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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-26
MAKE new STAND
Rumanians and Russians Vic
tors in Carpathians.
Take Prisoners and Guns: May
Stop Stanislau Drive.

Petrograd, July 26.-Two thousand
Teutonic prisoners have been taken
by Rumanian and Russian troops in
their offensive in the Carpatilians
and Rumania today's official state
ment asserted.
The Rumanians took 1000 of the
enemy with % guns and II machine
guns. The Russians captured the
same number of troops and took "a
machine guns.
The Carpathian offensive of the
Russo Rumanian troops has now
reached such strength that It was
hoped here the pressure there on the
Teuton lines would force some let up
in the drive against General Kornil-
offs troops in the Sta nislau- Tarnopol
sector.
The Rumanian troops in particular
have distinguished themselves in the
fighting, performing prodigies of
valor. Russian troops thoroly loyal
have ably aided in the drive
Evacuate Trenches to French.
Paris, July 26.-French forces
pressed forward over unoccupied Ger
man. trenches north of Auberville in
the Champagne today and met the
enemy beyond, inflicting "appreciable
losses" in the language of the Offi-
cial statement. The enemy retreat
from the trenches was followed up in
strong force by the French attackers.
The German assault was over ap-
proximately a three mile front II
was in the same sector which has been
battered INCREASINGLY and unavaiIingly
by the crown prince for the last week
The French here hold the dominat-
ing positions on the Chemin des
Danes.
Flames Rout British.
With the British Armies in the
Field, July 26.-Retirement of Brit
ish forces on small front east of
Monchy was forced early today by
obligation of the Tommies' trenches
in German shell fire and an attac
by about 100 of the enemy, armed
with flame throwers.
This was the only spot on the Brit
ish front where there was infantry
activity. except in raids The artillery
fire, however, was exceedingly intense
in many sectors.
Bernhard Nicuport All Night.
Today it appeared that the coast
sector was likely to rival Lens as the
storm center for the German shells
Newport, in this section. was bonn
barded from 10 o'clock last night TO
O'Clock this morning ProjectiIes
of all calibers up to so shells were
hurled by the enemy guns. The
shower was in continuation of several
previous nights bombardments.
In the air today both sides were
also very busy. Fighting between
squadrons on both sides was frequent
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He Is Now Serving as a Plain
Clothes Officer.
Must Be Here 80 Days To As.
sure a Residence.
MAYOR HOUSE SAYS NOTHING
Refuses To Make Known His
Appointment Plans.
Identity of F. s. Harbaugh Has
Remained a Mystery.

Frank s. Harbaugh, former sheriff
of Neosho county and boyhood
friend of Mayor Jay E. House, viii
be the next chief of police, according
to well authenticated reports. -iar-
baugh has been on the city's payroll
foy a week as a plain clotnec man
and was introduced to the city by
Mayor House Wednesday as Samuei
Boone" a plain clothes man spec'ai-
izing on Joints and disorderly houses
in Topeka.
Harbaugh will receive his appoint
ment at the end of thirty days, the
law requiring that an official such as
chief Of police shall be a resident
that length of time before receiving
his appointment. Mayor House re-
fused to either deny or affirm the ru-
NOR current.
The real identity of Harbaugh has
remained a mystery ever since he
went on the police force. He was
turned over to two plain clothes mon
with the instructions that he should
| be shown the town" These plain
clothes men have been following
out knowing anything about him ex-
cepting that he called himself
! Boone
Not on Pay Roll Now.
! Harbaugh wasn't even placed on
| the police payroll. He was sworn in
as plain clothes man by Mayor House
| and it is expected that a special war
rant will be issued by the mayor pro-
| viding for paying Harbaugh-
| The appointment of Harbaugh, an
outsider by Mayor House is not with
out precedent. Frank Stall, now head
| of the temperance forces, was brought
| to Topeka in a similar way and ulti-
| mately made chief of police.
From political standpoint. the APP
pointment of Harbaugh is looked upon
as a means of neither hurting very
badly nor pleasing very greatly any
particular faction. Friends of House
realized that any local appointment
ne might make would create disfavor
with half a dozen factions, all of
whom are pushing a man for the
appointment.
Much pressure has been brought to
bear on Mayor House to appoinr Her.
bert J. Corwine, who was defeated by
him in the April primaries. Then
there is another crowd pushing
George Frost, another is out for Spen-
| Ger Arthur Abbott. Hiram Sturm
now police sergeant. has been mem
toned, as has Paul Heinz and half a
dozen others.
House Remains Num-
Mayor House announced folIowinf:
| the discharge of Jim Wilson that lie
had chief selected but would not
announce his appointment for four or
| five weeks He declared the identity
Of the chief would remain a secre and
he did his best.
Since retiring as sheriff, Harbaugh
las been employed as an engineer on
he M. K. & T. railroad. He has been
a personal friend of Mayor House for
wears
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PRICE OF VICTORY
8 Americans Killed in Winning
Battle Against Germans.
With Canadian Troops Fight
ing on Western Front.

London, July 26.-The American
legion-Canadas little vanguard of
American boys"won their objective
in the latest fighting on the Western
front. but paid in the loss of three
members.
Unofficial lists today gave the three
killed as:
Lieut. A. r. Minard of Boston.
Lance Corp. E. z. Monroe of
Charleston, w. Va.
Private c. Winnham, machine gun
ner. of Buffalo. n. Y.
I'VE went over at exactly a. m -
said Lieut.. Frank H. Burr of Column
bus. o., today, describing the action.
Everything went splendidly. ] got
one Prussian guardsman myself He
had a brother in San Bernardino, Cal,
and could not get over his ,urprise
that there were Americans in Cana
dian uniform"
Burr said Minard, Monroe and
Winnham were killed by shell fire,
Minard being wounded in the head,
arms and legs, dying in twenty-four
hours. Burr was one out of sixteen
officers who escaped without a
scratch.
minister's son, was shot in one arm.
and Lieut. Max Foster. of Traverse
City, Mich, Cornell man. was hit
in the back by a shell fragment.
Lieut. Fred Falconer, of New York,
was slightly wounded in the face and
neck.
Corp, F. McHargue, a Kentuckian
formerly of the United States coast
artillery. suffered slight head
wound, and E. M Keenan,. of Seattle
formerly of the University of Michi-
gan, had a painful shoulder wound
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new PEACE TALK DEATH TO TRAITOR
RumOr Has 1t Lloyd George
Will Outline Allies Terms.
He Probably viii Make Answer
to Michaelis's Speech.

Paris, July 26.-Indications accu-
mulated today that a new statement
of allied peace terms to which the
United States will be a party will be
forthcoming within the next few
weeks.
The ground work for the statement
is now being laid. How it will be
promulgated is not known, but there
is every reason to believe that Lloyd
George, speaking for the allies, will
deliver the statement in an address
before the house of commons.
The move will be made, it is said.
to offest the impression created
among neutraIs-but more especially
in Russia-by the Michaelis declara-
ton in the reichstGg. The presence
of Vice Admiral Sims in Paris as a
companion of Lloyd George lends
color to t e impression that he will
be Americas delegate.
IT, S. Out of Conference.
The United States has been invited
to attend the conference now being
held but has refused on the ground
that as the subjects considered SO far
have d alt principally with the Bal
kan and Mesopotarnian situations
matters in which America was not
directly interested and V hich involved
pIdIS Ol campaign against IldllOHs
with which the United States was not
at war But in any discussion of
peace terms the American state de-
partment would, it is believed, re-
verse this attitude. In preparation
for such action it is believed that Ad-
miral Sims was ordered to Paris. The
only other thing which could have
brought him was the possibility that
the conference would enter into a dis
cussion of a new naval program.
Germans Admit Ruse.
The main object of a statement of
terms would be to forestall or re-
move any possible false impression
gaining ground in Russia that Ger
many's move is anything other than
a political maneuver. Even German
newspapers admit, according to re-
port. that Lloyd George possibly was
justified in his refusal to accept Mich
aeliss words at their face value.
These papers. notably the Kreuz lei
tung, express doubt whether the chan
cellor's words meant what they seem
ed to mean
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Whole Division of MutinOus
Russian Troops Decimated.
Loyal Troops Avenge Insults
by Staying Entire Division.
MILITARY GOVERNOR RESIGNS
General ErdeIIi at Once Named
as Head at PetrOgrad.
Russian AgitatOr for Germany
Becomes Millionaire.

London, July ga dispatch to the
Post from Petrograd says that under
General Korniloffs drastic measures
to restore order in the Eleventh army
one whole division thereof was blown
to pieces by their own artillery, to
avenge the insults which all pyal
troops, and especially the artillery
have endured for the last four months.
A division in the United States
army comprises three brigades of
three regiments each or 5000 en-.
The dispatch did not state definitely
the number of men in the Russian
division.
Military Governor Resigns
Petrograd, July 26.-General Pol
ovtseff. military governor of Petro-
grad, has resigned. General Erdeili.
commander of the Eleventh army, has
been appointed his successor.
Gets Rich as German Agent.
Copenhagen, July 26.-The revolt
of Nikolai Lenine IN Petrograd and
the activities of his followers - the
front brought into prominence the
connection between this party and the
German Socialists and the German
government to which The Associated
repeatedly reItTIeu WLlEH INC
Russian peace angels were being sped
homeward thru Germany by the gov
eminent Petrograd dispatches indi-
cate an attempt to identify agents who
acted as media of communication and
payn1asters. One of the most promi-
merit of these resides in Copenhagen.
He is DR.. Helfand, known in German
socialist circles under the pseudonym
of Parvus, of Russian birth.
The Associated Press correspond ent
first knew of him as member of the
council of Worlxmen during the Rus
sian revolution IN 1905. At that time
his name was associated with rumors
of irregularities with the councils
funds He next appeared as publisher
for Maxim CO rky, with w,lcE. he also
had financial disputes. Helfand be-
came allied with the German Social
lists and rose to considerable promi-
nence as a writer. He was naturaliz-
ed as a German during the war by
special permission of the German gov
eminent. Immediately liter the re-
cent Russian revolution re devoted
himself to opening communication be-
tween the Russo-GermaT. Socialists in
Copenhagen, who entered into rela-
lions with the Socialists II Russia
FaVOrite of HosIUee
DIR. Helfand. despite his Socialist an
tecedents. stood high in favor of ex-
Chancellor DIR. Won BethmaEn-H ollweg
and the German authorities and was
permitted to travel freely between
Germany and Copenhagen. The AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent was in
debted to him indirectly for occasional
CONTINUED Page TwoI
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GRAFT ON PATRIOTISM
Flag Makers Created Fictitious In
crease of 100 Per Cent in Price

Washington, July 26.-"Indefensi-
BILE" increases of from 100 to 500 per
cent in prices of American flags were
cited by the federal trade commission
in report to the senate today.
The commission announced it has
ordered legal steps taken against a
flag makers association ito prevent
continuance of its illegal activities
in price fixing agreement. The at
tention of the department of justice
also has been called to the associa :
ton.
Since war was declared, the COM
mission reported flag makers have in
creased. prices from 100 to $50 per
cent while prices now are in some
cases five times those in 1916 Some
new plants earned 200 per cent gross
profit.
The commission urged immediate
passage of legislation to protect the
public against sudden, unreasona BILE
and extortionate prices"
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THEY MET IN CHINA
After s Years Henry Fletcher WEEDS
New York Society Girl.

New York, July 26.-Henry Fetch
err, American ambassador to Mexico.
and Miss Beatrice Bend. prominent
socially in New York, were married
at the home of Willard Straight at
Westbury, L. L, this afternoon.
Only a few relatives and intimate
friends witnessed the ceren.o ny, which
was the elimination of a romance
which had it's beginning eight years
ago in China, when Fletcher was sec
rotary of the American legation in
Picking. Miss Bend was touring with
her mother when she met the young
American diplomat Fletcher is 1orty-
one years old.
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JAIL BIG SOCIALIST
Once Candidate for Mayor of Chicago
Arrested as Pacifist

Chicago, July 26.-George A. Koop,
Socialist radical. and former candi-.
date for mayor of Chicago on the So
cialist ticket, was arrested by federal
agents here today, charged with at
tempting to discourage enlistments for
war service.
He is alleged to have distributed
circulars of a coffin marked ''U. S. A"
under which was printed:
Better Have Your Measure Taken
Before You Enlist"
Puts Up 5000 Bond.
Springfield, Ill. July 26.-Jerry
Burnette, strike organizer arrested
here early today on charge of ma
licious mischief, was released at n.ion
on $4,000 bond. He went directly
into a meeting of strikers in a down
town hall where a tremendous oya-
ton was given him.
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TAKE UP WITH
ALLIES DRAFTING
ALIENS IN u. S.
Plan Would Enlist Hundreds Of
Thousands i'm Army.
Uncle Sam Now Negotiating
With Entente Nations.
FOURTH ALIENS IN CHICAGO
Would Subject 10000 Italians
to Military Service.
Anticipate No Objection and
Congress Will Act.
Uncle Sam Now Negotiating
With Entente Nations.
FOURTH ALIENS IN CHICAGO
BY WEBR MILLER.

Washington, July 26.-The United
States today is negotiating with the
allies to legalize drafting many hun
dreds of thousands of aliens in this
country to fight under the American
flag
Before the time for a second levy
the necessary abrogations of treaties
and action by congress will bring
aliens under the draft law
In every section of the nation an
outcry against the obvious Injustice"
of the present law as applied to nom
citizens is rising. Already it has
reached congress and forced action.
Resolution in Senate.
The McCumber resolution to draft
aliens is today before a sub committee
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee Under this resolution aliens
may be drawn into the army or de-
ported upon refusal to serve.
The war department has approved
the resolution but the state depart
1nent has pointed out diplomatic OBJ
structions in specific treaties with a
half dozen countries preventing draft
ing their citizens into The United
States military service.
At the Italian embassy TO-DAY II
was stated diplomatic negotiations
were under way to bring $50, 600 Ital-
ians of military age in the United
states under the provisions of the
draft At present neither the Italian
nor American governments can lay
hands upon them
Draft Takes All Citizens.
Each of the allied countries is ex-
pected to acquiesce in the speedy null
LITIGATION of any old obstructing
treaties and agreements, but whether
they do or not, officials here declare
that congress may act-that laws su-
persede the treaties. Nations at war
with Germany are hardly expected to
object to -conseFipdon of IheirAsub
jects here. ----a
The mail of the war department is
flooded with bitter protests from cities
with a large alien population. They
claim that nearly every American will
be taken in the first levy from certain
(istricts with heavy alien population.
In Chicago one-fourth of the entire
one district of 1923 registration 2,108
are exempt as aliens, leaving only 81 5
Americans from which to draw 377
soldiers.
Big Portion in North.
Many other northern states have
big alien percentages. In Massachu-
sets 20 per cent of the entire popu-
lation are non-citizens; Illinois has l 5
per cent; Michigan, 10 per cent; Con-
necticut, 81 per cent; California, "a
per cent and Arizona, 40 per cent
The southern states have been the
lowest aliens percentages North and
South Carolina have only .003 per
cent of non-citizens.
In the cities and states with heavy
alien population the burden is shifted
heavily upon the American citizens,
while the foreigners are left to pre-
empt the work of the fighting men.
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RACE RIOT IN OHIO
Soldiers Shoot Negroes on Streets of
Youngstown.

Youngstown, Ohio, July ga race
riot which threatened for time to
assume enormous proportions, broke
out in Youngstown business section
shortly afternoon today when soldiers
quartered here became enraged a. in
suits by negroes. One spectator was
seriously hurt, three of the negro
leaders were badly beaten and dozen
others had sustained minor injuries
when the fight was ended by a squad
of police. The soldiers declare they
have been subjected to sneers from
the negro clique for some time Lead
ers of the negroes threaten revenge
for today's defeat
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FRENCH LOSE GROUND
Berlin Reports Big Gain In Today's
Official Statement.

Berlin, via London, July 26.-Cap-
ture of French position 1900 meters,
about mile and a quarter in width
and over a depth of 400 meters, about
a quarter of a mile, south of Allies
was announced in todays official
statement.
North of Hurtebise this morning
We captured the remainder of I-och-
borg, which had been held by the
French since the fourteenth and
against which their futile counter at
lacks had brought them sanguinary
losses" the statement declared. "Our
prisoners numbered 1,I50."
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FETE FOR ROOSEVELT
Pittsburg Gives Record Ovation When
the Colonel Comes to Town.

Pittsburg, Pa, July ga recep-
ton said to be more enthuslasuc and
greater than any accorded Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt in Pittsburg, was given
the former president when he arrived
here today to deliver an address at
The biennial international convention
Of the Loyal Order of Moose.
Crowds lining the downtown streets
cheered loudly as Mr.. Roosevelt was
escorted by a reception committee of
CITY and Moose officials from the sta
ton to his hotel and later to a flag
raising at the quarters of division
of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
The former president will address an
cpen air session of the Moose conven-
ton at o'clock this afternoon,
speaking on "Americanism"
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COCKTAILS TO FRANCE
Noted Officer May Lead Americas
Engineers i'm Europe.

Washington, July 26.-The posi-
bility that Major General Goethals
may go to France to head the Amer
lean army engineers is foremost
among the developments which have
followed President Wilson's reorgan-
ization of the shipping board. As a
retired officer the general is subject
to any duty to which the president
may assign him The proba bility that
he would be assigned to service at the
front has been recognized ever since
it became apparent that he would
leave the fleet corporation.
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U-BOATS' WEEKLY TOLL
"a British Ships Sunl-France Es-
capped Entirely; Italy Lost 2.

London, July 26.-Altho British
shipping losses increased slightly last
week, the French admiralty makes
the striking announcement that nor a
single French vessel fell victim to a
submarine during that period Six
vessels were attacked unsuccessfuIly
The Italian marine report is also a
favorable one, showing the loss O but
two steamers and the damaging of
one small sailing vessel. The British
loss was "a vessels of which 20 were
of more than 1000 tons.
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CITIZEN KILLS" ELY COP"
Saw Officer Pursuing Burglar Suspect
and Thought Him Burglar, Too.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 26-Harry
West, &c, policeman in plain clothes,
was shot to death today by Oscar
Bloom. West was pursuing Paul
Sho1tz, whom he detected in the act
of robbing store.
AS Sholtz rushed past Blooms home,
with West, firing as he ran, in pur-
suit, Bloom rushed out and fired at
the men. When arrested he ated
that he thought West was a burglar
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ROOSEVELT TO ADDRESS
MOOSE-SAhS POLITICS

Pittsburgh, Pa. July 2s.-wfth
extensive plans made for his re-
ception, former President ,-heo-
dore Roosevelt is to arrive in Pitts
burgh early today to make an adj
dress to the thousands of visitors
attending the international con-
vention of the loyal order of Moose.
Mr.. Roosevelt will speak at s
O'Clock from the court house steps.
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FINLAND GOV. RESIGNS
Independence Declared by Firms in
terferes With His Authority.

Petrograd. July 26.-Michael Stalk
ovich, governor general of Finland,
has resigned.
Governor General Stakovich yester-
day announced his intention to re-
sign but declared the provisional SOW
eminent would appoint a successor to
him and maintain the latter and his
staff at Helsingfors to show that Rus
STA has not recognized the validity of
the act passed by the Finnish parlia-
ment, declaring the independence of
Finland.
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CONVENE IN MOSCOW
Russian Government Decides to Hold
General War Council.

Petrograd, July 26.-The provision
al government today decided to hold
a conference shortly at Moscow with
the principal representatives of all
social organizations of the nation ito
discuss the country's position, prob
lens and future
The organizations will include the
peasants, soldiers and workmens and
Cossacks' congresses.
Decision to confer on matters of
governmental administration at Mos
COW instead of Petrograd may be
significant. At the height of the
Petrograd rioting a week ago. it was
reported then that the government
was considering removal to MOSCOW.
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The temperature today averaged 8
degrees above normal. The wind was
blowing Is miles an hour from the
south at o'clock this afternoon.
More hot weather for Topeka was
the forecast made today b. the local
weather office. No rain no even a
sprinkle, is il the prediction.
Only widely scattered ligh- show
ers We're reported in IL e state during
the last twentyfour hours. In the
Continued on Page Twol
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BASEBALL TODAY
ANIERICAN LEAGUE.

St, Louis Cat BOSTON, ----.2 10 Z
Koob, Martin and Hall Ruth and
Agnew.
Detroit cat Philadelphia) ... 6 8 o
Phlladelphla 2
James and Stanage;; Sieboid and
Haley
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NO WEATHER CHANGE
Same Old Story of ''Fair and Warm
Today's Forecast.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day reported by the local office
of the United States weather bureau:
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SINK AMERICAN SHIP
Wooden Sailing Ship, 1922 Tons, Goes
Down; Grew Saved.

London, July 26.-The American
sailing ship Augustus Welt, was sunk
June 21, the crew being saved, the
admiralty announced today. No de-
tails were available.
The vessel was owned by Welt &
Co, of Waldobora, Maine. 1t was a
four-masted wooden sailing ship, of
1922 tons, built in 1889. The port
of registry was Boston.
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WE HAVE given Russia encourage
ment, money and munitions and
they have lost it all, apparently.