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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
DRY GOODS" WET

Labeled as dry goods "a
quarts of whisky were taken by the
police Thursday afternoon from a
dray in the rear of the Boyd hotel,
2i6 Spring ST. Charles Schomburg
the driver, was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
BOYS ARE MISSING

Forest Mertx, age Is. and Pearl
stiffler. age ~. were reported miss.
ing by their mothers at police
headquarters Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
GERALD RECEIVERS

Clarence Gerald has recovered
from an attack of nervous prostra-
ton, which kept him confined to
the hospital since the raid on his
cafe, two weeks ago. and is at home
Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
HUMANE SOCIETY MEETS

held its meeting Thursday noon, at
held its meeting Thursday noont ..
the Commercial Clubs private din
ing room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
COAL REDUCED I'm PRICE

1t is both safe and to buy your winters supply OF
Coal now-providng the coal and the price right
ACME COAL is a good keeper. Stored in your base
it does slack Fill your bin with Acme now-it
gives a wonderfully comfortable feeling
"A the cheapest the
Furnace (cokingl $3.50. and Run $500
youw want Coal ha cinker e
duces the least ash, WANT ACME
O. NJ LATMER. MGR. ACME COAL cos-ELLoTT
Ruy Winter Coal i'm Summer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?

Faced by demands and brakcmn that
would SlOOOOOOOO
railroads that this problem be settled by reference
Federal tribunal
With these acknowledged the railroads have
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal the railroads the employees for the settlement Of the
s
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07

No other body with such an intimate
knowledge OF railroad conditions has such
an unquestioned position in the public con-
hdence.
The rates the railroads may charge the
public for transportation are now largely
fixed by this Government board.
Out OF every dollar received by the rail-
roads from the public nearly one-half is paid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
A Question For the Public to Decide

ELISHA LEE. Chairman
PR ALBRIGHT, Gssi Message.
AiIsatts Gsss Lac Railroad.
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Ce~usl Of Csers,s Rs,l~sy
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote

Leaders of the brohood the joint conference held in New Yo
the offer railroads arbitration Fede
and the the whether authority shall
given thcsclc to are nauo -wid
railroads
be dior theserea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07

directly to the employees as wages; and the
money to pay increase wages can come from
no other source than the rates paid by the
public.
The Interstate Commerce Commission,
with its control over rates, is in a position
to make complete investigation and render
such decision as would protect the interests
OF the railroad employees, the owners Of the
railroads, and the public.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07

The rtet erlr1 mayo the
sgey uht troll is in position
ed bvtn, Goyenm maka ompht mgau drnde
Out eed eed 1l o erlo dmpoy the Of
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A Question For the Public to Decide
railroads feel that they
highly
merits O o all the
The the wthn settled
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
GOVERNORS BIRTHDAY
Topeka Children Enjoy Arthur Cap
pcr's Hospitality.

Several thousand Topeka children
are today guests of Governor capper
at his eighth annual picnic for Shaw
nee county youngsters. Hundreds of
boys and girls were entertained at
motion picture theaters.
Governor Capper himself took an
active hand in the annual outing and
left his office. in the state house, for
a few hours today, that he might
watch the little tots.
He made a short talk to the chill
dren and his employees distributed
ice cream cones and tickets to picture
shows.
AT noon the Knights and Ladies of
Security band gave an open air con-
cert on the state house lawn. The
entertainment for the children today
was the eighth annual outing which
Governor Capper has given Topeka
and Shawnee county children. The
festivities We're free to all boys and
girls under sixteen years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
Each Dirigible Capable of Car
rying Forty Passengers.
U-B0AT TAKES ON BIG CARGO
VIII Carry Nickel and Rubber
Worth a Million.
HydrOplane Will Blaze Trail for
Her to High Sea.
BY CARL ID. GROAT.

Baltimore, Md, July. 14-Super-
zeppelins, capable of carrying passen
gers will probably soon be Operating
between Germany and the United
States, Captain Konig of the German
submarine Deutschland intimated to-
day.
we are building them." he said
e anu tney are large enough to hold
forty passengers"
Wlll they come here" he was
They might" he answered with
knowing smile. and Manager Hillxas,
OF the Deutschland line Owners re-
echocd his sentiment.
knew about the Deutschland six
Illuilens Huil oefore it arrived" chin1ed IN
hiiken ,in significantly, But / didn't
teh about it. But you can saw tt,af
me Heppelins may come'
WIN they carry freight ?" Konfe
Making Quite a Few.
,,,,ito 10, JUST passengers. We're making
quIee a lew of them all the time.
PREVIOUSLY Konig had stronrIv suv-
gested to Baltimore CITY officiais +tsst
'he ar line is in contemplation.
quite an idea, isn't it?-sbins
r uer the sea and passenger fliars
ABOVE the sea- added HiIken at tbe
close of the interview.
sup-sea freighter Deutschla n,5,s
dash for Germany drew neara,. ny ~ :
DAY Her holds were filled u,,t,,
nlckel and rubber and everything wa =
arranged whereby she could MAKE =
swift and safe getaway. =
me hydroplane stored secretlv af
traif' past the Virginia canes 'h1S g
I'm mas hole in the British war vessss
ntles'--tae- Deutschland viii take ~ I
chance of running that blockade nv
me rnediately In any event Captain Ko-
-, IL - securely. confident that sooner
me laugh and be merrfIy ON his W. \, I,
oack with his Inillion-dolIar cargo.
Captain KONG, as quoted by mon
with whom he talked yesterday % said
IN eieal zeppelin freighters will soar ont
r,.,l me SKY oe1ore long, bearing Ger
man cargo to the United Statas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
BRITISH SWEEP
GERMANS FROM
4-MILE FRONT
After All Night Battle, Infan-
try Charges at Dawn.
Greatest Victory of New Drive,
General Haig Reports.
STRIKE STRONGEST POSITION
Fierce Battle Waged Northeast
of Albert.
French Left Wing Makes q
Simultaneous Advance.
Greatest Victory of New Drive
General Haig Reports.
STRIKE STRONGEST POSITION
Fierce Battle Waged Northeast
of Albert.
French Left Wing Makes q
Simultaneous Advance.
BY ED L. KEEN.

London, July 14-British troops
broke the German line on a four-mile
front at dawn today with a smashing
blow that swept the British lines into
the villages of Longueval and Bazen-
tin-Le-Grand and cleared the Trones
wood, an advance of more than a
mile. The gain is the greatest scored
for the Anglo-French offensive since
the opening of the great assault thir-
teen days ago.
''At dawn we attacked the enemys
second system of defense" said an
official bulletin from General Haig
given at IL a. m. I'VE broke in hos
tile positions on a four-mile front.
capturing several strongly defended
localities. Heavy fighting continues"
Special dispatches from press head
quarters at the front announced the
capture of Longueval, Bazentin-Le-
Grand and the clearing of the Trones
wood in the early hours of the fight
Ing. The blow was struck at the very
sector of the battle front where the
Germans had assembled their heaviest
bodies of reinforcements. The early
bulletins, though very meager, indi-
Gated that one of the greatest battles
of the allied offensive is being waged
IN the wooded region northeast of
Albert
British Move Toward Bapaume.
The British advance apparently was
in the direction of Martinpuch heights
and the plateau dominating the road
leading to Bapaume, the Immediate
objective of the British attack. The
village of Longueval lies at the inter-
section of the Bapaume-Bray and AL
bert-Combles highways and but seven
miles southwest of Bapaume Bazen-
tfn-Le-GrAnd lies Immediately east of
Contamination, whose capture by the
British was admitted at Berlin yes
terday, and slightly northwest of
Trones wood.
The French left wing pushed for
ward at the same time, according to
an unofficial report from Paris
Strengthening the French lines be-
tween Hardecourt and GuilIemont and
threatening the village of MSurepas,
A dispatch filed at Paris at mid
night reported that the British had
pushed clear to Memetz wood, where
desperate fighting has been going on
and were but 500 yards from the vii
lage. The remaining distance was
covered with a rush when the often
sive was resumed at daybreak
The German position at Posieres, on
the Bapaume highway, has been rem
dered extremely critical by the British
advance, Paris reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
PASSENCERSSHOT
Unknown Man Fires BuckShOt
at Observation Party.
Four Persons WOunded-Den
Attempted HOldup Story.

New York, July 14-Four persons,
including one woman and a boy, were
shot and painfully though not serious
ly wounded when a charge of buck
shot spattered the observation plat
form of the car near Pitcairn, attached
to the Pennsylvania railroads crack
Chicago-New York train, the Broad
way Limited, near Naples, Ind.
The train arrived in New York on
time at $40 today, when Pullman
Conductor Walsh made his report to
the road officials.
The wounded are:
R. ]. Woods, stenographer to the
general freight agent of the Pennsyl-
vania at Pittsburg.
H P. Gillette, so Williams street.
New York.
Master Keifer Newman, ABB st.
Charles avenue, New Orleans.
Miss Bertha GoSSweiler, maid with
the Newman party.
Eight shot penetrated the screen
door of the observation car. Frag-
ments of shot were picked up from the
floor by one of the train employees and
will be turned over to the officials in
Chicago.
Saw Gang Sitting on Fence.
There was no suggestion of a holdup
in the report of the conductor, and
early reports that the shots were fired
after an attempt to stop the train,
were denied by officials. The train
was passing between Naples and Mon
roeville, Ind, when fired on. The con-
ductor said some men or boys were
sitting on a fence. AS the train
passed them there was a shot and
the passengers on the platform were
struck in the arms and legs. Gillette
is said to have declared that he saw
the gun 1eveled at the train as it sped
by. Then came the report of the
gun and the startled cries of the
passengers as they were hit. Six shot
struck Wood in the right leg and two
in the left leg below the knee. Young
Newman suffered a flesh wound in
the leg. Gillette was slightly wounded
in the thigh Miss Gossweiler was
struck in one arm and one leg.
A telegram was sent ahead to Lima
Ohio, informing the railroad officials
after the shooting, and DR.. ]. 2. Vail
boarded the train there. He pro-
nounced the wounds of all of the vic
TINS superficial and they continued
their journey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
WHERE MONEY GOES
An Estate Is Slowly Eaten Up by
Court Costs.

When Carl Robinson's father died
about six years ago he left the boy
about $240 in cash to be held by a
guardian or administrator until the
boy became of age. John Schenck
was named and has been serving In
that capacity.
Mr.. Schenck has not touched the
money. The boy has not had a cent
of it. No one has had any use of it.
Yet the total has been reduced to S1S6
and it will be three years more before
the boy can touch it.
Each year Mr.. Schenck has been re-
quired to put up a $4,000 bond at a
cost of $40 annually, the money of
course tC be taken from the estate"
in his hands. Each year he must file
a report with the probate Judge at a
cost of 81 or $5. Each year he must
give it in for taxes and in Topeka they
amount to between SO and s4
All in all the drain on the little in
heritance amounts to about $40 a
year. That has been going on for six
years and there are three wears to go.
IT'S a good thing. under existing
laws" said John Schenck, that the
boy wasn't q baby when his father
died. If he had been he would have
been in debt by the time he reached
his majority
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
The Helm Interurban Chooses
Route to Topeka at Last.
Mortgage for Nearly a Million
Filed in County.
NO RIGHT OF WAY BOUGHT YET
Shawnee Possessions, if Any,
Are Not Revealed.
Holdings in WyandOtte, Leav-
enwOrth and Douglas.

The Helm interurban line, officially
known as the Kansas City, Kaw VAL
ley & Western, will come from Law
renee to Topeka on the south side of
the Kaw river This much discussed
point appears to be settled definitely
in a big mortgage recorded in Shawnee
county by the officers of the COM
pany-
The mortgage, recorded by Ralph
Squires, register of deeds, is for $512,-
500 and covers all the property the
company now owns or may own in
Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Douglas and
Shawnee counties. 1t does not dis
close any property ow owned by the
company in Shawnee county but does
outline the route of the interurban
from Kansas City to Topeka.
The route as far as Lawrence is
known, the line that far being in oper-
alton at present Two routes from
Lawrence to Topeka have been sug-
gested, one north of the river and the
other south. The mortgage follows
the line to North Lawrence, then
starts across the Kaw river into
Lawrence and on in a generally west
ern direction to and into the city of
Topeka.
No Exact Route.
The mortgage does not show any
right-of-way secured in Shawnee
county There has been much specu-
Iation about the use of the old Vine
wood park line into Topeka but the
mortgage makes no reference to that
and does not indicate that the Helm
interests have fixed upon the exac
route into Topeka.
The mortgage is in printed form.
like a lawyers brief. It contains over
$4,000 words and the recording fee in
Shawnee county was SIS. Copies of
the mortgage were filed in Wyandotte,
Leavenworth and Douglas counties
and under the state law the filing
would be Approximately the same in
each county.
The signatures of J. D. Waters,
president and K d. Klemm, secre-
tary, are attached to the mortgage.
The mortgage is to the Commerce
Trust company of Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
NIPPED IN The BUD
New Revolution Planned by
Felix DiaZ Is Arrested.
Calls to Mind Alleged Trip
Through Topeka Recently.

Nogales, Ariz., July 14.-Another
revolutionary plot set on foot by Felix
Diaz to clause the overthrow of the
CarranZa government in Sonora was
revealed today, in the United States
district court, when Colonel Alexandra
Barron was held on a charge of start
ing military expedition into Mexico
Only sufficient evidence TO hold Bar
ron was introduced by the govern
ment.
Ramifications of the proposed ex-
pedition extended through half doz-
en- border towns and called for set
ting up new revolutionary govern
ment in Sonora, which would en-
brace other Mexican states.
A number of high military officers
were implicated in the plot to over
throw Carranza's domination of the
state.
The dispatch lends additional color
to the suspicion that General Felix
Diaz passed through Topeka one
week ago on a secret overland trip, in
an automobile.
A Spanish speaking man, answering
s-n many respects the description of
Diaz and signing his name John F.
Diaz, stayed all night at the National
hotel Friday, July I. He was ac-
companied by two other men register
ing from Ruenos Aires. Argentine Re
public. They were driven by an Amer
lean chauffeur who told Washburn
student here. a wild tale of an over
land itinerary from Indiana covering
all the principal military stations en-
route. He told of copious notes taken
on the equipment of the forts and
elaborate maps being made.
The chauffeur gave it as his opin-
ion that his employer was Felix Diaz.
He had mentioned his suspicious to
the commander of an Iowa fort. and
the officer had the men privately
4
however, and continued on their way
Diaz was bound for San Diego osten-
sibly, according to the chauffeur. and
he had been instructed to take an ex-
treme southern route. They were trav-
cling at the rate of 800 miles a day
according to the chauffeur's story
which sh uld have gotten the party
easily as far as Nogales by this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
CHOOSES CLARKE up The SOUTH SIDE MARTIN DENIES IT
Adiutant General ContempIates
No Battery Al Changes.
Report of Row Among TOpe-
kans From Eagle Pass.

Adjt Gen. c. l. Martin denied en-
phatically q report from Eagle Pass
to the effect that he had been request
ed to make a change in the personnel
of three commissioned officers of Bat
terry A.
THAT is false declared General
Martin this morning. "I have not re-
ceived any request of that nature and
don't contemplate any changes.
General Martin stated that it is his
understanding that changes in the
personnel of commissioned officers
could only be made upon the findings
of an efficiency board or by court
martial.
New provisions for such changes
are embodied in the new federal de-
fense act" said General Martin. Il
have had no changes under contem-
plation and cannot stat definitely at
this time just what methods are pur-
sued in changing commissioned Off
GERS after they are mustered into the
federal service
Would Remove Hite.
According to the report which
reached Topeka, non-commissioned
officers have asked General Martin to
relieve Captain Hite of command of
the battery and appoint William H.
Brady, inspector Instructor, a reg
ular army non-commissioned Of
ficer, commander. The report goes
farther and declares the men wish
Lieut.. James Hughes transferred to
another command and that wire pull
ing for this change is under way in
Topeka at this time.
To succeed Hughes, Second Lieut.
Richard Porter would be advanced to
first lieutenant and Sergt. Frank Will
son to second lieutenant, according to
the report.
Hughes Orders an Arrest
Camp Shafter, Eagle Pass, Tex,
July 14.-Placing Battery A as a unit
of the Third Field artillery under real
army officers may result in settling
row existing between commissioned
and non-commissioned officers of the
Topeka battery. The row came to a
head Thursday when Chief Mechanic
James Whitaker was placed under
arrest upon order of Lieut.. Jimmie
Hughes for refusing to give him the
ordnance keys for one of the sections
Whitaker was acting under orders of
Lieut.. William MacLean, senior first
lieutenant, who had instructed him to
give the keys to no one.
When MacLean heard of Whitta-
ker's arrest he placed a few bomb
shells under Hughes, informing the
latter that his orders to Whitaker
should stand over those of Hughes,
Junior first lieutenant. Capt John M
Hite ordered Whitaker released from
the guard house and congratulated
him for obeying orders of the senior
first lieutenant
Following this mix-up, it is report
ed that First Sergt Frank Wilson in
formed Captain Hite that he would
give up his job at any time Wilson
at one time was a commissioned Off
Ger in Battery A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-14
General Bell Has Official News
TrevinO Detection.
PanchO Threatens Gen. TrevinO
With Death if He Resists.
GRAVE NEWS TO WASHINGTON
Prompts Marshaling of More
Guardsmen on Border.
Persistent RumOr De EactO
Ojinaga Garrison DislOyal.

Ell Paso, Tex, July 14.-Villa has
demanded the surrender of chihuahua
City. according to a well founded but
unofficial report here today. Gen.
George Bell, jr., commander at Fort
Bliss, stated that he received reliable
information of the detection of Cen
eral Trevino, commandant in Chihua-
hua City, from the Carranza govern
ment. g
Bell had also heard the reports OF
Villas demand for the surrender Oh
the Chihuahua capital but had not re
ceived confirmation. Villa is sald 10
have informed Trevino that II the city
was not turned over to the NllllstaS
they would advance against the capltdl
with their entire army. villa thfedI-
ened Trevino and all his officers with
death in case of capture, according 70
the rumor. General Bell would not
discuss the possibility that IreNlno ,
reported detection meant the Suii eii
der of Chihuahua City to Villa
let United States Supplies Pass.
Trevino today revoked his order TO
retain railroad shipment OF supphes
through JuareZ to the American eA-
pedition in Mexico. A train OF twenty
one cars of provisions was allowed 10
go to CoIonia Dublan. Trevino gave
no explanation of his previous orders
which led to charges that his poilcy
was in keeping with the new Nllllsta
movement to bring on war with the
United States and overthrow Carranza
in northern Mexico.
This is the grave news declared
on the best authority to have been
transmitted to Washington and reflect
ed in the large concentration of ma
tional guards here. With the arrival
of 500 Massachusetts recruits from
Framingham today there We're "a, 900
national guardsmen in the Ell Paso
district. other state contingents or
dered to Ell Paso will bring the total
to $4,000, it is believed.
Former ViIlistas are under close
surveillance. Steps have been taken
to prevent smuggling of arms and am
General Bell said today more militia
probably would be moved there
shortly.
Garrison 700 Ready to Join Villa.
San Antonio, Tex, July 14.-Re-
ports have been received by army Of
ficers here that the Carranza garrison
at Ojinaja, numbering 700 men, is dis
loyal to the de facto government This
information is understood to have
been one of the factors in General
FunstOn's reinforcement of the Ameri-
can troops in the Big Bend country
following reports that a large band of
Villistas was headed in that direction
The presence of Villistas in that
vicinity, it is said, would provide the
Ojinaga garrison an opportunity to re-
volt and join the bandits, leaving the
border practically unprotected from
the Mexican side