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JJEG1XS lo look as tlio KaiLsana who
are not attending the fair are In
the minority.
VyEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Little change In temperature.
HOME EDITION
TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917 FOURTEEN PAGES
THREE CENTS
WEDNESDAY'S SHOWERS DIDN'T HURT BIG FREE FAIR.
LARGE FORGE OF
U. S. ARTILLERY
NOW IN FRANCE
Training There for Some Time,
Message Says.
BOSS-
RECORDS BROKEN
GROUNDS FILLED
Farm Tractors Unable To Move
A mo lie People.
Motor Cars TarUed for Blocks
Around Grounds.
IT IS NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY
Topeka's Free Fair Recognized
l.y the IT. S. Government.
Patriotism Runs Riot in Mon
ster Demonstration.
MILITARY SPECTACLE TONIGHT
Drill and Government Features
Begin at Dark.
Battle of Verdun Vividly Por
trayed With Fireworks.
Visitor, at the Kansas Free Fair
are satisfied with elbow room this
afternoon. There is a record-breaking
crowd on the grounds.
With free Rates it is hard to esti-
an Id Phil Eastman,
mate the crowd, said mi o
vear o today all previous records
Cere broken but I believe honestly
thll vel-lryaSo8todayathne crowd at the
fair o nd' wM estimated at 70.000.
Half a dozen of the farm machinery
exhibitors had to cease running their
tmctors in circles soon after: noon to
day because the crowds got in . the
way The buildings housing exhibits
7 filled to overflowing. The main
pike leading thru the concessions to
the grandstand has only standing
room left while the Kennedy show
enclosure is jammed to he limit
The , peninc of the grandstand for
the races helped slightly but there was
Ktill an immense crowd just visiting
outside.
There are three spaces where auto
mobiles are parked one behind the
grandstand, one west of the secre
tary's office and one west of agricul
tural hall. The space had all been
taken at noon. Outside the grounds
parked automobiles stretched north
on Topeka avenue for two blocks.
Seventeenth street north of the
grounds was filled, likewise half a
dozen other side streets. '
"With good weather every day this
fair would have to have more ground."
said, L. M. 1'enwell. president. "Ev
ery foot of available space is in use
today and had it been fair weather
all week we couldn't have handled the
crowd."
Even with rain falling now and
then and clouds ever threatening,
Wednesday's crowd was large. Peo
ple ducked Into tents while the show
ers lasted, but were out again the
minute they ceased, looking over the
exhibits or spending their money.
Hundreds sat in the grandstand for
two hours Wednesday afternoon
waiting for the track to get into con
dition for the races.
Rig Nlitht Spectacle.
The big night program was repeated
Wednesday night, as it will be to
night and tomorrow night. It is real
ly one of the big features of the fair
the "million dollar" livestock parade,
good roads pictures and a lecture by
J. Frank Smith, an exhibition by Cap
tain Hardy, champion shot of the
world; music by Marshall's band of
fifty pieces, singing by- the Modoc
chorus of thirty voices with solo
numbers, al followed by the greatest
display of fireworks the fair man
agement has ever attempted. The
night program is held in the grand
stand. Defense Program Today.
For several hours today, Ijegiuning
at 10:30 o'clock this morning, the cen
ter of interest has been at the People's
Pavilion where the "Defense" program
is in progress. National defense in al!
Its numerous ramifications is being
discussed by men prominent in the af
fairs of the state and nation. Griuped
around the People's Pavilion arc the
tents of the numerous patriotic organ
izations, each of which is taking part
in the defense program, if no more
than to furnish a part of the audience
Governor Capper gave an address
on "Kansas and the War." Two Mil
lion Bushels of Wheat in 1918" was
the subject discussed by Dean. V. M.
Jardine of the State Agricultural col
lege. Dr. Henry J. Waters, president
of the Agricultural college, who was
one of the speakers, is president of th:
Kansi3 defense council and federal
food administrator for Kansas. He
discussed the "Food Conservation and
Food Control Act." The lieutenant
governor of Kansas discussed "Canada
and the War."
Besides farmers " and their wives
from olher sections numerous Tc
pekans attended the session In he
tent were soldiers of the United States
army, n emb?rs of the Kansas National
Guard, the defense council, the G A.
R., the W. R. C, the Ladies f the G.
A. It., the Red Cross, Sons of Vet
erans, Spanish War Veterans. Bov
Scouts, Campfire Girls, Daughters of
the American Revolution ar.d ihe
Ixyal Legion. All of these organiza
tions have headquarter tents ir. the
patriotic r'-ie
Good Roads Work.
Wednesday the same pavilion filled
tne needs or tne good road enthusiasts
and under its top the Capital Highway
association was formed w ih a pur- '
(Conunueu uu ftticv 1 wo.1 1
FAIR PROGRAM
TODAY'S FAIR PROGRAM.
PKFKNSK DAY.
The I". H. Array, Kenans National Guard,
IZannafi Council of Defense, G. A. R-, W.
It. C, Ladles of G. A. R., Navy League,
Ited C'rons, Sous of Veterans, Spanish
War Veterans. Boy Scouts. Campfire
Girls. Dnnphters of the American Revo
lution, Loyal Lepioa and other organi
zorfoiis participating.
Kennedy shows ail day and evening.
Jndptufr in all Departments continued at
ft a. m.
P.attery A in action 11 to 12 a. m.
Itacicfr at 1:30 p. m.
State Journal Battery A frontiers contest,
l'-4 p. m. Facing pavilion.
Band Concerts, afternoon and evening1.
Special Program in the People's Pavilion.
Kansas Mother and Daughter Club Can
ning Demonstration.
Live Stock Parade at 7:30 p. m.
Grand Patriotic Entertainment tn front of
Grandstand 8 p. m.
TODAY'S RACES.
S-Year-Old Trot, Pnrs $300.
Lucv Hush, blk. m...
Sadie Silver, ch. f
Noble Aubrey, ch. g...
Marleys Todd. br. f...
.C. U. Allen
...H. E. Covell
H. Thomas
C. D. Bell
...Geo. Uolden
Lady Espire, br. f.
2:11 Pace, Purse !00.
Hartley B.. br. g H in son & Orr
John S., pr. g Waters & Smith
Thp Limited, gr. g W. W. Gilbert
Maxwell, blk, g E. A. Rubel
Ethel Chimes, br. m.. C. T. Wymer
Bill Hurst, by. b Geo. Etherington
Gentry Belle, by. m John F. Wohlfrom
Euruestiue, by. m J. F. Funk
2: IS Trot, Purse $500.
Sabel Princess E. E. Griffin
Wildwood Bov, by. b A. H. Parsons
King Will, by. g H. Thomas
Murlo MaAdams. gr. m...A. R. McComas
Seminole Chief, by. g D. S. Wilcox
Lady Togo. by. in Ed. F. Blackshear
Willie Chimes, blk. g W. T. Harris
Pat C, by. g C. D. Wymer
8:25 Pace, Purse $500.
Ned Ford, blk. h 1 D. Y. Ford
Nebo D., blk. g '....Geo. Chandler
Fa 1 in on t Flash, blk. a E. G. Houten
Governor Foote, blk. h G. J. Manty
Nellie Blye, g. m S. C. Tower
Ithizone. blk. h Ed. Green
Bessif Lvnn, by. m Ed Davis
Minnie Plnkerton, by. m..W. W. Whitney
Francis W., blk. m George Wilkinson
Packy McFarland, blk. m Arthur Frye
2:13 Trot, Pone $200.
Pitt C, by. g C. D. Wvmer
Seminole Chief, by. S. Wilcox
Gule McKinney, by. m S. S. Thomas
f arlonn. Parse S10O.
Eunice, ch. m W. E. Parker
Oklahoma Irish, by. m E. Buchanan
Joe Blnlr, ch. m C. O. NorviU
Virgie S., by. m Ray King
6 Furlongs, Parse 9100.
Shine D., by. g W. S. Stewart
Hrnool tor scandle, ch. m. . . w. f. Gaines
Regards, bv. g., H. Higglnbotham
HarrT K. Thaw. cr. sr Bill Dennis
Speedwell, ch, g. .-r. John Kennedy
Peculiar, bv. m ..' W. G. Bailer
Cherry Belie, by. m. -.T. McBrida
TODAY AT PEOPLE'S PAVILION.
Defense Day.
W. E. Connelley. presiding.
10:30 a. m. Address, Governor Capper,
Kansas and the War." Address. Dean
W. M. Jardlne, Manhattan, "Two Hundred
Million Bushels of Wheat in 1VU8." Ad
dress. Dr. H. J. Waters. Manhattan. "Food
Conservation and the Food Control Act."
Address, W. Y. Morgan, "Canada and the
War."
2:00 p. m. "Milk as a War Food," Miss
Lou i so Ca Id well .
4 :00 p. m. Mother-Daughter Canning
demonstration. Direction of Prof. Otis
E. Hall.
7 p. m. Moving pictures of road
building and lecture by Col, J. Frank
Smith.
S :U0 p. m. Moving pictures, "Winning
With Wheat," by Kansas council of de
fense. FRIDAY'S PROGRAM.
OLD SETTLERS DAY.
Women's Day.
Health and Hygiene Day.
Grand Parade of Prize Winning Stock 1
p. in- .
Kennedy shows ntl day and evening.
Battery A In action, 11-12 noon. Grand
stand. Racing at 1 :.W ft. m. f
State Journal Battery A gunners contest,
2-4 n. m. facing pavilion.
Srieelal Program In the People's Pavilion.
Kansas Mother and Daughter Club Can
ning Demonstration.
Live Stock Parade at 7:30 p. m.
Grand Patriotic Entertainment In front of
Grandstand at 8 p. m.
FRIDAY AT PEOPLE'S PAVILION.
Farmer's Day.
10:30 a. m. Address. B. Needham. Lane,
Kan. Address, Mrs. Frank Pomeroy, Hol
ton. Kan. Address, Maurice McAullffe,
Sauna, Kan.
2:00 p. m. "Liberty Bonds," Miss Louise
Caldwell. -
4 :00 p. m. Mother-Danghter Canning
rlub demonstration. Direction of Prof. Otis
E. Hall.
7SWI p. m. Moving pictures of road
bnlhling and lecture by Col. . Frank Smith.
8 :00 p. m. Moving pictures, "Winning
With Wheat," by Kansas council of de
fense. A DAY OF THRILLS
Spectacular Features of Fair
Will Come Saturday.
Girl Flier and Daring' Auto
Racer on the Program.
Saturday will be the day of thrills
at the Kansas Free Fair. The stunts
pulled off on that day will make the
horse races, the fireworks, the regular
daily program of the fair look like a
Sunday school convention. And there
is nothing dull about this year's fair
at that not on your life.
But Saturday will be a day of days,
with Katherine Stinson, the world's
premier aviatrix. cutting figures in
the air and Fred Horey. world's
champion dirt track auto racer, de
fending his title again? a "Masked !
Racer driving what is advertised as"
the "fastest Kord on earth."
Katherine Stinson is described by
newspapers from New York to San
Francisco as a marvel with a biplane.
It takes something extraordinary to
wring column after column of free
advertising from the critical newspa
pers serving critical New Yorkers.
But Katherine got the advertising.
She flew at Sheepshead Bay and drew
more space in the newspapers that
and the following day than was de
voted to the European war.
Is Only a Girt
She's only a girl, a little; bewitching
fiKure 20 years of age. It is imma
terial to her whether she is clothed'.
in flying togs when she takes to the'
tCoaUnuetl s Pax Two
ThiS iS a View taken RionKr the KennedV Show's MidwaV VPtpriiqv H f f Rmonn 'holn.op hAw. Th. .Mrfa
ins and have blocked the "great white
visitors to this the greatest exposition in
SLACKER CHARGE
STINGS TOPEKAN,
TURNS ON WIFE
It. J. Hartwell Asks for Divorce
From Maybelle Hartwell.
Denies Story She Told C. C.
Jackson Here August 29.
HE WILL GO INTO ARMY SOON
She Wouldn't Cook; Threat
ened Him With Revolver.
Took Breakfasts Uptown; Din
ners Were Cold Affairs.
Stung; by published charges made
by his wife that he had knocked her
down on the streets of Kansas City
for refusing to sign his exemption
papers, Roy J. Hartwell, formerly
manager of the White House meat
market, today filed a petition tor a
divorce from Maybelle Hartwell In the
Shawnee county district court. The
sensational charges made August 29
by Mrs. Hartwell to government agents
in Topeka were for the sole purpose
of embarrassing and humiliating him,
Hartwell states in the petition.
Hartwell denies emphatically that
he is a -slacker. In fact, he declares
that he attempted to enlist twice be
fore he was finally accepted. He
charges in his petition that his wife
offered to sign his exemption papers
providing he would pay her $300.
Hartwell will enter Fort Riley in a
short time, he states.
She Wouldn't Get Vp.
However. denial of his wife's
charges are merely a side issue dis
cussed in Hartwell's petition. For
years, he declares, he has been unable
to get his wife out of bed in time to
cook his breakfasts. He would either
have to prepare his own breakfasts or
eat in restaurants, the petition alleges.
As for dinner in the evening, that was
a cold affair, the petition affirms.
Hartwell's wife preferred to eat be
fore he returned home in the evening,
and his dinner consisted of cold
victuals left over from the early dinner
enjoyed by her, he declares.
Then, too. she lived far beyond his
means and demanded luxuries his sal
ary failed to provide, Hartwell de
clares. She nagged him constantly,
threw into fits of violent temper and
once drew a revolver on him, Hartwell
tells the court in his petition.
Hartwell states that they were mar
ried June 7, 1908, and lived together
until June 10, 1917. He asks for a
divorce and for the custody of their
son. Garland Hartwell.
Claimed He Hit Her.
Following the charges made to gov
ernment officials by Mrs. Hartwell It
(Continued on face Two
RAIN ALL OVER NOW
Fair "Weather. Ahead Is Prediction
Made by Mr. Flora Today.
Hourly temperatures for the day re
ported by the local office of the Unit
ed States weather bureau are as fol
lows:
7 o'clock 64
8 o'clock 65
9 o'clock 67
11 o'clock 73
12 o'clock 76
1 o'clock 78
2 o'clock 77
10 o'clock 70
The wind was b
owing 10 miles an
hour from the southeast at two o'clock
this afternoon. The temperature for
the day averaged 1 degree above nor
mal. The clouds this afternoon mean
nothing, according to Mr. Flora. They
will be light all afternoon and will let
the sunshine thru. The barometer
showed a slight tendency to fall this
afternoon but the weather was far
from threatening at 2 o'clock.
"Fair weather ahead" is the order
given today by S. D. Flora, local
meteorologist. Fair weather, how
ever, refers to the event and not
to the common brand of weather. The
weather predicted will be partly
cloudy but mostly sunshine and warm
(Contlaueit on ease Twoi
JUST PLAIN BUNCOMBE!
Stories Gov't" Plans Seizing Family
Larder Denied by War Iept.
Washinjsrton. Sept. 13. Denial that
the government is contemplating re
quisitioning any household stores of
food is made by the department of
agriculture and the food administra
tion. Rumors had come to Washing
ton that housewives were apprehen
sive that their stocks of canned goods
were about to be seized for the army.
80 AND FALLSlNLOVE
Couldn't Help It, He Saya She Was
Such an Expert at Pinochle-
New York. Sept. 1 3. Margurite
Druet, 58. today had won an 80-year-old
husband, Louis F. Boin. by play
ing pinochle. Boin told a justice who
married them, he could not help fall
player, i
way." Today at the fair every inch
the history of Kansas.
EVERY GERMAN
BUSINESS HOUSE
IN CITY RAZED
Mobs in Argentine Capital Take
Vengeance on Tentons. :
Anti-German Riot Continued
All Sight at Buenos Aires.
POLICE FIRE INTO CROWD
But ProTe Helpless Before
Wrath Against Kaiser.
Argentina otifies Berlin Gov't
Luxbnrg Is Ousted.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 13. The rioting
which began here late yesterday in
an anti-German demonstration con
tinued thruout the night. Every Ger
man business house and restaurant in
the downtown district was wrecked.
The German club and several other
building's were damaged seriously by
fire. The police wounded several
rioters seriously when they fired into
the crowd. Three of the injured are
expected to die.
At first the crowds were so unman
ageable that the police cleared all the
streets leading to the German legation
and consulate. The archives in these
building, were taken to thi storage
vault3 for safe keeping. Firemen,
armed with rifles, prevented the mob
from destroying the offices of the
German trans-Atlantic company wfaicj
upplie-the 4ty light. - Heavy force-s
of provincial troops are guarding tM
railway over which German Minister
Luxburg will arrive today.
The cabinet last night approved the.
action of President Irigoyen in pre
senting passports to Count Luxburg.
It is said to have considered similar
action in the case of Baron Lowen,
the Swedish minister but no nction
was taken pending the receipt of fur
ther details from . Washington or
Stockholm. ' , -
Proves Texts of Messages.
The Argentine foreign minister at
midday published the following an
nouncement: "The government has proved the
texts of the Luxburg telegrams and in
consequence has sent the following
to Berlin:
" 'Argentine minister please de
liver to the German government the
following:
'The Argentine government has
recogniz-1 and valued highly the
exalted manner in which the gov
ernment of Germany has solved in
ample terms all the Argentine
I aims, but must inform the Ger
man government that because of
the texts of Minister Luxburg's
telegrams, which have been pub
lished, he has ceased to be per
sona grata and in consequence this
government has delivered to him
his passports "
SWEDEN APOLOGY
Stockholm Diplomat Calls on
Secretary of State Lansing.
Belief at Washington, Argen
tina Will Acquit Sweden.
Washington, Sept. 13. Sweden's
reply to this government's expose of
German intrigue thru the Swedish
minister at Buenos Aires was deliv
ered orally to Secretary Lansing to
day. Charge Akerhielm submitted
the Swedish explanation the same
one given to the press in Stockholm
earlier this week. This apparently
closes the incident so far as the United
States is concerned.
The department revealed today
that the note affair is not a diplomat
ic incident, inasmuch as Lansing
merely read the Luxburg data to
Akerhielm before it was published in
stead of sending official notice to the
Swedish government.
Sweden therefore is not obligated
to make a full formal answer.
Didn't Know Contents.
As anticipated. Sweden contends
that Sweden Minister Lowden at
Buenos Aires was acting without'
knowledge of Count Luxburg's lan
guage when he transacted the Ger
man message to Berlin thru the Swed
ish foreign office at Stockholm. She
adds that other neutrate the United
States included have acted in sim
ilar capacities for the central pow
ers. "The American minister here dur
ing the present year asked for and
received leave to send to and from
Turkey letters and telegrams," this
part of the reply says, ' and this at a
time when Turkey had not yet gone
to war with the United States and its
interests had not yet been taken over
by the Swedish representative., at
Constantinople."
Argentina Ships tn Zone.
Argentina probably will acquit
Sweden of direct responsibility In the
'"spurlos versenkt" correspondence in
cident, according to authoritative ad
vices today. Her full wrath is now
of the grounds eighty acres is occupied by the thousands of out of town I
: V :
K. C. STRIKE RIOT
Armour Workers and Strikers
Have Pitched Battle.
Close 70 Saloons in Stockyards
District Today as Result.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 13. Seven
ty ea loons in the stock yards district
were closed today following last
night's battle between strikers and
employes of the Armour plant in
which four men were so badly injur
ed they had to be taken to hospitals
and many more were bruised and
beaten. Extra police werd keeping
order in tHe district this morning.
The rioting occurred when 800 men
and women in the Armour plant were
besieged by more than 1,500 strikers
early last night. A general fight fol
lowed and bricks and clubs were used
freely. Many of the workers were
unable to leave the plant and spent
the night there.
The situation was - generally quiet
this morning. . More than 5,000 men
are out in the packing and allied in
dustries. MAY ASK KANSAS TROOPS.
Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., Consid
ering Protection for Packing Houses.
Kansas City, Sept. 13. The pack
ing house district was quiet this
morning, following the rioting of last
night, when one striker was danger
ously Injured, two obtained injuries
and an onlooker was badly bruised.
Despite the peaceful indications, it
was announced that Mayor Menden
hall would possibly ask Governor
Capper of Kansas, since the packing
houses are in Kansas City, Kan., to
send a detachment of state troops to
prevent any further rioting.
The plant of Armour & Company,
.where the rioting occurred, was closed
today. Officials said that -While the
pteknt could operate, they did not want
to eause any further disturbance or
bring on assaults upon the workmen
who have remained with them.
Ora Wood of Dover, Okla., the
driver who was dangerously injured,
is expected to die. He was struck
at the base of the brain by a brick,
fracturing his skull.
STRIKE HITS CITY
! Grocers, Batchers, Barbers and
Brewers, Springfield, III.
General IValkout in Sympathy
With Street Car Strike.
Springfield, III., Sept. 13. Practical
ly all business ceased in Springfield at
9 o'clock this morning when the gen
eral strike, called in sympathy with
the striking car men, became effec
tive. . Following meetings last night, the
barbers, grocery clerks, brewery em
ployes and meat cutters stopped work
promptly at 9 a. m. today. Every
union except the carpenters and print
ers is now out and the strike is on.
A conference held all day yesterday
between the striking car men and the
company failed to bring results and
adjourned with settlement apparently
as far off as it was seven weeks ago.
Governor Lowden has issued a
statement in which he denied sinister
influences are at work in Springfield
to prevent the resumption of normal
conditions and suggested the disorder
was caused by the nation's enemies.
The first disorder growing out of the
general strike will result in a declara
tion of martial law, the governor in
dicated. Nearly 8,000 Out.
In every case those who have
walked out declared the strike was
prompted also by action of police and
military authorities - who denied un
ionists their right to parade last Sun
day. Estimates placed the number now
on strike at between 7,000 and 8.000.
RUSS WINTATTLE
Smash Germans Despite Civil
War at Home.
Gen. Haig Reports Only Minor
Clashes on West Front.
Petrograd, Sept. 13. Russian
troops are fighting desperately and
successfully against the Germans on
the north front, despite the near-civil
war between Korr.iloff and Kerensky.
Today's official report declared:
"On "the north front our advanced
parties, in desperate fighting, occu
pied Masoif, south of Lake Plaonrfa
and are fortifying on the Schkeroten
Silamuja line."
The statement said no reports hati
been received from the Rumanian
and southwestern fronts.
I Little War on West Frcnt
London, Sept. 13. That patrol en
counters and hostile artillery fire was
all Field Marshal Haig reported from
the British front today.
"In tle Lens sector," he said, "our
patrols took a few prisoners at night.
At BulUcourt, southeast of Messine&
and north of Langemarck. there was
hostile artillery activity."
fUiaA th. dHauhnwa tn nmrflAv,
HELM DECLARES
RATE HIKE WILL
BREAK SHIPPERS
Asserts Increase Would Cost
o i j . r-t ft ft n ft ft ft V n
Says It Would Ruin Every Kan
sas Industrial Center.
RAILROADS CLOSE THE CASE
Counsel Argues for J urisdiction,
Denial and Rejection.
State Official Dodges Second
Encounter With Koontz.
Arguing" for a denial of jurisdiction
and a rejection of the 20 per cent in
crease in Intrastate freight rates, A.
E. Ifelm, state utilities commission
rate counsel, today declared the new
rate would cost Kansas shippers more
than $1,900,000 a year. He charged
that adoption of the rate meant ruin
for every industrial and jobbing cen
ter in the state.
Railroads closed their case before
the state commission at the morning
session. Helm then attacked the hor
izontal percentage rate increase. He
charged that the proposed increase,
without a similar advance in Inter
state rates, meant ruin to Kansas
towns which sought to compete with
Kansas City and Missouri river ship
ping points.
... - Helm Dodges Koontz.'
" Once during Helm's ' argument- J.
R. Koontz, general freight agent foi
the Santa Fe, sought to interpose a
question. Possibly the commission's
rate attorney remembered his encoun
ter with the Santa Fe buzz saw earlier
in the week. In any event , he was
in no frame of mind to discuss the
issues in a cross fire of questions with
the rate expert. Persistent in his ef
forts, Koontz forced Helm to the shel
ter of the commission when J. R.
Bristow, chairman, rapped for order
and gave Helm the floor.
Taking of testimony in the intra
state freight rate case was concluded
when the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
completed its case. Then Helm di
rected an attack on the proposed in
crease. He declared the state com
mission did not hold jurisdiction in
the case, that the proposed increase
was illegal and spelled only ruin to
every jobbing and industrial center in
Kansas.
Would Break Shippers. -
Reading from notes on testimony
before tbe commission. Helm declared
the roads had last year received more
than nine million dollars from intra
state freight business. To rrant the
proposed increase, he said, would
mean an added burden of more than
31,900,000 a year to the Kansas ship
pers. "Such an Increase," said Helm, "in
the absence of a correspondirg in
crease in interstate rates, would be
rank discrimination against -ver
jobbing and industrial center In Kan-
I sas. It would mean ruin for the
towns which now compete with Kan
sas City and other Missouri river
points. It would mean thut under
the tariffs as published at this time,
Kansas jobbers would be compelled
to pay a higher rate for short hauls
than Kansas City with her interstate
rate end long hauls.
Says Rate IUeal.
"This rate is illegal and this com
mission is not vested with power to
grant an illegal rate. Under the laws
of Kansas, as I interpret them, this
commission cannot grant horizontal
increases in rates."
In the course of his argument,
Koontz interposed a question.
"I don't care to be interrupted in
my statement," snapped Helm. 'You
can have the floor when I get thru."
But Koontz was persistent.
"Are you afraid to meet the issue
and answer my question?" asked the
Santa Fe official.
"No, I am not afraid. But you can
have the floor when I have finished.'-
Chairman Bristow rapped for order,
told Helm to proceed with hio argu
ment and a reopening of the row that
started with the opening of the rate
case was avoided.
"CAMP LIBRArfrDRiVE
Week of September 24 Designated to
Raise 91,000.000 for Soldiers.
Washington. Sept. 13.- The week of
September 24 has been named "Camp
Library Week" by the library war
council appointed by Secretary Baker.
During that week an intensive drive
to raise the necessary 31,000,000 will
be, made thruout the country.
Fine Monument Trust.
Baltimore, Sept. 13. Seventeen
members of the National Retail Mon
ument Dealers' association were fined
by Judge John C. Rose in the United
States district court here coday in ad
dition, to a fine of 32,500 imposed
upon 'the association. This action
followed the entering by the defen
dants of a plea of nolo 3-mtendre in
the indictment against 'hem which
charges violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law. The individual fines
ranged from 31,000 down to 35 each.
Arrival of Contingent Carefully
Guarded by Censors.
USING FAMOUS FRENCH "75'S"
Airplane and Sausage Balloon
Observers Practicing.
Practice Volleys Blast Away
Distant Tree Tops.
American Training Camp in France.
Sept. 13. (By the Associated Press)
A large contingent of American
artillery has joined the expeditionary
army and is well along with its inten
sive training under French supervis
ory instruction." Hitherto the arrival
of the artillery contingent has been
carefully guarded and permission to
mention the fact has just been given.
The American artillerymen are using
the latest models of the famous
French seventy-fives and also six-inch
howitzers. .
BY J. W. PKGLER.
Headquarters of the American
Army in France, Sept. 13. American
artillery was on the Job today, blast
ing away at distant tree tops and
scarring erstwhile grazing fields with
practice volleys.
(This is the first word that has been
received indicating that American ar
tillery has arrived in France and is
training for the battle line.)
From the American gun practice
positions they are usually bordering
on a woods field wires to elevated
pavilions, crowded with youthful bat
tery commanders, armed with binocu
lars. They observed distant smoke
puffs when the shells struck and tele
phoned back over the field wires pre
scribing corrections in the range until
the puffs struck the targets.
Wireless Signals Ranee.
Above, sailing on silver wings in a
fleckless sky, aeroplane observers with
the American forces practice wireless
ing corrections for range.
Other Americans took turns hanging
-Cootlnuert on I'affe Two!
EXPLANATION DUE
Chancellor To Address Reichs
tag on Argentina Plot.
Swedish Press Roasts "Blind
Faith in Germany."
Amsterdam, Sept. 1 3. Chancellor
Michaelis will address the reichstag
Friday on the American disclosures
of the messages sent by Count Lux
burg from Argentina thru the Swedish
foreiga office, German reports reach
ing here stated today.
Amsterdam, Sept. 13. Swedish
The Cologne Volks Zeltung, a copy of
which has been received here In an
article under the caption "More Amer
ican Prying Into Official Documents,"
says:
"The state department has again
published documents of which it ob
tained possession by God knows what
underground methods."
Aft-jr a description of the contents
of the documents the article proceeds:
"Such matters are of course not for
publication and when pubTishcd at all
easily may hurt susceptibilities by
some turn or twist like private con
versations which altho not illegiti
mate they may work like poison when
repeated by the tattling of third par
ties. Such a poisoning process was
of course the object of the Washing
ton (jovernrtlent for here wa. an op
portunity to risn in trouDied waters,
where previously political machina
tions had met with scant success."
Call Us Silly Sweden."
London, Sept. 13. The Dally Mail
today publishes an interview had by
its correspondent in Stockholm with
HJalmar Branting in which the So
cialist leader asserts his belief tha?
Foreign Minister Lindman was not in
formed of the custom of the Swedish
minister at Buenos Aires permitting
German cipher messages to pass thru
the legation without troubling to de
cipher them.
"Hence we became involved in a
scandal of the first order thru blind
confidence In Germany." Mr. Branting
is quoted as saying.
"Sweden's desire to serve has been
rewarded by a shameful disloyalty.
Our faith has been enormous stupidity
nothing more.
"The Germans call us Dummen
Schweden (Silly Swedes). This colos-,
sal blunder proves that they truly'
estimated the Ignorance of our min
isters. "All parties here unite In repudiat
ing ministers who have made us play
a ridiculous part, but we cannot com
plain of any measures taken by the
allies while we. have ministers capable
of such stupidity."
DRY LAW CUfsTfflME
Criminal Cases In Shawnee Fall One
balf After Liquor Abolition.
The six months previous to the pas
sage of the bone dry law there were
235 criminal cases booked in the
court of Topeka.
In the first six months following
i the passage of the bone dry law the
'. criminal cases booked number only
' 107. a falling off of 128.
These were figures compiled today
by Robert D. Garver. county attorney.
The figures do not include the liquor
violation cases filed before or since
I the bone dry law became effective.
KORNILOFF ARMY
SURRENDERS TO
KERENSKY GOV'T
Entire Collapse of Uprising An
nounced In Official News.
Government Holds Out for Vic
tory Without Compromise.
NOT FAR FROM RUSS CAPITAL
Abandon Cause When 15 Miles
From Petrograd.
Moslems Will Return to Cau
casus hut Sot- Fight Turks.
NO BLOODSHED THUS FAR
KornilofTs Main Forces Thirty
Miles From Capital.
General Alexieff Xow Keren
sky's Chlef-of-Staff.
Petrograd, Sept. 13. M. Skobeleff.
minister of labor In the Kerensky cab
inet and a member of the council of
workmen's and soldiers' delegates an
nounced thru the Russian official
news agency today that General Kor-,
niloff's adventure had collapsed and
that the army at- rebel headquarters
has surrendered.
Petrograd, Sept. 13. A division of
General Korniloff forces, composed
of Moslem troops, has reached
Tsarskoe-Selo, fifteen miles south of
Petrograd. Kugusheff, a loyal Mo
hammedan officer, was sent to treat
with them and they agreed to aban
don resistance to the provisional gov
ernment on condition that they be
sent home to the Caucasus, where
they must not be employed against
the Turks, their co-religionists. Pre- "
mler Kerensky agreed to the propo
sal. Ignorant of KorniloffB Aim.
It appears to be undoubted that the
"Savage" division composed of
Georgians and Caucasians tho devoted
to General Korniloff had no Idea of
their destination or his aim. The di
vision consists of eight regiments of
fierce Caucasus cavalry and contains
a few Tartan
Almost all are Mohammedans and
among them are many princes. Their
commamder is General Bagration.
The submission of the Savaire di
vision was brought about thru the de
votion of a group of their co-relisrion-ists
to the government. The tribes
men do not speak Russian, siiBpect
and dread Christians and when ap
proached by the government's Rus
sian emissaries refuse to listen to them
and threatened them with arrest.
A Mohammedan Tartar artillery of
ficer. General Kugusheff, with other
Moslem officers, who are devoted to
the government, went yesterday on a
mission to them and were well re
ceived. They have returned and are
now at the Petrograd staff office.
There the Associated Press interview
ed General Kugusheff, who wore an
ordinary Russian uniform. The gen
eral said:
Kerensky Accepts Agreement.
"The Caucasians declared they abso
lutely refused to surrender and c6ma
to Petrograd for fear the Bolshevik!
would massacre them. But they wer
willing to abandon resistance on con
dition they were sent home to tha
Caucasus front, where, however, they
must not be employed against their
co-religionists the Turks.
"After prolonged negotiations wa
agreed to recommend this solution to
Premier Kerensky and returned to
Petrograd. The premier has now
promised us that the Savage division
will be unpunished and will be sent
home to the Caucasus, there to repleta
its ranks and will be absolved from
service against the Turks. I consider
their submission assured."
General Komiloffs attempt to
overthrow the Kerensky government
In Russia has not yet led to blood
shed nor has it weakened the
strength of the provisional govern
ment. Premier Kerensky himself
has taken ..ie chief command of the
Russian armies and General Alexieff,
former commander-in-chief, has been
appointed his chief of staff.
Before their surrender the rebel
lious leader had advanced to within
thirty miles of Petrograd. One army
had occupied Gatchlna, on a railroad
thirty miles south-southwest of tho
capital, while another force had
reached a point fourteen miles south
of Tsarskoe-Selo. fifteen miles south
of Petrograd. But there has been no
fighting.
Officials of the Kerensky govern
ment declare that General Korniloff
deceived his troops as to the purpose
of his revolt. Many of his soldiers aa
a result are declared to be deserting;
while others are- fraternizing with the
government forces.
The troops on the fighting front
remain loyal to Premier Kerensky.
Berlin reports the repulse of Russian
reconnoitering parties at several
points along the line from the Gulf
of Riga to the Black sea. The Ger
mans have made no determined at
(Cootlooeu on P&gs Two.J