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VOLUME xxxn. ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 14,1916. NUMBER 123 nn mm rrm nan tiff tp-tr i VI. I lllM I I 7 If I I II I I 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 .1 If If Nil I A fill 1 If Iff I 1A 3 'iJ II MM BRUTAL ATTACK MAY I IMGOAD CASE SOME LIGHT RAINS REPORTED IN STATE RUSSIAN DRIVE COST WOMANS LIFE mm ON RAILWAY TRAINS 111 ilh'7 DIC3E i) TO'THE IVAR SWEEPS 0I President Wilson Can De Alleged World Workers the a At Sedan, Yesterday. Temperature Made Flight to 104.

clare Martial Law in Railroad Strike. Tried to Kidnap Two Women and a Boy. Hughes Recites Today What Kansas Natural Company Both Flanks of Bothmer's Army on Lemberg Front Brotherhoods and Managers Carry-Dispute to The White House. He Terms Construc-; tive Policies. "Comes Back" at Capper's Attack.

Kinney, Aug. 14. Alleged TO STOP ALL TRAINS Industrial Workers of the World members attempted to kidnap Mrs. Hard rushed. K.

ARMIES OF CZAR MAIN ATTRACTION OF GIGANTIC WAR Edward Eno, wife of a deputy sheriff. Loss to Industries and Food OUR PROSPERITY Mrs. Lucy Clark of Virginia, PROSPECTS FOR AVOIDING BREAK WILL NOT TAKE KANSAS TOWNS NEXT ON LIST SAYS OFFICIAL and her four-year-old son as they Problem Will be Serious Matters. CARE OF ITSELF stepped from a Mesaba Electric car BRIGHTER TODAY here last night. One of a quartet of kidnappers struck Mrs.

Clark Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 14. With a fair and warmer weather prediction for today and tonight, high temperatures were expected to prevail again in Kansas today. Only in thev northeastern part of the state did the cool breeze cause considerable drop in temperatures yesterday, according to reports received here today. The highest temperature in the" state for Sunday was reported from Sedan where the mercury went to 104 degrees.

Fort Scott and Liberal reported maximums of 100 degrees. ght rains were reported today froni Anthony, Cold water, Concordia, Wic lita and Phillipsburg. In Tope Statements of the Demo TS-nir Vftrlr A 11 11 ProcMcnt over the head with1 a club, accord President Held Out Hope Investigation by Iwilson fails to persuade the railroad Ing to the police, inflicting a serious scalp wound. Another seized the child and Jumped into an automobile Welcomed. They v.VM Italians and French Advance But The Germans Are Successful Against British at' crats Will Not Stand the Test of Careful An--4 alysis: Candidate -Said.

Take Gas or For an Adjustment of Situation by Legislation if Neces a y. standing beside the road. Leave it He Said. Despite her wound, Mrs. Clark men and their employers to settle their differences an da general strike is called, it will be directed from headquarters in this city.

announcement was made today the leaders of the four big railway brotherhoods and the railroad and Mrs. Eno broke away and ran screaming down the They Coure D' Alene. Idaho, Aug 14 are sisters. Charles E. Hughes, replying 'today STATEMENT BV MR.

WILSON. TcrbekBKam. -gac ka 119 of an Inch of rain fell, the heafiest rain measured since June Within five minutes Chief of Po lagers, reached Washington for a conH iw i suDDiylM KaHSas 'Cfty, Moj, hfe4o to a criticism that he. was, not con- WflLfthlnirtsin Aiic A tor London, Aug. 14 The Russian drive In Galicia Is Dushlnn the Aus- lice Jesse Palmer was on the trail 1 ierence wiin me neaa oi ine nauon.1 1 ikli i 9R isiiuciive 111 ins policies, ueciureu Auiuuriiies iiere' ueciureu mill of kidnapers with a dozen deputies assisting him.

Near the station he shut ofiVaccording to an announcement made here today by Robert Stone, attorney for the Kansas Nat tro-Germah armies backward ''toward Lemberg at a rapid rate. Both flanks of Gen. Count von while the national labor laws gave an open air meeting here today that he stood for a protective traiff, for met the Clark boy, screaming with According to weather bureau officials the drouth in Kansas has not been officially broken because the precipitation has not been heavy or extensive. fear and holding his arms toward the president no right to interfere officially, the broad' police powers vested in him gave him authority to ural Gas company, and notices of the action will be served today. The his rescuers.

Turning the child over action of the gas company is taken a budget system, the elimination of the pork barrel, the end of waste and -extravagance and the public service of men qualified tfor office. to a deputy. Chief Palmer rushed put soldiers on the trains and even under the clause In the contract with CHECKS RUN ON BANK toward the ditch out of which the child had climbed. to declare martial law if he believed the peril, of the situation called for such drastic measures. Attention the Kansas City Distributing company which provides that 'gas shall be supplied only so long as it can be RUMOR AGAINST INSTITUTION The dog which had accompanied Bothmer's army on the Lemberg front are under heavy pressure and Its center, forced from the line of the Stripa, is accounted by military observers In entente capitals to have none too secure a position in its rear along the Upper Ziota Li pa which It is presumed to be retreating.

Petrograd today announces new, sains for the Russians on the northern wing of this front, on, the upper was called to the last national rail- Palmer began barking furious had from the southern Kansas field. Id gtrike In 1894 wlien Presideht Air. btone pointed out. he says cl(Jveland used the regular army to ly at a small pile of brush in the ditch. There policemen found one of the men.

One other was found a short distance away L. Burotich mat me supply in mat neia is ex hausted. guard? locomotives and "Cars. Will Stop Every Wheel At brotherhood headquarters, it "Is that not constructive?" Mr. Hughes asked.

"I believe that they, are the fundamentals of constructive policies which this nation is facing today." Mr. Hughes discussed the democratic slogan of prosperity. j4 "We cannot afford, in this country," he said, "to assume that our will take care of itsett Who is foolish as to believe and to be deceived by a prosperity main Investigation Is 'Invited This action raises' a federal ques- -tfa conference with the rail- road managers, late today, President Wilson issued the fol- lowing statement: I have met both sides and have gone over the rase with ut- most frankness. I shal lnot be able to Judge until tomorrow whether we have a feasible ba- sis of settlement." Washington, Aug. 14.

Prospects for averting a nation-wide railway strike or at least for the formulation of dome tentative; program which will; be the ground work for further negotiations, brightened up today af ter President Wilson had conferred with' thirty-five chiefs or the great brotherhoods. After the conference the brotherhood men declared the president's grasp of the situation and the position of the, men might result in an understanding being reached 'and others In fouch with the conference said the representatives or the men showed a disposition to. co-operate to avoid a strike. After hearing the leaders of the men two hours, the president sent for the railroad managers for a con and Andy Ventlch both alleged prom inent among the I. W.

W. leaders was said that all nreDarations had FOUND TO BE FALSE. East St. Louis, 111., Aug 14. A pile of currency, totalling $500,000 checked a small run qf savings depositors of the Illinois State bank here today.

Some' depositors after, withdrawing their money, went to the receiving teller's window and re-deposited The run was due to reports spread by a man, who telephoned depositors that he "was giving a the bank was not safe. Efforts to locate this man have, tlou." said Mr. Stone, "and for the been forjputting into effect a benefit of the receiver we would have strike that would stoD every train. on the range were the two arrested. They are held without bail.

preferred to have shut off the Kansas Dasseneer and freieht on the 225 Mrs. Clark Is Under the care of Bereth, while to the south Gen. Let ihitzky is continuing his thrust up the Dniester in the vicinity of Marl- ainpol, seven miles froTi Halicz. Tho Russian armies in the center are pushing the Austrians from the Mid-die Stripa andKoropIce regions. Continuing their advances GarUfa.uiiie.Jlaano, front, the It side town in ordero'save ourselves railway systems of the United States.

doctors. The wound is declared ser irom persecution uy Btaie uuiters auu The critical state of affairs was in tained by the European Our ous. The sisters, who live at Virr politicians." dicated by. the. anxiety displayed opponents assume to ascribe to them ginia.

were at Kinney on a visit. The -Mr. Stone said thatthe Kansas I every bg industry which -would be search for the. men 'who selves the benefits that have accrued Natural' Gas company would be gladcriDDed bv the failure of transoorta- the automobile, is going on today. from.

that- great contest Their to have Gov. Capper call special I tions statements will not stand the test of a I GUYER WILL FIGHT careful anaylteis. MAIL CARRIERS KICK session or tne state legislature to ln-i The tension in business circles here vestigate the gas question. "We wel-jtoday showed a realization of the 1 alians have jnade further- progress' ou the Carso plateau- to -the' sotitheast, Rome reports the piercing.Of a (Strongly defended Austrian line east of Hill 212 and'the capture of about 800 additiorial men. Tho Austrian RESULT OF PRIMARY ON BURLESON ORDER come an Investigatidn' he said.

acute dancer of a national calamity. GERMANY RED CROSS UNITS, i It was intimated In the statement An aggregate of financial losses run- Postmaster General Decides Prepares to Bring Suit to To Keep Little From the No'inihatibn made by Mr. Stone today that a ning perhaps into hundreds1 of mil-similar situation might be taken in labor idleness and food priva-Kansas cities if they were not satis- tion were some of the possibilities ference at- 3 o'clock this afternoon Efforts to Re-establish It Are Being Exerted Now. Wasjiington, Aug. 14 Permission to re-establish American Red' to Can Carriers At The Border.

How far whatever progress made at the conference with the men can go fled with the gas rates and supply. I which a strike It was to bef remembered, business Cross units in Germany is being toward averting a break cannot be "They can take the. gas or leave it alone, just as they like" was the ultimatum issued by Mr. Stone. determined until after the president men said, that there is scarcely a fac- sought of the German government, tory of any importance whiph does Announcement at Red Cross head- Chicago, Apg.

14. The Chicago i 1,: Kansas City, Aug. 14 U.Sj will file two suits in the supreme court at Topeka today in an effort to obtain one more vote in Linn county ind three in Douglas county, and to keep the secretary of state from is confer with the managers' commit sectors' of 'the 'front, but' were repulsed in 'all attempts, the -'Italian war'offlce announces i' Following the. uiial 'course, the Germans have sharply counter attacked along the line west of I'oz-ieres, which London last night re-, ported the 'British to have carried to a depth of '300 or 4 00 yards on a front of nearly a mile. The at- branch of the Letter Carriers asso uon't Have to iive Aotice lnot depend ona railroad for its nrod- nuarters here tndnv ripsrrihpca tho con tee.

Men Tell Wilson Their Position. The Kansas Natural probably will ucts. as taken in order to make possible cut off the supply to the Kansas City Of more immediate seriousness, the sending of Red Cross supplies to gas company, the distributing coru- however, would be the question of the" central powers, which the British elation took action today to assist the families of such members as are in the ranks of the state militia on the Mexican border following the adop The president, according to those who attended the conference, show suing a certificate of nomination to Col. E. Little, who claims the republican nomination for congress pany on the Missouri side very soon, food supply.

The large communities government has announced it is will- ed a familiarity with the situation according to Mr. Stone. "Underlwhich receive the bulk of their food ling to.allow only on condition that that surprised the men. from loner distances would belttm ctfo (Continued on page 2, Col. 5.) The president, it was said, sub- tion of a resolution yesterday condemning the proposed dismissal by the postmaster general of mail carriers serving In the army at the bor Continued on page eight) fnr01 rci on a wrhf in Continued on page Four.) I iu.il tuuii supplies ue ueHiroyeu aner by wagon, automobile, trolley or their use for hospital purposes, in or- from the second Kansas district by one vote, it was announced today.

One of the suits will be In the nature of mandamus proceeding to compel the county elerlc'of Linn County to certify 'one more vpte for Guyer declares- his- vote in vessel. Idpr tn firpvpnt tho' hqa nf frtiinn EPIDEMIC IS BETTER ST. JOHN NEAR DEATH FORMER KANSAS IS" V'lCtlM OF THE irKAT Kansas' P. St. John, former governor of Kanass' der.

At the office of the local postmaster it was said the 'circular letter MRS. K. VANDERBILT AMONG Iioss to Country Stupendously rubbeiv military, puposes t. WITNESSES The suspension of ther cobntry's COOLER WEATHER SLOWS UP NewJ YerK Mrs!" Wi' exports, the congestion pf import at JWHELAT MAIEJT WAK! dering the dismissal of carriers in the ranks of mobilized militia been received and would be WORK OP THE PLAGUE rv vanaerDiii, n. n.

wesiinenouse. icoasi cities, me nuii' equai 10 unies wno is one at one time the candidate on Daniel. Guggenheim and others have! dreds of thousands of travelers, and, I ALL OPTIONS IN "KANSAS 'CITY If A the lead The other suit will be 'the prohibition ticket for president. New York. Aug.

14. The epidem Members of the Chicago Letter peen as witnesses in ajsummmer resort, 5 lkats. A RUSrf EL an inj unction to keep the secretary neir death at his home at Olathe, ic of Infantile paralysis took a turn Carriers association expressed the grand jury inquiry tomorrow. In to their homes these are other possi-J Kansas Au.f The lo-j0f' state from issuing a certificate to Kansas. Mr.

St. John is 82 years for the better today. Th number opinion that to their protest would the disposition of $7,000 of funds bilities presented by the strike (giu-leal wheat market was. weak today because Guyer asserts In Six weeks ago while on a speaking of new cases reported to the health department went under the hundred collected by Dr. Charles T.

Bayliss lation, to say nothing "of its effect all options falling more than fite uougias county ne snouia nave tnree.iour wa proMruieu vy me neai mark tor the first time in severa as director of the Allies Hospital Re-J on the railroads themselves ancLtbeir I cents a bushel. This drop was fol-lief commission. I employes. I lowing the action of the Chicaeo mar- soon be added that of similar organizations throughout the country. About carriers are affected by the order of the Chicago office.

During the 24 hours ending According to Assistant District At- The total capitalization of thelket, which was influenced by a weak at 10 a. the plague killed 31 more votes. Filed "a "Mandamus Suit Topeka, Aug. 14 U. S.

Guyer, republican candidate for the congressional nomination in the first at Jetmore, Kansas. He has been ill since then and the past few days his physicians refused to allow his' relatives at his bedside. 'v ATTACK ON SHIP BILL torney Boesch much -of the money! railroads in the country amounts to I market at Winnipeg, a slight im- children and 95 new cases were re DROPPED FRQM PAY ROLU ported. Ai "of them in Manhattan was used in organization but none more than $20,000,000,000, and provement in the Canada crop and has been expended for the relief their gross revenue has been esti- a surplus in the Russian crop which work. mated at more than $4,000,000,000 will be available, as soon as means and 31 In Brooklyn.

This compares district, l.te today filed in the state! Guardsmen From K. C. Postoffice favorably with yesterday's" 'figures supreme court a mandamus "1 IAXCKROUg on the basis of recent reports. of transportation are arranged. TO- Ixse Their Jobs.

Kansas City. Aug. 14. All when there were 141 new cases and LABOR FAMINE THREATENED. Tho Intpsf- estimates a vnflnhle I Sentemher.

rippemher jinrl Mav plncod WARD SOCIALISM Washington, Aug. 14. Senator. postoffice employes absent on mili againsc ine couniy cierK 01 linn coun ty to compel him to certify" one more vote for him and an injunction suit 22 ratallties. The falling off in cases wis attributed to the cooler at $1.35 1-4 $1.35 3-8.

If Price of Paper is Not Kept Down (Continued on page four( tary field duties, either on the bor 1 Weeks, reoublican. todav continued and $1.39 7-8 respectively today, as against $1.38 1-4 $1.38 3-8; Union Man Says. weather, "Makes New Invasions 'Trenton; N. Aug. 14 The in to prevent Secretary of State T.

hg attack on tQe shIp bJ( ag8ailinK Botkin from issuing a certificate of particularly the provision which will Baltimore. Aug. 14. "Something GULF WARNED THAT der or In concentration camps, have been dropped from the pay roll of the postoffice department. A copy I $1.40.

3-8 and $1.45 Saturday. nomination to E. C. Little, his op- A STORM IS COMING fantile' paralysis epidemic today in of the general order of the depart AltE WILLING TO ARBITRATE. ponent vaded "five "new" munivipallties.

Re nient has been reecived by Baylis ports to the state board of health ex VICTIM OF, RAID IS DEAD. Milk Strike in St. Ixuis May be Set- Steele, postmaster. For most of the admit foreign built vessels to the American coast wise trade. The senate continued work on the bill.

"This 'bill constituted 'a virtual declaration of war by the government on American shipbuilding. industry" said Senator Galllnger. republican more substantial than a perfunctory investigation," of the increased cost of white paper was demanded in the annual report of President Marsden G. Scott, at the 67th annuajconven-tion of the International Typographical union today, "If the price of paper is not kept West Indian Hurricane En- elusive of Newark.wehere the disease Torl firkin men it became effective Jnlv 1. route Westwarcl From The-men.

after being honorably has made its greatest headway, show that S3 cases developed In the state Under Sheriff Young Man Ac-, cidentally. Topeka, Aug. 1 4. 4 James St: Louis, Atig." 11. Owners cf 4 i Cambean ea.1 discharged from the national guard.

over Sunday, making the total 1,514 uaines anectea Dy tne striae anu leader. 'This determined effort to according to the order will be rein stated In their former positions. with Newark's new cases yet to be down." said Scott; "there will be wgon V' -TZZZ: force th Into the Washington, Aug; "14; Presence I today conferreof With James A. Smyth uuiT totalled. a falling away In printed matter that 1 mercial shipping business Is a start Miss Luella Miller, public health Jist another West Indian hurricane representative of the federal depart-the caused the weather to ment who came to St.

VILLA BAND TRAPPED will force on the unemployed thousands of. those engaged In industry." nurse, who has been on the sick list for several days past, expects to be on duty tomorrow and will make iff, Sunday, Larimer and members of the Topeka police force made a raid -on a farm near here where it was alleged liquor was being sold. Baker ran and Larimer pursued him. When Larimer fell over a hedge fence his revolver was itXAPF WINS AUDITORSHIP. her regular-calls at that time.

ling and dangerous step, toward o-; SHOT GUN ENDS LIFE HUSBAND IS DEAD; WIFK IS CIIARGKD A1TH Lit I) Lit Houston, Texas, Aug. 14. A charge of murder was filed today issue witruug iu suijijjiub. xjuam iu iigieuiyL iu uring, aooul a No definite information as the settlement. At the nd of the con-location and intensity of fece Mrv Sraylh said he expected ical disturbances could be obtained, the trouble to be settled soon.

other than it is in. the centralCarr The drivers have informed Mr. ribean sea and that Its probable Smyth that they are willine to arbi- Topeka, Aug. 14. Fred W.

Knapp, of Celoit, won therepublican FAVOR WEST INDIES SALE Copenhagen. Aug 14, via London. The Folkething or lower house of the Danish parlta- nomination for state auditor over movement is westward. -7-1 irate. Dan B.

Dyer, of Smith yCenter by a The disturbance was first report CARRAXJ5A FORCES ARE GETTING READY TO ATTACK Chihuah.ua. City. Mexico. Aug. 14.

Reports received here today from General Domingo Arrieta. said that one of'aisicolumns has surrounded a of 100 men under Nicolas Harnandez. -Villa's former chief of staff at Adrgas, Chihuahua, and will attack Immediately upon the arrival of reinforcements. Hernandez, if was reported, failed In his mission to -locate caches of ammunition with, which Villa had hoped to re-supply hla forces. ed from St.

Kitt In the -Judge Mclntire received a card to- plurality of 222 votes, according to figures compiled from complete returns from air counties received to Islands Sunday morning, as -being lh day from his wife who is at Colo- discharged and Baker was shot in the back. The Weather. Kansas; Generally fair to night and Tuesday; somewhat warmer in northeast portion. Unsettled tonight and Tuesday. day at the office of secretary of state.

ment, today voted in favor of selliag the Danish West Indies to the" United States, If a pleb- iscite favored the sale. The vote was 62 for the proposition and 44 against it, one. member being denied a vote and six be- ing absent. against Mrs. Ole Pruett, in connection with the killing of her husband.

James Pruett at Seabrook, a Bay Shore summer resort, early yesterday. Pruett died in a hospital that he and his wife had' quarreled because she had found him "drinking with another woman." A shotgun was the weapon used. The final returns show the following the eastern portion of the Carrtbean. rado Springs with his daughter, Al- The usual pah of such 'West 1 In- ma, and granddaughter; Mary-dian hurricanes is northwesterly and Mrs! Mclntire said it was cold there points on the Gulf of Mexico coast of an dthat it was difficult to bold the the United States have been warned pencil in her hand as she wrote the vote: Knapp 3 7.2 54 Dyer 3 7.9 3 2 Or gan to be ready for the. storm." (card.

Some chilly there..