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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
BRIDGE over BAY
Galveston Relief Work Goes
Forward Rapidly.
Cases Requiring Help Are Re-
markabIy Small.

Galveston. Tex, Aug. 23.-ReHef
work i'll Galveston, found necessary as
a result of the II opical storm which
struck this city last Monday, is maxi
ing satisfactory progress. The num-
Der of cases needing help has been
remarkably small far and all will
be taken care of. Rail lines have been
established to both ends of the cause
way and pile drivers and material
and mer to operate them are ready to
build a trestle across the bay.
The crew of the United States tug
Tailor, which was on the way at
Lynchburg for repairs, saved about
fifteen lives Monday night and Tues
day. The tug is practically undam
aged. said Captain Ellison today.
The awbridge across the Inter
coastal canal at Quintana was washed
away. Three other bridges are prac-
tically undamaged.
Clean up work in the city is going
steadily forward with very satisfac-
tory results.
The city's waterworks system will
likely be in operation by tomorrow at
the latest. In the meantime there is
abundant water for drinking and
cooking purposes. There has been no
illness as a result of the storm.
Telephone service is being rapidly
restored. Street car and electric light
and power service will be resumed
when ample water is assured. All the
plants are in readiness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
vILLAA GUERRILLA
Northern General in Bush Cam
paign Against ObregOn.
Artillery to North of TOrreOn
as Reserve for Bands.

FL Paso, Tex, Aug. 23.-Arrivals
from northern Mexico today declared
General Villa is mobilizing his forces
at 'rorreon, preparatory to a guerrilla
warfare against General Obregon, in
the belief that Obregon's forces are su-
perior in organization and equipment.
Sixty pieces of artillery have been
placed at Santa Clara and Santo Ro-
salio, many miles to the north of Tor
reon, as a reserve for the guerrilla
bands which are reported to be placed
in units of 1000 men. Villa is said to
have 10000 men, including the eXpe-
dictionary force arrived recently from
the south
1t is said General Felipe Angeles
now in southern Sonora, is endeavor
ing to induce southern Yaquis to at
tack Gen. P. E. Gales, Carranza com
mander in that state, with view to
relieving pressure against Governor
Maytorena at Nogales.
A report of hospital service al Chi
huahua shows 7,140 wounded re-
ceived between March and July. The
mortality was seventy-eight, 5,179 be-
ing discharged and 1,S65 remaining
Vacancies caused by discharges per-
mitted reception of 5000 more
wounded from hospitals at Torreon
and elsewhere, making a total of more
than $4,000 wounded treated since
March l.
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Secretary of Treasury Sounds
Note of Alarm.
Necdful to Declare for an Hon
Orable Peace.
BETHMANN- -HOLLWEG TO QUIT
Fire Eating Chauvinists. Are
Riding to Disaster.
Won MOItke Holds Complete
Siav Defeat Impossible.

Am sterdam. Aug. Via Lon
dom AT the secret conference of
cabinet minister's political leaders and
influential writer's, called by the Ger
man imperial chancellor before the
reassembhng of the reichStas last
Thursday, To discuss the political sit
uation, she TelegraI says. Karl Helf-
ferich. secretary of the treasury. ex-
planned .hat the rev Germau war loan
would completely exhaust the en-
pire's financial resources and that the
increase in eXchequer bonds Vodld
cause bankruptcy. Therefore d..
Helfferich argued that it was 1eedful
to prepare for an honorable peace.
Empires Difficulties Increase.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-HOllweE.
according to the same report. declared
that the difficulties of the empire
were increasing and advised his hear
erS to use their influence to soften
down bellicose inclinatiOns and eXpan-
sion policy in the rcichstag and the
country and carefully 10 consider
peace proposals which would be ac-
ceptable to the four members of the
entente.
DR.. Won Dernburg's report of the
failure of his mission in the United
States and other neutral countries. The
Telegraf says. de a strong impress
sion on the conference. L.ieut-Gen.
Count Won Moltke, former chief OF
the general staff, declared that he
fully agreed with the chancellor. and
added that only those not fully in
formed on the situation could hope
for the possibility of complete Russian
defeat.
Reichstag Stands Pat.
Despite these declarations. tn. story
concludes, the meeting refused TO
adopt resolution advocating modera-
ton in the reichstag. whereupon the
chancellor declared that If a MAORI
ty in the reichstag should show an ir-
reconcflably chauvinistic attitude he
would be obliged to resign as he could
not accept responsibility for Ger
manX'S disaSter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
FLOOD SWEEPS
OVER dixie into
NEWPORT, ARK.
Hundreds of Volunteers Work
to Save Levee.
Negroes Forced at Point of
Gun to Join Them.
VAST AREA Is UNDER WATER
Damage Millions, Many Thou
sands Are Homeless.
st. Louis Slowly Receivers
From Latest Disaster.
VAST AREA is UNDER WATER

Little Rock. Ark, Aug. 23.-White
river is coming over the Rock Island
levee at Newport and the town will be
flooded, according to reports here to-
day. The $4,000 causeway just COM
pleted over Newport lake has broken.
Hundreds of volunteers this morn
ing were working on the levee and ne
groes had been forced at the point of
shotguns to join them. The Stevens
Steel levee at Ingleside, near New
port, has broken.
Reports were received here last
night that a family of five persons
had been drowned in the bottoms near
Oil Trough. In Newport all business
has been suspended. The water and
electric light plants have been put out
of commission by the rising waters.
The damage to crops in White river
bottoms will be enormous, thou
sands of acres of the most fertile land
IN the bottom is flooded.
The steamers Muskogee and Mary
G. Lucas are running day and night
rescuing families from the overflowed
districts, many of the dwellers of the
lowlands being taken from trees.
The present stage of the water is
higher than Cor fifteen years and the
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.REUF DODCES CAMERAS
Former Political Boss of San Fran
cisco Quits San Quentin.

San Rafae, Cal, Aug. 23.-Abra-
ham Reuf, under fourteen years SEN
tence for offering a bribe, left San
Quentin penitentiary on parole to-
day, departing by a side gate while
photographers and reporters stood
about the main gate in the rain. The
former political boss of San Francisco
had served four years and five months
and fifteen days of his sentence,
which had been cut by good behavior
to eight years and ten months.
Reuf will spend ninety days on his
ranch near Ukiah, Cal, at his own
request, because city election is
pending in San Francisco in which
he does not care to participate. Later
he will enter the real estate business.
He is said to be worth $45O,000 or
more.
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GERMANS LOSE II SHIPS
IN GULF OF RIGA BATTLE;
DREADNOUGHT SENT Down

London, Aug. 23.-An official
Russian communication deScrip-
tive of the naval battle in the Gulf
of Riga was forwarded from PetrO-
grad today by the correspondent of
the Central News. 1t gives the
German losses as one dreadnOught,
two cruisers and eight torpedo
boats. The statement follows:
''In the Gulf of Riga between
August 16 and August 10 the Rus
sian fleet sank or damaged no
fewer than two German cruisers
and eight torpedo boats. At the
same time a British submarine
sank one of the best German
dreadnOughts.
The Russian gunbOat Sivutch
was sunk in fight i'm the course
of which she sank German tor
pedO boat while she was herself in
flames and sinking"
The foregoing statement tallieS
with previous adviceS, except that
the German losses were given as
three cruisers and seven torpedo
boats.
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BIC GULF BATTLE
Russ GunbOat "PeriShes GIOr-
iOusly" in Unequal Fight.
PetrOgrad Says Germans in De-
feat Turned Tail.

Petrograd. Aug. 23.-CVia London)
The recent naval battle in the Gulf
of Riga described follows in a
statement from navy headquarters:
1.-THE German fleet, on August 16,
renewed with large forces its attacks
on our positions at the entrance of
the Gulf of Riga. Our ships during
the 18th and 18th repulsed the at
tacks of the enemy, whose secret prep
arationS for entering the gulf had been
favored singularly by misty weather.
Taking advantage of a thick fog,
hostile forces of considerable size en-
tered the gulf on the 18th and our
vessels retired at the same time. con-
tinuing to resist the enemy without
losing touch with him.
"On the 10Th and goth, the enemy
reconnoitered in different directions.
at the same time keeping up a fight
with our ships, in which their torpedo
boat flotilla suffered material losses.
On our side, we lost the gunboat
Sivutch, which perished gloriously in
an unequal fight with an enemy cruiS-
er which was eScorting torpedo craft
and came up to a distance of four
hundred yards from here. The Sivutch
enveloped in flames, continued to re-
ply, shot for shot. until she sank, hav-
ing previously sunk enemy torpedo
boats
In .iew of tl1t' losses suffered and
the futility of his efforts, the enemy
of Riga on the 21st.
Between the L 9Th and the 21st, two
enemy cruisers and no fewer than
eight torpedo boats were either sunk
or placed hors de combat. Simultane-
ously our gallant allies succeeded in
torpedoing in the Baltic one of the
most powerful dreadnoughts of the
German fleet"
The foregoing contains no reference
to the loss of the Russian gunbCa at
KoreetS, which was said in an official
German statement of Sunday to have
been sunk as well as the Sivutch.
Victory Eases Russ Tension.
London, Aug. 23.-ReuterS'S corre-
Spondent at Petrograd telegraphS that
the Russian naval success has come as
a great relief to the capital after the
strain of the last week. The public
celebration lasted until last night
After gathering in front of the govern
ment buildings, the crowd marched to
the British embassy.
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RAIN WAS GENERAL
Fair and Cooler Is the Promise for
Tomorrow.

Moderately heavy rains have been
general in Kansas in the last twenty
four hours Fort Scott got 1.22 inches
and rain was still falling this morn
ing The precipitation at Wichita was
1.12 inches. Topeka got AS of an
inch between 5:27 and 1925 Sunday
evening.
The sky was clearing in the north
west portion of the state at Z o'clock
this morning; rain was falling in the
northeast corner at the same time.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight in the western portion of
Kansas with unsettled and cooler in
the east. Tuesday is expected to be
partly cloudy.
The sun broke through the clouds
late this morning and the weather
this afternoon was of a pleasant
brand. The wind was eleven miles
an hour from the northwest. The
temperature averaged three degrees
below normal today.
The stage of the Kaw river at To-
peka today was Ill feet as COM
pared with 1875 feet Saturday.
", L.
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sLAVS LOSE ONLY ONE SHIP.
Hero of Port Arthur in Charge of Ill
Eated Vessel

Petrograd, Aug. 23-(Via London).
The little Russian gunboat Sivutch,
with a crew Of 148 men. is said by the
Petrograd newspapers to be the only
Russian warship lost in the battle in
the Gulf of Riga. Commander Tcher-
kassov who distinguished himself at
Port Arthur, was in charge of the
Sivutch. The number of survivors has
not been announced.
Although the president of the duma
announced that the German battle
cruiser Moltke has been sunk by a
German submarine, there still appears
to be some doubt whether it was the
Moltke or a vessel of that type which
was sent to the bottom.
The only other German warship of
the type of the Moltke. according to
1915 naval records, is the battle cruis-
er Goeben, sold to Turkey in 1914,
and renamed the Sultan Selim.
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ship IN DISTRESS
Paris Hears Channel Vessel
Met With Mishap.
Fate of Steamer From England
Yelled in Mystery.

Paris. Aug. 23.-Rumors of a mis-
hap TO channel steamer on a voyage
from Folkestone to Boulogne are be-
ing circulated widely in Paris. APP
that passengers from England who
were due in Paris last night did not
arrive.
Railway officials had a report that
the vessel met with an accident and
returned to Folkestone, where the
passengers were transferred to an
other steamer.
The official press bureau was with
out Information concerning any such
Incident.
Germanic Allies Lose Two.
Sofia, Bulgaria. Aug. 2S-(via
London) The Turkish collier Es-
pahan has been torpedoed by a Brit
ish submarine at Haidar Pasha, and
the steamer Budos. of the German
Levant line. loaded with munitions
and provisions. was sunk in the Sea
of Marmora.
British Schooner Down.
London, Aug. 23.-The British
schooner Martha Edmonds. 1s2 tons
gross and owned at Convey, has been
sunk Her crew was landed.
German Destroyer Sunk
Paris, Aug. 23.-"Two French tor
pedo baots encountered and sank a
German torpedo boat destroyer off
Ostend fBelgium) last night says an
announcement made here today. "Our
boats were undamaged."
British Diomed Down.
Queenstown, Aug. 23.-The British
steamship Diomed has been sunk by
German submarine. Her captain.
quartermaster and steward were
killed by shells fired by the submarine
during a pursuit of four hours.
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair in west; unsettled and cooler
in east portion tonight. Tuesday
partly cloudy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
EVENTS IN THE WAR
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

The allies first line driven back
in Belgium and Lorraine. Retreat
of the French southern wing at
Verdun reported cut off by German
crown princes army, the latter TAX
ing many prisoners
Luneville, Blamont and Grey
taken by Germans.
Battle has been raging "a hours
between the Lesse and Meuse riv-
ers Losses on both sides heavy
Russian forces take Gumbinnen,
Ortelsburg and Johannesburg and
are advancing in large force on
Koenigsburg.
Japanese, English, French and
Russian warships begin blockade
of Tsing-Tao, following Japan's
declaration of war on Germany.
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Sayages and Indians Have
Their Final Argument Today.
Grover Given Chance to DO a
"COme Back"
The Lineup.

Umpires: Cusack and Ryan.
The Savages and Sioux City In
dians battled their last game of the
season this afternoon, and Manager
Jackson announced that Grover, the
first pitcher who tumbled from the
pedestal Sunday, would be given a
chance to redeem himself
Sioux City leaves tonight for Lin
coin, wherc the Indians and Tigers
will begin their final argument
Wednesday. After the season closes
Manager Gaspar plans to take his
team on a transforming trip.
Tomorrow the Savages will recu-
perate and Wednesday ST. Joe will
make her final showing here. AS de-
feat this afternoon would likely land
the SaVageS in the second division,
Jackson made every effort to put his
warriors on their toes and announced
that he expected a better showing
from his pitchers than was made
SUNDAY
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House, Wasson and Tandy Pass
Budget Ordinance.
Ride Rough ShOd Over the
Other commissioners.
PORTER AND NEWLAND VOTE NO
Their Estimates We're Cut
Deeply in the Levy.
Tandy Gets Big Share of the
Increase in Taxation.

A budget ordinance fixing the city
tax levy for the year 1916 was adopted
by the city commission today. The
property owners of the city will pay
a tax of eight mills on each dollar of
assessed valuation and $447,534 will
be raised with which to conduct the
city's business during the year. This
is an increase in the city tax levy of
one and one-fourth mills. OF this in
crease 42-fO0 of a mill was voted by
the people of the city at an election
for the support of a double platoon
fire department. The election author
lied as much as a half mill levy for
that purpose, but the city commits
sioners figured that the full amount
authorized would not be needed. APP
proximately $4,000 is the increase
in the expenses of the fire department
due to the two-platoon system.
Frank M. Newland, city commits
sioner of water and lighting, was de-
MED his request for money for i'm
proVements at the city light plant. His
budget was cut $13, 3,644 below what he
requested. His budget for 1916, how
ever is approximately $1,000 larger
than for 1915.
No Rest Room.
W. l.. Porter, city commissioner or
parks, was denied public rest room
calling for an expenditure of approx
mately $4,000, and an animal house
and comfort station com b:ned, 1Of
Gage park, for which he asked $10,-
900. His budget increase over last
year. however, is Approximately $10,-
600 of which $4,000 goes as a partial
payment on the purchase of Klein
park, and $1,000 is for improvements
on the sewer pump in North Topeka.
w. G. Tandy, city commissioner of
streets. gets an increase over last year
of approximately $4,000 to be used
for bridges. OF the increase in city
taxes of more thar three -fourths of a
mill not accounted S,'1or by the two
platoon fire department levy, one
fourth goes to Tandy for bridges. The
bridge levyis increased from one guar
ter to one-half mill.
House Cuts Own Budget.
Mayor House voluntarily reduced
his budget request approximately So
600 by deciding not to purchase an
other motor truck for the fire depart
ment, and to get along with a motor
patrol for the police department.
Porter Voted No.
AS the ordinance was being ap-
proved section by section, Porter voted
no on each section and Newland voted
in the negative on most of the sec
tions. When the vote on the final
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5 union men ON TRIAL
HeIca Mine Battle is Echoed i'm Colo
RADIO Court.

Boulder. Colo. Aug. 23.-Five mine
der of Pit Staneff. a miner, in a strike
battle at the He1ca mine. April %.
1924, were to go on trial in the dis
trict court here today The Helca
battle was an incident in the riotir &
through Colorado coal fields after the
Ludlow battle, April 20, 1914.
The defendants are E.. L. Doyle,
secretary of district No..15,
United Mine Workers of America; w.
T. Hickey. secretary of the Colorado
Federation of Labor, and John Con-
nor, Macd Cassiday and Joe Potestio,
union leaders in the northern Colora-
do coal fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
BLACKHAND IS ACTIVE
Two Buildings Badly Damaged by
Explosion in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 23-Two
buildings in a row of small two-story
houses were badly damaged and
three others less seriously damaged
early today in the section known as
Little Italy" The destruction is
said to have been the result of a
bomb explosion
Two negroes sleeping in one of the
buildings were blown into the back
yard and covered with wreckage, but
not seriously injured.
According to the police twenty
threatening letters have been received
by wealthy Italians here the last
month
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JAPAN To GIVE GREATER
AID To CzAR and ALLIES

Toxic, Aug. 23.-The Kokumin
Shimbun says:
premier Okuma states that Ja-
pan has decided TO give greater
assistance to Russia to prosecute
the war. lie could not discuss de-
tails. but allowed il to- be under
stood that this assistance would
take the form of the forwarding of
greater supplies OF munitions
The Associated Press learns
that Japan has decided to employ
all available governmental and
private resources for increasing
the output of munitions for the al
lies, especially Russia. The Japan
ese government believes the time
has arrived for more concerted ac-
ton against the enemies of Japan
and her allies.
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ALLIES FAIL IN EFFORT
To FORCE BULGARIA IN

Berlin. Aug. 23.-Ohicial circles
here today claimed receipt of posi-
tive information from both Sofia
and Constantinople that Bulgaria
and Turkey had signed an agree
ment assuring Bulgaria'S neutral
ity-
Official statement given out i'm
both Sofia and COnstantinOple. it
was stated. proved the definite fail
ure of the allies intention to bring
Bulgaria into the war.
Turkey has given Bulgaria di-
rect railroad connection to the sea
desired by the Sofia government.
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London, Aug 23.-The capitals of
the entente allies are jubilant today
over the unexpected naval victory
which the Russians, according to
their announcements have won in
the Gulf of Riga. England had more
than a sympathetic interest in the
battle, as British submarine ac-
counted for the German battle crui-
ser Moltke the loss of. which, added
TO the destruction of two cruisers,
eight torpedo boats and four trans
ports constitutes the greatest naval
disaster suffered by Germany during
the war.
Hindenburg Is Checl<mated.
For the last week both Petrograd
and Berlin have been sending meager
reports of naval operations in the
Gulf of Riga. which were interpreted
TO mean that Germany was attempt
ing to land forces for the purpose of
supporting the left flank of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg in his ef-
forts to overrun the whole of Cour-
land and thereby establish his armies
along the coast route to the Russian
capital.
The official Russian report, claim
ing a decisive victory for the allies,
together with the expulsion of the
surviving units of the German naval
forces from the Gulf of Riga, con-
tains few details in addition to an
enumeration of German losses 1t is
dSSunlGu lIldl iIlSSIllOCIl elS L CtA 80 60
announced several days ago that her
large warships had retired from the
gulf the mosquito flotilla," assisted
by submarines and land defenses,
54-I-ealzs dune expe -tefl -destF22ction on a
part of the German fleet and the
transports
Russians Are Cheered.
The moral effect of this action on
the Russian people, it is expected in
London will allay the depression in
cident to the continued Russian re-
treat, which has been arrested no
where except in the northern sector
from Riga to Kovno.
British military critics regard the
Baltic advance of the Germans as OF
supreme importance, if the invaders
really contemplate marching on
Petrograd. On that account the Rus
sian naval victory may be of large
effect on the German plans.
Italy's declaration of war on Tur-
key has not yet led, so far as is
known here, to definite results. but
it is expected to have a great effect
on Rumania, which long has been
connected closely with Italy.
Given Way to Italy.
Milan. Aug 23.-CVia Paris)-One
of the main difficulties in the way
of solution of the Balkan problem
favorable to the entente allies has been
settled, according to an interview with
Premier Pachitich, of Serbia, pub
lished in the Corriere Della Sierra The
premier is quoted as saying that Ser
bia has given way to Italy regarding
Albania.
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CRUDE OIL AGAIN SCARS
North Lima Near Dollar Mark. Oper-
ators See S1.5O Market.

Lima. Ohio. Aug. 23.-Crude oil
markets for the central states scared
again today with the opening of the
market when the Ohio Oil company
added cents a barrel to North and
South Lima, Wooster, Princeton and
Illinois, while Indiana also got its first
raise
North Lima is now only , cents be-
low the coveted dollar mark and op-
orators predict a $3.50 market.
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WILSON STAYS AT DESK
President Gives Up for Present His
Plans to Return to Cornish.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-President
Wilson has given up for the present
his plans to return to his summer
home at Cornish, n. H, and will re-
main in Washington. He had hoped
to go to Cornish late this week.
The president does not expect to
hold the usual cabinet meeting to-
morrow. All save three of the cabinet
members are out of the city. A meet
ing will be held as soon as conclusive
evidence about the sinking of the
Arabic is received.