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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Twelve P0ntoon Bridges Have
Been Washed Out.
Austrians Trapped ON South
Bank of Stream.
BOMBARD ITALIANS WITH GAS
Cities Behind Lines Are Made
UninhabitabIe.
Heavy Fighting Along Lower
Stretches of Piave.

London, June 20. Italian
forces are now counter-attack-
ing at various points along the
whole Piave river line, it was
authoritatively learned today.
Split Austrian Forces.
On the middle Piave, the Ital-
ians have driven forward to the
west bank of the river, splitting
the Austrian forces in that
region and rolling them back to
the north and south.
The enemy detachments on
the lower Piave have been push
ed back until now they hold only
third of their original advance
toward Venice.
The Italians also made further
slight gains at Nervesa, in the
Montello region.
With the Italian Armies in Field,
June 2O.-The elements are aiding the
Italians.
Heavy rains in the mountain regions
have changed the Piave from a sluC-
gish stream to a rushing flood, de-
stroying bridges and cutting off Aus
trian forces or this side of the river
from their. source of supplies and re-
Inducements.
Twelve Bridges Out.
British airmen report that twelve of
the fourteen bridges flung across the
Piave by the enemy have been carried
away. Trapped on the west bank,
Austrian detachments are subjected to
almost constant mauling by the Ital-
ian artillery and bombs dropped by
allied airmen, with no avenue of es-
cape.
Austrians Gagged In.
The Austriars thus Gagged in have
an advantage in defensive positions
munition to warrant frontal assault.
There is every possibility. however,
that exhaustion of their ammunition
and food supplies, together with the
pounding they are undergoing, will
eventually force them to lay down
their arms, or sacrifice themselves in
desperate assaults on the Italian lines.
Can't Restore Bridges.
Frantic efforts to restore the pom
toons so far have been frustrated by
the swollen Surrent and the accuracy
of the italian artillery.
The enemy's losses on all parts OF
the front in the first three days of
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Charge as High as so Cents in
Some Places.
Farmers Have To Bear the
Whole Burden.
GOVERNMENT WILL FIX PRICE
Food Administration Begins
Work of Regulation.
VIII Force ThresherS To Make
Reasonable Rates.

Washington, June 20.-Efforts to
save farmers millions ofNdollars excess
threshing charges are under way by
the food administration, it was learned
today.
Fifty Cents a Bushel.
With harvest beginning in the great
wheat belt, reports of profiteering by
threshing machine owners are reach
ing the food administration. Some
farmers are being held up for a
threshing fee of fifty cents a bushel
on wheat. Increased machinery costs
and labor shortage are given as rea-
sons. Farmers held down by the fixed
$2.20 what price are unable to pass
this charge along and must bear it
themselves. An average increase of
one cent a bushel threshing fee would
cost American farmers about $10,-
100000.
Organizing Threshing Committees.
Hoover is organizing threshing COM
mittees in every wheat growing coun-
ty which are to determine a Just
threshing fee. Profiteering will be
guarded against. Increased fees are
to be expected, however, because of
the increased machinery.c costs and the
general rising scale of prices. Thresh-
ing rates have remained practically
the same as in 1911 when wheat was
81. Wheat prices have doubled since
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20

STAFF DESERTED GENERAL
He Fought Italians Single Handed Un-
til Wounded.
(By the Associated Press.)

Italian Army Headquarters, We'd
nesday, June 19.-Deserted by his staff
on the Monte1lo plateau, Major Cen
eral Won Kronstadt, of the Austrian
army fought single handed against the
Italian Arditi until he was wounded
seriously. The general died later in
a hospital. It seems that the general
and his staff became lost in the woods
of Montello and ran into a unit of
Arditi. When the members of the
staff saw the Italian soldiers, they ran
away. The general was called upon
to surrender but refused and opened
fire on the Arditi. In the exchange of
shots he received his death wound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Cooler Weather Promised Topeka and
Kansas BY Tomorrow.
Today's Temperatures.

The heat record was broken again
today. the highest temperature on
record for this date being 80 degrees
in 1887. The temperature for the day
averaged Is degrees above normal.
The wind at 2 o'clock this afternoon
was blowing miles an hour from
the southwest.
Oh, joy! There really is cooler
weather coming. 1t should arrive
here tomorrow without fail according
to S. D. Flora, meteorologist of the
local weather bureau. The forecast
calls for generally fair weather to-
night and Friday, cooler Friday. Con-
dit;ons in Montana, where the ner-
curry is down to So degrees, will pre-
vail here soon, and gentle northwest
breezes will bring the temperature
here tomorrow down to about 90 de-
grees at the maximum.
The temperature at o'clock this
(ConfiDuod ON pouo Txro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Attack Was Rightly Called
"Hunger Offensive"
Soldiers Were Promised Album
dant Italian Food.
THHR bread WAS PART STRAW
Group of Austrians Surrendered
ON Promise of Food.
Their Money Is Either Paper or
Iron Coins.

italian Army Headquarters, Wednes-
day, June 19.-That Austria's drive
against Italy is positively "a hunger
offensive" has been proved by new
orders and addresses found upon pris-
oners. These were signed by officers
ranging from Field Marshal Conrad
Won Hoetzendorff down to regimental
commanders. One which was issued
by the commander of the famous reg
iment bearing the name Of Archduke
Charles says:
Promised Spoils.
Soldiers, remember the spoils we
got last fall from the Italians; the
sheep, cows, steers, warehouses full OF
good clothes and grocery stores full of
wines, canned goods, flour and sugar.
Think of your family: think of the
white bread you may win for all"
The correspondent has visited
groups OF hundr eds Of prisoners. all of
whom are thin and weak. They said
they had had little food for the past
month and spoke with horror of the
winter months they had passed. A
sample of their black bread showed
that it was made of rye straw and
potatoes.
Clothes Patched.
Many of the prisoners have strong.
well-spiked shoes. but these they claim
they made themselves or bought. Their
clothes, however, are falling apart
having been patched frequently. Most
of them have mere rags for shirts. The
majority of the prisoners have money,
but it is either in paper bills or iron
coins. The most OF them wear medals
for valor, some OF them having two
or three of them, but these decora-
tions are of base metal and none are
Of gold or silver. One Is stamped with
a likeness of Empress Zita, and en-
circled with laurel wreaths and ia
made OF a zinc composition. The pris-
oners part readily with these medals
| saying they have no pride in them, for
| q few pennies of italian Il oney.
\ Most Of the captured men are young
and light haired and generally have
bad teeth.
Surrender for Food.
| The italian soldiers tell humorous
stories of captures effected by per-
suading the Austrians that they will
be well fed. One Italian officer who
had been wounded and picked up by
a group Of Austrians who intended tc
make him prisoner explained how
| foolish they were. He said:
"Come with me and you will ge'
meat, wine and real bread"
Thereupon the whole party wen
over to the italian lines. It is said
also that at the beginning of the Of
fensive the Austrians in the front lin,
each received three rations of meat
one for each day Of the attack, unit
they reached the Italian stores The,
| were so hungry, however, that the,
ate all the first day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Two Hundred Lay Down Tools in
Curtiss Plant.

Buffalo, June 2O.-A strike at fthe
main plant OF the Curtiss Aerop1ane
and Motor corporation was ipaugu-
rated at 10 o'clock today. Two hum
dred men, according to union leaders,
laid down their tools. Machinists at
other plants will be called out at noon
it was announced. James e. Keeper.
ley, general manager. met a commit
tee OF the men this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
GO TO ARMY SOON
Men in County Call of June "a
Are Notified.
Six Men Will Go to Camp Cody
June 26.

A final list of the men who are to
answer the draft call of the week of
June "a has been completed by I. D..
Graham, secretary for the Shawnee
county draft board. Six of the reg
istrants will go to Camp Cody, June
26. They are:
Kelley Lewis James Finley
John Walter Robb Ralph Hyatt
Winffred b. Crom- Jesse w. Wiltshire
well
Thirty-one men will be sent to Camp
Funston June %. Their names fol-
low:
John Byron Bronson Ernest Butts
Andrew Simon Bradford J. Fritts
Orville Dewitt Lloyd Emerson Jes-
Woodford sop
Harry Eldon Fergu- William Pattison
son Hershey
Arthur Edwin Carl Elmer Paul Newby
son Albert Elroy Shook
Thomas Newton Edward Crosswhite
Hays Clarence E. Roose-
Ray Cleates Palmer welt
Paul Jean Tramp William Elton Butler
Warner Lutz Catron
Walter j. Myers Silas Hobbs
Ed1son Petit Louis Preston Hug
Herman Frederick gin
Marble Clarence Cornelius
Carl Harshberger Smith
Carl Sehaffer William Henry ILL.,
Louis Traloon ston
Joshua Edward Walter Lewelling
Pelton Luthye
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
New Draft Registrars Will Soon Get
Their Numbers

Washington, June 20.-Drawing
for the twenty-one year old registrants
numbers will be held at an early date,
It was announced at the provost mar
shall generals office today. The date,
altho not announced. is understood to
be around July 1. The drawing will
be held in the same manner as the
original one, with few slight varia-
lions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
AIRPLANE TOOK PRISONERS
Forced Machine Gunners on Float to
Surrender.

italian Army Headquarters. wednes.
day. June 19.-As thousands of Italian
and Austrian soldiers looked on today,
an Italian airplane brought about the
surrender of the crew of an Austrian
machine gun float. after the Italian
infantry and artillery had failed to
subjugate 1t.
Troops Couldn't Take 1t.
The Austrians brought the float up
on the swollen Piave river to a point
on the south bank occupied by the
Italians. From this vantage point the
Austrians poured a harassing fire into
the Italians who tried in vain to de-
stroy the float. 1t was impossible to
use light artillery to any great extent
because of the proximity of the float
to the italian lines. Finally an Italian
airplane swooped down upon the river
and forced the occupants of the float
to swim to the right bank and SUR
render to the Italian soldiers.
Allied Planes Arrive.
The arrival Of allied air fighters to
assist the Italians has heartened the
Italian air force which In much wear
led after six days OF heroic work.
italian aviators have spent days at .
, time in the air. thereby virtually Sc
curing control of the air and also pre-
! venting bombardment Of cities behind
the lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
More Homo Canning.

Washington. June 20.-Home can
ming Will preserve at least 100000
600 quarts of foodstuffs this year. as
against 850.009.oo0 quarts last year,
according TO an estimate OF the depart
ment of agriculture today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Residence of Premier Has Been
Stoned.
Mob Has Broken Into Number
of Bakeries.
PROTEST REDUCTION OF BREAD
Government Rushes In Cavalry
To Restore Order.
Reported Martial Law VIII Be
Proclaimed.

London, June 20.-Serious rioting
broke out in Vienna yesterday. says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam. The .ob broke into a
number of bakeries. stoned the resi-
d nee of the premier and also one OF
the wings of the Hofburg palace. the
message adds. Cavalry IL being rushed
to. the capital to restore order. 1t is
probable, it is stated, that martial law
will be reclaimed.
T iioting was in protest against
the reduction OF tie bread rations.
Amsterdam, June 20.-The Vienna
labor council has passed a resolution
declaring that substantial, lasting
improvement in the food situation is
impossible during the war and de-
manding a speedy, general peace, 1t
was learned here today.
At the same time. the city council
adopted a resolution energetically pro-
testing against reduction of the bread
ration.
General Strike In Vienna.
Zurich, June 20.-There Is enor-
nous feeling in Vienna regarding re-
duction of the bread ration, according
to dispatches received here.
What is practically a general strike
is said to be formulating in Vienna
and Neustadt. The trouble is spread
ing to the provinces.
Amsterdam, June 20.-Vienna dis
patches to German newspapers say
that the reduction of the bread ration
in Austria Hungary caused immense
excitement thruout the dual mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
DRAWING ABOUT JULY |

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20

THERE are going to be SO many
Huns in the '"Happy Hunting
Grounds that the game will be scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas,
Fair tonight and Friday. Cooles
Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
Relief is COMING!

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Arizona republican., 1918-07-08

ton from him in the Mexican war: "A little more grape and canister, Captain Bragg. God have mercy on them.'
 You see what I mean. When war is a necessity and evil must be downed and driven from the land, soldier must take it up as unpleasant duty and when Stonewall Jackson was or dered at one time to keep the streets clear of people in a certain Mexican town, he gave them so many minutes to clear the streets of he would clea@ them with his cannon. They defied him and. at the appointed moment, he swept the main street with grape anu canister, and many lay dead. A fellow officer asked him if he didn't hate to do it, and he said No, after I saw it had to be done"
 You speak of efficiency. The high est efficiency of a true soldier is shown when that soldier takes war as any other business in life: to be carried on with reason, prudence, forethought. mercy and all the features of the Golden Rule; and the angry man will exercise none of these. The efficient man saves life when it is right to do so. and takes it when 1t is right to do so. When angry and full of hate he will waste often his own life and | jeopardize others, and be cruel and re- vengeful when he should be kind and merciful. The wise father. mother, teacher. or court judge will never pun l ish when angry; but only when it will serve a good purpose.
 I never hated d rattlesnake, a mad dog, a mad bull, or any vicious mons
 ter, but I thought it always right to
 get my gun and with the steadiest aim possible to put the fierce monster where
 he could do no more harm to man
 kind. We don't want an angry police
 man or sheriff, but one who is cool i headed and deliberate.
 R. A. WINDES.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Should We Hate Our Enen,ies

To The Republican:
 With much pleasure did I read Judge Bakers speech male on the Fourth but l couldn't agree with him in that paragraph in which he advised hatred as necessary to make man the best soldier: neither will any man or wom- an in the great Christian constituency that goes to make up this war, unless he falsifies his faith in the one that taught us to love our enemies. I will acknowledge that the unchristian class will ignore Christ and his teachings and do plenty of hating. But men who have hearts in any measure compar- able to that of StoneWall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, our President Wilson. and Washington the Father of our country, and many more we could add to this list, never did advise hatred and no man who is truly noble at heart, even if he does not pro- fess Christianity. will advise the nur- ture of that principle of anmosity in the heart. We mights mention the name of Captain Phillips who stopped the boys from cheering as his reason, the poor fellows are dying" Stonewall Jackson prayed as he directed the gunners and asked Gods mercy on those destroyed. I recollect a quota :
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
OSBORN FAMILY HAS
 BEEN HERE 54 YEARS

F'iftyfour years ago Saturday the Osborn family arrived in Arizona from Colorado Springs.
 More than half a century ago John P Osborn, his wife an dfamily, reached Prescott, remaining long enough to be- come identified with the early history of the north before coming south, where the efforts of the pioneers were always for the betterment of the terri tory.
 The sons and daughters of one of the first families still living here are William l.. Osborn, John w. Osborn. Neri Osborn, Mrs. J. G. Barnum. Jo- seph E. Craemer and Mrs. L. D. Cope land. Their sons and daughters. too. make their home here, among the num- Der being Sidney P Osborn. son of Neri Osborn, the present secretary of state and democratic candidate for the office of governor at the primary election in | the autumn.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
TOWN TOPICS

TO SALT LAKE-Mrs. F. W. Trenan left yesterday morning for Salt Lake to visit.
 ENLISTS IN NAVY-D. F. Fulton left Saturday evening for San Pedro where he will go into the navy.
 GOES TO TExAS-Paul R. 1ngles left for Houston on Saturday evening and will consumate business while there.
 FURLoUGH ENDS-Sergeant Jo- seph Melczer left Saturday for Camp Funston, having spent his furlough In Phoenix with his family.
 LEAVES FOR COAST-O. W. Schleussner, acting chief of the bu- reau of markets, left Saturday night for Los Angeles on business.
 ON VACATlON-C. M. Scott, local superintendent of the Arizona Eastern Railway company. left Saturday Tor Iron Springs on his vacation.
 BUSINESS TRlP-George Gang. general freight and passenger agent for the Arizona Eastern Railway com pany. left Saturday for Buckeye on business.
 LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON Mrs. Mabel E. Lander left on Saturday for Washington. On her way she will visit her daughter Gladys who is student at the Flagstaff Normal school. CARD LOST-James Livingston, 1s41 Olive street, reported losing his registration card in a case with a small amount of money between the Center street bridge and Washington street yesterday.
 SPEEDING IS CHARGE-Parker Foster was arrested yesterday morn | ing by Policeman Papo who charged | Foster with driving a machine .on Polk street at a rate of speed be- | tween 22 and 25 miles an hour.
 ARRESTS ALLEGED SPEEDER- | Policeman Papo arrested A. Schless- fnger yesterday afternoon on Van Buren street. The policeman alleges | that the man was exceeding the speed limit allowed by law. Schlessinger was released on deposit of S10 bail.
 YAVAPAI DEPUTY HERE-Deputy | Sheriff Twombly of Yavapai county arrived in the city late Saturday night with two insane patients whom he took to the state hospital for the in- sane The deputy remained in Phoenix over Sunday and will leave early this morning.
 SAFE IN FRANcE-Mrs. J. C. Davis, BPS North Fifth avenue, re- ceived word Saturday from her son Corporal James Davis of the 340th heavy artillery, saying he had arrived safely in France. A great many of the Maricopa county boys who left ir the early contingents last summer ant fall for Camp Funston were placed in the 240th heavy artillery.
 ARIZONA PATENTS-Hazard ant Miller. the pioneer patent agency O Los Angeles, has received notice from Washington of the issuance of the fol lowing patents to Arizona inventors Wilett F. Clark. Phoenix. for an igni ton device; John B. Drumm of Win slow, for an extension; Bernard J Schwab. Miami, for hinge: and tC William r. Williams for a signature machine.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
NAVAL FLYING CORPS
 ISSUES 4 CALL HERE
 ID CIVILIANS 2O-3O

Opportunity is given to civilians of Phoenix, between 20 and 30 years of age to join the United States Naval Reserve Flying Corps. An aviation ground school has been established at the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, and all applicants who enroll in the naval reserve for training and commission in the Naval Reserve Fly ing Corps from this district will be or dered to report for active duty at this school for a ten-weeks' theoretical course. This is followed by approxi- mately three months flight training at one of the naval air stations.
 Civilians desiring to enroll may learn full particulars by application to 1 the navy recruiting station in this city at 8 East Washington street.
 To be eligible for enrolment, ,fan ap- plicant must be an American citizen and must be between 20 and 30 years of age. Educational qualifications are given special consideration. Sufficient education is required to understand the technical course of lectures given during the training.
 After an application has been re- turned to the supervisor, with the re- quired letters of recommendation, the applicant is notified of the approval or disapproval of his application. If ap- proved, he is directed to report at a designated place for physical examina ton, and if found qualified, is there enrolled in the Naval Reserve. class or ,, as chief quartermaster (Aviation)
 Candidates are given rigorous physical examination to determine their fitness for this service. Particu- lar attentien is paid to eyesight; nor nal vision of 20-20 in each eye, un- corrected by glasses, is required.
 Upon the satisfactory completion o a mans training. he is examined and if found qualified, is enrolled in clas. ,, the Naval Reserve Flying Corps, anC is commissioned.
 If a man fails in his training course he is given the choice of a discharge from the naval service or of beins transferred in such rating as he may be found qualified to hold in the maya reserve for general service.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
DANGER WAGON |S
 MOVED FROM ROAD

The hay wagon, which was reported last Saturday night sto the sheriff's office as obstructing the traffic on Central avenue near McDowell road and with which H. M. Fennemore's motor car collided last Saturday night thereby severely injuring Mrs. Fenne- more, was moved out of the danger of the motorists by Deputy Sheriff Charles Musgrove immediately after receiving the report.
 Mir. Fennemore called up fine Re- publican office shortly after the acci- dent and stated that the wagon so op- structed the road that drivers of ve- ricles could not safely drive on the road. He also stated that soon after the accident in which his wife was in jured another car collided with the same hay wagon. No report of any accident relative to the hay wagon other than that of Mir. Fennemore's was received by the sheriff's office.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
STATE TAXES AUTO
 AS WELL AS BOOZE

What is believed to have been the first arrest and confiscation under the Reed federal amendment is reported by J. T. Dillon, United States mar shal, as having been made at Jerome Saturday.
 The Reed amendment stipulates that any motor car or other convey ance that is caught in the act of transporting liquor into a dry terri tory shall be confiscated, Sin addition to the confiscation of the liquor
 The case at Jerome, according to the report received in Phoenix, was that of the arrest of a man and the confiscation of a Hudson Super Six motor car by which it was said 2S cases of whskey had been trans ported into Arizona from Gallup. New Mexico.
 Under the provisions of the Reed amendment, the Hudson Super Six. as well as the 2S cases of whskey now is the property of the state.