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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
SEEKS BOMB Law
Attorney General Wants Meas
ure to Protect e. s. Neutrality.
GregOry's Annual Report Made
to Congress Today.
RAILROAD MEASURE is URGED
Amendment Suggested to In
terstate Commerce Act.
LeavenWorth Pen May Soon
Have Big Furniture Factory.

Washington, Dec. 11.-New laws to
protect the United States against neu-
trality violations such as have marked
the progress of the war in Europe
and the Mexican revolutions, were
asked of congress today by Attorney
General Gregory in his annual report.
Tho attorney general suggested
amendments to the present neutrality
statutes to make it specifically a crime
against the United States to place
bombs or other explosives on vessels
sailing from American ports and that
it should be made crime for any peI1
son TO escape or attempt to escape
from an interned warship of a bel
ligerent nation; and in any event au-
thority should be given to some gov
ernment department to arrest and re-
turn any such person TO the place of
internment.
Another suggestion was that author
ity be given the government to seize
arms and ammunition about to be ex-
ported in violation of presidential
Continued on Page TWO.)
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REWARD FOR Them
Governor Capper VIII Aid in
Asylum Scandal.
At Solicitation of Kiene and
AtchisOn, He Acts.
DEPEND ON COUNTY OFFICERS
Executive Says They Want to
Do Everything in Power.
One II, dred DOIIafs Each for
Eight Men Implicated.
DEPEND ON COUNTY OFFICERS

Governor Capper today offered re-
wards for all of the eight men wanted
by the state in connection with the
state hospital scandal. For each of
the eight men, the state will offer a
reward of 800. That isn't all. The
governor is now confident county Of
in the case The governors verdict
E. Atchison. county attorney, and l..
l.. Kiene, sheriff.
The conference of the governor and
county officials today followed the
writing of sarcastic letters to the
county attorney and sheriff when Gov
ernor Capper declared that diligence
was not shown in the case. Follow
ing the conference, however, he stated
that he believed the county officials
want to do everything possible and
can be depended on"
Back at State.
At the conference today Atchison
and Kiene suggested that the state
show it's interest in the case by offer
ing rewards for the arrest of the men
wanted in connection with the hos
pital case. Governor Capper agreed
to Immediately post rewards.
Following the conference, he said
that rewards of 800 would be offered
for the arrest of each of the eight
men now wanted by the state. The
are: Jack" Berry, d. E. Deese, Joseph
Elliott, Jack" Cummings Robert
Arnold, H. A. Forsburg. Clifton Davis
and Roy Barton.
Il am convinced that the county at
torney and sheriff want to do every
thing possible and we can depend on
them" said the governor after today's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
NO RAIN OR SNOW
Fair Tonight and Sunday, But Colder
Tonight Says the Wealth
eP Man.

Fair tonight and Sunday with prob
ably rising temperature tomorrow is
the promise OF sunny" Flora the
weather man today.
The rain last night amounted to
sixty-eight hundredths of an inch. 1t
was the first rain of measure BILE
amount in % days. This is the longest
period without rain in five years, even
exceeding the drouthy summers of
1911 and 1913.
The shipping forecast calls for a
protection of 36-hour shipments
north and west % degrees and east
and south, 25 degrees. This mea rs
that the thermometer probably Will
drop to about rs degrees in Topeka
tonight.
The highest temperature for this
date was So in 1896 and the lowest
was eleven in 1892. The rain was the
most that has fallen on this date on
record
The temperatures today avera ged
2 degrees below normal for this date
The wind blew at the rate of 10 miles
an hour from the north. Following
are hourly temperature readings for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
COTTON IN QUICK DROP
Values in Downward Plunge Break
From $1.7O to S1.SO a Bale on
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, Dec. 11-Cotton val
ues shot swiftly downward today,
breaking from $40 to $3.50 a bale
within the first thirty minutes OF trad
ing.
Heavy selling by the bears. prompt
ed by tension between this country
and Austria Hungary and large par
tclpation by interests who went short.
was believed responsible for the break.
Values were in marked contrast TO
the strong upward swing of yesterday
when prices rose a dollar a bale, aft
erwards declining, however.
Cotton Slumps In New York
New York. Dec. 11.-With no pre-
vious warnings except that the mar
ket for several days appears to have
had rather an inactive tone. cotton
prices sustained a violent drop this
morning and at one time in the first
hour showed a net loss of thirty-six to
forty-two points or practically 81 a
bale under the previous night.
The break finally attracted vigorous
covering which rallied the market fif-
teen to nineteen points. although IL
was still very much unsettled at the
end of the first hour.
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THE NOON EDITION

The noon edition of the State Jour
nal is becoming so popular that regu-
lar newsboys have been stationed on
Kansas avenue at Fifth, Sixth and
Ninth streets and at the Santa Fe
general offices on Jackson street
Newsboys will also be stationed soon
at other corners so the public can buy
the noon and evening editions without
delay. The noon edition is sold for 1
cent (nay no more), excepting on Sat
urdays, when the charge is cents, ac-
count the larger number and comic
pages in colors.
All other editions are cents every
day
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REPUBLICAN, IS
FORCED BY PEOPLE
TO GRASP REINS
Chinese Statesman, Refusing
Post, Yields to Patriotism.
Checkered Career Topped With
Dignity and Glory.
HlN0nED BY Il HUNG CHANG
Remaining of Army in Clash
With Japan Won Him Fame.
His Astute Mind First Mani
tested in Boxer War.
Checkered Career Topped With
Dignity and Glory.
H0NORED BY Ii HUNG CHANG
Remaking of Army in Clash
With Japan Won Him Fame.

Peking Dec. 11.-Yuan Shi kai,
president of the Chinese republic, has
accepted the throne of China rendered
to him by the council of state.
Acting as a parliament, the council
of state today canvassed the vote
the question of change in the form
of government of China to a monarchy
and found that the votes of 1898
representatives out of 2.043 qualified
to vote on the proposition were favor
able TO change.
The council of state Immediately
sent to Yuan Shi Kai petition urging
him to accept the throne. He de-
cIincd at first, but when the petition
was forwarded to him a second time,
he accepted. with the proviso that he
would continue to act as president
until a convenient time for the corona
ton.
China's First Citizen.
In recent years Yuan Shi-Kai has
become the most conspicuous person.
ality of the Orient through his efforts
10 bring his teo. 900. 600 fellow > How
men into line as citizens of the new
republic of China. The task of turn
ing this most ancient and backward
of kingdoms into a republic within
whose confines there was fifth OF
the worlds inhabitants-a republic
four times as large as the United
States-was obviously no easy one and
the man who attempted it did not
escape storms of criticism from those
who held that he was a dictator, vir-
tually founding a new dynasty. But
among foreigners generally Yuan Shi-
Kai was given credit for as able an
administration as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Long before Yuan Shi-Kai was
widely known abroad he had been ac-
cepted by the Manchus. the Chinese.
md the foreigners in China as a com
ing man.
Born in 1853, the son of a district
governor in the province of Honan,
llLlImllt-.l ~. ..Au. -.
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Allied POUers
Fail in Balkan
Drive; Get Out

Sofia, Dec. 11.-(Via London)
The French and British armies
continue to fall back bOfOre the
BulgarianS. who have occupied a
number of additional positions
formerly held by the allied troops.
The following report of these
operations was issued at the war
office here today:
1.-The French concentrated near
PetrOVo part of their troops from
Demiri-Kapu and Gievgel. On
Wednesday fighting was resumed
on the PetrovO-M -MarOvka front
Our troops captured several posi-
tions on the heights and drove
back the French to the Vardar.
sour column which advanced
through the Vardar defile defeat
ed the French rear guard near
the village of KloSura, taking 100
prisoners. The column advancing
on the left bank of the Vardar
attacked the French positions
near the DoIuvoda Estuary. The
French retired to Graden, and,
after desperate street fighting
there, to IudOmO.
"Our troops captured strong
position on the PrOtan-Memin
line which the British
troops fortified the first day after
their arrival
1.-The enemy is retiring south of
the Rabrovo-Valondov line"
This communication. whose date
of issue is not given, evidently
refers to fighting of several days
ago, which occurred on Serbian
territory. Unofficial cable dis
patches yesterday said the French
and British had quit Serbia. This
report, however, has not been
confirmed.
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SCHOOL men HERE
Kansas Athletic Conference Is
i'm Session Here Today.
Midland and Bethel Colleges
Taken Into Conference.

The annual December meeting of
the Kansas College Athletic associa-
ton began this morning in the direc-
tors room of the Y. NJ. c. A. with
President J. F. Phillips of Southwest
ern university, presiding.
The morning hours were largely
taken up with routine business, fol-
lowing the reading and approving the
minutes of the previous meeting and
the reports of the various committees.
Midland college of Atchison and Beth
ell college, Newton, were admitted to
membership in the conference.
A fight to do away with the award
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.l
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AMERICAN CHINESE
TO OPPOSE THRONE

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 11.-Tong
King ChOng, president of the Chinese
Republic association here, the con-
trolling body of thousands of similar
orga nizations in North and South
America, announced today that pre-
liminary measures to oppose the
establishment of a Yuan Shi Kai mon
archy would be taken at a meeting
had considered already the necessity
of raising a large fund to further such
opposition.
= China, for centuries. under the
Manchu rule became a republic
February IL, 1912, following the
revolution of 1911, and after the
adoption Of a provisional consti-
tuition and the election of Yuan
Shi Kai as president under its
provision on October 6, 1913. he
was inaugurated four days later,
on October 10. Indications of
plans to revert to the monarchical
system were first apparent last
August, with the publication of
accounts of a meeting of promi-
nent men in Peking, who formed
an association to discuss whether
a monarchy was not the best
form of government for China
The machinery for obtaining an
expression of the nations opinion
of the proposed change having
been put into operation. it was
announced in Peking, on Novem-
ber Z, that fifteen of the eighteen
provinces had voted in favor of
a monarchy.
Meanwhile, the entente powers
pointed out to China that such n step
in the midst of the European war was
not desirable as tending to lessen the
stability of conditions in the orient.
China. however, assured the en-
tente powers that the government
would be able to maintain tranquility
in event a monarchy was re-estab-
lished
1t is now evident that the protest
backed up by Russia and Great Bri-
tain, against the Immediate restora-
tion of monarchical government has
been disregarded. An official man
date dated November 10, bearing on
the representations of the powers re-
ceived in New York by mail yester-
day. said:
According to the report of the min
lister of foreign affairs, Mr.. Obata,
the Japanese charge d'affaires, has
under instructions of his home gov
ernment, rendered friendly advice to
the Chinese government, requesting
the latter to postpone the adoption
of the monarchy to the future on the
about too suddenly it may cause un-
rest in the country, which would
jeOpardize +he interests of the friend
ly powers. The possibility of unrest
has already been anticipated by the
government. ..
The provincial officials, both civil
and military, have all replied express
ing full confidence in their ability to
peace and order
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the request of Emperor William, who
personally recalled the officers. With
drawal of the attaches had been re-
quested by the secretary because. of
their alleged acts, which rendered
them persona non grata to the Amer
ican government.
Official announcement of Emperor
Williams action was made by Secre-
tary Lansing after receiving a COM
munication from the German foreig1
office through Count Won BernStorff
the German an AMBASSADOR.
The emperor also requested safe
conduct for the successors of Captains
Boy-Ed and Won Papen, who will b.
named later
Action on this, however. will await
the naming of the successors.
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Policy of u. S.
Takes q urn
For the Best

VaIpc -aiso, Chile. Dec. H.
The newspaper Mcrcurio. in an
editorial ON President Wilson's
recent message to congress says:
when President Re oseVeIt de-
clarcd in Santiago in 1913 that the
Monroe doctrine had ceased to be
unilateral and was IA converted
doctrine sustained by the United
States, and all the American ma
tIons, 1t was considered an ideal
ity. Later. in 1915, the Chilean
president adopted the said doc
trinc in n message to congress and
President Wilson in his recent
message confirms such n doctrine
to be sustained by all the Amcri-
can nations.
"As far as can bc remembered.
never before had presidents of
the United States expressed such
ideals regarding the policy of the
United States toward the other
American nations, and thus South
American republics, which con-
sidcrcd they had a right to the
respect of all nations, did not
sympathiZe with certain attitudes
of the eldest sister which were
considered to diminish their pres
tlge.
ut is just recognized that the
policy of the United States has
taken new turn for the best
during the last few years towards
the American nations and has
tried To attract them, inspiring
them with confidence with re-
pcated declarations of Difference
and recognition of equality of
rights. thus helping owards u
union based on the community of
interests, and President Wilson's
recent message is a plain confess
sion of this new ideal which meets
with Americas sympathy"
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SHOCK TO BRITISH
Allies Still Falling Back Before
the Bulgarians.
London Now Admits That
Forces Are Inadequate.
INFLICTIkG HEAVY LOSSES
French Artillery MOws Down
the Pursuing HOrdes.
Medical Examination in Eng
land Perfunctory Now.
INFLICTING HEAVY LOSSES

Paris, Dec. 11.-France
and Great Britain decided
today to continue the CAM
paign in the Balkans and
agreed on military measures
designed to assure the Sc
curity of the expeditionary
forces which landed at Sal
Oniki.
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FIRE ON BRITISH SHIP
Freighter. Sugar Laden, Puts Back
Toward New York When Fire Is
Found on Board.

New York Dec. 1.-THE British
freighter Tyninghame, sugar-laden,
put back toward New York soon after
she had passed quarantine, fire hav-
ing broken out aboard. She passed
quarantine, returning with smoke
pouring from after hold No. 4. and an
chored off the Statue of Liberty.
Another Britisher Down.
London, Dec. 1.-THE British
steamship Busiris, 2,7Oo tons. gross, has
been sunk. Her crew was landed.
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CENTRAL EMPIRES HAVE
MILLION men IN BALKANS

London. Dec. 1.-THE 3uIgnr-
ian premier. vi. RadosIavoff. stated
In an Interview that the central
powers have more than a million
men at their disposal in the Bal
kans.' says a dispatch to the Cen
trai News agency from Amsterdam
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Joliet, Ill, Dec. Thames Murphy
107 years old, believed to be the old
est man in Illinois, has died. He was
born in County Mayo. Ireland. and
came to the United States when six
teen years old.
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WAR PLANT BLOWN UP
Munitions Factories of Belgian Gov
ernment Destroyed; Many Persons
Injured in Terrific Explosion.

Havre, Dec. 1.-THE munitions fac
tories of the Belgian government here
were destroyed today by an explosion.
Extensive damage was done and many
persons were injured.
All the employees were at work
when a detonation occurred in one of
the buildings which contained a sup
ply of powder for loading shells. This
caused the shells to blow up with an
explosion of great violence.
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SUSPEND BERLIN POST
Article Hostile to Peace Brings Down
Imperial Wrath on Head of
BeIligerent Editor.

London. Dec 11.-General Won
Kessel commander at Berlin. has pro-
hibited further publication of the Post
the leading conservative newspaper"
says the Amsterdam correspondent OF
the Exchange Telegraph company
Its offenSe was an article hostile to
any form of peace unless Germany re-
tains all the occupied territory"
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Paris, Dec. 11.-Lieut William
Thaw and Sergeants Prince and Cow
din. the three American aviators with
the French army. are to sail this week
Tor New York on eight days home
leave. The Americans must report t.
the French consul on landing and take
the first boat back after their leave
expires.
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U. S. SHIP IS HELD UP
Steamer san Juan, Flying American
Flag, Seized and Searched
by French Cruiser.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE steamer
San Juan of the New York Il Porto
Rico line was held up and searched
by a French cruiser while the steam
er was bound from New Orleans to
San Juan, Porto Rico, according to a
message received by the line today.
Two second class passengers were re-
moved.
The San Juan flies the American
flag
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Chicago, Dec. 11-Rupert A Ket-
tie. one of the watch experts of the
world, died at the home of friends
here yesterday. Machines he invented
have revolutionized and standardized
the watch making industry. He has
been an executive of the Waltham
Watch company for the last thirty
years.
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SENDS THEM HOME
Greece Preparing to DemObiI-
ize Her Entire Army.
Change in Outlook a Surprise
to All Nations.

Athens, Dec. 1.-THE Greek gov
ernment has made all arrangements
Tor rehabilitation of the army.
1t is expected a decree to this ef-
feet will be issued shortly.
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SAFETY FOR BOY-ED
Lansing Responds to Emperor Will
liam by Appealing to Britain and
France for Fairness.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Secretary
Lansing Immediately will ask Great
Britain and France, through their en-
bassies here, for safe conduct for Cap
tains Boy-Ed and Won Papen, respect
lively naval and military attaches of
the German embassy here. pursuant to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11
Week Is Observed
by Schools and Churches.
SuperstitiOuS Parents Believe in
Weird Cures.
i've SCHOOLS GIVE PLAYLETS
DR.. Crumbine Will Talk ON
Submarines of Body"
Views and Movies at Churcn
Sunday Night.

Thirty-three Topeka people found
their way to the beyond by the con-
sumption route in 1915. This means
that the proposition is becoming seri-
Gus and if something does not take
place to stop the advance there will
be steady increase in the number OF
deaths
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association
This week has been Tuberculosis
week over the United States. In To-
peka talks were made in the schools
and playlets were given. at Polk. Van
Buren, Quinton Heights. Clay and
Central Park schools. Sunday eve
ming DR.. S. J. Crumbine will give an
illustrated lecture at the First Pres
byterian church on Submarines OF
the Body"
The question, Have tubercu-
losis?" arises in the mind of every one
at some time or other. Friends on all
sides are reported to have it and the
individual doesn't know what the first
symptoms may be.
How ''TB'' Starts.
Consumption starts without any
pain This fact is what keeps so
many sufferers away from the doctors
until it is too late-and the white
(Continued on Page ~
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War Causes scuIptor,s suicide.

New Brunswick. n. J., Dec. H.
Paul Meriot. a New York sculptor
committed suicide by shooting today
Meriot's failure to procure orders on
account of the war was attributed by
his friends as the motive.
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THANKS AGAIN!

Beg Pardon, but the compliments
on the New State Journal Eight"
just keep right on pouring into the
office Here are expressions from sew
eral well known Topekans:
good thing.-A. A. Robinson.
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1 think the new eight column State
Journal is big sized paper. 1 like 1t.
Ray Harries, city passenger agent for
the Union Pacific railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-11

An excellent plan. Makes the pa.
per take on new life.-J. S. Dean.
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Office. here are expressions from SeV
eral well known Topekans:
y good thing.-A. A. Robinson.
I think the new eight column State
Journal is a big sized paper. L like it.
Ray Harries city passenger agent for
the Union Pacific railroad.
An excellent plan. Makes the pa
per take on new life.-J. S. Dean.
You can say for me the State Jour
nal eight is a corking good paper,
an asset to the city, and boon to the
mmunity.-Postmaster W. o. Rigby.
It's a dandy idea and 1 am or it
State Treasurer Earl Akers.
DO I read it? Sure I devour it,
The eight column stunt is an up-to-
county commissioner and Missouri Pa
cific agent
general manager of the Santa Fe rail-
way
1 think that the S-column paper is a
great Improvement 1t certainly adds
TO the appearance of an already good
looking and tdnGegt neWsy Of tbe sant. %
shops.
The enlargement meets with my ap-
proval and from comments have heard
about it | think the feeling is gem
eral.-C. E Bascom, city passenger
agent, Rock Island Lines.
l like the paper verv much. 1t is a
great mprovement.-John r. Mulvane,
president of the Bank of Topeka.
The new eight-column State Journal
is in keeping with the city's progress.
1t is fine and shows that business is
good. K. Burrow, president of the
Central National bank
l like it better every day. 1t in
dfcates prosperity Tor the state Journal
and for the city. 1t has metropolitan
appearance that pleased me the first
day l picked up the new paper.-City
Commissioner Frank NJ Newland.
Fine. fine. The widening of the pa
per to eight columns gives more space
for news and more news makes better
paper l think the change has made a
great improvement in the Journal
City Commissioner W. H. Tandy.
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great improvement.-C. W. Kouns
general manager of the Santa Fe rail
way
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You can say for me the State Jour
nal eight is a corking good paper.
an asset to the city, and n boon to the
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l like the paper verv much. 1t is a
great improvement.-John Il. Mulvane,
president of the Bank of Topeka.