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The Washington herald., 1919-06-21

Sergt York deserves well of fame, unless some pu,
suades him to write book
The Washington herald., 1919-06-21

rs the honeymoon over?" 4
guess so. He's taken up golf again
and she's begun to take an interest
in politics. cs."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-21

Henry Sladek has returned to the
tool shop after a vacation Of thirty
one days at his home near st. Louis.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-21

Bernard Doyle. OF supply depart
ment, is taking entries for the big
neld meet. July L. at Central High
school stadium. under the auspices Of
the Recreation League
The Washington herald., 1919-06-21

Edward Hansborough, Of the supply
department. viii motor to Baltimore
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-06
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record OF Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York, June 6.-Four troop
ships entered New York harbor to-
day.
The Pannonia brought the S17th
field signal battalion, SiXty-seventh
company transportation corps, Sixty
eighth company transportation corps
Fifty-fourth sanitary corps and cas-
uals.
The Pretoria brought more Texas
and Oklahoma National Guard troops
of the Thirty sixth division, among
whom were the 144th infantry, less
Company NJ, and the ordnance detach-
ment, and the Seventy infantry
brigade headquarters. Brig. Gen.
George H. Jamerson, commanding the
Seventy brigade, was with the
headquarters detachment.
Aboard the Mada-aska, were the
313th engineers headquarters, medlcal
and ordnance detachments and Com
panies A and B of the 343rd machine
gun battalion. 2SSth military police
company, 165th field artillery brigade
headquarters, Third sales commissary
unit, 315th mobile veterinary section
and some casuals. Brig. Gen. Henry
w. Butner, commanding the 165th
field artillery brigade, was aboard.
The Won Steuben brought the 514th
engineer service battalion, machine
gun company and Company F, Hath
Infantry, 111th ammunition train,
Company C, 522nd engineers, Twen-
tieth company first regiment air serv-
ice and Casuals, among whom was
Mai Gen Charles ]. Bailey, COM
manding the Eighty-first division.
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Give Them MEAL
Red Cross Women VIII Meet
Soldiers Tomorrow.
Hour of Train Arrivals Is Not
Yet Known.

The military committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has wired for
definite information about the arrival
of units of the S9th division due in To-
peka Saturday night or Sunday morn
ing.
The Red Cross canteen at the Union
Pacific depot will give the returning
doughboys an elaborate meal, regard
less of the hour of arrival. The units
are scheduled to parade in st. Louis
today, and Jefferson City and Kansas
City Mo, Saturday.
The Chamber of Commerce upon
receipt of exact information, will com
plete plans for the parade of those
units slated to stop over in Topeka.
Units Coming Hero.
The units coming here include 1104
men of the 342nd field artillery. 81
men of the 164th field artillery brigade
headquarters company. and II men of
the division military police.
In the absence of Ralph Baer,
Chamber of Commerce military com
mittee chairman. his assistant, William
A Biby, will be in charge of the de-
tails of the parade, assisted by Robert
Fullerton, A. L. Oliger and Robert
McGiffert. Acting Chairman Biby ap-
pointed Henry w. McAfee as marshal
OF the parade. and McAfee has Sc
lected w. H. Wasson and ]. E. Wilson
TO act as his assistants. The Red
Cross canteen, in charge of Mrs
Charles L. Mitchell, commandant will
have charge of feeding the soldiers.
II they get in Saturday night the reg
ular Saturday team. of which Mrs
Glenn Pratt is the captain, and Miss
Ariel Nichols and Miss Mary Kramer
are lieutenants, will feed them, but if
the soldiers do not get in until Sun
day morning they will be fed by the
sunday team. of which Miss Emily
Ryan is the captain and Miss Mary
Ollver and Miss Mary Wind are lieu
tenants
The parade will be headed as usual
by representatives of the fire and po-
lice departments.
Notice will be given of the time of
the arrival of the troops, as. soon as
definite hour can be ascertained. The
parade will be headed by the ninth
battalion military band.
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BITTER FIGHT IN
W. U. STRIKE IN
The SOUTHEAST
Nearly 95 Per Cent Operators
Walk Out, Is Claim.
Officials Declare They Will Not
Take Unions Back.
CALL BURLESON A GUTTER
Gave Up Wires When Labor
Matters Need Settlement.
Fight to Finish With Western
Union Co. Now.
Officials Declare They Will Not
Take Unions Back.
CALL BURLESON A GUTTER
Gave Up Wires When Labor
Matters Need Settlement.

Atlanta. Ga. June 6.-Strike leaders
early today claimed that at least 95
per cent of Western Union telegraph
workers in the southeast have already
responded to President S. ]. Konen-
kamp's strike order issued late yester-
day.
Railroad operators also are refusing
to handle Western Union business at
way stations, union leaders asserted.
Complete reports probably will not
be received for a few honrs," said
Charles F. Mann. international third
vice president directing the strike.
However, all indications point to a
complete landslide"
The Fight Is On.
Washington, June 6.-President S.
j. Konenkamp of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America, today
declared Postmaster General Burle-
sons order restoring control of the
wire companies to their owners means
finish fight between the telegraph
ers and the Western Union thruout
the country.
made necessary by the Western Union
refusing to reinstate unjustly dis
charged employees and abide by recon-
mendations of impartial authorities.
Postmaster General Burleson. by his
action in returning the wires, shows
out solving the labor problem which
made necessary the original seizure of
the wires by the government We now
find ourselves returning to the status
quo ante and forced to fight it out"
Ordered Strike.
Immediately upon notification that
Burleson had ordered control of the
wires returned late yesterday, Konen-
kamp authorized a strike of Western
Union telegraphers thruout the south
eastern states. Though planning to
return to Chicago last night for con
ference with union officials there, he
remained over today to watch deyel-
opments. +"
81 am informed that 100 per cent of
the men are out at New Orleans, "
Konenkamp said this morning. land
highly satisfactory word comes from
! the entire southeastern section. Postal
men and others. however, want to go
out also. 1t will be impossible to hold
them in much longer. 1t is certain
that the strike will spread thruout the
country"
June 16 Is Date.
Electrical workers thruout the
country have set June 16 as the date
upon which they will leave their posts
and it was regarded likely that
| Konenkamp will select the same day
or the day before or after for the ma
! tion-wide telegraphers strike.
But possibly it may come sooner, he
| indicated today.
Administration officials were keep
ing in close touch with strike develop
ments. That President Wilson will
take hand was believed likely here
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Allies Probably viii State Max.
imum Indemnity, Says Paper.
Matin Places Sum at About
$50 Billion Francs.
FINAL HUN REPLY BY JUNE "a
Allied Answer to Counter Pro-
posals Ready Next Week.
Foe Then VIII Be Given Only
Few Days.

Paris. June st is probable that
the allied and associated powers will
comply with the German demand to
state approximately the maximum
sum which Germany must pay in rep
aration under the peace treaty, ac-
cofding to the Matin
This sum, it states, will be from
100000. 900 to 250,000, 1000, 900
francs. (The larger sum named. on
a gold valuation, would not be far
from $50, ,000. .000,000.)
Paris, June 6.-British and French
delegates, thru American intercession,
were reported today to be approach
ing an agreement on the degree of
modification of the German peace
treaty. 1t was understood that the
changes in the terms probably will re-
suit in some concessions by both
groups. the French receding from
their previous stand of opposing all
notifications. with the British agree
ing to abandon most of the alterations
recently advocated by them.
The reply to the German counter
proposals, which will embody the pro-
posed notifications, is now expected
to be ready for presentation early
, next week.
Final Answer June ii.
Indications are that Germany then
will be given only three or four days
| in which to say yes or mo-" which
would make her final answer not later
than Saturday, June IA.
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FELIX IN The LEAD
He Was Three Up on Campbell
End Second Round.
TOpekans Playing Close Match
in Golf Tourney.

Lawrence, Kan, June 6.-(Special
to the State Journal AT 3 o'clock
this afternoon. 1lif Felix was in
the lead in the finals OF the Kansas
state golf tournament over E. A.
Campbell, being 8 up. after the first
eighteen holes had been played.
Both men are from the Topeka
Country club and are playing a bril-
liant game. The match is for thirty
six holes.
Felix and Campbell won their way
to the final rounds in the twelfth an
nual Kansas golf tournament, by de-
feating their Wichita opponents in the
semi-finals finished at sundown
Thursday night. In the fourth round
of the championship Felix was paired
with Bagby, of Wichita, and Campbell
was paired with Tom Griffith, also OF
Wichita. Felix won his round and
1 while Campbell won his way into
the finals and 1.
The second flight medal was taken
by Anderson,of Salina, from Ware, of
Lawrence, 8 and in the finals OF
that flight yesterday. In the semi
finals Anderson beat Carey, of Hutch
inson, and /, and Ware beat BIGGER
of Hutchinson, l up In 10 holes.
Humphreys Won Third.
The third flight was won by Hum
phreys of Topeka playing against
Cooper of the Topeka Shawnee club
score 2 and /. Humphreys won his
way into the finals of this flight by
beating Kistler of Topeka, and
and Cooper became runner-up fol
third class honors by beating Cole o1
Topeka, / up.
CIithcro in Consolation.
This morning the consolation flight
of the championship class is being
decided between Clithero of Topeka
and o. Barteldes of Lawrence.
The consolation flight of the second
class was won Thursday evening by
Catlin of Topeka. who beat Stippacf
of Wichita, and 2 in the finals. The
third class consolation finals were VIII
by J. H. Skinner of Lawrence, who
beat Crane of Topeka, and 3
The woman's total flight of nin'
holes was won by Miss Elsa Barteldes
of Lawrence, with a score of SO. Mrs
H. d. Sterrett was runner up with Sc
The professional flight scores wer,
i as follows: Chet Nelson, of Wichita
| 40-42; Irving Nelson, of Topeka. As
46; Longworth. of Hutchinson. 4754
Marshall, of Mission Hill, A6-45.
The victory flight was won by A
! MacMurray. of Lawrence, with
/ score of 110. Kirk. of lola, 113: Pierce
/ ia; Sleeper, ia; Vance, 119; Sells
i 13I.
In the mixed Scotch foursome to
! day, Arthur Bonebrake and Mis-
F! Helen Lewis, both of Topeka, woI
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HUN SHOULD SIGN
Independent Socialist Leader in
Favor of Treaty.
Hugo Haase Admits Plan To
Overthrow Government.

Berlin, June hugo Haase, lead
er of the Independent Socialists, de-
cfared in an interview today that Ger
regardless of whether she can obtain
airy notifications. e3s
Personally, l believe the German
delegates should. do their utmost to
secure notifications. but they should
sign in any event" Haase said. 1T
is more disadvantageous for Germany
not to sign than to accept the treaty
even in its present harsh form"
Haase said he saw small chance of
the Independent Socialists taking over
the government unless the workers
generally demanded 1t.
IF all join in demanding a real
Socialist government, then l believe
all the Socialist factions will under
take to form coalition government"
he said, but such a movement would
not be attempted by force"
Haase admitted he had heard
rumors of plan to attempt to over
throw the government June 7. but
said that investigation had proved the
rumorS false.
Reports were in circulation that
several members of the cabinet are
prepared to resign If the peace treaty
is not altered.
America disappointment.
Vienna, June 5.-Before leaving this
city for a short sojourn in the country
where he, will take a rest. President
Seitz said regarding the terms OF
peace:
They surely are only proposals
What a terrible disappointment
America is for me. This is driving
me to despair. The terms are also
bad for the allies. as they mean the
feeding of Bolshevism, against which
we are helpless, especially from the
Hungarians who are meeting with new
military successes. I have no power tt
enforce such terms upon the popula-
| ton of German-Austria. and it will be
! dangerous for the man who sign:
them"
DR.. Karl Renner. head of the Aus
| trian peace mission, will attempt tc
secure a verbal discussion of the term,
at St. Germain.
DIR. Renner Coming.
st. German, June 6.-Dr. Kar
Renner, chancellor of German-Aus-
tria and head of that country's peace
| delegation, who, with five colleagues
| has been at Felkirch for a conference
with DR.. Otto Bauer, the German.
Austrian foreign minister. is expected
| to arrive here tomorrow.
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ARE IN SESSION
knights of Red Cross of Con-
stantine Meet Here.
Prominent MasOns Are Dele
gates at Assembly.

The following new officers were
elected this afternoon by the grand
imperial council of the knights of the
Red Cross of Constantine:
A. A Jessup, Boise, Idaho, grand
sovereign.
I. H. Hettinger, Kansas City, Mo.
grand viceroy.
Edward L. Johnson, Chicago, grand
senior general.
Robert NJ. Johnson, Chicago, grand
junior general
George NJ. Warbelle. Chicago, grand
treasurer.
Amos Bettibone, Chicago, grand re-
corder.
Mike H. Thomas, Dallas, Tex,
grand high prelate.
One hundred of the most prominent
Masons of the west are in session at
the Masonic temple today for the
forty-seventh annual assembly of the
grand imperial council OF the knights
of the Red Cross of Constantine.
The membership of this order is
largely composed of Masons who have
served as grand masters or who have
held other high posts in the lodge
The holding of the conclave in Topeka
ereign, Judge o. ]. Wood. of Topeka
one of the best known Masons in the
country.
The members of the local conclave
st. Augustine No. Z, are luncheon hosts
to the grand council at the temple this
noon, and tonight. at the Elks club
the annual banquet will be held.
The out-Of-town men here today
come from district which comprises
the territory between Washington, D
C., and the Pacific coast. the Canadian
border to the Rio Grande.
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0. K. DAYLIGHT SAVING REPEAL
Back to Old Time for Good in October
Under Bill.

to repeal the daylight saving law the
last Sunday in October-the day the
clocks go back to standard time-was
favorably reported by the house inter
state commerce committee today.
dentc with the turning back of the
clocks was done to avoid confusion.
Chairman Esch of the committee ex-
planned.
Adoption of a daylight savings law
in New York corresponding to the ma
tional act also made the delay prac-
tically necessary, Esch added.
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LIEUT.. LEACH KILLED
Oskaloosa Boy Met Death i'm Acct
dent in France.


OskaloCsa. Kan. June 6.-Word
was received here today of the death in
motorcycle accident of Lieut.. Har-
old Leach, son of Frank Leach of Os-
kaIoosa. The accident occurred May
6, in France. A letter from the young
mans captain stated that Leach was
riding in a motorcycle side car and
as his machine passed a truck Leach
saw a collision was imminent and
jumped. alighting on his head. Death
was instantaneous. Conclusion of the
brain was the cause. The driver of
the motorcycle was not injured.
Lieutenant Leach was well known
in Topeka. He trained at Camp Fun
ston and spent many week-ends with
Topeka friends. He was a graduate
of Baker university and when the war
opened was taking post graduate
course at Kansas university. He was
member of the Kappa Sigma fra
ternity.
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said S. d. Flora, state meteorologist.
this morning, its the finest kind of
a weather layout that looms up for
today-and it is going to last thru to-
morrow also"
Not for just fifteen minutes out of
twenty four hours is the sun going to
shine. but for two whole days. People
in Kansas had about begun to believe
the sun had quit working. Soldiers
returning home asked, How does it
get this way? Rains all the time Just
like it does in France"
In the last twenty-four hours there
have been a few scattered showers in
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BLAST KILLS TWO!
Nitroglycerin Wagon Blows Up Near
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, June "a nitro
glycerin wagon blew up this morning
ten miles west of Fort Worth, killing
the driver and a passenger. The
wagon was owned by an oil company.
A farm house was damag ged and the
motor truck blown to bits. The names
of the men killed are not known. Only
a great hole in the ground showed
where the truck and its drivers were
when the explosion occurred.
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WILL NOT RATIFY SOON
Kentucky Legislature Won't Convene
in Special Session for Suffrage.

Frankfort, Ky, June 6.-Kentucky
will not be numbered among the
states to call an extra session of leg
islatures to act upon the federal suf-
frage amendment recently passed by
the United States senate, according to
announcement today by Gov. James
D. Black A delegation of women
plan to call on the governor this week
to try to persuade him to reconsider
his decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-06
PASS IRISH MEASURE
Senate Calls on American Delegates
To Secure Ireland Hearing.

Washington. June 6.-S a o r
Borah's resolution asking the Ameri-
can peace delegates at Paris to secure
a hearing before the peace conference
for the Irish delegates, headed by Ed
ward DeValera, provisional president
of the Irish republic. was adopted to-
day for the senate, sixty to one.
Senator Williams. Democrat of Mis-
sissippi, cast the negative vote.
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Costa Rica ExpeIs RcbeIs-No U. S
Marines Landed.

Washington, June 6.-The invading
forces have been completely driven
out of Costa Rican territory and have
taken refuge in Nicaragua, said a
cablegram received today by Carlos
Lara, Costa Rican representative here.
The message further stated it was
believed the Nicaraguan government
would concentrate against the forces
and thus prevent the shedding of
blood and the stirring up of hatred
between the two republics.
mo American marines have been
landed in any Costa Rican port" de-
clared Mr.. Lara in a statement refer
ring to press dispatches saying United
States marines had landed at Pun
tarenas and Port Limon. There is
no reason whatsoever for them to
land unless it would be on mission
of courtesy and friendship"
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FORD EVIDENCE IN

Mount Clemens. June 6.-Direct evil
dence for the plaintiff in Henry Ford s
libel suit against the Chicago Tribune
was competed today and presentation
of the defense expected to last a
month was begun.
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CUT 1T OR GROW 1T
Long Hair May Become Fashion In
Winnipeg-Barbers Are Out.

Winnipeg. Man. June 6.-Beau
Brummel was hit by the general strike
here.
Cut your own hair or wear rib
bons,' men were advised.
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ROOSTER ON GRILL
Strutter May Be Exilcd From Chicken
Yard ms a Menace

Lawrence, Kan. June 6.-Exile the
rooster. E. H. Ptacek.- farm agent.
says Kansas loses nearly two million
dollars annually thru partial Matching
of fertile eggs.
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SOLOHS, HOLD YOUR PEACE
Berlin Is Sending Copies of Peace
Terms to You.

Paris. June 6.-It Is understood
here that the Berlin government is
sending photographically reproduced
copies of the peace terms to every
United States senator and representa-
tive.
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REBEL CHIEF KILLED
Jose Inez DaviIIa Slain in Battle in
Mexico.

-Ao4tNI+ItCA I
Mexico City, June Close Inez Da-
villa, former federal general. it was
announced officially today, has been
killed in battle in the state of Oaxaca
after having been in revolt against the
government for more than four years
He was at one time governor of the
state of OaU "a.
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YANKS IN A RIOT
L. S. Soldiers and Policemen Clash at
Antwcrp-Five Persons Dead.

Brussels. June 6.-American soldiers
and the police at Antwerp clashed on
Wednesday night. Three policemen
and two civilians were wounded by
shots that were fired during the melee
Three American soldiers, one of whom
was wounded, were arrested
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SAYS IA POINTS FOLLOWED
Treaty Violates None of My Princi-
pies, President Declares.

pies, President Declares.
Paris, juno CT am convinced
that our treaty project violates
none of my principles" President
Wilson quoted by the Matin as
having said when he was made
acquainted with the German cOun-
ter proposals to the peace treaty.
''If / held n contrary opinion i
would not hesitate to confess II and
would endcavor to correct the
error. The treaty as drawn up,
however, entirely conforms with
my fourteen points"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-06
MILLION DOLLAR SUN

Kansas Is Again Getting the Kind of
Weather Crops Need.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS.
Fair tonight and Saturday; not much
change In temperature.
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ORLANDO WAS ABSENT
Italians Failure To Appear at "4'' In.
dIcatcs Adriatic Question.

Paris. June 6.-When the council of
four met this morning Premier Or
iando OF Italy was absent This led to
the belief that the Adriatic question
was again under consideration. It Is
understood that no further progress
mas oeen made by the various elements
working on the solution of this prob-
lem
Slavs Petition Wilson.
Paris, June 6.-The South SIav dole
CATION here handed to President VIII
son Yesterday memorandum regard
ing the Fiune affair, according to the
Petit Parisien.
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WI-EN a tclcgrapher strikes, doc
he decide not to strike his key?
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Governors Letter.

The letter which Governor Allen
sent to members of the legislature fol-
lows:
More than half century Of effort and
discussion has resulted In the congress of
the United States recognizing the political
equality Of women by submitting an
amendment to the constitution extending
full political suffrage to them TO be
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DRIVE OUT INVADERS

Continued on Page Two.)
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WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas;
Fair tonight and Saturday: Lot
much change I'm temperature.