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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
ANSWERS ABOUT FRYE CASE
United States Tells Germany She Had
No Right to Sink the American
Freight Vessel.

Washington. June 29.-By agree
ment with the German foreign Office,
the state department has made pub
lie the text OF the note sent on
June "a by the United States. asking
Germany to reconsider her refusal to
settle by direct diplomatic negOtia-
tons, instead OF by prize court pro-
ceedings, the claim presented on be
half Of the captain and owners Of the
American ship William P. FRYE. sunk
with her cargo of wheat by the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich Ambassador Gerard
cabled that he delivered the note last
Saturday afternoon
The American government declares
that inasmuch as Germany has admit
ted liability for the sinking Of the
court proceedings are unnecessary and
not binding upon the United States
Aside from the question of how the
indemnity should be paid, the note
brings out clearly the refusal of the
United States to accept the contention
that Germany has a right to stop the
carrying of conuaband by American
ships by the destruction of the con-
traband and the ship carrying it
While no mention Of submarine war
fare was made in either the last Ger
man note or the present reply. occa-
sion was taken to deny this right. be-
cause Of a belief that admission OF it
now might in the future be used as a
justification for submarine attacks on
American ships
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
TO PROTECT OUR WIRELESS
Government Seriously Considering
Taking Over Plant at SayViIIe, L. I.
New Submarine Campaign.

Washington, July IAN expected
new German submarine campaign
caused the recent Tightening of the
American wireless censorship, it was
learned today from an unquestioned
source here.
The object of the undersea boats at
tack will be the British and French
cargo steamships, which are about to
begin carrying munitions from Grave
send Bay, n. Y, the Delaware River
and other Atlantic ports to Saint Ma
zaire, Havre and Bordeaux, France.
Information from Scandinavian
sources was that Germany has been
massing its most formidable submar-
ines at Wilhelmshaven, with view to
demoralizing this traffic.
The United States is seriously con-
sidering taking over the wireless sta
ton at SayYille, /. L, one of the two
plants by which direct communication
between the United States and Ger
many is maintained. The other sta
ton, at Tuckerton, n. J., already is IN
der government control
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
BRYAN TO OPPOSE PRESIDENT
Ex-Secretary of State Making Plans to
Keep Wilson Out of 1916
Nomination.

Washington, June 30.-Political ad-
Visers of President Wilson have
learned definitely that William J. Bry-
al will oppose the Presidents nomina-
ton on the ground that Mr.. Wilson is
bound by the one-term plank of the
Baltimore platform to refuse to be
candidate again. The Presidents
friends have learned that Mr.. Bryan
will take the stand that Mr. Wilson as
the candidate of the convention
which adopted the one-term plank is
bound by this in principle, and that
regardless of the fact that no legisla-
tive act limiting the presidency to
one term has been passed by Con-
gress, Mr.. Wilson may not seek to be
come the standard bearer of his party
in the next national campaign.
All of the Bryan influence which
has survived his rupture with the Pres
ident, officials expect, will be exerted
to defeat the efforts of Mr.. Wilson's
managers to secure for him the nomi-
nation for a second term
1t became known today that before
his departure for the Pacific Coast
last week Mr.. Bryan sounded out
some of his closest political associates
regarding his contemplated stand and
that as a result the news reached the
Presidents advisers. There are rea-
sons for believing that the President
knew of Mr.. Bryan's plans before the
President departed for Cornish, y. H
Bryan, it is learned. will contend in
this case, as he did in resigning from
the State Department, that he is max
ing his fight for a principle and that
personal considerations are in no way
involved
Bryan is understood to have impart-
ed to some of his political associates
the information that he is not COM
mitted to any aspirant for the Demo
cratic nomination and that he has no
man even tentatively in mind as a
fitting successor to the President
It is known that Mr.. Bryan differs
substantially with the President on
both the prohibition and suffrage is
sues and it is believed that these diff
ferences as well as the one-term issue
will figure in Bryan's opposition to
Wilson's candidacy for second term.
The Presidents views on the single
term issue have been known to mem
bers Of Congress since before his in
auguration. In letter addressed to
personal friends in Congress in 1913
he expressed himself against the prin-
ciple, saying he believed it the duty
Of a President to go before the country
and give the voters an opportunity to
approve or condemn his administra-
ton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
WHEAT LOSS is NOT so BIG
Kansas Crops Survived the Heavy
Rains, Says Recent Report by
Secretary MohIer.

There were two big surprises in the
Kansas crop report recently issued
by J. C. Mohler, secretary of the
Board of Agriculture One was the
tremendous wheat acreage and the
other was the high yield indicated.
The figures of the county assessor in
have been reported to the board, and
these show an increase of per cent
over the acreage Of a year ago, which
was the record acreage in the state.
For two weeks crop killing reports
have been going from Kansas because
Of the tremendous rains in certain
sections. But these rains did not at
feet the big wheat counties of the
state. Edwards county is the only
one in the wheat belt that shows a
heavy loss, while the other big losses
are in Eastern Kansas counties with
small acreages.
Last week Mr.. Mohler was asked
what the heavy rains had done. He
replied his reports indicated heavy
losses along the valleys of some
streams. but these areas were so
small that the total yield in Kansas
would not be affected materially.
That interview brought to Mohler
thousands of letters and kilograms
telling him he was too optimistic
Because Of this the annual harvest
report was made more elaborate than
ever before The blanks were sent
to more farmers than ever before and
more than sixteen hundred replied,
giving their actual belief as to the
area abandoned, the probable yield for
each acre and the actual condition of
the crop. When the replies came in
Mr.. Mohler struck out and refused to
consider many of the replies because
they seemed too high and took only
the most conservative figures report
ed from each county.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Clarence o. King, a veteran
driver, was killed and Leslie Pewett,
his brother-in-law and mechanician, in
jured severely by the overturning OF
their motor car in a race at Sacra-
mento, Cal. King, in second place,
was trying to pass the leading car
when he lost control Of his machine.
-Triplets recently were born to
Mrs. Mae Ellis, a resident of Gaines
vile, Tex, for several years. She al
ready was the mother Of fifteen chill
dren, all living and healthy. The trip
lets are healthy and will live.
Secretary Daniels has announced
that the naval academy midshipmen
would start soon on their practice
cruise through the Panama Canal to
San Francisco. The sea trip had been
postponed because of the inquiry into
examination irregularities at the
academy.
General FfIipe Angeles, veteran Of
many artillery dueIs in Mexico and
right hand man Of General Villa, has
come Of Washington to deny inttma-
tons that he was involved in the &C
tivities Of Victoriano Huerta-
"A quarter Of million wage-earn-
ers in Chicago have been locked out
by employers in all building lines be-
cause the carpenters union struck for
higher pay. Labor leaders VIII lay
the case before federal officials,
charging conspiracy by the employers.
David Goldman, who was given =
gold watch by Col. Theodore Roose-
welt In 1866 for being the father Of
one OF the largest families In the
United States, is dead at Cleveland,
o. Goldman Is survived by his widow
and thirteen Of his sixteen children.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
BRITISH PUZZLED
BY GERMAN DRIVE
NOrthWard Advance Through
Poland and GaIicia Bec0m-
ing More Formidable.
KAISER HAS 1000, 900 THERE
Vast Armies of Teutons Continue TO
Force Russians Back-8ig Supply
Base In Danger.

London, July 2.-The northward
drive of the Austro-German armies
from Galicia into Poland is daily be-
coming more formidable and England
is puzzled as to whether they propose
to make their main effort in this di-
rectiOn, instead of maintaining a con-
centrated offensive to the eastward, to
force the Russians out of the southeast
tip of GaIicia.
Whatever the ultimate object is the
fighting along the Gnila Lipa River has
not abated and the Berlin official COM
munication not only records progress
in this sector, but further north in the
arc around Lemberg as well as along
what has now become the northern
front, between the Vistula and Bug
rivers
Teutons Have Two Millions There.
The Austro-German forces on this
front are estimated at two million
men, and their progress has been
rapid. They have crossed the forest
fringing the Tanew River and are not
far from the Zamoso fortress, twenty
five miles north of the Galician from
tier.
Only one hundred miles to the north
is the great Russian base, Brest-
Litovsk, linked with Warsaw by i'm
portant railways and lying almost due
east of the Polish capital.
Russian Situation Serious.
The development of the Galician
campaign has created a situation en-
tirely unexpected by the Allies. A few
months ago the Russians were at the
Carpathian passes, and in the spring
months there were confident predic-
tions both in England and France that
Hungary would soon be overrun. The
British press has been optimistic for
weeks that the Russians would turn
and make a stand, but it now frankly
comedies that the new invasion OF Rus
STA is serious. The papers, however,
place faith in Russia's munitions cam
paign, much the same as the British
public is relying upon David Lloyd
Georges plan to so equip the British
army in France as ultimately to match
the Germans in explosives and muni-
tons, especially machine guns.
A dispatch tonight from Athens says
the Allies have taken the Turkish
stronghold of Krithia, on the GalIipoli
Peninsula, to the western edge of
which Gen. Ian HamiIton's report OF
yesterday carried his forces, but there
is no confirmation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
OKLAHOMA SWEPT BY STORM
Trees Uprooted and Standing Grain
Battered to the Ground in Tulsa
and Vicinity.

Tulsa, Ok, June 26.-Heavy damage
was wrought by a terrific storm which
swept over this locality yesterday
morning. The storm was accompanied
by a high wind which in places as
sumed the proportions Of tornado
Uncut wheat in places is ruined and
oats are down, although farmers are
inclined to believe much Of the latter
can be saved. The storm came from
the northeast and left uprOoted and
spIintered trees and wrecked buildings
in its wake
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
MEXICAN AGITATORs ACTIVE
Four Distinct Groups at Work in the
United States at Present, Wash
ington Believes.

Washington, June 29.-According to
information thus far gathered, there
are at least four separate and distinct
groups, apart from the Villa and Car
rama supporters in the United States,
who are active politically in the Mexi-
can situation. Whenever such activ-
ity shall reach the point of setting on
foot a military expedition from the
United States, arrests viii follow, &C
cording to Mt. Warren, who is hand
ling the case
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
AMERICANS KILLED
German Submarine Sinks the
Armenian and More Than
100 Lose Lives.
NEWS DISTURBS WASHINGTON
President Wilson Gets Word at His
Summer Home But Declines to
Make Any Comment.

Washington, July 1.-The dominion
freight liner Armenian, flying the Brit
ish flag and carrying mules from New
port News, Va, to England, was tor
pedoed and sunk Monday night by the
German submarine U-3S on Cornwall,
England. Nearly a score OF Americans
aboard are reported lost, according to
messages received by the State De
partment today from Consul John s.
Armstrong, ir., at Bristol Twenty
nine men in all were lost and ten in
jured.
The news created a sensation in Off
cial quarters, as 1t was the first case
of loss of American lives since the
sinking OF the Lusitania. The gravity
of the incident, however, and the &C
ton of the Washington government de-
ponds almost entirely on whether the
Armenian was chartered by the Brit
ish government and was in fact a
transport of war, aboard which Amer
leans would sail at their own risk, or
whether she was An unarmed mer-
chairman. In the latter case, even
though carrying contraband, the ship
should have been subjected to visit and
search and those aboard transferred to
a place of safety before the destruction
of the vessel was attempted
II the absence of official information
on these points officials declined to say
what effect the sinking of the Armen-
ian would have on pending negotia-
tions between the United States and
Germany
Wilson Silent on Sinking.
Cornish, n. H, July president
Wilson was informed today of the
sinking of the Dominion liner Armen-
ian by German submarine and Of the
fact that a number OF Americans
were reported lost. II was said he
would wait for full official information
before deciding what course to pur-
sue, but that a thorough investigation
would be conducted.
The President displayed deep inter
est but refused to make any official
comment. He has been told that a
favorable reply from Germany TO the
last American note protesting against
the submarine warfare was probable
and therefore the word OF the sinking
of the Armenian was received here
with surprise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
PLAN AID FOR MEXICO CITY
Brazilian Minister Tells of Conditions
of Anarchy and Famine in Capital
Must Open Railroad.

Washington, July Paced with I'M
paraIleled conditions of famine and an
archy in the City of Mexico, threaten
ing the safety of foreigners, officials of
the United States were giving serious
consideration tonight to measures of
relief
only the opening of the railroad
from the City of Mexico to Vera Cruz
said one of the Brazilian minister's
messages, "can bring relief to the sit
uation."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Eth.r Of sixteen D..

Cleveland, o., June 29.-DaTid Cold
man, who was given q gold watch by
Col. Theodore Roosevelt in 1896 for
being the father Of one Of the largest
families IN the United States. died IN
q hospital here yesterday after an IL
ness of only one week Goldman was
So years old
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Delsvs RIoos Bank Decision.

Washington, June 30.-Justice Nc
Coy In the district supreme court to
day postponed until October his decis-
ion in the suit Of the Riggs National
Bank to enjoin Secretary McAdoo and
Comptroller Williams from retaining
IS, 200 held from the banks interest on
gozernment bonds as q fine
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Shin p Million in Cotton.

Washington, June 2S.-An export to-
tai OF approximately IS million dollars
is the indicated record of American
manufacture of cotton goods in the ifs
cal year 1915, while imports Of cotton
manufactures probably will fall below
so million dollars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
The cermzns Corner Lead7

London, July 1.-The Morning Post
in an article discussing the rise in
price of speIter and the alleged Ger
man intrigues In America to send up
the prices and embarrass the entente
powers, asserts that something OF the
same kind is now going on in lead.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
A 10000 Fire at Firth. Neb

Firth, Neb., July Fire here early
today caused a loss estimated at $780,
O0O The Bank Of Firth and several
other buildings were destroyed It
is believed that the blaze was caused
by lightning striking the bank build
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
rurLs KIIIed 7.422 sritish.

London, July british losses in
the effort to force the DardaneIles to
May 81 total 1855 in dead. wounded
and missing, Premier Asquith stated
in the House of Commons yesterday
afternoon. OF this number, 1922 Of
ficers and men were killed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
charIton,s Trial Put OF.

Como. Italy. June S0.-The trial Of
Porter Charlton, who was extradited
from the United States on the chargs
of having murdered his wife at their
villa here in 1910, has been postponed
from July 4 until next autumn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
ut+ catbedral Al soisson..

Berlin, June 30.-GeTman artillery
men have been forced to shell the
cathedral at Scissors because the
French used its tower as a point Of
observation, the war Office announced
this afternoon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
confrm = czrranza Defeat.

Washington, June 29.-Further con
frmation of the defeat Of the Cauanzs
army advancing on the City Of Mexico,
brought TO Vera Cruz by an American
from the capital. was received today
by the state department
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Hail KILLED Texas Girl,

Tahoka, Tex. July Large hail
stones pounded 16-year-oId Ruby
Mears to death after a high wind,
knocked her down as she fled for
safety from storm ruins Of her home
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Washington. June 29--Seeretary
McAdoo today announced additional
Appointments to the committee in
charge of arrangements for the visit
OF q. s. business men and hnanciers
TO South and Central America
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Indicted for Wilson Threat.

New York, July 2.-The federal
grand jury yesterday indicted Rudolph
Malik, an Austrian salesman arrested
Eere last night, charging that in a
letter mailed June % to President VIII
son he threatened the president with
q political crime should the presi-
dent refuse to pay him $500.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Sharon, Pa, July Operations at
the local plant OF the Carnegie Steel
Company have been resumed after
eighteen months OF idleness. Five
hundred men are employed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
A Reorieve for Becker.

Albany, N Y, July 2.-Governor
Whitman yesterday granted Charles
Backer. the former New York police
lieutenant, under sentence of death. a
reprieve until July 26.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
CHICAGO Archbishop DYING.

Rochester n. Y, June S0.-Arch-
bishop James QRigIey Of Chicago is
dying at the home OF his brother, 10
seph Il. ouisiey. chief Of police hare.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Dallas, Tex. June 2s--Jitney T9s-
hers in the heart Of the city robbed =
driver Of his aicksls. threw hiu cat
Of the car aad escaped with then-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Monteneorins Into Austria.

Rome, July 2.-Montenegrin troops
have invaded the Austrian province
OF Bosnia. occupying the mountain VII
Iase of Youtchero.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Battle With Train Crew.-Three
harvest hands were wounded in a
pitched battle with a freight train
crew at Delphos. The harvest hands
used clubs and coal. The crew used
guns. The trouble started when the
men, who were stealing a ride, refused
to help unload a car of freight.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Amputates His Own Hand.-Roy
Harris, 20 years old, amputated his
right hand at the wrist at Carneiro
by using a razor. The boy claimed
the hand was a devil and at midnight,
in a pasture, far from any house, he
performed the amputation. He sue
ceeded in stanching the flow of blood.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

safina Pioneer Dead. = Thomas
Holmes, for forty years a resident OF
Saline county. is dead at his home in
Salina. He was born in Ireland, and
came to America when a small bow. ),
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Land Scars in Price.-Dickinson
county land has nearly doubled in
value in eight years. John Hickey
of Chapman recently refused a cash
offer of $3.50 an acre for 327 acres
in the bottom lands east of Chapman.
Hickey bought the land from John
Murphy of Abilene only ninety days
ago for s137 an acre. Eight years
ago the same land sold for $50 an
acre, which was then considered a
high price. Buyers will look at only
the best land now.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Boy Dies From Dog Rite.-vertie S.
Jones, IA years old, is dead in SaIina
of hydrophoba. The boy was bitten
In the ear five weeks ago by a neigh
boris dog. Recently he became sick,
and died in commissions The dog was
killed soon after biting the boy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Stung by TarantuIa.-Pearl Payne,
aged 16, was stung by tarantuIa at
Fort Scott the other day. The insect
was inside a bunch of bananas. Ply
sicians say that Payne will live.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

EdwardsviIie Is City Now.-Ed-
wardsviIle, population 238, was incor-
porated as a third class city recently
by the Wyandotte county board of
commissioners. The election for the
first city administration was set for
July 20.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Winfield GETS the cash.-The city of
Winfield has received the prize of
81, 600 offered for the best city in Kan
sas in which to rear babies The
check was presented by Prof w. A.
McKeever of Kansas University at a
mass meeting.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Three Hurt in storm.-Three per
sons we're injured and much property
damaged in one hour when the most
severe storm of the season visited Ar
kansas City recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Russian Retreat Orderly.

London, June 29--With the Russian
emperor on the Galician front, new
minister of war, General PolivanOn, in
charge Of Russian military affairs and
the grand dukes lines still intact.
there is a general expectation that the
Russian forces viii yet oppose strong
resistance to the Austro-Germans,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Kansas Judge Dead at e2.-Judge
Robert J. Harper, 80 years old, is
dead at Manhattan. He came to Kan
sas in 1859 and served Riley county
as register Of deeds before Kansas
was a state After serving in the
Civil war he returned to Riley coun-
ty and for twenty-three years was
probate judge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

No Waggener "kid" Picnic.-Sena
tor Bailie P Wagner, known all over
the country as the children's friend
announced recently that because OF
inability to attend to the details be
cause of his age and other duties, he
would not give his annual children's
picnic July Is, as he has been accus
toned to do the last fifteen years In
former years all the children within {
radius of thirty miles Of AtchisoI
have been the senator's guests.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

Capture Freight Thisf-Harry Hun
ter. negro "a years old, lies in the
county hospital at Olathe with his
left arm amputated just below the
Shoulder and a ball and chain around
an ankle to insure safe keeping. He
was shot and his arm shattered while
stealing merchandise from a Frisco
freight train near South Park, this
county
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10

coffeyvliIe Girl browns Marjorie
Hodshire, the S-year-old daughter of
C. Nj. Hodshire, superintendent of the
Acme Foundry and Machine Works of
Coffeyyille, was drowned in the Yer
digris river there the other day.