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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
GOTHAM A DRILL PARK
New York City Teeming With Military
Array as Guards Mobilize.

New York, July 1s.-Anxiety to
start for the southern training camp
has seized the 10000 guardsmen who
were called to the coIors on Monday
and officers of the various regiments
today estimated that if the mastering
in continued at the rats it has for the
last two days, the new Sixth division
of the United States army would be
ready to leave by August 1.
Very few of the guardsmen are be-
ing rejected by the examining officers
because of physical disability.
Not since the days of the Civil and
Spanish-American wars has New
York witnessed such scenes as during
the last two days The entire city
has the appearance of vast drill
ground, while all the armories echo
with the commands of the drill mas
tiers as they put squad after squad of
recruits thru the manual of arms In
the streets near the armories the men
marched and countermarched, each
company and regiment endeavoring to
get into shape as soon as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
IT'S Your CHANCE
Only Thirty Men Needed for
New Headquarters Corps.
One of Most Desirable Units in
Army Service.

Topeka will have completed enlist
ments for all of the numerous local
military organizations when thirty ad-
ditional men are found for the new
headquarters company for the field
artillery. Announcement of the heavy
volunteer enlistment in Topeka was
made today by Charles L. Martin, ad-
jutant general.
The new headquarters companyxis
one of the most desirable military
units organized in Kansas. OF the 80
places in the company, there are but
Fl privateS and six first class privates.
A large number of commissions are
available for men who enlist in the
company, which will probably be com
pleted before the end of the week.
Included in the new headquarters
company is a mounted military band
of % pieces. 1t is the first mounted
band organized for military purposes
in this state. The headquarters COM
pany is the second military unit of
this nature to be organized in Topeka
The Third Regiment headquarters
company now carries a practically
solid Topeka personnel
With the organization of the new
headquarters company in Topeka and
completion of enlistments for the
new supply company at Chetopa,
Kansas Will have completed her quota
OF enlistments under the army bill
enacted by congress in 1916 These
companies will complete the volunteer
organizations for national guard units
under the present requirements. Gen
eral Martin believes all of the units
/ will be completed before the govern
ment begins the drafting of conscripts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
AERO BILL GOES OVER
"Antis'' Successfully Block 1t: Ques-
ton Airplane Profits.

Washington. July 1S.-Opposition
from a small group of senators of
both parties upset plans today for
having the senate pass after brief de-
bate the $640,000.00O aviation bill An
hour of discussion demonstrated the
futility of attempting to pu. the meas
ure thru in a few hours as was done
in the house, so the food control bill
temporarily laid aside, was taken up
again.
Senator Chamberlain in charge of
both measures, indicated that the avi-
alton bill probably would act be called
up again until next week after the
final vote on the food bill Saturday.
When Senator Reed suggested that
with further discussion action might
have been secured today. Senator La
Toilette emphatically INTERCEPTED:
II do not think So Senators Yard
aman, Hardwick and Reed spoke dur
ing the hour against the provision for
drafting men into the aviation SER
vice.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma offered
an amendment to create a commission
to approve contracts for airplanes at
a maximum price of 20 per cent prof
it. He said it was reported that $780,
600 would be charged for machines
costing but $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
BUT TORPEDO MISSED
U-Boat Shot 80 Yards Wide of Liner
No One Saw Submarine.

An Atlantic Port, July 1S.-A tor
pedo missed a big American liner by
thirty yards when it was attacked by
submarine July IL, according to
Col A C. Greame Harrison. British
army officer who arrived on the
steamer today.
Col. Harrison said none of the pas
sengers saw the submarine, but the
naval gun crew made ready for action.
No shots were fired.
On July 13, Col. Harrison declared,
81 shots were fired by the gun crew
at what appeared to be a periscope,
sighted 1000 yards distant in mid
Atlantic. Closer investigation reveal
ed the supposed periscope was buoy,
which had broken from it's moorings.
The steamer was delayed more than
sixty hours in leaving England by re-
ports of unusual submarine activities.
Destroyer Saved Them.
An Atlantic Port. July 1S.-Passen-
gers on a big British liner arriving
here today believed they were saved
from submarines off the Irish coast
by one of their conveying destroyers,
which, five miles to the starboard
fired six shots when the liner was one
day out, presumably repulsing a sub
marine attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
WAGGENER 70 TODAY
Former Sts-te Senator Celebrates Els
Birthday Anniversary With Picnic.

Atchison, Kan, July 1S.-Thou-
sands of visitors from this part of the
state are attending the picnic, which
is being held today at Forest park in
honor of the SEVENTEEN birthday an
niversary of B. p. Waggener, former
state SENATOR For the first time in
many years, no special trains are be-
ing run for the annual picnic. This
is due to war conditions, the rolling
stock being needed for movement of
troops and supplies
The celebration today was in the
form of a basket picnic. A band con-
cert, games and prizes for the chill
dren were on the program
Mr. Waggener's health is improv-
ing and he expected to spend a part
of the day with the children and his
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
UPHOLDS RAIL RATE
1. c. C. Dismisses Complaint Filed by
State of Arizona

Washington, July 1S.-The inter
state commerce commission today up
held existing one way first and sec
ond class passenger fares from points
on and east of the Missouri river and
elsewhere to Arizona points. The
Arizona corporation commission S
complaint that the rates were unjust
and unreasonable was dismissed. The
tariffs affected were from Chicago,
Memphis, st. Louis, Kansas City and
CT. Joseph, Mo, to st. Paul and Min
neapolis, Council Bluffs and Sioux
City Ia, Atchison and Leavenworth,
KAN and cities in New Mexico.
Louisiana. California, Nevada and
Utah to Arizona destinations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
is HE FOR PEACE?
New Chancellor May Spring
Surprise Thursday.
Will Endorse "NO Annexation"
Peace, Says Swiss Report.

Basel, Switzerland. July 1S.-The
Neustes Nachrichten of Munich says
that the declaration of the new Ger
man chancellor, Doctor Michaelis, be-
fore the reichstag tomorrow will be
for peace, having the same general
trend as the resolution prepared by
the parties of the left.
The resolution referred to probably
is the one drawn up by the Radical,
Socialist and Catholic deputies in the
reichstag before the resignation of
Doctor Won Bethmann-Hollw This
resolution, which the majority bloc
decided to introduce unchanged upon
the reassembling of the parliament,
stated that the reichstag was laboring
for peace and reconciliation, that
forced acquisitions of territory and
political, economic and financial vio-
.ations were incompatible with such. a
peace, that economic peace must be
assured and that the reichstag would
promote the creation of an interna-
tionaI judicial organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
SET NEW AIR RECORDS
e. S. Army Flyers Send Wireless Mes
sages From High Attitudes.

Washington. July 1S--The bird
lings of our air army have made a
worlds record for distance and alti-
tude in wireless communication from
and to airplanes-
The war department has made pub
lie the details of the work of the avia-
ton schools at Chicago, RantoUl. Ill,
and San Antonio. The wireless rec
brd was attained with a new appara-
Jus, not yet fully developed up to he
claims of it's designer.
Monday twenty-three planes flew
from the Ashburn field near Chicago
to the Chanute field, near Rantoul.
The tenth aero squadron will hereaft-
er be stationed at the latter place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
Food Situation in German City
Acute Today.
Nearly 200 Persons Given Sc
we're Sentences.
THEY REDUCED BREAD RATION
Vigorous Protests Came From
Big Labor Meeting.
Doubt as to Attitude To Be
Taken by Chancellor.

Copenhagen, July 1S.-Advices re-
ceived from Dusseldorf say that the
state of siege there, the result of food
riots, has been raised after 1875 per-
sons received sentences averaging
eighteen months. At a big labor
meeting vigorous protests were made
against the severity of the sentences.
Suspension of the sentences of chill
dren and minors. and guarantees
against reduction of the bread ration
were demanded.
Twelve thousand workmen attended
a meeting at Bielefeld, the center OF
the Westphalia linen industry, and
adopted a resolution demanding peace
without annexations or indemEities.
They asked the reichstag to support
only a government making unequivo-
cal declarations along these lines.
Chancellor Michaelis, as a Danish
editor remarked, is preserving the
silence of a sphinx on the German
internal reform, but the liberal press
and politicians in Germany manifest
an increasing apprehension that he
will speak with a decided ro-German
accent
Herr Michaelis's putting forward of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Ludendorff. to discuss Ger
man peace conditions with members
of the reichstag, his failure to consult
parliamentary leaders on prospective
new appointments to the imperial
Prussian cabinet, his antecedents,
previous environments and the openly
avowed satisfaction of the cOnserva-
tive National Liberal party men with
the change in chancellors, contribute
to the marked uneasy feeling in Lib
eral and Socialist circles on what the
chancellor's maiden speech Thursday
will show.
He Wants Six weeks.
The speech is not expected to. go
exhaustively into questions of reform,
or peace as the time is too short for
Chancellor Michaelis to elaborate a
definite program. The Socialist
agency reports that in all probability
he will ask six weeks grace to inform
himself and work out detailed pol
icy. The agency undoubtedly speak
ing for Herr Michaelis imme diately
and unequivocally make clear his at
titude on the Prussian franchise re-
form and the peace formula.
The papers manifest some uncer-
tainty regarding the fate of tho reichs-
tags peace resolution. The clerical
and radical organs insist it will have
big majority a1tho they evidently
are counting on some decidedly I'M
certain votes. They fear, however,
Chancellor Michaelis will refuse to ac-
cept it as a basis of his policy.
Vorwaerts, the Socialist newspaper,
warns Herr Michaelis of the danger of
temporarizing on either question. II
says the crisis perhaps is not over
and may redevelop after a short pause.
1t is even conceivable that the next
manifestation may not pass with the
complete order characterizing the last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
Upheaval Looms Up as Second
airy Only to War.
Ukrainia, Finland and KrOn-
stadt Threaten Revolution.
RENEW PETROGRAD OUTBREAK
Considerable Shooting but
Number Casualties Unknown.
Open RuctiOn Between Fac
lions i'm Govt Offices.

Petrograd, July 1S.-Another mani
festation of armed sailors and soldiers
and working men and women, in
which shots were fired, took place
along the Nevsky' Prospect Tuesday
The extent of the casualties is un-
known.
Yesterdays disturbances were a
repetition of those of the day before
except that they occurred at o'clock
in the afternoon, whereas the first
outbreak occurred around midnight
The manifestants We're grouped
along the same part of the Nevsky
Prospect. A number of stray shots
We're heard, followed by the firing of
rifles against upper windows and roof
tops at a seemingly imaginary foe.
Cossacks Police Capital.
For the first time since the revolu-
ton Cossacks appeared and patrolled
the streets. Companies here and there
carried machine guns strapped to
horses.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.
Petrograd, July 1s.-Russia is in
the throes of home rule" fight
which today has assumed Importance
second only to the war. 1t was the
direct cause of Russia's cabinet split
The cabinet crisis caused intense
excitement here. All night Monday
there were crowds on the streets and
there was the greatest display of arms
since the revolution. At midnight
automobiles carrying rapid fire guns
and armed soldiers dashed up and
down the Nevsky Prospect dispensing
the crowds The radical element in
sisted that Socialists should replacS
the resigned cadet ministers and the
Conservatives disagreed.
NJ. Tscheidze, president of the sol
diers' and workmen's council. was il
fContInued on Page TwOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
4S-Hour Armistice Ends Friday
Morning at 10.
5000 Shopmen About To Walk
Out When Govt Takes Hand.

Chicago, July 1S.-Rock Island
shopmen numbering approximately
5000 today agreed to a forty-eight
hour postponemenease f-a strike which
was to have begun this morning The
disagreement is over the wage scale.
The men asked what was declared
by officials of the road straight in
crease of 10 cents an hour and the
Establishment of the eight-hour day
The road Offered a maximum increase
of " cents an hour for skilled work
men, the highest wage to be paid to
workers east of the Mississippi, and
agreed to install the eight-hour day
within a reasonable period. When
the strike order was given appeal was
made to the department of labor to
mediate and meetings between the
officials of the road, the men and a
federal mediator were begun today
the increase offered the men would
amount to S2,500,000 and that to meet
the demand of the men would make a
yearly increase of between 100000
and 100000.
The forty-eight hour postponement
expires at 10 a. m, Friday. Mean
while the mediation conference will
continue.
500 Machinsts To Strike.
Shawnee, Okla. July 18.-The strike
of 500 Rock Island machinists, ma
chinists' helpers, car repairers and
car repairers' helpers, scheduled to
have been called at 10 o'clock this
morning, has been postponed for As
ment, according to message received
here this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
500 Machinsts To Strike.
GERMAN SHIP A WRECK
Blockade Runner Stranded-Trying
to Avoi' Capture by British.

Ymuiden, Holland, Tuesday, July
1.-THE German merchantmen Mag
dalena Blumenthal which went ashore
off Zandvoort while attempting to
run the British blockade from Rot
terdam to Germany is a wreck The
crew, one of whose members was
wounded, has been landed. The
merchantmen which put out from
Rotterdam, most of whom were
stranded or captured by the British.
Four Miles From Shore
It is explained that shoals along
the Dutch coast in this district extend
so far to sea that it is necessary for
ships to steer a course well outside the
territorial limits. The attack is said
to have been more than four miles
from shore.
1t will be a source of great salts
faction in the allied countries If Mon
days coup puts a halt to traffic be-
tween the Rhine and Hamburg. which
has been Increasing. The British
withheld their stroke until the largest
flotilla thus far sent by this route was
we'll on it's way and then dealt a quick.
hard blow.
Already it has been announced
from Rotterdam that Germany has
decided to lay up thirty coal steamers
there instead of attempting to run
them home thru the sea lanes.
Charge Neutrality Violation
London. July 1S--The allegation OF
Dutch newspapers that part of Mon
days encounter between British de-
Stroyers and German merchantmen
attempting to run the blockade from
Rotterdam occurred in Dutch terri
torial water is generally discredited
in naval circles here The only re-
ports thus far received at the admir-
atty comes from commanders of Brit
ish forces in the action, in the form
of wireless summaries. the substance
of which was covered in yesterdays
official statement
The complete reports. when re-
ceived. are expected to clear up the
situation.
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Most Dastardly Conspiracy Yet
Attributed to Germany.
Sell and Distribute Free, In
fected Court Plaster.
FEAR LYNCHING OF TRIO HELD
State Chemist Finds LOckiaW
and Other Germs.
Alleged Intriguers Held Secret
ly in Kansas Jails.

Kansas City, Kan, July 1S.-
Charged with conspiracy to scatter
widecast infectious and deadly dis
ease germs thru the medium of court
plaster, three Germans, agents of the
kaiser, according to Fred Robertson,
United States district attorney, are
being held incommunicado in Kansas
towns today.
The conspiracy, one of the most
dastardly yet credited to German
agents in the United States, was dis
covered by w. r. Smith, state chem
list. upon analysis of court plasters
distributed free by the three men in
various Kansas towns and villages.
The first laboratory test made by
the state chemist proved puzzle, so
three other expert chemists were sum-
moned All three found tetanus
Qockjaw) germs in their samples.
other germs, not yet identified, were
also found.
Detection of Germs Difficult.
The chemists estate that country
doctors, without the aid of analytic@t
facilities would easily be deceived by
the court plaster. The germs are SO
made up that detection is almost i'm
possible.
The three men-there may be 9TH
ers, officials believe,-traveled thru
the state selling the plasters where
d. possible and in many instances giving
them away.
Charges of assault with intent Ito
kill, fraudulent use of the mails, vio-
lation of the pure food laws and con-
spiracy will be filed against them
here today, Robertson said.
The names of the suspects and the
towns were they are held is being
kept secret for fear of lynching should
their identity and connection with the
disease plot become known.
Know of No Victims.
Government officials would talk but
little about the alleged plot further
than to announce the arrests. So far
as could be learned the activities were
stopped before any person fell victim
to the supposedly infected plasters.
From the offices of the state board
of health, it was stated this afternoon
that no examinations of disease germ
cases had been made by the state de-
partment. There is no employee of the
state health department named Smith
and in the state house it is believed
that information in the hands of the
United States district attorney came
from government Investigations.
mo examinations as outlined in the
Robertson complaints have been made
by our department" said w ]. "
Deacon, state registrar. 1T is quite
probable that the tests have been
made by experts in the employ of the
government. We know nothing OF
the Investigations or the arrests
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
STABBED IN BACK
"Morning Papers Actions Don't
Bother Me-" Says Mayor.
House Took Up Duties of Chief
of Police at Noon.

Mayor House looked relieved today
for the first time in weeks. Charges
made by Jim Wilson'S organ, the
morning paper. that he had fired Will
son because the latter made life un-
easy for some of the mayors low
down" friends, didn't worry Tim at
al
That paper has been stabbing me
in the back for three weeks and that's
all l expect from it,. said the mayor.
Did Wilson bother any of your
friends2" he was asked.
Not that l know of. l never asked
for the release of a single man ar
rested said the mayor.
He became his own chief of police
at noon. He has given instructions
that the police force continue as ,usu-
al, checking everything up to him in
stead of the chief. He stated that he
would visit the police station two or
three times each day. The police
| sergeants will perform the routine
duties of the chief for the time being.
While Wilson's resignation YVES not
requested until Thursday noon. he
rendered it Tuesday night to take eff
| 1ect at noon today. He wrote the fol-
towing letter 10 Mayor House when
| he sent in his resignation:
Mayor J. L. House, Topeka Kan
/ My Dear Mayor:-lour lett r asking for
my resignation received. ON last Sunday
| noon | was informed that the state labor
I
/ ton at 30 p. IN. to make -Cme arrests
i and that Paul Heinz, assistant city attor-
ney, had said that the parties could be
arrested and booked for violation of the
| Sunday labor laws, on view, without war
rants. At 30 l was at the station and
with State Labor Commissioner Paul J
! Mcbride and his assistant Mr. Baird,
went to Dibbles. where Mr.. Mcbride and
Mr.. Baird took the names of Mr.. Dibble
and his employees. l am reliably Informed
| that the state labor commissioner had beer
| to the county attorneys office where the
acting county attorney had talked witt
| MT Heinz l did not know anything about
! this case until l was called at my HON,
during the noon hour.
! supposed 1 was daing my duty in en-
forcing the laws. as j was following tn,
advice and direction of Paul Heinz assist
ant city attorney. All these facts can b,
| substantfated by affiidavits.
| herewith tender INV resignation a!
| chief of police, to take effect at II o'clocI
| noon, July Is, 1917. Yours very truly,
J. f. WILSON
The Mayors Letter.
Following is a copy of the letter
written by Mayor House in which hi
asked Jim Wilson to tender hi.
| resignation:
j.. f. Wilson, Chief of Police, Topeka
Kansas
My Dear Chief:
AS l have for you the Siucerps
| respect and esteem. You are honest
| Straightforward and have many fine quail
tiles But l have reached the conclusion
and | express it with regret, that you arr
of chief of police. This is not reflection
on you. | am not temperamentally fittet
for the job of chief of police. either.
/ therefore suggest that you hand m,
than Thursday, July 10. Very truly yours
JAY f. HOUSE, Mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
AT AUDITORIUM FRIDAY
Arrangements for Belgian Commas
sion Reception Complete.

All arrangements for the reception
at the auditorium for the Belgium
commission Friday afternoon have
been made. excepting the selection Of
singers for vocal music. The invoca-
ton will be pronounced by the Very
Rev. Father F.. NJ. Hayden
John s. Dean. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce. will deliver
the address of welcome. followed by
addresses by two members of the
commission. just who the members
will be who. will speak Is not known.
This will be followed by an address by
the Rev. Edmund j. Kulp of the First
Methodist church. Music will be fur
nished by Burdette's orchestra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18
HIT BUT NOT SUNK
Crippled by U-boat, She Is Saved by
American Destroyer.

New York, July 1S.-The British
steamship, Cranmore, previously re-
ported sunk by U-boat, was saved
from destruction by an American de-
stroyer which was conveying her thru
the danger zone, according to mem
bers of her crew who arrived here to-
day from England on an American
ship.
The Cranmore was attacked, hey
said, June Z, about $50 miles west of
ireland, five of her plates being stove
in by a torpedo. The U-boat did not
appear and did not press the attack
owing to the presence of the Ameri-
can warship. Under protection of the
destroyer, the vessel proceeded to an
Irish port. The vessel sailed from
Baltimore May rs for Manchester
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-18

At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing nine miles an hour from
the north and ideal midsummer
weather conditions prevailed.
Colorado weather for Topeka is
nearly at an end, according to the
forecast made today by the local
weather office. Warmer weather and
not much wind, with clear skies was
the prediction for today and tonight
and Thursday. Tonight will be-warm-
er and tomorrow, too, the mercury
will climb past the 80 mark
No rains were reported from the
main weather stations of the state
during the last twenty-four hours
Skies were clear this morning and no
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