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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
no Chance to Bag Troons.

army is the other army. Both sides
want to kill off as many men as pos
sible.
No Chance to Bag Troops.
The holding back of the jaws of the
allied trap by the Germans makes it
practically impossible, he added, for
US to expect to bag the German
armies. inasmuch as they have had
two weeks in which to maneuVer their
way out.
After a rapid withdrawal along a
twenty mile front Saturday the Ger
man retirement since "has been slow
with strong counter attacks in which
the American forces have been en-
gagged" March said
The cresce shaped area gained
by the allies since July 1S." March
said, is more thin half the area of
the Soissons-Rheimss salient. The peri
meter of the crescent has been re-
duced rom IA to 54 miles
This means a reduction of ten miles
since last Saturday. The enemy's max
| imum retreat in the center of the sa-
| lient is fourteen miles.
Paris, July s1-American troops
maintained their position in the re-
gion of Serfnges- -Et-Nesles which they
carried after violent fighting, accord
ing to an official statement from the
war office today.
The Germans made four attacks
against the new French positions east
| of Oulchy-Le Chateau. They were re-
| pulsed and the French line was held
intact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
BRITISH TAKE 14,5OO
Total Prisoners for Hais Since the 31st
of Last March

London. July al. ]. Mcpherson,
underseoretary to the admiralty. an
nounced today in the house of COM
mons that since March 81, German
prisoners taken on the western front
totalled about 4,500.
This obviously means Germans cap
tured by the British.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
HARBOARD PROMOTED
Commander of Marines at Chateau
Thierry Is Given Important Post.


(By the Associated Press)
With the American Army in France.
Tuesday, July 30.-Maj. Gen. James
Harboard, former chief of staff to
General Pershing. has been appointed
head of the supply service of the
American expeditionary forces, it was
announced at headquarters today. He
succeeds Maj. Gen. Francis J. Ker-
nan. who will undertake other impor-
tant work in Europe for which he is
particularly fitted. The official an
nouncement says the General Har-
the American expeditionary forces and
that General Pershing has great conf
dence in his sound judgment and abil-
ity to handle the vast and important
work in his new assignment. General
Harboard's recent work in the field
has proven him a leader of exception
al worth in battle.
Major General Harboard command
ed the brigade of marines in the fight
ing about Chateau Thierry previous to
the present battle. He was promoted
to major general June 2S.
Maj. Gen. James C. Harboard is a
native Kansas boy. He was born on a
farm in the northern parts of Lyons
county. He was student at the Kan
sas State Agricultural college at Man
haitian, and was graduated from that
institution. He entered the army as a
telegrapher and has risen steadily to
his present position. General Har-
boards mother and sister live in Man.
haitian at this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
KILL HUN GENERAL
German Dictator of Ukraine
Assassinated by Boy.
Attack Made at Instigation of a
Communist Committee.

Amsterdam. July 31.-Genera1 Won
has eeen aiftatoF In
cording to official word from Kieff
received here today. Adjutant Cap
tain Won Dressler was also killed.
First Reports Said Wounded.
Previous reports said that Won
Eichhorn and Won Dressler had been
seriously wounded by a bomb thrown
by a socialist-revolutfona plotter.
The assailant was arrested. The Kieff
dispatches said Won Eichhorn and
Won Dressler lived only a few hours
after being hurt.
The kaiser, before he learned that
the men had been mortally wounded,
telegraphed the following to Won
Eichhorn:
'I learn with indignation and deep
regret of this abominable crime"
Assassin n Lad of %.
The assassin of Field Marshal Won
Eichhorn was a lad of %. He de-
clared at the inquiry held after the
crime, the advices state, that he came
from the province of Ryazan, ad-
jacent to Moscow, on orders from a
committee to kill the field marshal.
He reached Kieff yesterday.
Second Assassination.
The assassination Won E:ch- orn
and Won Dressler came less than a
month after AmbaSSa dor Count Won
Mirbach was killed by revolver .hots
and grenades at Moscow.
| The Mirbach death was blamed on
the Revolutionaries. More
than 200 were reported executed for
connection with the plot, including
! Mile. Spiridnova. All relatives Of he
condemned persons were exiled from
the country. Germany dena nded
that the Bolsheviki government permit
a German military guard to be placed
over the embassy at Moscow and for
p time 1t appeared likely that the af-
| fair would cause a rupture between
Russia and Germany.
Nihilism Had Been Predicted.
Following the Brest-Litovsk peace
| it was predicted in some quarters that
nihilism would break out in Russia
and cause the German conquerors as
| much trouble as it caused officials un-
| der the Romanoff regime. The killing
| of Mirbach, like that of Won Eichhorn
and Won Dressler. was accomplished by
means of bombs. a favorite method
used by the nihilists.
Won Eichhorn was sent to Ukrainia
| to represent the German government
| He was more than an ambassa dor.
however, having all the powers of a
| dictator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
NEARLY 5 MILLION
Hun Losses Since War Began
Reach Total of 4,76O,O0O.
Now Have 4 Million on West
Front, Says French Paper.

Paris. July Sherman losses since
the start of the war have reached
4,760, 900, according to estimates pub
lished here today in L'Homme Libre,
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper. The
Germans now have 5,43O,OO0 men, It
is stated, of which 100000 are en-
gagged on the west 'front.'
The paper estimates that since
March the German losses have been i
million and a half, of which a mil
lion, it Is said, have been put out of
action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
Grand duke TOO?
Rumored That Great Russian
General Was Executed.
Report Says All Grand Dukes
Were Disposed Of.

Amsterdam, July 31.-The Russian
grand dukes. one of whom is believed
to have been Grand Duke Nicholas,
former commander in chief of the
Russian armies. have been executed
by the Bolsheviki. according to dis
patches to the Bayrische Landes Zei-
tung from Moscow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
BOL SHEvIKI DONE?
Red Rule Has Come to End OF
Its Tether.
Masses About To Rise, Says
Stockholm Report.

London. July 81. Information
reaching Stockholm says the cores
pondent of the Times there, shows
that the Bolshevik regime has come
to the end of its tether and that the
Russian masses, workmen and peas
ants are about to rise in arms against
Bolsheyik tyranny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31

OF the thousands of Kansans who
have entered war service. Billiard
seemed at least on an equal footing
t. win distinction at the front. Yet
for more than a year the Topekan
fought merely to win an opportunity
to fight. He probably died testing re-
built and overhauled planes without
having received a chance to show his
skill and bravery above the Battle
lines.
Many months before the United
States entered the war. Billiard daz-
zled Kansans with his spirals and
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
NO PEACE OFFER
British Foreign Minister Says
Allies Not Approached.
1t Was Reported Recently That
Proposals Had Been Made.

London, July 31.-No enemy gov
ernment has approached the allies on
the subject OF peace, Foreign Secre-
tary A. ]. Balfour declared today In
the house of commons.
1t was recently reported that Ger
man peace agents were working In
Spain, to approach the allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
WEATHER is PERFECT
A Continuation of Present Conditions
Is Promised.

Temperatures for the day were .
degrees below normal The wind
vas blowing - miles an hour from
the south at 2 o'clock
Generally fair weather is scheduled
for tonight and Thursday, according to
State Meteorologist Flora. altho there
NAV be a few scattered showers over
the state. While tonight will he
slightly warmer, the temperature is
expected to go down to about 65.
UontinUed on Page TwO.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
nks Trapped Huns.


During the night the Americans
made a pretense OF retiring from
part of the town of Seringes. The
Germans advanced into the town, on
observing the supposed evacuation.
Two companies of Americans then
closed in and enveloped the German
force, killing or capturing every man
of it.
Both high explosives and gas shells
were sprayed by the Germans over a
wide area.
Thu ail forces on both sides were
bury this morning. One of Ehe Amer
lean observers was attacked by eight
enemy machines but escaped and re-
turned to his base.
In spite of the tremendous efforts
put forth by the Germans to check the
relentless pressure of the allies north
of the OurCq river, today finds the Ger
man positions there in grave danger.
French. British and American troops
east of Fore e-En-Tardenos have driven
a wedge in the enemy's 1ine and seem
to be in a position to compel hurried
retire flom Roncheres and st.
Gemme, a the extreme bottom of the
> salient between scissors and Rheims.
The allied line today runs south from
scissors to Grand Rozoy and then it
begins to turn to the east. 1t passes
Just ~Nrth of Fere- -Tardenois md
the village of .e les where it runs
= sharply south toward Roncheres.
All around the salient there has
been n continuous battle during the
last two days. with the Germans
launching repeated counter attacks
They have all failed and the allies
have gained important ground.
Must Retreat to VcsIe Soon.
Immediately south of scissors and
west of Rheims, the German lines are
strongly held, but enemy efforts tc
improve his position in the latter
region have broken down.
There now seems to be little doubt
that the Germans will retreat to the
Vesie as soon as possible
Original Plans Changed.
Washington, July 31.-Both side;
having changed their original OBJ
iectives, the allies and Germans. bat
Hing in the bloody Soissons-Rh
salient are now bent slowly upon try
ing to destroy each other.
In his regular conference with cor
respondents today, Chief of STAFF
March declared that the lone objective
remaining now is to kill as many mer
as possible He held out slight hope
Of bagging the German army. owing Il
its resistance in the scissors and
Rheims sections-the two ends of the
7llied pincers.
Retirement Saturday Rapid.
Reviewing the battle situation II
France, General March said that since
last Saturday the general salient hai
flattened considera bly,. The enemy re
urement on Saturday was very rapid
amounting to three or four miles on
twenty-mile front he said.
So fast did the Germans retrea
saturday night that the allied armies
got completely out of touch with tn
front line and sent out cavalry patrol
70 catch up with the advance fighters
The extreme west flank of tn
anemys line remains practically stabl
now, while on the extreme east TIL
Germans have been able to reduce tn
alIied salient. March said.
Just a Matter of Killing.
Whatever the German objectiv
may have been at the start, and what
ever our hope was in the counter of
fensive. it is nov evident. said the gen
eral. that those aims have been Sc
aside and that the objective of eacl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
Candidate for United STATES Senate.

sentative Edward W. Gray. of the
Eighth New Jersey district, today an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senate at the Republican pri-
maries in September. He will oppose
Gov. Walter Edge and George L. Rec
ord of Jersey City.
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CALLS 1856 SPECIAL men
General Crowder Makes New Draft
Men Go to Schools.

Washington. July 31-Provost Mar
shal General Crowder today issued a
call for $3.50 draft men for specialized
training and subject to general mill
tary service. They will entrafn for
schools August Is.
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Allied Wedge Near Fere Threat
ems Present Position.
No Chance Now for Begging
Enemy's Forces.
SETTLES DOWN TO KILLING
Main Object Now Is Destruction
of ManpOwer.
Each Side Is Trying To Ami
hilate the Other.

With the American army on
the Aisne-Marne front July 81
(noon) Efforts made by the
Germans to advance their line
against the Americans on this
front last night and this fore
noon were fruitless. The Ameri-
cans for thei1 part were content
to hold their positions along
their slightly advanced line for
the time. The German line,
however. is reported gradually
giving way both to the right and
left.
There was hard fighting thru
out the night, but no concen-
trated attacks in force by either
side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
A MILLION SINCE MARCH.
Neutral Official just Out Of Germany
Says Casualties Run High.

Geneva, July 31.-German losses
since March 21, when the big often
sive was launched, total nearly mil
lion men, according to a high neutral
official who has just arrived from
Berlin. He said the German casual
ties in the last two sections of the Of
| fensive 20 estimated at .350.006.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31

Whatever the German objective
may have been at the start, and what
ever our hope was in the counter Of
fensive. it is nov evident. said the gen.
eral. that those aims have been set
aside and that the objective of each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31

army is the other army. Both sides
want to kill off as many men as pos
Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31

THE Hun Is trying to set up a color
line He objects to lighting Amer
lean Indians and negroes.
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xxJEATHI r. FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair and warmer tonight and
Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
THE OFFENSIVE

rN ROM uIEMORAL TIMES the fighting has asserted E as motto the principle the attack wins All books war whether German French British American eabor eed the imperative the offensive The theory laid upon all the previous experience of mankind took spe c emphasis the Napoleonic The great comman der made it point arrive soon possbe ana to a'aK he could.
 After man attained tribal proportions he adopted from time to time species of warfare which was de1ensVe upon one side and offensive upon other This always the when it became for one commander to take fortress by assault
 In the war of 1870 between France Germany the non heavy that forts speedily reduced The Ger man guns at ege made short the best forts modern engineers could construct At this point it looked as the fUffensive had been accentuated.
 The Germans passing through Belglum made tner rush for Paris fell back, and dug in
 The French coming forward, did the same There had been of trenches but this of cellars the first of it's kind
 Then and there the maxim of the offensive was thrown never to be reestabshed The killing power of mod ern weapons that offensive taccs between equally matched opponents never be decisivey resumed.
 For nearly years there has been deadlock in France and Italy, in the Orient and before Saloniki.
 instant considerable numbers of out of their cellars dugous offensive movement they killed in such numbers leave their gains uncompensaed
 will probably be said at the close of the that until this time at least there has been great offensive that profitable to the side that conducted it.
 The 8 of attrition, of resources of competing production The Allies have land, ural wealth of the land food for and beast they have manufacturing power and man power.
 Presently the forces Central Powers must crumble Hungry troops will lose morale munitions will be insufficient of poor quality then offensive complete perhaps what ahead of time the defeat actually accomplished by the weakness of economic failure
 These developments in weapons augur well for the future peace of the world When it takes many few, when submarines sink peaceful ships from beneath and planes death upon non-combatan populations from above will think long and hard about for attaining and perpetuating world peace,
 It will be longer between wars, after th especially if
  eraon of the world which the goal of humane and wise thinkers s~ts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
SLAV AND SLOVAK

~ URRENT USE of the Slav and Sovak show much N American misunderstanding of the meaning of the words. slav is the term for describing group of peoples The Sav peoples speak eight distinct languages the earliest of which is the Bulgarian The Russian the Posh the Croaan the Bohemian the Slovak the Slovenian and the Poabic are the other Slav tongues.
 The Bohemians Czechs and the Sovaks live in cong territory in the northern part of Hungary They formed in e0 the Great Moravian Kingdom which overhroWn at the battle of Presburg, by army of Germans and Hungar ians.
 The Hungarian Kingdom established at first with equal rights to all the peoples in the kingdom but in 1866 preponderance of power established by the Hugarans Magyar they sometimes called From this time exceedingly bitter feeling has existed among the Czechs and Sloyaks, against Germany and Austria Hungary.
 The Czechs and Slovaks in the Austrian army to fight Russia They deserted by regiments took for Russia The peoples in England Italy France and Serbia have enlisted, and are fighting all fronts
 When the Russian Bolshevd concluded peace with Ger many there CzeehoSlovak army of 100000 men, which n and if they should fall into the power Germany OF Aus
 It is these who have fought their way into Siberia is these hoe brave fighting has attracted the attention of the Allies who must find way to for them add them possible to the Allied fighting power again.
 President Wilson, taking cognzance of the history of the ovaks of their bravery in the present war; and of numbers and patriotism in this country has authorized the raising of CzeehSlovak army which will surely become formidable force To this Bridgeport will undoubtedly con tribute its share since there here large Sova population strong and prosperous and thoroughly American.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
STEAM TRAWLER
 BREAKS RECORDS

All records have been broken by the new steam trawler, Kingfsher, of the East Coast FisheQies Co. fleet. In a single month she has landed 1,500, 900 pounds of fish. If her ten sister ships and she maintain this record. Ameri- cas fish supply will be 1,200, 900, 900 pounds greater next year than it was this year,
 The Kingfisher is the first American steam trawler te be equipped with wireless. She is also fitted with a rendering plant for extracting oil from fish flyers.
 Over half dozen varieties of fish, not generally known to the American public have been successfully intro duced to the American markets re- gently through the efforts of the Gov ernment. These varieties include the tilef1sh, geosefsh, greyfish, skate, squid, and whalemeat, Until recently, American fishermen were accustomed to throw these fish overheard as use leaA
 During July and August, the follow ing varieties of fish should be pIenti- full in the market Mackerel, Sword | fish, salmon, haddock, cod, pollock. hake and cusk.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
SAY POISON GAS IS NEUTRALIZED
 BY NEW VAPOR

New York, July 1.-Two American soldiers who arrived yesterday from France on leave to recover from shell shock said that the Allies had dis covered 8 new gas which neutralized the effect of the gases used by the Germans and made them innocuous. For example, they explained, when a barrage of shells filled with the new gas is turned into a sector which the Germans have saturated with pois- oned vapor the air becomes rapidly purified. s4lasgsasse;E gyI
 There were also seven French ar tillery and flying corps officers on the liner, who have come to instruct the soldiers at the training camps,
 Some Red Cross officials who have been in Italy said that the Italian troops were fighting well and there was plenty of food in the country.
 John W. Leggett of Detroit, who has been in Switzerland, said the ho- tels there now served sweetened water to the guests at meals instead of sugar and the country was prac- tically cheeseless.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
73,OOO WORKERS HELD BY HUNS,
 MANY EXECUTED Leader of Minority Social ists Makes Statement in
 Speech to Reichstag. TOWN OF SVESBORG
 CALLED "GOLGOTHA" This Title Given Because of Many Executions By the Invaders.

Amsterdam, July 11-Since the Germans entered Finland 7S,OOo work men there have been arrested and many of them have been executed declared Hugo Haase, leader of the minority Socialists, in a recent speech in the reichstag, according to a yer batim report published by the Het- volk. The deputy also criticised German rule in Livonia and Estho- mia.
 After pointing out that those who provoked civil war in Finland were responsible for the calling in of the Germans, Deputy Haas said:
 '"The list of those sentenced to death in Finland contains the names of a former premier and 50 Socialist members of parliament some of to the numerous daily executions the town of Sveaborg has been renamed "Golgotha"
 The speaker then referred to the suppression of vernacular newspapers in the provinces of Iivonia and Es- thonia and added:
 Fifty persons recently were arrest ed in Dorpat and German military dictatorship rules everywhere. A boy aged 10 was sentenced to long imprisonment for concealing arms while boy 5 years old was sentenc- ed to death for picking up a mani festo. For a similar offense a wom- an named Julia Datt was executed , Deputy Haase then read letter from a Bolsheviki now under arrest which said:
 Julia Datt is dead but her last words will live forever, as will the last maledictions which she flung a the German hangmen and oppress l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
Two Ask Passports
 To Go To France

I've more men have applied for passports from the naturalization clerk of the superior court, Frank P: Munich, and both are intending to go overseas to engage in secretarial work for the Y: M: c. A. in France and England. These are Arthur P: Freeman, an accountant of New Ca= naan and Charles Bailey Woodward of this city, who has been in the real estate department of the Union Me tallio Cartridge Go. These passports must go te Washington and after be- ing passed on by the state. depart ment are vised by the English and French censuis.