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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
Several Fires Started in vii.
lagos Held by Huns.
German Patrols Are Active
but Unsuccessful.
FRENCH ADVANCE SLIGHTLY
Artillery Active All Along the
Western Front.
Main German Effort Seems Still
Held in Leash.
(By the Associated Press.)

With the American Forces on the
French Front, May 11.-American
batteries bombarded the enemy lines
heavily last night. the shells causing
fires in the village of Cantigny and
Mesnil-St Georges (west of Mont
D,dier) held by the Germans.
German patrols continue active
along the front. One attempted to
rush American outposts but was
driven off by brisk rifle fire.
An American outpost caught a Ger
n an trench dog. The pouch about his
neck contained a message that the
German retaliatory fire was falling
short and that many of their own
shells were landing in Cantigny. This
confirmed previous information re-
ported by American outposts.
Cantigny is slightly more than
three miles northwest of Mont Didier.
Grivesnes Park is about a mile and a
half north and slightly west Of
Cantigny.
French Troops Advance.
London, May 11.-French troops
advanced their lines slightly yesterday
evening east of Locre on the Flanders
front, the war office announced.
The statement follows: French
troops advanced their line slightly yes
terday east of Locre and captured sew
eral prisoners. We carried out sue
cessful raids during the night west of
Merville and brought back a few pris-
oners and machine guns. A raid at
tempted by the enemy east of Ypres
was stopped by cur fire..
Germany's attacking forces are still
held in leash while the big enemy
guns bombard heavily the allied lines
on the Flanders and Somme battle
fields. Southwest of Ypres the Ger
mans have not attempted to repeat the
futile attack of Wednesday against
| the French and British between voor-
mezeele and La Clytte. The German
artillery fire along this line. however,
is violent.
Artillery Fire Heavy.
On the southern leg of the Lys
salient, the Germans are bonn barding e
the Robecq sector and also are pay
ing attention to the British positions
about Vimy Ridge on the Arras front.
On the Somme battlefield, the Brit
ish have engaged in some local fight
ing around Aveluy wood between AL
bert and Arras and Berlin claims the
repulse of local British attack here
The French hold on Grievesnes park
on the front south of the Somme is
still secure. The Germans are she'll
ing the new French positions intense
(Coutinued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11

five and seven. In her arms she car
ried pasteboard shoe box filled with
lunch. As she walked the little old
lady's eyes sparkled with joy and
pride She and the children were soon
to see big stalwart chap in uniform,
her son, and the motherless children's
own daddy. She forgot the heat and
the dust and dirt binding her and
hurried on, coward the depot, it being
reported that morning that troop
Il ain from Camp Doniphah was to
pass thru, stopping a few minutes
here.
Approaching the depot and hearing
the faint whistle of a train, she hur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
TRAIN INTO DITCH
Fifteen Cars of Freight Off Track of
X. C. S-Seven Burn.

Kansas City, May Fifteen cars
of northbound freight train No. Sc on
the Kansas City Southern railroad left
the track less than a mile south of
Hickman Mills, near this city, today.
Seven of the cars. loaded with oil.
caught fire. and burned.
No one was injured. it is believed. the
engine and forty five other cars of the
train remaining on the track. The
cause of the accident could not be de-
termined on account of the heat from
The fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11

Temperatures for the day averaged
degrees below normal for the date
The wind was blowing 1e miles an
hour from the northeast at o'clock
this afternoon.
The forecast for next week says gen.
orally fair; nearly normal tempera-
lures after Monday.
The last of the present cold snap
will be over tonight, Meteorological
Flora promised today but the p1er-
curry will rise reluctantly and tomor-
row will not be an ideal Sunday, altho
CONTINUED on Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
General wood Inspects Each Man.

Camp Funston. May livery pri-
yate in the Eighty-ninth division is
being inspected personally by Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood. commander of
the division. In most instances each
private is being asked few personal
questions. It is by far the most de-
tailed and complete inspection ever
made in the camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11

Down Kan
sas avenue the
other morning
hurried a little
w hi te-haired
woman. Beside
her on each
$ i d e, t h e i r
h a n d s grasp
ing her skirts
Il n d hippity-
h o p p i n G to
keep up with
her were two
small children,
a boy and a
Oirl nf oho1rt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
KILL RUSS OFFICER
foisheviki Murder Veteran Com
mander Rennenkampff.

Copenhagen, May 11.-GeneraI Rem
nenkampff. Russian commander n
the japanese and present wars, has
heen murdered by the Bolsheviki at
TaganroS. southern Russia according
to the Vienna correspondent of the
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
Archie Roosevelt Improves.

Paris, May 11.-Capt Archie Roose-
welt, who was wounded by shell frag-
ments on March Z, has sufficiently re-
covered to take walks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11

Cross drive that begins the twen-
ticth?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
TO WARM UP SUNDAY

Continued on Page Two.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled tonight, probabl show
ers; cooler southeast portion. Sunday,
fair and warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
Worst of Cold Snap Is Over, Showers
Expected Here Tonight.

days Temperatures:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17

Germany still hesitates to renew
heRvyshghting on the main battlef1elds
Of the western front, but the increase
in aerial and artillery activity indi-
Gates that infantry fighting onsa larg-
ers scale than in the last two weeks
soon again may be in progress.
Allied and German gunners are
harassdng the opposing lines with
shell fire and this fighting continues
most marked on; the front north of
the Lys, in Flanders. and south Of the
somme, in Picardy. 1t has been the
German policy to precede strong in
fantry operation with few hours of
the most intense artillery fire, but the
enemy bombardments have not yet
reached the highest pitch, though it Is
believed the German preparations for
another offensive move. are about
completed.
Recently British and French air
men have been meeting with little OPP
position in dropping bombs on rail-
way stations, troop encampments and
other military targets behind the Ger
man lines. Now the enemy has be-
come most active and has attempted
bombing raids behind the allied lines
a we'll as trying to prevent the allied
bombers from carrying on their work.
Fifty-six German machines are re-
ported accounted for by London, and
paris. OF these 43 machines were de-
stroyed by allied aviators., Berlin on
the other hand, claims the destruction
Of 3S allied airplanes.
After a battle with German air.
planes, British airmen on Thursday
dropped bombs on Saarbrucken. Ger
man Lorraine, causing at least one
Ore. The British then attacked the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17

complished was undone. During
those two days not only was ItAly's
military progress reversed, but six
hundred thousand Of her women and
children and old men were forced to
Zee before Mackensen's force.
II ever there was an emergency to
be met It was when the refugees be-
gan to stream down the mountains in
northern Italy. From Washington
thNre was flashed to Rome assurances
Of aid. backed by authority to- Am-
bassador Page to draw on the Red
Cross for Immediate funds. Every
consular agent was ftirnishsd with
Red Cross funds to meet the emer-
sency quickly; every Red Gross agent
was ret to work. e. ~; :fa s-
( I Food and clothing for hundreds Of
thousands had to Hbes bought. The
Italian hospital service: had been
wrecked by the snsmy and had to be
rsstored.s Transporteti6ns service had
70 be provided and homes created for
" nssiss wsrs beinf Sern and, we're
dying bya ths roea Asfussss 81
Isry, athir!t AM. ~: IISrs j 49,. 4
MI eli. Delay mn Int dsath 4. sn6 ;s,1f.
.1ha afltik nsws ot the ItAliIh MILL
tss diiA md ~ q sftsrinath of
%. tAs .Ai1sfican Red sCrc 81 sthe
middle, of m OctO0er AFTERNOON. IN
49, 4acs or almost insurInountab8s
c6 caes. . Red cro0 train loaASd
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17

with food. clothing. ether. and, other
supplies was made ready Immediate
~. It was placed In charge, Of = Red
Gross agent with Instructions to get
to Rome-no matter how, but get
there. It was started. cut In two by
accident. coupled together, started
again, ana reached Rome, In just ono
quarter OF the wartime schedule.
A comprehensive Rad Cross organ
i1ation was quickly woven together.
Red Cross supplies began to accumu-
late in needed centers. The stream OF
refugees flowed unabating " the
South. One afternoon, onstwo hours
notice, preparations were made to
feed twelve thousand refugees. At the
Portonaccio Station. :
Hundreds of THOUSANDS had heqn
1diAodged from their homeA TO
have cared for this, unhouseda popu-
lafion would have taxed the resources
ofrany country. But, Ia addition,
Italy had to salvage It's army and
tArn back IN invasion With tn j, ~
ma3ntng organised force., 81,
6 Il NaDs 70 this AlneFgency that the
Red Crols brought III mobile ma
chineFy ana 3anancials IA. u this
work he Amssican Acts 49, strack
". the Red Croalt sSvs aslurAnos
% Italy that IA eeklng inSnaton anA
G1ttinE under her shaaHy load of civil
diserss thas AAsfican ppuple wssS
vitAs shSr. s,.ss:
8, ,Ips ~ saAsls q ths opsniag Of
.liasneAste ssssyS 81 DseemlsE. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
BIRTH RATE in !.
GERMANY FALLS
OFF; 4OPERC CENT
For Three Years During the
War Falling OF Equals
1900, 900. Deaths.

London, May IA report COM
piled by the local government board
based on information from German
sources shows a fall in the birth rate
in Germany during the three years
1915-17 inclusive. equivalent to the
loss Of 100000 infants. 8 Forty per
cent fewer births occurred In 1915
than in 1918. These figures are COM
pared with q decrease Of ten per cent
in the birth rate in England and
Wales.
The infantile death rate in Germany
has been kept well down, but never
theleas the report shows it is SO per
cent higher than in England and
Wales.
An abnormal increase in infant
mortality during the first months Of
the war is shown by the fact that in
Prussia, in the third quarter Of 1914,
the. rate rose from 124 to 14a; in
Saxony from 140 to 2t2, and in Ba-
varia from ITO to 2S9.
The records in England and Wales
do not show any abnormal mortality
among infants during the early
months Of the war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
LARGE SUM LEFT
BY MRS. POTTER y
PALMER DIVIDED

Chicago, May 1.-THE personal
property left by Mrs. Potter Palmer.
the society leader who died last week
in Florida, was $1,6O0.000. This is
exclusive Of the crust estate left I. BY
Mrs. Palmer's husband, now valued
at between $2o,ooo,0o0 and $25,o0o,-
900. The income from 1t goes to the
two sons, Potter and Honore.
The will filed today makes several
important charitable bequests as fol-
lows: &
To sons to be used for philanthropy.
$500, 900.
TO United Charities of Chicago,
100000. 's'
To children's Memorial hospital.
$4,000.
To Art Institute, Chicago. art works
worth 100000.
Legacies go to many servants. In
cluding $500 to George Marshall, q
footman now in England.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
7 L UPHELD
! in A MINORITY
i REPORT. J !'| TODAY
Senator: S i, ]: Thompson, q Chair.
man Of Expenditure Com !.
! { {. rrlittee Files Report. z.

Washington, May 17.-Presidsnt
Wilson'S request for. defeat by ..sthe.
senate 4og 1.-The amended resolutions Of
senator Chamberlain of Oregon pro-
posing broader authority for thshsen-
Ate militia ry colnMtftteS, to .con6dct an
,inauir lon, rdnanss and
other rsSSJ5%A ApSfa Ions, was tapborted
ina rntfSf NJ: rapport on th4 resolution
sn,ss S1nissa| iii ~ 1snasss Is Is
pshdltjiEss com fktee. The chAmbet.
1ath ti6n shAd bssA reterred g
ttt ndlture committee ana eena-
~ senator Jones of New Mexico. an
other. Democratic member OF the COM
mittee. E,.sa<.. ~ 49, s.
Even as amended by the expendi-
lures committee, ma ajority, the minor
ity mem bers declared, the Chamber
lain resolution IL "a mere draEnSt
proposition" and as unnecessary IN
order to enable this military commit
tee to continue its Inquiries. as
United States entered the war, gave
the committee ample authority to
conduct Investigations.
The minority report states that
there ID no objection to full exercise
byt the military committee OF its
proper inquisitorial. authority, but re-
ferred to the appointment Of Charles
E.. Hughes to investigate the aviation
situation as assurance Of full and
complete investigation"
Regarding the general inqutsitorial
bowers proposed in the Chamberlain
resolution, the minority added:
sTt:It must be noted that the resolu-
ton not only gives authority to but
also directs the military affairs COM
mlttee . e.@
tit is evident that the numerous
Investigations specified 4 will cause
great annoyance and interference
with the necessary war work now
going on in the most important
branches -of the war department. Fol
the de partment to attempt to answer
the requirements which may be made
upon 1tlnder the terms Of this reso'
luton, much OF the time Of its ofhcer.
and employees would be required" ,-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE sent TO FLANDERS FROM
United States
Casualty List

/. Washington, May 1.-THE casualty
list today contained io6 names, dtvid-
ed as follows:
Killed in action fifteen. ~
Died Of wounds. six. .s
Died Of disease, -FOUR.
Died of gas poisoning, onA
. Wounded severely, twelve.
Wounded slightly, sixty.
Missing in action. eight a s@
Officers named includes: Z.
; Lieutenant AveriA Braxton Pfeifer,
Cleveland, slightly wounded::. ,Lieuten-
ant Charles w. sNfaxson, Baltimore,
Nd, missing in action; Lieutenants
Harold A. Goodrich. New Haven, Mo-,
and NJ. 8. edmond, Pittsburgh, Pa,
previously missing. now reported
prisoners: H. .
The list includes:
Killed in actton-Private Vernon
Bailey. Alden. MINI.
Died of disease-Sergeant Cecil G.
Tormey. Thorp, Wis. 49,.
Wounded slightly-Bugler: Arthur
G.. KroEh, Spring Grove. Mimi; Pri-
vate Andrew ]. Carpenter. Dickey,
n. d.; Private Alexander Felskey. $50
Fifteenth avenue. Milwaukee, Wis. !;
!, Michael Ferren. 44S Mitchell street,
Milwaukee; Charles Golden. East
Chain, MINI; Joseph johnson. Graf
: ton, n. D.; John r. Joyce, Crosby. n.
D.; William Leary, Ironwood. Mich.
Boyd Macdonald, Grafton, N D.:
Danny Zeke, 1901 Meade street, Ra-
cine. Wis; Private Kenneth l. Weld.
Slayton, MINI.
/ Killed in. Action.
| Thomas w. Cleary, Portage, Wis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
POSTAL SERVICE
WAGE. INCREASE
BILL PASSED
Senate Acts on Measure
Without Taking Record
$* VIZ.

Washington, May 1e.-The post
office appropriation bill granting wage
intreases.ta postal employees and au-
thorizing federal acquisition Of: the
pneumatic mail tube systems in six OF
the largest cities of the country, was
passed BY the senate late toay without
a. record vote. The bill provides for
appropriations of 1881. 900, 900, an in
crease Of $41.3eo,000 over the house
bill and now goes to conference. 'tr
Efforts to attach an amendment to.
the measure spspending fprsat least 4,
.yAAr nPsEatiep OF the oct seftsctive
July i Interesting second Glars postal
sss sssss Sses s T 3aSa seesx s
Sf Attaching ,sf TO an approhf ffaxl xldns hslE'
Flatera An effort wilE sbeimade . ;tdfA ak
10 some other. bfll, 1t was said.
i. Under the bill a. adopted, city mail
carrier, clerks and other postal en-
ployes would be granted anaincrease
In pay Of $500 a year. while rural
carriers would receive an. increase Of
Overtime pay for postal employees also
ID provided In a committee amend
ment. which the senate accepted to-
day, 26 to a.. after 1t once had reject
ed It. The senate retained house pro-
visions appropriating 100000 for sex-
periments in airplnno mail service and
fixing the postaSe cost for such mail
at 34 cents an ounce or fraction there
of.
Before passing the bill tn senate. by
q vote of 81 to -, ratified its action
Of last TuesdaX., In accepting the
amendment to purchase the ,pneu-
matte mail tubes In New York. Brook
lyn. Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago.
and St. Louis. The proposal was op-
posed BY Postmaster General Burle-
son. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17


tut in Flanders
odys dispatches
the English
So far known the Americans the first fighting
dispatched
not improbable that there
of the offensive line.
The
key
London
in
artillery
showing branch Of the lighting
bringing Of the
added
n northwest of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
! | |. ! [ DENIES l
! HE'S OPPOSED
/. i. AIRCRAFT.
INVESTIGATION
Directs Secretary to An
nounce He Objects to
- ~ i, -. ~
l, 'a Resolution.

st.Washfngton. May, .l7.-President
Wilson's unswerving opposition to the
Chamberlain resolution. which by an
inquiry into,:the aircraft situation, the
president considers. proposes general
Investigation OF the conduct Of the
war, prevailed in the senate today
when leaders Of both sides agreed not
to bring the resolutions UP until Mon
day and meanwhile regarded some
sort Of compromise likely.
= Washington, May 17.-President
Wilson today authorised Secretary
fumulty to deny that he is opposed
TO- an aircraft Investigation by the
nounce that he objects to the covert"
purpose OF the Chamberlain resolu-
tidh! because he knows what its pur-
pose is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
dutch FARMERS
THREATEN TO
PL0W UP FIELDS
assa--t- H4 nXYY HY1A XVY1YR M
Indignant Over Steps
Taken to Ascertain
10 Amount Of Grain.

!, Amsterdam, May 17.-Extreme
steps taken by the Dutch authorities
in sending troops to search farms for
the purpose of seizing wrongfully
withheld stocks Of grain hrs ssfaroused
such indignation. am9SE the farmers
affected that they thFNAtsil to pi6M. up
sown fields, IN soInx eases they are
alIaga1 " have tAka thta unpstriotic
E9a I
rs Justify military Taetion the. au-
,thoritied have tFsiIed stHkistics show
ing that IN tins 4ixaf flen1 Lake district
it ID estimated, that 80 percent Of the
wheat crop. 433 per cent. OF the barley
SO per cent Of the beans and S3eper
centtof the green peas have been
withheld, 4. .s.r J.. 80 - {
The food shortage in Holland IL
'beconning serious. Not only is wheat
scarce. but other foodstuffs as we'll.
The government has not obtained
German permission to send three
ships to America for food. Neither
has the new economic agreement
with Germany materalized. apparently
because the Dutch shrink from pay
ing the price from their precious
stocks Of foodstuffs which Germany
demands for her coal. iron and other
products. As result coal imports
from the east have been at stand
still for weeks
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
BRITISH AIR
men MAKE BOLD
RAID ON HUNS
Determined Opposition Of
German Planes Fails to
Stop Torr,rnies.

London. May 17.-1n spite Of de-
termined opposition by German air
planes. British aviators on Thursday
dropped bombs on factories and the
railway station at saarbrucken. in
German Lorraine, starting a fire on
the railway. After bombing the town,
the Britishers turned on the enemy
and in aerial fighting. says an OH
cial statement on aerial activities is
sued last midnight. destroyed five of
British airplanes was lost.
In intense aerial fighting on the
western front Wednesday 81 German
airplanes were accounted for by Brit
ish aviators. while eleven British ma
chimes are reported missing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
ANOTHER STAR ADDED

st. Peter, Mimi, May, 17.-The SOC
ond incident Of unusual patriotism re-
ported from lLesueur during the past
two weeks has added a NTH star To
the service hag Of the family OF
Charles Kolars Shortly after war
sons enlisted. Recently his daughter,
Marjorie, found the call Of her coun-
try too strong to resist. She decided
to enlist in the Red Cross Her
father approved and she II preparing
to leave TOR France. I,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
HOOVER FOLLOWS OTHERS.

Washinston.. May 17.-Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover practices what he
breaches not only in food conserva-
ton but in other measures to help
win the war. -
Today he sold his large automobile,
discharged his chauffeur and began
operating small car himself. ~
II could not think Of Withholding
a man from industry who should be
.buildin ships said the food admins
traitor. etE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-17
Third Liberty Loan
Far Above The Four
Billion Mark, Report

Washington, May 17.-Unonicial
reports today to the treasury indicat-
ed that the third liberty loan total
had gone above $4,000,000,000 and
might reach $4,250,00o.000. The ex-
act total will not be known until next
veok ~