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The Clovis news., 1918-07-11
NOT SPAIN OF OLD GL0R,ES
countrys Life Just One Plot After
Another, Famed by German Hot
Air, Declares Writer,

The Spain Of today Is not the Spain
OF your tradition or your Imagination.
II is remote from being the colorful
and romantic domain which was once
the handspring Of great adventure and
the inspiration Of poet and painter.
The glories Of VeaSquez and Ger.
vanteS have not been revived In our
day, writes Isaac F. MarcoSson In the
Saturday Evening Post.
She presents the spectacle Of sad
contrast with a departed splcndor.
Once a treasure house Of art and
weallh, the haven Of mighty arnadas
the nerve center of II rurreach.ng pow
er on land and sea, she finds herself
rent with disorder and tool for Ger
mamie conspiracy.
She has no twentieth century COrteS
to recreate her Onc.time world vision ::
she lacks a contemporary CASTELAR, to
win the multitude with the magic OF
his elOqucnce or to guide her ship Of
state with steady hand through the
perilous waters Of uncertainty. There
is not even an up-to.date Don Qulxote
to tit at the wIndmlls of discomfort
famed by Teutonic hot air!
Life with her is still one plot after
another. To a degree greater than ex.
listed in the Russia that was. she is
like national bomb factory. Spain
always has prctcndea In her midst.
Worst Of all, The ruling claSses-that
Is, the classes that rule today--are
hand in glove with a vast, close.linit
and effective German propa landa that.
aiming al the root Of IIiSpunlc econo.
mic independence, is Suhuy reaching
out 10 influence the whole world that
thinks works, buys and sells in span.
iSh.
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11
Machine Gun Noisy as Riyeter

A machine gun makes n noise like
a riveter. A doctor near the front
writes In the Yale Weekly: "It
was fully two wee hink, that I
wondered where IN, .uctural iron
work could be going un here and why
the riveter worked In such short spell,
then ] suddenly realized that II wa,
a machine gun instead OF n riveter. II
Is Just the same sound-llke yer,
noisy woodpecker on hard, hollow
tree"
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
June eth, 1918.

PROCEEDINGS Of the Board Of
County commissioners of Curry Coun-
ty, New Mexico at "A meeting held on
the nth day Of June, A. u, 1915.
Present
Gus NJ. Bryan, chairman.
J. u, Lynch, Commissioner
W. e. Xcrwcr, County Clerk
The Board met foor the purpose of
going over with Rupert ASplund See.
rctary Of the State Tax Commission,
the matter Of tax lcyics and funds
necessary for the ensuing year. Facts
and figures were presented to Mr.
A>plund and the matter thoroughly
discussed, whcrcupan the board adj
irmucd.
lScull GUS VI BRYAN.
Attest. chairman.
W. e. IERWER
County Clerk
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11
War Fund Pledges
SOLDIER BOYS
APPRECIATE COT RTESlES

The following letter has been sem
10 the News for publication from, some
Of the sick soldier boys, who were ad'
mini,tcrcd to hy the local Red cross
recently when they passed through
CIoyi, cnroutc to a I. ). camp hos
pilal ut Prescott, Ariz
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11
Red Cross Column
By Red Cross Publicity Superintendent.

June 10y the Junior Department:
$40 Towels "a comfort bags Il amhul.
ance pillow eases, 100 handkrrrhirf>.
III pair of bed socks nine bundles sun
wipes. l3,i refugee garments
War Fund Pledges
The pledges made by the people Of
Curry County To the Red eros, War
Fund are now past due The pledges
will no, dcfray expenses uulc>, they
are made good in payment You VIII
please at your earliest conyicucr pay
at least the first iu>lallmrul which
was due July lsL at either Of the
banks or ~ the office of the mon
Mortgage Company,
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11

Below j. given the expense account
of the Curry County Chapter Of the
American Red Cross for the Month Of
June.
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11

Of the credit for vanquishing the Hun
will come to America. The boys "0ver
there" will see to that. But II Is not
probable that America will ever know
what n great part her boys played in
the victory for there is Ko way Of tell.
ing how many right minded men
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11

You will enjoy smoking a RICE
MERCANTILE CIGAR on sale At City
Drug Co., Southwestern Drug Co.,
Mears Pharmacy and Klien Grocery
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11

There is no doubt that big share
The Clovis news., 1918-07-11

Let the New, do that fine job printing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
This State Leads Southwest in
r. C. Campaign.
Kansas Also One of First Four
in e. S. To $50 Over"
S2,5OO,OOO IS EXPECTED
Workers Will Not Let Up Until
Saturday Night.
S. f. Cobb Congratulated by
District Chairman.

In addition to being the first state
in the southwestern district to exceed
it's Red Cross quota, Kansas is one
of the first four in the country to
'go over in the national war fund
drive. A telegram from j. L. Johnson.
southwestern divisional chairman, /,
stating that Kansas officially beat the
other four states in the district to the
goal was received today by S. E. Cobb,
state chairman.
Johnson heartily congratulated Cobb
on the splendid showing made A tele-
gram of congratulation also came from
L. Ray Carter, state chairman for Mis-
souri,. Now Cobb is waiting for ad-
vice from Washington as to whether
Kansas was the first of the four states
that exceeded their quotas the second
day of the drive.
Fifty Counties Over Goal.
Cobb today asserted that two-thirSs
of the counties in Kansas have ex-
ceeded their quotas individually. At
the close of the second day about so
counties had passed their goal.
Division No. 1 is running away
with itself and exceeded its quota the
second day." said a telegram received
this morning from J. Luther Taylor,
committeeman for the eight counties
that nave headquarters at P1ttSburg.
The Kansas quota in the drive this
week is $1,5S4,000.
with the quota officially report
ed oversu bscribed, 1 expect the state
to go to $2,500.000," said Cobb today.
The state chairman cited the telegram
from johnson which in addition to
announcing the state oversubscribed
and congratulating the Kansas chair
man, said, Don't let them stop. The
Red Cross needs the money"
Off to 10 Millions.
AT noon today Chairman J. L.
Johnston, of the second war fund
campaign for the American Red
Cross in the southwest, wired he be-
lieved the southwestern division had
gone over the top and steadily was
climbing toward the ten million dol
lar mark.
The campaign management in
Kansas City telegraphed this morning
that many persons, whether purposely
or unintentionally, it could not be
stated, were confusing the present
campaign with the Christmas mem
bership campaign and many who
were able to give more were contribut-
ing only one dollar. The names of
all who should have given more were
tabulated and today "wrecking crews"
were calling on all of the persons un-
der suspicion for the purpose of let
ting them know what is what.
Keep Up the Drive.
The Kansas drive, in accordance
with the divisional chairman's plea.
will continue right up to the closing
hour Saturday night. The pain of
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

all count up to huge sums in the long
run, and whenever a child offers his
tiny mite it will be accepted with as
true a spirit of thanks as the biggest
contribution in the city.
Women Out Tomorrow.
THE official time for the women
to begin their campaign is tomorrow
morning." said D. w. Mulvane, county
campaign manager this morning, put
already 1 am beginning to get calls
for more supplies from the women
campaigners. Evidently they have
disregarded instructions in the mat
ter and like the famous Canadian
battalion at the battle of Ypres they
have sent me word to the effect that
1 could wait and be damned II L
wanted to-. but they were going
ahead.
Another thing which pleases me
is the reports coming in from the
he looked over a report showing the
over the top returns from various
school districts. why every school
district in the county is showing in
dications of going way over the top
or has already gone over the top"
In the school districts of the coun-
ty each district has been assigned a
definite quota and in many cases the
money to meet the quota and more
was already subscribed Saturday or
Monday night. "Of course these ad-
vance reports from the rural districts
are not included in our reports at the
noon luncheon explained Mulvane,
''and they will not be until the big
meeting of the women's teams and
the school district captains at the
Chamber o. Commerce Saturday
noon"
Labor Has Plan of Own.
Every labor union man in Topeka
will be given a chance to contribute
this week to the Red Cross, according
to plans worked out by D. W. Null
vane, county chairman of the war fund
drive, and members of the Topeka In
dustrial council. The work will be
done thru committees and labor Off
cials promise that the union subscrip-
tions will be unusually large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
LOVES Them ALL TRY PARIS RAID
German Airplanes Reache
Edge of City Only.
One Hun Brought Down in
Flames as Price.

Paris, May 22.-German aviators
made an Intellectual attempt last night
to raid Paris. Three persons were
killed and several wounded in the out
skirts of the city but none of the
raiders reached Paris itself. A Ger
man airplane was hit by an anti-air-
craft gun and fell in flames north of
the city.
THE enemy last night dropped a
few bombs in the suburbs" the state
ment said.
There were some victims and some
damage. Our artillery brought down
one plane.
THE different methods of defense
were put into operation. A violent
curtain Of fire wasithrown up and our
SQuadrons took the air."
All Clear at 1 O'clock.
The enemy dropped bombs in vari-
Gus suburbs. Some material damage
is reported. The signal that all was
clear was sounded at 1 o'clock this
morning. The raid demonstrated the
high efficiency of the city's aerial de-
lenses. 1t was clear and windless
night with a brilliant moon, the raid
ers divided into two squadrons sought
vainly for two hours to find a gap in
the wall of fire with which the city
was encompassed. The places at
which the bombs fell show that the
Germans circled far around the city
before losing their cargoes and flee
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
AfRMAN COT BACK
Leg Broken, Plane Smashed,
Yet Yankee Returned.
First Evidence of American
AviatOrs in Flanders.
~ WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
With the British Armies in France.
May 22-An American aviator, a cap
tain from the region of Philadelphia.
fought the Germans over the lines east
of Ypres. with his leg broken by a ma
chine gun bullet, until his engine was
disabled.
Descending in No Mans Land he
unstrapped himself from his seat and
crawled into a shell hole.
German battery, firing at his dis
ab1ed machine. scored a direct hit and
smashed it. The captain. surrounded
by bursting shrapnel, dragged himself
from crater to crater until he reached
the allied front lines. near the juno
ture of the Belgian and British armiesL
The aviator was taken to hospital.
where he is reported doing fine.
The above dispatch is the first to
mention American air forces as defl-
nitely engaged in operations in Flan-
ders.
The American troops which recent
ly took their place in the British line
were officially reported as possessing
their own aerial detachment.
Simms's dispatch may mean that
these hSnerican troops-whose exact
location has SO far been withheld-are
in the vicinity of Ypres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Mrs. Stokes Makes No Distinc.
ton Between Countries.
DR.. Eva Harding of Topeka
Gives Testimony Today.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 22.-Mrs.
Rose Pastor Stokes is an internation-
alist and loves all countries, she said
today in answer to questions by Elmer
B. Silvers, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, who conducted the
cross examination at her trial here on
charges of violating the espionage act.
DO you believe in patriotism in the
ordinary sense of love of the country
of which you are citizen" he de-
manded.
After several attempts at an indi-
rect answer, Mrs. Stokes finally was
permitted to reply:
Il, believe in country as exempli-
fled in its people and not by those III
control. / love all countries" .1Fz
She had been a Socialist all her life,
she said. but left the party in the sum
mer of 1917. and returned to it in
1918, but never forsook it's principles
and still entertained them. She ad-
mitted selling the transcript of her
speech made in Minneapolis to an
eastern magazine in which she had
said:
Would Not Salute Flag.
This is a historic event in my life
1t is the first time 1 have ever stood
on any platform as an American"
Mr.. Silvers further quoted from the
magazine article statements to the eff
feet that she had previously refused
to rise to the national anthem OF
salute the flag and had stated she
would rather be shot than do so.
The speech, Mrs. Stokes testified
was delivered after she had left the
Socialist party and before her return
to it. Mr.. Silvers drew from her a
repetition of the statement that her
principles during the time of her
withdrawal from the party had not
materially changed
On taking the stand this morning
in continuation of her direct exami-
nation, Mrs. Stokes testified her hus-
band was a member of the ninth
coast guard artillery. She denied that
in her communication to the Kansas
City Star, on which her indictment was
said to have been based, that she
had intended to cause insubordination
or refusal of military service or OBJ
struct recruiting
Doctor Harding Testifies.
DR.. Eva Harding of Topeka, former
candidate for congress, followed Mrs
Stokes OF the witness stand. She tes-
titled that she had attended the lunch
con given by the Women's Dining club
at which Mrs. Stokes delivered an
address and that the substance of this
speech had to do with conditions after
the war.
Mrs. Stokes, the witness testified
spoke OF the invisible government
which the people would have to fign,
after the war"
Mrs. Stokes had said, DR.. Har1ina
added, that there were two elsments
in this country-the people and the
profiteers and that at the conclusion
crisis.
The people would not fight Cor dol
lars DR.. Harding testified Mrs. Stokes
had declared and therefore, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
fund WINS
Three States Already Past Red
Cross Quotas.
Central Division Today Reports
S5,OOO,OOO In.

Washington. May 22.-Three states
Michigan, South Dakota and Della
ware-and many cities have. exceeded
their quotas and still are driving for
ward for more contributions for the
second 800. 100000 war mercy fund
of the American Red Cross. While no
district has yet reached its quota the
reports are that the necessary daily
average is being maintained that most
of them expect to go over the top by
the time the campaign closes Satur-
day.
One of the campaign features most
pleasing to officials of the Red Cross
is the unusually large number of con-
tributors to the fund in South Dakota,
the second state to go over the stop,
0,000 persons out of population of
717.000 subscribing to the fund.
New Returns Are In.
New divisional returns received at
national headquarters early today are:
Southwestern, $5,101,186; New Eng
land. $1.540.400; Gulf, $942.776: and
Central, $5,0o0,000.
Kansas City reported $34s,240; st.
Louis, $529, 400; New Orleans,
S2590OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Yankees Go After Fritz With q
Vengeance.
Sector Northwest of TOul Liv.
ems Up With a Rush.
Lively Patrol Actions Fall to
Americans.
Huns Retire Before Quick Yam.
kee Attacks.
(By the Associated Press.)


With the, American Army in France,
May 21-Tuesday.-The American ar
tillery northwest of Toul launched a
sudden and terrific local gas attack
upon the German positions and can
tonments within the Gerechamp wood
early today.
Severe punishment was inflicted
upon the enemy. How great is not
yet known.
The deluge of American shells fell
| in three waves and within a half hour
the woods in which it is known many
Germans were sleeping had been
drenched with large quantity of poi.
sonous gas.
In lively patrol actions Monday
night and this morning east of Lune-
Vile. German parties were twice de-
feated by the Americans, who cap
tured two prisoners.
Drove Patrol Back.
An officer and twenty men while ex-
plor1ng the area northwest of Ancer-
villers. east of Luneville, sighted four
enemy patrols and established coneac4
with one of them. The enemy party
numbering sixteen, took up a position
in an unused trench from which they
| were driven by the rifle and grenade
firing of the Americans. The Germans
| were then rushed by the Americans
who took two prisoners, one SO badly
wounded that he died later. There
were no casualties on the American
! side.
! Four hours later an enemy patrol
| made a bold attempt to rush one OF
our outposts but was driven off. One
/ German was killed and his body wa,
brought back to the American lines
for Identification purposes. Northwest
| of Toul an American patrol traverseJ
the Apremont Varneville road ind
found a high tension cable used fo(
charging the enemy wire. They cu\
the cable and brought back a -largd
section of it trs
Another patrol came on a German
party southwest of Apremont and
sharp fighting resulted. the Ameri-
cans used their pistols, rifles and
Germans were forced to retire.
A corporal named Klick. from q
New England state, carried out a
personal patrol late yesterday after
noon. He crawled to the enemy wire
| to investigate what he thought was a
periscope, and saw a German step up
to the firing trench. Bullets were ex-
| changed but the American returned
safely across No Mans Land.
With the American Armies in
| France. May 81, (night).-The off,
cial communique issued at American
headquarters tonight said:
''In reconnaissance combats in Lor-
raine we captured prisoners. Both
artilleries were active in Lorraine and
the Wovre."
Washington, May 22.-General
Pershing today reported to the war
department details of patrol raid
made Monday night by American
troops which resulted in the capture
of two German prisoners. No casual
ties on the American side were sus-
tanned. Artillery activity on both
sides is noted in the official COM
munique today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Ten Persons Killed in Big
Western Kansas Twister.
Big Damage in Ellis, Rocks and
Trego Counties.
ONE MANS LOSS $4,000
Baby Carried Eighth of Mile
Mangled and Crushed.
Total Damage to Property Esti-
mated at $55O,OOO.

Hays, Kan. May 22.-Ellis, Rocks
and Trego counties were swept by
one of the worst tornadoes on record
in this part of the state Monday night.
and complete reports which have been
greatly delayed because of interrupted
communicate ms, show that ten per-
sons were killed. two probably fatally
injured and perhaps sixty-five injured
in the three counties. The dead are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Geist and
three children, of near Hays.
Mrs. Walter Adams and baby. of
Codell.
Two children of Frank Jones. of near
Codell.
Mr.. - Turan. of CoCell
Fatally injured:
Anton Bungardie, of near Hays.
Frank G. Huber of Ellis.
Every motor car in Hays is being
used to carry the workers to the
scene Ind to bring out the injured.
up stock and erecting temporary
shelters for the stricken people. The
property loss is estimated at $450,000.
Third in Three Years.
The tornado is the third one to visit
virtually the same territory in three
successive years on May 20. Monday
people at Coden were joking and say
ing, well, this is our day for a
storm" Then it came
The little town is practically wiped
out, all the churches. school buildings
and larger business houses and r :
dences being demolished and the
debris swept away.
The tornado started fifteen miles
northwest of Hays and swept STRIP
a mile wide in a northwesterly direc-
ton for thirty-five miles. Hundreds
of head of livestock were killed
houses and buildings of all kinds
were levelled and practically nothine
in the path of the twister escaped
Trego county appears to have beer
Visited by a second tornado not Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Sergt. r. T. Crowder OF Lawrence
Dies-Others wounded.

Washington. May 22.-The army
casualty list today contained forty
eight names divided as follows: Died
in action 3, died of wounds 2, died of
disease 2, wounded severely 38.
wounded slightly 3.
Lieut.. Robert H Long, Houston.
Tex, who was severely wounded, was
the only officer named.
The list follows:
DIED IN ACTION: Corp. Mark L.
O'Neil. Halstead, Pa; Pvts. Henry DahIin.
Superior, Wis; Harry N. Miller, Kansas
8fED OF DISEASE: sergt. Frank T.
Crowder, 729 Missouri Street, Lawrence,
Kan C. F. Green. San Francisco.
DIED OF WOUNDS: Corp. Thomas q.
Speck. Livingston, Tenn; Pvt. Joe C..
YounRell. Commonwealth, Wis.
WOUNDED SEVERELY: Lieut. Robert
p. Young. Houston. Tex: Sergts. Tim
Long. Chicago; Leighton Mccormick, VII
mington, Del: Alexander Mashewsky.
Racine, Wis; Albert Rhode. Pittsburgh,
Pa; John r. Tippet. Thom2sonvflIe, III
Corps. Elben d. Bailey. Poca. West Va.
Earl Z. Crinklaw. Great Falls. Mont.
Chas. Kasmalski, Chicago, M: John
Hartford. Conn; Claude wilfrout juno.
don City. Kan; Wagner Harry c. CobIe
Solomon. Kan; Pvts. Joseph Attura,
Renova. Pa; James Chrest. Los Angeles
Cal: John Garhacfk, Detroit Mich.
Floyd c. Gillette. Caldwell, Kan; Charles
NJ. Graham, Hope. Ind; Cassius j. Grif-
fifth, Pontiac. Mich: John f. Harris
Pittsburgh. Pa; Tony Kaczor. Stanley
Wis: Benjamin g. Keyes, Alameda, Cal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
ON MARTIAL Law
Austrian Province Suffers for
popular Excesses."

London. May 22.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in Bohemia and in
consequence of popular excesses,' .
many persons have been imprisoned, ,
says a dispatch to the Daily Mail
Parod.
Outbreaks have occurred in Pilsen,
Nachod and other towns
The vast estates of Prince F>urst-
enburg. a close friend of the German
emperor, have been plundered and
the buildings on them burned.
Dr. Won Seydler. the Austrian pre-
mier it is added, has summoned the
Czech Deputy Stanek to discuss the
situation. Deputy Stanek has declined
and has warned the premier against a
policy of violence in Bohemia fearing
evidently that the indiscriminate
hangings and shootings in Galicia at
the beginning of the war are to be
repeated in Bohemia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

phrase, make the world safe fer
democracy" had been adopted.
On cross examination DR.. Hardin z
admitted she had been arrested, tried
and acquitted on a charge of obstruct-
ing the draft, but that she had no
clear idea of why she had been ar
rested.
Mrs. Stokes declared the letter writ
ten to the Star was dictated in such
haste that her exact meaning was not
expressed. She explained that she was
preparing to leave the city on her
speaking tour at the time the letter
was written.
Il was in such a hurry she testi-
fed, that 1 never even read the copy
before sending it to the newspaper.
You know. l did not expect the Star
to print the letter, as they had re-
pressed a previous Interview
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

Pvts. Bert p. Lenning. Thor. Iowa. John
berry. San Angelo. Texas: Morris Maria.
Brooklyn. N. Y; Howard W. MulhaI1. Bos-
ton. Mass. Bert Montevel Nelson. Picketfo
Wis: John Paracka. Ellsworth, Pa:
Joseph Perry. Larehmont. N. Y: Charlie
c. Plyler. Spartanburg. 3. c.: Christopher
T.. Pullyard. Sangerville. Maine: Charles
Reis. Astoria. N. T.: Fred Fl. Salyeru.
Wise. Va: Hubert r. Stothard. Covington.
Ky: VIM. X. Summers. Syracuse. n T.:
Henry Weisler. Brooklyn, n. T.: Oliver ID.
Yoder. Gum City, Mo. !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22

Rain amounting to 1.35 Inches fell
in Topeka and vicinity last night and
this morning. More of it is on the
way The Kaw river tomorrow morn
ing will indicate a stage of from ten
to twelve feet owing to very heavy
rains in the valley. The forecast calls
for thunder showers this afternoon
and tonight. Cooler tonight. Warmer
and cloudy Thursday.
The rain last night and this morning
extended all thru northeastern and
north central Kansas. 1t came just at
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