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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
MORE REVELATIONS
EXPECTED IN PLOT
Descriptions of Wild Schemes of Pro-
German Leaders Looked for at
Enid, Okla

ENID, Okla, Sept 25.-Further revela-
tiVns were scheduled today i'm the plot Of
the Working Glass Union for a general
uprising in the United States i'm opposition
70 selective military service.
The Government was expected To in
trOduce several new witnesses in the trial Of
draft resisters. to describe the wild schemes
of pro-German leaders who fOmented the
recent demonstrations la northeastern Okla
homa.
Witnesses have already testified that
Government and State officials were to have
been killed railroad bridges dynamted,
Telegraph and telephone systems demolsh-
ed, highways obstructed and wells poisoned.
THE revolution" was scheduled TO begin
June q,
Rube Munson was the alleged leader
generally referred 20 by the witnesses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
TOBACCO AND LIQUOR MEN
NOTIFIED OF NEW WAR TAX

Orders have been issued by Ephram
l.aderer, Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the First District Of Pennsylvania notify
los an wholesale and retail liquor and to-
haeco dealers Of the pending war tax on
fabnccos and all distilled spirits
Al Inventory Of all goods in their posses
SION must be filed by dealers Immediately
4n The passage Of the proposed bill. All
aIsfillcd spirits Ia excess Of fifty proof
at|IonH. cigars Ia excess OF five hundred
C|aareiles in excess Of one thousand, and
IHenrfactured tobacco Ia excess Of one hun-
IIId pounds. win be taxed
The act alHo provides that whoever fails
~ make return required by the act or
I|IH fraudulent return, shall be iined not
IIf Ihan Iufit nYr hundred dollars aud
o& tnNl taousand. IN mprlEonod
a n|f|1 ''1n fHe 'eers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

men eventually are called upon to go over
il should be after artillery preparation,
possibly not Of a million but OF two million
shells
Already this new massing Of artillery has
been developed by the French TO a point
where the material exceeds the widest
imagination of three years ago.
In the April offensive along the Aisne
and Moronvlliers crest the French fired day
after day an average Of a million shells a
day. Had the United States been in a
position at that time to furnish France
with 100000 shells a day indefinitely, the
war might have been over by now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
BUSINESS MEN ANXIOUS
TO AID ARMY IN FRANCE
Ten to Be Chosen From Each of Ten
Leading Cities to Organize
Supply Work
WASHINGTON. SEM. -.

Business men throughout the country
are swamping the War Department with
offers to go personally to France and organ
ize supply work for the army.
General Pershng's request for 100 bus-
ness men for this purpose has resulted in
a decision to make the first unit include
ten men each from the ten largest cities i'm
the country-New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphla, st. Louis, Boston, Cleveland, Bal
timore, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Los An
geles.
Already the response from these cities
has far exceeded the needs. The work OF
selecting the personnel of the army Of ex
pert organizers" is now in the hands Of
Howard Coffin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

Comparative figures show ,bl. =. =
a.l'sry ~, aeyelopldent IN the German ~ y. =,
on Nerdun last year the enemy ss,s ~, a''apl'
Io'y ~ ,bo 20 t %re more than 100000 shells " ss
the 'nv FTemGn Fir,,, attack at verdun Aus os
For the French portion ~ W as reached
attack in July IL all guns usoS Flander,
placed side by side instead Of a., mad been
rows they would have been ,o m Auecessi,,
gether for safety in firing zoo close 10.
it IS General Petains philosonb, NJ
,I.lltary ,liy commander has the rirh, nat no
human breasts against materia,' ISM to send
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
Sailors and Marines Entertained

SiNty-ive sailors and marines from the
Philadelphia Navy Yard were entertained
last night by the members Of the North
Presbyterian Church, Broad street and Al
legheny avenue. Refreshments were served
by the women Of the congregation after
addresses had been made by Dr George :
Bprnfeld, Louis Cramer and Director.
Stewart The Bible Society Of Philadelphia
presented pocket testaments to the hovs
from the navy yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

MILLION SHELLS A DAY
FIRED BY FRENCH GUNS
By HENRY WOOD

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES At THE
FRONT. Sept -.
For the first time i'm the worlds history
battles today are being fought on the
French front where the number of artil-
lerymen preparing the attack equals-and
often eXceeds--the number Of nfantrymen
i'm the assault
Artillery preparation" today means per-
haps million shells day-a record fire.
quently reached in recent French offensive
attacks.
Such concentration of artllerymen and
of shells is the greatest development Vet
reached in the warfare of material" IT
is the basis on which American troops
will participate. When American infantry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
rAnIE WIRES CrT

During the night strikers cut the Central
and South American Gable Company's land
wires because they were within the rail-
roads right Of way.
All direct communication with New York
was thereby severed Argentina National
Telegraph lines to chill were also cut de-
stroying all South American transcon-
tiuental communication-eNCep via cable
to London. New York and down the Pacific.
The Pacific cable wires to Chill were like
wise dead today.
This dispatch is filed by the only means
Cf communication with the outside world
now left TO the capital.
There is a sinister connection between the
strike and German agents strenuous efforts
to keep Argentina out of the war The
railroad strike itself came at exactly the
moment when the Chamber of Deputies was
ready to announce its approval of any
drastic step against Germany which the
Government should deem desirable Ger
man money, it was stated on highest au-
thority. has been found in financial back
ing acquired urgteriously by certain of thc
striking elements.
Possibly German agents fomeutiug the
strike believe the dangerous internal sittia-
ton. with labor aroused may force Ar
gcutna to give its attention exclusively tu
home affairs and to forego entrance into the
war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
S3j, 900, 900 More to England

WASHINGTON. Sept 25-Thc United
states has loaned $35,OOO,OOO more to
Great Britain, bringing the total advanced
to that country thus far up to $1.19O.-
900 600, and the total of all credits to the
Allies up to $2,42G,4OO,00O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
ARGENTINA STRIKE
PARALYZES NATION
Teuton Hand Seen in Rail-
way Tie-Up Threatening
Famine in Cities
PLOT TO PREVENT WAR
Bv CHARLES p. STEWART

Special (ublc SCTitcc OJ tpe b"ttt" q ''NN' Wv"
Evening Ledger.
BCENOS AIRES (via London), sept 20
Argentina was paralyzed today in gem
eral strike which tied up all railroads. cut
of telegraphic communication and threat
ened famine in scores Of cities
It was learned on high authority that
Germans are paying many strikers eX-
penses to prevent them returning to work.
ono hundred and twenty thousand men are
already out.
The Government was strenuously al
tempting to settle the strikes to-day. while
agitators, equally earnest cndeavored to
prolong the Buenos Aires local street rail-
way strike.
Buenos Aires is already without milk
Electric light plants are operated only by
sailors and soldiers. Food prices scared
to unheard-of heights today. The Gov
ernment advised all hotels 20 barrcade
their windows with shutters and TO secure
provisions enough for a fortnight official
~ admitting that continuation of the strike
for even a few days will mean food
shortage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
RUSSIA WILL STAY
in WAR, SAYSCRA
Army Is Uncertain Factor,
However, American Com
missioner Declares
CHAOS IN NEW REPUBLIC
Impossible to Make Predictions
of Coming Events-Kerensky
Struggles With Bolsheviki
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
STOCKHOLM, Sept.

Russia will not make "A separate peace
but il is impossible to say how far the
Russian army will 60 In resisting the
enemy"
This is the opinion Of Charles Il. crane,
American business man and one Of the
American commissioners to Russia, lie
reached here today from Petrograd
"Thcrc is chaos In Russia he said. 1T
is exceedingly difficult to draw facts from
the confused situation or to make prophe.
cies in view OF rapidly changing conditions
Events move with terrific speed. 80 ono
can tell today what will happen tomorrow.
However the outstanding truth is thar
the Russian revolution has not shown tho
Germans that they may improve their own
Government by similar movement This
feeling is reflected by German ana Austrian
prspncrs--who I'M many eases are moving
freely about--eNpressng their pity for the
Russians sunerings ana discomforts Of an
aVchy'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
GERMANS ROLLED
BACK ON MEUSE
Heavy Attacks Fail to Break
French Lines North
of Verdun
GUNS ROAR IN FLANDERS

PARIS, Sept. 20.
Heavy forces OF Germans. supported by
great showers of liquid fire. attacked the
French positions on the Verdun front dur
ing the night. but were repulsed, the War
Office announced this afternoon.
The fighting around Beaumont, on the
eastern side OF the Meuse, was especially
severe. but the attacking waves were unable
to occupy a foot of French trenches The
newly won French positions in Boise le
Chaum near Beaumont, were subjected TO
a long bombardment.
LONDON. sept %.
Another violent artillery duel has de-
veloped on the west Flanders front espc-
cially east of Ypres, the War Office an
nounCed today.
Attempts by the Germans to capture a
British outpost northeast Of Lens failed.
East of Epehy. on the northern end OF
the Somme front, British raiders pene-
trated a German trench. capturing some
prisoners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

.
kereuslty tu place himself i'm the hands OF
the BolsheyilSi. lie has been trying to shake
their clutches ever since. Three days ago
he appointed a cabinet. The Soviet Nouu-
ell of Workmen and Soldiers Of PetrograO
refused to indorse his selections. Then
Kerens,y threw down the gauntlet insist
ing that his choice Of the cabinet must pre-
vail Things were i'm this situation when
! left Petrogral.
"It II impossible To predict whether the
Premier will be able to withstand the Boil
sheyiki strength The Bolshevik are the
real Observation-Disclosures are peaccmakers
Conditions this winter m the big cities
will he very unhappy. The peasants are
refusing To sell food to the large centers
because the money they received buNS so
little. Moreover the peasants, constituting
the real backbone of Russii and stdnchly
supporting Kerensky, know that there are
thousands Of soldiers loailng i'm the cities
who ought to be fighting to aid the new
democracy.
PROVINCES DISSATISFIED
parts Of Russia outside Petrograd are
becoming impatient with the capital Ihe
Caucasians Slberians and UlrainHns are
showing Discrimination to work with the
Petrograd Governmt nt because they are
out of sympathy with the local Workmen 5
aud Soldiers Council. which largely con-
trolls it, The local Petrograd council is
Bolshevili in sympathy.
Moscow is Disguised with the way things
are going ON i'm Petrograd and now does not
want to be the capital. caring similar dis
orders there.
The American commissions are doing
splendid work i'm Russia. but their job should
have been begun two years ago. AL how
ever. are working patiently and hopefully.
zone curious development i'm Russia has
been that many peasant Austrian prisoners
of war, who are permitted to go and come
i'm absolute freedom. are marrying Russian
wives and participating in the distribution
Of land by peasants associations.
Crane is en- route to France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25

The worId's largest
manufacturers of shaft
drive units for the con-
Uersion of motor cars
into trucks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
HAVE FREE DELIVERY
Goodland Will Try Out New Village
System of Postal Dept.

Goodland, Kan, June 30.-On the first
day OF August Goodland will have free
postal delivery. being the first small city
In the state to have this privilege, that is,
to have the village delivery system recently
provided for by the federal government. An
Inspector of the government was sent here
by him as to the conditions existing here,
the number of miles of cement walk,
houses numbered, and that practically all
houses could be reached by travelling on
a sidewalk
Under this system mail Will be delivered
over the town twice a day, once in the
forenoon, and in the afternoon. Two car
riers will be selected to do the delivering
Goodland has been selected as a proper city
to install the village system of free delivery
and the results will be closely watched, and
if successful will probably be installed in
large enough to have a regular city sys
tenn of free delivery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
HIT BY AUTO
Another Accident on Kansas
Avenue This Afternoon.
Woman and Two Children
Painfully Injured.

Mrs. w. E. Potter, 421 East Eighth
street and her two children, years
and years of age, were knocked
down at Eighth and Kansas avenues at
8 o'clock this afternoon by an electric
car driven by Mrs. Warren NJ. Crosby.
Mrs. Potter is the most seriously
injured. She was hurried to her home
in an automobile driven by DR.. c. NJ.
Hensley. She sustained injuries in
the back and her right arm seemed
badly injured.
The two children were badly shak-
en- up and were carried into Rosser
Bros drug store. They were able to
walk to an automobile and were taken
home.
Mrs. Potter and her children were
going east, crossing Kansas avenue
Mrs. Crosby was driving north in her
car.
This is the second accident of SER
ious nature that has occurred on Kan
sas avenue in the last "a hours. Fri
day night at o'clock Miss Louise
Terrain was injured at Sixth and Kan
sas avenue. She is at a local hospital
and altho she is resting easy" she is
in a critical condition.
Mrs. Potter and both children were
knocked down, the front of the car
striking Mrs. Potter on the back and
the impact of the blow throwing her
on the front of the car. When Mrs
Crosby stopped her car, Mrs. Potter
fell to the pavement.
The little girl was pulled from I'M
der the car by Charles Lagerstrom
advertising manager for the State
Journal. Apparently the girl had not
been run over. The boy was knocked
to one side.
Lagerstrom, who crossed the stree
just before Mrs. Potter and her chill
dren, saw the Crosby car and declared
it was not speeding. He also stated
that Mrs. Crosby sounded her horn az
she approached the safety zone II
which Mrs Potter and the children
were walking.
.'I didn't know 1 would strike then
until I saw them right in front of m!
car" said Mrs. Crosby
The traffic officer stationed a
Eighth and Kansas avenues stated tina
he was busy on the opposite side o.
the street and did not see the accident
He gathered details from those who
had witnessed it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
LASSEN ON BOARD
Two Kansans Appointed by Hoover to
Help in Food Control.

Wichita Falls, Tex, June 30
Frank Kell of this city today accepted
from Herbert c. Hoover, national food
administrator, an appointment on a
committee of millers in the south
western district. The committee is to
advise and cooperate with the food
administration thru a millers COM
mittee.
Others asked to serve are Robert
Clark, st. Louis; Henry Lassen, Wich-
tia. Kan; Chauncey Abbott, Jr.,
Schuyler, Neb.; George c. Scolberg,
Oklahoma City; ]. K. Mullen, Denver,
Col; L. S. Moore, Kansas City; An
drew J. Hunt, Arkansas City.
Henry Lassen is one of the big,
broad-gauged men of Kansas, a
wealthy miller and a member of the
Kansas council of defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30

to say Il am very thirsty" how far
is it to the munition base; p where
do l get another gum and similar
things. When she told them she was
going to teach them how % say Il am
very hungry" they all sat VI and paid
strict attention.
No Wine Talk.
one wanted to know something
about the location of the famous wine
cellars over there and she very dis
creetly answered that she thought that
the Germans had already got at them
one wanted to know no Il to say get
that Dutchman." another wanted to
name evidently going to have mas
cot) When she explained that the
usual French breakfast consisted of
but a roll and cup of coffee, one boy
said. We'll, I'm not going"
The enthusiast, having in mind their
expected work, said, Just wait till
they begin marching the German pris-
oners back over the roads we are go
ing to build; some Dutchman will say
'Mein Colt in Himmel, low dld dem
Kansas enchineers get Offer hereE
And so it's an eager and enthusiastic
crowd she meets each day. She recon-
mends strongly a book The French
You Ought to Know" by Mile. Gaudel,
which mas be obtained from the con-
Eressional library 81 Washington to
those wishing TO learn quickly the
phrases and sentences having to do
with the every day commonplace
things.
Mrs. willard Helps.
Mrs. Britton is being assisted in the
work by Mrs. MARCEL Renoux Will
lard. daughter-in-law of f. G. Will
lard. who was also born in France
and who has one uncle, chief of bat
talion. and four cousins in the French
army now. One cousin was killed in
battle some time ago.
Mrs. Willard was born in Fallon-in-
Sully, Allier. France, and came to the
United States when she was IA years
old. Il am very glad to help teach
the Topeka boys the French they will
need in every day life because 1 re-
member what hard time 1 had get
ting the things l wanted when 1 first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
IN A NOVEL Way
Two Topeka Women Are Doing
Their Bit for Soldiers.
Mrs. BrittOn and Mrs. willard
Teach Them French.
CLASS ON WASHBURN CAMPUS
Members Co. A, Engineers, Are
Eager To Learn, Too.
Glasses Number From as to 100
Each Day Now.

Mrs. Frank L. Britton is doing her
war bit" little differently. A native
of France. she thought that instead
of making Red Cross comfy kits" or
rolling bandages for hospital use. she
could best serve the cause by teach
ing the volunteer boys out on Wash
burn campus how to make themselves
understood and to understand what
was said to them after thew should get
to France.
1t is a very interesting group of IS
to 100 young men of the engineer unit
which she faces each day at 2:30 p.
m. and she says that 1t is very inter-
esting to work with them. They are
eager to learn and fire questions at
her about commonplace matters as
fast as she can answer them.
Their questions run mostly to mon
ey equivalents and values, about how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
JUST LIES ROUND
Missouri Woman Would Send
Topeka SOn-in-LaW to War.
She Asks Governor To See That
He Isn't Overlooked.

Because he does nothing but lie
around and sleep, a Missouri woman
mas urged Governor Capper to make
certain that her Son-in-law-a former
member of Battery A, Topeka-is in
cluded in the draft and kept in service
until the war ends. The young man
married the Missouri woman's daugh-
ter in April. The mother-in-law is
not at all pleased with her daughters
selection and she wants the young
man selected by the draft board, Civ
en- musket and sent to the war.
The former member of the battery
using the version of the Missouri
woman-is a burden and a dead
weight on her hands. When her
daughter married the former guards
man, she married a liability rather
than an asset. Now the mother-in
law is appealing for help. The farther
Uncle Sam can send that son-in-law,
the sweeter the dreams of the Mis-
souri, woman.
Battery A Member.
please read carefully" urges the
governor. MY son-in-law was a
member of Battery A, K. N. G., on the
border last summer. He was not then
my son-in-law. Got a yellow streak
and married my grille April 6-'17,
and has been supported since by some
of US. Simply Will not work. Just
lays and sleeps day and night. don't
mind keeping my girlie-but draw the
line at son-in-law. If he is drafted
don't let him off under no considera-
ton, for he is big failure. Thank
YOU
Then as an after thought and final
clincher, the mother-in-law adds:
members of draft board of your
state -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. William Horacek entertained
the following guests at her home on
Quinton boulevard in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Bond, of Kansas
City; Mrs. Ben Atwell, Mrs. Roscoe
Halves, Mrs. George Lake, Mrs. r.
Stoves. Mrs. George Husband, Mrs.
Northland, Mrs. Frank Smith. Mrs. ].
S. Stevenson, Mrs. Sam Lane, Mrs.
Harry Anderson and Mrs. E. Thur
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Campbell entertain
ed for Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson,
of Temple, Texas, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Summers at their home, 61S
Polk street. The house was decorated
with garden flowers and American
flags. In the dining room basket
of sweet peas and roses, tied with
tulle, and candles formed the center
piece on the table. Mrs. Campbell
was assisted by Miss Margaret Stan
ley, Miss Corinne Shirer, Mrs. Myrtle
Shirer, Mrs Dillon, Mrs. Harry La
vitte. About forty guests were pres
ent.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz- Brunt.
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
John Webb, of 435 Elmwood ave-
nue.. is at Christs hospital for an
operation for appendicitis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-30
NEEDS SO MORE Nh
Complete Change in Ambulance CORPS
Personnel Announced.

A complete change in the personnel
of the Red Cross ambulance company
No. Al, of Topeka, which has been re-
cruited from among Washburn stu
dents and alumni, was received this
morning at the office of John kirk
patrick, in charge of recruiting.
The company, according to TINS re-
port, must have 124 members to be
filled to its full war strength. For
merly the company had been recruited
to what was supposed to be its fuli
membership, 81 members. With the
receipt of this order an effort VIII be
made to secure enlistments in the
company from men of Topeka, re-
gardless of whether or not they have
attended Washburn. The company
needs 33 more men.
The ambulance company will prob
ably be mustered into federal service
within the next thirty days. according
to Kirkpatrick, and will be stationed
at Fort Riley for training.
The muster roll to be turned over to
the government as soon as the COM
pany is recruited, is here.