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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-27
TO LIFT QUARANTINE.
Government Is satisfied Cattle Dis.
ease Has Been Checked.

Washington. Nov. 27.-Satisfied the
ravaees Of the foot and mouth disease
among cattle has been checked and
that the epidemic is under control. Of
ficials of the bureau of animal industry
today determined to begin lifting the
quarantine imposed on the cattle mar
kets of various states Plans were
made at the bureau today for the inn
mediate lifting of the quarantine in
parts of eastern Iowa and southern
Illinois.
AS rapidly as the bureau can be as
sured that all infected cattle have been
destroyed in any locality the quaran-
tine will be lifted from that particular
district. Discovery Of the disease
among cattle and hogs at Waterford.
va. resulted in the determination OF
the bureau to impose a quarantine COW
ering parts of Loudon county. Virginia
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THERE ARE OTHERS.
More Prosecutions Of Florida Land
Dealers Promised.

Kansas City, Nov. 27.-Because of
the verdict of guilty returned yester-
day against E. C. Chambers, presi-
dent, and four agents OF the Cham
bers Land company. who were
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with the sale of
Florida lands, the government will
prosecute the remaining Florida land
cases vigorously, according to a state
ment made here today by Francis M.
Wilson, United States district attOr-
ney.
Several dealers are under indict-
ment. Among them are the former
officers of t., Florida Fruit Lands
company. of which r. ]. Bolles of
Jacksonville, Fla, was president. Mr..
Bolles and Jesse L. Billingsley of
Miami, Fla, two Of the eight men,
bers of the company under indict-
ment, are in Florida. The indictment
against members of the Florida Fruit
Lands company charge misuse Of the
mails and conducting a lottery.
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chief Of the bureau of Investigation of
the department of justice. One hum
dred and thirty-six persons were ac-
quilted and the cause of 1873 nolle
pressed. In all 4,434 persons were in
dicted under the act.
During the last year which ended
June 30. 1914" Mr.. Bielaski writes,
there were 4S5 indictments. 357 con-
victions. So acquittals and IS cases nolle
pressed. During the preceding year
there were 322 indictments, 266 convic-
tions, 10 nolle pressed and IS acQuittals-
''It will thus be seen that during the
last year there were 108 more indict-
ments and 81 more convictions than
during the preceding year. The sem
tences up to June 80. 1914. aggregate
1,557 years. 6 months and "a days. The
fines imposed amount to $138, ,O365 So"
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NEWS IS SEWED up new GERM SWAT
Belief Strong That the Health
slams In Poland "Papa's Clothes Willie."
Have q Victory Poor Practice to Hand Down
Over the Germans. Duds to Children.
THE DETAILS ARE WITHHELD STRANGE CASES Of C0NTlGl0N
Berlin Admits the Campaign Child Took Scarlet
Has So Far Failed. Older Brothers Clothing.
All Is Quiet Along the Western Examples From Usage City
Battle Front EDorado Homes.
Have Won q Great Victory
Over the Germans.
Berlin Admits the Campaign
Has So Far Failed.
All Is Quiet Along the Western
Battle Front.

London. Nov. 27.-While the belief
grows hourly that the Russians, in
northern Poland, have won the
greatest battle of the war, actual de-
tails of the operations in this locality
still are withheld, and the whole in
cident is beginning to take on the
aspect of mystery. From Petrograd
comes a report that the patience of
the Russian people awaiting official
confirmation Of the reported victory
is approaching the breaking point. and
the same thing may be said of the
public here.
German reports, without entering
into any such details as dates, de-
scribe successful operations in the re-
gion of this great battle,s but admit
that the German army has not sue
ceeded in bringing the struggle to a
close. 1t is evident that the compare
tive failure of the Austro-German
operations along the Czenstochowa
front gave the Russians opportunity
to envelOp General Won Hindenburg
after this brilliant German leader had
thrown a wedge into his antagonists
center. The Russians to the south,
safe on their own front, were able to
strike northward, thus breaking the
enemy who had passed east beyond
their right flank.
Military critics at Petrograd pro-
fess to be astonished at the German
assault on Lodz, maintaining that such
CContinued on Page TWo.l
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Poor Practice to Hand Down
Duds to Children.
STRANGE CASES OF CoNTAGI0N
Child Took Scarlet Fever From
Older Brothers Clothing.
Examples From Usage City and
ElDOradO Homes.

may take swat at the more or less
common practice Of mothers Of saving
all the old clothing Of their older chill
dren for the younger ones. The state
board has been taking swats at a good
many things lately and has a few scar
let fever reports that indicate the board
might get busy with the handing
down" custom.
There Is a case Of scarlet fever at
Ell Dorado. the only one in the county.
There has been little scarlet fever in
that section Of the state for many
years. In this case the physicians
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BLOW UP DITCHES
Germans Make Daring Attempt
to Mine Allies Trenches.
Worked Up to British Lines
Under Cover of Darkness.

Paris, Nov. 27.-A daring attempt to
mine the allied trenches in the vicin-
ity of Arras was reported today. Ger
man sappers had succeeded in carry
ing a mine trench well up to the Brit
ish line. working under cover Of dark
ness. Only the discovery of the enemy
prevented the blowing up of the
trenches with enormous loss Of life.
Heavy cannonading with fntermit-
tent infantry attacks continued today
along the great battle line stretching
across northern France and Belgium.
In the Vosges. operations are largely
suspended, owing to heavy SHOWS On
the northern end of the lire, however.
the Germans continue their activity in
sofar as the weather will permit.
An attempt to throw a pontoon bridge
across the User was frustrated bv an
amored train OF the allies. It drove on
the Germans. who had all but completed
their ork. Aviators have succeeded in
dropping bombs In several German post
tions. They have destroyed great guam
titles Of supplies and many provision
trains.
The intense cold causes suffering in the
allied trer es. II the present positions
are to be held throughout the winter. the
military authorities realize that some
thing must be done to allay the suffer-
ing OF the men in the trenches.
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TAXI CAME HIGH
And s. S. Mcclure Refused to
Pay the Bill.
Noted Publisher Was Almost
Jailed in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Cal. Nov. 27.-S. 8.
Mcclure, the millionaire New. York
publisher, was taken. into custody and
$3.50. which he declined to pay on the
ground that 1t was excessive. and that
he did not employ the machine, any
way, but was the guest of exposition
officials.
Patrolman Richard Tobin found Nc
Clure and the driver of the taxi, James
Findlay. in an alteration at the Third
and Townsend depot and took them to
the Southern station.
Leone Stolz, an official Of the taxi
cab company, who was summoned,
made several telephone calls to ascer-
tain who had hired the automobile,
and then apologized to Mcclure and
took him to the depot in his own ma
chine. Mcclure caught the next train
to Menlo Park, where he is visiting
friends.
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War Correspondent ct the Front
With tho Allies.
HER ENEMIES seem CONTENT
To Allow Her to Wear Her
self Out.
She Is Unable to Force . De-
cisive Battle.
IBy VIM. p. simms.l

copyright, 1914. by United Press.
With the French Army at the
Front, via Paris. Nov. 27.-Canght
own making, Germany Is slowly bleed
ing to death, without any apparent
means Of extrication..
After three weeks OF observation on
the western battle front, this. 1t ap-
peared to me, is the situation at pres
ent. / am convinced that the allies
are highly satisfied with the situation
and are perfectly content to 'et Ger
table Trustworthy source. I gather
that Germany is very much dissatis-
fed but is unable now either to force
the issue or to withdraw.
The only remedy for Germany IL
decisive battle which she IL unable to
ing to her extended line and the con-
seQuent impossibility OF concentration.
In an endeavor to force the issue in
the west, the German lines were
further extended to the sea- This left
her. worse on than ever. The neces-
sity Of shortening the line is impera-
tive, yet. if it is shortened, it will Gre
ate bad impression in Germany. The
move would be taken as a sign OF fall
ure. Such q realignment would also
expose the German Hanks to powerful
smashes from the allies. Germany is.
therefore, condemned to hold on. de-
spite the urgency of her turning loose
and the realization, daily, that she is
growing weaker while the allies are
growing stronger. The allies have moth
ing to gain by immediate action; Ger
many everything.
Officers are enthusiastic over the tao
tics Of Generals Joffre and French, the
French and British commanders. One
foreign neutral observer likened the
allies and Germans to heavyweight
boxers. each blocking the onslaught ol
| the other until one is weakened by hil
own exertion and the stronger lands =
knockout blow.
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Who IS FATHER?
william Waldorf Astor Is 40.
cused In England.
Became Entangled with Beau.
tiful Young Girl.

London, Nov. N.-William waldorf
Astor was defendant here in an action
before Justice Howlatt In the high
courts. brought by Mrs. Alice Alex
andra Falcke, Of Green Cottage. KIM
eton. Warwickshire, who sought to re-
cover payments in arrears under an al
legged agreement entered into between
Mr.. Astor and herself for the support
Of her child. Of which Mrs. Falcke
claims the expatriated millionaire u the
father.
Great secrecy was aimed At. Short
ly after the case was called Sir Ed
ward Carson. lawyer for Mr.. Astor.
had a few minutes talk with Compton
Smith. X. c.. who was appearing Tor
Mrs. Falcke, following which IL vaG
announced that the case had booa
settled subject to certain details bo1nG
worked out.
The case was then adjourned untfl
the first day Of the next court sIttinH4
but counsel announced that the cn8fS
was not likely to be troubled Wtth th6
case further.
It seems that abouf ffve years aen N.
Aston became Accounted WITH the ponfn-
tin, who was . boaotlfu1 young woman
then unmarried. A fr6end1htp followed
which ripened into great affection =
child was born 70 Mrs. FaBcke ana thou
came the estrangement, due Il q al1oG61,
to Mr.. Astor ob5ocf1ne 70 being fegf1tuo6
as the chil6e father.
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Defense Satisfied With case
without Witnesses.
MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED
And Only $12 to $50 Difference
Found in Bids.
Attorneys Ready and Willing to
Drop Political Farce.

The special investigation of the state
board of control by a legislative com
mission terminated abruptly this AFTER
noon without taking testimony IRON
any witnesses put on by the defense.
The members of the commission wen'
into executive session at 2:30 O'CLOCK
The official report will probably be pre-
pared for submitting to Governor
Hodges by tonight.
1--WE start to work upon it immedl-
ately and expect to be through before
midnight said Chairman Joue''
Shouse of the commission.
Instead of consuming more time with
additional testimony. the oeIense az
nounced this afternoon that 1t was sat
isfied to rest it's case If the commas
sion did not desire to ask questions OF
w E. Brooks and Stance Myers. Demo-
cratic control board members, whose
conduct was put in question by H. =.
Bowman. minority memper OF tn@ Fnr
board. E. D, McKeever of counsel TOT
Brooks and Myers addressed the COM
mission at the opening of the after
noon session.
1--WE are satisfied to rest our case
on the evidence submitted" said he.
1--WE considered that Mr.. Brooks and
Mr.. Myers have been acquitted by the
and so far as we are concerned we
have no desire to consume the COM
missions time with further statements
which will throw no additional light
upon the conduct of the board OF
control. Unless the commission wishes
to examine our clients we will not
take advantage of the opportunity to
make statements in their own behalf.
We are content to rest our case"
Attorney General Dawson inter-
posed a question to COUNSEL:
1.-THE record shows that the board
awarded a contract tor Spotted, Faun
tobacco to : Kansas firm at price
somewhat higher than the bid OF a
Chicago bidder. The amount in
stated at from $12, to $40 between
the bids. Do you desire to let that
showing stand without explanation %
McKeever answered.:
II have consulted with my clients
on that point. We will not contest that
testimony. 1t is the only instance shown
in this entire investigation of a mistake
in the appropriation of funds of more
than a million dollars a year. If such
an error was committed it was done in
the confusion Of contract-letting where
thousands Of dollars worth of supplies
were being purchased. My clients SIM
ply do not recall the incident Having
no recollection of the circumstances
there is no explanation to offer. Let
it stand"
Overruling the request Of counsel for
H. c. Bowman to recall Mr.. Bowman
for further crOss-examinatiOn the
members of the commission withdrew
to a committee room and spent five
minutes in conference. When they re-
turned the investigation was declared
at a close.
''On motion, duly seconded" announc-
ed Chairman ShOuse. "the commission
has declared the taking of testimony in
this investigation at an end. We will
now proceed to the preparation of our
report. We will notify the attorneys if
their presence is desired further. Our
Continued on Page Eight
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FEAR GERMAN SPIES.
Ammunition Factory Working for
Allies Is Heavily Guarded.

Philadelphia, Nov. z7.-Following
the receipt OF orders for war materials
aggregating In value $5O,0O0,000. the
Bethlehem Steel company has organ
lied a strict guard about all the sec
tions of its immense plant in the fear
dynamite the mills. Orders were
issued to allow no one to enter the
plant without q pass, this rule ap-
plying to all inspectors as well as
operating officials.
All departments of the Bethlehem
plant now are working full blast, the
full quota of 1000 men being on the
rolls, filling the war contracts brought
back from Europe by Charles NJ.
Schwab
thority that part OF the English con-
tract secured by Mr.. Schwab calls for
200 shrapnel gums, 500 caissons and
500 limbers for the English army.
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the mother happened to mention that
IA years before an older child died from
the disease. The physician began ask
ing questions and soon discovered that
when the child died the mother had
taken all the clothing. packed it in an
old chest and left it in the attic. A few
weeks ago a younger child became the
right age to wear this old clothing and
the mother unpacked the chest, dressed
the child in some of the clothing and
within a week the child had scarlet
fever.
Another report comes from Dodge
City where child had scarlet fever a
IContinued on PAGE Two.l
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WAR SITUATION TODAY.

= Berlin and Petrograd report VIC
tories and denials of defeat
The A lstrian war Office asserts that
the advance into Servia is being
pushed TO ward successfully.
There are fears tod , of friction
between the European powers and the
countries of South America over the
alleged violations Of neutrality.
At few times since the European
war began four months ago have re-
ports from the various fields of battle.
been SO incomplete and CONFUSING as
today.
A Holy War hich might seriously
affect the issue by bringing to arms
the millions of MOslems has been for
mally proclaimed by the sultan of
Turkey.
London expects this week will wit
ness one of the most deadly STRUGGLES
of the war as a result of the rene :
German effort to break through tn
the English channel
Negotiations are again in proprcss
between villa and Carranza for tIe
peaceful solution OF the Mexican Droh
lem. Carranza has established his
Government of Mexico" at Vera
Cruz.
Lord Kitchener has announced ,v
the English parliament that Ger,
many has suffered the greatest rever.
sal OF the war; and Paris declares
that Germany has been defeated de.
cisively.
The situation in Russian Poland :.
one OF the most puzzling of the war
The fighting in all sections has Nc.
sumed the character of a continuon,
battle. In western Galicia the Rus.
slams have been repulsed by the Ans.
trfanS.
President Wilson has commnnt
Gated to the diplomatic Representa-
tives OF the United States in the bel
ligcrcnt countries of Europe his dis
approval OF attacks by bombs from nj
craft dropped ON unfOrtified cities Oc
cupied BY nOn-c0mbatants.
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only SLIGHT LULL CAUGHT IN A TRAP PkEPT IN THE DARK
Begian Say SimmA U. apers
in
Withv To-day the AneA
SH MILLIONS ARE STlNGHER ENEMIES seem CONTENT OF THE HlWAM
Out Of Conceal
Is De-
mPuitx cisveB . A
Work in Topeka Is Resumed
With vigor Today.
SEVEN MILLIONS ARE STARVING
War-Swept Belgium Is Crying
for Bread Each Day.
Kansas Clergymen Urge Gener-
osity From Pulpits.

There is a small army Of persons
working in the interests Of Belgian re-
lief in Kansas. The central commit
tee today estimated that 10000 per-
sons have been in the field this week.
We've hardly started" said w. r..
Stubbs, chairman. It'll be here on
the job until every man and woman
in Kansas has been given a chance to
give something. The reports are en-
couraging but the goal CO 100000 bar
rels of -four is q long way from being
reached"
The central committee expects to
purchase three carloads Of flour with
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Meade County Active.
PEACE TALK 4 BLUFF.
Cologne Gazette Says 1t Is Heard Only
In England.

Berlin. Nov. N.-The Cologne Ca
zette, commenting today on a newspa-
per dispatch dealing with the renewed
peace talk, says:
1T is premature to talk about peace,
and it strikes US as frivolous. No Ger
man diplomat and no German soldier
thinks of concluding an illusory peace
with the powers which we have beaten
and confidently hope to continue beat
ing
In Germany everybody from the
kaiser to the day laborer is determined
to make a clean score this time Talk
in England about peace is blur
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SAME OLD SKY!
Same Old Ideal Weather In Kansas
Today-More Coming.

It's the same thing over again in
weather-ideal!
Will somewhat cooler than Thurs
day the temperature today is above
normal, and the sky is clear. The
minimum temperature Of 38 degrees
was clever degrees above the aver
age minimum for this date in the last
twenty-eight years.
But listen! enty-seven years ago
today the temperature was five de-
grees below zero.
November thus far has averaged
seven degrees above normal for the
month. The month has been ex-
tremely dry, but .0S of an inch of
moisture having fallen. Providing
there is no rain or snow prior to De-
cember 1, this will go on record as
the driest November in the twenty
eight years that local observations
have been made
In case there Is no rain in the next
four days the drouth record for a 49,
day period will be broken. In the
last ~ days, the precipitation Eaa
been but .09 OF an inch
The stage Of the KaW river was 3.5
feet today, just a half foot above the
lowest stage on record.
The shippers forecast: Protect a
hour shipments north and west against
Temperature of Is degrees; east and
south against Is to 30 degrees"
The temperature for the day averaged
z degrees above normal At 2 O'Clock
this afternoon the wind was II miles an
hour from the northeast
The hourly readings:
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VILLA STAYS OUT.

Part of His Army Has Entered City
OF Mexico.
Ell Paso, Nov. IA part of General
Villas forces have entered Mexico City
but Villa remains at Tula. A train, the
first in many weeks, left Mexico City
today for Juarez. This was learned
when rail and wire communications
were opened between the national cap
ital and the border An official Villa
report today said that General Cabel-
lero, the Carranza leader whose troops
hold Tampico. had recognized the con-
ventiOn party.
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Convictions for White Slavery
Traffic Total SO1.
Many Heavy Fines Have Also
Been Assessed.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 27.-Nine hundred
and one persons have been convicted
under the Mann white slave act since
it's passage. according to statistics re-
ceived today by Arthur Burrage Far
well, president of the Chicago Law and
Order League. from A. Bruce Bielaslki,
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in a few days with the money that has
been received at the Office In the
morning mail $500 in cash was re-
ceived. 1t was in the form of odds
and ends, mainly from small towns
where there is no relief organization.
A five dollar bi came from Oklaho-
ma. but no name was given.
Meade County Active.
telegram received from Louis
Boehler OF Meade county today reads:
Plains and two west townships of
Meade county have car Of wheat
ready for shipment Fowler and two
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CoIfr Kims : Phe.s.n,

Caldwell, N. J.. Nov. N.-WaIter C..
Brandley. a lawyer, was playing golf at
Monomonack. When driving on from the
first tee. he struck q pheasant in fun
flight. After obtaining the necessary
aN.davits he decided to have the bird
stuffed.
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Syracuse, n. Y, Nov. 27-Freddie
Welsh, lightweight champion of the
world earned a shade decision over
y5ung Brown of New York in a fast
ten round bout at the Arena Thurs
day night. The title holder displayed
amazing cleVeFue04
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Philadelphia. Nov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
was made today that the Philadelphia
stock exchange would be re-opened on
Monday, Nov. 80 at 10 a. m. for the
transaction in all securities listed on
the regular and unlisted departments Of
the exchange
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BLOWN up BY A Mine
The British Navy Loses a Collier OF
Grimsby.

London, Nov. 27.-The British ad-
mira1ty this evening announced that
the collier Khartoum has been blown
up today by mine off Grimsby. The
crew of the Khartoum was landed at
Grimsby.
Grimsby is on the south bank Of the
Humber, 15 miles southeast of Hull.
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There are fears tod J OF friction
between the European powers and the
countries of South America over the
alleged violations of neutrality.
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: Berlin and PetrOgrad report vic.
tories and denials of defeat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-27

The istrian war Office asserts that
the advance into Scrvia Is being
pushed TO ward successfully.
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At few times since the Europear
war began four months ago have re
ports from the various fields of battle
been SO incomplete and confusing a.
today.
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CONTINUED on PAGE Eight. /