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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
new WIRELESS STATION
At Darien Cost Uncle Sam Quarter of
Million Dollars.

Washington, Oct. Sat a cost of a
quarter of a million dollars the navy
department has just completed at
Darien on the Isthmus of Panama the
second station of "a chain of wireless
towers expected to maintain comm uni
cation between the great Arlington
station with Central America. Cali
fornia. Hawaii. Samoa. Guam and the
Philippines.
This new tower is composed of
three six hundred foot structures
forming a triangle or a 900 foot base.
The other links Of the chain will apid-
ly be completed as soon as necessary
Notifications can be constructed to
defend them against attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

the proposed tax On casualty Insurance..
life Insurance taxes having been etrtck-
en- from bill Saturday. Az completed.
the measure provides for the tax OF
$50 per barrel on beer, 20 cents gall
lon ON sweet wines. 8 cents on dry
wines. cent gallon ON gasoline. 50
cents per horsepower ON automobile
sales. - per thousand ON bank capital
and surplus. the special taxes on brok-
ers. tobacco manufacturers and deal
ers. and the old Spanish war stamp
taxes. Some administration amend
ments have been made
1T Is deemed desirable to have
Democratic caucus on the measure"
said Senator Simmons. chairman OF the
committee. Not that there il any par
bill will cut down amendments and ex-
pedite the consideration of the BILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
vienna LOSES HEART,
Appearance of Cholera in Provinces
Prompts Resolutions Against War.

Petrograd, Oct 5.-News is received
mere that Archduke Frederick has
been replaced as cOmmander-in-chief
of the Austrian army by the heir pre-
sumptive. Prince Karl.
The feeling of depression in Vienna
intensifies rapidly and resolutions pro-
testing against the continuation of the
war have been passed at a number of
public meetings
The pessimism of the population
has been greatly aggravated by the
outbreak of cholera which has assum-
ed an epidemic form in the interior
provinces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
WANTS ARM0RED AUTOS
Congressman Anthony Draws Lesson
from War for Our Army.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Representa-
tive Daniel r.. Anthony of Kansas is
preparing a bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of armored automobiles for the
use of the United States army.
Both the Germans and the allies
have demonstrated that armored auA
tomobiles are Indispensable in modern
warfare" said Mr.. Anthony TODAY,
THE armored automobile is not the
ordinary touring car type. 1t is not
built with pneumatic tires and can
travel open and rough country with
facility. After life saving devices, the
armored automobile seems to me to
be the greatest war invention we have
had for some time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
LOCAL MENTION.

The every-member canvass that was
started at the First Baptist church Sum
day is being continued this week. The
members are being asked to make pledges
for the ensuing year that Will cover the
work Of all departments. including the
Sunday school
Our woolens are the first selections from
offerings of the worlds best mills. and
our workmanship from the most highly
skilled tailors. Matt Glasse--Adv.
In honor Of her seventy fourth birthday
Q surprise party was given for Mrs. Emma
Matney at her home. 1855 Lane street:
Those present: Mr.. and Mrs. David
Close. Mrs. c. Kittele.s Mrs. Walter Foley
and three children: Mrs Leonard eager
and two children: Mrs. A. Williams. Ara-
Lydia Abbott. Mrs Ode Shaul. Mrs. j.
Marsh. Mrs. Paul French. Mrs Drill Fer
ron and two children; Mrs NJ. Avis. Mrs
Annie Woods. Mrs. May Wiles, Philip
Fiest. Mrs. A. Quigley and daughter,
Edith, Miss Iva Wiles. MIS- Marie Fer
ron Donald Braman and J. c. Evans. A
two course luncheon was served Each
guest presented Mrs. Matney with a
birthday present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
JACKS BOND FORFEIT
But Government Won't BE Able to
Collect ON Black PugiIist.

Chicago. Oct. 5.-The $500 bail
bonds OF Jack johnson, the prize
fighter. were forfeited in the United
States district court. but the govern
ment IL said to have a poor chance of
collecting. The bonds were provided
by the late Matthew Baldwin, whose
estate is insolvent, and oJhnson's
mother, also said to be unable to pay
The bonds were furnished to guar
antee Johnson's appearance today for
re-trial on a charge that he violated
the Mann act in transporting Belle
Schneider from Pittsburx to Chicaxo
He was convicted on the first trial. but
error was discovered by the court Of
appeals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
FAVOR M'COMBS STAND
National Campaign More Important
Than New YOrk's, Thinks President.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The action of
William F. McCombs, chairman of the
national committee. in declining the
offer of the craftsmanship Of the New
York state Democratic committee was
approved today by President Wilson.
The president gave out the following
formal statement:
I'm my judgment Mr.. McCombs has
done the right thing. 1t would not be
wise for the national chairman to
withdraw his attention from the ma
tional campaign to conduct a cam
paign in a single state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
Austrians Attacked Own Troops.

Paris Oct "a Havas agency dis
patch from Nish brings the following
official statement from the Servian
war office: "Servian trops in Bosnia
have approached the Notifications
protecting Sarajcva (the capital) The
Austrians who occupy the heights on
the right bank of the Drina are suf-
fering a lack of provisions. On OctO-
Der 2, near Klenak on the Save. the
Austrians attacked their own troops"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

London, Oct 5--That Indian troops have
been sent to aid the British forces in cap
turing the German East African colonies
was admitted today. In an official state
ment issued by the war bureau 1t was
stated that the German East African
forces were repeatedly repulsed with loss
by the British East African forces during
September. the British having been rein
forced by Indian troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
CATTALOES AT GAGE.
Commissioner Porter May Have Hy
birds In the Park Zoo.

In the future animals in the buffalo
pen at Gage park may present white
front. w. L. Porter. commissioner OF
parks, said this afternoon that he ex-
poets to have hybrids in the pen-a
cross between the American bison and
Hereford white-face cattle.
These hybrids are called cattalOeS.
They are more or less of curiosity and
are handsome in appearance. Interest
ing experiments have been made on an
extensive scale with the cattaloes by
Mossom NJ. Boyd of Ontario, Canada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

and conferred with Secretary Bryan for
half an hour when he left the ambas-
saoor carried copies of the new peace
treaties between the United States and
Great Britain. France, Russia, China
and nearly a score Of other countries
Such treaty was proposed to Germany
some time ago.
The Ambassador declined to discuss
MS CALL He returned recently from
New York and had not seen Secretary
Bryan for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
PEACE SMILES AGAIN.
President and the Two Colonies Again
ON Speaking Terms.

Washington, Oct. 5.-That President
Wilson is about to make peace with
Henry WattersOn, editor of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, as we'll as with
George Harvey, editor of the North
american Review, whom he saw at the
White House yesterday. was suggested
today when President Wilson told
callers he hoped to see Mr.. Watterson
at the executive mansion. He added
that no arrangements for such meet
ing had been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
CAPTURE 100000.
Germans Give Out = Big List
of Prisoners.
Among the Lists, Russians,
100000; French, 6s, 900.

Beerlin. Oct. 5.-The Germans new
claim to have 100000 prisoners of
war. about 1000 British, 10000 Bel
gians. 100000 Russians and the rest
French. So far the prisoners have
had to do little manual labor but il
is contemplated to put them at work
draining swamps and repairing roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
AGREE TO. A CAUCUS.
War Revenue Measure Scheduled for
Rapid Action.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Caucus acton 10
expedite the passage OF the war rev.
nc hill through the senate was prac-
tically agreed upon today by Demo-
cratic leaders after Democrats OF the
finance committee had completed their
revision of the measure as it passed the
house.
Perfecting the stamp tax features
the committee determined to eilmlnete
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
Cabinet Members Returning.

Washington. Oct. 5.-Secretary Gar
rison returned today from Rouse's
Point. New York. where he inspected a
maneuver camp of troops of the east
ern department and camped several
days with Major General Leonard
Wood. Secretary Bryan returned from
New York. where he addressed two
peace meetings yesterday and Secre-
tary Daniels was back from a weekend
trip to Raleigh. N. C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

viii send to Majority Leader Under
wood of the house endorsing for re-
election Democratic me nbe-s of the
house and praising their wort. during
the present congress. The president
plans to make the letter one of it's
chief campaign documents and will
tell of the achievements OF the Demo-
cratic majority of the house in sup
porting the administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
SLOW TO Leave berlin
Americans Reluctant to Desert Ger
many, Reports Consul Lay.

London. Oct. 5.-Julius Lay. the Ameri-
can consul general at Berlin. has ad-
y.sed the United States embassy at Lon
don that he finds difficulty in persuadiEg
Americans that it is advisable to leave
Germany.
About ten Americans on an average ar
range daily now through the American
reiief committee to leave Berlin. The
I ondon committee has each day only
about 20 applicants for assistance Most
Of these are from Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

Paris. Oct. 5-Sir Henry Lee. the com
mercal attache Of the British embassy
in Paris, together with several other mem
bers of the embassy staff, has returned
here from Borde aux and will relieve th<
American embassy of the obligation OF
looking after British affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
Air Fight Above Antwerp.

Air Fight Above Antwerp.
London, Oct. 5.-News agency dis
patches from Antwerp say that six
aeroplanes were engaged in q battle
in the air" over that city today but
that all dispersed without any being
disabled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

Wilson Praises House Members.
Washington, Oct. 5.-President Will
son today began work on a letter ne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05

For furnace repairs call on Forbes
Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
WANTS U. S. treaty?
Ambassador BOrrOws Copies of New
American Peace Pacts.

Washington, Oct. 5. - Count Won
BernstOrff. the German Ambassador,
called at the state department today
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19
DANCES A LA MODE
AT FASHIONS SHOW
Society People Will Take Turns Each
Day to Show New Steps at :.
Benefit for Red Cross.

The dance changes with the mode and
therefore:
Not only will the latest fashions for
men and women be on display at Rausch-
ers the afternoons and evenings Of Oc-
tober 26, q. and S, when a style show
and dansant will be given for the bene-
ft Of the war relief fund of the American
Red Cross Society, but the latest modes
in dances also viii be shown for the
approval OF the patron.
A number OF prominent society people
have consented TO give exhibitions Of new
dances. A different couple will dance
every afternoon and evening. Several
professional dancers of Washington and
New York also will give solo exhibi-
tions.
The panorama, showing a Red Cross
surgeon and nurse giving first aid to a
wounded soldier on the battle field, will
occupy the central position in the ball
room, which will be converted into a
style show room with displays by Wash
ington shops. Mrs. John Mclaughlin, sec
retary of the District chapter Of the Red
Cross Society has this feature in charge.
Mrs. Fletcher, wife OF Rear Admiral
Fletcher, and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
yesterday added their names to the num-
Der of prominent Washington matrons
who will act as patronesses for the style
show and danant.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19

but there was a gap in his line, which
was penetrated. The cavalry aided the
infantry with brilliant charges on both
flanks. On one of these Col. Charles
Russell Lowell, jr., of Massachusetts,,
met death.)
Disaster, greater than that which had
befallen the Federals in the morning, at
first slowly, and then more rapidly as
the afternoon shadows heightened, it was
swept back three miles across Cedar
Creek. As darkness fell Early's COM
mand, a stream of fugitiYes, were pour
ing southwark through the single street
Of Strasburg, which soon became choked
with wagons and guns. The pursuing
Federal cavalry retook the twenty-four
guns the Federals had lost in the morn
ing and twenty-four Of the enemy's be-
sides.
The Confederate loss for the day was
about 3,100 men, of whom 1850 were
killed or wounded and about 1900 prison
ers. The Federal loss was 569 killed,
3,425 wounded and 1.T0 captured or miss
ing, a total of 5,7A
From that time Gen. Early's army was
incapable of effective operations against
the greatly superior force under Gen.
Sheridan, and with Cedar Creek the
grand operations Of the war in the val
ley of the Shenandoah ended.
Copyright lsl4l
TOmorrow-The Great Missouri
Raid.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19
TRAGEDY OF DOLLAR
CALLED SATAN'S DEVICE
Rev, James shera Montgomery. in Ser
mon. Takes Up Cause of the
"$75-armonth" Man.
LIKE JUDAS PREACHING PEACE

Il wish that Almighty God had made
Il Just a little easier for man to 60 to
heaven than for him to go to he'll" said
Rev. James .shsra Montgomery, Of Met
rOpolitan Memorial n. Z. Church, In his
sermon last evening. He continued:
The two great problems Of life are,
What shall / eat and where shall stay
We may take the numerous problems
that confront men and tuggle them up
and Jugeie them down and at the last
we shall find that self preservation Is
the first law Of nature
IT'S uniting for q minister 70 con-
demn money-maklng or even money
chasing 50 long as the vital problem Of
daily life is how to make ends meet
while he himself draws a lfvsble salary
and before him each Sunday there are
the turned faces Of fifty and seventy
nye-dollar-a-month men from whom So
elety and state expect 80 much. May
ask how much integrity and honor
Should be expected OF husband and a
father who pays rent and supports a
family Of school children on such measer
Wageg
Here Is the tragedy Of the dollar
though: 1t Is still the angel Of light in
the court and congress OF this world.
Often 1t Is like a binding tear blotting
out everything before II. It Is Judas
preaching the Gospel of peace when there
Is no peace-it Is ever and over again
the device OF satan turning the thoughts
OF men away from the sacramental
bread Of good, unselfish Hfe.'
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19

Petrograd, Oct. 17.-Russians are
pleased by the action OF the Grand
Duchess Anastasie, Of Mecklenburg-
Schwerfn, mother-in-law of the Ger
man Crown Prince Frederick william.
in renouncing her TeutOnic nationality
and again taking the nationality of
her birth, which Is Muscoyite.
She will henceforth be known as the
Grand Duchess MikalOvitch. She is
a cousin Of the Gar and sister Of the
Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michel
The grand duchess has given her
villa on the Riviera for the use OF
wounded soldiers
The Grand Duchess Anastasie, OF
Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, has before now
shown her contempt for the authority
of the Kaiser. the father OF her son-in-
law, in many ways which are said 10
have been annoying to the German war
lord. She refused to follow the con-
ventions of royalty in the matter OF
meetings between the crown prince
and her daughter, the Grand Duchess
Cecilie, and while the Kaiser was pre-
pairing for the formal ARRANGEMENTS OF
the betrothal, the Grand Duchess An
astasie, according to rumor. was in
strumental in the extremely informal
and to the imperial way of thinking
premature announcement.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19

What was dOuei What to dol A glance told him
both.
Then striking his spurs with a terrible oath.
He dashed down the line. mid a storm Of huEzshs,
And the wave Of retreat checked its course there,
because
TIE sight Of the master compelled II to pause.
From many accounts It appears that
Sheridan, riding across the fields came
up with Getty's division. then in front
of the silent enemy. and asked the SOL
diers to what command they belonged.
On being told, he replied: Were all
right, well whip him yet" words that
he had used several times on his ride.
He was cheered by a few regiments.
but there was no general recognition of
rode to knoll behind the troops, where
Gen. Wright and Gen. Crook and their
STATS were lying down.
According to Col. William c. Starr, of
Gen. Crooks stan, Sheridan dropped
lightly from the saddle, and, extending
his hand in turn to Wright and Crook,
said:
Good morning, gentlemen; how is it
going?''
Gen. Crook replied: TITS going better,
general We can take the offensive from
this point and retake our camps this
afternoon"
There was a conference Of about twenty
minutes, in which plans were perfected
for carrying out the formation of bat
tie line, which had been begun. Col
Starr states that in leaving, Sheridan
said: Lick 'em, lick hell out of 'em!'
This was the nearest to terrible oath"
that he was heard to utter that day.
Col. Forsyth states that he heard no oath
at all from Sheridan that day. Sheri-
dan then rode of to the west to see the
NfnafaaFlth TOrna and the remainder nf
the Sixth get into position.
There Is no doubt that his presence
greatly facilitated the forming of the
line. II also turned the dismay of earlier
defeat into assurance of victory, for Sher-
idan had an electrical enthusiasm that
was always communicated to his men.
Enemy Driven from Field.
The incident of sheridan's riding down
the line did not occur until after II
o'clock. Then, at the suggestion OF a
member of his staff, Gen. Sheridan rode
along the battle line. There was then
no fighting going on, but Gen. Early was
preparing to assault.
This he did at o'clock, attacking the
Nineteenth Corps, which. with part OF
the left, beat him back.
Between 1 and o'clock there was no
fighting. Sheridan was ready to take the
rumor that re-enforcemehts for Cen
Fairly were coming up the road from
Front Royal. Finding the rumor false
he gave the order for assault at o'clock,
five and one-half hours after his arrival
on the field.
The result Of such an assault was in
eyitable Sheridan's cavalry alone num-
bered nearly as many men as Early then
had in his battle line. Shertdan's in
fantry must have outnumbered Early's
nearly two to one.
The enemy fought with great vigor,
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19
AVIATOR CUTS CAPERS
oyer HEADS OF CROWD
De Lloyd Thompson. Who Holds the
Worlds Altitude Record. Performs
ManyNew Aerial Stunts.
MAKES FAMOUS VERTICAL DIVE

Evidences that the novelty Of seeing =
man iy has not palle6 on Washington
was given yesterday afternoon when De
Lloyd Thompson, the aviator holding ths
worlds altitude record, made two exhibi-
ton flights from the old polo field in
Potomac Park. Bicycles. motorcycles,
automobiles, carriages and the old method
of walking carried thousands into the
park to form a crowd encircling the field
The first flight was short and served TO
attract people from all over the city.
The second fight. which occurred shortly
after . o'clock, left the crowd enthusi-
astic.
The machine made a clear getaway,
and Mr.. Thompson aseended in spirals
to a great height Then he started the
performance OF various ''thHllers" IN
an aviator's repertoire The side roll.
the spiral glide, the loop-the-loop. flying
upside down and last, but not least, the
vertical dive. Spectators who witnessed
the dive from the field thought he was
falling head foremost into the crowd
Showing perfect control of his machine.
the aviator slowly righted himself above
the treetops and continued his flight In
descending the never stale thrill OF see
ing an aeroplane skim lightly above the
field without touching the ground reused
the crowd to enthusiastic applsRse.
Mr.. Thompson's machine is a biplane OF
the Day Tractor type with a seven-eylin-
der engine made in this city. Mr.. Thomp-
Son is on his way South for the winter
flying, and stopped on for the day to
make the flights in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19
THIRTY" IN FOR MIKE.
II" STAYED with Us . Little while
ARd New He's Gone Away.

@N0 40" nv . HOhc A"AVs
Mike Is dead.
Nobody ever knew much about Mike,
except that he always appreciated a
kind word or a bone. He drifted into
The Herald ofiee one day last spring
and seemed to like things pretty well,
because he never went away until a
black wagon drew up in front yesterday
and a man got OF and picked up what
was left Of Mike and threw 1t into the
wagon and drove on.
Mike adopted a few Of US and always
was willing to make friends with the
others He sort OF established himself
in the telegraph room and used to sleep
in there on one OF our coats. except when
he was foraging for a meal He used
to walt at the head Of the steps for
those Of US he knew would bring him
chunk Of beef OF a bottle Of milk, and
he got to know that when the whistle
blew out on the composing room around
half-past ten it meant lunch, and Mike
would leap up out Of a sound sleep at the
sound Of the whistle and would be wait
ing for the first man out to open the
door,
He always behaved well. and even IL he
did have feas he never attempted to
disguise the fact. He used to catch rats
and generally did his best to keep the
ofiice clean and respectable.
Yesterday morning, though, Mike had
a it, but even then he didn't seem to
want to intrude. so he ran outside to
have It. and out in front OF the office
Nike suffered his flt, and when 1t was all
over he lay there gasping his ninth life
away. So a policeman in mercy drew
his baton and put Mike out of his misery
Mike, you know, was the Office cat
The Washington herald., 1914-10-19
YOUR SICK Child
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
IF Cross, Feverish, or Bilious Give
California Syrup Of Figs"

No matter what ails your child. gen
tie, thorough laxative should always be
the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts, half
sick, isn't resting, eating, and acting nat
uralIy-look, Mother! see If tongue is
coated. This is a sure sign that its lit
tie stomach. liver, and bowels are clogged
with waste. When cross, irritable, fever
ish, stomach sour, breath bad, or has
stomach-ache, dlarrhoea, sore throat,
full of cold, give a teaspoonful Of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" and in a few
hours all the constipated poison. undi-
gested food and sour bile gently moves
out of its little bowels without gripping,
and you have a well, playful. child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving this
harmless fruit laxative" because IT
never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach, and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, children
Of all ages, and for grown-ups printed on
each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for a 5O-eent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" then zee that
it is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company. ADV.