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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Every woman is interested in the
clothes OF every ether woman, anC
when those clothes happen TO be
the rousseau interest reaches the
state of excitement All American
women are at the present moment,
discussing what the president
fianeee is going to wear when she be-
comes the first lady of the land.
In the tFousseau are six costumes of
the afternoon gown variety. any one of
which would be suitable as an after
noon wedding costume One is Of
heavy cream colored SATIN embrOid-
cred in silver and trimmed with sable
fur
Rumors persist that this. with a
wide picture hat trimmed with bronze
lace. viii be the wedding gown Two
other gowns are in shades of orchid,
one or satin and brOcade and the 9TH
er Of velvet and crepe. Hats TO match
are parts of these costumes
A tailored suit net previously de-
scribed is of sapphire blue chiffon
velvet III three piece style The skirt
toned of the velvet combined with
Georgette crepe and bronze thread
lace.
The skirt is cut in full round style
without pleats or draperies but has
a wide band of sable about the bot
tom The bodice is formed of sur
plice folds of velvet and bronze lace
and has Georgette crepe sleeves with
llaElnS bronze lace CuILS- NaTEON
bands of sable outline the surplice and
sleeves
Another costume is of black faiIle
with tiny flowers worked out IN vari
cOlored metal threa ds- This has sill
YER tuIIe sleeves and touches of the
silver tuIIe on the bodice.
Still another is of amethyst velvet
trimmed with fox The coat Is Ions
and has wide band of fox about the
hem and wide collars and cuffs of the
81 Jacket
over a pIeated chiffon waist forms the
bodice
other new gowns in the trOusseau
are a bouduir costume Of pleated pink
chiffon and tuIle. another OF pale blue
satin embroidered. brown corduroy
walking suit. a riding habit OF bowling
green broadcIOth and a white broad
cloth suit
Mrs ". r. Davis entertained the
F.lwel Bridge club at luncheon today |
At her home in Fillmore street Mrs /
H L Pcpprnyer played for Mrs Rob |
ert Merrick; Mrs w H Cammerer Of
Nashville. Tenn, who is the guest OF |
her sister. Mrs J. 5. Dean, played for |
Mrs. \ \ Hurd. and Mrs A T Lu- |
cas- played for the hostess The club /
members are. Mrs Davis, Mrs J. s |
Dean Mrs Della MOreIand. Mrs Rome 4
ColvifI. Mrs A E Sweet. Mrs Charles |
Sessions. Mrs C W Wetherton- Mrs /
Harry BoWma Mrs Charles Bowen |
Mrs Harry Lyman. Mrs. A. NJ Petro. |
Ms. Robert Merrick. Mrs J. Z Patton. /
Mrs Eli J. Foster. Mrs Herbert Wesr 1
and Mrs a A Hurd-
Guests of the Minerva club which /
was entertained yesterday afternoon /
at the home of Mrs. J. : Dean were:
Mrs Deans sister. Mrs W. H Cam
merer of Nashville. Tenn, who is a
guest in the Dean family. Mrs Rous-
seau A Burch. Mrs Glen Grey, Mrs
L c. Walbridge and Miss Maude Mary
Cline
= : =
AIr Paul LawIess, head of the vocal
department of Bethany college, has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

they were. she decided that since they
seemed to be of the F F. V. type it
was the time and the place to ask
about these glowing beauties of the
+ "Miss-and Miss-do you know
them % ~
Silence follows
Visitor:-'-Very pretty. 1 think. you
know. dashing type. immensely popu-
/ lar. rather rich, we all understood"
Yes the F. F. VS. did know of
them and they were quite pretty, but
the visitor was not contented: VIII
I see them at the tea tomorrow"
"Oh. no." from the hostess
why, aren't they in town." asked
the visitor still impressed
Because their hours do not per-
init them to get off for teas even if
they had been invited-you see they
The visitors eyes dilated and her jaw
sank The shock was too much But
a moment later the joy of telling her
gay young friends that there were no
fortunes. no heirlooms. just girls who
by their cIeverness had forced atten-
lions from many an ideal summer
visitor revived her spirits and her
amazement gave place to merriment
d % d
A concert of chamber music. ar
ranged by Miss Gladys Cav. will be
given, with the Ladies' Music club
hostesses tomorrow evening at eight
member of the cluo is privileged to
ask two guests
Mrs w N West had charge of the
tea which was given by the Chancel
chapter of Grace cathedral at the
church parIors this afternoon The
assisting hostess were: Miss June
Mitchell. Mrs. Russell Frost, Miss Hell
en- Louise Crosby, Mrs William Colvfn,
Miss Mamie Zahner and Mrs Ivan
DibbIe-
Mr.. Warren Humphrey will have
guests for the line party at the Grand
Opera House Saturday night to see
the Washburn Dramatic club play
Miss Susie Sweet and Miss Annie
Sweet will entertain. the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the First
Methodist church tomorrow afternoon
at their guest day meeting The hos
tesses will be the Misses Sweet, Mrs
AIbrecht Marburg. Mrs H E Wolf,
Mrs. J. E Torrington, and Mrs. Newell
Abrahams-
Miss Nanon Herren will read The
Prince Chap this evening in the First
United Brethren church, corner 18th
and Quincy, at o'clock Charles V. |
Kettering. baritone. will assist The af- I
fair is for the benefit of the church
= = +
Rumors have been persistent in |
L
been growing that Mr. and Mrs Yer |
non Castle. the dancers. have been |
permanently estranged-
Recently in Chicago Mrs Castle |
made arran gementS to secure another L
dancing partner
Tt then became known that Mr. Cas- |
tie is going to California to take les |
sons in a Curtiss flying school to be- |
come an aviator in the English army.
Mr. Castle set at rest the rumors by 1
ma king the following statement
i am going to London, where L
shall enlist in the British aviation
corps Then ] shall go to France for
actual work over the trenches Mrs
Castle will keep right on dancing. She
IS now in Washington with the Watch
Your Step company.
We have had no differences that
the spreading of these stories.
Mrs Castle will deny the rumors if she
5 asked
she will dance with Bernard Gran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Mr.. Warren Humphrey will hav
guests for the line party at the Gran
Opera House Saturday night to Sc
the Washburn Dramatic club play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

been engaged as tenor soIoist at the
Pop" concert Sunday afternoon De-
cenber II, in Convention Han. Kan
sas City. with a municipal chorus of
$50 voices and the Kansas City Sym
phony orchestra This is the second
concert of the season The first one
was attended by 5000 people and the
management states that 1000 to 12-
600 will be a conservative estimate for
this one on account of the great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
HAYDEN STANDS PAT
Railway to Pay Jitney Ii
eense, He Says

Il don't intend to try to force the
Street Railway Company TO pay city
licenses on the automobiles it is using
as utneys in connecting up its Oak
land line said City Attorney George
Hayden this morning
This is his reply to the Jirney drfv-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
German Chancellor FierceIy
DenounoeS Entrance of Lat
in Nation Into War on Be-
half Of Allies,
MUST MEET KAlSER'S
TROOPS WITH AUSTRIANS
Should Not Measure Trust
worthineSs Of Other Nations
by Her Own Standard of
FaithIeSSneSS,


Berlin. May 2S (via London. g:05 D..
m.)--Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg. the
German imperial chancellor. in a
speech in the reiohstag today, touched
on ltaly's entrance into the war
Italy, said the chancellor. has
now inscribed IN the book OF the
worlds history, in letters OF blood
which will never fail. her violation Of
faith Nobody threatened Italy
neither Austria-hungary nor Ger
many. Whether the triple entente was
content with Establishments alone, his
tory will show later
Without drop OF blood flowing
or the life Of a single Italian being en-
dangered, Italy could have secured the
long list of concessions which | re-
Gently read to the house-teiritory in
Tyr0l aud on the lsonko as far as Ital-
ian speech is heard, satisfaction Of
her national aspirations in Trieste, a
free hand in Albania and the valuable
port of AVlona
We left Rome in no doubt that an
Italian attack on the Austro- Hunga-
rian troops would also strike the Ger
man troops. The italian manifesto of
war which conceals an uneasy con-
science behind yelled phrases, does
not give out any explanation of what
offers We're refused. They we're too
shy perhaps, to sax openly what was
spread abroad as The pretext. that the
Austrian offer came too late and could
not be trusted
italian statesmen have no right To
measure the trustworthiness OF other
nations in the same proportion as they
measured their own loyalty to a
treaty.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
PAID DIVIDENDS
FROM SALES Of
STOCK, IS CHARGE

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WtsEl
Los Angeles, May 2S.-In his open
ing statement to the jury which was
completed today, Albert schoonover,
United states district attorney, de-
clared that sales Of stocks and loans
constituted the only sources Of income
the Los Angeles Investment company
had under the regime of Charles r.
Elder and the ten other former off
cials now on trial in the United States
district court on charges of having
used the mails to defraud investors.
From January /, 1911, TO August
1, 1913, Schoonover declared. "divi-
dends amouaung to S2,500,000 had
been paid from funds realized on the
sale of stock" This was for the pur-
pose of inducing more people to buy
stock, tn, district attorney asserted.
and prices in this particular period
Of huge dividends rose to between
$3.50 and s4.s5 per share.
Schoonover further asserted that
the company, which was capitalized
at S5,000.000, never was anthing else
but stock selling scheme from the
time Il was organized by Elder in
1898 with the assistance Of William
NJ Deeble and George NJ. Derby, fell
low defendants. who We're at that
time musicians In a theater.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
Summary of Var
NeUs of YESTERDAY

The Austro-Germans and the Rus
slams continue to wage sanguinary
warfare in Galicia, with the Teutons
seemingly pressing more closely to-
ward the fortress Of Przemysl
The Teutons are declared to have
driven their lines so far in this direc-
tion that their forces are now only a
short distance from Przcmysl-sX
miles cast Of the San and fourteen
miles northeast Of the fortress.
Elsewhere in the Galieian district
stubborn combats are in progress with
both sides claiming successes at vpri-
Gus points and with the Russians ad-
mitting losses near Radymo and
Gousskow.
Progress for the British troops to-
ward La Bassee and gains for the
French near Ecurie and in Alsace are
reported N Paris. Along the remain
der Of the western front, the Germans
are either delivering furious counter
attacks. which il Is declared are being
held, or engaging in artillery duels
with the allies.
The Italians continue to report
gains of Austrian terrain at various
points near the Austro- Italian FROM
tier but no battle Of any great inn
portancc has yet been chronicled.
Both infantry and artillery engage
ments ana bomlardments Of Turkish
positions by allied warships are in
progress IN the region of the Darda-
nelles, but according TO Constantine
pie the fire by the land forces is fee
BILE
Italy announces that Italian torpe-
do boats have sent an Austrian sub
marine to the bottom during an en-
gagement German submarines have
added to their score of sunken vcs-
sells the swedish bark NJ. Roosvall,
and the British steamer Spennymor
Two men on the bark and the cap
tain and five men on the steamer
We're lost in the disasters.
Berlin reports unofficially that
Germany's note TO the United States
governm ent in answer to the Ameri-
can protest against her submarine
warfare will be delivered to the
American ambassador Saturday and
published by the Berlin newspapers
Sunday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
GERMAN REPLY
To PRESIDENT IS
DEF |ANT IN TONE
Outline Of Document to Be
Handed American AmbaS-
Sador Indicates Intended
Insult to Nation,
tuy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wssl


Berlin MAY rs (via London. May
20, 1888 u. m.I-on the eve of the de-
livery to United States Ambassador
Gerard OF the German reply to the
American note on the destruction of
the Lusitania the exact form and
phraseology the document would take
seemed unsettled and a few changes
in details still were under considera-
ton.
The answer in substance however,
viii embody a proposal to the United
states TO defer definite consideration
Of Germany's submarine policy and
President Wilson's demands until the
two governments have had an oppor-
tunity to establish Just what sort OF
vessel was sunk - to. determine
whether the Lusitania was q peaceful
merchantmen as assumed in the
American note, or an auxiliary on the
British navy list mounting concealed
cannon, carrying Canadian soldiers
bound for the front, as well as a
cargo of ammunition and war supplies
as indicated by information the Ger
man government claims to have
1t viii be in effect an invitation to
define the terms to he used in the ar
gument before proceeding with the
discussion Germany believes it un-
necessary to take up the questions Of
disavowng the sinking of the Lusi-
lania or disseminating submarine war
fare In general until the two govern
ments reach an agreement upon the
essential facts in the case.
Germany holds that it is impossible
to decide, for instance, the question
whether sufficient opportunity was
given passengers and crew to escape
until it is determined whether the Lu-
sitania was provided with bulkheads
and boats as ordered for correspond
ing emergencies in peace times by the
international congress on safety AT
sea. Another question which it held
must be decided is whether or not ann
munition and explosives carried in de-
fiance Of American laws accelerated
the sinking Of the ship which might
otherwise have been expected to get
its boats away safely or reach the
coast
such is in general the argument of
the German government which may
be expected Also to display curiosity
regarding the fate Of the American
compromise proposal TO end subma-
rine warfare and the American gov
ernments efforts to induce England
to accept them.
With regard to the cases OF the
Gushing and the Gulflight Germany
will point out that she has disaYowed
repeatedly all intention of harming
inoffensive neutral shipping even IN
the war zcne and VIII express hef
complete readiness to pay compensa-
dion for unfortunate accidents
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
BRYAN ALONE SAVED
MEN FROM GALLONS

Florence, Ariz.. May 2S.-Atter
every legal recourse had failed, the
mercy plea of william j. Bryan sec
retary Of state. which had been re-
iected by the stateslegislature, proved
potent today to save the lives of the
five MeXicans who were to have been
hanged at the penitentiary here. At
the last moment the state board oil
pardons and paroles, taking cosniz-
ance OF Mr.. Bryan's request for de-
lay, ordered reprieves of nine weeks
for all of the condemned men and
recommended that they be executed
separately and not together, as in
tended today.
Whether any will be executed at
all depends. however, on the success
attending future moves in Governor
George w. p. Hunts five-year strug-
gle to abolish the death penalty in
Arizona.
The condemned men were bound
and made ready for the plunge
through the gallows trap. when the
board of pardons and paroles made
known its decision to grant delay
The decision was expressed in res
olution adopted after a session ast-
ing all morning. This resolution stat
ed that as the secretary of state had
seen fit to recommend reprieves IN
view of the possible effect of the exc
cutions upon American interests III
northern Mexico the board had con-
cluded to recommend delay out ol
respect due Mr.. Bryan's high and re-
sponsible Office
Announcement of the decision came
just after Tucson had reported that
Judge H. w. Sawtelle, sitting in the
United States district court there,
had declined TO grant writs OF ha-
beas corpus. Attorneys for an antl-
capital punishment society had rid
den all night in an automobile from
the Florence prison TO Tucson TO ME
the habeas corpus applications. Ihese
We're considered the last chance. as
the board of pardons and paroles
had previously declined to interfere
with the executions.
r. h. Sims. prison warden, hau
detailed man to cut the rope whleh
would have sprung the trap on each
of the condemned men in turn Wheh
the board members reported thelr
decision to him, Sims promptly tele-
phoned to Governor Hunt, who al
the capitol in Phoenix, anxlouslS
awaited the outcome.
My God. ! am glad. said the gov
ernor. THAT was fight. ! have never
had a fight like that in my life.
The governor announced, however
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
Destruction Of Two Big War
Vessels Near 0ardaneIIeS
Not to Interfere With CAM
palgn in Gallipoh,
ITALIAN INVASION OF
ASIA MINOR PROBABLE
Russians Are Putting Up DeS-
perate Resistance to Ad-
vance by German and Aus
trlan Allies in GaIicia.

lbf eosNiNc JOURNAL SPECIAL heheGo uiHti
London, May ~ U0.40 y. m.)--The
success OF the German submarines In
their attacks on the British fleet sup
porting the army on the Gallipoli
peninsula, which has resulted in the
sinking of the battleships Triumph
and Majestic. with the ever-increas-
ing activity of these boats In the wa
ters around the British isles and the
threat to carry this underwater war
fare 10 the Suoz canal. while they
have not caused any great uneasiness
IN naval circles here. havc brought
the officials 10 realization OF the
great danger that win exist II Ger
many is able largely to increase her
fleet of ~" boats.
Today came reports of the sinking
of the British steamers Cadeby and
Spennymoor and the swedish bark
VI. Roosvall ana statement that
the big liner Argyllshire was chased
ana fired upon by an under-sea boat.
but succeeded in escaping and reach
ing Havre.
Trade From Ports Unchecked.
Trade TO and from British ports
koes on as IL there were no submarine
danger, and Il Is stated that there
will be no Interruption in the opera
tions In the Dardanelles The fleet
there will have to assist tho army on
the Gallipoli peninsula. taking many
chances OF destruction by .submarines
land mines or R.l4li fire.
The Turks and their German offic-
era probably will have another inva-
sion to meet before long. Unofficial
reports reaching here today arc that
the Italians have landed on the island
Of Rhodes, on the coast OF Asia Mi
nor, while a cruiser has been bonn
harding Bedrum, which is on the
gulf OF Kos, on the mninland OF ASH
atle Turkey, not far from Rhodes.
This is believed TO he the first step
in an attempt 10 land on the Asia
Minor coast.
Russian Resistanee stubborn.
There has heen little or no change
In the situation on the eastern or
western battle fronts. The Austrans
and Germans claim to have made
further advance In their operations.
the aim OF which Is the encircling OF
Przemysl, although they are meet
ing a very stubborn resistance on the
part of the Russians
In the west, the French offensive
north of Arras Is still in progress, but
the advance by the allied troops
seemingly ia not SO fast as Il was
when the attack was first launched.
The British also are engaged north
OF I.e Baseee and are almost contln-
uouslv occupied IN resisting German
attacks around Ypres, the attempt to
capture which place is said to have
cost the Teutons An enormous num-
ber of men.
The Ttallnns claim TO have made
further advance into Austrian terri
tory in the Tyrol, the Trentino and
Istfia. but no important battle has
set been fought in this southwestern
theater Of the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
GERMANY Is DEFIANT
OF UNITED STATES

London. MAY 20 (2;3a u. m.) The
Daily Telegraphs Rotterdam corre-
spondent says that Count Won Revcnt-
lows organ, the peustches Zeitung,
under the caption The American Gail
20 German Fear" publishes an amaz-
Ing article which hreuthes defiance
10 the United states in aVery line and
declares thai Germeny's submarine
warfare will be- continued reglrliess
OF any consideration. rho articls de-
cbirvs that Germany Is itot frightened
hy en threat of war On TIT part of
the United states, according tc tho
cNrrt N ondent and adds
Tile complete cutting oif OF nogo-
tlons would leave us cold America
would only bee ahl, to damage us by
confiseatIng the trading ships left In
her harborh and much other German
property. Further dangerous deeds of
war by America against Germany are
not 60 be feared, because they are
not possible Also, we do not forget
certain Interior difficulties In Amer
ica That Is another side of the busi-
ness. +"
The article is then reported to ar
que that II Is impossible to give Ger
man submarine commanders any in
structions To discriminate in their ac-
l tons without nulifying the whole
value Of the submarine warfare
against England and to declare that
Germany never win do that Germany
! Il says. cannot be frightened by big
words
The only German answer to the
American note worthy of our empire,
the article Is declared Co conclude. 'is
that the submarine war against Brit
ish trade must be carried out by all
means and without consideration
America may then do or not do what
she likes We neither care for her
bluff nor for her deeds. "
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
ABOLITION Of
CHILD LABOR IS
NATION ST PROBLEM

HUNfiiHe JOURNAL hFLlAht thS4tb WlhhI
san Francisco May 9S--'We can-
not buy cotton goods and have clear
conscience today lea this country, for
there Is 10 cotton field where there
are not child aborers declared Mrs.
Florence Kelly Of New York general
secretary Of the National Consumers
league. today 10 an address al the
opening session Of the eleventh annual
conference OF national child iabor
committee at the Panama Pacific eN-
position Mrs Kelly urged work for
the enactment Of a national child la
Dor law Except as we make that
congress that protects our industries
protect our children too she said,
we cannot have clear cnnseiences.
"The slogan Of organized labor IS
child labor must 30. said Paul
schafrenberg OF San Francisco, sec
retary of the California State fedcra-
tion OF Labor
THE exploter of child labor Is but
"A homicide on the wholesale, Child
labor is not essential to any industry.
Any industry that needs child labor Is
not essential Go society.
Or. Felix Adler, of New York, chair
man Of the committee. who presided,
spoke strongly IN favor OF national
child labor law Every one Of us,
he said, "may be q partner in the
crime against the child as We wear
the garments produced By the slavery
of the child
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-29
AUsTRlANS STILL ARE
GAINING IN GALICIA
NIenna, May 20 (sIa

Vienna, May 20 tsia London, i;25
u. m. )---An official communication is
sued by the war office states:
Yesterday Russian reinforcemeDts
coming from the north attempted on
several sections of the front east of
the river San by means of violent at
tacks to check further advance of
the allied troops. Hostile attacks both
day and night misearried and the al
lied troops gained more ground on
both sides of the Wysznia. Near Sic
niawa. small Austro- Hungarian de-
taehments were compelled to retreat
on the west bank of the san before
a strong Russian force and compelled
to leave some guns on the east bank.
"Engasements near Drohobycz and
Stry are proceeding successfully, des-
pite stubborn resistance Fresh Rus
sian positions have been captured.
In Tyrol an Italian detachment
crossed the frontier in several places
where they had TO deal only with
some gendarmes aud patrol guards
The bombardment of our frontier for
tifications with heavy artillery has
ceased"