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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-10-02

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-10-02
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-10-02

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-10-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
SOLD FOR TAXES
Court House Is Bid i'm by Shaw
nee County.
Paving Tax Situation Is Still
Further Complicated.

Who holds the sack, the county or
the city?
This question has been asked re-
peatedly in regard to the payment of
the special Improvement taxes claim
for which the city holds against the
the county is going to lose money by
an act of carelessness on the part of
some official. Who that official is
no one seems to be able to determine.
Oscar SwayZe, county clerk, claims
that he sent word to c.. B. Burge, city
clerk in May, 1914, that a warrant
for $639.75 was at the court house for
the city, to pay the county's snare OF
paving taxes. Burge didn't get the
money and says that it was not his
business to go to the court house to
get it. Now the city has issued 4 II
per cent bonds to cover the paving and
wants to collect the money from the
county in ten yearly instaIlments with
interest.
If the city collects the tax in this
manner the county will be out some
thing like $500 or more in interest just
because the money was not taken to
lump sum of s639.75, the city will
lose the interest that is paid on the
bonds that were issued.
The warrant for the money has
been at County Clerk Swayze's office
since May. 1914, and nothing was said
about it until last week when Matt
Weightman, county treasurer, sent a
notice to Swayze that the land upon
which the court house stands would
be sold for taxes, $103.S3, Tuesday,
Septem ber Z. Swayze took the notice
to the county attorneys office and
wanted to know what he should do
about the matter
THE money has been in my office
and the city has not come after it, he
explained
The law on the matter as the county
attorneys force found it states that
the money for taxes shall be paid to
the city clerk. Individuals have to go
to the city hall to pay their money and
the law does not exempt the county
from such procedure.
Swayze claims that he could not
carry his book up to the city clerk S
office to have it signed as the law
says it must be signed when a warrant
is issued The county clerk never has
taken money to anyone and why
should he take money for taxes to the
city even if by not doing so the county
would have to spend a few hundred
dollars in interest Law is law On
the other hand the city never has gone
out to collect tax money and why
should it do so in this case
AS a result of this mixup the land
upon which the county court house
stands was sold for taxes this morning
Edwin A Campbell, treasurer-elect,
put the land up for sale and Matt
Weightman. county treasurer, bid it in
for the county. A little bookkeeping
was done and the sale consummated.
No money changed hands, no excite
ment was raised, the city's four and
one-half per cent improvement bonds
go on as before and the county con-
tinues to owe for her share of the paw
ing.
Now, who holds the sack7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
SLAvS IN A PANIC
False Report of Riga's Fall
Terrifies PetrOgrad.
Russ Holding; But Czar Plans
to Move to Interior.

Berlin, Sept. THE Overseas News
agency says a panic was caused in
Petrograd yesterday by rumors that
the Russian Baltic port of Riga had
been captured.
''The Lokal Anzeiger publishes pri-
vate kilograms from Stockholm" says
the news agency, stating that the
Russian capital was thrown into con-
fusion by reports tI4St the positions on
the Dvina had be&n captured; that
Russian armies had been destroyed;
that Riga had been taken and the
German advance upon the capital
would no longer be hampered. I'm
mense crowds gathered in front of the
newspaper offices. There was great
excitement and many arrests were
rade.
Toward evening the newspapers
published extra editions containing
official denials of these rumors and
saving the Russian defensive positions
still were intact.
However, the spread of panic at
the capital and reports of Emperor
Nicholas's trip to the front are only a
pretense to veil the removal of the
emperor's residence to the interior"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
TAKESIT TOP. C.
Brown Wants R. I. Trains to
Stop at Lawrence.
Asks Amendment of Roads
Contract With the Z. r.

Burt E. Brown, secretary of the
state senate and a Lawrence salesman,
today filed an application with the
public utilities commission, to force
the stopping of Rock Island trains at
Lawrence and to set aside a 999 year
contract between the Rock Island and
the Union Pacific. Brown, who will
be represented in his fight by Senator
I. M. Mahin of Smith Center, asks
that Rock Island trains be forced to
stop at Lawrence to receive and dis
charge state passengers.
Under contract between the Rock
Island and Union Pacific both roads
use the Union Pacific tracks between
Topeka and Kansas City. Rock
Island trains are prohibited under the
contract from handling freight or
passenger business along the Union
Pacific.
1t is claimed by Brown and his at
torney that the rulings of the su-
preme court compel the stopping of
trains at all points necessary for the
convenience of patrons of the road
1t is also urged that supreme COURT
decisions are available which prohibit
the making of contracts such as the
999 year Rock Island-Union Pacific
agreement.
1t is probable that the utilities COM
mission will assign the Lawrence case
for hearing late this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
Lansing Finds No Precedent in
Dumba Incident.
Envoy to explain" Activities
to Check Munitions Output.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Dr. Constan-
tin Theodor Dumba, Austro-H Hun
garian ambassador, had an engage
ment with Secretary Lansing at the
state department today to discuss re-
ports that he had participated in
plans to check the manufacture of mu-
nitions in the United States.
1t was understood the ambassador S
request for the interview was based on
a desire to explain his dispatches ad-
dressed to the Austrian foreign Of
flee which were taken by British
authorities from James F. ]. Archi-
bald, an American newspaper man
serving as messenger. The messages
were said to have presented a sub
ject for which there is no precedent
in American diplomacy. They were
understood to disclose that DR.. Dumba
had undertaken to advise subjects of
Austria Hungary that they were
violating a code of the dual empire
by working in American plants pro-
ducing war supplies for the allies.
The ambassador alleged activities
involve the question of dual citizen
ship. Officials doubt that there has
been any law violation in the incident,
but it was suggested the interview
would result in a determination by
Secretary Lansing as to whether there
had been any breach of diplomatic
propriety or international ethics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
Germans COvet Base for March
on PetrOgrad.
Plan Winter Quarters at Port
on Baltic.
STRUGGLE To BRIDGE DVINA
Swift Current and SIay Fire
Retard Hindenburg.
Great Artillery Bombardment
Still Rages i'm West.

London, Sept. THE Immediate
paign in Russia becomes clearer with
the growing indications that the in
vaders need the Baltic port of Riga,
not only as a base for present opera
tions in the direction of Petrograd, but
as winter quarters in case the attempt
to reach Russian capital should be
postponed until next spring.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is ex-
periencing great difficulty in bridging
the portions of the Dvina held by the
Germans. The current of the river is
too swift for the construction of pom
toon bridges under the Russian artil-
lery fire.
Along the other sectors of the east
ern front the impetus of the Austro-
German rush has been considerably
checked. Vienna admits that fierce
counter attacks by the Russians have
brought the advance along the Cali
clan border almost to a standstill.
There were no signs of lessening of
the notable artillery activity along the
front in France.
The German admiralty announced
today that small British cruiser of an
old type was sunk several weeks ago
by the German submarine U-27 off
the Hebrides. The submarine, her
self, however, doubtless is lost, the ad-
miralty states.
Unsuccessful bombardment by land
and sea of Turkish positions at Anaf-
arta and Seddul Bahr on the Gallipoli
peninsula, is reported by Constantine
pie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
Thieves Make Off With Jewels
Valued at $4,000.
HAND To HAND FIGHT FOR GEMS
Packers Wife Grasps Gun in
Desperate Encounter.
Mistress and Three Maids Over
powered by Robbers.

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Mrs. ]. Ogden
Armour, wife of the millionaire
packer, today related the story of her
experiences last night with two
masked and armed robbers who
looted the Armour residence, 3724
Michigan avenue of jewelry valued at
$4,000.
Mrs. Armour, although stunned for
a moment by a blow on the head with
a billy, fought hand to hand with one
of the robbers. She grasped the bar
rel of a revolver pressed into her face,
threw it over her head, and began
to struggle with the man, calling out
to her servants.
Man Appears at Bedroom.
Mrs Armour had retired for the
night and not more than half an hour
had passed when knock was heard
at her door. She called the name of
her maid. A man answered in a fall
setto voice. Fearing something
wrong, she threw open the door and
CONTINUED on Page %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
FORT SCOTT UNDER WATER.
Hundreds of Persons on House Tops;
Trains Tied Up.

Fort Scott, Kan. Sept. 7.-More
than 100 persons in the lower parts of
the city are marc oned on house tops
here as a result of n six-inch rain fall
which caused the Marmaton river and
Mill creek to flood the town. Bridges
over these rivers are washed out or
under water
Representative A. Nj. Keene, his
wife and daughter and William Buzz
zard, an attorney, who was a guest at
the Keene cabin, three miles west of
Fort Cott, were hemmed in by the
flood.
All available boats are being used to
take other refugees frcm house tops
Many stores, wholesale houses and
factories never before flooded are
under water. Four feet of water is
running through the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas depot and passengers in
marooned trains are being rescued
with boats and ropes.
The rapid rise of the rivers caused
heavy loss in live stock.
No fatalities have been reported.
The retail business district is under
several feet of water
Representative Keene and his party
who were marooned in trees were res
cued this afternoon. They were unin-
iurd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
WEATHER IS WARMER
Five Degrees Above Normal With a
Drop Predicted.

Labor Day as usual brought rain.
The first measurable fall in eight days
came Monday evening, registering rs
of an inch. A rainfall of 6.10 inches
was reported from Fort Scott and lola
received the same amount of precipi-
tation. The only other station report
ing any appreciable fall was Eureka
with 1.30 inches.
The Kaw river this morning stood
at S.3 feet, the lowest stage since
Nav 19.
The lowest temperature this morn
ing was 5 degrees below normal, COM
ing at 6 o'clock when the thermome-
ter registered Sc degrees. The fore
cast calls for cooler weather tonight
and Wednesday, Clouds are also
scheduled for tomorrow. The sky was
clear this morning over practically the
entire state.
The temperatures held an average
of degrees above normal today. The
wind was blowing at the rate of 15
miles an hour from the south. Follow
ing are the hourly temperature read
inpS for TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. THE un-
usual influx of Mexicans from Mata-
moros to the American side here Iasr
Saturday. when the fighting across the
international line at Cavazos crossing
was at its height, it was learned to-
day still puzzles some of the author
tiles. About 500 Mexicans came to
Brownsville that day against the nor
of these Mexicans returned to the
other side, not all have been ac-
counted for.
Officers at river crossings here
noted that the incoming Mexicans in
cluded many whose names and faces
were strange to them. For some time
the American authorities have sus-
pected that some of the MeXicanS en-
gagged in the bandit raids or in spread
ing the propaganda of the plan of San
Diego to recopquer the southern most
strip of the United States along the
border from the mouth of the Rio
Grande to the Pacific have been COM
ing into Brownsville whenever they
appearing as Mexicans engaged in or
dinary businss or travel. 1t is notable
that while few Americans cross the
river to Matamoros from here the
Mexican use of the ferry boats and
the international bridge has remained
about normal, or has even increased
slightly.
In reply to the statement of Gen. f. P
Nafarrate at Matamoros that Texas rangers
by carelessness in firing across the bound
ary al MeXicans on the river bank, make
it doubtful whether his troops can CO.
operate with the American soldiers in stop
ping the fighting at the river crossings,
officials here today said that the rangers
have mostly been working in the interior
a long distance from the river The state
forces which have policed the river bank
have been deputy sheriffs regular GUS
toms guards
Carranza Disavows Banditti.
Washington, Sept. General Car
rama and his commanding generals
on the Mexican border telegraphed
the Carranza agency here today deny
ing that any of their soldiers have
taken part in raids on Texas or in
trips across the river
More Troops Go South.
Jackson, Tenn, Sept. IA special
train of twenty-seven cars, carrying
Battery B of the Third field artillery
from Camp Robinson, Wis, passed
Antonio, Tex. The troops will strength
en- the forces engaged in protecting the
border from the raids of Mexican
bandits. The movement comprises
nine officers and 155 soldiers, together
with full equipment for field work
Border Raiders Rest.
Washington, Sept. IA days ces-
sation of raiding on the lower Rio
Grande and the announcement that
General Carranza had ordered his
at Matamoros to cooper
ate in the campaign against Mexican
bandits left officials here to believe
that the gravity of the border situa-
ton had somewhat relaxed. The A.
600 American troops in the vicinity
still have orders, however, to be ready
to handle any emergency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
CzAR NICHOLAS PLACES
SELF IN COMMAND OF
ALL RUSSIAN ARMIES

Paris, Sept. Tin a message to
President Poincare. Emperor NichO-
las announces he has placed him
self in command of all the Rus
sian armies.
The message was sent from
TSarslxoe SelO. the emperOr'S resi-
dence, near Petrograd, under date
of September 6. 1t follows:
I'm placing myself today at the
head OF my valiant armies, L have
in my heart, Monsieur President
the most sincere wishes for the
greatness of France and the vic
tory of her glorious army.
(Signed) "N1CHOLAS.
President POincare sent the fol-
lowing, response today:
II know that your majesty in
taking command of your heroic
armies, intends to continue enefget-
ically until final victory the war
which has been imposed upon the
allied nations. / address to your
majesty in the name of France. my
most cordial wishes.
(Signed)
s.RAYMOND POINCARE.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Then FIRE, DAMAGES
DOWN TOWN STORES
FIRE CHIEFS WARNING

Joseph Hanlon, chief of the fire
department, today issued warn
ing to the public, urging all per-
sons Immediately to report to the
building inspector whenever the
odor of escaping gas is detected
Today's explosions and conse-
quent fire loss and personal inJu-
ries might have been avoided. Since
Thursday persons were noticing the
scent of gas, but no report was
made and the gas continued to per-
meate through the buildings, until
in the opinion of the fire chief, half
of the buildings in one city block
contained dangerous quantities of
gas either in the rooms or in the
spaces in the walls and between the
floors and ceilings.
"'It is a wonder half the block
was not wrecked said the chief
The risk of this and the damage
which actually resulted were pre-
ventable."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
lola and Fort Scott Hard Hit
by Floods.
Hundreds Made Homeless Are
Now MarOOned.
FALL OF RAIN 6.1O INCHES
Streams Forced From Banks
by Terrific DOwnpOur.
Work of Rescue Pushed; Prop
erty Loss Is Great.

lola, Sept. Hundreds of per-
sons were made homeless and prop
erty damage estimated at 100000
was done as the result of a cloud
burst which inundated the east and
south parts of lola last night The
official gauge showed that 6.10 inches
of rain fell.
Sleeping residents of the flooded
sections were warned Ly telephone,
the discharge of fire arms and the
ringing of fire alarms. Scores of men
worked all night rescuing people from
house tops and trees. Corporal Louis
Drake of the recently organized lola
signal corps rescued ten persons by
swimming his horse through the cur
rent.
Hundreds of refugees were today
quartered in churches, public halls
and the police station.
Elm creek, which caused the flood,
was mile wide today and the cur
rent very swift.
Mayor Warner estimated that 500
persons were rescued last night Train
service entering lola was at a stand
still today
Twelve persons were reported miss
ing here this afternoon but none was
known to have been drowned.
Four Missouri. Kansas & Texas
railway section men near lola were
washed from a handcar and took ref
uge on a crossing sign which later was
washed away. The men were
drowned.
Every available man was working
to-day to rescue people marooned IN
the lower sections of the city. where
people can be seen crouched upon
housetops that are barely above water.
Few boats are available and RATS can
not make much progress in the strong
current. Elm creek is full of drift
wood and debris.
Train Turns Over i'm Flood.
Paola, Kan, Sept. IA Missouri
Pacific train, trying to get through the
high water at FIT, Scott, turned over
and it was necessary to carry the pas
sengers through four feet of water to
safety. No deaths are reported.
Flood at Nevada, Mo.
Nevada, Mo-, Sept THE rainfall
during the night here amounted to
3.9 inches, making. with the two-tenth
inches yesterday. total of Al inches.
The Marmaton river ras risen two feet
an hour for the last six hours and the
lowlands are threatened with an over
flow. Telephone wires are down and
minor railroad washouts are reported.
Santa Fe passenger trains are
halted at the Elm creek bridge south
of town, and no attempt will be made
to cross until the water recedes so
that the bridge can be seen and an
inspection made.
flooded and it is impossible to esti-
mate the damage there.
In the vicinity of Elm creek. house,
holders were sleeping soundly and
many were awakened by the water
creeping over their beds In the
smaller cottages residents sought to
escape by leaping out into the water
and clinging to drift wood. while in
two-story homes hey climbed to
roofs ard remaired there until help
arrived.
CIoudburst at Humboldt
Humboldt, Kan, Sept. IA cloud
burst here last night raised Coal creek
higher than it mas been for thirty
years. Water was three feet deep in
the Prairie Pipe Line company's en-
gire room, extinguishing the boiler
fires and causing the plant to shut
down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
Total

AS the result of an explosion of gas
in the Greenbaum Cloak and Suit
House, 605 Kansas avenue, shortly be-
fore seven o'clock this morning. six
persons were injured and the property
loss is estimated between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Shortly after the first explosion a
second occurred in the Fladd drug
store, 607 Kansas avenue. Fire re-
sulting from the explosion broke out
in the third story of the building oc-
cupied by the Courtney Millinery store
at 603 Kancas avenue. Fire DANA ge
was confined to the top floor Of this
building.
OF the persons injured none are Sc
riously hurt. Harry Hooper, driver
for Joseph Hanlon, chief of the fire
department, received bruises the
head and right arm and leg. His right
ear was also mashed. He received his
injuries when the chiefs car smashed
into a huckster wagon. The driver of
the wagon, George Fletcher, of Ro-
chester. was thrown to the street and
bruised, and his wagon which was
loaded with grapes was wrecked. The
damage to the fire department wagon
was a broken steering gear, a bent
door, and a broken hub cap The seat
in which Hooper was sitting was also
crushed.
Cause of Fire.
The fire and explosion resulted from
gas which escaped from a service pipe
in front of the building at sos Kan
sas avenue, it wGs announced this af-
ternoon. The gas apparently worked
into the cellar below the walls of the
FIad drug store building and the
building occupied by the Greenbaum
company. Early this afternoon the
street in front of sos was dug up and
the leak stopped.
Porter Struck Match.
The explosion in the Greenbaum
store resulted when the colored port er
struck a match. There was one other
person in the room at the time This
man rushed out the front door with
his clothes on fire. He escaped with
out injury. The porter went out the
back door and for some time it was
not known he had escaped.
The force of the explosion blew
pieces of plate ass clear across Kan
sas avenue. A number of dummy fig
Nres in the window were hurled out
onto the street. The explosion was
heard two blocks away and when per-
sons started for the scene the pros
trate figures gave one the impression
that many people had been killed.
Fire followed the explosion in the
Green baum store Apparently the en-
tire room was full of gas Such was
not the condition. however, in the FlaG
store Apparently the gas was con-
fined between the ceiling and the
floor of the second story
There was a terrific explosion there.
The ceiling was blown to the floor
the boards of the floor were bulged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
DIRECTORS RESIGN.
A. c. James and X. j. Mclean Quit
Rock Island Board.

Arthur Curtis James and K. James
Mclean have sent in their resigna-
tions as directors of the Chica go,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway COM
pany, according to a dispatch from
New York City. This is one oi the
most important incidents of the Rock
Island financial difficulties and re-
ceivership.
James is a prominent director, be-
ing closely allied with the Phelps
Dodge interests, who controlled the
line when it went in the nan-ls CT
receiv ers. He is vice president of
Phelps, Dodge & Co, director of the
FL Paso and Southwestern railroad
and many other corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
EIGHTY MILLIONS is
ENGLAND'S LATEST CARGO
To BOOST STERLING

Portland, Me-, Sept. z.-The
value of the gold and securities
brought to Halifax yesterday ON
the fast cruiser Argyle and which
passed through Maine early today
on the way to New York to
strengthen British credit exceeds
$SO,0OO,OOO. The gold consists of
11,65O.00O English SoVereigns,
equivalent to about $5S,250, ,OO0
and $7,S50,OOO in United States
coin.
The value of the bonds is $14,-
100000