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The sun., 1914-08-16
YACHTS CHANGE HANDS.

The following transfers OF yachts ere
reported through the Hollis Burgess Yacht
Agency:
The 30 foot motor life boat Sea Duch.
sold for william wallace OF Boston. 10
Joshua Crane OF westwood. Macs. for
use at NO Mans Lana.
The 2i foot water line sloop Enola, soSA
for Charles II. Waterman OF scituata
Mass. to DR.. William r. whitney Of Bos-
ton.
The 80 foot water line sioop Pontiac,
sold for Or. william f. whitney Of Bos.
ton to Hollis Burgess.
The ~ foot water line auxiliary yawi
Nsrkeeta, chartered for A. S. Dexter OF
Boston to Charles Z. Aver Of Hamiltol,.
Mass.
The 80 foot water line sloop Becky.
chartered for DIR. Morton Prince of Bos.
ton to Frederick Aver. Jr.
The 10 foot motor boat Idlewind, char
tered for q. r. wild OF Boston to ~ L.
r. Gardner a Providence, r. /.
The Herreshoff 81 foot sloop Hazel.
chartered to a Boston yachtsman
The sun., 1914-08-16
GREAT FIELDING ASSISTS
BRAVES IN STIRRING CLIMB
etalngss Band Leads League in That Department
Of Play, With Giants Away Down
in Fourth Place

,.s4,a..n why the Boston Braves have
d. ID. ..g,. q seusational and heroic climb
S.'@, III. cellar almost into the lead OF
o.. X,-5nu League race Is apparent
.r ,r. statistics UP to and Including
' rlt..!t,'s game. which show them
.'.trg the league IN club fielding. They
...ye mark Of 800. while the Giants are
1,ryr IN fourth place in the rating
...t t..,.tweut OF play with .962.
r.,ssr of the Phillles leads Dalton Of
,..t..r f.is week for the batting SUI
..~l.. ,f the league, while Joe Jack
~ ,.. Naps IS still ahead in the
-. League. The figures:
The sun., 1914-08-16
The Latest and Greatest
Overland of All

This car has lefthand drive and center
control.
The tires are larger this year, being 81
by 4" all around. These tires can be quickly
detached from the rims which are demount.
able. One extra rim furnished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
Important Reinforcements of
Both French and British.
ARMY NUMBERS 100000 MEN
The Germans Have Added
10000 to Their Forces.
New Territory Flooded to Drive
Out the Invaders.

London, Dec. 3.-The allied forces
Of southwest Belgium have assumed
the offensive. King Georges reported
appearance on the actual firing front
was signalized by such a move today.
Important reinforcements have
reached both the British and French
troops, according to dispatches from
The Hague. These new troops include
a part of Lord Kitchener's second
army of one million men, and fresh
French troops have been able to move
to the front with the arrival Of equip
ment so badly needed by General
Joffre. The allied forces now in Bel
gium aggregate 100000 men. This
explains the massing of Germans be-
tween Ostend and Ypres.
A general concentration has been
reported south of Ostend. The Ger
man reinforcements are declared to
number 10000, but it is now believed
that the concentration has been made
necessary by the drive started by the
allies rather than a contemplated re-
sumption of the attempt of the enemy
to pierce the line along the User.
The allies have prepared for their
attack by flooding new territory south
of Dixmude in an attempt to drown
the Germans from their trenches.
Heavy cannonading is reported along
the coast and south of Ypres. Addi-
tional guns have been placed in posi-
ton along the User by the allies and
the German fire has been answered by
q vigorous bOmbardment of the
enemy's trenches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
FOR U.P.OFFICIALS
Complimentary Dinner at Com
81. mercial Club Dec. 8.
Prominent Railway Men Are
Coming to Topeka.

A.. L. Mohler. president Of the Union
Pacific railway and his official staff
will be guests of the Topeka CONNER
cial club at q complimentary dinner in
the club quarters at $50 o'clock Tues
day evening, December 8.
Aside from President Mohler the
guests will include: n. H. Loomis.
general solicitor: Charles Ware. gem
eral manager: J. A. Munroe, vice pres
ident; Gerrit Fort, passenger traffic
manager; r. L. Huntley, chief engineer:
w. 8. Basinger, general passenger
agent; Robert Blair. attorney; c. A.
Magaw. attorney; r. NJ. Lillard, attor-
ney; II. J. Kali, general freight and
passenger agent: J. E. Davis assistant
general passenger agent; A. F. WICK
Roy. superintendent.
The Commercial club expects to give
this distinguished party a rousing re-
ception. Reservations should be made
on or before Monday noon-plates one
dollar each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
EFFECTS OF war NOT near ENOUGH
National Civic Federation Has
-~s Gathered American Data.
Winter viii Demand ExtraOr-
dinary Philanthropic Efforts.

New York, Dec. 3.-The results of
the comprehensive study of the ef-
fects of the European war on busi-
ness throughout the United States
gained from the reports received from
more than 500 correspondents includ-
ing governors, mayors, officials of
unions, industrial associations, banks
and buildings associations, will be
made at the fifteenth annual meeting
of the National Civic Federation
which begins here tomorrow.
The report says that conditions are
improving and predicts that a further
advance toward prosperity will bG
witnessed during the next few months.
The report was prepared by John
Hays Hammond, chairman of the COM
mittee which handled the investiga-
ton and strikes gloomy note in
speaking of the unemployed. 1t states
that the country will be confronted
demand extraordinary philanthrOptc
efforts"
Savings Banks Reports.
1.-The great savings institutions of
New York city report that business is
now altogether normal" The report
says, I'm Philadelphia and even in
Pittsburg despite the severity of the
depression in the iron and steel trade
the deposits of the largest savings
banks have during the last month, ex-
ceeded Withdrawals"
Certain lines of trade have been
stimulated because of orders placed by
foreign nations, but the purchase of
supplies by belligerent nations salts
fies but a slight fraction of the Amer
lean business world the report states.
The last few weeks says the re-
port, have brought about a little con-
valescence even in those industries
which seemed wholly crippled"
The problem of unemployment and
other financial and industrial questions
. arising out of the war conditions will
be considered at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
MOB HANGS ANOTHER
Three Negroes Have Been Lynched
for killing One White Man.

Shreveport, Dec. a-Kane Mcknight,
charged with participation in the murder
Of Charles M. -Aichs. postmaster and mer-
chant at Sylvester Station La, was
lynched early today. making the third
negro to be hanged by a mob for tho
crime. Tobe Lewis and Monroe Dirden
were lynched yesterday, after they had
confessed they were in the party Of ne
gToes who killed Hicks. Mcknight was
released yesterday by the posse after he
had made a confession involving the other
negroes, but early today the infuriated
Merchandise from the Hicks store was
found in the homes Of several negroes in
the neighborhood and other lynchings are
likel-- to result. according to reports re-
ceived from Sylvester Station today.
Tho authorities are making thorough
investigation of the murder and robbery.
1t was said finding Of the stolen property
indicated general raid had been made
on the stock after Hicks had been killed
and before his body and store were
burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
TO REBUILD pen
Plans Are Made for q Modern
State Prison.
With Prison Labor, &1OO, 900
VIII Do the Work.

Prof. w. F. Blackmar of Kansas Uni
versity, is today in conference with
Charles Chandler, state architect. con-
cerning final plans for the rebuilding
of the state penitentiary at Lansing.
The result Of the conference will be re-
ported to the special prison board ap-
pointed by Governor Hodges and the
plans will be discussed at a special
meeting of the board to be held in To-
peka sometime this month.
The board has already agreed to ask
100000 at the hands of the state leg
islature for the work of rebuilding the
state prison during the coming bien-
mum. With tie use of prison labor,
the $100. 900 will provide all material and
equipment necessary for the rebuilding
Of the next two years. 1t is claimed.
The exact amount necessary to rebuild
the prison plant will not be definitely
determined until sometime this month.
Reports of the prison board and recon-
mendations of the state architect will
be filed with Governor Hodges and later
submitted to the state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
SIEGE Of PRzEMYSL.
City Is Being Battered to Pieces by
Russian Artillery.

London, Dec. 3.-The Russians
have now occupied favorable positions
about the Galician fortress of Pre-
mysl and the constant bombardment
by heavy guns has played havoc with
the city. according to a Venice dis
patch received here.
News of the situation at Przemysl
was brought to Venice by Archbishop
Pelozar. who has just returned from
the fortress. The palaces, public
buildings and houses of Przemysl
have been reduced to masses OF tot
tering masonry. the archbishop said.
Caravans of wounded Austrian SOL
diers moved through the streets un-
ceasingly. Hospitals are filled to
overflowing and nurses and doctors
are overwhelmed by the task of car
ing for the wounded.
The archbishop said the mortality
in the Austrian garrison was enor-
nous owing to sickness and the in
ability of the hospital assistants
promptly to care for all of the wound
ed. The suffering of the Austrians in
Prxemysl is intensified, the arch
bishop said, by the terrible lack of
food and supplies are running low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
After Persons Are g They Fan
Into New Ways Of Living.
State Better Able to Conquer
Diseases Than Years Ago.
Interesting Statistics From W.
J. v. Deacon's Pen.

A Kansas small boy or girl haa
more chances OF growing to reach
middle age than did the children OF
fifty years ago. But when the boy or
girl reaches manhood and womanhood
the chances of reaching middle aee
are lessened. This il the conclusion
OF w. J. ". Deacon, state registrar Of
vital statistics. Mr.. Deacon has BEEN
at work ON paper to be read before
the American Public Health associa-
tions
"A study of the life tables Of the
various states and Of Kansas shows
that child at the present time may
expect to live much longer than he
could In $780," said Mr.. Deacon. "a
oaoy one year old in 1860 could ex-
pect Put Ss.l4 years, while at the pres
ent Tune may expect to live 64.G3
years. But after the child gets to s.
young man or q young woman, when
tney reach the age Of 20 years, to -
exact. their expectancy is lower than
It was in 1850. At that time when q
person reached the age of 2S years the
expectancy was 1910 years, while ~
the present time it is 1888 years.
Inere are two elements which may
enter enter into this. oe is that We ars
that the fast living does not BERN
unit! the young man or woman
reaches their majority. Another Il
that the unusually effective work be-
ing done In the fight against whoop-
ing cough, measles. diphtheria ana
similar acute infectious diseases a.
chndren Is causing a. survival Of the
unfit into middle age. BY thfa -
meant that these diseases, which for
merly carried away the weak Children.
help to increase the expectancy 81
children but after they reach their
majority these same persons are weak
been suggested by several medicaI 4
men Of unusual ability and may ac-
count for the decrease in, expectancv
CT those past 23 years OF age and N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03

Fire Insurance Companies in
Missouri Assume 1t
But Kansas Concerns Propose
to Put 1t, ON Policy Holders.


jefferson City, Dec. Sire insurance
companies throughout the city will pay
the war, tax on fire insurance and will
not collect from policy holders, accord
ing to a. notice sent to the national
board of fire underwriters by the Mis-
souri, superintendent OF insurance. The
tax will amount to about two million
dollars year. The superintendent of
insurance recently demanded that the
companies pay. the tax ON Missouri
policies.
: In Kansas the war tax or fire IN
surance premiums will. probably
amount to about $24,0 a year. They
must be paid by the policy holder, un-
der a stand taken by the fire insur-
ance companies. To set aside this
rule. the state superintendent OF in
suraricem ust issue an official order
and give thirty days notice for a
hearing. AS Ike s. Lewis, the present
superintendent, retires from office in
January, It'll 8 hardly probable that
any action will be taken during his
term. The annual reports of the fire
insurance COMPANIES will lbe filed in
January and upon these reports will
be based final action.
The fire insurance premiums in Kan
sas for 1913 amounted to =, ,7S6, ,462 The
war tax on insurance policies is one
half Of one per cent Of the total pre-
MUM, or an amount slightly less than
$24 900, based on the 1913 business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
BOOM FOR MANN
Champ Clark Says He's Real
Presidential Timber.
MissOurian Passes Judgment to
HobsOn and Roosevelt.

Detroit, Mich, Dec 3.@Speaker
Champ Clark sprung a~b0om for Rep
resentative James r. Mann AZ a, presi-
Dental candidate for the Republican
party in 1915 shortly after he arrived
in this city Wednesday, where iro spoke
before the board Of c0mmsrce last
night. y 80 !.
IF the Republicans have any sense
they win nominate Tor president in 1916
James r.. Mann OF Illinois," said Mr..
Clark. 2 ..=-
IT always thouehA1 was-the most in
dustr1ous man on e &h. until met
Congressman ManeEE HA.. IN the most
industrious. persistent aAd pestiferous
man ever mets He issthe ablest Re-
publican on The American continent .
After payin8 this tribute to Mr., Mann.
Speaker Clark referred to Representa-
tive Hobson as q lunatic and stated
that Roosevelt was half crazy but a
wonder. He expressed entire confidence
in the Democratic administration and
predicted continuance of 1t. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
All Indicate That . Great Bat
tie Is in Progress.
'RENNEHkAMPfF: IS THE GOAT
He Is Blamed for Failure Of
Encircling Movement.
He Failed to Bring Up Rein.
forcements I'm Time.

London. Dec. s3.-The increasing
thunder Of gums in the vicinity Of
Ypres and the arrival at Bruges OF
transports bearing wounded men leads
to the conclusion In London that .
greater degree Of activity has pre-
vailed in West Flanders than has been
reported in the offfcial communica-
tions. -
All reports agree that in northern
Poland the battle is .still undecided
and fercely contested. with the Ger
mans making desperate effort to re-
sumo their forward movement in the
direction of ;Warsaw. From Petro-
grad comes the report that General
Rennenkampff has been made the
scapegoat on account of the Napoleon
ic coup which enabled the. German
forces to- cut. through the -encircling
Russian Gordon. According to this re-
port the .dilatorinesssof, General Rem
nenkamDffr i'm bringing up reinforce
TCoutiutfed on Pare TWo.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
3 YEARS IN Pen
Verdict in Mary Turner Case
Against Abductor.
Girl May Now Appear Before
Juvenile Court.

Urover Cleveland was this m0gn1mG
sentenced to three years In the ted
eral penitentiary for the abtluctfom of
Mary Turner. Sentence was mo.
nOunced by Judge Cotteral I'm the I'D
eraI court. A verdict foe conviction
was brought In last night,
jury in the Grover Cleveland white
slavery" case returned a verdict Of
guilty Wednesday evening. Cleveland
had retired to his cell in the Shawnee
county jail for the night when he was
informed by C. C. Jackson, deputy
United States marshal, that a verdict
had been reached. and he was escorted
to the federal court room to hear the
verdict delivered.
Without asking for a new trial. hin
attorney, A. F. Tone Wilson stated that
his client was ready to receive sentences
Immediately. Judge Cottera1 then stat
ed that he desired to give the matter
further consideration before pronoun-
cling sentence and that sentence would
not be given until today. According 70
the federal law under which Cleveland
was convicted he could have been sem
fenced to ten years in prison or fiueA
80 900 or given both ten years in prison
and fined 80 600.
Such demonstrations as could noe
be restrained in the court room dur.
Ing the progress OF the trial Were
favorable to the defense.
No secret is made OF the fact thar an
Juvenile court to have Mary Turner ~
complaining witness against CIevoIand
placed In the state reformatory for girIs
opened to her should her parents conoenf
to her marriage The fact that she on6
Guy Cason the soldier boy. who went 10
in nsr roo" roo tn IN Dallss TEX found hsr ey-
much together during the progress Of tto
trial. caused some persons to scent
romance.
What? I. q private In ths Unitod
States army, get married. exclaimed
Cason when questioned.
Nope. may be q good fellow, but thoro
isn't any girl living whom would marry
to keep her from going to q reformatory."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
FALL OF BELGRADE
Loss of Their Capital q Heavy
Blow to ServianS.
Russia Is Too Busy to Render
Any Aid.
CBy ]. w. T. Mason.)

New York, Dec. 3.-The capture Of
Belgrade is a highly important success
for the Austrians. The moral effect is
certain to be profound throughout the
Hapsburg empire, giving needed en-
couragement to the Austrians in the
face of Russia's occupation of Lem
berg. There seems little to prevent the
Austrian army following up it's victory
by overrunning Servia. The Servians
have removed their capital to Nish, in
the mountainous interior. but even this
stronghold is in danger.
The Servian army is demOraliZed. 1t
has not recovered from the devastating
effect of the Turkish war and Russias 8
promised aid to the despafring Slav ma
tion is now an 1mpoSsibiltty. Russia
has too many difficulties Of her own.
Only to Roumania can the Servians
look for present salvation from the
Austrian menace. Roumania, however,
is holding back, not sure what her ter
ritorial reward for Intervention would
be and suspicious that, if the war ex-
hausted her, Bulgaria would fall on her
flank.
II Austria and Germany can hold
Russia at bay, affairs in Servia will
compel the Russians to relinquish
their hold on Galicia in exchange for
the freeing OF Servian territory. This
is undoubtedly the dominant reason
Russian campaign for operations
against Servia-
Coincidentally with the announce
ment of Belgrade's capture comes
news that the czar has removed Gem
eral Rennenkampf from his command
Of the first Russian army. This re-
port may be untrue. 1t is open to
suspicion, because its source is the
same as the false reports of Russian
victories. Nevertheless, the basis of
the rumor is undoubtedly correct.
Dissension may be developing among
the Slav high commanders.
The present collapse Of the Russian
efforts to drive Won Hindenberg back
to his frontier following the confident
promises of victory sent to Petrograd,
must be causing many recriminations.
That changes in the Russian COM
mand may be under consideration is
suggested by the sudden departure of
the czar for the front. His majesty
had but just returned to Petrograd
after a visit to the battle line and his
new journey must be due to suddenly
developed military exigencies.
If General Rennenkampf has COM
mitted blunders SO serious as to war
rant his disgrace, the outlook is not
encouraging for Russian leadership.
leaders who went through the Japan
ese war with honor. The lessons of
that conflict were supposed to have
been learned by him above all others.
He has been the tutor of many new
organizations, giving them the result
of his experience Of modern warfare.
His removal at this time, therefore,
would be a depressing occurrence for
the Slavs to contemplate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
ARBITRATORS MEET.
Effort Being Made TO setsse P1tasbufo
Railroad Strike Trouh1es.

Pittsburg, KAN. Dec. 3.-Nfann
Wightman. member of the 4isoourt
public service commissi0n and Jemoo
A. Gable and J. n. Kinkle Of t11e Kan-
q hearing In the wage dlg40 os hetWUgu
the motOrmen and ccn6uctoH. Of ~
Joplin and PfttsburG railway o0uD<
pany' and the company here this amer
The offfcials are the arbatrnAGr6
chooen to determine whaf TIE eoGIo<
pany shall pay accoedin6 - f1ho toezn
Of the agreement made 1nsk 0opeom$
Der which ended ne e1Gyon-WoGx
strike Of the men, Ihe 49, 4ro 90
demanded incfe(e6G 11kngine nt61 1(1
to seven and q LII eelzes e heees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
BULL MOOSE TO STAY
Party Leaders Decide to Continue Or
ganization Two Years Longer.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Progressives from
thirty-four states. in conference ses-
sion here Of the executive committee
OF the party, today expressed their
confidence in Progressive party prfn-
ciples and their determination to con-
tinue the party in action
Not q speaker made any suggestion
Of abandoning the party and the SUBJ
ject OF amalgamation with either of
the older parties was not brought up.
The meeting, in epitome. was re-
viewed In the statement issued by the
executive committee after its session.
The stat0ment was:
The executive COMMITTEES Of the
Progressiv party, at fully attended
(Coutinuod on PAee 1Wos1