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Evening star., 1915-12-25
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.


VIENNA. December "A. via London. De-
cember %:
Attacks by the Russians against parts
of the Bessarabian front were re-
pulsed, with heavy enemy losses.
Italian theater: Our positions on the
Lardaro and Tolmino bridgehead
have been violently bombarded by
the Italians.
Southeastern theater: In small enter
prises during the last few days 600
prisoners were captured. Otherwise
nothing important has occurred.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME. December "a, via London, De-
cember 25:
On the heights west of Gorilla early
tempted an attack on our positions
opposite Grafenberg. By the inter-
vention of our artillery and the
prompt arrival of reinforcements 1t
was repulsed.
On the Carso, on the right wing of our
position. after a lively fusillade.
bomb throwing and luminous rocket
firing, enemy detachments advanced
against our trenches east of Stelts,
but retired in disorder under our
well directed fire.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETRoGRAD, December "A. via Lon
don, December rs:
Western front: In the Riga sector
there was a successful action by our
artillery against the Germans east
of Pulkarn. and before Ixal our ar
tillery drove Off an enemy aeroplane
which was making for Riga. South
of Friedrichstadt the Germans threw
some large bombs across the river
into our trenches.
In the Dvinsk sector, near Illousk.
bomb, mortar and hand-grenade fire
artillery made effective practice
against the Germans. who were con-
solidating fortifications.
There has been no change on the eau
casus front.
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, December IS. $50 pm:
During the course Of the night there
were no events of importance to re-
Last nights French Official statement
reads:
Artillery fighting. which was especially
violent in Belgium, is reported. Some
German infantry which was assem-
bling in the trenches and connecting
tunnels in the region of Lombaert-
Between the Somme and the Disc our
batteries demolished German work
to the west of Lassigny and seriously
damaged the Roland tower.
On the southern bank of the Aisne. at
slope los. to the southeast OF Berry
au-Bac, We simultaneously exploded
two small mines. which shattered the
enemy's works.
In the Fosges. at Hartmans-Weiler-
kopf the enemy, after violent bonn
bardment, made an attack on the
whole front of the positions recently
captured by us between the summit
of Weilerkopf and the ap-
proaches to Wattwiller. The Ger
mans were repulsed everywhere.
The Belgian communication says: Last
night and today were comparatively
quiet
f, Army of the orient: The situation has
not been modified on our front dur
| ing the last two days. Intrenching
works around Saloniki are being
pushed actively. The enemy has
made no attempt to cross the Greek
| frontier
Expeditionary corps In the Dardanelles
The night and morning were quiet
During the afternoon Of the 23d in
stant our heavy artillery shelled ef.
ficaciously the Turkish trenches and
also retaliated against the enemyt
artillery on the European shore.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Plebiscite for Monarchy.

Recently the result of the Chinese
plebiscite was announced as favoring
the change to q monarchy and Yuan
Shi Kai. the presiden. of the republic,
accepted the ONCE of the council of
state TO become the ruler under the re-
vfved monarchical system. It was
stated that the coronation would be de-
ferred to time considered suitable
and Yuan Shi Kai would continue to
act as president meanwhile
There were disorders at Shanghai this
month when a warship was sei1ed by
the rebels and rioting occurred in vari-
was quickly recaptured. however. and
the revolt was soon Quelled There have
been numerous indications since of un-
rest In south China. but no additional
outbreaks have been reported until to.
day.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Sends Greeting to the Navy.

The Secretary also sent the following
Christmas greeting to all ships and
shore stations Of the navy to be broad
casted by the navy radio service to all
parts of the world whore ships OF the
feet are on duty:
"Voicing the national spirit, send
Christmas greetings to the American
navy from the American people,"
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Horses Of All Kinds,

Lean horses, fat horses. old horses
and young horses. and even mule or
SO, were among the entries, and, while
the show grounds have seen more aris-
tocratic horses. they never saw a hap
pier lot than those nags when they
got their noses in the oats.
The first arrival was hitched to a
dump cart. Others were drawing
wagons of all kinds. and some of them
came with no wagons at all. but just
their drivers leading or riding them.
The committee in charge plans to
make this Christmas celebration for
the horses an annual event.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Declare Their Independence.

Announcement from Peking of the
outbreak OF a revolutionary movement
in Yunnan province follows shortly
the receipt of private reports that fve
Chinese provinces. including Yunnan.
had declared their independence of the
rule OF Yuan Shi Kai. The other prov
inces named in the previous reports
were Kwanstung. KiangsL Kweichow
and Szechuen. 1t is from the last
named province that today's dispatches
state troops have been sent into Yum
nan. which lies Just TO the south of
Szechuen and is the southwesternmost
province of China. The area Of Yum
nan IL about 14s.500 square miles. and
II has a population estimated at H.
When the movement to have China re-
vert 70 a monarchy began to gain head
way tho entente powers made representa-
tons TO Peking asking that there be no
change in the form OF government dur
ing the war. because of the possibility
that II might lead to uprisings and en-
danger the peace Of the orient. Tho
Chinese government. however. replied TO
the representations Of Japan and the other
powers that IL was confident of its ability
to handle the internal situation salts
factor1ly, and no promise was made that
the change would not take place, ths
powers being assured. however, that the
monarchy would not Be instituted during
tbs present year.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
commends New York's Crew.

Secretary Daniels has sent this mes
sage to the crew of the superdread-
naught New York at the New York
navy yard who entertained aboard the
vessel today a hundred poor children at
a Christmas celebrations:
"on this Christmas day your thought
fulness and generosity In providing SO
many poor little children with clothing
and gifts and a Christmas dinner on
board the New York Is another splen-
did example Of the generous spirit Of
bring to you and to all the mon Of our
service as much happiness as your
self-denial has brought to these little
ones"
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
Observation-Disclosures pm. 4S;
8 pm, "A; IL midnight. AZ: today, 4
am. 80; s am. Al: IL noon, So. Maxi
mum. 5S, at noon today; minimum, SO,
at l am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, "a; minimum. 16.
Observation-Disclosures pm. 8o1S;
8 pm. 1920; II midnight. 30l4; today.
4 am, 30.04; am, 1896; IL noon,
$3.50.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
WEATHER..
Rain This Afternoon, Tonight
Colder Tonight: Tomorrow Fair.

For the District Of Columbia and
Maryland. rain this afternoon and to-
night; colder tonight. Tomorrow fair
and colder: strong southerly. shifting
to westerly winds.
For Virginia, rain this afternoon and
tonight. colder tonight. Tomorrow
fair and colder: strong southerly. shift
ing to westerly winds.
For West Virginia. rain turning into
snow and much colder tonight. To-
morrow fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
TALKS TO WOMAN
Willard Gives First Interview
to ''Lady Reporter"
Champion Wants Jess, Jr., To
Be a Farmer.
(By Ruth M. Byers. }

10y M. ByefS.
New York, April IA had a long
talk with Jess Willard at his hotel on
Broadway Tuesday. 1t was the first
real interview he had given since he
defeated Johnson in Havana.
Il feel sure I could have beaten
Johnson in the sixth round he con-
fided. 1.-THE only thing that stopped
me was my future. I wanted to make
sure.
II knew I had to prove myself to
the world. and" he added almost diff
fidently, II think L succeeded don't
you?
"On1y two persons were absolutely
confident of my victory-my wife and
myself. But our faith was justified. The
worst beating of my life came just
after the fight was over" Willard
threw back his head and laughed boy
ishly.
MY friends actually blistered my
back with their thumpings and con-
gratulations. The dose johnson gave
me was nothing compared to what the
fans did to me later
Tell me how you felt when you
knocked johnson out and knew that
you were the white hope who had
made good" I asked.
Willard stopped smiling. I felt the
seriousness with which he faced the
results of his victory.
when I first knew that Johnson
was champion 1 made up my mind
taken from our race" he answered
simply. "All I can remember think
ing in the confusion which followed
the knockout blow was just this-1've
of my wife. The idea that she would
be happy made me glow all over. I
felt just like a kid in a fairy tale with
boyish glee quite irresistible.
1T all seems so unreal to think that
1 am somebody for the first time in
ST fS
and at the trains all the way from
Havana seemed unreal. They acted
just the way for me that they would
act for the president"
Wizards Start.
What made you think you could
be a big fighter" i demanded
81 guess 1 just naturally thought 1
could tackle the big fellow because of
my SIZE" he answered. 81 remember
how the boys in Kansas used to laugh
at me when 1 said I wanted to be a
boxer. I was a big numbering COW in
those days and did not know anything
more about fighting than a babe.
II was in the horse business in Kan
sas four years ago when 1 decided to
chance everything on the idea that I
could make a regular fighter out of
myself. l had been shipping horses
from wyoming to Kansas and I was
pretty muscular because had broken
them and lived all my life out of
doors.
ct could not start boxing in Kansas
because of the laws. So 1 moved my
family, two small girls and my wife,
to a wee home in Oklahoma. One day
soon after 1 Strolled into a gymna-
SUM. I had never been in one before
and I remember thinking the appara-
tus around the walls was about the
tamest stuff 1 had ever seen. l
thought in those days that the fellow
who could throw the farthest and lift
the most was the best fighter.
THAT town in Oklahoma saw my
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Spaniards who could not speak Eng
lish were great Willard rooters and
they cheered vociferously for "Veel-
yardl Veel-yardi"
willard got very little money out
of the fight" the Atchison attorney
said. In fact he didn't get anything
above his actual expenses but the
glory that he got and the opportunity
to make money will repay him. 1 was
reliably informed that johnson got
$4,000, although il was given out
that he only received 100000"
Mr.. Crane said he thought Willard
would continue to lead a clean life
That he would be able to resist the
temptations that have been the DOWN
fall of so many champions and that
he would save his money and remain
loyal to his family, his old friends and
his sterling habits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

Through the courtesy of A. E. Crane,
of the law firm of Waggener, Challis
K Crane of Atchison, the State Jour
nal today shows for the first time in
Topeka the picture of Jack johnson
as he looked in the ring at Havana
after he had been laid low and shorn
of his championship honors by Jess
Willard, the pride of all Kansas and
the only white man who was able to
bring the heavyweight title back to
the Caucasian race.
The other picture that is shown on
this page was taken in the nineteenth
round of the fight.
Mr.. Crane, who has known Jess
Willard from boyhood and who has
been the attorney for the Willard
family for years. went to Havana to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pics. Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
By Clug)

Isn't it about time for the crop OF
Jess Willard named babies to APP
pear?
chance to win the worlds honors
again. They defeated Harvard uni
versity by a to score the other day.
to the fans, but Cy Sloakum Forsythe
informed We scribe that he intended to
take a dose of ca1omel last night
Western league clubs will have to
struggle along with only one umpire
this season. But sometimes one rot
ten umpire is better than two of the
same kind.
A meeting of the City league hope
fuls will be held Friday night at which
time the teams that will be admitted
will be named and officers of the
league will be named. Already the
various teams are wrangling over play
ers Just like the Federals and o. B.
have been wrangling for the past two
years.
Alton who plays centerfieh for the
Omahogs went on the hospital list last
Sunday in the game against Mike KEEL
ley's Saints when he sprained an ankle
sliding into first base. Omaha papers
state that Alton played a great field
ing game up to the time he was hurt.
Catcher Tonneman is strong for F.
G. Willard, the photographer. Tony
showed all of his friends the picture
Willard made of him in gentleman's
clothes, and to most of them remark
ed: 'tAh when the Old Lady sees that
she won't think her Tony is such an
ancient after ALL Tony is no ancient,
but several times lately he has shown
that he has wise old baseball head.
Jimmy Jackson is having the pro-
verbal trouble with his lefthanded
Savages. Every southpaw on the To-
peka squad has an abundance of stuff,
but few of them have demonstrated
that they have perfect control. 1t
seems to be as natural for lefthanders
to be wild as it is for young pigs to
root.
At the present writing the Boston
Braves have pitchers on the hash
roll. They are Cocreham. James. Hess,
Tyler, Davis, Crutcher. Rudolph,
Luque and Strand. Whaling, Gowdy
and Mitchell are the backstops that
with. label is still listed with Chicago
and wagner has not departed from
Pittsburg.
Lester King, the Kansas City in
fielder who has been trying for po-
sition on the Savage nine. has been
introduced to the ak. King is a mere
lad, and he gives promise of becoming
a ball player; but it was evident he
could not make Western league time
this season and Manager Jackson de-
cided that the edge of the ak would
be no keener this week than next.
King would undoubtedly make some
class G club a good man. Cobb, the
pitcher who was released some time
ago is now pitching groceries in a To-
cal store.
The fact that the Savages and Ira
RidweITs State leaguers will play in
Ell Dorado Friday. Saturday and Sun
day indicates that Emporia is about
to lose her State league club. Bid
well has been threatening to move
OUT for some time, and it is no secret
that he has been negotiating with Ell
Dorado. An effort was made recently
to feel the baseball pulse of the EN-
poria fans by touching up their pock-
etbooks. But, evidently, the pulse was
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look after the financial interests of
Jess and to see the fight He re-
turned to Atchison Saturday and
came to Topeka Monday on legal
business.
1T was the greatest thing in the
way of a fight 1 have ever seen or
ever expect to see," Mr.. Crane said
in talking about the Dig mill. 1T was
a fight from the start, and Willard
won simply because he was better
man.
Kansas Advertised.
Mr.. Crane said that one of the most
pleasing things to him while the fight
was going on was the comment of the
spectators Every time Willard would
hit Johnson" he said, some one in
the audience would yell out, 'Hurrah
for Kansas -
Also, he said. that many of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

first fight" Willard chuckled. st
took on the town fighter with nothing
but my nerve to help me-" he contin-
ued. ST trained for a week. We
staged the thing in an old barn and all
the village sports turned out TO see me
get my first licking. I had never had
the gloves on before, and what I did
not know about them then would fill
an encyclopedia"
''How did the bout end ?" I asked.
well, if you must know" he said,
81 was knocked out in the third
round
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

When the SaVages open the season
at Wichita Friday week they will all
be dolled out in brand new uniforms.
The new toggery has been ordered,
and it will probably arrive the latter
part of the week. At home the club
will play in the old white buds, but
abroad they will sport new rags of
new color The new outfits will be of
convict gray with blue stripe. Caps
will be of the same kind of cloth
the suits. The stockings will be blue
to the ankles and white the rest of
the way down. Across the breast of
each uniform will be the word Topeka.
Last year the uniforms were decorated
with a lone, lonesome T that might
have stood for a thousand or more
things, but Owner Savage says he does
not want it to look like he is asham-
ed for the people to know where his
team is from. and to show that he isn't
he has had the word TOPEKA spelled
out on each shirt front.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
Gunboat smith wins Bout.

New York, April 14.-Gunboat
Smith, California heavyweight, out
fought Charley Weinert of Newark, N.
J., in a ten round bout in Brooklyn
Tuesday night. Smith had the honors
in five rounds, Weinert in three, and
two were even. The weights were:
Smith, $50; Weinert, III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

university of Hawaii, were able to de-
feat St Marys here Tuesday by the
score of to 2.
Sipes, the st. Marys' twirler, struck
out twelve Chinese, and outside of the
fifth he had them at his mercy. st.
Marys was the first to score.
Score: R.H.E.
Chinese L.. 600 $50 1905 IL
st. Marys. .010 600 0O1-2
Batteries=Kaus and Mark; Sipes
and Cahill. Umpire--Moss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
Jeanette Defeats I.angford.

Boston, April 14.-Joe Jeanette of
New York defeated Sam Langford of
this city in a twelve round bout Tues
day night. The negro heavyweightS
mixed freely but Langford's apparent
lack of condition gave his opponent an
advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
College Games.

College Games.
At st. Marys-Chinese university s.;
st. Marys q.
Wesleyan, w Va, 4.
At Huntington, w. Va--University
of Michigan 6; Marshall college 8.
At Cam bridge, Mass.-Harvard s.;
Bowdoin 0.
At Princeton, N. civilians 2;
Princeton 5.
At Columbia, Mo.-CentraI college
8; Missouri university 2.
At Observation-Disclosures s; Deni-
son IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
CHINKs BEAT ST, MARYs.

Chinese University Pile Up Six Runs
on Catholic Boys.
St Marys Kan, April 14.-By
punching five hits which netted five
runs in the fifth inning, the Chinese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

Speculative have received a big
stock of the popular Hawaiian record,
aloha De" Farewell to Thee), No.
6534S, 10-inch double face, price 76o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

"One thing that keeps de world fun
goin' ahead faster" said Uncle Eben, lis
de fact dat a man kin allus make mo-
money foolin' people dan he kin educatin'
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14
BASEBALL RESULTS.
Federal League.

Federal League.
At Kansas City-St. Louis 3; Kansas
City o..
At Baltimore-Newark g; Balti-
more 1.
At Brooklyn-Buffalo 5; Brook
Ign 4.
At Chicago-Chicago 6; Pittsburg 5.
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BASEBALL TODAY.
Federal League.

Federal League.
Newark at Brooklyn, fair.
Buffalo at Baltimore, clear.
ST. Louis at Kansas City. clear.
No other games scheduled.
American League.
Chicago at st. Louis, clear.
Boston at Philadelphia, clear.
New York at Washington, clear.
Cleveland at Detroit, clear.
National League.
st. Louis at Chicago, clear.
Brooklyn at New York, fair.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati, fair.
Philadelphia at Boston. clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

not very strong. Possibly the Biddies
won the pennant too easily last season
for the fastidious Empory fans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

A meeting of the City league hope
fuls will be held Friday night at which
time the teams that will be admitted
will be named and officers of the
league will be named Already the
various teams are wrangling over play
ers Just like the Federals and o. B
have been wrangling for the past two
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

1t may or it may not be of interest
to the fans, but Cy Sloakum Forsythe
informed We scribe that he intended to
take a dose of calomel last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-14

Western league clubs will have to
struggle along with only one umpire
this season. But sometimes one rot
ten umpire is better than two of the
same kind.
The Winslow mail., 1915-11-26
Nagiler sells Lake Elsinore

Nagiler sells Lake Elsinore
honey"
Chauncey Woods, connected
with the Holbrook post office,
spent Sunday in Winslow.
J. C. Amen left Monday even
ing for Kansas City where he
will spend two weeks on busi-
ness.
Protect your clothes from dust
and moth. Get a dust-proof &C.
dared paper wardrobe at Erick-
son, the tailor.
Mrs. Fred Selen and Mrs. Jess
Holm have returned from a
delightful two weeks in San
Francisco.
For sale, modern four-room
house. with bath; completely fur
nished. Lawn and trees. Very
cheap. See A. H. Hansen.
The board of supervisors have
passed a resolution to borrow
from the state $4,000 to build a
bridge across the Little Colorado
near Holbrook.
E. j. Ives was arrested Satur-
day for selling the forbidden
juice. He was placed in Jail as
he was unable to get bond, to
wait the return Of Police Justice
Hansen for his preliminary.
E. P. Howell was in town on
Saturday, having his car repaired
before going on to Flagstaff
where he will join Mrs. Howell,
and together they will spend a
month in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
The Winslow mail., 1915-11-26
THE PANAMA SINGERS.

The Panama Singers, male quartet,
were organized with the idea Of pre-
senting to the music loving public a
program Of educational as well as
artistic value.
One of the strong features Of their
program is a musical sketch, which
opens with four young fellows who
have just arrived in Panama, ready to
begin work on the "big ditch" as they
term it. In the discussion of their
homes and experiences they discover
that they are all graduates Of the same
school Of engineering.
Then they drift into talk Of college
days and soon fall to singing college
songs and telling college stories. There
is certain naturalness about the ap-
proach and a fervor in the songs thai
fairly bulge with human interest.
A second scene in the sketch intro
duces Balboa, the explorer, French
dignitaries who attempted to build the
canal and finally Colonel Goethals him
self, who brought the great scheme t.
success.
Other features are negro songs, col
lege glee songs, humorous action songs
and ripping medley made up Of the
choruses of all the songs, with finale
of "Who Dug the Ditch?-Uncle Sam