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French Aviator Crosses Ger.
many, 1900 Miles.
Goal, Russ Line, but Fails by
' Sixty Miles.
SPARKPLUG CAUSED CAPTURE
Drops "Message Bombs" From
Skies ON Berlin.
DisapprOves of "Killing InnO-
cent Women and Children"

Paris, July PA French aviator,
Antoine Marchal, who started from
Nancy on an aeroplane trip to Russia
via Berlin, failed in his aerial race by
g. bare sixty miles, according to word
here today. He was captured by the
Germans at ChoIm, in Poland, after
having dropped proclamations on
Berlin.
The proclamations dropped by Lieu
tenant Marchal on Berlin stated that,
though possible, the aviator refrained
from bombarding the open town and
thus kill women and innocent chill
dren."
Nancy lies on the French Alsace-
Lorraine frontier. Cholm is in Rus
sian Poland, fifty miles north of the
Austrian frontier. Marchal must have
flown nearly 1900 miles to have COW
cred the distance between these two
points, including Berlin in between.
This in itself, is a remarkable ex-
plot, but more astonishing was his
feat of flying over Berlin, dropping
proclamations on the city and making
Had Marchal been able to fly sixty
miles farther beyond Cholm. he would
have landed behind the Russian lines.
Started Trip June 20.
The official communication given
out today telling of Aviator MarchaPs
achievement said:
.'On June 20 at $50 o'clock IN the
evening Sub-Lieutenant Marchal as
cended at Nancy on board a Newport
monoplane Of a special type, taking
with him a supply of fuel sufficient to
last fourteen hours. His mission was
to cross Germany at low altitude in
order to drop proclamations on the
capital at Berlin, and then to descend
in Russia
This audacious fight was accom-
plished point by point and after fly
ing all night Lieutenant Marchal was
compelled to descend at $40 O'Clock
in the morning on June FL near
CheIm, Russian Poland, at least 100
kilometers (sixty-two miles) from the
Russian lines. He was made prisoner.
THE proclamation which Lieuten-
ant MarchaI dropped on Berlin began
with the words:
I'VE could lombard the open town
of Berlin and thus kill the women and
innocent children. but we are content
TO throw only the following proclama-
tion,' etc.
Lieutenant Marchal was informed .
Much Air Fighting.
Paris, July Pa Extraordinary
aerial activity on both sides of the
French battle line was report
ed in the official communique today
LuneviIle was the object of a German
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago. July 24-WHEAT - Cooler
weather that tended TO allay fears regard
ing black rust gave an advantage today
to the bears in wheat. Temporary scarcity
of offerings caused a rise in prices. On
the bulge. selling increased heavily the
vance with September at 81 1871 to 81. 1914
and December at $12152 to $1225s. was
followed by moderate upturn, and then a
sag all around to below Saturdays finish.
Subsequently hedging sales against
rural shipments of winter wheat
formed a handicap the bulls, but bad
crops reports from the northwest together
with a liberl decrease in the United States
visible supply total resulted in a sharp
rally. The close was strong. 2hc to 31Sc
net higher with September at $122k and
December at S1.25.
CORN-Hot weather in the corn belt
brought about rise in the price of corn.
The market, however, reacted when wheat
turned weak. After opening which was
1he to 1Ac higher, nearly all of the gains
disappeared and in some cases were re-
placed by net losses.
Enlarged receipts here led afterward
to a setback In the July option but other
deliveries hardened to a material extent.
The close unsettled at a range vary
ing from &c decline to a rise OF &c.
OATS-Oats had no Independent action.
Changes were governed principally by
corn.
PROVISIONS Higher prices on hogs
lifted provisions. Last weeks sellers were
buyers.
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only Mr. Riley's nurse, Miss Clemen-
TIA Prough, was awake in the poets
home. He had asked for a drink of
water and reclined on his bed again.
Miss Prough resumed her vigil, and
noticing that the poet seemed not to
be resting easily. approached his bed
Mr.. Riley died before she reached his
side.
sis. He suffered-a violent stroke. about
1880 o'clock Saturday morning Mem
bers of Mr.. Riley's family were sum-
moned Immediately. They are his
brother-in-law, Henry Eitel; his
nephew. Edmund H. Eitel, and his
niece, Miss Elizabeth Eitel-
Mr.. Riley had suffered his first vio-
lent attack of paralysis July 10, 1910.
He recovered and seemed to be in
good health until he was stricken
For several years Mr.. Riley had
spent his winters in Florida. where he
went accompanied by members of his
household. He returned only last
May and never felt better as he ex-
pressed it on his arrival Since that
time he has been in excellent spirits
and seemed unusually strong, Doctor
McColloch said. Mr.. Riley had been
able to go to his publishers frequently
and was out in his automobile every
day even as late as Friday. The COM
bination of his spirits and bodily
strength seemed convincing that he
was far from being on the verge of a
fatal illness.
Dispute Over Burial Place
Hoosiers generally were inclined to
accept as their own the tribute tele-
graphed by Vice President Marshall:
% e. to live for humanity so that
each succeeding age will be happier is
to attain immortality. This is the
record of James Whitcomb Riley. -"
Hardly had word of Riley's death
been received before Indianapolis and
Greenfield, his birthplace on the
Brandywine, began a rivalry for the
body There is a vacant place in the
Riley plot at Park Cemetery at Green
field, and Greenfield claims that Riley
wished to be buried there, where he
wrote
God is His own interpreter.
And he will make plain"
But Indianapolis asserts that public
reasons favor his burial here. The
board of directors of a large cemetery
probably will vote today to- offer on
behalf of the city one of the most
beautiful burial sites for the Riley
grave.
Make Funeral Arrangements.
Riiey's funeral will be tomorrow
and will be private, according to the
wishes of the poet The body will be
placed for the present in a vault at
Crown Hill cemetery here. Relatives
said the body probably would be final
ly inferred at Crown Hill.
CONTINUED on Page Ten.l
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Gen. Haig Reports Capture of
Part of POzieres.
Take Two Guns and Sixty
More Prisoners.
RAIN AGAIN IS HANDICAP
Germans and British Have Sea
Brush Off ShOuwen.
French Lieutenant Brings
Down Eighth Flyer.

London, July 24.-Amid a blast of
artillery fire hurled from big guns,
British forces have advanced still fur
Their in their thrust around Pozieres
General Sir Douglas Haig reported
today. The fighting is continuing
with the advantage with the British.
The British commander reported
that ground had been gained near
the high wood of Pozieres.
I'VE secured important advantages
in spite of the enemy's stubborn de-
fense.' he stated. "A large portion of
the village is now ours. We took two
guns and sixty more prisoners"
General Haig Reports.
General Haig said that repeated
German attacks made yesterday be-
tween High Wood and Guillemont had
been without success and that British
artillery and machine guns had in
flicted heavy casualties. Last night was
one of comparative calm, he con-
tinued
The British patrol vessels, charac-
terized as Eight forces in the state
ment, sighted three enemy destroyers
Saturday at mignight near the north
Hinder lightship. The squadron re-
tired before the British cruisers were
able to inflict any damage on them.
Subsequently, the admiralty said, six
enemy destroyers approached and
were engaged by the British sea forces
in a running fight off Shouwen Bank.
Germans Fail at Verdun.
Paris, Noon. July 24.-Bad weather
prevails along the Somme front in
northern France and last night passed
quietly with the French troops there,
the war office announced today. In
raid near Vailly, north of the Aisne,
German trenches were penetrated and
some prisoners taken.
On the Verdun front, east of the
Mouse, there were small local engage
ments in the course OF which the
French took thirty prisoners, making
the total taken prisoner during the
last ten days in this district 500.
Sub-Lieutenant Chaput of the avia-
ton corps brought down his eighth
histile areroplane near Fresnes in the
Woovre region.
Chase German Destroyer.
London, July 24-Six German de-
stroyers, attempting either a raid or a
| reconnaissance on the British coast,
were put to flight by a British sea
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SINKS TO DEATH
Mrs. Hildur Nygren Carlson Is
Drowned in Mill Creek.
Wades Into Deep Water and Is
Attacked by Cramps.

While four women stood helpless
few feet away, Mrs. Hildur Nygren
Carlson, 225 Clay street, bride of a
month seized with cramps. drowned in
water five feet deep in Mill Creek, one
mile west of Mcfarland. The drown
ing occurred at O'Clock Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Carlson was the guest of DIR.
and Mrs f. J. Wagner at their camp.
She was accompanied to the creek by
Mrs. Wagner, Ebba Dahlstrom, Mrs.
Graves and Mrs. Graves's mother-in-
law. Ebba Dahlstrom and Mrs. Carl
son both waded. Shortly before she
drowned, Mrs. Carlson was laughingly
carrying Mrs. Wagner's daughter,
Nilla, in the water. Then, she ex-
pressed determination to swim.
Placing the little girl on the bank,
Mrs. Carlson waded into water five
feet deep and began to swim. Sud-
denly those on the bank saw her
neck turn blue. That that the only in
dication that she had been seized with
the fatal swimmers cramps. She
didn't make a sound. Miss Dahlstrom
found a boat oar and extended it to
Mrs. Carlson but she either didn't see
it or was unable to catch hold of 1t.
While the women screamed, Mrs.
Carlson sank from sight.
Then they turned and ran to a tele-
phone and summoned aid from Nc
Farland. Within thirty minutes, Ed
die Machalis found the body and
brought it to the bank. Three doc
tors worked in vain to resuscitate Mrs.
Carlson.
Shortly after the body was found,
Victor E. Carlson, the husband, ar
rived. With Doctor Wagner. and John
Nygren, an uncle, he had been fishing
up the creek. The body was brought
to Topeka on the Rock Island this
morning.
Mrs. Carlson was married at the
home of her father. Samuel Nygren,
431 Lane street, June %. After their
marriage the couple went on a trip to
the Great Lakes and upon their return
kept house at 225 Clay street. Prior
to and after her marriage. Mrs. Carl
son was stenographer for Joseph Han
lon, fire chief. Besides her parents,
! Mrs. Carlson is survived by three sis
tiers, the Misses Lillian, Ruth and
Vera. Funeral services will be held at
2:30 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
family home, All Lane street.
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force in a running fight off Shouwenl
Bank Saturday night and early Sun
day, an admiralty statement an
nounced today. The German ships,
it was said, were repeatedly hit. One
British vessel was struck once but the
total British casualties were two
wounded The German destroyers
succeeded in reaching a base on the
Belgian coast.
zone of our vessels was hit once"
the statement concluded, and two of
our men were slightly wounded
Despite Haig's statement that the
night was comparatively calm" spe-
cial dispatches from Paris today de-
clared that the battle along the Guile
mont Pozieres line was continuing
and at midnight the British held the
advantage.
Men Ruthlessly Slaughtered.
Berlin, July 24.-via London-The
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger
on the Somme front describing the
fighting of July 1920 says:
Even the powerful force of the en-
emy's attacks in the first days of July
is greatly surpassed by the rage, eX-
ASPIRATION and tenacity of these new
attacks. No matter how often the
enemy is repulsed, they return again
and again in fresh waves of assaults
AS If their army is inexhaustible thew
try to storm our positions against our
hammering machine guns and crack
ling rifle fire.
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KILLED A SHERIFF
Morton County Officer Shot by
Real Estate Dealer.
Clash Between Sheriff and Con-
stables Cause of Trouble.

Dodge City. July 24.-Martin Moore.
sheriff of Morton county, was shot
and killed at Rolla last night. The
fatal shot is said to have been fired by
Don Van Wormer, a real estate man
of Rolla, whom Sheriff Moore at
tempted to arrest. The shooting is
said to have resulted through a clash
of authority involving the sheriff. the
constable and two deputy constables
Van Wormer has been taken to Hugo
ton for safe keeping.
The trouble is reported to have
started when Van Wormer took a
shot at a flock of guinea hens belong
ing to a neighbor. Some of the shot
from the gun struck a man who was
passing and he reported the matter to
the sheriff who went after Van Worm
er without a warrant Van Worlner
refused to go without a warrant and
Sheriff Moore left to secure the neces-
sary papers.
In the meantime the constable.
hearing of the trouble, secured a
warrant and placed Van Wormar un-
der arrest The real estate man was
placed under the guard of two deputy
constables in the office of justice of
the peace. Sheriff Moore also secured
away from the deputies. These Off
GERS objected and a fight between
them and the sheriff ensued. during
which Van Wormer went back to his
office.
Sheriff Moore then, it is said, took
his gun and started after Van Wormer.
The latter, 1t is alleged, grabbed a
shotgun and shot the officer in the
head, causing instant death. Van
Wormer was taken to Hugoton fy
Constable Thompson and his two
deputies Attempts were made to Sc
cure warrants for the arrest of the
deputies but the county attorney is
away and the other officials refused
to issue warrants.
telegram was sent to the office OF
the attorney general at Topeka and ].
P. Coleman, assistant attorney general,
is on the way to Rolla-
Arrest -Four Other Men.
Dodge City. Kan, July 24.-Four
additional men are under arrest today
in Morton county, according to reports
received here as result of the killing
of Sheriff Martin Moore at RoIla, in
that county, Saturday night. They
are charged with having aided Don
Van Wormer, a real estate agent who
also is under arrest to attempt tC
escape from the officer before he was
shot.
Van Wormer is now held at Liberal
having been taken there from Hugo
| -on, county seat of Stevens county.
where he had been removed from
Morton county because of fear of moi
violence.
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The railroads have considered every
man whose name appears on the Janu-
airy and December payrolls as an en-
ploye for a year, no matter how little
service she performed in the other ten
months. 1t is pointed out by the man
ayers that these averages are, in con-
sequence, an understatement of the
earning power of these employees.
Conference Questions.
The national conference committee,
in making these wage figures public,
says:
do you believe in arbitration or
industrial warfare?
THE train employees on all the rail-
give their leaders authority to tie up
the commerce of the country to en-
force their demands for $10o, 100000
wage increase.
.1The railroads are in the public
service-your service. This army of
employees is in the public service-your
service.
you pay for rail transportation
$4,000 900, 900 a year, and "A cents out
of every dollar from you goes to the
employees.
"a s1oo,0o0,00o wages increase for
men in freight and yard service Oess
than one-fifth of all employes) is
equal to a 8 per cent advance in all
freight rates
saThe managers of the railroads. as
trustees for the public, have no right
to place this burden on the cost of
transportation to you without clear
mandate from a public tribunal speak
ing for you.
1.-THE railroads have proposed the
settlement of this controversy either
under the existing national arbitration
law, or by reference to the Interstate
commerce commission. This offer has
been refused by the employees repre-
sentatives.
Shall nation wide strike OF an
investigation under the government
determine this issue pr
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Body at State Capitol Today
Viewed by Thousands.
Rich and Poor Alike Loved the
HOOsier Poet.
HIS DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
Severe Stroke of
Paralysis Fifteen Hours.
Bard's Last Resting Place To
Be Near Indianapolis.

Indianapolis. July 24.-Rich and
poor. aged persons and children
locked today to the Indiana state cap
ltol to take a last look at their be-
loved Hoosier poet-Jafnes Whitcomo
Riley. His body lies in state today
and the funeral will be held tonRor-
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Arrest -Four Other Men.
Only a Fish Story.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, July 24.-Abner
Young, so, was dragged from a row.
boat to his death by a huge catfish
while fishing in the Muskingum river
here Sunday. The body was recov-
cred. The fish, one of the largest ever
seen in this vicinity, yanked him into
the water as he stood on the gunwale
to gaff it.
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D. c. Hadn't Heard About IT.

Washington, July 24.-State depart
nent officials have no knowledge of
the reported intention of the Carranza
government to make radical changes
in the Mexican laws applying to for
eigners engaged in business there, AMI
in the absence of such information
they are Withholding comment.
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IBy special wire TO T. j. Myers, Columbian
Building.l
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 105.320 bushels this week and
corn stocks decreased 2062T2 bushels
Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased co.
GOO bushels Friday Total stocks are l.
697 bushels; year ago. Ices, 900 bushels.
semi official report from France gives
the first indication of the yield of wheat
at 200 million bushels. A normal crop is
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ss.4Gs7; heavy. sa.ssGs.so; packers a se ani
butchers, S90@976: light, $9.40@s6 so;
CATTLE Receipts 10000. including 500
southerns. Market strong to Zoe higher.
steers, $750@9.50; western steers, $7.756
s75 southern steers, $5.75@s25; cows.
$450@7. so; heifers, $6.00@9 so; stockers'
and feeders. $5.75@z75; bulls, $5.75G7 90:
SHEEP--Receipts 5000. Market strong
70 10c higher Lambs, $9.5O@1O15: year
hngs, S50Gs:1O; wethers S7.Oo67 10:
ewes, 81; 7o@7.10; stockers and feeders
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about 312 million bushels. Last year was
256 million bushels.
Exports from the United SIales ~ sa., ~
ada Saturday were ], 600 Dus ,a "a
wheat, p, 600 barrels of flour. 100000 busn-
els of corn and 1900 bushels q oass
wheat and flour combined, 1.4S6ooU pusn-
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1 Manitoba, lis Sd; No. =. lis Sd
CORN-Spot, American mixed, los ID
FLOUR-Winter patents, AIS
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Wall St, New York, July 24.-sToCKs-
The pace of the first half hour in the
stock market today was too rapid re-
alizing sales soon causing a shrinkageo (
values. Industrial Alcohol was again a
disturbing feature, making an extreme de-
cline Of more than s points on rumors
of a hitch in foreign contracts under
negotiations. United States Steel showed
more resistance than other leaders al
though yielding more than half its ad-
vance. War issues suecumbed to pres
sure and Motors reacted with Mexican
Petroleum.
Bonds were irregular
Trading in broad volume and higher
prices marked the resumption of operations
today, last Saturdays advancing tendency
making further general Roadway. United
States Steel led the movement, soon ad-
vancing. " to over 81 on free absorption
Other similar industrials, including Lack
awanna Steel, the equipments General
Electric Munitions and Zfnz stocks were
higher by substantial fractions to a point
Motors were again extremely active and
strong, especially Maxwell. United Fruit
was prominent among the shipping group
and rails gave promise of awakening from
their recent sluggfshness.
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, July -wHEAT-Close: JULY.
81 2O3s September, S1.22h December 81 %
& CORN-July, S3Ac. September, 7SAc:
OATS-July, &c: September, 41%@42c;
December, 1895 G4312e-
PoRK-yuly. $50; September. $500.
SHORT RIBS-July, $13.60: September
s1365.
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Chicago Live stock Market

Chicago, July A-HOGS-Receipts g.
600; Market strong, &c to 10c above Sat-
urday's average Bulk of sales, $s.300
ass; light, S9.2069.95; mixed, 50 O0d1O.O5:
heavy. 50 o5@10.O5; rough, $9.05@920 !;
pigs, $5069.20. :.
CATTLE@Receipts 1900. Market firm
Native beef cattle, $6.S0@1O.6O; western
steers, $7.70@S90; stockers and feeders
$o;OO@s 90; eaws nd heifers, $S.30@e 20 ;
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market firm.
Wethers, $6S5@8.30; lambs, $6.5O01o30.
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No. 8
" Bill" Montgomery Says

Every time a monkey wrench is
dropped into a political machine
the public profits.
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Kansas City Live stocx Sales.

1.-The following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City and
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son d Co. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, July 22.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market strong and Toe
higher.
HOGs-Receipts 5000 head. Market 1o@
So. So - -. -
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
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Furnished by the Weather Bureau Office.
Topeka, for the "a hours ending at a.. m
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Latest photograph OF James Whit
comb Riley.
row from his home here. The inter-
nent Will be in the Crown Hill ceme-
terry, relatives feeling that the grave
Df the famous poet should occupy
place accessible to the public. rather
Than the sequestered burial plot near
Greenfield, Ind, Riley's birthplace.
The end came quite unexpectedly
Saturday night at 1890 O'Clock, fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis some fif-
teen hours previous
Only Nurse There.
James Whitcomb Riley died while
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HOT DAYS; COOL NIGHTS
Continued from Page L.,
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

ed here. The low record, Sc degrees.
occurred in 1887.
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Men RuthIessly Slaughtered.
STUDY OF WAGES

Continued from Page one.l
wages of three quarters of the en-
plOyeS were:
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Chicago Grain Market,

Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
BY Thos- J. Myers. Broker, Columbian
B1dg.l
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas CITY. July 24-wHEAT--Cash
Market unchanged No. 2 hard. $ll21Sg
LIZ; No. 8, $I1O@1.15; No. red, $1-Ic0
125; No. s. $11001.23.
CORN-Market Unchanged to 1zc lover:
No. mixed. so@s01sc; No; =, 1 aSSs.s1SSc r.,
No 2 white; sogslc No 3 s ss5sSabeoc' ~
OATS-Market unchanged. NO. Whiee'
421a @43c; No. 2 mixed, 39@4Oc
RYEl93@94c -
HAY-Market weak Choice ti motnnXS,
S110o611 80; choice prairie. $S.OS1o.ov'
choice alfalfa. ST. .O0Q1300
KAFIR-No. white, $1-4@l.zo.
BRAN-S7e-
SHORTS 1O@1. 20.
WHEAT-Receipts 500 cars. o..
overwhelmingly, Csc; firsts, 2ocs
seconds, 23c; packing, H1ac.
POULTRY-Hens Ice; boosters. 1o1ac;
broilers, PIC.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, 81 :15s Sep
TENDER, $1.15A December, 81 :1Ss4. .-,..
CoRN-July, soc; September, 1885,
December, 64Ac.