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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
German Officials Hold Confer
ence To Discuss Reply.
Austrian Ruler Says Peace Is
Near at Hand Now.
EMPEROR KARL'S Statement
He Makes Step for Federalized
Basis of Country.
Plan Does Not Include Union of
Polish State.

Amsterdam, Oct. 1S.-Members of
the reichstag, the federal council and
the cabinet and military and naval
officials conferred in Berlin Thursday,
in regard to the reply which will be
sent to President Wilson, according to
advices received here today. The reply,
it is reported, is not yet completed.
Vienna, Oct. IS. Via BaseD Steps
for the organization of Austria on a
federalized basis were proclaimed by
Emperor Charles today.
The plan does not include the union
of Austrian Poland with 1.-The indepen-
dent Polish state" the emperor de-
clared. The city of Trieste and the
Triest region will be treated separately
lin conformity with the wishes of the
population"
The Austrian emperor has issued the
following manifesto:
A Clash in Berlin.
Amsterdam, Oct 18.-A demonstra-
ton by the German Independent So
cialists in Unter den Linden, Berlin, to-
day, is reported by the Cologne Volks
Zeitung.
TIE crowd sang the "Marseillaise. "
The police, adds the newspaper, pre-
vented the demonstrators from reach
ing the imperial palace. There was a
clash in which some of the crowd
were slightly injured by the. police
sabres
ITO my faithful Austrian people:
"Since 1 have ascended the throne I have
| tried to make it my duty to assure all my
peoples the peace SO ardently desired and
to point the way to the Austrian peoples
of prosperous development unhampered
by obstacles which brutal forces creates
against intellectual and economic pros
perity.
The terrific struggles in the world war
have thus far made the work of peace i'm
should assure to us an honorable peace on
the, threshold of which by the help of
God. we are today.
delay the reorganization of our country
| on natural, and therefore solid basis.
| Such question demands that the desires
realized.
II am decided to accomplish this work
| with the free collaboration of my peoples
in the spirit and principles which our al
lied monarchs have adopted in their offer
''Austrin must become, in conformity
with the will of its people n confederate
= state in which each nationality shall form
on the territory which it occupies, its own
! local autonomy This does not mean we
are already envisaging the union of the
Polish territories of Austria with an in
| dependent Polish state.
| The city of Triest with all its surround
ings shall in conformity with the desire OF
| its population be treated separately"
| Wild Scenes in Hungary
| Basel. Oct. 1S.-Scenes of tumul,
| prevailed at the meeting of the Hun.
garian diet during which demands fol
| peace were made and it was announc.
ed that Austria was being organized or
! a federal basis. So great was the up
roar that the presiding officer wa.
Obliged to adjourn the sitting. The dis.
order continued. however, the deputie:
calling each other "Blackguard, liar
traitor, slave" etc.
DR.. Alexander Wekerle, the Hunga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
JAIL A PREACHER co after NURSES
Those Who Dodge Duties May
Lose r. G.. Standing.
Thirty-Eight New Flu Cases
Reported Here Today.

Only thirty-eight new cases of in
fees of the public health department
up to II o'clock this morning. This is
the smallest report that has been turn
ed in on any day since the outbreak
of the epidemic between o'clock and
IL. However, with the largest report
diagnosed cases, Thursday, the drop
this morning cannot be taken to indi-
cate that there is an appreciable fall
ing off of the epidemic. Altho most
all of the doctors have turned in their
reports each morning, on Thursday
seventy-six cases were reported in the
morning up to IL o'clock and fifty
nine in the afternoon. The reports
this afternoon may show a consider
able increase.
city health officer, made no statement
regarding the outlook, it may be as
sumed that it is still far from prom
ising. He is of the opinion that no
definite view of the situation may be
assumed simply by judging the figures
of reports for one day. Only after
reports on new cases continue to
dwfndle for several successive days
Will there be any authoritative basis
for thinking that the strength of the
epidemic is waning.
Death in the County.
The death of Margaret Riley, who
lives on Route No. 6, was reported to
the public health office this morning.
Miss Riley was sick only a short time.
VContipued on Page TWo)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
ON HOME STRETCH
Fourth Loan Going Near the
Six Billion Mark.
$1,75O,0OO,OO0 Yet To Be Raised
in Two Days Campaign.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The fourth
liberty loan today neared the home
stretch of the campaign with $4,250,-
100000 subscribed and $1,750, 200
to be raised in two days remaining. -
Despite this tremendous unsubscrib-
ed balance, campaigners thruout the
country reported they would be sat
isfied with nothing less than over-sub-
scription.
The nations capital went over the
top today when it's total subscriptions
passed s27,000,000.
Cuba has largely oversubscribed its
quota of s6,O00,0 900.
Official reports show the Mime
apolis district to have gone over the
top.
st. Louis. with only per cent of its
quota to subscribe, was expected tC
pass the mark by tonight.
The Kansas City district, where the
selling campaign did not begin unit
the second week of the loan, showed
a total today of $170,0 100000 agains
a quota of s260,0O0,000.
Nation Must Rally.
Secretary McAdoo today reiterated
his statement that the nation must no
let Uncle Sam fail to pay his debts. He
again called attention to the fact tina
more money had been spent in antici
patton of the fourth loan than ha.
been subscribed to date.
Even if peace were to come to-
morrow, Meade said, "the govern
ment still would have an enormous
financial problem to solve which
would necessitate the raising of much
more money. More expenditures are
anticipated and those expenses will
hang over until long after peace has
come"
Reports that the loan is to be ex-
tended for another week were agair
denied by the secretary. He said he
was convinced that the American peo-
pie would rise to their full duty and
subscribe the loan.
Secretary Daniels announced TODAY
that the subscription OF the navy tc
the liberty loan totalled S28.000.00O
which is s3,000,000 above the quota SCI
for the navy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
Under Heavy Barrage, They
Attack in Morning.
Penetrate Wooded Section
Northeast of Grand Pre-.
GAINS ALONG THE MEUSE
The Cost Was Not Heavy for
Americans.
Artillery Busy Along the En-
tire Front. D

With the American Armies in
France, Oct. 1S.-Under cover of a
heavy barrage, American patrols this
morning penetrated deeply into the
wooded region northeast of Grand Pre-.
At the same time, after breaking up
feeble counter attacks along the
Meuse, Americans pushed on and cap
tured a number of strong points from
which the boches had been sending
out patrols.
Both operations netted important
gains without heavy cost.
Artillery activity has greatly in
creased along the whole front between
Grand Pre- and the Meuse. The Ger
mans are using gas as we'll as high eX-
plosives in shelling our rear areas.
1t is now permissible to announce
that the Thirty-SiX division has been
engaged in the Champagne advances
this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
Flu Closing Order Violated in
Crawford Co. Town.
Ban May Be Lifted in Some
Counties Soon.

The first arrests for violation Sf the
statewide closing order put into eff
sfect to stamp out the Spanish inHlu-
enza epidemic in Kansas was made
Thursday at Crowburg, a mining camp
in Crawford county, where an evan
gelist and the deacon of a church were
arrested for holding church services
Crawford county has been one of
the worst sufferers in the state and
the health authorities have been hav-
ing hard time trying to keep the dis
ease under control. Notice of the vio-
lation of the order and the arrest was
sent to the state board of health today.
but the names of those arrested were
not given.
-utho permission has been given for
the holding of public sales, Doctor
Crumbine stated today that crowds
must be avoided, that no lunches can
be served, no public drinking allowed
and only persons with business should
be allowed to attend.
May Lift Ban in Places.
Some communities in Kansas NAV
be allowed to remove the ban on the
schools, churches, theaters and public
meetings next week while others will
be required to remain closed on ac-
count of the influenza epidemic. This
IS the plan being considered today by
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health and other health
officials
There is some abatement In the
disease in the communities which put
on the closing orders early in the out
break of the Influenza" said Doctor
Crumbine- 1T seems to me that these
may properly be released now as the
disease has been practically stopped.
There are a few communities where
the disease did not gain a foothold
and the few cases are so we'll under
control and it has been so long since
new cases appeared that they may be
allowed to open. But most of the state
should be kept closed against all
gathering during all or most of the
week in order to completely check
the disease
The number of new cases of inf1u-
enza reported today was not so large
as in other days of this week but not
all of the counties had reported this
morning. The board of health re-
ceiyed several letters from health Off
GERS saying that the doctors were so
busy looking after influenza patients
that they had not had time to make
detailed reports and the actual reports
could not be forwarded.
Health officials expect the final fig
ures for this week to show approxi-
mately the same number of cases as
last week, with a material falling off
in the daily mum bers the last day or
so of the week. Next week is expected
to show a considerable decrease in the
new cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
READY TO RETREAT
Hun Made Extensive Preparations To
Abandon Belgian Coast,

London. Oct. 1s.-The military cor
respondent of the British wireless
states that extensive preparations had
been made for the evacuation of the
Belgian coast. However. there is
nothing in the situation on the west
ern front to indicate that the Germans
are on the point of co1laps The
enemy probably intends to retreat to
line running thru Antwerp, Brussels
and Namur and thence along the right
bank of the MeuSe. Germany will no
doubt attempt to delay the allied ad-
vance on the line of the Scheldt which
is of great natural strength. altho no
extensive prepared positions exist
along it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
HARVEY is PROMOTED
Topeka Major Is Made Lieutenant
Colonel at Camp Logan.

News has been received in Topeka
that Major A. NJ. Harvey has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel Mrs. Harvey got telegram
today making the announcement.
Lieutenant-ColonelH Harvey is judge
advocate of the Fifteenth division, and
is stationed at Camp Logan, Houston
Tex. For the second time, he has vol
unteered for service under his coun-
try's colors, for he is a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, in which he
first won military rank. He again
entered the government service after
the declaration of war with Germany
Northumberland Harvey is a Ken
tuckian, and came to Topeka to live
when he was ten years of age. Ever
since 1877 he has made this city his
home. He has been a prominent
member of the Kansas bar for many
years, having been admitted to prac-
tice in 1893. He served as lieutenant
governor of Kansas during the admin
istrat ton of Governor Leedy.
He is the father of two sons who
are in military service, one of them
being now in France. Mrs. Harvey
and her youngest son will leave soon
for the south to join Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Harvey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
DON'T DELAY
DON'T WAIT
BUY BONDS!
BY WM. G.. McADOO.

subscriptions reported and es
timated up to noon Thursday
amount to s4,OO0,O0O,000, leaving
at least 100000 to complete
the fourth liberty loan. Only two
days are left within which to raise
this vast sum.
''No country on earth but Amer
lea could raise so vast a sum in so
short a time. America can do it
and must do it. The destinies of
the world, and the hopes of civili-
We shall fail in everything we have
fought for and hope to gain in this
war if the fourth liberty loan is de-
feated.
Let every true American citizen
today examine himself under the
white light of patriotism and see
whether or not he has done his
utmost in this, emergency. The
highest obligations of duty and
patriotism command every true
American to go Immediately to his
bank or to his liberty loan COM
mittee and subscribe to the limit
of his ability to the fourth liberty
bonds.
Don't delay. don't wait to be
urged. Be as quick to do your part
in this fourth liberty loan battle as
our soldiers in France are quick to
obey the orders to charge the
enemy.
Buy liberty bonds on the in
stallment plan if you cannot buy
them for cash. Every patriotic
bank will help you. If every
patriotic citizen will do his duty
today, victory for the fourth liberty
loan is certain. The continued
victories of our armies in Europe,
the certain defeat of our enemies
and the glorious triumph of the
cause of liberty depends upon
what the American people do in
the remaining two days of the
fourth liberty loan campaign"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
GEN. VIM IS PROMOTED
Commander of Eighty-Ni Is Now
Major General,

Camp Funston. Kan, Oct IS
Word from overseas announces the
promotion of Brig. Gen. Frank l..
Winn, who assumed command of the
Eighty-ninth division when Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood was relieved at the
port of embarkation, to the rank of
a major general 1t is believed that
he is still in command of the division.
Charles E. Kilbourne, chief of staff
of the Eighty-ninth division, who went
to France with General Wood last fall
on an inspection trip. and who was
wounded at the same time General
Wood received slight injuries, has
been promoted from the rank of a
colonel to that of brigadier general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
German Press Shows Hope In
Allied Disunity. .
Wilson's Terms Ones on Which
Allies Stand.
NEED FOR ORGANIZED FRONT
Germany Believed She Saw
Weak Spot in Line.
Launched Peace Drive at Once
on This Belief.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-A determined
effort will be made Immediately by
America and the allies to organize a
strong united diplomatic front to pre-
vent any split at the peace table.
Reviews of German press comment
and German government propaganda,
showing they see hope in the possi-
bility of allied disunity when peace
negotiations start, have made the
above action necessary, officials and
diplomats believe.
Quotations from German organs
show spirited attacks upon the British
and French war aims and dwell at
length upon what they declare is a
marked difference in spirit between
President Wilson's formula (Which
they show has never been officially
accepted by France and Great Brittany
and the allied terms.
, President Wilson appeared to sense
the situation when he appealed in his
New York speech, September 27, for
an exact statement of terms by all
chancellors of European belligerents.
When this failed to draw a reply from
Lloyd George and Clemenceau, Ger
many apparently thought she had the
chance to saw weak spot in her enc
mys diplomatic front and launched a
| peace drive.
| Avoided Danger.
President Wilson has avoided the
| danger. but If Germany capitulates to
| his final decision before the United
States and the allies have agreed defi-
nitely upon basic peace terms, diplo-
| mats and officials here believe Ger
| many may profit by this at the peace
table.
Following the address of Baron
| Bur1an before the foreign affairs COM
| mittee in the Austrian delegation
| Wednesday, in which he predicted
! Germany's acceptance of President
| Wilson's decision, diplomats here look
TO see the German answer to declare
| orders have gone out to prevent fur
ther destruction of property on land
| and sea and constitutional reforms
| nave been made such as to satisfy the
| presidents conditions.
| Meantime, many oS the peace terms
the allies would have forced at thS
| peace table are being rapidly forced
| by Marshal Foch on the field of battle
| While discrediting rumors that
| Germany has called off its Submarines
In compliance with President Wilson,
demand, until official information to
| this effect is at hand, the navy de-
partment today expressed satisfaction
at the important blow directed at this
| arm or the German operations bv
| clearing the Belgian coast of U-boat
| bases. This means, officials pointed
| out. that the subma rines will have 10
travel farther from bases at KieI tina n
heretofore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
TOOK EAR OF CORN
DR.. M. A. MilIard's Fine and
Costs Amount to $11.95.
He Was Given 3O-Day Sen.
tence but Was ParOled.

Charged with stealing an ear of
corn valued at SO cents from J. b. Bill
lard's field on the Sardou road be.
tween Topeka and Oakland. DR.. M A
Mliiard, 800 Green street, pleaded
suiILy perore Judge Rad Lee and was
fined 81 and costs. making a. total -
sll-95- He was given a sentence OF
thirty days in Jail but was paroled on
good behavior.
Doctor Millard, who has an office on
North Kansas avenue. had been in the
na ,apit OF passing thru the cornfield on
MS way nome and appropriatjn9
enough of the grain for his chickens
it was shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
A RECESS COMING
congressman Getting Ready To Go
Home for the Elections,

washington. ORt. 1S.-AnticipatinR
d recess within the next ten DAYS,
scores of congressman today were
planning to ohome between now and
MONDAY to give political fences one
last prediction look.
AS soon as word that the house and
senate leaders had agreed upon a re-
cess to begin October 29, got around
today. members began preparations to
quit the capitol until after election.
"A recess now means that the big reyenue
olIi VIII not even be brought up in the
senate until after election. aItho senate
leadeIs nave persistently denied published
reports that such was their fnteption r.
also means that positive knowledge of
what tax he Will have to pay will be with.
held from the American business maj, Ior
at ieast a month after elections are over
frohibft1on Is another issue that will ~
showed to the background until the votes
have been counted. The oil leasing and
water power bills are two other important
measures that will have to wait
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
over BY NIGHT!
Shawnee County Needed Only
$6l,150 of Quota Today.
Liberty Loan Workers Strive
for Goal in Rain.
TOWARD PARIS SINCE


To be subscribed ................ $751; ,l50
Over the top by tonight was the slo-
gan adopted by the fourth liberty loan
committee for Shawnee county and by
the strong arm committees early this
morning. The quota was short just
s61,150 when the teams went into ac-
ton today. No effort was to be spared
to put the quota over by tonight.
To make the outlook a great deal
brighter the rumor floated into loan
headquarters today that the big un-
reported Santa Fe subscription would
be officially listed today. If this is
done the quota will be over the top
by at least $4,000 and possibly quite
a number of dollars more.
Call on All Delinquents.
The rain today made the work of
the strong arm committees little
more unplea SAINT than usual, but the
captains of the squads announced
that there would be no abatement in
the efforts of the squad on account of
the weather. This men and firms list
ed on the strong arms roll as short"
on the fourth liberty loan were to re-
ceive callers today-either welcome or
unwelcome.
The result is expected to be good,
and it is thought that before the final
counting of noses tomorrow evening
that many of the men on the list will
have redeemed themselves and ac-
quired a place among the roll of
heavy subscribers to the loan.
Wage Farmers at Front.
In a statement isued today, J. r.
Burrow, chairman of the fourth lib
erty loan committee, asserted that the
wage earners of the city and the
county, on the whole, have responded
nobly to the call of the United States
for funds wherewith to continue the
victorious prosecution of the war. II
is the men of means who have called
forth most of the anathema and bitter
thoughts on the part of the campaign
committee.
Chairman Burrow was confident
that Topeka and Shawnee county
would be able to report lover the top
to the secretary of the treasury to-
night even tho the big Santa Fe sub
scription is not available officially
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
WORK To LAST HOUR!
BY F. W. FREEMAN.

/ am .equested to advise the public that
it is the earnest desire of the government
that every unit that is each bank in each
county and state, put forth every endeavor,
working up to tie last hour of October
10th, to procure 2 handsome versubserip-
tion to the fourth liberty loan. Failure
to negotiate this loan would give heart
to the enemy. shake the faith of our allies
and prove disastrous to US.
/ plead that the government be upheld
in this crisis, that those who have not sub
scribed to do so now and that those who
are able, increase their subscriptions to the
limit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
1000 LOST LIVES
Forest Fires Claimed MANY
Victims in Minnesota.
Search for Bodies Being Car
ried on Rapidly.

Moose Lake, Mimi, Oct. 1S-Work-
ing rapidly to recover bodies in out
lying districts before snow flies, au-
thorities today believed total deaths
in the recurring forest fires of north
eastern Minnesota will reach 1000.
Altho official figures are unannounced,
1t is estimated about 500 bodies have
been recovered from the district thus
far. Many believe from 200 to 500
additional bodies will be recovered
from the depths of wooded regions and
lakes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES.

The wind at O'Clock this after
noon was blowing at the rate of twelve
miles an hour from the northeast. The
temperature for the day averaged 10
degrees above normal.
Ad Zeebrugge and
Indian summer is broken UP in
practically the entire United States. 1t
may return but unsettled weather is
scheduled for several days.
In the last "a hours Topeka has re-
ceived -03 of an inch of rain. Showers
in Kansas have been local and have
been confined to the eastern part of
the state. No rain at all has fallen in
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
Give UP SMYRNA
Agents Arrive at Athens To
Negotiate Surrender.
One of Turkish Provinces Now
Is Giving In.

London. Oct. 1s.-The p1enipoten-
tiaries of Rahnil Bey, governor of
Smyrna, have arrived in Athens for
the purpose of negotiating for the sur
render of that Turkish province, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Athens
received today.
Word was received several days ago
that Smyrna, the most important
province in Asia Minor, was seeking a
separate peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-18
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES
$461 ,545 Worth of Property Destroyed
in Kansas During September.

The September fire loss in Kansas
was one of the heaviest of any month
in several years. L. T. Hussey, state
fire marshal, compiled the losses re-
ported to him and the 232 fires in the
month caused a loss of s461, 1,545
Lightning striking unrodded buildings
caused the largest number and the
greatest loss of any single cause listed.
There were "a fires caused by light
ming and the loss was S55,678. There
was only one fire in a rodded build
ing