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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
WARNSUNCLESAM
Gen. Carranza Says Any Use Of
Force at NacO
Will Be Considered an Act of
Hostility by Him.

Washington, Dec. 14.-General Car
rama through Consul Canada at Vera
Cruz today formally advised the state
department that any use of force by
the American troops at Naco. in their
efforts to keep Mexican bullets from
American soil. will be considered an
act Of hostility. however well disposed
the governmentemay be.
This agrees with the generals state
ment at Vera Cruz on Saturday. Re-
iterating his previous statement. Car
rama says General Hill has controlled
his fire and that he is sending instruc-
tions anew to the Sonora commander
to avoid any firing that would endan-
ger those across the American bor-
der He deplores that Americans
have been killed and Wounded. but
suggests that these accidents have
been due to carelessness on the part
of Americans or ''impudent curiosity
and cites similar occurrences when
Madero besieged Juarez and Ameri-
cans endangered their lives by seeking
points OF vantage in Ell Paso, from
" which to view the fighting.
Finally he points out that the posi-
ton Of Hills troops, who are stationed
with their. backs to the American
frontier. is such that it would be Inn
possible for their fire to enter Amerf-
can territory and that consequently
any shots from the American side
would be a direct aid to the villa
forces.
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Governor of Zone Wants to
Preserve American Neutrality.
Makes Firm Request for War.
ships in This District.
TAKING ON SUPPLIES THERE
Belligerents Apparently Pay No
Attention to U. s. Supervision.
Immediate Call for Two Tor
pedO Boat DestrOyers.

washington Dec. 1.-THE secretary OF
state. war and navy will hold a con-
ference today to decide whether to send
warships to Panama to aid in enforc-
ing neutrality in response to Colonel
Goethals request.
ColoneSToethals today reiterated his
request that two torpedo boat Destroy
ers be sent to canal zone waters to pre-
vent violation of neutrality through the
misuse Of wireless and the taking on
of supplies by belligerent vessels.
Because of the confidential nature OF
Col Goethals dispatch Secretary Car
rison declined to make 1t public. he
issued this statement:
The substance of the dispatch is that
in Col. Goethars judgment the misuse
of radio communication within canal
waters and the .,TeventiOn of the misuse
Of these waters as a base of supplies
require the presence Of swift moving
ships of the variety mentioned. Since
the questions involved require the con-
sideration of the state department and
the navy department as well as my own,
I have taken the matter up with the
other departments and as soon as the
requirements are fully ascertained
proper action will be taken to meet
them"
Secretary Garrison declined to dis
cuss the situation in the canal zone,
or to indicate which of the belligerents
was violating the neutrality Of the
United States. 1t is known that the
Australian collier Mallina, which re-
Gently left Balboa without clearance
papers, has been under close observa-
ton by Panama canal officials. That
ship. as we'll as other colliers. have
been suspected Of supplying British
ships in Pacific waters. Alleged vio-
lations of canal zone shipping regula-
tions have been the basis Of strong
representations to the British minister
at Panama.
The Lamson, Worden. Terry, Perkins,
and Wake are in reserve at Charleston,
s. c., and one or more Of these vessels
could be dispatched to canal waters
almost instantly. On the Pacific coast
the nearest craft available are the
Whipple. Paul Jdpes, Perry, Preble and
TruxtOn all lying off San Diego.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
knife FOR KAISER
German Emperor Will Be Oper-
ated Upon for Trouble.
Feverish Condition POstpOnes
Action on War Leader.

London. Dec. phing
from Berne. Switzerland, a CORES
pondent of the Central News says:
A telegram received here from
Munich states it has been decided to
operate on Emperor Williams throat,
but the operation is being deferred
owing to the feverish condition of the
emperor.
Reports ore or less alarming of
the illness of Emperor William have
been in circulation for several days.
His majesty returned to Berlin some
days ago from the front, and it was
then variously reported that he was
suffering from influenza, catarrh of
the throat and nervous breakdown.
The latter part of last week the re-
ports had mo-: hopeful tone and it
was said ne was recovering and soon
would be able to go to the front again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
TO EXPLAIN
Members of Barber Board Be-
fore Attorney General.
Must Answer for Charge Of U.s.
ing State Money for Board.

Members of the state barber board
have been notified by the attorney
generals office that they shall appear
before Governor Hodges Thursday
and explain the vouchers on which
they collected several hundred dollars
board and room rent while living at
home They have also been request
g x1to turn the money into the state
treasury.
The three members of the board
Charles C. Meyer, Wichita: Clarence
Atchison-have been charged with
collecting Expenses from. the state
while living at home. These vouchers,
it is claimed. were collected in strict
violation OF the law.
The case was called to the attention
of the attorney general by Governor
Hodges who demanded an inyestiga-
ton 1t Is now up to the mem bers of
the board to explain and they will be
asked TO appear in the governors Of
flee Thursday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
AGREE ON ROBES.
villa and Zapafa VIII Give MEXICO
Another President.

Mexico City. Dec. 1.-THE Zapatista
followers held a meeting here and
agreed unanimously to insist upon the
election Of General Jose Ysabel Robes
as provisional president when the ma
tional military convention meets on
January l.
General RObles was the candidate OF
the Zapata element at .Aguas Calientes
and was only defeated by ten votes by
General Gutierrez. He Is now secre
tary Of war In the Gutferrez cabinet.
Though but "a years old he is consid-
cred one Of the brightest and most hon.
orabIe men In all Mexico It IL UNDER
stood that Villa is in accord with Zapa-
tistas, SO the election Of Robes may
be considered an assured fact
:. The provisto onal president will hold
office for one year or until the national
elections are held and the oflcers
chosen by. the people are inaugnrated.
General Robes served through the
revolution az brtg2dier general in
Villas division Of the north and has
an excellent record as q hghting man.
Generals Villa and Zapata are at the
head Of their troops conducting opera
tions against the Carranxistas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
WIN DECISIVE VICTORY
Russians Pierce the German Front
North of Warsaw.

Petrograd, Dec. 14.-Reports today
from the front say the operations Of
Russian forces north of Warsaw, partial
success of which was announced last
week, have now resulted in a decisive
victory, after having pierced the Ger
man front beyond Ciehanow and Prz-
asnysz.
The Russian success on this front,
according to these advices has been
clinched by wide swinging movement
of the advancing Russian left on the
main highway from Plock to Mlawa,
concluding in a heavy cavalry engage
ment at Jurominetna. seven miles
southeast of Mlawa. 1t is said here
that the Russians will now be able to
straighten their entire front running
to the Mazurian lakes.
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Capper Comes Out for State
Wide Primary Plan.
FavOrs Delegate Convention to
Talk Things Over.
TOO MANY ELECTIVE OFFICERS
GovernOr-Elect Agrees With
Hodges on One Lone Point,
Probable That Capper Will Veto
Travis BillEif 1t Passes.

Naughty. INSCRIPTIONS and design
Ing politicians who would cripple the
sacred statewide primary election
law may Us well expect opposition
from Arthur Capper, governor elect
Capper believes the statewide pri-
mary is a sacred institution and safe
in the hands OF the voters. He is will
ing tc bleed and die for the law-not-
withstanding opinions of Governor
Hodges. Democrat. and Frank l..
Travis. Republican, to the contrary
The one change which Capper
would suggest for the existing law is
a provision for a delegate convention
to talk things over. But under no cir
cumstances would the new governor
place the nominating power in the
hands of convention system. That
would mean a return to the dark
ages in Kansas politics, Capper be-
lieves.
Only the other day Governor
Hodges explained his views on the
statewide primary the need of a con-
stitutional convention, a one house
legislature; and added that there were
too many state officers elected by the
people. 1t is quite evident that the
retiring governor and the incoming
CContinued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
British Submarine Dives Un-
der Five Rows Of Mines
And Torpedoes . Turkish ves-
sci in the Dardanelles.
UNDER WATER FOR NINE HOURS
Submarine Submerged to Es-
cape Eyes of Gunners.
Messudieh Carried Crew of 600
Men When She Sank.

London. Dec. IA communities
ton issued by the official bureau today
announced that the Turkish battle
ship Messudieh ..as been torpedoed by
a British submarine.
The official bureaus statement is as
follows:
Yesterday submarine Bill in
charge of Lieutenant Commander
Norman B.. Holbrook OF the Royal
navy, entered the Dardenelles and In
spite of the difficult current dived un-
der five rows of mines and torpedced
the Turkish battleship Messudieh,
which .yas guarding the mine fields.
Although pursued by gun fire and tor
pedo boats the Bill returned safely
after being submerged. on one occa-
sion for nine hours.
when dast seen he Messudfeh was
sinking by the stern"
The Messudieh was a very old boat.
having been built at Blackwell, eng
land, in 1874, and reconstructed al
Genoa in 1908. She was 1872 feet
long, So feet beam and of about ten
thousand tons burden.
She had a speed of 17A knots and
her main -lttery consisted OF two
9.2-inch guns in turrets and twelve g.
inch guns in battery. In the war with
Greece in 1912, the Messudieh was re-
ported badly dar-aged in a naval bat
tie in the Dardanelles. She carried a
crew Of 600 men,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
A CALL FOR MONEY
Kansas Natural Gas Receivers
Want to Sell supply
But They Hold Out No Hopes
for Financing II.

John S. Dawson, attorney general,
will leave tonight for Independenco.
where he will meet with the receivers
and creditors Of the Kansas Natural
Gas company in an effort to perfect
some scheme that will keep the nat
ural gas business going for a few
years. None of the creditors are VIII
ling to sink more money in the KAN
sas Natural business. but most Of
them will be represented by Counsel
at the meeting called to hold another
financial autopsy.
Before leaving Topeka today, General
Dawson was In conference with CharIeo
y. Shukers of Independence. attorney for
some OF the larger gas company creditora
Shukers was quite certain that none Of
his clients were willing TO spend moro
money for gas field development. 30 IL n
up to the men who attend the Conferences
this week to work out a scheme OF imam
cial salvation.
My people have no money to spend'ss
said Shukers. They have already spenk
too much money. We are interested n
any plan. that will bring in new revenesS
and pay on outstanding accounts. Buf
as for having more money-there IL none
for that purpose" =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-14
A BELGIAN APPEAL,

To All the People of Kansas:
When women and cfildre-, .)y thou
sands and millions are facing death
from starvation plair words are per-
dOnable. Within one month less than
one-half of the people OF Kansas have
given approximately two thirds OF q
ship-load OF Kansas flour for Belgium.
We make this final appeal, asking
every man, woman and child to give
one tlollar-more II possible-less II
necessary. but for the sake OF suffer-
ing. starving human being to give
something and have a share in send
ing this ship-load of food to these
stricken, homeless people across the
sea.
If every Kansan would share a very
small portion Of his Christmas with
these starving people who ask only
bread, not even enough for q good
square meal. but barely enough bread
to sustain life, we can load the Kan
sas ship to its capacity. Send your
contributions at the earliest possible
date to your local committee or to the
Kansas Belgian Relief Committee, 7OS
Mills building, Topeka.
We ask and urge every home, ev-
cry business house, bank and institu-
tIOIls anu eVCEy StOCAuU0Us IdFInCT. and
indeed. every man. woman and child.
to become part Of the Kansas Belgian
Relief organization and make some
little sacrifice to help fiji the Kansas
ship and get it started across the sea
before Christmas time.
We want the help of every minister
and his people. of every fraternal or
ganizatiOn. of every labor union. and
every wOmen's organization. In maxi
ing plans for Christmas won't Kansas
remember the hungry, helpless mill
lions OF Belgium?
We. persOnally-with the best in
formation to support the bclief-be-
1icve that every sack Of -four. every
dollar given now. will save the life OF
child or woman. Who would sac
rifice q human life for q days wages?
w. II. STCBRS
Chairman.
CHAlsLES DILLON.
Secretary.
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TELL OF BELIEFS
Governor Hodges Will Lecture
ON Commission Government.
Advocate of New Form Plans
Campaign Next Spring.

Governor Hodges is going to spread
the gospel Of commission government
and commission assemblies next sum-
mer and winter. The governor has not
signed up with the chautauqua or
lyceum circuits yet but he has several
offers, one for at least ten weeks solid
time during the. summer and another
for something like twenty weeks dur
ing next winter on the lyceum circuit
Two or three other booking concerns
have asked the governor II he would
consider an offer for both summer
and winter lyceum courses.
Governor Hodges has been an advo-
cate of commission government for
long time and sent to the legislature
two years ago a special message advo-
eating a commission assembly of six
teen members to take the place OF the
legislature. At that time he made no
effort to encourage real commission
government in the state but since
Henry Allen. the Progressive candidate
for governor, has been advocating
complete revolution in state and cOun-
ty government the governor has been
offering a slightly different scheme.
The governor proposes that the COVER
nor, secretary Of state and auditor De
elected and form the present executive
council Rut all the other state off,
GERS be appointive, including superin-
tendent of public instruction. treasurer.
attorney general, superintendent of in
surance and board of irrigation. These
would make up the governors cabinet
and he would be directly responsible for
their acts.
Every since the governor opened the
discussion, nearly two years ago. there
has been much comment on the prop
osition, throughout Kansas and in
many other states where the weakness
OF the present system II government
is even more apparent than in Kan
sas Numerous artices have appeared
in newspapers and magazines discuss
ing both the commission assembly and
commission government. The interest
Of the country has been aroused in the
subject SO the lyceum and chautauqua
bureaus want to offer 1t as a subject.
The governor Is going to spend the
first three months after he Is out Of
office campaigning for prohibition In
Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio. North
Carolina, Missouri. West Virginia and
as soon as these dates are completed
he expects to start his lecture work on
commission assembly and government
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The Allies Slowly Are Advanc-
ing Their Lines in Flanders.
Fighting Is Hand to Hand and
Extremely Sanguinary.
LOSSES HEAVY ON BOTH SIDES
Entire German Regiment Wiped
Out in One Charge.
French and British Execute
Successful Flank Movement.

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE most desperate
fighting of the month on the extreme
western line of the battle front was re-
sumed today in the region from Ypres.
through Armentieres and La Bassee.
The Germans have met the attack
of the French and British in this region
with a vigorous counter offensive which
has resulted in extremely bloody hand
to hand fighting. The allies have slowly
advanced their lines, trench by trench.
but it is admitted their losses have been
heavy. The German losses, however.
are three to one greater than those of
the allies.
In one charge alone along the La Bas-
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Repulsed Everywhere They Are
Being Pursued by Russians.
They Are Chased Beyond the
Euphrates River.
AUSTRIAN REVERSE SEVERE
Servians Are Sweeping Them
Out of the Country.
Germany Is Reported Prepared
to Fight for Years.

London, Dec. 14.-Reverse for Tur-
key at the hands Of Russia on land
and of England on the sea were
chronicled in today's official war dis
patches. Russian army headquarters
in the Caucasus reports that the
Turks, whose strong resistance to the
invaders from the north compelled
them to retreat. have now been re-
pulsed everywhere and are being pur-
sued beyond the Euphrates river, suf-
fering heavy losses.
The British admiralty announces
the old Turkish battleship Messudieh,
which carried 500 men, has been de-
stroyed by British submarine. To
accomplish the feat the submarine
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Berlin Is Disguised With Ac-
tiOn Kaiser's Ally.
And Hurled the Invaders
From That Country
The Storm Burst 1T tho Ger.
man Capital.
(By ]. w. T. Mason.l

New York. Dec A.-Differences ap-
parently have arisen between Germany
and Austria concerning the progress Of
the Austrian campaign. This Is the only
possible Interpretation Of the public re-
buke which has been inflicted on tho
Austrians by Berlin's weekend official
report of conditions in the war sone.
The Austrian forces In the Car
pathians are accused Of being too
small to clear Hungary OF the enemy at
once, and must attack and repulse
one column after another" while .
more stinging rebuke is contained in
the statement that the Austrians re-
port 10000 Russians have been captured
but they fail to say within what period.
making the report meaningless.
Such declarations as these made by
the German official press bureau con-
corning Germany's ally, are indicative
of disgust in Berlin at Austrta's
utilities.
The immediate cause of the German
outburst is probably the collapse Of
Austria's offensive in Servia. There II
much mystery about Servia's counter
offensive. which Is now SO successfully
developing. Less than a fortnight ago,
the Servians had been routed and de-
moralixed; SO complete was their dis
comfiture that their country seemed
lost. London newspapers. which have
Just arrived in New York, show that
Englishmen themselves believed Servia
was decisively beaten. England was
beginning to speculate fortnight ago
whether Austria would break with Ger
many In order to negotiate q separate
peace as soon as she had conquered
Servia.
Servians Came Back.
Instead Of this, the Servians seem
to have turned the tables on the Aus
TRANS In q way to bring Germany's
growing impatiel.ce of Austria's mill
tary inc b. ~ to = public climax. The
Serviahs have accomplished the most
| remarkable Snia11soci1e feat Of the war.
How they have done so Is unknown.
Austria may have withdrawn q large
| ing the Servians could not return to
the offensi. .e; or the Austrian north
ern (Belgrade) and western OVAL
zevO) armies may have become SEM
arated, permitting the Servians to
concentrate all their strength against
the enemy's weakened western wing.
Coming at the same time as the Ser
Wan defeat, the public rebuke Of Ger
many has, doubtless by now, formed the
subject of sharp exchange Of tele-
grams between Vienna and Berlin. The
Germans probably have attempted .
very unusual proceeding In order to in-
| ject greater ardor and persistence into
the Austrians. This 10. however, .
dangerous game to play internationally,
for rancor Invariably remains. For the
first time since hostilitfes began, the
present episode makes public the fact
that the war alliances do not always
work well when one Of the allies -
considered by the other to be q lag
4 gard
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the supposedly impreena-

penetrated the supposedly impregna-
BILE Dardanel1eS.
The recent successes of the Ser
vians, partly confirmed from Berlin,
are said at Nish to have been extend
ed. It is asserted that the Austrians
have been unable to check their re-
treat before the advancing Servians,
who are sweeping them. out OF their
country. A statement attributed to
Field Marshal Won Der GOltz, who. was
sent by the German government to
to direct the Turkish
forces. indicates in the opinion of this
man, one of the leading German
military authorities. the war may drag
on for a long time. He is quoted as
saving that Germany is prepared to
carry on the war for years but Is GER
tain to triumph eventually.
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for days. has been at extremely short

range.
The Germans have thrown every
available man into the fight. dismount-
ing their cavalrymen and charging
these men with infantry regiments.
Tremendous losses have been inflicted
by the Russians by playing the old
German trick of .evacuating trenches
and then blowing them up as the enemy
rushes in.
The latest official statement from the
war office claims that the forces to the
north of the vistula have met with
complete success in repulsing the Ger
man advance from the direction Of
Mlawa.
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Germans Pound the Russian
Line Continuously
In = Vain Attempt to Break
Through tho Defense.
AN ARMY Of nleF 4 MILLION
Is Massed ON It'd Lie of thu
Main Advance.
Up as Enemy Enters.

Petrograd, Dec. 1.-THE German at
tack against the Russians continues
day and night but the force Of their as
sault has greatly diminished. it is stat
ed. Thousands of men have been
thrown forward in a vain attempt to
break through. the Russian defenses. A
half million Germans are declared to
be massed on this front, which is on
the line of the main advance Of the
enemy.
The greatest part Of the entire battle
of the Lowicz region which has lasted
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Speak to Germans.

Mrs Catherine Booth-Clibborn-La Mar
Miss Victoria Booth Clibborn will speak
In German next Tuesday night at q union
service of the seven German churches Of
the city in the German Methodist church,
corner of Tyler and West Fifth streets.
The music will be furnished by a chorus
made up of vocalists from ali seven OF
the churches interested. All Germans In
Topeka are invited to attend the meeting.
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The DAY IN CONGRESS
Two of the Big Supply Bills Brought
Into the House.

Washington, Dec. 14-Independent coal
operators continued their complaint of
rate Determinations in southern territory
before senate committee. Hearings
were continued on the water power site
land leasing bill
The Philippine committee began hear
ing on the bill for ultimate independence
of the islands.
Secretary Daniels continued his testi-
mony before the house naval committee.
The legislative, executive and judicial
brought in.
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see canal, an entire German regiment
is declared to have been practically
wiped out after it had taken a French
trench. The French, aided by the
British succeeded in flanking the Ger
mans. few of whom escaped.