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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-21

UNDER AMERICA
BY FRED L. BoALT -,
Vera Cruz, Mcknight on the
plaza.
Vera Cruz is trying to~pretend that
it is enjoying itself.
On two sides of the square hotels
in front of which we drink lemonade.
The walters, who love US with their
lips and hate US in their hearts, are
devastated with grief because there
is no ice. Being members of a stern
and heroic race, we continue to drink
the warm, sickish stuff.
On a third side of the plaza the
cathedral. One of its bells is silent
shattered by a cannon shot from the
fleet when the city fell In the tower
four sentries stand, looking down in
to the plaza. A fifth man flashes
messages to the feet and the out
posts. All around the signal lights
are flashing. Shafts of light from
the searchIights streak the sky.
On the fourth side of the plaza is
the Constitution where troops are
quartered. The provo guard brings
il. poems who are drunken on vino.
They think they are going to die.
Tomorrow, sober, they will be re-
leased and fed. Already they are
learning that to be arrested by the
Americanos is not half bad.
In the stand in the middle of the
plaza a soldier band is playing.
When it strikes up 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" we rise, our sol
diers and officers very stiff and erect.
An American planter who has lived
in Mexico 20 years; says: by -,
that listens good"
But the Mexicans sit scowling at
their little tables and a group of
British naval officers from the Essex
remain seated. No discourtesy is
meant. To stand at such a time
might be interpreted as taking
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Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

twist 90 the corner Of his Ills iaid
Jls hand on Donovan's shoulder.
How'd you get In herer
why. ! walked In" said Donovan
,miably.
Suppose you walk out againr
Keep yer hair on. bub. I'm here on
business I'm lookin' for Mimi In
FRANC. = they call her outside. She
walks tight rope"
well. I'm her brother. What do
you want with herr
80 ye'er Trainor's brotber.in.lnwf
"TrainorY- said the young man. a
IRE lighting his eyes "Do you come
from hlmT'
yes. An my message II TO his
wife"
"Ohl That's his Kid there"
~ don't say sol Well. kind O. looks
like lin"
Here's my sister now"
Donovan raw slight woman OF
pretty figure and comely features She
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

a Huge Crystal Globe In Which Has
san, Ali Saw the Pas, and the Fu'
came through the dap which separated
the women's dressing tent from the
mems. She looked bit tired aud care
worn. The old miner. having had but
little 10 do with women folk. was not
able 60 discern under the richly yellow
glare OF the lamps the air OF distlnc.
iion which marked Mimi Tralnor ns
different from her kind The Keene
family had come from good stock. but
Ind fallen IN evil days she ran In
stantly TO the baby
"Iiere's mnn from John. Mimi.
sald the brother cnrelessly.
The young woman rushed over 90
Donovan and began shaking his hands
How was her manl Had be struck II
richi Did he want her 60 quit aud 60
20 hlmi
Donovan began 60 swallow with dif
nculty. How was he going 20 tell herr
Tie wanted 10 run away. lie could
now readily understand why Trnlnof
had always talked Of Mimi. Mimi
Mimi. until his Celtic ears had tired OF
the name sh' was good wife and a
good mother Tor all that she was a
circus performer Aud here be was
aiming % break her heart stu there
was biz ~ cyulclsm In his makeup
The new fortune might console her
But II did not On the contrary
when, half nm hour after learning OF
the death Of the man she loved she
mounted the wire. vertigo seized her
she lost her balance and fell, aud by
the time the men had laid away the
big top she wis dead
For the drst time IN his wandering
futile life Frank keene felt his throat
contract and unhiddcn moisture an his
eyes. After q fashion he had loved
bis clean minded loyal little sister and
now she was gone, leaving him with
baby on his hands, more adept IN deal
Ing from the bottom ~ the deck than
from the top
How much n the mine worthT' h,
asked when th" simple funeral wa.
over.
Lord knows" said Donovan. "But
It's IN biggest strike IN twenty vears
But IT'S goln' 10 be- tied up am this m
lie chicks eighteen Don't you worry
slough Tn lawyers n see 10 II tina,
Sc cit enough L take care q a. child
eddlcatc II. an all that"
whats the name " the miner
Same as the klddie's-Z udora."
The two separated, never 10 NEE,
again
The years passed Keene dabbled IA
all manner of shady trades ana flnauv
set up as a Hindu mystic. swami
lie told fortunes, did crystal gazing
resurrected souls aud ms a bypr,JnSt
played detective with more or less snc.
cess. He rarely pnctlced this latte,
game except among bis favored gulIs
Il was simple matter 10 lnstrnct
some 81 his confederates 20 rob certnin
OF his clients. Il was equally a slmnrc
matter 20 recover the stolen objects
for suitable reward Keene eyenu
ally became known 20 the cult as Has
iam AL aud under that name bis fams
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

Striking the German Across the Fac,
he' llat would make II impossible for
the law 10 trace the deed 10 bimy AMI
tnere was another obstacle rising sI,g,'
~ but surely aud formldably. over a..
horizon love Youth ana The pccos
SHY Of love. these mcuared fine MAN..
OF iassum An lie had tolerated ,hi.
Geeh eyed, clean lived young ,wyar
John storm because he had i'm n a. o''
relieved him ~ the trial n flnJ,no ~
'erialnmeut Tor Zudoru The tlmn ha,
come for storm u be- cont nbon, I %''
business ''o"' MS
one night while he was dre.rin.
over the past mur,ruug over hs
sUalse crust of oyui..sm which -
lay his sense of mpml obligntion ~
sam saw his way Zudora was tn,a,
sS'ed In detective work ana bad oS,a,.
Continued on page seven)
M Location notices carried IN stool -,
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Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

Five hundred head OF sheep to feed.
b. Erickson. Elmo. Utah.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

As the miscr grew stronger In Has
sum All the eyil thought previously
referred 10 became more and moro la
slsicnt Zudorn must die. When be
faced this incyitabiity Tor the Gr.t
time he was genuinely horrined. lie
was her uncle: her mother had been
his sister. the girl was his nesh and
blood. hut the constant recurrence
OF an evil desire gradually lessons the
adherence OF H. Today IN IIassam
ANS mind there remained no shrcds
OF conjunction, only desire TO nc
complish the deed without In an,
manner directing susplcior toward
him. 80 10 this one object he now
turned the brilliant powers Of his alb
normally evll mind Zudora must die
But howl
In few days she would be eighteen
On that day she would become cnor
mously rich lie must rid himself az
her before she had time 10 appreciate
what the power OF money meant But
how In what subtle. cunning man
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31
FOR RENT

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Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-31

grew. The checks from the Iudora
were now applied wholly TO the wei
fare OF his niece.
The child grew. Her education be
gan. She gave promise Of great beau
", even In the lank and gawky age.
Hassam All had begun to love gold.
the bright. shining metal-not In the
abstract, but In the concrete. To touch
Il with his fingers was transport No
symphony OF Bach's was half 80 hne
as the chink .chlnk Of the coins, the
eagle and the double eagle rs they
fell upon each other. slipping from bis
hands
From her fifteenth birthday up 10
her eighteenth Iudora noted subtle
change Ia the manner of her uncle
lie became coldly aloof rarely touch
cd her nfTcCtionately. was moody and
tnciturn Familiar ns she wa With
all the panaphernalia Of tue mystic
she stlll retained unboundcd faith In
her uncle's powers Indeed he WIS
| a hypnotist ~ unusual power aud was
roughly skilled I'm the science Of mcdl
clues ZudOu had practiccd the Tor
mcr art until she was almost as PROD
cient NJ her master Il never occurred
. o. her that her unclc's means ~ exist
eucc were 1nethlCal aud generally
I those OF cheat Famous actresses
aud society women visited him. and
not few notable bankers and nnan
I ricrs came To hiia for advice But the
general public held Ilas,am All In tol
Grant contempt aud the police with no
little suspicion
The inner shrine Of this cpulyocal
temple WIS drnped with black velvet.
and there were secret doors about
which even Zudora knew nothing
There was the inevitable dais aud be.
fore this n huge crystal globe In which
Hns,am Az saw the past aud the ~
turc NJ revealed by his victim. II
was easy 60 draw the past. and Il was
not difficult TO draw the future. The
future la this globe was nearly always
what the victim wished: hence the
popularity Of Nissan All. late Of the
Eclipse cir, NJ. fakcr aud card sharp.
chief of band " most clever and IN
geul0us criminals Aud Zudoru wan
drrcd In aud out ~ this Ubiquitous
maze rs Wild dove might have flown
4 AMI NUftltt,fNH saaaas - 49,
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~. Location notices carried In stock a,
The Adyocate.--Advt =" s'ooA al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
FIGHT WAY out
German Army in Poland
lis Broken in Time to Escape
AnnihilatiOn.

London. Dec. Though it seems
clear now that the German army in
Russian Poland or that part Of it
which the Russians surrounded near
Lodx. narrowly missed ed-~annihilation
It foueht with such SNry that the cor
don encircling II wds broken and as
German ,einforcements are coming
up the issue is not yet decided.
The British press interpreting the
news dispatches from Petrograd con-
tends that a Russian success on a
colossal scale still is possible but in
recent claims of q complete Russian
victory were premature.
Poland, with Emperor William in
the field. will likely continue to over
shadow all other war areas for some
days to come. Even the London press
is devoting more space to the bat
ties there than to the conflict in
Flanders This partly is due of
course to the fact that there has been
so little change in the western situa-
ton conditions which may persist un-
til some sharp turn occurs in the east
ern struggle.
Throughout Belgium the Germans are
remaining, generally speaking, on the
defensive and immediate signs of re-
newal Of attempts to hack their way to
the French coast are lacking.
Some dispatches say that the Ger
mans already have begun to fall back
from. their rear entertainments but as
the official statement makes no men
ton of this, it is assumed 1t Is only
a guess of correspondents. King
Georges visit to France seems greatly
to appeal to the popular imagination.
The newspapers are featuring his
majesty's trip, pointing out that it is
the first time a reigning British mon
arch has been with his armies in the
field for III years, George II being his
last predecessor to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
NORWAY into IT?
England'S Naval Base Demand
Threatens Neutrality.
Preparations Under Way to De-
fend HarbOr Under Question.

Christiania. Dec. 1.-England has de-
manded from Norway for use as a
naval base the city and harbor of Chris
tiansand on the the southern coast of
Norway, such to continue only during
the war.
This demand has been refused by
the Norwegian government and prepar-
alton are being made to defend it's
neutrality. Troops have been sent to
Christiansand from all parts Of Norway
and the defenses of the city are be-
ing strengthened.
If Norways neutrality should be vio-
lated by England, Sweden would also
be drawn into the struggle because of
it's defensive alliance with Norway. The
people of Sweden also dislike the Rus
slams.
The Norwegian people in this con-
flict are more friendly to the allies than
to Germany. Public opinion here con-
siders the ruthless overrunning of Bel
gium and Luxembourg by Germany as
indicative that small powers would not
be safe If German arms prevailed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
BATTLE ON A TRAIN.
Dead and Injured Scattered for Forty
Miles Along Track.

Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 1.-Three men are
reported dead and three others seriously
injured as a result of having been pushed
from a moving Lake Shore train during
a running battle with three robbers. evil
IDENTIFY lasting more than an hour while
the train sped between Toledo and Cleve-
land today. Bodies of dead or injured
men were found along the track for forty
miles.
Only one of the dead men was identified
He was William C. Gallagher, Cleveland
teamster found beside the track six mikes
Of Sandusky. Frank Diels, said to be
a tramp. was found badly injured a mile
further on Police say one body was found
near Amherst and other near Port Clin-
ton. Two negroes and a white man are
said to have robbed the other men while
all were stealing ride and then thrown
them from the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
ARMY IN A POCKET
MackenZen'S Force Has Been
Divided by Russian Strategy.
Part of 1t Is Being Attacked on
Three Sides.

Paris. Dec. Present situation in
Poland, according to Ludovf Naudeau,
the special representative of the Jour-
nal De Paris, who is at the Russian
headquarters in the field, is as follows:
General Mackenzen's army is sep
arated into three groups. The first be-
tween Gombin to the north and
Brzeziny to the south, is being at
tackled on three sides. There remains
an opening in the western road toward
Kutno, which. however, will be threat
ened by Russians advancing from
Lodz. Part of this first group at
Glowno and Strykow is almost entirely
surrounded.
The second group, to the south at
Rzgow and Tuszyn. is trying to force
its way through to the north, but is
opposed by the Russians at Lodz and
BrZeziny. The western road is closed
to it by the same Russian army which
recently beat two German corps at
Wielun.
THE third group to the west is in
a critical but not desperate position,
for, by a right flank at Zdunsko Viola
on the Warta it still holds the road
to Kalisz, which could serve either for
retreat or for reinforcements if Cen
eral Won Hindenburg thinks it still
possible to save his eighth army"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
DELAY Rate CASE
Railroads Ask More Time on
Scent Fare Petition.
May Never Be Heard by Pres.
ent Utilities Commission

On application of petitioning railway
companies, the public utilities commits
sion today advanced the hearing Of the
cent passenger rate case from De-
cember IA to January g. 1t was urged
by attorneys for the Santa Fe and
Union Pacific railways that the petit
tfoners would be unable to present their
case at the December hearing and that
time was needed for preparation. The
delay may mean that the case Will not
be heard by the present commission.
The application for an increase in
passenger rates was made to the COM
mission ten days ago by all railroads
doing business in kansan. This morn
ing Judge W. R. Smith. representing
the Santa Fe, and Robert Blair, rep
resenting the Union Pacific. appeared
before the utilitie commission and
asked for more time. The case was
continued until January 8.
AS the January hearing is but three
days in advance OF the inauguration
OF the new state administration and
the convening of the state legislature
there is doubt as to whether the pas
senger rate case will be heard by the
present commission. While no change
in the personnel of the utilities com.
mission will be made until later in the
month, at least, yet it is hardly be-
lieved that the present commission
will elect to undertake the case Al
that late date. None of the members
of the present commission are holding
senate combinations and all are sub
ject to removal on motion Of the new
governor, cOnfirmed by the state sen
ate.
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Germans Are Retiring From In
Front of Dixmude.
Great Battle in Progress Along
the User Canal.
KAISER'S ARMY'S FINAL EFFORT
To Capture the Town Of Ypres
Is Being Made.
Russians Penetrate 30 Miles
Beyond Border of Galicia.

A general retirement of the Ger
mans before the Belgian town OF DIX
nude was reported unofficially today.
The Germans recently captured from
the allies this town, which lies In the
heart of the contested section of Bel
gium, where uncounted thousands
have died as result of the German
effort to force a way to the English
channel.
There was no official confirmation
of the reported withdrawal which
could not be reconciled with reports
late last night that a great battle was
in progress between the Yser canal
and the River Lys. 1t was said that
10000 Germans had been brought up
before Ypres to make a last effort
to capture the town.
Latest information concerning the
situation in the east indicated that
the Germans, whose position has been
described as desperate. were under
taking vigorous offensive movements
in some of the scattered battlefields
of Russian Poland.
In East Prussia the Russians have
succeeded in penetrating about 30
miles beyond the border and in Ga
1icia it is reported that the Austrlans
have been swept back to the gates of
CracOw. In all these regions, how
ever, the issue still hangs in the ball
ance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
Secretary of State VIII Ask for
Double Election Board.
Urge Use of Voting Machines
Where They Are Practicable.
IT WOULD NOT COST ANY MORE
Shorter Period Required tt
Make Election Returns.
Kansas Becoming Weary of Old
Cumbersome System.

Charles Sessions, secretary Of state.
who goes out of office in January,
will ask the legislature to provide a
double election board system for Kan
sas. He will also urge the use of
voting machines where this is prac-
ticable and not too expensive.
Voting machines could be used
nicely in the larger Kansas towns
where there is a big VOTE" said Mr..
Sessions. '"The machines are easy to
operate and will take care of a voter
every three or four minutes at the
longest. Where there is big vote
time. But they are very expensive
and would not be practicable in the
rural precincts at the present time
because of this expense.
But wherever the voting machine
is not used the double set of election
judges and clerks should be provided.
The payment is made now upon the
precinct and it usually takes all of
election light and the next day to
count the ballots in any precinct
where more than 100 ballots are cast.
The pay OF the clerks and judges
could be divided SO that all would be
paid for a days work and it would
not cost a cent more than it does at
present and would save the long
hours of the officials.
1.-THE first set of judges and clerks
could go to work early in the morn
ing and the second set two hours
later and begin counting the ballots
The whole force could trade around
and within an hour or two after the
polls closed the work would be done
Kansas is getting pretty tired Of wait
ing three or four days for election
figures and whenever the vote Is
close, within two or three thousand
with the big vote Kansas now casts
with the women voting, it takes the
official count IN the state to get the
final figures. The long hours tend
to cause more or less inaccuracies anG
carelessness on the part of election
officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
Chicago Federal Building Ii
Packed and Women Faint.
Necessary to Call 20 Policemen
to Preserve Order.

Chicago, Dec. $50 great was the
rush here today to buy war tax
stamps that twenty policemen were
called to the federal building to re-
store order. Two women tainted:
the press of the crowd loosed the door
of the office of the internal revenue
collector from it's hinges, and several
windows along a corridor were brOk-
en- by shoulders forced against them
by pressure of the crowd.
There was large crowd at the Of
flee yesterday and thousands were
turned away, but today's visitors
formed an assemblage which packed
the corridors to the danger point.
The early corners surged into the Of
flee, many of them apparently think
ing that some penalty would be Wis
tied on them if they did not purchase
stamps at once. 1t was impossible
for the clerks to work in the crowd,
and the police were called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
Encamps in Suburbs With an
Army Of p, 1000.
Is Awaiting the Arrival of the
Provisional President.
When President Diaz Put a
Price ON His Head
He Turned Bandlt-Joined the
Mader1sts Unsolicited.

Mexico City. Dec. General villa
has entered the capital at the head OF
about 25oQo troops. He arrived during
Monday afternoon in the suburbs,
where he remained during the evening.
receiving delegations and foreign con-
suls. Villa will not enter the capital
part Of the city until the arrival OF
Provisional President Gutierrez.
Villa issued the foiowing statement
to the Associated Prsss:
my only mission to restore order
in Mexico and not tdE take personal re-
venge on any one. + promise that or
der will be restored once. 1 am act
ing as the subordin4te of Provisional
President Gutierrez 8nd the national
convention.
1.-The provisional president is now the
supreme power in 4exico and I am
merely acting as field commander OF
the armies. All foreigners and foreign
property will be protected
Villa left Tula this n1orning after re-
ceiving news OF the capture of Pachuca
by the cavalry brigade of General
TContinued on Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
SEND IT THIS WEEK RUSH FOR STAMPS
Belgian Relief Committee Urges
Shipment Of Flour.
Topeka Millers Authorized to
Buy 1000 Barrels Soon.

The central committee of the Kansas
Belgium relief fund is urging county
relief organizations over the entire
state to get flour ready for immediate
shipment so that it can be sent on it's
way to New York this week. and can
be ready for shipment on the Kansas
ship by December 10. United effort is
necessary
Armin Fassler and David Page have
been authorized to purchase 1000 bar
rels or four carloads of flour for the
Shawnee county organization. They
have asked for quotations and probab bly,
will close a deal late today or Wednes-
day.
Many of the counties will not be able
to deliver more than one carload of
flour at the present time, but they win
be given chance to contribute towards
the second cargo of flour which it Is
hoped to start on its way to Belgium
by the last of December.
Word was received toda-- that a car
load of flour is ready to ship from
Larned.
[Continued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-01
IN TROUBLE ACAIN
Jack Cudahy Broke Ribs of His
Physicians Wife.
The Latter Asks Damages in
Sum of $4,000.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. John p.
(Jack) Cudahy, for the past year a
quiet householder in Pasadena with
Mrs. Cudahy and their four handsome
children, was thrust into the limeiight
again Monday with the filing of a suit
by his family physician. DIR. B. o.
Coates, asking 1000 damages for hav-
ing, allegedly. handled Mrs. Coates SO
roughly on the evening Of September IL
that one of her ribs was broken and
other physical injuries suffered.
The complaint states that the alleged
assault occurred in the Cudahy home.
one of the luxurious bungalows con-
nected with the Hotel Maryland. in
Pasadena. where Mr.. and Mrs. Cudahy
have lived the greater part Of the time
since their reconciliation a year or so
ago.
For physical injuries inflicted DR..
and Mrs. Coates ask $4,000 and for ex-
emplary damages $1,000.
The Complaint.
The complaint recites:
1.-The defendant unlawfully, violently
and maliciously assaulted the plain
tiff, grabbing her with his hands and
throwing her against the table, break
ing one of her ribs and wrenching an
other loose from the cartilage and
causing her spine to be seriously
wrenched and twisted: and that by
reason of these injuries the plaintiff
was confined to her bed for several
days and to her home for several days
more; and for several weeks has been
unable to attend to her household
duties and has suffered excruciating
pain at times"
According to the story told reluctant