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mEATHER FORECAST for
Generally fair, slightly
tonight and Friday.
JT Is assumed that the kaiser didn't
witness recent battles thru the wind
shield of his car.
TOPEKA,- KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15,. 1918 TWENTY PAGES
THREE CENTS
HQ.R EDITION
ENEMY ALIENS IN
kWSTOLOSE
RIGHT IN VOTING!
GERMAN TROOPS
RETREAT AGAIN
IN LYS SALIENT
73,000 PRISONERS
ANDIJOOC'ANNON
TAKEN IN 30 DAYS
RABBIT HUNTING IN FRANCE
FINAL
ALLIES TO DEAL
DECISIVE BLOW
NEXT SUMMER?
Leaders Believe 4,000,000
Tanks Can Walk Thru.
America Plans 3,000,000 Men In
France by June.
FORCE ISSUE ON WEST FRONT
Men 18 to 45 Will Go to France
Before xt Summer.
Immediate Extension of Draft
"eeessary to Victory.
Washington, "Aug. IS. In report
ing the administration man power bill
extending draft ages today. Chairman
Chamberlain disclosed to the senate
that General March had told the mili
tary committee it was up to the Unit
ed States to put enough men in. France
to win the war on the western front
and had expressed the belief that four
million Americans under one com
mander could go thru the German
lines whenever they pleased.
3, OOt), (100 in France Next June.
The report' also revealed that the
new American war program calls for
eighty divisions, or something over
three million men, in France by June
next year, with eighteen more divi
sions in training at home then.
Men 18 to 45 to Cd at Once.
All of the men called for active
service under the proposed new draft
naes IS to 45 General March told
the committee would be in France by
next June, according to the program.
Secretary Baker informed the com
mittee, the report said, that the presi
dent's policy called for concentration
of American forces on the western
front, including Italy, and that "the
theory of the fighting in the future is
that we must force the issue and win
on the western .front."
Kxtension for Quick Victory.
Immediate extension of the draft
ages was declared by the army repre
sentatives to be im perative in order
that the United States may throwits
full strength in the struggle and win.
If the draft ages are fixed r-t from
18 to 45, General March said, the sys
tem of volunteer enlistment in the
United States army automatically dis
appears. In his report Chairman Chamber
lain quoted extensively from testi
mony before the committee by Sec
retary Baker. Jeneral March and
Prnvost Marshal General Crowder.
"The United States government,"
General March is quoted as saying,
has been asked by her allies to em
bark upon a program so large that it
was necessary very carefully to ascer
tain whether we could go thru with it
or mt and one of the features of this
enlarged i 'opram was providing men.
The desire of the administration is to
establish limits both maximum and
minimnm, which will accomplish this
prnrrram and at the same time disor
ganize the industries of the country
as little as possible.
Ol)jee Is To Shorten War.
"The policy of the war department
is to put the maximum number of
men in France with the idea of
shortening the war. We found from
figures furnished by the provost
marshal general that we could embark
on a program of 80 divisions in
France by June SO. 1919, with 18
divisions ct home. These divisions
consist roughly of 40,000 men to a
division.
"After prolonged study of the avail
able manpewer of the Unitea- States,
the- provost marshal general showed
that 1t wa necessary to drop to 18
"years of --&e and go to 45 in order
to get the men to carry it thru. All
the men obtained under the proposed
change in the draft law approxi
mately 2. SCO. 000 we expect to have in
France by June SO. 1919."
Men 18 to 20 Best Soldiers.
General March told" the committee
that 1 was unqualifiedly in favor of
having the army composed of as
many young men as possible. Young
men between 18 and 20, he said, not
only do no, have many encumbrances
but th-y are better fit phvsicallv.
The president," said General
March, resuming his statement, "has
finally announced that the American
military policy from "this time on is
centered on the western front and we
have declined to be diverted from that
one thing. The war department has
now adopted this as a policy and It is
the policy of the United States that the
military program is to be centered in
France.
Only Way to Whip Huns.
"The purpose of -America is to fur
nish enough man power to whip the
Germans from now on. The only way
that Germany can be whipped is . by
America going Into (his thing wiU her
whole strength."
"Then America has got to put
enough men over there to whip Ger
many?' asked Senator Kirby.
"That is it in a nutshell." General
March replied. "It Is up to us to. win
the war and we can win it. How long
it will take will depend exactly upon
what we do. If we drag along, with
his thing and put a small force over
there we will be playing Germany's
(Continued on Pnge Two.)
Is Record of Allied Drives
Since Jnly 15.
Germans Withdraw Their Lines
North of Albert.
IS PART OF A GENERAL PLAN?
Germans Seem to Be Seeking
Stronger Defensive Positions.
Observers Expect 3few Drive
Soon at Some Other Point.
Paris, Aug. 15. Including 10,000
Germans taken by General Humbert
in the operations which are still de
veloping, prisoners captured on the
western front since July 15, total
73,000 and 1,700 guns have been
seized by the allies, the Echo Ee Paris
estimated today.
Retire North of Albert.
(By the Associated Press.)
Allied success in Picardy apparently
has compelled the Germans to realign
their positions between Albert and
Arras.- Enemy troops have begun a
retirement on a five-mile front, but
complete details of the movements are
lacking.
Between the Ancre and the Oise the
fighting is still confined to local ac
tions at various points. The British
and French have Improved their pos
.tions slightly north of the Somme,
northwest of Roye, south of Lassigny
and along the Oise. Enemy troops
have shown no disposition u counter
attack elsewhere nd have confined
their retaliatory efforts to artillery
bombardr tents.
Retire to Stronger Positions.
The extent of the German with
drawal north of Albert is not-et clear
ly defined and its effect upon the
situation as a whole is problematical.
Field Marshal Haig announces the
enemy has left his forward positions
at Beaumont Hamel, Serre, Puisieux-Au-Mont
and Bucquoy, These are in
the Hebuterne sector where the Ger
mans were stopped in their offensive
of March 21. Many vain efforts were
made by the Germans to reach the.
heights around Hebuterne, as their
positions in this sector were dominated
by the British guns. Should the Ger
man lines be moved back any great
depth, the line south to Albert and
thence to the Somme would be af
fected. Likewise the line northward
to the Scarpe might havi to be read
Justed It is not unlikely the move
ment here is similar in purpose to the
recent withdrawals in the Lys salient
and is part of a German plan to get
Into as strong positions as possible on
the entire front, Tpres to Rheims.
British Make Some Progress.
North of Somme. Australian troops
have improved their positions be
tween Bray and Etienhm, reaching
the western outskirts of Bray, one of
the main tastions of the line south
from Albert. East of Parvillers. north
west of Roye, the British have made
progress oward the Chaulnes-Roye
railroad.
Lassigny still holds out. The French,
however, continue their pressure and
are now a little more than a mile
south of the town. German resist
ance is strong, the enemy counter at
tacking repeatedly on the hills and on
the woods of the plateau region there.
French Take Ribeconrt.
On the western bank of the Oise
slightly more than six miles south of
Noyon. the French have occupied
Ribecourt. The town itself is on the
lowland but the French also hold the
heights to the west and northwest
which were part of the defensive sys
tem for Curscamp forest east of the
Oise and Thiescourt wood, south of
Lassigny. While the French have not
broken the Roye-Lassigny-Noyon lines
it is still far from being saved to the
Germans and a French advance of
even less than a mile would throw it
out of balance.
Four weeks ago today Marshal Foch
took the initiative on the western side
of the Marne salient and a week ago
the French and British hit the Ger
man lines east and southeast of
Amiens. In the four weeks the allies
have reclaimed nearly 1,800 square
miles of territory, improved their
positions to the detriment of the
enemy, freed the important" railways
rimning east and north from Paris,
and unofficially have captured 73,000
prisoners and 1,700 guns. These are
the physical gains; the future holds
the others.
Many army officers in Washington
expect that a new drive shortly wiil
be made against the enemy. Flanders
or the area between the Oise and Sois
sons are believed to be the most likely
fields of action.
Along the Vesle the French and
Americans -are being subjected to
bombardments from German airmen
as weH as from, enemy guns. There
has been no Infantry action. In Lor
raine American patrols have brought
back prisoners from the enemy
trenches. Allied airmen Tuesday put
out of action 43 German machines, 21
of which were destroyed.
sorrYIantTight
Roosevelt's Only Regret Is That He
Cannot Be With His Sons.
Paris. Aug. 15. Colonel Roose
velt's answer to condolences extended
by President Pofncare on the death of
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt is publish by
the newspapers:
"My .only regret," the colonel wrote.
"Is that I am unable to fight beside
my sons."
Chine Borrows from Japan.
Tokio, Auf,. 13. The Chinese cabi
net has decided to name its new bank
issue "gold notes" and proposes to
borrow 2O,00C.0O0 yen (about $10,000,
000) from Japan according to Peking
dispatches to the Kokusai.
RAsrrs ' ''
ZEGKS IN RUSSIA
UNEQUIPPED AND
NEED HELP BADLY
Those West of Lake Baikal Are
Cut Off From Fellows.
It Is Impossible to Learn W hat
Is Happening.
jap troopsnowSn the way?
It Is Believed They Have En
tered In Force.
Could Help Quickly Via Port
Arthur and Harbin.
London, Aug. 15. The Czecho
slovaks in Siberia are in a dangerous
position and are liable to be cut off
altogether says the correspondent of
Times at Vladivostok. Only a fraction
of those between the Volga in Lake
Baikal are armed and all are deficient
in every sort of equipment.
Cut Off From the East.
They are cut off from the far east
and it is impossible to learn what is
happening to them. The correspon
dent says there is much apprehension
concerning them in Vladivostok and
adds:
"The Czechs here are pathetically
anxious to push west and assist their
brothers. They are contemplating
desperate measure in order to reach
them but their force is ridiculously
small compared o their opponents
while they lack most auxiliary equip
ment and are deficient even in the es
sentials. If it is the allied intention
to hold the rear while the Czechs do
the fighting General Dieterich's small
force might well be annihilated, but it
is inconceivable that the allies will
refrain from active co-operation, and
that co-operation must be on a larger
scale than hitherto contemplated."
Allied Action Must Be Hastened.
In an editorial the Times emphasizes
the urgency of hastening allied action
It says that the Czechs have been driv
en back from the Ussuri front and
also have suffered reverses in eastern
Russian. It is imperative, the Times
declares, to send help to western Si
beria thru Harbin, whence, it says
Lake Baikal ought to be reached in
moderate strength within a reasonable
time.
Japa Already In.
Washington, Aug. 15. Guarded in
timations are given in well informed
official quarters here that the Japan
ese government already has antici
pated the need for speedy assistance to
the Czecho Slovaks in Western Si
beria, who have been almost cut off
from communication with their breth
ren who constituted the advance guard
of the army which has arrived in the
neighborhood of Vladivostok.
Knowing the limited capacity of the
Siberian railroad in eastern extremi
ties to transport considerable military
forces and supplies with speed and
realizing the danger of interruption of
such traffic by hostile Bolsheviki and
German-officered elements along the
road in that part of Siberia, it is un
derstood the Japanese general staff
has planned to strike directly at Lake
Baikal, the most important center of
action on the Siberian railroad.
Go By Way of Harbin.
To accomplish this, while the first
expeditionary forces which may be
landing at Vladivostok headed by
General Otani is operating from there
a considerable number of Japanese
troops already in Manchuria and along
the' line of the railroad running north
ward from Darien, formerly Port
Arthur, are in a position to be speedily
dispatched to Harbin whence they
can be forwarded westward to Lake
Baikal, or can be diverted eastwardly
to open up the section of the Siberian
railroad terminating at Vladivostok,
For military reasons it is impossible
to even hint at the number of troops
that might be available for Buch ser
vice, but it is recalled that in an ad
dress delivered last week. Premier
Terauchi stated Japan was prepared
to employ a much larger force than
had been originally contemplated in
Silieria if it should be necessary to
check the activities of the Austro
German prisoners and the elements
under their control.
HE IS A PRISONER
Lieut. Clarkson Mfllspaugh of
Topeka Taken by Huns.
Wounded and - Captured In
Action in France July 22.
Lieutenant Clarkson Millspaugh, of
Topeka, is wounded and a prisoner in
Hunland.
The word announcing this fate for
Lieutenant Millspaugh was received
in Topeka Wednesday night by Mrs.
F. R. Millspaugh. Capt. Chauncey
Dewey, son-in-law of Mrs. Millspaugh,
signed the cablegram bringing the
news. ' J ...
Lieutenant Millspaugh was attached
to the 102 infantry at the time of his
capture by the Huns. He received
his lieutenancy at the second officers'
training camp at Fort Sharidan. He
was in Topeka on a leave at Christmas
time, and left here the day after the
holiday. He arrived safely In France
January 27.
Lieut. Clarkson Millspaugh.
Lieutenant Millspaugh went over the
top with his company ' for the third
time the day he was wounded in ac
tion and taken prisoner. Captain
Dewey in his cable said that Mills
paugh was taken prisoner July 22.
Mrs. F. R. Millspaugh, the lieuten
ant's mother, received a letter dated
July 20, in which he announced that
he was in fine fettle and was going
over the top the next day. He said in
the letter that he would cable home
as soon rs the action was finished.
On account of the fact that no cable
had been received from him after the
receipt of the letter Mrs. Millspaugh
has been worried a great deal, and
was unabl.- to stand an Interview to
day. Lieutenant Millspaugh Is a son of
the late Bishop Millspaugh of the
Episcopal diocese of Kansas.
NEW HUN NAVY HEAD
Admiral Von Ca nolle Succeeded By
Vice Admiral Behnki.
Amsterdam, Aug. 15. Vice Adirdral
Behnki has been appointed to succeed
Admiral von Cipelle, as German min
ister of marine, according to the
Weser Zeiturrg.
Vice Admiral Behncke succeeds Ad
miral von Capelle in the office of state
secretary to the admiralty or minister
of marine as the office is customarily
designated. Admiral von Capelle took
over the ministry of marine in March,
1916, succeeding Admiral von JQTirpltz.
There have been recent reports of von
'"apelle's impending retirement, dis
patches from Berlin on August 6, de
claring that his resignation might be
expected soon. A few days previously
A mirai von uoitzendorl retired as
head of the German admiralty staff.
Shortly after he had made an apology
for the failure of the German sub
marines to sink American transports.
PROTEST TO MEXICO
TJ. S. and 3 -tain Join In Action on
Petroleum Trx Case.
Washington, Aug.- 15. The United
States and Great Britain have Joined
in a diplomatic protest to th" Mexican
vernment against the oil land de
crees of Preside.it Carranza. which it
Pis contended amount practically to
confiscation.
' S3. lnY
TOPEKA STARTS IT
School Board May Let Down
Marriage Bars.
Allow Wives of Soldiers
Teach in Schools Here.
to
Topeka, today, according to senti
ment expressed by members of the
school board, will lead the cities In the
United States in repealing an old iron
clad rule barrinaanarried women from
teaching in tho public schools.
In the last few months many appli
cations have been made to -the school
authorities for places on the school
teaching staff by married women
women married to soldiers. But these
applications have been rejected owing
to the rule that has applied here.
Now that the draft rules require a
man to state the ability of' his wife
to earn a living in case he is called to
the colors, it is openly expressed here
that Topeka should not hang back
and rest on tradition when there is
opportunity to aid soldiers' wives and
furnish more men to the United
States fighting forces.
May Apply Over Country.
The Topeka move may be country
wide. A letter recently was written to
Comsissioner of Education Claxton in
Washington by a Topeka teacher in
which she made the following appeal:
"As you know, most of the large
cities will not employ married women
as teachers in the high schools. As
you1 also know, the war department
has placed in class -1' all men whose
wives were educated to earn a living.
Many of thesb women were teachers
in the larger high schools. ' These po
sitions are now closed to os and we
must teach in a small town several
subjects in which we are indifferently
prepared, at a small wage all be
cause we have husbands who are giv
ing themselves in answer to their
country's call. Is this fair? Kansas
City, Mo., Kansas City, Kansas, To
peka, Kansas, and many other cities
have courteously returned all applica
tions saying they employ no married
women."
As a result, from Washington today
comes the following word of advice
from Commissioner Claxton: "Re
peal of the rule barring married
teachers from our schools."
SHIPS TO BRING SUGAR
100,000 Tons of Dutch Vessels Now
- Idle Will Soon Go to Work.
Washington, Au .15. Forty Dutch
ships totaling approximately 100.000
tons now idle m Dutch West Indian
ports are expected to be released to
bring sugar, tin, quinine and other
commodities to the United States as
the result of an Informal modus' vi
viendi effected by the war trade board
thru Charge d'Affaires de Beaufort,
of the Dutch legation.
IN AUGUST 26 DRAFT
Thirty-two Men in Shawnee
County Draft Call This Month.
A list of the registrants who are in
line to fill Shawnee county's quota of
tnirty-two men in the draft call of
August 26 was made public this morn
ing by the county draft board. These
men are in line and all eligible to be
called, but the official notices have not
been mailed and there may be some
cnanges before the men leave for Fort
Riley, it was pointed out by T. D. Gra
ham, secretary. .
The names follow:
Louis Carl Zlrkte. ronte 24. Topeka.
Tbomas H. Whiteman. Silver Lake.
Lester VT. Whitlock. Topeka.
Saronel Hnrwirx. -oute 27. Topeka.
Albert L. Brooke. 1103 Kldge.
Oleo Burton. Anbnrn.
William M. Morris. Richland.
Eugene HoUornn, aonte 5. Topeka.
Ralph B. Kimball, f. Topeka.
Howard C. Edwards. 1 Kellam.
Glenn B. Baldwin. 5 Forest.
Walter Oshorn. Wlllard.
J .-.raps R. Freddy. 151 Arter.
John TV'. Heard. Twenty-ninth and Massa
chusetts. Seldon L. Heskett. Berrvton.
Gene J. Nettleton, Wakarnsa.
Raymond R. Neiswender, route a. Topeka.
Merle Monasmllb. route 7, Topeka.
John D. Anderson, ronte 11. Topeka.
Guy Anderson. 14X WInfleld.
Nathan Anno, route 1 Topeka.
Carl D. Gntsrhall. Renville.
Jess B. Bundy. Anbnrn
Hobart C Van Horn, ronte 1. Topeka.'
John M. Myers. Station B. eoute 27.
Selrton H. Xllgore. Jr.. ronte 1. Topeka.
Elmer Biindr. rute 7, Topeka.
Hoy Flohrschntz. Temmpeh.
Claude B. Sneller Ilo-avllle. .
Francis R. llt.Iiell. Anbnrn.
Elgin I. Cox. Tecnmseh.
Everett F. Reser, Topeka.
iSCOW GIVEN
UP BY TROOPS
OF BOLSHEVIKI
Soviet Troops Begin Evacua
tion of Russian Capital.
Gold Reserve Removed From
Kremlin to Secret Place.
FOLLOWS FLIGHT OF LEADERS
Armed Peasants Are Reported
Marching on Petrograd.
Soviet of That City Said to
Have Fled to Kronstadt.
Amsterdam, Aug. IB. Soviet troops
have begun to evacuate Moscow. The
gold reserves which hat been in the
basement of the Kremlin already have
been removed to an unknown place.
Dispatches received in London
Monday reporting that Premier Le
nine and War Minister Trotzky had
fled to the naval base at Kronstadt
added tHa.t aH the governments also
would be reraeved there, "he flight
of Lenine and Trotzky was said to be
due to the threats by the Social Revo
lutionists of the Left that they were
about to bring a relgf of terror there.
Whether the Soviet troops were forced
to depart from Moscow is not clear,
but the loss of the cty to the Soviet
government undoubtedly will be a
serious blow to their cause.
Moscow, the ancient capital of Rus
sia was made the Soviet capital in
March. The Lenine government fled
there from Petrograd. toward which
the German troops were marching.
It has been reported within the past
few days that the Germans had re
newed their march toward Petrograd.
Czecho-Slov(.k troops have been re
ported In force along the Volga, about
500 miles east of Moscow.
London, Aug. 16. The Soviet gov
ernment has issued a proclamation
declaring that the. Russian republic
is in danger, according to telegrams
from Helsingfors received in Stock
holm and quoted by the correspondent
of the Times there. The Petrograd
Soviet has removed to Kronstadt, ow
ing to the insecurity of the city. Bands
of armed peasants ' are reported
.marching on Petrograd from sur
rounding districts. They declare they
are starving and that the Red Guards
have stolen all their food.
Dissatisfaction with the Soviets is
said to prevail everywhere in Russia.
NEWLAB0R officers
Kansas Federation Names Pittsburg
Man as President and Organizer.
Fort Scott, Kan.. Aug. 15. The
Kansas Federation of Labor, In session
here today, elected the following of
ficers: President and organizer, W. B.
Freeman, Pittsburg.
First vice president, J. A. Woulf,
Kansas City, Kan.
Second vice president. L. 'A.. Creed,
Wichita.
Third vice president. James Geere.
Hutchinson.
Secretary-treasurer. William Fow
1 .-, Girard.
Member legislative committee, Fred
W. Felton, Topeka.,
Sergeant at arms, J. L. Miller. Kan
sas City. Kiin.
Fraternal delegate to the Missouri
State Federation of Labor, Miss Zola
Bryant, Fort Scott.
The next convention will be held In
Arkansas City.
A man named Brown of Topeka was
a candidate for president, but be was
defeated by a 2 to 1 vote.
alasTpoorpershing
Names of Everybody in Illinois Boy
- tag V. S. S. Will Be Sent to Him.
Chicago. Aug. 15. "Pershing
week" opened here today. Names of
Illinois people purchasing war savings
certificates this week will be Inscribed
on an honor roll to be sent the Ameri
can leader.
Attorney General Brings Suit !
to Keep Them From Polls, j
Also Will Oust One Allen Can-'
dldate From a Ticket.
MORE THAN 100 IN TOPEKA
City'- Clerk Covin Will , Be
Ordered to Remove Names.
Keep All Out of Office and With
out Influence Here.
Troubles for 7,000 enemy alien
voters in Kansas broke lose today
when S. M. Brewster, attorney general,
prepared suits tending to keep them
away from the polls in November.
Then Brewster added good measure by
filing mandamus proceedings against
the county fclerk of Pottawatomie
county to keep the name of W. 5".
Grutzmacker also ' nemy alien oi f
the November ballots as Republican i
candidate for probate judge.
Two separate and distinct actions ,
are to be filed by tl.e attorney general.
Both are in the nature of mandamus
proceedings before the state supreme
court. Immediate action will be
sought that time may be given for ad
justment of election machinery.
One suit will be filed against Ci'y
Clerk Covell of Topeka in an effort to
strike "rem the registration rolls of
the city the names of all enemy aliens.
While the suit will ask for relief in
Topeka only, the nature of the suit is
state-wide. According to records in
the office of O. T. Wood, United States
marshal, 10C enemy aliens have reg
istered with the go-ernment In thi3
city. The - ale registration for the state
is 3,200 and the ft male registration
now being tabulated, will probably
bring the state total to 6, BOO or 7,000.
Taken F-on Rolls.
Names of all 'enemy aliens will be
stricken f-om registration rolls ani
deprived ft right to vote In this state
if the supreme court upholds the posi
tion of Attorney General Brewster.
The suits affect pet-sons born in Ger
many or Austria-H-.i gary. ' who have
not completed naturalization as Amer
ican citizens and secured final papers.
The suit to determine the issue will be
directed only asrainst the city clerk of
Topeka, but will 1 e stite-wlde in its
effect.
In directing a suit against the
county clerk of Pottawatomie county,
the. attorney general launches a move
ment which has for its purpose the
keeping of all enemy aliens out of
public office in this state. The suit
against the Pottawatomie county
clerk is to compel him to order the
printing of the general election ballot
without the name of W. F. Grutz
macker, the Republican nominee for
probate judge. Grutzmacker is hold
ing the office of probate judge at this
time and was renomlr ated in the
recent primaries. '
Should the supreme court order
Grutzmacker's name eliminated from
the general election ballot, action
might then follow to remove the
present official from office. Brew
ster, though, has made no statement
concerning any plan which he may en-
tertain for removal of Grutzmacker
before the end of his present term,
His suit in the supreme court will
merely seek to prevent the placing of
his name on the ballot.
LIVING COSTS UP
Increase Of 132 Per Cent Since
Beginning of 1911.
Conclusion Is Result of Investi
gation by French Government. I
Paris, Aug. 15. From the first '
quarter of 1911 to the second quarter
of 1918. the cost of living rose pro -
gressiveiy iaz per cent, -mis is oasea
on thirteen main commodities inves
tigated by Minister of Labor Colliard.
HOT SPELL BROKEN UP
We May Not Feel It Now But Cooler
Weather Is Coming. '
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KAKKAH:
Generally fair tonight aad Friday. Slight
ly warmer In northeast portion.
Today's Temperatures.
7 o'clock 71
11 o'clock 84
12 o'clock 88
S o'clock 74
9 o'clock 77
10 o'clock 80
1 o'clock 90
2 o'clock 93
The wind at 2 o'clock was blowing
eight miles an hour from the south,
""he temperature for the day averages
5 degrees above normal.
Meteorologist Flora offers the wel
come tidings that the Bermuda high
centered over Florida is slowly break
ing up. The worst of the hot spell is
over. Cooler weather will result, but
will not be felt at once.
General rains fell In the east and
northwest portions of the state in the
last twenty-four hou: a. Topeka re
ceived .47 of an inch. Oketo, where
l.SS of an inch fell, and Wheaton,
which reported1 1. 35 of an inch, re
ceived the greatest amount of rain In
the state.
The lowest temperature -in the last
twenty-four hours was 70 at ( o'clock
this morning. Tonight the lowest tem
peratore will he around 76.
(CooUcned on Page Two.)
Normal Conditions in Cuba.
Havana, Wednesday, Aug. 15. In a
special decree issued tonight Presi
dent Menocal re-established constitu
tional guarantees thruout Cuba. They
were suspended on July 13, 117.
The president also Issued a state
ment guaranteeing the purity of the
elections next November and the pro
tection of all voters.
Drop Back Two Miles on a
Sine Mile Front.
Enemy Manpower Is Rapidly
Diminishing.
'OKLY 15 RESERVE DIVISIONS
Doubtful If Germans Can De-
liver Another Attack.
Amiens Cathedral Has Again
Been Opened.
London. Aug. IB., (3:T p. .
The Germans have withdrawn one to
two miles on a nine mile front, at the
western edge of the Flanders salient,
'according to information received
this afternoon.
Vieu-Berquin. three miles north of
Merville. as evacuated during the
withdrawal.
The number of German infantry
men is said to be far below normal
strength and their total manpower la
ranirllv diminishing.
Thirty-five enemy divisions (420,000
men) are now employed on the riaig
front and only 15 reserve divisions
(192.000 men) remain. It is re
garded as uoubtful if the Germans can
possibly undertake another offensive
this year. i
Take All of Lassigny Massif.
London, Aug. IB (4 p. m.). The
French have captured all the high
ground on the Lassigny massif
(heights) and are working down the
j north and eastern sides that a fur
ther retirement or tne enemy in m
sector is probable, according to ad
vices received here this afternoon.
French Worm In.
Paris, Aug. 15 (4:05 p. m.). The
French are continuing their inflltra-
' tinr, nf th. German ftnfiitlnna In tha
Oise valley, north and east of Ribe
court. Their outposts are established
in the borders of Pimprez (a mile east
of Ribecourt) and Dresllncourt (a
mile north). They have also reached
the southern part of Ourscamps for
est (extending from Pimprez to with
in two miles of Noyon).
German artillery is heavily gassing
Lassigny grove (a mile southwest of
tho village.)
Re-Open Amiens Cathedral.
With the British Armies in France, '
Aug. 15.--The German withdrawal
toward Bapaume (ten miles northeast
of Albert and four miles east of the
Ancre.) apparently is still under way.
The boches have their back toward
the Amie-.j cathedral, which today
was re-de mated. It had been unused,
locked ' up and protected with sand
bags, since the civilian evacuation rf
Amiens in March. The re-opening co
incides with the great Feast of the
Assumption.
On Defensive in Air.
The Germans are still on the defen
sive in the air as well as on the ground.
This is due largely to their inability
to replace losses. An airman taken
prisoner admits these are very high
much higher than the reports indi
cate. He says he knows of cases of
suppression of losses, while a captur
ed report, replying to the complaint
that German airmen do not aid them
when allied nlanes are attacking from
low altitudes, says the infantry must
remember that on account of the lim
j ited number of fighting planes these
have to be used where they will do the
most good, which is in carrying out re
connaissances. Nevertheless, one sees very few
German planes in the rear areas, com
pared with the large numbers of our '
machines seen crossing the enemy's
lines, headed east.
I The weather for the vast few days
. has been superb in the battle zone.
jniiuu 1 1! r: uciumti ligMicis ocelli lu ue
(marking time, the airmen seem neith
er to eat or sleep.
. They are giving the Germans a very ;
.thin time.
A RETREAT NEXT?
j Germans Place Retreat Special-
ist in Charge on Somme.
Von Boehn Conducted Retire
ment From the Marne.
Paris, Aug. 15, Havas. General
j Hans von Boehn, the German "retreat
Knwialist" Via. hnRnnnlntMl tn V.
supreme German command on the
Somme front. The newspapers be
lieve that this change in German com
mand is highly significant. The Ger
man withdrawal north of Albert la
I looked upon as the first application
i of his tactics.
j General Boehn and his former com
! mand. the German Eighth army stood
I the brunt of the allied pressure on the
Marne salient previously to the with
drawal to the north of the Vesle.
The German troops engaged in the
fighting east and southeast of Amiens
have been under the command of
Generals von Der Marwits and von
Hutier and in the army group of
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria-
MEN TO LAWRENCE
Twelve Topefcans Leave Today to Take
'" Special Training.
The following Topeka men left to
day for Lawrence where they will Of
given special training:
Boerd Ko. t. , ,
Harry Arrid E. Anderson, 10S2 Lane.
Leon Bernard Garvin, 1121 Harrison.
Franklin Benjamin Miller. 131H Folk.
Cbarles Levin Birt, 215 Kant Elereath.
James Gabby Allison. 124 Oar.
George Bin men stock. 1022 Madlwta.
Ora Ferris Godfrey. 1935 Van Btirtn.
Chester Arlington Nelson. 721 Brooks,
Board Ka. t.
James F. Sterick. 510 North Kansas At
Robert George Gross, 211 Tyler.
Harrv W. Soderberg. Jantlnn Clfv.
Walter H. Blpetoe, 400 West Third.