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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
IN RAIN OF SHELLS
German Forces Wither Under
Terrible British Fire.
Machine Gunner Wounded Nine
Times Before Captured.
BY PHILIP GIBBS.

With the British Army in Flanders,
July 81 have gone into the heart of
the battlefieldS in and around Fri
court, where the British have made
their most successful advance.
At La Boiselle the Smelling was still
intense, but our troops already had
surrounded part of the position and,
after the concentration of the fire of
their guns, had advanced and cap
tured 1t.
A number of Germans were there
in the dugouts. the remnant of the
battalion which suffered frightful
About $50 men had stayed in the dug
outs without food or water while the
shells made a fury above them and
smashed up the ground. They had
German doctor, giant with a great
heart. who had put his first aid drop
ping station in the second line trench
and had attended the wounded there
until the British bombardment was so
intensified that no man could live
there He took the wounded down
to this dugout and stayed there ex
pecting death. but then. he told me,
at about II o'clock this morning the
stream of shells ceased and after
sudden silence, he heard the British
and went up to the entrance of the
dugout. To some soldiers who came
in with fixed bayonets, he said:
Wounded in Nine Places.
INV friends, 1 surrender"
Afterward he helped tend to the
British wounded under fire of his own
guns, which were now turned upon
this position.
Another German with whom L
talked at LaBoiselle was one of the
machine gunners who kept up the fire
when we first made our assault and
today, though wounded in nine places.
when we found him. he was still work
ing his terrible little gun The British
took him prisoner and bore him no
grudge but sang his praises.
Many other machine guns were cap
tured and around one of them all of
the team were laid out dead by one
of orr shells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
VICTORY is seen
Germans Withdraw Troops
From Verdun Front.
This Alone Indicates Success of
Allies, Says London.
KAISER LACKING IN RESERVES
Belief That TeutOns Are Near
Limit of Resources.
French Are Within Three Miles
of PerOnne.
KAISER LACKING IN RESERVES
BY ED l.. KEEN.

London, July 5.-The Kaiser is
withdrawing troops from the Verdun
front to meet the supreme offensive
of the allies which continued to gain
ground on both sides of the river
Somme in last nights fighting.
Dispatches from British headquar-
tiers this afternoon announced the APP
pearance of German units from the
Verdun battle-ground on the front
north of the river Somme. The news
was regarded as vastly more i'm
portant than the French and British
official statements, reporting further
gains in most of the fighting last
night.
How many troops have been trans
ferred from Verdun is not yet known
but British military men declared to-
night that the allied offensive already
had succeeded in ore of its objects,
the Tightening of the German pressure
on Verdun. They held that the shift
ing of troops from that all-important
German offensive indicates a shortage
of German reserves and n realization
by the Germans of the grave menace
of the present allied offensive.
Statements from the German, Brit
Ssh ard French war OFFICES this after
noon agreed that the allied drive was
resumed on a great scale last night,
with heavy fighting on both sides of
the Somme.
Within Miles of Goal.
The French made important pro-
gress on both banks of the river push
ing eastward and capturing German
trenches past Curlu, on the north, and
advancing to within less than three
miles of Peronne, their immediate OBJ
jective, in heavy fighting south of the
river
Tho French war office announced
the capture of the Sormount Farm
position, four miles northwest of
Pcronne, and south of the Somme.
Sir Douglas Haig, British comman-
der-in-chief, reported at o'clock this
afternoon that the British have cap
tu-ed further important enemy posi-
lions in heavy fighting between the
Ancre and the Somme.
Press dispatches from British head
quarters carried the additional word
that German counter attacks at
Thiepval were repulsed this morning.
The German war office issued only
very brief statement on the allied
offensive, announcing only that violent
fighting continues on both sides of the
Sonme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
in BATTLE WAKE
Ground Plowed by SheIls-Trees
Stripped Bare.
Trenches Swept Away Leaving
Piles of Corpses.

Paris, Jluy 5.-The first French Of
ficer to inspect the German positions
captured by the British around Mon
tauban gave today a description of the
devastated villages, ruined earthworks
and the CHASTITY aspect of the battle
field, covered with corpses
I'VE reached Maricourt, which had
been bombarded during the night by
German shrapne1. 1t resembled all
those villages which had been over
run Roofs were torn from houses,
whose walls had great breaches
through them. Gardens had been
swept away.
1t was the same in village after viii
lage. Turning from Maricourt we
passed through the beautiful avenue
of poplars, which had been the pride
of the region, but those poplars are
only bare trunks, the hail of shells
having guillotfned them. All about is
a tangle of branches and skeleton
trees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
EPIDEMIC ALARMS
Infantile Paralysis Spreads
Terror in n. Y. City.
157 Deaths in 4S Hours, Max
ing Total of 617.

New York, June 5.-The epidemic
of infantile paralysis in Brooklyn and
New York today assumed the pro-
portions of one of the most serious
problems the health authorities have
been called upon to meet in years in
the saving of human lives.
Seventy new cases of children suf-
fering from the disease were reported
up to noon. This is the largest num-
Der of new cases reported in a single
day to date. Seven additional deaths
were reported, all in Brooklyn. A
total of 157 cases were reported to the
health department during the last
forty Eight hours, and of this number
forty-eight were in Brooklyn.
The total number of deaths reached
thirty-five at noon and the total num-
Der of cases reached in Greater New
York was increased to SIT. Reports
reaching the authorities and city Off
Gals today indicated that the parents
of so, 900 children were arranging to
take them out of New York in an eff
fort to escape the disease. At the same
time reports came in of precautionary
measures taken by New Jersey cities
and nearby towns.
Moving pictures are still closed to
all children and the ban will not be
lifted until the epidemic is stamped
out.
Chicago Guards Against 1t.
Chicago, July 5.-Evcry baby
brought to Chicago from the east to-
day was examined at railway stations
by Chicago health officers, searching
for traces of infantile paralysis. De-
termined to prevent spread of the New
York epide mic to Chicago, Health
Commissioner Robertson planned to
place eighteen physicians at work
watching trains from New York.
There are only three cases of infantile
paralysis in Chicago, Robertson said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
In COURT
Alienists to Testify on Orpet
and Marion Lambert.
Judge Returned Late and De-
layed the Trial.

Courtroom. Waukegan, ILL.,. July 5.
-Alienists were called for the defense
in VIII Orpet's triel for Marion Lam
bert's murder today 10 establish that
Marior's frame of mind before her
death was that of girl contemplating
suicide.
The giggling. apparently happy dis
position of Marion was to be shown as
a school girls hysterical way of con-
cealing secret sorrows.
The alienists. DR.. VIM o. Krohn and
John A. Wisner. were also to explain
that VIII Orpet's acts after the tras-
edy in the Helms woods were gov
erned by a boyish fear and not by the
calculating mind of a murderer.
Opened This Afternoon.
Delay of Judge Donnelly in arriving
caused postponement of re-opening of
the trial until this afternoon
Orpet's defense it was learned to-
day. has turned to its side VIM ]. Nc
Nallv. coroner's chemist. who pre-
viously had testified for the state.
McNally, it is declared, stands ready
now to state that the three spots
found on Marion's coat, months after
her death. could not have been there
when she died. These spots. the state
commended, were made by liquid cy-
ani6e of potassium.
All of the actors in the trial, Judge
Donnelly to the defendant, seemed re-
freshed today by the three day recess
of the court over July Fourth The
jurymen came back with a collection
of sunburE acquired on three-day
fishing trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
TALES OF HARDSHIP
$50 Refugees Say They We're NAL
treated by Mexican Soldiers.

San Diego, Cal. July 5.-Stories of
persecution. imprisonment, privation
and suffering at the hands of Carranza
soldiers were related today by $40
refugees from the Mexican west coast
who arrived in San Diego on the naval
TRANSPORT Buffalo The destitute
travellers are being cared for by the
local branch of the Red Cross society.
The capture of the American steam
err Sonora by bluejackets from the
cruiser Cleveland was one of the feats
related by the refugees Refugees
from SaIina Cruz Manzani1lo and 9TH
err Mexican ports will arrive early next
week on the supply ship Glacier.
2S9 Refugees Reach N. Y.
New York, July 1.-THE Spanish
line steamer Montserrat. with 2S9 pas
sengers aboard. most of them refugees
from Mexico, reached here today from
Vera Cruz and Havana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
Tropical Disturbance Reported
Headed for United States.
Ship With American Refugees
Passed Through Cyclone.

Galveston, Texas, July 5.-Early re-
ports from points along the Gulf coast
to the local weather bureau this morn
ing indicated that the tropical disturb
ance reported in the southeast gulf
would go inland probably on the
Louisiana coast.
There was a normal tide here this
morning. the barometer was rising and
there was twelve mile wind from the
north. There was a moderate ground
swell in the gulf, coming in from the
east-southeast. There have been no
indications yet that the disturbance is
of marked intensity.
Warnings Ordered DisIaycd.
Washington, July 5.-The tropical
ment across the gulf, appeared today
to be approaching the east Louisiana
coast and easterly gales have set in
along the northwest Florida and Ala
bama coasts.
Storm warnings were ordered dis
played along the gulf from the Louisi-
ana coast eastward to Carribeal.
Query on Cyclone.
Washington, July 5.-The naval
wireless station at Key West was asked
by the navy department today for in
formation about the cyclone in the
Caribbean, which the Ward liner Mon
terey is reported to have encountered
on her way from Vera Cruz to the
United States with several hundred
American refugees aboard. The fact
that the Monterey was overdue in Ha-
vana caused some concern.
High Wind Raging.
Mobile, Ala, July 5.-The tug Mary
Witch arrived here from Fort Nor
gar at 1890 O'Clock today and report
ed a wind of seventy-five miles an
hour is raging at the entrance to Mo-
bile bay in the gulf.
The barge Harry Morse and two
schooners are dragging their anchors
and despite efforts of tugs to hold
them it is feared they will be beached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
BILL WHITE ON IT
Six PrOgressives Picked for G..
o. p. Campaign Committee.
Maine VIII Be First Battle
ground of the Fight.

New York, July Six of the sew
enteen members of the Republican ex-
ecutive committee to direct the com
ing campaign for the election of
Charles L. Hughes will be Progress
sives, it was understood about political
headquarters here today.
With this step toward further pla
eating the former Bull Moosers and
presenting united front in the. fight
to be assured, the first campaign eff
forts are expected to be exerted in
Maine, where a state election will be
held in September.
Democratic Plans.
At Democratic headquarters, it was
learned that National Chairman Nc
Cormick is also laying his lines for
the opening battle in Maine, and it is
evident that the first flood of oratory
from both sides will start in that
section.
The Progressives to be selected to
serve on the Republican executive
committee will be: Herbert Knox
Smith of Connecticut, Chester H.
Rowell of California, William Allen
White of Kansas, Everett Colby of
New Jersey, James R. Garfield of Ohio
and George w. Perkins of New York.
Candidate Hughes came into head
quarters from Bridgehampton today,
regarding the date of his notification
or other matters. He lunched with
President Jacob G. Schurman of
Cornell
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ar
rived here from a trip through New
England and expressed the greatest
optimism as to the situation in Maine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
COFFEY "BEANED"ISTORMS ON GULF
Former Denver Manager Dan
gerOusly Injured in Game.
Moves Hit Him in Head With a
Pitched Ball.

San Francisco. July 5.--Showing
marked improvement, Jack Coffey,
San Francisco shortstop, "beaned'' by
Wynn Noyes of Portland in the Tues
day morning game, expects to be re-
moved to his home here from Merritt
hospital in Oakland some time today.
It was stated at the hospital that
Coffey was suffering from conclusion
of the brain. At first it had been
feared he might have fractured his
skull. Coffey was conscious this
morning.
Jack Coffey was manager of the
Denver Western league club until a
few days before the close of the 1915
season, when he resigned with his
team fighting for the pennant. Fol-
lowing his resignation, Coffey and his
wife sued James McGill, then mana
ger of the Denver club, for $4,000
each for alleged improper conduct
with Mrs. Coffey while out auto rid
ing. Coffey was one of the most pop
ular managers of the Western league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
Rescued by InstructOr-But He
Learned to Swim.
TEACHING 5000 TO FLOAT
First Free Lesson to TOpekans
This Morning.
Only so Per Cent of Youngsters
Can Paddle.

Hey Skinny. Watch mel" and
little twelve-year-ol from Potwin
playground hit the water of the y. NJ.
c. A swimming tank with smack
err and churaing like a Mississippi
sidewheeler actually swan about
twenty feet before he sank blubber-
ing happily to the bottom of the pool
and was rescued by Charles Plass,
swimming instructor.
His first words after slight resus-
citation were: Say I've learned to
swim now
This morning was the first of the
free playground swimming lessons'
which the Central Y. M C. A has do
mated to the 5000 and more boys on
the public Fairgrounds Twenty BOYS
were taught to swim for distances of
twenty feet or more this morning
Nearly as many more will be able to
swim after second lesson according
to Charles Plass, swimming instructor.
An impromptu census, taken on the
playground, revealing the fact that
less than fifty per cent of the BOYS
could swim caused the Central Y M
G. A. to start crusade to teach To-
peka children free. Irrespective of
whether they are members of the asso-
citation every boy on the Fairgrounds
will get at least one opportunity a
week to swim in the big natatoriurn
at the "Y''
This morning the boys from Polk
and Potwin Fairgrounds We're given
the use of the pool. Friday, Quincy
and City Park Fairgrounds will have
the privilege. Monday morning is
given over to Chesney park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
ALLEN CASE IS ON
Man Who Shot Daughters
Lover in Supreme Court.
Unwritten Law Is Plea for De-
tense of Farmer.

Arguments in the Allen murder case
from Meade county were presented to-
day before the state supreme court
George B. Allen was convicted of sec
ond degree murder a year ago and the
defense has appealed to the supreme
court for new trial.
Allen was convicted of the murder
of Alfred Tucker, a young man who
had previously been employed on Al
lens farm and was claimed to have
been in love with the defendants
daughter Evidence offered by the
state was to the effect that Allen shot
Tucker from ambush while he was
talking with the girl. The state con-
tended that Allen had driven nine
miles to get gun and shoot Tucker.
The defense pleaded the unwritten law
and on the witness stand Allen S
daughter testified that Tucker had
once ASA ulted her. Love letters winch
the girl wrote to Tucker subsequent TO
the alleged assault were offered by
the state in rebuttal.
A jury which heard the case found
Allen guilty of second degree murder.
He was sentenced to ten years in
prison. Allen is a prosperous Meade
county farmer and Tucker was at one
time employed on his farm. Frank s.
Sullivan. county attorney; John W.
Davis of Kiowa, and Capt. r. M. Pain
ter of Meade, appeared for the state,
while the defendant was represented
by John Madden of Parsons, and ]. p.
Mclaughlin of Usage City.
Cases before the supreme court are
being heard this week. The final
bunch of supreme court decisions
prior to the regular summer vacation
period, will be handed down Saturday.
The Allen case will probably be de-
cided in October
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
SLEPT WITH ARMS
u. S. Troops Feared Attack by
Force of Mexicans.
Carranza Forces Move to Al
Iende From Piedras Negras.
MORE GUARDS REACH BORDER
Oklahoma Troops Held up ny
Lack of Shoes.
Illinois Infantry Regiments Ar
MORE GUARDS REACH BORDER
Illinois Infantry Regiments Ar
rive During Driving Rain.

Eagle Pass. Tex, July 5--Generai
Muruguia today was reported 10 De
moving several thousand Carrahza
troops from Piedras Negras. opposite
here, to the railroad town of AlIenue'
forty miles south. No motive Tor the
movement is known.
The First Maryland infantry, COM
prising 400 officers and men, with
machine gun company. band and
HEADQUARTERS, arrived here today Col.
CA. Little commanding, arrived with
the first of the four sections or the
special train. They encampen Just
cast of the Thirtieth United states IN
fantry-
guia's supposed movement into the
interior were presaged by the move
ment of large bodies of Mexican troops
in Peidras Negras. The American
army officials, unable to distinguish
the character of the maneuvers, pre-
pared for n surprise attack. The men
of several units designated to posts
outlying the camps slept on their arms
all night.
Can't Go BarefOotcd.
Lawton, Okla, July 5.-The federal
government refuses to allow the OKLA
hoTna national guard to go barefooted,
so none of the state troops will move
from Fort Sill to the border until sup
plies of shoes arrive from St Louis
The shoes worn by the guardsnen are
in ''frightful shape" according to the
Officers, and some of the men have no
issue shoes at ALL The First Okla
homa infantry had been mustered into
federal service and this state now is
represented by 1850 officers and men.
More Regiments Arrive.
San Antonio. Tex. July 5.-The
Third and Fourth Illinois infantry felt
like Old Man Noah today when they
detrained at Fort Sam Houston in a
driving rain. The downpour ceased
only after the company streets had
been converted into miniature rivers
with beds of oozy mud several inches
deep.
A battery and a troop of cavalry of
Wisconsin militia also arrived today.
The First Illinois infantry entrained
for the Brownsville district. The New
York guardsmen in that region will
number $4,000, according to General
Funston.
Funston said he had received no
reports today from General Pershing
or other of his commanders. La
Prenza. an anti-Carranza paper pub
ifshed here, predicts the punitive ex-
pedition will be withdrawn and that
there will be no war between the
United States and Mexico.
Indians Among Troops
Nogales, Arizona, July 5.-Three
thousand Mexican troops were re-
Ported today to be concentrating at
Aqua Zarca, ten miles south of No
gales. A large part of them are said
to-be Indians.
In the state of Sonora it was stated.
there were $1,000 armed men moving
northward slowly, hampered by the
generalization of railway transporta-
tfsn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
NOmen's Rights Meets Cry
Against WOmen's Wrongs.
Educators Rail Upon Fad of
Displaying Silk Hose.
FEW CLOTHES STYLE" bad
Kansas Woman Is in Van of
Fight for MOdesty.
Back to Soil Movement to Save
City Youths Urged.

New York, July 5.-The big drive
of the suffragettes in the National
Education association convention is
under way today. but the fight for
''women's rights is overshadowed by
protest against "women's wrongs"
Down with displays of fine silken
hose, down with rice powder all over
the nose" this is the battle cry
heard in every nook of the McAlpin.
Waldorf-Astoria, where the teachers
have gathered.
Two days in New York have thor
oughly Disguised the visiting school
teachers with the much hose, few
clothes styles of New York women
and they feel that the gay little high
school girls of the United States must
be saved from these fashions. Suf-
frage and modesty in dress will be
urged upon the convention. Dr. Anna
Shaw will speak tomorrow night and
will have some pertinent things to say
about feminine vogues. Mrs. Cora G.
Lewis, Kansas most il1ustrious wom-
an, is leading the fight for modesty
and suffrage.
Tea Dansant Peril.
Rural school teachers feel that city
school boys spend too much time in
athletics and tea dansants The back
to the soil movement is the only saliva
ton of the country, they claim. Hence
the department of agriculture educa-
ton, under the leadership of W. F.
Lusk. of the University of Minnesota,
in urging a resolution to make COM
pulsory agriculture for students in
city high school. Major Leonard
Wood wound up the fight for military
IN the schools with an address to the
physical training section today at De-
witt Clinton high school. The com
mittee on military training is meeting
this afternoon and will report tomor-
row.
Next to the suffrage and dress cues
lions, the problem of defective chill
dren occupied the greatest interest to-
day. Sectional meetings to discuss the
problem of training detectives were
held.
F'rown on Machine School Systems.
The unanimous nomination of Rob
ert j. Alley. president of the Uniyer-
sity of Maine, for president of the as
ISOLATION is expected when the nomi-
mating committee makes its report late
TINS afternoon. Plans for revolt
against machine school systems for
Scheme of teaching which would in
struct boys and girls how to work. wa
made today by John M Mills. super-
1ntendent of schools of Ogden, Utah.
The library section of the convey
tion heard appeals for comprehensive
library auxilia ries to teaching nv
Charles Hughes johnson Of the. ITni.
Versity of Illinois