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Ier. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WINFTKLD, OOWLKY COUNTY, KANSAS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1010. VOLUME LMII XO.

113. A Liberal Discount On One "RMa" Electric Washer Quay's SSffSffi Phone 287 1Mm ml II IB 1 II in. DEITSCHLAND ARRIVES SAFELY ALL APPLY. FOR L1KUTKXANT Americans Corps Highly Praised. PORTUGAL JOINS WILSON VETOES FRENCH MCKS MOVE GERMANS MAGNATES BALK ON PRES.

PLANS By Associated Press. Paris, Aug. lb. section seven or the American Ambulance Corps of field service, in an army corps order yesterday, were given special men tion for its -service to the division of the French" at my to which it is at tached. The order read: "There is not one of Its members who Is not a model of coolness.

A number of them have been wound ed." Peter Schmidt Visits Tokio. Associated Press Correspondence. Tokio, Aug. 18. Announcement of the Russo-Japanese convention has been followed by the visit to Tokio of Peter Julievltch Schmidt, secretary of the Russian Chamber of Ex port, who will study ways and means of stimulating Russia's permanent ex port trade to Japan.

Mr. Schmidt will especially Investigate Japanese re quirements in the way of raw material which Russia produces STORY REACHES RORDER OF HOW AMERICAN AS KILLED. In Company With a British Subject, Also Killed, Mexicans Shot From Ambush. By Associated FreK8. BECAUSE OF EXEMPTION FROM DISCIPLINE OF RETIRED OFFICERS KNOCKS IT OUT.

ENDED BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN MINUS THE MILITARY CLAUSE. The Debates of Years and Fights by All Sides Ends in the Veto. By Associated Tress. Washington Aug. 18.

President Wilson today vetoed the army appropriation bill because of exemptions from discipline for retired officers brought Into it by the House conferees, lead by Representative Hay, ovei; the opposition of the War Depart- ment. A new bill will be necesaarj; and may delay the adjournment ot Congress. Mr. Hay shortly after reintroduced the bill, minus not only the section to whic hthe President objected but nit iiTuiiuiicuunuuu ul nviij lutein. is attributed to him.

Only the force of President Wllsnti's lntprfprnn nut tfce thfi new Moreanld bill throneh tha. Ho0M the face of the Hay opposition. By Associated Presi. seek to recap the bill in the House un- der a special rule next Tuesday. "Articles of war will not he per- mltted to go -through in thi sbilt.

again," he declared emphatically af- jter a conference with several mem- (bers of the military committee. If the Honuse and Senate pass the army bill this, section, Chamberlain of the Senate military committee Bald that the President and War Department would be satisfied with that provision. MEASURE Douglas, Aug. IS. Albei wlth llle whole revifiloa of articles oC R.

Dickson, a British subject andjwar eliminated. This threw the whola half owner of the Washington mlues, thing Into confusion. in Sonoro, Mexico, who was shot and 4. The President's veto of the hill Is killed by Mexicans, together with Jim one of the developments of years ot Parks, an American carpenter. In conteBt between the Army and Ch June, was shot and killed by Mexl- Haya.

The rtownfall of contlmi. can cowboys, acceding whatyap- ed flnd substIutlon of tha Na. 9 to be the most authentic ac- tlona, GuarA count of the affair to reach the bor- i der. Dickson, Parks and Norton Hand, an American mining man, met three cowboys In Arizpe, while they were making their way to the border according to a report of mining men arriving here. Two of the Mexicunb were armed and attempted to dis arm the foreigners.

In the fighting. So Says A Telegram From Geneva, Arrives At Bremen. By Associated Press. Geneva, via Paris, Aug. 18.

A private telegram received here today from Berlin said that the German submarine Deutschland arrived safely yesterday at Bremen from the United 'states. Russians Push Campaign. By Associated Press. London, Aug. 18.

The Russians have pushed their campaign in the Carpathian and at one point have driven across the Galicia line into Hungary. Petrograd today announced the approach of the Russian troops to the cummit of a ranger' near Korosmezo, which is about three miles inside the Hungarian lines. ARMENIANS SUFFERING MOST HORRIBLE OR HARDSHIPS ARE PLYING OX SYRIAN'S. Stme Parents Are So Desperate That They Killed Own Children To Eat. By Associated Press.

Boston, Aug. 18. A statement describing the hardships suffered by the Armenian refugees in northern Arabia was made public today by the Rev. Dr. James L.

Barton, chairman of the American committee for the relief of Armenians and Syrians. Doctor Barton said the statement came from eye witnesses, not of an Armenian, and could be depended upon as unexaggerated. The eyo witness said that the 3500 deported Armenians at Meskene, a part had found employment, but the "rest were begging. "In every tent," he said, "there are the sick and dying. Many hun.

dreds of the sick are left without any tents or covering. A few desperate ones have thrown themselves in grave trenches and ask the grave diggers to bury them." The government does not give the hungry any bread. In Sepka, a preacher told me that parents have often killed their children. At a government investigation, it was shown that some of the people had even eaten their children. MEXICANS HOLD UP TRAIN.

However Molesting Only the Carranza Escort and Baggageman. By Associated Press. El Paso, Aug. 18. Sixty revolutionists held up a passenger train the" Mexican National railroad near Ragus Calientes, Durango, taking prisoners the twenty-five Carranza soldiers comprising the escort, according to passengers arriving here on th train which was held up.

Two baggagemen were also taken captive, but the remainder of the crew and the passengers were unmolested, they said. The revolutionists surrounded the train at a small station, they said, and said they belonged to a recently organized revolutionists group calling themselves "legalists." Dutch Products Increase In Value Associated Tress Correspondence. The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 18. Dutch agricultural products reached the value of $372,800,000 during 1315, in comparison with the normal valuation of $260,000,000 or an increase of 43 per cent; according to a study that ha3 been made by the Department of Agriculture.

The Increase, however, in "the-price of artificial manures and other raw and in wages, has reduced this paper profit of $112,800,000 to f.bont $72,000,000, according to the department's estimate. Turks Fighting on Both Sides. By Associated Press. Berlin, via London, Aug. 18.

The official announcement that the Turk ish troora are fighting with the Rus sians and Austrians In Galicia was made today by the war 'Phcns 663. Allen's Grocery, Since Learning Of Needed Men For That Office, Office Flooded. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 18.

Ajppllca- Hons for appointments for second lieutenant in the army have flooded the office of the Adjutant General since it became known that several placrs are without officers of that rank and must be obtained promptly from civic life. The war department announced today that applications received after August 15th could not be acted upon in time to penult the applicant to be examined on August 21st, the date of the first examination. Another examination will be held earlier in 1917. Two Negroes Hunx. By Associated Tresn.

St. Louia, Augf. 18. Andrew Black and Harry Black, Negroes, i were hung here today for the murder of David Lamb and John Blair, policeman, on December IS, 1D1I5. Both negroes professed religlou before they were executed.

SECRET MEETING IN K. C. TODAY NOTHING IS KNOWN. Probably Means the Purchase of the Recelversliip and Turned Over to New Company. By Associated Press.

Kansas City, Aug. 18. -Attorneys and receivers of the Kansas Natural Gas Company are in this city today in conference. But of their result and ilhe reason for conferring here, nothing is known. 'The only declaration that could be obtained from any of the men present was from T.

S. Salathiel of Independence, one of the attorneys. "There will be no statements made today." Mr. Salathiel said, "there have been too many statements made by persons of this company already. The next timet anything: is said it will be by the agreement of the whole of the company." Those present today Chester I.

Long and Robert F. Stone, both of Topeka; Mr. Salathiel, John M. Landon of Independence receiver for the company and John A. Gatewood of Kansas City.

Mr. Long, Mr. Stone and Mr. Landon had a long' conference this morning with R. A.

Long of Kansas City, millionaire lumber man, who is a heavy stockholder In the Gas company. Mr. Long has been mentioned with the possibility of purchasing the By Associated Press. Kansas City, Mo Aug. 1 Si The proposed refinancing of the Kansas Natural Gas Company, under plans worked out by the Committee at Pittsburg, is being considered today by attorneys of the receivers for the company.

It became known this afternoon that the conference, being held in the office of R. A. Long, had that for Its purpose. The report of the Pittsburg committee was brought here last night by John M. Landon, receiver.

Attorneys and oiliclals of the company came to Kansas City from various points yesterday and has been in continuous session consldelrng the report since early this morning. Germans Take Smnll Village. 17y Associated Press. Berlin. Aug.

18. The Teutonic Allies have taken the official linos and captured the Greek town of Fiorina from the Serbian troops, the war office announced today. Fancy Fresh New Stone Tomatoes, very special 75c per basket, about 23 to 28 net weight. Allen's Grocery. THE WEATHER.

Temperature. Thermometer, 72 minimum; 90 maximum. Barometer. 30:25. For Fair with continued high temperature tonight and Saturday.

HOLDS MEETING Ell ALLIES WAR WAS TODAY DECIjAKKD BY MINISTER Or WAK 1N THE ALL CALLED 10 WAP. FIRST DKCLARKU IX 1914 START OPERATIONS NOW. The Potlugesa Have Captured Niim- hers of GVi'iiMn Ves.sc!. And War Was Declared. By Associated Press.

Lisbon, via Paris, Aug. 18. Major Norman Mattod, Portugese Minister of war, announced today that Portug.il soon will participate iuthe war, joining on the side of, the Entente allies. The Portugese congress voted to join the Entente allies in war on November 1914. A Portugese naval commander captured thirty-six German and Austrian vessels in the Tagus river in February 1915 and the following March the Germans declared war on Portugal because of these actions.

The Portugal troops were called to the colors on March 16th. TROPICAL STORM EXPECTED. Warnings "Were Issued to Corpus Christl And By Associated Press. Washington Aug. 18.

A tropical storm is expected to occur on the Texas Coast and warnings were issued by the weather bureau today for Corpus Christl and Brownsville. Warnings were sent out that it was approaching the Texas coast and to the Gulf of the Rio Grande, but its center was some distance off shore. Gulf shipping may now proceed with safety to Cuba and Central American ports, the weather bureau announced. By Associated Press. Houston, Aug.

18. A telegram from Corpus Christ! says that the local weather bureau there had located the center of the storm predicted that It will strike at that place about midnight tonight. By -Associated Press. Galveston, Aug 18. At noon today the wind was blowing at the rate of thirty-eight miles an hour from the east with a tendency to shift to the south of east.

The maximum velocity during the morning was indicated that the storm would go inland somewhere on the extreme lower Texas coast. By Associated Press. Brownsville, Aug. IS. Summer residents on Pedro Island, opposit Point Isabel, twenty two miles from here, were removed to the mainland early today by crewg of the United States coast guard station at Brazos Island.

All fishing vessels were drawn into Isabel harbor. The barometer registered twenty-nine and sixty hundredths this morning, a fall of ten points since seven, and was still falling. By Associated Tress. Brownsville, Aug. 18.

Should the tropical hurricane strike the Texas coast or the mouth of the Rio Grande, the local weather bureau pointed out today there would be no danger to the military forces in that vicinity. Warns All Stales of Paralysis. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 18.

Warnings that the epidemic of infantile paralysis might appear next summer In other unmolested states unless drastic measures are taken to discontinue its scourge, was given out today to the National Conference of Health Commlsisouera. Larga Jar Queen Olives, 30c. Allen's Grocery. GlIS which followed, one cowboy was Washington, Aug. 18.

Represen-killed, one wounded and the third tatice Hay announced that he would EN PEL GERM ANS FUOM POSH ION THEN REPULSE THEIR COUNTER ATTACKS. TAKE FIFIY RUSSIANS THROW HACK Ali SPO-GERMAN OFFENSE. Italians Are Also Attacking Strong. ly hut Austrians Are Unmoved. By Associated Press.

Paris, 18. Heavy attacks were -made hy the French last night on the Verdun front. After violent fighting at Fleury, each of the Meuse, they expelled the Germans from part of the town which had been captur ed, says the official statement today. Several German counter attacks on the Somme front southeast of Mau-repas were repulsed. The French al so made some progress near Thlau- mont in the Verdun sector.

Fifty Germans were captured there. By Associated Press. Petrograd, via London, Augfr The Austro-Germaa effort to throw back the Russians in Galicia have re suited In great losses and met no suc cesses, the war office announced today. The Russians have pressed for ward in several -sectors By Associated Press. Havre, Aug.

18. A brigade of Belgian troops has captured a portion of Karema on the east bank of Lake Tanganyika, German East Africa, says an official Belgian announcement. Berlin, via Wireless to Sayville, Aug. 18. Heavy attacks by the Italians southeast of Gorizia is reported in the official war statement of August 15th, which declares, however, that the Austrians defease held along French Suffer Repulse.

By Associated Press. Berlin, via London, Aug. 18. At tacks by the French last night on an extensive front in the Verdun region, east of th eMeuse, were repulsed all along the line except at Fleury, were fighting Is still in progress, the war office announcement says today. The British, with several fresh di visions, launched an attack on the German lines in the Somme sector and succeeded in driving the Ger mans first line for a short distance on a narrow front, southwest of Mar-tinpuich, the war oglce announced to day.

In other sectors they were completely repulsed. Sausage Was Not Sausaae. Associated Press Correspondence. Berlin, Aug. 18.

A merchant in Hamburg has been fined 2,000 marks for one of the most remarkable offenses yet tecorded against the pure-food laws. A "liver sausage" sold by him for two marks, and twenty pfennigs the pound was found on analysis to contain macerated rubber, finely ground hair and gele; tine. These was neither liver nor other flesh nor fats in the sausage. Military Area, In Scotland. Aspnuiatad Pre Correspondence.

Glasgow, Aug. 18. The whole of Scotland north of the Caledonian canal has been declared a special military area and no person is allowed to enter the area without per mission from the commandant. The order keeps out tourists who are advised to visit other parts of Scotland. Miss Lela Mounts who has been here two weeks visiting her cousins, Mrs.

Otto Daniels, Ira Shocker and Miss Mary Hook, left this even ing for her home In Springfield, Mo. Miss Mable and Miss Gladys Sims of Arkansas City are here visiting at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Srtircidt. 'UNLESS PRESIDENT USES FOV VAX INVESTED IN HIM THEY WON'T AGRtiE.

ALL WANT ARBITRATION WILL ACCEDE TO ANY DEMANDS OUT OF ARBITRATION PLANS Absolute Arbitration Under The Newlands Act And Won't Accept Anything Else. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 18. The railroad presidents want an arbitration under the Newlands acts, with two arbitrators for the roads, two for the men and two for the public.

The disposliton of many of them was said lo be to insist upon actions of that character and not to yield to President Wilsons plan for an eight hour day unless it comes from an arbitration board. Some of the presidents object to having anyone for the public on the arbitration board. Some others, however, were of the opinion that if President Wilson chose to exercise his power and refused to present other means lor arbitration, It will be difficult for the' railroad presidents to continue opposition against his plans. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug.

18. While the railroad employes committee of 640 members was this afternoon casting secret ballots on President Wilson's llan to avert a Btrike, the committee of railroad presidents were in conference with President Wilson In the blue rooms of the White House. To the Presidents Mr. Wilson appealed to reverse the action taken by their managers committee accepting the proposed eight hour day legislation, regular time for overtime and have a committee appointed by Congress to Investigate Into the other collateral issues. It was plain that the railroad presidents were prepared to refuse the proposition and to ask for time to consider it.

There were some indications, however, that President iJWilson might move them, failing in that, would call in the financiers who control the roads. 1 When the White House (conference began, both leaders of the two Hides were still balloting, but the opinion was mutual that they would accept President Wilson's plans. In the men's meeting the leaders objected only to the case that if they accepted without extra pay for overtime the men would demand more money and not the eight hour day. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug.

18. Just before the representatives left the Houss) it became known that the employees had voted to accept President Wilsons plan and some of the leaders had gone to the White House to tell him so. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 18.

Thirty-one railroad presidents today told President. Wilson they stood by the decision of their 'managers committee that aa eight hour day was Impracticable. President Wilson refused to take "no" for an answer to his proposals that they accept the eight hour day and ask them to return to the White House tomorrow with their managers for another conference. Standard Lowers Gasoline. By Associated Press.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18. The Standard Oil Company lowered the price of gasoline today from twenty-three cents to twenty-two. 10gg Plant, Sweet Potatoes, Celery, Baans. Allen's Grocery.

escaped. Parks was killed while Dick- son and Hand escaped. The wounded cowboy made his way to a nearby farm house and notified the laborers of what had taken place, The men secured their rifles and whl Dickson was reloading his rifle" pre paratory to leaving the place, he was shot and killed from ambush, it was said. Hand escaped temporarily but was later arrested and held for a few weeks but finally released by General Calles. I Army Aeroplane Spreads Havoc 7 Vw WT YX Cidawwaw- rt rp I A i Lieut.

S. II. Whellers at Caucamonga, was just on a flight when I113 machine struck an air pocket and dropped, and as it skimmed along a few feet above the ground struck three automobiles, killing one and injuring throe persoiw..