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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29
Tenlyik Talk.

Cor. Of the Record, August e..
Fred Wohl is working at Fay Hard
ing's.
Mrs. Fred Snyder was in Temvik,
Tuesday.
Mr. o. Naumann and sons were ir
Temvik, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nathan, Jr.
went to Temvik, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kuehl attended
church at Linton Sunday forenoon.
o. ,Naumann lost three valuable
horses Wednesday night by lightning
Mr.. Frank Foell pulled home his
threshing rig from Linton, Saturday
Mr.. Sherm Rudd and daughter
Jennie, spent Sunday afternoon ir
Linton.
Mrs. Chas. Dewitt is hauling the
mail on the route, while Mr.. is put.
ting up hay.
The Non Partisan League was busy
last week getting signers for a new
StOro a% uo1olkou
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. McCulley
spent Sunday with his folks, Mr.. anG
Mrs. VIM. McCulley.
Those now threshing with thei,
rigs are: L. HARDWOOD, Anton Larson
o. Naumann, Carl Kuehl, Frank Foel
and Larvick Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Benedict and
family returned Tuesday from thei,
visit at durdesfield. They say the
crops are fine up there, and lots Of
rain lately.
Red Cross lunch will be at Mrs
Alex. McCulley's. Thursday, Aug.
10Th. The ladies. meet every two
weeks and have a lunch sale for The
benefit Of the Red Cross.
Lightning struck last night and
sat fire south of the Mucklcr farm
1t burned over a small space in tn.
hills. 1t isn't ascertained if it wa.
shocks or just hay meadow.
Those in Linton Saturday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nathan. sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nathan, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Maurer. Franl
Foell, Christ Borstad and Ed. Lar
wick.
The wind Wednesday night di,
quite bit Of damage. It tore tn,
roof off from Stedman's large bar,
and tore up the silo quite badly
1t also uncovered many grain an,
hay stacks and tore up shocks al
over the fields in this vicinity. Thar.
also was a hin ro =, ,,~:lI ~, E..
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29
Art Note. -~<~

There appears to be gang Of sculp-
tors making busts Of near-statesmen In
Washington. Sculping near-stntesmen
is making bust Of sculpture. Such
statuary ought to be deferred until q
man shall have been dead ten years
and then very little Of it will need to
be made.-Houston Post.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29

Constructive work at home must run
we'll ahead u destructive work at the
front. ..Ia.Dlnk
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29

Give your neishbor q. lift-this war
is a single from. under q single COM
mand-what is anybody's trouble is
sverybody's trouble.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-29

Advsrs.se in the Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
Former County Treasurer VIII Run
for Representative Here.

Matt Weightman, Jr., treasurer OF
the Aetna Building & Loan associa-
tion and former treasurer of shawnee
county. entered the race for represen
tative on the Republican ticket from
the Thirty-fourth district, comprising
the second, third and fourth wards of
Topeka today.
Weightman, e thoro business man.
a long time resident of Topeka and
man we'll acquainted with county and
state matters and needs, would make
a valuable addition to Shawnees rep
resentation in the next legislature. He
would be able to assert the county's
rights in representation and would be
an estimable man from the statewide
standpoint in practical legislation.
AS county treasurer for two terms
he conducted a most successful admin
istration at the court house. As vice
president and treasurer of the Build
ing & Loan association he is well ac-
quainted with conditions thruout Kan
SaS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
Home Rule and COnScriptiOn
Dead, One Says.
Speaks of ssWrecked Chapter of
Irish Question:"
GOVERNMENT BURNED FINGERS
Is Comment of UniOnist Morn
ing Post.
Charge Worst Elements in Ire
land Have Upper Hand.

London, June 21.-Earl Curzon's
speech in the house of lords last night
Immediately seized upon in the lobby
as an admission of a breakdown in
the governments Irish policy. indi-
eating, as 1t did, the abandonment for
the present at least, of any attempt
to introduce a home-rule bill, is treat
ed in this mornings newspapers as a
sensational development and is made
the theme of sharp comment.
Home Rule Dead"
Home rule is dead; Irish conscrip-
ton is dead" say the radical Daily
News, "and the whole Irish policy of
the government has fallen crumbling
to the ground.
From the opening to the close of
this last wretched chapter in the his
tory of the Irish question, the govern
ment has been consistently disingenu-
ous vacillating and dilatory. Out Of
it all one result has merged, black
and unmistakable-the destruction of
the power of the constitutional party
and the enthronement of the anarchy
of the Sim Fein.
"Apar. from military considerations.
the condition of Ireland today is a
mockery of every profession to which
We give utterance as indicators of
the ideals Of justice and freedom"
"Abject Surrender"
The Unionist Morning Post says:
''The government once more has
(Con tinuod on DO 100 TWO
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STOP ANOTHER [
AUSTRIAN BLOW
ON UPPER PIAvE
Attempted To Extend Front on
MOntelIO Plateau.
Gained a Little UnimpOrtant
Territory.
AMERICAN AyIAToRs THERE
Took Part in Fighting Along
Piave River.
Only Minor Operations on tho
French Front.
AMERICAN AyIATORS THERE
Took Part in Fighting Along
Piave River.
Only Minor Operations on tho
French Front.

London, June 21 (3:28 p. my
The Italians have gained a big
victory at Nervesa, on the west
bank of the Piave, an drae fight
ing to complete their success, it
was learned from an authorita-
tive source this afternoon.
(Nervesa. an important railway
crossing, guards the southeastern ap-
proach to Montello crest. the keystone
connecting the river and mountain
lines.)
1t was at this point that Premier
Orlando admitted consi 1erable
enemy gain to the italian parliament
last night. the Austrians having
crossed the Montebeluna-Susegan
railway at several points.
Hurl Enemy Back.
The Italians have hurled the Aus
trians back at this point, re-entering
Nervssa. They are now battling to
push on to the river. thus splitting
the enemy forces again. and beginning
the first phase of thanking move
ment northward to cut off the Aus
already has divided the enemy forces
few miles to the southwark.
Fighting Desperately.
The Italians are striving desperately
to consolidate their success and reach
the river.
On the lower Piave, the Austrians
have been swept back again. The
Italians have now regained more than
half OF the ground lost in this region.
The Austrian drive SO far is a COM
plete failure, but they may make a
great effort to retrieve their reverses.
They are reported to have consider
able forces in reserve, the greater part
of these being in the mountains.
Success Continues.
Rome, June 21.-Continued italian
successes on all parts of the battle
front were detailed in an official re-
(Continued on Page TWoI =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
CIVIL WAR IS ON
CzechO.SlOvakS Hold Siberian
Grain Supply.
TrOtzky Organizing To Move
Against Them.
tBy the Associated Press1


Moscow. Friday, June IA (delayed)
-Czecho-Slovakc control of sections of
the Trans-Siberian railway has COM
pletely cut ali rail and wire commun-
ications between Siberia and Russia
and has resulted in depriving Euro
pean Russia of the Siberian grain sup
ply.
Control Railways.
The Czecho- -Slovaks now control the
southern sections of the Trans-Siber-
ian railway from Samara, on the Volga
river, to Tchelyabinsk. and the Siber-
ian main line on the east to Novo Mix
o1ayevsk: also the northern branch
from Tchelyabinsk to Yekaterinburg
Conflict Began May 26.
The conflict between the Czecho-
Slovak forces and the soviet govern
ment began May 26 when the soviets
attempted 20 enforce the order of
Leon Trotzky. minister of war, to dis
arm all the Czecho-Slovak forces on
their way to Vladivostok for transpor-
tation overseas. Clashes occurred at
Pensea, Samara Sighlane, Tchelya-
binsk, Novo Nikolayevsk, Omsk and
several other points.
The Czecho-Slovak organization
originally numbered about 40, 900 men,
OF these nearly 10000 reached vladi-
vostok- The remainder involved in an
etfort to resist disarmament are chief
ly centered about. Tcheiya binsk. War
Minister Trotzky has ordered the mo.
bilization in the Volga region of all
men of the last five military classes
70 move agains. the Czecho- -Slovak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
Crowder Says They Will Have
To Do Useful Labor.
All Engaged in Games Must
Help Win the War.
NO RULING ON BASEBALL
Travelling Statesmen and Chauf-
feurS Not Affected.
Provisions of Order Elastic; (;
Common Sense To Rule.

Washington, June 21.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today ruled
that men of draft age engaged in
games of all kinds, working as do
mestic servants, elevator men, bell
boys, walters and like occupations,
shall seek other employment by July
first.
1t was stated that nothing whatever
would be done in regard to profess
sional baseball players, however. until
a specific case IS presented.
Public and private chauffeurs will
not be considered as engaged in nom
essential work, according to the regu-
lations, but footmen and others will
have to go.
BARRIERS Not Essential.
Hotel cooks, clerks and managers
are not included, but BARRIERS, bus
boys and walters will have to seek
other employment, as well as porters
unless it can be shown that the work
is too heavy to be performed by wo-
men.
The United States employment serv-
ice is designated to cooperate with
local and district boards in the placing
OF the large number of workers who
will be shifted to essential employ
ment
The provisions of the order are very
elastic and boards are instructed to
consider all cases with sympathy and
common sense
THE regulations further provide" :"
says the legislation handed down,
that sales clerks and other clerks
employed in stores and other mercan-
tile establishments are engaged in nom
productive employments. but this does
not include store executives, managers,
superintendents nor the heads of such
departments as accounting, financial,
advertising, credit, purchasing, de-
livery, receiving, shipping and other
departments-does not include regis
\ ter red pharfnacists,sem employed in whole
5sa1e and retail drug stores or estab-
lishments; does not include travelling
statesmen, buyers or delivery drivers;
electricians. engineers, carpet layers,
upholsterers, nor any employees doing
of clerks.
Other Clerks Affected
However, sales clerks and other
clerks include the clerical force in
the offices and all departments of
stores and mercantile establishments.
The words stores and other mercan-
tile establishments include both
wholesale and retail stores and mer-
camille establishments engaged in SELL
ing goods and wares"
Touching on the question OF whether
or not the theatrical profession in
cludes baseball and baseball players,
the explanations simply reiterate the
original ruling:
The regulations further provide
that. persons. including ushers and
tContinued on Page Two1
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British Will Attempt Pioneer
Flight Soon.
English Official Seeks Cooper
alton of e. s.
MANY PLANES NEXT SUMMER
Estimated Trip Can Be Made in
40 Hours.
Each Plane To Garry Crew of
Four Men.

Washington, June 21.-Big Ameri-
can air and seaplanes should be fly
ing across the Atlantic to reach the
front by next summer, Major General
w. Brancker of the British air min
istry said here today in a formal state
ment to the press. He is in Washing
ton to cooperate with American air
craft officials and believes that a
pioneer transatlantic flight should be
attempted without delay.
Should Cross Next Summer.
IAN enterprise which must be car
ried out as soon as possible" Gen.
eral Brancker said. sis the flight of
the Atlantic. There is really no rea-
son why a considerable number of big
airplanes and seaplanes should not
cross the Atlantic during next sum-
mer."
British VIII Try 1t.
General Brancker disclosed the fact
that the British air council had def
initely decided upon TRANSATLANTIC air.
craft flights in order to find 4 route
for the movement of American-made
aircraft to the front. His mission in
this city has to do with arrangements
for the pioneer flight in which it is
hoped the United States government
will cooperate.
Via Azores and Portugal.
1t is expected the initial flight will
he made this autumn in a machine
of British make, probably a seaboat
starting from Newfoundland and
touching at the Azores and Portugal
before arriving in Ireland. 1t has been
estimated the trip can be made in
forty hours of flying. Plans under
consideration call for crews of four
men, composed of an engineer. a re-
lief of pilots and a navigating Off
Ger.
New British Engine.
1t was also disclosed that the Brit
fish have recently developed a new
airplane engine which marks great
er stride forward in the single-seated
combat machines than any previous
development. 1t is an air cooled "ra-
dial" engine which greatly reduces
the horsepower weight and gives very
high driving power to combat ma
chimes One of these engines is ex-
pected to reach the United States very
soon.
Breaks Speed Record.
No exact figures on performance OF
the new British fighting engine are
(CODtipued on Page Two.b
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OPPOSE new Law
Newspaper Publishers Declare
New Postal Law Unfair.
Meet Today With House Ways
and Means Committee.

Washington, June 21.-The postal
committee of the American Newspaper
Publishers association met at IL
o'clock today with the house ways
and means committee for the hear
ing assigned for discussion of the new
postal law covering postage rates on
newspapers to subscribers. The law is
scheduled to go into effect July 1, and
increases the rate charged publishers
over 25 per cent. The attitude of
the publishers committee was pre-
sented by George McAneny of the New
York times A coincidence was that
their attitude was exactly like that
taken by Frank P. MacLennan of the
Topeka State Journal as printed at
the end of Chapter IS, appearing in
that paper Thursday evening.
A thoro investigation of the subject
before drafting legislation was urged.
Mr.. McAneny asserted that the post
office department had been built into
a profit maker largely thru the in
strumentality of second class mail.
The members of the newspaper COM
mittee who are present here at today's
hearing. include: George McAneny.
New York Times; L. B. Palmer. man
ager of the American Newspaper
Publishers association; W. S. Jones,
Minneapolis Journal; c. P. Mooney,
Memphis Commercial Appeal; Gardner
Cowles, Des Moines Register-Leader;
OIdTleS 1dylOl, Ji., DOoNoAi NAAODN
John B. Stewart Bryan. Richmond
News-Leader; Frank P. MacLennan,
Topeka State Journal; Thomas r. viii
liams, Pittsburgh Press; w. q. NC
Farland, Chicago Tribune: L. T.
wortham, Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram; Ure> Woolson, Owensburg'
Kentucky, Messenger: e. Lansing
Gray, St Louis Globe-Democrat;
Frank P. Glass, Birmingham News
president American Newspaper PUP
fishers association.
The chairman of the ways ano
means committee is Claude Kitchfn OF
North Carolina. Guy Helvering OF
Kansas is a member.
other members of the committee
are: Henry T. Rainey, Illinois; Lin
coin Dixon, Indiana; CordeH Hull
Tennessee; John N. Garner, Texas;
James w. Collier. Mississippi: Clement
i c. Dickinson. Missouri: William A
| Oldfield, Arkansas; Charles r. Crisp
Georgia: George F. O'Shauenssy
Rhode Island; John F. Carew. New
York; George White Ohio; Joseph w
| Fordney, Michigan; ]. Hampton
| Moore. Pennsylvania; William r
! Green. Iowa; Charles H. Sloan. Ne
braska: Nicholas Longworth, Ohio
George w. Fairchild, New York John
A. Sterling. Illinois: Whitmell P. Mar
tin. louisiana; Willis C. HawIey. Ore
| gon. and Allen 7. Treadway, Massa-
| chusetts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
About To Demand Statement
From White House.
Members Favor American Ac-
ton in Siberia.
DECLARE WAR ONTURKSI
Want JugO-SIavs Classed as
Friendly Aliens.
Would Be Satisfied With Pri-
vate Information.

Washington, June 21.-Congress Is
about to demand a new statement of
policy from the administration with
regard to Russia.
Backed by a growing sentiment for
a Siberian offensive to save Russia.
even against her will from German
penetration, members favoring Ameri-
can-Japanese cooperation in Siberia
will introduce senate resolution aim
ing to force from the president some
definite explanation of this govern
ment'S stand.
Merely Want Information.
The sole purpose of this measure
would be to get from the president an
swers to these questions:
Is the United States keeping Japan
out of Siberia?
What do France, Italy and England
think of Japanese intervention?
Has this government any good rea-
son for further "watchful waiting" on
the Russian question?
No Criticism of Government.
There is no general criticism of the
governments present policy but there
Is great desire for Information. Con-
gress would be satisfied to get this in
formation privately, if publicity at this
time would be inadvisable.
Hearty approval will be given to the
Hitchcock amendment to the army
bill. removing the alien enemy taint
from the Jugo-Slav subjects of Aus
tria in this country, by allowing them
De-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
Thirty of Them, in Overalls, in
Midst of Machinery.
Innovation in the Demands
Upon Labor in Topeka.
THEY'LL DRAW REGULAR WAGES
Nothing To Stand in Way of
Their Rapid Advancement.
War Has Called Men to COlOrs
and to Ship Yards.

The effects Of the war upon labor
conditions and the real entrance of
women into the mechanical industries
OF the country were evidenced today
in Topeka in the announcement by NJ.
j. Drury superintendent of the shops
Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway, that girls were now employed
in mems capacity in the main shops of
this road in this city.
CARRIED in overalls, with caps
daintily flounced over their done
up" hair, these girls are working to-
day alongside the men in the tool de-
partment, in the balcony. and in the
upholstering departments of the shops.
Undaunted by the grind of machinery,
the whirr of wheels, the screech OF
saws and belts and the kissing OF
steam, these girls are making good
Superintendent Drury has built rest
rooms for the girls where they will be
at liberty to retire at all times and
where they will be well cared for by
the company
They are learning fast and they
have been there but q short time,
superintendent Drury said today
When they have attained their eff
cheney they will be paid on the same
basis as men"
Shops Are Hard Hit.
The Santa Fe shops in Topeka, Sc
necessary to the upkeep of motivs
power, passenger and freight equip
ment on the 10000 miles of Santa Fe
railway, and at this time repairing To-
comotives from several eastern rail.
roads. are doing big work toward ths
winning of the war.
Not only this, but hundreds of mer
have left the shops in the last year
to enter the ranks of the army. Scores
of the expert mechanics have beer
called to theFship yards in the cas-
and on the western coast-and more
are planning to co.
1t has made it vitality necessary thai
the immense task OF this largest rail.
way repair shop in the world be car.
ried out to the efficiency demanded OF
it and to the reputation it always has
maintained.
So the call has gone out to the
women. They have responded nobly
Thirty of them are at work at the
shops now. More will be used to fill
up the ranks.
1t is a new departure in shop labor
in this country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
MEN co TO K.S.A.C.
Special Call of SIS Kansas
Registrants.
Total of S,976 Drafted = for
Special Service.

Washington, June 21.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today issued
a call for 1915 draft registrants quail
fled for military service and who have
received at least a grammar school
education.
The men will be sent to technical
schools for special training and then
will be placed in special branches of
the service
The men are to entrain July Is.
The quotas include:
Arkansas. $50; Missouri agricultural
college; Iowa, 180; Sioux City high
school, 103; to the Loyal Order of
Moose. Moose Heart, ILL.,; Kansas. SIS !:
Kansas State Agricultural college and
I03 Fort Hays Normal school; Mis-
souri,, 155 to David Rankin school,
st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
QUESHONNAIRES OUT SOON
Cards for New Rcgistrants Mailed
From Topeka Next Week.

New registrants under the selective
draft law will receive missionaries
next week Announcement was ma de
today that the new blanks would be
mailed during the coming week, the
first shipment to leave Topeka next
Tuesday. The blanks will be sent
directly to all registrants.
The new form of auestionnaires con-
tains many features not Incorporated
in the original blanks. and are far
more comprehensive and thoro. Per-
sons seeking deferred classification
because of agricultural or industrial
pursuits. will be compelled to answer
many questions and make a showing
that will leave no doubt as to the
need of the registra Mt at home
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FEELING INTENSE
IN AUSTRIA OVER
FOOD SITUATION
Reduction of Bread Ration Is
Hotly Protested.
Austrian Newspapers Attack
Germany and Hungary.
POLICE USED DRAWN SABERS
100000 Munitions Workers Go
Out on Strike.
Strikes and Riots Are Still
Spreading.
Austrian Newspapers Attacl
Germany and Hungary.
POLICE USED DRAWN SABERS
Strikes and Riots Are Still
Spreading.

Paris, June 21.-Fifty thousand
demonstrators who marched thru the
streets of Vienna Thursday night
shouting ''peacel bread!" and pil1ag-
ing shops, were charged by the police
with drawn sabers, according to a
Zurich dispatch to the Journal today.
Many of the civilians were injured.
Newspapers Protest.
Lon6on, June 21.-Further informa-
ton confirming reports of intense re-
sentiment and excitement in Austria
over the reduction of the bread ration
is quoted from Austrian newspapers
by the correspondent of the Times at
The Hague.
Among the subsidiary causes of the
anger is the fact that notification of
the reduction was not made until Mon
day noon, a1tho it had been enforced
from early that morning when loud
and excited protests were raised. Pre-
mier Won Seydler is accused by the
Socialist Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna of
producing a disastrous situation by
favoring the agrarians and traders. 1t
says the situation could certainly have
been prevented. The paper rails
against Germany and Hungary and
tells the authorities they must i'm
mediately draw the attention of those
countries to the fact that food con-
ditions in Austria are intolerable and
demand necessary assistance. 1t adds:
Rail Mt Germany.
The Austrian population cannot
starve while Germany and Hungary
have tolerably adequate rations. The
Austrian government must be placed
under tutelage even in matters relat-
ing to the food supply. It has de-
served to be subjected to guardianship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
HOLDING 38 MILES
American Troops Now Occupy
Big Stretch of Trenches.
Rapid Troop Movements Are
Being Kept Up.

Washington, June 21.-American
soldiers now hold thirty eight miles of
trenches in France, members of the
house military committee learned at
the war department today.
The west front battle line from the
North sea to Switzerland today is
about 485 - miles. The Americans
therefore are holding slightly less
than one-twelfth of the whole line to-
day.
Troop movements have been kept up
despite the necessity of shipping in
creased supplies, because ships have
been run on schedule or better, the
committee was told.
The committee also received en-
couraging figures on production of
machine guns and small arms am
munition. One months production of
thirty caliber ammunition amounted
to 205, 100000 rounds