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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09

if we but think so. Simulate the sun
beams as far as you can.
If possible have your breakfast ia
BILE set in an orderly manner every
day, even if you are such an over
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09

BY CAROLINE COE
Bring sunshine into the dining
room. Insist on the family being,
pleasant and happy at meal time. It
is easy to leave "the crouch outside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

serve their fortnight at the extreme
firing line, some hours a day in the
trenches or just next to them with
their own artillery throwing shells over
their heads, but never having the
chance to empty cartridge at their
adversaries. The intervals in the re-
serve lines are spent in hard work,
trenching and fortifying, repairing
roads, building shelters for themselves
and the horses and in towns. where
quartered. keeping streets clean.
The private is becoming thoroughly
tired Of the war, but his attitude toward
all the unromantic aspects of his work
is fine. He understands that in mend
ing road he is contributing to the
success of the French armies just as
though he were firing gun. Although
he wants the war to get onward and
end, he cheerfully takes the common
place with the excitement Some of the
excellent roads back of the lines are
being repaired with poles cut from the
forests laid crosswise, making the old
fashioned American corduroy roads,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
BEE KEEPERS GONE.
Annual Meeting Of state Association
Closed This Afternoon.

The twelfth annual meeting of the Kan
sas State Bee Keepers association. which
was well attended Friday and today,
came to close this afternoon. Officers
Mullen, Holton; vice president, Charles
8. Kistler, Topeka; secretary-treasurer.
O. A. Keene, Topeka. Wayland Dunham
OF Topeka was chosen as assistant secre-
tary-treasurer.
A feature of the meeting was a honey
dinner held Friday evening at 800 Quincy
street Mrs. E. w. Dunham of Topeka
G. Boher of Chase. Kan, spoke on 'Ad-
vertising Honey and Bees at Fairs" w.
L. RigdOn gave several readings. Music
was furnished by Wayland and Preston
Dunham.
resolutions or legislative committee
was appointed and consists Of the follow
and Frank C. Pellet Of Atlanta, Iowa.
The association holds its annual meetings
In TOpe-,a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
Judge MacFarland Sent Girl to
ThroOp Hotel.
TIME TO ACT, SAYS SINNER
County Commissioner Ready
to Tackle Problem.
Suggests Selling Present COun.
ty Poor Farm.

1t looks as though Shawnee county
might have to thank Mary Turner
for a Detention home. James C..
Sinner, chairman of the board Of
county commissioners and an official
Of many years experience in dealing
with the troublesome problem of
caring for county wards. today de-
clareG himself in favor of seriously
tackiing the Detention Home prob
lem.
The question mas been showed
s1ual ely up to the county by the spec
tacular action of Judge Hugh Mac
F'arland in sending two girls, in
charge Of a county matron. to one of
Topeka's best hotels because he could
not legally hold them in Jail.
Today Sinner, head of the board
Of county commissioners. came
squarely out on the proposition that
it is time to abandon the policy of
juggling county wards between pri-
vate homes. semi-public charitable
institutions and local jails. This
county is now juggling eight children
less than Is years old, because it has
no good place to keep them. 1t is
neglecting ott ers which would be un-
der a public shelter if one existed. AS
Sinner sees it now this county has
CONTINUED on PAGE Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
berlin IS UNEASY HOME Is IN SIGHT,
Germany That Italy Will Mary Turner Case Forces
Join Allies. County's Detention Issue.
Heavy Fighting Has Been Re- Judge MacFarland Sent Girl
in Alsace. Throop
feat OF DESPERATE Wl0R time TO ACT, SAYS SINNER
Kaiser's Army That Was County Commissioner Ready
Hemmed n by MuscOvtes Tackle Problem.
With Bayone Is Suggests Selling Present
Miles to Freedom. ty Poor Farm.
Germany Fears That Italy viii
Join the Allies.
Heavy Fighting Has Been Re.
Sumed in Alsace.
FEAT OF DESPERATE vALOR'
Kaiser's Army That Was
Hemmed In by MuscOvites
Cut Its Way With BayOnets Is
Miles to Freedom.

London, Dec. 5.-Italy's attitude In
the European war has again become
source of concern, in view OF Premier
Salandra's declaration that his country
was in no way bound to fight with Ger
many and Austria and the intimation
that il her loyalty to treaty obligations
were questioned further. she would dis
close the text of the triple alliance
agreement.
The German governments appoint
ment of Prince Won Buelow, former
chancellor. as temporary head of the
embassy at Rome, is interpreted by
Rome dispatches as meaning that Ber-
lin would exert strong pressure to pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
Topeka Pioneers Celebrate
City's Goth Anniversary.
"Experience Meeting" of 500
Old Settlers Held Today.
where IS The LOST LOOT?
One Man From Illinois Told of
q Raid in 1855.
And Several TOpekans Shifted
Uneasily in Chairs.

Although twenty Of Shawnee coun-
tvs pioneers have crossed the great
divide in the last year, yet the meet
ing of the Old Settlers association,
being held today in the First Presby-
terian church, is probably the most
successful session the society has held.
AS time passes and the ranks are
thinned the oldtimers are drawn more
closely together.
The session today was delightfully."-
between an experience meeting and a
running debate on local historical
subjects.
Here is a gentleman who says that
General Sherman never lived in a
shanty north of the Kaw in which 1t
is claimed he resided" spoke one old
timer. "Can anyone here give any in
formation on the subject?"
General Sherman took his meals al
our house and I believe he lived in
"Yes, he lived in that shanty. 1t
was a log house first and afterwards
he boarded it up,' said one man au-
thoritatively and to clinch the argu-
ment, added. Il am the boy who drove
the cattle while General Sherman
held the breaking plow.''
The foregoing is a sample of the
things which make meetings Of the
Old Settlers association unique and
interesting.
Unpublished History.
There was much unpublished his
tory of John Brown recounted at to-
days meeting. A number of inter
esting letters were read from persons
unable to be present. Among these
was one from C. w. Keeslar, who now
lives in Danville, Ill. He told OF q
raid which he and q number of Other
free-state men made on some stores
in Tecumseh and Indianola in which
a great deal of valuable loot was car
ried away. He said in his letter thai
IConfinued from PAGE. Six1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
BERLIN IS OPTIMISTIC
Reports Favorable Conditions on All
Fields of Operation.

Berlin, Dec. 5.-Progress of German
forces in the west is reported in an Of
ficial statement given out this after
noon at the army headquarters. The
statement follows:
French attacks yesterday in Flan-
ders and to the south Of Metz were re-
pulsed. We made progress at La Bas-
see in the forest of the Argonne and in
the region southwest of Altkirch.
In the fighting to the east of the
Mazurian lakes, the situation is favor
able for us, and in minor operations
there we took 1000 prisoners.
Our operations in Poland are taking
a normal course.
1.-The COrriere del Terra estimates
that the losses among the French
troops amount to at least fifty per cenc
OF those engaged in the war and that
losses OF even greater proportions have
been suffered by the territorials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
FIGHT IN STORM
Blizzard of Sleet and Snow
Sweeps the Field
Where Battle Is in Progress in
Flanders.

Paris. Dec. 5.-From Flanders on
the west to Alsace on the east. spor-
adic thrusts are now being made at
the German line through Belgium
and across northern France by the
allied forces.
Despite the return of extremely bad
weather in Flanders. the Germans are
being given little rest that might en-
able them to gather strength for a
final assault in an effort to reach
Calais.
The center of the fighting in this
region continues to be in the vicinity
of Ypres. During the last few days
howling gale, driving before it s1eet
and snow, has swept the fighting line.
The number of men from the French
and British trenches now in the hos
pitfalls from illness is probably in
creasing but the Germans are suffer
ing heavier losses from this cause.
There is 4 veritable epidemic of dis
case N the German lines. it il de-
clared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
Kansas St0ckmen VIII Lay
Plans for the Legislature.
Enactment Of Shipping, Santa
ton and Yards Rules.
HOLD A BIG STATE Meeting
Members of Both House and
Senate Asked to Attend.
Chief of Bureau of Animal In.
dustry May Be Guest.

Kansas stockmen will lay plans for
legislative campaign for the enact
ment of shipping. sanitation and stock
yards laws at their annual meeting to
be held in Wichita. January and z.
Plans for the meeting were virtually
completed today by w. J. Tod of Maple
Hill. president and Joe Mercer, secre-
tary of the state live stock association.
A number of stock raisers will serve
in the state legislature during the COM
ing sessions and members of the
Kansas live stock association do not
anticipate unfriendly enactments at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
TOPEKA'S HISTORY IN BRIEF

Topeka, capital city of Kansas, Is
sixty years old today.
Sixty years ago today, December .,
1884, the town company was organ
fzed by Col. Cyrus X. Holiday, F. w.
Giles, Daniel H. Horne, George DAVIS,
EnOch Chase, j. b. Chase, M. e. DICK
ey, c. Robinson and l.. G. Cleveland.
The town was named Topeka from
ing "a good place to dig potatoes.
At the close OF the year OF 1904
there were about Is people living on
the new town site.
A military company called tne
peka Guards was organized In tne
spring of 1855 under the command
OF Daniel Horne. In November the
company, one hundred men. was call
ed to the defense OF Lawrence, Aeav-
ing but one abled bodied man IN
Topeka
From the first Topeka was q tenn
perance town. On July A, 1883, q
temperance mass meeting was nei0
and organized into q committee which
destroyed all liquor in the town ana
vicinity.
ON July. 4, 1858, Topela's first
newspaper, the Kansas Freeman, was
published.
The first child born in the town was
''Topeka Zimmerman"
rary capital Of the state at the 1lrst
free-state legislature which opened on
March 4, 1856, In Constitution hail.
Topeka was incorporated as = clty
February 4, 1857. 1t contained SSO
acres. The population was 800.
1t was designated county seat OF
J Shawnee county In 1858 ana WIS
named temporary capital OF the state
in 1859 by the WyandOtte constatu-
ton.
/ In 1868 a temporary cap1tOi Duhho-
ing was erected on the west s1de o!
Kansas avenue between Fourth ana
Fifth streets. In 1868 the town ass0.
citation donated 20 acres OF ground
on which a capitol building might be
erected.
In january. 1860, the Union Pacific
railway was built into Topeka and
| the Santa E'e was begun In 1858.
/ In 1872 Topeka entertained y royal
guest. Grand Duke Alexis OF Russia.
The sale OF liquor was prohibited
in 1880. For the first twenty years
the Law was not rigidly enforced. In
1901 y new era OF law enforcement
was introduced.
In 1888 there were 5000 buildings
erected in the city at q cost OF $S,OOO,'
loco.
The greatest disaster of the town
was the 1908 flood. The property los
was $2.2SO.OOO. Twenty-n1ne Hves
tWere lost
Topeka now has SO, 900 people. mors
than 400 manufacturing plnnts. HOul
railroads, more than 6S miles of pavei
tstreets. and hundreds OF other ad
vantages in keeping with = capita
tcity Of . great state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
TOPEKA'S BIRTHDAY.

One of the fair sex who isn't at
all reluctant to tell her age is Miss
Topeka. She confeeses to being so
years old today. and with q pardon
able pride. Instead Of a wrinkled
face and withered form. she is as
buxom as the healthy girl of sweet
sixteen. Her heads erect. Her
eyes are alert and looking forward.
Her step is firm and travelling in
the same direction. She glories in
her accomplishments of yesterday,
in her clean and wholesome devel-
opment. And she contemplates her
future with enthusiasm. Topeka
has a right to be Joyous that she
is sixty years old today. They
have been sixty years we'll spent,
for the most part. They tell of a
larger and stronger life to come.
Congratulations, old girl!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
CABINET RESIGNS
War Situation Causes Political
Crisis in Portugal.
Mobilization of Troops Arouses
Nation Ministers.

Lisbon, Dec. 5.-The Portuguese min
listers today resigned. Premier Macha-
do was the only member of the cabinet
to attend the closing session Of parlia-
ment when 1t convened and presented a
note announcing the resignation OF the
ministry en- bloc.
Developments following the mobflixa-
ton in Portugal resulted in the retire
ment Of the cabinet. The premier de-
clared the resignation was due to OBJ
jectiOns to the terms Of Interpolation Of
the ministry regarding the mobilization
decree.
1t was denied today that Germany
had rendered any explanation Of the
invasion Of Angola. the Portuguese
African possesafon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
ROOSEVELT
ON MEXICO
War Entered Upon with No
Adequate Object.
Abandoned Without ANY
Achievement.
SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT
Who Scores the National Ads
ministratiOn and
Cites Tales Of Almost Unbe-
lievable Charges and Horrors.

An astonishing proof Of the readiness
Of many persons to pay heed exclusive
ly to words and not at all to deeds is
supplied by the statement of the de-
tenders of this administration that
President Wilson has kept us out of
war with Mexico" and has avoided In
reference in Mexico" These are the
words. The deeds have been: first, an
unbroken course Of more or less furtivo
meddling In the internal affairs Of Mex
leo carried to a pitch which imposes ON
this nation a grave responsibility for
the wrong doing Of the victorious fac
tions; and. second. the plunging OF this
country into what was really q futile
and inglorious little war with Mexico. q
war entered into with no adequate
object, and abandoned without the
achievement Of any object whatever.
adequate or inadequate.
We're At War With Mexico.
To say that we did not 20 to war with
Mexico il a mere play upon words. A
quarter of the wars Of history have
been entered into and carried through
Continued ON Pare Four,1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
FOR $2,775
Mrs. Gladys y.uckett Wins Suit Against
City OF Topeka.

Mrs. Gladys Puckett of 1862 Har-
rison street was awarded a verdict OF
damages to the amount of $2.775 for
personal injuries sustained in a fall
on the sidewalk at the corner of
Tenth and Harrison streets on May Is,
last, by a jury in the district court
this morning. The suit has been in
progress for two days and the evil
dence had been in the hands of the
jury over night
Evidence of serious and extensive
physical injury was laid before the
jury and considered by its members in
determining the amount Of the judg-
ment awarded. Mrs. Puckett sub
mitted evidence of serious defect In
the sidewalk where she fell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
SLOW But sure
The French Have Adopted .
New Military Policy
In Their Advance Into AlSacO
and Lorraine.
{BY J. w. T. MAsoN.)

New York. Dec. 5.-The French ara
trying to develop a new offensive in
Alsace and Lorraine. General Joffre
has returned from q personal inspection
Of southern Alsace where he made re-
assuring speeches to the inhabitants.
suggesting French defenses. At the
same time there are recurring refer
ences in the Paris official bulletin OF
a movement on Metz in Lorraine.
Simultaneous with the tentative de-
velopments of the defenses. the off,
cial French military journal, the Bull
letin des Armees, explains that 'the
highest commands, renewed OF neces-
sary dismissals. have not permitted any
of those errors Of the past three months
which were observed in August
The mistakes thus openly aclxnowl.
edged by the French government, Of
course, are not publicly known. But
it is well understood that the most SER
ious Of them occurred during the first
impetuous effort in August to carry the
offensive into Alsace and Lorraine.
At Mulhausen in southern Alsace, q
serious blunder by the French COM
mander led large numbers of the In
vaders into the first known trap Of
the war. Details are concealed by the
government but it is believed faulty
"Reminiscences caused the French to
march blindly over a German mined
field, which was exploded with terrific
result About the same time. further
north in Lorraine the Marseilles army
corps became panic stricken at q cru.
cial moment during the Saarburg oper.
ations. bringing the Lorraine offensive
to a hasty and inglorious end.
Blunderers Dismissed.
Assurances that the generals reopon.
sible for these errors have been dis
missed. are q reinsurance to the French
nation that hasty enthusiasm will not
again serve in serious military cam
paigning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
S0L0NS INDICTED
Indiana Legislative Leaders Ac-
cused of Interpretations.
Lieutenant Governor and Sec
retary Of State Implicated.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 5.-Large
sums of money were unlawfully drawn
out OF the treasury of Indiana during
the session of the 1913 legislature, ac-
cordfng to the report made late Friday
night by the Marion county grand jury,
which indicted Lieut.. Governor William
P. O'Neill, Homer Cook. secretary of
state and eleven others connected with
the legislature of 1918 for the alleged
signing or presentation of false claims
which were paid out of the legislative
funds. The report continues:
The total amount due the $50 mem
bers of the legislature for their per
diem and mileage was $50, ,9036O. The
total money drawn from the treasury
as expenses of the legislature was $780,
600 making 100000 Of expense outside
the pay of members Of bodies for their
services.
Lobbying Condemned.
The evidence in this investigation
also dlscIoses a situation that calls
aloud for penal legislation upon the
subject Of what is called lobbying
about the legislature. 1t shows that
men OF great political influence, on
account of their position in some in
stances. and their relation to parry
organization. do not hesitate to de-
mand and receive large sums of mon
ey, running into thousands of dollars.
the state.
Men of different political parties
under socalled employment from the
same employer demand. and receive
large sums Of money for their efforts
to control or influence legislation
upon public bills. Such conduct is
inimical to the very foundation of
Republican form Of government and
ought to be prevented by severe leg
islation SO far as legislation can ar
fet it %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
BATTLE GOES ON
Desperate Fighting Continues
In Russian Poland.
Report of Victory at LOdz Was
Premature.

Petrograd Dec. 5.-Desperate fighting
is still in progres in Poland. The Rus
sian official statement issued today and
covering operations Of December 3.
does not mention a victory at Lodz such
as was claimed yesterday by the Bourse
Gazette The statement declares:
ION the left bank of the Vistula there
was obstinate fighting on December 8:
also along the GlodnO-LOwicz front and
on the western road toward Lodz and
Piotrkow.
"On the northern and southern fronts
the situation is unchanged"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
w. II. STUBS, Chairman.
CHARLES DILLON, Secretary

The Belgian relief committees ear
nest appeal to the people of Kansas.
issued today, is a plea for aid. Part
of it appears bove. Other sections of
it, follow:
Belgium cannot buy food. There
Is none to buy. Germany cannot sup
ply it as some believe it should do. 1t
needs all it has for it's own people.
England. which is unable to send food
to the Belgians. is giving $75O,0OO a
month in actual money. Holland is
sheltering and feeding thousands.
Every Belgian able to buy food from
the American commission is paying
for it, and the money will be used to
relieve those who are destitute.
What will Kansas do in this tragic
crisis? In the name of common hu-
manity, with the blessings Of peace
and plenty everywhere, what record
will Kansas make? Will it give
enough from it's marvellous prosperity
of 1914 to fill the Kansas ship and
get it started by December 20? Will
Kansas answer as it ought to ans
wer with a we'll filled ship?
What man with heart and intelli-
gence can turn unheeding ears to
such an appeal as these people make ?
What is a days wages or days prof
it's compared with the life of child !?
TContinued on Page Txwo I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05
THEY OCCUPY BELGRADE
The Austrians Take Formal Posses
sion Of Servian Capital.

Vienna, Dec. 5.-Belgrade IL now
completely under the control OF the
Austrians The official statement
from the war office today says:
Tho occupation Of Belgrade took
place yesterday with ceremony. Fur
ther advance in northern Servfa vas
not opposed. We took 500 prisoners.
In the west and southwest of the
Arandjelo plain the Servisns have
made fierce attacks upon our troops. .