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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23

teen thousand refugees in the Ameri-
can mission Great danger
1.-The French mission has been de-
stroyed. There are ten thousand ref
ugees in Russia
The message was signed by Asian
Off a Russian contractor of TffliS.
Urumiah is in northwestern Persia,
not far distant from the Russian bor-
der. A previous dispatch from Djul-
afa. Persia, received here March 21
said the Turkish consul at Urumiah,
at the head of seventy Askaris, re-
Gently attacked the American mission
there. Russian troops, it was also
said, had been sent for to save the
lives of Christians.
Urumiah has been in the throes of
mob rule for weeks, according to re-
ports received here by the Presbyter-
ian board of foreign missions A
reign of terror in which marauders
and bandits hold sway has driven tens
of thousands from the city and into
the outlying province and has sent
on other thousands to the protection
of the American flag, which waves
above the Presbyterian mission there.
Ten thousand persons were housed in
the mission three weeks ago. Accord
ing to information here these refugees
included almost the entire native
Christian population of the city, be-
tween 1000 and 5000, the two or
three hundred American missionaries
and teachers and a heterogeneous ag-
were open to all.
All who could be accommodated
within the buildings, it was said, were
accorded the protection of the Amer
lean flag. The missions themselves
embrace a number of buildings di
vided into two compounds. so called.
Chief of these, is a great school build
ing, a mile and half from the city
proper. Several thousand persons. it
was believed, could find protection
within its walls. The second COM
pound consists of a number of build
ings in the city proper. These include
d modern hospital of commodious
proportions, churches to the number
of 25, and other schools.
Urumiah is the center of a rich
province of Persia 1t was abandoned
by the Russians early in the cam
paign.
The French mission. it was said
founded by the Lazarista order, and in
Guiding the territory of the province,
embraced 26 chapels and meeting
places, conducted by sixteen European
priests and three native priests.
lay workers We're en-
ployed and there were in the mission
III Sisters of Charity
The Christian quarters which were
invaded, it was said, were occupied by
of native Christians who
called themselves HISTORIANS and
whose occupancy dated back more
than fifteen hundred years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
REJOICE In ROME
Russian Victory Brings Cheer
ing Crowd to Embassy.
Newspapers Avoided Linking
AuStrO-ItaIian Trouble.
(Bv Alice ROhe.)

Rome, March 23.-The Austrian
defeat at Przemys1 was given promi-
nent display today by the semi-officia1
newspaper organs of the government.
with supplementary comment to the
effect that the Austro- German often
sive in the Carpathians probably has
been broken.
The newspapers carefully avoid
linking the Austrian reverses with the
grave Austro-Italian situation. evil
IDENTIFY at the governments suggestion.
The police dispersed a cheering crowd
that gathered near the Russian en-
bassy last night.
Considerable significance was at
tached today to Premier Salandra' s
declaration, at the adjournment of
parliament last night. Several depu-
ties voted not to convene until May g.
They asked for a shorter recess on the
ground that the chamber should be in
session during the present crisis in
order to be in position to control the
governments foreign policy
Replying, the premier asserted that
the government needed freedom of ac-
ton at this time without parliament
tary interference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
POLITICAL AMBITIONS OF
1915 LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
Hearts Desires of 1915 Members Crop
Out During Session.
Old Familiar Faces Will Appear al
1917 Assembly.
STONE AND TROUTMAN UP?
Former for Congress and Latter in
Gubernatorial Race.
List of House and Senate Members
Who Are in the Ring.

Many old familiar faces will be in
the legislature of 1917, according to
the dope. of politicians who figure fu-
lures in 1awmaking affairs. Not less
than a dozen of the present state Sena-
tors yill be on the list of eligibleS to
return to the upper branch of the leg
islature, while a number of 1915 house
members are in line for promotion to
the senate. The ironclad gentleman S
agreement" providing for alternating
senatorial honorS among counties of
various districts will retire several up
per house members
With the probability of the return
of a number of the present legislators
to Topeka two years hence, the MEM
bership of the retiring house and SEN
ate will figure extensively in the state
wide politics of the 1916 campaign.
Some of the men familiar in state leg
iSlative halls this winter and in the
session of two years ago, will mix in
the various state fights as candidates
for governor and congress. One men,
ber-Senator Jouett Shouse of Ed
wards-left the state senate to sue
ceed George A. Neeley in congress
from the Seventh district AT least a
half dozen senators are congressional
possibilities, while at least a couple of
upper house members are known to
aspire for the governorship.
Veterans Coming Back.
Such veterans of the senate as Vim
ton Stillings of Leavenworth, E. f.
Porter of Crawford county, Charles S.
Huffman of Cherokee county, John r.
Overfield of Montgomery, T. A. Milton
Reno county, j. H. Stavely of Usage
and Francis c. Price of Clark county,
are most likely to sit in the senate two
TContinued on Page Twelye1
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HUSSEY is NAMED
Lyndon Man Appointed State
Fire Marshal by Capper.
Succeeds Harrison Parkman in
Office i'm Topeka April 1.

Governor Capper today announced
the appointment of l.. j. HuSsey OF
Lyndon, former state oil inspector, as
state fire marshal. HusSey is named
TO succeed Harrison Parkman, who be-
comes postmaster of Emporia and will
retire from the state service April 1.
The fire marshal's office pays salary
of $2,500 a year.
The selection of the Usage county
man was made by Governor Capper
out of a list of nearly twenty candi-
dates for the position. Hussey is a
Republican, was a candidate for stat
superintendent of insurance in the pri-
maries last fall and is at this time
mayor of Lyndon, an office he has
held for many years.
He has received the endorsement of
insurance men from all parts of the
state, the governor stated today He
is a man well qualified for the place
both from a business and executive
standpoint. He is a successful insur-
ance officer, was at one time a MEM
ber of the legislature from Usage
county and is well known throughout
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
TEXAS HOOK WORM.
state Completes Investigation of $4,000
Square Miles.

Dallas. Tex, March ga three
years fight against the hookworm dis
ease is nearing completion today un-
der the auspices of the state hook
worm commission During this period
the commission has examined cOndi-
tions in an area of $4,000 square miles
inhabited by 100000 people. Micro
ScOpic examination to the mum ber of
nearly $4,000 have been made and
perhaps $4,000 treatments have been
dispensed. Among children examined
the number infected was over 80 per
cent.
The hookworm disease is popularity
known for its effect of laziness. DR..
O. H Judkins of the state hookworm
commission said it would take one or
two generations to eradicate the dis
ease in Texas
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FOR KANSAS RAILROAD
Application for Bonds on Saiina &
Northern Today.

Application for permission to issue
$4,000 900 worth of stock and an equal
amount of bonds was made to the
public utilities commission today by
D. w. Ritchie, of Salina, as represen-
tative of the Salina & Northern Rail-
way company. A hearing on the ap-
p1ication has been set for April at
Salina.
The Salina & Northern road is a
possible line from Salina to Osborne
and Ritchie appeared before the utili-
ties commission today to request a
certificate permitting both the build
ing of the line and the issue of three
million dollars worth of stocks and
bonds. The application will not be
taken up until after the reorganiza-
ton of the commission.
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BERLIN JITNEY TROUBLE.

Berlin March 23.-rhe automo-
bile omnibuses. which in the streets
of Berlin have Shrunk in number
from 325 operating on 13 lines to
S3 on six lines, since the war began,
may disappear entirely. owing to
shortage of gasoline.
The company which operates the
big autos has been been restricted
to supply of 100 barrels per
month-one-haf of what it is now
using. 1t has appealed to the po-
lice TO allow the use of at least so
barrels more than this, and if this
Is not granted will have to reduce
its lines to three, all operating
along the FriederichstraSse 1t is
even anticipated that operation will
cease entirely, and that the oldtime
horse drawn vehicles will once
more hold complete sway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
sun! PINCH YOURSELF
Kansas Bathes Happily in Brightness
First Since March 4.

The day dawned clear for the first
time since March l and the weather,
while little cool, was in marked con-
trast to that experienced in Topeka
recently. 1t really looks though
spring is on the verge of arriving
at least for a brief spell" The fore
cast calls for fair weather tonight and
Wednesday with rise in tempera-
ture tonight.
There has been but one previous
day this month that was classed as
''clear''-that was March 13-and
there were a few scattered clouds on
that day. The greatest gloom period
on record has been experienced this
year.
There was heavy frost today. The
minimum temperature which occurred
at seven O'Clock was % degrees, or
four degrees below normal for this
date.
The stage of the Kaw river was 6.3
feet today, more than a foot below the
March average.
The temperature today averages
degrees below normal for this date.
The wind was 10 miles an hour from
the west this afternoon. The ship
pers forecast indicates a temperature
of 80 in all directions from Topeka for
SO hour shipments.
T1ea he, ,rrIxr limo
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FLEE FROM CAPITAL.
MosIems to Number of 100000 Have
Left ConstantinopIe.

London. March 23.-Despite Berlin
reports of an absolute calm in Con-
stantinople, Athens dispatches today
asserted that since the beginning of
the Dardanelles operations 100000
Musselmans have fled from the ca pitaI
to the interior.
Reports from Athens indicate that
the allied fleet has not resumed the
bombardment of the forts. at least on
a large scale. A Paris dispatch today
confirmed the Turkish claim that the
French battleship Goulois was badly
damaged in last Thursdays engage
ment when three allied ships were
sunk 1t was stated at Paris that the
battleship Jaureguberry has been or
dered to the Dardanelles to replace the
GouloiS.
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ment along the Carpathians, according
to war office dispatches this afternoon.
From the Dukla pass region to the
borders of Rumania the SlavS are
driving southwark in a mighty sweep
toward the plains of Hungary and the
crown land of Bukowina.
General Selwanoff's besieging army
of 10000 began entering PrZemysl
early today. Tentative terms of sur
render were agreed on late yesterday
at a conference between General Kus-
manek, the Austrian commander of
the city, and Selwanoff. The war Of
flee has not yet made it's terms pub
lie, but it is certain that General Kus-
nnanek and the remnants of his dis
(Conrinued Pagu TWo.l
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QUERY TO JAPAN.
Uncle Sam Asks Her Intention Re
garding China

Washington. March 23.-President
Wilson declared today the only defi-
mite thing that could be said at this
time on the Japanese-Chinese negOtia-
tions AS that the United States
addressed an inquiry to Japan con-
corning her demands on China. The
president declined to discuss the
American governments communica-
ton When asked, however, whether
Toxic dispatches We're correct in say
ing the American government had in
quired about minor points the presi
dent made it clear he did not consider
the points of a minor character.
Another dispatch from Toxic stat
ing the United States had approved Nf
Japan's explanation of the demands,
the president referred to as unfound
ed, pointing out that the United States
had, in fact, not received Japan's re-
DlV
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Methodist church. There were many
changes among the conference
churches although there was but one
change at Topeka. The appointments
were not completed until this morn
ing. The cabinet composed of Bishop
w. O. Shepard of Kansas City and the
district superitnendents was in session
until o'clock after an all-night meet
ing.
The Rev. Henry Z. Wolfe of Law
renee succeeds the Rev. Theodore j.
Ream as superintendent of the To-
peka district. The Rev. Eugene W.
Spencer of Paola will replace the Rev.
E. E. Urner as pastor of the Walnut
Grove church. Rev. Mr. Ream was
IContinued on Page Ten.l
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DROP BOMBS ON RHEIMS
German Aviators Succeed in killing
Three Citizens

Paris. March 23-The official COM
munication this afternoon by the
French war department says:
THE enemy yesterday bonn mbarded
Rheims A German aviator dropped
bombs on the town and claimed three
victims among the civilians.
In the Champa gne region we made
slight progress to the east of Hill
1876
I'm the Argonne, near BagateIIe, the
enemy twice delivered violent counter
attacks to recapture the ground lost
Sunday Both counter attacks were
completely repulsed."
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STANLEY Will RUN.
Wichita Republican for Congress in
Eighth District

Fred f. Stanley of Wichita. Repub-
ncan national committeeman for Kan
Sas. has announced his candidacy for
congress in the Eighth district Politi-
cal leaders believe Stanley will be nom
mated in 1916 without opposition ana
will oppose w. \. Ayers. Democrat,
who was elected to congress last fall
to succeed Victor Murdoch
Stanley was elected national COM
mitteeman in 1912 and was prominent
in the fight through the state and fed
eral courts when the Roosevelt cleo
tors sought to crowd the Taft electors
off the Republican ticket. STANLEY is
a lawyer in Wichita and is well known
among Republican leaders of the
tot 70
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SISTER SUSIE.

London. March 23.-'Sister Su-
sic has a rival Jack Norworth,
who introduced this popular tongue
twister to London music hall audi
ences Is now persuading them to
join him in singing:
Mothers sitting knitting little
mittens for the navy,
Berthas busy bathing baby RAl-
gian refugees,
Sarah's sh3minS shirkers making
guernseys for the Ghurkas.
oh what busy bees. ali sewiner
ON so busy.
Maggie, Mol and Maud are rnalxins
mufflerS for the marines.
While Winnie winds the wool
when they begin,
Sister Cissie's knitting socks and
Susie's sewing shirts for SOL
diers
Still poor papa props his pants
up with a PIN
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MAKE PRISONERS WORK.

Amsterdam, March %. - The
Berlin newspapers state that 3d.
900 Russian prisoners of war are to
be employed in draining marshes
and in breaking up waste and moor
land between Berlin and Hanover
for cultivation. The state is to pay
one-third of the cost, and the re-
mainder will be advanced by agri-
cultural banks. The average cost
of making an acre of land fit for
cultivation by this means is figured
at from $1.50 to $3.50, and il is fig
ured that the increased yield per
acre will average nearly $40.
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BLOW Up MINES.
Germans Report RepuIses of Several
French Night Attacks.

Berlin. March 23.-(By wireless to
SayviIle. )-The following report was
given out today at the war office:
Two French night attacks near
Carency, northwest of Arras, were re-
pulsed.
In Champagne German troops sue
cessfully blew up mines and repulsed
a night attack north of Beausejour.
Minor French advances near Combres
Apremont and Flirey were without
success. An attack against German
positions northeast of CadonviIler
broke down under the German fire
The enemy sustained heavy losses.
Hostile aviators again threw sew
eral bombs Ostend. No damage
was done military establishments. but
several Belgians were killed or wound
ed. Northwest of Verdun, n French
aviator was shot down. A French air
craft. manned with two French nom
commissioned officers. was forced to
land near Freiburg. The occupants of
the aeroplane were captured.
Attacks made by Russian troops on
both sides of Orzyc river. in Russian
Poland, were repulsed.''
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zAPATA is SORRY
Regret for Murder of McManus
Expressed to Bryan.
Negotiations for Payment OF
Indemnity in Progress.

Washington, March 23.-Secretary
Bryan announced today regret for the
killing of John 3. McManus, an Amer
lean in Mexico City. by Zapata forces,
has been expressed on behalf of Gen
era1 Zapata by General PalafoX, IN
charge of Mexico City, and negotia-
tions for paying indemnity to the dead
mans family were progressing salts
factOrily.
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ALL BUT 3 BURNED
Persian Villages Over a Large
Area Are Destroyed.
Many People Killed and Women
Are Taken Captive.

New York, March 23-The Persian
ters here, today received the follow
ing cablegram from Tiflis, Russia:
'tAll villages burned except three.
Two Christian quarters of Urumiah h
plundered and great many people
killed. Women taken captives. F'if-
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McAdoo Is ConvaIescing.

Washington. March 23.-Secretary
McAdoo was at his home today, con-
Valescing from an operation for ap-
pendicitiS, performed ten days ago.
His physicians said while he was very
weak, there was nothing alarming in
his condition and his recovery so far
mad been satisfactory, although slow.
Continued quiet alone, they said. was
DRceSSa
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LOSES FIVE SONS.

Paris, March %. - A school
teacher of the department of Doubs
is credited with the painful glory
of having the largest number of
field of battle. OF his seven sons
in the army, five have been killed
and one of the others has been
wounded.
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THOSE Low NECKS.
Now Comes Government Expert and
Blames Girls Dress.

Cleveland. o., March 23.-And now
comes DIR. Martin Friedrich, chief of
the bureau of communicable diseases,
taking the joy out of life. Analyzing
death statistics, DR.. Friedrich declares
the high death rate from pneumonia
and Influenza among young women is
a result of the wearing of low necked
dresses and thin clothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
WouId-Be suicide Changes Mind.

Bieik of Milwaukee. a s1enographer,
tried to end her life last night by
jumping into Lake Calumet. The wa
ter was too cold and she swan to the
shore.
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Kansas Conference Places Pas
+ tors in Kansas Charge.
Nearly Three Hundred An
nOuncementS Made Today.
ONE CHANGE IN Topeka
Rev. Henry e. Wolfe Succeeds
Rev. Ream as Superintendent.
District Meeting Last Night Ad-
jOurned at A. Nj.

The Kansas conference Methodist
Episcopal church appointments were
announced this morning at a special
business session held at the First
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RUSSIANS MOVE
LIKE AVALANCHE
Half Million Troops, Inspired
by Success at PrzemySI
Are Now Pressing. Forward
Along the Carpathians.
DRIVING IN A MIGHTY SWEEP
Southwark Toward the Fertile
Plains of Hungary
And the Austrian Crown Lands
of BukOwina.
DRIVING IN A MIGHTY SWEEP

Petrograd, March 23.-Half million
Russian troops, inspired by the news
of the fall of Przemysl, are pressing
forward in a gigantic forward move
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Fair tonight and Wednesday
warmer tonight.
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The hourly readings
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-30
A BLUE RIBBON FEATURE.
'"The Juggernaut'' with Earle Will
liams and Anita Stewart in Lead
ing Roles, Next Monday.

The Idle Hour theatre has an
nounced Blue Ribbon special fea-
ture play for mex" Monday, and you
know how good Blue Ribbon features
are. In "The Juggernaut, Earle
Williams and Anita Stewart, who are
now appearing in "The Goddess"
take the leading roles. 1t is a thrill
ing modern railway drama, the girl
in the case rushing in railway train
toward a bridge which cannot stand
it's weight, and her two lovers madly
racing to the scene, one in an auto
and the other in powerful motor
boat. The train crashes through the
bridge, the big coaches crumple like
cardboard before your eyes and pile
themselves up on the Wreck-their
passengers floundering and strug-
Cling in the debris. Again you see
the girl-again her father. The car
of Juggernaut rolls on. But who are
the victims? Come and see this tre-.
mendous spectacle. 1t comes direct;
from the Vitagraph theatre in New
York. This is one of the best feature
plays of the season. The regular 3
o'clock matinee will be given, prices
10 and Is cents. The first show
starts at 7 o'clock, and prices are 1v
and 20 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-30
THE BEDFORD CASE AGAIN.
Attorneys Say Gold Chest Located in
Well.

Another surprise will be sprung in
the Bedford case is the promise of
w. w. Bullman, attorney who was
interested in the famous gold chest
case in which John Damewood OF
Shenandoah, and Henry Damewood
of College Springs, were acquitted
with two other pioneer citizens.
A Council Bluffs dispatch says:
Attorney w. w. Bullman, OF
Charlton, blew into Omaha last night
and there told sensational story of
new evidence he has discovered in
the so-called Bedford murder treas
ure mystery. He said he. was on his
way to Colorado to secure the testt-
mony of man who will enable him
to reopen the case.
pullman claims to have located
the we'll into which wooden bucket
containing $4,000 of the stolen
treasure was lowered, the bottom
later rotting out and leaving the gold.
He says he is having special ma
chine made with which he will re-
cover this gold electrically.
I will soon begin graphing for
it, Bullman said, and it will be an
important chain in the evidence. The
we'll is near the Klondike farm. Very
soon there will be another surpris-
ing move in the case
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-30
CHURCH CONFERENCE
llIiokato District Conference of the
Brethren Church Convcnes at
Leon for Four Day Session.

The Illiokota District Conference
of the Brethren Church convenes at
the new Brethren church in, Leon to-
day for four day session, and IN
the neighborhood of one hundred
delegates are expected from Illinois
and Iowa. Rev. w. H. Beachler, OF
Waterloo, will preside as moderator
and Rev. G. L. Maus, of Dallas Cen
ter, is secretary.
The Leon Brethren church is one
of the finest churches in the state,
and Rev. G. T. Ronk, the local pas
tor and many of his congregation
have been working like beavers the
past ten days, completing the base
ment of the church, and making ar
rangements to care for the visitors
who will be in attendance. Our citi-
zens have responded literally in pro-
viding sleeping accommodations for
the delegate, and Rev. Ronk informs
us that more than enough places