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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
NO ANCONA FACTS
Accurate Details of Sinking OF
Liner Still Lacking.
Washington Officials Perplexed
by Unexplained Delays.

Washington, Nov. 12.-State depart
n1ent officials are perplexed today over
unexplained delays in getting definite
official information on the sinking of
the italian liner Ancona, with prob
able loss of American passengers. No
dispatches had reached the state de-
partment early today, despite the fact
that Secretary Lansing had confident
Iy expected to get word from Rome,
Marseilles and other points near the
scene Of the disaster All information
so far has been fragmentary.
A consular official has been order
ed to Tunis from a nearby post, on
the assumption that Consul James B.
Young is not there, and on the Off
ciaTs arrival he is expected to get
dispatches through as quickly as pos
sible. Meanwhile Am bassador Page
at Rome is expected to send some
definite official details. His official
dispatches so far make no reference
to the circumstances of the firing upon
the liner, the question of warning, the
nationality of the submarine and other
details, which are to be cleared up as
promptly as possible by the taking of
testimony of survivors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
Topeka is HOST TO
10000 KANSANS TODAY

Topeka's visitors today will
number approximately 10000 per-
sons. according to information
gathered this morning.
Already $500 teachers have reg
istered, breaking last years record
by more than 500
T.. f. Stanley. chairman of the
entertainment committee of the
Teachers association. conservative
ly estimates the number of visitors
attending the convention at 5000
There are many people here at
tending the convention who have
not registered. These persons are
included in the number who came
to Topeka to attend the various
college reunions and in the MEM
bers of boards of education and
others indirectly Interested in the
convention.
The annual clash between the
WaShburn IchabodS and the Kan
sas A9gics this afternoon on WASH
burn field will bring "a thousand
visitors to the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
LIGHT TURNED ON
State House White Way Has
Become a Reality.
The Illumination Was Wit
messed by 5000 Teachers.

Topeka and 5000 visiting school
teachers celebrated the opening of the
new state house white way Thursday
night. For once contractors had made
good their promise and lights around
the state house grounds were turned
on at o'clock.
Possibly tonoight, the lights along
mental posts for use on the state house
steps will not arrive for a week or
ten days In the meantime the state
will continue to use the old one candle
pC-ver Illuminating system. Under
an agreement between the state and
city of Topeka, the city waived $6O,-
coo paving claim against the state and
agreed to supply the juice and main
tain the system after it was installed
at state eXnenSe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
GIVE UP CLASSICS
That Is Advice of Prof. E. r..
Barrett of EmpOria.
Urges American Writers to Set
Their Own Standard.

Turn your back on the classics if
you would attain fame as a writer of
English in this day and age, is the
advice given by Prof. E. r. Barrett
of Emporia, who spoke before the
English round table at the First Pres
byterian church this afternoon.
Has not every great age and every
great author largely departed from the
established standards OF their times %
Prof Barrett 1asked. TO those who
are lamenting this change he answers
by saying that, Wordsworth, Shelley,
Browning, Lamb, DeQuincey, Scott.
Carlyle, Emerson. and Poe are a few
of the men of the last century, who
are noted for having departed from
accepted standards in their work.
Why then should we accept the stand
ards of any one of them?
The principal task is, I hold, to
help the student to acquire the easiest
and most effective method for ex-
pressing himself"
Household Arts.
Teaching, like living, necessitates
the session of a deep ethical pur-
pose" said Mrs. Ann GiIchrist Strong
of the University of Cincinnati, this
afternoon before the household arts
round table which met at the First
Christian church.
puse, the teacher worthy of that name
will naturally seek to develop purpose
among children, and it would be sac
rilege to attempt to make the work
of such a woman uniform" she said.
The round table meetings were the
only sessions held this afternoon by
the teachers. The talk at each meet
ing was more or less technical.
1.-The main fault with most of the
Industrial arts teachers in this coun-
try is that they fail to function prop
erly and do not have the great vision
that is necessary to a successful teach
err" declared Prof H. c. Given, direc-
tor of industrial arts at the State
Manual Training school at Pittsburg.
Professor Given spoke before the
manual arts round table
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
OFF To The FRONT
Don Thompson Leaves Amer
lea for the Balkans.
VIII Represent LesIie's at the
Eastern Seat of War.

Under the heading "Off to the Front
for Leslies." the last issue of Leslies,
an international weekly illustrated
newspaper, devotes a full page to the
exploits and remarkable Photographic
lfeats of Donald G. 1hompson., the
Topeka boy, who has won interna-
tional fame a war correspondent
and photographer.
A quarter page cut of Thompson is
shown. The Topckan who returned
q few weeks ago from the war zone
where he represented the Chicago Tri-
bune and other papers, is leaving
America for the Balkans, now the
center of European conflict. Thomp-
son las Joined the staff of LesIles
Weekly. OF him the weekly says:
HE was under fire with the British
army on the retreat from Mons for
six days. He has been in thirty-eight
battles and has been wounded only
once. He has been with the British
French, Belgian, German, Austrian,
Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Turk
iSh armies"
Donald Thompson's mother. Mrs. S.
A Thompson, lives at All West Sew
enth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
LANSING WILL
PROBE SCHEME
TO DYNAMITE.
State Department to Hear Sc
riOus Charges.
Won Nuber Declared Secret
Agent of BernStOrff.
G0RIGAR TALES TELL TR0URL F
MunitiOn Plants and Their
Destruction Hinted.
Story Is Told of Plans to Map
Whole Pacific Coast.
Won Nuber Declared Secret
Agent of BernstOrff.
GORICAR TALES TELL TROUBLE
Story Is Told of Plans to Map
Whole Pacific Coast.

Washington. Nov. 12.-PubIished
charges attributed to DR. Joseph
Goric1r, former Austro-H Hungarian
consul at San Francisco. that Aus
trian consuls in the United States,
working under the direction of Con-
sui General Won Nuber and Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
are active in propaganda for destruc-
ton of munitions factories and TO-
menting strikes among the workers.
will ne preferred by the state workers,
ment to the department of justice for
investigation.
Secretary Lansing Will Insert Probe.
The Austrian embassy here de-
nounced Goricars published statement
as untrue in every particular, and
announced it would try to find some
way to prosecute him for it. Goricar,
the embassy said, left his post at San
Francisco on leave and failed TO re-
turn.
Secretary Lansing declined to make
comment. The department of Justice
has nothing definite on the charges at
trlbuted to DR.. Gcricar.
In substance, GOricaI is accredited
with making the statement that he
resigned his post after fifteen years in
the Austrian consular service because
he declined to perform the work of a
spy. He charges that while consul
at San Francisco, Commander Maxi
milan Burstyn, the Austrian naval at
tache, at Washington, ordered him to
gather plans of the fOrtificationS of
San Francisco harbor. and along the
Pacific coast, and to get especially de-
tails of the work at the Bremerton
navy yard
When he refused, Goricar is accred-
tied with saying, he was transferred to
Berlin, where, after. five months, he
was ordered to proceed to Vienna.
which he feared to do because OF his
pro- Slavic affiliations. He fled to
Rome, where he resigned last Decem-
Der.
Goricar's story contends that the
German Ambassador, working with
Won Nuber, is in touch with the Aus
trian consuls at Cleveland, ST. Louis
Pittsburg, st. Paul, Chicago and PhiIa-
delphia, who spread propaganda
among he foreign workers IN the
m1nitioEs factories, and such activity
Goricar alleges, extends even to con-
trolling the foreigners through fra
ternal and secret organization.
The alleged extent OF the activities
of the Austrian consuls and the So
called spy system are described at
length i'll Goricar's pubIished state
ment.
Gor1car's record shows he first came
to this country in 1903, and was con-
su. at Pittsburg, Denver and finally
San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
WILL VISIT SHOPS
More Than 1000 Teachers To
Be Guests of Santa Fe.
Lift Big Locomotives i'm Air for
Spectators.

More than 1000 school teachers will
visit the Santa Fe shops Saturday
morning. The teachers are to assem-
BILE at the Santa Fe passenger station
promptly at 9:15 O'Clock in the morn
ing and will be met there by NJ ].
Drury. superintendent of shops, Frank
w. Thomas. supervisor of apprentices,
and 20 instructors from the appren-
tice school.
The visitors will be escorted through
all the principal shop buildings by
these men. They will see how a big
locomotive can be lifted high in the
air by two meIl, a motor and a chain.
The teachers will be introduced to the
noise of the boiler shops and the mag
nificent machinery in the machine
shops.
All school teachers will be welcome
for this trip. A large number of To-
peka teachers who have never before
visited the shops will avail themselves
of this opportunity. The Santa Fe
has issued a circular which has been
distributed among the visitors telling
them of the railway here and giving
many statistics of the Topeka shops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
STATES CASE FAILS
Charge of Murderous Assault in Davis
Case Not Proven.

Officials of the state hospital failed
to esta blish sufficient evidence in their
case against Clifford Davis, hospital
attendant, this morning and the fell
Ony charge was dismissed in the court
of Topeka by Judge Hugh Fisher
Davis was ordered held and the COM
plaint was amended to assault and
battery.
Officials of the hospital charge that
Davis kicked a man named John
O'Toole who is a patient in one of the
violent wards at the hospital DR.. t.
P. Scott DR. T c. Biddle and John
NJ Hall, a ward supervisor. testified
this morning for the state. The states
evidence was unusually weak for so
serious a charge as the one of assault
with intent to kill, upon which Davis
was tried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

claiming their arrival, and predicting
a victory that would take some of the
sting out of previous defeats. The
visitors admitted that Washburn was
always an opponent to be feared and
that overconfidence was not being in
dulged in
Players Get Blankets.
This morning a big pep" meeting
was held in chapel by the Washburn
students New blankets were present.
ed to the 25 players WIN have been
most faithful in attending practice and
living up to the training rules. Among
those who received blankets were:
Captain Beals, Stewart, Billings, LO-
gan, Rice, Cox, Newell, Champeny,
Chamberlain, Villipigue, Bailey, Linge,
Dehn, McCosh, Drake, Muirhead, En-
field, Whitcomb, Bearg, Heller, Col
vim, Easty, Sullivan and Coach Gray
All the reserved seats for the game
had been disposed of this morning,
and many of those who had made
reservations were the visiting teach =
ers from all parts of the state. Sew
eral old Washburn students who are
teaching were on hand with delega
tiOnS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
LlSI Is Is
Five Die of Injuries in Great
Bend Tornado.
Stricken City Starts Work of
Clearing Debris.
zYBA NEARLY TOTAL RUIN
Farms and Villages Blown
Away in Storm.
Great Bend Is Without Light
Or Water Today.
zYBA NEARLY TOTAL RUIN
rms and Villages
Away in Storm.
TORNADO VICTIMS
The Dead.

The Dead.
Charles H. Hall Santa Fe refriger-
ator service representative, with
headquarters in Topeka; home in Chi
cago, died of injuries at midnight
Thursday night.
Jacob L. Incl, employee of Walnut
Creek mills, crushed under falling ma
chinery, died midnight Thursday night
of injuries.
F. F. Miller, farmer. employed on
the Moses ranch, died after midnight,
Thursday night, Of injuries
Carl johnson, aged IL, died early
Thursday evening of injuries.
Charles H. Smith, piano salesman,
Great Bend.
w. W Hale, a laborer, Great Bend.
Israel Berger, Larned.
Mrs. Berger, Larned-
Mrs. William La Force, Zyba.
Unidentified Mexican, Derby.
Miss Meadows, Zyba.
Mrs. H. L. Hartle, Zyba.
Probably Will Die.
The following probably will die:
Mrs. Margaret Ferguson, internal
injuries, unconscious.
Claude Kehrer,, 1715 West Main.
street, Chanute, internal injuries
Mrs F. c.. Krebaum, internal in
juries, unconscious.
Mrs. w. A. Scott, internal injuries.
Margaret WeIch, year old daugh-
brain.
Thomas Walsh, internal injuries.
Less Seriously Injured.
Those with lesser injuries, including
several with broken arms and legs,
are: F. z. Mill :. John Welch. Mrs.
c. L. Davis, Mrs. E. z. Ball and two
children, Francis Eldridge, Mrs. M.
Johnson. Floyd Johnson, James Daily,
Mrs. C. B. Worden, Mrs. George
Smith, Mrs. I. Davis, George Smith,
Captain Tucker, H, Hall, Flo
Henderson, Mrs. Surface, Mrs. w. S.
Scott. Retta Scott w. ]. Gates, L. F.
Brown. Carl Gilman. r. S Clark, AL
fred Joselyn, Horace Sellers and two
children, Irene Ross, Irene Purcell,
Mrs. G. Soule, Henry Blankensheit,
John Gallon, Zyba, H. L. Hartle, two
Hartle children.
Great Bend, Kan. Nov 12.-An-
other death today brought the list of
dead in Wednesday nights storm here
to seven Mrs. D. S. Ferguson, wife
of a restaurant keeper, whose place
of business was destroyed, died just
before noon in a local hospital She
was crushed about the head ana body
and had beer unconscious most of the
time since the storm. Jacob Incl, c.
(Continued Page -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
MORE LIGHT WANTED
Executive Council Is Asked to Illumi-
nate State House.

If the executive council will issue
the order. the state house will be a
real white spot tonight. With the
completion today of the state house
lighting system, the executive council
was asked to light the entire state
house tonight in honor of the visiting
teachers.
i With the new light clusters along
the state house walks and drives. the
Illuminating system will be completed
with lights in all state departments to-
night. The plan is to burn the lights
in the state house until 10 o'clock
The matter was checked up to the ex-
ecutive council, but late this afternoon
no order had been issued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
WILL KEEP HOUSER
Governor Capper Will Not Honor
Requisition, as Matters Stand.

Kansas will honor no extradition pa
pers rendered by officials of other
states for Arthur Houser, held by
Wichita officials in connection with
crimes there, unless officials in the
various counties of the state in which
he is held agree to his being turned
over, Governor Capper announced to-
day.
'1f the man held is the man he is
believed to be, we VII take no chances
in an effort to keep him locked up
said the executive. No extradition
papers have been presented Kansas
has first claim to jurisdiction but if
officials of this state feel that there is
a stronger case in some other state,
we may grant extraditiop
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

Before the start of the game both
teams were confident of victory.
Crisp football weather prevailed and
both squads displayed much pep" in
the preliminary workout.
Coach Gray said that his men were
in as good condition as they have been
at any time during the season, and
that they ought to win if they played
up To their ability The coach has
spent the week working on new plays
in secret and it was generally thought
that the team would look like a new
organization.
The Aggies. a train load strong. ac-
companied by a fifty piece band. ar
rived in the city shortly before noon
and ere not backward about pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
thin ice APPEARS
Temperature Still Is Three Degrees
Above Average for This Date.

Temperatures are still above normal
at Topeka. The low reading last night
was 36 degrees, three degrees above
the average temperature for this date.
While the mercury stayed above
freezing on top of the Mulvane build
ing, where the weather bureau is To-
Gated. thin ice appeared on standing
water
The forecast promises a cha ange-
A temperature OF about forty degrees
is expected here tonight. The shippers
forecast says: Protect thirty-six hour
shipments north and west against
Temperatures close TO freezing.
The wind today is blowing at the
rate of eight miles an honr from the
west. The Kaw river IS stationary
at 6.6 feet.
Temperatures today averaged de-
grees above normal. Following are
hourly temperature readings for to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
BRING BACK LATIN
Miss Sabin Makes Plea for Its Restor-
alton in Schools.

A plea for business rganization and
methods in an attempt to restore Latin
to Its old place of dominance in the
educational world was made by Miss
Frances z. Sabin Of the University of
Wisconsin in an address before the
Latin round table.
Miss Sabin urged Tat the teachers
use their influence to obtain for the
Latin a larger publicity to its value
in all branches of learning. To this
end she urged that the support of
scientific men. schools of law, medi-
cine. engineering, journalism and com
merce be enlisted. Motion pictures
presenting dramas based on stories
such as Catiline and Aeneas. Caesar,
Cicero and Virgil are valuable in in
creasing the interest in the language,
she said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

sembIy held this morning at the city
auditorium:
To His Excellency, President Wood
row Wilson, and to the Honorable
Senators and Representatives of
Congress:
The Kansas State Teachers asso-
citation, assembled in Topeka. six
thousand strong, respectfully request
and faithfully urge you, that, in all
foreign relations, you steadfastly ad-
here to the historic principles of our
government in favor of international
peace and arbitration; and we
solemnly protest against any legisla-
ton that will encourage the present
rising tide of militarism after the
European fashion.
A copy of the resolution will be sent
to President Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
SOONERS TO ARKANSAS
Bennie Owens Oklahomans Will Play
Razorbacks Tomorrow.

Norman. Okla Nov. 12.-In spite or
a week of the gruelling scrimmage
practice through which Coach Benny
owen put his men this week, the Okla
homa university football team was in
good condition when the trip to Fay
etteville began today.
The Sooners will meet the Arkansas
RazorbackS on the latter'S grounds to-
morrow. Eighteen players made the
trip. Following a big rally the stu
dent body conducted the team to the
train this morning and hundreds plan
to follow their hopes into Arkansas
tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

The bright sunshine played upon
the blue and white banners of the
Washburnites and the purple and
white of the Aggies and made bril-
liant background for the game. The
Aggie band of fifty pieces and the
Washburn, organizatio of musicians
added zest to the occasion with fa-
miliar college airs.
Washburn supporters sang the
praises of their team and felt conf
dent that Captain 'Pinkey BealS
would lead the usual fighting team on
the field. The Farmer rooters, al
though not so strong in numbers as
the Blue and White followers, made
up for their numbers by lusty yelling
for their team.
10 Pounds Lighter.
Coach Bender brought twenty-five
of his wildcats to Topeka to do bat
tie with the mighty Ichabods. His
team Will average 1913 pounds. The
Washburn team will average lighter
than the Aggios. Coach Gray stated
that his team would tip the scales at
1855 pounds to the man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
VOTE ON DIRECTORS
Four District Members Chosen on
Late Afternoon Count.

When the votes for the four district
members of the board of directors of
the Kansas State Teachers association
were counted this afternoon. the fol-
lowing were elected:
Second district NJ. E. Pearson,
Kansas City, Kan.
Fourth district-W. H. Carothers,
EmpOria.
Sixth district-Miss Carrie Stradal,
Wakeeney.
Eighth district. c. Meyer, Nc
TI erSO0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
To PROTECT
Senate Approves Treaty With United
:5tates by Decisive Vote.

Washington. Nov. 12-The state
department received official word to-
day that the senate of Haiti had ap-
proved the treaty with the United
States providing for a virtual Ameri-
can protectOrate over the country.
The vote, as conveyed to the state de-
partment. was 26 to T.
Secretary Lansing Immediately mo-
titled President Wilson of the vote.
The treaty will go before the United
states senate at the coming session of
congress-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
QUITS OPERA SINGER
Husband of Maggie Teyte Given a Di-
vorce by French Court.

Paris, Nov. 12.-Eugene Plumont
a Paris lawyer, at present attached
to the British eXpeditionary forces as
an interpreter, has been granted a di-
vorce from Maggie Teyte, the British
opera singer, by the civil tribunal of
the Sein.
Maggie Teyte had made several
American tours She appeared in
Paris in 1914, with the Boston opera
comanpy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
HIGH LIGHTS IN EUROPE'S
WAR ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

The allies assumed the offensives
from the sea to LyS.
Austria admitted that her troops
evacuated Central Galicia.
Russia claimed substantial vic
tories beyond Kalisz, East Prussia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12

Berlin, Nov. 12.-Pursuit of the
Serbian army in a southerly direction
continues, according to German off
cial reports issued today. The advance
of the Germans in the Rasina valley,
southwest of Krusevac, has reached
the town of Kupci, further eastward
Ribaire and Ribarske Banya have
been reached.
Yesterday more than 100 Serbians
were taken prisoners and eleven cam
non were captured. The statement
adds that the first mountain ridge
south of Kralcvo has been crossed.
Germans Are Silenced.
Paris, Nov. IA spirited bonn
bardment has continued in the sector
of Loos, both sides taking part, says
the French statement this afternoon.
IConIInueh on Page 2l
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Defending Army, on Run, Is
Pursued by Germans.
Kaiser's Advancing Host Has
Reached Town of Kupci.
MANY TAKEN AS PRISONERS
TeutOnS Swarm Over Mountain
South of KraIcvO.
Paris Reports German Bat
teries Silenced in West.

Milan, Now 12.-There is grave
reason to fear that the main body
of the Serbian army which has
been fighting the Germans and
the BuIgarians right wing has
been cut off between KraIcvo and
Nish, say dispatches received here
from the Secolo's correspondent.