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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
CAPPER WIRES TEDDY
Governor Sends Coincidence Following
Report of Sons Death in France.

Governor Capper today sent a tele-
gram of coincidence to Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. N. Y.
Speaking personally and on behalf of
the people of Kansas, he extended
sympathy over the death of Col.
Roosevelt's son, Quentin Roosevelt.
who was reported to have been killed
when his plane was shot down in
flames behind the German lines.
In his telegram to Col. Roosevelt,
the governor said:
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
Oyster Bay n. Y.
It is with deep regret that have learned
of the death in France OF your son Quen-
tin. Speaking personally and for the peo-
pie of Kansas / should like to extend this
expression of very sincere sympathy in the
sorrow which has come to You and Mrs.
Roosevelt. If your son was to fall. he has
made the supreme sacrifice as you would
have him make ft-carrying the battle Wig
orously and valiantIy to the enemy. Your
boy has given his all in the defense of his
country and IN support of the principles
Of liberty and Justice which are dear to
You and which were dear to him. His name
will be ineffaceably written on the honor
rolls of his country.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
ENEMY ATTACKS
FROM THE: south
Menace RHEIMS
Huns Are Within Five Miles of
Only Railroad.
Have Pushed In About Five
Miles Since Monday.
HELD IN CHECK ELSEWHERE
Lines East of Rheims Have
Held Since First Day.
Gains Are Slow and Cost in
Men Is Heavy.
HELD IN CHECK ELSEWHERE


Strenuous efforts are being made by
the Germans to enlarge their gains
astride the Marne and southwest of
Rheims in an apparent endeavor to
outfank the cathedral city on the
south. Combats of the most violent
character continue there Elsewhere
the enemy Is being held we'll in check
as he has been since Monday. The
fourth day of the offensive finds the
Germans struggling desperately to de-
velop their successes along the river
and between the river and Rheims
Enemy progress has been slow and al
an enormous cost in casualties.
HurI Attack After Attack.
Attack after attack is being hurled
against the allied troops on these two
important sectors. In many places the
enemy has been repulsed completely
while his gains have been made in
the face of strong resistance.
South of the Marne, despite heavy
bombardment and the use of fresh
troops. the Germans have made nc
great gains. The situation there Ii
rather uncertain as villages and
heights are constantly changing hand.
In the desperate fighting. Immedi
ately south of Dormans, where the
enemy has made his greatest pene
tration south of the river-about three
miles-French and American troop:
have gained some ground north of st
Agnan. Astride th, river toward Eper.
nay, the Germans are near Montyois
an advance of about six miles, hut
tConfinued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
Blame IS PLACED
CAPTAIN and Pilot of Columbia
Charged With IncOmpetency.
Boat Went Down Between
Peoria and Pekin July 5.

Washington, July 1s.-Responsibil-
ity for the sinking of the excursion
steamer Columbia, on the Illinois
river, between Peoria and Pekin, July
5, with the loss of 80 lives, is placed
upon Capt. H. F. Mehl and Pilot
George T. Williams. in a report re-
ceived by Secretary of Commerce Red
field from Reese V. Downs and George
R. Bower, steamboat inspectors. who
investigated the river disaster.
Secretary Redfield approved the de-
cision of the inspectors to bring the
charges of inattention to duty and in
capacity against Captain Mehl and of
unskillfuness and negligence against
Pilot Williams. Conviction would carry
a penalty only of loss of license. If
the trial of the case shows criminal
negligence, commerce officials said, the
record would be placed at the disposal
of the department of justice for crini-
nal action.
The loss of life on the Columbia
was attributed to the poor seamanship
of the captain and the pilot in neg
lecting to hold the vessel in shallow
water after scraping willows on the
shore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
MAY NOT BE DEAD
Pershing Wires Roosevelt Son
May Have Landed.
Daughter-in-Law Cables That
"Death UncOnfirmed."

New York, July 18.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt just before leaving the city
for Saratoga, n. Y, to attend the Re-
publican state convention today, re-
ceived a cablegram from General
Pershing in which the American COM
mander expressed the hope that Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt, the colonel's son.
reported killed in an aerial battle in
France, may have landed safely. The
cablegram read:
Regret very much that your son,
Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt is reported
as missing. On July Ia with a patrol
of twelve planes he left on a mission
of protecting Photographic section.
Seven enemy planes were sighted and
attacked, after which enemy plane re-
turned and our planes broke off com-
bat, returning to their base. Lieu
member of the squadron reports see
ing one of our planes fall out of the
combat and into the clouds. and the
French report an American plane was
seen descending.
II hope he may have landed safely.
Will advise you Immediately on re-
ceipt of further information.
"PERSHING..''
Colonel Roosevelt. in reply. cabled
the following message:
I'VE are deeply grateful for your
thoughtful kindness and we will never
forget it"
Unconfirmed in Paris.
Colonel Roosevelts attitude seemed
more hopeful than before upon receipt
Continued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
IF YOU HAVEN'T
MONEY IN BANK
YOU co TO JAIL
No Excuse Accepted Now for
Checks Without Funds.
Merchants and Bankers of To-
peka Agree ON Plan.
TURN YOU OVER TO OFFICERS
Only Course Then Is To Settle
Matter With Court.
Drastic Action Taken To Run
Down Check Artists.
TURN YOU over To OFFICERS

A term in Jail is the only alterna-
tive offered those persons who per-
sist in paying their bills with checks
on banks where that particular per-
sons account is insufficient to cover
draft, according to the terms of an
agreement just entered into and
signed by the banks, merchants and
business men of the city. The agree
ment also covers the treatment OF
forgers and persons who pass checks
which are known to be forgeries.
According to the agreement any
case of the character named will be
Immediately turned over to the city
or county attorney for prosecution az
provided by the laws of Kansas.
In the past the merchants of the
city have been in the habit of giving
CHECK artists an opportunity to
make good the loss without facing
court proceedings. But now there
soon as it is ascertained on reliable
information that check is drawn
upon insufficient bank accounts or Is
forged that check will be turned over
to the proper authorities and the .ner-
chants and business men will make
no recommendations in the case foI
either leniency or parole.
The Agreement in Full.
The full agreement, which is signed
by practically every business house
ir the city, follows:
We, the undersigned merchants of To
peka, Kan, realizing the number Of worth
less checks which the merchants of this
community have been obliged to take In
due course of business, and that the mer.
chants of this city have In a majority OF
the cases given the makers of said checks
an opportunity to pay them. well knowing
that the making of such checks was
violation of the laws of the state Of Kan
sas, agree:
At beginning from this date any checks
which are drawn upon banks where there
are insufficient funds, or any checks which
are given that are forged, will be given &c
the proper prosecuting officials of the city
Of Topeka and to the county officials OF
this county within a reasonable time after
the receipt If said checks and satisfactory
Information that the same are drawn upon
insufficient accounts or are forged.
We further agree that after we have
given such checks to the proper prosecut
ing officials of the city or the county, that
we will not receive any money said
checks. but will insist that the persons
violating the law shall be properly prose
cuted, and receive such sentence as the
court shall pass without any recommends
ton whatever on our part. either in the
way of lenience or for parole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
Men OF CLASS z
IN KANSAS DUE
FOR CALL SOON
August or September VIII See
Registrants in Army.
All Men of Glass 1 Will Be
Called to COlOrs Soon.
ONLY DEFERRED CLASSES LEFT
Total of From 5000 to $500
Will Leave State in August.
Hundreds of Men Are VOlun-
teering To Beat Draft.
ONLY DEFERRED CLASSES LEFT

Kansans in class 2 are due to go
to the colors early this fall-possibly
in August or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
figures available today in the office OF
Charles S. Huffman, adjutant general.
Men of class in the 1918 class are to
be called early next month because
of the depleted front rank class OF
1917 registrants. If Kansas is called
upon for the expected heavy quotas,
men must be furnished this fall from
the second class.
With regular calls and special in
duction orders for more than 1000
Kansans to be sent to schools and
training camps early in August, the
1917 classes of front rank men are al
ready exhausted. The 1918 men in
class 1 will also be called in August
or early September, 1t is believed,
leaving only deferred class men for
future calls.
$500 in August.
A total of 490 men have been asked
for special school training. More
than $50 men have been enrolled for
the engineering coIps. Fifty to seven
ty-five per cent of these men will vol
unteer from class I, it is believed.
With a total of but 700 men in class
from the 1917 registration, the state
is now unable to fill its August quota
without calls from the 1918 classes.
A grand total of from 5000 to $500
is expected for Kansas for August
That means not only the exhaustion
(ContiDued ON Page Six1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
TOPO0L RAILS0F
ALL RAILROADS IN
COUNTRY IS PLAN
Common Use of Tracks in All
Parts of United States.
Gigantic Rerouting Scheme
Will Be Put in Effect.
MAKE DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEMS
Where Roads Parallel More Ef-
ficiency Can Be Acquired.
Cut to Minimum Service on
Lines Built for Competition.
DOUBLE TRACK SYSTEMS
Where Roads Parallel More Ef-
ficiency Can Be Acquired.

Washington, July 1s.-Common use
Of all tracks is to follow the pooling
of equipment of all rail facilities in
the handling of the railroads war
burden. 1t was learned officially here
today that Director General McAdoo
soon will authorize a gigantic rerout-
ing scheme, providing for the CONVEX
sion of parallel into double track sys-
TENS. This move will include the
building of scores of connections but
the expense when compared to- the
vast good to be derived, will be neg
ligible, they believe.
Robert S. Lovett, director of the di-
vision of the extensions and better
ments of the railroad administration
has instituted a survey of all lines with
a view to combining facilities further.
He will meet McAdoo in California
and that conference is expected to re-
suit in orders for the building of the
first links and subsequent rerouting of
certain Pacific coast trains.
1t was pointed out by officials that
in many cases, lines run parallel for
distances as great as $50 miles. I'm
der competitive conditions each road
gained it's share of business. Since the
last vestige of competition has been
wiped out by federal operations, Off
cials say, the lines facilities should be
utilized 100 per cent. Only by MAX
ing them into one double track line
can the fullest results be attained, they
declared.
While it is known McAdoo expects
ultimately to extend the plan to all
sections of the country, it was believed
in some quarters it might mean the
cutting to the minimum of service on
lines built for competition. The short
est route and the condition of the
roads, grades and requirements of the
section only will decide the service re-
tanned, it was hinted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
KILL, KILL, KILL,
UNTIL THEY CRY
ENOUGH, GAURAUD
(By the Associated Prpss,)

On the French Front in France, July
1S-In stirring phrases, implorlng
them to stand firm. Gen H. J.
Gauraud. in command of the Frenc1
and American troops east of Rheims
and in Champagne, appealed to his
men before the German offensive be-
gan. In an order issued to his soldiers
he said
I'VE may be attacked at any moment.
You all feel that a defensive battle
has been engaged in under more ia
yorable conditions. You are warned
and are on guard with powerful rein
forcements # infantry and artillery.
You will fight on the ground you have
transformed by your hard work into
C.ubtable fortresses which are in
vincible if the passages are properly
guarded
THE bombardment will be terrible
but YOU will and it. without weaken
ing The assault will be violent in
clouds of smoke. dust and gas. but
YOUR position and armament are foi =
midable.
In your breast beat free mems
brave. strong hearts. Nobody will 10 Dix
behind or recede pace. Each of ou
will have one thSught--to kill and
kill many until they cry enough.
''For this reason your general avs
you will break this assault and it will
b broken gloriously."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
YANkS GLIDING
20 MILES ALONG
FRONT ON Marine
Are Unaided on Eleven of the
Twenty.
Brigaded With French Along
the Other Nine.
LINE SWAPS BACK and FORTH
Inflfct Heavy Punishment on
German ASsailants.
Attacks and Counter Attacks
Follow Each Other Rapidly.
Inflict Heavy Punishment on
German AssaiIants.

With the American Army in the
Champagne, July 1S.-StubbornnesE OF
the American and French resistance
east of Chateau Thierry and east of
Rheims-safely holds the allies
flan :.
The Americans not only are holding
their ground but are inflicting the
heaviest punishment on the enemy. In
the region of Mezy and Jaulgonne. the
boche dead are piled four and five
deep.
One American regimenta1 COM
mander estimates 5000 dead in front
of his command alone.
The Germans have not renewed
their attempt to break the American
resistance from the Mezy front, and
this region remains strangely void OF
infantry operations, but the mos. des-
perate encounter continues to the east
ward in the region of Conde wood. st.
Agnan and La Ch-ppelle- -Monthodon,
with the Americans fighting elbow !
elbow with the French.
line Sways Back and Forth.
The battle line south of the Marine
sways back and forth as the opposing
armies continue in their grapple OF
death. The latest definite information
showed that the Marne line involving
the Americans extends from Mezy to
st. Agnan, to La Chappelle- -Montho-
don, to Comblizy, to, LIE Mesnil- Hut
tier, thence northeastward to the river
gain of one kilometer (about two
thirds of a nnile) at LIE Mesnil-Huttier
represents the total progress made by
the enemy in two days of terrific light
ing. Attacks and counter-attacks fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
PUSH HUNS BACK
YankS Retake South Bank of
Marne River.
No Germans on South Side in
Their Sector.

Washington, July 1S.-American
troops have gaired entire possession
of their sector on the south bank of
the Marine, General It hing reported
today under date of July IT.
German thrusts against the Amer
ican positions n ~lhwest of Chateau
Thierry were Completely broken up"
Pershing's cor II ique follows:
Enemy Attacks Broken Up.
'In the Marine sector our troops
have entirely gaired possession of the
south bal.k Of river. North vest of
Chateau Thierry the enemy yesterday
repeated his attempt of the preceding g
day to penetrate our lines near Vaux.
His attack was completely broken up
by our infantry and artillery fire be
fore reaching our lines.
Yesterday in the region of Thiau-
court hostile airplane was shot down
by one of our aviators."
Broke Up Assaults
Northwest of Chateau Thierry be-
tween the evening of July IA and the
evening of July 16, the, enemy ms de
determined but entirely unsuccessful
attacks on uur positions near Vaux,
said section B. During the nights of
July IA and IS. he delivered a heavy
bombardment which included the use
kContinued on Page IWo.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
NO MORE NEGROES
Practically Every Man in Glass
Called August 1.
Topeka and Shawnee Have
Only "A Left To Go.

Pracucally every negro registrant Of
1917 now in class 1 will be called to
the colors during the five-day period
beginning August 1. Provost Marshal
Crowder today wired Charles S. Huff
would furnish 468 negro troopers be-
tween August 1-5. The unofficial to-
total Of Kansas negroes remaining in
class 1 Is Sill
The call today is for the second
heavy induction of negro registrants
from this state. Under a call issued
late in June, Kansas will this week
send 1000 negroes to army training g
camps. Practically 100 men will go
from Topeka under this call. The in
duction for early hext month will vir-
tually exhaust the number of front
rank negroes in Topeka and in the
state.
Only 511 in Class 1.
Records in the adjutant generals
office show total of 511 negroes re-
maining in class 1. 1t is probable that
a number Of these men have entered
volunteer service and the entire list of
clsss ! men of 1917 may be taken in
the call.
Topeka and Shawnee county have
~ men remaining in the 1917 class 1
negroes. Even should the entire un-
official list of 511 men prove available,
the city and county would furnish 43
or "A men.
Shawnee county outside Topeka city
has but one negro registrant of 1917
now in class 1. Topeka city district
No. has an available list of "a men,
while the second city district has %
men. The call will take at least 20
men from district No. 1, while dis
trict No. will furnish 90 or 81 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
ALLIES DRIVE
forward ON A
25-MILE FRONT
On West Side of Marne Salient
Opposite Paris.
Threatens From Behind Army
Attacking Rheims.
lEHlET nnkF EkI FnEfn GETE 70
HAVE GONE IN FOUR MILES
Is the Biggest Allied Stroke
Since April, 1917.
Reaches From Chateau Thierry
North to Scissors.

London, July 1S.-The French have
gained from wo to four miles every
where on the twenty-five mile front of
their offensive today between the
Aisne and the Marine, according to re-
ports reachin London this afternoon.
They have captured several thousand
prisoners end about twenty guns.
Attack IA Surprise.
Tho Frent move this morning ap-
pears to have been a surprise to the
Germans. The manner in which this
surprise was accomplished may best
be judged from the map. which shows
a great area of forest covering the
ground behind the French lines. IN
der cover of these forests General
Foch has been preparing for some
time for til present move.
Biggest Attack Since April, 1917.
London July Is t4:31 p. m.)-The
drive between the Aisne and the
Marine is the biggest allied counter Of
fensive since April, 1911, it was
learned authoritatively this afternoon.
Many tanks are in action with the
French ard American troops.
(By the Associated Press.)
General Foch. the allied comman-
uef-ln-Cn1eI, mas taken the aggressive
on an important scale, attacking this
morning on a 25-mile front between
the Aisne and the Marne-the west
erly side of the Germans Marine
salient
The attack appears to be a signifi-
cant counter stroke to the German
drive along the Marne-Rheims-C Cham
pagne front. From various sources
come reports that the battle is pro-
crossing favorably to the allied forces,
which presumably include American
troops. The front of the tack runs
from Fontenoy, six miles west of SOis-
sons, to the town of Belleau on the
CHgnon river. Few details of the bat
tie are yet available, the main fact
officially stated being that at various
points along this front progress of
from a mile and a half to two miles
has been made and that prisoners have
been taken.
The sftr alton on this front presents
interesting possibilities. The battle
line, when the German offensive
paused at the Marne early in June,
closely resembled the letter ''V'' with
the acute angle blunted. Since their
attack or Monday morning the Ger
mans have made progress which has
changed the form of the line to that
of the letter ~" the right leg OF
which is shorter than the left.
Base of Salient 81 Miles.
From Fontenoy at the tip of the
left leg to Rht ms. on the end of the
right is about thirty-seven miles. The
distance from the Aisne to the present
,Co1t;nT,o1 - Iorp Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
FAIR AND WARMER
Indication That July Will Counter At
tack Tomorrow.
Today's Temperatures.

The temperature today averaged s
degrees below normal
Corn growing rains have been
general over the state in the last "a
houEs. About half the state now has
plenty of moisture for present needs,
while the other half tho. not suffer-
ing. can still stand consfdera bly, more
rain.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Friday. warmer Friday
This is the time of the year. said
s. D. Flora, state meteorologist this
morning. when Kansas seldom gets
enough rain. But corn is looking fine
now. and altho we must get more
rain soon If the crops continue to
(Continued op Page TwoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
BIG BOCHE BAG

With the American Army in the
Champagne, July 1S.-After killing
or capturing the crews of four ma
chine guns and raking a boche-
filled trench with his automatic
rifle Until the survivors surren-
dered, ergt. j. F. Brown walked
into American headquarters late
Yesterday with 159 prisoners
IT am sorry, sir, that I was un-
able to bring in all I had" he .;aid
in reporting. ''1ut four of the
wounded died on me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED
One Passenger Killed, is Injured
Engine Crew Missing.

St Louis, July 1S.-One passenger
was killed and fifteen or more persons
were severely injured early this morn
ing when the Kansas City Florida
special on the Frisco railroad was de-
rallied eleven miles south of Thayer
No, according to information received
by Frisco officials here.
Engineer Lohnes and Fireman Raw
don, both probably of Thayer, are
missing and are believed to be buried
beneath the wreckage.
Springfield, Mo. July 18.-St Louis
& San Francisco passenger train, No
los, starting from Kansas City, and
known as the Florida special" is re-
ported here to have been wrecked
south of Thayer. Mo-. early this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

THERE'S 100 much OF the bird dog
in Yankee to sit tight when the
game is near.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

tContinned on Page Two1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-06
SCOUTS TO
PICNIC AT
SPANAWAY

The annual Safety Scout pic
mic will be given by the Tacoma
Railway & Power Co. at Spana-
way park, Saturday, June s, II
was announced Thursday.
The Scouts will assemble at
the Interurban station, where spe-
cial cars for commission scouts
and teachers will leave at 10 a.
m. Special coupon return tickets
will be supplied for all 1918 COM
mission scouts and teachers.
Safety scout masters or other
representatives of the school
principles are asked to call at
the T. r. & p. offices, 18th and
A, between 8 a. m. June and
noon, June 7, to receive tickets
for their respective schools.
At the picnic, light lunch with
ice cream will be served at noon.
Principal II. II. Garretson of the
Rogers school will have charge of
the games and sports. He has
suggested that Scouts bring bats,
mitts, baseballs ad volley balls.
Ribbons will be awarded to prize
winners in the arious cents.
Public presentation of council
commissions will be made on the
picnic grounds at 3 p. m. by a
representative of the Tacoma
Safety council. The awards of
Safety council prizes also will be
made.