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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

London, Sept. 10 CTuesday)
A troop ship with $500 Ameri-
can soldiers on board has been
torpedoed.
All hands were saved,
The troop ship was beached.
In order to save time, instead of
launching the boats the men clam
bered down ropes to destroyers which
swarmed around the stricken vessel
and came close alongside.
This operation was greatly facili-
tated by the fact that the sea was not
rough.
The troop ship was a member of a
large convoy approaching the Eng
lish coast.
The vessel was torpedoed 200 miles
from shore at o'clock on Friday
afternoon.
Men Quickly Removed
The transfer of the American SOL
diers from the stricken vessel to
escorting British and American tor
pedo boat destroyers was quickly made
without injury to anyone.
They all escaped injury when the
torpedo exploded and they were soon
on their way to a British port. There
was no sign of panic on board and
the admiral BILE behavior of the men
was especially gratifying to the Off
GERS. Many of the troops came from
Chicago and Cleveland, and a large
percentage of them were factory hands
of foreign extraction. Their behavior
proved that they had assinilated the
true spirit of the American soldier.
Submarine Blown Out of Water.
Several soldiers told the Associated
Press that they saw the German SUBJ
marine lifted. clear out of the water
after one of the depth bombs exploded
and then entirely disappeared.
Something had gone wrong with the
troop ships engines which compelled
her for a time to lag behind the rest
of the convoy, but the trouble had
been fixed up and she was fast catch
ing up with the other transports W hen
a torpedo hit her just forward lof ths
engine room. 9as5 -
The vessel at once began to sink by
the bow. Many of the soldiers at the
time were taking baths. They did not
wait to dress but made for the deck
|
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
SINK BIG SHIP
Subs Get Canadian Liner Used IL
TRANSPORTING American Troops.

Subs Get Canadian Liner Used in
Transporting American Troops.
An Atlantic Port, Sept. 11.-Officials
of the Canadian Steamship company
here today stated that they had re-
ceived a cable stating that their pas
senger liner Missanabie. west bound
from an English port, had been tor
pedoed and probably sunk. The
cable gave no details.
The Missanabie was a fine twin
screw ship, built at Glasgow in 1914,
for the first class cabin and third
class passenger trade Of the Canadian
Pacific Steamship lines between Lon
don and Montreal It had been taken
by the admiralty for carrying Ameri-
can troops to England
She was 12.649 gross tons, 500 feet
long. 64 feet beam, 80 feet deep of
hold and had an average speed of II
knots an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

PeOpie's PAVILION
MORNING.
Governor Arthur Capper. presiding.
1000 II. m.-Music-t1reat Lakes Naval
Training Station band
10:30-Address, Wonen's Division. State
Council of Defense-Mrs. V. H. Grinstead,
Liberal.
IL :sO-Address-Men's Division, State
Council of Defense-Walter Burr.
AFTERNOON.
Luther C.. Bailey presiding
1:30-Music7Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station band.
215-Address-,Nationa Security League
4rMother-Daughter club, canning
demonstration.
EVENING.
Chas. S. Elliot. presiding.
T:30-Mu sic-Great Lakes Naval Train
Ing Station band.
Song-Carl Hummel.
S:00-Liberty Loan Address-Dr E. A.
Xiolette, pastor First Christian church,
s:so.w. S. s. Address-P. w Goebel,
state director W. s. s., Kansas City.
Great Night Show.
Grand patriotic concert and military
spectacle in front Of the amphitheater
Kansas Free Fair every night of fair week
o. clock.
100 p. m;-Retreat and guard mount,
Ninth battalion Kansas State Guards
:30-Lfye stock parade.
I;30 to s-Concert program-Marshalrs
Sage, SogIe, Nagle. Miller. D'lfS Aa"0n'
Fox Trot-some Sweet Day-Lake
Hasselman-M. Guy Snyder. Alfred J.
s. Cornet Duet = Farewell = Hasselman.
NJ: Guy Snyder, Alfred J. Kushera
0. Saxophone Quartet-Saxophone Rag
Brown. Or. A. II. Marshall. Lee Elmore,
6. Descriptfve f American r uasd and Indian Fan.
..sioux Indian war danceWNight before
before forming the line of march. Custer 8
cavalry on march to Sioux camp, the sound
OF horses hoofs in the distance. Approach
OF cavalry with band playing national airs.
The Indians responding with their custom
ary wnr music Battle of Little Big Horn
ose his @ f II Indahs Msh reorfne ep5 o4sr t
inforcements. General Bentine and cavalry.
drums and bugle sounding the last caIi
over Fina,sSeggess gng gteaS generSs RI era grave
Josh: Liberty Bell" Goodwin; ats a
Long Way to Berlin" Fields.
$40 to s15-Stanton's pantomime bird
s:15 to s:2o-Modocs-"Just a Baby's
Prayer & at Twilight" Jerome.
30 to S:25-1sabella contortionists.
:25 to S:40-Modocs :-"Khaki BILL
Watson.
Great Lakes Band and Army Drill.
Parade and drill on the track by the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station band
and the crack drill company of United
States regular infantry from Fort Leaven-
worth.
s 40 to :45-Alfredo-strong jaw act.
:45 . to Observation-Disclosures in
France Is a Lily" Howard: Keep the
Home Fires Burning" NovelIo; American
Forever" Z. T. PAUL.
"The World at War"
100 to 10-Gordons Mammoth Military
Speetacle-"The World at War;"
Stage covering four acres ground show
Ing French village giving celebration In
honor of American troops. Presenting the
famous Las Codona family. LeGare Spiral
Globe and grand display of Gordon's fire.
works.
Scene ATTACK by the enemy; capture
and destruction of French village and re-
capture of village by the Allies. Terrific
battle scene, 400 people participating
showing effect of modern war and intro
ducing tanks, machine guns. cannon. bar
| rage fire and capture Of the enemy by
American forces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
DID HAYS SAY IT?
Wilson Wants To Know About
Reported Statement.
MOtter, Kansas Chairman, Gave
Statement to Press.

Washington, Sept. 1t.-Joseph, p
Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson
today wrote Chairman Will H. Hays of
the Republican national committee,
to learn If Hays was correctly quoted
as having charged that Democratic
leaders would end the war with COM
promise to insure their political for
tunes. 1t is understood Tumulty wrote
the letter at the suggestion of the
president.
Hays is quoted as having said:
Democratic leaders at Washington
would not stop at anything that they
believed would insure reelection of a
Democratic congress this fall.
They would even end the war with
any kind of compromise If that
would insure the continuance OF the
Democrats in power"
Hays Is quoted as having said this
at Chicago. Labor day in a speech to
thirty-one Republican. committeeman.
Hays Ready to Answer.
Hays, who is in Washington. indi-
Gated great surprise that Tumulty
of what Hays said in Chicago as to
wire him. Hays said he would be
more than glad to answer the tele-
gram.
IT have not received the telegram
| from Mr.. Tumulty." he said. Il will
both as to what I have said at any
time and as to what believe the facts
to be as to any subject matter which
may be referred to in his telegram.
Did Not Say 1t.
Chairman Fess on the Republican
committee, who attended the Chicago
conference, denied emphatically that
| Hays made the statement credited to
him.
Harvey II. Motter's quotation of a
statement by Will H. Hays, national
Republican chairman, may be the
| cause of political row of national
| Importance. Motter, who is chairman
of the Republican state committee
gave to the Kansas press a statement
| from Chairman Hays to the effect that
| the Democrats would go to any length
L N,onfinued an PaRa TW0l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11

.TYPIST CALL IS HERE
VIII Take Men From
Limited Service Class 4.

The first draft call for stenograph-
ers from Kansas came today to the
office of Charles s.. Huffman. ad-
utant general. Seventy-five limited
service men from Group C, class I.
were demanded from this state "
the government These men must be
stenographers or competent typists-
They will report at jefferson Barracks
st. Louis. Mo, leaving Kansas. Sep
tember %.
Only white men of the above class
will be taken. The induetions win be
made under the selective service act
and distributions by counties will be
made this week. Several weeks ago
the war department announced its
plan to draft stenographers and
typists.s Men qualified for limited
service only will be taken under the
call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
5 TEMPERATURES.

The temperature for the day aver
ages degree below normal. The
wind at o'clock was blowing IL
miles an hour from the west.
The rain is over. So says s. D. Flora,
the state meteorolosist. The fair has
been properly baptised with slight
showers and overcast with cloudy
days and impending rain. Utter relax
alton to following the joys and pleas
ures of the fair may now be INDUCED
in Families living in all parts of
Kansas may motor to Topeka safe in
the assurance that there will be no
rain for at least the next three DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
AIR RACE ACROSS SEA?
Chicago Fans Propose To Enter 1
Transatlantic Contestant.

Chicago. Sept. 11.-Chicago aviation
enthusiastics today advanced a plan
for demonstrating the feasibility Of
crossing the Atlantic by airplane.
Henry w. Henes of the aviation club
here, outlined the idea of COM
petitive aerial race across the ocean,
cities to back their own machine.
'Tt would cost about 100000 for
each man." said Henes. Chicago has
practically assured their money for
one aviator"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
TO LIMIT EXEMPTIONS
Only indispensable Key Men" To Be
Given Deferred Classification.

Washington, Sept. 11.-American
industry was called upon today by
Chairman Baruch of the war Indus
tries board to cooperate in bringing
the needed manpower to the army by
asking exemption for the lowest pos
sible number and only for 'indispens-
able key men,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
NO DEALING WITH HUNS

London. Sept. 11.-American labor
will refuse to participate in q confer.
ence with enemy organizations, Sam.
uel Gompers. president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor declared In
an interview with British Journalists,
made public here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
OTTAWA PUT ON LIST
Kansas College Authorized as Mill.
tary Training School.

Washington. Sept 11.-Twenty-two
additional. colleges have been author
lied by the war department to organ
ize units of the students army train
ing corps in October. Among them
is Ottawa university, Kansas.
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FORTIFY IN BELGIUM
Germans Reported To Be Constructin
Defenses at Several Points

Amsterdam, Sept. 1.-THE Ger
mans are reported to be restoring the
Notifications of Liege, Bruges and
Client. according to advices from Bel
gium today. Twenty thousand of the
inhabitants were declared to have
been removed from Maubeuge
Liege, Bruges and Ghent are i'm
portant cities of Belgium. Maubeuge
Is fortress In northern France, held
by the Germans since 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
USE new WEAPON
Germans Spring n Surprise on the
New Zealanders Today.

With the British Armies in France
Sept. 11.-Just before the British
launched their attack this morning on
the enemy trenches northwest OF
Peizeire, below Gouzeaucourt, the Ger
mans for the first time employed q
new kind of projectile in an effort to
drive the New Zealand troops from
nearby positions. The projectiles
were about the size of oranges were
fired at short range in saIvos of from
zoo to 300 each, and were sprinkled
over an area of two to three acres,
These projectiles burst into flame az
they hit the ground and gave off gaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
10000 PERSONS
AT FAIR TODAY!
Thursday Program

Defense Day.
Gates open Mt n. m.
Exhibits open Mt a. m.
Judging in departments, horse races at
9 O'Clock. band concerts morning, afternoon
and night.
Horse Races.
Two-year- old trot $500
. II trot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
Free for-all trot 500
-Four furloRgs, running. .............. 100
Six furlongs, running. 100
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
TURKS MURDER PRIESTS
Official Dispatches Confirm Reports
of Atrocities by Hun Allies.

Washington. Sep 11.-According
to an official dispatch from France.
news has been received in Paris from
Teheran. Persia. confirming reports of
the murder of Christians by the Turks.
Among the victims were Father Sou
taga, a French Lararist, priest, and
several other priests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
RIOT, PILLAGE, FIRE
ndiscriminate Slaughter Reported in
City OF Petrograd.

Washington. Sept. 11.-Word reach
ed Washington today from a European
source that reports there said Petro-
grad was in flames IN many places and
that indiscriniinate slaughter of citi-
zens. pi1laging and riots were taking
place N all parts of the city
+ According TO these reports there is
no semblancesof law or police or mill
tary regulations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
RAID IN v0SGES

(By tie Associated Press

(by tEe A1s0ciated Press.1
With the American Troops in
France. Sept. 10 5 p. m.)-At $50
o'clock this morning the Germans be-
gan heavy artillery action on the
American front lines in the Vosges
region. sending over some zoo pro-
jectiles from their mine throwers and
1000 heavy caliber shells. At $40
o'clock the enemy opened up a strong
fire on the communication trenches.
Reports from two observation stations
were that sixty Germans were OBJ
served entering tbier own lines with
wounded, but no, reports from the
American front lines had been re-
ceived at this hour. 1t seems probabl
that the raid which developed after
the artillery fire was beaten off with
casualties to the enemy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-11
BRIGHT FALL DAYS
Rest of Week VIII BE Ideal for To-
peka Fair Visitors.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS /:
Fair tonight and Thursday; Friday fair
and warmer.
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TROOP SHIP IS HIT
Transport With $500 Ameri-
cans Is Torpedoed.
London Reports That All
Hands Were Saved.
U-B0AT BLOWN OUT OF WATER
After Depth Bombs Were
Dropped by the Convoy.
Men Now Are in an English
Inland Rest Camp.
U-BOAT BLOWN OUT OF WATER

London, Sept. 10 (Tuesday)-
A troop ship with $500 Ameri-
can soldiers on board has been
toxy,odood
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BOYS MAY GET IN

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THE weather mrn pre- mises idea
fall sunshiny wea icr. Conc on
TO the fair!
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I~onfinned On p7re Twa
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
" Fair tonight, Thursday and Fri
day, possibly Saturday.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Riddles Ask Santa
Not 10 Bring Toys
Kahului Sunday School Votes To Give
Cost OF Christmas Presents To
Fund To Help Suffers In Armenia
And Syria-Send Letter

The Kahului Union Sunday school
,otod on last Sunday to send the fol
lowing letter to Santa Claus:
Kahului, Maui, Dec. l, 1918
Dear Santa: We, the pupils Of Ka-
hului Union Sunday School, wish to
ask you not to bring us toys this year.
We have learned about the need for
food of the children in the Bible lands
where Jesus was born, in Armenia
and Syria. We are going to take an
offering for them at our Christmas
entertainment. We wish to give our
toys toO-or the cost of them. We
think if you bring us candies and
fruit that will be enough. So we have
decided to ask you not to buy toys
for us but to put the money in our
offering for the children WHO need
food so badly, which we know you
will be glad to do.
We are glad that the time of your
annual visit is so near and we will be
more glad then ever to see you this
year.
With aloha from your many friends,
The pupils of Kahului Union S. S.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Maui Ministers Hold
Monthly Meeting

Yesterday at the Kaahumanu
Church in Wailuku there was large
attendance at the monthly meeting of
the Central and West Maui ministers
who are connected with the Hawaiian
Board of Missions.
Rev. Albert S. Baker. NJ, D., Ha-
waiian Board agent from central Ko-
ma, who is a house guest of Rev and
Mrs. Rowland B. Dodge this week.
was present and spoke of the work
in Kona and particularly of the quart
erly conference which he holds. Rcv.
.E. q. Pleasant spoke upon the Old
Testament story of Elisha and the
Heavenly Host and used it as illustrat-
ing the principle that a man must
stand for the right even if he stands
alone. Rev. A. C.. Bowdish continued
his study in the Life of st. Paul and
His Teachings" A committee of
three discussed the sermon preached
by Mr.. Dodge. Miss Gertrude B. Judd
spoke upon Memory" and gave an in
teresting drill in memory work.
After the conference the people of
the Kaahumanu Church served lunch
con in the building behind the church.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Keep Your Liberty
Bonds Says Chamber

In order to combat the sharks who
are said to be working among the
ignorant in the territory persuading
them to sell their Liberty Bonds at
low figure, the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon appointed a COM
mittee consisting of j. e.. Blair, j. b.,
Thomson, and D. c. Lindsay to inau-
gurate a campaign of education
throughout Maui. The committee was
also asked to take the matter up with
commercial bodies, newspapers, and
others on the other Islands in order
to discourage the selling of Liberty
Bonds throughout the territory.
The chamber discussed the matter
at considerable length yesterday, and
opinion was unani nous that an effort
should be made TO protect the ignor-
ant, and to encourage them to hold
their bonds. The committee appoint
ed will start advertising campaign in
various languages. 1t will also try
to get newspapers to refuse TO accept
advertising matter from persons seek
ing to buy Liberty Bonds through this
means.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
More Road improvements
In East Maui Planned

The Haiku Fruit & Packing Co.,
which under contract with the county
has the responsibility of maintaining
the roads east of Maliko gulch, has
materials on hand for re-surfacing the
macadam road through the Kuiaha
homesteads and will begin work as
soon as the weather permits. A new
3O-foot concrete bridge on this road
has been practically completed It
is understood that the company also
plans to buy the territorial bonds
made available by last legislature for
continuing the macadam of this road
eastward on the line Of the belt road
In spite of the fact that The past
year has been one of the wettest on
record in east Maui, the roads i'm the
district are in better condition gene
rally than they have ever heen. From
the standpoint of the public the pres
ent plan of keeping up the roads has
been highly satisfactory.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Plantation Workers
To Get So 0 To Wage
Bonus Rate Not To Be Raised But
Distributed Differently IfPreSent
Sugar Price Continues Bonus Will
Equal 900 Of Wages Next Year

Plantation laborers will receive
each month of the coming bonus year
their regular monthly pay with so
percent added instead of regular
wages plus one-third as was the policy
OF the planters this season. The bo-
mus scale remains unchanged other
wise so that if the present price of
sugar is maintained the laborer will
receive about 20 percent more for the
coming year than for the year that is
just closed while each month his pay
envelope will contain nearly Is per
cent more than 1t did this year. This
is the recommendation made by the
trustees of The Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers' Association and which will un-
doubtedly be adopted by the plant
ations
Smaller Plantations Oppose
The trustees resolution was not
adopted without some opposition it is
reported by the Honolulu Advertiser,
for the smaller and poorer plantations
maintained that with the prevailing
high prices Of all that enters into the
the manufacture of sugar and with the
continued high taxes that are expect
ed to prevail there will be no margin
OF profit with a bonus that would, at
present sugar prices, reach 80 percent
OF the wages for the year instead of
5S percent which was the distribution
this year.
Under the policy at 1t prevailed this
year the worker who has earned $50
in regular wages received $40 at the
end OF the month. Under the new ar
rangement the man whose regular
wage would be $50 will receive SIS.
The balance of the bonus, the total of
which cannot be known until the end
of the bonus year as it depends on
sugar price which may vary, will be
paid as heretofore at the end of the
bonus year as heretofore. If present
prices shall prevail the annual pay
ment will be 40 percent Of the regular
wage so that each man who received
regular wage Of $50 plus so percent
each month would be paid at the end
of the bonus year 1920 additional.
Planters believe this plan will meet
the satisfaction of the laborers who
have been seeking increase in pay and
will end any agitation for higher
wages or larger bonus claiming it has
the effect of increasing the pay each
month and the bonus TO be paid at the
end of the year, unless sugar prices
drop, will be materially larger than ii
was this year.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Tore Down Fence Thrice
ButCOurt Discharges Him

In the case of the Territory VS.. Joe
Nunes, charged by Manuel Dutro with
malicious injury in tearing down
fence at Kalua, Wailuku, Judge Burr
on Monday held that the destroying
of the fence had been done in the
assertion Of a supposed legal right,
and as such the defendant could not
be held. He was accordingly discharg
ed and two other counts against him
for like offenses dismissed, having
destroyed the fence three times.
The fence in question was erected on
a piece Of land the title of which is
disputed. 1t may require a civil suit
to determine the ownership Of the
property.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1918-12-06
Maui Soldier Boys
VIII Soon Be Home
Camp Pike Training Camp DiSbanded
And Men Discharged - Alfred
WadSwOrth Writes lie will Spend
Winter In Maine With Relatives

Maui boys who are serving in vari-
GUS branches Of the army on the main
land, and whip were expecting to be
sent to France, up to the time the
peace armistice was signed, may be
expected to be arriving home most
any time now. They will not come
in body, however, but will probably
be furnished with transportation mo-
ney and permitted to set back accord
ing to their own desires.
r. A. Wadsworth, of Wailulu, re-
ceiyed a letter this week from his son
Alfred, who left Honolulu about the
middle of September for Camp Pike,
Ark, to enter the officers training
school at that place, to effect that the
training school work had already been
broken up and the men given their
discharges. He stated that he was
about to start for Maine his fathers
old home, where he expected to spend
the winter with relatives.
Other Maui boys in the same camp
with young Wpdsworth are-James
Hart, Dan Weight, William Phillips,
Ralph Villiers, J. A. Bal, Sylvester w.
Smythe, Z. T. Gillen, and S. Haramo-
to-
Nothing has been heard from the
officers and men in other parts of the
mainland, but it is presumed that they
also have, or soon will have their dis
charges and be coming home.