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SEVERE STORM IN SOUTH
Wfndst0rm Assumes Proportions OF
Tornado la Texas and Arkansas.

DALLAS. TIN, January 3I.--The
eastern portion Of revas and parts Of
NrhunSac and Oklah o:na early to day
felt Tie effects OF n severe wiEGst orn,
which ut Tyler. Tex. and Malvern and
;iarland city, Ark, assumed the pro-
portions Of tornado. Falling tenn
peraturcs also we're noted. No serious
delay to traffic or communication lines
was reported.
No death had been reported tonight
Tyler. Tex. and Malvern. Ark, report
en- tho greatest property damage At
Tyler. the damage is estimated at ap-
proximatcly $4,000 and at Malvern
$4,000
Marshall. Tex, and the surrounding
country suffered loss from wires blown
down and outhouses damaged JEFF
ierson. Gainesville and Chiidress, Tex,
reported severe winds. at Tulsa, okla.
the temperature. according 10 UNOFFICIAL
nsures. dropped forty degrees during
the day. while Enid. Okla. reported
snow AN inch deep.
NJ Garland City several frame houses
were blown down. and property dam
age was estimated at several dolInrs
NO one was injured.
At Malvern fifteen small buildings
wore wrecked. and the plant, OF aev.
eral lumber companies damaged. No
one was injured.
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taken over food supplies The Wilhel-
NINA sailed from America before the
German decree was published
Dispatches from the United States
saying the British government would
object TO the use OF German ships
transferred TO the American flag, even
for their employment in South Ameri-
can trade, are contrary to the under
standing here of the British position
While tho government feels that Ger
man interests would avoid In n meas
sure the consequences OF war IL their
ships informed in the United States
were sold. nevertheless. IL the transfer
of money were withheld until the end
OF the war and the ships were put into
the South American trade, il is proba-
Bile that no objection would be made
IL Is quite likely that the British
government would interfere with the
sale Mt this time OF English bottoms
on large scale, but the amount of
money provided In the ship purchase
bill Is SO comparatively small that the
government probably would not at
tempt to prevent the sale of the Brit
ish ships even UP to the full amount
OF the appropriation provided.
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lished several kilograms which tho
Emperor OF Russia exchanged with
Emperor William before the war
Among these kilograms. nevertheless. is
one which was not published--a dis
patch from Ills Russian Majesty. dated
July 30, 1914. containing n proposition
to submit the Austro-Scrbian conflict
TO The Hague tribunal.
Germany thus appears to desire 10
pass over In silence the Russian En-
p"ror's attempt to prevent the APP
preaching collision three days before
the war.
In view of this. the Minister of
Foreign Affairs is authorized TO pub
fish the telegram, of which this Is the
text;
Thanks for your conciliatorv and
friendly telegram. lnasmuch as the
Official message presented to-day by
Your ambassador 10 my minister was
conveyed in 4 very different tone.
beg YOU to explain this divcrgcncy. It
would be right to give over the Austro-
serbian problem to The Hague confer
ence. trust in your wisdom and
friendship"
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May MEAN HAPPY ENDING
OF WILHELMINA INCIDENT
oHcr of American Commission to Fur
chase steamers Cargo Attracts Wide
Attention In England.

LONDON. January 81 (G:5O r. NJ.
IN" offer Of the American Relief Com
mission 10 purchase the cargo of the
steamship Wilhelmina has attracted
WIDE attention in England. /, is re-
Earded as a possible happy ending to
tn" Wilhclmina incident, which threat
ems 10 arouse the British public
II the American commission is NOT
able 10 purchase the Wilhclmina's
cargo. IL probably will be bought bv
the British government. 1t generally
is understood Great Britain will not
permit food shipments TO Germany. be-
cause the German government has
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French

PARIS. January II Io:35 l.. Ml.
The French War ONCE this after
noon issued the following statement
of the progress OF the war;
'"rhe struggle during the day of
the 20th was confined on almost
every front 10 artillery combats
The cannoradinG was very intense
on one side or the other ut numer-
Gus points. our artillery has every
where secured the advantages
BEFORE La Rassec the british
s,rmy re,ook ali the trenches which
have cannonndcd the belfry and
church OF Fonquevillers ito the
south of ArraS).
In the sectors of .Arras. Royc.
scissors. Rheims and Perthes. our
batteries have destroyed two Of the
encmr's pieces, several field works
a certain number OF lance bombs
and dispersed several concentrations
Of troops. b.vouacs and conveys.
I'm the ArGonne. in the woods OF
La Gruric, where our troops were
obliged on the .9th to retreat slight
" ms already reported. the Germans
Yesterday delivered near Fontaine
Madame three new attacks, which
were repulsed.
From the ArEonne to the vosres
there has been no change. We hold.
notably near Badonviller. the viii
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STEAMER DAC|A SAILS
ON TRIP TO ROTTERDAM
British Government Has Declared
Ship Will BE Considered Fair
Prize OF War.
WON'T TRY TO AVOID CAPTURE
Captain Announces He VIII Follow
Usual Course OF Travel-Seixure
Likely to Result in Proceedings of
Far-lteaching Importance.

GALVESTON, TEN. January 81
The steamer Dacia, recently trans
fcrrcd from German to American reg
istry. and which the British govern
mcnt has declared would be considered
a fair prize of war, sailed to-day for
of 1900 bales OF cotton for transship-
ment TO Bremen.
Captain George Mcdonald, master of
the vessel. announced that the Daci.
would follow the usual course Of
travel, and no special effort would lie
made to avoid capture. Cargo. valued
by the shippers at SSS0.0O0, WAS insured
by the government War Rick bureau
but II is stated insurance on the bottom
was refused.
The Dacia cleared on January .
Unfavorable weather conditions. &C.
cording to the captain. delayed tho
departure OF the vessel for several
days, and then he explained that ND
attempt would be made TO sail until
important papers were received from
the owner. II. y. Brcitung. OF Sew
York.
Sailing orders were received carly
to-day, and at noon the vessel was I'm.
der way.
The smiling OF tho DaCia adds another
chapter TO the international inciacni
growing out OF the transfer OF the
former Hamburg American Line steam
cr to American registry shortly after
the vessel was informed at Port
Arthur. Tex. following the outbreak
or the European war.
BOUGHT TO ENGAGE
IN COTTON TRADE:
Her new owner announced that the
Dacih Was bought to engage in the
cotton trade with Germany, but i'm
mediate opposition from the British
government caused the destination OF
the vessel To be changed from Bremen
10 rotterdam. Il neutral port
The United States asked Great Bri,.
ain II safe conduct would be given The
Dacia TO carry one cargo of COTTON Ia
Rotterdam 10 help the cotton situation
the vehsc! then to return to the Uni,ed
States.
Th!s brought the reply that tho yes
sci itselr might he considered contra.
band. the British not recognizing the
legality Of her transfer To America
registry in time OF war, but that tins
cargo would be transferred to anothe.
steamer for shipment 10 Rotterdam i.
the Dacia were seized.
Seizure of the steamer is expected IL
result In prize court proceedings ana
diplomatic representations that may be
OF far-reaching Importance.
several days ago II was said III.
DaciaH departure was bcing DELAYED
until the arrival of a package Of I'm.
portant papers from New York No
further explanation was given, bu, /,
was surmised that the papers were
proofs of transfer Of ownership. 10 be
presented the British authorities
should the ship be detained
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Seen ut AxuascaIientes.

Ell PASO. TEN. January 3I.-Gen-
eral Francisco villa. reported shot and
seriously wounded. was seen yesterday
by passengers, arriving here to-day
from ASuascalientes. where Villa re-
Gently established headquarters. APP
parently he was not suffering from a
serious wound.
Preliminary lighting is reported at
Queretaro. whore General Lucio Blanco
is said to have attacked the Villa gar
rison under General Manuel Chao. The
outcome is not known here
An aeroplane was shipped to-day
from JuareZ for use by Villa troops.
The Carranza forces also have aero
planes.
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GARDNER BROTHERS MISSING
believed They Have Bccn Murdered or
Arc MlHr0Oncd on Some Island.

-tTc on some ISlnnu.
WELAkA. FLA, January 31.-Search
Is being made along the Ocklawaha
River. in Florida. for -Alonzo c. Gard
ner. of Baltimore, and Horace r. Gard
ner. OF Springfield. Mass. who mysteri-
ously disappeared while taking
yachting trip. Authorities here believe
that the brothers either hav" been
murdered or that they are marooncd
on some island.
negro engaged TO pilot the yacht
returned here alone with the boat
about week ago. Persons who saw
him say he displayed large sum of
money. shortly after his return he
boarded a river steamer. and the police
have failed 10 hsd any further trace
OF him.
Both OF the GARDENERS wore valuable.
jewclry. and are said to have carried
large sums OF money. Each was the
manager OF roofing company in his
respective city.
Officials announced tonight that the
wives OF the missing men had tele-
graphed that they had not heard from
them since January l6
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gf11g in Capati1s ASSUMING Character of General BaHL
The Isle of Man by coas,wise

day on the Isle OF Man by coastwise
steamer
In addition Il German submarine also
has ,orpedoed two British steamers in
the English Channel near Havrc-thc
Toliomaru and the lcaria.
The Irish Sea raider escaped, and
shipping interests. confident she has re
turned TO her base. ordered n resump
ton OF commercial traffic to-day.
This underwater Emdcn is the YES
sci. which last September torpedoed i'm
the North Sea the British cruiser Path
hndcr with a loss of 90 lives. and
later destroyed two British steamers
off lIavrc. In addition TO the three yes
sells she is known To have sunk. she
chased nj least five other steamers,
These include the steamer Graphic.
with Zoe passengers and crew Of
forty. and the smaller boats Atrcus.
Ava. Kathleen and Endymion. All these
vessels escaped in zigzag hiGht
The Graphic's captain had his pas
scnEcrs don lifebelts ana sent the crew
10 the stokcholc. so that the steamer
could keep UP ~ full head OF steam. The
captain also warned. by wireless. yes
sells from coming into the zone Of the
submarines activity.
The Milan Line steamer Scandinavian
from St ,ronu. y r.. January - FOR
Liverpool. with 500 passenger on board.
learned OF the raid OF the I'LL aud put
into Queenstown. After remaining in
Queenstown for Il shor, time the steam
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German

BEFt.lN. January 81 thy wire
less telegraph To Sayviile. y. VI
rhc following statement was issued
to-day at army headquarters:
''In Flanders yesterday there were
artillery duels only.
At Gircnchy. south Of the road be-
tween La Rasscc and Bcthune and
Carency. northwest of Arras, the
Germans took some French trenches.
'On the East Irussian frontier
thcrc were no events OF Importance
In Poland. near Borj!mow. to the
east OF l.odz. 4 Russian attack was
repulsed.'
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Austrian

VIENNA lvia Loudom. January
- 1l:55 l.. MD.-The following Of
fetal statement was issued tonight.
There have heCu vigorous ar
tiilery duel on both sides Of the
Dunaicc ana Nida Rivers. Our ar
tillery. which has been making good
progress recently. succeeded yestcr-
day IN compelling the enemy. under
the scvcrcst fire. to evacuate some
trenches.
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WHAT WARNING NATIONS CLAIM
IN THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

iaEe of NnSemont. which tho Ger
mans pretend 10 have occupied"
The following official bulletin was
issued Tonight
There is nothing to report"
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CREW REPORTS SHIP
SUNK ny SUBMARINE

LONDON. January 81 (9:1G p. Nh
THE crew of the British steamer Kill
coan has been landed on the Isle Of
Man, in the Irish Sea, by the coasting
steamer Gladys. The crew reports
that the Kiicoan was sunk by sub
marine.
The Kilcoan was a small steamer OF
456 tons.
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CHASED Try SUBMARINE.
DlrE EI.IlnI:S 4 iII,l IL Il

DUBLIN. January 81 tvia London,
February !. 1850 y. M).--Thc steamer
i.cinster. from IIolyhead TO Eingstown.
reports that she was chased by a Ger
man submarine for fifteen minutes off
the kish light vessel. but succeeded in
escaping.
The kish light vessel is opposite the
mouth of Dublin Bay
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three years old. He served with the
fleet In the war with Russia in 1855, in
the China War OF 1867. and with tho
naval brigade In the Indian Mutiny OF
1853.
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SHIPPING N BALTIC
IL REPORTED SAFE,

BERLIN january ~ VIA wireless
80 londorD.-The commander OF the
naval station on the Baltic announces
mat shipping viii ho safe in the Raltic
II The routes previously recommended
ere followed. This statement was
made in reply TO queries from ship
owners Regarding the safety OF naviea-
iion as tho r"sul, OF submarine AT
tacks on the Gazcll.
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.YOUNG RONIANCD.y

strand to-day. Miss ThlIaferro will
he remembered by her performance in
"Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm"
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Rear-Admirn, Montasu Dead.

LONDON, January 81 C7:25 p. MI
Rear Admiral the Hon. Victor A. Mont
agu died to-day.
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VILLA NOT INJURED
Personally Wires Cnrother. Denial
OF Report.

of Report.
WASHINGTON. January al.-Denial
OF reports that General villa had been
seriously wounded was received at the
State Department to-day from Amer
lean Agent Carothers at FL Paso Ca
rothers said that villa himself at
.Aguascalientes yesterday, telegraphed
that he was all right. and had not been
injured. Carothers is the departments
special agent. and has been travelling
with villa.
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CZAR WANTED THE HAGUE
TO SETTLE (n>E,I

PETROGRAr January 3i---The o.
dc'al messenger publishes the follow
ing:
The German governmen. has pub.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
lets. Druggists refund money II IL fails To
cure. T. ". GROVES signature is on each
box. 25c.--Adv.
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Tho German cruise. Gaaeic was tor
pedocd By u submarine Of unknown
nationali'y near the Island OF Rueen.
in the Baltic, on January %
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Itl> SItN FORCES AGAIN
HAVE DEFEATED TURK

The Russians again have defeated the
turks III the Sari kamysh region
whore they crossed a mountain during
- sn"wstorm, and, after heavy lighting.
r5< turcd The commanding general and
his staff of the Thrtic:h Turkish nj
vision, and a large quantity OF war ma
teral To add to the Turkish Difficult
ties, the Russian Black Sea fleet has
homhardcd the Turkish barracks ut
TrcOizond and Rizah. besides sinking
several Turkish sailing vessels. used
Is transports.
Except IN III" nciehborhood of La
!iassee and in the Arconne, where the
Germans have resumed their attack.
artillery has been the only arms en-
RACED Oh the western front The Ger
1ans again claim TO have captured
some trenches near La Eassee, while
ih" French say That the British have
r"occupicd all trc German territory
in"E temporarily had lost,
At that point the british eyewitness
~ a description OF the battle OF Jan
nary - says that after desperate hand
io-hcnd lighting the Germans were
driven QUIZ and suffered severe losses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
Jayh awker Jots

Considerable grippe is again abus-
ing the people, is the way the Waldo
Advocate puts it.
TN let you know in the morning
is a mans way, explains the Ho1ton
Signal, of saying I'll ask my wife.
This is sassafras season.. says the
Formosa New Era, and in the absence
of any other spring indications, we
suggest you take a few morning cups.
More evidence that there is moth
ing in a name. Orville Light, of Saline
Valley, Rocks county, is in demand
for the heavy work of breaking
mules.
If it isn't one thing, it's another.
The Antioch correspondent of the
Irving Leader reports: The mud is
drying up a good deal, but the mumps
are still afloat thicker than before.
It may be true that there is nothing
new under the sun, says Editor Mead
ows in his Gaylord Sentinel, but one
of the barber shops in Downs has a
card in the window advertising "Baled
Hay for Sale" Evidently a new use
for waste hair has been unearthed.
An excellent suggestion to farmers
from the Logan County News: A
wind break of trees around the home
adds money value to every farm.
Evergreens on the north and west, and
shade trees elsewhere. make a house
a natural setting, and your place will
have a higher selling value.
Observations by the Oakley Graph
ic: All of US like a joke until it is
our turn. A broken heart can be
but the crack will show.
Nothing accumu1ates like dirt behind
a small boys ears. Most men are
reasonable about everything except
the SmartneSS of their babies. An
OptimiSt is one who believes that car
rying a potato in the pocket will cure
A woman is willing
to overlook a lot of bad faults in her
husband if he will bring in the money.
Mrs. Stormy, one of the contributors
to the columns of the Palco News, has
no trouble in locating the "silver lin
ing" The person must be hard to
please who is not satisfied with the
conditions this Spring, she writes.
Many of the farmers are predicting a
good corn crop this year as the sub
soil is so thoroughly soaked it will
give the spring crop good start.
for old Kansas! Just you
watch her get there with both feet.
One Rossvil]e man refers to another
citizen as a pistol head notes the
Rossville Reporter, and it adds: We
found the dang thing wasn't empty.
For city folk to drive out in the
country with cats, kittens, dogs and
pups that they wish to get rid of and
then turn them loose in the vicinity of
an unsuspecting farm establishment
is an old trick, even if there is moth
ing to recommend it. But a case of
what might be classified as retributive
justice in this direction is reported by
the Troy Chief, as follows: A lady
driving a horse hitched to a buggy
drove into town the other day and was
observed to stop on side street and
unite a sack from which popped a
couple of cats. The lady then drove
off apparently well pleased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
HOW WAS THE MONEY USED

Speaker Stones charge that the Ii
quor men of Kansas City used slusil
fund of $4,000 to defeat in the senate
his bill to make the railroads Jointly
responsible for violations of the pro-
hibitory law by constituting the point Of
delivery of liquor shipments as the
point of sale, should not be permitted
to find its way to wastepaper basket
without anything being done about it.
Surely it casts a grave reflection on
the integrity of the upper branch of
the Kansas legislature, or some of its
members. How was this money used?
Who were the beneficiaries, if any?
These are questions that the people of
Kansas would like to have answered.
no doubt The senators of Kansas.
too, would also seem to be deeply con-
cerned in the answers. If Mr. Stone
has proof of his charges he shoald
present it to the public Or if they
are based on the hearsay gossip that
floats in such volume around IegisIa-
tive levels he should so label them.
But whether or not Mr.. Stone cares
to say anything more definite on the
subject, it would certainly appear to
be somebody else's move.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
Kansas Comment
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.

Henry Ford, the automobile manu-
facturer, was engineer in an electric
light plant in Detroit. Charles Muir
ply, the baseball millionaire, was a
reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer
Thomas H. Ince, the motion picture
magnate, was comic-opera come
dian, glad to get $50 a week. Charles
Weeghman, owner of the Chicago
Federal baseball team and string of
restaurants, was waiter in a quick
lunch room. And so it goes. The list
could be strung out to a column )
length. Therefore, when you hear a
boy or young man complain that he
has no chance, take him by the arm
and tell him few things. There new
er was a time in the worlds history
when there were more opportunities
for a young man to push to the front.
There never was time when a little
intelligence and determination would
provide man with competence in a
few years. This is particularly true of
the farming business-for farming is
a business. The young man of today
who will take hold of farm with the
idea of making it the best farm in the
county and who will work intelligent
ly for ten years. with that idea always
before him, will not have to work for
the remainder of his 1ife.-Shawnee
Chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-02
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THREE WOOD CREATURES LEARN LESSON

''Honk, honk!'' "Honk. honk.''
Sammy Snail walked up with a
startled feeling that something dread
full was happening to him. Now
what in the world is that noise?'' he
asked of no one in particular.
A robin hoped by just then and
Sammy repeated his question to him.
What is that big noise?" the robin
said. ''Oh, that's just an automobile.
Don't be afraid of that, it won't hurt
you" And away he flew.
$50 that's what an automobile is ?"
unused Sammy to himself. well, L m
very glad to know-one hears so
much about automobiles these days"
Just then Susie Fie1d-mouse hur-
ried up to Sammy. "Oh Sammy" she
cried excitedly, last night 1 was wax
ened by the strangest thing. Out in
the road right close to where my home
is there suddenly appeared two great
lights-huge, glaring 1ightS-and 1
was so frightened that couldn't sleep
any more all night" She stopped for
want of breath, and Sammy asked.
But what were the lights from? lid
you find out?"
Indeed 1 did" replied Susie, t'as
soon as they were gone, 1 ran. and
asked Mr.. Owl what they were. He
knows everything And at once he
told me-" She lowered her voice i'm
pressively. They were an autoTno-
bile,'
'Pooh. They couldn't have been"
scoffed Sammy. for 1 learned all
about automobiles a few minutes ago
There is no light about an automobile
there is just a noisei''
Now that's funny" said Susie
Field-mouse in puzzled voice. "I
never knew Mr. Owl to be mistaken
before
At that very minute, who should
come hurrying towards them but Mr.
Garter Snake. I've had the narrow
est escape of my life" he said 81
was out in the road where the sun
shone warm and bright, and what
should come along but a great mass
of blackneSs-On wheelsi And it
came with such speed, that L was
nearly run over before / got away"
You did have a close call that
time." said a catbird from a nearby
tree. II saw that automobile coming
and 1 was SO afraid you wouldn't get
away in time,"
IAN automobile" questioned Mr.
Garter Snake, 80 that's what that aw-
full thing is called Well I'll keep out
of its way in the future-it moves too