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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
Nibbling Tactics May Be Fore
runner of Offensive.
Lines South and West of SOis-
sons Strengthened Out.
GERMAN SALIENT IN DANGER
Sector North of Chateau Thier-
ry Might Be Pinched On.
Italians Pursue Retreating Aus
trian Forces in Albania.

General Petain is giving the Ger
mans on the westerly side of the
Marne salient little rest in their posi-
tions east of the Forest of Villers-
Cotterets Last night his troops again
drove in on this front and made sub
stantial progress. The most tangible
result reported from this latest fight
ing is the capture of the village Of
Longpont, 70 the outskirts OF which
the French had advanced on We'd
nesday night. A farm in this neigh
borhood also was taken
Threatens German Salient.
The French lines were likewise
driven ahead in the Chavigny farm
district north of Longpont. A for
ward push also was given the line IN
the area south of Longpont east OF
Faverolles. The extension of the front
under attack to the Faverolles region
is noteworthy as showing that the
process of Strengthening out the line
between the Aisne and the Marne is
being carried still further south and
is threatening the local salient neld
by the Germans between the Long
pont district and the American sector
northwest of Chateau Thierry.
Foch Might Take Offensive
The series of operations carried out
by General Petain on this front dur
| ing the present week has been gem
orally regarded as of merely local inn
| portance, designed to straighten the
| line and fortify it against the expected
renewal of the German offensive
| The possibility IS not overlooked, how
ever, that these may be a prelude to
more important attacks. The time has
not been considered opportune for
General Foch. the allied commander
in chief, to abandon his defensive role
and turn to the aggressive on a large
| scale, but 1t is not impossible hat the
| feeling out operations which are in
progress on botfi the French and Brit
/ isl fronts have other than a purely
defensive purpose.
| Last nights actions on the British
| front ere all in the nature of scout
ing operations. The majority of them
were on the Flanders front, where
! during the day yesterday, Field Mar
shall Haig's men hat conducted a raid
in force in the vicinity of Merris,
! northeast of the Niep wood. on the
road to the railway junction of Haze
! brouck, bringing in more than 12O
! prisoners. Additional raids last night
in the Meteren ard KENNEL sectors
| on this front resulted in the taking of
more prisoners.
/ On the assumption that the Ger
mans, If they decide to open up their
attacl- on a new front when they re-
sumo their offensive will strike some
where between Rheims and Lorraine,
some interest may be attached to the
| report in the French official statement
today that the enemy artillery is dis
| playing rather marked activity on the
| front northwest of Verdun, within his
area.
| Austrians Still Retire.
| Austrian forces in eastern Albania
continue to retire before the pressure
of the advancing Franco-Italian de-
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
Official Cable Announces Cap
ture of Important City.
Strategic Center on the Road
From Coast to Serbia.
300 mile Line MAY FLAME UP
Whole Macedonian Front May
Become Involved.
Italians Take Much Booty and
Many Prisoners.

Washington, July 12.-Berat has
fallen before the advancing italian
troops in Albania, an official cable to
the Italian embassy reports.
Berat is a strategic center on the
road to Serbia and was the immediate
objective of the allied offensive in
Albania. a great quantity of war
booty and numerous prisoners were
taken.
Capture of the city was expected by
military authorities after dominating
heights to the south and west were
taken by Alpine troops in hand to
hand fighting.
French troops had pressed the
Austrian def .nses to the east back
beyond the city. The Austrians. rea-
Iizing the Importance of maintaining
their positions. fought desperately
until practically surrounded.
The fall of Berat completely unites
the allied forces operating in Albania.
Withdrawal of the Austrians north OF
the Semeni was also announced in the
Rome cables.
London, July 12.-Activity is de-
veloping along the whole Balkan
front and there are increasing indi-
cations that the Albanian fighting may
spread to the entire 300 mile line
from the Adriatic to the Gulf of Ren-
dina.
The Italians have crossed the Sem
enf river at one or more points, ac-
cording TO the latest reports from the
battle front and are nearing the new
Austrian defense line along the
Skhumbi river. Infantry has pro-
vreSSaA a least fTEantV-TfvR miles
north of the original line on the Vo-
jutza. while cavalry detachments are
reported to have advanced even far
ther- This would ksssszs IT, Italians
into the region of Lushne, about mid
way between the Semeni and the
Skhumbi
French. Greeks and British Involved
In Macedonia Bulgarian artillery is
heavily bombarding the French and
Greek positions, especially north OF
Monastir and west of the Vardar riv-
er. British airmen made bombing
ids on enemy depots in the Struma
valley. The Struma represents the
extreme right wing of the allied
front The Vardar flows into the Gull
of Saloniki at the city of that name
Austrians Retreat on 6O-MiIe Front
The right win of the Austria1Is
retreating on the sixty-mile from
from the sea eastward, is said to be
falling back SO rapidly that the retire
ment in some places borders on E
rout. Great quantities of material are
falling into the hands of the Italians
and AlbaI ians, while the enemy is de
stroying other quantities.
Effective resistance by the enemy !:
becoming less frequent and whenever
d temporary stand is made, the 1tal
ians succeed in inflicting heavy casual
ties.
Bad as Piave Defeat.
Eume, July 12.-Austria's defeat il
Albania IL proporuonately as over
whelming a reverse as the Piave rout
battle front dispatches received her
lCnnfInI.n Or .'age Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
LOSE FIVE PLANES
Five American BOmberS Lost
ON Raid in Germany.
Berlin Says Planes and Crews
Were Captured.

Washington, July 12.-Five Ameri-
can airplanes which went on a bomb
ing expedition have failed to return
General Pershing's communique re-
ported today.
Berlin reported five American air
planes in German hands yesterday.
General Pershing's communique was
the first announcement from Ameri-
can sources of the loss of the ma
chimes. It gave no details, but yes
terday's report from Berlin, which
came by way of London, declared that
the five machines were part of a
squadron of six which started out to
bomb Cob1enz- The crews of the
airplanes, the German report said
were taken prisoner.
The communique follows:
Headquarters American expedition
ary forces. July 10, 1918.
Section AIN the Vosges a raid at
tempted by the enemy broke down
with losses before our lines had been
reached. The day passed quietly al
other points.
AS the result of a bombing expedi-
tion last evening five of our machines
are missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
STILL HOLD 500 MEN
Rest of 5000 Rounded Up in Chicago
Stacker Raid Released.

Chicago, July 12.-Of the 5000
young men ROUNDED up in yesterdays
Stacker raid, about 500 were still held
today for further Investigation
With few exceptions those who did
lot have +hei- classification cards with
them took their detention good
humoredly while waiting for the Gre
dentials to arrive Only one serious
accident was reported. It was the
shooting by L government agent of
Pelga Gustavson. He attempted to
escape from the officers who wished
to examine Lis New York registration
card more closely. He is in a serious
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
TAKES over RIVER
MeAdoO VIII Now Operate the
Mississippi.
VIII Put On Government
Freight Barge Line.

ST. Louis. July 12.-Government
control of the lower Mississippi river
from St Louis to the Gulf of Mexico
has been authorized by Director Cen
eral McAdoo.
An order received by Chamber of
Commerce officials here declares that
j. Sanders, president of the New Or
federal manager. The order was au-
thorized by Director General McAdoo.
The action was taken to relieve rail-
road congestion. A barge line will
be constructed Immediately
Will Spend $2,5OO,OOO.
Washington, July 12.-Approxi-
mate1y 50, 100000 will be expended by
tablishment of system of branch
lines on the inland waterways provid-
ed by the Mississippi and Black War
rior rivers. it was learned officially
today.
Expenditures of the money will be
in the hands of NJ. ]. Sanders. New
Orleans, who has been named federal
manage for these waterways.
Operation of barges between St
Louis and New Orleans will relieve
the rail lines of thirty per cent OF
their r burden in the central west
it Is estimated. The barges will haul
all except periShable freight. Perish
able shipments then can be handled
by rail with much greater speed thar
now, officials believe
Mississippi valley commercial in
terests have urged the railroad ad.
ministration to take over this system
since the government took control OF
| the rail lines and inland waterways
| It was only recently, however, tha1
their pleas met with much considera
| ton.
VIII Extend to Coastwise Trade.
| 1t was understood that in the
| division of the lower Mississippi, line
| of small steamers would extend theil
| route to serve coastwise traffic in the
! Gulf of Mexico. This would e1iminat,
a transfer of cargo from river barge
4 to the coastwise vessels now in ser
/ vice.
| Sanders will have general direction
| of the department of necessary facili
| ties and has been given a free rei1
| in the construction of barges, vessels
wharves and warehouses. He will
direct the work on the Mississippi
river south of st. Louis and on tn
| Black Warrior route between tn
Birmingham district in north Ala abam;
| and Mobile, and New Orleans.
| Sanders is a member of the inlan,
| waterways commission of the railroa,
i administration and is the owner O
| several important rail and steambo
| h1es along the Gulf. AS a membe
of the inland waterways commission
J ba has had an opportunity to becom
15z1szs@zSeiy conyersant of the needs of tn
Sd euation with which he has to deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
PROTEST
Say Low Postage Rate Benefits
Public.
But Congressional Franking
Privilege Costs S25,0OO,OOO.

Washington, July 12.-Jesse H. Neal
of New York, executive secretary of
the Associated Business Papers, in
corporated, comprising six hundred
trade papers, testifying before the
house ways and means committee to-
day fer repeal of the zone increased
rates for second class mail, said the
present rates are no more a subsidy
than low rates on grain are subsidy
for the farm and spoke of the war
work accomplished by the newspa pers.
II call attention" Mr.. Neal said, "to
the statements made that S5,000,0O0
to s30.000,000 have been raised to
promote German propaganda and
have been sent into the United States.
As an advertising man and speaking
for the advertising fraternity, let me
say that we deeply regret that con-
gress has seen fit to appropriate only
s1,000.000 for the public informa ton
committee to counteract the countless
millions spent for German propa-
ganda."
Mr. Neal suggested abolishment OF
the congressional franking privileges
would add 25.00O,000 or more to the
post | revenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
DISEASE IN RUSSIA
Grave Shortage of Food Starts
Cholera Epidemic.
All Crops This Year Are Fall
ures ThruOut Rumania.

- z.a--e & *. ss-.a1
grave shortage in food. cholera is on
the increace in Petrograd, and hun
dreds of persons are daily falling vic
tins to it, says a Russian wireless dis
patch received here today.
Rumania in Sore Straits.
Paris, July 12.-Rumania's peasant
population is in more precarious
condition from lack of food and cloth
ing than at any time since Rumania
entered the war. Reports reaching
the Associated Press from authorita-
tive sources indicate that all crops
this year are failures
What little food there was has been
requisitioned by the Germans. The
bread ration has been reduced further
and amounts to less than half a pound
daiiy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
PEASANTS REVOLT
Unarmed Bodies Reported To
Be Marching on Moscow.
Are Led by Nj. TchernOff, a So
ciaI Revolutionary.

Paris, July I'm. Tchernoff, a
leader of the Russian Social Revolu-
tionists, is marching on Moscow at the
head of numerous bands of unarmed
peasants, says a dispatch from Stock
holm to the Matin. Part of his force
has arrived in the outskirts of the
Bolshevik capital.
A dispatch received in Paris July 9
reported that NJ Tchernoff and three
other members Of the Kerensky :abi-
net had been arrested in Moscow as
alleged leaders of a revolt against the
Bolsheviki. German reports have de-
clared that the Social Revolutionists
were responsible for the abortive re-
volt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
GO TO CLASS four
Topeka Draft Board No. 2 De-
ferS Is Men From 2.
One Man Taken From 2 and
Placed in Glass 8.

City draft board division No. 2 an
nounced the names of 16 men this
morning who have been reclassified
Martin J. Nystrom, 1110 N. jackson
was changed from class 2 to class 8
The other 1 5 men were changed from
class 2 to class 4. Their names
follow:
Bert Stewart CIT Lime
Clarence Z. Fairchild 425 Locust
Adam Artzer, 513 n. Jackson
V. V. Taylor, 1924 Logan.
Elmer Dolstrum, q Oak.
Arthur L. Bodine, 800 Lake
William R. Cooper 1112 Kansas
Robert E. Settle, 1918 E. Sixth.
Benjamin E. Pool, 935 N Jackson
Chas. L. Mendenhall, 1114 N. Quincy
James L. Tucker. 331 Lawrence
Irving D. Billings. 116O Mulvane.
Walter w WendalI. rs Quincy
Maurice A. Curry 624 jefferson.
j. A. McGinnis, GIT Hancock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
GERMAN PREACHER PUNISHED
Got Five Years for DisIoyaI Utterances
in One of His Sermons

Dubuque, Ia, July 12.-Five years
in Leavenworth prison was the sen
tence meted out to the Rev. Wilhelm
Schuman of Pomeroy. Ia, by judge
Henry Reed in United States district
court here yesterday. The Rev. Mr..
Schuman was convicted of violating
the espionage act. He is pastor of a
German Lutheran church and in a SER
mon seven months after the declara-
ton of war, preached in German. he
is accused of urging young men not to
join the United States army. He
came to America from Germany sew
enteen years ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
HAWAIIAN LAND TO SOLDIERS
Government May Provide for Re
turned Yanks After the War.

Washington, July 12.-Government
land in the Hawaiian islands may be
cut into tracts and distributed &c re-
turned American soldiers for occu-
pancy under the homestead act, Sec
retary Lane, of the department of the
interior. announced today, discussing
his recent trip to the islands.
Many thousands of acres are TO be
distributed in this manner thruou-
the United States as soon as eorgres
authorizes the appropriation of ST.
100000 to finance the preliminary
project.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
HEAD man HUNT!
Federal Agents Searching for
"Texas Special" Bandits.
Robbers, in Event of Capture,
Will Face Federal Charge.

Federal officials, it was announced to-
day. are leading the hunt for the thir-
teen bandits who Wednesday night
held up and robbed the Texas Spe-
cial' on the Katy railroad near Paola
and shot four persons
The action of the federal officials
is taken because of the fact that the
safe taken from a baggage and mail
car contai1eG registered letters and
other meail.
Practically every United States dem
uty IN Kansas and several from sur
rounolng states are working on the
case In case of their capture the
ROBBERS Wllf probably be tried on the
government charge, which carries a
heavy penalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
PAY In INSTALLMENTS
Government Insurance for Soldiers
Not Paid in a Lump sum.

Washington, July 12.-Widespread
impression that insurance of men in
military service is paid in lump sum
after their death led the war depart
ment to announce today that pay
mepts of benefits under the war risk
insurance act are made during twenty
years. The insurance is payable on
the death of the insured, on the basis
of 1913 per month for each 1000 of
insurance. for 240 monthly INSTALL
ments. For the maximum of $4,000
the beneficiary would receive $3.50
per month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
HOLD TRAIN SUSPECTS.
Man and Woman Detained for Inves.
ugatfon in Connection With HoIdup

Paola July IA man and a
woman are being held as suspects in
connection with the robbery near here
Wednesday night of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas passenger train. They
were apprehended today at Vance
ran, by capt c. F. McClsy of the
Kansas state guard and were later
brought to Paola for Investigation.
Reasons for the detention of the cou-
pie were not made public, but it was
said that farmers living near the
scene of the holdup have identified
the two as being in the vicinity Short
" before the robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
Won KUEHLMANn HAS ENOUGH
Former German Foreign Secretary
Says He Is sSick of 1t ALL

Knehlmann, former German foreign
minister. will go to Switzerland soon
for a long vacation, a Berlin dispatch
stated today.
81 will be glad to get bit of fresh
air." he was quoted as saying to a
friend. 81 am sick of it ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
PREPARES WHEAT VETO
President Is working on Message
Vetoing Increase in Price to $40.

Washington, July 12.-Members Of
congress were informed today that
President Wilson has begun drafting
a message to congress vetoing the
$2s, 100000 agriculture appropriation
bill because of the amendment provfd-
ing for increasing to s2.40 per bushe1
the governments minimum guarantee
for wheat Allho an attempt nay bo
made by members from wheat pro-
ducing states to override the veto ii 70
/ generally believed the bill will be re-
enacted with the wheat amendment
eliminated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
King and Queen Make Flight.

Paris, July 12.-The king and
queen of Belgium, who had been Fis-
iting England, have returned to
France by the same means which they
used in crossing the channel to Eng
land-thru the air. The return pas
sage, the newspapers say. lasted thirty
minutes. The royal couple said they
were delighted with the experiences of
the aerial voyage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
AUSTRIAN MUTINY
Garrison in Serbian Town Re-
bells Because of Bad Food.
Was Suppressed After Battle
With Artillery.

Corfu, July IA serious mutiny
among the Austrian troops in one of
the occupied districts of Serbia is an
nounced by the Serbia press bureau
here. The garrison at Kraguyevatz,
the former Serbian arsenal, broke into
rebellion because of bad food. the
statement declares, and many of the
officers were killed.
The mutiny was suppressed after L
veritable battls in which machine guns
and artillery were freely used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
Ship Contract to Kansas.

contract to build seven wooden vessels.
to cost 2 million dollars, has been
awarded to the Missouri Bridge and
Iron company of this city by the
Emergency Fleet corporation. The
company's shipyards are at Quantico.
Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12

pfre today celebrated In Frances
Day" By royal decree, the French
flag was flown beside the British flag
on all public buildings. 1t was ex
pected that 100000 pounds (s1,250.-
000) would be raised for the French
Red Cross.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
40 CENTS LIVING WAGE
War Labor Board Establishes 4Oc an
Hour in Pennsylvania Plants.

Washington, July 12.-Forty cents
an no. was declared to be diving
wage" by the National war labor
board in a decision today affecting
workers at eight plants in Wayneboro,
PENNSYLVANIA.
A basic hour day was ordered to
become effective immediately at both
plants of the Worthington Pump &
Mac hinery company at Fast Cam
bridge. Mass. and Buffalo, n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
LITTLE WEATHER CHANGE
Cloudy and Not Much Change in Tenn
perature Is Forecast.

The temperature for the day aver
aged three degrees below normal. The
wind at o'clock this afternoon was
blowing eight miles an hour from the
southwest.
There will be little change in the
weather here during the next twenty
four hours, according to S. d. Flora
meteorologist of the local weather
bureau.
Tomorrow will start in with tenn
iCnntinued .n Eage IMo.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12
z MILLION BRITISH
This Is Fighting Force Facing
Huns in France.
Equals Number on the Western
Front In 1917.

Paris, July 12.-The British fighting
forces in France now aggregate two
million men, s-ys the Havas CORE
spondent on the British front.
This equals the number on the front
in 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12

WHEN peace comes Germany will
be in too many pieces to enjoy it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-12

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight; generally
fair tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

guessed bread pudding, somebody else
guessed again, and there they were. 1t
looked like what our French friends call
an lmpdsse.
Finally, one of the younger doctors,
who had just come down from an aid sta
ton up front, scratched his head in
search of thought. He didn't find
thought but
You guessed it. He found one. He
was a beauty (the find, not the doctor>.
A nice little red one, his fat little belly
(the louse's, not the doctor's) all distend-
ed with a lot of red corpuscle juice. He
was just about to hop from the doctors
head to the person of one of his brother
practitioners (the doctors, not the
louse's) when the doctor caught him, all
crouched for the spring.
"Eureka!" shouted the doctor, lapsing
into Greek in the excitement of the mo-
ment. give got it. It's the louise that
takes blood out of man and gives it to
another. And, pari possu, ceteris paq-i-
bus," he went on, lapsing into Latin in a
state of lesser excitement, eff the man
bitten first has the trench fever, the
louise that bit him will, when he bites the
next man, transmit the trench fever to
him! It's as plain as the nose on your