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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-15
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1s.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. ID.
A proposition to amend section 1 of
article 5 of the constitution of the
state of Kansas relative to the right
Of suffrage.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Kansas, two thirds of the
members elected to each house there
of concurring therein:
Seton 1. The following propos-
ltion to amend the constitution of the
state of Kansas is hereby submitted
to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection: That
section 1 of article of the constitu-
lion of the state of Kansas be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section l. Every citizen of the
United States of the age of twenty
one years and upwards-who shall
have resided in Kansas six months
next preceding any election, and in
the township or ward in which he or
she offers to vote, at least thirty days
next preceding such election-shan be
deemed qualified elector.
Section g. That this proposition
shall be submitted to the electors of
the state at the general election in
the year 1913 for their APPROVAL or re-
lection. The amendment hereby pro-
posed shall be designated on the bal
lot by the following title: "The suf-
frage amendment to the constitution, ;"
and shall be voted for or against as
provided by law under such title.
Section 8. That this resolution shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the statute
book.
Passed the Senate February %,
1917.
Passed the House March 8, 1917.
Approved March IL, 1917.
hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of original
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10,
now in file in my office
]. T. BoTKIN,
fSeaD Secretary Of State.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-15

Taken Up- black mare mule,
weight about 900 lbs, showing har-
ness marks, wearing halter and drag
ging chain, taken up about June 1st.
Owner can get same by paying for
the pasture bill and advertising.
L. H. Galloway Wa-Keeney. Adv IL.
Wanted-Your gunny sacks. Bring,
them to Farmers Elevator, Wa
Keeney- Adv. 13tf
Pure home made lard at Bakers
Money to loan. Sec e. d. Wheeaer.
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Admiralty's Account OF
Sinking of Vindictive in
Ostend Operation

London, May 1.-THE admralty's
account Of the Ostend operation de-
.cr;hes the end Of the old cruiser in :
GiCtiye as follows
Immediately after passing breach
IN tho pier, Commander Godsal left
the coming tower and went on deck
he better to watch the ships move
monts. He chose a position and called
n through tho slit Of tho coming
tower has orders to starbOard tn2
helm The Nlndictiye responded and
sailed her battered nose to the east
ern pier and prepared TO swing her
80 feet Of length across the channel.
1T was at this moment that shell
from the shore batteries struck TIE
coming tower. Lieut., Sir John Al
leyne and Lieut.. Y. 4. c. CrutchleN
We're still within. Commander GQdat
vas close to the tower, outside. Lieut..
Allevne was stunned by the shock.
Lieut.. Crutchley shouted through the
slit to the commander. and. recelN-
ing no answer. rang for port engine
full speed astern to help the SWING
ing ship. AS it was impossible 10
bring her further around the lieutCn-
ant gave the order 10 clear the en-
gine room and abandon ship. Those
on board left the old ship as the eH-
plosive tore the bottom plates and
hulkheads from her. She sank abon.
six feet and lay upon the bottom of
the channel. Her work was done.
1T is TO be presumed that Com
mander Godsal was killed by the shell
which struck the coming tower"
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JURY NEARLY
COMPLETE IN
GRACE LUSK TRIAL

Wakesha, Wis. May 1.-THE task
Of obtaining a jury for the trial Of
Miss Grace Lusk. charged with slav-
ing Mrs Mary Newman Roberts. wife
Of DR. David Roberts. former state
veterinarian neared completion this
afternoon.
Indications were tonight that the
jury would b. made M Of farmers Of
advanced years, several Of them
srandfathers. i is believed the de-
fense Will place greatest confidence in
the story Miss Lusk viii ton on the
stand in her own defense. concerning
her relations with Dr. Roberts which
ended in the shooting Of Mrs. Rob
erts
Beside Miss Lusk in court today
for the first time sa' her father. \.
P. Lusk who Is - Years o'd. often
during rhe day he reached ovor and
patted no on mo shoulder
Il believe my daughter was no, re-
sponsihle for her act when she shot
Mrs. Roberts. Nh Lusk told news
paper men. 7 have no doubt regard
inc the outcome Of re trial no
lieve on fair hearing my daughter
will ne acquitted"
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LORD MAYOR OF
IRELAND HAS
PASSPORTS FORU. S

. Dublin, May 1.-THE Lord Mayor
has received passports for America
and arrangements for his immediate
departure are in progress. This was
announced at meeting Of the anti
conscription conference held at the
Mansion House today.
The conference received a commun-
ication from a number of represent
alive Irish women suggesting that
"Women's Day" be organized to dem
onstrate The soliditary of the women
of ireland against CONSUMPTION. The
suggestion was approved.
A dispatch from Dublin on April IL
said that. after a conference of repre-
sentatives of the Nationalist, SIM
Feiners, OBrienites and Laborites, II
had been decided to prepare a de-
tailed statesment Of lreland's case
against the compulsory military serv-
ice act and that the Lord Mayor mad
been asked to go to Washington 10
present the statement to President
Wilson.
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COMPARTMENTS
Continued from Page One)

other sectors Of the front also met
with repulse
The British weekly casualty repor'
issued Tuesday gives further proof
Of the sanguin2rt character of the
fighting that has been gone on since
March p. The latest list aggregate:
4l,6l9. Of which number 5nl officers
and 5065 men were killed or died OF
wounds. The report Of last week
showed 0,G04 casualties and that fYl
the previous week 1851, or total
for the three weeks Of 12O.S07 mcn
killed, wounded or missing.
The first effort to force former Rus
sian subjects to take up arms againsi
the Entente allies has been made h>
the German Emperor. In a proclama-
ton announcing the independence
Of Lithunia the Emperor saws he as
sumes that the conventions to be con
Guided will take the interests Of the
German Empire to account equally
with those Of Lithunia and that Lith-
uania and that Lithuania Will par
tlclpate in the war burdens of Gar
many, which secured her liberation.
There has been considerable flgh;
ing in the streets of Moscow betwe en
Rolahevik troops and Anarchists anG
at last accounts the hostilities were
still i'll progress.
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Considering Exchange Of
Prisoners with Germany

London, May l4.-Lord Newton
parliamentary under secretary to the
foreign Cftice announced in the
House Of Lords today that. in view
Of the agreement reached between
France and Germany for the ex-
change &c men who had been pris-
onors Of wa. s months, which he be
lieved involved civilians and military
prisoners numbering altogether 800
GOO on ho.h sides. the British govern
ment has consented 10 reconsider the
question Of the exchange Of prisoners
both Comhatant and civilian, who hac
been in Gel many three years.
If such an agreement could be con
cluded, he said, it would put an end
to the extreme hardships these sea
men have undergone and would not
be q bad bargain. as the members
exchanged would be approximately
equal
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Russ Government
Continued from Pace Onel

any split between Leon Trotzky' wv
minister of war, and Premier LenA'"
as has been reported. He also cohu1,
dicted. the interviewer says. the WIZ
held view that Great Russia was "
pendent upon the Ukraine for gram Lax
Siberian grain crop was aVaiiao's '''
export.
He said: And when our relations W..
the Central Powers are in proper shaP'
we shall be quite able 10 ship gram :.
them, and likewise to ship metals
also have great stocks Of linen.
What we need from Germany c'p
tinued NJ. Joffre, ARE dyes, medicine
and agricultural machinery. we ~.
not given Americans or any othef ~
eigners any mining. railway or o''''
concessions.
I'VE are not trying to compel ~
slams to return home, and we We
the coming OF foreigners. Inc ,. o,
will enjoy equal rights. We even
suffrage for foreigners. -.
Food conditions are not GOOD IN .r -.
towns. but there is plenty in no''''s -,
Russia. We are working hard 10 ..
prove transportation. As 10 the
change Of prisoners, we are ready e.
celerate It. 1t is to our own inls
to do So"
NJ. Joffre, the interviewer reports e
ed his talk by declaring that MS =
sonal relations with the German s'
eminent were entirely correct.
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HILL "A AGAIN
IN HANDS OF
THE GERMANS

WIN me British army in Franco.
Va Is -,EN Tho associated Press).
Hin -. small hu' important ela-
'a'io0 ncor fho Nvyerhcck river
north + KENNEL about which such
s2nEunarN conflicts have heon vaEe,i
since Nay = Hurcor-d today 20 be n
'ho hands ~ mo rcrm1rs again.
The enemy BEGAN m assault vcstcr-
d." mo'n!nE 7rd gained hold "A
this position and ~ Iatcs' reports ,,as
otill clrGJrg feratiouslv - tho ,ur-
ced slopes although tho hard hitting
Frenca had boon pressing tho inyaI-
crs ,leoroustv
The Germans southwest Of Mortar
court, on the southern battle from.
pal ed a quarrel with the British this
morning and got their just desert s.
IN the early hours the enemy raidcd
.n'b tho lines ~ tho British fighters.
Who made = fold dav ~ i,. Forty
eight ~ the RI iders remained behind
~ grace the prisoners cage and large
numbers 81 their loss fortunate com
r0ec, Law dead IN front If The British
r'siIons n the end cr the engage
ment. The British casualties Ne-c
very light
There has been considerable artil-
iery activity at various points along
the front. but nothing big in the way
az infantry actions had been report :
cd up TO mid afternoon
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AMMUNITION
CONTINUED from Page One)

Special efforts were made by "
Becker to learn the names Of Llss
ing's principals. Ford. after being II
leased by Lussing in open hearir
from the confidential relations
client and lawyer. said that LussiI
had withheld the names of the pri
cipals at all times.
The nearest Identification Of Z
owners Of the rifles was brought q
in testimony by Hartford T. Marsha
a New York lawyer. that they We
German Americans who feared
endanger their regulations by d.
closing themselves. A Mr. RiCha:t
Of Philadelphia was named ~ Nj
shall as one of the possible pri
cipals.
Ford had several clashes with D.;
uty Attorney General Becker ar
concluded his testimony by saYr;
Il want to resent the mplca:0
that | am Benedict Arnold.
great grandfather was the last AZ
cestor of mine to come to this cou1
try. There isn't gold enough in Ne'
York or Germany to buy me,
After testifyiNg that a stater'7
attributed TO him that he could 2
the storage place Of the rifles frc'
his office window was "a lie" Fcr
reCanted and admitted he might haV
made such 4 statement in relation :
n small quantity IF rifles. The mrs
defirite testimony as to the locate
Of the rifles was given by Francs
Judd. a New York mining engines'
who had sought IN buy them for Z
Russian government \ man who's
name he said he did not recall too
him to a storehouse on Liberty stree
Manhattan. he said. and showed hi
an old Gatlin gun. a couple OF o
Colts, a one pound field piece a'
cases said to contain rifles and cal
tridges. Three cases We're open. fi'
rifles were in each One was III
wrapped. 1t was apparently Maui
er. the witness said Judd left u
hearing with q Secret Service aee'
TO Try to identify the building, ~
testimony revealed that all efforts
buy or sell the rifles had ceased :"
months ago when the United S'dtS'
through Maj. Nicholas Biddle Of u
Intelligence Bureau, tried - y"
them. Mai. Biddle ATTENDED LIZ
hearing.
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DETAILS OF DISBANDING
OF UKRAINIAN RADA

Moscow. Wednesday, May Sly the
Associated Press>.-The German troops
adopted forcibe tactics in dsbanding
the Ukranian Rada which had failed to
serve Germanys purpose. A witness of
the seizure Of the Ukranian govern
ment by the Germans arrived in Mos
COW today and related the details.
On the afternoon of April IS. he says,
a German lieutenant led his troops into
the hall at kiev where the Rada was
sitting. Hands up. in the name OF
German government. was the order
shouted by the soldiers. The demand
was reinforced by bayonets All the
memb ers Of the Rada raised their hands
except NJ Grushevski. the presiding Off
Ger He tried to continue the session
but was checked by the German lieu
tenant.
All the members of the cabinet and
Of the Rada and even spectators. were
searched by the Germans. Some of them
were arrested while the others were or
dered to 4uit the hall The govern
ment was declared to be at an end.
After the dissolution OF the Rada the
land owners met in convention in Kiev
and named General Socoropa tsky head
OF the provisional government of the
Ukraine pending an election of a ma
tional assembly. General Socoropatsky
issued a temporary provisional consttu-
ton which made null all the legislation
passed by the Kerensky and Bolsheviki
regimes. Socoropatsky has dictatoral
powers. including the right to appoint a
prime minister and to veto laws
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false OPTIMISM
Lord Reading Warns
People of America
Declares Crisis is Not Passed and
Will Never Be Passed Until Vic
tory is Won-Addresses the N. Y.
City Bar Association

New York, May Ii.-Warning TO
the people Of America against false
optimism in the waf, especially as re-
CARDS the great battle in Flanders,
was sounded by Earl Reading. Brit
ish high commissioner to the United
States, in addressing the New York
City Bar Association tonight.
The crisis is not passed" he said,
and it never VIII be passed until the
victory is Won
Lord Reading spoke at some length
on the announcement sent from Lon
don to ottawa Sunday night 10 the
effect that American troops would
rot be used on the battle fields I'M
I'll the United states had a complete
and powerful army in France.
II notice he said. that there has
been even during the last As hours
a statement issued which amazed me,
with the knowledge that have of all
the events A. home and here, that
il had been determined that YOUR
forces should he kept intact until
there was a self supporting Ameri-
can army 20 place in the. field, and
that they were not 10 he used. as had
been originally intended. with the
British ana tho French forces. but
be trained and used there as an en-
ereency required.
When | saw tho statement I was
nvinced-indeed I krow-that there
was some mistake IN the announce
ment. ! did not hesitate 70 say so
before I could communicate with my
government have heard from my
government today and II stands IN
douhtedly as the fact that the COM
nunication which was supposed 20
have emana'ed from committee Of
the British war cabinet, never origt-
mated in the British war cabinet at
all ard never was seen there
The whole explanation of 1T
agree not a satisfactory one-is thac
there was a blunder committee by
somebody At home who was charged
with The duty Of sending out the COM
munication and in some way 1t was
issued by him, u was sert to ottd-
wa. and in Ottawa they were quite
justified in publishing II as il arriv-
ed and equally your press was justi-
fed in publishing il as they read It.
Heaven knows I should only he
too glad, as would YOU. II we could
saw that the statements there were
true and that the emergencies had
passed and that consequently we
could afford 70 wait and did not re-
quire the assistance Of the American
troops al the moment. hut would
stand until there was a solf-suppor: =
ing army.
1T is not the fact and it is better
that we should look at the facts. l
am not telling anything new. l Am
striving 70 correct n mistaken i'm
preston which may have been Great
ed by the announcement which cam
from Ottawa
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Meat Card System
Causes Confusion in Paris

Paris, May 1.-THE application of
the meat card system for the first
time today caused some confusion in
certain quarters, but on the whole
the system was generally successful
the public seemingly being content to
accept the retrenchment with cheer
full resignation in the interest of ma
tional defense.
Purchasers who went earlier to the
shops We're compelled to form in
lines. because even the most expe
rienced butchers found some diff
Guilty in cutting the exact 200
grammes of meat allowed each per
son and in extracting the bones. Nu-
merous discussions arose. but these
We're Of a good natured character
Fish prices rose during the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-15

Several thousand miles away
from his main newspaper Office,
James Gordon Bennett directed in
minute detail the affairs of the New
York Herald and maintained for
himself one of the most commanding
positions in American Journalism.
For more than a quarter of a century
he lived i'll Paris and worked stimuli
taneously there and in New York.
No man before him or since has at
! tempted such long distance editing.
From almost every other angle his
position in the newspaper world has
/ been unique. Upon the death of his
father. who was founder of the Her
ala, the younger Bennett, then Just
past 80 Years, inherited the largest
newspaper fortune accumulated by
any American publisher UP TO that
time. He applied il toward achieve
ments to startle the public ana thus
redown to the credit OF his newspa-
per. In many instances these achieve
ments became important items in
the worlds history
such was the policy he inaugural
Cd when as managing editor in 1870
he ordered Henry NJ. Stanley into
the heart of Africa to find Living
stone such when he sent the Inflated
jeanette expedition to discover the
North Pole; such when he Joined in
the laying of the commercial cable.
All typical instances of ENTERPRISE
TO make news" or further its trans
mission.
In contrast to the personal Jour-
nailsm OF the elder Bennett and
Hreeiey type, the younger Bennett
was one of the first TO sound the i'm
personal note. He declared that his
paper should become a sort of re-
PUBIC Of which no man or party
should hold control. From the first
ne refused to recognize celebrities"
as compared with workers" on his
staff and it is related that even
"hen Stanley came back from his
triumph in Africa, young Bennett re-
"arded him with the mean assign
ment Of covering" the Tenderloin
police district in New York.
When Mr. Bennett moved to Paris
IN 1897 he started the Paris edition
or the New York Herald and again
took a unique position, as this is
still the only American daily news
paper published in Europe. During
inns residence abroad broken only
ny the unexpected arrival of the
Bennett yacht in New York harbor
once every two or three years for a
short stop, the editors in immediate
control Of the New York Herald kent
a chair at their conference table all
ways vacant for the absent editor,
one OF his own ideas to keep his
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ITALIAN OFFICIAL

Rome. May 1.-THE war office an.
nouncement today follows:
Hostile attempts to renew the at
lacks on Monte Como and to ap-
proach our lines at Dossocasina and
in the Balcino and Ornic valleys com
pletely failed. Italian and British
patrols raided the village Of Pedes-
Gala and trenches in front of Ave, in
ficting loss on the enemy.
There were more lively artillery
duels in the Tonale region in the
Lagarina valley, on Monte Asolone
and north of Monticello.
Eleven hostile airplanes were
brought down. British aviators sue
cessfully bombarded enemy hutments
near Asiago."
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The regular meeting of the W, c. r
L. was held Tuesday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Eugene Lawrence of Col.
lege place The Baptist woman's PRAYER
meeting met at the same time and the
service was first held. The ". c. T. T.
meeting was presided over BY the nres-
ident. Miss Mary Ball. Letters were
read from Mrs F. II. Brown. former
president. who is now in New Jersey
from the State president. Mrs. AIthes
Quimby OF Portland. and the county
president. Mrs. Harriet Perry Of Halo
well. Mrs 9. II. Brown reported the
circulation Of literature Of an antt-nar.
cotic nature in an effort to suppress tho
sale and use Of cigarettes.
Mrs Sarah Clement, Mrs Harry Fer.
RS and Mrs. Fred Flewelling were e,ec,-
ed delegates TO the county convention
TO be held in Augusta June 4 and : Tho
subject for the meeting was suffra1s
but it merged into womans work i, ~
war and included the work Of II. <,.
tional Woman's Suffrage Association
the 7. ". {. A and the W. G. T y
Selections on war work subjects were
read by Miss Mary Bail. Mrs-~Harrv
Ferris and Mrs. Fred Blalsdeu after
which formal discussion took place. one
new member was added A most inter-
eseIng letter from Faith Hincklev
daughter Of Rev. g. W. Hincklev ~
Good VIII. who is one Of the vortar.
N ne T. ". c. A INIT in canteen work
~ france. was read from the Good
VIII Record 'A
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Chaplain O'Connor Tells
How He Was CEASED"

Boston. May 14,-How Chaplain
Michael J. O'Connor of the 101st In
fantry was "Cassed" is told in let
ter from the chaplain received to-
day by John r. Fitzgerald. Father
OConnor appears among those
slightly wounded on today's casual
ty list and his friends believe the
incident mentioned in this letter is
the one referred to by the War de-
partnent.
Il had a close call few DAYS ago"
he wrote. "0n the road | heard one
Of Fritzie's pills coming just in time
70 fall fat. and it burst II feet away.
II was a gas shell. and l got a good
Whit before | could get my mask on.
Now | like mustard on bacon and
cabbage, but | do not like it as il
comes over here. l was a little burn
ed-throat, nose and eyes-and I am
suffering little from it still, but /
guess | shall he all right"
Father O'Connor was chaplain OF
the old Fighting Ninth" regiment of
the Massachusetts National Guard.