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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

ZamOra, Who Recently Cap
tired American Mining Men,
Offers to Surrender.
THE GOVERNMENT MAY ACCEPT
Private Secretary to President Huerta
Says No Conditions Are Attached
to Leaders Offer.

Mexico City.-Pedro Zamora, the
Jalisco bandit, has offered to surrend-
er, according to a statement made by
Miguel AIessio Robes, private secre-
tary to Provisional President De la
Huerta, following lengthy conference
with Signor De Ia Huerta.
81 understand there are no condi-
tions attached to the Offer" Signor
Robes said, land it probably will be
accepted. The foreigners still held by
Zamora will not be harmed"
Provisional President De la Huerta,
Miguel AIessio Robes, the presidents
private secretary, and war department
and foreign office officials held sepa-
rate secret conferences during the en-
tire forenoon. The discussions were
believed to concern Zamora
All Mexico City newspapers recent
Iy printed stories to the effect that
Zamora wishes to surrender, quoting
official or authentic" sources.
In view Of the secret conferences
the officials denied themselves to call
ers and it was impossible to obtain
direct official confirmation of the re-
ports.
No announcement was forthcoming
as to any further action contemplated
against the insurgent leader, whose
men last week kidnapped several
American and British subjects from
the town of Cuale, state of Jalisco.
Zamora, who has been called per
petual bandit" succeeded during the
last year of the Carranza regime in the
leadership Of outlaws in the states of
Michaccan and Jalisco. This step was
made easy for him by the death of the
notorious outlaw, Jose Inez Chaves
Garcia. After Carranza's death, Ia
mora made some sort Of promise that
he would return to a peaceful life, but
on August IL he attacked the town of
Autlan, looted the place and carried
off a large number of captives. = Up
wards Of a score of young women
who were captured during this raid
killed themselves rather than face the
dreadful fate before them as prisoners
of the bandits it is declared.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
EGYPT SOON WILL BE FREE
Keep a String on the Home
Government.

London.-Negotiatio incident to
the recognition of the independence
Of Egypt by Great Britain viii take
place between this country and the
world powers as soon as a final agree
ment is signed by the Egyptian and
British governments, says the London
Times. The final convention will be
submitted for confirmation to the Brit
ish parliament and the Egyptian as
sembly.
1t is probable the latter body will
be asked to pass a new organic law
embodying the new agreement and
laying down the future constitution
and relative responsibilities OF the
ministry and the sovereign The
Times adds that details viii be worked
out for a treaty of alliance which, it
is hoped, will be negotiated as soon as
the Egyptian delegation here returns
hame and reports the agreement to
its country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
WILL INCREASE RED ARMIES
BoIsheViki Government Recognizes De-
feat in Poland and Gen. WrangePs
Threat in Southern Russia.

Moscow. - The government confer
ence of the communist party here has
decided that the raising of additional
volunteer troops for the red army is
necessary in view of the changed mil
itary situation A resolution has been
adopted, which says:
Bearing in mind the fact that our
western army has suffered a serious
defeat, owing to Frances increased
support Of Poland, and simultaneously
that General Wrangel's front is &C.
curing primary Importance. the Mos
cow party conference recognizes the
necessity Of affording all assistance to
the western front and at the same
time, of Iiquidating General WrangePs
front entirely by means Of forces now
situated at our rear. 1t, therefore,
calls upon all party organizations to
carry out a party mobilization with
the same accuracy and rapidity as be-
fore and arrange for businesslike dis
cussions of measures to be taken to
assist on WrangePs front. Also wide
spread agitation must be developed
among the masses, workers and peas
ants, in favor Of a volunteer move
ment for the red army in the struggle
against WrangeL''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
LEAGUE CALLS FOR TROOPS
High Commissioner at Danzia Asks
Allies to End Two Thousand Men
to That Place.

Paris.-Sir Reginald 7. Tower, high
commissioner for the League Of Ma
lions at Danzig, has requested the al
lied nations to supply him with 1000
troops before he viii feel justified in
permitting the unloading Of munitions
intended for Poland now being held
up at Danzig. according to the min
istry Of foreign affairs.
It is the belief OF the French gov
eminent that an additional five thou
sand troops will be the maximum re
Quired by Sir Reginald, as there are al
ready two thousand there, and the ex-
tremists among the population are
not numerous. The foreign office an
nounced the arrival Of the gunboat
Accra at Danzig, where she will ar
range for the unloading of munitions
being taken there by the French
cruiser Gueydon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
Invade GaIicia Again.
EUGENE LEROY is CAPTURED
Man Wanted in Detroit for Murder Of
His-Wife Arrested in Rio
JaneiFo.

Rio Janeiro.-Eugene Leroy. wanted
by the police of Detroit in connection
with the murder Of q woman supposed
to be his wife, was arrested on board
the British freighter Dryden, which
arrived here recently. Leroy was a
member Of the crew.
Leroy was placed under arrest at
the request of the United States con-
sui here, and while the Dryden is in
port viii be guarded by four TENDERS
Of the maritime police. The ship will
proceed to Buenos Aires and from
that port will sail for New York,
where Leroy win be turned over to
officers from Detroit
New York-The British heighter
Dryden, upon which Eugene Leroy
was arrested at Rio de Janeiro, In
connection with the trunk mystery
murder sailed from New York on Au-
gust 3-ten days after the body OF his
supposed wife was found rammed in
trunk in a local warehouse.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
NAY DELAY WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Ants In the Tennessee Legislature
Making Hard Fight in Courts to
Prevent Ratification.

Nashville, Tenn.-FTom the snarl OF
legal and legislative technicalities that
have enmeshed TenDessee's ratifica-
ton of the federal suffrage amend
ment came the prediction of the Ten
nessee constitutional league that the
Injunction against certification of the
ratification, would prevent enfran-
chisement of the women of the nation
for at least a year and half.
The constitutional league, which
has been fighting ratification in Ten
nessee on the ground that the state
constitution prohibited the present leg
islature from acting on the suffrage
amendment and which claims to in
clude both suffrage opponents and ad-
vocates in its meeting membership,
made its prediction in message adj
dressed to the governors of Vermont,
Connecticut, Florida, Alabama, Louis
lana, Delaware aud South Carolina.
The leagues message declared that
Tennessee had not ratified suffrage
and served notice that any state Of
fetal who attempted certification
would be attacked for contempt Of
court under the injunction which the
league announced would, if necessary,
be carried to the supreme court of the
United States.
The thirty or more anti-suffrage
members of the house who went to
Decatur, Ala, in order to prevent the
quorum, still were in Alabama, and,
according to reports received here
were determined to remain there at
least during the next few days. Being
outside the state, they cannot be ar
rested and compelled to attend ses-
sions Of the house
Suffrage advocates who participated
in the coup in the house asserted that
action On the Walker reconsideration
motion would be upheld inasmuch as
state constitutional provisions did not
apply as the house was acting as an
agent Of the federal government.
No date had been fixed for the hear
ing of the temporary writ of injunction
issued by Judge Langfore, restraining
the secretary of state and the speak
ers Of the senate and house from GER
tifying ratification to the secretary Of
state at Washington. In some quar-
tiers it was believed that the hearing
would be held Immediately. The writ
is returnable any time within five
days upon agreement of the parties to
the action.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
GERMANS AIDING THE REDS
at Danzig and Machine Guns
Shipped in Coal.

Paris.-German workers at Danzig
have established soviets and have
seized the piers, preventing the land
ing of any supplies for Poland, accord
ing to a report from that city. The
German commander of the port is said
to have refused to assign moorings
for the French dispatch boat Accra,
and the cruiser Gueydon. Sir Regi-
maid T. Tower, high commissioner for
the League of Nations at Danzig, has
refused to take any responsibility, de-
cIaring he must await instructions
from London.
The Russians have been receiving
munitions from East Prussia. Four
trains loaded with coal consigned to
towns in East Prussia were turned
back and it is alleged machine guns
were found concealed in them. All
shipments from Germany are now re-
ceiving unusual attention from from
tier customs officials.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
WOULD FORCE HIGRER PRICES
Representatives of Four States in Con.
ference at Kansas City Advise
Holding Back Wheat.

Kansas City-OrganiZed farmers OF
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ne
braska are planning to force an ad-
vance in the price Of wheat, to the end,
as they claim, that they may make
a reasonable profit on their produce.
At a conference at the Hotel Balti-
more here Of about thirty representa-,
tives Of the FaremeTs' Union from
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska, and
the farm clubs Of Missouri, it was de
cided to urge the farmers of the four
states represented to withhold their
wheat from the market, and thereby
force a minimum tereminal market
price of SO a busheL
A protest was set forth IN resolu-
tions adopted at the meeting against
recent manipulations Of the American
wheat market which were character
lied as "a performance which has
forced a decline Of more than 80 cents
a bushel in a few days, and which we
regard as one Of the most unfair ma
nipulations Of the kind in the history
OF the American grain market" The
decline OF 80 cents reduced prices to
81 bushel and less, it was said. TAX
ing thirteen bushels of wheat to the
acre as the average yield, the farmer
producing no more wheat than the
average loses at least a cents a
bushe1 on his wheat when the price is
an even 81, figures were cited to
prove
William Hirth of Columbia, Mo-,
publisher and editor of the Missouri
Farmer, said that plans for a cam
paign to establish unity in the pro-
posed movement to force an increased
price for wheat included the calling
of community mass meetings and final
" other joint conferences OF repre-
sentatives from each of the states to
direct the movement uniformly
About two hundred thousand farm
ers in the fourt states are members
OF the Farmers Union and the farm
clubs" said Mr.. Hirth, who was sec
rotary Of the meeting
c. H. Gustafson of Lincoln, Neb.,
acted as chairman at the meeting.
Others present included E. L. Shoe
maker, Lincoln, Neb.; Maurice Nc
Auliffe, Salina, Kas.; c. H. Hyde,
Alva, Okla, and a group of Farm
Club leaders of Missouri. The meet
ing was in session from 8 o'clock in
the morning until $50 o'clock in the
afternoon, with a short recess at
noon. The representatives present
yesterday will meet again September
Is at the Hotel Baltimore.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
WAS A PRISONER II MONTHS
American Soldier Reaches cobIenz At
ter Being Held BY Russians and
Suffering Many Hardships.

Coblenz-Corp. Arthur Prince of
Company B, 339th United States in
fanrry, reached Coblenz the other
night after experiencing seventeen
months in Russian soviet hospitals
and prisons.
Corporal Prince, whose home is in
Detroit, Mich, was wounded and cap
tured by the Bolsheviki in operations
in Northern Russia in March, 1913
He came out of Russia a month ago
by way of Finland.
Prince probably will be in the hos
pital here a month, owing to the pri-
vations he endured while prisoner
in Russia and because a leg broken
by bullet in the action in which he
was captured was set improperly by
soviet surgeons
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
DANCING TEACHERS BARRED
National Association of Instructors
Protests Against Action of Meth
odist Church in Wichita.

New York.-The American National
Association of Dancing Masters which
at the opening of its convention here,
called on the Methodist Church to i'm
prove and not hamper the dance, has
added another plea for ''liberaliza-
ton
After hearing a statement by Miss
Edna L. Shaw of Wichita, Kas., that
she had been denied membership in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
Of that city because she was a dancing
teacher, the associations executive
board adopted a resolution urging ''the
amusement profession to fight this
narrow-minded policy which is not the
one laid down by John Wesley"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

To Escape Being Surrounded
the BoISheViki Forces Are
Fighting Desperately.
TREE MANY MORE PRISONERS
Polish Representatives in Washington
Say Victorious Armies Will Re-
spect Integrity of Soviet Ter
ritory.

Copenhagen.-The Poles have recap
tured Bialystok after desperate resis-
lance by the Bolsheviki, says a dis
patch to the BerIingske Tidende from
Warsaw.
Warsaw.-The Russian bolshevist
forces are reacting virtually along the
whole line in an effort to save the
remnants of the red army, but they
have been easily frustrated by the
Poles so far.
In the north there is heavy fighting
in the region of Mlawa and Soldau.
Forced to face two Polish armies, one
advancing from Modlin and the other
from Graudenz, the BolsheViki are
making desperate efforts to extricate
their advanced guard, some of which
adventured as far as Eylau and
Plonsk. The red losses in prisoners
in this region have amounted to eleven
thousand in the last two days.
Only One Chance to Escape.
The attempt of the reds to break
the Polish lines on the Przasnysh-Ma-
kov-Rozany road and cross the Narew
River, has failed Polish troops ad-
vancing up the right bank of the
Narew threw back the Bolsheviki to
the north. Meanwhile the main body
of the Poles, advancing from Warsaw,
occupied all the territory in the fork
of the Bug and the Narew.
The only chance of the Bolsheviki is
to open a passage in the direction of
Ostrolenka and Lomza, so as to get
through to BiaIystok and Grodno. The
Polish troops, accordingly, are hasten
ing their march towards Ostrolenka
and Lomza, while the Polish cavalry,
which has reached the upper waters
of the Narew, already has cut the road
between Lomza and Bialystok.
Will Respect Soviet Integrity.
Complete assurance
will be given the United States, it was
stated in Polish official circles, that
Poland's victorious armies will not
pursue their advance beyond the nat
uraI frontiers of the reconstructed re-
public. An early communication from
Warsaw to this effect was expected by
these officials.
The Polish reply, legation officials
said, would set at rest any suspicious
that Poland was contemplating the
prolongation of hostilities into an Of
fensive war against Russia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
TELEeRAPHIc BRIEFS

Representative of railroads serv-
ing the Western grain regions. joining
with grain shippers, were understood
to be prepared to ask the interstate
commerce commission to permit lower
rates on grain from the Great Lakes
going by rail from Buffalo to the East
ern seaboard.
The board of directors OF the
Southern Rice Growers Association,
g marketing association composed of
farmers Of Texas, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, has fixed the selling price Of
rice at So per bag for Nos. 1 and 2.
With the forced release Of sugar
stocks through tightened bank credit,
department of justice officials forecast
u further tumble in sugar prices. There
were indications, officials said, that
the unloading OF stored stocks might
glut the market and bring "substan-
tial drop" in present prices
The Radical Joergensen, who rep
resented Denmark in the third inter
rationale at Moscow, has not been al
lowed to return to the country. He
was sent hack to Russia when he at
tempted to re-enter Denmark.
The French garrison at Adana,
Asia Minor, which had been besieged
for two months, made a sally and, ac-
cording to the foreign office, has now
virtually been relieved. Eight Ameri-
can relief workers were with the gar
rison.
An effort is to be made to bring
about the establishment in Panama Of
an international institute for the re-
search of tropical diseases as a mem
oriaI to the late Maj. Gen. William C..
Gorgas, formerly surgeon general Of
the United States army.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL over KANSAS
happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
EXPECTS A HUGE CORN CROP
Report of State Board of Agriculture
for August Estimates Yield at
127,eoo, 600 Bushels.

The Kansas board of agriculture
has issued its August crop report. 1t
estimates the yield at 100000
bushels, according to estimates Of cor
respondents" says the August report
OF the state board Of agriculture, is
sued recently. This is an average
OF 24S bushels to the acre on 5,137,-
219 acres planted, as returned by as
SCISSORS. with the wheat land which
was plowed up and later planted to
corn added While this is a million
acres more than that devoted to the
crop in 1919, and about the same
amount smaller than the 5-year aver
ege OF 1S15-1e19, the crop of 1920
promises to be the largest in the past
five years and will probably have a
better yield per acre than in any since
1914.
DRY weather cut the crop in the
central and south-central parts of the
state The general average condition
on August IA was 1873 per cent, COM
pared with 43.8 per cent year ago.
The counties on the northern border
were commencing to feel the effect
% HOdluCI WACA 4CpOA
made, but rains which fell later
throughout the northern section and
also through Central Kansas will no
doubt improve conditions wonderfully.
"In the central and south central
sections many reports were received
that the corn was nearly failure, and
in many cases was being cut for
what forage it provided
while dry, in the northern part
(the corn belt), conditions were very
good and yields above the average
were indicated. Nine counties, all on
the northern border, from Norton east
to and including Brown and each hav-
ing more than 100000 acres, reported
a probable average yield of 28.1 bush
els while three counties, Stafford,
Reno and Sedgwick, in the central
part, each having more than 100000
acres, indicate an average yield of but
10.S bushels.
I'm aggregate prospective produc-
ton Smith County leads with 16O,123
acres, indicating yield of 5.123, 1856
bushels, and Jewell County is second
with 159, 28S acres and 5,O97.24S bush
els. These are followed by Marshall
4.459,86O, Nemaha 4,G11.O9 Phillips
3,435, 432 and Brown 3,415, 4S8 bushels,
respectively.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
POLISH VICTORY
IS NOW COMPLETE
Russian SoVisf Army Which
Threatened Warsaw Has
Been Destroyed.
10000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Reds Have Used Up EffectiVes and
Lack Equipment to Make Remain
der Dangerous

Paris.-The destruction of the Boil
sheviki armies now may be considered
complete, according to advices receiv-
ed here. OF the host which swept
down on Warsaw, nothing is left but
10000 fugitiVes. The Poles have
taken $4,000 prisoners thus far, but
what is more important, they have
captured great quantities Of guns and
materials.
1t is considered probable that the
soviets employed all their available
resources and in their present condi-
ton Russian industries viii take 3
long time to replace them, consequent
ly If the soviets are able to find ef-
fectives with which to restore the for
tunes of their arms, lack Of equipment
will make them without military
value.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
During the past three days there
has been heavy fighting in the marshy
valley of the Narew between Ostro-
lenka and LomZa, where the Reds
sought TO break through in the direc-
ton OF Bialystok. The losses have
been heavy on both sides. On August
23rd the Poles carried all the passages
Of the river. At this juncture two.
other Polish armies pursuing the Reds
from the west came up and consum-
mated their defeat
The Prussian frontier as far as
Myszyniec is now occupied by the
Poles. All the Red troops west Of the
line OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have
been captured. The peasants continue
daily to discover and hand over to
the military fugitive Red detachments-
The exact number of cannon abandon
ed is not yet known.
Invade GaIieia Again.
It appears evident that the BoIshe-
Wiki are trying to make a stand in the
region Of Ossowiec, where the nature
of the ground facilitates a defensive,
SO as to maintain communication with
east Prussia and prevent access of the
Poles to Lithuania
In the region OF Chelm Bolsheviki
attack was repealed by troops occupy
ing the right bank of the Bug
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

Arrangements are being made at
Camp Funston for the entertainment
of the members of the Arkansas
353d regiment of infantry September
4, and g. Accommodations for the
women guests have been made there
and at Junction City and headquarters
for the ex-soIdiers has been establish
ed. The entertainment will include a
memorial service, dance, the annual
election of officers for the society Of
the 353d infantry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

Two men and two women are dead
and 1-year-oId baby is probably IA
tally injured as the result of a rail-
road crossing collision just west of the
Missouri Pacific station at Elmo, when
a motor car was hit by Missouri Pa
cific No. IA, Kansas City, Mail, east
bound. All were from Meremac, Ok.
Beatrice Fugate, 1 year old, probably
viii die. They had been visiting the
family Of c. D. Gerton, near Abilene,
and were just leaving on the return
trip.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02
POLES TOOK $4,000 REDS
Many others Supposed to Be Hiding
in Forests May be Captured in
Round Up.

Warsaw.-Military authorities an
nounced that the Poles have captured
$4,000 prisoners in their counter at
tack against the Bolsheviki. Many
guns, thousands of rifles, hundreds of
machine guns and munitions carts and
a great number of horses also have
fallen into their hands. Thousands
are thought to be cut off in the forests
awaiting an opportunity to surrender.
Among the three hundred bolshevist
soldiers killed in the fighting at
MIawa were found, it is claimed, a
German officer and several German
soldiers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

Howell Brown, II years old, forever
has been barred from driving a motor
car in Junction City by Judge James
1. Kerr, after frequent complaints
Brown had violated the traffic rules
Recently Brown ran past a street car
that was discharging passengers and
struck Sergt. Raymond Jones, who just
was discharged from the military hos
pital, where he spent eighteen months
and underwent nine operations, the re-
suit of a broken leg. Jones was not
injured severely.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

France o. Ks New German Envoy.
Paris.-The ministry Of foreign at
fairs has notified Germany that VIII
helm Mayer Won Kaufbeuren will be
acceptable as German ambassador to
France. He was formerly German
charge d'affairs at Paris.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-02

China is confronted with a serious
situation as a result Of the retirement
in Siberia Of between $4,000 and co.
600 Seminoff and Kappel anti-Bolshe-
wiki troops eastward to the Manchu-
rian frontier.