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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
BEVIE r, MO.

Rock Chapel has been engaged in a
revival meeting conducted by Sister
Susan j. Duncan of Kansas City, who
is a power in the pulpit. Many souls
have been happily converted under
her. 1t is the voice of Rock Chapel
and the community at large that God
may bless her and that she may ever
preach his gospel and in general she
is an all around woman. She is an
uplifter for humanity.
REV. ]. F. SMITH, Pastor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
CHURCH

Greenwood Baptist Church. 18th and
Terrace.
Clark Chapel M. E. Church, 1864 Madi-
Betnsi A. M. e. Church, gath and Flora.
st. Stephens Baptist Church, 6O4 Char
totte Sc.
Centennial N. E. Church. 18th and
Woodland.
Second 9aptist Church, 10th and Char
iotte.
Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, 10th and
Charlotte.
Ebenezer A. M. e. Church, 18th and
Tracy.
st. Augustine's P. E.. Church. 18th and
Troost Avenue.
st. Johns r. NJ. e. Church. 1743 Belle
view.
Seventh Oar Adventist, 2Sd and Wood
land.
st Monica's Catholic, 18th and Lydia.
Vine st. Baptist Church, 1926 VIM st.
Ward Chapel A NJ. e. Church, 18th and
Troost.
Morning Star Baptist Church, 2311 Vine.
Highland Avenue Baptist Church, iii
Highland. ~
ST. James A. M. =. Zion Church, 1928
Woodland Ave.
Second Christian Church, Gath and
Woodland.
Friendship Baptist Church. Seventeenth
G. Nj. g.. Church. 1877 Flora Ave.
81. James Baptist Church, 4039 Mil st
st. Luke's A. M. e. Church, 4Srd and
Prospect Place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
HELENA, MONT.
By J. E. w. Clarke.

- w. C
THE greatest of all cunning is to
seem blind to the snares laid for us;
men are never so easily deceived as
while they are endeavoring to deceive
Others" zee. Miss Ruth Christian of
Townsend was in town last week the
guest Of Miss Florence Matthews.
Mrs. James Talbut is dangerously ill
at st. Peters Hospital. She is not
expected to live -. Miles York was
in town from Great Falls to attend
the wedding of his daughter. Miles
is doing well in the smelter city,.
The officers of Bathsheba Chapter
were installed on the 18th. In our
last weeks issue we omitted the name
of Mrs. Callie Matthews who was
elected Secretary of Bathsheba Chap
ter and installed with the other Of
ficers on the 18th. a social session
was held following installation at
which refreshments were served. q.
Mrs. Alice Palmer and daughter, Mrs.
Pearl Rodgers, have returned to the
city from a months stay at Mrs. Pal
mer,s ranch on the Big Black Foot.
H. Y, L%aZerous of Sydney, Australia,
passed through Helena on his way
to the coast. Rev. c. N. Douglas,
Presiding Elder, left for the Falls and
Havre where he will hold Quarterly
Conferences The wedding of Miss
Olga York to Mr.. George Robnett
took place at the residence of the
brides parents on Monday, the Sth,
at SIS N. Idaho street. Rev. George
F. Martin, pastor of st. James A. NJ.
E. Church Officiated. The beautiful
ring service was used, and the bride
entered the room on the arm of her
father, Mr.. Miles York, to the sweet
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, played by Mrs. Clarinda Low
cry. The bride was gowned in chif-
fon with lace trimmings and wore a
bridal veil draped with orange bios
SONS, and carried a beautiful bou-
quet of American beauty roses. Miss
Carolyn Dorsey acted as brides maid
and was attired in white vote with
blue trimmings and wore a picture
not WI EAllOlllO n, d DlOlltI VI
the bride, was best man, and a sis
ter, Miss Alice, maid of honor, was
dressed in blue and white. The house
decorations were patriotic throughout.
Mr.. Robnett and his bride left imme-
diately after the recpetion, which was
held after the wedding ceremony, for
Columbia, Mo. A large gathering of
friends were at the depot with the
usual rice shower as the train pulled
out of the station. ... Mrs. A. Z. Nc
Ginnis returned home after a visit
in Butte where she attended Quar-.
terly Conference at tn ca. NJ. Z,
Church. Deputy Supreme Chancel
lor j. H. Hilliard with his bride of
two months strolled down to the de-
pot, intending to accompany the new
ly weds, Mr.. Robnett and his bride,
as far as Billings where he was to
install the officers of the Knights of
Pythias lodge. His ticket reposed
peacefully upon his c%hiffonnier at his
residence n mile and a quarter
away. Like Mahomet and the noun
tain, he had to 60 for those tickets
and while he was trying to connect
up with them, the train with the new
lyweds safely aboard pulled out and
friend billiard and his wife reached
Billings twenty-four hours after the
bridal pair passed through.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER,
r, A, M.

Missouri and Jurisdiction, 1918.
T. G. McCampbell, G. H. p, Quin-
daro, Kans.
A. L. Thomas, D. G.. Fl. p, Jeffer-
son City, Nc.
]. P. Moffett, G.. King, Sedalia, Mo.
S. A. May, G. Scribe, st. Louis, Mo.
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty,
Mo.
E. S. Baker, G. Secretary, Kansas
City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
OFFICERS OF GRAND COMMAND
cry, X. T.
Missouri and Jurisdiction
1918.

1918.
w. G. Mosely, R. E. e. c., Kansas
City, Nc.
J.. w. Beard, V. E. G. c., st. Louis,
Mo.
G w. Lewis, E. G. G., St. Louis, Mo.
G. ~Brassfield, E. G., Captain Gen
eral, Kansas City, Mo.
w. A. Ashley E. G. P, st. Louis,
Mo.
j. H. Kenner, E. g., Treasurer, Mar
shall, Mo.
J.. T. Cannon, E. G., Recorder, st.
Louis, Mo.
George A. Johnson, E. G. S. W.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Benjamin F. Graves, E. G. j. W, st.
Joseph, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.
Church OF the Ascension Episcopal
Third and Stewart. Kansas City. Kans.
First A. M. r. Church, Sth and Neb.
Eighth st. Baptist Church, 9Th and
Metropolitan Baptist Church. 9Th and
Bethel A. M. e. Church. Water and
Steward Streets.
st. Paul A. M. e. Church. z1st and
Ruby.
King solomon Baptist Church. Srd and
1nmdaro A. NJ. e. Church, Quindaro.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Rose
M E- Church, eth and Oakland.
Second Baptist Church. Gath and Ruby.
Wesley Chapel N. T.. l06 shawnee
Tabernacle Baptist Church. 76e Muncie
Hlvd.. Armstrong. Kama Rev. d. Nor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION

T. G. McCampbell, President.
E. B. Thompson, Vice President.
". H. Washington, Treasurer.
IS. H. P. Edwards, Secretary.
Board Of Directors:
N. W. Jordan. s.. Myers,
w. H. Brown. E. s. Baker,
w. r. Patterson.R R. V. Adkins,
B. II. Francis. Richard Harris
Geo johnson, r. Fulbright.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday
In each month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20

Hubert Cochran left for Detroit, Mich,
and other points in the east to spend
their vacation for two weeks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20
A. F. and A. M. Mo.
Jurisdiction
Offlcers-1917.

W. w. Fields, Cameron, Mo-, Grand
Master.
c. C. Clark, st. Louis, Mo-, Dep.
Grand Master.
Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo-, Senior
Grand Warden.
1. H. Bradbury, st. Louis, Mo-,
Junior. Grand Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Mo-, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. w. K. Love, Kansas City,
Grand Secretary.
Nelson c. Crews, Kansas City, Re
lief Secretary.
e. G.. Lacey, Kansas City, G.. L.
LIST District.
e. ]. Cooper, Mexico, Mo-, G. L.,
End District.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-20

of Hannibal, Missouri, Past Most An.
cient Grand Matron o fthe Heroines
of Jericho of Missouri, Editor of the
Hannibal Record and one of the fore
most women in every uplift move
ment in this Commonwealth. The
Sun is exceedingly proud to inform its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
AMERICANS IN HANDS
OF BANDITS IN CHINA
Two U. S. Engineers Captured and
Robbed of Funds-Chinese As
sistant Also Prisoner.

PEKING. Friday, March s-Two
American engineers, Nyl and Pursell,
have been robbed and captured by ban
dts near Yeh- Sien in the province of
Honan. \ Chinese assistant also was
taken priS6ncr. The party was on its
way to inspect a survey, the site of a
proposed railway between Chowkaikow
and Siarg-Y They were carrying
a large sum of money with which to
pay survey parties. An escort of TWEEN
" soldiers resisted the bandits until
their ammunition was exhausted. when
the party surrendered. Two of the
Chinese escaped and reported the out
rage.
NEW YORK. March 11.-Pursell. one
of the two American engineers reported
to have been robbed and captured by
bandits in China, was identified as T. J.
Pursell formerly Of st. Paul, Minu. at
the Office of the SiemS-Carey Railway
and Canal Company here toda.. Ha La"
been engaged in some surveying. work
for which the company has contracts
with the Chinese government, it was
said
Though officers of the company said
there was no one in their employ named
Nyl they expressed the belief that this
name has been confused with that of
G. \. Kyle. formerly of Portland Ore.
who has been in China for several
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
WANTED RAILROAD BILL
SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jer-
sey Attempts to Throw Monkey
Wrench Into Machinery.

When Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima called up the conference report on
the administration railroad bill TODAY
for action by the Senate Senator Fre-
linghuysen of New Jersey attempted to
throw 4 monkey wrench into the ma
chinery. Ma king use of the recently
adopted rule of the Senate that a Doint
of order may be made against new
matter inserted in bill in conference.
he tried to have the railroad bill sent
, back to conference on the ground rha I
it contained a new provision inserted
in conference limiting the power of
states to tax the railroad property.
In the conference report it is pro-
vided that while the railroads are un-
der federal contral a state shall not
tax railroad property in excess of the
ratio which railroad taxes bore to the
total taxes levied by the state.
Senator Frelinghuysen declared that
this is a direct limitation placed pnon
the states taxing power and that il
was not contained in the bill either
as it pa ssed the Senate or the House
Il went to see Secretary McAdoo. the
director OF the railroads. about this ''
said Senator Frelinghuyscn, and hs In;d
, me he did not want the states taxing
the railroads while they are operated
by the government in a manner to ex-
hausted tne Rational Treasury This bro
vision certainly inte-fere.s with the
rights Of the states to levy taxes. 1t
would prevent any state from making
any increase IL taxes on railroa d
property
Senator Smith of South Carolina and
Senator Robertson of Arkansas both
defended the acton of the conferees,
and claimed that i. was a cornpromisc
and, as such ia order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
REDS BATTLE F|NNS;;
HUNS LAND AT AbO
Finland Scene of Vicious
Fighting at Satakunta and
SavaIako Fronts.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. March 1o-Heavy
fighting is continuing in Finland be-
tween the Finnish white guard and the
Russian red guard troops, according
to an official statement issued Satur-
day from the headquarters of the
white guard at Vasa. Violent encoun-
ters are reported on the Satakunta and
SavaIako fronts. Sanguinary fighting
is proceeding by day and by night.
without interruption, at AholVa in
Karelia. The statement announces that
the Russians. despite enormous losses
in the Ahvola fighting, keep contin-
ually throwing fresh forces into the
fray.
The expected landing of German
troops in Finland is reported to have
been effected in the neighborhood of
Abo, a Finnish port opposite the Aland
Islands, and 100 miles west of Helsins-
fors. The invading detachment is said
to be composed of 1000 infantry and
a force of artillery. No official con-
firnation of the report has been re
ceieed.
A dispatch from Stockholm. dated
March s. said that about 20.o00 Ger
man troops and 300 horses had been
landed on the Aland Islands from two
German battleships and that several
German transports were anchored at
Eckeroe.
Signing himself representative of the
provisional revolutionary government
of the peoples republic of Finland.
Santori Nuortova, last night issued a
statement saying that unless the reac-
tionary government succeeded in sub
jecting the country to German autoc-
racy there is no chance of depriving
the workers organization of control OF
the country.
Even then" he said, the workers
organizations of Finland are deter
mined to render the most desperate re-
sistance to. the establishment of Ger
man autocracy in Finland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
PRESIDENTS INTEREST IN
BABY CONGRESS ASSERTED
Message Received by Mayor Griffin
Expressing Mr.. Wilson's Attitude
Toward Little Folks.

HOBOKEN, y. J.. March 11.-Presi-
dent Wilson's interest in New Jerseys
baby congress, which will open here
tonight. is expressed in message re-
ceived by Mayor II. r. Griffin:
II am very much interested in
what you tell me of the congress
which is to meet to consider the
whole question of the conservation
of the health and life of the little
people of the country the Presi-
dent wrote. 4 beg that you will
convey my greetings to the con-
gress and express to those assem-
bled my deep interest in the sub
jects they are to discuss, and my
fun recognition of their vital i'm
portance and consequence.
The congress will continue for two
weeks Before its close recommends
tions which the delegates discuss re-
garding reduction of infant mortality
and the safeguarding of children
health will be presented to the state
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
CREEPING BARRACE PERMITS TWO
ATTACKS ON 60O-YARD FRONTS
Enemy Flees on Approach and Pershng's Men Blow Up
Concrete Dugouts and Capture Much Material
and Seize Valuable Papers.

Raids considerable scale being carried out by the
Lorraine front France No less than three
radng operations in which American forces took
leading reported oda dispatches from the front In
simultaneously, the
traed the German front depth of yards reaching the
second line They operated with the of barrage fire.
German trenches deserted the
taken wounded found by French
Aankng party dugout The Americans caused
damage positions blowing dugouts during their
stay captured large quantities of material and
raid farther along the line. the
effected by the artillery completed by American
engineers
The French official of today refers the concerted
effort bold raid by American troops
PARIS March 11-Amecan have made bold raid
German lines in Lorraine the Office
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sunday.
March 1oAmecan cooperating with the French, have
carried three raids opposite the American Lorraine
Of the raids executed simultaneously last night.
the German line
o the enemys second line, 600 yards back
The simultaneous raids northwest
of (deleted after artillery PREPARATION
lasting which positions
At midnight forces, each of (deeed), small
hank moved the German
behind creeping barrage each front of GOO yards
GERMAN POSITIONS BOXED IN.
reached the enemy first lines the barage
lifted box the German positions at both points The
dropped the trenches expecting hand
fight had Continuing advance they
forward 600 yards to German line.
All American machine guns firing
of the from undertaking anng
operations One French anng found wounded Germans
dugout took them prisoner The Americans found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11

The Americans remained for forty
five minutes in the enemy lines. They
found excellent concrete dugouts, which
they blew up, and also brought back
large quantities of material and vaha-
Bile papers. While they were in the
enemy lines German artillery began a
vigorous counter barrage. 1t was
quickly silenced by American heavy
and light artillery, which hurled large
quantities of gas shells on the bat
teries.
Valiant Mortar Battery.
An American trench mortar battery.
are (deleted), participated in the
artillery preparation preceding the
raid, helping to level the enemy po-
sitions. The artillery. both light and
heavy, was manned by soldiers mostly
from tdeieted).
Soon after these two raids had been
carried out the Americans STAGED an
other at a point farther along the line
TO the right. They went over the top
after artillery preparation of forty
FIVE minutes. in which the enemy s posi-
tions attacked were oblitefated- At
this place the dugouts were found 10
have been constructed principally OF
logs. Engineers accompanying the
raiding party completed the artillery 5
work of destruction. The American IN
fantrymen who took part in this raid
are from (deleted), and the en-
gineers from (deleted).
The raids were carried out skillfully,
and but for the fact that the Germans
fed more prisoners doubtless would
have been taken: The American gas
shells are believed to have caused many
casualties among the enemy No Amer
leans are unaccounted for
A-arican Gums Rombard Towns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
EXCITES IRE OF BOLsHEvIKI.
Capt. Trofnoff. Former Commander
of Russian Submarine, Fugitive

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March IL
Capt. L. Trofinoff. former commander
of Russian submarine. has arrived
here from Russia, a fugitive, he said.
from his native land because he had
aroused the ire of the bolshcvik gov
eminent when he torpedoed German
vessel in the Baltic.
After sinking the German vessel. ac-
cording to Capt. Trofinon. he FASTENED
to kronstadt. the Russian naval base,
expecting that his exploit would earn
him honors. He learned. however, that,
instead, it had brought him displeas-
ure. and he and his men vAre ordered
to face trial by court-martial.
Confronted with this situation, Capt
Trofnon said. he disguised himself and
ned from Petrograd to Japan, where
he boarded a ship sailing for America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
LENINE GUSTS TROTZKY IN
SPLIT ON HUN PEACE TERMS

LONDON March 1I-Leon Trotzky
minister
according dispatch the Morning
duress obligatory.
he s reported to
ratified.
other hand must be
theory
necessarily annhae nations Prussia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
100 FRENCH GIRLS COMING.
Will Attend American Colleges Dur.
ing Next Scholastic Yea

CHICAGO. March lin co-opera,io,
with the United States bureau of edu
cation and the French authorities. the
Association Of American Colleges is
planning to bring 100 French girls to
this country for the academic year of
1918 and 1919 for attendance in Amer
ican colleges on scholarships.
The colleges will take one or two
girls and pay their room. board, tuition
and fees while in this country. The
French government is expected to pay
the travelling expenses, clothes and in
cidentals of the students. One require
ment is that each girl must speak
English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
e,00O 900 900 KRONER FOR WAR.
Austrian Reichsrath Adopts Pro-
visional Credit.

AMSTERDAM. March 11.-The upper
house of the Austrian reichsrath. a
Vienna dispatch says. has adopted a
provisional war credit of 5000 OOO. 600
kroner for the next four months.
During the debate on the bill DR.. Won
Seydler. the premier, emphasized the
necessity for reforms in the Austrian
constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
BIG STERILIZERS FOR FRONT.
Record Breaking Apparatus Will
lessen Disease of Soldiers,

NEW YORK, March 11.-Ten steriliz-
ing machines, each weighing 5000
pounds, said to be the largest pieces of
disinfecting apparatus ever manu-
factured, have been completed for ship
-ment to the American overseas forces,
it was announced TODAY.
BY use of the specially devised ap-
paratus it is expected the danger of
typhus fever and other diseases among
the troops will be reduced to mini
mum. The machines not only Will
fighters, but will be used for disinfect-
ing surgical dressings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
LITIGATED SHIP TO RETURN.
Santa Maria Will Rejoin Sister
Craft. Nina and Pinta, at Chicago.

CHARLOTTETOWN. T. L. l.. March
1.-THE Santa Maria, reproduction of
the flagship of Christopher Columbus. is
to leave Charlottetown next June on
her return to Chicago.
She has laid up here since October,
1916. She was sold under an admiralty
court order to meet towage claims and
later resold to the South Park commits
sioners of Chicago A United States
patrol boat will tow her to Chicago
where she will rejoin her sister ships.
the Nina and Pinta.
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Activity of Aviators.

was driven out by American sharp
shooters
Activity of Aviators.
There has been increased aerial ac-
tivity and there is hardly a moment in
the daytime when a hostile plane is not
in sight
Two enemy airplanes flew over the
spattered the ground and trenches with
machine-gun bullets, but without doing
any serious damage.
one German airplane was brought
down out of control within the Ameri-
can lines by French anti-aircraft
gun. a shell from which burst near the
plane while il was high in the air.
The enemy aviator's machine gun was
put out of commission and he was
forced to land
War Crosses to Americans.
More than fifty French war crosses
have been distributed among the Amer
lean troops along the Chemin- des- Danes
for the part the men played in eleven
engagements most of which were raids
against positions they were holding.
A large number of the recipients of
the war cross. Some of whom are
natives of Maine, have been holding A
certain place against which the enemy's
attacks were especially strong These
troops helped the French to break up
the attacks and drive of the Germans.
Some of the men decorated dis
lineoished themselves in patrol en-
counters in no mans land The names
OF only eight of the recipients of the
medals. all of whom are members of
the same company. have become avail
aoie They are: Lieut. Harold Hay
lawson. Chaplain Osiris Boucher. Serpt.
George F Dever. Corp. Frank +. Hur-
ley. and Privates Edward Larson.
Harold Eldridge. Stuart W. Miller and
Sharies NJ. Sykes. all of whom are New
| Englanders
Two Left Hanging on Wire.
Some of the Americans in a ljsten-
! ing post in front of their line north
west of Toul Saturday morning dis
covered an enemy patrol fixing their
own wire, and promptly opened fire
me Germans retreated. leaving two of
their number hanging on the barbs
Some hours after daylight a party of
nVe Germans, two infantrymen and
three Red Cross workers, emerged
from the enemy lines and started Tor
their comrades entangled in the wire.
the Americans saw the Red Cross
which removed the bodies.
Saturday was the warmest in many
CONTINUED on Thirteenth PageJ
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Letter to Public Utilities Commission Setting
Forth Recommendations Trans
mitted to Senate.
PROPOSITION MADE KNOWN In REPLY
TO CONGRESS- REQUEST FOR FACTS
Report Of Capital Traction Company Shows Conduct of Service for
Past Two Years and Efforts Improve SystemBoh Lines
Seeking More Rolling Stock.

One traction system and increased of fare the
effective OF accomplishing permanent
in the District Columbia proposed by Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company the Public Utilities
Commission, transmitted by the
The attached to the reply
luton introduced by Senator calling information the
local The itself offered sggcs
relief OF stating that recommendations would
had been opportunity
and others be nauguated
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Arrested on Conspiracy Charge

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March IL
Orville Z. Enright, a country school
teacher. and Louis Pickens, both of
Ellis county, have been arrested on in
dictments charging them with con-
spring to start an armed revolution
against the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
Spain, France, U. S. Ratify Treaties

MADRID. March 11.-Ratifications of
commercial treaties between France
and the United States and Spain have
been officially exchanged