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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31
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l idht SuiiHo"erS alonS the cages OF
Tue poultry 7 Tor a IN summer
ana leed III 1all II winter.
NoiAe tell the sex OF the guinea owl
by us Wattles. Those or the male are
uouDle the size OF the female.
.ne grown Sheep or lambs, and u
NC hept before lhem constantly.
10 keep the poultry mouse Tree from
10 preed chlckens Tor eggs or brollers.
by painting three paintings or sweet
corn tlls month, ten days apart, plenty
10 make the pigs grow, skim-mllk,
mill e ana clover or alfalfa pasture
VI" 10 hScuCu' feeu very iluc
inc largest yields are produced
Wlen routed sod Or animal manur are
used IN connection with a good fer.
tlllZer.
AFTER the asparagus season is past
remove the weeds, stir the soil and
give the bed a coating of well-rotted
"A swirl gait IN walking Is acquired
pest Dy the team when 1t is being
broken. Early habits become perma-
Nalch LOT req rust IN the blackberry
ana lhe Diackcap patch. Dig out and
Durn INFESTED plants at once, or the
IL IS a good thing to give the hens
10 drink when 1t can be
1t acts as a substitute for meat,
and helps egg production.
EVERY breeder or hogs should rec
osnlze the large part which the drink
water exercises in the spread OF
hog cholera and swine plague.
gently when you are packing the dirt
around the roots IL air spaces are
left the trees will not do well.
SO long as there Is any %pasturage
home every night satisfied and
literally full to their beaks.
-"
One Of the chief objects OF a cover
,rop in an orchard is to assist I'm con
soil during late summer and early fall.
The agitation for laws protecting
sheep from dogs is getting broadly
catered. From coast to coast the
me drawback to sheep raising is tho
iO0.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31
But Not to Eminence.

PA, what is a sheepskin?'
1T is q diploma, and a diploma is a
Passport % theFLand of WofK.."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31

Eve when the worm does turn i
makes little noise in the world.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31

You Never Can Tell.
Hicks-You never can tell about a
WickS-You shouldn't. ANYHOW.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31

MIX XhGh. becomes ,ssringy .sl.r,x.
or ropy after standing Il few hours.
IS not due to the cows condition, but
is caused by a large number OF bacte-
ria which develop in the milk and
change the milk sugar into a Shiny
or ropy mass.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31

Keep after the weeds.
Be gehtIenwhs the. Horse. PAS !
!" EloasFR Ken !; ..25iSt3;'';a4df;;hI22. 30:
az F'rnitr .sfH nfJa aat
Pigs must be watched for lice.
Every pig raiser 'shodild have a'batch
Of rape, -. ,st:!a;,n 1oirpdDs
'Don't lat' the Weeds iys2taa1 stl lirpa Get
the start of the weeds.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31

OF course, you will spray your trees
at least once, and perhaps twice this
spring, but how about your neigbbor
who sprays not at all? How can YOU
protect yourself against the pests that
are driven from his orchard into
yours?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24

The annual financial statement of
the railroad will be submitted at the
meeting for the approval of the stock
holders.
The acquisition of the capital stock
of the Minkler Southern railway a
small branch line in California, will be
taken up at the meeting.
The stockholders will attend to 9TH
er routine business. The transfer of
stock was closed September II, and
will be resumed at the close of the
session.
Only a few of the heaviest stock
holders and several local men will
probably be present at the meeting.
The majority of the $4,000 or more
people holding stock in the Santa Fe
railway will be represented by proxy.
A committee composed of President
Ripley, Walker D. Hines, Edward J..
Berwind, T. Dewitt Cuyler. Augustus
D. Juilliard and Charles Steele has
been named by the board of directors
to accept the proxies.
Following the stockholders meet
ing in Topeka, the directors of the
railway will hold their annual session
in New York City early in November.
Two Topeka men are members of the
board, Charles s. Gleed and Howell
Jones. At the directors meeting, the
officers of the company will be elected.
The only elective Santa Fe official
in Topeka is E. L. Copeland, secretary
and treasurer. President Ripley and
the other executive officers will prob
ably be reelected at the New York
meeting.
Howell Jones of Topeka, land COM
missioner of the Santa Fe and a di-
rector of the system, will likely be re-
elected a member OF the board. His
term will expire this year. President
Ripley and Charles Steele, other men,
bers of the board whose terms expire.
have been on the board for some time.
DR.. Pritchett Of New York is the new
est member Of the board. He was
elected to fill vacancy in July.
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bile and seriously injured. The auto
was going north. According to those
who witnessed the accident Raner was
badly bruised and otherwise injured.
He was taken to his home.
According to the police the driver
Of the automobile was Dick Hodgins of
the Topeka Cold Storage, Ice & Fuel
company. Ed Timon, a North side
furniture dealer, was also in the car.
The police say that neither Hodgins
or Raner was to blame for the acci-
dent.
Almost at the same time of the auto
accident a horse driven by Mrs. Seiber.
who lives in the 700 block on North
Madison street, became frightened and
ran away. Mrs. Seiber was thrown out
of the buggy and seriously injured. She
was taken to Christ's hospital. The
runaway occurred near the scene of the
auto accident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
Present Impregnable Positions
Were Established
While Battle of Marne Was
Being Fought.
Rig RATTLE EXPECTED ANY DAY
Fresh Troops Are Pouring in
for Both Armies.
Present Fighting Is Only Pre-
liminary to Death Struggle.
SIEGE OPERATIONS PRACTICED
Each Army Seeks Weak Spots
in Enemy's Line.
TOday's Interest Centers in Ger
man Assault on WOevere.
Fresh Troops Are Pouring in
for Both Armies.
Present Fighting Is Only Pre-
liminary to Death Struggle.
SIEGE OPERATIONS PRACTICED
Each Army Seeks Weak Spots
in Enemy's Line.
TOday's Interest Centers in Ger.
man Assault on WOevere.

London. 24.-Interest in the fighting
today centers in Woevere, says the bor-
deaux correspondent of the Times
where the enemy is making serious
effort to pierce the line of forts linking
Verdun and Toul.
ITO the northeast of Verdun." the
correspondent continues. least OF the
Mesue heights and in the direction OF
Mouilly and Dampierre their furious
attempts have failed. In the south OF
Woevere they hold positions running
through Richecourt. Seicheprey ana
Lirorville. The general situation re-
mains unchanged.
"On the left and center the allies have
the best of reasons for confidence in the
result of the battle. Let there be no
mistake. the enemy is going to give seri-
Gus trouble along the line where with
striking recuperative power they man
aged to gather their routed hordes flee-
ing from the battle of the Marine.
"A week has elapsed since it first be-
came clear that although forced to
abandon successive positions prepared
for defense, the enemy had found to the
north of the Aisne, north-northwest OF
Rheims. formidably prepared fortified
positions upon which they hoped to
maintain themselves for many Gays,
while their own troops were recovering
from the retreat and while the fire OF
victory among the allies was burning
out.
Behind Real Qualifications.
THE positions, enormously strong by
nature and dominating the valleys and
the towns, have been turned into regu-
lar fortresses. The line of trenches
built with science and ie solidity of
permanent works are covered by flank
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because of her necessity for motor
transportation. The Russian move
ment is now described as huge
wedge the right line of which extends
roughly from Libau on the Baltic.
along the railroad line to Warsaw.
The Russian General Rennankampff
is guarding this line. 1t protects the
Russian sources of supply and pre-
vents any outflanking movement
against the army of attack, which, al
ready according to news in London is
beginning to operate in the direction
of Posen and Breslau, in Germany.
The left of this line rests on Warsaw
from which point railroads tap the
rich and populous district extending to
Odessa. The occupation of Galicia
links up the Warsaw railroad system
and is regarded in London as insuring
both supplies and reinfOrcements for
the attacking army.
That the ste ge is virtually set for
this attack is indicated by the news
that the Germans are hastily reinforc-
ing their line between Thorn and Ka-
lisz, this latter point being southeas st
Of Posen, even to the extent OF aban-
doning their positions against General
Rennenkampff. Not only have the
Russians cut off Austrian domestic sup
plies of gasoline, but the ban on the
expectation of coal to Austria reported
from Rumania, may be followed, 1t is
held here, by a similar measure with
Austria and her ally of this very nee
essary product for their automobile
transport and aerial service.
Germans On Defensive in East.
London, Sept. 24.-The Paris Matin
prints dispatch from Petrograd stat
ing that the Germans who drove Gen
eral Rennc 1kampff back into Russia
are reported to have suffered a great
defeat at Subir. The Russians have
re-occupied Soldau in East Prussia on
the Polish frontier. 1t is stated the
Germans are evacuating East Prussia
to reinforce the line from Thorn in
West Prussia on the border of Poland
to Kalisz, a town in Russian Poland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
1,4OO WENT DOWN
In North Sea Disaster to British
Cruisers.
Commanders of AbOukir and
HOgue Among Missing.

London, Sept. 24.-The admiralty
in publishing list of casualties of
officers serving aboard the cruisers
Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue which
were blown up and sunk by German
submarine in the North sea, says:
Not being among those saved it
must. therefore, be presumed that
they lost their lives
The list contains "a names from the
AbOukir, 25 from the Cressy and IL
from the Hogue. In the list of Of
ficers saved appear the names Of Cap
tains John E. Drummon of the Abou-
kir and Captain Wilmot S. Nicholson
of the Hogue. The death roll of the
British cruisers Abourkir. Hogue and
Cressy will be about 1.400. Survivors
explain that the ships were sunk in so
brief a period of time it seemed like
nightmare.
One Of the crew of the Aboukir
said he was in the water about four
hours In his opinion all the men be-
tween decks must have gone down
with the ship. He thought that for
the past three weeks the submarines
Of the enemy had been observing the
cruisers, waiting for a fine day to risk
a torpedo shot at them. They must
have known that the cruisers were pa
trolling the same waters for weeks
and seeing their opportunity grasped
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Col 0SSAl
Russia Undertakes Premier
Operation of Military Power.
First Stage Of Wonderful Prog
resS in the East.
CONTROLS GASOLINE SUPPLY
Gear Has Greatest Amount in
All Europe Today.
Conquest of Galicia Serious
Blow to Austria.
CONTROLS GASOLINE SUPPLY

London, Sept. 24.-1O:22 a. MIN
formation has reached London that
Russia has almost completed the first
stage of what may be considered the
most colossal operation ever under
taken by a military power. The fall
of the Austrian fortress of Jarosiau
virtually completes the investment of
Przemysl, SO far as lines of commune
cation are concerned. Even the con-
tinued occupation of Cracow by Aus
trian and German forces has not aided
in that junction of Austrian and Ger
man armies which is necessary to keep
Russia from overrunning Galicia and
pushing the armies Of Austria back
to the ridge of the Carpathian.
By her conquest in Galicia Russia
now controls the greatest supply Of
gasoline in Europe. This product is
of the utmost importance to Russia,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
ANOTHER FROST,
No Damage as Result of Cool Weather
Here.

With a higher temperature than
that Of Tuesday night another light
frost was evident in Topeka and vicin-
ity this morning. The frost did no
damage.
The lowest temperature today was
81 at 6 o'clock this morning. Clear
weather Is reported for every station
In the state today. Throughout the
entire corn and wheat belt of tho
United States clear weather is re-
ported.
Temperatures over the state were
below normal early this morning and
today. The lowest temperature re-
ported was at Scott City where tho
mercury dropped to SO degrees. With
no rain in sight the forecast calls for
a continuation of fair weather for to-
night and Friday with q raise in tenn
perature in the west portion of tho
state tonight.
A raise in temperature is also
scheduled for Topeka tomorrow aft
ernoon. The highest temperature in
the city today was at / O'Clock when
the mercury jumped to 73 degrees.
The highest temperature recorded on
this date was 81 in 1S91-the lowest
II in 1887. The mercury remained
four degrees below the normal all day
today for this date.
Warmer weather is expected for to-
night than prevailed Wednesday
night. There will be no danger Of a
frost.
The wind blew all day at a rate Of
IL miles an hour from the north. Tho
stage of the river today was &c feet.
a slight raise since Wednesday.
The temperatures In this city today:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
OuTRAGES ON WOUNDED
Charges Filed Against French as
Berlin.

Berlin, Sept. 24.-By wireless-The
official announcement issued yesterday
blythe headquarters of the German
army says that German heavy artillery
Is successfully .bombarding Troy0n-
Les -Paroches. Camp Des Romans ana
Ldouville. The Wolffboro, the semiof-
outrage committed by French military
bicyclists in charge of an officer on
wounded German soldiers in two Red
Cross motor cars near Bethenc0urt.
Only two men succeeded in making
their escape and this in spite Of their
wounds while the remainder were KILL
ed by bicyclists. who then robbed the.
cofpBe1.
The German press says this n an-
other proof of the barbarouA treatment
the French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
WAITING ON italy
Balkan States Ready to Plunge
Into Great Conflict.
War Sentiment Is Becoming
More Violent Daily.

Bucharest. Sept. 24.-War sentiment
in Rumania is daily becoming more
violent against Austria and prepara-
tions for hostiliries are going steadily
forward. Rumania only awaits action
by Italy. Should King Victor Eman-
uel finally abandon his position OF
neutrality and cast the fortunes of his
country with the allies. Rumania will
Immediately follow.
The situation in the Balkan states
is rapidly becoming more serious
Russia is gradually meeting with sue
cess in her efforts to line up Bulgaria
by promising King Ferdinand. Adrian
pole and Macedonia in return for sup
port in the war. Greece is now ready
for action against Turkey. The Otto
man empire is daily performing in
creasingly hostile acts.
Italy is now regarded as holding the
key to the reorganization of the Balk-
an league.
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Control Of Country Is Up to
General Carransa.
Washington Turns Its Back ON
!. Newest Revolt.
VILLA RUsHEs HIS TROOPS
To Southwark, Where the First
Battle win Occur.
He Has $4,000 Well Armed Men
Behind Him.

Washington. Sept. 2l-It was offi<
cially stated at the White House to-
day that the latest troubles between
General Carranza and General v1la
would not alter the plans Of the Unit
ed States as to Withdrawing troops
from Vera Cruz or the status OF the
embargo on arms. No date had been
fixed for moving the troops.
More Watchful Waiting.
President Wilson is understood to
take the position that Carranxa and
Villa must settle their differences
without interference from the United
States and that the presence of Amer
lean troops at Vera Cruz would not
solve the difficulty.
After talk with President Wilson.
Secretary Daniels said the trouble be-
tween Carranza and villa would not
change the plans for the fleet in Mexi-
can waters. He added 1t has been the
intention to keep ships at Vera Cru1
until after the withdrawal Of the
followed.
Official Washington does not expect
the American troops to depart from
Vera Cruz until the controversy has
been adjusted although it was official
ly stated at the White House that the
president had not altered his intention
OF Withdrawing the forces. 1t was
pointed out, however. that as no date
nad been fixed for the evacuation. tho
matter would be held in allowance in.
definitely without further announce.
ment from the White House or state
department.
American Residents Pnnicky.
Advices from Vera Cruz told Of a
panicky feeling among residents there.
Conditions in Mexico City similarly
were described as critical. Many con.
1scations of property have occurred.
against which the Brazilian minister
in behalf Of the United States has
made vigorous representations. PRONE
ises have been made OF an investiRa-
ton but the Offenses have bean re-
peated. All agents of the Wa.hineton
government report crisis throughout
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once took cognizance, that of Baron
Won Schoen of the German embassy,
dwelling on the possibility Of war be-
tween the United States and Japan. it
was Interpreted as an indication OF
President Wilson's determination to
silence comment by foreign diplomatists
considered dangerous to the neutrality
OF the United States.
It was understood the administration
would let 1t be known that the presi-
who make comments which he cOnsid-
ers obnoxious. Although Count Won
Bernstorf and Baron Schoen have re-
pudiated the baron's interview, the
state department, at the direction Of
the president. was today still looking
into it.
The Turkish bassador's interview,
however. was considered particularly
Objectionable by the administration and
Secretary Bryan, at the presidents di-
rection, asked the ambassador to re-
frain from such expressions.
The Turkish ambassador in his in
terview had said the sending of Amer
lean warship to Turkey in connection
with the report of uprising against
Christians would lead to a serious
situation. At the same time he said
that while massacres had previously
occurred in Turkey. they were the
same acts as any people might commit
under prOvOcatiOn. He cites the
lynchings of negroes and the water
cure" in the Philippines, as illustra-
tions. reminding the American people
Of those incidents.
The ambassador later explained
personally and then wrote at length.
The president directed Mr.. Bryan to
say in answer that the statements
made by the ambassador were objec-
tionable to the American government
and but for the fact that a tense situa-
ton existed in Turkey, which he did
not desire to aggravate, the diplomatic
impropriety committed by the ambas-
sador might otherwise be a subject for
discussion with the Ottoman govern
ment.
view of the situation. the ambassador
cared to make any expression. The
Turkish envoy replied that he did not
wish to alter his view in any way and
that he would leave in a fortnight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-24
INTEREST HELD UP
International Mercantile Ma.
rine Crippled by Big War.
Worldwide Disturbance Affects
Passenger and Freight Traffic.

New York, Sept. 24.-The Interna-
tional Mercantile marine. controlling
the White Star. Red Star, American
and Atlantic transport lines, today an
nounced it had decided to defer for
the present payment of the semi-an-
nual interest on its 4 u per cent bonds
of the var was given as the reason.
''Since January I, 1914" reads
statement by the company, business
both passenger and freight-has
been very unsatisfactory and the COM
pany has not fully earned fixed
charges for the period ending July 81.
Conditions Abnormal.
"Under ordinary operating condi-
tions 1t might be reasonably anticipat-
ed that the deficiency would be made
up during the remaining five months
of the fiscal year. Now, however, the
European war has brought the entire
ocean transportation situation into an
extremely unsettled condition and ne
cessitated the complete withdrawal of
the important and profitable services
of the Red Star line to Antwerp, MAX
ing it impossible to form any estimate
Of the company's earnings for the bal
ance of the year.
I'm view Of this situation and the
serious WOIlQ-WlQc 1ludHCAS1A OASeuA y
ance the company has decided that 1t
would be more prudent and for the
best interests of the security holders
to permit subsidiary companies to
conserve their cash assets, thereby en-
abling them to continue operations
and meet their present building COM
mitments."
A Morgan Company.
The International Mercantile Marine
company, which was organized and
financed by a syndicate of English and
American capitalists, headed by J. r
Morgan & Company, has a capitaliza-
ton of $1O1, ,662, ,7O6. The ~ per cent
bonds are known as mortgage and col
lateral trust and $50. 1000 are out
standing. They are due in October
1922, and are subject to call at 1O5
The International Mercantile Marine
operates a fleet ( more than 120 steam
ships with a total gross tonnage OF
over LOO, ,O00 The company has paid
no dividends and the unpaid accumu-
lated dividends on its per cent. pre-
ferred stock now amount to 6s per
cent.
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Topekan Win Be Reelected
Director of Santa Fe.
Nineteenth Annual Meeting in
Topeka October 22.
TAKE OVER STOCK OF one LINE
Road Will Acquire Capital Of
Minkler Southern.
Term of President Ripley VIII
Expire This Year.

The nineteenth annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the Atchison. To-
peka and Santa F'e railway system will
be held in Topeka October 22, 1914.
The meeting will be called at noon on
that day.
Four directors are to be elected at
this meeting, the terms of E. p. Ripley
of Chicago, Charles Steele of New
York. Howell Jones of Topeka and
Henry Pritchett of New York expiring
The stockholders will also elect fnde-
pendent auditors to audit the books
and accounts of the company at the
close of the fiscal year.