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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-04
Ioad Of wheat Bring

Load OF Wheat Brings SEATS.
Bloom. Kan, Feb. "A wagon load
of wheat containing 149 bushels and
fifty pounds was sold here today by
Foster Eliot. farmer, to grain ex-
change for $224.75 or $1.5O a bush~1,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-04

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Friday, ex-
cept probably snow in east portion TO-
night; brisk northerly winds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In tho matter of the petition of p. w.
Ash. Oliver Wtndon, III. X. Thompson. w.
L. Hurst, j. b. Whteman. Hugh Thomp-
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at wilsonburg. Harrison County, West
Virginia, filed in the Circuit Court of Har-
rison County on the 10th day Of August,
1915. Praying said Court for authority
held by the trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Wilsonburg, situated
In Wllsonburg. Harrison County. West
Virginia. bounded and described sub
stantialy as follows. to-wit, beginning
Mt the southwest corner of the said
NJ. =. church lot and running east with
the Northwestern Turnpike twelve Q2)
feet, thence running parallel with the
line OF Buena w. Brown and others,
thence with the said Buena w, Brown
and others property line west twelve (12)
feet to the northwest corner Of the said
A. b. Church lot. thence with the line of
the said church lot to the corner at the
place Of beginning, and being part of
the same proparty conveyed to the trus-
tees Of said Church by Josiah p, Wilson
the 23rd day OF December. 1854, and of
record in the proper once of said county
In Deed Book No. "a, at page 1T6. and
debt incurred by the building OF a new
church on its lot in WIIsonburg, said sale
having been authorized by the Quarterly
Conference of the said Church, which is
the duly authorized authority to admin
Now. Therefore, all persons interested
are hereby notified to appear before the
Judge Of the Circuit Court of Harrison
10th day Of September, 1913. to do what Is
I. WADE coFFMAN-
Davis. swartz & TempIeman. Counsel.
4all / 4 / i L
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30
Straight Hair Made
Curly While You Sleep

By an entirely new and harmless meth
cd, the straightest hair can nov Ys be m S.ae
beautifuliy eurig ha whii ny yon to do with
it, except to prevent loss Of any OF your
precious time while the process Is az %oEk.
to ot the e hair, a Using clean tooth brush for
the purpose. This It seems has the Prop
e deiish IL A @avS effect. as win be quite
apparent in the. morning. $3.50 +,,n
where a hot iron is used and the curii I;
ness appears far more natural, Is you You'll u
g from your drusgfst you Will have enough
to keep the hair In curl for many weeks &c :
dressing for the hair, keeping It bright
and iustrous. It is neither sticky nor
greasy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30
MOST STUBBOR.NLY
DEFENDED WATERWAY
IN ALL OF THE WORLD

Niemen, which has won place in
history as the most stubbornly de-
Tended waterway In the world war.
has just been given out by the Ma
tional Geographic Society. 1t reads:
The Niemen river. through its
middle course. builds one Of the
strong links in the western line Of
Russian defense. From Grodno fort
ress to the stronghold of Knyno. it
con tinues the powerful secondary
line of defense of Brest Litovsk. This
whole section of the river is now an
immediate object of German advance
while its lower course. from Kovno
to the Kurisches Half and German
Memel, was alternately the object of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30

NEW YORK. Aug. 3O.-Helen
| Dryer. Just IS. is in our city. the
/ guest Of the society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children. She
comes from Bangor and 1t must be
quite place to produce so sophistl-
son.
When she was picked up on the
street she told the lieutenant at the
Greenwich street police station that
| she just got tired OF bangor and It's
quiet ways. II helped myself to $27
of dads money and as have now
seen all the sights T guess may
as well go back home to Maine. 1
don't think New York is so much
But she tempered the blow to me-
tropoltian pride with the addenda:
Once hick. always hick, guess. .
There are few who know their New
York who will disagree with the little
Miss from Bangor. She is marvel
lousy moulded for city ways Such
ennui, such sang froid. such pen
chant for dads bankrol1. They are
the things greatly to be desired here.
Despite all the safety first" signs
that clutter up Forty-eecond street
and Fifth avenue sandy eyed chap,
with a wealth of Adams apple, and
seated in an old fashioned buggy at
tached to wistful nag stopped In
the middle of the street.
He paid no attention to the shrieks
and whist1ing OF the handsome de-
bonair squad of traffic cops: He filed
his pipe, lighted 1t, took few long
draws and then clicked to the nag,
to move. In the meantime traffic,
was becoming stagnated for blocks.
Finally cop yelled: We'll, come
on, coroner, come on Not bad for
traffic cop.
Unless RUDE Marquard hetcherfzes
his words ere this reaches print. he
will not return to the bushes-back
where the dream goes pale. Mar
guard is monumental Illustration
OF how tickle the people are. Just
short while ago when he and his
wife Blossom Seeley, an actress.
walked on Broadway crowds follow
ed them.
When they entered the trotteries1
RUDE is quite handy with his feet.
too-they were pointed out He wsa
the hero of nineteen straight and 1t
was not until the last few weeks
that his popularity began to wane-
The wry-necked pitcher could NOT
make the curves break right He
tried and at times was a pathetic
igure. He can have no kick with
the New York club. They kept him
for three years when press and public,
hailed him as the s1l 900 lemon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30

Russian and German attack during
the first part Of the war. Tilsit. tho
great troops and munitions center for
the German campaign in the north
east, is upon the Niemen, and from
here the German invasion of Cour-
land was based.
AT the beginning of the war, the
whole lower line of the Nemen was
passed by invading Russian armies,
which swept on westward to Koenigs-
burg, the capital of East Prussia.
second time, and a third time, cap
tured and destroyed Memel, the first
Baltic port of the Niemen. The lower
course of the Niemen is now far be-
hind the German lines; Kovno. the
powerful Russian fortress to the
north of its middle course, has fall
len, and German offensive is being
pressed toward Grodno, the fortress
at the southern termination Of this
line.
"The Niemen rises in the center of
the Russian government of M1nsk,
the sources OF the river being al
most due south of Duenaburg. 1t
flows with many turns and bends.
and pursues an irregular course to
Kovno. From the lowlands of Tilsit.
and empties into the Baltic sea
through the Kurisches Half and
through canal to Meme1. It's total
length is 40 miles. the greater part
of which is in Russia. 1t has a
drainage basin OF 34.950 square
miles.
THE river enjoyed great CONNER
cial Importance during peace times.
Enormous quantities of timber, cut
in the dense White Russian forests.
were foated down the river to Mcneil
and heavy shipments of grain from
Russai and from Poland were made
down its course. 1t was navfgable
for large boats as far as Grodno.
There is little or no current In the
river; its whole fall from its source
to the sea being only $50 feet. The
lowlands from Tilsit are protected
against floods by careful system of
bikes. The banks along most of the
rivers course are low and often
thanked by marshes. The comm ercial
importance of the Niemen Cor. as
the Germans call their part of it. the
MemeD has been largely increased
by number Of canals"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30
Is the Nieman River Which
Figures in the European
War Dispatches.
WA SHINGTON Aug

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O--At-
temptA ut passage of the Niemen
river have figured in the war dis
patches almost from the outbreak of
hostilittes, and the banks OF this
stream lave formed one of the most
contested lines In the east. AS the
struggling German and Russian ar
mics swayeAd backward and forward
the Niemem has been crossed and re-
crossed, and the Teuton headers
are still fighting to put its line be-
hind them. A description OF the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30
s Il 8! $50 eK !.

nient New Workers know and they
always trot 1t out when any appeal is
made to step out OF the groove bound
ed by the Hudson and East rivers
and share the broader yiston-the
ocean to ocean spirit.
1t has been this attitude that has
been the greatest barrier to civic
progress in Manhattan. The average
citizen believes that wolves and bison
are still being shot on Clark street
In Chicago. He doesn't want to
leave town The lamp-post on Park
Row as good enough for himi
TIE knee-watches for ladies may
or may not prove popular-that Is
not for mere man to say. They were
introduced at the National jewelers.
convention here last week. 1t was
announced In all the papers that there
would be a demonstration on the
following day and the way perfectly
respe ctable citizens knocked on work
abou. that time was nearly border
ing Oh the scandalous. They didn't
get in though. Goodby. Goodby! Only
womeE were permitted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30

All smith. Tammany leader. typi-
fed the dyed -in-the-wool New Yorker
wien he said in public speech the
other day:s"I would rather be lamp
most on Park Row than governor of
California It is the only argu-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30

The present week of seven days,
without reference to solor or lunar
cycles, was adopted by Egyptian as
tronomers more than $500 years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-30

This charming opera wrap was one
of the most attractive models seen in
the recent "Made in America" fash
ion show in New York. The model 10
of blue waterfall and is trimmed with
white fox collar and cuffs and lined
with brocada-
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave Of sbsence for one month and fifteen days
10 granted First Lieut. John McE. Pruyu. Twenty
seventh Infantry.
Mai Thomas @. hanson, Qnarte-msstsr Corps.
San Franchise relieving Capt. Francis H. Pope.
Quartermaster Corps
Leave Of absence from Angus. to September %
10 granted Mat Fnncis G. Marshall, Eleventh.
Caralry. Upon expiration q leave he will JOIN biz
regiment at FL Paso. Tex.
Tbs following officers CT the Ordnance Depart
asnt viii proceed 70 Picatinny Arsenal. Dover. \.
J., on business pertaining TO the ordnance Depart
ment: Capt Charles 7. Harris, r.. Capt Charles
7. Richardson. Capt: Francis =. Miles. II; First
Lieut.. Dwight X. shurted. First Lieut. Burton
D. Lewis and First Lieut.. Folett Bradley.
Leave Of absence for one month. to take effect
about August .. is granted Brig Gen. Albert L.
Mills General star.
Leave Of absence for seven DAYS. to take effect
upon his arrival in the United States. is granted
second Lieut. Harold r. Nichols Coast Artillery
Cora
The following changes in the stations and duties
q ofneep Of the ouartermastsr Corps are or
dered:
Capt George D. Freeman. r.. will proceed to
Fort n. G. Wright. n. T.. and report for duty
a. eusrtsrnaster Of thoss dsfenses. relieving CAPT
Capt Mecsssey win proceed to Jeherssnrilie.
ina. and report to the depot auarsermasff fo'
dnty - his assistant.
The following changes in the stations and duties
Col William Il. Arthur 10 relieved from dnu
q surgeon, Western Department, and will repair
10 this city and assume the duty Of coumsndant,
Ans Msaiai sehooi. PRIOR to October !. relieving
ca Richard VIII psocesd about October Is to
San Ffsncsco. Cal. And report for duty as surgeon
Of that department.
caps. viIsiniu. Z. Clan. aviation oshee. Signal
CcrpA 10 on duty that requires him 10 participate
frequently In aerial fights from July .
Capt David L. Stone. Twenty-fkth Infantry, de-
tailed in the Quartefmaster Cora 70 take effect
September !. viii report to the oonmAnding SEN
sal Hawsiian Department. for duty - aseassant
- ths department auartlmaster.
Cspt. AAipA =. Lister. ouarermastrr corrs. b
and yin proved fsou Honolulu about October 5
% San franeisco Cni.
Capt Edvard y. Macon. 8. A.. rstired. upoa
his en- sppateasoa b detailed q pecfssser Of
uzlitav seisnss snA tAetses st cAssis Hsishss
oaA1el Isoann. Tezn-, 10 taks s6sct Septsmbes L
ytne Hsak JesseA q 1sha1W. cous n
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
SAYS MRS. IDA ROGERS
HAS BROKEN HER WORD
Martin Threatens Her with Jail Again
for Going Outside the State
to Marry.

New York. Aug 2-District Attorney
Martin, Of the Bronx. issued a statement
today severely criticising the act of Lorlys
Elton Rogers and Mrs. Ida Sniffen Wal
lace. who were hurriedly married last
Saturday in New Jersey
Nothing different could be expected. -
Mr. Martin said, from a man and won-
an who had violated the laws OF God
and man When Mrs. Rogers was ad-
rnitted to bail she herself promised and
her attorney. Abraham Levy, promised
for her that she would not leave this
State
Mrs. Walters assured Justice Weeks. of
the Supreme Court who admitted her
TO bail. and Mr.. Levy added his guaran-
tee that she would not leave the State un-
til after-she had been tried for murder
ing her two helpless babies. BY her
fight and marriage she has violated the
confidence of the judge and committed
contempt of the order of the court. 1
shall. confer today with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mitchell to see If means
can be found TO cancel the bail bond and
put her back in jail
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
Germans, Flooding Trenches With
Blazing Liquid, Advance in West

London. Aug. 2.-The Germans are re
newing their efforts 10 encircle Verdun
and in fresh attacks, during which they
flooded the French trenches with burn.
ing liquids. they have gained some
ground.
Despite reports from Russia that the
Germans had still further weakened theiI
front in the west in order to throw all the
men possible into the effort to bag the
Russian army, developments today indi-
cate that the Teutons are on the verge
of serious fresh activity in the west.
The principal fighting at present is TAX
ing place on the eastern end of the west
ern front. Two main operations are in
progress, one an offensive by the Ger
mans around Verdun, and the other a
French drive on Colmar. the German
base in Alsace. Both of these offensives
have made gains:
The Germans struck the first blow of
their new drive on Verdun shortly before
dawn this morning The French were
forced to give ground, hut their reserves
rushed into the fray. and. according to
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
BEWARE OF HALLECK ON
CROWDED STREET CARS

II anyone boards a crowded open
street car upon which Walter F. Hal
leck. jr, of 2515 Hall street north
west. is riding and stands in front Of
him. either on his feet or too near
them. there probably will ensue a box
ing match.
Mr.. HalIeck makes a threat in q
letter sent to the Public Utilities Com
mission. protesting against the prac-
tice OF passengers standing between
seats in crowded open cars
III the Commission does nat make a
ruling prohibiting this practice" he
writes, Il for one intend to seek
some means OF my own Of enforcing
rights to which I am entitled by the
payment Of my fare
DR.. r. L. Reichelderfer, of 172l
Connecticut avenue northwest. COM
plains of the noise caused by cars
passing at high speed over the switch
at Connecticut avenue and s street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
OFFICIAL WAR STATEMENTS.

Paris. Aug. 2-The text of the COM
munique follows:
The night of August l and the night
of August were marked by various
infantry engagements
In Artois, after having repulsed nu-
merous German attacks with grenades, We
captured part OF a trench in the cross
road from Ablain to Angres to the north
Of the national highway from Bethune
to Arras. Around Souchez the conflict
was waged with petards and grenards
without any change in the front on
either side.
In Champa gne. on the Perthes- Bause-
jour. the conflict was waged with mines,
in which we gained the advantage.
In the Argonne. in the region Of
Marie Therese. and OF st. Hubert after
a lively combat with bombs and petards
the Germans attempted numerous at
tacks. which were repulsed.
On the heights of the Meuse. between
Les Eparges and the Calonne trench.
the enemy three times attacked our posi-
tions in the Hautbois. Our military Are
and our rife fire stopped these attacks.
"Pont-a-Mousson and the villages of
Maidieres and of Manoncourt-Sur-S -Seille
have been bombarded with incendiary
Shells
Rome. Aug 2-"On the night of July
81 our artillery bombarded Riva. On the
next day our guns shelled the station
at Roveretto, where Austrian troops were
arriving.
Following the lifting of the fog we
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

the official communique received here to-
| night from Paris, succeeded in regaining
much of the lost ground.
During the day the Germans launched
assaults of great violence, attacking the
French trenches in the region of Marie
Therese with blazing liquids. bombs, ha nd
grenades and the bayonet. and succeeded
in getting footing in the French lines.
The French report that they have re-
gained some of the ground lost, and that
heavy fighting is still going on.
Berlin states that some French prison.
ers. including a few officers. have been
captured in these operations. For more
than twenty-four hours violent fighting
has been going on in the Vosges. where
the French are on the offensive. They
claim to have taken possession Of sew
eral German trenches adjoining their po-
sitions on the heights OF Linge, and at
Schratzmaennele and Rarrenkopf. Ber-
lin admits no loss of ground in this re-
gion, but states that the fighting has been
extremely bitter. A French observation
balloon and an aeroplane We're shot down.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

take effect september Il. and viii proceed to
Texas City. Tex. and report for duty.
Chaplain Joseph c. Kennedy Seventh Carary,
now attached to the Twelfth Cavalry. 10 tzans
fsrred to the latter regiment TO take effect August
Leave Of absence for month il srantsd SEQ
ond Lieut. Stephen II. MacGregor. Coast ARTILLERY
Corps Lieut. MaeGresur will sail for the Phil
ippine Islands on September :.
Each Of the following named o1cers 10 assigned
or attached to the regiment indicated after his
name:
First Lieut.. John q. Reed IT.. Third Car,ly
Capt. William 5. Wood Sixth Field Artillery
Capt. Howard A. Laubach. Thirtieth Infantry
First Lieut.. O. stocmar Bendel. Twelfth In
fantry.
Capt. Francis ". Hopeycutt. assigned to the
Second Field ARTILLERY, TO take effect Octoeer L
He will sail from San Francisco. Cal, aoc,I. oc.
tober for Manila, p. l.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
British sui" Sinks Teuton Destroyer
Off German Coast, AID dmiralty Reports

London, Aug. 2.-Announcements by the
admiralty tonight tell of the sinking OF
German torpedo boat destroyer by a
British submarine off the German coast
and of the torpedoing of two merchant
steamers in the Sea Of Marmora by an
other British submarine.
The first announcement says:
"A British submarine has returned and
reports the sinking OF a German torpedo
boat destroyer believed to be Of the Gle6
class. on the 2eth of July, near the Ger
man coast
The second announcement reads:
The vice admiral commanding In the
eastern Mediterranean reports that a
British submarine operating In the Sea
Of Marrnora has torpedoed a large steam
er OF 5000 tons of the Mudania pier.
which had several sailing vessels secured
alongside. The explosion was very
heavy.
"A small steamer close to Karabogha
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
FIXED BAYONETS !
| CHECK STRIKERS
Soldiers Guard Approaches
to Messena Aluminium
Company's Plant.
two SLAIN; SIX INJURED
Cold Steel and Firing by State Troops
Breaks Backbone of
Strike.
TWO SLAIN; SIX INJURED

Messena, y. Y, Aug. "A Gordon of
cold steel surrounds the works of the
Aluminium Company OF, America, where
guarding the plant against the attacks
OF strikers who have been rioting
since Saturday afternoon, following the
walk-out of 5000 men.
Two men have been killed, a half
dozen injured seriously. Automobiles
have been held up and their occupants
beaten. and innocent bystanders have
. been the target of volleys of bricks
hurled by the infuriated mob in its
desperate resistance to Sheriff Day, his
deputies and the soldiers sent here by
IGovernor Whitman. when it was seen
that the county authorities could not
handle the situation.
| Cold steel and firing by the State
troops awed the strikers and tonight
the backbone of the strike is broken
the only hostility occurring today be-
ing an exchange of shots between rival
factions of the men in the woods north
OF the plant, shortly before daybreak
and the seizure of freight train. That
the situation has not assumed more
serious proportions. is due to the
prompt arrival of Col. Charles Hitch
cock. OF the First regiment, with Com
pany c. of Watertown, in command of
Capt. Ryan; Company K, of Malone, in
command of Capt Marshall. and Com
pany D. of Ogdensburg, in command OF
Capt Briggs
Tonight a guard in khaki surrounds
the plant Tents are pitched on the
lawns about the works and the bridge
over the power canal commanding the
approach to the plant is guarded by
soldiers with loaded rifles and fixed
bayonets.
Sixteen of the ring leaders who at
tempted to leave town, were arrested
by deputy sheriffs and troops at the
railroad station They were arraigned
before Judge Chase and committed to
Jail without bail. on a charge of riot
ing. Other arrests are expected by to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

resumed our borbardment of the High
boite, Sandro and Sexten fertilization.
In the Carnice region. following a
brilliant action. our troops captured
Mount Medetta, northeast of the Cuestal-
ira Crest. The Austrians were strongly
entrenched and their position was almost
inaccessible. After many attacks and
counter-attacks the crest remains in our
hands.
In the Carso region. on the morning
Of July 81, strong Austrian contingents
which attacked our position at Monte
Sci Bust were repulsed. We delivered
a counter-attack in which we captured
l5c prisoners. including six officers. A
stroyed."
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03

Bay was ALEC torpedoed A report from
Constantinople stating that a gunboa
was torpedoed in the Sea of Marmors
about this time possibly refers to th!s
occasion
Torpedoes were fired at lighters along.
side the arsenal in Constantinople Tn.
result could not be seen. but the explo.
sion was heavy. The Zeitunelik Powder
Mills were fired at but owing to the dark.
ness the result could not be ascertained
railway cutting one mile west OF
Kara Burnu was bombarded The line
was blocked temporarily so that a troor
train was unable to pass. and, being fired
at. steamed back. Three truck loads OF
ammunition were blown up"
The German destroyers OF the G-lsf
class. one Of which Is believed to haye
been torpedoed. were built in 1910 ana
1911. They were of about $50 tons dis.
placement and had a speed of approxi.
mately thirty-two knots
The Washington herald., 1915-08-03
HER LOVE LAUGHED
AT, GIRL ENDS LIFE
Body of Elizabeth Garriy. of Pater.
son. Is Found in the Passaie
River.

Paterson. n. J.. Aug. 2-Laushed AT
because Of love affair and reproved be-
cause she had received letter in con-
nection with II. 5-year-old Elizabeth
Garrits. q pretty student in the Paterson
High school. left the home Of her par
snts at Eas, Eighteenth street ana Park
avenue in anger on Saturday night To-
day her body MAS found floating In the
Psssa,c River near the Market street
bridge In this city.
The police are investigating a mysteri-
GUS message to police headquarters on
Saturday. They were nottfed by tele.
phone that Z man had drowned hiuself