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There Il. moreover. q voice calling for
these definitions Of principle and OF pur-
thrilling and compelling than any OF the
many moving voices villa which the
troubled air Of the world Is filled. II Is
The voice q the Russian people. They
ere PROSTATE. and al put helpless. Il
would seem before the grim power Of
Germany. which has. hitherto known no
sslenting and no pity. Their power, APP
Sarenflv. 4 shattered. And yet their
esul IL not subservient They win not
yield. either IN principle or N action.
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IN ACTION
Brother-in.LSw of DR.. KuIp En-
listed From Topeka.
Cablegram Announcing His
Death Received Today.

+ DR.. and Mrs. Edmund James Kulp
received cablegram today ANNOUNCE
ing the death of Mrs. KuIp's Lrother,
T. Burton Swannell, who was killed In
action September 20.
The death of T. Burton Swannell on
the field Of honor is one that will bring
regret to many Topekans, as the
young hero made his home in this
city for some time before entering the
army. He came west from New Jer-
sey, the home of his family, and was
assigned to the Topeka branch of the
International Harvester company busi-
ness. He made his home with his
sister, Mrs. kulp, and her family. He
was "a years of age.
When war was declared young
Swannell made an attempt to enter
the army. He was rejected because he
was underweight. When the first draft
came he was refused, and Immediately
he began a course Of dieting and ex-
ercise with view to increasing his
weight. He offered himself for SER
vice again, and was accepted. He be-
came a member of Company A, 303rd
engineers, and was sent abroad after
a short training. He had been on
the battle line Just five months to q
day when his death occurred.
Doctor Kulp, brother-in-1aw to the
dead soldier, has been one of the most
active men in the state in war work.
and is probably the favorite speaker
among Kansas audiences on programs
connected with war and war relief
work.
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General March Tells of Differ.
ent Divisions in War.
89th Reported Between Ar
gOnne and Meuse.
18th STILL IS HELD OUT
The Americans in Italy Are
Named Today.
Says Good Progress Being Made
in ArgOnne.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The COM
plete debacle Of Germany's outlying
allies the past week has created a
situation which is rapidly compelling
concentration of enemy resistance in
one nation-Germany.
Chief of Staff March made this gen.
eral comment today in his weekly con-
ference with correspondents, but re-
Trained from any hint as to armistice
proceedings.
As he pointed out when Bulgaria
collapsed, Turkey was separated from
direct communication with Germany;
this compelled her surrender.
Revertlng to the tactical situation,
March said the American drive in the
Argonne, started Friday, is making
good progress" The Americans have
carried a pocket which threatens to
compel the retirement of the boche
at that point. He is. however, making
strong resistance, Marcel. said. Thirty
six hundred prisoners were reported
captured in the last department re-
ports.
AS for the Italian offensive. March
characterized the situation between
the Brenta and Adriatic as a rout of
the Austrians.
Steady progress is being made in
American troop shipments, he added.
which recently passed the two million
mark. and there have been practically
no casualties en- route from influenza.
Units located by March follow:
The seth division in action be-
tween the Argonne and Meuse.
The 35th division, not reported in
the line since September 1. Letters
and dispatches show the 35th in ac-
ton near Verdun.)
The s2d division east Of the No
selle.
The 351st field artillery, in train
ing.
The 37th division has been on the
line in the Vosges, but not reported
since September IL. (Its headquar-
ters early in october were in the
Woevre.)
The Ssth division, in the Belfort
section.
The 26th division, In action east
Of the Meuse.
The 314th field artillery (s0th di-
vision) NOT yet reported in action.
The Se1st battalion heavy tanks
headquarters north France.
The 49th infantry of the SD divi-
sion, headquarters at Lemans, Octo-
Der 10.
The 315th engineers of the Goth di-
vision, reported in action with the
First army, October %.
The 312th machine gun battalion
| Of the 18th division, no official re.
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Americans Ahead of Schedule
in New Offensive.
Germans Continue Resistance
Against the Yanks.
THE WEST FRONT IS ACTIVE
Americans and French Advance
From AiSne to MeuSe.
An Advance Between Lys and
Scheldt, Also.

London, Nov. 2.-VaIenciennes has
been captured by the British.
Field Marshal Haig reports that
Valenciennes was taken by Canadian
troops under General Currie, who have
passed thru the town.
The village Of Preseau, southeast of
Valenciennes, was captured by the
British this morning after they had
seized the high ground in that region.
Four thousand prisoners were taken.
Renew the Attack.
Paris, Nov. 2-The French attack
to the east of the Aisne of the Vouziers
area was renewed this morning, the
war office announced. Prisoners to
the number of ! 400 have been taken.
Smash Kreimhilde Line?
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Nov. 2.-The Ameri
can first army continued its offensive
movement today. Ahead of their
schedule the American forces were
engaged in working their way forward
to exploit their successes of yesterday.
The Germans were continuing their
resistance, which promised to grow
heavier as the higher ground was
reached.
In breaking thru on this front, the
Americans shattered the last strong
which the Germans HAD clung SO stub
bornly. The enemy positions were
protected by wire entanglements. ma
chine guns and artillery but the light
tanks leading the infantry moved for
ward almost uninterruptedly. Very
strong opposition was met on the ex
treme left.
, Despite the increased volume of the
enemy fire, however, the Americans
are steadily advancing aitho more
slowly than on Friday. The line at
noon showed no losses of territory,
while some improvement of it had
been effected.
Considering the magnitude of the
operation American losses in Fridays
fighting were small. On the other
hand the reports indicate that the
German casualties were unusually
heavy.
American Guns Busy.
Hundreds of tons of steel were fired
by the big American guns in the di-
rection of the railroad centerS at Con-
flans, Longuyon and Montmedy and
other points today in cooperation
with the infantry attack west of the
Meuse. The guns began firing early
in the morning and kept up their
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IN THEATERS OF WAR
With the Fighters and Peace Max
crs of Battling Countries.

Events are moving with dramatic
swiftness in the battle zones of France
and Italy. In the former, the French,
Americans and British struck the
enemy on three sectors of the long
front yesterday. In Italy the Italian,
French, British and American forces
pressed on in pursuit of the Austrians
retreating over the plains of Venetia
and plunged thru the mountain barrier
so long maintained by the enemy on
the mountain front.
General Diaz has submitted the
terms for an armistice to the Austrian
high command. There are rumors
that 1t has been signed but these have
not been confirmed. These terms
were formulated by the allied war
council at Versailles, to which was sent
the Austrian appeal for a cessation
of hostilities.
General Pershing's army northwest
of Verdun tore the German lines to
pieces west of the Meuse river by a
| terrific attack. The Americans ad-
vancedi between three and four miles
over a crescent shaped front. Several
villages and fortified woods were
/ taken. and a long step was taken
toward Stenay Gap thru which passes
, the sole remaining railroad connecting
/ the extreme wings of the German
armies in France.
Northwest of the Argonne forest the
tIOOpS OI
General Gouraud attacked along the
Aisne river north of Vouziers and
made rapid progress toward LIE
, Chesne, very important railroad
point. If this town is reached the
German forces still holding the
| Boult forest will be outflanked and a
, hasty retreat from the Businesses of
the Boult is probable. Success by
/ the French or the Americans in clear
! ing the Germans out of the forests and
ravines in this region will remove from
; the enemy the last great natural bar
| rier between the allies and the Ger
man railways in the rear.
British divisions south of Valen-
clennes struck a swift blow and that
city is now virtually surrounded. 1t is
reported the Germans have no chance
remaining to hold it. Further north
the British and French units contin-
ued their advance toward the Scheldt
! river. Little resistance was encoun-
| tered-the enemy being engaged in
retreating from TIE territory between
the Lys and Scheldt. Crowded roads
1 over which the Germans were at
tempting to move guns. men and
i stores to safety were taken under the
| fire of allied guns early in the day
| 1t seems the whole line. of the Scheldt
as far north as Audenarde has been
reached with the advance spreading
along the line to the northward. In
! dications are the Germans northwest
of Ghent must soon retreat.
Advices as to conditions in Austria
are confusing. 1t seems. however, the
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LEAD BY 10000 IN THICK OF IT
Story of the Kansas and Mis-.
souri, Boys.
And Their Wonderful Fight In
Argonne.

(wonderful stories of the heroism Of the
American boys are commencing to seep
thru the military censOrS and one OF the
best of these tales is of the Fighting
Thirty fifth. the Kansas and Missouri
boys appea.ing IN In the nsa &C city star
Der. when the Yanks battled along on the
east side of the ArgOnne forest. up the
of life and limb without murmur, cap
turing Cheppy, EXermont, Very, Charpen-
try and Vauquois hill. 1t Is tale of the
valor OF our own boys.)
With the Fighting American
Armies, Oct. 3.-A small bunch of
men lay upon the crest of Vauquois
Hill in the early morning of Septem-
Der 26, waiting for orders to proceed
forward. They had just captured the
hill, one of the most strongly fortified
positions along the Hindenburg line.
Shells from the boche artillery were
breaking all about them. Their own
artillery was whistling past overhead.
Now and then soldier would stumble
over a wire and explode a concealed
boche mine. Enemy machine gun bull
let's were whizzing by. just clipping
the tops off the weeds and grass A
boche airplane had braved the artil-
lery fire to drop hand grenades on the
men and sweep them with machine
gun fire. The tanks were numbering
their way along on either side of the
hill. bent upon crushing enemy ma
chlne gun nests.
High in the Air.
high explosive she'll landed among
several of the khaki clad men from
Missouri and Kansas. killing some,
wounding some and blowing one boy
straight up in the air. He landed
upon the ground. uninjured, jumped
up. regardless of the danger, waved
his automatic revolver in the air and
shouted:
$50 this is war. is it? Sherman
didn't know what he was talking
about. Come on, men, and follow
me-"
The foregoing incident was related
to me by one of the men who was
there, and who was wounded. 1t is
typical of what the men from home
went thru for five words deleted) and
the spirit with which they did it.
Death was stalking about on every
hand. but it had lost its meaning. No
one was afraid to die. No one thought
about 1t. There wasn't any such thing
as fear.
We were advancing along a road
wounded lieutenant told me, when
some one called the major. We
crawled over to the roadside, and, ly.
ing there in a shell hole, muddied
from water and blood, was one of the
boys. Both legs had been mangled
by shell and one arm was gone. A
faint smile was on his face as he held
out his one hand to shake with the
major.
Just tell them that you saw me
and that 1 died game.'
That was all he said. He knew hs
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Swiss Dispatch Reports Thru
Diplomatic Channels.
Says Allied Forces Were Land.
ed on Adriatfc.
FLEET AIDS IN lANDINe
Austrians Are Leaving WOevre
Region for Home.
American Prisoners Say They
Are Quitting the War.

Washington, Nov. Italian forces
accompanied by American troops have
effected a landing on the Austrian
Swiss dispatch received here today
thru diplomatic channels announced.
1T was indicated that the landing party
is under the protection of the entente
Adriatic fleet now in absolute control
of Adriatic waters.
This gives the allies foothold on
Austrian soil between the enemy ar
mics retreating from Italy and the
Balkans.
Pola is situated on the Adriatic, at
the top of the Istran peninsular. SIS
miles south of Trieste and As miles
southwest of Fiume. 1t has one of the
finest harbors in Europe and was the
chief naval base of Austria. contain
ing great dock yards and the head
quarters of the admiralty. 1t is strong
ly fortified. 1t has a population of
$4,000.
Seizure of Pola will enable the all
lies to overrun Istria. menacing Tri-
este, and Fiume and opening the way
for real drive behind the Austrians
retreating from Italy. 1t also gives
the allies a strong strategic position
kan armies. Vienna is $50 miles north
| east of Pola-
Leave for Home.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun. Nov. 2.-Austrian
forces on the German front in the
Woevre region are entraining for Aus
| tria, 1T is reported here on the strength
OF statements by prisoners the Amer
leans have taken.
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TERMS WILL BE
WORSE Than TO
TURKISH RULERS
Allied Diplomat Talks of What
German viii Get.
The Allied Conference Will Act
in Harmony.
IA Statement IS DUE SOON
German Hopes of DiscOrd
Dashed to Pieces Now.
No Definite Indications of End
of the Conference.
A Statement IS DUE SOON
German Hopes of DiscOrd
Dashed to Pieces Now.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The terms
which the allies are offering to Ger
many will be stiffer than those which
Turkey was forced to accept" well
informed diplomat said today.
London, Nov. 2-The Express
claims to be able to state that there
is the most complete unity and cor
diality at the Versailles conference,
where the delegates are quite agreed
as to how Germany and Austria are to
be treated. No differences on points
of principle have developed, the news
paper says, and whatever hopes Ger
many may have had of discord among
the allies regarding an armiStice will
be completely dissipated.
Official circles Friday night believed
the conference would issue a state
ment in a day or two. 1t is known
the conference has put the terms for
Germany into something like final
shape. They. include stern naval guar
|antees. 1t is also definitely known
that General Diaz received from YER
sailles the conditions to be imposed
upon Austria.
Meet in Paris.
Paris. Nov. 2.-The allied prime
ministers now in Paris, together with
Col. E. M. House, met again informal
ly this forenoon. There were no defi-
l
ference would be finished
Punish the Guilty.
Washington, Nov. 2.-Punishment
for the kaiser and the Prussian war
lords guilty of German crimes of the
past four years will be meted out in
summary manner by the German peo-
pie, diplomatic advices today indi-
Gated.
In Accord With United States.
Washington. Nov NAVAL terms
OF armistice agreed to Friday by the
\ in substantial accord with the views
on this subject submitted by the
| United States government thru Ad-
miral Benson. This was learned here
today, tho the exact nature of the
| terms to which Germany will be re-
quired to submit still is held under a
eonfidential seal.
| No announcement is expected to
come from Versailles until the coun-
Gil has completed its entire task. II
was determined in advance that nc
good would come of piecemeal pub
| licity.
| AS to the nature of the naval safe.
guards and guarantees to be demand.
ed OF Germany as the price of cessa
ton of hostilities, however, it is stated
the most cautious public opinion will
be satisfied when the terms are dis
closed. They are said to leave moth.
ing to chance. If they are accepted
by the enemy, it is declared, men ma,
sail where they will on any sea, witt
the certainty that there will be no re.
newal of the submarine terror.
The views of the United States or
this vital side of the armistice discus
sion had been fully formulated wher
Admiral Benson left for France. Vice
Admiral Sims. American naval com.
mander abroad, had reviewed the sit
uation and found officials of allied ad
mlralties in harmony with American
| ideas.
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WHAT THE ENEMY SAYS
Berlin and Vienna Both Admit Re-
verse in the Field

Berlin tvia London) Nov. q
South of Deynze We yielded ground
toward the Scheldt," the German war
office announced.
South Of Valenciennes, English at
tacks broke down.
Between the Argonne and the
Meuse, powerful struggle is going
on.
"On the Aisne heights, French at
tacks broke down northwest 1 of
Chateau-Porcien and on both sides
of Veuziers, except where our lines
were broken into at local points.
American attacks were held up on
the Champigneulle-Ba Aincre-
vile.
On the Danube.
Vienna (yia London) Nov 2-'The
evacuation of Venetia Italian front)
is continuing" the Austrian war Of
flee announced last night
"On the southeastern front (Balk-
ans) we have reached the north bank
of the Danube"
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TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

The wind at o'clock this afternoon
was blowing at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour from the south. The
temperature for the day averaged
degrees above normal.
Both today and tomorrow, predicts
S. d. Flora. state meteorologist, To-
peka will be, served the finest kind of
fall weather. No disagreeable weather
is in sight. he says.
In the. last "a hours the weather
over practically the entire United
States has been very nice No rain
was reported in Kansas. In fact no
rain was reported between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi river.
snow was reported in Michigan. No
freezing weather occurred in Kansas
The lowest mark on the weather chart
in the last "a hours was % degrees
which was registered at Winnipeg.
At O'Clock this morning the tenn
perature was down to 43 degrees.
|. Continued On Page Two.)
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Emperor Charles Acts Toward Solving
Austrian Political Situation.

Paris. Nov. emperor Charles
has appointed Archduke Joseph as his
representative to approach political
chiefs to examine the possibilities as
to solving the political crisis in Aus
tria- Hungary. according to a Vienna
dispatch received here.
The Austrian government will issue
temporary bank notes in denomina-
uons of 25 and 100 crowns to counter
act the monopoly in currency which
has followed the general panic in that
country.
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HUN Gets IN HAND
New Austrian Premier To Hand
Over the Land.
To Give 1t to the German.Aus-
trian State.

Amsterdam, Nov. a Professor
Lammasch. the Austrian premier,
has informed the president of the
state council that he had been en-
powered to hand over the govern
ment, as far as it related to German n
localities to. the German-Austrian n
state council, says a Vienna dispatch
today.
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AUSTRO TROOPS
TURN THE GUNS
ON EACH OTHER

Zurich, Nov. 2.-Twenty- three Aus.
trian divisions which mutinied and Dc.
serted the Italian front, are fighting
each other, Vienna newspapers declare.
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U-BOATS ALL IN BASES
London Gets Information That They
Have Been Recalled.

London. Nov. 2.-The German sub
marines are concentrating at their
bases. according to information re-
yealed here today.
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HE STILL HANGS ON
Emperor Persists That He VIII Not
Abdicate-Yet.

Paris, Nov. emperor William n
persisting in his refusal to abdicate.
according to advices received here. He
took refuge at German grand head.
quarters Immediately after the meet.
ing of the war cabinet at which the
question of his abdication was raised,
says a despatch to LIE Journal from
Zurich.
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That Is Majority Predicted for
Capper in County.
Shawnee Republican Majority
Expected To Be Cut.
HAVE BLANKS
They Have No Candidates for
Several Offices.
Close Race Expected Between
Billiard and NeisWender.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
Judge District Court J
ROBERT d. CARVER.
KENNETH RAUB.
county I. B. eIsoIs BoYp.
Register of Deeds
ORAN. LAYTON.
County Attorney
HUGH Il. FISHER.
Probate Judge
s,, RALPH H. CAV.
HUGH LAR1MER.
Coroner
o. F. NARCOTIC.
Supt. of Schools
JOSIAH JORDAN.
J. A. CAMPBELL.
Clerk District Court
MARY E. CHAPLIN.
County Assessor.
F. c. BOWEN.
Judge, Court of Topeka
RAD NJ. LEE.
Marshal Court of Topeka.
FRANK W. LEIGH.
Clerk, Court of Topeka
PAUL H. EDGAR.
Rerresentative nh S5th District
MATT wEIGHTMAN, JR.
Representative 33d District
L. H. NEISWENDER
BOYD POLLOM
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Judge District Court
HARRY K. ALLEN.
County Clerk
JOHN T.. PUGH.
Register of Deeds
X. w. BRINTNALL.
Sheriff
W. f. SCHLICHTER.
Supt. of Schools
w. T. MCDONALD.
County Assessor
GEORGE WAGNER.
Judge. Court of Topeka
v. J. DUNTON
Representative 35th District
H. c. STEPHENS.
Representative 34th District
FRANK CURRY.
Representative 33d District
J. Il. BILLIARD.
Commissioner, First District
FRANK SIMMS
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Weather Next Week.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT
WEEK: Generally fair next week; tenn
perature above normal first of week:
change to cooler weather Wednesday and
Thursday.
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Altho the "flu" has prevented po-
litical meetings and extensive cam
paigning. persons who are considered
good authorities on the subjest look
for a liberal vote in Shawnee county
next Tuesday. And while a Republi-
can victory is forecasted, estimates
based on former elections point to the
Republican Majority, which is usually
about 5000. being cut in half on this
occasion. A heavy woman vote is
expected.
The lifting of the state closing
order tonight, which would present
an opportunity for eleventh hour
campaigning Monday, will not be
taken aScantage of, it was announced
at both Republican and Democratic
headquarters today. Political. ag-
gression on the part of the Demo-
Gratis has been confined chiefly to in
dividual candidates, whereas that on
the Republican side has been chiefly
thru the central committee with the
aid of the mails. Republican candi-
Along the Pacific coast there were
showers at various points. A little
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Germans Permit None To Cross the
Belgian n-Netherlands Border.
Amsterdam, Nov. 1.-GermaB au-
thorities have been notified by the
Dutch government that after today
no refugees will be permitted to cross
the Belgian-Netherlands frontier.
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row by Mcteorologist Flora.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer north
east portion; Sunday probably fair.
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HARD labor 4, r life on the highways
of France for every Hohenzollern
should be one OF the terms of peace.
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HE NAMES JOSEPH

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HOLD THE REFUGEES

Wontinued on Page Two.
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SUNDAY A fine DAY

CONTINUED on Page Two.J
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer
northeast portion. Sunday probably
fair.