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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10
BRIDGE sURNEo

PHOENlNVlLLE. Pa. May s-The
intercounty bridge over the SchuyIki1
river here WAS destroyed by Gre to-
DAY. Six hrcmen were injured while
lighting fhe hdmcs The bridge
wooden covered structure. was erect
ed IN 1880 and had been condom ned
NJ unsafe hy on engineer of the state
highway bureau
The cost ~ q new structure is esti-
mated a. $50 900
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10

LONDON. May s-The Copenhagen
correspondent 81 the Exchange Toic-
graph company sends the following
a private message from Berlin
states that Italy yesterday called 20
the colors al infantry classes from
1875. and that many trains loaded
with troops are proceeding TO the
front"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10
LORD MERSEY TO
PROBE DISASTER

LONDON. May 3. SIZE p. mt Is
officially announced that the British
board Of trade. with the concurrence
OF the admiralty. has ordered an in.
Quiry into the circumstances attend
ing the loss OF the Lusitania. Lord
Mersey has consented to conduct the
inquiry.
Lord Mersey conducted the investi.
cations into the sinking of the steam b.
ers Titanic and the Empress OF Ire
land
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FROM As
SURANCES THAT VESSEL WAS UNSUITABLE AND MANY /
REMAINED ABOARD UNTIL TOO LATE

NEW YORK. May 9The Cunard Steamship Company onight
announced the receipt Of the following cabram Liverpool
up to midnight Queenstown advises
76a. including 1872 passengers and 302
"One hundred and fortyfoW bodies eighty
identified and unidentified
prise sixty five passengers. twenty-t
Number of injured: Thirty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10
Was sHYMEa loeNTIFIEp

QUEENSTOWN. May The BODY
of Mry r ID Shymer o. Chicago ana
New YORK. was identihed this after
noon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10

WARRINGTON. sssy s,-roreoasts
west Virrinfa, Ohio ana western
rennsyl lvania-rair and warmer Mon
day and Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10
OFFICIALS OF CUNARD
LINE DASH ALL HOPES
GIVE OUT SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT SAYING -ONIY PROB
LEM NOW LEFT Is TO IDENTIFY THE NAMEIE ESSS DEAD
NO MORE SURVIVORS EXPECTED TO BE FOUND

DEATH ROLL OF THE DISASTER TOTALS OVER I5OO-IORD
MERSEf TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL INvESTIGATI
INTO CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10

When ! heard the crash rushed
r. the port side. 10 ohcer was IN
sight An enort was beins made 10
lower the boat swinging just opposite
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10

toonanusd on Psgs HirhtJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

1t is said that after a battle Of several
days the Russians were put to flight,
having suffered heavy losses.
So far as official statements from
London, Paris and Berlin show. there
have been nc irr portant changes on
the main battlefields of the west or
east. In London the opinion is grow
ing that the Germans are soon to
make d great general attack in France
remaining on the defensive in Poland.
Petrograd, on the other hand, fully
expects another German drive at War
saw, this time from the north.
Germans Take Many Generals.
Berlin, Feb. 26.-At the war office
today the following statement was is
sued:
The following Russian generals
were captured in the battle of the Ma
zurian lakes:
THE commanding general of the
twentieth army corps, also the COM
mander of artillery and commanders
Of the twenty eighth and twenty ninth
divisions Of infantry; also the COM
mander of the first brigade Of infan-
try. The commander of the twenty
ninth died. From the third army
corps we captured the commander of
the 27th division of infantry. also the
commanders of artillery and of the
second brigade of infantry.
From the fifty-third reserve di-
vision those captured included the
commander and also the commander
Of the first brigade of infantry.
From the first Siberian division of
Cossacks We captured one brigade
commander"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
TO PROBE MATTER
Council Supporters Will Inves-
tigate Petition Signatures.
Every Effort to Straighten Out
the Alleged Inaccuracies.

M. Heery, president of the Anti
Commission Government league, has
issued a call for a special meeting of
the league, to be held at the Throop
hotel this evening at 1880 o'clock for
the purpose of considering the al
legged inaccuracies of signatures which
have been discovered on the petitions
filed with the city clerk asking for a
special election to vote on the ques-
ton OF whether Topeka shall retain
the present form of city government
or returned to the council form.
Capt. p. H. Coney, identified with
the league, is in favor of having
prosecutions instituted against the
persons who made the : alleged
forgeries. c. w. Ralston,~ city attor-
ney. has placed the matter before w.
e. Atchison. county attorney. The
Anti Government league
feels that it can be of very material
assistance in the investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
GOLD COMING BACK.

New York, Feb. 6.-Announce-
ment today of another gold importa-
ton from Canada-33,2 SO, 600, making
total of about $S,500,000 received
from across the border in the last few
weeks. directed renewed attention to
the abnormal conditions now existing
in all the markets for foreign ex-
change.
All the gold thus far received from
Canada has been taken from the vast
sum sent to Ottawa by American
bankers in the early stages of the war
and placed to the credit Of the Bank
of England. That institution showed
a loss of $8,30O,O00 gold in its last
weekly statement and its holdings of
the metal at this time are less by
43.500,O00 than they were three
months ago. Virtually all the gold
taken by one of the leading banking
houses which has close relations with
the Bank Of France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
Bale WlGGENER'S klDDIES
ARE GUESTS N Topeka TODAY
Children From AtchisOn Orphans
Home Visit the Capital City.
Appear Before Legislature i'm Behalf
of Their Appropriation.
~WE WANT OPPORTUNITY"
That Is All the Homeless Youngsters
Ask Kansas Lawmakers.
Entertainment Provided for Little
Strangers From Atchison.

The children of the Kansas Or
phans' home have been the guests in
Topeka today of the state legislature.
of Governor Capper, the Young Wo-
mems Christian association, and or
their patron saint, Ralie Waggener.
Senator Waggener has footed all the
bills that have been presented, but
some of the entertainment has been
volunteered by the young women and
the governor.
After their arrival this morning.
the 200 youngsters, the girls in red
caps and jackets and the boys in grey
sweaters. proceeded to the Y. w. c. A.
building. where they were to have
their dinner as guests of the young
women. They were made comfort
able there and livened up that estab-
lishment as it never had been in its
history. At o'clock they were
marched out to the strains of martial
music furnished by Marshalfs band,
engaged for the occasion by Senator
Waggener, and proceeded up Seventh
street and thence along Kansas ave-
nue. to Ninth, where they turned to
lCOnttnued Paxe 1wo.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

According to officials, Winton broke
parole Wednesday afternoon and stole
q watch, several articles of clothing
and = suit case domS the house Of
working 1onsA farE fop the last six
weeks at Willard, Nan s.
When the, boys pockets. were
searched this morning by Hugh Lari-
mer, undersheriff. note to girl liv-
ing in Topeka saying that when she
received the Iettar he would be dead,
was found. The message was scrib-
bled on the back of an envelope and
asked the girl to forgive him and stat
ed that she would know the reason
why Winton committed the act.
Pathos in His Story.
There is considerable pathos in the
story OF Winton's troubles. Officials
who have noticed the boy say that he
easily becomes Respondent.
Several weeks ago after Winton had
been sentenced to the reformatory. l..
L. Kiene, sheriff, became interested in
The sherin .-lso found the boy a job
on the farm of George Miller, Willard
Kan. For six weeks Winton held the
position and was trusted by his en-
ployer.
But apparently temptation was too
strong for the boy Wednesday when
Miller and his wife left home for a
few hours. leaving Winton on the
place. According to officials, Winton
entered the house. took a lady's gold
watch, a revolver, George Miller's
wedding suit, an overcoat, suit case
and a few articles of wearing apparel,
and left the farm.
The officials who arrested him say
Winton was wearing the clothes taken
from the farmhouse when arrested. A
pawn ticket which was found in the
boys pocket, officials say, showed that
he had pawned the watch for $3.50 at
a local pawn shop.
hands of officials, the girl to whom
Winton wrote the letter was a for
mer sweetheart of the boys with
whom he had quarreled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
FOR RURAL CREDIT
House Passes Building and
Loan Shares Measure.
Plan to Give Farmers Benefit
of Money Will Be a Law.

BY a unanimous vote. the house to-
day substituted and passed the bill
by Senator Bowman authorizing the
issuance Of rural credit shares by
building and loan associations. The
Bowman bill. which passed the senate
several days ago. was substituted for
the bill offered in the hous by Pom
eroy Of Jackson county. On roll CALL
log members voted for the passage OF
the measure and none against.
Urging the passage Of his measure.
as substituted. Pomeroy declared that
he was perhaps the only member on
the floor who had been a continuous
farm renter. He stated that it was
virtually impossible to buy a farm
under the present system, but that a
rural credit provision in the building
and loan association laws would per-
init q man to buy a farm as well as
a city home. There was no other de-
bate on the passage of the measure
and the bill was passed unanimously.
The new law will become effective
in a few days, or as soon as it ie
signed by the governor and published
in the official state paper. By many
members the billeis regarded as one
OF the most important pieces of farm
legislation before this session Of the
state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
KILLED ONLY A CH1CKEN.

London, Feb. 26.-How the gum
ners used up fifty "coal boxes to
kill a chicken is told by Gunner NJ.
L. Gregory Of the Fifth Siege Bat
terry. Royal Garrison Artillery.
I'VE were ordered to take up a
position near - to deal with
battery of German 11-inch guns
he says. Rain came down in tor
rents but we got our guns into pO-
sition, though 1t was no easy task
as we were ankle deep in mud.
Before daylight we prepared for
action. and at 6:45 the signal was
given.
The roar Of our guns and the
screaming of the shells through
the air made it almost impossible
for us to know whether the shells
were coming or going. Still We
went on. not in the least con-
cerned. About fifteen minutes lat
er, while we were still sending our
souvenirs three great 11-inch
German shells came clean over our
heads. There was a terrific explo-
sion and on looking around saw
that the coal boxes had burst
clear of our battery. We. contin-
ued firing and the Germans re-
piled. In all they sent us more
than fifty 11-inch shells. and ~
far az know they killed-one
lonely scared chicken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
WIN At BOTH ENDS
Russians Claim Victories Both
East and West.
Austrian Advance on Lemberg
Has Been Checked.

Petrograd. Feb. 26.-Russian VIC
tories at both ends of the long battle
line, particularly in the east, around
Stanislau. were claimed in dispatches
from the front today. 1t was admit
ted. however, that the Germans have
made slight progress in their drive
southwark and eastward upon War
saw. North and northeast Of the
Polish capital. the czar's armies are
on the offensive and continue the ad-
vance begun earlier in the week.
The Austrian advance upon Lem
berg from a point south of Stanislau,
has been checked. The Russian en-
veloping movement from the west,
directed through the Wyzkow pass,
now threatens the Austrian line of
communication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
It's like A SIEGE
In Carpathians 100000 Men
Fight Hand to Hand.
Austrians Pick Up 5000 Wound.
ed and 5000 Dead.

Geneva, Feb. 26.-The fighting in
the Carpathian mountains between
Russians and Germans and Austrians
is becoming much like siege warfare,
according to dispatches reaching
Geneva, from points near the line of
battle These messages declare that
since February 18 over 100000 men
have been fighting hand-to-hand in
the Carpathian trenches without
making any material advance. The
wounded are pouring into Ungvar
and Eperies, in Hungary.
During the night Of February 10,
taking advantage of lull in the hos
tilities, the Austrians picked up at
Svidnik $500 wounded men and over
5000 dead. The wounded had been
lying on the ground, some of them
for eighteen hours. without food or
succor. A chief officer Of the Aus
trian medical department is author
ity for the estimate that 20 per cent
OF them will be invalids for life.
majority Of the wounded at Svid-
mix were injured in the head by blows
from rifle butts and 20 per cent OF
them will be either partially or to-
tally blind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

cording to an announcement given
out today at the headquarters Of the
Turkish army here.
Here Ia the text Of the announce
sment: - -
Ten big ar1nofed vessels on Feb
ruary 2 again bombarded th8 Tur-
ktsh forts at the Dardanelless for a.
period of seven and one-half hours.
At thes conclusion OF this operation
they retired in. the direction Of tho
island OF Tenedos. :.
lone ship of the Agamemnon type
and two other armored vessels were
damaged by the fire from the forts
last night that all the forts at the en-
trance of the Dardanelles had been
reduced by the fleets of Great Britain
and France, a naval force which has
been estimated at something over
thirty vessels. The English announce
ment made no mention of losses
either to vessels or in men. 1t de-
scribed the operations as successful
and they were continuing. The Dar-
danelles are the key to Constantinople
and the effort to force them has been
going on since the middle of Decem-
ber.
In possession Of this waterway,
which is strait about IS miles long
and from one to three miles wide, be-
tween the Sea of Marmora and the
Mediterranean, the warships of the
allies would not encounter any serious
difficulty in making their way to Con-
stantinOple and training their great
guns on the Turkish capital.
Turkey always has relied on the
tioRs for protection from attack by
fCsonffnua<D m Do - IT,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
COST HIM $50 DAY
LEGISLATURE After March 4 Will
Be Costly to Senator Shouse.
Qualify-and Won't Resign

1t will cost one member Of the leg
islature just $20.53 a day in the shape
of salary to stay on the job after
March 4-next Thursday-but he in
tends to stay. The member is Sena-
tor Jouett Shouse of Kinsley, congress-
man-elect from the Seventh district.
Senator Shouse cannot qualify as con-
gresham without reeigning as sena-
tor, and he will not resign until the
present session adtourns, no matter
how long that may be.
His salary as congressman does not
begin until he qualities, and it is
$500 a year, just $2O.53 a day. Even
il there was no other reason for his
staying, Shouse Is too much interested
in the charitable and educational in
stitutions' appropriations to leave until
they have been acted upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

foot and mouth disease and made
emergency appropriation of $4,000
for immediate relief. The ways and
means committee bill as adopted In
the house provides that tho state ex-
ecutivC counti1 may issue $150,0O0
worth OF twenty year 5 per cent bonds
to meet the states share of the ex-
pense for killing infected animaIs-
Action of the house today followed
a meeting in representative hall,
Thursday night when senate and
house members discussed the situa-
ton with representatives Of the states
live stock interests. Members of both
men. The only question was the
method of meeting the expense.
Friends of the state administration
lodged an immediate appropriation
and the raising of the money by di-
rect taxation at this time. So the
ways and means committee framed a
bill which will throw the expense on
future administrations.
Doerr of Pawnee county, minority
house leader, fought the bond issue on
the floor today, but on final passage
of the bill voted for the measure as
the only method of affording relief.
Neihart of Usage county also spoke
against the bond issue. He voted as
he spoke.
Members voting against the bill be-
cause of it's bond issue provisions
were: Clark of Sheridan, Farr of Lin
coin, Harley of Cherokee, Hoskinson
of Finney, Jewett of Lane, Joyce of
Grant, Neihart Of Usage, Pierce of
Wyandotte, Riebe of Anderson, from
BILE Of Mitchell and Van Cleave of
Wyandotte. All members voting
Gratis except Farr of Lincoln, Repub-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

Not Until June %, at Least,
Will Higher Fares Apply.
IT WOULD hike MANY RATES
All Trips From State to Out OF
State Points Affected.
Increase Was to Have Gone
Into Effect Monday Morning.

Tho Interstate commerce commas
sion has suspended the tariffs Tor the
Interstate passenger rate increase uh-
I'll June % The rates were TO go lhto
effect Monday. March 1.
The railways of twelve western
states filed notice some time ago with
the commission that they would raise
the rates from one state to another
from cents to . ~ and cents a mile
That was followed by a formal protest
of the railway commissions OF those
states who filed joint protest to the
action. They asked the commission to
suspend these rates. The public utili-
ties comm .ssion of Kansas was one
of the protesters.
Word of the decision of the inter-
state commerce commission was re-
ceived in Topeka this afternoon. The
commission has notified nearly every
railway The Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific passenger traffic depart
ment received word of the order OF
suspension and Immediately wired the
Topeka headquarters. NO official
communication has been received by
the Santa Fe up to 2:3O O'Clock this
afternoon. although one was expected
at any time.
The railroads filed the notice of a
rate increase with the commission
month ago. following the regulation
of a 3O-day notice before the tariff
was to go into effect.
The commission has set hearing
for May II. The hearing will be held
in Washington and representatives of
the railroads and the railroad COM
missions of the various states will be
there to present their side of the case.
The tariff particularly affected
Kansas and neighboring states For
passengers from any part OF the state
to Kansas City, Mo-, the rate would
time rates to Kansas City, Kan, Just
over the line s4sos.1 the Missouri CITY,
would be only cents a mile. In some
localities the rate would be advanced
to cents a mile. That applied espe-
cially to Kansas towns that are near
the borders of Nebraska and Colorado.
Thought Rates Too Low.
When filing their new rates with
the commission. the railroads did SO
on the grounds that the present intra-
state rates were too low. The roads
said that they had the legal and moral
right to raise the fares.
The new rates were arranged and
everything was in preparation for the
change next Monday. Ticket agents
had received their full instructions and
IL was not uTtll ldte tOOdy tnat WOFO
of the decis.on "simmered' into local
railway circles before the official
document had been received.
To many. the decision handed down
today was not a complete surprise. To
others, it was like a thunderbolt from
a clear sky. Judge Helm of the pub
lie utilities commission stated at IL
o'clock this morning that he believed
such report would be issued within
a day or two. Half an hour later he
received word of the suspension in the
tariffs.
The rate between Topeka and Kan
sas City, Mo-. would increase 35 cents
each way and the farther west a tick
ct was purchased, the rate would in
crease proportionately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
TO SUSPEND INCREASE
7. c. @. Decides Not to Allow Rail-
roads to Raise Passenger Rates.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The inter-
state commerce commission has sus-
pended the proposed increases in pas
senger rates in what is known as the
Western and Southwestern Passenger
association territory" These increases
were to go into effect March 1 next
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Daniels had been assigned by the COM
mission to proceed to Chicago and
hold meetings there on the merits of
the case, the hearings to begin on
May II.
The increases proposed amounted to
half a cent a mile and a raise Of the
price of 1000 miles from $40 to $45
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
PASS ''L0AN" BILL
PrOvident Low Interest Meas.
ure Approved by House.
Only Six Votes Against Anti
Loan Shark Measure.

The house has passed the provident
loan association bill, providing for the
loaning OF small sums at an interest
rate of per cent a month. The bill
was offered by Bird of Shawnee Only
six votes were registered against the
bill on final passage.
Recently the provident loan bill was
killed In the senate. 1t was revived.
however, and is now back on the up
per house calendar under general or
ders. An effort will be made to put
through the measure at this session.
Two years ago the bill passed both
houses, but was lost and never became
a law. As soon as the bill is through
both houses, prOvident loan asso-
citation for Topeka will be incorpor-
ated under the state law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
USE OF BAYONET.

London, Feb. 26.-The bayonet
was first pronounced obsolete in
the Spanish sh-American war; In
the few cases where fighting was
done in the Philippines at close
quarters, the Americans used their
guns as clubs, throwing away their
bayonets as nuisance. This was
also the verdict of the British in
the Boer war. In the Russo-Jap-
anese campaign, however, the
hayonet returned to favor, with
the result that the American gov
ernment reconsidered its intention
TO abolish the bayOnet, and this
arm was also retained by the Brit
ish
Now come the reports of the
constant use of the bayonet in
trench warfare. Quickness of
thrust and parry, of foot, eye and
decision are necessary in this kind
of fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26
SHELDON IN RACE?
Friends of Well Known Topekan Com
slider Him for Mayor.

The friends Of the Rev. Charles NJ
Sheldon are considering him as q pos
sible candidate for mayor
The Rev. Mr.. Sheldon has not ex-
pressed himself on the matter. He
has, however, expressed some very
original ideas on how q city should
be po1iced. This was before he was
mentioned as a candidate for mayor.
AZ mayor of Topeka he would have
opportunity to put his ideas into
practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-26

And after Z. thrnulent array OF ro-
mances. Of Ill fate6 love affairs. at re-
jections by great opera stars. SignOr
Scott has at last won the heart of .
Sunf1ower maiden. A girl who was
born in the capital city Of Kansas.
who was brought up in Topeka and
who is now high up in the theatrical
limelight. IS going to wed a distin-
guished, handsome and wealthy bach
elOr of SO years. Ina Claire is only 20.
The difference between the ages of
these two well known people is broad.
But Cupid gaily danced across the
bridge that spanned the disparity Of