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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 13, 1918
SMASHED A GUARD
Prisoner Hit Hun on the Head
With a Pick.
Then Stole Away Toward the
American Lines.
MADE HIM WORK WITHOUT FOOD
Ate In Front of Him Jnst To
Tantal'-e Him.
Was a Prisoner About a Week
Before Escape.
BY LOWELL. MELLETT.
With the Americans on the Marne.
June 20 (by mail). James A. Don
ahue of Newark, X. J., felt around In
the dark till he got hold of a broken
pick. Then he hit his sleepy German
guard over the head and two days lat
er yesterday he made the following
ieport to second division headquarters
on what it is like to be a prisoner in
the German army:
"I went down In the woods (Bel
leau) and Joined my command what
there was left of It. They were all
split up and mixed up. I heard a
whistle blow and went forward. Ev
ery time that a flare would go up 1
would drop down. There was a jot of
rifle firing. Just ahead I saw four
or five men and thought they were our
fellows. I ran right into them and
when I got there one of them hit me
on the head with something. When I
came to, they took me up before an
officer. He said:
Called Him American Hog.
" How many Americans are thore
over here?" I said thirty-two divisions
Americans (780.000 men) and
of
WAP WORK OF WOMEN IN ALLIED COUNTRIES INCREASES
W.VATIONS RUSH MORE MEN INTO FIELD AGAINST HUNS
forty divisions of French. He said
. aenweln, schweln," then they
bcoted me and shoved me away. Go
ing out I got a couple more kicks.
They took me down the road a piece.
Detachments coming along would give
me the once over and say 'Ach, sa
American, schwein." I don't know how
long I walked but it was a long time.
I didn't sleep all that night. Next
morning I got an axe about the size
of this helmet handed me and with
out anything to eat they put me to
work cutting with them. They had
machine guns all thru the woods. Then
they took me across an open field and
Dack Into another woods and had me
cut more brush. They were digging
emplacements. They would dig one
and set a machine gun, and triy it,
turning it all around and then move
to another place and try it. Then
tley would cut more brush and cam
oi flage the holes.
Sending Out Spies.
"That night I tried to sleep in an
old covering About the time I would
get started sleeping they would come
along and give me a boot and take
me to another place. Then they took
me on another march. That evening
mree men in American uniforms
' up to an officer and talked
with him. Then they turned and
walked back toward the line. Then
about seven French officers, or men
in French uniforms, walked up and
talked to this officer and then they
turned and walked toward the line.
"They WOUld eive m artim an.)
black bread to eat. That was enough
to drive a man crazy. Then they
would sit In front of me and eat
cheese and bread and drink something
that looked like coffee to tantalize me.
They kept me chopping all the time.
They had about fifteen or twenty men
carrying the brush away while I was
chopping it. They were using It to
camouiiage the ditches that had am
munition in them.
"I was there about seven or eight
nights. I could not keep track of the
days. So between shoving me around
and kicking me around. I thoueht I
would try to escape and take a chance
or being shot. So when another sen
try came on I watched him and he
sat down by a tree and looked like he
was sleeping. I moved a bit and no
move out of the sentry. He Just kept
right on snoring away. I Just rolled
over and got a little closer and still
no move out of him. I reached around
and got hold of an old pick handle
and thought it was no good to me.
So I felt around and found the rest
of the pick with a little piece of the
handle.
Hit Guard With Pick.
"So I hit him on the head with the
pick and not a sound or grunt out of
him. I slipped right away then. Then
I ran across those Red Cross dogs of
theirs. They have got a little canteen
on both sides of them. I went on a
little piece and stayed In the woods
for a while when the dogs were
around but there was not a whimper
out of them, they were Just running
around.
"I would go on and when I would
run close to a bunch I would drop
down and stay still until they had
gone awt-y and then I would go on
a piece farther. I would travel by
night and lay hid In the woods in the
day time. It took me two days to
get up here, well, I kept on coming
and once found a bag with some old
hard bread in it and some little pieces
of cheese. I came across a stream and
I soaked the bread and ate It.
"I kept on coming until I got up
where the shells were dropping all
around me and then out where the
shells from both Sides were falling
and I sure thought it was all up with
me.
"I kept on going tho and I then
heard a sentry yell 'halt' and I said
don't shoot. I'm an American. I
went up to him and asked where head
quarters was. Then I got an M. P.
(military policeman) and he took me
up to the A. P. M."
DEMAND EXECUTIONS
Germans AY nut Russian Social Revolu
tionaries Put Out of the Way.
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN.
Stockholm, July 13. M. Alexandro
vitch, one of the assassins of German
Ambassador Mirbach, has been exe
cuted, according to dispatches received
today from Moscow. The other as
sassin M. Bloomkin, has not been cap
tured.
It is reported that Germany will
also demand the execution of M.
Kamkoff and Madame Sparldonova,
two of tho social-revolutionaries ar
rested In the Moscow revolt which fol
lowed Mlrbaeh's death.
passengers arriving here on a boat
from Fetrograd brought news of riots
In that city. They said that several
hundred soldiers And workmen, led by
Letters, seized, the Parshky arsenal
and fought the red guard for hours.
Thev wre subdued only after an artil
lery '-flrdment of the arsenal.
Cl i -ia is reported to be sweeping
Fetrogr1
rir ' '"Sg1 " &: , r,
- -r fill i ,Jk t5?t& x V ;vf f
RAP AID FOR REDS
Senator Poindexter Protests
Sending Bolshevik! Supplies.
Picture at top shows women's army auxiliary corps of England being reviewed by Queen Mary and King
George. At lower left is Madame Laura de Gozdawa Turczynowicz. president of the Polish reconstruction
committee and captain of the Polish Gray Samaritans. Below at right is group of Greek nurses awaiting
the arrival of a hospital ship from France.
Woman's part in the world war
grows, of course, with the rapid
growth of the allied armies in the
field. The organizations of women
interested in every branch of war
work from nursing duty at the
front to caring for the crippled
soldiers at home, have mounted
into the thousands. Thousands of
young women war worker"., many
of whom are members of Britain's
wealthiest families, were reviewed
recently by Queen Mary and King
George at Aldershot, England.
Tho women have "volunteered for
active war service at the front
and take special training courses.
Madame Laura de Gozdawa
Turczynowicz, president of the
Polish reconstruction committee,
is taking a leading part in the
Polish women's war work. She is
captain of the Polish Gray Samari
tans. This organization plans to
educate Polish women as nurses'
aids for the duration of the war
and to constitute a trained force
of women for reconstruction pur
poses when Poland once more can
be reached. The Gray Samaritans
are governed by a joint committer
of the Y. W. C. A. and the recon
struction committee
KANSAS FAIRS
KANSAS FREE FAIR ASSOCIATION:
Phil Eastman, secretary, Topeka; Septem
ber. 9-14.
KANSAS STATE FAIR r A. I. Sponafer.
secretary, Hutchinson ; September 14-21.
SEDGWICK COLNTY Wichita Fair nnl
Exposition: E. F. Mclntyre. genera
manager, Wichita; September 30-Oct, 12
Allen County Agricultural Society: Dr. F.S
Beat tie. secretary, tola; September 3-6.
Allen Connty Moran Agiicoltnral Fair As
sociation : E. N. Mt-C'nrmack, secretary ;
Moran; September 20-21.
Barton County Fair Association: Porter
Voting, secretary, Oreat Bend. First
week in October.
Bourbon County "air Association: W. A
Stroud, secretary, Udloutown; September
10-14.
Brown County B'awatha Fair Association :
J. D. Weltmer. secretary. Hiawatba :
August 27-30.
Clay County Fair Association: W. b
Miller, secretary. Clay Center; October
1-4.
Cloud County Fair Association : W. tt.
Danenbarr, secretary, Concordia;
a lieu si -ju.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair Assocla- '
uon: u. i. nerwoou, secretary. tun ins
ton: October 1-4.
Comanche County Agricultural Fair As
sociation : A. Li. Becley. secretary. ColU
water: September 11-14.
Cowley County Eastern Cowley Connty
Fair Association: W. A. Bowden, secre
tary. Burden; September 4-fi.
Dickinson County Fair Association J. W.
Howe, secretary. Abilene. September 24
27. Douglas County Fair & Agricultural Socie
ty: C W. Murphy, secretary. Lawrence.
Elk County Agricultural Fair Association:
Fred R. Lanter, secretary, Grenoia, ;
August 27-29.
Ellsworth County Agricultural & Fair As
sociation: George In man Seitz. secretary.
Ellsworth; September 17-20.
Ellsworth Connty WUson Co-Opersttve
Fair Association : .1 W Somer. presi
dent. Wilson; September 24-27.
Franklin County Agricultural Society: L.
C. Jones, secretary. Ottawa ; September
24-2S.
Franklin County (ane Agricultural Fair
Association: Floyd li Martin, secretary.
Lane ; September 6-7.
Gray Couuty J'air Association: C C Isely.
secretary. Clmarrun.
Greenwood County Fair Association: Wil
liam Bays, secretary. Eureka: August
27-3L
Harper County The Anthony Fair As
socla : L. G. Jennings. secretary.
Anthony: September 24-27.
Haskell County Fair Association : Frank
McCoy, secretary. Sublette: probably no
fair in 1918.
Jefferson County Valley Falls Fair and
Stock Show: V. P. Murrav. secretary.
Valley Falls'. Sentember 18-20.
Labette County Fair Association: Clarence
Montgomery, secretary. Oswego: Sep
tember 25-28.
Lincoln County Sylvan Grove Fair and
Agricultural Association: W. H. Becker,
secretary. Sylvan Grove; September 4-V
Linn County Fair Association . K l Ti
ne tt secretary. Mound City; September
Logan County Inter-County Fair Associa
tion . F. W. Irwin, secretary. Oakley.
Marshall County Stock Show and Fair As
sociation: C. J. Brown: secretary. Blue
Kapids; October 8-1L
Meade County Fair Assoffntion : Frank
Fuhr. secretary. Meade: September 3-ti.
Mitchell Connty Fair Association: W. S.
Gabel. secretarv. Beloit.
Montgomery County Fair Association: El
liott I rvin, secrets ry. Coffey ville : Sep
tember 17-20.
Morris County Agricultural Fair Associa
tion H. A- Clyborne. secretarv. Council
Grove: August fi-9 frace meet nnlvi.
Nemaha Fair Association; J P Koelzer.
secretary. Seneca: September 3-H.
Neosho County Agricultural Society: Geo.
K Bldeau. secretary. Chanute: August
13-lfi.
Norton County Agricultnrai Association:
A. J Johnson secretary. Norton : Au
gust 27-30.
Ottawa County Fair Association : J. E.
Johnston, secretary Minneapolis; August
13-1ft.
Pawnee bounty Agricultural Association :
H. M. Lawton. wecretary. Larned Sep
tember 2.V2
Phillips onnty Four-County Fair Associ
ation: Abram Trout, secretary. Logan:
September '0-13.
Pottawatomie County St Marvs Racing
Association : S. R. San tee. secretary. St
Marys; Augnst -8 (Race inpet onlyi
Pottawatomie County Fair Association: k..
Haugiawoiic secretarv Onaga : Septem
ber 4-fi
Pratt Couuty Fair Association : E. -Shaw,
secretary Pratt ; September PJ-I
Republic Connty Agricultural Association:
Dr. W. R. Barnard, secretary. BellevUU:
.August 20-23.
Rooks Connty Fair Association: F. ML
Smith, secretary, Stockton; September
3-fl.
Rush County Agricultural & Fair Associa
tion: T. C. Rudlcel. secretary. Rush Cen
ter; September 3-5.
Russell County Fair Association: R. A.
Dawson, secretary, Russell; possibly Oc
tober 1-4.
Saline County Agricultural, Horticultural
& Mechanical Association : F. D. Biuudon.
secretary. Salina: September 3-7.
Smith County Fair Association: Miles
Bison, secretary.. Smith Center; Septem
ber 3-rt.
Trego County Fair Association: S. J.
Straw, secretary. Wakeeney; September
HV2L
Wilson County Fair Association: Max J.
Kennedy, secretary, Fredonia; August
20-24.
Declares They Would Fall Into
-German Hands.
BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS
Australian Troops Brought In 96 Men
and a Few Mi line Guns.
HAS PIPE DREAMS
German Emperor Talks of Great
Progress After Germany Has Won.
Amsterdam, July 13. Hoirthe Ger
man emperor pictures the future of
Germany is recorded by his favorite
war correspondent, the faithful Karl
Itosner, of the Lokal Anzeiger. One
evening after a busy day In surveying
operations from a chain of observation
posts, the emperor, chatting with his
entourage, spoke with glowing enthu
siasm, says Rosner, of the time when
the forces now let loose on destruction
would again be placed in the service of
peaceful pursuits. He sketched far
reaching advances in the technical do
main in physics, chemistry and scien
tific farming. The emperor forecast
that all of Germany's needs in nitrates
Kansas City, July . 13. Three young i would be covered by extracting nitrate
women, ranging from 18 to 23 years from the air.
old, who said their homes were in To- The emperor then described "the
peka and gave their names as Bertha i marvelous possibilities" of 'the new
Slusher. Myrtle Haas and Elva Adams, gas motors and how purified waste
were tried on a charge of disorderly , matters from metal works would serve
TOPEKA GIRLS DRINK
Three Cnuglit In Alley With Beer and
Men In Kansas City.
conduct in the South Side municipal
court Friday. The officer who made
the arrest said the trio was drinking
beer with several men in an alley near
Southwest boulevard.
Judge Welch ordered the women to
catch the next train for home, and
Police Captain Ennis made an attempt
persuade the court to intern the
to fertilize the field so that deserts
will blossom like roses and made arid
regions self-supporting as regards
food.
"With daring flights of fancy,"
continued Rosner, the emperor pre
dicted the harnessing of the rays of
the sun and the recovery of the
ocean's innermost treasures. This will
his hearers, once Germany secured the
'strong peace' for which he Is working."
NAPKINS A MEMORY
Tablecloths, Also, Soon Will
Token of Peace Times.
Be
girls as women of the streets. Ennis jau COme to pass, the emperor assured
saia ne naa received oruers nuui .fil
ing Chief Ghent to intern the women.
"I am running this court," the judge
told Ennis, "and these girls are going
home. I don't take orders from the
chief of police."
The city directory does not contain
the names of Bertha Slusher, Myrtle
Haas or Elva Adams. The Topeka
police assert they know nothing about
the case.
DRAFT EVADERS FIGHT
Serious Clash Expected Between Them
and Officers of the I -aw.
Austin, Tex., July 13. Serio'us
clashes are expected to take place to
day between alleged draft evaders in
San Augustine county, who yesterday
shot and killed one ranger and severe
ly wounded another, and a force of
fifteen rangers reinforced with armed
posses from nearby communities.
Adjutant General Harley, following
telephone messages from Ranger Ser
geant Sanders at Lufkin stating that
the situation was grave, said he would
dispatch national guardsmen to the
scene if necessary to quiet resisters.
Ranger Dudley White was shot and
killed and Ranger Rowe was wounded
in the hip about 3 o'clock Friday
morning while they were guarding a
house near Broaddus, in San Augus
tine county. The rangers were of a
party of six rangers and deputy
sheriffs sent to San Augustine county
to . prehend alleged draft resisters.
After being shot. Ranger .White fired (
six shots after the parties who
wounded him.
WANTS HER PROPERTY
Mrs. Busrh Claims She Is No Alien
Now She Is Back Home.
Washington, July 13. A spirited con
troversy over the administration's
Russian policy broke out today in the
senate. Senator Poindexter, Wash
ington, declared the administration
would make a serious mistake if it di
verted man power and resources to
Russia to be used by the Bolsheviki
government.
For." said ' Poindexter, "neither
men nor material sent to the Bol
sheviki will ever be used against Ger
many."
Poindexter sharply critized Rav-
mona rtomns, who recently returned
from Red Cross work in Russia.
Robins and his associates. Poindex
ter charged, "would have the United
btates turn its back on DrinciDles of
iair aeanng witn our allies and would
nave us send men and suDDlies to the
traitors Lenine and Trotzky and their
rouowers, wno are ten times worse
tnan Benedict Arnold.
These gentlemen and those who
propose the United States should turn
to tne Bolsheviki do not deny that
tne soisheviki are friends of Germany.
The United States should he intero.tod
in developing Russia to a point where
li would again become a facto- in the
war against Germany. But the Bol
sheviki leaders will never put Russia
on the firing line again in this war.
I am sorrv to see that th admin
istration seems to be impressed with
the views of Mr. Robins and his associates."
The Russian discussion was onened
by Senator Borah who compared Rus
sia's effort to liberate herself to the
French revolution, the beginning of
which is to be commemorated tomor
row. Bastile day. After paying tribute
to the French, Borah said:
"Russia Is entitled to the sympathy
the confidence of the free rations
of the earth and especially is she en
titled to the sympathy of the United
States.
"Be patient with that great country.
Back of the story of murder, disas
ter and assassination, a great people
is fighting tn be .free.
Should Aid Russia at Once.
"We should go at once to Russia's
aid: until we have done so, we can
never accomplish the supreme task
of the war.
"Trotzky Is an incident; Lenine will
amount to nothing in the flnal adjust
ment. The allies seem to have acted
on the theory that Russia, after the
overthrow of the czar, could work out
her salvation unaided.
"If we think the mass of Russian
people are not loyal and have not
done their part In this war. we prove
our memories short. Had Russia not
held the eastern front when the battle
of the Marne was being fought In
1914, the history of civilization might
already have been changed and the
war's story might have been vastly
different.
"The Russian ar.ny as a whole never
deserted or faltered until betrayed by
corrupt leaders."
Borah and Poindexter declared the
Bolsheviki represent but a small per
centage of the Russian people, but are
able to dominate the situation because
of German aid and the fact that they
hold the supply of arms.
Senator Thomas; Colorado, de
clared he had been told "by Raymond
Robins that the Bolsheviki control be
cause the great mass of people are
with them." Thomas said that while
something should be done he did not
believe this government could afford
to send supplies and men over such a
vast distance. To let Japan go in.
Thomas said Robins told him, would
raise a racial issue of great serious
ness. Thomas advised propaganda to off
set that used by Germany.
The senate foreign relations com
mittee is trying to induce President
Wilson to give a h. ring to a com
n.lttee of Russian business men, who
claim to represent 600 Russians in
America and who have a plan for al
lied aid to their country.
GOVERNOR WINSPOINT
Supreme Court Halts Subordinate
, Judge in Burnqulst Case.
St. Paul, July 13. Shortly before
contempt proceedings against Gov. J.
A. A. Burnquist and other state offi
cials were to be called in district
court here todRy the state supreme
court halted them by a writ of pro
hibition. The supreme court hearing
was set for Friday morning.
London, July 13. A successful mi
nor operation by English and Austral
ian troops between Vieux-Berquin and
Berris, on the Flanders front, resulted
in the capture of ninety-six prisoners
and a few machine guns. Field Mar
shal Haig reported today. The. Brit
ish casualties were light.
Bad Weather for Planes.
Bad weather conditions interfered
with aerial activity July 11 and 12 j.nd
only five German airplanes were ac
counted for by the British on those
da: , the air r.inistry announced to
day. Three British machines vere
lost. More than nine tons of bombs
were dropped.
"During the night of July 11-12
our machines successfully bombed
three enemy airdromes, at two of
which fire broke out.' Many rounds
were fired from machine guns at
trains, searchlights and other military
objects," the statement said.
TO RESTORE LAW
Will Fight for Allies Against Huns.
Will Fight for Allies Against Hun.s.
London, July 13. General Horvat,
proclaimed as provisional ruler of Si
beria, telegraphed from his headquar
ters at Pogranitza that treaties with
the allies will be renewed, that Bol
sheviki decrees will be repealed, that
the army will be re-established and
that property will be restored, a Har
bin dispatch to the Man declared today.
Diaz Back On the Front.
Rome. July 13. General Diaz is re-
Dorted to have returned to the Italian
front after spending several days in
Rome conferring witn jfremier Or
lando and other government officials.
He was warmly congratulated on his
recent successes.
CAPT. F.M. KIMBALL
Republican candidate for Register of Deeds, is the
only veteran of the Civil War on any ticket for any
office in this county, and as such his candidacy ap
peals strongly to every voter.
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Washington, July 13. Formal re
quest by counsel for Mrs. Adolphus
Busch, widow of the late St. Louis
multi-millionaire brewer, for the re
turn of her property taken over by
the alien property custodian, on the
ground that it is enemy owned, has
been made to the custodian and to the
departnv of justice, on the ground
that Mrs. Buch has lost her enemy
status, now that she Is back In the
United States after visiting relatives in
Germany.
Amsterdam, Julv 13. Tablecloths
and napkins will soon be but a mem
ory of pre-war days in German res
taurants, hotels and clubs, according
to newspaper dispatches. A Berlin
telegram published recently in the
Cologne Gazettee .said that after July
1 the use of table linen would be for
bidden. Hitherto certain exceptions
had been allowed.
Use of tablecloths will be permitted
solely on festive occasions and even
then they must be supplied by the
guests. The telegram says that the
cloth thus , released will be particular
ly valuable for the provision of babies
clothing, the demand for which is be
coming more and more urgent thruout
Germany.
A HUNGER DISEASE
Spanish Inflnenza Said To Be Result
ot Bad Food Conditions.
'' Amsterdam. July 13. The Itinera
from which thousands of persons In
German Industrial districts are suffer
ing and which has been described as
Spanish influenza, is really due to hun
ter and consequent exhaustion, the
Telegraaf says it has learned.
In various industrial towns In West
phalia and the Rhine -provinces, the
newspaper reports, many deaths are
occurring daily and the hospitals are
full of patients suffering with this
malady.
The German potato ration, the news
paper adds, had been reduced to be
tween one end one-half and two kilo
grams weekly per person, and the new
potato crop has not yet been distributed.
Inquire Into Han Plot.
New Tork, July 13. Inquiry into
the German plot exposed before the
United States entered the war to send
spies from this country to England to
locate bases of ships of the' British
fleet so that they could be attacked
by submarines will be reopened Mon
day by the federal grand Jury here, it
became known today.
The Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C.
i
Desires publicity given to their statement, "That steps have
been taken to alleviate the congested living conditions. And that
the Room Registration has on its list more than 5,000 rooms
which have been inspected and found available .
v "Late arrivals should apply at the booth of the District Coun
cil of Defense in the Union Station."
Experienced stenographers will be assisted
in preparation for Civil Service Examina
tions free of charge.
We Teach You What You Need
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President
S. J. SHOOK
Business Manager
Phones 1382 and 3204
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