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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
FORM new CABINET
French Ministry Resigns in
Order That Better Men
Could Be Named.
VIVIANA is STILL PREMIER
New Cabinet Includes Members of All
Parties, Among Them Being Sew
eraI Former Premiers.

PaTis.-The French ministry, head
ed by Premier Rene Viviani, has re-
signed. Another cabinet was fmmedi-
ateIy formed.
President Poincare charged NJ. Wv
iani with the task of organizing a new
cabinet, which the premier accepted.
He returned to Elysee about an hour
later and made known to the presi-
dent the composition of the new min
istry which is as follows:
The New Cabinet.
President Of the council without
portfoIio-Rene Vivfani
Minister of foreign affairs-Theo-
phile DeIcasse.
Minister of war-Aiexandre Mile
rand.
Minister of justice-Aristfde BRAND.
Minister of the interior-Louis ].
Malvy.
Minister of marine-victor Augag-
neur.
Minister of finance-Alexandre Ribot
Minister of public tustruction-AI-
bert Sarrut.
Minister of public works-Marcel
Sembat
Minister OF commerce-GaStOn Thorn
son.
Minister of the colonies-Gaston Du-
mourge.
Minister of -Fernand
David.
Minister of labor-Bienvenu Martin
Minister without portfolio Jules
Guesde.
Hinder secretary of fine arts-AIber;
Dalimier
Veterans in Cabinet
Among the members of the new
cabinet are several ex-premiers and
many members of former cabinets
Marcel Sembat is a United Socialist
deputy and NJ. Guesde, a Socialist dep
uty. NJ. Deleasse was formerly am
bassador to Russia. NJ Millerand is
former minister Of war.
Premier Viviani remained at Elysee
palace to present the members of the
cabinet to the president.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
OIL FIELDS ABLAE
Fire Sweeps Oklahoma Wells
and Storage Tanks at
HealdtOn and Cushing.
EXTEND FOR EIGHT MILES
Workmen Build Entertainments in Eff
fort TO Check Flow of Burning
FIuid-Gasser on Fire

Ardmore, Ok-Nine hundred thou
sand barrels OF oil were reported burn
ing in the Healdton and Cushing oil
fields of Oklahoma The burning oil
was flowing into several creeks and
little Roadway was being made by
those battling the flames.
Lightning started both fires during
the night At Drumwright, in the cen
ter of the Cushing district, q bolt
struck a pipe line owned by the Gypsy
Oil Company, and, following the main
line and radiating pipes. ignited six
teen tanks and a lake OF oil contain
ing 500, 700 barrels. Entertainments
were being constructed to check the
flow Of burning oil.
Fire Line Eight Miles Long.
In the Healdton field, near here,
thirteen fires were started almost sim
ultaneously The fire zone in this dis
trict was three miles in width and
eight miles in length.
It is the biggest and most destruc-
tive fire in the history of Oklahoma.
Present indications are that the losses
will total $3.50, 900, but with the flames
still spreading to other leases the dam
age may double that amount. The
flames illuminate the skies, the ref1ec-
tions being seen for thirty to forty
miles distant.
Evidently lightning struck several
of the big steel tanks. The fire spread,
bursting from tank after tank and ig-
hitting buildings and oil in earthen
tankage. Only the oil in steel tank
age is insured. Six big 55,OO0-barrel
steel tanks are on fire and many small
er tanks, in addition to rigs, pumping
stations and many lease buildings. The
flames are reported spreading TO the
northwest.
Gasser Also On Fire.
A gas well belonging to the Crystal
Company and producing 100000 Gu
bic feet daily, is also ablaze. Its roar
can be heard for miles. Oil men COM
ing from the field report thirteen diff
feTent fires raging and the volume of
heat is being increased as the big
tanks burn and release the boiling oil
that forms streams Of liquid flame.
spreading in every direction.
Some of the losses, thus far made
knewn, include the CoIine Company,
two 16,000-barreI tanks; the Corsicana,
a 55,000-barTel tank; the Magnolia
Pipe Line Company, three 55,OOO-bar-
rel tanks; the Twin State, three 1900,
and a 50, 00O-barrel tank; the Red
River, two 1,6O0-barrel tanks; Guns
berg and FoTman, four 1,6OO, and a
500-barrel tank; Sid J Herndstadt,
four 1000 and ], 5OO-barrel tank; sew
eral rigs and power house; J. z. eros
bic, five !, 600-barrel tanks and pos
sibly 55,00O-barrel tank, and Rex
Company, $4,000 barrels in earthen
storage.
Oil men are focking to the field and
sightseers are going by the hundreds.
The fire probably will burn for sew
eral days. The homes of oil field
workers are threatened, including
Rag-town, the supply point The fam
lilies are leaving the field to escape
danger
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
FIGHT IN MEXICAN CAPITAL
diers ciash-MiIitary Now Pa
trolls city's Streets.

Mexico City.-Rural guards were at
tempting to arrest a Constitutionalist
soldier, when comrades came to his
rescue and shots were exchanged.
The trouble became more serious
when the rural guards withdrew to
the Fifth ward police Station. The
shooting was renewed and continued
for half an hour, during which, IT is
reported, seven persons were killed.
The city is now quiet, save for scat
tering shots in the neighborhood of
the police station. The infantry and
cavalry are patroling the streets.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
CARDINAL FARLEY IN ROME
American Churchman Arrives From
+; Switzerland With Suite Other
PreIates Rapidly Gathering.

Rome.-Cardinal Farley of New
York and his suite has reached
Rome from Switzerland. The cardi-
nal was met in the royal waiting room
of the railway station which had been
placed at his disposal, by Monsignor
Fisher of Philadelphia and other Amer
lean prelates.
Cardinal Bettinger, Archbishop Of
Munich, and Cardinal Frisco also ar
rived Cardinal Frisco notified Cardi.
nal Della VoIpe, the chamberlain, that
he did not believe his health would
permit of his taking part in the con
cIave.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
BY BRUNO LESSING-
international News Service.

international News SERVICE
New York-Bruno Leasing, who was
in Austria when war was declared,
and who arrived here on the Nieuw
Amsterdam, gives the following &C
count OF his experiences:
The observations Of passengers
aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam form as
clear a description Of the outbreak Of
the great war as will probably ever
be told
By piecing together the pictures
obtained from persons who were in
Carlsbad and Marienbad, In Austria,
with the scenes In Wiesbaden, Ham
burg, Nauheim and Baden, in Ger
many, the TyroI and the Rhenish
provinces, you obtain panorama that
gives some idea Of the shock, the be
wilderment and the panic that fell
upon Europe within 4S hours
In Marienbad the band was play
ing. The promenade and streets were
thronged with foreigners and villagers
were in holiday mood-beautifui WON
en- from the four quarters Of the globe.
The theater, the concert halls, and the
moving picture shows were crowded
The next morning the town arose
stunned The order to mobilize had
gone forth in the night The walters.
the cooks, the porters, the hack driv-
ers and in some cases even the pro-
prietor and the whole ONCE force had
left to assemble with the army corps
on the German frontier.
Many guests hastily packed their
trunks and left town Around every
bulletin board were groups Of women,
red-eyed with weeping, wringing their
hands.
One woman whose husband kept q
grocery had husband and four sons
called to the colors. In that one little
town you could have multiplied this
incident a hundredfOId.
Every newspaper was compelled to
submit a copy Of its issue to the mil
ftaTy commandant three hours before
its distribution When the censor was
through with it most OF the news had
beenstaken out
Rush for Their Money.
People FASTENED to the banks to
draw out their money. They were as
sured that their money was safe, but
we're turned away empty handed One
by one the stores were closed. Wis.
itors who made purchases counter
manded their orders
Wherever inquired, IN Austria and
In Germany, the answer was the same
Russia wants war" said the Ger
mans; Germany wants war" said the
Austrians, and We are drawn into It
The officers of the army are crazy to
fight The young folks cheer for the
flag But we must pay the price. Ny
business is ruined I am a patriot
God help my family"
The railway service to Russia had
been suspended At midnight trains
were run to the frontiers Of Russia
and Germany for foreigners who
wished to leave-after that the rail
roads would be turned over to the
military The scramble developed
quickly into a panic
Every vehicle was quickly piled
high with baggage Women with
push carts trundled trunks TO the sta,
ton. Many visitors carried trunks on
their shoulders. The railroad station
was damned. When finally the gates
were opened a rush for seats and
standing room took place. No conduc
tor came 10 inspect tickets: the serT
ice was completely demoralized- Five
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
BRITISH WILL HAVE
HUGE ARMY OF WOMEN

London--England is going TO have
regiments Of women They may have
as their generals such women as
Queen AmeIie OF Portugal, the duchess
Of Marlborough, and Mrs -Pznkhurst
Lady Cook Is the originator Of the
plan She has launched a stirring cam
paign to put a wonsn's army In readi-
ness for battle She hopes 70 have
15O, 900 women IN the army
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
ABSENT MEMBERS LOSE PAY
Congressman Who Leave Washington
Except for Sickness Docked $21
for Each Day.

washington.-Abou 40 members of
the house are away from Washington,
scattered all the way from Maine to
California Except in cases of illness.
all have $21 day deducted from their
salaries. Cancellations Of speaking
engagements have been teIegraphed
by many of the members who had ex-
pected to get away for brief periods.
This is the first time a measure like
the one just passed has been resorted
to since the Fifty-third congress
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
HAGUE HEADQUARTERS
OF THE FATHER OF LIES

The Hagus--The peaceful Hague Is
the place where the Father OF Lies,
his sons and daughters and distant
relations commingle Il Is a neutral
point where amazing r1mors. reports
and contradictions giving one another
the lie float IN from every corner Of
Europe.
Probably there never vas a war IN
history where the struggles Of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
Rrran Vans AII Teurists-

ashingtOn--Seeretary Of State
Bryan gave out statement urging
all Americans to leave Europe with
all possible speed War has its IN
certainties and 1t is not advisable for
Americans to stay in Europe any long
er," he said
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

battlehelds were supplemented By such
a campaign Of me1dacity, 50 little
ehiTaIrous consideration for a foe.
such mental bzrbarism and such dis
regard for the truth or where one IA
ton ever faced so many foes, so CON-
pletely isolated from the ear OF the
world that there is little chance Of its
side being heard or an opportunity
given to ada its share Of nendacity #
nothing else
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
whv SUGAR e Advaneed.

New York-SeriOus shortage in the
European crop of sugar, directly due
to the war, is responsible for the rise
in sugar in this country, according to
a statement issued by the American
Sugar Refining Company.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
wishart,s MechanIcIan Dies,

Elgin, nl-John c. Jenter, mechani-
clan for Spencer Wishart, the motor
racing driver who was killed in an
accident in the Elgin national trophy
race, is dead at hospital here OF
his injuries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
Two KILLED ia Ioua

Cedar Rapids. Ia-Two men met
death in a motor car accident at Chel-
sea, near here George Stottlemeyer
was killed and Dr.. B. I. Benedict fatal
" injured and died in the Cedar Rap
ids hospital later
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
Warns Aliens From Italy.

Rome, ItaIy-The American ambas-
sy through the consuls has advised ali
Americans in Italy to return home
TOW while communications between
Europe and the United States are free
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
Suspend Trust LEGISLATION.

Standardization Wilson told
callers that because Of unsettled f.
nancial conditions. due to the war, he
is not inclined to have congress act
now on the railroad securities regula-
ton bill OF the antitrust program.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
HUTCHINSON COMPANY SUED
Grain Concern Charged With Viola
ton of State Antitrust Law
Custer Is Asked.


probe into the low price of grain, suit
alleging violation of the antitrust law
has been filed at Hutchinson against
the Union Grain Company of that city.
The petition filed in the district court.
asks that the company be ousted and
its charter declared forfeited because
of its Illegal acts in eliminating COM
petition among the millers here.
1t is charged that four milling con
Germs own the grain company and buy
all their grain through it. In this man
ner the market is controlled. the state
alleges. The suit followed a 2-day
hearing ordered by A. n. Harvey, spe-
cia1 assistant attorney general. named
to probe low grain prices, and E. c.
Foote. county attorney of Reno
county.
Saline County Pioneer Dies
Charles S. Everhart. SO years old and
| a pioneer of Saline county, is dead at
his home in Gypsum City He came
to Saline county in 1870 and was a
farmer. He served in the Civil war
four years. 49,
Boy Killed by -Martindale Bal
lift, 6-year-old son of farmer resid-
ing near Medicine Lodge. was killed
when he fell into a we'll. His neck
was broken.
Montgomery Pioneer Dies-R.' F.
Richart, thirty years a resident of
Montgomery county, is dead at Cherry
vale of paralysis.
x x X
Traction Boiler ExpIodes.- The
boiler on a traction engine used in
running a threshing machine on the
w. E. Sheriff farm in Ellsworth coun-
ty, exploded and injured several of the
workmen George Alden, a young
man standing near the engine. was
dangerously burned and it is feared
if he RECEIVERS he will be blind
X
Treat for children.-That no child
in his neighborhood should fail to en-
| joy treat of peaches, G. G. Peck, a
fruit grower living near La Harpe, has
sent out an invitation inviting every
child in La Harpe to spend the after
noon of August % in his peach or
chard.
x
Train Kills Woman-Mrs. Bell
| White. IS years old, was killed by a
freight train on the Frisco at Lacygne.
She was starting for independence,
Mo-, to see her brother-inIaw, Merrill
| White, who was reported to be dying
x
Steal 400 Chickens.-M1s. Segrid Oh
son, just north of Scandal. lost 400
chickens when thieves raided her
coops the other night.
x x X
$4,000 for Steers.-Charles Wood
and A c. Gunther of Kansas City,
Kas., recently bought from John Tay-
lor & Son of Augusta 1900 high grade
white face steers for $4,000 A part
OF the herd is to be delivered at once.
The remainder is to stay on grass for
a time a.sL- be delivered later.
* y
Off on BIC Motor Tour.-Nearly
fifty motor carsSqd about two hun
dred persons have let. Manhattan fol
ten-day tour OF Colorado. The OBJ
ject is to boost Manhattan and the
Golden Belt Road.
x Xxx
Poured Coal oil on a Fire.-Miss
Florence Johnson was burned danger
ously by an explosion of coal oil al
her home in Russell when her sister
Jennie, poured the oil on kindling II
the cooking stove, where there had
been a fire. The flames ran into the
can which exploded. Jennie was un
injured.
Mule Kills Farmer.-William H
Bush, a farmer at Liberal, was killed
by a mule the other day. He was s.
years old and widower.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
FRANTIC FLIGHT OF
TOURISTS DESCRIBED

hundred passengers were left behind
Where they are now heaven only
knows
The train slowly proceeded toward
the frontier The district, one Of the
richest and busiest In Russia, was 81
lent and deserted Here and there In
a wide field an old woman was seen
struggling to harvest the crops Fac
tories were deserted. The Horkmen
had gone to war
Baggage Left Behind
Il was not until nightfaIl. when the
train reached Nuremberg. that the
passengers learned that two baggage
cars had been left behind. At every
station from the Austrian frontier to
Holland, 1 saw piles OF trunks. mostly
belonging To Americans and English
men The stories told by passengers
from Berlin, Hamburg and Paris OF
countless thousands OF pieces OF bag
gage piled at railroad stations stzE
ger ones credulity.
Just as We crossed the border came
the news that Germany had already
begun TO mobilize. Plans were hssti-
ly made and as hastily discarded. EE-
cry one wanted TO know what trains
were running. what frontiers were
open and what steamers were sailing
There was no one to answer.
The train logged through the same
sad scenes OF desolation We beheId In
Austria-beautifu fields, crops ripe
for harvest without q soul 70 reap
them Factories were quiet. We
were sidetracked every little while to
pass At nightfall. without having
eaten all day, our rainload arrived
at Nuremburg, where the station was
crowded with Americans, Englishmen,
Belgians and HoIIanders waiting for
hours for a train
The Nuremburg hotels were filed
with foreigners Some were going to
Switzerland Rumors came, however,
that Switzerland had formed an ALI
ance with France and that the Ger
mans had stopped all trains
Rides In Baggage Car.
No one knew what truth there was
in the rumors; no one knew any way
Of ascertaining the truth; all was con
fusion Then came official announce
ment that all railroad communication
with the French frontier had been
suspended and that after "a hours no
further trains would be run In the Ger
man empire
The following morning nearly every
foreigner in Nuremburg left for the
West In two streams-one toward Bel
GUM, the other toward Holland.
chose Holland, and the memory OF
the ride viii long abide with me ike
a nightmare.
At Bonn three army officers fought
through the crush and compelled the
occupants Of hTst-class Compartment
to give up their seats We were now
in the heart OF German mobilization
Every station was thronged with sol
diers. We passed camp after camp
and train after train laden with gun
carriages, tents and provisions passed
US
At every station the soldiers com
PEELED the passengers to close doors
and windows They were guarding
against q bomb being thrown from the
train One man who did not close q
window fast enough was prodded with
a bayonet-
At the Dutch frontier the train
stopped and every passenger under
went a rigid examination No Ger
man was allowed &c pass any farther.
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
A German Prince Killed.

Berlin.-Aecording to official an
nouncement made here. Lieutenant
General Prince Frederick of SAKE
Meiningen was killed By shell before
Namur August 9.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
nefeat Reed.s Motion

Washington--Sena Reeds motion
to include a Jail penalty in the hold
ing COMPANY provision OF the Clayton
Trust bin vas defeated g to p in the
senate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Lady Cook pointed out that the wom-
en- would be the logical defenders OF
the country when the men are ali away
70 the front
Our womenis army must be ready
% fight and 70 die FOR Britain I an
going to arouse the women Of England
so they viii, II the time should come
resist the invaders In a fight for their
homes and their honor.
I believe English women viii make
good fighters You know what Kfpling
says The female Of the SPECIES ia
more deadly than the male"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

II virtue were as unusual as vice.
It would get inst IS much publicity
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05
TO TEACH FIRE PREVENTION
State Fire Marshal Prepared to Sup
ply Bulletins to Superintendents
and Teachers of State.

The State Fire Marshal is asking
county and city superintendent and
school teachers all over the state to
write him at Topeka if they need adj
ditional copies of the State Fire Pre-
vention Bulletin which is used in the
public schools. Fire prevention was
first taught in the schools last year
but many teachers did not receive
copies of the bulletin until late in the
fall This year it is hoped that the
work will be commenced on Friday
afternoon of the first week OF school
and that regular period will be de-
voted to this subject every week dur
ing the year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Mule Kills Farmer.-William H.
Bush, a farmer at Liberal, was killed
by a mule the other day. He was IS
years old and a widower.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Negro Soldier KiIled.-Gorland But
le7, negro soldier in the mounted
service school detachment at Fort
Riley, was killed near the post when
a clay bank where he and a dozen
other soldiers were diGsing caved in
on him He had been in the service
ten years and was married.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

NewIyweds Sent to Jail. H.
Weatherby and his bride Of a few days
are in the county jail at Salina by
order of Probate Judge C. w. Wilson
for contempt of court. Mrs. Weather
by has a boy who was a charge of the
juvenile court. The day for him to re-
port the mother and stepfather sent
him away to Missouri, out of the juris-
diction of this court, and were ar
rested.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Farmer Shoots HimseIf-Herman
Henry, So years old, a farmer, shot
himself to death at his home five miles
west of Randolph. He leaves a widow
and two children.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Old Settler Dies.-Robert H. Sherar,
II years old, a retired farmer and
preacher and one of Miami countys
oldest settlers, is dead at Paola
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Farm Union Picnic.-The Republic
County Farmers Union held big pic
nic in a grove three miles from Belle
vile. Members, their families and
friends gathered from over the county
to hear the program, consisting of an
address by William Swanson. state
lecturer, and others. All kinds, of
amusements, swings and games We're
furnished
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Poured Coal Oil on a Fire.-Miss
Florence johnson was burned danger
ously by an explosion of coal oil at
her home in Russell when her sister,
Jennie, poured the oil on kindling N.
the cooking stove, where there had
been a fire. The flames ran into the
can which exploded. Jennie was un-
injured.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Knows Better Now.-NobIe Witt, 8
years old, tied a rope about his waist
when he took the family COW to pas
ture near Oxford. "A neighbor woman
hearing him scream, saw the COW
dragging him across the field. She
summoned help and Noble was res
cued after being dragged a half dozen
blocks He received injuries THAT
may be fatal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Atchison Banker Dies.-J. c. Fox,
viee-president of the Atchison Savings
bank, died at his summer home in
Harbor Beach recently. Mr.. Fox suf-
fered stroke of paralysis early last
week
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Treat for chiidren.-That no child
in his neighborhood should fail to en-
joy a treat of peaches, G. G. Peck, a
fruit grower living near La Harpe, has
sent out an invitation inviting every
child in La Harpe to spend the after
noon of August 25 in his peach Or
chard
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Traction Boiler ExpIodes-The
boiler on a traction engine used in
running a threshing machine on the
w. E. Sheriff farm in Ellsworth coun-
ty, exploded and injured several of the
workmen. George Alden, a young
man standing near the engine, was
dangerously burned and it is feared
if he RECEIVERS he will be blind