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lease of the American prisoners taken
in the Carrizal fight as being indi-
cative of Carranza's sincere desire to
work with the United States.
Signed by Foreign Minister Aguilar
the note formally announces the de
facto governments favorable attitude
toward mediation as suggested by
Latin-American countries but leaves it
to the United States to say whether
this method or direct negotiations
ton.
The embarrassment resulting from
the presence of American troops in
Mexico is again emphasized, but the
demand. for their withdrawal is not re-
iterated.
The text of the note from General
Carranza to Secretary Lansing deliv
cred today:
Mr.. Secretary: I have the honor to
transmit in continuation the text of
a note which 1 have just received
from my government with instructions
to present it to your excellency.
Text of the Note.
''Mr. Secretary: Referring to the
notes of June 20 and 25 last I have
the honor to say to your excellency
that the immediate release of the Car
rizal prisoners was a further proof of
the sincerity of the desire of this gov
ernment to reach a pacific and salts
factory arrangement of present diff
1lcuitleS. Ine government is anxious
to solve the present conflict and it
would be unjust If its attempt should
be misinterpreted.
1T was also the Mexican govern
ment that earnestly suggested the
plan for cantonmcnts along the boun-
dairy line during the conferences of
Ciudad Juarez and Ell Paso This
government is disposed now, as it has
always been, to seek an immediate So
luton of the two points which. consti-
tute the true causes of the conflict be-
tween the two countries, to-wit:
, The American government believes
reasonably that the insecurity of its
frontier is a source of difficulty and
the Mexican government, on its part,
believes that the stay of American
troops on Mexican territory is the i'm
mediate cause of conflict
Therefore the withdrawal of
American troops on the one hand and
the protection of the frontier on the
other, are the two essential problems
the solution of which must be the di-
recting object of the efforts of both
governments.
The Mexican government is willing
to consider in a quick and practical
way. and prompted by a spirit of con-
cord. the remedies which should be
applied to the present situation.
Several Latin-American countries
Continued on Page Two.l
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and army men are giving serious con-
sideration.
Army men in touch with the militia
and political aspects of the Mexican
situation said frankly today that when
the glamour of prospective war wears
off, as it now seems likely to do.
guardsmen will seek to avoid the
drudgery of camp life and get back to
their families and employment
Police Duty Not Guardsmen.
Military men say police work along
the border is strictly the regular
army's job and that the administration
must hearken to the inevitable pro-
tests of guardsmen against any con-
tinued border service.
Taking these elements into consid-
Grafton, military men said openly to-
day the stay of the national guard:
will not be long unless an Unforeseen
and unexpected situation arises. More
over, General Pershing's forces doubt
less will be back on the border within
brief time for there is no good mill
| itary reason for continuing them
where they are now, it is privately ad-
mitted.
a regular army force doubtless win be
needed for police duty. About 20.-
J 600 men-the first increment under
the army reorganization bill, will be
crements will be available each year
| for the coming four years.
Would Break Down System.
But President Wilson could con-
solidate these increments and obtain
them all this year if he chose. The
administration has made no decision
yet as to what 1t will do on this point,
but the proposition is destined to be-
come a vital one within a brief time.
Military men say that If some such
step is not taken soon, the military
system will completely break down
!
guardsmen will be dissatisfied with
/ mere police duty-and no action
while their families perhaps are in
want at home.
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defensive works and cleared the path
for the attack launched last Saturday
have been moved up and are direct
ing a terrific cannonade against the
German third line of defense. The
shelling spread along a wide front
yesterday.
Opposite the British front the Ger
man artillery is making stronger
reply than during last weeks can
nonading. German reserves continue
to press forward to reinforce the
Somme line. Thus far the kaiser has
not shifted troops at any other sector
of the western zone to meet the allied
attack.
The reinforcements, it is believed,
are coming from the central reserve
supply, which the German general
staff in the past had shifted from one
fensives. On practically all fronts
where the allied armies are now en-
gagged in the great squeeze" the Of
fensives have settled down from spec
tacular struggles to the systematic
grinding in of the Austro- German
lines.
Russ Count Gains by Miles.
The Russians alone, now threaten
ing 20 break out in an offensive along
their entire 800 mile front and report
ed already to have invaded Hungary
are counting their progress by miles
each day. The Italians are making
steady, but very slow progress in their
offensive against the Austrians in the
Trentino.
| Thus far the French. operating in
the allied offensive, have occupied
about four times as much territory
captured more prisoners and generally
have appeared more successful thar
the British north of the Somme. The
reasons for the greater French sue
cesses as explained today are as fol
| lows:
| Why French Gains Greater.
The Germans assumed that the
French were SO busy at Verdun thai
they would be unable to participate
| in joint offensive. They made nc
unusual preparations to meet q
French attack but with knowledge oi
the extensive British preparations
they strengthened their lines opposite
the British front
North of the Somme where the Brit
ish are attacking. German lines oi
communication are far stronger thar
| to the south, where French guns al
ready have disorganized the German
transport system to some extent BY
shelling the roads leading from Per
| Onne.
The German territory north of the
| Somme is more difficult for an ad
vance, according to British experts
than Is the region where the French
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The boy was given treatment with a
view of preventing tetanus. He may
loose one finger as a result of the ac-
cident.
Fire Cracker in Eye.
While celebrating the Fourth,
George, the 11year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Rourke of $40 Lane, also
was injured. An exploding firecracker
struck one of the boys eyes. His in
juries are not serious.
Although three runs were made
Tuesday by the fire department, none
of them was charged tC Independence
day celebration. The department an
swered a call from 118 East Sixth
avenue shortly after o'clock Tues
day evening Fire, believed to have
been of incendiary origin, was dis
covered in a shed back of the building
The damage was slight.
A run to Stephens and Laurel
streets, where a false alarm was
sounded shortly after noon, and a run
to 1895 Taylor street, to extinguish a
blaze that did no damage, were made
by the department
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ceived n bullet wound through the
right breast and was brought to To-
peka to st. Francis hospital today.
James Howard, son of Mrs. Howard,
block away from the bank. was shot
through the abdomen. His father,
wit h him at the time. was also wound
ed but not seriously.
Car in the weeds.
Upon their arrival at the college the
robbers parked the, car in the weeds
at the side of the road They were
early and there were still many people
on the streets. Shortly before o CLOCK
the four men walked down the main
street to the park which is directly
across the street from the bank. Two
Young men were in the park-James
McClain and Henry McHale
One of the robbers stepped up to
the young men ana tolo tnem 70
move on out of the park Ihey palo
Move and move quick said one of
the robbers Beat it and don't come
hack. GO on home and turn out your
lights Wen be here for an hour and
If Won show up Wen get you.
The Young men looked a six shooter
in the muzzle and went home. They
obeyed the commands to the letter
Cut the Park Wires.
One of the robbers waiked across
the park to the Union Pacific station,
to keep his head inside, then cut the
telerranh wires with a hack saw.
climbed Telephone Pole.
Meanwhile. another of the robbers
cliTobed a telephone pole in front of
tba teIeDhone office, east of the bank,
ana began to saw at the four big
cables carrying all of the main tele-
,hone wires. Miss Nellie Fitzgerald
telephone operator. heard the noise
and thought someone was trying to
break into the office. She teIephoned
to Mr. Erbacher manager OF tne ex-
change and told him someone was
irving to break in. Just then the rob-
hers saw bit through the wire and the
exchange quit business. He hung the
saw on a bolt and it was still there
when L. L. Kiene, sheriff, visited St
Marys today.
With all the wires leading out of
town cut the robbers stationed them
selves. TWO took positions across the
street west from the bank in the city
mark. One stood in front of the bank
h1, a Telephone pole. The fourth broke
a window of the bank and entered.
He was the one who blew the safe.
Shot From Store.
Meanwhile citizens were awaken
ing to the fact that something was
happening. Marshal Best was noti-
fed and he ran down the main street
from the east with a gum The rob-
her stationed in front of the bank
saw him and shot. Best lodged into
the entrance of a store across the
street less than half block away
The entrance offered no protection
whatever, but he stayed there and ex-
changed shots with two Of the rob-
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CORPSE IN AUTO
Six Men in Car With Dead
WOman'S Body.
Arrested by Her Relative;
Charge Criminal Operation.

Salem, Mass, July Six men
were arrested here early today when
they were found with the body of a
woman lying on the floor of the ton
neau of their automobile They were
taken to the police station and booked
on charge of being accessories TO an
illegal operation. One of the men
gave his name as ex-Representative
Charles r. O'Connell of Peabody. The
woman was identified as Miss Mar
garet Ward.
Ihe woman was the sister -in-law of
Police Sergt. Charles Duffy, who was
one of the two officers to make the
arrest He identified the body. In
the car with ex-Representative O'Con-
nell was his brother, James O'Connell
or Lynn, George A. Bardwel of the
U. S. S. Kearsarge, Daniel j. Dineen
or Salem, William Conlin of Salem and
Thomas Sexton of Peabody.
Patrolman Healy noticed the auto
mobile being driven back and forth
on Boston street about a. m He
stopped 1t directly in front of Ser
geant Duffy's home and then discov-
ered the body in a sitting position in
the to1neau. Duffy came out of his
home as Healy stopped the car and
the two made the arrests.
according to the police, Miss Ward
died after having been placed. in the
machine.
Bardwen. Sexton and Charles
OConnell were released under $4,000
bonds each.
Miss Ward was 26 years old and re-
Gently had been employed in a Pea
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figures, the German losses as a whole,
it is estimated here. have been at least
$4,000.
French troops advanced their lines
to within less than three miles of the
city Peronne, one of the immediate
objectives of the great allied offensive,
in resumption of the fighting on a
large scale north and suoth of the
Somme last night.
Advance to Peronne.
The Frence war office today an
nounced not only the capture of Sor-
mount farm, south of the Somme and
across the river from the village of
Clery but also advance on the front
of nearly three miles south of the
farm. German positions from the
farm itself to height nearl three
miles south of the river on the Flau-
court road fell into the hands of the
French. BY the capture of these posi-
/ tions the French not only Strengthened
their front south of the Somme but
pressed slightly closer to Peronne.
North of Somme the French drove
eastward from Curlu toward the high
way leading south from Coumbles over
which the Germans in the region of
Clery have been obtaining supplies
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hers until he went down with a Dull
let through his right lung. The store
front was literally riddled with bull
lets.
E,rbacher. father and son, met some
where in the east part, of town ana
rounded the corner a block east OF the
bank. They were headed for the tele-
phone office. They were stopped by
shots. The younger Erbacher had a
gun. but the elder was unarmed. Both
lodged behind telephone poles, where
the Younger exchanged shots with one
of the robbers. They were uninJured.
A, P. and Lew Stenger heard the
shooting and hurried towards the CEN
ter of the city. They rounded the cor
ner a block east of the bank and met
"a charge of buckshot. The younger
Stenger, Lew. was shot in the abdo-
men The elder was not seriously in
jured.
One Shot Wounds Two.
young James Howard works in a
livery harm half a block south of the
hank corner His mother, Mrs Alice
Howard. heard the shooting down
town and feared that her son might
get hurt. She hurried down the
street and through an alley entrance
inst across the street east OF the
IIa Snswered her and started across
the street to meet her. They met at
the entrance to the alley. The rooner
stationed at the bank corner or In
the park shot with shotgun ana
wounded both about the legs
Scooped Up Money.
nozans of other shots were fired by
the robbers but no one else was in
iured and every one left the streets
Meanwhile the robhGr on the inside
of the bank had discharged SIX OF
seven charges of nitro-glyce-1ne In the
old-fashioned safe, had scooped up all
the money in sight and joined the rob-
Der in front of the building.
"Come on, fellows. It's all right,
one shouted to the two still in the
park.
Walked Down strcct-
The four met at the corner anc
walked east on the main street foul
abreast. Thay loolaed neither to the
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WAIT FOR TRAINS
Balance of Kansas Troops
Ready to Leave Fort.
Pending Railroad Equipment,
Guards Are Drilling.

Fort Riley, Kan, July 5.-The units
OF the Kansas National Guards re-
naming in camp here are drilling i'm
patiently today while awaiting the ar
rival of the rolling stock needed to
carry them to the Mexican border.
The troops have been prepared and
ready to move since yesterday morn
ing but inability of the railroads to
furnish the necessary equipment have
kept them in camp while the guards
men from other states are being
rushed 20 the stations assigned them.
1T was considered possible that
sufficient cars to carry A battery of
Topeka and the signal corps of lola
might reach here today. If that is
done, the two organizations Will en-
train at once and depart before night,
said a military authority.
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ing of deposits and loans and discounts

| ing or deposits and loans and discounts
is expected to break all records.
June, 1915, reports showed a tre-
mendous increase in the state banking
record and passed all former reports
in the showing of deposits. Reports
of state and national banks for June
%, last year, showed deposits of $685.
66,163.79, an increase of $46,281,-
s0671 in a year. June 80, 1914, both
state and national banks had issued
statements Their deposits at that
time totaled $3.50, ,3S4, 306.08.
| Based on conditions in the state at
this time, it is not improbable that the
showing of Kansas banks will reach a
grand total of a quarter billion dol
| lars in deposits.
The call for a statement from the
! Kansas state banks was issued i'm
mediately following announcement of
a call on national banks by the comp
trol1er of currency. Both banks will
report their condition at the close of
business June 80, the close of the fis-
| cal wear. Issuance of a call for this
particular date may have a tendency
to show slightly disturbed condition.
in view of the heavy exchange OF
funds at that time.
! Loans and discounts will be care
! fully watched in the banks reports.
Recently, 1t has been claimed, the
. banks in some localities were handi-
capped through their inability to loan
their money. The record of June last
year, however. showed tha- loans dno
| discounts totaled $1S4,724, 4,969.30.
/. September Is, last year. g call was
issued for a report from state banks
The report showed S1z9, 7.097-7S in
the $50 state banks. A report from
the national banks during the same
month showed $95,053,47s.42. or a
grand total in deposits of s224.110,-
| 576.20.
Both banks responded to calls on
December 81. last year. AT that time
their deposits had jumped to $780,
97S, ,254.9S.
state banks have responded to but
one call during this year. That was
| under date of March "a. when they
showed deposits of s12S, 344, ,062.67 IL
view of the advances in deposits dur
ing the year and general improvement
of conditions in the state. through
crop and general business conditions
it is believed the showing for the state
and national banks may reach $780,
100000
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right nor the left At the first corner
east they turned south a block, then
on east to the point where they had
left their automobile. At least two
men met them during their walk to
the car and spoke to them but they
did not answer. One impetuous youth
who was running towards town with
a shot gun wanted to shoot at them
but an older companion prevented
him, stating that they might not be
the men wanted.
Half the Town Awake.
Half of ST Marys was awake by the
time the men were ready to leave
town but there were few on the street.
The explosions of nitro-glycerine and
shotguns and revolvers had aroused
everyone but only a few people knew
what was happening. The robber in
side the bank spent half a hour on
Continual on PAGE Two !
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MOTOR CAR USED
BY BANK BANDITS
FOUND IN TOPEKA
st. Marys Robbers May Have
Been TOpekans.
Five Citizens Wounded in Wild
Morning Fight.
TELEPHONE GIRL The HEROINE
Nellie Fitzgerald Called Police
of Two Cities.
Marshal Best in Hospital Seri-
OusIy Wounded.
Nellie Fitzgerald Called Police
of Two Cities.
Marshal Best in Hospital Seri'
OusIy Wounded.

Four heavily armed men drove a
Ford automobile into st. Marys from
the east after y o'clock Tuesday
night. hid on the college campus until
2 o'clock a. m, blew the safe in the
st. Marys' Hsate bank, removed S2,4OO
III coin and currency, wounding five
citizens in the meantime, then
marched four abreast down the main
street to their automobile and escaped.
So far as is known not one of the
bank robbers was struck although doz-
ems of shots were excha nged. One or
the five citizens wounded in the gun
battle is woman, Mrs. Alice Howard.
She was shot about the legs. Another
is r. j. Best. city marshal. He re-
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ONLY TWO HURT
Minor Injuries From the
"FOurth" In Topeka.
Arthur Saville and George
ROurke Were 'sVictims.e
THREE RUNS FOR FIREMEN
Little Damage as a Result of
the Celebrations.
One Incendiary and One False
Alarm Sounded.
THREE RUNS FOR FIREMEN

An injured eye and a badly torn
hand are the Fourth of July injuries
reported to physicians here Tuesday.
While one of the injuries is serious,
no fatalities will result from the cele-
bration of Independence day.
The most serious injury of the day
was suffered by Arthur Saville, whose
LETT hand was torn when a blank cart
ridge. in a .3S caliber revolver. ex-
ploded Arthur, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A Saville of 403 East Eighth
street. was celebrating the Fourth
with Kenneth Sutherland in the Suth-
erland backyard at 1411 Harrison
street. when the accident occurred
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REFUGEES ARE SAFE
Ward Liner Monterey Reaches Havana
After Encountering Storm.

New York, July 5.-The Ward Line
this afternoon announced that it was
in receipt of cable from Havana to
the effect that the transport Monterey,
for which considerable anxiety had
been felt, arrived at that port at 6
a. m. today
The cable stated that the vessel had
been delayed by bad weather. -
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MEXICO MAKES
MEDIATION PLEA
IN NOTE TO U. S.
Cites Release of Prisoners as
Evidence of Good Faith.
Document Delivered to Secre-
tary Lansing Today.
DOESN'T DEMAND WITHDRAWAL
Wants Present Border Crisis
Settled by Diplomacy.
Accepts Latin-American Ma
tiOns' Offer for Mediation.
Document Delivered to Secre-
tary Lansing Today.
DOESN'T DEMAND WITHDRAWAL
Wants Present Border Crisis
Settled by Diplomacy.
Accepts Latin-American Ma
tions' Offer for Mediation.

Washington, July 5.-Completely
pacificatory in tone the Carranza note
answering the last two American COM
munications to Mexico was sent to
Secretary Lansing today by Ambassa-
dor Arredondo.
The reply is brief. 1t emphasizes
the significance of the Immediate re-
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Both State and National Re-
ports Out June 80.
BROKEN RECORDS EXPECTED
Exchange of Funds May Cause
Slight Disturbance.
Loans and Discounts Placed on
Carpet in Report.

Plans for smashing another state
record were laid today when w. F.
Benson, state bank commissioner
Joined with the federal comptroller of
currency in call for a statement from
Kansas banks. Both state and ma
tional banks will issue a statement as
to their condition June 80. The show
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COOLEST IN A week
Temperature Was One Degree BeIo1,
Normal Last Night.

Temperatures today avera ged ex-
actIy normal. The wind blew at the
rate Of ten miles an hour from the
southeast.
Though n heavy rain fell Tuesday
shortly after noon in the southwest
part of the city only a trace was re-
corded at the weather bureau. No
rain fell in the Potwin district. North
Topeka and other sections of the city
The rain where it was heaviest totaled
probably half inch. This was one
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Job Really Belongs to Regular
Soldiers Is Admitted.
NO CHANCE OF WAR NOW
State Troops viii Be Sent
Home Within 4 Months.
Will Require About 10000 Sol
diers to Patrol Border.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.

Washington, July 5--Unless unto
ward events develop, guardsmen now
stationed on the border or rushing
there, probably will be back In their
homes within the next four months.
How to fill their places. however. is q
problem to which President Wilson
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PRISONERS
Estimate Germans Captured in
France Offensive.
Claim TeutOns Have Lost co.
900 i'm Allies Drive.

Press Camp in France. via London,
July 5, 2:50 p. m.-The total number
of prisoners taken thus far in the
Anglo-French offensive probably has
exceeded $1,000. Judging from these
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ALLIES ARMIES
CRUSH ENEMIES
ON ALL FRONTS
Artillery Now Attacking Ger
mans Third Line Defense.
French Gain Telling Victories
by Clever Strategy.
RUSS IN 300-MILE OFFENSIVE
Slays Count Advance on East
Front by Miles.
Italians Continue Gaining
Steadily on TrentinO Front.
French Gain Telling Victories
by Clever Strategy.
RUSS IN 3OO-MILE OFFENSIVE
Slays Count Advance on East
Front by Miles.
Italians Continue Gaining
Steadily on Trentino Front.
BY ED. l.. KEEN.

London, July 5.-The supreme Of
fensive of the allied armies on the
western front has entered its second
phase, with British and French guns
preparing the way for another in
fantry rush against the German lines.
The guns that broke down German