aug. 15.
Springs, over 2 lbs.. 24c; old roosters, loc;
broilers, 1 lb" to 3 lbs and under, 26c; hens
over 3 lbs., 23c; hens under 3 lbs., 20c.
EGGS 37c.
BUTTER (6Q49C
Topeka Grain Market.
(furnished by - Derby Grain Co.. corner
Kansas Are. and Curtis St.) -
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 15.
MIXED CORN $1.60.
WHITE CORN L65- .
OAK-65c
Toneka Hay Market. -
.Topeka. Kan.. Aug. 13.
PRAIRIE HAY $13.00.
ALFALFA $20.00.
Batall Hay. -
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 15.
ALFALFA ?18.00.
PRAIRIE HAY $20.00.
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WEATHER REPORT
TSfEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair, slightly warmer
tonight nd Friday.
Since th outbreak of th war nearly .very concern engaged
In the manufacture of lroa and steel .has been compelled to build
immense by-product coke-oven plants to obtain an efficient and
reliable supply of coke and fuel gu More than two hundred '
billion cubic feet of by-product -a is being manufactured every
year in -the United States. Much of this is beir. used for' metal
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