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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04
CHECK MOVEMENT
Appeal to Miners in Kansas and
Adjoining States.
Strikers Asked to Return Pend
ing Negotiations.

Kansas City, Aug. Am appeal to
all coal miners OF Missouri, Oklahoma
and Arkansas to remain at work pend
ing the signing of a new agreement
with the Southwestern Coal Operators
association was issued today by lead
ers of the United Mine Workers of
America. headed by John p. White,
international president.
The action of the labor leaders was
taken following the closing down of
tWenty-sfx coal mines in Kansas yes
terday, where 5000 men walked out
because some of them claimed they
had no contract with the mine oper-
ators. Their contract expired July 81,
but resolution was adopted recently
at a meeting of the joint committee
or the operators and miners in Kan
sas City providing for the continuance
OF work until a committee now meet
ing mere could draw up a new agree
ment.
The appeal to remain at work until
a new agreement is reached is signed
by Mr.. White, Bernard Harrigan
president of district fourteen. George
Manuel. president of district twenty
tiers. representing the conference
committee of district twenty-one.
I'VE make this appeal says the
statement issued today. believing it
is to the best interest Of the member
ship Of the Southwestern and will
facilitate the work of the conference
committees that are now in daily SEES
sion using their best efforts to COM
plete the district agreements. All 9TH
| er districts IN the United Mine Work
| ers have remained at work this year
pending a settlement of the district
| scales with success and satisfaction to
their membership. and we trust the
men of the southwest will also carry
out the same policy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04

William b. Strung, former president of
the Atcllison, Topeka & Santa Fee
railroad, who died Monday at Los
Angeles, California.
Prior to his service with the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Strong was connected with the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. railroad
with headquarters It Boston. During
the time that he was with the Santa
Fe, extensive improvements were
made. Among the extensions of the
road made during that period were
the line to Ell Paso, completed June
IL, 1881; line to Deming, N. NJ, and
connection with Southern Pacific,
March. 1881; Kansas City to Chicago
track laid December 81, 1887. and oper-
ated April %, 1888: Atlantic Pacific
track completed from Albuquerque
across the Colorado river to connect
with the Southern Pacific, August 1888;
in November 1880, the road west OF
Pueblo was completed to Rockville and
in 1887 to Canyon City.
! He was succeeded as president by
Allen Marvel, who served from Sep
TENDER 8, 1889, until February "a.
1893: ]. W. Reinhart, from March z,
1893, to September 1, 1894, and d. B.
Robinson, acting, from September 1,
1884. until July 1, 1896, all with the
A.. T. & s. F. railroad, before the
name was changed to the A., T. & s. F.
railway. E. p. Ripley was elected
president OF the latter corporation De-
cember IS, 1896, and has been serving
since that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04

the town. and here man was found
reading +h> State Journal This man
directed the officials to the home OF MI.
Blackburn. a member Of the election
board. and The ballots were turned over
to him. It was after l o'clock TINS
when Mr.. Swayze and ME-.
got. back to Topeka. .
The voters of the First precinct OF
the Fifth ward are boastfng OF having
the neatest and most attractive voting
place in the city. The voting 10 being
done in the parlOr of private residence
at 1912 West Euclid avenue.
Mixup or judicial Ballot.
This is the most orderly election I
have ever SEEM" decls red Mr.. Kemper
this morning. 1.-The presence of the
women voters and election officials
has evidently had a very beneficial
effect on the discipline around the
polling places and the absence of con-
fusion is noticeable. The voting has
been, to me, Unexpectedly heavy for
the early hours of the day."
Confusion over the ballot for the nom
partisan judicial primary resulted In
several precincts. when the judges
handed out blank ballots Of the kind
intended for independent nominations,
instead of the judicial kind. The mat
ter was reported to County Clerk oscar
Swayze, who sent hasty special in
struction to all election boards cover
ing this trouble.
Heavy voting by women in the Ell
mont precinct in the country threatens
to exhaus. the stock Of ballots printed
for that precinct before the vote is all
in. AS no registration of rural voters
is mace no guide was available for the
number of ballots that would be re-
quired fer the new female vote.
Light in Fourth.
Indications are that an unusually
light vote will be polled in. the thickly
populated first precinct of the Fourth
ward. In this district there Is a reg
istration of 864. of which $50 are men
and 3O5 are women. Only a total of
225 had voted at 1880 o'clock, or after
the noon hour, when the voting Is
generally pretty brisk among those go
ing home for dinner and returning to
their work. OF this number Is were
women. 1t is also interesting to note
how the vote cast up to the hour
named is divided, as 1t demonstrates
pretty conclusiveiy that the return to
the Republican party has been general
in this vicinity. Out of the 225 votes
in question. only of them were the
primary ballots of the Progressive
party, while no fese than IT'S were
ballots number As and one Socialist
ballot was used.
Waited Two Hours.
81 Ogee, who votes in Shorey pre-
cinct, got up at 6 o'clock this morn
mig and went to the voting place. He
found it locked and after waiting an
hour and one-half, he telephoned to
o. K. Swayze. county clerk. wait
just .half-hour longer and the polls
will open." said the clerk. In the
country the polls did not open until
o'clock.
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tude. In two days she would nave
locked at Plymouth.

tude. In two days she would have
locked at Plymouth.
Offer to Buy the Ship.
rroup OF financiers on board OF
fered to buy the chip and sail her un-
der American colors. But to All pro-
Dosals the captain replied that MS outy
was sneIIed bv his orders from Bre-
men which instructed him to turn back
and save his ship. There was q stam-
pede for the wireless, but the captain
announced that no messages wOuio De
sent for fear Of betraying the ships
The American port which the cap
tain would try to make was matter
for unlimited speculation. It was not
until the passengers awoke TINS nom pm
inR in sight OF the green Maine hills
that the liners destination became
sor two nights. with her head and
side lights extinguished and every 9TH
err illumination blotted out with can
vas, the Krnn Prinzessin Cecille
plunged through the fog with, unre-
duced spead an1 without sounding her
! Captain Polack's explanation to a
delegation of passengers who protested
acai inst fast running under such con-
ditions was that it was his motive to
save his ship from capture. He ADDED
that he did not consider the danger
appreciable as he was not on the
usual path.
For q time the protest against what
the passengers looked upon as a dis
position on the part Of the captain TO
risk their lives threatened to take the
form of a written demand that he re-
duce the speed Of the ship.
Passengers Are Pleased.
The CAPTAINS only concession was to
sound the fog horn
when the vessel steamed safely into
Bar Harbor today he received long
! line OF passengers. who congratulateo
lack IL q lieutenant commander In the
! German naval reserves.
At 8 O'Clock today the ship was wait
| ing the arrival OF boarding officers.
Among the passengers Were Congress
man A. =. Barchfeld. of Pennsylvania:
| Congressman Richard Bartholdt. OIL
Missouri: c.. Ledyard Blair II New
{, York. Governor Charles r.. Miller OF
Delaware, and Samuel Newhouse. the
| copper magnate Of Utah and New York
Captain polack said he was await
| ing advices from his line offices II
New York 81 can see no possibility
Of taking this ship to New York from
| here with safety" he said. ITO avoit
! foreign vessels we should have to keel
4 within the three mile limit and to &C
! complish this, the ship would have t.
! he built like a canoe. We have reach
Il ed IN American POHN IA o2AGAy anu eAA<s
i was more than had dared to hope
| We have been in almost constant dan
i ger Of capture. and we can consider
Il Ourselves extremely lucky to have
/! come Ou4 70 well.
!! making too great speed under bat
weather conditions but I have mo-
4 wfl1fully endangered the lives Of TIN
II pansengerD wuuld rather have los
the vhole ship and seEgo IT, h -,
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HAVE.A HARD TINE
Man. with :. Kodak Is Mistaken
for = Spy.

London, Aug. 4.-Arriving today on
what probably will be the last boat for
some time froI. the Hook of Holland.
w. T. Metzrath, of New Brunswick, n.
J., reported that the harbor at the
Hook was being mined and that count
less Americans were stranded In the
Netherlands. He said:
'.At Hanover, Prussia. where stop
ped while on my way to Berlin, saw
a woman and her two children with
g. 500 in checks. but without any cash.
The American consul was unable to
aid her.
Americans, however are showing a
splendid spirit and are dividing their.
last crust. We Travelled for twenty-four
hours without food. locked in the cars
all night in cramped positions. There
was great suffering. but the children
and women, remained gone.
The Germans" Mr.. Metzrath con-
tinued. ARE enthusiastic for war. the
men and women joining in patriotic
demonstrations. A rumor that Russia
had decided on peace was received with
regret. One German said to ME: 1t is
a bad thing; we want to have it out
now"
Wellesley Harrington of Albany. N.
Y. saw a German who was said to be
trying to escape service dragged from
railway car by soldiers. Later. 1t
was reported that the man had been
shot.
Thirty Hours Without Food.
On leaving Berlin. Mr.. Harrington was
on the train for thirty hours without
food All the stations along the line had
been taken in charge by the government.
He had hard work proving his citizenship.
The officials were suspicious and exam
ined all his cards and letters. One Amer
lean, said. was arrested because ne had
kodak, and he was detained until the
films were developed to show If he was a
spy.
All the tourists say that the enthusiasm
for war in Germany Is past belief.
William Reilly of New York, on arriv-
ing from Ostend. Belgium, said his trunks
had disappeared and that pickpockets had
taken his money.
There was a big line of people in the
street in front of the American Express
cc--pany offices in London today waiting
to cash checks. Two hours were required
for a person to get his money. Great
crowds also throrged about the steamship
offices.
The United States embassy was filled
with Americans making the usual re-
quests for money and for ships to take
them home. few asked for passports,
hoping to rescue relatives on the con-
tinent.
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assumed any such risk. OF course.
aside from this consideration, my one
aim has been to save my ship and my
cargo from capture.
II have not been acting on my own
initiative, but under orders from the
North German Lloyd in Bremen, and
although / am an officer In the Ger
man navy, my duty has been to the
steamship lie.
Las the Same Name.
Falmouth. Eng. Aug. 1.-The Kron-
prinxessin Cecilie OF :. the Hamburg
American line, which left New York
July Is for Hamburg, put In here to-
day. She bears the same name ~ the
North German Lloyd steamer which
reached Bar Harbor. Maine, this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04
IS STELLA MOTT.
Topeka's Mystery Woman Taken By
Sister In Kansas CITY,

The woman who has been in Topeka
three weeks without q name, last
night had both names restored to her
and was taken to her home In Kansas
City, Mo. The three-week's mystery
concerning the identity of the woman
who walked into the police station on
artificial limbs and was unable to tell
anything about herself. was cleared up
upon the arrival of Miss Eva Mott. OF
1921 Prospect avenue, Kansas City.
Mo-. last night.
She said her sisters name was Stella
Mott. Nineteen years ago she lived
in Hutchinson. Kan. She lost her feet
by freezing at that time. She later
married q man named Burns and uses
the name OF race Burma. She wan
weeks ago. Her meu1nFv has not yet
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W. B. STRONG DIES.
CONTINUED from page ~

Mr.. Strong, with his family, two sons
and a daughter, made their home in
what used to be known as the old Tom
Anderson home, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, on Topeka avenue. He
removed to California several years
after his retirement on account of i'll
health. His daughter, Miss Nellie
Strong. married George Burdick. for
merly of Topeka but now of Brooklyn.
NJ Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04

The Parent-Teachers' circle Of the West
Sixth Street school will hold lawn social
Wednesday evening at the home Of John
Southern on the West Sixth street road
near Gage park. A general invitation to
the social il extended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-15
!. PROFESSIONAL
Certificates Are to Be Issued as.
Result of Some Examina-
tions Next Week.

\ EXAMINATIONS for professional Ger.
tificates will be held on Friday and
the following places: Wheeling.
Parkersburg, Welch. eyser Charles
ton and Hinton. In Wheeling, Par
kersburg and Welch the examinations
will be at the high school building,
at CerHegie library in Hinton, the
school at Keyser and the
capitol at Charleston.
There will also be questions sub
mitted for the primary certificate in
this examination.
Fuller information In regGSSl to
the county superintendent. A. r.
Morrison.
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Most Of the Victims Drowned
IN a Chair Car, Mostly
WoFfien and Children.
TREsTEE IS. WEAKENED
and Goes DoWn. lHder
Train Which is Running
Faster Than Usual.
lc) Underwood & Underwood.
sey Aseee,A7se eaass,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Sept. 15.-Be-
tween thirty-lve and forty persons
were killed or drowned and score Of
others Injured early today when the
locomotive, baggage car and forward
chair car Of St Louis and San Fran
cisco train No. 5 plunged through
trestle over Brush creek near Leban-
on, Mo-, and we're submerged by the
swollen stream.
Most of the dead were drowned in
the chair car and a gr0at portion OF
these were women and children. Those
who were able to escape from the
watery prison fought their way by
breaking windows and swimming to
shore. It is estimated there were
sixty-five passengers in the chair car.
Z Owing to poor communication with
the place of the wreck it is impossible
to give definite estimate of how
many escaped. None of the sleeping
cars left the tracks.
: One man in the chair car lost his
wife and five children. When the ac-
.cident occurred he was thrown clear
of the car and swan to shore. His
wife and children died while he stood
helplessly nearby.
streams in the vicinity to rise and the
train was late because of the food.
AS it passed Lebanon, according to re-
ports reaching here, its speed was in
creased.
Railroad officials announced that the
injured would be brought 70 Spring
field this afternoon, The dead were
placed in morgnes at Lebanon. Com
munication between Springfield and
the wreck is practically cut on max
ing it itsimpossible co get list of fatal
1SNn. = = .
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FIGHTING GOING ON
ALONG BATTLE LINE
ss. AssoelA1.e .as.s,

!. LONDON. Sept. 15.-A statement
given out by the official press bureau
this afternoon says:
strong positions to the north of the
Aisne and fighting is going on along
the whole line.
The crown princes army has been
driven further back and is now on the
line of Baroness, Consenvoye and
Ornes.
"The allied troops have occupied
Rheims Six hundred prisoners and
twelve guns were captured yesterday
by the corps on the right of the Brit
ish Rain has made the roads heavy
and is increasing the difficulty OF the
German army in its retreat"
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SERVlANs OvERRUN
PARTS OF HUNGARY.
<zy4ssee.*rEe ! rehsns

LONDON, Sept. 15. Ac-
cording to a statement is
sued here today by the Ser
vian legation there are now
in Hungary at least 100000
Servian troops successfully
pushing an offensive move
ment against the forces of
the dual monarchy.
The Austrians are en-
trenching at all strategic
points on the roads leading
to Budapest. A large Ser
Wan army is marching to-
ward Frushkagora, a posi-
ton Of great Importance, the.
purpose being to render Sc
cure the Servian left flank.
Continuing the legation de-
clares that in Bosnia the Ser
vians are besieging Vishne-
grad and that their advance
line is nearing Sarayevo,
which is strongly fortified
and where desperate fighting
is expected.
The prediction is made
that a junction soon will be
effected with a Russian army
sweeping to the westward.
The occupation Of Rheims
by the allied troops an
nounced by the official press
bureau this afternoon.
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81. PauI's Minister Of Last Year
is to Remain Here Next
Twelve Months.

CHARLESTON. Sept. 4 AT the
close of the annual conference yes
terday afternoon at ST. AlbanS OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South
the following assignments of of<ministers
were made for the Fairmont and
Parkersburg districts:
y Fairmont district-F. S. Pallitt,
presiding elder; Boothsville circuit,
e. r. B. Ware: BurnsvilIe and Casa
way circuit. H. H. Lowndle: C1arks-
burg, w. II. Foglesong; Cleveland
circuit, H. D. Spencer. superinten-
dent; Cowen circuit. w. T. Lantz;
Davis and Thomas circuits. r. u.
Yoak: Elkins mission, ]. r. Mullins;
Fairmont, w. I. Canter; Fairvtew,
H. Perkins; Pennington circuit, f.
n. Nutter; Huttonsville circuit, ]. Z.
Slaughter; ireland circuit. J. s..
Naylor; Lanes Bfttom circuit, B. A.
Winn; Meadowv11le circuit. e. w.
Goff; A. B. Moore. superintendent;
Mingo circuit, r. A. Fraley. superin-
tendent; Parsons circuit, II. Z. Clay;
Philippi circuit. Z. S. Anvil: Rich
wood, o. e. Thorne: Rivesvfl1e Cir
cuot,, G.. w. O'Dell. st. George circuit
F. D. Con1ey; Sutton circuit. a. y.
Keyser; Webster Springs station. A..
E. O'Dell; student In Morris-Harvey
College. Glen w. Stewart; conference
Parkersburg district Creston cir
cult. j. A. Richmond, superintendent;
Elizabeth circuit, b. B. O'Dell; sGarri-
son circnit, S. IA. Norvell: Glenville
circuit, H. ". Bennett; Grantsville cir
cult, B. F. King: Liberty circuit,
Charles Sparks, uperintendent; Ln-
beck circuit. H. G. Talbot; Liberty
Station and Wesley, ]. A. Wright: New
iMartinsyille. g: w. Tynham; North
Parkersburg, F. E. Lambert; ST. Paulsi
Parkersburg, A. T O,Rear; Paden
CITY circuit, Curt Jarvis; Ravenswood.
circuit. b. F.. Casing; Reader circuit,
). F. Atkinson, superintendent; Reedy:
circuit, p. L; O'De1l; Ripley circuit,
J.. L. West; ST Marys circuit, ~ G.
Cochran; Sandyville circuit, ]. o. Cam
hon, superintendent: FairpIain circuit,
6. S Brunkamp; student Morris Har
vey College, Nv. E. Bennett, David.
Kirby.
Transferred-R H Alderman to
Florida conference: F. K Struve to
Kentucky conference: D. b Kaer1to
Missouri conference.
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CROWN PRINCES ARMY
TO DECIDE STRUGGLE.
.,y 1,..e,.-sp ..s.s,

LONDON, Sept 10. As
las been the ease since the
commencement Of the battle
cf the Marine over a week
ago the final outcome of this
mighty struggle seems to
Acpend upon the army of
Crown Prince Frederick
William liz the German cen
tssr, tie headquarters of
which has been retired to
Montfaucon.
As this town is fifteen
miles to the northwest of
erdlln the crown prince s
move seems to imply the APP
preaching relief OF that
E'rench fortress which his
army has been besieging for
a week past. However, no
news of the actual situation
there has vet come through
nor is official confirmation OF
the reported fall of the for
titled position Of Maubeuge
forthcoming from French
sources.
A despatch from the Ger
man great general staff on
the battle of the Marine re-
ceived in London today suf-
fered at the hands OF the
csnsor. In its truncated
form the only claim made
for German arms is that OF
having successfully defeated
the French endeavor to
break through the German
lines.
This apparently is quite
true unless the report from
Dieppe this afternoon, alleg-
ing that General Won
lAluck IS army OH the German
right has been forced to sur
render, turns out to be cor
rect. Up to the present
there has been no confirma
ton of the story.
In any case from the esti-1
mates given of the numbers.
of the troops surrendered,
which, according to one re-
port was $4,000, and, ac-
cording to another, %, 900, it
would be a misnomer to call
q surrender of General Won,
Kluck's army. which must
total in the neighborhood of
100000 men.
That Won Kluck s position
is q difficult one seems to be
lnquestionable if, as report
ed, the German line is swing
ing its extreme right back on
the Meuse in the vicinity of
AIezieres Vervines, st. Quen-
tin and PelIonne.
General Won Kluck, how
eyer, has shoWu nasterfuI
skill and even should he
have been forced to sacrifice:
1st f.s
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lAT GERMAN HANDS
With HEAVY LOSS
While in the Mighty Struggle East Oi
the City OF Paris 25, 600 Germans.
Small Part OF An Army, Are Re
ported TO Have Surrendered
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. J

BERLIN by wireless to New York, via sayvlle, =.
IT, Sept l5-lt officially announced IN Berlin today
mat General Won Hindenberg had telegraphed Emperor
William that the of Wilma composed OF the
Second Third Fourth and Twentieth CORPS two re-
divisions and divisions of cavalry have been
completely defeated by the Germans The Russian cas-
lalties heavy.
The German headquarters announced at mldnlght Ias1
that the heavy fighting in France was still undec
sive. The French assault it said, has been repulsed
a despatch received here from Constantlnople says
that certain British naval instructors in Turkey accused
having committed depredatons have been prevented
from doing further harm further declared in this
message that the wireless apparatus has been removed
from the British embassy in 1onstantlnope.
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GOES l)VER RESI- TL
BRINGING DEATH 10 MANY
"A STOR re TURNED
TO LOCAL CHURCH
SssSEft lgr

The headquarters Of one Of our armies
was established today in the city of
Rheims
."The German troops in the Argonne
were yesterday north of the line Trian-
court-Issoncourt, having abandoned
the attack on Fort Tryon, on the river
Mousse
Yesterday evening French Lor-
raine had been completely evacuated
by the Germans who were withdraw
ing toward Searburg."
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RUSSIAN VICTORIES
DEPRESS AUSTRlANS

/, VIENNA, Sept 14.-The news of
Russia's increasingly victorious occu-
patton of Eastern Galicia is exercising
depressing influence in Austro-Hun-
garian official circles and among the
more intelligent classes of the mon
archy but up to the present time the
mass of the people seem creduiously
willing to accept as satisfactory the
meager official bulletins, given out by
the authorities. They welcome eager
ly any report which seems half way
encouraging.
That anxiety is felt in high circles,
however, is manifested by the long
audiences the ministers .of the dual
monarchy are holding constantly with
Emperor Francis Joseph Last Sat-
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FRENCH EOREIGN OFFICE
SENDS BELATED NEWS

WASHINGTON, Sept. ia Bor-
deaux foreign Office despatch to the
French embassy says: ION the thir-
taenth our offensive movement has
continued on the whole front.
Montdidier and Roye on our left
wing have been occupied by French
cavalary. At Amiens, the Germans
are retiring toward st. Quentin and
Perronne. These forces were defen-
siveiy. aIrranged yesterday to the east
or Rheims on the line of the old forts
Nogent s;Abeesss and yitl;y BteMont