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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05
Has Consent of Allies as Well
as That of America.
Acts in Accord With War Pact
With Great Britain.
U. S. TAKES NO PART IN IT
Toxic Indicates 'Watchful
Waiting" Policy Adopted.
Report China and Japan Are
Agreed on Siberian Policy.

Londol,, March 5-The Evening
News slys the question of Japan in
tervent IN in Siberia has been settled
and that all the allies as well as the
United States nave agreed to immedi-
ate action to safeguard the interests
Of the covers.
Washington, March 5-The United
States now is in agreement with ia
pan, Great Britain and the other CO.
belligerents on the principle of action
in Siberia but the details remain to be
worked out. This became known to-
day as the cabinet met with President
Wilson to discuss the subject.
London, March Sit is understood
according to ? Reuter- dispatch from
Toxic that the japanese government
is extremely well informed of the de-
ve1opments in Siberia but at present
is adopting a policy of watchful wait
ing. Japan is carefully avoiding
arousing the antagonism of loyal Rus
slams who notwithstanding the dire
need of assistance appear to be ex-
tremely sensitive of outside interfer-
ence. Recognizing, also that China is
entitled to consideration as a protec-
tor of the frontier on which Japan
eSe uOeS not ACTUALLY DOIu6T, JAPANESE
the dispatch says probably has agreed
with China on a plan for prompt CO.
operation.
All-Absorbing Topic in Japan.
(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic, March via Shanghai to
London.-The Russian situation is
completely absorbing the press and
the public. There have been frequent
meetings of the Japanese cabinet at
which doubtlessly the entire question
was considered most carefully with
full realization of the sacred nature of
the responsibilities, involved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-05

INSTEAD of ''Welcome, Huns" the
Yankee cry is ''We'H come, Huns,
in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
LITTLE COMMENT IN ENEMY PRESS
 REGARDING DRIVE
German Papers Agree That Attack Was Expected and That the Huns Escaped
 With Small Loss

l Amsterdam, September l5.-Berlin morn
 ing papers contain little comment o. treir own on the American drive agains ! the St. Mihiel salient except the social ! ist Voerwats.
 1 Hefr hoster, its military writer teIe
 graphing Friday. declares the Franco American attack did not come AS n snr prise He believes it may be mart n, another big offensive which will breal
 at some other point on the front ane as.
 serts the German command is fully ore. 1 pared for such an eventuality. j koster explains the ready abandon. ment of the salient by the statement oI
 Possession of St. Mihiel was valuable
 ohiS as long as we could hope it would support German thrust past verdun.' which idea now seems to have gone into the discard He dwells also on tbe Franco-American "failure' to bottle in the Germans in q sack but he sees clear. Ely menaces to the Lorraine fronffer which is only eight miles beyond Tbiau- court, while the Briey mine basin also IS within easy reach
 The Vosseich Zeitung prints a caption , NNS A' cifN pA6t III WHICH IL says. st. Mihiel bend quietly evacuated
 The Lokal Anzeiger makes it Flight for
 St. Mihiel bend.'
 captain salzemann. military expert Of
 the Vossiche sseitung, says that a glance at the map will show that the re- tentlon of the salient was merely an in-
 vitation to trouble and that in the past four years the question of Withdrawing had been so thoroughly studied out in all It's aspects that it was merely a mat ter of proceeding according to detail. ed progress He comedies however, that the Americans made a kinder dent. but he ventures no description of the operation.
 Lieutenant General Won Ardenne of the Tageblatt apparently has not heard the details of the St. Mihiel, attack for ne speculates on the possibility of a frontal assault on the Chemin-des- Danes where ''the Americans would have chance of passing their tirsts serious lighting examination."N
 The military writer of the TagIicbe Rundschau, unlike the others does not speak of the German withdrawal as hay ing been planned for years. He mere ly states that the Franco-American con ceAtrations had been noted for some time south of Verdun and that the Ger rlan plans were then made accordingly. Tt is too early yet to say" he states, whether the St. Mihiel region will be permanently abandoned as the German method of defense knows only defense zones with no hard and fast defense lines" He sapiently remarks "the enemy has spent his forces vainly because he met no rigid line on which to try to break through
 The Dusseldorf Nachrichten assumes another strong barrier has been prepar- e,i where further enemy assaults may be awaited in safety. This paper pays warm tribute to the Austro- Hungarian troops to whom, it says, the success of the safe withdrawal is largely due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
STEAMER SPELLED

l An Atlantic Port, Sept. 15.-Shelled by German submarine in fog this morn l ing so Smiles off the American coast a British passenger steamer escaped by altering her course and outdistancing the l i-C-boat. She arrived safely in port late today.
 Five shots were fired by the subma rine at the ship which is in the trans port service and was bringing home g6 wounded Canadian officers. None of the shells struck the vessel The first scream ed across the starboard bow, struck the water beyond and exploded harmlessly Instantly the captain altered his course and slowed down. The second missile passed oyer the port bow and the next three struck the waves astern. Thouet the ship was armed the cap tain ordered the gun crew not to respond
 to the fire. determining to rely on speed
 ard the low visibility for escape As
 soon as the shells began to fall behind
 h., rang for full speed ahead and the
 liner leaped away into the murk. The C-boat then ceased firing
 During the shelling perfect discipline ws maintained on the steamer After
 inc fof closed around her she continued her voyage with no further incident
 Pu ssengers of the steamship declared Iupon arrival here tonight that they
 heard no detonation before the shells fired from the submarine exploded near them in the sea. They asserted they
 saw "flares' of the gun and that the submarine appeared to be not more than
 the opinion that the subsea raider was using a silent gum
 British officers on the steamer said that the firing might have come from a deck mortar, a. new weapon which discharged shells without report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
FRENCH LINES ADVANCED

Paris, September 15.--The War office communication last night says:
 South of St. Quentin we advanced our lines as far as the outskirts of Fontaine Les CIercs
 Between the Disc and the Aisne we proceededx at various points to carry out local 'attackst designed to Improve our positions Despite the spirited re- sistance of the enemy we occupied the Village Of Allemont and the Laffaux mill. We also made further progress east of Sancy and northeast of Celles- Sur-Aisne.
 The number of prisoners taken up to the present amounts to- 2500.
 South of the Aisne, in the neighbor- hood of Merval. we made progress. About 200 prisoners fell into our hands.
 Aviation: On September 12 and IS our airpfanes participated actively in the offensive operations of the Amer 'ican army. In spite of strong winds, low clouds and rain our bombing and puSuit sa'iadrons attacked troops and .convoys in the region of Conflans, Chambles. Vigneulles-L -Hatton- Chat el and -La-Tour. Seven enemy planes ware brought down or put out of action and one captive balloon was burned.
 Our observation squadrons. flying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
NINETY WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE LOST WHEN U-bOAT SINKS BRITISH STEAMER Hundreds of Passengers Rescued, But 154 Persons
 Still Missing, Includ-
 ing 34 of Crew STEAMER ALSO FIRED ON 80 MILES OFF U. $. Vessel Escapes in Fog by Altering Course and Out distancing Submersible.
 Five Shots Fired

London, September 13.
 (Friday. The British steam
 CT Galway Castle, of 799S tons
 gross. was torpedoed and sunk
 this morning. She lad 960
 persons OH board, of whom
 more than S60 were reported saved.
 The Galway Castle left port for South Africa on Tuesday last and was torpedced on Thursday in q stormy sea. Hundreds of the passengers were rescued by attending steamers, but 20 first class, 10 second class and 90 third class passengers arc missing, in ad- dition to 34 of the crew, a total of 154 being missing.
 The passengers included three hundred women and children. The bodies of three of tlie children who had died were brought ashore. The captain and sev- eral of the officers are reported to have been still on board the ship when she was last seen and sinking.
 In announcing today that the steamer Ghway Castle. with approximately l00U persons on board had been torpedoed, the Central News states that S4 mem bers of the crew and a number of the passengers are missing.
 Z The Central News account of the sinx- ing says that one of the lifeboats was driven by a stormy sea against the ships propeller and smashed One of the steamers passengers, the account adds, was Henry Burton, minister of of the Union of South Africa, who was saved, and Major Rabuntine, a member of the South African Pariia- ment, who is missing.
 --.The missing from the torpedoed Gal- way Castle. number 1S9 They include i20 passengers, 36 naval and military of- ficers and men and 33 of the crew.
 Ninety third class passengers lost were without exception women and children. The liner floated for two days in charge or the captain and volunteers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
TWO MILLIONS FOR
 RELIEF OF SWISS

Washington. September 15.--More than s, 100000 for relief work in Switzerland has been apportioned by the American Red Cross. This was disclosed today in the~third installment of the report to the American people concerning tho use being made of the Red Cross fund
 The reports show an expenditure to last May of s200.000, consisting of a gift of sl25.000 to the Swiss Red Cross and a donation of $75,O0o to assist the Swiss government in caring for nterned Russians The appropriation for the eight months amounts to $1,972,2S3.
 Of the neutral countries, said the re port none has suffered so much from the war as Switzerland, due to the fact that through this country passes prison CTS exchanged between the allies and the central powers, as well as the refu- gees from Belgium and northern France deported by Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
SKELETON OF LOST
 AVIATOR |SFOUND
 NEAR PENSACOLA
Authorities Able to Identify Wrecked Airplane Found With Bones, Establish
 ing Mans Identity

Pensacola, Fla. September 15.-A DOT fled as E. J. Grove of Parkersburg, w.. Va, q student aviator, who had been missing from the Pensacola naval air station since December 26, last, was found in, Perdido river last Friday, it was announced here today by the naval authorities. The authorities have been able to establish the fact that the plane found along with the human skeleton was the one in which Grove made his last flight from the local naval air train ing station.
 The wreckage. containing it's gruesome find, was discovered by fishermen 10 miles up the river from Perdido bay. Rowing down the stream, they noticed a portion of the hydroplane sticking out of the mud in the swamp along the river bank and upon investigation found amid it's runs portion of human skele ton. The wreckage was removed to the local air station by a barge
 On the day following last Christmas young Grove began what turned out to be his last flight. With him went a IlulnDeI Ols OtIt1 dlIinei put all the others returned without mishap. When Grove failed to put in his appearance after reasonable time had elapsed, a search was begun that extended over land and sea and for miles around the flying station. The authorities believed he had been lost in fog bank over Santa Rosa Island off the coast here. They thought he had dropped into the sea while completing the southeastern arc of the war course, after being con- fused. and it was thought that he and his plane would certainly be found with in 8 short time, But the search went of. for days without clew being found to the. missing airman until Fridays accidental discovery by the fishermen.
 Grove was a graduate of Georgetown and was member of the varsity football team there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Former German Minister
 to Mexico Is Dead at Atlanta Federal Prison

Atlanta, September 15.-Karl Beunz, formerly high official with the Ham, burg American steamship line in New York, and at one time German minis ter to Mexico, died here today at the federal penitentiary, where he was serving sentence for conspiracy against the United States government
 Buenz, who was 75 years old, was said to have been in feeble health for sometime, but the immediate cause of his death was stomach trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Selma Business Men
 and Farmers Move
 2000 Bales of Cotton

Selma. September l5.-With switch Hines congested with unloaded cars of |cotton for the past 10 days, approx mately 50 business men of this city, with. the aid of farmers from the sur rounding country and tbefr help, today moved approximately POGO bales of cot ton into the local compress and it was
 said that work will be continued until
 every car has been unloaded and the
 cotton compressed for export Mayor
 Benish declared that the Sunday laws
 were off for the day, thereby permit
 ting the men to work as well as allow
 ing the compress to steam up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Knoxville Ministers Urge
 Women to Supplant Men

knxville Tenn, September 15. Practically all of the 100 ministers of Knoxville made the suggestion at the morning hour of church services to- dayf that women supplant the men now doing essential work in the shops and factories of Knoxville, in order that men may be released for more strenu-
 ous war work. The action was taken after a trip through the factories by
 ministers and most of the women were
 told that conditions were so that wom- len could reasonably do the work in
 many instances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16

7 The American line at noon today ran through Norroy, on the MoselIe. Hauinont, Doncourt and to Abau- court. on the old line.
 ANesterday's advance by the French seems to have been in the nature of several local pushes and not big general forward move. The situation Is much the same as it was yesterday. The enemy has been reacting very violently on the French front. He made scv- eral counter attacks. Although he has not recovered any of his lost ground. he is holding up the Fren%h somewhat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, September 15.-The war o,e,o. communication issued today is as fo,lows.
 oh ootn sides of LaBassee canal par-
 n,.si.,sn n,ad enemy attacks were repulsed. The Ensiisn i., again attacked near Havrincourt
 Their first assault pressed us haci, fr.,.s.
 ane eastern edge of Iayrinco,rt ihroughout the day the attacks 1vera ra peateu many times. but coliaDse,I oui counter attack was preceded bv ], most intense concentrated artillery fire lne, enemy suffered heavy dosses. leaving m M " naHps apout l0J prisoners rhers was moderate artillery activity and soms enemy trusts at Cmignon brook Thev were repulsed Ss Iehcrai Von Garlowitz s army a.atn shsaseu n heavy battle between the Ai- lette and Ait D. After artillery prenara- ton lasting for several hours, the French 1 sr,''' carly morning attacked with strona
 ihey were repulsed on both sides VI the Allette by Hanoverians and Bruns | wick troops
 The Brandenbureers and Guards root
 inents, after nine days of heavy fight-
 Ing, during which the enemy sought al l most daily to gain the heights east or
 Vauxailion, again defeated yesterday in 1 nahd- o-hand fighting and partly bv counter attacks four attacks which han pecn prepared for by the strongest artil
 iery and mine fire. In the region of Ale inent the enemy Rgessed forward across the height east of Lanaux. but was
 brought to standstilkby our counter at 1 tack
 Between Sancy and vailly the enemy attacks were repeated many times. partly supported byaarmored cars They cor- lapsed before our line
 German reconnoitering troops swan across the Aisne canal east Of vailN and brought back prisoners from the southern bank.
 South of the Aisne. mainly with Sen aeaiese, the French attacked between Reviilcn and Romain. In spite of heavy losses suffered in fruitless morning att tacks he again advanced to the attack ii, the afternoon After strong artillery preparation We drove him back and cap- tured more than 100 prisoners. On both sides cf the verdun-E -Etain road enemy thrusts failed.
 There were four field engagements be- fore our. new lines between the Cotes of Lorraine and the Moselle. The enemy.
 tContinued on Page Twel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
pershing Advances Miles On 3O-Mle Front
 Metz Guns in Action Against the American, Hand of Kaiser Seen in Ailstria,1 Peace Proposal
 Germany Makes Definite Peace Offer to Belgium
FORCE TO UTMOST. ANSWER OF ALLIES TOAUSTRIA'SOFFER
HUNS OFFER PEACE TO BELGIANs

London, September 15-Germany has made defin te peace offer to Belgium, according information ceived here.
 The terms of this proposal are as follows
 That Belgium shall remain neutral until the end of the war.
 That thereafter the entire economic and political dependence of Belgium shall be reconstructed
 That the pre-war commercial treaties between Ger many and Belgium shall again be put into operation after the war for an indefinite period
 That Belgium shall her good offices to the return of the German colonies
 That the Flemish question shall be considered and the Flemish minority, which aided the German invaders, shall not be penalized.
 The proposal contains word respecting repatria- tion indemnties, admission that Germany wronged Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Summary of the News

I-RaiI communications of Metx are
 now under Amcriean bonsbard-
 memt. . Germany malses definite peace 0t-
 fer to BelKtuns. Force to utn"st ailies' answer te Austffa.
 :-German divisions beg for help in
 vain. M ~g. D. Wilson will never have seat at peace table if I can help if.'' said kafser.
 4-Edit0rinI cOmment. -Every successful man In recent primary won on first choice votes. Unified war fund conference will
 meet here September 23. e-Eiuns of industry In the south. : s-Casualty list. Red CxOHn news. &Va
 Spert teDies. . e-Nafket revtewax P,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
RAIL COMMUNICATIONS OF
 METZ ARE vow UNDER
 AMERICAN BOMBARDNENT
British Have Taken Maissenny, Northwest ofSt. Quentin, Together With En-
 tire Trench System

London, September 15-General Pershnss army accordng to this afternoons making fine progress yester- gay afternoon 1t has advanced from two three miles 3omie front and the fortress into a ton against it.
 The enemy be withdrawing to some further line
 which will protect the railway in tbe vcr;t of Metz, which at Americans American patrols advancing at various points a couple of miles beyond the general advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Turks Exterminating
 Asia Minor Greeks

New York, September la-The Greeks of Asia Minor, Thrace and Macedonia are being systematically exterminated by the Turks. at the instigation of Ger nsauyr and they are turning to the United States in the hope of national restora- tion,s it. was asserted here tonight by Nicholas c. ,Kyfeakides, heading com mittee of Greeks which has just arrived from Paris on it's way to Washington to meet President Wilson.
 The delegation. which includes also in it's personnel Christo vassilaki a member of the Greek --ariiament brings documentary evidence of the siifferings inflicted on the Christian Greeks by the Moslems. @
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Asks for Delegates to Enter Into Confidential and . Unbinding Peace
 Discussion
SUGGESTS THAT WAR SHALL BE CONTINUED
 IN THE MEANfIM E
Note Is Addressed to All Powers, Including Friend,
 Foe and Neutrals, as
 Well as Holy See

1 Amsterdam, September IL (By the Associated Press. In an invitation to all the bel ligerent governments to enter into nonbinding discussions al some neutral meeting place the Austro- Hungarian govern ment states that>the object of the conference would be to secure an exchange of views which would show whether these prerequisites exist which would make the speedy inaug- puration of peace negotiations appear promising l The Austrian proposal, which is an- nounced in an official communication 1 telsgraphed here from Vienna suggests that there be no interruption of the wai and that the discussions would
 
 participants to offer prospects Of sue cess
 The proposal calls for all the bellig- erents to send delegates for confiden- tal and unbinding discussion on the Daslc principles tor the conclusion of peace in place in d neutral country ana at near date that would yet have to be agreed upon.''
 The proposal says the confer-
 ence would be one of "delegatex
 who would be. charged to make
 known tO one another the cOncep-
 .ion or thcir Governments rcEard-
 n& nose principles and te receive
 "haiOgOus cOmmunlcnt tiOns as wei,
 us to request and give frank and
 candid explanations on all those
 points which need to he precisely
 defIned.~
 ne government announces that a note empodytng its suggestions had been ad- uressed to the various bellieerent DOW CTS and that the Holy See had been appraisea or she propc in Special states also hs M irtad v,,+h .ha proposal x se
 TEX OF PROPOSAL
 The text of shepffsc.s4 s.o,nm,,,,;..t,~,, reads: w s'o'' An object ld eonss entious ex. ination of tn. ts.aissg yf all tt,ss hai1;.. e!sht staieS fo ieNiser sS .es doubt that aH peoples, GH Wsa~teN&F side they may pc hghting, 'fg fDf " edy end to the bloody strue 1s Des14fs this natura, and compreh hAfSs <. ds ire Tor peaca {, has not so far hfE pessible to create these prelimi ieens sons calculafeo
 tcs.tsp,5sd sss r se Tsss,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Will Be No Round Table Conference and No Dis cussiOns Between Allies
 and Austria
EXPECTED PROPOSAL WILL PROBABLY BE
 IGNORED BY ALLIES
United States Will Enter Into No Discussions Until Central Powers Accept
 Presidents Terms

Washington, September l5. Germany's last peace feeler, advanced through Austria, it was officially stated today, best finds it's answer in President Wilson's Baltimore speech de livered last April.
 Force, force to the utmost, force without stint or limit, the righteous and triumphant force which shall make right the law of the world, and cast every selfish dominion down in the dust '
 That was the Presidents an swer then, and, ,-it was reiterat- ed today, it is his answer now, No one doubts that it is the answer of all the allies.
 While ustria's proposal. reported Iasr night from Amsterdam. had not reached Washington in official form tonigh, it Is expected hourly through some neutral possibly Swen-and in it is recognized the long -heralded peace offensive on which Germany is counting oarouse enough sentiment for peace among the people or the allied countries to compex an end Of the war on terms which substantially r,-t
 The allied leaders recognize this
 ns an effort of Germany to obtain
 the best terms possible.
 There will be no round-tahle
 cOnfcrence, no sounding out pro-
 cess. such Germany proposes.
 and which she hopes will give 0p- pOrtunity probably fo. deal with her
 enemies separately.
 If any reply at all is made. it will be after an exchange of views between the United States and the other CO., belliger- ents, so that a reply for all may be made m one On ecery side. among American officials and allied diplomats, it seems agreed that the only ground on which Germany may have conference is the acceptance of the principles laid down by President Wilson. and which have been accepted by all the allies as their watch word.
 PROPOSAL EXPECTED
 American officials have been noting for sometime the various steps that have led ' to the proposition for meeting at some neutral point Of delegates from all the
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