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The Keota news., 1918-10-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


Thomas knight. alias Earl King. one
Of the alleged members OF the Frank
Lewis gang OF train robbers that
spread . reign OF terror throughout
Denver and Colorado Springs two
weeks ago. and one OF the men said
to have participated In the holdup OF
. Missouri, Kansas & Texas train
near Paola. Kan. July 10. was appre-
hended In st. Louis. according to re-
ports received by the Denver police
from authorities in that city. Knight
Is the last Of the accused gang-all
the others. with the exception OF
Jones. having been taken in custody
either In Colorado or Missouri.
Delta county took first premium at
the Colorado State Fair for the best
all round display OF farm products.
Fremont, county ranked first In fruit
and Logan county first In the best az.
ricultural exhibit. Sept. &c was Gov.
ernor's day and Gov. J. c. Gunter OF
Colorado and Gov. Simon Bamberger
of Utah were present. The attendance
was enormous and the racing program
and other attractions were better than
ever.
Colorado men affected by the ruling
by Provost Marshal General Crowder,
deferring entrainment until the cur.
tailment Of the Spanish influenza cpl
demic. are those remaining In class
A. qualified for general military
training. There are sos such men in
the state. They were called three
weeks ago by the provost marshal for
entrainment In the period between
Oct. z and II.
The Harvest Home festival was
whole-heartedly observed Sunday In
the Denver churches. To large and
arrived In motor cars and to those
where they came in street cars and ON
foot-the late yields Of the gardens
and what could be. spared from store
closets were taken and left for distri.
button among the needy Of the city.
- Andrew w. Ashbaugh. Denver. 10
among the wounded In action reported
in the casualty lists made public Sept.
20 by the War Department and the
marine corps. Jake M. Uhrig. ster.
ling. is In the list OF those who died OF
wounds received in action. Ernest r.
De Barry, Sheridan Lake. and Leo A.
Clark. Leadville. are among the se.
verely wounded In action.
Work on the improvement Of tho
road from Loveland to Greeley has
been discontinued by the Larimer
county commissioners a. the result Of
an increase in the freight rate on
gravel from 80 cents to 80 cents per
ton. The road is an important agri.
cultural road. but the county has not
sufficient funds to undertake the road
at the increased rate.
An appropriation Of $4,000 has been
authorized by the United States for.
estry service to cover cost Of complet.
ing seven miles OF the Rabbit Ear
roadway, extending from North Park
west over the Rabbit Ear range to the
Bear Creek valley. west to Steamboat
Springs. .Tobert E. Pratt. district en-.
gineer. will have charge Of the work.
Two Denver aviators are credited
with having brought down an enemy
plane each in the dispatches describ'
ing the night airplane attack Sept. 2e
on the Franco-American front between
Auberive and the Meuse. They are
Mai l.. B, Chambers and Jerry C. Vas.
concells.
Ray Baker. director Of the United
States mint, will visit Denver the lat
The Keota news., 1918-10-04

Baker confers with Yankees.
London.-Secretary Of War BAKER
while here Monday participated in an
important military conference with
American military leaders.
The Keota news., 1918-10-04

Thousands Suffer from Influenza.
Madrid.--More than 100000 persons.
including King Alfonso, are suff arine
from influenza.
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MAY SINK Grain
Swiss Ships Not Guaranteed
Safety by Germany Yet.
Excuse Is Made That All of
Navy Cannot Be Informed.

Amsterdam, April 25.-Germany has
given no positive guarantee that ships
from America sailing within the next
three months with grain for Switzer-
land will not be sunk, it is shown by
a semi official telegram from Berlin
today.
The German government says the
message has not left the Swiss govern
ment in doubt that altho an order has
been issued to submarines to spare
vessels carrying grain from America
for the Swiss population it is impossi-
BILE to guarantee their safety before
three months have elapsed for techni-
cal reasons, as only after that time can
it be certain that all German warships
abroad will have received the order
Referring to the fact that such vessels
will sail under the American flag, the
telegram says:
Should any German war vessel not
receive such order and sink one of
these vessels the responsibility will not
fall upon the German government but
upon the president of the United
States of America" d"
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BOche Cavalry Has Appeared
on the Border.
German Note Demands Quick
Action of Dutch.
SITUATION GROWING TENSE
BOttling Up of U-BOats May
Be One Cause.
German Designs on Holland
Are of Long Standing.

The Hague, April 25.-German cav
airy has appeared along the West
phalian border, hitherto guarded only
by Landsturm.
A strong German note, demanding
a quick reply, has arrived. The main
demand is for free transportation of
materials thru Holland to Belgium.
Westphalia is a Prussian province
extending along the greater part of the
Dutch frontier. 1t contains the Rhine
valley.
Amsterdam, April 25.-The minis
ter of defense declares the situation
renders necessary the maintenance of
the maximum age for landsturmers.
The cable may refer to some regu-
lation for reduction in the age limit
of members of the landsturm, the last
military reserves.
Germany Showing Her Hand.
Washington, April 25.-Germany is
holding the mailed fist over Holland
to enforce sanction of supply ship
ments thru that country into Belgium.
In her desperate effort to drive to a
decision on the west front, Teuton di-
plomacy is once more showing its
ruthless disregard for the rights of
neutrals.
The situation appeared fraught with
war possibilities, but there was a
strange dearth of official news here
concerning development.
If war comes, Germany would un-
doubtedly seek to plow thru Holland,
opening a path to Belgium which she
wants for troops and supplies. Hol-
lands border is well protected by
highly trained troops, but it is doubt
full that the Dutch could Withstand
long any serious attempt at invasion.
1t is held certain here that Holland
will not agree to Germany's demands
unless she is willing to sacrifice her
neutrality.
Holland knows that if she throws
her lot in with the Germans the al
lies are in position to take virtually
ali her ships and he colonies.
May Be Due to rU=Soats..z-yss.=>.
Hence the little neutraIs position
becomes gravely dangerous. If the
(Continued on Page Twol
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NEAR new COAL
Shawnee Co. Loan Workers
Strive for $2,OOO,0OO.
Wednesday Night DemOnstra-
ton Was a Big Success.

With Shawnee county subscriptions
we'll past the million and a half mark
today third liberty loan workers in
Topeka continue to push forward
toward the new s2,000.000 goal. At
the closing hour Wednesday, reports
from the banks showed that S130,S50
had been subscribed during the day.
bringing the total up to s1,585.S50,
which was an oversubscription of the
county quota by S314,550.
These figures lent added enthusiasm
to the demonstration at the Grand
theater Wednesday night Governor
Simon Bamberger, Utah, the prin-
cipal speaker, made a stirring appeal
to the foreign born Americans in the
audience. Bamberger was born in
Germany and declared that there
could be no halfway business about
allegiance to an adopted country.
when you marry a woman and
trouble comes" he said, you do not
turn for consolation to your father
and mother whose home you have left,
but to your wife. An adopted country
should be just as dear to any foreign
born citizen as to his wife The coun-
try has accepted you; you must accept
the country.
Both the city and county received
their honor flags at the meeting. Miss
M'Edna Corbet received the flag for
the county and the emblem for the
city was presented to Mayor House
The county's flag was today flying
over the court house.
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IRISH TO RESIST
The Anti-COnscriptiOnists Make
Preparations.
Ulster in a Grave Position in
the Crisis.

Dublin, April 25.-Thruout Ireland
the anti-conscriptionists are quietly
and determinedly marshaling resist
ance to the draft.
A joint national defense confer
ence" consisting of Dillon and Devlin
for the Irish party, Delavera and
Griffith for the Sim Feiners, and
Healy and O'Brien for the NATIONAL
lists, was in session all day yesterday
at the mansion house, working out
plans for resistance and co-ordinating
the political, ecclesiastical and labor
forces.
To meet eventualities, a proclama-
ton has been issued against carrying
arms or ammunition in the ten Irish
counties.
listers Position Grave.
Sir Edward Carson ordered his Ul-
SteriteS to re-organiZe their maclin-
cry and hold a council meeting i'm
mediately after the introduction of
home rule, declaring listers position
grave
Nationalist members of parliament
are urging the people to refrain from
violence. They report the tension
great, however Priests are directing
the collection of a national defense
fund.- in some districts, assessing ten
per cent of the valuation. Already
large sums have been gathered.
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FISH ARE PATRIOTIC
Emmett Man Will Not Keep German
Carp in Lake With Them.

Emmett, fighting Emmett, Kansas,
has again proved her right to the title
Besides being the birthplace of Jess
Willard, of fistic fame, a pioneer in
Red Cross work and the first town in
her county to "go over the top in the
third liberty loan campaign, the town
has put forward another claim, a
claim of having the most patriotic
citizen in the country.
Not long ago, it seems, according to
the Emmett claims. Charles Rezac.
an n Emmettite. builded a. fish pond for
his own private use After stocking g
the lake he found that number of
German carp had been placed unin-
tentionally therein.
THE sound. healthy and patriotic
fish will not thrive thru association
with anything German, not even Ger
man carp" said Rezac-
Rezac announced that he would sell
all the carp in the lake at public
auction and donate the proceeds to the
Red Cross. He made good his word.
and the first lot of the fish was sold
Wednesday. bringing in s35- The re-
mainder of the carp with the Hun
name will be disposed of the same
way later.
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John ID. Ryan Is Appointed
Production Leader.
General Reorganization OF
Work Comes With Action.
COFFIN WILL LEAVE OFFICE
Unified Authority Now Obtained
by New Step.
RYAN Is a Business Man Who
Knows Efficiency.

Washington, April 25.-Slashing of
red tape and hasty clearance OF con-
gestion, delay and indecision in the
aircraft production program are ex-
pected to follow the appointment or
John d. Ryan. big business man. as
production leader. Men who had been
strongest in their criticism of the slow
ness and inefficiency of the present
regime regarded the Ryan oppoint-
ment as indicative of a new era of pep
and progress.
General Squier, chief of the signal
corps and generally regarded as an
able scientist without great organizing
ability, has been relegated to a far
less important task than he has thus
far had. He will administer Signals.
that is conduct that business of the
signal corps, minus the aviation pro-
duction phase thereof.
Major General Keniy, appointed as
head of the division on military aero
nautics, will involve some readjust-
ments as to authority in the matter
of designing and engineering, but
Ryan. in the language of the street. is
to be thebig boss.
1t Unifies Authority.
The aircraft board, formerly headed
by Howard Coffin. has been shorn of
its Importance. In this way. the avia-
ton problem becomes unified and
there is no clash between signal corps
and aircraft board. Retention of w
{. Potter as chief of the signal corps
equipment division, was contrary to
advance speculations, for it was be-
lieved he was the most likely candi-
date for the leadership of the whole
program.
| Coffin, whose resignation has been
| in the hands of President Wilson for
some days, today decided to step out
entlrely-even as an adviser-from
| the new organiZatio
Coffin ApprOyes
Ryan's appointment was promptly
approved today by Coffin. In a state
! ment to the press, Coffin said:
! The appointment of a single indi-
vidual with definite and ADEQUATE
power to deal with all aspects of army
aircraft production, is a logical and
necessary step.
TT is necessary to get away from
any question of a division of respon-
sibility, either in fact or in the public
mind. The aircraft board remains. as
since its creation in October, an ad-
visory body; but under this new ar
rangement the chairman of the board
becomes also the supreme executive
agency. For proper results, both the
power of execution and the RESPONSE
b1lity must be concentrated in the
same hands The method of Mr..
Ryan's appointment would seem to ac-
complish the result desired"
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Washington, April 25.-Forty- nine
casualties listed by the war depart
ment today showed two killed in ac-
ton, six died of wounds, seven OF
disease and four of accident; five
wounded severely, "a wounded slight
1y and one death from gunshot
wounds.
Killed in action: Lieut.. Laurence
S. Aver, Private Frank Mccall.
Died of wounds: Sergeant Emil
Senger, Privates Clarence S. Eaton,
Giuseppe Molinari, Frank Alekno, R
G. McDermott, Samuel Roach.
Died of disease: Charles H. Clough,
Elmer B. johnson, Albert Kelly,
Harvey A McPeak, George Moore,
Earl Burton, Elmer George Zuchlag.
Died of Accident: Corp. Daniel j.
Scanlan, Pvts. Donald r. Frazier, Rob
ert Sammons, Lieut. James Calder
Marquardt.
Died other Causes: Pvt. Jeffe NJ.
King (gunshot wound. This may in
dicate foul play within the American
lines, or action.)
Wounded Severely: Corp. Carl A.
Johnson, Jr., Pvts. Omer A. Godin,
John K. Simmons, Napoleon c.
Charles, Roger w. Williams.
Pvt. Hector E. Rollman, previously
reported missing. is now reported a
prisoner in Germany.
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PAPER RANKS HIGH
State Journals "Trench and
Camp Third in America.
Meeting of Publishers of Army
Newspaper in N. Y.

New York, April 25.-Thirty pub
fishers assembled here this afternoon
to a luncheon given at the Waldorf
Astoria by John Stewart Bryan of
Richmond, Va, chairman of the ad-
visory board of newspaper men who
publish the various Trench and
Camp papers issued free to soldiers
of the several camps and canton
ments over the United States.
1t was the first time these editors
have ever been brought together for
this purpose. There are here:
D. D. Moore, New Orleans Times
Anon c. Carter, Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
H. D. Slater, Ell Paso Herald.
A. L. Miller, Battle Creek Enquirer
News.
Charles H Taylor. Jr., Boston
Globe.
James Kerney, Trenton Times.
Gardner Cewles.=Des-Moines Regis
ter.
E. K. Gaylord. Oklahoma City Ok
lahoman.
H. c. Adler, Chattanooga tTenn. }
Times.
R. A. Crothers, San Francisco Bull
letin.
Frank P. MacLennan, Topeka State
Journal.
Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution.
Victor F. Lawson, The Chicago
Daily News.
W. P. Sullivan, Charlotte Observer
Bowdre Phinizy, Augusta Herald.
w. w. Ball, Columbia State.
w. A. Elliott. Jacksonville Times
Union
Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times
John Stewart Bryan, Richmond
News Leader.
F. S. Baker, Tacoma Tribune.
Cough J. Palmer, Houston Post
Charles E. Marsh, Waco Morning
News.
Victor H Hanson. Birmingham
(Ala.) News.
c., Evening Star.
Elmer E. Clarke. Arkansas Demo-
crat.
r. c. Siegling. Charleston, S. c.
News and Courier
James NJ. Thomson, New Orleans
Item.
c. HI. Allen. Montgomery Advertiser
Bruce Ha1deman, Louisville Courier
Journal
Charles S. Dieh1. San Antonio
Don c. Seitz. New York World.
r. T. Anderson, Macon Telegra ph
Among the speakers were Johr
Steward Bryan and members of hi.
advisory board. including Victor Law.
son, chicago News: Don Sets. New
York World; Charles TAYLOR Bostor
Globe; and Frank MacLennan. To
peka State Journal
| 1t developed that the Trench anf
Camp" issued by the Boston Globe
ranks first in standing in appearance
and news, Chicago News second. alnf
Iopeka State Journal third
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LIGHTS ON TONIGHT!
Federal Order Is Lifted, All Signs MAJ
Be Kept on Now.

Beginning tonight lightless nightn
will cease in Topeka as well as thru
out the country Following fnstruc-
tions from the federal fuel administra-
ton, &. H Danner has decreed that
electric juice may be used to ths
hearts content until next Septernb ber.
when it is quite probable the order wfli
again become effective
Under the new daylight saving pro-
gram, the limited hours for the use of
electric lighting displays permits the
withdrawal of the lightless night or
der. Announcement of suspension of
the order was made this week from
Washington. When shorter dayz
come, however, it is quite probable
that the order will again become ef-
fective and the use of extra lighting
service prohibited on Thursday and
SUNDAY nights.
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u. S. MARINE LOSSES
First indication That SoIdiers-De-
Luxe Are in Real Fighting.

Washington. April 25.-Marines
fighting on France have had a total
of 274 casualties, marine corps head
quarters announced today.
The casualties were divided as fol-
lows:
Officers wounded, T.
Enlisted men killed. 81.
Enlisted men wounded, 236.
One company lost 21 men killed
and 140 wounded out of a total
strene-a of $50 men.
This was the first official announces
rrent that the marines are taking an
active part in the fight. The marines
were among the first soldiers to 60
to France. but it had been understood
they were being used for police pur-
poses back of the fighting line.
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Forty Eight Men Under Draft Call
Preparing to Leave.

Topekans called to the colors by the
draft call of April 25 will leave here
for Camp Funston early Monday
morning, it was announced today.
This is a change in the plans of de-
p9rture as it was formerly announced
that the selective service recruits
would leave tomorrow for the canton
ment-
Topekas quota in the call is forty
eight men. Each board will also
se nd two colored men each. The
quotas of the two local city boards
are twnnty-four white men each.
l. d. Graham, secretary of the
Shawnee county draft board, an
ncunced that the county quota had
been directed to report for roll call
q. the court house Sunday. The exact
time Of their departure. or the day,
could not be given out for publication,
he stated
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WAS A VAST FIRE
Mysterious Blaze Destroys Ohio
Railroad Shops.
German Arrested on Half Mil
lion Dollar Loss.

Lima, Ohio, April 25.-More than
a half million dollars damage was
caused by fire of unknown origin
which completely wiped out the Lake
Erie & Western railway shops in
South Lima during the night. A
series of explosions shook the city
when fire reached the paint shops.
Secret service officers today ar
rested Thomas Plercher, SO, an en-
gineer at the shops. He is held
pending an investigation. He is one
of the men forced to kiss the flag
at Delphos, Ohio, recently.
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Must Have Coal in Yards.

Kansas City, Mo. April ia
quantity of domestic coal equal to ten
per cent of the amount handled last
year must be in local retail yards by
September !. according to an order
announced today by Walter Crossley
state fuel administrator. The measure
was taken to insure an adequate sup
pIy of coal newt winter. 1t was said
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ADMIRAL is HONORED
Commander of Raid on Submarine
Bases Is Made Knight.

London. April 24.-The order of
knight Commander of the Bath has
been conferred on Admiral Keyes in
recognition of his services in com
mand of the operations against Zee
brugge and Ostend. Commander Car
penter, for his services in command
of the Vindictive. has been promoted
to captain.
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NO FOOD EXPORTS?
Argentina Considers CurtaiIing or Pro-
hibiting Them Now.

Buenos Aires April 25-The Argen-
tinean ca binet held a special meeting
last night to consider curtailing and
probably prohibiting the exporting
of all foodstuffs in consequence of the
increased cost of living in Argentina.
It was decided to make no final de-
cision in the matter until the finance
minister, Salaberry, has submitted a
report which he was requested to
mako
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BRITISH LOSSES BIG
1000 Guns, 5000 Machine Guns
Weeks of AmmO-In Big Drive

London, April 25.-The British have
lost nearly 1000 guns, between 1000
and 5000 machine guns and the total
manufacture of ammunition of be-
tween one and three weeks since the
present battle in France began. Win
ston Spencer Churchill, minister of
munitions told the house of commons
today.
All these losses have been made
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YANK LOSS SMALL
Less Than a Dozen Were Killed
in Seicheprey Fight.
Most of Those Lost Were Cam
tured by Germans.

Washington, April 25.-The number
of Americans killed in the German at
tack of April 20, near Seicheprey. was
less than dozen and the number Of
injured was about twenty. These fig
ures. made known today appeared to
give support to the German claim thar
1873 Americans were captured, since il
previously had been admitted that the
American casualties were around a00
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TO REMAIN UNSETTLED
Probable Showers Tonight in Eastern
Portion, the Weather Forecast Says.
TODAY's TEMPERATURES

The temperatures today averaged Is
degrees below the average for the
date. The wind was blowing six miles
an hour from the north at o'clock
this afternoon.
Even tho we may not like the
present brand of weather. it has its
advantages, asserted Meteorologist
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Monthly Reports on Ships sunk.

London, April 25.-The admiralty
has announced the cessation of the
weekly return of shipping losses and
the substitution of monthly report
on the Thursday following the 21st of
each month.
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Bombard Paris Again.

Paris, April 25.-The long range
bornbardment of Paris was resumed
again this morning.
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CUFFS are to be taboo on trousers
TO save wool. Why not go back to
knee breeches and save more wool?
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled tonight and Friday.
Probable showers eastern portion;
warmer tonight
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TO FUNSTON MONDAY

CONTINUED on Page Two-)
, 1918-06-20

Addressing the graduating class of
the United States Military academy,
Secretary of War Baker on Wednesday
said that more than a million American
men would soon be In service IN