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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Lawson Bares the Details
OF Talk With Mrs. Visconti
Involving TumuIty in LEAK

A long session. with comnarativs,y,
few results from the testimony. ken,
the rules committee in the crowded
and overheated hearing room until +
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the
republican members asked for an ex-
ecutive session to go into conference.
bell. the ranking minority member an
rounced the republicans had asked tbat
the committee proceed no farther win
out counsel and n stock market expert
The committee held no session after
that. the understanding being the dem.
ocrats would confer with one another
and make reply to the republican
proposal today.
} Most OF the session was given over to
n long series of questions put to Mr.
Lawson In regard to the visit to his
hotel of Mrs. Ruth Thomason Viscontj
and her attorney. Representative Har-
rison questioned Mr.. Lawson regarding
two newspaper advertisements which
appeared in washington papers. nver
Lawson's name. addressed to Congress-
Mr.. Lawson said he had chosen that
method of communication to Congress
because he believed il effective.
First Thought of Tumulty.
Representative Pou asked Lawson I,
he had not acquitted Secretary Tum.
.ulty of any Teak connection. and re-
ceived the answer that not until Mrs
visconti had come into the case had
he thought of Secretary Tumulty al
all.
Representative Harrison read from
Mr.. Lawson's letter to Mr. Henry q
declaration that it could be shown t.
n mathematical certainty that the havoc
caused by the peace note had SUBJ
sided when "a false newsmaker" be-
Continued on second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
GREECE MEETS DEMANDS.
SAYS MINISTER ELLIOTT

LONDON, January 17.-The definite
announcement that the Greek govern
ment has accepted in their entirety the
demands of the allies was received
here today in a cablesram from Sir f.
E. H. Elliott British minister at
Athens.
The decision was reached by the
crown council Tuesday afternoon, ac-
cordfng to a dispatch. and was imme-
diately communicated to the entente
ministers. The release of the Venice
lists who were arrested following the
outbreak in Athens December 1 is ex-
pected hourly.
italian Mission at Athens.
LONDON. January II, 3:oo p.m.-An
Italian military mission has arrived
at Athens and will participate in the
entente allies control at Greece. says
a dispatch from Athens to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company. The car
rying out of the military guarantees
will be commenced by the formation
Of q mixed commission Of entente al
lied and Greek officers. charged with
the transference Of Greek troops and
munitions Into Peloponnesus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Obey VIII of Caucus.

The recent caucus action of the demo-
Gratis pledging the party to support
the action of the appropriations COM
mittee looking to economy was given
by many of the senators as the reason
they would vote against the House in
creases and the Smoot amendment.
Y The supporters of the proposal to in
crease the pay Of the federal employees,
including the officials of the Federal
employees Union, agreed that the out
look for any increases at the present
session did not look bright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Could Do Better Work.

a man. he said, cannot do his best
work under bad conditions. If the pro-
posed increases finally fail of approval
by Congress. it is urged. the effect
will be felt in the work produced by
the employees. The Secretary pointed
out that the increases as proposed
would affect hundreds of thousands of
government employees in all parts of
the country.
Now take all of these employees to-
gether If the increases are not pro-
yided there will be worry in many
homes, troubles will spring up on all
sides, and these will be reflected in the
work OF the individual in his office or
wherever he might happen to be EN-
ployed in the government service. This
will be a reduction of the efficiency that
would be provided by the Increases and
will result in a great pecuniary loss to
the government. 1t is very poor econo-
my for the government at least"
Aside from the loss through ineffl-
cheney, Mr.. Redfield pointed out that the
feeling of the employees was worth
something. He called attention to the
great number of increases in salaries
which were made during the year by
corporations all over the country. This,
he said, certainly creates a good feel
ing among employees and serves to get
them to work harder. They appreciate
ANYTHING of that kind. and, their appre-
citation is shown in their work. If the
government employees do not receive an
increase it will be seen in their work,
he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Plenty Of Money Available.

Secretary RedfieId also took occasion
to point out that there was no deficit
and nothing to be worried about in pro-
yidinp funds for the governments use.
He said the argument was being used
nv some as an excuse for pairing ex-
penditures, among them denial of salary
increases to government employees.
He said that there was plenty of
money to meet the expenditures. and
that there was nothing TO be worried
about. The Panama canal bonds, he
said. can be issued ard used for the
regular running expenses OF the gov
ernment. The general revenue was
used in building the Panama canal. he
said and the bonds Were withheld.
There is a surplus now. he said. OF
81 90 900 900. but money VIII be needed
to meet the cost of preparedness. The
bonds can be issued for this. All expenses
oS The government to date have been paid
he nointed out and il is ridiculous TO
worry about a deficit that does not ex-
list.
He illustrated the use Of the Panama
cana, bonds by saying that man wants
to build a house, goes to his banker and
asks for a loan of $4,000. and the banker
.,rees that he can have it. In the mean
time he SAYS the man has made fortu-
nate investments and pays out of his reg
Mar revenue the installments on the house
as thew become due, not touching the loan
which the bank has agreed to give. him.
ia counletes the payment for the house
Ia then tells the banker that he does not
need the money. but the banker tells
him that it is always there in case he
needs 1t.
such is the case with the Panama
canal bonds he said. Congress has au-
thorized the issuance of these bonds
to build the canal. But it was found
nossibIe to meet the cost from the cur
rent revenues Of the government Now
fhe Mexican trouble, which takes more
money. These bonds should now be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17

Eight British and two French vessels
nave been sunk in the Atlantic and two
British steamships captured by a Ger
man raider. Announcement to this effect
was made today by the British admir-
atty, confirming reports which had been
in circulation for some time that a Ger
man raider had once more penetrated the
screen Of allied warships. and escaped
to the open seas. So far as is shown
by the British announcement. the raider
still is at large. Apparently she has
America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
OF South American Coast.

Most of these boats when last re-
ported were In the south Atlantic. in
dicating that the German raider has
been at work off the South American
coast.
At Norfolk last night there was
picked up a wireless warning that a
German raider was of the Brazilian
coast near Pernambuco last Friday.
The message. addressed ITO all ships"
placed the raider in latitude Z degrees
south and longitude % degrees west.
The German vessel was described as "a
ship of about 1000 tons, well armed.
and with torpedo tubes. She had ono
black funnel and two masts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
WEATHER.

Overcast tonight and tomorrow; rising
temperature; lowest tonight about Is de-
erees: fresh southwest winds.
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours ending 2 pm: Highest, 80. at
In. today; lowest. II. at am. today.
Full report on page IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Blame for Planting Mines.

"Can England furnish any proof for her
aff,rmation that Germany before the
British laid mines in the German sea and
(Continued on Tenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
FEW GERMANS NOW
HOPEFUL OF PEACE
Entente Reply Has Crystallized
Sentiment in Favor OF
Pushing War.
PLAN TO PUNISH ENGLAND

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. January 16. via London,
January. 17.-Time enough having
elapsed since the publication Of the en-
tente's reply to President Wilson to
permit German opinion to crystalline,
the effects of the announcement OF
terms which the entente allies regard
as necessary result of the war are
clearly evident. In the first place the
pronunciamento of the allies. together
with earlier interchanges Of opinion on
the peace proposals. may be regarded
as having virtually eliminated the
peace party in Germany except for
small minority of dissident socialists,
some of whose newspaper organiza-
tions still see the possibility of con-
tinuing the discussions after the en-
tente's reply.
The large and influential section. in
cluding a majority of the socialists
and powerful influences among nom
socialists which up to last month were
bringing the heaviest pressure to bear
pm the government to take steps for
the opening of negotiations for peace
based on an understanding. is now con-
vinced such negotiations are -impossi-
BILE. Virtually the entire nation is lined
up behind the government for energetic
prosecution of the war.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
From N. Recruiting Station.


Thefollowing men were accepted
for the regular army and forwarded
to Fort Logan, Colorado, the past
week.
John A. Taylor, Liberal, Quarter
masters Corps.
Noel E. Crutchfield, Huntsville,
Missouri, Quartermasters' Corps.
Loren B. Wilkins, Liberal, Signal
Corps. :.
Claude M. Humphrey, Chetopa, u.
S. Army Band,
Sergeant Don Donata left on No.
2 Tuesday morning. He will report
for duty at the officers training
school at Fort Smelling. Minnesota.
He is succeeded in the U. S. Army
Recruiting Station in this city by
Sergeant William W. Soule, recently
from the Wichita Central Office,
who will take pleasure in answering
all questions PERTAINING to the diff
ferent branches of the Regular
Army, and hopes to continue the
magnificent record that Liberal has
made in response to Columbia's call
for loyal men who have put love and
duty to flag and country ahead of
personal affairs. A nd the end is not
yet, Seward county is on the war
map to stay regardless of her quota.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23

States with some of the biggest cir
cuses, and is acknowledged to be a
top liner in his work. Mr.. Dickey is
a native Kansas and demonstrates
his nativity by doing things out of
the ordinary and little better than
is expected,
He is going to fill three days en-
gagement at the Race Meet and Mo-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Dodge City, Kan
sas, Aug. LIST, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that John
F. Brophy, of Moscow, Kansas, who,
on Feb. LIST, 1918, made Homestead
Application Serial No. 011578 for
Lots 8, 4, Eh SW u Sec. 10, Twp.
Bis, Range 34w, and on April 18th,
1917, made Additional Homestead
Application, Serial No. 014296 for
Lots /, 2, EA NWA, Section 80,
Township Bis, Range 34w, 9Th Prin-
cipal Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Clerk of
the District Court of Seward Coun-
ty, Kansas, at Liberal, Kansas, on
the 18th day Of September, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ralph B. Lowe, Charles N Var
brough, Fred R. Brownell, August
Schmoock, all of Moscow, Kansas.
Not coal land.
R. R. WILSON, Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
First published July rs, 1917
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

Know We, that I, T. S. Locke. treas
urer of Seward county, Kansas, do,
by the authority in me vested, under
sections 944O to 9463 inclusive Of
the general statutes Of 1912 and sec
ton 9464 of said statutes as amend
ed by chapter 324, laws of 1913, re-
lating to the sale of said real estate
for taxes, hereby give notice that |
will on Tuesday, September a, at my
office at the court house in Liberal,
Kansas, bid off to the county in the
name of said county all land and
town lots advertised for sale for tax
es for the amount of the taxes charg-
ed thereon for the year 1916 and no
other bids will be received. After
which date redemption may be made
only by the owner, his heirs, execut-
ors, administrators, assigns or mort
gagee of the real estate advertised
or to be sold for. taxes.
T. S. LOCKE County Treasurer
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
tor Show, September 5th, 9Th and
7th.
sUPERHUMAN STRENGTH.

Man in ordinary peaceful life can
not even imagine what man or beast
can accomplish in the cheat of bat
tle." 1t is fact that in battles
things have been accomplished which,
in the ordinary way of life, would
have been thought impossible. But
the great excitement of men and
horses produces an exertion of
strength almost incredible.
When after battle one looks up
a steep hill which has been taken by
storming troops, one wonders, and
asks, how was it possible, that men
already exhausted by long marches
could possibly take part in a battle
and under heavy firing of enemy
guns climb the steep heights. Still
the impossible has happened, and the
exhausted men have thrown their
positions.
Troops, who, following the sound
of gun fire, march directly towards
it, experience a certain excitement,
in which they forget that they are
really tired and in their excitement,
in which they forget that they are
really tired and in their excitement
force themselves forward until they
reach the battle line; hunger, thirst
and fatigue, all are forgotten. An
interesting experience l had in 1870
at Sedan. 1t was on the morning of
September when the capitulation
of Sedan, and the surrender of the
brave French army was to take
place. The night previous, orders
had been issued by the German gen
eral staff, that unless the documents
of the capitulation had been signed,
the fortress was to be bombarded, be-
ginning at 8 o'clock
Early in the morning the German
artillery was in position on the hills
surrounding Sedan, except one bat
terry that had come from a distance.
1t had to take up position on a hill
overlooking the Cemetery of Floing.
1t was almost impossible to bring
the guns up that hill Both men and
horses were exhausted. l was stand
ing by and, when l saw that all eff
forts would not bring the pieces up
that hill, l approached the officer
commanding, asking him to spare the
men and horses.
"Nein, wik muessen heir hinauf."
No, we have to get up, just here.
Yesterday they went up without
a struggle, why should they not do
it today? 1t has to be done, if only
to execute the order"
Men and horses made one more
superhuman effort and they accomp-
lished the feat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
DID YOU KONW THAT

In 1859 the alrbrake was invented,
1893.
In 1921 the first elevator was OPP
Grated.
The trade name Kokad was coined
in 1888.
The Calling gun has been in use
since 1862.
The automobile industry dates
back to 1856.
The first linotype machine was OPP
Grated In 1884.
In 1851 the breech-loading rifle
was demonstrated.
The first electric locomotive dates
as far back as 1851.
:, The sewing machine was given to
the country in 1916.
Weight for weight, a Manila rope
IS lust about as strong as steel one.
The first charge Of dynamite, as
the explosive is now know, was pre-
pared in 1868.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
McDermott Addition
Frank Wheeler Addition

Frank wheeler Addition
N. so #. Lot 2, Block 4 ........$ 80
s. rs #. of N. ITS #. of
Lot 2, Block a ......... 1 16
s. so #. Lot 2, Block ........ 80
N. 100 feet Lot 8, Block 80. 1 SO
N. SO #. of s. $50 #. of Lot
3, Block A ........................ 80
N. 100 #. of S. 200 #. of
, Lot 2, Block 5 .............. A 80
S. 100 #. Lot 2, Block 80. 1. 8
NJ Lot 2, Block 8 ................ 1 IT
75x175 it., rs #. s. of N. E.
Cor. Lot 2, Block2 ............ SO
50x325 #. 100 #. N. of S. E.
cor. Lot 2, Block 2 ...... 80
5Ox162k it,, so #. N. of S.
E. cor. Lot 2, Block 2 ........ 4S
50x175 #. in S. E. cor. Lot 2,
Block 2 .........-....-.--..---.-.. go
Lots Sc, Block 8 ............ 2 OF
Lots 1924, Block A ............. 6 SO
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
First published August %, 1919
PUBLICATION SUMMONS.

The State OF Kansas, to Thomas
jefferson Layton:
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued in the District court
of Seward county, Kansas, in an ac-
ton for divorce, costs of suit and at
torney fee, wherein Luella Abigail
Layton is plaintiff and you are de-
PENDANT; that unless you answer said
petition on or before the goth day
of October, 1917, the same will be
taken as true and decree and judg-
ment rendered accordingly.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court, this goth day Of Aug.
1917.
(Seal) CHAS. M. TUCKER,
14-4t Clerk, District Court.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23

Mrs. j: G. Root is at one Of the To-
cal hospitals, this week, she under
went an operation for appendicitis
last Wednesday and now is recover
ing in good shape.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
AM Arti.t on ths slaek wire,

The accompanying cuts show A.
w. Dickey, doing some of his stunts
on the slack wire. Mr.. Dickey has
given his acts all over the United
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-14
PATENTS EEs::22: :s:2:.;::! :: Ss:s;!:s:: !:;s!:;:::
GET EXPLOSIVE FROM FLOWER
British Scientists Discover That Bios
som Of Mahua Tree In India 10
Rich In Acetone.

The munition output of India has In
two years been increased thousand
fold, mainly through the discovery tina,
one of Indin's cOmmOnest blossoms, the
flower of the mahua or mhOwra tree
contains ncetOne In quantity. This tree
is widely known to all travellers In
Britain's Asiatic empire. but Its use Us
II base for explosives is at least one
thing new under the sun, says the
Scientific American.
When the war broke out. acetOne,
which forms the chief ingredient OF
cOrdite. was extracted mainly from
wood, maize and starch; and the Brit.
ish admiralty erected great factory
for the process of acetOne recovery
from starch. But fortunately two Eng
lish scientists In Hyderabad discovered
that the mahua flowers contained ace
tone In larger proportions than 1t is
found In any other vegetable substance
that this inoffensive bloom was ter
time richer in the material In ques-
ton than any known wood. In fact
the director general Of ordnance fOr
India reports that the mahua Is by
all odds the best source for ncetont
known.
Manufacture on large scale is now
under way and 1t Is whispered that the
abundance OF munitions with which
the British forces in MesOpotamia ap
pear to be blessed Is to be attributed
to the new discovery.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-14

Washington.-Presid Wilson, in
a communication to the new govern
ment of Russia, has made plain the
war aims of the United States and its
position on mo annexations; no in
IDENTITIES The Presidents commu-
nication was delivered to the Rus
sian government by Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd. In full, 1t is as
follows:
I'm view Of the approaching visit of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of
Russia and to discuss the best and
most practical means of cooperation
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle for freedom Of all
peoples to a successful consummation.
1t seems opportune and appropriate
that should state again. in the light
OF this new partnership, the objects
the United States has in mind in en-
tering the war. These objects have
been very much beclouded during the
past few weeks by mistaken and mis-
leading statements, and the issues at
stake are too momentous. too tremen-
dous. too significant for the whole hu-
man race. to permit any misinterpreta-
ton or misunderstandings, however
slight. to remain uncorrected for a
moment.
Oppressed Groups kaiser's Dupes.
"The war has begun to go against
Germany: and in their desperate de-
sire to escape the ultimate defeat,
those who are in authority in Ger
many are using every possible instru-
mentality, are making use even of the
influence of groups and parties among
their own subje cts to whom they have
never been just or fair or even toll
Grant. to promote a propaganda on
both sides of the sea which will pre-
serve for them their influence at
home and their power abroad, to the
undoing of the very men they are u.s.
ing.
1.-The position of America in this war
is so clearly avowed that no man can
be excused for mistaking It, She seeks
no material profit or aggrandizement
of any kind. She is fighting for no ad-
vantage or selfish object of her own
but for the liberation of peoples ev-
erywhere from the aggressions of au-
tocratic force.
THE ruling classes in Germany
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-14
COULDN'T LIFT SIX
MONTHS OLD BABY
Mrs. Hawkins Was SO Weak
Couldn't Move in Her Bed
Without Help.
HAD SUFFERED TORTURE
Well and Strong Again After Taking
TanIac and Weighs More Than
She Has in Over Eighteen
Years.

II was down In bed and couldn't
raise my head or move without help
and now I'm able to do all my house
work, even to my cooking and garden
work and weigh more than have In
eighteen years and have been taking
Tanlac only about four weeks" said
Mrs. Dollie Hawkins. 1906 Second ave-
nue., South, Birmingham, Ala, recent
iy.
For years." continued Mrs. Haw-
kins, 81 suffered with rheumatism and
acute indigestion. The rheumatism
got me down in bed and had me bound
so hard and fast somebody had to
move me about and the pain was ter
rible. l couldn't lift my six-months-Old
baby, and had to hire someone to wait
on me and do my work. I was so
nervous the least little thing dropping
heart would almost stop beating. I
couldn't eat any solid food at all and
was in such rundown condition my
baby fell of until 1t was just little
skeleton and fretted and cried all the
time. No kind Of medicine did me any
good and ! was getting worse all the
time.
"If ever medicine did wonders,
Tanlac did 1t for me and my little ba-
by. l felt better in just few days
after I began taking 1t. have taken
three bottles and am not nervous in
the least now and my sleep is fine and
rests me. The awful rheumatic pains
and misery is all gone. can eat any
thing i want and my food not only
gives me nourishment but my baby is
as fat as little pig and sits for hours
at time on a pallet and plays with
out n whimper. Tanlac has made a
well woman OF me and fat. healthy
baby out Of my little sickly one, and
I'm Just so thankful for what Tanlac
has done for us I want everybody to
know about this great medicine"
There Is a Tanlac dealer in your
town. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-14
PEPsHING RECEIVED BY KING.
King Tells American Commander
Dream Of His Life 10 Realized,

London.-Gen. Pershing was re-
ceived Saturday morning at Bucking-
ham palace by King George. He was
presented to the King by Lord Brooke.
commander of the Twelfth Canadian
infantry brigade Gen. Pershing was
accompanied to the palace by his per-
sonal staff of twelve officers. After
the audience the officers paid a for
NAL call at the United States embassy.
After the formal reception the King
shook hands with Gen. Pershing and
the members of his staff and ex-
pressed pleasure at welcoming the ad-
vance guard of the American army.
King George chatted for few mo-
ments with each member of Gen. Per-
shing's staff In addressing Gen. Per-
shing the King said:
at has been the dream of my life to
see the two great English-speaking
nations more closely united. My
dreams have been realized. 1t is with
the utmost pleasure that l welcome
you at the head OF the American con-
tingent to our shores"