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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S.
war NEWS IN EUROPE

At Berlin it Is officially announced
that five Russian army corps have
been defeated by the Austrians and
Germans south OF Allenstein, sixty
miles south of koenigsberg.
Newspaper dispatches from st. Pc
tersburg declare that Allenstein has
been occupied by the Russians, who
are investing KOenfgsbe-g.
The Russians arc drawing a net
around Lemberg. capital Of Galicia.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts de-
clared today that Great Britain would
require hundreds OF thousands OF men
for the present conflict.
Berlin reports the defeat Of the
British at st. Quentin. France. It
places the Germans 23 miles south of
Cambria, the scene of the recent Ger
man success.
Train service between Paris and
BOulOgne has been suspended.
Germany is rushing troops from her
west frontier to reinfOrsc her army
and that of Austria in the east.
East Prussia Is being rapidly over
run by the Russians. They are within
20 miles OF Lemberg.
The German ambassador at WASH
fngtOn denied today stories of German
cruelty and declared that Zeppelin
airshfDfs had attacked nothing but for
tifications.
The Princess Patricia Canadian
light infantry, 1000 strong. sailed
from Montreal today.
Two frawDers, sweeping for mines,
have been sunk by mines. Five men,
bers of the crews Of the trawlcrs are
missing and eight others received in
juries.
A japanese landing outside Of KiaO-
Chow will be made I'm a few days.
A British cruiser arrived In the More
today with zoo German prisoners on
board, chiefly from the German cruis-
er Nlaillz. which was sunk by . British
feet i'm the recent naval engagement
on Cuxbaven.
from LeE.berg. and the Servian army
headquarters has moved forward tC
ZaIGevO.
Before Nancy the French troops
found $500 German dead, and before
VftrimOnt 4.5OO dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
UNAITCH FROM GUNS
Russians Use Artillery Horses to Pur-
sue the Germans.

London, Aug. ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg recites a daring act
credited to Prince Eristoff, a colonel
in the Russian horse artillery,
When the Germans were retreating
from Sta1lupOehnen, a town OF east
Prussia, the prince ordered his men
to unhitch their horses from their
own guns. mount them and gallop af-
ter the Germans. Under a heavy fire
the Russian cavalrymen went forward
captured the German guns and
brought them back to their lines.
Emperor Nicholas has conferred the
cross of st. George upon Prince Erist
off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
British Cavalry Regiment Suffers
From q German Trick.

London, Aug. 2s.-A private letter
received here, from a British officer
at the front tells how a British cavalry
regiment suffered severe loss through
q ruse of the enemy.
The regiment, it seems sighted a
German battery not far off, firing in
a reverse direction and the British Of
ficer decided that the battery was un-
aware of their presence, whereupOn
he ordered a cavalry charge down into
the valley which lay between them
and the battery. Unfortunately the
bottom of the valley had been very
clever1y studded with concealed barb
wire into which a great portion of the
regiment rushed before the front rank
could give warning. Immediately the
German battery turned its guns
around. inflicting heavy loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
M'REYNOLDS GOES in,
His Nomination to Supreme Bench Is
Confirmed.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The senate
TODAY confirmed the nomination of
ATTORNEY General McReynolds to be
an associate justice of the supreme
court. Senators said the vote was
VERY decidedly in favor of the con-
firmation.
The senate also confirmed without
a roll call the nomination of Thomas
GREGORY to be attorney general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
DRIVEN out
Out of 10000 Inhabitants in
City of Malines
But 200 Remain After Capture
by the Germans.
MANY Of Them were KILLED
All the Rest Have Fled to
Places of Safety.
Bringing Up Heavy Guns for
Use Against Antwerp.
MANY OF. Them were KILLED

London, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Daily News from Rotterdam says that
out Of $4,000 inhabitants Of Malines
only 200 are now left in the town.
Refugees state many were killed y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
FEARS A BEEF
SHORTAGE HERE
Word of Warning From Secre-
tary Agriculture Today.
Problem of Meat Supply Facing
Entire Country.
BIG FALLING OFF IN YEAR
Kansas Shows Loss of 10000
Cattle in March.
War Situation Makes COndf-
tfOns More Acute.
BIG FALLING OFF IN YEAR

Europe and Mexico make the previous
ly serious meat situation caused by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
STEAMER HITS 4 NINE


Lloyds from Nikolayev. Russia, says
that the small passenger steamer Ex-
press. from Odessa for Nikolayev.
struck q mine on August II and was de-
stroyed. Fifty-fouf persons perished.
but most OF the passengers and crew
were picked up by other steamers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
CHECK RUSSIAN ADVANCE
DAILY COST OF
WAR, sac, $50, 900

Estimating that q .OOO. 900 men would
be put in the field by the European
Fighting powers, the estimate of the
daily cost of such a struggle follows:
Feed Of men. 81, SOC, 900
Feed Of horses. 100000
Pay european rates.. . $3.50, 900
Pay Of workmen in arsenals
and ports C00 per day). 1000 200
Transportation (6O miles, 10
days. ....................... 100000
Munitions: Infantry, 10 car
tridges a day......... 400, 900
Artillery. 10 shots a day.. 100 900
Marine, shots a day..... 100000
Equipment Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Ambulances: 100000 wounded
or i'll 81 per day).... $4,000
Armature ....................... 500 600
Reduction Of imports........... 100000
Help to the poor co cents
day to I in 10). $500. 900
Destruction Of towns, etc.. 2,0O0, 900
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50, ,950, 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday;
no important change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
LIGHT
PLANT RETURNS
RICH REVENUE
Alladin's Wonderful Lamp Had
Nothing on Those Run by ]. ID.
Ross, City Manager
RATES CUT IN TWO;
QUARTER MILLION PROFIT
Private System Forced to Re-
duce Cost of Service and Still
Can't Make Money

SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. 16.--Aladdin
owned magic lamp. He rubbed II
and summoned tc him most wondrous
results.
But Aladdin had nothing on Seattle
lin the lamp business. Seattle makes
| the bold and proud claim OF being "the
best lighted city In the world"
And the magic which performs this
wondrcus effect is municipal owner
ship.
seattie's city-owned light plant not
only gives II q thorough system OF
electric lighting. but the consumers
get II at the lowest cost In the coun-
try. and the plant h making money at
that.
.The surplus for the past two
years" says ]. ID. Ross, superintendent
OF the plant, amounts TO $433,954.2l
after paying all operation, mainten-
ance and interest and depreciation
charges and establishing sinking
fund"
Almost q quarter of million dol
lars clear profit per year.
And every resident Of Seattle. no
matter how far out In the suburb, can
obtain electric juice for six cents a
kilowatt hour for residence purposes.
II is much cheaper In the downtown
district.
But the city plant. does not furnish
all the juice In Seattle. II has. how
ever, forced the competing Seattle
Electric Co. TO come down to Its rates.
When the private company had the
field to itself the rates were double
what they are now and In districts
outside of Seattle the private company
still charges 10 cents kilowatt hour
for residence purposes. When Ross
became superintendent. the city and
electric company rates had been re-
duced TO eight cents In Seattle. In
less than two years, this rate was cut
down % per cent. AS soon as the city
made the cut the electric company had
to follow suit or lose out completely.
"Of equal Importance with the low
ering OF rates." says Ross. lis the fact
that the plant has done much to estab-
lish fair wage for the rank and file
OF men employed. The aim Is to give
the hImblest employee living wage.
This policy. together with the S-hour
day, the guarantee OF one days rest
In seven to every man and constant
attention to the betterment of work
Ing conditions, has resulted In loyal.
ty and spirit OF cooperation without
which the success of the plant would
not have been possibles The great ma
jority OF the employees of the plant
are the owners Of small homes, Of the
class most VI 1uable In building up q
city.
The city light plant Is now con
Germ with over a $5.O00,000 invest.
ment, II employs 240 men and will do
over 100000 business this year. In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16

the near future. IL plans TO extend IT'S
service TO towns outside OF Seattle.
In every way. the city plant has
been most progressive In adopting the
newest features In the lighting bust
ness. II was this enterprise which
laid the foundation for the claim that
Seattle is the best lighted city In
America.
The business district Is illuminated
by IN ornamental cluster lighting sys-
TEN. The cluster poles are OF cast
iron, IS feet high. These poles were
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16

designed by the lighting department
and made In Seattle.
The main business avenues have
fve-globe poles placed opposite each
other at the curb line and spaced at
80 and 30 feet. In the residence dis
trict, q pole with three globes Is used.
The lighting department OF Seattle
was the first In the country to use low
voltage tungsten lamps. In keeping
with Its progressive policy, 1t has been
the first In America to make use for
street lighting Of the new nitrogen
filled tungsten lamp which gives an
efficiency approximately twice that of
the ordinary tungsten.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
War Geography

Lens--A French town Of $1,000 pop
ulation, about 35 miles north Of
Amiens. and less than 80 miles from
the Belgian frontier. II was once
strongly fortified, and was the scene
Of great battles through the 18th.
18th and 18th century. The town lies
In the center of the wide coal fields Of
the Pas-de-Calais.
6ethune-A manufacturing town Of
$4,000. IL miles northwest Of Lens. 1t
was once the capital Of an ancient
barony, andt was one of the strongest
fortresses Of the former province of
Artois.
la Bassee-A small industrial
town and railroad junction. 10 miles
east of Bethune, on the route to Lille.
II 10 situated on the line Of canals
from the Deule to Aire and st. Omer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
Law REQUIRING
EXAMINATION OF
DRIVERS URGED
New York Seeks Means to Cur
tail Deaths From Reckless
Use Of Motors
HIGHWAYS PROTECTIVE
SOCIETY BEHIND MOVE
Average Killed by Machines In
Metropolis Alone il ~
q Month

NEW YORK, Oct. ls--Legislation
to safeguard the public against homi-
cidal Automobiles will be introduced
at Albany when the Legislature re-
convenes. This announcement was
made yesterday by Edward 3. Cor
nell, secretary OF the National High
ways Protective Society. II was
prompted by the alarming increase
In the number OF persons killed by
motor cars last month.
only yesterday five deaths from
automobiles we're reported In the New
York papers," said Mr.. Cornell. Dur
Ing the month OF September fifty-two
were killed In Greater New York.
During the same month In 1913 the
toll OF death was thirty-six. That
means an increase OF sixteen. or al
most double.
1.-THE automobile killings In all New
York State shows still greater In
crease. In September. 1913, sixteen
deaths were recorded Last Septem-
Der there were forty-four. or nearly
three times as many.
"The hill that has been drafted TO
check this reign Of terror compels
every operator OF q car. whether
chauffeur, owner or relative or friend
OF the owner, to pass state exami-
nation. Now only chauffeurs are ex-
amined.
"A man can walk into q garage,
buy car and drive II down the
street. although he knows no more
about Its insides than the man in the
moon.
"The owner Of car In New York
state can permit his wife or children
or friends to operate II as they please.
The most inexperienced are per-
mitted TO plough through congested
streets. No matter how powerful the
engine or how many persons Its mis-
management may kill or main, any
one can run a car II II Is not for hire.
The bill to be introduced at Al
bany L. similar TO the automobile law
Of New Jersey and other nearby
states. We expect II will be fought
by the same old lobby. but we believe
this time popular sentiment will be
80 strong that no legislator will OPP
pose It."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
NEW SHELL SKINS
OVER WATER

II In actual warfare all that Il
claimed for II is realized. an inven-
ton just submitted to the French
admiralty will have an important
effect on modern naval warfare. 1t
takes the form OF a projectile SIM
liar In many respects both to a
torpedo and shell. When fred
from either torpedo tube or q IL
inch gun II skins the surface OF the
water like a fiat pebble and has
range of nearly ten miles. Contain
ing o charge sufficient to destroy q
dreadnought. II can be fred by a par
ticularly simple method.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
NEW BULLET WOUND
LIKE MOSQUITO BITE

The entrance-wound caused by the
modern bullet Is not gruesome spec
tacle. II. Is small. and its appear
ance has been compared to that pro
duced by the bite OF a mosquito Often
there Is but little external bleeding.
but this Is not TO be taken as dan
ger signal. as might be supposed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
STEEL ARROWS NOW
DROPPED BY AVIATORS

One feature Of the aerial part of
this war has been the employment by
both French and German air corps OF
q new kind OF missile, small steel
arrow. which. when dropped from a
height. proves peculiarly deadly
weapon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
Ne VIII Be There.

The Gushing Young Thing-Oh
Professor. you must come to our AZ
fair tomorrow. All my friends are
coming, though they say they haven't
q rag to wear!
Hell shall be delighted!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16

In the last five years Peru has pro
duced 199,346,060 pounds of cotton
The United States last year bought
81 ,224,50 worth OF Peruvian cotton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
Provided For.

Barber-Shall l SINCE your beard.
sir?
Barbarous-Never mind: my wife Is
gone to the country, and have to
fight the gas range myself tonight
Dartmouth Jack o. Lantern.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16

Rio de Janerio has IS motion pic
ture theaters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-16
strategy.

Johnny's mother had instituted a
fine Of 10 cents for every spot made
on the tablecloth. One day Johnny
was observed rubbing his finger for
u long time over the cloth at his
plate.
"John, what are you doing?" said
his mother at last.
Nothing. was just trying to rub
two spots into one."--Judge.
Trieste. Austria. normally has $780,
1000 population, largely Italian.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Recovered From Lung
TrOubIe-NOW Insured

Insurance companies will not accept any one
affected with Lung Trouble. When you know a
who has been afflicted and who later has
been insured. such action means that the pol
icyholder must he in a very good state Of
health. Cases have been reported when Lung
Sufferers, after taking Eckman's Alternative.
remedy for Throat and Lung Trouble, have
successfully passed the medical test of insur-
ance companies Read this
237 Dean St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Gentlemen-About year and a half ago
/ noticed that my health was rapidly failing. l
was troubled with night sweats, severe cough
and very weak; having. In fact. absolutely
no ambition whatever. About this time 1
suited physician, who told my lungs
affected. Not satisfied. l went to another doc
tor. who, after examining me. said that l was
In the first stages OF Lung Trouble. At this
The night swests stopped almost Immediately
my cough became looser and gradually disap-
peared. My weight is now lA2 pounds and my
physician has pronounced me perfectly sound
which. together with the fact that / have Just
been accepted by two different insurance COM
(Anidsvitl W. z. GEE.
tAbove abbreviated: request.l
Eckman's Alternative has been proved by many
years test to be most enlcacious for severe
Throat and Lung Affections. Bronchitis. Bron-
ehiai Asthma, Stubborn Colds and in upbuild-
ing the system. Contains narcotics. poisons
or habit forming drugs Sold by all Jacobs
Drug Stores and other leading druggists Write
the Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia, Pa, for
booklet telling of recoveries and additional eyf-
dence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

would take the Tom Seaton matter into
court II the Philadelphia pitcher who
signed with the Federals did not report
10 his team.
s. NJ. Ward, New York attorney and
familiar figure in baseball, is said to be
on his way to Chicago to confer with
Jake Stahl in the hope OF getting the
former Red Sox leader to manage the
Brooklyn Federals.
RUDE Marquard and Blossom Seeley
have brought suit In the City Court Of
New York against Louis Yves ey. a the
atrical manager. They say Wesley gave
them check for $500 which was re-
turned as no good
Manager Joe Birmingham is sending
his recruits through hard workouts at
New Orleans. Birmy thinks the advance
guard will be in good shape when the
second squad arrives
Pitcher Eddie Karger has written
Manager Friel, of the st. Paul club.
the terms offered him and that he ex-
poets to have good season, Outfielder
Booze, who Is reported as having signed
with the Feds, also shows symptoms Of
returning to the fold.
Luther BONN. outhelder. who had sew
eral chances with the Browns, but last
lumhus in the A, A.. has cast his lot
with the Federals. Reports have 1t that
he has signed "A two-year contract with
Buffalo in the outlaw league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Athletic Club Out
To Beat Columbus
Tomorrow Night

Local fans should see one of the best
basketball games of the season to-mor-
row night when the Columbus Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Atlanta Athletic Club five clash in a re-
turn game. Joe Beams boys have shown
great form In their last few games and
should make the visitors step at their
best to win.
Columbus defeat at the hands of the
Birmingham quintet mas given the local
squad new hopes and they are out to
take the Columbus team to a trim
ming. Should Atlanta happen to down
Columbus the Georgia team will have
undisputed claim to the Southern bas-
ketball title
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Bv O. B. Keller.

7 AIDES win kindly take notice
that baseball shopping in 1914
should be done early That is,
IL II is desired to watch the Crackers
play ball free on Ladies' Day" and
save the margin of two bits on a
grandstand seat on ordinary days
which are not Tuesday or Friday.
For the management is going to be
very businesslike this season. Just
as businesslike a the management of
the Barons, and the other ball clubs
around the circuit.
Ladies. you simply must have that
little Dollar Ticket, IL you want to
save the rake-off
N previous years Gin Atlanta), the
purchase of that Dollar Season
Ticket for ladies' was treated as a
sort OF easy going and rather I'M
necessary ceremony, as the ticket was
rot required to be shown at the gate
in order for a member of the fair
sex to get grandstand seat for a
quarter.
This year (the management begs
TO announce) 1t win be ABSOLUTE
LY NECESSARY for the ticket to be
shown in order to gain free admission
on Ladies' Days and 10 get the re-
duced rate OF one-half on grandstand
seats on days other than Tuesday and
FriGay.
oAE have been simply sacrificing
w the price of a good ball player
or two every season by not insisting
that these Ladies' Tickets be pur-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

L.
''e oou Is peIiecty sausned win
the contract handed him by the Red
10 tnmn 10 Inc rederaI tornas
IL VIII be mighty hard proposition
trying to lure iris sneaker tho star
Federal League. Should Tris make UP
his mind TO jump the Beantown lads
he'll demand no less than siS. 000 where
as he is drawing $4,000 as a Red Sox.
one worthy TO Join Manager Chance
Yankees Is Charley Rose. who halls
from the Texas League. Rose is reDort =
ed to be the proud possessor Of a great
halfback movement which offen fnois
the runner He should he a big aid to
Playing the outfeld for a chamr on
f Wa . Sere ana mHRinssnT bal club
this. Iris Lord. Who chased Inc tlies for
Connie Mack for a lengthy psrioS hnt
now manager OF the NiebiIe clnb or The
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20

Battling Levinsky the heavyweight
who is fighting his way to the top Of
the ladder in remarkable style, will soon
have his chance to win International
fame as boxer. His manager, Danny
Morgan, has received an offer from one
of the big clubs in Paris to meet Georges
Carpenter in a 20-round battle some
time in June.
According to reports from New York.
Morgan is more than willing to send
his protege to the other side for the
match. Levinsky has done so well with
American heavyweights that Morgan
thinks he can wade right through the
Europeans.
Jim Cronin. fhe Macon lightweight
who lost to Terry Nelson last week in
Macon. would be dandy opponent Tor
Young. Cronin was too light for Mel
son. hut would give Young tough pat
tie Cronin arrived in Atlanta yester-
day and appears to be a dandy chap
1t is more than likely that Jake Abel
Phil McGovern, Terry Nelson, Jen Gam
ney and other good boxers will be seen
in action here before long. Local pro-
moters are dickering for these boys 70
box here and some good matches should
be the result.
Terry Nelson against Jake Abel, Kid
Young VS.. Jeff Gaffney and Jimmy Grant
VS. Phil NrcGoVern would prove three
matches that would be worth any ones
time and money.
Mike Cannon would also prove good
card against Terry Nelson. The winner
of this bout would then be in line for
go with Eddie Hanlon.
Jimmy Grant, the corlSing little ban
tamweight. was around town yesterday
carrying a broad smile. Things are
coming Jimmy's way these days and il
would not be surprising to see Grant
get a good match before long. Jimmy
is now dickering with New orleans in an
effort to get on with either Kid Herman
or Champion Johnny Coulon and the
promoters there would make no mistake
by matching the Chicagoan with either
of these boys.
Grants right hand is still sore from
his bout with Britt. but Jimmy expects
to be ready for another scrap before
long. Britt is carrying several bruises
from the battle. and is loud in his praise
Tor Grant. Hes the better boy and 1
have no excuse to OFFER" chirped the
Spider" yesterday.
Frank Whitney. the Cedar Rapids car
pen.er. is in New Orleans working like