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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Germans Made Big Effort in
Vain Yesterday.
French Regain Ground in Spir-
tied Counter Attack.
ACTIVITY OPPOSITE YANKEES
French Gunfire Breaks Up Hun
Troop Concentrations.
Much Speculation on Outcome
of Kaiser-KarI Meeting.
tBy the Associated Press)

London, May 15.-The German ar
tliiery fire increased this morning
near Morlancourt, south of Albert,
and in Flanders north of KENNEL, the
war office reports.
Still there are no indications that
the Germans are ready to resume in
lantry operations on a large scale Lo-
cal enemy attacks probably for the
purpose of feeling out the allied po-
sitions in advance of a big attack, have
been repulsed north of KENNEL and
south of Albert"
The expected renewal of the Ger
man offensive having failed to de-
velop, the allies are continuing their
tactics of anticipating the thrust by
reaching out for new vantage ground
from which the better to resist it.
The French were the aggressors in
the last operation of this kind, car
ried out late yesterday. They pushed
out from their lines south of Hailles,
on the Somme front, their objective
being wood situated at about the
point where the Germans had made
their furthest westward advance and
are within short distance of the
Paris-Amiens railway
The operation was entirely sue
cessful, resulting in the capture of the
wood, on the slopes west of the Avre
river, possession. of which improves
the allied defensive position in this
important sector.
Hun Counter Failed.
The Germans evidently recognized
this fact, for they countered strongly
at night. The determined attack was
failure, however. for after spirited
fighting the French remained in en-
tire control of their new positions
after having cut the enemy up badly
with their fire, besides taking more
than three score of prisoners.
The artillery fire is reported by
Paris to have been violent last night
rorth of Mont Didier. just to the
south of this sector, where American
troops are holding a portion of the
line. The bombardment was severe
also along the southerly side of Mont
Didier salient. as far east as Noyon,
end the Germans attempted to attack
at one point on this line but were
promptly checked.
Activity on Somme.
The London statement also indi-
Gates considerable activity by the hos
tile artillery on the British portion of
Ancre valleys while this morning it
increased in the region between the
Somme and the Ancre near Morla-
court, where the Australians recently
have made notable advances aid
where yesterday they repulsed a Ger
man effort to recapture the lost
ground. On the Flanders battle front
the Germans likewise speeded up their
fire early today in the KENNEL sector
after having worked their guns mod
erately hard during the night on the
southerly side of the Bethune and
Nieppe wood regions.
Attacks Are Local.
Almost a week has gone by since
(Continued on Page Six
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
DEP0RTERS HELD
TWenty-One Prominent BiSbee
Men Arrested.
Federal Grand Jury Against
1. w. w. Deporters.

Tucson Ariz., May 15.-Twenty-one
OF the leading mining company Off
cials. employees and business men of
TIE Warren district were arrested at
Eisbee this morning on indictments
returned by the federal grand jury
which last week completed an inves-
t,gation of the deportation last July
Of nearly 1900 alleged members of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Grant H. Dowell, general manager
of the Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining company at Bisbee, was the
first man arrested The warrant was
served by United States Marshal Dill
lon. The men arrested met at the
law offices of Ellingwood & Ross in
Risbee, where their bonds were fixed
at $1,000 each by the United States
commissioner.
Federal Judge William H. Sawtelle
in Tucson said an inspection of the
indictments would not be allowed un-
til Official notification had been re-
ceived tbat all the men indicted had
been take- into custody. =
Two Charges.
Judge Sawtelle in his charge to the
Jury last week instructed that not
only should the charge of conspir acy
to deprive citizens of their rights be
considered but the question. of OBJ
structing of the draft in deportiag a
large number of registered men also
should be considered.
The warrants charge conspiracy to
deprive citizen of the United States
of his rights in violation of section 19
penal code"
The arraignment was set for May
2S in Tucson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
PLAN A BIG DAY
X. & L. of s. Prepare To Dedi-
cate New HOmesite.
Barbecue, Speeches and Drills
for Labor Day Event.

A big barbecue at the top of the
afternoon of farm demonstration and
speech making and big competitive
drill will mark the dedication of the
knights and Ladies Farm and Home
west of Topeka Labor day, according
to an announcement by w. A. Biby.
national treasurer of the ORDER this
morning.
Drill teams are coming to Topeka
to take part in the celebration from
points hundreds of miles away.
Frizes aggregating $500 have been
offered in the drill competition, and
drill teams of the Knights and Ladies
from as far as Denver have already
announced their intention of making
the race.
Denver councils of the lodge have
reserved place for two drill teams and
a band; Oklahoma City is to send two
drill teams; Montgomery county.
Kansas will send three teams; Pueblo,
Colo, has entered team; and appli-
ceived from nearly all the large cities
in Kansas and nearby states.
In the evening a big barbecue will
be held at the K. & L. of S. homesite
on Martins hill. W. A. Biby said
that "tons of weinies" and some real
barbecued meat with the smoke taste
will be served in abundance. 1t is ex-
pected that the affair will be an
event which will be one of the dating
points in knights & Ladies of Securi-
ty history in Topeka.
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COAL men HERE
State Organization Formed at
Big Meeting Today.
Closer Cooperation With Fuel
Administrator Planned.

Kansas coal dealers, meeting in To-
peka today, perfected an organization
of the retail coal dealers of the state
The organization meeting began at the
Elks club at 2 o'clock and was COM
pleted late this afternoon when Of
ficers of the new association were
scheduled to be elected.
More than $50 retail dealers from
all parts of the state are attending
the meeting, or rather, the first an
nual convention, which began early
together meeting at the Elks club.
The organization meeting this after
noon will be followed tonight by a
banquet at the Chamber of Commerce
at which Emerson j. Carey, state
fuel director, will speak.
More Close Cooperation.
The state organization, according to
coal men behind the project. is being
formed for the purpose of more close
cooperation between coal dealers of
this state and the national fuel ad-
ministration.
Dealers here today asserted that the
idea of buying next winters supply OF
coal now or during the summer is a
thing of vital importance to the con-
sumer. THE public" said H. L.
Peppmeyer, Topeka, has been warned
by the national administration that il
must buy early. The coal men are
not going to use a lot of printers ink
in hammering the public into buying
The public knows the conditionsi Goa
for next winters use must be bought
early. The fellow who doesn't buy
early will do without"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
SANTA FE TO CUT
100000 Train Miles a Year
To Be Topped Of.
This Is Result of Curtailment
Request of McAdOO.

More than 10000 passenger miles
a year, it was announced today. will
be clipped from the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway system schedules
as the roads share of II. 900 900 miles
requested eliminated from western
lines by w. @. McAdoo, director gem
eral. Plans of the elimination were
worked out by officials attending the
special time card conferences here.
Under the mileage elimination fast
mail trains No. 1 5 and Is, running be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City. will
be discontinued. Passenger trains No.
Fl and %. operating between Kansas
City and the Pacific coast, win also
be discontinued. The two trains run
over the Ottawa cutoff thru Kansas
and do not affect Topeka's service.
Topeka Not Affected.
Topeka escaped practically all elm
nations and time changes at the con-
ference. Practically the only change
in schedules affecting this city will
be change in the arrival and depart
ure of No. 9. which will leave here
when the changes beoome effective at
night.
In addition to the main line trains
eliminated, train running between
Chicago and Fort Madison and two
trains running between Barstow and
bakersfield, Cal. will also be taken
OH; The changes and eliminations
will probably become effective next
month.
Elimination of the 100000 miles
on the Santa Fe today brings the total
mileage clipped from Santa Fe sched-
ules sfnce the war began to more than
100000.
Rock Island Changes.
Under the McAdoo order the Rock
Island will clip about 1,O12,116 miles
from its passenger schedules and the
Union Pacific about 100000, includ-
ing o. $. L. eliminations This will
he in addition to mileage already
clipped. Equipment and locomotives
released thru the passenger train an
rEllmen.s will be used for freight
service and troop movement
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These Are Figures for Latest
Draft Announcement.
Forty-Six Will Be the Number
} From the City.
TAKE ONE OUT OF EVERY IS
Only 1919 Glass One Men Left
in the State.
Men Will Leave for Camp Be-
tween May 1924.

Topeka and Shawnee county will
probably send SO men to training
camp under the special draft call
which will take 1000 class l men
one-fifteenth of the entire class l re-
serve in this state will be called in
order to fill the latest state quota.
Applying the general basis for the
state for the two Topeka city dis
tricts and Shawnee county outside the
city. a total of 53 men seems probable.
Topeka city district No. 1, will proba-
bly, send II men under the call. while
the second district will send 29 men.
The county at large will be called up
on for seven men. These are unofficial
figures available late this afternoon
adjutant general. The figures might
undergo slight changes in final ad-
justment of quotas for the various dis
tricts and counts.
Ono Out of Fifteen.
Before the recent government call
for 233,0O0 men, Kansas had 1891
men in class 1. After allowing for
was called upon for a total of 5,022
men. This reduced the gross list of
available class l men to 1919.
Slightly less than an average of one
man in every ftteen in class l will
be called to fill the 1000 quota, who
leave for training camps between May
20-24.
Using a general estimate in Topeka
city and Shawnee county, a net quota
of So men will be called under the lat
est order from the war department.
Topeka city district No. 1 now has 24S
men in class /, while city district No.
2 has 442 now in the preferred CLASH
fication. -
100 Left in County.
In Shawnee county outside Topeka
| city, 100 men remain in class 1. By
using the general system of selection
for the entire state, practically one
| fifteenth of the available class 1 men
will be taken The only material
change in this method of computing
quotas would be a war department
order for heavy inductions from the
larger towns and cities, where the
] heavy enrOlImentS are recorded
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Washington, May 15.-Today's cas-
ported by1General Pershing, containing
a total of 120 names. Thirty-nine of
the men are New England soldiers.
missing in action. The other casual
ties are: killed in action; 8 dead
accident; from other causes; 6
wounded severely and 4s wounded
slightly and wounded in action.
The LIST follows:
Killed in action: Corp. Patrick
Farrell, Edgewater, n. j.; Pvts. Harry
j. Clarke. Stronghurst, ILL.,; Joseph
Dilley, Thomsonville. Mich.
Died of wounds: Pvts. Thomas w.
Ccle, .Springvale, Maine; Charles
Conklin, Grand Haven, Mich: James
Croaie, Brookline, Mass.
Died of disease: Corp. Robert Car
roll Muller, Dickinson, Tex; Pvts-
John Duhig, New York City; Stanford
NJ. Grant. Brooklyn, N Y; Chester M.
Maciejewski, Berlin WIS; Patrick L.
Morahan. New York City.
Died of accident: Cadet Stuart
Freeman. Portland. Ore
Died other causes: Corp. Willet T.
G. Lewis. BucAtieli. Me Pvts Walter
H. Young, Lynn, Mass; Kenneth
Klein. Fort KeEt. Me; Alfred Good
win, South Hiram, Me-; Rene ]. Gag
non, Georgetown. Mars: Norman r
Dow. Princeton Me.
Wounded severely: Sergt. John A.
Drotter, Chisholm, Me-; Pvts. VIM. H.
Andrews. Downey. Ida; Otto ]. Boyer,
Castorland, N. Y; Lester w. Chase,
Derry. N. H.; Walter G. Gouin, West
Vile. N. H; Mike Zaluki. Pennington,
Me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
TWO FLIERS FALL
FROM SKY-PLANE
SMASHED TO BITS
BY FRANK ]. TAYLOR.


With TIE American Army in Lor-
raine. May IA. (nighD.-I saw two
American aviators die, in a quick and
terrible tragedy northwest of Toul
this afternoon. Their plane became
uncomfortable and crashed to earth.
Ihe cause is not known.
First, / noticed three American OBJ
servation planes skirting under some
low clouds over our lines, at an alti-
tude of probably 1900 feet.
suddenly the three darIed into a
cloud. then l observed one of the
machines plunging straight down
ward, with the motor going at full
speed. l expected it momentarily to
tlatten out but the plane kept plung-
ing, the motor roaring louder and
louder.
The plane struck with an echoing
crash in field about 200 yards from
. village, just behind the American
lines.
Plane Battered to Bits.
An ambulance patrol went out and,
returning, reported that the nose of
the plane mad torn a huge hole in the
earth, the engine completely crushing
the pilot and observer. The plane
was battered to bits
Quietly and bravely, a detail party
went out in full view of the German
artillery 20 perform the solemn duty
of gathering up the bodies for burial.
The other two American planes,
row free from the clouds, eircled
above like hawks. while their occu-
pants peered oversize to find out the
rate OF their patrol mates. For sew
eVarl minutes they maneuvered thus,
then returned to their duty of watch
ing the German Hnes-as tho nothing
had happened other than the every
day irony of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
GIVEN A DISCHARGE
Topeka Boy Injured at Kelly Field Is
Back Home.

Roy Dutton, son of w. H. Dutton of
S22 Chestnut street. who enlisted in
the aviation service last summer and
who was injured when a gun exploded
at Kelly Field, Texas, has returned to
Topeka with an honorable disability
discharge following five months in an
army hospital Dutton has practically
recovered from all of his injuries but
viii be totally deaf in one ear, it is
feared.
luton has been notified that he
will receive his insurance benefi+s o,,,1
he VIII get $3.50 a month from the
government until he has received the
ful $4,000 he is entitled to.
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TO OPEN TONIGHT
Eastern Star Convention Brings
Many Delegates Here.
Elaborate Program for Big
Annual Gathering.

A reception tonight at s O'Clock in
the lobby of the state house will open
the fortv-second annual convention
here of the Order of the Eastern Star.
of which there are 331 chapters in
Kansas number of grand officers
will be tine guests of honor. spe-
cial musical program, including the
Modocs, will be given. Addresses will
be made by Mrs. Emma Morrison,
Reulah chapter; Mrs. Mabel Davis.
Helena chapter; Mrs Matte Davis.
associate grand matron; Elmer S.
Nance, associate grand patron, and
Governor Capper.
Registration and headquarters have
been opened at the National hotel. All
sessions tomorrow and Friday will be
held in Representative hall at the
state house. The opening ceremony
of the reunion will be at o'clock to-
morrow morning and will be followed
by addresses and business sessions.
The following will be the program;
Thursday, May 16. n. m
Opening ceremony.
Song America
Flag address, Walter f. Wilson. grand
Address by Hon. Arthur capper. gov
crnor Of Kansas.
Address of welcome by MIS- Emma MOI
rison. worthy matron of Beulah chapter.
Address of welcome by Mrs Mabel Davis,
worthy matron of Helena chapter No. 30.
Response by Mrs Matte Davis. associate
-
Presentation of distinguished visitors.
Presentation of past grand matrons and
Fast rgand patrons
Recognition of grand representatives.
Address of welcome to grand represen-
tatfves by Mr.. Elmer S. Nance, associate
grand patron.
Response by Mrs. Minnie Grinstead.
grand representative of Ohio.
Announcement of committees by grand
patrons.
Address of grand matron.
Address of grand patron.
Addresses referred to committee
2 p. m.-Report of grand secretary.
Report of grand treasurer.
Report of q. +. s. representative on
Masonic home board. Miss Emma NJ Viets.
Report of matron of Masonic home. Mrs
Annie f. Burdick.
Report of Committee on credentials.
Report Of committee on unfinished busl-
ness.
Report of committee on Neurology.
ters and cha apters Z. n.
Report Of committee on appeals and
Report Of committee on fraternai cor
re spondence.
Report of committee on distribution.
3 D. m.-Exemplificatfen Of the work by
grand Officers in the auditorium.
Fridsy. Mny IL. 0 o. m.
Election of Officers
Report Of committee on jurisprudence.
Report of committee finance.
n m.-FlectiOn Of officers continued
Reports Of commiftees continued.
Miscellaneous business.
/. p. m.-Installation of grand Officers .
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Many EpiscOpalian Delegates
Will Stay for Services.
Programs of Schools VIII Be
Completed Tonight.
PLAN PATRIOTIC SERVICES
Memorial Day VIII Be Day Of
Prayer and Fasting.
Election of Members of Com
mittees Held Today.
Tnmnrrow,s Program.

Tomorrow's Program.
7:sO a. m.-Cathedral. Holy communion.
$3.50 to II ~ ta-ancos a; m;ms morning VI 'ec-
Church School Organization. Leaders,
DR.. Bradner. J. V. Abrahams of To-
peka. Miss Withers.
Girls Friendly Society. Leader, Miss
Daughters of the King. Leader Mrs.
Altar Guilds. Leader, Rev X. h.
Pooley.
Vestries.
II 100 a. m.-Cathedral. Normal Class,
Womans auxiliary.
Il 80 p. m.-Lunch.
. 90 p. m.-Auto ride to Christs hospital
and Country club.
90 p. m.-Informal reception to the con-
vention at Bethany college
$50 D. m.-Dinner to convention and
cathedral congregation:
Speakers. the Reverend r. w. Patton.
d. D., the Reverend T. r. Ludlow.
Special patriotic services will be
held often in all churches of the faith
thruout Kansas, and Memorial day
will be observed by the church as a
day of prayer and fasting, it was voted
today by delegates to the annual
diocesan convention here of the
Protestant Episcopal church.
During the course of a business
session today it was also voted to
adopt a publicity plan whereby the
church in this state will launch an ad-
vertising campaign in conjunction
with the christianity salesmanship"
venture.
A greater part of this morning s
business sessions were occupied with
the election of members of commit
tees and various church boards. All
members of the standing committees
were reelected. They include: Dean
I ID ITny,
Wichita; Rev. Robt. H. Mize, Kansas
City; Rev. r. K. Pooley. Leavenworth !;
@. B. Hardcastle, Emporia: d. w.
Nellis, Topeka; H. c. Kibbee, Topeka; /;
and E. e. Murphy. Leavenworth.
National Convention Delegates.
Three of the four clergy delegates
who will attend the national conven-
ton next year and two of the four
laymen who will also attend the ma
tional event were elected, the remain
ing delegates to be chosen this after
noon. The clergymen elected as dele
gates are Dean Kaye, Topeka; Rev.
2. T. Fem. Wichita, and Rev. Robt.
H. Mize. Kansas City. The laymen
delegates are C. A. Magill, Wichita.
will also be delegate of the diocese
to the provincial board of missions.
The following members of the hoard
of education of the diocese of Kansas
were elected:
Rev. F. F. Busch, Arkansas City;
Rev. R. Y. Barber, Rev. Carl w Nau,
Emporia: Rev. r. K. Pooley, Leaven-
worth; R. J. White, Topeka; S. J.
Bailey, Chanute: j. w. Evans, Law
renee, and Harrison Parkman, EN-
poria.
School Programs Near End.
The end tonight of the third day of
the fifty ninth annual diocesan con-
church being held in Topeka this
week, will find most of both the busf-
ness and the Christian salesman
ship" school programs completed.
Thursday there will be only sec
tional conferences, a motor car tour of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
CROSS FORK. U. MEN
Lieutenant Dittmar. of Clay Center
Wins French War Uonors

Lawrence, Kan, May 15.-Lieut
Elmer n Dittmar. a graduate of the
University of Kansas in 1912, has
peen decorated with the "Croix de
under fire or the French battle front.
He has been in action in Picardy and
was in a hospital recovering from the
effects uf Hun mustard attack. when
the award was made. He was COM
missloned last November at the first
officers training camp. He is the
son OF Mr. and Mrs. J. Dittmar,. of
Clay Center.
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WORK OR FIGHT! {!
Plans Being Made To Take
LOafers Now Exempt.
Older Men and Those in Classes
2 and 4, Maybe.

Washington. May 15.-P1ans to
mobilize for necessary war work
thousands of men in deferred draft
classes have been framed by Provost
Marshal General Crowders office.
Carrying out his policy Of work
or fight" Crowder proposes first to
weed out 1oafers hiding behind wom-
ems skirts thru dependency exemp-
tions and give them the choice OF
working in a war plant or joining the
army. Secondly he would transfer to
war tasks men now in non-essential
industries or in positions wherein
women could replace them.
The plan. it is stated at the provost
marshaPs office. has been submitted
to Secretary Baker. Baker himself
SAYS it has not come Officially" be-
fore him: that forward looking per-
sons" however. have proposed such an
idea, but that it has not been acted on.
Part Of Larger Plan.
The plan is the outgrowth of Crow
der's suggestion to raise the draft ages
to 40 and IS for industrial purposes.
which was laid aside for the present.
Crowder's plan would affect about
1000. 900 men now in classes and 4.
the large dependency classes. class 3
being already made up Of skilled nec-
essary workers and class 5 being the
totally exempt and physically rejected.
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Bwild Italian PLANES Here.

washington, May 15.-The Caproni
airplane. designed in Italy. will be
built by the United States as one type
of bombing machine. The Caproni
has been demonstrated here by Ital-
ian flyers and officials are weli pleased
with tests that have been OadeL
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GET YOUR INTEREST?
Today Is the Day for Second Liberty
Bonds.

Washington. May 15.-Holders Of
liberty bonds of the second issue are
cashing coupons thruout the nation to-
day.
The coupons for the interest on the
second per cent bonds may be cashed
tst any bank and at many other agen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

Chicago. May 1s.-Substantial SUE
plies OF cured pork products having
accumulated. the food administration
informed the packers today that there.
should be no advance over prices cur
rent ON May I.
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Mcthodists Select Bishops.

Atlanta, May 15.-The election of
DIR. F. N. Parker, of Emory uni
versity, as bishop of the Methodist
of the third ballot cast late yesterday
vas announced at the opening of to-
days session of the general confer
ence. DR.. II. NJ. Duboise, of Nash
vile. and DIR. w. N. Ainsworth, of
Savannah, Ga. were elected bishops
ON the fourth ballot, completing the
six additional members of the college
CT bishops to be elected at this con-
ference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
BIG SHIPYARD FIRE
S1,50O,OOO Damage Done in Blaze at
Vancouver.

Vancouver, B. c.. May 15.-Fire
broke out in the boiler room of the J.
Coughlin & Sons shipyards here early
this morning and did damage esti-
mated at S1,50e,e00.
One fireman was killed and several
injured.