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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
SHOOT ALL SPIES
Kansas Employers Urge Drastic
Action to President Wilson.
Give PrO-HunS Hard Labor and
"Home Ticket" After War.

Drastic war resolutions adopted by
the Kansas Employers association at
their second annual convention in To-
peka were addressed to President
Wilson and called upon congress to
provide laws for return of enemy
aliens to their native country at the
end of the war and sending all spies
and traitors before the firing squad.
The resolutions are far the most en-
phatic and drastic in tone and scope
of official action by any Kansas state
wide organization.
Those who are not for US are
against us, was the tone of the flat
positive pro-American war document
The organization, whose membership
includes several hundred of the larg-
est manufacturing and industrial ac-
tivities of the state, asked President
Wilson to call upon congress for legis-
lation which will place every pro-
German and German sympathizer in
internment at hard labor for the dura-
tion of the war. after which they shall
be deported to their native country
Charles F. Spencer of Pittsburg. for
mer vice president of the state organ
ization, was advanced to the presi-
dency. c. V. Topping of Wichita was
elected vice president. Both elections
were for a period of one year.
Support War Program.
Hearty support of the nations war
program was pledged in the resolution
adopted by the organization. But in
the matter of action as affecting
enemy aliens. the employers associa-
ton took the longest step of any KAN
sas organization.
- There can be no middle ground for
slackers and cowardly traitors to stand
upon" the resolutions declared
There are hut two sides. One is for
us. All others are against u.s. In
view of this fact, we ask that congress
enact a law at once that Will intern
all pro-Germans and their sympa-
thizers and who shall be put to hard
work during the war, after which they
shall be returned to their country
where they belong. The spies and
traitors, caught in the act should be
tried by a military courts If found
guilty, they should be shot without de-
lay. We owe this war measure to our
SllieS as well as to our own protection.
The time is here now when in
science and disrespect to our laws and
institutions should be curbei and all
violators SO punished that they will
either respect our laws or leave the
country never to return"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
CUT OFF THE AIR
McAdOO Orders Curtailment
X. r. Publicity and Advertising.
Information Thru Mediums
Must Be Limited to Public Need.

Washington April 9.-Railroad pub
licity and advertising in the future
must be limited to information needed
by the public under orders issued to-
day by Director General McAdoo.
The custom of exploiting train serv-
ice, pleasure or health resorts and the
like must be discontinued until further
notice." said the order. "All forms of
general adverusing. sl1eh-as pictures,
calendars, wall maps, etc, must also
be discontinued. Newspaper and other
advertising must be confinef to the
giving of necessary information to the
public.
Time table folders must be STAN
dardiZed and distribution carefully
checked to avoid waste. All advertis-
ing of luxurious trains, claims of
superior service and extrane us mat
ter of every description must be
eliminated and the folders made
purely Informative
To work out standardized time table
a committee of three passenger agents
from each of the three dist has
been appointed with A. L. Craig. gem
eral passenger agent of The Chicago
Great Western as chairman.
McAdoo's order, as interpreted in
Topeka railway circles. means that the
competitive element must be elinin-
ated from railroad advertising. 1t is
thought that advertisements by rail-
IOduS 10 Scneuul6S, trains
and schedule changes will be permit
ted The order is not unlocked for
and follows steps that have already
been taken toward the curtailment of
advertising. The personnel of the
Santa Fe's advertisement may be cut
down here but it is hardly probable
that the department will be entirely
abolished. Orders fully explaining
just what is to be done in connection
with the curtailment are expected
from Chicago momentarily-
The order also cuts the competitive
element from publicity or elimina tes
railroad propaganda Thru the
newspapers roads will no longer have
the right to push their fights relative
to politics or other public questions. 1t
is probable that the order will not af-
feet to any great extent the Santa Fe
publicity department here if publicity
in regards to colonization and indus
trial development is held to be essen
tial The Santa Fe department de-
voted the most of its efforts to build =
ing up territory and bringing in ad-
ditional sources of Development
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
BOMBARD BIG GUN
French Aviators Trying to Put 10
Mile Cannon Out of Business.

Paris. April 9.-The German long
range gun which has been bO-.. harding
Paris. has been located in Crepy-en-
Laonnois, it was announced here to-
day French artillery and aviators
are bombarding it continuously.
C,repy-en-Laonnois is a village of
1900 population, seventy-five miles
northeast of Paris. 1t is located just
east of the eastern fringe of the St.
Gobain forest 1t is eight miles south
east of La Fere, five miles northwest
of Laon, twelve miles due east of
Chaunv and seven and d half miles
north and east of Ainzy-le-C
the nearest point in the battle line.
The village is noted as the place where
Charles V ard Francis 1 concluded
Deace in 1914.
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Great Britain and the United States is
now going On. Its object is the split
ting up of the countries and creating
bad blood while persuadIng German
troops that Great Britain and France
are on the brink of collapse and that
America is a total failure as a war
power.
There is abundant proof that Ger
many is playing the most desperate
game. with all scruples flung to the
winds, not 1asitating to use any means
physical or moral-to win.
Prisoners naive admissions, cap
tured documents. hand bills sent in
balloons ana items in German news
papers circulated among the German
troops prove it to be powerfully or
saniZed.
"Panic in America"
A band of field propaganuists told
German troops that the German Of
fensive scared the United States wit
less; that panic was rampant in
America, which had utterly failed to
fulfill its war promises. and that the
few Americans at the front were such
poor soldiers the French ami British
would not trust them.
Even the Portuguese. Belgians
and CoIonials are allowed to fight
separately. but the Americans are too
inefficient to fight alone" read a
statement scattered broadcast, in the
hope of creating bad feeling and pre-
venting Americas immediate CO.
operation.
Similarly. alleged statements of
British officers crit;cising the French
and of the after -criticisiHg The Brit
ish were strewn everywhere IN the at
tempt to create friction.
.'U. S. Knees Knocking"
German prisoners admit they were
told the offensive means immediate
peace because the French and British
are demoralized and their govern
ments tottering that the allies are al
ready licked and that Americas knees
are knocking
Colossal Anglo-French losses
capture of booty causing '-dearth
of allied ammunition and the bonn
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war office announcement.
In preparation for another t-eavy in
fantry attack against the allied lines
in Picardy IL an attempt to reach
Amiens the German guns of all cali
bers are roaring in thunderous tones
along front of more than 100 miles
from north of Arras to north of Sois-
sons. The entire countryside is said
to be rocking from the heavy detona-
tions, but no infantry action has yet
developed.
Especially severe has been the Ger,
man fire around Bucquoy, north of
Albert; south of the Somme and be-
tween Mont Didier and Ncyon. Last
week the Germans failed in mass at
tacks to penetrate the British and
French defe--ses north and south of
the sectors directly east of Amiens and
thus extend the apex of their wedge.
The tremendous bombardment now
going on Undoubtedly is the forerun-
ner of heavier attacks. probably all
along the line from Arras to Noyon
Hold Hill Positions
Bucquoy, which is south CT Arras,
is on the northern end of the sector
which the British defended So valiantly
last week. The British here and both
to the north and south hold strong hill
positions from which their artillery
and machine guns command all ap-
proaches- The Germans must widen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
TO KNOW NEXT WEEK
Judge Pollock WIN Make l.. & t. Bond
Order Tuesday.

Further orders affecting the sale of
of the L. G. T. railroad will not be
made by Federal Judge John c. Pol
lock until Tuesday of next week at
Kansas City. Kan. where arguments
over the demand of Frederick w.
Wells, holder of the stock. to force the
purchasers to put up an $500 bond
will be heard. Judge Pollock notified
attorneys for the purchasers and own
ers today that further action on his
part would be deferred until that time
The judge intfmated that everything
possible would be done to hasten the
trial of jury cases. Taking up time
for judicial decisions during the next
week will be sandwiched in on such
occasions as will not interfere with tbs
jury work
Wells demands that the $sO,aoo
which represents the difference in the
junk value and purchasing price be
represented by bond to insure oper-
alton of the road. A bitter fight is on
as the purchasers Of the road are
fighting the bond proposition with AZ
much Intensity as the Wells faction Is
demanding the placing of such bond
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its hands. The first is the new mill
tary service bill, which raises the age
limit eight years and makes those
born after a fixed date in the spring
of 1857, liable to bear arms.
The second is another and what
promises to be a strong attempt to
deal with the ancient and always con-
tentious problem of government for
Ireland.
Both these issues have been thrust
upon the cabinet during the brief re-
cess, the first by the desperate Ger
man attacks in France. which demand
all the men the allies can muster as
quickly as they can be put in the field
and the second by the conclusion of
the Irish convention and the render
ing of its report which Premier
Lloyd George promised would be fol-
lowed by legislation
The deepest attention is com .landad
by the conscription bill because it
vitality affects the interests and des-
TIMES of hundreds of thousands of
men and families in that portion cf
the United Kingdom east of the Irish
sea.
Country Willing.
The country appears unusually
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WORK OUT. NEW PLANS
State Military Board Forming Pro-
gram for State Guards

Members of the state military
board were in session this afternoon
in the office of Charles S. Huffman
adjutant general Plans concerning
the organization work of the state
guards were being discussed 1t was
the first meeting of the board since
the Kansas national guards were
called into federal service early last
fall.
1t is probable that a definite plan
concerning the future policies and
program of the state guards will be
adopted. At present Kansas has more
than $50 state guard units with a
membership of more than {, 900. The
members of the state military pro-
gram who will frame the new policy
are: General Charles S. Huffman,
adjutant general Major William J.
Watson, Pittsburg; Col. P. NJ. Hoising
ton Newton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
FLY ACROSS SEA?
London Hears That L. 5. Plane
Made the Trip.
Is This 'Big Surprise" We Had
for the Kaiser!

talking today about the latest war ru-
mor-the landing in England last
night of an American airplane after a
nonstop flight from New York with
twelve passengers. The authorities de-
clared there was no basis for the story
but this denial served merely to give
it additional currency.
According to the popular version,
this was the big surprise" which Pre-
mier Lloyd George said last week that
the Americans would soon give the
Germans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
BEGINS NEW DUTIES
Charles H. Sessions Goes to Manhat-
tan for First p. L. c. Hearing.

Charles II. Sessions today qualified
as a member of the state pt blic
utilities commission and left almost
Immediately for Manhattan to hear
his first case Sessions severed his
official relations with Governor Cap
per's office when he provided his
bond as a member of the state COM
mission.
secretary is being handled TODAY by
w H. Souders, confidential steno-
grapher to the governor 1t is proba-
BILE that Governor Capper will an
nounce the appointment of private
secretary to succeed Sessions some
time this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
BY JOSEPH sHAPLEN.

Petrograd April THE entire
Russian press condemns the japanese
landing in Vladivostok. charging it is
an attempt to destroy the Russian
rerolution, save foreign economic in
tereses and prevent the spread of the
revolution to Europe.
Ever the cadet papers are ridicul-
ing the announced reason for the
landing. Some surprise is expressed
regarding England's participation The
BolsEevik press condemns allied ac-
quiescence.
The government has rushed soviet
troops to VladivostoE where there
were proletariat street demonstrations
against the Bourgeoisie aiding the
Japanese.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin re-
ceiNed the allied representatives and
protested against the landings as
violation of Russian sovereignty, as
sailing the assigned cause for the
landing. The delegation replied that
the landings were local.
The governments procla de-
dentlJ die no. participate in the
landing, but that the situation is still
not clear
Japs Favor Intervention.
Washington, April 9.-The whole
question of Japanese Intervention in
revived in Japan. With japanese
marines il Nladivostok. a portion of
the japanese press is trying to stir up
the -rtervention subject.
Press extracts indicate that some OF
the Japanese newspapers are stress
ing Siberian disorders apparently as
forerunner to more definite demands
for intervention. Some of the papers
are already indicating a desire for
Nipponese action in Siberia now
Insofar as authorities can see. how
ever. the predominant sentiment in
Japan will remain as recently
against Intervention except in case of
extreme need. The situation is being
closely watched by United states gov
ernment officials, particularly as il
affects American relations with Japan.
British and French Agree.
The American position of withhold
ing assent to such an expedition is
still in force, and all Indications to-
day are that this government will not
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have reached our minimum quota if
the public will just get busy withcct
waiting for some one to come around
with a request to buy" Freeman
said Every bank in the city pa
application blanks on hand ard j.
equipped to take subscriptions"
Freeman asserted that the amount
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A SUBMARINE BRUSH
Yanks Shot Off Periscopc ir Rum
ming Fight.

Washington, April 9--In a twenty
minute running battle with two Ger
man submarines, in which many shots
were fired on both sides, the Arieri-
can armed guard on the Ell Occidente
put both of the U-boats to flight
One of the divers suffered a demof-
ished periscope shot away by the
Yankee gunners. The fight occurred
February 2.
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The wind was blowing this after
noon at the rate of ten miles an hour
from the east. The average tempera-
ture for the day was 10 degrees below
normal.
The annual quest of the four leaf
clover has begun in the Bethany
grounds, which is a fair indication
that the weather is all that it ought "a
he Also it shows that the small gi.is
are up to the standard in the lncient
superstition of their kind. and I is
probable that most of the wishes made
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HUGE NETS OVER PARIS
stretched Between Balloons. These
Traps Await Airplanes.

Paris, April 9.-Captive observation
balloons of the sausage type have been
rising over the region of Paris On re-
cent nights and it is now explained
that the balloons are used in connec-
ton with a system of metallic nets as
defenses against air raiders.
The balloons first were sent up on
the occasion of the last attempted raid
on Paris but the enemy, having been
fought off before he was able to rea ch
the capital. the effectiveness If the
system has not yet been tested.
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And That Isn't All-McAdOO
Wants or ) Billion Dollars.
Governments Desire Set Forth
by Secretary Today.
IT MAY MEAN EASIER TAXES
Pending for Better
War Payments.
Keen Rivalry Has Developed in
Going "Over the Top"

Washington, April German
properties taken over by the United
States will take up a large slice of
the third liberty loan.
T. Mitchell Palmer. alien enemy
property custodian, today instruct
ed all directors of such properties
either to invest available surplus
funds in bonds, or declare imme-
diate dividends to be put to such
use.
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REACH EFFIGY STAGE
Ohio Crowd Burns Kaiser and Hun
dreds of German Books.

Findlay O., April e.-Whiie a
crow of $500 people looked on and
cheered, his imperial ajesty. Kaiser
william, was burned in effigy here
last night. The funeral pyre consist
ed of several hundred German text
books collected from the high school
college. business houses and homes
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German Cannon of All Calibre
ON 10O-Mile Front.
Infantry Action May Develop
at Any Moment.
SEVERE AT APEX OF WEDGE
No Doubt of Greatest Attack
Just East of AmienS.
French Retire on South, Inflict-
ing Heavy Losses.

London, April 9.-Tne German ar
tillery developed great activity early
this morning on the British front on
the line from La Bassee canal to south
of Armenti ares, according to today's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
Entire Press Condemns Land
ing of Troops on Soil
Great Surprise Expressed Re-
garding British Attitude.
JAPAN FO: INTERVENTION?
Siberian Disorders a FOreriin-
ner of General Action.
Uncle Sam Watch-
ing Matter Closely.

Moscow, Monday, April s.
Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik
premier in a speech here today
said that possibly Russia would
have to declare war on Japan in
connection with the landing of
Japanese troops at Vladivostok.
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Most Stupendous Propaganda
Offensive Rages in Germany.
Final Supreme Effort To Spur
Tired Troops On.
WOULD SPLIT UP THE NATIONS
Frantic Plan To Create Bad
Blood Between Allies.
All Seruples Flung to the
Winds by the Germans.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SINMS.
With the British Armies in France,
April Simultaneous with Hinden-
burg's offensive, the most stupendous
propaganda offensive against France,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
KILL HUN PATROL
Americans Then Pull Body Into
Trenches for Identification.

With the American Army in France.
Monday, April S.-American outposts
in the Lorraine sector attacked a Ger
man patrol this morning and killed
one of the enemy party.
The Americans dragged the body
across No Mans Land into their own
trenches for Identification
There were no American casualties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-09
REACH OUR
MINIMUM QUOTA
WITHOUT drive!
Freeman Believes Topeka Can
Do This by Saturday.
Don't Wait To Be Solicited; Be
a Volunteer.
SANTA FE men MAKE PLANS
Big Meeting To Be Held at
Shops This Afternoon.
All Stores Asked To Close at
g. p. M. Saturday.

Proclamation to TOpeknns.
ITO Merchants and Business Men of
Topeka:
In the interest of the third liberty
loan program now in progress it is
respectfully requested that you close
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your place of business at o'clock
Saturday evening. April II. IN order
scheduled for I O'Clock that erening.
Third II q Liberty h.p = loan L2 &c Committee
JOHN T. MORRISEY. Saeretary"
Proclamation to All America.
We must support our gallant sailors
and soldiefs. We must make them
swift yictors in their fight .gith the
kaiser. We can do it If we at lome do
our duty with the same quality of
patriotism that animates our men in the
trenches. TIE least duty per
form-and we should be eager and
happy to perform it's to end our
money, every available dollar we have
and can save, to our government in
order that our gallant sous may be
supplied with all they need to save
buy United States liberty bonds
WILLIAM G. McADOo.
Secretary of Treasury
In a proclamation issued today by
J. r. Burrow, chairman. and John T.
Morrisey, ecretary, the. third liberty
loan committee of Shawnee county
requested all merchants to close their
business houses. at 6 o'clock Saturday
attend the monster demonstration at
the auditorium and participate in the
liberty loan parade
The proclamation is in accordance
with plans of the entertainment COM
mIttee of the campaign to furnish a
place in the line of the parade for
every person in the city. w. A. Biby,
chaii man of the committee, an
nounced today that Adjt. Gen. Charles
S. Huffman, as head of the state mill
tary OF ganizations, will preside at the
auditorium demonstration
II calling attention today to the
fl t that s21s,000 of the county
quota mad beer subscribed when the
banks cio ,ed Monday afternoon, F.
w. Freeman, chairman of the First
Kansas district, urged that Topekans
by Elsk1ng their applications to the
banks this week and not waiting to
be solicited next week, make the Sat
uFday night demonstration an affair
of triumph instead of starter for
the actual campaign.
We can celebrate the fact that We
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MERCURY is GOING UP
Topeka Had Killing Black Frost
Monday Night. Flora Reports.

TEMPERATURES.
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Ht COuhtfy dppeafs unusually
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Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Warmer Wednesday.
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nest and indulge in frills nd frolics
at the same time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-17
CEN7ERV|LLE, S. D., HAS
DISASTROUS BLAZE
Turner Hotel and Contents De.
stroyed by Fire Early This
Morning.

Centervillc. S.. d, Jan. 14.-Tlle Tur-
ner hotel. with its furniture, etc, was
destroyed by fire discovered Mt ] O'Clock
this morning. Though the hotel was
filled with guests all Of them managed
to escape and but few of them lost any
OF their belongings.
The. office OF DR.. Clara McManMs,
near the hotel. was also destroyed. Dr..
McManus was in Sioux City. so the loss
there could not be ascertained.
The fire several times communicated
with a nearby elevator, but owing TO
the vigilance of the fircmen, these fires
were quickly extinsuishcd. The fire.
men suffered much in their work owing
TO the temperature which was near the
30 below mark.
The hotel building is owned by T.. :.
Carpenter. of Des Moines, Ia. and was
valued at $4,000. Insurance carried
amounted to $1,000. The furniture and
other contents of the building We're
owned by G. NJ. Dake, the landlord. and
were valued at $4,000. Dake carried
$4,000 Insurance..
The fire is believed To have been
caused by an overheated furnace