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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
HOLLAND NEAR war
WITH The GERMANS
The Ministers at Berlin and the
Hague Have Already Left
Respective Posts.
SITUATION CAUSES SUSPENSE
Uitimatum Sent by Kaiser to Neither.
lands May Bring About Break
in Existing Relations.

Amsterdam, April 25-The Hetvolk
announces that the German minister
to The Netherlands has left The
Hague for Berlin and that the Dutch
minister to Germany is on his way
from Berlin to The Hague.
The Berlin correspondent OF the
Nieuwe Rotterdam Schecourt is in
formed by a person in authority that
difficulties have arisen in the nego-
tiations between Germany and Hol-
land and the negotiations are not
making Roadway.
Situation Is Obscure.
The Hague correspondent of the
Handelsblad says that the question of
the transport of sand and gravel and
the use of the railway line through
LimbOurg depends entirely on the in
tentions of Germany. The cores
pondent adds that the Dutch govern
ment will firmly observe neutrality,
whatever happens.
The situation between Germany and
Holland is still obscure. 1t has been
reported that a virtual ultimatum was
delivered to The Netherlands govern
ment by Berlin, but this is not as yet
known to be a fact.
Dispatches from The Hague insist
that Holland will not depart from her
attitude of neutrality.
Washington Not Informed.
Washington, April Washington
was without any official information
tonight to throw light on the situa-
ton between Germany and Holland
and officials and diplomats could only
speculate on reports that Germany
had delivered an ultimatum to The
Netherlands government demanding
the movement of war supplies through
Dutch territory.
If the Amsterdam report that the
Dutch minister has departed for The
Hague and the German minister is on
his way to Berlin, is well founded, ap
parently the step short of breaking
diplomatic relations has been taken
And rupture of relations is the steI
short of war.
1t is possible that the ministers
might have been recalled by their re
spective governments for conferences
though such a step hardly would be
probable since it would be open tC
misinterpretation and likely to aggra
vate an already grave situation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
FORM A WAR MOTOR SERVICE
Transport Branch to Eliminate
Duplication in the Purchases.

Washington. April 25.-A motors
transport service was created today by
the War Department to take the
place of the motors division of the
quartermaster corps. The service will
be headed by a general officer, as yet
unnamed, who will serve as an as
sistant to the quartermaster general.
The new service will consolidate
the procurement and operation of all
army motor vehicles except tanks,
caterpillars and artillery tractors. A
special board of officers is working
out details for operation by the ser
vice of all classes of trucks, ambu-
Iances and motor cars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
NAVY CALLS FOR CRAFTSMEN
Blacksmiths, coPPersmiths, AcetyIine
WeIders and Patternmakers Are
Needed for the Flying Corps.

Kansas City, April 23-The Navy
has immediate need Of a number OF
blacksmiths, coppersmiths, acetyline
welders and patternmakers for service
with the Notifying section of the Navy
Flying Corps, according to R B. Camp
bell, recruiting officer for the Kansas
City district
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
KANSAS WHEAT IS PROMISING
Mothers First Monthly Report Gives
Average Condition at US Per
Cent-The Other Crops.

Conditions of Kansas wheat was
IT'S per cent of normal on April 13, &C
cording to the first monthly crop re-
port of the season issued by ]. C..
Mohler, secretary of the state board
Of agriculture.
OF the nearly 100000 acres sown
to wheat in Kansas last fall, approx
mately one-third is reported by cores
pondents of the board as worthless or
so unpromising that it will probably
be abandoned or devoted to other
crops Ninety per cent of this aban-
doned acreage is in the northwest por-
ton of the state, this region embrac-
ing 60 per cent Of the total area sown
to winter wheat last fall.
The 6,3O9,653 acres of growing
wheat on April IS, with a condition of
77.6 per cent of a normal compares
with $4,000 acres at this time last
year with a condition of 6O.13 per cent.
Belief is expressed in the the report
that much of the wheat considered
worthless on April Is, will be revived.
Conditions of oats is given in the
report as 9O.7 per cent of normal. 1t
is estimated the acreage totals 1885,
604, or an increase of III per cent
over that of last year.
The report forecasts the planting of
about 100000 acres of corn, as COM
pared with 1882 32 acres last year
and 6.964,724 acres in 1916.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

The Lawrence House, one of the old
est hotels in the state Of Kansas and
the location of the Lawrence postoffice
at the time of the QuantreI1 raid, has
been made the property of the Law:
renee Social Service League for use
as a city hospital The donation was
made by the owner, George M. Falley.
The property is now valued at about
$4,000. 1t is an outright gift and the
building will be remodeled into hos
pital of thirty rooms. The institution
will be known as the Jessie E. Falley
Memorial Hospital.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Aircraft shakeun Nov,

Washington, April 2O-That the COM
plete reorganization of the aircraft
production program is imminent was
indicated today when President VIII
son called of his regular Cabinet
meeting to confer with Secretary
Baker on the airplane situation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
TO LIST ALIEN WOMEN SOON
President Wilson Issues Proclamation
Ordering Reeist-ation of All Ger
man and Austrian Females.

Washington, April 22-President
Wilson issued tonight a proclamation
calling for the registration Of all fe-
male enemy aliens OF Austrian or Ger
man birth. All women OF these na-
tionalities in the District Of Columbia
who have been residents of the dis
trict were given until May to leave
Female transients here viii be given
until April %.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Hold Attorney for pisIoYaItY.

Quincy, Ill, April 2O.-Theodore
Pape, leading Quincy lawyer and for
mer city attorney for whom United
States marshals have been searching
since violating the Espionage Act yes
terday, walked into the sheriffs office
this morning and gave himself up.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Contract for q Steel Sims.

Washington, April 25.-Contracts
for twenty-five steel freighters of a
total of 204, 500 tonnage were let to-
day by the Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton The ships will be built at San
Francisco and Wilmington. \. c.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
sabotaoe sin Nov Law

Washington, April "a President
Wilson signed today the Sabotage
Bill, carrying penalties Of SO, 900 and
thirty years Imprisonment for destruc-
ton OF war materials or interference
with war industries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

A verdict awarding $4,000 damages
to Bessie Stewart, Topeka, milliner,
was returned by jury in the Shaw
nee county district court in her case
against Loehr Grubbs, Topeka drug
gist, who was charged with breach Of
promise and seduction. The verdict
awarded $4,000 punitive damages,
$4,000 for seduction and $1,000 for
breach of promise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Maayars Rushed to BELGIUM

Washington, April 24.-DipIomstic
dispatches today from Berne said Hun
garian troops have arrived in Belgium.
Many troop trains. ii was said, have
passed through Lege. The presence
Of many Austrians was reported also,
at Antwerp and Client
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

In order to permit many young Kan
sans to be admitted to the bar before
they are called into army service, the
state board of bar examiners is plan
ming to advance the date of examina-
ton The spring examination usually
follows the closing of the law schools.
The test probably will be given in To
peka beginning May 20, it is said.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

The bonded Indebtedness of Kansas
counties, cities and municipal sub
divisions increased nearly AZ million
dollars last year, according to report
by Fred w. Knapp, state auditor. The
statement shows bonded Indebtedness
June 80, 1916, totaIed $56,473, 1888,
while for the year ended June 80, 1917,
it was $50, 83O, 231.6O.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
A Governorss Seventh Son TO War.

GreenYiIle, S. c., April Vivian NJ.
Manning, the seventh son OF Governor
Manning Of South Carolina to offer
his services to the United States, an
nouncedt oday he viii sell his business
there and enter the army as a private.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Needs 5000 Doctors.

Chicago, April 22.-Ffve thousand
doctors viii be needed by the govern
ment Gin the next few months" &C
cording to announcement OF the Amer
lean Medical Association, made pub
lie today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
a coIIeoe nrona German-

Mount Pleasant, Ia, April 23.-By
a practically unanimous vote Of the
faculty committee Of the board OF
trustees, Iowa Wesleyan has abolished
the study of German. The change has
met with the approval OF the students,
alumni and friends Of the school.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Theater Bars German PLAYS.

Milwaukee, April 25.-Announce-
ment was made last night, following
a meeting of the stockholders of the
German Theater Company, that there
will be no further German perform
ances at the Pabst Theater.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Daily Army Ration, ~ Pounds

Washington, April 22--The Ameri-
can soldier consumes four and one
half pounds OF foodstuffs daily. ac-
cording to a statement made public
today by the quaTteTmaster's depart
ment Of the army.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
From a Private to Major.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 25.-The
longest jump in rank yet recorded at
Camp Bowie is that of Private Ingram
S. Roberts, who was today recon-
,mended to Washington for the rank
of major In the Quartermaster's corps
or judge advocate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Engine Explosion Injured Nine.

Beaumont, Tex, April 24.-Nine per-
sons were injured, one fatally, when
the locomotive Of Gulf Coast freight
train blew up here today The expIo-
sion was believed to have been caused
by blistered croHnsheet.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Rush Grain to the ReIqians.

Washington, April 23-Food ship
ments to the civilian populations Of
the allied countries will be suspended
for ten days to move million bushels
Of grain to the Belgians, who are said
to be in desperate straits.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Spain Makes October u Holiday.

Madrid, April 22-The Spanish gov
eminent has decided to make October
u, the date OF the discovery Of Amer
lea by Columbus in 1892, q national
holiday hereafter. This action is taken
at the request OF the Spanish-Ameri-
can republics
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

A E. Dil1inger, SO years old, a Mis-
souri, Pacific brakeman of Osawa-
tonne, was thrown under the wheels
of train in the yards there recently.
Both legs were severed from the body.
He died while fellow workmen were
carrying him to the local surgeons Of
flee He leaves wife and two chill
dren
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Pawnee county commissioners have
signed a contract with Black & Veatch,
Kansas City engineers, to survey the
Santa Fe Trail through Pawnee coun-
ty, a distance of tWenty-seven miles,
In order any improvements made on
the trail in the future shall be with a
view to the final hard surfacing of the
highway. The cost of the survey Is
$4,000. It will include complete plats.
drainage plans, etc.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Five Killed In Train Wreck.

Athens, Tenn, April 22.-Five young
men are believed to have lost their
lives in q wreck on the Southern rail
road a mile south Of Athens today.
Thres bodies have been recovered
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Huns Kill Priest and Nun.

Amsterdam. April PA dispatch
from the Belgian border reports that
fourteen Belgians, including a 1rfeet
and nun, have been shot at Antwerp
On the charge OF espionage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
A Law for Women Spies Now.

Washington, April 2O.-Presidenl
Wilson signed today the bill extending
provisions of the Espionage Act to
women and requiring registration of
women enemy aliens.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Secretary William G. McAdoo will
lunch with the railroad men in the
shops at Newton on April 26 on his
way from Albuquerque to Wichita.
where he is scheduled to speak during
the evening of the same day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
Orders an Aircraft shskeuo.

Washington, April 23-A readiust-
ment OF the aircraft program has been
decided on definitely by President VII
son and Secretary Baker has been Gi-
rected to carry IL out
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Robert H. FOrgy, So years old, is
dead in a hospital at Atchison from
injuries received the other day when
his motor car was struck by Missouri
Pacific train near Centralia, where he
resided.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
FRENCH REFUTE
GERMAN CLAIMS
Official Note Tells How Ameri-
cans Drove Enemy Back
in Recent Battle.
SEVERAL PRISONERS TAKEN
Brilliant Counter Attack by sammies
and French Resulted in Recap
ture of Lost Positions.

Washington, April 24-The German
claim that the special shock troops
which penetrated into American and
French lines in front of the village
OF Seicheprey on last Saturday re-
turned to their positions unobserTed
after fighting that lasted into Sunday,
is denied in a dispatch today from
France, quoting an official French
note. The fighting resulted in COM
plete success for the French and
Americans, the note said, the enemy
being theoretically forced back to
his own lines"
Americans Took Prisoners.
The dispatch also discIoses that in
their dashing counter attack which
drove the Germans from Seicheprey,
the Americans took prisoners.
During the night of the goth and
21st, towards o'clock in the morn
ing" said the note, after a lombard
ment Of unusual violence, including
the use of toxic shells, an enemy
force equalling a regiment, reinforced
by shock troops, specially trained and
brought up with this operation in
view, threw themselves theoretically
into the attack on a front of nearly
two hlOmeteTs. The enemy succeed
ed in penetrating into the French
lines as far as Seicheprey, which was
hotly defended by the Americans.
Brilliant Counter Attack.
Immediately our intrepid allies,
passing in their turn to the offensive,
made in conjunction with our troops a
brilliant counter attack which put
them once more in possession of
Seicheprey and permitted them TO
take prisoners. A furious combat on
both sides continued all day. At night
the enemy, who had succeeded in spite
of the vigorous operations carried on
by the American elements, in holding
the Remieries Wood, was driven out
by an energetic counter attack exc
cuted by French and American
troops.
''The close cooperation of the two
armies once more brought marvellous
results which gave US complete sue
cess. The ground we previously &C.
cupied was completely recaptured and
the enemy energetically forced back
to his own lines, left prisoners in ou1
hands and many dead in front Of ou1
baTbed wire"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Arbor and Bird Day is May 8 in
Kansas this year. Governor Capper
has issued a proclamation calling upon
the schools to observe the day by in
struction in helping to protect the bird
life that noxious insects may be de-
stroyed and to protect trees that the
beauty of the Kansas landscape may
be enhanced.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Plans to refund the states share of
the inheritance tax on the bequest of
Jean Baptists Bourdis Of New York
were begun recently by Samuel T.
Howe, chairman of the state tax COM
mission and S. M. Brewster, attorney
general. The Bourdis estate was
valued at S224,273. Under the terms
of the will $4,000 was set aside for
the relief of blind and hopelessly Grip
pied French soldiers, victims of the
criminal German emperor, William, for
the satisfaction Of his own ambition. -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Austrian Powder Plants Blown Up.
Zurich, April 25.@TWo large Aus
crian powder factories at Glazenbach
were blown up with numerous casual
ties, according to reports reaching
here today
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

The War Department has notified
Charles Ayers of Neodesha his son,
Wesley, was slightly injured in action
in France, April ID.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

The resignation Of Charles A. Wag.
ner, superintendent of the Junction
City schools, has been accepted to
take effect Immediately. H. C. Chand-
Ter, principal of the high school, will
take charge of the school system fol
the remainder of the term.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Mrs. Elizabeth Barry, SO years old
and the oldest resident of Geary
county, is dead at Milford, where she
had resided many years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

A goose given to the Red Cross was
sold at auction on the streets Of Glasco
the other day for $215. Nearly every
person in town owned the goose for
a half minute and cheerfuliy turned it
back for another round.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

In an order issued to the Manhattan
City and Interurban Railway, operat-
ing cars in the city OF Manhattan and
between that place and Camp Fun.
ston, Fort Riley and Junction City. is
instructed to paint its cars, improve
its track and general equipment and
give its Manhattan patrons better
service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Capt. Lew Aspey, for twenty-five
years a member of the Wichita police
years, is dead. He was So years old.
He came to Wichita in 1879.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

John E. Wagner, president of the
First State Bank of Larned, has been
granted an S-month leave Of absence
by the bank and will go to France to
do field work for the Red Cross.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

The Standard Oil Company of Kan
eas recently announced a 10 per cent
increase in wages of employees in
practically all departments. UnskiIl-
ed labor under the new schedule will
receive from $3.50 to $3.O4 for an g.
hour day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Col. J. H. Richards, general attor-
ney for the Missouri Pacific lines in
southern Kansas and a Republican
leader in the state, died at Mercy
hospital in Fort Scott recently. He
had been in poor health for several
years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09

Grace NJ. E. Church at Winfield,
which burned the other day, will be re-
placed with a $4,000 building, for
which the plans have been approved.
The church, which is the worshipping
place OF the students and faculty of
Southwestern College, will be erected
on the college campus
One thousand and forty dollars was
obtained at a meeting of the Atchison
Commercial Club recently to provide
uniforms for the Atchison state guards
company. The guards were Inspected
by the Kansas adjutant general
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-09
ley EnqaSements-

II successful attacks were 10 be
launched by the Germans at RobecQ
and Mesnil, the British might be
forced to withdraw from Arras with
out having chance to defend their
positions there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
DEER FALLS DOWN CHUTE.
Animal Had Been Shot and Scared Fire
man in AShuelot Mill.

A fireman at Robertson Bros. mill
in lower Ashuelot. n. H., got a fright
Thursday afternoon, Feb. oS. when a
deer came down n coal chute into the
boiler room. 1t was found that the
deer crossed the railroad tracks and
got into the chute, coming rapidly
down il and over a wheelbarrow and
the fireman.
The deer had been shot, although
this was not at first known, and died
within a short time, the bullet, which
was from II low powered rifle passing
through above the lungs and under the
spine. Deputy Wellington was notified
and investigated, following tracks Of
two men who had evidently been after
the deer and who followed it TO the
railroad
The same day dead buck deer was
taken from the Ashuelot river at HinS-
dale. 1t had marks of the teeth OF
dogs or lynx on its neck. There have
been numerous times lately throughout
the county and in Kcene, as well
when dogs have been seen chasing
deer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Thus Helping Win the War
CHINA FEARS SIBERIAN CHAOS.
Reported to Have Decided to Reinforce
Manchurian GarriSonS.

LONDON, March 1.-THE situation
in Siberia, where the Bolsheviki are
reported to be arming German and Aus
trian ex-prisoners to oppose the forces
being assembled by General Semenoff,
the Cossack leader, in Manchuria. IS
causing the Chinese government appre
hension, according TO Reuter- des-
patch from Picking. The despatch of
reinforcements is said to have been
decided upon by the Chinese authori-
ties.
A Reuter- message from Shanghai al
so deals with the Russian situation,
which it says is causing alarm and even
political chaos in China The pressure
of the militarists, according TO the cor
respondent Is forecast, IS likely to force
the resignation of president feng kwo-
| chang, who, II is said, is believed to be
virtually prisoner. The suggestion is
! that he would be replaced possibly by
Ilsu shih-chang, the guardian of the
former emperor, and it is even sug
gested that the young emperor him
self, Hsuan Tsung, may be nominated
| permanent president
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
U. S. FOOD FOR PARIS CHILDREN
Red Cross Gives Them Scientifically
Prepared Rolls.

PARIS, March 4.-One hundred under.
nourished school children of the over
crowded southeastern section of Paris re
ceived their first taste Of American Red
Cross food Saturday in the form OF scienti-
Gcally prepared swcetened rolls made Of
-four, rice, milk, and sugar There also
was a substantial bar Of chocolate for
each of the little ones.
Doctors OF the children bureau work
ing in Red Cross dispensaries had found
that the children, who included many
repatriated from the north, suffered
oftener from lack of proper nourishment
than from illness They decided, there
fore, to make this addition to the daily
food which replaces the <slice Of bread
and a piece Of chocolate which were
traditlonaliy given to French children at
4 O'Clock in the afternoon
Since the war began this old custom
has been abandoned The children also
suffered through missing hot midday
meal because OF their mothers absence
in munition factories