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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
AN IDEAL HARVEST
Weather Greatly Favors Kan.
saS and Oklahoma.
Wheat in Fine Condition and
None of It Is Wasted.

With the Harvest Armies in Kansas
and Oklahoma, June 17.-Kansas and
Oklahoma never enjoyed a more ideal
harvest than that which was sweeping
these two states today.
A more bumper crop of wheat was
never before harvested in this section
and the farmers never took better care
of it.
Everywhere over the broad sweep Of
billowy fields binders were busy. The
yield and quality seems almost to
have been made to order for the pur-
pose of licking the kaiser. Farmers
everywhere pronounce it perfect
Binders with horsepower are now
the exception, while tractors predom-
mate and completely solve the power
problem. 1t was a frequent sight to
see one tractor pulling two harvesters.
Like the great military forces
abroad, the harvest army works day
and night. AS the gloom of night en-
hundreds of binders for miles in every
direction flicker in the darkness like
an army of lightning bugs. The binder
reels hum a requiem to the reign OF
autocracy. Similar spectacles were
never known before in these fields.
Not a single blight of any kind has
Interrupted the progress of wheat de-
velopment.
Implement men have sent hundreds
Of small threshing outfits to this Sec
ton OF the big wheat belt. Their gen.
eral use signifies the passing OF the
big thresher outfit Miniature separ-
ators run with the tractors. The power
farmers declare. has come to stay. II
is estimated that there is a threshins
machine of this character for almos,
every section of wheat land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
WOOD To FUNSTON
General Is Given Permanent
Assignment There.
Order Sending Him to Pacific
Coast Revoked.

Washington. June 17.-Revocation
of orders assigning Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood to command the Western de-
partment and reassignment of the
general to Camp Funston, Kansas,
was announced today by the war de-
partment.
When General Wood recently was
withdrawn from the division that he
had trained at Camp Funston on the
eve of its departure for France, he
urged strongly that he be given more
active duty than he would find as a
departmental commander
No explanation accompanied a brief
announcement by the adjutant general
that the assignment had been changed.
There have been intimations that the
war department contemplates giving
General Wood some special assign
ment of great importance and that
he goes to Camp Funston only tenn
porarily until the plan can be worked
AY1f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
MORE HOT WEATHER
No Relief Promised This Week
Mercury Back Near 100 Today.
Today's Temperatures,

The temperature for the day aver
ages IA degrees above normal The
wind at 2 O'Clock this afternoon was
blowing miles an hour from the
west.
Hot weather enthusiasts will be
of the same brand of weather as that
predominatine last week is before
them. A cool wave scheduled for To-
peka today failed to materialize, and it
was promised by S. D. Flora. meteorol-
ogist of the local weather bureau, that
the temperature would be close to 100
again today.
Kansas had a monopoly on the hot
weather Sunday Even Phoenix. Ariz..
which has been in the lead since the
hot wave commenced. dropped out Of
the race with a temperature of 96
degrees. while the mercury at Han
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Believes Citizens Should Fight
or Go to Jail.
Drafted Men Were Court Mar
tailed for Refusal To Serve.
WOULD SEND 'EM TO GERMANY
Them After the War Is
Over.
Claimed They Had Relatives In
Germany.

washington, June 17.-Sentences
ranging from 1S months to 20 years
Imprisonment imposed by courts mar
till upon so-called conscientious OBJ
jectors WHO refused military service at
Camp Upton, N. Y, and Camp Cor
don, Ca, were approved today by Sec
retary Baker. ~
Most of the men objected to fight
ing against Germany or Austria, be-
cause they have relatives there. In
approving the findings of the court,
the first Of the kind to reach the de-
partment, Mr.. Baker went on record
as favoring the return of such men
.to the countries of their preference"
after the war.
I'm my judgment" said Secretary
Bakers approval ."the sentences
should be executed, and If after this
war is over some process can be de-
vised by which these entirely undesir-
able citizens can be returned to the
country of their preference, it would
be highly desirable from the point OF
view of the United States.
II have not the least doubt as to
the propriety of the procedure IN
these cases, nor am uncertain as to
the correctness of the results reached.
Were All Citizens.
st''The soldiers in all these cases
were either naturalized citizens OF the
United States born Of parents of coun-
tries with which the United States is
now at war. They were properly mem
bers of the army of the United States
pursuant to the selective draft law.
They were summoned before proper
officers OF the army and asked wheth-
er they would in fact fulfill their mil
ttarg obligatiqns by fighting against
Gfrmany and Austria in Europes They
alftAnsWered they would not.
There was the same shuffling on
the part OF some of the soldiers as to
what they meant by their answers and
some long-winded refinements were
undertaken to the effect that some OF
them were willing to fight Germans
and Austrians generally. but would
not fight their own relatives, althC
they offered no explanation of the
process by which they were going tc
discover whether particular Germans
and Austrians whom they required tc
shoot at from long range happened to
be related to them.
I'm one of the records the soldier
claims to have an uncle. evidently toe
old to be in the military service o1
Austria, whom he once saw. and he
nad nearu OF ten OF Twelve Otnef rela-
tives in Austria, of some OF whom he
had seen photogra phs, which mus
have been of a very persuasive char.
acter, since they aroused in him emo.
| tions of blood kinship strong enough
to overcome the obligations of his owr
allegiance as an American citizen.
These men were full citizens of thu
United States. most of them by tn,
voluntary act of naturalization. They
were full citizens in the sense tha
they had equal rights and privilege,
with all other citizens. they have beer
also equal responsibilities. Amons
| these duties and responsibilities is t.
protect the United States against al
its enemies domestic and foreign.
| mo right is extended to a natural
lied citizen to pick and choose"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
KANSAS BEEF DAYS
Food Administration Announces PERI.
ods of Consumption in State.

Wichita. Kan, June 17.-Days on
which eating houses may serve beef
were announced today by Walter
Innes, federal food administrator. N
notices sent to all county food admin
istrators. Under the rules:
Roast beef may be served at one
meal on Monday.
Boiled beef may be served at one
meal on Tuesday and at one meal on
Thursday.
Beef steak may be served at one
meal on Saturday.
Porl- poultry and other meats may
be served on any day. Restriction IN
the use of beef is necessary SO we may
meet the requirements of the armies
Of the allies and our own armies over
seas.
Beef should be served not oftener
than four times week.
No householder should buy more
than one and a half pounds If beef
including the bone. or more than .,ne
and 4 quarter pounds of clear beef
per person per week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Infantry To Take Its Place in
Piave Trenches.
Aviators and Other Special
Troops There Now.
LATEST REPORTS REASSURING
Italian Morale Believed To Be
Satisfactory.
Promise of American Troops
Factor in Situation.

Washington, June, 17.-American
troops aid for italy will be forthcom-
ing soon.
With the Austrian offensive under
way, this fact developed today. In line
with the pledges Of President Wilson
and Secretary Baker, United States
forces will take their places along
with the Italians and other allies. They
will not be vast In numbers. their pur-
pose Is to show italy, concrereiy. that
the United States is backing her.
American aviators and forces of other
kinds have been in Italy for sometime
but there has not been any announce
ment of United States soldiers in the
Italian trenches.
The initial stages of the offensive
caused no undre alarm here today.
The Italian embassy.s first mes
sages indicated that while the Aus
trians had made some progress. the
counter-attacks had developed quickly
and satisfactorily.
The unmistakably reassuring thing
about the struggle thus far was the
splendid resistance of Italians and
British There will be no great yield
ing such as accompanied the previous
Teuton smash, 1t is felt.
Inc -1tallan morale Is Satisfactory.
Infusion Of British and French and
the promise of early American troop
participation have had stimulating ef-
fects
Military men say that the Teuton
directors of this new offensive un-
doubtedly are striving to cause q dt-
version from the west front. Italy,
however. has sufficient man power, II
| is said, so that more troops are not
needed now.
Washington, June 17.-There are ne
American combatant troops in ITALY
now, with the exception of Observing
missions" secretary Baker said today
! In reply to questions he said no an,
| nouncement would be made Of Ameri
cas- decision to send troops to Italy
| of the composition of such an expedi
/ ton, or of its strength or commander
until the force had safely landed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Disorders Growing in Bohemia and
Southern Slav States.

Milan, June 17.-Proclamations have
been posted thruout Austria, announc-
ing that the government has discov-
cred preparations for an outbreak,
which will be suppressed by force.
Disorders are growing thruout Bo-
hemia and the southern Slav states.
it is said.
Troops Suppressing Riots.
Paris, June 17.-Four thousand
Austro- German troops are repressing
disorders in the Lemberg district, ac-
cording to neutral advices received
here today.
Food rioting in Vienna, Budapest
and Prague is said to be particularly
serious in the latter city.
In Ukraine Too.
Washington, June IA dispatch
reaching the state department today
firm Stockholm quotes a report from
Petrograd saying the whole of the
Ukraine is on the eve of a revolt
against Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
NO RULING ON BASEBALL
Application OF "Work or Fight" Rule
Has Not Been Settled.

Washington. June 17.-Persistent
rumors that the work or fight" draft
regulations will not be allowed to in
terfere with major league baseball
players this season led to an authori-
tative statement today that no ruling
on the subject had been made.
It was stated that Provost Marshal
General Crowder adhered to his orig
fnal announcement that the question
would be passed upon by the presi-
dent in the regular way when the oc-
casion arises on an appeal from a
local boards decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Counter Attacks Restore Sew
eral Important Positions.
AuStrianS Hold Small Gains
Along Piave River.
WERE UNABLE TO BREAK THRU
Heavy Fighting in Mountains
of AsiagO Plateau.
Enemy Claims To Have Taken
10000 Prisoners.

Washington, June 17.-An Of
ficial dispatch from Rome says
the battle on the Italian front
will assume gigantic proportions,
the Austrians attempting to
break down the Italian defense
by a great pincer movement. 1t
adds that the battle will last sew
eral days before a decision is
reached.
With the Italian Army, June
17.-Austrian troops w h i C h
forced the Piave river have been
driven back. The fighting along
the river is most intense.
Austrians Used 100000.
Paris, June 17.-Fifty Aus
trian divisions 100000 men)
were thrown into the attack on
the Italian front, the Petit Paris
len declared today. The Italians
were not surprised, however, the
newspaper said.
AuStr.t.nS Renew Attack.
Rome, June 17.-Austrian forces
have renewed their attack against the
Italian, French and British troops IN
the Asiago and Grappa regions, the
Italian war office declared, in spe-
cial statement issued last night.
The fiercest fighting is under way
at various points along the Piave
river.
I'm the Asiago and Grappa regions,
the enemy reattacked violently" the
statement said.
Mount Grappa is about seven miles
west of the Piave. French troops
are believed to be fighting there. The
Mount Grappa and is being defended
by British and Italian troops.)
along the Piave the enemy is at
tempting to establish a bridgehead
We are tenaciously resisting and hold
ing the enemy.
East of Montello and west of San
Dona di Piave (on the east bank OF
the Piave, ten miles from the sea, }
there is the fiercest fighting.
tBy the Associated Press)
Italian. French and British troops
have met the shock of the Austrian Of
fensive along a 100 mile front In
northern Italy and the enemy is be-
ing pushed back where he is not be-
ing held in check. Violent battles con-
Ilnue III the tttOuhldiliS AAOih A-eA Ae
Garda to the Piave and southwark
along the Piave, but at no place has
the enemy broken thru the allied de-
fense.
The full force of the Austrian blow
in the mountain region drove the de-
Tenders of the Venetian plans back tC
their third line, but there the Italians
held and by successive counter at.
tacks have reoccupied important po-
sitions on the Asiago plateau and have
recaptured mountain heights along the
Brenta. Around Montello height
where the battle line turns toward the
Adriatic. the British have completely
lCnntinued ON Paea Tyyn b
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
R. R. CARS POOLED
Become Common Property OF
All Roads.
Per Diem for Use of Foreign
Cars Abolished.

Washington, June 17.-Railroad
lines under government control today
were further moulded into one great
system by the pooling of all car equip
ment.
In sweeping order. the railroad ad-
ministration abolished the per diem
plan for charge for the use of cars be-
tween individual lines. The ruling
makes all equipment common prop
erty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
French Ace Missing.

Paris, June 17.-Adjutant Quette,
the French aviator. who has a record
of having downed ten German air.
planes. has been missing since June S.
He was officially proclaimed an lace"
on June 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Kansas City Aliens Register.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 17.-More
than one hundred alien enemy women
had registered at the police station
at noon. Many OF them were domes-
tics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
RIOTS in AUSTRIA

CONTINUED ON Page Two.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the Probate Court. To the
June Term, A. D. 1918.
In the matter of the last will and
testament of Theodore @. Thompson
deceased
Probate of Will
Notice is hereby given that an in
strument purporting to be the last
will and testament OF Theodore O.
Thompson, deceased has been filed
in the Office of the Clerk of the Pro.
bate Court of La Sale County, in the
State of Illinois, together with the
petition of Harriet f. Thompson, rep
resenting. among other things, that
the names of all the heirs at law,
devisecs and the logatees of said de-
ceased ar as follows, towit
Harriet f. Thompson, (petitioner)
John r. Adams, Sarah J Adams. Eliza
Fl. Houser, Cyrus A. Adams DIN Tan.
ga Adams, Ella NJ Herick, Harriet B.
MauBoylc. Ida r. Olive, Edwin r.
Thompson, James Thompson, Charles
Thompson, Minnie Thompson, Mel
lie NJ. kicier, Emma G, Miles,
Mabel Thompson, Edna Thomp.
son, Harold Thompson, Bert
Meeker, Ethel Burne, Lille May Deck.
err, Richard Fleming, Susie Fleming
tif married present surname UNI
known Alexander Thompson it liv'
ing; if dead the unknown heirs at
law of said Alexander Thompson
Mendoza Cemetery Association.
And praying that probate of said
alleged will be granted and the same
ordered for record and that letters
testamentary thereon may be granted
to Harriet T.. Thompson which said
petition and the proofs of said instru
ment will be heard by the Court on
the 9Th day of June A. d. 1918. at 10
A. NJ of said day. at the Probate
Court room In Ottawa in said County
Dated at Ottawa, this 25th day OF
April A. d. 1918.
Edw G. Zilm.
Clerk of the Probate Court
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
PROBATE OF WILL.
John W. Oubbs, Atty.

State of Illinois, County Of La Sale.
SIS. In the Probate Court Thereof,
to the June Term, A. D. 1918.
In the Matter of the Last VIII and
Testament of John Smith deceased.
Probate of VIII,
Notice is hereby given that an in
srument purporting to be the Last
viii and Testament Of John Smith,
deceased, has been filed in the Office
of the Clerk of the Probate Court Of
La Sale County in the state of Hi
nois, to gether with the petition Of
Bridget T Burke representing among
other things, that the names OF all
the heirs at law, legatees and de-
yisees of said deceased are as follows
to.wit: Bridget r. Burke, Joseph
Smith, James Kinney. Mary McHugo,
Daniel Kinney. Margaret Stempcr,
Rose White, Joseph Kinney, Kathryn
Mulcahey. William Kinney and An
drew Smith
And said petition further represent
ing that the place OF residence and
post Office address of the said Andrew
Smith. adult brother OF said decedent,
is unknown,
And said petition further represent.
ing that the said Andrew Smith, may
be deceased, and If deceased, may
have left descendant or descendants
him surviving, and that the name or
names of such descendant or descend
ants, If any there be, and their re-
spective ages, places of residence and
post office addresses, are unknown,
And said petition praying that pro
bate of said alleged will be granted
and the same ordered for record, and
that guardian ad Item be appointed
for the possible heirs at law Of said
decedent Of homage, and that Letters
of Administration with the Will An.
nexed to the estate of said decedent
be granted to James w. Weldon which
said petition and the proofs of said
instrument will be heard by the Court
on the 9Th day of June, A. D. 1918, at
II a. m. Of said day, at the Probate
Court room in Ottawa, in said County
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois, this End
day Of May, A. ID. 1918.
EDW. G ZILM.
Clerk OF the Probate Court
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Lester j. Koran, Atty.


Estate of Mary H. Griffin. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons Interested in said Estate. that
the undersigned. Administrative with,
the VIII annexed OF the Estate Of
said Mary H. Griffin. deceased, will
appear before the Probate Court OF
the County of La Sale and State Of
Illinois. at the County Court House,
in Ottawa. in said County. on Mon
day, the 10th day Of June, A. d. 1918,
for the purpose of rendering an ac-
count of her proceedings in the adj
minstration OF said estate Tor the
final settlement, when and where any
and all persons interested may ap'
pear and show cause, if any there be
why such account should not be APP
proved by the Court.
Dated at Ottawa, this LIST day of
May. 1918.
JOSEPHINE DAWSON.
Administrative, VIII Annexed
Attest Edw. G. -Xilm.
Clerk Probate Court La Sale
County, Illinois.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
NOTICE TO PROVE CLAIMS

Estate of Samuel j Sparks, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned. Administrator of the
estate of Samuel j. Sparks. late of
the County OF La Sale and State Of
Illinois, deceased, will appear before
the Probate Court of said County, on
Monday lbeing tho first day. of July,
1918, at the Probate Court Room, in
Ottawa, in said County, when and
where all persons having claims or
demands against said estate are no.
tilted to attend and present the same
in writing for adjustment
Dated the first day of May, A. D.
1918.
FRANK +. FOLLETT.
Administrator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
CHANCERY

State of Illinois, La Sale County, SIS,
In the Circuit Court. To June Term,
A. D. 1918
Eleanor Ubarth VS.. Frank Ubarth
In Chancery Divorce. Gen No.
223O4
Affidavit OF non.residence of Frank
Ubarth, the above defendant. hav-
ing been filed in the Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court of said County. no.
tice Is therefore hereby given to the
said nonresident defendant that the
complainant filed her bill of complaint
in said Court, In the Chancery side
thereof. on the LIST day of May. 1918,
and that thereupon Summons issued
out OF said Court, wherein said suit Is
now pending, returnabtc on the sec
ond Monday in the month Of June
next, as is by law required. Now,
unless you, the said nonresident de.
fendant above named, Frank Ubar.h
shall personally be and appear before
said Circuit Court. on the first day Of
the next term thereof to be holden at
ottawa, In and for the said County
on the second Monday in June next,
and plead answer or demur to said
complainant's bill Of complaint, the
same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be
taken as confessed, and decree en-.
tered against you according to the
prayer Of said bill.
JOHN l.. WITZEMAN,
Clerk.
Ottawa, Illinois, May LIST, A. d.
1919.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
LARGE BLACK, BEAR
ROUTED BY HOGS
DROVE RESCuEs YOUNG PIG ~
MASSEo ATTACK.
Shaaoy Intruder Takes to the Woods
- to Save His Heels and
ssmss, Hide. AL,

CLARION, Pa - Bears are notori-
Gus lovers of pigs, but in this instance
bear got more pigs than he bar
gained for. A big black bear attempt
ed to make away with pig in the
woods in the Salmon Creek region Of
Forest County. and was driven to CO.
yer by the other pigs in the drove. A
lumberman was an eyewitness to the
AFFAIR. and tells OF it as follows
Il work in the lumber woods, and
the people board with have drove
of twenty-five pigs. several of them
yearlings. They run wild thru the
woods and feast on the beechnuts,
which are plentiful made the re-
mark at the table one day that some
time a pig would be missing bear
would come along and Kill it. They
only laughed at me.
"A day or two later, when We were
at work, we heard one OF the pigs
sQuealing as loud as a pig can squea.
VIC WtuL w Sue WHAT was lnS ludtltl
and We found that big black bear
had come along and decided to have
a meal OF one OF the pigs. He had
grabbed the little fellow by the hind
leg When the pig began to squeal
the other pigs all turned against the
bear and fought him.
They shouted him and jumped at
him, kept biting his legs, and made it
so I'M eresti g for him that lie was
oblige to 1T go oi the pig to fight
in his own uefense. He then turned
and beat II of into the woods, wltn
the drove of pigs at his heels. OF all
the noise | ever heard in my life l
never heard a Commotion that would
equal the sQuealing OF those twenty
five pigs
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-16
r.oTiCE


Estate of James IIanrahan, deceas'
ed.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned. Administrator of the Es-
tate of James Hanrahan, late of the
County of La Sale and State of Hi
nois. deceased, will appear before the
Probate Court of said County, on the
first Monday (being the First day. of
July. 1918, at the Probate Court Room
in Ottawa, in said County, when and
where all persons having claims or
demands against said estate are mott
fled to attend and present the same in
writing for adjustment
Dated the I'd day Of May, A. ID. 1918.
FRANK +. FOLLETT.
Administrator.