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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22
LOSE SIX TO One AS PURE AS SNOW
German Death Rate Large in
the Late Fighting.
Throwing Regiment After Regi-
ment Into Big Cannon.

Paris, Oct. 22.-Thcre is no serious
fighting between Menin and Warneton
but from War; ton to La Bassee. a
distance of 18 miles. continued fight
ing is in progress along a line running
northeast from La Bassee. The fight
ing here is of the most severe char
acter. The Germans are in great
strength and have delivered a series
of violent assaults, but at no point
have they been able to gain any ter
ritory. The losses at this point are
very heavy, but the Germans, it is
stated at military headquarters here,
are losing in the ratio of six to one
of the allies, because Of the fact that
they are delivering frontal attacks
against positions fully protected by
artillery.
Hundreds of prisoners are also being
taken. The Germans are declared to
be wa sting their forces, literally throw
ing regiment after regiment against
the French guns in their efforts to
break through.
The military experts here are very
much encouraged over the immediate
outlook. They declare that the Ger
mans are preparing to evacuate their
position near the channel and there will
be no surprise if within short time the
entire German right wing retires inside
of the Belgian frontier.
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FUNSTON Will STAY.
Carranza Lalks at Giving the Re-
Quired Guarantees.

Washington, Oct. 22.-American
troops seem sure to remain in Vera
Cruz until the friction between Cen
eral Carranza and the Aguas Calientes
convention is adjusted. in the opinion
of officials here, who base their con-
clusions on today's advices to the
state department.
Carranza has referred back to the
convention the administrative Ques-
tions incident to withdrawing the
troops, although he had submitted the
same question to the convention be-
fore it voted itself the supreme au-
thority in Mexico and had instructed
him to comply with the proposals OF
the United States for protection OF
clericals, Mexicans who had served
General Funston and others.
Carranza has since questioned the
sovereignty of the convention and II
is believed here he resented being in
structed by what he considers an ao-
visory body. His only explanation to
the Uni4ed States was that to issue q
proclamation embodyfng the Ame1-
can proposals might establish a dan
gerous precedent.
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war IS A PUZZLE
French Cannot Understand
Fighting of Germans.
Resume Sudden Advance at
Points Not Expected.

Paris. Oct 22.@The sudden rssump-
tfon of activity by the Germans at
points where they were not expected
has caused a discussion of the object
OF these efforts. For instance, east Of
the Argonne, where the enemy has
been silent long time. a sudden rush
was made on Vauquois. which ID
perched on mountain peak. Also
questioned il the purpose OF the new
attempt in the Wovre. near Cham
plin. where they have been unable to
dislodge the French from the heights
Of the Meuse and equally unsuccessful
in driving the latter from the buckle
formed by the river south of Sc. Mihiel.
In these somewhat desultory move
ments Lieut. Col. Rouaset, the French
military critic, says he had supposed
the Germans were seeking once more
to intimidate the French. as the oper-
ations referred to were without con-
nectfon or military relation. The offi-
cial communication. however, he adds
reveals another, purpose. This was tc
distract the attention OF the allies from
the principal battle field, which is in
the north. The furious resumption OF
the offensive against the line from
Nieuport to Dixmude and LeBassee car
leave no doubt Of the German plan
Rousset declares.
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+ FURnlD ! ! i
The Bombardasht Of the Ger
mans Is Terrific.
French Artillery and British
Warships Are Busy.
ENGLISH Av!luloas DIRECT
Fighting Is General All Along
the Battle Line
Extending From Lorraine to
the English Channel.
ENGLISH AVIlTORs DIRECT

London, Oct. zz-The furious bonn
bardment between 0stend and Nieuport
continues today" accorc. lg to a dis
patch appearing in the Telegraaf Of
Amsterdam and teiegraphed to London
by the correspondent in that city of the
Exchange Telegraph.
1.-THE Germans are firing from Maria
kerke and Middelkerke, the French
from NieupOrt, and the English from
British warships. English aviators di-
rected the fire Of the allies
Paris, Oct. 22.-That the allies are
maintaining their advantage in the
fighting in the north OF France was
the claim made in the official COM
munication issued at Bordeaux this
afternoon.
1t was announced that fighting of the
most violent character continued in the
vicinity Of Dixmude Warenton, Armen-
there's. Rodingen and La Bassee but that
every attempt OF the Germans to gain
ground previously lost has been re-
pulsed.
The fighting is now general all along
the battle line from Lorraine to the sea.
The official statement says that the allies
have made slight gains In the Argonne
and Woevre districts. The enemy has
failed in an attempt to break through the
allied entrenchment in the neighborhood
Of Tribourt, west of Craonne and Nouan
and south Of Verennes There has been
severe fighting at Malincourt, Champion
and St Mflhiel
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TODAY 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
OF GREAT KANSAS BATTLE

Today is the 1iftieth anniversary
of the Battle Of the Blue, one of
the most important battles in which
troops from tie Sunflower state
took part during the Civil war. The
Battle of the Little Blue occurred
October 81, 1854. That evening
the entire forces under General Cur
tbs. the Union commander, rested
on the west banks Of the Big Blue.
On the morning Of October 22 the
Confederates crossed the river and
attacked the Union forces.
They were ir turn driven back
to the river by the Union men and
at sundown the Union troops fell
back to Westport and the Confed-
crates to he line of the Blue river
THE tragedy of the day." writes
Kansas historian, was the over
whelming of the Second Kansas
state militia under Colonel George
Veale, which supported q single
gun at Mocabee farm"
Colonel Veale is now living at
81 Fillmore street. AS a result of
the fighting Colonel veale's reRi-
ment lost thirty killed, fifty wound
cd and one hundred and two can
tured. At the close of the war the
dead were brought to Topeka and
buried at Topeka cemetery. The
Second Kansas state militia enlist
ed in Shawnee county. p. I. Bone-
brake, another survivor of the baf-
tie. Is now vice president OF the
Central National bank of this city.
Fred r. Huntoon. 21e Huntoon
street, also Is a survivor.
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Rolling Back German Line in
France at Last.
Only Two. Miles of Advantage,
but 1t Is Important.
LOST THEIR CHIEF MOVEMENT
Kaiser's Forces Fail to Hold
Perpendicular Line.
Only q Short Time Until Lille
Is Retaken by Allies.

Paris. Oct. 22-The allies are rolling
back the German line. They have push
ed wedge through the invading forces
Is miles north Of Lille and for the first
time since the series Of battles COM
menced they have pushed their forces
east of Lille. The advantage gained IL
sltght-two miles-but it il declared at
military Headquarters here it ID ex-
tremely important. The allies are now
In position to envelop the German
right flank and 1t is confidently ex-
pected here that they will be able to do
so within the next week or ten>days.
Officials at General Gallieni's head
quarters who are in touch with the sit
uation. declare that the Germans have
lost the chief move in the strategical
maneuvertng by their failure to MAIN
tain the perpendicular line extending
from Lille to the coast near Ostend.
They declare that the center of the
German right flank has been pierced
and that it Is only q question of a
short time when the German head
quarters at Lille must move eastward
or be lost
In a distance of-only IS miles three
separate and distinct battles of ex-
treme violence are in progress. From
Nieuport, ten miles southeast to Dix
nude, the Belgian army. reinforced
by the naval brigade and covered by
the, guns of the British war fleet. are
rolling the Germ-ns back. Every at
tempt of the Germans to break
through this line has been repulsed
with severe loss and it is declared thai
the Germans have left 10000 dead
and wounded on the field here.
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SINGING TO DEATH
Germans March Happily Into
Deadly Crossfire.
Morbid Tale of Second Battle
Line in France.

r m<s[-
Bordeaux. Oct. -Efoms Dixmuds II
miles south to Ypress there is no nshr-
ing. The Germans and allies maintain
a line here but it has not been marked
with any general encounter since Mon
day:
Beginning at Ypres and extending
91z miles. southeast to Menin, there ie
q second battle line. The Germans
were forced back nearly three miles
along this front last night, following a
night assault in force which was de-
feated. ts-
The Germans had mounted search
lights to command the territory and
after shelling the allied position with
great vigor, they attempted an assault
in force. The French forces, however,
had been given timely warning Of the
massing Of the German infantry and
q score of masked batteries were in
waiting.
The Germans advanced in their
usual massed formation, singing as
they came, but they were literally cut
to pieces by the fire of the French
three-inch guns and the rapid f1rers
which commanded the fiat marshy
ground over which they were COM
PEELED to advance.
The attempt to break through the
allies line lasted several hours but
when the fighting ended temporarily
the German line had been forced back
and their first line of trenches had
been occupied by the allies
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The Germans Are Reported to
Have Evacuated Ostend
And To Be Retreating Towards
Bruges and West Flanders.
OF BRITISH WARShIPS
Continue to Work Havoc
Among Kaiser's Forces.
Claim to Have Driven
Russians Out Of Hungary.

London. Oct 2z-Reports that the
Germans had evacuated Ostend and
were retreating toward Bruses and that
their West Flanders army. from the
vicinity of the coast south to Courtrai.
was being hammered into a zig-xag line
by the combined efforts Of British navy.
French and Belgian troops. seemed to
coincide with 30 many points that in
the absence of claims of any advance
from Berlin. opinion here was that the
fighting among the canals Of North
Belgium had been resulting favorably
for the allies.
At any rate the Germans at one point
have been driven back as far as Thour-
out and some dispatches say their COM
munications in the middle and West
Flanders have been SO disorganized
that troops from Client are marching
direct to Courtrai rather than join
their comrades to the north who are In
danger of being cut on.
The evacuation of Ostend was not
confirmed this morning, but from Ber-
lin itself came a report that British
ships were shelling that town. while an
TContinued on Pare TWo.1
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Counsel for the Steel Trust
Tells the Court
His Client Is Wholly Guiltless
of Wrong Doing.

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.-Resuming
his argument for the defense today in
the federal suit to dissolve the United
States Steel corporation n the ground
that it violated the antitrust law,
Richard v. Lindabury in the United
States district court continued to de-
scribe the conduct of the corporation
after it's organization. At the outset
he denied that earnings were excess
sive.
To show that the corporation has
always played fair, counsel told the
no. show a single instance of rebates
having been asked or received by the
concern or by any of it's subsidiaries.
In 1905, he said, the finance commit
tee, fearing that some of its subordi-
mates might resort to rebates, sent q
letter to the presidents of most of the
railroads with which the corporation
did a transportation business. warning
them against giving rebates to any rep
resentatives of the corporation. No
competitor anywhere, he added has
charged the corporation with unfair
methods or with underselling in par
ticular localities
The corporation never attempted to
cOerce consumers or dealers into trad
ing with it exclusively. he asserted.
nor has it otherwise restricted their
freedom Of action.
IF there ever was a record Of clean
doing and honorable business meth
DDS we have it here" said counsel.
Speaking of the corporations treat
ment of its employees. Mr. Lindabury
said a monopoly is selfish and soul
less and that in the pursuit of gain
1t no more regards the rights Of its
wage earners than it does the rights
of it's competitors or the public But
the steel corporation was not a mo-
J nopoly and treated its employees with
the greatest consideration
| He gave figures to show that since the
| formation of the corporation the wage.
4 OF its employees had been increased 81
| average of 2Sk per cent: that in 1912 its
employees numbered 221 .025 that its tota
! yearly payroll then amounted to $189 3s1s
| COZ and that the average yearly wage O.
| its men was $S56.70. In February, 1913
the average yearly wage increased t.
/ about $500. The corporation In its treat
ment of employees, Mr.. Lindabury de
| clared, leads the world. Its method @
| compensation for injured employees ante
dated the statutes of any state on tina
subject and is now a model for all O
1 them
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TO ADJOURN TONIGHT
Congress Is Preparing to Quit and Go
Home.

Washington. Oct. 22.-Adjournment
of congress at s o'clock tonight was
arranged by administration leaders of
both houses today, and a formal reso-
luton to that effect was prepared.
There were some rumblings of a fili-
buster by southern members who
want legislation to relieve the cotton
situation. but the Democrat leaders
seemed sure of their plan.
When the house met at 10 o'clock
it began killing time by reading the
journal in full while awaiting the re-
port of the conference on disputed
points in the war revenue bill. The
senate was ready to follow action of
the house. Seemingly the adjourn
ment was assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

A former clerk in the employ OF Vice
President Chambers recently produced
letters which he claimed showed that
the Santa Fe had given Senator Clark
freight rebates from his mines to his
smelters in Arizona, amounting to sew
eral million dollars.
No Extensions This Year.
will the Santa Fe make any ex-
tensions this year. President Ripley
was asked.
Il can positively say We will not" he
replied. 1t is impossible to get enough
money for extensions. Capital could be
obtained, but at much higher rate of
interest than we will pay. We will be
GContinued on Page Two.1
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IN FULL Retreat
Petrograd Reports Germans Re-
tiring From West of Warsaw.
Emperor william in Personal
Command of His Army.

Petrograd, Oct. 22.-It was official
ly announced today that the Germans
are in full retreat along the battle
line lying 80 miles west of Warsaw,
pursued by the Siberian army corps
which have, pushed forward from
WarsaW. The German Twenty~nr
army corps is reported here to have
lost nearly two-thirds OF its effective
strength in its effort to cover the re-
treat Of the main German army.
Emperor William is reported to
have been personally in charge of the
operations against Warsaw. coming to
the front when reports reached him
that his troops had reached within
seven miles Of the outer Warsaw de-
fenSeS.
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Mineola, Oct. 22.-After an hour and
q quarters examination Farrell. the
last state witness in the Carman case,
was excused and the state announced
It rested its case George M. Levy of
Mrs. Carman's counsel then began his
opening address.
I'VE will PROVE" said Mr.. Levy,
that this crime was not committed
by Mrs. Carman, but by q man whose
motive we do not know"
Mr.. Levy told of Mrs. Carman's ac-
tions on the day and night of the muir
der. He said she went to New York
during the day, contracted headache
and after dinner went to bed.
MRS. Carman will tell you that she
then heard a shot and some commo-
ton downstairs" he said. This wa4
the first definite declaration from the
defense that she was to testify.
'She Immediately put on q kimono
and leaned over the banisters. She
did not go into the office. because DR..
Carman had forbidden her to do SO.
"She will admit all about the tele-
phonic instrument and she will tell you
that she had it installed to find out II
doctors relations with women were
true We will show you that there can
be no suspicion attached to Mrs Car
mans talks with me because / was a
friend of the family ana had been for
years. AZ to tie witness, Farrell; we
will prove him a liar"
A vigorous assault on the testimony
given yesterday by Celia Coleman, the
Carman maid, was begun by the de-
tense with its first witness, Benedict
Cheesman. negro stenoerapner OF
New York. Cheesman testified that he
and two negro lawyers called on Celia
| in New York on July IA. last, and that
| the lawyers questioned Celia about heI
i knowledge Of the crime while he took
down questions and answers In short
I@ ~ Akrrul
statement as the one she had made
In it Celia said she wanted to tell the
iwhole truth. She was not under oath
however, and she made no mention Of
: Mrs Carman's having shown her q re-
volver.
otone the long statement taken down b,
| Cheesman and alleged to have been mad
by Celia. AS he did 80 the jurors feane'
back in their chairs and several closet
| their eyes. Recess was taken at 1913
1 O'Clock for luncheon with Cheesman stil
on the stand.
conklin Carman. on trial as the slayer
of Mrs. Louise Bailey. entered the tin,
court room in the Nassau county cour
house here on this the fourth day O.
her trial expecting to take the stant
| this afternoon as her own chief wit
ness. Presentation Of the states caae
II was thought, would'be concluded t1itI
forenoon. Frank Farrell, who testine<
yesterday that he had seen a womal
running from the window througl
which the shot was fired, around tn
tCarman house to the rear, was recalled
to the stand for q continuation Of hi
i cross-examinatfon
4 As on preceding days, the court room
was crowded with women. Elizabetl
i Carman. the II year old daughter o
i the defendant. was permitted to 81
with her mother At the counsel table
John Graham, Mrs Carman's lawyer
questioned Farrell closely about hi
A movements on the day. OF the murder
The story related by the Witness wa
! practically the same an that given o.
direct examination
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The Day in Congress.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Senate met at
noon to await the action of the house
on the war revenue bill. House met
at 10 a. m. Adopted the conference
report on the war revenue Dill aIter
an hours debate. A resolution for
adjournment sine die at o'clock to-
night was prepared by administration
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steamer John D. Released.

Washington Oct 22.-3ir Cecil SPRING
Rice the British ambassador was In
formed today 5y the London foreign
Office that the American tank steamer
John d. Rockefeller. seized by British
cruiaeEs, had been released.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Unsettled with probably showers ia
right and Friday; cooler Friday.
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wilson to Press tlhe Baton.

Washington Oct zz.-President Will
SON win press button tonight opening
the Red Cross bazAar In New York to
raise money tor European sufferers.
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SUMMARY OF TODlY'S
WAR NEWS IN EUROPE

1t is rvlmored that Emperor VIII
liam is seriously i'll.
The Germans have evacuated Os-
tend and are retreattng toward
Bruges.
The offensive .,ovvers OF the Rus
sian army in the north are weakening
gradually.
Ten thousand German marines with
machine gums left Antwerp today i'm
. southerly direction.
A German casualty list issued today
contains the names OF 1880 killed,
wounded and missing.
The allies have pushed . wedge
through the invading forces near
Lille and are rolling back the German
line.
The Krupps are making over for
use of the German army 500 cannon
that have been captured from the
enemy.
England has notified all foreign
bowers of her declaration to remove
! from the Suez canal all German and
Austrian ships.
The battIeships OF the British navy
+! are playing an important part I'm the
warfare along the coast In the bonn
bartlment OF German positions south
of Ostend.
| The Germans are preparing to
evacuate their position near the cham
mel and II Is believed that the German
right wing will retine inside. the Bel
| gian frontier.
|
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POUNDING TSING TAU
, Marine Heavy Artillery Boss
harding the Fort.

New York. Oct 1.-THE East ana Wese
News bureau gave out this afternoou
cable message from Toxic. dated today
as follows:
Tho Japanese naval general stag an
nounces that the marine heavy artillery
corps 10 engaged today in An attack upoa
Using Tau and that q part Of the Jop-
anese fleet IL keeping watch ON the on-
emy' war ships lowering about Hawan. =
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A German casualty list issued today
contains the names of 1880 killed
wounded and missing.
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The Germans are I'm full retrea
along the b0ttle line 50 miles west o
Warsaw. Emperor WullAm was pef
sOnally i'm charge 0f the operation
against Warsaw. ;.
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machine gums left Antwerp today In
. s0utherly direction.
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sian army in the north are weakening
gradually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-22

The allies have pushed . weds
through the invading forces nes
Lille and are rolling back the Gerna
line.
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The Krupps are making over fol
use Of the German army 500 cannon
that have been captured from TIN
enemy.
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The battIeships of the British navy
are playing an important part I'm the
warfare along the coast in the bonn
bartiment OF German positions south
Of Ostend.
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The Germans have evacuated Os-
tend and are retreating toward
Bruges.