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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

Ringing, Okla. Sept. Sixteen OF
q men charged with consplracy
AGAINST the government were arrest
ed in the southern part Of JEFFERSON
county Tuesday night and placed IN
the county Jail at Waurika- Accord
ing TO statement alleged 10 have
been made by one Of those arrested
the men had organized for the PuI.
nose OF resisting draft and had
planned to begin an organized de
struction OF property Tuesday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
DR.. Anna Reum has returned


ST. Louis. No. Sept. Sword was
received here today that Miss Daisy
Polk. formerly Of St. Louis and a sis
ter of Willis Polk, san Francisco. ar
chitecj is to marry Gen. Louis Joseph
Marie Robert de BUYER. Of the French
army. Miss Polk has been engaged
in relief work in France since the
beginning Of the war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
Dried Fruit Increase Suspended

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 6--PrO-
posed increases Of 80 TO so per cent
In rates on dried. evapOrated or fresh
fruits and vegetables. California TO
New York and intermediate TERRITORY.
which were TO have become effective
today. have been suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
January /, next, pending investlga-
zion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

FL Paso & Southwestern train No i,
due at $40 p. m, was reported TO ar
rive at 1920 p. m Southern Pacific
train No. ., due at 4-30 p. m, is re-
ported to arrive at p m. All other
afternoon and night trains for today
are reported on time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
Range Land Offered CattIemen.

New Orleans, La. Sept 6.-One mil
lion acres Of cutover timberland in
the gulf coast states were offered
western cattle growers in the drought
affected sections for use OF their
herds in q telegram sent today TO
secretary Houston BY the Southern
Pine association here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

san Francisco. Sept "a wave OF
violence incident TO the strike OF plat
form employees Of the United railroads
here swept over the city today after
TWO davs Of quiet a striking carElan
was shot in the hip and several sub
stitute employees Of the company were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
American steel Declares Dicidend.

New York. Sept Directors Of
the American steel FOundries COM
pany today declared a quarterly divi-
dend Of q per cent. placing its stock
on a Z per cent basis as against the
previous rate OF 8 per cent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
Crer of Mreeked Ship saved.

Seward. Alaska. sept 6.-Radio re-
ports nfcked I'D here say Capt Haru-
hike Shiouga and Is men from the
wrecked japanese steamer kolohira
Naru. who have been missing since
August . have been picked up or
the Alaska coast The reports nave
not been verb ed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
no Keen vital stntIstIcs.

Washington, d. C., Sept 6--Recom-
mendations TO congress providing for
a federal record Of vital statistics
probably will be made in the forth
coming annual report Of secretary
RedfieId Only u states Keep rec
ords Of birth and q keep death rec
ords.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

Amsterdam. Holland. sept 6.-The
German crown princess yesterday
gave birth TO a daughter, according
to Berlin advices- This is the sixth
child born 10 crown prince FREDERICK
William and the crown princess
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
Bold, Bad Burglar
Robs Police Station

Chicago. Ill, Sept "a thief broke
open the strong box IN the South Chi
cago police station and stole the
money. watches and jewelry taken
from prisoners and left there for safe
keeping Then he escaped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

Dr.. L. VI. Brock, dentist, has re-
turned from CloudcrOfu and IS at his
old location, f27 First National Bank
building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

has moved his office from the Nils
building TO $40 North oregon street
the offices Of Dr. E. Z. Stevenson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

Baggage checks at LonsE E II I 5
Make no mistake. Telephone No. /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
Turberculosis Spreads i'm Berlin.

Copenhagen. Denmark, Sept. 6.-Nl-
tai statistics for the city Of Berlin
now published for the months OF
March. April and Nay show S. per
cent increase in the number Of deaths
from tuberculosis as compared TO the
same months Of 1916.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
NEWS BREVITIES II:
LOCAL AND CENTRAL. :
Advertisements
Try Mrs. CIaFi's CAFETERIA, EOS Mesa

I severely beaten in riots that kept the
/ police busy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06
PATRIOTIC LABOR WILL
ESTABLISH MANY BRANCHES

Minneapolis. MINI, Sept. g. The
American Alliance for Labor and De
mocracy, having disposed Of the pre-
liminary work Of organization, today
took up plans for establishing local
branches from coast to coast in the
campaign TO bring organized labor Up
solfdlv behind the government in its
prosecution Of the war and TO stamp
out disloyal and proGerman societies
The resolutions committee, in spe-
cial session, began drawing up the
declarations Of the alliance, recently
formed for the announced purpose OF
combating disloyalty. which are ex-
nected 20 eput organized labor right
before the world"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

DR.. c. J. b. saxton has moved to 6o7
Martin Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

The willing Sales CO.-An kinds Of
enameled signs; any size. Telephone
55O0.-AdT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-06

The Best
TIay-Gra in-Fuel
Coal.
Southwestern Fuel & Feed Co
Phone S300.-Adv.
Fancy Alfalfa seed
Write or call for sample and price
on our extra fancy new crop Alfalfa
seed. Fl Psso Seed Co., 523 2. san An
tonic St Just below Court House
Adv
Tenement Owners.
Are you getting all OF the money
your house should briHE2 Ask Lee
Newman I specialize on tenemelts-
Phone 4504. 9051z s FL Paso--AoT
Jane Marsh Fail model Hats are
wonderfully beautiful See them at
the new Millinery store Olive James
Sturmer. EOS Texas St--Adv.
" -. ---s,s-, v-o-4 ca1T 250n-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
Only S3 of the los Districts
Have Made Returns.
Wichita Made Poorest Showing
of the Larger Cities.
OWN PEOPLE SLAP BRISTOW
Saline, His Home County, EX-
ceedS the Estimates Made.
Topeka Less Than 500 Short of
Her Proportion.

Registration for the army draft in
Kansas has fallen nearly 20 per cent
below government estimates, according
to reports received by Col. r. Neil
RAIN, assistant adjutant general. from
eighty-three of the los county and city
registration districts. The official reg
istration in these districts was 101, 1927
against an estimate of 122, 800 and in
dlcatlng registration of $4,000 to
IA 1000 from an estimated registration
OF 1S0,1S3. Thirteen counties have
thus far exceeded estimates.
Wichita has taken the biggest slump
in the estimate to date-indicating a
glazing case of padding census returns
or serious overeStimate by the gov
eminent of conditions in the town
Wichita'S estimated registration of
$3.50 dropped to 5,5S2. Allen county
slumped nearly LOO and other coun-
ties also fell far behind. Topeka's
registration of 4,351 was $40 below the
estimate, but allowance should be
made for more than 400 men now in
service not subject to draft. Other
towns, of course, have contributed men
| for service and these numbers should
i be given consideration in the final
| showing.
EligibIes Slap Bristow.
| In spite of the gospel which Joseph
| L. Bristow preached against the war
|
| loyal Saline county citizens saw that a
full registration was reported. Saline
l--Bristow's home county-was one OF
the thirteen counties to exceed the
estimate of the federal government
and returned 2,140 names as against
/ an estimate of 2,113. Other counties
which surpassed the estimate We're:
Chase, Comanche, Ellsworth, Ford,
Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Lane, Nor
ton, Ness, Rush and Wyandotte.
| Returns from over the state will
probably drop 20 per cent below the
government estimate. That will give
Kansas a registered quota of 145,OOO
to lat, 900 men.
| From so to 60 per cent of the men
have indicated some manner of ex-
emption, according to reports received
by Colonel Rain this afternoon. In
the main, tho, the claims for eXemp-
| ton are such as must be considered
when exemption boards are named.
Tornado Destroys Returns.
Early returns sent to Topeka and
reports from other states indicated
| a tendency to overeStimate the actual
| registration. The trouble occurred
when registration officials gathered
totals by adding all classifications
thus counting twice all exemption
claims.
In Shawnee county's total of LAC
outside the city of Topeka, Elmon'
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
TRY IRON HAND
President Ii EndeavOrS to Save
China From Revolution.
Anniversary First Presidents
Death Finds New Upheaval.

Toxic. June THE anniversary of
the death of Yuan Shikai first pres
ident of the republic of China. today
found China divided into two distinct
governments, with the internecine
struggle in the northern and south
ern parts of the country undated.
President Ii Yuan Hung firmly
maintains his opposition to the divi-
sion of the country and continues to
urge Wang Shi Chen, chief of staff, to
accept the premiership and to attempt
to bring the warning factions together.
Picking today received a protest
against the Tucsuns from the leaders
of the provinces of Yunnan ard
SZechuan, both of which are looking
to the United States for aid They
suggest that Ii Yuan Hung form a
new cabinet with DIR. WI Ting Fang
former China minister to the United
States, hoping thus to gain American
support.
CEREBRAL Feng Kou Chung has
spurned the advances of the miIitar-
lists and today announced his un-
swerving support of the president He
is making strong effort to mediate
and he has proposed that Lii Yuan
Hung be petitioned to dissolve parlia-
ment and take steps to punish the
TucSuns The latter evidently fear
the growing strength of the south
China faction WI Ting Fang issued
a statement pleading for a peaceful
solution and declaring that foreign in
reference in the affairs of China is
likely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
JAIL 1873 SLACKERS
Now Police Search for Woman Who
Led Anti-Draft Parade.

Rockford, Ill, June Police and
federal authorities today were search
ing for a mysterious woman, believed
to have been the principal instigator
of the anti-registration demonstration
here late yesterday, which resulted in
1873 slackers forcing Sheriff Gingers
to place them under arrest.
The woman led the parade of 500
men, women and children to the coun-
ty Jail, then harangued them in the
Jail yard When the men clamored
to be locked up, she slipped away.
Today but a dozen remained in the
county Jail. Forty-siX were trans
ferred last night to the city Jail; forty
five to the county Jail at Freeport, and
thirty-five to the county Jail at Bel
videre. The removal was made be-
cause of the crowded condition of the
local institution.
Warrants were expected to be is
sued today for the 1873 prisoners
charging failure to register. Most of
the men are Lithuanians. Poles and
ScandinaV ianS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
Greatest Mining Operation of
War Starts Belgian Drive.
Germans in Panic-British |
Sweep 9-Mile Ypres Front. !
TANKS ALSO IN THICK OF IT
Everywhere We Captured Our
First Objectives"-Haig.
Is First Thrust on Belgian
Front in Nearly Year.

British Headquarters in France,
(From a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press) June THE Brit
ish rush this morning on the Messines-
Wytschaete ridge of the Belgian front
took them well over the ridge where
they are now entrenching.
The village of Messines was report
ed to have been taken early in the
fighting. 1t was also reported that
Lenfer and Zareeba had fallen and
that Wytschaete had been surrounded
by the British storming troops.
The British also captured important
trench positions all the way from OBJ
Ploegsteert wood, north of Armen-
there's. More than one million pounds
of high explosives was blown up under
the German forward positions This,
the most gigantic mining operation in
the history of the war spread panic
among the Germans.
Tanks were in the thick of the fight
ing. More than 1000 Germans were
taken prisoners early in the engage
ment
The fighting continues under a mid
summer sun. The Germans have not
yet rallied for the expected counter
attack.
Attack just Below Ypres.
London, June Field Marshal
Haig's resumed offensive swept for
ward VIGOROUSLY early today over a
front of nine miles in the Messines-
Wytschaete sector.
Everywhere we captured our first
detectives" the British commander in
chief reported.
Further progress was reported sat
lsfactory on the whole front. A num-
Der of prisoners are reported already
reaching collecting stations
OF the fighting in the section where
the big gains were made, General Haig
reported:
1--WE attacked at $40 this morning
German positions on the Messines-
Wytschaete ridge, on a front of nine
miles and everywhere captured our
first objectives'
The Messines- Wytschaete ridge is
located in the small triangle of Bel
GUM just below Ypres which still re-
mains in British hands. Save for raid
ing sallies and occasional artillery fire,
this particular sector has been quiet
for nearly a year. During the last two
days the British suddenly began almost
continuous raids in this section and by
day and night British artillery roared
continuous bombardment.
Probably the Germans figured the
raids were to acquire information as
to the forces opposing the British
there and the artillery preparatory to
an assault. But General Haig ''cross-
ed" them by hitting a tremendous
blow yesterday far to the south.
around Lens. He kept the action in
this resumed offensive going furious
! ly all day yesterday and then sudden
! " early this morning delivered his
| biggest blow of all in the MeSSineS-
| Wytschaete sector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
DOCTORS WERE ASLEEP
Denial of Statement That Rock Is
land Did Not Offer EImont Relief

It was stated in a morning news
paper in Topeka today that John Ell
lott died of neglect at Elmont Tues
day night after the tornado. 1t was
stated further that the Rock Island
thru George Hetherington, trainmas-
ter, cancelled a relief train to Elmont
that would have greatly aided the in
jured after the storm.
The truth of the matter is this:
Trainmaster Hetherington, immedi-
ately after receiving word of the
storm, worked for hours collecting
doctors, county officials and Red Cross
equipment preparing to send a relief
train to Elmont in case it was needed.
When Rock Island train No. SO pulled
into Topeka that night carrying in
jured from Elmont and vicinity, the
trainmaster asked the conductor if it
was necessary to send the train back
for relief and if there was need at
Elmont A State Journal representa-
, tive heard the conversation.
Everything is all right up there
now" the conductor said. THE local
picked up a few injured and we have
and everything is cared for"
Hetherington then cancelled the re-
lief train and the waiting doctors and
equipment were released.
At las the next morning Train
master Hetherington took Roadmaster
D
"speeder'' they went to Elmont. They
arrived there at 2:3O a. m They
went Immediately to the section house
spared by the storm.
There were three men in the
house." Hetherington said today. THE
section foreman was lying on the floor
with his head cut, his back and hip
bruised and a crippled back where a
nail had been driven by the storm.
! There were two others lying on the
l bed nearby. These two men appa-
/ rently were not hurt and they were
asleep. l asked the wife of the section
foreman who these men lying on the
/ bed asleep were. She said they were
doctors from Hoyt. Now remember,
! this was before 8 O'Clock in the morn
/ ing 1t was stated in the morning
newspaper article that the doctors
/ from Hoyt worked all night and could
have aided the injured to a greater
advantage if there had been help from
| Topeka"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
LIFE OF A SOLDIER SELECTION BY LOT
Each State To Be Notified of
It's Quota in Draft.
Estimate More Than Half Reg
istered Claim Exemptions.

Washington, June THE war de-
partment was at work today on regula-
tons for the second step in the army
draft. selection by lot of a proportion
of young men registered, while the
provost marshal generals office was
compiling data on the registration
Tuesday. Only Delaware, Vermont and
the District of Columbia had reported
their registration figures last mid
night but many more state reports
were looked for today. 1t may take a
week or ten days to complete the ma
tion-wide tabulations. Then the war
department will prescribe rules for
drawing names of men who are to be
examined before local or precinct eX-
emption boards and for the compost
ton of these boards and of boards of
review to which those drafted may
appeal.
Only Meager Returns In.
A call for a definite number of
troops will be issued, each state will
be notified to contribute certain pro-
portion and state authorities in turn
will determine allotments for subdi-
visions. Plans Cor all this machinery
are already formulated in a large
measure under the provost marshal
general, so that the first choosing and
the subsequent sitting out of men not
qualified physically or those having
dependents may be completed as early
as possible this summer.
Officials noted today that the
meager returns received indicate that
more than half of the men registered
either claimed exemption or gave facts
which might exempt them. The war
department may issue a guiding state
ment for boards of exemptions, but
actual decision on each case will be
left to the local authorities who are
in position to know conditions first
hand. Emphasis is laid on the deter
mination to prescribe no class exemp-
tons but to pass on cases individually
No further instructions relative to
the selection of the registered men
have been received by the local regis
tration board. The board today is
compiling a list of all men registering
These lists are being arranged alpha
betically, by precincts, and the names
of the men registered will be printed
/ Commissioner Tandy and Fire Chief
/ Hanlon, chairmen of the two exemp-
ton boards, declared today they ha6
! one of the hardest tasks before then
4 that ever confronted a public official
! They are awaiting anxiously details a:
I to the methods to be pursued in Sc
Iecting registered men and rules gov
: Prniner aNRnntiOnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
MAKE u. S. PAY?
Germany Sought separate
Peace" With Entente.
Offered Them 80 Billion, Then
Mulct Uncle Sam.

Denver, June THAT Germany re-
Gently had offered the entente allies
an indemnity of $40. 900, 100000 to end
the war and had planned to collect
this in turn from the United States
was told to a Denver audience last
night by DIR. Newell Dwight Hills
speaking in the interest of the liberty
loan.
Not long ago a tentative offer was
made to the allies to end the war by
Germany paying an indemnity of
$50 900, 100000 he said Germany
to retain her army and navy and have
the freedom Of the seas. Back of this
proposed plan was purpose to send
the German army and navy to the
United States and collect this vast in
denInity from this country"
The allies had refused this, Doctor
Hills declared, thereby preventing
the conduering of this COUNTRY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
U. $. Warships Are Accorded
Tremendous Ovation.
Camps Prepared for Arrival of
Pershing's Troops.
NAME SHIP THAT SUNK "SUB"
American Vessel Has Battle in
Mediterranean Sea.
British Continue Persistent Air
Raids Across Channel.

Paris, June 7.-American warships
have arrived and are now anchored
off the coast of France, an official an
nouncement said today. lie Matin an
nounced that the vessels conveyed
from the United States great trans
port loaded with wheat.
Dispatches from French port de-
clare the American vessels were &C
corded tremendously enthusiastic
reception. Here in Paris all news
papers rejoiced in this latest and Wis
ible evidence of American aid to
France.
Official permission is. granted today
TO announce that great preparations
are in progress for disposition of
American troops whenever they shall
arrive. Camps have been surveyed
and assigned aviation parks laid out
and complete details mapped out for
General Pershing's expedition at what
ever time in the future it may reach
French soil.
The navy announcement adds:
The French navy greets with JOY
on their arrival these new brothers in
arms who under the flag of the great
American republic have come to par
ticipate until final victory in the
struggle against the common enemy.
The Matin says the arrival of the
transport means that the provisioning
of the army is well under way before
the arrival of the troops and that ac-
cordingly the American forces VIII
make no call on the French stock OF
food.
In Battle With U-boat.
Paris, June Sixty shots were eX-
changed by the American steamer Sill
YER Shell and a German submarine in
the Mediterranean May 80, the min
lister of marine announced today. The
submarine suddenly disappeared.
Sixty shots were fired in a running
fight. according to Captain j. Charl-
toms report. The Silver Shell had
greater speed than the U-boat.
What caused the sudden disappear
ance of the submarine was not ex-
planned
The Silver Shell is a steel screw
steamer of $685. tons. owned by the
Shell Oil company of California and
registered at Wilmington, Del.
Name of Vessel Was Withheld.
Washington, June THE Ameri-
can vessel Silver Shell, reported from
Paris as having exchanged sixty shots
with a German submarine in the
Mediterranean, May 80. is the Ameri
can vessel which the navy department
officially stated yesterday had sunk a
submarine.
ScapIanes Bomb German Base.
London, June British seaplanes
carried out another successful bomb
ing expedition yesterday over the Ger
man aerOdrome at Nieuw Munster, an
admiralty statement announced to-
day.
zone shed was hit and several
bombs fell close to two machines and
the aerodrome," the report declared.
our bombing machines were at
Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
TOOK 81 LIVES
TOrnadOes Left 3 to 4 Million
Property Loss in Wake.
S Killed in Kansas, Missouri Is,
Michigan 3, Kentucky 5.

Chicago, June 7-Thirty-one per-
sons were known dead today and 200
injured as the result of tornadoes
sweeping four states Tuesday night
and yesterday. The property damage
was estimated at 100000 to $4,-
100000
In Michigan, three persons were
killed and thirty injured by a tornado
which swept the southern part of the
state from Jackson nearly to Detroit
late yesterday. The property loss was
estimated at 100000.
Five persons were known to have
been killed and a score injured by a
tornado which struck Bevier, KY, late
yesterday.
A series of tornadoes in Missouri
and Kansas, Tuesday night and early
yesterday took a toll of fifteen lives
latter The injured number more
than $50. The damage was believed
to exceed 100000.
Fifty Families Left Homeless.
Battle Creek, Mich, June IA
drenching rain today added to the
discomfort of the fifty south side
families, whose homes were destroyed
or partially wrecked by Wednesdays
cyclone.
The most conservative estimate on
Battle Creeks loss is 100000, but the
100000. In addition fully 1925, 900
damage was done in the rural dis
tricts-
Fully a score were injured, but no
one was killed.
Aided by Red Cross officials and the
Salvation army, homeless families are
being cared for. Rebuilding work