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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
Appeals "End This Most AbsO-
lutte Bureaucratic System"
20 Million Pay for Its Faults
With ssBloOd and Gold"
CHANCELLOR JOINS I'm BADS"
Reichstag Takes Him To Task
for Evading Peace Plan.
MichaeliS Then Makes Amends
Press Also AsSails Him.

Amsterdam, Aug. 24.-Theodor
Wolff. editor in chief of the Berlin
Tageblatt, discusses the incident which
brought about a temporary disagree
ment between the majority coalition
and the chancellor, saying:
1T is no longer possible that ma
ton of 100000 who nave to pay
for every fault with blood and gold
should be given a government with
out its representatives being consulted.
1t is the reichstag's duty to end this
most absolute bureaucratic system"
Ruction in Reichstag.
Berlin, Aug. 24.-BerIin was sur
prised to learn on awakening this
morning that the reichstag yesterday
had been the scene of political furry
which assumed varying proportions as
seen thru partisan editorial eye
glasses.
The incident which brought about
the temporary disagreement between
the majority coalition and the chan
cellor was the chancellor's somewhat
indefinite phrasing of his attitude to-
ward the reichstag's peace proposal.
The impression created was th--t Doc
tor Michaelis was circumscribing his
endorsement of that action.
During Wednesdays intermission
for luncheon the majority parties
there could be no doubt respecting
the chancelior's acquiescence in the
coalition peace views. The presenta-
ton of this declaration at the after
session drew forth second statement
from the chancellor. in which he def
, initely corrected any false impression
that might have been created by his
utterances at the morning session.
Under stress of this tension the main
committee adjourned its sitting.
Chancellor Fares Badly.
| The chancellor received the party
| leaders late Wednesday night for the
purpose of holding confiG entail con-
ference. The unexpected op o d g
which became known despite the al
l1eged confidential nature of the main
committee deliberations, today gives
a section of the press occasion to d.
| late upon the incident in columns of
| plain spoken comment in which the
chancellor fares rather badly. When
the committee resumed its session this
morning a number of the progressive
peoples party speaking for the ma
| jority coalition, explained that the
had cleared up the Misunderstanding
and that the joint declaration of the
majority parties would have been
| modified or entirely dispensed with
| if the correcting legislation offered by
| DIR. Michaelis could have been antici-
pated.
Plan Important Conference.
! London, Aug. pa Berlin dispatch
received via Copenhagen says it is un-
derstood that DIR. MichaeEs, the Ger
man imperial chancellor and various
parties in the reichstag are negotiat-
| ing with a view to summcning their
leading representatives to a confer
ence for consideration of important
measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

army officer mounted an automobile
and addressed them.
Maj. L. :. Snow, commanding the
negro troops guarding camp Logan.
last night declared that he attempted
to control the men when he saw what
was about to happen but they were
beyond control and some $50 of them
started to shoot promiscuously in the
camp and soon scattered in every di-
rection.
Tried to Kill Major.
An attempt was made to kill Major
Snow, he declared, and he had a mar
row escape.
Early today soldiers patrolled the
streets of Houston and all persons
abr, before daylight were stopped
and questioned.
As the result of the riotihg Houston
and its environs are today under mar
tial law with Brig. Gen. John A. Hulen
! in command. He was named by Gen.
James Parker. General Hulen at once
gave orders for the dispensing of
crowds who still thronged the streets,
for the prompt arrest of such of the
negro soldiers as were not in camp
under guard, and for the closing of
all saloons and drinking places until
such time as he may direct. Maj. L.
I ;. Snow, commanding the battalion of
negroes. made this statement of two
occurrences yesterday that crystallized
feeling among men of his command
that had been increasing since the
battalion was sent here from Deming,
three weeks ago, for guard duty on the
site of Camp Logan while the camp
was being constructed:
( Cause of the Riot.
! Thursday morning a Houston po-
/ lice officer arrested a negro woman
/ on or near San Felipe street and in
doing so. l am informed, slapped her
face. A soldier of the Twel- ty- fourth,
8 no aI n 4
with the patrolman for what he con-
/ sidered his unnecessary violence in
4 striking her. The officer then began
/ beating the soldier with MS pistol.
The mans face and mead were
badly cut by the revolver butt He
was arrested by the same officer and
taken to the station whers he now is
held.
Thursday afternoon. according to
reports made to me by CORPORAL Balti-
more Of my military police force, a
! soldier of my command was arrested
/ by an officer. Corporal Baltimore.
who was nearby wearing MS military
police badge. asked the policeman,
purely for information, he says, why
the man was arrested.
The policeman told him 1t was
none of his business.
He them Corp. Baltimore and the
! arrested soldier both state, hit ,Balti-
I more over the head with his pistol
quit. Corporal Baltimore ran up the
street, the policeman firing at him as
he fled. He took refuge IN a house
under a bed. The policeman followed.
dragged him out, used fur her abusive
{ language to him and struck him twice
more with the pistol
Stories Excited Negroes.
When the men in camp heard OF
! these occurrences THURSDAY afternoon
it excited them greatly and they made
D open threats of retalia tiOP
General Hulen has a considerable
force in the city and has been rein
forced with $50 coast guards from
Galveston who have five machine
guns. General Hulen believes he has
CONTINUED on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

clamoring for more money. They de-
clared they were not receiving a living
wage. These miners came from every
local in the district. Yet figuring
more wages for production sold at less
than cost is difficult matter With
these issues presented the morning
session took an early recess. This af-
ternoon the miners and operators re-
turned to try again-but with little
hope of success.
The conference was called in an
effort to settle differences. Instead
of a settlement, the men seem as far
apart as ever and the shutting down
of the mines in the district seems most
certain. Operators will hold meet
ing Saturday night. it was asserted.
and there is slight chance coal will be
dug next week.
Governor Capper will leave this
evening for a conference in Chicago
with Herbert Hoover. food director
Then he will go to Washington TO con-
suit Harry A. Garfield regarding the
coal problem. While the governor
has given but tentative outline OF
his plans, it is probable he will urge
a higher rate for light vein mines
The governor will probably spend a
week in the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
PRESS FURTHER ON LENS.
Sanguinary Fighting Continues in
Conquest for Coal City.

London, Aug 24.-In sanguinary
fighting, Canadian troops in the out
skirts of Lens pressed still further into
the French coal city today.
South of Lens there was fierce
fighting" Field Marshal Haig report
ed, las a result of which we hold
German trenches Immediately north
west of Green Crassier.''
The enemy losses were particularly
heavy" the statement declared
Green Crassier is a huge heap of
Stag in the midst of the railway yards.
few blocks from the main railway
station of the city itself. Canadians
doggedly pressed forward to it Thurs
day night. Desperate -counter-attacks
succeeding violent further assaults by
the Canadians kept the lines here in
a constant battle all day yesterday and
last night. For the most part it was
bayonet-t -bayonet fighting, with
guns playing on massed reserve
troops behind.
The Stag heap is actually in Lens
itself. Heretofore fighting has been
in the suburbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
Crown Prince Loses All He
Won a Year Ago.
One of Most Bitterly Disputed
Positions of War.
NOW FIGHTING WITHIN LENS
Pershing, Sees Successful Oper.
atiOns on the, Verdun Sector.
Germans Try To Drive Ru-
manians to Separate Peace
(By the Associated Press. }


In brilliant attack this morning on
the Verdun front. the French carried
Hill 304, one of the most bitterly dis
puted positions of the war, in the
struggle for which thousands of men
have lost their lives. The French adj
vanced to an average depth of
miles over the sector between Avo-
court wood and Dead Mans hill, Paris
announces, and in addition to Hill 304,
stormed the fortified works between
Haucourt and Bethin court. The
French are now masters of all the
important points on the Verdun front
which they held before the beginning
of the great German attack last year
On the British front the bitter fight
for possession of Lens was continued
during the night. The. official British
statement announced that the British
now hold German trenches Immediate
ly northwest of the Green Grassier to
the south of Lens. and that especially
heavy losses have been inflicted on
the Germans. e- Portuguese troops
which are holding a sector in northern
France repulsed German raids in the
vicinity of Labassee. Heavy artillery
fighting continues around Ypres.
Advance More Than Mile.
Ii Paris. Aug 24.-The French at
| of the Meuse, between Avocourt Wood
and Deadman Hill. The war office
announces the capture of Hill 3O4.
| Camard wood and the fortified works
| between Havercourt wood and Beth
| incourt. The French gained more
| than their detectives, advancing to
an average depth of two kilometers
| q Il miles,.
The taking of prisoners as the re-
| suit of the victory at Nerdun amount
1 IL
numbers of cannon and machine guns
were captured or destroyed. The hat
tie which is being continued, is con-
fined to the artillery, with the French
sholding great superiority in the fire.
| Major General John j. Pershing,
commander-in-chi of the American
| forces, had a splendid view of the
| first days operations from a position
near LIE Morte Homme.
Germans After Rumanian Peace.
| Petrograd, Aug. 24.-General Alex
! Jeff, former commander in chief OF
the Russian forces, in an interview al
| Moscow, asserts that German strategy
aimed at driving the Ruma nian army
from all its positions in order to COM
pei Rumania to conclude a separate
peace or enter into an alliance with
! the Teutonic allies.
The seat of the Russian government
/ General AleXieff continued must be
| transferred to Moscow, altho Petro-
grad at the present is not really
threatened. The situation on the Rus
sian front. he added. though serious
! is not hopeless.
Air Raids Successful
! London, Aug. 24.-Bombing attacks
were carried out early Thursday
morning by the royal naval air service
on the following military detectives ir
| Belgium:
/ Middlekerke dump, Raversyde
dump. and Houttave Aerodome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

AS soon as he ARRIVES in Fort Sill,
General Martin will Immediately as
sumo control of the environments built
for the troops from Kansas and Mis-
souri, The training of the brigad3
will be under General Martins direc-
ton. When transported to the fight-
ing lines in France, he will command
it as brigadier general.
With the leaving tonight of Gem
eral Martin, senator C. S. Huffman,
of Columbus, Cherokee county. will
take control of the Office of adjutant
general. Senator Huffman will be
placed in command of state army
units and enlistments. He has an ex-
cellent record for service in the Span
ish-American war and is serving his
fourth consecutive term as state SEN
ator from the Cherokee county dis
trict.
Capper Named Martin.
General Martin was commissioned
by Governor Capper as brigadier gem
eral of the Kansas National Guard
under order dated June 81. this year.
Two weeks ago President Wilson sent
to the United States senate the nom
nations of General Martin and Gen
eral Wilder s. Metcalf of Lawrence
as brigadier generals The nomina-
tions were confirmed and General
Metcalf. also with an enviable Span
lsh-Amerlcan war record, VIII be
placed in command of a national army
ne Will pc SldllOHSQ dI It OH
Beauregard, La, and left Lawrence
Thursday night for his new post
In the eight years General Martin
served as adjutant general of the
state, he did not receive a vacation
period. His record of military activ-
ity extends over period of 81 years
and his arrival at Fort Sill Sunday
will be the twenty seventh anniver-
sary of his entrance in army service.
August 26, 1890, General Martin
entered the national guard service at
Fort Scott, when he was commissioned
as a sergeant in Company F, First in
fantry. April 6, 1893, he was COM
missioned as a second lieutenant in
the First infantry and was made a
captain February /, 1895. He was
mustered out of national guard serv-
ice in April, 1898, and entered the
regular army service as captain in the
famous fighting Twentieth Kansas-vol-
unteer infantry in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war He was commissioned ias a
major in July, 1899, and was mustered
out of the federal service October %,
1899. March 4, 1907. he was made
colonel inspector general of Kansas
National Guards and March 20. 1903.
was appointed adjutant general of the
state with rank of brigadier geenral.
The appointment was made by Cover
nor Stubs. Governor Hodges, altho
a Democrat, reappointed General Mar
tin and last winter he won his third
four-year appointment when his nomi-
nation was sent to the state senate by
Governor Capper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
ISSUE WEEKLY BULLETIN
GIVING NEWS OF THE WAR

Washington. Aug. 24.-All infor-
nation regarding the movements
of troops in this country and in
France, arrival of transports and
such other news as may be 50 ELY
published will be given to he lab-
lie in a weekly bulletin which Is
to be issued by the war departn ent
under the direction of seer tary
Baker and with the advice Of the
war college
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
TO- POST TONIGHT
General Martin Ready To Take
Fort Sill Command.
Will Arrive at Sill on 9th Mill
tary Anniversary.
To COMMAND DEPOT BRIGADE
Jump Is a Climax of Long and
Active Military Service.
MetcaIf. Also Brigadier. Has
Left for Beauregard.
TO COMMAND DEPOT BRIGADE

Brigadier General Charles 1. Martin
will leave Topeka tonight for Fort Sill,
Okla where he will assume command
of the depot brigade of the Kansas
and Missouri division of national
guard organizations, recently muster
ed into federal service. General Mar
tin will also send to Fort Sill the
handsome chestnut sorrel mount pre-
scented to him by Topeka business men,
state house officials and employees and
residents of Fort Scott, his former
home town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
CRASH INTO SLEEPER
Fast Freight Piunges Into Rear of
Passenger Train, Killing Two.

Mansfield. IN. Aug. ga fast
freight train on the Big Four railroad
overlook passenger train No. a. east
bound early this morning as il was
halted in front of the station here
and crashed into the rear sleeping car.
the wreck resulting in the death OF
two persons and the injury to at least
ten others
Passengers on the train included the
Dayton. Ohio, baseball club OF the
Central league. en- route east from
Peoria ILL.,. and several players were
slightly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

Petrograd, Aug. 24.-The Russian
official statement issued today makes
no mention of fighting in the Riga.
region, saying that on the Russian
front there were only fusilades and
scouting operations.
On the Rumanian front. the Austro-
sGermans last night attacked the Rus
sian-Rumanian position near the vii
lage Krendsheni and after occupying
part of the trenches of the defenders.
We're elected by a counter attack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
MOVE NEGRO TROOPS
RiotOus gath Regiment Will Be Re
moved From Texas at Once.

Washington. Aug. 24.-The negro
troops engaged in the rioting at Hous-
ton Tex, yesterday will be withdrawn
from Texas immediately Secretary
Baker told Senator Sheppard of Texas
today.
Reports from Major General Park
er. commanding the southern division,
said that the situation was under con-
troll at Houston and that no further
riOting was feared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
REVIVE PEACE TALK IN d. C.
New Light on Situation Cast by Con.
cession in Favor of Belgium

cession in Favor of Belgium
Washington, Aug. z4.-I-@pe Bene-
diets amplification of his peace ap-
peal will be read at a meeting of Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet this af-
ternoon. Copies of the new vatican
statement, furnished both the presi-
dent and Secretary of State Lansing
by the United Press Immediately re-
vived peace discussion here.
The Holy Sees remark that Bel
GUM must be accepted in his original
advocacy of mutual conformation of
DANA ges by the war. caused new inter
est in the pope's proposals The orig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24
8 CLEAR, COOL DAYS
Weather Man Promises Continaation
of Fine Weather Program

The temperature today averaged 4
degrees below normal for the date.
The wind was blowing II miles an
hour from the northwest at O'Clock
this afternoon.
Three days of clear cool weather
are on the program for Topeka, ac-
cording to the weather prediction
Continued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

a MAN familiar with "cans', and
not ON speaking terms with
"can'ts' seldom takes his meals at the
poor house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-24

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday and
probably Sunday. Warmer in west
ern portion tonight.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-04
WAR RESOLUTION
WILL Be PASSED
LATE THIS WEEK
Senate Will Take Action Upon
Presidents ReCommen-
datfon Friday.
FLOOD CALLS MEETING
OF HOUSE COMMITTEE
Joint Resolution Submitted De-
claring War on All Ger
many'S Allies.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The senate
will be ready TO pass resolution next
Friday declaring war against Austria,
Senator Martin, majority leader, an
nounced today. The resolution prob
ably will be drafted at the state de
partment. Some debate, but no con
siderable opposition, is expected.
Chairman Flood plans to call the
house foreign affairs Committee to-
gether tomorrow.
chairman Flood Of the house for
eign affairs committee announced that
he would Introduce a war resolution
tomorrow morning. call the foreign
affairs committee together tomorrow
afternoon and predicted tile solu-
ton ought to pass both houses of
congress b. Friday night.
A joint resolution declaring that a
state Of war exists between the
United states ana Austria Il hungary
Bulgaria and Turkey was introduced
in the senate today by Senator pitt
man for Senator King Of Utah. II
MAS referred 10 the foreign relations
committee without action. The reso-
luton WAS introduced before the pfesi
dent read his address
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-04
BELIEVES Developments
IN RUSSIA PROL0NG WAR
Socialist of Sweden Gives His
Views of New War
Situation.

stockholm Dec Camille Huys-
mans. secretary Of the Socialist Inter
rationale, according 20 an irtergiey, :,
printed in the Alton Tidningen. de-
plDres events IN Russia A. ma king n.
peace outlook darker. Even II Ger
many could withdraw all her troopx
from The eastern front. he SAYS. she
would stiH lack the material SUPERIOR
lty necessary u overcome the re-
sistance of the allies Therefore. he
concludes, the var Is likely To be pro
lonEed for months because q The r.
cent happenings in Russia
n. Huysmaus. who Is on his .rsy "a
Holland, Is the bearer Of British re-
port % the Dutch dina : ian COM
mittee regarding German atrocities in
Serbia He declared. according to tb-
Alton Tidningen. that the report vas
Of such nature that it would arous.
a cry of indigna ton from the whole
world.
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say two things: First, that this in
tolerable thing OF which the masters
of Germany have shown us h" ugly
face, this menace of combined intrigue
and force which we now see 50 clearly
as the German power. thing without
conscience or honor or capacity for
coYenated peace, must be crushed nd.
il 1t he not utterly brought to an end,
at least shut out from the friendly in
tercourse of the nations; and, second,
that when this thing and its power are
indeed defeated and the time comes
that we can discuss peace-when the
German people have spokesmen whose
word we can believe and when these
spokesmeu are ready in the name Of
their people to accept the common
judgment Of the nations as to what
shall henceforth be the basis of .aw
and covenant for the life OF the World
We shall be willing and glad to Ray the
fun price for peace and pay it un-
grudgingly. We know what that price
will be. II will be full. impartial JUS
tIcc-jUstiCe done at every point and
to every nation that the final settle
ment must affect. our enemies as well
as our friends
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-04
WILSON ADDRESS,
!. IS SENT To ALL
WORLD CAPITALS
1t Had Been Sent to Europe
for Publication at Same
Time as in u. S.

Washington, Dec. 4-The interna-
tional character Of President wilson's
address. which was delivered to con-
gress at noon today, was early in
dicated by the fact that the govern =
ment already had before its delivery
placed it for simultaneous publication
in practically every capital in the
world
Although the address was not en-
trusted in advance to American news
papers or news distributing associa-
tions. 1t already had been placed with
the London office Of Reuters, the
principal news distributing agency,
which in turn was to supply others
in Europe. Indirectly the address Will
get to Berlin and the other central
power capitals. Its world wide distri-
button is also evidenced by the fact
that it will be available for publica
ton today in China and Japan.
The government had also taken
steps to have the document placed in
the hands of Ambassador Francis in
PetrOgrad
The secrecy which has been thrown
around the address prevailed up to the
last moment as the text was not given
to the newspapers until the presiden,
began to speak.
The president it is understood
practically finished the document on
last Saturday on that day il was
taken to the governments great print
ing plant to be turned out. with every
precaution against leaks"
While it was generally supposed
that the president intended to touch
upon the war. no one suspected the
speech would be made the occasion
for pronouncement deemed worthy
OF being distributed throughout the
world through the agencies Of the
government itself.
Inasmuch as the allies have more
and more acknowledged the president 5
position as spokesman, today's de-
velopments forecast that the presi-
dents address would not be confined
to mere discussion of the state ot
the union.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-04
FRAUD CONSPIRACY IN
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
Hat Concern Charged With e.
fort to Defraud U. S. of
Large Sum.

Ne. York. Dec Consplracs 70 do
fraud the United States government
out Of hundreds Of thousands Of DOL
.aFs on contracts for more than 900 =
900 service hats is charged in an in
lictment returned today against VIII
lam 3. Thom. John !. Slatery. Joseph
Ives and Edward S.atery. connected
with the corporation of Thorn and
Bailey. the Peekskiu Hat Manufact4r-
ing company and the Hrm Of II ..
Parmlee and Cove.
Arthur {. ellison and Peter J Duffy.
inspectors u the quarterrnastasrss :
corps, are named as co-lonsplrators
in the Indictment