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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
Enemy Alien Arrested Here Has
Not Worked in IL Years.
Unregistered, He Tried To Get
in the Draft Call.
TELLS A MYSTERIOUS TALE
Says Father in Germany Has
Kept Him in Funds.
Every Mark of Identification
Removed From Clothes.

Gustave Hickman, jr., an enemy
alien, was taken into custody this
morning by o. T. Wood, United States
marshal. Hickman presented himself
Thursday at the local draft board at
Hiawatha, Kan, to register under the
selective service act. He refused to
then that the draft board officials dis
covered that he was an enemy alien
and that he had never registered as
such.
The postmaster at Hiawatha got in
touch with Fred Robertson, United
States district attorney, who advised
them to send Hickman to the federal
authorities at Topeka. The German
was given a letter to o. T. Wood and
told to report to him at once. He ar
rived in Topeka last night and today
was Investigated at the marshal s
office.
He Appears Prosperous.
Hockman is "a years old. He seems
to be well educated and apparently is
well versed in international law. His
clothes are of the best material and
latest out, and his hands are neatly
manicured. He confessed to C.. C.
jackson that he had not done a days
According to the story he told the
authorities, he was brought to Amer
lea by his father when he was six
years old and left in care of some peo-
pie in Boston. Despite his education.
Hockman declares that he never at
tended school. but learned all he
knows from the people with whom he
stayed in Boston and from reading.
He left Boston when he was II years
old, he says, and has been travelling
from place to place ever since.
He claims that his father, whom he
says lives in Germany, keeps him sup
piled with money. His last allotment.
he said, was received January i, 1917,
at which time he claims he had 81, 800.
When arrested last night he had only
$40 left His finger prints were taken
and he will make his home in the
county jail until orders are received
as to his disposal.
Nothing to Identify Him.
J. One of the most suspicious sthings
about Hickman revealed during the
investigation was the fact that, altho
his clothes were of the best, every
Identifying mark. had been removed
from them. This was even true of his
shoes. He explained the circumstance
by saying that he had bought the
clothes at a second hand store and
that there were no marks on the
clothes when he bought them. Just
why a second hand store would re-
move the trademarks Of a standard
brand of clothes he could not explain.
When asked why he had not registered
as an enemy alien, he stated that he
did not suppose it was necessary. He
did read of it in a Boston news
paper, he said, but as he was leaving
there and supposed it to be a purely
local affair. he did not trouble him.
self further. He reads magazines, he
says. but very rarely reads a news
paper. In relating the story of his
travels, he was able to name only two
hotels at which he had stayed during
the seventeen years of rambling; they
were the one at Hiawatha and the
one he put up at in Topeka Thursday
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
HERE ON SEPT. 27.
Hays VIII Arrive In Topeka al
1 O'clock.
Republican Leaders Coming for
Important Conference.

VIII H. Hays, Republican national
chairman, will spend the afternoon Of
Friday, September 27, in Topeka. A
telegram announcing the national
cha1rman's visit was received today
at Republican state headquarters. Ar
rangements are now being made for q
conference by the national chairman
with state and congressional candi-
dates. Republican newspaper men and
party leaders.
Announcement today was to the ef-
feet that Hays would arrive in Topeka
Der 27. He will remain in Topeka until
o'clock in the evening. He plans
but one stop in Kansas in trip thru
the middle west. Party workers from
every county in the state will be
asked to attend the conferences and a
big reception which will be given in
honor of the national chairman.
On Second Western Tour.
Since last spring Hays has planned
to visit this state. He was unable TO
include Kansas on his itinerary when
he made western trip some weeks
ago. Next week he Will start on a
second trip to midwest states and To-
peka will receive a place on his stop
ping list.
Havs' visit to Kansas at this time. Is
especially fmnortant because OF the
controversy this week concerning a
statement which the national chair
man was reported by State Chairman
Motter to have made at conference
in Chicago Labor day HAYS who wa $
quoted as having said the national ad-
ministration would go TO any length
even compromise of the war-to win
the November election. has denied
making the statement.
1t is probable that several hundred
,, men and women prominent in Repub-
Iican affairs in the state will come to
Topeka for the Hays conference and
reception. Notice of the national
| chairman's trip to Topeka will be sent
today to each county chairman. and
all state and congressional candidates
| Hays has asked for conference with
/ leaders and candidates. He also re-
ouested a conference with Republican
adifnrS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
ADMITS 1T
Acknowledges Loss of the st.
MihieI Salient Today.
But Claims 1t Was Prearranged
Strategic Retreat.

Berlin. Sept. 1S.-"We now are
standing on our new lines, which
have been. prepared" says the official
statement issued today by the German
general staff.
During the night the statement
adds, 1.-The evacuation of the (St.
MihieD salient. which was liable to
encirclement, and which had been un-
der consideration for some years, was
completed without interference.
TN anticipation of the attack of
the French and Americans on the st.
Mihiel salient, we began evacuating
this salient few days ago."
Austria Admits 1t, Too.
Vienna, Sept. 13.-In the st. Mihiel
sector of the western front, Austro-
Hungarians south of the Combres
height, says the official statement
issued today by the Austrian war
office, assured the systematic retreat
of the Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
DRESSED AS SOLDIERS
Three Women Say They Walked Here
From New Mexico.


Four young women who are being
held in the city Jail under the care Of
Mrs. Delnore McGratl1, police matron,
and who a medical examination re-
veaied are diseased, will be taken to
the women's detention farm at Lans-
ing next Monday. it was stated today
by Chief Of Police Frank Harbaugh.
Three of the women, Mrs Minnie
Mason of Topeka. who says her hus-
band is corporal in the army; Mrs.
Elmer Young and Mrs. Francis
Hoover. of Albuquerque, N. NJ, were
arrested Sunday as they were talking
to some soldiers near the federal
building. The other girl. Isabel Young,
Of Topeka. was arrested Sunday after
noon. They are all under 81 years
old
Mrs. Mason and the two women
from Albuquerque told Mrs. McGrath
that they had walked all the way from
Las Vegas. N. NJ. to Topeka dressed in
soldiers clothes. These clothes are
now in the possession of the police.
They were not halted once on their
journey, the girls say, altho they
visited several army cantonments.
When they arrived in Topeka they
engaged rooms at a hotel, it rs said,
where they laid aside the uniforms
and again donned their petticoats
Sunday afternoon. they say. they met
the three soldiers, each of whom went
to another hotel, and engaged rooms
for himself and wife for the week. II
was then that the police interfered
with their plans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
over IS MILLION?
Early Reports Indicate Very
Heavy Registration.
Total Estimated May Be Some
what Exceeded.

Washington. Sept. 1s.-Yesterday's
registration of men between 1S and 4S
for military service was per cent
above the advance estimate and may
have added close to ID, 100000 men to
the man power rolls, according to re-
ports that commenced coming to Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder today
from state draft executives. The first
group of states to present partial or
complete totals all showed well over
expectations.
Registration on August "a of men
who had reached 81 years since June
last added 157,963 men to the nations S
man power enrolment, the provost
marshal general announced today.
This was just forty-eight less than
the advance estimate of 15S,011.
The first reports came from Rhode
Island, Vermont, Wisconsin. Minne-
sofa, oregon and the District of
Columbia.
The figures probably will not be
made public until they have been
checked and corrected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
Secretary of War Witnessed
Launching of Attack.
Terrific BOmbardment Preced.
ed the Infantry Charge.
tBy the Associated Press3

With the American Army in Lor-
raine. Thursday. Sept. 12.-The allied
offensive on the western front for the
first time il dominaingly American.
the French cooperating, and in a
military sense it is regarded as a con-
tinuing phase. of the battle which be-
gan early last summer.
Newton D. Baker, the American Sec
retary of war, with several other nota-
bles witnessed the beginning of the
battle from the vantage point of a
French fort close behind the middle Of
the line.
1t was precisely 1 o'clock of rainy,
moQuless night. when a signal flash of
flame hot across the sky. It was
followed by other flashes which grad
ua1ly merged into a sheet of white
light on the horizon. Gradually there
began to roll from this flame-lit area
a mighty thunder, amidst which could
be distinguished now and then the
crack and boom of German return
shells bursting.
The front over which the attack
was made was SO extended that
the brilliant bands of vivid light soon
stretched from far. eastward to west
~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
SESSIONS AT HEAD
p. e. G.. Member Chairman
: United War Work Campaign.
Drive of z Organizations Opens
in Kansas Nov. II.

At meeting of the military COM
mittee of the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce at noon today, Charles
Sessions of the state public utilities
commission was chosen chairman of
the Shawnee drive for the United War
Work campaign to be held thruout
Kansas, beginning November II. In
this campaign $1.900,000 will be
raised in this state for the war work
fund to be divided among the Y. M.
c. A., Y. w. C. A, Knights of CO.
lumbus. War Camp Community serv-
ice. the American Library associa-
ton, the Salvation Army and the
Jewish welfare board.
A general conference will be held
in Topeka September II, when rep
resentatives Ct all the seven organfza-
tions will meet with V. NJ Wiley of
Hutchinson, state chairman. and all
district workers. Final plans for the
drive will be made at that time.
The Shawnee county quota has not
been announced. altho it is predicted
that it will be about 800. .0O0-pos-
sibly more.
The meeting al the Chamber OF
Commerce today was called by Horace
L. Hall in the absence Of Chairman
Mulvane. who is out of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
MOTOR RACES AT
FREE FAIR TODAY
Saturday Program,

Auto Races.
2 o,clock-Six big events. Seven
drivers entered. Time trials for
worlds records.
Great Night Show.
Grand patriotic concert and military
spectacle In front OF the amphftheater.
Kansas Free Fair every night of fair week
100 p. m.-Retreat and guard mount.
Ninth battalion. Kansas State Guards.
i 7:301Lfye stock parade.
7:3n to s--Concert program-Marshaifs 8
Military band:
bonoiogy@Dayis TEonbones Hamon,
3SFoS Trot-some Sweet DayE.Laks,,
Hassefman-M. Guy Snyder. Alfred ].
5. Gornet Duet = Farewell : Hasselman.
Brown. pr. 4. a. Marshall, Lee Gilmore,
1SnEk suas and Indian Fam
Sioux Indian war dance-Night before
before forming the line OF march. Custer {
cavalry on march to Sioux camp. the sound
OF horses hoofs in the distance. Approach
The Indians responding with their custom
ary war music. Battle of Little Big Horn
June p as in which our great a5a
victory with scalp dance. Arrival of re-
Inducements, General Bentine and cavalry.
Clusters burial. volley of shots. muffled
drums and bugie sounding the last call
over our great generals grave.
I. Finale-"Nearer My God to Thee
to 10-Modocs-"Howdy." Ted and
Josh: Liberty Bell" Goodwin: ITS O
Long Way to Berlin" Fields.
8 10 to S:15-Stanton's pantomime bird
is to -Modocs-"Just a Baby's
Prayer at Twilight" Jerome.
S:25 to S:40-Modocs :-"Khaki Bill,
Parade and Army Drill.
Parade and drill on the track by the
crack drill company of United States regu-
lar infantry from Fort Leavenworth.
40 to S:45-Aifredo-Strong = Jaw act.
S:45 to Observation-Disclosures In
France Is a Lily" Howard; Keep the
Home Fires Burning" Novelle; American
Forever" Z. T. PAUL.
j. 'Tho World at War;"
eco to 1O-Gordon's Mammoth Military
Spectacle-"The World at War"
Stage covering four acres ground show
ting French village giving celebration IL II
honor Of American troops. Presenting thu
Globe and grand display Of Gordon's fire
works.
Scene 2-Attack by the enemy; captur,
and destruction of French village and re
capture of village by the Allies. Terrifil
showing effect OF modern war and intro
ductng tanks, machine guns. cannon. bar
rage fire and capture of the enemy b.
American forces. s=ss -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
WATCH The YANkS
All Eyes in Washington
Turned Toward France.
Pershing's Reports on Battle
Were Slow Coming Thru.

Washington, Sept. 13.-Al1 interest
of official Washington today was
centered on the st. Mihiel salient in
France, where General Pershing' S
forces from the first American of a
million and a quarter men were driv-
ing forward in their initial independ-
ent offensive on the western front.
Reports from the American COM
mander-in-chief were slow in coming
thru, and until after midnight the
only detailed information as to the
contained in brief news bulletins from
the front These were confirmed by
General Pershing. who reported that
his troops, assisted by French units,
had broken thru the enemy's resis-
tance in the ST. Mihiel sector and
of five miles At the time the COM
muniaue was sent the operation still
was in progress, and 5000 prisoners.
probably not all of those captured,
had been counted
This was taken here to mean that in
the first day of their rush they had
gone forward on a twe1ve-mile front
and were threatening the road over
which the Germans opposing the
French in the bend of the salient
would have to pass if they escaped
capture or destruction.
In a Pfncer Movement.
On the western side between St
| Mihiel and Verdun, Franco-Americar
/ forces were steadily pushing back the
| enemy and closing the mouth of the
pocket in a pincer movement such as
cleared the Germans from the Aisne.
| Marine salient in July.
There were some observers who be
| lieved that the objective was the
strongly fortified city of Metz. not fal
/ over the German border. A, fronta
attack upon this position was hardly
| to be expected, but its envelopmen
was considered as a logical part o
! what was thought to be Marsha
! Foch's general plan to outflank tn,
/ enemy in this section as a means o
! forcing his armies out of northern
France and a part of Belgium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
ST.M|H|EL SALIENT
IS FLATTENED OUT.
FRIDAY, THE Thirteenth

Friday. the thirteenth of Septem-
ber of 1918 will be remembered in
Germany as a most unlucky day. 1t
is the fifty-eighth anniversary OF
General John J. Pershing's birth in
Missouri, and he is celebrating
with the second day of the great
American offensive toward the
border.
1t is the one hundred and fourth
anniversary of the "dawn's early
light when Francis Scott Key
wrote the Star Spangled Banner. 1t
is celebrating by waving today in
places undreamed of by Key.
Today the potential military
power of the United States has in
creased thru the greatest military
registration in the history of the
world.
Thirteen is President Wilson's
lucky number.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
CALLS Their HAND
Munitions Strikers Must Work
or Fight.
If Strike Continue All Exemp.
tiOns VIII Go.

Washington. Sept. 13.-Striking ma
chinists at Bridgeport, Conn, have
been notified by President Wilson that
unless they return to work and abide
by the wage award of the war labor
board. they will be barred from en-
ployment for a year and draft boards
will be instructed to reject any claim
OF exemption from military service
based upon their alleged usefulness
on war production.
The presidents warning went today
IN letter addressed to the machin-
lists, replying to resolutions forwarded
to him announcing the strike because
OF dissatisfaction over the war labor
boards award and later the interpre-
tation by an umpire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
To stand by Jueo-sIavs

Paris. Sept. 13.-The italian cabinet
meeting Monday and Tuesday reached
A decision to inform the allies that
ITALY considers the Jugo-Slav inde-
nendence movement as corresponding
TO the principles for which the allies
are Tiehtine. according to reliable re-
ports from Rome sources.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
WIN THIS YEAR?
"Gfve Us the Men and Guns
and We'll Do IT,
Pershing Is Said To Have Told
a Congressman.

Washington. Sept. 13.-"Send us
men, guns and supplies quickly and
we'll win this war in 1919"
This is the message General Persh-
ing sent the American people thru
CONGRESSMAN John Tillman, Arkansas.
who headed congressional delega-
ton that was entertained at American
field headquarters recently.
T1llman was to see President Wilson
late today to report on his trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
AFTER IRON REGION
Drive May Recover Min
ing District Around Metz,

ing District Around Metz,
Washington, Sept 13.-The iron re-
gion around Metz is the objective of
the American drive, according to the
impression house military committee
members say they gained from their
war department conference today.
They said they were shown maps
outlining the general progress and d.
rection of the United States thrust, but
were not informed of any fresh mill
tary Developments. They said Metz
appeared about twenty miles from the
American lines.
General March was absent from the
session and a subordinate took his
place.
Committee members said afterwards
their recollection of airplane figures
was that this country now has thirty
three distinctly American air squad
rons operating on the front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
RAP HIS SPEECH
Two German Newspapers As
sail the Kaiser.
Say Time Is Past for Fine
Words From Him.

Zurich. Sept. 13.-Adverse COM
ment on the kaiser,s speech to Krupp
workers was printed in the Muencher
Nachrichten and the National Zeitung,
according to dispatches here today.
"The kaiser's Interpretation of the
war will hardly stand good before the
judgment OF future historians." said
the Muencher Nachrichten. ~
The National Zeitung said: "The
time is tar past for fine words even
from the kaiser's eloquent lips" /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
Get OUT OF LILLE
Germans Appear To Be Evacu-
ating French City.
Numerous Fugitives Reach Bel
gian Towns.

London, Sept. 13.-Numerous fugi-
tives from the city Of Lille are re-
ported by Belgian newspapers to be
arriving at Malines and Antwerp, &C.
cording to a dispatch from Amster-
dam to the Central News agency. Ap-
the Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
DOUGHBOYS BAGGED COUNT
Found Him With Baggage Unpacked
Waiting To BE Captured

With the Americans on the Metz
Front. Sept 13.-Among the prisoners
captured by the Americans was the
German Count Schesyng. The Ameri-
can doughboys found him with his or
derlies. their baggage unpacked, wait
ing to be captured.
Among the prisoners taken by the
French were $50 Austrians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13

The wind at 2 o'clock this after.
noon was blowing IL miles an hour
from the southwest. The tempera-
ture for the day averages 2 degrees
above normal.
That the fair will finish with nice
weather still on deck is promised by
Meteorologist Flora. Temperatures
thruout the day will average about the
same as those of Thursday.
No rain fell in Kansas in the last
twenty-four hours and Flora does not
predict any in the next twenty-four
hours. He says. h, wever. that there
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
REDS SLAY MORE
f72 Counter Revolutionaries Executed
by BoIshevikf in Petrograd.

Stockholm, Sent. 13.-As a result of
attempts to kill Soviet Commander
Rerzian and Military Councillors Smi1-
Gin and Goloshkin. seventy-two coun-
ter revolutionaries have been executed
IN Petroerad. according to informa
tion here today.
Chinese rercenaries carried out the
death sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
PANIC HITS HUNS
"Our Position Most Serious in
German History"
Is Declaration of the Cologne
Zeitung.

Rotterdam, Sept. 1S.-"Our posi-
ton is the most serious in German
history" copies of the Cologne Zei-
I'VE fight the world with only our
own strength. Suggestions that we
evacuate Belgium avail US nothing" !"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
is KAISER SCARED?
Tone of Pleading in His Speech Show
Weakness of His Position.

Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-'Does the
kaiser feel his throne is longer firm ?"
the newspaper Nieuwe vandendaag
asked today. commenting on Will
helms speech to the Krupp workers.
THE almost pleading tone of his
speech Is a significant sign of the
position of Germany in these critical
hours. 1t is far from being a happy
utterance for the promotion Of peace" ]"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
MORE TURK MASSACRES

Kurds Engage in Wholesale Siaugh-
ter 81 Christians in Persia.
Rome, Sept 13--News reached the
vatican today of wholesale massa, res
lin Persia by the Kurds. vicar at
Teheran and many French priests
were reported killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
MAKES 1T ARMY DAY
Pershing Declines Honor of Celebrs.
ton OF His Birthday In Chicago.

Chicago. Sept. 13.-Gen. J. ]. Perish.
ing. on the eve of the first American
offensive, modestly yielded the COM
pliment Of "Pershing day here to his
army To the war exposition commit
tee planning observance of the gem
erals birthday today. Pershing cabled:
The army very highly appreciates
the proposed celebration of Army day
and sends greetings. Unity at home
will cheer us on to victory.-PersA-
ing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
FLORA MAKES GOOD
No Rain in Sight-Temperatnre Be-
low Normal This Morning.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Generally fair tonight and Saturday; not
much change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
CBy the Assortated Press.)

Paris, Sept. 13 (1:05 p. m-).
The st. Mihiel salient, it is
understood, has been reduced.
The censor will not permit the
publication of the names of the
towns and villages forming the
present American line in the
st, Mihiel sector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
AMERICAN DRIVE
CONTINUES With
UNABATED SPEED
Paris Report Says Front Has
Been Strengthened.
Censor WithhOlds Names of
Towns on Present Line.
10000 PRISONERS CAPTURED
Divisions at Bottom of Pocket
Probably Caught.
Sixty Guns Are Also Reported
To Have Been Taken.
ENORMOUS SUPPLIES SEIZED
No Time Yet To Check Up
Military Stores.
Divisions at Bottom of Pocket
Probably Caught.
Sixty Guns Are Also Reported
To Have Been Taken.
ENORMOUS SUPPLIES SEIZED
No Time Yet To Check Up
Military Stores.
Try the Associated Press.l

London, Sept. 13 e p. m.).-
Twelve thousand prisoners
have been taken by the Ameri-
cans in their offensive at st.
Mihiel. The entire salient now
has been captured.