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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
BOOK BUYERS BACKED OUT
Game This Afternoon With
Izzies of Wichita.
[ Present WuffIi With Watch Be-
fore He Joins Army.
ToDAY's LINEUP:

Topeka must demonstrate between
now and next Monday night that she
wants to keep her first division West
ern league baseball club. That was
the assertion made by Spencer Arthur
Abbott, president of the club, upon
his return from Wichita today. A
four-game series will be played with
the Wichita team this afternoon. Sat-
urday, Sunday and Monday. If the
attendance at these games is not bet
ter than it was before the team went
away on its initial Grip. Abbott and
Nee, when they take their pennant
contenders away next Monday night,
will probably cease to call Topeka
home" and will seek a new location
for the club
"Out of the 315 book sales that 1
had pledged 1 have been able to col
lect from only 107 purchasers" Alb
bott said today. ION top of this we
played to two week day crowds of less
than 215 and one Saturday crowd of
451. Such apparent lack of en-
thusiasm cannot be discounted, and,
as much as I hate to do so, 1 will be
compelled to take the club elsewhere
to save myself from big financial
losses unless a marked Improvement
is shown"
Peoria Wants the Kaws
While his club was at Wichita Alb
bott made a trip to Peoria, ILL.,, at the
(Cont5uued ON Page TWo1
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Entente Naval Men Predict
Early Offensive.
Great Britain, France, America,
Italy and Japan.
RECENT RAIDS ARE STARTERS
Big Actions in North Sea and
in Mediterranean.
Raids ON U-BOat, Bases Have
Been Encouraging.

Washington May 17.-An allied
naval offensive of sizeable proportions
with Great Britain, France. the United
States, Italy and probably Japan par
ticipating. was predicted in entente
naval quarters today.
These authorities declared that the
british raids against the Ostend and
Zeebrugge U-boat nests, followed by
the successful Italian sally against
Pola and Durazzo. are evident fore
runners of further spectacular sea
action.
Simultaneous action by the Brit
ish-American naval forces against the
Germans in the North sea and by the
Franco-Ita1ians against the Austrians
in the Adriatic, is believed to be in the
allied plan of action. The Belgian
raids have shown the possibility of
getting past the German mine fields
around the U-boat bases. The COM
plete destruction of the bases as well
as decentralization of the German line
near the Belgian coast could perhaps
be accomplished by the English chan
nel actions.
And at least the Teuton might be
forced to shift his base eastward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Vice President and Members
Executive Committee Named.
Mrs. H. o. Garvey Responds to
Toast, sKansas Patriotism"
TAFT MAKES STRONG APPEAL
Only War Now Can Gain Last
ing Peace, He Says.
GOmpers and Other Prominent
Speakers Had Same View.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 17.-At the
meeting here of the win the War for
Permanent Peace" league under the
auspices of the League to Enforce
Peace" William H. Taft was re-
elected president, Alton B. Parker.
vice president; Herbert Houston.
treasurer and William H. Short, sec
retary.
The Kansas delegates were elected
to following offices: vice presidents:
A. A. Hyde, Wichita; Charles +.
Scott, lola; Ex-Governor w. r. Stubbs,
Lawrence; William Allen White. En-
poria; Frank p. MacLennan, Topeka
On executive committee: w. Y. Nor
gan, Hutchinson; and Frank Strong,
Lawrence.
At a breakfast given at the Belle
vue Stratford with Mrs. Thomas j.
Preston. formerly Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, presiding, Mrs. HI. O.. Garvey.
Topeka, made response to the toast,
kansas Patriotism
An important conference was held
Thursday afternon at Independence
Hall at which were present only the
governors and delegates appointed by
them.
Ex-Governor of New York, and the
Republican candidate for president
against Wilson, presided at this con-
ference. Those from Kansas who at
tended were: j. G. Holland, MIS-. n
o. Garvey, Frank P. MacLennan, To-
peka; j. M. Morely, Severance, and
Rev Andrew Brodie, Wichita.
Taft's Keynote Speech.
In his keynote speech Thursday,
President Taft, of the league, after a
stirring plea for a fighting army OF
| s. OOO, 900 men, said: I'VE should set
our faces stern and implacable for
war to the end for which this conven-
ton was called. Thank God the will
Of the people to see this war thru to
i German defeat is gathering with ir-
kresistible force Let.s~haye the world
know that all the energy of this coun-
try, and all it's potential power is to
be converted into force. We are hur-
rying troops to stay.
words like these may sound
strange in a gathering whose purpose
! is peace, but those who would say so
DC not see the facts. Our society was
organized to make this an instrument
for the promotion of peace. 1t holds
that the horrors of war and the awful
misery it involves must make the ma
tions bind themselves to common
obligation in the future to suppress
war. Nothing but force can cure the
ICoDtinued on page TwOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Hague Conference Should Be
Held for Purpose.
British Labor Member Suggests
the Move.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS THE AIM
Would Not Mean SIackening Of
War at All.
Force Germany To Enter
Agreement When Peace Comes.

London, May ia suggestion that
the United States might ask Holland
to take the initiative in calling upon
the allied governments to confer at
The Hague not in substitution for, but
preliminary to the third Hague peace
conference, was made by George Nj
coll Barnes, labor member of the war
cabinet without portfolio, in discuss
ing the question of a league of nations
last night. He expressed hope that
another Hague peace conference
would be held after the war.
An allied conference at The Hague
now Mr.. Barnes added, could be held
without slackening efforts to beat the
Germans and in fact might even in
duce Germany to respect their posi-
ton in the world"
People Are Ready.
People everywhere are ready for
such a meeting, he said he believed.
Mr.. Barnes laid down the principle
that a league of nations must be bind
ing upon all powers and that nations
must agree to submit disputes to a
world tribunal for settlement He de-
clared there must be an agreement on
a reduction of, ornaments. the sup
preston of private capital in their
manufacture and inauguration of
some international machinery by
which effect could be promptly given
tc international DEGREES.
Would Force Germany In.
The inclusion of Germany in a
league of nations, the speaker de-
clared, should not be regarded as a
favor to Germany, but rather as
something to which she should be re-
Quired to subscribe. 1t might well be
one of the terms imposed upon her at
the peace o~nference. Mr.. Barnes
asked how a peacably disposed league
of nations could reduce armaments
while nation of seventy millions was
left outside to form a rival league and
again set the pace in the building of
battleships and in all the deviltry of
war preparatiOnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Presidents Demand for Show.
down Brings Action.
Minority Report Gives Strong
Support to Wilson.
IS ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY
ThOrO Inquiry Assured Without
Senate's Interference.
Only the "COvert" Purpose Of
Bill Opposed by Wilson.

Washington, May 17.-President
Wilson today authorized Tumulty to
deny that he is opposed to an air
craft investigation by the senate mill
tary committee and to announce that
he objects to the covert purpose
of the Chamberlain resolution because
he knows what it's purpose is.
Washington, May 17.-President
Wilson's request for defeat by the
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, pro-
posing broader authority for the sem
ate military committee to conduct an
inquiry into aviation, ordnance and
other army operations was supported
in a minority report on the resolution
Kansas, chairman of the senate expen-
ditures committee.
The Chamberlain resolution had
been referred to the expenditures
committee and Senator Thompson was
joined in his report by Senator Jones
of New Mexico, another Democratic
member of the committee. Even as
amended by the expenditures majority
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee,
Democrat, and Senators Smoot, of
Utah, and France of Maryland, Re
publicans-the minority members de-
clared the Chamberlain resolution is
"a mere dragnet proposition" and is
unnecessary in order to enable the
military committee to continue its in
quiries as a resolution passed shortly
after the United States entered the
war, gave the committee ample auth
ority to conduct investigations.
Declaring that the original Cham
berlain resolution contained Every ex-
traordinary provisions Senators
Thompson and Jones asserted that the
revised draft sis little better than
the original Wholesale inquiries in
to various departments are directed
whether there is any necessity there
for or not"
Thoro Inquiry Assured.
The minority report stated that
there is no objection to full exercise
by the military committee of it's proper
inquisitorial authority, but referred
to appointment of Charles E. Hughes
to investigate the aviation situation as
assurance of ''a full and complete in
veStigation."
I'VE are favorable to a most thoro
and complete inquiry into the aircraft
situation" continued the report, but
call attention to the fact that the de-
partment of justice, which is equipped
with every facility, is now most
actively engaged in that work and
that the Hon. Charles E. Hughes has
just been appointed by the president
to assist, which ought to put at rest
any possible feeling that for any
political or other reason a full and
complete investigation will not be
made, even tho the committee on
military affairs should not continue
its efforts in that behalf"
The report said there was no neces-
sity for employment of experts and
assistants as proposed in the
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
GET COOLER WEATHER
Today,s Temperatures.

Temperatures for the day averaged
E degrees above normal for the date.
Topeka today was IS degrees at 1890
o'clock this morning Nine hundredths
OF an inch of rain fell in Topeka to-
day The wind was blowing fifteen
miles an hour from the south at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Cooler weather is on the bill for To-
peka and Kansas tonight and tomor-
row. In fact the cooler part of the
weather forecast had become a fact
at $50 o'clock this morning. tho a
warm breeze from the south was doing
its best to keep the temperatures
above normal. In the northwest part
of the country temperatures were be-
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
KERENSKY COMING
Will Arrive in America Soon
1t Is Reported.
To Oppose American Aid to
BoIshevik Regime.

New York, May 17.-Reports that
Alexander F. Kerensky, former Rus
sian premier, would arrive in Amer
lea soon were widely circulated here
today. The statement originated at a
meeting of Russian social revolution
lists at Cooper Union. When General
Constantin M. Oberoucheff command
er of kiev district under the Kerensky
regime. was asked about it he said he
understood Kerensky would reach
here within two weeks
It was stated that Kerensky was
coming on Swedish steamer from
sweden, where he has been in hiding
since the Bolsheviki revolt General
ooeroucheff has been in this country
only few weeks himself He also
came here from Sweden
To Fight Bolshevikism.
kerensky's mission here was said
70 oe desire to oppose American aid
10 the BolSheviki. The recent arrival
at Pacific port of the Commander
o. the Russian Battalion of Death
was linked with the Kerensky story,
II being reported that Russian mis-
sion had in fact arrived in Pacific
coast Tor the purpose of joining Ker-
ensky and accompanying him to
washington where they would meet
Ambassador Bakhmetieff, who repre-
sents the old Russian provisional gov
ernment
Russian supporters of Kerensky in
New York heard that he would reach
mere Monday and that he would be
accompanied by Nine. Breshkovskaya,
the revolutionist, and several former
officials of the provisional govern
ment
A j. Sack. director of the Russia n
lrrorm alton bureau here, says today:
1t is entirely possible that Kerensky
VIII be here within two weeks" He
aided. however, that he did not ex-
pect him to arrive next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
OF TERROR
Germans Believe Killing Chill
dren Will Hasten Peace.
American Red Cross Head Tells
of Hun Methods.

New York. May 17--Germany's
system of warfare is based on the
theory that the killing of four chill
Gren out of five will induce the
mother to implore her government to
stop the war SO the fifth may live,
Henry P. Dawson, of the Red Cross
declared here today.
This policy of peace by terror" he
said, has resulted in :he murder and
rnafming of thousands of women and
children in France and Italy. Dawson
said this .'fiendish policy" of Germany
had not broken the peoples spirit as
the Teutons hoped.
Efforts to. terrorize the women,
children and old men at home" are
still being made. he reported. But
they are failing.
Dawson has just returned from an
inspection of conditions in the war
zones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
NOW FOR CANVASS
Sunday Is Big Day for Episco.
palians in Topeka.
Convention Here Has Been the
Best in History.

What was unanimously acclaimed
by Bishop James Wise and others as
the most successful annual convention
in the history of the Episcopal church
in the diocese of Kansas ended last
night with dinner attended by prac-
tically every delegate and nearly zoo
members of the Grace cathedral par
ish also. DR.. Robert w. Patton. who
was instrumental in making the con-
yention a success. spoke, as did the
Rev. T. r. Ludlow, Chinese mission
ary, who goes to France next month
as Y NJ. G. A. worker to the Chi
nese troops with the allies there.
The convention just closed did much
to contribute to the efficiency of the
workings of the church in this diocese
by eliminating useless boards and cre-
ating as much Of a centralized church
organization as possible. The every
member canvass which Doctor Patton
came west to boost, as well as arouse
interest in foreign missions. will be
given it's initial tryout in the diocese
Sunday afternoon when Dean Kaye of
Grace cathedral parish and 100 volun-
teers plan to visit the 500 members of
the parish who are not taking an ac-
tive part in the church at the present
time.
Tonight at o'clock in the cathe-
dral parish house Dean Kaye will per-
feet his organization for the canvass.
Hire a Publicity Agent.
Because of the success of the exper-
iment Of Bishop James Wise Of the
Episcopal diocese of Kansas of having
a press agent for the fifty-ninth an
nual diocesan convention of the
church, which closed here last night,
it is highly probable that experienced
newspaper men will be hereafter en-
ployed for every diocesan convention
of the church. In contrast to the
twenty columns of space received by
the convention here, a similar and
larger diocesan convention in Kansas
City, Mo, was practically ignored by
the newspapers of that city because
there was no publicity agent. 1t is
to prevent a recurrence of what hap
pened in Kansas City, which is what
usually happens to church conven-
ton of any denomination, that Bishop
Wise will suggest that the diocesan
convention in st. Louis the last of this
month follow the example of Topeka
and get an experienced newspaper
man to handle publicity.
Ortlain Priests.
The first two priests to be Ordained
in Grace cathedral were ordained this
morning by Bishop Wise. They were
the Rev. Herbert Hawkins, secretary
to the bishop and the diocese. and the
Rev. Alfred Pannell, in charge Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

Episcopal mission stations at Augusta,
EIdorado and Eureka. The Rev Mr..
Hawkins who was formerly certified
public accountant for the city of New
York. is planning to present a system
of church accounting and bookkeep-
ing at the next general convention OF
the church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
HOME RULE WAITS
House of Commons Adjourns With No
Sign of Action.

London, May 1.-THE house Of
commons adjourned last night until
May % without any sign of action on
the long delayed Irish home rule bill
Apparently the members of the gov
ernment have no idea when the bill
will be introduced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Dutch Exports for America.

Washington, May 1.-THE governor
general of the Dutch East Indies has
informed the American consul at Pa
dang that permission to resume Amer
ican service is being granted and that
licenses to export island products to
the United States will be freely grant
ed for all commodities on the embargo
list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Baseball TODAY.

See baseball postscript edition
State Journal today, after the
game for full details, play by
play, of Wichita-Topeka contest
at League park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Colonel Miller to Leave Kansas.

Leavenworth. Kan, May 17-Col
Charles NJ. Miller. who for several
years has been the commandant of
the army service school at Fort Leav-
enworth, has received orders to report
at Fort Sheridan, to be in charge of
the fourth officers training camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
NEAR $4,25O, 900, 1000
Third Liberty Loan Total Already
Above Four Billions.

Washington. May 17.-Unofficiai
reports today to the treasury indicated
that the third liberty loan total had
gone above s4.OeO.O00. 900 and might
reach 81. ?5o. 100000. The exact total
will not be known until next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
MADE GOOD TIME
Air Mail Carrier Made Fast Flight
This Morning.
Washington.

washington. May 17.-This morn
ing's airplane mail enroute from
New York to Washington, reached
Philadelphia at 12:40 o'clock. making
the first part of the flight in one hour
and ten minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
c. B. & Q. Official Improves,

chicago. May 17.-George B. Har-
ris, vice president of the C. B. & O.,
was reported out of danger today fol-
lowing a paralytic stroke Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

TOPEKA baseball fans have been
called. They will please Abbott by
showing him Full Park"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair northwest; probably showers
east and south tonight and Saturday.
Cooler tonight.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
SCOTCH LADIES WILL BE PLEASED
When They Hear What Barre Did for the
Harry Lauder Fund

| Clan Gordon's contribution to the
Harry Lauder Million Pound fund for
disabled Scottish soldiers and sailors
will exceed 500, according to estimates
made to-day by the exchequer of the or
der That sum represents a part of the
proceeds of an enjoyable and largely at
tended concert and dance in Clan Gordon
hall last evening, when more than $50
people came together Except for minor
expenses incident TO staging the concert
and dance, most of the money received
from the advance sale of tickets and at
the door will be diverted to the fund.
The attendance and the receipts far ex
ceeded the expectations OF those clans
men who sponsored the affair by un-
ceasing labor committees and in dis
posing of tickets during the past fort
night.
The concert program was varied one
and every performer was warmly APP
platded. Before the music began Attor
ney John w. Gordon spoke briefly on
the purpose of the entertainment and
had a word or two to say concerning the
war. The Barre Pipe and Drum band
was another important factor in the af-
fair and its music, rendered at the be-
ginning and end of the program, indi-
Gated that the Scottish musicians are
not neglecting their rehearsals this win
ter. OF interest too, was the performing
of the Clan Gordon group Of highland
dancers, which consisted of Miss Dorothy
Barclay. Reid Barclay, Leslie Mercer,
Robert Stewart and Thomas Mcdonald. |
Owing to illness Miss Leona Lamb was
unable to participate and the vacancy |
was very ably filled by Miss Glee Wood
as soioist. Other numbers of merit were:
Vocal solo, Barbara McDonald; song,
Harry Clark; bagpipe solo, Fordyce
Ritchie and Leslie Mercer; war reading, |
Mrs. William Lille; song, James Ben
nett; comedy act, John Duncan Mrs.
James Laing and Mrs. James Bennett
acted capably as accompanies for the
soloists.
Following the concert there was dane
ing. with music by Carroll's orchestra,
and this part of the merrymaking did not
end until after midnight. The concert
md dance were held under the direction
if committee of clansmen, with Robert
Stewart acting as chairman and Thomas
as secretary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
INJUSTICE TO ANY
ROAD NOT INTENDED
McAdoo Says 1t May Be
Necessary to Take Over
Canals and Inland Water
ways

Washington, D. c., Jan. l9.-Directol
General McAdoo to-day told the Senate
interstate commerce committee that GER
tain short lines of railroads would be re
leased from government operation as
soon as an investigation now under way
determined it was not necessary. He
said he did not propose to keep control oi
any unnecessary lines nor have the gov
ernment compensate those not taken
over.
Mr.. McAdoo said that If it should de-
velop that the operation of the canals
was necessary they might be taken over.
He added that the operation would also
be extended to inland waterways.
The director general was told by SEN
ators that small, independent, short lines
feared bankruptcy if the government
took control of the large trunk lines. lie
said he didn't think the government
should draft into the service needless
railroads any more than it should draft
cripples into the military service. There
was no intention to do an injustice to
the short lines which would be helped
as far as possible and consistent with
the needs of the nation. He said that all
the lines excluded from government con
troll ought to be kept going, encouraged
and treated by the government with the
utmost fairness and consideration,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
CONGESTION
RELIEVED
Bunker Coal Is Being Stead
lily Unloaded at the
Docks
FEW EMPTY CARS
ARE RETURNING
Reports to Garfield Were
More Encouraging
To-day

Washington, D. c., Jan. le.-seriou
consideration was given by Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield to-day TO the request
that theatres be permitted to close Tues
days, instead of Mondays. It was indi
Gated that the change might be made.
Reports to the fuel administration to-
day showed that the transportation con
gestion throughout the east was being
cleared and bunker coal was being un-
loaded in increasingly large quantities.
Few empty cars, however. have begun TO
move back to the coal mines. Enough
bunker coal will reach the docks within
three or four days, it is said, TO supply
all the ships now awaiting fuel
The fuel administration ruled to-day
that lumber producing concerns working
on orders for the emergency fleet cor
poraton and aircraft production board
were exempt from the closing order