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i ir NION I 1 if Six Pages Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Sunday. VU11 i The Junction City Daily Union is a Member of and Receives the Wire Report of the Associated Press Each Day. SATURDAY SATURDAY JUNCTION CITY, APRIL 5, 1910. NO MORE WOUNDED MEN TO COMElTlUA Mil IAT 15 CENTS A WEEK MILLIONS TO BE DEMOBILIZED ALLIES NOW HAVE 10,000,000 31 EX UNDER ARMS REPORT SHOWS Allied Armies In November Had Thir teen Millions of Men Central Power Hud Seven Million Washington, April 5. Figures on the latest status of the military forces Europe, General March announced today, show that the armies of the entral powers as now organized con stitute about 15 per cent of thei- st.rength when the armistice was signed, while the allied forces still or ganized comprise 7,5 per cent of their total strength on November 11.

Official dispatches show the aggre gate strength of the central powers is now 1,125,000 against their combined Strength November last of 7,6:10,000. Teh allied armies in November totaled 13,663,000. of which onlv 25 tier cent have been demobilized. The German army, estimated offi cially at 4,500,000 November 11, has been reduced to tho Bulgarian my has dropped from 500.000 to 129,000, the Austrian from 2.230.000 to. about 60,000, and the Turkish from 400,000 to less than 20,000.

MANY CONTRACTS ARE CANCELLED Washington, April 5 Production of Iberty 12 airplane engines reached a total of 20,478, final deliveries having been made by the manufacturers during the week ending March 21. The says icontracts for addi tional airplane engines and engine spare parts of a value of $266,961,771 had been canceled. The total value of air service material contracts canrelr ed up to March 22 was The value of the army's mrdnance material contracted for and remaining, to be completed after cancellation Up to 13 is given as 1 33,535, i The largest 'item Is in gun contracts at $55,839,486 and there is included more than 16 imlllion dollars in automatic rifles, small arms and aipnuint- tlon. THE PRESIDENT IS IMPROVING April 5. President slept until after 9 o'clock this morning and no bulletin was by Rear Admiral Cary T.

Grayson, his physician. Although he did hot get to sleep tint il late last evening, it was announced this morning that he had spent a satisfactory night. It was planned to have the council of four meet' at the Paris "White House" for its forenoon session tojay. MISSOURI WOMEN TO VOTE Jcfefrson City, April 5. Governor Gardner of Missouri this afternoon signed the bill giving the women of the state the right to vote for presidential electors.

TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. FOUR BURNED IN EXPLOSION GASOLINE TANK ON FOGELSTROM CAR BLEW IT Tat" Fogelstrom nnd Donald Sieph. ens Seriously Injured in Aed-dent Last Niftht "Pat" FogPlstroin, 5 years of ago. and Donald Stephens, 11, were seriously burned last evening when the gasoline tank on a Studebaker touring car belonging to C. A.

Fogelstrom exploded. The accident occurred in the storage yard just west of the Fogelstrom blacksmith shop on Seventh and Adams streets. Acrording to the stories of the boys, Donald Stephens, "Pat" Fogelstrom and "Billy" Brown, 6 years old, son of Mr. and Airs. Charles Brown, were In the rear seat of the car.

The cap of the gasoline tank, in the rear of the machine had been off ever since Mr. Fogelstrem purchased the car, some months ago. One of tlie boys either held a lighted match to the opening or threw the match into the tank. 1 The force of the explosion threw the auto top, which was down, over on to Stephens, Fogelstrom and Brown boys, imprisoning them in the blazing machine. Louis Volkman, who lives on Eighth street just across from the blacksmith storage yard, was one of the first to reach the burning car, and pulled out Billy Brown and Donald Stephens through a hole in the top.

The Brown boy was slightly burned about, the face and ears and the hair on the back of his head was Kinged oif. "'Pat Fogeljlrom was pulled from the car by 4 toward Montgomery. He was terribly burned about the face and hands, and his con-diton is serious. Mr. Fogelstrom was burned about the legs when his clothing caught fire as he attempted to pull his son from the machine.

The car was an old one, purchased by Mr. Fogelstrom some time ago, and had not been in use since he bought it. When 'Donald Stephens waspulled from the car, he started to run, his clothing being ablaze. Mrs. Kelsall seized him and with the assistance of a bystander wrapped him in her apron, and extinguished the flames.

He was lerribly "burned about the face, arms and body and his condition is serious. Mrs. Kelsall sustained several minor burns. One story of the explosion is to the effect that another boy, name unknown, dropped the lighted match into the gas tank. He disappeared from the scene immediately after the explosion.

Lyall Kelsall and the younger Jbrother of Billy Brown, were two iboys who had a narrow escape, as both had been 'in the machine just before the explosion occurred, but had gone across the street. WILL TACKLE ALLIED FLEET London, April 5 Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevikl minister of war and marine, lias ordta-ed the Russian Baltic fleet to put to sea and attack the allies, threatening: have n'l ti crews shot if they disomy 1 he says the Mail. TRIED TO DROWN HERSELF, Eighteen-Year-Old Girl Jumped In (lie Sniokf Hill River 4'riday The men at work at tbmji'ocU crtwhr er above the Fogarty claim, saved the life of an 18-year-old girl 'who Friday-noon attempted suicide by jumping in the deep water. One of the men was eating his lunch, when he noticed the girl walking along the bank. Suddenly she threw off her coat and placing her hands over her eyes jumped into the deep water.

The men rushed down and a Mexican boy was the first to reach the- river bank. He jumped in and caught the girl's clothing, and she was taken out. The girl was given emergency treatment and taken home. CENTRAL HOTEL. SUNDAY DINNER 50c.

Roast Chicken and Dressing Roast Pork and Apple Sauce Mashed Potatoes and Brown Gravy Candied Sweets. Peas Fresh Sliced Tomatoes Parker House Rolls 1 Fruit Salad Cherry and Cream Cocoanut Pie Tea and Coffee. afi All week meals, meals for $7.00. Twenty-one a6 WILL USE THE SEA PORT Paris, April 5. (Havas) Marshal Foch has telegraphed the allied gov rrnments that the rights of the allies to use Danzig as the port for the return to Poland of the Polish troops in Fiance had been formally upheld in the conference with the German rep of it in A NO.

81. TO WORK THE HARVEY ROAD Good Road Boosters Are Asked to (Jet Out and Work Tuesday The Canon road nonh of this city, since the rains is almost impassable, and the farmers north of this city have made plans to work that road Tuesday, April 8. All Junction City merchants and others who are interested in good roads as well as having the trade from that part of the country come to town, are asked the spend the day on the road. Take your dinner and a crowd of men, and go out for a day's work. THE MINSTREL SHOW PLEASED I'liele Sammy's Entertainers Made Bis Hit at Opera House The Uncle Sammy's Minstrels at the opera house last night made a big hit and the show was pronounced one of the best performances of its kind eve-given here.

The members of the company are former soldiers and the band was formerly attached to the 163rd depot brigade. Every man in the company was a professional entertainer before entering the service, and last night's performance had worlds military "pep." CANNOT MARCH AS A UNIT Washington, April 3 The War Department decided definitely that will be impracticable to parade the 42nd (Rainbow) division in Washington as a complete organization, (Jen. announced today. Gen. Pershing has been so advised.

The division will lie brought back to Camp Meade and subsequently each unit, of the division will be sent to its home camp for demobilization. Regiments and smaller units will parade in the principal cities of their home states if this can lie arranged. The entire 42nd Division should be this country before the last of April, (Jen. March said, under the present The department is anxious, he added, that the country should see as much as possible of this "extraordinary unit." RUSSIAN PRISONER TALKS Archangel, April 3. (By the Associated Press) The situation on all sectors of the north Russian front, was again comparatively quiet this morning.

A Bolshevik prisoner, questioned about the morale of the enemy forces today, declared: "The soldiers of my regiment, are mobilized peasants and the officers are voluntary communists. The spirits of the soldiers are low and everybody is 'fed up' with the communists. The soldiers are treated very severely and are shot if they leave their positons without permission." A new system has been inaugurated, different ranks and distinctions having been restored, and soldiers must salute of be shot for refusing. Along the roads are posts garrisoned by Chinese, who search all travelers and take everything they possess. WILL MOVE OUT OF RUSSIA Washington, April 5.

Declaring that the Archangel situation from a military view was reassuring. General March said today that it was "incredi ble that the allied force there can be driven inlo the sea by anybody." He announced that the war depart ment plan was to have the American forces out of that portion of Russia by the end of June. Try the 30c chicken dinner at the Pines Food Shot), North Wash. St. all NOTICE.

Effective Saturday, April 12, the fol lowing prices for shaves will prevail at my shop: Shaves, 15 cents; neck shave 3 cents except on Saturday, when shaves will be 20 cents, with or without, neck shave. JOHN FOX, Under Union Slate Bank. a7 -o GOES TO WORK AS BOOKKEEPER (By the Associated Press) Budapest, April 3. Simon Strausr former director general of the great Maevnr bank and one of the best known financiers of Hungary, has of fered his services to the new government and has been accepted as a bookkeeper. He is now working in a bank under supervision of a communist.

Strauss began his banking career in a humble way and worked his way upward to the position of director general by unremitting zeal. He was perhaps the most popular man in Hungary, being always interested in charity and doing much for the poor. CAN RETAIN WAR DEPT. ISSUES NEW ORDERS FOR DISCHARGED SOLDIER Any Over Seas Man Will Be Allowed to Retain All of His iot.hinir Equipment Washington, April Every enlisted man on discharge, the war department announced today, will lie allowed to retain as his property the following portions of his uniform and equipment: Overseas caps (for men with overseas service) hats for others; olive drab shirts, woolen coats and ornaments, woolen breeches, one pair shoes, one pair leggings, one waist belt, one slicker and overcoat, two suits underwear, four pairs stockings, one pair gloves, one toilet set, one barracks bag, gas mask and helmet (lor overseas men only). Soldiers who have already turned In their equipment are authorized to redraw them by applying to the director of storage in this city.

The department today called attention to the fact that it is unlawful for a discharged soldier to wear the regulation uniform without the red chevrons which show his connection with the military establishment has been terminated according to law. ALLIED MEN SHORT OF FOOD London, April 5 The situation in Southern Russia has recently become distinctly worse from an allied viewpoint, owing ichiefly to the lack of food, according to dispatches to the Press Association. It is not feared that military reasons will compel the allies to evacuate Odessa, but. it is feared that the city will become so short of fod that it would 'be impossible to take care of a garrison. FOR RENT New li-room cottage; lights and city water; one block from car line.

Waller Starcke, Jeweler. aS WILLllSCUST OH, BUSINESS Mexico City, Friday, April 4 Petroleum problems will be taken up by the extraordinary session of the Mexican congress which will convene May 1. according to a statement made by President Carranza today to newspaper correspondents aboard his special train en route from Queretaro to Mexico City. Another interview published here today quotes President Carranza as stating at Queretaro on Thursday that Mexico's international relations were cordial, that Mexico's internal revenue soon would equal and exceed expenses and that the internal conditons of the country were "most satisfactory." SHORT OF FOOD IN RUSSIA (By the Associated Press) Vienna, April 1. Baron Sal van, one of Hungary's richest and most enterprising citizens, "is now employed as a clerk.

Many of the prominent families have been interned at Budapest, one of them being that of Manfred von Weis, a gun manufacturer, who have been imprisoned In the attic of the family home on Andrassy street. Four prole tariat families occupy the rest of the mansion. Armed servants are guarding the house with orders to kill the prisoners if they attempt to escape Vienna's bread ration was cut in half today owing to the delay of food hipments. It now has been cut down to one small slice for each person daily. THE MARKETS FOR THE WEEK Chicago, April 5.

Compared with a week ago, corn prices this morning showed an advance of 12'2 to 16'. cents. Oats were 4 7-8 to 5 1-8 cents, and provisions 57 cents to $4. The prospect thai the unusually small visible supply would have to stand the strain of export calls beyond any precedent would alone have been an extraordinary nuinsn tactor. in addition, however, entire abience of winter wheat abandonment pointed to a big decrease in corn acreage.

Oats jumped with corn. Provisions were hoisted by the strength of grain and hogs. Table board and beautifully furnished modern room; for gentleman. North Wash. St.

Phone 47G-X. a8 FOR A CLEAN-UP WEEK Next Week Junction City Is Asked to Make a Cleaning G. L. Goldsmith, sanitary officer for this city and county, has asked that next week, April 7 to 12, be observed as clean-up week in this city. This year Junction City will entertain many out-of-town visitors, and besides that it is the proper thing to do to eliminate disease.

Make plans to clean up the yard and home next week. IN JUNCTION CITY Stale Delegates for Carpenters' Union Here Today The state delegates of the Carpenters and Joiners union are meeting to day in Junction City, and plans will be made for the work of the organiz ation in this state. The organization has a membership of many thousand skilled men In Kansas, and tho meet ing being held here today is of Inter est to the contractors and public as well as the members. WILL INSIST ON FIUME Paris, April 5. Asked if the Italians would leave the peace conference if denied Flume, Salvatore Darzlul, former minister without portfolio in the Italian cabinet and one of the Italian peace delegates, said today.

"No decision has been reached as yet, but It Is obvious the Italian dele-sates feel they must follow the will of the Italian people." He recalled that after the collapse of Austria and before the entry of the Italians Into Flume, (hat Mly had formed a natural council composed of 300 of its most prominent citizens. This council had called upon the people to decide what government they desired, and the answer was a plebiscite In favor of annexation by Italy. On Wednesday, he said, the national council of Flume had unanimously adopted a law by which the city took the Italian flag as the bunner of Flume. Signer Barzlai declared that this was the best evidence of tho wishes of Flume to bo joined to Italy under the Wllsonlun policy of self-determination and added that the Italian parliament without regard to party had greed that Flume should become a part of the nation, ELECTED NEW OHTCERS. Golden Belt Society Elects Officers For New Year.

At the meeting of Che Golden Belt Medical Society held In this city Thursday afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President Dr. Alfred O'Donnell, Ellsworth, First. Vice President Dr. Brunner, Wamego. Second Vice President Dr.

God-dard, Leavenworth. Treasurer Dr. Colt. Manhattan. The speakers of the aflmnon were: Dr.

W. M. Holxel, of Kaiiopolis; Captain Bliss. Base Hospital. Fort Riley; Dr.

W. S. Yates, and Dr. L. O.

Nordstrom, of Sallna. NOW ISSUING GERMANS FLOUR Umdon, April 5. A Renter's dispatch from Berlin suys that the distribution of the first American flour to arrive In Germany begun at Hamburg on Thursday. Half-pound rations were sold for 2.14 marks. There are reports that a large qiiuntity of flour was stolen while American ships were being unloaded at Hamburg and that fourteen persons are under arrest.

TRAINS CHANGE TIME SUNDAY. New Time Card Goes Into Effeet Midnlglif, Tonight. at A new time card on the Union Pacific goes into effect at midnight to night. Train 102 will arrive here at 5:50 a ten minutes earlier than at present. Train 104 will arrive at 12:15.

Train 175 (Belleville Local) will leave at 8 o'clock, one hour later than at present. START ON THE ROAD WORK All Roads Down in Army Camp to Re Nurtured at Once The work started this week to re surface the roads down in Camp Fun ston. A big gang of men started the work Friday morning and all of the main roada in the camp will be put In first-class shape. 0 A. L.

Wagenseller, who has been undergoing a severe siege of sickness for the past two months, was able drive down town Friday. Next week Is clean-up week for Junction City. Clean your yard and put it in shape for the sum mer season. Annual Christian Science lecture next Friday evening, April 11. Public invited.

aC ItYUlMlLLlUll IN U. S. ARMY ox APRIL 5 MEN IN SERVICE CM-BE RED Forly-Elve Per Cent of (he Enlisted Men and Forty-Eiuht Per Cent of Officers Are Discharged Washington, April S. Demobilization of the American army, including incomplete reports to April 5 has reached a total of 1,1124, 171, of whom 01,674 were officers, the war department announced today. Total troops nrdored for demobilization are The strength of the American army on April 5 was estimated at 2,035,713.

This represents, General March said today, a demobilization of 45 per cent of the enlisted, and 48 per cent of the commissioned personnel. a FOR A SUNDAY CONCERT. High Sellout Orchestra (o Play Sun- day The Sunday afternoon program will 1m given at the loth Street Community House at 3:30 It will consist of a concert popular music given by Mrs. Hogan's exceedingly well trained High School orchestra. In addition to this enjoyable reaturo Mrs.

William Price will sing two numbers, (a) "My Heart Is Singing," by Sans Souci; (b) "Garden of (Your Heart," by Dorel," The orchestra program follows: March iSousa Selection, "Maiden Amelca" Lee Orean Smith Belgian Rose Benoll-Curtton (With obligato for bells) Medley, "Keep Your Eye On Little Mary Brown" II. Tiernoy Moonlight F. iKnight Logan My Yokohama Girl II. Tierney (Oriental) Missouri F. Knight.

Logan So Long, K. Vun Alystyne 'Peter Piper" S. R. Henry (March characteristic) FOR A NEW Spa, Belgium, ApTil 5. A' soviet re public had been proclaimed in Munich Bavaria, according tr a wireless message received here by Mathius ICi'at- berger, head of the German unnistlcc commission.

BURGLAR GETS $220 Pnfcholt Si Tibbits Meal Market Huh lied Last Night Burglars visited the I'ritchett Tib- bits meat market last night and took $220 from the cash drawer. The theft was discovered this morning by Alan Pritchett, one of the proprietors, when he opened up the store. The front door was locked and had not been tampered with, and it. Is probable that the burglars entered a side door In the building, and gained entrance to the rear door of the meat market, which was not locked. Mr.

I'ritchett rooms in the rear portion of the building, and wus not disturbed by the Intruders. POLAND THANKS AMERICANS Warsaw, March 30. (By the Associ ated Press) Speaking at. a farewell dinner in honor of the inter-allied mission to Poland today, lgnaze Jan Pud-erewski, the Polish premier, reviewed America's achievements during the war and expressed the warmest gratitude for America's aid to Poland. "I knew America would not forget Poland in the hour of her greatest need," he said.

"No sooner did we begin to breathe the air of freedom than America came to our assistance. She not. only sent food, but also her people. I refer to the members of the United States food administration and the American Red Cross, whose tireless workers are at. this moment working wonders among our stricken people." Premier Paderewskl thanked the Polish Americans present, and also the Jews and Poles in America who were responsible for the despatch of the steamer Westward Ho with food supplies for Poland.

WILL TRY AND Washington, April 5 Representatives of the railroad administration met today with the industrial board of the department of commerce In an attempt to reach an understanding in the controversy over the policy of the board in stabilization of steel prices to which the railroad administration has refused to agree. C. Oswald from Milford was a business visitor yesterday. Hospitals Over (he Country Notified That the Men Are Home Word was sent to the various hospitals in this country this Week that all of the wounded boys fnnft France that would be brought to this country at once had arrived, and after this date no more boys are due from the battle zone except the most severe cases for further operations, and these will be taken to the city hospitals, where will be held. The, same notice received at Riley has bjen sent to other hospitals in this country.

0- 4 LABORERS WANTED AT SHOPS Ten Man' Lahirers Ntedi'd (he I'nion Pacific Simps Arthur Dalton of the Ziogler Dal-ton Construction company asked The Daily Union office this morning to send out an appeal for ten more laborers who were wanted fcr work at the shops on Monday morning for work on the new floor. Men wishing places should call at the office early. A CRITICAL SITUATION NEAR London; April 5. A critical situation on the Murmansk front in northern Russia may be expected in a few days, owing to a threatened defection of Finnish troops, according to the Mail. It is said that it was to meet this danger that American detachments were sent on two cruisers that are expected to reach their destination on Thursday.

President Wilson is reported to have ordered the sailors of the two cruisers to land with the troops If necessary. British relief forces have started on two special ice-breaking transports by which they hope to reach Murmansk two weeks sooner than would be possible with ordinary vessels. BUYS ANOTHER CANDY STORE. Tile Deluxe nndy (o. Buys (he Col-umliia Confectionery.

The Columbia Confectionery Store in the Columbia Theatre 'building was sold this week to the Do Luxe Candy Company. This makeB three retail stores for this company now In operation In Junction City. The Do Luxe company makes a specially of choice home-made candies, and tho Columbia store which one of the best candy shops In the town, will be rearranged and a specially made of drinks and ice cream. WHAT AN OPERA COMPANY COSTS Chicago, April 5. The Chicago Grand Opera Association deficit for the 1918 season is approximately $300,000, it was announced today, of which slightly more than $100,000 will be paid by twenty-one guarantors, and the remainder by Harold S.

McCor-mick and wife. It was also stated plans for increasing subscriptions and box sales would be discussed at a meeting next week of association members and a committee of the Friends of Opera, a newly-formed or-ganiazlion. DEPARTMENTS TO BUY DIRECT New York, April 5. The war and navy departments and the marine corps are about to resume direct purchases of flour, which have been handled during the war by the food administration grain corporation, the latter organia.tion announced today. In a statement to dealers the corporation said that the three departments were considering suggestions that as far as law permits purchases be made according to "certain desirable features" from the mills' standpoint.

In the grain board's rulings. 'WANTED Four waitresses. Totn-linscn's Cafe. a7 4.4.4. 4, 4.

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4- WEATHER REPORT Topeka, Apr. 5. The weather bureau's fore- cast issued this afternoon, Is: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Sunday. The lowest temneraturc in Junction City last night was 52 and the highest this 4 afternoon was 74. The 5 weather was clear.

4 4 One year aco today the minimum temperature was 4 38 an dthe maximum was 48. There was a five- eighths inch lain on that date. 4.4,4. 4.4.4, 4. 4.

0 i "Taran of Apes" Stories Made Iato ,1 Comedy Picture. 'Beresford of Baboons," the Para mount comedy at the Columbia today, is a good take-off on the famous "Tar- zan pictures. Don miss it. a( SENDS WORD TO BRITISH TROOPS Ixndon, April 5. Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary of state for war, yesterday Bent a telegram in his own name to the British troops in north ern Russia, says the Mail, promising that they would be supported and relieved at the earliest moment and that men who have been there for months will be brought home as soon as other troops arrive to take their places.

Lumber and some Iron for sale O'Reilly hum. Come quick, going fast. See II. P. Bader or foreman nt barn.

a7 0 I SUNDAY A LEGAL HOLIDAY Paris, April 5 (Haras) The coni mission on the constitution of the German national assembly has adopted a clause stipulating that there sli.ill be no state church, a dispatch from' Weimar says. Sunday Is maintained as a legal holiday. resentatives..