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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
PLANE FALL KILLS TWO
Recruits Take First Flight Without
Permission and Meet Death.

Hemstead, N. Y, May 1.-Two stu
dent aviators who had never piloted
an airplane before and who were said
to have begun a flight without per-
mission at the government aviation
school at Mineola today were killed
after a fall of 1000 feet. They were
Ransom Merritt, % years old of Lock-
port, n. Y, formerly a Cornell stu
dent and Anthony Stileno, of Roose-
welt, N. Y.
The airmen had been assigned only
to try out a self starting device. They
were observed climbing into the BIZ
plane they were using but it was not
thought they planned to attempt n
flight. Their machine suddenly be-
gan climbing at a steep angle and rosr
to a height of 1000 feet where cross
currents caught it.
tits movement attracted the atten-
ton of army officers. who signalIyed
for all aloft to descend. The machine
containing MERIT and Stileno began
coming down in swoops and had
reached the thousand foot level by the
time the other planes had landed
Officers forsaw a tragedy and sum-
moned an ambulance even before the
machine collapsed and fell. The skulls
of both occupants were fractured and
the machine, worth $4,000, was
DESTROYED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
Lists Immediate and Vital
Needs of New Republic.
e. s. to Send Two Commissions
to Help at PetrOgrad.
CONDITION CRITICAL THERE
GOmpers Addresses Message to
Working Glasses in Russia.
Socialists in IT. s. Raise Protest
Against Elihu Root.

Washington, May President Will
son this week-probabiy tomorrow
will outline the immediate and vital
needs of new Russia to the American
commission of railroad experts which
leaves for Petrograd soon.
1t is admitted in government circles
that the situation in Russia is still
critical and for that reason it is de-
sired that the first of the two commits
sions to Russia leave as quickly as
possible. The executive commission
headed by Elihu Root will start later
Pending arrival of the commission,
the American Federation of Labor is
being depended upon to a great de-
gree to keep the laboring classes
properly informed as to Americas at
titude and purposes in sending COM
missions to Russia. After a long con-
ference yesterday with Elihu Root,
Federation of Labor, sent cable
working classes, explaining it is not
the purpose of the. United States to
interfere, but merely to help in the
read justment of RusSia'S internal af-
fairs.
This was done because informa ton
has reached here that efforts are be-
ing made in Russia to create wide
spread dissatisfaction with the Sc
lection of Root as chairman. The
feeling in certain quarters against
Root has reached such a stage that
some of the outspoken Semi-Socis1i list
friends and advisers of President VIII l.
son are urging that Roots appoint
ment be re-conSidered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
Age Limits Probably Will Be
Set at 81 to 80 Years.
Consumption Measure Still in
Conference Today.
+. R. ARMY is A SNAG
Presidents Proclamation Ready
Awaiting Congress Action.
All Between Prescribed Ages
Must Register After Call.

Washington. May President Will
son has completed his proclamation
calling for the selective draft of Amer
ica's young men and its issuance
awaits only action by congress on the
consumption bill.
The urgent demands for an army
accumulated by appeals from the
French and British commissions for
troops in France-led confereeS on the
draft measure to speed up their work
today. Senator Chamberlain hoped to
obtain agreement on the bill before
tonight and report it out tomorrow.
There are wide differences on the
three important features of the bill
covering age for draft, army proh1bi-
ton and the Roosevelt division amend
ment. A compromise will be reached
on the age question-probably fixing
the age for draft between Fl and SO.
Undoubtedly, however, there will be n
big fight on the prohibition and Roose-
welt division amendments.
Announce Exemptions Later.
President Wilson's proclamation Will
detail fully what is expected of the
young men of America under the Sc
lective draft bill.
All men between the ages agreed
upon between the conferees and APP
proved by congress, will be required
to register, giving their age, whether
married, and if married, whether their
families are dependent upon them.
There will be other information re-
Quired also covering occupation, edu-
cation, training along particular lines,
etc.
Exemptions will be determined after
the registration has been completed.
All single men will be taken first, to-
gether, with married men whose fami-
lies are not dependent upon them for
livelihood.
Most men trained along mechanical.
medical and such lines. will be ex-
empted in order to be of use in other
work to which they will be called.
Three months will be required to COM
plete the work of registration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
HOOVER URGES HASTE
Makes Startling Statements on Food
Supply Behind Closed Doors.

Washington, May Herbert c.
Hoover, chairman of the food COM
mittee of the Council of National De-
Tense and the administration con-
sulting expert on world food condi-
lions, appeared unexpectedly before
the house agricultural committee to-
day to urge immediate action on the
administrations food situation con-
troll.
So important were Hoover's revela-
tons as to the present world food sup
ply, the conference was behind closed
doors. and it was said his remarks will
be subject to careful expurgation be-
fore being made public.
The committee is working overtime
to dispose of the food legislation
which confers great powers to regu
late productian and distribution of
food and punish manipulation and
''preventable waste 1t will be re-
ported to the house, it expected, early
in the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
NEED 1000 DOCTORS
England and France Also Desire 5000
Ambulance Men

Chicago, May T.-Engiand and
France are in immediate need of 1000
medical officers and 5000 ambulance
attendants. This statement was made
today by DIR. Franklin Martin, head of
the medical division of the Council of
National Defense, in an appeal adj
dressed ITO the Doctors of America"
The appeal follows:
with our country entering the war
the responsibilities for which we as
doctors have been preparing is now
upon us. The Englishmen and
Frenchmen, now our allies, have come
to confer with us and tell US their
problems. Their need for medical Of
ficers is acute. Their civil population
is left without adequate medical pro-
lection and the ravages of war in the
fighting line have ben unusually Sc
we're in the destruction of medical Of
ficerS and ambulanees attendants.
Two thousand medical officers for
France and England and 5000 am
bulance attendants, If Immediately
available. would scarcely fill the re-
u11irementS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
HAD SECRET PROVISION
U. S. Wouldn't Seize Ger
man Ships at Virgin Island

Washington, May 7-Existence of
secret provisions in the recent United
States-Danish treaty transferring the
Virgin islands were revealed on the
house floor today when Representa-
tive Alexander, speaking for the Ger
man ship seizure bill, disclosed that
the administration has a special ar
rangement" not to seize German or
other ships in Virgin island ports.
This provision, Alexander said, was
revealed to him by Attorney General
Gregory and is not contained in the
published treaty. Sharp demand i'm
mediately arose from Republican
Leader Mann and others as to the
secret provision.
Don't you think we are entitled to
know of these special arrange
ments p" Mann demanded.
Representative Webb. administra-
ton judicial leader in this house in
terposed, diverting the inquiry. His
attitude conveyed strongly the ad-
monition that the matter should not
be aired in public and it was dropped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
COSTLY "HORSE PLAY
Court Act Sustains $4,000 Damages
for Death From Lodge Initiation.

Washington, May by refusing to
review Alabama proceedings, the su-
preme court today put into effect de-
crees awarding $4,000 damages
against the supreme lodge of the Loyal
Order of Moose for the death of Dom
aid A. Kenny during initiation at the
Birmingham local lodge. He died after
receiving an electric shock from a
branding board.
The supreme lodge disclaimed liabil-
ity for unauthorized acts of the
Birmingham Moose, contending that
this feature was not a part of the
initiation ritual, but was horse play
introduced by the local lodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
TAKE EXAMS HERE
Major Fuller in Charge of
Training Camp Offices.
MacLennan Telegram Brings
Action by War Department.

Acting under orders from General
Barry in Chicago, examinations of / so
candidates for admission to the Off
GERS training camp at Fort Riley be-
gan in Topeka today under direction
of Major A. NJ. Fuller. Examinations
will be held in Topeka under General
Barry's orders, issued late Sunday
evening following kilograms from
Frank P. Mac Lehman, chairman of
the military camps association, urg
ing that examinations be held in To
peka.
Colonel Koehler, directed to Topeka
for the examinations under early tele-
grams from General Barry's office,
was later sent to Wichita to direct
examinations in the southwestern
Kansas district. In the same telegram
Major Fuller was commissioned to
take charge of the examinations and
to notify all candidates for admission
to the Fort Riley training camp.
Major Hammen Examiner.
Major Seth A. Hammell of Topeka,
will be in charge of the physical eX-
aminations, while Major Fuller will
pass on the moral test for candidates.
The examinations at this time will in
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
Peace Feelers Flooding Europe
Are Playing for Time.
THINK U. S. is BLUFF|NG
No Danger Kaiser Will Suffer
Fate of Russian Ruler.
Urges e. S. to Speed Prepara-
tiOns and Hit Quick.
BY ARTHUR e. MANN.

Copenhagen, May Amy German
peace proposal at this time simply IN
dicates the determination of ire
mendously organized and still power
full nation to gain it's own ends, de-
clared American Minister Maurice
Francis Egan today, in warning TO
the people of America, voiced thru
the United Press He appealed to his
fellow countrymen not to be deceived
by German peace duplicity and not to
slacken their war preparations under
the mistaken impression that the Ger
mans are really ready to quit
No American official is more con-
versant with German conditions than
Minister Egan. A veteran diplomat,
long and brilliantly serving the Unit
ed States at Copenhagen, has made an
especial study of Germany and the
tons of Teutonic chicanery and prop
uganda.
Voices Real Warming.
How strongly he feels the insin-
cerity of Germany's peace "feelers'
which have been flooding Europe re-
Gently, is indicated in the fact that he
decided to violate diplomatic prece-
dent which forbids an envoy express
| ing personal views or granting inter-
views, but Egan decided the exigen-
cies of the situation justified it
| Relaxation of American prepared
ness WOuIu increase TIE contempt VI
powerful Germans toward the United
States,'' Egan declared 'Advices
from Hamburg, Stettin and elsewhere
| in Germany prove that altho food con-
ditions are bad everywhere, still the
people are sanguine of victory and are
willing to make further sacrifice.
ANY peace suggestions by Germany
at this time merely aim to eliminate
Russia as a military force andNto OBJ
tain the Russian larder. The Germans
ESPECIALLY those in Berlin regard
American military preparations as a
bluff.
/ There is no danger of dethrone-
ment of the Hohenzollerns in Ger
many.
Let me emphasize-peace talk in
America will only prolong the war.
| Germany will have constitutional
reforms-perhaps in the near future.
But there is not the slightest reason
| for believing that such reforms will
impose the cars fate on the kaiser
and his line.
! THE German reptile press has i'm
bued the German populace with the
belief that victory is simply a question
| of time. The German populace is will
ing to fight and to wait"
Every American here who knows
/ German conditions, is eager that the
people of the United States be warned
in advance of the hol1owneSs of Ger
man professions for peace. They hold
peace proposals are part of the whole
German plot to gain time-and in
the meanwhile Germany still hopes
to win by her submarine warfare.
They predict careful dissection of any
formal peace plans or war aims which
may be announced will reveal them ut
terly insincere. altho on their face they
| may hint at great concessions The
best brains of Germany are now be-
| lieved to be working on list of war
aims which Imperial Chancellor Won
| -Ho1lweg has announced as
about to state to the reichstag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
CLAUD ANDERSON SHOT
Son of Topeka Produce Man in Hos
pitaI in Detroit.

Claud Anderson, formerly of To-
peka and a son of w. o. Anderson,
was shot four times and seriously
wounded Friday at Detroit, where he
has been in the fruit business for the
last year The elder Anderson left
for Detroit Immediately A telegram
received by the boys mother today
states that his condition is improv-
ing. He is to be moved from the hos
pital to his home today. Claud An
derson's wife was in Topeka at the
time of the shooting.
The information received by Ander-
sons mother today is to the effect that
Claud was buying a truck for his bust
ness and got into an argument with
the salesman. During the argument
gun was drawn and the boy was
shot four times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
MOB HANGS HIM
Murdered Man and Assaulted
Wife, He COnfeSses.
Admits Bank RObberieS and
HOldups in Kansas.

Phoenix, Ariz., May Whether an
effort would be made to prosecute any
of the fifty or more men who parti-
cipated yesterday in the lynching of
Star DAILY for killing James Ray Glib
son and attacking Mrs. Gibson on the
Apache trail, Thursday night, rested
today with Governor Thos. f. Camp
bell. Governor Campbell, who declin-
ed to discuss the lynching last night
was expected to issue statement to-
day.
Both the local authorities of Pinal
county, in which the lynching took
place, and of Maricopa county from
which Daily was being removed by
deputy sheriffs when captured by the
mob said last night that they would
not move in the matter unless so d1-
rected by Governor Campbell. The
prisoner was removed from the jail
here at midnight when the officers got
word that a plan was on foot to storm
the Jail. The lynching occurred four
hours later at the scene of the attack
on the Gibson ranch near Mesa.
Mob Rccites Lords Prayer
DAILY, who had retained his compos-
ure during the preliminaries to the
lynching and who showed a member
of the party how to make moose COL
lapsed at the last minute when he was
asked if he wished to pray and the
mob recited the Lords prayer in uni
son for him. Before he was hanged
Daily confessed to the killing of Glib
son and the attack on Mrs. Gibson,
and admitted several holdups and
bank robberies in Oklahoma, Missouri
and Kansas and California, in which
he believed he had killed three men,
but did not give the dates of the oc-
oI1rreDceS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
Eastern Lines Argue for Is Per
Cent Freight Rate Hike.
Wage Increase S69,OOO,OOO;
Coal Cost s5s,OOO,OOO More.
SHIPPERS FIGHT HIGHER RATE
Rate Sought viii Increase
Revenue 800 to 400 Million.
Counsel Asserts Only Few Lines
Need Additional Rate.

Washington. May Hearings on
the proposed IS per cent freight rate
increases were begun here today be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The railroads were represented by
counsel having a great quantity of
statistical matter intended to prove
that the railroads as we'll as the pub
lie are feeling the increased cost of
living and to show the increased rev.
enue which would be derived from
Is per cent advance would not, in
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His Recruits Outnumber the
Governments 3 to 1.
They Are Ready to Go to the
French Front at Once.
NEEDS NO MONEY BACKING
COIonePs Army Financed by
Private Subscriptions.
Two Divisions Contain Cream
of American Manhood.

New York, May THE number of
names and the roster of the proposed
Roosevelt army is a little more than
three times greater than the number
of men recruited by the government up
to this time
The active work of recruiting was
started by the colonel and those in
terested with him about February 2.
Now he has at his command, ready to
be turned over to the government, two
completely equipped divisions. These
include infantry, cavalry, field artil-
lery, engineers, signal corps motor
cycle machine gun units, motor trans
port and commissary corps and avia-
uoD, hospital and quarterma ster corps
Furthermore, the Roosevelt force is
completely financed and could be
SAID, without the necessity of waiting
moment for government appropria-
ton.
The new command would not con-
fllct IN the least with the proposed
government draft. The men who have
been enrolled under Colonel Roose
Veits standard are almost all above
the conscription age and are of indie
pendent means. His DICTIONARIES are
men of assured incomes between So
QUO ana $4,000, SO that their depend
ents would be provided for in case of
their death or injury.
Amply Financed.
Inc headquarters of the "Roose-
veIt division here has been swamped
with offers of financial aid from the
members of the division itself and
from men who are physically unfit for
military service, but wish to make
themselves feel they are doing their
bit.
1t is said in one southern city alone
Sl,O0O,0O0 has been pledged In an
other city rs men have signed checks
for 81 900 each
The figures at the division head
quarters indicate if Colonel Roosevelt
had wished it, he could have had fully
500, 600 men behind him. But this
was not the plan. 1t was the original
intention to raise two divisions and
the colonel has taken only the cream
of the 100000 who offered, and
formed his two divisions.
Some of the units listed by states
follow:
Illinois. one regiment cavalry, two
regiments infantry, five companies in
fantry, two Squadrons cavalry.
California. two regiments infantry,
three companies infantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
BEGINS PICKING MEN
Commandant at Fort Riley Sends Out
First Batch of Comes Tuesday.

Fort Riley. Kan, May THE first
notices to attend the officers reserve
training camp at the military reser-
walton here will be sent out tomorrow,
according to announcement today by
Col. Tyree Rivers, the commandant
Thirty-three hundred applications were
on file at his office today and this
number was expected to be swelled al
most to 1000 Only $500 men can be
accommodated at the camp, which
opens May IA, and Colonel Rivers and
his staff are busily determining which
shall be chosen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
.FIREMEN RESCUE MANY
Fifteen Carried Down Ladders in
Night Clothes at Chicago Fire.

Chicago, May 1.-Two men were in
iured and fifteen persons carried out
by firemen in a fire in a rooming
house on the North side here early
today.
Thomas Hartnett jumped from
second story window and broke his
leg. Fred Gregory suffered internal
injuries when he jumped from a win
dow.
Fire broke out in the basement
Many persons were overcome by
smoke while still in bed and were
carried down ladders in their night
clothing by firemen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
MASSACRE RICH JEWS
Entire Jewish 600
Forced to Flee City by Turks.

New York, May THE entire Jew
ish population of Jaffa, Palestine,
about 5000 men, women and children
of many nationalities, were forced by
the Turks on April l to evacuate their
homes and flee from the city, accord
ing to a cablegram received here to-
day by the provisional executive COM
mittee for general Zionist affairs.
The roads leading from Jaffa were
thronged with starving people, some
dying by the roadside and mutilated
bodies of rich Jews were found on the
sand dunes. the message said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
GERMAN LINES HOLD
Berlin Report Says Attacked Strong.
holds Are Being Maintained

Berlin, May All the German posi-
lions between the Soissons-Laon road
and Allies and north of Laffux have
been maintained. says the official
statement issued today by the German
army headquarters staff. The Ger
mans ii is added, also were successful
in the Aisne battle.
The Germans have captured 72s
men since Saturday.
Fourteen British and French air.
planes were brought down yesterday
on the western front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

northeast by o'clock this afternoon
and was blowing twelve miles an hour
The temperature averaged Is degrees
below normal
Practically no lain has been re-
corded in the state in the last forty
eight hours. According to S. D. Flora,
this breaks the rainy spell. and we can
once again expect the sun, and there
will probably be no precipitation with
IN the next twenty-four hours. Tues
day will bring unsettled weather but
probably no rain
The official forecast promised fair
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
2 MEN BLOWN TO BITS
JoIting of Auto Causes Oil Well Shoot
ers Load to Let Go.

Okmulgee, Okla, May ANDREW
Lemons and Fred Baker, oil field
workers, were killed by an explosion
near here today.
The men were taking an explosive
to the Bald Hill field in an automobile
when the accident occurred 1t is
believed the explosion was caused by
a jolt to the automobile as it ran on
to a bridge approach. The men were
blown to pieces and the automobile
and bridge were demolished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
BOMBS ON LONDON
Hostile Aeroplane Pays British a Call
One Person Killed.

London, May IA hostile aeroplane
four bombs on the northeast
ern outskirts of London early today,
killing one person and injuring two,
according to a statement issued by
Lord French, commander in chief of
the home defense forces.
Slight damage was done to build
,ngs, the statement said