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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13

Washington. Nov Published
charges attributed TO Or Joseph Cor
icar. former Austro-Hungarian consul
at San Francisco. that Austrian CON
suls in the United States, including
Edgar Prochnik. consul at ST Paul.
working under the direction of Con
sui General Won Nuber and Count Won
Bernstorn. the German ambassador,
are active i'm propaganda for destruc-
tion of muntion factories and foment-
ing strikes among the workers will be
referred by the state department TO
the department OF Justice for investi-
CATION.
Mr. Prochniks activities at st. Paul
were directed to the attention of the
state department some months ago.
Mr.. Prochnik caused to be printed in
the Northwest an advertisement
warning Austro Hungarians not TO
continue or accept employment in
American plants making munitions for
the allies They We're informed pub
+ licly that if they ignored the warning
/ they would be liable TO the death pen
atty or Imprisonment if they ever re-
turned 10 their native country
information on Won Nuber.
Secretary Lansing declined to com
ment on the charges. as has been his
/ f,,xr ovia : IA
ike cases. which were of an unoffi cial
character. The department of Justice
has a good deal of information on
hand regarding the activities Of Con-
sui General Won Nuber, which it gath
cred while investigating his connec-
tion with the case of DR. Dumba, the
recalled Austrian ambassador, but SO
far has nothing definite on the charges
attributed to DR.. Goricar.
In substance. Goricar is accredited
with making the statement that he re-
signed his post after fifteen years in
the Austrian consular service because
he declined to perform the work of a
spy.
Goricars story contends that the
German ambassador. working with
! Won Nuber, is in touch with the Aus
trian consuls at st. Paul Cleveland
ST. Louis, Pittsburg. Chicago and Phil
adelphia, who spread propaganda
among the foreign workers in the mu
nitions factories and such activity
Goricar alleges. extends even to con
trolling the foreigners through fra
ternal and secret organizations.
The alleged extent of the activities
OF the Austrian consuls and the sc
called spy system are described al
length in Goricar's published state
ment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 13.-Edward
F. Trafton has been indicted for hold
ing up fifteen stage coaches in the
Yellowstone National park July 29,
1914. Trafton secured $4,000 from the
passengers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13
THREE CHILDREN CREMATED
Charred Bodies Are Found in Ruins
of Barn on Farm.

Lexington. Ky, Nov. 13.--The
charred bodies of the three small chill
dren of NJ d. Tiller were found in the
ruins of barn on the farm of their
report reaching here.
1t is supposed the children acci'
dentally set fire to some hay in the
barn while playing with matches.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13

London. Nov. 13.-The British
steamship Rhineland has been sunk.
Up to the present only one survivor
has been landed. The Rhineland was
of 1901 tons gross and was built in
1908. 1t was owned In Liverpool by
the Liverpool and Hamburg Steam.
chip company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13
Three BeIgians Shot as Spies.

Amsterdam, Nov. 13.-The execu-
tion of three Beleians found guilty by
a German courtmartial of communi-
eating news of troop movements to
the allies is announced by the Echo
Beige, which says a fourth Belgian
was sentenced to twelve years impris-
Onment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13

London, Nov. 13.-John Wesley de
Kay of New York was remanded in
the Bow street police court on the
charge, it is alleged by the police, of
fraud in France in connection with
the supply of rifles to the Belgian gov
eynuent. Bail was not allowed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13
TWO-YEAR-OLD BABY SAVES
ITS OWN LIFE.

Hillsboro, \. D.. Nov Ia
Clifford Griffith. two years old,
clung to an iron pipe connec-
tion with the pump of a cistern
into which he fell and scream
ed Justify until aid came. He
was pulled out safely. The els
tern had six feet of water in it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13

Berlin, Nov 13.-Pursuit of the Ser.
bian army in a southernly direction
continues, according to German Off
cial reports. The advance of the Ger
mans in the Rasina valley, southwest
of KruseVac, has reached the town of
Kupci Further eastward Ri3aire and
Ribarske Banya have been reached
Thursday more than LOO Serbians
were taken prisoner and eleven can
non were captured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13
Feared Main Body Will Fall
INTO Enemy's Hands.
GERMANSSTILL ADVANCING
Official Report Says Pursuit of Ser
bans Continues and That Many
Prisoners and Big Guns Are Being
Captured by the Invaders.

Milan, Nov L. There is grave rea
son to fear that the main body of the
Serbian army, which has been fight
ing the German and the Bulgarian
right wing, has been cut off between
kralievo and Nish. says dispatches re-
ceived here from the Secolo's corre-
spondent 1t is possible, the dis
patches say. that as the Southern Ser
bian army is holding at Katchanik the
tentacles of the invaders but it is
considered significant that no news
has been received from the retreating
Serbian army for five days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-13
UNCLE SAM WILL
PROBE CHARGES
To Look Into Story of For
mer Austrian Consul.
REFUSED TO ACT AS SPY

Or Joseph Goricar. for Fifteen Years
Austro-Hungarian representative at
San Francisco. Quits His Job Be-
cause of Duties Required.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
TRIED TO SAVE MORGAN
Charles H MeIIer Tells Jury That He
Tried to Keep F1nan-
cier Out.

New York, Dec. 4.-Charles $.
Mellen told the jury in the trial of the
eleven former directors of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford road
how he had asked to go before
the federal grand jury which incesti-
gated the so-called New Haven-Grand
Trunk deal in 1912 and take all re
sponsibility in order to save the late J.
P. Morgan from being involved.
Il thought" he said, that telling a
straightforward story to the grand
jury, l could put the whole investi-
cation on the bum. 1 wanted to take
the responsibility and keep Mr.. Nor
gan out of it. 1 was afraid he had
done something did not know
what-and 1 wanted to keep him out
of the nasty mess
Mellen made the request in a let
ter to District Attorney Wise, which.
he said, he had prepared in consul
tation with Edward d. Robbins and
Lewis Cass Ledyard, two of the de-
PENDANTS after Mellen had had an in
terview with Mr.. Morgan.
The witness explained that Morgan
had been obsessed with the idea that
the New Haven ought to acquire the
New London Northern from the
Grand Trunk"
Morgan, about two months previous.
had had an interview with Edison j.
Chamberlain and Alfred w. Smithers,
president and chairman of the Grand
Trunk, respectively, at which Mellen
said Morgan had insisted that the
Grand Trunk sell the New London line
to the New Haven and said there
could be no peace until that was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
TOPEKA 81 YEARS OLD.

Continued from Page oneI
those fellows went to the government
trader, a half-breed Canadian, and
asked him about piles for the bridge.
They put up the usual talk about
wanting to get the timber as cheap as
possible. Finally the half-breed Che
was smart all right said that they
could have oak trees for five cents
apiece. That was much cheaper than
the men expected they could get the
wood and they asked why he let them
have the timber so cheap.
He Was a Prophet.
We'll the haIf-breed answered,
you will bring the logs down here
near the sawmill- The bridge will
wash out and then I can get the lum-
Der that l want
THE next year we had a flood that
was even worse than the 1903 flood
and the bridge was washed out just
as the half-breed had predicted. We
didn't have another bridge over the
river until in 1865 and that was a pom
toon bridge.
TT was a great thing for us boys.
Every time we needed money we knew
where we could get it. Old man Cook,
who opened the bridge, used to pay US
ten cents a piece for the planks that
floated away from the bridge. Our
swimming hole was just back of the
brewery which was located between
jefferson and Madison streets on
Crane"
Later A. F. Horner, who attended
the meeting this morning, bought the
pontoon bridge for $500 and moved it
to Lecompton.
The old settlers snapped experiences
at the meeting today and gave many
high lights on the early history of the
city that have never been heard before.
An Eventful Year.
In 1872 Topeka had an eventful
year. The Grand Duke Alexis, of
Russia. who was in Kansas on buff
falo hunt was the royal guest of the
city. The king Wrought Iron Bridge
Mandatory and Iron Works" was or
bonds for 100000 toward the build
ing of its shops which covered three
acres. The company failed the next
year and the shops were taken over
Railway company, and formed the be-
ginning of the Santa Fe shops of
today.
Topeka was incorporated as a city
by act of the territorial legislature on
February IA, 1857. At that time it's
limits were confined within the orig
inal plat of $40 acres. 1t was the
third largest town in the state with
population of 500.
The population of Topeka at differ
ent periods, according to authorities,
was as follows: 1855, 405; 1860, 1853;
1870, $3.50; 1880, 1888; 1890, 31,OO7'
1900. S3,60S; 1910, 1854; 1915,
$4,000.
Freeman Sardou has lived on the
site of his present home, AS Freeman
I avenue, ever since he came here in
1854. In this respect Mr.. Sardou holds
a distinction that no other old settler
can claim.
| One of the features of the old set
tiers meeting today was the showing
of several photogra phs of Kansas ave-
nue., taken in 1865. The pictures are
the property of Mrs. H. o. Carney and
she gave an interesting talk about
| them.
/ Henry McAfee, Mrs. A. A. GODDARD
and Robert Steele had charge of the
| Old Settlers association meeting today.
Capt. ]. C. Waters is president of the
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04

Wall St. New York. Dec. 4.-STOCKS-
Trading in the first hour of today's mar
ket was the duIlest for that period in many
weeks, transactions falling under 10000
shares.
Dealings in active issues were of the
most superficial character, consisting
largely of settlement of existing contracts.
Change in the more representative shares
were unusually narrow. but some special
ties, notably General Motors, international
Agricultural Chemical, preferred, General
Electric, Republic Steel, and Montana Pow
err scored striking gains.
United Fruit fell Ga to IA, and Bethle
hem Steel 10 TO 465.
Rails were firm, but inconspicuous.
Prices hardened in the more active final
dealings.
The closing strong.
Bonds were irregular with future sale
of Anglo French notes at 81, a new min
imum on the exchange.
Advances Of n fraction to a full point were
recorded by numerous specialties in today's
early dealings. with the usual neglect of
more seasoned shares. The greatest gain
was made by international Agricultural
Chemical. preferred. which advanced 3l1
to go. Montana Power. one of yesterdays
strong features. fell 312 to ~ and United
Fruit dropped 312 to 147 In connection with
new financing by the new company.
Trading was dull and narrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
HOUSE IS BURGLARIzED
Two Gold Watches and Three Diamond
Rings Taken From the Home
of OryaI p. Price.

a burglary from a residence in
which two gold watches and three dia-
mond rings were stolen the evening
of December 2, came to light this
morning, when the police were called
to the residence of Orval P. Price, a
salesman for the Star Shoe company
of Kansas City. Price lives at 721
Horne street.
The robbery took place in the even
ing while Mrs. Price was uptown at
a theater. She left about o'clock
and returned about 10. The jewelry
was missing. The case was not report
ed until this morning. The loss is esti-
mated at more than 500. 1t is the
opinion of Sergeant Sauls and Detec-
tive Donovan who investigated the
case that the job was done by someone
familiar with the place as a large
amount of jewelry and silver lying
around the house was untouched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
TO ASK HEAVY BAIL

Continued from Page One.)
Chicago was divided into nine sections
for the purpose of b1ackmaii. accord
ing to the states attorney over each
of these nine districts presided an Of
fetal who directed persecution against
contractors or property owners.
Crews in automobiles swept through
the city, 1t is alleged, breaking plate
glass windows of buildings under con-
struction. 1t was charged the victim
would be obliged to settle with the
extortioniSts to have the practice
stopped. Until he did so, the plate
glass dealers involved would refuse to
replace the glass, the states attorney
said.
The work of blackmail and eXtor-
ton was reduced to such system
it was charged. that daily unfair
lists were sent to each of the nine
districts. The usual procedure was tc
call a strike on the ground that nom
union material was being used, or
some other grievance was cited The
victim would be informed. it was
said, that the trouble could be settled
for a certain sum ranging from $40
to $500, and. in some cases, into the
thousands.
Fight on UniOniSm.
Attorney Frank Comerford. counsel
said today that the grand jury action
was part of a plan by employers to de-
stroy union labor in Chicago.
These men are charged with con-
spiracy" declared Comerford. Il
prophesy that before their cases are
established and it will be found to be
a program on the part of the organ
ization employers to smother trade
unionism."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04

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fContinued from Page One.I
and world patriotism. All nations, or
CARNATIONS and institutions having a
part in the exposition, Joined in the
sentiment.
Spectacular Part Tonight.
Tonight will be celebrated the spec
tacular part of the farewell. Hum
mated floats and fireworks will turn
midnight the mirth will give place to
impressive ceremonies. President
Moore will bid goodbye to the expo
sition. From concealed orchestra IN
the dome of the Tower of Jewels Will
float the strains of Farewell to Thee,
and somewhere in the distance bugle
will Sound taps. On the stroke OF
midnight the president will touch
button extinguishing all lights, rags
will be furled, a salvo of rockets Will
mount skyward and from t Threats
of the thousands of visitors upon the
grounds will come the old song, Auiu
Lang Syne High above his scene, in
his Illuminated aeroplane, Art Smith
will streak Farewell, P. P. 1. E. in
letters OF fire across the sky.
Wedding of Voters.
Then the Panama-Pacific eXposi-
ton will be history.
Waters through the Panama canal,
the exposition surpassed all eXpecta-
tons BY November Is, more than
sixteen and a half million people had
visited the big display. Fifteen mil
lion visitors by that date had been
considered a liberal estimate The falr
also has been a financial success. Eng
ures made public today show net re.
turn of nearly a million and a half
dollars.
What will become of some of the
more beautiful features of the great
exhibit is as vet undetermined. San
francisco is trying to save from the
wrecking crew the Palace of Fine Arts
Destruction of most of the buildings
will be commenced soon.
Many exhibitors have turned to the
San Diego exposition, which plans TO
continue for another year Many OF
the amusement concessions Will move
tn the other fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
HAMBURG men

ICo~.'nued from Page One.l
In making his motion, Rand said
he had little hope that it would
he entertained by the court.
United States District Attorney
H. Snowden Marshall, in moving
for sentence. said it was Ibis
painful duty to ask for substantial
punishment, not so much for its
effects on the defendants, but to
serve as a warning to others
None of the defendants showed
any emotion wher sentence was
pronounced. Prior to the open
ing of court they were surrounded
by number of sympathizers
with whom they chatted freely
DIR, Buen= told his listeners that
his only regret was that the
American people should believe
he had done anything to injurc
them or had ever had anything
but the kindliest feeling toward
his country.
Through Mr. Rand the aged
director of the Hamburg-Anleri-
can line asked Judge Howe to
take into consideration that his
three co-defendants were his sub
ordinateS and that if any offense
was committed they were merely
acting under his orders The
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. company was
explained by Judge Howe as due
to his wish to free the case as
far as possible from the odor
of money"
He said that there was no
evidence to show that the COM
pany, as such, had entered into
any conspiracy, and that it was
improbable that DR.. Buenz alone
had any power to bind it in any
of the proceedings complained Of
The lighter sentence imposed
on Poppinghaus was in recogni-
ton of the fact that he occupied
a subordinate position and had
merely carried out the orders of
his superiors without having act
i've part in the conspiracy.
Another German Attache Involve ed
San Francisco, Dec. 4-Activities c
ederal agents who are collecting evi
lence to present to the grand jury mex
Monday in connection with the a.
eyed plots to destroy munition plant
md ships with cargoes consigned t
he allies, have brought into the in
-estigation, it became known toda,
Baron George Wilhelm Brincken, al
ache of the German consulate in thi
ity.
Brincken admitted he had bee
allied upon by federal officials.
vas announced AHdI IdhZ Dup, NIeI
nan consul in San Francisco, had bee
to appear before the fed
raj grand jury next Monday.
Bopp announced his intention of an
Fearing to testify in behalf of c. {
crowley, arrested last week on
harge of conspiracy in connectio
With the alleged plots. Bopp admit
he employment of Crowley, but in
lists it was merely for the purpose c
gathering information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
CHILDREN DIE
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hagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company.
Greece has agreed to give the
allies free use of the railroad in
this territory, as well as of the
Aegean harbors, including kavala.
Greece declines. however, to dis
arm troops of the central powers
if they pursue allied troops on
Grecian territory"
The Tageblatt also is credited
with the statement that the Cen
trail powers have offered Greece
Southern Albania and islands in
the Aegean, on condition that she
declines to grant certain demands
of the allies and remain neutral.
Paris, Dec. 4.-The entente
powers consider Greece is taking
too long to reflect upon the an
Swer to their demands and have
decided to apply again the eco
nomic measures which were used
with such effect a fortnight ago,
says the Figaro.
The newspaper declares orders
have been given prohibiting the
departure from allied ports of all
ships with cargoeS consigned to
Greece and stopping Immediately
the loading of Greek vessels.
Bulgars Fear Not Slavs.
London, Dec. 4-The much ru-
mored Russian diversion against
the Bulgarians has not material
lied, but the fact that no Russian
official statement was issued last
night gave rise to hopes in Lon
don that it was being withheld in
order to chronicle this new phase
of the Balkan campaign.
At the same time reports have
reached here from Bucharest that
three Bulgarian divisions crossed
Hungary en- route to the Italian,
or western front. which, if, true,
would seem to indicate that Bull
garia does not fear a Russian in
vasion. Reports of such a shift
of forces on the part of the Bl /
garians are as vague, however, as
the report that AuStrO-German
troops had been rushed from 9TH
er quarters eastward to face the
new Russian menace.
Dispatches from several sources
assert that both the northern and
southern Serbian armies are safe
ly established in Albania, while
forces of Serbs who evidently
formed part of the defenders of
Monastir have reached the French
camp at Gievgeli. in Serbian ter
ritor, near the Greek frontier. not
far from Saloniki.
a 16ennS Oh optimism over Inc
near eastern situation seems to be
growing here. but outwardly there
is little to justify It except on the
theory that the Russian onslaught
against Bulgaria will quickly
crystalline, while entente diplo-
matte negotiations in Greece again
seem to be progressing favorably.
From German sources news has
been received that Greece has
granted the allies absolute control
of the railroad in Macedonia, to-
gether with certain ports on the
Aegean sea. thus assuring them
an undisturbed base of operations.
More Serbs in Net
Berlin, Dec. 4-Capture of
more than 1000 Serbians by Teu-
tonic forces is reported in today's
official statement by army head
quarters. The captures were eff
fected in engagements with scat
tered bands in the mountain re-
giOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-04
AVOID RED HEADLINE
lura NJ. French Gives Newspaper
Ideas Before High School Ed
itors at Emporia.

4Emporia, Kan, Dec. 4.-The neeo
Oh conscience in newspaper anu
tufial work was emphasized mere 10
dry by Miss Laura NJ. French OF the
ERnporia Gazette. in an address before
tie student editors attending the
third annual convention the Kansas
High School Editorial ASSOCIATION MISS
French pointed out that IAN editor or
a%reporter who doesn't keep Sooo
active conscience on the Jop ish oS-
serving of the confidence OF the reao-
eEs of his paper.
1--WE should bring our best, our most
c6nscientious effort into every line we
vffite." she said. People size an
e9itor up and form their opinions,
without reference to wnat trie 1872 PapTt
may advocate-if the eCltor uoeSH
exercise his conscience
%Speaking of newspaper worn dS
r%ofession, Miss French describes II
40 a high calling" and asseTteu ma
the elements that go to make up d
Christian character ire essential 10
Success in it She details some OF the
obstacles in the way OF he"sPape
Success and pointed out that news
uADer work isn't all sentiment ana
high thinking -,
1--WE all are familiar with the yer
law newspaper, whose chle1est ann Is
tn fill it's advertising pages Will pay
+ ~ matter. without regard to its char-
nTter or it's effect on the minds, on
the pocketbooks and on the morals OF
III readers" the speaker continued
ss4'he news columns of this sort OF
paper are a constant scream Win
aSaring red headlines above the stories
chose aim it is to excite a demand Tor
more of the same rotten stun anu
whose heavy charges for advertising
that decent papers won't toucn, hldA 1
Tsnesihle a slibscription price that puts
tic paper in the hands of the very
rseople who should avoid 1t rs a pes
Hence. This class of paper hurts
eyefy self-respecting newspaper IN the
land and makes the nght Tor Clea.I
1srxrs columns and honest advertising
an 1lDhill one"