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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-08

WASHINGTON, Oct These casualty
lists were issued to-day:
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
REVERE LOCALS

Robert Kaatz spent last Sunday
with his wife at the New Ulm hos.
| pital. Mrs. Kaatz is doing nicely
and will soon be able to come home.
Curtis Engen was taken to the New
Ulm hospital last week 20 have his
adenoids removed.
Lydia Heimann assisted at the c.
c. Engen store last Monday during
Mr.. Engen's absence.
Mr.. Cross of St. Paul gave a splen-
did talk to The upper grades in our
school last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M w. johnson of
Milroy, spent the weekend at the j
B. Frazier home.
Mrs. George Overlee was on the
sick list the earlier part of the week
Miss Ethel Fox left the Kaatz
home to assist her mother this week.
Miss Agnes Peterson of Window
high school came home last Satur-
day for the summer vacation. The
schools at Window made up an ex-
ira month so as to give the students
a chance to do farm work.
Ole Waterland came down from
Minneapolis last Wednesday to pa
per and paint the Carrie Eilefson
residence.
P. A. Peterson shipped a carload
of hogs to St. Paul last week.
The Birthday Club was entertained
by Mrs. Geo. Overlee Friday.
Assessor Frazier started work last
week, May 1.
The Myers family have moved in
to the rooms north of the Brudeli
store.
Wherland, the light man, did work
in town a couple of days last week.
Herman Flick finished plowing for
Robert Kaatz last Friday.
T. Holmburg sold at public auc-
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
At the city hall at eight

O'Clock.
Mesdames George Hanson, Nelson
and McCarlson of Evan attended the
Aid supper at the home of Mrs. Nc
Master Wednesday afternoon.
AXel Hanson took his son Norman
Hanson, to St. Luke's hospital last
Thursday where he was operated on
Friday. The lad has been suffering
intensely with an abscess in the
thigh and his condition is very sat-
isfactory since the operation. Miss
Grace Knowles acted as nurse and
accompanied them to st. Paul.
Those who expected to hear "dry'
speech Thursday evening at the city
hall were very agreeably disappoint-
ed. Chas. j. Hall, who is campaign
ing the State of Minnesota for the
cause of temperance, gave a splendid
address to only a fair sized audi
ence. He is a whirlwind and his
speech was an appeal for greater eff
ficiency in the work which must go
on at the present time and his de-
livery was plain, forcible and spicy.
He returns in August and will be
greeted with larger audience.
Mrs. William Smith and children
OF Delhi were guests at the Kemp
ton and Kohles homes the first of
the week.
Mrs. julius Conrad, formerly
resident of this town. but now of
Montana, has been renewing old
acquaintance and visited her old
home. She left Monday from Morton.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08

is represented by three notes whicr,
Mr.. Mcdonald, as neighbor and
friend, says he indorsed for Town
ley, March 3, 1906. The are part of
a series of notes given in payment
for tractor plow outfit, he asserted.
Mr.. Mcdonald had to pay the notes
with interest, so he stated to The
Dispatch. The payments have kept
himself and wife poor all the years
since, he says. He estimates the two
notes, one for $768 and the othar
for 5000, cost him $1,000 to pay. He
gave house and lot in Black River
Falls, Wis, for third note for $3.50.
"Townley always has promised to
pay these notes, but he never has
paid dollar on them, and he did
not include them in his list of La
bilities when he went into bankruptcy
though I think he should have done
So" Mr.. Mcdonald said.
81 came here expecting to see him.
but l find he is up on the fifth floor
of one of these big business build
| will have to tell some one my bust
ness and go through lot Of for
malities, and l don't want to do that.
Besides, l probably would not get to
see him that way.
"Townley and | were neighbors in
North Dakota. His land adjoined my
homestead four miles north of Beach
| had intended to buy a tractor out
fit from a firm in Fargo, but | final
ly concluded the expense would be
too heavy. Townley wanted to buy
an outfit and we went to Fargo 20
gether. l obtained a release frc4n
the machinery firm and he bought
the tractor, giving his notes.
"He asked me to indorse the notes
and agreed that if / would do so,
he would break 100 acres of land
on my homestead. He never turned
a furrow for me.
"The first note came due in July,
1915. 1t was not paid, and finally
the agent for the machinery firm
persuaded me to take it up by Civ
ing him house and lot in Black
River Falls, Wis, that had been my
former home. The agent sold the
house and lot for $3.50 within an
hour after the title had passed. The
other two notes l paid by degrees
as I could.
"Notes due the following year were
taken care of by the man who bought
the outfit at sheriff's sale. | was at
Black River Falls preparing to take
my wife to North Dakota when they
wired me the outfit was to be sold
by the sheriff. ."-Mankato Free Press.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
EDNA LONGBOTTOM

The sad and untimely death of
Miss Edna Longbottom occurred at
the home of her parents, NJ. and
Mrs. James Longbottom, last Thurs.
day morning at 900 o'clock. He1
death was a decided shock to the
family as we'll as to wide circle of
friends in this community. She had
only been sick a week prior to death,
first becoming slightly indisposed, but
she did not deem her illness of suf-
fcient consequence to call q physt-
clan. The cause of her death was
pneumonia.
Miss Edna Itasca Longbottom was
born in Vail township on February
II, 1897, making her at the time of
her demise 21 years, 2 months and
13 days of age. The deceased leaves
host of friends to mourn her death.
After a short, but busy and use
full life, she died as she had lived
honored, trusted and loved. She
reared her own monument while shf
lived in the hearts of all who kney
her.
The funeral was held Tuesday and
was conducted by Rev. Holt of the
Presbyterian church at Redwood
Falls. Short services were held at
the house here and also at the Pres
byterian church at Redwood Fallsa
both services being largely attends
showing the high esteem in which
the departed was held, the floral Of
ferings were beautiful and profuse.
Interment was made in the Redwood
Falls cemetery.
The relatives from a distance who
attended the funeral are: Mrs. John
Peterson and on of Hanley Falls;
Mrs. John TIL, mas and son of Red
wood Falls; Ben Longbottom of Min
neapolis; Alf. Longbottona and FAM
lily of Marsha and Mr.. and Mrs. e.
J. Guenther # Conlee City, Wash
ington. n.-Seaforth Item.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
MORGAN NEWS ITEMS

Nick Wintheiser returned from st
Paul Thursday where he has beer
taking medical treatment.
in the twin cities, where Mr.. Jensen
has been making spring purchases
for his furniture store.
Mrs. H. M. Ball was at Redwood
Falls Friday.
Miss Nettie Wilson, the trimmer
at the Hillig Fashion Store, has re-
turned to her home in Minneapolis.
Rev. Shiels and family spent Sat-
urday afternoon with friends at Evan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Butcher attend
ed the Red Cross auction sale at Wa
basso Friday. They reported splen-
did returns from the sale.
Mrs. Carl Tretbar has returned
from st. James Wednesday where she
has been taking treatment at sani-
torium for the past six weeks.
c. B. Root has returned from a
visit with the S. S. George family,
at Cumberland, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Jensen are rejoic-
ing over the advent of a baby girl
that arrived at their home Thursday
Of last week.
The Juniors rendered the Senior
class party Saturday evening. There
were games of various kinds and ice
cream and cake was served.
A. P. Metag purchased new Sax
on automobile of Will Root.
Friday evening the seniors will
give their class play entitled, "The
Private Tutor" 1t is a three-act COM
edy. 1t will be worth your while to
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
PEP.

It used to be assumed that a gov
ernment bond issue was a solemn
gentlemen accustomed Ealing
with large investments. So there
were people who were shocked when
Secretary McAdoo started out cam
paigning for the first Liberty Loan
and instituted drive with red fire
and all the popular frills..
But the secretary merely had more
imagination than his critics. He saw
the need of making the loan a great
popular subscription and he knew
how to do it. His management of
the loans has made good.
The public likes to see an Official
with energy and enthusiasm rs well
as ability. That is why it is taking
mighty kindly to Secretary McAdoo.
Kansas City Star.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08
MATTER OF NOTES.

Donald Mcdonald of Beach, N. D.,
came to st. Paul looking for A. C,
Townley, president of the National
Nonpartisan league. His interest is
of a financial character. He claimed
to The St. Paul Dispatch that Town
ley is indebted to him in the sum
of $2,218. Mcdonald says the amount
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-08

tion his personal property. Thure
has enlisted and will soon join the
colors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
According to Official Statement
by March.
Says Allies Are Now Preparing
for Hun Blow.
NIBBL|NG TACTICS SUCCEED
Success at Vaux Has Been Com
pletely Consolidated.
Counter Attack by Germans
Failed Completely.

Washington, July e.-American
troops actually on the fighting lines
in Europe about July l numbered
$4,000, according to information Civ
en- out today by General March. chief
of staff. and other members of the
war council at their weekly confer
ence with members of the senate mill
tary committee.
Washington, July 6.-Preparations
are now being made by the allies on
the western front to meet another
heavy German assault, General March,
chief of staff told newspaper corre-
spondents today at his weekly con-
ference.
AS to the participation of the United
States in the war General March had
nothing to announce except that the
first million men having been en-
barked for France movement of the
second million is being pressed.
The situation along the western
front, he said, has developed into con-
tinuaI nibbling by allied forces with
complete success being obtained. The
most important of these minor raids
from the American standpoint was the
attack on VauX on July 1.
The attack on Vaux was carried out
by the Ninth and Twenty-third infan-
try, supported by the Twelfth Fiji
teenth and Seventeenth field artillery.
all of the second division, under COM
mand of Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy. The
success attained there has been com
pletely consolidated. subsequent coun-
ter attacks by the Germans failing to
cause the slightest withdrawal from
the territory occupied.
On the Italian front the general
said, the situation has come down to
the complete occupation by tho Ital-
ians of the southern bank of the Piave
river except for one very small sector
The point still held by the Austrians
Is three and one-half by enc and one-
half miles, while the general Italian
advance was over a nine mile front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06

The Topeka board of education feels
that there are number of Kansas
school men we'll qualified to assume
the leadership of the Topeka schools,
and already has several under consid-
Grafton.
Among those who are being ccnsid-
cred are Supt. c. S. Risdon of Inde-
pendence, Supt. Raymond A. Kent of
Lawrence and Prof. H. G. Lull Of the
State Normal school of Emporia.
Superintendent Risdon is one of the
widely recognized educational leaders
of Kansas. For the last sixteen years
he has been head of the schools of
Independence. His salary there is
$4,000 yearly, largest salary paid to
any superintendent in Kansas with .he
exception of Kansas City and Topeka
Risdon has been president of the Kan
sas State Teachers association, and is
one of the real leaders of that organ
1zation. He is also a popular educa-
uonal lecturer, and is at present
member of the summer school faculty
of the State Normal school at Pitts
burg.
superintendent Kent is a newcomer
IN Kansas, having moved to Lawrence
Two years ago to accept the surerin-
tendency at Lawrence. He is also a
member of the University of Kansas
faculty. Kent is graduate of Colum-
bla university, of which Superirtend-
ent Wilson is also an aIumnus
Professor Lull is head of the Train
ing school of the State normal OF EN-
poria. He also is a new man in Kan
sas. having been connected with the
Enporla institution about three -ears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
LEADERS
URGE Immediate
ACTION IN RUSSIA
General FOch FavOrS Military
Aid There at Once.
Inter-AIIied Councils Report in
Wilson'S Hands.
BELIEVED HE WILL CONCUR
If He Does Not. Other Nations
BELIEVED He Will CONCUR
Ii He Does Not, Other Nations
May SEQ 1t Alone"
Siberian People Welcome
Troops in YladivOstOk.

Washington, July 6.-Imediate in
tervention in Russia, both military
and economic, has been urgently rec
commended by the inter-allied war
council and General Foch. The coun-
ell report is in the hands of President
WiIson-has been since July sand
allied iplomats believe he will con-
cur in it.
ether Allies May SCOT 1t Alone"
Should he refuse, the possibility Is
held out today that Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan may go it
alone on the recommendations of the
war council.
Already British, French, japanese
and American marine-have landed
at Vladivostok, it developed today
Ostensibly they went ashore following
the battle between the Bolsheviki and
Czech-Slovaks Sunday, to protect the
allied consulates.
With them are $500 Dalmatian
troops, formerly prisoners of war in
Russia and now under the italian flag
awaiting orders from General Foch-
Welcome Allied Troops.
This allied gathering has provoked
the greatest enthusiasm in eastern Si-
IBERIA. Russian townspeople in and
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
In Which 100 to $50 Lives Were
Lost in River.
Survivors Charge Boat Bachea
Into Deep Water.
DIVERS SEEK BODIES OF DEAD
Some Declare Boat Did Not Hit
Sunken Snag.
Was Within Ten Feet of Shore
Before She Backed Away.

Peoria, July Sup to 11:15 o'clock
fifty-one bodies had been recovered
by the divers since they went to work.
Peoria, July 6.-An investigation by
the United States government into the
sinking of the excursion steamer Co.
lumbia last night with the loss of from
100 to $50 lives. mostly women, was
promised by John Dougherty. assist
ant district attorney. this afternoon.
Survivors of the disaster charged
that the steamer, loaded with nearly
500 excusionists. ran on a sand bar in
dense fog and did not hit a sunken
snag as was at first reported. 1t was
declared that altho the ship was within
ten feet of shore a this time she was
backed out into deep water without
waiting to ascertain the extent OF the
injuries she had sustained. AS the
ship reached mid-stream she suddenly
broke in two and sank. Dawn dis
closed the mist enshrouded upper
decks of the boat to the watchers on
the bank.
Collapsed and shattered. its super
structure stood out against the morn
ing sky. Flaunting their imitation
waves in the faint breeze the two elec-
trically lighted flags which adorned
the ship stood upright.
Under the direction of Sheriff Jack
Wilson of Tazewell county volunteer
workers scrambled aboard the craft.
Weird memories of an excursion
crowd were seen on every hand.
A pair of lavender boudoir slippers
were fished out of the stream. One
was completed. the other had been
tackled to the sole only at the toe.
The brilliant red letters of the ''call
again" sign at the companionway exit
were twisted out of semblance of
| cheeriness. Up from the concession
stands, the lunch room and the cafe
of the lower deck floated myriads of
gum packages, candies, peanuts. pop
corn and even soggy ice cream cones.
| over the ratings and life belts
| jumbled in an unrecognizab pile of
wreckag ge-the seekers of bodies
| crawled.
The work of recovering the bodies
began. With their arms thrown up in
queer attitudes of defiance to the fall
ing deck, protection from impending
death and fear of the terrible watery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
Proposal to Set New Minimum Price
Applies Only to 1919 Crop.

There will be no $3.50 wheat this
year. Much misunderstanding has
arisen over the proposal in the SEN
ate to fix the minimum price for
wheat at the $3.50 figure
The proposal applies to the 1919
crop only The food administration
will allow a slight increase in this
years price over last years to cover
higher freight rates and increased cost
of threshing. but that is all so far as
1918 wheat is concerned, and it will
nowhere near approach a s25O rate
Farmers who attempt to hold their
grain for a higher market will gain
nothing and will only increase their
own producing costs by going to the
expense of putting it into bins instead
of selling direct from the machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
DENIES PLEA RIGHT
Don Van WOrmer of ROlla to
Prison for Killing Sheriff.
Supreme Court VIII Not Grant
Defense Privilege.
B. f. Abmeyer Wins Case
Against German-American.
Other Decisions Handed Down
by the Upper Court.

Dan Van Wormer, murderer of Mar
tin c. Moore, sheriff of Morton coun-
ty, was denied the right to plead self
defense by the Kansas supreme court
today. Van Wormer must serve a life
term in the Kansas penitentiary for
murder in the first degree. He is now
at liberty on a bond of s25,000.
Van Wormer lived at Rolla, Morton
county, and in an alteration with
man named Perkins, a shotgun be-
longing to Van Wormer was dis
charged. Perkins was shot in the
face, but not seriously injured. Sher-
iff Moore went to the Van Wormer
home to make an arrest, but did not
hive a warrant. Van Wormer re-
fused to go to Jail without a warrant
and the sheriff went to a justice of
the peace and obtained warrant for
Van Wormer When he returned to
the home, Van Wormer and the sher-
iff got into row and Van Wormer
escaped fro mthe sheriff.
Moore went to his car and got
revolver. Van Wormer ran into the
house and got his shotgun. AS the
sehriff stepped on the porch. Van
Wormer fired thru the door.
In the trial of the case, Van Wor-
mer made a plea of self defense on
the ground that he had been arrested
by a constable for disturbing the
peace, and that the sheriff had no
right to take him away fro mthe con-
stable The court held that reristing
arrest could not be self defense except
in the case where the officer used un-
due violence
The supreme court made a special
order in the case today directing that
Van Wormer be arrested and LaEen to
prison at once. without the formal de-
lays for rehearing and other raattets.
frequently allowed in court cases. The
sheriff of Hamilton county-where
the case was tried on change of venue
was authorized without further pro-
ceedings to take Van Wormer into
custody and take lin to prison. The
probable petitions for rehearing and
other formal matters may be consid-
cred by the court later. but Van Wor-
mer must go prison at once.
Lor "oes to Prison.
The supreme court today affirmed a
verdict of the Barton county district.
where a jury had found John Long
guilty of second degree murder. Long
was convicted of the murder of Will
liam Kimball, following a free for all
fight in gambling room in Hoising-
ton. Much of the evidence in the case
was contradictory. but the supreme
court held that the states evidence
was sufficient to sustain the verdict
Following the fight. Long went to
nearby building, where he secured
a revolver. He walked out Of the
building. met Kimbal1 and began
shooting. Kimball was killed. The
tContinued on Page Two,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
Big Jump in Assessable Prop
erty Shown in Report.
Shawnee County $35,OOO,O0O,
Topeka City S62,975,0OO.
INDICATES STEADY GROWTH
No Mushroom Expansion To
Swell the Total Value.
Valuation of Entire County
Nearly 100 Millions Now.

Shawnee county'S assessed valuation,
since 1917, one year ago, has in
creased s4.536,274, according to an
in the office of County Clerk Raub and
equalization and sent to the state tax
commissioner. The total valuation of
the county in 1917 was $94,425,910.
This year it is $9S,962,1S4-
The compilation made in Raub's Of
flee goes into detail and shows an
even and steady growth in farm, city,
corporation and personal property
values. The s4,5eO.0oo increase is
evenly distributed among all classes
of property, making the growth firm
and prominent and not due to tenn
porary or mushroom expansion of any
one condition.
Altho the number of acres of farm
land under cultivation has not in
creased the value of farm lands and
the impro -ements thereon shows
substantial gain. This year the total
value of land. outside the city, with
the improvements included is $780,
6S3,665. Last year property under
the same classification was valued at
$19,315,275. The gain shown is over
$1,O0O,OOO.
Included this year in the $20,6S3,-
665 worth of farm property is the
farm land valued at s17,945,977. The
improvements on the land are held
to be worth $2,737,6SS.
Find Land UndervaIued.
The board of equalization, when it
considered the assessors returns,
found that the farm lands in Dover,
Monmouth, Auburn and Wiliiamsport
townships were undervalued. Five
per cent was added to Dover, Mon
Do \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
RUSH 1918 CLASS
New RegistrantS VIII Be Called
for Examination.
Will Be Drafted for Service Be-
ginning in August.

Washington, July 6.-State draft
executives were directed by Provost
Marshal General Crowder today to
have local boards call up for physical
examination Immediately all new
registrants under the selective draft
law who have been placed in class l.
District and local boards and medi-
cal advisory board bodies will be in
structed to speed their work so as
to have new class l available for call
to t-e colors in August.
Draft executives also were asked to
report at once the approximate num-
ber of registrants brought into class l
from the deferred classes by the re-
cent combing out and rectification of
those classes, under the work or fight
order.
It is estimated that a very large
percentage of the nearly 100000 men
who registered last June will 20 into
class 1, since relatively few me1 lust
attaining 21 have dependents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-06
De WITTE C. NELLIS DIES
Prominent Topekan Was First District
Judge at Hays.

Judge DeWitte C. Nellis, of 314
West Fifth street, died this morning
near noon, death resulting from 4
stroke of apoplexy. Judge Nellis was
stricken Friday afternoon about 8
o'clock, at his home, and never rallied.
Judge Nellis was a prominent Kan
san for many years, and was the first
district judge in district II, at Hays
City. He came to Topeka many years
ago, and until his retirement from ac-
tive affairs, was prominent in the life
Of this city.
He is survived by his widow, Vir-
ginia McAfee Nellis; three children.
Mrs. Harmon Ryus and Luther Nellis
of Los Angeles, Cal, and Mrs. Albert
Phillips of Seattle, Wash; also by a
brother. D. w. Nellis of Topeka; a sis
ter. Mrs. Henry McAfee of Topeka,
and by three brothers and three sis
te-s living in New York.