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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
MAY EXILE FORMER KAISER
Punishment for Wilhelm Said to Have
Been Agreed Upon BY the
Peace Conference.

Paris, April 22.-ExiIe was reported
today to have been agreed upon by the
big four" recently as the punishment
10 be meted out to Wilhelm Hohen-
zOIleTn- This is said TO have been de
cided upon unanimously
AS a result, If is understood an eff
fort viii be made to bring the former
kaiser before an international tribu-
nal, to be tried for the political offense
Of violating Belgium neutrality, rather
than attempting 10 extradite him from
Holland for criminal offenses commit
ted against Belgium In case he Is
convicted, 1t was said to have been
agreed that exile, similar to that Of
Napoleon, viii be the proper punish
ment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
FOIL A PRISON MURDER PLOT
Nine Desperate ConVicts in Missouri
Penitentiary Planned to Shoot
Way to Freedom.

Jefferson City, April 22--An extern
sive plot of murder and wholesale es-
cape from the penitentiary on the part
Of nine desperate conTicts, five of
whom are serving life sentences for
murder in the first degree, was IN
earthed by prison officials early to-
Gay. Had plans succeeded at least
two prison officers would have been
murdered and nine convicts would
have escaped Two loaded pistols and
a knife were found in possession of
the convicts.
All of the cOnvicts concerned are
confined in Hall 2, and their cells
were close together They had made
duplicate keys for unlocking the cells
and the door leading into the hall and
in two of the cells, where the revOlyers
were concealed, they had cut through
the ventilators to make a hiding place
for the weapons Their plan was to
cverpower and kill the guard in charge
Of the hall and obtain his pistol. and
then proceed 20 the power house, over
power and kill the guard there, cut
off all prison lights and scale the wall
to freedom.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
THE HUNGARIAN SOVIET QUITS
Government Headed by Bella Kun Re-
signs Under Pressure of the
Rumanian Troops.

Amsterdam, April 23.-The Hunga
rian government, headed by Bella Kun,
has resigned under pressure of Ru,
manian troops, according to dispatch
to the Central News from Vienna, quo
ting reports received in that city by
aerial mail from Budapest. Chaos is
said to prevail art the Hungarian CAPT
tai
1t is reported that Czech forces have
Joined the Rumanians and have de
feated the Hungarian soviet troops
Budapest, April 23.-The down
fall of the Hungarian soviet gov
eminent is expected here, as n result
of the desertion of thirty thousand
Seeker troops to the Rumanians and
new movements against Hungary by
the Czecho-Slovaks. 1t is said that 2
Socialist Democrat regime, headed BY
Sigmund Kunff, present commissary
of education, may succeed to control.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
TODEvELOP THE AIR SERVICE
Capt. Charles }. eTidden Has Import
ant Communication for Men De-
string To Enter This Branch.

washington--Charles J. Glidden, an
officer in the u S Air Service, Mill
tary Aeronautics, stated in Washing
ton this week
'AH men who wish to take part in
the development Of the nations air
service as an aviator or dirigible bal
loon pilot, chauffeur. mechanic OF
work al some thirty other trades re-
Quired in the air service, by sending
their name and address Immediately
to the Department Air Service Officer.
1O4 Broad Street, New York, n. Y,
viii receive an important communica-
ton on the subject which 1 prepared,
after serving as an officer several
months in the United States army
flying school at Southfield, Americas,
Georgia, and the United States army
balloon school at Fort Omaha, Ne
braska'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
FOE TO SEND THREE ENJOYS
Won HanieI Will Head German Dele
cation to VersaiIles-Must Have
PIenipotentiary Powers.

Copenhagen, April 21.-FOreign Min
lister Count Won Observation-Disclosures of
Germany has announced that three
ENJOYS viii be sent to Versailles April
%, authorized to receive the text of the
peace preliminaries, according to a
dispatch from Berlin received here
early today
The delegation will be headed by
Minister Won Haniel. whose associates
viii be Herren Won Keller and Ernst
Schmtt, legation councillors. They
will be attended by two officials and
two chancery servants
Paris, April 2O.-The Council of
Four has notified Germany that the
associated powers cannot receive mes
senger representative at Versailles
who are merely messengers. The
German government must appoint
representatives with pIenipotentiary
powers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
PLAN BIG WIRE Rate BOOST
Telephone Companies May Try to Use
Government to Hike Their
Prices to Patrons.

Washington, April 24-The tele-
phone companies are getting ready to
make another raid upon the pocket
books of the people of this country.
Having advanced the rates for all toll
charges, added a lot of new charges
heretofore unknown, abolished many
items of service, through an order of
the director general Of wire service.
the companies are planning to raise
the rates of local exchange service
The companies advanced rates on
all toll business from 10 to % peT cent
early in the year. Most OF this was
done through a manipulation of the
schedules and not by a direct ad-
vance In few instances it is as
serted there was a reduction The
next move is to increase the rates
which one pays for having a telephone
in his home or in his office
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
WILSON PLANS TO SAIL Ii MAY
Indications Are Peace Treaty VIII Sc
Signed Before Presidents Re
turn-To Call Congress.

Paris, April 19.-It was stated In
well informed quarters tonight that
the situation of the peace negotiations
was such that President Wilson prob
ably would be able to sail homeward
on May 20 and possibly a little earlier
by Nay Is.
The belief was expressed that the
president would call an extra session
OF congress to convene between Nay
Is and June /
Present indications are that the
peace treaty viii be signed before the
presidents departure. Information
reaching the delegates tends to show
that the Germans are not planning TO
take up time and delay the signing OF
the treaty, as they desire a settlement
Of the peace terms at the earliest pos
sible moment
With the return of David Lloyd
George, British premier, from his visit
home, for his house of commons adj
dress, the council of four, comprising
the British, French and Italian pre-
miers and President Wilson resumed
its deliberations today. The big four
met in the Paris White House
The plan Of the council to have Bel
GUM prosecute the former German en-
peTor on the charge of responsibility
for the war is meeting with objections
which are again bringing up the whole
subject for revision
Those who have the matter in hand
divide the question of war responsible
ties into two distinct classes. The first
class includes military and naval Of
tenders, like General Ludendorff and
Admiral Won Tripitz, and those &C
cused of various excuses against the
usual rules of warfare. The second
class includes former Emperor Will
lam, ex-ChanceIIor Won Bethmann-
HOllweg and others, whose Offense is
chiefly of a political nature.
Concerning the first class, that OF
military offenders. it is agreed that
there is no international court-martial
trials, but it is pointed out that every
country has its own system Of court
martial for military -offense commit
ted within its borders. This has de
veloped the suggestion that these coun
tries combine their courts-martial and
act under a single military procedure
codified from all the separate military
codes A joint cOurt-martIal would
thus be constituted capable Of dealing
with offenders Of the first, CT military
and naval class.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
AN ULTIMATUM FROM ITALIANS
Declare Nations Territorial Aspira.
tons Must Be Recognized-cIaims
Are Opposed BY Wilson.

Paris, April 21-The Italian issue
over the Adriatic has reached an acute
stage a decision one way or the
other cannot longer be deferred, and a
stage where a decision one way or the
decision either way is fraught with
serious consequences.
Despite the Easter calm, which
brought vast crowds to the churches
and bOulevards, the council of four con-
tinued its sessions at the White
House" beginning at 10 o'clock this
morning. The Italian premier, VittOrio
Orlando, and the Italian foreign mini
ster, Baron Sonnino, both were present
and made it known that the opening Of
the Italian parliament Wednesday, has
necessitated their leaving Paris Mon
is going to be done.
Baron SOnnino continued to occupy
the extreme position, insisting upon
the integral fulfillment OF the secret
treaty of London giving to Italy the
entire Dalmatian coast and islands
and also claiming the city OF Fiume
without Observation-Disclosures or divi-
sion with the Jugo-Slays.
Premier Orlando was rather con-
ciliating, though a telegram which he
had received from the head of the Ital-
ian army, declared that the entire
army was behind him in UNFOLDING
Italy's aspirations.
Captain Tozzi, of Premier Orlando's
staff said the telegram was in effect an
ultimatum had disclosed how uni
versaI and deep rooted was the Italian
determination to secrue adequate pro-
lection on the Eastern, Adriatic coast.
He added that if these rights were
not recognized Italy would undoubted-
1y adopt her own course, without re-
ference to the conference and occupy
the regions to which she considered
herself entitled.
President Wilson's position was said
to be equally determined against any
recognition of the secret treaty of
London. Reports of a compromise on
the basis of the Italians getting the
Italian quarters of Ffume and the
Jugo-Slaves getting their districts
we're not confirmed, as it was said
that this was the plan put forward
to the Italians but not accepted. But
early reports indicated that the ses-
sion might be prolonged through the
day in an effort to reach a middle
ground.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
BARNES EXPECTS
CHEAPER WHEAT
The Federal Director Predicts
Reduction in Price Within
Next Two Months.
BREAD WILL SILL Be HIGH
Government Officials Believe This
Years Record Yield viii Hold
Grain At Guaranteed Level.

New York, April 22-America's
coming wheat crop, which probably
viii break all previous records, in ad-
ditiOn TO taxing to the utmost the couR
Iy's storage, railroad and shipping IA
cilities, probably viii bring about re-
duced wheat and wheat product
prices within two months. This state
ment was made today by Julius II.
Barnes, newly appointed federal wheat
director, in outlining the policies OF
his administration
The present wheat prices are above
the government fair price level, owing
to the heavy export demand, but, &C
cepting the Department Of AgricuL
lures estimate Of the largest crop in
history, making allowances for unfa-
vOrable weather conditions, which
have held the spring crop back two
weeks, the coming yield viii supply
demand which viii keep the price
down to the guaranteed level
No Return of Scent Loaf.
There is little chance, however, for
the return OF the scent loaf Of bread
Mr. Barnes believes The cost of flour
is only As per cent of the cost Of bread.
he said, and with labor and other fac
tors Of manufacture at high levels,
there is no present likelihood that the
price viii be cut in two
Mr.. Barnes denied reports that gov
eminent agencies were urging farmers
to cut down their acreage Of spring
wheat, and regarded as fortunate, in
view of food conditions throughout the
world, the probability that America
would produce this year the greatest
crop ever grown The 1913 harvest
second largest in the Nations history
was consumed or pledged, he stated
Whether the world value would COT
tinue in the coming year higher than
the gOvernment-fixed price, he said.
would depend on the foreign crop.
whose prospects field agents of Her
Der Hoover, head of the Inter-Allied
Food Commission, were studying
Unparalleled Food Condition.
It would be well for Americans to
/ appreciate, Mr.. Barnes asserted, that
I five ravaging years" had created an
unparalleled world food position
1T cannot be remedied at once" he
continued I'VE cannot build a wall
around our own fortunate country and
refuse to share our plenty with the IN
fortunates of Europe
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
ITALIANS QUIT The
PEACE CONFERENCE
Orlando Notifies CIemenceau
That Delegation Decided
to Leave Paris.
WILSON CAUSES A SENSATION
Statement of Position On Adriatic
Question Considered 4 Challenge
On Secret Treaties.

Paris, April 24.-President Wilson'S
emphatic declaration that he Will not
yield on the Adriatic question his Gre
ated the most profound senSatiO in
the Peace Conference. He has thrown
down the gauntlet to the supporters
of secret treaties in manner which
almost took away the breath OF the
delegates who have been urging com
promises on points covered by many
secret documents and at variance
with the President fourteen points
The peace delegates generally re
gard President Wilson's statement as
a challenge which once for all will dis
pose of the question whether secret
documents, of which many nations
participating in the war were ig-
norant, are to figure in the peace fol
lowing an armistice in which all the
Allies pledged gave no regard to
secret treaties.
Italians To Quit Conference.
Paris, April 24.-Premier Orlando
of Italy tonight addressed an official
communication to Premier Clemen-
ceau, president of the Peace Confer
ence, saying that as a result of the
QCC4dl dllCA Dl 1IS64UOAL " lSOl lllC
Italian delegation had decided to leave
Paris at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
This is described by the diplomats
as akin to temporary suspension of
diplomatic relations.
1t was learned at Italian headquar-
tiers tonight that the Italian delegates
were first apprised of President Viii
sons statement when it appeared in
the afternoon papers. Premier Or
lando at once sent a note to Premiers
Lloyd George and Clemenceau asking
them if they thought it possible after
the publication of this document that
the Italians could remain in the Peace
Conference
Will HoId~Fiume.
81 have not yet decided whether to
reply to President Wilson with a
statement or with an act"
This was Premier OTlando's remark
this afternoon when the Wilson state
ment was translated to him
at is one thing to grant Fiume to
Croatia, but another thing for Croatia
to get possession of the port" one ItaI-
ian peace commission member said.
LAS you say in England, possession is
nine points of law, and we have Fiume
and intend to hold it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
WHEAT PROSPECT BEST EVER
Yield May Reach 215 Million Bushels
This Year, Secretary Mothers
Report Indicates.

A wheat crop condition of 1892, the
highest ever reported, on area sown
last fall of 1O,758,000 acres, also high
record, is reported by Secretary Mob
Ter of the state board of agriculture,
in his first report for 1919 just issued.
Mothers figures are slightly lower
on both condition and acreage than
those reported for Kansas by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture ten days ago.
Correspondents report that practic-
ally the entire acreage sown last fall
come through the winter IN excellent
condition, less than per cent suffer
ing so much damage as to be thought
worthless
''The small acreage Of wheat report
ed as possibly worthless is mostly in
the Western counties, and resulting
from damage by grasshoppers last fall
and winds. Logan and Gray counties
each show a probable loss of per
cent. In Sdegwick county 1 per cent
loss is attributed to grub Worms,
which have damaged wheat to some
extent, also in Harper, Labette, Nor
ris and Sumner.
"Out of the more than eleven hun
dred reports received, only twenty
mention the Hessian fly, and with linn
tied local exceptions Kansas wheat ap-
pears to be absolutely free from in
furious insects of any kind.
Sowing of oats and barley is later
than usual, because of wet ground, and
it is expected that the acreage of each
will be somewhat less, owing to- the
largely increased wheat acreage.
Where above ground, the stands of
these crops appear satisfactory.
1.-THE planting of potatoes this year
is estimated at $1,000 acres, as against
$4,000 last year.
THE general average conditiOnss of
the states 1,228,OOO acres of alfalfa is
99.4 per cent. The first cutting, soon
to begin in the extreme southeast,
promises to be heavy. Considerable
damage from grasshoppers is reported
in Western Kansas. Frost this spring
has injured alfalfa to some extent,
principally in the central counties, and
gophers are proving a real menace to
many fields in various portions of the
state"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
SOLDIERS MAIL SERVICE BAD
Many Relatives of Men Dissatisfied
over Failure to Get Letters
Through, Says Allen.

Since the signing of the armistice
no single thing has caused so much
dissatisfaction ana complaint as fail
ure of relatives in this country to re-
ceive word from or be able 20 com
municate with soldiers in France. This
is the reason given in a message to
+. B. KeppeI of the War Department
at Washington under instructions
from the governor by his secretary,
Clyde Reed, for the governors COM
plant Of the mail service to overseas
troops. Mr.. Reed says:
81 note your statement to the effect
that, considering the number Of sol
diers in France, there have been few
mail complaints. Please be advised
that so far as this section is concerned
complaints over mail conditions in
France are practically universal. Be-
sides the correspondence which has
reached Governor Allen there have
been many verbal complaints, and as
late as today well known newspaper
man called at this office and said that
while there had been no written COM
plants from his community, because
it was deemed of no use to make for
NAL complaint, dissatisfaction was
universal among the relatives of sol
diers in France. He cited an instance
of letters to a son last August which
were finally returned months later.
81 am sending you extracts bearing
upon the subject from letters which
have reached Governor Allen. You
will observe that some of the COM
plants are dated jas late as the cur
rent month and all have originated
during the present year.
Governor Allen directs me to say
that he greatly appreciates the effort
which is apparently being made to i'm
prove the mail service to France and
expresses the hope that it will be sue
cessful. The postoffice department de-
clines to assume any responsibility
for the conditions, the postmaster gen
eral stating that the transportation
and delivery of mail to soldiers in
France was being handled by military
authorities
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

of the 5000 officers and men COM
posing the marine brigade when it
and other units of the Second Division
were thrown into the fighting near
Chateau Thierry last July to stop the
German thrust at Paris, 126 officers
and sob men were either killed OF
wounded.
Five separate suits for 100000
each have been filed in the district
court at Bolton, Tex, by Ex-Governor
James z. Ferguson of Temple against
the Houston Chronicle Publishing
Company of Houston, Tex.
William Cowan, a farmer, Sc years
old, residing in the northern part OF
Ray County, Mo-, was found lying by
the public road near his home recently
suffering from a gunsbot wound
through the right lung. In a statement
Cowan charges James Tackett, q
neighbor, with the crime.
Jules vedrines, noted French aT-
iatOr, was killed recently when his MAJ
chine fell in the department of Drome,
while Vedrines was attempting to
make a nonstop flight from ViIacou-
blay to Rome.
Walter whipple, So years old Of
Tulsa, Okla, drank four gallons Of
jamaica ginger within less than q
month, and death resulted. He made
his home in an East First street hotel.
and WAS an addict to the jamaica
ginger habit.
Since landing on the Archangel
front last September, the Americans
have suffered 52S casualties. Of
these 196 were fatalities, there hav-
ing died of disease or been killed nine
officers and 1877 men. Twelve officers
and 800 men were wounded.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01

Ninety of the 105 counties in Kan
sas have signified their intention of
holding all-county Homecoming cele-
brations for the returned soldiers on
or about July 4, said Brig. Gen. Wilder
S. Metcalf, chairman Of the state re-
ception committee for returning Kan
sas soldiers. General Metcalf has
urged the counties to form perpetual
reception committees. BE sure" he
said, that the men of the 18th Di-
vision are met when they pass through
their home towns on the way to Camp
Funston for disbanding
ITO the soldier getting home from
France the least interesting things are
parades and speeches. The returned
hero is most interested in his home
and his home folks. The thing he will
appreciate most will be all the assist
ance he can get toward hurrying his
return to his relatives or getting into
touch with them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01

Petitions calling for about forty
miles of hard road connecting Tongan-
oxie with Atchison will be submitted
to the county commissioners of LeaV-
enworth and Atchison counties within
a short time. Three delegations of
farmers, representing different routes
desired, appeared before the Leaven-
worth commissioners and there prom
ises to be a race to obtain the federal
aid for the road. The road as pro-
posed by one faction would not include
LeavenwOrth; another would miss
Easton. The third would take in both
places. This has caused lively fight
between factions. with the result that
the hard road movement has been
greatly stimulated throughout the
county. Concrete, which is the most
costly form of road, is proposed and
Leavenworth and Atchison counties
will have one of the best roads in this
section of the state if the plan carries.
The road would be a branch of the
"Fort-to-FOrt' Highway, which will
connect Kansas City with the central
section of the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-01

Governor Allen has asked the War
Department why a volunteer unit Of
Kansas boys has been disbanded and
the men distributed to other organic
atoms as casuaIs. The governor re-
ceived recently a petition signed by
every member of Ambulance Company
BAT, A E. F., former students of Wash
burn College in Topeka. In December
the unit was disbanded and the men
listed as casuals. Their division has
been sent home, but they are still held
in France while they are eager to re-
turn to school and to their former &C.
equations. Dr. Charles H. Lerrigo was
in command of the unit when it left
Topeka.