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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 17, 1918
A.
OTHER LEADERS
DISAGREE WITH
MARCH ON WAR
Believe Restoration of Eastern
Front Vital to Victory..
lVould Draw Heayy Hnn Forces
From Front in France.
ASTERN PEOPLES WOULD AID
jwcrjt of Strength Necessary
Would Come From Satires.
Would Add Greatly to Total of
Allied Forces,
IVaGhinjon, Aug 17; Despite the i
opinionof high military officials here
that the war must be won entirely
on the western front, others, includ
ing European military men and dip
lomats, are still hopeful today that
America and the allies will attack the
central powers from other sides.
Announcement recently by Assis
tant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt,
that more American troops would be
Bent to Italy, save hope to Serbian,
Greek and Italian representatives that
the United States wouid hammer at
Germany's rear just as hard as along
the western front.
March Sticks to West Front.
Chief of Staff March, however, de
clared in his testimony before the
senate military affairs committee thai
the war must be won almost entirely
on the western front and intimated
that offensives in Russia, the Bal
kans or Palestine were impracticable.
Opinion as to the wisdom of these
policies is strongly divided here as it
has been in Bnland, France and even'
Germany, where Hindenburg is lead
ing" "easterner."
President Takes Same Position.
General March, supported by the
general staff, ha-announced that the
United States will adopt Napoleon's
strategy of striking the enemy hardest
at his strongest point. President
Wilson is believed to have been won
over to this view for the time being.
. Serbian and Italian representatives
here believed that Germany could be
more quickly and completely defeated
by a blow in the Balkans, which would
detach Bulgaria and Turkey from the
central powers
Austria, under heavy pressure would
soon crumble, it is believed, leaving
Germany with exposed flanks.
Constitution of the eastern front in
Russia would also be a part of this
general plan, it is said.
Germany's Eyes Turn Eastward.
. Advocates of the eastern front strat
egy say that to fight Germany alone
on the western front is to ignore the
political aspirations of Germany in the
eat.
In this vast undeveloped region, rich
in resources, Germany expects to tet
her claws. She would be willing to
give tip all the western allies ask along
the French front, including Belgium,
it is" believed, if she were sur she
would be given a clean sweep in Rus
sia and the Balkans. But to permit
this would be fatal to the allies' uims
in the war, it is held.
Military men favoring concentration
of efforts on the western front say that
allied forces cannot be divided. So
long as Germany is undefeated In
France and not pushed back to the
Rhine, he will continue the war, and
victory will not be complete.
Other military critics, however, de
clare that by throwing forces on the
exposed eastern frontiers, Germany
would be forced to weaken her west
ern front to get men for defense and
that in addition the allies would be
favored by steadily increasing forces
augmented by nations in the various
neighborhoods of Germany on the east
who fear her victory.
L0AN1aDE TO 51,000
Federal Furm loan Board Has Done a
Bg Business.
Washington, Aug. 17. More than
61,000 farmers have obtained loans
o 9nn car-ln thru the fed-
tlVL10f.un, - : - . -
eral farm loan system during its fif
teen montns' operation mm wio a8.v
- Innn. urtnflllv closed UP
to August 1, was $117,249,00. It was
shown today by a ieoerai nu
, , ..mtnt that in JulV 085
ouo-za .Mi'"!""-' - -
. j i0D trttstlliTil? 57.-
853,000. Only a little more than hair
of the loans sougnt nave aciuauj u
closed.- Since the Inauguration of the
federal system, 98,628 applications tor
$242,724,000 loans have been received
and 83,282 for a total of $173,650,600
have been approved.
PROTEST ON RATES
Fanr :rs Object to 25 Per Cent In
crease on irain. -
Washington. Aug. IT. Increased
freight rates 0.1 corn, oats, rye and
barley, granted-by Director General
McAdoo in his 25 per cent advance
order of June la last, x -e attacked
today by the national council of farm
ers' co-operative association, in a
complaint filed today by the interstate
commerce commission Uing that the
old rates be re-established.
pusrcliFRiuGTioH
Special Director of Production Ap
pointed in Each Coal District. '
Washington. Aug. 16. James B.
Neale,. director of production of the
fuel administration, today announced
the appointment of twenty-eight pro
duction managers in the principal coal
. fields of the country.
The managers will direct the cam
paigns for increased production in
their districts and will receive reports
from production committees at the
mines. Where production falls.it will
be the duty of the production mana
gers to ascertain the reason and sug
gest remedies.
Production committees will consist
of six members, three representingthe
mine management and three the
workers. Each week's list will be
posted, giving names of men who have
beenjabsent, or who have failed to do
their utmost to speed up output
Among the production managers
are: F. C. Honnold, Illinois Ira
Clemens, Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Ninety Army Casualties.
Washington, Aug. 17. The army
casualty list today shows: Killed in
action, 17; died of wounds, 1; died of
accident and other causes, 2; wound
ed severely, 81; wounded, degree un
determined, 20; missing in action, is;
total, 96.
The list:
KILLED IN ACTION.
Lieut. Bernard L. Bice, Sparta, Wis.
Sergt. Alfred J. Ortman, Columbus, Ohio. .
Sergt. Brewster C. Schoch, Seiina Grove,
Pa.
Corp. John W. Armstrong, Jonesboro,
Tenn.
Corp. Edward S. Mulligan. New York City.
Wagoner John K. Massey. Princeton, N. C.
wagoner i,nariey z. escort, xauLciiinsuu,
KANSAS.
Privates i
Melvin Burrows. Volga, 5. D.
Luke Cooperlder. Pea Ridge, Ark.
Hewitt J. Swearingen. Kansas City. Mo.
Charles K, Cummings, North Hanover,
Mass.
Charles Denelev, Riverton. Utah.
Benjamin E. Gunnell, Arlington, N. J.
Obert Hopland, Elava. Wis.
James E. Mead. Sandusky, wis.
linger It. Ramseyi-Bostou.
PUezo Tslotras. Indian Harbor, Ind.
DIED OP WOUNDS.
Pvt. John Johnson, Bellaire, Ohio.
DIED OF ACCIDENT AND OTHER
CAUSES.
Pvt. Roy Baker, Kenssalear, N. T.
Pvt. Andrew Hess. McKees Rocks, Pa.
WOUNDED SEVERELR.
Pvt. Chance M. Reynolds, Hazeltoa. KAN
SAS. WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDETERMINED.
Privates
Jaa. 'H. Barns, Ottumws. Iowa. '
Jas. cusbworth, woodbine, lows.
Flovd W. Hardr. Missouri Valley. Iowa.
John W. Haxby, Clarinda, Iowa,
Koy 1 . Jones, station u, . josepn, aao.
FranL f,ewis, Des Moines. Iowa.
Clifford V. Marlow. Decorah Iowa.
Henry Miller, Red Oak, Iowa.
Gus W. Nylander, Red Oak. Iowa.
Adolph Peach, Bedford. Iowa.
Canadian list.
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 17. Among
Americans mentioned in today s cas
ualties list are: Wounded, L. H. Al
len, Chatham, 111.; P. B. Thomas,
KANSAS, U. S. A.
French GeneraT Says Haig Did
the Work.
French Merely Assisted in the
Picardy Attack.
(By'the Associated Press.)
With the French Army in France.
Thursday, Aug. 15. The commander
of the French third army. General,
Humbert, on receiving the correspond
ents just after the German rush to
ward Compelgne had been stopped in
June, said: , -
"We hope to do better."
General Humbert talked to the cor
respondents again today after the. cap
ture of Kibecourt. He, modestly re
frained from references to his previ
ously expressed hopes, saying simply
that he had got back on to the Las
signy massif and would stay there un
til he went farther on. He -described
graphically the work of his men.
Main Drive, by the-British.
The operations of the third army
which resulted in the wiping out of
the Montdidier salient, was subordi
nate to the attack of Field Marshal
Haig's . forces north and south of the
Somme. It was impossible for the
third army to attack until the opera
tions elsewhere had produced results,
as there were serious terrain difficul
ties facing it. t
As soon as the Germans began to
give way before the combined French
and British forces, the third army be
gan to advance on August 10.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
New Tork, Aug. 17. The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $30,074,080 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $10,765,300 from last
week. .
The statement follows:
Actual Condition.
Loans, discounts, etc, $4,515,418,000; de
crease, $31,333,000.
Cash in own vaults, members federal
reserve banks (a), $97,191,000; decrease,
.$-'.489,000.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
ber banks, $489,122,000; decrease, $10,804,000.
Reserve in own vault state banks and
trust companies (b), $11,540,000; increase.
s-i'24 nno.
lieserve in aeposiianes, eiate Dinii uu
trust companies, $8,222,000; increase,
$571,000.
Net demand deposits, $3,611,636,000; in
crease, $5,974,000.
Net time deposits, $161,814,000; increase,
$2,910,000.
Circulation. $35,593,000: decrease. $143,000.
Specie Included In (a) and (b), $61,732,000.
United States deposits deducted, 442,-
94 y UOti
Aggregate reserve, $508,884,008.
Excess reserve, $30,074,080; decrease,
$10,765,300.
Summarv of state banks and trust com
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing nouse statement :
xoans, discounts, etc., (o,ii,vw; in
crease. $1,558,000.
Gold, $10,785,000 decrease, $529,200.
Currenev and bans notes, $14,097,500; In
crease, $849,300.
Deposits with federal reserve bank. New
York. S5S.282.100: increase. $1,832,500.
Total deposits, $795,087,600; Increase.
$8,218,900.
Banks, cash in vaults, $14,148,300.
Trust companies, cash in vaults.
$69,016,380.
NORWAY IN PROTEST
Objects to Torpedoing or Large Gov
ernment Cargo Steamer, Somerstad.
Christianla, Aug. 17. The Nprwesinn
government has protested to Germany
against the torpedoing and sinking of
the large government cargo steamer,
Somerstad, a few days ago. Ten
membersof the crew are reported
missing.
; The Somerstad, a steel steamer of
3,876 tons, was sunk 25 miles south
east of Fire Island on the morning of
August 12. According to the United
States government report, all "of her
crew of thirty were saved. Capt.
George Hansen declared the torpedo
which sank the steamer circled the
ship before striking, giving riser to
the belief that Germany may have
perfected a wireless controlled torpedo.
DRIVE IS BRITISH
RAILROAD JN ROW
Missouri Pacific Kef uses To
Pay Farmer Fire Claims.
Use as Excuse Suggestions
From State Fire Marshal.
HUSSEY WONT STAND FOR IT
Warns Boad That Every Effort
W ill Be Made To Collect.'
Farmers Were Asked .To Plow
Fire Guards Near Tracks.
Standing on a request to Kansas
farmers to safeguard their grain
stacks near railroad tracks, the Mis
souri Pacific has refused to pay
losses to farmers of this state who
lost grain, according to reports' re
ceived today by L. T. Hussey, state
firs marshal. In consequence, Hussey
has started a row that will doubtless
line up several state departments be
hind the farmers in an effort to 1"
sure collection of their claims.
Some weeks ago Hussey asked Kan
sas farmers to move their grain stacks
at least 2.00 feet beyond the center
of railroad right of ways. He also
asked them to plow fire guards.
Practically all railroads in the state
aided in the movement which had foi
its purpose the conservation of the
state grain crop. Many farmers,
however, did not move their grain.
In consequence several losses from fire
were reported.
Vo Government Jtegulation.
Recently several claims have been
filed with the Missouri Pacific by
farmers. Agents of the road are said
to have shown the farmers the Hussey
statement and to have declared that
the farmers violated government or
ders by not removing their crops to
places of safety. Hussey's letters to
Missouri Pacific officials today not
only set the matter straight, but let
down the bars for a. first class brand
of trouble if the road did not make
settlement.
"We have had no trouble with any
road excet the Missouri Pacific.!" said
Hussey, "and" the reorted statement of'
their officials to farmers is absolute
ly misleading.. .
"There has been no government
regulation regarding the matter. Our
request to the farmers was an effort
to aid in the conservation of the
state's- grain reduction. Practically
every road i nthe state saw. the merit
of our request and gave every assist
ance in safeguarding cros. If the
Missouri Pacific insists in refusing to
pay ust damage claims, tho, this de
partment will use every possible ef
fort to aid the farmer' . '
TENTH DAY AT 100
(Continued from Page One.)
grees above normal. The temperature
today will go to 100 and probably
several degrees more; the same brand
of weather is also promised for Sun
day. There is a very slight chance'
that clouds may come up this after
noon, in which, case the temperature
will be lowered ,a few degrees. To
night there is a chance that the hot
night promised otherwise, may be
alleviated by thunder showers. How
ever, according to Weatherman Flora,
the chance for a thunder shower is
mighty slim.
Rain fell In Kansas In the last 24
hours at. Phillipsburg to the extent
of .26 of an inch, Kansas City .62,
and St. Joe .04 of an inch.
Temperatures generally over Kan
sas went to 100. Sedan was again the
hottest place-rn the state. The mer
curythere registered 106 degrees. In
Phoenix, Arizona, the temperature was
only 96. Chicago was cool with a tem
perature of 74. Both Washington D.
C, and New York were favored with
temperatures of around 85. The hot
test weather is still centered in Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
The hottest day on record for this
date was 100 degrees In 1909, the low
est was 68' in 1896.
DAILT WEATHER TABLE.
Furnished by the weather bareau office,
Topeka.-- Kan., for the twenty-four bours
ending st 7 a. m. Saturday.
Stations High. Lo. Prec. W'rher.
Coldwater 98 70 0 Clear
Concordia 98
Dodge City 94 70 0 Cloudy
Dresden 96 66 0 Clear
Emporia 102 . . 6 Cleat
Eureka 102 70 0 Clear
Toft Scott 102 72 0 Clear
Garden City 96 64 0 Clear
Goodland 92 - 62 0 Clear
Hanover 90 72 0 dear
Hays 98 66 0 Clear
Horton 8 70 0 Cloudy
lola 98 72 0 Clear
Lawrence 100 72 0 Clear
Liberal , 92 W .0 Clear
McPherson 102 72 o Clear
Manhattan 102 74 0 Clear
PbiMpsourg 98 08 .26 Cloudy
Scott City . 98 64 0 Cloudy
Sedan 100 72 6 Clear
TOPEKA 101 75 0 Clear
titles 96 60 - 0 Clear
Wichita 98 76 0 Clear
Kansas City 100 68 .62 Clear
St. Joseph 100 76 .04 Clear
A few widely scattered showers in ex-
treme northeastern snd north central Kan
sas were the only precipitation reported in
the oast twentv-four hours. Temneratures
yesterday eontinued to range above the 100
degree mars in ail parts ot we state.
other States.
Station
High! Low. Prec. W'thr.
Boston
Calgary, Alb
Chicago, 111. ......
Cincinnati, O
Corpus Cbrjstl ....
Denver. Colo.:
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82 -74
80 .
86
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Fort Worth, Tex..
Galveston, Tex. ...
Havre. Mont,
Jacksonville, Fla..
Little Rock, Ark..
Los Angeles. Cal..
New Orleans. La..
New York, N. Y...
N. Plstte. Neb
Oklahoma, Okla
Phoenix, Ariz
Pittsburgh, Pa. . .
Portland, Ore.
St. Louis. Mo ...
St. Paul, Minn..'...
Salt Lake. Utah
San Francisco, Cal
Sault Ste. Marie....
Sheridan, W70
Spokane, Wash.....
Tampa, Fla .
Toledo. Ohie .'.
Washington. D. C.
Winlnpeg, Man. -.
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Fugitive Is Caught.
Chicago. Aug. 17. Edward Toc'
Donohue. a fugitive from justice and
wanted specifically for jumping a $10,-
000 bond in Atlanta. Ga.. was to enter
the Bridewell here today. He sur
rendered to police here asking an op
portunity to take drug cure. He had
been convicted on blackmail charges,
SITE TO BE READY SOON
Two-Thirds of Earth In North Amer
ican Cellar Removed.
The work of excavating for the
basement of the new North American
hotel is about two-thirds finished, ac
cording to a statement today by Tom
Smith, the contractor in charge of the
work. . .
Smith said today that Be expects to
be thru with the excavation in about
four weeks. He says that he has al
ready moved about 4,500 yards of
dirt. The total excavation calls for
the moving of approximately 7,000
yards, Smith said today. l.
All around the edges of the big hole
on Ninth and Kansas avenue the cellar-to-be
is down, as far as it is to go
13 feet. The slope of earth left on
the sides of the cellar walls was left
there on purpose, Smith said today, so
that there will be 'no difficulty in
making the molds for the constrete
walls straight instead of bulging as
would be the case if the earth was
sheared on a lumb line and blocked in
place with board walls.
uiumm di
Senator From 3few Hampshire
Since 1891 Passes Away.-.
Had Been a Leader In Congress
for Many Years.
,.- j
Franklin, N. H., Aug. 17. United
States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger. of
New Hampshire, died at a hospital
here earlv todav. v
Jacob H. GalUnger.
When Senator Gallinger returned
from Washington to his summer home
at Salishiirv TTieht. nea.r here, in
July, he was in poor health. A few.
days ago his condition became so
much worse that upon advice pt his
physician he was brought to a hos
pital here. Death was attributed to
arterio-sclerosis. At the senator's bed
side was Mrs. Ralph Gallinger, widow
of Senator Gallinger's only son who
was killed in an automobile accident
a few years ago.
The funeral will be neia irom tne
First Baptist church at Concord on
Wednesday afternoon. Senator Gal
linger is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Harry A. Norton, ot Winchester, Mass
Sorrow In Washington.
-Washington, Aug. 17. News of the
death of Senator Gallinger was re
ceived with surprise and sorrow Seday
at the capitol. Senator Bank head
acting president pro tern of the
senate, named a committee to attend
the funeral.
The ranking Republican, in point of
service after Senator Gallinger, is
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
it is generally understood that he will
succeed to the minority leadership.
Senator Jacob Harold Gallinger, of
New Hampshire, was the oldest mem
ber of the United States senate, "both
in years and in point of service. Ever
since 1891 he had been a conspicuous
figure in- the senate, taking not only
a leading part in Its discussions, but
ranking as a dominating figure in its
leadership and in the counsels of the
Republican party. As minority leader
the senator had been active until
quite recently, despite his advancing
years. .
, Born In Canada,
Born on a farm at Cornwall, Ont.,
81 years ago, he crossed the border
to the United States early in life,
He was a printer first, then studied
medicine and- practiced as a physician
and surgeon for 23 years. In 1872 he
entered the New Hampshire house of
representatives, beginning political ac
tivities that continued to the end of
his fe.
In Senates 27 Years.
During his continuous service of 27
years in the senate he had been active
on the committees dealing with
finance, appropriations, rules and gov
ernment of the District of Columbia.
He fought long for his ocean mail sub
sidy bill, to build up the American
merchant marine, and it passed the
senate only to fail in the house.
During the war Senator Gallinger
had stood with the president oh na
tional defense measures. He had pend
ing a resolution for a day of prayer
for welfare of the American cause in
the war.
Senator Gallinger married In 1860,
Mary Anna Bailey, of Salisbury, N. H.
who died in Washington In 1967.
American Aviator Killed.
Paris, Aug. 17. Sergt William Mc
Kemess, of .Wallingford, . Conn., a
member of the Lafayette escadrille,
was killed In action Thursday, it was
announced here today.
McGovern Commissioned.
Washington, Aug. 17. Former Gov
ernor Francis McGovern of Wisconsin
has been commissioned as major in
the judge advocate general's depart
ment, it was announced today.
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WHISKY TAX S8
Liouor Is Hit Hard in the New J
, - . i
.Revenue mil.
Eight Per Cent Exemption Al
lowed Under Profits Tax.
Washington, Aug. 17. A tax of $8
a gallon on whisky and ether distilled
liquors was tentatively decided upon
by the house ways and means com
mittee today. The present tax is $3.20.
The new rate is subject to change
if the committee should find Itself
short of the $8,000,060,000 goal when
the bill is ready to report Rates on
other liquors are. raised in proportion,
but the committee is withholding in
formation for two reasons:
Assurance of extremely high liquor
rates would cause withdrawal of
spirits' from bond to escape taxation
and force the committee into "interim
legislation" The present rates are
only tentative and may be changed
to get-more revenue. .
The committee today was working
for final settlement of excess and war
profits, the only open feature of the
bill, except liquor taxes. '
Some Exemption In Profits Tax.
An 80 per cent war profit tax. asked
by the treasury, department, will be
enacted with an exemption of S per
cent for transportation corporations;
10 per cent for manufacturiirg, farm
ing and general business, and 12 per
cent for oil operators, muling and
other hazardous undertakings- '
The excess profits tax, practically
adopted by the committee, gives an
8 per cent exemption in addition to a
flat exemption of $3,000.
Fronts between 8 and 26 per cent
are taxed 46 per cent and profits
above 20 per cent aire taxed CO per
cent.
Many committeemen consider these
high and will fight their incorporation
into the bill. They are a compromise
on the treasury suggestion that pre
sent excess profits rates continue in
force. .
WILL NOT COERCE
Allies Have No Desire To Force!
Anything on Russia.
Their Aim Is To Aid People
Against Germans.
, BY 37 W. T. MASON.
New York, Aug. 17. Three allle
military forces are now beginning a
series of independent operations at the
northern, southern and eastern cor
ners of Russia 'without interfering in
any way with the testing out of the
Eolsheviki theories of government.
Ths most important fact about ar
rival of the armies of the western de
mocracies in Russia is that if the Bol-v
sheviki fall from power, they , cannot
attribute the failure of their ultra
radical experiment to armed interven
tion by the liberal nations of the west.
The BolsHevikl in Moscow have no
control over those parts of old Russia
where the allies, armies have begun
operations. - The passion of the Bol-
shevikl for local government, in fact,
must compel them to accept as final
any general weleome to the allies ex
tended by the people in the reeions
where the soldiers of democracy are
now onring assistance to the former
subjects sr the dead czar.
The Points or Entry.
The three Russian districts entered
by the allies are Murman, Baku and
Vladivostok. Baku is directly south of
Murman by 1,600 miles and Vladivo
stok is about 5,000 miles east of both.
The three form the points of a tri
angle within -which the Bolshevik!
have all the territory they need in
wlfleh to make a success or failure of
theories to reform the world. -
There is no possibility of co-ordinating
the triangular activities of the al
lies unless Russia repudiates the de
centralized methods of the Bolshevikj
and comes together again as a single
sovereign state. For the present, the
allies are not seeking to influence the
government at Moscow in this or any
other direction. ,
Protect Northern Portv
The Murman. Baku and Vladivostok
expeditions have three separate pur
poses to accomplish. At Murman. It
is intended to guard the allies' stores
and prevent the Germans from seizing
for military - purposes Russia's only
northern port open all the year
around.
Protect Oil at Baku. '
At Baku, the objective is to protect
the great oil fields from German con
trol. At Vladivostok the allies will
prevent the extermination of the
Czecho-SIovaks who are fighting for
the allies and at the same time will
give practical economic assistance to
all Russians who are not too proud to
work. .
There Is a romantic interest In these
thriee expeditions for the like of their
objectives has never before been at
tempted in war. Altho the Bolshevikl
government is declaring war on the
allies for not respecting the sovereignty
of the Moscow govern merit, the allies
not only are not retaliating, but are
offering industrial, commercial and
agricultural help to all Bolsheviki who
will accept. No interference with the
Russian revolutions has been at
tempted by the western democracies.
The allies are keeping outside ot the
triangle with the revolutionists inside.
The policy in the end will save Russia
and will prove a stimulus to world
democracy which will permanently in
fluence the course of international re
lations. MASONIC NOTICE
The : members of Orient Lodge,
No. 51, A. F. and A. M., are requested
to meet 'at -Masonic Temple, Sunday
morning, August 18, at s:30 o'clock.
sharp, to attend the funeral of Brother
John Welling of Armour dale lodge.
All Master Masons invited.
B. B. SEWELL, Master.
EVAN AVIS, Secretary.
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GET ANOTHER TANKER
British Ship loaded with Gasoline
: Torpedoed Off Cape Hatteraa.
Beaufort, N. C, Aug. IT. The
British tank steamer, Mirlo, was tor
pedoed by a German submarine of!
Cape Hatteras last night, and. accord
ing to reports reaching here today,
nine members of her crew were
drowned.
All the other members of the
Mirlo's crew - were 6aved by' coast
guards and have been brought safely
to shore. They said the torpedo struck
the vessel amidships and that soon af-
terward the cargo of. gasoline ex
ploded, setting fire to the ship and
compelling them to Jump for their
lives. ) -.-
As the Mirlo was torpedoed only a
few miles off shore the crew from i
coast guard station No.. 118- reached :
the scene in a short time and picked
ijp the survivors. AH except- nine men :
were accounted for." The surface of
the sea, for five miles around was1
covered wiith burning gasoline. j
It is presumed that the Mirlo sank, 1
altho reports received here did not
say so definitely. ;
CALL MEN OF 1918
Local Board Jfo. .l' Announces
First Draft from '18 CJass.
Nineteen Boys, 21 Years Old, to
Cantonment August 26.
- On August 26 local boards will fill
their first quotas from the class of
1918 -in supplying the United States
army with recruits. Local board bo. :
1 is asked to furnish" nineteen men. '
The following men are the first nine
teen men on the list, and unless con-
ditions arise making changes' neces
sary, they will be called out starting '
August 2-6. V
William C. A. Ltetsow Jr., 1719 Vsn Bureo
Alfred Aye Arthur. 130T Matllssn.
Elmer Oscar Johnson, 1400 Harrison.
Emert Haney, 1230 Jackson. ,
Oscarr Leroy Gab-'el, 1113 Quincy.
Clifford Paul Oianiler, 707 Garfield.
Harold Hram Hoverstock, 1S22 Lane.
John Bernard Coughltn, 1268 Van Buren.
Willis M. MawJa. 904 Kansas st.
Fred V. Pirtle, 1000 Jefferson.
John P. Moore, 903 Madiaon.
Harry Earl Lorts. s35 Morris.
Robert E. Long. llWest Elements.
Orvill Guy TarnslI, 1635 Fillmore.- '
Robert Boy Porter, 1938 Laurel ave.
John W. Parkinson. 921 Monroe.
George Ernest Greidcr. 615 West Seven
teenth.
Braae E. L. Schuell. 1020 Jackson.
William Henry Cuahlng. 1410 Topeka ve.
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS
Cblcsgo. Aug.-17. CORN Bullish esti
mates rallied the corn market today from
weakness which was shown at the start.
Initial declines were ascribed to favorable
weather. Subsequently, however, author
itative figures oaf the yield 'for the aenen
surplus states put the total at 410.000.000
bushels leas than was harvested last year.
Opening prices, which varied from c off
to c" advance, with September $1.61 to
Wj61 snd October $1.63 to $1.63r)i were
followed by a slight setback and then by
an advance all aronnd to well above yes
terday s xjuisn.
Extreme scantiness of recelots for the
week tended to maintain the strength of
the market, f rices closed nrnrr 'Mc to mc
net higher, with SeDtember $1.62 to
$1.0254 and October $1.63 to $1.64.
' oaio uats paralleled me action cr corn.
Trade waa of. moderate volume. After
opening unchanged to He higher, with Sep-
temoer uc to uc, rney reacrea a uiue,
and then scored substantial gains.
PROVISIONS Provisions lacked sup
nort. Higher quotations oa bogs were ig
nored. Weakness was emphasized by the -fact
that shipments of Isrd snd meats for the
week were decidedly smaller than a year
ago.
Chlcsso flralit and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Chicago Board of Trade as reported by
Thos. J. Myers, 801 N. E, Bidg.) -
' - ' Close
. Chicago. Aug. 17.
Low Today Yes. .
160 161H- 160t4
1611A. 182J4 Ml..--.
162 x 16V 183"4
70--72
'
70
71
44.05
26.52 -86.55
26.67 26.57
26.65
26.60
24.50
24 .5 ,
24.52 24.55
Ksnaas Cltv (irain Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Boa-d of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. 301 N. E. Bldg.t
Kansas City, Aug. IT.
Close-
Open
High Low Todsy Yes.
CORB- -
Sept ..166 166
Oct. ..165 166
OATS
Sept .2 71 71
Oct .. 72 73-
165 166
164 165
165-
164 Tf
'
70
72
71
73-
tl-72-
Eauai City Produce Market.
Kansas City. Aug. 17. WHEAT Cash :
Market unchanged. No. 1 hard. $2.1602.20;
No. 2, $2.132.17; No. 1 red, $2.18; No. 2,
$2.15.
CORN Market nnchasged to 2c higher.
No. 2 mixed, $1.85(91.90; No. 3, $1.83 1.85 ;
No. 2 White, Sl.8601.8ttr No, 3, S1.S2S1.B3;
No. yellow, $1.90(81.91; No. 3. $L861.87
OATS Market steady to c higher. No.
2 whit. 7172r; No. 2 mixed, 7071c
RYE $L62(S:1.65.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE 3.403.4S.
HAY Market nr.ehanged.
SHORTS $1.52(31 60.
BRAN $1.4231.50.
WHEAT Receipts 518 cars.
BUTTER Market unchanged.
EO5S Market unchanged.
POULTRY Market unchanged.
CORN Close: Sept. $1.66; Oct., $1.65
Hew Tork ProdDce Market. v.
New York, Aug-. 17. BUTTER Market
steady, s-resmery nigner man exiras, w.
fij47e: extras. 92 score, 46c.
EGGS Market irregular. Fresh gathered
extras. 4R50c.
CHEESE Market firm. State whole
milk, flats, fresh specials, 2526c.
POULTRY Alive, Arm; chickens, broil
ers. 35c fowls, 35e : old roosters, 24c ; tur
keys. 2830c; dressed, steady and un
changed, s
Chiesgo Prodncs Market.
Chicago, Sept X7.BCTTEB Market un
changed. RGGS Market nnrhanced.
POTATOES- Receipts 35 csrs. Msrket
unchanged.
POULT RS Market higher. Fowls, 29
31c; springs, 32c. -1
Hew Tork Cotton Market.
New York. Aug." 17. COTTON Spot,
quiet; middling, 35.70. .
New Orleans Cotton Market
dtesdy, 75 points op; middling, 30.25.
Cfelesge Un Stoefc Market.
Chicago, Aug. 37. HOGS Market 10c to
20c higher. Batchers, $19.00frl.5 ; light
$1.10(S19.75; packers. $17.85(al8.80 : rough,
$17.4018.75; bulk of sales. $18.10lfi.65 ;
pigs, good and choice, $17.7518.25.
CATTLE Beef steers above $18.00. Mar
ket steady. Medium and good and beat
western. 50 cents to Sl-00 lower; mediant
fat western, tl.00 to S1.50: batchers stock.
steaay; canners aui cuuvra. 10 rean
. jsgsfj 4mZ to 56
steady; canners snd cuttsrs. 15 to 25 cents
BHEEP Too Iambs. 23c to 50c hia-her
feeders. 10c to 25e higher; fat sheep and
yearlings, weak to 25c lower; feeding and
breeding sheep sad yearlings, 25c to 75c
lower.
. wew Tork Money Market.
Wew Tork. Ang. 17. MONEY Mercantile
paper. 8. Sterling, 00 dsy bills, 4.73; com
mercial, 60 day bills on- banka, 4.72: com
mercial, no day Mils. 4.714 ; demand.
4.75.A0; cables, 4.76.50. Francs, demand,
5.6514 t cables. 5.4i4: Mexican dollars. 77c;
government Ponds, strong; railroad bonds,
irergular. . . .
Chlcags Grain mud Provision Market.
r-hlMfrn In, 17 ftM! W Tina Inimit
$L1 ii; September, $LG24; October,
Open High
CORN ,
Aug. -.160 161
Sept. ..11 162
Oct. ..163 164
OATS-
Aug. .. 89 TV-
, Sept. .. 70 '
Oct .: 71
PORK f
Sept. ..43.55 43.55
Oct. ..43.85 43.80
LARD
Sept ..26.60 26.65
Oct. ..26.60 26.65
RIBS
"Sept ..24.50 24,50
Oct ..24.60 2J.62
What Do You Need
....
IN THE WAY OF
PRINTING
TELL IT TO
JONES & BIRCH
Big West Virginia
WEATHER report
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
" Generally fair; continued warm
tonight and Sunday.
Another natural Gas company, the People's Natural Gas Com
pany, through the Hope Natural Gas Company, one of Its pro
ducing companies; is preparing to construct a by-product plant In
West Virginia. -
- - . ' - ... - . .
This by-prodticr plant In West Virginia will have a capacity of
ten million cubic feet of artificial gas daily. It has been an
nounced that this company has under control forty thousand
acres of coal, which will supply a plant of this capacity many
years. ; ' .' -
KANSAS NATURAL, OAS CO.
" " ; ' 1 u J
WE BOTH LOSE
MONET IP IOC
DON'T SELL IOCB
To;T,J. Brcwn
SJOCK SHIPPERS
To Insure Yourself Best Results Consign to "
CLAY. ROBINSON & CO.
Live Stock Commission Merchants, Stock Yarfjs, Kan. City
Wo Also Have Our Own Offices at Chicago, So. St. Josopb. So.
Omaha, Denver, Slow City, So. St Paul, E. Buffalo. B. St. IVonia, For
"1 1 11 ana tj ratio. . .
OATS Angnst. 8c; September, TOfte;
October, 72c. .
PORK Sept., $43.40; October, $43.75.
LAB D September, $26.55; October, $28.67
SHORT BIBS Sept., $24.37; Oct, 24.55.
New Tork Stock Market.- -Wsll
St., New York. Aug. IT. STOCKS
Further sccupmlatio. of liberty 814 ir
cent bonds at the ntw record of 100.50
was the most interesting feature of today's
dull sesslon-ef the stock exchange. Ralls
and industrials reacted nnder pressure, tbs
reversal extending from fractleas in steels
and equipments to 1 points fas Canadian
Pacific. Marine preferred was sgaln in
demand it s iargc fractional advance. (Spe
cialties were prominent as a result
of recent restrictions but General Motors
registered an -xtreme gain of 2 points.
American Telephone gained orer a point
snd other utilities were steady to firm.
Tbe closing was Irregular, sales approxi
mated 100,000 sbsres.
Final prices on llbsrts bonds were: 8Ws
100.50, first convertibles 4's 04.0J, second 4'a
83.90, first convertibles 4H's 64.10. second
convertible 4 54 'a 93.94, tlilrd 4's 95.52.
Tbe week end session on tbs stock ex
change began witb every Indication of a
continuance of recent stagssnt conditions.
Most leaders were unchanged from tbs
previous day's final quotations, Canadian
1'aclfic proving tbe only marked exception
on ita reaction of 14 points. V. 8. Steel
and Mariue preferred gained slight frsc
tious but equipment and coppers were ir.
regular. Specialties yielded in tbs sbsenc
of pool support, declining from y, point
to j full point. Liberty JJ4'i were in fur
ther demand st tbe year's new high rec
ord ef 1UI.1S.
Xaaaas City Un Stack Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 17. HOGS Receipts
500. Market strong. Balk of Ha lea. $18.40rc
18.90; heavy, $U60gl9.00; packers - a a 4
batchers, $13.40319.00; light, $18.001.09;
pigs, $16.2517.75.
CATTLE Receipts 300;" no southerns.
Market steady. Prims fed steer's, $17-004?
1S.25: dressed beef steers. $li0016.50 ;
western steers. $10WC:13.00: southern
ateers. $7.50(614.50-, con, $6.25512.00; heif
ers. $7.5014.5O-. stockers and feeders. SR. 00
1.0; bolls, $.o6&lu.60; calves, $6.flut
SHEEP Receipts 1.606. Msrket stesdy.
Lambs. $16.00(818.25: yearlinga, Ill.OOii
15.50; wethers, $10.00gl4.78 ; -ewes. $0.0uS
14.00; stockers sud feeders, $6.&01.00.
Morning Graia Gossip.
(Furnished by tbe Topsks Bosrd of Trade.
Chicago, Aug. 17. The Tribune: Grsin-r
Light receipts of corn of late has made it
extremely profitable for local elvatr men
t load out their holdings ef low grade
corn-from public snd private houses ssd
sell it la the sample market hers. It was
put Into start last winter snd esrly in tbe
spring at $x and nnder sad has been sold
at $1.20 up to $1.60. To range on sample
grades yesterday wss $1.20 to $1.62. It
has been aiao more profitable to seU, the
eern beld st Buffalo to Peorta sad other
industrial points thas to ship to the' ses
board. There Is s bullish reeling on eats,
as more eaah bnainess has been dose of
late than has been reported. Coosldecabie
hnylng of futnres the last few days has
been airainst each bale's ' As It It hns been
large enough to more than offset tttv w
sedges, it has caused a UgUtsuiug of the
f-.ntf
flant '
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HIDES
IS I. Kaqsss Arm
TOPEKA KAN. .
Creea Salt Cored Hides, Its. 1. .........
Greea Salt Cared HI dm. No. S.,.. ......... .le
Hons Aides (as to size). No. 1,;... SS.es to se-75
Horse Hides as to size). No. t $4.M to Sff.75
Write for prices shipping teas --
r Pajmeats mass premptlr- v
-
futures snd- msde August the strongest.
Those who sold oats esrly in tbs week snd
bought corn bars not ss good a spread as
they thought
Mew York, Aug. 17. Tbe financial Bnl.
letin: Stocks Ad irregular msrket Is ex
pected to oontiuus but with evidence ot
?;ood buying en reSctloos. There Is s short
merest sccumnistltig in the Industrial list.
Bails are bought (or Investment scceupls
where yield Is safe and high. A Urge short
Interest is reported being built up la tin
steel group. It Is also noted that tbs talk
of. Mexican .troublea has had tbs effect
of extending a shor- Interest la Mexican
Petroleum snd Amerlcsn Smelters. The
railroad and copper laaues bold a short
Interest of long standing. Earnings ot
17. C. 6. stock srs declared to be approach
ing the $20 siisre level, or mora thas twtea
the present $ a year dividend rate.
- Weekly rsla and rrovlalraa.
Chicago, Aug. 17 Welcome rslns, cooler
temperatures tud silled victories hsv
largely offset Is the corn market this week
bullish crop sdvices both from government
snd privste sources. Compared with a
week sgo corn prices this morning wers
He off to ifcc up. osts re unchanged
td He higher, and provisions varying from
35c decline to a rise of 12 crnts.
Successes of the allies recefctd mors at
tention as s corn market factor esrly la
the week than wss the catenate afmr
traders took such saws as largely a matter
of course.
Liberal sales to srmy cantonments pat
firmaets .tote osts-
In provisions the fact that nogs had
toadied the topmost point on record irsi
S strengthening factor. ;
i
Tspeka Market lUport. I
(Pricti furnisbed by rVojff Packfif C)
'v. . H?AllJ-Kw,,
MIXED AMD BUTCHERS... i'.tU-soCUJi
HEAVS, ..........i.......... 14.. 1M
LIGHT H.50fU.
PltiS ......, U.0014Xa,
... ;
Psaltrv and Bags. ..
(Furnished by the Topeka Peeking Com.
psay, corner Laurent snd Mad lion.
Topeks, Kan., Ang. IT.
Springs, over lbs.. 24e; pld roosters, l&c:
broilers, 1 lb to 1 lbs sad oniler. 2Sc hens
e e . S lbs.. Xuc
UUTTCI1 MI048c - ,
'Topeka Grain Msrket.
(Famished by Derby Grain Co., pornss '
Kansas A', and Cartlt St.)
' Toneks. Ksa Asa. IT.
MIXED CORN C1.O0. . FT: "
WHITE COs-Li '
OATS 65c , '
'" ' Topska Has- Market, ' "
. - , Topeks, Kaa.,- Ana W,
PRAIB1B HAT-aUoa: - '
, .l Hay.
y Toiieks. ia-
A LFA LF A $1H.00. '
PBAIBIE HAY $i!X00.
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