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President Wilson Addresses
West Point Graduates.
Follows the Trail of Justice
Hughes's Recent Declaration. :
WARNS AGAINST MILITARISM
Asserts World to Know q. S.
Means What 1t Says.
Declares Europe War Not Acci-
dent; 1t Had to Come.

West Point, June 13.-President
Wilson, making his first address since
the presidential campaign began, to-
day discussed preparedness, militar-
ism, Americanism, the causes of the
war in Europe. peace. the Monroe doc
trine. divided allegiance. and the ideals
of America. He declared it is the
present imperative duty of the United
States to be prepared. adding, Man
kind is going to know that when
America speaks she means what she
says"
The president said the United States
should not be clustering nation, a
nation with "a chip on its shoulder
put a calm nation which will with
hold its hands as long as possible and
strike only for victory. The presi-
dents address ran through almost the
entire list of subjects discussed by for
mer Justice Hughes in his telegram
accepting the Republican nomination,
and he declared that the United States
is ready to join with other nations to
see that the kind of justice it believes
in is given.
Can't Tell What'H Happen.
Shaking his finger emphaticaIly the
president told the graduates of the
military academy and large audience
that nobody who does not put America
H. T1 a.
however, that the Americans should
set good example
The president declared the present
war did not come by accident but that
1t had to come. The United States
wants nothing from Europe. he said.
and there is nothing she wants which
she must get by war. He sounded a
warning that no man can tell what the
next day VIII bring forth in the worlds
events. The word "Americanism''
was used today by the president for
| the first time in recent addresses He
constantly referred to the West Point
graduates to whom he was speaking
but referred more to national and in
ternatora1 problems. He warned the
gra duates against militarism. The
terrupted by applause and he was
cheered as he concluded.
Travels on Yacht.
New York. June 13-President and
Mrs Wilson left New York at o clock
this morning on the yacht Mayflower
for West Point where the president
VIII address the graduating class at
the military academy.
I The president and Mrs. Wilson ar
rived from Washington late last night
and went directly to the yacht which
p, lay at anchor in the Hudson river.
They remained aboard all night to be
in readiness for an early start for West
| Point
After reviewing the battalion of ca
diets. delivering an address and max
! ing tour of the reservation the pres
| fdent intends to leave West Point at
1898 O'Clock this afternoon to return
TO New York by train and go back to
Washington this evening
President Greeted With Salute
| west Point, June 13.-Presideut
! Wilson arrived here today TO attend
the graduation exercises at the mill
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GET OUT THE FLIVvER!
Gasoline Prices Coming Down-Drop
Begins in Kansas.

Washington June 13.-Gasoline
prices have reached the maximum
They will rapidly become lower
throughout the country. Prices in
Kansas already have dropped from 21
to 17h cents a gallon. This was the
feature of evidence given at today's
hearing by the federal trade commits
sion into the gas price situation.
Fears of a shortage in crude oil oil
which spread among the refiners like
a panic a year ago was described by
A l. Beatty, general counsel for the
Texas Oil company as one of the
prime reasons for the sudden rise in
prices.
Gasoline, the most profitable of any
of the derivitives of crude oil, wit
nesses said, was sold at a figure plan
ned to cover shortages in kerosene
and derivatives which the refiners
said they believed were being sold at
loss. The witnesses agreed that the
accounting system in use in the re-
fiI.eries showed only the total cost oi
barrel of crude oil and the total cos,
Of separating il into its constituent
parts.
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Mobilizing 1,5O0 Soldiers to
Reinforce Gen. Pershing.
Draw on New England Coast
Artillery and Engineers.
PUZZLED OVER new OUTBREAK
Fear Recent Shooting of Ban
dts Will Intensity Situation.
Unable to Fathom Motive
Prompting Demonstration.

Washington, June 13.-Fifteen hun
dred additional troops were being mo-
bilized today for Mexican service in
view of continued reports of anti
American demonstrations in Mexico
and bandit raids on Texas territory
Ten companies of coast artillery
drawn from Notifications between
Portland, Me-, and Sandy Hook and a
battalion of engineers from the bar
racks in Washington were under or
ders to join General Pershing's army
and assist in guarding against further
border raids in the region near La
redo.
Assistant Secretary of War Ingram.
in the absence of Secretary Baker,
faced a situation which officials ad-
naitted appeared serious They feared
not only continuance of bandits raids,
but the effect which the killing of
three of the bandits who raided the
Coleman ranch near Laredo Sunday,
might have on the Mexican people.
Equally puzzling to officials was
the question of what purpose is the
basis for anti-American demonstra-
tions and the renewed border raids.
To Be Hung for Treason.
Chihuahua, June 13.-(Via Laredo.
Tex. Luis Sanchez Mena, Mexican,
is held incommunicado in the peniten-
tiary here and probably will be exc
dict of high treason in connection with
alleged attempts to instigate other
Mexicans to cooperate with American
troops in the event of intervention
The court martial was conducted by
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HE'S ANTI-HYPHEN
Hughes Takes Stand for Undi-
luted Americanism.
G.. o. p. Candidate Holding
Conferences in New York.

New York, June 13.-Charles E.
Hughes, in response to questions put
to him today by newspaper men IN re-
gard to his attitude toward the sup
port offered him by the German
Americans said it was lone of und:lut-
ed Americanism."
.'I stated my position very clearly"
said the Republican presidential can
didate. 'in my telegram to the conven-
ton Ny attitude is one of undiiuted
Americanism and anybody that sup
ports me is supporting an out-and-out
American and an out-and-out policy
absolutely nothing else"
Mr.. Hughes dictated his statement
on "Undiluted Americanism" in re-
sponse to repeated requests of inter-
viewers and in the face of his pre-
viously announced determination to
say nothing further of the issues of
the day until his formal notification
of the nomination. He met the cor
respondents by appointment and aft
er discussing his plans informally for
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a few minutes. dictated the statement
Use Movies in Campaign.

One of the first developments of the
day at Mr.. Hughes headquarters was
an announcement by Lafayette B.
Gleason, secretary of the Republican
national convention and also of the
New York state Republican commit
tee, which indicated that it will be
several days yet before any decision
is reached on the question of the man
who is to succeed Charles D. Hilles as
chairman of the Republican national
committee. Mr.. Gleason said that a
subcommittee of the national COM
mittee would, in a few days, call upon
the nominee to discuss the matter.
Several names were under considera-
ton but one mans guess was as good
as another, he said, as to who would
be selected.
Another development was an
nourced from the candidates head
quarters that moving pictures would
be employed to aid his campaign. 1t
is planned to throw on the screen
throughout the country pictures of
Mr.. Hughes, in order that the people
may again become familiar with
Charles E Hughes because he has
been for SO long a time virtually out
of public life The screens will also
display important passages from Mr..
Hughes's telegram to the national
convention accepting the nomination
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SITUATION CRAVE
Mexican Affairs at Critical
Stage, Says Gen. Funston.
He's Glad Somebody Else Is
Worried Beside Him.

San Antonio, Tex. June 1S-"The
Mexican situation never was more
critical than it has been the past four
days" Major General Frederick Fun
ston said today apparently a large
part of the gravity of it has blown
over, but you never can tell
When shown Washington dispatches
that the state department was worried
over the situation because of sinister
reports from consuls and consular
agents in Mexico, General Funston
said:
Il am glad somebody besides me is
beginning to worry little"
CarranZa's Sincerity.
The sincerity of the alleged Co
operation" of Carranza troops with
American soldiers in Kidding the bor-
der zone of bandits and putting down
brigandage was pretty we'll indicated
today. Reliable word was brought to
San Antonio that at least one of the
three Luis De La Rosa outlaws killed
by a sheriff's posse near Cactus, Webb
county, Texas, wore a Carranza uni
form and carried in his breast pocket
captains commission in the first
chiefs army
Monday night the situation around
Laredo apparently was this:
T. A. Coleman denied that his ranch
at Hidalgo, thirty-five miles from
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HAIL PEACEMAKER
Chicagoan VIII Try to Get r. R.
Conferees Together.
Unions May Take Strike Vote
if Deadlock Continues.

New York, June 13--The confer
ence of railroad managers and Off
cials of railroad mems unions repre-
senting about $4,000 employees,
looked perilously near a deadlock to-
day. This was the result of the appG-
cation of what the men called yard
stick. to their demands. In this the
railway officials declared that, time
paid for under one rule is not to be
paid for under another rule or rules.
This proposal was regarded so un-
favorably by officials of the unions
that A. B. Garretson, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors, the
chief spokesman for the employees
said:
1T does not look at all promising
for a continuation of this conference"
Mr. Garretson said that he interpreted
that yardstick to be denial of the
mems requests for an eight hour day
and time and a half for overtime.
Haven't Rejected Demands.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the confer
ence committee of railway managers.
denied the railways have rejected the
demands of the workers and was
ready today to go on giving answers to
the 1O3 questions submitted by Mr..
Garretson.
Should the conferees fail to agree
the questions of declaring a strike
may be submitted to the unions. H. A
Wheeler of Chicago, chairman of the
railroad commission of the Cha
of Commerce of the United States, was
expected here today to address the
conferees in an effort to prevent a
strike.
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PROMISE TO SUFF
Secretary Daniels Forced to
Surrender to Women.
Will Do What He Can for the
Cause.
(BY C. A. BICKEL-)

81 Louis. June 13.-Josephus Dan
iels. secretary of the navy, surrendered
to the Woman's national party today
Inrocently he hove into the war zone
His smile was beatific. His "VisIbll-
ity'' was high. He was an easy mark
for any lurking militant suffragettes
and in a moment he was surrounded
by whole fleet of feminine destroy
ers of the peace of mind of promi-
nent Democrats
Miss Doris Stevens of New York. or
ganizer of the Woman's party, seized
the coat lapel of the head of Uncle
Sans navy and put the question ::
What will you do for the Susan B.
ANTHONY amendment, Mr.. Secretary ?'
she demanded.
Thought 1t Over.
"I have hardly given the matter a
thought" Daniels began.
You told me several months ago
in New York" came back Miss Stew
ems, that you would give the matter
thought at once"
The dreadnaughts of the militants
began to edge closer. The sea lanes
of possible escape were closed. The
secretary ran up the white flag and
quit.
"I'n do anything l can for you" he
said hastily. preparing to run for COW
er at the first opening. ''all that l can,
ladies'" and he hurried away.
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INVITE HIM INTO CAMP
Democratic Chairman Wired Offer to
Benjamin Young, Moose

St Louis, June 13.-Democratic
National Chairman William 3 NC
Combs today wired Benjamin Colby OF
New York an invitation to join the
Democratic party His action was
based on Colby's repudiation of Roose-
welt for whom he had made the nom
mating speech in the Progressive con-
vention at Chicago Saturday.
McCombs' action was the most
striking development today of the
Democratic leaders effort to find a
way to kidnap the four million voters
of the Progressive party, which they
consider orphaned by Roosevelts de-
cision not to be their candidate as out
lined by the United Press yesterday
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BIG RAINS ABOVE
A DOwnpOur of Seven Inches
Reported at Milford.
Heavy Fall Along Upper Trib-
utaries of the Kaw.

Temperatures today averaged de-
grees below normal The wind blew
at the rate of miles an hour from
the northeast. The total rainfall to-
day was SO of an inch. The clouds
showed signs of breaking away this
afternoon and tomorrow will be clear
and bright There was a possib bility
of another shower this evening but it
was considered unlikely
Heavy rains fell in many parts of
Kansas last night, especially along the
valleys of the Republican, Blue and
Kaw rivers. The Kaw river is ex-
pected to reach a stage of fifteen or
sixteen feet as a result of the rains
but there is no cause for alarm The
bankful stage of the Kaw here is
twenty-one feet and the stream is not
expected to reach even that point. 1t
is reported that Milford, Kan, a short
distance up the Republican river from
junction City, received seven inches
of rain, but s. d. Flora, the local
weather observer. is inclined to dis
credit the report.
A washout is reported on the Union
Pacific Lincoln branch near Manhat-
tan Rivers over the state are at a
high stage and many have overf1owed
The lowlands near Emporia, along the
Cottonwood, are under water The
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the presidency rather than an un-
known leader of the Progressive party.
Allen followed the lead taken by
George Won L. Meyer, former cabinet
member and enthusiastic Roosevelt
supporter, who had previously de-
clared his intentions of staying with
the Hughes cause. Republicans who
are attending the St Louis convention
regard Aliens swing to Hughes as one
of the final breaks in the Progressive
cause in Kansas, which will give to the
Republicans a solid fighting front.
'As far as l am personally con-
cerned, if Col. Roosevelt declines the
Progressive nomination, 1 will sup
port Mr.. Hughes rather than vote for
some lesser leader of the Progressive
party" Allen is quoted as saying. Al
len believes his view is the view of a
majority of the third party voters and
that a declination of the nomination
of the Progressives by Colonel Noose-
welt, will result in a general swing of
the former third party voters and
leaders to the Hughes banner in No
vember.
Senator Thompson on Resolutions.
St. Louis. June 13.-WilliaH H
Thompson, United States senator. has
been elected as a member of the reso-
lutions committee which will write the
national Democratic platform. Thomp-
son was chosen today at caucus OF
the Kansas delegates. His election
was over the protest of w. F. Sapp,
national committeeman, although no
fight was made in the caucus.
Senator W. NJ. Price, Emporia. was
elected to place on the credentials
committee. with Dan Callahan, King
man, on the committee on rules and
order of business. Samuel Amidon OF
Wichita is a member of the commit
tee 20 notify the president. while John
Miller, Mulberry, is on the committee
20 notify the vice presidential nonli-
nee. E. NJ. Eby, Wellington, is on
the committee on permanent organiZa-
ton Samuel Amidon is chairman OF
the Kansas delegation
While no formal action was taken
by the delegates. word was passed
from the caucus that the Kansas dele
gaticn would vote solidly for Marshall
for vice president.
Miss Mabel Vernon will this after
noon seek a conference with Senator
Thompson and Committeeman SapI
relative to the suffrage resolution
IF the Democrats play smart poll
tics, they will go farther than did the
Republicans" was the statement o1
| the suffrage worker.
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THREATENED SUICIDE
Marian Lambert Told Chum of Her
Intention to Die.

Waukegan. June 1S.-Jcsephine
Davis testified today that Marian
Lambert for the alleged murder of
whom VIM. H Orpet is on trial here,
threatened to commit suicide if it
proved true that Orpet had trans
ferred his affections to another. The
school girl witness called by the state,
continued to testify for the defense
She completely repudiated previous
stories of the cheerfulness of Marian,
her chum, and told of fits of depres-
sion over fear that she was in a deli
cate condition and later, when this
fear became less acute, after January
20 over the reported detection of Or
pet.
When Marian learned of Orpet's
engagement to Celeste Youker,' said
Miss Davis, I'VE framed up a letter to
Orpet, but no reply was received 1t
was on February 8 when Marian had
her eighteenth birthday party that she
threatened to kill herself She was
cheerful, over cheerful during the
party, but when she was alone with
me she cried
g 1T is seeing all those girls in there
so happy that it makes me think of
what is on my mind she told me.
Honest, if Billie has thrown me over
I'll kill myself"
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OUT FOR PREPAREDNESS
Colonel Roosevelt viii Not Abandon
Cause, Regardless of Politics.

. Oyster Bay. June 13.-Though
Colonel Roosevelt has declared he is
out of politics, it can be stated today
that he will not abandon his struggle
to place the United States on a proper
basis of preparedness"
The information was obtained from
a person in close touch with the colo
mel. Just how he will work could not
be learned. Roosevelt has refused to
make any statement on his position.
He will leave his Oyster Bay home
at noon, going to New York to meet
his son Kermit and kermit's wife and
baby, due today from Panama on the
transport Kirkpatrick
Physicians blame improper covering of
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200 CRIPPLE CHILDREN
RESCUED FROM FLAMES

Cleveland. June 13.-Ffre broke
out in the Rainbow cottage settle
ment for crippled children early to-
day. 1t was extinguished after 200
children had been carried to safe
ty by nurses. None was injured.
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Fled After Killing.

Kansas City, June 13.-Charles Mes
ser, a barber. under arrest at St
Joseph. No. slaShed and killed
Ernest Pitts with razor here on May
8. last The killing followed an argu-
ment Pitts, who was a tailor was in
the BARRIERS chair when the trouble
started. After the crime Messer fled
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WHSONIANISMS
Fired Today at West Point.

Days of responsibility are the only
days that count in time, because they
are the only days that give the test of
quality
NO man can certainly tell what
the Immediate future is going to be
either in the history of this country
or the history of the world
There is nothing that the United
States wants that it has to get by
war but there are great many things
that the United States has to do
1T has to see that its life is not in
terfered with by anybody else who
wants to do something
These are the days when we are
making preparation and un-
doubtedly, gentlemen, that is the pres
ent imperative duty of America-to be
prepared. But we ought to know
what we are preparing for
What we are preparing to do is to
see that being safe itself against inter-
ference from the outside, all of our
force is going to be behind its moral
idea and mankind is going to know
that when America speaks she means
what she says
'Militarism does not consist in the
q of
existence of a very great army"
1T is a point of view 1t is a sys-
tenn; it is a purpose"
The purpose of militarism is to use
armies for aggression"
The spirit of militarism is the op-
posite of the civilian spirit
| There is yet in this country, so far
as 1 can discover, no taint of the
| spirit of miIitarism'
| mo matter what comes, always re-
member that first of all YOU are citi-
zens of the United States before you
are officers, and that you are officers
because you represent in your profes.
sion what the citizenship of the Unit.
ed States stands for
| Americanism consists in utterl,
believing in the principles of America
and putting them first above anythins
that they might by chance come into
competition with
IF a man has to make excuse fo,
what he has done as an American
doubt his America nisn"
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PLAY TOMORROW
Savages and OmahOgs to End
Series on Of Day.
Wet Grounds Caused Game tn
Be Postponed Today.

On account of the wet condition of
the grounds, the last game of The
Omaha series. scheduled for this after
noon, had to be postponed. However.
tomorrow being an off day, the Omaha
management consented to remain over
and the series will be completed to-
morrow.
The postponement of today's sams
and the playing tomorrow discomnod-
ed most of the players on both tearuz
but the Savage management was aux-
ious for revenge, and Rourke and
Krug decided that they might have a
better chance of making clean
sweep now than on their next trim
here
Players Planned Picnic
Most of the Savage players mad
planned to spend tomorrow fishing.
and the Omahogs had hoped to take
in the bright spots of Kansas But
instead. both will strive for base hits
and the Savages will make a desper-
ate effort to get into the win column
again.
Art Bues, the new third basernau.
has not yet arrived. but Savage stated
that he had purchased him and vas
expecting him at any time II Buss
does not consent to report he un-
doubted1y will be put the suspended
list
AFTER the cOfnpfe0On OF the Omaha
series tomorrow. the Lincoln Du-k-
lings will make their first appearanos
here Thursday.
Pontius Quits League
Lincoln. June -nesderf
Zehrung of the Western league. fzs
announced the resignation OF Ur1psrs
Pontius, to take effect tomorro~- Pom
thus came to the Western league ron
the western association where he wa
head of the staff IN 1918
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There is yet in this country, so IA
as 1 can discover, no taint of tn
spirit of militarism"
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The spirit of militarism is the op
posite of the civilian spirit
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1T has to see that its life is not in
terfered with by anybody else who
wants to do something"
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No man can certainly tell what
the immediate future is going to be
either in the history of this country
or the history of the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-13

Days of responsibility are the only
days that count in time. because they
are the only days that give the test OF
quality
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Physicians blame improper covering of
ankles for pneumonia spread.
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THE purpose of militarism is to us
armies for aggression"
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There is nothing that the United
States wants that it has to get by
war, but there are a great many things
that the United States has to do"
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''Militarism does not consist in the
existence of an army, not even in the
existence of very great army"
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1T is a point of view 1t is sys-
tenn; it is a purpose"