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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
Diplomatic Relations May Be
Severed Soon.
Urgent Demands in Latest Note
Must Be HOnOred.
MORE "STRIKE" EVIDENCE OUT
ImpIicate Consular Stats and
Germany and Austria.
Entanglements Appear in Franz
Won RinteIen Probe.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-Diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary are in
danger of being broken off by the
United States unless the urgent de-
mands of the American note to Vienna
Tor a disavowal of the sinking of the
Ancona and reparation are complied
with.
Furthermore, the United States ex-
poets u prompt reply to its communi-
cation
Austria's delay in furnishing an
swers to the questions submitted to
Baron Burian, minister of foreign at
fairs. by American Ambassador Pen
field, 4 few days after the Ancona
situation.
The foreign office, however, did in
form Am bassador Penfield it desired
more time to answer the inquiry but
American officials are unable TO un-
derstand clearly it was impossible for
the Austro- Hungarian government to
secure the information desired
Americas note to Austria on the
Ancona was pra ctically an ultimatum
it was learned on high authority to-
Von Nuber Must Go.
II is understood President Wilson
has also decided that Austrian Consul
Won Nuber at New York, must go
The evidence against this official
has been accommodating for some time
but. as in the case of Won Papen, ac-
tiOn has been postponed II IS uHuel
stood. for reasons best known to the
administration.
Trouble Among Consuls.
New York, Dec. 1O.-United States
ATTORNEY Marshall said today that the
grand jury investigation OF the al
legged activities of Franz Won Rintelen
to instigate strikes in munition fac
tories would recOnvene next week,
probably Wednesday,
Evidence obtained by the district
attorneys office and agents of the de
partment of justice, it was learned to-
dav definitely duplicates certain
members Of the consular staffs of
Germany and Austria.
Mr. Marshall returned to his office
TODAY after a hurried trip to Wash
ington yesterday, where he conferred
with Attorney General Gregory
Should foreign consuls be brought
into the case possible diplomatic en-
tanglements might result and this
phase of the situation. it was said, was
one discussed at yesterdays confer
enCe in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
RAISE FOR RIPLEY
President of Santa Fe Now
Gets 100000 a Year.
Well Known Executive Highest
Paid in World.

San Francisco. Dec. 10.-E. p Rip
ley. president of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa F'e, now is the highest sal
aried railroad executive in the United
States. according to general report in
business circles To-Day. Mr.. Ripley's
salary is said to have been increased
from $4,000 to 100000 a year on
the occasion of his SEVENTEEN birth
day, celebrated by a banquet of rail-
road officials at Chicago Oct. 80.
He became president of the Santa
F'e Jan. /. 1896.
An increase in salary. it was said
was made at the suggestion of walker
d Hines. chairman of the executive
committee of the road and its general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
BAD WRECK ON PENNSY
That Had Been Wrecked in
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1O.-A serious
freight wreck on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Andalusia, sixteen miles
east of Philadelphia early today tied
up all traffic on the New York divi-
sion and morning trains from Pni1a-
delphia to New York were cancelled.
Through trains were run over other
divisions to Trenton, n. J.
An eastbound freight train was
wrecked at 1885 g. M. and 4 west
bound freight ran into it, scattering
wreckage over all the tracks of the
road A brakeman and a fireman
were injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
COu Breaks
Record For
Butter Yield

Buffalo, Dec 1O.-Today Pontiac
Johanna, a COW valued at 900 has
broken the worlds record for b liter
production by yielding 65S pounds of
milk in one week from which was
made Al 81-100 pounds of butter. This
eclipses the former butter record by
5A pounds.
The record cow was milked four
times daily under supervision of
representative of the New York state
agricultural department. Pontiac
Johanna is owned by oliver Cabapa,
Jr., of Buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
SHIPS TO BOTTOM
This Has Been Bargain Day for
Kaiser Submarines.
One Danish, One Italian and
One Norwegian Victim.

London. Dec. 10.-The italian
steamer Dante Alighieri and the Nor
wegian steamer Nereus have been
sunk.
The crews of both vessels were
saved.
Sink Dane Steamer.
London. Dec. 1O.-The Danish
steamer Minsk has been sunk. The
crew was saved.
The Minsk was a steamer wita Il
gross tonnage of 1929. She was owned
in Copenhagen. The vessel sailed
from Blyth, England, on November 12
but shipping records do not give her
destination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
Minus An A
General Goes
Back At 'En1

Paris, Dec. 1O.-General H. ]. F
Gouraud, who lost an arm as the re-
suit of wounds suffered while COM
manding the French expeditionary
force at the Dardanelles. and who sus-
tanned other severe wounds, has been
assigned to command one of the
armies at the front, although he has
barely recovered.
The general himself applied for ac-
tive empIoyment again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
GENERAL STAFF
FAVORS ARMY OF
100000 Men
Recommendation Calls for Unit
ed States Reserve System.
Necessity of Trained Men
Shown by European War.
OCEAN NO LONGER PROTECTS
Ease of Water Travel Removes
Safety of Isolation.
Reserves to Receive Training
i'm Regular Army Service.

Washington, Dec 10.-Secretary
Garrison made public today in connec-
tion with his annual report the spe-
cial national defense report prepared
at his request by the war college di-
vision of the general staff. 1t shows
that the army itself considers that as
a proper military policy to secure
Continental United States from attack
it is necessary to have a mobile army
of 10000 fully or partially trained
men. 1t makes the following specific
recommendations for the organization
it believes necessary.
Regular army:
With the colors rs.. $4,000
Reserves at end of eight-year
enlistment period .. $4,000
Total 1000
Continental army:
Under training. three months
year for each of three
years 5OO.C00
On furlough. subject to three
months additional training
before taking the field. 80. 800, 900
Organized militia:
No provision beyond annual
appropriation of S7,000,000
and repeal of all acts re-
Quiring state soldiers to be
received into United States
service in advance of any
other force in time of war
Grand total, regular and
continental 5000
In estimating the cost of this as
tablishment the report figures as fol-
lows for the first year:
Regular army .s25R, 100000
Continentals . S7,50O.9OO
Militia ......... 100000
Total .Sa53,5 $4,000
tary Garrison poilts- out in a digest of
the special r-port, an annual expense
Of $20,000,000 for each of four years
would be necessary for harbor de-
fenses and reserve material would cost
for the first ye- T alone $129,7 ,76S,7S6,
making the grand total for the first
year $503,22S,7S6.
1t was the cost of the war college
plan which led Secretary Garrison to
CONTINUED on Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
BRYAN Won't Go

Miami, Fla, Dec 10.-W. J. Bryan
stated today that he would not appear
in New York for the investigation of
the sale by the United States of two
warships to the Greek government
He said that it was impossible for him
to be there Saturday. the time stipu-
lated for him to give what Information
he might have, but that his deposition
might be taken hsrA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
ST. LOUIS after BOTH
Armed With 100000 Check, Commit
tee Seeks Republican Ma
tionaI Convention.

ST. Louis, Dec. 10.-Armed with a
check for 100000 committee of Re-
publicans was to depart today for
Washington, D. c.. to attempt TO per-
suade the Republican national COM
mittee to hold the 1916 convention of
that party IN St Louis.
The local committee will use prac-
tically all the arguments which en-
abled a similar Democratic committee
last Wednesday to obtain the 1915
Democratic convention for st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
THEY WILL Co?
Germany May Withdraw
Boyd and Won Papen.
Reply to American Note Re-
ceived in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
today presented Germany's, reply to
the American government request for
the withdrawal of Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Won Papen, the German naval
and military attaches, respectively.
The nature of the reply was not
disclosed but the withdrawal of the
officers seems certain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
KAISER TO BELGIUM
Emperor William VIII Visit His New
Territory Under Heavy
Guard.

Amsterdam, Dec. 1O.-Emperor Will
liam will visit Brussels from Decem Der
10 to %, according to the Belgian cor
respondents of Dutch newspa pers- He
will also visit the neighboring parts
of Belgium including the field of
Waterloo. it was said.
Special police already have arrived
at Brussels to act as a guard for the
emperor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
II Millions
for Arn7Or
Plate Plant

Washington, Dec. 1O.-BiIls for an
eleven million dollar government ar
NOR plate factory were introduced in
both houses of congress today by
Chairman Tillman of the senate naval
committee and Representative Taven-
ner of Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

Christiania, Norway, Dec lO.-The
Norwegian parliament Will not award
the Nobel Peace Prize this year fol-
lowing the course adopted last year
when no award was made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
Prominent n. Y. LAWYER Dead.

New York. Dec Ig-Abra ham
Gruber, a lawyer for years prominent
in city. state and national Republican
politics died today after an illness of
several weeks. He was 81 years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10
Violent Demonstrations Favor
ing an End to War.
Police Were Obliged to Charge
Crowds With Clubs.
POPE SENDS WORD TO KAISER
Recommendations for Peace
Contained in Message.
Fear of Revolutionary Out
break ThruOut Germany.

Paris. Dec 1o.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Journal sends the fol-
lowing
- Zurich (Switzerland) dispatch
states that violent demonstrations in
favor of peace have taken place in
Berlin. The police were obliged to
charge the crowds.
THE windows of stores. and cafes
were smashed during the rioting.
Soldiers in the crowd took, an ac-
tive part in the disturba nces."
In Other Cities. Too.
Berlin. Dec. -10.-Peace gnanifesta-
tions have occurred not only at Ber-
cording to the German correspondents
of the Tagwacht.
The correspondent adds the convic-
tion prevails among the masses in
Germany that only a revolutionary
outbreak would force the government
to make peace.
Pope to Kaiser.
Rome, Dec. 10.-Cardinal Felix Won
Hartmann, archbishop of Cologne. left
Rome tonight after again seeing Pope
Benedict.
The cardinal said that he was he
bearer of a papaI message for EN-
peror william and also OF recon-
mendations for peace.
1t is understood Cardinal Won Hart
mann probably Will see Prince Won
Buelow. German ambassador to Italy
in Switzerland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

London. Dec. 1O.-The late Edward
Mossorn Owen. a cloth merchant Of
Manchester. who died recently. be-
qucathcd s75O,1OO to the Salvation
army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

Chicago, Dec 10.-Four hundred
men were thrown out of ernpIovrnenf
today when fire destroyed n six-storv
building occupied by the lessen 4
Rosenberg Furniture company The
loss was $150,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-10

XNEArHER forecast for Kansas;
w Unsettled and colder. with prob
,bIe snow tonight: Saturday partly
cloudy ana colder
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22


 outbreak had taken brace. rhess premises were declared to be an sinz fected place. From such a rtIare nothing could be taken of any sort without permission, and no petn1fs- sion was granted until the obieefS in question had been thorouehiv afsf7- fected- No one but the person a.stI1- ally attending the stock was aIlo5yeG to enter any shed or field in which diseased or suspected animal had been kept and the one man who. could do so was compelled upon Ieav- ing to wash his hands thorouehlsy with soap and water and disinfeet his boots and clothes He was more over, prohibited from caring for any. animal which was not diseased or suspected. On farms adjacent to the infected place the owners of live stock were ordered to stop all move Tnents of their animals, and these orders, together with the other regu- lations. were enforced through the local constabuIary who closely. guarded all infected places. This patrol was so strict that it was pfao- tically impossible for anyone to pass into or out from the forbidden area. without instant detection.
 Within fhe s'scheduled districts a house -to4house and -to-farnl in specton was carried on by veterinary inspectors who not only examined live stock but. made a record of tho number on each farm in order to de- tect any cases of isurreptitious shiI1- I ments. Exposed stock was slauEa- tered, as has been done in all sec tions of this country where safis- factory progress has as syet been made in stamping out the pesuIeEee.
 In addition to slaughtering the stock, faTnnyards and similar places were thoroughly disfnfected; the fields in which the animals had grazed were carefully strewn, by ma chimes, with newly burned lime stacks of hay were distnfected by superheated steam, the foxes in the neigh hborhood were destroyed as far as possible by poison, and all per sons in the neighborhood were com pel1ed to tie up their dogs. Inc wheels of all vehicles and the 9set of horses which left the infected disinfectant fluid, and cans of this fluid were placed about in heids sol l that there would be no excuse for. anyone failing to observe the reQuir= ed precautions.
 These methods were Successful in stamping out the disease, although. there have been one or two minor outbreaks in Ireland since that time Tn this connection it is interestihg to note that the authorities fn-charEe of the campaign were unable to dis cover any clue to the origin of the pest. ssFoot-and-mouth disease they reported, 'fs of such an infec- tfous character and may apparently be carried through so many diverse and elusive ways that in this as in. 1 other cases ie is most difficult to hz on any specific medium of diffusing the infection. The disease was prob ably carried for the most part by. persons who had been in contact with infected animals, but the connection between the various cases could not be definitely traced except in one or. two instances. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22
CRUCIBLE co. LOSES DOCK BY SLIDE OF
 LAND INTO HARBOR

Following the sliding of about s6,000 worth of concrete water-front abut-. ments into the Pequonnock river just north of the Congress street bridge, the Bridgeport Crucib1e company has been compelled to take radical meas ures to prevent their filled land being washed away. Reclamation and cOn- struction work is now well under way at that point and the Hubbell Con sstrnction company have received con- tracts to build about 180 feet of dock front on the property
 In the loss of the solid cement docks " hfch had been constructed not only at this point but in front of the Stalt's s Textile Mills. engineers today assert that it will fbe impossible owing to the condition on the east bank of the river to construct anything but the most costly spile docks on that side. It is recalled that the cement work was done about three years ago, and 1t is feared that there is a. gradual seepage or settlement of the ground in that vicinity It is feared that the sink ing of the Congress street bridge at that point may be due to similar con ditions in the r1Fer4bed,
 The new Crucjb1e docks will be con structed by group spiling at various points with intermediate spiles firmly las1ied together b5 timber and irons and fernaing a. support with interior. l-sp1ies to the wooden pIatforn that will cover it. It is understood that no attempt will be made to fill it as was heretofore done
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

l St Louis. Jan 22.-John Bassott Moore, former counsellor of the State Department in an address before the Second Annual Foreign Trade Com vention yesterday on Problems of War and Commerce asserted that the bending negotiations between the United States and Great Britain in re- gard to the right to visit and search and British interference with Amer ican ships and cargoes could result 1 in nothing better than q n1akeshift; that the points at issue could be set tied only by the abolition of econdi- tionaI contraband,' and the co-opera- ton of neutrals and belligerents in the certif1cation of cargoes.
 Of the belligerent's right of visit and search, he said The impulse of the beIligerent is cut off his enemy altogether and to prevent him from getting anything from the outside The neutral on the other hand natr urally desires that his trade should not be unduly hampered by an arm ed conflict to which he is not par ty.
 At the present moment nego- tfation is in progress between the United States and Great Britain in re- gard to the exercise of the right of visit and search particularly in rela- ton to the question of contraband. The presentations of the United States are friendly in tone but were evidently inspired by the desire to reach an, arrangement which should be duly considerate of the interests of all concerned, of belligerents and neutrals alike. But, no matter what arrangement may be made it can, in the present state of the law, hardly be expected to be more than a makeshift. The question requir-
 
 radical solution than any of the com promises attempted in recent years have afforded. .''s
 MT. Moore said that the movement of American commerce to-day was by grace of British control of the sea, stIf," he continued, instead of the naval supr renacy now exercised in its own interest and that of it's allies by the largest consumer of our agrtcul- iturals productions and foodstuffs, the control of the seas were actually con- tested by powerful hostile fleets, it is almost appalling to reflect upon what might be the present state of our commerce. The bare suggestion of such a predicament justifies us in giv- ing to the subject our most serious consideration, for we must look to the future as we'll as to the present.
 The position of the United States had been clear and unequiyoca1 for more than 100 years and had sought to exclude altogether from the cate7 gory of contFaband both raw mater- iasiss and food stuffs. He explained the position Of this country at the Second Hague Conference in 1907. in behalf of general international agreement as to contrabantI and the defeat of proposition following the lead of Great Britain's delegates headed by Lord Reay. According to this proposition conditional contra band was to consist of provisions, materials and articles which are em- pIoyed for a double purpose, in pence, and in war. but which, by reason of their character, quality and quantity are suitable and necessary for ~nnili- tary purposes, and which are destin- ed for, the use of armed forces or for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

escorted them to the corner Of the
 room in which a, barber chair had been set up and assured them that the
 hotboes had a barber who could do g
 slaves in 90 minutes. At first there weren't many seats for those who attended, ths5 coronation.
 but the .sgin7zs'' Eaided a supply of park benches that some city official
 had told them they might appropriate, and the benches were soon in place Frederic Long ofthe mayors cont nittee on unem ploYInent, who had done the actual work Of getting the approval of theseftg departments for
 the opening Of the Aotel, said that the rule that the window panes should be replaced by the woven-wire glass. while the police department had in sisted% op so many regulations about the furnace that ttswas even vet inn possible to build a ire, so that the Icoronation occurred in a cold room I At a signal from Leo Lippas who acted as Mchief Of the jungle ibAIls,'' a
 number of visitors with fenced necks'' that is, wearing coIIars-wefe taken into custody and brought before King
 Jeff. &
 Jeff dealt out jllstdce, bearfng . stick carved after the fashion Of a. totem pole. The first defendant at the bar was City Chamberlain Bruere In his own behalf, when told that he might plead, he said he had started into the Hotel de Gil1k vent lture wi tn many mis- givings, but had slowly been convert ed to the idea and was now ready to help in any way he could.
 No wonder" put in. Jeff from his
 throne your Municipal EsmpEoymSnt
 Bureau said it hadn't a job for any Of us. Now we have got all the jobs we can take care Of and a grand piano for our home besidess Bruera was csof boes. ',t.si
 ME Sulzburger, who was next push
 ed forward by the Jungle bulls, said:
 We have known too little of our faloboes. We are their debtors, for they follow the seasonal work They are not loafers. They are workers and they workfwlaere the crops are ripe, in the South one month, in the North west another month. Our prosperity deyends on them, for they bring it to market for us and get it out of the fields I venture to predict that never again in aeold winter. when they are ldoWnsen their, luck. will they be club. bed and driven instead of being well coIned and housed till warm weather and the jobs come again 2
 King Jeff from his throne explained
 the difference between a hobo and a |vagrant.
 We hate the buns that won't work worse than you home guards do,' he said. We don't speak to the tranaps
 on the road. No. sir. Not us Some
 times they hit us over the head with a
 coupling pin and rob us of our clothes. That's all we ever do by way of mix ing with them. We know how to sleep under the green trees but we don want the home guards to do that, so
 we won't take any mans work away We, never undercut the union wage. We never graft without doing work
 for what we get 2
 It is expected that the capacity of
 the Gink House will Joe increased from
 100 to 300 today through the repair of
 plumbing on the upper floors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22
OBIE1JARY
JoHN lF. HARTY.

The funeral Of John H. Harty was largely attended yesterday from . home n fa1.ie &e. Whitney aCvenua. and half an hour later from St Patrick,s church. where Father Kelly celebrated a carried from the church, Mrs Fritz K. c. Weber sang, Nearer My God to Thee 2 The bearers were Eugene Hope, Hugh Gregory. Jeremiah Burke, Thomas, Kenny, John Mnrren the Brotherhood Of America. Many floral tributes surrounded the casket Burial was in St. AfichaeFs ceme- tery where Rev, F'r Kelly cond acted a comm1ttal service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The annual meeting Of the Women s Congregational Missionary. Union of Bridgeport will be held at Park street church on Thursday, January 2S. The morning session will open at 10:3o and during its course Mrs. W. Wilcox, secretary of the American Missions association, will make an address on the subject .HOn the Firing Line 2ot the A. M. Al A luncheon will be served at 12 30.
 The afternoon session will open at ? o'clock with a report of the Women s Board meeting at Philadelphia. Miss Lillian Prudden Of New Haven will bring greetings from the Elm City Union.
 Mrs J. P. Jones, who has been a missionary in 1dadpura, India, will de- liver the address of the afternoon on the subject of Changes in the Land Of No Change
 The members of the Parent-Teach- CTS association of Map1ewood school are to hold a double card party on, Saturday afternoon. January 30 Plain whist will be enjoyed at the home of Mrs William .Naramore of 26 Brook lawn avenue, and bridge at the resi- dence of Mrs Clifford Marsh, 1,03e Laurel avenue F