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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
Mobs in Argentine Capital Take
Vengeance on Teutons.
Anti-German Riot Continued
All Night at BuenOs Aires.
POLICE FIRE into CROWD
But Prove Helpless Before
Wrath Against Kaiser.
Argentina Notifies Berlin Govt
Luxburg Is Ousted.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 13.-The rioting
which began here late yesterday in
an anti-German demonstration CON-
tinued thruout the night. Every Ger
man business house and restaurant in
the downtown district was wrecked.
The German club and several other
buildings were damaged seriously by
fire. The police wounded several
rioters seriously when they fired into
the crowd. Three of the injured are
expected to die.
AT first the crowds were 50 unman-
ageable that the police cleared all the
streets leading to the German legation
and consulate. The archives in these
buildings were taken to the storage
vaults for safe keeping. Firemen,
armed with rifles, prevented the mob
from destroying the offices OF the
German transatlantic company which
supplies~the city light Heavy forces
of provincial troops are guarding ths
railway over which German Minister
Luxburg will arrive today.
The ca binet last night approved the
action of President Irigoyen i'll pre-
sentiny passports to Count LuXburg.
1t is said to have considered similar
action in the case of Baron Lowen,
the Swedish minister but no action
was taken pending the receipt of fur
ther details from Washington or
Stockholm.
Proves Texts of Messages.
The Argentine foreign minister at
midday published the following an
nouncement:
1.-The government has proved the
texts of the LuXburg kilograms and in
consequence has sent the following
to Berlin:
Argentine minister please de-
liver to the German government the
following:
The Argentine government has
recogniz- and valued highly the
exalted manner in which the gov
ernment of Germany has solved in
ample terms all the Argentine
laims, but must inform the Ger
man government that because of
the texts of Minister Luxburg's
kilograms, which have been pub
ished he has ceased to be per-
soma grata and in consequence this
government has delivered to him
his naSSDOrtS -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
SWEDEN APOLOGY
Stockholm Diplomat Calls on
Secretary of State Lansing.
Belief at Washington, Argen-
tina viii Acquit Sweden.

Washington, Sept 3-Sweden's
reply to this governments expose of
German intrigue thru the Swedish
minister at Buenos Aires was deliv-
cred orally to Secretary Lansing to-
day. Charge Akerhielm submitted
the Swedish explanation-the same
one given to the press in Stockholm
earlier this week. This apparently
closes the incident SO far as the United
States is concerned.
The department revealed today
that the note affair is not diplomat
ic incident, inasmuch as Lansing
merely read the Luxburg data to
Akerhielm before it was published in
stead of sending official notice to the
Swedish government
Sweden therefore is not obligated
to make full formal answer.
Didn't Know Contents.
AS anticipated. Sweden contends
that Sweden Minister Lowden at
Buenos Aires was acting without
knowledge of Count Luxburg's Ian
guage when he transacted the Ger
man message to Berlin thru the Swed-
ish foreign office at Stockholm. She
adds that other neutra1s-the United
States included-have acted in sim
liar capacities for the central pow
erS.
THE American minister here dur
ing the present year asked for and
received leave to send to and from
Turkey letters and telegrams," this
part of the reply says, and This at a
time when Turkey had not yet gone
to war with the United States and its
interests had not yet been taken over
by the Swedish representative at
Constantinople."
Argentina Ships in Zone
Argentina probably will acquit
Sweden of direct responsibility in the
"'spurlos versenkt'' correspondence in
cident, according to authoritative ad-
vices today Her full wrath is now
,Contiuued on Page IWoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
STRIKE HITS CITY
GrOcers, Butchers, BARRIERS and
Brewers, Springfield, Ill.
General WaIkOut in Sympathy
With Street Car Strike.

Springfield. ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Practica1-
ly all business ceased in Springfield at
o'clock this morning when the gen.
eral strike, called in sympathy with
the striking car men, became effec-
tive.
Following meetings last night, the
BARRIERS, grocery clerks, brewery en-
ployes and meat cutters stopped work
promptly at a. m. today. Every
union except the carpenters and print
ers is now out and the strike is on.
A conference held all day yesterday
between the striking car men and the
company failed to bring results and
adjourned with settlement apparently
as far off as it was seven weeks ago.
Governor Lowden has issued a
statement in which he denied sinister
influences are at work in Springfield
to prevent the resumption of normal
conditions and suggested the disorder
was caused by the nations enemies.
The first disorder growing out of the
general strike will result in a declara-
ton of martial law, the governor in
dicated.
Nearly 5000 Out.
In every case those who have
walked out declared the strike was
prompted also by action of police and
military authorities who denied un-
ionists their right to parade last Sun
day.
Estimates placed the number now
on strike at between 1000 and 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
r. j. Hartwell Asks for Divorce
From Maybelle Hartwell.
Denies Story She Told c. c.
Jackson Here August 80.
HE WILL GO into ARMY SOON
She Wouldn't Cook; Threat
ened Him With Revolver.
Took Breakfasts Uptown; Din
ners Were Cold Affairs.

Stung by published charges made
by his wife that he had knocked her
down on the streets of Kansas City
for refusing to sign his exemption
papers, Roy ]. Hartwell, formerly
manager of the White House meat
market, today filed a petition tor a
divorce from Maybelle Hartwen in the
Shawnee county district court. The
sensational charges made August 29
by Mrs. Hartwell to government agents
in Topeka were for the sole purpose
of embarrassing and humiliating him,
Hartwell states in the petition.
Hartwell denies emphatically that
he is a Stacker. In fact, he declares
that he attempted to enlist twice be-
fore he was finally accepted. He
charges in his petition that his wife
offered TO sign his exemption papers
providing he would pay her $500.
Hartwell will enter Fort Riley in a
short time. he states.
She Wouldn't Get Up.
However, denial of his wife's
charges are merely side issue dis
cussed in Hartwells petition. For
years, he declares, he has been unable
to get his wife out of bed in time to
cook his breakfasts. He would either
have to prepare his own breakfasts or
eat in restaurants, the petition alleges
AS for dinner in the evening, that was
a cold affair, the petition affirms.
HartwelPs wife preferred to eat be-
fore he returned home in the evening,
and his dinner consisted of cold
victuals left over from the early dinner
enjoyed by her, he declares.
Then, too, she lived far beyond his
means and demanded luxuries his sal
ary failed to provide, Hartwell de-
cIares. She nagged him constantly,
threw into fits of violent temper and
once drew revolver on him, Hartwen
tells the court in his petition.
Hartwell states that they were mar
ried June 7, 1908, and lived together
until June 10. 1917. He asks for a
divorce and for the custody of their
son, Garland Hartwell.
Claimed He Hit Her.
Following the charges made to gov
ernment officials by Mrs. Hartwell 1t
(COutInupd on TWol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
EXPLANATION DUE
Chancellor To Address Reichs-
tag on Argentina Plot.
Swedish Press ROaStS "BIind
Faith in Germany"

Amsterdam, Sept 13.-Chancellor
Michaelis will address the reichstag
Friday on the American disclosures
of the messages sent by Count Lux
burg from Argentina thru the Swedish
foreign office, German reports reach
ing here stated today
Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-Swedish-
The Cologne Vo1ks Zeitung. a copy of
which has been received here in an
article under the caption More Amer
lean Prying Into Official Documents -
says:
THE state department has again
published documents of which it OBJ
tained possession by-God knows what
underground methods"
After description of the contents
of the documents the article proceeds:
such matters are of course not for
publication and when published at all
easily may hurt susceptibilities by
some turn or twist like private con-
versations which altho not illcgiti-
mate they may work like poison when
repeated by the tattling of third par
ties. Such a poisoning process was
of course the object of the Washing
ton government for here wa. an op-
portunity to fish in troubled waters,
where previously political inachina-
tions had met with scant success"
Call Us Silly Swedes."
London, Sept. 13.-The Daily Mail
today publishes an interview had by
its correspondent in Stockholm with
Hjalmar Branting in which the So
cialist leader asserts his belief that
Foreign Minister Lindman was not in
formed of the custom of the Swedish
minister at Buenos Aires permitting
German cipher messages to pass thru
the legation without troubling to de-
cipher them.
Hence we became involved in a
scandal of the first order thru blind
confidence in Germany" Mr.. Branting
is quoted as saying.
~Sweden's desire to serve has been
rewarded by a shameful disIoyalty.
Our faith has been enormous stupidity
nothing more.
THE Germans call us Dummen
Scnweden (Silly Swedes). This colos-
sal blunder proves that they truly
estimated the ignorance of our min
listers.
'.All parties here unite in repudiat-
ing ministers who have made us play
a ridiculous part, but we cannot COM
plain of any measures taken by the
allies while we. have ministers capable
of such stupidity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
A DAY OF THRILLS
Spectacular Features of Fair
VIII Come Saturday.
Girl Filler and Daring Auto
Racer on the Program.

Saturday will be the day of thrills
at the Kansas Free Fair. The stunts
pulled off on that day will make the
horse races, the fireworks, the regular
daily program of the fair look like a
Sunday school convention. And there
is nothing dull about this years fair
at that-not on your life.
But Saturday will be a day of days.
with katherine Stinson, the world s
premier aviatrix, cutting figures in
the air and Fred Horey, world S
champion dirt track auto racer, de-
Tending his title against e Masked d
Racer" driving what is advertised as
the fastest Ford on EARTH
katherine Stinson is described by
newspapers from New York to San
Francisco as a marvel with biplane.
1t takes something extraordinary to
wiring column after column of free
advertising from the critical newspa-
pers serving critical New Workers.
But Katherine got the advertising.
She flew at Sheepshead Bay and drew
more space in the newspapers that
and the following day than was de-
voted to the European war.
Is Only a Girl.
She's only girl. a little, bewitching
figure 20 years of age. 1t is imma- :
terial to her whether she is clothed
in flying toys when she takes to the
Continued on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
RUSS WIN BATTLE
Smash Germans Despite Civil
War at Home.
Gen. Haig Reports Only Minor
Clashes on West Front.

Petrograd, Sept 13.-RussiaE
troops are fighting desperately and
successfully against the Germans on
the north front, despite the near-civiI
war between Korniloff and Kerensky.
Today's official report declared:
ION the north front our advanced
parties, in desperate fighting, occu-
pied Masoif, south of Lake PIaonda
and are fortifying on the Schkeroten-
SilamIja line
The statement said no reports hat
been received from the Ruma nian
and southwestern fronts
Little War on West Frcnt
London, Sept. 13.-That patrol en-
count ars and hostile artillery fire was
all Field Marshal Haig reported from
the British front today.
In the Lens sector" he said our
patrols took few prisoners at night
AT Bullecourt, southeast of Messines
and north of LangeHarck, there was
hostile artillery activity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
K. C. STRIKE RIOT
Armour Workers and Strikers
Have Pitched Battle.
Close 20 Saloons i'm StOckyards
District Today as Result.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 13.-Seven-
ty saloons in the stock yards district
were closed today following last
nights battle between strikers and
employees of the Armour plant in
which four men were so badly injur-
ed they had to be taken to hospitals
and many more were bruised and
beaten. Extra police were keeping
order in the district this morning.
The rioting occurred when 500 men
and women in the Armour plant were
besieged by more than 1900 strikers
early last night. A general fight fol-
lowed and bricks and clubs were used
freely. Many of the workers were
unable to leave the plant and spent
the night there.
The situation was generally quiet
this morning. More than 5000 men
are out in the packing and allied in
duStrieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
MAY ASK KANSAS TROOPS.
Mayor of Kansas City, Kan, Consid
ering Protection for Packing Houses.

Kansas City, Sept. 13.-The pack
ing house district was quiet this
morning, following the rioting of last
night, when one striker was danger
ously injured. two obtained injuries
and an onlooker was badly bruised.
Despite the peaceful indications, it
was announced that Mayor Menden-
hall would possibly ask Governor
Capper of Kansas, since the packing
houses are in Kansas City, Kan, to
send a detachment of state troops to
prevent any further rioting.
The plant of Armour & Company,
where the rioting occurred, was closed
today. officials said that While the
plant could operate, they did not want
to cause any further disturbance or
bring on assaults upon the workmen
who have remained with them.
Ora Wood of Dover, Okla, the
driver who was dangerously injured,
is expected to die. He was struck
at the base of the brain by brick,
fracturing his skull
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13

The wind was blowing 10 miles an
hour from the southeast at two O'Clock
this afternoon. The temperature for
the day averaged 1 degree above nor
NAL.
The clouds this afternoon mean
nothing according to Mr.. Flora. They
will be light all afternoon and will let
the sunshine thru. The barometer
showed a slight tendency to fall this
afternoon but the weather was far
from threatening at 2 o'clock.
Fair weather ahead is the order
given today by S. D. Flora, local
meteorologist. Fair weather, how
ever, refers to the event and not
to the common brand of weather. The
weather predicted will be partly
cloudy but mostly sunshine and warm
(Continued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
DRY LAW CUTS CRIME
Criminal Cases in Shawnee Fail One
half After Liquor Abolition.

The six months previous to the pas
sage of the bone dry law there were
235 criminal cases booked in the
court of Topeka.
In the first six months following
the passage of the bone dry law the
criminal cases booked number only
107. falling off of 12s.
These were figures compiled today
by Robert d. Carver, county attorney.
The figures do not include the liquor
violation cases filed before or since
the bone dry law became effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
JUST PLAIN BUNCOMBE!
Stories Govt Plans Selling Family
Larder Denied by War Dept

washington, Sept. 13-Denial that
the government is contemplating re-
QUESTIONING any household stores of
food is made by the department of
agriculture and the food administra-
ton Rumors had come to Washing
ton that housewives were apprehen-
sive that their stocks of canned goods
were about to be seized for the army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
Fine Monument Trust.

Baltimore. Sept 13.-Seventeen
members of the National Retail Mon
ument Dealers association were fined
by Judge John C. Rose in the United
States district court here .oday in ad-
dition to a fine of S2,500 imposed
upon the association. This action
followed the entering by the defen-
dants of a plea of nolo cpntendre in
the indictment against them which
charges violation OF the sherman
anti-trus; law. The individual fines
ranged from 1000 dow to SIS each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
"CAMP LIBRARY" DRIVE
Week of September "a Designated to
Raise S1,OOO,OOO for Soldiers.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The week Of
September "a has been named Camp
Library Week" by the library war
council appointed by Secretary Baker
During that week an intensive drive
to raise the necessary 100000 will
be made thruout the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
80 AND FALLS IN LOVE
Couldn't Help 1t, He Says-She Was
Such an Expert at PinOchle.

New York. Sept 13.-Margurite
Druet, 5S. today had won an S0-year-
old husband, Louis F. Boin. by play
ing pinochle. Boin told justice who
married them, he could not help fall
player.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
FORCE OF
u. S. ARTILLERY
NOW IN FRANCE
Training There for Some Time,
Message Says.
Arrival of Contingent Carefully
Guarded by CensOrs.
USING FAMOUS FRENCH "75'S"
Airplane and Sausage Balloon
Observers Practicing.
Practice VOlleys Blast Away
Distant Tree Tops.
Practice VOlleys Blast Away
Distant Tree Tops.

American Training Camp in France,
Sept. 13.-(By the Associated Press)
"A large contingent of American
artillery has Joined the expeditionary
army and is well along with its inten-
ory instruction. Hitherto the arrival
of the artillery contingent has been
carefully guarded and permission to
mention the fact has just been given.
The American artillerymen are using
the latest models of the famous
French seventy-fives and also six-inch
howitzers.
BY j. w. PEGLER.
Headquarters of the American
Army in France. Sept. 13.-American
artillery was on the job today, blast
ing away at distant tree tops and
soaring erstwhile grazing fields with
practice volleys.
(This is the first word that has been
received indicating that American ar
tillery has arrived in France and is
training for the battle line.)
From the American gun practice
positfons-they are usually bordering
on woods-field wires to elevated
pavilions. crowded with youthful bat
terry commanders, armed with binocu-
lars. They observed distant smoke
puffs when the shells struck and tele-
phoned back over the field wires pre-
scribing corrections in the range until
the puffs struck the targets
Wireless Signals Range.
Above, sailing on silver wings in a
flecklessN sky, aeroplane observers with
the American forces practice wireless
ing corrections for range.
Other Americans took turns hanging
CONTINUED on Page Twoi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
RAIN ALL OVER NOW
Fair Weather. Ahead Is Prediction
Made by Mr.. Flora Today.

Hourly temperatures for the day re-
ported by the local office of the Unit
ed States weather bureau are as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13

REGINS to look as tho Kansans who
are not attending the fair are in
the minority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
Little change in temperature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
DENTALS TAKE
SECOND CLASH
Toronto Champions Grab Tues
day Nights Hockey Game
BY | TO o Score

The Detroit Hickey club lost the
fecond and final game OF It's series
with the Champion Dcntals Of To
rcnto IN tie Arena TUESDAY night.
The score came after II minutes
Of fast playing. and Was IN dispute
for some time OWNS 10 a difference
in the Interpretation ~ ire rules
The sco-e was made by } Stev.
art. and Detroit claimed an ofrside.
conf ending that whore two players
are skating alcnE side each other.
oh side. and one reaches for the
I uck after II has ben passed at an
angle. the point made is Illegal The
Dentals play this Different and The
referee allowed the poiat 20 sand
This made a total >c0rr Of ? 20 Z
in favor Of the Dentals for the
series
Altho stu weak from HE Injury
of the night bsfore Holman was
ushered oul OF mo tHr- ard went
iHjC tho game az tlc 1e=inn ne CT
the secoud half Ire -.rengthtued
the Dptroi, lineup cen derahi.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

him Couch was not so tight with
blnrles. bat his work was very sat
l-iae terry
J-mes is out for few days be-
cause OF an infected foot which
vas lancfd Tuesday BIN viii he
ready TO take his turn against The
Giants
Mitchell passed the FIRST two men
tlat faced him and then famed
couple tie had the next one struck
ont on ball right over the hear
% the plate but the umpire missed
IL and the batter improved his an
deserved chance by banging on"
hat Young booted. two runs seer
irs Rush Kicked a groundsr right
after this. but Mitchell retired the
slae by striking out Thompson.
The Tigers went ahead In Tho
trrd. thanks 10 bad neldjug Mi.
chcu was safe whom Thompson
thew high on his crounder Bush
ned TO right and Young singled
sending Willie 90 third Cobb forced
Young. Mitchell scoring Neach wac
safe on Kirchfr's tumble and Ty
was caught aatfooted about go feet
beyond second whom th. mdelder
finally picked The bail up Tn
Georgian started 20 lopr down thr
line and Kircher held thp ban and
looked ~ him when Do threw CO.
Thompson. Ty slid safely around
tnat bewudered young man \
double steal let Cobb IN
Mclver walked with none ont In
il,e fourth and adams sacrificed
Mitchell threw tho bsll oUt into
right field and tho men stopped 81
n rd and second respectively An
inEcld out and sacrifice A.
scored them both In tho Detroit
hair three singles. q pass and @
s.. CriHce gave Detroit two runs and
u. lead Fort Worth tied for n
n 1ment In tho ffth on a couple o.
spfeties and sacrifice brit Detroit
went ahead N its half ot an error.
pcss. steal and infeld oul That.
ended The tallying for the day