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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
Nl1ENlR@WS RAGl177
6 THEATRICAL REVIEWS. a
.IN OLD KENTUCKY"

In Old Kentucky" the fair week
attraction at the Grand, is the father
of practically every plot and Whit OF
local atmosphere that fiction writers
have brought OUT of the blue grass
and mountain regions of the south in
the last twenty years. The play was
written that long ago, and reading
deep into the lines one may pick out
the basis of about every novel or
short story that has been written
about the south-especially Ken
lucky.
"Old Kentucky" was a revelation in
it's day. The first time it was played
| in New York, Father Knickerbocker
| coughed up good money to see it. 1t
was to the great electric way as is
now the Follies or 'Oh Boy
The play at the Grand shows the
headlines of mountain feuds. The sug-
gestion of a whole lot of mountain
feud fiction was too good to pass up
| and writers flooded the country with
| books wherein the heroines said I'VE
and a shotgun to get that thar reve-
nue. who was courtin' his gal SAL"
| "Old Kentucky was the first We
| hicle to show a horse race finish on
| the stage. 1t was the first play or
| novel to show life in the southern
slave quarters. 1t depicted for the
first time "ristocrat'' fighting against
| proud blood and the love for a noun
tain girl Truly, the fellow who wrote
| In Old Kentucky started almost as
much as did the chap who played the
first Hawaiian music in America.
Jean Selkirk and Bert F. Merline
play the stellar roles in the play at
! the Grand this week.
THE NOVELTY.
/ Fields and Wells. in a singing and
| talking duo, put on the premier act
at the Novelty the first half of this
week. That was the judgment of the
that heard a call for more" Lorimel
and Thomas appear in bicycle riding
act they termed fun awheeL" .They
took second honors. Their stunts were
above the average for such acts. Nc
Dermott and Wallace appeared il
while part of this act was a stew
song offered by the masculine member
of the duo. Just One Little Girl'' a.
| presented by Jas. S. Devlin and Mis-
Leatta Miller was interesting TIL,
II La Bale Carmen trio, novelty wir.
i closed the bill. H. E. C.
i THE MAJESTIC.
Hazel Heston's broilers LITERAL,
Il kicked the lights out at the Majesti,
theater last night at the initial nigh
performance of the skit, 1.-The Suffer
II get" True a football featured in
song, Good Old College Days" ant
"A propelled by considerable leg muscl,
possessed by Nell Young had some
thing to do with kicking out the lights
Outside of Good Old College Days.
a Good Little Girl'' made the big hi
= of the evening. Pearl Quinn led il
: the song with the rest of the girl
following in the chorus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11

The races at the State Fair begin at !
O'Clock and close at 6. Marshal.s Dano
will give converts every afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

Ed. Arnold is now a registered pharma-
cist
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
German Infantry Make Determined Resistance

British Headquarters and Belgium, Sept 20(BY
Associated Pess)Fed Marshal Fag offensive began dawn
this morning the Belgium battle front and proceeding with
marked especially crucial the
and Roulers railway and Hoebeke
The German infantry making determined resistance
retain the vital ground and the Teuton artillery retaiag
heavily against the British Big guns sI#
bitter fight is progress neighbohood Inverness
Copse Nuns wood and Gecose wood If the
the position which they advanced this they
accomplished of the remarkable
achieve vefnents lin recent months. MFSz3sI5
asH The Battle of Menn Road
Todays offensive will be known the battle of Road
weather has improved the ground but the still deep
and the whole territory covered with shell holes tangled
barb wire and shattered The German defenses
posed largely of concrete redoubts. Fsss sa#
The Germans turned wicked Of bullets
Of the advancing from redoubts
ton and all the woods choked with rapid guns.
British encountered hard fighting many places their
magnificent artillery work had done much
of their drive easier ssSs
The British barrage swept the country broom The
Germans knew attack coming its exact
locality There light rain last night weather
this morning and the visibility is improving
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
Movement (. to Eliminate
Land owners from Gov h.
ernrneat is Critical.
KERENSKY'S FRIENDS
LOSING INFLUENCE.
Prernie 70 Address Soldiers
and Workr1en's Delegates
4 !; to Switch Current.

Petrograd, Sept 2o.--The, growing
SUPREMACY in the Council of2soldiers'
and rkman's 3 delegates Of the Boil
sheviki element, whose program Of
eliminating ali of the property own
ing classes from a syoieey in the gov
erarl,sers ! i ils which ls
ecaiising great e5nterri. &, Tie resig f,as
stipn ao fass sxeSut W. ce ernniitt tae of tbs tbs
council came as 8 direct result of the
adoption OF a resolution com mittinhg Z.
the Soldiers and ;@ Workmen's Il dele.
gates to an soeialistic line OF
CONDUCT -.:-.,5.
Further to verify the temper Of the
council, the retiring members Of the
executive committee will offer Them
selves for reelection at the coming
meeting. n
1T is significant that, the MOSCOW
council of Soldiers and Workmen's
delegates yesterday also adopted a
program along virtually he same line
as that of the Petrogfad council.
~ Premier Kerensky is still at. Mo-
htley, but is Keeping iii close touch
with the situation! The government
Isl optimistic over the result Of the
conversation between Premier Ker-
ensky and army leaders, and consid-
ers the Korniloff incident closed.
Some newspapers say that Maximil-
lians are gaining complete control of
the Soldiers and Workmen's dele
gates, and that the situation promises
to reach a crisis when the democratic
congress meets. Russkia VOLTA de-
c1ares the friends of Premier Ker-
tensky in the councils Of the Soldiers
and Workmen's delegates are losing
their influence, and that the Premier
had etermined to; address congress
himself ID -. Z, =: y. sg';;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
CLAIMS REV Ard
FOR PROOF OF
GERMAN CRUEL ~ I |
! Dr. Fuchs Of Chic Offer.
ed Entire Fortune to De
fend Germ Iura1ai1ity
Canadian Veteran. Claims his
Hand was 9 Want only and
eliberately Muti1ated.

e = NJ f| " - "a
chicago, sept8 20. Private i. S.
Rossiter, a Canadian veteran, has an
nounced that he intends to claim the
$1,000 reward offered by. Dr.. Alfred
Fuchs of Chicago for proof Of an
atrocity committed by the Germans on
the person 4of a prisoner Of war. He
exhibited his right hand, which! he
says lis deformed as a result OF treat
ment received iii German camp af-
ter he was captured in. battles June 4,
1916, The hand, he says. was wan
tonly and deliberately" mutilated.
& DR.. Fuchs has announced: that his
entire fortune estimated at $l;5O0, 900
is ready to defend the Germans
against charges of brutality to prison
ers. Rossiterswho has been invalided
home, and is visiting in Chicago, de-
clares IL he collects the $1,000 re-
ward he will finance the transporta-
tion Of enough victims alleged proper
ties to Chicago to claim DR.. FucK's
entire fortune. y, s,.s., i.s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
this CONGRESS is SPENDING 20
BILLIONS, But ONLY HALF OF IT
| IS WAR COST; IT WON BREAK US

900, 900 for a. nitrate plant which can
produce fertilizer in times Of peace,
and IS, 200, 900 for the Alaska railway;
all simply investments, to say mot thing
OF various amounts estimated roughly
at 500, 000s000 expended In erlarging
the governments arsenals and other
plants---in no sense current expendi-
lures. but really additions to the ma
tons capital. sss
d Now we come to another kind Of
tem-s65e, 900, 900 for aviation Have
you ever thought what the situation
would have been if the war had end
ed with Americas aviation ash was
until this appropriation was made?
Let me tell you. 81
When peace returns the air is going
to be the great new highway Of cons
.merce for passengers, letters and light
packages. During the war the avia-
great as during 10 years of peace,
and !. has all been made by European
countries with Uncle Sam asleep at
the switch. except for q few private
concerns 81 Z, e n. Il ST y 5Ssl4 s.
& II We had not had big aviation
program forced on us by war, we
would have come into this great new
field OF commerce at least 10 years
behind France England, italy ana
>
United States is now Investing In air.
plane sdeyelopm we are going to
enter the after-the-war airp1ane com
petition on something s like il equal
terms So this airplape appropria-
ton ought to be counted as an invest
Inent n ~ j5s
Then there are about q billion ana
a half liars for the ord dtnary gov
ernment departments, which must be
supported in peace or war. is IA
Deducting these various items, we
find while we must raise about twenz
ty billion dollars during the present
ed as irtvestm er1t. Il %
Ten billion as actual war Sexpenndi-
ture Is an senorrnou sum; but il we
consider that It is only about d fifth
OF our national income, it becomes
apparent that we are not going broke,
and that the 8burd en- Is not nearly as
heavy as our pro German friends
would have us believe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
NO new CLUE
In MOORHEADl
MURDER CASE
Doubt as to Guilt Of Men
Held in Fergus Falls
i; Jail.
Chief There Comic dent They
srtlles Mer1 2 light sus-
poets Arrested s

Fargo. N. D., Sept. 2o.-Although
Chiefxof Police Allen H johnson, Of
Fergus Fails, is positive the men giv7
ing their names as George Smith and
w. 7. Murphy, under arrest. shot and
killed George Sheffield, night operator
in the Great Northern station at
Moorhead early Wednesday morning,
there hangs some doubt in police cir
The suspects. taken off a. train at
Fergus Falls and held in connection
with the shooting and holdup, were
aboard the early morning train which
left Moorhead about twenty minutes
before the shooting.
R. e. Leiser. another night opera
tor, and NJ Fl. Rhea, baggageman
made the trip to Fergus Falls. at mid.
night and gave out statements that
the men resembled the bandits.
Martin Lybeck of Dallas, Wis, and
Oscar Pangan Of Eau Claire, Wis,
two passengers in the waiting ROBIN
and also victims Of the holdup, were
brought by special agent Of the Great
Northern from St. Paul to Fergus
Falls. They also said the men re-
semble the masked two.
L Eight Arrested.
With Moorhead and Fargo police
and the sheriffs' departments Of the
two counties at work arresting every
suspicious character, the two men
who held up the Great Northern
depotlin Moorhead Tuesday night and
murdered the trick. operator,
George Sheffield should be apprehend-
ed In a short time if they are in this
region.
Eight men have been arrested to
date, the officers gathering in every
man who resembles the two who are
wanted and who can not give an air.
tight alibi.
Two men have abeen arrested in
Fargo, Joe Savel, who was found in a
box car near Magill's seed house at
$3.50 yesterday morning by officer AL
dah1Iand William Towers. who close
ly fits the description Of one Of the
men and was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Officer Witcik. Both are
being held.
Two Held in Moorhead,
Two men have been arrested in
Moorhead, Joe Irons and Frank Nc
Donald. IRONS was arrested i'm the
Great Northern yards In Moorhead
about half an hour after the murder
just after passenger train had pulled
In. He claimed that he had bum
med. his way on the train from New
Rockford, N. D.. and had Just arrived
in the city. He was released yesterF
day morning. Frank Mcdonald was
arrested after he had registered at
one Of the Moorhead hotels at, ,2f:30
o'clock yesterday morning. He is be-
ing held at the Moorhead station.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
VAST WASTE in
WHEAT YE:'AI|RLI'Y' ] |
90 Million Bushels Thrown
Away as Result Of Care
less Methods.

washington, Sept, 90. Specialists
IN the western wheat district estimate
that 2O 2O,0OO,000 bushels of wheat and
\ si5roportionate quantities Of other cer-
eals are annually wasted in harvesting
and threshing. The department Of ag-
sriculture, in a statement today, urges
farmers to give special attention to
the aid justment of threshing machines,
and to make certain that none of the
grain is lost with the straw and chaff.
4 Care should also be ta ken to harvest
all grain In the corners and on the
edges Of fields, the department advis-
8es, 81 I'M sf. M IA 9:f5 s 4 81
Attention is called to the fact that
SorieN bnahel of wheat will furnish
bread for one .person for about IS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
fBy BASH M. :Nfanly. 4

Washington. Sept 20-Appropria-
tons by congress the present year will
total more than, 20 billion dollars
This stupend dous sum is more than q
the people of the United States.
Is all this wealth to, be consumed
in the fire and, smoke of battle, as
many; pro- German propgandists are
trying to make the people believer Y
/, Are we simply throwing more than
a third of what the American people
will produce this year into the lap Of
Or is a. large; part Of these thou
sands Of millions simply an invest
ment, from which we shall reap COM
imensurate returns2 slss se3 III #
Il SUPPOSE we analyze for ourselves
Look down the column for the larg-
est single item Loans to "a Ilies',
IS 600, % 90, o 90. Hi ere are seven biI-
done right at the EataFt for which the
responsibility Of > interest and capital
payments rests not on us but on our
Ie And here's another big item s1,-
i30 4, ,000 900 in round figures for the
shipping board. Where Is this mon
ey going Why, into ships the best
in the world for years aft
ers the war. Some Of these ships are
sure to be sent to the, bottom, but as
"a whole they are not only going to pay
for themselves, but managed with
audgment ana efficiency, will pay into
1.-The federal treasury an amount equal
TO their initial cost every year they
are operated, seven, if sgocean freight
rates drop to one-third their present
level zsst u. "a ~ Sss3sy, Ts is
Then there is 81 81. % 0o, 90 o for the
food admfnistra ton. This viii be- used
to purchase fooistuffs for resale The
federal government will therefore al
ways have In the form OF money or
food the full value OF every dollar. 1t
Is an. investment and not an expense.
priated for war risk Insurance, used
simply as q capital fund Under pres
ent rates and losses this capital will
return to the treasury q consid derable
|profat s. 81 4 A. ~ 81 NJ
Then there are items OF $25, ,o00.-
600 for the panish West Indies $20,-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
MEN AIT
CANT0N|NElVTS
Influx Of National Army Sol
diers Continues at l6
Camps q day.

$ WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. The Influx
of men for the national array cont tinu-s
ed at / 6 cantpnmeuts today, but res
ports to the war department fndicat
ed that the greater part OF the sn0s-,
600 called to the cplors aiready have
arrivad From the time the men left
home, evidences Of the Eovernmenfss
extsnsive prepR lions were ssesl Pro-
.yidad with special trains the various
qliotas eonverged towards the mos
bilixat ton paint over q clear right of
way he3f reception at the canton
1Aent Was acconip lished smoothly ana
sViiftly s3il g Is 4.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u
AT WORK IN THIS STATE. l

IA Fargo, N. D., Sept, 20.---- Some color
may Be lent to the Minneapolis res
ports than an organized campaign Us
being made among farmers TO ham,
per the government III htainfhg
wheat. by reason Of the fact that sew
eral anti-government men have been
in this region for some time.
worker in the Peoples Council has
headqhart here more or less, and
on the day following the recent East
man meeting. which was broken up
by Fargo patriotic citizens, this par
ticular man boasted that 1--WE would
work among the Farmers, who are in
favor Of our plan. 3, 3, III ~ ,i5sss }, a
This particulaf man was using an
autom obile to tour the rural districts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
I 100 u. S.. Generals .
rated BY the
'rench for Service

Il American Headquarters in France
Sept (By the Associated 4Press)
BIigadier General Geo. b. DUN
cam and Major Campbell King are;
the first American officers to re-
ceiye the war cross In the French
awards growing out of American
participation In the recent, Verdun
offenses, when they acted as OBJ
.servation officers in forward artil-
lery posts. Whether the officers
VIII be permitted to accept the
decoration Is not known. q X 3. p,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
HAlGGSS FORCES MAKE IERRF ZIG DRIVE EAST OF YPRES in
EFFORT T0FORCE RUPPREC1rS ARMY FROM WESTERN COAST
OF BELGIUM And CUT OFF SUBMARINE AND AlRP ANE BASES
Can't Jeopardize America, While
n Ledguers Discuss Price of Hogs,
Minneapolis J1dge Tells Meeting

fixed BY the government while the
price OF other necessities has not
been established alta definite figure.
In pleading for the support OF the
Y farmers, Judge Torrance said:
The Stars and Stripes cannot be
placed at stake, while you discuss
the price OF hogs"
/, Judge Torrance was notified that!
his time was up when he had
spoken half as long as other speak,
ers Of the day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20

Those letters, in the form of ap-
peals, to be followed, it was ;intimated,
by action more drasticsif if they did not,
would result In:
Immediate Shipment to Minne-
apolis Of all Spring wheat in sight
4 at country stations.
No further shipment of corn,
oats, barley. rye or flax seed until /
further advised y NJ -
Immediate loading and billing OF
every available freight car
Instant notification Of the Minne- !
apolis office of the grain. food adj
ministration and grain corporation
4 If railroads are not furnishing cars.
Notice to all farmers that spring
wheat and coarse grain should be
brought into town II they expect
acceptance. S vi X, ID i.g8s. &
Mr.. Carey said that the situation
demands, immediate action and that
the farmers are to beHappealed to- IS
I'VE are making an appeal, he
said. I'VE expect a prompt response.
We have nogfurther announcement to
make, and 1t may properly be said
that we have got to get the wheat, and
if this means fail we have to find 9TH
er. means. ;ssis u 81 :il t;4 s.
Ia s 6t.iyss sSs y y
Minneapoiis Sept. 30. Centering
abb out Minneapo oils and with the whole
mort thwest as Its field Of gin, an ad-
ltof the food supply 81 81 the, United
States and its I'll les was. bal lieged today
Is have ohs5Shsre the
!governli enf soon sWi III haveAt t6 give ats
earnest 81 ten Ion, accor9lin To- II story
printe q here. here iss and has been
since Sept ber al efnarkably light
movement Of wheat from the farms
Fall blowing, a desire to sell other
grains first, labor scarcity and dissat-
isfaction with the new federal grades
are the reasons. Price dissatisfaction
also is known to have been and still
to be a factor. - @SAs f--SY4. Y Y
It was reported today that, in North
Dakota men in automo obiles are trav-
cling through the state, telling the
farmers not to !. sell their wheat.
These reports say that; farmers who
are dissatisfied with the price and
who lean to the side Of disconten1
with the suggestion at once. Others
are won over. says the report. by call
cuIation made in pencil on the backs
Of envelopes, while the Farmers and
the agitators stand talking. The
farmer, is shown figures thereby 3tc
fortify the statement that the govern.
sment will reopen thetmatter of price
and make It higher: II. I. hss3
To hold the wheat on the farm,
borrow on it and gamble the interest
payment against the chance OF prices
re-opening. is the advise that Is being
given. these reports say. VI
Today Minneapolis had 237 cars
compared with 536 a year ago, a Aoss
Of more than SO per cent.
Alex Stewart Of the Monarch Ele.
vator company, Minneapolis, said: (
a"Recently in Barnesville, Minn.
was told that men travelling an auto.
mobiles had been there, and dgthat they
were going west sinto North Dakots
and that their plan was to make e
trip over that state and to tell the
Stewart said. IL ii .s,.ss ;35 i. '5 /
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
AMERICAN BE Own. TO.
PIECES WHEN SUB
s HITS EN- GLISH SHIP

London, Sept. 20. Harry shinn Of
Philadelphia an American citizen,
was blown to pieces when taFrtorpedo
fired by a German submarine hit a
British ship. Two British subjects
were killed at the, same time. 4 ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
SWEDEN TO MAKE
PROTEST AGAINST
LIJXBURG G AFFAIR

N London. Sept. 20. Stockholm
dispatch to Reuters Limited, says the
Swedish minister at Berlin has been
instructed to protest to Germany
against the Luxburg incident, 1t being
confirmed that German officials seri-
ously abused the confidence Of Swed-
en- s y Sss i # Il e s.53
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
Government Ready osScize
Every Bushel Of Wheat III
Northwest tc,sS Solve Problem
Ready to go Upon and Take Unjust Have Wheat
At Mills and Steps Will be Taken to Get It There
I Reported Anti government Men are at Work in s
w.
North Dakota Telling Farmers to Hold Grain u


Commission called
{. \
wheat fields telling ell their
in
u
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
POPE HAS NOT !.
4 VED ! |, WORD
FROM GERMANY
Central Powers Reply Evi-.
\: IDENTIFY Has Not Left
.535 Berlin.
ENTENTE REPLY |.
THUS DEL !, LAYlE'D !, \ 2.
Great Britain, Awaits Expla-
tiorls, Contained in Ber-
lil Note, Before Replying.

Rome. Sept 1s, Delayed Car
dinal Gaspari, 4 spapal secretary Of
state, stonight declared to the Associ-.
isaed Press that the reply, of. the Gem.
8tral lspowers to Pope Benedict's peace
proposals had not vet been received at
!. the Vatican. This is taken to prove
that n HE statement recently published
to The effect that the. reply had lleft
Berlin on Saturday is untrue, as the
document. should have arrived in
Rome Tuesday night or this morning.
Cardinal 5Gaspar believes that the
reply Of the Central Powers was held
when Emperor William went to
I Riga Il 4 /. n. ssisJs 55 u. b
The reply Of the Entente Allies to
3 thesPope'ss peace prop osals must nec-
-jessarily sarTiye after that of the Gem
trail Powers, because &, Great Britain
before the compil lion Of the Entente
4noIesasks for some information from
i tfla Vatican, which in turn applied for
II Ito the Central Powers The latter
notified the !. Holy See that the sex-
planati ION would he contain ned IN their
own rep {; III fesas exp ions,
therefore Wels OF sstll FL tsnte
aIiieBSsS OF 4 at least u tn tn of C5reat
depei fiji
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
Great Flanders Operations, Begun June II with Blow
ing up Of Messines Ridge, Resumed this Morning
Battle of Menin Road Fought Today #
Germans Make Desperate Efforts to Roll Back Attacking
Waves-Vital Ground is at Stake, so Wicked Stream
of Bullets is Poured into British Lines. 80

London Sept 2O.-The British forces on the Belgium
attacked the German positions this morning east Of
Ypres. Field Marshal Hag reports that satisfactory
gress made and that the British already have captured
some valuable positions