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Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07

Killed in action T57
Killed by accide mt 254
D ed of disease 1000
Lost at sea 291
Died Of other causes 80
Total dead 2,474
Wounded $3.50
Captured 95
Missing 1917
Total casualties 6,315
Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07

We are two Rockies in de.
tention camp, now if you don't
know what kind Of camp that
is. join the Navy.
We want some one to write to
nS
Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07

Holland may be between the
devil and the deep blue sea, but
i at least knows which is which,
Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07

Earl Woodward.
W esley McCullou gh
Taiban Valley news., 1918-06-07
w ANT AID
San Franc

San Francisco, Ca.
U. s. Naval Training Station.
d. c. Co., d a.
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They Drop Tons of Bombs on
Enemy CantOnments.
$50 Machines in the Fleet
Which Was in Action.
AMERICAN INFANTRY IS BUSY
Renews Attack Today After All
Night BOmbardment.
German Throws in Reserves in
Attempt To Stop Them.

With the American Forces, North
west of Verdun, Oct. 10.-An Ameri-
can bombing expedition. consisting OF
more than $50 machines, dropped
thirty-two tons of explosives on Ger
man cantonments in the area between
Wavrille and Danvillers, about twelve
miles north of Verdun.
The American bombing exploit
marks one of the high spots in the
air fleet operations of the war. In the
expedition were more than 200 bomb
ing airplanes, 100 pursuit machines
and fifty triplanes.
Only Ono Plane Lost.
The bombing machines were given
splendid protection during the aerial
battle which took place during the
operation. Twelve enemy machines
plane failed to return. In addition
American airp1anes destroyed or
brought down five German machines
and one balloon. They also took a
great number of photographs and
dropped newspapers TO the American
troops.
Infantry Into Action.
General Pershing's infantry today
aeain went into action on the left wing
of the ArgonAe forest front after a
violent artillery bombardment lasting
| all night.
i The Germans are throwing in re-
serves on their left flank which now
| pocket. The enemy also is endeavor-
| ing to withdraw his troops at other
points so as to restore the line.
The American artillery on the right
wing was active all night. The bonn
bardment met with little reaction on
1 toy <,rf Of y n 81
In the center the Americans are
! holding all the advanced positions
| gained Wednesday and are meeting
with little enemy activity except for
| barrage.
| Early this morning the Germans
| laid down harassing fire in the areas
to the rear of the American positions.
During the night the patrols operated
preparatory to further infantry action
today and this morning the entire
| front continued to be fairly active.
| Fires have been seen burning on the
| east bank of the Meuse towards
| Haraumont, northeast of Vilosnes-Sur-
| Meuse. West of the river conflagra-
| tons have been reported in the towns
of Aincreville, Dun and Bantheville.
| Pershing's communique follows:
| HEADQUARTERS American Expedi-
| tionary Forces. Oct. 10.-Section A
| East of the Meuse, our troops main
| tanned their advance in spite of violent
and repeated counter attacks and
progressed to the southern outskirts
of Sivry and into the Bois de Chaume.
| Westfof the Meuse against freshly en-
gagged divisions. we have penetrated
the enemy's main line of resistancs
between Cunel and Romagne-Sousil-
| Montfaucon. In the Argonne forest
we have taken important heights
south of Marcq and have Joined hands
! with the French at Lancon. Over
1000 additional prisoners have been
takenn
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German Defensive System in
West Is Crumblfng.
Allies Press Ahead at Rapid
Rate on All Fronts.
PRISONERS, MATERIAL TAKEN
Allied Forces Take Advantage
of Every Turn.
First Step in General Retreat
to New Lines.

The greatest victory in military
history appears to be in the making.
Attacking on a front of nearly fifty
miles, from south of st. Quentin to
the vicinity of Douai, British. French
and American troops are reported to
have effected a complete break thru
along nearly half of this front.
Thru this gap the allied forces are
pouring in pursuit of nearly half a
million of Germany's best soldiers,
who are reported to be in eutter rout.
Allied cavalry is galloping at the
heels of the retreating Germans, while
our infantry is following in their
wake, practically without opposition.
A great number of prisoners and
vast quantities of material have been
taken Slaughter of the enemy. as
the allied troops swept thru their last
organized defenses on this front, is
reported to have been appalling.
Quarter Million Huns Run.
Paris, Oct. 10.-A quarter of mill
hon Germans now are in full retreat
with the allies hot at their heels. ac-
cording to the battle front reports
that come in. At some points the
advance has exceeded fifteen miles in
the last two days. S
This forward movement of the al
great general retreat of the Germans
which now seems inevitable, for it is
doubtful whether General Ludendorft
has ssuch fortified positions on the
upper Disc and the Cambre canal as
to permit him effectively to resist the
exploitation of the victory of the last
two days on the allied side.
(By the Associated Press.)
Vigorously pressing the advantage
gained by the breaking of the German
line between Cambria and st. Quentin,
the British, French and American
armies have widened the great wedge
in this area to such an extent that the
entire German front from Rheims
northward seems to be collapsing.
The disintegration of this line is be-
ing hastened by the vigorous strokes
delivered by the French along the
Aisne, while further east the German
left flank in the active battle area is
being hammered hard by other
French forces and the Americans
| first army in the Champag gne, Argonne
and Verdun regions.
Haig's Men Hit Hard. .
Most telling in it's immediate effect
is the thrust by Field Marshal Haie
| southeast of Cambria, where Ameri
, can troops also are operating. The
/ British commander has swung the
| Continued on Page Two.)
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DOUBLE ON LOAN
McAdOO Appeals for Subscrip-
ton From Every Citizen.
Asks Home Folk To Match
Achievements of Soldiers.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Secretary
McAdoo today appealed to every citi-
zen to- double his loan subscription to
match the achievements of the allied
armies in France 1.-THE brilliant vic
tories of our British. American and
French forces" said the secretary.
should impel every patriotic Ameri-
can Immediately to double his sub
scription to liberty bonds. That is the
way to put the fourth liberty loan
over quickly and that is the best way
to strengthen the fighting power of
these brave men who are moving with
such irresistible dash and success
against the Huns
Let every ono double his subscrip-
ton today and let every one who has
not subscribed make his subscription
today. Don't put it off. Let our boys
and our comrades in the battle line
know that we are fighting with the
same enthusiasm and determination
here as they are over there and more
than all that we appreciate, as we'll
as glory in what they are doing, not
by words but by deeds.''
How Loan Goes.
Washington, Oct. 10.-In answer to
the insistent question, How is the
fourth liberty loan going?" a compari-
son today of records during this cam
paign with those of the third loan
showed these facts:
1.-The fourth campaign of three
weeks is half gone and $1,791. .463, 200
in subscriptions or 80 per cent of the
$6, 1000. 100000 sought, have been re-
ported. When the third campaign
was half over $1,S71. 100000 or 33 per
cent of the total finally reached had
been subscribed. This record in the
third loan drive, 100000 less
than at the corresponding stage of the
present drive. was achieved in two
weeks, as compared with ten days
which have passed in the current
campaign
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THEY WANT MORE
England Hears Demand for
RetributiOn on Hun.
Unconditional Surrender" Not
Enough for Them.

London, Oct. 9.-The demand for
something more than unconditional
surrender from Germany is becoming
intensified in the newspapers here.
Letters recalling the crimes of Ger
many and urging retribution include
one from Prof. Spenser Wilkinson,
who declares that condition prece-
dent for the cessation of hostilities
should be the occupation by the allies
of Metz, Strassburg Mainz, Trent.
Triest and Pola.
Viscount Middleton, former secretary
of state for India, asks that the allies
proclaim that peace shall not be
made until retribution is eXacted from
German towns for vandalism in
France. The Times, says that Ger
man towns like Hamb urg and Frank
fort must be marked down for ran
som in return for French and Belgian
towns wanton1y destroyed.
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ORDER NUMBERS HERE
New Draft Men, However, VIII Not
Get Them for a WhiFc.

The orders. numbers have arrived
from Washington. The little official
envelope came late Wednesday after
noon. Great will be the glee of the
older boys who think they are go
ing to go to war But nothing but
gloom pervades the atmosphere of the
local board; for, out of list of II 900
numbers occurring in the order they
were drawn at Washington, the staff
at the local board must pick out the
numbers which directly apply to the
two boards here in Topeka. Any num-
Der above 1850 does ont apply to To-
peka. So the board members must
dig out all the numbers below this
figure and make up into list.
Then, and then only will the anxious
men about Topeka know their fate. 1t
will do no good nor will it relieve any
anxiety to call up or visit the board
I office in an endeavor to learn where
you stand. W. G. Tandy says there
will be no way of arriving at this in
formation in any shorter time than a
week or ten days from today. Until
the lists are completed and checked
it will be impossible for any man to
find out the number he will receive.
Five lists will be prepared, possibly
at one time. They will go to the ad-
jutant general, the provost marshal.
the district board, the local board and
the press.
There will be no advantage in learn
ing a number until all examinations
and classifications have been COM
pleted, it was stated. Many men draw
ing numbers well up toward the front
will result in class men being moved
up closer to the front of the. list even
tho their number drawn at Washing
; ton is further down the list.
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ON BATTLE FRONTS
The Situation as 1t Looks Today
in the War Zone.

FROM THE NORTH SEA TO LENS
This front continues devoid of major fight
ing.
FROM LENS TO La FERE-British.
French and Americans are advancing be-
tween Lens and Moy, a front of nearly
seyenty-five miles. A break thru has been
effected on a front of about 20 miles south
of Cambrai, thru which the allies have ad-
vanced about eight miles. German forces
totalling nearly half a million men are
reported TO be in retreat toward the Valen- :
Haig announced that enemy resistance is
stiffening. This may indicate either a
large scale rear guard action or the turning
or a seeming rout into show of resistance.
French are attacking along the Aisne canal
on a front of about Is miles and have won
local successes. This attack is being made
along the southwark edge of the salient be-
FROM RHEIMS TO vERDUN-French
ana Americans are hammering on the so
mile front between Berry y-Au-Bac, north
west of Rheims and Beaumont north of
Nerdun. The Americans have shattered the
hrlemh1lde on a front of nearly four miles
between the Argonne and the Meuse The
Germans have thrown heavy reinforce
ments into the breach and a great battle
is In progress. The enemy is being
squeezed out of the Argunne pocket The
French are advancing along the western
and Maehault.
FROM VERDUN TO SWITZERLAND
This front remains quiet
BALkANS-The Italians. after occupy
ihg ing II Basan. are driving northward toward
the DuraZzo line in pursuit of the Aus
tridns. The French and Seryfaus are
pushing northward toward Nfsh and west
ward in an effort to cut off the Austrian
ASIA MINoR-Latest reports show the
British advancing northward toward
Aleppo. which is the main gateway to Con-
stantinople from the south.
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SUB SINKS A SHIP
Large American Steamship, With
Many of Crew, Reported Lost,

An Atlantic Port. Oct. 1O.-News of
the sinking by submarine of a large
American steamship. with the prob
able loss of many of her crew, was
brought here toby by a British
freighter. The British ship had aboard
twenty survivors of the American
vessel
1t was reported in maritime circles
that the U-boat's victim was the IT.
conderoga. formerly the German
steamer Camilla Rickmers. of $3.50
gross tons The ship was interned at
Manila at the beginning of the war.
Separated From Convoy.
Washington, Oct. 10.-Reports from
an Atlantic port today of the sinking
of an American steamer believed to
have been the Ticonderoga, developed
that the navy department recently was
notified that the Ticonderoga had been
separated from her convoy at sea.
Since then nothing has been heard of
the vessel.
The American steamship. said to
have carried a large crew. was sheIled
and then torpedoed. according to Off
GERS of the rescue ship. The attack
was made five days ago.
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But Each Topeka Should Be
POssessOr of a Liberty Bond.
AVIATOR DID NOT COME.
Weather Conditions Prevented
Flight Over City Today.
Committees Turned In s27,350
at C. of C. This Noon.
THE BAROMETER.

AT the first meeting of the strong
arm committee captains of the fourth
liberty loan mop-up troops, additional
subscriptions to the war loan were
reported in the amount of $27,350. 1t
was announced at the meeting that
when the Shawnee county fourth lib
erty loan quota is subscribed that the
active canvass for subscriptions to the
loan will automatically cease, and that
1t will then be left up to each indi-
he has subscribed at all or has SUBJ
should.
In his talk to the committee cap
'tains today Chairman Burrow of the
Shawnee county forth liberty loan
com mittee, said that it is in his opin-
ion not necessary for the county to
go over the top on subscriptions, either
for the fourth liberty loan or for any
other war drive. Burrow declared
that the county is assessed a certain
proportion of the goal of each drive.
He asserted that if the county of
Shawnee does it's full 100 per cent-as
it has always done-that that is all
the government or the war drive ma
tional committee ask. "Oen hundred
cents on the dollar is all any business
man asks" Rurrow said, land To-
peka has always done this much and
more
Banks to Be Open.
Burrow stated that the banks will
be open for bond business Saturday
afternoon and morning despite the
fact that Saturday is Columbus day,
therefore, a legal holiday. Burrow
pleaded with the committees and eX-
tended the plea to the people of tho
county to make the fourth liberty
loan quota 100 per cent subscribed
not later tt han Saturday night.
College Students Help.
OF the money reported by the
strong arm committees this noon.
$4,000 was subscribed by male stu
dents at Washburn college who have
not yet been inducted into the stu
dents army training camp. Another
subscription turned in this noon de-
serving of special is the $1,000 sub
scription from the boys at the Boys
Industrial school,
Eight of the captains did not report
at the meeting today, and it is thought
by the members of the executive COM
mittee that the report for the day will
be much more than the official report
shows. 1t was also announced at the
meeting that many of the country
banks have not reported lately, the
comment being when asked asked for
! a report that I'VE are too busy"
Fred w. Freeman. chairman of the
First district liberty loan committee,
said today that he is in receipt of a
telegram from the aviators who were
to fly over Topeka today that they
will not stop at Topeka on account of
the fact that no crowd could be gath
cred and on account of the bad wealth
| er conditions.
| Santa Fc Mans Loyalty.
! Charles E. Clark, working in the
Santa Fe railway planning mill in To-
peka bought liberty bonds today with
: 200 buffalo nickels that he has been
! saving ever since the first issue of this
; coin
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Senate Mikes 1t on Wilson's
Peace Inquiry.
Senator Pittman Reads Strong
Statement Into Records.
LODGES STAND IS ATTACKED
Massachusetts, Senator Had
Criticised President.
Pittman Says President Started
No Peace Discussion.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Spirited de-
date on President Wilson's response to
the German peace offer began today
when the senate reconvened after a
recess since Monday. Senator Pittman
of Nevada, opened the discussion by
attacking Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts the Republican leader. de-
claring Senator Lodges published
statement criticising the presidents s
note could serve no good purpose.
Senator Pittman read into the rec
ord Senator Lodges statement and al
so that of Representative Fess of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican congress
sional campaign committee. criticising
the note. He declared the minority
leader has misconstrued the notes
meaning.
1.-The press of the country and the
public understandings. the message
and do not concur with Senator
Lode" said the Nevada senator.
THE construction given by the SEN
ator from Massachusetts cannot possi-
bly, serve any good public purpose, but
on the contrary may lead the German
not familiar with the facts, to believe
that the president of the United States
had receded from the position taken
by him in his message to congress on
JdHudTy anu III MS speech OeIVereO
in New Y ork and that he is now un-
duly anxious to enter into peace ne
gotiations with the imperial German
government. The establishment of
such a conviction in the minds of the
German people and many of the citi-
zens of the United States. would
deaden the enthusiasm and zeal of our
people at home; would be detrimental
to the spirit and vigor of our own
armies and to the armies of our allies
and would tend to destroy the conf
dence of the world in the president OF
the United States, whose service is es-
sential to a lasting and just peace
Not Reply Yet.
1.-THE president did not enter into a
discussion with the imperial German
government He stated that he wouI
mot reply until the note was made
more definite in certain particulars
He asked whether the imperial Ger
man government was ready to accept
his terms for a lasting and just peace
If they answer in the affirmative and
proceed Immediately to carry out al
of these conditions, the war will be
won just as fully and completely as i
is possible to win it. If the answer is
N the negative or equivocaI, then the
reply of the president will undoubted-
ly be only a repetition or a reference
TO the demands he has heretofore
made"
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KILLED IN ACTION
"JOck" Mcbride of Tobeka
Makes Supreme Sacrifice.
He Was a Volunteer in the
Canadian Army.

A telegram from the director of rec
ords of the Canadian government was
received this morning by Mrs. John
A. Mcbride of 1915 Clay street, an
nouncinS the sad news that her hus-
band, Pvt. John Alexander Mcbride,
was killed in action on the French
front on September 81
"JocI Mcbride, as he was famil-
larly known to a large circle of friends
in Topeka. voluntarily enlisted in the
Canadian army last November and
sailed for England in January, where
he was in training for several months.
Some time in August he was sent to
the front with a machine gun squad.
and a letter received from him only
short time ago stated he was ENJOY
ing the best of health and told of
many things he expected to do when
he got back to Topeka
Native of Scotland.
Mcbride came to Topeka from Scot
land six years ago and was in charge
OF the tailor shop at the Tom Powell
scotch Wooden Mills store during his
residence here. He married a girl
from Scotland who also had come to
Topeka and besides his wife leaves a
4-year-old daughter and a son years
old.
During his residence in Topeka, Nc
Bride built up a large acquaintance
IN athletic circles and was known as
one OF the best soccer players of the
middle west. Altho he had taken out
naturalization papers. he preferred to
fight under the flag of his birth, and
went to Canada to enlist when Great
Britain called for volunteers from
America. Two brothers. also resi-
dents of Topeka, are in the American
army.
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In this. the most world shaking and
world shaping war of all the ages, we can
actually help by lending little of our
money on prime security bearing good in
terest and free from taxation.
To furnish the money means to win the
war.
To lose this war means the subjugation
of civilization. the superseding Of the
Golden Rule by the iron maxims Of mill
tarism, the subversion of the Christian re-
ligion the destruction of human freedom.
crunch the bones of all who fail to flee the
path of its pftiless progress. 1t means Ger
man holidays to celebrate the demanding
of Belgian babies the Lusitania slaughter
and the crucifixion of American soldiers.
1t implies the unbearable superciliousness.
and the soul l-pulverizing exactions and ex-
ploitation of the unthinkable enemy which
for four years have surpassed Nero and sur
prised Satan with his carnivorous lust for
human blood. To lose this war means that
our boys across the sea are to be the spit
upon victims OF German venom and Prus-
sian vengeance
To win this war means that America will
be safe place for Americans and that
nowhere between the poles will there be
emulators. 1t means the crownfng of
Christianity and the doom OF the doctrine
that strength gives license. 1t means the
spewfng out of all whose claims to proyi-
Dental faForitism and governmental privf-
lege nauseate the uncrowned monarchs of
the new democracy: 1t means gala days TO
Of decency over deviltry, Of fidelity over
Punic faith.
1t means that our boys will come home
victors and take their places in life proud
finger at them It means rcstful nights for
tortured mothers. lifting the lead from
heavy hearts. the joy Of eominSs and re-
unions we hardly dare to hope for-the
gIadsome light ef glorious victory and the
answer of a good American conscience.
How can you help buying bonds!
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KAISER WANTED
NO FIGHT-WHY
SHOULD SOLDIERS? ?

With the American Army. Oct. a.
Inspired by their governments request
for an armistice. of which they know
only as much as was contained in the
kaiser's order of the day, some Ger
man divisions between Cambria and St.
Quentin made one OF the feeblest
tlefield.
They didn't fight like they did a
week ago." said South Carolina boy
who participated in both battles.
IF the kaiser doesn't want to fight.
why should we2v asked a German
private, who became willing prisoner.
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ToDAY'S TEMPERATURES.

The wind at o'clock was blowing
at a rate of six miles an hour from
the south. The temperature for the
day averaged degrees below normal
Up to O'Clock this afternoon the pre-
cipitation amounted to .27 of an inch
Up to 9 o'clock this morning the
precipitation amounted to only .09 of
an inch. However. showers thruout
the day were predicted by S D. Flora,
state meteorologist. There viii also
be showers tonight. Altho reports
have not been received from the entire
state it is believed that most of it has
been receiving the same kind of show
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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REVOLT AT BRUGES
BeIgians Rise Against Attempt Tt
EcpOrt Civilians.

Amsterdam, Oct. 1o.-A revolt has
broken out in Bruges, Belgium, the
populace having risen against the at
tempts of the Germans to deport the
civilians. according to Les Nouvellss.
German troops used their guns and
killed or wounded numerous Belgians.