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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
State Cost Taxpayers Almost
That Much in 1918.
$S,972,S92.7S Actual State Tax
Figures.
OTHER REVENUES COLLECTED
Knapp Issues Statement Cover
ing Current Fiscal Year.
Shawnee County Paid $780,.
SO6.57 Into Treasury.

Kansas counties have paid prac-
tically four million dollars in direct
taxes for state expenses during the
last fiscal year. according to a report
today by Fred W. Knapp, state audi
tor. The exact figures for the year
are $3.972,892.7S, and represent funds
drawn by the state auditor from
county treasurers.
The money used by the state in
direct taxes is in addition to the thou
sands of dollars collected in revenues
from sources. OF indirect taxation.
Nearly a quarter of million dollars
has come from the corporation tax,
practically 100000 from the insur-
ance department, as well as large
sums from the automobile, oil and
grain inspection and inheritance tax.
Knapp's report today covers draw
ings from the county treasurers for
the twelve months of the fiscal year
ending June 80, this year.
Shawnee's Share Large.
Shawnee county paid $122.806.57
for state purposes during the year.
This county's expense for the opera
ton of state departments was the
third largest in the state. Sedgwick
county paid the heaviest state tax, or
$3.50, 04S.51. Wyandotte county was
second. with $153.S9S.77. Stanton
county paid the smallest sum into the
state treasury, or $3,130.60. The
money is paid to the state in monthly
installments on warrants issued by
Fred w. Knapp. state auditor, and
Walter L. Payne, state treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
MILITARISM THE

Continued from Page One.I
strong leadership. have proved them
selves invincible, so also will the home
land. exerting all it's strength, bear
with strong will the sufferings and
privations which just now are keenly
felt.
Thus, I have spent this day amidst
my armies and it moved me to the
depths of my heart, yet, filled with the
most profound gratitude to Gods
mercy.
AZ know that Prussian milftarism,
so much abused by our enemies, which
our forefathers, in a spirit Of duti-
fulness, loyalty, order and obedience
have nurtured, has given Germany
sword and the German nation strength
to triumph and that victory will bring
a peace which will guarantee the Ger
man life.
'fIt will then be my sacred duty, as
well as that of the states with all our
power to see to the healing of the
wounds caused by the war and to Sc
cure a happy future for the nation.
In most faithful recognition of the
work hitherto performed, I rely on
your approved strength and the help
of the state ministry. God bless our
land and people,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
PROTECTED HUN SHIP
Dutch Kept Allies From Capturing the
Maria, 1000 Tons.

London, June 1.-THE direct
charge that the Dutch government
sheltered a German vessel at Dutch
port to save her from being captured
by the British is made in a British
dispatch which has just been made
public. The case was that Of the
Maria, 1000 tons, which entered the
harbor of Tandjong Prick. Java.
Dutch East Indies. in May. 1916. She
was flying the German mercantile
flag, but is believed to have been a
German auxiliary cruiser.
The correspondents between Great
Britain and Holland on tho subject
contains some very sharp language.
The British minister at The Hague. in
a letter to Johkkeer ]. Loudon, the
Dutch minister of foreign affairs,
wrote:
THE question does not stand alone
as an instance of the peculiar and
unsound views adopted or invented by
the Netherlands government during
the present war in matters OF inter-
national law"
The Dutch government, in replying.
said 1t did not wish ito depart from
the courteous tone which should mark
diplomatic correspondence" and
therefore refrained from referring to
the strange remark which, neverthe-
less, caused the government the great
est and most legitimate surprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
MORE HOT WEATHER

:
over: Kan. climbed up to 104. St.
Louis had a temperature Of 100 Sun
day. which is far worse In a big city
than the temperature would be in To-
peka. The lowest temperature re-
corded here during the last twenty
four hours was IS at 6 o'clock this
SleepleSs night because of the extreme
heat should think Of st. Louis. where
the temperature did not go below so
all night. -t-. 81.
The highest temperature Sunday
was 100 at o'clock in the afternoon.
Indications were that tonight would
be just as hot as ever. but a fair breeze
is promised. The temperature Sun
day night broke all records for night
ture during the day was the hottest on
record for June 16.
Temperatures of 100 or more pre-
vailed all over Kansas Sunday, but in
western Kansas the temperature aver
aged 10 degrees lower than here Sun
day night. The forecast calls for gen.
orally fair weather tonight and Tues
day. The extreme hot weather this
morning seems to be concentrated
around st. Louis. southern Illinois and
southern Indiana, but cool wave has
enveloped Chicago and the Great
Lakes where the temperature stood so
high 3, few days ago.
Little chance for rain Is held out
Tor Kansas. No rain has fallen in the
state during the last "a hours. The
wind at o'clock this morning was
blowing eight miles an hour from the
west. The highest temperature ever
recorded on this cate was 100 in 1887
ana the lowest was So in 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

Chicago. June 1.-THE Tribune safs:
Grain-Sentiment for the trade Saturday
night was badly mixed on coarse grains.
The shorts have had a hard time. owing to
has been liberal unlesdins on ali the buises.
It was noticeable Saturday that who had
daily and weekly offers in oats were the
they were responsible for the break Of over
one cent. The drop of over one cent In
corn was also on profit taking and the
last. Primary receipts Of wheat Tor the
e. dafs aggfegate az @ bushels
New York. June 17.-Financial News Bull
letin: Stocks-In the absence Of unfavor-
able development over night we expect to
see nes ,D the renersi stoek mar
ket. Higher prices are expected for the
steel grou2, and information suggests the
crucibie on ali reactions. Inspiration and
Anaconda and American and Baldwin Loco
motive are in line for further advances,
advice Is being given TO those desiring TO
engage in investment speculation in the r.
+. list to give preference to n; Y. G., 80.
stated that these Offer better 'sttraction ions
for enhancement Of principal than other
issues considering the factor Of safety. A
81 ater We es On
interest and speculation going into the raw
material stocks ~ and fssIesisly those Inning
iron ore, coppers, leather, oil, coal and
rubber.
tive Investment not to have any large COM
mittments in the general list, but to give
preference in this eonnection to the In:
group and In the mining ISSUES, specula-
tive activity 10 certain to concentrate fron
manent strict government jufisdiction ovsr
rails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
AUSTRIANS HELD

Continued from Page One.l
established their line and maintain it
against vicious enemy blows.
Between the Brenta and the Piave.
the Austrians apparently have gained
strong foothold on the. western
slopes OF Monte Grappa, one of the
key positions protecting the plains
around Bassano. East and west of
Monte Grappa, however, the Italians
and allied troops hold the enemy in
check.
Altho they were able to cross the
Piave at two points. just south of
Montello and northeast Of Venice, the
enemy has been checked in strong eff
forts to enlarge his gains and the
Italians have begun to drive him back
toward the river. West and north
west of Lake Garda, there has been
only local activity with Vienna claim
ing some local successes near Riv, at
the head Of the lake. In two days
fighting Vienna claims the capture of
10000 prisoners on the Piave and
5000 in the mountain region. Fifty
guns we're taken along the river front
In their counter attacks begun Satur-
day night. the Italians alread, have
captured three thousand of the enemy.
Attacks Center at Two Points.
The Austrian plan apparently was
to strike heavily on the north and east
at the same moment in the hope that
on one of the fronts large forces could
be thrown on the Venetian plains be-
tween Bassano and Treviso. Altho
carried out in great force and with
heavy bombardments, the Austrian
effort seemingly-has fallen short of
its purpose of shattering the Italian
front and rolling it back toward the
Adige.
Only Local Attacks in France
On the front in France the fighting
activity has been limited to local Ger
man attacks at isolated points
Against the French along the Matt
river the enemy failed. The same re-
suit attended a strong effort to pene-
trate the American lines at Xivray
east of st. Mihiel. The American ar
tillery fire broke up the enemy at
tack with heavy losses and only a
small force reached Xivray, where Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
WANTS A LABOR PACT
Federation Suggests Solution OF United
States-Mexican Trouble.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 17.-How Ger
man propaganda was spread in Mex
leo, was told the American Federation
of Labor convention today by the fed
eration's mission to Mexico, which
just reached here.
The mission reported encouraging
accomplishments toward formation of
a pan-American Federation of Labor.
Hearing and adopting the report of
the mission was the concluding bust
ness of today's session.
Members of the mission to Mexico
are James Lord. chairman and presi-
dent of the mining department of the
federation; Santiago Igulez, president
Of Porto Rico Federation of Labor,
and John Murray. a member of the
International Typographical union.
Nothing could contribute as much
toward better relations between the
people of the United States and the
people of Mexico than a thoro under
standing between the laboring people
of both countries" Samuel Gompers
said to the mission, introducing its
members. 'At critical moments in the
last few years, the most effective serv-
ice has been rendered by the labor
mQYementn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
AFTER HUN HELPERS
Officials Hear German War Stamps
Are Being Sold in Kansas.

The sale Of German war stamps,
said to have been placed on the mar
ket in the United States by Count
Won Bernstorff. before he was sent
back to the fatherland. is one of the
most daring schemes yet attempted by
German sympathizers in America. The
proceeds of these stamps are known to
find their way into Germany thru
neutral countries by German spies.
where they are used in the purchase
of raw materials for ammunition.
Several hundred of these stamps
have been discovered recently and
arrests are expected to follow in
wholesale numbers. 1t is said that
many of these stamps are being sold
in Kansas, and that hundreds of them
are being sold to holders of Hun
war bonds purchased before the war.
The government will sift the case to
the bottom and those engaged in the
selling OF the stamps, as well as those
who have bought them. will be speed
lily brought to justice.
People who have bought these
stamps have laid themselves liable to
severe punishment under the espion-
age act. and it is believed that the
guilty parties will be in Jail within
q short time. :.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
SEND WORKMEN HOME
Several Thousand Furloed to Help
in War Contracts,

Washington, June IT. Selective
service has failed to fulfill its origi-
nal purpose of keeping at their work
skilled men engaged on government
contracts, Darragh Delaney of the war
department has told the national
war labor conference
Patriotic but misplaced zeaP' has
led many essential men to volunteer
for army service, he said, and err
rors in patriotism" have been COM
mitted by many draft boards, which
should grant deferred classification to
all skilled workmen, necessary to the
production Of war materials.
Indefinite furlos have been given
several hundred trained men in the
army in the last month, according to
Mr.. Delaney and several thousand
others will be sent home within the
next few months to prevent delay to
war contracts held up by lack of
skilled labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Kansas Counties Not Allowed
To Aid Wheat Growers.
Opinion Will Be Delivered to
Governor Capper Soon.
DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
Urging Passage of Law Favor
ing Farmers in West.
Special Session of Legislature
Would Not Help Matters.

Kansas counties cannot loan money
g.. vbaa+ erowers for the purchase of
I,,,.,.+;o, nroyidine
-. ,o,,td he ,,nconstitutiona
such relier would De hioh LII nrnh'
aSI,, re- delivered 10 Governor Capper
apiy ~ - Tnd1a n Hawkes. as
TINS at,oynev General Aitho he
has bean in possession of a legal
t.;o rardared nearly a wear ago
1870, the subject. the governor has
800 t6a attorney generals office for
ntoto,,,ant reoa riding the proposed
80 tosr;o,,
Sp Vi, io J,,iv Ia ct wear. a special ses-
e -. - rro1ed 10 aid wheat growers.
a. Ut tive the attorney generals Of
a. be1d that the appropriation of
~ for +ha aio of the wheat growers
money 40. Last week the
was ona - a gricuIture demanded a
sta. ai,J sass;on in the absence of feder-
speG,'i sT,sa ro,,aruor fold the board he
al aiu, 70 81 1ronosod la w vas con
moui .s ". H. ao,,ernmant failed
stitutloiai gnu ~ Co., seed wheat
to provide the NANCY ioi seeu
purposes. raner,ns
Judge HaMkes III, ba $4,000 in
the OPINION mH ~ st,te ho.rd ~
tne present ooSe. ..ra;.t,r1
agriculture wants $3.50
counties to loan money 10 the
growers for the purchase OF SEED. &C
cording to the opinion wnlcn was
given the governor nearly year aSo
the proposed special session wouio De
unable to provide the desired re-
lief.
Delegation in Washington.
A special delegation representing
4be wheat growers is now in WASH
inrton. They are urging the passage
of a law to grant aid to farmers unable
to finance their own seed planting. If
this move fails. there is seemingly lit
tIe chance that Kansas will be able to
Grant relief thru special legislation.
Tba Question Of state aid to farmers
has been settled in a number of SUI
,,-o,,,a count coSas dating from a de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

Marshall's band will give a munich
pal concert at the City park this even
Ing.
DR.. Guy E. Owens will be In his Of
flee daily from to p. m. for the
summer, sos Mills Bldg.-Adv.
The Royal Neighbors Camp No. 14s
will hold a children's day exercise
Wednesday evening at Lincoln Post
hall.
Every time a strong, healthy look
ing young man appears on the street
in Topeka some one says. Il wonder
why he is not in<the army"
Noble Brown. convicted by the gov
eminent OF selling liquor to a soldier.
finished serving his sentence in jail
here today and was released.
The Womap's society OF the First
Congregational church will meet
Wednesday morning from to II. at
the surgical dressing room at Warren
M. Crosby Co.
THE bald-headed row has extend
ed to all parts of the house." chorus
girl in q local burlesque theater said
today. with all the young men IN
the army. we notice the old boys &C.
cupying the seats"
The Sunf1ower Auxiliary of the Red
Cross will meet Tuesday afternoon at
its work room at Thirteenth and Quin-
Cys All &6ulcS dI0 uTBSQ 10 AIISuu.
Mrs. w. I. Jamison will give q formal
talk of the whole work.
1T isn't hot in the harvest fields"
a Topeka worker said while on a
'.furlo" hsre Sunday. "You work
until your clothes are wringing wet
and then the breeze blowing on your
damp body keeps you COOL
Hundreds Of Topekans, mostly men,
sat along .he shore of the Gage park
lake in the hot sun Sunday afternoon
watching the bathers. mostly women.
the heavens if their wives had Nsug-
gested that they go out in the sun and
empty the garbage.
Alfred Heinisch, PA Quincy street
taking his cue from a recent cartoon
appearing IN the State journal has
drawn his version of Its awful lone
some here since the big boys have
gone" The little boys cartoon repre-
sents a boy fishing alone on the bank
of deserted swimming hole.
The kiddfes about town have a
righteous complaint. They say the ice
cream cones they are buying from The
wagon lice cream man.
are containing only small part of the
ice cream they held in years previous.
II wish you would write 'em up in
the paper" a small boy said over the
telephone to the State Journal today.
An old time Kansas pioneer OK
yoke has begun it's round the state
journey in the interests Of the Red
Cross. The plan is to take the old
yoke from place to place, selling it
time and again to the various COM
munities. The money is to go to the
Red Cross. Whenever a community
buys the-yoke that community is given
space on the yoke and a silver plate is
attached to the yoke bearing the
name of that community. It is ex-
pected that the yoke will be entirely
plated with the silver tablets when
the campaign IL over. It is thought
that it will net q total contribution of
about $250,000 to the Red Cross war
fund,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17

ITALIANS READY

CONTINUED from Page One.l
mouth of the river.lAt least some of
these forces have been driven back
across the river, while the others have
tage from their early success.
Similar to Somme and Aisne.
Reports of, the battle show that the
tactics followed by the Austrians were
similar to those which brought sue
cess to the Germans in the Somme and
Aisne offensiyes. The enemy advanced
under cover of a smoke barrage from
bombs and smoke apparatus in COM
paratively small parties. These were
directed against portions of the line
believed to be lightly held. In France
the Germans succeeded by this method
portions of the line which had to be
evacuated quickly by the allies. Along
the Italian front, however, the foe was
not able to penetrate far into the al
lied positions and counter attacks
soon drove him back to his lines. The
result is as yet in the balance.
Few German Troops In.
So far German troops are reported
only in one sector in the mountain
front, but it is not improbable that
they will be dispatched to aid the Aus
TRANS If they can be spared along the
French front. Furious fighting is said
to be continuing, and it is probable
that harder blows will be launched by
the enemy. The fact. however, that
the first onset did not result in q vir-
tual debacle, such as ensued when the
Germans and Austrians attacked along
the IsonZo last October, speaks vol
umes for the Italian morale, and late
reports give reason for belief that the
blow at Italy is not being launched
with the force that has characterized
the offensives of the Germans in
France during the last three months
Turnout the country there is a feel
ing of tense expectancy. The grave,
solemn faces of the people are ex-
pressive of the seriousness OF the
hour, but also of the pride which is
felt in the army for its splendid stand
The churches were more crowded than
usual, throngs of women praying for
victory and for the safety of those at
the front. Many women brought jew
els as offerings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
Other Arrests Soon.
INVESTIGATE DEBS
Federal Attorney Will Place Matter
Before Grand Jury.

Cleveland, O., June 17.-Federal
Attorney Wertz today was examining
the reports OF federal agents who
heard the address of Eugene v. Debs,
former Socialist candidate for presi-
dent at Canton, o.. yesterday.
''If find that Debs said anything
that violated the espionage law" said
Wertz, "I'u bring it to the attention
OF the federal grand fury at once"
Debs spoke in a Canton park be-
fore 1900 persons, most of them dele
gates to the state socialist convention.
IT must be extremely careful what
I say and more careful how I say 1t, :"
Debs said in beginning his address.
Debs made il clear that he HAS not
repudiated the Socialist party's plat
form. which pledged opposition to Sc
lective service and to other war meas
ures.
He charged that his position had
been misrepresented in attempts to dis
courage members of III. party. and to
make it appear that we are divided
among ourselves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
FOOD FOR HARvESTERS
Food Administrator Says Sugar and
Flour May Be Bought.

Wichita, Kan, June 17.-Sugar and
flour may be bought for harvest and
threshing crews in quantities sufficient
to last fifteen days upon permit from
the coutny food administrator of the
county in which the threshing or har-
vesting is being done, according to a
ruling made by Federal Food Admin
istrator Walter lines today.
The amount of either of these COM
modities needed must be determined
by the county food administrator in
consultation with the farmer or
thresherman. With each purchase of
wheat flour an equal quantity by
weight of wheat flour substitutes
must be bought.
County food administrators have
been notified to issue these permits.
where needs Justify. to managers and
superintendents of harvest and thresh-
ing crews.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
TREAT AMERICANS WELL?
Germans Claim Prisoners Are Well
Housed and Fed.

: Amsterdam. June 17.-Amertcan
war prisoners are not being ill-treated
in Germany. says q dispatch telegraph
ed to Amsterdam by the semiofficial
Wolff bureau Of Berlin. The prison.
ers, it is declared, are not used as show
objects to the German public and are
not subjected to insults and the throw
ing of stones which is foreign to the
calm tempered Germen mind. which
does not excite itself anyhow over a
few Americans in the midst Of SO many
thousands CT war prisoners Of all ma
Ttional;ties."
Adequate food ION a scale CORES
ponding to present conditions in Ger
many" is not lacking in the camps
where American prisoners are quar-
tered,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-17
RAILROAD MAN KILLED
Collision Causes Death OF
Wabash Passenger Oficial.

st. Louis, June III. D. Nc
Namara, passenger traffic manager of
the Wabash railway system. died ear
ly this morning in a hospital as the
result of injuries received in an auto
mobile collision last night.
Mr.. Mcnamara was born in Keo-
kuk, Iowa, As years ago, and began
his railroad career in 1885 as . ticket
checker for the Burlington at Keokuk.
He was made southwestern passenger
agent at Kansas City in 1905, entered
the service of the Wabash in 1906 as
assistant general passenger agent, was
made general passenger agent in 1908
and passenger traffic manager Janu-
airy Is, 1916.
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SOLDIER TO BE

tContinued from Page One.j
Holman. The sight Of the deputy
seemed to electrify her and she imme-
diately left her seat and walked rap
She returned with her companion.
The two held a conference. They eyed
Holman suspiciously. Then they COM
mented. on the hot atmosphere in the
car. The girl raised a window. ap-
parently to get a breath OF fresh air.
Then while Holman was watching thru
half closed eyelids, the young man
picked up the suitcase and quietly but
quickly slid 1t thru the op-r window.
Holman learned that the young man
was one of the Topekans called in the
draft the week of juno "a. The deputy
made no arrest involving the discarded
suitcase but learned from the youth
that it contained six quarts of whisky
and the girl remorsefully confessed
that they had been in Kansas City for
last spree" before her companion
went into military service.
Another Not So Lucky.
Philip Hoefner, an employee of the
Santa Fe. however. did not escape as
did the young couple. Holman first
spotted" Hoefner while the latter, in
company with negro, was waiting for
a train at the union station. Hoefner
also spotted" Holman and left the
station. carrying his suitcase, and
boarded the train in the yards. Hol-
man waited until the train pulled anto
Topeka and then "nabbed" Hoefner
In Hoefner's suitcase were found 5M
quarts of whisky. two bottles of beer
and quart of wine. Hoefner was ar
rested and his liquor confiscated,
Hoefner exonerated the negro ac-
companying him from having anythine
to do with the liquor. and declared
that he had been robbed and drugged
In Kansas City place" and that the
negro lent him enough money to come
hOuna OD-