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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
FOUR DEAD IN OHIO STORM
Damage by Wind in Northern Part OF
State Estimated at One to
Five Millions.

Lima, O., March 11--Four persons
are known to be dead, scores are in
jured, many homes were completely
or partly demolished and hundreds OF
barn and outbuildings we're RACED by
the tornado which travelled across
Northwestern Ohio early last night
Estimates Of property damage range
from 1 to 5 million dollars.
No serious damage was done in the
larger cities, most of the destruction
occurring in country districts The
tornado began in Van Vert county, on
the Ohio-Indiana state line, and traT-
eIed in a northeasterly direction, les
sening in intensity until it died out
east of Tiffin- Towns suffering the
most are Van Vert, Middlepoint, Con-
voy, Lima, BeshIer, Hamler, Continen-
tai, Ottawa, Findlay, Napoleon, Hol-
gate, Miller City and Tiffin-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
NEW DRAFT PLANS OPPOSED
House May Prevent General Crow
der's Plan to Change the Basis
of Apportionment.

Washington, March 14-Vigorous
opposition to Provost Marshal General
Crowder's plan to change the basis of
apportionment of men for the nation
al army to the number registered in
Class 1 instead of population of states
was launched in the House today with
the filing of a minority report from
the military committee on the pend
ing resolution for that purpose.
A favorable report on the resolu-
ton already has passed the Senate,
also has been made, but will not be
brought up in the House until Sec
rotary Baker returns from Europe.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
who was before the Senate military
committee when the House report was
presented, appeared much concerned
over Chairman Dents plans to delay
action on the legislation until Secre-
tary Baker returns. Earlier action, b
believes, is necessary because of the
approaching new draft.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
TO TAKE OVER EXPRESS, TOO
Government Control of Companies in
Near Future Intimated by Rail-
road Administration Officers.

Washington, March 13.-Govern-
ment control probably will be extend
ed shortly to the leading express COM
panies, it was intimated officially to-
day at the Railroad Administration
offices. The companies that would be
affected are the Adams, American,
Wells-Fargo, Southern, Great North
ern, Northern, Canadian and Western
Most express companies earnings
last year were far below the record Of
the year before and some, notably the
Adams, recorded an actual deficit in
the latter months. Government opera
ton and compensation on the basis Of
the average earnings for the last three
years is sought by most companies.
Since the government took over the
railroads, representatives Of the COM
panies have conferred repeatedly with
Railroad Administration officials, urg-
ing that the government take over
their interests.
Some decision probably will be
reached within ten days Action has
been delayed by discussions of the
proper basis Of compensation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day handed down an opinion in a case
of two years standing in which the
Bell Telephone Company asked per-
mission to increase its rates at Well
ington. The commission went into the
case very thoroughly in order to fix
the cost of telephone service. The
Bell Company is charging 81 month
for business phones in Wellington,
residence lines, s1.25 a month and
farm lines $1.25 a month, party lines
for residences, $1.25. The commission
permitted the company to increase its
rates on individual residence phones
to $3.50 a month, all other rates to
stand. By making this change the
commission found the net income to
the Bell Company would amount to
8.95 per cent on its investment. The
finding of the commission in the Well
ington case will be used hereafter as
basis for fixing telephone rates In
the state, as the commission has been
able to fix the cost of service. Rates
in every city Will be based upon the
cost and character of service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
TO AID SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Patriotic Society Being Formed in
New York Whose Scope Will
Be Nationwide.

New York, March Organization
of a new nationwide patriotic body to
be known as The Soldiers Families
OF America has been started here by
Judge William H Wadhams and other
prominent New Workers.
The object of the organization, pri-
marily, is to see that no family Of a
soldier is neglected, that all are fed
and clothed, the children sent to
school and, wherever necessary, en-
ployment found for those in need Of
it.
1t is planned to have every state,
county, township, city and village rep
resented. Relief auxiliaries now doing
work for various military organiZa-
items viii be taken into the new ma
tional body as complete units. Rela-
tives Of all soldiers viii be entitled
to membership.
The motto Of the new organization
is Keep the Home Fires Burning
and to secure this object, Judge Wad-
hams said, I'VE ask and need the CO
operation Of every true American"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
MRS. JAMES A. GARFIELD DIES
Away in Pasadena, CaI.-She
Was So Years Old.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14.-Mrs.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, widow of
James A. Garfield, twentieth Presi-
dent of the United States, died at her
winter home in South Pasadena early
today.
Mrs. Garfield would have been IS
years old April 10. She had been i'll
and pneumonia developed Sunday
night. She died at 4:3O o'clock this
morning
Mrs Garfield left five children and
sixteen grandchildren. The children
are DR.. Harry A. Garfield, president
of Williams College, and now national
fuel administrator; James r. Garfield
formerly Secretary of the Interior in
President Roosevelt's Cabinet; Mrs.
Joseph Stanley Brown, Irving Gar
field, an attorney of Boston, and Alb
ram Garfield, an architect of CIeve-
land.
James A. Garfield died in 1881, as
the result of bullet wound. He was
shot by Charles Guiteau only a few
months after assuming the presi-
dency.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
PLEDGES U. S. AID TO RUSSIA
President Wilson Sends Message Of
Sympathy to Soviet congress-To
ignore Present Peace

Washington, March Ion the eve
OF the gathering at Moscow Of the
Russian Congress of Soviets, which is
to pass judgment On the German-made
peace accepted by the Bolshevih at
Brest-LitoEsk, President Wilson has
sent a message of sympathy to the
Russian people through the Congress
with a pledge the United States VIII
avail itself Of every opportunity 10 aid
them in driving out autocracy and re-
storing Russia to her place in the
world with complete sovereignty and
independence.
The United States now recognizes
no government in Russia, but the
President cabled his message to the
American consul at Moscow for deliY-
cry tomorrow to the Congress, which
is made up OF Soldiers and Work
mems Representatives and speaks for
at least a considerable part Of the
Russian people.
The message made public tonight
by the State Department was as fol-
lows:
May 1 not take advantage Of the
meeting Of the Congress OF the So
viets to express the sincere sympathy
which the people Of the United States
feel for the Russian people at this
moment when the German power has
been thrust into interrupt and turn
back the whole struggle for freedom
and substitute the wishes of Germany
for the purpose Of the people of Rus
STA. Although the government Of the
United States is, unhappily, not now
in a position to render the direct and
effective aid 1t would wish to render,
I beg to assure the people of Russia
through the Congress that II viii avail
itself OF every opportunity to secure
for Russia once more complete sover-
eighty and independence in her own
affairs and full restoration to her great
role in the life of Europe and the mod
ern world The whole heart Of the
people of the United States is with
the people OF Russia in the attempt
to free themselves forever from auto
cratic government and become the
masters Of their own life.
WOODROW WILSON,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

The Hern Mill and Elevator Com
pany OF Hutchinson has been ordered
to quit business by the enforcement
division of the United States food adj
ministration, it was announced re-
Gently. Several complaints were for
warded to Walter P. Innes, United
States food administrator for Kansas
by volunteer secret service men, re-
garding that mill. These reports were
referred to the grain and milling di-
vision for action and the department
of enforcement decided to close the
mill on the charge of failure to obtain
license. Recently the mill owners ap-
piled for a license, but were refused
because they had failed to get a IL
cense earlier. According to J. T. Par
ker, special attorney in the depart
ment of enforcement, the owner of
the mill was very obstreperous" when
asked to observe the food rules and
help win the war. This is the first
mill in Kansas to be closed for viola
ton of the food rules.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
HUNS KILLED 100
IN RAID ON PARIS
SExty-Six of the Victims Were
Suffocated in a Panic Dur. .
ing the Attack.
SECRETARY BAKER TO CELLAR
Head Of American War Departments
Was in Conference at Hotel
When Raid Began.

Paris, March 1S.-One hundred
lives, including many women and chill
dren, and more than that many in
jured, was the toll Paris paid TO the
German filters who raided this city
last night Thirty-four were killed by
the bursting OF bombs while SO others
Tere suffocated through crowding in
a panic into a metropolitan railway
entrance to take refuge from the raid
ers. A majority Of the suffocation vic
TINS were women and children Sew
enty-nine were injured by the bombs
and many others in the panic.
The raid came as q surprise as a
fog had settled over the city It was
thick enough TO cause the general be-
lief there was little chance OF the Ger
man attempting a raid This belief
was shattered, however. when the
warning was sounded at $40 o'clock
OF the approach Of hostile aircraft
Secretary Baker Sent to 4 Cellar.
Secretary Baker wEs in conference
with General Tasker H Bliss, the
American chief of staff, In a hotel
suite when the air alarm was sound
ed Secretary Baker was not per
turbed by the noise Of the firemen's-
sirens or the barrage of the anti-air-
craft guns, but the hotel management,
fearing for the safety OF the secretary
and his party, persuaded them TO de-
scend to a place OF shelter in the wine
cellar.
Mr.. Baker and General Bliss con-
tinued their conference in the cellar,
where later they were Joined by Major
General William II. Black
Mr. Baker went TO Versailles this
morning for another conference with
General Bliss.
A Revelation Of Hun Horrors
Secretary Baker made the following
statement concerning the air raid:
1T was nv first experience of the
actualities Of war and a revelation of
the methods inaugurated by an enemy
who wages the same war against wOm-
en- and children as against soldiers
eff his objects are to damage prop
erty, the results are trifling when COM
pared with his efforts If his objects
are TO weaken the peoples morale,
the reply is given by the superb con-
duct Of the people of Paris"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

"A G. Townley, president Of the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League, and Joseph
Gilbert, manager, have been indicted
by the grand jury at Paramount, Mimi,
on a charge of publishing and circu-
Iating seditious literature tending to
discourage enlistments in the military
and naval forces of the United States.
Herman Placke, a farmer near Ok
Iahoma City, was taken to Fort Sill by
a deputy q. S. marshal where he will
be interned for the period of the
war. He was recently arrested on a
presidential warrant.
Lieut. I. L. Mitchell of Futora,
Miss, was instantly killed and Cadet
Joseph c. Wakefield received two frac-
tured thighs and serious cuts in an
aerial collision at Kelley Field No. 2
near San Antonio, Tex Mitchell and
Wakefield were returning from a
cross-country flight.
-Profiteering in seeds was charged
by Secretary Houston and Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover in a joint state
ment tonight. which said that prompt
action in such cases would be taken
whenever specific information was
submitted.
Division OF the country into ten mu-
nitions districts, each in charge Of q
local business executive, was an
nounced in Washington by the War
Department as a further step in its
policy Of decentralization to bring
about closer contact with producers
Of war material.
All members of the staff Of the
Railroad Administration, Director Gen
eral McAdoo announced. have severed
their connections with private inter
ests to devote themselves exclusively
to government service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
WATCH AON-PARTlSAN LEAGUE
Governor capper Seeking Data on
Work of Organization in Kansas
for the Government.

At the suggestion of government Of
9icials, Governor Capper has asked
various county councils of defense to
Investigate the activities Of the Nom
Partisan League. The object is to
find-out wehther or not the league is
disloyal to the United States in this
war. The governors letter to the
county councils is in part as follows:
81 have just received a request from
an official of the federal government
to make an investigation of the actiVi-
ties of the organization known as the
@Non-Partisan League This official
informs me there are rumors that
workers of this organization are traV-
cling through Kansas and Oklahoma
spreading the widest sort of anti-gov-
eminent propaganda. AS promptly as
possible will you be kind enough to
make thorough investigation
through the officers and members of
your council to ascertain the facts.
up to this time no information Of
such activities of the Non-Partisan
League has come to this office. And
I know of no state so free from any
evidence of dislOyaIty as Kansas. But
we must take no chances. 1t was not
force of arms but insidious enemy
propaganda, swarms of spies and
widespread bribery that laid Russia,
Rumania and Serbia low, and that al
most defeated Italy,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Man,a vast peht to Birds.

It seems astounding that any man
or community in this day be ignorant
of our past debts to birds. The real
rivals for dominion over the earth are
man and the insects-and without the
help Of birds, the insects would win.
The United States government. many
Audubon societies. and thousands of
private missionaries, have preached
this truth for years; yet still the
slaughter Of insectivorous birds goes
on. Was Cuvier scientific or ironi-
cal when he classed man as one of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
REFUSED TO OBEY ORDERS

Camp Dodge, Ia, March 12-Found
guilty by a general court-martial of re-
fusing to obey orders, eight National
Army men from st. Paul, Mimi, all
professed Socialists, have been SEN
fenced to long terms of Imprisonment
in the Leavenworth penitentiary, it
was announced today
One of the men, A. S. Groms, was
given twenty years and the other
seven were sentenced to twenty-five
years confinement, all at hard labor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
eerman Romns on NanIes-

Rome, March 12.-Naples was at
tackled by enemy aviators early this
morning. Twenty bombs were dropped
IN a residential quarter. The victims in
cluded seven occupants OF q hospital
Of the Little Sisters, near ArcomireIli
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Much property damage was caused
throughout the state recently by Sc
we're gale which averaged between
fifty and sixty miles in velocity Re-
ports reaching Topeka from many
towns tell of trees uprooted, telephone
poles blown down, silos toppled over
and many plate glass windows broken.
Part of the tin roof on Frazier Hall,
Kansas University, was ripped off by
the wind. In Topeka a large smoke
stack was wrecked. Telephone lines
west of Salina were reported out of
commission as a result of the gale.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
powned Four Air Raiders.

Paris, March 13-The German lost
four airplanes in last nights attack on
Paris. Nine squadrons took part in the
raid. One of the raiders was brought
down in flames and the crew was
taken prisoner. About sixty airplanes
crossed the French lines
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Protests New Casualty List.

Washington, March 14.-ChairnaI
George Creel of the committee on pu
lie information sent a written protes
today to President Wilson against the
War Departments new policy of with
holding addresses of soldiers in Civ
ing out casualty lists.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Constitutional Fare Invalid.

Oklahoma City, Ok, March 13.-
The 2-cent passenger rate provision
of the Oklahoma state constitution
was permanently enjoined today in an
opinion hand down by Judge Frank
a Youmans of the United States Dis
trfct Court for Arkansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Bomb kiUs Ameriean yvoman-

London, March 1.-THE bodies OF
Mrs. Lena GuiIbert Ford. an American
poetess, and her son, about 80 years
old, were discovered today In the
Wreckage Of house destroyed in the
German air raid last week In this
house twelve persons we're killed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

The faculty of Midland College at
Atchison met recently and adopted the
following resolution: In view of the
fact that charges of unfriendliness to
this Nation have been preferred
against one of our number and he has
been apprehended by the government,
we take advantage of this occasion
again to express our answering 10y
atty to our government and Nation
and our utter and absolute condemna-
ton of the sentiments and practices
of which he is accused" This action
was taken on account of the recent
arrest of DR.. Fred Konrad Kruger
of Midland by government officials on
a charge of disIoyalty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Erwin Erich Schneider, 25 years old,
professed possessor of the Iron Cross
for services rendered the German gov
eminent, who was arrested in Topeka
last week under the Espionage Act,
has been interned for the duration of
the war. He was sent to Fort Riley
by Fred Robertson, federal district at
torney for Kansas, Immediately on re-
ceipt of the internment order from
the attorney general at Washington.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Jobbers and brokers who have made
large profits handling bran from mills
to farmers were dealt blow by the
United States Food Administration
when new rules, effective immediate
", were given OUT. The rules limit
the profits of jobbers and brokers and
encourage direct sales from mills to
farmers. The new rules forbid COM
petitiye bidding for bran.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

The Red Cross national drive for a
fund of s1OO,OOO,O0O scheduled to start
on May 6, will not be held until the
week of May 20 to 81, according to a
message received by S. E. Cobb, state
chairman, from J. L. Johnston, chair
man of the Southwestern division,
with headquarters at st. Louis. No
reason for the change in date was con-
tanned in the statement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Kept Her Guessing.

Mrs. F1atbush-So your husband is
somewhere in France?"
Mrs. Bensonhurst-So I believe.
But you don't know where?''
mo"
Don't you feel somewhat con-
cernedf"
''Why, no. When he was here 1 knew
he was somewhere in America, but half
OF the time 1 didn't know where"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
A German Ice Breaker Sinks.

Copenhagen, March 1.-THE Hin
denburg, a large German ice breaker,
struck q mine south Of the Aland
Islands Saturday and sank, according
TO the Dagans Ryheder. Several mem
bers Of the crew were drowned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Baker 20 Have Help.

Washington, March 9.-Two addi-
tiona1 assistant secretaries OF war at
salaries of $4,000 each are provided in
q bill passed today by the House,
which now goes to the Senate. There
now is one.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Although he is SO years old, seven
years over the draft age, Ernest
Mangiesdorf, manager of the Mangles-
dorf greenhouses at Atchison, has en-
listed in the regular army at Leaven-
worth and was sent to Jefferson Bar
racks. He is unmarried. He is among
the wealthiest men in Atchison and
the fourth member of his family in the
army.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Pass Farm EurIouah Bill.

Washington, March 1.-The Senate
agreed late today TO the House amend
ment to the bill providing for the fur
Tough Of soldiers for farm work and
the measure was sent to the White
House for the Presidents signature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Another gas case came before the
state supreme court the other day.
The action concerns the enforcement
of contracts and the operation of gas
company property under an order by
Judge F1annelley before he resigned
as judge of the district court in Mont
gomery County More than $3.50, 900
is involved in the case
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

A suit has been filed in the federal
court at Topeka by Mrs. Robert S.
Robertson of Kansas City against c.
H. Hunsinger, an auto livery man at
Lawrence, for $4,000 damages. She
claims this compensation for the death
Of her husband, who was killed at
Lawrence on November 81. last, by a
taxi owned by Hunsinge1.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

H. Kaufman and A. S. Barr of Wich-
tia have purchased the Stafford flour
ing mill. 1t is stated that they paid
$4,000. It has capacity of 800 bar
rels a day. It has ample storage ca
pacity Kaufman & Barr bought the
Imperial mills in this city a few
months ago but recently sold them to
Edward Kelly, William O'Neil and w
H. Smith.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Increases Pay for Raker,s Aids.

Washington, March IA House
bill creating two additional assistant
secretaries of war was passed today
by the Senate, which. however, III
creased the salaries from $500 tc
So, 600 annually.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Army to Have a NAV"

Washington, March 14-The inland
waterway system of France in the re
gion occupied by American troops vii
be used for transporting some Of Gen
eral Pershing's supplies.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Ernest Peuker, a young Atchison
County former, received injuries re-
Gently that will probably prove fatal,
when he become entangled in the belt
of sawmill. He received many brok-
en- bones in addition to severe inter
nal injuries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Six More Killed in Action.

Washington, March Holidays cas-
ualty list issued by the War Depart
ment carries the names OF six men
killed. in action, three dead Of wounds
seven dead of disease, two wounded
severely and eleven slightly wounded
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
TaeIxe kiIIed h. Theater-

Winchester, KY, March 11.-TzeITe
children, and twenty-three persons
were severely injured here tonight,
when the walls OF a burned building
= moving picture theater
collapsed, crushing in its roof
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
A Motor Ger Kick Kills.

Peoria, Ill, March 13.-C1arence Jar
magen was killed this morning when
be attempted to crank his motor car.
The crank kicked back, striking Jar
magen, and he fell dead
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Vindicstee the NavyIs Plan.

Washington, March 13.-The Navy
Departments conduct of the war was
vindicated in 2 report made public to-
day by the House committee that has
been investigating the subject