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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
Bear IS COMING!
Further Advance of Russian
Forces Is Announced.
Thousands of Prisoners and
Scores of Guns Taken.

:, Petrograd. Sept. 21.-Further adj
vance of Russian forces was announced
by the war office today. A daring night
attack, the elimination of a days bonn
bardment, overwhelmed the Austrian
defenders of Tubieck, on the Ran river,
and the Russian forces captured thou
sands of prisoners and score or more
Of guns. together with large quantities
Of supplies. left behind by the Austrian
retreat.
"Przemysl is now under attack from
three separate directions" the war Of
flee statement declared. The bonn
bardment is continuing with our forces
steadily advancing on the outer en-
trenchments. Grodek, on the east OF
Przemysl has been occupied; Samboy.
to the south, has fallen before our
armies and we have established line
of further communication on the west
through the capture Of Dubieck.
The retreating Austrian forces
burned Jaroslav before their evacua-
tiOn."
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FIGHT IN CLOUDS.
French aviator Destroys Two German
AerOplanes in Three Days.

Paris, Sept. 21.-Jules Vedrines. the
noted French aviator, has destroyed two
German Taube aeroplanes in three days
The last aerial engagement occurred on
the Oise A French convoy was at
tackled by Taube. Vedrines, accom-
panied by All officer. rose in pusuit.
Within ten minutes the two aero
planes had risen to height of six
thousand feet. Each machine was
armed with a light mitreilluses and
fired furiously at each other.
The craftsmanship of Vedrines' gun
man was so superior and his evolutions
90 much better than the Germans that
the Taube was soon riddled and dropped
to the ground. both its occupants being
killed. The battle waj over in fifteen
minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
CAPPER'S MEMORY BAD
Republican Nominee for Governor
Caught in Misstatement.

Independence. KAN. Sept 21.-Ar-
thur Capper has a particularly poor
memory. The banquet that Mr. Cap
per attended here the night Of Dec. Z,
1912, was not a Republican gathering.
but the first "get together meeting
of the new Progressive party in Mont
gomery county. 1t was so announced,
and the tickets, one of which is at
hand. : ,ad:
Kansas Progressive Party Banquet"
Mr.. Capper read his speech from
typewriter cards held in his hand.
After he finished he turned these cards
over to the editor of the Co1eyville
Journal. who printed the speech tho
next day from Mr.. Capper's manu-
script under the heading. "Capper Into
the New Party
Every other paper using the speech
headed it similarly. and Mr.. Capper has
waited two years to deny It.
The excerpts reprinted recenfly were
verbatim from Capperss spoeh.{ HI
charge that his remarks werc5 Sb1ed
is absurd. s. Esss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
LONDON IS EAGER
For News Confirming Reported
German Retreat.
'sStOnewalIs Won Kluck Main
tains His Resistance.
is TENTH DAY At AISNE
Trieste Governor Says He'll
Hold Austria's Seaport.
'It's q Long Way to Tipperary''
Catches London Fancy.
is TENTH DAY At AISNE

London, Sept. 21.-England waited
in vain today for confirmation of the
report that the bulk of the German
army had begun to retire from France
and prepared for another period of
anxiety and suspense which must last
as long as the great battle of the
Aisne now in its tenth day remains un-
decided.
Though British officials say the al
lies still are gaining ground their pro-
gress necessarily is snail-like and the
public here is beginning to feel that
the turning point of the battle never
will be reached until one side or the
other has been outflanked.
The suggestions that the allies
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German Artillery Makes q Tar.
get of Priceless Structure.
Protest Goes Out to World at
Universal Loss.
IT SHELTERED JOAN Of ARC
Venerated as Perfect Type Of
Gothic Design.
Washington Receives Formal
Declaration From France.

Bordeaux, Sept. 21.-The Francf
foreign office has forwarded to neu-
trail government a protest against the
German bonn bardment Of the Cathe-
dral of Rheims couched in the follow
ing terms:
without being able to invoke even
the appearance of military necessity
and for the mere pleasure OF destruc-
ton, German troops have subjected
the Cathedral of Rheims to system
attic and furious bombardment. AT
this hour the famous Basilica is but a
heap Of ruins.
'It is the duty OF the government OF
the republic to denounce to universal
indignatiOn this revolving act OF van
dalism, which, in giving over to the
flames this sanctuary OF history, ue.
prives humanity of an 1ncomparaoie
portion Of its historic patrimony.
Received at Washington.
Washington, Sept. 21.-The French
ambassador, Jules Jusserand, present
ed the protest Of his government as
given in the foregoing dispatch to the
state department today ana personally
read it to Secretary Bryan.
It was signed by Foreign Minister
Delcasse.
Cathedral a Charred Ruin.
London, Sept. 21.-The Rheims cor
respondent of the Daily Mail sends this
story of the damage wrought to the
cathedral there:
1.-The magnificent Cathedral OF
Rheims, which was a national mOnu-
ment of universal fame, is now no
more than an empty shell of charred
and blackened walls. 1t is not yet
known to what extent it's stone work
has been weakened by the flames or
whether it can later be restored, but
it will never be what it was before.
THE fire started between four and
five Sunday afternoon after shells had
been crashing int the town all day.
Over 500 fell between early morning
and sunset. A quarter of the city sew
eral hundred yards square was set
afire, the flames spreading from street
to street. .-.. s--e. 80 . ID, sssss. :,
..The cathedral on Thursday had
been turned into a hospital for the
German wounded SO as to secure for
the building the protection Of the Red
Cross flag. When the first shells
struck the roof every one believed it
was merely a stray shot. but later in
the day a German battery on a hill
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would accomplish this Saturday or
are being continued today. For days
the British press referred to Won
Kluck PERIL but SO far the German
commander has been able to check
what must have been terrific pressure
from the British and French left.
Naturally there has been no intimation
from German sources in confederation
of the report that a comparatively
small part of the German army pur-
poses to maintain merely a defensive
position in France while the main
body makes a stand on the frontier
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Germans Reported Retiring to
Their Own Defenses.
Leave 100000 to Cover the Big
Army's Retreat.
Russians in Victorious Invasion
of Galicia.
Fortress Proves Obstacle t,
Forward Movement of Gear.

London. Sept 21.-More or less
definite rumors continue to circulate
in London to the effect that the Ger
mans are preparing great retreat
from France on their own border for
tifications. The latest of these is a
story related by a French officer who
has returned to Paris. This French
man. declares that an aeroplane recon-
naissance has given rise to the convic-
ton that a large portion of the Ger
man forces is retiring. accompanied
by trains of heavy stores and leav-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

until this morning has the reason for
Colonel Roosevelt's failure to use a
part of his capital and labor speech
at Wichita and Hutchinson leaked out
among his friends and attendants in
his Kansas trip. An appeal from Carl
d. Fisher of Sterling, Col, Progress
sfve candidate for congress from the
Second Colorado distr-ct, was needed
by the ex-president at Hutchinson and
he did not deliver that part of his
speech relating to the Colorado situa-
ton.
Fisher. -on hearing Of Roosevelt's
intentions, hurried from his home in
Colorado to meet the colonel at Wich-
ita. He requested personal conference
but was unable to meet the ex-president
urtil he reached the convention hall. It
was too late then but fortune favored
Fl: -er as the lionel was .1ot able to
reach that part of his talk. Al Hutch
iEson Fisher obtained conference and
the Colorado trouble was not brought
out.
1t was Fishers claim that Mr..
Roosevelt had been misinformed on
the strike situation in Colorado and he
asked that a further Investigation be
made. He told the colonel that the
speech, If delivered. would ruin the
Progressive party in Colorado. He
said that the speech, as it read, would
endorse mob violence, as the Colorado
people looked upon the matter.
At any rate, Colonel Roosevelt re-
Trained from going into the Colorado
sections of his speech.
Tonight Mr.. Roosevelt addresses a
big Progressive meeting in Kansas
City, Kan. "A parade preceded a
meeting at a theater in Kansas City.
Mo-, this rternoon.
In his address at the theater Col.
Roosevelt laid pa ticular stress upon
the appeal made by the Progressive
party to the people to think out DO
litical problems for themselves.
THE fundamental appeal 1 have to
make to the American people is that
they eb treu to Themselves he said
II ask you to review the problems be-
fore us today and then vote as you be-
lieve. II you honestly disbelieve in
the power Of the American people to
govern themselves: il you fear that q
pure democracy is not a safe fnstru-
ment in this country; if you dfsbe-
deve our economic and labor plat
form, ten vote against us.
Policies, Not Party.
THE Republican party of today
says to don, don't abandon the party
of Abraham Lincoln I say to you
don't abandon the principles OF Abra-
ham Lincoln
The people of the United States
should not hesitate to choose new
methods necessitated by a new day
Don't be DoLnd by the dead hand ol
tradition.
IF there should be ware here.
want our generals loyal to the spirit q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
IT WILL Be COOLER.
Unsettled Weather Ahead for Topeka
and Kansas.

Light and widely scattered showers
are all the rainfall reported in Kansas
in the last two days. The temperature
continues above normal in all parts OF
Kansas.
The lowest temperature at Topeka
today was 60 at 6 O'Clock this morn
ing. The forecast calls for unsettled
and cooler weather tonight and clear
and cooler weather Tuesday.
The temperature today at Topeka
was 10 above normal. The stage OF
the river in Topeka Is 6.1 feet.
The hourly Temperatures.
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ing only 2oo,o 900 men to cover the re.

ing only 100000 men to cover the re-
treat.
Day and night the assaults con-
tinued. The Germans. played into ac-
ton by bands rendering military airs,
hurled masses of men on the hastily
constructed entertainments where the
allies had dug themselves in as a pro-
lection against the pitiless artillery
concealed on the heights above them.
1t was cold steel against cold steel
and ended in the allies holding their
desperately won positions.
Russians In Check.
As had been anticipated, a check
has been given to the operations of the
victorious Russians in Galicia by the
strong fortress of Przemysl which
has opened fire with artillery on the
Russian invaders. According TO ad-
vices received here, the advance of
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Will name DATE
President to Say When Vera
Cruz Will Be Evacuated.
Gen. villa Begins Operations
Against Carranza's Followers.

Washington, Sept. 21.-President Will
son will receive Wednesday a detailed
report of conditions in Mexico from
Paul Fuller, who has just returned from
a series of conferences with General
Carranza and other Mexican leaders
The president will decide today or to-
morrow on the exact date for the
evacuation of Vera Cruz and measures
to be taken for the protection of refu-
gees.
That there will be no delay in the
evacuation except that necessary in
turning over affairs to the Mexicans
was Indicated after a conference be-
tween the President and Secretary
Garrison. Mr.. Garrison told the pres
ident that transports would reach
Vera Cruz about Sept. 26. He refused
to predict when the troops actually
would leave Mexico, but indicated he
believed there would be no delay be-
cause of the fears of refugees in Vera
Cruz.
villa Invades Sonora.
Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 21.-Two bri-
1ades of General Villas troops have
begun an invasion of the state of So
nora, to combat the forces under Cen
eral BENJAMIN Hill, who has refused
to obey the commands of General
Villa as against contrary orders from
General Carranza.
Peso Worth 10 cents.
Mexico City, Sept. 21.-General
Carranza, supreme head of the con-
stitutionalists, has accepted the resig-
nation of oe--eral Villareal, who was
acting minister of finance. The Mex
ican peso is now quoted at nineteen
cents gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
BATTLE OF AISNE PROMISES
TO DRAG TO WEARY LENGTH

Washington's Continentals. but they'd
be disloyal to it If they were to go to
war with flihtlocks. So It is with US.
We must discard the protective tacticts
produced by our worn condition. We
must adopt those principles which
adopt themselves to the necessities of
the American people,"
The colonel asserted that whisky is
usually an ally Of crooked politics and
complimented the p .gressive party in
this country for having the courage to
face the issue, while he other parties
sidestepped.
His Labor Ideas.
Speaking of Industrial and labor con-
ditions he said:
we want prosperity and an ample
reward for invested capital, and with
out giving the latter we can't have the
former. However. we want to see that
q just share OF that prosperity goes to
the man who works and without whom
nothing could be produced.
The program proposed by the Re-
publicans would give too much to q few
men. while the Democrats would not
give enough to any man.
Il believe in trade unions and in
every organization that will give the
laboring man not only bigger part of
the industrial rewards, but of the in
duStrial development as well. However,
he must be efficient. for the inefficient
man 8 a dead weight upon the COM
munity.
"It is the duty of every citizen to
shape conditions so that the average
man may be enabled to get the great
est possible reward from his Qualifica-
tions without having the fruits of his
lamor filched from him.
Mr.. Roosevelt concluded with an ap.
peal to voters to free themselves from
"the slavery of names-the slavery OF
party"
Several hundred persons were turn
ed away from the theater where the
meeting was held. Manq women were
In attendance.
sIAy Sermon" in Topeka.
A little lay sermoi- preached from the
steps Of a Pullman car on the Golden
State Limited of the Rock rs'and
emerged from between the ever-exhib-
tied rows Of white teeth and Brazilian
bronzed background Of Colonel Theo-
dorc Roosevelt in Topeka Sunday eve
ming.
A crowd of probably 500 persons
swarmed around the colonel and lis
tened intentively to every hoarse word
spoken by the ex-president he stood
there. the setting sun glistening over
hii fiery cOuntenance T. r. was tired
mo doubt Of 1t. He appeared to be In
Ineed of rest after his strenuous triI
through Kansas-but he did not lack
the enthusiasm-even though he avoid
ed the political issue of the day, stating
that the Sabbath was no time for dis
cussions of that kind.
You all know what I am here for!'
he exclaimed to the crowd after it haS
been Quieted. IT am endeaworing tt
work for Vic Murdock and Henry Allel
and their compariots-butt this is Sun
day and don't believe you care to tall
politics."
! Then the colonel spied two babies
held up above the crowd by stalwar
fathers.
There is the hope of the nation
and of you and t. he said. pointing t.
one Of the children. "See hat little
tow head-that's what we must think
of in this state and this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
CATHEDRAL OF N0TRE DAME
NOW BUT A SMOKING RUIN
LAST DAY OF SUMMER.

Washington. Sept. -1.-"Good-
by Summer" with its delightful
minor plant is the" song for ev-
erybody to sing today. This is
the finale, the end, the finish. the
climax Of the good old summer
time. That is. it's official end, the
day before the beginning Of the
autumnal equinox. But you can
be cheerful, for Indian summer
comes next month.
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SUMMARY Of TODAY'S
WAR NEWS IN EUROPE

Tho Monteueprfu army has occupfetI
tho trxvn Of Ro1~itza.
ce.r osv,c,als make II platn tor1av
%,. tt,e ,.,,1I ,,~,t 1r,,,ci1lpr r,1.ar,.. over.
p-,u<n <.enr~<. NJ Servfa vvas vvound-
e.1 while headine a cavalry charee
Sunday.
q. ,s...",-s,,.T ~ a. rastino mon ~s.r,s.,s
1S,'ss..t-.,,S
.>''-->---
Tho Ecrr,ch and British have ab-
.r,lrtss <,rntroI Of thu. sea- The Ger
man aee.t has not left its base.
Eo,. rtrn d.vs in the hattie of the
Atsne, soldiers have camped In water
ana ars living on beets and sugar.
Advance of the Russian forces, cul-
NINA ting in the CAPTURE OF thousands
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FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Nebraskan Killed at Concortlia This
Morning When Car Overturned.

Concordia, Sept. 21.:-G. w. Adams.
a merchant of Goehner, Neb., was
killed here today when his motor car
overturned and pinned him beneath,
breaking his neck. He was racing
with another car and the accident oc-
Cured when he attempted to make a
short turn. His daughter and son-in-
law, who were in the car with him,
were slightly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

The French and British have alb
sOlute control OF the sea. The Ger
man fleet has not left it's base.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

Some of the German heavy artillery
is described as resting upon cement
foundations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
HIS LAST SPEECH
Colonel Roosevelt win Address
Big X. C. Meeting.
Progressive Gathering Will End
His State Tour.
ELIMINATED PART Of SPEECH
Appeal From Colorado With
held Hutchinson Remarks.
Progressive Feared T. RS
Word Would Hurt Party.
NOTES FROM HIS KANSAS TRIP
Spoke Several Minutes in To-
peka From Car Steps.
Wears Overcoat With the Bullet
Hole in 1t.
Appeal From Colorado With
held Hutchinson Remarks.
Progressive Feared T. RS
Word Would Hurt Party.
NOTES FROM HIS KANSAS TRIP
Spoke Several Minutes in To-
peka From Car Steps.
Wears OvercOat With the Bullet
Hole in 1t.

(By State Journal Staft Correspondent.)
Kansas Cit.. Kan, Sept. 21.-Not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

Aisne soldiers have camped In water
and arc living on beefs and sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

Prince George Of Servia was wound
ed while heading q cavalry charge
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

Advance Of the Russian forces, cul-
minating in the capture Of thousands
of prisoners and . score Of gums, is
announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21

President POincaire of France has
directed o formal protest to all neu-
trail powers against the destruction Of
the historic cathedral Of Rheims by
German Srtillefy.
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The battle Of the Aisne, unprece-
dented in history for slaughter and
destruction, entered upon it's ninth
day today without any decisive Advan-
tage to either side.
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The Montenegrin army has occupied
the town OF ROggitza.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-27
ATTENDANCE Is $50 AT
INDOOR BASEBALL GAME

That an interest is being taken in
indoor baseball was shown Thursday
evening when the Red Men played
Tollens Regulars at Whey hall. The
attendance to the game was about
$50. This was the biggest attendance
for the season and shows that interest
is being taken in the game. The Reg
ulars defeated the Red Men by a
score of 25 to 9. The game was fast
throughout and the men of both
teams played the game well, but the
Regulates were there with the hits,
the team getting so to their credit.
Price was probably the star of the
evening. Price brought in the most
number of runs getting seven and in
hits he also showed class, getting six
during the game.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-27
REPORT SHOWS
PRICES Of FOOD
HAVE DECREASED
Eleven Commodities Increased
During Year But Fl in Gen.
eraI Use Dropped As Much
AS 20 Percent.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 27.-In re-
port just made public Dy Or. George
r. Edenharter, superintendent Of the
Central Hospital for the insane at IN
dianapOliS, throws light on some re-
cent statements that prices Of food in
Indiana are on the increase annually.
In a long list OF commodities used by
the state institution during two fiscal
years, bought at wholesale and under
competitive conditions. it is shown
that while eleven Of the commOdi-
ties increased as to the unit cost dur
ing the fiscal year OF 1912-1913 over
the fiscal year preceding, q commo-
ditieS IN general use decreased in
price, some of them as much as ap-
proximately 40 per cent.
Potatoes showed this heavy de-
crease in cost and cheese, apples,
beans, meal, flour, oatmeal, hominy,
coffee. tea, vinegar. sugar and similar
commodities all showed substantial
decreases. Meanwhile meats, includ-
ing beef. pork loins, hams, lard, but
terine, chickens and turkeys, peaches
and lemons showed heavy increases
in cost
Shows Material Increases.
A similar table. prepared TO show
the increase and decrease in two four
year periods. 1909-1911 inclusive, and
1911-1913 inclusive, presents material
increases in nearly all lines of COM
.modities for the last four years over
the previous Quadrennium. Beef,
pork, hams, eggs, potatoes, meal,
beans, hominy, rice, cheese, milk COT
fee, tea, sugar and evaporated peach
eS all showed increases ranging from
1.2 per cent to 35.2 per cent All of
the purchases of these commodities
were in large amounts.
The average costs for such commo-
dities also contained in the tables,
shows some interesting comparisons.
During the fiscal year of 1911-1912
beef cost approximately 10 cents a
pound: pork loins cost II cents a
pound; hams cost IL cents a pound /;
lard cost nine cents; butterine 10
cents; eggs 81 cents a dozen; chick
ems II cents a pound; turkeys %
cents; potatoes a little more than one
cent a pound; cheese 10 cents and a
fraction a pound; beans four cents a
pound; flour four cents a pound !:
lemons 4.46 cents a box, etc. During
the succeeding fiscal year. however,
beef cost II cents and a fraction a
pound; pork lOins cost IA cents and a
fraction; hams cost 16 cents: lard cost
IL cents; butterine cost II cents
eggs 21 cents q dozen; chickens IS
cents pound; turkeys pa cents a
pound; potatoes about 60 cents a
hundred pound; cheese 16 cents a
pound; beans four. cents a pound !;
flour four cents a pound; lemons $3.50
a box, etc
Nearly all of the costs per unit show
the fractions in each instance. The
average cost of each of the commo-
dities for the four year periods show
in detail the general increases in food
stuff prices when bought under the
strict supervision system OF the state
institution.