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VVTEATHKR FORECAST for Kansas:
Cloud siioYterw cooler, north
YTHY not feed up some of these Hub
prisoners and send 'em back to
Germany as propagandists?
and J west conlghi and
fooler northeast tonight
tomorrow.
HOME EDITION
TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 13, 1918 EIGHT PAGES
THREE CENTS
HOSTILE ARMIES
GRAPPLE OH OLD
BATTLE GROUND
Faced Each Other From Same
Trenches Three Years.
tT'S TIRESOME JOB, CHASING FAST FLEEING GERMANS,
BUT IT HAS ITS' REWARD THESE BIG GUNS FOR INSTANCE
TEUTON
SUBURB-HARVEST
SALE FOR 2 DAYS
HERE THIS WEEK
Fifty Business Houses of City
Cd-operate Friday, Saturday.
Unusual Bargains ' Advertised
in Surrounding Country.
STAMPED ON U. S.
FLAG WITH GLEE
Ensign Had Been Torn From
Mast Head Little Schooner.
Captured Fisherman Witnessed
Half Drunken Orgy.
I AOOinyVUriPUTO
TAKEN BY FRENCH
IN TODAY'S FIGHT
Ridge Commands Positions at
"oyon and Roye.
Evacuation of Roye Is Expected
Momentarily.
GERMAN LINE IS OUTFLANKED
May Compel Retreat to "esle
Perone Front.
Fires Are Burning in Rear of
German Positions.
ANOTHER RETREAT EXPECTED
Allies Have Already Advanced
10 Miles on 40-3IiIe Front.
"cw Retreat Would Go Five or
Ten Miles More.
London, Aug. 13 (4:37 p. m.) The
French have gained control of the en
sure massif of Lassigny on the south
ern end of the Picardy battle front ac
cording to advices this afternoon.
This gives command of the town of
Lassigny and the valley of the Divette,
as well as the entire district to the
north, and places the communications
of Koye under direct fire of the allied
artilleryT
Artillery Covers Js'ojon.
Paris. Aug. 13. The allied artillery
now has full control of the converg
ing roats in and out of Noyon, near
the southern end of the line notably
that running: toward Ham to the
north. The difficulty of the enemy in
carrying out a retrograde movement
is thus increased.
Hunting Villages.
London. Aug. 13. The enemy Is re-Ttr,t-toi
ritrovinr villages in his rear.
The ruins of Peronne are reported to
be l.urnir.g. Fires have been ouserveu
1 y allied airmen at various points.
Huns Have Vised 33 Divisions.
So far thirty-three German divisions
have been identified in the fighting.
The indications are that the enemy's
reserves are gradually being exhausted
and he is drawing troops out of the
line to extend his flanks and cover
nnv gaps. This is an operation, how
ever, which can only be carried out to
n limited desree. '
KxiH.ct Kvacuation of Roye.
London. Aug. 13 (4:20 p. m.). The
evacuation of Roye is expected within
4 hours, according to information
here this afternoon. The allies since
the start of their offensive, have gained
between nine and ten miles on a forty
mile front.
Huns Must Leave Lassltrny, '
London. August 13 (4:25 p. m.)
The fall of Lassigny expected hourly,
probably will force the Germans to re
trcat tn the Pomnie canal line an ad
ditional retirement of five to ten miles
all along the front according to in
fonnntinn received here this afternoon.
The Somma bridge at Peronne, has
been smashed, cutting off the enemy's
supplies from that direction ana nin
dering the retreat.
Remove War Material.
Paris. Aug. 13. (4:10 p. m.) The
Germans have been hurriedly remov
ing enormous quantities of war ma
terial from Peronne, during the past
48 hours and enemy troops are cross
tne the Somme.
Roads about Peronne are reported
to be crowded with German transports
attempting to get this material back
to a safer spot.
Huge ammunition dumps at Rsson
Sur-Matz and Orvilliers containing i
million shells were abandoned by the
enemy in his flight and have been cap
tured intact by the French, it was
learned today.
Fresh Attack This Morning.
(Uy the Associated Press.!
Allied forces this morning began a
general attack against the German
line running from Chaulnej south to
the Oise river, a front of about twenty-five
miles. Dispatches filed at
London shortly after nooi. reported
important gains i.: various points, es
pecially on the vital sector south of
Lnnsigny near the Oise.
The Lassigny massif, the steep
slopes of which have been strongly de
fended by the Germans, is reported to
be almost within the grasp of the
French, and unofficial dispatches say
there is every prospect that this nat
rral fortress will soon be wrested from
the enemy.
French Near Crest of Ridge.
Further south, the French have ad
vanced to the viUageof L'Econvillon,
II "nnf t'.no.l p I'affn Two t
70,000 PRISONERS, 1,000 GUNS. -
v
Paris, Aug. 13. Since the beginning: of the allied coun
ter offensive on July 18, the allies have taken more than
70,000 prisoners and more than 1,000 guns, the Echo de
Paris states today. In addition it estimates more than 10,
000 machine guns have been captured from the enemy.
Picardy Battle Lines Xovr Same
as 1911 to 1917.
I amm asa
BELIbVh HUNS will hl-iihl-
Leaders at Front Think Check
Is Only Temporary.
Germans Are Moving Supplies
v Out of Danger.
On the French Front in France,
Monday, Aug. 12 (Midnight) A mo
mentary point of stabilization was
reached Monday and the French are
now at grips with the Germans on the
ground they entrenched and held from
the autumn of 1914 until March. 1917.
The German trenches are still deep
enough to afford the enemy the best
opportunity he has had of clinging to
ground from which he is to be evicted
since he lefrthe valley of the Avre.
French Must Bring Up Guns.,
It is necessary for the French to
bring up their guns before the attack
can be resumed. The enemy also is
busy putting the moss-covered
trenches into battle condition. Con
sequently there has been a pause in
the struggle thruout today. The Ger
mans, however, are showing signs of
' determination to remain where they
are as long as possible or at least un
! til they have had time to withdraw
i their material from the threatened
sector.
j Germans Have Regular Trench Lines,
j Today the French were in touch
) with a continuous enemy line and our
. progress was opposed, not by the usual
j fire but by regular barrages. The
enemy line of resistance, therefore ap
parently has been reached. Neverthe
! less, the French continued to advance
; it various points in the line and both
i astions of von Hutier's front -at
Uoye and at the massif of Lassigny
are now insecure.
Bad Roads Delay Artillery.
(By tbe Associated Press.)
With the French Army In France,
Monday, Aug. 1 2. Difficulty In bring-
(Continued on Page Two.)
HONOR ANNA HELD
Many Theatrical People Stand
Before Casket.
Funeral Arrangements Xot Yet
Completed.
New York, Aug. 13. Many people
of the theatrical world today paid
tribute to the memory of Anna Held,
when they stood a moment before her
casket. Later the body probably will
be take to St. Patrick's cathedral, but
all funeral arrangements have not
been completed yet. Miss Held died
last nipht from a complication of dis
eases, including: pneumonia.
LAW HAS TEETH
Work or Fight Provision Is
Strong One.
Committee Embodies It in 'ew
Draft Bill.
"Washington, Aug. 13. The senate
military committee today agreed to a
work or fight 'amendment to the new
army man power bill.
The work or fight amendment Is a
modification of that suggested by Sen
ator Thomas, Colorado. It provides
that when any person shall have been
placed In a deferred or exempted class
for Industrial reasons he shall not be
entitled to retain his status unless he
shall continue while physically able to
work at his regular occupation. Fail
ure to do so makes him subject to the
draft,
HON MORALE HIGH
American Fresh From Germany
Says Jfo Revolution Possible.;
Common People Lire Better
Than in Peace.
Montclalr, N. J., Aug. 13. A
revolution in Germany Is hardly prob
able, in the opinion of Miss Florence
McAvoy who has Just returned to
America after several years in Ger
many. Miss McAvoy left Dresden March
23, when the first Hindenburg drive
was at its height. The people were
jubilant, she said. Altho they get scant
food and wear paper clothes, the
Germans still think they are fighting
a war of defense. Miss McAvoy de
clared. The working men who used
to be poor, now draw big pay In
munition works, and purchase deli
cacies that the aristocracy cannot af
ford to touch.
Huns Cheered and Sang as Flag
Was Trampled.
Abused Captured Crews of
Sunken. Fishing Vessels.
Nantucket, Aug. 13. An American
flag torn from the masthead of the
little schooner, Lena May, one of the
fishermen sunk by a German sub
marine tjfl the New England coast
Saturday, was taken aboard the enemy
craft by a German officer who wrapped
it around his neck and gave a gro
tesque exhibition of dancing while his
men, each armed . with a revolver,
looked on and cheered. This was the
story told here today by survivors of
the vessel who were forced to witness
the performance. The fishermen hal
been ordered aboard the U-boat,
where ten of them stood against the
conning tower to be photographed. As
they were being lined up for the pic
ture, they were jeered by the U-boat
crew, and knocked about when they
failed to move as rapidly as the com
mander ordered.
Stamped on American Flag.
The mate of the Lena May declared
that the Germans were drunk. At
least they were "half shot," he said.
"You would have thought that, too,
had you seen the dance of the .Ger
man officers with the stars and stripes
draped about his shoulders and heard
the cheering as the flag finally was
nung down and stamped on, amid
shrieks from our captors.
Cheered When They Found Beef.
' "And you would have thought a train
they were drunk when finding a side
of fresh beef in our galley, they set
up a roar that resembled that which
comes from a crowd at a ball game.
The way they cheered made me think
they were half starved."
A member of the submarine crew
who spoke English rather brokenly
was asked why they wanted a photo
graph: "That goes back to Germany." he
repliea, ""to show what we do over
here. We Jiave suite a lot oC. them.
Thejy Took good In Berlin."
Captives Badly Treated.
All of the men from the Lena May
and the Earl and Nettie, another
fisherman sent down by gunfire, said
they received outrageous treatment at
the hands of the Germans. Rising to
the surface in the midst of the fleet
the submarine commander found
more vessels than he could sink im
mediately. They were told to stand
by and await destruction. In the de
sire to obtain food and clothing, the
commander set out in a dory and to
save his own men from rowing Capt.
Frank Lynch of the Lena May and two
other fishermen were required to man
the boat. They were ordered repeat
edly to hurry. The continual Jeering
of the Germans got on the nerves of
the fisherme but they remained
quiet, as the sight of many revolvers
showed that they would have no
chance if they offered resistance.
There was a fresh outburst of jeering
as the fishermen boarded their dory
and pulled away.
"Th'ty had taken everything we had
except the clothes we -wore," the mate
said, "but we were glad to get away.
And the thing that hurt most was the
way they shouted while stamping on
our tjag.
New York. Aug. 13. German sub
marines took toll of American ship
ping in waters adjacent to this port
" iCnntlnnpti " I'Jtire Two.
TO STOP STRIKES
Senators Back Strong Work or
Fight Clause.
Draft Will Be Completed ''by
Committee Today.'
Washington, Aug. 13. A work or
fight amendment, designed to prevent
war time strikes and too much loafing
on the job was considered by the sen
ate military committee today when
work on the new man power bill was
resumed.
The committee expected to com
plete its labors today. In any event
the bill will be ready for presentation
when the senate meets Thursday. At
that time an attempt will be made to
call senators back for a regular ses
sion Monday for consideration of the
bill.
BOY. BOY, IT'S COOL!
And There Is More of It, With Show
ers, On the Way for Kansas.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Partly cloudy, showew in north ami
west, cooler in northfaat tonljrht and Wed
nesday. Possible showers northeast to
day. Today's Temperatures.
7 o'clock 78:11 o'clock 79
8 o'clock. .... .80112 o'clock 80
9 o'clock S2j 1 o'clock 82
10 o'clock S3) 2 o'clock 84
The temperature Monday at 2
o'clock was 99. The temperature for
the day averages four degrees above
normal. At 2 o'clock .11 of an Inch of
rain had fallen.
It's too bad that the primary elec
tion is over. If the election were today
the name of S. D. Flora, meteorologist,
weather expert, and general good el
low, would be written on the ballots
for governor or senator "or some
thing." After suffering weeks of 100-
degree temperatures, brassy skies and
British battalion of heavy artillery resting by roadside near Marne after chasing Huns, above, and big German
guns abandoned by enemy on their flight from the Marne,
It's a tough job for the heavy
artillery to keep up with the rest
of the army in the allies' great
drive. This British official photo-
TO EDUCATE BOYS
Amendment Provides forMen
Taken1 Under 21. V
Will Be Given Schooling .Free
After the War. i
"Washington, Au&. 13. Th senate
military committee today voted to re
port favorably at once the adminis
tration manpower bill extending1 draft
ages to from 18 to 45 years, but with
an amendment by Senator Reed, of
Missouri, to have the government pro
vide two years education free for all
boys under 21 years old to be given
after the war.
Senator ' Chamberlain announced
that the bill would be reported Thurs
day and that if a quorum is present
in response to the requests for sena
tors to return at once, the unanimous
consent agreement under which the
sena,te recessed until August 24 will
be set aside and consideration of the
measure taken up next Monday.
Applies to Past Enlistments.
The Reed amendment affects both
army and navy volunteers and those
who have been drafted. Under its
provision-upon application the youths
would be given An education at the
expense of the government at approv
ed educational institutions, the period
of such education being equivalent in
point of time to the period by him
served in the army or navy, but shall
not exceed two years."
'Application for such educational
privilege," the amendment provides,
"shall be made within six months after
discharge and the applicant shall be
gin his studies promptly after his ap
plication shall have been approved.
Rules and regulations for carrying out
this provision shall be promulgated
by the president."
WOMEN TO ROADS
McAdoo Will Use Them Instead
of Men on Railways.
Male Sex Is Xeeded for War
Rail Service.
Washington, Aug. 13. Thousands
of women will be drawn into railroad
employment within the next few
: months to take the places of men en
tering the army and going to other in
dustries, according to plans now being
formulated by the railroad administra
tion. Women are to be employed ex
tensively as clerks in railway offices,
as expert accountants, ticket sellers,
station agents, crossing watchmen, car
cleaners, and to some extent as track
laborers.
No Men Will Be Discharged.
I A survey of different classifications
j of railway positions which might be
filled by women will be undertaken
soon, possibly by a committee of wo
men to be named by Director General
McAdoo.
This course will not result in the dis
missal of any men, since the demand
for workers in nearly all fields of rail
way employment already exceeds the
supply.
SPAIN MAY BREAK
Tendon Expects Severance of Dlplo
nantic TSclatio. s With Germany.
London, Aug. 13. A break be
tween Spain and Gel-many is likely,
i was reported here this afternoon.
. graph shows a battalion of heavy' I
artillery the British forces rest-
Ting by the roadside near the
Mame after driving the Hun back.
F
RYANI LOSES OUT
Pettilohn "Apparently Wins
nSecretary of State Fight. :
Other Candidates Retain Places
Assuring Election.
1 SECRETARY OP STATE.
Retarns from 90 esuntlM.
1. J. Pettljohn 48,578
Frank J. Ryan ...47,19
Pettijohn's lead 1,388
Following a week of doubt and un
certainty concerning the Republican
nomination for secretary of state, L.
J. Pettijohn of Iodge City, appears to
have won the light. Tnis afternoon
Pettijohn holds a lead of 1,386 with
six counties and the soldiers vote to
be reported.
Ii. T. Pettijohn of Dodge City, Repub
lican nominee for secretary of
state.
One of the ironies of the fight seems
to be the fact that Pettijohn is run
ning behind on the unofficial count
from the army camps. The Dodge
City, man was the only candidate in
the race with a son in the service. His
son is in the Rainbow- dirision
ammunition train in France. But
Pettyjohn's name was hard to spell.
The men in the army cajnps severe
compelled to write the names of the
candidates for whom they desired to
l(oniiitt i f
"flff Two. i
AND HE GOT 10 :
DAYS IN GUARD
HOUSE FOR IT!
"The Rookie's Lament in Texas" is
the latest story coming to Topeka.
Here is the way it is told by Frank G.
Willard:
They took me from my comfort
able home in cool New York state and
put me down here in a stinking tent.
They took my good clothes and gave
me a suit of red-hot khaki. They took
me from my good job and put me to
digging ditches and walking mara
thons till my hands and feet wore out.
They made me -go to bed when I
wasn't sleepy and get up when I was.
They took away my good name and
gave me number 494. They made me
go to church Sunday whether I wanted
to or not. In church the parson, in
giving out the hymn, said "All turn
to 494. Are you footsore, are you
weary?" and I got ten days in guard
house for answering, "Hell, yes." ; ,
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I Xy .. 1
The lower photo shows some of the
booty collected in the counter
drive. These trophies the Huns
were compelled to abandon.
FROM TOPEKA, 83
This Is Draft Quota for 5-Day
' Period Beginning Aug. 2$.
From City Alone 51 and From
County Outside, 32.
Topeka and Shawneo' county will
send 83 men to army camps during the
five day period beginning August 26,
under quotas announced today from
Under the distribution by the adju
tant general's office, Shawnee county
a call for 2,000 men from this state.
Under the distribution by the adjut
ant general's office, Shawnee county
outside the city of Topeka will send 32
men. Topeka city district No. 1 will
furnish 1 men, while the second dis
trict will send 32 men.
Many 1918 registrants will be taken
under the new draft order. In a num
ber of counties the 1917 list of class 1
men has been exhausted. To meet
current quotas many cities and coun
ties will call men registered in Jun
this year.
Butler county will furnish the larg
est quota under the new call. That
countv will send 112 men. Reno ooun
tv will send 44 men. while Wichita
and Sedgwick county will call 98 j
men under tne new arait oruw.
OCCUPATION TAX
Xearly Every Occupation or
Profession Will Hare to Pay.
Farmers, Teachers, Preachers
and War Workers Exempted.
Washington, Aug. IS. Special
taxes of $10 a year on every occupa
tion or profession, except the war "in
dustry trades, farmers, teachers and
ministers of the gospel were -written
into the 8, 000,000,000 war revenue
bill today by the house r ways and
means committee. A cimilar tax was
placed upon any business with re
ceipts of $2,000 a year or more, with a
levy, ot zu a year on wnoiesaie
nouses wim receipts ot 9uv,ovv or
more. -
Secretary McAdoo will appear be
fore the committee tomorrow to dis
cuss the treasury's new plans for an
excess profits tax based on rates in
the present law. with an alternative
war profits tax. This is the main is
sue between the committee and the
treasury. Newspapers, press associa
tions and periodicals were exempted
from the proposed 10 per cent tax on
the amount paid for leased telegraph
and telephone wirefc in the pending
$8, 000, COO. 000 revenue bill, after a
vigorous fight by Representatives
Rainey of Illinois ami Longworth of '
Ohio. It was amended so as to apply '
oniy to tne stocK Droners lines. In
addition to the ordinary duty of 10
per cent on all jewelry sold at whole
sale, the committee put on a 10 per
cent tax on retail sales of jewelry
composed wholly or partly of plati
num. This is designed to discourage
the use of platinum during the war.
SEARCH ON PETROGRADi
German Troops Said To Be on Way to '
- Former Capi'al. I
. . . .
Copenh .gen, Aug. 13. German
troops are marching on Petrograd, in-j
tending to occupy the city, according!
t to the Helsingfor
the Politken.
I
BIGGEST EVENT IN BARGAINS
Preparations for Greatest Mer
chandising Feature in History.
Splendid Spirit on Part of To
peka'g Business Honses.
For two weeks strong advertise
ments have announced to the people
in Topeka's trade territory, the com
ing of the biggest merchandising event
ever undertaken by Topeka, business
men the "Suburban-Harvest Sale," a
two day affair. August 16 and 17.
Preparations for the exploiting of
this sale have been under way for
two months. . In fact since the last
Dollar Day held by Topeka merchants
In a collective manner. Committees
hu hMti workinz overtime, securing
the necessary financial assistance and
preparing the advertising campaign to
announce the Suburban-Harvest Sale.
Never before have the institutions in
Topeka taken hold of a united move
ment so quickly and enthusiastically
as they have with tne sunurmn-nur- ,
vest Sale. JExperience in the last few j
months in working harmoniously and
collectively has proven to the business
men, the feasibility of such action, j
When the sale for Friday and Satur
day. August 16 and 17, was proposed
no soliciting by committees was neces
sary, a letter to each head of an in
stitution Drougnt eninuBiw "
sponse and a check for the allotted
sum of money needed to give public
ity to the sale.
Reduce the Prices.
As soon as the proposition relative
to holding Suburban-Harvest Sale was
determined, the management of the
various store and business houses be
gan, methodically, to arrange stocks,
reduce prices, plan clearance sales and
quit 'business events. The, institutions
to which the public looks for the an
nouncements and showings of the new
fall stocks exerted special efforts to
be ready with advance fall exhibitions
of fall and winter mercnanaise. .
Thruout the entire city -preparations
have gone ahead at a feverish
pace -and -while - co-eperation - has
marked the work -of advertising and
publicity regarding jthe sale,. the offer
ings and special sale events are based
upon the keenest of competition.
Each institution guards the special
sale or stunt with which it hopes to
attract the attention of the purchaser.
This sale is designated as "a Har
vest Sale", and a truly harvest sale it
is, a veritable harvest of bargains and
Unusual offerings for patrons of. To
peka stores both local and in adjacent
territory. . .
WILSOMTO CITY?
President May Speak Here for
Fourth Liberty Loan.
He TVill Make Two or Three
Stops In Kansas.
Wood row Wilson will be In Topeka
some time in October and will speak
here for the fourth liberty loan. At
least the Topeka Chamber of Com
merce thinks he will be here and ear
nestly hopes so. Word was received
in Topeka a few days ag - that Wilson
was making ready for a trip thru the
west and would make two or three
stops m the state of Kansas.
Promptly on receipt of this infor
mation the board of directors of the j
vnamDer or commerce, inru ijeorge
P. McEntire, wrote President Wilson
extending ail the cour.esies of the city
and urging upon him that of all the
places in the state the capital city
is surely deserving of the honor of his
1-resence. It is expected that word
will be received from . Washington
soon.
STOP BIO LOANS
Government Slay Controi Bank
Credits in Nation.
Wonld Pass on All Loans
More Than $100,000.
of
Washington; A g. 1 3.- Another move
to conserve capital In the United
States is under consideration by the
capital issue committee of the treas
ury department. It became known
here today that the members of the
committee favor the complete super
vision of all bank loans above $100,
000. -
Millions of dollars worth of ma
terial has been consumed and much
labor lost to war essentials as a re
sult of private' bankir.g loans, officials
declared. . .
WORK HARD ON TAX LAW
Committee Trying to Frame Satisfac
tory War Profits Tax Clause.
Washington, Aug. 11. The house
ways and means committee today was
i trying to come to some compromise
with tne treasury plan of an eighty per
cent war profit rate, leavlna excess
profit rates as they now are. With the
l,uihess lirense tax certain to go into
the bill the committee today wae con-
sidering other new means of taxation,
Including the one per cent sales tax.
The business license tax is exnected
correspondent, oi to raise in tne neignoornooa or fio,
1 000.000.
BELIEVES RUSSIA
WILL COME BACK
INTO WORLD WAR
X
Joseph Shaplen, Fresh From
Russia, Has Faith.
Says Constituent Assembly Will
Return to Power.
RUSSIAN PEOPLE" HATE HUNS
Anti-Bolsheviii Forces Will
Welcome Allied Troops.,
Socialists More Than Bour
geoisie Against KolsheTitL
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN. .
(Who arrived today from Russia.)
New York. Aur. 1$. They are
sweeping even Russia - back into the
war. inere is every reason m auii,
now that next summer will bring res
toration of the eastern front. The ab
rogation of the Brest-Lltovsk peace
treaty may be' expected any moment.
That the end of the Bolshevik! la
near has been pointed out repeatedly
in press dispatches. I have never
been so convinced of It as I am now.
The big question was who would suc
ceed them. Germany has felt the in
evitable downfall of the Bolshevikl.
The late Count Mirbach's principal
work in Moscow was to prepare for
the downfall of the Bolshevik! and
similar to that of Skoropadsky in the
Ukraine. But Russia s passion for
freedom and unity has frustrated the
scheme of Germany.
Germans Can't Dominate.
There will be no Skoropadsky gov
ernment in Moscow. The constituent
assembly composed of an overwhelm
ing majority of social-revolutionists
and socialists of the Menshevik group
are coming back into power. Their
first act will be an announcement to
the world 'that the shameful Brest
Litovsk treaty na longer exists, that
the revolutionary democracy of Rus
sia does not recognize it. An open in
vitation to tbe allied governments l
send an army into Russia to help re
organize her military forces for a re
newed fight on Germany will follow.
The constituent assembly and the
party of the social-revolutionists have '
already expressed themselves in no
ambiguous terms on the matter. They
are now waiting and working unceas
ingly to get back into power to make
men- action an orflcial call to the al
lied governments in the nam of th
ui nuasia. , ,- -
r MMrtcaa Help Eagerly Awaited.
The tJnited S'ates is the country
most trusted of all the allies in Russia.
American help is eagerly awaited. It
will be embraced with enthusiasm.
Bolshevikism is dead. It Is bank
rupt It cut Its- own throat when it
signedthe Brest-Litovsk peace treaty
and when it broke not so much, with
the Bourgeoisie as with the revolution
ary democracy itself. There may be
unity and oo-operation between the.
Bourgeoisie and the bankrupt Bolshe-
viki. There can never be any co
operation between the latter and the
revolutionary democracy. And that
means tho vast majority of the people
of Russia.
Hate Germany Mora Than Ever, .
There fs more anti-German feeling
in Russia today than there ever was.
The murder of Count Mirbach, the
representative of German Imperialism
in Russia, was as symbolic of the down
fall of the brief sway of Germany over
Russia as was the assassination of von
Pleve, of the inevitable downfall of
czarism.
Russia is coming back into the war.
She is coming back to fight for the
establishment of a reunited independ
ent republic if Russia and the democ
racy of the world may, prepare to
welcome her back into the field.
IN PLACE OF GUNS
Airplane Bombarded Rear of
Enemy Forces.
Heafy Artillery Could Not B
Brought Up.
(By tbe Associated Press.)
With the French Army in Franca,
Aug. 1J. During the battles of the
last few days bombing airplanes have
virtually replaced the heavy artillery,
which the allies were not able to bring
up fast enough to keep pace with their
advance. These airplanes immediate
ly attacked groups of Infantry, con
voys and supply trains when they re
ceived signals from reconnoiterlna
planes.
FINNS WANT "kTnG
Landtag Votes to Establish s Most,
arcfiy in September.
Stockholm, Aug. 13. The Finnish
landtag haa voted 58 to 44 to estab
lish a monarchy in Finland, a Hel
singfor dispatch announced today. A
king will be elected in September.
U
NOT BABY KILLERS!'
SnbmarineCommander KesentsCharg
Cmra Said To Ite AD Rave-
Boston, Aug. 13. "We are not baby
killers, so don't tell any lies about us
whan mn M.ph 1 o K v
ing shot of the youthful commander
of a- German submarine which sank
the schooner Kate Palmer Saturday.
Capt. Edward Ruasell of the Fisher
man stated on his arrival today. While
aboard the submarine Captain Russell
said he observed the officers and men
closely. All of them were young. The
commander was not more then 21 and
most of the crew were belrw that an.
They evidently were not familiar with
the Atlantic coast and depended whol
ly, he said, on bulky sets of chart .